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[Nook Touch General] :
It is almost the same, but not quite, since the Nook is not anywhere near as capable as a regular stock smartphone when it is unrooted.

Not particularly, no, since there are other, more frequently-used backup methods for the Nook Touch. A backup in and of itself, however, is very necessary!

Neither of the two ROMs available are exactly what you describe here; you're going to want to first ensure all your Nooks are on B&N software 1.2.1. After that, root using the tool NookManager instead of flash a ROM, which will start you off with the bare basics. Then, for Google Play access, you can apply the NookManager addon NTGAppsAttack. Lastly, you'll want to install ClockworkMod as your custom recovery. After that, the sky's the limit.

It most certainly can; I've eradicated all traces of B&N from my Nook Touch with GlowLight and haven't had any issues.

Yes, there is; it's called NoRefresh, and can be found here (its XDA thread is here).

Hopefully my quick overview up there helped you out. If you need any more help with specifics, just post in this thread or PM me. :)
[Nook Touch General] DSinOR:
Thanks!

I'm charging them now.

They want to go through a set-up routine when I power them on. Wireless access, etc.

Is there a way to determine firmware without doing the B&N setup? Something like a trouble boot sequence?
[Nook Touch General] :
[MENTION=5869079]DSinOR[/MENTION], yes, you can very easily bypass registering with B&N by following the instructions here.
[Nook Touch General] DSinOR:
Cool.

Everything but eye of newt!

Thanks for your help.

I'll be starting today.

DS
[Nook Touch General] DSinOR:
I read the NoRefresh thread.

If i understand it correctly:

- mars never found an "always on" solution. So the app can be set up to turn on via gesture or animation, or by customized B&N button.

- If auto-on and auto-off are disabled, once the user starts NoRefresh for a whitelisted app, NoRefresh will stay on until that app is closed.

- use the latest debug version for FW 1.2x.

- use the 166 kernel, as NoRefresh will not run on the 174 kernel.

- NoRefresh cannot be run simultaneously with fastmode.apk.

Do I have it correct?

I'm particularly interested in the 2nd point above. The end users will be non-techie. If i start an app and NoRefresh, I'm interested in whether the users will have to be trained to restart NoRefresh to achieve the faster screen response.

Thanks!

Also - did the fastmode project die? Did it have the same purpose as NoRefresh?

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Oh - one other thing:

I'm pretty sure I'll want to use NookTouchTools to customize the B&N buttons.

If my goal is to remove the B&N reader functions, the buttons will still be available, correct?
[Nook Touch General] :
You have it all correct, except for the kernel bit. The *debug-2 version of NoRefresh that runs on software 1.2.x can be used properly on

any

kernel.

They may or may not have to be taught how to restart the NoRefresh service. Only time will tell, I suppose.

It didn't exactly die - it kind of got overtaken by NoRefresh, because, as you suspected, FastMode and NoRefresh serve the same purpose. NoRefresh is just a lot more popular and widely used.

Yes, they most certainly will! However, for your purposes, NookTouchTools is a good bit outdated. Use Nook Touch Mod Manager (NTMM) instead.
[Nook Touch General] DSinOR:
Okay Nookie! The Nookster. NookMAN. the Nook-Meister!!

Thanks!

Apparently NTMM is bundled with NookManager, so I already have it.

My rooted Nooks boot to a window that gives the option to press Home or Relaunch.

Relaunch seems adequate. I read somewhere an Explorer app is not needed if you have Relaunch. True?

How do I set the tablet to boot straight to Relaunch or a "android-tablet" desktop by default?

I found this thread on how to clean off unnecessary stuff, but the focus of the thread is to preserve a reader. I'd like to go deeper, removing all but the essential core functions. No reader capability is needed.

My goal is a simple tablet with only a few apps on the desktop. Ideally there would be a browser, calculator, PractiScore, PlayStore, and maybe one or two others. Wifi will always be on when PractiScore is running. I'll want to disable any other battery hogs if possible. I'll definitely be tasking a toolbar button to activate NoRefresh.

I hear that ReLaunch is a battery pig, but I'm not sure it can be disabled while the tablet is in active use? The way that we will use these tablets is non-stop scoring activity for a 7 hour window, then wifi synch with a master stats iPad, then shut down and charge overnight for the next day. So I only need an 8-hour window of operation. I think this is a pretty easy day for NST as long as nothing huge is running.

