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Let me make sure I have this right

OK, I am going to be getting a couple NCs for the wife and I. So I have been doing a lot of reading and want to make sure I have a handle on evrtything. I have decided that CM7 is the way to go. If I am understanding correctly I basically create a CM7 image on an SD Card (cheap Sandisk seems to work best???) and then I can run it from the SD card without installing it on the internal memory of the NC. That way I can pull the SD card, reboot and have a stock NC. Is that right? Will the performance suffer from running it from the SD card? Are there benefits to installing on the internal memory? Also, if I do install it to the internal memory, how do you use it as a normal NC? Do you just get the Android Nook app? How does that compare to the actual Nook software? Do you lose any functionality? My wife will use hers primarily as an e reader whereas mine will be a tablet first. Does anyone have experience using different browsers like Skyfire and Opera? Those are what I use a lot on my phone. I have seen the name Dolphin HDused alot, but I don't know anything about it. I am sorry for all the questions and if my terminology is not 100% accurate. I am, as the welcome video says; a noob.
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Nard Dog said:
OK, I am going to be getting a couple NCs for the wife and I. So I have been doing a lot of reading and want to make sure I have a handle on evrtything. I have decided that CM7 is the way to go.
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The only stupid question is the one unasked.
Nard Dog said:
If I am understanding correctly I basically create a CM7 image on an SD Card (cheap Sandisk seems to work best???) and then I can run it from the SD card without installing it on the internal memory of the NC. That way I can pull the SD card, reboot and have a stock NC. Is that right?
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That is correct; with one exception. CM7 will mount the "Media" partition, and changes there will be reflected on the stock OS (this partition just stores your files, pictures, music, etc; nothing related to the system).
Nard Dog said:
Will the performance suffer from running it from the SD card? Are there benefits to installing on the internal memory?
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Yes, performance will suffer. I used to run from SD card, until i finally gave up and tried internal. Internal is much faster, and of course makes it easier to use you SD card for pure storage.
Nard Dog said:
Also, if I do install it to the internal memory, how do you use it as a normal NC? Do you just get the Android Nook app?
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Normal NC? You mean as just an eReader? Yes, you would just use the market version of the nook app.
Nard Dog said:
How does that compare to the actual Nook software? Do you lose any functionality?
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From what i have seen, you will lose the "Read to me" functionality, and the look and feel of the market version is different of that of the stock version. But, by using CM7 (or rooting stock), you can gain access to Kindle and Google books, which kind of makes up for it.
Nard Dog said:
My wife will use hers primarily as an e reader whereas mine will be a tablet first.
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I would say for you, CM7 internal would be good (remember, you can always put the stock OS back on if you change your mind), and the stock OS best for you wife.
Nard Dog said:
Does anyone have experience using different browsers like Skyfire and Opera? Those are what I use a lot on my phone. I have seen the name Dolphin HDused alot, but I don't know anything about it.
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Opera is by far the best browser; it is the only browser with renders web pages with the GPU; this is what allows smooth scrolling and page views (like the iPad has). Dolphin is nothing more than a skin of the stock browser, and isn't worth worrying about.
Nard Dog said:
I am sorry for all the questions and if my terminology is not 100% accurate. I am, as the welcome video says; a noob.
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Remember, we are ALL "noobs" at one point in our life. Being willing to ask and learn is how you stop being one.

Nard Dog said:
Also, if I do install it to the internal memory, how do you use it as a normal NC? Do you just get the Android Nook app? How does that compare to the actual Nook software? Do you lose any functionality? My wife will use hers primarily as an e reader whereas mine will be a tablet first.
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The Android Nook app loses:
* Read To Me
* Shelves
* A quick shortcut to the current book you're reading
It gains a couple of features: a fancy page-turn animation, and a true black & white "night" mode. (The stock reader's night mode is more of an off-white on dark gray, if I remember right.)
If your wife has a lot of nook books, she may really miss the shelves feature. Without it all books are listed on one page, ordered by Title, Author or Most Recent. That's most recently purchased, not most recently read.
With no shortcut, every time you return to the app you have to scroll through all the books you have downloaded to find the one you're currently reading. That could be annoying if you've got a few dozen or more loaded.
I get around both problems by using a third-party reader. But to use it, I have to strip the DRM from the books I own, which is at best a gray area legally.
Most people who read a lot will probably get more out of a stock nook, or better still, a nootered nook. If it's nootered (rooted), you get all the features of the stock reader, as well as the ability to download any number of other applications including Kindle and Overdrive (the library lending app.)

