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[Nook Color Android Development] billingdl:
OMG!!!!! I think you've fixed it!!

I figured, what the heck, I'd just try applying this update on top of the 4-12-16-test update that GabrialDestruir provided as a test to resolve the issues with downloading from Market and BN Shop...cuz I could always go back...and Voila! As soon as I rebooted, my pending Market and BN downloads started processing!!!!!! Yay!!! You're AWESOME!

I'll test more and let you know if I see any issues.

THANK YOU!!!!

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Okay. Now that I've calmed down from all of my excitement... Here's my experience...

1. I started from a 1.4.1 update that had been MN to 4.6.16a and then 4-12-16-test.

2. I wasn't prompted to select Zeam launcher. I had already installed HomeCatcher previously.

3. My Market was already at the latest version...and it stayed at that. Downloads work perfectly!! :)

4. BN downloads work perfectly!! :)

5. Gmail works.

6. Installed Adobe AIR from Amazon Appstore perfectly!

7. Rebooted.

8. Whole new, cool "welcome" screen. :)

9. Had to reset my wallpaper with Wallpaper Wizardrii because it was no longer filling the scree.

10. Everything else is still perfect!

Anything else you want me to check?
[Nook Color Android Development] bobstro:
I'm having the same good luck as billingdl on a factory-reset 1.4.1 install. I reset the device using Quick Settings->Device Settings->Device Info->Erase & Deregister Device, rebooted, registered with BN, then immediately booted off of SD and installed manualnooter-5-12-18.zip. After rebooting, the sync indicator came on, and the device became nearly unresponsive for extended periods. After an hour or so of "settling down", everything appears to be working well. After reinstalling some apps, I have experienced hangs on restarting, accompanied by that sync indicator.

I've installed apps from the Android Market, downloaded content from B&N with no problems. I've also set up Enhanced Email with a corporate account. So far, I haven't encountered anything broken.

A few issues:

1. I would love to install Swiftkey X as a replacement keyboard. I'll try putting it in /system/app with Root Explorer per the Nook Color Tools note.

2. I think working around the B&N limited settings panel is going to be annoying. Has anybody tinkered with putting the full Android version on a Nook?

3. The google Contacts app is missing. I should be able to figure this one out.

4. When I pull up the Android Market in a desktop browser, the Nook Color shows up as "Phone".

5. Google Currents and many other apps show as not compatible with this device, although it was fine on CM7.1. I suspect this is related to issue 4. I'm not up enough on Android innards to know where to start fixing this. Is this a build.prop issue?

6. There is no way to select other calendars in the google Calendar app. I've got several associated with my gmail account, and unfortunately, the "wrong" one is showing. This is not really something essential, but if there's a quick fix, I'm interested!
[Nook Color Android Development] billingdl:
I didn't see any of the unresponsiveness or hangs on restarts.

I use a modified build.prop (see attached) to fool Market and Amazon Appstore that my NC is a Samsung Verizon Galaxy S Facinate. I've confirmed that Swiftkey X is available for download using this build.prop. This should also address #4 and 5, too.

What is "B&N limited settings panel" referring to?

I did install the B&N Nook for Android app on my NOOKcolor (before, as a possible workaround to the inability to download from BN Shop) and it doesn't do a thing...just displays my Zeam Launcher workspace.

My husband's and my devices both have the Contacts app, but we didn't start at 1.4.1 stock.

I don't use the Calendars app, so don't have any ideas on this one...other than I see a "Calendars" selection on the menu within the app. When I click it, it seems to FC the app, tho.
[Nook Color Android Development] bobstro:
It's happened a couple of times now. It's only on a full power-off and restart. The sync indicator comes on and it hangs. Sometimes, it reboots. After this initial pause, it behaves well. I suspect there's some Market or other update activity triggering it.

Thanks for that. I'm still learning some of the Adroid way on these things.

I did locate the Swiftkey apk and moved it to /system/app per the NookColor Tools hint. It didn't work intially, but today, after some rebooting, it appeared. This issue is nicely resolved!

