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[Nook Color Android Development] andtron:
I had wifi drop-out on both the 611 and 629 version, so I am not sure if it is a problem with my router.

Anyway, I did a Antutu benchmark tests on both, 611 has a score of 2590 and 629 is faster at 2780. Please note that your device might get different scores due to hardware versions.

My take is that I couldn't really tell which version is better, but either one is great!
[Nook Color Android Development] mmontuori:
The reason why 629 is faster is because it was compiled with additional linaro optimized options... For the WiFi drops of one version vs the other one, I will need to see logs via logcat when the disconnects happens...
[Nook Color Android Development] FordPrefect:
WOW!

For a long time I have used my Nook just as a reader, running on CM 7.2. Now I thought I'd give it a polish and installed this ROM. Boy, is it good! My Nook feels like a completely new device. A wonderful extension to my 10" tablet!

Thanks for your hard work! Using it for a day now and I didn't notice any problem. From the comments I was led to install the 20130611 version though. Didn't try the newest one.I'll report more as I go ...
[Nook Color Android Development] FordPrefect:
GPS

I'm on the 20130611 version.

Guess the GPS is not working for me. Whether it's enabled in the settings or not, none of the apps is picking it up. Depending on the app, they ask me to turn on the GPS, even if it's turned on.

Also the GPS Test App that worked for me in many cases with different devices and ROMs shows an inactive GPS all the time. Am I missing something here? Does that work for the rest of you? Sorry if I'm bringing up a trivial question. The search function didn't return anything in that respect.
[Nook Color Android Development] FordPrefect:
Never mind ... Guess I had used my Nook just as a reader for too long :) The Nook doesn't have a GPS receiver, right?
[Nook Color Android Development] dombeef:
The Nook Color doesnt have a GPS receiver, but what you can do is use a bluetooth GPS unit or hook up another android device with GPS via bluetooth and then share the GPS location using an app.
[Nook Color Android Development] FordPrefect:
Themes

I have another question. Following the thread, the former CM 7.2 version seemingly could use the CM themes that are around. Is this also true for the current version, could I use any CM 10.1 theme from Play Store?
[Nook Color Android Development] mmontuori:
Yes, you can use any cm 10.1 themes from Play Store. Some CM 10 themes also work...
[Nook Color Android Development] FordPrefect:
Thanks, tried some and it works perfectly nice!

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Using the 20130611 version for like a week now. Happy to report that for me it works perfectly nice. The Nook feels snappy and battery life is outstandingly good! Thanks for this art piece of work!

Some of the earlier comments were holding me back from installing the newest version 20130629 so far. Have the discussions been sorted out now? Would you recommend updating?
[Nook Color Android Development] internetpilot:
Okay, I'm confused. How do I flash this and restore data so that I do NOT get the sdcard0 & sdcard1 nonsense that I'm currently dealing with? I understand it has to do with 4.2's profiles feature or something, but I'm currently getting all my apps installed/restored on sdcard0 which is eMMC (and, of course, very limited storage) versus sdcard1 which is my 32GB microsd card. I don't mind having to reformat/repartition/start from scratch with the ROM, but these are my kids' tablets with a ton of games on them, so I really need to be able to restore the games and data from Titanium Backup.

Even when I deleted and reinstalled some apps (like Nook Reader), it installed to sdcard0/eMMC instead of sdcard1/32GB SD card.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
[Nook Color Android Development] mmontuori:
Tnanks for wanting to try MROM. I would first backup you applications via Titanium Backup. Then wipe data/cache, install MROM, install Titanium Backup, then restore only the applications you really need, and not any system apps.

Hope this helps...
[Nook Color Android Development] internetpilot:
Actually, I've been running it for a couple weeks now on both my sons' Nook Colors having upgraded from CM7.1 (and your ROM is great -- it's like they're new tablets!) but I think something quirky is going on with CM10.1 versus 7.1 when it comes to emmc versus my external SD.

My Titanium Backup restores put some of the apps "on the SD Card" which sounds like it should be, but what I discovered after posting my initial pmessage here is when an app is "moved to SD" it's actually moving to the 1GB emmc partition. And when I move the app "to tablet" it actual moves it to the external SD card. So my problem isn't as bad as I originally thought because I've been able to move a lot of the apps off the smaller emmc partition, but it would seem that my internal versus external storage is reversed. Is there a way to change that or should I just leave it as-is now that I figured out a work-around?