Divine_Madcat said:
I would say for you, CM7 internal would be good (remember, you can always put the stock OS back on if you change your mind), and the stock OS best for you wife.
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Thank you very much for the input. Your answers have highlighted the fact that I need to do a lot more research. I am not even sure what the NC can do out of the box. While the wifey will use it primarily as a reader, she also wants to be able to play games and download apps. Can this still be done on the stock OS? Can you install a different browser (opera) on the stock OS? I've seen the term "rooted stock" but haven't read up on it much since I figured I'd just have to root them to do what we both want. I'm guessing "rooted stock" is somewhere between being rooted and keeping the stock OS. Would this allow using the native reader intetface while still allowing access to apps via the Android market? If I can get it so she has a nice browser, can play games (Angry Birds, etc) and keep the native reader (which she really likes) that would be perfect. BTW, before anyone starts yelling "USE THE SEARCH NOON" like they do on some forums I have visited, I know these answers are probably all on this forum somewhere and I am continuing to research on my own. I have been and will be reading a ton of old posts, etc. But, it is also helpful to have one thread to list all of the questions that pop into my head.
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I was new to Android a couple months ago and hesitant to root so I decided to put CM7 on an sdcard. I bought a cheap card and the thing worked but it was agonizingly slow. I bought a Sandisk 8GB class 4 and it works GREAT - very fast. I have never overclocked (haven't gotten the nerve for that yet) and it is very speedy for my needs. I later rooted stock which is what I recommend for your wife. You put a launcher on (I like zeam) and then you have your B&N shelves and access to the Android market as well. BTW, you can also get the Amazon Appstore and check it out daily because they put up a free app every day - very cool.
Good luck with your decision. I love my Nook!

Cool, so it looks like it'll be CM7 for me and nootered for her.
One more question since I have your attention. Is there a way to tether the NC to my Droid X and connect to the internet? My Droid X is totally stock and I have no desire to root it or mod it in any way. I have used PDAnet to tether to my laptop, so I'm looking for something similar to that.
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I can tether my Win Mobile phone (getting an Android phone as soon as my contract runs out!) to my NC. My phone creates an ad hoc connection and I had to make a small change on the Nook to get it to work. I'm pretty sure you will have no problem. Just search and you will find the details specific to your phone.

The only (wireless) tethering you can do WITHOUT rooting is the paid Verizon service. No other wireless rooting will work (all need superuser). I gotta ask though - any reason you don't want to root the X? Its not really anything different from rooting your nook..

Divine_Madcat said:
I gotta ask though - any reason you don't want to root the X? Its not really anything different from rooting your nook..
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I guess it's really just fear. If I brick my phone, I am royally screwed. If I brick the Nook, it would suck, but it's more of a toy anyway. I know it's probably very safe and easy, but I just keep thinking of the horror stories I read when I thought about rooting my Q9m back in the day. That said it is very likely that once I root the Nook, I will end up rooting my phone. Baby steps
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So who is selling CM7 this time? Nook2Android

Saw the story on Engadget, but not seeing any mention of it here besides them saying thanks to XDA for "the dual boot script".
Which joker is selling CM7 this time?

I wish it was me, but I have more decency than that.
I just feel like he should AT LEAST lower the prices. $35 for an 8GB stick? That's crazy. $90 for a 32GB is a pretty good deal though. I know some places still sell those for $100+

DiscoPh3v3r said:
$90 for a 32GB is a pretty good deal though.
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buy has them for $60 ( from what it looks like on the website, not through a reseller, and they are a "authorized sandisk reseller", so i would think they are legit)
newegg has then for $80, closer to that $90 price-tag...

I've posted a review on his Amazon selling page, but I bet the review won't be published.
Douchebaggery.

Dave Vinzant
[address left out intentionally.. ]
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dave-vinzant/25/893/6b6
He works in the Geek Squad........ hahaahaahahaaha
He plays with legos.. Lives with his parents.

And this differs from the ebay auctions I have seen , how?
Installing CM7 to an SD card is rather easy and now with the dual boot script, it makes switching between the stock os and CM7 pretty easy. Why someone would pay for free is beyond me.

Temetka said:
And this differs from the ebay auctions I have seen , how?
Installing CM7 to an SD card is rather easy and now with the dual boot script, it makes switching between the stock os and CM7 pretty easy. Why someone would pay for free is beyond me.
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One word: lazy. Or maybe just not tech savvy.
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I routely see Craigslistings in my area of people offering prebuilt dualbooting ROMs for $50.
A little sad if you ask me.

