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[Nook Touch General] apeine:
Ok, got my Nook STR, rooted, updated to 1.0.1, rerooted, put good reading apps (ezpdf, aldiko and ACV), some android apps (games, docs to go, programming tools, twitter, linked in), changed mapping for hardware buttons, tweaked it in order to read ad hoc wifi (on my iphone 3g, for example), got some themes for b&w (saviour button, nook wallpaper and a free b&w theme for launcher) and made myself some neat screensavers.

What is left to be done?

Well, still got some things missing:

1) Whenever I have wifi on, and turn the nook off and on, wifi doesn't come back automatically. I have to turn it on "by hand". Any solution for that?

2) Why are there some apps (tweetdeck, dolphin, among others) that show as not compatible with nook STR on android market, but whenever I download from other sites (blackmart, for example), it is downloaded and runs fine? What is the criteria? Should something be changed so market can recognize extra apps for the STR (I'm not sure, but maybe sending an email to google or something of the sort).

3) Downloaded winamp, played an mp3? Where is the sound going? Is there a way to take sound out of the STR (microusb headphone, BT maybe)?

4) Is there any way to turn everything to landscape? All readers mentioned (and some others) do it, but it would be neat to have it on browsers, docs to go, etc.

5) White letter on 1st level menus. Lots of guessing on their content. Is that a problem of the app itself or the STR? Is there a solution for that?

6) If another update comes, what comes with it? Anything more androidish, or just better pdf support for nook reader?
[Nook Touch General] cymoze:
1) Download Synker widget to toggle wi-fi from the home screen.

4) Use ADW launcher instead of Go Launcher and in the settings find the option to change viewing to landscape mode.
[Nook Touch General] alik83cool:
About tweaking Nook STR to connect to adhoc WiFI

Hi Apeine.

I had also this question About tweaking rooted Nook STR to connect to adhoc WiFI, such as iphone that I also have.

How did you tweak it to connect to adhoc WiFi?, as I was unable to do it.

Thank You

Oleg.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] h20wakebum:
I was driving on US 101 N just passing La Cumbra and low and behold, I pinged a 4G tower!!

I did some further research and found that Clear has a coverage map showing Santa Barbara as having coverage.

This is promising as I've been looking more and more closly at Verizon... but I'll be faithful and wait!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MustWarnothers:
Sweet.

I live in Poughkeepsie, NY and as far as I knew there was not 4g/Wimax here. I turned my radio on the other day and It popped up with a single bar of 4G.

It got consistent 5meg down, 3 meg up, which is more than enough for just about anything I'd be doing on the phone.

I'm really looking forward to hearing from Sprint next month as to what their plans are for coverage/4G LTE rollout. The most recent info I read said the Epic 4g Touch is equipped for 800mhz LTE, I Just hope they push coverage as fast as Verizon has been.
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] TGA_Gunnman:
Here ya go!

Recent changes:

Netflix now supports all Android 2.2 and 2.3 devices.

Minor bug fixes.

Latest version: 1.4.1 build 262 (for Android version 2.2 and higher, supports App2SD)
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] diamantericos:
This actually works better. its much better sharper in my opinion.
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] Lokks:
Agh still not working in Canada
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] cynaru:
It works fine in Canada. Just use an American VPN for the first time you connect and then it will work fine without it after. Been using it since late July here in Ontario thanks to this workaround. Have fun.
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] TGA_Gunnman:
let me know if you have any isues
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] outerdepth:
Just Saying...

I wanted to say I wasn't trying to step on any toes by posting my info thread on the Netflix this morning. I had tried your file and link and several others with no luck until I found the site I posted the link for. I don't know what the difference in the two is as of yet, but I wanted to say thanks for working on getting a fix out to our community here. Hope your method is working for everyone that tries it. If someone finds they are having no luck with it, feel free to point them to my thread. Take it easy, bro.:cool:
[EVO Shift 4G General] meshflesh:
When you restore a back up rom..do your battery stat from that rom restore also??
[EVO Shift 4G General] prboy1969:
Yes they do. When you Nandroid back, everything goes back to where it was.

MikShifted on XDA Premium APP

TEAM MiK

Mik ROMs Since 3/13/11
[EVO Shift 4G General] meshflesh:
thanks bro
[Desire General] MatDrOiD:
Thanks to rootSU's post here, I feel to quote the opening post from the linked thread on androidforums:

Addition: If you need to flash another recovery, please go S-OFF and use fastboot.

