Hi,
I'm having a Nook tablet 16GB model here. I am running rooted stock software, version 1.4.1, I think. Using GO launcher EX.
I have just updated Firefox browser for Android (the new version with the curvy tabs up top thing), I was testing out the browser and logging in to Gmail when it crashed on me then the whole device become unresponsive. Nothing I can do whatsoever, can't even turn off the screen. Touch gesture doesn't work, hardware button doesn't work.
It's a software crash, not the failed flashing roms, so I don't know if it can be called bricked or not. But as of now I'm really desperate for any fix! Anyone who can, please help!
Thanks!
Have you tried holding the power button for about 20 seconds to make sure it is turned off?
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Thanks for the reply
I did try to hold it to reboot (I held pretty long, but I'm not sure if it was 20 sec or not, probably 10-12 sec or so), but it doesn't work.
But I just managed to pull through just now (connecting to PC via the USB cable, it doesn't response at first, but it the pc recognised it so I left it there a bit, when the storage came up, I tried to push some small files through, and the screen started to be responsive again) thanks for helping anyways.
*** Message to other Nook tablet owners *** : I'm not really sure if it's just me or someone out there can get this problem also, but I just want to warn fellow Nook Tablet owners: Do NOT update Firefox for Android browser to the latest version! It WILL crash! I haven't tried it with CM7 or CM9, but in rooted B&N ware version 1.4.1, the latest version of Firefox does NOT work!
--> Fix: if your tablet become unresponsive after the crash like mine, try connecting to a PC and push files through.
I generally use Dolphin HD, but somehow the latest version of Dolphin can't access Gmail although it browses other websites just fine, so that's why I tried Firefox for Android and it crashed on me. I'm a big fan of Firefox on PC but regrettably I have to say its android version is a big disappointment!
So I guess now I have to use Dolphin and Opera Mobile.
http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/mobile/aurora/
The v14 version specifically does not work on tablets in their release notes!
Download the v15 firefox aurora alpha version instead. Tested on my cm7 sd card rooted nt 8gb and works. crashes now and then, so not as stable as opera, but loads pages fast.
To chime in, Firefox does work on the CM9 alpha. It does suffer from the same "jagged" scrolling effect as everything else, though. But otherwise, works great
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I just received my Archos 101 yesterday, and after loading a few apps, some music/video on the external sd card, froyo, and LauncherPro, the tablet is extremely slow - to the point where it's not as 'responsive' as it used to be. Has anyone found anything (e.g. lagfix) that makes it a bit faster? I want to love this tablet because of the hell I had to go through with Amazon to get it, but it's really making me pissed off as of lately. Any help would be great - thanks in advance.
install os monitor, sort processes by cpu load and tell us if anything is eating all the CPU
http://www.appbrain.com/app/os-monitor/com.eolwral.osmonitor
I noticed the same thing on my A70. I switched from Launcher Pro to ADW launcher and it's noticably smoother without uninstalling anything else.
Why does os monitor show it is using 40% of my cpu?
Go to Settings / About Device
Register and upgrade your firmware to 2.0.71.
Go To Settings / About Device Power Management /
click on Overdrive
Go To Settings / Repair & formating / calibrate touch screen and accelerometer
do a google searck for gAppsinstaller_v4.apk
keep clicking untill it is installed on your device.
You will now have full google market.
Go to google market - Get Dolphin Browser - make it your default
go to google market - get vplayer beta to play all flash and other videos
recomended google market - get videos
google market - i music
Should be flying now - If running slow - go to desktop - click on system monitor - stop all programs - should be flying again -
tip - firefox is really slow and crashes?? dont install
When using touch screen never push hard - A light quick brushing action works best - or a light quick tap - always light on your fingertips -
tip - do not try to root - not necessary with overdrive setting - full root will come someday. No root is working right now for this firmware.
Good luck
David
i almost forgot
dont forget to go to android market and download and install adobe flash.
Try to erase all Mediafiles and reboot.
If your A101 is faster then you have a File that breaks the mediascanner.
