yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] pinguy1982:
This is a tweaked versions of CARBON-JB-UNOFFICIAL-B11 so all credit goes to killersloth for the ROM. Without his work this ROM wouldn't be possible. So if you like this ROM please go to the CARBON ROM thread and click the "Thanks" button.

Changes Made:

Replaced Trebuchet launcher with Nova launcher.

Replaced stock gallery with Sony Z Album and Movie app (Facebook & Twitter integration working.)

Added Sony Z Walkman app with UPNP/DLNA Media Server.

Replaced the default kernel with the kernel from CM10.1 Stable by verygreen.

Added BeatsAudio+xLoud+ClearAudio for audio effects and ViPER4Android for the sound engine. Settings I am using.

Added Mobile BRAVIA® Engine for improved video processing.

Modified Adobe Flash 11.1 with Hulu support.

Host level ad blocking. If you are having issues with adblocking see attachments to remove it.

Forced all rendering to be done on the GPU. Should help with gaming and make things more smoother. To help improve performance even further see this post.

GoogleEars.

Kick Ass Kernelizer

Auto-zipalign and defragdb on boot

Auto Calibration on boot. Only does a few programs each boot. So may take a few reboots to calibrate all of them.

Plus many improvements taken from this thread.

I also added some terminal commands.

Run each command with SU first then the command.

fixfc - Fix apps force closing.

sclean - Clean the dalvik cache and cache partition

v6 - run the V6 SuperCharger script. I would run this as soon as the ROM is setup..

Know bugs

Not a bug as such but something you should be aware of. It does take a few reboots to optimise all the apps.

V4A XHiFi may do a hot reboot when first getting root, same with Root Browser. This will only happen once and will work fine afterwards. This is only normally an issue if you try getting ROOT on first boot. On the second reboot this doesn't happen.

Wifi will turn off then back on while it is setting up wl1271-nvs.bin. Once the file is created Wifi shouldn't disconnect.

Any more issues please report them.

Xperia-2.3.9-CARBON-JB-B11-ovation.zip - 294.19 MB

MD5: 05483bc421eb793c9ccf0113323b406d

For the latest version using Google Now Launcher use this rom: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=58493801&postcount=339

Wallpaper: http://blankid.deviantart.com/art/Escape2-347788407

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If you would like to use the WALKMAN app from the Sony Xperia Z Ultra you can do so by flashing this: Xperia-Ultra_WALKMAN_SemcMusic.zip. Make sure you boot into the ROM before flashing. If you flash this without booting into the ROM first it will not work.

Most of the features in the Sony Xperia Z Ultra WALKMAN are working but "Music Unlimited" service isn't.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] Evanescense:
Thank you, I will give it a try.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] JDMpire:
Do we use the gapps from the original carbon threads?

And how do you flash the scrips? Just like any other zip file? Can it be done when installing this ROM ?
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] pinguy1982:
I just added the scripts as a separate download so other devs can take a look at them without downloading the whole ROM. All the scripts are included in the ROM. Everything you need is built into the ROM. Just download it and install.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] akramarshad:
unstable

I installed on top of Carbon B9 without wiping anything and everything was forceclosing.Then I wiped cache partiion and Dalvick cache and reinstalled ,it was usable thistime but several apps still forceclosing including Chrome,I went back to Carbon.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] mcord11758:
If you did not install with full wipe I am note sure it is fair to mark it as unstable. Did you even attempt to clear the app data for the apps foreclosing?

have not tried this yet but just thought labeling the effort as unstable prior to proper install is not fair.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] Colt77:
Just installed with full wipe restoring apps and data from TB. So far everything is ok.

Feels slightly less laggy than B9.

Dunno about battery life yet.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] lininjim:
This is working great for me.

I did a dirty flash over RootBox and it's really nice.

Been the best rom for me on my Nook so far. Pinguy1982, please keep the thread updated mate.

Only issue I had was my usual

Android.process.acore has stopped

Which I resolved by following the text below. (cribbed from somewhere on the net)

If you go to Settings/Applications/Manage Applications/ then choose the All tab. Scroll down to Contacts open it and clear the data cache. Now do the same again but this time open Contact Storage and also clear the data cache. This issue is related to an Android bug and affects many devices. It's related to apps that use the sync function.

Works for me.

Cheers all
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] RustedRoot:
I agree completely and would urge the poster to revise his comment or certainly remove the subject. Way too hasty and unfair to make such a quick judgment certainly in the absence of a full or data wipe.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] akramarshad:
Sorry if I offended you.My understanding is that you wipe data only if you are installing in place of different ROM.It was carbon on top of Carbonand I did not feel I needed to wipe data partition.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] pinguy1982:
Dude it's all cool. But I have changed a fair bit to the ROM so just installing over it probably won't work. I have made drastic changes to how dalvik works so using pre-installed apps from a previous install probably won't work.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] nocloo:
Do you mind building a version for the Nook HD ?
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] bckrupps:
so using apps from titanium backup would be a problem?
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] pinguy1982:
Apps no, dalvik cache maybe. Restoring apps settings and the apps won't be a problem, but using the dalvik cache might be.

