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Simply put is there a way to get an app onto my phone without the market or file manager?
I ask because I want to use Haykuro's G build but I cant download any apps. I do however have all the ones I use regularly backed up onto my SD card but I cant access them without a File Manager (which I cant download to use). Is there a way?
|Spike|
There's always the option of using AppsInstaller/APKInstaller and putting APK's onto your SD Card. Though, to install AppsInstaller, you have to install it through ADB.
Unicornasaurus said:
There's always the option of using AppsInstaller/APKInstaller and putting APK's onto your SD Card. Though, to install AppsInstaller, you have to install it through ADB.
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How do I install thru ADB?
|Spike|
Get the android usb drivers, adb.exe and adbwinapi.dll from an Android SDK. Plug the Dream in via USB and point to the location of the drivers when it is installed. Then open your command line, navigate to whatever folder adb.exe is in and type adb install <full path to the apk>. If you run Linux hopefully you can figure it out on your own based on the steps above.
Alternately, upload all the apks you want to the internet somewhere. Check the box to enable installation from Non-market sources in the system settings, then type the full URL of the apk into the browser. The package installer will take over from there.
Here's how you do it. Assuming your G1 is rooted
1. Download the attched files, and copy them into your \system32 folder (Start > Run > %systemroot%\system32)
2. Sure your G1 is enabled for USB Debugging (Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging) and that your G1 has the appropriate drivers installed. If not, download the USB drivers from HERE
3. Plug your G1 into your computer (Make sure you have USB 2.0 - Click here to find out how to check). When your G1 says "USB Connected" DO NOT click "Mount"..don't do anything
4a. Vista users - Follow these steps. For XP Users, skip to step 5
4b. On your computer, browse to the directory where the APK for your file is located
4c. Once located, hold SHIFT and right click on a blank area of the folder
4d. Click on "Open Command Window Here"
4e. Type "adb install nameofyourapkhere.apk" - without the quotes.
4f. It might say something like "daemon service not started" or something, but it will start it and continue. It'll then say something like 626k/1293k bla bla bla
4g. If it was successful, it will just say "Success". You can close the command window and SHAZAM! Your program will now be installed on your G1, and you can access it like any other program on your phone
5. XP Users - Follow these directions:
a) You can either go Start > Run > type CMD and press enter
OR
Windows Key + R > type CMD and press enter
Navigate to your APK file via the command prompt. For easy usage, put your APK file on your desktop. That way all you have to do is type "CD Desktop" into the command prompt
b)Type "adb install nameofyourapkhere.apk"
c)You may get a couple of messages like in the steps for Vista users
d)If all goes well, you too will get the success message
e)Enjoy your application!
Any confusions, let me know. Hope it helps, and Good Luck!
I've been using a local web server and the android browser.
untermensch:
Thats a possibility, but oddly enough, that requires a http-server
AGx-07_162:
With unicornasaurus's method above, you can install all the apk's you want... you can install apkinstaller and use that through that method, but you can just aswell install your apk's directly through it
I ran into the same problem. Here is the easiest ways to get the appinstaller on your G1. Download this file from your g1 browser or Gmail yourself this file, and download.
http://www.mediafire.com/?egy0mop2qqx
Firstly i rooted with GlowNooter, but the market wasn't working, so I figured might as well go with tinynooter as I don't any other gapps.
I've successfully rooted with tinynooter now, but I'm not sure how I can sideload applications. I have them copied onto the sd card, but how do i navigate to the sd card? The supermanager that's included isn't working
And amazon appstore doesn't work for me since I'm outside of the USA.
What's the easiest way to get a file manager installed (or is there one somewhere im unaware of) ?
What you need to do is set up ADB on your computer - ADB = Android Debug Bridge, and you can use it to install apk files to rooted devices.
ADB wireless, included in glownooter and tinynoot, lets you issue ADB commands to your device over the wireless connection, eliminating one hassle that many folks have - getting ADB running over USB. I think but don't remember for sure that you need to have the "allow non-market apps" tickbox ticked in the Nook Color tools for this to work.
The command to install an app via adb is just
adb install appname.apk
(that assumes that you are running the command from the same directory that you have the APK sitting in on your computer.)
To install files that you already have copied to your device, you can do:
adb connect x.y.a.b
where x.y.a.b is your wifi IP address
then (with tinynoot; glownoot users don't need this step, I don't think)
su
then
cd /sdcard
pm install appname.apk
(pm is the android package manger, which you are running directly in this case.)
