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[Q] Supercharge 7.1 or 7.2 KANG

Hey guys,
I've test ICS and came across the need to do a supercharge.
Now I'm back to CM7.1 and I've been wondering what the method is to get it supercharged as well (and 7.2 KANG along the way).
The shell script part is pretty understandable, but I'm unable to understand whether or not I need to replace services.jar in the update zip. If I do need to do so, then which services.jar file do I need to put in there (there's a quite a few and some of them didn't work for me when I jumped and tried to do it myself).
Thanks in advance.

I made a guide for supercharging ICS with the proper services.jar for the nook here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1508481
Works like a charm, really.
If you want to use the script on any version of CM7, the ROM needs no modification. Leave the services.jar as is. The guide still works, skip to step 5 but just remember to unselect Lock Home in Memory in the device settings.
Look at the second post if you would rather the short and sweet version. The top post attempts to explain exactly what you are doing to your device and why.

Thanks for the quick reply.
It just so happens that I have followed (and bookmarked) your guide when getting my ICS
Unfortunately, I have tried the 3/3 Opengl and it had many lockups.
Any ICS you would recommend? (I know it's a bit off-topic, sorry).

Yeah, I know what you mean. I can't run OpenGL on a daily basis yet either. But the b
Yeah, I know what you mean. I can't run OpenGL on a daily basis yet either. But the builds without OpenGL work great. The threads can be a little hard to follow, what with their length and all the custom zips, I know, but he actual builds themselves are great.
I kept going back to 7.2 after checking in and trying a nightly. But maybe ten days ago, the audio from Nook Tweaks got patched, and know I can listen to movies and music at an acceptable level and I realized it was ready enough for me.
Really, the last thing on my list would be an enabled net filter, to run a firewall. But I am super-impressed with ROM.
Hope that helps. Just all of a sudden, it seemed ready.

Just to clarify, you're satisfied with the 3/3 rom w/o opengl?
Sent from my NookColor using XDA

Yep, I have been testing a bunch of programs on ICS over the last three weeks or so, and while flashing the nightlies over that time, the last couple things that I needed came through the repo. When the patch for the audio boost in Nook tweaks came through, I could use the movie and music players and finally hear them, which was a huge gain for the users. The VPN that I use works, Sync works. Almost every system app has been greatly improved.
Don't get me wrong, there are some big holes to be filled. Flash works only with OpenGL, which I find still to be too buggy and slow for daily use (although some have been reporting fine daily use), and I can't seem to find a firewall that blocks apps from the internet, which is a pet issue of mine. If you want to customize your launcher and overall look and feel, then those features will likely be the last to come around. I don use YouTube and the like hardly ever, but nonHD videos play only.
The progress is brisk, though. I spend maybe fifteen minutes upgrading the nightly as I go to bed at night, the builds seem to add a huge chunk of functionality every day.
One last tip I only recently discovered: people have complained about battery life, but I found it mostly analagous to cm7 with the major exception that deep sleep seemed fitful at best. I just realized that deep sleep doesn't seem to work when I shut the screen off manually. If I let it time out naturally (if it can be said to be natural, then it sleeps with no problem. Now battery life seems totally acceptable.
Just depends what you need to work, I guess, but this is my only real computer when I am away from home for work, and I use it daily now.

(xoom 2) XOOM 2 10.1 Freezing & Reboots – A SOLUTION!

I just wanted to share with you my recent issue & solution to the XOOM 2 rebooting issue.
Now to give you an overview of my situation, I purchased the XOOM 2 10.1 UK back in January 2012.
I use it almost every single day. No surprises I was getting random screen freezing followed by reboots every single day. Most days twice!
Now I was hoping that when the update happen back around 2 months ago that it would solve this issue. It never.
In fact my freezing & reboots were happening more frequent.
Basically within 5-10 mins of using the Xoom2 it would reboot.
Some days I just wished I could throw the dam thing through the wall.
I rooted using Dan’s method. The only method. & tried various ways to solve the issue.
NOTHING worked.
In fact, I was convinced that my rooting & installing things that should not be there was making the reboots worse.
So I cleaned up my Xoom 2, went into recovery, wiped cache & cleaned data & rebooted.
This still did not work.
Then I tried task managers, cache cleaners & even paid for that system panel app that logs all apps & usage.
Nothing worked; I was still getting the reboots. Everyday.
So after looking over many Xoom 2 forums & with many issues and complaints about this issue, I was close to selling & getting an iPad.
I was convinced it was hardware.
Then I tried this way:
1. I rooted.
2. I installed ADW Launcher & made default.
3. I installed SetCPU
4. I installed Titanium Backup
5. I froze the stock ‘launcher’ – (whatever you do – do not un-install any app, you CANNOT update Xoom if you do)
6. I changed CPU from ‘hotplugmoto’ to ‘performance’ 1200min 1200max
(I know you might think this uses lots of battery but I found not)
7. Set up setCPU profile for ‘screen off’ I use ‘on demand / 300 to 600’
Battery over night on this setting did not go down by 1%
8. Rebooted.
After 4 days of constant use & trying so hard to get the Xoom to freeze & reboot – I can’t.
This method works.
I have surfed using ‘Firefox’ while using ‘Currents’ while using ‘Google+’ while downloading files and steaming music via ‘Google Music’. I have open every single app & been quickly switching between them all trying to over load the system.
Nothing will freeze or reboot my XOOM 2.
What I can get from this is that the Xoom 2 works perfectly.
With the high CPU set, it is so fluid and lag free. It works almost perfectly now. It also means the hardware is absolutely fine.
Maybe with newer firmware updates in the future this will be sorted naturally.
I makes me think something with the high CPU means a bug in the processing won’t make the Xoom freeze & reboot.
Until then this method works for me and I can’t see why it won’t work for you.
If you are having this issue I hope this helps.

