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[Nook Color Android Development] just4747:
Ok I saw kmsg in there, not last_kmsg, but I let my screen turn off to do something else for a sec and when I try to turn it back on to look in the folder again...NOPE, SYSTEM FROZEN AGAIN! Like that sleep of death that I haven't been getting lately (because this time the screen was off and frozen instead of the usual latest screen on and frozen).

You gotta be kidding me.
[Nook Color Android Development] Divine_Madcat:
I think occams razor supplies in this case. Obviously the issue is something specific to you... All things being equal, the problem must be hardware. I would take the nook back, and get a different one...
[Nook Color Android Development] Ronin3178:
My last time I got a true SOD (which has only happened to me like 5 times now and just recently), after powering back on, I looked into /proc and the last_kmsg was there.
[Nook Color Android Development] just4747:
Don't have any last_kmsg, just kmsg but when I try to copy it or open in text editor via Root Explorer, it just hangs...I read online that the file is sort of a "black hole" file...hrmmm.

Also hangs when trying to adb pull it to my computer.
[Nook Color Android Development] butler360:
No, you gotta be kidding me. What do you expect from the nightly version of free software never even intended to run on your hardware?

If you are doing everything right, it's probably either your SD card or the Nook itself.
[Nook Color Android Development] rickpref:
I haven't used my Nook in a while. I just upgraded from CM7 RC0 to N102 with the emmc 6/13 Kernel after flashing cache, system, data, and dalvik and installing the new CWM. Wow, it's a different beast....it's not even comparable how much smoother and faster it is than before. I'm amazed at how well it runs right now!

Quadrant Scores - On Demand were 2375 and 2647 and 2682. Much higher than what I was getting before.
[Nook Color Android Development] sassafras_:
Set your max clock speed to 800 and disable the overclock altogether. See if that helps your freezing problem.

The chips put in these things are the lower binned version of ones meant to run at 1Ghz. There is a reason the stock clock is 800Mhz. Running them at 1100 or 1200Mhz works for many, but it's not really the intended operating speed of these chips.

If you still have problems running at stock clocks then you probably have defective hardware.

sassafras
[Nook Color Android Development] just4747:
I will try this thanks. I also just quick formatted my 16gb SD card so hopefully one or the other helps.

Once formatted, I can just copy the old contents back over right? I dont need to/can't format the card on the nook?

EDIT: And to everyone getting mad at my posts- I am not disrespecting the developers or any of you, I am just frustrated that I can't get this working right and that I can barely even use the device. These issues and others have been going on for me since several revisions ago and I've tried everything I can think of since.

I am just saying "you gotta be kidding me" in general..not directed towards anyone or anything specific.

It also just makes me mad when people say "no one else has these issues, just you, so it must be your fault." You know tons of users don't post here so I am sure others have these issues for whatever reason.

Thanks for your help so far.
[Nook Color Android Development] Gin1212:
Most users are saying that other users don't have these problems, so that you'll finally look at this as a hardware problem and call B&N for a replacement.

If the majority isn't having these problems, then you shouldn't be either, unless you have a defective piece of hardware. In this case the Nook or the SD card.

It's just not worth keeping a piece of trash, it'll eventually just get worse. My second Nook color was like this, the power button was glitchy, but I put up with it... And then the button broke, and it was damn near impossible to reflash it back to stock and return it.
[Nook Color Android Development] :
How are you formatting your SD card? I would recommend using verygreen's size agnostic image and starting from scratch. Its worked very well for me and updating is a breeze:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1000957

Try 7.0.3 stable and no overclocking for the time being until you have things working smoothly to your liking. You may also have a bad or slow SD card if you're experiencing a lot of freezing, long load times, and/or force closes. When I first started running CM7 I had a ton of issues. Turns out it was the SD card I was using. See:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1005633
[Nook Color Android Development] lafester:
if it runs fine stock, but freezes when running cm7 then it is not the nooks fault.

sometimes i have to boot 3-4 times before it will load without freezing.

get sod when the nook falls asleep while using data.