My initial plan is to set-up one tablet the way i want it, create a CR, and then clone the other 9 tablets. Will this work?

I have adb on a Win8 machine, but i haven't used it in 2 years. Gotta go back and refresh my memory. I'm easily old enough to be your grandfather, and I only mess around with android stuff occasionally, so I have to go re-learn everything when I do. Old people forget things. You will know this some day.

Even though discontinued, NST's are rapidly becoming a very popular device for Practiscore in USPSA and 3-GUN and SASS and Steel Challenge events. Thousands are in use nationwide for this purpose. They offer the best available combination of daylight readability, battery life, proven field ruggedness, and cost. Most have been rooted with RASI. I chose the more complicated route of manual rooting because I don't know what RASI does and does not do. I wanted a truly stripped tablet instead of a rooted reader with a scoring app. I wanted PlayStore and a browser, etc.

I'm sharing all this with you because you've apparently stripped a Nook barer than anyone else.

Help me come up with an expanded list of "stuff to remove", and a basic game-plan for changing a fleet of these things into fast, simple scoring tablets. I'll write up a complete how-to when I'm done and publish it on a couple of forums. We'll have accomplished something that might be useful to others!

I'll be working on this tonight and over the weekend. Pacific timezone.

I look forward to your reply, hope you can help!
[Nook Touch General] :
[MENTION=5869079]DSinOR[/MENTION],

Hey, no problem, sir! Helping people with hacking their Nooks is what I'm here for. :)

Good, that will save you some grief later on, trust me.

Your Nooks are acting properly, then. And yes, with ReLaunch installed, no external file manager is necessary.

1. Reboot your Nook(s) by turning it/them off, waiting ~5 seconds, and turning it/them back on.

2. When the dialog box pops up after you "slide to unlock", you'll see a small black outline of a square towards the bottom of the dialog box. Tap on that; doing that will fill the box with a check, making your Nook(s) remember the choice you'll make in step 3.

3. With that box checked, tap "ReLaunch".

4. That's it, you're done.

Then you can follow all the instructions in that thread for slimming down your Nooks. That'll be a good start.

Alright, well, Opera Mobile or Opera Mini are universally recognized as the best performing browsers on the Nook Touch, so that's what I'd recommend for the browser. For the calculator, a good one comes with that NTGAppsAttack package I mentioned earlier.

ReLaunch can be a battery drain, but compared to other launchers, it's great. To my knowledge, it cannot be disabled during use. And a 7- or 8-hour window should be a cinch for these devices. :)

No, not exactly, because if you restore the backup you made on one device to another, both devices will have the same serial number and WiFi MAC address, so they won't be able to connect to the same WiFi network at the same time.

Unless you're willing to take the time to change the MAC addresses on each device (which can be done), that is...

If you need any tips on ADB, just let me know - I like to think of myself as "pretty good" at using it, so perhaps I can help.

And about the whole "age" topic, you probably are old enough, considering I'm probably a bit younger than you think. ;)

Well, I wouldn't go so far as to say I've "stripped a Nook barer than anyone else" - there are a few other guys here who've gone as far as I have in slimming down their Nooks for better tablet performance.

That's really intriguing about PractiScore and USPSA! I have heard of the app PractiScore in relation to the Nook Touch before, but I don't really know what is. Would you tell me a little more about it?

Sure, I'd be glad to help with anything I can! I'm actually on a 3-week vacation right now, on which I only brought my Nook Touch with GlowLight (not my laptop), so it may be a bit before I can give you everything you need.

But anyways, please feel free to ask if you have any questions - I'll be around.
[Nook Touch General] DSinOR:
Many thanks!

We got home later than expected, so I will take a look at this tomorrow.
[Nook Touch General] DSinOR:
My 1st goal is adb over usb.

I'm getting wireless adb via the ADB Konnect app that was bundled with rootmanager.

If I plug the Nook into my win8 machine, I get the standard BN access to Library.

But I cannot achieve adb usb connection.

My adb.exe is two years old. I prolly need a newer version. Link?

Where do i get the proper drivers?

Thanks.
[Nook Touch General] DSinOR:
Wrap-up:

Skip OOBE.

