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[Q] [noob question] ADB Over Usb NOOK TOUCH

Hi guys!
could any of you guys help me a bit to get nook connected to ADB via USB?
I've tried bunch of tutorials on the net, but I still get bloody error!
I've already installed Android SDK and installed everything in it from android repositories, and I also installed "Nook Touch USB ADB Drivers" but I still can't get it connected! any idea?

Hi.
1st: Do you have any android phone? This is the best way to check that your pc with android sdk is properly configured. Once you are able connect to a phone, you can be sure that the problem is on the nook site
2nd: Let me tell you the way how I have rooted my nook and made usb work (because I have decided not to use touchnooter). I used noogie image to get rw access to nook partitions and replace uRamdisk on nook with the uRamdisk attached here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16880141&postcount=6
Of course, backup the original one.
On linux site, it was also necessary to add udev rules (as mentioned on the page) but this is linux related. I can't help with windows, for me they are too difficult to use
But I can confirm that mentioned uRamdisk works.

[Q] Rooted NST not recognized by PC

Apologies if this duplicates an old thread, but I couldn't find another one...
I rooted my Nook Simple Touch using Touchnooter 1.1, and now it can't be recognized by my PC. I can't copy files to it.
I bought several Google eBooks recently that I'd like to read on my NST, but they can't be loaded, as Adobe Digital Editions can't see the Nook (or doesn't recognize it). Google Books doesn't work, either. It just stays on a rotating 'loading' icon forever, never loading the book.
Any thoughts?

Not recognized? You mean on USB? No volumes mounted?
You can certainly transfer your books over ADB on WiFi if that's working.
If you can get to a shell on ADB try a "mount" command.
The last two lines should be like:
Code:
/dev/block//vold/179:6 /media vfat rw ...
/dev/block//vold/179:17 /sdcard vfat rw ...

DoomMunky said:
Apologies if this duplicates an old thread, but I couldn't find another one...
I rooted my Nook Simple Touch using Touchnooter 1.1, and now it can't be recognized by my PC. I can't copy files to it.
I bought several Google eBooks recently that I'd like to read on my NST, but they can't be loaded, as Adobe Digital Editions can't see the Nook (or doesn't recognize it). Google Books doesn't work, either. It just stays on a rotating 'loading' icon forever, never loading the book.
Any thoughts?
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Using a root method that enables ADB over USB can mess up the drivers on Windows and make the Nook partition inaccessible.
There are two options:
1: Re-root with a ramdisk that enables ADB over WiFi (might not help)
2: Properly install Google drivers for ADB over USB (search this forum)

Dammit. It's so darn complicated. I was hoping to recommend this method to my non-geek friends so they could have simple little tablets too, but this all is just too much work for them (and for me). This is why people buy Apple.
If I go back to a rooted Nook (I returned to stock) I'll look into this stuff. Thanks for the tips, folks.

Oh! Check what driver you have on the Windows machine.
Under "Device Manager" if it shows Android anywhere then you have the Android ADB USB drivers loaded.
This would prevent the USB Mass Storage driver from being loaded.
Did you load the ADB USB drivers?

God, I have no idea if I loaded the ADB USB drivers. I just did the normal TouchNooter1.1 install, which includes basic Google Apps.
Then when my PC didn't recognize the rooted NST, I gave up and went back to stock! I'm not a true rooter.

@DoomMunky: Aw, don't get disheartened. Soon you'll be rolling your own kernels!
So you got your Nook to be recognized by your PC now?

Only by reverting to stock firmware. I'm running basic 1.1 now, no Android anything, and it's fine.
If I end up re-rooting in the future, what steps should I take to ensure my PC still allows simple book transfers to my Nook Simple Touch?

