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Hi i just bought like 2 hours ago an xperia play, i used the gingerbreak app to root my device but after 30 minutes or so the phone turned off then i saw that i had the superuser app but when i tried to use the titanium thing it says im not rooted....i did it like 4 times and nothing, can anybody help me, bootloader locked and r800i model, tnx
UPDATE: I hitnk i found the problem, i had to install busybox from market and now works fine!!! tnx to me xD
I havn't been able to get gingerbreak to work. I've let gingerbreak run for upwards of 45 minutes. How long did it take for you to get it to root?
ace518 said:
I havn't been able to get gingerbreak to work. I've let gingerbreak run for upwards of 45 minutes. How long did it take for you to get it to root?
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I had this problem, tried a different MicroSD card, started Gingerbreak, waited about 5 minutes, the phone rebooted and it was rooted.
Note: Some people are saying that using Gingerbreak wipes all the data off your MicroSD card (even though it didn't happen to me). Just a heads up.
plus you also need to have busybox installed for titanium backup to do anything and it doesnt wipe anything from the sd card either
thatsupnow said:
plus you also need to have busybox installed for titanium backup to do anything and it doesnt wipe anything from the sd card either
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First thing I do when I install TiBu is hit the problems? button and let it get busybox. I've tried 2 SD's so far.... Trying with a third one now. I just want root so I can move some games data (angry birds) over from my last android phone.
ace518 said:
First thing I do when I install TiBu is hit the problems? button and let it get busybox. I've tried 2 SD's so far.... Trying with a third one now. I just want root so I can move some games data (angry birds) over from my last android phone.
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Try formatting the sd card in your computer then pop it back in and try gingerbreak again it took me like 4 or 5 times before it finally worked perfect
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yeah well i had to root it like 5 times even my xplay was frozen twice and some other issues i though like twice thta my phone was bricked but well now is rooted had to pull battery a couple of times too. 1of my tries to root took more than 1hour, amazing
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thatsupnow said:
Try formatting the sd card in your computer then pop it back in and try gingerbreak again it took me like 4 or 5 times before it finally worked perfect
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I don't have an SD card slot on my pc. are there any utilities for android (preferably gui driven in the market) for formatting an sd card on the phone?
Edit: Formatted it in CWM on my Captivate
So I am trying gingerbreak and I am now on to trying 2nd SD card. One thing I have noticed is that as soon as I press root it unmount's the SD card. Both SD's were formatted before trying.
I guess what I am asking is the unmount a normal thing that should happen when running the app? or should I put the formatted SD card in and not mount it?
Can't root my R800x vzw xplay using gingerbreak. shipping 2.3.2 android version the phone shipped with. Looks like big red outsmarted us for now...
i cant get it to work either..... 2.3.2 version..... i already formmated the SD card on the PC. i've waited like 20 minutes.... i see alot of people getting this to work but i cant. Should the phone be connected to the PC for the Debugging mode?
Gamzmaster said:
i cant get it to work either..... 2.3.2 version..... i already formmated the SD card on the PC. i've waited like 20 minutes.... i see alot of people getting this to work but i cant. Should the phone be connected to the PC for the Debugging mode?
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Verizon??? If it is, you won't get root this way.
see here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1098131
Nope.... its not verizon =/
Well then do not let me discourage you. Best of luck and all that. Also, try turning off/on wifi. I remember reading some posts saying it worked better with that off/on . Not sure why or how it would affect it, but definitely worth the shot.
Gingerbreak doesnt work with 2.3.3 so only use it for 2.3.2.
It does work but you will have to be very patient.
I left mine running and returned every hour, it took around 3 hours for mine to root.
Leave it overnight and it will work.
Dont forget to install busybox after rooting. You can do this from the titanium menu. (if memory serves me correctly)
i will try the wifi thing.... Thanks!
3 Hours? thats ALOT of time lol
Ok, dsswosh is right!! Its just about time!!! 55 mins and root is DONE!!! It may take alot of time but it defenitly WORKS!!! I repeat.... 55 MINUTES!!!
Lol, it takes less time to actually unlock the BL's, download CM7 or kanzone's img and flash any of those than rooting with Gingerbreak.
But that voids the warranty, right?
