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Just Purchased G2 need advice/tips

I'm new to the whole smartphone/android market. I just received a G2 and wanted to know how to fully take advantage of all the features. What do you guys recommend, what apps should I download, updates, etc.
Thanks

Take a look around, you'll find everything around here. One thing is don't feel pressured to root your phone. Especially with the ota update to gingerbread on it's way.
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Nospin said:
Take a look around, you'll find everything around here. One thing is don't feel pressured to root your phone. Especially with the ota update to gingerbread on it's way.
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA App
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Will do what is the benefit of rooting a phone. Do you get apps for free similar to jailbreaking?

Alright so here we go!
For root you want This Guide with Gefree/Visionary Read it several times, get root.
Install Rom Manager, Flash Clockwork Mod with this.
Good launchers to try are: Launcher Pro, ADW.
Good Apps are: GPS Status, Quadrant Free, Set Cpu (paid), Juice Defender, Adgree, Juice Plotter, SeePu, Shootme (for screengrabs), Wifi Analyser (to see strength of various wifi networks), Barcode Scanner (for QR Codes among others), Speetest, and lastly AdFree. You also should consider getting the Busybox Installer and Titanium Backup so you can back your applications up when you inevitably....
...Install a custom rom. There are a ton of roms to choose from. All of them have various merits and downsides. Personally for the beginner I always suggest CM 6.1.1 to get familiar with the idea of custom roms as it is super stable and not a huge departure from stock Froyo. A good rule of thumb when flashing roms is to (after making a nandroid backup in clockwork mod, accessed by pwr+vol down) always do a full wipe of phone data and cache. So many rom installs are messed up by not fully wiping your phone prior. I always run two full wipes and two cache wipes.
Depending on how you like your interface, you can select a ton of different roms through Rom Manager or downloading them right out of our android dev section. As with all things, always do your research. Read the damn thread to find out any bugs. The devs here are not infallible and frankly, some of them do a darn shoddy job in throwing together whatever the hell it is they want to call a rom over the weekend while absolutely trashed on Milwaukee's Beast.
Prospective roms are:
Virtuous 2.1: A clean SenseUI rom that is very predictable in battery life and sense experience.
Virtuous G-Free: A stripped down Gingerbread rom built by the same gentleman as Virtuous.
Virtuous 3.0 Sense: A sense 3.0 port that hasn't been updated in a while. Who knows if it is any good.
Cyanogen Mod 6: A nice retooling of froyo 2.2.x, this rom is incredibly stable and has very good battery life with preshoots kernel.
Cyanogen Mod 7: This is a retooling of Gingerbread 2.3.x, not as stable in my experience, however I know this will get better. Okay battery life, 7.0.3 is not as **** as 7.0. Wait till the next major update of 7.1 drops before flashing this rom.
I cannot speak for any of the other roms out here. I only say that you should always do your research and make sure to do nandroid backups. If you brick your phone, that really sucks cause the g2 kicks all sorts of ass
Edit; ROOT ACCESS MEANS ADMIN ACCESS. ROOT DRIVE MEANS THE BASE DIRECTORY OF YOUR SD CARD. DON'T **** IT UP OKAY.

Pump Fake said:
Will do what is the benefit of rooting a phone. Do you get apps for free similar to jailbreaking?
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One of the biggest features is overclocking. TAKE YOUR TIME reading though. My Desire Z is on the way but I've spent the past two weeks scoping out ROMs, learning how to root and use ADB just so I can do all of that as soon as I get the phone. I would definitely root though, and as soon as the official gingerbread ROM comes, someone on XDA will make a rooted version of it. So you will essentially have stock gingerbread with the ability to overclock.

slapshot30 said:
One of the biggest features is overclocking. TAKE YOUR TIME reading though. My Desire Z is on the way but I've spent the past two weeks scoping out ROMs, learning how to root and use ADB just so I can do all of that as soon as I get the phone. I would definitely root though, and as soon as the official gingerbread ROM comes, someone on XDA will make a rooted version of it. So you will essentially have stock gingerbread with the ability to overclock.
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You are totally a good example for others
I believe you will be successfull in rooting your coming DZ
Grtz