Conclusion: NEVER USE ROM MANAGER BECAUSE IT CAUSES MORE PROBLEM THAN IT SOLVES!

All things you want to do with rom manager can be done by another and better software!
[Desire General] Dataflashsabot:
I never use it in any case (and I wish it weren't included with CM7), but I'm curious: What's the actual problem? What does the lack of "fake flash" imply, and what kind of problems is it likely to cause?
[Desire General] MatDrOiD:
I won't post all problems rom manager can cause. If you really wanna know it, use the search.
[Desire General] danarama:
I believe fake flash was removed as an incompatability was causing the issues we saw on AF since unrevoked came on the scene.

ROM manager was great before unrevoked as we all had an old HTC 2.0e engineering recovery. But since unrevoked started actually flashing cwm 2.5.0.7, we saw lots of ROM manager caused issues.

This was our original thread we had to create as we saw so many:

http://androidforums.com/desire-all-things-root/356192-warning-do-not-use-rom-manager.html

However, since fake flash has been replaced, I cannot comment.

I certainly don't want to see ROM manager's importance in the rooting scene questioned because in those early days, it was an invaluable tool and the dev Kouch, did an amazing job and I hold him in the highest regard.

All that thread was about, was warning people who had rooted with unrevoked not to use rom manager on the desire as we were fed up of having to resolve the issues that came up on a daily basis.

The thread may well be irrelevant now given that it actually flashes cwm, but I haven't used ROM manager since. I just do everything manually, but I like to do things that way anyway.
[Desire General] 00mpollard:
i prefer rom toolbox anyway :D

miles better!
[Desire General] droidmeup:
It's working just fine
[Desire General] MatDrOiD:
For some users it might work fine. But I would not risk it, because it's come clear there is absolutely no sense in using it.
[Desire General] deakodude:
Works fine for me.
[Desire General] kempshott:
Me too - with several different ROMs.
[Desire General] danarama:
Yes it works for a lot of people and causes issues for a fair few too, which was why the original thread was made. Like I said though, not sure how relevant this thread is now.
[Desire General] BigMrB:
I always recommend Amon-Ra - RootSU can probably recall me saying this loads of times lol

To all those saying it works fine..... It might do for now, but you have been warned... don't ask for help when you get a problem ;)
[Desire General] danarama:
Yeah You're an AR man ;) (2.0.1?)

I do like CWM 2.5.0.7 and use it with no issues generally. It just does evertyhing I need. Its a trueflash version of course.

One big issue though, if my SD card's FS is on the way out, CWM has been known for me to push it over the edge. If the FAT32 is operating les than optimal, flashing something can wipe the entire partition :(

I can recovery it with standard windows recovery tools, mostly. I just have to ensure my FS is scanned regularly and any errors fixed.
[Thunderbolt General] Lyondellic:
I performed a cursory search and was not able to find much on this board, but feel free to point me in the right direction if I missed something.

I have always wondered why the MTU is set to 1428 in System>>Build.prop file. Knowing that my desktop computer does just fine using an MTU setting of 1500, I decided to test the impact that setting the MTU to 1500 would have on 4G LTE and Wifi speeds.

The results were surprising, but may not be repeatable for those who wish to try this. I live in Southeast Houston, which may help some of you to decide whether or not to try this. I accept no responsibility for damage to your phone, business, life or anything else if you do.

MTU 1428 (90+ Days)

4G LTE: Average 7-13 Mbps Down, Record 18 Mbps

Wifi 802.11n (Asus RT-N56U): Average 10-20 Mbps Down, Record 27 Mbps

MTU 1500 (24 Hours, Limited Data)

4G LTE: Consistent 17 Mbps Down

Wifi 802.11n (Asus RT-N56U): Consistent 13 Mbps Down

I realized a 5+ Mbps boost on 4G LTE Download speeds (Results will vary)

Standard Caution - back up your phone in case something goes wrong

Step #1 - Use Root Explorer or equivalent to create a copy of System>>Build.prop and place copy on SD Card (I use the Download folder)

Step #2 - Open the copy of the Build.prop you created and locate the default MTU entry, which should be 1428, change this entry to either 1492 (DSL) or 1500 (Cable) and save the change

