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[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] DssTrainer:
Seems maybe it just wont work if you already have kindle fire usb drivers installed from android sdk "google usb drivers" in the sdk. It treats the nook as a generic device and doesn't give it adb support I guess.. maybe if I added the nook stuff to that driver file instead of using it as an add-on

I tried it on my laptop that has never had a tablet connected and it worked
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] yumms:
With the boot loader still locked, CM on NT might not be possible.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] DssTrainer:
Install instructions are a bit confusing for those having issues... they are written like devs, not users.

To simplify.

1. Download the "usbdrivers" zip

2. Download the "Nook&Zergy.zip"

3. Extract both to a folder like "C:\ntroot"

4. Now you should see the following files and folders inside c:\ntroot:

7. Run the following command in a new cmd window. This will ensure you have a .android directory on your computer for those who don't have android sdk installed (you do NOT need the sdk installed):

IF NOT EXIST %USERPROFILE%\.android md %USERPROFILE%\.android

8. Run "runmefirst.bat" and follow the instructions.

9a. When the batch file opens the device manager, If you don't see a broken device icon next to "NOOK Tablet" then you may have some other generic drivers taking over. Not sure how to remove them so you will have to move to another PC that has never had a tablet hooked up and start over.

9b. If you do see NOOK Tablet with a broken device icon.. then right click and choose "update driver". Choose "Let me specify where the driver is" and browse to the c:\ntroot\usbdriver folder and hit ok. It should install and you can click "OK" to the warning about unsigned drivers.

10. Run "NookandZergy.bat" and follow the instructions

Now you should have root.

I invite the OP to use these instructions in the first post.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] rvr350:
I changed usb_adb.ini to read

# ANDROID 3RD PARTY USB VENDOR ID LIST -- DO NOT EDIT.

# USE 'android update adb' TO GENERATE.

# 1 USB VENDOR ID PER LINE.

0x2080

Then ran Nook&Zergy and it showed a big number on top of the screen as device, and then i clicked Y, and it started to run as i've seen other people's script. It finished, and showed something like "It is rooted, enjoy!"

I ran Titanium Backup, it asked to have superuser priv, i granted, and it showed an overview and on the line Root access, it says OK. Does that mean i'm rooted now? What's my next step? Thanks so much!
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] cgdash:
DssTrainer - very nice write up!
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] jhanford:
My Droid X with a locked bootloader is running MIUI (and could run CM7), so it's possible if there's enough skill and desire out there among the talented dev folks.

Where there's a will, there's a way!
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] tonyp22:
DssTrainer, that did it! At least it got me to the next step. I successfully loaded the drivers and it now shows up as an ADB device. When I run the N&Z batch file and it goes to detect the NT it shows a long number - 201454nnnnnnnnnn followed by the word "device". Is that what I'm supposed to see?

Well, I see that's what rvr350 saw and he tried it, so I did too. The script says it worked!

How do I test it for sure?

Superuser icon found! Hooray!
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] beatlesfan01:
Awesome. Thanks buddy. You're the sheet! :D
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] downsay:
I ran the command in this step. It didn't find anything, "The system cannot find the path specified." Do I need to install something else before I continue?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] tonyp22:
Thanks to Indirect, anlog, and DSSTrainer. My NT is now fully rooted. Let the Androiding begin! :D:D:D:D
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] postulio:
Where are steps 5 and 6?

I want to try this but want to understand everything before i do.

thank you for your time.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Indirect:
He had them in the wrong order. Just run through the instructions in the original post.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] postulio:
those also lack 5 & 6....
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] voneschenbach:
Thank you - really appreciate your efforts and assistance. I tried the various suggestions in the threads but couldn't get the driver to install on my two Windows 7 machines. I gave up and found an XP machine and the revised instructions work perfectly so problem solved. Gotta love Windows 7! Anyway - thanks again for your efforts - I appreciate being able to put my own apps and get market working.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] cgdash:
The point of the instructions that DssTrainer added was to help those that aren't technical. The creation of the .android folder is an example of something not in the main instructions. I'd suggest updating the main instructions to include that because for those that aren't technical the instructions that DssTrainer wrote are very easy to follow.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Indirect:
cgdash, I added it into the runmefirst.bat

Trust me, I know what I'm doing when it comes to this. :)

Also, renumbered the instructions. They were right, just mislabeled.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] cgdash:
Ah... that's not in your changelog, so I'd never have known that. And you obviously know what you're doing. Just looking out for those that don't.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] downsay:
And fixed!

Thank you Indirect for running me through step-by-step!!
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] goldiefish:
Can't load drivers

Kudos to Indirect and all the awesome devs. You people are freaking amazing.

So, I am unable to load the proper drivers. When I uninstall the ones I have, they reinstall as soon as I plug the in the NT. If I attempt to update them using the Indirect's drivers it tells me my drivers are already up to date!

