just got the edge put can't get past step 6 in setup since company is no longer around..so any suggestion on how to get around this to actually use it would be appreciated !!

reybarry wrote:Damn! Can really use one of these and it sold out. Hey Woot! Paste this on the board. Sell me one that was ordered by a deadbeat or a mind changer. I owe that to for being a mind changer last week.

just got one for teenage son yesterday(9-16-11)but he does'nt want it will sell!! warjon642@yahoo.com

Pratulkumar wrote:Got mine yesterday, live close to Carrollton.

Excellent! What color?

Left WV at 7:45 last night.....will it be here for this weekend???? Can always hope....

I have all the update files, instructions to upgrade, user manual, have watched all the YouTube videos (more than once), and been sifting through many user forums.

I think I'm ready to go...lol

Pratulkumar wrote:Got mine yesterday, live close to Carrollton.

Did it come FedEx or USPS? Mine left a location by my house 2 days ago and still hasne't arrived and isn't scheduled to until Monday the 19th?

I got mine yesterday, updated to 2.2.1, and I can't install the Amazon app. Everytime it wants to register my Google account, which I have, but it times out. Anyone know of a workaround? Thanks.

cajunseo wrote:Did it come FedEx or USPS? Mine left a location by my house 2 days ago and still hasne't arrived and isn't scheduled to until Monday the 19th?

It says at FedEx that they deliver it to USPS for final delivery... so I think USPS will be taking it to your house.

hotdyegrl wrote:It says at FedEx that they deliver it to USPS for delivery... so I think USPS will be taking it to your house.

Seems like a crazy system to me. But may work in my favor. If it mailed out USPS on Wednesday, I would think that there is a good chance it may get here earlier than Monday. Hopefully I'll be reading books on it by this weekend............

Mine will arrive today that one business day faster than fedex expected. I'm Santa Ana, CA.

alericb wrote:I got mine yesterday, updated to 2.2.1, and I can't install the Amazon app. Everytime it wants to register my Google account, which I have, but it times out. Anyone know of a workaround? Thanks.

On your PE, in the browser go to www.amazon.com/amazonappstoreapp. Use the "Download now" button to download. After downloading you should see an icon with a down arrow in the upper left of the screen. Drag down the top bar. Select the Amazon .apk and you should see an "Install" button at the bottom of the screen - select same. It should now be installed.

Since it was already installed on mine(June purchase), I could not duplicate each step so I hope all the steps are correct.

Update: alericb reported back, "That worked perfectly.".

warjon wrote:just got the edge put can't get past step 6 in setup since company is no longer around..so any suggestion on how to get around this to actually use it would be appreciated !!

Go to page 11 of this discussion about 2/3 of the way down the page you will find post 4636293. Take the time to read through the discussion, there is a wealth of info here.

Got my email on delivery yesterday. It arrived in Atlanta, GA yesterday early AM, but shows a delivery date of 9/21/11.................... It should be here to NC earlier than that. I could drive and get it in Atlanta and be back home the same day...........LOL!!!!!

hotdyegrl wrote:It says at FedEx that they deliver it to USPS for delivery... so I think USPS will be taking it to your house.

As previously mentioned, SmartPost is where FedEx delivers the package to a regional USPS distribution center; then it goes through the normal postal system to final delivery.

My package has gone through nothing but Fedex Smartpost centers since it left Texas...now it has left one in WV.....when does it get handed off to the USPS?

surveyah wrote:Left WV at 7:45 last night.....will it be here for this weekend???? Can always hope....

I have all the update files, instructions to upgrade, user manual, have watched all the YouTube videos (more than once), and been sifting through many user forums.

I think I'm ready to go...lol

Love your attitude -- be prepared. If everyone did this, there would be half the posts here. Good luck.

surveyah wrote:My package has gone through nothing but Fedex Smartpost centers since it left Texas...now it has left one in WV.....when does it get handed off to the USPS?