DIY for a technological half-wit
After reading the story in Engadget yesterday about converting the Nook Color into an Android tablet, I made up my mind to buy the Nook and the Nook2Android conversion card. Then I began seeing comments by readers about Nook2Android actually using technology developed by XDA and making money off freeware in which they had no role developing.
I make my living as a writer so I'm sensitive to matters such as copyrights, giving credit where credit is due, and being screwed over by plagiarizers.
As I sort through the forums here, however, about converting the Nook Color to an all-purpose tablet, I realize my vocabulary is incredibly limited. Reading about CM7, for example, really doesn't make it any more clear to me whether I should use that to make the conversion. Or is it Froyo? What's the difference?
My real question, I suppose, is this: what do I as an unsavvy technophobe need to do to convert a Nook Color to a dual-boot Android-based tablet?
Advice gratefully accepted and flames gracefully borne.

Unsavvy_technophobe said:
After reading the story in Engadget yesterday about converting the Nook Color into an Android tablet, I made up my mind to buy the Nook and the Nook2Android conversion card. Then I began seeing comments by readers about Nook2Android actually using technology developed by XDA and making money off freeware in which they had no role developing.
I make my living as a writer so I'm sensitive to matters such as copyrights, giving credit where credit is due, and being screwed over by plagiarizers.
As I sort through the forums here, however, about converting the Nook Color to an all-purpose tablet, I realize my vocabulary is incredibly limited. Reading about CM7, for example, really doesn't make it any more clear to me whether I should use that to make the conversion. Or is it Froyo? What's the difference?
My real question, I suppose, is this: what do I as an unsavvy technophobe need to do to convert a Nook Color to a dual-boot Android-based tablet?
Advice gratefully accepted and flames gracefully borne.
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Here you go, this is about as un-tech savvy as it can get http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Barnes_&_Noble_Nook_Color:_Full_Update_Guide
Basically you burn an .img file to a microsd card, put the card in, boot up your nook, launch an app called Rom Manager, click "install clockworkmod," click "install cm7," and you're done
Update: this method is NOT dual boot though, sorry I missed that you wanted that
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Unsavvy_technophobe said:
After reading the story in Engadget yesterday about converting the Nook Color into an Android tablet, I made up my mind to buy the Nook and the Nook2Android conversion card. Then I began seeing comments by readers about Nook2Android actually using technology developed by XDA and making money off freeware in which they had no role developing.
I make my living as a writer so I'm sensitive to matters such as copyrights, giving credit where credit is due, and being screwed over by plagiarizers.
As I sort through the forums here, however, about converting the Nook Color to an all-purpose tablet, I realize my vocabulary is incredibly limited. Reading about CM7, for example, really doesn't make it any more clear to me whether I should use that to make the conversion. Or is it Froyo? What's the difference?
My real question, I suppose, is this: what do I as an unsavvy technophobe need to do to convert a Nook Color to a dual-boot Android-based tablet?
Advice gratefully accepted and flames gracefully borne.
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Appreciate you taking the time to get the real story as well as your honesty! There's multiple ways to do things, the closest way is using an image by user verygreen on this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000957
Post in that thread with any questions, and good luck! Just need to use the right program and have a card reader and it shouldn't be any problem.

Thanks very much! I've been going through the Cyanogen site, as well. The wiki link and XDA link are enormously helpful.

Unsavvy_technophobe said:
After reading the story in Engadget yesterday about converting the Nook Color into an Android tablet, I made up my mind to buy the Nook and the Nook2Android conversion card. Then I began seeing comments by readers about Nook2Android actually using technology developed by XDA and making money off freeware in which they had no role developing.
I make my living as a writer so I'm sensitive to matters such as copyrights, giving credit where credit is due, and being screwed over by plagiarizers.
As I sort through the forums here, however, about converting the Nook Color to an all-purpose tablet, I realize my vocabulary is incredibly limited. Reading about CM7, for example, really doesn't make it any more clear to me whether I should use that to make the conversion. Or is it Froyo? What's the difference?
My real question, I suppose, is this: what do I as an unsavvy technophobe need to do to convert a Nook Color to a dual-boot Android-based tablet?
Advice gratefully accepted and flames gracefully borne.
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Wisdom gathered from sifting through XDA Nook Forums:
Try out a rock solid version of CM7 on the nook with no strings, as in doesn't touch the internal programming of the device.
You need a MicroSD card, and you should make sure it is a SanDisk brand card. 4 gig or better, I recommend 8 or 16.
1 - Download the image at this XDA thread.
2 - Download and install WinImage if windows, not sure the mac equivalent. Get version 8.1
3 - Burn the image to your SanDisk MicroSD card using WinImage.
4 - Download and install EASEUS Partition Manager.
5 - Use EASEUS to extend the last partition on the MicroSD card to fill all the unused space. Amount unused depends on the MicroSD card size.
6 - Insert MicroSD card to powered off Nook. For best results ensure a full battery charge.
7 - Power on the Nook, leave it alone until it fully boots. The boot animation will skip a bit, this is normal.
8 - After booting, don't touch anything until the screen times out. It needs to finish installing a lot of stuff on the MicroSD card, but you won't see this happening. Give it time to settle.
9 - Very important: tap the google market icon on the main desktop, and set up your google market account. If you delete this icon before you do, you may have to re-image the card to get it back.
10 - Go to the market, and download the app "SD Speed Increase" by Diego Stamigni. It's a free app. Run it and set the slider to 2048, make sure it'll run on every boot. Set the setting, and make sure to grant it superuser permissions.
11 - Enjoy!

