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[Nook Color Android Development] explorer-10:
does this rom fixes the known wifi connectivity issue that the NC normally has?

also, still using the NC's stock 2.1 rom rooted, how do i fix the wallpaper so that there's no black bars on page 1 and 3 of the homescreen?
[Nook Color Android Development] tenderidol:
WiFi works very well with 5.3. No issues after sleep/awake cycles, etc.
[Nook Color Android Development] jguy:
I did as you suggested and why wifi did come back. Thank you. As i was adding my stuff back on i lost wiring again. I think it might be something with setcpu overclocking that is taking my wiring out. Going to start over again. Anyone have issues with setcpu messing things up?
[Nook Color Android Development] arcmanov:
Ok, that did it. Got it up and running. Rebooted twice, installed some apps, played some Angry Birds to test the responsiveness of the screen, and powered down.

Only now... I power it back up, and it just sits there at the 'Touch the Future of Reading' screen, and wont go any further.

WTF!!?

I guess I have to start all over again?

This happened before when I was running the Froyo Phiremod beta, so that's why I ended up flashing this latest 5.3.

Is there any way to keep this from happening again?

EDIT: I used CWR 3.0.0.5 (before I read your reply). Could that be why?

I'm looking, but I cannot find a tutorial for creating a bootable 3.0.1.0 SD-card
[Nook Color Android Development] OverDrive33:
Great rom! Only one minor quirk I'm dealing with:

Can anyone address why Twitter and other twitter related apps (tweetdeck) are "incompatible with your device"? Or after attempting to install manually are "missing shared libraries"?
[Nook Color Android Development] ingenue007:
i went back to v5.2. too many apps that won't work with this. but with that being said, i bet v5.4 is gonna be even better!!!
[Nook Color Android Development] har02052:
i am having the same problem. there are a few apps that i search on the market but they dont show up. i can see them in appbrain but when i click on install, nothing happens. i have cleared the cache and uninstalled the market update. but to no avail.
[Nook Color Android Development] glgehman:
It's well known and common to all versions based off CM7. Switching screen pixel density to 161 (to fix Maps and other apps) is what killed full-screen for Google reader. If you change pixel density back to 160, reader will go to full screen (but Maps will be broken). May be fixed someday.

glg
[Nook Color Android Development] DalSegno:
Hey guys,

I've just upgraded to 5.3 (first overtop of V5, then tried again after formatting system then data) and I still get no video playback.

Are there any steps I'm missing? Youtube works fine, but the built-in media player and DoubleTwist both won't play an .avi that works fine on VLC on my computer.
[Nook Color Android Development] ianPhillips1:
It just started happening on 5.3. Phiredrop is aware and I'm sure it will be addressed on the next release.
[Nook Color Android Development] eespiritu:
Just sent you a PM, as it's not really a phiremod issue. Didn't want to waste forum space. :) Good luck!
[Nook Color Android Development] Ceger:
Anyone try putting in Mad Murdock's tablet tweaks for the status bar? Great stuff, but want to keep Phiremod in place as base.

Ceger
[Nook Color Android Development] arrjaytea:
I hope I'm not speaking out of turn here, but I believe the status on this little project is once murdocks code has been merged with CM7, it will be implemented into phiremod.

Which actually isn't looking too far out. :)
[Nook Color Android Development] eespiritu:
Somewhere in this thread I posted what happened when I installed the bottom bar over phiremod 5.2. It works, but many of phiredrop's cool animations and things are gone. Find it and read it for more info.
[Nook Color Android Development] jyams:
Yes, I have 2 Nooks and am running Mad Murdock's ROM on one of them and Phiremod's latest ROM (currently 5.3) on the other. Love what Murdock has done with his bottom status bar tweak and tablet settings all in one place in settings. I just flashed his latest ROM from yesterday after running the first ROM he posted last week. This latest ROM seems to be faster and smoother. Certainly destined to be merged into the CM7 RC / stable build.
[Nook Color Android Development] psoulos:
Is there any option to turn off lockscreen gestures trails on the unlock slider? I like having the trails, but not when I'm trying to unlock my nook.

It's a small thing though, otherwise this ROM is truly amazing.
[Nook Color Android Development] nemir:
For V 5.3 :

read - write performance of internal memory and micro SD is too low if you use the original (NC's ) data cable. I get better result with card reader...
[Nook Color Android Development] JustusIV:
Can i boot phiremod off a the SD?

