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[Nook Color General] sym1:
Bam It Hit Me

My system was all set up with Manual Nooter stock, just the way I liked it, and I was running CM7 nightly on SD. I had intentionally been staying away from my MN, so as to avoid update. Last night I was messin around with SD cards, moving info from small to large cards, being very careful to stay off wifi (only had it switched on twice, for very brief instances). Had to have the CM7 card out and reboot MN, to check other card. Turned off wifi, put Nook to sleep, set the Nook down, and I hear a chilling little tinkle, SH&%. When I pick it up, sure enough it's on and there is a little green n in the corner telling my my NC is now up to date with it's software. I quickly went to settings to check my version and it's 1.3, it didn't take any time at all, now I'm screwed.

Been poking around today and I notice that, of course all Google based apps are gone, or they ask if I want to add acount, which just takes me to home screen. Most of my apps are still there. The thing I found interesting is that I still have a fully functioning Amazon App Store. My root is gone, when I press TiBu it tells me I do not have root access.

Not sure that I want to go to the trouble of taking it back to 1.01 and starting over. I'm afraid I'd be in the middle of redoing everything and the update would hit again, it really is fast, and I might chuck my Nook across the room. I really don't want this update, it enhances nothing that I use or need.

OK I vented I feel better now. :(
[Nook Color General] sangahm:
You're absolutely right.
[Nook Color General] connor32:
Hi,

I have successfully used the manual nooter to root a Nook Color 1.3.

Everything seems to work fine, but I have some issues with the Market: many apps (e.g. Facebook) are missing and if I try to install them from the web market it states that my device is incompatible.

Any ideas on how to fix this?

I came back from a CM7 installation as I was experiencing multiple SOD, and I love the rooted stock Nook color as it seems to have best of both worlds.

Thanks!

C.
[Nook Color General] behic:
Same thing happened to me as I picked up my nook today and saw that some of my apps had the happy android logo on them. Checked version and 1.3 is on there, and most other things don't work. What do I do? I was happy with my MN. I don't even think I was on the latest version and everything worked perfectly.
[Nook Color General] billingdl:
Successfully Rooted 1.3

I applied the 1.3 update and then reinstalled the 4.5.18 MN and then the 4.6.18 MN, and then ran the Fix Permissions process in ROM Manager. Everything seems to be working fine including the new Market and the enhanced magazines. I don't have the overclocked CPU that I heard comes with the 1.3 update, and don't know if I'm missing other system-level items that I wouldn't notice.
[Nook Color General] connor32:
Can you install apps like Facebook, Google+, Opentable from the Android Market?

Thanks.
[Nook Color General] billingdl:
I've updated apps I already had installed, but haven't installed any new ones. I tried searching the Market for Google+ and Opentable and don't find them.
[Nook Color General] fealuin:
Revert to Nook Color 1.2, fix broken apps or just wait?

Revert to Nook Color 1.2, fix broken apps or just wait?

Last saturday I update My 1.2 Nook Color to ClockWork Mod 3.2.0.1 & Manual Nooter 4.6.16 and even Market update and all was working fine...

This mornig, when I take my Nook, surprise! Nook Color 1.3 update was pushed and now nor Market, Gmail, Google Reader, Google+, TweetDeck, PlurQ Free, F1.com works, and Softkeys works but is Unable to execute as root (and lost almost all useful)

What can I do to revert to Nook Color 1.2 and avoid pushed updates, there are some trick to fix broken apps or just wait with this block to CWM & Manual Nooter updates fix Nook Color 1.3 update mess???
[Nook Color General] billingdl:
Try reapplying MN 4.5.18, then MN 4.6.16, and then Fix Permissions in ROM Manager. Worked for me.
[Nook Color General] patruns:
The Nook Color 1.3 updates removes root access. You have to restore it again.
[Nook Color General] Taosaur:
So the OTA update went through even if you had CWM on the internal recovery partition? There was minor hysteria over on the B&N forums from people who had accidentally installed CWM (most likely from ROM Manager on a CM7 SD card) and couldn't get the update to install manually.
[Nook Color General] sym1:
I had the update pushed on me, but I didn't have CWM on my emmc. Now I did put it on my husband's emmc, and he hasn't had the update pushed onto his NC. If he doesn't get it, I may redo things and put CWM on my emmc if it will keep me from getting the update. I really liked the setup with MN stock:cool:
[Nook Color General] Taosaur:
The easy answer to blocking the update, then, if you're running CM7 from SD, is to go into ROM Manager on CM7 and "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery." It will install CWM on your internal recovery partition.

