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Has anyone successfully managed to move the Inbox to the Storage Card yet?
The usual registry hacks that have worked on several previous devices don't seem to be working on the HD2.
It is quite happy to let me move attachments to the Storage Card through Inbox-Options but as soon as I hack the registry to set 'PropertyPath' to move the Inbox and reboot, I end up with a folder in main memory called 'Storage Card' and the actual Storage Card renamed 'Storage Card2'.
If memory serves, this can happen where the card is slow to be mounted, but I'm puzzled why it will happily send attachments to the card and then throw a hissy fit when I ask it to do the same with mail.
Was the issue of the speed of mounting the card ever solved anywhere else? Can't find it if it was!
Any help gratefully received.
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Has anyone tried moving their Inbox to the Storage Card? Someone must have, surely?
A simple yes it works/no it doesn't would be very helpful - at least I'd know whether it was worth trying to find a solution
Thanks in anticipation
Still keen to know whether anyone has successfully managed to move their mail store to the Storage Card.
Also, has anyone managed to turn off autolock? I don't want to have to enter a pin every time my device wakes. I have tried tweaks and reg hacks and neither seems to give me the behaviour I want/expect
I appreciate that there are differences between Manila and Sense, but surely the underlying registry entries can't be that different? Many of the expected keys exist but they are just ignored by the device - odd.
Or is it just me...?
unfortunately you are right.
I experience the same issues in trying to redirect pictures I shoot to storage card\My Documents\My Pictures.
Like you say there appear to be some differences here and there.
I'm looking but I hope somebody with some more knowledge finds it fast
DicE
Gustopher said:
It is quite happy to let me move attachments to the Storage Card through Inbox-Options
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Hi Gustopher, how and where did you do that? I am unable to find where to tell the HD2 to put attachments on the Storage Card even after days of searching for it, resulting in less and less storage on the device, even when all mail and messages have been removed.
Thanks in advance.
Crazy...
Edit : O.k. just found it . . . . . . duh, what a good night rest can do for ya.
Another week's worth of XDA brains on this since first posting, so worth a revist:
Has anyone managed to get their mail onto the storage card?
The few who have responded so far seem to see the same issues as I did, but is this the case across the board?
If there is indeed a problem, does anyone have any bright ideas how we can fix this?
(Or is everyone too busy saying how much they love/hate the HD2 and how they are going to shag it/return it??)
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Given the small amount of storage memory this is an important issue. I haven't tried it but was going to use Sktools to do it. Will try later. Hope it an be resolved.
Paul
I am pretty sure you won't get any joy through SKTools - I have already responded to someone else who'd tried it and wondered why they had a renamed Storage Card.
I just had a go through Memmaid - I was also looking at the possibility of changing some startup items to give the card a chance to load - but wound up having to hard reset.
It's a bugger, to be sure. I am increasingly convinced that the card is slow to load, but what to do about it...?
I would also like some assistance in getting this resolved. Has anyone been successful here??
here...
Find the Email icon in the main start menu (or it may be in a subfolder depending on your rom). Open it and the 'select an account' screen will open. Hit MENU, OPTIONS, go across to the STORAGE tab and tick the box that says 'When available, use the storage card to store attachments.'
After a loading icon all attachments existing and in the future will be stored on the card. You will notice an increase in available memory on the device immediately.
I assume this is what you meant, if not I don't know the solution!
i have an idea to a solution
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=641930
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Find the Email icon in the main start menu (or it may be in a subfolder depending on your rom). Open it and the 'select an account' screen will open. Hit MENU, OPTIONS, go across to the STORAGE tab and tick the box that says 'When available, use the storage card to store attachments.'
After a loading icon all attachments existing and in the future will be stored on the card. You will notice an increase in available memory on the device immediately.
I assume this is what you meant, if not I don't know the solution!
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This isn't the preferred method because it creates a folder with an encrypted name. Also, it does not move the mail, just the attachments. But, it's better than nothing.
Generally, I want to save the mail and attachment in my desired path on the SD card.
As the OP stated, all the old methods don't work.
I addressed this problem in this thread, due to the order the hardware starts up after a reset i doubt you will find a solution to this problem without rewriting the email software not to start untill the SDcard has been powered/detected
I have searched the forums and searched through the usual dll files (tapres.192 etc), but i cannot find the great icons that came with this rom (Sense 2.5 CHT / Dinik Glass May 31).
The only 'glass' style icons in any of the usual dlls appear to be low res, despite the misleading '192' in the dll names.
Can anyone tell me where the icons are located.
I'm trying to change my youtube icon because, even though the Start>Multimedia>Youtube icon is the glass one.... when I add it to my quick links it uses the standard flat white YT icon.
