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[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
You beat me to it! I had just updated my OP with the same thing and came here to let people know and you had discovered the same thing. Great minds think alike. LOL.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] tonyp22:
My adb_usb.ini file already has this in it. But that's all there is in it. Do you guys have anything else in there?

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I think this has something to do with Win7 x64. I remember last year having a he!! of a time getting it to correctly recognize the Tablet. Finally got it working, but it seemed to me there is something about x64 and the Nooks that make this harder than it should be.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
I forgot I had a dual boot Win7/WinXP because I use WinXP exclusively. So, I was able to boot to Win7 x64 to do some diagnostics. I had the same problem you did on getting the Android Composite ADB Interface to be recognized after the MTP was installed. With ADB enabled, I had to uninstall the MTP driver before the composite was recognized. Two new devices popped up in device manager, MTP and BNTV600. I used the B&N driver to install the composite. But ADB did not work. I finally remembered the adb_usb.ini and put that in the right spot and ADB worked. Then I went back and fixed MTP.

So, I would recommend two things, one, check the adb_usb.ini file to be sure it is 0x2080 exactly with no carriage return, and two, check the location of that file. In Win7 it is under \Users\yourname. And there should be a folder .android where that file goes. Nothing else was in there in my Win7. On XP I had some other files there, but that was because I had installed the Android SDK on XP. And I know ADB uses that file because I had the ADB server running and I wanted to temporarily delete that .ini file and Windows would not let me because it was being used. As soon as I killed the server, I could delete the file.

I suspect that file is your problem.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] Taosaur:
One thing I did before editing the .ini was to uninstall the ADB Composite Device via Properties. The right-click Uninstall from Device Manager doesn't delete the driver. I went through Devices and Printers, did right-click Properties on the HD+, chose the ADB device of the three drivers listed, and chose the admin option Change then Uninstall. That completely deleted the drivers and let me do a fresh update from Other Devices in Device Manager.

Random tangent: it's bizarre that troubleshooting guides still have you navigate through the Control Panel for Windows 7, which has a quite capable search. Device manager is Windows, "device," Down, Enter. It's hard to believe the mouse wouldn't take at least 4 or 5 times longer even if you're a hunt-and-peck typist.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
I just added a data structures section to my OP if anyone is interested.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] tonyp22:
This is getting nowhere fast. adb_usb.ini is perfect - 0x2080 with no spaces, returns, anything (I checked in in Notepad). It is not getting modified in any way through all this rigamarole. Is it possible the editing in Notepad is the issue?

With MTP installed, I put the HD+ in ADB mode, plugged it in, and when MTP came up again I uninstalled it from Device Manager. I did a HW rescan and sure enough the Android device popped up (I did not get a device detect for MTP like you did). Did adb devices and... nothing (the ini file contents look fine). What do you mean by "Then I went back and fixed MTP"?

File contents as indicated appear fine; file is in the correct location.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] Taosaur:
I feel you, man. The step I thought would be easiest ended up taking me all night, and in the end it was the simplest thing in the world. Getting Unknown Sources checked and Google Play running took maybe twenty minutes after that.

