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[Nook Color General] glgehman:
I am not sure whether the Froyo rom can play video smoothly. It does on Droid and other phones, so I would guess those drivers have been tried out. I had Froyo on my Nook Color for a while, but frankly can't remember how the video was.

It depends on what you need/want. For me, the text handling of Froyo was awful. I have a HTC EVO 4G (with Sense UI on top of native Froyo). On my phone, I can type pretty effectively. The user dictionary is fast and smart and if I make a mistake, I have an arrows-equipped keyboard to move the cursor to the text I want to correct and fix it.

Froyo (Android 2.2) on both my Nook Color and my Viewsonic G-Tablet were nothing like my Evo. The keyboard often got what I typed wrong and when I tried to set a cursor to make a correction, it would end up one letter off. I tried out a bunch of keyboards - some with arrows - and had an OK Froyo-based system, but as soon as a decent Gingerbread-based ROM came along (and Phiremod's is EXCELLENT!), I went with that.

In Gingerbread, you have a much more accurate keyboard and dictionary lookup. The keyboard still doesn't have arrows, but you have a very nice cursor positioning tool, plus the ability to select a little or a lot of text and copy/paste it anywhere throughout the system.

But, as you note, certain of the multimedia features aren't there yet. Since I use my tablets more as very handy computers and less as multimedia entertainment systems, the choice was pretty straightforward for me. I can wait a few weeks for video playback.

And, frankly, the reason a lot of people get excited about roms - and having lots of different roms - is because they are fun in and of themselves. They like to tinker. And with the Nook, if you have a few bucks to buy a couple of micro SD cards, you can have two or three swap-in brains that completely transform your tablet. And take them out and still have a factory fresh Nook reader. It's really kind of awesome when you think about it.

But your mileage will certainly vary. If high definition is a deal breaker for you, you may find the Nook ultimately inadequate even when the Gingerbread drivers (and eventually Honeycomb drivers) come out. There's only so much power under this hood. A tablet based on Tegra 2 (like the Viewsonic G-Tablet or Xoom) may be more what you're looking for. With the right drivers, though, we should get perfectly acceptable 480p playback.

glg
[Nook Color General] darx:
The rom you are looking for is nookiefroyo. I have great YouTube playback in app including high quality. In browser 360p plays fine, but anything above that is choppy.

I also have tested other flash websites. CNN was perfect, as was megavideo.

I purchase my nook a few days ago and thus far nookie froyo looks to be the latest and most complete rom out. That plus the softkey theme I installed and the honeycomb keyboard makes this tablet a force to be reckoned with. I might even have to post a video soon because I'm so amazed atnhow well this thing runs.
[Nook Color General] JLCollier2005:
I'm on CM7 Android 2.3.3 and am very happy. Not sure if it's the websites I've been on or what, but pretty much all non-HD flash works flawlessly for me. I've OCed my NookColor to 925mhz and have tried probably 5 or 6 different websites (including youtube and zomganime) Certain embeded flash players work better than others I"ve noticed, also, so not sure why that is, but so far I'm very happy. I even was running 3 flash videos (just to test it out) at once the other day, only one was choppy beyond watching. Oh I'd also like to note that it SEEMS to work better with Dolphin Browser, but that could again just be the website(s) I was on.

Sure not having a YouTube app kinda sucks, but the desktop website works fine.
[Nook Color General] dalkor:
Just a little notice, YouTube app doesn't use Flash for playback, it grabs MP4 version of a video stream, which is meant to play on mobile devices.
[Nook Color General] ace7196:
As in audio and video actually work smoothly (and are in sync)? What version of CM7 are you on?
[Nook Color General] flammenwurfer:
I would like to know as well.

I'm on the latest CM7 Nightly and just installed the OC kernel. Youtube videos at 360p are playing ok now, but the audio is out of sync.

I might have to give Nookie Froyo another try. Interesting that the Youtube app works so well for you. I could have sworn that I would just get an error every time I tried to play anything.
[Nook Color General] Canadoc:
Eclair does hardware video decoding but no flash. Froyo and cm7 both do flash and froyo has you tube and video harddware support. However froyo for me at least has buggy wifi and screen of death issues which made it non viable for me. Hope this helps.