Sorry if im missing the obvious here...
Can anyone point me in the right direction please?
Ok so it took me all day but I finally found the icons in the anastacia icon rar download. doh! was looking for 'glass' icons.... oh well.
Thing is though I simply cannot change the youtube icon from the white background one to the glass one. No matter what i do, Including clearing the htc icon cache, It always shows the white one.
Can anyone please tell me where im going wrong? this is driving me nuts. Is it something to do with where 'quick links' gets its program list?
EDIT, Im using JWMD IconChange. I was going to use SK Shortcut manager but it only handles .dll files
ANY help would be GREATLY appreciated.
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Ok so it took me all day but I finally found the icons in the anastacia icon rar download. doh! was looking for 'glass' icons.... oh well.
Thing is though I simply cannot change the youtube icon from the white background one to the glass one. No matter what i do, Including clearing the htc icon cache, It always shows the white one.
Can anyone please tell me where im going wrong? this is driving me nuts. Is it something to do with where 'quick links' gets its program list?
EDIT, Im using JWMD IconChange. I was going to use SK Shortcut manager but it only handles .dll files
ANY help would be GREATLY appreciated.
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Second this issue.. I've always had some issues changing certain icons like the file explorer or msn messenger.
Someone's gotta know!
Thanks in advance!
Aaron, I eventually found the answer....
You need to rename the icon so that it is the same as the executable name.
So for youtube.exe the icon should be named youtube.png rather than HTC_youtube.png or whatever.
Try it for any icons that refuse to change.
Hope this helps.
In return maybe you could answer one or two of my questions lol.
1. I disabled the startup anim using BSBTweaks. The phone didnt boot much faster so I re-enabled it but it still doesnt show at startup. Any ideas?
2. My SD card sometimes dissapears or wont initialise at startup. Last night it wouldnt show up after coming out of sleep/standby.
Ive increased the i/o delay etc in Advanced config, and even disabled power management for the SD slot but the card still 'dissapears' now and again.
I have searched for answers to both of these but after reading hundreds of posts I'm still none-the-wiser.
I'd start a new thread but people here seem adverse to helping me lol or maybe its just noobs in general who get ignored
People forget that they were new at one point. And sometimes searching just yields no answers, thousands of posts and no answers
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1. I disabled the startup anim using BSBTweaks. The phone didnt boot much faster so I re-enabled it but it still doesnt show at startup. Any ideas?
People forget that they were new at one point. And sometimes searching just yields no answers, thousands of posts and no answers
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Uh oh, you found the "startup" flaw. If you use BSMTweaks to stop the animation it can't be restarted. I have found that the only way to recover is a hard reset. I stay away from that switch these days.
When I originally found this "feature", I did some searching, but whatever they are changing is not the normal place in the registry that I found to control the animation - so I could not fix it.
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Uh oh, you found the "startup" flaw. If you use BSMTweaks to stop the animation it can't be restarted. I have found that the only way to recover is a hard reset. I stay away from that switch these days.
When I originally found this "feature", I did some searching, but whatever they are changing is not the normal place in the registry that I found to control the animation - so I could not fix it.
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doh! A hard reset you say? I think I'll live witout the anim until my next flash lol.
Thanks very much for the reply stevedebi.... thats one more thing I can cross off my list and stop worrying about
cheers
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2. My SD card sometimes dissapears or wont initialise at startup. Last night it wouldnt show up after coming out of sleep/standby.
Ive increased the i/o delay etc in Advanced config, and even disabled power management for the SD slot but the card still 'dissapears' now and again.
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Thanks for the advice on the icons. I'll give it a try in a bit.
Since the first question was answered I'll try for the second. It sounds like it's possible your sd card is corrupt. You should try and back everything up on your pc and then format the sd card and put it back. I think you can format the sd card actually while in the phone, that's probably your best option.
back everything up on your PC first still though.
If THAT doesn't work it could very well be the rom OR a hardware issue. Let's hope its the rom and not the hardware!
OK, just picked up the Nook Color last night. It's v1.2.0 in its settings, and apparently a blue-dot version (since it only has 1.0 GB free space in its settings panel).
I picked this up because I wanted to make it a low-end cost-effective android tablet.
I'm already getting a bit confused with all the stuff flying around - I read some post that says you don't need to root these things, that you just format/flash right over the existing - more posts talking about how its next to impossible to brick these, other posts talking about bootable SDs, and some other posts talking about ManualNooter for rooting. THen I happened to stumble onto the whole "blue-dot" business.
My questions are fairly simple. I want a low-end android tablet that I can get stuff from the Market (or side-load) and play Netflix videos. I have a 4GB SD card in it now, that's free and empty that I can use to make flashable bootable whatnots.
