[Nook Touch General] jun127:
2/2 OF GUIDE.

--- Kernel, fast ink modes, and multitouch---

If you want multi touch and fast ink, search for oc kernel 1.66 with fastmode. it includes all you need for multitouch and overclocks the cpu. slightly.

FYI: You will need something called "Clockwork mod" or CWM to install the kernel. Google it, you'll need to image it to your micro sd just like you did for noogie.img. After you're done, copy the oc kernel zip file into the root directory, boot up your nook with the CWM sd inserted and follow the instructions to install package from zip.

Fast ink options:

Fast mode vs no refresh

fast mode is highly dithered, and as a result small text is unreadable. however it affects the system wide and it doesn't have any compatibility issues. No refresh is high contrast, low dithering means low dynamic range but text is very readable and sharp. The disadvantage is it seemed very buggy and it's application specific, ie- you have to enable it in each application and it gets a bit buggy or laggy when it switches on and off. It has a lot more configuration potential than fast mode though. I prefer fast mode because it's simple, and very fast. It just works.

--- Battery ---

You'll notice your battery suck as soon as you root. This isn't widely discussed, but it turns out it's do to certain phone system resources being active. This can eat up 10 times more battery than your screen, and a hundred times more than anything else, even using fast mode liberally. Go into file manager and rename /system/app/phone.apk and telephonyprovider.apk. Reboot immediately.

I suggest you also download the app "deep sleep" as well. Battery manager plus is also a good application to keep track of applications individual battery useage.

D. Phone Specific APPS

Q: I want whatsapp

You need to install a static IMEI, google imei nook touch xda and you'll find the thread. Download the exe, install it.

On your phone use search market to install "wifi adb" in wifi adb select on, note the ip address.

Run the imei app you got from xda dev and it will give you a static imei.

install the latest version of whatsapp. You'll notice you can't message anyone or add contacts because nook contacts doesn't work.

download go contacts ex and it will be ok.

E. Current major issues to consider and how to fix them:

--- Scrolling: ---

problem: Scrolling does not work properly, if you use chat programs, or google voice etc. you'll find yourself scrolling through the conversation manually every time. Some apps have difficulty scrolling at all.

Solution: No known fix at this time

--- Media scanner (media storage) ---

Problem: Media scanner fails to add media files from sd card into the media database. This means the default gallery and music applications won't detect any media.

Solution: No known direct solution, although you can edit the db manually using sql.

A better solution is to download an application which includes it's own embedded media search function. An example being quickpic as a gallery replacement.

--- Keyboards ---

problem: Keyboards are missing the text suggestion bar, this means that t9 input and language input like chinese are difficult/impossible.

Solution: Download a back-ported keyboard. Jellybean keyboard is by far the best, have extensive mutli-language support, and the text suggestion bars displays properly. The only downside is it does not have a t9 layout. Baidu, sougou, or any chinese t9 keyboard software will not work on the nook until the proper dependencies/support is patched somehow.

---video support ---

Q: Can I play video?

You can, but you'll be limited to about 10-15 fps with no audio and it will be 1 bit dithered. Download rockplayer to play various video formats. There appears to be a problem with hardware video decoding and only software video players work at the moment. If I discover a fix for broader video support I'll update this.

--- audio ---

Q: Can I play audio?

A: There are some people working on audio implementation through usb host and a cheap 2 or 3 dollar dongle. However, it seems like it's very 'alpha' at the moment, until someone writes an app to automatically configure audio through usb hosts, you can probably forget about it unfortunately.

I'll update this later.