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[Nook Touch General] aykov77:
Right, I have in hands 3 SD cards, 2x SD1GB and 1x SD16GB and as you said my plan is to keep SD16GB as a general storage inside of NSTG after completion of all arrangements. Still that is difficult to remember which one for what purpose is for.

P.1 is SD16GB, P.2 is SD1GB with Android folder content from NT recovery and I think here is better to clear it completely with FAT32 format after you confirm and P.3 is with NSTG files which I forgot what for they are about :(

I'm ready to go ahead. After you confirm what I need to follow will return back to P#48 & 49 to do what was stated inside.

Thank you for your best support!
[Nook Touch General] aykov77:
Intention is to use SD16GB as a storage card in NSTG after everything is done.

So I did FAT32 format of one of the SD1GB card with Android folder and will burn the image inside this zip.

Using Win32DiskImager after unzipping "sd_128mb_clockwork-rc2" I burned the same *.img file to this SD1GB -> P.1

Actually, I don't need the British Library at all :) only few books and I think 16GB for storage in NSTG is quite big and more than enough.

Do you mean to do FAT32 format of this SD16GB card?
[Nook Touch General] nmyshkin:
OK, so you now have a CWM card on 1 GB. Take that card and using MiniTool Partition Wizard, extend the primary partition over the entire card, as you did before so that the entire card will be usable, not just 128 MB.

Format the other two cards FAT32. On the 1 GB, burn the NookManager image you used before (Traditional) and put it away somewhere for making/restoring backups (eventually). The 16 GB will be used for storage, as you say.

Go back to post 11 and begin accumulating the files and folders indicated (STAGING). The CWM files will go on your new CWM card while the files/folders from the "folder" zip will go on the storage card.

You already have a NookManager backup of your registered/rooted NSTG somewhere on your PC so that will bring you to step 2 of the INSTALLATION part.
[Nook Touch General] aykov77:
Done!

Done!

On the 1 GB, I burned the NookManager image (Traditional) & then I extended the SD to its full capacity.

Will do P#11 accumulating the files & folders indicated (STAGING). Got it, the CWM files will go on my new CWM card & the files/folders from the "folder" zip will go on the storage 16 GB card.

What about P#48 & 49, when should I do that? First now or later on?

STAGING

Note

: you need a good file manager app on your device and may also need some kind of working gallery app (like QuickPic), depending on whether the activity picker recognizes your file manager app fully. I was able to get along with ES File Explorer.

==> QuickPic & ES File Explorer I downloaded & transferred to my CWM card

1. Make a CWM card (https://xdaforums.com/t/nst-cwr-rc2-clockworkmod-based-recovery-fixed-backup-issue.1360994/), using either of the two SD card versions.

==> This point I ignored considering that I have already the proper one CWM card created earlier.

2. Download framework_newUI_CWM.zip and NST_newUI_CWM.zip. Copy these files onto the CWM card you have made.

Spoiler: What's in the zips?

==> Done! & both *.zip files I transferred to the CWM card

3. Download folders.zip. Inside the zip are two folders, media and sdcard. Copy the contents of the "media" folder to /media on your NST/G. If there is not already a "screensavers" folder in /media, create one and inside that create the folder "CurrentBookCover".

==>The entire folder with its content inside named "media" folder I transferred by copy/paste direct on my NSTG, there was no such folder existing with this name "media". There was already a "screensavers" folder inside the NSTG, but as a single alone "screensavers" folder.

Inside of the "media" folder I created a "screensavers" folder and inside of that "screensavers" folder I created "CurrentBookCover" folder, which is empty in the moment IF I have properly understood all of the above. -->P.2 for reference if all is OK inside?

Next, copy the contents of the "sdcard" folder to /sdcard on your NST/G. If there is not already a "Pictures" folder in /sdcard, create one and inside that create the folder "Screenshots".

==> I did copy/paste the content of the "sdcard" folder to /sdcard on my NSTG. Then I created "Pictures" folder in /sdcard, and inside that "Pictures" folder I created the subfolder "Screenshots" for the moment empty.

You now have everything you need to reproduce the UI shown in the first post.