[Q] adb driver for nookcolor on windows 7

Apologies if this is already posted somewhere. just point me to the link and I'll take a look, but everything I have tried so far has failed.
I have been trying to get adb working on my NookColor under Windows 7. I am running a rooted 1.4.2 stock image. I installed the sdk by following the guide at http://nookdevs.com/NookColor_USB_ADB, but when I get to step III.3.1, the device does not show up where the guide tells me it should. I gget a myNOOKcolor device under Portable Devices instead. I tried following the same procedure for this device, but when I get to step III.3.2.3, I get an error message saying "The folder you specified doesn't contain a compatible software driver for your device. If the folder contains a driver, make sure it is designed to work with Windows for x64-based systems."
I was able to follow the same procedure to install the driver for my MyTouch 4g. It looks to me like the problem s that Windows identifies my Nook as a portable storage device, rather than an unidentified device type, like my MyTouch was. I've tried uninstalling the driver, but it just reinstalls itself when I unplug and plug the device back in.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

marchingknight11 said:
Apologies if this is already posted somewhere. just point me to the link and I'll take a look, but everything I have tried so far has failed.
I have been trying to get adb working on my NookColor under Windows 7. I am running a rooted 1.4.2 stock image. I installed the sdk by following the guide at http://nookdevs.com/NookColor_USB_ADB, but when I get to step III.3.1, the device does not show up where the guide tells me it should. I gget a myNOOKcolor device under Portable Devices instead. I tried following the same procedure for this device, but when I get to step III.3.2.3, I get an error message saying "The folder you specified doesn't contain a compatible software driver for your device. If the folder contains a driver, make sure it is designed to work with Windows for x64-based systems."
I was able to follow the same procedure to install the driver for my MyTouch 4g. It looks to me like the problem s that Windows identifies my Nook as a portable storage device, rather than an unidentified device type, like my MyTouch was. I've tried uninstalling the driver, but it just reinstalls itself when I unplug and plug the device back in.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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I think the problem is the device id. I posted a workaround for CM9. It might be the same for your upgraded stock. See if my post helps. Look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21665649

leapinlar said:
I think the problem is the device id. I posted a workaround for CM9. It might be the same for your upgraded stock. See if my post helps. Look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21665649
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Thanks for the post!
I looked at your workaround and it did not help. There is no nook entry under "Other Devices" in the device manager. the only entry for my nook is the "myNOOKcolor" under portable devices. When I right click on that and go to details, there is no device id listed.
Is there any chance that I may need to revert to 1.4.1 in order for this to work?

marchingknight11 said:
Thanks for the post!
I looked at your workaround and it did not help. There is no nook entry under "Other Devices" in the device manager. the only entry for my nook is the "myNOOKcolor" under portable devices. When I right click on that and go to details, there is no device id listed.
Is there any chance that I may need to revert to 1.4.1 in order for this to work?
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With CM9, you have to be sure to have usb debugging turned on before the device will show up. That guide was written for an earlier version of the stock software. Is there anything like that in your stock software? Do you have to install nook tools to get at the setting? It's been a long time since I played with stock and the software has changed.
Edit: There is an alternate script listed in that referenced page you listed. Did you try that?

leapinlar said:
With CM9, you have to be sure to have usb debugging turned on before the device will show up. That guide was written for an earlier version of the stock software. Is there anything like that in your stock software? Do you have to install nook tools to get at the setting? It's been a long time since I played with stock and the software has changed.
Edit: There is an alternate script listed in that referenced page you listed. Did you try that?
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I have trtied all the troubleshooting steps in that page, if that's what you mean. Nothing has worked for me so far. I have tried disabling automount and usb debugging, to no avail.
I guess I should ask a new question. If I create a bootable CM7/CM9 sd card, will I be able to copy apk's to /system/app on my nook? That is really the only reason I need adb to work, so I can install non market apps.

marchingknight11 said:
I have trtied all the troubleshooting steps in that page, if that's what you mean. Nothing has worked for me so far. I have tried disabling automount and usb debugging, to no avail.
I guess I should ask a new question. If I create a bootable CM7/CM9 sd card, will I be able to copy apk's to /system/app on my nook? That is really the only reason I need adb to work, so I can install non market apps.
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Yes, but with difficulty. But you don't really want to install to /system, you want to install to /data (on emmc, which is the difficulty doing it from SD). You can use terminal emulator in CM7 to copy the files to emmc /data/apps. You first have to mount emmc /data. If you want to try that, I can help you.
Sent from my Nook Color running ICS and Tapatalk

leapinlar said:
Yes, but with difficulty. But you don't really want to install to /system, you want to install to /data (on emmc, which is the difficulty doing it from SD). You can use terminal emulator in CM7 to copy the files to emmc /data/apps. You first have to mount emmc /data. If you want to try that, I can help you.
Sent from my Nook Color running ICS and Tapatalk
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Well something else actually occurred to me. Will I be able to copy apps to my sdcard (not the CM7 bootable, just a regular sd card), then copy them to /data/app using root explorer? If I can do that, there there's really no problem, I'll just have to deal with the fact that adb doesn't work.
If I can't do that, then yes, please help me do it using a bootable sd

