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[Nook HD, HD+ General] gomavs123:
Having trouble even in the easiest of steps

Hello all, first time poster, and just bought the hd+, but its native OS is so slow that I decided to try out the rooting method for google play store access.

First step was to try out the steps outlined, which involved first getting the adb enabled- however, I am not sure what is going on- I went ahead and installed the android interface with the files that the OP uploaded. However, after I connect the nook, the nook keeps on detecting the device and not detecting it and detecting it constantly, giving me about 25+ autorun panels for the device- but I see nothing when I type "adb devices" in the cmd prompt. Also, looking at the nook hd device, the android robot shows only a "..." instead of a "+" sign, like it should be when adb is enabled.

Also, I am lost on how to "install" the android sdk on the computer- In the steps, they tell you to install the file with the provided .exe file. What exe file? I noticed that there was a whole bunch of exe files in the tools directory, but none of them show an "install.exe" that all steps indicate.

I am definitely a newb when it comes to rooting and whatnot, and to be honest, although I love the hardware quality of the nook hd+, the slow OS (terrible on pdfs) and the complexity involving rooting and whatnot is forcing me to perhaps go for the ipad mini (even though it is more expensive with worse display specs).. Help me out! Thanks again.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
First, those popup panels are for the Nook G: device that you don't want or need. In device manager, go to USB controllers and there will be a USB mass storage device. Disable it. That will stop those annoying popups.

Second, I was just explaining in my first post how to get the drivers installed. You still have to install the Android SDK. Typing 'adb devices' on the command prompt will give you error messages until you get the Android SDK installed properly on your PC. If you can't understand or follow the B&N site's instructions, search the web for 'install android sdk' and you will find lots of tutorials. The problem with the B&N instructions is that it is trying to tell you how to set up for developing apps for the Nook. All you want is adb working.

Try this, I took this from another site for you:

Download the SDK from the link in B&N.

After you get it installed, click on SDK Manager and it will ask you to install packages. Select the following and leave all others.

Android SDK tools

Android SdK Platform Tools

Click on continue and follow the on screen prompts until all of the packages are installed and it finishes.

Edit: Here is is link to an old version, that is much smaller and should still work and you can don't have to do the above.

Make sure you have installed the Android Composite ADB Interface under Android Phone in Device Manager driver per my first post.

Open a command prompt in Windows. CD to c:\android-sdk\platform-tools (or wherever you installed the SDK). If you set your path to that directory, you can have the prompt set for any directory, like where your apks are stored. Type 'adb devices'. Your serial number should be listed.

Continue on from my first post.

EDIT: I just updated my first post with some of this.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] tonyp22:
Something is a little odd. Am I the only one who didn't find an install.exe file in the Win7 Android SDK package? I didn't, and took a stab at just running the SDK Manager.exe file directly. It seemed to work (I selected and installed what was identified), but now I can't find an Android install directory under \Program Files (86)\ so I can add that to the $PATH.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
Mine is under program files\android\android-sdk.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] tonyp22:
I think I got it. Ran adb from the command prompt and got the expected output.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] tonyp22:
But now I cannot get the driver installed. I kept getting "Windows was unable to install your unknown device". I used USBDeview to unistall all B&N, Nook and Android drivers, but I can't get the HD+ driver to install. I am getting the BNTV600 showing up other "Other Devices". Typing 'adb devices' in the cmd window shows nothing.

I remember for the Nook Tablet I had to put a device code into the adb_usb.ini file. Is it possible the same needs to be done for the HD+?
[Nook HD, HD+ General] dbh369:
+1...still! Got XP, deleted all my old drivers, deleted SDK and Eclipse and Java and started over. Followed the B&N directions carefully. Have PATHs set. Got my ini file right. Still no devices. I only get a generic storage volume, but when I delete the resulting USB Mass Storage device, I get a chance to put BNTV in as an Android Composite. BUT I get both a Android Composite AND a BNTV600 'OTHER' device. THe BNTV and the MTP devices won't install, and the drivers will only return a not-for-your-device error. I can stop them from autoloading by telling them to stop trying. USB debug is enabled. All were rebooted after installing drivers...AGH!!!!

