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Okay, I've watched enough YouTube videos, and am ready to take the plunge and pick up a NookColor. As of right now, what do you guys recommend for a ROM to start with. My most important criteria is STABILITY. My wife and child need to be able to use it without needing to ask me for help because it won't power up, or gets frozen, etc. Also, I need full market access, and would prefer the Home/Back/Menu buttons at the bottom of the screen all the time. Navigation speed is important to me, and I would rather have speed than a beautiful interface.
The official FroYo release today doesn't look like it has what I need, so I was thinking about starting with Nookie Comb. Also, I am a 'recovered rom addict' from the Windows Mobile phone days, and would prefer a rom that updates with lots of fixes at once, not a new build every two days that fixes one or two things.
What do you guys suggest? Thanks in advance.
cm7
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yep cm7 is the best.
What they said. CM7
Don't listen to them, cm7 is the way to go
I just switched from Nookie Froyo to CM7. Oh my god I love CM7 so much.
It's the first ROM where I have been able to make the wifi stay awake all the time. All the ROMs seem to have an issue with the wifi going to sleep then taking forever to wake up on any of the Nook Colors I've owned. I was able to install Wifi Lock and make the wifi stay on with the CM7. Wifi Lock and other tools like that never worked for me on Nookie Froyo.
CM7 has the home, back, and menu buttons on the task bar, like Nookie Froyo does now too. But CM7 does a great job keeping some apps that like to force full screem mode from doing that. So with CM7 you always have access to those buttons.
But video play back doesn't seem as good on CM7. Seems like I even have a little trouble with some 480p videos. Hardware video processing still not working with CM7?
All of these people are saying you should use CyanogenMod7, but in my opinion you'd be better off going with CyanogenMod7 for the currently most stable and full featured rom.
Is CM7 as stable as rooted stock?
In other threads I read about problems with sleep. Some complain about battery life.
With rooted 1.1 stock I once measured more than 7 hours of continuous 720x400 mp4 video playback (~20% brightness, Wi-Fi on). Would it be possible with CM7?
From my experience, CM7 can do around 5-7 hours of web browsing. Not that you'd want to stare at it for that long.
The battery drain problem in CM7 is more related to the standby, since it doesn't sleep as deeply as the other roms, and will drain at around ~1% an hour with the screen off.
Yes, very stable. This build imho, is better then manufacturer biulds.
CM7 is WAY worth it. It is a custom build of Gingerbread 2.3.3. Froyo simply has less features and is an older rom. The Nook app from the Market is nice. It does not do periodicals or interactive childrens books. But if you must have these 2 features you can boot CM7 from SD card. I have had a bit better experiance running CM7 from eMMC.
If you have any experience putting custom roms on Android devices its easy and fun to install. If you have no experiance its still fun to install, real fun.
From what I'd try, I would have to say CM7. For most basic things, I have found CM7 considerably more stable than stock even.
Everyone says CM7.
Look, CM7 stinks! Get ever get it to boot.
The real way to go is CM7. It's too awesome. It's bloated with cool features and a new nightly every 1-2 days. Plus, they are so EASY to flash! Just grab ROM Manager Premium from the market, and hit update ROM. Will download latest mod. It's truly awesome.
P.S. As I said, CM7 sucks! Better go with cm7
I know your going
id go with CM7.0.2, its far more stable than CM7
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id go with CM7.0.2, its far more stable than CM7
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pfft, cm7.0.2 sucks, cm7.0.2.1 is where its at!
edit: appears 7.0.2.1 is available on my Evo but not my Encore, might be device specific, i jumped the gun. my bad
if 7.0.2.1 appears available for Encore, then disregard prior sentence
I tried CM7, followed the directions exactly http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Barnes_&_Noble_Nook_Color:_Full_Update_Guide, except it won't boot. It gets stuck on the CyanogenMod boot screen. I have left it there for 20 minutes at a time, rebooting a couple times. No luck. This was CM 7.02. I am going to try CM 7.00 next and see if that takes. Any suggestions?
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I tried CM7, followed the directions exactly http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Barnes_&_Noble_Nook_Color:_Full_Update_Guide, except it won't boot. It gets stuck on the CyanogenMod boot screen. I have left it there for 20 minutes at a time, rebooting a couple times. No luck. This was CM 7.02. I am going to try CM 7.00 next and see if that takes. Any suggestions?