Do I root? Do I repartition this blue-dot business first? Can some people chime in with exactly what I should be doing? I see things about rooting, I see things about bootable CWM SD cards, (different sizes for different SD cards, but golly if you're blue-dot, get the 1GB eyeballer somethingorother) and it's getting a bit much.
I have an Evo 4G that I've rooted and flashed ROMs, and know my way around CWM for that. I'm not a total noob to this.
I just want to make sure I have my ducks in a row. If I don't need to root, why is there manualNooter? I guess I'd just like to get an android OS going on there (CM7?) that will let me play netflix and get market apps and such. What's the shortest/easiest path to this, and should I repartition first?
edit: as a follow up - can I just install CM7 onto an SD card and always boot from that? Do I have to mess at all with NC's internal business? That would be handier, I think - if possible. I just read that it looks possible in the comments here:
http://www.linux-mag.com/id/8553/
In reading this:
http://quinxy.com/guides/how-to-pick-your-nook-color-operating-system-and-install-options/
I think I want to go the OS on SD-Card option. It protects the warranty, and I can keep it "safe" for now.
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In reading this:
http://quinxy.com/guides/how-to-pick-your-nook-color-operating-system-and-install-options/
I think I want to go the OS on SD-Card option. It protects the warranty, and I can keep it "safe" for now.
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If that's your decision, which is the same one I made, this is what I learned here:
-The MicroSD card itself can make running android a wonderful experience, or a torurous nightmare of force close issues on everything. All cards are not made equal. You probably want a SanDisk brand card, test your card with Crystal Disk Mark, and read Here and Here for more information on that part of it.
-I am running this Phiremod 6.2 image, dualboot between phiremod and honeycomb. You can just run it by default on the more stable phiremod without ever going into honeycomb if you want. I haven't updated it to phiremod 6.3 yet as the thread gives you the option for, 6.2 runs very well.
A rock solid package that works fantastically well, make sure to thank the people who made it if you like it - you can tell it's a labor of love by how nice it is.
Also, make sure that the battery is charged all the way to full the first time you put your custom SD card in.
To make the custom card:
-put it in your computer, fresh format if possible/necessary
-use WinImage to burn the image to the MicroSD card.
-use EASEUS partition software to extend the /sdcard partition to use the rest of the unallocated space on your MicroSD card.
...and that's really all there is to it. It can get confusing out there with so many options and configuration choices.
You may end up deciding that you like something better, but for a "no strings attached" look at android on the Nook color the image and tools I just linked are a good place to start.
Besides preserving your stock Nook color as-is, running from the sdcard lets you have a couple of different cards with different installs, and swapping between them is as easy as turning the Nook off and then back on again.
While the Nook is booted to it's stock configuration, you can plug it into your computer and transfer whatever you want drag and drop style into the internal memory of the device. When you reboot the Nook into your android sdcard install, you can use a file manager to browse to it and use it. No hassle pictures, music and etc... transfer to your android device.
The google market app "dual file manager" by medieval software is free and great for running back and forth between the internal and sdcard memory.
Also, for an sdcard install, get the google market app "sd speed increase" by diego stamigni. It absolutely makes a noticable difference in running android from the sdcard.
Two last app recommendations are both paid google market apps, but:
The "nook color power button" by otis8 provides you with an on-screen icon that emulates the hardware power button on the side of your nook. I have a case that covers mine, and a lot of searching led to this answer. You may or may not need it, but if you do this is the right answer.
"thumb keyboard" by beansoft, has completely changed my Nook experience in ways I didn't realize needed changing until I used it. The split keyboard makes thumb typing so much easier. The arrow keys I always seem to need were why I wanted a new keyboard, but with the customizable buttons and layout options available through this app...it was worth every last penny spent on it.
Every time I type something on the Nook, I am so glad I got this keyboard.
That should be enough to get you started, just make sure that if you install the image I reference above:
-After it boots into android the first time, let it sit and don't touch it for about 5 minutes. The first time it runs, it has to configure itself on the sdcard, which you don't see happening on the screen. A little bit fo patience this one time can eliminate some possible problems in the future.
-Log into and activate the google market from the app icon on the home screen first. If you delete this icon from the home screen, you may lose market on this install and have to either do something funky to get it back, or re-image the sdcard.
There is so much great information here, I was amazed and overwhelmed when I first started looking into it. This place has taught me so much in so little time - I love it here.
ETA:
One last thing is, I don't know anything about blue dot, i've only seen it in passing. My nook is updated to 1.2 stock. You should be ok, but make sure to read the thread of the image you download to make sure.
...and... by keeping your stock nook, you don't have a problem that others might. If using windows, an imaged sdcard can't be just formatted back to it's full capacity. Windows only reads the first small partition as the whole card.
