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[Q] backup fresh nook! help

good morning. i am from italy and i ve ordered nook touch refurbished three days ago. i have an important question... can i make a backup of a fresh nook not rooted? because if the rooting fails i can quickly restore the nook ..... if it is possible .. can i make it before register the nook???
thanks

Backing up your fresh NST is a very good idea
Just burn the Noogie image to a SD card and boot your nook from it, then use diskimager to back up the entire internal memory in your NST (~2GB)
Instructions here

thanks a lot i will make it as soon s possible... when i boot nook touch with the noogie image ... how can i boot from the sd and not from the device? thanks

should boot with card in and off&on. if it doesn't say rooted forever let us know

pisuke said:
thanks a lot i will make it as soon s possible... when i boot nook touch with the noogie image ... how can i boot from the sd and not from the device? thanks
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You don't have to worry about this, when you power on your NST it will automatically try to boot from the SD card first.

i have a last question. is it possible to make the backup BEFORE the nook registration?

pisuke said:
i have another question.
is it possible to make the backup BEFORE the nook registration?
and... the firmware upgrade... when may i do it? i think after nook fresh backup and after registration but before rooting.. is it correct?
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pisuke said:
pisuke said:
i have another question.
is it possible to make the backup BEFORE the nook registration?
and... the firmware upgrade... when may i do it? i think after nook fresh backup and after registration but before rooting.. is it correct?
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Yes you can backup before registration, just boot your NST with the Noogie image.
Register and update before rooting would be the safest way to go.
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by the way, it should be as simple as:
1) boot with noogie.img (written with dd if=noogie.img of=/dev/sdCardroot)
2) dd if=/dev/nookRoot of=backup.img (i.e. /dev/USB rather than /dev/USB1 or /dev/USB2 - you backup the whole 2GB this way. It takes a while.)
But be very careful with what you're doing as you need to do it as root if = from and of= to and sda devices are your computer harddrive, stay well away from them! Come to think of it, a user should have permissions to do this!

ros87 said:
Backing up your fresh NST is a very good idea
Just burn the Noogie image to a SD card and boot your nook from it, then use diskimager to back up the entire internal memory in your NST (~2GB)
Instructions here
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Can someone post a video of this backup process? I am not a techie, and can't exactly understand the process... it would be a great help. Thanks!

Marked doesnt work
i ve rooted using this guide in italian http://www.talkinrapper.com/2011/07/rooted-nook-touch-come-e-perche-e-piu.html
it works but the market (updated via this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=637041&d=1309048287) inserted when i rooted.
ive look this guide http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFZVpCSRpeI&feature=relmfu but when i try to access to the market I obtain this answer:
a server error has occurred retry or cancel and return to the previous screen.
what can I do?

NO ONE? please..

You can try rooting with the original Vending.apk and update it when you have finished all the process

i have not understnd. thing . before touchnooter do i have to use noogie.img and change the uramdisk? or touchnooter make itself the rooting?

touchnooter itself makes the rooting. you can use noogie to get the (ro or rw) access to all nook filesystems, e.g. to make a backup or to change some system files in nook.

siddhu666 said:
Can someone post a video of this backup process? I am not a techie, and can't exactly understand the process... it would be a great help. Thanks!
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+1
It will be very appreciated if any body make this video on YouTube.
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cceerrtt said:
touchnooter itself makes the rooting. you can use noogie to get the (ro or rw) access to all nook filesystems, e.g. to make a backup or to change some system files in nook.
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Here is the question: when some one use noogie and get access to nook filesystems; how we can make backup starting from this point?

Ketabi said:
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Here is the question: when some one use noogie and get access to nook filesystems; how we can make backup starting from this point?
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It's covered in this thread.
Just make sure you select the physical disk (1.83GB) before backing up!

hi. the rooting process is ok. but in a video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnfqD1lqL9g&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PLEB987F967B455278
i ve seen that he has a high contrast.. in my nook the background is gray and the icon are too trasparent.. what can i do???

pisuke said:
hi. the rooting process is ok. but in a video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnfqD1lqL9g&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PLEB987F967B455278
i ve seen that he has a high contrast.. in my nook the background is gray and the icon are too trasparent.. what can i do???
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search some black & white theme for your launcher

are there themes b&w on search market?

[Q] Updating to 1.1 on touchnooter rooted touch

I have a Touch rooted with Touchnooter. My touch doesn't seem to want to update to 1.1 (I know doing so will kill GAPPS, but I'm okay with that). I've waited for the update to be pushed and I've also put the update file in my Nook directory. Is there something about Touchnooter that prevents the Touch from updating?