Step #3 - Use edited copy of the Build.prop file to overwrite the one in System>>Build.prop

Step #4 - Reboot your phone and test your 3G/4G and Wifi speeds for improvement/degredation and repeat steps above to find optimal setting (Max=1500)
[Thunderbolt General] biglipps66:
My buddy works at the Columbus Vzw building and is a 4G engineer. When I spoke to him last week he JUST mentioned the MTU as well and said its going to be changed with an OTA radio update. He said theyre always working on radio updates but whether or not they are all released is another question ha.
[Thunderbolt General] Lyondellic:
I forgot to mention that my 4G LTE upload speed average increased and became consistent as well. I am now seeing 8 Mbps Upload in a location that had averaged 3-5 Mbps before I changed the MTU to 1500. My Wifi is limited to 2-3 Mbps Upload, so I am not sure how my Upload speed would be on a connection with more bandwidth.
[Thunderbolt General] savagebunny:
I've been running 1492 since you posted it and giving it a try out. Doesn't seem to help the tether speed, but helps the phones speed of loading pages in the browser, tapatalk to servers, and loading news much quicker.
[Thunderbolt General] Lyondellic:
Glad to hear! I have used this tweak for years on Windows computers, so it makes sense that it should work on our phones as well. My only concern was data fragmentation, but that does not seem to be an issue for me. Mileage will vary though, so improvements are not guaranteed for all.
[Thunderbolt General] milan03:
Been using stock since day one, today just broke 60mbps here in NYC:

Been seeing 40's and 50's on a daily basis. Never changed the MTU.

Maybe once I root the device I'll mess with it.
[Thunderbolt General] davidkim99b:
Yep, web browser seem to load qicker than usual, tether is no changed, speed test many times ;/ buddy, how u config that on your window pc anyway?
[Thunderbolt General] Lyondellic:
The easiest way to do this on a Windows computer is to visit Speedguide.net and run the TCP/IP Analyzer utility (Link on Bottom-Left of site's main page), then, if needed, download the TCP/IP Optimizer. This utility is a portable app, so there is nothing to install. Just remember that a reboot is needed for changes to take effect.

Here is the manual method for setting MTU on a Windows computer:

1. Open a command line window as an Administrator (ie. Right-Click on All Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt and select Run as administrator)

2. Type the command 'netsh' and wait for prompt

3. Type the command 'interface' and wait for prompt

4. Type the command 'ipv4' and wait for prompt

5. Type the command 'set subinterface "Local Area Connection" mtu=xxxx store=persistent'

6. Reboot

Hope this helps. I know a lot of Windows tweaks, including many Registry settings that are not well known. Perhaps I will put together a self-help document if there is any interest.

Here is a good starting point: http://www.speedguide.net/articles/windows-7-vista-2008-tweaks-2574 (Mods, please remove this link if it violates the TOS here)
[Thunderbolt General] Lyondellic:
Using the newly leaked 906 radios, my download speed jumped from 17 to 40 Mbps yesterday on 4G LTE! Upload & Wi-Fi Speeds remained unchanged for the most part.

I didn't believe it at first, so I reset the MTU to 1428, rebooted my phone and my Download speed returned to the 13-20 Mbps range. Changed the MTU back to 1500, rebooted and jumped right back to 40 Mbps.

I encourage others to try changing the MTU setting to 1500 (For those using Cable) or 1492 (For those using DSL)
[Thunderbolt General] vdChild:
stupid question here, but would this increase speeds while in a 3g area or the mtu specifically for 4g data rates?
[Thunderbolt General] Lyondellic:
MTU is not specifically tied to either 3G or 4G. In fact, this setting is used on Windows based computers all the way back to the early versions of Windows. MTU is used to optimize the connection between the host and client. If MTU is set too low, bandwidth is reduced because more packets of data are managed. If MTU is set too high, fragmentation will occur and there will usually be a need for more re-transmissions of data. As a rule, 1500 is the Maximum MTU setting for cable based internet, while 1492 is the maximum for DSL.

