yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sirchuk:
I agree, I won't buy an Archos just because of their track record. Just like I won't buy another HP mobile device (screwed me twice!)

Release a product that is based on whats hot, feign support for a month or two for sales then let it drop off the planet and hype the next product.

I mean really, why release the 70 and 101 with 2.1 only to release 2.2 a few weeks later? It's not like 2.2 hasn't been out for a long time now. They did it to say "look, we update our products, and do it quickly!" to get those on the fence to jump into the pool just before it empties.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] th3c1am:
Does 800mhz to say 1.0 ghz make much of a difference anyway? Not sure....
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sirchuk:
For Gingerbread (2.3), probably not, but for the 3.0 version it's been said it will require a 1GHz CPU or higher. That's the "Tablet" version of Android featuring a new interface. It's a 25% increase in speed.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Noah98:
Spare Parts

Has anyone had any luck with Spare Parts? I installed it hoping that I could enable compatibility mode (to make apps fullscreen), but that option doesn't appear on the nook color. It's weird because I've used Spare Parts on other devices like the Pandigital Novel and it worked great and gave me that option.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] th3c1am:
What about overclocking then?? Wonder if its possible...
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] godsfilth:
if you install an alt launcher like ADW or Launcher pro it more or less functions like an android tablet with an awesome ereader app. although at the moment i cant seem to make shortcuts on the home screen unless i put them from the app drawer and some apps are still having issues with the on screen back/menu buttons but thats stuff that will be ironed out hopefully soon or when B&N release the source code
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sirchuk:
A 25% overclock is pushing it, even if you can get it that high (I think the EVO was OC'd to almost 30%) it's going to lower the life of the tablet.

Regardless though, OC'ing can only be done IN the software. It might take some hacking to get 3.0. Of course, this is all just speculation, since nothing has been officially released regarding 3.0, and little about 2.3.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cabbieBot:
i believe the "1ghz" thing for gingerbread is merely SUGGESTED by google but is not at all a requirement
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cutterjohn:
Yay! Assisting in another thread derailing, well, kind of.

Anyways, I picked up a VS gTablet and am just about 100% sure that I'll be keeping it ATM, however I also find it to be a bit large and want a 7" tablet to go along with it and be a bit more portable friendly while being nearly as fast. So I was still pondering Archos 70 and the Nook Color, at which point I note a /. article wrt rooting of Nook(reviving my interest in near term 7") and also decided to check out archosfans to see how things were going over there. Looked like a repeat of the 5IT release last year wrt the froyo release for gen8, massive number of bugs, feature gone missing from 2.1, pokeyness of 2.2(?! how can they make 2.2 slow?), etc.

So, Nook Color is looking nice for me, however they'll probably be OOS for a while leaving me only with the gTablet (WPDN going back for backlight bleed, flakey WiFi(worst by far of the 3 tablets that I've owned), cracking case, and it's just too slow, even just to boot(slowest by far of 3) might be worth $~90 to some but not to me...). (Only real drawbacks of gTablet for me ATM are unwieldly 10" form factor and crappy viewing angles, and well, maybe the price a bit... ok alot... but it's just so quick even with stock TapnTap UI is was the smoothest of the 3 and custom fw just makes it better.)

OK, back to reading the rooting thread for me to help me make up my mind beyond staying as far away as possible from Archos.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bruceleroyjr:
I actually was in the same dilemma like you. I got the Viewsonic G-Tablet and then returned it. Then I ordered the Archos 70 and I'm still waiting for it in the mail, however, yesterday, I went to Barnes & Noble and purchased a Nook Color and rooted it last night. According to the Barnes & Noble clerk, you have 14 days to try out your Nook Color and if you don't like it, you can return it for a full refund. So I realized that if I don't like my Nook, I can always return it. However, I'm really liking the Nook Color. The screen is GORGEOUS and way way way better viewing angles than the Viewsonic G-Tablet. Also, there is a 2 year warranty with Barnes & Noble you can purchase that will allow you to replace your Nook Color if it ever breaks. It just seems like there is more support with Barnes and Noble compared to Viewsonic and Archos. Think about it. Try out the 14 day trial and you might really consider the Nook Color.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sirchuk:
As I understand it, for some reason the 2.2 patch underclocked the CPU by 200MHz on accident. I guess Archos relies on user testing a lot.

I think I'm going to pick up a Nook. I need a project, and for only $250 this sounds worthwhile.

Now to see if I have a micro SD card worth destroying to root it..

What is the standard warranty? Reason I ask, American Express automatically adds to manufacturer warranties. So if you get 1 year with B&N, you get another year with Amex. And they just refund the full $250 rather than deal with repair or exchange or whatever. Plus, they have a 90 day break it and they replace it warranty, or theft..same deal. I've used both warranties before and they were rather quick, issuing a full refund in about 30 days.