Also if you are still on 2.1 the Mediascanner is running at every boot and scanns every file.
This has been fixed with the last FW.
Alright I did everything you guys have recommended and it is signficantly faster now. I think my biggest problem was that I didn't realize how sensitive the screen is compared to my Captivate. Also, is there any point in setting the cpu to 1000mhz using z4root/setcpu? (haven't been able to get that to work anyways, z4mod just freezes).
I got my Arcos 101 about a week ago and noticed the horrible sluggishness too. I tried doing the firmware update to Froyo and it was still sluggish. I'm now sure exactly what the option was called, but after the Froyo update, I went into settings and did a full format on the device. It reloaded everything from scratch, but I lost all of the 3rd party apps. So I called Archos and they pointed me to ftp://support.archos.com. There is a file called A101 HDD Contents.zip Just download it and unzip the folders. In one of the folders is the Archos customizations (apk files). Just install whatever programs you want and you will be back in business.
One other thing, you will need to set your CPU speed to Performance to get the 1ghz speed. The 2.0.71 build downclocks the cpu to 800mhz.
Oh, and I'm in the same boat with not being able to Root my device. Please z4root creator, fix this.
@dijitalm:
You don't need root for 1Ghz as you can easily set this in the normal settings.
And before you try again, neither z4root nor any other sw that uses rageagainstthecage is working.
The main reason I need root is to get my Tablet to see Ad-Hoc Networks. Specifically I have WIFI Router on my phone and my laptop sees/connects to the phone fine, but the tablet will not see the access point. I know that there are fixes for this that people have come up with but it requires root access.
Oh, and I have a Windows based phone (Touch Pro 2), so I can't get the bluetooth tethering option to work either.
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Oh, and I have a Windows based phone (Touch Pro 2), so I can't get the bluetooth tethering option to work either.
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Hmm. Others have gotten WM phones to work with BT tethering.
When I try to associate the Archos 101, they attempt to pair and then my phone says "it (the tablet) doesn't have any services that we are interested in". That statement on my phone is so enfuriating because I'll be the judge of what services I'm interested in having my phone use. My old XV6800 (Titan) did bluetooth tethering like a charm, and if it were still alive, I'd even consider going back to it.
Yup I'd be happy non rooting it if I could just get tethering to work.
dijitalm said:
I just received my Archos 101 yesterday, and after loading a few apps, some music/video on the external sd card, froyo, and LauncherPro, the tablet is extremely slow - to the point where it's not as 'responsive' as it used to be. Has anyone found anything (e.g. lagfix) that makes it a bit faster? I want to love this tablet because of the hell I had to go through with Amazon to get it, but it's really making me pissed off as of lately. Any help would be great - thanks in advance.
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I tried what is on post #5 here and this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10022941&postcount=4
so far, the combination of both things have made a big difference in the performance of my A70. It's a pretty smooth experience now.
ADW and Launcher Pro
I'm glad my help with Launcher Pro helped you. I installed the new ADW Launcher EX yesterday. I will have to say, It is faster depending on the settings. I used the "Fast" [reset profile. Right off the bat it was flying faster than launcher pro. I would suggest that launcher now that it has been revamped.
JW
One of the things my wife uses our Gtab for is Facebook. She plays some of the games (Frontierville & Cafe World) but they don't seem to want to work. I think it is connected to the use of flash on the web site, but not sure. We are using VEGAn BETA 5.1. Has anyone else had any problems with games on Facebook?
I haven't had any problems playing Mafia wars or Castle Age.
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One of the things my wife uses our Gtab for is Facebook. She plays some of the games (Frontierville & Cafe World) but they don't seem to want to work. I think it is connected to the use of flash on the web site, but not sure. We are using VEGAn BETA 5.1. Has anyone else had any problems with games on Facebook?
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I don't play games on facebook, but the one thing I noticed about it and I don't know if you have this problem is well, is I can't chat with my friends via IM. Does anyone know a way to correct this?
Hi all,
I don't want to commit thread necromancy here, but I figured its better than starting a new one...
