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[Q] Droid 2 driver problem

I am trying to root my Droid 2 2.3.3 on Verizon. I have Windows XP SP3. I have used the 1 click root and darkonion's version from last year.
When connecting my phone in PC Mode I get a New Hardware Wizard which will not find a driver after going through the motions.
I try installing the Motorola Mobility Drivers from the links provided here. (I have found two different links) to no avail.
When using DoRootWin_2.1.4 and doroot.bat it perpetually checks for devices.
When I adb devices from the command prompt I don't get anything.
I have the following checked;
PC Mode
USB Debugging
Unknown sources
I have tried to hard reset my phone. And have gone directly to rooting.
I have deleted the USB Drivers from the list an reinstalled them (used USBDeview)
I have downloaded the Android SDK and all associated files (JDK, Java, ecllipse, busybox, su, rage, & superuser)
I have added the path to my environment and rebooted.
Any help is appreciated. I am stuck. I don't know what I am missing.

[Q] help for nook touch rooting from China

Hi everyone, I've been trying to root my nook2 and I've been over all the steps many times, and I can't achieve ADB over USB or WIFI.
I've used the nooter technique and the device looks rooted, I can log into Gmail and get new mail, but as youtube is blocked in China, I can't login to youtube as i'm supposed to in the process described on nookdevs. (is youtube loging really important?)
I can install apps from the market, but can't use the search field (no results, no matter what I type).
I decided to try adb access from there anyway (before asking for help...), and here's where I'm stuck :
I installed the light sdk combo found here : "hXXp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=910008" and followed all the steps
I can connect to the device using wifi ADB, but the shell cmd doesn't get me anywhere (I get a hash mark and an endlessly flashing underscore)
I can't get adb access over USB, because no matter how many times I try uninstalling the basic drivers in the device manager(all of them), they always come back within 5 seconds when I plug the nook (and yes, I seem to have disabled automatic driver update in Gpedit.msc)
when I try to load the adb drivers manually over the preexisting ones it tells me no suitable drivers where found in my *.inf file (or that it already has the best driver for the device)
I've been over everything (apparently) countless times and I'm still stuck.
do you have any idea what the problem could be?
If I had to guess, it's either :
-It's not completely rooted (for lack of youtube login) so it will always be recognized as a Nook and nothing else in the device manager
-the factory defaults nook drivers are lurking somewhere on my laptop and prevail over the adb_usb drivers.
-there is another move to disable automatic drive install in Gpedit.msc which I haven't attempted yet.
Please if you have any ideas... My nerdy ego is absolutely hurt by this and it's begging for relief.

I've been thinking about this, and if I could just set up the android version of astrill directly in the micro sd (directly set up on nooter) I could then access youtube and finish the job properly.
Do you know if it's in any way possible to do that?

I wonder if you'd be able to use Orbot to be able to gain access to Youtube...

Karibou3 said:
Hi everyone, I've been trying to root my nook2 and I've been over all the steps many times, and I can't achieve ADB over USB or WIFI.
I've used the nooter technique and the device looks rooted, I can log into Gmail and get new mail, but as youtube is blocked in China, I can't login to youtube as i'm supposed to in the process described on nookdevs. (is youtube loging really important?)
I can install apps from the market, but can't use the search field (no results, no matter what I type).
I decided to try adb access from there anyway (before asking for help...), and here's where I'm stuck :
I installed the light sdk combo found here : "hXXp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=910008" and followed all the steps
I can connect to the device using wifi ADB, but the shell cmd doesn't get me anywhere (I get a hash mark and an endlessly flashing underscore)
I can't get adb access over USB, because no matter how many times I try uninstalling the basic drivers in the device manager(all of them), they always come back within 5 seconds when I plug the nook (and yes, I seem to have disabled automatic driver update in Gpedit.msc)
when I try to load the adb drivers manually over the preexisting ones it tells me no suitable drivers where found in my *.inf file (or that it already has the best driver for the device)
I've been over everything (apparently) countless times and I'm still stuck.
do you have any idea what the problem could be?
If I had to guess, it's either :
-It's not completely rooted (for lack of youtube login) so it will always be recognized as a Nook and nothing else in the device manager
-the factory defaults nook drivers are lurking somewhere on my laptop and prevail over the adb_usb drivers.
-there is another move to disable automatic drive install in Gpedit.msc which I haven't attempted yet.
Please if you have any ideas... My nerdy ego is absolutely hurt by this and it's begging for relief.
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Read this, its all contained on my manual tutos, adb is gained just by changing uramdisk, there is one for wifi and another for usb, please, check which one you are using, then, follow this:
Here there is a list of all the tutos:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1380400
and here the ones you should read:
Setting up adb manually on the nook touch:
Making the manual process LESS PAINFULL
Setting up root access on NST through adb and installing busybox:
Hope it helps.
For the youtube thing, just set adb correctly (when you get it right) sideload an app to use a proxy, or tor, or anything you like, and try to login on Youtube.