I haven't tried to update after using touchnooter, dont really know if it blocks nothing, OTA or prevents from updates, OTA or manullay, but you should restore a copy of your nook if you have it, or use nookrestore and then force a reset to also delete /data.
Or use adb to force restore
adb shell
echo -n -e "\x08\x00\x00\x00" > /rom/devconf/BootCnt
reboot
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and then reset normally and if it dosnt let you, force reset, force it shutting down your nook, then starting it up, and when the screen flickers press right and left bottom buttons, hold for 5+ seconds.
That will erase /system (restore) and /data (reset), and you should be able to update.

I do have a backup copy, but I was hoping I wouldn't have to do a restore to get the update. I mean, I'd really like to avoid that.
Have others been able to update their Touchnooter Touches to 1.1 without reverting?

kunchers said:
I do have a backup copy, but I was hoping I wouldn't have to do a restore to get the update. I mean, I'd really like to avoid that.
Have others been able to update their Touchnooter Touches to 1.1 without reverting?
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Updating a TouchNootered NST have caused troubles in the past and is likely to do so with this update as well.
Even if it worked for other users it might not work for you as people do different things to their rooted NST.
I know it's a hassle, but you should really restore+reset your NST before updating if you want to avoid problems.

The OP's post has given me some hope as I do not wish to unroot/re-root-/update at this time, but have kept my NST's wireless off as I'm afraid of getting the update.
Am I to understand that a TouchNooter'd unit (1.6.24 on an NST1.0.1) will not get updated and there is nothing to fear?

TJay99 said:
Am I to understand that a TouchNooter'd unit (1.6.24 on an NST1.0.1) will not get updated and there is nothing to fear?
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There's nothing in TN 1.6.24 that will block updates.
If you want to make sure, here's the cleanest way of doing so:
Block BN OTA Updates the EASY way
Yes, it's a Nook Color thread but it would work for Nook ST aswell.

TJay99 said:
The OP's post has given me some hope as I do not wish to unroot/re-root-/update at this time, but have kept my NST's wireless off as I'm afraid of getting the update.
Am I to understand that a TouchNooter'd unit (1.6.24 on an NST1.0.1) will not get updated and there is nothing to fear?
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Blocking updates is also covered here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1346748 but with adb and sqlite.
Search for Blocking OTA updates: on the thread.

Yeah, I hear you. I gotta just do it. Strange though, why my Nook won't update.
ros87 said:
Updating a TouchNootered NST have caused troubles in the past and is likely to do so with this update as well.
Even if it worked for other users it might not work for you as people do different things to their rooted NST.
I know it's a hassle, but you should really restore+reset your NST before updating if you want to avoid problems.
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Thanks ros87 and eded333 for the information.
As regards the adb/sqlite method, I just reviewed that thread and the specific "Blocking OTA Updates" section. Looks easy,... assuming one thing: that -- other than installing java JKD and the android SDK on my PC -- my NST (TouchNooter'd 1.6.2.4 on B&N1.0.1) already is set up to receive those commands listed. If it is, then I can simply connect the NST and type only those commands listed in the "Blocking OTA Updates" section. Right?
If that's not the case, what other procedures must I do in order to get it done? For instance, there are sections entitled "Setting up adb on the nook touch" and "Setting up root access on NST through adb and installing busybox". Would I need to do any part of those processes?
Much obliged if you can clear up that one matter for me!

I couldn't get my rooted 1.0.1 nook to update even manually. It silently deleted the update file and did nothing every time I tried.

Kralik said:
I couldn't get my rooted 1.0.1 nook to update even manually. It silently deleted the update file and did nothing every time I tried.
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Hi, Kralik.
I wonder if it would keep downloading/deleting the update file in a perpetual cycle, though. Isn't that what would happen?

TJay99 said:
Thanks ros87 and eded333 for the information.
As regards the adb/sqlite method, I just reviewed that thread and the specific "Blocking OTA Updates" section. Looks easy,... assuming one thing: that -- other than installing java JKD and the android SDK on my PC -- my NST (TouchNooter'd 1.6.2.4 on B&N1.0.1) already is set up to receive those commands listed. If it is, then I can simply connect the NST and type only those commands listed in the "Blocking OTA Updates" section. Right?
If that's not the case, what other procedures must I do in order to get it done? For instance, there are sections entitled "Setting up adb on the nook touch" and "Setting up root access on NST through adb and installing busybox". Would I need to do any part of those processes?
Much obliged if you can clear up that one matter for me!
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Touchnooter has adb enabled over wifi (If i'm not wrong), so you wouldnt have to enable it again, go directly into the OTA.

