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Hi all.
i've a rooted nook touch with an old version of TouchNooter .
Now, google updated the marketplace (now play store) and since that time i can't install anything else on the device. Said so, i would like to upgrade the touchnootler version to a new one (hoping that it has the play store).
what should i do? do everything from scratch or is there another procedure?
Is there any "better" rooting?
PS: don't know if it's a rooting problem, but in the library, for the last book i was reading ("last reading" or smt like that), i've the screen saying 1 of 1 (pages) and when i open it it starts from the begining instead of the page where i left the book.
ciao.
esseti said:
Hi all.
i've a rooted nook touch with an old version of TouchNooter .
Now, google updated the marketplace (now play store) and since that time i can't install anything else on the device. Said so, i would like to upgrade the touchnootler version to a new one (hoping that it has the play store).
what should i do? do everything from scratch or is there another procedure?
Is there any "better" rooting?
PS: don't know if it's a rooting problem, but in the library, for the last book i was reading ("last reading" or smt like that), i've the screen saying 1 of 1 (pages) and when i open it it starts from the begining instead of the page where i left the book.
ciao.
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anyone that can help?
When you say you can't install anything else, what do you mean specifically? Inability to search in Market is a known issue. If you mean you can't search, you need to install SearchMarket to search for things. The NST runs an old (2.1 Eclair) version of Android, which is NOT compatible with the new Play Store, so we're stuck with the old Market. Everything works, but searching.
Use the latest version of TouchNooter for your device. It won't be able to fix the searching problem.
bobstro said:
When you say you can't install anything else, what do you mean specifically? Inability to search in Market is a known issue. If you mean you can't search, you need to install [*URL="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=youten.redo.searchmarket&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsInlvdXRlbi5yZWRvLnNlYXJjaG1hcmtldCJd"]SearchMarket[/URL] to search for things. The NST runs an old (2.1 Eclair) version of Android, which is NOT compatible with the new Play Store, so we're stuck with the old Market. Everything works, but searching.
Use the latest version of TouchNooter for your device. It won't be able to fix the searching problem.
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if i click on the market icon nothing happens. even going to the play store and install it via pc does not work. i cannot install anything. ideas?
I believe you can download the latest TouchNooter and run it with no harm. Read through the TouchNooter thread to be sure.
Market should launch, even if you can't search. Installing via the web page should work. Sounds like something is broken on the system.
As far as the page numbering -- that's a known B&N bug. I quit using B&N's reader or library.
bobstro said:
I believe you can download the latest TouchNooter and run it with no harm. Read through the TouchNooter thread to be sure.
Market should launch, even if you can't search. Installing via the web page should work. Sounds like something is broken on the system.
As far as the page numbering -- that's a known B&N bug. I quit using B&N's reader or library.
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well, upgrading to last touchnootler i'll have to do all the procedure back again (if i follow the one one the first page that i assume to be the correct one).
since it's basically like doing everything from scratch, is this the actual best mod for the touch? or is there anything better?
What do you use instead of the B&N library?
"Better" is a subjective term. TouchNooter installs the basic tools you're likely to want (Market, NOOK Touch Tools, etc.) MinimalTouch lets you have complete control over the process, but requires more work on your part.
I have used TN a half-dozen times with no problems if I follow the instructions carefully, so it's my preferred method of rooting. That doesn't mean it's the "better" approach. I do modify TN to add a file manager that works before I root with it. SuperManager that Gabrial includes has never worked for me, and I don't like waiting 24 hours to install software via the Market.
I use Mantano Reader Premium to replace the B&N Library and Reader completely. I never see the B&N Home screen, Reader or Launcher.
bobstro said:
"Better" is a subjective term. TouchNooter installs the basic tools you're likely to want (Market, NOOK Touch Tools, etc.) MinimalTouch lets you have complete control over the process, but requires more work on your part.
I have used TN a half-dozen times with no problems if I follow the instructions carefully, so it's my preferred method of rooting. That doesn't mean it's the "better" approach. I do modify TN to add a file manager that works before I root with it. SuperManager that Gabrial includes has never worked for me, and I don't like waiting 24 hours to install software via the Market.
I use Mantano Reader Premium to replace the B&N Library and Reader completely. I never see the B&N Home screen, Reader or Launcher.
