[g1-hackers] A/C vs USB Charging

[Bob K Mertz]

Here's some interesting reading.....  Motorola definately smokes crack 
before they design stuff :)

http://pinouts.ru/CellularPhones-A-N/razrv3_charger_pinout.shtml

My speculation is that pin X isn't as complicated as this on the G1... 
Motorola's main purpose for their crap is to force people to buy their 
branded chargers....

Bob K Mertz wrote:
>> I guess that's the part where a multimeter comes in handy :)
> 
> Yup.... and my discovery is that pin X doesn't have a wire in the cable 
> at all.  Brown and Orange are +5v and Ground and blue and yellow are 
> data... ground is, well, ground -- the outer casing of the plug.  What I 
> think will actually work is using a dremel or something to remove the 
> plastic directly behind pin X(just at the tip)... this should short the 
> pin to ground and trick the G1.  I'm not at home so don't have access to 
> my dremel right now.... and I'm starting to run low on Mini-USB cables 
> in my laptop bag :)
> 
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