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[Nook Touch General] MikeN68:
Reset

:( I couldn't get this to work. Anyone else have any success, or another way to factory reset?

Stuck on the book screen animation so can't get to ADB - any ideas? FYI - don't mess with Framework-res.apk :(

Thanks

UPDATE: Waited a while with the nook plugged in and tried ADB - It worked. Changed the 'broken' framework-res.apk to .old and rename the backup to .apk. All is working again! Phew

Still got that stupid bunny as the sleep screensaver though.
[Nook Touch General] sbwtxj:
hi ,

my two NGP devices are bricked.because i careless deleted the core file. so i have no any way.

another , during rooting, i unpluge the usb cable. it is no any response.

so can you help me? How to recovery these devices?

Or who can provide this device ROM.

thanks,thanks!
[Nook Touch General] sbwtxj:
HOW TO SETUP,

Do not smooth scrolling when Android browser page ON NGP.

(Remove the animation when scrolling page)

How to Turning Pages Instead of Scroll?

thanks
[Nook Touch General] maxtxda:
Hello,

Lots of good information here so far. Thank you.

I have not rooted yet, but I have loaded the Nova Launcher and the Safari Queue (Safari Books Online) APKs. Things work pretty well for the most part.

A few questions for all the Glowlight Plus owners:

1) Using the nook App, when reading a PDF file from the Library, the PDF file name is always on the screen and it actually covers up some of the PDF text. Is there a way to turn displaying the file name off?

2) Is anything similar to FastMode2 available for the Plus? Scrolling in Safari Queue is pretty painful.

3) The ghosting gets pretty bad when navigating between apps. What is the best way to fix this? Anything in the developer options? Or is the "Nook Clear Screen-ST/Glowlight" apk the only option? If so, does it work without rooting, or do I have to root the Plus?

Thank you.
[Nook Touch General] cemunleashed:
1)I don't know about the nook app. I suggest you use koreader or onyx neo reader for pdf reading. Koreader crashes every now and then. Onyx reader is tricky to setup but it rarely crashes. Both support reflow two column reading etc.. Onyx reader's reflow options are black text on black background. Maybe someone with theming experience can mod it so that we can easily use it on our NOOKs? (I acquired it from onyx boox M96 ROM, doesn't work by itself. Also requires other apps. (some system apps with release tag))

2,3)Don't know. Please share here if you find answers

As for the wallpaper/screensaver:Try setting wallpaper with an app(I used Es File Explorer), then change permissions of your wallpaper file so that it stays the same. (disabling animations in developer options disables the wallpaper/screensaver. You might find this useful if you need to use your NOOK as an always on screen. )Root acces needed for this btw.

I'm on mobile so cannot provide detailed information. Hope this was helpful.
[Nook Touch General] BiGsMiLeSKyLe:
Having the same issue as you man, and I am puzzled to why the NGP isn't showing up.
[Nook Touch General] clavierkid:
I figured it out. My ADB version was out of date, so there are two solutions: (I'm on Mac OS)

1. Update ADB. I had to download the new version (1.0.32) and copy/paste it into /usr/bin/ (different on Windows).

2. Add the Nook vendor ID. I had to edit ~/.android/adb_usb.ini by adding 0x2080 to it, so this is the new file:

# ANDROID 3RD PARTY USB VENDOR ID LIST -- DO NOT EDIT.
# USE 'android update adb' TO GENERATE.
# 1 USB VENDOR ID PER LINE.
0x2080

Ask if you have any more questions!
[Nook Touch General] Renate:
On this thread, back about 100 posts, I wrote about adb_usb.ini

Basically, it's not used anymore.
[Nook Touch General] camerongoble:
Status bar disappeared after com.nook.partner crashed

Hi all,

First: Mega-kudos to this thread and everyone participating. The day I got my NGP and decided to play with it, I found every answer I was looking for right here. I have rooted other Android devices, but the nuances of the Nook threw me for a curve. Thanks to everyone for being smart!

Ok: Yesterday, I got a popup that com.nook.partner had unfortunately stopped working. Immediately afterward, I got some weird results:

The status bar no long shows at the top, even in apps that are not full screen.

When I put the Nook to sleep using the power button, the screen dims, but continues to show the book I was reading. In short, no wallpaper.

I cannot change the screen brightness because the status bar is gone. However, even if I go into the settings app from Nova Launcher, I cannot enter the "brightness" setting. Basically, the slider is inaccessible.

The status bar does not come back after a reboot.

