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[Nook Color General] PHiZ:
So as far as rooting this thing, it seems apparent that there are three attack vectors.

* If device checks MicroSD on bootup for updates.

* Userland exploit, loading a file, going to a URL, Wifi Protocol stuff etc. Perhaps in the PDF libraries? (Note, because of sand-boxing this may not lead directly to full root, but it may allowing running of other software that would be useful for reconnaissance on the device.)

* Wait for Nook SDK to come out, and use the increased access to the device to compromise it.

The device is frustrating to use as is. Not because of any major design flaws, but because of the untapped potential. Like, I would love to have DropBox to ease file management. And the browser is left wanting (it reports as Mac OSX, and does not render some pages well (Google reader is wholly unusable.)

I'm considering returning it. It has so much potential, but I'm expecting the quality of the Chinese knockoff android tablets to continue to improve.
[Nook Color General] madsquabbles:
charges perfectly fine off my 10 watt panasonic wall adapter with an oem micro usb. says it's not charging but it went from 93 to 100 in ~10 minutes while i was using it.

there was a good bit of stutter when registering my device. i had to tap multiple times to switch b/t numbers and letter input. sometimes i had to tap the character multiple times for it to register.

i agree though, this is the sweetest tablet next to the galaxy tab and iphone hardware wise. too bad it's locked down right now.

just like all the cheap-o android tabs, this one does have soft back and menu buttons. if you click the book icon at the bottom the back and menu buttons are there. the home, volumes, and power buttons are the only physical buttons. no search button, but i rarely use in on any of my other android devices.

video playback is horrid! all my mp4 will play but choppy. even streaming was crappy. i tried youtube mobile with no videos being able to be played. madthumbs (nsfw!) worked but so stuttery it made it unfappable.

NM reboot fixed everything. my ripped videos and stuff downloaded with videodownload helper play fine now. able to watch some kung fu treachery on the beautiful screen.
[Nook Color General] madsquabbles:
the little book icon (read it now) at the bottom doesn't seem to bring up the menu and back buttons anymore. now it just takes me to the last read book on the homepage. i'd rather have the back and menu buttons back.
[Nook Color General] pokey9000:
The charging connector has too many pins for just charge control. I counted 12 extra pins over the 5 standard USB, but it's tiny enough that I could've skipped one. I'm sure that two are used for controlling the LED in the connector shell, one is probably used as a cable identifier, leaving 9 unknowns.

My guesses:

-OMAP boot mode (MMC boot, select pins (1-2)

-serial (2)

-JTAG (4 or 5)

-audio (2-3)

I thought that extra current capacity could account for all the rest, but why spend on what I'm guessing is not a cheap connector just to bus all those tiny pins together?

Anyway, I tried to buy a second charge/sync cable to dissect today but my local store only had cases and screen protectors in stock. The connector has all pins populated so I'm hoping I can break them out and start probing for a bootloader on serial. Hopefully iFixit will get a teardown done soon and we can get a good look at the parts.
[Nook Color General] madsquabbles:
seem like there's bug in that read it now button.

to get the menu and back buttons back you need to open a pdf on you sd card. then for some reason you get you back and menu buttons when you hit the read it now.

this is helpful in that with the menu button you can now have a forward button for web browsing, refresh and you can go back without scrolling all the way to the top.
[Nook Color General] PHiZ:
I want them to look into the additional pin issues. See this: meta ifixit com/View/1108/Nook+Color+Teardown+Request

You know, while they're in there.
[Nook Color General] dark79:
No problems with MP4/M4V playback here. I used the newest handbrake and selected the iPod touch preset to start with.

What I changed:

Picture Tab:

- Width -> 848

- Anamorphic -> Loose

Video Tab

- Framerate -> 23.976

- Constant Quality -> 59.31%

Audio Tab

- Mixdown -> Stereo (Maybe Pro Logic II will work?)

Chapters Tab

- Unchecked "Create Chapter Markers"

My source video was a 1080p MKV with AC3 audio. It looks gorgeous even though it's actually sized smaller than the full res of the screen (NookColor won't play MP4/M4V wider than 854).