Create bootable NookManager SD Card with win32 image writer.

Boot Nooks to NM. Use More tab to disable BN apps.

Create Backup.

Transfer backup to PC via stock USB interface.

Root.

Create 2nd SD Card with desired apps and images.

Install AWD Launcher 1.3.6 Standalone (older app).

Install LifeWareSolutions clock, Pearly White adw theme, Stericson Remount, Desktop Visualizer, Opera Mini, Practiscore, Nick Fines RealCalc, sshsftpDaemon SSH interface.

Reboot, set ADW as default Home.

Load theme, then use DV and large image files to create 4 large icons for desktop apps: PS, Calc, Opera, Settings; and a clock widget.

Use bundled NookTouchModManager to set N button as Home and Lng-press n as Relaunch.

Used ADW Settings to remove Apps Dock.

I didn't like wireless ADB. USB ADB on Win8 was absurdly difficult to achieve. Instead, I installed Putty on the PC and ran the SSH app on the Nook for simple interface with common unix commands. It was pretty easy to remove unwanted files, copy images to desired locations, and delete unwanted apps.

I deleted all the stock screensavers. I put my own 600x800 png screensaver image in the system/media/screensaver folder. I also renamed my png to "Bronte_Sisters.png" and placed it in the /authors sub of the aforementioned directory. Nook hard calls that file, so this is the solution if you truly want to lose the sisters.

The biggest problem I encountered with the screensaver replacement job was RW permission on the authors folder. After several attempts, i installed and ran the stericson remount app which did the job in 5 seconds.

End result: the Nook boots to a single desktop that has 4 large icons and a clock, but no Apps dock. The typical user won't see or use anything else. I can reach ReLaunch with N long-press.

I didn't use NookColorTools, and i decided i didn't need a Playstore link, so no NTGAppsAttack. After i finished the 1st one, i used the Relaunch and ADW backups to speed up the process on the other nine.

Maybe I'll play with NoRefresh later, by my primary app uses the side buttons to scroll, so I prolly don't need it.

Job done. Thanks for your help.

DS
[Nook Touch General] :
Excellent! Glad I could help. :)
[Nook Touch General] Lfarnsworth:
kernel help!

so i've been using my rooted nook for a few weeks and i've finally gotten it to where i am pretty happy with it. its got enough battery life, does pretty much everything i want it to.

but then i got it into my head that running a gameboy emulator on it would be really fun and a good use of it.

it seems to me that updating the kernel so the screen doesnt go crazy and i can use multitouch is the way to make the gameboy emulator useable. but i guess i have some questions.

-is updateing the kernel indeed what i need to do?

-can i update the kernel without having to start over with all the apps and settings i've added? if not thats ok i can redo it but it would be nice if i dont have to

-will the multitouch/norefresh(or whatever its called) be something i can toggle in settings? where will the settings be?

-finally can someone either point me to or just give me concise instructions on changing the kernel?

(i am using a nook with 1.21 firmware)

thanks so much!
[Nook Touch General] :
You've got it all correct thus far.

If you'd like multitouch, then yes, a kernel update is necessary.

Yes, you most certainly can!

Multitouch comes with the kernel and is always on, bo adjustments or settings required. NoRefresh is a standalone app that can be found here (its XDA thread is here) that has its own settings in the app.

Yes, you can just follow the instructions over on my kernel thread.

Enjoy!
[Nook Touch General] Lfarnsworth:
thanks so much! i only have one follow up question: what is noogie?
[Nook Touch General] :
Noogie is a bootable .img file that, when booted on the Nook, mounts the Nook's /boot directory on a PC when plugged in. To use it, follow the instructions here, except don't make or restore a backup - just create and boot into the Noogie image file.
[Nook Touch General] DSinOR:
I'm running a simple desktop with ADW. The taskbar is so small. Is there any way to make it larger so that it's easier for big fingers to touch the Back button, etc?

Thx.
[Nook Touch General] :
There may be, but it would take a long, long time to create such an effect.

Instead, try assigning Back and Menu to two of the hard keys using Nook Touch Mod Manager. The hard keys are much easier to use than the miniscule status bar buttons. :)
[Nook Touch General] pumpafonja:
broken screen ?

