Just got a NC a few weeks ago cause my wife wanted an ereader and I figured this would be a good opportunity to try an android device!
I would like to load CM7 as from my reading that appears the best rom for the NC. I have also read that running from SD cards provides mixed results regarding performance, so I was thinking I should load it to the emmc.
So my questions are
Can I load CM7 and still use the BN ereader app? My wife might kill me if she can't read her books! If so can someone point me to an android newb friendly guide?
If I cannot use the app what do you recommend I do? Is the kindle app any good compared to the BN native app?
Simply using the Nook app from the Android Marketplace will be the easiest way to get ereader functionality back.
Though keep in mind the Android Nook app is absolutely not the same experience as the NC is with the stock firmware. The Nook app will let you read ebooks from your B&N account, but the interface and capability is completely different.
nitrobass24 said:
Just got a NC a few weeks ago cause my wife wanted an ereader and I figured this would be a good opportunity to try an android device!
I would like to load CM7 as from my reading that appears the best rom for the NC. I have also read that running from SD cards provides mixed results regarding performance, so I was thinking I should load it to the emmc.
So my questions are
Can I load CM7 and still use the BN ereader app? My wife might kill me if she can't read her books! If so can someone point me to an android newb friendly guide?
If I cannot use the app what do you recommend I do? Is the kindle app any good compared to the BN native app?
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The Nook app from Market is not the same, your wife will not be able to read her magazine subscriptions and it's also missing some other stuff like Children's books.
IMHO, if you want to mess around and "try an android device" but at the same time avoid a scenario of "wife might kill me if she can't read her books!", or even worse, wife kills you because you wiped the Nook, then go get verygreen's installer and put CM7 on an SD card.
So long as you install onto a compatible SD card, you will get similar performance as to eMMC. No "mixed results" here, I guarantee you that you won't even be able to tell the difference.
You can mess around all you want, try out the stables and nightlys, overclock to your heart's content, fill it up with apps, browse and dl all the pr0n you can find, and when your wife wants to use the Nook, just take out the card and she'll have a completely stock Nook.
I'm in the same situation. Bought the wife a NC for mother's day, and want to expand the capability, but maintain the stock functionality. Kid's books are a must to keep around, one of the reasons I bought it in the first place.
What I'm looking at is using the manual nooter http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1054027 to root and add gapps. This should maintain the stock reader functionality and open the device up to more apps, and to do things like youtube etc.
So far this seems like the best way to open things up a bit, and give the device some additional functionality without completely changing the experience or losing some functionality. While *I'd* like to go in and install CM7 or one of the 3.0 ROMs, it's her toy, not mine so I need to keep things as close to stock as possible.
Can anyone confirm this approach is going to get me where I want to be, or refute it? Is there something I might be missing which would end up wiping any points I gained for the gift?
I'm in the same boat. Any one have an opinion on deeperblues hc on sd? I'm probably one of the few that's not a fan of cm7. I just want to keep stock NC, with the option of a tablet experience.
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sagerox said:
I'm in the same boat. Any one have an opinion on deeperblues hc on sd? I'm probably one of the few that's not a fan of cm7. I just want to keep stock NC, with the option of a tablet experience.
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I used Deeper-Blue's version of HC 2 days after i got my NC. I've been using it for roughly 2 months now. I didn't like the Nook app since it was first released last year i was unable to sync from my LG Ally so i couldn't use it on my PC as well, so i went with the Kindle App.
I switched over to MadCat's update Saturday and outside of a few quirks i like it a lot. It runs the latest version of the Kindle app as well.
nitrobass24 said:
Just got a NC a few weeks ago cause my wife wanted an ereader and I figured this would be a good opportunity to try an android device!
I would like to load CM7 as from my reading that appears the best rom for the NC. I have also read that running from SD cards provides mixed results regarding performance, so I was thinking I should load it to the emmc.
So my questions are
Can I load CM7 and still use the BN ereader app? My wife might kill me if she can't read her books! If so can someone point me to an android newb friendly guide?
If I cannot use the app what do you recommend I do? Is the kindle app any good compared to the BN native app?
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if you have a 8 gb micro sd card you can back up the whole stock rom and ut would run just like anything else on your sd card.
Nice choice since some of us like the magazine supprt that only the bn rom has.