TJay99 said:
As regards the adb/sqlite method, I just reviewed that thread and the specific "Blocking OTA Updates" section. Looks easy,... assuming one thing: that -- other than installing java JKD and the android SDK on my PC -- my NST (TouchNooter'd 1.6.2.4 on B&N1.0.1) already is set up to receive those commands listed. If it is, then I can simply connect the NST and type only those commands listed in the "Blocking OTA Updates" section. Right?
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You should be good to go if you install jdk + android sdk.
With TouchNooter 1.6.24 you should allready have adb access enabled via wifi.
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Kralik said:
I couldn't get my rooted 1.0.1 nook to update even manually. It silently deleted the update file and did nothing every time I tried.
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Interesting, I need to take a closer look at the update process some day

Yep, same behavior with mine.
Kralik said:
I couldn't get my rooted 1.0.1 nook to update even manually. It silently deleted the update file and did nothing every time I tried.
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TJay99 said:
Hi, Kralik.
I wonder if it would keep downloading/deleting the update file in a perpetual cycle, though. Isn't that what would happen?
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That is my guess. Without knowing for sure you're left with two unpleasant options:
1) Your nook tries to update continuously: downloading, deleting, and wasting battery life,* or
2) Your nook actually updates and destroys everything!
So you might take the time to "block" OTA updates as other have mentioned. But then there's option...
3) You go through the rigors and just get the 1.1.0 firmware upgrade over and done with, rerooting afterwards.
*I wonder if this is related to the "I rooted my nook and now my battery life is toast" thread?

This is an excellent point. I've also experienced pretty sad battery life since applying Touchnooter.
I'll just bite the bullet and restore/re-root.
Kralik said:
1) Your nook tries to update continuously: downloading, deleting, and wasting battery life,* or
*I wonder if this is related to the "I rooted my nook and now my battery life is toast" thread?
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kunchers said:
This is an excellent point. I've also experienced pretty sad battery life since applying Touchnooter.
I'll just bite the bullet and restore/re-root.
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This is the best time to do that, finally got Gapps to work on 1.1 manully, at last!
If you wish to try it, here is my post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1346748

Kralik said:
That is my guess
1) Your nook tries to update continuously: downloading, deleting, and wasting battery life,* or
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A good and interesting guess.
There are intervals defined for the update checks, but maybe if it finds an update but are unable to apply it, it end up in a loop..

GApps aren't actually that hard to enable if you use TouchNooter 1.6.24 and manually replace /nooter/boot/uRamdisk and /system/framework/framework.jar with the updated versions. Other than that step, very little difference in the rooting processes. If one is going to restore to factory and build up from there, what is the advantage to wading through all the manual steps?

Kralik said:
GApps aren't actually that hard to enable if you use TouchNooter 1.6.24 and manually replace /nooter/boot/uRamdisk and /system/framework/framework.jar with the updated versions. Other than that step, very little difference in the rooting processes. If one is going to restore to factory and build up from there, what is the advantage to wading through all the manual steps?
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At this moment, fun, learning, and stability (for the moment it allways works, but I need more feedback from people that tried it) eventually, when I delete all the blob that Gapps dosn't need for them to work, and is installed on the default package of Touchnooter (Don't get me wrong I really think its a great method) you will get a cleaner install.
Anyway, If you don't want to go through all the steps you can use the new 1.1 Touchnooter to get root, and then use my GApps method.

[Q] Restore Nook Color to Stock

I recently purchased a Nook Color (used) at a flea market. I could not check it out prior to purchase because the battery was dead. (Shame on me) The seller did not bother to tell me (Shame on him) that he had "rooted" (I think that is what it is called) the Nook and installed Google apps on it.
When I first power up the Nook, I get a screen that says "Cyanogenmod". The next screen simply says "Android" in small letters in the upper left hand corner. The next screen says "Google" and has two spinning, interlocking gears. Finally, a screen appears with the Android "person" in the middle, with a number of apps that the owner previously downloaded.
I have tried doing the 8 interrupted boots, but that does not seem to be working. All of this talk about ADB and Android sdk is wayyyy above my expertise level. Can someone provide me with an easy to follow/understand step by step guide to restore my Nook Color to stock? I've also tried following the video on theunlockr.com and the forums on xda.developers.com, but some of the hyperlinks to the necessary software appear to no longer be functioning.

Hi Tim you can restore. The easiest way is going to be to create a bootable ClockWork Mod Recovery (CWR) SD card and then flash whatever ROM it is you want the Nook to be (stock, CM7, CM9).
Here are a couple of threads to look at with links to files you may want:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1599646
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1576833
Basically you need a uSD card, a CWR image and the zip file for the ROM you want to restore to. Burn the CWR image to the uSD card using win32diskimager and then place the zip file for the ROM you want to use on the card (not in any folder and don't unzip it).
Power down, place the card in the Nook and power up. Then choose wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache partition and go to advanced and wipe the dalvik cache. This will ensure everything is cleared out to flash the new ROM. Next choose install zip from sd card and choose the zip file of the ROM you want to flash.
Once it is done flashing unmount the sd card and choose reboot or hold the power button until it powers off and remove the card and then power back on.
JP

It is also worth checking first, if you haven't already done so, whether there is a uSD card left in the Nook (under the little hinged cover).
The Nook will load of this first if it is in there and bypass the software on the main machine.
If there is a card in there, then take it out and try powering off and on again to see what it then loads. Also you could retry the 8 failed boots method.