Hello,

I borrowed Nook to my son for a few days, he returned it like this: ( cant post image ) - the lower part of the screen is showing a screensaver ( with some vertical and horizontal lines ) and the upper part is working normally

He says it didnt fell or anything. It just went like that. There is no sign of physicall damage, not a scratch. Its in cover always.

Can anyone please help ?
[Nook Touch General] :
Has this Nook been rooted or modified in any way?

Which model is it? Nook Simple Touch, Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight, or Nook GlowLight?
[Nook Touch General] pumpafonja:
Hello,

It's Nook simple touch with glowlight ....rooted
[Nook Touch General] :
Have you modified your kernel any to allow multitouch or FastMode?

Have you ever used NoRefresh?
[Nook Touch General] pumpafonja:
Never modified anything except rooting. Never used NoRefresh !

I rooted it so I can read other e book formats, I use it only for reading. I was very, very satisfied it with it so far....never had any problems
[Nook Touch General] :
At this point, I could really use a picture...
[Nook Touch General] pumpafonja:
I tried to put it in the first post but since I'm new here, I cant add external links in my posts.

I Can send you link anywhere else...
[Nook Touch General] :
Upload your image to imgur.com. Then, copy/paste the URL of the image into a post, but before you hit "Submit Reply", replace all the periods (.) with "[dot]" and colons (:) with "[colon]".

Example:

http[colon)//www[dot]google[dot]com
[Nook Touch General] pumpafonja:
http(colon)//i.imgur(dot)com/u7Hilom(dot)jpg
[Nook Touch General] :
Okay, so does plugging your Nook into the wall change the screen at all?

What about if you hold the power button for 20 seconds, let go for 5 seconds, and then press it again for 10 seconds?
[Nook Touch General] pumpafonja:
Upper part of the screen works normally. I can turn the glowlight on and read, scroll pages etc. Everything works, even when I touch something ( by memory, where the folders or something would be ) on the lower, broken screen, it reacts....but, lower part of the screen is stuck as you can see it. I tried pressing buttons in every way, no effect....
[Nook Touch General] :
Have you tried unplugging the battery from the motherboard for 5 minutes yet?
[Nook Touch General] pumpafonja:
not yet, but I will, if that's what ur suggesting...
[Nook Touch General] :
Yes, that's what I would recommend.
[Nook Touch General] pumpafonja:
did it, still same

Left it unplugged for 6-7 mins and then connected, same again.

How come screen never goes blank, even without battery ?

Should I leave it unplugged more ?
[Nook Touch General] :
It never goes blank because it's an eInk screen. The eInk technology doesn't require a blank screen to be turned off completely.

It sounds to me like you have some stuck pixels. This issue often fixes itself after several days of being left alone.
[Nook Touch General] pumpafonja:
Already done that, left it alone for over a month...

Can it be that the screen is broken ?
[Nook Touch General] :
I'm afraid that might be a possibility...

:(
[Nook Touch General] pumpafonja:
Darn...I so like that device

I could try to replace the screen, but as I looked for a new screen, turns that it's cheaper to buy used nook then a new screen....
[Nook Touch General] pumpafonja:
thank you very, very much for your help and support.

Played some frisbee with my Nook last night, now its in garbage. Verdict - Nook never again. I have to say I'm very dissapointed. I had it for a year and 3 months....thumb down for that piece of ****
[Nook Touch General] :
Well, on the bright side, at least you got to play Frisbee! :laugh:
[Nook Touch General] knoxjon:
Anybody know of an easy way to copy/paste?
[Nook Touch General] :
As in, copy/paste files and folders around in the filesystem of your Nook?
[Nook Touch General] knoxjon:
As in copy/paste text. I finally got multiling o keyboard working. I had to find an old apk.
[Nook Touch General] :
The stock copy/paste system works very well for me. Does it not co-operate for you?
[Nook Touch General] knoxjon:
I didn't think it ever worked on NST. You mean long-pressing?
[Nook Touch General] :
Yes, that's what I'm referring to.
[Nook Touch General] knoxjon:
That never works for me. On the other hand, I think mine has been on the brink of death for a year now, so my only complaint is I'd forgotten how to set it up like I like it, and it somehow got reset over the weekend. :)
[Nook Touch General] cejalevantada:
NookManager - uRamDisk Failed, but still says "Success" ??

Hi all,

I've got a NST non-glowlight, OS v1.2.1.

