I've had a lot of fun with my Nook, and have made all my friends envious. But the thing that dampened my enthusiasm is the poor battery life. I am running CM7 off of a micro SD card, and I swear, I have to fully charge this thing every other day ... and that's with minimal usage.
I also found the screen size kind of tiring for any lengthy forays to the Internet, and was constantly hitting the wrong links on pages because the text type is so small (yes, I did frequently zoom in when I had to).
Well, I've been sitting on the fence about buying a 10-inch Honeycomb tablet, and doing a lot of research in the meanwhile.
But today I got the push I needed when I opened up my email and received a $100-off coupon for any tablet at Staples. So, I hopped in my car and picked myself up a shiny new Samsung Galaxy 10.1. Have only played with it for a few minutes and it's a lot different than my Nook, so I've got some learning to do.
Meanwhile, my girlfriend is going to be pretty excited when she finds out I am giving her my NC. She's been bugging me for one ever since I got mine. But I may take the SD card out and let her use it stock. She's still have Internet and email access, but the battery life should be a lot better.
Thanks to everyone on these boards who have helped me with my questions.
Everyone has their own preference on screen size (7" is perfect for my needs, 10.1" would annoy the hell out of me), but if you expect better battery life with another device...well, good luck with that. =)
Rodney
1. compare the Galaxy to the NC is apple to pineapple.
2. 10" is bigger than 7" for sure but the trade off is the weight. Can't use it to read when laying out bed
3. Imaging if the NC has $100 off, B&N will burn their stockroom quick.
Anyway, enjoy your Honeycomb tablet.
Oh, btw, I personally think you g/f will jump up/down asking you to give her the Galaxy
You had a good run. Good luck! Personally, 7" is about right for me for something I commute with. Battery life has been fine but I have CM7 on the eMMC so perhaps that makes a difference.
You've probably heard it before, but if you're still using the last stable version, cm 7.0.3, update (for your gf ) to the 7.1 RC1 or Nightly 136. With deep sleep fixed, I've gotten as much as six days of light use out of my NC.
If you're using verygreen's SD image, you'll need an update for that, too, toward the bottom of his OP in that thread.
I'll never understand the point of people that put up threads saying they've decided to with another product.
Fine, the Nook didn't work out for you and you found something better for your tablet needs. But honestly why do I care? I just don't get it.
darien87 said:
I'll never understand the point of people that put up threads saying they've decided to with another product.
Fine, the Nook didn't work out for you and you found something better for your tablet needs. But honestly why do I care? I just don't get it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If you don't care, why did you waste your valuable time to reply? I'll never understand the point of people who do that.
Taosaur said:
You've probably heard it before, but if you're still using the last stable version, cm 7.0.3, update (for your gf ) to the 7.1 RC1 or Nightly 136. With deep sleep fixed, I've gotten as much as six days of light use out of my NC.
If you're using verygreen's SD image, you'll need an update for that, too, toward the bottom of his OP in that thread.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks a lot for the helpful info, man. I will check into that. I'm sure my gf will be ecstatic!
votinh said:
1. compare the Galaxy to the NC is apple to pineapple.
2. 10" is bigger than 7" for sure but the trade off is the weight. Can't use it to read when laying out bed
3. Imaging if the NC has $100 off, B&N will burn their stockroom quick.
Anyway, enjoy your Honeycomb tablet.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thank you, I hope to. Yes, I understand that no tablet is going to be all things to all people. I'm sure my gf will love the NC.
patruns said:
You had a good run. Good luck! Personally, 7" is about right for me for something I commute with. Battery life has been fine but I have CM7 on the eMMC so perhaps that makes a difference.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thank you. My days with the NC are not over ... I'm sure my gf will be asking for my assistance on a regular basis.
cameraz said:
Thank you. My days with the NC are not over ... I'm sure my gf will be asking for my assistance on a regular basis.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If you'll be sticking with CM7, do her a favor and put the latest nightly on it. Dalingrin's OC kernel is included now and deep sleep has been fixed since the last stable release.
