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[Nook Color General] rgrubb:
Hey guys,

I have been searching for a tablet for regular use while I am around the house that can browse the web well, use gmail, and maybe watch some movies while I am out and about. I have been looking over the forums here about nooter etc... and am under the impression that with these tools one can turn the nook color into a regular android tablet. I am just not sure if this would be the best route to go and was looking for opinions. Any input is appreciated :)

Edit: Battery life is a MAJOR factor to me. One of the big reasons I like the iPad is that apple always has amazing battery life for their products.
[Nook Color General] gedster314:
If the NC was the same size as an Ipad, it would have about the same battery life. I get about 5-6 hours of continuous use. I never turn off wifi so I don't know what it will do without it off. I've seen estimates that the ipad has a 6600 mah battery and the NC around 4000 mah. Where I see the biggest difference is in sleep time. The ipad seems to do much better while sleeping. I can not go more then 2 days without charging the Nook, even sleeping. The ipad can sleep for more then a week without a charge. I don't think the ipad checks mail or weather while asleep. Android gets a bad rap over battery life. My Evo and Incredible are running tuned kernels and roms and they both get better battery life then my 3gs ever did. Stock was horrible.

In my opinion, if you like the ipad stick with it. If you like tinkering and want to play with Android the NC is not a bad way to go. The NC as a tablet is still a little buggy. After playing around and starting over a few times, I have finally gotten mine to stop rebooting when I turn off the screen and everything in the market works. I would hold off till there are some roms have been put together. Yes the NC can do video, mail and browse the web. I still have not really found a browser I like for Android but then I never liked the Safari browser on the Ipad either but it is better then what I have seen on Android.

I have not fired up my Ipad since the semester ended in November. The only thing that kept me using the Ipad was that I had notes and textbooks in it. My unlimited data sim for the ipad has been in my netbook since Sept, much more useful for work. I'm going to craigslist my ipad very soon, the NC works well enough for me that I don't need my ipad. If only there was an iAnnotate app for Android, I would truely be happy with the NC.
[Nook Color General] gallahad2000:
Alot of people are happy with Repligo, the latest update added annotation.
[Nook Color General] rgrubb:
I actually decided to go with that, and recieved it a few days ago. I absolutely love it, it is perfect for what I need it for. Although the battery life isn't super great, I usually am using it at home anyway.

Sent from my rooted NC.
[Nook Color General] slugbug2010:
Great!! At least we can buy extra batteries for our NC if we want or need to. I've only had mine 2-3 days but I'me pretty pelased with the battery. I am trying to remember to turn it OFF at night (and at work) versus just putting it to sleep.

I haven't added a custom kernel or the nookie froyo. I'm trying to wait for a full-on rom.
[Nook Color General] A. Nonymous:
The NC definitely has a few minor bugs in it, but I think they're worth it for the price. It's literally half of the price of an iPad. To me that's worth dealing with a few minor bugs here and there. I haven't had it die on me yet, but I typically don't use it more thatn 2-3 hours at a time as I just got it the other day. Are you all seeing the 6-8 hr battery life with the cell standby service disabled or with it on? I haven't got around to disabling it on the NC yet.
[Nook Color General] james robinson:
Wonderful Insight!!!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] MTN_HD2:
hi , i'm looking for a good keyboard that works on android 2.3 or gingerbread .

i've already tried hTC IME and some of the keyboards on market but none of them were supported .
[Epic 4G General] snovvman:
For those holding out on root & awaiting "Official 2.2 OTA", DON'T!! -> read w/in ->>

When I got my Evo, I wanted to wait for the official Sprint ROM/OTA upgrades because I wanted to keep my phone stock. I didn't want root to affect my phone's ability to OTA upgrade and get the latest and greatest from Sprint.

After many advice from others, I decided to root. This is where you will see the repeating theme - "I rooted and loaded a ROM and have never looked back", or "I rooted and upgraded the ROM from the dev section and have never been happier". I certainly agree.

The fact is, when (now IF) the official 2.2 comes out, you will get the EXACT OTA content here just as quickly (probably faster) and be able to flash to that if you wish. Most likely, at that time, you will want an enhanced version such as deodexed. It is not worth holding out on root just because you want the OTA.

