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[Nook Touch General] TheAshxdaforum:
NST basics for dummies?

1 i bought a nook simpletouch demo model on ebay and after a million hours of googling i finally found a way to get it off demo mode. however now i cant seem to buy from the shop or use the twitter or facebook functions nor update the firmware as it realizes that its a test nook not a valid owner. any way to get rid of that?

2. if I am not interested in rooting the devuce, any way i could hack the shop button to go to a differnet website? I dont want full web access I just want them to think a differnet website is the store so i could odwnload direct on my nook.

3. if i do root the device, whats the easies way? i tried the NST thread but some links are down, and when i did find the nookmanager download it seems to be missing the .img file? amy suggestions? am I misunderstanding something? if iroot it can i block the webbrowser?
[Nook Touch General] David0226:
There is an app called DeviceRegistrator.apk that, if run, should allow you to register your device with B&N. If you have adb over USB working, you should be able to run this app to get the registration process started.

I am not sure if this could be accomplished, but you would certainly have to 'root' the device to do this.

NookManager is the easiest rooting method and is downloaded as a ZIP file here. The NookManager.img file is inside the ZIP file, just unzip it.
[Nook Touch General] a18041967:
Nook Glow & Kindle Reader App

My wife has just discovered that Nook is no longer supported in the UK and Sainsburys are taking over Nook accounts but users will no longer will be able to purchase new books. Initial thoughts are to purchase a new Kindle Paperwhite but its an unnecessary cost as the Nook is working perfectly so my question is this:

Is it possible to load a Kindle app onto the Nook Glow, will this allow you log login and purchase new books and have them download directly onto the Nook. The key thing for my wife is 'keep it simple' and she does not want have to download books to SD cards, just the normal click and purchase option.

If it is possible is there a guide that I can use to root & download the app, thanks for any help.
[Nook Touch General] David0226:
For the quickest, easiest root, try [Root] NookManager - graphical rooter for 1.2.x and beyond

You can get a Kindle app modified for Nook here, I don't know if it allows purchases as I have never used it.
[Nook Touch General] thanksdevguysforyourwork:
Friends Nook Simple Touch(bnrv300)

I'm stuck. I can't find anything about this exact problem. I'm pretty sure the unit is toast... But a second opinion would be nice.

They handed me the Nook ST w/ the screen stuck on a book/needs to be woken up.

I tried resetting the device 20,30,60,120 seconds holding down the power button but still no response.

I put it on a fast charge wall charger for 24 hours. No response.

I pulled the battery out. The screen still shows same thing.

I attempted resetting the device 20,30,60,120 seconds holding down the power button while connected to wall power with the battery removed. No response.

I removed the screen to completely clean the whole thing with anti-static wipes. Still nothing.

I'm not sure if there is anything else for me to try at this point before I break the bad news.

Thanks!
[Nook Touch General] cemunleashed:
The screen makes weird noises especially when i'm reading pdf files. The sound isn't apparent but i can hear it if device is 1-2 cm far.It also happens while scrolling. No sound when i'm not interacting with screen. Is this expected behavior for e ink screens, should i get my nook glowlight plus replaced?
[Nook Touch General] docefc:
My mother's finished her latest book on the Nook ereader I bought her but due to the fact B&N have shut down operations in the UK she cannot access a store to buy another, she doesn't have a computer (or the knowhow) to sideload and I don't live there. I'm willing to do a little workaround to root the device and put Kindle on it so as she can buy more books but if it isn't stable there's no point as she'll be on the phone every two mins and I'll have to buy her a micro SD card.

I actually think it's pretty terrible for Barnes and Noble to shut down a service on a device purchased 18 months ago for the not small price of £69 and then tell people that to use it to get content you need to apply further steps like buying an ebook elsewhere, downloading software and sideloading onto the device, is the point of having these devices not for ease of use, I imagine there are a fair few people of their generation who have been talked into owning a Nook for ease and have since been put off owning digital content.

I can understand that it isn't making money but when they shut it down they should have enlisted a third party like Sainsbury's to allow us to purchase content directly on the device.
[Nook Touch General] bjswift:
Software state help

Hi, new user here. I've got an NST that I'm trying to get set up. Ultimately, I want good Dropbox capability. Though I'm unfamiliar with what's going on under the hood of everything, I was able to follow some old articles/blogs and some advice from the forums here to get otherwise set up and running. Took a while, but I got there...