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ok thx.
i'm right now upgrading the firmware (1.1.2) since the first upgrade of the touchnootler didn't work out well.
quite interested in understanding how did you manage to rip off the B&N library and put the one you have.
esseti said:
ok thx.
i'm right now upgrading the firmware (1.1.2) since the first upgrade of the touchnootler didn't work out well.
quite interested in understanding how did you manage to rip off the B&N library and put the one you have.
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i don't know. i had some problems while rooting but right now i booted the nook and the market is working. good. how can i know which version of the touchnootler is installed?
esseti said:
i don't know. i had some problems while rooting but right now i booted the nook and the market is working. good. how can i know which version of the touchnootler is installed?
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Which one did you download and run? That'll be the one. TN doesn't put any sort of "About..." box anywhere that I'm aware of.
Remember that you may have to wait 24 hours to be able to search, even with SearchMarket.
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esseti said:
ok thx.
i'm right now upgrading the firmware (1.1.2) since the first upgrade of the touchnootler didn't work out well.
quite interested in understanding how did you manage to rip off the B&N library and put the one you have.
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I didn't rip them out. I just don't run them. I can get to them if I ever need them. I use the Mantano equivalent screens. I changed the "Library" button on the QuickMenu to run Mantano Reader using NOOK Touch Tools. That takes me to Mantano's Library screen. From there, I select books and it opens the Mantano Reader screen.
Every morning, I have Dropsync download my newspaper and magazine content created by Calibre and hit the Import button in Mantano. It's quite a nice replacement for the B&N software, especially with the improved pdf reading features.
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Which one did you download and run? That'll be the one. TN doesn't put any sort of "About..." box anywhere that I'm aware of.
Remember that you may have to wait 24 hours to be able to search, even with SearchMarket.
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I didn't rip them out. I just don't run them. I can get to them if I ever need them. I use the Mantano equivalent screens. I changed the "Library" button on the QuickMenu to run Mantano Reader using NOOK Touch Tools. That takes me to Mantano's Library screen. From there, I select books and it opens the Mantano Reader screen.
Every morning, I have Dropsync download my newspaper and magazine content created by Calibre and hit the Import button in Mantano. It's quite a nice replacement for the B&N software, especially with the improved pdf reading features.
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the fact is: when i flashed the new version of TN i had the black screen (as it should be) but it automatically restarted. So i tried to flash it again but nothing happened. I reboot the devices and i had everything working, i needed only to accept the market agreement and nothing else. For this reason i'm not sure to have the lastest version, but, as long as it works i don't care much.
what are the diffrences between the 1.11 and the last version of TN? just that the last works and the old one shouldn't?
esseti said:
the fact is: when i flashed the new version of TN i had the black screen (as it should be) but it automatically restarted. So i tried to flash it again but nothing happened. I reboot the devices and i had everything working, i needed only to accept the market agreement and nothing else.
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Did you follow the rest of the procedure to register with YouTube to enable the Market? You'll still probably have to wait 24 hours for the Market to work, and you'll still have to use SearchMarket to find things on your device, but it should work if you've followed the full procedure. From what you've written, it sounds as if you stopped part way through.
For this reason i'm not sure to have the lastest version, but, as long as it works i don't care much.
what are the diffrences between the 1.11 and the last version of TN? just that the last works and the old one shouldn't?
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The old one *might* but it would take you all of two minutes to be sure you've downloaded the latest (2.1.31 as of this writing) and carefully followed the procedure that GabrialDestruir has so generously provided. Follow the entire procedure. You will spend more time trying to fix things than you will doing it by the procedure the first time.
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Did you follow the rest of the procedure to register with YouTube to enable the Market? You'll still probably have to wait 24 hours for the Market to work, and you'll still have to use SearchMarket to find things on your device, but it should work if you've followed the full procedure. From what you've written, it sounds as if you stopped part way through.The old one *might* but it would take you all of two minutes to be sure you've downloaded the latest (2.1.31 as of this writing) and carefully followed the procedure that GabrialDestruir has so generously provided. Follow the entire procedure. You will spend more time trying to fix things than you will doing it by the procedure the first time.
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wait. when i turned on after the flashing the nook was already ready to go as before flashing it. so with android and all the software/books i had. no android welcome or other stuff, no registration and so on. only to accept the market ToS.