Is my ONLY choice finding a computer that has never had a tablet plugged into it?

:confused:
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Indirect:
Try running adb devices from the command prompt and let me know if it shows your devices *do this from within the same directory as to where you extracted everything
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] a1exus:
is there a way to do it on MAC?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] goldiefish:
Neither adb devices nor fastboot devices locates the NT. I'm SURE it's a drivers issue. Every time I plug it in it shows up in Device Manager as a "B & N Nook" under disk drives. I definitely have auto mount unchecked and usb, etc.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Indirect:
Look under "android phone" and uninstall the drivers there if any are there at all.

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[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] goldiefish:
I don't have Android Phone in my Device Manager list. I have:

Computer

Disk drives

Display adapters

DVD/CD-ROM drives

Human Interface Devices

Imaging devices

Keyboards

Mice

Monitors

Network adapters

Portable devices

Ports

Processors

SOund

Storage controllers

System devices

Universal Serial Bus controllers

I've looked in each one, no Android Phone
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Indirect:
Look under portable devices for the nook tablet

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[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] goldiefish:
Under portable devices I have four items:

boot

E:\

G:\

H:\
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] idanovich:
Can anyone comment on if these instructions look right?

Ugh...as a new user I'm able to post links...but hopefully someone can figure out what this is suppose to be....

addictivetips.com/mobile/root-nook-tablet

I'm really new to all this stuff so I'm looking for really simple instructions to follow.

Can anyone comment if those instructions looks reasonable? Or has anyone tried them?

Thanks!
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] t-r-i-c-k:
I posted mac instructions in another thread
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] deralaand:
Did you know?

Did you know that Indirect, the OP, does not even have a NT of his own?

If you have success rooting your NT... would you consider a buck or two to help get him an NT of his own?

Anyone have a decent suggestion as to how to contribute to getting an NT for Indirect?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] yourbrokenoven:
Unable to install the drivers.

I can't get the drivers to install. Hopefully someone can come up with a workaround.

I somehow managed to make "MyNOOK" show up in "portable devices" after it refusing to for about 10 minutes. I enabled "show hidden devices" in View.

Anyway, Windows proudly states that the best driver software for my device is already installed. When I choose for windows to let me pick from a list, and then choose "Have Disk" and browse to the c:\ntroot\usbdrivers folder I get the error, "The folder you specified doesn't contain a compatible software driver for your device. If the folder contains a driver, make sure it is designed to work with Windows for x64-based systems."

So, am I simply unable to use this root method on a 64 bit system?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Indirect:
Im actually getting a device donated to me which is pretty freakin cool.

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[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Indirect:
Most people have been using 64 bit systems...

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[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Indirect:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=19573474

Sent by breaking the sound barrier

Go there.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] anlog:
Is it the one from the drop test??? :)
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Indirect:
I have no idea, all I know is that I was emailed by someone today who will give me a device. :)
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] gr8wing:
Yeah, I don't get the system not being able to see the device either. After hours last night trying to get my laptop to see my NT, I gave up. Today I went to my tower running all the same stuff. It was able to see the NT, I ran the bat file to root and I think it worked, but have no way to tell. I went to try the other bat that would install google apps, but now the computer does not see the NT again. I am going to run out of computers soon, so I wish I could figure out what is going on.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] anlog:
Once your tablet reboots debugging will be disabled. You need to go back into the app settings menu and uncheck "auto mount" and ALSO uncheck and recheck the usb debugging checkboxes. You will get a dialog box confirming that you want to enable debugging.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] gr8wing:
Yep, did all that plus did a factory wipe and restarted the computer.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] LearnedGuy:
USB disk driver for NT

Kudos to all who contributed to this work, it's awesome. Thx mucho!!

I have an NT, still waiting on the microSD card, and am trying to understand the memory usage of a rooted system.

1. Is the 16/32 GB card required for rooting, does it affect the process at all?

2. What format can or must it be, once the NT has been rooted?

3. I searched for information on adding a USB driver for a disk drive and the best recommendation was to verify that the disk drive is approved for your phone. That is not exactly on target. Can a driver be added (my external SATA is USB powered), so I can strap it on the back of a rooted NT?

How can I make a donation to 'indirect'?

thanks all...

(I'll probably think of another question as soon as this is posted.)
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Indirect:
I'll look into having a paypal getting setup so I can get donations.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] kimchilou:
I'm having trouble with the nookandzergy.bat not being able to see the nook, I'm pretty sure I installed adb correctly since in the device manager the nook is Android Composite ADB Interface(unless its supposed to be something else?) What could be the problem?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] anlog:
See above...