I'm playing this off a Class 2 SD card and I didn't notice any choppiness.
[Nook Color General] milkham:
I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask but do you guys think that it might be better to go with an archos 70 instead of the nook color since it seems like its roughly the same price and perhaps easier for people to work on? looks like they're similarly priced.
[Nook Color General] rubyw59:
I believe the archos 70 has a lower resolution screen and the viewing angle is not as good.
[Nook Color General] dwcasey:
That's what I've read as well and I think it applies to the g-tablet. I've read on the forums here folks that have had or looked at both the NC and the archos and gtablet and they say the NC has a much better display. The who IPS thing, same as iPad and the newest iPhone 4.
[Nook Color General] sisith:
Infinitely better screen...not even comparable. Text on the Gtablet looks blocky and absolute crap. I haven't seen a screen that bad in years. Maybe it's because I have professional IPS monitors at home. The nook color screen is simply stunning and easy on the eyes at any angle on the lowest brightness setting. It will burn out your retinas at the highest.
[Nook Color General] bruceleroyjr:
Great Product!

I've been on a quest for an Android Tablet before Christmas. I bought and returned the Viewsonic G-Tablet. Horrendous viewing angles, heavy to hold (weighs 1.55 lbs) and cost $379-$399. I returned my Archos 70, which cost me $301.99 with shipping. I think I finally found my tablet, the Nook Color. Once it got rooted, it was a no brainer. GORGEOUS SCREEN, 512 MB RAM, easy to carry, great customer support from Barnes and Noble (I purchased the 2 year additional warranty $54) and pretty good Out of the Box (OTM) software. I know more better Android tablets will be coming out next year, but for $250, you can't go wrong with a quality product like the Nook Color and the customer support service of B&N. Great product =)
[Nook Color General] jbinbi:
bruce, thank you for this update. i have really been looking at all the tablets, I know the holy grail is honeycomb, but i don't think that is reality until next summer and I don't want to wait. I have been looking at all these inexpensive tablets from china, there is one I saw on androidforums with gps that sounded good, but the nook so far seems good.

After you root, does this still work as an e reader? Also, how hard is this to root for someone technical, but has never rooted a device (i used to work on unix computers 20 years ago)? Is there easy step by step instructions? Thanks again.
[Nook Color General] PHiZ:
I haven't exhaustively compared the other options on the market right now, but my intuition is that the NC is the best on the market as far as price-point and build-quality, but there is no market access and limited app support.

By the time development really gets going on a NC rom, i predict that we will have competitive alternatives, either from brand name manufacturers (Asus), or no-name Chinese manufacturers (right now the Chinese tablets are held back by their resistive touchscreens.) And these alternatives will presumably have dedicated android buttons, which the NC does not.

If you need a tablet right now, and are a tinkerer, then the NC is the way to go. If you want a more full-featured and robust solution, we are going to see compelling alternatives in the 6-10 month time frame, I predict.
[Nook Color General] clockworx:
I don't think it will take 6-10 months for custom ROMs and Market access.
[Nook Color General] bruceleroyjr:
jbinbi,

Yeah, after I rooted, it became a BETTER e-reader. I started sideloading apps like:

- Kindle

- Manga Browser

- Droid Comic Viewer

Plus, it then became a game machine and also a DivX movie player with RockPlayer. Once you see the IPS screen and compare it with the other tablets, this one blows them away, CURRENTLY. Of course, there are some missing hardware pieces that might dissuade you from your selection:

- No HDMI out

- No Bluetooth

- and No Kickstand ;)

For the rooting part, it was actually harder than my past rooting experiences with my Android phones. However, I'm a Windows guy so maybe that's why the syntax was a little confusing. Definitely, be sure to backup your stuff before creating the SD card. However, once you get it rooted, the Nook Color is BOMB =)
[Nook Color General] merrill77:
For others interested in a warranty, you can get a 2 year warranty from sqauretrade.com for $38, 3 yrs for $50.

http://www.squaretrade.com/pages/ereader-landing1

I'm not affiliated with squaretrade...etc, etc.
[Galaxy Tab General] ninja0n3:
Hello,

I just got my galaxy tab from Bell in Canada.

I installed Kies from one of the links provided in the rooting threads. I did however manage to root the device without syncing with Kies.

However, whenever I try to connect to Kies with my galaxy tab (after selecting the Kies mode on the GT) it says that the device is not supported.

I've tried pretty much everything without success:

- uninstall/reinstall kies

- uninstall/reinstall drivers

- install homeswitcher

Not quite sure what the deal is here..

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks
[Galaxy Tab General] Croak:
Same here, (Bell Tab) and it works fine with my Galaxy S.