All I would suggest is, with the HD+ plugged in, completely uninstall and delete the ADB drivers as I detailed above, and also do "adb kill-server" in the cmd window just to be safe. Then, go to the BNTV entry under Other Devices and update the driver again following all the steps from #7 down in section 4.1 on the B&N help page, pointing it to the driver package from the OP. A thorough try, try again has solved most of my Android tinkering woes over the years.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] dbh369:
OK, so this has been driving me crazy, but I finally got it. I don't know exactly how, but here are some things to try if you can't seem to make it worrk. Like the OP, i made sure and got the MTP device loaded first by plugging in with ADB disabled. Then I enabled ADB, but no And Comp Interace (ACAI) showed up, and the drivers wouldn't work on the BNVT600 device. The B&N page discusses loading the google USB driver as ADB Device Interface (not composite!) by using add hardware (in XP, simply pretend the device is there and force install of the driver). After a reboot, I had a USB Mass Storage devvice for the BNVT600, uninstalled that and got a ACAI opportunity and navigated to the drivers on the OP and installed. Still no adb devices, but rebooted, unplugged and plugged a few times, danced in a circle three times, and behold, I got an install that showed all devices properly in Device Manager (see attached.) You'll note the google driver is still there with an exclamation point, I dare not touch it!!! but it can probably be removed. Anyway, I did (again from the B&N page) android update adb, even though the 0x2080 was already in the adb_usb.ini file. Then it worked!!! Anyway, note that there are no bad drivers on device manager, I was never able to get this before! There are three connections to the BNVT600: ACAI, Portable Device/BNVT600 and USB Composite Device. Hope this helps, it seems it will eventually work...
[Nook HD, HD+ General] someone0:
That is the part I don't understand either since I use w7x64.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] Taosaur:
Gambolling thrice widdershins never hurts.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
Do not edit with notepad. It does not show you everything. Download the free notepad ++.

I reinstalled MTP after I had disabled/uninstalled it (after I got adb working).
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
He is on Win7. It acts totally different on Win XP. There are less devices that show up.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] tonyp22:
Well, I got fed up and went to my Win XP Pro laptop. I followed the updated steps in the first post. Got the HD+ installed as a Portable Device, plulled the cable, enabled ADB Debug, plugged it back in... and

nothing

. It went right to acting as a MTP device.

Has anyone actually gotten this to work with HD+ OS 2.0.2?
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
That is what mine is (2.0.2). And both on WinXp Pro 32 and Win7 x64. Didyou get notepad ++?
[Nook HD, HD+ General] dbh369:
yes, try the Google driver trick in my post above

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Yes, mine is.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] tonyp22:
Cr@p! I forgot to check for abd_usb.ini on the laptop.! What's the path for its location on a XP system?
[Nook HD, HD+ General] someone0:
That's why everyone who want to mod their Nook HD(+) beyond B&N allowed should run and get either 64or128GB class 10 microSD card first. OK, I was kidding about the size, but 64GB can be brought for about $50 when it's on sale.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
Under \documents and settings\your username\.android
[Nook HD, HD+ General] catseyenu:
Got it, the NookHDplus-bootable-CWM-6028-for-stock-BOOTFILES-r4-(05.15.13) I have installed will allow this flash?
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
If you followed my instructions in item 1a.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] catseyenu:
Flash from the CWM recovery I made on the sd card? /Doah
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
yes
[Nook HD, HD+ General] catseyenu:
Success!

After a wipe/reset, 2.2.0 flashed from SD card copy of CWM.

Universal Root for Stock (rev3 - 09/10/13 ) was reapplied along with CWM for internal memory (emmc).

I was then able to modify build.prop on /system and set the LCD Density to 280, rebooted to a new world.

:good:

I am also looking to free up some space by deleting unneeded apps in system/app, I notice this doesn't remove then from the Nook's "drawer" when I open apps. Any hints or tips on cleaning this space out?

You sir have "beer money" coming your way.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] catseyenu:
I am setting this one up for my wife, she will primarily use it as a reader, light browsing and email.

She's coming from a Nook tablet and will want the Nook skin but not all the bloat.

Getting rid of B&N apps in drawer, some wouldn't die w/ the tap/hold delete method & are beyond the grasp of Titanium Backup's delete.

I found this tip in the B&N forums.

"Go up to Edit Profile, select the profile, last item is "Manage Content." Select that, go down to apps, and then uncheck anything you don't want to use."

It's a start...
[Nook HD, HD+ General] visctrix:
Very important information for me, thanks, but I couldn't get this to work. Eventually found a completely unrelated thread on another forum that pointed out you can't write an image to a partition. (It was writing previously, but then the SD card was unreadable/unusable.)

So my SD card was on /dev/sde1 and I used Gparted to delete the partition.