Do you see Google Currents in the Market? That's the only thing I really don't see yet. It doesn't appear for my wife's rooted Nook Tablet either, but I quite liked it on my CM7.1 NC, and would like to add it.

HuluPlus still complains.

I assume these are build.prop issues, so I'll try tinkering with the example you provided.

The control panel -- much more limited on B&N than on Cyanogenmod, for example.

Yes, well I'm sure it's feeling a bit insecure now!

I do have the B&N Contacts app, which offers to import Google contacts, but I would like "the real thing". I should be able to find this with a bit of poking about.

Mine doesn't FC, but it doesn't pop up the usual list. I sync several calendars to my android calendar (google, tripit, exchange and toodledo), but I only want to see exchange on this display. Unfortunately, it's picked the useless toodledo one to show me. This is pretty minor.

Issues I'd like to investigate further:

1. Power consumption seems high. I noticed the screen doesn't always shut completely off.

2. I'd like to get an overclocked kernel on board.

Thanks to this great community, all of my "must have" showstopper issues with 1.4.1 have been resolved. I've got a fully functional reader-focused interface now. My B&N subscriptions are updating and downloading nicely. The Nook Color App Manager lets me put Market apps on my B&N home screen. My B&N Walled Garden has a side gate I can use to escape, when needed. I can wander over to the seedy Kindle part of town, when needed. I can always dual-boot with CM7.1 on SD when I want to roam the gritty Android streets.

EDIT: A few more things that are tested and working:

* Netflix streaming

* HBO Go (works but a bit grainy. watchable.)

* Max Go (works but a bit grainy. watchable.)

* lcd density (can change, but B&N 'n' button bar is truncated at left.
[Nook Color Android Development] GMPOWER:
1.	I am happy to see that you got this to work. For everyone else, once you have downloaded and installed Swiftkey, move the apk from /data/app to /system/app, make sure the permissions match all others, reboot the device, go into NC tools, and select the keyboard.

2.	I agree with you, the settings are very limited. We walk a fine line when developing for the NC, most of the people that utilize this project want to have the extras that are offered by the stock firmware. Since the software is almost all closed source, it makes it tricky programming stuff for the device, while still keeping all of the B&N stuff intact. People that utilize this project, also don’t like waiting for these updates, so it would have to be a completely different project, and it would most likely be version specific. You can use the program “Any Cut” or “Better Cut” to try to gain access to some of the hidden settings, a lot of them simply don’t work.

3.	I think you are the first to comment on the lack of google contacts. I feel that there are better replacement options in the market. All of the sync software has always been included in this project, so you should not run into problems with programs needing sync access to your google contacts.

4.	You can make changes to your build.prop to change this. I currently have mine listed as Samsung Nexus S. If you make changes, make sure that you go into “Manage Application,” “Clear data” and “Clear cache” for the market, clear for the Amazon Appstore too, and then reboot. The changes will be reflected right away on your Amazon appstore account, but can take a couple hours for the Android Market.

5.	See number 4. Just find what changes it will take for you to gain access. The screen dpi most of the times will need changed from 169.33 to 160.

6.	The Google calendar is a very basic function app, so most people will choose a better option from the market. You can try to go into your calendar settings menu from a desktop, and make sure that all of your calendars are checked to “show in list.”
[Nook Color Android Development] framitz:
Nook Color on old partition scheme

Deactivated and wiped via Nook Settings

Flashed update-nc-stock-1.2-signed.zip from Bootable CWM mSD

Copied nookcolor_1_4_1_update.zip to root via USB

Booted and while setting up, it rebooted and upgraded to 1.41 stock

Registered, downloaded books and apps, then let it "cook" for an hour to be sure all is stable.

Applied manualnooter-5-12-18.zip

Market updated quickly to latest

NO APPS2SD, repartitioned mSD with CWM, still no APP2SD, applied permissions, still no APP2SD! Virtually all else is good, but this has been driving me crazy since 1.3 manual nooted. I have tried several known working mSD cards with no improvement.

I added ADWLauncher EX after messing up Zeam, by updating it manually to a newer version (the center button to open the app tray was missing). Seems to work better so far with ADW Launcher anyway (personal preference).

