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[Nook Touch General] apeine:
Thank you. Worked very well. Apps that worked fine: google maps, ezpdf, opera, android comic viewer and autocadWS. Didn't work on pdf viewer (but I don't know if it works at all, as it has buttons for zooming), as k9 email (also I don't know if it works at all).
[Nook Touch General] fufutos:
I've used XWFull and everything gone all right. Don't forget to install noRefreshToggle, it's the perfect match for multitouch :)
[Nook Touch General] ryanpl:
Do you guys find that after applying this hack the touch screen stops working once in a while? After applying this mod I find there are times, after waking the nook up from sleep mainly, that the touch screen is unresponsive and the Nook needs to be rebooted. Still think this is a kick butt mod and have no intention of removing it.
[Nook Touch General] zholy:
I had that for three times so far. For now (1 and half day) is everything alright.

With the first one I had to restart the nook like you described...with the other two I had to wait for a while and it start to react again (about 5-10 sec)
[Nook Touch General] fufutos:
me too, once only...
[Nook Touch General] apeine:
I was about to comment on that unwanted "feature". Since yesterday evening, I had to reboot twice in order to get out of the screensaver. If I pressed the on button, it would change to another screensaver, which is normal behavior, but it wouldn' come out of the screensaver, it doesn't matter how many times or how long I waited for it to respond.
[Nook Touch General] hshsh:
cp: not found

there is not " cp " command in system/bin on my nook . I use " cat " command instead it:

cat /media/uImage > /media/boot/uImage

does " cp " command exist in your device ?
[Nook Touch General] rhhd:
Tried this today. Installation worked without problems on 1.1.2.

But honestly, for reading PDFs I don't find it too useful, because the screen resolution of the NST is rather low, and without anti-aliasing text will look horrific.

Of course, if it were possible to make this activate automatically only while dragging/panning/zooming as discussed above, then it might become an awesome hack.
[Nook Touch General] Renate:
cp is not stock Nook.

You can get it with busybox

Personally, I just:

adb shell
mount -o rw,remount rootfs /
mkdir /boot
mount -t vfat /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 /boot
^C
adb push uImage /boot/
[Nook Touch General] waschoi:
Hey,

I tought it was incuded in the zip ... seems that I was wrong again :D

So ... thanks for your help, everything works now. It is not perfect for viewing scanned pdf but it is o.k.

and now i can lend book of my library without using the laptop - perfect!

Thanks again!
[Nook Touch General] apeine:
rhhd,

The quality of the zoom depends on the program you are using (I use ezpdf, which shows always great results) and the quality of the pdf file you use. If it was printed with lower resolution (100 dpi or less), it won't look good even on a 10" tablet.

Files from my MBA or the ones that I scan myself (using at least 200 dpi) always look pretty sharp.
[Nook Touch General] rhhd:
Sorry I realized I posted this on the wrong thread.

I was refering to NoRefresh. This makes the screen 1-bit and then things look really bad, even documents with "infinite" resolution due to vector format, e.g. documents originating from (La)TeX (which are most of the documents I use).

Of course this is not the fault of multitouch, but only of NoRefresh.
[Nook Touch General] wheilitjohnny:
For this reason, I am developing a NoRefresh-When-Dragging app now. But still in progress.
[Nook Touch General] apeine:
My STR worked fine since last reboot (2nd after installing multitouch), but a couple of minutes ago the screen became irresponsive again. Had to reboot.

Any hint on what may be the reason? Anyone?
[Nook Touch General] wheilitjohnny:
I heard about this, but for me, I didn't try that.

Anyone would check if there are any error log?
[Nook Touch General] tehriddler:
Been waiting for the day something like this would be released!

What's a good PDF reader to use in conjunction with this? The other PDF apps take too long to render pages as each page is divided into 3*6 blocks, or have page turn/scroll animations. Can multitouch be enabled in Orion?
[Nook Touch General] asolodoff:
Screen became Irresponcive couple of times...
[Nook Touch General] wheilitjohnny:
I finally see the problem!

Sometimes u may see the nook with no respond.

To solve it, try to drag with two fingers, then this usually solves the problem.

It mainly because there may exist "ghosting" touching if the previous touch didn't provide "finger leave" event.

Drag with two fingers would clear all the cached information. Try with this next time~
[Nook Touch General] Zmol:
Is there any chance of these kinds of tweaks making it to the Sony PRS-T1 reader? They seem to be more or less identical, but you guys only work on the Nook or?