i'm sure others have similar issues.
[Nook Color Android Development] junkrobot:
This may sound ridiculous, but is there any reason not to remove useless system applications like the camera? They just take up space in my app drawer. I mean, I could just as easily leave them around since they're so small anyway, but I'm a little OCD about things.
[Nook Color Android Development] bigbob23:
I was thinking the same thing. I suppose one could unzip the gapps file and remove the phone-specific apps. Since they weren't downloaded from the market, you cannot remove them in the normal way. I have been able to delete some successfully with Root Explorer, but others remain.
[Nook Color Android Development] Ronin3178:
It has been said before here or elsewhere, you will lose certain apps from the market. Are they really taking up that much space? Also I believe I have seen an app that can hide certain apps, don't know if that work for you or not.
[Nook Color Android Development] martian21:
I typically delete unused apps from the ROM .zip file prior to flashing.
[Nook Color Android Development] actorman46:
With nightly 100 and 101 my nook was freezing like crazy. It froze once with 102, but then I fixed permissions and all has been good since.
[Nook Color Android Development] I Am Marino:
The Netflix app no longer shows up in the market, what preloaded app with CM7 that I most likely renamed to .bak is causing this?
[Nook Color Android Development] :
Been gone for awhile. Pretty sure its not you. Last I heard was it got pulled so that Netflix could fix some bugs?

Sent from my Nook Color
[Nook Color Android Development] madguy2006:
Question on upgrading nightlies

Hello-

I am currently running dalingrin's CM7 release 2.6.32 Beta 3. I am thinking about upgrading to the latest nightly. Two questions if you can help me please:

1. Do the latest nightlies have big performance and stability improvements?

2. How do i upgrade if I decide to do it? Do I need to format system, data, cache and all that?

Thanks in advance!
[Nook Color Android Development] I Am Marino:
That makes a lot of sense, thanks.
[Nook Color Android Development] newellj79:
Yes its greatly improved. Wipe cache and dalvik cache ONLY! Flash rom over. All settings remain, your good to go.
[Nook Color Android Development] madguy2006:
Thanks for the advice.

Ok, so I boot Nook color from SD under CWM. Go to install zip and select the nightly. Wipe cache and dalvik cache.

Cheers!
[Nook Color Android Development] khaytsus:
If you're running on SD you follow the instructions on Verygreen's SD thread.
[Nook Color Android Development] ron_e:
I copied the contents of my old card to my hard drive, then quick formated the other card and copied the contents back. Nothing else just simple copies in windows explorer.
[Nook Color Android Development] akaCat:
If you really want to remove them, Titanium Backup Pro has an option to remove any app. (The option may be on the free version, I don't know.) As Ronin3178 said, you risk having some apps disappear from the market for you.
[Nook Color Android Development] solinar:
I Currently have 99 with Dalingrin's 6/13 kernel on my son's nook. I connected it to wireless for the first time in a week or so and the upgrade notification popped up and I decided to give it a go through that interface (I have always used CWM to upgrade).

It did a full wipe. Forgive my crappy memory (I have a captivate I'm constantly tooling with roms and sometimes confuse details of the two) but I thought the CM7 releases were upgradable and not full wipe releases.

Senior moment?
[Nook Color Android Development] MrPib:
Until it reappears, you can find the APK in the 3rd posting in this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1105681

It's been working phenomenally for me using build prop settings of HTC Vision/HTC.
[Nook Color Android Development] edboston:
It works as long as your netflix account hasn't been messed up. My evo, a supported device, got unregistered and talking to netflix about it, they say it is a known problem they are working on. When the app shows back up on the market, the problem should be fixed. I have the app but just can't run it.
[Nook Color Android Development] oo3:
I just downloaded and installed the latest CM7 nightly 103 and it seems that Android Market won't open. It just opens then immediately closes. Anyone else having this issue?

**EDIT**

NVM. I just reflashed gapps.
[Nook Color Android Development] Ronin3178:
I always d/l via ROM Manager, but then cancel prior to selecting any options, boot into recovery, and wipe cache/davlik/batt stats then flash nightly/OC kernel
[Nook Color Android Development] oldman_58:
+1

n103 rocks
[Nook Color Android Development] Wipeout:
If you pick the "wipe cache" (middle option in the prompt of rom manager) it would wipe your data. I do what several others do, download it that way, boot into recovery, and do the installation, etc manually.
[Nook Color Android Development] khaytsus:
NO IT DOESN'T, wtf... It does for some reason screw with GApps, I did this two releases in a row and for some reason had to flash GApps both times.

