Some hours after setting SwiftKey as my default keyboard, the system keyboard is active again. Also, when starting the facebook app, many times I have to re-enter my login data. Sorry for asking this noob question but it gets really annoying. What can I do in order to keep my settings / login-data stable?
Are they (swiftkey and facebook) installed to the external sd card?
If so that's the problem. When rebooting your phone, it loads all internal data first, then mounts and reads the sd contents. If swiftkey is on sd card, it will load the default keyboard first (cuz it needs keyboard).
Move them to internal memory to correct the problem.
So after some great help by gregbradley and others, I have a rooted T and now have an OTA 195 update.
However I have a couple of questions (apart from my continued quest to find a way to get the phone to save camera output in less compressed fashion.
1) Is it usual for mediaserver to be the 2nd great drain on battery after the screen and ahead of android system?
(there appear to be many web discussions on this, but I could not find a definitive answer. Mine has always been like this even before I tinkered with it, or before I put the sim in (I didn't put the sim in until after I had rooted and updated. I do not have an SD card in there yet (64Gb on order) and I have not added any new pics or movies to the stock provided ones.
2) Can you change where apps are installed? Can this be changed for Google Play apps (like xda) Is the default to install to "phone memory" rather than "internal storage". Given that "phone memory" is only ~ 2Gb, it would be good to install to "internal storage"
3) Are apps on the home screens (eg Walkman) always running, even when not in use (the walkman example is the app 4x1 icons wide and has basic controls on it)?
Many thanks as always!
icstm
some clarification I should have added yesterday...
1) quite simply I would be keen to know what type of apps call on the mediaserver process
2) I know that from the "apps" in settings" some apps can be moved, but that appears limited and no default can be set
3) when I say apps, I mean widgets and the like, not the simply shortcut icons
icstm said:
some clarification I should have added yesterday...
1) quite simply I would be keen to know what type of apps call on the mediaserver process
2) I know that from the "apps" in settings" some apps can be moved, but that appears limited and no default can be set
3) when I say apps, I mean widgets and the like, not the simply shortcut icons
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1) Anything that needs to scan the sdcards for contents will call on the media server. After a fresh flash many apps will be collating their cache so the mediaserver may have a high battery drain, you should never worry about battery drain untill you have run a ROm for at least 3-4 days to let it settle
2) Yes, use apps such as link2sd or app2sd, free in the market. However I have not yet felt the need to do this with a 16gb internal memory
3) Thos e widgets are just shortcuts, e.g. I have a weather app set to refresh every 2 hours...it will be woring in the background whether or not the homescreen widget is on the homescreen or not.
However, do not worry about task killers, since android 2.1 the best task killer is the one that comes with the OS. The only other exception is if you install init.d scripts and supercharge scripts etc, but you may want to leave that for a bit and get used to the phone first.
So I am on the xda app, much better way to view the site than mobile browser .
However, I cannot see what you wrote when I reply.
But it relates to your last point on making customisations. And not just keyboard which prefers US spellings over UK ones .
I am thinking of tinkering with the OS files as I am very upset with the compression of photos. So I am keen by what you say just below number 3.
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AW: [Q] Couple of days in - a couple of Qs...
Change your keyboard or even better your whole phone to UK in language and keyboard setting and it'll propose BE instead of USE.
Greg is correct, the media server goes nuts the first two to three days after (re)flashing or taking up a device. You can improve the situation by keeping your folder structure clean and neat and trash out left over files, old garbage and file system junk.
Thanks for your posts in both threads.
As for mediaserver, yes all is quiet now.
Not sure about which system files to delete at this stage, but I sure do keep a neat folder structure for my content.
EpubBrowser - Home Launcher.
Extended power menu - Adds reboot options.
AndroNook Settings - Extends the settings options.
latuk Kernel - The most feature rich Kernel for the Nook.
UsbMode-2.0 - Turns on Host mode. latuk Kernel needed.
BubbleUPnP 1.8.6 - UPnP app. I use it with Plex.
TuneIn Radio 7.4 - Internet Radio app.
QQPlayer - Best working video player for the Nook. Needs FastMode2.
FastMode2 - Enables fast refresh. latuk Kernel needed.
Email - Works with Gmail.
Calculator - Default Android Calculator.
