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[Nook Color General] Thibor69:
I was wondering if there was some other eReader out there that I could install on my rooted NC. The one that comes with the NC is pretty basic :confused: I was also hoping that I could find one that has text-to-voice.

Any advice ?
[Nook Color General] Pinesal:
The only one I know that can do text to voice is called Wordplayer but it's a pretty clunky app.

You can try Moon Reader which is pretty good and has a fancy 3d page turning affect.

But my ultimate recommendation is to stick to the build in app since no other app will have access to B&N purchased stuff. And if you don't use B&N, you should return your nook.
[Nook Color General] Thibor69:
Thanks for the recommendations I will look those apps up. I would never return my NC. Even tho I don't use the B&N store I have 100's of books that are ePub and work perfectly well on my Nook. B&N is not the only source for books.

Cheers
[Nook Color General] khaytsus:
FBReader is what I use.. I didn't like Moon+ because it's WAY too easy to flick when I want to turn; and I don't like flicking to scroll personally.. I like to just tap and let it change the page..

I've found the B&N Book app is slow as balls, has anyone else noticed that? I have some epub's that load fine on my computer, Moon+, FBReader... but they take 2+ minutes to open in the B&N reader app.

I'll just keep using FBReader. :) If I actually have some B&N books (buy or borrow from wife) I'll use the built-in but otherwise.. Oh, and for night reading, I like white on BLACK with the brightness down, TYVM. No more white on grey.

FYI, this is how I set up FBReader:

First off, you gotta have Softkeys working so you can hit the menu button as the notification/status bar is hidden by default. I personally set the Softkeys tool to Double-click home button and launch Softkeys, works pretty well when I need to access it.

So then hit the Menu, pick the More option, then the Settings option. Fiirst thing I do is to make it easier to get to settings and such, I go into Appearance and check Show status bar. Then in the Scrolling options, I uncheck everything. That makes it scroll on tap, and scrolls "up down", ie: you tap the bottom half of the screen anywhere, and it scrolls down. top half anyway, scrolls up. If you like the left/right (like the Nook app does), leave the "Horizontal Scrolling" option checked.

As for book locations, you guys might have a place you put them.. I left it /sdcard/Books and just put my epubs there for now. I might revise this later so the Nook app and FBReader are looking in the same place.
[Nook Color General] RoboRay:
Thanks for telling us how to use our stuff.
[Nook Color General] Pinesal:
Well, of you have a source of free ebooks then that's cool. But if you are buying books, B&N should be your first stop. They built the awesome tablet and some suspect that he hardware is subsidized by book sales. Just a recommendation. I mean if you can find book cheaper somewhere else, I guess the choice is obvious.
[Nook Color General] jed394:
Forget using the B&N store. If your going to buy a book i'd recommend Amazon solely based on their whispersync.

As far as ereaders apps, i have tried most of them. FYI the smoothest browser i've found so far has been Opera 10. With skyfire being second and dolphin HD third although its pretty slow. My current favorites ereaders are Aldiko, and the Amazon Kindle reader. Both run much smoother on the nook than the stock app.

Aldiko: It will read several different types and will allow you to import epub files directly which is great if your have a lot of epub books. I like the layout of the books a little bit better than fbreader but thats a personal preferance. Fb reader has a lot of the same features. They both allow you to change the brighness of the screen on the fly but sliding your finger vertically along the left side of the page. I think thats a great feature that i wish more apps would incoporate.

Amazon Kindle:

I use this a little bit differently. If you have an account with them it allows you to use their whispersync. This basically syncs up the page number you are on across different devices, this works for books you already have not just ones you buy from them. This allows me to read things on my nook and on my phone without having to chase down my current position in the book on each device. I also like that it offers a sepia background option.

Importing books you already have or books from other sources is a little more involved with the kindle app. I use a free program called calibre to convert my ebooks, any format, to a .mobi format. Then you have to copy them onto the sd card of each device you want to read them on. Dropbox is your friend with this.

