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[Nook Touch General] Mnurlan:
Hi, people. I have installed Uncompromising Prism Edition by ZeroChaos, then after a while rooted it using script by Cazar, however, it seems like my NGL+ is not completely rooted, system files are still protected, and I cannot turn off or stop some processes at will. What did I do wrong? Maybe I should have do things the other way around, meaning rooting first, then Prizm Edition after?
[Nook Touch General] jamaljan:
Hello everyone...I just got my nook glowlight plus reader (from a relative coming from US to PK).

well, the issue is that I cannot see the internal storage on my laptop. Have tried three different laptops and 3 different cables but still not working.

Kindly advise how can I load my ebooks to the internal storage.
[Nook Touch General] Mnurlan:
2 jamaljan.

I'll tell you how I resolved this issue. On my laptop with Windows 10 I've failed to connect my NGL+ to it, no matter what solutions found in Internet I tried. So I gave up and now using MyPhoneExplorer, you shall install it on NGL+ (Android) and on PC (PC-version). Then run it on NGL+ and PC and on PC run "Connect", you can choose connection either via WiFi or USB cable. Interface is quite intuitive and simple (user friendly). However, to be able to do that, first you would need to install either of ZeroChaos's batch-files. You may also need to install one of the small Android universal USB drivers first (search for ADB and Fastboot install - 15 minutes or something like that).
[Nook Touch General] pewi6969:
Would appreciate your help!

Hi girls 'n guys,

I see I'm dealing with very knowledgeable people here, so maybe one of you can help me: I'm living in Costa Rica and just had a brand new "Nook Glowlight Plus" sent to me. The only thing I want to do with it is download books from my computer and read them on the Nook, period.

My problem is, that I can't register/activate it, as I

a) don't live in the US

b) don't have a US credit card (so VPN wouldn't work either way)

Any help that wouldn't require opening the bloody thing would be very much appreciated.

Thanks,

Peter
[Nook Touch General] Mnurlan:
2 pewi6969

You do not have to live in the US to register/activate you NGL+ and you don't need a US credit card, all you need is WiFi access to internet and a free account at Barnes&Nobles website, just create one, that is it, it's free. I've registered/activated mine in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
[Nook Touch General] pewi6969:
Very strange, because mine does not even connect to the wifi network. It shows the network with "excellent connectivity" but does not connect, which is probably due to the local ISP address. I tried at least 10 times! Maybe it's because mine is from a newer production run? Just an idea...
[Nook Touch General] pewi6969:
I tried again today with a different wifi network and had it registered in 3 minutes. No idea what happened the first time. No time to be online have to read, lol! :)
[Nook Touch General] gossy4:
Looking for someone who can root my nook GlowLight and reinstall android ( e-ink version) which should work with the local language. Ready to pay.
[Nook Touch General] RyogoNA:
TWRP for Nook Glowlight Plus: https://github.com/Ryogo-Z/bnrv510_device_tree/releases

Instructions (installation / how to enter recovery): https://github.com/Ryogo-Z/bnrv510_device_tree
[Nook Touch General] RyogoNA:
Installed latest update (4.7), reporting:

- rooting script still works;

- NGP Toolkit works (but there's an issue with enabling/disabling glowlight by long press home);

- touch is working better;

- turn screen on/off works faster;
[Nook Touch General] RyogoNA:
DownloadProvider.apk (from firmware 4.2), install to /system/priv-app/

P.S.: required for Google Play.
[Nook Touch General] FbYAx:
Apps that work?

Can any one please confirm that Syncthing and/or Wallabag work? I'm debating upgrading to the Glowlight Plus, but those are really the only two apps I'm currently missing on the NST. Thanks.
[Nook Touch General] Robo983:
MoonReaderPro & FW 47.2.102/4.8.1.19

Must say Thank You first to all that have worked on this project and shared your work and successes. I have been using this info to use my Nook ereaders since my Simpletouch.

My Glow light was working perfectly with MoonReaderPro until this latest update to 47.2.102/4.8.1.19. It has basically become unusable. At first I just thought it was a problem with the TOC, which would pop up and go away and send me to some random part of the book. Then I also discovered that trying to make changes to the settings random check boxes would get set or unset without me touching the screen.

I guess this could be a coincidence of a hardware failure on the screen sensitivity that just happened at the time of the update but the Nook App seems to function just fine.

My Nook is not rooted and so far have not seen a need for me with the ability to load Nova Launcher, and Amazon App Store which gives me the ability to install MoonReaderPro, ES File Explorer.