My guess is that it should not be coming back with a second BNTV device after I get it installed as Composite. See the attached. I'm at a loss.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
I already did that device id change for you in the modded driver attached to the first post.

You need to uninstall any driver that has 2080 in the device ID. They may be in Android phone, other, portable devices, or USB controllers. How you tell if it has that ID is to right click the device, go to properties, and select details. It will show the device ID. After you have uninstalled all those, unplug and replug the cable. Your PC should rediscover your devices. Pick the BNTV600 and put my driver in it. Ignore any others that have the yellow exclamation or say need drivers. If the annoying drive keeps popping up, disable the USB mass storage device that has 2080 in it.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
I have new instructions in the OP. Try that. Also see my last post about drivers.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] dbh369:
Hmm, I have a USB Composite Device with that device ID, should I delete that?

Edit: along the same lines, I found about 20 keys in regedit with the id=VID_2080
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
Yes. That is the driver for your android composite and why it is not working!
[Nook HD, HD+ General] tonyp22:
I have no USB Mass Storage Devices with the ID 2080 in it, or any other device as far as USBDeview tells me. I have Android Phone>Android ADB Interface showing up with a Yellow '!' (This device cannot start), and Other Devices>BNTV600 also with a Yellow '!'. Android Phone was installed using the ...\android-sdk\extras\google\usb_driver\android_winusb.inf file via the Legacy devices method.

USBDeview shows only the BNTV600 as having Device ID 2080. But trying to install the driver gets me "Windows was unable to install your BNTV600".
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
Uninstall that android adb interface. I don't know what USBDeview is so don't know whether to trust it. Use my driver to install the device as described.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] tonyp22:
No improvement. Windows is still giving me "Windows was unable to install your BNTV600".

USBDeview, BTW, is a great freeware tool that lists every USB device and driver installed on your PC. Very thorough and reliable. Been around for a while. Of course I double check everything from Device Manager.

Are we absoluetely sure this works even on 2.0.2?
[Nook HD, HD+ General] dbh369:
Alas, when I uninstalled the USB Composite Device, I lost the Android Composit Device too. I think they are linked...

So I reconnected the Nook and got a chance to install:

1) MTP (ignored)

2) Android Composite Devece (tried to use your driver but was rebuffed, use the driver from http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1991125 which installed

3) Got another BNVT600 device pop up, no drivers worked

4) Got another MTP pop up, no drivers worked.

No devices in ADB...drivers back to configuration shown a few posts ago.

Edit 2: Just for completeness, I used USBDeview (awesome program, thx tonyp!) and deleted every driver on my USB port that had anything to do with mass storage, USB composite, any phone or mobile device, Samsung devices, and anything android (since it shows non-active drivers) and restarted, same result. It seems the two BNVTs compete with each other in some way...
[Nook HD, HD+ General] tonyp22:
I got to the android_winusb.inf file! Do I install as Android ADB or Composite?
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
I don't know what to say to you two. As I said in the opening post of this thread, I almost gave up and returned this device early on because of having adb issues.

It does work on 2.0.2 and the issue is with your PC, not the device.

But I can advise you to keep trying as it is worth it for this awesome device.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
Composite.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] tonyp22:
Well, it installed. I got the single USB "beep" indicating success at the USB level. Device Manager now shows this under Android Phone>Android Composite ADB Interface. ADB devices still shows no devices.

Under Devices and Printer in Win7, it is identified as BNTV600.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
And shows as working? Try unplugging and replugging. And adb works, just says no devices? Do adb kill-server and try again.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] uflac:
Does this work without doing anything else

Not wanting to Root, I saw this and was wondering if I can do this to my Nook HD+. Is this all I would have to do to be able to get the play store?