I suspect some of the firmware versions aren't entered into the Kies database just yet.
[Galaxy Tab General] ninja0n3:
It is good to know that I am not the only one experiencing this.

Thanks!
[Galaxy Tab General] jtc442:
I posted about this a couple days ago, same problem here. Never got mine to work. Good luck, my post pretty much disappeared, lol. Must not be important enough for people to really help with it yet. Let me know if you get it!
[Galaxy Tab General] ninja0n3:
Are you on a canadian service as well or is this the US version of it?
[Galaxy Tab General] jtc442:
Us version
[Galaxy Tab General] ninja0n3:
There's probably not enough people with this problem to make it worth looking into.

I'm guessing as numbers increase, this might become more of a pressing issue.

Hopefully it won't take too long to get this fixed.
[Galaxy Tab General] jtc442:
Very true. Time will tell.
[Galaxy Tab General] xoltrix2000:
Same problem, i just assumed it was becuase its a non-europian device and kies is europe only thing.
[Galaxy Tab General] Magaboo:
Same problem here. Device not supported!? Installed it twice.:confused:

I have all the Bell stuff on it and would love to root it.
[Galaxy Tab General] lucboucim:
Same problem with my Tab. My S works fine though.
[Galaxy Tab General] mixmaven:
Same problem with my TMO branded tab, I can mount and see files but nothing else.

-mix
[Galaxy Tab General] aandrei:
Installed Kies on W7 and Vista - no result

Kies refuses to recognize the Galaxy Tab Canadian version even after I installed on Windows 7 and Vista.

I even rooted it (I can use Android Commander on it) but Kies simply refuses to see it.
[Galaxy Tab General] aandrei:
Kies Mini supports it

I finally managed to install the Kies app from Samsung to help with backup and upgrades.

In my case I bought the device from Canada so I registered with Samsung Canada and then in my account I selected the device, switched to Software tab and downloaded the Kies Mini for it.

It seems to work, at least I did a backup from it.
[Galaxy Tab General] sparkyxda:
Strange as it may sound all my Kies "not recognised" problems went away when I installed Windows Media Player 11.
[Galaxy Tab General] jakobuss:
I had the same problem about not being recognised with Kies, but only after my tab was rooted. unrooting was no help, it was fixed by unchecking "usb-error" in the subtab development. hope it might help.
[Galaxy Tab General] synplex:
Im having the same problem with Kies and Kies mini on my tmo tab.

Any new solutions??
[XPERIA X8 General] CROrION:
Hi guys, so I'm buying a phone, would you recommend me x8. If yes why, if not why not?
[XPERIA X8 General] vasantv:
Ya surely i will recommend :) Its a simple handy n compact samrtphone with great features.. :)
[XPERIA X8 General] Komatoes:
I would buy one if I could a cheap place to unlock it... :(
[XPERIA X8 General] koberko:
Hi. I just got one X8 for my wife. I have played with it for a while, and it works great.

It looks nice, feels nice, and it works nice.

But there are two things that I don't like:

1. UI: I didn't find it very practical and I wasn't able to find a way to change default color scheme; that's a kind of a problem, because apps in drawer have white letters and home screen background stays even when drawer is opened, and if you have some white parts on background, then you can't read names of apps.

On other hand, my wife likes UI, so it depends on personal preferences will it be a problem, or not.

2. lack of some decent document reader; my wife will sometimes like to read some PDF books on it, but I wasn't able to find good PDF reader that will work on this phone. For example, I have on my Galaxy S ThinkOffice witch was supplied as stock app with phone, and it's great for any document reading and editing. So, it will be a good thing if this phone had at least some decent viewer.

All in all, it's a nice phone, and it will be nicer when update to android 2.1 comes, and I can recommend it to anybody who is new to smartphones and android, or someone who want's small, practical and simple smartphone (with good looks). Also, I can recommend it to advanced users who need nice backup phone or second phone, beside more potent devices from top models.
[XPERIA X8 General] vladsk8:
http://xdaforums.com/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=9311463meed

1. You could try ADW Launcher from the market. You can tweak it to feat your needs, feels fast and you can add more widgets on the same screen.

2.I am using BeamReader and it does it's job. Decent PDF reader. Find it on the market also.