Yes it voids the warranty unlocking the bootloader, and if you try to to update your phone to 2.3.3 via the official Sony ways you will also brick your phone. It's not a "might" brick your phone, it's a "WILL" brick your phone.
I will say this and some people here might want to read this - 2.3.3 UN-ROOTED works better than 2.3.2 ROOTED. The phone is faster, the battery lasts longer. The only downside is you obviously cant remove your bloatware, and some Gameloft games do not seem to work on 2.3.3
For this reason i have left my phone UN-ROOTED and am using 2.3.3. I am very happy with the performance. Games are alot smoother than a rooted 2.3.2.
Keep that in mind.
Ok so I installed the GB leak ".588" several months ago through stock recovery, and i've been quite fond of it however it has a few issues I'm hoping the official release fixes 'namely some blue crosshairs about a half inch from wherever I touch on the screen, also some reboot issues.
The problem I have is that I don't seem to have any upgrade path OTA to the official, and downloading and executing the update according to the post provided for leaked users at droid lif gives me an error and the update doesn't execute. I can't backup and sbf without root, and I can't root GB without sbf'ing?? I'm a little lost here and don't want to start fresh... again!
Any help you can provide would be appreciated.
My advice:
Do not take the ota, it is not rootable.
It sounds to me like you have no qualms with a full data wipe, so sbf using this method
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/dr...-solution-your-windows-rsd-lite-problems.html
Then make sure to do a data wipe in the stock recovery or you will boot loop hard.
Once you are booted up in froyo, root with z4
Regain access to cwm (dx bootstrap)
Download the prerooted GB. 596 which is in two parts
Flash said gingerbread
And enjoy
PM me if you want any more help with this.
Edit: it should be said you don't have to many choices as to getting on ginger bread without a data wipe. Use titanium and do a good backup of all apps and data, that stays on the sd card so it is bot touched by the data wipe.
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Hey guys!
I have updated my gt540 from original 2.1 (without fastboot) to 2.3.2 (cyanogen mod 7.0.0 with all stuff that was needed). Since update from 1.6 to 2.1 and then to 2.3.2 I have problems with my sd card. It's Kingston 16gb micro sdhc card. I often get messages "Sd card unexpectedly removed" and then "mounting" immediately after turning on screen. The problem is, that (I think) it happens this removal happens sometimes during preparing card for android and it has made my sd card useless (needed to reformat it, losing all data). This is getting annoying, because of my data and 7gb of music I need to copy every time it's broken, and it happens once-twice every month. I checked slot for sd and put a piece of paper to push card further. Didn't work. So my first question: is it because of android or hardware? Or maybe sd card is too big for this phone?
And another question: is it possible to "revert" my phone to original 2.1 without fastboot?(To make phone look not altered by me [guarantee]) (Of course by 'revert' I mean installing new rom from lg).
I'm little tired with this 2.3.2, it's sometimes rebooting without reason and this particular rom has many apps I don't need.
Also will themes, that are posted here (for 2.1) work with fabric 2.1?
And if not, could you show me a clean rom which will work fast? Also, working radio is appreciated.
Clean ROM
Well... Here's a clean ROM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1182804
Do you want fastboot after flashing the Stock 2.1 ROM?
I had similar problems with card on earlier versions of 2.3.x. I would recommend trying SwiftDroid, it has Android 2.3.5 and some tweaks for SD cards. Since installing that ROM I hadn't a single issue with storage.
Size of the card shouldn't be a matter, because GT540 can use up to 32 GB.
Clean ROMs
Clean ROMs doesn't always mean it's faster. I could be at some times. You could mod CM7 to bypass the speed of a clean ROM. Swiftdroid is not a clean ROM unlike AOSP Froyo which is "Pure Android". I've heard that AOSP Froyo has better battery performance than Swiftdroid, but I'm not sure :/
jhonnyx1000 said:
Well... Here's a clean ROM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1182804
Do you want fastboot after flashing the Stock 2.1 ROM?
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I'll give froyo a try and then, if problem persists I'd want to flash it to stock 2.1 without fastboot and maybe I'll give it to service.
After I flash it to 2.2 you posted what should I do to get rid of fastboot? Just run lg update which will do everything?
ed: Wait, is fastboot just an application for windows and it's by default on every device and I got it wrong with clockwork mod?