Btw:i did the 8 reboot stuff for flashing to factory. after the flash the andorid mood was still there. is this normal?
after that i upgraded it to 1.12. right now i've the 1.1.0 (that was probably the flash of TN 2.1.31 doing this).
esseti said:
wait. when i turned on after the flashing the nook was already ready to go as before flashing it. so with android and all the software/books i had. no android welcome or other stuff, no registration and so on. only to accept the market ToS.
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Hmm. That doesn't sound right. I just rebuilt my NST, so let me summarize the steps. This is from memory, so I might get it wrong, but I did it twice recently, so hopefully my memory is good:
I did a factory wipe of user data (Settings->Erase and Deregister Device).
I did an 8 failed boot reload of the original firmware. This put me at 1.0.0, IIRC.
I re-registered with B&N.
I copied the 1.1.2 update to uSD and let it update and rebooted to confirm it was a 1.1.2.
I rebooted with my TouchNooter 2.1.31 uSD card inserted and let it run until the screen went black (10-30 seconds).
I removed the TN uSD card and put my blank 8 GB card back in.
I powered up the NST. It gave me that perverted "Touch the Android to begin" screen. I touched the little bugger.
I skipped the Google sign in per Gabrial's instructions.
I accepted the location management options.
It dropped me to the ADW screen.
I launched YouTube and signed in using my existing google account, per Gabrial's instructions.
At this point, it was working and rooted. Unfortunately, the SuperManager used in TN has never worked for me, nor has Opera Mini, so you can be stuck waiting 24 hours for the Market to activate at this point. I have worked around this by adding a few select tools to my TN bootable uSD card in /data/app (ES File Explorer to load files saved to Dropbox, Root Explorer, SearchMarket).
As usual, YMMV.
It sounds like you're not seeing the initial Android setup screen. Is that correct? What are you doing differently from my steps, if anything?
bobstro said:
Hmm. That doesn't sound right. I just rebuilt my NST, so let me summarize the steps. This is from memory, so I might get it wrong, but I did it twice recently, so hopefully my memory is good:
I did a factory wipe of user data (Settings->Erase and Deregister Device).
I did an 8 failed boot reload of the original firmware. This put me at 1.0.0, IIRC.
I re-registered with B&N.
I copied the 1.1.2 update to uSD and let it update and rebooted to confirm it was a 1.1.2.
I rebooted with my TouchNooter 2.1.31 uSD card inserted and let it run until the screen went black (10-30 seconds).
I removed the TN uSD card and put my blank 8 GB card back in.
I powered up the NST. It gave me that perverted "Touch the Android to begin" screen. I touched the little bugger.
I skipped the Google sign in per Gabrial's instructions.
I accepted the location management options.
It dropped me to the ADW screen.
I launched YouTube and signed in using my existing google account, per Gabrial's instructions.
At this point, it was working and rooted. Unfortunately, the SuperManager used in TN has never worked for me, nor has Opera Mini, so you can be stuck waiting 24 hours for the Market to activate at this point. I have worked around this by adding a few select tools to my TN bootable uSD card in /data/app (ES File Explorer to load files saved to Dropbox, Root Explorer, SearchMarket).
As usual, YMMV.
It sounds like you're not seeing the initial Android setup screen. Is that correct? What are you doing differently from my steps, if anything?
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i wasn't doing any reset. now i'm doing what you did. let's see.
esseti said:
i wasn't doing any reset. now i'm doing what you did. let's see.
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You should not have to, but if you're not worried about losing any data, it's nice to know exactly what state your device is in.
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You should not have to, but if you're not worried about losing any data, it's nice to know exactly what state your device is in.
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did it and everything worked. right now i'm waiting for the market.
How would this stand up as a simple organizer , lists , to do etc once rooted .
Tempted at £29 .
jje
Dunno. Find a good Android app that does organizing the way you want it, then see if it's compatible with Android 2.1. If it is, then chances are that NST will run it, and it'll be usable.
If you find any free software apps for this, do post them here - i'll try them out.
L_R_N said:
Dunno. Find a good Android app that does organizing the way you want it, then see if it's compatible with Android 2.1. If it is, then chances are that NST will run it, and it'll be usable.
If you find any free software apps for this, do post them here - i'll try them out.
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Find some apk's that you find suitable and I'll see if they work properly on NST.
Sometimes there are problems with menu items being totally white (B&N default theme).
From my experience it's faster to use a calendar app on a "dumbphone" than on NST.
Getting NST from the bag, unlocking it and running the desired apk takes a lot of time plus you cant handwrite on it.
