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[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] curious_aardvark:
I've got a nst 1.21, rooted and ngsappattack (or whatever it was) also installed.

I've installed the norefresh app. Nothing seems to happen when I click on it.

every time I go into settings it shows as being off and when I click to enable the settings, the program vanishes.

I've enabled it through the whitelist in every app on the nook - makes no difference.

I haven't yet enabled multitouch as looking through the instructions - they're all somewhat bloody confusing.

Do I need multitouch for norefresh to work ?

and if not - what do I do to make it work ?

cheers :)

ps. okay it looks like I've got norefreshtoggle.apk - I've looked through every page in this thread (I think, my brain is turning to cheese as I type) and I cannot find any trace of a notoggle norefresh. Am i missing something obvious ?

just installed the debug 2 version and disabled superuser popup.

norefresh now claims it's working but still nothing but normal greyscale no matter what I do.
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] Nbsss:
I have FW version 1.21 . Do i use "NoRefreshToggle-debug2.apk"? thx
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] osowiecki:
Yes.

If it does not work with the custom kernel you are using, change the kernel to a different one.

I use v166, because it works with NoRefresh and FastMode2.
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] Nbsss:
Edit: Thanks, just installed v166, how do i check i've installed it though? Also, how do i add the default nook reading app to the whitelist? Thanks

Edit2: Actually, i don't think NoRefresh is working at all. Fastmode works fine though, oh well..
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] osowiecki:
1. First start of NoRefresh debug does not change the display mode (it just starts the service), click it again.

2. NoRefresh can't work while Fastmode2 is running. Use one, or the other.

3. "whitelist", what is that? If you disabled something via NookManager, just move it back from /system/disabled-apps do /system/app. (btw. disabling all apps via NookManager will break your google play/market instalation)

4. Turn off "automatic contrast in NoRefresh settings to see the controls.5. Check in Opera Mobie or APV pdf if you have Multitouch.

5. NoRefresh only works in your current App. If you change the app, the NoRefresh will exit.

Add a shortcut to NoRefresh in quicknav (shortcuts bar 'n') or set it to start at "'n' long press".
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] Nbsss:
Cheers! I got it working thanks to your clear instructions.

How do you enable multitouch?

Sorry for all the questions, this device is kinda new to me :)
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] osowiecki:
If you are using a custom kernel, multitouch is already active.

APV,EzPdf and Ebooka should use multitouch by default.

In Opera Mobile, change user agent to Desktop.

Mobile websites usually don't allow zooming.

https://code.google.com/p/apv/
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] Nbsss:
Appreciate your help
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] cuisinart:
Hi, on this page, the author of NoRefresh says debug2 is only for 1.2.0.

github /marspeople/NoRefreshToggle/issues/2

So I'm a bit confused why it's also good to use it for 1.2.1? I have a nook simple touch with firmware 1.2.1 and am having the same problem as curious_aardvark above. the service won't start from the settings app, and the app itselfwon't start (nothing seems to happen). I'm using the kernel that came with NookManager 0.5.0 (2.6.29-omap1) which seems like quite a different number and numbering scheme from 'kernel v166'. On top of all this, there's a youtube video of a user playing angy birds on his nook simple, but angry birds won't install on my device as it's "incompatble" in the store what's up with that.
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] f4th0m:
norefresh fails on freshly rooted nook

Hi,

I have rooted my nook this way:

- factory reset (turning on plus holding both bottom button)

- upgraded to 1.2.1

- I used NookManager 0.5.0 with Gapps 0.5.0

- Installed norefresh

For some reason it fails to start. For first it did not quit right after launching it, but on the first time I have activated it. After that it fails to start at all (even after reboot).

Thanks for any help in advance!

Tamás

Ps: Please ask if you need any more info on this, right now sadly I have no idea where to start to debug
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] osowiecki:
Are you using the debug version?

