yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nook HD, HD+ General] r1c47:
Has anyone else with an HD experienced a glitch/problem where the screen jumps back and forth between landscape and portrait mode.

The only way I find that I can get out of it is by pressing and holding the power button till it shuts down.

BTW, it had happened once(that I can remember since I'm not the main user) on stock firmware and yesterday it happened again after rooting/launcher/ota/etc.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
You may have a hardware problem. That is controlled by piece of hardware called an accelerometer. It could be defective and giving bad signals. It is only supposed to do that when you turn the device.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] pcg73:
Sorry for asking, but my search and reading hasn't turned up an answer.

My HD+ just showed up. Looks like it wants to do an update right off the bat. I shut it off as soon as it started downloading the update. Do I want to continue running through the setup and registration, or will this update prevent rooting? Or do I have no choice? The direction say to make settings changes from the nook. Can I bypass the initial setup/upgrade?

Thanks and sorry again if it has been gone over repeatedly.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
As far as I know, the latest update is still 2.0.4 which is still rootable. Go ahead and let it. If it turns out to be newer and unrootable, you can always do the 8 failed boot procedure to reset to original version.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] Divine_Madcat:
Welcome to the new board you guys were dying to get. It tooka while, but you all finally have a place to call your own. I am glad people didnt have to wait too long to see what my hint Meant.

Welcome again!
[Nook HD, HD+ General] pcg73:
Awesome. I'll give it a go. Thanks for the unbelievably fast response and for all the hard work you've put into this device and shared. I am really looking forward to this upgrade from my nook color.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] drmlyung:
Just rooted a new HD+ with updated 2.0.4. Followed SomeOne0's instruction, and it worked perfectly.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] Tigrisan:
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!! :D
[Nook HD, HD+ General] someone0:
Just to let you all know, I'll try to make an All-in-One script to get root, block OTA and install GAPPS all as one single simple command. I already have the idea working in my head. And I think it's easily doable. Just don't ask for timeline, it could be as earlier as this weekend. There is something else I have been looking at to get it to work also and that's L2TP VPN, but I afraid I'm a really extremely small minority on this. I doubt most people here even setup any VPN server at home at all. There are other thing that I'm working on also. But I'll be a bit busy at work for a while. That read, less time hacking my nook.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] aeturnus77:
I don't have VPN for home, but for my job I do so that would be handy for me. At any rate, that all sounds like a sweet idea!
[Nook HD, HD+ General] someone0:
I have found a few things I would like to share, hopefully this may come in handy to do your hack, build script and etc.

1. I notice there is no such thing as sudo command in the android. But I guess you can run 'su -c' as a replacement.

2. After fooling around the Nook, I found the folder call /sbin, which seem to store some interesting filenames. Like: adbd, bootdata_check.sh, fsck_all and ueventd which linked to /init

My initial guess is that the fsck_all is actually checking all the partitions, including /system and other system related partition before decided whether to bootloop and factory reset the whole thing. I tried running it, which it will reboot the nook and run a quick check and then let me do the usual thing. Even though I said this maybe the key to actually let us screw with the entire system, including making hugh change in development. I wouldn't exactly play with it if you have no other way to get around it. I guess CWM might come in handy. Why, because normally if u screw up, you just have to get wiped and start over. But if you mess with this, you might get it stuck at boot and it won't reset. Also, if there is no fsck, any corruption won't get fix and may lead to bigger problem. Just be careful.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] roustabout:
Very interesting - the files in /sbin are not in the manifest file, meaning they can be altered at will.

I'm thinking boodata_check.sh may be part of what's triggering the device wipe, but it's a handy tool to have in case you want to trigger a wipe as you sometimes do.

I can't help but think they meant for this directory to be in /system/sbin and enumerated in the manifest file.

A system update which relocated it to /system/sbin could put paid to the current rooting techniques.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] fattire:
Sorry, just reading this out of context, but isn't /sbin the stuff in the ramdisk on the HD? It's all the stuff that's run by init early in the boot, usually.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] verygreen:
/sbin stuff IS in ramdisk, so it's content is checked when ramdisk content is checked.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] someone0:
Ah, that clear it up.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] termn8er:
Has anyone experienced after installing adb the nook connection to the pc going on and off? In other words the USB makes the connection sound then the disconnect sound over and over again? I can't seem to fix this. Please help as it makes any changes I can do, hit or miss until I can get the root fully installed.