Fastboot
Fastboot is used on a device from a computer. You can't use fastboot without a device with fastboot. There's no fastboot on the LG GT540's stock ROM. You need to flash a Fastboot ROM to use fastboot from your computer. Clockwork Recoverymod is a modification to your device that can enable you to flash and backup your ROMs without the need of a computer.
Hello!
Sorry, I speak little english.
My telephone does not perceive the SDcard. Somebody would help me? ROM 2.1 original.
Thank you for the help!
erzo79 said:
Hello!
Sorry, I speak little english.
My telephone does not perceive the SDcard. Somebody would help me? ROM 2.1 original.
Thank you for the help!
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Do you mean that the 'Phone' app can't read your SD card.
Isn't everything used by the 'Phone' application on the Stock 2.1 ROM from the internal memory?
Yes, the phone does not detect the SDcard.
I can not install applications on the card as if it were not for a SDcard.
Dismount
You can take out your SD card and put it back in. See if that does anything.
jhonnyx1000 said:
You can take out your SD card and put it back in. See if that does anything.
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It also has been trying. Several cards we tried already.
Physical problem
It could be a physical problem, you should go to the place you bought it from and tell them to fix it. You could try re-flashing a ROM and see what happens.
jhonnyx1000 said:
It could be a physical problem, you should go to the place you bought it from and tell them to fix it. You could try re-flashing a ROM and see what happens.
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It replaced the ROM. Nothing has changed.
Defect
Hmm... maybe it's problem with the SD card tray. You should take it to the store.
jhonnyx1000 said:
Hmm... maybe it's problem with the SD card tray. You should take it to the store.
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I once managed to set up. An hour later, was sick again.
Up until today I never did anything to my droid x as far as rooting and roms. I kept everything completely factory and android was at its latest version which is gingerbread 2.3.3 and system version 4.5.605.MB810.Verizon.en.US.
My goal today was to finally experiment this and install Liberty Rom. I completely failed because of all the version complications and plenty of other errors. Before I describe my final problem I should backtrack and let you know exactly what I did today so you can possibly get me out of this mess.
1. The very first thing I did was follow all of the steps at a forum on droid-life "How To: Get Rooted Gingerbread On DROID X" sorry it won't let me post the link.
After all of this I ended up with gingerbread again, but I guess a rooted version. No idea why this was the tutorial I followed when trying to install liberty. Throughout the tutorial I ended up buying "Droid X BootStrapper" because the tutorial had me use it.
Right after this tutorial I bought an app called Rom Toolbox for $5.00 downloaded Liberty through it and was trying to install through it. Every time it rebooted I would get a black screen. Never worked so many issues probably because I flashed the wrong sbf or something.
Here are the programs that I ended up buying today:
z4root (free), DroidXBootStrapper ($2.00), Rom Toolbox ($5.00).
That is everything I have done and all of the apps I own. Can someone please start fresh and give me short instructions to start from scratch on how to get the latest and greatest version of Liberty on my droidx from where I'm stuck at now. I want to completely start over and I am willing to do anything. I hope the apps I bought help and I also want to assume 2 of them probably do the same thing and I didn't need them.
Buying those tools will at least help support 2 members of the community (Koush & JRummy).
I'm pretty sure Z4Root does not work on the GB versions of DX firmware. That's probably why nothing is working. You aren't actually getting root.
you are on the .605 version of GB (when you see references to .602, .605, etc ...)
To get root, start here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1258599
You may also want to download the Droid2 recovery rather than the DX. The D2 version is a little newer and I think avoids a slight bug on later kernels when Debug is on. The D2 version works just fine on the DX. It can be downloaded free from here:
http://www.koushikdutta.com/2010/08/droid-x-recovery.html
Once you are rooted and have recover properly working, you should be able to use the Rom Toolbox to download and install Liberty. Just make sure you read carefully about the 'version' requirements on any ROM.
Oh ok so I was rooting it wrong.
I easily rooted the phone using Pete's Motorola Root Tools. I realized that Rom Toolbox Pro accesses clockwork recovery when the phone is rebooted instead of the phone just restarting fully. But, I still want to start fresh and do everything from the start again. Please let me know if you have any suggestions in the way or order I am doing things. My phone is currently up rooted at 4.5.596 and rooted by Pete's Motorola Root Tools but I want to start over from the beginning so here is what I am going to do:
Note: Before I do anything I am going to format my SD card for a fresh start.