With root, you are opening new options such as forcing the phone to roam only, make real/full backups, modify your phone both visually and functionally, and so much more. After root, battery life can certainly be improved by tweaking your phone (remove bloatware, keep unwanted services from starting, etc.)

When I got my Epic, I rooted immediately. I have been running DK28 since it dropped and enjoying what 2.2 has to offer. If/when the official comes out, I will upgrade. There is simply no risk of missing out.

So for you who are on the line, I encourge you to root and move forward. You will have a new world of options and enjoy your phone so much more.

Cheers.
[Epic 4G General] Electrofreak:
It's true, and we're not that far from seeing a true Gingerbread port too.
[Epic 4G General] OregonLAN:
Not to mention, with Odin, this phone is extremely hard to FUBAR and very easy to revert back to stock if needed. One click root makes the rooting process brainless...

I was in the same boat a few months ago. I viewed "rooting" as a hack or purposely "damaging" the phone. Eventually, I caved in; everything is hindsight from that point. Now, I will NEVER use a stock ROM again. Having access to the system allows me to take control of the device that I OWN; not Sprint or Samsung. If I don't want and application on the phone, I simply remove it. If I want to change the appearance, I install a theme.

Honestly, if you own an Epic, there's absolutely no reason why you shouldn't root the phone. Heck, I'm not even using 2.2 for the lack of a stable GPS lock...
[Epic 4G General] swanysto:
I agree with most of this. But from my point of view, I don't even use it for the control, I use it cause it works better. Oh, and the themes. I just hope the devs and themers stick around a while, cause I have this phone for another 20 months :/
[Epic 4G General] austin420:
new devs and themers will come along. the cdma touch pro 2 is approching 18 months in age and when i stop by that forum, its just as busy as ever, and i dont even recognize the names of roms people are talking about, because the chefs that were cooking when i was rocking that have moved along, but new ones are stepping up in their place.
[Epic 4G General] jbluther:
Installed TrulyEpic 1.2 last night in just a few minutes. No problems at all. GPS is fantastic (I thought it was working before, but now - :eek: ) Is it just me, or does the stock ROM limit the display brightness? I think it actually LOOKS better but YMMV.

It's comforting to know that I now have a phone that will probably never be truly obsolete for the next couple years as long as there are ROM builders out there.
[Epic 4G General] boominz28:
but i tried to root using the one click and recovery and had issues it would tell me permission denied at the end after it reboooted, i used z4 to root and it worked fine, tried to use it again and still same thing, then installed rom manager and then try clockwork, nogo. so i took it all off and will jsut deal with it when it comes ota
[Epic 4G General] iggybug:
I'd agree with you, except that I've had all kinds of issues rooting my Epic, ranging from USB drivers that fail to install, various one click root scripts that error out, a cruddy usb cable from Samsung, and an inability to get Odin to even look at my phone crosseyed.

I'm not brainless ... but nothing about rooting and flashing my phone has been straightforward. After wasting hours wading through (volunteer-written, open source, karmically-blessed) inconsistent instructions, I've lost patience. I just want an official, OTA copy of Froyo that isn't going to brick my phone or waste my time.
[Epic 4G General] rygran87:
I've never had this problem. There must be something wrong and it isn't the one click. Could be your USB cable. Make sure your phone is in debugging mode. The OP is 100% right. Why use any stock ROM? If we do ever get the OTA, our devs will make it better and in about 100 different flavors.
[Epic 4G General] PokeAsheep:
I have been holding out but even my patience is tested...

It was tested even more today trying to find a way to root without a PC (as I don't own a PC... well I have one that runs Win2K and no internet at home... yeah.) I did download z4root but it never got past the first screen...it literally loaded for an 1hr the 1st time and 35mins the second before I got ticked and just uninstalled. I may be new to the android scene (long time winmob user that fled after testing a wp7 craptastic phone) but something just isn't right here X/ I mean really.... I simply want flash (outside of skyfire) and to wirelessly tether without having to pay ANOTHER $30 a month.... ...