I'm using Nova Launcher 4.3.1 and FBReader. Even if I read in the stock Nook app, there is no bar.

Kernel version: 3.0.35-06564-g09d8e62

Model Number BNRV510

Build number KOT49H
[Nook Touch General] cemunleashed:
You could try omniswipe for setting brightness&wifi. The status bar is not reliable for me too. But it always comes back after opening the nook reader app.Because it also starts com.nook.partner

Could you check if com.nook.partner is running?
[Nook Touch General] clavierkid:
Yes, but I was on an outdated version of ADB. I understand that it's obsolete in the newer updates, but I found a workaround using it for those still on outdated versions of ADB.
[Nook Touch General] xhiby:
You people are awesome <3

Hi :o thanks everyone for the lots of useful info, you're the best!

I'm going to buy the NGP for the uni, so I'm definitely gonna need a better pdf reader and some minor apps. Now, all thanks to you, I will be able to save tons of money on uni notes copies, also, I'm sure my back muscles will thank you for not having to carry all those books (I'm a law student so, LOTS of books :S)

but... Since I'm a bit dumb when it comes to technology, and even tough I have rooted my phone and my old nook via tutorials before, I feel like I really need a video to do it safely. So I know, this is a selfish request but:

could you please please PLEASE make a video showing how to install apps on the NGP from zero?

best wishes, and again, you guys rock <3
[Nook Touch General] cemunleashed:
You can install apps just like other android devices, rooting is not required. Only problem is installing the first few apps(launcher and a play store alternative). You have to do this using adb. I believe there are lots of videos that show how to do that.
[Nook Touch General] saint6192:
Second Hand nook

Hi guys,

I bought a second hand nook from CEX and I'm just curious if there is anything that can be done to allow me to bypass the registration. I just got it delivered and I'm quiet frustrated that there is nothing that can seem to be done to fix this issue. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers guys :)
[Nook Touch General] goldmonster:
Near-bricked Nook glowlight plus

I have done something very stupid and turn my NGP into a brick (not really but useless as a brick).

Now, it can turn on and off. The "Let's get started" page showed up and I could get through until "choosing network" step. After connected to wifi network and hit "continue", the message "Unfortunately, com.nook.partner has stopped" appeared and the "Let's get started" page showed up again. I cannot get out of this cycle. And I lost adb connection after hard reset.

The reason for this situation is I renamed "partner.apk" and "bnereader.apk" into ".bak" and then I reverted only "partner.apk" file. The situation happend and I could neither uninstall partner.apk nor install bnereader.apk via adb command. So I did hard reset it and lost adb too (how stupid I am).

Anyone got this situation before or know how to fix it, please help!
[Nook Touch General] David0226:
Erase & Deregister

I also bought mine second hand (Ebay) and when it came it had all of the previous owner's data on it. There was no lock, so I just booted it up and connected it to my home WIFI. Then I went into Settings -> Device Info -> Erase & Deregister Device. This allowed me to delete the previous owner's data. It then starts you on the path to register the Nook against your B&N account (or create a new B&N account for yourself).

If you are asking how to completely bypass the B&N registration, perhaps someone else can help because I did not do that.
[Nook Touch General] xhiby:
read manga on nook glow plus!

hey :) thanks for your great info! with this thread and some youtube tutorials on how to use ADB, I managed to do everything I wanted!

My nook is running smoothly on those apps:

- holo launcher

-moon+ reader

- Es file explorer, and

- manga bird v. 1.04

ths is awesome! check it out!

h ttp : // i64. tinypic . com/ 1fv9dw.jpg

ht tp : // i68. tinypic . com/ sfcfaf.jpg

(image urls with spaces because xda wouldn't let me include links since I'm too noob lol)
[Nook Touch General] SirDouglas:
My NGP is non rooted with Nova Launcher.

Just wanted to add here that Naked Browser works well. (E-ink is much easier on my eyes when reading blogs, magazine sites, and newspaper sites.)

Any other browser recommendations?

Chrome, Opera, and Firefox all failed to function for me.

Also, like many others on this thread, I'm interested in a non rooted solution for ghosting.
[Nook Touch General] Capt_LOGS:
Wondering if rooting my NGP would do what I am. Id like to disable the touchscreen and change the home button to be used for next page and home. I like to read in the shower (yep i'm weird) but water and the touchscreen don't interact very well. Cheers.
[Nook Touch General] David0226:
I can confirm that the Nook Clear Screen app works on a rooted NST, NSTG, and NGP. I suspect it would work on a non-rooted NGP also. Perhaps you could give it a try and report back. All of my devices are rooted, so I can't test in a non-rooted environment.
[Nook Touch General] lekofraggle:
I can confirm that Nook Clear Screen works well unrooted. As a bonus, you can use es file explorer to install apps directly.