1. Use RSD_Lite 4.9 to Flash my phone back to 2.3.340 using a file called VRZ_MB810_2.3.34_1FF_01.sbf. I always do this part with no problem.
2. Do a hold power+home then search and do a system wipe/restore. Then Activate service, sign into gmail etc.
3. Now that the OS is loaded (the old version with the grey bars 2.3.340) I am going to root my phone using Petes Root Tools. (I hope I can root it with this tool when the firmware is this version.)
4. Put the 3 zip files I have on my SD card to upgrade to GB 588. Also put my GB 596 file on here.
5. I will download 1 app. D2BootStrapper. Bootstrap recovery, reboot into recovery. Install all 3 zip files from SD card. Now I boot up in GB 588.
6. Now I go right back into D2BootStrapper. Bootstrap recovery, reboot into recovery. Install GB 596. Now I have GB 596 rooted and loaded.
7. After this, shouldn't I be able to download Rom Manager Premium and Rom Toolbox Pro and test as many roms as I want? always reverting back to my original backup.
I noticed after installing liberty I was getting all kind of force close popups. And the phone wouldn't connect to service. But then I just held power + home then hit the up/down arrows and did a wipe/restore and it loaded liberty and everything works. Is this normally what has to be done when installing roms?
If there is anything wrong with my process please let me know. Whew I can't believe all that I learned in 1 day.
You've got a lot of steps there that really aren't necessary. When you install a ROM like Liberty, it replaces EVERYTHING in /system. Thus, about all that is left from a .596, .588, .602, etc install is the kernel. The Kernel doesn't change very often in Motorola builds. The last change was on .602. Thus, for your purposes there is no difference between .602 and .605 (FYI, .605 was just a keyboard fix over .602).
So, if you search around, you should find an SBF or AIO flash file to get you to .602.
Or you can simply take the OTA update from VZW after SBF'ing to .340
Once you've flashed your Rom, be sure to clear data/factory reset. You should then start with a clean system.
Alright, if you don't mind can you please let me know what steps I can avoid.
I didn't think it was possible to have a rooted .605 but I guess I was wrong.
So my goal should be to get to .605, then root it. Then install roms from there?
On your first post you said you were on .605. I'm assuming that is still the case.
If so, then root it with pete's tool (I think you've already done that).
Install D2bootstrap, then ROM Toolbox and install your rom from there.
I have to be honest, in that I've not used Liberty in a while, nor have I used Rom Toolbox. It shouldn't be a problem, just make sure that the version of Liberty you are using is for the GB kernel. Some of the older versions of Liberty (Which I did use, and like) were for the Froyo kernel (in that case, stay on .340 and do your upgrades).
Make sure you wipe data in recovery after installing the ROM. Lots of 'Boot Loops' are due to not wiping data after flashing a new rom.
Yeah
Yeah I read up on all of that. I actually might not end up going with Liberty. Going to try others like ICX. But before I do any of this I need to get to .605.
No I am not at .605 I believe that's where my phone was before I started all of this.
Right now I am flashing back to 2.3.34
Once I am back up and running there. Can you please recommend the easiest way to get to .605 and that will be my final question.
.605 should update automatic. If not you can disable the updater using titanium backup by freezing system updater.
1. Use petes tools install cwm as well
A. Droid x bootstrap get this
B. Titanium backup. Backup your apps
2. Make a backup using cwm and backup apps with tb
3. Put the rom zip files on the sd card.
4. Reboot to recovery. Reformat system data etc
DO NOT REFORMAT THE SD CARD.
5. Wipe cache davik etc.
6 flash rom. And reboot.
7 run tb for your apps
Should be a smooth and clean install. The roms are already rooted so no need to worry about that. Hope this helps
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We aren't supposed to link to other forums, so expect this link to get removed.
http://rootzwiki.com/showthread.php?399-UPDATED-GUIDE-LINKS-DX-SBF-s
I would point you to a link here, but couldn't find a quick/easy link to what I wanted.
