Hi,
I got a few questions to ask. Its going be my first time rooting my new nook touch and i would like to make sure what i am going to do is correct.
1. Should backup/restore my nook touch first
2. Use the touchnooter to root my nook
3. with the new touch nooter, do i get market as i want to be able to read on all kind of formats on my new nook touch? or is Gapps considered the market?
Thanks for you replies in advance!
Yes to all of those
Errrr, IIUIC Touchnooter under 1.1 doesn't bring a working market.
Which version are you on?
TouchNooter 1.11.11 does not include GApps/Market, but 1.6.24 does. It takes a bit of tweaking to make 1.6.24 work with the 1.1 firmware. If you need the Market, but you're not sure what you are doing, you might consider waiting to see if it gets figured out sometime soon.
Thanks i think i will wait till the touchnooter supports Gapps/market. I been reading through how to root via the noogie method, and i'm totally lost.
Has anyone attempted dual-booting the new Nook Color v1.4.1 Firmware w/ @Nook2Android cards yet? (announcement from @nookBN on twitter): Nook Color v1.4.1 Firmware Update Now Available for Sideloading
Specifically: Does the new Nook Color v1.4.1 Firmware update lock out n2acard's CM7.x dual-boot feature?
Recommendation: IF already running an n2acard CM7.x dual-booting Nook Color, Do NOT boot into emmc/NOOK until it is safely established and confirmed that you can do so, OR: do NOT allow emmc/NOOK to connect to WIFI as it will be pushed OTA through WIFI this week. Haven't seen anything on n2acards.com forums yet either.
As I rarely boot into emmc/NOOK this won't be too hard for me. Others may need reminding. YMMV.
Updated: NC update v1.4.1 w/n2acards cm7.x?
After catching up on the other Nook Forum threads:
It IS safe to update to Nook Color Firmware v1.4.1.
Just to be safe, I powered down my NC. Pulled my SD card. Did a manual update from my MacBook.
The update copied, updated, booted perfectly afterwards.
CM7 SD card booted aftwards with no problems.
Still a JR member, unable to post links yet. NC Firmware v1.4.1 is at the B&N's NC Software update page complete with instructions. YMMV, but I had no problems. All apps post update on both emmc & CM7 SD card work fine.
It even inspired me to put nookhoney on a separate SD card. It runs fine as well. Have been playing around with the Android SDK on my MacBook, playing with Honeycomb & ICS. Digging into the CM9 alphas to see what's left for an NC build attempt. yay. just sayin'
Hey man, a couple of us have had ClockworkMod reject the update... Did you run into this issue? Mine (same setup) tried to install the rom, showed the little package unzip animation, then an Exclamation point. It then went into Clockwork Mod, and told me that the ROM was unsigned.
Any help would be appreciated.
I didn't run into this. Let me do some digging and see what I come up with. Did you try switching your ROM back to stock, doing the B&N firmware upgrade, then work from there?
Sent from my NookColor using xda premium
obviously i was hoping to avoid that... however I can give it a shot...
I think the main problem is that you got ripped off by N2A
Barnes & Noble Nook Color 1.4.1 fixed for CWM Recovery
Here is a link to the complete Barnes & Noble Nook Color v1.4.1 stock firmware:
http : //www . filefactory . com / file / c0caebb / n / nook-complete-restore-1.4.1.zip
Just remove the extra spaces to reconstruct the URL.
The manifest and updater-script contained within have been updated to work with the install ZIP file function of CWM Recovery. You will not get the error message that the update is unsigned.
Would somebody please mirror the above file somewhere to another host, as it will be gone from FileFactory after 90 days?
Thanks.
ToneDeF71
Hey. I downloaded that file and have been trying to get it to load. Long story short. I was unsuccessful. I was under the impression I didn't have to re-root nook and that all I had to do was copy nook-complete-restore-1.4.1.zip to my nook color or the sd card or something. But I kept running into problems. Are there a set of instructions directly for nook-complete-restore-1.4.1.zip?? Much thanks. Just trying to avoid unrooting, factory stock, updgraeadalskdj ;akld ;akld all the work having to do the work as mentioned above. In short---what am I doing wrong? Much Thanks for any help.