I started the process outlined at makeuseof [dot] com/tag/hack-your-nook-simple-touch-into-a-super-e-reader-in-three-easy-steps/

Everything went swimmingly until I ran NookManager. It reported in its log that patching uRamDisk failed but all other mods were successful, and the end of the list says "Success!"

Any thoughts? Is there another way to patch uRamDisk, or just completely swap an updated version?

(FYI: OSX 10.9, using terminal to image sd card.)

Thanks much!
[Nook Touch General] :
[MENTION=6799901]cejalevantada[/MENTION], first, use the Restore factory.zip function of NookManager. Then, I want you to try to re-root your Nook with NookManager, but this time, use only the instructions from NookManager's XDA thread, which I linked above. It should work.
[Nook Touch General] Igjarjuk:
Thinking about getting one

Hi nookies,

I'm thinking about getting a Nook, but I'm still not 100% sure it's what I'm looking for. Maybe you can help me make up my mind..

Are there ROMs/MODs for the nook that remove all traces of B&N, Google, etc?

I could only ever use a eInk reader that comes with a completely unaffiliated reader software (or the ability to install that myself via apk), nor requires any sign-ins.

Have I come to the right place? :)
[Nook Touch General] :
Welcome to the forum! :)

You have most certainly come to the right place. The Nook Simple Touch is probably exactly what you're looking for! There are most certainly mods to remove all traces of B&N (Google is not in the device by default), and there are ROMs and mods galore for things from watching movies (with sound) to using a physical keyboard.

Go ahead and get one - you won't regret it!

P.S. By the way, do your research to find out which model best fits your needs. The three models are the Nook Simple Touch, Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight (which is what I have), and Nook GlowLight.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] hsalehi313:
Hello i recently have hardbricked my samsung galaxy s3 i747m. I had it on cm11 m11 snapshot it was working fine untill the google camera app stoped working, so i decided to flash a new rom so i tried installing a gs5 rom (the rom didnt specify for which model it was for) so i flashed it and ended up hardbricking it because i accidently installed the i9300 kernels on 4..4.2 so i asked the forum of the verizon s3 and they said to ask you guys if you have a debrick img for that model

Please help
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
Not sure if this will help: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2549068
[Sony Xperia M] santhire:
Is there any problem if I change my android device id??

Any problem in future for updating os or proper working third party applications????

Thanks
[Sony Xperia M] santhire:
Any one reply please
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[Nexus 10 General] vora_bat:
So yep, we didn't get ART this time. Again. Thank you google.

Just find in market app called ArtChecker (two words together), and you'll see.

In other words, 5.0 for Nexus 10 is just redesigned 4.4. No new features.
[Nexus 10 General] XxM4tzexX:
I don't think so. My nexus 10 is way much faster than kitkat. And do you think Google would make one single firmware with dalvik?

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[Nexus 10 General] digitalrurouni:
I think that application that you mentioned needs to be updated.
[Nexus 10 General] vora_bat:
It shows that N5 runs on ART

My N10 is way slower than on 4.4.4. And on 4.4.4 it was as fast as it can be.
[Nexus 10 General] McFlypants:
On my N5 it shows DALVIK. So it's just bull****
[Nexus 10 General] xueJ:
N10 is indeed on delvik, there are some apps that is not compatible on art and can run on N10 with 5.0 (SpaceChem)
[Nexus 10 General] digitalrurouni:
I have noticed my app installs are a bit slower but overall the tablet is very responsive. Obviously that is not definitive proof that its running ART. Some research is definitely needed. I will see what I can find.

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I was thinking has anyone benchmarked before and after the upgrade? I ran Antutu and I got 29,700 and in Quadrant I got 7900. This is with Lollipop. I'm trying to recall my previous scores.
[Nexus 10 General] newellj79:
It is running art. Take a look at the system/app folder.
[Nexus 10 General] vora_bat:
Ok, im sure it should be studied.

Anyone having both N5 or other devices definately running on ART, could you download GemRB app from play store and check what would it say? On N10 it says about "Broken OS"
[Nexus 10 General] ChrisM75:
Its running ART, there is only ART in the system, there is no trace of Dalvik. Its slightly different however between CPUs, that may explain why an app works on our Exynos, but not on a Qualcomm device (and vice-versa)