Right now im dual booting rooted stock 1.2 and CM7 Nightly's on eMMC
works great and I love not having to switch out SD cards and being able to access the contents of the SD on both OS's.
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We have 4 rooted Nooks. (We are a homeschool family that loves to read, and don't share well ) We want to keep our root (we like having access to the Market.)
Having four, when updates come out, it is a big headache to get all four updated without losing root. I've been scouring this forum for a few days and have a few questions.
What would you recommend as a way to simplify this process? Run CM7 from SD, dual boot, and then updates can go through internal memory with no worries? Can you switch from SD to internal without rebooting? How often does CM7 have to be updated? (Again, I have 4 to keep up with!) Should I just be patient and wait for autonooter as it's the easiest way? Any other thoughts I should consider?
I wish we weren't so addicted to the rooted Nook! LOL
Also, I've found several threads with links to the CM7...how do you know if you have the most current link?
Thanks so much! This forum is amazing!
If you run cm7 you will not get auto updates. you will not need to worry about that. But with cm7 you will not have the b&n stock launcher which can read magazine and newspaper subscriptions. If you dont care about that then cm7 should be fine. As for how often you need to update cm7, you dont ever need to if you dont want to, and if you want you can pretty much do it every night with nightly builds.
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This is the link that you wanna check for CM7 update (nightly and stable)
Is the magazine and newspapers the only thing you 'lose' from BN stock?
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Is the magazine and newspapers the only thing you 'lose' from BN stock?
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In my opinion, yes, but for a net gain! With access to the full market, there is so much more avail to you!
mortmomof2 said:
Is the magazine and newspapers the only thing you 'lose' from BN stock?
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That, and the ability for your nook to sleep. CM7 (which I have just switched to, because I was unable to block the update to my rooted 1.0.1) doesn't actually sleep, so when your screen is off, your battery is still running down.
Some people this does not seem to bother. I seem to have a lesser battery, because even on Stock I was only getting 2-3 days. With CM7 (so far, just installed it yesterday) it looks like I will have to charge it every night, or at least every other night. I've also been powering it down when I'm not going to use it for a while, but then I have to boot it up again, and that takes more time.
When you have four to keep charged, that could be a real hassle.
Wow!
Now that's amazing.
Question:
After rooting, what exactly all can I do with it?
I understand I can flash Roms, user Market, etc...
But does it work just like any OTHER Android device then (Tablet, phone, etc)?
As in, can I surf the web? Can I make phone calls? Can I?
CAN I???
=D
Your brief answer would be appreciated since I'm completely new to the Nook world. I have an oppotunity to pick one up for 189, and was wondering if I should.
You can use it just like any other non-honeycomb tablet. You can put Cyanogenmod on it. You can only make calls using a sip client, and only using a bluetooth headset, no 3.5" headphone mic.
Look around, there is a dedicated developer community around the nook, you will find you can do things you never thought possible with it.
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You can use it just like any other non-honeycomb tablet. You can put Cyanogenmod on it. You can only make calls using a sip client, and only using a bluetooth headset, no 3.5" headphone mic.
Look around, there is a dedicated developer community around the nook, you will find you can do things you never thought possible with it.
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I have not yet seen a workaround for the lack of audio input hardware. So at best you can text (using emulation software) and hear but not speak in and VOIP settings.
There are 2 major things that you, OP, need to understand
1. This little 7" device is an EREADER, not a tablet, so don't ask too much about it, don't jump and say it's suck 'cuz lack of hdmi or missing camera.
2. You must know what stock ROM has offered and what is their limitation. Understand it clearly, then rooting it and comparing back what after and before, have offered.
To answer your questions
Can you surf web? yes
Can you make call? 99% no (must use Google Voice with bluetooth headset with plus this and plus that and plus others, basically, it's painful.)
I didn't think you need to root stock to flash new roms... Just book CWM off a SD card, and flash the roms... they already have root access.
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I didn't think you need to root stock to flash new roms... Just book CWM off a SD card, and flash the roms... they already have root access.
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Really? Thank you.
And also to the guys above, thank you too.
I'm picking one up today.
arozer said:
Really? Thank you.
And also to the guys above, thank you too.
I'm picking one up today.
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Just keep in mind, if you're flashing to internal memory... You're going to overwrite the stock rom. There's lots of threads here already detailing how to return to stock if you need to. You can also boot a new rom off the SDcard if you just want to check them out before taking the plunge. Again, plenty of threads about that too.
