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[Nook Color General] rreeves:
Thanks for the instructions. I had root after running the 4.5.18, but I could not get the Market to work. I ran the 4.6.16a, and the Market started working. I didn't lose any programs or settings. I have tried most of my programs, and so far, everything is working.

I just installed the OC kernal without any issues.

Thanks to everyone who has contributed to this.
[Nook Color General] pixelsofthemind:
Some issues...

I've got 2 NC's friends have had me root for them.

1) They had the update applied OTA. Obviously lost root and all so I went followed the instructions and after 4.6.16a the Market was working...then it started opening then immediately closing. If I go back to 4.5.18 still same thing or they don't see all the apps in the market. Another note on this one is that Nook Color Tools wasn't installed so I can't do the trick in another post about the Market.

2) I side loaded the update and ran through 4.5.18 then 4.6.16a and no issues at all and they have the newest market version (or at least the look of the newest Market) as well as having Nook Color Tools.

I'm guessing something about side loading the update is why #2 didn't have any issues. How can I either revert to 1.2 on #1 and then side load the 1.3 update and proceed like on #2 or fix whatever is going on in #1?

Thanks!

-Chris
[Nook Color General] doncaruana:
If Nook Color Tools wasn't installed, then something didn't go right. That's installed right along with the google apps in the same directory (/system/app) on every manual nooter. Just try to go ahead and reapply them, in order, but make sure you do all the reboot steps and everything.

If you still get the immediate close, make sure you did fix permissions and someone suggested you make sure you have your sd card in when you do it as well.
[Nook Color General] johnny15:
Well MN 4.6.16a breaks my Market. Market opens and closes immediately. I can't keep track of how many times I've flashed both 4.5.18 and 4.6.16a now...

Another strange thing I noticed is when looking at my Device Info, it now has me listed as running 1.2.0 again. Strange... Anyone else seeing this??
[Nook Color General] doncaruana:
If it says you're running 1.2, you're probably running 1.2. Make sure and do fix permissions - that's what fixed the market when I had that issue. Also, make sure you try to follow the steps exactly in the OP, including the reboots in between.
[Nook Color General] sysguy:
Market Closing

My Nook is running 1.3 and I followed the instructions exactly as they were in the OP. Even remembered that I had to put in my SD card. I am still running into issues with the market opening and closing. GMail, Youtube and Google Voice all working properly. Have reapplied both 4.5.18 and both 4.6.16 and 4.6.16a several times running the market fix and the fix permissions. Nothing has fixed it. It can live without the market for a few days as all my apps are still there but would like to get it functioning again soon.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions
[Nook Color General] pixelsofthemind:
I reapplied them, in order and did reboot steps as well. Do I need to do any wipes? How do I fix permissions? SD card is in also.

Would it be possible to go back to 1.2 and start over? If so how would I go about do that?

-Chris
[Nook Color General] doncaruana:
8. Put your regular "data" SD card in for this step - Go into Rom Manager and run the 'Fix Permissions' option.

Here is a link to the apk for the free version of Rom Manager since it looks like you didn't have it already.
[Nook Color General] magicland:
I've done all this, but I can't get gmail to sync, with any version of MN. Market also didn't want to download anything, tried the market fix, but now I continually get the error message, even after rebooting.

Used Nook Color Tools to remove the market upgrade. Now the old green and white market will load, but it still won't download anything.
[Nook Color General] pixelsofthemind:
I found Nook Color Tools and ROM Manager...for some reason on this NC the apps aren't all in alphabetical order and don't say "NC Tools" etc.

Market's working now but it's version 1.8 I believe. I tried the trick of trying to get the Market to view more apps but that hasn't worked and doesn't seem like I can install any of the newer Markets. Thoughts on that?

Thanks for all the help.

-Chris
[Nook Color General] doncaruana:
If you have the 1.8 market (the grey one), then you haven't successfully applied the 6.16 MN.
[Nook Color General] doncaruana:
Did you get the newer market or the MN one? I'm having all kinds of problems with the market past the one in MN.
[Nook Color General] lexluthor:
I have another Nook Color that I had previously rooted using MN 4.6.16 which received the 1.3 update OTA (it's still on 1.3 unlike a poster above).

