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[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] mockermar:
Recently my Nook Tablet 16Gb stopped opening ebooks. It is quite essential feature since I only use it to read books.

The story started ~2-3 years ago. I have bought Nook Tablet and wanted to get root access (to get some nice apps from android market). To get root access I used something like zergRush tutorial os similar. It worked fine until the B&N released new update 1.4.3. I have lost root access. Yet I was able to run already installed apps. It was totally fine with me: ebooks + a few apps from android market.

Yet as I said in the beginning, I could not open ebooks anymore. So I decided to erase & deregister device (and say goodbye to limited root). I clicked it and after Nook restarted the message "Please restart your device and try again...." showed up. After the second restart the message disappeared but Nook was not erased. The same data, the same issue.

Then I decided to google and try to "unbrick" (despite it is not really bricked). I made bootable microSD, and tried loading 1.4.2 factory recovery zip. Everything was fine, I even saw a green checkmark on a screen "Do NOT Turn Off Your Device Installing New Software....". Yet after I ejected microSD and Nook restarted, nothing changed. It was still the same system with exactly the same data.

Next thing that I have tried is to follow steps from github of succulent under acclaim_recovery_sdcard. The same story. After restart Nook always keeps running the same system.

I even formatted the following partitions in one time:

/rom

/bootdata

/system

/cache

/data

The same system after restart...

Tried to apply root for 1.4.3 and install different rom. The same system as before any manipulations.

How is it even possible?! What should I try next? Any ideas appreciated.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] mockermar:
Here is additional information. I logged in using adb shell and executed the following commands:

adb shell
# whoami
root
# cd /tmp
# mkdir mnt
# mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p8 mnt
# du -sh mnt
402.7M mnt
# rm -rf mnt/*
# du -sh mnt
4.0K mnt
# umount mnt
# mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p8 mnt
# du -sh mnt
402.7M mnt

It seems that I cannot modify anything on my NT.

I have also tried to fill some partitions with zeros to see what happens

# dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p8
# mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p8 mnt
# du -sh mnt
402.7M mnt

No effect. Could not wipe any data from NT. Any ideas what it can be and how it can be fixed?..
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] mikeataol:
I hate to say it, but I've seen the same thing, and finally gave up after days of trying.

(see page 2 currently in this forum " cant modify any partitions. want to totally ZAP the NT" )

in hundreds of NOOKS reworked, I had this one, like yours, that no matter what I did, nothing about the partitions would change,

I did things to it that should have rendered it totally dead, yet it reboots every time with the exact same OS and installed stuff as before

I tried every utilty, and manually using partition tools many times.

I believe the flash RAM gets set with a "read-only" attribute and its deep, something very special must be done to un-do it.

theres a utility called Roehsoft Drive Expert, which when I mailed the developer he claimed he could correct it, but for me it wasnt worth paying for the app ($34).

I finally just took it for parts and put a working system board in it
[General Topics] millicent:
to my fellow canadians that get their news (or some of them) from xda, the Google play music is finally available here. it comes with one month free subscription to unlimited music..

rock on
[General Topics] JLishere:
Anyone having the same problem as me?

I originally signed up for All Access using a US credit card.

Now that it's available in Canada, I can't switch.

My Google Wallet seems tied to the US.

I was able to change my home address, add and verify a Canadian credit card, set it as default.

But when I try to re-activate All Access, it won't recognize it, and the currency still shows up as USD.

Isn't there a way to change this ?
[General Topics] millicent:
I assume you tried already new Google account + new Canadian cc + cc address? Otherwise give the wallet support a call, they should be able to help. good luck
[General Topics] JLishere:
I will contact them. I'd rather have my Wallet account migrated (they can switch currency, but manually).

I use one Google account for everything; including Play Store, Android, Gmail, Google+, Photos, YouTube, etc. so creating a new account just to get music is out of the question.
[General Topics] mumbhai55:
any luck for you?

I think I'm in same boat as you. But I never signed up for All Access before. I simply enabled Google Music while I was in USA and kept using it for uploading music and claim free music.

Now I'm trying to sign up and it just give me USD price, however if I want to buy any music, it works fine as my default cc is selected and Buy button is blue. While signing up for All Access shows no supported method of payment and Buy button is grayed out.

