eFestivals Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 Starting with Norton. try and uninstall just the trial in the first instance - that is, if you can uninstall just the trial. As you've said it's got Norton installed twice you should be able to uninstall the one without upsetting the other (if it prompts you to decide whether some shared components of the software package should be removed, select 'no'). You might well find that's all that's required to get it sorted. By its very nature any AV software is a not-insignificant resource demander, so if any data you're accessing is going thru AV software twice-over then you might well notice the impact of that (and if some of that data is getting endlessly looped between them, which might be happening depending how the AV software captures the data it works with, then you'd defo notice that). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipsteak Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Has anyone got any experience of rooting a kindle Fire? Or Android devices in general.Found various 'how to' guides, and it just seems like follwing a series of steps, which I can manage, but was wondering about any real life experience. Is it as straight forward if laborious as it sounds, or are there likely to be hiccups. And once rooted, what then? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windy_miller Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 I rooted my phone. It was, as you say, just following a series of steps, but you need to make sure you understand what all the steps are before you start, because you have the potential to brick your device. One of the steps involved in rooting my phone was to make a copy of the MAC address of the wifi interface, because the rooting procedure would wipe it. You had to set the MAC address back to what it was previously after rooting the phone. If you forgot to take a copy of the MAC address WiFi would never work again. You may not have to do this when rooting a kindle fire, but I'm just highlighting the fact that there are potential pitfalls and you need to be careful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spindles Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 In earlier versions of android there were plenty of apps which would root the majority of common devices. XDA developers is a great site for advice and step by step guides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipsteak Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 I rooted my phone. It was, as you say, just following a series of steps, but you need to make sure you understand what all the steps are before you start, because you have the potential to brick your device. One of the steps involved in rooting my phone was to make a copy of the MAC address of the wifi interface, because the rooting procedure would wipe it. You had to set the MAC address back to what it was previously after rooting the phone. If you forgot to take a copy of the MAC address WiFi would never work again. You may not have to do this when rooting a kindle fire, but I'm just highlighting the fact that there are potential pitfalls and you need to be careful. From what I've read, Kindle Fire is one of the more straight forward ones. And while I'd obviously prefer to not brick it, it is a freebie, so worth taking the risk. I would be far too frustrated with Amazon's operating system if I didn't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5co77ie Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Has anyone got any experience of rooting a kindle Fire? Or Android devices in general.Found various 'how to' guides, and it just seems like follwing a series of steps, which I can manage, but was wondering about any real life experience. Is it as straight forward if laborious as it sounds, or are there likely to be hiccups. And once rooted, what then? ThanksI thought Kindles didn't use Android but their own OS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipsteak Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 I thought Kindles didn't use Android but their own OS? I've not got it yet, but as I understand it, it's their own version of Android, but very modified. Much more so than other companies versions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonTom Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 I thought Kindles didn't use Android but their own OS? Its a bastardization of Android (Officially a fork ) to get you to use Amazon's services more than you might otherwise(Their app store, site, etc). Mind I guess that's why Google makes Android tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eFestivals Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 as you're talking tablets....there was a bit on TV last night about budget 7" tablets, and the Tesco Hudl (sp?) came out top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spindles Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Yeah? I don't know what the retail price is, but if I didn't already have a nexus 7 I'd plump for one of these.. http://www.ebuyer.com/521621-hisense-sero-7-pro-32gb-tablet-m470bse Same basic spec as a first generation nexus 7 but half the price and it has upgradable storage through microSD and USB OTG, I believe, so actually slightly better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eFestivals Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Yeah? I don't know what the retail price is, but if I didn't already have a nexus 7 I'd plump for one of these.. http://www.ebuyer.com/521621-hisense-sero-7-pro-32gb-tablet-m470bse Same basic spec as a first generation nexus 7 but half the price and it has upgradable storage through microSD and USB OTG, I believe, so actually slightly better.the Hudl is £119 - the same as that Hisense Sero.On first glance the Sero looks a better spec, but