My contacts updated immediately upon signing in to the Market with no problem at all and they show in B&N contacts app and Gmail.
[Nook Color Android Development] bobstro:
I did have to reboot to make Swiftkey show up in NC Tools, but once I did that, it worked normally.

This is actually more of a question of mine: Is the B&N stuff a shell that just replaces the stock Android functions (e.g. control panel), or has it been re-written? I'm tinkering with moving apks over, but don't know enough yet to determine which ones might work.

Aye, agreed. And I really want to emphasize, this really rocks as-is. I'm just thinking ahead on a few things. I really appreciate all these efforts!

After many months of experimenting on my phone, I found one program -- Enhanced Email -- that does a really great job of integrating my Exchange email, contacts and calendar into the native Google Android apps, so I don't need separate "work" and "personal" setups. If all the sync framework is there, I should be able to figure this one out. I'm sure it's a niche need. Again, I'm well into the "nice to have" category here. All the "must haves" are working.

Thanks for the tips. I managed to get a black screen on boot editing my build.prop. I am hoping to get Hulu Plus and Google Currents to load, so I'm poking in settings from my Moto Droid 2. I need to come up with a recovery mechanism.

This is really great stuff. For the time being, the 1.4.1 software is meeting my needs. It's really great to see progress so far along in only a few days! You guys rock!

How long does it normally take for the Android Market to update? The old version is very slow, though it does work. Any way to speed it up?
[Nook Color Android Development] GMPOWER:
Thank you for reporting. APPS2SD was left out of this. To fix the APPS2SD problem, I would have to include a kernel into the project. The correct kernel for firmware version 1.2 was used in MN 4.5.25 and 4.6.16, but the kernel was not upgraded for firmware version 1.3. The kernel was a direct copy of the B&N 1.2 kernel, but included the modules for APPS2SD to work. I read too many reports of people not wanting to use MN 4.5.25 or 4.6.16 because it included a kernel, and they felt that it was going to cause some kind of problem. I did not read about many people wanting to use the APPS2SD feature, and I wanted to try to make a package that would not be version specific. “Dalingrin” has always made great kernels in the past that included the APPS2SD modules, but include a ton of other non stock features. I would be willing to put together a stock kernel with the APPS2SD modules as a separate installation in the near future for people like you that want this feature, but for the time being, that feature is left out.

It is more on the side of re-written, if you want to call it that. It is more like they took someone else code, copied/paste, and hacked up the code. A lot of what they did is just sloppy bad work.

The market should update pretty fast, sometime if you interrupt the process by manually starting to download stuff, the file will just download to /cache/download, and will take forever. You should be able to go into the folder /cache/download, and manually click to install it.

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Thank you for trying and reporting back so fast. A lot of what I would like to check at this point is,

* Does all of the B&N features work correctly? The continue reading button is at least working on my end, but I don’t use a lot of the other B&N features to test. The auto-download magazine/newspaper feature I don’t use.

* Does in-store work? The closest B&N to me is 25 miles across town.

* Overall product and market use

* Day-to-day use stuff that people encounter
[Nook Color Android Development] magicland:
I was having some issues with my 1.3 rooted NC that required a wipe, so I took it back to the factory 1.1.1. Updated to 1.4.1, registered the nook, then rebooted and installed MN 5.12.18.

So far everything is working great. Old market came up at first, but it's updated to the new one. Downloaded titanium backup, reinstalled all my apps, (haven't tried them all, that could take some time) and so far everything is running smoothly, market apps are updating, contacts appear, all of my google calendars are showing up, perfect!
[Nook Color Android Development] framitz:
Thanks for the clarification as to why apps2sd stopped with 1.3. I can live with it. It does help when a B&N app wants to update as with Market apps installed it refuses to add or update apps from B&N. Books download fine which is important to me. I haven't tried in store reading.
[Nook Color Android Development] bobstro:
Ah, good info. I wasn't aware of the APPS2SD limitation. I need to look into that. I'd like to get an overclocked kernel going, and I just realized the importance of the APPS2SD functionality tonight. I naively assumed it was just like CM in terms of application handling.