How do you install ADB?
written guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=879701
video guide:
http://www.xda-developers.com/xda-tv-2/pro-tip-number-4-installing-applications-using-adb-xda-tv/
Thanks a dozen, I was just reading up on that, and i managed to get it to work
Hi!
I've just rooted NST with NookManager.
I'm a total noob in android world (as I don't have any smartphone) and I'm searching for basics about rooted android devices since two days but I didn't come to a solution to my problems.
Simply I want to uninstall some apk as described in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1933615
I don't have titanium pro or root explorer.
How to install/uninstall apps and how to take full control about entire nook file system?
Thanks
yell! said:
Hi!
I've just rooted NST with NookManager.
I'm a total noob in android world (as I don't have any smartphone) and I'm searching for basics about rooted android devices since two days but I didn't come to a solution to my problems.
Simply I want to uninstall some apk as described in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1933615
I don't have titanium pro or root explorer.
How to install/uninstall apps and how to take full control about entire nook file system?
Thanks
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It depends on the Launcher you are using.
By default you should have "ReLaunch" installed.
To uninstall an apk, just select it in the app list and hold for a little bit longer. A dialog containing "uninstall" option the should pop up.
The other way is to use "NookColorTools".
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=868366
Install it , run it, select "manage applications", select certain apk, uninstall it.
edit : you should probably place 'NookColorTools' in /system/app/ using ADB
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Installing apk's
1 way - put 'some_app.apk' on mSD card and select it using any file manager.[/COLOR]
2 way - configure ADB, connect your nook and type 'adb install /your_apk_location_on_harddrive
3 way - install Google Play using 'NTGAppsAttack', install "searchmarket.apk" (i uploaded it somewhere, check my posts), search for apk in google play and install it.
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To uninstall a system apk
Read the forum before deleting any system apk's.
Most of them are necessary for the system to work.
1 way - get any file manager that can mount root partition (Rhytm file manager ; ES file explorer) , select "root explorer" in options, navigate to '/system/app/', Move/delete any apk that you desire.
2 way - configure ADB, connect nook, type 'adb shell', 'mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system', 'cd system', 'cd app', 'ls' (to see apk list), 'rm apk_name.apk'.
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To install a system apk.
configure ADB, connect nook, type 'adb shell', 'mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system'
exit ADB, from your system type 'adb push /your_apk_location /system/app'
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If you encounter problems with installing from mSDcard search for "howto allow install non market applications on android'.
Remember that only Apk's for Android 2.1 will install. 2.2+ versions will give you an error.
That works great except for MetroUI and Apple 4S. Neither of which seem to want to uninstall from the play store and there's no app entry to hold down on to force deletion.
Plus ESfilemanager isn't letting me go to the system menue else I'd delete the apk there and while ReLaunch /will/ for some reason let me go to /system/apps since it won't let me move the library.apk back to the app folder from backup I'm not sure I trust it to not somehow fubar a delete.
Plus my sister deleted my nook backup image.
Any ideas how to safely clear these thins for someone that's clueless on how to use ADB from ubuntu 12.04? A link to an idiot's guide would be nice if nothing else.
Goggles2114 said:
That works great except for MetroUI and Apple 4S. Neither of which seem to want to uninstall from the play store and there's no app entry to hold down on to force deletion.
Plus ESfilemanager isn't letting me go to the system menue else I'd delete the apk there and while ReLaunch /will/ for some reason let me go to /system/apps since it won't let me move the library.apk back to the app folder from backup I'm not sure I trust it to not somehow fubar a delete.
Plus my sister deleted my nook backup image.
Any ideas how to safely clear these thins for someone that's clueless on how to use ADB from ubuntu 12.04? A link to an idiot's guide would be nice if nothing else.
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>TUTORIAL - EVERYTHING ABOUT ADB - Fully Illustrated
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1241935
-use ADB to install NookColorTools
-go to 'manage applications' (in NCT)
-delete what needs to be deleted
Deleting files is needed only when you want to get rid of a system app.
Don't forget to mount system partition with write permissions. Otherwise you will not be able to copy NCT to /system/app/
You are a lifesaver (and is this thing pinned? I don't recall seeing it pinned. Hell best way of hiding a thread is put it at the very top with a sticky and making it red blinky bold letters.)
OK derp. That guide's windows. Need something linux-centric. I've a feeling after the initial setup it's similar
On command line 'adb devices' gets me nothing even with nook in usb mode.