FW 1.2.x = NoRefreshToggle-debug2.apk

https://github.com/marspeople/NoRefreshToggle/downloads
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] cuisinart:
Ok, I guess the reason that the debug version has to be used, is it is the latest and the last version the author tested it with was 1.2.0 firmware. 1.2.1 wasn't even out yet, and since this debug version was released, there appear to be no new updates to the app from the author (lost interest?).

under NST firmware 1.2.1, I am getting very erratic operation of this service. Most of the time, the whitelisted apps don't run in the fast refresh mode, but sometimes the screen blinks and they go into the fast mode, and then blink back to the slow refresh mode. Particularly with web browser apps. The gesture never seems to work with whitelisted apps.

Is this what others are seeing?
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] soolcio:
Hello,

Is there any fix available to enable Multitouch and NoRefresh on Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight fw 1.21?

---------- Post added at 10:28 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:22 PM ----------

Hello,

Is there any fix available to enable Multitouch and NoRefresh on Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight fw 1.21?

There are now many offers for this model 50 pounds in many stores in UK so it might be a nice bargain.

Thanks,

Greg
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] outlogic:
Can't find a way to enable NoRefresh in gReader RSS reading app no matter what settings I use. When I tap downwards 3 times the app just reloads the page. Is there any solution to the problem?
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] Adasco:
How can I install Norefresh on my rooted NST? I'm a new., thanks for help
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] richardcoop:
I'm using Guevor‘s modified 176 kernel and the fastmode2.apk by osowiecki with ver 1.21

This works for me except in speeding up the display.but it reduces the contrast for normal reading.

I am looking for a way to go back and forth (or increase the contrast (can anybody help?).

The only way I have found to get out of fastmode is to reboot.

Any ideas?
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] nivieru:
This is weird, fastmode2 should toggle between fast and normal modes, what happens when you launch fastmode2.apk when already in fast mode?
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] richardcoop:
Stupid me! Ididn't realize that! Thanks:cyclops:
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] aiamuzz:
I tried this on my new NST with Glowlight and it seems its not working ...

does this app require a modified kernel ?

I am currently on the stock 1.1.5 firmware.

'the current service state' norefresh settings page is unchecked ... if i tap on it to start the application exits and when i go back it is still unchecked.

Am i doing something differently ?

thanks,
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] A Person Who Loves Cake:
Install

It isn't working! I do have a different android OS though (but I did install the latest nook manager) from what I can see, can anybody help please?

I installed the app and went to my apps drawer, tapped no refresh settings tapped activate and the app exited. I went back in and it was off again. I tried again and the app exited again. The 4 tap gesture doesn't work either.
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] A Person Who Loves Cake:
Please do help anybody!
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] fahd_freak:
What do you mean different android os? The nook only runs 2.1
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] :
To all of the above people:

If you have a Nook Glowlight (the white one), this app won't work.

However, if you have a Nook

Simple Touch with

Glowlight, it will work, but you need a special version. My mistake - if you have either a Nook Touch or a Nook Touch Glow running 1.2.1, you need the below .apk.

The .apk attached is the modified version for the 1.2.1 software version. It does work properly.
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] reubenmoreland:
Playing Gifs

Hey Guys,

Sorry, I'm new to these. I really need to be able to play a short gif on a nook simple touch. Where should I go to learn how to root it, what apps should I download on the android store once it is rooted, and what is the process of getting the gif on the nook. I see a lot of conversation about the nofresh app, but I don't know how to get it on the nook.
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] :
Hello, reubenmoreland,

Here is the most simple path to achieving the ability to play .gifs on a Nook Touch:

1. Ensure your Nook is on software version 1.2.1 by navigating [QuickNav Menu > Settings > Device Info > About Your NOOK®].

2. Backup and root your Nook using NookManager.

3. Install the gallery replacement app QuickPic. You can do this like so:

a. Download the attached .apk file.

b. Plug your Nook into your computer.

c. Copy the file you downloaded onto the root directory of your microSD card (/sdcard).

d. Unplug your Nook from your computer.

e. Navigate to the /sdcard directory using the file explorer in ReLaunch (the home app).

f. Tap on the file you just pasted from your computer.

g. Tap "Install". Tap "Done".

