OldDogEyes
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- Mar 4, 2011
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When I received my NC today it had the 1.01 firmware installed. So the first thing I did was sideload the 1.1.0 update... That went fine.
Then I created my SD card and the root seemed to go fine. But I have some questions.. If anyone can answer these, I'd be most appreciative:
Thanks in advance!
Doug
Then I created my SD card and the root seemed to go fine. But I have some questions.. If anyone can answer these, I'd be most appreciative:
- I seem to have four different programs that control buttons: soft keys, button savior, home switcher and zeam. I think I understand what home switcher and zeam do (home switcher sets your default launcher and zeam is a launcher). But I don't understand the role of soft keys (which came with the root) and button savior (which was touted in the forums). Can anyone explain the differences?
- Is there any way to disable or reassign the "quick nav" button (the soft button above the 'n')? I don't care if I ever get into the B&N interface and am tired of hitting that button by accident...
- I have an HTC Evo and have grown accustomed to holding the home button down to launch the program switcher which allows me to see the last 6 programs I ran and easily switch between them. While I like Zeam, I can't seem to find this functionality in the settings... Am I missing something or do I need yet another app/widget for this?
- I like the Zeam interface (kind of reminds me of HTC Sense in some ways) but there are times when the Zeam interface is gone and I have no way to hit the back button. I'm guessing that I need another app for that... Is that what button savior is for?
- Another question about Zeam... When I long-press the screen to install something, both the "shortcut" and "folder" options just return me to the home screen and don't seem to do anything. Do I need to install an app for that functionality to work?
- Another thing I like about my HTC Evo is that I can just hit the search button and be typing directly into Google... The default search function seems clunky ... after I type in my search I have to select "search the web" to do a Google search. I did find a way to add a widget for Google search but it takes up one whole row across the screen. Is there anyway to have a search icon where I am typing directly into Google but it's not taking up space on the screen?
- Are there any apps that will allow a reboot? I'm finding the Nook power switch to be unpredictable and frustrating.
- I am unable to sideload any apps. I followed the instructions in nook tools that gave the steps to configure the nook to allow sideloading. But even though I unchecked the box, checked it and rebooted, I cannot install an APK file. When try to copy it to the /System/App folder as instructed, I get the message that the folder is write protected. I do have root explorer installed but cannot figure out how to change the permissions for that folder.
- And that is also causing me to be unable to install my favorite keyboard... The instructions in nook tools seem to indicate that I also have to put the keyboard apk file in the /System/App folder. Is that true?
- I can't find some apps in the Android Market and still have the old-style market. Will I get the new Android Market automatically or do I need to do a manual update? If manual, does the vending file go in the /system/apps folder?
Thanks in advance!
Doug
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