No, there is no sd card in the nook. And I have tried the 8 failed boot method to no avail.
JP, I am downloading one of the programs that was missing. It'll be about an hour before it is done. I'll go from there.
I'll probably be asking more questions, as I am about as computer illiterate as they come. Hope you have a lot of patience and will hang with me.
Tim

It is a pretty simple process as long as you can follow directions. There are only really three main parts 1. Downloading files, 2. Burning an image to make a bootable micro SD card and 3. Flash the downloaded zip files from that card.
I'm sure we'll be able to get you through it

I downloaded the source file but I cannot get it to run. I do not understand the installation instructions in the read me file that comes with the source zip. For example, what does "QT" stand for? Is it quick time or some other program?

tim844 said:
I downloaded the source file but I cannot get it to run. I do not understand the installation instructions in the read me file that comes with the source zip. For example, what does "QT" stand for? Is it quick time or some other program?
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What guide are you following? I would suggest using my guide that is linked in my sig. Go to the restoring to stock section.
Sent from space

OK. I followed your link, registered to become an androiad central member. Working on it now. But I think I am in way over my head. How about I just box it up and UPS/FEDEX it to you? I'm in Ohio. I wanted to have it fixed for mother's day but that is obviously not going to happen.

My son says that the previous owner installed the clockwork recovery mode file directly unto the nook color. According to every video we have watched, that is a big no no! Everytime we try to hard reboot the nook, we get the cwm screen with no sd card in the nook.
We finally have the correct winimager file and are going to attempt to return the nook the stock using the cwm recovery image and the nook zip file.

tim844 said:
My son says that the previous owner installed the clockwork recovery mode file directly unto the nook color. According to every video we have watched, that is a big no no! Everytime we try to hard reboot the nook, we get the cwm screen with no sd card in the nook.
We finally have the correct winimager file and are going to attempt to return the nook the stock using the cwm recovery image and the nook zip file.
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If you use the files from my guide it will get rid of clockworkmod and you will have a completely stock NC.
If you have problems with WinImage try Win32. And always remember to run these programs as Admin.
Sent from space

Where are you in ohio? I could help ya out if you still need it.

Follow info in post 2... its really simple.

Success! Almost. We followed your instructions to the letter. Everything seems to be working. Except, I cannot register the device. I watch the introductory video and then go to the register device screen. I enter my wife's B&N e-mail address and password, but it will not accept it. It refers me to their 800 number.
On your other website I noticed people talking about wiping two different caches. I am not sure my son caught that or skipped that step. Could that be the problem? Or is there something else he/we may have overlooked?
I can't say thanks enough. Hopefully we can get over this last hurdle and I can give it to her tomorrow for mother's day.
Anxiously looking forward to your thoughts.

I'm in Akron, Ohio

tim844 said:
Success! Almost. We followed your instructions to the letter. Everything seems to be working. Except, I cannot register the device. I watch the introductory video and then go to the register device screen. I enter my wife's B&N e-mail address and password, but it will not accept it. It refers me to their 800 number.
On your other website I noticed people talking about wiping two different caches. I am not sure my son caught that or skipped that step. Could that be the problem? Or is there something else he/we may have overlooked?
I can't say thanks enough. Hopefully we can get over this last hurdle and I can give it to her tomorrow for mother's day.
Anxiously looking forward to your thoughts.
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Hmm. Does making a new account work? If not try going through the steps again and reflash it, it could have been a bad flash.
Sent from space

tim844 said:
I recently purchased a Nook Color (used) at a flea market. I could not check it out prior to purchase because the battery was dead. (Shame on me) The seller did not bother to tell me (Shame on him) that he had "rooted" (I think that is what it is called) the Nook and installed Google apps on it.
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Hmm. Does making a new account work? If not try going through the steps again and reflash it, it could have been a bad flash.
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More likely it is still registered at B&N to the previous owner.

DizzyDen said:
More likely it is still registered at B&N to the previous owner.
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Oh I didn't even think of that. Yeah, that is most likely the problem. Hopefully you can contact the previous owner and get him/her to deactivate it or you are basically SOL.
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Somewhere on the XDA site, I don't recall where, I saw a thread with another 2nd owner who had the same 'previously registered' problem you probably have; he got directions on a workable fix. Do a search; maybe you'll find it...

Thanks to everyone for all their help! I contacted B&N yesterday and it is registered to the former owner. They refused to help. All I could get out of them was I would have to contact the owner myself and ask him to unregister the device. I am working on that, but I don't hold out much help.
As a last resort, I might take it back to an Android device. However, I want it done correctly. I don't need the cell phone Android sysem he installed on it.
Again, thanks! It is nice to meet such helpful people.

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[Q] Rooting newer Nook version: how to know which software?