Nook's size is perfect for me. Battery life hasn't been a problem. The only thing missing for me (and I really mean the only thing, since I'm not looking for a tablet as a laptop replacement) is a means to make Skype calls. We're close with the partially functioning usb, but not there yet.
ponyboy82 said:
If you'll be sticking with CM7, do her a favor and put the latest nightly on it. Dalingrin's OC kernel is included now and deep sleep has been fixed since the last stable release.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Which number are you referring to? ROM Manager is showing a 138 that was released today. That one?
to upgrade can i keep my apps/settings? on cm n87 now and have some battery/sleep issues...
Sent from my NookColor using Tapatalk
cameraz said:
I also found the screen size kind of tiring for any lengthy forays to the Internet, and was constantly hitting the wrong links on pages because the text type is so small (yes, I did frequently zoom in when I had to)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Bumping up the resolution to 200 or 220 will fix these problems. I'd do this before giving a Nook to anyone. There is a free app in the Market called LCD Density that will do this temporarily. To change the resolution permanently is only a small modification of the build.prop file. EX File Explorer, also free in the Market, will allow you to do that. There are many threads on XDA that will tell you how.
ponyboy82 said:
If you'll be sticking with CM7, do her a favor and put the latest nightly on it. Dalingrin's OC kernel is included now and deep sleep has been fixed since the last stable release.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Space Ghsot said:
Which number are you referring to? ROM Manager is showing a 138 that was released today. That one?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Dalingrin's OC kernel was rolled in as of n132 - all subsequent builds have it, including n138.
FWIW, my battery life is every bit as good with the latest nightlies as stock, if not better.
brucemcl said:
Bumping up the resolution to 200 or 220 will fix these problems. I'd do this before giving a Nook to anyone. There is a free app in the Market called LCD Density that will do this temporarily. To change the resolution permanently is only a small modification of the build.prop file. EX File Explorer, also free in the Market, will allow you to do that. There are many threads on XDA that will tell you how.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Wait, why wouldn't the people who put out the various roms already account for that? MIUI 1.7.15.1 is set to 240.
cameraz said:
...picked myself up a shiny new Samsung Galaxy 10.1.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
you should have waited few months and spend same money for quad core ICS with higher res screen. or at least wait couple months for honeycomb dual core omap 44xx like archos g9. in any event overclock the tegra2 and you're probably going to find battery life not much better than cm7 nook color. good luck to you.
Sizzlechest said:
Wait, why wouldn't the people who put out the various roms already account for that? MIUI 1.7.15.1 is set to 240.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Because it's a matter of preference? I have no problem with the NC's default density.
ETA: and a lot of people like a density right around 187, which makes everything a bit bigger without screwing up the status bar, widgets, layouts etc.
Related
I've been busy lately so I'm having difficulty staying on top of the latest news. What's the progress with CM7 and it's insomnia?(sleep troubles) I love CM7 but if it keeps being a Vampire my Battery will be at risk and I'll have to switch ROMs. Any News?
____________________________________________________
Sent from NookColor CM7 using Tapatalk
Dalingrin is working on the .32 kernel, the future successor to our current kernel. He has fixed the sleep issue in this new kernel but he still has work to do on other aspects of it. This has all happened fairly recently so stay tuned.
Sent from my DROID2 using XDA Premium App
TJNooker said:
Dalingrin is working on the .32 kernel, the future successor to our current kernel. He has fixed the sleep issue in this new kernel but he still has work to do on other aspects of it. This has all happened fairly recently so stay tuned.
Sent from my DROID2 using XDA Premium App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Good to know If anybody else has more info I'll gladly accept.
____________________________________________________
Sent from NookColor CM7 using Tapatalk
It would be sweet if the fix gets the battery performance to be as good as that of Stock 1.2!