Thanks again for a great ROM. I can't get CM10.1 working anywhere near as smooth on my superior Acer A500 tablet! Your tweaks for the Nook Color version are excellent.
[Nook Color Android Development] andtron:
internetpilot, to switch sdcard0 & sdcard1, do the followings:

(1) Start the terminal emulator,

(2) su

(3) mount -o remount,rw /system

(4) vi /system/etc/vold.fstab

(5) replaced the first sdcard0 to sdcard1

(6) replace the second sdcard1 to sdcard0

(7) save the vold.fstab

(8) reboot.

Now your sdcard1 should be your external sdcard.
[Nook Color Android Development] internetpilot:
Thank you! I searched everywhere for that -- must've been using the wrong search terms! That'll be perfect!
[Nook Color Android Development] andtron:
Sorry, (3) option should be just the /system, no /etc.

By the way, I tried out the 0801 release, the performance is pretty good. Unfortunately, the tabletUI created using the autopatcher is not working, I.e. it has no effect on this version, unlike the previous ones.
[Nook Color Android Development] urufu_shinjiro:
I just installed the latest build and can't seem to find the usb debugging setting anywhere....
[Nook Color Android Development] Maverik18:
I think it's somewhere in "Settings>Developer options", scroll over there and look "Debugging".
[Nook Color Android Development] urufu_shinjiro:
That's where it would normally be, except there isn't a Developer Options section.
[Nook Color Android Development] mmontuori:
Please push seven times the build I'd in settings,about tablet and the developer options will show up.
[Nook Color Android Development] urufu_shinjiro:
Lol, that worked, thanks.
[Nook Color Android Development] SelArom:
i've been using this for a day now, coming up from CM7 and I must say boy am I impressed! like others before me have said, this breathes new life into my aging but ever useful nook color!

Thank you!

One question I have (tried to search but forum search is down): even with no sd card, the nook reports that there is a 1GB external sd card in the system. If I add my external card, it then reports there are TWO sd cards in the system, but installing apps to the sd card or moving them to the sd card puts them in the 1GB partition, and ignores my card.

How can I a) disable this partition and b) ensure that it treats my external sd as the card for installing external sd apps?

Many thanks again!
[Nook Color Android Development] andtron:
SelArom, place look at my recent post on how to switch the two cards.
[Nook Color Android Development] SelArom:
thank you for your reply! I did see your earlier post, and I think it probably would have worked but I ended up trying a different rom for kicks and the one I did worked so I figured best not rock the boat :)

If I ever give hellfire another try I'll give your method a shot, l'm confident it would do the trick thanks again!
[Nook Color Android Development] FordPrefect:
Since a couple of days I have updated to the 20130801 version. So far it works extremely well! Most amazing to me is the battery life in stand by. As I'm still using my Nook mainly for browsing, reading news and ebooks every once in a while, it's just great that when you turn it back on after days of not using it to see the battery at a level almost where I left it.

Very nice job.. thanks again!
[Nook Color Android Development] indoline:
whats the best gapps to download for 20130801 ? the dating isn't clear ...
[Nook Color Android Development] FordPrefect:
I'm using the "gapps-jb-20130301-signed.zip" and they seem to work well.

EDIT:

Just saw there is a "MROM-gapps-gb-02082013.zip" ... The name somehow implies it's quite new, but the upload date says "Uploaded On: 2013-03-30 20:20:37" ... anyone could put some light on this?
[Nook Color Android Development] Protocold:
Do not use MROM-gapps-gb-02082013.zip, it does not work. You would have to reflash everything again if you flashed this..I have tried myself.
[Nook Color Android Development] Maverik18:
If you read carefully you will notice that the MROM gapps say "gb" (aka gingerbread) and the other gapps say "jb" (aka jelly bean). Read carefully before flashing anything. ;)

Edit: mmontuori made a special gapps version for his gb ROM and he used the cyanogen gapps for his jb ROM.
[Nook Color Android Development] Protocold:
oh ok.

seems like there has been some great changes in kernel over at the CM10.1 nightly.. wonder if these goodies can be merged with this great MROM.
[Nook Color Android Development] mmontuori:
I will start a new cycle for builds soon and will merge whatever possible...
[Nook Color Android Development] FordPrefect:
Curious what the great changes could be?
[Nook Color Android Development] Mr.BungIe:
I tried to use Netflix on this last build for the first time and it is not loading. Is this a known issue? If so, it would be the only thing that I haven't been able to do on this ROM.