My command was then: sudo dd if=/home/henry/Downloads/NookHD-bootable-CWM-6027-for-emmc-stock-4GB-rev3-02-03-13.img of=/dev/sde

This worked, and I could see the SD card, and I simply added a further partition using Gparted to make the rest of the unallocated space on the card usable. The rest of the procedure was fine.

Hope this helps someone.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] bluepen61:
I did a couple of backups using CWM 6.0.2.7 on uSD card of my rooted stock Nook HD and each time it ended with this error: Error while making a backkup image of /data! The first time this occurred, I deleted a couple of older backups thinking it was out of room on the uSD card. I then deleted the most recent backup on the subsequent tries.

Is there something I can do to fix this?
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
It depends on the size of the SD you put the image on. Each backup takes over 1GB. Just copy your backups to your PC and delete them from the SD. Or put the CWM on a larger SD.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] bluepen61:
I purchased a new uSD card (16 gb), created a CWM, and did a backup with no errors! Thank you leapinlar for the advice!
[Nook HD, HD+ General] jasmynr:
computer not recognizing nook

Hi,

Im using a nook hd+ with a hp laptop running xp, but when I connect the nook it needs drivers

will the drivers in this thread work for this,

it shows a file for setting up nook in the folder, when I download that it is a dmg file and I get an error saying windows cant open it,

the device manager shows mtp with a question mark next to it and says drivers for this device are not installed

I did install windows mtp drivers from microsoft and windows media player 11 but it still doesnt work or allow me to transfer files to the nook

thanks for any advice
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
Those are not really MTP drivers they are looking for, they are ADB drivers. Go to settings and turn off ADB debugging and you will stop getting those messages.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] jasmynr:
thanks, but without the drivers its not letting me transfer files to the nook, should I download adb drivers?
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
If you turn off ADB debugging and plug in, you should see the nook device in windows explorer in the left pane below the lettered devices.

No ADB drivers are just for ADB, not MTP.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] jasmynr:
thanks

I will try that, thanks so much for your help!
[Nook HD, HD+ General] santos1958:
Nook HD firmware 2.10

Have Nook HD 2.10, create bootable SD, install Universal root rev3 zip file.

Pls advice do I need to install any additional zip file.

Also how do you compare version of Android on Nook version 2.10 with other version of CM?

Any advantage to install CM zip + Gapps.zip.

Thank you in advance for the advice.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] specu:
So adaway doesn't seem to be installing cleanly with rom 2.2.0 (It's fine with 2.1.1, and I assume earlier):

First of all 1mobile.com has 3 version of adaway, all outdated. Google link for adaway no longer works either. Their homepage looks to be: http://sufficientlysecure.org/index.php/adaway/

I'm trying to create a symlink (I don't believe it's no longer needed but still) and it tells me "Symlink could not be created by Android....A solution is to boot your phone into recovery mode and create the symlink there with 'ln -s /data/data/hosts /system/etc/hosts'..."

So I went into terminal and did:

su

ln -s /data/data/hosts /system/etc/hosts

and got "lnk failed File exists"

the hosts file is already in there and that file system is read-only

I'm going to try some things, but just wanted to let you know and if there's an easy solution please let me know. This happens in adaway 2.3 and 2.8.1.

I really like blocking updates this way since I'm getting some spyware protection this way (I feel like I can safely install some apps that have ads and analytics).
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
Unless you rooted with Universal Root rev3 you do still need to symlink as any changed /system file will still trigger a system reset with out it. If the /system/etc/hosts file already exists in 2.2.0 the a symlink cannot be created. So it looks like if you want to use adaway with 2.2.0 you must use universal root rev3 and then you don't need the symlink anyway. You can let adway modify hosts directly since file protection is removed.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] specu:
That's all happening after rooting with ver3 (installed your plain stock 2.2.0, rebooted then rooted with ver3 and installed unknown sources using ver0). I've let it modify /system/etc/hosts directly and it worked perfectly. Adaway 2.8.1 can even reboot my nook afterwards which is nice that they've fixed it.

