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[Nook Touch General] :
A few quick questions:

1. You have the Nook with the

white

bezel, right?

2. Your problem is that the screen of your Nook is unable to change away from the "Your Nook is turned off" screen, right?

You see, it is not normal for the GlowLight to be functional while the device is turned off - it just doesn't work like that. It is also abnormal for you to be able to mount your Nook on your computer while it is turned off.

The above observations have led me to believe that you are having a bad case of stuck pixels, a hardware issue where if any one screen is left too long on eInk pixels, it will become "stuck" into them.

You can go ahead and count out ADB - nobody has gotten ADB to work very well yet on the Nook GlowLight, and even if they had, it would only work if you had a software problem, not a hardware problem.

Your only hope for fixing this is to either grab a new device for the warranty, or wait for an undefined amount of time for the stuck pixels to fix themselves.

Sorry about that. :(
[Nook Touch General] victorialeong:
that's right! thank you so much for your help :) but if just 2 weeks of light usage from purchase result in stuck pixels I must say the device I got must have been defective in the first place
[Nook Touch General] :
I should say so! :eek:

I think that your device is still covered by the purchase warranty, so you should be able to turn in your messed-up NGL to B&N and get a replacement - it almost definitely won't have the same issue. ;)

Glad I could help you out here! :laugh:
[Nook Touch General] JPo_23:
I would like to know how to go about changing the partition sizes on the Nook Glowlight. I haven't been able to find a clear set of instructions.
[Nook Touch General] :
[MENTION=271891]JPo_23[/MENTION], The GParted LiveCD method works just as well on the Nook GlowLight as on the Nook Simple Touch.

Enjoy! :good:
[Nook Touch General] JPo_23:
The instructions are to boot the device from SD card, which the Glowlight doesn't have.

What do I need to boot from, and how?
[Nook Touch General] :
[MENTION=271891]JPo_23[/MENTION], you can boot into Noogie on the Nook GlowLight using Step 2) on this thread.
[Nook Touch General] JPo_23:
If I boot using omaplink then surely that means the nook must be connected via USB to a Windows PC, so it can't be connected to a PC running GParted Live at the same time.

Edit - It seems you can then reboot into Gparted live after booting with omaplink.
[Nook Touch General] :
[MENTION=271891]JPo_23[/MENTION],

EDIT - please see this post.
[Nook Touch General] sherif011:
ezPDF Reader

Hi,

The table of contents are invisible in ezPDF reader, is there any way to fix that?
[Nook Touch General] :
The reason why it's acting like that is because of how the white color of the background of the Nook's Settings screen is interfering with the white color of the text in the table of contents. White on white = big problems, basically.

The main way to fix it would be to decompile your ezPDF reader .apk on a computer, find out where the .apk tells the text in the table of contents what color it should be, and in some way change that option to display the color black instead of white. THEN you'll have to resign the .apk with your own signature because it won't recompile properly without that.

That second paragraph up there ^ is more [MENTION=4474482]Renate NST[/MENTION]'s area of expertise than mine, so try PMing her.
[Nook Touch General] sherif011:
Well I tried changing the background using this post from [MENTION=5562185]nmyshkin[/MENTION]

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=52626602&postcount=34

The text now is readable but with difficulty, however it can be easily visible with no refresh enabled.

There is also a darker theme that can be enabled found on this post from [MENTION=2206342]mergen3107[/MENTION]

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=51447032&postcount=23

but files are no longer available.
[Nook Touch General] nmyshkin:
I checked the original Russian source and the files are indeed gone. I would PM mergen3107 and see if you can get a copy of the darker theme if that's what you want. I didn't save a copy although I did have them at one time when I was trying to figure it all out.
[Nook Touch General] sherif011:
Yes if you could get these files again, that would be useful. Thanks.
[Nook Touch General] TehRawrz717:
Nook Touch Bricked

Stuck on the Read Forever your nook is starting up screen. I've tried recovery and factory reset. Neither have worked. Any help would be highly appreciated. Thank you.
[Nook Touch General] nmyshkin:
Um....wrong forum?
[Nook Touch General] datiuem:
hi, can you guys make a little help?, I'm in 1.2.2 fw right now and I cant install old file like multi touch and No refresh (actually I can install it through CWM but its doesnt work, and I cant flash 166 kernel through cwm btw), so can you guys help me?