Thanks!
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
Go to device manager and under USB controllers will be a USB mass storage device. Disable it. That is what is popping up.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] termn8er:
Thanks. I had to go into devices and printers to find it. I tried disable and that did not work. So I searched for new drivers and that worked. Very unstable for some reason but I have google play finally installed. Maps however says I need a connection and I have one. Any thoughts on this?

Thanks Much!
[Nook HD, HD+ General] someone0:
Wipe the data on all google apps & services.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] prodigy2m:
Nook HD/+ not cooking well.

Do you guys think we will really have good ROMS and other hacks for Nook HD/HD+ ? Seems like lots of cooking going on for Nexus 7. I just got a Nook did all the root and market but without a clean ROM and hacks for microphone this thing is useless.

What do you guys think?
[Nook HD, HD+ General] someone0:
Isn't microphone working?
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
You can't really compare a device like the HD+ with the Nexus. The Nexus was designed to be wide open for doing things like making new ROM s for it. The HD is locked down so the devs have to hack to make things work. That does not mean that given a little time and hard work on the devs part that they won't get there, it is just harder.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] prodigy2m:
Not with Skype. Actually, I can't even hear anything on skype so can't even tell. However, google voice is force closing so can't test there either.

---------- Post added at 07:35 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:31 PM ----------

Yes and no. I can agree that Nexus is open from the start but that's the point of getting dev's on your side. If one device is locked and other similar is not why would dev's choose Nook instead of open to develop Nexus. Do you see my point here... Maybe I am rushing things, but I can see you still using--my old favorite, Nook Color :) which I gave to my father now. That thing had some major line of dev's, but feel like they all went for Nexus.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] someone0:
Looking at price point, spec, screen;I don't see how can you say they are similar. The closest you can compare is the new Kindle Fire HD. And you will just be trading SD slot for camera.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
As you can see by my closing line, I have several devices and I like the HD + by far the best. Especially now that we have CM10. And it is not far from being mainline. But if you bought an HD+ hoping for a lot of free dev support, you are probably not going to get it. Might as well return it and get a Nexus.

One of the things the HD+ has going for it versus the Nook Color is it runs ics on stock and already has a 3.0.x kernel provided by B&N. So adapting CM10 can be much easier than it was on the Color. That's why I think we are going to have a very stable CM10 sooner rather than significantly later.

Sent from my Nook HD+ Running CM10
[Nook HD, HD+ General] termn8er:
I tried just clearing data and that did not change anything. Is there something else I should try?

Thanks
[Nook HD, HD+ General] someone0:
uninstall and reinstall the map after clearing the data?
[Nook HD, HD+ General] drmlyung:
Nook HD+ location awareness

It seems that the location awareness of the Nook HD+ is crippled somehow. The GoogleMap can be installed and used, but the Google Maps in play store refuse to recognize it -- "your device is not compatible with this software" -- for any upgrade. The Google-Voice-Locations.apk in the play store also refuse to recognize it, same -- "your device is not compatible with this software". The only Chrome can be installed is these before V18.0.1025XXX.

I guess the ICS in the HD+ is missing some elements, and a fully functional CM10 is a must for it to perform to its full potential..
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
No, location works. And I am assuming you mean on stock. You mention CM10, but also ics, so I don't know what system you are running.

You just have to know how to set it. You have to edit a database file to set it up. Look at my post here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=34614496

And use the Google Maps version on someone0's Play Store thread.

Sent from my Nook HD+ Running CM10
[Nook HD, HD+ General] someone0:
Or maybe those higher version require JB? Since CM10 is based on JB 4.1.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] jck_p:
SDCard Selection for Dual Boot Options

I'm reposting this here because I may have posted this over on the wrong board: "Stock root.....", but

I'm new here but have followed xda for some time. I first want to send thanks to the senior developers for their work on the Nooks. Especially, I think, Evergreen, LeapinLar, and Someone0. Thank you very much!