==>Please confirm if all is OK to continue

P.1 is the mentioned NookManager backup of my registered/rooted NSTG as files in my PC.

Will see now step 2 of the INSTALLATION part.
[Nook Touch General] nmyshkin:
OK, you'll need to redo that. There should be a primary partition and "unallocated" space on the card. The first time you make a backup NookManager will find the space and create a second partition "Backup". If there's no unallocated pace it can't do that.

Nope. Delete those from the card. ES File Explorer is already installed on the device, remember? As for QuickPic, you may not need it, but if you want to install it copy it over to the sdcard and install via the file manager (ES File Explorer).

See below.

No, see below. That folder needs to be in the pre-existing "screensavers" folder one level up.

When you connect the device to your PC you see two "drives": NOOK and sdcard. "NOOK" is actually /media, so the folders should have gone directly onto the NOOK drive. What you have now is /media/media. This gets confusing so it might be better to transfer everything to the sdcard first and then use the file manager to move them where they should go. That will also help to familiarize you with ES File Explorer. To get to /media, use the "up" (one level) arrow on the top bar of ES File Explorer. You'll see / and in that listing will be /media.
[Nook Touch General] aykov77:
OK, I did again, I burned with Win32diskImager-v0.9-binary the 128mb_clockwork-rc2 image file with "unallocated" space on the SD card, I got it.

NO :( I don't remember among both NT & NSTG :( Not sure abt ES File Explorer if I have it, if u r sure I'm happy! I deleted all files and now SD1GB is fresh & only with 128mb_clockwork-rc2 image file only.

Got it, to copy QuickPic direct on the SD card with 128mb_clockwork-rc2 image file folders & you tell me do I really need that apk QuickPic, as per your experience and need?

Got it & corrected, please check P.1. I expected this, but I was not sure & left it as I was thinking that I did it wrong... Could not be sd card straight & direct on it and only a folder media in NSTG :( Now you are correct where I did amendment :) Hope I'm ready to go ahead :)
[Nook Touch General] nmyshkin:
I hope that means you just removed the QuickPic and ES File Explorer apks files. I'm getting a little nervous because I'm not sure what you've done. Please see my screenshot below. I believe that is the contents of your CWM sdcard. Am I right?

I do not think you need QuickPic.

Yes, that looks correct now. You should be ready to go ahead with INSTALLATION step 2 in post 11.
[Nook Touch General] aykov77:
Yeah, u r right P.1 is my CWM SDcard with framework_newUI_CWM & NST_newUI_CWM :)

ok, if you think so, then I don't need it

Thanks, will continue tmrw if all is OK as you confirmed!

Eyes are closed already :)
[Nook Touch General] aykov77:
Good day dear nmyshkin,

last few days I was very busy & tired to continue with, but today I managed with below:

==> I didn’t make a backup, I forgot how...

==> Done!

==> I didn't do this spoiled, should I? I continued with this below.

==> Done!

==> Done!

Could you confirm please if I can continue with next THE DETAILS

THANKS!
[Nook Touch General] nmyshkin:
Sure you did. You showed it to me a few posts ago. You made it with NookManager and saved a copy (2 files) to your PC.

You are good to go (y)
[Nook Touch General] aykov77:
Right, I remember now: backup.full & backup.full.md5 are both files of BackUp-NookManager

Thanks, will continue ahead tomorrow, again tired :(
[Nook Touch General] nmyshkin:
Right. Better to be rested. I've just heard on the news that the weather in at least part of your country is very bad. I hope it's OK where you are.
[Nook Touch General] aykov77:
Thanks, the weather is bad but not critical, hope it will be better in next few days.
[Nook Touch General] aykov77:
Time to step ahead...

Above is done, the file "NST UI Background_p.png" was twice "Wallpaper changed successfully", but same three lady faces are on the screen, or I did something wrong?

I don't think will use NSTG device in landscape mode to design own wallpaper to suit...

Do I have your Nook Settings app? Should I go to wallpaper setting under "Display", do I need to uninstall Wallpaper Changer?

Usually, it would be great to have only one nice picture as a wallpaper.