In this list is an SBF file for .602. Since you seem comfortable with doing SBF's, I would just SBF straight to .602 and root it from there.
Don't know much about ICX, but would encourage you to look at the CM7DXGB thread over at Rootzwiki as well.
ohh, well I just went to Settings > About Phone and its auto updating to .605
Am I not going to be able to root it after this update or should it be fine.
HunterT said:
ohh, well I just went to Settings > About Phone and its auto updating to .605
Am I not going to be able to root it after this update or should it be fine.
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Pete's Root tool should root .605 just fine.
One last thing
As far as Clockwork recovery goes.
Should I always be in the latest version 5.0.2.0 (the blue version)
Or the old version 2.something (the green version)
Why is there 2 version and why would I ever want to flash back to the old version 2.something?
Zaphod-Beeblebrox said:
Pete's Root tool should root .605 just fine.
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Pete's will work on .605 I did two the other day
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HunterT said:
As far as Clockwork recovery goes.
Should I always be in the latest version 5.0.2.0 (the blue version)
Or the old version 2.something (the green version)
Why is there 2 version and why would I ever want to flash back to the old version 2.something?
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Couple things most of the updates are to add support fix minor bugs etc.
I run the one from petes all the time I forget which version. I haven't had problems.
On my mt4g slide I had to flash a modified verson of clockwork due to my phone being newer and not as much support
With that said its not a difficult process to get a new recovery image. You would need terminal emulator and root explorer. Couple of great guides on here on how to do so. Also other methods as well.
All in all the ones that pete's give you should suffice. Unless your one of the extreame types of people who want the newest or like messing around.
Just remember backups can make the process and hassle of soft bricking your phone much easier to fix and takes a few mins to do.
Look around the forums lots of great information from the devs, experts, etc
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HunterT said:
As far as Clockwork recovery goes.
Should I always be in the latest version 5.0.2.0 (the blue version)
Or the old version 2.something (the green version)
Why is there 2 version and why would I ever want to flash back to the old version 2.something?
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The newer version changes the way backups are stored. The new format is smaller and quicker.
Among other issues/bug fixes as mentioned before, but the backup issue is important as the new version will not restore the old style backups.
Ok, the more reading I do the more confused I get.
I have a nook 1.3 that I bought for my son. The reason I chose the nook was because I could put the market on it and give him the games he's always playing on my phone. I'd LIKE to keep the stock reader as well because he's only 7 and I like the read to me feature on it as well. My first attempt to root was an abject failure, and now with 1.4 coming out I'm totally lost.
From my poking around here is some of what I gather:
Some of that I gather is:
The market doesn't work when you use the current root files on 1.4. Or does it? There doesn't seem to be a consensus
Some nooks with 1.3 get the boot loop when using the two "current" nooter files (that's what I experienced), but you can use the older file and just have an older market
At this point, I'd really like to know what my options are. Right now I'm sitting at 1.3, and may (or may not...I think I might have goofed the first root process up) have one of those nooks that hangs. My #1 priority is the market, and #2 (or maybe 1A) is keeping the reader. What are my options for this? Or do I just create a bootable SD card and give him a plain Android tablet until this all washes out?
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Ok, the more reading I do the more confused I get.
I have a nook 1.3 that I bought for my son. The reason I chose the nook was because I could put the market on it and give him the games he's always playing on my phone. I'd LIKE to keep the stock reader as well because he's only 7 and I like the read to me feature on it as well. My first attempt to root was an abject failure, and now with 1.4 coming out I'm totally lost.
From my poking around here is some of what I gather:
Some of that I gather is:
The market doesn't work when you use the current root files on 1.4. Or does it? There doesn't seem to be a consensus
Some nooks with 1.3 get the boot loop when using the two "current" nooter files (that's what I experienced), but you can use the older file and just have an older market
At this point, I'd really like to know what my options are. Right now I'm sitting at 1.3, and may (or may not...I think I might have goofed the first root process up) have one of those nooks that hangs. My #1 priority is the market, and #2 (or maybe 1A) is keeping the reader. What are my options for this? Or do I just create a bootable SD card and give him a plain Android tablet until this all washes out?
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May I suggest you start from the beginning. Samualhalff here has a great utility to take you to pristine stock. Apply the 1.3 update and use your bootable uSD, install Gapps (latest) and go a step at a time.
