Been struggling with Touchnooter 1.6.24 and 1.6.22 for several weeks with a fairly new Nook Touch. Some Android system and app buttons on the very bottom don't respond. These are key buttons such as the Android Market accept terms of use, the Add app Finish button, and the SlideMe accept button. I found a work around for the home page bottom buttons that at least lets me access the app drawer. If the status bar is set to hidden the bottom buttons come up a very small amount and then respond. I haven't found a way to hide the status bar in apps though. I'm currently trying to figure out how to get the Nook recognized as a device so I can load the driver thats supposed to let me use adb to install apps. I've found that putting apps on the SD card prior to installing Touchnooter and starting the adk in Root Explorer just gives an error that non Android Market apps are blocked.
The real solution is to get everything on the screen. Presumably all the bottom buttons will work if the height could be shrunk. How do I do this?
Could BN be trying to block rooting by introducing small changes into recent Nooks?
Stumbled on a work around once I figured out how to use adb. All the google hits about using USB for adb had me confused. Once I realized that the SDK adb is made to work over wifi I was able to install Dolphin browser. I discovered that it has a setting for landscape, and that its add-ons are loaded through the Android Market. AM pops up in landscape mode and the accept button is no longer on the bottom. Now I can install software from the AM app and I can start making good use of my Nook.
I'm convinced that this isn't a peculiar fault of my Nook and that the Android window is not set right with Touchnooter for at least some Nooks, maybe the more recent ones. Unless I can find another app that sets landscape for all apps, or that allows the window size to be customized, there are still major problems with the Touchnooter package on my Nook. Can't uninstall, for example, since the prompt button is on the very bottom. Have to rm with adb.
OK, the fixed buttons to the right of the screen. 2 things. is there a way to put them on the title bar like on other android tabs? I figure it must just be something I'm missing but I'm not sure. there must be some way. without them being backlit if it's dark I can't seem them obviously. TIA.
Look for Button Savior in the android market, it can be placed anywhere on any edge of the screen
Hey, thanks. not bad but not exactly what I was looking for. I have an older generic crap-tab running 2.2, it has only one hard button and all the buttons are on the status bar at the top let of the screen. I really like that and was hoping to be able to do it here. maybe it's not possible but I can't see why. it's a good place for a few buttons, they are out of the way and such. I am wondering also if there is a way to disable the hard buttons on the A7 because somtimes I accidently activate them "sliding" a bit off the screen.
What you are describing is just a status bar modification. It is unique to that particular device, because it involves heavy modification of the Google framework library.
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So, I rooted my nook color and I'm all honkey dory (two words?)
My question though, is if I check the screen shot of an app, I can't get back to the previous page. The screenshot takes up the whole screen and touching the bottom left (or anywhere else it seems) doesn't bring up any sort of menu. I'm sure there is something stupid that my stupid brain is missing but, as stated, it's stupid. Please help.
TIA.
I think you probably have (or set somehow) the Status Bar disable.
Try poking around the Settings (I can't remember on top of my head where that be)
Renate NST suggested I post this in this forum
To all the developers - Thanks in advance for all the GREAT work!
The Saga
Installed touchnooter-2-1-31 and NST hung on install.
Waited an hour and rebooted
NST booted to "walking dots"
Used n2T-Recovery_0.2
Went thru "start-up" dialog (register, etc) and got the machine running again.
Noticed that NST SW was at 1.0
Updated NST to 1.1.2
Installed touchnooter-2-1-31.
Boot screen was "Read Forever"
Android fired up.
Missed the select ADW - should have done that
Button Savior wanted Superuser - should have done that
Buttons on side grayed out
Used n2T-Recovery_0.2 again
did not get me to the "register" start-up dialog
Updated NST to 1.1
Installed touchnooter-2-1-31 again
Boot screen is still "Read Forever"
Same action on buttons - grayed out
So .... my take on this is given the multiple installs I have scrambled something but good.
Is there a way to get to square zero?
Will the erase and de-register do that?
Is there a way to correct the ADW / Button Savior issues?
Is there a way to get to Android despite to side buttons?
Thanks in advance for any help.
The NST works as a reader - so I'm not dead - just wounded
I think you're jumping the gun on doing recovery. When you reboot, aren't you at the ADW Launcher screen? It's been a while since I rooted my NST using TouchNooter (TN), but I believe you can launch the Superuser app after a basic TN root and change the settings for any apps you goofed on (e.g. Button Savior). Just launch Superuser, click the icon of the desired app at left, then click the little android icon at right to toggle the Status between Allowed and Denied.