Extra Credit... the NGP can run ART instead of Dalvik. It is in Developer options. All of this works without root. :)
[Nook Touch General] lekofraggle:
Another update...

So, I have my Nook running quite well now.

Here was my goal...

An eReader with access to Nook Software, but not commanded by the iron hand of BN.

I wanted my reader (preferably Mantano) to be accessible by home button touch.

I wanted flexibility too.

So, here is how I got there.

I tried all the launchers I could find (I could not find a reliable working version of relaunch launcher which is annoying because it could be a smoother solution than my current one, but what I have works).

I also tried all the versions of Mantano (I have Pro) I could find on all of my devices.

Then I realized that I wanted to change the home button actions which requires root.

I rooted using the solution posted here.

Then, I installed xposed and xposed additions. I realized that what was killing the Screensaver for me was not xposed, but nooter (which prompted a full wipe to solve).

I installed the apps from the play store on my tablet and backed them up with es file explorer.

I purchased the xposed additions pro.

I installed nova a few other apps and Mantano 2.5.4 this is the only version that would run smoothly and sync for me.

I enabled page border and shrunk the margins to 5 in order to tame the odd font issue.

Then, I set the home button with additions.

Single tap is mantano

Long press is nova app drawer

Double is nook clear screen

Double press is menu

Triple is back.

This is working incredibly well. Thank you everyone.

~Leko
[Nook Touch General] cemunleashed:
Here's an e ink friendly launcher i pulled from onyx e ink reader's rom. Install onyxdata first, then contentlauncher. Everything but file explorer works. :)
[Nook Touch General] digixmax:
Hi Renate -

Have you been able to get to this?
[Nook Touch General] Renate:
I've not been working on this.

I did go back and double-checked if the USB id pin is connected to anything.

I couldn't find any connection, but I'm still not absolutely sure.

I was going to mmap the mux control and see if I could set it from there.

The other way would be to put a hook in the driver, but I hadn't even started looking there yet.
[Nook Touch General] ali_burak:
ı want to add english-turkish dicionary to my glp on look up
[Nook Touch General] cemunleashed:
I couldn't find a way to do that. Try another reader app, there are plenty on play store.
[Nook Touch General] caviera:
I need to push patch.lua from koreader, but root folder is read only, how can I mount as rw?
[Nook Touch General] cemunleashed:
Patch.lua is not needed anymore. Latest versions work without it.
[Nook Touch General] sbwtxj:
My problem is same as your said. Need Help.

Hi, i have meet your problem. close debug status with hard reset.

So how to do?

thanks for give any messages one.
[Nook Touch General] goldmonster:
Sadly that I still have no solution. If you are in US, you can call Nook support to ask for replacement.
[Nook Touch General] sbwtxj:
Sorry， i live outside of US, the Nook service is not good, even very bad.

I tried to apply this replacement,but he didn't care this case since he listened i live in other country.

Until now it is not resolved.
[Nook Touch General] Renate:
Well, depending on your electrical skill level, the answer is easy.

Get a 3.3 V USB serial adapter and PuTTY into the hardwired root console.

http://xdaforums.com/nook-touch/general/nook-glowlight-plus-t3230323/post63456985#post63456985
[Nook Touch General] swd1:
Help with foreign fonts

I am trying to read a EPub with foregin fonts on NGP. It looks fine on my MAC.

Tried embedding TTF fonts using Calibre by converting epub back to anothe epub file.

Tried that epub in Nook app, Moon+, Aldiko all to same effect.

Also copied those fonts to /sdcard/fonts. Still no go.

Do I need to convert TTF to OTF?

If anyone has done this successfully on NGP (not rooted, but can install apps via adb) - please post steps.

As a last resort converted epub to PDF and that works. But I prefer epub if possible.

Thanks in advance.
[Nook Touch General] Renate:
A lot of time the css in the epub can be a problem.

Too often they specify font faces and font sizes and it fights with your reader.

Even on DRM'ed epubs you can just delete all the css files without even disturbing the DRM.

Epubs are just zip files anyway.

I often do that for library books, especially one publisher that is horrible.

Just make sure that the font that does end up being used has all the glyphs in it for your language.