I would be interested in that!

A few general observations after a few more hours intense use:

I have a magazine subscription and am able to see current and past issues (well, one so far). All content downloads just fine and is readable.

Market has updated. General experience is good, but I get long hangs now and then. I may have loaded more stuff on than this configuration can really handled. I'm trimming it back to basics.

Mostly smooth sailing overall.

Thanks again!
[Nook Color Android Development] GMPOWER:
I came across something that was missing in the last file, live wallpapers were overlooked, and I did not find that out until tonight. Here is a link for that updated version, I also went ahead and pulled the updated superuser file, and put it into this version. No real need to update from the last one unless you would like to have live wallpapers.

LINK

Also, another issue that I would be interested in finding out

*The individuals that in past could not load MN 4.6.16 because of bootloops, and were stuck with 4.5.18, if this version works correctly?
[Nook Color Android Development] magicland:
I had live wallpaper working fine with 5.12.18

Can't check the bootloop issue at the moment. The NC that I had which bootlooped on 4.6.16 I ended up running back down to 1.3 and shipping out on Friday, as it was a Christmas gift for someone, and I wanted to be sure it got there in time for Christmas. Of course, just before the big break on 1.4.1.

I've got another NC coming in this week. I'll see if it has the bootloop issue, and if so, if these new manualnooters fix it.
[Nook Color Android Development] bluepen61:
I took my NC back to 1.0.1 then updated to 1.4.1 and voila, no live wallpaper tab. So I am delayed in upgrading to 1.4.1 and applying MN 5.12.19. Curious to see of calendar works. I'll report back as soon as I get a viable 1.4.1 NC.
[Nook Color Android Development] sangahm:
I just applied MN to my stock 1.4.1 and went to the B&N store. The Read InStore function works as expected with no issues that I could see. So BIG win!
[Nook Color Android Development] lekofraggle:
Hey all, thanks. This is working well. I still have one issue, but only one. If I try to buy (not download free) an app from market (not amazon), I get the "an error occurred" issue. This is more of an annoyance than anything. I can buy it through the web market even on the Nook itself.

On a side note, for those who want to get a few more settings back, and are annoyed at Nook color tools' interface, try this. I cannot take credit, it is from the NT devs forum.

-Download anycut.

-Open, and make a new shortcut

-Choose activity

-Wait a while for the list to populate. It will do so, it is just slow.

-Scroll down to development.

-Click okay

-Find your shortcut on your homescreen.

It is not everything, but it certainly has some of the things people have been missing.

Thanks again.

~Leko

P.S. I have never had an issue with live wallpapers, but I always install the marine aquarium where you can feed the fish.
[Nook Color Android Development] harryzee:
GMP,

Thanks for your great efforts!

I have my original NC doing an O/C MN 1.3 and all is well.

Have been following this info with great interest and now see that "reading in store" appears to work which is my "bottom line" necessity.

I have already d/l 1.41 and 5-12-19.

What specific steps do I need to take to switch my unit over to MN 1.41.

I understand that currently this is without an O/C kernal option.

I have backed up everything using Rom Manager, Titanium Backup, and CMW.

Thanks in advance.
[Nook Color Android Development] jelive:
Ok, I'm obviously doing something wrong. Everything seems ok when I first boot up NC but once I go to home with N key all I have is the standard Nook home screen...no more Zeam Launcher and I can't get back to it confused :confused: I selected Zeam as default the first time. Using MN 5-12-18 with NC 4.1

Edit: Got it fixed by rebooting to get back to Zeam home, then in NColor App clearing defaults and rebooting. Now have lost again!! How do I get it to stick?
[Nook Color Android Development] Bobioden:
I just installed MN 5.12.19, everything seems to be working except Amazon Appstore. I went into Root Explorer and tried to install the apk. I get the error, Install Blocked - For Security Reasons only apps purchased through the NOOK Shop can be installed. This is when I try to install using Package Installer.