marchingknight11 said:
Well something else actually occurred to me. Will I be able to copy apps to my sdcard (not the CM7 bootable, just a regular sd card), then copy them to /data/app using root explorer? If I can do that, there there's really no problem, I'll just have to deal with the fact that adb doesn't work.
If I can't do that, then yes, please help me do it using a bootable sd
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If you have root explorer working on emmc, yes you can do it that way. You can actually have root explorer just install for you also.
Sent from my Nook Color running ICS and Tapatalk

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marchingknight11 said:
I have trtied all the troubleshooting steps in that page, if that's what you mean. Nothing has worked for me so far. I have tried disabling automount and usb debugging, to no avail.
I guess I should ask a new question. If I create a bootable CM7/CM9 sd card, will I be able to copy apk's to /system/app on my nook? That is really the only reason I need adb to work, so I can install non market apps.
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I am using CM10 on my nook color after spending 8+ hours yesterday finally being able to get back to where I started. I can again see my nook and the card but it is now showing up under portable devices. I used to have them listed as drives. this is fine as I have access to the card after I click on the nook in File explorer. I would like it the previous set-up just because Calibre has my card and device flipped and its easy to confuse me. I learned that if I can label my nook f and the card g Calibre will think the first letter is the main drive.
My original reason for this post: I can not find where to disable the automount in CM10 can you tell me where you disabled it? and if anyone can wave their magic wand and get me back to where I can name my nook and card THANKS:fingers-crossed:

Droidatar said:
I am using CM10 on my nook color after spending 8+ hours yesterday finally being able to get back to where I started. I can again see my nook and the card but it is now showing up under portable devices. I used to have them listed as drives. this is fine as I have access to the card after I click on the nook in File explorer. I would like it the previous set-up just because Calibre has my card and device flipped and its easy to confuse me. I learned that if I can label my nook f and the card g Calibre will think the first letter is the main drive.
My original reason for this post: I can not find where to disable the automount in CM10 can you tell me where you disabled it? and if anyone can wave their magic wand and get me back to where I can name my nook and card THANKS:fingers-crossed:
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You need to activate USB Mass Storage in CM10. It uses MTP by default. Go to settings, storage, menu, USB computer connection and check off Mass Storage rather than MTP. Then they show up as drive letters instead of under portable devices. You may also have to activate in the notification area.
And I think in Windows you can control what the drive letters are. Go to manage computer and select disk management and you can change the drive letters.
Sent from my Nook HD+ Running CM10 on SD

leapinlar said:
You need to activate USB Mass Storage in CM10. It uses MTP by default. Go to settings, storage, menu, USB computer connection and check off Mass Storage rather than MTP. Then they show up as drive letters instead of under portable devices. You may also have to activate in the notification area.
And I think in Windows you can control what the drive letters are. Go to manage computer and select disk management and you can change the drive letters.
Sent from my Nook HD+ Running CM10 on SD
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THANK YOU, so very much it has been driving me crazy. I knew where that was to change it to mass storage but I just never guessed to hit menu. After I read your post I saw the tiny 3 dots in top right. I really should just wear my glasses
and Yes I have changed the letters in the past as you have noted. However it seems a mute point Calibre just released a new version that lets me correct that problem. However it's nice to have the mass storage issue fixed.
Thanks again

[Q] USB mounting after rooting

I can't get my Nook to mount on my computer after rooting with NookManager. Is this normal? I looked for a setting to re-enable this feature but couldn't find it. Any ideas? thanks

I forget where that is on settings, but if you have ADB working you can fix that.
You need sqlite3 installed on either host or Nook.
Code:
/data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db
update secure set value=1 where name='usb_mass_storage_enabled';
OTOH, if you have ADB, why would you want UMS?

Renate NST said:
I forget where that is on settings, but if you have ADB working you can fix that.
You need sqlite3 installed on either host or Nook.
Code:
/data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db
update secure set value=1 where name='usb_mass_storage_enabled';
OTOH, if you have ADB, why would you want UMS?
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Thanks. I'm hoping I can find the setting. I don't really know much about ADB. I just want to be able to side load books easily.