DroidFallback usually has a ton of stuff in it.
[Nook Touch General] ZeroChaos:
ZeroLab Nooter (Finite Element Edition) — NOOK GlowLight Plus

[IMG="zln-nglp-finite-element-edition"]https://zerolab.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/zln-nglp-finite-element-edition-01-450x255.jpg[/IMG]

Package updated (ZeroLab Nooter (Finite Element Edition) — NOOK GlowLight Plus): https://zerolab.net/?p=2167

1. Package includes modified by me FBReader:

- Autodetection device and configuration for E-Ink

- Adapted theme (no backgrounds, e.t.c.) for E-Ink

- Working as a Launcher

Modified FBReader, separately apk (updated 02.11.2016, 21:10):

FBReaderJ_2.6.13-nglp-ZeroLab.NeT (for NOOK GlowLight Plus)
[Nook Touch General] henningdalgaard:
remove book title from header and page number from footer?

This seems like a good product but it sucks that a 6" screen only uses about 4" because of the header and footer. B&N usually don't upgrade the software much - so is it possible that someone can remove the header and footer when reading a book? Or is this possible already?
[Nook Touch General] David0226:
It is possible if you use different reader software. Instructions for doing this, both by rooting and without rooting can be found in this thread. Note that this only works for DRM free books however.
[Nook Touch General] lflondonol:
My Nook doesn't show up when I try adb devices, my software version is 45.2.22/4.5.2.58. What can I do?
[Nook Touch General] Renate:
Do you have ADB turned on in your Nook?

Are you using a recent (in the last year) version of adb?

If you're using Windows:

Does it "bong" when you plug it in?

Does it ask for a driver?

Did you install a driver?

If you're using Linux:

Do you see anything appear in dmesg?

If you get permission errors, did you add a udev rule?
[Nook Touch General] elizabethjc:
Hello everyone,

Yes another noob trying to get help! LOL

I was able to get my NGP rooted using root nook.

ADB access done

Installed xposed and xposed addition as recommended.

Here comes the noob part. How am I suppose to get access to what xposed can give me?

Any other apk you guys would recommend?

All I originally wanted to do is to get my large library organized by shelves like it used to be on my Kobo touch that died. I love my glow but it's lacking a lot of things.

Can I get the kobo app working and calibre exporting to the kobo reading app like if it was a kobo?

Thank you for your help!

Liz
[Nook Touch General] velayo:
does this or any version of fbreader launcher works with the nstg?
[Nook Touch General] hgelpke:
Once FB Reader is installed as the launcher, how can I get back to system settings?
[Nook Touch General] ZeroChaos:
adb shell monkey -p com.android.settings -c android.intent.category.LAUNCHER 1

---------- Post added at 11:09 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:06 AM ----------

ZeroLab Nooter (Uncompromising Prism Edition) — NOOK GlowLight Plus

https://zerolab.net/?p=2177
[Nook Touch General] thinhbk11:
best picture viewer app for BNRV510

hi all,

I've just bought this one. via this topic, I can root and install some useful apps.

it's very uncomfortable if I use quickpic app for reading comic ( JPG type). When I next page, I have to slide my finger on screen, big problem: screen flash many times for this next picture effect.

so, everybody, could you please give me the best picture viewer app for e-ink screen?

my cover can not use function "auto wake sleep" when I close the lid of cover. does BNRV510 have this function?

thanks .....
[Nook Touch General] Junioryoda:
I was thinking the same thing. Why would anyone need a constant reminder what book is being read and on what page number someone is one?

Would love to hear a solution for this problem.
[Nook Touch General] helf:
I use PerfectViewer for comic reading on any android device. It lets you map areas of the screen for different functions etc.
[Nook Touch General] RyogoNA:
I've update NGP Sleep Screen to v1.1

changelog:

- root not required anymore;

- increased stability;

- fixed bug because of which 'run on startup' was not working;
[Nook Touch General] graboluk:
NGP Sleep Screen 1.1 doesn't seem to work for me correctly. When I have light on then pressing the power button brings up the "ZZZZ..." screen but doesn't always turn the light off (sometimes it does - it's a hit and miss). Pressing the power button again seems to turn off the light. Also, the app doesn't start automatically on boot (after each boot I have to open it and manually set the "service switch". If there's a root edition, maybe you could keep offering it if it has a chance to be more polished?
[Nook Touch General] RyogoNA:
Does it happens often? I have this bug only pressing 'power' key for the first time after boot.