I used to think it would overwrite the stock recovery, but apparently if you run another .zip to remove CWM (as several people over at the B&N forum did so they could get the update), your stock recovery is still there.
[Nook Color General] fealuin:
Ok... I don't understand why I need to install both versions of same thing, but I'm gonna try. Thanks billingdl
[Nook Color General] doncaruana:
There's no reason to install any but the latest MN.
[Nook Color General] billingdl:
In my case, I first installed 4.6.16 and Gmail and Market wouldn't work. I read a post about someone installing 4.5.18 and it working, so I thought I'd try it, and it worked...then I installed 4.6.16 and it still worked...although, I think there was something that made me run the Fix Permissions in ROM Manager (can't remember the details now).
[Nook Color General] billingdl:
In my case, I had to...to get Gmail and Market to work. See my explanation in my reply to fealuin. I don't know the technical details, but since it worked, I was happy. :)
[Nook Color General] Alexpride:
I'm sorry but how did you get Gmail and Market app to work again, I tried installing them but they wouldn't load. My rooted nook was automatically updated to 1.3, I'm not running CM7. It seem difficult for me to update to it. thanks!
[Nook Color General] fealuin:
Just to confirm and thanks: I did it and works fine. Again thanks billingdl
[Nook Color General] doncaruana:
OK...this is fascinating to me...

Can you tell me how you applied them? Did you run one, reboot, then run the other?

Or did you do them both at the same time?

The only difference between the two is that 5-18 has an older set of gapps and it modifies the packages.xml.

Also...is the amazon appstore working for you after doing this? Can you download or update apps? Because I tried this and everything seems to be working except for the amazon appstore. It keeps failing to donwload or update anything.
[Nook Color General] billingdl:
Great! I'm glad it worked for you, too! :) Thanks for letting me know.
[Nook Color General] billingdl:
As best I can remember, this is what I did...

- Manually applied the 1.3 update to a MN'd 4.6.16 NC.

- Reinstalled the MN 4.6.16 from a CWM SD card.

- Began testing things and discovered I couldn't get into Gmail and Market. They would just flash a screen.

- Tried a number of different things, reapplied the 1.3 update, the 4.6.16 MN, ran the ROM Manager Fix Permissions, tried reinstalling Gmail and Market from my Titanium Backup, rebooted umpteen times, etc., etc. All with no change.

- In reading posts, I noticed someone commented about installing the update and then MN 4.5.18 and it worked, so I thought what the heck!

- Installed MN 4.5.18...and I honestly can't remember with absolute certainty now, but I think I also had to do the ROM Manager Fix Permissions process then, too...or maybe I did it after installing MN 4.6.16, which I did next...and voila! Success! :)

I was pleased, because I didn't spend as much time on my husband's device, which I did first...and for his, we ended up going back to stock, updated to 1.2, then 1.3, applied MN 4.6.16...and his device worked. But, had to reinstall apps, and he didn't have a recent backup, so kind of a bummer.
[Nook Color General] fealuin:
I don't know the reason and I don't try other methods so I don't know if this was necesary or not, but this is what I did:

1.- Make the SD with CWM and both MN zips

2.- Turn off my bricked-feeled nook

3.- Insert the SD and turn on

4.- Apply MN 4.5.18

5.- Retire the SD and Reboot

6.- Turn off my nook

7.- Insert the SD and turn on

8.- Apply MN 4.6.16

9.- Retire the SD and Reboot

Presto!

