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I've been reading a ton of threads on all the progress being made on Froyo, CM7 and Honeycomb, so I was just wondering what the general opinion on these other firmwares is.
Basically, are any of them stable enough for daily use? I mostly just want to check email, do some light web browsing, read comics/books, and use emulators from time to time. I really love how these other firmwares look, espcially CM7 and HC, but I don't want to make the jump if it's going to be more time-consuming than productive.
I've seen videos of people using other firmwares, and they're going lightning-fast, whereas stock seems to stutter a bit even with the 1.1 OC kernel.
Fastest kernel is CM7, but whether it's suitable for YOU as a daily driver depends on you. Read through the user and development threads for CM7 and draw your own conclusion.
Flashing to eMMC on essentially a alpha/beta build isn't something for the inexperienced.
To get a taste of what CM7 can do, I'd suggest you try it on SD first (there's a custom CM7 thread for SD on the development forum). If you can get that running, push gapps via ADB and get it working to your satisfaction then consider whether it's worth it to you to move to a full eMMC flash.
I'm running Nookie Froyo 0.6.8 on an older yet stable OC kernel and am satisified with it for now. By far the most stable and easiest on battery was stock 2.1 but I hated that I was constantly reminded of the B&N software so I flashed eMMC with froyo.
I've tried the CM7 SD card build but am not interested in moving to it on eMMC until things develop further. Once hardware DSP is supported I'll jump in for sure.
Yeah, that's about where I'm at. I really loathe the stock firmware since it seems rather clunky and I also have no interest in any of the stock B&N features. I use a program for PDFs to read ebooks anyway. I've had decent results with the 1.1 kernel stock, but it will sometimes go a little nutty when I plug it into the data cable, which actually led to corrupting my whole SD card yesterday. That was rather unpleasant.
I mostly just want a speedy firmware installed on eMMC that allows me to do all the stuff I said up there. I really don't care much about YouTube or watching movies since I'm kind of picky about screen size and framerate.
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I have installed CM10 some time ago and i've notice that the device gets really slow to the point that it takes a few seconds from any app to come up once "clicked"
Anyone can recommend a fast ROM for this device?
Thanks.
Any CM7 flavor will get you there. It is up for debate as to whether the MCROM, Mirage, or official CM7.2 is faster, but I think it's mostly splitting hairs.
I don't know if CM10, when finally finished cooking, will ever be able to match the speed of CM7, but I doubt it.
PToN22 said:
Hello,
I have installed CM10 some time ago and i've notice that the device gets really slow to the point that it takes a few seconds from any app to come up once "clicked"
Anyone can recommend a fast ROM for this device?
Thanks.
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For me the CM10 seems faster than the CM7 - CM10 is stll being worked on, but for me it is stable and fast. Screen draws are quick.
PToN22 said:
Hello,
I have installed CM10 some time ago and i've notice that the device gets really slow to the point that it takes a few seconds from any app to come up once "clicked"
Anyone can recommend a fast ROM for this device?
Thanks.
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I'm currently running CM9 with V6 supercharge scripts enabled and it cooks along at a good clip. No lag or any issues at all.
The current CM10 Alpha is pretty fast
PToN22 said:
Hello,
I have installed CM10 some time ago and i've notice that the device gets really slow to the point that it takes a few seconds from any app to come up once "clicked"
Anyone can recommend a fast ROM for this device?
Thanks.
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I've been doing my own builds of CM10 for a while, and it's easily twice as fast as CM9 right now, even in alpha. Bit stuttery, though.
CM10 is a bit better than 9, but 7 is clearly the fastest. I think 512MB RAM is just not enough for Android 3/4, and these OSs are clearly also more demanding on the CPU and GPU.
I don't know which one is fastest and I recommend you try them all. We have many excellent developers working on ROMs for the Nook.
I seem to be having very good experiences with the latest MiRaGe build from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1344873 and the updated Kernel from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1649390.
M-Rom has some very nice eye-candy if that is what you prefer and of course CM9/CM10 add all kinds of nice features.
I hope this helps.
