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[Nook Color Android Development] benutne:
Amazon App Store won't install apps

So I've tried several times now to get the Amazon App Store working and from what I can tell, it cannot install its apps directly from the program. When you want to install an app, you proceed as normal, but when prompted with the choice of which installer to use, DO NEITHER. Just hit the back button. Then using Astro or some other file manager, find the apk in /sdcard/Android/data/com.amazon.venezia/cache. App installs perfectly.

If you let Amazon try to install, the apk gets deleted and you need to clear all data on the Amazon app and re-register to be able to download the file again.

What is causing the issue here?
[Nook Color Android Development] collins521:
I was able to install apps from amazon app store, only thing I did was select the second option and it installed just fine
[Nook Color Android Development] GMPOWER:
You just select the second option, and set it as default.
[Nook Color Android Development] epik277:
Im stuck on step 11. My market doesnt update, it doeasnt even download anything. Please help.
[Nook Color Android Development] sungersoo:
I bought a NC and before I could root flash etc.. it updated to the 1.4.2 so it's basically a brand spanking new NC.

I tried so many methods already and the only successful method was using a nook (non color) .img for the microsd. But the manualnooter did not work...

Can anyone help me? reply or PM please.
[Nook Color Android Development] italiano1964:
Is anyone having battery drain issues? I am. I'm on 1.4.2 rooted with Dalingrin OC kernel. If I let the NC sleep, it will drain battery in one day when a battery charge used to last on standby several days. Also, I noticed that when I turn off WiFi (to save on battery) and then the NC goes to sleep, when I wake it up WiFi turns on again on its own.

Looked in the thread but no one has reported such issue.

Thanks.
[Nook Color Android Development] sms2000:
NC 8GB with no SD card?

Hi everyone

I need to enable ADB (root only?) on NC 8Gb internal memory with no SD card. The firmware is 1.4.2.

Is it possible now?
[Nook Color Android Development] collins521:
I have this on the eMMC and have used the Nook all day and was only down to 80%, was reading and not using any browser or anything like that. I just have what's included and I believe the stock kernel and don't have any issues like yours. Wifi stays off as well.
[Nook Color Android Development] WyldWolf:
I'm also seeing battery issues and removed the nook tweaks dalingrin app to kill my overclock as now my battery is dropping from 90% to 60% in 15 min then all of the sudden back to 99% and drains normally for hours. GMPOWER, I've searched the forums and other sites and found a few individual's trial and error on using setcpu on the NC, but I'd really rather hear your experience since you mentioned using it. What's the GMPOWER "proper" way to overclock the NC using the dalingrin 9/2011 OC kernel? :)

I'm posting here because I believe hand in hand with the MN process we're all applying the OC kernel for the apps2sd functionality but it appears that using <any> tool to effectively turn "on" any overclock with the kernel also potentially changes voltages too....

Does applying that OC kernel effectively change anything (stepping, voltage, etc) if a utility is never run to change those parameters? I guess what I'm asking is, is the performance of my wife's nook identical in mhz, stepping, sleep, deep sleep, wifi, etc. if I applied the dalingrin kernel to hers then did NOT install or run any OC utility?

It would be really nice is BN gave a bit more detail other than "minor system enhancements" for 1.42.
[Nook Color Android Development] Windsor1959:
I flashed MN on my B&N 1.41, and all went well. Excellent market visibility. Many thanks to GMPOWER and the many other devs who contributed to MN!

I have one minor glitch to ask about. I've lost the applications icon in the Zeam launcher dock. To get it back, I thought that I needed to long press on the Zeam home screen, select shortcuts when that window pops up, and then I could choose the applications icon. (Correct me if I'm wrong.) However,when I choose shortcuts, my NC jumps immediately to the B&N home launcher. I can access my apps from the menu button at the bottom of the Zeam home screen, but I'd like the icon if at all possible! Thanks for your help!
[Nook Color Android Development] fpga_guy:
Can't answer about 1.4.2 but battery life on 1.4.1 is great. I won't update to 1.4.2 until there is information what "minor enhancements" really does.