I have a Nook Simple Touch Glowlight with software verion 1.1.5. All the information that I've been able to Google is for 1.1.2, in fact that is the version that I still see on the B&N website.
I _think_ that I have found a suitable way to root the device with Nooter but I would like to know how to confirm that in fact this is the right project for my software version. I'm sorry that I cannot post a link to the Nooter project, but I have less than 10 posts.
Thanks.

There are at least two methods that work with the Glowworm.
You should not use any method until after you have
- made a noogie disk
- booted from it
- backed up your device
- restored that backup to a test disk (a 2 gig or larger microSD card, for instance) and confirmed that the test results in a disk that has 8 partitions.
Many people have made the backup but not tested it; when they tried to restore, they did bad to fatal things to their devices. A very common failure on restore seems to be only getting one partition restored and blowing out the other partitions.
I don't know if the stuff that eded is working on has come to fruition yet - he was looking at building a tool that could detect whether it was run on an NST or NSTG and root appropriately to the device.
The two routes I know work are:
- glownooter, the nooter project tool, includes Google apps and market support
- tinynoot, pasted together from various tools, gives you minimal root without google apps and with amazon appstore. Will work with either NST or NSTG because it's approach is so minimalist.

Thanks, roustabout! I will be sure to test the backups before I install anything else, then. Good to know!
In any case, what I am most concerned about is getting the right version of the rooting software for my device. I see that Nook devices have different firmware and that certain tools only work with certain firmware versions. I see no mention of my firmware version in any tools' websites, hence my apprehension.

hence the value of a backup
I saw your request on that and I think one of the issues here is that so many folks use Windows exclusively, and the backup process is so easy on linux that trying to tell people how to do it in Windows is like jabbing yourself in the eye with a stick, given that linux is free, vmware player is free, and linux can be installed and used for this job entirely in vmware player. On the other side of the coin, if you know nothing of linux, even using dd correctly will be a challenge since there's a pretty steep learning curve behind setting up a new OS successfully just to be able to get backups off an 80-130 dollar device.
In your case: as of now, there is only one firmware release for the glowlight. This is why the folks with the tools aren't mentioning it, aside from 'this is for a glowlight.'

I didn't mention it, but I also use Linux at home (Kubuntu, like Ubuntu but with a better UI). So many people are now using Ubuntu that I find it surprising that the instructions even bother mentioning the OSes for which the operation is as difficult as you say. I remember when doing things in Linux was hard and Windows was easy, and at that time Linux was hardly ever mentioned!
In your case: as of now, there is only one firmware release for the glowlight. This is why the folks with the tools aren't mentioning it, aside from 'this is for a glowlight.'
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I did not realize that the 1.1.5 release is glowlight-only. Great, thanks, I'm on to hacking this thing!

ok, so for you the backup process is:
- make the noogie disk
- put it into your device
- power cycle your device
- when it boots to "rooted forever," connect the USB cable to your linux box
- once the linux box mounts the NSTG as storage, pay attention to which device it is mounting it at. Assuming it's sdX:
- backup with dd if=/dev/sdX of=backup.img bs=1M
When that's done, disconnect your NSTG, throw media of some sort, larger than 2G, onto your box and test your restore with
dd if=backup.img of=/dev/sdY bs=1M
Once that's done, do an
fdisk /dev/sdY
and a
p to print the partition table.
You should have 8 partitions (and your backup.img file should be just under 2 gig.)
Hack away; if you ever need to restore, you can just drop the virgin image back on.
I take a snapshot like this of my device every so often since remembering how I got to whatever config I liked is harder than just backing it up.

Thanks for the backup instructions, the idea of testing it on a DVD-ROM looks to save quite a bit of trouble with the actual device..
I rooted with this terrific guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1675706
The process was simple. I do have an issue where I need to install a Hebrew font but ES File Manager doesn't seem to see the root folders. I'm having a hard time googling my way out of this one, bu all the other little issues were fairly simple.
One issue that I will mention that was hard to solve was the inability to perform searches in the Market. This page helped me resolve that issue:
blog.the-ebook-reader . com/2011/07/15/rooted-nook-touch-fixing-market-search-and-other-tips-and-tricks-video/

I just figured out that the file manager has to have Root permissions enabled. I've enabled it and added some fonts to /system/fonts but I still cannot get Hebrew text to display on this device. All I get are the typical rectangles instead of characters. Any ideas about how to proceed?
Thanks.