I messaged you on the Motorola Forums, but I think they may take it down since they don't like talks about rooting.
But thanks for posting this, I will give it a shot.
When you changed to performance 1200 min/1200 max - I'm guessing you also checked set on boot? right?

Yes i ticked set on boot. Make sure you have a screen off profile otherwise it will be running at max all the time.
Hope it works for you.
Sent from my XOOM 2 using Tapatalk 2

Hi,
I froze some bloat before and uninstalled flash 10.3 cause flash streaming online videos didn't work 4 me (neither 10,3 or 11,x), then installed flash 10.2 and all starts to work ok but still 2 or 3 reboots for week.
Also seems that "memory booster" app helps when some apps starts to freeze and u can finish em and free some mem.
So now i'm trying setcpu and then i will do launcher trick
Thx a lot!

Vanpeebles, Did you switch launchers because you think it will help the reboots? or because of personal preference?

List of frozen apps
List of frozen apps 2 months ago without issues:
App used: Ultimate Backup
Amazon Kindle (I dont use it)
Citrix Receiver
Drippler Motorola DROID Xyboard 8.2
Drive
Fuze Meeting
Google+
GoToMeeting
Servicios de estadisticas de dispositivo ("Device statistics Services")
Twonky
Good luck everybody!
Now i'm not expecting ICS, this is working almost perfect. Let's see setcpu improve.

It does seem that the source of the freezing/reboots is the Motorola Launcher. Since I switched to Go Launcher HD I've definitely seen less freezes.

Hi
I switched launcher on personal preference but to be fair I have had no freezes now for 5 days
So I'm not messing now if it ain't broke.
The reason is I did this is I read 1 post on another forum that someone changed launcher &, this helped him.
So wether launcher or high cpu I'm not bothered
To finally have a working tablet is such a huge relief!
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2

Thank Vanpeebles,
I did everything you said and now hoping for the best!
Either way, I'm loving ADWLauncher Ex..... sooo fast and snappy!
Sent from my Motorola Droid Xyboard 10.1 with Verizon 4G LTE

Thanks my Xoom 2 is running great again!
Also add this warning. Do NOT remove the Launcher2 app if you do then your Xoom 2 will never boot again and the is no current way to fix this because of the locked bootloader.

luke.arran said:
Thanks my Xoom 2 is running great again!
Also add this warning. Do NOT remove the Launcher2 app if you do then your Xoom 2 will never boot again and the is no current way to fix this because of the locked bootloader.
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That's my question, why do you even need to freeze the stock launcher if you've set adwlauncher as the default.. like what's the point of that step of freezing the stock launcher, it shouldn't impact performance.
Sent from my Motorola Droid Xyboard 10.1 with Verizon 4G LTE

big ach said:
That's my question, why do you even need to freeze the stock launcher if you've set adwlauncher as the default.. like what's the point of that step of freezing the stock launcher, it shouldn't impact performance.
Sent from my Motorola Droid Xyboard 10.1 with Verizon 4G LTE
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No he is right, because the stock launcher takes a big bite out of your RAM around 100MB. And even if you do have another launcher running that stock launcher always seems to be in the background on my tablet.

luke.arran said:
No he is right, because the stock launcher takes a big bite out of your RAM around 100MB. And even if you do have another launcher running that stock launcher always seems to be in the background on my tablet.
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Yeah but won't freezing the launcher (or changing its name to launcher2.apk.bak) cause problems if your tablet faces a failure and the adwlauncher crashes?
EDIT: I guess titanium backup unfreezes apps if you do a wipe so the best option is to freeze the stock launcher (NOT uninstall it and NOT rename it)
Sent from my Motorola Droid Xyboard 10.1 with Verizon 4G LTE

Over 1 week now and not 1 reboot.
I can't answer these questions on the launcher?
All I know is this works for me, I have had not 1 freeze or reboot, so the stock launcher can stay frozen.
(it may have absolutely nothing to do with it, but I really don't care)

Hi after several days over GO Laucher EX (or HD "Tablet version but less customizable") with Setcpu 1200 1200 performance and etc....
only 1 reboot when several web pages were opened on stock browser with flash videos etc.
I've noticed that now when apps stops to work it goes back to home instead of reboot except that time.
Almost no free ram and that's seems to be the clue..Stock launcher doesn´t free enought memory
And battery drains suddenly stopped.
Super happy man . More fluid launcher, more customizable, and also wifi starts to work better when comes back from sleeping
Thanks for not to give up!