I've had success with the above ending up in CM7 7.0.0.3. You'll always have the "reader" using Aldiko, B&N or whatever you choice is.
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May I suggest you start from the beginning. Samualhalff here has a great utility to take you to pristine stock. Apply the 1.3 update and use your bootable uSD, install Gapps (latest) and go a step at a time.
I've had success with the above ending up in CM7 7.0.0.3. You'll always have the "reader" using Aldiko, B&N or whatever you choice is.
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Ok, I guess it's time to display my ignorance.
First of all I think I AM at pristine stock, but what do I know? The nook came with 1.3 on it (just got it last week), and after my isues trying to root it the only way I was able to get it back working after beein stuck in the boot loop was with the "8 failed boots" method. My understanding that was akin to a factory reset so it was back to just like it was out of the box.
So that brings me to:
- I don't need to apply any updates to get it to 1.3, right?
- When you talk about my bootable uSD card, exactly what do you mean? The only thing I've created is the CockWorksRecoveryMod SD card to apply the ManualNooter files.
- I'm not sure what Gapps is (and I feel like I should)
- If I flash a rom, I understand I can download the B&N (or whatever) Android software, but I though the color stock reader (and only the out of the box reader) had the feature where it could actually read some books to you (a feature I think might be nice for a 7 year old)
Girevik said:
Ok, I guess it's time to display my ignorance.
First of all I think I AM at pristine stock, but what do I know? The nook came with 1.3 on it (just got it last week), and after my isues trying to root it the only way I was able to get it back working after beein stuck in the boot loop was with the "8 failed boots" method. My understanding that was akin to a factory reset so it was back to just like it was out of the box.
So that brings me to:
- I don't need to apply any updates to get it to 1.3, right?
- When you talk about my bootable uSD card, exactly what do you mean? The only thing I've created is the CockWorksRecoveryMod SD card to apply the ManualNooter files.
- I'm not sure what Gapps is (and I feel like I should)
- If I flash a rom, I understand I can download the B&N (or whatever) Android software, but I though the color stock reader (and only the out of the box reader) had the feature where it could actually read some books to you (a feature I think might be nice for a 7 year old)
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OK. Guess maybe I mis-read your post! My fault!
Personally I have never gotten the "hang" of 8 Failed Boots. I have just wiped /data and /system then loaded stock.
If you are at stock 1.3 (and unrooted and no CWM) you can verify in Settings if you wish but it sounds as if you are.
Format your uSD using this. Then follow these directions. This will give you a good format on your card and help you create a working bootable uSD.
I post this as I have seen many uSD card not formatted correctly (never use windows format or your device to format..often corrupts)
You can also load whatever ROM you wish to instalkl on the card but flash it only after you have rooted and installed CWM.
Gapps is Google Apps. Installs Market.
HTH!
skeeterpro said:
OK. Guess maybe I mis-read your post! My fault!
Personally I have never gotten the "hang" of 8 Failed Boots. I have just wiped /data and /system then loaded stock.
If you are at stock 1.3 (and unrooted and no CWM) you can verify in Settings if you wish but it sounds as if you are.
Format your uSD using this. Then follow these directions. This will give you a good format on your card and help you create a working bootable uSD.
I post this as I have seen many uSD card not formatted correctly (never use windows format or your device to format..often corrupts)
You can also load whatever ROM you wish to instalkl on the card but flash it only after you have rooted and installed CWM.
Gapps is Google Apps. Installs Market.
HTH!
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I tried to load stock back, but it seems that ANYTHING I tried to do (including the root) resulted in a boot loop on the "nook color" screen. It seemed that nothing I tried to do did anything but make it loop until I found the faild boot trick. I was even getting an error just trying to wipe the data, which had me worried.
When you talk about loading a ROM on the card and "flashing" it, is that to replace the nook OS with the ROM? I don't think I want to do that now since I'd like to keep the stock reader.
Ideally I'd like to just root and get the Market, but after my first failed attempt, learning that 1.4 is on the horizon, and that some 1.3 nooks seem to get the nook boot loop when using ManualNooter, I'm a little gun shy. At this point I'm thinking I may want to wait until someone has a stable root process for 1.4.