My setup process so far (and I'd really like some advice if this is considered right or good or standard!):

- Install Clockworkmod (used this version http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=19657233&postcount=1)

- Kernel update from guevor w/ usbhost "176" http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=35049488&postcount=93

- Install NookManager (v0.5.0 still seems like it's the most recent even though it's pretty old)

- Install NTGAppsAttack (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2086582) and had to use the "old" youTube authentication trick as people recently have been having to do, outlined in post #193 of that thread.

- Market/Search Market installation works, as well as remote installation through Google Play.

-

As I mentioned, one of my main goals is to have the Dropbox access that I read about in many articles and blogs. But according to Google Play it's now incompatible with the NST. :rolleyes: I found a 2-year old post with Dropbox.apk v1.2.4 (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2690166) and that works. There is a "Folder Downloader for Dropbox" that also sounds promising for my desires, and I had to use Opera Mobile to get that to authenticate correctly, for some reason.

Questions:

1) Is there an *newer* old Dropbox.apk floating around that would work and I just can't find? Or is there a better or more recent way to do it?

2) Besides poring over these forums, is there a resource like a wiki to check if I have the best/most recent base software and install methods? It's been kind of a headache trying to determine that, since people seem to just keep still referring to years-old .zip files.

3) I'm interested in something like the l33t ROM, which actually seems reasonably newer...how is that different than what I have installed? It seems for one like I'd have to start over with a Nooter-based rooting (as opposed to Nook Manager), however that is different. Still trying to learn the ropes, here. Sorry.

Thanks so much in advance! Brain hurts so much... :)
[Nook Touch General] souljah2k:
Hello Guys,

I was wondering if you could tell me how you remapped all those buttons.

I managed to make some changes over the TWL4030_Keypad.kl file

but there I cant assign the the n-button or long press actions, and i guess button savior also isnt what i need.d

Also I couldnt assign things like apps or other actions.
[Nook Touch General] gsms:
Is there any way to make the default screen black and the font of the text white ?

I tried Wallpaper.apk, but it doesn't work.....
[Nook Touch General] David0226:
If you use a reading app like Cool Reader you can set "night mode" to get white text on a black background. This only works within the reading apps though, your launcher and other screens will still be black on white.
[Nook Touch General] gsms:
10x, other question -

is there any working program for auto-rotate of our Nooks ?

I tried a bulk of apps and all of them were scam...

The only "working decision" is thru pushing of "n" button for rotate....
[Nook Touch General] David0226:
I don't believe that any Nook eReader has an accelerometer. Without an accelerometer, the Nook can't tell what orientation you are hold it in. Therefore auto-rotate is not possible for eInk Nooks.
[Nook Touch General] gsms:
In regard to this, i want to know, is there any .app , that can change the screensaver to landscape mode ?
[Nook Touch General] bufa:
HI Is there a way to avoid the screensaver with the pics and instead use a clock?

Thanks!
[Nook Touch General] wildsquirrelfrenzy:
Can anyone help clarify how I install multi touch? I need to be able to zoom in/out of pdf's, and scroll through them. (Right now I can only display the full page at a time, and landscape mode cuts off the page).

I had rooted the nook using Nook Manager ( http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2040351 )

But its not quite clear how to enable multi touch. I see in this thread ( http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1563645 ) That there is an update.zip that can be flashed with clockworkmod recovery. Do I have to start over again and follow a different guide to install clockworkmod and flash a different kernel (if so, which one?), or is there a way to enable multi touch with my current setup that was rooted with Nook Manager?
[Nook Touch General] David0226:
Make sure that you backup your Nook before proceeding with this change.

If you have adb working, you can follow this procedure install CWM.