Have to say... this solution seems to be working very well. I'm running set CPU in conjunction with auto memory manager set to "aggressive" and AdwLauncher Ex!
Using many apps that in the past would give me reboots, but now they are working flawlessly.
Thank you very much for this awesome contribution!
Sent from my Motorola Droid Xyboard 10.1 with Verizon 4G LTE

I'm Xoom 1 user and also having annoying reboots you described here. Most of all it happens when watching movies or iptv in player.
But isn't setting cpu frequency to 1200min will force cpu run at 1200 not less all the time? It probably may overheat the cpu and sounds dangerous.

Neolo said:
I'm Xoom 1 user and also having annoying reboots you described here. Most of all it happens when watching movies or iptv in player.
But isn't setting cpu frequency to 1200min will force cpu run at 1200 not less all the time? It probably may overheat the cpu and sounds dangerous.
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When its in use yes, but you also set a second profile to turn down the cpu to a lower value when the screen turns off so you don't drain battery and cause overheating!
So far - I'm running this method without any problems, no noticeable battery drain or extra heat in anyway!

big ach said:
When its in use yes, but you also set a second profile to turn down the cpu to a lower value when the screen turns off so you don't drain battery and cause overheating!
So far - I'm running this method without any problems, no noticeable battery drain or extra heat in anyway!
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I'm currently running on stock kernel without ability to scale over 1000. Tried to set to performance governor only, but failed and got regular reboot during usage. Will try your method.
Seems to be it's operating system problem. Don't understand why motorola still didn't resolved it, including that fact that problem also present in first Xoom model.

Worked a bit around with your solutions and stabled on the following:
Stock launcher frozen;
SetCPU profiles:
Screen ON/unlocked: Governor OnDemand (1200-800) with Noop Scheduler
Screen OFF: Governor standard hotplug (800-300) with noop scheduler
It looks like moto_hotplug governor doesn't work quite well but I also noticed some glitches on systemui.apk. Whenever you turn your screen on and unlock doesn't show smooth you must turn off screen and try again... if you unlock with a laggy unlocker the whole system will be a mess.
With those setting I'm not having reboots, just some lags here and there; battey, however, lasts much less due to ondemand governor.

Questions & Thanks for: Dualboot Mirage CM7 / ICS CM9 Image for SDcard [5/4]

Last night I followed the steps on the following thread:
[ROMS]NEW! Dualboot Mirage CM7 / ICS CM9 Image for SDcard [5/4] http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1448186
I was amazed by how easy it was to do it and how nice both CM7 & CM9 worked. Unfortunately CM9 only comes ups in landscape mode at the home level, which is inconvenient, but not terrible and I would like to thank "racks11479" :victory::good: for such a nice a detailed job.
Now, since I'm new to this forum. I'm a bit confuse about a few things and if someone could help me I would really appreciate it. Sorry if some of these questions were asked before. I did search for answers but didn't find it.
1. I follow steps 1 to 8 and everything seems to work. I'm suppose to make all 11 updates?
2. If so, can I do all of them at the same time and then do the gapps?
3. Is this how the flashing are done? : "6-Now power on nook again and this time hold down the button to get to the boot menu and choose SD Boot --> uRecImg/uRecRam. 7-Choose to 'Install zip from SDcard --> Choose zip from SDcard --> Now choose, gapps-GB-20110828-signed-DualbootSD.zip. Once that's completed now choose, gapps-ICS-20111125-2-DualbootSD.zip" Obviusly using the specif zip in each update.
4. What does V6 SuperCharger does? Makes it faster?
5. Does any of these updates helps with the landscape/portrait issue in CM9?
Thanks in advance for the attention and please excuse me if I'm making dumb questions,but I'm no expert
Zue

Also where do I download the following Flashable zips: (there is no dowload link)
Update 5/4/12 Flashable zip for Mirage CM7.2 / ICS CM9 OpenGL & Non-OpenGL
Update 3/26/12 Flashable zip for Mirage CM7.2 / ICS CM9 OpenGL & Non-OpenGL / MIUI GB & ICS
Update 3/6/12 Flashable zip for Mirage CM7.2 / ICS CM9
Update 3/2/12 Flashable zip for Mirage CM7.2 / ICS CM9 / MIUI v2.2.24

