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[Nook Touch Android Development] jeff_kz:
Good suggestion, I've added ES File Explorer

Thanks for reporting this. There was a glitch with the script that formats the SD card and with the wifi loading. Both issues have been fixed in the latest release.

How are you trying to install the apk? I'm also using Cool Reader it installed with "adb install" and runs just fine. For best Nook compatibility, use coolreader 3.1.2-27 (12/11/2012 build) or later.
[Nook Touch Android Development] osowiecki:
You get this error when you try to install application from an .apk file on sdcard or when you try to update application via it's built in updater.

ADB install works fine.

I use

Rhythm Software - File Manager

http://rhmsoft.com/?p=96
[Nook Touch Android Development] jeff_kz:
I'm not able to replicate this: I can copy coolreader to my sd card, and install it from there with no problems using ES File Explorer or ReLaunch. Maybe you really do have a disk space issue. Try openinng an adb shell and run "df -h" to see disk usage on your mounted partitions.

It turns out you can install apks using the file browser in ReLaunch, so I'll be removing ES File Explorer in any future versions.
[Nook Touch Android Development] asprin:
Thx for respond, mate, I tried install with file browser in ReLaunch from sd card, and i cant imagine that can be space issue cause i just start procedure after factory reset and rooting, anyway, thanks for tip, will try tomorrow install new build, and adb install. In general great work you did :good:
[Nook Touch Android Development] osowiecki:
df :

/dev: 116452K total, 0K used, 116452K available (block size 4096)

/sqlite_stmt_journals: 4096K total, 0K used, 4096K available (block size 4096)

/rom: 16116K total, 227K used, 15888K available (block size 512)

/system: 285583K total, 210922K used, 74661K available (block size 1024)

/data: 824424K total, 304344K used, 520080K available (block size 4096)

/cache: 237987K total, 4179K used, 233808K available (block size 1024)

/media: 245484K total, 40K used, 245444K available (block size 4096)

/sdcard: 31149680K total, 6924320K used, 24225360K available (block size 16384)

Are you using UK or US Nook?

I'm on US Nook FW 1.2 + v176 kernel
[Nook Touch Android Development] jeff_kz:
I'm able to reproduce the apk install problems now. The "Not enough free space" error is what android throws when the internal PackageManager can't create the temporary apk file. In this case, it turns out that it's a permissions-related read error from the sdcard. I don't know if this is a matter of the internal PackageManager not running with elevated permissions, or if it's that the sdcard is mounted too restrictively.

If I re-mount the sdcard without the restrictive permissions, I can install apks from the sdcard without any errors:

umount /sdcard
mount -t vfat /dev/block//vold/179:17 /sdcard

If anyone else has any ideas for making this work, I'm open to any suggestions. In the meantime, "adb install" works just fine for installing packages.
[Nook Touch Android Development] remlap:
I really suggest grabbing Android Commander if you're new to adb to graphically install apps.
[Nook Touch Android Development] Gvr4-330:
Thanks for the quick update. I'm going to try it out now and will report back. I'm very excited :)

It works! Thanks so much for this! Very easy way to root and backup.
[Nook Touch Android Development] winstonma:
With your tool now I use this to read comics, RSS and books. First I need to say thank you.

I installed "D7 Google Reader" and "Google Drive" which requires Google Login. How could I use this software? Thanks

Also I installed version 0.2, I saw 0.3 comes out. Can I just update 0.2 to 0.3 directly? Thanks
[Nook Touch Android Development] bsd1101:
so glad I decided to check the nook thread. Finally BN apps gone . Thank You
[Nook Touch Android Development] erreur404:
hi all, anyone have test factory reset on nstg US ? my backup is corrupt.

Envoyé depuis mon GT-N7100 avec Tapatalk
[Nook Touch Android Development] osowiecki:
Use 'youten.redo.searchmarket.apk' to look for Apk's in the market

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=38323047&postcount=6
[Nook Touch Android Development] cowbutt:
If your Nook wakes when pressing the 'n' button, you haven't turned it off, merely put it to sleep. You need to push and hold the power-button until it turns off. The display will change, and the only way it'll wake is if you push and hold the power button again for 3+ seconds. The Nook will only boot from the SD card from a cold boot like this.

