Well, I did it.
Unrooted my nook (turned off, turned on pressing both lower side buttons, cleared everything, logged in, deregistered, logged in again), installed update (went fine) and rerooted (using touchnooter 1.6.24).
Launcher is working, button saviour too, but I can't get market to download anything at all... I wanted to use astro file manager to sideload a newer version of the market, but no success at all. But wifi is working fine with standard browser. I'll try to adb the market apk later...
And the Serial Number for my nook went to 00000000000!
I hope I can get myself out of this mess.
Updaters beware!
Thanks for sharing! hmmm, definitely sounds like it brings more issues than it solves so far...
Well, SN is back again, but still nothing on market.
Is there a way to do the touchnooter with the newer version of the market?
And maybe include the ad-hoc hack would be good!
Update is OK
Hi, I updated my Nook Touch twice due to some glitches when I did a backup. I don't have any problem at all. Everything is fine, including market.
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I was happily rooted with MN and software v1.2. I knew 1.3 was released and didn't think my Nook would update itself while rooted. I was reading today and put it down for a few minutes and when I returned I saw the familiar "installing software" icon and scroll bar on the black screen. When it was all done, it looked exactly the same, except no GMail installed or Market. Amazon Market was still installed and appeared operational. I still had the Superuser icon in my drawer, so I thought I might still be rooted. I was going to try to install Gmail using TB, but that failed with the message that I was not rooted. I saw a reply in another thread saying I could root with MN on 1.3, but I needed the hard reset and clean install of 1.3. So, I just want confirmation that all I need to do is the "eight failed boots" and when that's done and 1.3 is freshly installed, I can then root with MN and I will be back as I was when I was rooted with 1.2, only Apps2SD won't work? I'm not really concerned about Apps2SD, I don't us it. Thanks in advance for any assistance.
Hello?? Anyone out there?
I also just received the OTA 1.3 update much to my regret. Everthing worked fine but i lost my google apps and i wasnt rooted anymore. So i just manualnootered at its current state and it seems to be running fine. Market works gmail syncs. Ill just keep it this way unless i hit a critical issue that needs a fresh install.
xsavier said:
I also just received the OTA 1.3 update much to my regret. Everthing worked fine but i lost my google apps and i wasnt rooted anymore. So i just manualnootered at its current state and it seems to be running fine. Market works gmail syncs. Ill just keep it this way unless i hit a critical issue that needs a fresh install.
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Excellent. Thank you
EDIT: I just re-MN'd right over the pushed 1.3 update and it appeared to work perfectly. I have the Market again and Gmail, so all appears fine.
I have done the same for my wife's nook color, which auto updated to 1.3. Used MN for 1.2 and its back to being rooted with firmware version 1.3. Market, google talk, mail..... all works fine. So does FB, and apps of the like....
Hello folks,
After the market on my computer stopped recognizing the nook - so no more choosing apk on market and downloading later on on the nook.
But yesterday (Oct. 22nd), the market stopped working. Whenever I click on it, it shows a screen with "loading" written on it and a thingy spinning, and it goes on forever and never works.
I've upgraded to vending.apk and market2.3.4.apk, downgraded back and forth several times and nothing. The only thing I've got from market was the licence screen, and loading again and again.
I've searched /data/data and data/dalvik-cache for anything market related, but nothing showed up.
Can anyone please help? Pleeeez?
apeine said:
Hello folks,
After the market on my computer stopped recognizing the nook - so no more choosing apk on market and downloading later on on the nook.
But yesterday (Oct. 22nd), the market stopped working. Whenever I click on it, it shows a screen with "loading" written on it and a thingy spinning, and it goes on forever and never works.
I've upgraded to vending.apk and market2.3.4.apk, downgraded back and forth several times and nothing. The only thing I've got from market was the licence screen, and loading again and again.
I've searched /data/data and data/dalvik-cache for anything market related, but nothing showed up.
Can anyone please help? Pleeeez?