Connect using adb shell

cd /media

mkdir boot

mount -t vfat /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 /media/boot

cd /media/boot

cp uRecImg uRecImg.orig

cp uRecRAM uRecRAM.orig

Go back to Windows prompt

adb push {location where you saved the CWM uImage} /media/boot/uRecImg

adb push {location where you saved the CWM uRamdisk} /media/boot/uRecRAM

Now install the "Extended Power Menu" from this thread ... Extended Power Menu

Once you have this done, you can boot into recovery mode, which is now CWM and flash the multi touch zip.
[Nook Touch General] ctrleng:
Hello all, can anybody help me with changing UK device to a US device?

Since the UK registration is closed, I keep getting the "Sorry we're having trouble setting up your nook", error code b-ad1133.

My device was US NTSG with 1.2.1 fw, I tried kernels 1.74 and 1.76 and kind of bricked the device since all these kernels are based on UK fw.
[Nook Touch General] David0226:
ctrleng,

I think your best bet would be to follow a procedure to allow you to use the Nook without registering it. An example of this procedure can be found here ...

How to use the Nook Simple Touch without registering.

Of course if you do this, you will have to side load everything. I don't think you will be able to read any previously purchased B&N content with the DRM in tack, but I am not certain on that point.
[Nook Touch General] GarryG:
Thanks for all the work you folks put into this! Sure makes perfectly good pieces of hardware last a lot longer than their originating companies envisioned ...

Looking for an ebook reader for my upcoming vacation, I opted for getting an NST Glow at less than 30$ including shipping, and as such am quite happy with it. After putting the 1.2.1 update on it, the rooting also worked fine with the NookManager - which incidentally was just about the only tool as was able to get a hold of, as all the other tools pointed to a google page that doesn't exist anymore.

I even was able to get the Google market registered (well, at least I signed up successfully and can open it without getting warnings about server not available), but of course have the problem that no programs can be searched for.

I tried to install software through the market web interface, but do not see the NST as an available device ... adding any programs with sideloading therefore doesn't work yet ...

Any idea what is causing this problem? Up to that point, the how-to's fit fine ...

Thanks in advance!
[Nook Touch General] David0226:
[MENTION=4790063]GarryG[/MENTION],

Installing apps from the Google Market is likely not the best solution for the NST/NSTG. The android version is very old (2.1) and most apps in the market won't work on a version that old. There are several threads here on XDA that list applications and their versions that work on the NST. Side loading these, installing using adb, is your best bet. You can download most of the recommended applications from: apkpure.com.

This is perhaps the best thread to check out for apps for the NST ... Best apps for NST
[Nook Touch General] smonto:
OK noob questions time!

I just bought an NST used on ebay for a friend. I know it has android 2.1 on it, but is there a rom for anything newer? Minimum 2.2? I know CM11 is around, but not terribly stable or well supported on the NST, and the project may even be dead.

I wanted to be able to get Telegram messenger and Pandora (in addition to some ebook reader apps) on it but the oldest version supported is android 2.2.

Is this a possibility? Are there any roms based on newer versions of android that are somewhat stable and support the NST?
[Nook Touch General] David0226:
The only ROM with a newer version of Android that I am aware of is the CM11 project.
[Nook Touch General] HappyThoughts:
Noob stuck on "Market" issue

Total noob here. I'm stuck not being able to enter the "Market"

What I've already done:

- I've update my Nook simple touch to 1.2.1 B&N firmwear.

- I've rooted with NookManager and have installed NTGAppsAttack.

- I signed into google per the directions but when I tap on "Market" only a web browser comes up and says: "Web page not available" "The web page at.......... might be down temporarily down or have moved....."

I'm able to see my G-mails populate in the Gmail app. I can even log into Google on my PC and see the Nook under the "Find my phone" feature. I can even browse most websites on the NST. I've restored to factory and re-rooted and reinstalled NTGAppsAttack a couple times. Same issue. I haven't seen anyone say that the "Market" app takes them to a browser with a broken link in my forum searches so I'm hoping you guys can help. Please! :confused:
[Nook Touch General] plambohun:
rooted NST stuck in boot-loop

Hey!

i really hope that there's someone to help me out here..

a few weeks back i bought a secondhand NST.

turned out that it's a rooted device, so at first i didn't really know what to look for.

after inserting an sdcard with ebook files, the titles were shown in the library but was unable to open them.

all i got was an "no activity found" message. the files seemed to be associated with som Cool Reader, that i was unable to find in applications. amazon store has given me a "connection failure" message.