Perfect Task Switcher - Allows you to switch between running apps or kill them.
Nook Touch Mod Manager - Gives you the ability to assign apps to the buttons.
NookColor Tools - Lets you enable sideloading of apps.
Opera Mini 7.6.40234 - Best Web Browser for the Nook. This is the latest version as of posting this, but it seems Opera Mini will always support old versions of Android. So check to see if there is a newer version.
Clean Master 3.8.6.498 - Gives you the ability to kill tasks at screen unlock, plus many other options.
AirDroid v1.1.0 Beta - Transfer files wireless and manage your Nook from your PC.
adbWireless 1.4.1 - Lets you use ADB over Wifi.
reddit is fun 2.7.7 - Reddit app.
GenieWidget 1.3.04 (PROD) - Googles News & Weather app.
Nook Clear Screen - Lets you do a screen refresh to get rid of ghosting.
Screen Rotation Control -Rotates the screen.
GameBoid - Gameboy Advance emulator. Needs a bios to work.
ES File Explorer 3.1.6 - File Manager with built in Music player. View button crashes the app.
For all these apps plus many more you can download this zip pack full of working apps for the Nook ST/Glowlight.
Apps&Games_for_NST.zip (128M)
My everyday NSTG has been updated to FW 1.2.2, running a kernel for 1.2.1 that enables multi-touch, no-refresh mode, and USB host/audio. I never found a kernel that would support BOTH no-refresh and fast mode AND USB, but for reading text no-refresh runs rings around fast mode, IMHO. So I took that kernel and substituted it for the one in the @pinguy1982 USB Host/Audio package so I would have the tweaked audio driver set he put together AND NoRefresh mode. Worked like a charm
I decided to ignore the QuickNav buttons entirely. I assigned the "n" button to "Home" (ADW Launcher) . I assigned the upper left button to "Back" and the upper right button to "Menu". Lower right is set to my "Set Cover" app.
I tried to create a really different look and feel (see images below) using a combination of Desktop VisualizeR and SiMi Folder, two amazing apps. A SiMi folder is essentially a miniature launcher which can be placed on the desktop and assigned an icon using Desktop VisualizeR. More information on the design of the home screen is here.
I also used Minimalistic Text to create the date/greeting and weather widgets (NST Weather Widget app). Any apps that didn't fit into my SiMi folder categories were typically seldom used tools of some sort (wallpaper picker, etc.), so they ended up only in the app drawer. ADW Launcher allows me to hide in the drawer "junk" apps or apps that are one-touch which have been assigned using NTMM.
I have two other NSTs I use for experiments. One runs the unofficial 1.2.2 UK ROM as described here and the other is set up just like the NSTG described above.
These three devices are registered and use the B&N Reader and Library apps.
I also have an NSTG which I have set up without B&N apps as described here. I have installed Mantano Reader and ColorDict (with the Merriam Webster Collegiate dictionary, just like B&N) to replace the missing B&N stuff. Otherwise, it is set up the same as the two NSTs. It is, however, running FW 1.2.1 which is helpful to me when developing Tasker-based apps since plugins do not work with FW 1.2.2 (that is, the Tasker routines do not call the plugins but apps made from the routines have no issues with the plugins).
All the devices also have dual-boot capability for CM 11.
My apps: those marked with * may be hard to find/are older versions and are included in a bundled zip here (note: Mediafire seems to have a problem with a zip full of apk files so each file has an added ".OLD" extension. Remove this before side-loading). Non-B&N apps with no links either came bundled with NookManager or are from the PlayStore (or places like it).