Edit:

According to their legal site (B&N's) regarding the NC, it has a 1 year limited warranty.

So using my Amex or some signature visa cards will extend the warranty another year, free of charge. Just hold onto the receipt (I scan mine.)
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bobb_o:
Does anyone really believe that a requirement of 1 GHz will stop the Android community from getting 3.0 on almost anything?
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gigadigit:
My Nook Color has been doing this for a while now. It seems like the screens are overly sensitive to moisture. I have many other touch tablets and the touch screens worked fine without putting on the protector. Does the protector really help? Wondering if I got a bad batch?
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gigadigit:
My Barns & Noble sales person told me I have until January 31, 2011 to return mine if I want to return it.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TechieMonkey:
im confused....

ok so im on about page 70 of the thread so far and i might start my own thread about this if i dont get answered lol but you guys seem to still be active on this one here sooooo.... here goes

im probably getting a NC this Christmas from the rents, and dont really wanna risk messing it up so is there an executable file/script that i can run to root the system??

plus i still cant find an answer to whether or not the original NC skin with the shelves will be accessible. I only really want to load games/apps on it and would rather have the NC skin up all the time with access to the games... is that possible?? <<-- does that make sense??

THANKS GUYS FOR ALL THE HARD WORK ROOTING!!
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cj7wilson:
answer to first question: There is no simple exe or script to run. Your best option is to go to www dot nookdevs dot com/nookcolor_rooting and read it through (and the pertinent links), then decide if you're up to the challenge. The possibility is there that you might brick your NC, but I think it's very unlikely, and you can usually do a factory restore (power + home + vol up buttons and hold) to recover.

Answer to second question: Yes, your Nook OS / skin / whatever will still be there, it's kind just like what you're looking for. If you create your shelves first, I don't know if the survive the root process (probably so), but you can make new shelves after.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ms960:
Thanks for the info. So I take it to mean that Android widgets haven't been enabled either?
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TechieMonkey:
awesome thanks a ton for the quick reply :D

i think i'll root it no matter what i still wanted the books/shelves too xP
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Paul22000:
And what makes you think that they will give you a refund after you've rooted it? That will surely void your warranty and they won't take it back.

(Devil's Advocate)
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sirchuk:
Can you un-root by doing a system restore? (volume, N, power boot thingy)
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] devis:
I'd say that is correct. A full restore of the OS, regardless of where it comes from, will overwrite everything.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clockworx:
The procedure he is talking about, the factory reset, unfortunately does not overwrite everything. pokey was going into some details about it in the Recovery Thread under Development. There is a way to trigger a "real" restore, but it's not easily accesible.

Also, I've never had a customer service rep check for root when I've returned electronics. :rolleyes:
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] madsquabbles:
mine just started doing this too and it has nothing to do with moisture. tomorrow was my last eval day so instead of being stuck with a bum nook I restored and took it back. I may buy it again later, but for now I'll have to do without.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] madsquabbles:
don't forget that after it's reset you have to activate it to access it. I doubt a random b&n employee would bother doing that.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Paul22000:
What are the two "it" references in "have to activate

it

to access

it

"?

(What exactly is being activated and accessed?)
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Admiralvic:
I was told...

I had 14 days to return it for straight up cash, from there I would have till 1/31/11 to return it for store credit
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gigadigit:
I wonder how many others are having the same issue with nooks. The displays they had at B&N were doing the same thing. I saw a youtube video about it.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] newton1666:
Touch ghosts & phantom taps

This happens regardless plugged in or not. I'm returning mine for another. Has anyone else had this problem with overly sensitive screen, ghost writing (multiple inputs), phantom taps, and endless page advances?

And does rooting (software) fix the problem? Thanks for any help.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] devis:
I've seen phantom taps.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] madsquabbles:
the nook color. in order to use it you have to activate it via wifi or you can't get past the device registration.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gigadigit:
It's happening to me, all of what you described. I am wondering if the screen protector will solve these issues.

If you search for "nook color buggy" on youtube, a few other people are having the same issues.

Mine is rooted with Launcher Pro installed.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] madsquabbles:
i doubt the screen protector would fix anything and it seems to happen whether it's rooted or not.

man, and i was praising this as being one of the first tech gadgets that came out bug free in a long time. i'll probably buy one again later as it makes a wonderful carputer.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] woodsonmh:
I've downloaded epub books with browser. I used nooks default reader.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cabbieBot:
can anyone point me to how to ssh the superuser.apk to obtain full root? I realized after installing titanium that I don't have root yet. I don't know whether its buried in this thread or somewhere else. On windows7
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] woodsonmh:
Rooting

The only problem I have with this thread is I'm not reading my books, however the last few days have been pretty exciting to follow.