Renate NST said:
I forget where that is on settings, but if you have ADB working you can fix that.
You need sqlite3 installed on either host or Nook.
Code:
/data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db
update secure set value=1 where name='usb_mass_storage_enabled';
OTOH, if you have ADB, why would you want UMS?
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Shouldn't need to change the setting for a root with NookManager. USB mounting works but I have noticed sometimes that after connecting to the PC then disconnecting it looses its ability to be connected again as a USB drive until you reboot your Nook. Haven't spent the time to track down why the Nook looses its brain sometimes and won't connect.

straygecko said:
Shouldn't need to change the setting for a root with NookManager. USB mounting works but I have noticed sometimes that after connecting to the PC then disconnecting it looses its ability to be connected again as a USB drive until you reboot your Nook. Haven't spent the time to track down why the Nook looses its brain sometimes and won't connect.
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I've rebooted. I've used sqlite to read and verify that 'usb_mass_storage_enabled' is set to 1. I've verified getprop reports that persist.service.mount.umsauto is 1. Still no usb automount.
Rooting isn't worth not being able to use Calibre

Is the host machine Windows?
if you loaded the ADB driver things can get out of whack and the UMS interfaces are driverless.
Normally when you connect a Nook to a host two new (UMS) disks will appear.
Whether those disks have backing (data behind them) is another question.
Are you missing the disks or the data?

Renate NST said:
Is the host machine Windows?
if you loaded the ADB driver things can get out of whack and the UMS interfaces are driverless.
Normally when you connect a Nook to a host two new (UMS) disks will appear.
Whether those disks have backing (data behind them) is another question.
Are you missing the disks or the data?
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I am running Windows and have tried two different host machines that both worked with the Nook before the root.
The Nook does NOT show up whatsoever in "My Computer". Thanks for your help, I may just reset the firmware and give up on rooting it.

Classic773 said:
I am running Windows and have tried two different host machines that both worked with the Nook before the root.
The Nook does NOT show up whatsoever in "My Computer". Thanks for your help, I may just reset the firmware and give up on rooting it.
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Sometimes Windows won't show a removable disk if another disk it has seen has been assigned the same drive letter. Plug your Nook into your PC and go into Administrative Tools | Computer Management | Disk management and see if the disks show up there. If they do
right click on them and select Change Drive Letter and Paths and assign them drive letters. It should stick after that unless you assign the same drive letter to another removable disk.

straygecko said:
Sometimes Windows won't show a removable disk if another disk it has seen has been assigned the same drive letter. Plug your Nook into your PC and go into Administrative Tools | Computer Management | Disk management and see if the disks show up there. If they do
right click on them and select Change Drive Letter and Paths and assign them drive letters. It should stick after that unless you assign the same drive letter to another removable disk.
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Nope. I don't here the normal USB device connected sound that I here with other things, also the Nook doesn't show the normal popup that indicates its in USB mode.
I typically don't have an SD card in it, that shouldn't matter right. I've tried it with an SD card but most of the time I don't have one in.

You have ADB working on WiFi or USB?
If it's working on USB then you obviously do have it showing in Device Manager.
A somewhat tangental comment:
There seems to be lots of people who say, "I tried to root using Mega-Super-Giga-Updater" and it didn't work so I'm going back to stock 1.1.5".
Nook firmware is old and getting older with no update in sight.
I would strongly recommend standardizing on 1.2.1
Remember, the essence of "rooting" on the Nook is just enabling ADB.
All the other stuff is just the trimmings.
I have no knowledge/experience/insight of any of these "Super-Duper-Nooters".

Renate NST said:
You have ADB working on WiFi or USB?
If it's working on USB then you obviously do have it showing in Device Manager.
A somewhat tangental comment:
There seems to be lots of people who say, "I tried to root using Mega-Super-Giga-Updater" and it didn't work so I'm going back to stock 1.1.5".
Nook firmware is old and getting older with no update in sight.
I would strongly recommend standardizing on 1.2.1
Remember, the essence of "rooting" on the Nook is just enabling ADB.
All the other stuff is just the trimmings.
I have no knowledge/experience/insight of any of these "Super-Duper-Nooters".
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The problem was the USB cable, which straygecko mentioned in different thread. Never thought of trying a different one since this one worked fine for charging. Thanks to both of you

Oh, you probably had a "charging" cable.
I ran into one of those once.
They only have 2 conductors in the cable.
It probably saved them a whole $0.02.
It's a cruel trick to play on somebody.