ZueKary said:
Last night I followed the steps on the following thread:
[ROMS]NEW! Dualboot Mirage CM7 / ICS CM9 Image for SDcard [5/4] http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1448186
I was amazed by how easy it was to do it and how nice both CM7 & CM9 worked. Unfortunately CM9 only comes ups in landscape mode at the home level, which is inconvenient, but not terrible and I would like to thank "racks11479" :victory::good: for such a nice a detailed job.
Now, since I'm new to this forum. I'm a bit confuse about a few things and if someone could help me I would really appreciate it. Sorry if some of these questions were asked before. I did search for answers but didn't find it.
1. I follow steps 1 to 8 and everything seems to work. I'm suppose to make all 11 updates?
2. If so, can I do all of them at the same time and then do the gapps?
3. Is this how the flashing are done? : "6-Now power on nook again and this time hold down the button to get to the boot menu and choose SD Boot --> uRecImg/uRecRam. 7-Choose to 'Install zip from SDcard --> Choose zip from SDcard --> Now choose, gapps-GB-20110828-signed-DualbootSD.zip. Once that's completed now choose, gapps-ICS-20111125-2-DualbootSD.zip" Obviusly using the specif zip in each update.
4. What does V6 SuperCharger does? Makes it faster?
5. Does any of these updates helps with the landscape/portrait issue in CM9?
Thanks in advance for the attention and please excuse me if I'm making dumb questions,but I'm no expert
Zue
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Been using Racks dual boot since a long time and definitely it's a good option for anyone who like to try both ICS and also use the more stable CM7.
SO concerning your questions:
1) No need to install all updates. Only the latest one will be fine
2-3) concerning flashing roms and gapps. Just remember this: for every Rom you flash (either the mirage[gb] or the ICS, then you must install corresponding gapps.every time you change Rom, you should do that
4) this script is Supposed to make system a bit faster, but with ICS ROM didn't work always much better and also sometimes creates boot problems. Personally I don't use it
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RASTAVIPER said:
Been using Racks dual boot since a long time and definitely it's a good option for anyone who like to try both ICS and also use the more stable CM7.
SO concerning your questions:
1) No need to install all updates. Only the latest one will be fine
2-3) concerning flashing roms and gapps. Just remember this: for every Rom you flash (either the mirage[gb] or the ICS, then you must install corresponding gapps.every time you change Rom, you should do that
4) this script is Supposed to make system a bit faster, but with ICS ROM didn't work always much better and also sometimes creates boot problems. Personally I don't use it
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Thanks a lot for answering my questions. I was really concern about applying all those updates specially because I can't see the folder sdcard folder in my laptop. I only c the partition with the Barnes and Noble folders. I think I'll just do all over again without botting BN while the card is in.
Also I found out where the updates are downloaded. It was a bit confusing because it don't have a corresponding name, just the date makes sense.
Are the gapps you talking about the 2 gapps that are flashed during the initial installation?
Thanks again
Zue:cyclops:

ZueKary said:
Thanks a lot for answering my questions. I was really concern about applying all those updates specially because I can't see the folder sdcard folder in my laptop. I only c the partition with the Barnes and Noble folders. I think I'll just do all over again without botting BN while the card is in.
Also I found out where the updates are downloaded. It was a bit confusing because it don't have a corresponding name, just the date makes sense.
Are the gapps you talking about the 2 gapps that are flashed during the initial installation?
Thanks again
Zue:cyclops:
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Yes, you should install appropriate gapps after installing each rom.
Produced by NookColor at ICS AOKP 4.0.4

RASTAVIPER said:
Yes, you should install appropriate gapps after installing each rom.
Produced by NookColor at ICS AOKP 4.0.4
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Thank you

Thanks (& battery drain issue)
Hi
Just to say this is fantastic OS update to the Nook - I'm a UK user and imported mine specifically with this ROM in mind. Really cool so far!
I do have a slight issue with battery use that's a niggling me. I took the basic Mirage CM7.2 / ICS CM9 OpenGL & Non-OpenGL ROM (ie the last update on the thread) and had no trouble getting it on my SD card. It all boots and works beautifully with gapps etc.
BUT... running in CM9 I find that unless it's plugged in, battery is draining fast even when it's in 'sleep mode' - ie I usually do a quick click on the side button, or when the device is set to switch display off after 10 mins. A bit of an issue as after a full charge at midnight, in the morning it's about 65% already. Basically with no actually use the device is often dead and needs to charge again.
Am I doing something wrong?? I've spent a few days searching threads and the Nook forums generally before posting here. I'm using Juice Defender and attempting to find a good technical reason. I'm wondering it's a voltage problem between UK and US? Should be using an adapter or just a standard microUSB mobile (cell) phone charger?
Regardless - still want to say a HUGE THANKS to the developers of this particular ROM and the Nook forum users generally. I'm truly amazed at the dedication and effort that's going into this stuff - great bunch of technical know-how made available to beginners. Amazing.

