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[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] shingers5:
these issues can occur with updating rather than doing a fresh install. due to the nature of some of the fixes these type of random odd behavior will happen. could i recommend that you back up your phone in recovery and after doing fresh install of 2.54 restore only your data partition from recovery. that way you get fresh install with all your apps
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
It isn't easy. The new kernel mod (made by CM team, which includes camera fix) is causing a lot of problems for letama. He's working to fix it, but until that, no PAC/PA/CM/AOKP (all JB) for the loop partition.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] shingers5:
Sorry to hear that but if we can help then we will. There is a lot going on right now with gsn2 and nexus and soon nexus 4.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] cronicus:
Touch sensity isn't so good, it have slow respond,maybe to fix that in next version
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] redmissile:
I thought i should try this rom also, after FXP and the Kang Milestone 1. This one looks a little better, but i have the same issue with the battery, it goes off during the day, its hard to keep it for 24 hours without recharge.

All that with medium or over medium usage of the phone, data always on and display brightness 50% or less.

At least in this rom when you wake the device with power button it does it with the first try.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Ben36:
What apps do you have running? Cus my battery is good on the PA roms. The only time i need to charge it in the day is if I'm bored at work so just sit on it messing about so obviously battery gets hammered. But even then it needs charging around 2pm and I take it off charge around 5:30 am

Sent from my Jellybean Xperia S :D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] redmissile:
I dont mean that its dead until 12pm, it gets me to 5pm or 8 pm depending on the usage.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Farhang:
Hi

Sorry if this has been asked, but when I turn on my Wi-Fi it shows "Searching for Wi-Fi networks..." and nothing happens.

Any help will be greatly appreciated. :highfive:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Ben36:
I used to have (not tried it on this rom yet) setcpu app and then set profiles like when screen is off it would go to conservative governor with a max clock speed of 800ish. That helped a bit. I was on xsspeed kernel and that has the option for 84mhz as a minimum for. That helped a lot!

Sent from my Jellybean Xperia S :D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] redmissile:
I have the rom's on demand governor up and running and i have set the lowest clock to be 192mhz so when the screen is off it should be on 192mhz
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] scook94:
It should go into deep sleep if it's not being used. Install CPU Spy and make sure it does. If it doesn't, wipe dalvik cahce and check again.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] shingers5:
This happened to me on many devices using PA and PAC and aokp which all are built based on cm10. If wifi is set to go off in sleep state this can occur. A reboot solves it or leave WiFi to always on even in standby
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] shingers5:
This battery drain bug is a weird one and I think its all down to user interaction etc. What ROM did you have before? What kernel were you using with that ROM? Did you format system before installing the ROM? Format system is an important step being ignored by most. Are you playing games and watching video? Many many things we do contribute to drain
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] redmissile:
I tried FXP146a and Kang Milestone one. And i did wipe davlik and cache and data before installing also i wiped battery stats.

I used the Kernel inside the PA2.54 and i flashed with fastboot before installing rom and the gapps included in this thread.

We are talking with screen off or some interaction like sms or calling and web browsing, data is always on.
[Nexus 7 General] sc4les:
Found this on the web today:

http://hexxeh.net/?p=328117891

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Nexus7/Installation

I love my nexus 7 :)
[Nexus 7 General] crachel:
Other than having browser extensions in Chrome, Chromium OS is a huge step backwards from Jelly Bean
[Nexus 7 General] smirkis:
yah, no offense to the gentleman who pulled it off. but i don't get it. we have chrome, and tons more apps on a OS that has been developing for YEARS. i can do more on my n7 that can be done on a chromebook other then having a keyboard. cool either way.
[Nexus 7 General] irishrally:
It sounds like you have used a chromebook and have extensive experience with Chome OS. Would you mind giving us a quick review comparing and contrasting the two and what specifically led you to your conclusion. Thanks.
[Nexus 7 General] I Am Marino:
Chrome OS is my daily driver if you have questions.