Waiting eagerly for the release. Using Froyo 0.6.8 R7 in the meantime.
is it just me or CM7 in general goes through a battery noticeably faster? I guess I can try doing a simple comparison using the browser or something.
s52m3 said:
is it just me or CM7 in general goes through a battery noticeably faster? I guess I can try doing a simple comparison using the browser or something.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Between the overclocked kernel and the fact that it doesn't go into a deep sleep, yes, CM7 currently consumes battery very quickly relative to stock. It sounds like the new kernel will address the latter, but you're always going to pay some cost for higher performance with an overclocked kernel while you're actually using the NOOK.
SCWells72 said:
Between the overclocked kernel and the fact that it doesn't go into a deep sleep, yes, CM7 currently consumes battery very quickly relative to stock. It sounds like the new kernel will address the latter, but you're always going to pay some cost for higher performance with an overclocked kernel while you're actually using the NOOK.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I haven't overclocked anything, I have it set at 800 max in the setup.
s52m3 said:
I haven't overclocked anything, I have it set at 800 max in the setup.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Then it's most likely due to the lack of deep sleep.
japzone said:
Good to know If anybody else has more info I'll gladly accept.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Like reading the cm7 thread?
khaytsus said:
Like reading the cm7 thread?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I don't have time to read all the threads and other things. You know how many things are posted there. I loose hours just reading through threads and I don't have hours to do so right now. So any info on the Sleep Fix would be appreciated.
____________________________________________________
Sent from NookColor CM7 using Tapatalk
So
I'm running the latest nightly, and I highly recommend everyone at least flash up to n63. In there Dal was able to get the speaker to shutup when it's sleeping (you'll still hear the buzz when the screen is on, but when off...nice and quiet )
That, plus the 1.3GHz kernel, I'm getting MUCH better battery, and it seems snappier (and has since the base changed to 2.3.4).
ace7196 said:
So
I'm running the latest nightly, and I highly recommend everyone at least flash up to n63. In there Dal was able to get the speaker to shutup when it's sleeping (you'll still hear the buzz when the screen is on, but when off...nice and quiet )
That, plus the 1.3GHz kernel, I'm getting MUCH better battery, and it seems snappier (and has since the base changed to 2.3.4).
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Sweet, I prefer to stay as stable as possible but with these updates I'm pretty much sold on at least updating to your specified version. Unfortunately I'm away from home at the moment and this Net connection is slow. I prefer making an Image Backup before I update anyway, just incase. That way I can always Flash back if anything screwy goes on.
____________________________________________________
Sent from NookColor CM7 using Tapatalk
ace7196 said:
So
I'm running the latest nightly, and I highly recommend everyone at least flash up to n63. In there Dal was able to get the speaker to shutup when it's sleeping (you'll still hear the buzz when the screen is on, but when off...nice and quiet )
That, plus the 1.3GHz kernel, I'm getting MUCH better battery, and it seems snappier (and has since the base changed to 2.3.4).
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Glad to know I'm not the only one to see an improvement on 63, but... I have not been able to replicate it since. I had better than 0.25%/hour right after flashing but have been close to 1% in the day since. Oh well. Someday...
Any new Progress?
____________________________________________________
Sent from NookColor CM7 uSD using Tapatalk
think they fixed ith with test build in cm7 developer thread
Wow thread got barried.
~~bump~~
____________________________________________________
Sent from NookColor CM7 uSD using Tapatalk
japzone said:
Wow thread got barried.
~~bump~~
____________________________________________________
Sent from NookColor CM7 uSD using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
IM sorry, but in a tenth of the time you were waiting for somebody to do the search for you, you could have done a search and found your answer.
Hint, its in the dev forum (as previously hinted at 8 hours ago by the previous poster).