Comming from a HTC Hero, Xperia X8 doesn't have that sturdy build, the back cover cracks a lot but feels ok in the hand and looks good. Android 2.1 will be a big improvement as the hardware is quite good for its price, UI and 3d games run smoother than on the Hero (even on 2.2.1). Very good for a mid class device. I recommand it. Also, battery life is decent for a smartphone.
[XPERIA X8 General] droidjens:
I got one, and my emotions are a bit mixed. Sort of a love-hate relationship.

Edit 2: Text below was written before the release of 1.6. I am now running 2.1, and have no problems with games, and is generally happy about my x8.

As I see it, there's 2 major cons to this phone. Firstly, the very very low priority on upgrades for Android version. I bought mine with a promise of an october update to 2.1. Now it's late november, the x10's have gotten their upgrade, and I'm still waiting... till the end of 2010 by the looks of it. No official word on 2.2 or 2.3 update yet... Not promising imo. With the time it took updating the x10, I can't think how it'll be for future updates to the x8, seeing it got even lower priority than the x10's. I'd stay away from SE until they show some sign of shaping up their update policies.

Games... if you like games, get another phone. The only game that doesn't freeze up after 10secs-15minutes is Alchemy. Anything more graphics intensive, and it'll freeze up. It runs the games just fine until it freeze tho. If this is due to ancient android version, I have no idea. But I guess since the games are compatible with 1.6, they should run on an 1.6-phone. This applies to Angry Birds, Zenonia, Blow Up, Yumsters, you name it... pretty much any game I've tried. It's not isolated to my phone either, if you google the issue yourself.

On the other hand... ignoring these issues, I think its a very good phone for it's price. If you don't mind not having access to the latest apps, or not being able to play games, you might like this phone alot... however...

If I was to make the choice again, I'd go with another manufacturer that has a track record of putting out android updates fairly quickly...

Edit: Forgot to mention the annoyance of all the bundled demo versions of apps and games that you simply cant remove from your phone unless you root it. Another little sign of Sony Ericsson simply not "getting it".
[XPERIA X8 General] a-k-t-w:
Uhh, you know those 'bundled demo's are put there by your provider, right? Not the fault of SE. Rooting then nuking them isn't hard. Also, I've had no problems with games on my phone, Angry Birds works fine.

It's disappointing about the lack of Android updates though. Sony Ericsson really need to release the boot-loader code or something.

The default home-screen is pretty terrible. Get ADW or something.

All up, it is very worth it, seeing as it is one of the cheapest Android phones out there. Unless you can afford something better, I'd recommend it.
[XPERIA X8 General] droidjens:
Just to clear things up. I bought mine sim-free with only the stuff SE themselves put on there. If I didn't remove it already, I'd post a list for you. It wasn't hard to get rid of, but that doesn't make it any more right, imo.

Interesting that your birds aren't freezing. But thats another discussion.
[XPERIA X8 General] lokers:
I like this phone and actually I "downgraded" from the X10 mini because I could not use the small screen on the X10. It is a very good phone for the money, good screen, good battery and I like the SE UI.

But... I see the appalling quality of the camera goes without mention in this thread?

If you want to take some pics with the phone: Avoid. No auto focus and no flash means if you are not outside in daylight you have to be lucky to snap a decent picture.

Worst camera on a mobile phone I have used in years! Not a problem for myself, but be warned.
[XPERIA X8 General] CROrION:
Thank you guys, Well I have about 10 days to choose: GT540 or X8, they are bouth same price here in Croatia. My main concern about X8 is interface, can it completely be changed with some program, theme, etc?
[XPERIA X8 General] droidjens:
As others mention, you can use interface replacements like ADW Launcher on the X8. This lets you put more than the default 1 widget pr screen, adds a quick-launch bar and allows for scrollable widgets like Pure Messenger.

I have no experience with the GT540, but I can't help but notice that it's got a resistive, not capacitive screen. If I was considering buying one, I'd definately go to a store and check out if the screen seems less responsive than the one on X8.
[XPERIA X8 General] vladsk8:
Yes, you can change the interface with ADW Launcher (Launcher Pro does not support 1.6 but once 2.1 arrives, there will be no problem). I rooted the device and used SystemApp Remover to remove the stock interface and bundled crapware. I would choose the X8 simply because it has a capacitive screen. Resistive is so old school :)
[XPERIA X8 General] gunawan-1:
I recommend this phone to everyone than x10 mini/pro. According to the price and features. Although the camera is bad. But x8 is better than x10 mini/pro.