-Brought to you by Marino's Nexus 7-
[Nexus 7 General] Warrior1975:
Is there any benefit to using chrome as your OS? Are apps still compatible on it?
[Nexus 7 General] azoller1:
Yeah might as well just stay on jb
[Nexus 7 General] I Am Marino:
Just an overall fast system, no viruses as its basically a sandbox.

Web apps is what gives it its kick.

-Brought to you by Marino's Nexus 7-
[Nexus 7 General] stud beefpile:
What's the process like for getting Chrome OS on the Nexus 7?
[Nexus 7 General] SilverHedgehog:
Was that released yet?

Web browsing on Android makes me cry.

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Chrome on Android is just TERRIBLE compared to the real desktop version. And for some people, a browser is all they need - a GOOD browser, anyway.
[Nexus 7 General] I Am Marino:
Even if its not necessarily useful, it's awesome to have options.

-Brought to you by Marino's Nexus 7-
[Nexus 7 General] alahkel:
I'd like to know if there's full compatibility with chrome os. thanka
[Nexus 7 General] Tozzy2:
What about now? Any joy?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] RP19OMG68:
can you suggest me the best baseband for xperia mini
[Nook Touch General] David0226:
Have you setup ADB yet? If you can connect with ADB and get a shell, you can execute a 'df' at the shell prompt to see how much free space is available in each partition. On my NST (no glowlight) apps seem to be installed in /data/app so see how much free space is there. On the NST, this appears to be the same partition that books purchased from B&N are placed in, so if you have a lot of books from B&N, you may have to archive some to install apps. Of course all this is going on the assumption that the NST Glow is similar to the NST in this regard.
[Nook Touch General] loney01843:
Thanks for replying. I'm actually working setting up ADB now. As for books I only just got my nook so all of my titles are epub format on an sd card so i wouldn't think it would be that. As soon as I get ADB set up I will post back my results incase it helps anyone else with this new software version.
[Nook Touch General] staylo:
Can you look in the documentation that comes with the reader for any reference to 'third party software' or 'GPL software'. They should list where to download / apply for the source code somewhere. Once we can see the source code we can compare it against the existing versions and identify any significant issues.
[Nook Touch General] loney01843:
I set up ADB.

Plenty of space in all partitions including /data for the apps that I want. Managed to install through "adb install some_app_i_want.apk" so problem resides with the amazon app store. Not really an issue for me because I have a specific set of apps that I want and don't need to browse the app store.

I will try to work out what's wrong for others.
[Nook Touch General] loney01843:
Thanks. I'm looking for it now :)
[Nook Touch General] loney01843:
No reference to GPL. Only references to third party software are to tell me that my warranty is no longer valid (no surprise there!)

Is there any other place I can find this info thats not the documentation?
[Nook Touch General] staylo:
Nothing obvious from the uk.nook.com website. On the US site the 'support' section links to terms of service which contain the links to the open source code (see http://www.barnesandnoble.com/container/nook_lnav.asp?pid=43307 and search for NOOK 1.1.5 OSS Release ), but I can't see an equivalent on the UK site. It's an oversight, but such things happen with a new product launch.

You can email them at customerservice@nook.co.uk . The relevant paragraph from the US site is:

1. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, certain components of the Software are licensed subject to the General Public License Version 2.0, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit A (the "GPL License"). You may not use these components except in compliance with the GPL License. In addition, you may have additional rights with respect to such components under the GPL License, including, without limitation, the right to obtain the source code for such components from us. You may obtain a copy of such source code by contacting us through the contact information provided on the Web Site. We will provide such source code in accordance with the GPL License.

I don't legally have the right to request the source code myself, because I don't own a UK NOOK yet. (Yeah, thinly veiled excuse for laziness!)
[Nook Touch General] loney01843:
You're obviously not that lazy. Thanks for looking and gathering all of the extra info I need. I'll send B&N an e-mail and see what they say. I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't want to hand it out considering you can use it for an easy root setup and install the amazon and kobo stores which could financially damage their advance into new territories! What are we to do! Can't even subscribe to a newspaper or magazine through the nook store yet!