I am new to the whole nook scene and i want to take steps slowely.

Currently running CM7 off the SD.
[Nook Color Android Development] Yousie642:
Is hardware decoding still not available in RC4? I thought everyone was saying that it was, but I still can't play any videos.
[Nook Color Android Development] phiredrop:
Attached new pictures to the OP. A big thanks to tenderidol and wshing for the screenshots!
[Nook Color Android Development] sevuth:
Hit a small snag.

Tried showing a friend the bootanimation through terminal. Now it won't stop.

Do I have to let the battery die or is there some other way out of this?

Edit:Nvm..just got it to reboot somehow.

Fantastic release.
[Nook Color Android Development] glgehman:
Phire:

I Love your work, but the miui music player in the latest build is awful (or is it broken?)!

I have all my music on sdcard in a folder called Music. After three days, the miui player hasn't found a single song and I can't find any way to redirect it to a folder on the sdcard (or any other folder at all).

Sorry to gripe. Not your fault, really. It's an awesome rom in all other respects.

Edit: OMG, it's worse than I thought. My music and videos folders are just gone. Well, that explains that. Not like I wan't warned...

glg
[Nook Color Android Development] glgehman:
Please see post: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=12626834&postcount=178 for a description of how I did it.

glg
[Nook Color Android Development] sevuth:
Dev tools > media scanner didn't work?
[Nook Color Android Development] macboat:
Hi a question here. V5.3 and I couldn't set the location. Does anybody run into the same situation?
[Nook Color Android Development] digitalicecream:
In settings, disable auto location. Then enable again with wifi on. Worked for me.
[Nook Color Android Development] tkp001217:
Hey dude! Thanks for your work!

BTW after I flashed to V5.3, the marks is gone. Any idea why?
[Nook Color Android Development] tenderidol:
Glad to be of help :D

As you can tell from the pictures, I am running ADW with the red phiredrop wallpaper and lots of widgets.
[Nook Color Android Development] seandalton0:
SEVERELY off topic, what did you use to take the pictures? When I saw the request I was going to try with my DSLR, but completely forgot.
[Nook Color Android Development] discourse:
I installed over v5.1 and everything went flawlessly. All apps are exactly where I left them :)
[Nook Color Android Development] discourse:
I noticed we still don't have Bluetooth support. Will this be coming in the next version?

Thanks for the great Mod!
[Nook Color Android Development] Caspar07:
I experienced the same when flashing v5.3.

After a couple of reboots and connection to another wifi network Market was there.

I also think this happend when I installed v5.2.
[Nook Color Android Development] Caspar07:
1.1 GHz setting not remembered

Phiremod v5.3 installed and it works :)

But the change to 1.1 GHz isn't remembered after reboot. Is that normal?

Is there a workaround?
[Nook Color Android Development] tenderidol:
I took quick shots with my 7D (with a macro lens) and S95. I'll try different settings for the next version of Phiremod that -hopefully- incorporates the bottom status bar.
[Nook Color Android Development] tenderidol:
Yes, there is: Check the box that says "Set on boot" under CPU settings :D
[Nook Color Android Development] Caspar07:
I got confused about "Restore". I thought it meant "back to stock".
[Nook Color Android Development] explorer-10:
is CWRM v3.0.0.7 considered the latest?
[Nook Color Android Development] bamrung:
The latest is CWR 3.0.1.0, it comes with ROM Manager v3.0.1.7, I've just installed from the market this morning.
[Nook Color Android Development] glgehman:
Nope. The folders are gone. I tried loading the sdcard into my pc and file-copying, but nothing showed up due to - I guess - journaling. The only way I got them back was by adb push. Long process for >10GB of media files...
[Nook Color Android Development] w1bmw:
Double plus good

Thanks for the awesome ROM! Good clean video now, FCs few and far between. Now I just have to wrestle the nook from my kid who has discovered angry birds on the 'big screen'.
[Nook Color Android Development] DalSegno:
Can someone answer our questions about video? Half the people are saying "smooth great video" and half are saying "nothing works".