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grab a bootable cwr sd card image (doesnt really have to match your size as long as the image is smaller than your card) after burning the card, put the cyanogen zip and gapps zip on the card, put the card into your nook, boot it up, in recovery wipe system/cache/data/dalvik and then flash the cyanogen zip then flash the gapps zip then remove the card and reboot the nook, should have cm7 up shortly thereafter.
lemme see if i can get you some links
cwr sd image thread : Here
Cyanogen link : Here
Gapps : Grab the linked one at the top, dated 20110307 universal
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I tried CM7, followed the directions exactly http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Barnes_&_Noble_Nook_Color:_Full_Update_Guide, except it won't boot. It gets stuck on the CyanogenMod boot screen. I have left it there for 20 minutes at a time, rebooting a couple times. No luck. This was CM 7.02. I am going to try CM 7.00 next and see if that takes. Any suggestions?
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step by step video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88qRbLLEAPQ&feature=mfu_in_order
Quadrant Scores
My CM7 7.0.2 and Daligrins 4/24 kernel has produced two Quadrant scores over 2800!
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My CM7 7.0.2 and Daligrins 4/24 kernel has produced two Quadrant scores over 2800!
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Same here. Switched the nook into beast mode!!!
*Cm7 Nook*
Definitely recommend CM7.
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As a newbie, I can't raise this question in Development box, so I guess I'll post it here.
My NC just arrived 2 days ago and I have installed the Dualboot CM7 & CM9 by racks11479. I am an absolute newbie on Android, so I just want to know which one is better in terms of battery life and stability/compatibility.
Many thanks.
right now cm7 is because its stable, but cm9is stable for everyday use but there are some bugs, i like them both but when cm9 is complete it will be alot better then cm7, both are good on battery i cant tell the difference
It seems to me that CM9 still has some bugs (Youtube, Earth and some games don't work on my NC). And the response is a bit slower than CM7. Anybody got the same experience?
I am using samiam's CM9 nightly with v6supercharger and am very happy so far. It is stable and very usable for daily use, in my opinion. But maybe I like to live dangerously.
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I also cannot post in the Development forum. I have created the dual boot SD from racks11479. CM7 works great but in CM9 I cannot get the Gapps to work. When I click on Market nothing happens. The Gmail icon is there but when I click on it I get a message that the app is not installed.
I have re-installed the Gapps at least twice and get the same problem each time.
Any ideas?
Yup same thing
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I had the same problem when I first installed the racks triple-boot. Hate to tell you, but the only way I got it to work was to wipe the whole card and start from scratch. 2nd install worked great, and later updates worked with a simple Gapps re-flash.
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I am an absolute newbie on Android, so I just want to know which one is better in terms of battery life and stability/compatibility.
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Like others, I'm finding CM9 preferable as a daily driver, but for all three items you specifically listed, CM7 has it beat. Well, I'm not getting force closes or anything, so I'll give CM9 stability, but no hardware video acceleration means certain apps are not going to work, and others won't work well (scratch compatibility), and I'm finding the battery drains much faster than CM7.
I have a used Nook Color on the way. I've been looking forward to rooting my very own NC for months now, and as soon as mine gets here, I'm going to work. But I am looking for some advice first. Before anyone tells me to search and read the threads, I have been, for the last week. That's why I have the questions!
I have CM7 on my Inspire, and have been very happy with it. My inner geek is screaming for ICS, and I'd really like to use CM9 on my NC. But I've been reading threads and while I see plenty of success stories, I hear lots of difficulties as well. "Man, this would be my daily driver except for (or in spite of) problem X." Some folks have sound issues, some don't. Bluetooth works, or it doesn't. Battery life is as good as CM7, or "I need a really long extension cord" (okay that's a paraphrase). Gapps work, gapps don't work. Screen rotation is funky for some, just fine for others. Then I read where this issue or that one has been fixed, but not for everyone. And there doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason as to why some have problem X and others don't. My head's spinning a bit here.