That's all. By the way, most apps loose it's setup, but I supose this was for 1.3 update, not for the double rooted
[Nook Color General] billingdl:
In case you haven't followed the other posts in this thread, after the 1.3 update is applied, you need to reinstall the 4.5.18 Manual Nooter, then the 4.6.16 Manual Nooter, and then run the Fix Permissions process in the ROM Manager app. At least that has worked for a couple of us...and easy to do, so certainly worth a try. Let me know if it works!
[Nook Color General] doncaruana:
Shouldn't have edited my previous post so late :)

I tried this too - do you have the amazon appstore running? It won't download or update for me.
[Nook Color General] billingdl:
So your NC was bricked? Glad the process worked to recover. Curious what apps lost their setup? I didn't experience that (didn't have a bricked NC, tho, either).
[Nook Color General] billingdl:
I just tested updating an app from the Amazon App Store and it worked for me. I didn't try installing a new app.
[Nook Color General] billingdl:
Yes, I just updated an app from the Amazon App Store. Didn't try installing anything new yet. Looking for a good overclock app, know one? I could install that from the Amazon App Store. :)
[Nook Color General] doncaruana:
Set permissions did the trick!! Well...we have a working method to update and get root.
[Nook Color General] doncaruana:
Okay, I pulled together our experiences here, added a quick touch of my own, and posted a new thread: How to reroot after the B&N 1.3 update
[Nook Color General] fealuin:
Well, not really... It works fine like a simple Nook Color, but I used to do somethings more with it and althought was working I feel it like bricked
[Nook Color General] ScarletSpiderTN:
So my question is: Is there any way to see if CWM is on my emmc before just trying to install?

I'm at the hospital (will be for the next month or so) & would love to be able to see my People & Time mags while I'm here. However, I don't have the equipment needed with me if I had to take everything back to stock & start from scratch. I'd much rather have my rooted nook & google apps than a magazine.

I'm an absolute noob & my dual boot card instructions came via jtbnet via crash tech dummies video on youtube. So please be gentle with me. ;)
[Nook Color General] Taosaur:
It's hard to check for CWM--you can fight the timing of holding 'n' + power until the first boot message appears and then goes away, releasing power, then pressing it again for five seconds and holding 'n' for 2-3 seconds after that, but I'm not sure what are the consequences of triggering a recovery boot if CWM is not present, or if it's even possible.

Your best bet is probably just to wait for 1.3 to hit you over the air and see if it installs.

If you never went into ROM Manager and hit the button to flash CWM, chances are it's not in your internal recovery and the update will go through just fine.
[Nook Color General] beaujack:
not ectactic

Rerooted my blue dot with 4.6.16. Tried same w/ wife's. No joy. Would not boot. Wife unhappy. Not very robust. BTW. Every have overheating issues w/touch scrreen. Oh, had reset sweetheeart's Nook. Wish you were here.
[Nook Color General] MIDI_Mel:
I had the 1.3 update pushed on me. I woke up found that a lot of apps were gone and e-mail and such wasn't working. Couldn't find anything on it online.

Did a stupid thing and I formatted the nook/card everything. Then did the 4.5.18 and the 4..6.16 update and repaired permissions and all of that.

Seems to be working fine now except I can't find a lot of the apps I once had. Checked the app store on my PC and it says it's not compatible with the Nook.

I didn't have them backed up (like I said I did a stupid thing) is there a way to fully repair the android market and get those apps? What can I do to fix it?
[Nook Color General] joej:
Are my Amazon Market annd Android Market apps retained when I sideload the 1.3 update? Do I need to reinstall all the apps and restore the settings? Thanks.
[Nook Color General] MrMilesIL:
MID_Mel, Did you ever get your issues resolved. I am having the exqact same problem with apps I loaded before the 1.3 update and having to reroot no longer available in Market and Market on PC sayuiong there are no compatible devices associated with my account. New apps load just fine. ???

Anyone? I've wipped and rerooted many times and haven't been able to get my old apps back. :-(

Jonathan
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] blue blue man:
Hi,

The Lenovo Android Tablet is released. It comes with the same n-trig digitizer technology as in the Flyer. It has apps with handwriting recognition such as VisionObjects Notes and maybe DocsToGo ( 5'30": http://androidcommunity.com/lenovo-thinkpad-tablet-hands-on-video-20110719/ ) which are quite handy.

It would be wonderful if our community can extract and port those apps to the Flyer (through ROM or apk). I am not in IT so I hope that the work can be done by someone here.

Cheers.

(I don't know whether the Development Forum is a correct one to post things like this. Mod please move the thread to other forums if necessary.)
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] nickiberli:
We will need a leaked rom first..
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] AidenM:
What he said.