I'm European, so there is no easy way for me to get my hands on a nook :S so that's why I'm asking.

Cheers!
[Nook Touch General] mali100:
No, they aren't identical, the only things they have in common is the fact that they are e-book readers and that they are android based.

A lot of the people and devs using the nook are from europe (including me), the easiest way to get one, is by purchasing a refurbished one from ebay

http://www.ebay.at/itm/NEW-NOOK-SIM...90662291860?pt=US_Tablets&hash=item2c645bb194

or

http://www.ebay.at/itm/Refurbished-...=US_Tablets&hash=item337434d2c9#ht_2798wt_907
[Nook Touch General] Carrick1973:
Thanks for the multi-touch support, but I found that my battery drains in about a day or two instead of the weeks that I would get before. Anyone else experiencing battery drain on the new kernel?

If I wanted to go back to the non-multi touch kernel, which one would I use on rooted 1.1.0?
[Nook Touch General] wheilitjohnny:
Did you make a backup? If yes, just pull that in.

If not, you need to compile a kernel without any mod.

By the way, which kernel are you using now?~

The one only enabled multi-touch or those combined with other features?~
[Nook Touch General] mdall:
If he wants to return to stock kernel, I guess that he can use the one of B&N's update (the "kernel" file inside the zip), no?
[Nook Touch General] fjl307:
Great set of directions (sarcasm)

I think I got the multitouch.zip to install using CWM. How do I know it's working though? There seems to be plenty of ghosting still occuring everywhere else. Does this only work in certain apps?
[Nook Touch General] mali100:
Use this update-zip http://code.google.com/p/nst-recovery/downloads/detail?name=stock_kernel_1_1_2.zip

its labeled 1.1.2 but the kernel is the same as 1.1

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The multitouch.zip installs only multitouch kernel and permissions, it doesn't change anything regarding screen refresh.
[Nook Touch General] fjl307:
Oh i see.
[Nook Touch General] Khiven:
What pdf viewer are you using? I have tried to launch a pdf from a fileexplorer but it always open it with the default nook pdf reader which seems not to be the same you used in the video since it does not support multitouch, zoom or whatever
[Nook Touch General] apeine:
Ezpdf does it! Try it. Quite cool.

BTW, congrats for the person that informed that using a double finger on screen would release a locked nook (in my case, on screensaver)! It worked perfectly!
[Nook Touch General] Paburin:
I've readed several news about the multitouch functionality, but i don't understand how to install it... I have my nook rooted with Clockwork, i've downloaded the multitouch posted by mali100 and installed, do i need anything else? like the norefresh app? (i can't install it with clockwork, the instalation is aborted) i try installing the multitouch.zip and using ezpdf app and nothing happen... i don't know what to do... it's seems like the biggest pdf reading experience ever! i wanna try it! :(

Sorry for my english, i'm a spanish speaker.
[Nook Touch General] apeine:
Paburin,

After you install it via CWmod, it was supposed to work right away. I opened google maps and it worked, same with ezpdf.

After you ran CWmod, did you choose to install the zip? After that, everything is done. NoRefresh app is a plus, but it is not necessary right now.
[Nook Touch General] Paburin:
So i supposed to be in the right way, installing the multitouch.zip by CWmod, but it doesn't work, i try it with ezpdf and web explorer, i've make it twice, when the first time not work, i've formated the nook, now i don't know if i need to format again and make the same operation, or a missing one. :confused:
[Nook Touch General] anikol:
could you explain

What is a double finger on locked nook? Could you point me to the explanation?
[Nook Touch General] Googie2149:
Two fingers. Kind of like scrolling on an iMac, or zooming on an iPhone/normal Andriod device.
[Nook Touch General] anikol:
but what does it do?

I am asking what kind of functionality you get from two finger scroll, with respect to this multitouch mod?

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I found this response, it is about clearing possible lock up through ghosting.
[Nook Touch General] zholy:
What you get that it will "unblock" the screen from screen saver, because...sometimes you will find out that using only one finger want unlock the screen. It somehow waits for the second reading/finger to unlock it.
[Nook Touch General] sugaray:
Hello guys,

I'm a Newbie here.

My first time to use ADB command line

Okay, I tried the command procedure of arkusuma in changing the uImage, and I did it, but I don't know how to add the permission code (as shown below) in ADB command?

can anybody show me please commands, same as what arkusuma did in uImage...