Edit again: http://rootzwiki.com/topic/20770-gu...-adb-and-fastboot-in-linux-ubuntu-and-mint12/
Using that guide. Will edit/respond with results.
Edit the Third: Odd. Didn't have ot use ADB. ReLaunch let me install. Now to figure out wtf about mountingaccessing internal storage as root.
Thank you for your replies!
I prefer the ADB method via USB, I do not like to modify things by touch screen.
I installed ADB, server is running and nook is connected by usb cable, but no devices are found
Google does not help me (or I am failing with keywords) and I do not want to use a wireless connection.
yell! said:
Thank you for your replies!
I prefer the ADB method via USB, I do not like to modify things by touch screen.
I installed ADB, server is running and nook is connected by usb cable, but no devices are found
Google does not help me (or I am failing with keywords) and I do not want to use a wireless connection.
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Make sure you have the driver installed properly. See the wiki article on installing the ADB driver for the Nook Simple Touch.
yell! said:
Thank you for your replies!
I prefer the ADB method via USB, I do not like to modify things by touch screen.
I installed ADB, server is running and nook is connected by usb cable, but no devices are found
Google does not help me (or I am failing with keywords) and I do not want to use a wireless connection.
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Use "ADB konnekt" to connect with your pc via wifi.
If you want to connect via USB you have to turn on "USB DEBUGGING" (manually of using NookColorTools)
and add correct udev rules (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1918512) on linux.
There are some differences in adding udev rules in different versions of Ubuntu/Debian/Mint. I have no idea on how to do that on Fedora,Gentoo etc.
Don't know how to do that on windows. This info can be found using a search engine x]. Look for ("android device adb setup windows")
Hi there! I just got my Nexus Player in the mail, and I am having trouble installing ES File Explorer on it. When I go to download it from Google Play via my laptop, it says that "this item is not compatible with your device". I've updated the nexus player to version 5.1, and looked all over the web for a solution, but to no avail. Has anyone ran into this problem before?
Thanks in advance
I'm having the same problem.
Same problem here
djdompe said:
Hi there! I just got my Nexus Player in the mail, and I am having trouble installing ES File Explorer on it. When I go to download it from Google Play via my laptop, it says that "this item is not compatible with your device". I've updated the nexus player to version 5.1, and looked all over the web for a solution, but to no avail. Has anyone ran into this problem before?
Thanks in advance
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same problem here
nothing from the Google Playstore via PC will install on nexus player. Does anyone have any idea why not?
Same issue here. It worked last week. Had to do a factory reset and now it is not compatible. Is there an alternate way of installing ES File Explorer or another file manager that is compatible.
I feel silly it took me this long to realize we can adb install apks .
Make sure you have unknown software checked to install
ADB debugging in dev options on
Download your .apk files for SideLoadLanucher.apk and ES File Manager.apk
HTML:
ES File manager: http://www.estrongs.com/download.html?id=1
SideLoad Launcher: http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-sideload-launcher-android-tv-t2914962
doesnt matter which OS you are on. Open your Bash terminal or CMD prompt and change directory to where you downloaded the files and install them via adb:
Code:
adb install /path/to/package
adb install ESwenjianliulanqi_223.apk
adb install SideloadLauncher-v1.05.apk
Should get a success message.
Cheers,
DFL
dfl said:
I feel silly it took me this long to realize we can adb install apks .
Make sure you have unknown software checked to install
ADB debugging in dev options on
Download your .apk files for SideLoadLanucher.apk and ES File Manager.apk
HTML:
ES File manager: http://www.estrongs.com/download.html?id=1
SideLoad Launcher: http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-sideload-launcher-android-tv-t2914962
doesnt matter which OS you are on. Open your Bash terminal or CMD prompt and change directory to where you downloaded the files and install them via adb:
Code:
adb install /path/to/package
adb install ESwenjianliulanqi_223.apk
adb install SideloadLauncher-v1.05.apk
Should get a success message.
Cheers,
DFL
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Thanks, I'll try it when I get home. I got the chainfire side loader installed yesterday, just having troubles with ES file Explorer
djdompe said:
Thanks, I'll try it when I get home. I got the chainfire side loader installed yesterday, just having troubles with ES file Explorer
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I too was able to install the sideloader via google play but i did a factory reset and then updated the factory image to 5.1.1 and then that option wasn’t available. Thats when I tried the adb install commands and was successful. Good luck.
dfl said:
I too was able to install the sideloader via google play but i did a factory reset and then updated the factory image to 5.1.1 and then that option wasn’t available. Thats when I tried the adb install commands and was successful. Good luck.