so i decided to deregister the device from menu.

after doing so the device is stuck in a boot-loop.

i've tried hard reset, but no progress..

i'm getting hopeless...

thanks!

p
[Nook Touch General] David0226:
If I recall correctly, Nook Manager has a option to do a factory reset. This is likely your quickest route to getting back to a correctly working NST.
[Nook Touch General] plambohun:
Thank You!
[Nook Touch General] toonmaster74:
Can't restore Nook

Trying to use CWM Recovery to restore to stock with Alpha format touch 2 zip rom, but I keep getting installation aborted in CWM. I don't think I removed /rom or /factory, but I can't fix it, and I just want my Nook to work again :(

EDIT: I FIXED IT! If your on a Mac **MAKE SURE** that you disable the auto unzip that it does! That allows CWM to perform the restore without ANY issues!!
[Nook Touch General] flexoduss:
bricked???

What methods are there to unbrick a nook simple touch?

After installing root with nookmanager and installing "Tweaked modded rom final" i got this message "NOOK: encountered a problem that requires a system restart".

So i tried "Restore factory.zip" with the nookmanager as suggested somewhere on the forum. Now it just hangs on the nook boot/splash screen.

Ps: I got CWM installed on the internal memory. I don't have a nandroid backup

Edit: I tried the nook region changer and now it is giving me the same message "NOOK: encountered a problem that requires a system restart".

Secondly: I tried "n2T-Recovery_0.2.rar" it restored my original factory image. Same message again: "NOOK: encountered a problem that requires a system restart". The internal storage doesn't show up on my computer, and the screen keeps flickering.

Maybe i corrupted my internal partitions somehow. I found an old thread about a tool named "Touch-Formatter v2" but i can't seem to find the files.

Solved it:

1. I installed the stock recovery "install_stock_1.1_recovery.zip" https://xdaforums.com/sho....php?t=1360994 and i did a factory reset.

2. I installed the "nook region changer" https://sites.google.com/site/xcdguides/nook/nookregion and flashed the us version.

3. It boots up nicely (without the message "NOOK: encountered a problem that requires a system restart")

4. I will never forget to make a backup!!!!
[Nook Touch General] j.b.m:
Can't figure out how to enable USB Debugging on refurb. Nook Glowlight Plus

I bought a refurb. Glowlight Plus because I managed to crack the screen on my Simple Touch. FYI, I prefer the E Ink display on a reader and the Glowlight Plus was the best bang for the buck at the time. I was hoping to sideload some apps, but every guide I've read say to do some variation on the following:

However, there is no "Software" menu under the "Settings" menu. The closest I've found is an "About" menu (under "settings) that lists the "App" and "Shop" versions, those being 47.0.29/4.7.0.43 and 3.4.5.5 respectively. Furthermore, nothing happens if I tap either entry any number of times. Is there some new trick to enabling USB Debugging on a Glowlight Plus with a 4.7.x firmware?
[Nook Touch General] David0226:
Follow the instructions in this post (link). Then select "Android Development Settings" on the page that appears.
[Nook Touch General] j.b.m:
Thanks for the assistance. This was exactly the information I needed.
[Nook Touch General] plambohun:
Hi!

Do You by any chance still have that n2T rar file? Please share, it's gone from xda..

I still have that bootloop problem, that i posted about(a few posts back), and i'm getting really desperate here :(

Thank You!

P

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Tried that, but i'm not sure if it even loaded the nookmanager image, since it's still in bootloop.. :(
[Nook Touch General] protter:
hello

I would like to buy an ereader with which I can also learn index cards.

There seems to be only the Nook or an onyx, because it runs on Android.

I have already found a few threads, so the idea is not new.

Would you say it works with the new Nook Glowlight 3, I haven't found out exactly if it works theoretically.

And is it possible for less technically savvy people?

I would be happy to receive some information.

So it is possible to use Android apps on the nook Glowlight 3

Is an different device (Kobo, onyx (pherhaps newer android) better for my case ?

Thanks very much
[Nook Touch General] ESlothy:
Ok What Happened to the Space on my 16gb Card?

