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[Nook Color Android Development] affirmwealth:
Would Manual Nooter be a good option for me?

I don't know if using the Manual Nooter is the right option for me, so I'm presenting this in the hopes that someone can point me in the right direction.

I have a Barnes & Noble Nook Color that was running 1.4.3. I have been successfully using CM 10.1 (or whatever the latest nightly build is) on an SD card, and I use it for many things, but mostly for reading Kindle books.

The SD card mostly works for me except it is slow. Sometimes it gets so slow, that I just shut the Nook off in frustration and boot into stock so I can browse the Internet without the lag.

However, the stock ROM isn't working properly lately. First, I noticed that new apps, even apps I had paid for, weren't installing.

So I tried a soft reset, then a hard reset, and neither worked (this was after contacting Barnes & Noble Nook support and following their instructions). So I found online a method of interrupting the boot 8 times (or however many it was) and I was able to reset the Nook.

But when it went to download the apps again, now none of them install, except for the stock Nook apps (Pandora, Email, etc.)

I contacted Nook support again, and they told me that the Nook was running 1.4.2, and that's why the apps won't install. They told me to download the update and manually install it.

Well, I downloaded the update, put it on the Nook, but it wouldn't install. I tried restarting, redownloading, etc. nothing works.

In fact, when I look in the My Files folder, the update file is gone. It keeps disappearing.

I'm so frustrated with the Nook now, that I'm ready to root it (for real). But there were some things about the stock Nook interface that I really like, which is why I didn't root it in the first place.

So I'm ready to root the Nook, but I only have one SD card. Can I make a backup of it, so just in case the root doesn't work, I can still go back to using the dual boot?

Does the Manual Nooter retain some of the features of the stock ROM? From the thread, it appears so.
[Nook Color Android Development] affirmwealth:
Well, well. I decided to go ahead and take the plunge and install ManualNooter. I painstakingly took my time and followed every step.

When I got to the part where I decided to try updating the software to 1.4.3 before rooting, it worked this time. I think it is because when you have a dual boot on an SD card, it installs something to the stock that was preventing the update. When I did a clean install and tried again, it worked.

Anyhow, I followed all the instructions, first trying the App2SD version, and it successfully rooted, but the wifi wouldn't work.

So I tried again without the App2SD and it worked this time. Now I'm in the process of updating my apps. and am trying to learn my way around as far as the navigation is concerned.

How can I get some of the content that I had on the SD card (I did a backup) on to the Nook?

Also, can this version be used with an external keyboard and/or a stylus?
[Nook Color Android Development] affirmwealth:
Arrgghhh! You all won't believe what happened! Or maybe you will.

I spent the entire evening downloading apps, configuring them, and setting up the Nook exactly the way I want it. I didn't even have a chance to side load anything yet; everything I downloaded came straight from the Google Market.

I was just trying to figure out how I could get my Ivona Text to Speech App to work, and I had selected the second Android setting from the Nook Color Tools App.

When I clicked on the Android setting option, I saw a message that said something like, "Because of an authorization problem, this device has to be reset", and then it shut down, restarted, and DID A HARD RESET AND DELETED EVERYTHING!!!

Why why why???

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Well, I am starting over again, and before I installed anything, just for the fun of it, I pressed that second Android settings option in the Nook Color Tools app, and it reset the device...again!

I had read online that it had something to do with installing an older version of a Barnes & Noble app, but this time I didn't even get that far to install anything.

That's an ugly bug.
[Nook Color Android Development] affirmwealth:
I got it back up again, and I have to say that I'm actually very happy with this distribution. Even the Nook Video is working now.

However, can anyone give suggestions on:

1. The best way to back up the installation so that if it wipes me clean again, I don't lose everything?

2. How to use my Ivona voice app? I use EZ Pdf reader to have my documents read to me, and surprisingly, the voice reading works on the Nook! However it is that robotic voice, and I would prefer that I use my Ivona voice.

3. I tried to follow the instructions to install the keyboard, but was unable to locate the apk file. I'm trying to use Kii keyboard. Can anyone help?

Thanks in advance.
[Nook Color Android Development] bluepen61:
1. Make a backup using CWM.