Restore Nook 1.1.2
roustabout said:
Many people have made the backup but not tested it; when they tried to restore, they did bad to fatal things to their devices. A very common failure on restore .
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1. I made this exact same mistake yesterday and I ended up with a bad backup.
2. My Nook Simple Touch (1.1.2) is now not working because I wiped ALL the partitions before attempted to restore the backup (which I didnt know was bad at the time)
3. Please help me restore the Nook back to factory or any working state. Are there any restorable backup images that can be downloaded online?
p.s. I have tried touchnooter and installed touchformatv2 but all I get now is a Read Forever load screen.
Please Please Help Me Im so sad (I know this is down to carelessness on my part but I really need help)

bubblewrapper said:
1. I made this exact same mistake yesterday and I ended up with a bad backup.
2. My Nook Simple Touch (1.1.2) is now not working because I wiped ALL the partitions before attempted to restore the backup (which I didnt know was bad at the time)
3. Please help me restore the Nook back to factory or any working state. Are there any restorable backup images that can be downloaded online?
p.s. I have tried touchnooter and installed touchformatv2 but all I get now is a Read Forever load screen.
Please Please Help Me Im so sad (I know this is down to carelessness on my part but I really need help)
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Few people who will be knowledgeable will find your post buried here under this thread. i suggest that you simply start a new thread with a good descriptive title so that the gurus will find it.

Not sure how to get hebrew working. One assumes that in addition to the characters, you need it to right to left? If it's the latter, I know there was a thread discussing doing this with Arabic, and I'm not sure how that turned out. You can also google around for folks looking at this on, I think, mobilereads.

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Not sure how to get hebrew working. One assumes that in addition to the characters, you need it to right to left? If it's the latter, I know there was a thread discussing doing this with Arabic, and I'm not sure how that turned out. You can also google around for folks looking at this on, I think, mobilereads.
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Actually, I think that I just need the fonts (or at least that would be a great first step). I put fonts with Hebrew glyphs in /system/fonts (using ES File Explorer in Root mode) but even after a restart it does not find the fonts (i.e. Hebrew text still shows as rectangles). I will fight with it some more in the coming days, if I don't succeed I will start a new, concise thread on the topic. There are plenty of Google posts on the subject, but all of the ones that I have seen (not Nook-specific) suggest that dropping the fonts is /system/fonts should be enough. Perhaps it is a permissions issue, I'll see if I can SSH into the device to see permissions.

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I have a Nook Simple Touch Glowlight with software verion 1.1.5. All the information that I've been able to Google is for 1.1.2, in fact that is the version that I still see on the B&N website.
I _think_ that I have found a suitable way to root the device with Nooter but I would like to know how to confirm that in fact this is the right project for my software version. I'm sorry that I cannot post a link to the Nooter project, but I have less than 10 posts.
Thanks.
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Sorry that I am so slow to respond, but I think this is the information you need to root a Nook with Glow on version 1.1.5
It uses Glownooter
http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/20...using-glownooter-includes-googles-app-market/
and this is the backup routine
http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/20...-and-restore-nook-glow-and-nook-simple-touch/

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Sorry that I am so slow to respond,
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Thank you! You don't need to apologize for taking time to respond, you are under no obligation! But I very much do appreciate your assistance and am happy to wait patiently! You will notice that I usually google issues first to try to save us both the time!
I think this is the information you need to root a Nook with Glow on version 1.1.5
It uses Glownooter
http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/20...using-glownooter-includes-googles-app-market/
and this is the backup routine
http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/20...-and-restore-nook-glow-and-nook-simple-touch/
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Thank you. It seems that those posts are Windows-centric summerizations of information found here at XDA-developers. The root is pretty much the process that I used, but from the guide right here which has Linux directions as well.
By the way, the-ebook-reader site is often not responding for me. Is it just for me, or does everyone have trouble with that site?
Thanks!

version 1.2.0
UK glowlight ships with 1.2.0. Use tinynooter to root this. You may have issues installing apps atm though but you will get the browser at least.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1961835

Thanks, Loney. In fact, I got this Glowlight in the US, and it reports that it has software verion 1.1.5. But the information will be good for others who might google this thread!

NookManager (updated for 1.2.2)

For my own use ( see https://forum.xda-developers.com/nook-touch/general/how-to-force-reinstall-nook-simple-t3971367 for details ), I have put the needed updates into a new NookManager1.2.2 package (https://www.dropbox.com/s/kdlabh09txkx3k9/NookManager1.2.2.img?dl=0 ) so that it can be used for Nook Simple Touch 1.2.2 directly with updates described here (https://forum.xda-developers.com/nook-touch/development/nst-g-updating-nookmanager-t3873048), thanks to nmyshkin (https://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=5562185).

Hello -- Not sure if anyone reads this anymore....
I'm trying to root a NST. I believe I've created the micro sd properly, and when I insert it and reboot, I see "Nookmanager Loading...". But then it just hangs there.
I've used a 32gb class 10 card. I have seen elsewhere that I should not use anything higher than class 6. Could this be the problem?