Make sure you are in USB debugging mode. You should see a little robot icon in the lower left hand corner of your screen. If not, you need to go back into the app settings menu and uncheck "auto mount" and ALSO uncheck and recheck the usb debugging checkboxes. You will get a dialog box confirming that you want to enable debugging.

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SD card is not required to root the Nook Tablet. They usually come pre-formatted as FAT32, which the Nook will read fine. If it can't read your card it should prompt you to format it. Format is the same for rooted/non-rooted.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't believe the tablet has USB host. Without it you can't use external drives.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] ylixir:
*USB host yet
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Indirect:
^ He corrected you if you were wrong anlog

lmao.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] kimchilou:
sorry I wasn't specific I had usb debugging on, unchecked and rechecked and saw the robot, turns out just needed to restart my comp and it read the tablet thanks :)
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] eggz:
For those having troubles with the Nook Drivers auto loading, I tried this under Windows 7 x64:

first post so I cant post links but do a google search for the line below and it should be the first link:

how-to-disable-automatic-driver-installation-in-windows-vista

After disabling the automatic driver:

I had the Nook attached to my system so it had the auto loaded drivers installed. I uninstalled both Nook devices under disk drives.

Unplugged the Nook

Plugged it back in

Then I got the B&N NOOK Tablet USB Device with the broken symbol under "Other devices" in Device Manager

I tried running the runmefirst.bat, but was unsuccessful in installing the android_winusb.inf driver.

At cmd prompted I tried "c:\ntroot\adb devices" just to check to see if anything was detected:

c:\ntroot>adb devices

List of devices attached

************009 device

Went on and ran the NookandZergy.bat

rooted

installed gApps

Nook rebooted

installed go launcher ex

now trying to figure out where everything is...

Anyways...hope this helps...good luck!
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] brices21:
I also posted a link to a tool I found called USBDeview which really helped me circumvent win7 installing device drivers for me. The thread is over in the general section here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=19573474

This is for those who are seeing the 2 "B&N NOOK Tablet USB Device" under Disk Drives, and then can not see the nook when using adb devices.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] goldiefish:
Thanks!!

I like to refer to this community as "Don't tell me 'NO', I KNOW better" because of devs like Indirect, anlog and many many others. SO, thank you one and all.

I'm a total noob, but I can follow directions. So I've helped quite a few people root their devices. However, I couldn't get the NT to be recognized by my PC, and like others, couldn't get the proper drivers to install.

The key for my success was thanks to brices21 directing me to USBDeview. I had SO MANY different Android Phone drivers installed that simply uninstalling in Device Manager didn't work. But, once I removed every reference to Android Phone using USBDeview, voila! The necessary drivers installed and my NT was rooted minutes later. :)

Thank you all again. :D
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] yourbrokenoven:
Okay, I dug around and found a link to this: (( I'm too new of a member to post a link to a website...))

and that solved the problem I was having where windows 7 was not showing the nook properly in Device Manager!

I'm rooted with google apps installed! Thanks! Can't wait to try it out!

I was upset and on the virge of returning this thing. Glad I didn't jump the gun.

I have nowhere near the knolwedge of you guys, and I'm appreciating the work that goes into rooting and getting custom roms and kernels more every day.

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Nook&zergy installed google apps, or so it claimed, but I can't seem to find them on my device. Any suggestions? Mainly, I want the google market.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] brices21:
I'm glad I can finally help others here (been around for a long time, but usually on the receiving end as far as help goes)! Just had to share my findings as the windows driver thing was really annoying the hell out of me, and so many others.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] DennisR00s:
I cant get back to the menu where i enabled side loading apps! Help! Do i need to restore before i root the device?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] squeakster:
I'm having trouble with what seems to be the easy part. Every time I try to open an .apk so I can enable usb debugging I get this message if I choose app installer:

Unable to install

This application was not able to install onto your device. Please "Archive" and then "Unarchive" the application to try again.

if I choose Package installer:

Parse error

There is a problem parsing the package.

Anyone have any ideas?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] sheetz:
yes I had the same issue at first as well. For w/e reason some applications just don't want to trigger that initial setup options. The AppMenu application is something I like to have anyway and it was designed to trigger that setup so grab that (see attached)
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] squeakster:
I'd been using that one gotten from suipre, with no luck. I've also tried the one in the OP.

The one you attached my nook just says "Cannot open file" when I try to use it.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] sheetz:
hmm thats odd, works fine for me. I'm out of ideas other than try a couple different apks or wipe the device and try a fresh install
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] squeakster:
I might have to try that tonight. What's worse is this part worked fine for me last night, but I had the driver problem. Overnight I turned the nook off and now I'm just stuck. Annoying :mad:
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] idanovich:
THANK YOU!!!!