I think I found a 4.6 update.zip on this forum am going to try to see if I can see if MoonReader does work on that version but I have not seen it posted how to prevent it updating again. The changes on 4.8 seem to improve the nook over all but I only use it for MoonReader so I those improvements are not worth it to me.

Anyone else having Problems with MoonReader?
[Nook Touch General] Robo983:
MoonReaderPro & FW 47.2.102/4.8.1.19

Just an update, after reverting back to 4.6 Moonreader is working again so it was the FW 47.2.102/4.8.1.19. I am not able to get the Nook dash app to work anymore or get to the nook settings. I get pops ups for a while that say the app has stopped but once those go away, Novalauncher and MoonreaderPro v4.3.1 seem to work as before. Not sure if I got a modified version of for 4.6 or reverting from 4.8 this is to be expected. I can not confirm what version I updated to because I can not get to the nook settings. I think it was the one on Post #444 on page 45.
[Nook Touch General] RyogoNA:
NGP Toolkit updated to v0.8

changes:

added ability to hide profile from status-bar;

added ability to enable fast refresh (A2) mode;
[Nook Touch General] elpopa:
Basic instructions: how to root / how to install TWRP

Hi,

Do you know some link describing step by step the root and recovery (TWRP) installation?

thanks
[Nook Touch General] paguro:
Latest software and firmware updates

Hi to all.

Does anyone know the version of the latest update on our device and where it can be downloaded?
[Nook Touch General] RyogoNA:
nope, sorry.

4.7.2.102
[Nook Touch General] gobeye:
My glowlight auto updated to the latest firmware yesterday when I turned my WiFi on for the first time in a while and I lost root. I managed to recover my device by running the script over again and everything is working apart from my sleep screens. I can't seem to disable the nook default sleep screen and sliding lock screen no matter what options I choose in ngp (I can only turn on the zzz which sits on top of the existing sleep screen and lock screen). The update also seemed to delete the contents of my custom folder which is infuriating. Any ideas?
[Nook Touch General] RyogoNA:
Not really. What is FW version after update?
[Nook Touch General] jinside:
Thanks for your work on this. Installed and works. I am still getting slowness, but much faster than default; Your github has work on twrp and kernels, did you make a custom kernel as well?
[Nook Touch General] gobeye:
3.0.35-06576-g3986829 released Oct 31st 2017 is what is listed in kernel version.
[Nook Touch General] Ahsizara:
Heads up for anyone currently running 47.2.102. I seem to be unable to get into developer mode by mashing the version number in the About settings. It seems to only work when you mash the Nook book logo. Not sure if that's a new thing or already known.
[Nook Touch General] RyogoNA:
You need to open Nook launcher settings and then into "About" screen. Please look at the picture I've attached it shows where you should look for fw version.

Also, you are using standard image for sleep screen or you've added custom images?
[Nook Touch General] Mikey1969:
Hey everyone, I'm a bit lost in this thread, it seems like there's a lot more than I need, so I'm just going to ask about the few things I would like to install, and how deep I need to go to set that up. Any help would definitely be appreciated.

Really, I want to use a better reader and shelf system. Previously, I rooted my Nooks(Simple Touch and Simple Touch with Glowlight, or however they named that one), installed a reader, some extra settings, and a launcher.

It sounds like I can do this, but it also sounds like I can do it without rooting, just by sideloading using ADP, but that I still DO need a launcher to access the other apps like CoolReader.

I was thinking that I want to use Calibre Companion, Cool Reader, and whatever the simplest launcher is, do I still need to root it? Do I need the Nook tools download I saw on here? And what's the easiest to use launcher? All I really need is a way to launch my reader and access my settings. I like the Nook being for nothing more than reading, so I don't need fancy stuff.
[Nook Touch General] Wagmans:
I'm a little confused too. I just picked up a refurb unit and sideloaded an ereader and launcher app but I can't figure out to to launch the default Nook reader.