I'll give support call as well.
[General Topics] Tornado15550:
For a limited time, you can get a 60 day free trial by clicking here: http://g.co/PlayMusicCA

I got this link from Google Play's official Google+ page. (See here: https://plus.google.com/+GooglePlay/posts/FQPxSoP5kE4)

None the less I'm excited that Google Play Music is finally available in Canada. Now all we need are TV Shows and GPE devices! :cowboy:
[General Topics] JLishere:
No resolution yet, but apparently, there are thousands of users with this problem (method of payment is greyed out when attempting to sign up for All Access, and Google Wallet thinks we're trying to buy a US subscription). I got the issue escalated to technical/engineering, and I hear reports of users with the same response. They will manually change our Google Wallet account to CAD currency.

There seems to be another bug with people who have a Google Play balance in USD (from an old Nexus purchase in the US, or a US gift card). Those users can't be switched. But Google is working on a fix to allow them to convert their balance in another currency, and therefore, be able to switch subscriptions to their home country.
[General Topics] mumbhai55:
So I called em too. Got same response, gonna put my name in list of people who have this problem.
[General Topics] mumbhai55:
So today I was finally able to subscribe to All Access. 60 days free promo worked as well.
[General Topics] Henry443:
I'm also enjoying 60 days free trails, its just marvelous...
[General Topics] JLishere:
Just an update for anyone following this :

As of June 11th, Google has issued a fix that prevented users from changing their home address in Wallet if they had a Google Play balance..

I was able to re-subscribe to Google Music All-Access on the Canadian side, and also got the promo price of $7.99, which is good until June 30th.

:good:
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vansmuk:
Hi guys,

Google's got nothing on the subject, so I'm betting on xda's infinite wisdom.

Few days ago AC charging started to . . flicker ( charging -> not charging -> charging. . etc.) No water damage, no drastic firmware changes ( updated to monxdified 6.2 after the flickering had begun - no dice ), tried various chargers and cables ( which work fine on an Xperia Z ) with the same result. Moving the cable around does not seem to affect the issue so I don't think it's a connection problem.

When I plug the same USB cables I use in a laptop's USB - all good. Charging speed, transfer speeds unaffected.

Any help would be highly appreciated.

Let me know if u need more info.

Thanks in advance :)
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 301stSpartan:
I had a similar issue of switching between charging and not charging. Was regardless of moving the cable around and happened even the phone and cord were sitting untouched. Don't remember if ac vs usb made any difference, but it continually got worse until I had to take it in under warranty. They just cleaned out the usb port and all was good again.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vansmuk:
Thanx bro. Played around a little bit with a broken toothpick and a bottle of cheap vodka and it's charging for now. Maybe he just needed a shot ;)
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 301stSpartan:
Hahaha... There are very few problems a quick drink can't fix ;)
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] hungarian:
Hi Everybody,

after nearly 2 years of inactivety I am back...and with a problem-after I got to involved in business I lent my xda to a friend, he had no better idea then to put a strange rom on it.

Now to my problem. I cooked a downgrade rom 3.17, downloaded it. I used the OSImage Tool to write the file named NK.nb1 on my sd card.Hardrestetted my xda and there I am. In the wallaby bootloader. He does not ask me to upgrade from the card...nothing....

I would do it over the cradle...but that does not work because he installed some kind of se rom.

I am stuck...realy.

Could anyone be so kind and give me a hint? I looked and read the whole day in the forum...

Thank you

H
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] LumpiStefan:
Maybe you use a Internal SD-Card Writer?

They often make problems in writing the ROM correctly on the card.

You should try an other SD-Card-Writer or try getting a functioning ROM of an other device by backup....

You can also test the process by backuping your "strange" ROM and try to reflash the backup ROM. This should work and will show you, if you really have some problems in writing the ROM to the Card....

Stefan
[MDA, XDA, 1010 Software Upgrading] hungarian:
solved

Hi Stefan

(Dank Dir, Thema erledigt)

Problem solved. I believe it was my card writer, even 2 of them, which caused the trouble. Both of them wrote the file in a wrong format (dont ask me why)

When I read the how to once more I have seen that I can write through activesync. When I tried that it suddenly worked like a charm.