Thanks alot!
[Nook Touch General] datiuem:
I know this is to old, Im using kindle basic 10th rn but I tried to do this cause I am learning in university and really really nead to read PDF with zoom, I tried to learn in my iPad but my eyes is so tired with that!

and again, my thanks
[Nook Touch General] nmyshkin:
So, NoRefresh requires an app, version 2. Did you get the correct version?
[Nook Touch General] datiuem:
is that name is No_Refresh_Debug2.apk or sth like that?

and do u have any idea about multi touch in 1.2.2 FW?
[Nook Touch General] nmyshkin:
That's the correct app. No special kernel is needed for that app to work, but all of the over-clocked kernels--except 166--render it inoperable.

All custom kernels include multi-touch, but not every app on the NST supports it. Opera Mobile (not Mini), EBookDroid, PerfectViewer, are a few examples of apps that work with multi-touch.

Since you mention CWM, I assume you are trying to flash one of the packages from @pinguy1982. Did you get any error messages when flashing? Do you have ADB working? It's possible to install kernels directly using ADB. That way you don't get a lot of other stuff you may not want.
[Nook Touch General] datiuem:
I boot NookManager and flash Factory.zip, then update to fw 1.1, skip oobe then flash nooter.zip and multi-touch.zip now I can use all of that (multi, ezpdf, fonts, etc), this is a little bit hard even I'm intern in a IT corp.

1 day and burn 1000 times in my SD card, and this seems like my SD card is burn out now, its broken but I'm happy, and a respect for you, you supported NST over 10 years 😻

My thanks!

and have a nice day!

P/s: I write down the simplest way, maybe someone else still need this in 2023 😿
[Nook Touch General] ouihermanita:
Hi, I got a problem

I used NookManager but It's seem like RootExplorer doesnt work with Root-Permission(it doesnt have Mount R/O or Mount R/W permission), and I cant install another RootExplorer to install my own fonts

what should I do?

Thank you
[Nook Touch General] nmyshkin:
Which version of NookManager did you use? None of them come with an app called RootExplorer, so I assume you installed that yourself. Can you post a copy (if it's not too big? I'm not familiar with it. I've seen Root

Browser

mentioned on the forum before and used it in the past but remember it being temperamental with regard to mounting system R/W and sometimes not displaying the entire contents of a directory. But...if you installed RootExplorer, why can't you install something else....?

If you are going to do file and other manipulations at the root level, you'd be better off with something like ES File Explorer, IMO. You can set it for root access in the Settings and also mount system as R/W. It takes a bit of setup to make it look decent, but it's worth the effort.

Of course, it's always remotely possible that your device is not, in fact, rooted for some bizarre reason. I've attached a simple root check app.
[Nook Touch General] ouihermanita:
okay, thank you, I'm done with that

but there is a problem when I rooted my NOOk, few days after, I can't "touch" the screen (I touch it but it doesnt work, kinda like touch or my screen is broken but it's not) so I can't use my devices

do you have any solutions for this?

A thanks from my little heart
[Nook Touch General] nmyshkin:
Easiest potential "fix": do a two-finger swipe across the screen and see if that fixes it.
[Nook Touch General] PizzaRepresent:
OK...

First of all, I did some research, and still need clarification. It's December 2023, and I have two of the original Nook Touch. No glow light, just original Nook Touches. Adobe e-ink.

B&N is pulling the plug on these, and will stop allowing them to be registered in June 2024.

Trying to keep them out of the trash. They have never been rooted; they're clean B&N installed with the latest (as it were) firmware. They can still connect with the B&N servers. For now.

I know I can already sideload content with calibre from a different computer.

But - my daughter wants to be able to borrow content from our library, which uses Hoopla and Libby. Maybe even Kindle app would be nice.

This requires rooting the device. I'm a geek, but not an android-line level command style geek, so I need to keep it simple.

NookManager seemed to be the answer. One-stop, graphical.

However, it looks like even that tool is getting a little long in the tooth, and may not allow easy access to the Hoopla and Libby apps.

Am I just SOL?