I've flashed 4.5.18 and 4.6.16a many times already, sometimes with a reboot in between, sometimes not, sometimes opening market in between, sometimes not. I've run fix permissions after the 4.6.16a update as well. Prior to booting up after 4.6.16a, I did put back in my normal SD card.

No matter what I do though, Market closes as soon as I open it.

If I clear market data, the first time it opens, it does ask me to accept the terms, then closes.

If I go to gtalk, I am logged in.

I also tried to update to the 3.1.3 market, but that says application not installed when I try.

Any ideas?
[Nook Color General] pixelsofthemind:
I did 6.16 and got 2.3.6 Market. I accepted terms, it showed the main market screen then FC and keeps FC. I've already fixed permissions, and did the market trick and still FC.

Thoughts?

-Chris
[Nook Color General] MIDI_Mel:
I started over and followed the directions posted. I also had two different versions of the market and still the same issue. A lot of apps don't even show up for me as an option because I'm on a nook.
[Nook Color General] doncaruana:
Not sure the market thing isn't a function of actual market issues vs the nook.

Was playing around with my other nook that has CM7 on it and had market 3.1.3. Or at least I thought it did. So I uninstalled updates. Now, in manage applications, it says that it's at 2.3.6. Go to market, accept terms, immediate force close. Hm...let me go back and look at the application. Huh? It says it's 3.0.27. How did that happen? Ok - let me pull the vending.apk...waitaminnit - this is still the 2.3.6 version.

More to come...
[Nook Color General] doncaruana:
OK...can any of you that are getting the immediate force closes look and see what version of the market you have? Go into Nook Color Tools and to All Settings and then to Manage Applications and then All. Scroll down to the market and click on it. In the upper left it should tell you the version.
[Nook Color General] pixelsofthemind:
2.3.6 on the NC I'm having issues with.
[Nook Color General] jlmwrite:
I'm still waiting for a definitive solution before I try to re-root after getting the 1.3 update.

However, thought I'd throw out that the newest market seems to have many issues on other devices as well.
[Nook Color General] doncaruana:
Can you force stop the market updater and the market, then clear data on the market and try to go to the market again? You'll have to sign in again.
[Nook Color General] pixelsofthemind:
I press force stop on market updater but it doesn't do anything. Cleared data on Market and still FC and even force stopped Framework and same thing.
[Nook Color General] lexluthor:
Market 2.3.6.

I just force stopped market updater (there was no data to clear) and cleared cache and data for the market.

When I go back into market, it asks me to accept/decline. When I click accept, market closes.

One other thought here. On my other nook, I had Market 3.1.3 before I got the 1.3 update. On this nook, it was never updated to Market 3.1.3 and I can't install it via the .apk. Maybe that needs to be baked into MN?

Any other ideas?
[Nook Color General] sysguy:
I don't have my NC with me but it was 2.3.6. I did try to install a later version on my device but that would not install.
[Nook Color General] MIDI_Mel:
I just noticed that when I use the google search app I can enter text but as soon as I ask it to search it crashes.

Anybody else having this issue?
[Nook Color General] lexluthor:
Success!

I had file expert installed so I navigated to system/app and looked at the permissions for vending.apk.

The first row was all checked, 2nd row just the top and 3rd row none.

I checked all 9 boxes and market now opens without closing.

In addition, I was also able to install the 3.1.3 market over the top without error.

I rebooted and everything still looks good.

I did run fix permissions plenty of times in this process. What does/should that set market permissions too? Maybe someone can figure out why that step isn't working right.

Hope this helps others!
[Nook Color General] doncaruana:
Saw this posted somewhere for fixing market force close issues. Give it a shot and see if it helps:

1. Open Settings.

2. Select Applications.

3. Select Manage Applications.

4. Select Market

5. Select Clear cache.

6. Back out of the screen and select Download Manager.

7. Select Clear data.

8. If your market still isn’t working clear data for Google Apps, Google Talk, and Checkin Service. These generally aren’t the issue but in some cases they can be as they are associated with the market as well.

The Android Market should now work again (you will have to re enter your credentials so be sure you know what they are.
[Nook Color General] bluepen61:
Thanks, Doncaruana! Works perfect for me! I did update Dalingrin's OC 09/01/11. The NC seems a bit quicker.