Thanks for keeping my Nook alive!
[Nook Color Android Development] andtron:
For some reasons, the Antutu's performance index for the latest version is not as good as before, it is under 2600, compared to over 2900 before.
[Nook Color Android Development] mmontuori:
I will check into that, but before you run any performance tool, make sure the ROM has settled down, meaning wait few hours...
[Nook Color Android Development] tmusall:
Must say this latest update is running well for me. Thank you dev!
[Nook Color Android Development] thewaywardgeek013:
[MENTION=858271]mmontuori[/MENTION] - Nice work with the ROM, would like to try this as the CM 10.1.2 Stable feels sluggish, but would want to know if your newest build includes the fix for the TRIM command stated here:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=44727273&postcount=69
[Nook Color Android Development] mmontuori:
Thanks... yes that particular commit has been merged in the MROM kernel and it's part of the latest build...

https://github.com/MROM/android_kernel_bn_encore/commit/92d81df4198e274858701b3771484c2617d1256e
[Nook Color Android Development] cincibluer6:
First off, thanks for the fantastic ROM. I have given my NC to my grandma who has been running CM7 on it. I never thought I'd see a stable and fast JB build on it.

Question though- my sdcard0 is my external sdcard and sdcard1 is my internal.

Does it matter which is which? I mean, I have plenty of room on the emmc to install apps, etc. I just want to make sure it's running the fastest however it is doing it.

Edit: Fixed the lockscreen rotation issue.
[Nook Color Android Development] andtron:
cincibluer6, to switch the sd cards, please look at my response on page 32.
[Nook Color Android Development] cincibluer6:
Yes I saw that before. Thanks for the tip.

It looks as if my sdcards are the way I want them to be- ie. I want the apps and all that on the emmc "sdcard" and just media on the real sdcard.
[Nook Color Android Development] ruslanvetra:
can onyone confirm that NC with this rom charges wery slowly. is it possible to fix this?
[Nook Color Android Development] montresor60:
For me, 64 - 100% in 4.25 hours.
[Nook Color Android Development] ruslanvetra:
That is what i'm saying. For me it is 10-100 in aboout 9 hours if i'm not using NC during charging. If i use NC during charging it doesn't charge bit stays low
[Nook Color Android Development] montresor60:
I should have mentioned that I am using an ordinary USB cable. My NC cable disintegrated some time ago and I've become used to having to charge it overnight. With the B&N cable, it was maybe 3 hours from 10 - 100 %
[Nook Color Android Development] ruslanvetra:
i charge mine with NC charger and NC cable.

so what could be the problem?

the rom or my charger?
[Nook Color Android Development] Maverik18:
It seems your charger is the problem. Mine doesn't take that much to charge with the official NC charger and cable.
[Nook Color Android Development] montresor60:
Cable?
[Nook Color Android Development] mmontuori:
The Stock cable, the one with the "n" symbol on it, should charge the nook faster...
[Nook Color Android Development] montresor60:
Yes, I meant that rather than the ROM or charger, the problem may be with the NC cable. As I said, the one that came with my NC disintegrated (literally!) and I haven't been able to get a replacement.

By the way; excellent ROM.
[Nook Color Android Development] FordPrefect:
Our Nook has a special charger and cable. Special insofar that there are some pins connected. That allows higher current and as a consequence faster loading. Using standard chargers and/or cables is completely possible but will charge slower. That's what you are observing here.
[Nook Color Android Development] andtron:
ruslanvetra, you could find the nook charging from ebay, cost you around $10.
[Nook Color Android Development] mmontuori:
New Version Posted!!!

New Version Posted!!!
[Nook Color Android Development] ilconte81:
Fantastic, I will try!

Thanks a lot mmontuori

Inviato dal mio Galaxy Nexus con Tapatalk 4
[Nook Color Android Development] Chunky Monkey:
Absolutely the best rom I have used on the Nook Color. Way smoother than the actual CM10.1.3 stable release. Zero lag. Thank you!