If you want a good organizer with a good battery life (~ 13 h) I'd recomend Asus EEE Note ea800.
http://forum.tabletpcreview.com/asus-eee-line/
once u root ur NST , u have full access to android market and u will find many organizer appz .... the main problem the suitable program will fit ur nook as ur nook E-Ink screen , find an program his theme suitable nook screen
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speedman2202 said:
once uyou root uryour NST , uyou will have full access to android market and uyou will find many organizer appzs .... the main problem is that the suitable program willshould fit uryour nook as uryour nook has E-Ink screen ,. fFind an program hiswith theme suitable for nook screen
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OP does not HAVE a Nook yet. Thus OP must either rely on other people's advice, or use Android emulator to evaluate potential organizer apps, or just look at screenshots and read reviews and ask Nook owners to check that these applications work on Nook.
L_R_N said:
OP does not HAVE a Nook yet. Thus OP must either rely on other people's advice, or use Android emulator to evaluate potential organizer apps, or just look at screenshots and read reviews and ask Nook owners to check that these applications work on Nook.
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Have one for a couple of days now.
But as the screen format of grey scale is rather poor i can already see that apps like maps are not suitable and that this device is a lot more limited than i thought it was .
Still the price i paid was with the expectation if i broke it or it was little use i would have lost very little except time .
jje
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OP does not HAVE a Nook yet. Thus OP must either rely on other people's advice, or use Android emulator to evaluate potential organizer apps, or just look at screenshots and read reviews and ask Nook owners to check that these applications work on Nook.
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i am already have my own nook device ..... anything already run on it once u download from market .... the main problem just if the program fit and compatible with ur screen or not , that all...... so u just search on market ( suggest download market searcher APK and download and use on ur nook) and then download and install then test , i just use nook now for reading and sometimes log in my FB acc to check news and may be check out my subjects document
After much testing this Nook is not up to the job and development does not exist .
So it will be kept as a spare e-reader in the car .
jje
JJEgan said:
After much testing this Nook is not up to the job and development does not exist .
So it will be kept as a spare e-reader in the car .
jje
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Could you go into more detail? Was the issue that you couldn't handwrite, or that none of the apps were compatible, or were apps compatible but the screen was just too small or the contrast too low?
I'm thinking about picking up a cheap Nook also, but if it's really not that capable even after rooting I may try a Sony instead.
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Could you go into more detail? Was the issue that you couldn't handwrite, or that none of the apps were compatible, or were apps compatible but the screen was just too small or the contrast too low?
I'm thinking about picking up a cheap Nook also, but if it's really not that capable even after rooting I may try a Sony instead.
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Its ok but not top class as a reader probably worth £25.
Contrast and greyscale really not suitable for much anhd that to me is the development killer . No point having google maps if its just a splodge of grey mus with no detail .
Development and mods so far a dead end with many threads a year or more old .
Though someone is going to attempt a build i see today .
Also just noticed the developer PaulOBrian has one.
jje
I have a Nook Simple Touch eReader. Info says its Model Number is BNRV300.
I want to upgrade Firmware from 1.0.0 to 1.1.2 or something like that.
I have tried to update it using an image that should upgrade the firmware. But it did't.
I saw the Device info after doing that and it showed me that firmware were actually 1.0.0.
It didn't change at all.
I though it was updated (so I think info was not true) when i tried to root the device with the rooter made for 1.1.
After rooting the eReader became crazy!!!
It didn't turn on until I reset it twice. And when I say reset, I mean Factory Reset.
That is erasing every configuration and everything else from the Nook by pressing power button before pressing for 1 min down buttons.... The first time it erased all the things that were in the memory and configurations.
The second time, it installed the original Firmware image again.... The time between the rooting and the second reset was awful.
I really though that my eBook was dead... :crying:
But it's not. It's alive due to the Factory Reset that comes with the device.
I want to upgrade it 'cause the Android that lasts when I make the rooting is horrible.
The Internet Search doesn't work. The Android market neither. The only things that work are Facebook, Google Talk, Calculator and Book Reader that comes with the Nook.
I would like to install at least another PDF Reader (the original one is only useful to reading literature. If I want to read some of my study books (things that I do so often because of the college). It's really uncomfortable. The font size is so TINY. I can't see it. That happens because those texts have images, and the reader doesn't fit them. I want to see texts turning the screen. This would help me a lot...), Oxford Dictionary (my mother language is not English. Excuse me if I make grammar mistakes. Thanks to the Google chrome spell checker also....), DRAE (Spanish Royal Academy's Dictionary), and make Opera Mini work.