2. Initialize NST UI by tapping on the icon. You are taken back to the home screen and get an SU permission prompt.

==>Done, I allowed, then after every tapping on the same icon is bringing me to the main screen as not activating any activity.

Is that normal?

3. Use NTMM (NookTouch ModManager) to assign NST UI to the status bar "reading now" button.

==> How? There is two buttons as option: "Configure Mod Options" & "Modify Button Actions"

Spoiler: I only use the stock reader!!

Also assign ADW Launcher to the "n" button.

==> "Modify Button Actions"/n button->ADWLauncher EX, and what abt n button (Long Press) still is Default?

Note: if you are not familiar with ADW Launcher, the three dots at the upper right corner of the app drawer screen are your friend. The first option allows you to hide apps from the drawer, the second to create additional tabs if you want to group apps. And it's a convenient place to access the App Manager.

==> Here nothing is clear to me :) I'm back in reality :)
[Nook Touch General] aykov77:
After tapping the ES File Explorer then appeared Version: 1.6.2.3 with one button "Yes" which I pressed and then a lot of folder files appeared... nothing I did here ? :( No idea if I did properly this part :( NSTcover.png I didn't find :( to activate
[Nook Touch General] aykov77:
==>Yeah, I was really confusing the wallpaper with the screensaver ☹ The

Wallpaper

is white with two horizontal lines and the phrase "NowReading...", right. I think will not go for the moment with creating my picture as a screensaver, all Nature & Author are fine! Thank you for the given details how to do if other intention come ahead.

I have not yet familiarized myself with MC Escher, nothing is in my mind and I stay with your choices as reliable and proven to be good. Will be good to see how that works 😊 Only I need little time to settle all in order 😊

==> Abt Nook Settings app if you think is good to have it will be nice to fix as well, how is with your NSTG? I follow your style!

==>Do you have Wallpaper Changer app in your NSTG? If you don’t have it will do uninstall, only I need to see how this uninstall should go 😊by drag & drop to Uninstall top left of the screen 😊

==>After tapping the NST UI icon is transferring me to the white Wallpaper with Now Reading… If I press Now Reading… is opening ADW Config menu as shown in the attached pic, is all OK here?

==>Done, I changed its activity to NST UI, but the slide-to-unlock which is disabled by default I didn’t locate to change it.

==>What to choose to hide, no idea in the moment what will not be used… Let’s do it as you arranged in your NSTG

==> Thanks, I got it, the three vertical dots in the right top corner. Here I have no idea what I should arrange, will follow your choice as you did in your NSTG 😊 hope they are good enough.
[Nook Touch General] nmyshkin:
There's a somewhat famous example of Escher's work below. Many more, lots with impossible interconnecting stairs, towers, tesselations, etc.

I have it installed (I made it!). You can follow the link and see what you think. If you decide to install you only need the sqlite and apk from the zip package. The other two files were placed by the packages you already flashed.

I have uninstalled it since Nook Settings has a wallpaper option. To uninstall you need to access the App Manager. Three ways to do this: from the 3-dot menu in the launcher app drawer, from the AppMgr tile of ES File Explorer or from the Nook Settings app. When you open the App Manager you scroll down (way down in this case) to the Wallpaper Changer app, tap on it, and choose "uninstall".

Again, you have not opened a book so there is nothing for the NST UI icon to do yet. Your press on the wallpaper text "Now Reading" must have been a long press to bring up the ADW config box. The same thing would happen no matter where you did that on the screen. "Now Reading" is not an active element. It's just a background.

You had it in one of your images above. See below. Out-of-the-box, when the NSTG goes to sleep and you wake it up by pressing on the "n" button, there is an animation at the bottom of the screen that says something like "drag to unlock your Nook". When NTMM is installed that defaults to "off" for some reason. So when your NSTG is asleep and you press the "n" button it clears the screensaver image immediately without the "drag to unlock" part. It's a personal choice. I leave mine enabled, some people hate it and disable it.

