yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Solar.Plexus:
You seem like you know what you're doing, so go here right now and use Indirect's great app to flash CWM recovery internally.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] raywaldo:
Intro to Nook Tablet

You are correct that a LOT has changed. It is super easy to do almost anything you want with the NT. I have a full series of articles (with associated videos) on the NT. Start the series here: http://raywaldo.com/2012/05/comparison-nook-tablet-nook-color/
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] b1ggjoe:
Ray,

Thank you! I will check those articles out right now!

BJ
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] neonblur:
just wondering if anyone has tried this coming off 16gb NT on 1.4.3? i was bricked but fixed so i am unrooed stock. thinking that i maybe should try getting back to an earlier version if there was nothing signifigant that came along with 1.4.3.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] tkdblkblt:
OTA Block not working

I had my 16gb NT rooted but had to unroot when I changed my email password, a B&N quirk. Anyway, I re-rooted - several times - but I can't get the OTA blocker to work now. It still shows 1.4.0. Anyone have any ideas. All would be appreciated.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] raywaldo:
Try this. It should return your nook to stock and allow you to start over. http://raywaldo.com/2012/06/how-to-un-brick-a-nook-tablet-8gb-or-16gb/
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] maxdown:
this link is dead

http://li362-167.members.linode.com/gapps/non_google/tgps_launcher.apk
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] stinkster:
wont debug

I recently acquired a nook hd (not +). Of course my first thought was root it and get google play on it or even cm10 :) A custom rom is not happening for awhile I am guessing so next best thing while waiiting I am thinking is google play. I have sdk and all the tools needed but I cannot get this thing to show a usb port setting to turn on debugging anywhere. I have seen several posts related about the nook color and forcing it to go to a lessor revision of andriod such as 1.4.0 . This unit came stuck with 1.4.1. I have done resets to factory and so on with no luck hoping it will revert to 1.4.0. it is 1.4.1 . The things I want this unit to do for me and what it can do now isnt good. I do not want to go into that to far lets just say I am considering returning it lol. I have spent several days reading up on rooting the unit, with no luck.

Can anyone point out how to get debug enabled on 1.4.1 stock? the menus just arent there to enable developement or I am missing something.

I also wondered if using the sd card method described about reverting the nook color to 1.4.0 would help or hurt the nook hd, my goal is get this rooted.

Lastly lets say I somehow with the help of this forum get it rooted, is there anyway to access the 12 gigs of space that is being held hostage by the bn firmware? I can get a sd card I know but,,,,,,

Thanks for any replies

Happy holidays!
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] skygunner:
Hi,

Does this root works for 141 142 143 or it just works for any version?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] smokarz:
Guys, does it matter which launcher you choose if you plan to install a custom ROM?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] postulio:
Is there a mirror for downloading? both links are dead.

can someone email them to me?

Please?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] digixmax:
If you're looking for tools to root your NT, see http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=31271965&postcount=240.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Modded Darts:
Could someone reupload the usb driver link I can't find any drivers to get fastboot working.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Indirect:
This is about as simple as it gets as of now, it's all step by step but you need to figure out somethings. I wrote the instructions at 3-4am
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] RussianMenace:
Ok superuser stick, but when running Titanium superuser FCs
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Indirect:
You need an updated version of superuser. Just pull one from online and use it. I used 3.0 but it might have been a bad version.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Indirect:
*Updated Superuser apk in the zip.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] RussianMenace:
Ok, updated to 3.0.6 seems to work now. Looking good so far.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] trippmcnealy:
Indirect,

Have you update the original post with the new commands? I factory reset my Nook and I am starting over.

Thanks!
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Indirect:
yes, I have updated both the script as well as the files and all the commands.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] trippmcnealy:
You the man!
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] RussianMenace:
Did you update the binaries for SU or just the APK?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] bkerk25:
Tried installing new Superuser apk, I get error "problem parsing this package. Any ideas?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] beatlesfan01:
Thanks guys. Great work. This was a nice surprise to wake up to. I wish I knew more about this stuff. Sorry I couldn't help, but if you need a Paramedic for anything let me know lol.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] mister_ed:
Likewise, only I can't even offer you CPR! I guess if you're ever interested in Siberian Huskies I could fill you in on their pros and cons. ;)

I'm really enjoying watching your progress, especially since B&N was so rude as to turn its back on the community that gave the NC such a boost!
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Frostcall:
Worked great! Thanks for the hard work. I'll mess around later today to see if I can change some of the default apps and buttons.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] bkerk25:
Does anyone know why all file systems are now showing as read only for me? I ran root, it went through successfully but now I cannot change any system folders, super user shows nothing, and I cannot reroot.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] beatlesfan01:
Oh! Huskies! I used to have three Samoyeds.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Indirect:
use wireless adb to get usb debugging then you can do adb remount /
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Drewmungus:
Indirect you need to update your sig now! Your no longer trying to find root! Thanks alot
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] anlog:
Instead of USB debugging being disabled after each boot, I think what's happening is that the "automount usb" option is being re-enabled. This causes mass storage to take over so debugging can't be enabled.