Adding Permission node:

| in "/etc/permissions/required_hardware.xml", add

|

Code:

<feature name="android.hardware.touchscreen" />

<feature name="android.hardware.touchscreen.multitouch" />

|
[Nook Touch General] Renate:
If you don't have a text editor on your Nook the easiest way is:

adb pull /etc/permissions/required_hardware.xml

Edit the file on your desktop.

adb push required_hardware.xml /etc/permissions/
[Nook Touch General] sugaray:
Thanks Renate, i was able to add the permission. But still the ghosting still there.

Do I have to install the	NoRefreshToggle.apk package?
[Nook Touch General] Renate:
Sorry, I don't know where/how you are getting ghosting.

I don't use any system-wide EPD "no refresh".

Two of my apps use EpdController internally.
[Nook Touch General] sugaray:
Okay I got it working now as in the sample video. I just installed the NoRefreshToggle.apk. I was thinking before that replacing the uImage alone will install the noRefresh application, so I'm wrong...hehehe.

Thanks again Renate for your response.

I now enjoy my new nook, specially in reading PDF documents.

Thanks also to all who contributed to make this mod successful. Thumbs up..:)
[Nook Touch General] sugaray:
I'm just curious about your apps, I'm not familiar with this EPD Controller. Can you share your apps with us? Just want to test it with my rooted NST.
[Nook Touch General] Renate:
Well some of the things that I use are subtle, similar to the way the stock apps use it.

The stock Reader uses direct control.

The lock screen with the animated arrow uses it just for the arrows.

In another thread I posted a demo app:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=24099907#post24099907
[Nook Touch General] sugaray:
okay, i got your point now.:)

I downloaded and run your demo app. it was nice, you implement it directly on the application program. and not on the system wide EPD no-refresh.
[Nook Touch General] Sun_Cat:
This looked easy until I tried it. First two steps, no problem. Then this:

adb push required_hardware.xml /etc/permissions/
failed to copy 'required_hardware.xml' to '/etc/permissions//required_hardware.xml': Read-only file system

I'm using adb wireless, and on the Nook device it does say that it has superuser permissions. What am I missing?
[Nook Touch General] Renate:
/etc is actually a link to /system/etc

You have to remount /system r/w to write to it.

mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system
[Nook Touch General] eded333:
Read-only file system is the key, you need to make the system writable.

To make /system writable, you do:

mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system

Renate NST got it first :p
[Nook Touch General] Sun_Cat:
That did it. Thanks a lot!
[Nook Touch General] imachine:
Sup....

So I rooted my nook simple touch using touchnooter (the latest)

It worked fine I registered, ran your little escpade (opened adb, pushed the uImage to /media, mounted /boot, copied the uImage, edited the /etc/permissions file, rebooted).

Only thing is, I had the touchnooter sd back in the device.

So when it rebooted, the touchnooter started, and now the device bootloops every time :(

Any ideas how to fix it?

It pops up the Read forever screen, then the nook screen with the five dots comes up and then it just keeps flashing black.
[Nook Touch General] Schneicw:
You need to restore either with the 8 failed boots method or the n2t recovery and use the uimage in this thread.
[Nook Touch General] Martin-Doc:
Is there a way to install multitouch via usb cable or wifi? I don't have any SD card reader to use. If the answer was already mentioned, I appologize, but I could not find it anywhere in this thread.
[Nook Touch General] dr_diem:
Yes, using ADB (for USB access) or ADB Wireless (for wifi) on the Nook and installing the Android SDK on your computer then configuring the ADB tool there. I recently posted a bunch of relevant links in this post.
[Nook Touch General] sm151058:
What about NOOK Simple Touch with GlowLight?
[Nook Touch General] qetuR:
I tried this multitouch mod and ended up with a broken glowlight, but the multitouch sure worked fine.

I, however, rather choose light.
[Nook Touch General] sm151058:
Is it possible to save glowlight and get multitouch?
[Nook Touch General] dr_diem:
One would imagine so - it'd be a matter of re-implementing the multi-touch mods from the Glow base fileset. Any takers?
[Nook Touch General] miju:
Hi,

i would try to, but I don't know what to do.

As far as I understood nook glow runs 1.1.5 kernel.

There was a multitouch kernel from mali100 for 1.1.5 kernel somewhere linked in the forum.

So what has to be done?

What do you mean by glow base fileset?

Brgds
[Nook Touch General] sm151058:
Is it? http://code.google.com/p/nst-recovery/downloads/list
[Nook Touch General] todortk:
What about glowlight?

