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I recently succeeded in getting my NC to boot NF from emmc successfully. I am having some issues with certain apps. Now I know that NF isn't absolutely 100% perfect yet but any advice on these issues would be appreciated.
1.) Can't install New York Times or CHASE bank apps; I did the modifications to the build.prop file from NookDevs. I can see both but can't install either.
2.) Google Reader App installs and syncs fine but with a few exceptions. It scales the entire screen when I view the categories and the feeds within them but once I go into the article it looks like it goes into compatibility mode with the black borders. I have compatibility mode unchecked and have rebooted quite awhile ago. I cleared the data and uninstalled/reinstalled to no avail.
I'm almost certain that prior to NF while I was just on a Rooted NC everything worked, NYTimes, Reader and so on.
Thanks in advance for any assistance.
I have the same google reader issue and I'm running 0.6.6 on emmc.
asanchez1986 said:
I recently succeeded in getting my NC to boot NF from emmc successfully. I am having some issues with certain apps. Now I know that NF isn't absolutely 100% perfect yet but any advice on these issues would be appreciated.
1.) Can't install New York Times or CHASE bank apps; I did the modifications to the build.prop file from NookDevs. I can see both but can't install either.
2.) Google Reader App installs and syncs fine but with a few exceptions. It scales the entire screen when I view the categories and the feeds within them but once I go into the article it looks like it goes into compatibility mode with the black borders. I have compatibility mode unchecked and have rebooted quite awhile ago. I cleared the data and uninstalled/reinstalled to no avail.
I'm almost certain that prior to NF while I was just on a Rooted NC everything worked, NYTimes, Reader and so on.
Thanks in advance for any assistance.
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Did you ever figure out the Chase app on your NC. I get error -17 when I try to install it from the market.
I use News Rob from the market instead of google reader
Sent from one of those missing Droids
altimax98 said:
I use News Rob from the market instead of google reader
Sent from one of those missing Droids
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What about for Chase Banking?
Google Reader installed fine.
Interesting, when I tried Google Reader on Autonooted stock, I did not get any black borders. I wonder why the difference.
cmstlist said:
Interesting, when I tried Google Reader on Autonooted stock, I did not get any black borders. I wonder why the difference.
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Different version?
I would love to get an answer on Google Reader app. It is one of my most used because of the instant syncing (I used to use FeedR).
I got a new NC with 1.1 out of the box and rooted, then installed it from the market. Its version 0.9.3.
I'm having this issue with Google Reader as well! When I autonootered, Reader worked fine and scaled to the whole screen. Now that I'm on Nookie Froyo...the initial screens are scaled perfectly, but when I go to read an article, I get huge black borders with the viewable area looking about the size of a small smartphone.
It's driving me nuts, because I really utilize google reader quite a bit!!
I hope someone looks at this soon its driving me nuts also... LoL
I am having the same problem with Google Reader running Phiremod (2.3).
I came across this thread which claims to have fixed the issue on the Folio. I tried flashing the zip on my Nook but it failed every time. The source is included in the thread, so maybe someone who knows this stuff better than I can figure out how to make this work on our nooks.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=940378
--MrAnt--
I found that the issue with Google Reader has to do with LCD density. I have Phiremod 5.3 and the default LCD density setting is 161. Changing it to 160 fixed the problem for me.
I found that I had to modify the build.prop file in order of this to stick.
Search the forums as there are lots of references on how to do this.
kendoori said:
I found that the issue with Google Reader has to do with LCD density. I have Phiremod 5.3 and the default LCD density setting is 161. Changing it to 160 fixed the problem for me.
I found that I had to modify the build.prop file in order of this to stick.
Search the forums as there are lots of references on how to do this.
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Problem with changing the LCD density is that the Market Downloaded apps list often goes blank. Keep the density at 161 and use the free D7 Google Reader client. It is quite nice.
I can confirm that the Google Reader issue is a density setting problem. I changed lcd density from 161 to 160 and it works fine now. This also did not break anything else, not that I have noticed yet anyways. I will post again if I find anything broken.
I used LCDDensity, came preinstalled on Phiremod v5.
--MrAnt--
Just discovered that changing the lcd density setting does indeed break Market. The list of My Apps is blank and I am unable to restore the list, clearing cache and data, unless I revert the density setting to 161.