Anyone had any further luck with this?
I just recently purchased a G Tab. I rooted it, loaded the latest CM7 ROM (1.2 bootloader), and downloaded the latest Adobe Flash from the marketplace (I think it was 10.3)
I was able to go on facebook, switch it to the "desktop site", and start loading a game (Dragons of Atlantis).
The game loads and opens, and I can maneuver around the map for about 2 minutes, and then the whole tablet just freezes. I have to wait a few more minutes, and then if I push the power button, it turns the tablet off. I then push the power button again, and it turns back on. This happens with both Dolphin Browser HD and Skyfire. Any suggestions?
oresteez said:
Hi all,
I don't want to commit thread necromancy here, but I figured its better than starting a new one...
Anyone had any further luck with this?
I just recently purchased a G Tab. I rooted it, loaded the latest CM7 ROM (1.2 bootloader), and downloaded the latest Adobe Flash from the marketplace (I think it was 10.3)
I was able to go on facebook, switch it to the "desktop site", and start loading a game (Dragons of Atlantis).
The game loads and opens, and I can maneuver around the map for about 2 minutes, and then the whole tablet just freezes. I have to wait a few more minutes, and then if I push the power button, it turns the tablet off. I then push the power button again, and it turns back on. This happens with both Dolphin Browser HD and Skyfire. Any suggestions?
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I have the same issue, with Dungeon Overlord and Cityville -- both memory-hogging games. I figure its the lack of memory, but others don't seem to have this issue. I'm using Vegan tab Gingerbread, and wondering if I should try CM7.
hi,
did anyone got this working on their tab? im currently playing empires and allies and it opens up and i can play it, but it lags pretty bad. It aint that fast as to how you wud play on a pc. Im hav not rooted my tab and i dont plan to. Anyone got any solutions?
So now that the new Firefox 4 Beta 5 is out, I personally think Firefox is the best Tablet browser available. Its unique approach to tabs works well on a tablet, as does the back button. The earlier versions were super slow, but I think this new one has caught up a lot. I now prefer it greatly to Dolphin HD.
I have installed the following add-ons to maximize my Nook Color internet use:
-Quit Fennec- force closes after last tab closes, a must
-Phony- easy User Agent changer, another must
-readability- fixes messy pages to fit
-Full Screen- Does what it says and makes browsing a joy
What do you all think?
I agree. Seems stable and fast (compared to Dolphin). I also used Sync to import all my passwords and favorites from my desktop.
I'll give it a try, it was even slower and klunkier than Dolphin HD last time I tried it, I use Opera 10 on my NC and it's great. I've tried Mirin too but something about that browser bugs me, can't really put my finger on it.
Can you guys post an apk? I can't get to it from market or Mozilla's website.
Thanks for the tip. Every browser seems to have 1 thing wrong with it so ill definitely give this one a try. I would like opwlera best but i can't get over the terrible way it handles initial zoom.
I agree, I can't find a working link to download the apk. I fennec but it installed an update that didn't work and now I can't install Firefox. Bummer
Would appreciate the apk as well. Thanks
FTP is your friend, as old-school as it is.
ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.o...roid-r7/en-US/fennec-4.0b5-en-US.eabi-arm.apk
Thanks for the link. But everytime I try to install this, it seems to progress, asks about permissions, but at the end, says "program not installed". I've enabled usb debugging, used titanium backup to uninstall the previous left overs of Fennec, and I still get this message. A little stumped.
is this compatible with Android 2.1 with the latest dalingrin OC? I cannot get the apk to install. launched the Package Installer and installation would not get through saying "Application not installed"
Also each time I start the installer, it would warn that the app will replace an existing appl, but i do not currently have a fennec/firefox appl installed. Titanium Backup does not show any fennec/firefox app.
Can someone help please?
thanks
finally able to install by tweaking the the build.prop as suggested here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=938114&highlight=firefox
if anyone else was having the same problem. that tweak fixed it for me.