I'd like to add a tiny bit to the cause. Though I'm not in your league for develpment, I have built a few CM7/9/10 dual boot SD Cards from your instructions & tips. Most of the instructions suggest SanDisk cards. I've had excellent experince with Transcend. I've built every one of my dual boot cards on 2,4,16, & 32GB Transcend class 4 cards. Even had one class 10 work. My suspicion, though, is that class 4 works best on these devices because of faster xfer rates of smaller files than class 6 or 10? In any event I've not had one single failure with these.

Anyway, I want to say thanks again! I see HD+ dev is well underway and am anxiously waiting for HD 7.

Great Work!

:good:
[Nook HD, HD+ General] drmlyung:
Indeed, the location awareness itself is turned on,after the mod on the the table. But obviously, Google PlayStore will check more than this one single item. There are others -- I do not know what --, and there are more items in the PlayStore, mostly from Google, that are "not compatible with your device". That's why I said that the ICS in the HD+ is crippled.

Anyway, thanks for your help in fixing up the location in the HD+. BTW, I am currently running stock ICS.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
There are many factors that Play Store uses to decide if your device is compatible with the software. Your location is only a factor if you live outside the United States. Mostly it is the brand and model of your device, and screen size and density. It wants to know if you are a tablet or phone and what operating system you are running. It searches your device to learn all these things and makes its decision. The Nook HD+ is not even on it's list. It is not even supposed to be running Play Store.

Sent from my Nook HD+ Running CM10
[Nook HD, HD+ General] someone0:
While I agree that not all the google apps in the playstore is "compatible with" nook, cripple is done by design. I mean both Nook and Kindle are meant to sold primary as reading and media consumption device for their perspective services. The fact that that we already got playstore working is quite large step by itself. And I say that because the apps in the Nook store is quite pathetic. Even if I were to use Kindle, I find Amazon appstore is still not on par with google playstore. BUT, if we are looking at a bright side, comparing to something like iOS devices, they only got Apple store and maybe Cydia if you wanna count that even though they both after different market. As a consumer, I view the competing app markets in the same segment as a good thing for consumers. Also, if we are looking at not just the Nook, even my Galaxy Note II doesn't have all the app from Google playstore. A lot of thing that say not compatible doesn't mean they won't work, they just weren't allow to be install via the app store method.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] drmlyung:
I agree 100% with the two gentlemen above. I just merely point out the know fact that work's still in progress. Funny thing is though, that a lot of PlayStore apps are compatible with my Nook Color running CM7, and not compatible with Nook HD+ running BN's ICS.

BTW, I'm in Los Altos, California, right next to Mountain View, where Google is. And planning to buy a Nexus, either 7 or 10, and already have a Nexus 4 on order, though still do not know when it will be shipped.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] someone0:
If it ship via UPS, then it will be deliver when you are not home.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] Kratos4ever:
Do we have a tutorial for getting CM10 on HD+ ? Pardon me if I missed out. Have been waiting to hear the good news.

Thanks
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
Verygreen has instructions on his thread that posted the zip. Look in the dev forum.

Sent from my Nook HD+ Running CM10
[Nook HD, HD+ General] jesus310:
Cm10

Is cm10 being developed for nook hd 7?
[Nook HD, HD+ General] someone0:
NO
[Nook HD, HD+ General] yup40:
Nook HD+ 32 running CM10 on SanDisk Ultra 64 GB microSDXC Class 10 UHS-1 Memory Card 30MB/s with Adapter SDSDQUA-064G-U46A

Runs great and lots of storage.