But it certainly does not format /data if you tell it to "wipe cache" in Rom Manager.
[Nook Color Android Development] vgupman:
Hi guys,

Just got my Nook Color today and I'm having some issues. I've been searching for 4 hours now trying to find a solution and flashing different ways. I'm trying to install the latest CM7 stable build. Everything works fine, it boots and everything, except the status bar doesn't show on the bottom so I don't have any softkeys and the market keeps force closing and won't download any apps. Also, I keep getting a message that says process.android.media is not responding.

I flashed with CWM, flashed gapps, and of course wiped system, data, and cache before flashing. Another thing, when I try to wipe data, I get an error message. I didn't think much of it, but maybe this is a problem?

Your help is much appreciated.
[Nook Color Android Development] oldman_58:
Make sure you havethe latest cwm 3.2.0.1. That should fix the format /data issue.
[Nook Color Android Development] vgupman:
Ok will try that. Should I just update to the latest recovery from ROM manager and re-flash?
[Nook Color Android Development] vgupman:
Worked like a charm! Thanks Old man!!!!
[Nook Color Android Development] Colchiro:
You help him out and he calls you old! :D
[Nook Color Android Development] oldman_58:
Your welcome
[Nook Color Android Development] oldman_58:
After nearly 40 years of marriage "OLD" is one of kindest things I've been called:rolleyes:
[Nook Color Android Development] newellj79:
40 years! I know its off topic but good for you. I hope I make it that far. 8 months here.
[Nook Color Android Development] newellj79:
I just noticed a 6/13 gapps available for download under extras in rom manager. Anybody tried it? If so what's new?
[Nook Color Android Development] technicalsquash:
I recently moved from phiremod 6.1 to cm nightly 99, and there are a few things I'm not finding. Maybe someone can give me some pointers?

First off, tethering to my iphone stopped working. I am using pdanet which worked fine before I upgraded. Now it sees the network but won't actually connect. I searched of course but I don't see any threads where there is success with the recent versions.

Second, I can't seem to find the option to disable screen timeouts when plugged in.

I am really enjoying the battery life of the newer kernel, hopefully I can hammer out these two issues and get on with things!
[Nook Color Android Development] hockeyfamily737:
Stay awake while charging is under: settings/applications/development. Can't help you with the iPhone problem though.

2011 Stanley Cup Champion Boston Bruins!!!
[Nook Color Android Development] bigbob23:
Just remember, it's one day at a time (nearly 53 years here).
[Nook Color Android Development] dalingrin:
I can't remember if PDAnet makes an adhoc connection or not. If so, then you can be our guinea pig :)

Edit the file in /system/etc/wifi/tiwlan.ini

Set "WifiAdhoc = 0" to 1

You can do this with root explorer or using adb.

This was disabled due to problems it caused with some folks routers on the 2.6.29 kernel and I've been meaning to change it back.
[Nook Color Android Development] hockeyfamily737:
I connect to my HeroC all the time via AdHoc using wireless tether. I've only had to change those settings to use AdHoc with Divine Madcat's Honey Comb. In fact, I just connected tonight to verify it still works fine on Nightly 101.
[Nook Color Android Development] dalingrin:
Are you sure you are connecting via adhoc? Most modern phones tether via a soft access point mode.
[Nook Color Android Development] hockeyfamily737:
Positive. HeroC was Sprint's first Android phone and it only supports AdHoc tethering and I do have to switch the AdHoc settings manually on Honey Comb in order for my Nook to see the connection and I have to switch my old iPaq to accept AdHoc connections as well.
[Nook Color Android Development] dalingrin:
Interesting, I suppose the adhoc behavior in our kernel module changed with 2.6.32
[Nook Color Android Development] furius:
build #102 changelog reports an encore specific change:

init: iprenew

What is this?

thanks!
[Nook Color Android Development] ianPhillips1:
It resoves the issue of long lease router problems, if I'm not mistaken. There were some wifi reconnect issues.
[Nook Color Android Development] d00med:
I'm at nightly 69. I hear that nightlies past 80 need a new uboot (or something like that). Is there a guide for updating to the newer nightlies? I can't seem to find anything with a search.
[Nook Color Android Development] met67:
The new uboot is included in the latest nighlty, so you don't need to do nothing, just install the nightly as usual from CWM.
[Nook Color Android Development] Deaks2:
The uboot from BN stock 1.2 is needed. It is included with the latest nightlies.
[Nook Color Android Development] mr_fosi:
The short answer is to backup all your stuff with Titanium, then wipe everything except boot and flash a newer release. Once again, do not wipe boot but wipe everything else. Caches (both of them), system, data, etc.