*AdAway 2.8.1
ADB Konnect 1.0
*ADW Launcher EX 1.3.3.9
Amazon Kindle 3.2.0.35 (optimized for NST)
Calculator (MOD)
*Desktop VisualizeR 1.4.6.6
Dictionaries 1.0
EBookDroid 1.57 MOD
*ES File Explorer 1.6.2.3
GL Gesture Control (Glowlight only)
Go Contacts EX 1.0
K-9 Mail
Library (stock)
*Minimalistic Text 2.6.3
*AIType Keyboard
MX Player 1.7.40
Nook Settings 1.2.2
Nook Touch Mod Manager
NoRefresh (debug2)
NST UI 1.0
NST Weather Widget 1.6
*Open-in-browser settings [allows you to open local HTML files in browser]
Opera Mini 7.6.4
*Opera Mobile 12.10 (resigned to also work with FW 1.2.2)
PerfectViewer 1.9.2.2 MOD
PerfectViewer PDF Plugin 1.2
PrinterShare 8.7.1 Premium
*QuickPic 3.4.6
Quick Tiles 2.3
Reader (stock)
Record That Note 1.7.5 (simple voice recorder; wav, mp3)
Rotation Locker 1.4.2 MOD
Set Cover 4.0
Settings (stock)
Shortyz Crosswords 3.1.5 MOD
*SiMi Folder 2.3
Superuser 2.3.6.1
Tasker 1.3.3u2m
Terminal Emulator 1.0.70
*TuneIn Radio 7.4
*ZipSigner2 3.4
And on the with B&N removed:
*ColorDict 3.6.8
GL Gesture Control
Mantano Reader 2.2.3 MOD
I'm running a highly modified version of @yattaro 's and my 1337 ROM. Mods include:
My AndroNook Settings
My SBM Theme (ReaderRMSDK.apk and framework-res.apk)
BusyBox
@antsm 's extended power menu
@Renate NST 's nook121patch
My (unreleased) version of @Renate NST 's modified TWL4030_Keypad.kl
My own (unreleased) uRamdisk with various changes
@latuk 's UsbSound + UsbHost + Multitouch + FastScreen kernel (uImage)
@pinguy1982 's USB Audio drivers
My hard key mappings are as follows:
"n" key (short press) is HOME (Android).
"n" key (long press) toggles GlowLight.
Top left key (short press) is BACK.
Top left key (long press) toggles FastMode2.
Bottom left key (short press) is MENU.
Bottom left key (long press) opens ADB Konnect.
Top right key (short press) is PAGE_UP.
Top right key (long press) is continual PAGE_UP.
Bottom right key (short press) is PAGE_DOWN.
Bottom right key (long press) is continual PAGE_DOWN.
Here's my user app list:
ADW Launcher EX
ADB Konnect
Aldvanced Task Killer Free
AndroMouse
Temblast Audio Control
YouVersion Bible
BusyBox Free
ColorNote
Desktop VisualizeR
Dropbox
Email
E-paper
ES File Explorer
ES Task Manager
FastMode2
File Converter
Font Installer
Hacker's Keyboard
Temblast Library
MX Player 1.7.40 for Froyo/Eclair
No-frills CPU Control
Nook Clear Screen
Nook Touch Mod Manager
NookColor Tools
NoRefresh
Temblast Null Keyboard
Opera Mini
PDF Reader
QuickPic
Temblast Reader
Temblast Recorder
Screen Rotation Control
Screenshot Ultimate
Simplistic Countdown Timer
StayAwake
SuperSU
Terminal Emulator
TextWarrior
The Weather Channel
Temblast Touch Diagnostics
Temblast USB Mode Utility
Wakelock Detector
Wallpaper Wizardrii™
Zipsigner
Here's my list of standalone widget apps:
Analog Clock Collection
Circle Battery Widget
Clockr
Desktop VisualizeR
Nice Simple Battery
Nice Simple Clock
One More Clock
And lastly, here's my list of non-user .apks in /system/app:
AccountsAndSyncSettings.apk
CertInstaller.apk
HTMLViewer.apk
LatinIME.apk
PackageInstaller.apk
ReaderRMSDK.apk
Settings.apk
SettingsProvider.apk
Superuser.apk (SuperSU)
SysChecksum.apk
UserDictionaryProvider.apk
ИΘΘK¡€ can you add some screenshots to show what yours device looks like ? Why (unreleased) version of 's modified things ? What are yours changes ?
jaqjacek said:
ИΘΘK¡€ can you add some screenshots to show what yours device looks like ? Why (unreleased) version of 's modified things ? What are yours changes ?
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For homescreen setup screenshots, you can look at the NTG Homescreens 2 and NTG Homesceens 3 albums in my profile. I won't upload screenshots of my homescreen because I am a homescreen themer and change my setup about every other day. I can, however, add screenshots of other parts of my device, if you like.