pandachilli said:
Hi
Just to say this is fantastic OS update to the Nook - I'm a UK user and imported mine specifically with this ROM in mind. Really cool so far!
I do have a slight issue with battery use that's a niggling me. I took the basic Mirage CM7.2 / ICS CM9 OpenGL & Non-OpenGL ROM (ie the last update on the thread) and had no trouble getting it on my SD card. It all boots and works beautifully with gapps etc.
BUT... running in CM9 I find that unless it's plugged in, battery is draining fast even when it's in 'sleep mode' - ie I usually do a quick click on the side button, or when the device is set to switch display off after 10 mins. A bit of an issue as after a full charge at midnight, in the morning it's about 65% already. Basically with no actually use the device is often dead and needs to charge again.
Am I doing something wrong?? I've spent a few days searching threads and the Nook forums generally before posting here. I'm using Juice Defender and attempting to find a good technical reason. I'm wondering it's a voltage problem between UK and US? Should be using an adapter or just a standard microUSB mobile (cell) phone charger?
Regardless - still want to say a HUGE THANKS to the developers of this particular ROM and the Nook forum users generally. I'm truly amazed at the dedication and effort that's going into this stuff - great bunch of technical know-how made available to beginners. Amazing.
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I'm having the same problem with both CM7 and CM9 and while I love how everything works and looks. I'm sad to say I'm considering going back to stock, which is a real shame, but unless I keep it plugged in, the battery just drains at a dramatic speed. Turning the Wi-Fi off helps, but I use the internet a lot, so that is not an option

battery issues [PARTIAL FIXES]
ZueKary said:
I'm having the same problem with both CM7 and CM9 and while I love how everything works and looks. I'm sad to say I'm considering going back to stock, which is a real shame, but unless I keep it plugged in, the battery just drains at a dramatic speed. Turning the Wi-Fi off helps, but I use the internet a lot, so that is not an option
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Zuekary
I'm not sure if this is any help to you (or anyone else??) but I've significantly reduced the battery drain in the last day or so by identifying and addressing a few issues (and basically using these forum search to 'thread title' to get a few more ideas).
NB: This does not constitute a perfect resolution, but has helped me regain use of the Nook, when I was beginning to wonder if I might have to sell it
1. BATTERY DRAIN whilst in 'sleep' mode: [PARTIAL FIX]
Upgraded to Juice defender to Pro. This enables: Turn off wifi when screen is off, schedule wifi usage off overnight.
Use Juice defender to dissallow certain apps web access.
Turn off Google Maps - I read this is a battery drain.
Disallow Google Calendar Syncing - yet another culprit apparently.
2. "Sleep of Death / SOD - Nook seems to randomly turn off completely [PARTIAL FIX]
When the Nook turns off and won't start press the power button for 5 seconds or so 3 times in a row, with a slight pause in between.
3. Perpetual Battery Drain [UNRESOLVED]
Return Nook to charge between uses
Reduce Screen brightness to 30%
4. Unsure of issues generally
Install Spare Parts+ and log battery killing apps

Thanks for the suggestion!
I'll try Juice defender.
As of now I'm going to Install just CM7.2 and see how that works:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000957
pandachilli said:
Zuekary
I'm not sure if this is any help to you (or anyone else??) but I've significantly reduced the battery drain in the last day or so by identifying and addressing a few issues (and basically using these forum search to 'thread title' to get a few more ideas).
NB: This does not constitute a perfect resolution, but has helped me regain use of the Nook, when I was beginning to wonder if I might have to sell it
1. BATTERY DRAIN whilst in 'sleep' mode: [PARTIAL FIX]
Upgraded to Juice defender to Pro. This enables: Turn off wifi when screen is off, schedule wifi usage off overnight.
Use Juice defender to dissallow certain apps web access.
Turn off Google Maps - I read this is a battery drain.
Disallow Google Calendar Syncing - yet another culprit apparently.
2. "Sleep of Death / SOD - Nook seems to randomly turn off completely [PARTIAL FIX]
When the Nook turns off and won't start press the power button for 5 seconds or so 3 times in a row, with a slight pause in between.
3. Perpetual Battery Drain [UNRESOLVED]
Return Nook to charge between uses
Reduce Screen brightness to 30%
4. Unsure of issues generally
Install Spare Parts+ and log battery killing apps
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ZueKary said:
Thanks for the suggestion!
I'll try Juice defender.
As of now I'm going to Install just CM7.2 and see how that works:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000957
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Interesting - if possible let us know how it goes. I'm keen to find a nice stable build, Cm7/CM9 seems like the "best of both" however, if I find out Cm7.2 has a healthier battery experience, I'm likely to switch, or prep an alternative sd just in case!
I'll update back here if I find anything more re: battery on ROM