---------- Post added at 11:46 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:44 PM ----------

If you want to install the US 1.2.1, that seems to be the way to go. Alternatively, there's a UK 1.2.1 available from http://uk.nook.com/support/nook-simple-touch-software-updates which differs slightly from the US 1.2.1 and should upgrade a UK 1.2.0 without trouble.
[Nook Touch Android Development] Xadious:
How long does it take to backup using NookManager?

I've selected it to backup (after rooting & restarting), but it's still on the "creating backup image" screen after 15 minutes.

Edit: Guess it's 18 minutes as it just finished.
[Nook Touch Android Development] apap:
I recently re rooted my nook. For some reason I cannot install apps directly from sdcard (apk). I get the message 'not enough space' but I assume I need to allow unknown sources but don't know how to do that (can't find developers options). Any idea how I can get the nook to install apks?

Thanks!
[Nook Touch Android Development] L_R_N:
Try installing via adb (from your own PC). I've had "not enough space" too, was unable to fix it.
[Nook Touch Android Development] Guantonio:
Once you've got AirDroid on there, it works great for side loading apps, books etc...
[Nook Touch Android Development] Xadious:
How did you get AidDroid to work on the NST? I installed it fine, but being that there's no camera on the NST, i tried signing in by creating an account, but every time i click the login link in AirDroid on the Nook, the screen just flashes and doesn't do anything.

How are you connecting AirDroid on your Nook to AirDroid on your computer?
[Nook Touch Android Development] kuskro:
Android2 works on NST v1.1.2 pretty well. Try to get the older version of AirDroid_1.1.0: http://www.airdroid.com/download/
[Nook Touch Android Development] Xadious:
Probably what's causing the issue as i have firmware 1.2.1.

Tried AirDroid 1.1.0, but it doesn't allow sign in only the camera & code modes and the latter isn't available any more.

Guantonio, which firmware version are using? Are you using the sign in method to connect via AirDroid?
[Nook Touch Android Development] HarryCz:
Airdroid 1.1 works fine. You need to use the IP address, though, not web.airdroid.com

I've just rooted my nook, so thanks very much, OP.

I've got one problem, though. When I try to download an app from the Amazon market it tells me the market isn't available in my region. This is despite me living in the UK.

Any help would be much appreciated.
[Nook Touch Android Development] Xadious:
It worked using the IP address (and 1.1), thanks.
[Nook Touch Android Development] oursoul:
Tried TouchNooter downgrading to 1.1 and all that but didn't really enjoy the feel of the device so had another go with 1.2 and NookManager and really like it, Gapps installed fine and the Market is working just great (no search of course but it works as advertised). Thanks very much for this :)
[Nook Touch Android Development] rfryar:
Launcher

How do you set up this launcher? It always just comes up with a file manager. Is there any way to configure the launcher to do something else? Can this launcher be replaced with others?

Thanks,

Rick
[Nook Touch Android Development] Eserim:
I'm sure it can - I was about to ask, which launchers people have used?

ALso, I have loaded Titanium Backup, it says it need USB debugging on, yet the setting isn't in the "normal" Android place. Any hints to where it is?

Cheers

Eserim
[Nook Touch Android Development] straygecko:
There are a couple of threads on launchers under the Nook Touch Themes & Apps forum (e.g. Launcher 7 is Perfect, Best Launcher for Nook STR?).

NookManager turns USB debugging on but it doesn't flip a database setting that TiBu checks so TiBu throws up that message. But TiBu still works fine despite the message. If you want to get rid of that message you can use Nook Color Tools to flip the database setting.
[Nook Touch Android Development] Eserim:
Odd - I just get the overview screen, can't get o the list of apps at all - I don't see the backupup and restore tab at the top.

Eserim
[Nook Touch Android Development] osowiecki:
Lunchers?

- Legacy Launcher (pretty cool if you use fastmode)

- Launcher7

- ReLaunch (best for NST without fastmode)

Latest ADW Launcher has problems with color palette, hence my recommendation for Legacy Launcher.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wordpress.chislonchow.legacylauncher&hl=en

https://github.com/chislon/LegacyLauncher
[Nook Touch Android Development] Eserim:
Thanks - just tried Legacy and all looks good - except one thing - pressing the N button, then selecting home doesn't launch Legacy - it asks me if I want the B&N default or ReLauncher. Any ideas what's happened here?

Cheers

Eserim
[Nook Touch Android Development] osowiecki:
Strange.

Have you tried installing it as a system app?