So here's what I'm hoping for from CM9 on my Nook Color. I need wifi obviously. I will be wanting to use it to listen to music and occasionally watch movies from Amazon or Netflicks, so I need sound. I'd like to get decent battery life (and what exactly IS decent battery life for these things anyway?) And Bluetooth isn't a deal-breaker, but I'd like to be able to use a BT keyboard occasionally. Am I expecting too much? I know we're still in the nightlies era with CM9.
Is there a stable, functional CM9 build out there? Should I expect to have to resolve some of these issues? I don't mind a bit of tinkering, but how much should I expect? Or should I bite the bullet and go with CM7?
If it helps, my plan is to re-partition 1.96 /data as discussed in DeanGibson's thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1094371 and install CMx to eMMC according to eyeball's thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1030227 . I am planning on using this as a daily driver.
What should I realistically expect?
I know some of the regulars here must get tired of these sorts of questions, but after reading threads I'm more confused than ever. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.
Surprising no one has answered this. I'll answer what I can, though I've only just recently built a working version of CM9 myself. This thread will give you a good overview of stuff, and give you a mostly-working instruction document to compile your own copy of ICS CM9. Both this thread and [url="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1526115"this thread[/url] give out unofficial nighties for CM9.
First, you asked if there's a stable, functional build of CM9. There is not. The ones you'll find are functional, but buggy. Some things outright do not work, some are buggy or glitchy, and some things just won't work.
I don't think there's too much tinkering that will be necessary, at least I haven't had any tonight. There will be issues you run into, or things you wish worked that don't. Everything is still very alpha right now. But still very usable.
As for movies/videos, I'm not very sure. I have not tried video on mine yet, and probably won't, as I don't use it for that.
I, for one, do plan on using it as a daily driver, as I've not found enough issues to not. Besides, I love playing with a new toy, and ICS is new enough to count 8D
CM9 is still at an early stage compared to CM7. In my experience with the latest nightly builds it is very stable, has good wifi, bluetooth (limited range like CM7), sound and video and a much nicer screen organisation and functionality compared to CM7. Against that it currently does not have video acceleration so Netflix will not work and the interface is noticeably laggy compared to CM7. The lag can be reduced somewhat by choosing alternative launchers and a bit of tweaking but it is not up to CM7 smoothness standards yet.
What I do with a new install is
a) Install MiRaGE CM7 7.2 to internal emmc memory. Install gapps. Set up and download the apps you want and set up the screens how you like. Back up your apps via Titanium.
b) Take a Nandroid back up of your install. This will be your CM7 fallback.
c) Wipe (system, data, cache) and install latest nightly CM9. Install ICS Gapps. Install Nova Launcher for a bit of extra smoothness. Do basic set up, restore downloaded apps via Titanium and set up screens how you like.
d) Take another Nandroid back up of your system.
Now see whether you can live with or prefer CM9. If you find it too laggy or need your Netflix then you can simply restore to CM7. You can choose to restore back to CM9 as well to apply a further update.
Others do a similar thing by keeping CM7 on their internal and booting to a CM9 on an SD card. Perfectly valid, but I prefer to stick to a clean emmc install and avoid switching SD cards around.
I have been on cm7 mirage kang for a couple of months now and played with cm9. Didn't really like it so went back to cm7. I had the 1gb system and 5gb media set up from the beginning and was looking into repartitioning. I went that route but am now on a dual boot configuration with cm7 mirage kang running primary and a nightly of cm9 running alternate. I have over 2gb for each system and a little over 1gb for media and my sd card that both cm7 and cm9 share. Give it a try. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1275859
Thanks for the advice guys. It's REALLY appreciated.
alunral, I had both of your nightlies threads bookmarked already, but hadn't gotten into the other one. Thank you, it's been informative. I hadn't really thought of compiling my own, but I may have to give it a shot. One of my boys and I have been playing with the idea of building our own Linux distro, but I'll bet I can get him interested in doing this first. He has a Xoom we could play around with too. (grinning and wiggling my eyebrows)
bobtidey and zires, those are both good suggestions. I'd thought about CM7 in eMMC and CM9 on SD, but I'm just not very enthusiastic about running off SD. Don't know why really.Either one of your ideas would work better I think.
UPS came by last night, and I'm looking at a new-condition NC sitting on the couch next to me. Y'all have made the road forward a little bit clearer.
zires, is your handle a left-over from the days of Palm?