Gapps/Play Store + Extras

And I have a second zip which adds Gapps/Play Store and enables Unknown Sources along with setting OTA (Over the Air) updates to manual. You can download my NookHD-HDplus-Gapps+Extras-for-stock.zip here. It is approximately 20MB. It can be flashed as long as you have booted and set up (registered) the Nook first. The zip includes the gapps along with setting OTA to manual and enabling unknown sources so you can add non market apps. After you install the zip, remove the SD and reboot. You will see "Updating Apps" during boot. That is the system setting up the gapps. Then you should see Play Store in the zeam launcher and you can open it and register with Google. Warning! This version of the gapps zip is for stock only. Do not try to install this version to CM10 on SD.

And, it seems the setting OTA to manual does not always stop B&N from somehow still updating you. If they do, your installed apps and Play Store should still work, just root is lost. If you get updated, just re-flash the Universal Root zip above.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
Yes. None of my zips there so far require root. And I just added a zip there to disable root if you want.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] Techmomof5:
Yeah me either he's actually good at that but thanks that's all we needed to know.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] JcBrad:
Leapinlar I have (hopefully) attached the image of the files I had. Would you mind reviewing them to let me know if you recommend starting over before loading the new root and G-Apps etc.? Thank you sir.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
Those are ok. Just flash over the top and you will have the latest root.

Sent from my Nook HD+ Running CM10 on SD
[Nook HD, HD+ General] therealpxc:
Reversing 'white-on-white repair'

Is there any convenient way to undo the white-on-white repair? Some of my settings pages are totally unreadable now, and I'm not sure whether the white on white repair thing is to blame. I'm apprehensive about messing with it because I've had my system get caught in reboot loops after applying the white-on-white repair before, and I hate re-downloading/re-configuring things. I'd hate to have to start over just to verify whether it was the change in that ZIP that caused this problem.

PS: Thanks for the great work you've done. I can't stand a crippled device, especially one I know to be as capable as the Nook HD+.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] JcBrad:
Will do, thanks again.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] uflac:
CWD for Nook HD+

I am very new to this and have another question. Before I can install the zip for gapp/playstore, do I have to do the CWD zip first?
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
You need to make the CWM card so that the gapps can be installed with it. You do not need to install the Universal Root first.

Sent from my Nook HD+ Running CM10 on SD
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
Did you back up your system before you started flashing the zips like I recommended? If you did, just boot to the CWM card, choose backups and restores and then choose restore followed by picking the dated file. Then after the restore, re-flash the other zips without the white on white.

The problem might be the 2.0.5 version. I did not make one for that, you just used the 2.0.4 version which works but maybe not well enough. I did not repair my 2.0.5 version on the HD and it works ok with third party apps. Very dim but readable. Maybe B&N fixed the problem with 2.0.5 and it does not need a repair.

Edit: I just booted to my 2.0.5 HD+ with the repair installed. My settings are ok. Can you be more specific as to what is not working?

Edit2: If you did not backup first, I have an easy way to revert the white-on-white if you are rooted.

Sent from my Nook HD+ Running CM10 on SD
[Nook HD, HD+ General] thegracious:
Font problem?

is there any way to add more font to the nook hd+ ? Because my nook + support only English US/UK but I have to read many of sites on difference language (Vietnamese). For example the site: http://www.tinhte.vn/.

Thanks.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
I don't know of a way. Have you looked at third party browsers to see if they have installable fonts?