The cache is in /data/dalvik-cache. Using that maybe an issue.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] bckrupps:
thanks.I always clear out dalvik cache anyway when I try new stuff. I was thinking of trying it. the new build of cm 10.1 seems to match up with my tablet perfectly so we will see. thanks for the ROM. the more the better :)
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] blast0id:
I did this too, but wiped dalvik, no force closes, but status bar is gone and can't get it back... going to try flashing again...
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] JeauxAdam:
Just flashed a couple of hours ago and seems pretty rad so far. I'll give it some time to "settle" before passing judgement. Definitely like the idea!

Good to see more options around here. My hat goes off to all devs.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] nocloo:
Just flashed it ... Can't see the option "Reboot into recovery" when holding the power button. Is there anyone I can enable it ?
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] conan1600:
Settings-system-power menu-reboot menu
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] Colt77:
Battery drain so far seems to be no worse than B9 for me.

Definitely like this ROM, it is faster and smoother than any other I tried for my Nook, seems quite stable as well (no random reboots etc.)
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] marscandybars:
download link seems to be down... mirror?

Is it possible to get stock from back after flashing this and for those that r on the newest .8 is battery life better than stock?
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] jpisini:
I can't download either.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] marscandybars:
anyone have a mirror for the rom? Download link still not working
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] pinguy1982:
http://BillionUploads.com/35x2h2yjhz28
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] waflsk8s:
I might be doing something wrong but I got hit with a billion bits of malware when I tried downloading through that... This is with adblock plus.

EDIT: oops turns out hitting the "download" button without reading what I was doing was the problem... It apparently leads to some download manager that destroys your computer. Feel kind of ashamed to admit I was tricked by it but that was probably the most sneaky trojan download I've seen in a while. Don't know what I did to get the actual zip to download but it eventually did start.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] jpisini:
Set your computer to dual boot always use Linux for web surfing it will make life easier.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] marscandybars:
Is it normal to have apps optimize each time I reboot?
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] waflsk8s:
My computer takes a decade to boot up and I "web surf" while I'm multitasking doing other stuff...
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] jpisini:
That will happen until they are all optimized. Pick a time and reboot like five times in a row

---------- Post added at 05:10 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:08 PM ----------

You can use Linux for just about everything. Unless you play certain games and even most of them will run in wine.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] waflsk8s:
So then you're saying essentially single boot linux? And I know I "can" use Linux for anything but what extra does that do for me? It would take me more effort to configure, customize, and find compatible programs for Linux and running programs, especially games, in Wine takes a performance hit (or at least I know it used to). Plus my school is pretty ghetto when it comes to IT and requires most everything to run on IE and other required software is only windows and mac compatible.

Don't get me wrong; I played around with Linux back in my CompSci days in highschool/undergrad days but now I don't have time to mess with a new system where I have to worry about compatibility issues and sharing between different people with different systems. Even if there are similar programs between systems there's always some form of subtle difference (for example documents and presentations often have changes in formatting and look different across systems).

tl;dr Linux would add more headaches than the potential problems it would solve.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] jpisini:
No viruses :)
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] pinguy1982:
Not sure when you last took a look at Linux, but it's not really like this anymore.

For gaming Steam has a native client for Linux and are working on their own Linux based distro.

http://store.steampowered.com/livingroom/SteamOS/

http://store.steampowered.com/news/9943/

[YOUTUBE]rCGMiT0CQAI[/YOUTUBE]

[YOUTUBE]2pdEftFFG_I[/YOUTUBE]

Netflix hasn't got a native client yet (should have one once they have moved away from silverlight and start using HTML5) but you can get it working.

http://www.webupd8.org/2012/11/how-to-use-netflix-in-ubuntu-through.html

Spotify have a native client: http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/01/how-to-install-spotify-in-ubuntu-12-04-12-10

For sharing docs I use Google Docs (GWOffice) but LibreOffice is pretty good now. And just for sharing files I use Dropbox.

Not sure if you noticed but if you look at my signature you will see a link to Pinguy OS. A Distro I work on. You can run it from a USB pen drive without having to install it.

Linux is different so don't expect to start using it and think it's like Windows, because it's not. They both work very differently. Once you get used to how you install software and how to trouble shoot issues, Linux is more stable then Windows and runs a lot faster. It just takes time to learn.