WORKED!!! It's awesome!
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] sheetz:
well your not going to get that prompt each time you try to install an application. Once you allow unknown sources it won't prompt you again. That's why appmenu is nice because you can have that box pop up by running it but if you can't get it to work then resetting the device will erase that setting and the next time you try to install an app you should get the prompt.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] dkb218:
Google "Any Cut apk". Install it once you have it and make a shortcut to Development.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] DennisR00s:
or use your nook browser to view this thread, go to the second page there is a link for an app that opens the menu for you

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i got past that but now ive been stuck on getting my computer to recognize the nook tablet after i enabled the debugging mode and disabled the auto mount, any suggestions?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] squeakster:
These are both good suggestions, but I can't install any .apk's. They all give me the same errors above.

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I've now done a reset and tried to install any cut, tgps_launcher and the one from the second page of this thread, none of them will open for me. I'm really at a loss now.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] VityaSmith:
Im on Ubuntu 11.11, where should i create my c:\ntroot folder?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] squeakster:
Well, I just tried the load an .apk I had already tried for maybe the 10th time and it worked. I changed nothing. Hooray?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] jtbnet:
remount failed RESOLVED!

I'm hoping I'm just getting old and tired and someone with have the obvious answer here... I can do anything long hand... but I was hoping to factory restore and run the one click root and gapps install as had on to many crazy manual steps to get it rooted and gapps installed the first time... but now I get the remount failed and obviously then all errors on installing the gapps... I figured that adbd wasn't running as root so tried that and get

C:\_Save\NookTablet>adb remount

remount failed: Operation not permitted

C:\_Save\NookTablet>adb shell

$ su

su

# id

id

uid=0(root) gid=0(root)

# exit

exit

$ id

id

uid=2000(shell) gid=2000(shell) groups=1003(graphics),1004(input),1007(log),1009

(mount),1011(adb),1015(sdcard_rw),3001(net_bt_admin),3002(net_bt),3003(inet)

$ exit

exit

C:\_Save\NookTablet>adb kill-server

C:\_Save\NookTablet>adb start-server

* daemon not running. starting it now *

* daemon started successfully *

C:\_Save\NookTablet>adb root

adbd cannot run as root in production builds

C:\_Save\NookTablet>

*** I was Not completely back to factory default as had a Partial Root still !!!

Did 8 Failed restarts Factory Reset Again and nothing else before following OP instructions and All is well....
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] marsha12151:
Where?

OK, I have read all these posts. Finally got my new Tablet rooted (or so it says). But everything looks the same.

How do I get to market or install apps? I know I have missed something.

Thanks for help on those finishing touches!
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Indirect:
Use the search after hittin the n button and use google search to access market

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[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] deralaand:
Too funny! LMGTFY

This made me laugh!
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] lanceot:
Quick question, when I turned on debug on tablet via tgps, my desktop still recognized it as Nook tablet device and I can't update the driver through properties. What is the solution for that?

Thanks!
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] squeakster:
So I solved all my previous problems (I think my problem was I tried to use the app installer first, which seems to make it not work with the package installer later) but now I'm stuck again. When I try to run the chmod command from the OP I get this error:

Unable to chmod /system/bin/su: Read-only file system

Which makes me think the root didn't take hold. Is there a quick test to see if the root worked?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Indirect:
Squeekster, have you already ran the script in succession? The chmod command shouldnt be needed if you used the script that was released on 11/20.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] squeakster:
I did. I should explain. I ran everything and it looked fine to me, but I didn't save the script output, I wish I had. Then I started going about getting all the markets and apps installed and whatnot. I eventually noticed that I didn't have a maps app, so I went to the thread about gapps on this board and read the suggestion to change the density to 160, so I was running the gapps deploy part a second time and I was getting a bunch of permission denied errors. That's why I tried to run the chmod thing in the OP.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Indirect:
You're rooted but maps isn't available for the nook tab for some reason. I really have no idea why. Also, anyone want to rewrite the OP for me and send it over so I can update. I really would like to have it more user friendly and better organized.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] eddfrank:
any chance you have usb drivers for Windows xp? I am trying to do root but drivers a no go...
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Indirect:
Drivers should be working for windows xp as well.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] eddfrank:
i am following instructions to a t.. i go to plug in nook, and try to install drivers and they are not found in usb folder. i figuerd it was becuase i am still running xp.. any suggestions?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Indirect:
Are you choosing amd64 or the other folder or just clicking "usbdrivers"?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] eddfrank:
i can't even choose those folders in the wizard because it says there is no software. The wizard also says that there is no drivers in the usb, but lets me choose it for search. so i use the usb folder.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Indirect:
do you have access to a different computer and can someone with windows XP verify that it's windows XP?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] eddfrank:
i think i have found problem... but i still need help. i thought the script was removing a driver, but i just had a random usb driver already missing. the script isnt removing the drivers, prolly cause i have hooked up my nook to my pc several times. any idea how to remove those drivers?