Personally, I'd actually recommend trying the newest CM10 Alpha that's been going around. It's quite stable, minus the lack of OpenGL (hardware acceleration), HD YouTube, and Netflix. Although, if you can, I'd build it from source. A lot of bugs have been fixed since they have gotten CM10 up and running, including the n button bug in the thread.
For me, it feels like every time I update my source code and build, it gets faster and faster each time.
First of all, great job to all the devs and all the people that are still working hard on the old but yet always renew Nook Color, I appreciate the non stop hard work.
I'm loving what this new baby CM10 alpha is doing with my Nook, it is faster, more responsive and so far more stable than the ICS builds that I have tried. Wonderful job guys. And I know it is just the beginning.
I'm running the eMMC dual boot by Taosaur. I'm running CM7 on the alternative partition and CM10 alpha on the primary partition and both are running great. It is the beat combo yet.
Sent from Nook Color CM10 using xda premium.
Alright so I know there are many many topics on custom roms for the Nook HD+.
Some of the instructions for installing the rom seems so complicated. Is there any step by step guides to follow or youtube videos on how to install it on to the Nook HD+?
Thanks in advance!!!
Follow emote's instructions in the first post of this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317500
Sent from my HD+ Running CM 10.1 from emmc
#1 - REGISTER your Nook with B&N, BEFORE you remove the old software.
Well, there's this "Dummies" guide for EMMC that will COMPLETELY remove the Stock B&N software, then there's the "Hybrid/SD Card" method , that will keep the B&N stock and add a dual boot option with CM 10.1.
CyanogenMod 10.1 is based on Gogle's Jelly Bean OS for mobile devices, modified to run on a number of devices, including our Nook HD/HD+.
I'm using the Nightly CM 10.1, and it runs better than the stock software, there are other ROM available, but I've never tried them so I can't offer any opinion on them.
Following the Dummies guide by e.mote, is simple and straight forward, read the instructions, then read them again, download the required tools and software and you'll be running CM10.1 in a few minutes.
Good Luck, and enjoy your improved tablet!
Which ovation emmc do I download there are so many?!
And also which NookHDplus-bootable-CWM?
I am so confused, there are so many to download I am not even sure I even have the right files or not.
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Which ovation emmc do I download there are so many?!
And also which NookHDplus-bootable-CWM?
I am so confused, there are so many to download I am not even sure I even have the right files or not.
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The "Dummies Guide" thread has a step by step guide with the files listed, and the tools needed to use them. You will almost always want the latest files, except for the ones labeled "Experimental" - those are often for the people who WANT to test and understand they MIGHT cause crashes and have major bugs.
e.mote did an awesome job of organizing the steps and files needed, I would not be able to provide and better or easier guide.
The file names are above the links, look for the files of the same name.
EMMC - NIGHTLY is 20130812, these are built every night, hence the name. I'm using the first official nightly without any problems - 20130809.
CWM - NookHDplus-bootable-CWM-6028-for-stock-4GB-rev4-(05.15.13).zip - is the file you want.
Hope this helps a little.
I use Carbon (b11). the only rom I installed. Works like a charm. No problems.
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I use Carbon (b11). the only rom I installed. Works like a charm. No problems.
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I have to second this Carbon works great. I do also have a boot-able CM10.1 SD card just so I can mix things up but I spend 95% of my time in Carbon.
Is the emmc faster than sd?
dagem said:
#1 - REGISTER your Nook with B&N, BEFORE you remove the old software.
Well, there's this "Dummies" guide for EMMC that will COMPLETELY remove the Stock B&N software, then there's the "Hybrid/SD Card" method , that will keep the B&N stock and add a dual boot option with CM 10.1.
CyanogenMod 10.1 is based on Gogle's Jelly Bean OS for mobile devices, modified to run on a number of devices, including our Nook HD/HD+.
I'm using the Nightly CM 10.1, and it runs better than the stock software, there are other ROM available, but I've never tried them so I can't offer any opinion on them.
Following the Dummies guide by e.mote, is simple and straight forward, read the instructions, then read them again, download the required tools and software and you'll be running CM10.1 in a few minutes.