- adb shell

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

- exit

- adb push ./LegacyLauncher.apk /system/app/
[Nook Touch Android Development] Eserim:
Nope - not gone that far (until your post didn't know it was an option) I'm sure it didn't behave like that when I first installed it. I've done a deinstal and reinsall, plus tried a few other launchers, none show up as an option for the Nook "home"
[Nook Touch Android Development] Guantonio:
As HarryCz said, 1.1 works fine providing you use the local ip address instead of the cloud option.
[Nook Touch Android Development] tonasc:
adb over usb?

Rooted my NST like a dream with this, Great work.

ADB over WiFi works fine, but has anybody got adb over usb working with this?

I've on ubuntu, so drivers shouldnt be a problem. The NST connects in USB mode, but running adb just reports no devices attached.
[Nook Touch Android Development] osowiecki:
Look for "configure adb linux android rules" in your search engine.

My udev files are attached and adb finds my Nook with this config.

I can't remember which file is crucial for the process. It's probably '51-android.rules'. I'm on Lubuntu 12.10.
[Nook Touch Android Development] MGlitch:
I was just wondering on the status of this fix.
[Nook Touch Android Development] straygecko:
In regards to the B&N in-store wifi crash:

I've got what I think is the fix sitting on my NST waiting for the next time I'm out near my B&N. I very rarely go there and even more rarely remember to bring my NST so it may be a while before I am able to test it.
[Nook Touch Android Development] MGlitch:
If it's something that can be installed quick and easy I'd be glad to test it out for you. I work at a B&N so I'm there fairly often. I say quick and easy only because I'm not great with rooting, which is what attracted me to Nookmanager in the first place.
[Nook Touch Android Development] taninos:
It is so bizarre. Have you tried with TouchNooter 2.1.31? You can downgrade your NST following this post: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=41518419&postcount=2
[Nook Touch Android Development] Mickthemod:
Is there an answer to this? rooted my nst yesterday.

I'm sure something is missing from my install as I don't know what nookmanager looks like. , never saw any Backup / restore options and can't install apps from sd card, I only get relaunch.

1.2.0 UK is this the reason?

Mick
[Nook Touch Android Development] MGlitch:
It's not something I'm overly concerned with, I can live without wifi on my NSTG while in a B&N. But if I can help with the solution I'd be more than willing, sort of as a means to pay back those who have done so much for us.
[Nook Touch Android Development] cowbutt:
NookManager is the software you booted from the SD card to root your Nook. The Backup/restore options are under the '<- Rescue' option. See http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=166830&p=1854719 for some screenshots.

You need to install additional apps via Amazon Appstore, Google Market or wireless ADB.
[Nook Touch Android Development] apap:
I am giving a shot at nooter but I really like the 'launcher' that comes with Graphical Rooter. Is there a way to get this launcher on the play store or as an apk? Thanks
[Nook Touch Android Development] straygecko:
https://github.com/yiselieren/ReLaunch/downloads
[Nook Touch Android Development] Bleep42:
Screen Rotation apps.

Hi Thanks to jeff_kz and straygecko and guevor for all there work in rooting and then updating the NST.

As far as I can tell everything seems to be working great :) I've even been able to delete various apps from /system which I do not want and add others that I do, all without incident. :)

Can anyone recommend a screen rotation app. I know you can rotate the screen in settings, but would like to be able to do it in a quicker/simpler way. Any suggestions much appreciated.

Regards Kevin.
[Nook Touch Android Development] osowiecki:
"Rotation Locker"

Place shortcut to it in quicknav.
[Nook Touch Android Development] Bleep42:
Thanks very much osowiecki, that seems to be working just great :)

Thank you also for your FastMode2.apk which I am also using. I realise you might be biased ;) but is FastMode better to use than NoRefresh, I have experimented with NoRefresh, it seemed to do something, but was quite quirky so I got rid of it. Personally I think FastMode is the better way to go, especially if I can get text to be more solid, but if you think NoRefresh is worth persevering, I will give it another go, I realise they cannot be used at the same time. Thanks again.