Though, I am not sure what the B&N 1.3 upgrade accomplished though.

I did make a new CWM card, Sandisk 4gb using 3.0.2.8; and my patience ran thin waiting for NC to recognize the 1.3 zip file and update itself. The RomManager permissions fix was interesting.

A word of caution, best to do a backup using CWM to your uSD card before starting this procedure. I did and scared the NC, it almost turned white with fear.

(now I have to change my signatures!)
[Nook Color General] Bahnzo:
Having the same FC issues with the Market. v2.3.6, same as others. Tried everything posted, as well as the latest suggestion and still no luck.
[Nook Color General] inkedsailor:
Ok, so I'm new to this as I only bought and rooted my nook last week.

But here goes.

I got the dreaded 1.3 OTA this afternoon and obviously Android market disappeared. With out consulting on here I just ran manualnooter 4.6.16 again, and I got market back.

Although not all of my downloaded apps showed up in "my apps". I thought this was problem so following this thread I down graded MN and then upgraded to 4.6.16a, and fixed permissions, as per instructions.

Everything works, but some apps i installed through android market appear not to exist anymore.

I have Twitter, Facebook, Evernote and Ninjump installed and working from downloading when I was at 1.2, but they don't show up in my apps, and if I search for them in the market I get no results.

Android market is at 2.3.6.

I've read the term full market visibility. What is it and how do I get it back.

Apologies for the long winded post, I just like to make sure I give a full account of any issues I have.

Thanks in advance
[Nook Color General] MIDI_Mel:
I'm having the same issue. I tried on my nook over and over again. It still worked with the new market on my android phone so I went and logged into the market online on a computer. It said that those apps aren't compatible with a nook which is why they don't show up/work. I'm under the impression other people have gotten around this. So hopefully we'll figure out what we're doing wrong :-)
[Nook Color General] sysguy:
I tried both methods when I got home and No Joy in getting the Market running. With Superuser access I could not change permissions at all on vending.apk. Clearing out the data on the Google apps and Market also did not work for me.
[Nook Color General] lexluthor:
What program were you using to try this?

Get file expert, make sure you turn on root explorer in the settings and make sure you mount as read/write.

You should then be able to adjust the permissions of vending.apk without issue.
[Nook Color General] inkedsailor:
So,

I have had a quick look this morning. I went onto market via the pc and it shows all my apps that are installed, even the ones that Android market on the nook can't see. If I click onto one of these, I looked at Facebook, it states that "this app is not compatible with your Nook Color device" or words to that effect.

But I was under the impression that the "a" of MN 4.6.16a changed the fingerprint of our devices to make it look like a Samsung.

How does Android market know I have a nook, if it is supposed to be masquerading as a Samsung?
[Nook Color General] doncaruana:
Hmm...good point. The idea behind the fingerprint change was to do exactly that. This is how the market used to work. But it would seem that instead of using the build fingerprint (ro.build.fingerprint), the market is now just using the product model (ro.product.model) or the overall name (ro.product.overall.name).

Now, to complicate things a little, I'm not sure I actually see my stock nook registered on the market, for some reason. I have 2 devices: my cell and a device called "NookColor". But the build.prop in CM7 (which I have registered on this account as well) lists has the model as NookColor, but the build.prop for the stock rooted nook is actually NOOKcolor. So, using my wife's account as an additional control, I can see that "maker" in the market equals ro.product.manufacturer and "model" in the market equals ro.product.model.

That leaves me to believe that each physical device only gets registered once, even if you run multiple OS from it (like CM7 and stock on mine), but I don't know how it figures that out.

All that having been said, I just went to one of the apps that said it was incompatible from the market (on PC) and it showed right up on my rooted nook and I was able to download it and run it no problem.

So, I *think* that fingerprint may be used for visibility and model used for compatibility? I have to admit - it's over my head. Maybe some of the devs are aware of this and can comment? When I get some time, maybe I'll post a separate thread to see if someone can chime in with some clarification for us.
[Nook Color General] inkedsailor:
After searching around the forums I came across this thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1054027

and on scrolling down came across "Market has limited visibility"

followed the steps and I now have better visibility in the market, although "my apps" is now empty.