From Nook Color dual boot with CM7
[Nook Color General] flammenwurfer:
That does help. Thanks for the clarification.

I've heard good things about Nookie Froyoa so I will probably give that another try. I find it a little frustrating that there is not a single rom with everything working, but I know that's just the norm for hacking together roms. Oh well... Hopefully the update coming from B&N will help iron out the few issues that are left.

Honestly, most of my time will be spent reading, web browsing and playing a few games. I would just like to be able to pull up a funny video for friends every once in a while. I don't plan on watching movies or anything on it.
[Nook Color General] Canadoc:
Agreed I had thought froyo would be best compromise as it was fast had dsp and flash working, but the sleep of death and wifi connection issues led me to rebooting the thing many times/day which was a real pain.

For now I have a dual boot setup (see thread in development forum) So that I boot into eclair or CM7. This way I do most of my activities in or other rom and reboot into the other when I need say to watch a video or use stock B&N reader.....
[Nook Color General] flammenwurfer:
Another thing I haven't really thought about. How does battery life compare between the roms? I seem to remember comments here and there about CM7 roms having worse battery life than froyo or stock.
[Nook Color General] muzzy996:
I would suggest to those trying Nookie Froyo on eMMC now to try the kernel posted in post #770 of the Dalingrin kernel thread on the development forum. For myself and several others this kernel is solid and yields no wake or wifi issues whatsoever. Until a more stable interactive govenor kernel is developed this is the one I'll stick with.
[Nook Color General] xdabr:
Indeed. I'm a nooknoob but long time techie and am brimming with questions. Is that quote accurate -- that reverting to "factory fresh" state can be as simply as removing your SD card? (Because that's not the impression I've been getting; I thought you needed to do the 8 failed boots thing and/or reload ROMs.)
[Nook Color General] xdabr:
Hmm, guess not. I just noticed the thread titled "[HOW-TO] : Restore Nook Color back to stock EASILY".
[Nook Color General] flammenwurfer:
I believe you can run most of the roms from the sd card without modifying the internal system. I don't know if you can do it without rooting though. You might have to root, then you an try roms on sd card. Someone else will have to confirm that or tell me I'm wrong :), as I've not tried any of the sd card versions.
[Nook Color General] deepfriedarjun:
Sorry, could you elaborate a bit on how you got the Honeycomb Keyboard on NookieFroyo?
[Nook Color General] JLCollier2005:
I'm currently running CM7 build 12. The audio and video synced up fine and the quality was smoother than I had expected, almost no lag on most.

That's why I was so surprised when I came on here yesterday and saw how many people (the majority) were having the problems with it. I'd also like to note that the videos that were giving me only a little trouble I put to full screen and they worked smoothly.
[Nook Color General] :
Are you using an OC'd kernel?
[Nook Color General] mintcookies:
I also would like to know how you got the honeycomb keyboard on nookie froyo.
[Nook Color General] flammenwurfer:
I tried Nookie Froyo again. I couldn't get adb to work to get gapps intalled, but decided that I didn't like it well enough to try it anymore. I just didn't like way it looked or worked nearly as much as CM7. Didn't like all the phone related features that were everywhere and did nothing.

I really like CM7, but the battery life is not good at all really. Flash video works, just not all that well. I guess I'll just have to make do and hope the update from B&N fixes things.
[Nook Color General] JLCollier2005:
I updated to CM7 Build 19 last night. I am running the nook at 925Mhz...video is not as good as it was on CM7 build 12, but it's still pretty smooth for me and sound syncs up ok.

Youtube videos, for example, lag more now if they're past the 320 resolution (as where before I could play the 480 resolution), Bleach videos on zomg anime are laggy, but fairy tale episodes run perfectly (just tried some random shows).

I learned with my Droid that not all devices act the same (which makes sense) as my droid runs a lot of apps slower than a friend of mine who also has a droid, same ROM/OC kernal.

The other thing I noticed is that with CM7 19, if you go full screen on a flash video while in portrait, the full screen messes up. Also, no Mobile video websites work (but I have a feeling that's the same reason why youtube app does not work)
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] andmer:
Anybody have the stock bootanimation by chance? I can't seem to find it and am on cm7 now.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] tominabox1:
I downloaded the stock rom and it wasnt where it should be (/system/media/) so I am not sure... weird.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] andmer:
yeah i couldnt find it either, i was looking in the sideload zip
[Desire General] grinchy72:
Hi, I bought a HTC desire from Ebay about 3 weeks ago. The guy selling it said it was like new and barely used for a month. When it turned up it was in great condition and has worked ok for the last 3 weeks. However, over the past few days it has started running very hot and yesterday lost all power; this is what happened.