Is hoping to do more than just side-load content with calibre too troublesome at this point? I don't want to turn rooting this dinosaur into a full-time job.
[Nook Touch General] nmyshkin:
See https://xdaforums.com/t/nst-g-june-2024-preparing-for-an-end-and-a-beginning.4644431/ for a general description of some sensible things to do.

It is not possible to use either of these directly with the NST. If your library system has epubs that can be checked out using ADE then you could download the book and sideload to the NST. If it has Kindle books you may be able to read these using a registered copy of the Kindle app as long as they are mobi format. The old Kindle app cannot read the newer az3 format.

No, there is an update here: https://xdaforums.com/t/nst-g-updating-nookmanager-for-fw-1-2-2.3873048/

For that, yes, except as described above.

After June 2024 there is no way to get new content on the device other than sideloading, with the exception of Kindle library books (until that also no longer works).
[Nook Touch General] PizzaRepresent:
So... If I understand... (post June 2024)

Don't root - sideload content with calibre

Do Root - sideload content with calibre, plus use Kindle app for indeterminate amount of time, but library's apps are still a no-go unless unrestricted EPUB (using calibre)

Not interested in playing Angry Birds or games, just a book-reading device.
[Nook Touch General] nmyshkin:
Almost. Epubs protected by Adobe DRM (would have been Overdrive in the past) can be downloaded by PC as before (you get the ascm file and then use ADE to fulfill the actual epub file) and then transferred to the NST. These will "expire" when due. Or you can use Calibre to strip the DRM and read at your leisure.

Edit: see https://help.libbyapp.com/en-us/6059.htm
[Nook Touch General] PizzaRepresent:
So...

First of all, thanks, folks, for the clarifications.

Secondly, it doesn't seem like rooting this generation and style of nook in 2023/2024 offers much beyond what calibre can do from a pure reading standpoint (at this stage of the game) unless I'm already invested in the Kindle ecosystem.
[Nook Touch General] broreader:
Hello! I have a Nook Glowlight Plus (BNRV510), and it's running the latest update 53.0.115 from B&N and was rooted using Cazar's script

Why can't I run any chromium/gecko based browsers? I tried Kiwi (chromium 88), Fennec / Firefox, Chrome, etc and I made sure I chose the latest supported version. They all show the homepage for 1-2 seconds and then shut down.

I tried the latest supported versions of Opera mini, Via Browser, etc and they work fine. Anyone know why this is the case?
[Nook Touch General] Zaq_Tactic:
I'm learning Japanese, so I wanted to do Reading Immersion and that lead me to a rooted Nook Simple Touch with android 2.1. I want to know an EPUB reader with good Japanese rendering (VW aka Vertical Writing, Furigana etc.) and ColorDict support. I request that if any of you know an App that can do these things. Please recommend apps other than the following since I tested them already.

1. [Modified] Mantano Reader (Supports VW and Furigana but lack of customizability.)

2. Alreader (Doesn't support VW or Furigana.)

3. Coolreader (Doesn't work for some reason.)

3. Moon+ Reader (Same as Alreader but it has image problems)

4. FB Reader (Same as Alreader)

Thank you in advance!
[Nook Touch General] nmyshkin:
Pardon me not following your directions, but what does this statement mean? Do you have the right version for the NST or will it just not do what you want? You should be trying version 3.1.2-51

Mantano lacks many bells and whistles, but you've pretty much exhausted the possible reading apps, so if you want to use the NST you might need to adjust your expectations.
[Nook Touch General] Zaq_Tactic:
It seems I was mistaken, I downloaded the version you mentioned and it seemed to be working. Although my point (original question) still remains. Furigana doesn't show up.

I believe you are correct in saying I've exhausted my options. Its good to know that atleast. So, thanks!
[Nook Touch General] nmyshkin:
So is that a font issue or something else unknown?
[Nook Touch General] Renate:
No, they are looking for "Ruby" text of pronunciation.

Since there is not a one-to-one correlation between individual Kanji and pronunciation I think it would have to be in the content.