Thanks for your help.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] sandersonsister:
Someone please help as I am going bonkers. I have a nook hd which I rooted in June 2013 following this thread purely so that I could load xbmc. I have not fiddled with the software since. Everything has been working fine for me as I don't use my tablet for anything other than surfing, reading and watching media.

I had all my ebooks loaded onto the sd card. Recently I deleted all of these from the sd via my pc and after some categorising I added them back onto the nooks sd card. Then I found I had duplicate and triplicate ghost files. All I wanted to do was remove these ghost files from my library. Searches online tell me it's virtually impossible without deregistering the device.

I thought I might be able to do something via root but I can't fine the CWM launcher. I downloaded an app to check for 'Su' but that suggests that I've lost root - I still have the backup I made at the time of rooting almost a year ago. The nook is now on firmware 2.2.0 so I don't even know if the old backup would work.

All I want to do is remove the ghost files but right now I'm not sure what I'm actually working with. If I deregister what will i lose and will I have to start again from the start - rooting, trying to add xbmc and downloading all my apps again?

Not sure what my next step is. I could just leave the ghost files but there are over 1,500 showing as books with useless thumbnails which is confusing. Any help would be very much appreciated!
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
I assume you mean you had sideloaded epub books to the SD for the stock Nook reader. If so, the stock reader stores its books in /data/nookmedia and may store its sideloaded book information there too (just covers, etc) while the books themselves are still stored on the SD. Deleting the actual books manually may not delete those files.

You could try going to settings and applications and clearing the data from the Nook reader app. If that does not work, try going to /data/nookmedia and manually clearing the files there with your root file manager.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] sandersonsister:
Hi Leapinlar - thanks for your reply. Yes - sideloaded books onto sd for stock reader. Tried your suggestion of clearing the reader cache and data. Unfortunately it didn't help (more unfortunately it deleted the reader app icon - no idea how to get that back lol).

So I tried to clear data manually, but I've definitely lost root privileges. Whilst I can see the folders in file manager, when I tap on them it says the device doesn't have root.

So now the questions are

1. Can I reinstall root leaving everything else in tact so I can try to delete the ghost files without starting from scratch?

If not, then I'll need to erase and deregister and start from the beginning, so

2. can I use the original backup that I've still got on an sd card for an older firmware as this would obviously be quickest?

3. If not, then what is the simplest way to enable root and sideload xbmc on the current stock firmware?

Sorry for all the questions - especially as they're probably very repetitive!
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
First off, you do not have to erase and deregister. You can erase by using the CWM factory reset and it wipes data but does not deregister you on the B&N site which the erase and deregister does.

But the easiest thing for you to do is just flash my universal root rev3 zip. That gives you root again without wiping anything. And it protects you from future B&N automatic updates like happened before. Then you can try cleaning up the /data/nookmedia folder with your root file manager.

Don't use the old backup since it is the old version and will complicate things. If it comes to starting over, just factory reset with CWM and flash universal root rev3.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] sandersonsister:
You are a honey - thank you.

I mucked things up quite a bit but was able to restore to almost normal by following your advice.

One final and possibly stupid question - if the rev3 zip prevents OTA updates from Barnes & Noble how will I know of any upgrades and how can I then upgrade if I wanted to? Thanks!
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
Unless you learn by reading here the only way to know is if you catch it trying to update itself and see it fail.

The way to update is to flash a plain stock ROM from my HD/HD+ CWM thread which removes the root and then it can update itself.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] sandersonsister:
Thank you!
[Nook HD, HD+ General] sandersonsister:
Leapinlar, would using the CWM factory reset remove root to enable ota updates too?
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
No. Only flashing the plain stock zip will remove/replace enough files to allow the OTA. Flashing that zip also keeps all your settings and installed apps where a factory reset wipes all those settings and installed apps without removing/replacing the files necessary to allow an update.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] sandersonsister:
Ahh. I see. I've now downloaded the stock 2.2.0 zip and will add it to my CWM sd card - as a precaution!