If you want, you can test out my beta here: http://www.webupd8.org/2013/05/pinguy-os-1304-final-yet-beta-released.html

For the older stable release look here: http://pinguyos.com/
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] jpisini:
I have tried his Linux distro it works really well.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] waflsk8s:
I last used linux as a primary OS about 5 years ago on one of my older, experimental computers and have been using it on a bootable USB until the flash drive conked out a year or so ago.

Again I don't want to have to "get it working" on my primary work computers; this is why I like messing with tablets instead as I can freely mess with them and in case something doesn't work I can always pull out the good ol laptop or desktop and not have it affect productivity.

And for Office I've tried various products such as open office, google docs, etc. and have always run into compatibility/formatting issues when moving from one system to another (mainly on powerpoint and excel). I need seamless integration between systems.

The main problem is the medical school I go to is awful when it comes to anything IT/IR related; they only guaruntee Windows support and barely even support Mac. They don't even try to support anything for Linux (the head IT guy's experience with Linux is less than mine). If there was support for it here and more people used it I would definitely try it out. Otherwise it just adds an extra layer of complexity.

Again I don't have time to learn a new system, especially if my only complaint is one site which has malware for windows. Maybe after medschool/residency/fellowship/etc once I have time and can set up my own system I can use Linux then but for now it doesn't offer me enough to override the potential benefits.

If you guys want to argue Linux vs Windows vs Mac vs Life I'm sure there are plenty of threads elsewhere but we should probably get back to the original thread topic... I'll try to see if I can find a spare USB drive to try your distro out if that'll make y'all feel better.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] BJohnM:
The Nook eReader Software

OK, this is kind of odd, and I haven't seen anything about it, but when I search for the Nook reader software (not the operating system), but just the ereader software from Barnes & Noble, it doesn't show up in the Playstore. Can anyone help me with this...am I missing something?

Thanks.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] jpisini:
Barnes and Nobel have set it to not show up you will have to side load it. If you do a search you will find.the apk.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] BJohnM:
nook.apk?

Thanks. Is it nook.apk?
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] jpisini:
One I used was called bn.ereader_23.apk I don't know if it is the latest or not but it works fine.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] bL33d:
Wow 720p is smooth
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] tyepye:
Noticed a weird thing today.

Ran the Quadrant benchmark tool, and on the latest build is showing an overall score of 2717.

When I ran it last week I was closer to the 4000 points that you have posted in the original post.

Seems that the I/O read has gone down to just 1311 points instead of the previous figure close to 6900.

Any reason this would happen? Nothing has changed on my device since then apart from the new build.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] logicbomb.de:
Check the developer options and make sure the Force GPU rendering is enabled.

disabling it you'll see a noticeable drop in your quadrant score.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] shorty1993:
Tried flashing this couple of times but went into a constant force close pattern. Couldn't even access terminal to attempt the force close script. Any suggestions
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] sixshot84:
Been running this for around a week now, was previously running CM10.1 RC2. This seems much smoother and more stable to me - had lots of problems with Chrome previously.

Thanks very much for this rom :)
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] jpisini:
Check your download is good. Make sure to wipe before installing.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] kodochax:
Loving the rom thank you for your work its a lot snappier than CM. I have one problem though phone ui doesn't seem to work for me. The navbar goes to the side in landscape but it's just all black and doesn't have the home back or recent apps button. Did I do a bad flash or does it just not work? Thankyou

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[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] jpisini:
Working for me not sure what your issue is. Try reflashing
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] kodochax:
Tried reflashing not sure what I'm doing wrong, I did factory reset in CM then cleared dalvik cache then installed rom and rebooted. Am I missing something?

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[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] postulio:
Hey just wanted to say THANK YOU

I tried every other ROM and this one is by far the best for the Nook HD+

It runs beautifully smooth and has TabletUI (by the way, I had to reboot for it to actually change) which were really the major points I needed for this tablet, none of the other ROMs could deliver. As I use this more and more I will report if there are any issues.

The first (or was it second?) time I rebooted, it froze on the rom boot logo, I held down the power button and rebooted and it booted up fine. I rebooted a few other times and no problems.

Thanks again, GREAT ROM!!!!

my process:

in cwm factory reset, wipe cache, wipe davlik, install ROM, reboot. done.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] kodochax:
Hey does phone ui work for you?

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[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] smatticus:
thanks for this! as others have posted, this is probably the snappiest rom out there and the quadrant scores have yet to be repeated on my testing with other roms. keep up the great work i hope to see more from you
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] pinguy1982:
Version 2.3.9 is out!

Updated apps.

Experimental Browser Hulu support.

Flash 11.1.115.36

Busybox 1.20

DNS changer Root

Some shows on Hulu will play in the browser when you change "User Agent" to Desktop, but it's still a bit buggy.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1569816

For people out side of the US I have added DNS changer Root so you can view Hulu.

Set it up so it uses the Tunlr DNS.