4. Follow the same process as above for your .gif file, steps [a.] through [d.].

5. Download and install NoRefresh-debug2.apk from this thread in the same process as above, steps [a.] through [g.].

6. Open the NoRefresh app and get it set up.

7. Go back to ReLaunch, tap on the .gif, and tap "QuickPic".

8. Now, just toggle NoRefresh, and the .gif will play smoothly.

Hope this helps!
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] sherif011:
Is there anyway to keep no-refresh working across apps without having to relaunch it?

It automatically closes even when popups appear unlike the fastmode for example,

Thanks
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] reubenmoreland:
Thank you so much! I still have a few questions:

1: So my nook is version 1.1 . Do you know how to update it?

2: what do you mean when you say "Copy the file you downloaded onto the root directory of your microSD card "

(in other words, what do you mean by "root directory" )

thanks!
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] :
Sadly, there is not currently a way to do what you are requesting.

---------- Post added at 16:52 ---------- Previous post was at 16:26 ----------

Answer 1: To update your Nook to 1.2.1, just follow the instructions here.

Answer 2: The "root directory" is just the uppermost folder on the drive; e.g., for Windows, it could be C:\ for the root directory of your hard drive.
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] hereusethis:
Thanks!

Just wanted to say thanks for this -- I've got it up and running (debug version) on my NST. Even was able to repurpose the now reading icon on the status bar to make activation a snap. Pretty easy process, even for a newb like me. Now I just need to figure out multi-touch and I'm pretty sure this will work just fine for my pdf needs.

:good:Much appreciated!:good:
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] papercutandroid:
Is it possible to install NoRefresh or FastMode2 (or equivalent) on CM11 version of NST? I just got my first unit.

Thanks!
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] seti2:
Any chance to make this work on Nook Glowlight plus (Android 4.4)?
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] ingramsmith:
[MENTION=4163417]marspeople[/MENTION] I installed your NoRefreshToggle.apk, give it superuser permissions (and remember it) but I don't see any difference.

In NoRefresh setting current service state is always off. No matter how many times I tap it to start (app icon or option in settings) after screen reload and open settings again checkbox is always empty and caption says that 'NoRefresh is not running, tap to start'.

I tried to disable automatic settings but it didn't help.

*Device rooted withNookManager from this link https://xdaforums.com/sho....php?t=2040351

**Nook firmware is 1.2.1
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] nmyshkin:
Wow, it's been a long time since I fooled around with NoRefresh. If you installed the version from the first post in this thread, then it probably won't work at all. That version was designed for firmware 1.11-1.12 or similar. [MENTION=4163417]marspeople[/MENTION] made a second version for FW 1.20 (https://github.com/marspeople/NoRefreshToggle/downloads), NoRefreshToggle-debug2.apk. Try that one.

It may also be that a kernal update is required but I'm not at all sure about that. Most of the early kernal updates were for multi-touch and overclocking, but only one, 166 (as I recall), worked with NoRefesh on FW 1.21

I found NoRefresh really difficult to work with. The contrast setting seemed to forever elude me. That may be because the debug2 version was not as good as the original for the earlier FW, or maybe I'm just a dolt. In the end I moved on to a kernal that no longer supported the app and now I use FastMode2 (very rarely) instead.

Edit: Maybe this is the information you want: https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=38713846&postcount=251

Edit:Edit: I have been hard on NoRefresh in the past but I have recently had the opportunity to start with another NST from scratch and investigate some of the issues more closely. I can now confirm that using kernal 166 on FW 1.2.1 and the debug2 version of NoRefresh works as it was intended. Finally I can see what people were talking about! Very nice on a PDF reader. Unfortunately, the app does

not

work with other kernals (174, 176, etc.) to which were added USB Host/Audio at a later date. So if you don't care about USB Host, kernal 166 give you multi-touch, overclocking (if you want it) and allows you to run either FastMode (not so great) or NoRefresh.
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] ingramsmith:
[MENTION=5562185]nmyshkin[/MENTION] Thank you for reply
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] raja7:
Hey are you interested in collaborating with us, we are making an ebook reader different from current products in the market
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] oiler1729:
Can someone link the original 166 kernel since it seems to be removed? Thanks!

edit: https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=38542949&postcount=131 seems to work
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] marspeople:
The problem is when I do that, the screen will flash blank every time it is set again to A2 mode during a draw (i.e, animation such as scrolling).
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] case-sensitive:
Thanks! It works exactly as advertised -- it can't believe that e-ink can refresh so quickly!