slapshot30 said:
One of the biggest features is overclocking. TAKE YOUR TIME reading though. My Desire Z is on the way but I've spent the past two weeks scoping out ROMs, learning how to root and use ADB just so I can do all of that as soon as I get the phone. I would definitely root though, and as soon as the official gingerbread ROM comes, someone on XDA will make a rooted version of it. So you will essentially have stock gingerbread with the ability to overclock.
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Btw their already is a rooted version of the final gingerbread rom. Just thought i'd throw that out there.
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IMO The best benefits to having a rooted device are
1) root-only apps like setcpu (but don't use this if the ROM/kernel has built-in cpu management), titanium backup (best backup app ever, hands down), themeing, etc
2) remove bloatware apps
3) custom ROM. think of it as a modified OS. they usually run faster, have little to no bloat, in most cases have better battery life, and have added functionality (cyanogenmod, especially)
without root, the best thing you can do is find great apps like home replacements aka launchers such as ADWLauncher (free version of the superior ADW Launcher EX), LauncherPro, etc
if you're new to Android you may not know that you can browse apps on your computer here https://market.android.com/ and whenever you click "install" it will automatically start downloading and installing on your phone!
a root method was mentioned previously, but I will have to recommend a different one considered to be the safest and most up to date by most.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wik...sion#Rooting_the_Vision_.28G2.2FDZ.29_and_DHD
the whole wiki is a very good read. if you do root, read it thoroughly (multiple times if necessary) and learn how to join #g2root on IRC to get real-time chat support with other xda members

So rooting helps me have a device that has much better performance. Sounds great to me, I'll look into it.
Is there anyway to get free apps etc? Don't ever want to pay haha.
Also what other tips do you guys have to take advantage of a smartphone?

Word of advice: the xda forums heavily frown upon those who promote or even mention pirated apps. These forums are powered by developers who put in their time and effort for average-joe users like us to use, free of charge! Donations are encouraged when possible. If you spent hundreds of hours writing an app and working out the bugs, I don't think you'd like it if someone downloaded your paid app for free. I didn't mean for this to sound like a lecture but just think about it, and if you're still interested you'll have to look elsewhere, as distributing pirated apps is against the xda forum rules.
Also if you're new to smartphones, you probably realized with added functionality such as facebook, twitter, gmail, and syncing of EVERYTHING possible, your battery life not as good as before you had a smartphone. In general keep account syncing/internet usage below unnecessary levels to save on battery life, among other things

silverwind said:
You are totally a good example for others
I believe you will be successfull in rooting your coming DZ
Grtz
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Thanks I regularly try to do that with new phones so I don't have to ask a bunch of dumb questions or brick my phone.
And to xsteven77x (my multi-quote isn't behaving at the moment), I was not aware that a final GB rooted ROM was out... I thought they were only test ones. Would you mind posting a link to that?
EDIT: Is this the ROM you're talking about? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1074852
It was leaked so how are they sure it's the final one?

If your going to root your phone and put a rom on it, HTCCLAY super cm7 v1.9 is my favorite. its smooth, lots of customization, and already has the set cpu thing built into it and had a good adjustable lockscreen. not to mention u can just keep putting new themes form theme chooser on it when u get bored instead of flashing a whole new rom. one prob with it though. it has trouble connecting sd card to computer so if and when u want to remove it you are going to have to restore to a previous back up of another rom or stock and then reapply the new rom. best of luck.

ethanj93 said:
If your going to root your phone and put a rom on it, HTCCLAY super cm7 v1.9 is my favorite. its smooth, lots of customization, and already has the set cpu thing built into it and had a good adjustable lockscreen. not to mention u can just keep putting new themes form theme chooser on it when u get bored instead of flashing a whole new rom. one prob with it though. it has trouble connecting sd card to computer so if and when u want to remove it you are going to have to restore to a previous back up of another rom or stock and then reapply the new rom. best of luck.
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Highly recommend meXdroid V4.1 rom. Fast, eye candy galore, and constant developer support and updating.
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA App

astriaos said:
Edit; ROOT ACCESS MEANS ADMIN ACCESS. ROOT DRIVE MEANS THE BASE DIRECTORY OF YOUR SD CARD. DON'T **** IT UP OKAY.
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This made me LMAO!

I like mexdroid rom, its combined with CM7 and it has a lot of customizations in it.
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I am recommending to watch Virtuous Unity if you want to have HTC Sense 3.0. It's still being updated and fixed up from all the bugs, but I think the rom will be really good after the devs work the kinks out.

[Q] Root before ICS or not?