I gave this a try based on this thread. While I do like the UI and it has a snappy response, the app itself is not ready for prime-time. If you try to enter numeric information into a field, it causes the insertion point to jump around. For example, I tried to visit the website for a local library and when it asked me to enter in my library card #, instead of "1234..." it would go "1243...". The insertion of characters as I typed them magically skipped around in the field. This was not isolated to just that website. Happened on a registration form on Adobe's site as well. Very annoying.
Looking forward to future updates.
--ex
I personally think Miren browser is the best for the nook. I have it set so that that status bar/tabs stays around all the time, and the floating buttons always hide. The only issue is that it doesn't work well with image links when they are opened in a new tab. In the new tab it will instead go to the link of the picture, not the actual link to the website. I will try this though, I tried the beta a long time ago so it will be nice to see how far they have come.
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For example, I tried to visit the website for a local library and when it asked me to enter in my library card #, instead of "1234..." it would go "1243...". The insertion of characters as I typed them magically skipped around in the field.
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I have noticed this too. The only (painful) solution I have found is to very slowly type with a pause in-between each letter. Thank goodness it can sync with my desktop Firefox and slurp up all my passwords to avoid this mostly.
OMG SERIOUSLY? I tried Firefox last night for about 20 minutes and it GROUND TO A HALT each time I tried to search or put input in the URL bar. It'd freeze, if I tried to do anything I'd get the FC/Wait dialog, I hit Wait several times.. Finally killed it, tried again... Same thing. Eventually it'd load the page.
If you all think it's great, I wonder wtf is going on with my install. Maybe I need to uninstall it, make sure any old sdcard stuff is cleaned (I had it installed a few betas ago) and try again. Totally unusable for me right now.
I'm hoping the FF Deskop Ad Block Pro extension works with the FF mobile soon. That can make the internet a much more bearable place.
Works for me. But can't t flash to work. Works in dolphin and stock
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will75 said:
Works for me. But can't t flash to work. Works in dolphin and stock
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Yeah, Flash doesn't work so far.
I just bought a new gtablet thats running the stock 3588 software. All seems to be fine except when I surf the web. While doing so, most of the time the gtablet will switch back to the home screen resulting with me having to go back to the web again, it does the same thing using a different browser also.
I really don't want to try one of the different mods yet, but if that is what it takes, I might have to.
Any suggestions on how to fix this problem.
Sounds like there could be some sort of app interaction/interference going on. You may have something running in the background that is doing it. Its a place to start. Have you installed flash?
May sound silly, but are you inadvertantly hitting the "Home" button while swiping?
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May sound silly, but are you inadvertantly hitting the "Home" button while swiping?
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Glad you said it, lol! Actually that was my first thought but didn't want so sound rude I remember getting used to the sensitivity of the buttons when I got my tab. That was the reason I ended up using button remapper and button saver. The button remapper let me map the soft buttons to be up, down, left, right. It helps a lot when surfing the net, I no longer have to zoom in to select a link. Button saver makes a small on-screen tab that when pressed brings up search, home, menu and back buttons on the screen. It works awesome and I have not accidentally hit the home button in the middle of doing anything since setting this up. This is also a great setup for night use.
--rant--
Spaceentity said:
I just bought a new gtablet thats running the stock 3588 software. All seems to be fine except when I surf the web. While doing so, most of the time the gtablet will switch back to the home screen resulting with me having to go back to the web again, it does the same thing using a different browser also.
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This was happening to me too. I got my gtablet 2 weeks ago and got the update (it was unusable until the update) and it seemed a lot more stable. However, when I surfed the web after a while it dropped back to the home page. Ended up flashing to TNT 5 and its been totally stable ever since (I was nervous about doing it as I'm a noob at all this but it was painless if you follow instructions).
I was wondering if it had something to do with the content of the page (flash or something) but decided to just go with the much better ROM. Not looked back since.
It continues to do it even if I have it laying flat on a table and making sure that I don't hit any of the side buttons.
Yes, I do have "Flash" installed.