"A larger MTU brings greater efficiency because each packet carries more user data while protocol overheads, such as headers or underlying per-packet delays, remain fixed; the resulting higher efficiency means a slight improvement in bulk protocol throughput. A larger MTU also means processing of fewer packets for the same amount of data. In some systems, per-packet-processing can be a critical performance limitation."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximum_transmission_unit (Mods, please remove this link if it violates the TOS here)
[Thunderbolt General] yareally:
Everything you said is correct, but just to elaborate for those that might get mixed up, MTU has *nothing* to do with windows itself nor did Microsoft create the protocol. MTU predates Windows by some years and was set up as part of the greater Internet Protocol and OSI Model by DARPA in the late 70s/early 80s.

In theory, a larger MTU is a good thing, assuming the connection can handle the larger MTU. Slower connections trying to handle a high MTU can cause a bottleneck and lead to less efficiency than greater though. When that happens, it has to slice up the data units into smaller pieces (fragmentation).

Think of it as like having to carry a stack of bricks from one end of your yard to the other. Sure, if you're strong, you can carry a ton at once, but if you're not and you try to do so, you're going to have a heck of a time getting them from point A to point B and probably end up having to split up the load, slowing yourself down as you do so.
[Thunderbolt General] Lyondellic:
Thanks for filling in the gaps. I sometimes skim over information that requires a little more clarity, so I thank you for chiming in. :-)
[Thunderbolt General] Mustang302LX:
Edit: Nevermind. I changed to 1492 cause I use DSL at home so we shall see if I can get some better speeds with this change.
[Thunderbolt General] milan03:
Guys you're forgetting your LTE service is not DSL. If you're changing MTU which by the way is "maximum transmission unit" and have been in existence way before Windows, use 1500. LTE is a flat IP based technology, and it doesn't matter if your home (WiFi) connection is DSL, you're using Verizon's 4G LTE and that's where you're applying MTU. 1492 is used on home computers that are wired connected to a DSL modem.
[Thunderbolt General] Mustang302LX:
I'll change it to 1500 then. Thanks.
[Thunderbolt General] milan03:
btw I've been using stock since the launch date, and am seriously considering rooting for the first time after seeing this post. MTU can definitely help the throughput and I've been wondering for a long time if tweaks are possible on Android platform.

I know it's sounds noob (and when it comes to rooting I am) which leaked radios currently give the best data performance?

this is what I'm currently seeing on my Bolt: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTwRm3QMqUs

I wonder if I can get closer to that 73.6mbps maximum theoretical throughput.

Thank you.
[Thunderbolt General] bpyazel:
You must live underneath a cell tower. Lol. Highest ive seen on my phone is 25 down and 10 up.
[Thunderbolt General] milan03:
It's NYC lol. Every corner has some kind of pico cell and it's usually fed by preexistent fiber. NYC is loaded with dark fiber.

Still trying to figure out if I should just root and flash with that latest Gingerbread RUU or should I just keep it stock. I'm just trying to get the best possible data performance, don't really care too much about the features of the ROM.
[Thunderbolt General] Lyondellic:
This is true for 3G/4G, but not when the phone is connected to Wi-Fi. A max MTU setting of 1492 is needed when connected to a Wi-Fi network that originates from DSL.
[Thunderbolt General] Lyondellic:
Seems like any further gains would likely be transparent given your 60+ Mbps Download speed. The only thing this may help with is if you are Downloading massive files. Just my .02 cents though.
[Thunderbolt General] milan03:
That's simply not true. If you are using DSL connection your router is what handles the MTU automatically. After that everything else is 802.11 protocol not DSL.
[Thunderbolt General] justavillain:
I changed it and my Upload on 3g is a lot higher than before but my download is a hair lower. I'm using the newest radio. I might go back down to 802

But my wifi is WAY better getting an avg of about 5000 kbps down and

I'm getting around 9mbps down and about 3 mbps up. My laptop is getting a 19mbps down and about 3 up.

Edit: I reflashed the 802 radio pack and I'm getting better downloads and lower uploads on 3g. Ill try tomorrow on 4g
[Thunderbolt General] milan03:
I flashed the latest radio and speeds totally sucked. I'm not sure if Verizon is purposely releasing slower radios bit I'm going back to last froyo if that's the case. All day been vertigo between 5-20mbps in places I used to hit 60mbps...
[Thunderbolt General] rladkins25:
Ok I went in root explorer and did all was said but Idk I can't find mtu am I missing something
[Thunderbolt General] mohkg:
Ya i couldnt find it ,but then i searched it again and found it look for this

system props for the data modules it should be under it
[Thunderbolt General] Grnlantern79:
Also dowload and use wordpad ++ its free and I love the format it breaks the info up into
[Thunderbolt General] Lyondellic:
I am always learning, and welcome any information that points me in the right direction.