If you buy the book off amazon you don't have to go through this as you can just download them from amazon. But i'm not one to buy books really so i have to go through all the steps.

Anyway good luck, this post got long quickly.
[Nook Color General] ricoishere2:
A side note, sightly off topic: The NC can view any epub or txt file uploaded to your SD card., so even if you don't get your material from B&N you can still use the NC very well.

http://www.androidtablets.net/forum/nook/3902-side-loading-books-not-buying-frm-b-n.html#post22438
[Nook Color General] Droidish:
Aldiko is my personal favorite. (epub format)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] im2p:
I recently tried rooting my phone and failed due to having 3.70. (I plan on trying the newly posted method tonight)

My question/concern is in regards to my battery life after the failed root. I unplugged my phone at 11:00am. By 1:00 pm, I was down to 65%. I had 3g, 4g, wifi and bluetooth all turned off, brightness on low with maybe 2-3 minutes of talking and 3 texts sent with no games having been played.

I checked my battery usage and 80% of it was from rageagainstthecage. Apparently my failed attempt at rooting left the rageagainsthecage exploit still running. It only turns on/drains my battery life at seemingly random times.

What would be the best way to stop it/remove it from my phone?

I apologize ahead of time if this has been asked before. I was unable to find anything on the web about this issue.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] illogos:
Turn your phone off. Then turn it back on.

Rage exploit forks a ton of processes that essential kill your phone to force a root prompt. So you need to reboot it.
[Nexus S General] retigi:
According to the kernel drivers Nexus S has a "k3g" gyroscope and "kr3dm" accelerometer both of which is produced by ST.

However, I could not find any sensor with the corresponding names in the ST's website. I believe ST just labels its sensors produced for Samsung with different names?

Does anyone know the ST designated real model/part number of these sensors? I need the spec sheets of these sensors.
[Nexus S General] ikon8:
Try here
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] madtomatoes:
Are we supposed to get the new vector graphics from the latest update? Is there a way to enable them? Google maps doesn't seem to be any different after the update.

Senseless rEVOlution 1.0 / Incredikernal
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k_flan:
The maps aren't drastically different in appearance (other than when zoomed way in on a major city, like Chicago), but the performance is WAY better. Zooming in and out is almost fluid smooth with the text redrawing after the resize transition.

Also, it should get better the more you use it and then more map data it caches. I've been turning on maps when driving around to make sure I get a lot of cached data.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JimJohnson:
I'm hoping to cache a zoomed out continental U.S. for use when flying commercial.

It's not legal to use the transmitters on any phone while in flight, but (once the pilot says you are above 10,000 ft/3,000m) you can use the compass and GPS sensors - at least you can use GPS if you have a window seat!.

Call it the grown-up version of "Are we there yet?", or "Where are we?", but rather than memorize geocoordinates for the U.S. or carry a paper map, I'd like to have my DINC show me where we are on a Google Map.

BTW, Catch.com's Compass v2.0 has a GPS mode that includes pitch & roll sensors in addition to GPS & compass data. Works like a poor-man's artificial horizon to see what your pilot is doing with the aircraft.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] madtomatoes:
So you guys did get the update? Mine still isn't using vector graphics, which is why I asked the question. It must be rom specific then
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luvit:
Check the market. It's available there. There i's a chance you won't see it though. I've had first-hand experience with a couple apps I couldn't view in market and other people could.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joelcableguy:
Agreed, it did the update on mines, but cannot use the 3d view by sliding two fingers over screen, am running latest version of MIUI, however I'm running the "Gingerbread" rom on my DX and it works just fine. It must be rom specific I'm guessing.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johnston9234:
New to the DINC but why are DX users asking about DINC like they get all the same features? DX has different hardware and manufacturers than the DX. Surely there will be different effects on the Market
[Nexus S General] NoYoFTW:
Anyone having a problem with GTalk on the Nexus S?

It seems to be logging off and staying logged off. I can still send messages, but I cant receive them and they end up sending to my gmail. The email says that these messages were received while you were offline.

