Ainol Novo 8 Advanced 2.3.4 Rooted UK Rom V3.0

Update March 2021: 

Fixed the download links at the bottom of the page. All versions can also be found here:

Ainol NOVO8 Firmware links

 

(UPDATE 11/04/12) New version released see front page for more details, download links shall remain active for a while longer as will the comments for this version.




 MERRY XMAS TO YOU ALL AND A BRAND NEW ROM!!!

Yup that's right folks, I have been promising a new rom for a couple of weeks and what better day for it to be released than today :) I'm going to keep this fairly short and sweet as I am overloaded on xmas grub and want to slob out.

This firmware is frankly pretty awesome, it's based on the latest 22/12/11 release with full Root and added bits from Cheeyee @ Chinadigital (make sure you thank him) which gives you 2GB userspace, USB Bluetooth dongle, USB GPS dongle and USB Gamepad support. If that is not enough for you you also have the latest Google apps, Market, Facebook, Skype (which now works) and Dolphin Browser HD. Flash support has been cooked in as well and seems to work fine. This is presently English only, I shall try to make a Multi Language in the next week or so (and have it work a bit better than in V2.0)

Not Enough For You?

Then how about this . . . Power issues are fixed, performance issues seem to be addressed (can't test iPlayer as the BBC has broken it at the time of writing) The Market has gained the ability to see near enough every single app there is, that's right you read it correctly Angry Birds, Facebook, Dolphin HD and Skype are are visible on the market, you can even update the rom installed versions. Install Chainfire3D and the Pro key then use the market fix to see and install Tegra games so you can have legit versions of those as well.

You still want more?

Fine ;) This rom is pretty much bursting at the seams with loads of other stuff, there's more done, fixed and added than I remember. Install, enjoy and explore :)

SCREENSHOTS TO FOLLOW LATER

Download Links:

Ainol Novo 8 2.3.4 UK Rom V3.0 @ nebularnerd.co.uk

3.0 Patch to 3.1

Ainol Novo 8 2.3.4 UK Rom V3.1 patch @ nebularnerd.co.uk
Install after 3.0 fixes Contact and Calendar issues.

Quick update on 3.x firmware progress

Just a quick post to let all of you watchers know how things are going. The new 3.0 version is currently in testing and will be released sometime between xmas and new year. The power bugs present in the first releases are no longer present so no more random waking up and all that rubbish.

Quick feature and bugs list:

• Currently English/Chinese only, I may release this first then do a 3.1 release for Multi Language.
• YouTube app seems to have developed a stutter all of a sudden.
• Oddly though flash performance in the browsers is much better so YouTube works great in the browsers.
• iPlayer app and broswer performance still a bit off but much better, not tried at 190-200dpi but the really bad stutter from before is gone and it just hesitates for a frame or two or plays at a lower frame rate.
• Lots of updates to all the included apps so latest Google Maps, Market and so on.
• I'm trying to find someway to install certain apps after installation such as Flash and Skype as these really do not like being cooked into the rom, if I can't then I shall at least include the ones you cannot get from the market in the download so you can install them yourself.
• Other little things that I can't remember right now :)

It's coming and coming soon so watch this space . . .

*UPDATE* It seems a new firmware has been release, possibly an official non beta 2.3.4 so I'm going to stop work on the current version I have and restart on that one, It will not add much delay to the release but will be worth the wait if it fixes some more bugs.

Nebularnerd.com now live :)

Everyone please update your bookmarks as I now have a proper domain of nebularnerd.com registered for this blog, the blogspot address still works but some site features like followers and such no longer behave when that address is used.

I shall be looking to slowly add more feature to the site but rom development comes first :)