BN1.4.1 does everything I need - thanks again GMPOWER.
[Nook Color Android Development] Techienana:
Thank you, GMPower, this is just great! My NC is out of warranty and I decided to stop using an sd card installation about a week ago. I was running CM9 on eMMC and feeling frustrated about the video playback. I was just about to install CM7 on an sd card and use dual booting to go from one to the other. Then I checked out this thread and decided that this was the way to go! It took me two tries to get it right. The first time I tried to do CM7 and CM9 but it didn't work for me and I decided to just follow the exact directions in the first post. It worked beautifully! Thank you so much!

There is only one app that I am looking for that hasn't shown up in the market and I find the browser to be a little slow, but I can live with that. Probably with more research, I will find out why I've got these problems. Bottom line, I am happy with what I have accomplished and feel great about how my NC is functioning,
[Nook Color Android Development] :
Color me retarded but after nooting, i cannot for he life of me figure out where in nook tools i enable non market installs.
[Nook Color Android Development] joehempel:
Grrr....left my Nook Color on wi-fi and it updated OTA....that sucks. Going to have to re-noot.
[Nook Color Android Development] epik277:
OK its been a few days. Im on 1.4.2. I followed all the steps I even tried both mn's. The apps2sd and the normal one. I get zeam launcher but when I open the android market it doesnt update anything. All downloads get paused immediately. I flashed back to 1.2 then updated officially thru B&N to 1.4.2 and did the MN. What am I doing wrong, some HELP would be much appreciated.....BTW I can see everything fine in the market, it just wont download anything or update.
[Nook Color Android Development] mjbelknap:
Same here...
[Nook Color Android Development] bluepen61:
An earlier post mentioned this:

Went into Nook Tools, forced closed market, CLEARED DATA and CACHE.

Worked for me.
[Nook Color Android Development] epik277:
Thx but I tried that a few times. Still not working
[Nook Color Android Development] :
Have to fix an ota problem.
[Nook Color Android Development] epik277:
OK how do I do that.
[Nook Color Android Development] :
Sorrhry that made no semse i forgot anpart of my post

I had jist woken up. I believe i had seen muktiple ota fixes and wasnt sure the best choice of action.
[Nook Color Android Development] epik277:
I finally fix the problem. I did the 8 interrupted boots, restored to factory follow these steps from nookdevs.com/nookcolor/restoretostock. It works even if you did the OTA update. After you restore then update manually thru B&N to 1.4.2. After that do the manual nooter. Everythings good now.
[Nook Color Android Development] joehempel:
With the Market getting updated to Google Play, it's under a new name in the list (no longer market but Play Store) etc...so I'm hoping doing the same visibility steps will work.

EDIT: Am not getting full visiblity in the market....but then again, even with the steps listed on page one, I never got full visibility)

EDIT2: Also the apps that I've bought do not show up in the My Apps list
[Nook Color Android Development] bluepen61:
Actually, it is Play Store. But it updated on mine ok; all the apps appear in My Apps (in Play Store). I also observe the update icon now appears in the lower right hand corner, though checking both My Apps and Apps, everything appears updated. Even after a couple of power downs, it still appears.

As for your visibility, I would follow the OP's Market visibility procedure again. And if that didn't work, maybe reflash MN might work. Or a clean wipe and start over. I have done that so many times I think I could do it in my sleep.

Also note that when updating from stock to MN, one has to be patient and allow the NC to "settle down" between each step. It seems (to me) that various background functions or processes, maybe one-time install or indexing has to occur work before one can go onto the next MN step. Example, one flashes 1.4.2 onto the NC, you need to let the NC work for a bit, then download all the B&N content you need. Then, after a few minutes, power down and power up and wait some more. If you have lots of B&N content, this could take quite some time. Then power down and flash MN 5.xx.xx.

Also, you might check your available memory space. Repartitioning helped me a lot.

Maybe it is because I have a lot of apps, data, images, and videos on my NC (mostly on my uSD card) that the system has to contend with. I suspect the "live wallpapers" don't help either...