<ruby>Harvard Yard<rt>Hahvahd Yahd</rt></ruby>

Attached is test.zip (rename it test.epub). On page 4 is Harvard Yard with pronunciation.
[Nook Touch General] chall8001:
Hey All,

While on the subject of languages, does anyone have an old copy of koreader.apk floating around? I haven't found it on the forums, and I want to use its translation support to read books in other languages without going through the SQL process of manually installing new language libraries onto my nook.

I'm a newbie to rooting my nook and this seems like the least complicated way to be able to read books in other languages while being able to translate words to english.

Thanks!
[Nook Touch General] nmyshkin:
If you are talking about the NST you won't find a version of Koreader for it. The oldest version is for Android 2.3, I believe.

But, I have an app to easily swap dictionaries without getting your hands dirty: https://xdaforums.com/t/app-nst-g-dictionary-management.4433779/

Also linked from that post are some translation and single language dictionaries for the languages originally supported on the UK version of the device. If what you want is not there it may be possible to make one. I just finished an English-Bulgarian dictionary for another member.
[Nook Touch General] chall8001:
Excellent, thank you for your response.

I'm now trying to copy the two library files for your application onto the nook. I was first using adb connect but then received these errors:

I ended up getting frustrated and manually side-loading the files via a usb chord to /media/My Files/Books. This worked, the only problem is now I need to move them to their proper file directories, and when I try and copy and paste them I get an error. When I long tap on a file to bring up the options menu and select "move" nothing happens and the menu shuts.

Any ideas about what would be causing this issue? I'm using a Mac laptop and the most recent version of nook manager.
[Nook Touch General] nmyshkin:
Yes, Relaunch has no root access and that makes fairly simple manipulations like this difficult.

Since you are familiar with ADB, let's go that direction. You need to mount /system as RW before you try to move the files onto the device:

adb shell
# mount -o rw,remount -t ext2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system

Do that before you attempt to move the files. That should solve that problem. There's still the permissions. After moving the files:

# chmod 644 /system/etc/permissions/com.google.android.maps.xml
# chmod 644 /system/framework/com.google.android.maps.jar
# chmod 755 /system/bin/sqlite

Then reboot.

A root-capable file manager would be able to handle this the same way you would move files around on your Mac.
[Nook Touch General] peu:
I have two nook simple touch that I purchased ages ago, the screen is totally unresposive on both, opened them and cleaned to my best ability no dirt at all, but they still don't react to my finger on the screen. Resetted them and now Im at the "Welcome to your NOOK simple touch" screen but unable to press the NEXT button. Both of them are in the same screen.

If I connect them to the PC I can see the file system, if I put a SD card it gets recognized when inserted and removed.

Downloaded 1.22 update "nook_1_2_update.zip" tried placing it in the nook root folder, or in the SD root folder and it did not update.

Then writed Nook Manager 1.22 into the SD card using win32diskimager but after showing NOOK MANAGER for about 15seconds the screen goes blank and nothing else happens tried all the buttons an nothing.

Then found a B&N page telling to do the 6x 20sec routine to factory reinstall everything, but solved nothing, I get back to the Welcome screen mentioned above.

So here I am, with these two NST that are unresponsive to my touch, but seem to be in good working condition otherwise.

Any help/hint will be appreciated, I don't want to just gut the batteries and dump them... THANKS !!
[Nook Touch General] Renate:
Use an ear swab and carefully and thoroughly clean the inside bezel. The screen itself doesn't matter unless chunks of dirt are large.

Also, age and heat makes the little dark green layer warp and bend from the double stick tape resulting in misalignment.

It's really hard to get it realigned even when you are looking at the diagnostics.
[Nook Touch General] peu:
Removed the green bezel but not the old double side tape, will remove , clean thoroughly and try again, does not look bent, weird thing I recall they were working fine when they were replaced by kindles. Thanks!
[Nook Touch General] Renate:
Erm, I didn't think that I recommended removing the green bezel...

That whole touch sensor is tricky because it uses a separate MSP430 processor.

If the firmware on that got corrupted...

I think there were provisions to update the firmware.

