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Dual Boot success and Joy!

Just finished installing all the steps to the dual boot phiremod 6.2 and Madcat's honeycomb ( found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1045018 ) and WOW! It absolutely ROCKS. I had it on a class 8 microSD card initially, and it was slower than frozen molasess. Moved it to a class 4, and the heavens opened. Ran just as fast as on the eemc, and is much better than the 1.1 autonooter.
So I just wanted to say a big THANK YOU to everyone who worked on this release. It is excellent, and worked on the very first try. Got all my programs reinstalled from the market and runs like a champ.
Thanks guys! Was a bit disappointed when my wife said she wanted a Amazon reader and wanted to give me her nook, but I have not looked back and have had a blast with it.
So I didn't ask the question I should have asked - How do I back up what is on my SD card so I don't have to go back and download every app again in the event something goes wrong?

Use Titanium Backup for your Apps

Just curious, does this run completely and totally off the SD card? I have a spare SD card and would like to try it, but I have a very nice build of CM7 on the internal memory that I don't want to mess up.

ExploreMN said:
Just curious, does this run completely and totally off the SD card? I have a spare SD card and would like to try it, but I have a very nice build of CM7 on the internal memory that I don't want to mess up.
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Completely off the SD card. You select at boot which you want to run. It doesn't touch the eemc on the Nook, so I could pop out the SD and be right back with my autorooted 1.1. Reboot and shazam! But for what I have seen so far, this is so much better.
I have also read that SD card choice makes a big difference in speed and performance off the SD vs emc. I believe this, as I had it installed on a class 10 16GB SD, and could not use it for as slow as it was. I got this card - a class 4 (I think, the text is so small) 16GB card, and it runs as fast as if it was installed on the eemc.

Time to fully boot off SD card with CM7

Hi there, I recently installed CM7 onto my SD card and was wondering if the time it takes to fully boot up is normal? My rough counting indicates that it takes approximately 20 seconds from when I press the power button to get to the CM7 splash screen, then another 30 seconds to get to my "desktop". I am using a Sanddisk 8gb class 4 card. The OS when running seems pretty quick and applications seem responsive. My Nook is a refurbished unit.
thx.

That's about right. It's not much different on eMMC.
Rodney

Sounds about the norm here too.

Sounds way fast to me actually. I'm pretty certain that mine takes quite a bit more time than that to boot, the CM7 splash screen is up forever.

i just switched from emmc to flash card and its about the same for both...whats funny is my wireless runs better off the flash card...

sure would love to know what benefits folks still see worth the hassle of booting from SD.
Not being an ass....i just really dont understand it.

TainT said:
sure would love to know what benefits folks still see worth the hassle of booting from SD.
Not being an ass....i just really dont understand it.
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Since performance is almost the same, if you need warranty work you can just pop the card out and send it in to B&N, but if your device no longer boots or has some other major problem and you send it in and they see a custom ROM on it, they will not give you warranty coverage.
At least that's ONE reason...

TainT said:
sure would love to know what benefits folks still see worth the hassle of booting from SD.
Not being an ass....i just really dont understand it.
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Personally I liked the way the stock B&N software worked for reading books better than the Nook app. So I can see wanting the flexibility of being able to use the stock Nook when I was reading a book, then being able to pop in an SD card and use it like a tablet when I wanted to do other things.
Seems like kind of a pain though.

darien87 said:
Personally I liked the way the stock B&N software worked for reading books better than the Nook app. So I can see wanting the flexibility of being able to use the stock Nook when I was reading a book, then being able to pop in an SD card and use it like a tablet when I wanted to do other things.
Seems like kind of a pain though.
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Agreed I actually wanted to use some of the BN features, books reading is better and reading of magazines in color rocks. It functions very as it was originally intended to be a "reader". But I like to be able to use it as a tablet when I want.

I have only run from SD card but I played with my son's that is flashed to eMMC and build for build, I can't tell any difference so I just stick with SD card.