All right so this may be strange but...
I had no problem creating a bootable SD card for the Nook Color. Wanting the latest and greatest, I went for CM9.
I got Samian's larger CM9 image file so I could use the cm9 nightlies, which are too big for the boot partition of CM7 build.
Anyway, it all went great. Smooth as butter, no crashes, no fuss. So far everything works....EXCEPT, I don't know exactly how it IS supposed to work, since this is the first and only android device I've owned.
So I am in the strange position of having no real technical issue -- but I do have significant "user" questions.
Here are a few. 1. Android Marketplace seemed to install fine. But I end up going to google play when I hit the "shop" button. Is that right? Or is marketplace some kind of integrated app I should be able to use without google play coming up?
2. Can I access the files on my internal Nook Color memory -- i.e. can I read my books, or do I have to put them on the SD card?
3. Are all my apps always on? Is there a way to "shut them down"? Do I need to? Coming from a PC environment, I like to shut down a program when I'm not running it.
4. My "system" information shows (when look at running programs) that I have only about 500MB of RAM. Is there a way to use some of my SD card for more RAM -- or any other way to increase it?
5. Any kind of general user guide for CM9 out there? I realize there probably wouldn't be one specific to Nook Color, since in a sense this is very elaborate hack, but I am starting from scratch.
thanks so much. I've enjoyed the messing around, and I'm thrilled at how well it's gone so far. I got a lot of info from xda.
RevTom said:
All right so this may be strange but...
I had no problem creating a bootable SD card for the Nook Color. Wanting the latest and greatest, I went for CM9.
I got Samian's larger CM9 image file so I could use the cm9 nightlies, which are too big for the boot partition of CM7 build.
Anyway, it all went great. Smooth as butter, no crashes, no fuss. So far everything works....EXCEPT, I don't know exactly how it IS supposed to work, since this is the first and only android device I've owned.
So I am in the strange position of having no real technical issue -- but I do have significant "user" questions.
Here are a few. 1. Android Marketplace seemed to install fine. But I end up going to google play when I hit the "shop" button. Is that right? Or is marketplace some kind of integrated app I should be able to use without google play coming up?
2. Can I access the files on my internal Nook Color memory -- i.e. can I read my books, or do I have to put them on the SD card?
3. Are all my apps always on? Is there a way to "shut them down"? Do I need to? Coming from a PC environment, I like to shut down a program when I'm not running it.
4. My "system" information shows (when look at running programs) that I have only about 500MB of RAM. Is there a way to use some of my SD card for more RAM -- or any other way to increase it?
5. Any kind of general user guide for CM9 out there? I realize there probably wouldn't be one specific to Nook Color, since in a sense this is very elaborate hack, but I am starting from scratch.
thanks so much. I've enjoyed the messing around, and I'm thrilled at how well it's gone so far. I got a lot of info from xda.
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1. Market just was upgraded by google to Play Store. So it is operating properly.
2. You can access files from internal media memory (emmc). But you may have difficulty reading the nook books stored there. They are encrypted for your nook account (DRM). But you can install the android version of the Nook reader and log into your account and redownload them to your SD.
3. Don't worry about always on apps. Android was built for multitasking and has a very efficient memory management system. It does everything for you. It puts apps in memory for you so that when you go to them they are ready to start. Just being in memory is not using processor time so it is not a drain. Also Android will automatically remove apps from memory if it needs to.
4. Because of 3 above 512MB is a lot ram. There is really no need to expand it.
5. Off the top of my head I don't know of a manual, but I'm sure there are some out there. Just google search.
Most of the questions are Android related matters, so any google search about general Android, would do the job.
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Thanks Guys, I appreciate it.
Two follow up questions:
I am running ICS/CM9. Only been at it a day or so, but so far, no real problems. The screen might be *slightly* less responsive than the NC system, but it's not clunky -- maybe just a little slower, a little more prone to having to tap some things more than once.
1. I've seen many other posts of people raving about CM7 and how stable and zippy it is. Would I benefit from switching to CM7? Is it faster/more responsive than CM9 currently?
2. I was thinking of just finding another cheap micro SD and installing CM7 on it (rather than the dual boot thing, which would require me to wipe my current SD and start over). Any reason it wouldn't work to run CM7 off a different card?
thanks again!