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Just keep in mind, if you're flashing to internal memory... You're going to overwrite the stock rom. There's lots of threads here already detailing how to return to stock if you need to. You can also boot a new rom off the SDcard if you just want to check them out before taking the plunge. Again, plenty of threads about that too.
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I see what your saying about booting off the SDcard, can you just leave it that way and boot off the the SD and then sometimes not off the SD and use the Nook firmware. Reason I'm asking is looking for a Reader for the wife that I can also "play" with and use as a tablet, but also leave it so she can use it as the way it was meant to be.
Absolutely, and this is how I've been using it. There are some problems for a couple of apps that expect to be in the internal memory, such as AdFree and ClockworkMod, but those are in the minority. However, I must remind you to choose your microSD card wisely. I use a 16GB class 4 SanDisk.
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Absolutely, and this is how I've been using it. There are some problems for a couple of apps that expect to be in the internal memory, such as AdFree and ClockworkMod, but those are in the minority. However, I must remind you to choose your microSD card wisely. I use a 16GB class 4 SanDisk.
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Thanks for the quick answer, might just order a refurbed one from BN can't
beat that 179 price.
Go to this site for almost every How-To guide you might need:
http://www.nookdevs.com/Portal:NookColor
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OK, so first off I wanted to say that I love how dedicated this forum is, and as a new(er) person to all this it has helped a lot. The biggest thing is, I bought a triple-boot 32gb class 4 SD card from a company and it has the cm7 kang build on it, and an ICS build on it. I'm always having problems with it freezing and having problems with it getting market errors, everything else is flawless, (happens on both roms except nook stock rom). Also I put movies on their using a nook color handbrake option and it hangs alot, so do many other applications. I have had support from the company I bought it from on ebay, but I just want something more stable, able to play n64 roms at 100% and able to pair a sixaxis controller. I have tried various overclocking options, none of them seeming to effect the fact that it will freeze with almost five minutes of decent usage. Any help would be great thanks xda nookers!
Also: ICS is preferred simply because I have it on my SGS II on t mobile and would like it on here as well. But whatever is most stable works for me!
Sounds like you have a slow SD card, which is sad because it's 32GB . A SanDisk class 4 is best for booting off of, better explained here. But other than the SD card, I like using CM 7.2 from my SD, though I'm also fairly new to the Nook Color.
Googie2149 said:
Sounds like you have a slow SD card, which is sad because it's 32GB . A SanDisk class 4 is best for booting off of, better explained here. But other than the SD card, I like using CM 7.2 from my SD, though I'm also fairly new to the Nook Color.
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How would I go about that and are their any workarounds? What sd card would you suggest so I can get the most of making this a full-fledged tablet with high speeds and overclocking etc. Sorry for the bump post, have been very busy thanks!
wierd165 said:
How would I go about that and are their any workarounds? What sd card would you suggest so I can get the most of making this a full-fledged tablet with high speeds and overclocking etc. Sorry for the bump post, have been very busy thanks!
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I would not necessarily blame the SD. Who knows what those scalpers put on that SD. They ripped off something. Go to racks' triple boot and redownload his image (which is free, by the way) and start over.
Look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21458075
leapinlar said:
I would not necessarily blame the SD. Who knows what those scalpers put on that SD. They ripped off something. Go to racks' triple boot and redownload his image (which is free, by the way) and start over.
Look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21458075
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I should probably format my sd before right? (using easues or whatever its called haha just being lazy)
wierd165 said:
I should probably format my sd before right? (using easues or whatever its called haha just being lazy)
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If you re-burn racks' image there is no need to format first. But it would not hurt anything to go ahead and do it.
leapinlar said:
If you re-burn racks' image there is no need to format first. But it would not hurt anything to go ahead and do it.
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Hey this works great, no lag at all non-stop speed freakin sweet thanks! Whoever can close this thread now.:good:
So, I looked at my HD+ this morning. It updated the firmware. First thing I saw was an ad in the notifications. Didn't B&N advertise the HD/HD+ as having "no annoying ads"?
Additionally, the book I was reading was back at page 1 when I opened it. Good thing I had a bookmark. How hard is it to save the page I was on before rebooting with the new firmware?