Oh, and a Hex-Rays Decompiler, lol.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] nickiberli:
Hex-Rays decompiler?
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] AidenM:
Google it. People are donating so this team called iDroid can get a Hex-Rays Decompiler to put Android on the iPhone.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] Himmig:
Maybe this Lenovo Tablet Dump will do it?:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1252957

Edit: I just took the notesmobile_len-oem.apk and notesmobile_len-data-de_DE.apk(for german language) from the dumb.

They installed fine on my GB 2.3.3 Flyer but once I'm starting the app it ays that this version of notes mobile is not compatible with my device.

Could someone simply check if it works on a HC flyer?

Edit2: Just removed the device check... However - it still crashes right after start - anyone who wants to try my version without device check? Maybe it is running on honeycomb.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] peterhao:
cool software.hope can get it soon
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] mcnoiserdc:
I hope someone will do it, it seems great.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] Himmig:
Well - like I said:

I can share the notesmobile apk to anyone who is running honeycomb on the flyer.

I eventually also removed the device check.

But since I haven't moved to honeycomb yet - I can't try. :-/
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] Alastor_ru:
Please, do it! A lot of people have already moved to HC
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] Himmig:
Try the following:

1. Install Notesmobile_len_oem.apk

2. Install the language pack (eg notesmobile_len-data-en_GB.apk)

3. Put the two lib files in your "system/lib" folder if possible

4. Run the notesmobile application for the first time. --> If you get a "device not supported error" continue with 5.

5. Uninstall notesmobile (keep the language pack and lib files in place)

6. Install notesmobile_len-oem-signed.apk

7. Run the notesmobile app (this version should ignore the device check)
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] Alastor_ru:
@Himmig, got FC on process com.visionobjects.notesmobile_len
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] Gumby63:
I also got the same force close.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] peterhao:
I wanna know can man use it on GB?
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] blue blue man:
Anybody tried WritePad, and another one is PenReader? It seems to be a pretty decent handwriting recognition app. It works like a keyboard, so can be used in any app. I hope it will be even much better on the Flyer with Honeycomb.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] iwansuryo:
Anybody using Flyhigh ROM has been succesful to run this application?
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] fkofilee:
well the problem is the following;

1. The flyer has 2 x touch film layers which work on different voltage readings. However the main touchscreen has the ability to detect both voltges, and hence why it can trigger into notepad mode when the pen nibbles touches the screen.

2. The the application itself is designed to work on a different android framework... This would need to be modified to sense.framework as otherwise they just won't compile well together. You also have to modify the application source code to accept the pen voltages instead of fingers...

Unless you want to use fingers too? If so that is another bastard in itself to set up with the pencils interface.

I've tried with SBM to see if the pen could be modified to write with it etc, and but failed, and hence I believe we need afew development to work on this.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] geek78:
update your flyer to HC and buy writepad : you won't need to port this app anymore ;)
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] bluebear13:
Are people trying to get Notes Mobile to work or the handwriting recognition text input to work? Or both?

For those still getting force closes on Notes Mobile, I monitored logcat and found that you need to push the following into /system/lib/:

libMyScriptEngine.so, libMyScriptHWR.so, and libStylusCore.so

If you're running Himmig's modified apk, then it should be fine. If you're just using the apk straight from the system dump, then build.prop needs to spoof the Lenovo Thinkpad Tablet.

I've been playing with Notes Mobile on my Flyer for a couple of days, and handwriting recognition is quite spiffy. As a note-taking app, I still like HTC Notes better since it syncs with Evernote and it's just integrated better. You could export to HTC Notes from Notes Mobile though.

I actually don't know if the handwriting IME is part of the system dump. Is it there?
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] Himmig:
Thanks for the input mate... I should have looked at logcat :-/

I'll try if it works and see if the modified apk is able to surpass the device check... however - could you post your build prop modifications?
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] Gumby63:
I tried pushing those three lib files as you said and i still get force close upon open. I'm using the modified apk also.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] Himmig:
Yea that's because we get a 0x0 value when disabling the device check. So the modified apk won't do it for now.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] bluebear13:
@Himmig: Sorry, I should have mentioned that I haven't tried your modified apk.