The new Beta 2 solve the sleep issue. Lot of dev over there, progressing to Beta 3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=960537
Divine_Madcat said:
IM sorry, but in a tenth of the time you were waiting for somebody to do the search for you, you could have done a search and found your answer.
Hint, its in the dev forum (as previously hinted at 8 hours ago by the previous poster).
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I was busy at the time and couldn't check, it takes time to look through a forum which I didn't have but making a post on a already started topic takes a minute. Now, I have free time to check myself.
____________________________________________________
Sent from NookColor CM7 uSD using Tapatalk
I have nightly 70 running now and the sleep issue can be put to bed. CM7 is now all it should be. I guess I will wait a bit longer for kinks (although everything seems fine for me) to be worked out and I can finally flash to eMMC and ditch the stock rooted ROM.
-Steve
For those who may not be aware yet, Phiremod 6.3 was released yesterday:
https://phiremod.wordpress.com/nook-color/
It's based on CM 7.03 stable. I'be been running it since last night, and so far so good.
dsf3g said:
For those who may not be aware yet, Phiremod 6.3 was released yesterday:
It's based on CM 7.03 stable. I'be been running it since last night, and so far so good.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
How's the battery life?
jyames said:
How's the battery life?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Too early to tell. Honestly, though, I was fine with battery life under 6.2.
I've had good luck with it so far and it seems pretty snappy as it's running. I do seem to be having an issue of the Nook randomly restarting and I can't tell what's causing it. Anyone else seeing this?
bleh......
Does it support iptables?
I cannot add gmail account after flashing. It keeps saying my username/password is wrong even though I am sure it's not.
Anyone ran into this problem?
RChadwick said:
Does it support iptables?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It does not support anything that CM 7.0.3 already support. Phiremod is NOTHING but a CM7 theme; nothing at all special. People will be much better off using the newer nightlies (which are using the newer .32 kernel).
The latest nightlies support iptables? I thought only Dalingren's OC kernel had iptables support (that I could find). Phiremod 6.3 says it has an OC kernel, but doesn't say which one. Does the nightly have an OC kernel, or one with iptables support?
mathfeel said:
I cannot add gmail account after flashing. It keeps saying my username/password is wrong even though I am sure it's not.
Anyone ran into this problem?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Are you using 2 step authentication for your google account? If so you might have to create a app specific password in your google account settings.
I don't get phiremod.
He does say he just adds stuff he likes, but the love/desire/understanding for it is beyond me.
Slow market
I just downloaded phiremod 6.3 and it is working very well. This my my nooks first rooted rom.
The only problem ive encountered so far, and its not really a problem, but the market is downloading apps very slowly. It took 30 mins to DL angry birds. My wifi is clocking at 10 DL speed and 3 upload speed on my HD2 so its not a slow connection.
any ideas?
ace7196 said:
I don't get phiremod.
He does say he just adds stuff he likes, but the love/desire/understanding for it is beyond me.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Phiremod is sort of the autonooter of CM7s. It's a finished, easily flashable distribution that includes some nice tweaks and extras all in one package and you can count on pretty much everything working. It's for guys who don't want to bother with going from nightly to nightly.
At least that's how I look at it.
dsf3g said:
Phiremod is sort of the autonooter of CM7s. It's a finished, easily flashable distribution that includes some nice tweaks and extras all in one package and you can count on pretty much everything working. It's for guys who don't want to bother with going from nightly to nightly.
At least that's how I look at it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Gimme a break.
Look, if you area already to the point that you are comfortable flashing a rom to your nook, the hardest part is behind you. I would say if you have some issue, but have problems downloading some apps from the market, and applying a theme (lets face it, there aren't any actual tweaks in Phiremod - it is all just UI fluff and pre-installed apps), you should see some help.
Divine_Madcat said:
Gimme a break.