Took phone off charge in the morning, indicator showing full battery. Sent 3 text messages without problems and put phone into holder as usual, placed phone in my pocket and went about my work. About half hour later took out phone to make phone call and was faced with a black screen with a pink circle (the phone is t-mobile brand). I removed the battery and rebooted but it took about 3 minutes to go from black/pink circle screen to HTC screen to T-mobile screen. Then it showed my home page and showed 'connect charger' message. The battery indicator was red with a cross through it. I tried to connect a charger but the orange light would not illuminate, i also tried 2 other mains chargers and a car charger, but none were being acknowledged. I tried my friends battery in my phone but the same thing happened...... my battery worked ok in my friend phone and showed three quarters full. so not a battery problem!

Went into hboot which is version 0.93 (and this is where i got lost) think i went into recovery and since then it is going through same process as above but is showing a black screen with a red triangle and exclamation mark........

Does anybody have any ideas how i might get this recovered if at all??? Please bare in mind that it still wont accept a charger!!!

Thanks for your consideration......
[Desire General] Meaple:
Sounds like it's ****ed. Get in contact with HTC or your carrier.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] regP:
I recently started using bln on the dead horse kernel. I noticed that bln only works for SMS with the stock SMS app. Its a no go with chompsms and go SMS. Is there any way to get blind to work with third-party SMS apps?

Vibrant + Darky 9.3 VE + Dead Horse Kernel + KA7 Modem + XDA App
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thegreatcity:
Works fine with GO SMS for me.

Make sure you have LED notifications turned on in the notification settings in the app of your choice.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thedarkness37:
Works perfectly fine with Handcent, but I'm rocking the Overstock.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] regP:
That was the problem. Thanks!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rj_22:
where are the notification settings that you are talking about?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Krautmaster:
on calls it works for me but i cannot get chompsms working. =/
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xBenny:
In the GO sms helped me disable unlock screen and disable screen on in settings -> notification settings -> default notification settings. You could try to find a similar setting in Chompsms.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sherpa25:
I also don't have the option in BLN Pro to activate for SMS (i.e. Handcent). It only has notifications for Calls. How can I enable it too for Handcent?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kevho00:
I was trying to flash my phone back to stock using odin. it failed. Unplugged and got the phone_caution sign_computer picture. Apparently its bricked? ****. Going into download mode doesnt work. I plug into pc while holding the volume buttons, but that doesnt work. Please help!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Romanbb:
See if you can use ODIN anyways, if you have the new boot loader it should work.

Otherwise try taking everything out (sim, sd) and try again
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigtom624:
What I do when this happens to me is, hold all.3 buttons Volume up/down and power until the pc to computer symbol pops up for the 2nd time then plug in the USB into the phone and it works for me every time. You will not see the download symbol just the phone to PC one but the com port should show up and your good to go.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kevho00:
Yo dawg. I love you a lot. I thought i was a goner. fo shoo
[Vibrant General] adonsurtec:
Hey all I just verified this by taking my first Vibrant back to them and getting a new one they both are pre-rooted all you have to do is d/l SuperUser from the market and presto!

I have a quick question however, I am a newb to these phones coming from the Motorola Milestone XT720, how can I fins out which ROM and Kernel are currently installed on my phone.

THX.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] johnthedoe-ster:
hey everyone.

i was not allowed to post on the development page and ask this question on this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=929628

If anyone has an answer it will be much appreciated.