I would post a link but I need a few more posts ;)
[Nook HD, HD+ General] Taosaur:
Does CM10 handle portrait/landscape switching properly for you? I have a test build on a 16GB Sandisk card and it sometimes doesn't switch at all or takes several seconds to change the orientation.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] Diogenes5:
Well, I'm sure there will probably be more Nook HD users in the long run and a lot of them (including me) would be willing to tip for a port of CM to the nook 7. How hard can it be given the similarities to the Nook HD+
[Nook HD, HD+ General] someone0:
Don't get me wrong, I only say that because currently there is only one person working on CM10 for HD+ and that is evergreen. We know also that he isn't working on HD because he doesn't own one. Sure there are a lot of similarity but the one thing that differ and. important is screen size. There maybe other. minor hardware differences also. So how is one suppoese to built an entire opering system without hardware to test it on. A lot of hacking are done mostly as a scratch your own itch project. Sure hell mine is even though I don't very have the experience nor I have any programming skill.(unless you count basic and vb). If you are saying it's not hard you can just start one. The problem isn't downloading souce code and compile. Surely that probably still sound like something a lot of people wouldn't dare to do. The biggest part is debug. Finding out what doesn't work and fixing it.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] fattire:
As with the KFire HD, there is already a great 7" tablet that supports cm10. Why buy locked hardware? (see the discussion here, as the same really applies to all locked 7" tablets, IMO)
[Nook HD, HD+ General] huynh766:
Thanks for the post, but 1 of your step took me 30mins to finger out...here is a little detail after got 'factory mode', go in there and then volume up + tap lower right - almost at the margin of the screen - to bring up the skip oobe tile). duh me!
[Nook HD, HD+ General] yup40:
Yes it does. There is a slight lag less than 1 second, but it has worked each time I have changed orientation.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] Taosaur:
Unfortunately, that tablet is locked in regard to storage capacity and limited in resolution. It was a disappointment when it was released and isn't looking any better as the field expands (well okay, the iPad Mini made it look pretty good). I get the philosophical and economic case for buying "unlocked" hardware, but omitting SD storage was consumer manipulation in the same vein as a walled garden, and along with PPI it ended up being a higher priority than the software or horsepower for a lot of people.

Obviously I'm not trying to twist your arm into buying a Nook HD and developing for it; just pointing out that there are valid reasons to go after the hardware and priorities that make the Nexus 7 less appealing.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] totodes:
I agree, I was super excited for this year's Nexus series until full specs revealed no micro sd slot on any of them. I'd rather buy locked hardware with the features I want and the possibility of unlocking, than the Nexus 4/7/10. You can hack software, but you gotta stick with the hardware you got.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] fattire:
I understand that the lack of an SD card might be a disappointment, but I don't see how it's exactly consumer manipulation...? Can you explain what you mean? I don't think you appreciate the HUGE difference between including/not including some hardware specs and going out of your way to attempt to cryptographically restrict owners from replacing an operating system. It's akin to the difference between a car you want to buy not having a sunroof vs. having the hood welded down and a GPS that constantly reports back to the manufacturer. (Is the lack of a camera in the Nook HD "consumer manipulation in the same vein as a walled garden?")

Resolution-wise:

Nook HD

1440 x 900 pixel resolution

243 PPI (pixels per inch)

Nexus 7

1280×800 WXGA pixels

(216 ppi)

So you're right. There's a difference, but they're fairly close :)

I agree with that. You may have received the Nook HD as a gift too and shouldn't be penalized. And you're right that someone may find cause to buy the N7 on the basis of some particular hardware preference (such as preferring a SD card or the slightly higher-resolution screen over N7's NFC/camera/2x the ram/quad core/GPS/better GPU/etc. I think the N7 is by FAR superior for the price, but anyway...).

I'm just saying that the locked bootloader bug is a HUGE slap in the face to the consumer and that I am sympathetic to those developers who simply refuse to have anything to do with it out of principal. Also, given the general disdain for the locked bootloader by developers, anyone buying the Nook HD and looks forward to tons of support and an active community will likely be disappointed by the lack of enthusiasm. With the locked bootloader being fixed, however, the device is freed. So now anyone can replace the OS; it just becomes a question of who feels like supporting it.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] CelticWebSolutions:
On that exact subject, do you think you'll be supporting the new nooks by porting Cyanoboot for the hd and hd+ ?

Cm10 works pretty well on it but it's a bit of a pain having to pop the card to run b&n side of things. You're excellent Cyanoboot would certainly fix that issue :)
[Nook HD, HD+ General] s_ko:
USB host on HD+ via CM10

One use case for a tablet that I am really looking forward to trying is backing up & rating my photos in the field without a laptop.