Hopefully I am slowly getting there.
[Nook Color General] sysguy:
I tried using both File Expert and ES File Explorer both with Superuser access. After changing permissions in File Expert and hitting OK it would go back to the normal view. Looking at vending.apk again showed that the changes did not take.

Using ES File Explorer it would say that it couldn't change the permissions.

After seeing something int he original MN thread I tried backing up Market via Titanium Backup, uninstalling and then re-installing market from there. Success! I installed 2.3.6 and was able to view the market without issue including seeing all of my apps. I then tried installing 3.1.X (sorry don't remember the version). Again I had success. When looking at My Apps I didn't see that any needed updates so I will know in a few days if everything is working properly. I did notice when browsing top free apps that there is an update for Adobe Flash and Air. Anyone know of issues updating to the latest version of these on a rooted NC?
[Nook Color General] GabrialDestruir:
My apps should repopulate itself eventually... the real test to see if it's working okay is to log in to the website market.android.com with your Google account, if you can Install something from there to your Nook Color without having to touch the NC (maybe save for turning WiFi on) then market is properly working.
[Nook Color General] Bahnzo:
Thanks! This seems to have solved my problems with the market.

Edit: Ok, not so much. It allows the market to open without a FC. But it can't download/install anything. All I get is the error, "Download was unsuccessful".....
[Nook Color General] inkedsailor:
You are right. I decided to try and download Nook colour tweaks (ready for trying Dalingren's OC kernel) from the pc, and it worked.

Checking "my apps" on the Nook after the download, and everything is now showing.

Result.

2 days after the 1.3 OTA and Im now back to normal.

Thanks to everyone who offered advice.
[Nook Color General] Justb3:
Thanks a lot for this guide!
[Nook Color General] :
Using TitaniumBackup I've made market loading.

But now, another problem: I can't install any app from it nor update an installed app.

It downloads it, and then exclamation mark appears in status bar saying "app couldn't be installed".

How to fix it?
[Nook Color General] markusrow:
Agree Also did not have market back until after MN 4-6-16a, but that may be because I had not re-inserted my standard SD card until the end. Perhaps market needs the SD card? Also registering with market took a few iterations before everything settled down. It sat on loading market for quite a while.

Thanks v. much. :)
[Nook Color General] nolesrule:
Same problem here. Market 2.3.6
[Nook Color General] dermady:
I think I screwed this one up...

I followed the OP instructions and ended up with the same wifi error mentioned by sbrack01.

I followed his recommendations and unfortunately did not have his success.I'm not sure why, but I went ahead and did a factory reset. I now regret this decision IMMENSELY.

As of now, it will not get past step 3... the nook is perpetually "enabling wifi". I have done a hard reset, reloaded the MNs mentioned in the OP, but with zero success. I even reinstalled my backup. no dice.

Any advice out there?
[Nook Color General] dermady:
Not totally screwed...

I did a proper restore and was able to get the Nook Color out of the initial startup package and back to it's pre-troubled state. However, I still receive an error under the wifi settings.

Please help.
[Nook Color General] roywood:
Boot loop after a few days of working

I have tried both doncaruana's and fpga_guy's ways of doing this and both worked initially. Then after a few days of working just fine I will turn off the nc and when it boots back up it will get stuck Nook Color boot loop. (I will have made successful reboots prior to the problem) I made no changes between following the guide and the boot loop problem. Any idea's.
[Nook Color General] dustbunny:
Boot loop after a few days of working

roywood -- my experience exactly. Did you perhaps do the OC kernel 0901?

I restored to factory, then ended up stuck like dermandy.

Cleared everything I could find in CMM - no go.

Then updated with the 0630 kernel and it looks okay now.

The "several days and then stuck at "nook co..." is very familiar.
[Nook Color General] dermady:
So the 0630 kernel fixed your wifi issue?

BTW I applied the OC kernel mentioned in the original post.

At this point, I'm going to DL 1.3 from the B&N site and install it directly to my NC.
[Nook Color General] dustbunny:
Yes,0630 fixed it. After the "factory reset" I was still at stock 1.3

I applied manualnooter-4-5-18.zip, and it was still good.