I installed Opera Mini. It crashes when launched... Office viewers crash too.
This Android is really annoying
It's not useful at all!!!
Rooter used to root Nook: touchnooter-1-6-24.zip
Thanks for your attention. I hope you answer
PD: Internet says I can upgrade this nook to 1.1 I ask if I can upgrade to 1.1.2 or something higher.
How can I root it without that frightening risk of having Nook dead in the way it was before due to the upgrading and rooting???
The latest update is 1.2.1 and is available on the nook site. Or I posted a CWM package to do it.
https://sites.google.com/site/xcdguides/nook/nookregion
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The latest update is 1.2.1 and is available on the nook site. Or I posted a CWM package to do it.
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Thank you. I'm doing what you say right now. I'll tell you if it works.
Also I have a doubt. How can I do the rooting in a relatively safe way? I need the Android functions. Specially Market to download applications and Opera mini. I don't know a better web browser for Android.
That's just to read some blogs. Um! I forgot to ask if there is a way to unlock android installer...
I tried to install an APK application downloaded from Internet (The Oxford Dictionary) and Android tell me it was not able to install applications who don't come from Android Market....
If it is possible, thank you. If not, thank you too
It worked!!
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The latest update is 1.2.1 and is available on the nook site. Or I posted a CWM package to do it.
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You are a ****ING GENIUS!!!
This thing worked perfectly. I have 1.2.1 installed. Thank u a lot.
Now I ask again for the rooting, if it's not so annoying. THANKS THANKS
I rooted my nook myself and didn't use any of the methods posted on here, it took me ages of trying different methods to get it all working, used adb, cwm packages etc, unless you know what you're doing, you'd be better using one of the premade packages here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2040351
and here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2086582
theronkinator said:
I rooted my nook myself and didn't use any of the methods posted on here, it took me ages of trying different methods to get it all working, used adb, cwm packages etc, unless you know what you're doing, you'd be better using one of the premade packages here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2040351
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Thanks to everyone. I have already rooted my Simple Touch. It's beautiful.
I have just another question.
It's a little annoying for me to use a different reader from Barnes and Noble's one.
This one is really good. It has just the problem that it has no zoom, and it has not the ability of rotating the document....
I've tried with several PDF readers. The only one who has an relatively acceptable behavior is ezPdf, but it's not good...
That's the only thing I'm still needing. I have now Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, a Spanish definitions dictionary and a Spanish-German Dictionary. Those three ones were fully installed in the SD. There's not need to have wi-fi turned on to look for meanings or translations!!! :laugh:
This point was a full success. I'm really happy to have those dictionaries in my Nook. That stuff is absolutely useful :victory:
But I have just this little point. Excuse me if I go too far
I will make a more accurate question. Is there a PDF reader, compatible with Android 2.1, similar to Barnes and Noble's one (I mean, as good as Barnes and Noble's Reader ), that is able to zoom and rotating the document?
Or an almost equivalent question: Can I patch in any way this reader to have, specially, the ability of rotating the screen?
I have configured the device in the way it shows me almost everything, but not reader , in landscape mode.... How can I make the reader show things in this mode?, as Opera and the most of the other applications do... ::good:
Thank you again.
The Noot Manager is just AMAZING.
And the CWM based upgrading is amazing too
It's a hilarious thing to realize that when you make a question in these forums, it happens often that you answer your own question by searching a little in the Internet.
I found the answer for my question, curiously, in this forum.
And this PDF Viewer is THE ONE: forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1186949
An open source applications modified by a guy of the community xda-developers
This is the closest thing I found to Barnes & Noble's reader application.
It renderizes very quickly. It save some data on a cache up to 10MB. And another useful thing: It's able to rotate de document!!!
It's just what i was searching for :victory:
Thank you for everything.
Wanted to root my Nook since I got it a month or two ago, in part to replace the terrible standard reader, in part for custom dictionaries. Finally managed to find a SD -> MicroSD adapter here in India (where I'm travelling and have got as far as making a full backup using the steps here upto no.8 ( URL nookdevs.com/Nook_Simple_Touch/Rooting/Manual ) but as the rooting procedure on there seems very basic with no included apps I thought I'd have a look at what was possible.