Good Luck, and enjoy your improved tablet!
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Is installing CM10.1 on the emmc faster than sd?
I have an sd bootable cm10.1 is use now and it lags about the speed of a 2010 phone.
I also haven't updated since may, but its just so slow that nobody in my family can bear its "laggyness"
QuatroQuatro said:
Is installing CM10.1 on the emmc faster than sd?
I have an sd bootable cm10.1 is use now and it lags about the speed of a 2010 phone.
I also haven't updated since may, but its just so slow that nobody in my family can bear its "laggyness"
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Depends on the SD you are using. It can be faster. And that ROM is old so a newer one could be faster.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.
QuatroQuatro said:
Is installing CM10.1 on the emmc faster than sd?
I have an sd bootable cm10.1 is use now and it lags about the speed of a 2010 phone.
I also haven't updated since may, but its just so slow that nobody in my family can bear its "laggyness"
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I've only used the EMMC method, it seemed to be the easiest way, since I didn't care for the B&N software. I can't tell much (if any) of a speed difference from 20130711 Unofficial, to the 20130809 Nightly I'm using now, but I doubt there have been THAT many changes that would boost or slow speed in that time frame.
I've also NEVER felt like it was lagging or slow, but this is my first tablet and I didn't expect it to run like my Asus Intel I5 laptop, it does boot much faster however.
I'm using a SanDisk class4 16gb with not to many apps installed. Does everybody's hd+ running CM emmc work like it was a nexus 7?
This lag just makes turning on a computer faster to browse with
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I'm using a SanDisk class4 16gb with not to many apps installed. Does everybody's hd+ running CM emmc work like it was a nexus 7?
This lag just makes turning on a computer faster to browse with
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I don't surf much on my Nook the 1920x1200 @ 9" is too tough on my eyes and I've got a ssd in my desktop so it boots fast enough to look something up quick.
It will however stream a 1080 HD movie from my PC without stuttering, I watched Lucky Number Sleven the other day without a glitch. It plays PVZ, Cut the Rope (too many to count), Angry Birds (too many to count), etc, etc.. for me it's a movie player with light gaming machine. I can surf Reddit with Reddit News Free without lag, so it's also a "toilet reader" kinda thing too.
Maybe my expectations were lower since it was my first tablet, and I only watch movies and play light games. that it feel so nice. I really didn't expect to be blown away by it's abilities, and was more than pleasantly surprised. I'm actually thinking of grabbing a second one since my wife and/or daughter always seems to be on it.
QuatroQuatro said:
I'm using a SanDisk class4 16gb with not to many apps installed. Does everybody's hd+ running CM emmc work like it was a nexus 7?
This lag just makes turning on a computer faster to browse with
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I don't have a Nexus 7 to compare against, but my wife has a Galaxy Tab 10.1 (rooted, running JB from December 2012). The Nook HD+ running CM10.1 (verygreen's build from late July on EMMC) is a better experience. I use her tablet occasionally, and things just aren't as snappy. Plus it doesn't have a micro-sd card to expand storage.
The HD+ has noticeable higher resolution and loads apps faster. Also, for some reason, the RedFin (real estate) app on her Tab will come to a halt after about 15 minutes of use (pictures stop loading, gets the spinning circle). Need to kill the app and restart. On the HD+, it appears to run indefinitely.
I never ran a CM10.1 build on the sd card so I can't comment of the difference in performance.
Hope this helps...
I'm a newbie to the rooting community. Since CM officially started supporting HD+ and has been releasing "nightly" versions, which, as someone earlier stated are literally nightly releases, does it mean the current 2013-08-14 release is not the final one and we can expect more in the coming days?
Also, do the new releases mean more stablitity or fixed glitches? If so, by when can we expect a stable and reliable ROM from CM?
tweeked xperia rom for nook hd+
I have just changed from cm11 to the tweeked xperia Carbon rom . What a difference no fc apps it is extremely smooth and a pleasure to use. Highly recommended.