If you boot the nook into it's stock software, and then insert the sdcard, the stock nook will let you format it right back to it's standard capacity and remove all the custom partitions on it.
Then all you have to do is pop the card out, put it in your computer, and burn a new image to it.
Just got a nook color last night and been looking at websites and downloading books with no sleep so bear with me.
I found this screenshot and would love to get my nook to look kind of like it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=860404&page=39
(msgnyc picture "Do Not Panic")
My main areas of interest in rooting is 2 major things
1. What size SD card do I need to root, jailbreak or whatever the hell you want to call it. I currently have a 4GB in, but everyone I see says they are using 8+.
2. I really want this feature and is the main selling point of me rooting. I want to be able to create folders on my main screen with an authors name and possibly a picture that will open up to all my books from that author. I have downloaded almost all my books that I currently own in epub format so I want to make sure I have access to them.
If anyone can help answer these questions it would be very helpful, and also point to the simplest (and I mean books for dummies guide) on how to get my nook to look like that picture would be greatly appreciated. I'm going to sleep now.
Well found this forum post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1030227
Would this be my best bet for rooting a nook color version 1.4.1?
If so, then I just need help with my main questions and where to get those apps and how to put them on my nook.
Thanks again
That's an ok place to start. All of the information and files you need to do this are either in the thread already or it will link to other threads or posts that have what you need.
Basically, you just got a LOT of reading to do before you will get to where you want. It's really worth it IMO. You will learn alot that you may use later while trying to get started, but it's a great time.
I have read hundreds of posts and learn quite a bit I didn't know while only trying to figure out one thing to do. I love it.
Best regards.
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That's an ok place to start. All of the information and files you need to do this are either in the thread already or it will link to other threads or posts that have what you need.
Basically, you just got a LOT of reading to do before you will get to where you want. It's really worth it IMO. You will learn alot that you may use later while trying to get started, but it's a great time.
I have read hundreds of posts and learn quite a bit I didn't know while only trying to figure out one thing to do. I love it.
Best regards.
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I'll give it a go when I have more sleep, I'm just afraid I'll totally ruin this new toy and just wish companies would stop putting limitations on their hardware.
If you root and use cm7 off an sd card you have no worries. You can take out the card and go back to normal.
Search bootable sd card in here. Pretty simple, although you may not go back. I did that for a while, then just did it to the internal memory as I have no plans to go back to stock, even then it's not too hard if I really needed to.
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No worries even if you decide to root your Nook w CM7 and use the card for storage. There are several locations here that will tell you how to get back to stock. You can not brick your new Nook.
Several good ereader apps available. I suggest either Alkido or the Nook app. Both work great for me.
Running Nook Color CM7 Nightly 253m on either root or SDcard, depending on the day and my mood.
If you just want to create a bootable uSD so that you can root your NC, 1GB card is enough.
If you want to install new ROM and running it from the uSD card, then 32GB is max, normally minus 2GB (reserved for system and data), the rest is for your own use.
I have never rooted my NC so I can't help.
I only played the NC with stock ROM for 2 days after I bought it then installing CM7 ROM on, so I don't remember anything about stock ROM and what it offers you.
As for creating a folder with possible picture on the main screen, I don't know it can be done or not.
It's always good to read as many posts as you can, but sometimes it feels like established users aren't just sending you looking for a needle in a haystack, they're actually holding the needle and telling you to look in the haystack anyway. I'll tell you what worked for me. It turns out to be a 10 minute process (at most) once you know the steps. I started with a Nook Color running stock 1.4.1.
1. Get an SD card 1GB or greater.
2. Install Image Writer for Windows (https://launchpad.net/win32-image-writer)
3. Install CWM (Clockwork Mod) image to your SD card using Image Writer for Windows, per the instructions in this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=987735
4. Copy the Manual Nooter version 5.12.20 zip file to the SD card, obtain the zip from this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20456719&postcount=1631 that is on page 164 from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20456719
5. Shut your Nook Color off by holding the power button until the screen asks if you want to power it off.
6. Insert your CWM SD card into your Nook Color.
7. Hold the power button until the Nook Color starts to boot. (screen flashes)
8. Nook Color will boot into CWM. Use the volume keys to move down to "Install zip" (or something close to that) Press the "N" key on the Nook Color to select the option.
9. Select the option to "Choose zip", then select the MN 5.12.20 zip that you got from the Manual Nooter thread.
10. CWM does it's thing. Turn off when done. Remove SDcard. Boot. Done!
Obviously, this is just what worked for me. If it doesn't work, you'll have to go further down the rabbit hole to find out why. (read more of the linked threads)
I hope that makes the decision to root a little easier.
