Which of this is the best for you...
Please specify the reasson...
I started a poll yesterday http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=5793118
I said Villian Rom
Fast, smooth and has everything it needs, and you know that Nathan will keep working on it as well.
Excellent
111mb spare with tonnes of stuff installed (I don't use apps to sd)
I reverted back to 1.5, all of them drain the battery for me. Too much going on in the background.
Also my Google Account kept syncing despite me disabling the sync for it. The UI would lag at times, and sometimes touching the up arrow (open menu) would show the 7 homescreens. Other bugs aswell made it not good enough.
I'm happy to wait a bit longer for a more stable 2.1
I'm on BeHero right now, and OpenGL performance isn't super. I play this game often, called Speedx 3D, and on 1.5, it was really smooth -- about 60fps. In all 2.1 ROMs, whether they were built from source or based on the leak, the game ran noticeably slower, i.e. 25-30fps.
I hope the official release will have it fixed!
BeHero is the best so far.
not fair guys !!
rate my ROM now after the update
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=641786
there is also new rom by lox, i gotta try that one and MaXo's 0.2
So far all of those I have tested have the same problems
No http access from apps
No facebook sync
No GPS in Navigation (works on Maps)
Hese are dealbreakers for me. The first things I test and the first reasons I reflash.
I have tested Villain 3.1 and 3.2 and BeHero.
Now moving on to Raidroid, but I suspect the problems lies in the Eris build rather than the various ROM builds.
I have a nook that currently has the Honeycomb v4 ROM running on eMMc...and for what it is I've been pretty happy with it. However, I've hoped that fairly soon there would be a full-fledged working Honeycomb version for the Nook since Xoom is out, etc...but I'm a little concerned that it seems all Honeycomb versions and development seems to have stalled, if not died. I haven't seen anything new in a long time.
Maybe we're still waiting for the AOSP to be released, but I would like to eventually have Flash and anything else that would run by default on a full-fledged Android 3 tablet, if the genius developers would grace us all with such a ROM. In a worst case, I don't want to be orphaned with what I have now and have to give up and drop back to the latest Nook 1.2 version if I can avoid it.
So, does anyone have any news about Android 3 on the Nook---is anyone still working toward this---if so/when?
Also, I'm curious about what other ROM's may be out there that are as good as the recent 1.2 update...have Flash, etc...if any. I've looked at the 4/29 Phiremod 6.2/ CM 7.0.2 which sounds pretty slick, so I'd appreciate any comments about it and how it looks or compares to the Honeycomb version, etc. I'm up for any suggestions.
Thanks,
JTT
Devs can't do anything with honeycomb till the Source is Released, and google has not stated when that will be
Its like this:
-Google hasn't released Honeycomb source, and said they won't until it is integrated with the cellphone branch (which will be a new version - Ice Cream Sandwich)
-The CM7 developers can't work on a Android OS without a source code to modify for the Nook Color
-Much work was done on CM7 (Gingerbread) to give it some of the best parts of Honeycomb- softkeys on the status bar
-Once the source for a tablet Android OS is released the large community of the Nook Color almost guarantees a port, as much work has been done to leave that option open
-We will know a better timeline after this:
http://www.google.com/events/io/2011/
-There is work on a newer SDK port:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1062626
jttraverse said:
I have a nook that currently has the Honeycomb v4 ROM running on eMMc...and for what it is I've been pretty happy with it. However, I've hoped that fairly soon there would be a full-fledged working Honeycomb version for the Nook since Xoom is out, etc...but I'm a little concerned that it seems all Honeycomb versions and development seems to have stalled, if not died. I haven't seen anything new in a long time.
Maybe we're still waiting for the AOSP to be released, but I would like to eventually have Flash and anything else that would run by default on a full-fledged Android 3 tablet, if the genius developers would grace us all with such a ROM. In a worst case, I don't want to be orphaned with what I have now and have to give up and drop back to the latest Nook 1.2 version if I can avoid it.
So, does anyone have any news about Android 3 on the Nook---is anyone still working toward this---if so/when?