I use cm11 nightly and just manually strip the heck out of it using an app remover as well as change some folder permissions to disable any logging
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I'm a newbie to the rooting community. Since CM officially started supporting HD+ and has been releasing "nightly" versions, which, as someone earlier stated are literally nightly releases, does it mean the current 2013-08-14 release is not the final one and we can expect more in the coming days?
Also, do the new releases mean more stablitity or fixed glitches? If so, by when can we expect a stable and reliable ROM from CM?
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This is a quote from a cm forum admin, he explains by tter than I ever could,
"Stable is after all the features desired by the CM devs have been put in and the code has been tested. Snapshots (M builds) are builds done roughly once a month that has had some testing to make sure things are mostly working and released to the public. These are the first builds that allow official bug reports on the project manager site, https://jira.cyanogenmod.org. Nightlies are automated builds that are built, well, every night. There is no human interaction with these and they are largely there just to see if the code added throughout the day will compile. As far as the devs are concerned, there are no bad builds with the nightlies, because if it doesn't build, that is news to let them know that something is screwed up in the code. They don't accept any bug reports on these builds.
Generally, the nightly builds, while extremely experimental and considered bleeding-edge, tend to be relatively stable and mostly bug-free. Many people use the nightlies as their so-called daily-driver, meaning that any bugs that they may have aren't so severe that they want to switch to a different version. For my Nexus 4, as soon as I got it I switched to a nightly build and haven't had any bugs pop up.
Also, all builds are full builds, so if you switch to a nightly, you aren't required to flash every single nightly. You can do it as you see fit. I've been known sometimes to flash a build every day, but then I've gone a month in between updating. Just grab the latest version you want to flash and flash that one. "
I'm new to this but I understand the root & flash process.
I just need some help selecting & locating a rom for my nook hd.
I don't like the Barnes & noble os as it seems a little laggy.
Therefore I'd like to replace if with a proper android rom but I get confused with what the difference between stock & cm10 is.
I just want a stable android rom that's fast for browsing & will play netflix well.
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks
Stock ROM is the default Barnes & Noble operating system, the one you're using now. The term "stock" is used to describe this ROM, as it's the default ROM that comes installed with the Nook.
There are other ROMs available, so that you can customise your Nook. The one I would recommend, so that you can comfortably just use Android on a daily basis without worrying about anything else is CyanogenMod 10.1.3 (stable). This is a stable ROM, and ready for daily use without worrying about anything else. That's CyanogenMod (CM) 10.1.3. Do NOT install CyanogenMod 10.2, as this is a nightly version and not ready for daily use. You can install CM10.2 if you desire, but don't expect it to be perfect; there may be few issues and problems here and there.
Installing CyanogenMod 10.1.3 runs Android version 4.2.2, so that's Jelly Bean. CM10.2 runs Android 4.3 (however, this isn't stable yet). Here's a beginners guide to installing CyanogenMod for your Nook: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317500
All the best, if you require any assistance, feel free to reply back.
For what it's worth, performance on my Nook HD+ with CyanogenMod 10.1.3 is absolute garbage. 10x worse than stock B&N ROM, everything lags to hell and back. Even scrolling the damn app menu lags, and I'm constantly seeing "<Insert App Name Here> isn't responding. Do you want to close it?" Everything, even the system idle process. I don't know what to advise as there seems to be no general consensus as to what's the best ROM, everything's under development, the only ROM listed under Original Android Development (which I'm hoping is as close as possible to stock) doesn't work.
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For what it's worth, performance on my Nook HD+ with CyanogenMod 10.1.3 is absolute garbage. 10x worse than stock B&N ROM, everything lags to hell and back. Even scrolling the damn app menu lags, and I'm constantly seeing "<Insert App Name Here> isn't responding. Do you want to close it?" Everything, even the system idle process. I don't know what to advise as there seems to be no general consensus as to what's the best ROM, everything's under development, the only ROM listed under Original Android Development (which I'm hoping is as close as possible to stock) doesn't work.
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My experience wasn't like that at all. While I wouldn't say it was blistering, it did seem on par or better than the Stock ROM. swiping was just a smidge laggy using Nova Prime.