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[...] I found this screenshot and would love to get my nook to look kind of like it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=860404&page=39
(msgnyc picture "Do Not Panic")
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You clearly have good taste in books. That looks like a rooted B&N pre-1.4.1 install running an alternate launcher with a pretty wallpaper applied.
My main areas of interest in rooting is 2 major things
1. What size SD card do I need to root, jailbreak or whatever the hell you want to call it. I currently have a 4GB in, but everyone I see says they are using 8+.
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To actually root, you don't need anything larger. However, you might want a larger SD for other functions (more below).
2. I really want this feature and is the main selling point of me rooting. I want to be able to create folders on my main screen with an authors name and possibly a picture that will open up to all my books from that author. I have downloaded almost all my books that I currently own in epub format so I want to make sure I have access to them.
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That is likely to be a challenge. I'm not aware of anything that will put this on your homescreen. The B&N launcher on the B&N firmware will let you put books on your homescreen, but nothing sorted like you're talking about. B&N firmware does have the shelves feature, and the Library will sort by author, but it doesn't show on your home screen. Other readers such as Aldiko do have a nice shelf display that you can sort various ways, but in my testing, the closest you can get is to use Aldiko or Mantano reader to put a shortcut to a single book on your homescreen. Unfortunately, it's very very tiny. You'll also only be able to do this on a non-B&N launcher home screen, so you lose the Today bar and pretty book covers all over the screen that B&N provides.
I've done a brain dump on my experiences with rooting B&N 1.4.1 that might help with some other decision points. Rooting is only the start of the adventure. There are a lot of customization options you'll want to consider as well.
BE AWARE that rooting B&N firmware is altogether different than installing CyanogenMod to eMMC. The "[GUIDE] Install CM7.1 or 7.2 + Clockworkmod to EMMC - ALL NOOKS! (Updated:1/5/12" guide you linked to is excellent, but will OVERWRITE your B&N firmware with alternate firmware (CyanogenMod). Not a bad thing, but it may not be what you want. Before doing that, I'd suggest creating a bootable SD card with CyanogenMod that you can use for a test drive before committing to getting rid of the B&N firmware. This way, you can test out CM to your heart's content, but still leave the B&N firmware on internal eMMC memory. THIS is why you might want a larger SD card. It will be used by the CM when you boot it.
As other have noted, even if you zap the B&N firmware, you can get back, so don't panic. Just be aware of the differences between B&N firmware and whatever else you load up. I tried to highlight those in my summary, so I hope it's useful.
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You clearly have good taste in books. That looks like a rooted B&N pre-1.4.1 install running an alternate launcher with a pretty wallpaper applied.To actually root, you don't need anything larger. However, you might want a larger SD for other functions (more below).That is likely to be a challenge. I'm not aware of anything that will put this on your homescreen. The B&N launcher on the B&N firmware will let you put books on your homescreen, but nothing sorted like you're talking about. B&N firmware does have the shelves feature, and the Library will sort by author, but it doesn't show on your home screen. Other readers such as Aldiko do have a nice shelf display that you can sort various ways, but in my testing, the closest you can get is to use Aldiko or Mantano reader to put a shortcut to a single book on your homescreen. Unfortunately, it's very very tiny. You'll also only be able to do this on a non-B&N launcher home screen, so you lose the Today bar and pretty book covers all over the screen that B&N provides.
I've done a brain dump on my experiences with rooting B&N 1.4.1 that might help with some other decision points. Rooting is only the start of the adventure. There are a lot of customization options you'll want to consider as well.
BE AWARE that rooting B&N firmware is altogether different than installing CyanogenMod to eMMC. The "[GUIDE] Install CM7.1 or 7.2 + Clockworkmod to EMMC - ALL NOOKS! (Updated:1/5/12" guide you linked to is excellent, but will OVERWRITE your B&N firmware with alternate firmware (CyanogenMod). Not a bad thing, but it may not be what you want. Before doing that, I'd suggest creating a bootable SD card with CyanogenMod that you can use for a test drive before committing to getting rid of the B&N firmware. This way, you can test out CM to your heart's content, but still leave the B&N firmware on internal eMMC memory. THIS is why you might want a larger SD card. It will be used by the CM when you boot it.
As other have noted, even if you zap the B&N firmware, you can get back, so don't panic. Just be aware of the differences between B&N firmware and whatever else you load up. I tried to highlight those in my summary, so I hope it's useful.
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To be honest, I could care less about the today bar or anything else that comes stock with the Nook. I just want to be able to read my books that are in a nice organized fashion (which I found out you can't do with stock), play on the internet and use netflix. I also want the WiFi, screen brightness and battery indicator.