Its a learned thing. After the first one you track you will learn the route. For the greater Chicago area, when I see it reach New Berlin, WI., I know the next step is to deliver it to the USPS. Why WI? If you can answer that one, let me know. You may find yours going to some strange place also.

friartek wrote:On your PE, in the browser go to www.amazon.com/amazonappstoreapp. Use the "Download now" button to download. After download you should se an icon in the upper left of the screen. Drag down the top bar. Select the .apk and you should see an "Install" button at the bottom of the screen - select same. It should now be installed.

Since it was already installed on mine, I could not duplicate each step so I hope all the steps are correct.

That worked perfectly. Thanks!

friartek wrote:For the greater Chicago area, when I see it reach New Berlin, WI., I know the next step is to deliver it to the USPS. Why WI? If you can answer that one, let me know. You may find yours going to some strange place also.

I think it's like Ryan Air. New Berlin is probably an underused hub of some sort that is cheap to truck to or park over night.

I take back all the tacky things I thought aloud about the cheap delivery service - my gadget just landed! Now to patiently wait for it to charge so I can start hacking it :D

friartek wrote:Love your attitude -- be prepared. If everyone did this, there would be half the posts here. Good luck.

amen

samblam wrote:I think it's like Ryan Air. New Berlin is probably an underused hub of some sort that is cheap to truck to or park over night.

OK, you made be go look. Found this:


From: FedEx web page.
This will most likely cause more questions once people start trying to match this up with actual tracking data.

Update: BTW - New Berlin, WI is SmartPost HQ. ??? Google maps: 43.006452,-88.12061 if your interested.

Damn wish I hadn't seen that map now....too many stops along the way.

Do I sound .....impatient????

Reporting in from Austin, TX. Just got mine, 3 days before fedex said it would be here.

It's physically nicer than I expected. Charging now and prepping for the update to 2.2.

Do they deliver on Saturday? It's so close, but didn't arrive in the mail today. I don't know if I can hold out until Monday!

samblam wrote:Do they deliver on Saturday? It's so close, but didn't arrive in the mail today. I don't know if I can hold out until Monday!

Oh but I bet you can..........just sayin'...........by the way, mine didn't make the cut either............:-)

samblam wrote:Do they deliver on Saturday? It's so close, but didn't arrive in the mail today. I don't know if I can hold out until Monday!

I am feeling ya on that one! Mine was shipped out of GA last night and still has yet to show were! I am anxious to play around with this thing! Expected delivery date for mine is the 19th,but I hope to get lucky! I want to see if I can do my homework on it since my prof. only accepts it in office or through Email(says he will lose it if we turn it in after lecture).

Does anyone know if you can still register them since the company went under. I just got one and it wont let me get pass step 6

Mine came today WOOT! Was not supposed to until Monday. I am charging it now then will upgrade it to 2.2.

So I've tinkered around with mine, rooted, updated, installed the various app markets (aside from android market, which is the next step) but in the mean time I noticed the Pocket Edge sits up quite well due to its design, so I installed Chumby Lite on it, set up an account, created a chumby channel and installed the Woot app on it. I thought it was appropriate... :D

chardond wrote:Does anyone know if you can still register them since the company went under. I just got one and it wont let me get pass step 6

On the starting page tap all four corners starting top left below the notification bar then bottom left then bottom right then top right below notification as in this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjbZP8ckmKI
I had to do it a few times before it would work. I turned it off and back on to get to the first screen again.

chardond wrote:Does anyone know if you can still register them since the company went under. I just got one and it wont let me get pass step 6

You should read this previous post.

so i got my entourage edge today, and it is not allowing me to register my product. there is an error every time! is there anyway to fix this so i can actually use the tablet!?

x0ashleyann0x wrote:so i got my entourage edge today, and it is not allowing me to register my product. there is an error every time! is there anyway to fix this so i can actually use the tablet!?

You should read this previous post.