GTalk always worked fine on the Nexus One...is it Gingerbread causing the probelm?
[Nexus S General] cshih2:
I had this problem first couple days when the status bar is in grey not grenn. But since then everything is just fine. R u in the bad 3g area

Sent from my Nexus S
[Nexus S General] scr6:
I don't think its a Nexus S specific problem. Friends with a myTouch Slide and Vibrant have both been experiencing that problem. Were in LA and 3G coverage is readily available.
[Nexus S General] NoYoFTW:
I'm in the LA area and the status bar is green, but still having the problem. Messages would either show up hours later or they would get sent straight to the gmail inbox saying messages were received while logged off, but clearly I'm not logged off.

Had the phone for almost 2 days now...should I wait a couple more days and do an exchange if problems persist?

My N1 GTalk still running perfect
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Togsy:
one thing i love about iOS (dont hate) is that whether you are playing a game, listening to music, or your phone is ringing, the volume for all of these is the same. This is so useful because you know that if you sneakily open a game in lessons etc you know if the volume is going to be loud, or if you want to watch a video you can tell if its going to shout at you before you play.

I find it extremely frustrating when i load up angry birds for example and press the lower volume rocker and all it does is lower my ring volume if the game has not fully loaded yet, meaning i then have to do it again with my media volume once the game (or whatever) has loaded up.

I am wondering if there is an app that will allow me to set a universal volume controlled by the volume rocker? and that will change both media and ring volume (and any other type of volume) just by chaning the volume rocker. Does anyone know any apps?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Togsy:
I am not sure if this is the right section for it to go in, if not please could a mod move it. Many thanks
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Togsy:
Exist?

so does an app even exist for this. BTW i am using a desire HD non-rooted
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] sitlet:
Audio Manager. Add a widget to your homescreen, and control the Media volume when you want to.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Togsy:
Thanks. Audio manager is great for checking what the level is which I'd really useful do I know if I open a game etc I know what the volume will be. But does anyone actually know if there is a way to have all the different volumes levels controlled by the volume rocker?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Cret:
Did you find any way of doing this easily? I have the same problem and I can't believe it's a hell of a lot more of a common issue tbh.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Cret:
Just a quick update for anyone searching - I found an app called 'Master Volume' which has worked for me.

It doesn't offer anything in terms of exceptions or individual control I don't think, but importantly it DOES link the volume controls together and links them at the same time to the rocker switch on the phone.

So you install it, then I opened the all and it says to just leave the service running in the background (so I set my task killer app to ignore the process). That's it. It just seems to work no problem.

Result!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Solaris_irc:
Hi Cret could you share the link to the app you mention?
[Vibrant General] xriderx66:
They're baseband things i understand but what do they actually do to your phone?

I just installed JK6 on my axura, hearing it gives good battery life.., but what is it doing?
[Vibrant General] zephiK:
im assuming that you're referring to the modems and not the ROM leaks or kernels.

Modem is responsible for data/cellular service, different versions of the modems have different optimizations. Some may be better than others for different reasons.

They are all leaks so there isn't a finalized version.
[Quantum General] gordec:
I just came from a Samsung Captivate which has a very unpredictable and inaccurate GPS chip. I'm sitting in Starbcks indoors testing the GPS with a GPS app and I get 7-9m of accuracy on the Q which is pretty sweet. I think when the turn by turn update comes out next yr this phone will make a great GPS. I hope at least.
[Quantum General] KCMatt:
I totally agree. I can even get GPS on Bing maps while flying, which I have never been able to do before in any previous phones. Granted I have to load the maps for where I think we'll fly before takeoff.
[Quantum General] shiftylock:
Great to hear... I'm also coming from a captivate that thought downtown detroit was paraguay @_o
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] casper97ta:
Hey guys im fairly new here on the forum and just have a few beginner questions. Ive done some searching to learn on my own but could really appreciate help on a few thing. I have my evo rooted running myns warm and I rooted with the "like a boss" method. Im running 3.30 and I need some help with backing up and flashing new roms.