Another thing that pissed me off was I updated to 1.4.1 and it added the white bar at the bottom of the screen and you can not remove it (today bar I think?) I WANT THAT GONE!!!!
>>>>>>> +1 Aldiko
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To be honest, I could care less about the today bar or anything else that comes stock with the Nook. I just want to be able to read my books that are in a nice organized fashion (which I found out you can't do with stock), play on the internet and use netflix. I also want the WiFi, screen brightness and battery indicator.
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In that case, rooting 1.4.1 is just extra effort. Proceed with the instructions to run CyanogenMod (recommend the CM 7.2 RC0 Mirage build found here on XDA.
Another thing that pissed me off was I updated to 1.4.1 and it added the white bar at the bottom of the screen and you can not remove it (today bar I think?) I WANT THAT GONE!!!!
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That white bar fills in with cover images from recent book you read from your library, and new issues of magazines and newspapers you subscribe to. If you don't subscribe to anything and generally don't care about B&N, just flash over it all.
As mentioned, Aldiko is a great reader. I'd suggest also checking out Mantano ($) if you don't mind spending a few bucks for a better PDF reader (IMO). Mantano provides more options for cataloging your books. I have had it crash the database with 500+ books, though, so do regular backups.
Unfortunately, I've yet to find anything that focuses on books for the home screen, other than the shortcut-to-single-book I mentioned before.
I've got an answer for the problem of creating author folders on the desktop. First you need to install ADW EX Launcher ($$). I don't know if you can do it in ADW free. Anyway, long-press on the desktop and select Shortcuts. Then choose your file manager. Now navigate to your books and select one. This should put a shortcut to that book on your desktop. Repeat as needed until you have all the books from one author. Now drag them into a stack, one on top of another. ADW will automatically create a folder that contains all the shortcuts in the stack. Now long-press on the folder/pile and select Edit. This will give you the option to rename the folder and if you touch the folder icon to the left of the label entry line it will let you add a custom icon for the folder.
There's also a free app called Folder Organizer that can do something like this. If you don't want to buy ADW EX and can't get ADW free to work you might give it a try. Just remember that you create shortcuts to your books by creating a shortcut to the file manager and going from there. Good luck!
And since everyone else is giving their favorite reader, Cool Reader FTW!
CobyHoff said:
It's always good to read as many posts as you can, but sometimes it feels like established users aren't just sending you looking for a needle in a haystack, they're actually holding the needle and telling you to look in the haystack anyway. I'll tell you what worked for me. It turns out to be a 10 minute process (at most) once you know the steps. I started with a Nook Color running stock 1.4.1.
1. Get an SD card 1GB or greater.
2. Install Image Writer for Windows (https://launchpad.net/win32-image-writer)
3. Install CWM (Clockwork Mod) image to your SD card using Image Writer for Windows, per the instructions in this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=987735
4. Copy the Manual Nooter version 5.12.20 zip file to the SD card, obtain the zip from this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20456719&postcount=1631 that is on page 164 from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20456719
5. Shut your Nook Color off by holding the power button until the screen asks if you want to power it off.
6. Insert your CWM SD card into your Nook Color.
7. Hold the power button until the Nook Color starts to boot. (screen flashes)
8. Nook Color will boot into CWM. Use the volume keys to move down to "Install zip" (or something close to that) Press the "N" key on the Nook Color to select the option.
9. Select the option to "Choose zip", then select the MN 5.12.20 zip that you got from the Manual Nooter thread.
10. CWM does it's thing. Turn off when done. Remove SDcard. Boot. Done!
Obviously, this is just what worked for me. If it doesn't work, you'll have to go further down the rabbit hole to find out why. (read more of the linked threads)
I hope that makes the decision to root a little easier.
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You are a godsend for making this so easy. Was actually gonna buy an SD card off amazon that was already preloaded but decided to give it a try before spending money. Worked like a charm and got everything I need so far.
Glad to hear you got everything going. I'm sure you'll love it.
Reige1 said:
You are a godsend for making this so easy. Was actually gonna buy an SD card off amazon that was already preloaded but decided to give it a try before spending money. Worked like a charm and got everything I need so far.
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So you're going to stay on the rooted B&N firmware?
Don't bother with paying that premium for cards. You can roll your own in 10 minutes with the guidance here on XDA, and better learn how to maintain it as you do.
Ok, I have a problem and have spent several hours trying to figure this out. If you look at the screenshot I linked, at the very bottom (status bar?) you see an arrow in the middle that brings up a menu. After updating to 1.4.1 it is no longer there and even after rooting I can't figure out how to get it back. I got AWD but that is not the same. Is it possible to get that feature back?