2. Not sure how to use the voice app.

3. Can you download and install with PlayStore/GooglePlay? My keyboards installed easily from there.
[Nook Color Android Development] affirmwealth:
It's me again. A few days, a few more questions.

1. It seems that when the tablet is left alone for a little too long, it doesn't just go to sleep, it shuts off completely. And it doesn't wake up right away. Just now it took me three tries to get it to restart. I thought it was the battery, but it's at 50%.

2. I tried to backup the operating system using the ROM Manager, but when it asks me to install the ClockWorkMod and I try to install it, I get an "Unsupported Device" error. I had cleared off the SD card after I had successfully rooted the tablet so that I could use the entire 8GB of space for storage.

3. I tried to install the keyboard, but when I pasted the apk file into the system/apps folder, I got a permissions error.

4. The Google Play store seems MOSTLY complete, but there are a few apps that I had successfully used on CM10 when I had the dual boot setup, that aren't available now. For instance, most keyboards like the Google keyboard, Keymonk keyboard, TouchPal keyboard, also the Hangouts app, and Google Keep are giving me a "Your device isn't compatible with this version" error.

5. MOST YouTube videos play just fine, but a few will give an error. Is this related to the HD issue that was mentioned in the OP?

6. If an app originated from the B&N Stock, like the Twitter app that it won't let me delete, and then Google Play says there is an update for that app, is it safe to update it? Even though the update is being offered through Google Play and not from the Nook app store?

Thanks in advance
[Nook Color Android Development] bluepen61:
1. Never had my NC shut off by itself.

2. Power down your NC, insert your CWM card, boot to the CWM card, and make a backup with it to the uSD card.

3. I successfully installed SwiftKey and Hackers keyboards through GooglePlay.

4. The apps that don't work are usually those made for the newer android os's.

5. That happens on my HD... maybe if you use Puffin browser it might work better.

6. Usually, yes. But if you click on the app in the B&N side, it will download and install the B&N version.

I am probably not much help, especially since I don't have an NC anymore.

John
[Nook Color Android Development] semmtexx:
Hi all! I'm a little new to the nook color. I used to have an android phone a few years back and did an awful lot of rom flashing with it. Fast forward a few years and now I have a Mac and was just given a nook color from my wife. It is currently on 1.4.3 and I am wanting to root it and install cyanogenmod on the emmc. In reading a bunch of stuff I am

Left scratching my head on where to start. On the cyanogenmod wiki, I found a how to that involved using the uNooter. I guess my problem the different versions and ways to go about it. It would be a huge help if I could just find a clear cut answer on where to start. I know what I want I just need to make sure I am starting with the right files/versions.
[Nook Color Android Development] leapinlar:
Well, if you want to install cyanogenmod on emmc, you have started in the wrong thread. Go here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1030227
[Nook Color Android Development] les02jen17:
If I'm coming from CM11 Nightly, and I have an emmc recovery, what are the steps to get it back to stock then apply manual nooter?
[Nook Color Android Development] wmuflyer:
Look here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=931720
[Nook Color Android Development] cougar214:
Hi gus. I'm also new to this Nook Color rooting and such. I understand MOST of what has to be done here but I really could use some clerification on one point.

"YOU MUST DOWNLOAD ALL YOUR B&N CONTENT BEFORE YOU CONTINUE, OR YOU RUN THE RISK OF LOSING ALL ACCESS TO B&N CONTENT"

What EXACTLY does this mean? Is it refering to setting up the Nook first with their app store and your B&N account first? Or do you have to install your books first? What?

This Nook is my 8 year old daughters so I don't want to do a complete change with CM 10.1 I don't want her to lose the reader function of the nook. She want's to be able to use her Nook like normal with getting books from B&N, but she would also like to install apps that are free on the Android market becuase B&N charge for apps that are free there. So I figured this would be the way to go to accomplish that end goal.
[Nook Color Android Development] leapinlar:
Both.
[Nook Color Android Development] cougar214:
If that is the case then why bother factory resetting it first?

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The first line says,

"You must do a complete wipe before installing this package."