It'd be nice if somebody doing this would at least donate some of the profits to the ROM creator so both could pocket a few bucks

So, I've been trying to follow your directions but no matter what I do, WinImage simply will not write the image. I've tried it to a 4 and 16GB Kingston MicroSD, I've tried it to a Microcenter MicroSD 4GB, and I've tried it to a brand new, just opened Sandisk 4GB MicroSD. All fail with an unspecified error, simply a red X in a box using the 32 bit version of Winimage on Windows 7 Home Premium x64.
AHA! I hear you say, "Use the 64 bit WinImage!" I thought so too, and tried it. It insists that the file is "open for reading by another program," even after a reboot. It says the same thing on 3 different SD card ROMS I downloaded.
Any ideas? Is there an alternative to WinImage (it seems somewhat half-baked).
Thanks!

It sounds like you are getting closer with the 64-bit version.. I had a hell of a time with the "file is open for reading" error as well, but a reboot always cleared mine up.
Not sure what else you could try... Maybe there is some windows service or "minimized" app that would have the file open for any reason? Just guessing at this point....

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So, I've been trying to follow your directions but no matter what I do, WinImage simply will not write the image. I've tried it to a 4 and 16GB Kingston MicroSD, I've tried it to a Microcenter MicroSD 4GB, and I've tried it to a brand new, just opened Sandisk 4GB MicroSD. All fail with an unspecified error, simply a red X in a box using the 32 bit version of Winimage on Windows 7 Home Premium x64.
AHA! I hear you say, "Use the 64 bit WinImage!" I thought so too, and tried it. It insists that the file is "open for reading by another program," even after a reboot. It says the same thing on 3 different SD card ROMS I downloaded.
Any ideas? Is there an alternative to WinImage (it seems somewhat half-baked).
Thanks!
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I've never used a 64-bit operating system, so keep that in mind.
People who don't like winimage generally use Win32 Disk Imager
Good luck

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Sorry accidentally this was submitted, phone in my pocket.
No relation to this post whatsoever.
Sent from my phone

TCAndroid said:
People who don't like winimage generally use Win32 Disk Imager
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Just as an FYI, I use this app on my Win7 x64 and it works perfectly. So don't let the "32" scare you away.

I've had no issues with WinImage on Windows 7 64-bit.
From my F!AQ:
F! I can't find and/or write the disk image in WinImage!
The command to write the image is Disk>Restore Virtual Hard Disk Image on Physical Drive. You will have to show file type All Files every time in order to find the .img file.
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I would definitely recommend verygreen's image and method over the one Blue mentioned.

[Q] Wanted preinstalled CM7/7.1 SD Card recommendations

Hi,
I am looking to purchase a 32GB SD card pre-installed with CM7 or CM7.1 for my Nook Color. I do not feel comfortable at this point in burning my own card and would appreciate any recommendations you would have in regards to purchasing a card from a reputable vendor that would have tested the card before it was put up for resale and that also offers technical support for the product that they sell.
Thanks,
Al

Don't waste your money buying a pre-loaded CM7 uSD... it is easy enough to do yourself... and you have an awesome bunch of testers here to help you out.
Buy a 4 GB and 32 GB Sandisk uSD's.... (the 4 GB is a just in case... and can be used for other things like CWR incase needed later)
get the tools needed...
EASUS or MiniTools Partition Manager
win32disk imager
VeryGreen's Size Agnostic SD image (1.3 version)
When you have that stuff... if you can't get it done via the SASD thread.... post and we'll help you out.

The only site I've heard about offering consistent follow-up support is n2acards.com. Before you go that route, you might want to look over the SD install link in my sig, which is just a more user-friendly breakdown of verygreen's instructions. You may find it's simpler than you think.