I rooted Nook Simple Touch with glowlight by following this guide :

blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2012/05/28/how-to-root-nook-glow-using-glownooter-includes-googles-app-market/

Is there a way to add multitouch capabilities?

As I see, the market fix is in fact the "End" file of the multitouch, but obviously the start is missing (or maybe it is integrated within the first file?)

And a little offtopic - has anyone succeeded in running "Adobe Reader" on Nook? I manage to install it after rooting, but when I try to change pages, it exits. I tried 9.0, 9.0.2 and 10.0 versions maybe older will do, but I don't have one.
[Nook Touch General] todortk:
multitouch on glowlight

I used the uImage1_1_5_multitouch

This was the only 1.1.5 image that did not break the glowlight.

Renamed to uImage (removed all suffixes) and put manually using noogie.

After that I copied the XML file from the permissions directory to the SD card (Using ES File Explorer with root permissions).

Connected the nook to the computer and edited the XML file using a text editor. (followed the instructions for manual multitouch)

Disconnected the nook from the laptop and ran the ESFileExplorer again.

Replaced the original XML file in etc\permissions with the modified one

rebooted the nook.

Tested multitouch with reader and Opera Mobile and it was working :)

Please make backups of all modified files before making changes.
[Nook Touch General] sm151058:
what is the reader?
[Nook Touch General] todortk:
Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight
[Nook Touch General] pasha4ur:
Hi

Have anybody such kernel for nook with Glow 1.1.5?
[Nook Touch General] mali100:
All my 1.1.5 kernels (http://code.google.com/p/nst-recovery/downloads/list) have the Glow-Light driver included. You should use uImage1_1_5_multitouch if you just want multitouch, or uImage_mt_usbhost_nopowercheck_115.zip if you also want usb-host-capability (this one may drain your battery).
[Nook Touch General] pasha4ur:
Thank you!

So, maybe I must use "NST kernel, multitouch, usbhost, usb drivers, based on 1.1.5" if I want save battary?
[Nook Touch General] hamid1010:
can't get multitouch to work

I've tried every possible method to get multitouch. Even this method. The xml shows the "screen, multitouch" lines already in the file.

I can use multitouch in the mobile opera browser but not pdf in the reader or aldiko.

What am I doing wrong?
[Nook Touch General] Juansalnagual:
firmware 1.0.1 update (to enable multi touch)

Hi!

I´m also running on 1.0.1 version, and want the multitouch app. Do i have to re root after the update? or is there any form to do the firmware update and keep the root and apps i already add? Which is the best way of doing it?

thanks for the help!
[Nook Touch General] Allekzz:
Hi,

I have rooted NSTwGL with 1.2.1.version of firmware.

Сan I enable Multitouch?

On link existing in this topic the latest multitough kernel is for 1.1.5.
[Nook Touch General] RAFK:
1.2.1 NST multi-touch

I used GlowNooter to (re) root my non-glow Nook Simple Touch. Mine had recently received the 1.2.1 version software update.

The Glownooter uses the 'CWM' method, and if that is followed you already know how to install the multitouch -- just put the new zipfile on your root card and go through that part again.

I don't know how to install norefresh on 1.2.1. Asking here

Multitouch works!
[Nook Touch General] Donna80:
I found this version worked perfectly for 1.2.1:

https://github.com/marspeople/NoRefreshToggle/downloads
[Nook Touch General] KevinManley:
Still no muti-touch

Excellent PDF Reading: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDk8a0leP4U

Hey Guys,

I still have no multi-touch capability, I think. I opened Opera Mini, but cannot zoom. I used TouchNooter to root my NST (with the uImage from arkusuma), then used Android Commander to change the permissions to include the above. Everything else seems to work.

Any idea what I'm doing wrong?

Thanks,

Kevin
[Nook Touch General] osowiecki:
Replace 'Opera mini' with 'Opera Mobile' and you are good to go.
[Nook Touch General] KevinManley:
I loaded Opera Mobile Classic. No luck.
[Nook Touch General] KevinManley:
Starting over...

Okay, I have restored the Nook to its original state by using the backup image I took before as in these instructions:

"How to Backup and Restore Nook Glow and Simple Touch"

Now, I'm going to try again. I think I do this, aftter registering the Nook:

1. Root the Nook via these instructions: nookdevs.com/Nook_Simple_Touch/Rooting

2. Load a copy of Noogie on a uDisk.

3. Copy uImage from the first post onto the Noogie disk, replacing the old one.

4. Power down the Nook.

5. Insert Noogie disk into the Nook.

6. Boot Nook.

7. Remove the uDisk.

8. Reboot the Nook.

9. Edit permissions to include the multitouch lines in the first post here.

Am I missing something? One of my steps wrong? Please tell me. I'm on my fifth attempt!
[Nook Touch General] Crispy3000:
First you need to make a choice whether you want to go with 1.1.X or 1.2.X

Are you running UK or US?