Renate NST said:
Oh, you probably had a "charging" cable.
I ran into one of those once.
They only have 2 conductors in the cable.
It probably saved them a whole $0.02.
It's a cruel trick to play on somebody.
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Don't chuck them!
I find them invaluable if you want to charge a phone or nook without using it pop up as mass storage or MTP. They are also ALOT longer.
Great for car charging or grabbing power from public usb sources.
If booting from nookmanager to PC to copy backup across (something you should do asap before you forget) then trying to connect NST to computer after rooting you will find it won't appear in windows explorer.
This is windows getting confused. If you click on the safetly remove device icon you will see two drive letters are assigned its just explorer that can't access them. Easy fix is to reboot. If your like me and dozens of web browsing windows open and regard rebooting as something the power company forces on me few times a year you can do this to access.
Start->settings->Control Panel->Administration Tools->Computer Management->Disk Manager.
You will see the drive letters for your nook there. Right click (don't click format or delete!) and chose open. Explorer will now happily open a window with your drive contents.

[Guide][1.2.1] Mounting USB Devices

Hello, nookies!
Today I have decided to make an easy-to-follow guide on mounting USB devices (cameras, USB sticks) on your Nooks! Hooray! :good:
DISCLAIMER - I am not responsible if you brick your Nook, break your USB device, the current state of the economy, or why Obama is the president. Please do research on these topics if you would like to know more.
DISCLAIMER 2 - I did not make either of the apps attached, I have merely posted them here for easy access.
So let's get started with some prerequisites!
Prerequisites:
A rooted Nook Touch or Nook Touch Glow with software 1.2.1 installed, as well as Superuser and su binary installed
A terminal app (attached below)
Renate NST's UsbMode.apk (attached below)
A USB host-enabled kernel correctly installed and working (see my signature for a Nook Touch Glow one)
A USB OTG cable
Steps:
Make sure that your Nook is completely charged before continuing!
Make sure that your kernel is definitely working and that USB mode is properly working, too!
1. Open up Renate NST's UsbMode.apk app. Tap the "Off" button. (This will stop your Nook from trying to charge itself from the USB device by turning off the current.)
2. Plug your USB OTG cable (without anything attached to it) into your Nook's USB port.
3. Tap "Host" in the UsbMode app. (This turns on Host mode.)
If the LED beside your Nook's USB port has turned solid green at this point, you are doing well!
4a. For USB devices that have a separate cord (cameras): Turn on the USB device. Plug its cord into its USB port. Now, connect both the device's cord and the device into the open end of the OTG cable that is attached to your Nook.
4b. For USB sticks/drives: Plug the drive directly into the open end of the OTG cable that is attached to your Nook.
5. Tap "View USB" in the UsbMode app. You should see the Nook's main listing at the top, as well as the plugged-in device's listing under it. The device's listing should have a black dot next to it.
Good job! You're doing well so far! :laugh:
6. Now, open up the Terminal Emulator app I attached below. You should have installed it already. When it opens, you should see a dollar sign ($) at the far left of each line.
7. Type in
Code:
su
. Now, instead of a $, there should be a # at the far left of each line.
8. Type in
Code:
mount -o rw,remount rootfs /
. This remounts /system as read-writable.
9. Type in
Code:
mkdir /usb
. This creates a directory called /usb in the root of your Nook's filesystem; it will be used to mount your USB device in.
10a. For USB devices (cameras, etc.), first type in
Code:
mount -t vfat /dev/block/uba /usb
. You will get some sort of error message, that's okay. Now, after typing that, type in
Code:
mount -t fvat /dev/block/uba1 /usb
.
10b. For USB sticks/drives. just type in
Code:
mount -t vfat /dev/block/uba1 /usb
.
11. If the above commands worked properly, you should now be able to go into a file explorer, navigate to the /usb directory, and boom! You can now manage your USB device's filesystem straight from your Nook!
Unmounting your USB drive
It is important that you unmount your USB device/drive properly before physically taking it out of your Nook. Here's how to do that.
1. Open up your Terminal Emulator app again.
2. Type
Code:
su
.
3. Type
Code:
mount -o rw,remount rootfs /
.
4. Type
Code:
umount /usb
.
5. Type
Code:
rmdir /usb
.
6. Take the whole cord/USB drive out of your Nook with the OTG cable.
7. Open up the UsbMode app again.
8. Tap "Auto". (This turns your Nook's current back to being automatically determined, instead of being off.)
9. Tap "Peripheral". (This makes your Nook return to having the ability to charge from an AC outlet (or whatever).)
10. You have successfully unmounted your device!
Hope this helps all of you guys who want to manage your USB devices on your Nooks! :good:

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I hate to do this, but...
Bump.
I'm sure that someone can profit from this tutorial, right?

There was a whole thread on using my modified volume daemon to do this all automatically.
I've pretty much abandoned that train of thought.
I'm not really sure that anyone really wants to mount USB drives.
It's really a pretty current-intensive way to get data.
It's better to just use a 32 GB SD card in the Nook, formatted with something better than vfat.

Renate NST said:
There was a whole thread on using my modified volume daemon to do this all automatically.
I've pretty much abandoned that train of thought.
I'm not really sure that anyone really wants to mount USB drives.
It's really a pretty current-intensive way to get data.
It's better to just use a 32 GB SD card in the Nook, formatted with something better than vfat.
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thanks for the efforts @Renate NST in creating the USB mode app, I really envy you guys for the knowledge and understanding you have of the tech involved.
I agree with you on the practicality of the application.
At the same time and more we can never let go off the THRILL in trying the invaluable efforts you manage to put in.
Kudos.
Coming back to the thrill of it all ...
 @NoogiE ... thanks for the link to this thread ...
i am on 1.3.4 version of your 1337 ROM, assuming the USB kernel is in place, i opened @Renate NST's USBMode app and pressed Off, then i connected the OTG cable and pressed Host ... no action no led action ... if you can help ... thanks.
thanks,

aiamuzz said:
no action no led action ...
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Hmm. You have this rooted and the UsbMode is not showing any "<errors>"?
You're sure that it's an OTG cable? (I've never seen one over 6" long. If you know of a longer molded cable, please tell me!)
You're sure that your kernel has the OTG fix?
You should get a quick flash (50 mS or so) out of the LED just pushing the host button on UsbMode even with nothing connected at all (no adapter).
With an adapter connected you should get a solid LED.
I've never gotten into writing/patching kernel drivers, but I always thought that someone would fix the buggy USB driver so that UsbMode would not be needed for regular OTG operation.

Renate NST said:
Hmm. You have this rooted and the UsbMode is not showing any "<errors>"?
You're sure that it's an OTG cable? (I've never seen one over 6" long. If you know of a longer molded cable, please tell me!)
You're sure that your kernel has the OTG fix?
You should get a quick flash (50 mS or so) out of the LED just pushing the host button on UsbMode even with nothing connected at all (no adapter).
With an adapter connected you should get a solid LED.
I've never gotten into writing/patching kernel drivers, but I always thought that someone would fix the buggy USB driver so that UsbMode would not be needed for regular OTG operation.
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Hey thanks for looking into it @Renate NST ...
I am using the small 4-5 inch cable ... had a spare lying around.
I am not getting the quick flash you talk about while a press the Host button.
However when i open the USB Mode app the first line 'Request' shows empty, when i press the Host button it says <write error>
when i engage the buttons (off, 100mA, 500mA, 1.5A & Auto) the Max Current line blinks between <write error> and Auto ...
If that helps !!!
and the kernel part, I am running a copy of Yattaro and Nookie's 1337 ROM(the latest 1.3.4) which claims it supports USB host capability.
Is there any way i can run a command to check if the kernel supports ? Not that i doubt/question this ROM developers efforts/claims.

aiamuzz said:
Hey thanks for looking into it @Renate NST ...
I am using the small 4-5 inch cable ... had a spare lying around.
I am not getting the quick flash you talk about while a press the Host button.
However when i open the USB Mode app the first line 'Request' shows empty, when i press the Host button it says <write error>
when i engage the buttons (off, 100mA, 500mA, 1.5A & Auto) the Max Current line blinks between <write error> and Auto ...
If that helps !!!
and the kernel part, I am running a copy of Yattaro and Nookie's 1337 ROM(the latest 1.3.4) which claims it supports USB host capability.
Is there any way i can run a command to check if the kernel supports ? Not that i doubt/question this ROM developers efforts/claims.
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You seem to be having a an su binary issue. Check and see if the su binaries are in /system/bin; if they aren't, copy them there from /system/xbin and reboot. Should work like a charm.