smjohn1 said:
For my own use ( see https://forum.xda-developers.com/nook-touch/general/how-to-force-reinstall-nook-simple-t3971367 for details ), I have put the needed updates into a new NookManager1.2.2 package (https://www.dropbox.com/s/kdlabh09txkx3k9/NookManager1.2.2.img?dl=0 ) so that it can be used for Nook Simple Touch 1.2.2 directly with updates described here (https://forum.xda-developers.com/nook-touch/development/nst-g-updating-nookmanager-t3873048), thanks to nmyshkin (https://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=5562185).
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Hello -- Not sure if anyone reads this anymore....
I'm trying to root a NST. I believe I've created the micro sd properly, and when I insert it and reboot, I see "Nookmanager Loading...". But then it just hangs there.
I've used a 32gb class 10 card. I have seen elsewhere that I should not use anything higher than class 6. Could this be the problem?

lm2 said:
Hello -- Not sure if anyone reads this anymore....
I'm trying to root a NST. I believe I've created the micro sd properly, and when I insert it and reboot, I see "Nookmanager Loading...". But then it just hangs there.
I've used a 32gb class 10 card. I have seen elsewhere that I should not use anything higher than class 6. Could this be the problem?
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I don't think the class is the problem but your NST might be struggling with the 32 gb size.

nmyshkin said:
I don't think the class is the problem but your NST might be struggling with the 32 gb size.
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Thanks for that tip. Is there a *minimum* size I need to use for Nookmanager1.2.2?

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Thanks for that tip. Is there a *minimum* size I need to use for Nookmanager1.2.2?
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Probably 4 gb. The backups are compressed, but I don't recall offhand the size.

nmyshkin said:
Probably 4 gb. The backups are compressed, but I don't recall offhand the size.
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I have a 2gb, and then next larger is 32gb. I guess that means I could root, but then not have enough room for a backup. And I'm guessing making a backup is advisable? Is there anyway to get back to stock w/o having made a backup?

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I have a 2gb, and then next larger is 32gb. I guess that means I could root, but then not have enough room for a backup. And I'm guessing making a backup is advisable? Is there anyway to get back to stock w/o having made a backup?
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OK, I should have checked before my last response. The original thread specifies 512 mb as a minimum, room enough for NookManager and a backup.

nmyshkin said:
Probably 4 gb. The backups are compressed, but I don't recall offhand the size.
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I just tried with the 2gb, as googling suggested that many others had used that. And I'm still getting the same issue: I see "NookManager Loading...." in font of normal darkness right when I boot up, and then after hanging like that for 20 seconds, that text fades to the point where I can hardly see it, and nothing happens but that.

lm2 said:
I just tried with the 2gb, as googling suggested that many others had used that. And I'm still getting the same issue: I see "NookManager Loading...." in font of normal darkness right when I boot up, and then after hanging like that for 20 seconds, that text fades to the point where I can hardly see it, and nothing happens but that.
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I guess it's possible that the image is faulty. It's not difficult to update the original NookManager card yourself. You can follow the link referenced in the OP which leads to my update instructions. That may work out better for you.

nmyshkin said:
I guess it's possible that the image is faulty. It's not difficult to update the original NookManager card yourself. You can follow the link referenced in the OP which leads to my update instructions. That may work out better for you.
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Thanks, I appreciate your helping me through this. The person who first told me about rooting NSTs warned me against using sd cards higher than class 6. This thread seems to hint at the same issue, esp. with class 10. I've been using class 10. It is hard to find anything lower, but I just ordered a class 4 from eBay and I guess I'll wait to see if that works any better.

lm2 said:
Thanks, I appreciate your helping me through this. The person who first told me about rooting NSTs warned me against using sd cards higher than class 6. This thread seems to hint at the same issue, esp. with class 10. I've been using class 10. It is hard to find anything lower, but I just ordered a class 4 from eBay and I guess I'll wait to see if that works any better.
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Yes, I've seen the warnings about class 10, even with the Nook Tablet, but I've not encountered problems. As you say, other than a special order, its hard to come by anything that's not class 10. The NookManager card I've used for many years is a SanDisk class 10 Ultra. Never had a problem with it. YMMV.

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Yes, I've seen the warnings about class 10, even with the Nook Tablet, but I've not encountered problems. As you say, other than a special order, its hard to come by anything that's not class 10. The NookManager card I've used for many years is a SanDisk class 10 Ultra. Never had a problem with it. YMMV.
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Thanks very much again. I'll give the special order card a try when it arrives, and if it doesn't, I guess I'll try to update the original NookManager, as you first suggested.
Is it possible to downgrade a Nook's firmware to 1.2.1 in order to use the original NookManager? Or maybe that's just more trouble than it could possibly be worth.

lm2 said:
Thanks very much again. I'll give the special order card a try when it arrives, and if it doesn't, I guess I'll try to update the original NookManager, as you first suggested.
Is it possible to downgrade a Nook's firmware to 1.2.1 in order to use the original NookManager? Or maybe that's just more trouble than it could possibly be worth.
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There's no sense in "downgrading" to FW 1.2.1. While you're waiting for the card to arrive I'd sure give yourself a chance to make your own NookManager update. You might be pleasantly surprised.