the tesco website was dreadful in giving the spec so I'm not entirely sure.But that Sero has something my year-old Nexus 7 doesn't, and that's cameras pointing in both directions and not just bone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spindles Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Yeah, although it's not a feature I've missed I can see how it would be a factor. For me (I only have a 16gb unit) the lack of external storage is the major let down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonTom Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 For me (I only have a 16gb unit) the lack of external storage is the major let down. I'd be a Nexus kind of guy if they sorted out that, it's such a strong selling point of Android other devices to. Its the one thing I get jealous of apple for, decent storage capacity! But I spose Google wants you streaming everything and using their storage services . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul ™ Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 I just use a USB flash drive with my nexus 7 for extra storage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spindles Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Eh? Mine won't mount a USB drive. I leave 4gb free for films and such and copy them over the network with Wifi transfer pro (lovely little app). I also have an old 10" acer tablet which has a proper USB port that mounts drives just fine, so I use that for most media anyway (it just won't handle 720p without stuttering/frame drop/desynching) I have to confess, I haven't dug the mini adapter out and tried since Jellybean went out, but my previous experience was that USB OTG was disabled on the nexus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eFestivals Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 I guess I underuse mine cos storage isn't an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul ™ Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 (edited) Yeah I just use my USB OTG cable, and at £15 for a 64GB flash drive, it's worked since I bought my tablet in February Edited November 7, 2013 by Paul ™ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul ™ Posted November 7, 2013 Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Eh? Mine won't mount a USB drive. I leave 4gb free for films and such and copy them over the network with Wifi transfer pro (lovely little app). I also have an old 10" acer tablet which has a proper USB port that mounts drives just fine, so I use that for most media anyway (it just won't handle 720p without stuttering/frame drop/desynching) I have to confess, I haven't dug the mini adapter out and tried since Jellybean went out, but my previous experience was that USB OTG was disabled on the nexus. Yeah I just use my USB OTG cable, and at £15 for a 64GB flash drive, it's worked since I bought my tablet in February I guess I underuse mine cos storage isn't an issue. I use it alot when am working away and just load the flash drive with loads of videos/music Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eFestivals Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 I use it a lot when am working away and just load the flash drive with loads of videos/music Fair enough .... tho I can get more than enough of my music collection on my phone for anything I might ever want, and anything else I can drag down from my own cloud at a moment's notice.But I don't bother with having 'mobile' videos, so i guess that makes a big difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul ™ Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 Fair enough .... tho I can get more than enough of my music collection on my phone for anything I might ever want, and anything else I can drag down from my own cloud at a moment's notice. Yeah I recently found out I can access my NAS through a web browser to get any of my media, but my Nexus 7 isnt 3G so if there is no wifi* then I can at least watch something from the usb drive. *happens alot when working away at festivals, sometimes lucky to get a 2G signal! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eFestivals Posted November 25, 2013 Report Share Posted November 25, 2013 my disk on my windows 7 PC is running flat out constantly, and it's making my PC run like a dog.I've just done a chkdsk, and that's not cured it.Does anyone have any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eFestivals Posted November 25, 2013 Report Share Posted November 25, 2013 hmmmm .... it appears to be skype.The most recent version doesn't work properly for me, so I've found and installed and older version - which at least works - but that's still making my disk run flat out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nal Posted November 25, 2013 Report Share Posted November 25, 2013 What sort of spec is your pc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eFestivals Posted November 25, 2013 Report Share Posted November 25, 2013 What sort of spec is your pc?win 7, 4gb ram, blah blah blah ....It's not the PC's spec that's the issue here, it's something which has made it run like a dog today when it didn't previously.That something appears to be skype. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nal Posted November 25, 2013 Report Share Posted November 25, 2013 (edited) win 7, 4gb ram, blah blah blah .... It's not the PC's spec that's the issue here, it's something which has made it run like a dog today when it didn't previously. That something appears to be skype. Decent spec then. Unusual Skype would fuck everything up though. It isn't the most hungry of applications. Although prone to bugs. Do you have it running on start up? Change that if you do. Edited November 25, 2013 by The Nal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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