I went on to Carbon and while it has a very nice feature set, it seems a good bit LAGGIER than the previous ROMs. I've been told that SlimBean runs nicely though, so I'm going to play with Carbon a little more but likely go on to that one when I decide to flash again.
I should expand a bit on my experience.
Performance was great the first half day, very speedy, better than stock ROM. By the end of the day it got a little slower than stock, a day or two later it was already pretty bad, noticeably slower, a week later absolutely terrible. It's as if performance degrades with time. I've tried reflashing it and now it sucks from the very beginning. If you find yourself trying CyanogenMod 10.1.3 stable and it still works great a week later, let me know--maybe I need to send mine in for a warranty swap.
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I should expand a bit on my experience.
Performance was great the first half day, very speedy, better than stock ROM. By the end of the day it got a little slower than stock, a day or two later it was already pretty bad, noticeably slower, a week later absolutely terrible. It's as if performance degrades with time. I've tried reflashing it and now it sucks from the very beginning. If you find yourself trying CyanogenMod 10.1.3 stable and it still works great a week later, let me know--maybe I need to send mine in for a warranty swap.
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Hi, I have been running 10.2 nightly for awhile now and have my tablet running several hours a day surfing Web, watching movies, reading, etc. and I have not had any of the lag or slowdown that you mention. I have had no random reboots or any trouble, I think it performs better than stock rom.
I am very happy with this setup.
So I hope this helps you some.
Sent from my BN Nook HD using Tapatalk 4
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I should expand a bit on my experience.
Performance was great the first half day, very speedy, better than stock ROM. By the end of the day it got a little slower than stock, a day or two later it was already pretty bad, noticeably slower, a week later absolutely terrible. It's as if performance degrades with time. I've tried reflashing it and now it sucks from the very beginning. If you find yourself trying CyanogenMod 10.1.3 stable and it still works great a week later, let me know--maybe I need to send mine in for a warranty swap.
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It is not CM10.1.3, it is your device being hit with the need for trim. Your stock would act the same way. Read in the CM10.2 thread.
Sent from my BN NookHD+ using xda premium
Oh my god, you're right! I have to admit I noticed the TRIM issue when I first installed CyanogenMod (hard to miss, it's at the top in big red letters ). I realized it's a perfect match for the performance degradation I'd been seeing, but I dismissed it as a possible cause out of a naive belief that there's no way a manufacturer could ship something that crippled. I thought surely it would have been caught during testing. I also didn't want to read a 100+ page thread to figure out exactly what the issue is when the search was broken. I've taken a few hours and caught up on the thread now... I guess if it looks like cheese, and smells like cheese... it's gotta be cheese.
I've got MAG2GA & 0x000015 memory chips, looks like my only option is to brick it and do a warranty swap I'm curious as to how the other people above reported good experiences; are you guys purposely installing builds with TRIM enabled because you know have good memory chips? Seems to me almost every ROM around here has it purposely disabled. Either that or you've barely used the internal flash memory.
I guess the first recommendation for Kido44 would be to figure out what kind of memory you have, so you know if you can install a kernel with TRIM enabled. The degradation in performance without it is so bad, I want to fling it at the wall. I guess it might not be noticeable right away for you if all you're planning on doing is some light web browsing and Netflix viewing, but you'll run into it at some point and weep. I suspect you're already getting there if the stock ROM is starting to lag a little bit.
As always, thanks to leapinlar for pointing me in the right direction
I've been happy with CM 10.1 for a while, ran really stable without any major hiccups, but the lag got so bad due to the lack of trim that I decided to take the plunge and risk installing 10.2 Milestone 1 with a trim-enabled kernel. I also have a bad emmc chip but I'm willing to risk it.
It's not what I'd recommend for everyone, but that's my experience.
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I've been happy with CM 10.1 for a while, ran really stable without any major hiccups, but the lag got so bad due to the lack of trim that I decided to take the plunge and risk installing 10.2 Milestone 1 with a trim-enabled kernel. I also have a bad emmc chip but I'm willing to risk it.
It's not what I'd recommend for everyone, but that's my experience.