Also, I'm curious about what other ROM's may be out there that are as good as the recent 1.2 update...have Flash, etc...if any. I've looked at the 4/29 Phiremod 6.2/ CM 7.0.2 which sounds pretty slick, so I'd appreciate any comments about it and how it looks or compares to the Honeycomb version, etc. I'm up for any suggestions.
Thanks,
JTT
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I was in the same boat so I installed Phiremod (CM7 with a cool theme) which is awesome.
The thing I originally didn't like about CM7 compared to Honeycomb was the location of the soft back button. HC made much more sense because it was designed for tablets without buttons. CM7 now includes "tablet tweaks" which is switched on by default. This tweaks move the status bar to the bottom and add good soft buttons on the left side of the bottom (by default...they can be moved around). The tweaks along with Flash support and the fact that Google announced it will be a while before HC is added to AOSP tipped the scale to CM7 for me.
Pros of Honeycomb:
New interface that is more like a PC than a phone (contrary to Steve Job's "tablets are post-PC devices" lol)
Great email client and widget
Awesome native browser
Everybody thinks you are cool because you have HC running on an eReader (women were just throwing themselves at me so my wife made me switch lol)
Pros of CM7
99.9% of everything works. Most problems with HC for the Nook were problems that HC has on other devices but they are still problems. Gingerbread is much more mature.
Bluetooth is working. People say it only works for short distances. I never wander too far from my keyboard so I am not sure.
Tablet tweaks allow most of the cool UI functionality that is included with honeycomb.
I am not sure if HC v4 includes hardware acceleration but Flash and other videos work better on CM7.
I recommend using both. Flash CM7 to your primary partition and if you want to use Honeycomb, set up dual boot and flash HC to your second partition or run HC from an SD card.
I also recommend trying the Stock 1.2 ROM. You won't be happy with it after using honeycomb and CM7 but it is worth a look because it is quite nice for somebody with no technical knowledge like my mother.
Activity is definitely picking up on the new port. I would keep an eye on the post and I'm betting within a couple of days, it will be fairly stable and worth flashing.
SDK Honeycomb New Port
Thanks to all...I'll take the advice..
Thanks all, these were some very thought-out and helpful responses...even if I have to decide whether I want the women throwing them at me over having HC4 on my Nook, or whether I want to have my Nook do the most that it can for now
(...I just know I'll have to do a dual boot since it's all about the nook..er, or is that nookie..oh nevermind...
Thanks for the info on Google and the AOSP as well...
-JT
you make having HC on your NC sound like driving a porsche... I wish it were that easy!
Hi TF fans,
Just did an automatic update to Flash player 10.3. Haven't tested it yet, will report when i have more.
Rio
Been running it for several hours now. No real noticeable improvement however I have read you need Honycomb 3.1 to take full advantage of the updates capabilities...
"Android users still need at least Android 2.2, but tablet owners are urged to update to Android 3.1 when they can to get the best performance. Adobe also recommends these users jump to full screen to idle the web browser and get full performance."
Hi people,
Maybe we can make a poll to say which firmware we are using daily and try to explain which are the main advantages/why-to-use and disadvantages/bugs.
This might help new users to decide which firmware to use in different situations based on our experiences
I go with the VegaComb, its fast, quite stable(its still a beta), good interface. I also tried the Corvus, but I like Vegacomb better, because of the speed and interface.
Vote for Paul's, it gives me the widest set of features i need. The others lack something here and there: connectivity, drivers, etc...
I´m using VegaComb at the moment. You can see that this version is made for tablets so it´s far more intuitive.
There are still plenty of bugs (bluetooth, camera, some apps compatibility) so I´m looking forward to get another update and see the evolution of this
I'm with vegacomb right now and in the coming days or weeks a faster version should come out but its personal experience just try each rom and see which one suits you best and remember the Vega is not brickable!!!! (BEST TABLET IN THE WORLD LOL)
I use Corvus 5
+fast
+stable
+no errors
For me in the moment the best rom. I use it without overclocking.
I'll second the corvus5!!!
It was my first rom I flashed, there has been others, good others, CM7, R8mod even lil miss glitzy vegacomb, but my heart still goes back to my first love...