Jbwck said:
Hey. I downloaded that file and have been trying to get it to load. Long story short. I was unsuccessful. I was under the impression I didn't have to re-root nook and that all I had to do was copy nook-complete-restore-1.4.1.zip to my nook color or the sd card or something. But I kept running into problems. Are there a set of instructions directly for nook-complete-restore-1.4.1.zip?? Much thanks. Just trying to avoid unrooting, factory stock, upgrade all the work having to do the work as mentioned above. In short---what am I doing wrong? Much Thanks for any help.
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Someone else may correct me if I'm wrong here -- you must boot your Nook Color with the Clockwork Mod Recovery utility running from a bootable SD card -- the firmware's .ZIP file should be on that same SD card so that you can access/install it with the utility. That said, because the firmware is to be installed to your Nook Color's internal memory (eMCC), your rooted setup will most likely be overwritten, and then you'll have to re-root your Nook Color after the B&N stock firmware has been verified as successfully installed.
I'm not sure how much effort is involved to back up apps and settings, install the stock firmware, re-root the Nook Color, and then restore the backed-up settings and apps -- it may or may not be worth all the effort.
--ToneDeF71
My NC was running great a few days ago, but after updating itself to 1.4.1 I was unable to install apps that I had on my SD card. When attempting to install an app I received this error message: "For security reasons, only apps purchased through the NOOK shop can be installed". (Part of the new B&N update takes away the ability to sideload apps.)
To try to fix this I ran a factory reset to the stock (nook-complete-restore-1.0.1) software and then updated it to 1.3. Running 1.3 I then installed manualnooter-5.12.20 which is the most up to date version of Manual Nooter. Everything worked great until I tried to install an app, I once again received the error: "For security reasons, only apps purchased through the NOOK shop can be installed"
I then stated over with my first step and restored my NC to stock and tried manualnooter-4-6-16, but once again, same error.
I've run out of ideas, so if anyone can help I would be grateful.
Crazy_Jew said:
My NC was running great a few days ago, but after updating itself to 1.4.1 I was unable to install apps that I had on my SD card. When attempting to install an app I received this error message: "For security reasons, only apps purchased through the NOOK shop can be installed". (Part of the new B&N update takes away the ability to sideload apps.)
To try to fix this I ran a factory reset to the stock (nook-complete-restore-1.0.1) software and then updated it to 1.3. Running 1.3 I then installed manualnooter-5.12.20 which is the most up to date version of Manual Nooter. Everything worked great until I tried to install an app, I once again received the error: "For security reasons, only apps purchased through the NOOK shop can be installed"
I then stated over with my first step and restored my NC to stock and tried manualnooter-4-6-16, but once again, same error.
I've run out of ideas, so if anyone can help I would be grateful.
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NookColor Tools -- > Development Settings --> Allow non-market apps install. --> Reboot
At least that's what I remember, been a while since I was on stock.
-Racks
Crazy_Jew said:
My NC was running great a few days ago, but after updating itself to 1.4.1 I was unable to install apps that I had on my SD card. When attempting to install an app I received this error message: "For security reasons, only apps purchased through the NOOK shop can be installed". (Part of the new B&N update takes away the ability to sideload apps.)
To try to fix this I ran a factory reset to the stock (nook-complete-restore-1.0.1) software and then updated it to 1.3. Running 1.3 I then installed manualnooter-5.12.20 which is the most up to date version of Manual Nooter. Everything worked great until I tried to install an app, I once again received the error: "For security reasons, only apps purchased through the NOOK shop can be installed"
I then stated over with my first step and restored my NC to stock and tried manualnooter-4-6-16, but once again, same error.
I've run out of ideas, so if anyone can help I would be grateful.
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You know that B&N already patched the hole when releasing their v1.4.1.
As some members reported, rooted stock ROM is still able to sideload stuff.
I didn't root so I can't confirm but I hope other reports are correct.
votinh said:
You know that B&N already patched the hole when releasing their v1.4.1.
As some members reported, rooted stock ROM is still able to sideload stuff.
I didn't root so I can't confirm but I hope other reports are correct.
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I can confirm this. My Nook is now running 1.4.1 rooted and I have access to the Android Market, Amazon AppStore, and many of the apps I was using previously under CM7. I followed the instructions in this thread to get it into this state:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1438212
I think the most important thing is using manualnooter-5.12.20 linked from that posting.
racks11479 said:
NookColor Tools -- > Development Settings --> Allow non-market apps install. --> Reboot
At least that's what I remember, been a while since I was on stock.