The debugging toggle widget doesn't appear to work on the NT. I'm able to access the application settings menu through the app "taskpanel", which I use for autokilling various apps when I turn the screen off. You just click one of the apps with an orange label (assigned to services), and it will take you to the menu.

/system is read only by default. You need to use an app like Root Explorer to remount it as RW in order to make changes...
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] mikestad16:
su crashing

Superuser kept crashing with root explorer, so I found a newer apk and overrode the one i download. Fixed the problem. Now we just need the launcher that cyanogen has for nook color.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] anlog:
It's called ADW Launcher and you can download it from the Market (load GApps). I'm running it now!
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Indirect:
I use honeycomb launcher from Syndicateapps but that's because my friend made it.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] SexualChocolate:
Now if we can make it the default launcher Ill be estatic.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Indirect:
You can, just delete the other launcher.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] trippmcnealy:
I was able to make Go Launcher the default launcher. It fires up after a reboot.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] anlog:
You "sort of" can. When you power on the Nook after loading a new launcher it will prompt you for the one to use (you can save the option). This will cause your selected launcher to start at bootup. Then you can use Button Savior to access the home screen when you want, and just avoid the "N" button unless you need access to the Nook menu.

I like running a split system. You get the best of both worlds.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] trippmcnealy:
I am loving the Nook Tablet now. I have root and now I am able to download apps from the Android market, chat through Gchat, send text messages through TextPlus and surf real web pages through Dolphin.

I can't thank everyone enough, that has put in time to get all of this figured out!
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] gordon1hd1:
Can you elaborate Indirect? when you mean delete, do you mean go into the system/app folder and delete the launcher app? or do you use titanium backup to freeze the stock launcher app? Also have you notice any negative side affect by freezing/deleting the stock launcher?

By the way, thank you for your amazing effort in getting the NT rooted. Much props
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Indirect:
Ill be checking out the effects of rooting and removing the nook launcher apk but i need someone who knows what their doing to do adb pull /system/app/launchernamee.apk

Sent by breaking the sound barrier
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] rvr350:
Great job Indirect and anlog!

I think we now need to setup a wiki page to gather all our files (the most updated ones), cuz this thread is gonna start getting too loooong to get all the instructions correct in the right order.

Once again, congrads!
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] JoeM01:
i must be doing something wrong...

installed the usb drivers. ran the script for root. said it was successful. Super user installed.

trying to get titanium backup to work. Superuser asks for permission, I give it, then it says "Sorry, I could not acquire root privledges".

que?

nm. im a douche. it updated busybox and all is well.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] conundrum768:
Superuser can get buggy sometimes, go into the Superuser app and clear the entries for your apps. See if this fixes it before you try the whole process again.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] lemonsc1:
Can anyone help me do this on a Mac running Snow Leopard. The only other computer I have is one running Ubuntu 11.11 I am having difficulty even attempting to root the Nook Tablet on the Mac.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] gett:
Great idea!

Once more: great job Indirect and anlog! TY
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Loglud:
Lolwow we have lots more happening then people thoght. Grats guys on the root. It was a pain in the ass and took me forever too. Im kinda compiling guides on how to do stuff. ill make a guide on how to root on mac and ubuntu
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] lemonsc1:
I would appreciate it this is some confusing business.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] rvr350:
It's still too early to call this a victory, but i think we have silenced a lot of naysayer that returned their NT.

In the meantime, we definitely need a better presentation in a wiki format so we can all be on the same page, and start working on the bootloader.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] lemonsc1:
How do you install the drivers on a Mac? I obviously can't run .bat files and the adbfix is a .bat . I setup adb, but the nook, of course, isn't listed as a connected device. USB debugging is activated (twice) auto sync is also off.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Benjyp:
:confused: Android phone in device manager, debugging enabled, edited adb_usb.ini, still no devices in adb. What am I missing??
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] tonyp22:
I'm going to try this tonight from my Win7 x64 system. I dl'd all the content indicated from this thread. I just wanted to make sure I do the right stuff. I've already done the update to sideload apps as defined on the liliputing web page (using the tgps_launcher.apk)

and installed GoLauncher. So now is all I have to do -

1. Plug in my NT via USB

2. Once installed, uninstall it in Device Manager and reinstall with the supplied USB driver

3. Run the Nook&Zergy bat file

?

Do I have to install tbp421.apk?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] MonkeysInACan:
I'm in the exact same boat.