If I try using App Installer I get the error, Unable to Install. This application was not able to install onto your device. "Archive" and then "Unarchive" the application to try again. Not sure how to do this.

Any suggestion on how I can get Amazon Appstore to work?
[Nook Color Android Development] bluepen61:
I finally have a clean 1.4.1, then I applied MN 5.12.19. After getting it set similar to 4.6.16, I confirmed that calendar worked, nice. :)

But Shop does not load and neither do B&N books or apps download. I get "Unable To Download" Internal error: Exception executing the command message. Though early it did work fine. I should have been more methodical and checked its function from time to time. Live wallpapers (B&N apps) work fine. I do not have non B&N live wallpapers. Gmail and the regular e-mail apps work fine. Reading the few books and magazines are fine too.

Here is what I did after applying MN:

Logged into Market and updated Adobe Air, Adobe Flash Player 11, ROM Manager, Superuser, SoftKeys, YouTube.

Installed through Market: Titanium Backup & Pro Key, Opera Mobile, PocketCloud Pro, Touch Calendar, SQLite, Trillian, XDA Prem, Plume Prem

Installed Amazon Appstore for Android

Installed through Appstore: SBM Mobile, Documents to Go Full Version

I am going to download NoteEverything and Shopper(?) apps, and restore their data using Titanium Backup. Also I need to use the Market apps. Interestingly, a couple of apps were missing in my Amazon Appstore list.

More work lies ahead for me tonight it seems.
[Nook Color Android Development] GMPOWER:
You need to go into “Nookcolor Tools” and uncheck the top box, and then recheck the box to allow non market app install.

All past links have been updated to Manualnooter-5.12.20. This update has a new uramdisk file that was created from the 1.4.1 release, and everything that was not needed in the last uramdisk has been removed. Script that was not needed in the database file has also been removed. This should be the final update before it gets a more public release. There should not any problems flashing this over

LINK
[Nook Color Android Development] sangahm:
Does this mean that an overclock kernel will not be included until someone rewrites it based on 1.4? I assume that Dalingrin has his hands full with the NookTablet and Touchpad work, that this will be much lower in priority for him.
[Nook Color Android Development] SoFresh99:
I am not having luck with this (using 5.12.20). I did a factory reset (pwr + N), then flashed 1.3 and then let it update itself to 1.4.1, then applied MN5.12.20. It seems to work, I can read my Nook books and I can download apps from market, GAPPS works. When I go to restore my apps using titanium I get the can only install apps from nook appstore for your protection dialog and I cannot restore. It then decided it needed to be "reset" and unrooted itself.

I am going to try again and format data and system since right now on my third attempt at doing it this way I clearly have a franken-nook.

So formatting system and data and restoring to stock 1.0.1 and then letting it update itself to 1.4.1 and then applying MN 5.12.20 still fails for me when I cannot restore anything from backup due to B&N "for your protection" (and yet can download and install from Market).
[Nook Color Android Development] GMPOWER:
I answered this back on post #1640

You need to go into “Nookcolor Tools” and uncheck the top box, and then recheck the box to allow non market app install.
[Nook Color Android Development] SoFresh99:
I've done this. It will not stay un-checked, when I re-enter Tools it is always checked. If that check box is the only issue I can use ADB to change the SQL and fix that.
[Nook Color Android Development] GMPOWER:
1. Open Nookcolor Tools

2. Press to uncheck the box

3. Now press it again to recheck it

4. Now you are done

5. Now install whatever you want

6. It will stay that way even if you reboot
[Nook Color Android Development] SoFresh99:
I'm sorry, I am being frustrating. My "3rd party apps" checkbox has never worked, not when I rooted the first, second or third time. I do know to uncheck and check it, it just doesn't do what it is supposed to do. With each re-root I have to use ADB to re-enable 3rd party apps. Dunno why, maybe just my Nook. However I have never gotten this B&N error before (has errored out in other ways with other messages), so I didn't realize that it was related to the "3rd party apps" checkbox, thought it was something with 1.4.1.

Anyway, I have enabled 3rd party apps my way and Titanium is restoring now. Thank you.