So yeah, /rant

Ota can come ANY DAY NOW *looks angrily at the sky*

Epic is as Epic does
[Epic 4G General] boominz28:
yea it was set to debug , its the original cable that came with it. i have not tried it on a diff pc, it could be a vista issue
[Epic 4G General] diego1985:
Good point. But unless Samsung or sprint announce the update is out. Somebody has to be stock just incase they quietly release the update.
[Epic 4G General] boominz28:
yep. Im staying on stock for the simple fact that my phone aint broke why try and fix it lol.
[Epic 4G General] drjonesok:
I recently flashed DK28, then converted to ext4 and the bonsai mod. Froyo means I can view more webpages and download the froyo apps from the market place. ADW lancher was slow on 2.2, but lancher pro works fine. Also I wasn't getting great battery life but it's back to normal after I set my screen brightness to automatic. Overall I'm happy with my decision.
[Epic 4G General] shook187:
I too was one that didn't want to root and I was paying for the sprint hotspot :-\ but once I got the first bill for $130 I quickly youtube how to videos on rooting the epic and never looked back. 2.2 runs great with my only bug being, on some calls out I couldn't hear the other person unless I put it speaker phone. I worked my way around this bug by just hitting the speaker button before every call then quickly hit it again to shut off the speaker. It takes very little effort and I'm happier than ever with my epic and I don't give a rats ass about the OTA 2.2
[Epic 4G General] BeerChameleon:
The reason i first rooted was for wireless tether and to get rid of all the bloatware. After that i found all these awesome root apps like ADFREE and ShootME titatanium back up and many others and i can now not live with out adfree its the best app ever!!

After trying wireless tether it was ok then mobile ap came along and i love it. And for this reason alone im staying stock and honestly this is the first phone that does everything i need and doesnt give me any issues even on stock rom. I did get a custom kernal i flashed a good amount of the 2.1 roms and didnt really care for any of them besides noobnls rom. i mean i like custom roms that are blank of extra bloatware and what not.

But yes i agree dont wait to root, you get so many added benefits to make your phone run fast and get many free apps that are ad supported but because of ad free they are like the real one.

Best decision to root.

And for any reason i need to go back to stock to take the phone in i have all the stock flashables on my sd card so i just flash them and its easy as pie.

One click root never gave me any issues with the samsung cord or with any other cords i have.
[Epic 4G General] anavias:
I agree, I just got tired of it and rooted and installed a custom ROM (Trulyepic 1.2). It's definitely nice. It's also nice to feel free from the shenanigans of corporations trying to do as little as possible to make money off you while maintaining PR.

I admit, it's a bit scary to do with your phone. I'm lucky in that I've gotten familiar with rooting with my Viewsonic Gtablet, but I have to admit that I was pretty nervous the first time.
[Epic 4G General] bgchz:
Hey dude, i haven't rooted my phone and I have the 2.2. rom on my computer... it was super easy to install. If you want the update without having to root, just pm me if you want it, and ill upload it and send u a link. with instructions.
[Epic 4G General] normb8s:
I did the update and my GPS was fubar. I had to flash back to stock and now I'm scared to flash back to 2.2 for fear of losing GPS again. How is your GPS because I really liked froyo but don't want to jeopardize my GPS.
[Epic 4G General] mooshubob:
My GPS was actually fixed by going to FroYo...but I had some miscellaneous issues, so I flashed back to DI18 and am on SyndicateROM with the Xtreme Kernel. I have to get rid of setCPU soon...1.2 GHz overclock is killing my battery :(
[Epic 4G General] Trollark:
Ok....to root or to Froyo

Everyone makes a compelling case to root but

1. It may be easy for you but I do need some fairly detailed directions.

2. Backup before? during? after? with titanium?

3. Did I mention I need good directions?

4. Root? or Froyo? or am I just confused?

-Troll
[Epic 4G General] normb8s:
I'm in the same boat. Starting from stock dl18 should i root first than Odin flash dk28 tar.

Then I root again and I can flash any froyo rom in the community. It seems like there are 3 or 4 ways to do it and 3 or 4 other ways depending on what kernel and modem you are starting from. I need some android for noobs detailed instructions because all the wiki link did was confuse me more..

Please be gentle and don't flame me. I came from windows mobile and I caught on faster. I just need a push in the right direction.
[Epic 4G General] Jayavarman:
Agree. Directions needed.
[Epic 4G General] spf2722:
Alright you guys here are some pretty simple instructions. First dowsload all files you need from dev section. You need

-Odin

-DK28.tar

-Clockworkmod

Unzip odin and clockwrk to desktop.