So thank you again-your hint about the writer solved the problem.

Cheers -or better- Herzlichen Dank!

H
[One (M7) Themes and Apps] UCFour:
***FOR OLED SCREENS ONLY***

Knockr allows users with OLED Screen devices, like the Samsung Galaxy S5 and Moto X, to quickly enter an app with gestures without having to turn the screen on. OLED Screens make this possible because when the pixel is black that pixel is turned off, so when the whole screen is black the screen is turned off.

Gestures include:

Double Tap: Double tap the screen to open any app you choose or unlock the screen (if passcode is turned off)

Swipe Up, Down, Left, Right: Users can set each Swipe to open a separate app or unlock the screen (if passcode is turned off)

Long Press: Long press the screen to open any app you choose or unlock the screen (if passcode is turned off)

Volume Up when in Landscape: Pressing the volume up button when the device is in Landscape will automatically open the camera

Original Developer Thread

Download Link
[One (M7) Themes and Apps] UCFour:
I tested this App on my HTC One M7 Developer edition ...Surprisingly everything works ..!

I am on Insertcoin 2.5.0 SixthSense rom with Stock kernel

Its still in the early stages and little buggy..For Instance,you cant turn on the screen with power button with this app installed..you need to use the motion launch gestures like double tap so n so
[One (M7) Themes and Apps] zedyo:
It does not work properly on lcd displays, bicouse screen is always on - check this in darker place

Wysłane z mojego HTC One przy użyciu Tapatalka
[One (M7) Themes and Apps] player911:
I have this installed on my moms verizon m7 running 4.4.2 and it sort of works.

When I double tap, it turns on but doesn't unlock. Screen just comes on and I can draw. Never really unlocks. I have to hit the home button.
[One (M7) Themes and Apps] Bushido1992:
Link not found!
[One (M7) Themes and Apps] Nathan_Drake:
Yeah please update the link!
[One (M7) Themes and Apps] xxxLxExKxSxxx:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tecnology.angs.knockr
[One (M7) Themes and Apps] Gnavarroc:
would be really nice if the screen really turns off :c
[Verizon LG G2] D-meist:
I'm running xdabbeb's 24a rom for the vs980. I'd like to return to cm11 with a 12b baseband. How do I do this?
[Verizon LG G2] hardheart1:
Like this

1. Download the 12B bootstack - from this post here

2. Downlaod the Official CM build of your choice from the CM Download site

3. Boot into recovery

4. Do a true wipe (Yes, data must go)

5. Flash the 12B bootstack

6. Reboot to recovery

7. Flash the CM build of your choice

8. Reboot

9. Allow up to 10 minutes for the first boot to finish

In theory, this should work. I haven't tried it.
[Verizon LG G2] D-meist:
Part of the reason why I asked this question is because I flashed the 12B bootstack, then attempted to restore my cm11 nandroid. That didn't work so well. Why would restoring a nandroid after flashing the 12B bootstack not work? Luckily I could still get into recovery.
[Verizon LG G2] hardheart1:
Did you do a wipe including data?
[Verizon LG G2] mjones73:
Personally I'd do a clean install with this - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2702958

It works with the 24A bootstack, no need to downgrade and no more SODs.
[Verizon LG G2] hardheart1:
I'm running the CM11 by JCP with the m6 build. Amazing.
[Verizon LG G2] mjones73:
I'm on the Carbon beta which was based on the CM11 for 24A, it's rock solid also. I see Beanstalk has been updated also now. More choices.
[Verizon LG G2] D-meist:
Reeeeaallly? Hmm...I'm going to have to look into this. It certainly would be nice to have aosp without SODs
[Verizon LG G2] mjones73:
The link in my sig is to the latest beta, bigshotrob22 has been posting them in the thread, don't use the nightlies in the OP.
[Verizon LG G2] D-meist:
Unless I'm mistaken, you shouldn't have to wipe before restoring a nandroid backup, right? Isn't it just applying the whole image to the phone? I know I've done it before on other phones without any problems.
[Verizon LG G2] mjones73:
It should wipe when you do the restore automatically.
[Verizon LG G2] hardheart1:
I'm not 100% familiar with how TWRP or CWM or anyone else writes their restore function, but I've always done a full wipe (except SD) when restoring as to eliminate any other bits that could be lingering from the bad flash.
[G Pad 8.3 General] paperWastage:
VK810 (LTE)

