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[Solution] Restore "old" market

When market is updated itself to new version we have problems.
Mostly timeouts, lags, etc.
There is solution that can revert update.
In fact, market is 2 applications:
vending.apk
MarketUpdater.apk
To use "old" market you need only delete that 2 applications and install old market.
Deleting updater is necessary, because it will download new version right after you use old one 1st time.
To remove system apps you need root and application, ie "root app remover".
After you delete them just install old market (zip attached).
Unzip it on SD card and install via file manager or easy installer.

[Q] Installing app on unmodified Stock 1.4.1 NC [Solved]

My wife has a NC and likes it the way it is, i.e. BN store, but I would like to add an app that does not require root. I was thinking that I could use a clockwork recovery SD card with a zip of the app, just like we do with google apps.
Will this work?
How do I make a apk into a flashable zip?
The app is You Version Bible
Thanks
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So I have figured this out, it is possible to install apps (that do not require root) with out rooting anything. I would call it side loading via CWM sd card.
The key was to use the mount paths from ManualNooter (\META-INF\com\google\android\updater-script)
0.1.) Get apks for you apps (either with titanium or copy from 'data/app')
0.2.) Get a apk for 'Nook Color App Manager' (search the android market, can't post links yet)
1.) Start with the ManualNooter file and remove all folders but 'data' and 'META-INF'
2.) Delete all files in the 'data/app' folder
3.) Place the apks you want to install in the 'data/app' folder
4.) Edit '\META-INF\com\google\android\updater-script' using a programing text editor (otherwise you will not see the line spaces) remove all sections except the following: 'Mounting partitions...' 'Installing apks to /data/app...' 'Unmounting Partitions...'
5.) Save the script file and put all this back together in the zip.
6.) Use the CWM sd card to install the file. (if you don't know how, use google)
7.) Remove card and reboot after done. A new app App Manager will show up in your nook app list, go to the home page to run it and add links for your new installed apps.
Note: I did not post an files as I used other peoples work i.e. GMPOWER and apps from the market

So I have done lots of research and even tried this. I think I got the app installed but in this case there is no way to show the app in the stock launcher as it only lists apps it installs.
For reference I will include the procedure to install apps via CMW(Clockwork Mod Recovery)
Thread
You download the file attached to post 17 in the above thread, it is a empty zip that can be filled with your apks that you want. Simply place the new file on a CWM sd card and install the file via regular instructions in the above post.
If I ever find a script to add a link to the stock launcher I will post that and then this might be a usable idea for side loading apps.

[Q] Where can I find original 1.1.0 UK ready for CWM

Question as per title, or can I update to 1.2.1 UK straight away from US 1.1.0? I would like to get rid of dollar currency in the shop, please.

michalpo said:
Question as per title, or can I update to 1.2.1 UK straight away from US 1.1.0? I would like to get rid of dollar currency in the shop, please.
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1. Download the nook 1.2.1 UK update from here.
2. Get Sample.zip from here.
3. Get CWM SD 2GB from here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19657233&postcount=1 and extract the .img file. I'm assuming your MicroSD is 2GB or bigger.
4. Get WinRar from winrar.com and install it.
5. Get Win32 Disk Imager from here http://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/
5. Use Win32 Disk Imager to write the CWM SD 2GB image to your micro SD card - Backup any files on your MicroSD beforehand as they'll be wiped when you write the image to it.
6. Extract the files from nook_1_2_update.zip to /nook_1_2_update using WinRar.
7. Open Sample.zip using WinRar and then drag the files from the /nook_1_2_update folder to the WinRar window.
8. You'll get a prompt from WinRar with options, don't change anything, just click ok and let it add the files.
9. When its done the file size of Sample.zip should be 119,628 KB.
10. Put Sample.zip on your microSD and then put the microsd into your nook.
11. Power off and then turn on your nook and it will boot into CWM.
12.USE CWM TO CREATE A FULL BACKUP TO YOUR SD CARD then choose install zip from sdcard and select Sample.zip. It will then install.
Edit : I've uploaded a zip for you - I made it earlier and it works fine, I'm using it now. https://www.dropbox.com/s/lpcidk4lgyweyhb/nook_1.2.1UK_CWM.zip