Erase & Deregister Device in Settings->Device info should suffice to get you back to an unrooted state for a repeat attempt, assuming you can get to it. I've used it many times. If not, power off, then press & hold the lower left & right buttons as you power back on for a few seconds to get a factory reset option. I believe this would have helped you after that first TN hang. You could just retry after a factory reset and reboot. (Haven't had to do this myself, so not 100% sure.)
Download and install Default App Manager from the Google Market to change your default launcher so you can set it to ADW, or whatever you prefer. This works for changing defaults for any app, so is a good thing to keep around.
For the side buttons, do you mean the hard side buttons? You can change those settings with the Side buttons option in NookTouch Tools.
Also in NTT, you can change the 'n' button behavior to take you straight to your home app (ADW) if you don't like the QuickLaunch menu (I do). Be sure to check the Show extra action buttons in recent option, and you'll get Back, Home, Menu, Search and Orientation buttons (just like Button Savior) when you long-press the 'n' button, as well as your most recent apps.
As I mentioned in a separate post, I prefer to use NookTouch Tools to override the B&N QuickLaunch options to eliminate the need for Button Savior or similar apps altogether. Between a QuickLaunch option or two, and the extra options in the recent apps dialog, I've got those options covered. I did remap two of the hardware side buttons to Back and Menu just because they're handy.
I've had very good luck using TouchNooter, but you do have to read the step-by-step directions carefully. There are ways around most problems if you can get to ADW.
Good luck with it!
bobstro said:
I think you're jumping the gun on doing recovery. When you reboot, aren't you at the ADW Launcher screen? It's been a while since I rooted my NST using TouchNooter (TN), but I believe you can launch the Superuser app after a basic TN root and change the settings for any apps you goofed on (e.g. Button Savior). Just launch Superuser, click the icon of the desired app at left, then click the little android icon at right to toggle the Status between Allowed and Denied.
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It boots to the reader ... buttons are there on the right side, but grayed out and non-functional (no superuser on button.savior)
So .. is there something I can boot from off the SD card that would allow me to
1.) Set ADW as the default, and / or
2.) Give Button.Savior the Superuser permissions?
Erase and Dereg is available as I only have access to the reader and not ADW.
Thanks for the help folks!
Were I the original poster, I would recover from my nonrooted backup image and re-root, or if I could not find it or found it but found that it was not 1.8 gig in size, would force factory reset (first, erase and deregister, then 8 failed, IIRC, to get both /system and /data wiped.)
Once I'd done a full reset, if I'd needed to do it that way, I'd boot from noogie and make my backup.
Then i'd reroot, probably using one of the Clockwork-based tools rather than the Touchnooter system, as it seems that
folks are sometimes seeing TN not quite finish (it happened to me on occasion) and the Clockwork tools seem to be
very robust, enough so that the Glownooter uses clockwork.
I actually like to really baseline something like this and be sure there's no odd cruft hanging out in /system or /data that may confuse me later.
WorkenOnIt said:
It boots to the reader ... buttons are there on the right side, but grayed out and non-functional (no superuser on button.savior)
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You're definitely seeing some odd behavior. I always wound up at ADW on any reboot.
Erase and Dereg is available as I only have access to the reader and not ADW.
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You should still be able to get to it via Settings->Device Info. In my experience, erase and dereg was sufficient to make another rooting attempt, but you might want to get back to ground zero. The restore option you've been using, a restore from backup as roust suggests, or doing the 8 failed boot attempts are all options. Be sure to update to whatever version of firmware you want before attempting.
Roust: After you do a CWM noot, what version does Device info show? Mine always shows 1.1.0 after TN, even though I updated to 1.1.2 previously. This has to do with some of the framework tweaking, IIRC. My TN may be old by now.
To all,
Thanks for all your help.
I did an Erase and Deregister.
That appeared to work
Checked firmware - was 1.1.0
Tried to reload TouchNooter (2-1-31)
Screen hung again - like the first time.
Waited 30 minutes and pulled the SD and rebooted.
Boot screen still says "Read Forever"
Went thru the startup dialog and selected the ADW launcher and allowed superuser on the button.savior.
I can now "complete the action" with the ADW launcher and the side keys function.
Everything appears to be working ...
Gmail gets to the account ..
Now why does it still say "Read Forever"?
Anyway - again - thanks for the help
This can be closed ... but I dont think it is "solved"
WorkenOnIt said:
[...] Screen hung again - like the first time.