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Could I please ask, what version is the firmware? 2.0.4 has been the most recent version for quite some time now, and is the version I'm using. It doesn't have any ads anywhere across the device. However, I'm assuming you have something more recent than 2.0.4.
Indeed, yes I see your frustration. I would definitely be if I didn't place a bookmark in a page.
Could I ask, is your Nook HD+ rooted, and Google Play installed, with a different launcher than the stock? If not, I would totally recommend it. I wasn't fond of the idea of rooting and so on, but after doing so, I'm now able to enjoy many of the Android apps and features; especially games such as Angry Birds which is originally free (you have to pay for it from the B&N store).
After rooting, I'm not the only user of the tablet. Haha, I'm not even the main user, my Dad, and brothers are. (I actually gave the tablet to my dad)
It's 2.0.5, check at the end of the thoughts, tweaks and hacks thread. Should be close to this one.
I'm not currently rooted. I have sideloaded apps. But a week ago my Nook mysteriously reset and I haven't sideloaded apps back to it. I will once I find my flash drive with my Linux/adb environment (boot able flash drive). I'm too lazy to make adb work on Win7.
I have CM7 on my Nook Tablet, and Paranoid Android on my phone so I'm not a stranger to rooting.
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So. The new firmware isn't the cause of the ads. I bought an app from BN.com and it is the cause of the ads. I paid money and it's showing ads.
Um, which app? Be nice to know which one's acting up
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Um, which app? Be nice to know which one's acting up
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http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/unblock-it-agile-fusion/1107412888?ean=2940043350862
Unblock It. Game is decent entertainment. Worth the $2 I spent, but I uninstalled it because I think PAID software should be ad free. I wouldn't mind ads if the app was free.
I already posted a question in one of the ongoing threads, hut wanted to ask a couple more things and figured a new topic would be appropriate.
First of all, are you able to assign side loaded apps to a child's profile in stock, or does it only "see" apps that were downloaded from b&n?
My MIL has offered to buy a Galaxy tab 2 for my son's 7th birthday. But I'm wondering if the HD might not be a better deal, especially if i can root it and install gapps on it.
How do the parental controls work on that. Both on stock and possibly on cm10.1, if i decided to do that to his HD.
I think that the Galaxy only comes with jelly bean 4.1, so wouldn't include profiles. Does anybody know what, if any parental controls are available on that?
Also, it might be possible to go with a specifically " kids" tablet like nabi, or something. Are there any recommendations regarding that, or is this question out of the scope of this forum?
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bpaulien said:
I already posted a question in one of the ongoing threads, hut wanted to ask a couple more things and figured a new topic would be appropriate.
First of all, are you able to assign side loaded apps to a child's profile in stock, or does it only "see" apps that were downloaded from b&n?
My MIL has offered to buy a Galaxy tab 2 for my son's 7th birthday. But I'm wondering if the HD might not be a better deal, especially if i can root it and install gapps on it.
How do the parental controls work on that. Both on stock and possibly on cm10.1, if i decided to do that to his HD.
I think that the Galaxy only comes with jelly bean 4.1, so wouldn't include profiles. Does anybody know what, if any parental controls are available on that?
Also, it might be possible to go with a specifically " kids" tablet like nabi, or something. Are there any recommendations regarding that, or is this question out of the scope of this forum?
Sent using my nook HD+ running cm10 hybrid SD from Tapatalk HD
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I couldn't get sideloaded apps to be controlled by Nook profiles, only nook apps.
Once rooted/gapped, there aren't any parental controls unless you download an app for that, e.g. kids place, to do that for you. No idea on other tablets.
dbh369 said:
I couldn't get sideloaded apps to be controlled by Nook profiles, only nook apps.
Once rooted/gapped, there aren't any parental controls unless you download an app for that, e.g. kids place, to do that for you. No idea on other tablets.
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Oh, that's interesting.... I didn't realize that rooting it would lose the parental controls. I might look into that other app you mentioned and see if it looks appropriate.
Thanks for your input.
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bpaulien said:
Oh, that's interesting.... I didn't realize that rooting it would lose the parental controls. I might look into that other app you mentioned and see if it looks appropriate.
Thanks for your input.
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It is not the rooting that causes the problem, it is installing third party apps not from B&N that the B&N parental controls cannot hide.
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