I know that it went through those TI level shifters to interact with the OMAP on duplex serial. I think.
[Nook Touch General] esseti:
Hello,

i've a nook simple touch modded with this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1343143 recently i experience problem with the battery. it last nothing (a couple of days) and when i charge it for a second and i remove the cable it says 75%. it's 3/4 years old, is the battery gone? is the memory of the battery gone? or any idea?
[Nook Touch General] :
I can almost guarantee it's not old age, since my Nook Touch GlowLight is nearing 3 years old (I got it in July of 2012) and it's still working fantastically.

However, I can recommend that, if you're not to attached to current setup, you do a factory reset and then update your Nook to 1.2.1. After the update, you can root with NookManager, which is IMHO the best rooter for Nook Touch devices. The factory restore might fix your battery problem; it might not. We'll just have to see.
[Nook Touch General] esseti:
Thanks.

can you point me to:

- how to do a factory reset: i tried with the on in the nook menu but the android rom still remains

- what's the room you are talking about.

PS: it's nook simple touch, not the glow one
[Nook Touch General] :
Yes, there are three Nook models dealt with in this forum: the Nook Simple Touch (NST), the Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight (NTG) and the Nook GlowLight (NGL). The NookManager rooter works with both the NST and the NTG.

Here's the NookManager rooter thread: [Root] NookManager - graphical rooter for 1.2.x and beyond

And here's how to execute the factory restore that works: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=57927745&postcount=2
[Nook Touch General] tura93:
Hi guys.

I am from Georgia (country). My nook ST can't read Epubs with Georgian fonts. (it reads pdfs though)

What can i do to read Georgian Epubs ? Do i need too add fonts somehow ?

I heard that it needs rooting, but i don't want to transform ereader into tablet.

Please help i am totally lost
[Nook Touch General] :
Unfortunately (or not so unfortunately), rooting is required to have the ability to read books in foreign/uninstalled fonts.

I can explain the steps to you, if you wish - it is a rather long process, though.
[Nook Touch General] kazikas:
Not quite sure, but embedded fonts should help
[Nook Touch General] Renate:
The easiest solution is to change DroidSansFallback.ttf to a font that has Georgian glyphs.

Since that file is in /system/fonts/ you'll need a bit of rooting.

That doesn't mean a complete alteration of your Nook.

You can do a minimal root which will just get ADB working so that you can manipulate things.
[Nook Touch General] tura93:
thanks for all your replies.

I have rooted nook but can't change fonts. when i try to rename DroidSansFallback.ttf it shows error. says: it cant be renamed.

same when i try to paste georgian font
[Nook Touch General] :
What are you using to do the renaming? ADB or a file explorer, and if a file explorer, which one?
[Nook Touch General] tura93:
I tried from it's own directory.

didn't understand much how to use adb.
[Nook Touch General] :
Oh, you used ReLaunch. That explains it. ReLaunch's file explorer doesn't (to my knowledge) have root access.

Do you have ADB downloaded and ready on your computer? I can give you steps on how to use it.
[Nook Touch General] tura93:
yes please
[Nook Touch General] Blue_Churo:
Hello,

So gmail and other google apps work pretty poorly, and I really wanna use my nook just for reading and keep my battery life the best. For this reason, I wanna remove most if not all google apps now and *maybe* keep the play store.

Can I just delete the google apps I don't want under /system/app/ like gmail.apk and such?

Thanks for all the help!
[Nook Touch General] :
Yes, that should work fine.

However, you might want to move them all to /sdcard and compress them into a .zip as a backup, just in case something goes wrong and/or you want them back.
[Nook Touch General] Blue_Churo:
Sweet, thanks! Just moved a bunch of .apk files.

Is there a list somewhere with all the apks that I *have* to keep? I'm not sure what are necessary or what are gapps
[Nook Touch General] :
[MENTION=4178880]Blue_Churo[/MENTION], no, not exactly. There's not a list of what apps should be in /system/app, but there is a list of apps that can be safely removed from /system/app.
[Nook Touch General] Renate:
The system partition is read-only.

You have to mount it read/write to make changes.

mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system
[Nook Touch General] ygrigory:
Hi, I'm a new NST owner with v. 1.2.1 and nookmanager's root with gapps. I'm looking for the best rom+kernel combination (fastmode, norefresh, etc).

Also, I, actually, can't logging in greader (feedly or old reader), I use feed+ but it hasn't offline full article download. Thank you for the support and forgive my English.