So. If Ihave to set up the Nook first, wouldn't wiping the system in CWM make instruction number 4 irrelivent?
[Nook Color Android Development] leapinlar:
Notice it says you do the wipe before the step to register and download the content. And you don't wipe system, you factory reset/wipe data. And that is not to clear your content, it is to clear your settings that may interfere with the mods.
[Nook Color Android Development] cougar214:
Lol....yeah, I know what it meant by complete wipe. I have done this to many phones. But this isnt a phone. What Im confused about is the exact process. If I am to factory wipe the data while im in CWM, then flash the root files, then boot up the system, wouldn't everything I have on the nook (registration, books, etc) be wiped off by said data wipe? Or am I just daft and missing something here? And blame this on my daughter. She wanted this damn thing.....lol

But if I'm getting this right, I am to have the nook like it is now, registered, books on it, etc. , flash the CWM, do a factory reset/data wipe, then flash the root files. I got that right?
[Nook Color Android Development] leapinlar:
No. Boot CWM, factory reset, reboot to stock, set up, download books, reboot to CWM. and then flash the zips.
[Nook Color Android Development] cougar214:
Zips? I have one zip file for the root. Nothing more. Should I have a Gapps file also?
[Nook Color Android Development] leapinlar:
You take me too literally. Depending on which options you choose there can be more than one zip.
[Nook Color Android Development] cougar214:
Ok. I was just trying to be sure. As I said, i'm new to this Nook rooting...lol

One other thing. I got it all rooted and such. I didn't do it the way you said but it worked anyway. All my daughters stuff is there AND its rooted with the google market and everything so I guess its all good. But do you know of a glitch that doesn't show all the apps in the market on the play store on the nook? I'm searching for games but its like they don't exist. Any ideas as to how to fix that?
[Nook Color Android Development] leapinlar:
If you look through his thread you will see where this issue is addressed.
[Nook Color Android Development] cougar214:
37 pages?.....sigh.....O'k.....guess it could be 237 pages huh?.....lol

O'k, I see what the fix is. Actually I did all that before even knowing that way the fix. The market shows fine. That isn't the problem. The problem is content is missing from the market. As an example. My daughter likes to play diamond digger. It doesn't show on the market. neither does candy crush, pet rescue, and so on. I did put the Amazon market on there but that doesn't show said games either. I know the Amazon market has them because we have them on a kindle. I guess it's just the luck of the draw on this one?
[Nook Color Android Development] leapinlar:
Part of the issue is that Play Store decides which devices are compatible with which software. It looks at many device properties like name, screen size, etc and if it thinks it is not compatible then they do not display. You have two options, one, get them from another store (like Amazon or 1moblile.com) or side load them from another device. I think in either case you need to have the setting "unknown sources" set. I think the app "nook color tools" will let you set that.
[Nook Color Android Development] cougar214:
Yes, I have the unknown sources checked. I will look into the 1mobile.com for apps and will check into how to side load apps from another device. Thanks for all the help!
[Nook Color Android Development] GMPOWER:
The problem that you are experiencing does not appear to have anything to do with the ManualNooter package, the problem is that the factory Nook Color software is running Froyo 2.2.1. As I said in the original post,

"As of October 31 2013, the Nook Color with Froyo is dead in the water, as far as the Google Play store is concerned. Google updated to Google Play Services 4.0, and with it killed off the API support for Android 2.2 Froyo. That means that almost all apps being produced or updated since then will not support Froyo. If you look up Angry Birds on the Play Store website, you will see that the minimum system requirements are Android 2.3 and up."

What this mean is that all apps produced or updated after October 31, 2013 will not support android 2.2. Froyo. When you look up any app in the play store from a desktop computer, you will see under the "Additional information" tab that it requires Android "2.3 and up." As of March 2015, Froyo only accounts for 0.4% of all active android devices

When it comes to sideloading, this problem will not go away. Part of the installation process will be to check what version of Android you are running, and then won't install. If you were to find the old version of the apps, they would install, but the time to find the right older version might be a consuming process.