The trade off of course is that we now have just black-and-white, i.e. 1-bit coloring. As I understand the Nook Touch has 16 shades (which I presume to mean 4-bits). Question/request: Could you make a version of your apk to allow 2-bit shading? Perhaps that would give us a satisfactory compromise between scrolling speed vs readability of webpages (both being crucial e.g. for webpage browsing).

THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(ed: unfortunately I don't know how to modify/compile apk, whence the request...)
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] bytehead:
Thanks.

I just ordered a Nook tonight. I plan on getting this installed, once I've rooted the thing. I would have given you a Thank You, but as a (new! but also old I'm afraid) n00b, I evidently can't do that (or else I'm too simple on where to see where to click to do so...)
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] met67:
Look Ma, I'm on Engadget! :)

http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/23/...sh-mode-on-nook-simple-touch-video/#continued

(Sorry, couldn't resist)
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] Platinum_Lotus:
Sorry for this out-of-topic question :P But how could you replace Shop --> Orientation, Search --> Back as seen in the vid? :D
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] Googie2149:
He used NookTouchTools.
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] drmxmyt:
thanks, it works great, specially with pdf documents :D
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] tsweedw:
This makes my nook great:D
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] qwert940:
Great work marspeople and everyone else who made it happen, but I'm bothered by one question. Isn't it dangerous for the e-ink display? As far as I know the screen flashes to maintain the contrast and remove ghosting effect. When we turn the flashing off won't we lose the contrast? Of course I'm not trying to scare away people from installing it, I'm going to do it right away after writing this post. It's just a question ;)
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] osowiecki:
"Bump"

It takes about 14 days for the Nook to get to Poland ;]

<Currently I'm testing this "hack" on my NST. If anything goes wrong, I'll certainly write about it.>

Also ...

great work
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] marspeople:
@all Thank you for your kind comments.

I'm no expert in e-ink technology but my guess is since it is a native operation mode of the screen, it shouldn't do any harm. As I said, the stock reader app from B&N implements this mode when changing pages quickly and by reverse-engineering the apk you would get almost the same code I'm using here (from N2EpdController class).
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] GabrialDestruir:
I'm curious, what's the ghosting like when using this?
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] mdall:
There are usually a lot of ghosting when you activate it but then there are no more ghosting.
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] cybermaus:
Question: This started with PRS-T1 beta app and a question to port to Nook. But is the Sony use preserved? Could I install this on my PRS-T1 and use the same screen shortcut?
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] marspeople:
No, it won't work. The "hack" for the PRS-T1 uses a different method, and I don't know if it can be activated this way (I don't own a PRS-T1).
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] cybermaus:
To bad. So what was meant in firstpost with "The code works already for the PRS-T1"
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] mrWax:
using nook touch tools

Hi!

-your app is nice!

-however i have sometimes problem with unexpected deactivation of norefresh. is there any chance of using nook touch tools of color tools to map for example small book icon on the top-left to start your app and toggle the no-refresh?

thx
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] marspeople:
Since I cannot avoid those automatic deactivations of NoRefresh by the system, this may be useful.

I've just implemented it, so now when you launch the app and it is already running, it will activate NoRefresh mode. So you can just use a shortcut to the app using NookTouchTools to activate.

I will add it to the first page post.
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] Googie2149:
You have no idea how happy this makes me.
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] brendan10211:
Wonderful!
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] Celebom:
What would be really useful, would be to start it when scrolling or dragging start, and ending it when it ends. I'm thinking about the usage while reading and scrolling pdfs (e.g. on ezPdf)
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] mrWax:
toggle by launching app

Hi, again!

-Your last update made your app really useful!

-Still is it possible for app find out what is the current refreshing mode and toggle it when launched?