Once stuff has been wiped, flash one of the 86+ nightlies (100+ have been working great for me), and flash gapps. Once you've booted once (will take a while), consider flashing the 6/13 OC kernel which has been working great for a lot of people. Then get dal's Nook Color Tweaks app from the market and go to down. :D

Consider not restoring any app data that isn't absolutely essential.
[Nook Color Android Development] paleh0rse:
With the recent nightlies (91+ ?), adhoc tethering should work without needing to mod the wifi file.

Make sure you turn the use of static IP off on the nook if you have that set up as the default with your main hotspot (the setting is universal, not connection-specific).

It took me days to figure this out when my iPhone's MyWi stopped working -- since MyWi was utilizing and expecting dhcp in an entirely different subnet. If that doesn't help, then I'm not sure what's broken, or where. Like I said, my adhoc on n103 works without modding any wifi files...
[Nook Color Android Development] sisterchick:
More theme updates

Two more Metamorphs for Nook Color are now ready: Dark Elegance and WinterMix Dark. Screenshots and downloads can be found at www.sisterbird.com/android-themes
[Nook Color Android Development] rhester72:
Just a brief clarification - the dalvik cache is "underneath" the general caches. Wiping /cache via CWM actually clears both in one operation. If for some reason you _only_ want to wipe the dalvik cache, there's a separate item for that, but it's not possible to wipe cache in general _without_ clearing dalvik implicitly.

Rodney
[Nook Color Android Development] newellj79:
Are the status bar buttons themed?
[Nook Color Android Development] mr_fosi:
Chalk that up as another of a long list of things that I didn't know. :D

Thanks for the clarification. :)
[Nook Color Android Development] rhester72:
It's a really common misconception, figured it was worth saving people the wasted effort. =)

(It actually goes back to a very old rumor that clearing dalvik in certain versions of CWM didn't work because it's "too fast"...and, of course, it would certainly seem that way if you wiped /cache first, since dalvik is in /cache/dalvik. ;)

Rodney
[Nook Color Android Development] skwalas:
Amen to that. 14 years next week. (and sooooo off-topic!)
[Nook Color Android Development] sisterchick:
LG Revolution

Yes, sir. I kept it subtle on those two though. I have another, the LG Revolution Metamorph that has colored soft keys but I wasn't sure I liked it or not. Care to look at it? http://dl.dropbox.com/u/6409094/Sisterchick/LG_Revolution_Nook_MM.zip

PS: The soft key icons are in the SystemUI folder.
[Nook Color Android Development] akaCat:
I just tried all three of these, and they look great, thanks!

My only quibble would be how easy it is to distinguish between checked and unchecked in the browser in Dark Elegance and WinterMix -- but I probably wouldn't have even noticed if the last theme chooser theme I tried hadn't wiped out the checkboxes completely!
[Nook Color Android Development] technicalsquash:
Odd. After changing that value and rebooting, it still did not connect. As a test, I changed the SSID on pdanet and turned off WEP, and that worked. Based on your info, i changed the file back to adhoc=0 and rebooted again, and it still worked. Finally, I created Yet Another SSID and turned WEP back on, and it is working fine.

I cannot say why this is, but that problem is solved.

So now my two earlier headaches seem to be gone but I have a new one. I can't seem to get the lockscreen to actually come on. in Settings->Display the screen timeout is set to 5 minutes, and this part works (so long as it isn't powered, in which case it doesn't timeout the screen at all, woot!) In Settings->Locations and Security, I have it set for a Visible pattern. It is enabled and if I go to Change Screen Lock it requires me to enter that pattern. In Settings->CyanogenMode Settings->Lockscreen->Delay and Timeout, I have screen imeout delay set to 10 seconds and screen turned off delay set to immediate. Unfortunately, turning the screen off or waiting the 10 seconds doesn't actually lock the device, turning the screen back on takes me right where I was.
[Nook Color Android Development] rhester72:
Uncheck CyanogenMod settings/Tablet tweaks/Disable lockscreen

Rodney
[Nook Color Android Development] technicalsquash:
You, sir, are a gentleman and a scholar.

