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Hey Folks,
I got fed up with SE and AT&T and debranded the phone using the Davinci team process. I now have the 2.0.A.0.504 build for the Brazil market. This includes a lot of apps that I don't want; Orkut, Prefixio Automatic, PlayNow, the Moxier Suite, etc.. I can't figure out how to delete these as they don't show up when I go to Manage Applications. So, I've got some Q's?
1) Is rooting the way to be able to delete this programs?
2) Is there anything I shouldn't delete?
3) From here on out, what do I do in terms of updates? Should I use Update Service? Or get them from here?
Thanks!
mdintx said:
Hey Folks,
I got fed up with SE and AT&T and debranded the phone using the Davinci team process. I now have the 2.0.A.0.504 build for the Brazil market. This includes a lot of apps that I don't want; Orkut, Prefixio Automatic, PlayNow, the Moxier Suite, etc.. I can't figure out how to delete these as they don't show up when I go to Manage Applications. So, I've got some Q's?
1) Is rooting the way to be able to delete this programs?
2) Is there anything I shouldn't delete?
3) From here on out, what do I do in terms of updates? Should I use Update Service? Or get them from here?
Thanks!
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1) Yes.
2) As a rule of thumb, do NOT delete anything you do not know what it does. You can also read the first post here.
3) You can use update service. You can come back here to root.
Root, then install titanium backup. Also, there's a thread listing removable apps.
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yeah, just use titanium backup and delete unwanted apps, and if you're unsure about some apps you can freeze them, so they won't start or be shown in your app drawer, but for freezing you'll have to have titanium pro
sorry if this is not in the right topic, but i also have one question about debranding:
i want to replace my stock firmware and change it to nordic (for earlier updates), but i want to know
if it is possible to backup my current firmware that came with phone, so that i can put it again in my phone if i ever wanted?
is it possible to somehow backup some relevant files in seus directory and restore them if needed to restore my stock firmware? and if is so, what are that files to backup?
thanks!
bojler said:
but i want to know
if it is possible to backup my current firmware that came with phone, so that i can put it again in my phone if i ever wanted?
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Use xRecovery.
XperiaX10iUser said:
Use xRecovery.
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thanks, i'll try xrecovery! but i'm interested if it's also possible to save some pccompanion or seus update files to be sure my current firmware is backed up. and if it is possible, what are those files to back up? cheers!
Hi everyone. My dad asked me the other day if there was a way to back up all applications to restore them without having to find them all in the market again. The only thing that I knew of at the time was to root and use Titanium Backup. He didnt want to root and I figured, oh well.
Well today I installed CM7 on my Nook Color. When I was setting it up and I synced with my google account it asked if I wanted to sync apps and I said yes. I was then taken to the market and all the apps that are installed on my Atrix started to download to my Nook Color.
Does anyone know if there is a way to do this on a phone or is this something that was modified to happen with the install of CM7?
I appreciate any help.
Hi - I got a warranty replacement Atrix from AT&T and am now faced with moving all my settings/apps/etc. from my old Atrix to the new one. The phone is not rooted. MotoBlur will restore minimal settings and Android Market reinstalls my paid apps though other than spending hours setting up my new Atrix to match my old one, does anyone have any way/suggestions to easily transfer all my settings/programs from my old Atrix to my new one? I called Moto support - total waste of time; I knew more than the tech about software/features of the phone.
Thanks in advance for any assistance. I tried a google search of backup/restore functions but didn't have much like. Astro file manager backed up everthing to my SD but, when i tried to restore, Atrix wouldn't allow install of "non-secure" apps.
To restore everything you´ll need to root. Then you can use Titanium Backup...
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Hi - I got a warranty replacement Atrix from AT&T and am now faced with moving all my settings/apps/etc. from my old Atrix to the new one. The phone is not rooted. MotoBlur will restore minimal settings and Android Market reinstalls my paid apps though other than spending hours setting up my new Atrix to match my old one, does anyone have any way/suggestions to easily transfer all my settings/programs from my old Atrix to my new one? I called Moto support - total waste of time; I knew more than the tech about software/features of the phone.
Thanks in advance for any assistance. I tried a google search of backup/restore functions but didn't have much like. Astro file manager backed up everthing to my SD but, when i tried to restore, Atrix wouldn't allow install of "non-secure" apps.
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If have to root your phone to be able to do any backup restore. Titanium backup is the most preferred app for backup/restore. If you don't want to install this app, you can still enable sideloading (allow install of "non secured" apps) using guidance from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=969960. You will still have to root your phone for this.
any way to do this without root?
zevrosenthal said:
any way to do this without root?