-is it possible to maybe create another app that would only do single refresh. sometimes it would be enough and maybe even more useful that proposed toggle version above. e.g. you what to see what is on the picture in web browser so you do one refresh, or e.g. you want to get rid of some really anoing ghost - you do one refresh

(Now it seems only to start no-refresh mode but you have to restart app you're using (e.g. opera when you what to see clearly what is on the selected picture) in order to dislable no-refresh mode.)

thx
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] marspeople:
Yeah, that is what the PRS-T1 browser does. However, it seems to be impossible to do via android API, so the only way would be hacking the framework, which should be hard. If I could hack it, I would probably be able to add partial refresh (like in CoolReader) for any app too.

This may be possible, I will look into it.

You can perform a temporary refresh by pressing the "n" button twice. The NoRefresh mode will keep activated after it.

You can still disable no-refresh by using the four taps gesture.
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] SaltatorMortis:
hmm maybe you look after a idle script

if the a2 mode is running and no action is done for 1-2 seconds its deactivate/activate the a2 mode

its only a quick and dirty solution but its a way
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] marspeople:
Ok, I've got the toggle via shortcut to work. However, I'm using logcat to determine current refresh mode and I'm not certain this approach will always work. Please test and report any problems.

I will update first page post.
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] mrWax:
no-gesture version

- would be nice to create one version without any gesture activation, since I do not see almost any point for using it. I have visible status bar with small book on the left always which i use for running your hack.

- putting somehow some extra buttons into status bar should also provide more use to your hack. One for toggle and the other for instant refresh or some automatic refresh hack..

- your effort took nook another step closer to low power, eye-friendly tablet. Last missing thing, since keyboard and usb flash memory are now also working (depelopment forum - usb host), is usb mouse. :)))

thx!
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] marspeople:
I've already did a "no gestures" version, see first page post. I think I am getting able to predict your feature requests. :p
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] Googie2149:
"What are you doing?"

"Reading."

"With a mouse?"

"Yes, and your point?"

"Nothing..."

That was seriously the first thing that came into my head.
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] klaberte:
So I've been really excited to try this. I've read the whole thread, but I just cannot figure this out. What does nogesture do? How do I get this to work? Do I have to run the NoRefresh app after I've started up a new app (e.g. browser)? Also, sometimes it seems that I am turning the no refresh on (I can tell, because there is a lot of ghosting), but then I cannot turn it off?

So, do you need to trigger norefresh for each app individually?

How is the nogesture different than the normal version?

Why can't I seem to be able to disable the norefresh once it is active?
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] mrWax:
Always on? black-white video?

- If there was someone that could make your app be always on or always off regardless, what one do on nook... would be great.

- One almost wonder whether, with some contrast-brightness settings, could watch video - like youtube or vlc maybe :)
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] case-sensitive:
This is a great app; even so I doubt you can use this to watch b/w video --- most b/w video (or even photos) have shades of grey, whereas this app allows for only black and white and nothing else. That's why we no longer have anti-alias fonts on the browser.
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] puetzk:
Ghosting when it's first enabled

Going by appearances when you turn it on with images on the page, I think the (severe) ghosting when it's first enabled is that pixels that were a shade of gray (due to antialiasing) are not refreshed in this mode, only black/white transitions update properly. That's why once it's been on for a bit (and all these pixels have been replaced at least once), the ghosting clears up.

So would it be possible to flash the whole screen to solid white (or black) when first turn NoRefresh mode on, so those first transitions all start at one extreme? Maybe by just taking the dummy view you use to sense touches and temporarily drawing on it?
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] staylo:
Excellent job! I was wondering whether the OpenGL acceleration in the Nook Touch could be exploited: use a fragment shader to dither the display before the EPD gets its mucky hands on it :)

Unfortunately this is way over my head and I can't get past the initial idea.

eg http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8032006/glsl-gif-dither-effect-optimization
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] TOP_DOG_UK:
What the hell is this
[Nook Touch Themes and Apps] mrWax:
dotted black= gray

you mean using this trick to support gray when in no-refresh mode? Would be great. This nook st look like its gonna be grey-scale tablet after all. :)