-Racks
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Thank you, but this function was removed in the 1.4.1 update. I have rooted my NC but cannot add apps from my SD card.
Crazy_Jew said:
Thank you, but this function was removed in the 1.4.1 update. I have rooted my NC but cannot add apps from my SD card.
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Open Nook Color Tools and you'll see a checkbox beside an empty space. I'm pretty sure that would normally be the label for "Allow non-market apps", but I guess the foreground and background colors are the same. Uncheck that and re-check it. Should work fine.
votinh said:
You know that B&N already patched the hole when releasing their v1.4.1.
As some members reported, rooted stock ROM is still able to sideload stuff.
I didn't root so I can't confirm but I hope other reports are correct.
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Thank you. Yes, I do know, that is why I made this thread asking for help.
I rooted using manualnooter-5.12.20 and all works fine, except the ability to sideload apps from my SD card.
SCWells72 said:
I can confirm this. My Nook is now running 1.4.1 rooted and I have access to the Android Market, Amazon AppStore, and many of the apps I was using previously under CM7. I followed the instructions in this thread to get it into this state:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1438212
I think the most important thing is using manualnooter-5.12.20 linked from that posting.
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Thank you. I too am running 1.4.1 and have access to Android Market, Amazon AppStore and the few apps that came with the manualnooter-5.12.20, but I am unable to sideload apps from my SD card.
On a side note, I bet a friend, who is helping me resolve my problem, that no matter where I put this thread a Mod would move it, and sure enough it was moved.
SCWells72 said:
Open Nook Color Tools and you'll see a checkbox beside an empty space. I'm pretty sure that would normally be the label for "Allow non-market apps", but I guess the foreground and background colors are the same. Uncheck that and re-check it. Should work fine.
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I tried that, but it did nothing, still getting same error. "For security reasons, only apps purchased through the NOOK shop can be installed"
B&N sucks. I've bought 8 NCs for friends and family; and countless books from these idiots, and this is how they thank me.
It wouldn't be so hard to find a solution to my problem if B&N didn't come out with the Nook Tablet, which makes it harder to sort through the search results when looking for a fix to the sideloading error.
I will spend all of my free time convincing everyone I meet not to buy a Nook product.
Just to confirm: You did NOT load one of the older ManualNooter versions first?
I know the version of 1.4.1 B&N had up before Christmas differs from the version of 1.4.1 you can download now. There is another thread around here somewhere where someone posted a link to the older version. Unfortunately, I'm out of state right now, and can't post my copy up for you.
That said, some folks have done the root process using the newest 1.4.1 version and are reporting that everything is working, so I can't guarantee that's your fix.
B&N generally don't care about the techie base. I've been following the threads over at the B&N forums, and there's apparently not likely to be a change. They clearly want these things to be dedicated media feed system to the revenue streams (what used to be called "customers") and are focused on that. It's a definite kick in the teeth. Lots of folks there are moving over to Samsung Galaxy Tab 7 Plus, or waiting for the new Asus toys. Personally, I'm happy enough with my NC, and will keep it for a few more months until something more open can be had for less.
Thank you for your help.
No, I used manualnooter-5.12.20.
I root or jailbreak every electronic device I get my hands on and never have an issue, but this seems to be too elusive.
why not setup a dual boot? I left my emmc in tact and loaded cm7.1, and now ICS on a second partition. I use the emmc to just read and boot ice when I want to play on Facebook or email.
LGartrell said:
why not setup a dual boot? I left my emmc in tact and loaded cm7.1, and now ICS on a second partition. I use the emmc to just read and boot ice when I want to play on Facebook or email.
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Thanks for the reply, but I just want to be able to sideload apps.