Look, if you area already to the point that you are comfortable flashing a rom to your nook, the hardest part is behind you. I would say if you have some issue, but have problems downloading some apps from the market, and applying a theme (lets face it, there aren't any actual tweaks in Phiremod - it is all just UI fluff and pre-installed apps), you should see some help.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
What about the menu animations (When they "fly" up at you)? Are those unique to phiremod or have I missed those elsewhere in other roms?
philliyxx said:
What about the menu animations (When they "fly" up at you)? Are those unique to phiremod or have I missed those elsewhere in other roms?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
All it is is a theme and some settings on LauncherPro. Nothing specific to a ROM.
dsf3g said:
Phiremod is sort of the autonooter of CM7s. It's a finished, easily flashable distribution that includes some nice tweaks and extras all in one package and you can count on pretty much everything working. It's for guys who don't want to bother with going from nightly to nightly.
At least that's how I look at it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I would agree. It's easy to install, most useful things already included (OC etc), and..it works . Not sure I undertstand the hate on it. So it isn't for everybody, some ppl like it. (Though I'm currently dealing with the loverly PBD syndrome)
Divine_Madcat said:
Gimme a break.
Look, if you area already to the point that you are comfortable flashing a rom to your nook, the hardest part is behind you. I would say if you have some issue, but have problems downloading some apps from the market, and applying a theme (lets face it, there aren't any actual tweaks in Phiremod - it is all just UI fluff and pre-installed apps), you should see some help.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
So much anger in this one. You are not yet ready to begin the Jedi training.
christoophat said:
I would agree. It's easy to install, most useful things already included (OC etc), and..it works . Not sure I undertstand the hate on it. So it isn't for everybody, some ppl like it. (Though I'm currently dealing with the loverly PBD syndrome)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I just installed phiremod 6.3 on my sdcard a few days ago and I love it..mostly for the pre-installed OC up to 1.3GHz. I had some issues with android.process.media FC's, but I just cleared the data from Media Storage under app management, and it's been fine since. What is the PBD syndrome?
mikey4226 said:
I just installed phiremod 6.3 on my sdcard a few days ago and I love it..mostly for the pre-installed OC up to 1.3GHz. I had some issues with android.process.media FC's, but I just cleared the data from Media Storage under app management, and it's been fine since. What is the PBD syndrome?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
"Premature Dead Battery" where some ppl are having battery charging issues, both on CM7 and at least me using Phiremod build. I had done the battery calibration process , and I was trying to drain down the battery so I could do a full uninterrupted recharge, but at 18% left it just...died. Thinking that it just ran out.
I connected to the wall charger, but it just kept doing bootloops, getting as far as the Google logo, then restarting. I was finally able to charge mine back up yesterday, but not sure what happened or what caused it. There is a thread about the battery issues here on xda, seems like the most recent nightlies have solved the issue
I've been lurking for a while gathering all of the info i need, so i can be prepared.
I was able to get a nook on ebay for 170 with a nice leather case, and a pack of screen protectors. basically brand new. got a 8 gig, class 4 sandisk card, and flashed CM7 stable, gapps, and the overclock module flawlessly. everything works like a charm. Nexflix works great, and pretty much any app ive put on it. some apps show small like for a phone, but otherwise its great. Just a big thanks to everyone who contributes.
spooky fox said:
I've been lurking for a while gathering all of the info i need, so i can be prepared.
I was able to get a nook on ebay for 170 with a nice leather case, and a pack of screen protectors. basically brand new. got a 8 gig, class 4 sandisk card, and flashed CM7 stable, gapps, and the overclock module flawlessly. everything works like a charm. Nexflix works great, and pretty much any app ive put on it. some apps show small like for a phone, but otherwise its great. Just a big thanks to everyone who contributes.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
welcome, unchecking compatibility mode in spare parts, will help with "apps show small". enjoy
boxcar8028 said:
welcome, unchecking compatibility mode in spare parts, will help with "apps show small". enjoy
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Oh man, that did it! thank you! im pretty much set now.
Stumbled upon this by accident...thanks for the tip!
i am still on Manual Nooter after a couple of weeks...