Waiting for the NC to 'install' is very difficult for me to do 'cause I want it now, not later. So I try to follow what one poster said. "Pour, sip, and finish your pint before continuing." Of course, that is still another cause of error in of itself.
[Nook Color Android Development] magicland:
After the 1.4.2 updated, I re-nootered, then Market upgraded itself to Google Playstore. After that, I had no app visibility. Did the fix listed on page 1, and started getting "Server error", even after a reboot. Went in to "Manage Applications", cleared the Google Playstore cache and data, and then restarted it, now I've got all my apps showing up, updating, etc. Just FYI, and YMMV...

Ugh, maybe I spoke too soon. After updating my apps, now it's only showing one of them in "my apps"...

And now they're back. Strange. And the shortcut to the applications seems to have disappeared from Zeam, with no way to add it back. At least a downward swipe will still bring them up, but I'd rather have a shortcut on my dock.
[Nook Color Android Development] joehempel:
When you say "clean wipe" do you mean the 8 failed boots? I've never been able to do that :confused: I don't know why, it just hasn't ever worked, I can't get the timing down right.

If I can just do a data/cache/system wipe from CWM then I can do that.

But yeah, I'll do it all again tonight...I just have no idea why I've never gotten visibility with this nooter version. Is there a link to get the 1.4.2 stock to put that on there?
[Nook Color Android Development] bluepen61:
I do the "Erase and Deregister Device" in the B&N settings first, reboot to the signup page, then power down again (do not register), then do the 8 failed boot procedure. Don't count, just do it until it resets. Let the "Read Forever" image appear before holding the power button down. It seems both of the procedures are different, the reboot after erase and deregister seems to do something too, not sure what, nor do I want to know. I also boot to CWM and clear the \data and \cache before registering.
[Nook Color Android Development] joehempel:
Does it do something special when it resets back to factory? That way I know.

I think I have completely mis-interpreted the 8 failed boots, meaning YOU cause the failed boot my powering it down.
[Nook Color Android Development] bluepen61:
The NC resets to factory (kinda) both ways, either Erase and Deregister and the 8 failed boots. The erase part of the "Erase and Deregister" doesn't get all of it. Which is why it is best to do the 8 failed boot/start method.

As for the eight failed boot, you power it down, then attempt to power it up. After the "Read Forever" splash appears, you hold the power button down until the screen goes blank and it stops the startup process. That is one failed boot. I don't bother to count them since the NC will eventually splash a reset screen instead of the "Read Forever" splash.

With all this said, you could just flash the unit using CWM and one of the factory images or updates. I believe the OP has a link to one of them.
[Nook Color Android Development] joehempel:
Thanks man!

I ended up trying the 8 failed boots thing, and low and behold, I did it! wow! LOL.

So we'll see what happens. I'll put the manual nooter on after registering etc and see where it goes from there!
[Nook Color Android Development] joebob987:
I just booted into Clockwork Mod and re-nootered from the manual nooter zip file and my apps are downloading and showing up.

Thanks.
[Nook Color Android Development] joehempel:
So I re-did everything like 3 times.

I cannot for the life of me get the market to show my apps, nor when I do a search will it show up with any useable apps.

Kind of annoying I seem to be the only person getting this error.

---------- Post added at 03:18 AM ---------- Previous post was at 03:11 AM ----------

oh, and cicking on things like .49 cent apps in the Play Store just closes it...did the un-install updates thing and it did nothing to resolve the issue

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okay, so doing all the steps BEFORE it updates to Play Store (after uninstalling updates), it seems to work...so if anyone else is having problems that's what I did...however it's showing that none of the apps are compatible with the device lol so I'm at a loss...going to update everything it wants to up date and see if that does anything

EDIT: Rebooting erased everything in the My Apps section...but it does have full market visibilty...HOWEVER, things like Root Explorer, and Mantano (my reader of choice), YouTube, and a bunch of others say "not compatible" don't know what to do from there
[Nook Color Android Development] theseus9t6:
Easier way to flash back to stock...

You can flash your nook back to stock by following the following thread...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1050520

Much easier than the instructions on nookdev....

Then just apply the 1.4 updates then continue on...
[Nook Color Android Development] mjbelknap:
I'm having problems downloading BN content through the Library and Home. The error I get is a generic "Internal error: Exception executing the command" I got this before when trying to install apps from BN but I could always go find these in the market and do it that way.