Hi peoples. I know this is late in the game so hopefully someone around to still help. Someone just gave me a original NST. Got it rooted with NookManager. I had used a 16gb hard to do hack. Now the card only seeing like 100mb or less. What do I do now to access all the space left on card? Do I copy my backup to my PC and then reformat the sdcard again or...? Thanks in advance for the help.
[Nook Touch General] ALinkToTao:
If you want to use the card for anything else, reformat it.

There is an option in nookmanager to expand a second partition to fill the card. Choose the option "rescue" to do this.

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I have a question if anyone knows: is there an app that refreshes the screen when i press the page turn buttons to turn the page. I already know about "nook clear screen" and programming a button to refresh with "nook touch mod manager". I don't want that. What I want to do is have the screen refresh in the kindle app when I turn the page.

I found the e ink optimized kindle app for the NST. It does not have screen refresh. It doesnt seem like it'd be hard to make it refresh after a page turn. Anyone know any solutions?
[Nook Touch General] ESlothy:
Thanks for reply. I looked under rescue section and didn't see any options like that. Also can you tell me where the backup is stored? Relaunch isn't showing much and/or I don't know how to maneuver in it.
[Nook Touch General] ALinkToTao:
There should be an option to expand the partition under "Rescue" then "Backup". You should see something about it there.

I don't believe you can access the backups from relaunch, but I could be wrong. If you can't do that, you can obviously copy the backup files to a computer or you can try using ES File explorer to move them to the internal memory on the Nook (under "media" in the root of the device) then you can move them to another SD card for safe keeping. Or you can always leave them on the SD card with Nook Manager.

The Nook Manager SD probably shouldn't be used as your main SD card in the Nook if that's what you're trying to do, because it will start up Nook Manager every time you reboot or power on. But that's just my opinion.
[Nook Touch General] LnnyOsoTo:
Okay so I got a NST for more or less nothing recently, discovered that I'm fairly late to the party but still wanna make the best out of a bad situation. What can be done with a Nook nowadays? I love the e-ink display a lot so I do wanna find a use for it but don't really know how to get there. I guess I wanna start by getting Kindle on it... I just want it as a toy so anything I can do with it I'll be excited.
[Nook Touch General] emgcy:
ADW launcher widgets

I use a rooted Nook Glowlight Plus with ADW launcher (minimalist theme). But the only widget it displays is Google Search. I've moved the launcher apk, the theme apk and apks with widgets to system\app folder and gave them all (9) permissions, but it hasn't changed a thing. Cant find any solutions neither here nor just googling.

Any help would be much appreciated.
[Nook Touch General] Peanutmans:
Update help

Hi I have just got a used NSTG and cannot connect to the Internet with it it seems I need to upgrade to 1.2.2 and when I copy the file to the nook nothing happens and when I reconnect it the zip file is gone.

Please can anyone advice how I force the update.
[Nook Touch General] kazakore23:
Is there a full guide for rooting the BNRV510 model? I previously owned and rooted the BNRV500 model so if it's the same I should still have all I need. Not sure I can live with an eReader which doesn't have an offline Wikipedia on it any more so will really be wanting to install aardict on my new device when it arrives!
[Nook Touch General] kazakore23:
If I'd read the specs more carefully I would have known what I want to do is impossible anyway! Why remove the SDCard? Annoying so many manufacturers seem to be going that way!! It's not that strange that I'd like to keep 16GB+ of basically a searchable from whatever I'm reading encyclopedia on my eReader is it?!?!
[Nook Touch General] heavenlydemonic:
Glowlight 3 will not remember my place in the Library

I had a Simple Touch with Glowlight, and when I would hit the U button to go back to all the books on my Nook it would remember where I was in regard to what page of books were on my Nook.

On the Glowlight 3 if I do this it starts me back at page 1 of the books in my library. I have 1300+ books on my Nook and about 257 pages, so having to start back at page 1 is sometimes frustrating
[Nook Touch General] Gerocius:
Does not connect to laptop

Hello. On my laptop is windows 10 and on the second connection, the nook simple touch with glowlight laptop stops seeing hard drives. Writes insert a disk into the device. In drive management, you can only change the letter. Help advice please. It helps only reset settings. Sorry for my English.

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