I am a bit afraid to move at the moment to CM, as everything works pretty well.
In addition i dont find some instructions so clear (for an accountant!) so i am stepping back for the moment.
Of course it might be very easy to update to CM, by just putting a zip file in the update folder, but i am not risking it at the moment!
Fekish said:
i am still on Manual Nooter after a couple of weeks...
I am a bit afraid to move at the moment to CM, as everything works pretty well.
In addition i dont find some instructions so clear (for an accountant!) so i am stepping back for the moment.
Of course it might be very easy to update to CM, by just putting a zip file in the update folder, but i am not risking it at the moment!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1030227
That thread is all you need to know to get CM7 running. Only takes a half hour or so.
2nd the thank you.
I second the thank you. I certainly appreciate the work done and the information provided.
Nook Color Phiremod 6.3 emmc - 1.2Ghz
Samsung Focus - Win phone 7
you guys may want to check out this guys videos. they are vary helpful and easy to follow.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88qRbLLEAPQ
uploaded by: huskermania
I agree.
I was looking at getting a NC WAY back when people were first rooting it but luckily a techie guy I know told me to wait for CM7. So once that came out and people were raving about it I went ahead and bought one. Honestly the CM install process was a little confusing to me so I just paid someone to do it for me. But I've gotten a little more comfortable with it now since I bricked it a couple of times trying to install kernels but was able to restore through CM Recovery.
Between playing games, downloading apps, surfing the internet and reading books, I'm on my NC for probably 3 hours a day or so. I love this thing. I know I'm not even scratching the surface of what this thing can do but it works great for me.
I even donated to XDA today. Where's my star?!?!
darien87 said:
I agree.
I was looking at getting a NC WAY back when people were first rooting it but luckily a techie guy I know told me to wait for CM7. So once that came out and people were raving about it I went ahead and bought one. Honestly the CM install process was a little confusing to me so I just paid someone to do it for me. But I've gotten a little more comfortable with it now since I bricked it a couple of times trying to install kernels but was able to restore through CM Recovery.
Between playing games, downloading apps, surfing the internet and reading books, I'm on my NC for probably 3 hours a day or so. I love this thing. I know I'm not even scratching the surface of what this thing can do but it works great for me.
I even donated to XDA today. Where's my star?!?!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Not a star, but a thanks for showing your appreciation for the community.
racks11479 said:
Not a star, but a thanks for showing your appreciation for the community.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'll take it.
I tried to donate to Cyanogen today too but it didn't want to take my credit card for some reason.
boxcar8028 said:
you guys may want to check out this guys videos. they are vary helpful and easy to follow.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88qRbLLEAPQ
uploaded by: huskermania
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I read the comments of the people in you tube, and now i am even more afraid to do it! So many people have problems!
Sent from my NOOKcolor using Tapatalk
I understand that feeling but keep in mind......the comments are usually from the minority of problems encountered. The vast majority of attempts were successful but you usually don't see/hear those comments! (Most problems I have had in the past rooting/modding the two NCs of mine were my own fault. Read carefully and have at it!)
Don't worry about messing up your nook, it is nearly impossible to brick, and if it does not boot then, you get the pleasure of learning how to use cwm.
racks11479 said:
Not a star, but a thanks for showing your appreciation for the community.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Racks, I see from your signature you are running CM7 nightly# 25. You should try the latest nightlies. They are awesome!
Cheers!
Hi, there!
Before I get started here, let me apologize if this subject has been covered before. I can't seem to get the forum keyword search function to return any results--at all- and I don't have time to read pages and pages of threads to find what I'm looking for. If there is a better place for this, please let me know.
I'm new to the Nook Color, and I'm running CM7 nightly release from 07/02/11. I love it, but I have some questions and a comment.