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Carbon B11 + cm10.1.3 kernel has been working well on my HD+ for a while. It's almost as fast as the trimmed cm10.2 but without the fault risk.
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Carbon B11 + cm10.1.3 kernel has been working well on my HD+ for a while. It's almost as fast as the trimmed cm10.2 but without the fault risk.
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Not sure I understand. Won't it get slow eventually because of the lack of trim?
Sure, but it was still usable after several weeks.
I like Slimrom for the most part and observedly better than CM 10.1.3 on my nook hd+. Seems faster and more responsive, and if you use Puffin browser, it seems like it's 2x faster compared to stock browser (that's just my imo, ymmv). Anyway, I've tested only 3 roms so far, slim, cm, and carbon, so my question is, are there any roms that you guys recommended on the hd+ that can maybe compare with slim? Slim doesn't seem to be officially supported.
Hey everyone, awesome site! Yep, first post. :cyclops:
I'm completely new to Android though I have hacked a few things and understand the importance of making absolutely sure you know the procedures and make backups in case things get fubar. I've been digging through the posts quite a bit and of course see that opinions on use, stability, etc seem to vary a bit. What I'd like some kind feedback on is (as a nub) am I better off starting out using CM10 and then when I'm ready I can move on to CM11 or has CM11 been developed well enough to just start there. Also wondering how stable is "stable" on both. I'm much more interested in having a good and stable experience than a few extra bells and whistles until the kinks are worked out. I'm running a stock Nook HD+ now so it's all an upgrade in any case. Thanks in advance for all constructive feedback.
I went straight from rooted stock on my HD to CM 11 so I don't know how CM 10 ROMs are. But the CM 11 builds I've used from verygreen's thread since early January have been rock solid on my HD. Just 1 spontaneous reboot in the entire 2 months -- when granting superuser access to an app. That's it. Wi-fi, bluetooth, web browsing, music and video playback are all working fine. Swiping between screens is smooth. I did a clean install before I put CM 11 on, and I think that makes a difference vs. those who did dirty installs.
If you have an HD, CM 11 will let you use full screen mode which is very valuable for a 7" screen. I don't think you will get that with a CM 10 build which is based on JB. If you have an HD+, the gain in screen space that Kit Kat gives you is not as critical.
If you go to CM 10 first, you might have to reinstall everything for a clean install before jumping to CM 11. So you would ultimately save a lot of time by going straight to CM 11.
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hey Jodo901 :good:
my experience was that i purchased a HD+ and did loads of reading both prior to and after purchase. I chose the nook for a number of reasons (price vs performance) but also the awesome input from the guys here on XDA around custom roms.
For years I've always looked to get my devices updated with custom roms but always like to have a proper noob guide lol. The best place to start for me on the HD+ is this thread - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317500
It explains the process step by step and is idiot proof (i did it!!) I have read numerous threads about which rom to put on the HD+ but settled on the stable 10.1.3 rom. i considered the 10.2 rom but the 10.2 had mixed reviews on the HD+ and the consensus was that 10.1.3 was a stable, mature and smooth rom. I am watching the CM 11 releases closely but it remains a work in progress, although from posters on the thread it seems that it is running almost perfectly. I will switch to CM 11 once verygreen posts a "stable" release - plus you can flash the roms as you wish, so can start with the stable 10.1.3 and then reflash when you're more confident or feel that the CM11 rom is more mature.
My advice would be go for 10.1.3 and follow the guide above. I didn't think the stock rom was that bad, but the 10.1.3 is night and day imho, its smooth, repsonsive and allows lots of funky tweaks. I've had this rom on my HD+ for a few days and am very pleased :fingers-crossed:
all the best with your choice fella
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Thanks for the quick responses guys! You've given me a bit more to consider and look into. That was one of the threads I bookmarked yesterday so thanks for pointing out it's validity. A further question that now comes to mind from what you both have said is how much of a hardware difference is there and is that something that can make a performance difference? Guess I'm still gonna be info diving for a bit tonight after work.