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How do I save in Terminal, step 7 above?
[Nook Color Android Development] dragon57:
Hit the Esc key a couple of times to make sure you are in the correct mode, then hit :x to save and exit vi.
[Nook Color Android Development] Chunky Monkey:
Thanks. I still can't seem to get this to work. Would anyone mind giving me this super clear? I've tried and tried.
[Nook Color Android Development] dragon57:
What part isn't working? More details are needed, otherwise no one will be able to help.
[Nook Color Android Development] DizzyDen:
Might be easier to use adb to pull vold.fstab and use notepad + (or any other editor that supports unix style end of line charactors) to edit it and push it back.DO NOT use window notepad it will convert to dos style end of lines.

adb pull /system/etc/vold.fstab

make your edits:

######################

dev_mount sdcard /storage/[COLOR="Red"]sdcard1[/COLOR] auto /devices/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.0/mmc_host/mmc1

## nookcolor has two fat32 partitions, p1 is boot p8 is internal storage, so we have to specify here
dev_mount emmc /storage/[COLOR="red"]sdcard0[/COLOR] 8 /devices/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.1/mmc_host/mmc0

adb shell busybox mount -o remount,rw /system
adb push vold.fsab /system/etc/

you can also extract vold.fstab from the system folder of the zip file instead of pulling from the device.
[Nook Color Android Development] Chunky Monkey:
Thank you! I'm booting MROM from SD so that's why I wanted to flip this. Your last solution was the quickest way for me to get it to work. Seems like such an obvious solution now after the fact. Appreciate the help.
[Nook Color Android Development] alezas:
Amazing Rom! Now is like a bullet :D Thank you!
[Nook Color Android Development] les02jen17:
are there still links pointing to your MROM built from CM7.2?

UPDATE: Saw the link in your website. :) Question, what's the difference between MROM CM-7 Encore (Nook Color) 20130401 and MROM CM-7 Encore (Nook Color) 20130401 Update?
[Nook Color Android Development] mmontuori:
Updates are an old function not supported anymore. It meant to only update the ROM without formatting the /system partition.
[Nook Color Android Development] bachikho:
mrom7 is the best rom for NC, much better than even kikat in daily use
[Nook Color Android Development] motocrossmann:
I'm loving this ROM! The fastest 10.X ROM on the nook color by far! Thanks!
[Nook Color Android Development] nando99:
gonna try to install this later today!
[Nook Color Android Development] nando99:
never mind...
[Nook Color Android Development] nando99:
trying to install this rom gives me the following error :(

assert failed: getprop("ro.product.device") == "encore" || getprop("ro.build.product") == "encore" || getprop("ro.product.board") == "encore"

E:Error in /sdcard/MROM-10.1-20131003-encore.zip

(Status 7)
[Nook Color Android Development] leapinlar:
You must be using too new of a recovery to try to flash it. Use a CWM older than v6045.
[Nook Color Android Development] bethesdaadk:
Running on SD vs True Rooting

I rooted my Nook Color Years ago, but I believe I am running root of the SD card, as opposed to a true root of the base system.

I just installed MRom, I think successfully.

However, I find the performance to still be sluggish - and I understand that this hardware is outdated, so I'm not sure what expectations I should have. Would performing a true root of the Nook Color and re-installing the Rom onto the base system provide a significant boost in performance?

Thanks.
[Nook Color Android Development] hwong96:
Sandisk class 4 gives the best overall performance. Fast random read/write is what counts.
[Nook Color Android Development] bethesdaadk:
Are you saying that continuing to run root off of an SD card is preferable to rooting the base unit...if you use a faster class of SD card?

Thanks.

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One more question that I couldn't find an answer to in this thread: the lock screen comes up only in landscape mode. Once I unlock, the auto-rotate kicks in.

Is there a way to adjust this landscape-only lockscreen?
[Nook Color Android Development] hwong96:
If you don't care about the stock ROM, emmc install of custom ROM gives better performance over SD installs. Class 10 SD cards are not necessarily better than class 4 for ROM use.

Look in settings, display, rotation and see if there is an option to rotate lockscreen (cm11 has this option, not sure of other ROMs).
[Nook Color Android Development] halrulez:
Same as all others bro just hood down the "N" after pressing the power button.......

I'm all thumbs.........

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Sorry I should add some more detail to this. After you hold down the n you come to a selection screen go down one with the volume down Burton the press "N" to select recovery then go down one more and press "N" again and you will boot in to recovery.

I do have to agree I like cyanoboot better then this old booter.