Are you guys (a) converting videos before hand, (b) using the stock player or something like RockPlayer that has builtin decoding and (c) are you using Hardware Decoding within said player?
[Nook Color Android Development] fleadog99:
I am using mobo player. It works great. No skipping. I am using a 32gb class 10 card however, if that has anything to do with it.
[Nook Color Android Development] fluidmotion:
I am using Vital player in software decode mode. Running full 350MB xvid video is smooth, no jerkiness or lag on 4GB Class 4 mSD.
[Nook Color Android Development] Cotys:
Too many apps not running

I had similar problems but found fix permissions took care of it. You can run it in Rom Manager (4th from the bottom) under utilities. You can also run a script from terminal. SU root and run fix_permissions.

That took care of everything for me except an app that died when looking for BT GPS and network speed tests for some reason.
[Nook Color Android Development] fleadog99:
Will this fix the missing market apps like mlb at bat 2011 and others that are found in the browser for android market but not on the NC market?

If not where can I find this fix. I have looked everywhere I could think of. I am just trying to get mlb at bat 11 on my NC. thanks in advance
[Nook Color Android Development] mr_opjones:
Love this ROM
[Nook Color Android Development] chisleu:
Unsure. I am running yesterday's Tablet Tweaks prerelease and it does show MLB At Bat 11. Apps I've been missing for a while were the "Silhouette" and "jumpgate" LWP's that recent versions of CM7 have corrected. Perhaps this is a part of that.

I suggest running the tablet tweaks until they merge into cm7 and phiredrop rebuilds Phiremod with that base. It will be epic....
[Nook Color Android Development] fleadog99:
I guess i'll hold off then. I just got my NC to how I want it MINUS the missing app issue, I don't want to lose all of my work to switch to another rom build.
[Nook Color Android Development] glgehman:
I am sure some people are trying to play 720p and higher HD files. Those will still not play very effectively. But anything that is WVGA (native) resolution (ie: 840x480) can be handled in hardware and plays very smoothly.

It really depends on what video; but yes, it plays.

glg
[Nook Color Android Development] chisleu:
I feel you there. I use ADW so I can save it's settings, and I use google to back up my market apps (only have a couple that I install by hand) and I never have to wipe my SD so my backgrounds, videos, etc stay. Plus it is still CM7, so you don't have to format anything. You can install it right over Phiremod.

You lose Phiremod's awesome boot animation, and his UI tweaks + system apps like miui player.

Other than that, you don't lose anything.

Or just wait it out. I understand the incentives of time management now more than ever. :)
[Nook Color Android Development] glgehman:
Also, (forgot)... "Nothing works" if you try to play videos with the native Gallery app. I didn't have a lot of luck with the ES player supplied in this build; although it does play some files. I use Rockplayer and have no complaints. Others have suggested other software.

But yes, if you use Gallery, then "nothing plays."
[Nook Color Android Development] chisleu:
No. The default video player will only play hardware accel videos. It doesn't have codecs to play other stuff (divx? etc?) in software mode.)

I do not recommend Rock Player because it's software player will quickly get the audio out of sync.

VitalPlayer is the only one I've found that is fantastic, although I couldn't get the payed version to work.

Also, to be hardware acceled, only certain formats, containers, options, and resolutions are acceptable. Check out my "Things I Learned" thread in general for a handbrake preset and instructions.
[Nook Color Android Development] bartonkt:
I convert my 720p videos using Handbrake for windows, with a preset here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=894165

That changes the encoded resolution, and some other stuff. I copy over using ADB to the sdcard, and then I'm playing using hardware acceleration. I've used a few players so far, but I like Mobo player the best of the bunch - but rock player wasn't too shabby either.

From what I understand, you must convert your videos in order to get stutter-free playback, and if you want hardware acceleration it has to be the specific resolution used in the above presets file + correct video format (mp4).
[Nook Color Android Development] tenderidol:
I am using mobo player and vitalplayer for my videos and they both work great. My 32GB card is Class 2 and it never gives me any problems (then again, most Sandisk cards perform well above their class numbers).
[Nook Color Android Development] chisleu:
I like MoboPlayer Neon as well, but it can't keep up with VitalPlayer when it comes to software decodes of certain formats. VitalPlayer is ALWAYS in sync, I've found.
[Nook Color Android Development] hacku:
I think it's about time you add that bottom task bar and all the tablet goodies into your ROM... ;)
[Nook Color Android Development] racks11479:
Hi Phiremod,

Just wanted to thank you for an awesome rom. Just prepped your latest for SD and it is blazing fast. And I'm running it off a 2gb class 2 card! Great job!!