I think the Minimal install looks to be most suitable for me, but from the reading I've done it seems this and other Nooter Project procedures I can find only support firmware 1.0.0/1 or 1.1.0 and my device is running 1.2.1
Is there any process for rooting this device? Does the process from the page I used to backup the device work whatever the firmware version? If so I could always sideload ADW Launcher along with reader apps and dictionaries. But I don't really want to be risking things now knowing if they will break the device, even with a backup on my computer...
This is probably the easiest way with firmware 1.1.5 and up: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35267728 Good luck!
OB
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OverByter said:
This is probably the easiest way with firmware 1.1.5 and up: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35267728 Good luck!
OB
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Thanks for the reply. As it happens just found exactly the same thread (although slightly different URL as think yours points specifically to first post) from Googling and rereading a guide on another site and the following a link from there back here. Will try and find the time to try it tomorrow.... Although think might be going on a 2-3 day trip tomorrow now so might have to wait a little before poking at it again.
OK have the device rooted. My eyes are too blury to focus on anything right now though, so not going to have a proper play just yet!! One quick question though.
How do I sideload application on this device? Just copy them into /system/app and they will work? Or drop them in a folder and click on the .apk files to get them to install, like I had to do on my Sony PRS-T1?
Also had a strange moment. Had done nothing but have a quick look around, 95% sure I hadn't actually changed any setting, and it wouldn't let me go One Level Up from the SDCard., so thought I was stuck not being able to browse anything! Running a Restore factory Settings from the main Settings Manager cured this though. No idea what it thinks I clicked to make this happen though...
EDIT: yep, this is easily re-creatable! :
Root device.
Click Home -> Re-Launch (click OK on page which pops on first open to close)
Click One Level Up
Click Settings Cog
Click on any setting (Well I've tested the first two, Start Mode and Work Mode)
Click Cancel (to not change anything)
Click Back
Click Home.
You will now be at the SDCard and not able to navigate up a level until you Reset Setting to Default Values!!!
This is really rather annoying! Especially as I don't seem to be able to make Root a Favourite!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27383370&postcount=12
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ghisler.android.TotalCommander
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That still doesn't answer my question of whether I can just drop them into /system/app or if I have to transfer them and then select them with a file manager such as Total Commander (like I had to on the PRST1) to install them.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ghisler.android.TotalCommander
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By posting that I assume you're saying that the packaged file manager packaged with the root install is known to be very buggy and wont be fixed. Correct? If so I'll try and get Total Commander on it...
Whatever. InstallIng all apk files by moving them? Rooting & modding isn't for everyone.
Obviously neither are manners!
There is nothing "broken" with the file manager in the Relaunch launcher app. With Relaunch go into settings>advanced settings>general settings and you can set up the file manager as far as start directory and whether you can browse up from there, just copy over most apk's to the SD card and click on them to install, some apps, such as keyboards don't work very well unless they are installed as system apps.
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kazakore said:
That still doesn't answer my question of whether I can just drop them into /system/app or if I have to transfer them and then select them with a file manager such as Total Commander (like I had to on the PRST1) to install them.
By posting that I assume you're saying that the packaged file manager packaged with the root install is known to be very buggy and wont be fixed. Correct? If so I'll try and get Total Commander on it...
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Manners? Obviously.
OverByter said:
just copy over most apk's to the SD card and click on them to install, some apps, such as keyboards don't work very well unless they are installed as system apps.
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Thank you very much. That is as I expected. Although a quick bit of searching on the very poor internet I temporarily get out here in India also showed I can install straight from ADB so I might take a look into that. Although I only got it to work once on my PRST1 before it died (it was on its last legs and the internal ROM was starting to corrupt) and all the guides I could find at the time were very out of date and not for the current version...
There is nothing "broken" with the file manager in the Relaunch launcher app. With Relaunch go into settings>advanced settings>general settings and you can set up the file manager as far as start directory and whether you can browse up from there,
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I would call the fact it stops you from being able to go up a level without you actually changing a single setting, only viewing them, as broken behaviour personally! See my steps above and try following them if you don't believe me.
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Manners? Obviously.
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Where was anything rude in that post? Pointing out that you didn't actually answer anything, which you didn't. In fact you only very tersely posted links without even including any text as to what they were, which on further investigation it becomes apparent neither are even directly related to what I asked! Learn to read properly and reply in a reasonable manner. It's really not that hard a skill to master!