Does the nook have to be rooted if I want to boot an OS from the SD card? I'm thnking that may be my best compromise at this point.
Girevik said:
I tried to load stock back, but it seems that ANYTHING I tried to do (including the root) resulted in a boot loop on the "nook color" screen. It seemed that nothing I tried to do did anything but make it loop until I found the faild boot trick. I was even getting an error just trying to wipe the data, which had me worried.
When you talk about loading a ROM on the card and "flashing" it, is that to replace the nook OS with the ROM? I don't think I want to do that now since I'd like to keep the stock reader.
Ideally I'd like to just root and get the Market, but after my first failed attempt, learning that 1.4 is on the horizon, and that some 1.3 nooks seem to get the nook boot loop when using ManualNooter, I'm a little gun shy. At this point I'm thinking I may want to wait until someone has a stable root process for 1.4.
Does the nook have to be rooted if I want to boot an OS from the SD card? I'm thnking that may be my best compromise at this point.
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Understand. Actually 1.4 is available right now for download from the Support section on BN site. If you wish, go ahead and get it, load it to the root of your NC, let it go to sleep and it will update automatically for you. (Directions on the BN site) If you wish to load CM7 for instance, you may wish to reload 1.3 for now as I don't see a 1.4 version yet.
Once that is done you will be at stock 1.4 (if you go that way). And yes, you can load your choice of ROM from the uSD. One of the really neat things about the NC is that it boots first to the uSD then to the internal. There are several choices in the Development section to choose from. Try out several and pick the one you like (I prefer CM myself) Keep in mind that booting from the uSD will not be as fast as if it was loaded to your internal but doing this will also keep your stock safe. And no, you need not be rooted to boot from uSD.
For example..... verygreen.
Let me know how it goes!
Ok, cool. So it sounds like my plan for now is to get 1.4 then boot off of an SD card. When and if we can root it successfully, I'll make that jump.
I asked this in another thread, but I'll do so hear as well. What happens to apps I download while booted from the card? Are they installed on the card or the nook internal memory? And if it's the nook memory, what happens when I boot to the nook?
Girevik said:
Ok, cool. So it sounds like my plan for now is to get 1.4 then boot off of an SD card. When and if we can root it successfully, I'll make that jump.
I asked this in another thread, but I'll do so hear as well. What happens to apps I download while booted from the card? Are they installed on the card or the nook internal memory? And if it's the nook memory, what happens when I boot to the nook?
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Golly. It's been so doggeone long since I ran anything off the uSD....if I remember right.....Ya know....I believe everything runs from the uSD. I would sideload the apks. Lemme think about that one. That was like Months before last Christmas lol
For what you want, I would just do a MN Root of the stock Nook software. Then you wouldn't have to deal with switching back and forth between CM and stock.
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For what you want, I would just do a MN Root of the stock Nook software. Then you wouldn't have to deal with switching back and forth between CM and stock.
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That's my long term goal. but is the root on 1.4 working yet? I tried to do the MN root (but may have missed a step) on 1.3 and got into a boot cycle. I was thinking I'd just let it upgrade then once all the 1.4 stuff was figured out do a root then
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That's my long term goal. but is the root on 1.4 working yet? I tried to do the MN root (but may have missed a step) on 1.3 and got into a boot cycle. I was thinking I'd just let it upgrade then once all the 1.4 stuff was figured out do a root then
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From what I've read the 1.4 doesn't have reliable root yet. So you have two choices really. Leave as is and wait (I'm betting root will come to 1.4 eventually) or wipe (system/data) back to 1.3, load and MN/AN.
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That's my long term goal. but is the root on 1.4 working yet? I tried to do the MN root (but may have missed a step) on 1.3 and got into a boot cycle. I was thinking I'd just let it upgrade then once all the 1.4 stuff was figured out do a root then
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I'm not sure about the progress of a 1.4 root but I do know that 1.2 is very easy to root as you only have to flash one file.
So unless you really want the small added features of 1.4 I would just revert to 1.2 and stay there until a 1.4 root is finalized.
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koopakid08 said:
I'm not sure about the progress of a 1.4 root but I do know that 1.2 is very easy to root as you only have to flash one file.
So unless you really want the small added features of 1.4 I would just revert to 1.2 and stay there until a 1.4 root is finalized.