I'll let you know when / if I get a response
[Nook Touch General] roustabout:
There is a setting in nook touch tools that you need to "arm," to allow software from unknown sources to be installed before the Amazon appstore can install software on a tinynooted device.

The setting is a tickbox, "Allow non-Market apps"

Untick it if it is ticked by default, then re-tick it to get apps to install.
[Nook Touch General] loney01843:
Thanks for the reply but I actually tried that. No joy. However perhaps it is this that is not working and not amazon app store. Im just installing through ADB instead. I wonder if I can enable unknown sources through ADB. Something to look at I guess!
[Nook Touch General] smerrett:
UK tinynoot attempt failing

I tried using the tinynoot process from roustabout's thread here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1650593 and am stuck on the final reboot with a "Your NOOK is starting up..." message. Could you let me know if you used a different tinynoot method/set of files?
[Nook Touch General] loney01843:
Yep thats what I used. You on 1.2.0 and did you back up?

I didn't backup first and to get out of the starting message I used this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1289233&highlight=restore

Then I made a backup using this:

http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/20...-and-restore-nook-glow-and-nook-simple-touch/

I hope this helps!
[Nook Touch General] smerrett:
Thanks for the tip on screen freeze but the link to the images on that post don't work for me. I am on 1.2 and made a backup before attempting any rooting - have managed to reinstate my original nook so quite pleased with myself.

Is there any point in rooting until someone can find a way of getting apps onto the 1.2 NSTG?
[Nook Touch General] loney01843:
Great that you got a backup. If you want custom apps you can either wait for a different root kit or push ahead (since you have a safety net).

As I said, it worked for me.

If you don't mind searching for the .apk files you want you can use this:

adb connect ip.address.of.nook:portnumber
adb install app_of_your_choice.apk

This has worked fine for me so far. Just don't try for custom kernels yet as they seem to give me troubles.

I will work more on this tomorrow including adjusting framework for gapps.
[Nook Touch General] smerrett:
Thanks also for the code but as this is my first foray into rooting I think I'll hang around and watch for a bit! Perhaps if I start learning some more I may feel confident enough to try it.

Do you have copies of the files needed for the factory reset - the links are still not working for me.

Thanks again and sorry for bothering you. Hope tomorrow is productive for you.
[Nook Touch General] loney01843:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/13673492/n2T-Recovery_0.2.img

This is the file needed to force factory reset. However a quality backup like you have is far more important.

For anyone who wants to give this a go, here is a quick guide for root access and app installs using windows tools until I can make something more complete:

Make sure you use the CWM file suitable for your SD Card. I used "2gb_clockwork-rc2" because my card was 2gb+.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1360994

(Thanks mali100)

Use WinImage with admin rights to restore CWM virtual hdd image to your SD.

Download tinynoot-1-of-2 and tinynoot-2-of-2

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1650593

(Thanks to eded333 and roustabout)

Put on CWM boot SD.

Install them in CWM back to back (I didn't bother with the restart in the middle as it should not make a difference considering the file content). After a restart you should have root access and an android launcher on your 1.2.0 Nook (among other files). If nook fails to boot one of the tinynoot files may have corrupted. Recover, Re-download and Retry!

Using ADB to install apps is easy. Extract this to your C drive:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/13673492/ADB + Fastboot + Drivers.zip

Navigate to the folder in a cmd prompt.

Drop your APK into the same folder and on your nook open the "adbwireless" app and enable ADB

That app will tell you what your nooks IP address is.

Then you can:

adb connect ip.address.of.nook:portnumber
adb install app_of_your_choice.apk

Hopefully this more comprehensive guide will get others with this software to start playing around.

Click thanks if this guides helpful.
[Nook Touch General] smerrett:
Great - thanks to your more detailed instructions, I have persevered and the second attempt at installing the tinynoot zips worked. Your post gave me the confidence to try installing apks for the first time and for anyone else who is unfamiliar with the processes used, I found these two pages useful for:

navigating within a command prompt (how naive): pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=1723&page=3

Pasting text into a command prompt (ditto): megaleecher.net/Copy_Paste_Text_Dos_Window

Sorry, as a newb I'm not trusted to post outside links yet. It took a couple of attempts of pasting and pressing enter to work out how to install using the adb code but it's not as hard as I expected.