Would this work on the Motorola Devour?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] johnthedoe-ster:
Hello?

does anyone have any info to offer?
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mars1523:
Hi guys. This is my first post! I recently created an account with XDA becasue i LOVE the work and information i get and how everyone gives each other a hand :D Hope this hasn't been posted befrore!... I recently downloaded the droid x multi touch keyboard on my evo. When i installed a message came up saying that the app can store passwords and credit card numbers :eek: Has anyone had any issues with this? Is this really an issue? I currently use it for texting and convert to stock keyboard when inputing personal information. I would like to use my new keyboard comfortably. Thanks!
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] michael2041:
That happens when you install any keyboard, its a precaution in android itself, because android doesnt know whether its the well known, trusted multi touch keyboard, or a keyboard filled with virus. You could install a keyboard made by google, and it would still say that. :)
[Galaxy S II General] cribeiro:
It has FM radio. March 21, 2011, 06:00

http://translate.google.com/transla...or_flagmanskogo_smartfona_samsung_galaxy_s_ii

Galaxy S II, in official spec, has no FM radio with RDS.

http://galaxys2.samsungmobile.com/ht...ification.html

Reading the official spec from Samsung site above, we can see no mention to FM radio.

I have Galaxy S and I am always sad because it has no flash in the Camera.

Arena, Clove, etc. mention that Galaxy S II has FM radio; but it is not the first time that these sites mention a feature that after, officially, we discover it's not true.

It was very stupid if Samsung gives us flash but take off FM radio. I like all features in one only smartphone. We pay a lot for that.

So, I would apreciate and thank very much if someone can clarify this point for sure.

Thanks very much.
[Galaxy S II General] nubela:
then don't.
[Galaxy S II General] virussnake:
who told you that nonsense? according to gsmarena it has radio WITH rds support http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_i9100_galaxy_s_ii-3621.php
[Galaxy S II General] CajunChicken:
http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=2778&view=1&c=samsung_gt-i9100_galaxy_s_ii_32gb

yes it does.

look under multimedia broadcast.
[Galaxy S II General] NZtechfreak:
If you look at the press announcement the specs listed are slightly different than the ones on the SGS2 site - it specifically states FM Radio with RDS. Thats official and direct from Samsung.

MHL is another one that is listed in the press release, but not the site.
[Galaxy S II General] cribeiro:
It has FM radio. March 21, 2011, 06:00

http://translate.google.com/transla...or_flagmanskogo_smartfona_samsung_galaxy_s_ii
[Galaxy S II General] NZtechfreak:
I did already post that it has nearly ten days ago...
[Galaxy S II General] Beards:
Taken from Gagadget.com's preliminary review. Here we see the screen showing the radio.
[Galaxy S II General] virussnake:
Oh ok! We did not know that thanks so much... :facepalm:
[Galaxy S II General] Beards:
Yes, that is the site where I got the photo from in my post above yours.
[Galaxy S II General] axesd:
FM Radio should be a standard on this phone
[Galaxy S II General] touness69:
what a pointless topic gush
[Galaxy S II General] sianzb0i:
Thats the problem wif samsung....they give and they also take..which is why i still havent owned a samsung phone..despite their way superior hardware
[Galaxy S II General] Beards:
That is like cutting your nose off, just to spite your face!

The problem is, too many people demand or expect their phones to be so perfect.

Things happen.... goal posts get moved but providing you still end up with something worth wanting surely that's what matters.
[Galaxy S II General] kmandel:
FM Radio on US models?

Does anyone know if the US models coming out now have the radio?
[Galaxy S II General] JJEgan:
First link was preliminary march 2011 before phone was released .

jje
[Galaxy S II General] godefroi:
If it does, it doesn't include the "FM Radio" app...
[Galaxy S II General] Bloodrainer:
Excuse me, i dont really understand the point of this topic, so you are saying that SGS2 doesnt have a FM radio in specs but it has one? i cant see it to be really much of a news, had radio app since i bought my phone.
[Galaxy S II General] feryao:
i do have radio.
[Galaxy S II General] estpoc:
Take what away? It has radio and always did, with every firmware.
[Vibrant Accessories] BiznessMan:
Anybody selling these? All of the ones I've seen so far seem to have been claimed already

If not, where's the best place to get one? I'd like to get in within the next two weeks since I'm going on vacation, but I can't wait if needed
[Vibrant Accessories] Specialist88:
I know E-Bay has them and possibly other stores onlines, but not sure if they can get it to you within 2 weeks, but you could try
[Vibrant Accessories] BiznessMan:
I just looked on Ebay. All of them seem to be shipping from Hong Kong and wont get here until April :(
[Vibrant Accessories] zhangsquall:
I bought one from Josh, super fast shipping.