What options does this leave you with? You could install one of the versions of CyanogenMod that has the support. If you were to install CM7, you would end up with the minimum Android Gingerbread 2.3 to allow you to install most basic apps. Android Gingerbread 2.3, only makes up 6.9% of all active Android devices, so I can't imagine Android support to continue much more than a year for this version. CyanogenMod 9 would get you to Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0. That version of Android only makes up 5.9% of all active devices, so I can't imagine Android supporting it much longer. By moving up to CyanogenMod 10, you will get Android Jelly Bean 4.1, this version makes up 42.6% of all Android devices, so you will get much longer support from Android, and will be able to install most all of the available apps in the play store.
[Nook Color Android Development] cougar214:
GMPOWER, I did see that part in the instructions, however, I wasn't aware of the Nook Color only running a version of Froyo. I'm new to flashing Nooks and they don't exactly tell you in the settings what "adnroid" version the device is running. But that is good info to know and it greatly helps me in deciding how to proceed with this device. Thank you much.
[Nook Color Android Development] leapinlar:
Yeah, it is hard to fathom that the original Nook Color came out with Cupcake (maybe Donut or Eclair) and we were so excited when B&N updated over the air to Froyo. We could actually run Adobe Flash.
[Nook Color Android Development] 318sugarhill:
Holy carp guys.....I actually just FOUND my book color. It had disappeared until recently. I may have to charge it up and reinstall the original software and use to ....you know...just read books!

Unfortunately I feel about my nexus 7 2013 the way I felt about my nook color before it "disappeared" I've been disappointed by the nexus 7 almost from the day I got it and that's only been a tad bit over a year. At least the nook color was a cheap book reader that could be used as a tablet. N7 has been a major disappointment and has me using my iPad again.....the the distain of my inner Android roots
[Nook Color Android Development] runningslow:
Pretty sure it launched with Eclair. I had an early model and I remember it being a big deal when they released the official Froyo upgrade.
[Nook Color Android Development] cougar214:
The Nook Color wouldn't be so bad if B&N wasn't being greedy and charging for apps that are free on the play store. I can understand if the Nook came with super new high tech specs and the latest and greatest in software, the harware isn't bad at all, but Froyo? Really? That is just sad and laughable at the same time. Can you guys give me a link to putting the CM 10.2 on the nook color but on the internal memory, not doing it with the sd card partitioned. I just want to turn the nook total tablet. I can find MANY vids on the sd method but not flashing to the internal memory. Maybe im just searching the wrong keywords or something....lol
[Nook Color Android Development] bowguy:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1030227
[Nook Color Android Development] GMPOWER:
Could you tell me a little more information? Did you do the regular factory restore, or flash a 1.4.1 image with CWM? Was this an upgrade from an older MN 5 image, or your first time flashing MN 5? Do you know if you have an original NC, or a blue dot version? Do you know if your NC came from the factory with firmware version 1.3? Could you try the “Market has limited visibility” steps in the OP, sometime clearing out that information will get you working again.

It sounds like you might have had a bad download of the MN 5 package, or an error along the way of transferring that file. Did you download the package from your NC or computer? Did you flash a kernel file with the package? I would try to download the file, and try again. I can put up a md5 hash tomorrow for people to check their downloads.

Could you tell me what service you’re using to watch the shows so that I can personally test the problem?
[Nook Color Android Development] gsutton:
THANK YOU for your development efforts and your support. Everyone appreciates you!

Sorry for posting minimal device info. I will do better in future requests...

I flashed an image and had not cleared /data. So when I re-did everything, it worked fine. I did note the Market was version 2.1.2 or similar, but worked. I updated from TBackup to 3.1.5 or similar, and after it settled I had the "new" market in all its glory. My system boots quicker than ever before and is running great. Thank you again for making this a very capable poor man's ipad!

>>>Update: I booted up my NC this morning and it is doing better than ever! Loving the "new" market... always just had the green ones. And the NC seems to be faster and more responsive, with no FC's or other problems since rooting. Thanks, GMPOWER!!!
[Nook Color Android Development] fpga_guy:
Really simple, load Dolphin HD from market and just went to cbs.com to watch NCIS and then abc.com to watch Castle.