There is no way to make CM9 to reach the fine battery consumption of CM7.
On the other hand it's not normal to have problems like drainage during sleep.
Install Betterbatterystats and check the Partial Wake locks for possible reasons that create the problem.
Produced by NookColor at ICS AOKP 4.0.4

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RASTAVIPER said:
There is no way to make CM9 to reach the fine battery consumption of CM7.
On the other hand it's not normal to have problems like drainage during sleep.
Install Betterbatterystats and check the Partial Wake locks for possible reasons that create the problem.
Produced by NookColor at ICS AOKP 4.0.4
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Thanks Rastaviper - going to look into this further, meanwhile if possible can you recommend the most reliable / "vanilla" / commonly used CM7 ROM for SD cards?
I'm nervous about flashing the whole device and installing on the internal HD but still want something with good battery.... possible?
Thanks in advance!

For stable CM7, Mirage kang is the way to go.
Check here :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1344873
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RASTAVIPER said:
For stable CM7, Mirage kang is the way to go.
Check here :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1344873
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Wish you had posted that before. I installed 7.2 (stable) according to this link: http://taosaur.blogspot.com/2011/09/running-cyanogenmod-7-from-sd-nook.html which is suppose to be based on this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1000957 with a newer image file. I did this on Friday and so far everything works wonderfully. Battery life is excellent. I think even better that when I was using the Stock and I have NOT installed any kind of battery saving app.
The only problem I keep having, which I also had with the previous installation is the status bar disappearing randomly. I get an error message "the application statusbar (process com.android.systemui) has stopped unexpectedly)". The only suggestion I have found is to wipe the card which did wipe before installing this version using "EaseUS Partition Master 9.1.1". If you have any suggestion on how to fix that issue I would feel very happy with the performance I have.
Even a tip on how to reopen the status bar without rebooting will be greatly appreciated.

pandachilli said:
Thanks Rastaviper - going to look into this further, meanwhile if possible can you recommend the most reliable / "vanilla" / commonly used CM7 ROM for SD cards?
I'm nervous about flashing the whole device and installing on the internal HD but still want something with good battery.... possible?
Thanks in advance!
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My current installation is wonderful with battery life. If I can get a fix for the "the application statusbar (process com.android.systemui) has stopped unexpectedly)" error. It will be the closest to perfection I have tested so far and I had tested 3 different installations so far plus I used the stock for nearly a year.
I found the following recommendation in the link posted by RASTAVIPER (thank you!). I'm giving it a try right now. Will report tomorrow how it is working after unchecking "disable full screen".
Recommendations:
1) Regarding the status/notification bar force close issues, I recommend unchecking the "disable full screen" option in the Tablet Tweaks to avoid the status bar crashes. This also improves the app behavior especially movies and games that need full screen.
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So far working excellent, no status bar crash, battery is not draining any faster than expected, but enableling full screen is annoying in certain application including book readers, so installing the button savior is a must.

ZueKary said:
So far working excellent, no status bar crash, battery is not draining any faster than expected, but enableling full screen is annoying in certain application including book readers, so installing the button savior is a must.
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Great news - thanks for feeding back.. so you're using "[ROM][CM7] [v1.3] Size-agnostic SD Card image and CM7 installer for SD Cards." ??
RE: battery - no drainage during sleep, random power off's etc?
Going to wipe my SD and start again this evening BUT...can't decide between your recommend ROM or RastsVipers's suggestion of "CM7, Mirage"
Confused.

I experience only 3 percent drain Max overnight. I recommend you use a Task Killer and clean your RAM and turn off the screen when you do not need it. Another handy tip is to use System App Remover and delete the phone.apk to stop battery drain due to cell standby..

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I experience only 3 percent drain Max overnight. I recommend you use a Task Killer and clean your RAM and turn off the screen when you do not need it. Another handy tip is to use System App Remover and delete the phone.apk to stop battery drain due to cell standby..
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I like the handy tip of removing the phone.apk
Now can you tell me where is that thank you button? (Never mind. I found it )

[Q] CM10.1 - Ready for Prime Time on the Nook Color (encore)?

I have a Nook color wiped with a full version of the last stable release of CM7. It works well, but with that irritating problem of wifi reliability.
I would like to upgrade to CM10.1. The goal is to use the Nook as a development platform, while still sharing it with my wife to actually read books.
Here is the questions: Is release candidate two (RC2) of Cyanogenmod 10.1 stable enough on the Nook for daily use? I want the latest and greatest, but I don't have the time to constantly be chasing down problems, nor do I want my wife to kill me because her "book reader" has become unstable.
Do I hold out for RC3, wait for a stable release, or jump right in with RC2?
All comments and suggestions are welcome.

While CM10/4.1 was promising, CM10.1/4.2 has been a pain.
The interface seems all weird (it use a Phone interface instead of Tablet), and the performance makes the Nook Color nearly unusable. I'm talking single-digit framerates and choppy scrolling.