I am indebted to a lot of people and I thank all of you for your contributions and solutions. I've rooted rooted my NC and applied the change to the .db file. It hasn't been smooth but I am up and running.

When I click on a pdf file from andexplorer, and explorer gives me a chose as to which program I want to use. There is a chose of "reader". I don't think I downloaded this file. and it does not show up in my app manager. It shows the same menu items as does the normal reader program at the bottom of screen after a touch and hold on screen.

This is the best reader program I've tried. It keeps my place and is the same touch and feel as the normal reading program. It's more like the one on my n3g. Give it a try and maybe someone can figure out how to make it the default nook pdf reader.

Thanks again to all.

Woody
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droiddog:
I've been watching this thread for a while and rooted today. I apologize if this is a dumb question, but once rooted, how do you make the device viewable again as a lettered drive for file transfer?

BTW, thanks for everyone's hard work on this.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bighead21:
do you need to SSH? These directions are to install it via ADB: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=857636

Just make sure you get the latest version from here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=682828
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gvanvran:
Thanks everyone for all the posts on rooting the NC. I had to add lines to the downloaded usb drivers that I found in one of the Win7 posts even though I'm on XP, but after that it worked.

Once I enabled on-device installs, I installed Dropbox. I can copy apks into my dropbox folder and install them directly from the Dropbox app.

If you haven't tried it, getdropbox.com.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pudd:
HELP, I cannot get this step to work. it always boots into the Nookcolor.

:confused:
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] glacon:
Phantom Taps - Screen Wigging Out

I have had my screen go crazy both evenings I have owned it. This was before it was rooted. I also notice major screen flicker with dark colors. Excited about the device and its potential, concerned about the bugs, and that a software update to fix them will unroot it. Anyone else notice the screen flicker?
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sudermatt:
same thing happened to me. You have to do the "Driver Update Step". The default Nook drivers won't work. I assume you are using Windows7. Search the Dev forum for the windows 7 install instructions and don't skip the" update driver" step. what this does is set up the ADB drivers to work.

Hope this helps.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oakleyrdc:
Quick question. How do I get the back and menu soft button to appear. I'm sure you have talked about it, but I just can't find it.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gigadigit:
I went ahead and bought a screen protector from b&n. They didn't have the antiglare one in stock. My screen seems to be behaving better. Haven't seen phantom clicks since.

So my nook is working pretty well now. In terms of responsiveness and smoothness nookcolor is no where near my galaxy tab.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mhoepfin:
Galaxy tab is better? Mind taking a few moments to write up the benefits of the tab to the NC? I'm still interested in the tab, but love the NC for what it is (and costs!).
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] meduncan5:
I just bought an NC last night and was excited to root it until I saw notes saying that it's unlikely my Nook is rootable since it has a serial number beginning with 200440. Has anyone attempted to root an NC with a serial number this high and has the process been successful?
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clockworx:
I think that's only for the Nook, not the Nook Color.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bighead21:
Yeah, that must be for the Nook... My NC starts with 200451 and I didn't have a problem.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] meduncan5:
Excellent. I'm looking forward to going through the rooting process this weekend. Thanks to everyone that worked so hard to figure out the rooting process!
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oakleyrdc:
Some apps only take up a quarter of the screen. Does anyone know how to fix this.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dirtygreek:
Correct. As far as I can tell, there's only one version of the NC right now, and it's rootable.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dirtygreek:
Books? You were going to use this thing to read books? :)
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pudd:
I follow the step by step instruction, and as I understand, the Driver update step is after boot from the SDcard. When I dd the image, plug into the WIN7 box, it automatically boot to the Nookcolor, not the sdram. and in the device driver, no yellow warning mark. Under disk drive, it shows B&N Ebook Disk USB Device x 2, under portable device it shows E:\ F:\ and under USB controller, it shows USB Mass Storage Device.

Thanks
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] likearaptor:
I have read some articles in the Samsung Galaxy forum here at xda and saw a thread called that same problem. I didn't go into it but I imagine you can do the fix for the galaxy tab and it should fix it on the Nook Color
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sirchuk:
K, so I broke down and picked up a NC last night. I just played around with it, and I have one question: Will rooting it speed it up? Browsing, even without pinch-to-zoom, was sluggish and "Jumpy." It seems like it's running slow and can't handle scrolling on a page smoothly.

I like the size, the screen quality, and the limited specs for the price. But if it's going to remain this way, I can't imagine keeping it.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] antoniouslj:
If you install SetCPU and set the governor to "performance", the device FLIES! :cool:
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whgarner:
mine does not do that you may have a bad unit.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] whgarner:
not a problem, once past the lock screen the drives will be accessible when usb plugged in.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sirchuk:
The test unit in the store was the same way. Maybe it's a "first boot" thing and it needs to be rebooted.