The reason my uRamdisk is unreleased is that it is not stable enough or safe enough for widespread use. The main change that causes this is my seting it up to mount the /boot partition as read-write upon the device booting up. This is extremely dangerous for any average, non-developer user to have, because if even one file in that partition gets modified incorrectly or deleted, their Nook will become permanently unusable for anything except a paperweight.
Hopefully this explains things for you.
How do you guys have so much space to add apps to your NST? I've got the original NST and I keep getting warnings that the Nook is running out of space... Unless the NSTGL has a larger system ROM space than the NST? NOOK!E, I am currently using the 1337 ROM, and everything else seems to be working pretty great.
DKaine said:
How do you guys have so much space to add apps to your NST? I've got the original NST and I keep getting warnings that the Nook is running out of space... Unless the NSTGL has a larger system ROM space than the NST? NOOK!E, I am currently using the 1337 ROM, and everything else seems to be working pretty great.
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Um...I dunno? I have the original NST, too, with an 8 GB SD card (6 GB is still free). 90% of the internal storage is still free. I only have a few B&N books on internal storage, the bulk (many) are on the SD card along with music and audiobooks.
I have don't have any apps moved to the SD card.
So how come you're running out of memory? I get occasional nags from CleanMaster that RAM is scarce when I'm doing a lot of work, switching apps, etc., but I've never received any warnings about running out of storage space.
DKaine said:
How do you guys have so much space to add apps to your NST? I've got the original NST and I keep getting warnings that the Nook is running out of space... Unless the NSTGL has a larger system ROM space than the NST? NOOK!E, I am currently using the 1337 ROM, and everything else seems to be working pretty great.
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You can move some apps to /system/app to free up space on data partition
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You can move some apps to /system/app to free up space on data partition
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Interesting... I get the alerts like in screenshots below, including when I try to install apps from sdcard or market... How would I move stuff to /system/app from wherever it is? ES File Explorer seems to be finicky, at best, and I can't change the view to show full file names in list form.
Thanks,
DKaine
DKaine said:
Interesting... I get the alerts like in screenshots below... How would I move stuff to /system/app from wherever it is? ES File Explorer seems to be finicky, at best, and I can't change the view to show full file names in list form.
Thanks,
DKaine
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Use ADB tool or you can use Total commander with ADB plugin on windows machine http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2105707
Move apps from /data/app to system/app
And don't forget to set permissions to 644
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Interesting... I get the alerts like in screenshots below, including when I try to install apps from sdcard or market... How would I move stuff to /system/app from wherever
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Maybe, but I think the bigger question is "why is this happening in the first place?" Did you ever do any repartitioning? I'm running stock 1.21 and have never fiddled with anything like that. I've never moved apps to my SD card and have never actually even removed any stock apps, just disabled them by changing the extension to .OLD. I just let apps install wherever they have a mind to. The only thing I have avoided, as a matter of course, is storing media on the internal memory (except for the few B&N books). All my own stuff goes on the SD card.
So what's taking up so much space on your NST? Something's not right.
nmyshkin said:
Maybe, but I think the bigger question is "why is this happening in the first place?" Did you ever do any repartitioning? I'm running stock 1.21 and have never fiddled with anything like that. I've never moved apps to my SD card and have never actually even removed any stock apps, just disabled them by changing the extension to .OLD. I just let apps install wherever they have a mind to. The only thing I have avoided, as a matter of course, is storing media on the internal memory (except for the few B&N books). All my own stuff goes on the SD card.
So what's taking up so much space on your NST? Something's not right.
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Hi, sorry for the delay in response... Work kind of got in the way...
I have never done any re-partitioning, and I've got a 16gb sdcard. This is the first time I'm trying to move apps around, and I don't have many B&N books on the internal memory. I've only had the basic apps that install when first installing the ROM (UCbrowser, abridged list of Google Apps, SuperSU, ES File Explorer, etc.)... I started getting the alerts mentioned before just randomly that the Nook storage space was getting close to full. I only started getting the new errors when trying to install apps from the GoogleMarket or side-loaded sources. I only started trying to get rid of stuff/clear space once I started getting these messages/errors.
I've followed all the steps in the first post here Nookie's 1337 ROM to update from an earlier version of that ROM.
Thanks for following up.