I have tried installing the 1 Mobile Market which works but it is unable to install apps itself (not enough space).

Also, I have just installed NoRefreshToggle and can't seem to get it to work. Any thoughts - is 1.2 to blame? Really want this to work as Business Calendar Free is just a series of blinks at the moment!
[Nook Touch General] loney01843:
Great! I'm glad you pushed onward and have root.

I am going through possibilities of other ways to install apps and mods.

No refresh is something that I would like as well but I think that the framework may need editing for 1.2.0. For fast mode a new kernel will need to be made or existing one modified.

Be aware that installing kernels not designed for this firmware can give you some serious problems.

Once I can setup app markets, I will work on these other modifications.

Stay tuned :good:
[Nook Touch General] roustabout:
Take a look at the overclock kernel - it's got a lot of the norefresh features baked in, and gives you a nice ability to control both clock and kernel tuning (via the governor control.)

You're right, you can flash the two zips back to back with no ill effect, I was mistaken about what the second zip was doing.

I mistyped when I typed "nook touch tools," I meant nook color tools.

I'm very interested that the amazon store is not working in 1.2. I will see if the software's available for my device, so I can try to see what's happened.

As of now, the us bn site does not mention an os 1.2 for the glowlight.
[Nook Touch General] loney01843:
Thanks for replying. The kernel gives me a boot lockup at the moment. I'm pretty sure something has been fundamentally changed software wise on 1.2.0.

The amazon app store apk that comes packed is the US version. I tried to install the UK version but it only installs on a higher version of android. The main problem though is that unless you ADB apps across, the system won't allow installs. Local installs tell me that theres no space! (there is plenty... I checked partitions with ADB)

1.2.0 seems to be UK only ATM.
[Nook Touch General] roustabout:
Ah, interesting that the us versus UK appstore is an issue.

I have to admit, I only need around 6-7 apps on the NST, and initially rooted manually and then installed using "pm install apkname.apk" - I pasted the tool together in about 3 hours one Saturday partly to see if I could and partly because I wanted a simple way to root my girlfriend's nook and not forget anything.

If you can find an older .apk for the appstore it may be possible to get it working. The tool itself works, with a very minor change, on the Nook Color as well. Last time my NC updated over the air, I rerooted with tinynoot since I didn't need to or want to reinstall a lot of software - I just needed to reestablish root :)

Very interesting that the overclock kernel can't boot the UK variant. Which Android OS is the your variant running, do you know? And, not to be a jerk, but you did rename the kernel before copying it in?
[Nook Touch General] loney01843:
The uk amazon app stores oldest apk (which I pulled from a backup from my s3) unfortunately only runs on android 2.2+. Its because amazon (similarly to B&N) released their products much later over here. The US one works until I try to install but theres 2 problems.

First is the message that the amazon app store is not available in my country. however there are other app stores so this doesn't bother me.

Second is that any local app install ends with the message "app could not be installed free up some space and try again".

I tried several things to fix this issue. My first thoughts were stray .odex files which were blocking certain apps. I had this problem with a previous device but thats not the case here. Secondly I thought that even though non market installs are enabled in nook color tools they may not be enabled in the system. I tried this:

$ adb pull /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db settings.db
$ sqlite3 settings.db
sqlite> update secure set value=1 where name='install_non_market_apps';
sqlite> .q
$ adb push settings.db /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db
$ adb reboot

Anyway, no luck yet :confused:

As for the kernel I did rename it :laugh:

The problem was that I made a zip including app and flash through CWM. So the kernel flashed ok but the app and setup files won't work and something caused a boot lock.

Maybe the XML file or script needs editing. I'll look into it later.

