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[Nook Color Android Development] bluesk1d:
From what I have heard you cannot use any phone to do this. You have to use a computer and a card reader for it to work right.
[Nook Color Android Development] thirteen113:
It's probably easier to use a card reader, but I was able to write the image through my Droid X.

I love this device so far. My only problem is that it creaks at the lanyard corner.
[Nook Color Android Development] naezwood:
My friend bought his Nook Color tonight and I immediately proceeded to update to 1.0.1 and then root it using Auto-Nooter 2.12.25. It's working fine, except that when you lock the screen and wait 4-5 seconds and unlock it there's no sound. We've tried lowering and raising the volume but nothing seems to work. I have a rooted nook color that I rooted using the version right before 2.12.25 and it doesn't have this problem. Is anybody else having this problem with the newest version of Auto-Nooter?
[Nook Color Android Development] italiano1964:
Turn the NC to landscape position and more categories/app will load up as you scroll to the bottom of the page. For some reason, this doesn't work when in portrait position.

As for Adobe Flash, we'll have to wait for upgrade to Android 2.2, which B&N has already promised and may come in January.
[Nook Color Android Development] smashingtool:
How do you access stuff like default programs? It says to go to settings-applications, etc, but its not there. For example, other than installing a new one and having the home key ask me how it wants to be used, how do i change which launcher is used when i hit the home key?
[Nook Color Android Development] epakrat75:
Puzzle no more. I've already mentioned in it this very thread, multiple times. :rolleyes: Perhaps the OP needs to be updated.
[Nook Color Android Development] Novarider:
You can download an app from the marketplace called home switcher
[Nook Color Android Development] smashingtool:
So is there an app that would open up a bunch of system settings for the device or apps?
[Nook Color Android Development] digitalicecream:
Way off topic. But here is how you fix ADW it: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=859703&page=3
[Nook Color Android Development] epakrat75:
You mean, besides the "Settings" button in the "Nook Color Tools" app that installs with AutoNooter?
[Nook Color Android Development] FletchF:
Anyone else tried Google Books? So far it's the only app that doesn't work for me. Seems to just hang.
[Nook Color Android Development] rboatright:
It's been mentioned over and over, and the details of using it are on the wiki page.

The problem is, the thread is too long, needs to be locked and a new thread started, but xda abhors forking threads.
[Nook Color Android Development] rboatright:
the phone is NOT writing the card correctly.

1) give up on winimage and use win32DiskImager instead.

2) try the directions at nookdevs.com which are more detailed.
[Nook Color Android Development] tenyrnote:
Thanx for your help, but upon further analysis i realize that my install may have gone wrong and i ned a fix please? I went through the process and all went well but now when i dl something from the market the actual app doesnt show up anywhere?? the only way for me to access it is to Search for it and then it runs? I also noticed some duplicate setting titles like Erase and deregister device, battery use and settings?? also when i connect to PC I get 2 drives that come up?? one is for the device and one is for the sdcard??? can someone please get this thing working normal with root? I will donate for help! I need it right away. If you can help me email me asap please? there is a time issue, u can also hit me up on twitter @BlurlessX. thanx.
[Nook Color Android Development] zappaziz:
Wow...take a deep breath.

1. Have you tried rebooting your device after installing apps? Try it then they show up in your app list. Resolve this by installing an alternate dash like adw or zeam.

2. 2 drives show up because there are 2 drives. One internal to the device one on the sd card. This is normal.
[Nook Color Android Development] tenyrnote:
@ Zappaziz wow! thanx, the reboot made the apps appear on my extras screen but the two drives was confusing to me and I appreciate your quick response! I just rooted this lastnight and my wife gets home in a few hours and its her gift and i didnt want it to be busted when i gave it to her.;} the navagation is hard to get used to, and the softkeys are a bit messy... do you reccomend turning them off? and i tried to load the new gogle music player onto the sdcard to install but it says "Problem Parsing" whatever that means??? I got it installed on my DX?? thanx for your instantanious feedback!! you fricken rock!
[Nook Color Android Development] ibdilbert:
A few things, I agree, the thread has gotten long and its very time consuming to read "everything". However the first post does seem to cover just about everything you need to know to make the magic happen and we do have a nice search feature.

I read some talk about keeping auto-nooter clean and just a base install, I think thats a wise idea, as far as applications are concerned.

The Nook Color Specs:

http://nookdevs.com/NookColor_Hardware_specs

I notice bluetooth and a FM Radio is included in the hardware, but not working because of software. Has anybody tackled these? If so, maybe the next build can include them.