It would be worth it for you to get another SD card and load CM7 on it to see the difference. I have used both CM7 and CM9 and love the interface of CM9 but do prefer the stability of CM7.
Learning your way around the systems can.be daunting, but stick with it - Google your questions, read the forums here. You will learn loads just using your nook.
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RevTom,
Only use a Sandisk Cl 2 or 4 microSD card for an SD install. Others don't work as well. This has been well documented here on XDA many times.
There is a high likelihood you will have a bad experience if you don't follow this advice.. (force closes.. slow response, ramdom re-boots, etc)
Search the web.. they are about as inexpensive as the rest. Sometimes Radio Shack has a decent price on them.. sometimes not..
RevTom said:
Thanks Guys, I appreciate it.
Two follow up questions:
I am running ICS/CM9. Only been at it a day or so, but so far, no real problems. The screen might be *slightly* less responsive than the NC system, but it's not clunky -- maybe just a little slower, a little more prone to having to tap some things more than once.
1. I've seen many other posts of people raving about CM7 and how stable and zippy it is. Would I benefit from switching to CM7? Is it faster/more responsive than CM9 currently?
2. I was thinking of just finding another cheap micro SD and installing CM7 on it (rather than the dual boot thing, which would require me to wipe my current SD and start over). Any reason it wouldn't work to run CM7 off a different card?
thanks again!
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1. Just a little faster, more stable. But you give up the tablet interface.
2. Only reason not to is inconvenience of manually switching the cards and of course your media files go with each card. But it will give you a chance to look at it and decide which you want.
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davidr415 said:
RevTom,
Only use a Sandisk Cl 2 or 4 microSD card for an SD install. Others don't work as well. This has been well documented here on XDA many times.
There is a high likelihood you will have a bad experience if you don't follow this advice.. (force closes.. slow response, ramdom re-boots, etc)
Search the web.. they are about as inexpensive as the rest. Sometimes Radio Shack has a decent price on them.. sometimes not..
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Yes, I've seen those threads -- maybe I can add some new info. I went with a SanDisk class 6 16GB. I didn't see the class-rating discussions until too late. There are some who also recommend staying 8GB.
However, with CM9, I've had no trouble using the class 6, 16GB. Maybe I just got lucky, or perhaps CM9 can handle the 6.
I'm glad your class 6 is working for you. Have you seen Racks thread in the development section for a dual boot SD card with both Cm7 and Cm9 on it? I did that for awhile. His instructions are pretty straight forward. You can have your books, pictures, music, etc. on the.SD card and use them with both systems.
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I'm glad your class 6 is working for you. Have you seen Racks thread in the development section for a dual boot SD card with both Cm7 and Cm9 on it? I did that for awhile. His instructions are pretty straight forward. You can have your books, pictures, music, etc. on the.SD card and use them with both systems.
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Yes, I've seen the the thread. I would still have to wipe what I have so far, and I like the version of CM9 I've already got -- believe it came from someone called "Samian" or something like that.
One final question. For a single-boot SD OS, anyone have thoughts on the best CM7 to run with?
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Yes, I've seen the the thread. I would still have to wipe what I have so far, and I like the version of CM9 I've already got -- believe it came from someone called "Samian" or something like that.
One final question. For a single-boot SD OS, anyone have thoughts on the best CM7 to run with?
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Some swear by Mirage by mr666. It has been customized heavily so I personally like stock CM 7.2 RC3 from the Cyanogenmod site.
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Mirage-Kang no question.
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RevTom said:
Yes, I've seen the the thread. I would still have to wipe what I have so far, and I like the version of CM9 I've already got -- believe it came from someone called "Samian" or something like that.
One final question. For a single-boot SD OS, anyone have thoughts on the best CM7 to run with?
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My own setup involves Cm7 at main memory with 233 nightly and sdcard with Racks dualboot (kang Cm7 and ICS).
You should consider the fact that its easy to try other systems by just swapping Sd cards. Then you will find what you really like.
Unleashed from my Nook Color at 1.2G
Here's where I got my original CM9
android.sphsolutions.net/Encore/Nightlies/Misc/
The "generic 1.3" creates a larger boot sector to accommodate the larger cm9 nightlies.