I'm really sorry for not responding to this
I managed to get it rooted in the few days after my post, and I didn't any email notifications of your replies (didn't check on control panel, i'm new here, please don't hurt me )
I found a chinese source for rooting (a seller on taobao.com explained it. The Chinese are quite fond of the nook because it's the only foreign e-reader you can use to read Chinese apparently, and Chinese e-readers are both more expensive than the nook AND crappy.
Anyway I painstakingly translated it and got it to work
what you tell me about the proxy is new to me though, I thought android couldn't run a proxy, that's great news not just for youtube but the zillions of website China blocks and that I could use my nook to check, I'll have a go at it when I get near a wifi network.
cheers

[Q] Rooted NST not recognized by PC

Apologies if this duplicates an old thread, but I couldn't find another one...
I rooted my Nook Simple Touch using Touchnooter 1.1, and now it can't be recognized by my PC. I can't copy files to it.
I bought several Google eBooks recently that I'd like to read on my NST, but they can't be loaded, as Adobe Digital Editions can't see the Nook (or doesn't recognize it). Google Books doesn't work, either. It just stays on a rotating 'loading' icon forever, never loading the book.
Any thoughts?

Not recognized? You mean on USB? No volumes mounted?
You can certainly transfer your books over ADB on WiFi if that's working.
If you can get to a shell on ADB try a "mount" command.
The last two lines should be like:
Code:
/dev/block//vold/179:6 /media vfat rw ...
/dev/block//vold/179:17 /sdcard vfat rw ...

DoomMunky said:
Apologies if this duplicates an old thread, but I couldn't find another one...
I rooted my Nook Simple Touch using Touchnooter 1.1, and now it can't be recognized by my PC. I can't copy files to it.
I bought several Google eBooks recently that I'd like to read on my NST, but they can't be loaded, as Adobe Digital Editions can't see the Nook (or doesn't recognize it). Google Books doesn't work, either. It just stays on a rotating 'loading' icon forever, never loading the book.
Any thoughts?
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Using a root method that enables ADB over USB can mess up the drivers on Windows and make the Nook partition inaccessible.
There are two options:
1: Re-root with a ramdisk that enables ADB over WiFi (might not help)
2: Properly install Google drivers for ADB over USB (search this forum)

Dammit. It's so darn complicated. I was hoping to recommend this method to my non-geek friends so they could have simple little tablets too, but this all is just too much work for them (and for me). This is why people buy Apple.
If I go back to a rooted Nook (I returned to stock) I'll look into this stuff. Thanks for the tips, folks.

Oh! Check what driver you have on the Windows machine.
Under "Device Manager" if it shows Android anywhere then you have the Android ADB USB drivers loaded.
This would prevent the USB Mass Storage driver from being loaded.
Did you load the ADB USB drivers?

God, I have no idea if I loaded the ADB USB drivers. I just did the normal TouchNooter1.1 install, which includes basic Google Apps.
Then when my PC didn't recognize the rooted NST, I gave up and went back to stock! I'm not a true rooter.

@DoomMunky: Aw, don't get disheartened. Soon you'll be rolling your own kernels!
So you got your Nook to be recognized by your PC now?

Only by reverting to stock firmware. I'm running basic 1.1 now, no Android anything, and it's fine.
If I end up re-rooting in the future, what steps should I take to ensure my PC still allows simple book transfers to my Nook Simple Touch?

[Q] Help Needed..

Hi Guys,
I need some help with my Xperia10. I cannot install any apk's. I have downloaded an apk installer & when it runs it tells me my phone isn't connected to my PC although it is.
I can connect to my phone with the desktop software easily and have a look at the sd card contents, but if I exit that software & make sure it's not running in the background, I still cannot get any installer to "see my" phone.
I have followed instructions on how to connect properly which I got from this forum but no joy whatsover.
I also have a similar problem with a tablet, which is running Android 2.3 ( sorry to admins to mention it here but I can't find my tablet in any of your links) the PC doesn't see that either.
I have downloaded & installed various usb drivers in case that's the problem, but again nothing.
My PC is running Win7 build 7601, 4gb memory, intel 2.8 dual core.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Regards

Hi,
I'm not sure i understand well your pb but in case :
To install non-market apk, you have to go in SETTINGS/APPLICATIONS and tick "Unknown sources"...
Also, take a tour in SETTING/APPLICATIONS/DEVELOPPEMENT and tick "USB debog"
Now, you are able to install apk from other sources than market...
When you connect your phone to your computer, you must have a look to your phone... slide the notification bar and press on "connect the sd card"...
I hope it helps...

[Q] Sideloading apps from Mac

I can't find instructions on how to side load apps from OS X to my Nook Simple Touch. I rooted it using these instructions. I also installed NTGAppsAttack but it took me a while before I could log into Google and get it working. Now that it's working it doesn't seem to do much since I can't search the Google Market (probably because I can't side load apps).
First, I'm trying to install the Kindle App that I got from here. I downloaded the Android tools, but when I try to run ADB, it seems that the device isn't connected:
$ ./adb install ~/Downloads/Kindle_3.3.1.1.apk
error: device not found
- waiting for device -
I thought maybe I could load the .apk file in the Finder. There isn't enough room for me to load it onto the NookManager partition (only 8 MB free) so I put it in the My Files/Documents folder of the NOOK partition. However I can't seem to find that location using the ReLaunch app. It won't let me out of the sdcard directory.
I also tried launching ADB Konnect on the device and it tells me "Root Access Denied!"
Is it possible to install apps via SSH? I can't figure out how to get SSH running.
I'd appreciate any help. Thanks.

No idea about Macs, but for USB you will have to modify ~/.android/adb_usb.ini
Nook is not a "known" Android.
Code:
0x2080
If your root uses ADB over WiFi that would work too.