And awesome Bootanimation by the way. :)

Thanks,

Racks
[Nook Color Android Development] fleadog99:
Ok so I had some time and installed tablet tweaks.

Installed from zip on sd card through rom manager. Now my market doesn't work at all just gives the vending error. Youtube works, email works. Just anything to do with market crashes. I downloaded the google apps again through rom manager and installed. Not sure what to do. Should I try to install google apps again or try tablet tweaks again? Should I do the clean dtata and cache dance also?

Thanks in advance I guess im being kinda newbie.

FIXED: Duh I forgot to uninstall updates, so it could refresh. Sorry for the confusion.
[Nook Color Android Development] bartonkt:
Seeing that they are working on bugfixing those tablet tweaks, I'm OK leaving them off the mod until they get a bit more robust. Loving how stable things are now running 5.3, just about everything I could want is running smooth as butter.
[Nook Color Android Development] Cotys:
Wifi connections

I'm still having WIFI connection issues. It seems to mainly be a problem with work and an 802.1x EAP connection. I frequently have to forget the connection and set it up again to get it to work.

I wiped everything on 5.2 and did a clean install and still have the problem. Once or twice I had to forget all my connections to get it to scan and reconnect.

Anyone else worked through it?
[Nook Color Android Development] s22lane:
I am having an issue with reboots...i have to push the power button several times to get it to reboot and then it sits at the cyan ANDROID w/ blinking cursor and will not continue. I wiper cache, dalvik, and battery stats...and am currently still sitting at the ANDROID. I formated /data and /system when i installed and it runs awesome until reboots....any ideas?
[Nook Color Android Development] Ev3rM0r3:
I went from about 20 days of standby on my nook too 10% battery life loss every 2-4 hours on standby with gingerbread.. I know my wifi was on and im testing it now without it but still with original nook color os I could leave wifi on and come back in 2 weeks and it would still be 3/4 battery life. Is this something were going to have to give up with a faster tablet os?
[Nook Color Android Development] explorer-10:
what is the recommended installation for recovery, on the internal storage or booting via microsd?

edit: anyone happen to have CWR 3.0.1.0 that is separate from Rom Manager? i want to be able to boot it via sd since i saw this youtube link saying that its the better way to use it, rather than internal since it removes the ability to unroot
[Nook Color Android Development] tablo:
oops wrong reply lol
[Nook Color Android Development] tenderidol:
I have been using bootable SD card from the beginning and it works just fine.

You can figure out how to create a bootable 3.0.1.0 here
[Nook Color Android Development] explorer-10:
say that i have a 2gb microsd, so once i burn the img onto the microsd, i cant use it as a regular flash memory card?
[Nook Color Android Development] GMKcz:
Same issue here on 5.2

on 5.3 smaller issues on wpa2 (need to reconnect every ~1 hour)
[Nook Color Android Development] har02052:
Can we install the tablet tweaks on top of this? Or do we need to wait until they are integrated into CM7 and then Phiremod will (obviously) integrate them into his ROM when he uses the newer CM7?

If I have to make a choice between phiremod ROM 5.3 and the tablet tweaks CM7 what are the pros/cons? I decided to go ahead and install 5.3 after lurking on here and being content with stock rooted for a few months. I am so glad that I switched. It is great all around. I am having fewer problems now than I was with stock rooted. (the main one is that not all the apps are showing up in market on 5.3, mainly paypal and wells fargo among others, but that is really the only problem that I have had so far. Otherwise, more apps are working and I have had fewer FCs).

Please let me know the pros/cons of 5.3 vs tablet tweaks. Thanks.
[Nook Color Android Development] robotanalysis:
The problem with these roms is that they never go to standby - they're always on. This is due to a kernel issue known as "the sleep of death". Now that the graphics acceleration has mainly been worked out (on CM7), programmers will be spending their time figuring out this issue.
[Nook Color Android Development] bartonkt:
For 802.1x EAP connections, I have had great success using Wifi Buddy to keep the Wifi active all the time. That fixed my wifi issues, and damn the minimal battery loss...far more important to me to turn on the nook and instantly be able to use the network.

Used to have a lot of Wifi issues before setting it to always on, give it a shot and see if it helps?
[Nook Color Android Development] soloblazer:
My bluetooth turns on and says it connects to my headset and computer, but it says "paired but not connected" when i hit connect it doesnt do anything, any ideas. Has anyone gotten there bluetooth headset to work with skype?
[Nook Color Android Development] naria01:
Bluetooth not turning on

When I turn on Bluetooth, it will not stay on (basically acts like it's going to stay on, then the selection box goes away and the bluetooth option shows "turn on Bluetooth". Is there something I'm missing?