DKaine
Yep, and either yattaro or NOOKIE would be your best bet for help with that ROM and the issues you are seeing. I didn't notice any similar responses within that original thread. You might try a PM to NOOKIE. I know he's busy with school right now, but he'll get back to you.
Do you think that antivirus apps are 100% useless on NST (and android devices in general)?
edit: News Republic fails to connect, says: "not trusted certificate server", any clue? (or other similar application working?)
dpikros said:
Do you think that antivirus apps are 100% useless on NST (and android devices in general)?
edit: News Republic fails to connect, says: "not trusted certificate server", any clue? (or other similar application working?)
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I think that the system is too limited to get into many dodgy situations in which you might need antivirus protection
Seriously, even if you could find an app that would work on 2.1, the chances of the database being current is very small. It would also probably slow the system down even more.
I am bummed about News Republic It was working fine the last time I checked it. The security certificate issue is new and I guess it's one that is not covered by the updated cacerts file used to resurrect the Kindle app and others. I'll try to take a look at the logcat and see if it identifies the certificate name.
In the meanwhile, the NewsHog app still works (just checked to be sure) except for the weather (which may be part of the paid version). It's a little cranky syncing so you may have to touch the sync symbol as you move from news category to category. Also, scrolling is an issue (as it is with nearly all of these apps except for News Republic!!!!!). A very quick flick with your thumb across the bottom right corner of the screen usually works best, but it is a skill. Also helps to keep the screen gutters clean.
Edit: I managed to scrape up older versions of News Republic that spanned 3.0 to 4.2. None of the 4.x would install so they are for higher Android versions. The final 3.x series (3.30) installed and opened OK but exhibited the same issue. A glance at the logcat revealed multiple server contact problems during the initial opening of the app. So it's not just one certificate, regardless of what the screen notification says. Looks like a recent change left the older versions in the dust. RIP.
Also, although it's not quite as streamlined as an app, you can bookmark news.Google.com in your browser--I use Opera Mobile--and if you take the time to customize your view when using a PC (and signed in) you can achieve a similar effect if signed in on your NST browser. No scrolling issues either.
Thanks for the info, unfortunately News Republic as you said continues to have issues. NewsHog isn't bad unless you live in Greece - there is no locale for my country Finally, bookmarking news.google.com/gr (or whatever) is a good idea, but manage the whole thing from desktop doesn't work as opera NST version is too old to sync with current desktop browser. I also use WordNews, seems reliable and has a lot of sources working.
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dpikros said:
Thanks for the info, unfortunately News Republic as you said continues to have issues. NewsHog isn't bad unless you live in Greece - there is no locale for my country Finally, bookmarking news.google.com/gr (or whatever) is a good idea, but manage the whole thing from desktop doesn't work as opera NST version is too old to sync with current desktop browser. I also use WordNews, seems reliable and has a lot of sources working.
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It's not necessary to sync browsers. All you have to do is sign in with the same Google account you use on the NST and set up your news preferences. If you sign in with Opera on the NST then the same news preferences will be displayed. I finally put an Opera shortcut to Google News on my NST home screen and used the Google news app icon: -)
Thanks for the WorldNews tip. I'll check it out.
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That was a hit! Done and enjoyed, thanks!
GenieWidget does not seem to work...when I try to add a location it tells me that it has no internet access, which is weird since everything else works with wifi on my rooted NST glowlight...?
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GenieWidget does not seem to work...when I try to add a location it tells me that it has no internet access, which is weird since everything else works with wifi on my rooted NST glowlight...?
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GenieWidget has been dead for quite awhile. Even if you could set a location, the weather part was the first to die and then eventually you could not bring up the news either.
If you're interested in weather, WeatherAce is pretty nice, especially if you have a Wunderground API key (free). The only news apps I have that still work are BBC, NPR and NewsHog. All suffer to varying degrees with cranky vertical scrolling, but you can manage with some practice and very clean screen edges. Another alternative is to customize Google News (news.google.com) on your PC logged in to the same account that your NSTG is registered under. If you then sign in on the browser you use for your NSTG, you will get those same customizations. I did that and set a shortcut on my home screen, "borrowing" the current GoogleNews app icon. At least with that one (in Opera Mobile) there are no scrolling issues.
Working versions of the apps I mentioned above can be found in the zip package linked from my signature.