noodles2k said:
1. Download the nook 1.2.1 UK update from here.
2. Get Sample.zip from here.
3. Get CWM SD 2GB from here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19657233&postcount=1 and extract the .img file. I'm assuming your MicroSD is 2GB or bigger.
4. Get WinRar from winrar.com and install it.
5. Get Win32 Disk Imager from here http://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/
5. Use Win32 Disk Imager to write the CWM SD 2GB image to your micro SD card - Backup any files on your MicroSD beforehand as they'll be wiped when you write the image to it.
6. Extract the files from nook_1_2_update.zip to /nook_1_2_update using WinRar.
7. Open Sample.zip using WinRar and then drag the files from the /nook_1_2_update folder to the WinRar window.
8. You'll get a prompt from WinRar with options, don't change anything, just click ok and let it add the files.
9. When its done the file size of Sample.zip should be 119,628 KB.
10. Put Sample.zip on your microSD and then put the microsd into your nook.
11. Power off and then turn on your nook and it will boot into CWM.
12.USE CWM TO CREATE A FULL BACKUP TO YOUR SD CARD then choose install zip from sdcard and select Sample.zip. It will then install.
Edit : I've uploaded a zip for you - I made it earlier and it works fine, I'm using it now. https://www.dropbox.com/s/lpcidk4lgyweyhb/nook_1.2.1UK_CWM.zip
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Many thanks

noodles2k said:
1. Download the nook 1.2.1 UK update from here.
2. Get Sample.zip from here.
3. Get CWM SD 2GB from here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19657233&postcount=1 and extract the .img file. I'm assuming your MicroSD is 2GB or bigger.
4. Get WinRar from winrar.com and install it.
5. Get Win32 Disk Imager from here http://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/
5. Use Win32 Disk Imager to write the CWM SD 2GB image to your micro SD card - Backup any files on your MicroSD beforehand as they'll be wiped when you write the image to it.
6. Extract the files from nook_1_2_update.zip to /nook_1_2_update using WinRar.
7. Open Sample.zip using WinRar and then drag the files from the /nook_1_2_update folder to the WinRar window.
8. You'll get a prompt from WinRar with options, don't change anything, just click ok and let it add the files.
9. When its done the file size of Sample.zip should be 119,628 KB.
10. Put Sample.zip on your microSD and then put the microsd into your nook.
11. Power off and then turn on your nook and it will boot into CWM.
12.USE CWM TO CREATE A FULL BACKUP TO YOUR SD CARD then choose install zip from sdcard and select Sample.zip. It will then install.
Edit : I've uploaded a zip for you - I made it earlier and it works fine, I'm using it now. https://www.dropbox.com/s/lpcidk4lgyweyhb/nook_1.2.1UK_CWM.zip
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Thank you so much for this tried the Hex edit method but could not figure it out lol ! This saved me allot of headache

Thanks a lot for the guide.
Following the price slash to £29 in the UK, I think Nook is importing US models in to UK to meet excessive demand. A lot of people received US version Nooks which comes with US bookstore, hence this guide was really useful for us who wanted a Uk bookstore so that we could buy books on the device.