Probably the Flash 10.1 causing this... Get 10.2. If you don't have access to the android market you can also get it from freewarelovers
Spaceentity said:
I just bought a new gtablet thats running the stock 3588 software. All seems to be fine except when I surf the web. While doing so, most of the time the gtablet will switch back to the home screen resulting with me having to go back to the web again, it does the same thing using a different browser also.
I really don't want to try one of the different mods yet, but if that is what it takes, I might have to.
Any suggestions on how to fix this problem.
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Hi,
Is this using the default browser? That (crashing to homescreen) was a fairly common problem, but I assumed that it might have been fixed by now. Anyway, if you are using the default browser, I suggest you try Xscope or Dolphin. I've been using the former since last Dec, and rarely see that crashing. You should be able to get them on market, or the Xscope dev has a download on his website. Been using both with Flash.
mine has been doing that with the 10.1 flash. Since I cant access android market, I cant download 10.2 straight to the tablet. The market keeps saying I dont have an android device linked to the account
using freewarelovers to DL 10.2. will see if this fixes it
works
If you can use other browsers on the stock firmware I highly suggest Opera Mobile. It has hardware acceleration so it scrolls and zooms smoother than the others, too. I'ts my favorite so far. Makes the web experience on the tab a lot better.
Well, I uninstalled Flash 10.1 and I think that it has fixed my browser problems. Thanks for all your help.
Spaceentity said:
Well, I uninstalled Flash 10.1 and I think that it has fixed my browser problems. Thanks for all your help.
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Awesome! If you still want flash just hop over to freewarelovers [dot] com, and flash 10.2 is right on the homepage. It's pretty flawlessly, especially compared to 10.1.
I am currently running CM7 installed from SD card. (Thanks CelticWebSolutions, and others) Works great, but occasionally I need to reboot the tablet, either because something crashes, or I just turn it off when I know I'm not going to use it for a while, or (most often) when my 3-year-old holds down the power button just to see what will happen. When I reboot, I have to have the USB cable plugged in, or it defaults to the stock Barnes & Noble software. This is not really a problem, but...
I realize I have no use, ever, for the stock software.
If I install the internal CM7 (or CM9 or any other ROM, for that matter) will it completely overwrite the stock software? What I would like, in a perfect world, is a Nexus 7 with an SD card. Failing this, I'd prefer that my Nook never even knew it had ever been a Nook. I would like an experience as close to stock Android as possible (any version, I don't care). I would like to be able to hand the tablet to my 3-year-old to play with without him constantly rebooting back into B&N.
I appreciate any help or advise. Please bear in mind, though, that I'm still kind of new at this whole Android thing. I may not be a complete idiot, but it might be best if you assume that I am...
Thanks in advance!!!
P.S. Today, for the first time, NetFlix has stopped working. When I try to start NetFlix, it instantly goes to a black screen, pauses for several seconds, and boots back into the stock B&N software.
However, if I start NetFlix from the stock B&N software, it works just fine (though it is an older version of the NF app).
Curiouser and curiouser...
Yes it will override, you need to flash CM7 from CWM recovery. Then format your sdcard with sdformatter (recommended)
~ V
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RobWoodall said:
P.S. Today, for the first time, NetFlix has stopped working. When I try to start NetFlix, it instantly goes to a black screen, pauses for several seconds, and boots back into the stock B&N software.
However, if I start NetFlix from the stock B&N software, it works just fine (though it is an older version of the NF app).
Curiouser and curiouser...
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In CM7 you need an custom version of Netflix and don't update it, at list that was an use with the alpha final build I haven't tested with the latest beta build but If you need the Netflix ans hulu apps for CM7 let me know
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lavero.burgos said:
In CM7 you need an custom version of Netflix and don't update it, at list that was an use with the alpha final build I haven't tested with the latest beta build but If you need the Netflix ans hulu apps for CM7 let me know
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Thanks, Man!
I probably did update NetFlix. It was working just fine, so I'll go ahead and install CM7 internally, as recommended. I'll let you know if I have any trouble.