Any help?
[Nook Touch General] jinside:
Just an FYI, using RyogoNA's A2 mode and Screen Stream over HTTP (source on GitHub) from the playstore on my cellphone reading Google Books has never been easier. YouTube videos are a little jittery but watchable.
[Nook Touch General] cloudgirl:
No, you don't need to root. I like Nano Launcher.
[Nook Touch General] nldquy:
Hi mates,

Do you know if there are any Kindle apk version that can work with the Nook glowlight plus? I download some versions from the Internet but none of them works probably, the screen becomes black everytime I do a page turn.
[Nook Touch General] reminymph:
Hi there. This is my first android device (or at least the first one I've actually tried to sideload or root, so I'm likely doing something incorrectly) but I'm having trouble using ADB with the nook. I'm able to install apks just fine, and have a launcher and reader up and running. But I need xposed framework for one apk I wanted to add. When I try to install it on the nook, it says to make sure the device is rooted properly. However, whenever I try to run the script to root the nook, it says commands are not found and "ADB not connected?". I also tried just adb root but it says "adbd cannot run as root in production builds". When using adb devices the Nook shows up. Oh, and I use Mac. Any advice?
[Nook Touch General] Renate:
You're Nook is clearly connected if you are getting all that back.

The problem is probably that your script is looking for some other VID/PID than your Nook.

The Glowlight Plus is 2080/000A.

The Glowlight 3 is 2080/000B

What is your script looking for?
[Nook Touch General] daneland:
Launcher app you have installed must be your default launcher now.That stops Nook reader to start as it is a launcher (technically). If you clear the installed launcher's default when you press to home button, you will be asked to chose your launcher.Unless you chose as a default, you will be able to chose which one you need to use. I use Nook reader app for most of my readings as I find it better than others, when I need to use Android applications, I chose the launcher app and use Android app I will use.I never assign a default app for launcher.
[Nook Touch General] Saratog:
Some problems here

I get uncomfortable reading with GlowLight Plus after 5 yrs using B&N ST with Glowlight. If can some one get advices about.

Zerolab-nooter (Solemn Edt), ReLaunch, using standart reader.

1) Fix the main problem breacking long section / paragraph. The same ebooks in BN ST w GL are perfect looking. Straight, clean text block from up to down fill screen. No time during reading. Оn the other hand standart reader BN GL Plus make gaps some time. Text not missing - just blank 1/3 screen, just blank. Made factory reset - no fix.

2) If possibility set to standart reader (system) Amasis font.

3) Quick (One-Click) back to text from reading notes.
[Nook Touch General] FoxForceFive:
Well thanks to this thread, that rooting script & zerolab I have a brilliant ereader that does everything my old nook ST glowlight did but is way way better.

I do have a couple of issues that someone may be able to help with though.

When I reboot the nook says 'loading' & stays on that screen until I hold the power button down at which point the power menu appears & the Relaunch launcher does too, so I can hit cancel & access it as usual. Is the normal behaviour?

Secondly, in Relaunch I have no system bar so can't switch the backlight on or off, I use Alreader for books so can adjust it there, but if there was a way to add a backlight toggle using xposed Edge or another workaround it'd be great.
[Nook Touch General] Saratog:
1) As my experience the loading bar goes without any end. After may be 2-5 mins the 'n' buttom goes to ReLaunch menu. Seems like normal couse in the another forums they say the same and set it as usual.

2) Why don't use the same 'n' button light on/off (keep more 1 sec). As well get 'quick settings' pressing right icons on the top: ligth*wi-hi*battery.
[Nook Touch General] FoxForceFive:
If that 'loading' screen is normal then that's fine, I can live with it, just wanted to check it didnt suggest a possible problem with any script I'd used or anything.

I did that xposed module that did the long press 'n' as a glowlight toggle, but I wanted to use Xposed edge as well to add a back function & the two arent compatible. If there's a way of adding backlight to Xposed edge it'd be perfect, but I cant seem to find one.

---------- Post added at 03:46 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:36 PM ----------

Also, perhaps worth noting this as I was unaware of it.

The kindle app isnt great on this, the one for the Nook ST has issues with a black screen when turning pages, & the others I've tried crash occasionally.

However, if you download the book from within the kindle app, you can use AlReader (I assume others, but I've only tried AlReader) to read the downloaded book by navigating to the kindle folder from within the AlReader app.

Not ideal, but a handy workaround for those books you buy from Amazon & want to read on this.

So pleased I got this ereader, it's very hard to find in the UK, & I paid £80, which for an ereader that runs android, with this high res screen & is waterproof, is impossible to beat at the moment.

---------- Post added at 03:47 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:46 PM ----------

Also, perhaps worth noting this as I was unaware of it.

The kindle app isnt great on this, the one for the Nook ST has issues with a black screen when turning pages, & the others I've tried crash occasionally.

However, if you download the book from within the kindle app, you can use AlReader (I assume others, but I've only tried AlReader) to read the downloaded book by navigating to the kindle folder from within the AlReader app.