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I have a similar problem. In my case the market app loads as it should, but the marketplace does not "see" my Nook anymore. It only sees my HTC HD2 with AmericanAndroid on it. Before it did also see my Nook as "PHone" and there was the option to load compatible apps onto the device.
And I also remember that I saw a post with a possible solution, but I can't find it anymore...
Well, at least sideloading is working... until now.
apeine said:
And I also remember that I saw a post with a possible solution, but I can't find it anymore...
Well, at least sideloading is working... until now.
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try install this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18150271&postcount=296
this work for me
Bad thing is that this version is the one I'm using now, and still doesn't work, as does the original market (from touchnooter 1.6.24) and the 2.3.4 version. So no market so far.
Maybe resetting and rerooting would work? Any experience on the subject?
I rooted my nook with my touch nooter when it has first arrived 3 months ago.
I've never bothered to update v.1.01 but now with release of v.1.1 I give it a go,
I've done 8'th failed boot type factory reset then installed the v.1.1
The thing I'm puzzled about is I still have the Go Launcher EX, Dropbox and other apps I've installed prior to reset and v.1.1 same time. But there is no market, and device settings as of an android device.
It's not rooted but still the major app "dropbox" and other pdf readers stays.
Is this a violation of any kind?
You need to do an L+R reset in order to get rid of all that stuff, which is under /data, as well as your settings. Turn on the nook, and then when it starts to turn on, hold the bottom page turn buttons on each side of the nook until it asks you to do a factory reset. Click the home button twice, and the reset will commence. Once you're done, you'll have to re-register your nook, but unless you changed something outside of /system and /data, I think you'll be golden.
Try talking to ros87; he's been extremely helpful and unobnoxious, in spite of my obvious n00bness
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The thing I'm puzzled about is I still have the Go Launcher EX, Dropbox and other apps I've installed prior to reset and v.1.1 same time. But there is no market, and device settings as of an android device.
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Factory Restore only restores the system files, it doesn't wipe your /data and that is why you still have your apps.
The Google apps resides in a different place (/system/app) and is therefore normally lost on Restore.
Use the method outlined above or simply go into Settings->Device Info->Erase & Deregister Device which will remove all apps, data and settings for you.
Well, I'm happy that I have them,
After I've sent prior message I've used touch nooter as GabrialDestruir's suggested method, using prior data to root:
"If you're pre-1.1 rooted this SHOULD work:
Run a Factory Restore to wipe /system only - 8 failed boots, or nookRestore image
Run the 1.1 update as is from B&N
Open TouchNooter and remove framework.jar from the TouchNooter disk
Run TouchNooter without 1.0.1 TouchNooter
Go through all steps for Market/Gmail/Youtube
You SHOULD be rooted with working market now"
Now I have SUPER USER, gmail app starts recieves mail but force closes , youtube app worked for sometime after re-installing the app but now it forcecloses....
Market and the market search however works.
Button Saviour and all works either.
Now I got a rooted nook 1.1 I think...
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Now I have SUPER USER, gmail app starts recieves mail but force closes , youtube app worked for sometime after re-installing the app but now it forcecloses....
Market and the market search however works.
Button Saviour and all works either.
Now I got a rooted nook 1.1 I think...
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Glad you got it solved mate
New TouchNooter is also right around the corner, maybe that will fix your FC troubles with gmail and youtube.
So i have a Nook Simple Touch I was using about 9 months ago, which fell to disuse for a bit for a variety of reasons. It's running 1.1.0, and is rooted.
I dusted it off to recently give it some more use again, and wanted to update some of the apps, but discovered that the Market doesn't seem to work anymore - I know it used to, but now, whenever I try to download anything, I get a dialog: "Download Errror: Download was unsuccessful, please try again." I've waited an extra day, as I remember that was originally necessary to complete the registration process, but still nothing. Searching (with Market Search) works, even for things I haven't looked up before, and it still recognizes my account, as I see my email, though I noticed that the Nook Touch doesn't get listed in the Google Play Store under devices.