When the app drawer is open and you long-press an icon, it used to put a shortcut to that app on the homescreen. now it brings up this weird little submenu... What exactly does, "Choose Catalog", mean and what does it do for us? I REALLY miss that long-press to add shortcut to homescreen thing. Is there a setting that I can change to re-enable it?
Is there a specific thread to use to give feedback and ask questions about the nightlies' that is for the Nook Color only? I saw one for the nightlies, but it seemed that it was mostly irrelevent to us since all manner of devices--includung phones-- were being discussed.
I've just been using the CM7 nightly releases with Google Apps installed. Am I missing something by not installing Dalingrin's clockwork mod kernel? I was afraid that it was a replacement--not an addition-- for the CM7 nightly build. Should I install it? I'm sure I'd like to overclock my Nook to over a gigahertz, but I wouldn't like losing the stability and fumctionality of the nightly build I'm using.
Thanks in advance for any assistance y'all can offer.
Looks like the launcher is sorta corrupt. Try a different launcher that will work. Go Launcher EX (free) on the Market. Launcher Pro Plus is the best I think but it costs a little amount. Oh, but if you want to really stick with the stock launcher, go into Settings>Applications>All>ADW Launcher. And uninstall it. Then re-flash CM7 Nightly + Gapps and it should be restored.
First... on the launcher screen... use menu... more.... make sure homescreen is not locked.... Then it will do as you're used to regarding placing on launcher screen.
Actually... you don't have to unlock desktop... just wiggle finger when the menu you are talking about is up.... you will have to unlock desktop to move the item or delete it if you want.
Now I will edit this to answer more... just wanted it posted before you did anything as drastic as replacing or reinstalling your launcher...
The CM7 user thread in the Nook Color section is a great place for discussing all things NookColor CM7 related.
What the catalog does is....
You can place apps in a catalog... then when you're in app drawer then the left and right app launcher buttons turn to < >... use them to move between catalogs... ALL apps will still show everything... but in each catalog will show only the apps you add to it... so you can create a catalog called "Utils" and place all the Nook Color and CM7 utilities in it... scroll to is and ONLY those apps will show on the screen.
As for Dalingrin's OC kernel... if you're not using it and his NookTweaks... you are TRULY missing out... STRONGLY encouraged to use them.
Oh and don't OC past 1.2 GHz in NookTweaks.... it will give you SOD every hour.
Thanks for the quick response. I didn't know about the long-press-and-wiggle technique, and it worked like a champ.
Do I have to start over to install Dalingrin's mod? Does it replace this operating system entirely?
ionizd said:
Thanks for the quick response. I didn't know about the long-press-and-wiggle technique, and it worked like a champ.
Do I have to start over to install Dalingrin's mod? Does it replace this operating system entirely?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No you don't have to start over... just flash it after anyof the nightlies... any time after.
Always remember...
YCGIYWG
(You Can't Get... If You Won't Give)
ikingblack said:
Oh and don't OC past 1.2 GHz in NookTweaks.... it will give you SOD every hour.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Really? What about some people reporting being able to go up to 1.6 ghz? One of the reasons I bought the NC was in hopes that it could run 1.3 or 1.4 ghz stable.
ikingblack said:
Oh and don't OC past 1.2 GHz in NookTweaks.... it will give you SOD every hour.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That is a pretty dumb blanket statement especially when there is a percentage of users who have hit 1.3GHz and higher without getting a sod. I get them less then once a day. I used to get them as often when I was at 1.2GHz. So please don't misinform people
Sent from my NookColor using XDA Premium App
psychoace said:
That is a pretty dumb blanket statement especially when there is a percentage of users who have hit 1.3GHz and higher without getting a sod. I get them less then once a day. I used to get them as often when I was at 1.2GHz. So please don't misinform people
Sent from my NookColor using XDA Premium App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Well, when I went any higher than 1.2 GHz, I got sod every other hour. When I clocked up to 1600 Mhz, the thing got SOD like every 5 minutes.