Thanks for looking into this and for posting this thread on how to root 1.4.1. The instructions were great.
[Nook Color Android Development] shadowswittness:
How can this be used if I dual boot pics primary and stock secondary ?
[Nook Color Android Development] bluepen61:
I had the same problem, so I just restored back using may CWM backup made just before flashing 5.2.12....

Should I wipe a cache or temp folders before flashing?

Fyi, I am @ 5.12.24, with Dalingrin OC 09/01/11. Which is really stable for the apps I use. I also have repartitioned to 1.93 NC and 3.98 other.
[Nook Color Android Development] novastar:
Hmm

I'm also stuck on the 'Read Forever' screen. I've re-downloaded manualnooter, cleared info and tried to reinstall. Is there a way to restore the 1.4.1 install?
[Nook Color Android Development] fpga_guy:
I had similar problems..

Yep.. just grab a copy of DizzyDen's 1.4.1 zip. (see my earlier post in this thread http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=22534604&postcount=10). Before installing the 1.4.1, be sure to wipe/data and cache. I also wiped after installing 1.4.1 to be safe.

Before sure to following the instructions in OP EXACTLY.
[Nook Color Android Development] hsiangyang:
Does the rooted 1.4.1 NC still has the issue of lacking some app in Market?? My latest experience of using rooted NC was on ManualNooter 4.6.16 half year ago. I don't want to side load those missing market app, so moved to use CM7. Just wonder if this new MN fix the issue?
[Nook Color Android Development] hoangtu2410:
thanks for the detail guide, i did it :)
[Nook Color Android Development] shadowswittness:
Does anyone here know the answer about using this on a dual boot setup

Sent from my Little Ice Cream flavored Black Box!
[Nook Color Android Development] GMPOWER:
I am glad you got it all worked out.

I am just passing through since it is the weekend, and had to release a fix for the stuck at “Read Forever” issue. I will try this out by Tuesday, and get back with you.

How are you going to go about doing your dual boot setup? This guide will convert the stock image to your SD card, LINK.

Yes, this version has a lot more apps in the market, facebook, Angry Birds, TweetDeck, WSJ tablet version, NY Times for tablets, and a lot more. What apps are you looking for, I will look to see if they work for you?
[Nook Color Android Development] lekofraggle:
Hello,

Thank you for working on this. I have tried to flash a few times. I followed all the directions clearing data and even dalvik when this would not work, but I keep getting stuck on the read forever screen.

I have the old Nook color (non-blue dot) and it was set to dual boot.

-I removed the dual boot, wiped upgraded stuck. I restored from stock, registered, upgraded, wiped again and still stuck. Any thoughts?

-My clockwork is on sd. I did upgrade to 3.2, but it did not help.

~Leko
[Nook Color Android Development] jonty12:
I went through the standard install first and got the Read Forever problem. Ran it again and got the same issue. I then went through with the 2sd version and got it to load up.

I went to market and thought I had limited visibility (searched for a couple of apps that didn't show up), so I did the "fix" for limited visibility.

I now have really, really, limited visibility (e.g., search for talking tom and get one result, and the one result has nothing to do with talking tom).

I rand the "fix" again twice, but no change. I basically have nothing come up in market now. Any suggestions?
[Nook Color Android Development] hari2223:
How to enable bluetooth with ManualNooter 5.02.19

Hi

Thanks a million for the 5.02.19 version for the stock 1.4.1 firmware NC. Like several others, I got stuck in the initial "Read Forever" boot screen with the 5.02.12 version, but there's no problem booting and rooting with the 5.02.19 version and accessing and installing Marketplace apps.

However, I cant figure out if there is any way of enabling bluetooth with this setup. I've tried flashing both manualnooter-5.02.19.zip and the manualnooter-5.02.19.apps2sd.zip with the Dalingrin OC kernel with bluetooth support, but in both cases, I dont see any user level Settings to enable bluetooth. Is there any fix for this, besides using CM7?

Thanks.

-hari
[Nook Color Android Development] baker2gs:
I deleted the stock browser icon that was on the dock along the bottom. Anyone know a way to get it back? It's not in the app drawer.