Regards, Kevin.
[Nook Touch Android Development] kuskro:
If you want to get text to be more solid, you have to downgrade to a 1.1.2 or replace v166 kernel by multitouch kernel.
[Nook Touch Android Development] dmreeceuk:
beginner help

I just rooted my nook and it seemed a fairly simple process. It now connects to wifi but I get no internet connection. The router is working fine and the nook says connected but if I go to the browser and type any address nothing comes up and also the amazon and B&N bookstore don't load. I am in the uK if that makes a difference.

thanks
[Nook Touch Android Development] straygecko:
I made it into B&N today and verified with this second fix B&N wifi works fine. I sent a pull request to jeff_kz to roll these fixes into NookManager. I'll post a temporary patch you can install via ADB to get B&N wifi working in the next couple of days.
[Nook Touch Android Development] rmkenney12:
Network crazyness at B&N stores

straygecko, any response from jeff_kz about the patch in regards to the crashing or network

behavior at B&N stores?

I tried to do some research myself in order to add some data points to this conversation. I

flashed a sacrifial nook back to baseline, reapplied the B&N firmware update, etc. Then

applied NookManager + the NTGappsAttack. All while taking careful notes about messages,

my responses, etc. Got 4-5 pages of notes.

Except then I could NOT make it fail. Drank a couple of coffees at B&N trying to find a way

to make it break. It thumbed its nose at me(probably because I was -watching-).

I'd previously applied NM and NTGappsattack to that nook(as well as another), and had

experienced crashy problems with both when at the B&N store.

But not once I did a proper experiment.

:mad:

Thanks for following up with this problem! NM is a beautiful little tool - any negatech could use it

and successfully turn their Nook into a nice little Reader/Tablet combo. As opposed to all of the

other rooting methods I'd used where there were many pitfalls for the unwary.
[Nook Touch Android Development] straygecko:
jeff_kz accepted my pull request and the fix is in his NookTouchPatches repository. But it doesn't look like he has rebuilt NookManager to include it yet.

Not sure why its working for you. It must not think its connecting to B&N wifi for some reason. Did you get the in-store banner on the quicknav or use the ability to peruse a book for free in store?
[Nook Touch Android Development] rmkenney12:
It's not working anymore. About 2 weeks after I did the experiment, I went back to B&N, and for

whatever reason, my test Nook was now crashing(as originally expected). No idea what I did to

get it back to "normality". :p
[Nook Touch Android Development] alecoddlyiv:
Hi there, fairly new to rooting of any android devices and have followed the guide and performed a backup prior to actually rooting. Can anyone help me with what I now do to take the backup off the sd card as it is taking up most of the card.

thanks
[Nook Touch Android Development] rmkenney12:
The SD card has a normal FAT filesystem that windows can read, so if you

have an SD to USB card reader, plug the card into it, and windows will let

you browse through the card like any USB memory stick. Copy/delete the

backup from the SD card, and you're good to go.
[Nook Touch Android Development] alecoddlyiv:
Thanks for reply but I am only seeing around 700mb off the 8gb card when I attach to pc
[Nook Touch Android Development] straygecko:
Not if you're on Windows. Windows doesn't recognize multiple partitions on removable media for some reason known only to Microsoft. Instead:

Boot your NST from your NookManager SD card

Connect your NST to your PC with a USB cable

NookManager will present the two partitions as two disks - NookManager and Backup(?).

Copy the backup files from the Backup disk to your PC.

Check the backup file size. Mine runs around 325 MB.

Use something like 7Zip or WinZip to verify you can open the backup file and that the uncompressed size is about 2 GB.

Now if you want to use the whole card for storage and you are on windows:

Put the SD card into your PC card reader (or a usb card reader plugged into your PC)

Use a partition tool like the built-in Windows Disk Management or downlaod a free tool like Paragon Partition Manager or MiniTool Partition Wizard to repartition and reformat your SD card to a single partition.
[Nook Touch Android Development] alecoddlyiv:
thankyou straygecko will give that a go in the morning.
[Nook Touch Android Development] ThrashMan:
Worked a treat.......as a UK person type I cannot use Amazon Market app. Has anyone worked around that?
[Nook Touch Android Development] MGlitch:
straygecko, would it be possible for you to post a fix we could install over ADB? I apologize if you already have, I looked through the posts and I've not seen it.
[Nook Touch Android Development] straygecko:
Sorry, I got busy with other things and forgot. Attached is the services.jar file with the fix for connecting to the wifi in a Barnes and Noble store. Use ADB or a root explorer like ES File Explorer to put this file in /system/framework. As always, its best to make a backup of your NST first or at least rename the current services.jar on your NST before installing so you can put it back with ADB if you have any problems.
[Nook Touch Android Development] Xadious:
Another way to format your SD card back to full capacity is to use the Nook's format feature. With the SDcard inserted in the Nook, go to Settings from the bottom menu (press N button) and select "Device Info", Unmount SD Card, and then once unmounted, you should be able to select the previously Greyed out FORMAT option on the Nook.
[Nook Touch Android Development] hey_malik:
How can I change the default launcher? I want to try the adw launcher but I cannot find a way to change the default. It worked fine once but I decided to use ReLaunch. Now I am not asked anymore.
[Nook Touch Android Development] Xadious:
Clearing Default App