CPU:

1.5 ghz Snapdragon 600 instead of 1.7Ghz

Charger:

BQ24262 - Kernel points to VK810 having this charger

LTE modem ( of course)

? OTG, Slimport and Touchscreen looks slightly different in the kernel
[G Pad 8.3 General] blazewit:
vk810 vs v500

Has any 1 tried flashing a v500 rom on the vk810? Id assume lte wouldnt work but i no on my vs980 i could flash d802 roms i just wouldnt have service, i really dont care about data if i can have aosp cuz i got wifi everywhere i go pretty much. I dont think there are any aosp kernels for the vk810 though, that might make things harder. Do u no if the boot img from your old cm11 build work work on a 4.4.4 rom since it says ur build is 4.4.2?
[G Pad 8.3 General] actionracingphotos:
Id be willing to try flashing a modified v500 rom. I only use my vk810 on wifi. On a side note im on the 22B build and I tried to flash the cm11 rom and got an error saying the rom was for vk810 and could not be flashed on altev.
[G Pad 8.3 General] DeanGibson:
Think before posting

To messages #2 and #3:

If you post a question in an old thread that has NOTHING to do with your question, you are unlikely to get an answer.
[Hardware Hacking General] justmpm:
This is not about hacking hardware, this is about hacking software. Please ask in the i9500 Q&A forum or in Android Q&A.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BrUhNiGGs:
For about 5 months i've had my zerolemon battery. Had no problems with it and it charged at a normal rate, just fine. Until for a while now I would wake up to my phone not being charged fully at 100% everyday for the past 3 months maybe?

Wasn't totally a big deal until it has gone a little overboard to where my phone just charged incredibly slow and takes about 2 hours to charge maybe 5-10% when not in use. When I do use it I lose a lot more percent in 10 min than charging for an hour.

Ive tried different outlets, chargers, all give me same results. I've done clean flashes and battery calibrations and none has any effect. One thing I have yet to do is ODIN back to stock and see what happens. I also have a feeling it could be my charging port being very worn out or i just have a defective zero lemon battery? Any suggestions would be appreciated.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jojohnson250:
Flash Googy max kernel and then open stweaks and tick ignore unstable charging in misc box
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] pvaldeben:
Hi All,

flash aosp rom yesterday after months on TW. And remember why I go back to TW

Question

1. What keyboard has a number row in aosp rom like TW keyboard

2. What browser zooms into text like the samsung browser. Im amazed how other browsers are bad at zooming text in xda-developers site.

reason I want to try again is TW cant beat how snappy it is and some one said now aosp roms are giving compatable bettery life as TW does.

So any help on getting a TW like keyboard and browser ?

Thanks in advance.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] zenmatt:
A keyboard you might like Hacker's Keyboard or following this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2164483

As far as the browser I've not really had any problems zooming in using Dolphin Browser, but if you don't care for it you might have luck with this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1969991
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] pvaldeben:
Thanks for the tip, but the keyboard apk must be only for 4.2 roms as it did not work on SlimKat 4.4.2 since it did not launch the keyboard.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] pvaldeben:
Dolphin browser is perfect for replacing the Samsung browser. Chrome always gives issues when zooming in to text. In Chrome some text was huge while other small. Thanks again
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] mattlowry:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2590902 here is a modified aosp keyboard with a number row
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] pvaldeben:
Thanks this keyboard worked great.
[One (M8) General] predator21:
I was using note 3 running 4.4.2 and there was s a big time problem attaching music files in whats app etc... And other apps as well... I searched net and there is list of forums saying the problem is with android version not samsung etc etc.... Surprisingly ever since i got m8 there s no problem as such even in whats app the music files are attached in one go and ease also unlike samsung the widgets do not freeze...

Though i do miss full screen weather effects like old sense ....