Since the first post, I left that one on my larger, faster card (class 6, 16GB), and tried Racks' Dual boot. Cm9 seems to run a little zippy-er there, but I can't tell if that is the build or it is the fact that I'm running that one from an 8gb class 4 card (which is said to be better than a class 6).
Still favoring ICS/CM9 over CM7.
Any thoughts on file management for the free SD space? I am having mixed results with plugging the Nook into the PC. Sometimes I have full access to the free space/storage on the SD, and sometimes it shows up without any folders or files at all. (this is in Racks Dual boot, CM9)
Also, anyone remember off-hand where I can find the thread that tells me how to make CM9 the first (primary) boot instead of the secondary? I've traveled so much ground in these forums lately...
Dear everyone here,
I'm a newbie and bit of a n00b here.
My goal: I have Nook Color and want to put a stable ROM on it. It would be great if it can be stable, fast and Jelly Bean (CM10)!
I know the last official stable CM ROM is 7.2, Gingerbread. Didn't try it on Nook, yet.
I was following this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1941247 and tried CM10 nighty (ver. 11. Dec 2012). This was my first Nook Color ROM ever. Everything I've tried was ok, but it's very slow and I can't really use it. Are there any ROMs that are faster, with no leg?
So, please guys, who have tried different ROMs, please suggest me a good working (stable) and fast (no lag). CM10 would be great, if not please feel free to suggest (with a link provided).
Otherwise, I would try CM 7.2, which is a "phone" OS, not that suitable for tablets.
Thanks a lot!
you have to remember that the hardware you have only has a stock, single core 800mhz processor. you wont get any smoother than the latest nightly. i suggest that you do a clean flash of the latest nightly and then go to settings>performance>processor and set your cpu governor to performance and set the max frequency to 1100mhz
you have to remember that this is hardware from late 2010, two year old hardware, it performes well, but it cant compete with the nexus devices.
That Baker Guy said:
you have to remember that the hardware you have only has a stock, single core 800mhz processor. you wont get any smoother than the latest nightly. i suggest that you do a clean flash of the latest nightly and then go to settings>performance>processor and set your cpu governor to performance and set the max frequency to 1100mhz
you have to remember that this is hardware from late 2010, two year old hardware, it performes well, but it cant compete with the nexus devices.
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Hello and thanks for your kind reply!
I've done what you suggested: CPU was already set to 1GHz in CM10, I've set it to 1100MHz and changed "on demand" to "performance". Not faster. Or not fast enough. I din't download another CM10 nightly since the one I'm using is just 3 days old.
I'm fully aware Nook Color is outdated in today's fast digital world. However, I'm disappointed it can't go any smoother since this is really to slow and even frustrating (waiting, click, waiting). What's the point of using CM10 if one can not really use it? CM10 nightly's general respond to basic operations (menus, settings) has a lag. Do the others report the same? What with the other CM10 ROMs, like Paranoid Android?
Would it be much better if I would switch to CM7.2 instead of CM10?
I also have ZTE Blade 2010. phone (600MHz stock single core CPU, OC to 800MHz) that works great on CM 7.2. Smooth and stable.
Once again, I didn't try CM7.2 for Nook Color, maybe it would work just as smooth as on Blade.
For the record, Blade and Nook Color almost have the same AnTuTu bench score (Nook is a bit better).
Please note I was using (testing) simple apps on Nook (not games or anything "heavy"):
- Opera Mini browser, News reading apps, ES File Explorer, etc -- works fine.
- Google Maps also works okay, no lag.
- YouTube is slow, it takes ages to swap from portrait to landscape when Nook is rotated. When finally starts playing it goes smooth even in HD.
- Chrome is a killer! Takes ages to load and is not usable.
All these apps, besides Chrome (requires Android 4) work just fine on my ancient ZTE Blade! :good:
I ask all of this since I saw posts on XDA regarding ICS and JB on NC saying "I'm totally thrilled with this version. Haven't had a bug at all, bluetooth functionality is flawless, and it's even faster than the stock software." I'd like the same!
Any hints now? Again, thanks a lot!
The fastest and smoothest ROM you'll find right now for your nook is going to be (mirage cm7.2).