Thank you for your patience.:):)
[Nook HD, HD+ General] sqcda123:
Great thanks!
[Nook HD, HD+ General] dickymint:
Totally mucked up

Hello Leapinlar, I asked you a question last week about a problem with my HD+ and though I have tried to do what you suggested, I seem to be getting deeper in the mud! I have CM11 with the lastest nightly update but now the "home" button doesn't work, I tried everything but still no. I tried to install some other roms but it comes back with data1 not available etc, etc. It will not load your stock rom at all, I have gone so far now, I don't know where to go! Can you help a thicko please?
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
When you tried to install other ROMs, did you use the older versions of CWM from this thread? The CWM you used to install CM11 will not work on older ROMs.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] dickymint:
Nook problem

Thanks for the reply, I lost the head and deleted all the data, and guess what, it now works, just had to add Gapps and we are fit to trot, thanks Leapinlar.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] ardy521:
Head spinning

I would like to add kitkat to my Nook HD+. I do not want to root it. I would like to have it run from my SD Card. All of the instructions to do his are for the nook Color (which I have and works great with the dual boot) . If I want to use android system on the Nook Color, I just put in the SD Card. I want to do the same with my Nook HD+. I have looked all over the web and the only thing I can find are N2A SD Cards or Android for Nook cards. I could buy on of these and save myself a lot of headaches But, I'm stubborn in that way. Maybe cheap also. I would appreciate any help with this. Thanks in advance
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
This thread is an SD kitkat install:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=48808658
[Nook HD, HD+ General] digixmax:
And if customization of SD-card partition sizing (rather than the default sizing) is desired, see post http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=49007593&postcount=84 of that thread.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] ardy521:
Thanks

You have been extremely helpful !! Now to glue back the hairs on my head that I pulled out over this.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] xdajauser:
hi, :)

1. Which of the files should download to fix the problem with white text on white background for Nook Hd + BNTV600 with stock 2.2.0. without root

2. CM10 could put in a SD to test before putting into memory. Some guidance?

3. Someone checked if the color of the screen changes when some of the CM are installed. I saw something about this, and it was necessary to correct it with a blue filter. You know something more about it before deciding to make the move to CM? It is one of the most important points for me.

Thank you very much!
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
1. As I said in the portion you quoted, I discontinued making white-on-white repair zips for stock 2.1.0 and above. That means there is no repair for 2.2.0.

2. There are threads in the development forum for putting CM on SD.

3. I know noting about the color issue with CM. I run CM10.1.3 fine on my devices (HD/HD+) with no problems.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] xdajauser:
Hello, thank you very much for the reply!

1 Sorry but I am unsure which is the thread to CM10 in SD.

2 It is possible to return to a previous 2.2.0 update. It was an update once I register. I think I could not avoid it?

Thanks again!

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Forget another question:

3 In an installation of CM in SD no modification is required on the device? We just have to pass the room to the sd?

Thank you!
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
1. There are more than one, but this is a good one:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2411321

2. I'm not sure what you meant. You mean go back to a stock version prior to 2.2.0? You can, but it will just update itself again. And I see no advantage to running an earlier version anyway.

3. An SD install does not modify internal memory. If you remove the SD and boot, it boots to unmodified stock.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] xdajauser:
hello again , first thanks for your help.

I am following the steps in the guide you suggested , but I'm confused because I still in CWM I don't see any option that says clearly that CM will be installed on SD. As I can make sure or something that is understood ?

Thanks :)

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Sorry for my English :)

I want to say that I'm following the thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2300132

the question is how to be sure that everything install on the sd without changing anything on the device...

Thanks
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
That thread has two versions, pure and hybrid. The pure version definitely installs everything to SD. But the hybrid version installs some of its data to internal memory. If you want nothing installed to internal memory, you must use the pure version. Other threads use the pure method. The one I recommended above is a pure version.