Hi All,
I tried searching for some answers as to the benefits of rooting the tf101, but my searching skills have failed me and I am coming up empty. Now with ICS coming so soon I feel completely under the gun to make this decision and not research things as completely as I usually would. I am no stranger to rooting; I have a rooted Thunderbolt running a BAMF rom and I have a Nook Color rooted and running CM7. In both of those cases there was a clear reason to root. I wanted to overclock and debloat the Thunderbolt and I wanted to unlock the NOOK to a fuller potential. I have only had the transfomer for a week and so I have not really put it through its paces or identified all of its quirks, but so far it is running like a champ. Why did all of you that have rooted do so? What am I missing by running stock?
TIA! XDA is the technology savior for a middle-aged Kansas soccer mom such as myself who wants to use her tech tools the their fullest advantage!

Root now or forever hold your piece.

If you don't root now and use OTA Rootkeeper before you install ICS, you will have to wait until someone in the Dev community can figure out a root method, and who knows how long that will be. You're better off doing it in advance, instead of being stuck without.

best idea is to root now and then wait for a few days while the great devs get a custom rom or a pure root rom. if you dont then you might be stuck with an unrootable ICS and now that the device has been out for a while everyone who has wanted to root has so there is verry little incentive to find a new method

I understand it could be now or never. What I am not clear on is what functionality I gain by rooting. Is it similar to my phone and NOOK in that I overclock and get better battery life. Is there bloat that I should remove? Are those that are rooting also roming their tablets? If so, is that interface a marked improvement or just different?

miss chris said:
I understand it could be now or never. What I am not clear on is what functionality I gain by rooting. Is it similar to my phone and NOOK in that I overclock and get better battery life. Is there bloat that I should remove? Are those that are rooting also roming their tablets? If so, is that interface a marked improvement or just different?
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If you cant find a reason to root then you might not need it.
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You can overclock your 1ghz cpu to 1.2 ghz (max is 1.6ghz I believe) or more to get better performance, you can use titanium backup to remove asus apps you may not use, and you can install things like adaway or LBE privacy guard if you like. Also, some anti-theft apps like Avast or Prey work better with root. Those are just some of the things I do on my tablet with root.

purple.epod said:
You can overclock your 1ghz cpu to 1.2 ghz (max is 1.6ghz I believe) or more to get better performance, you can use titanium backup to remove asus apps you may not use, and you can install things like adaway or LBE privacy guard if you like. Also, some anti-theft apps like Avast or Prey work better with root. Those are just some of the things I do on my tablet with root.
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Thank you! This is the kind of information I was looking for.

Another big one for those who hate the honeycomb status bar, you need root for the different apps that hide it, apps like Honeybar. Personally I use hidebar. http://ppareit.github.com/HideBar/
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Well I did not root my Transformer because I did not see a need. I rooted my Galaxy S because it was really easy to do. On the transformer however it's a lot more difficult because you need to do something with ADB or whatever. Did not really look into it that much but yeah. Now I do not have to worry of bricking my tablet when I install ICS on it since it's stock and clean

Definitely not hard to root on the Transformer.. or at least the slightly older models... it's been a long time since I rooted it, but all you had to do was enter one or two commands in Linux to root it?

I didn't see a need to root my epic4g, but the moment I did I wished I had months ago..I guess I was just scared, I wanted to think my phone was as good as it could be preroot, and I was afraid to do it. The only benefit to waiting, for me anyhow, was that the custom roms available when I bought the phone were early and underdeveloped..tf101 custom roms are fine as of now. Perfectly stable for what I use it for. I recommend the krakd rom personally, but prime and revolver were nice as well.

Another benefit of rooting is Voodoo-sound if you use your tablet for anything remotely related to audio.
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asdfuogh said:
Definitely not hard to root on the Transformer.. or at least the slightly older models... it's been a long time since I rooted it, but all you had to do was enter one or two commands in Linux to root it?
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That's only true for the earliest batches where people can use nvflash.
There's lots of people out there which needs an actual exploitable/hackable firmware for rooting it. To these people, once the hole is closed, they wont be able to root.
So yeah. Better root now or remain forever silent.

Okay, I am convinced and will be rooting soon. Now off to figure out how the heck to do that. Seems like nachoroot or viper prime might be what I am looking for. Thanks for all that replied.

josteink said:
Another benefit of rooting is Voodoo-sound if you use your tablet for anything remotely related to audio.
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That's only true for the earliest batches where people can use nvflash.
There's lots of people out there which needs an actual exploitable/hackable firmware for rooting it. To these people, once the hole is closed, they wont be able to root.
So yeah. Better root now or remain forever silent.
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Though fortunately it's not hard to get back to .19 right now and then root using Razorclaw, which works on all models.