When i first rooted i lost wifi and 4g until i flashed myns then its been working fine. I have titanium back up also and clockwork installed but ive never used it. Now heres where my problem comes in, In the rooting thread it says that backing up using any other method could brick the phone because of the process through which i rooted, can someone clarify that a bit or help me to understand the best way to do backups/restores. Also this is the rom im wanting to flash to: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=808656&page=19

I dont want to have any problems thats why im asking all these questions. also, as far as the kernals go, im runnign #17 right now but i know some people are getting better battery life with #11. can i just switch kernals with no problems? Basically if you guys can help me through the basic process of backing up, restoring and flashing once ill be good from here on out. Thanks in advance, any help is greatly appreciated. If its easier feel free to PM me. thanks again
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] nokn956120:
I'm not sure if this is is just an Android question or if I am limited on HD2 Android but when ever I type a SMS, when I reach 765 characters it automatically converts to MMS. Is there a way to turn this off so I can write SMS as long as I like?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] fruchtfliege:
that's normal in android and the only fix (till now) is to download handcent sms - there you can disable it! without a third party app it's nor possible...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] youngkalico:
What's New in 3.70 And Is it Gingerbread or still 2.2 ? ?

YKGHTC EVO XDA
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sitlet:
no its not gingerbread
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr. Monkey:
New Firmware Upgrade for Evo
[Droid X General] musicmama:
How do I know if my phone successfully rooted? I see lots of posts about using z4root to root (I want to use wireless like I did on my TouchPro2) but no one really says where to look to see if it's actually rooted. I ran z4 "temporary" and got the message that I was rooted til my next reboot but the wireless tether program doesn't start - I get an error message. Do I need to be permanently rooted for this to work? When I reinstalled my wireless tether program, it told me that I was NOT rooted, even though z4 thinks I am.

I received the OTA update so I am on stock 2.2.1 on a 2-week-old Droid X that I really want to like but.... I need tethering (preferably wireless) on a regular basis and I just can't get it to work. PDAnet won't install on my PC and the help from june fabrics was not helpful, so that is not an option. Using the multi-step turn radio on/off, etc. didn't seem to work either.

Any help would be most appreciated as I seem to be stuck in a bad loop.
[Droid X General] Ubermicro13:
Use z4root to permanently root.
[Droid X General] zwade01:
Easy way to check is download android terminal emulator free from the market. Open it and type "su" (without the quotes) and hit enter. If the $ sign changes to #, you're rooted.
[Droid X General] kdkinc:
get a tool called "Root Explorer" Your gonna need it anyways also Koush "Recovery bootstrapper" you NEED this also.

Once installed see if they work. If not your not rooted .

Use Z4root to root as suggested from the other posters.
[Droid X General] musicmama:
So apparently my problem was that I was only using the "temporary" option from z4root, not the "permanent". Thanks also for the advice on the other apps I need - once installed, I was able to figure out that I was not rooted until I used the "permanent" option.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blubba10:
A remarkable problem to be solved. I run oxygen 1.04, s-off, n1 table. No SD partition, just all fat32. Then I decided to do a stupid thing wich was to change launcher by uninnstalling via titanium backup, and then install launcher pro via market. When reboot the device couldnt read the sdcard, wich i solved by using fastboot command "fastboot oem enableqxdm 0" and then "fastboot reboot-bootloader." I then got access to sdcard via recovery (amonra2.0). I Managed to do a restore of previous backup.. But then i got the problem of the device not being recognized in windows (7, 64). It worked via bootloader strange enough.. Thought it was a problem thanks to my mess ups, and decided to unroot and restore factory settings, wich i did by flashing PB99IMG through sdcard.. Are back on scratch, but no usb functionality.. Unrecogniced by windows still.. Are charging though. At some point it asked for Quallcom CMDA (I have AMOLED if that has anything to do with it) usb drivers something, installed Windows Mobile Device Center, no luck... Is this a hardware malfunction? USB brick? Ive searched everything without luck.. Would really appreciate help here, if not im sending it in on garantuee basis.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] koenvbeek:
That's an usb-brick. You can find everything about it here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=691639.