Its amazing ...just wanted to share my view..m sure loads of ppl who shifted from samsung would have noticed this....
[One (M8) General] Stephen:
For the full screen weather animations from sense 4 you can install viper rom. They have ported them to sense 6!
[One (M8) General] predator21:
thnx..will do that bro..
[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] REHolt218:
I've been lookiing for a nice Pen for the NotePro but can't find anything with style. Bamboo is the closest thing I can find and I can't say I'm all that impressed.

The only solution is to make one myself. I have a lathe and have made other pens in the past, my problem is information on how the SPen works.

Where would I be able to find detailed technical information on the pen, including how the button works and what is unique about the eraser?
[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] REHolt218:
I guess I was using the wrong search terms. Right after posting this I found several sources of information. Now that I understand the principles of operation it looks like the best solution would be to purchase one of the inexpensive S-pen replacements from ebay or amazon and use the prices to make my own pen.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kaz the Minotaur:
How do I get it to stop saying "Incoming call from..." when the phone rings? I have all of the read notifications aloud boxes unchecked. I've also looked through the phone settings but can't find anything there.
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 1ManWolfePack:
Turn off talkback on accessibility. Also, do you have light flow?

Sent from my HTC6525LVW
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skynyrd420:
There are a couple places(I think) that can cause this. .. one is where the good gentleman above posted. .... when I got my phone I went through all the settings. ... like literally ALL, and somewhere in there I effed up and got mine stuck doing that, apparently there is a glitch, a couple other people on another forum had to use s program like ringdroid to set a song ringer and it overrides it I guess? But, idk.... I just...dint..know...
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kaz the Minotaur:
No I don't have light flow.

I had turned Talk Back off so I turned it on and it still wasn't listed under accessability. I re-booted and it still wasn't there.

:confused:
[Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kaz the Minotaur:
Found it. It is in phone, settings, call, answering and ending calls: uncheck voice control.
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom General] aeronic:
Hi everyone, as you all know, ATOM comes preinstalled with SPB GPRS Monitor. I did not know that at first when I bough the Atom and have installed the eval version of SPB GPRS Monitor. I have installed it in the memory card. I have since uninstalled it. The original program appears to be still working the device memory \Program File folder. But I believe the settings in registry and associations have been removed when I uninstalled the eval version of SPB GPRS Monitor. How do I get the original one working again without doing a hard reset?
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom General] kropotov:
actually, you can't uninstall preinstalled version of monitor... I thing when you remove evo, you have original configuration on your Atom... try to use the monitor
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom General] aeronic:
Yes I perfectly understand this. However it does not work anymore. I guess the registry and shorcuts have been removed. The meter does not run anymore.
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom General] kropotov:
try to use memaid program to remove "bad uninstall registry"
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom General] aeronic:
Just tried. Does not work. Does not fix. SPB GPRS Monitor is NOT monitoring my GPRS connections even when I set it to. Can you send me the shortcut that is supposed to be in windows\startup folder?
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom General] kropotov:
you can create shortcat by your hand, using Resco file explorer, than copy it to startup folder
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom General] sidneysum:
The most simple way is to make a hardreset but you have to reinstall your software.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ng1012:
I use rooted 4.3 Samsung S4. Some apps like MX player can play video when the screen is off. I want to play games of other video apps when the screen is off. Any rooted apps can help me to do this? For example:

1. I use Android to watch some CNN and bloomberg TV (not radio) that I want to play in the background with the screen off

2. I am playing some games which require the apps to be opened and the screen on to get some special stuff.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vaibhav Chauhan:
how will you play after switching off screen
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ng1012:
Like MX player. Play video after screen off.

And that is what I am asking how the other apps do this
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vaibhav Chauhan:
it just a processes running in background but not seen on screen like android backgroun processes and update processes
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oddtiki:
I think this is what you're looking for. Not sure it works with games though.

http://www.xda-developers.com/android/try-out-omniroms-multiwindow-on-every-rom-with-xposed/
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ng1012:
I am not asking the mechanism behind. Let me ask again. I know how mxplayer works on video.

What apps mod the android that make the other apps continuously run in the background but not suspend it?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ng1012:
Anyone help?