Timed mine...
hokudog said:
Hi there, I recently installed CM7 onto my SD card and was wondering if the time it takes to fully boot up is normal? My rough counting indicates that it takes approximately 20 seconds from when I press the power button to get to the CM7 splash screen, then another 30 seconds to get to my "desktop". I am using a Sanddisk 8gb class 4 card. The OS when running seems pretty quick and applications seem responsive. My Nook is a refurbished unit.
thx.
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From power button push to when the CM7 rotating circle is centered on screen was 39 seconds. Desktop appeared at 1:03. A few more seconds for everything to 'settle' (fancy widget gets its skin, superuser ok's nook tweaks, etc).
On a new Sandisk 16gb class 4.

So far I think CM7 on SD would be my choice for running Android. Reviews are positive about it, applicable solution for noob like me.

I've a chance to run both CM7 off uSD and eMMC.
Here's my take:
+ Boot off uSD
1. simpler procedure (good)
2. avoid "void warranty" (good)
3. want the original NOOKcolor = remove the uSD, want fancy CM7 = insert uSD, want fancy Honeycomb = insert uSD, want fancy bla bla bla = insert usD
4. seems slower than the eMMC version
5. if having Kingston or Transcend (even with class 6), there are too many FC's errors
+ Root and run from eMMC
1. have to do more procedure (such format /data / system /cache)
2. B&N doesn't like it if rooted. There are ways to restore stock ROM those, again, more steps
3. Want original NC? do a restore procedure. Want to try Honeycomb? repeat installing procedure, ....
4. Seems faster
5. Virtually eliminate all FC's errors unless it's a real software bug.
6. Still some issues, at least in my case such Gallery doesn't work if no external uSD (FAT32) plugged in. Why? Why requires an external card? Turn ON USB storage has to go through more steps, my case, I have to unmount the eMMC's /media storage first then plug the usb cable in, then mount the /media for it to work connecting PC.

Best of both worlds
Very much a noob here. I bought my nook as an early retirement present. I originally had a Velocity Cruz but wanted to do more with it than it was capable of. Started reading threads on this site and BN site and after a week or two decided to make a dual bootable sd card running CM7. Everything went smooth but instead of the 15 min to create this card like I read on posts here it took me 4 to 5 hrs. Ok so I had a few issues!!!!! Loved it for the next couple of weeks; then while checking things out one night after I officially retired I was in Rom manager. Big MISTAKE! Saw there was an update to the CM7 I was using. Thought ok I'll update and low and behold I ended up updating internally not to the SD card. It was really nice rooted internally but after a week I decided to put stock operating system back on. Created that bootable card and went back to stock. Bought a 16 gb card made a new dual boot card with the same OS that I had inadvertantly rooted internally too. For all of you techies out there it was a lot quicker this time. I'm one happy camper now. I have Aldiko reader on the card and Calibre on my computer with plugins for taking drm off my books so husband and I can both read them. If I can do all this anyone can. I feel I have the best of both worlds now.

votinh said:
+ Boot off uSD
3. want the original NOOKcolor = remove the uSD, want fancy CM7 = insert uSD,
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Depending on the ROM, you shouldn't need to remove the uSD to load to stock. For example, with CM7, you should be able to just hold N while it's booting and it will go to a boot menu, from which you can choose stock/recovery/sd/etc. Or, if that doesn't work, you can usually use a different uboot file.

Creating the SD card to run CM7 was very easy with all the how-to's up here and around the net. The performance is close to the same as internal memory. The best part is I have my whole OS in a tiny little SD card, which I can remove for security reasons or a lost or damaged Nook. Just pop it into any Nook and away you go.

TainT said:
sure would love to know what benefits folks still see worth the hassle of booting from SD.
Not being an ass....i just really dont understand it.
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Warranty issues for one - but mostly there's no speed difference between SD and EMMC. It's actually *less* hassle - because you can fark around with an SD card all you want and *never* risk bricking your NC. The SD card sits in there and is no different in speed or boot up process - it just boots and runs.

I'm running racks' dual boot phiremod/hc and boot for phiremod seems slightly faster than hc. Maybe a few seconds faster than the 50 seconds it takes you, but seems like you're in the ball park.

64GB Micro SD Card

Hi All,
Just thought i would let you know that 64GB Micro SD and MicroSDXC cards do work.
I ordered a Sandisk Ultra 64GB Micro SDXC card from Amazon for £37 BARGAIN!
It is working in my Samsung Galaxy Camera no problems.
Hope that is helpful.
Nav.