-First, you want to open Odin, remove the check mark from reset time.

-Then, turn phone off(no lights on bottom) slide out keyboard, and hold down the 1 key while holding power. This puts you in download mode.(don't be afraid)

-Connect phone to computer and it should connect to odin.

-put the .pit file in the pit section(this will be where you extracted odin)

-next put the DK28.tar file(do not unzip) in the pda section of odin.

-make sure all wifi, antivirus, programs in background are not running on computer

-click start in odin.(it will go through its sequence, it takes about ten minutes.)

-Phone will reset.(if process fails its okay, your phone is screwed.........not really just pull the battery and try again, or pull battery and restart computer)

-Once you have flashed the DK28.tar file, you are ready fo clockwork

-Go to extracted Clockworkmod folder on desktop.

-put your phone into USB Debugging mode(settings/applications/development)

-double click run.batch file, and let it do its thing.

-if it suceeds then it will restart and your phone is rooted and has clockwork, if it didn't work it won't restart.

-if it desnt work try again.

-once you have clockwork installed, turn off phone until nonresponsive and hold down volume down, camera, and power(in that order)

-go to backup and restore, and backup your phone in its current state.

-from there you are ready to flash roms and ****. Please follow directions from the developer on that ROM page to install custom rom.

I hope this helped a little, I am not techy but even I have come to master the art of breaking this phone and repairing it in house. I have screwed this phone up five ways till Sunday and have always been able to retur to stock. Don't be afraid to void the warranty, as a community we are way smarter than any sprint rep who would check your phone so, jack that puppy up.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sedul:
Hello XDA,

Just got my T-mobile MT4G (First android) that I finally successfully rooted with the guide from CyanogenMod Wiki so that I could use it in Canada!

I didn't do the engineering hboot nor install the custom recovery image (clockwork)

It's on stock rom with all the bloatware still on it.

I have some questions:

1) What is the purpose of the engineering hboot and do I need it? Is it remove security around the radio portion of the device?

2) Do I need the custom recovery image (clockwork)? Does it provide features like backing up the device/data so I can restore to the phone if anything fugs up.? Is the main feature basically like 'ghosting' your phone in case you flash a rom that won't boot up?

3) Where do I go from here, what advantages are there in getting CM 6.2 over using the stock rom with the HTC Sense UI? and just to start installing tweaks, mods and apps?

4) Any recommendations on 'MUST HAVE' applications on the Android that should be setup right away!

I pretty much want a fairly non-bloated basic working phone but good usability. I use Gmail for home/work so I would want Google Docs, Gmail and Google Apps access...

Thanks everyone,
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] footballpics.info:
hi

my proivider in Austria is Orange but its shows the old providername One

that changed about 2 years ago and i got a net Orange simcard

on my HTC Desire it shows Orange (stock rom and oxygen 1.x and 2.0 RCX Rom)

where is this problem from?

anything works fine but the name .. i dont know

Nexus S with MaDaCo R8 rom

same problem was with the stock rom and the rootes stock rom

when i choose the language on the nexus i can only choos "German" (Deutsch) and not "German Austria" "Deutsch (Österreich)" like it is on the HTC Desire (All roms i use on the desire)

Why is that???

thanks
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] divemasta:
Hey,

i have the same issue, a new sim-card which shows Orange on my Blackberry and on HTC desire but not on Nexus S. Tried to find it out with the service-team of Orange but without success.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sonnysekhon:
That's a known issue, it shows 302490 instead of my carrier, WIND Mobile.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] footballpics.info:
and where is the problem from????
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] distortedloop:
Please read this thread for a bit more detail; we've already discussed this here. A little search is a good thing. ;)

A more direct answer to your question, though:

The problem is a combination of things. Your cellular provider is sending out a code number to the phones instead of the carrier's name, so they're the root of the problem.

There's also a file on Androids that lists some providers and translates that to the name if a number code is being sent out. The NS wasn't intended for sale in Canada, so it looks like the translation code for your towers wasn't included in the table.