Crazy_Jew said:
[...] To try to fix this I ran a factory reset to the stock (nook-complete-restore-1.0.1) software and then updated it to 1.3. Running 1.3 I then installed manualnooter-5.12.20 which is the most up to date version of Manual Nooter. Everything worked great until I tried to install an app, I once again received the error: "For security reasons, only apps purchased through the NOOK shop can be installed"
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I just re-read your post, and I think I may have a clue. manualnooter-5.12.20 was developed, as I understand it, to address B&N firmware 1.4.1 specifically. The procedure for rooting 1.3 is unchanged from first post in the "[NC][1.2][1.3] ManualNooter 4.6.16" thread, namely the part that states "1.3 Must do these instructions first with 4.5.18 then with 4.6.16". I used those two in sequence and had no problems with rooting 1.3. If you decide to update to 1.4.1, then you'll want 5.12.20 (or whatever the latest is).
You could try running 4.5.18 + 4.6.12 in that sequence to see if it works. If not, you may have to do a factory reset, then do them in sequence.
If you want to stay at 1.3, you should also research the threads for blocking OTA updates.
bobstro said:
I just re-read your post, and I think I may have a clue. manualnooter-5.12.20 was developed, as I understand it, to address B&N firmware 1.4.1 specifically. The procedure for rooting 1.3 is unchanged from first post in the "[NC][1.2][1.3] ManualNooter 4.6.16" thread, namely the part that states "1.3 Must do these instructions first with 4.5.18 then with 4.6.16". I used those two in sequence and had no problems with rooting 1.3. If you decide to update to 1.4.1, then you'll want 5.12.20 (or whatever the latest is).
You could try running 4.5.18 + 4.6.12 in that sequence to see if it works. If not, you may have to do a factory reset, then do them in sequence.
If you want to stay at 1.3, you should also research the threads for blocking OTA updates.
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Once again, thank you very much for your reply.
I reverted my NC back to stock, (nook-complete-restore-1.0.1) updated to 1.3.0, I then used manualnooter 4.5.18 followed by manualnooter 4.6.12.
Before the 1.4.1 update I had successfully rooted many NCs and other tablets for customers and have never had a problem. I think that something in the 1.4.1 update has evil magic powers (rûah) that cannot be exorcised.
Just use MN 5.12.20 ONLY for 1.4.1 and you'll be all set.
bobstro said:
Just use MN 5.12.20 ONLY for 1.4.1 and you'll be all set.
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Didn't he confirm that he did use MN 5.12.20 and he still has problem with side-loading?
votinh said:
Didn't he confirm that he did use MN 5.12.20 and he still has problem with side-loading?
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On 1.3, using 5.1.20, yes. At least that's how the OP reads.
MN 5.1.20 works fine for at least the pre-Christmas version of B&N 1.4.1. I've heard both ways with the later release(s). You still want to user the older MN versions for 1.3 and older, and that was the problem as described in the OP. You also want to skip the older MN versions altogether for 1.4.1. This all is in GMPOWER'S posts to the MN thread if you really care.
So last night I attempted to use the autonooter for 1.0.1 on my Nook Color. Unfortunately the Nook said it was out of battery midway through and it corrupted the Nook, so that it wouldn't boot. Fast forward to today, I've managed to wipe it and get it running with 1.0.0.
I'm a little confused on how to proceed. Should I use Autonooter, or is manualnooter now considered better? Also, if I need to update my firmware, how can I do that? Do I just load it onto the SD card and then have it boot from there? I've been searching the forums for hours, and while there are many explanations, none are too clear or concise for someone who's coming from 1.0.0, since I can't just install 1.1 direct from B&N anymore.
Thanks for any help.
Cry Havoc said:
So last night I attempted to use the autonooter for 1.0.1 on my Nook Color. Unfortunately the Nook said it was out of battery midway through and it corrupted the Nook, so that it wouldn't boot. Fast forward to today, I've managed to wipe it and get it running with 1.0.0.
I'm a little confused on how to proceed. Should I use Autonooter, or is manualnooter now considered better? Also, if I need to update my firmware, how can I do that? Do I just load it onto the SD card and then have it boot from there? I've been searching the forums for hours, and while there are many explanations, none are too clear or concise for someone who's coming from 1.0.0, since I can't just install 1.1 direct from B&N anymore.
Thanks for any help.
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The Nooter packages are version specific based on what B&N firmware version you have on your device.