1Nav said:
Hi All,
Just thought i would let you know that 64GB Micro SD and MicroSDXC cards do work.
I ordered a Sandisk Ultra 64GB Micro SDXC card from Amazon for £37 BARGAIN!
It is working in my Samsung Galaxy Camera no problems.
Hope that is helpful.
Nav.
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That's a great price... providing it's a genuine capacity. Even on Amazon there are some rogue traders selling fake cards. Make sure you use a capacity checking tool.

1Nav said:
Hi All,
Just thought i would let you know that 64GB Micro SD and MicroSDXC cards do work.
I ordered a Sandisk Ultra 64GB Micro SDXC card from Amazon for £37 BARGAIN!
It is working in my Samsung Galaxy Camera no problems.
Hope that is helpful.
Nav.
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I have the same. Only annoyance is whenever I switch the camera on it asks me if I want to use the SD card when I selected that in the settings.

aliburns said:
I have the same. Only annoyance is whenever I switch the camera on it asks me if I want to use the SD card when I selected that in the settings.
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This happens with my 32Gb card too. Do you think it's down to the card or is this a 'feature' of the camera? Annoying all the same.

apprentice said:
This happens with my 32Gb card too. Do you think it's down to the card or is this a 'feature' of the camera? Annoying all the same.
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It's less consistent now, maybe every 4th or 5th time I switch the camera on.

SGC can read the card in ExtFAT file system or does we have to format it to FAT32?

aliburns said:
It's less consistent now, maybe every 4th or 5th time I switch the camera on.
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it only asks on a cold boot.
if fast boot is enabled it doesn't shut down completely until 24 hours after you last used the camera, or until you charge it.
fast-booting skips the boot logo and animation, and it keeps the memory card mounted while the device is off.
in a cold boot the memory card needs to be mounted, and this usually happens shortly after the starting application(usually the launcher, but it's the camera app on the sgc) is launched.
because the camera is launched before the memory card is available it defaults to internal storage, and then asks if you want to switch once it detects the insertion(mounting) of the memory card.

thedicemaster said:
it only asks on a cold boot.
if fast boot is enabled it doesn't shut down completely until 24 hours after you last used the camera, or until you charge it.
fast-booting skips the boot logo and animation, and it keeps the memory card mounted while the device is off.
in a cold boot the memory card needs to be mounted, and this usually happens shortly after the starting application(usually the launcher, but it's the camera app on the sgc) is launched.
because the camera is launched before the memory card is available it defaults to internal storage, and then asks if you want to switch once it detects the insertion(mounting) of the memory card.
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I understood that this was the reason for the SD Card prompt but I believe the better solution would be an option in settings to always accept the external SD card as the default storage once mounted.
It doesn't seem to be an issue in any smartphone I ever owned which essentially goes through the same mount process on a cold boot.

how often do you start the camera app before android even got the chance to mount the memory card though?
no other android device launches the camera app this quickly after(or rather, during) startup.

It's Boxing Day Sale on Amazon and I just ordered the Sandisk 64GB Micro SD card for CAD$48.00 with free shipping!
Cheers

apprentice said:
This happens with my 32Gb card too. Do you think it's down to the card or is this a 'feature' of the camera? Annoying all the same.
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Same happens to me too. Gets worst when you have a Security password associated to the device. By the time you enter the 4digit code the option to select the card goes and the camera reset back to using the internal memory. annoying to say the least.

hi, has anyone who is using a 64gb class 10 card notice any speed different of the device?

[Q] Samsung ATIV S Camera Has Stopped Working

Hello all,
Looking for help with the problem detailed below before I have to take the plunge and nuke the phone (factory reset).
Problem: Camera crashes on my ATIV S Windows Phone 8
Occurs: After I start the camera app
Action Taken: Tapping the screen OR pressing the hardware camera button
Expected Result: Take a picture
What Actually Happens: Camera app closes instead and phone goes back to the start screen
This happens regardless of which camera app I am using (native or 3rd party). I have tried restarting the phone, removing the battery and uninstalling 3rd party apps but the problem is still there. Any suggestions appreciated.
Aide

Did a bit more searching and found the solution (on WPCentral). SD card was the culprit. SanDisk 64GB. Popped it in PC, scanned and fixed errors (it reported none). Put it back in and camera is working as it should...