I read the how to the OP posted but I'm still confused.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] lemonsc1:
Have you at least got the Nook Tablet to show up under adb devices?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] spoland:
I've had similar issues with Titanium in the past. Normally it happens right after I install it and a reboot fixes it for me.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] mikestad16:
I had to kill-server and start-server then hit adb devices. You should see it there. Of course i had full adb installed. I dont know if it will work for you guys who dont have it installed andnjust using adb thats attached.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] lemonsc1:
I have full adb installed, however I do not know how to install the drivers on a mac in order to make the Nook appear as a device under adb. This is extremely frustrating and I have no idea what to do.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] mikestad16:
How do we get the back button to stay like it does for the nook?

---------- Post added at 11:25 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:22 PM ----------

I googled adb drivers mac xda and the first page gives instructions. Might be a starting point. Wish i had a mac to try it for you.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] lemonsc1:
I have adb running and what not, im just having a really hard time trying to get the Nook to show up as one of the connected devices in adb. Without it being there, I can't even hope to try and root this thing.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] rootfan:
Now that root is achieved, the possibility of getting a soft brick exists. My question is if this happens is there any way to recover your device:confused:
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] mikestad16:
Did you try adb kill-server then adb start-server maybe adb usb will help detect it.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] rmm200:
You either have a problem with your mac setup or the Nook.

Any chance you can try it on a Windows machine just to make sure the Nook ADB is communicating?

Never hurts to eliminate some of the possibilities.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] mikestad16:
The nook tablet is like the nook color. If you hold down the n at bootup it will restore to default. I had to do it twice.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] lemonsc1:
I have no Windows machine, only Mac OSX and Ubuntu 11.11

I am going to have to wait until a concise guide for the Mac is released and who knows when and who is going to do that. Oh well guess SOL for the time being.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Indirect:
For ubuntu, drivers should work on plugging it in. Run adb as su.

Sent by breaking the sound barrier
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] rmm200:
Ubuntu is a recommended workaround.

I use Ubuntu under VMWare on Vista for Android development just because Linux is a better fit for the SDK. ADB works great there.

Good luck!
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] tonyp22:
Anybody? Would really appreciate getting a confirmation on this before I try it.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Indirect:
Yes, that is correct.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] tonyp22:
Thanks Indirect. Do I have to do anything with tbp421.apk?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Indirect:
it is mostly a way to check if you have root

Sent by breaking the sound barrier
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] boxerfangg:
Lol. Look at that: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1351658

Adb would have worked if I had unchecked Auto Mount.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Magnetron1:
Does anyone have ADB running on 64-bit Ubuntu linux (11.10)??
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] lemonsc1:
has anyone rooted the Nook Tablet on a Mac yet?

Has anyone achieved rooting this on a mac yet? I tried linux and had even less luck than with the Mac. I'm going on hour #5 trying to get this thing rooted. Beyond frustrated with it.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] t-r-i-c-k:
I just rooted my Nook on Mac. I'll post some instructions soon. Nothing new from what is out there,
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] tonyp22:
Device manager issues

Indirect, I'm on Win7 x64 SP1. When I plugged my NT in via USB it got identified by Device Manager, but not under either "Android Composite abd Interface" or "Universal Serial Bus controllers". It shows up listed twice under Disk Drives as "B&N Nook Tablet USB Device". Nowhere so far in this thread has anyone mentioned it showing up twice in Device Manager under Disk Drives. I hesitate to do an uninstall and driver replacement.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Indirect:
Look for where it says "Nook Tablet" in device manager with a yellow triangle.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] rmm200:
Sounds like Tony has connected in USB storage mode.