69.197.169.9
192.95.16.109

For people already running V2.3.8 here is the patch to enable Flashex. This will also work with any other 4.2.2 ROM that has init.d support.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] hyperxguy:
Anyone has problem with google voice search FCing ?

Thanks.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] kkt12:
how does one open CWM?

I'd thought there was an option to boot into recovery (in the menu that appears after pressing and holding the power button), but I'm not seeing it...
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] JeauxAdam:
I believe you have to turn that option on under Settings > Carbon > Power Menu and check reboot menu on.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] jpisini:
Uninstall voice and reinstall it from the market.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] timmyd463229:
Does kindle app work with this rom?
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] pinguy1982:
Yes.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] postulio:
After further testing i can conclude i get random reboots. Completely random, sometimes when reading comics sometimes just when havimg the screen on. will reinstall rom later to test.

Power off, hold power + n button untill it powers back on, let go when you see logo, should boot into cwm. Are you sure you installed it?
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] timmyd463229:
So I think I read on here that the rom download comes with gapps is that true?
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] skyhawk21:
question.. Just recently got a nook hd+ with stock 2.1.1 OS. According to vellamo and the system information tab in there it has a Toshiba EMMC.

First if I install this rom and use lagfix will it destroy my nook?

Second how do you do a clean install of this rom and what GAPPS do you need to flash as well?

Do I need to install CWM first to the EMMC then flash ROM and GAPPS then reboot and let it set itself up?

Thanks and is this ROM stable for a daily driver with no reboots? and are all Sony apps included now so you don't have to go through the thread and get the separate .apk files to install?
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] supergroverthm:
GAPPS is included, hence the 200M+ download.

Lagfix has issues with the 16Gb Samsung memory chip... I don't use lagfix and am happy with the responsiveness of this ROM.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] postulio:
I still am getting random reboots... I've reinstalled several times and even changed SD cards. It's a bit better but still getting 2-3 reboots a day. I'll keep using since funny enough its the best rom.

Hope it gets fixed, I'll give ya a couple of beers worth if it gets fixed!

Thanks for all the hard work and good luck.

If there's anything I can do to help lemme know.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] jpisini:
Were you getting reboots on other roms? I ask because I have had only one reboot in two months and I am almost positive it was an app not the rom. I haven't even upgraded from 3.7 it works so well.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] pinguy1982:
I had the same issue. Doing a full wipe and doing a fresh install sorted it for me. Haven't had a single reboot since doing a fresh install of 2.3.9

I also formated the internal emmc. 2.3.9 will be the last 10.1 ROM I work on for the Nook, so there is no fear of doing a full wipe just to have to do it again because of a new release. 2.3.9 is it. Next version will be based on 10.2
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] jpisini:
Will next version be safe for those of us with suspect nooks?
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] pdx1138:
just curious, since nobody has mentioned it...how is the deep sleep?

Will it sip 1% over 2 days if it is left alone, like CM 10.1 does?
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] jpisini:
I don't leave it for a couple of days but I don't lose more than 1% overnight
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] glenairlie:
I consistently get A102A9BA896D58531A733C3B71052CEF as the MD5 using http://onlinemd5.com/ - is the MD5 on the d/l link (05483bc421eb793c9ccf0113323b406d) correct or is the onlinemd5 site giving the wrong MD5?

I have d/l'ed it a few times.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] supergroverthm:
I get the MD5 from the d/l link using 7zipper 2.0 from Google Play. look under detail after long pressing file in the program.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] aigaki:
I like this rom! ^^

but.. The Bravia Engine does not work. Is the same as the Bravia engine is turned off the XperiaZ :(

And I'm sorry. I'm not speak English well ^^;
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] sixshot84:
How can you tell if you have a suspect nook?
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] jpisini:
There is a command you need to run. I am not home and can't find the thread right now.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] jpisini:
Here it is

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=44824333&postcount=216

I have the following which is known to be bad

MAG2GA and manfix 0x000015

Nook HD+ 16gb
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] xecutionkrk:
this rom will not restore my titanium backups from b11 rom..backup just freezes at 1%.
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] bckrupps:
sometimes an app will have issues on a restore. whichever app is showing when it hangs. force stop titanium and uncheck that app and restore again trying that app after the others have restored separately
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] xecutionkrk:
I will try it, but how to force stop?
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] bckrupps:
settings, applications, titatium backup, force stop or just reboot
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] wkcecil:
Is there a Tablet UI mode for this ROM?
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] alan310:
HDMI

I tried to Search but the function is down.

I opened the HDMI box for the first time to try out the device.

Does not work, or maybe mine doesn't work. Does anyone have any experience with using this expensive adapter using this Rom?
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] fgarvin:
Yes. settings> carbon> interface> UI mode
[Nook HD, HD+ Android Development] jpisini:
I will have to double check but I am almost positive I have. I know I did on the ROM this is based on.