Any ideas what might be going wrong here, or things to try? I'm also willing to upgrade to a newer firmware (1.2.1), but am not sure of the best method to update a rooted device. I can pull it into a separate post, but I'll include it here for now:
I'm sure I'l have to root again, but Is it possible to upgrade the rooted device and then simply re-root, or will I lose everything I've installed? Is it just better to wipe, update and re-root? If so, is there any convenient way to keep all of my settings?
Thanks!
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So i have a Nook Simple Touch I was using about 9 months ago, which fell to disuse for a bit for a variety of reasons. It's running 1.1.0, and is rooted.
I dusted it off to recently give it some more use again, and wanted to update some of the apps, but discovered that the Market doesn't seem to work anymore - I know it used to, but now, whenever I try to download anything, I get a dialog: "Download Errror: Download was unsuccessful, please try again." I've waited an extra day, as I remember that was originally necessary to complete the registration process, but still nothing. Searching (with Market Search) works, even for things I haven't looked up before, and it still recognizes my account, as I see my email, though I noticed that the Nook Touch doesn't get listed in the Google Play Store under devices.
Any ideas what might be going wrong here, or things to try? I'm also willing to upgrade to a newer firmware (1.2.1), but am not sure of the best method to update a rooted device. I can pull it into a separate post, but I'll include it here for now:
I'm sure I'l have to root again, but Is it possible to upgrade the rooted device and then simply re-root, or will I lose everything I've installed? Is it just better to wipe, update and re-root? If so, is there any convenient way to keep all of my settings?
Thanks!
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Sad, no one wants to reply. Or perhaps no one knows.
Did a backup, and experimented. I couldn't update directly, so I wiped back to a stock ROM, and upgraded to 1.2.1. Rooted with ManualNooter, and the market worked. So I have no idea what was going on, but it works now. Sadly, a computer accident made me lose my backups (including unrooted images). But at least I've got something functional.
I am currently in the same boat with my NST (BNRV300) running rooted 1.1.2. I last installed and/or updated some Market apps successfully perhaps about a year ago, and have not made any other change to the Nook, so I am at a lost as to what might be the cause. Any pointers would be greatly appreciated.
For now, my workaround this problem is to download the desired app's apk file from an alternate source (e.g., APKPure) then side-load it onto the NST.
My guess would be that somehow your authtication with Google has been lost on the device.
If you go to the PlayStore on a computer do you see your NST listed as a device, and if so, when you select an app that way does it eventually appear on your NST?
Sent from my NST
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My guess would be that somehow your authtication with Google has been lost on the device.
If you go to the PlayStore on a computer do you see your NST listed as a device, and if so, when you select an app that way does it eventually appear on your NST?
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I think you are right -- my NST credential with the Playstore must have expired or more likely become invalid when I changed my password on my Gmail account.
If so I can't figure out how to re-validate the credential: I recall entering my Google login/password via the YouTube app during the course of rooting my NST using the MinimalTouch tool's 2-phase process, but now I can't even get the YouTube app to start (error message: ... problem starting up, please check your network connection and system time).
Look here
I responded to a related issue awhile back. Not sure if the info at the link might kick-start the signing in process.
Thanks for the pointer.
I decided to go the route of "factory reset, upgrade to 1.2.1 and re-root using Nook Manager", as simply re-rooting 1.1.2 using the old tool (Minimal Touch) is tedious & somewhat error-prone -- plus I'd like to try out 1.2.1.
That was what I would usually suggest but the farther I have gotten from that "day 1", the less likely I am to take/offer the same advice. I've made so many modifications at this point I don't think I'd ever get it back to its present state! Back up early and often...and, apparently, access the Market every so often, even if you don't want anything.
Good luck!
So I was (and I hope still am) happily rooted with touchnooter. Mostly I'm using my nook to read pdfs with ebooka pdf for grad school.
I had the thing plugged into my comp for a bit to download the week's assignments and I noticed once or twice the thing disconnected and reconnected itself without warning. No biggie. I finish the downloads, do a few other things eject the device and unplug the USB cord.