Ways of getting there & my caveats:

Shoot directly on a MicroSD in my Pentax K5 via an MicroSD->SD adapter and transfer it into the HD+ when needed. Caveat: Don't like it mechanically - rather flimsy. At the moment, if CM10 itself runs off of a MicroSD, this will only work with a Gapps-enabled stock HD+.

Shoot on a Wifi-equipped SD card (e.g. EyeFi Pro X2) in the K5 and connect to the HD+ via the Eye-fi or Mophoto apps. Caveat: SDcards rather expensive, and would need multiple ones. Transfer speed of RAW files potentially sub-par.

Connect the Nook HD+ and its standard cable to a card reader via a female-female USB adapter. Caveat: CM10 has to include USB host support, and the hardware needs to play ball as well.

Connect the Nook HD+ cable to the K5 via the K5's camera cable and a female-female USB adapter.

I wonder whether the HD+ can support USB host connections at all. Is it equipped to do so from a hardware point of view, even though the connector is non-standard and B&N has clearly no intentions of positioning the HD+ as a multi-purpose device?
[Nook HD, HD+ General] dbpaddler:
Heck, I'd pick up a cheap tab 8.9 and the card connection kit for that purpose instead of trying to futzing around. Though, is the rating thing something you could do within the Nook's OS? You could just swap cards then.

Sent from your 18yr old daughter's room
[Nook HD, HD+ General] s_ko:
Fair point about the futzing, though what would you expect on an XDA board :D

Wouldn't it be cool if there was a card connection kit for the HD+? Even a kacked-together one? I kind of like the high-density screen for looking at my images, and carrying two tablets would defeat the purpose of not having to lug around a laptop, wouldn't it?
[Nook HD, HD+ General] js5752:
Actually if that would work with an Eye-Fi card, I might invest in one. Throw a 64gig microsd into the HD+ and backup my camera to that. That would beat the heck out of lugging a computer on vacation.

If anybody tries this, please let us know if it works.

-Jeff
[Nook HD, HD+ General] dbh369:
This is pretty simple, and not a surprise, they sell these at a loss, and make it up on the close system for making purchases. Problem for a lot of is here but for many consumers, not a problem at all. Hardly a slap...selling hardware below cost
[Nook HD, HD+ General] jck_p:
N2A Releases JB for HD+

FYI - Was just notified via email that N2A is offering JB for Nook HD+
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
Who is N2A? Someone selling verygreen's SD? Or someone who developed it themselves?

Sent from my Nook HD+ Running CM10 on SD
[Nook HD, HD+ General] jck_p:
N2A - Nook to Android

A company that sells nook bootable SD cards with CM loaded. Check 'em out at n2acards.com

They claim to be affiliated with CyanogenMod somehow. Don't know if that's true.

jck_p
[Nook HD, HD+ General] dbpaddler:
For me, I don't really lug my laptop. I have a Dell 11z that sits in the car and collects a lot of dust unless I know I'll have an extended time to sit. I haven't had much desire to upgrade from my tab 8.9 either. It's thinner, lighter and smaller than the HD+ and the Fire 8.9, so it's an easier carry. And on ICS it's running really smooth. When someone wants to step up and make a proper 9" tablet, I'll bite. I don't see the point of carrying a smaller than 10" screened tablet when they are close to being the size and weight of some of the thinnest and smallest 10" tabs. Kinda defeats the purpose if you ask me. So I have to go to a bigger tablet than my tab, and I have to tinker with it to get it close to a normal working android tablet? AI love my tech, and I love to tinker, but I just don't feel like making the tradeoff just to have the higher res screen. And the 1280x800 has better pixel density better than the same res tablets in 10". It's a pretty nice screen and HD content on it looks really nice. Screen is bright as can be with nice color too.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] jck_p:
N2A

n2acards.com

I don't know how they develop or who they really are. Just stumbled on them while surfing a year or so ago. I've heard they contribute to "CyanogenMod" developers but don't know if that's true either.

Just read one of their forums saying they expect to have a card for the Nook HD7 first qtr 2013.

I tried one of their NookColor cards once but decided building my own with xda instructions beat the pants off theirs. I think maybe they custom mod a CM rom or something, idk.