QED.
kazakore said:
I would call the fact it stops you from being able to go up a level without you actually changing a single setting, only viewing them, as broken behaviour personally! See my steps above and try following them if you don't believe me.
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It doesn't stop you, that's the default behavior, as I posted above, you can easily modify the file browser behavior to do pretty much anything that you want or need. So it's certainly not broken. I personally think that Relaunch is the perfect launcher for e-ink devices, extremely light weight and fast without the normal graphical interface that's unnecessary on the nook. To each their own.
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It doesn't stop you, that's the default behavior, as I posted above, you can easily modify the file browser behavior to do pretty much anything that you want or need. So it's certainly not broken. I personally think that Relaunch is the perfect launcher for e-ink devices, extremely light weight and fast without the normal graphical interface that's unnecessary on the nook. To each their own.
OB
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But I CAN go up a level before looking at the settings options. It's only after viewing some, with no changes made, this option disappears! How does that make it the default option.
Anyway. I'll try resetting it from within the options and see if this makes it keep the setting correctly... Other than that little bug it did seem pretty sweet for an eReader!
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Learn to read properly and reply in a reasonable manner. It's really not that hard a skill to master!
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You have issues as this sort of personal attack is against the forum rules.
What epub readers will sync between my phone and Nook? (I mean my place in a book, not the books themselves.)
I tried PageTurner - and, while it works, it's ugly as sin. Text looks awful, margins are bad.
Ideally I'd use Google Books, but it won't run on my Nook. I tried version 1.6 (I think) and it opens, shows covers, then crashes.
Thanks!
@d0g,
Kobo and Kindle are the primary apps that sync books between devices that work properly on the Nook.
I'm using AIReader (I as in i), which does a very good job syncing reading positions in books (all epubs) - if you're not too concerned that the data may travel over an unknown (probably the developer's own) server. The app still supports Android 2.1, has its own library function, Aard integration for custom dictionaries, and a ton of options. The developer is Russian and may sound a bit rough if you ask for support, but gets his job done.
Kindle synchronization works, but you have to find an old version Kindle app for the Nook - or the eInk-optimized one somewhere he in the forums.
I'm also using Aldiko Sync to synchronize my books across devices - very handy if you do a olot of text conversions to ebooks with Calibre, and don't want to do the same over and over again for the Nook, the phone, the tablet, and the laptop.
critialmass said:
I'm using AIReader (I as in i), which does a very good job syncing reading positions in books (all epubs)
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OMG, thank you! THIS is the app I've been looking for! Fantastic! Looks AMAZING on my NST. And so fast!
It actually displays text better than native Nook app (or at least as good, but with more control.)
Here's the link for anyone who wants to try it
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.neverland.alreader
@d0g and @critialmass,
Thank you both so much! I gotta try this app.
One problem for me, though - I (by choice) don't have gApps installed on my NSTG. Therefore, I can't install apps from the Play Store.
Would one of you be so kind as to go into /data/app on your NST, find the app's file, and post it here for me?
Thanks again! :laugh:
thenookieforlife3 said:
@d0g and @critialmass,
Thank you both so much! I gotta try this app.
One problem for me, though - I (by choice) don't have gApps installed on my NSTG. Therefore, I can't install apps from the Play Store.
Would one of you be so kind as to go into /data/app on your NST, find the app's file, and post it here for me?
Thanks again! :laugh:
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Yeah, if I knew how! Can't figure out Relaunch ... but I can send you the apk from my Moto X
OH, wait! Easy: just download from dev's website:
http://alreader.com/downloads.php?lang=en
Direct link to latest version:
http://alreader.com/download.php?file=AlReader.apk
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Yeah, if I knew how! Can't figure out Relaunch...
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I've got instructions for that. First, install the latest version of ES File Explorer - it is the best file explorer on the market for the NST. Then check out my posts here and here for instructions on how to enable Root Explorer and Hidden Files.
And thanks for the .apk.
critialmass said:
I'm using AIReader (I as in i)
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This is incorrect. It's l as in L. The website is alreader.com; you can click the link and Ctrl-F "alreader" to confirm the spelling.
(Apologies for responding to a thread that is very old, but this thread is the top DDG result for sync nook site:xda-developers.com. Just in case anybody else finds this thread the same way I did, I wanted to correct this mistake, which gave me some trouble when I searched for aireader instead of alreader.)