AllGamer tried to hack it in, but there's not enough room in the file (details in the thread I linked).
[Streak 5 General] ameiurus:
About a week and a half ago I was up on a ladder taking down Christmas lights and my Streak was in my left pants pocket. Well I took a tumble off the ladder landing on my left side (on concrete) breaking my pelvis in two places. BUT the Streak survived w/o a scratch!!! Couldn't tell it was part of the accident. I know it adds bulk but I will never own a phone w/o a Defender ever again!
[Streak 5 General] lufc:
Hope alls well now, I would have been surprised if anything had happened to your streak because of what otterbox says about its cases.:)

Bet your glad you had a case on it
[Streak 5 General] boxerlover02:
man i feel your pain.... for real i do i shattered my pelvis and broke my hip and tailbone all in one shot!!!!!! its amazing how much you use your pelvis once it isant 100%, i wish you a full recovery my friend
[Streak 5 General] Krad:
Feel better and heal quick.

Just returned my commuter case and got my defender in the mail. Loving it so far, wish it wasn't so damn thick
[Streak 5 General] fone_fanatic:
OUCH. I wasn't expecting that when I opened up the thread.

Maybe it's the otterbox.that did that to you? Lol

But all losing aside, Get well soon and be careful. I know a guy that is now paralyzed waist down from falling off his ladder while putting up his christmas lights.

also you now have your streak to accompany you during your recovery right?
[Streak 5 General] p51d007:
Ouch!

My dad fell 2 weeks before Christmas. Now he has 9 screws & a metal plate holding his upper arm/ball joint together.

Maybe we can get Otterbox to make a HUMAN defender?
[Streak 5 General] brianlp:
Ouch!!

How does one fall off a ladder? A slip? Hanging off the side? Trying to jump it over to next set of lights?

I'll have to do a pocket test with one of those cases to see if I can tolerate it. My fear is car crashes. Any streak survival stories? :D
[Streak 5 General] xexes:
In an annual safety class for work that I took several years ago... they stated that ladder falls are the number one cause of injuries in the home...

Be careful up there!
[Streak 5 General] p51d007:
Not an otterbox, but "old school" phone story.

Had a V220 moto flip phone back in the day. Working in a hospital, got on the service elevator, then the next floor (5th floor), a food cart got on, I bumped into it, and out popped the V220, bounced once, and fell between the elevator floor & the doors. You could hear it clink clink all the way down.

Went to the engineering office, we got the elevator up, stopped it and climbed down in the pit to get what was left. battery, battery cover popped out. Put it back together and darn if it worked perfectly!

Since it was under warranty, I faked a problem and had Cingular send me another one, just to be safe ;)
[Streak 5 General] ameiurus:
Thanks for all the well wishes. Yes my Streak is keeping me very good company during my recovery. The clip that comes with the Defender attaches very nicely to my sling so it is always with me. ;)

I'm liking that "human defender" idea... LOL!
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] Rickgig:
My touch screen won't respond to touch or the stylist. This just happened but I am beginning to see some bleed on the screen so I know it's a hardware issue.

Got a new one coming to replace it but here's my problem. My settings are set to automatically lock the screen after a period of time for security reasons and to help prevent pocket calls! Does anyone know a work around with the keyboard to unlock the screen?

Most of the software I loaded is on my PC but whenever I rebuild a phone it's always good to look at what is in the thing via "remove program" option. Needless to say, I can't get there without unlocking the screen.

I tried my magic wand and threatened the phone by telling it I was going to replace it with an iPhone but so far... nothing works.

Thanks,

Rick
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] cajunflavoredbob:
The lockscreens are based on touch input. The only option I know of to recover your data is to replace the digitizer.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] bigleague4040:
AFAIK, doing that on Windows Mobile 6.5 Stock is completely impossible. If you can get past the slider screen, you can use the numbers on your TP2 keypad and press enter. But I'm running 6.1 (makes me feel better being used to ye olde Pocket PCs), so I can't verify anything.
[XPERIA X1 Android Development] wipped:
Hi,

I've got a xperia x1 and i want to have android instead of windows mobile.

But if i run android by the tuts it doesnt start when i boot the device.

so i want to delete windows mobile fully and want only android

how can i do this?

Thanks Wipped

PS srry for bad english