But after 4.6.16, no wi-fi again (says "error" and won't turn on).

Kinda wish I'd never done the OC - it was looking good before that. Noticed that most youtubes wouldn't play after OC, as well. But youtube upgraded then, too, so don't know which to blame it on.
[Nook Color General] dermady:
You wouldn't happen to have a quick link to that kernel would ya?
[Nook Color General] dustbunny:
coachz.inetpro.org/~dalingrin/nook/kernels/
[Nook Color General] dermady:
You rock. I have never been so happy to see a wireless icon!!!
[Nook Color General] Rhonda19:
I also have rooted my NC with the manual nooter but I did some things differently. I thought I followed the instructions on here to the letter but after reading these posts ...not so sure.

I already had the 1.3 update...and then ran the 4.5.18 after some nail biting it rebooted fine. So far I have the market and my people magazine. I havent had to fix anything yet or run the 4.6.16

Hopefully everything is fine
[Nook Color General] doncaruana:
So you only ran the first one and the second manual nooter? The major difference in the two is the market version. There are also a few others as well I think.

I'll have to check mine to see if I have any issues when shutting down, although that's something I typically do anyway,
[Nook Color General] Rhonda19:
No....I only ran the first one 4.5.18...@followed the diections up to hitting the zeam launcher. So far I have full acess to the market and when I checked I am still at 1.3 . I am supposed to get my new people Friday, so we shall see. I have 2 of my People mags already and downloaded...and I can still do read them .

---------- Post added at 01:51 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:40 AM ----------

Ok...I checked my market and am able to download apps and things! I have also noticed that my wifi is better too. After I got the orginial 1.3 update and that was it..no root of any kind, I noticed my wifi was having some issues. Now, after my root...its faster.

I LOVE IT!!!
[Nook Color General] Rhonda19:
I read this entire thread again, and I did the above. I have the old "green" market, not the new one that I have on my Samsung Galaxy. I also have an app called Market updater?? What's that?
[Nook Color General] doncaruana:
You have the old market because you stopped after MN4.5.18. For most, myself included, that market worked perfect. It's after the update to MN4.6.16, which applies the "green" market that problems occur. Originally, when trying to reapply the later market first, the FC and issues happened. Putting the old market, as in 4.5.18, first seems to alleviate that for most. So, if you went ahead and applied MN4.6.16, you would probably be fine. But that doesn't seem to be guaranteed. I wouldn't do it without taking a full backup first anyway.

The updater should, at some point, automatically update your market to the latest version (3.0.27) which seems to bring a host of problems on every rom for the nook. I would recommend finding a way to disable the updater (I just moved the updater file on mine).
[Nook Color General] :
Anybody handled the "unsuccessful download" issue with market?
[Nook Color General] doncaruana:
It sort of depends on what the root cause of it is. For me, that was why I had to do MN4.5.18 first and then do MN4.6.16. Not sure what your case is, but you used Titanium Backup to get it going right? So....no telling in your case (from me at least).
[Nook Color General] Windsor1959:
Third time a charm?

I have made two attempts to root 1.3, but I ended up in the "Nook Color" boot loop both times. When I ran 1.2, I had no problems at all in using any version of MN or any version of Market, so I was mystified. But I think my problem may be finding when in the sequence I should flash dalingrin's 9/1 OC kernel.

Here's what I did. The first time, I flashed 4.5.18, and flashed dal's kernel immediately afterwards. Everything seemed to work, including Market. The next time I rebooted, I was stuck in the "Nook Color" loop. The only way out was to reflash 1.2 and start over.

Second attempt. I flashed 4.5.18. Market worked. All my apps worked. I rebooted. All was well. Then I flashed 4.6.16 and the OC kernel, back-to-back. Then I rebooted. I fixed permissions. I ran Market. Everything worked. Then I rebooted, and once again, the "Nook Color" loop of death.

Those of you who have gotten all of this to work - when did you flash dal's kernel? And, if it isn't the kernel, then what could it be? I haven't tried 4.6.16a yet, but I may next time.

And something I'm curious about - if I applied 4.6.16a to 1.2, would that work? Anyone tried that? I might, if I can't get 1.3 rooted!