ИΘΘK¡€ said:
You seem to be having a an su binary issue. Check and see if the su binaries are in /system/bin; if they aren't, copy them there from /system/xbin and reboot. Should work like a charm.
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hey Nookie ... copied the su to to /system/bin and the led came up ... but i can't see the connected device under 'View USB', could it be bcos i am using a Micro SD card on in USB adapter ?
PS: and hey i saw swapon and swapoff files(binaries?) in /system/xbin, does it mean your ROM supports SWAP ? With swap and hopefully NookKat the RAM deficit could be manageable ? My first Android Device was LG Optimus Pro, C660 which had 256 MB RAM & 140-160 MB internal storage for apps, The stock ROM used to keep popping the close any programs popups every now and then rather freqeuntly, On a custom CM7 official port ROM with swap support & dark tremors ap2sd scripts, i was able to get rid of the annoying pop up and install 60-70 user apps to SD card and still have a daily ROM. Do you think our device supports a similar setup with swap and darktremors aap2sd scripts ?
thanks

Quick N00b question- I am trying to get a GPS signal into my rooted NST. It has a micro USB. Do I need to do this in order for an app to get my serial signals?
I will paypal someone to help me get GPS signals into my NST using an app called Simple Sailor! Thx

lolokai said:
Quick N00b question- I am trying to get a GPS signal into my rooted NST. It has a micro USB. Do I need to do this in order for an app to get my serial signals?
I will paypal someone to help me get GPS signals into my NST using an app called Simple Sailor! Thx
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Maybe. I'd have to look into your quest more to know for sure.

ИΘΘK¡€ said:
Maybe. I'd have to look into your quest more to know for sure.
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Thx Nookie.
Is an app that can see what serial data is being provided via USB? Or, a GPS testing app that grabs data from the USB. Do apps always look for GPS data to come in via USB or is there another place that an app would look for GPS data?

lolokai said:
Thx Nookie.
Is an app that can see what serial data is being provided via USB? Or, a GPS testing app that grabs data from the USB. Do apps always look for GPS data to come in via USB or is there another place that an app would look for GPS data?
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To tell you the truth, I don't think either of those exist. I could be wrong, though - @Renate NST has done some stuff using an old GPS puck on her Nook, so you can ask her.

ИΘΘK¡€ said:
To tell you the truth, I don't think either of those exist. I could be wrong, though - @Renate NST has done some stuff using an old GPS puck on her Nook, so you can ask her.
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Hey thanks Nookie. I have found some info from both Top hat Soaring (glider people who needs daytime screen visibility as well as ADV riders - motorcycle navigation with again, daytime visibility) so I'll be pursuing those. Thanks again.

I looked into all this a while ago.
You should be able to go right from serial into the LocationProvider.
Strangely enough, most of the stuff I saw back then was using the mock location to handle the data.
This seemed like a detour to me.
I really should follow this up.
Using USB host mode and serial USB is not optimum due to the wackiness in the USB driver and the current draw.
This is a 1.8V GPS module: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/10890
Besides the advantage of low voltage/low power, the 1.8V serial can interface internally and directly to the Nook.
I think that I'll be ordering one of these.

I do not know anything about programming.
But I can do all the manual. ))
What am i doing wrong?
Excuse me. Forum does not post a link to the picture. I'm new here ... It is necessary to dial 10 messages.
You must manually copy the link in Internet Explorer.
http:
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Nik782 said:
I do not know anything about programming.
But I can do all the manual. ))
What am i doing wrong?
Excuse me. Forum does not post a link to the picture. I'm new here ... It is necessary to dial 10 messages.
You must manually copy the link in Internet Explorer.
http:
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1dcc71f5ed606d4e51a1c7ed10cec568.png
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It looks like your Nook is not recognizing any drives being plugged into it.
Can you give me some more details on your progress thus far?

NOOK!E said:
It looks like your Nook is not recognizing any drives being plugged into it.
Can you give me some more details on your progress thus far?
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Here is my story in detailed illustrations.
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