Personally, I found PA to be smoothest I tried... surprisingly smooth for the NC.
YMMV

I don't know about the others, I lost WiFi connections once every 2-3 hours using the most recent builds including rc2.
The fix is just turning the eifi off and on again.
However I never got sod so it is acceptable for me.

Thanks for the info guys, but the question is still up in the air. What condition is CM10 in for the nook? The wifi issues in CM7 make it useless as a connected device anywhere except with my home router (go figure). Is anyone using CM10 as their daily driver, and if so what build are you using, and where would you place the frustration level on a scale from one to 10?

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Thanks for the info guys, but the question is still up in the air. What condition is CM10 in for the nook? The wifi issues in CM7 make it useless as a connected device anywhere except with my home router (go figure). Is anyone using CM10 as their daily driver, and if so what build are you using, and where would you place the frustration level on a scale from one to 10?
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I'm using CM10.1, RC2, and I'm having only very minor issues that are probably due to the ancient hardware (Flipboard sometimes freezes on me after 10 minutes, and browsers are slow, except for the very light Naked Browser). Everything I need works great, including wifi. I took it on a three week business trip to South America recently and only used my laptop once, doing email every day with no hiccups. I think it helps to tweak some settings, and use the Seeder app. Scrolling isn't butter smooth, but it's very good. Frustration level close to 0. Go figure.

I used CM10.1 for few months, it worked very good. I would say my frustration level maybe 1, and pretty much nothing compared to the satisfaction. I liked the key board, wifi connection, HD video play (for example in youtube), Browser and new UI in CM10.1 over 7.2.
recently I upgraded to CM10.1 RC4. I also did the following things to make it better. after boot up, it still has close to 150 MB memory.
1. tablet UI by autopatcher.
2. V6 SuperCharger
3. ES Task Manager to disable some startup services like Email, Email Exchange and etc.
4. Seeder.
The result is very good. It runs very smooth.
Only frustration is the speaker's volume which is low. I am using Speaker Boost, looks like helped little ( but not very sure).

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1. tablet UI by autopatcher.
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Has anybody posted a zipfile for this version?
Only frustration is the speaker's volume which is low. I am using Speaker Boost, looks like helped little ( but not very sure).
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I find that it works for some apps, DSP Manager works for others.
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I uploaded RC4's tabletUI patches, and you can get them in my signature link for My 4 Shared.

I tried one of the RC's back in the day for CM10 and didn't like it much. It seemed slow and glitchy, and it kept corrupting my SD card, so I went back to CM7 for a while, and then tried the CM10.1 nightly for 6-17 yesterday and had SD card problems again. Switching to a higher quality SD card fixed that problem, seems 4.x's file access methods make it more finicky with external media than 2.3's. According to LMT's status bar, my NC is running at 1000mhz, and everything has been fairly stable, although there are a few apps that seem to grind it to a halt, most notably the new Opera browser, although I hear that may just be an issue with their new version, using Opera classic seems to run fairly well. As far as getting the true tablet experience, I had to switch the launcher over to Apex, which has a tablet mode that removes the phone-style dock. On another note, I have two Android phones, an older one running CM7, and a new one running ICS out of the box, tried wireless tethering on each and found that my NC could Ad-hoc into the newer one and share it's internet at remarkable speeds, but couldn't maintain a connection to the CM7 phone even if I skipped DHCP and manually set the IP. I tried Bluetooth on this one and found that neither Sixaxis or Wiimotecontroller worked, but the NC did detect the Wiimote I tried, so I know Bluetooth is working. If I can find my BT headset, I'll give it a try and see if I can't make some internet phone calls. At this point, I'm going to be using CM10.1 as a daily driver, I think it's VERY usable, with my only annoyance being that it's a little slow to boot - any custom boot animations I use other than the one that comes with it are choppy and freeze up, and once the OS has loaded, I have to wait 10-20 seconds while the lock screen says (WIDGET LOADING) to even get the lock screen clock, but after that it's smooth sailing.
On the subject of reading books, I installed Moonreader+ and read some books on it yesterday, so that's still working just fine.

Official 5.1 Feedback [Moto G 4G]

Hi guys,
Now that some 5.1 ROMs have started to roll out in a few countries, could anyone who has tried it give us a little detailed review of lollipop?
I'm especially interested in the following points (in comparison to KitKat):
-Memory management
-Battery life
-Any bugs (real bugs, not things you just don't like)
Just a reminder: I'm asking for info on official android 5.1, NOT 5.0.X
Cheers to anyone for taking part! :beer::beer::beer:
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Anyone?
C'mon guys, a few European countries have rolled out now, I'm sure someone could give us a review
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I updated mine last night from 4.4.4-5.1
Don't know what I can say to be honest though it's nice and smooth so far

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I updated mine last night from 4.4.4-5.1
Don't know what I can say to be honest though it's nice and smooth so far
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I don't have a 4G but I'd be interested if anyone with battery drain AFTER using GPS still has it after the update, or is it fixed...