It's really not that hard. Really all you need are 4 things:
-A PC
-Method of Burning img files (win32disk imager for Win, DD in Mac and Linux)
-4gb+ MicroSD w/card reader
-verygreen's sd installer w/ cm7 file and gapps file
If you need any help just post here and plenty of people here will walk you through it.
We never reccomend buying pre-loaded cards because CM7 is open-source so charging people for it is against the license and the money you spend on it won't go to the CM7 Devs anyway.
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japzone said:
We never reccomend buying pre-loaded cards because CM7 is open-source so charging people for it is against the license and the money you spend on it won't go to the CM7 Devs anyway.
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Is that the royal "we?" I personally have no problem with people opting to spend their money rather than their time to obtain a CM card. Most forms of Linux are open source, but people pay every day to have others set up and support Linux systems.

Send Me a card
Send me a 2Gb card and I will burn it for you its a piece of piss even for an old man like me

I almost purchased a CM7 uSD until I read how easy it was. Just follow the instructions thatvhave been stated before and you should have no issues. Although, why the heck would you need a 32GB and a 4GB uSD. I have an 8GB uSD (Sandisk Class 4) and haven't had any issues. Considering you get the option of rebooting into the recovering you flashed from within CM7 there is no reason for the other uSD. Jut making a point here, Its not hard to make an SD bootable. I can do it in 3 minutes, no reason for the other card.
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The original poster seems to be posting this question at several sites. I wonder if it is a true request for help or a way of getting some more advertising for N2A.....

SD file system support (aka none) - Xperia T

So, I just got myself a 64GB MicroSDXC from SanDisk to use in my Xperia T as storage for some movies. I planned on formatting it in EXT2/EXT3/EXT4 or EXFAT so I can store files bigger than 4GB on this.
But... turns out the Xperia T won't read anything but FAT32. I can use the full capacity just fine and it works perfectly, but you're stuck if you want to load anything bigger than 4GB since FAT32 can't handle it.
Sort of sucks.

Ambroos said:
So, I just got myself a 64GB MicroSDXC from SanDisk to use in my Xperia T as storage for some movies. I planned on formatting it in EXT2/EXT3/EXT4 or EXFAT so I can store files bigger than 4GB on this.
But... turns out the Xperia T won't read anything but FAT32. I can use the full capacity just fine and it works perfectly, but you're stuck if you want to load anything bigger than 4GB since FAT32 can't handle it.
Sort of sucks.
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It should be able to read them.
Just borrow someones galaxy to format your sd card to ext 4 and try that. It should work.

I thought the Xperia T can support microsd up to 32gb
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cf.wu said:
I thought the Xperia T can support microsd up to 32gb
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No, it will support more.
Many people have reported this on these forums

gregbradley said:
It should be able to read them.
Just borrow someones galaxy to format your sd card to ext 4 and try that. It should work.
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I used GParted in Linux to format the card from my PC, no dice. I tried EXT2, EXT3, EXT4, NTFS and exFAT. Nothing works. Tried hotplugging and rebooting with the card inserted.
I'm pretty sure the kernel only supports mounting FAT32 SD cards. With FAT32 everything is fine, you can use the full capacity and everything and the phone nicely formats it for you, but I can't live with the 4GB file size limit. Or well, not for the price I paid for the card.
I'm returning the card, doesn't really matter to me, but I absolutely don't get why Sony doesn't implement at least the EXT2/3/4 they use for the internal file system. It's baked into the kernel for sure but it just refuses to mount the SD card with it.

There are init.d scripts that will enable it, and I am sure there is a custom kernel that does enable it.
However, with 4.1 coming in q1 2013 you may want to hang onto that card....

gregbradley said:
There are init.d scripts that will enable it, and I am sure there is a custom kernel that does enable it.
However, with 4.1 coming in q1 2013 you may want to hang onto that card....
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I really don't want to unlock my bootloader or root my phone...
I'm selling the card now, I got it online for way below what they go for in Belgium so I'm actually making a profit anyway. Not that I'm doing it for that, but when I want to I can just get another one around that time (but then I'll test with another card beforehand).

Why are you not for rooting your phone. I'm trying to way up if it's worth doing. And there's also the risk of my tech ability. I would say I'm a rank amateur in the tech department. Any opinions on where I can go to start learning. I have Xperia lt30p. Gratitude to anyone who points me in the right direction.
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kympton said:
Why are you not for rooting your phone. I'm trying to way up if it's worth doing. And there's also the risk of my tech ability. I would say I'm a rank amateur in the tech department. Any opinions on where I can go to start learning. I have Xperia lt30p. Gratitude to anyone who points me in the right direction.
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I've rooted tons of phones before, I'm a software development student and an extreme Android geek, but I like the safe, walled garden I'm in right now. I like what Sony has done with Android and want to keep as much of it intact to be honest.
I've rooted my own phones before too, but I felt I really spent too much time messing with it after doing those things, always tweaking things that really didn't do anything but offer placebo effects. I like not having to worry about that stuff.
And I don't want to risk any sort of warranty loss.

