I've wanted to know for the longest time if any rom developement like CyanogenMod 7 is going to come out even if it is majorly slimmed down
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CM7 support?
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I suppose it depends on how you define "the longest time". The topic has certainly been discussed here before.
Well boys and girls here is the official response from the CM team on developing a version of CM7 for our beloved NSTs: To put this topic on track and provide an answer to OP:
No -the NST is not up for CM
As for the "script kiddies" comment, grow up or do it yourself.
/thread That was from the head moderator.
Original thread link: http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/30624-nook-simple-touch-mod/
Seems like any mods close to CM 7 will come from the talented developers among us.
No -the NST is not up for CM
As for the "script kiddies" comment, grow up or do it yourself.
/thread That was from the head moderator.
Original thread link: http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/30624-nook-simple-touch-mod/
Seems like any mods close to CM 7 will come from the talented developers among us.
With guys like that making our case, I don't think we've got a chance in hell! Nothing like pissing off the developers you're dependent to put your device at the bottom of the list.
I would, of course, love to have some selection of ROMs, but given the limitations of the hardware, and the focus on reading and battery life, I'm not sure how much can be achieved:
I can understand the concern about obsolescence and "future proofing", but let's face it, it's a $100 device that I'll probably actively use for 2 years, max. My Palm III still works beautifully, my Sharp Zaurus as well. Hell, I could get my old Atari Portfolio working if I had to. Putting CM7 on those won't compel me to pull them out of the drawer and use them again.
Don't get me wrong: I'd love to see some development, and would throw in a few bucks to support it. I just wonder if most of what's wanted can't be achieved by working on the existing firmware. I do want the B&N firmware (reader, library, store) functionality (hopefully, all fixed by B&N someday), so my needs may not be typical.
I would, of course, love to have some selection of ROMs, but given the limitations of the hardware, and the focus on reading and battery life, I'm not sure how much can be achieved:
- There are color Android devices running 2.3 with multi-touch for $100 for those that want "more tablet" functionality at low price.
- Battery life is already very, very good. CM7 is often associated with poor(ish) battery life, so I wouldn't expect it to improve, at least not dramatically. You still have to reduce background and wifi usage to keep any sort of good battery life.
I can understand the concern about obsolescence and "future proofing", but let's face it, it's a $100 device that I'll probably actively use for 2 years, max. My Palm III still works beautifully, my Sharp Zaurus as well. Hell, I could get my old Atari Portfolio working if I had to. Putting CM7 on those won't compel me to pull them out of the drawer and use them again.
Don't get me wrong: I'd love to see some development, and would throw in a few bucks to support it. I just wonder if most of what's wanted can't be achieved by working on the existing firmware. I do want the B&N firmware (reader, library, store) functionality (hopefully, all fixed by B&N someday), so my needs may not be typical.
Well, since in my country there are B&N stores -at all-, I just ordered one because of the hardware, size and price. I have no interest in the B&N firmware at all due to this.
I'm up for the task though. I'm mostly busy with work and real life but I want to use this as a cheap, android-compatible tablet I can root and then use as secondary display (VNC)/device rooter/flasher (HTC Magic
)/Android app development/etc.
CM7 might be heavy, yes, it's so heavy it's slow in my device, but CM6 works fine & dandy and even better with some optimizations of my own, so I bet this device is able to run, at least, Froyo, which is enough to run around 80% of market apps if not 98%, if I'm not wrong.
I'm up for the task though. I'm mostly busy with work and real life but I want to use this as a cheap, android-compatible tablet I can root and then use as secondary display (VNC)/device rooter/flasher (HTC Magic
)/Android app development/etc.CM7 might be heavy, yes, it's so heavy it's slow in my device, but CM6 works fine & dandy and even better with some optimizations of my own, so I bet this device is able to run, at least, Froyo, which is enough to run around 80% of market apps if not 98%, if I'm not wrong.