I'm running corvus5 sp1 seems great I'm going to try vegacomb today as aparantly gameloft games are running on it so that. Would be a big plus for me
I've been using corvus for some time but I can't fin any good firmware to get my bluetooth Keyboard working, not even corvus.
Maybe 2.3.4 will have a better chance for bluetooth HID devices.
I have only had my Vega a few days but have tried most of the roms out there.
Modaco R8. Quite nice. Seems fast and stable and would be my main rom if Corvus5 didn't exist.
Vegacomb. Looks beautiful and I will use it as my daily rom as soon as a few oddities are ironed out - amazing work!
CM7. The couple of nightlies I tried seemed buggy and had essential items missing.
Corvus5. The most enjoyable, complete and stable rom and I've always come back to it.
i have a hard time with Corvus5
My tablet is called Loongpad, advent vega clone
I tried Corvus5 2 or 3 times.
Every time I reboot it, I got a unresponsive screen but the buttons are still working luckily. The other drawback is the battery life. Compare to VegaComb 1.7, Corvus5's battery life sucks. No insults.
Currently Stick with VegaComb 1.7 although the camera is not working yet. The rest are pretty working well.
Cheers.
Since vegacomb has moved to 3.2, its the best rom for the vega. Far faster than stock. Just the camera and Bluetooth not working, but i am sure they will be fixed shortly. For anyone who has not tried it, flash it now, its a must for the vega. Fantastic work by TeamNewCo.
VegaComb looks nice in our Vegas, and with software acceleration is super-fast
Started with Paul's. Took me ages to get it working (newbe), but when I did, I was euphoric.
Got clockwork (easy install) and moved onto corvus5. Settled on corvus, and thought things can't get better than this. So smooth and fast.
And then vegacomb 3.2 came up. I taught myself how to flash roms again, and can't believe how good it is. Upgraded to build 7 this morning. Amazing.
I don't expect my vega to be a macbook, so after trying all the roms i've gone back to the stock as it's bug free.
best mod rom is Corvus5 sp1 or what ever they call it in my humble opinion ..
gonna have a go at setcpu app using the accompanying kext some one wrote, on the stock some time see if that works, if it does it will be fast...
edit: yup setcpu works fine on the stock a steady 216 khz out put, (you need to reference the vega kext on first start up) sorry but i can't remember where i got it from now, googleing should find the link.
p.s you can get setcpu apk free on an android developers rom site, forgot which one that was as well now but it saves you a £ odd.
add zeam launcher instead of the lousy stock and it's un-moveable icons.
>still waiting for a bug free vegacomb<
>>Since vegacomb has moved to 3.2<< has it? oh i'll add that profile to my sdk & avd manager. thanks for the up..
p.s any developers here use any other android editor other than eclipse?
I used the stock 1.10. Not the Advent VEGA version but the one delivered with the Point of View Mobii2, which arguably is much nicer to work with. Rooted pretty quickly and added market + google framework to it. Tried VegaComb a couple of weeks / months ago, it surely wasn't ready for primetime. But this weekend I tried VegaComb again and the latest 3.2 build 8.1 really is usable. Okay, it doesn't do USB host yet and the bluetooth still is somewhat shaky but the thing flies like it hasn't done before and overall it has pretty much matured. I think I'll stay with HC, at least for a while!
jevdroid said:
I used the stock 1.10. Not the Advent VEGA version but the one delivered with the Point of View Mobii2, which arguably is much nicer to work with. Rooted pretty quickly and added market + google framework to it. ...
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To this point I did exactly the same.
First thing I did when I received my POV Mobii, I rooted it (same thing with my phone) and added the Google Experience (GMail, YouTube, Talk, Market, Reader, Maps, Earth, Translate,...).
The tablet is not mine so I won't put any custom ROMs on it... for now...
I have been using camera mod nx for as long as I remember and recently came across this repository of google camera mods which have a lot of newer versions by a bunch of different developers. I was wondering if anyone here uses any of them as I really don't know whether I should try some out or just stick with the excellent camera mod nx even though it is based on 5.2 while there are ones on 5.3 and 6.1.
Thanks for any input!