And do I need to put my epub books on my SD card for me to be able to see them in Aldiko? I currently have them saved on the nook itself.
Don't see a screenshot, but do you mean the B&N shortcut bar that lets you select store,browser,library,etc.? If so, pressing the 'n' button brings that up on stock 1.4.1. Did you over-ride that with HomeCatcher by any chance?
bobstro said:
Don't see a screenshot, but do you mean the B&N shortcut bar that lets you select store,browser,library,etc.? If so, pressing the 'n' button brings that up on stock 1.4.1. Did you over-ride that with HomeCatcher by any chance?
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The screenshot was at the first page in my original post, sorry. And yes, that is what I mean, and I don't want to have to press the "n" button to do it, I want the old way back if possible.
Reige1 said:
I don't want to have to press the "n" button to do it, I want the old way back if possible.
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You will have to restore back to 1.3.... 1.4.1 changes it.
Somebody may have a fix though I've not seen it.
I've been using Windows 8.1 on my Surface RT tablet for a few hours now and I am not too happy with what Microsoft has done already. Though there are some pretty neat improvements I am sure I'll find more things I don't like about the update.
1. I really don't need the Start button because I am already used to all the hot corners, and now it's just a waste of space on the Taskbar where I keep most Desktop apps and where I still want to have some free space for the icons to expand when apps are opened. Besides, the old Start thumbnail-button in the Task Switcher looked much better. I understand the need for it, but wish there was an option to disable the Start button in Taskbar Properties for those who really enjoy the new Windows experience.
2. The new Search Charm is less usable. I used the Search Charm to quickly search within an active app, and now you have to open a drop-down menu to select the app you are currently in every single time in order to do such a search. Not to mention that it is no longer possible to search within an app of choice from other places than the app itself.
3. I really don't like the fact that they removed Messenger app. Though it was very buggy, it was still a good companion to the Facebook-friendly People app. Why have Facebook integration there at all, if they are forcing people to use website/official FB app anyway because of the lacking chat capabilities?
4. The upper number row makes the on-screen keyboard look less aesthetically pleasing. They could've made the numbers less standing out, though I do understand the practical purpose of the number row.
5. The variable-size multitasking-split is great, but other than standard sizes should be disabled for apps that do not properly support them. You would not want to make any app window smaller if other app doesn't benefit of it.
6. I wish there was a way to uninstall Desktop Office apps and have them back when desired. I am not going to use Outlook ever and I would surely appreciate the extra storage space.
7. Though I like how they renamed Computer to This PC and added superb Skydrive integration, they made libraries less accessible by featuring local /User/ folders instead of libraries and removing them from the sidebar of Windows Explorer. How are you supposed to easily access them?
8. What I was really looking forward to seeing in the 8.1 update is the possibility to actually use microSD card from somewhere but the Desktop by adding it's locations to libraries. Microsoft has always defended the lack of local storage by saying that there is an USB port and a microSD slot, but how can you actually use the extra space? Go to Desktop every single time and browse your photos with Windows Photo Viewer Desktop app? Not to mention that I had to encrypt the SD card using another computer's Bitlocker and that I have to manually unlock the card every time my Surface restarts. I partially solved the SD card being featured in libraries problem by creating a virtual disk which I have to mount after every reboot. It works fine, but it's crazy. I am aware that this only affects Windows RT.
pauliusba said:
I've been using Windows 8.1 on my Surface RT tablet for a few hours now and I am not too happy with what Microsoft has done already. Though there are some pretty neat improvements I am sure I'll find more things I don't like about the update.
1. I really don't need the Start button because I am already used to all the hot corners, and now it's just a waste of space on the Taskbar where I keep most Desktop apps and where I still want to have some free space for the icons to expand when apps are opened. Besides, the old Start thumbnail-button in the Task Switcher looked much better. I understand the need for it, but wish there was an option to disable the Start button in Taskbar Properties for those who really enjoy the new Windows experience.
2. The new Search Charm is less usable. I used the Search Charm to quickly search within an active app, and now you have to open a drop-down menu to select the app you are currently in every single time in order to do such a search. Not to mention that it is no longer possible to search within an app of choice from other places than the app itself.
3. I really don't like the fact that they removed Messenger app. Though it was very buggy, it was still a good companion to the Facebook-friendly People app. Why have Facebook integration there at all, if they are forcing people to use website/official FB app anyway because of the lacking chat capabilities?
4. The upper number row makes the on-screen keyboard look less aesthetically pleasing. They could've made the numbers less standing out, though I do understand the practical purpose of the number row.
5. The variable-size multitasking-split is great, but other than standard sizes should be disabled for apps that do not properly support them. You would not want to make any app window smaller if other app doesn't benefit of it.