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Yes for the apps, heres a batch installer: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=559491
Hello:
I've a Nook Simple Touch (1.0.0) rooted with touchnooter 1.6.24 and I'd like to know if I may be able to update to 1.0.1.
I'm not on the US and (as far as I know) the update will happen only if and when I do it manually: copy the ZIP, paste it in the NOOK drive from a PC and so forth...
Should I, should I not? Will I 'brick' my nook or it depends... on what, exactly?
Awaiting your kind reply,
Sebastian Armas
Avid reader, Spanish Interactive Fiction Author
Sebastian,
I was pretty much in the same situation as you: 1.0.0 and rooted. I installed the update via download from BN. I had to reroot it using touchnooter 1.6.24 again, and it went pretty fine (it looked on rooted forever screen during root, but I rebooted and it went fine the 2nd time).
But if you are using non-bn reading apps, I don't see much advantage on updating. After a couple of months, I was not able to use market on my computer to select apps for later download on the nook - it showed that I had no device, and a few weeks ago, market stopped working. I don't know if it would have happened if I had 1.0.0.
sarmasm said:
Should I, should I not? Will I 'brick' my nook or it depends... on what, exactly?
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There's no reason not to do the update.
Some people have experienced problems with updating a TouchNootered NST from 1.0.0 to 1.0.1
Did you take a backup before TouchNooter? If so restore the backup before updating and then just reapply TouchNooter.
If not, you might wanna try a factory restore and possibly a factory reset before updating.
Factory Restore: (Restores your system back to basics, almost..)
Interrupt boot 8 times by long pressing power button (10s) as soon as you see the screen flicker.
Or just boot the nookRestore image if you don't want the hassle.
Factory Reset: (Wipes your data)
Power on your NST then press and hold bottom left and right buttons as soon as you see the screen flicker.
If you're doing the above, then also take your time to make a backup before rooting again
Nook Simple Touch Rooted with touchnooter 1.6.24 and B&N Updates
OK... Thanks to both of you for your quick reply.
If I'm reading this properly, if I want to use the B&N 1.0.1 update, I'd better:
Unroot de NST
Update de NST 1.0.0 to 1.0.1
Root the NST 1.0.1 with TouchNooter 1.6.24 after updating successfully
That said, if I do a Factory Restore (with or without the handy nookRestore image), what will happen to my NST's registration and Shelve data? Loose it too?
Awaiting your kind reply,
Sebastian Armas
Avid reader, Spanish Interactive Fiction Author
sarmasm said:
OK... Thanks to both of you for your quick reply.
That said, if I do a Factory Restore (with or without the handy nookRestore image), what will happen to my NST's registration and Shelve data? Loose it too?
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System Restore will not wipe your data.
System Reset will wipe most, if not all of your settings, apps, etc..
Just plug your NST and copy the folder that holds your library, then copy it back to your NST after all the updates etc. are done.
Re-registering your NST is as easy as providing your B&N user/pass.
Nook Simple Touch Rooted with touchnooter 1.6.24 and B&N Updates
ros87 said:
System Restore will not wipe your data.
System Reset will wipe most, if not all of your settings, apps, etc..
Just plug your NST and copy the folder that holds your library, then copy it back to your NST after all the updates etc. are done.
Re-registering your NST is as easy as providing your B&N user/pass.
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Cristal clear!
So, now it's only a matter of gathering the needed files (and my courage, let's be honest) to actually do it ;-)
Again, thank you all for your help and sound advice.
Very gratefully yours,
Sebastián Armas
Avid reader, Spanish Interactive Fiction Author
Nook Simple Touch Rooted with touchnooter 1.6.24 and B&N Updates
BTW, is there any NST root on the works that is "any B&N update" compatible?
Just a thought...
Sebastián Armas
Avid reader, Spanish Interactive Fiction Author
sarmasm said:
BTW, is there any NST root on the works that is "any B&N update" compatible?
Just a thought...
Sebastián Armas
Avid reader, Spanish Interactive Fiction Author
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While it would be possible to make a root method that would survive a 1.0.0 -> 1.0.1 update, it's not possible to know what system files will be replaced by a future update and thus trying to make something like that is probably just a waste of time
Nook Simple Touch Rooted with touchnooter 1.6.24 and B&N Updates
ros87 said:
While it would be possible to make a root method that would survive a 1.0.0 -> 1.0.1 update, it's not possible to know what system files will be replaced by a future update and thus trying to make something like that is probably just a waste of time
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I see: it figures, indeed.