nmyshkin said:
There's no sense in "downgrading" to FW 1.2.1. While you're waiting for the card to arrive I'd sure give yourself a chance to make your own NookManager update. You might be pleasantly surprised.
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Alright, awesome; will do. Thanks!

nmyshkin said:
There's no sense in "downgrading" to FW 1.2.1. While you're waiting for the card to arrive I'd sure give yourself a chance to make your own NookManager update. You might be pleasantly surprised.
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Well you were right: I was able to successfully root the device with a class 10 sd card by changing the scripts and replacing the jars in the way you instruct here. Thank you!!
Unfortunately I'm not able to establish any successful internet connection with either wifi source I use in my home. Any thoughts on why that might be? (I was having connectivity issues before I rooted it, too.) -- Actually, the device does say I'm successfully connected, it's just that the browser doesn't work and I also cannot connect to the Amazon App Store for Android (which, as you know, is a default app option on the rooted device).
Maybe I should just say what I'm trying to achieve: I'd like to use the NST as an external e-ink screen. So all I really need is a way to work with txt files that can be saved to an sd card. It would be nice, too, if I could email them to myself or otherwise upload them to the cloud from the NST, but that's not essential.
Any tips on how I might achieve that limited functionality even if I can't fix these connectivity issues?
Thanks again!

lm2 said:
Well you were right: I was able to successfully root the device with a class 10 sd card by changing the scripts and replacing the jars in the way you instruct here. Thank you!!
Unfortunately I'm not able to establish any successful internet connection with either wifi source I use in my home. Any thoughts on why that might be? (I was having connectivity issues before I rooted it, too.) -- Actually, the device does say I'm successfully connected, it's just that the browser doesn't work and I also cannot connect to the Amazon App Store for Android (which, as you know, is a default app option on the rooted device).
Maybe I should just say what I'm trying to achieve: I'd like to use the NST as an external e-ink screen. So all I really need is a way to work with txt files that can be saved to an sd card. It would be nice, too, if I could email them to myself or otherwise upload them to the cloud from the NST, but that's not essential.
Any tips on how I might achieve that limited functionality even if I can't fix these connectivity issues?
Thanks again!
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I was able to install Jota via an apk on sd, so that's a start (for this n00b)!

lm2 said:
Well you were right: I was able to successfully root the device with a class 10 sd card by changing the scripts and replacing the jars in the way you instruct here. Thank you!!
Unfortunately I'm not able to establish any successful internet connection with either wifi source I use in my home. Any thoughts on why that might be? (I was having connectivity issues before I rooted it, too.) -- Actually, the device does say I'm successfully connected, it's just that the browser doesn't work and I also cannot connect to the Amazon App Store for Android (which, as you know, is a default app option on the rooted device)
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There is likely nothing wrong with your wifi. Reading a little further in the NookManager update thread you will see that the Amazon App Store has been dead for a long time. The same is true for the stock browser. You can uninstall both (for the stock browser that just entails deleting the apk file from /system/app and rebooting.) Also in that same post is a copy of Opera Mobile. That browser will work. You can side-load it if you need a browser.
As for email, either some version of k9 or the stock aosp email client will work. If you follow the link in my signature you will find a list of apps I run. One is the stock email with a link. You can search the forum for k9. I posted it somewhere for somebody long ago but don't remember exactly where.

nmyshkin said:
There is likely nothing wrong with your wifi. Reading a little further in the NookManager update thread you will see that the Amazon App Store has been dead for a long time. The same is true for the stock browser. You can uninstall both (for the stock browser that just entails deleting the apk file from /system/app and rebooting.) Also in that same post is a copy of Opera Mobile. That browser will work. You can side-load it if you need a browser.
As for email, either some version of k9 or the stock aosp email client will work. If you follow the link in my signature you will find a list of apps I run. One is the stock email with a link. You can search the forum for k9. I posted it somewhere for somebody long ago but don't remember exactly where.
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Thanks so much. For various reasons, I decided to flash back to stock and then re-root. My NST then ended up with many more apps on it than it did the first time. And I also now see more of the Nook's rooted file structure, too. Not sure what was different.
My main task right now is updating the uImage and uRamdisk files with these here. My understanding is that this is required to get host mode working for an external keyboard. But I have no idea how to go about doing this. Any tips on that would be gratefully received!

lm2 said:
Thanks so much. For various reasons, I decided to flash back to stock and then re-root. My NST then ended up with many more apps on it than it did the first time. And I also now see more of the Nook's rooted file structure, too. Not sure what was different.
My main task right now is updating the uImage and uRamdisk files with these here. My understanding is that this is required to get host mode working for an external keyboard. But I have no idea how to go about doing this. Any tips on that would be gratefully received!
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These are the instructions I have used for changing kernals: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...issue-explanation-added.1563645/post-24168019
There is also a CWM kernal update file somewhere on the forum, but that would require preparing yet another card with CWM, etc. If you have ADB working, the earlier solution would be simplest.