I guess I have to choose between a working full-screen Reader app or the ability to update my apps
Hopefully there will be a fix for this. I really enjoy reading my news feeds on the Nook, much more pleasant than my phone and more convenient than a computer.
--MrAnt--
Have you tired turning off Compatibility mode in spare parts? It worked for me without having to mess with the density.
mrant said:
Just discovered that changing the lcd density setting does indeed break Market. The list of My Apps is blank and I am unable to restore the list, clearing cache and data, unless I revert the density setting to 161.
I guess I have to choose between a working full-screen Reader app or the ability to update my apps
Hopefully there will be a fix for this. I really enjoy reading my news feeds on the Nook, much more pleasant than my phone and more convenient than a computer.
--MrAnt--
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Try D7 Google Reader.
I have compatability mode disabled in spare parts already.
Does D7 sync with google reader?
wgarrido said:
Have you tired turning off Compatibility mode in spare parts? It worked for me without having to mess with the density.
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mrant said:
I have compatability mode disabled in spare parts already.
Does D7 sync with google reader?
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D7 is a full featured Google Reader client.
Hi guys,
I know this has been covered, but the info is rather fragmented and hard to follow for me.
I have a pretty fresh 1.3 rooted with MN (properly and working great).
I have the limited app visibility in Market (version 3.1.5). I have installed LCD Resolution, Root Explorer and LCDDensity. I've tried to tinker with the density in the LCD apps, but it seems my NC is already at 160.
I have looked at my build.prop file and I have the following lines that reference density.
# ro.sf.lcd_density=240
ro.sf.lcd_density.xdpi-169.33333
ro.sf.lcd_density.ydpi-169.33333
I would really like to get my market back so I can use this as a tablet.
Who can help me out with the steps? I'm not a super novice at this, but I'm not an 'expert' by any stretch.
Thanks
I have read numerous posts but have yet to find anyone with a rooted, stock 1.3 with a fully populated Market. At this point, I know of no known fix.
I am hoping that one of the developer types will take this issue on and find the key. My thinking is that now that there is a CM7 fix and fully working market with rooted, stock 1.2, that the answer is out there some where for a stock rooted 1.3.
I don't have a rooted NC but with my CM7 (nb200 or later), it set to 160 dpi by default.
All you have to do is clear Market (v3.1.5) data (not the cache, not the Market Updater) then get back in (sign in and re-accept their term).
That's it.
You should get fully functioning Market (Apps, Books, Games, Movies)
wonderbread51 said:
Hi guys,
I know this has been covered, but the info is rather fragmented and hard to follow for me.
I have a pretty fresh 1.3 rooted with MN (properly and working great).
I have the limited app visibility in Market (version 3.1.5). I have installed LCD Resolution, Root Explorer and LCDDensity. I've tried to tinker with the density in the LCD apps, but it seems my NC is already at 160.
I have looked at my build.prop file and I have the following lines that reference density.
# ro.sf.lcd_density=240
ro.sf.lcd_density.xdpi-169.33333
ro.sf.lcd_density.ydpi-169.33333
I would really like to get my market back so I can use this as a tablet.
Who can help me out with the steps? I'm not a super novice at this, but I'm not an 'expert' by any stretch.
Thanks
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I just finished rooting a coworkers v1.3 Nook and have this same issue. There is about 95% market visibility. I have tried most everything imaginable (build prop edits, lcd density hacks, uninstalling the market update) and can't access that final 5%. This includes things like facebook, twitter and opera or dolphin browser to name a few. For now I have side loaded a few of these but it would be nice to have them in the market. Movies, books etc all show up fine. Its just this handful of apps that are a problem. I do not have this issue on my CM7 or v1.2 setups. Very frustrating.
1fzfe said:
I just finished rooting a coworkers v1.3 Nook and have this same issue. There is about 95% market visibility. I have tried most everything imaginable (build prop edits, lcd density hacks, uninstalling the market update) and can't access that final 5%. This includes things like facebook, twitter and opera or dolphin browser to name a few. For now I have side loaded a few of these but it would be nice to have them in the market. Movies, books etc all show up fine. Its just this handful of apps that are a problem. I do not have this issue on my CM7 or v1.2 setups. Very frustrating.
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with the dpi at 160 my market 3.1.5 has been working fine. i can see all apps including facebook, twitter, opera and dolphin. have you try clearing market's data and cache? maybe this will help.
