Comments on: Charging a Motorola RAZR over USB

By: Scott Gruby

Scott Gruby — Tue, 08 May 2007 21:46:41 +0000

Unfortunately I think it is some problem with your system as others don't have problems with it. Sorry.

By: TB

TB — Tue, 08 May 2007 19:38:41 +0000

Dunno what the problem is. It's a V3c. I tried on three different Macs with two different cables. Same result with all.

I've got it charging on a PC right now after installing the Motorola drivers.

By: TB

TB — Tue, 08 May 2007 17:31:40 +0000

I suspect it isn't the laptop - I can charge other devices that draw just as much or more than the phone. I'll try another cable. And maybe on another laptop.

Cheers.

By: Scott Gruby

Scott Gruby — Tue, 08 May 2007 17:21:12 +0000

It's possible that some machines don't have enough power to charge over USB. The program simply opens up the USB port which triggers the device to charge; if it doesn't charge it could be your laptop or your phone.

By: TB

TB — Tue, 08 May 2007 17:09:30 +0000

Hmm...I installed the application on my 12 inch Powerbook running 10.4.x. It's running in the Activity Monitor, but when I plug in my phone, the phone doesn't show as charging. It just sit's on 'Low Battery' and the power indicator doesn't flash to show it's charging. This is one step better than before the application was installed, when the phone woudl display 'Unable to charge.' Any hints?

By: Scott Gruby

Scott Gruby — Sun, 06 May 2007 04:05:22 +0000

I'd not supposed to show up in the dock. You plug in your phone and it charges; that's it.

By: chethan

chethan — Sat, 05 May 2007 14:49:03 +0000

Hey man, thanks for the program. Unfortunately it doesn\'t seem to work on my MacBook. Activity monitor says it\'s running, but it never shows up in the dock. And the phone doesn\'t respond at all.... Any ideas?

By: Louis

Louis — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 17:43:18 +0000

WOW!!!
This actually works with my Motorola Q from Verizon as well!
Thanks for this.

By: Stephen Blaze

Stephen Blaze — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 18:41:59 +0000

What a delight to find this! I simply could not accept that I couldn\'t charge my KRZR with one of the three (?!) mini-USB cables I have laying around (where did those cables come from, in the first place? I think they come from spores)... and while researching the web for an explanation why it wouldn\'t work, I found - never mind the explanation - the SOLUTION! Yay!

By: Louis

Louis — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 18:40:16 +0000

Definitely a must have for all Motorola phone owner with a Mac laptop.