I want to know if there is any special order that you need to do any of this? Most of the names that are being tossed around (froyo, rooted, etc) are totally unfamiliar to me. I don't know what these programs do or the terms mean. Can someone maybe help with that?
And a suggestion, the first thing that I did after ordering was to start copying and pasting to a word document the different links that everyone was posting.

cajunseo wrote:I want to know if there is any special order that you need to do any of this? Most of the names that are being tossed around (froyo, rooted, etc) are totally unfamiliar to me. I don't know what these programs do or the terms mean. Can someone maybe help with that?
And a suggestion, the first thing that I did after ordering was to start copying and pasting to a word document the different links that everyone was posting.

Froyo is Android 2.2.

Ermine is enTourage's code name for their release of Froyo/Android 2.2.

Update: Almost all operating systems code name their releases of software. You will run into this almost everywhere you go. Even MS does this internally before they release the final version. Andriod/Linux users tend to use the code names to identify the version they are referencing. It is something you just get used to over time.

Rooted is used in UNIX and Linux(including Android) systems to gain access to everything. Sometimes called the superuser. To say the least it can be very dangerous if you do the wrong thing. Use with care. May be required to make some changes to the system. Only use it if you have to. Follow instructions carefully.

Read post 4636201.(I believe you have already done this.)

Then you can start to add apps.

etc: Need something more specific, or I might start going on and on about the /etc directory/folder on Linux/UNIX systems. You really don't want me to get started on that.

friartek wrote:Froyo is Android 2.2.

Ermine is enTourage's code name for their release of Froyo/Android 2.2.

Update: Almost all operating systems code name their releases of software. You will run into this almost everywhere you go. Even MS does this internally before they release the final version. Andriod/Linux users tend to use the code names to identify the version they are referencing. It is something you just get used to over time.

Rooted is used in UNIX and Linux(including Android) systems to gain access to everything. Sometimes called the superuser. To say the least it can be very dangerous if you do the wrong thing. Use with care. May be required to make some changes to the system. Only use it if you have to. Follow instructions carefully.

Read post 4636201.(I believe you have already done this.)

Then you can start to add apps.

etc: Need something more specific, or I might start going on and on about the /etc directory/folder on Linux/UNIX systems. You don't want to get started on that.

Thank you. Is there a preference between Ermine and Froyo?

cajunseo wrote:Thank you. Is there a preference between Ermine and Froyo?

Ermine(enTourage's version) is the only version of Froyo(Android 2.2) that will support this device. As far as I know there is nothing else out there like it(i.e. with both a tablet and reader in one). Some other version of Android may support the tablet but you would loose the use of the reader. Not sure what else you would loose.

In the way of explanation, The Android development group releases the core software. It can run as is on some devices but may not support everything. Depending on what a phone/tablet/whatever manufacturer adds to their device they will add drivers and other software to support those devices. EnTourage did the same for the eDGe and Pocket eDGe.

That being said, at mobileread you will find discussions on new releases of ermine. Some just add apps and are declared to be safe, and most likely are. Some are working on new versions that change the core of ermine. Using these has risks. Its your choice if you want to try and upgrade to these. Just letting you know there are options. Be sure you know the risks involved in using these. You could end up with a brick.

friartek wrote:Ermine(enTourage's version) is the only version of Froyo(Android 2.2) that will support this device. As far as I know there is nothing else out there like it(i.e. with both a tablet and reader in one). Some other version of Android may support the tablet but you would loose the use of the reader. Not sure what else you would loose.

In the way of explanation, The Android development group releases the core software. It can run as is on some devices but may not support everything. Depending on what a phone/tablet/whatever manufacturer adds to their device they will add drivers and other software to support those devices. EnTourage did the same for the eDGe and Pocket eDGe.

Again, thank you very much.

randycoats wrote:ok. got mine in the mail this afternoon. I am trying to register it, but I keep getting an error. The message is "ERROR: Network connection error. Please try again- Code 80."
Any ideas on what to do??? I am signed on to my network and have a strong signal.

Check out this video- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjbZP8ckmKI I kept getting that error too!

friartek wrote:You should read this previous post.

Check out this video and explanation- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjbZP8ckmKI