AutoNooter 2.12.15 is for B&N firmware version 1.0.0
AutoNooter 2.12.25 is for B&N firmware version 1.0.1
AutoNooter 3.0.0 is for B&N firmware version 1.1.0
ManualNooter 4.6.16 is for B&N firmware version's 1.2.0 and 1.3.0
ManualNooter 5.01.19 is for B&N firmware version's 1.4.1 and 1.4.2
If you have not installed ClockWorkMod Recovery onto the device, then to update your device, you will download the 1.4.2 firmware from the B&N website, LINK. You will place that update file into the root directory of your device, not on the SD card. Once you have placed that file into the root directory, remove the usb cable, and press the power key to turn the screen off. Sit back, and wait for the device to automatically update itself to firmware version 1.4.2.
Once you have updated your device to firmware version 1.4.2, just follow the direction for ManualNooter 5.02.19, LINK
Just came home from USA where I got a Nook Simple Touch (1.1.0).
Tried to root it with TouchNooter 2.1.31 following the instructions in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1343143
In step 8 below,
7. Power on your Nook Simple Touch.
8. You should see the new TouchNooter boot screen, follow all instructions.
9. That was the hard part, now to the simple stuff.it just hangs. There was a short black flash, the instructions were written on the screen, and nothing more happened. After a while (30 min. ?), I removed the SD-card and tried to reboot. The Nook started to boot (rooted), however, it never completed the boot. Just hanged.
I have retried the rooting.
I have tried to restore the factory settings (method #3 in this page http://nookdevs.com/Nook_Simple_Touch_restore_to_stock).
It still just hangs. (After a factory reset, it hangs with the message:
Read Forever
Your NOOK is starting up...Any idea what i should do to get it working again?
And maybe more important, what I should not do, so I don't mess up more?
I haven't tried any other ways to root the Nook, nor have I tried for instance n2T-Recovery http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1289233
This is my first Android device, and maybe I should have been more careful. However, I didn't expect any difficulties after i read
http://lifehacker.com/5889158/turn-a-99-nook-into-a-fully-fledged-android-tablet-in-four-easy-steps
and since I have had no problems jailbreaking a number of iPhones and iPads.
You might try this.
Check out this. I tried this and it worked.
I am new to this, as well. All that is outlined below, I have done within the last 24 hours.
This forum entry helped me. The links to the nook image are broken but I found the right image after a web search.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1289233
After restoring my Nook Simple Touch with the image "n2T-Recovery_0.1.img". I upgraded my Nook's firmware using the links on the B&N Nook site. When I rebooted the Nook, it already allowed me to select "ADW.launcher" or "Home".
Just to be thorough, I went through the whole procedure outlined by LifeHacking again.
Things seemed to work after that. There is likely something missing from "auto-nooter-2.12.25.img"
Good luck.
I had the same issue with a brand new Nook Simple Touch earlier this week. Factory software was 1.0.1. After recovering using the "8 times reboot method" I upgraded to the B&N 1.1.2 using these instructions http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/Software-Updates-NOOK-Simple-Touch/379003175/ and re-applied the TouchNooter instructions in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1343143
All works fine now... debating whether to apply the pinch-to-zoom patch now...
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I had the same issue with a brand new Nook Simple Touch earlier this week. Factory software was 1.0.1. After recovering using the "8 times reboot method" I upgraded to the B&N 1.1.2 using these instructions http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/Software-Updates-NOOK-Simple-Touch/379003175/ and re-applied the TouchNooter instructions in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1343143
All works fine now... debating whether to apply the pinch-to-zoom patch now...
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here is the link to an equivalent of the "8 times reboot method" to reset the NST: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1829735
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_ig_ said:
I had the same issue with a brand new Nook Simple Touch earlier this week. Factory software was 1.0.1. After recovering using the "8 times reboot method" I upgraded to the B&N 1.1.2 using these instructions http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/Software-Updates-NOOK-Simple-Touch/379003175/ and re-applied the TouchNooter instructions in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1343143
All works fine now... debating whether to apply the pinch-to-zoom patch now...
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HI,
First time I tried the setup, I got the error where my nook stuck at "read forever" screen. But it got automatically restored to factory setting after several restarts. So I saw your post, upgraded my device to 1.1.2 using the link provided but got the exact same issue after rooting. After removing the SDcard and restarting, my screen is stuck at "Read Forever - Your NOOK is starting up...". Please let me know if you know of any other solutions.
Thanks.