[SBF] Droid 2 (original) COMPLETE SIGNED SBF GINGERBREAD 2.3.3-4.5.1_57_DR2

1FF-p2a_droid2_cdma_droid2-user-2.3.3-4.5.1_57_DR2-31-110719-release-keys-signed-Verizon-US.sbf.gz (173 MB)
link url - mirrorcreator.com/files/ZFNBB4NK/
Apparently I'm not allowed to post links because my account is new.
DEAR ADM1N: LAMENESS OVER 9000!!1111
Full untouched signed SBF from for the Verizon Droid 2.
Took me awhile to find it so I figured I'd post it.

Thanks! Saw similar post over @ MDW also. Downloaded.Then I let 'em know over @ RootzWiki, where a few got excited!
Sent from my DROID2 using XDA App

Sure makes flashing custom roms much less a pain in the ass. Also this 1 click root tool works flawlessly on a fresh install of gb. http://www.psouza4.com/Bionic/
Checked out the latest MIUI rom for the d2, found it over at rootzwiki. Can't say i was all that impressed by it. Seems to me to be a bad iphone wanna be rom. I gave it about a day and flashed back to froyo. Tried to flash cyanogens latest 139 build but it didn't wanna happen, so i just returned my phone to froyo.
Kinda sucks working with custom roms on the d2, due to the locked bootloader.

[1up] said:
Checked out the latest MIUI rom for the d2, found it over at rootzwiki. Can't say i was all that impressed by it. Seems to me to be a bad iphone wanna be rom.
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most people install go launcher or launcher pro, instead of using miui launcher
Tried to flash cyanogens latest 139 build but it didn't wanna happen
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13th angel is working on CyanogenMod 9 [BETA] (D2) it is getting close depends on what you need to work
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-2-roms/199227-cyanogenmod-9-beta-d2.html

I tried miui 2.2.10 and it just seemed to be way to buggy for me. No keyboard lights, i know there's a fix for that. But still its something so small it makes me wonder what else didn't work. The camera seemed to work correctly. It just seemed like it was a FC nightmare. Apps either were slow to open or didn't open at all. And i'm talking about simple things like the dialer.
I do still intend to install Cyanogen just to check it out.

2.2.10 is running without issue for me. The keyboard lights thing is minor, so if that turns you off of a a Rom I'd say it's likely nothing will please you because CM has issues of its own. Regardless, both are great Roms with tons of options you won't get from stock.. Considering how laggy and buggy stock GB is I'm not sure what there is to complain about, but to each his own.

2.2.10 is running great for me to. Tried CM9 and it runs well but no camera is a drawback.

Yeah i decided to give miui (2.2.10) another try and yes it seems to be pretty solid. I was surprised to see pretty much 99% of my froyo apps work as is, without upgrading. The ones that didn't i simply upgraded and they work. What i think happened before was i just didn't get a clean install for whatever reason and it made things super glitchy. Like i said the dailer barely worked at all in the last install, but on this one i haven't had it fc yet so im thinking it was a install problem. Other things also work that didn't before like volume+. Its a nice rom once you tailor it to you're liking. All in all i get around the same battery life as i did with froyo. Which is around 2 and a half hours gaming, 10 hours normal use. I used to use green power and that would increase my battery standby to like 15-16 hours. Anyone know of any tips with miui? People have reported getting like 40 hours? I realize not all batteries are created equal obviously but whats the average you guys are seeing?

Extended battery--real Moto, not seidio or any of those--leaves me around 60% battery at the end of every day. I turn syncing off with power control, use auto brightness which is way better on MIUI than it ever was on Froyo or GB, and get rid of any apps that decide that they can run as often as they like.

bloodyblade said:
1FF-p2a_droid2_cdma_droid2-user-2.3.3-4.5.1_57_DR2-31-110719-release-keys-signed-Verizon-US.sbf.gz (173 MB)
link url - mirrorcreator.com/files/ZFNBB4NK/
Apparently I'm not allowed to post links because my account is new.
DEAR ADM1N: LAMENESS OVER 9000!!1111
Full untouched signed SBF from for the Verizon Droid 2.
Took me awhile to find it so I figured I'd post it.
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please tell me how to flash this? i'm new here

Do you know how to google the words how to flash sbf? I hope so
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okkyramone said:
please tell me how to flash this? i'm new here
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Just go on youtube and type in Droid 2 SBF. You can find vids giving you a full walkthrough.