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This might be a silly question, but are you using ADB via a USB cable, or over wifi? I'm extremely green at all this and the learning curve is pretty steep
djdompe said:
This might be a silly question, but are you using ADB via a USB cable, or over wifi? I'm extremely green at all this and the learning curve is pretty steep
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I was using ADB over USB.
If you are using a linux machine install ADB and Fastboot. YOu will be able to launch adb/fastboot from any location with your bash shell:
Code:
sudo apt-get install android-tools-adb && sudo apt-get install android-tools-fastboot
If using Windows, its really easy to set up ADB/Fastboot in your environmental so you can adb/fastboot from any location in CMD if you havent already set that up use this and just YES to everything:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48915118#post48915118
Good luck,
DFL
dfl said:
I was using ADB over USB.
If you are using a linux machine install ADB and Fastboot. YOu will be able to launch adb/fastboot from any location with your bash shell:
Code:
sudo apt-get install android-tools-adb && sudo apt-get install android-tools-fastboot
If using Windows, its really easy to set up ADB/Fastboot in your environmental so you can adb/fastboot from any location in CMD if you havent already set that up use this and just YES to everything:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48915118#post48915118
Good luck,
DFL
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SUCCESS!!!!!!! Thank you thank you thank you
please help
can someone please help me with adB
step by step
daddy.dominator said:
can someone please help me with adB
step by step
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this is on the first page of posts and is pretty much all u need
dfl said:
I feel silly it took me this long to realize we can adb install apks .
Make sure you have unknown software checked to install
ADB debugging in dev options on
Download your .apk files for SideLoadLanucher.apk and ES File Manager.apk
HTML:
ES File manager: http://www.estrongs.com/download.html?id=1
SideLoad Launcher: http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-sideload-launcher-android-tv-t2914962
doesnt matter which OS you are on. Open your Bash terminal or CMD prompt and change directory to where you downloaded the files and install them via adb:
Code:
adb install /path/to/package
adb install ESwenjianliulanqi_223.apk
adb install SideloadLauncher-v1.05.apk
Should get a success message.
Cheers,
DFL
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some extra tips
if you dont have adb then get it from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48915118 no need to install the entire sdk just for adb and fastboot.
if u dont know how to open a cmd window then just open your start menu and either search cmd or click run and then type in cmd and hit enter.
to make your life a little easier if you shift right click inside the folder where you have the apks u are trying to install you should see open command window here. if you do that then you wont need to put the path in for the apk you can just do "adb install [app u want to install].apk" replace [app u want to install] with the name of the app, u must have .apk at the end. example abd install es.apk
you can enable usb debugging in the dev settings(to enable dev settings, Open Settings, about then click the build number 7 times. it should say u are now a dev)
when I hook it up to the computerall I need is the power cable and usb
im newbie in this thing... after reading some tutorial adb... finally it works
i hope this thread will help u guys (especially like me for mac user)
tutorial step by step (mac user):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1917237
and this one works like a charm and super easy (mac users) -- creadits and thanks to @metropical
https://github.com/corbindavenport/nexus-tools
hope this help
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ymjySfRFFHI
Bluetooth Mouse
I finally got ES File Explorer installed by connecting a Bluetooth mouse to my NP and using the Google Search app (Blue 'G'). Just 'voice searched' for Es File Explorer and used the mouse to click on the Play Store search result. It installed right away, no issues like I was having when trying to install through Play Store on my PC..
It was extremely frustrating to have the app suddenly become incompatible from the usual Play Store method, but I'm happy this worked.
(I doubt it helped anything, but I set security to allow Unknown Sources).
i hope this help if u guys unable to use adb and stuff.
just go search air-share on your web browser (make sure ur log ur google account) and install air share on your nexus player and your android phone.
it should works fine
(since i'm a newbie.. i cant post any external url) lol
I just tried Air share and it works.. its a little fiddly to get it going but I shared the es file explorer from my phone to the nexus player and I was good to go.. then I shared the Kodi link and ES downloader took care of the file download and it installed
I got tired of having to jump between a bunch of threads when setting up my Glowlight 3. So I'm consolidating directions into one post in the hopes that it'll save others time and trouble. Credit for instructions should go to the people who actually wrote them: arnchav of mobileread; RyogoNA, Silent eInk, cazar and Renate NST here on xda; and everyone who figured out the root exploit, sideloading, the devs behind Relaunch, RelaunchX and F-Droid. Material lifted from their original posts (linked at the bottom).