To work with the apk in the system dump you linked to (thanks for that, btw), the following were changed in build.prop:

ro.product.model=ThinkPad Tablet (note there might be two of these your Flyer's build.prop; I just changed both)

ro.product.manufacturer=Lenovo

Apparently, that's all that's needed to spoof a device. These values were just pulled from build.prop in the system dump as well.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] peterhao:
but there is NO German
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] peterhao:
but no German
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] ghino:
hi,

I'm trying to work the notesmobile but i can not download all system dump file.

could someone post the three files to put on lib folder, please ?
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] geek78:
You have deutsch ;)
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] peterhao:
but where is notesmobile_len-oem-signed.apk????
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] Gumby63:
I have all the necessary files to do this on my computer. I can try to post them tonight when I get home if you'd like
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] Gumby63:
Here are all the files. the folder contains: the three lib files you need, the modified build.prop, and the apk. Do NOT flash the zip, just open it and get the files :D
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] WesleyR:
Hi

Where do we get the notesmobile_len-data-en_GB.apk and notesmobile_len-oem-signed.apk files as they are not in your zip file?

Many thanks
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] Himmig:
well - have a look at lenovo system dump on Google. Mine got deleted. :-/
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] Gumby63:
I got mine to work by following these steps:

Adb push the three lib files to /system/lib

Adb push the modified build.prop to /system

Then install the apk, and reboot your tablet.

That should be all you need to do. All of those files are in my zip.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] peterhao:
Danke sehr, Thanks

I try it again

---------- Post added at 10:23 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:07 PM ----------

so far so gut. i also get mein run now by following your step.thanks
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] WesleyR:
Thanks guys, will give it a try tonight!
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] Lucas0511:
Works perfect in German on my Flyer 3G (Fly Honey ROM) - thanks Himmig, Gumby63 and not to forget bluebear13!
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] Sally Mack:
For those who have it installed and working, is there a quick/easy way to export the text into evernote from the handwriting recognition app?

The reason I ask, is that I love htc products, the 7-inch form factor, and the evernote integration however no handwriting recognition within the notes app is a deal breaker for me.

Thanks!
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] bluebear13:
It's pretty limited: you can only export a page at a time (from what I could find) and it can only export text or images and not both at the same time, i.e. you must export as an image if you want to export text and handwritten drawings/diagrams.

That said, HTC Notes does have character recognition, but it's through Evernote. Evernote does a server-side optical character recognition (OCR) for any handwritten notes and images. In principle, you can search your handwritten notes and even images (including imported ones from Notes Mobile) in HTC Notes once Evernote's servers have processed them. In my experience, it's hit or miss. Maybe in a few months they might get a better OCR.

Others have suggested the Writepad app if you're looking for handwriting recognition only. I haven't tried that though. I much prefer OCR-type methods as it eliminates a step. There's also something visceral about looking at your own handwritten notes. Another reason to stick with HTC Notes for the moment.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] Sally Mack:
i noticed it has server side ocr but only for evernote pro users right? (not that big a deal) another reason i would like handwriting recognition is because i feel i write way too large on a 7 inch tablet. the handwriting recognition would shrink it down and id fit way more on a page!

i'm torn between the lenovo thinkpad tablet and the flyer (and perhaps now the jetstream).
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] inwit:
Testing writepad

Hi guys,

Last night I installed writepad (there's a 24h free trial version on their site, but I can't link it) and I'm not impressed. The writing recognition in itself it's ok, but the way it links one word to another it's a pain sometimes. Also, the space where you should see what you have already written shows the text in white color, so nothing to be seen (unless you select the text).

My conclusion is that I can spend my 7€ somewhere else. Try it and share yours!

Salud!

EDIT: I've tried to install the LENOVO app and I'm getting an "unrecognised device". What did I do wrong?
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] Gumby63:
Did you follow these steps:

Adb push the three lib files to /system/lib

Adb push the modified build.prop to /system

Then install the apk, and reboot your tablet.

all of those files are located in my zip on the third page
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] E.J.Su:
I have successfully installed Lenovo Notes Mobile on my Flyer, thanks Gumby! But the font size is GIGANTIC on Flyer! There doesn't seem to be a setting for it.

E.J.Su

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[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] Gumby63:
No problem! hit the thanks button! :D but is it too big to write with? i take notes with it everyday just fine lol