Well, then: besides updating my NST, I'll be looking then for news on the (I suppose) alternative to TouchNooter; that is, having a NST root booting from a SD card (it that's possible on NST)
Gratefully,
Sebastián Armas
Avid reader, Spanish Interactive Fiction Author
What happens if I do a system reset and a restore on a 1.0.1? Do I get back to pristine 1.0.1, or back to 1.0.0? Or somewhere in between?
apeine said:
What happens if I do a system reset and a restore on a 1.0.1? Do I get back to pristine 1.0.1, or back to 1.0.0? Or somewhere in between?
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A Factory Restore should send your system back to 1.0.0
It doesn't wipe your settings, data etc, to do that you need to do a Factory Reset.
Depending on what's modified a NST might never get back to "pristine" state with Restore/Reset.
This is why I repeatedly tell people to take a backup before "rooting".
That's a little too late for me. The mess is already done. Instruction for backup only showed up a couple of days after I rooted.
But I hope that the backup of a little bit messed up nook is better than no backup at all, I guess.
And I'll do it anyway. In order to restore market, mostly. All market substitutes didn't help at all. And as I've done a backup with Titanium backup, I think I'll be able to restore apps in no time.
ros87 said:
Just plug your NST and copy the folder that holds your library, then copy it back to your NST after all the updates etc. are done.
Re-registering your NST is as easy as providing your B&N user/pass.
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What folder holds the library? Is it in the nook RAM or in the SD Card?
Awaiting your kind reply,
Sebastián Armas
Hello!
I have an unrooted version of Nook Simple Touch, firmware 1.2.1 and I would like to back-up my notes, highlights and bookmarks. Is there anyway to do so?
If I root it, will I loose all this data?
Also, please give me a link for a good rooting guide.
You have several options. NookManager will allow you to perform a backup of the current configuration and provides an easy way to root, check this link for more info... NookManager - graphical rooter for 1.2.x and beyond.
You can also find instructions on how to make a complete backup (and exact 2GB image of your Nook) in the Backup/Restore N2E
You can also root using the information in the Minimal rooting - back to basics thread, which requires much more technical skill, but allows you more control over what gets installed.
David0226 said:
You have several options. NookManager will allow you to perform a backup of the current configuration and provides an easy way to root, check this link for more info... NookManager - graphical rooter for 1.2.x and beyond.
You can also find instructions on how to make a complete backup (and exact 2GB image of your Nook) in the Backup/Restore N2E
You can also root using the information in the Minimal rooting - back to basics thread, which requires much more technical skill, but allows you more control over what gets installed.
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To follow on to whate David said, you can actually control what gets installed in NookManager by editing the .img before you write it to the microSD card.
Just a thought.
Thanks guys for your replies!
What do you think about this tutorial? http://geekanddummy.com/how-to-rooting-the-nook-simple-touch/
I'm asking because you can install Android v 2.1 on your Nook.
If I root it, afterwards I will be able to access my data? I mean, will remain all the saved notes and adnotations from a given book?
Milkman12 said:
Thanks guys for your replies!
What do you think about this tutorial? http://geekanddummy.com/how-to-rooting-the-nook-simple-touch/
I'm asking because you can install Android v 2.1 on your Nook.
If I root it, afterwards I will be able to access my data? I mean, will remain all the saved notes and adnotations from a given book?
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That rooting method should work fine. However, you should know that your Nook already has Android 2.1 on it - that's the stock version (B&N just modified it for their own use). You don't need to change your Android version, nor should you.
And yes, unless you accidentally brick your Nook, you will be able to access all the data you had before you rooted.
Many thanks to you Sir thenookieforlife3!
How can I access my back-up data on the PC? Is there any chance to open it with software like Word, Notepad etc?
I mean my highlighted texts and notes.
Milkman12 said:
How can I access my back-up data on the PC? Is there any chance to open it with software like Word, Notepad etc?
I mean my highlighted texts and notes.
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There is not a way to back up that specific data alone, but if you make a full device backup, your notes and highlights will be included.
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There is not a way to back up that specific data alone, but if you make a full device backup, your notes and highlights will be included.
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And how can I view it on the PC?
Milkman12 said:
And how can I view it on the PC?
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You can't, basically. The only thing you could do with a device backup if you made one is restore it back to your NST if you brick it.
Bugger.
Anyway, thank you very much for your helpful answers!
Milkman12 said:
Bugger.
Anyway, thank you very much for your helpful answers!
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Not a problem - it's what I'm on XDA for.