That's exactly what has been holding me back. If I was to root it I don't have any dev skills so would probably end up doing exactly what you explained. Just tweaking for tweaking's sake. But I do want to start understanding what's being said in forums. Some of it goes way over my head. I would like to test the limits of my Xperia t but am a little unsure where to start. How do you feel the Xperia t holds up in the top ranks of smartphones. This is my first Sony smart and I'm fairly happy so far.
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Start by reading the all in one thread in the Q&A section.
You will not void any warranty by rooting as you can always revert back to factory settings by flashing a stock ftf and no one will know.
Furthermore you can do more than just placebo tweaks, like remove bloatware and change the look of your phone by adding new systemui.apk mods. Take a look in the theme and app section
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How do I customise the signature on xda premium app?

Ambroos said:
So, I just got myself a 64GB MicroSDXC from SanDisk to use in my Xperia T as storage for some movies. I planned on formatting it in EXT2/EXT3/EXT4 or EXFAT so I can store files bigger than 4GB on this.
But... turns out the Xperia T won't read anything but FAT32. I can use the full capacity just fine and it works perfectly, but you're stuck if you want to load anything bigger than 4GB since FAT32 can't handle it.
Sort of sucks.
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You had the same idea as me. I purchased a MicroSD card today, although it was only 8GB. I can confirm that anything other than Fat32 is not readable by the Xperia T running stock ICS.
I'm splitting the HD movies into two parts as a short-term workaround.
Further to the above, I can confirm that splitting the movie files using Split and Concat on a Mac (or Hjsplit on Windows), produces files which play fine in VLC player and MX player. The downside is that you have to navigate to the file using a file browser, for example, Astro and select play as video file and select your choice of player.
Not a very elegant solution, but allows Fat32 to be used and movie files larger than 4GB to be transferred and played.
Hope this helps!

davart said:
I can confirm that anything other than Fat32 is not readable by the Xperia T running stock ICS.
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Wrong! I've got an EXT3/4 formatted 64gb card in my Xperia T and have about 45gb of data on it at the mo, and all of which is accessible. As Greg has already suggested, and I formatted mine using a Samsung Galaxy Note, but you could probably use any latest generation Galaxy!
There are at least 2 other threads discussing this (SD capacity and format). People really should use the search function - and they are probably in the Q & A thread.
Oh and I'm stock ROM, with nothing unlocked.

emuX said:
Wrong! I've got an EXT3/4 formatted 64gb card in my Xperia T and have about 45gb of data on it at the mo, and all of which is accessible. As Greg has already suggested, and I formatted mine using a Samsung Galaxy Note, but you could probably use any latest generation Galaxy!
There are at least 2 other threads discussing this (SD capacity and format). People really should use the search function - and they are probably in the Q & A thread.
Oh and I'm stock ROM, with nothing unlocked.
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Are you sure it's ext3/ext4? Can you put files over 4GB on your SD? I formatted the card directly from GParted on my PC and tried about every file system there is and really only FAT32 was recognized.

Ambroos said:
Are you sure it's ext3/ext4? Can you put files over 4GB on your SD? I formatted the card directly from GParted on my PC and tried about every file system there is and really only FAT32 was recognized.
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Not absolutely sure but I had to use an ext3/4 mounting tool to get readonly access when I inserted the card directly into my Windows PC. (not being able to get read/write access I tend to just connect the phone to the PC these days though.)
I've got a couple of > 4gb movies on the card and they seem to be playing fine.

Hi everyone! Has someone tried the xperia z with a 32 card with exFAT or ex# (no fat32 file system) and work with files bigger than 4 gb? It is most important for me to handle this file size. Thanks!

brau__lio said:
Hi everyone! Has someone tried the xperia z with a 32 card with exFAT or ex# (no fat32 file system) and work with files bigger than 4 gb? It is most important for me to handle this file size. Thanks!
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This is the Xperia T/TL/TX/V-section. The Z is discussed here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2083

Mad Marty said:
This is the Xperia T/TL/TX/V-section. The Z is discussed here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2083
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Sorry, I meant Xperia T. Thanks!