I'm all thumbs.........
[Nook Color Android Development] AnnonymousFalcon:
As much as I like cm9/cm10, I`ve been looking for a decent gingerbread rom , and this is very good. Thanks :)
[Nook Color Android Development] Quantumrabbit:
I would love an update to Cyanoboot, but after denoobing over there, I now know how easy it is to install that that bin file... so we could easily do that ourselves, even if it isn't pre-built into the ROM.
[Nook Color Android Development] kwyrt:
Looking forward to trying this out! If I can just pry the NC out of my kids hands. :silly:
[Nook Color Android Development] chopsticksny:
I noticed the sdcard path and emmc path are switched, what I mean is I have go to mnt/emmc to find my sdcard file while I have go to mnt/sdcard to find my emmc file. You can see that in storage setting. I cannot restore my app with titanium backup because it searches my backup in my emmc instead of the sdcard. Other than that, love the look of this rom.
[Nook Color Android Development] gbeardmore:
Same thing for me, the emmc and sdcard path is "switched". Otherwise, I really like it!
[Nook Color Android Development] mmontuori:
SDCARD and EMMC

For those of you finding the emmc and sdcard switched, go to Settings->MROM Settings->Application and uncheck use internal storage... REBOOT... that should take care of it...

The reason is that way is that internal storage perform better than external storage...but you can easily switch it...
[Nook Color Android Development] bachikho:
any comparison with mirage builds?
[Nook Color Android Development] halrulez:
So far for me both perform great.

I'm all thumbs.........
[Nook Color Android Development] bachikho:
how is battery of this rom comparing to Kang's buils?
[Nook Color Android Development] les02jen17:
You might want to take a look at joenathane's threads at the Themes and Apps section. He has produced "tablet-tweaked" themes of IceCreamSandwich, Honeybread and my personal favorite, Transformerbread themes that you can install as an APK and apply via Theme Chooser. If you have the resources, creativity and time you might want to consider continuing his work 'cause he left the Nook Color scene when he sold the Nook Color way back. God, how I miss his works. I hope you can pick up where he left off so we can customize this very fast ROM! ;)

Again, thanks OP! :good:

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I've got just ONE COMPLAINT. On your website. Can you PLEASE disable the CAPTCHA? I need to grab a calculator whenever I login and its driving me nuts!!! :eek: Anyway, great ROM--thanks! ;)
[Nook Color Android Development] doncaruana:
Playing around and wondering why we wouldn't want to remove the camera app from this rom? Same for the dialer or sound recorder or voice dialer.

I mean I guess that applies to any of these roms and, if this is a dumb question, please let me know.
[Nook Color Android Development] lincomatic:
Standby battery life of this ROM is butt-kicking.

I charged it to 100% yesterday evening, and 10 hours later, it was still 100% when I woke it up.
[Nook Color Android Development] ganovim:
How do we make an sd version?
[Nook Color Android Development] shumash:
The same way you do any sdcard ROM installation. Verygreen's method is one way:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1000957

or if you want sd dualboot, use rack's version:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1448186
[Nook Color Android Development] Anemailname:
This was a VERY simple instal! Thank You for your time in making it!

It took 2 times to get gapps installed for some reason, but it is working fine now.

One question..is apps 2 sd available?

Thanks again!
[Nook Color Android Development] mmontuori:
Cyanogen supports moving applications to the sd card. I believe it's in the settings...
[Nook Color Android Development] LinuxFrenzy:
Man this looks sweet.Going to DL and give it a go and see how well it performs.Judging by all the positive feedback performance shouldn't be an issue.Thanks once again.
[Nook Color Android Development] les02jen17:
Look at this screenshot. I'm using joenathane's ICS theme and Jelly Bean Live Wallpaper. Can't wait to customize it even more! ;)

Tapatalkin' it from my NookColor running CM7 MiRaGe
[Nook Color Android Development] doncaruana:
Anyone have any idea why ADB wireless won't work with this rom? I've never had an issue with it for any other rom...
[Nook Color Android Development] bethesdaadk:
Yes, your pointer helped me fix the rotation issue.

This is the first reference to "emmc" I've seen. I take it that is a true root of the Nook as opposed to the sd card.

Since I have rooted the system via the sdcard, I assume that the stock rom is still intact. Is there a particular set of rooting instructions you'd suggest for my situation? Should I just pull out the SD Card and wipe it clean and then root the base unit?

Thanks.