Hi, i updated it yesterday and my mobile is a lot more smooth!
With KitKat I was having huge memory problems, I couldn't use Spotify and chrome at the same time cause the music on the background was killed and the launcher redrawn. But now I can open apps with music on the background, multitask changing between apps without a redraw. It seems like it's fixed, I hope it doesn't get bad with time.
Battery seems better but can't say nothing that soon.
Also I've noticed something: there is no quicksettings bar widget (at least I can't find it) and screen cast included in 5.1 doesn't work, it says no device found, and doesn't let you add or search for devices.

Update was a little bit over 400 mb big. It took a while to download. The device didn't get warm during the update procedure. Pulling down notification bar twice shows the toggles (brightness slider, screencast and flash light included). Settings got a separate icon. There's a guest mode. If you touch the battery symbol, you'll be directed directly to the according settings menu. Virtual buttons and icon of the messages app changed also. Background color of the settings and notifications is white. You can delete all of the notifications at once. The notifications are prominently shown on the lock screen. Multitasking got a new look either (Material design).

how to root 5.1?

I've found it's still possible to crash Google Play Music or Poweramp from within Chrome. Do too much and one's music stops. I had the same issue on KitKat - normal apps are generally okay but things that are slightly heavier on the CPU make the sound jump or cut out (the player restarts about a minute later paused). Not too bothered, I just avoid surfing if I'm listening to music. Using Bluetooth audio if that makes a difference.
I had to factory reset initially - update was a bit sluggish (marginal) and battery wasn't great. Encountered a few oddities.
Luckily all my apps reinstalled and none of my data was lost except SMS messages and e-mail account logins (odd); everything else either synced or was on the SD card. Didn't take long; 5 minutes doing the welcome setup, outside that 30 mins either side where I just left the phone to do things.
No other bugs here. Yet. Though the performance isn't on-par with KitKat (I think). It's marginal though; Google Now might not pop up as quickly or the animation might lag if something else is going on. But all in all it's a trade-off for the material design which is oh-so nice.

Thank you very much
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Ok, my Moto G is running Lollipop now for 24 h. It does look defintely nice, there is no mistake about it. And it's quite responsive, but the WLAN connection is the opposite of it...
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Ok, my Moto G is running Lollipop now for 24 h. It does look defintely nice, there is no mistake about it. And it's quite responsive, but the WLAN connection is the opposite of it...
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What do you mean?
First time I read about WiFi problems, even on the CM threads... Connectivity drops?
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What do you mean?
First time I read about WiFi problems, even on the CM threads... Connectivity drops?
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No, I can not check for sure, but the latancy must be abnormously high, because the reaction in Browser and Apps over the Internet is hilarious...
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Have been running it for roughly 48h... processor has minimum state of 787 MHz (instead of 300 something MHz), and every second reboot Android seems to reset the Dalvik (loading apps at startup). Otherwise pretty impressed. I did a full reset after the installation btw... Here with retail German XT1039 5.1

I've rooted now. I was having issues with the memory filling up. Google App seems to be the worst offender but I use it a lot so I've left it alone.
Installed AdAway, removed Motorola Alert/Assist, some Google Apps and a few other things and unsurprisingly, things have massively sped up. Tempted to remove the random services which are probably orphaned ie. com.motorola.bug2go, com.motorola.emarphoneextns, com.motorola.motgeofencesvc, Invisible Net 1.0, etc. etc. but no idea what they do.

I thought there was no method yet to root Peregrine with 5.1 . Could you tell us how did you do it?

Using this method worked fine for me
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=56800467
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Yeah I used the chainfire method, pushed a new logo via adb to get rid of the bootloader unlocked warning.
For some speed you can install AdAway, use Greenify with root and uninstall some system apps. That said it's probably worth steering clear of Xposed and GravityBox since its early days (former is super alpha).
I am eagerly awaiting a way to cleanly strip out all of the Motorola components without leaving any hooks, oddities or references in the Settings Menu or elsewhere. Just for a bit more free RAM. New phone so still enjoying Stock. Tried playing with MyAndroidToolkit(?) to kill wakelocks but didn't know what I was doing so hit the reset button when location services started acting dodgy. Seems 1GB RAM is not enough for me

Do you recommend wiping cache after update?
Thanks!

Hello,
I have had boootloader-unlocked stockrom 4.4.4 and made the ota 5.1 update and i got a message (status 7) while updating and it aborted. Black screen and nothing else. I tried many things - 15 hours long. Phone did not been recognized by PC (unknown device). Now, I tried to charge the phone and it works like nothing happened.
What did i made wrong? Do I have to lock bootloader before updating? How? What is "Status 7"? Is there another method to get lollipop to the phone (with unlocked bootloader)?