B&N SD Card Breakthrough

Based on what I was reading in the Barnes and Nobles Nook HD forums, setting up a Hybrid system SD card as primary storage is NOT a task for the light hearted. I found a way that's easy to do and works great. I have 32gb G.Skill class 10 Sd and a Barnes and Noble Nook HD
(Not Plus, Haven't tried this on Plus). (Seems long but it really only took me 30 mins from the very beginning)
- First and foremost you have to set up your SD card and get CWM (Clockworkmod) active. I just followed Diogenes5 instructions that are posted on http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=37578234 . I just followed up to Step 7
- I then booted up to Cyanogen and once I got to the lock screen I just held the power buttom to shut down.
- Now pop out the SD, and hook it up to the computer
- I used a program called Mini Tool Partition Wizard
- This will dislplay all the Partition on your SD card (Should be split in 4 parts)
- Now Delete (Format) the larger part ot the Sd card which should be all the way to the right (Fat 32)
- Also Delete The Ext 4 partition and now you will have 1 larger empty space.
- Partition the Unallocated space into 2 any way you like. The left half should be partitioned Ext 4 (Primary) this will be your actual system space.
- The right half of the partition will be fat 32 and Cyanogen will see this as an SD partition. I prefer to make the system partition larger.
With my own set up I have the system partition as 21 gigs and the secondary Sd partition as 8 gigs.
Downloaded the Newest Rom at the time which is cm-10.1-20130425-UNOFFICIAL-hummingbird *** NEWEST
good luck and let me know how you did

CHK4ME said:
Based on what I was reading in the Barnes and Nobles Nook HD forums, setting up a Hybrid system SD card as primary storage is NOT a task for the light hearted. I found a way that's easy to do and works great. I have 32gb G.Skill class 10 Sd and a Barnes and Noble Nook HD
(Not Plus, Haven't tried this on Plus). (Seems long but it really only took me 30 mins from the very beginning)
- First and foremost you have to set up your SD card and get CWM (Clockworkmod) active. I just followed Diogenes5 instructions that are posted on http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=37578234 . I just followed up to Step 7
- I then booted up to Cyanogen and once I got to the lock screen I just held the power buttom to shut down.
- Now pop out the SD, and hook it up to the computer
- I used a program called Mini Tool Partition Wizard
- This will dislplay all the Partition on your SD card (Should be split in 4 parts)
- Now Delete (Format) the larger part ot the Sd card which should be all the way to the right (Fat 32)
- Also Delete The Ext 4 partition and now you will have 1 larger empty space.
- Partition the Unallocated space into 2 any way you like. The left half should be partitioned Ext 4 (Primary) this will be your actual system space.
- The right half of the partition will be fat 32 and Cyanogen will see this as an SD partition. I prefer to make the system partition larger.
With my own set up I have the system partition as 21 gigs and the secondary Sd partition as 8 gigs.
Downloaded the Newest Rom at the time which is cm-10.1-20130425-UNOFFICIAL-hummingbird *** NEWEST
good luck and let me know how you did
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Why is this a break through? Having your /system at 21GB is a complete waste of SD space. You cannot use it for anything. CM10.1 only uses about .5GB of that and the rest is wasted.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10 on Hybrid SD

leapinlar said:
Why is this a break through? Having your /system at 21GB is a complete waste of SD space. You cannot use it for anything. CM10.1 only uses about .5GB of that and the rest is wasted.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10 on Hybrid SD
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This is why its a break through friend. I am able to use all of it not just 5gb. Did you actually read the first post?

CHK4ME said:
This is why its a break through friend. I am able to use all of it not just 5gb. Did you actually read the first post?
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I did read it. What 5GB are you talking about. All I saw was you repartitioned the card so that /system is 21GB and CM10SDCARD is reduced to 8GB. What am I missing?
Edit: Did you read my post? I said 1/2 GB, not 5 GB.
Edit2: And if you are talking about using the 21GB for something besides the /system ROM, it is not usable. That is why we made it so small in the first place.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10 on Hybrid SD

leapinlar said:
I did read it. What 5GB are you talking about. All I saw was you repartitioned the card so that /system is 21GB and CM10SDCARD is reduced to 8GB. What am I missing?
Edit: Did you read my post? I said 1/2 GB, not 5 GB.
Edit2: And if you are talking about using the 21GB for something besides the /system ROM, it is not usable. That is why we made it so small in the first place.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10 on Hybrid SD
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Either I didn't explain it properly or your not getting it. I check the forums and no where did I see a tutorial on how to do what I just explained. Send me a link if you find it.... Thanks