Needed This New SBF Here It Is
Thank You For Your Contribution, It's Much Appreciated!
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bloodyblade said:
Do you know how to google the words how to flash sbf? I hope so
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http://lmgtfy.com/?q=type+your+words+to+google+here
Instead of mocking People, tell them to download it here (above) and when they clicks the link it googles the words haha it's hilarious! total walk of shame you'll love it

AOKP for Gtab AOKP | smb1002/Viewsonic G-Tablet (May 24 | Build 37 | 4.0.4)

If anybody interested in testing the AOKP port to Gtablet, the link is below. It is the AOKP forum. I tested it and I am very satisfied with it. I tested all the ICS versions from different teams but this one is the most stable and functional. Very happy with it.
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/23048-aokp-smb1002viewsonic-g-tablet-may-24-build-37-404/

tibinet said:
If anybody interested in testing the AOKP port to Gtablet, the link is below. It is the AOKP forum. I tested it and I am very satisfied with it. I tested all the ICS versions from different teams but this one is the most stable and functional. Very happy with it.
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/23048-aokp-smb1002viewsonic-g-tablet-may-24-build-37-404/
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I just flashed build 37 to my Gtab, and it appears to be alot faster and more fluent, than TeamDRH's latest build, (Beta 1.2) which I've been running up until now.
I appreciate their hard work, but found the relatively frequent ROM-slowdowns, to be unbearable. But considering the "no help"-policy Nvidia and Viewsonic seems to have instigated regarding the Gtab, I really do find their work amazing and a crucial step on the way in the further development for the Gtab.
I do have a few questions, which you may or may not be able to answer, however:
1) How come, when I flash gapps, Youtube doesn't appear to be installed?
2) When I search for Youtube in the Play Store, it doesn't show up.
- I'm assuming that this has something to do with the way the ROM authenticates/identifies itself to the Play Store.
- On a sidenote, a few other apps also do not show up, even when searching specifically for them. (LBE Privacy Guard among others)
- I yanked a copy of the youtube.apk from my phone, and while it's not tablet optimized, it works without any apparent problems, so it's not because it doesn't work.
3) The USB-connection, only consists of MTP or Camera-options (like the TeamDRH-ROM) and I seem to be unable to get the Gtab to present itself as a Mass Storage Device, so I might access the internal memory.
(Only way of doing this is booting to Clockworkmod and mounting the internal memory as USB-share)
I appreciate and applaud your effort in bringing AOKP to the Gtablet.

I dont know the exact answers as I just put the link here, I have nothing to do with development. I found this link by mistake and I wanted to share it with people. If you want answers, put your questions directly on the forum rootzwiki .
BTW, I do it in the same way as you (according to problems).

tibinet said:
I dont know the exact answers as I just put the link here, I have nothing to do with development. I found this link by mistake and I wanted to share it with people. If you want answers, put your questions directly on the forum rootzwiki .
BTW, I do it in the same way as you (according to problems).
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Doh... Dunno how I missed that.
Off to rootzwiki we go...

WOW AOKP to the GTAB
Hello just a few days ago I posted a (Q) in that forum asking if it was possible at all to develop an AOKP rom on the Gtab, then yesterday I basically found out that there was a 4th ICS rom for our devices and it was a AOKP port lol It was just crazy how that happened.
I did wonder, however, why the developer of the rom did not post it here or sdroid. thank you to OP for posting this but i'd mch rather have the developer to ask questions to bout the rom, but I guess Ill just have to head over to rootzWiki.
Anyway, this is pretty awesome that someone made this happen. I dont have AOKP on any other devices but i knew of the rom, and its awesomeness. Its a sick rom and im pretty excites. I think it may run as good if not slightly better than the other 3 ics roms, I just hope they continue to make it better with each release because it has potential.
I recommend that ppl should go check it out.