Since then, strange things have been happening. Symptoms I've noticed so far:
1. n button no longer emulates the home button but has reverted to the old bottom menu that comes with factory setting nooks (home/library/etc)
2. While investigating this, I noticed that the shortcut to NookColor Tools is now a dead link. Has the android box icon and doesn't do anything when you click it
3. Search market lets you enter in text, but when you hit search... nothing happens. Market seems to have vanished from my app drawer. In fact several have but I can't identify them.
4.The music app, which I thought I uninstalled, has reappeared in my app drawer
5. Multitouch zoom no longer works in eBooka PDF reader. Don't have any other apps to test multitouch with, but this one's kinda critical and was what led me to finally posting on here.
Up to this point I'd never had any of these problems. NoRefresh was always a bit funky, often turning itself off for no apparenet reason, and sometimes not being able to start up at all. But that was it. Now I feel like my nook might be losing it. Any idea what's going on or how to fix it?
Now I've noticed that Nook Touch Tools, while still installed, has lost root permissions. Also when I try to hit the B&N buttons thing, I get an error saying "No patched android.policy.jar found"
SU still installed, I'm going to try to futz with it and restore root permissions manually. Still clueless and worried.
EDIT I've been poking around more and found the following:
-BusyBox Installer, when run gives the error "The su binary was not found on your phone. This application will not work without root.
-#superuser runs fine and lists nook touch tools, button savior, norefresh, usbhostmode and ES file explorer as all being allowed to have root access. Don't see an obvious way to add more apps to that list (or why nook touch tools thinks it doesn't have access).
-Super Manager does not run
-youtube app doesn't run. Not like I use it, but given market disappearing it seems ominous
-the thing has now frozen on me multiple times while using Ebooka PDF reader, which use to be rock stable.
...do I need to factory reset and start over? I'd really rather not if I can avoid it.
EDIT (again): Man, as if this wasn't weird enough already. I've just went into nook's system settings and the firmware appears to have downgraded itself to 1.0.0. I could've sworn I'd gotten it to 1.1 before I rooted it, but since that was almost a year ago I guess I could be mistaken.
Progress! Or at least a clue. I did some research and found that 8 false boot attempts causes the thing to factory reset. I was not in the room the entire time the thing was accidentally disconnecting from my computer.
You see I have pretty much given up at this point and resigned to factory restting and re-rooting. So I backed everything up, got nook manager, made yet another backup with that, and then told it to use factory.zip. So it did. The thing restored factory settings, then rebooted... and looked exactly the same. Still registered to me and everything and all apps are pretty much exactly how they were before when I first started noticing problems.
In other words, I think this all started when, without my realizing, the thing factory reset itself.
I'm gonna try upgrading the FW and rerooting, this time using Nook Manager. If things get nasty, I can always restore the backups.
Solved. I hope this solo thread account is useful to someone else who encounters the same problem. Thinking a little more carefully, I went back to TouchNooter instead of Nook Manager and used the 1.1 FW. That and the multitouch and usb host kernel patch via CWM did the trick and my nook is back to functioning as well as it ever did. That was several hours I wish I'd been asleep for instead...
NOT Solved. The d*mn thing reverted and I don't know why. I didn't have it plugged it at all (ie none of the disconnection problems I mentioned before), but all of the old symptoms have returned and I'm back on firmware 1.0.0. Will re-root and re-patch the kernel. Anyone have any idea what the heck is going on or how to prevent it from happening again?
EDIT: Well that plan failed. TouchNooter semi-bricks the device. I can recover using Nook manager to restore factory.zip, but haven't figured out anything past that. I'm going to try erasing as much as possible and then rooting via NookManager...
Well. I erased and deregistered the device, upgraded the firmware to 1.2.1 (per Nook Manager rooting instructions), and rooted using Nook Manager instead of TouchNooter. I used GApps attack and everything seems to be working fine... except I've still lost the main features that brought me to making this thread in the first place: multitouch, usb host support, and now also NoRefresh is nowhere to be found. Is there a way to get these back without using adb? I can't get my comp to recognize my nook as a device through adb, but I've got a ClockworkMod disk image I can easily play with, so .zip patches would be most welcome. Thanks!