Many routers have a setting in which you can alter its MTU size. You can change this, but you must make sure that the MTU setting on your router is the same as on your PC. It does not matter too much if the MTU on your router is higher than that on your PC, but the setting in your router must not be less than the MTU on your PC.

Router/Ethernet (Wired PC) MTU >> Max setting of 1500 (Cable) and 1492 (DSL), but the maximum setting may not be the optimal setting for all. Testing needs to be performed to determine the optimal MTU on a connection by connection basis. The easiest method to do this is via a desktop computer and the command line.

1. Open a DOS prompt

2. Type 'ping www.google.com -f -l 1492' and then press the Enter key (Note: Do not confuse 1492 with Cable/DSL Max MTU at this point)

3. Reduce the packet size in increments of 10 (e.g. 1482, 1472, 1462, 1452) until you find a packet size that consistently does not fragment

4. Begin increasing the packet size from this number in small increments (e.g. by +1 or +2) until you find the largest size that does not fragment

5. Add 28 to number of largest size that does not fragment to determine your optimal MTU setting (For example, if largest packet size from ping tests that does not fragment is 1472, add 28 to 1472 to get optimal MTU setting of 1500)

___________________________________________________________________

Wireless 802.11 networks have higher Mandatory MTU's than 802.3 Ethernet networks. The maximum frame size of 7935 bytes in 802.11n is now serialized in about 7.5 times less than a 1500 byte frame in 802.11b.

Table: 802.11 Evolution and Mandatory MTUs

Technology.....Rate.............MTU

802.11b.........11 Mb/s.........2272

802.11g.........54 Mb/s.........2272

802.11n.........432 Mb/s	......7935

So, what I take from the above is that the MTU setting employed between the wireless access point and client is much higher than 1492/1500 used for wired Ethernet connections to the router and router connections to the ISP. Is my understanding of this correct? This is new to me, and I welcome any additional information or examples.
[Thunderbolt General] ghstrdr1985:
So after reading all this, what would be the ideal best setting for 4G/LTE networks?
[Thunderbolt General] yareally:
You can test for how high you can set your MTU by doing the following:

Open the terminal and enter this following command:

ping -c 5 -s [trial MTU number] google.com (or some other url)

Start with a MTU of say 1500 and go up or down depending on the message (if it tells you that the packets are being fragmented, you need to go down--you want the highest setting that doesn't cause packet fragmentation). To figure out your MTU from the ping info, add 28 to the highest number that worked (packet size + 28).

Example: ping -c 5 -s 1500 google.com

If this does not cause fragmentation, try 1532 and keep going up by mutiples of 8.

Keep repeating until you get fragmented packets and then drop back down to the lowest MTU that did not.
[Thunderbolt General] Trigster:
Newb here:

So what radio is in the OTA GB update?

I noticed pretty much solid cap of 10mbps upon applying the GB update a week ago. Prior to the update it was pulling 23-29mbps off the towers, and after I couldn't break 10mbps.
[Thunderbolt General] milan03:
I'm also seeing 50-60% decrease after applying Gingerbread radios. I think it has something to do with buffer size on the kernel level.
[Thunderbolt General] yareally:
Have you thought about asking in a posting that is more on topic? There's a billion "slow speed/throttling" posts already on this board and some in the last week (one specificially about GB)
[Thunderbolt General] silvrhand:
I would look more at TCP window size issues, more than I would MTU, tcp window size has a much larger impact on the performance of higher latency devices. Adjusting your MTU by less than 10% isn't going to give a 100% increase in speed.

When it's too good to be true, it usually is.
[Thunderbolt General] ghstrdr1985:
So can the tcp values be adjusted in the build.prop file as well? If not, how can they be adjusted?
[Thunderbolt General] milan03:
I'm pretty sure Rwin isn't in build.prop.
[Thunderbolt General] swieder711:
Interesting thread.

Performance changes seem to be all over the place with both improvements and degradation reported on the latest 906 radios.

Increaing MTU to 1500 looks interesting. Hard to imagine > 10% performance gains.

I wonder how reliable the performance test really are.

just my .02