Not ideal, but a handy workaround for those books you buy from Amazon & want to read on this.

So pleased I got this ereader, it's very hard to find in the UK, & I paid £80, which for an ereader that runs android, with this high res screen & is waterproof, is impossible to beat at the moment.
[Nook Touch General] RyogoNA:
Damn, I love my Glowlight Plus but issues with "phantom" touches are killing me.
[Nook Touch General] RyogoNA:
Update 4.8.3.0 for Nook Glowlight Plus: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AlBgZahcgzeIkGnImVHzvqrUv9qj

changelog:

- removed recovery from zip (to keep installed TWRP);

- added DownloadProvider.apk from FW 4.2;

- bootanimation replaced with one from FW 4.6;

- default cpu governor changed to interactive;
[Nook Touch General] Googie2149:
Hi, having some issues setting a custom sleep screen with the N+ Toolkit / NGP Sleep Screen. When either are active, it will bounce between the stock sleep screen and the custom "zzz" screen a couple times, eventually settling on the stock screen. Any idea on how to disable the stock sleep screen?
[Nook Touch General] RyogoNA:
Which device? Which FW version? What launcher you are using?
[Nook Touch General] Googie2149:
Glowlight Plus on App Version 47.2.102 / 4.8.1.19. Largely still using the original Nook app, but have ReLaunchX installed, neither set as default so I choose each time I hit home. Not much else on here, recently factory reset it and rooted it.
[Nook Touch General] RyogoNA:
Thank you. The issue already been reported previously but I'm still trying to figure out how to solve it.
[Nook Touch General] Googie2149:
Ah, okay. Thank you for the quick reply. Good to know it's being worked on.
[Nook Touch General] FoxForceFive:
This is gonna sound daft, but I thought I had an issue with phantom touches, but then realised it was happening only when I was holding the reader with my left hand at the bottom.

I hadn't realised how sensitive the 'n' button was or how much surface area it covered, & part of my thumb was hovering over the button, triggering it.

It's almost certainly not your issue, but on the slim chance it is I thought it best to check.
[Nook Touch General] RyogoNA:
N+ Toolkit updated to v0.8.6

changes:

enabling custom screensaver now disables default 'slide to unlock' for correct work of custom screensaver;

fixed 'Display timeout' settings;

custom screensaver now correctly handles display timeout;

note: v.0.8.5 was bugged, please update to v.0.8.6.
[Nook Touch General] RyogoNA:
N+ Toolkit updated to v0.8.7

changes:

"Full access to internal storage from PC" now switches Glowlight 3 to MTP mode and gives access to /data/media and /sdcard partitions from PC;

note: you may need to install standard MTP driver manually in devices manager after enabling "Full access to internal storage from PC".
[Nook Touch General] buf22783:
Tell me please, can I make backup/restore full-image file of my rooted NGP?

I remember procedure with "noogie" and disk image for Nook Simple Touch. vIt's very useful and sometimes necessary to have this opportunity.

Any solution for Nook Glowlight Plus still?

Is it possible in principle? (I know no sd-card on NGP)
[Nook Touch General] Renate:
Noogie worked by mounting the entire /dev/block/mmcblk0 over UMS.

It worked cleanly by not using mmcblk0 at all, it ran off mmcblk1, the SD card.

For the NGP you'd have to make a bootable image and load and run it via fastboot (since you don't have an SD card).

It should be possible to strip down a stock image for this.

If nobody else comes up with a ready made solution, I'll try to hit this up soon.
[Nook Touch General] Renate:
Well, the proof of concept is done.

It still needs some polishing.

C:\>adb reboot fastboot
C:\>fastboot boot p.img
downloading 'boot.img'...
OKAY [ 0.156s]
booting...
OKAY [ 0.016s]
finished. total time: 0.172s

C:\>sdcard /r G img
SD card G, disk #3, 7,818,182,656 bytes, 512 sector size
C:\img, 0 bytes
Copy SD card G to image (Y or N)? y
Copying SD card G to C:\img
100%
Finished

C:\>dir img
04/30/2018 18:09 7,818,182,656 img

C:\>adb reboot
[Nook Touch General] Renate:
This is continued in a new thread: https://xdaforums.com/nook-touch/development/neo-noogie-backup-restore-glow2-glow3-t3784575
[Nook Touch General] tarnagy:
I just bought a Nook Glowlight Plus. In many places, I read that Nova Launcher or Moon + Reader is used on it. But I do not know if it is possible to install any Android app on my device.

The root has been successful but I can not install an application.