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The fastest and smoothest ROM you'll find right now for your nook is going to be (mirage cm7.2).
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Especially if it is installed on the EMMC, and not running off of an SD Card.
My NC CM10 ROM is installed on EEMC, not SD. Should I forget about speed and smoothness on ANY CM9 and CM10 and go back to a phone OS on a tablet, CM7.2, as suggested?
Should I consider ICS instead JB hoping to get a better result? CM9 instead of CM10?
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I would forget about cm9, and cm10 is still in the works(but making progress). So if your looking for the most stable and smooth ROM, I would go with MiRaGe cm7.2, at least until cm10 has got a stable ROM. Those guys have tweeked that mirage ROM to the point of perfection.lol
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Thank you very much! I'll do that.
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Just try the various ones and see what suits your needs the best. Everyone has differing opinions of the various ROMs based on their particular hardware, setups, expectations, experience and the particular apps used.
Only you can decide. It is easy to give them all a try. CM10 and Paranoid Android will perform similarly since PA is based on CM10.. so you don;t have to try both to get a performance feel.
This was in the CM 10 general thread:
soobah said:
Thanks to several people on these forums I now have the Nook color running CM10 fairly responsively, to the point where it doesn't feel all that different to the Nexus7. Huge kudos to the devs on that!
I hope these steps can help others get theirs in the same state. I am using EMMC boot. YMMV so do a backup first.
Firstly, I was having trouble with FC and really bad performance, I traced the issue to something installed on the SDcard (didn't happen if booting with SDcard removed), so I wiped the SDcard, problem fixed.
When installing via clockworkmod (3.2.0.1), I wiped data (aka factory reset), wiped cache partition, (under advanced) wiped dalvik cache. I did not do fix permissions but some suggest that also helped them, pretty sure you need to do that after install though and I've not gotten around to a reboot yet)
1. Settings->performance->interactive
This seems to be the biggest improvement overall. I am wildly speculating that the nook is too laggy at adjusting clock speed in 'on demand' and that is where a fair bit of the sluggishness comes from. I did run with 'Performance' for a while and that is better, and interstingly I didn't find the battery life too bad at all really, so that could be an option for some (I do turn off wifi when not using and that helps heaps with battery).
2. Settings->Performance->I/O scheduler->BFQ (YMMV but worth playing with)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22134559&postcount=4
3. System Tuner app from the Play store https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ccc71.pmw
Tweaks->Sysctl->Recommended
OOM (scroll right past memory top line)->Presets->aggressive
I'm on the Nov13 build atm, not feeling like I need to try any later nightly but I might for interest.
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It makes the nook run much faster and it has a much better user interface than CM 7
Also run the unofficial build that has a few tweaks that make the nook seem faster with GPU intensive tasks.
i still think the cm10 rom, while experimental, is still the best rom, cm7.2 is old software, it was good at the time, but android4. and 4.1 have alot of enhancements as far as speed, but try 7.2 and compare it. the only person that can tell you what the best rom is, is you.
That Baker Guy said:
i still think the cm10 rom, while experimental, is still the best rom, cm7.2 is old software, it was good at the time, but android4. and 4.1 have alot of enhancements as far as speed, but try 7.2 and compare it. the only person that can tell you what the best rom is, is you.
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Thank you, as always!
CM10 might be the best ROM on the paper, due to JB's enchantments over GB. However, this particular CM10 is just slow on NC. Basic use, like navigating through system options, settings, menus -- has a lag (w/o any apps). All the time, every time. I must say I didn't try last power settings your recommended on the previous page, since I gave a try to CM 7.2 (Mirage).
CM 7.2 makes NC responsive and fast. (It won't play HD videos in YouTube, only "normal", that's the only thing I noticed so far.)
Regarding CM10, I can give it a try once again if/when becomes faster. Do you think the power settings you gave me most recently would really boost it? I can flash it again. Or CM9 (ICS), I'm following that one as well. Until then, I don't think it's the matter of choice. After all, we all have the same HW here (even though two versions of NC have some differences, but not in speed).
Lastly, I'm a newbie and I can be very wrong.