Gunawan-GN Multimedia-X10i
[XPERIA X8 General] droidjens:
With the release of 2.1, scratch all my previous comments. For its price, the x8 is a good little device, imo.
[XPERIA X8 General] WARR10r:
i've read many reviews of X8 and other phones in same price category.. and i think now, x8 is best.. but.. i never had Android-phone so.. can u advise me to buy X8 as first Android?

and.. how bad is the camera? and how soon we will be able to root it? approximately :D

sory about my poor english.. and thanks for answers in advance :rolleyes:
[XPERIA X8 General] gunawan-1:
The camera is not so bad actually. Just because no light or flash. But still good in light condition and mms usage.

Oh yes. And no smile detection, face recognition, macro, focus,etc. The camera is just so plain.

Gunawan-GN Multimedia-X10i
[XPERIA X8 General] LG_fuad92:
I agree, usually when I get my x8 I will install a lot of games. And it is lack of space, I can't install more apps unless I modified it so that I can apps 2 sd. So now I just use it for browser, ebbudy and listening to musics. that's what I did to x8. If you want a gaming phone get lg optimus or galaxy s. xperia arc I wouldn't reccomend so much is because it's just like x10 just added some graphic card or what-so-ever, why not I get a lg optimus which is cheaper than arc? lol
[XPERIA X8 General] eagleeyetom:
Xperia X8 isn't perfect phone... but I don't regret it, that I've bought it. Firstly, stock camera app is really weak, but when I've installed Vignette, my photos looks really decent. Stock ROM isn't so laggy, but app like Apps2SD forced my to change launcher. So, if you're planning to buy a Xperia X8, buy it, and obtain some XDA great 2.2.1 or 2.3.4 ROM ;)
[XPERIA X1 Android Development] beckythekingpin:
What's the,easiest way to root my xperia
[XPERIA X1 Android Development] matejdro:
Your X1 is already rooted, but looks like some apps don't detect that. For example Bluetooth File Transfer says something like "you can receive files only from other android devices, because your device is not rooted". And AdFree throws something like "system remount error. Read only"
[XPERIA X1 Android Development] idavid_:
so you cant use apps that require root?
[XPERIA X1 Android Development] sp3dev:
Yes, you can

su

ln -s /bin/busybox /system/bin/busybox

ln -s /bin/su /system/bin/su
[Fascinate General] Sherwood1:
Ok so I was banned for some vulgarity. But I responded in defense. And I didn't rat that person out!!! LOL

Anyways I'm back.... what all the fuss, while I was away there was more hating!
[Fascinate General] aphelion02:
We accept your sincere apologies and are glad to see that you have reflected on your previous offenses.
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[Fascinate General] Captainkrtek:
Thread locked, not a relevant post
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ninja25:
Hello, i really want to flash ava-froyo.v10 because i heard it is a really smooth rom, ive been on cm6 and right now im running frost3.2 i fell in love with the icons that come with cm6 and there is no way i can go back to regular stock icons(sms, browser, contacts etc..) is there i way i can put cm6 icons into ava-froyo without using those apps that just replace it with like a widget.

please any help i would really appreciate. thank you
[G2 and Desire Z General] alexlim2000:
Hi guys I can't seem to change my APN.

I've gone into the APN screen, but when I push 'menu' it doesn't show any prompt to allow me to create one.

Any help guys?

Stock DZ atm.
[G2 and Desire Z General] harolds:
Flash a custom ROM.
[G2 and Desire Z General] tbalden:
Hows that?going into wireless/mobile net/apn, menu gives me add new option. Simfree uk z
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] netter123:
Seems like this problem should have a relatively simple solution, but after googling for quite a while, still can't figure it out.

A friend sent me a link directly to a .mov file. I thought I could just click the link and stream it. Instead, clicking the link in the browser brings up Twonky, which tries to get me to set up media sharing. For the life of me, I can't figure out how to just download (or stream) the .mov file to my phone.

If I can't steam, it looks like an app like arcMedia would allow me to view it once on my phone - but again, how do I get the browser to download instead of trying to open up Twonky when I click the link to the file?

Also, every time Twonky starts, there seems to be no way to close it except togo into settings/applications/running services and close it from there - is there an easier way?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kitchencop:
Download act one video player. Works great with streaming media and videos on the sd card