Has anyone else seen this?
[Nook Color Android Development] patgnds:
I was getting that error too. I had to start with (8) failed restarts and use the 1.4.1 update I had from last update, now it works.
[Nook Color Android Development] fpga_guy:
MN5.02.12 vs MN5.02.19

I used 5.02.12 and did not have any problems. Under what circumstance did the "read forever" problem crop up and was fixed in 2.19?

Do I need to apply MN5.02.19?
[Nook Color Android Development] renyiandhan:
I got exactly the same error in the BN Shop/store window:confused:

mine is 1.4.2, should I flash back to 1.4.1 then rooted it again?

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do you mean that you have downgraded from 1.4.2 back to 1.4.1 to solve this problem?
[Nook Color Android Development] GMPOWER:
Before I release the 5.02.12 version, I debated if I should include the stock kernel in the apps2sd version. A line of code that moved the kernel to a backup accidently got left in, and then was transferred over to the base image. This is what resulted in the “Read Forever” problem. I removed this section of code in both versions of 5.02.19 so that the problem won’t happen again.

This is a problem that has happened with every version of firmware. One of the sure-fire ways to avoid the problem is to make sure you download all B&N content before applying the package. Wiping the device and starting over should get it working again. The following method has worked for me in the past, and you can try it yourself if you would like.

Go into the settings menu

Select "Device Info"

Select "Erase & Deregister Device"

Once that has completed, register your device again with B&N

Download all B&N content

Apply the MN package
[Nook Color Android Development] renyiandhan:
thank you so much!

I'll try your tips
[Nook Color Android Development] patgnds:
sorry, yes I have build.prop of 1.4.2 but the system is 1.41 so far all is good. this is the link I found with the zip, http://nookworks.blogspot.com/2011/12/keeping-your-nc-at-12-or-13.html
[Nook Color Android Development] renyiandhan:
worked perfectly for me! thx!
[Nook Color Android Development] renyiandhan:
Thx patgnds:)

GMPOWER's tip perfectly fixed this problem!
[Nook Color Android Development] Techienana:
Sorry if this was asked already; I'm still reading through threads. Can this method be used on an NT that has been repartitioned and updated to 1.4.2 at the B&N store?
[Nook Color Android Development] bluepen61:
No. Instead, check the NT boards for possible rooting schemes for the Nook Tablet.
[Nook Color Android Development] eljamz:
Works awesome, thanks!

If any one know any other launcher for replace of the zeam one and can recommended, it would be great.
[Nook Color Android Development] jonty12:
Visibility yet again

I can't seem to get visibility with this Nooter version. Tried the steps in the OP a few times to no avail. Interestingly when I go to play.google.com on my desktop and look at some apps, they provide the compatibility info that's in the attached image. Unfortunately, my current nooted nook is one of the two non-compatible ones. All three identified "devices" are the same piece of hardware nooted through different versions of ManualNooter over the past year.

see attached pic. How do I get back to being identified as the "compatible" version??
[Nook Color Android Development] eljamz:
The one Stock and Nooted is the first one... so go to stock ROM, sing in into google play and accept the terms, then you will be able to install that app...
[Nook Color Android Development] jonty12:
If I'm back on stock ROM, how do I access Google Play to sign in and accept the terms? If it's like Market was, don't I have to root to get access to it?

Do I do it through the browser?
[Nook Color Android Development] bluepen61:
Eh, you need to rooted to get access to Google Play (formerly Market).
[Nook Color Android Development] r0n1n69:
Two questions...

I've got everything working like a champ right now on 1.4.1 nootered with .19, so I'm hesitant to change anything. So, I'm wondering, does 1.4.2 introduce anything worth while enough to apply that update?

The one issue I do seem to have right now is battery life. I'm not sure what my kids are doing with the nook while I'm gone, so they could just be watching the sh*t out of netflix and draining the battery, but that's unlikely. It seems like every couple days I get the battery too drained to power on screen when I really haven't been using the device at all. I've got SetCPU running with a profile to reduce CPU to 300 when the screen is off. I've also been getting more SOD's with .19 then I was with .12. Anyone else running into anything like this?
[Nook Color Android Development] jonty12:
yes, my point exactly.
[Nook Color Android Development] jonty12:
Got it working. Nooted to the apps2sd version and all is good. Continued to not be able to access anything after trying the non-apps2sd version.