Now, this is going to walk you through doing a few things:
A) Setting up a progam called ADB on your computer so that it can talk to your NG3
B) Adding a "Launcher" app to your nook so that you can access other apps you sideload later
C) Root theNook so that you can do more stuff with the settings, including the ability to...
D) Fix a bug that, after installing a launcher, causes the NG3 to get stuck on the loading screen after rebooting
Before you start, you need to set up ADB on your computer. Follow the instructions linked here. The rest of this post will assume you're using Windows, but won't be hugely different from other OSs.
Here we go:
To set up ADB on your nook:
1. On your Nook, go to Settings>About. You should see the serial number, app version, etc. At the top of that page, there is a nook icon. Tap that icon rapidly until the developer menu opens.
2. Tap "Android Development Settings" and check the box for "USB debugging".
3. At the Developer options screen you are on (where you checked the box), hit the back arrow at the top-left of the screen to go back. But do not exit the developer menu.
4. On your computer, open a command prompt and navigate to the folder where you put adb (in my case I typed in "cd adb/platform-tools")
5. Plug the USB in to the nook. When the nook prompts you to turn on USB mode, do so. At the adb command prompt, type adb devices. ADB should recognize the nook, but say that it is unauthorized.
6. From windows, eject the nook to disconnect nook's file sharing. Once the nook's USB file sharing screen goes away, you should be able to see the developer menu again. Tap "Allow Debugging" one time! There will be no confirmation, just do it one time.
6. Unplug the USB, plug it back in, turn on USB mode when prompted. Back in the command prompt, type adb devices again. This time it should see the device and simply say "device" where it used to say "unauthorized". Congratulations! You can now install a launcher.
To install a launcher, like RelaunchX
1. Download your launcher apk of choice. If you don't know what to pick, try RelaunchX, and download the latest version from plusz's thread here: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=284418 (n.b. To make things easy, ignore his suggestion to get it through F-Droid as you'll need a new launcher to use F-Droid in the first place. Just download the apk).
2. In Command prompt, type adb install <filelocation>, where filelocation is the complete address of the apk. If you have file explorer open, you can just type adb install then a space, then drag the file in to the terminal and it will copy the location for you. (Make sure again that there is a space between "install" and the path or it won't work).
3. ADB should do it's thing and you will get a "success" message in Terminal.
4. Eject the nook from the PC. Shortly after the connection is cut, a window should open on the nook allowing you to select either the nook launcher or your new launcher. If you use RelaunchX, you may get a warning that it wasn't built with this device in mind. You can ignore it, it works great on this device.
This is all great, except there's a bug in how B&N set up the device that only shows up if you install a new launcher. If you reboot the device, you'll be stuck on the boot animation until you do weird things like hold down the power button for a long time to pull up the reboot/power off options (only seems to sometimes work). To fix that, we actually have to disable, remove, or replace the boot animation file itself.
To root:
1. Download the modified Glowlight Plus script attached here ("rootGL3.zip" - almost identical to cazar's rooGLP-3 script package, but with one line changing the model number from 510 to 520)
1. Enable USB debugging in Developer options
2. Connect USB cable and make sure your nook is showing up in 'adb devices'
3. Extract rootGLP.zip and run rootnook.cmd (or rootnook.sh on linux)
To fix (read: disable) the buggy boot animation:
1. Connect your nook to the computer again
2. (windows) open a command prompt and and navigate to the folder that adb is in.
3. Enter the following commands, in order:
Code:
adb shell
su
mount -o remount, rw /system
mv /system/bin/bootanimation /system/bin/bootanimation.bak
reboot
OPTIONAL: To restore a working boot animation (steps above will replace broken boot animation with a black screen that goes away after a few seconds)
1. Download the attached zip
2. If it's not still connected, connect the Nook to the computer again and tap the button on the nook to turn on USB mode when prompted,
3. On your computer, open up the Nook in Explorer(/Finder/your file manager of choice). Open up the NOOK Folder if you see one.