6. I wish there was a way to uninstall Desktop Office apps and have them back when desired. I am not going to use Outlook ever and I would surely appreciate the extra storage space.
7. Though I like how they renamed Computer to This PC and added superb Skydrive integration, they made libraries less accessible by featuring local /User/ folders instead of libraries and removing them from the sidebar of Windows Explorer. How are you supposed to easily access them?
8. What I was really looking forward to seeing in the 8.1 update is the possibility to actually use microSD card from somewhere but the Desktop by adding it's locations to libraries. Microsoft has always defended the lack of local storage by saying that there is an USB port and a microSD slot, but how can you actually use the extra space? Go to Desktop every single time and browse your photos with Windows Photo Viewer Desktop app? Not to mention that I had to encrypt the SD card using another computer's Bitlocker and that I have to manually unlock the card every time my Surface restarts. I partially solved the SD card being featured in libraries problem by creating a virtual disk which I have to mount after every reboot. It works fine, but it's crazy. I am aware that this only affects Windows RT.
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You'd better post this on the beta forums. It is useless here, other than attracting trollz.
pauliusba said:
I've been using Windows 8.1 on my Surface RT tablet for a few hours now and I am not too happy with what Microsoft has done already. Though there are some pretty neat improvements I am sure I'll find more things I don't like about the update.
1. I really don't need the Start button because I am already used to all the hot corners, and now it's just a waste of space on the Taskbar where I keep most Desktop apps and where I still want to have some free space for the icons to expand when apps are opened. Besides, the old Start thumbnail-button in the Task Switcher looked much better. I understand the need for it, but wish there was an option to disable the Start button in Taskbar Properties for those who really enjoy the new Windows experience.
2. The new Search Charm is less usable. I used the Search Charm to quickly search within an active app, and now you have to open a drop-down menu to select the app you are currently in every single time in order to do such a search. Not to mention that it is no longer possible to search within an app of choice from other places than the app itself.
3. I really don't like the fact that they removed Messenger app. Though it was very buggy, it was still a good companion to the Facebook-friendly People app. Why have Facebook integration there at all, if they are forcing people to use website/official FB app anyway because of the lacking chat capabilities?
4. The upper number row makes the on-screen keyboard look less aesthetically pleasing. They could've made the numbers less standing out, though I do understand the practical purpose of the number row.
5. The variable-size multitasking-split is great, but other than standard sizes should be disabled for apps that do not properly support them. You would not want to make any app window smaller if other app doesn't benefit of it.
6. I wish there was a way to uninstall Desktop Office apps and have them back when desired. I am not going to use Outlook ever and I would surely appreciate the extra storage space.
7. Though I like how they renamed Computer to This PC and added superb Skydrive integration, they made libraries less accessible by featuring local /User/ folders instead of libraries and removing them from the sidebar of Windows Explorer. How are you supposed to easily access them?
8. What I was really looking forward to seeing in the 8.1 update is the possibility to actually use microSD card from somewhere but the Desktop by adding it's locations to libraries. Microsoft has always defended the lack of local storage by saying that there is an USB port and a microSD slot, but how can you actually use the extra space? Go to Desktop every single time and browse your photos with Windows Photo Viewer Desktop app? Not to mention that I had to encrypt the SD card using another computer's Bitlocker and that I have to manually unlock the card every time my Surface restarts. I partially solved the SD card being featured in libraries problem by creating a virtual disk which I have to mount after every reboot. It works fine, but it's crazy. I am aware that this only affects Windows RT.
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I have no idea what you are talking about regarding seeing SD card contents in libraries - all you have to do is right click, add to library, select library you want it to show up.
And there is one huge plus for me in the added start menu button - now you can call its context menu on a touchscreen-device and quickly open computer management, admin's powershell and so on. As I do this often while hacking - I really like it.
And the new added onscreen keyboard is great - now it has an up/down arrows and functional keys
The keyboard mode with full arrow keys and (I think) Fkeys already existed, but was hidden by default. If you went into the settings for the touch input panel you could enable it.
UBNAS81 said:
I have no idea what you are talking about regarding seeing SD card contents in libraries - all you have to do is right click, add to library, select library you want it to show up.
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Sorry. What I actually meant by that was that Metro apps don't see the "libraried" content from SD card. And the indexing is disabled there too.
P.S.: I found out that 8.1 actually allows Bitlocker to automatically unlock an SD card on boot.
pauliusba said:
Sorry. What I actually meant by that was that Metro apps don't see the "libraried" content from SD card. And the indexing is disabled there too.
P.S.: I found out that 8.1 actually allows Bitlocker to automatically unlock an SD card on boot.
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There was a guide to symlink SD card to a folder, just Google add SD card content to metro apps.
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