All great now.
[Nook Color Android Development] fpga_guy:
market no longer visible with non-apps2d MN

I have a rooted NC with the plain MN (not apps2sd) with full market visibility. Using the same process (restore to stock BN1.4.1 then MN) for a second NC but 6 weeks later, I get almost zero apps even after applying the fix in OP. The only difference was the update to Market (now called Play).

Will try again this weekend with apps2sd
[Nook Color Android Development] misfit41:
hi, i have a nook colour running 1.4.2 . i have tried using the bootable cwm with flashed sd card using win32diskimager.

I've tried this with a few sd cards and it just boots up as normal.

any suggestions are greatly appreciated
[Nook Color Android Development] jonty12:
Try starting from a formatted sd and start again making the CWM card. Should work.
[Nook Color Android Development] SteveRiley:
So I've tried this a couple times now, with the same end result each time.

First attempt

Nook Color running 1.2 rooted months ago with an older version of ManualNooter. CWMR in EMMC. Has always performed flawlessly.

Wiped clean, installed a zip with 1.4.2 that preserved CWMR and added CyanoBoot. Rooted with ManualNooter 5.02.19. Success. First thing: install SQLite editor and change the database setting to block OTA updates. Perform my usual customizations. Finally copy all my books to the Nook using Calibre.

My customizations include--

* deleting unused apps: calculator, calendar, email, Gmail, maps, places

* adding the basics: Titanium Backup, Root File Explorer, Adaway, Autostarts, Watchdog, SetCPU

* installing a few day-to-day apps (news sources, etc.)

48 hours after this, I wake up in the morning and the Nook is completely dead. Zero charge. I plug it in and after a few moments it has enough charge to show me the gray triangle-bang in the gray Nook outline. Whaa...?

After it charged up sufficiently to boot, the Nook reset itself completely back to original stock, which was 1.1. No Cyanoboot and no CWMR. That caught completely by surprise.

Second attempt

Exactly like the first, except this time I was starting with an unrooted 1.1 rather than a rooted 1.2. Otherwise, I followed the same steps as before.

Again, 48 hours later, the Nook was completely dead. Same symptom after a few moments of charging: gray bang. But this time, after more charging, Cyanoboot appears. I can boot into CWMR from the menu. But if I try to boot normally, my Nook hangs when the large gray "n" appears.

I'm not sure what to do next. I feel if I repeat the process yet again I'll experience the same failure 48 hours later. Perhaps I should revert to 1.4.1 instead? Has anyone else seen something similar to what I've described?
[Nook Color Android Development] SteveRiley:
More info...

I can ADB to the device just fine. Nothing in logcat jumps out at me as being a problem, although there are some stack traces that don't seem obviously linked to any error messages. This is very strange...
[Nook Color Android Development] davidr415:
Just curious.. Will V6 Supercharger do anything for MN ? i.e. running the script from a term emulator?

Running OC kernal and apps2sd ROM.
[Nook Color Android Development] framitz:
Try without removing these unused apps: calculator, calendar, email, Gmail, maps, places

and see if it does the same thing. I suspect it's detecting 'corruption' and resetting to protect 'you'.
[Nook Color Android Development] joehempel:
anyone else having Wi-fi issues?

All of a sudden my wi-fi drops like crazy, it didn't used to do that.

I'm on the latest firmware for NC and the latest Manual Noon, non app2sd.
[Nook Color Android Development] fpga_guy:
No problems here using non-app2sd. Did you change router?
[Nook Color Android Development] aegrotatio:
Thanks for this, but I have a warning.

After you install the stock Nook Color 1.4.2 ROM and then install ManualNooter, be a little careful when using Nook Color Tools. In particular, don't choose the second, weird looking "com.android.settings" menu entry. That one will immediately, and without any prompting, initiate what appears to be a "factory" wipe of your Nook Color and will undo whatever you already happened to set up on your Nook Color and the result of this process isn't pretty. Beware of this menu item.

Other than this, thanks for the info!
[Nook Color Android Development] gsutton:
This happened to me as well. Had to reinstall my backup.

Sent from my NOOKcolor Android eReader