Sorry for the stupid question, but you did set the 'Run on startup' switch to 'ON'?

Without a chance - version requiring root was not better. What would be better is to polish the current version a little bit :) Just wait for update, it won't take too long.
[Nook Touch General] elizabethjc:
Hello everyone,

I was wondering if anyone had been able to change the settings on the nook for it to accept preloaded shelves from Calibre.

This has been bugging me since I got the nook. I got it rooted, tried moon reader but that was the worst battery drain I've ever seen!

I had a kobo touch before. Was able to organize my books with Shelves and that was awesome. But since getting the nook.. that has been a headache! I like having all my books on my ereader but organized in categories.

What would go suggest? Anyway to configure the nook to accept the Calibre shelves or something like that?

Or what ereader would you recommend that would be like what I used to have on my old kobo.

Thanks.
[Nook Touch General] jakubfk:
Has anyone tried to install custom recovery (cwm,twrp)?

I will get NGP this week and i'm going to make a risky changes to build.prop.

It would be very nice to have safe way to edit it in case of something gone wrong without opening device.
[Nook Touch General] RyogoNA:
Modified MediaProvider.apk (FW 4.2)

1) Why do I need this?

It allows you to access whole /storage/emulated/0/ from your PC, not just /storage/emulated/0/NOOK/;

2) How do I install this?

- rename /system/priv-app/MediaProvider.odex to /system/priv-app/MediaProvider.odexz;

- rename /system/priv-app/MediaProvider.apk to /system/priv-app/MediaProvider.apkz;

- upload modified apk to /system/priv-app/MediaProvider.apk;

- reboot your NOOK;

3) So, where's the download link?

https://yadi.sk/d/qO-nhU-d36n4Q9

---

I AM NOT ENDORSING YOU TO USE THIS IN ANY WAY AND NOT TAKING ANY RESPONSIBILITY OF POSSIBLE DAMAGES.
[Nook Touch General] nborofsky:
Thanks so much to everyone who's posted in this thread! The work you've shared has been immensely helpful for me in getting my NGLP set up. I rooted with the rootGLP-3 and installed Nova Launcher, ZeroLab's FBReader, and Button Savior.

I tried to customize which buttons Savior displayed, but that was a pro-only option, so I tried getting Play Store to work (with no success). However, I did buy the pro key ($2.99) on the BlueStacks emulator for mac (which I also rooted) and copied the key APK to my Nook's /data/app folder. This actually worked (!) for a minute...until I rebooted the Nook, and then no amount of retrying it since has had any success (I don't really understand how pro keys work). I'm not sure if this helps anyone, but I thought I'd contribute my experience in the ongoing quest to get paid features on the NGLP.

If you do want to control which buttons are visible in Button Savior (e.g., get rid of "call" and "volume"), there is a "kiumiu.db" database file in the /data/data/com.smart.swkey directory which has button visibility as a field. You'll need to shell su and change permissions on the file to be able to pull and push it from adb, and then open it in SQLite (or something similar) on a computer to alter it.

A special thanks to ZeroLab for the FBReader version - it looks so much better than the SimpleTouch version on FBReader's website (and so, so much better than the native Nook app!). It is now my primary launcher and reader. The only thing I found missing was FBReader's option to adjust screen brightness (super helpful, as the status bar doesn't appear reliably), but I managed to paste the code back in and recompile it into a new apk for myself (which I can share, if anyone's interested).

Again thanks to everyone for sharing your wisdom here. I've had a lot of fun learning new skills (e.g., compiling and decompiling apks) while setting this up. Hopefully, my tidbits here are of some help to someone.
[Nook Touch General] RyogoNA:
It does not appear because you changed default launcher. If you want standard statusbar you need bnereader.apk to be present in /system/priv-app/ and to launch /system/priv-app/partner.apk at least once after boot up.

I'm working on a third-party replacement of standard statusbar, but I'm rather lazy so it takes eternity to finish :)
[Nook Touch General] thinhbk11:
Dear everyone,

how do you turn the light of the screen on if you are in the dark (you can't see anything on screen)?

(on nook simple touch with glowlight, you just only press and hold home button. On PLUS version, you can't)
[Nook Touch General] RyogoNA:
I've update NGP Sleep Screen to v1.2

changelog:

- application now utilized images from /sdcard/NOOK/Pics/sleep;
[Nook Touch General] jakubfk:
Cool reader has option to bind light level to left edge slide. But with closed CR i do not see solution.

Maybe xposed additions + app to turn on light (is there any?) could do the job?