[Noah98]

Originally Posted by Baca25

I just got a Pandigital novel eReader for Christmas. I have no idea how it works. Up till now the only technology i am familar with is my cell phone and basic internet on my computer. After reading your posts i'm starting to think there is more to eReaders then just reading a book. You talk about "Hacks" and Calibre or something like that...what does that mean? How do i Hack my novel, and how do i download the new firmware that you mentioned? Also, i have not been able to download any books yet. I select a book but i dont think some of the buttons are showing on my screen like "buy" or "continue" or any options to purchase. I have not been able to view any videos like from youtube, also pictures of the book covers on the B&N website dont appear. Am i doing something wrong? Can i purchase any book from B&N if it says nookbook or does it have to specify ebook? I understand that you are not a sales person, but i dont know who else to ask and was so happy when i came across this website. If anyone has advice for me to get the most out of my Pandigital novel i would greatly appreciate it, i'm so excited to have one but totally bummed that i havent been able to enjoy it.

If you want to hack your novel, there are many different options available on Slatedroid.com. You might want to read through the firmware threads and choose the one that is best for you.

The one I like best is the following:

1) Install: Beta 2.1.0 (full GE, user data wipe)

2) Create a gmail account on your computer

3) On your newly hacked PDN, click on the market and use your new gmail account.

4) Install:Supplemental layer 1.3 (non-destructive)

Follow this link for instructions on how to install the 2 firmware files, but do steps two and three on my list before you do step 4.

http://www.slatedroid.com/index.php?topic=7095.0

After all of that, I would download the android sdk and use adb to do a hard button hack. This is a lot more complicated, but optional:

http://www.slatedroid.com/index.php?topic=11475.0

For reading using this firmware I would recommend Aldiko, Laputa, and the Kindle app. I couldn't get the Borders app working for some reason.