Thanks for the guide, I hope you don't mind but I've adapted it slightly, of course I've given you credit, it's here:
https://sites.google.com/site/xcdguides/nook/nookregion
Basically a lot of people with this problem will have no experience of Android or CWM so I've simplified it as much as I can, I've created a ready made img that already includes both the UK and US CWM packages so you can switch between them and swap back if you need to, this way all they do is download the pack, write the image and put in the nook and it's ready to go, saves them copy and pasting etc.
If you know what you're doing here's the link to the image.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/nwtz0wi6kpb1d3u/nook_region_changer.zip

theronkinator said:
Thanks for the guide, I hope you don't mind but I've adapted it slightly, of course I've given you credit, it's here:
https://sites.google.com/site/xcdguides/nook/nookregion
Basically a lot of people with this problem will have no experience of Android or CWM so I've simplified it as much as I can, I've created a ready made img that already includes both the UK and US CWM packages so you can switch between them and swap back if you need to, this way all they do is download the pack, write the image and put in the nook and it's ready to go, saves them copy and pasting etc.
If you know what you're doing here's the link to the image.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/nwtz0wi6kpb1d3u/nook_region_changer.zip
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Good work. :good:

uk rooted
hi I got one of these US ones by mistake from Argos. I rooted it as I could not buy books with it and I really don't know what I am doing as it seems a bit complicated to me, I only wanted to add a few things like the Kindle store and a pdf reader as I don't need the browser etc as I have a Galaxy tablet and phone for that. I cant get to grips with the home screen its not like any android I know. Is there a simple launcher?
Anyway after rooting its still showing the US store, can I use your method on a rooted version.
Incidentally I got a message from nook uk apologising that I could not purchase books and if I gave them my address they would send me out a replacement. A Uk version I presume. I never contacted them maybe it was when I registered they realised I had one of the US ones

dmreeceuk said:
hi I got one of these US ones by mistake from Argos. I rooted it as I could not buy books with it and I really don't know what I am doing as it seems a bit complicated to me, I only wanted to add a few things like the Kindle store and a pdf reader as I don't need the browser etc as I have a Galaxy tablet and phone for that. I cant get to grips with the home screen its not like any android I know. Is there a simple launcher?
Anyway after rooting its still showing the US store, can I use your method on a rooted version.
Incidentally I got a message from nook uk apologising that I could not purchase books and if I gave them my address they would send me out a replacement. A Uk version I presume. I never contacted them maybe it was when I registered they realised I had one of the US ones
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I had 1.1 US version for recovering since i botched the root. The guide I had used CWM to p=flash 1.1 us back to it. I edited the sample.zip as described above and still got the US store on 1.2.1
Simple though, restore/deregister the device in your settings and it will restore to the UK 1.2.1 and UK store:good:

Thie simple method looks really cool. Thanks for putting it together.
Question: I have a fairly old (version 1.1.0) US Nook, which I'd like to move to the UK. But it's rooted using the old TouchNooter. It also has the NoRefresh kernel modification. I swear I copied myself a disc image before I rooted it, but I appear to have lost that img. Can I follow the process above? Should I make a full image first and not lose it this time? Should I leave well alone?
I almost always buy books using a computer anyway, it's more convenient, but I'd like to actually be able to use the uk.nook digital shop, which has some stock other places don't have. Rather stupidly, I can't.

Newly Rooted NST - Cannot Install Anything!

I have a newly rooted Nook Simple Touch (NST) that was updated to firmware 1.2.1 before NookManager worked its magic.
The problem is that now I cannot take advantage of the Kindle App, ES File Explorer, or NGAppsAttack because I have no way to install anything.
Here is what I am running into.
1. I cannot install from the browser that came installed when NookManager did it's thing because it appears to have a problem with the certificate for any site except the default Barnes & Noble page, rendering my browser useless.
2. I cannot use a file explorer, such as ES File Explorer, to install a new version of the certificates or a new browser because one didn't come with NookManager's install and I have only ADB Konnect, Contacts, Device Registrator, Gallery, Library, Music, Nook Friends, Nook Touch Mod Manager, Nook HW Test, Settings, Shop, Social (doesn't work), SuperUser, and TestCenterService. I uninstalled Amazon AppStore because it didn't work and I read elsewhere that it was no longer working.
3. I cannot use the market app because there are no versions already installed, begging the question - now how do I install stuff without a browser, market, or file explorer?
I tried using NookManager to install things by following the directions elsewhere and extracting apps from their zip folders directly to the root directory of the NookManager MicroSD card. That failed on every app I tried because when I booted the NST off the NookManager card, there was no option for Custom under More! I even tried modifying the menu text file using Notepad++ to add the Custom -> menu item under button 4, but when the Custom menu came up there was no button response. Evidently, it couldn't find the APK files extracted to the root (in this case E:\) when I tried the extraction method.
Does anyone have a better idea? I mean, I'm not a programmer - so although there is probably a way to do it through ADB Konnect, I would need someone to explain it in baby steps.
Maybe I could image the SD card with an image that just installs apps?
Thanks!
-Nate