Thanks for your suggestions.
[Nook Touch General] Raynes:
I really need help with my UK touch. I installed MinimalTouch 1.1beta5, but when I try to install an apk I through the internet browser I get "parse error: there is a problem parsing the package". How do I fix this?
[Nook Touch General] staylo:
I've found the 'terms of service' link right at the bottom of the uk.nook.com site seems to be the correct terms of service for the UK Nooks, except with all the third-party licenses missing. See http://uk.nook.com/legal/eula . It tells you to look at 'attachment 1' for information on third-party licenses, but there are no attachments. (On the equivalent US site at http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/Terms-of-Service-NOOK-Simple-Touch/379003279/ 'attachment 1' is present, and the first item on the attachment is the GPL license information and source code links for the US device).

If you own a UK Nook, please email customerservice@nook.co.uk and politely tell them that the terms of service at http://uk.nook.com/legal/eula is incomplete, and request (a link to) Attachment 1 of the terms of service.
[Nook Touch General] smerrett:
Hi Raynes, I don't know how experienced you are at this lark but I am completely green to rooting. I got the same message when trying to use the browser-install method but have had great success with the adp install method outlined by loney01843 earlier in this thread. If you need more detail than is already on the thread please let me know and from my newb perspective I might be able to help you through some of the issues I have overcome.

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Just emailed them. Will post any progress when they reply.
[Nook Touch General] rockmonkey1973:
i have to say this is very disappointing news. i had high hopes for this ereader and i was set to buy one to replace my k3.

the only reason i want this over my kindle is the ability to root it install some of the better pdf apps and have the multi touch and no refresh hacks installed so that i can use it much like a tablet to read and view the load of pdfs i have that dont work so well on the kindle. i guess reading this thread this idea is now firmly in the bin unless someone can get it sorted... butit wont be me though cos i aint got the first idea about linux... me i am just good at following simple well laid instructions.

if this cant be sorted then i guess i will have no other option but to jailbreak the kindle and install some of the better pdf hacks the community has come up with cos the nook on its own doesnt have enough to entice me over. i will be keeping my beady eye on this thread in the hope some genius can overcome the problems you are facing now. that or buy an american version which seems to be a ok.
[Nook Touch General] Raynes:
Hi, thanks so much for offering to help :D I really do need it, maybe you you could me through the steps I would need to go through or link me to a guide.
[Nook Touch General] loney01843:
Thanks staylo, way ahead of you. Just waiting for a response!

rockmonkey1973, I have had this device for 4 days and also have other business to attend to! I have already installed a lot of the apps you have talked about. If your don't know your unix or can't follow my instructions then patients is your friend. We will get there! (PS. I am going to ask to get this thread moved to the dev forum. Hopefully that will stop posts which don't contribute.)

smerrett is absolutely right! Until I can find another way, ADB is the best / only way to install apps atm.

Raynes, are you ok with my adb instructions for installing apps? If not, what do you not understand? I will try to improve my instructions. There is no other way to install apps at the moment. As staylo already mentioned, we need the source code to find out what's changed from US to UK.

I mentioned earlier on in my thread a successful method for installing apps providing you know what you want and the app is supported by android 2.1.

Its worth repeating, we are only days into development on a new nook firmware. PLEASE keep this thread clean!
[Nook Touch General] rockmonkey1973:
without wishing to clutter up this thread can you confirm if you have the no refresh and multi touch hacks installed and running? if you do then that is all i need and will buy one in the next few days. i aint concerned about the app store and am quite happy sideloading apps via adb if that is what it takes.
[Nook Touch General] loney01843:
Ok I managed to get fast display mode to work. I am just in the process of testing this. No refresh isn't important to me but I will test it later tonight just to see. Multi-touch is on the cards next.

To repeat again, this is early days and patients is a virtue!

And I agree that the built in PDF reader is awful! Installing Mantano (using ADB) will fix this problem!
[Nook Touch General] Raynes:
Hi, thanks for your instructions. Unfortunately I can't use ADBwireless as I don't have access to wifi. Is there any way to do this through USB?