You were able to expand your memory to 64bitsd card?
Sent from my SGH-T899M using XDA Windows Phone 7 App

@noelito: If you mean 64Gb (not 64bit) then answer is I have used the 64GB SD card since I got the phone in January (bought together from Amazon). I didn't do anything to make it work. It just worked.

i say this because
I thought Samsung did not guarantee any other card past 32gb to work, so if you got your 64gb to work I am considering purchasing a large side micro sd

I bought a 64gb microsd for my tablet and had the idea to try it in the phone and it worked flawlessly for me too!

No SD card, same problem ...
aicon said:
Did a bit more searching and found the solution (on WPCentral). SD card was the culprit. SanDisk 64GB. Popped it in PC, scanned and fixed errors (it reported none). Put it back in and camera is working as it should...
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I dont have SD card installed and I have exactly the same problem. Any idea how to make camera working?

[Problem] Nokia Lumia 625 gets "hang" and after restart it stucks at NOKIA logo

[Problem] Nokia Lumia 625 gets "hang" and after restart it stucks at NOKIA logo
Hi
I have purchased first Lumia device 4 days ago; Lumia 625
After 2 days of usage it gets itself hang anytime and then restarts itself.
During restart is gets itself stuck at nokia logo.
Once it got start at that time i have done hard reset, it worked fine after that for 5 hours and now same problem started.
I am trying to flash stock rom now from this forum : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2515453&page=2
Should i do this or take it to nokia care?
I have purchased it in INDIA from online seller

625 has a SD Card slot isn't it? If so, have you tried removing the SD card if you have it there?

Hello,
Try press both volume down and power bottoms together for 10 seconds or more,
phone should restart normally

ihabsad said:
hello,
try press both volume down and power bottoms together for 10 seconds or more,
phone should restart normally
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i have done it many times.....not worked

{{SOLVED}}
luxon said:
625 has a sd card slot isn't it? If so, have you tried removing the sd card if you have it there?
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solved: I think it was a memory card issue....i have removed sd card(16 gb sandisk)...and voilaa......phone get started

phrkiranvirani said:
solved: I think it was a memory card issue....i have removed sd card(16 gb sandisk)...and voilaa......phone get started
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Nice to hear it helped but I am [email protected] frustrated by these SD card issues. My Sammy ATIV S screwed after I replaced a Transcend 32 Gbyte card with a 64Gbyte one from Sandisk. Now that my phone can't read barely anything no matter whether I have my old Transcend inserted or don't have any SD card at all. My system apps like Photos don't start, camera app does take photos by crashes after I take a shot, Photos app doesn't show any newly taken photos.
I would tell you, go replace your broken SD card but I can't because I've used Transcend for nearly half a year and it worked like a charm until I replaced it with Sandisk. Obviously, the issue isn't only with the hardware.
BTW, what SD card do you use?

Luxon said:
Nice to hear it helped but I am [email protected] frustrated by these SD card issues. My Sammy ATIV S screwed after I replaced a Transcend 32 Gbyte card with a 64Gbyte one from Sandisk. Now that my phone can't read barely anything no matter whether I have my old Transcend inserted or don't have any SD card at all. My system apps like Photos don't start, camera app does take photos by crashes after I take a shot, Photos app doesn't show any newly taken photos.
I would tell you, go replace your broken SD card but I can't because I've used Transcend for nearly half a year and it worked like a charm until I replaced it with Sandisk. Obviously, the issue isn't only with the hardware.
BTW, what SD card do you use?
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i am now using 4 gb transcend....previously used 16gb sandisk

phrkiranvirani said:
i am now using 4 gb transcend....previously used 16gb sandisk
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Thanks. Well, seems like SanDisk did their job dreadfully bad and screwed smth. it their controller's firmware. I've had problems with my SanDisk getting dismounted from phone every few seconds, when Transcend worked just fine.
That's good info for us WP owners to stay clear from SanDisc.

phrkiranvirani said:
solved: I think it was a memory card issue....i have removed sd card(16 gb sandisk)...and voilaa......phone get started
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Happy for you that your Lumia working again.
Remove μSD card, was mentioned in the tutorial:
anaheiim said:
For those which have a Nokia Lumia with a μSD card, it is advisable to remove the µSD card during the all process!
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