KitKat does improve on performance over Jelly Bean, but it's not something that will affect your daily use. I'm currently using CM 10.1.3 (stable) on a Nook HD+ and HD. I'm considering upgrading the HD to CM 10.2.1, as there is a stable build out. I will definitely upgrade to KitKat/CM11 when a stable build is released.
Personally, I only install stable builds. I don't want the hassle of encountering issues with nightlies. I find that CM10.1.3 is extremely stable, and I have not had any problems with it; although battery life is reduced from the original stock ROM, but that's nothing to be worried about. In conclusion, no issues with the CM10.1.3 stable build.
As a note, I also believe the TRIM issue has been fixed with the CM10.2.1 stable too on the Nook HD+; so CM10.2.1 should be fine too, but I haven't tried it yet.
All the best.
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Jodo901 said:
Thanks for the quick responses guys! You've given me a bit more to consider and look into. That was one of the threads I bookmarked yesterday so thanks for pointing out it's validity. A further question that now comes to mind from what you both have said is how much of a hardware difference is there and is that something that can make a performance difference? Guess I'm still gonna be info diving for a bit tonight after work.
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hey jodo
i'm not sure what you mean by hardware difference? if you mean the effectiveness of each rom on the HD+ i suppose its a matter of preference and through trial and error in trying the roms available. It seems that CM11 is considered the faster of the roms available but as said previously this is an on-going rom development and not considered stable.
I considered what i was going to use my HD+ for, which in my case was surfing and reading books/comics and getting the best return on the stupidly low price vs decent spec and awesome screen. I didn't buy it to game as 1. its hardly a powerhouse for gaming and 2. i dislike mobile gaming and prefer PS and XBOX for that sorta thing. My priorities were smoothness, stability, customisation and battery life which i feel 10.1.3 provides, but others may disagree lol.
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Thanks again for the input guys. :good:
I finally have a some time to dig in on the forums a little and maybe get to the rooting later. I'm running very light on the apps at this point. Just some online stuff, ebooks, comics, etc. Mostly looking for more control and customization.
@fishman09 - I thought perhaps there were hardware differences depending on the manufacture date of the Nook HD+ unit but I haven't seen anything like that so I assume it's a non issue. I know this can be something that makes a difference when hacking older game systems (Xbox, PSP, etc)
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Thanks again to everyone who gave me their 2 cents on my way into all this fun custom Android stuff on my Nook HD+!!
I have now successfully installed 10.2.1 and so far its working well and looks great.
Another data point: I was in same position as you. Decided to go for a cm11 nightly build (this was back in _Jan). It ran reasonably well, but I wondered if 10.2 would be more stable or better with battery life. It felt about the same, with couple missing things, notably no hiding of soft buttons. So I've now gone back to cm11, a march nightly build. I think it is as good as a $120 tablet is going to get . So I'm pretty happy and staying. I even enabled ART runtime and so far everything has run except asphalt 8.
Just make sure you format and wipe everything after doing a backup during your install process.
My Conclusion...or the time being.
Well after about 3 or 4 days of normal usage with CM 10.2.1 I have decided to go back to the stock version of the Nook.The difference in battery drain did not outweigh the bonuses of the upgraded OS for me at all. I would say the battery life was only about 2/3 as long. This is a big drawback in my opinion considering I really wasn't running anything differently. Yeah, it was a bit prettier and more customizable and I was very impressed with the stability, but it's kind of pointless to have a wireless device that you have to keep plugging in all the time.
Jodo901 said:
Well after about 3 or 4 days of normal usage with CM 10.2.1 I have decided to go back to the stock version of the Nook.The difference in battery drain did not outweigh the bonuses of the upgraded OS for me at all. I would say the battery life was only about 2/3 as long. This is a big drawback in my opinion considering I really wasn't running anything differently. Yeah, it was a bit prettier and more customizable and I was very impressed with the stability, but it's kind of pointless to have a wireless device that you have to keep plugging in all the time.
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I got my new Nook+ last week and pondered whether to root and which ROM to use. After one week of use, I have no real issues keeping it stock for now but will follow the kitkat development for possible future rooting.