EDIT: I just sent you a file to try via PM. If it works, I may post to my CWM thread.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] tech6:
Settings- General Stops Abruptly

Does anyone else have the problem of going to settings and when choosing "General" get the message Settings has suddenly stopped. I am unable to access this area in settings. It will not open at all. The rest of the categories work except the General category.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
You obviously installed my Voice Search zip without reading the instructions. Read them now on my CWM thread.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] tech6:
You know Leapinlar I do remember reading that bit of info. I forgot the work around. Thanks for the reminder. :)
[Nook HD, HD+ General] thegracious:
Working without any error so far :good:

Thanks so much.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] zyntec724:
Root but cant get gapps

So I can get my nook HD rooted with the universal root from the zip above, but I can't get Gapps to install, nor can I enable 3rd party apps from the zips given. What am I doing wrong?
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
When you say you cannot get the gapps to install, you mean the zip fails with a bad file error? If that is what is happening it means your pc is corrupting the file on download. Probably anti-viral software. Several have had that problem. Download the file on your hd with the browser and store it on the sd. Then boot to cwm and choose install from internal memory.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] zyntec724:
Root but cant get gapps

I can get the zip to download fine, it runs through the loader, says reboot and enjoy. I go to zeam and google play is not there. I tried to install it from 3rd party but it was blocked by the nook
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
After you flashed and rebooted, did the startup say updating apps as it started?

Were there any error messages on the screen as it was being flashed?

Try the other method I mentioned before. It is obviously not installing properly.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] zyntec724:
Root but cant get gapps

There were no errors that I saw, and yes I got the updating screen
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
The unknown sources enable only enables installing via a third party file manager. If you try to install with your browser or the nook my files it is still blocked. And you said play store was not in zeam. Did you scroll to find it?
[Nook HD, HD+ General] zyntec724:
Root but cant get gapps

Scrolled up and down, side to side, no play store. And i tried installing with the file manager included in the zip and it was still blocked
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
Did you back up before you started like I recommended? If you did I suggest you restore and start over with the zips and download to the hd this time and install from internal.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] zyntec724:
Root but cant get gapps

Of course, I back everything up. Do i need to flash the remove root zip as well? or just restore?
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
Just restore.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] zyntec724:
Root but cant get gapps

That did the trick! Thanks for the help. I would have never thought of trying off if HD
[Nook HD, HD+ General] lkmiller:
I did the white-on-white repair and am still having some trouble with the settings area of my Apex launcher. I think it's a little better, but I'm curious about your "easy way to revert" or if I could try tweaking the color.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
Go to /data/su/system/framework and you should see two framework-res.apk files. One should say .org on the end. That is your original file backed up when you installed the white-on-white mod. The current one needs to be named .bak and the .org extension removed to restore your original. But the problem might be that as soon as you rename the first one to .bak, the system goes bonkers with fc's left and right. You may be able to get it done, but maybe not. Maybe another way that I have not tried is to copy the original file somewhere so that you can rename it without a conflict with the other one and then copy the renamed file back over the other. Maybe it will accomplish that without a bunch of fc's.

If you use ADB to rename the files you will have no problem.

No, it is not easy to change the colors. You must decompile the apk and manually edit the colors, then recompile. I have some instructions on what colors to change in my OP.

Sent from my Nook HD+ Running CM10 on SD
[Nook HD, HD+ General] Dain B:
Sorry, that must be a dumb question but how do I enable adb access after I'm booted into CWM on HD+ ?

If booted into stock rooted Nook HD+ OS I can see device number in adb devices and both MTP device and Android Composite in Win7 64 Device Manager but after booting into CWM Windows tries to install drivers for "Barnes & Noble Nook HD+", can't find them, fails, puts HD+ under "Other Devices" and does not install Android Composite either. Obviously "adb devices" shows nothing.

So question is how to make adb work with CWM to be able push CM to /sdcard ???
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
It is because the VID is changed from 2080 to 18D1. See my post here for help:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=36147277

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[Nook HD, HD+ General] Dain B:
Thank you, that makes sense now :) But I just forced Windows 7 to use ADB driver and everything went smooth after that.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] Dain B:
CM10 wakes up when cover is open but I can't figure out setting to put it to sleep when cover closes or it just does not work, is this know issue with current build or I'm missing something ?
[Nook HD, HD+ General] Techmomof5:
Hi there,

My son has been having a great time with the nook hd being rooted. He did run into a problem and I certainly don't know how to fix it. When he goes into setting and selects General he gets the following message "unfortunately, settings has stopped" and he only gets this when he selects General. He was trying to set the dim settings timer and screen shut off but can't do so. Any way to fix this? Thanks!
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
Yes, obviously you installed the voice search app without reading the instructions. Read them now on my CWM thread.