Thanks everyone for your assistance, I am a very happy camper.
[Nook Color Android Development] JeremyNT:
Are you sure about this? Last I checked it was actually under /data
[Nook Color Android Development] iDidItAll4theNookie:
Finally had the courage to go from beta 3.1 to 103. Installed over and cleared cache, and it works great. My lockscreen is still showing in "windowed" mode, but I've gotten used to not needing it. Great work, guys.:)
[Nook Color Android Development] seth.i.simmons:
Uncheck compatibility mode in Spare Parts, that fixed it from me.
[Nook Color Android Development] :
Dalvik is under data. /data/dalvik-cache. That's why there is a separate option under advanced in cwr, so you can wipe it without wiping data.

Also why small storage phones like the aria, when you use sd-ext you can move dalvik around to free space up on cramped /data partitions.
[Nook Color Android Development] rhester72:
Hrm - apologies for the misinformation, I sourced it from two different posts on other forums but in all honesty did not think to actually verify it myself directly. Learn something new every day. :)

Rodney
[Nook Color Android Development] bdubs4200:
Myy status bar keeps vanishing in dolphin browser, where I could go back, and the nook button just goes home... any tips on making it stay?

n102 is fantastic. Using cyanogen revamped adw theme, one of my favorite set ups
[Nook Color Android Development] bigbob23:
I just checked and see both /cache/dalvik-cache and /data/dalvik-cache. Or is one of them a hard link?
[Nook Color Android Development] rhester72:
I guess I really should have looked. There's one in each, and to make life interesting, one is not a link to the other and they both get updated, which is presumably why it is important to wipe both cache and dalvik.

Rodney
[Nook Color Android Development] Ronin3178:
Under tablet tweaks, theres an option to add buttons to long press power button, you can add both home and menu
[Nook Color Android Development] JeremyNT:
Indeed, my nexus one forced me to be very aware of what I had in /data :)
[Nook Color Android Development] Jaostar:
Hi!

I'm actually running the 3.1 beta and wanna test the latest #103 nightly...

I have just a single question : Can I install nightlies as "update", renaming the image update.zip and install it with CWR ? I've seen that there are update scripts in the archive (META-INF/com/google/android/update*).

Thx
[Nook Color Android Development] oldman_58:
I looked at my DINC (incredible) it only has /data/dalvik-cache

Devs:

What is the purpose of /cache/dalvik-cache
[Nook Color Android Development] Ronin3178:
You can go from the beta to nightlies by just wiping cache/davlik prior to using the flash zip from sd/ choose zip.
[Nook Color Android Development] ianPhillips1:
There is a new setting in dolphin that will allow you to keep the Status bar up all the time, but sometimes in fullscreen I lose it to, so the extended power menu is my friend in that case.
[Nook Color Android Development] martian21:
There is also a setting to map one of the hardware buttons to bring the status bar back. I think it defaults to Vol+. I don't have my Nook with me so I don't know the exact location of the setting. It's nice for properly exiting games that don't have an "exit" button.
[Nook Color Android Development] DizzyDen:
Yes you can... but there's no reason to rename it... copy it to the uSD as it is... select "Install Zip from SD" and select the file.
[Nook Color Android Development] SCWells72:
So I've tried moving from 7.0.3/.29 (actually Phiremod 6.3) to even the most recent nightlies are few times, and it's really not gone well for me. I end up with lockups on boot or SoD several times each day. I've allowed it to wipe cache and data then restored my apps using TitaniumBackup, but still the same thing happens.

I've pored over this thread looking for the magic incantations that allow folks to run .32 kernels in a relatively stable fashion, but I can't seem to put together a winning combination. I thought I'd ask here exactly what steps folks take to keep things as stable as possible on the most recent builds. For example, should I turn off the screen on/off animations? Should I configure wifi to stay on when the device is plugged in? Should I do a full battery drain and recharge cycle, then reset battery stats? Should I disable all of my widgets? Right now I'm using the Beautiful Widgets clock/weather, Business Calendar, and AtomaRSS as well as a few of LauncherPro Plus' built-in widgets (Friends and Gmail).

I'd love to get onto a .32 kernel that was even close to the stability of 7.0.3, but my experience so far has not been promising...certainly not the same experience I seem to read about other folks having on here.

Thanks in advance for any consolidated "configure things this way" guide you guys can provide!