I have run fix_permissions 'just in case' and hasn't fixed the issue.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
[Nook Color Android Development] GMKcz:
Wifi buddy helped little bit in case of stability on wpa2 but not finally solved. I'll try EAP at friday so I'll report afterwards..
[Nook Color Android Development] explorer-10:
edited: say that i have a 2gb microsd, so once i burn the img onto the microsd, i cant use it as a regular flash memory card anymore?
[Nook Color Android Development] naria01:
You can- just download the HP format utility

Re-format card when you don't want to use it like a CWM mem card anymore.
[Nook Color Android Development] naria01:
Nevermind. Did a reboot, then ran fix permissions in rom manager 3 times! Worked after that :/

Weird, should have worked when I did it before :/
[Nook Color Android Development] explorer-10:
why cant the internal installation of CWR just work like recoveries on smartphones? itd be easier that way AND you can still unroot, but with that method, youre unable to unroot, but with sdcard recovery, you CAN unroot, but no storage use...oy, confusing :confused:

its not that convenient too whenever you need access to cwm recovery. everytime you need it, you always need to burn it onto your card. how about if you dont have your computer and youre traveling somewhere and need to create a nandroid, its not there?
[Nook Color Android Development] glgehman:
I think the answer is simple. You spend ten bucks and keep a second CWM bootable sd card just for that purpose.

glg
[Nook Color Android Development] explorer-10:
so have 2 cwm bootable cards? whats the point, isnt one of each enough? one for cwm and one for storage?
[Nook Color Android Development] tenderidol:
I have a 32GB SD card that holds my movies, music, pictures, etc, and a dedicated 8GB SD card that contains bootable CWR 3.0.1.0. Before each upgrade (e.g., ROM, kernel, etc), I pop in the 8GB card and perform a backup, followed by the installation of the new ROM from the same card. Once the new ROM is loaded, I switch the cards and enjoy the new ROM. I make copies of the 8GB card to my PC, in case something happens to the card. The "two card solution" works great for me.

If you have only one card, then internal CWR should help. It's a lot easier than making the SD card "bootable-storage-back to bootable".
[Nook Color Android Development] explorer-10:
while i do agree that it is alot easier than making a bootable sdcard, wont that then render my ability to unroot unusable?
[Nook Color Android Development] lschroeder:
This is the trick to hardware acceleration. The video must be 840x480 or less. For example I recorded a mp4 video at 640x480 for my iPodtouch and it plays great (accelerated) in the default Movies except the size is small.

When I choose an 848x480 file the player must use software playback and is not hardware accelerated. This was the default size for android phone playback used by VideoRedo TVSuite. So attempting to play back in default Movies it does not work at all, but will playback in other players that are set to auto or software playback but with blocking and possible sync issues depending on their software implementation.
[Nook Color Android Development] glgehman:
Exactly. If you look at the spec sheet for the Nook's ARM processor, it clearly defines native resolution as 840x480 scaled in hardware to 1024x600. So, it's looking for videos at that size or smaller. Anything larger must be done in software.
[Nook Color Android Development] glgehman:
OK, this is really freaking me out. SDcard is plain FAT32, just for storage, I have Phiredrop 5.3 installed on EMMC.

If I place the sdcard in my PC and file copy Books, Comix, Music and Videos folders to it, then put the sdcard in my Nook and boot up, by the time the desktop loads, my SDcard only contains Books and Comix. The Music and Videos folders are gone.

If I use ADB to push Music and Videos through the USB to the /sdcard/ then I get a complete set of directory trees, (ie: Music/Cat Stevens/Tea for the Tillerman [ultimate rip]/Disc 1/) but the terminal directory is EMPTY!! Unless the song files are in an unexpected format: WMA and FLAC files remain intact. The media scanner seems to be actively deleting all MP3, m4a and ALL video files.

I installed 5.3 directly over 5.2 without wiping, so that could be the cause; but I really hate rebuilding all my environments after every flash. Has anyone else seen this?

glg
[Nook Color Android Development] hellomynameis:
Wifi speed is only 54 instead of like stock/root of 64.

is this just me or is everyone seeing that?