Are you running cm7 or 1.3? I tried clearing data / cache multiple times. I left the dpi at 160 for him. We will see if it populates appropriately over the weekend. I will check it again next week.
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i know this might have been posted yet but i haven't found anything about it...
i noticed that when you change the dpi on the tab, some apps in the market tend to tell you that you device is not compatible. any ideas on how to get by this? i mean i dig the wipping market and all then rebooting but it's kind of a hassle... any ideas?
You need to set your dpi to the values accepted by Market, i.e. 128, 160 or 240.
Hi,
I've set my Note to 240 density but find that the S-Memo page is now the size of a tiny post-it. Is this something you have to live with or is there a way of increasing the size of the memo page?
Cheers for any feedback.
I'm afraid it is too late for me to search, but there is a post in the 'themes & apps' forum about a customised apk to handle this.
Frankly I gave up with changing the DPI as most apps were impossible to install on the Market. I gather I may be able to fix that, but life is a little too short.
I think he means this thread
jeromepearce said:
I'm afraid it is too late for me to search, but there is a post in the 'themes & apps' forum about a customised apk to handle this.
Frankly I gave up with changing the DPI as most apps were impossible to install on the Market. I gather I may be able to fix that, but life is a little too short.
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In order not to have compatibility problem with market apps your DPI needs to be one of those officially supported by Android:
320,240,160...
If you're at 240 dpi, then there should be no problem installing apps from the market at all. I use the memo apk from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20803605&postcount=41 as it works with the later roms in particular.
Too much of a rookie to post in dev thread, but maybe this is a better spot. I tried the ParanoidAndroid rom to see if it solved my biggest issue with CM9 - I want the Kindle app to look like it did in CM7. I had no luck there, but the first page or two of that thread got me thinking - it talked about eliminating the need for a hacked version of apps like the Kindle app to get tablet/phone GUI according to the users preference. That app is the only one I have an issue with, so can anyone point me to where I might find a "modded" version of the Kindle app for Android? Basically I want smaller margins than are currently available on ICS/CM9 on my Nook Color (same problem on my Acer Iconia A100 running ICS)
Thanks for any pointers.
Two things. First, the latest version of the Kindle app gives you margin control in tablet mode. Second, you can use ParanoidAndroid and under PA app settings you can tell PA to set Kindle with the phone GUI and 240dpi. Kindle then thinks it is on a phone and gives you the same margin controls you had on CM7.
leapinlar,
Thanks very much for the reply. I tried the latest version - it gives control, but I still can't shrink the margins enough. Thanks for the PA pointers - I tried it a couple of times - one time it was very sluggish and I couldn't even get to the point of changing PA settings (on a microSD card - it was probably a very slow one and not too suitable for booting from). The second time, I changed a bunch of settings, but with no method to my madness. Now that I know what should work - I'll try again and use a better card.
Thanks and I'll report back.
In PA, experiment with the dpi setting for Kindle. As you reduce the dpi, the fonts get smaller and margins narrower. Then you need to raise the font size in Kindle to compensate to get right margins/font size.
If you cannot get the margins set the way you like them, there are two sites where you can get old versions of Kindle that do not have the tablet GUI built in. Look for a pre 3.x version.
http://www.iapktop.com
http://www.freewarelovers.com
leapinlar said:
In PA, experiment with the dpi setting for Kindle. As you reduce the dpi, the fonts get smaller and margins narrower. Then you need to raise the font size in Kindle to compensate to get right margins/font size.
If you cannot get the margins set the way you like them, there are two sites where you can get old versions of Kindle that do not have the tablet GUI built in. Look for a pre 3.x version.
http://www.iapktop.com
http://www.freewarelovers.com
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So I played with this some this weekend. My install of PA seemed to reach steady-state and was working pretty well. When I lower the DPI settings, the margins shrink, but ever since I installed PA I can't get to the menu selections from within the Kindle App - so I can't change the fonts. (I loaded button savior and nothing happens when I hit the menu button from there) I loaded several different versions. I also installed a 2.x version from freewarelovers.com and although it said the correct version it behaved just like the latest as far as margins go. (I know I've used 2.x in the past to get rid of the huge margins and it worked) I cleared the cache, but I didn't remove the directory with some of my side-loaded books - can the kindle app "cache" the way it last displayed a book even after I clear the app cache from setting/app/cache?
Thanks for your pointers and I'm encouraged that I've gotten the margins to shrink.