Well...my hidden apps (that you should have right now--I have a lot of others):

ADB Konnect*

Calculator*

Contacts*

Desktop VisualizeR

DeviceRegistrator*

Library*

Minimalistic Text Preferences

NST UI

QuickTiles

Rotation Locker*

SetCover4

Shop*

SiMi Folder

Social*

Superuser*

TestCenterService*

As I said, when I have an app placed on the home screen I generally hide it in the drawer, so that only things I can't access from the home screen appear in the drawer.

I also have a second tab just for the UI components:

DesktopVisualizeR

Minimalistic text Preferences

NST UI

QuickTiles

SetCover4

SiMi Folder

Everything else is hidden in this tab. These apps generally don't need any additional use after set up but sometimes the system will kill one if it gets overloaded (like with a big PDF book), so I want to be able to tap on them again if needed to restart them.

If I were you I would not worry about this too much right now because you still need to get at things for set up. Wait till the dust settles. You can, right now, hide the items I starred above.

I am puzzled by your P.2 above. How did you get into Desktop VisualizeR? Are we there yet?

Also, your P.3 looks like maybe you didn't apply the ES File Explorer settings zip that came with the NookManager image? Your screen should look more like my image below (you can use the larger folders, of course, but black backgrounds are really awful on the NST, and there were other settings adjustment as well). But if you prefer your view, leave it alone.
[Nook Touch General] nmyshkin:
Zip attached below. Unzip and copy enclosed folder to /media/screensavers. In Settings>Display>Screensaver you will see this as a new option.

Exactly, that's all you need. Place the sqlite3 file as described below and set the permissions (long-press on file, choose "Properties" and set permissions as you see in the screenshot below). Transfer apk file to sdcard and install from file manager.

I use the animation drag-to-unlock, but it's just me. Do what you prefer.

The way the screensavers work is that images in the folder are used one-after-the-other. So you should get a different image from that one folder each time the device sleeps. When it gets to the last image, it starts over with the first one. So if you have "Nature" selected in Settings>Display>Screensaver then you are not going to see any authors.

There is one exception. On boot the NSTG will often go to default.png instead of the assigned screensaver folder. Then it continues on with the normal set of images. For the US version of the NSTG default.png is just a copy of the Bronte sisters image. On the UK version it was one of the Nature images.

I actually hate the Authors so I have replaced default.png with my own image (attached below, if you want it). I think it's actually in two places...let me see...nope, I could only find it once: /system/media/screensaver/default.png

In /media/screensavers create your own folder and place a single image in it. In Settings>Display>Screensavers select the folder you just created.

NSTcover.png should be in /media/NowReading. So looks like you were moving ahead to creating the book cover widget. When you tap on "select image" in DesktopVisualizer it will ask how to find the file. Choose ES File Explorer and navigate to /media/NowReading/NSTcover.png. If it's not there then you didnt copy the folders+contents from folder.zip onto your device
[Nook Touch General] nmyshkin:
I don't want to talk about screensavers any more right now. It's a distraction. Much more important is that your tools are not set up correctly. That's why you can't find /system, etc.

You need to go back to the files that came along with the NookManager image and follow the directions in the ReadMe file for configuring ES File Explorer

. It's not just about making it look nice. Right now you don't have root access with the file manager and you need it.

The image is too low. Take a look at the very first post to get a better idea.

See my edit of your P.1 below. The book cover widget/icon size is a matter of taste I guess. I was trying to fit something on the screen that would be worth looking at (not too small) and would fill the space in a visually balanced way.You can resize to suit yourself. But your image is too low for the size, I think.

Um....I don't know? This is what happens when you press the "n" button and you are already on the home screen. Another press makes it go away.

Of course it can't come back by itself, so you either uninstalled it or you didn't. What can happen is that the launcher does not always update the app drawer unless you reboot (it usually does,but not always). If you tap on the icon and the app runs, then you didn't uninstall it. If you tap and it says "not found" or something like that, then a reboot should make the icon go away.