Isn't this where the Nook says USB Connection, and he has to select Disconnect on the Nook to go to USB Debugging Mode?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Indirect:
Yeah thats right rmm200. Tony, use the app that's in the OP to pull up usb debugging and uncheck auto-mount and check USB debugging.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] lemonsc1:
Please do, I have been at this for going on 6 1/2 hours and I still can't get adb to recognize that the Nook Tablet is a device. I am ready to throw this thing out my window.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] rmm200:
If you do toss your Mac out the window - I hear Windows 7 is pretty nice...
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] downsay:
After rooting do you still maintain access to the library app from B&N and does the shop still work?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Indirect:
Yes you do.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] downsay:
Awesome. Thanks for such a quick response.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] lemonsc1:
I think that im going to go dig up an old windows 7 disk and dual boot my mac using bootcamp just for the sole purpose of rooting this thing. I don't know what else to do.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] tonyp22:
Okay. The note says the setting is not persistent. So does that mean I have to run it, keep the NT powered up, and then plug it in via the USB?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] anlog:
Yes, don't reboot after setting the options. Your next step should be to start the root. I think the "auto mount usb" option gets re-enabled after each boot, so subsequent plugins will run mass storage instead of debugging. You can just set the option again if you need to get back into ADB.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] t-r-i-c-k:
My write up is in a new thread. I just rooted a factory restored nook from a mac that had never seen a nook or android device before. Hopefully it'll help someone.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] tonyp22:
Didn't work. I already have sideloading. I installed the apk package, opened it, hit the Start button, unchecked "auto mount USB". Then I checked the two debugging checkboxes and the one for staying awake. When I plugged it in it still showed up as two listings under Disk Drives. All checked and unchecked boxes were verified.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Indirect:
Tony, try looking in the device manager for your computer and look for Nook Tablet somewhere under one of the collapsible menus
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] sivasamraj.m:
I am a newbie here.. I have a dumb question - Will any future firmware update(s) from B&N force us to do the rooting process again?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Indirect:
It might not even allow us to so firmware updates are always a no-go on any rooted device.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] anlog:
Yes and if you see it, try manually reinstalling the drivers. I don't think it is supposed to say "Nook Tablet" when the drivers are properly loaded.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] tonyp22:
Well whaddya know. It's showing up under Portable Devices as my G: and H: drives, but in Windows File Manager when I click on G: or H: it doesn't recognize it as valid. So that must mean I'm not in auto-mount mode. I'm still really troubled by this. I could just try and replace the drivers for both, but something just doesn't look right.

Why is no one else seeing it show up twice in DevMan?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Indirect:
It says adb composite device.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] sheetz:
I followed the directions and said yes to gApps and now I have root but no gApps installed
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Indirect:
you need to restart and also, it's best to use another launcher instead of the stock.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Indirect:
Woops! I missed the mark on this one! Never added the gapps files!

Edit: Reuploading now to include the files. Just hit no to the first question then it will take you to gApps.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] sheetz:
rebooted and using golauncher and still no gapps
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] dermotti:
Cool thanks! I was wondering if i did something wrong lol. Got root tho!

edit: It seems automount got re-enabled after reboot. Will we have to disable this to get the Gapps on ?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] kevin_405:
Looks like a lot of people are having trouble following instructions..

Can someone or the op post a video tutorial to make it easier on the rest who want to try it
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] dermotti:
I was really confused at first too. I just ran the batch files and the instructions are inside there. Cleared alot of things up for me.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Indirect:
Update was successful. Now everyone can install gapps by simply selecting no to the first question after it approves that your device is connected.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] sheetz:
still failing. says unable to chmod.............. read-only file system
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Indirect:
Fixed it, rerun the script and again, hit no to it.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] maxq1:
...never mind. stupid question...
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] dermotti:
Happend to me too. I just ommited that step and itill got root.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Drewmungus:
Just tried it I cant go ant higher than 1008 mhz. There is a couple of different governers avalible. The default one hotplug does the best at the short bench test clocking in at 116ms. We will need a custom kernel before we can start playing around with overclocking.

Judgeing from the past few days of use I cant imagine overclocking would really make that big of a difference. This Nook mostly keeps up with my overclocked Evo 3D. I was even playing shadow gun at full speed earlier today. This hardware is very impressive for the price.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] zanderman112:
When I get one, I'll try to do a howto root video. If it isn't done already of course. :)
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] sheetz:
tried the latest and greatest and still not working (sorry to be such a bearer of bad news all night). Hit yes to gApps and it brought up a # symbol in the command prompt and asked for SU on the device. I hit yes and then it just hung. A message did pop up saying my SU binaries were out of date but it won't let me update them.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] robertely:
YAY! Great job every one!
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Indirect:
Now retry? I might have to have it go through rooting again just to install gapps...wtf.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] violentgoomba:
Please do. I want to see this thing in action. Anxiously waiting for mine to arrive... !
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Indirect:
I'll figure something out.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ajj915:
I am helping someone create a RAZR CM7 theme and need the frameworkres.apk. I already have the systemui.apk. if anyone can help me out I would appreciate it.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] polaris441:
Check the system dump thread
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Neptik:
I was wondering if I could flash a wp7 rom (lastest build) to my android phone (Motorola triumph 2.3.7 gb) ? Is that even possible?
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] day2die:
It's possible in theory since the Triumph uses Snapdragon processor.

Unfortunately, no one has publicly been able to port Windows Phone OS to Android devices.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scoobysnacks:
Wp7 isn't open source, so it won't happen...
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alcoholic:
Other than hd2, no phone has windows phone ported
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ohgood:
it would be frowned upon by microsoft for licensing... but who cares about EULA's ? i don't.

i'd imagine the small, incremental changes in chipsets would be problematic for the drivers to handle... given how driver updates have gone in windows in the past, and there is no driver update service on wp.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tyler200298:
in xda some friends ported succesfully wp7 on toshiba tg01

and even there are some troubles like camera and signal otherwise it work :)

therefore maybe one day...