Somewhere I find a detailed description?

As soon as I turned on the device, I immediately updated it: now App version: 47.2.102 / 4.8.1.19

Unfortunately, I'm just a simple user, I do not understand programming.
[Nook Touch General] Renate:
Well, how about some information?

What app?

What is the error message when it fails?

Run adb logcat when you attermpt the install and copy out the "interesting parts".
[Nook Touch General] tarnagy:
Thank you, Renata! The problem is that I can not get started at all ... For example: where to run the "adb logcat" command. I would be very grateful if you could help me. Or if in the forum somewhere that is already read! How do I start it?

Forgive a totally new 70 year old man :)
[Nook Touch General] Renate:
The first thing is to get ADB working.

That's how you get your desktop to talk to your Android.

It's the first step to getting anything done.

ADB is a command line program, so you run it from the C:\> prompt on your desktop.

Try downloading it from searching for "minimal ADB".

Any app you want to be installed on the Android should be downloaded to your desktop first.

C:\>adb devices
List of devices attached
XYZ12345678 device

C:\>adb install someapp.apk
Success
[Nook Touch General] tarnagy:
C:\>adb devices
List of devices attached
XYZ12345678 device

C:\>adb install someapp.apk
Success

[/QUOTE]

Thank you Renate!

I did everything in the way you advised, but with the command "adb install" I get the answer to the application "Invalid APK file: Mantano_Reader_Lite_1.3.14.apk". Three apps gave the same answer. The apps are on Deskop as you wrote them.

I do not understand. I'm doing something wrong, that's for sure...:(
[Nook Touch General] Renate:
Could you attach that file to a reply, please?
[Nook Touch General] tarnagy:
Of course I attach (all three). Thank you very much for your patience, dear Renate!

(I've done a bit of a scam! The two .zip are not real, but they only accepted the program because of the size. Please just delete .zip.)
[Nook Touch General] Renate:
Those files all look fine and install correctly.

There is a question of where you are getting the install error from.

If you try to install complete garbage, ADB will complain.

If you install something that is mostly ok, but not good for the device the device will complain.

Here are some examples:

C:\>adb install garbage.apk [color=red]<-- a text file we renamed to ".apk"[/color]
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_INVALID_APK]

C:\>adb install Mantano_Reader_Lite_1.3.14.apk [color=red]<-- a good install[/color]
1313 KB/s (19044123 bytes in 14.159s)
pkg: /data/local/tmp/Mantano_Reader_Lite_1.3.14.apk
Success

C:\>adb install Mantano_Reader_Lite_1.3.14.apk [color=red]<-- trying to install on an NST[/color]
1538 KB/s (19044123 bytes in 12.090s)
pkg: /data/local/tmp/Mantano_Reader_Lite_1.3.14.apk
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_OLDER_SDK]

Notice the difference, the last two have transfered the file, but the first one did not even bother.

So what exactly does the error message say?

Which version of ADB are you running?

C:\>adb version
Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.32 [color=red]<-- somewhere near this version, 30-39[/color]
[Nook Touch General] joshnat:
Check to make sure you're in the right directory when you try to install the apk. If the apk is on your desktop but your command line is at C\: you will definitely get an error.
[Nook Touch General] tarnagy:
I use this adb version:

Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.32

Revision eac51f2bb6a8-android

The error message is the same as before:

"Invalid APK file: Mantano_Reader_Lite_1.3.14.apk

.apk is now in the c: / users / ... AppData / Local / Temp directory.

Please do not be angry, I do not understand anything at all ...
[Nook Touch General] Renate:
Nah, not angry.

So, the answer is really simple.

The error messages out of this version of ADB are horribly misleading.

They fixed it in later versions so that an incorrectly named APK, a missing APK and an unreadable APK give you distinct messages.

Basically with "Invalid APK file" they mean (in this case) "I can't find the file you are talking about".

It's because you are not in the right directory.

Do this:

C:\>cd \Users\tarnagy\AppData\Local\Temp
C:\Users\tarnagy\AppData\Local\Temp>adb install Mantano_Reader_Lite_1.3.14.apk

(Of course, by "tarnagy" I mean your user name on this Windows machine.)
[Nook Touch General] tarnagy:
I'm really very grateful for Renate, I got the installation !!:o:o
[Nook Touch General] Ladyrixx:
Last night, my Nook Glowlight+ turned on it's wifi, and did a system update to 4.9.2.24 and it removed the root/my apps. Do all I need to do is re-run the script, or am I stuck with the crummy stock interface?