Good luck.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blubba10:
Well. I need to be rootet to use this guide, but I aint.. Got hboot 093.001.. Searching for ways to downgrade via fastboot, or some other way since the phone is not detected via regular USB. Anybody got som tricks up their sleave?

If not this works.. Will the folks repairing this phone be able to see it has been tinkered with? I mean since its unrooted?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thollis89:
What I mean is I reflashed to eugenes gingerbread RL2 today and i dont really like it, id like to go back to my stock state (unrooting?) i tried odin and id just get a infinite loop on start up with nandroid flashing on and off. so i was forced to reinstall the gingerbread rom again, any help appreciated!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xriderx66:
in the bible find the STOCK JFD files and then put those on the odin, you might be putting wrong files in.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thollis89:
thanks, i downloaded them from android spin, ill redownload from the bible and leave feedback
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thollis89:
okay so i downloaded the true 2.1 files from the bible threw em in odin and ive been here for about 5 minutes

<ID:0/005> Added!!

<ID:0/005> Odin v.3 engine (ID:5)..

<ID:0/005> File analysis..

<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/005> Initialzation..

<ID:0/005> Set PIT file..

<ID:0/005> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!

edit- been on this for about 30 mins now

edit- re tried it, accidentally checked a box, seems to be working now.

final edit- back to stock, thank you ^^
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] charzarn:
which box did you uncheck because im getting stuck at the kernal part
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gravis86:
If you are flashing back to the shipped ROM (T959UVJFD) then you can check "Re-partition". Everything else should should be left un-touched.
[Android Software Development] Captainkrtek:
Reserved for possible extension of topic
[Android Software Development] rori~:
Great, saves a lot of questions/answers & search :)

Every new user should read this!!
[Android Software Development] pulser_g2:
Thread stuck as valuable reference thread
[Android Software Development] cooolone2:
Just to add, if I may, a little about the permissions...

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File permissions for Unix... which Android is based, just so those who tinker with the file permissions may know what they are getting into.

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Use the chmod command to set file permissions.

The chmod command uses a three-digit code as an argument.

The three digits of the chmod code set permissions for these groups in this order:

1.Owner (you)

2.Group (a group of other users that you set up)

3.World (anyone else browsing around on the file system)

Each digit of this code sets permissions for one of these groups as follows. Read is 4. Write is 2. Execute is 1.

The sums of these numbers give combinations of these permissions:

0 = no permissions whatsoever; this person cannot read, write, or execute the file

1 = execute only

2 = write only

3 = write and execute (1+2)

4 = read only

5 = read and execute (4+1)

6 = read and write (4+2)

7 = read and write and execute (4+2+1)

Chmod commands on file apple.txt (use wildcards to include more files)

Command	Purpose

chmod 700 apple.txt	Only you can read, write to, or execute apple.txt

chmod 777 apple.txt	Everybody can read, write to, or execute apple.txt

chmod 744 apple.txt	Only you can read, write to, or execute apple.txt Everybody can read apple.txt;

chmod 444 apple.txt	You can only read apple.txt, as everyone else.

Detecting File Permissions

You can use the ls command with the -l option to show the file permissions set. For example, for apple.txt, I can do this:

$ ls -l apple.txt

-rwxr--r-- 1 december december 81 Feb 12 12:45 apple.txt

$

The sequence -rwxr--r-- tells the permissions set for the file apple.txt. The first - tells that apple.txt is a file. The next three letters, rwx, show that the owner has read, write, and execute permissions. Then the next three symbols, r--, show that the group permissions are read only. The final three symbols, r--, show that the world permissions are read only.

Compliments and full credit from:

http://www.december.com/unix/ref/chmod.html
[Android Software Development] ih4ckback:
Amazing thread just what I needed lol thanks!