4. Copy the file inside the zip (bootanimation) to that folder on the Nook.
5. Eject the nook (as in, in windows, click the option to safely remove it as a device) but keep it physically connected
6. Open a command prompt(/terminal/whatever you use for adb) and navigate to the folder that adb is in.
7. Enter the following commands:
Code:
adb shell
su
mount -o rw,remount -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system
cp /storage/spsd/NOOK/bootanimation /system/bin/bootanimation
cd /system/bin
chmod 755 bootanimation
reboot
You now have a rooted Nook Glowlight 3 that'll boot into a launcher of your choice! You can now sideload apks of your choice using adb the same way you installed RelaunchX.
Have fun!
Sources for these instructions:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3632665&postcount=118 (how to sideload onto nook 3)
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=75717722&postcount=113 (same as above, diff user)
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3632665#post3632665 (to get RelaunchX)
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=64191791 (for nook GLP rooting script)
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=76042888&postcount=127 (to fix boot animation loop)
HELP! I DID THIS A LONG TIME AGO AND NOW MY NOOK GLOWLIGHT 3 IS STUCK ON THE LOADING SCREEN!
Don't worry, this is fixable. What's happened is that Barnes and Noble pushed out a system update that undid almost everything except that part that breaks the boot animation thing (specifically it overwrites the directory with everything that gives you root access and a working boot animation, but left your custom launcher in place).
All you have to do is re-do most of the steps above. Start from the "to root" step - even if the device is stuck on a boot animation, you should still be able to use adb. After redoing the steps, your GL3 should work normally again.
Unfortunately it looks like this is going to happen every time B&N pushes a system update, but that's not that often.
If someone knows a step-by-step way to replace the stock bootanimation with the 4.6 bootanimation file (zipped up and attached here, thanks to RyogoNA), let me know and I'll update the OP. I tried used adb shell to copy it to /system/bin/bootanimation, but I still just get a black screen on startup in its place.
jptiger said:
I still just get a black screen...
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Mmm, did the copy of bootanimation work?
Did you:
Code:
/system/bin # chmod 755 bootanimation
Tried that, but I got an error about a Read-only file system, even after using su. What's the basic thing I'm missing?
jptiger said:
Tried that, but I got an error about a Read-only file system, even after using su. What's the basic thing I'm missing?
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Got a private message pointing me to the command I was missing, apparently from a how-to page in Russian. For anyone else trying to do this, try:
Code:
mount -o rw,remount -t ext4 /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system
cd /system/bin
chmod 755 bootanimation
Can't get adb devices to give autorhized access to ng3 w 4.9.2.24 os
First off thank you for doing this work, and I am excited to root my ng3!
In trying to follow your directions on rooting, I am hitting a snag. The os is not operating in the anticipated manner. When I do the usb unplug and replug and hit the usb debugging checkbox I can not get authorization.
Please help!
Thanks in advance!
Trouble with root
Hi,
Thanks for putting this all together. However, I'm having trouble with the root step.
You'll have to put the link together because as a new poster I can't post links.
Any help would be appreciated!
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xelcho said:
First off thank you for doing this work, and I am excited to root my ng3!
In trying to follow your directions on rooting, I am hitting a snag. The os is not operating in the anticipated manner. When I do the usb unplug and replug and hit the usb debugging checkbox I can not get authorization.
Please help!
Thanks in advance!
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Hmm. Did you get authorization after following the directions under "To Set up ADB on your Nook"?
L3R0k2b2 said:
Hi,
Thanks for putting this all together. However, I'm having trouble with the root step.
You'll have to put the link together because as a new poster I can't post links.
Any help would be appreciated!
imgur . com
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/ckm0jRq
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Ooh, that's exotic. I've never seen that before. Just going off the error text, you might need to find a newer version of adb somewhere online. Try that or try a different computer?
Adb is super stable for many years now, although it can fail to connect to your device properly for many reasons.
Can you reach developer menu navigating with nooks keys? I sometimes enable /disable /enable usb Debug, followed or preceded by revoking all PC's permissions. These are all standard options in android phones s system. menus. Rebooting nook may help too, and numerous times I've seen bad cables get in my way. Tip, just because a cable works with one device is not a guarantee it's working everywhere.
RE: STEP 6. "From windows, eject the nook to disconnect nook's file sharing."
Note:
1. The location of the eject menu is where you typically see "Safely remove hardware and eject media" in the windows taskbar.