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When TN completes, you just get the black screen. This is not spelled out in step 8 of Gabrial's procedure, but it is mentioned in the on-screen instructions. Is that what you were seeing?
Boot screen still says "Read Forever"
[...] Now why does it still say "Read Forever"?
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When I first power mine on, I get the "Read Forever" screen which is shortly followed by the rolling dots as the device boots. After a few moments, I get the slider unlock screen. Is that what you're seeing?
If so, I think that's normal.
Once you unlock, you're at the ADW screen now, right? Or at least you can get back to it in some way?
bobstro said:
When TN completes, you just get the black screen. This is not spelled out in step 8 of Gabrial's procedure, but it is mentioned in the on-screen instructions. Is that what you were seeing?
When I first power mine on, I get the "Read Forever" screen which is shortly followed by the rolling dots as the device boots. After a few moments, I get the slider unlock screen. Is that what you're seeing?
If so, I think that's normal.
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Screen never blanked .. it did in tries #2 and #3 .. but not #1 and this last one
I thought it would say "Root Forever" ... but hey, as long as it works!
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Once you unlock, you're at the ADW screen now, right? Or at least you can get back to it in some way?
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It boots to the "Home" reader .. but buttons on side (House) get me to the ADW / Reader selection
WorkenOnIt said:
[...] It boots to the "Home" reader .. but buttons on side (House) get me to the ADW / Reader selection
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Good to hear it's working. If you don't like the side buttons that Button Savior uses, you can use Nook Touch Tools to provide a couple of alternatives.
You should also be able to change your default Home app using the technique I described above.
IIRC, the "rooted forever" screen only shows during the rooting process. I think Noogie uses that.
Hi all,
Having followed the instructions I now have a non-bricked NST with NookManager and ReLaunch. I now have two fairly irritating problems, probably due to me poking around in the settings menu a bit too hard.
PROBLEM THE FIRST
In ReLaunch, my Settings gear does nothing. I press it and the screen flicks and then goes back to ReLaunch (exactly where I was in the first place). This makes my inner tinkerer sad and also makes it more than a little difficult to try and fix the issue with:
PROBLEM THE SECOND
If I go to the Nook e-book reading mode and then take myself back to ReLaunch (I'd bound it to long-press of the hardware n key before my Settings button stopped working), the entire bottom bar has vanished. Which means no Applications button, which means I can't really get to launching any of my apps, which means I have... an ebook reader. The only way I can restore it is by rebooting the NST and selecting ReLaunch from the launcher menu at startup.
Any clues?
Floomi said:
Hi all,
Having followed the instructions I now have a non-bricked NST with NookManager and ReLaunch. I now have two fairly irritating problems, probably due to me poking around in the settings menu a bit too hard.
PROBLEM THE FIRST
In ReLaunch, my Settings gear does nothing. I press it and the screen flicks and then goes back to ReLaunch (exactly where I was in the first place). This makes my inner tinkerer sad and also makes it more than a little difficult to try and fix the issue with:
PROBLEM THE SECOND
If I go to the Nook e-book reading mode and then take myself back to ReLaunch (I'd bound it to long-press of the hardware n key before my Settings button stopped working), the entire bottom bar has vanished. Which means no Applications button, which means I can't really get to launching any of my apps, which means I have... an ebook reader. The only way I can restore it is by rebooting the NST and selecting ReLaunch from the launcher menu at startup.
Any clues?
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You say you cannot access apps, so figure you have Android Market installed? You could try this - Install launcher 7, once installed, you can 'open' it from the notification. You should then be able to access your apps. Make your first port of call the Nook Touch Mod Manager.
Or you could reset the settings in ReLaunch
I have the same problem.
Floomi said:
In ReLaunch, my Settings gear does nothing. I press it and the screen flicks and then goes back to ReLaunch (exactly where I was in the first place).
Any clues?
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I even unrooted my Nook and rooted it back to fix his. Unfortunately after one use of settings, this problem occured again. Would anyone help?
Undoubtedly it hit an error and died.
What error? Look at the logcat and see.
You need ADB to see logcat.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/BN_Nook_Simple_Touch/Installing_ADB
Floomi said:
PROBLEM THE FIRST
In ReLaunch, my Settings gear does nothing. I press it and the screen flicks and then goes back to ReLaunch (exactly where I was in the first place). This makes my inner tinkerer sad and also makes it more than a little difficult to try and fix the issue with:
Any clues?
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I have the same exact problem. Could anyone please help fixing this?