So I fugured the aftv shuts down itself after a while. However, my usb mouse I plugged in seems to be staying powered all the time.
Is there a way to shut this down rather than pulling the usb lead out?
ratski said:
So I fugured the aftv shuts down itself after a while. However, my usb mouse I plugged in seems to be staying powered all the time.
Is there a way to shut this down rather than pulling the usb lead out?
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The Fire TV never turns off...
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Have the family over wanted to watch some shows and with my luck the stick doesn't want to work it shows the amazon screen then shuts off.... Any help on getting this to work
Had the device since November worked perfect up in till today.
First thing comes to mind for me is power supply. Id contact amazon. By any chance are you plugging it into your TV instead of using the include wall adapter?
KLit75 said:
First thing comes to mind for me is power supply. Id contact amazon. By any chance are you plugging it into your TV instead of using the include wall adapter?
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I had it plugged with the tv's usb hub and worked up in till today so I switched to the power supply outlet and still get the same thing... Even tried different tv and hdmi port. Was there a update for it or anything that bricked it?
ROADKING17 said:
I had it plugged with the tv's usb hub and worked up in till today so I switched to the power supply outlet and still get the same thing... Even tried different tv and hdmi port. Was there a update for it or anything that bricked it?
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This actually just came up the other day on another site. Its highly unlikely an update caused your issue but TV USB ports don't usually provide stable power and you can potentially damage the device over time. But of course I can't say for certain that's your issue. I'd contact amazon. Its not likely anyone here can help because I don't think your issue is software related.
Ok thank you
Hi, ive registered with this forum to ask for some information on the Amazon Firestick. I am thinking of buying a fully loaded stick from Ebay in the UK. My main question is i have a UMC 40 inch TV with a usb and Hdmi port but its not a smart tv. Will the Firestick work or do i need a smart tv. Any help would be appreciated Thanks
No SmartTV needed, only HDMI is mandatory of course. USB power can (or better should) be done with the USB power supply of the stick, so also USB must not be used from the TV and can be left free for other devices which need to be connected directly to the TV.
Calibaan said:
USB power can (or better should) be done with the USB power supply of the stick, so also USB must not be used from the TV and can be left free for other devices which need to be connected directly to the TV.
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= Plug the FireTV Stick into the wall for power, don't plug it into a USB port on your TV for power.
I use my tv's USB port for power with no ill effects. We don't use the USB port for anything else, and it means we don't have to have yet another device plugged into the wall. It does mean that the Fire TV boots up every time the TV turns on, but it boots fast enough that this has not been a distraction.
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I use my tv's USB port for power with no ill effects. We don't use the USB port for anything else, and it means we don't have to have yet another device plugged into the wall. It does mean that the Fire TV boots up every time the TV turns on, but it boots fast enough that this has not been a distraction.
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It might work fine for you and other people, but in general, TV USB ports are not reliable as a power source. That might vary from brand to brand, however, it should be noted that an inconsistent power supply or one that doesn't meet the manufacturer's specifications can be bad for the unit over time.
I tried it with other devices. Its a nice way to eliminate wires but I got random reboots and freezes. Never tried it with stick but some people report it works fine.
In general it might work with regular USB power from a TV USB port but I personally had problems with WIFI. It seemed that the stick did switch down WIFI speed (and probably slows down the CPU) when the power is restricted to a TV USB port but does run on full speed with the external power supply. Also those decoding problems during video streaming which is often reported here may come from insufficient power.
A USB port is specified to deliver 0.5A at 5V so thats only 2.5W power which is guaranteed and it´s only mandatory for devices like TV sets to deliver more power. So it makes sense that Amazon did deliver an external power supply knowing the power consumption of their stick My hint would be to check first with external power supply if the stick is running fine and how is streaming working with speed and quality than it is still possible to try only with the TV USB power and it can be compared if there are no negative perfomance issues. But I bet most people will attach the external power again.
That's something new to me.
Before with my Galaxy S4 I could charge the phone easily when I turned my PC off. I have set in the BIOS the option that allows to power the USB ports while the PC is off for that. It worked perfectly for my S4 as well as my tablet. But somehow it doesn't work for HTC 10. As soon as I turn off the PC the phone stops charging. What's going on? Is the USB-C the reason that happens?
(I am using a xiaomi microUSB to usb-c adapter)
I'd assume that it's not getting enough power to charge the HTC 10 now.
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But is the power given to the USB port any different to when the PC is on? There is a setting in the BIOS to keep the USB ports powered on.
If the power given to the USB ports is the same when the PC is off and on then that shouldn't make any difference. Do you have any source that says the power (amps/volts) given to the usb ports when the computer is off is different?
Ok. I've did a bit of a testing and found out that if I turn off my computer while the htc 10 is connected then as long as the computer powers down the charging stops. But when I disconnect it and reconnect it the charging goes back. It might be that the "USB mode" is breaking the charging because when I attach the cable after the computer is powered down I get the notification that the charging is slower than usually which is fine and I know that will be the case (USB 2.0 gives only 500mA instead of 2A that the wall charger will give).
Boy, I wish I knew a way how to make this break when powering the computer down not occuring as it's a pain in the butt to have to reconnect it again.
I've just received an item (OTG 7-in-1) I got off eBay which I'm primarily interested in for moving GoPro footage to external storage whilst on a trip away, no computer access.
The only problem is the Z5P I'm using isn't detecting it, but is charging from it once plugged in.. It detects the stock OTG cable with storage without an issue.
I'm just wondering if anyones come across something like this before? I've had OTG issues before which seemed to be kernel/recovery based. No idea where to start...
Have you tried plugging it in and detecting USB device before turning the power on?
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Have you tried plugging it in and detecting USB device before turning the power on?
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I did indeed. I found that leaving the device plugged in with a single usb and resetting my phone, the hub powered up through the splash screen and has worked since. The only problem is that the phone only detects it with a single usb stick in. More than one and it refuses to find it, but once it's powered it reads all usb devices including memory cards at once.
It works now, regardless. Thanks anyway!
Hello.
I have an Acer Iconia One 10 (B3-A30) that for some reason stopped charging when the tablet is powered on. The usb port actually doesn't do anything when it is powered on, I can't access it from my laptop either.
As soon as I turn it off, the tablet charges fine and is then recognized by my laptop(charge only).
Any ideas on what might be happening? I have tried every USB cable in the house.
Thanks in advance!