CHK4ME said:
Either I didn't explain it properly or your not getting it. I check the forums and no where did I see a tutorial on how to do what I just explained. Send me a link if you find it.... Thanks
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You are right about one thing, there is no other thread with a tutorial about how to change the Hybrid's partitions. But what you are not explaining well and I am not getting is, why would anyone want to do this?
Are you under the impression that making the /system partition larger is somehow useful? If so, tell me how you are going to use that extra /system space. Maybe that will help me understand.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10 on Hybrid SD

leapinlar said:
You are right about one thing, there is no other thread with a tutorial about how to change the Hybrid's partitions. But what you are not explaining well and I am not getting is, why would anyone want to do this?
Are you under the impression that making the /system partition larger is somehow useful? If so, tell me how you are going to use that extra /system space. Maybe that will help me understand.
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Well what I found Is that 5gb is not enough for me personally. I am really trying to turn this thing into a media player which I'm assuming everyone else is trying to do as well, so < 5gb is not cutting it... At all. There is a dramatic difference between 5 and 20gb; you have a lot more freedom and flexability. Also please keep in mind that formatting the wrong partitions can brick/corrupt your Nook HD so please don't speak of it so lightly because you might mislead others who may think its harmless.

CHK4ME said:
Well what I found Is that 5gb is not enough for me personally. I am really trying to turn this thing into a media player which I'm assuming everyone else is trying to do as well, so < 5gb is not cutting it... At all. There is a dramatic difference between 5 and 20gb; you have a lot more freedom and flexability. Also please keep in mind that formatting the wrong partitions can brick/corrupt your Nook HD so please don't speak of it so lightly because you might mislead others who may think its harmless.
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Lol. This is a good read if only for the amusing factor. You don't realize that you just lost 20Gb of usable space because the /system partition Is used for system files and ONLY system files. And that's why it's so small, because the system only needs .5 gigs. The rest (in partition 4) which you significantly reduced, is where the media and data is kept.
Leapinlar has tried 3 times to make this point. He is a very patient man but I think you are stretching him pretty thin. Please re read the entire thread carefully and hopefully you will see why he's saying that the process you are describing is not beneficial.
Sent from my LG-LS855 using xda app-developers app

bpaulien said:
Lol. This is a good read if only for the amusing factor. You don't realize that you just lost 20Gb of usable space because the /system partition Is used for system files and ONLY system files. And that's why it's so small, because the system only needs .5 gigs. The rest (in partition 4) which you significantly reduced, is where the media and data is kept.
Leapinlar has tried 3 times to make this point. He is a very patient man but I think you are stretching him pretty thin. Please re read the entire thread carefully and hopefully you will see why he's saying that the process you are describing is not beneficial.
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There is no reasoning with him.
I think I understand now what he is saying about the 5GB. The stock 8GB Nook HD has only 5GB of internal media space for storing media files. But what he is not getting is his mod does not help that situation. Somehow he is thinking increasing the SD /system will help. Like you also tried to point out, he just took 20GB of his SD media space away that he could have been using for media files and allocated it to useless /system space.
I really don't care what he does with his own device, I just don't want him influencing others to do the same thing with theirs. Thanks for the support.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10 on Hybrid SD

leapinlar said:
There is no reasoning with him.
I think I understand now what he is saying about the 5GB. The stock 8GB Nook HD has only 5GB of internal media space for storing media files. But what he is not getting is his mod does not help that situation. Somehow he is thinking increasing the SD /system will help. Like you also tried to point out, he just took 20GB of his SD media space away that he could have been using for media files and allocated it to useless /system space.
I really don't care what he does with his own device, I just don't want him influencing others to do the same thing with theirs. Thanks for the support.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10 on Hybrid SD
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LOL! "Leapinlar has tried 3 times to make this point. He is a very patient man but I think you are stretching him pretty thin" What's going to happen is Leapinlar going to give me a scolding??!! Wow! . Just for the record both partitions have OVER 5gb of content and I have no problems what so ever with the space being used. In my first post I made a mistake of saying that the Ext 4 is the system partition which I guess is wrong thanks to **** and dock who were so PROUD to correct me. Use common sense, I guess its obvious that I didn't touch the system partition because If I did format it I would have a bricked system. Thanks for the information and I see the error in my explanation but please don't be so condesending with your little comments. I made a mistake with the terminology which caused you and your cheerleader to not sleep at night.... Sorry!!!

CHK4ME said:
LOL! "Leapinlar has tried 3 times to make this point. He is a very patient man but I think you are stretching him pretty thin" What's going to happen is Leapinlar going to give me a scolding??!! Wow! . Just for the record both partitions have OVER 5gb of content and I have no problems what so ever with the space being used. In my first post I made a mistake of saying that the Ext 4 is the system partition which I guess is wrong thanks to **** and dock who were so PROUD to correct me. Use common sense, I guess its obvious that I didn't touch the system partition because If I did format it I would have a bricked system. Thanks for the information and I see the error in my explanation but please don't be so condesending with your little comments. I made a mistake with the terminology which caused you and your cheerleader to not sleep at night.... Sorry!!!
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Apology accepted.