If you want to go 1.1.X route then follow these excellent instructions here (touchnooter root method)

If you are UK user you will end up with US setup.

If you want to go 1.2.X route then use these instructions here (NookManager)

If you are a UK user then get the 1.2.1 update from here

Okey your rooted.

Rather than mess around with sd cards in and out you have access to a PC you can use ADB to upgrade the kernel.

Step 1: install adb on your pc

Step 2: click adb wireless on your nook

Step 3: on pc command prompt type 'adb connect <ip address:portnumber printed on nook>

StepX:

Remember you need to rename uImage.img to be uImage with no extension.

Use esfileexplorer or root explorer (with superuser permissions activated) to navigate to /etc/system/permission/required_hardware.xml

Add " <feature name="android.hardware.touchscreen.multitouch" />"

Hit Save. Open file again make sure changes happened if not your editor needs superuser permission.

Reboot.

You have multitouch.
[Nook Touch General] KevinManley:
One more question: Is there an advantage to either 1.1 or 1.2?

Thanks!
[Nook Touch General] Crispy3000:
First If you want to go 1.1 route you can convert to UK here

I am relative new to NST so some more versed may want to correct.

I am currently running two NSTs one on each route.

1.1 would have draw backs with the wireless etc except clver guy has ported all the useful stuff back.

Basically has been around longer so more development.

Better contrast and proper norefresh mode.

No access to remapping four buttons each side (Has that been overcome?)

Bit more memory free than a 1.2 build.

Changing keyboard is easier (at least to me).

1.2 You can remap four side buttons big plus as nice as menu/back

Updated BnN Apps (not all changes for the better).

Norefresh mode is a beta but you get access to Fastmode.

Bit laggier buts that propably down to the fastmode kernel.
[Nook Touch General] osowiecki:
If I remember correctly there was a program called 'nook touch tools' or something similar in FW 1.x that allowed you to bind keys to commands.

Can anyone post the right name of this apk?
[Nook Touch General] Joydeck:
I have installed a few PDF readers including EzPDF, but only the old Nook reader directly opens the book I select from the File Manager. All other PDF Readers just take me to their own bookshelves and I have to hunt for the book myself.

Is there an app or a setting somewhere so that selecting a PDF in File Manager directly opens the PDF book in an eReader?
[Nook Touch General] zalcandil:
HELP!!!!

Men I try very few time to upgrade trought this method and the result is always the same, a complete failure . In the console mode when I try to push the uImage in the /media directory the message is "cannot stad ´uImage´: No such file or directory". Any advice? I try to put the uImage archive in all localtion posibles, desktop, C unit, downloads directory and always the message appear again.

PD: I have a NST 1.2.1 rooted with NookManager
[Nook Touch General] rados2000:
Hi!

Can anybody tell where I can download kernel with multi-touch ONLY (without fast-mode, cpu frequency patch & etc) for Nook Simple Touch v.1.21 ?
[Nook Touch General] aiamuzz:
great work ...

If i install uImage1_1_5_multicouch.zip through CWM will i successfully enable multi-touch on my Nook Simple Touch - with GLOWLIGHT ?

Cheers !!!
[Nook Touch General] OverByter:
Yes, that would work and is probably the simplest way to accomplish your desired goal. Good luck!

OB
[Nook Touch General] aiamuzz:
I tried the file without the 'nopowercheck' downloaded from ur google code page ... it just seems to abort installation when applied thru CWM ... finally I flashed your multitouch.zip from this thread and it flashed successfully ... but It seems to have broken my glowlight and the 'screen setting' is not accessible.

Any way I can regain glowlight and the screen setting page ?

UPDATE :

all FW 1.1.5 files tanked from here https://code.google.com/p/nst-recovery/downloads/list inlcuding the stock 1.1.5 kernel zip.

Also the only kernel-multitouch zip which did not break the glowllight as mentioned on this thread is 'uImage1_1_5_multitouch' and this file is not uploaded as a ZIP file in the list of downloads.

sitting on a broken glowlight waiting for a solution.

Thanks &

Cheers.

--- Sent from my DROID Pro ---