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coleoptera1 · 06-20-2011, 12:17 PM

Doggie,

Dingo...Froyo...Ermine...

Here's my understanding of this, based on reading the original forums...if you are a new user you probably want to invest some time in going through them, they are incredibly helpful.

Dingo = the enTourage operating system (OS) that comes factory installed on your device.

Froyo=Google's Android 2.2 version.

Ermine = enTourage's beta update to Dingo that includes the Froyo updates.

When Google updates their android OS, we can't just update our devices because the Android operating system does not include what is needed to also operate the eink side of our Edges. So, when Google came out with Froyo (Android 2.2), entourage had to update their OS.

So, the latest and greatest OS for our edge's is Ermine...it has incorporated Android 2.2 and the eink. But my understanding is that there is only a beta version of Ermine available, they never released a final version.

Before you update to Ermine, make sure you read the old forums AND posts here at mobileread. Ermine was not perfected before the company closed, so make sure you are comfortable with any issues before you load it.

I am running Ermine on my PE and aside for some slight quirkiness on the eink side (a little slow) I really like it.

06-20-2011, 12:17 PM	#3
coleoptera1 Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Geneseo, IL Device: PE (ermine)	Doggie, Dingo...Froyo...Ermine... Here's my understanding of this, based on reading the original forums...if you are a new user you probably want to invest some time in going through them, they are incredibly helpful. Dingo = the enTourage operating system (OS) that comes factory installed on your device. Froyo=Google's Android 2.2 version. Ermine = enTourage's beta update to Dingo that includes the Froyo updates. When Google updates their android OS, we can't just update our devices because the Android operating system does not include what is needed to also operate the eink side of our Edges. So, when Google came out with Froyo (Android 2.2), entourage had to update their OS. So, the latest and greatest OS for our edge's is Ermine...it has incorporated Android 2.2 and the eink. But my understanding is that there is only a beta version of Ermine available, they never released a final version. Before you update to Ermine, make sure you read the old forums AND posts here at mobileread. Ermine was not perfected before the company closed, so make sure you are comfortable with any issues before you load it. I am running Ermine on my PE and aside for some slight quirkiness on the eink side (a little slow) I really like it.