EDIT: @PoisonWolf, do you know how to get up to 1.6 GHz no SOD? I would love to be faster than the Flyer... which is double the price.
C'mon, people. We provide feedback based on our own experiences and it's not always 100% true but still, no need to use harsh words to correct the mis-info. Be nice and together we can build a strong community.
Anyway, even though I'm using Dalingrin OC 063001 version and nookcolortweak installed, I cannot ever seen any option to overclock greater 1200MHz, how do you guy get up to 1.3GHz, left alone 1.6GHz? What kernel do you use?
ikingblack said:
Well, when I went any higher than 1.2 GHz, I got sod every other hour. When I clocked up to 1600 Mhz, the thing got SOD like every 5 minutes.
EDIT: @PoisonWolf, do you know how to get up to 1.6 GHz no SOD? I would love to be faster than the Flyer... which is double the price.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Well, to be able to get up to 1.6ghz, that is really the luck of the draw. I would gather that the manufacturing process is not perfect and not all chips can achieve such speeds. If anything, I would imagine there to be a range on the "limits" of these chips.
I found out that mine was 1350 mhz. No matter what I did, anything higher than that resulted in clunky responses, choking, skipping, etc.
I was hoping I'd get something in the 1.5 ghz range, but ah well.
Thus, I now run it at 1.3 ghz ondemand!
Just tinker around with the combinations / voltages / governors to see what your true limitation is. While you are doing this, do NOT set anything ON BOOT.
votinh said:
C'mon, people. We provide feedback based on our own experiences and it's not always 100% true but still, no need to use harsh words to correct the mis-info. Be nice and together we can build a strong community.
Anyway, even though I'm using Dalingrin OC 063001 version and nookcolortweak installed, I cannot ever seen any option to overclock greater 1200MHz, how do you guy get up to 1.3GHz, left alone 1.6GHz? What kernel do you use?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Same Kernel with U.
Most Nooks go around 1.200-1.300mhz.Some few lucky can go a bit more.
Got it,
Thanks Ras
It will perhaps coincide with a lot of new content available for those that are unrooted or are on rooted stock within a couple weeks.
I don't know if you people ever figured out the OTA mechanism for B&N updates for certain. Everytime someone claims they know the answer it ends up like how people who present the definite answer on how LI batteries truly act.
Given that, if you are on rooted stock its probably best to keep your nook off wifi. Unfortunately, it does not act like the original nook which indicates that a software update is being downloaded. It is all done in the background. If you need to connect online, you should be fine as long the connection is broken before a nearly 200 meg file is downloaded to your device. If you are on CM or HC, this obviously doesn't apply to you.
I don't have hard evidence to give you that this is certain because I don't know myself, but I'd advise you to pay attention. If its a nonissue I'll have the mods kill the thread. Good backup habits are highly advised. Mods that don't know how to talk to me quickly probably shouldn't be mods.
I'm curious as to why you believe this. Though it doesn't really apply to me. Also do you have any additional information in which what the update will contain?
feel free to PM me
Any word on what new features will be in 1.3?
cabbieBot said:
feel free to PM me
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If you really have any information why not post it here?
Sent from my NookColor using Tapatalk
Possibly this has something to do with it? http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook/container/standard_bothnavs.asp?PID=35681
Skip that.... it is for the new Nook......
cabbieBot said:
I don't know if you people ever figured out the OTA mechanism for B&N updates for certain. Everytime someone claims they know the answer it ends up like how people who present the definite answer on how LI batteries truly act.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Nope, changing the build prop just works. Wife's NC has been at 1.0.1 since December. When 1.1.0 (?) came out I updated her build prop and it's never updated since.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=930382
told ya'll so
khaytus good lord update that womans nook!
cabbieBot said:
told ya'll so
khaytus good lord update that womans nook!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
She doesn't want me messing with what works ;-) although she is preoccupied with her new toy, Touchpad.