Hmmmm... might have to check this out...
Thanks for posting it. I never would have known.
Sent from my SN10T1 using Tapatalk 2

installed this last night because im an aokp fan.. seems pretty good... but for me i have the same problems ive had on every ics rom for this tablet. super laggy and sounds terrible? am i the only one who has terrible sound on ics roms? ive gone back to gb every time within a day or two because of the sound.. its just crappy, low volume and distorted sound? gb rocks in comparison.. really bums me out... i keep hoping one of these ics roms will run like they do on my phone, but not even close yet.

pqrs said:
installed this last night because im an aokp fan.. seems pretty good... but for me i have the same problems ive had on every ics rom for this tablet. super laggy and sounds terrible? am i the only one who has terrible sound on ics roms? ive gone back to gb every time within a day or two because of the sound.. its just crappy, low volume and distorted sound? gb rocks in comparison.. really bums me out... i keep hoping one of these ics roms will run like they do on my phone, but not even close yet.
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Team DRH next release, sound issue is suppose to be one of the main things to be addressed...

Info for OP. Credits to user jjewell.

this should be in the general selection; you did not make this, you are only informing people.

Build 40 is out, I'm really glad there's still development for ours gtabs

Is this for bootloader 1.1 or 1.2?

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Is this for bootloader 1.1 or 1.2?
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I believe that it does not matter on ics ROMs. What is important is that your system partition be enlarged to 250MB and the easiest way to do that is to use the nvflash. See my easy guide http://raywaldo.com/2011/01/nvflash-for-dummies/
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It is for BL 1.1.
I am unable to install it under BL 1.2

tsukaza said:
It is for BL 1.1.
I am unable to install it under BL 1.2
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Did you expand the system partition as I said?
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raywaldo said:
What is important is that your system partition be enlarged to 250MB and the easiest way to do that is to use the nvflash.
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It will need more actually. Full gapps + the face detection code that is installed will use up 262+ MB.

rajeevvp said:
It will need more actually. Full gapps + the face detection code that is installed will use up 262+ MB.
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Team drh has posted a new nvflash that makes system partition 300mb. People who are having trouble should try it out.
http://www.teamdrh.com/DRH-Downloads/Full_Stock_NVFlash_CWM_5504_300mb_system.zip
Sent from my Nook Tablet using xda premium

ernest-sora said:
Build 40 is out, I'm really glad there's still development for ours gtabs
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yes, its out, but there is a problem with downloading from google player. so I wait for now...

Since this is based off the kernel of DRH ans their drivers, what's the difference between the two? Is this more stable/faster? What are the benefits to this ROM over DRH?

CM 10.2.1 (jelly bean) or CM 7 (gingerbread)

Okay I've been reading some things that the new builds even though they are stable, are very laggy. I know the nook only has a 800 MHz and a single core. So I was wondering which you would suggest. As I am going to be rooting a friends nook color for there 7 year old son. (They want the play store and android) so I was wondering which would run the best for a little kid just playing games like angry birds with it. And is there anyway to hide SU.... We all know we don't want a 7 year old messing with SU.... So which ROM would you suggest? Open to any suggestions. And please kid friendly somewhat ROMs as in like kind of easy to use and operate through. I will gladly take any suggestions on ROMs please and thank you all in the nook community!!!
Sent from my Rezound. CyanogenMod 11. S-Off

pball52998 said:
Okay I've been reading some things that the new builds even though they are stable, are very laggy. I know the nook only has a 800 MHz and a single core. So I was wondering which you would suggest. As I am going to be rooting a friends nook color for there 7 year old son. (They want the play store and android) so I was wondering which would run the best for a little kid just playing games like angry birds with it. And is there anyway to hide SU.... We all know we don't want a 7 year old messing with SU.... So which ROM would you suggest? Open to any suggestions. And please kid friendly somewhat ROMs as in like kind of easy to use and operate through. I will gladly take any suggestions on ROMs please and thank you all in the nook community!!!
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Also using Mac and the CM website on how to get CM installed onto the device. Is it reliable? It seems reliable. And it looks like it would work well. Just has anyone tried it? or should I go another root route?
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Cm7 is the way to go for performance, however, it is not very kid friendly. This: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1506929 is probably the most kid-friendly ROM I have seen. I saw your signature and I'm sure you know how to install ROMs if you've got cm11 on your phone. Cheers!
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And it's the first post in that link. The thread contains 2 ROM's
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Sorry for the late response but I got it installed. I got cm 7 installed. The kid likes it. So. Well I guess its all good and thank you so glad support for my phone isn't dead such amazing developer's!!!
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Yes, all of the devs on XDA are amazing. I'm just an amateur.
You should try out some themes that are on Google play/ android market. My favorite is red remix. It looks really cool.
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