I have tested all of them, also various nightlies.And although CM10 looks prettier and have better "menu" options (no need to mount sd card when connecting to PC for example), 7.2 is still the fastest rom on Nook Color.
owim said:
Thank you, as always!
Regarding CM10, I can give it a try once again if/when becomes faster. Do you think the power settings you gave me most recently would really boost it? I can flash it again. Or CM9 (ICS), I'm following that one as well. Until then, I don't think it's the matter of choice. After all, we all have the same HW here (even though two versions of NC have some differences, but not in speed).
Lastly, I'm a newbie and I can be very wrong.
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The power settings definitely make a difference.. whether they would make it better for your use is something nly you can decide. Try them.
Nikola_r said:
I have tested all of them, also various nightlies.And although CM10 looks prettier and have better "menu" options (no need to mount sd card when connecting to PC for example), 7.2 is still the fastest rom on Nook Color.
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Thanks for your reply! Great you've tested more ROMs so you're experienced with different versions, their benefits and problems.
Right now, I'm on CM 7.2 (Mirage) and like it, fast and smooth enough.
- What do you think about HoneyComb (Android 3) for Nook? If not, than only HC theme would be enough.
- Have you tried power options settings regarding CM10, discussed in this thread?
- What other ROMs except CM 7.2 (Mirage) are worth of exploring? CM9 nightly?
- How about making a dual boot, so I would have a working CM 7.2 on one, and experimental ROMs on second boot (CM9, CM10). Is that safe? Should I be aware of possible issues? I've never done this, but I saw a thread on that here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17834691
Thanks a lot!
Also give v6 Supercharger a try for all ROMs. And, SD Speed Increase with a 2048 heap if you are on 7.2.
owim said:
Thank you, as always!
CM10 might be the best ROM on the paper, due to JB's enchantments over GB. However, this particular CM10 is just slow on NC. Basic use, like navigating through system options, settings, menus -- has a lag (w/o any apps). All the time, every time. I must say I didn't try last power settings your recommended on the previous page, since I gave a try to CM 7.2 (Mirage).
CM 7.2 makes NC responsive and fast. (It won't play HD videos in YouTube, only "normal", that's the only thing I noticed so far.)
Regarding CM10, I can give it a try once again if/when becomes faster. Do you think the power settings you gave me most recently would really boost it? I can flash it again. Or CM9 (ICS), I'm following that one as well. Until then, I don't think it's the matter of choice. After all, we all have the same HW here (even though two versions of NC have some differences, but not in speed).
Lastly, I'm a newbie and I can be very wrong.
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there were some tweaks in the thread (don't ask I cannot remember where...) that helped make CM10 very usable. Before that I was using MC-ROM...
For me it is a toss-up: either CM10-12/17/12 nightlie or stock B&N 1.4.3, rooted with ManualNooter 5.8.20.
I believe stock/MN is much faster and more reliable.
CM10 is feature rich, slighly slower, and the mail app is far better than stock B&N.
Hey, do both on emmc.
Install MN by following the instructions in the OP here.
Setup your NC for dual boot by following the instructions here.
And Install CM10 12/17/12 and the correct Gapps.
Personally, my NC has stock B&N 1.4.3 rooted with ManualNooter 5.8.20 on the alternate emmc partition and CM 10-nightlie 12/17/12 on primary. Then I can share the uSD card for data.
bluepen61 said:
For me it is a toss-up: either CM10-12/17/12 nightlie or stock B&N 1.4.3, rooted with ManualNooter 5.8.20.
I believe stock/MN is much faster and more reliable.
CM10 is feature rich, slighly slower, and the mail app is far better than stock B&N.
Hey, do both on emmc.
Install MN by following the instructions in the OP here.
Setup your NC for dual boot by following the instructions here.
And Install CM10 12/17/12 and the correct Gapps.
Personally, my NC has stock B&N 1.4.3 rooted with ManualNooter 5.8.20 on the alternate emmc partition and CM 10-nightlie 12/17/12 on primary. Then I can share the uSD card for data.
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Did you see my post to you about CWM not being available on the CM10 thread? I think I have the solution for your problem.
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leapinlar said:
Did you see my post to you about CWM not being available on the CM10 thread? I think I have the solution for your problem.
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No. I I missed it. Which CM 10 thread? I have been following the CM 10 nightlife thread.
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