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Can I revert to 1.2 if my nook came with 1.3 on it OOTB?
koopakid08 said:
I'm not sure about the progress of a 1.4 root but I do know that 1.2 is very easy to root as you only have to flash one file.
So unless you really want the small added features of 1.4 I would just revert to 1.2 and stay there until a 1.4 root is finalized.
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In doing this nooter on a 1.2 are you still able to have flash and the netflix app work? or do you have to have 1.3 or 1.4? I see 1.4 is bnn making netflix available, but im guessing if you root on a 1.3 you can gain access to the app? is it the same for 1.2? I have the netflix.apk file to sideload in either case. Just curious before I go wiping my nook and starting fresh (was gonna go with cm7 on a disk dual boot with 1.4) or go to 1.3 and manual nooter
miss_october said:
In doing this nooter on a 1.2 are you still able to have flash and the netflix app work? or do you have to have 1.3 or 1.4? I see 1.4 is bnn making netflix available, but im guessing if you root on a 1.3 you can gain access to the app? is it the same for 1.2? I have the netflix.apk file to sideload in either case. Just curious before I go wiping my nook and starting fresh (was gonna go with cm7 on a disk dual boot with 1.4) or go to 1.3 and manual nooter
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Sure can. I ran Netflix on 1.3 (and I'm thinking 1.2 also) but I believe due to a small glitch one needed to modify the build.prop file. Very easy to do really And it works! The posts should still be in the forum. Search Netflix. That should get you what you need.
Girevik said:
That's my long term goal. but is the root on 1.4 working yet? I tried to do the MN root (but may have missed a step) on 1.3 and got into a boot cycle. I was thinking I'd just let it upgrade then once all the 1.4 stuff was figured out do a root then
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Girevik, we exchanged messages on this topic in another thread. I wanted to let you know I've had some success with rooting 1.4.1 to the point that it might be suitable for what you want. See message 92 in this thread.
In short: You can sideload apps and run them in the B&N Walled Garden. You can't download or refresh apps, but you can work with sideloaded books and apps. It's not 100% stable yet, but I think with careful selection of sideloaded apps, it may be.
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Can I revert to 1.2 if my nook came with 1.3 on it OOTB?
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Yes, you just need to flash the 1.2 zip
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In doing this nooter on a 1.2 are you still able to have flash and the netflix app work? or do you have to have 1.3 or 1.4? I see 1.4 is bnn making netflix available, but im guessing if you root on a 1.3 you can gain access to the app? is it the same for 1.2? I have the netflix.apk file to sideload in either case. Just curious before I go wiping my nook and starting fresh (was gonna go with cm7 on a disk dual boot with 1.4) or go to 1.3 and manual nooter
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Yes both will work on 1.2 and 1.3
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Girevik, we exchanged messages on this topic in another thread. I wanted to let you know I've had some success with rooting 1.4.1 to the point that it might be suitable for what you want. See message 92 in this thread.
In short: You can sideload apps and run them in the B&N Walled Garden. You can't download or refresh apps, but you can work with sideloaded books and apps. It's not 100% stable yet, but I think with careful selection of sideloaded apps, it may be.
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I think I saw that. I'll take a closer look, but to be honest right now I think my son will be be more likely to use the the straight Android boot to have access to the games he's always playing on my phone. I'm hoping that will change, but as this point I'm thinking I'm better off waiting until I can get the Market and Amazon Appstore on 1.4 and just getting the stuff he's used to playing with. I'd really like him to use the BN reader, but realistically I don't know how much he'd use that right now.
Frankly, it comes down to me not really wanting to go through the effort of sideloading the games he plays. I'd really just like to get it connected to the Market and Appstore and downaod the stuff he uses.
If I were you, I'd create a CWR bootable and flash CM7 or one of the other many available ROMs (possibly MIUI, I heard it's pretty top notch, somewhat akin to the layout of iOS). I find the NC's OS somewhat distasteful. I believe Dalingrin once said that he knew the NC better than its creators. Anyways, personal bias coming into account, I flashed CM7.1 and never looked back. It's completely up to you. If you do choose to take my advice, there are alot of good devs who can help you out with the process. Dalingrin and Fattire are 2 of my favorite devs.
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