natetheblade said:
I have a newly rooted Nook Simple Touch (NST) that was updated to firmware 1.2.1 before NookManager worked its magic.
The problem is that now I cannot take advantage of the Kindle App, ES File Explorer, or NGAppsAttack because I have no way to install anything.
Here is what I am running into.
1. I cannot install from the browser that came installed when NookManager did it's thing because it appears to have a problem with the certificate for any site except the default Barnes & Noble page, rendering my browser useless.
2. I cannot use a file explorer, such as ES File Explorer, to install a new version of the certificates or a new browser because one didn't come with NookManager's install and I have only ADB Konnect, Contacts, Device Registrator, Gallery, Library, Music, Nook Friends, Nook Touch Mod Manager, Nook HW Test, Settings, Shop, Social (doesn't work), SuperUser, and TestCenterService. I uninstalled Amazon AppStore because it didn't work and I read elsewhere that it was no longer working.
3. I cannot use the any market app because there are no versions already installed, begging the question - now how do I install stuff without a browser, market, or file explorer?
I tried using NookManager to install things by following the directions elsewhere and extracting apps from their zip folders directly to the root directory of the NookManager MicroSD card. That failed on every app I tried because when I booted the NST off the NookManager card, there was no option for Custom under More! I even tried modifying the menu text file using Notepad++ to add the Custom -> menu item under button 4, but when the Custom menu came up there was no button response. Evidently, it couldn't find the APK files extracted to the root (in this case E:\) when I tried the extraction method.
Does anyone have a better idea? I mean, I'm not a programmer - so although there is probably a way to do it through ADB Konnect, I would need someone to explain it in baby steps.
Maybe I could image the SD card with an image that just installs apps?
Thanks!
-Nate
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You should be able to copy an apk file to the SD card and use the folder browser of Relaunch (which was installed during root) to install the package. Just open the folder where you copied the apk from your PC to the SD card and touch on the apk file.
If you need some apk files like ES, a browser, etc., check out my post here which includes a link to a zip file of potentially useful apps.
The certificates issue has recently been addressed. Look here and read a little further in the thread for some simplifications. But the resident browser is worthless and can be uninstalled.

nmyshkin said:
You should be able to copy an apk file to the SD card and use the folder browser of Relaunch (which was installed during root) to install the package. Just open the folder where you copied the apk from your PC to the SD card and touch on the apk file.
If you need some apk files like ES, a browser, etc., check out my post here which includes a link to a zip file of potentially useful apps.
The certificates issue has recently been addressed. Look here and read a little further in the thread for some simplifications. But the resident browser is worthless and can be uninstalled.
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I appreciate the advice. I will try that out when I have some time later today and let you know if it worked.
I just didn't realize that I could use Re-Launch to browse for a folder.
-Nathan

Set Download location to SD CARD [Samsung Stock 7/Root]

I have a rooted stock rom android 7 Samsung Galaxy A5 rooted and I wanted to change the default download location to be the sd card download folder. How do I do this?

with xposed module named Xinternal you'll be able to change default path to sd. i searched a lot it the only way i found . ps even the module is not updated it still does the work