Edit: one more thing to hopefully clear up some confusion. When you plug in your Nook TABLET to your PC you see "internal" and "sdcard". When you plug in your NSTG you see "NOOK" and "sdcard". These are exactly the same thing. "NOOK" is internal storage, but user storage only, so you don't see root (just like you don't see it on the Tablet). Also, the "NOOK" drive (internal storage) shows up as /media in the file explorer. So /media=NOOK=internal storage
[Nook Touch General] aykov77:
Right, I was sure something I did wrong, will see tmrw after my exam. The cosmetic appearance does not make sense when software is not properly set. Thanks!

/system I found but not when NSTG is connected with USB to the PC, only with ES File Explorer but cannot do copy/paste/move Sqlite3 file :(
[Nook Touch General] aykov77:
Could you poke please from which post I need to start over again? NookManager Traditional I remember I did properly and then I moved forward from that step :(
[Nook Touch General] nmyshkin:
There is so much...you mention the file back in post 45 but you apparently didn't use it and deleted it. It's faster if I just tell you.

When you downloaded the NookManager zip there was the img file, the Wallpaper Chooser apk, an ADW backup file and an ESSettings.zip, along with a ReadMe file that had instructions for using those files.

All we care about any more is the zip for ES File Explorer. Find that file ( if need be, download the whole NookManager package again) and copy it to the sdcard.

Open ES File Explorer. Tap the status bar menu "button" and at the bottom of the screen tap on Settings. Scroll down to Security Settings. The last one there is Backup Settings. Tap that and then Restore. It should see the zip you copied to the sdcard. Select the file and/or OK. When the restore is done exit the app.

Open ES File Explorer again. It should look different. If you don't like the size or arrangement of the folders the last "button" ( icons) across the top of the app display toggles the view.

Now one more time open the app Settings and this time scroll down to "Other Settings". Tap on Root Settings. The first three items may be checked. Uncheck them. Then one-by-one check them again, responding to any prompts "OK" or whatever. At some point you'll also get a SuperUser permission prompt. Once you've done all that, exit the app again, come back in, and this time when you try to access /system you'll be able to get in, change permissions, etc.

You can discard the ESSettings.zip.
[Nook Touch General] aykov77:
Thank you very much for guiding me with so patience and details! All I did above as indicated in P.1-11 step by step I described the initial condition in P.1 and then after every action following the order from the 3rd row "Mount File System" going to "Up to Root" and as last "Root Explorer" which remained unchecked in the end.

Please, tell me if I did something wrong, it so not easy to uncheck & check again, only the 2-nd one was ok without notification as the 3-rd one with failure to unmount, then failure to mount, but at least giving option the thick to go off and back again on... The 1-st one is with all warning /notifications... I ended up in P.11

Even with different sequence, after exit and activating the ES File Explorer again and powering off and back on the NSTG nothing different happened... :(

Before I delete the ESSettings.zip file fm the SD card need to know if I need to use it again. Few times I tried with restoring and repeated the procedures, but was nothing better :(

After BackUp recovery/restore at least the color of the screen is now white not black as before :)

Thanks!

P.S. I tried again to transfer the file Sqlite3 to /system/bin and set the permissions to rwx r-x r-x, but any way to transfer failed :( and still no option in Properties of the file to do changes :(
[Nook Touch General] nmyshkin:
I tried to mess mine up so it would spit out errors like yours. I can't follow all your pictures. There are just too many. I hope this is an "order of operations" thing.

You never said whether you got a SuperUser prompt when checking the first box. Did you? If so, apply the ESSettings,zip one more time. Restart the app. This should leave the three settings checked. Then try the root check shown below in steps 9 & 10. If this works we might be done.

If that

does

work, try moving sqlite3 into /system/bin.

If that does NOT work, go back to the ES File Explorer Settings and uncheck each of the three, starting with the THIRD one, and moving up (steps 1-4 below). Now you're at the default settings.

Now begin checking the boxes starting with the FIRST one at the top. See steps 5-8 below. If you see a SuperUser prompt after the first check box, approve it. Once you get through step 8, go to steps 9 and 10 and see if you can see the root directory. If you can, try transferring the sqlite3 file to /system/bin again.

This is all I've got for the moment. I have no idea what is going on and the only other thing I can think of is to start all over again. That I do not want to do, but you must have root privileges and /system r/w mount for the file manager to continue.