It's definitely laggy, and far from smooth though.

Edit:

Are there any software updates? I know I'm running version 1.0.0, but I haven't figured out how to update it. It's probably in the manual, that I haven't read yet. I haven't even opened the cables box yet. I charged it overnight just by connecting it to my computer via a standard micro usb cable. It doesn't indicate that it's charging, but it does indeed charge.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blacter:
Can you help with a link to SetCPU. Thanks.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] woodsonmh:
Are you reading it with the cable plugged in? I've been wondering if the cable is the problem. Another possible problem is holding the edges to tight. I navigate much better when I'm holding the edges not squeezing the sides, or when I have my book cover on.

Woody
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bighead21:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=505419
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ProtoDroid:
wow

kickass

Just got my mom one of these for Christmas
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] derekisthematrix:
I have the same problem. Been fighting with it for 2 days now. I'm using XP but I can't seem to be able to write the image successfully (I can't get it to boot off the card). I've used Winimage as well as the Cygwin method to no avail. I always get the Nook startup screens, it never stay off like it should. I went ahead and tried the driver stuff thinking maybe it actually enabled ADB but ADB doesn't see the Nook as a device so I'm fairly sure the rooting never actually took place. :(
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] French.:
At what expense to the battery?
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oakleyrdc:
Some apps are not full screen. Does anyone know how to fix this.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] madsquabbles:
plugged/unplugged made no difference - i know quite a few of my android devices would act funny if plugged into certain chargers.

plus it happened while laying it down without touching it. that was my first time seeing it. it kept going on until i put it to sleep and then awakened it. it happened 2 more times after that and then i made the decision to take it back. i may buy another tomorrow on my way to my parents' house - i live in a rural area about 45 mi away from the nearest B&N.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gigadigit:
My Nook Color is rooted and it's still sluggish, not very smooth when browsing, even on the Dolphin HD browser. I don't believe it's because it's running 2.1 either. I have an Evo and before froyo update, I didn't notice it to be that sluggish. I also have an iPad and Galaxy Tab and I can really tell the difference.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] antoniouslj:
If you set the governor to "on demand" and make the minimum clock speed 600mhz you still get a device that literally flies without much of a battery hit.

Mine's been on for 5 hours today playing games and surfing the web and my battery is at 62%.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gigadigit:
Everything just works on the Galaxy Tab. No need to root. Full Android Market place.

Froyo. Gorilla glass. Has a 3G radio if I need it. Very fast and smooth graphics, no lags at all (according to what I have read, polygon count on the tab's gpu is almost 10x that of NC's gpu). Plays HQ Youtube without any jaggies. 2 cameras. GPS. Bluetooth. Feels lighter than NC in one hand (may be b/c NC is thinner).

Cons:

- Price

- New tablets with better specs (tegra2) coming out within a few months.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sirchuk:
Yeah, my issue with the tab is the price. $250 is a lot easier to throw away than $600. Sure, it has more features, but the majority of them I'll never use, like Cameras, GPS, Bluetooth, 3G, HDMI out. Heck, I've got all that on my phone where it belongs (IMO). 800MHz should be enough for smooth graphics and video, shouldn't it?
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Admiralvic:
but isnt the 3g with contract?
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dirtygreek:
right, it's not $600, it's $600 + monthly fee, isn't it?
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sirchuk:
Yup, monthly fee and subsidized by the carrier, up to $200 less if you agree to a 2 year contract. Monthly fees vary by carrier.

Sprint charges $30 a month for 2GB, $60 for 5GB.

So another $720 for 2 years at the lowest tier.

$600 is full retail without 3G service. Amazon sells it for $599, no contract for each carrier. Most carriers offer $200 off, AT&T I think only does $150.

If you plan on getting 3G service though, I don't think they offer month-to-month unless you can do a T-Mobile pre-paid plan (no idea). So if you're going to do 3G, might as well get it on a contract to save some money.

Edit:

If I remember right, there was a SKU in the BestBuy system for a WiFi only model at a reduced price, but nothing official yet. Probably not until next year, and better tablets are slated on the horizon once Google releases their table version of Android (3.0, not Gingerbread (2.3)).
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] madsquabbles:
i believe it's got to do with the fact that the android ui isn't gpu accelerated like ios is. it's makes it a bit choppy.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smarcisin:
okay. i have a strange problem. i rooted the NC and have been installing apps through dropbox. i wanted to add the su binary into my /system so i can use root explorer. but now when i plug my NC back into the computer i used to root it, it will not connect to adb. no idea what to do