Unfortunately you can't clear defaults the standard easy way you can on an Android smartphone where you simply go into settings, however, you can install ES TaskManager to clear the default app selection

Open ES Taskmanager -- select More from the bottom menu, then App Manager. The press and HOLD the icon for ReLauncher, when it's highlighed/ticked, press More from the bottom right of the screen and the Properties and from there under "Launch by defaults", press Clear defaults.
[Nook Touch Android Development] hey_malik:
That worked. Thanks. :good:
[Nook Touch Android Development] osowiecki:
Another way is to run

am start -a android.intent.action.MAIN -n com.android.settings/.ManageApplications

via ADB,

select current launcher from the list and then selecting "clear defaults"
[Nook Touch Android Development] awesomginger:
Originally, I tried to root on 1.2.1 using TouchNooter. I did a factory restore (the 8 reboot method) with no success, and a factory wipe (on reboot, hold the two front bottom keys until it asks if you want to wipe). Now it was stuck on the boot screen. I loaded CWM on the SD card and booted into that and then flashed Touch-Formatter v2 (Alpha-FormatTouch-2.zip) with no success. Since then I have factory restored and wiped multiple times and have not gotten past the boot screen. I have loaded up NookManager onto my SD card and it will not boot onto it after rebooting. Is there any way I can fix this, or have I just dug myself so far into this hole that I now have a rooted device? I can still boot into CWM I think, so I could flash a file through that utility as well, if possible.

Thanks in advance.

EDIT: I have fixed my problem. I no longer require assistance.
[Nook Touch Android Development] rmkenney12:
ADB correction of services.jar

I've applied the services.jar update to both of my N2E's.

Both had previously run the Touchnooter root and were factory reset before

I started using Nook Manager several months ago.

One has been my testbed, and has been factory reset/reflashed/re-NM'd a

few additional times.

After applying the services.jar fix, both are working perfectly.

When I tested both at the B&N store last weekend, the store banner page

popped up as you'd expect, whereas the previous behavior was to crash and

restart.

I was able to use both Nooks for about a half-hour before I had to leave, and

both performed exactly as you could hope for. No discernable difference in

behavior between the two Nooks, despite their somewhat different pedigrees.

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
[Nook Touch Android Development] asking:
Hello,

i've successfully rooted using NookManager, But still i m not able to install Apps either using ADBKonnect or directly putting them into SD Card. Please help me.... How can i use PDF Zoom option ? i want to read big pages by zooming in/out.

Thanks
[Nook Touch Android Development] awesomginger:
Hello,

I have successfully installed the Nook Manager Root. I have had it rooted for about 2 days now. Whenever I change to another book in the Nook Stock eReader, it looses my page in the last book I was reading so when I switch back, I've lost my page.

This has only happened since I rooted with Nook Manager. Is there something I've missed? I've searched the forums.

EDIT: I have more information.

Whenever I go to the NOOK Home then try to click on the currently reading book (says I'm on pg 129 for example), it brings up "Sync to furthest read page" and it tells me that another synced device has a further page in this book and that I can start at either 1 or 129. This, to me, is not an inconvenience to me, but if I select the book in the library, it brings me to Page 1 without asking.

EDIT:

See this link if you're having trouble. I think I fixed it.

http://www.nookboards.com/forum/98-...ple-touch-not-remembering-last-page-read.html

Thank you in advance!
[Nook Touch Android Development] moosix:
Dunno why after rooting NST (v1.2.1) with NookManager-0.5.0 and disabling B&N apps my computer stopped recognizing NST at all.

Under linux "lsusb" command doesn't show anything that would look like nook. Windows 8 also doesn't detect any device.

Before disabling B&N apps, everything was working just fine, both linux and windows detected nook and allowed access to SD card.

Could you please help with this? Maybe I need to re-enable one of the disabled B&N apps to make it work again?