Sent from my Nook HD+ Running CM10 on SD
[Nook HD, HD+ General] Rattor:
Read the information in the original post from the thread that you got the flashable zips regarding the Google voice search app. Your question is answered there.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] Techmomof5:
Thanks I did clearly miss that part. Ok so he has a bit crazy downloading some apps and he memory is running low. I have read the sideload portion but it all sounds french to me. can you simplify or provide me the step by step process? I would like to move some of his apps to the sd card. Sorry again for all the questions. thanks!
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
Sideloading will not help with storage problems. They all get put on the same spot (internal) when installed, whether by sideload, Play Store, or just installing with file manager. But the internal sdcard storage space and installed apps storage space share the same internal file area so if you want more room for apps, move some of the stuff you have on sdcard (like music or movies) to your external SD (if you have one, if you don't, get one). You cannot move apps to the external SD, just downloaded files, etc.

You did not say which version of the device you have, or how much storage it came with.

And there is a difference between storage space and memory. Memory is ram and storage space is rom. You should never have memory problems with this device since it has a very efficient memory management system. But you could have a storage problem someday if you install too many apps and download too many big files like movies and music. But unless you have the smallest available device (the 8GB version of the HD), that should take a while.

Sent from my Nook HD+ Running CM10 on SD
[Nook HD, HD+ General] MikeD1983:
Question for nook hd root

I am having promlems with this whole thing. i just got a nook hd with software version 2.0.5 I have an sd card, now how do I get these programs/apps/software or whatever you may want to call them on to this card so that I may root my nook? Maybe I am just an idiot :silly: but I downloaded them and tried to send them to the sd card and they either wouldn't allow me to do so or once they were there the nook couldn't open them. Please help me out if you could. Thank you.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
First, don't quote my whole opening post. We don't need to see that again. Please go back and edit that out.

Did you burn the card? Did you follow my instructions about taking the card out temporarily before copying? You need to be more specific as to what you did and where it failed before I can help you.

Edit: Wait, which thread are you talking about. You mention an SD but you quote my tips post. You should be following the CWM thread.

Sent from my Nook HD+ Running CM10 on SD
[Nook HD, HD+ General] MikeD1983:
Can I do this process with the card in the nook? I don't have a card reader in my compter. Or is that what my problem is?
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
No. Buy one, they are cheap. You must burn it with your PC.

Thank you for editing that post.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] MikeD1983:
Thank you for responding and putting up with my noob bs.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] Techmomof5:
Sorry about not providing the version my dad bought him the 8GB HD. I did place his songs on the sd card I purchased a 16GB sd card I was hoping he could place some of the game apps on the sd card but you have answered that question I guess he just better be mindful of the apps he selects. Thanks!
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
If the games are loading up his device with their data, you can use my SDSwap zip to swap the internal SD with the external SD so the games store their data there. Look in my CWM thread.

Sent from my HD+ running CM10 on SD with XDA Premium
[Nook HD, HD+ General] MikeD1983:
I downloaded NookHD-bootable-CWM-6025-for-emmc-stock-4GB-rev2.zip and tried to write to an 8gb sd card. When I do a window pops up and says - Error 5 access is denied. Any tips?
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
Yes, that means you are looking at the SD with windows explorer. Close windows explorer or look at something else. That message means windows has locked it temporarily.

Sent from my HD+ running CM10 on SD with XDA Premium
[Nook HD, HD+ General] MikeD1983:
That worked thank you very much sir.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] roiza:
small icons

can anyone tell me how to enlarge the homescreen icons using zeam launcher?

Thanks in Advance!