Actually he was just putting "out of stock" on the revision 1 cameras when I placed the order.

He sent me the revision 2 cameras which do not have the binding issues coming with rev 1.

I installed it in my Vibrant and it works great!

Definitely recommend it!

You can find on mobiletechvideos.com
[Vibrant Accessories] BiznessMan:
Thanks guys. I just placed an order for the FFC :D

I'm super excited!

Thanks again
[Vibrant Accessories] jwilli73:
you can get them from Globaldirectparts.com
[Vibrant Accessories] Jo3f1sh:
For the time being...is Axura the only rom that works with this? That's what his video said anyway...I'd love to use it with Trigger.

NVM, found my answer.
[Vibrant Accessories] killerace:
I want one. Do u have to buy them im bulks?
[Vibrant Accessories] mystycs:
nope check these out

http://cgi.ebay.com/Samsung-i9000-G...ccessories&hash=item43a590e008#ht_3601wt_1142

http://cgi.ebay.com/OEM-Flex-Cable-...Accessories&hash=item4aa9857c68#ht_1646wt_989

http://cgi.ebay.com/Samsung-i9000-G...Accessories&hash=item53e6b50c8f#ht_4357wt_905
[Vibrant Accessories] MTC44:
I have a second gen that bought through the xda thread. Just decided I'm getting the g2x and no longer need it. Somebody make me an offer and it's yours. PM please.
[Vibrant Accessories] tunefoo:
Ill give u $15

Sent from my Vibrant
[Vibrant Accessories] MTC44:
PM me please
[Vibrant Accessories] djduma69:
ok im new here and i just order ffc from Josh. what do i have to do to make this work in camera mode? what do i need to dl?

and im sorry i agian.. im a noob..
[Vibrant Accessories] sLiKK:
How come are these so cheap on ebay? I wonder if they are of the same quality that are sold for a little more on other places.
[Vibrant Accessories] icky2g:
They are cheaper because they come from Hong Kong, and it takes about 3-4wks for delivery. So your paying almost double to have it in a few days.
[Vibrant Accessories] hayn_pryde46:
Yeah seen the mobile tech one looking to buy...
[Vibrant Accessories] MINUS Stl:
I have a v1 I'll be looking to sell soon (aka whenever I get around to it). Its not installed and packaged in its bubble wrap.

Anyone can pm me if interested. Probably looking about $15-20.
[Vibrant Accessories] Binary100100:
Definitly go with Josh at MobileTech videos. If you go through anyone else you may have to buy in bulk and wait up to a week. I ordered mine on Monday and received it Wednesday. If you're scared to install it then he can do it for you (for an extra fee of course). Can't get that through ebay or anywhere else.
[Vibrant Accessories] iwasblown:
rev 2 cam

got rev 2 ffc cam for vibrant. still get banding on trigger 2.9.2 on video camera, not question, only a comment
[Vibrant Accessories] ipeench:
You sure its a rev2? does it say V0.2_ on the connecting ribbon? I don't have a v2(yet) and i have not ran trigger... So I dont know if its just an issue with trigger.... but I have not heard a single peep from anyone with a v2 saying they still have banding.
[Vibrant Accessories] Danielpc:
I just order one from Josh. I will probably never use it, but I can never leave well enough alone. Plus, I cannot let my smug iphone friends have a one-up when this phone is much better in so many other ways. So once installed, then what? What are some good apps for this feature? Will I be able to skype like normal and such?
[Vibrant Accessories] Binary100100:
Unless I'm mistaken (and I have been at least four times in my life) Skype doesn't support video calls for some reason. Not currently anyway.

There are three that I'm aware of.

Tango

ooVoo

Qik

You can also use UStream but it's just one way really.

Yahoo messenger let's you video chat but for some reason will only use the back camera.

I can't think of any others at the moment.

I've been having issues using Qik and Tango with my family that have an iPad over a wifi connection. I could get Tango to work but the lag is HORRIBLE and there is an echo coming from one of our devices. And Qik just doesn't establish the video connection for some reason. Feedback to this would be appreciated.
[Vibrant Accessories] Nowaysout:
if anyone has a rev 2 camera that they don't want, pm me and i'll buy it! i just don't think i can pay $50 for a new one. also i have a rev 1 camera i'm willing to sell. flexible on price!