I've read several threads about dual-booting the NC with various renditions of Android - including Honeycomb. I don't doubt that it can be done, but is it really useable?
Thanks for your reply. Like you, I am thinking about buying a Nook Color and I was hoping to hear from somebody who has actually done this before buying one.
My wife just wants an eReader, but I would like an Android tablet and we cannot afford both right now. Being able to dual boot or boot to Android on an SD card sounded like a way to get both. But the articles I have read about running Android on the NC only explain how to do it. They don't talk about performance - which worries me.
There is nothing that says she can't read 'her' books on 'your' tablet.
Actually there is.*I* would say to root the NC, and then load a reader program for your wife to use (I prefer Aldiko, with Moon + as a close second). There is nothing that says she can't read 'her' books on 'your' tablet. That would also remove the need for each of you having to reboot the Nook if it's not in the correct ROM. (you have to reboot it if she used it last, she has to reboot it if you used it last).
... It would be HER Nook ...
'nuf said!!!
It's actually quite easy, but if you try and run Honeycomb, it can be a bit sluggish. Still, if you stick with a reasonable setup, and use CM7 or Phiremod, you should have a good experience, that is IF the wife ever stops reading long enough to let you have it
My wife and I each have one because 1.) we're both pretty big readers and sharing wouldn't be practical and 2.) I don't touch her stuff upon pain of death ... or worse.
My hope is that once she sees what I can do on her NC in Android then she will want that capability too. But even though she is fairly comfortable with technology that she is familiar with, she is NOT adventurous tech-wise.
Help! I'm trying to figure out if there's an advantage to running off the internal or continuing off SD card. My girlfriends new NC and don't want to risk blowing it if its not more responsive or something.....thanks.
Does this mean that you can boot to stock 1.2 WITHOUT having to remove the card?This new guide makes it much easier to get the dual boot working on eMMC, with stock 1.2 on the 2nd partition, and the latest CM7 on the first partition.
The Very Corrected CM7 & Stock 1.2 Dual Boot Guide - xda-developers
Does this mean that you can boot to stock 1.2 WITHOUT having to remove the card?
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