2. After attempting to eject your Nook GLP, you may get a window that pops up that says "Windows can't stop [your device]" because a process is using it -- and you may not be able to track down which process is using it (for me, closing all windows and apps didn't help). If this is the case, hit "WINDOWS+X >> Shut down or Sign Out >> Sign out" -- then log back in. This *should* stop all processes and allow you to proceed to the next step (it did for me).
*My Nook GLP recently updated and I lost root. This also caused the startup animation to continue non-stop (but holding the power button and then selecting cancel from the options allowed me to select which launcher I wanted to use).
** Additionally, I had one other issue. My (windows) laptop wouldn't recognize my nook at all. Turns out it was the USB cable. So if you have that issue, try using a different USB cable -- preferably the one that came with your nook.
Missing epubs
So I followed the instructions, everything comes up great. I can sideload apps, I have a new launcher etc. But if I copy a file (epub or otherwise) into the NOOK folder on my PC and then browse to the NOOK folder using the file manager on the Nook reader, its empty. At first I thought it was an issue with the file manager, so I installed another one. Same thing.
When I load epubs into the NOOK folder and open the B&N launcher, it sees the books and adds them to my library. But for whatever reason I can not find where the epubs are using a file manager. I even tried using grep to search for the file I copied in adb shell but it doesn't come up with anything. Anyone know whats going on and how to fix it?
Never mind its under /storage/spsd/
mount: Operation not permitted
I get this error after typing in the mount -o ... command.
Any help apprecidated!
root file missing
Hey, @jptiger In the setup instructions the rootgl3.zip file is missing a link now... Does anyone have an active link to this file, or another working root process? I couldnt find one by searching online..
Misssing files
I rebooted my nook recently and it comes back up but when I got /storage/spsd/ its empty. When I attach my nook to my pc, I can see all my books. So I did the following:
Code:
adb shell
su
busybox find / -name "*.epub"
The only files that it shows are the sample epubs that come with the Nook. I am kind of stumped as to how the files show up when I browse the nook as a usb drive. But will not show up when browsing for them via the nook itself or adb. Any thoughts?
Heretic09 said:
I rebooted my nook recently and it comes back up but when I got /storage/spsd/ its empty. When I attach my nook to my pc, I can see all my books. So I did the following:
Code:
adb shell
su
busybox find / -name "*.epub"
The only files that it shows are the sample epubs that come with the Nook. I am kind of stumped as to how the files show up when I browse the nook as a usb drive. But will not show up when browsing for them via the nook itself or adb. Any thoughts?
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It looks like the flash memory on the Nook maybe going bad. There was a bunch of .chk files in the hidden LOST folder. Reformatting it and copying the books back to the nook seems to have fixed the problem for now. I may have to invest in the Kobo Clara HD in the future.
andjosgra said:
Hey, @jptiger In the setup instructions the rootgl3.zip file is missing a link now... Does anyone have an active link to this file, or another working root process? I couldnt find one by searching online..
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That's weird. I don't know why they took down the original attachment. I can't find it, but I've gotten the on from the NGP+ and modified it the way they did with the originals. It's attached to this post, give it a shot.
EDIT: I uploaded the version attached here to the OP, but with the original name. The two zips have the same contents.
Heretic09 said:
So I followed the instructions, everything comes up great. I can sideload apps, I have a new launcher etc. But if I copy a file (epub or otherwise) into the NOOK folder on my PC and then browse to the NOOK folder using the file manager on the Nook reader, its empty. At first I thought it was an issue with the file manager, so I installed another one. Same thing.
When I load epubs into the NOOK folder and open the B&N launcher, it sees the books and adds them to my library. But for whatever reason I can not find where the epubs are using a file manager. I even tried using grep to search for the file I copied in adb shell but it doesn't come up with anything. Anyone know whats going on and how to fix it?
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adb can't access NOOK storage when it's still connected to PC. Eject the device under BNRV520 (should say "NOOK: (F" or similar), but do not disconnect. Then you can find files in both adb and later NOOK's file manager when you disconnect. (should be under /storage/spsd/)
Guide is great though. Thank you all so much! Fast and easy! (unlike making a B&N account)
btw, I had to run "adb shell su" instead of 'adb shell' -> 'su' to get su priviledge, so maybe try that.
what is the adb command to manually launch relaunchx? the launcher option stopped working, and i can't get it to run at all.
Happy to report that the excellent instructions work great on the new 7.8" Glowlight Plus that got released yesterday. Change the model number to BNRV700 in the rootnook.cmd file and you're good to go!