I also seen some grumbling about the adhoc hack, but I could seem some situations where it would be useful.
[Nook Color Android Development] swingman3:
12.18 to 12.25

How do i upgrade to 12.25?

is there a way to do this without removing everything i have from 12.18?

thanks!

btw, i ran dungeon defenders and it works well.search "nook color dungeon defenders" on youtube
[Nook Color Android Development] zappaziz:
No Problem. Just repeating what smarter people have said. Try out one of the other launchers (dash) that I suggested. I like Zeam, its free in market. It makes navigation alot easier and for most applications i dont need softkeys so I leave it off most of the time.

For the google music problem, I havent tried the app but I would first try redownloading, if that doesnt work try reformatting your sd and seeing if it makes a difference.

From NookDevs

# Power up your Nook Color *WITHOUT* the SD card inserted (Otherwise it will try to boot off of the SD card)

# Press the button to pull up the context menu with device settings

# Then go to device info

# Then click on SD card

# Click on 'umount sdcard'

# Then click 'format sdcard'

I will try the app later and post back if I find similar issues.
[Nook Color Android Development] s.revenant:
Device clears and resets randomly after root

Has anybody else experienced a situation where the nook resets itself?

I made it through the steps to root and two different times now and at different points it suddenly resets, then prints "Clearing data...

A reset is being performed.

This may take a few minutes."

After it boots it appears to still be rooted, but it is at the Nook setup wizard point, and I can never complete the gmail account link anymore and I must do a full whipe/load and re-root.
[Nook Color Android Development] Karine:
I used my Google Apps account email address and all appears to be working fine for me.
[Nook Color Android Development] HotShotAzn:
Ran this over my nook that was already rooted with many of the mods installed. Everything seems to have worked great!

Question: Which userID (or whatever its called) is assigned to this? I don't think I see the full market....
[Nook Color Android Development] Robertjm:
Thanks. I turned the NookColor back on. Logged successfully into YouTube and now Marketplace is showing up in Extras.

That said, I've got a couple of bigger problems now. When trying to log into the Marketplace I'm getting the server error msg that so many people are having issues with. AND on top of that now, when trying to log into YouTube, the application is crashing on me. Gmail is working just fine though.

Any sage wisdom on how to resolve this? I haven't seen anything when searching.

Robert
[Nook Color Android Development] foxfire235:
You tube is crashing on me now as well.
[Nook Color Android Development] johnopsec:
It was meant as a joke. :D

But, the answer is still yes.

Optional but recommended (by me): Before starting this process, go through the two-step "Factory Fresh" process to put your NOOKcolor back to a clean state.

Prerequisites:

(1) You must have a Youtube account.

(2) You must have a GMail account.

(3) Your GMail account must be linked to your Youtube account.

(4) You must have registered your NOOKcolor (gone through the B&N setup screen and activated it.)

Howto:

(1) Download the Auto-nooter image from the link in the first post of this thread.

(2) Use dd (or a windows equiv) to write the image to a spare SD card. (You will lose all data on the SD card!)

dd if=./image-file-name.img of=/dev/sd?

(sd? = your SD card. It is a single letter with no number after it as in sdc, sdd, etc.)

(3) If the USB cable is connected to your NOOKcolor, disconnect it.

(4) Power your NOOKcolor off completely.

(5) Insert the SD card to which you have written the Auto-nooter image into the NOOKcolor.

(6) Plug the USB cable into your computer and your NOOKcolor. (The NOOKcolor will automagically power on when you do this.)

(7) Go drink a soda, coffee, smoke a cigarette, whatever for a few minutes.

(8) When at least a few minutes (just to be safe since some people have rushed this step) have passed, disconnect the USB cable from the NOOKcolor.

(9) Hold the power button on the NOOKcolor down for 10-15 seconds.

(10) Remove the SD card from the NOOKcolor.

(11) Power your NOOKcolor back on.

Congratulations. If you have followed these instructions, your NOOKcolor is now Auto-nootered. :D

(12) When the NOOKcolor boots up, unlock it. You will see the standard Android setup screen.

(13) Go through setup but, when asked to register or log in to your GMail account, SKIP that step.

(14) When given the option in setup, Enable location services.

(15) Verify that your wifi is connected. If not, remedy that situation before continuing.

(16) Once you're complete with the setup screen and have verified wifi connectivity, open the "Extras" drawer and launch Youtube.

(17) Click the Menu button.

(18) Click "My Channel".

(19) Log in with your GMail username/password that you have linked to your Youtube account. (Don't worry about the garbage and the network error message. If you get logged in, that's all that matters!)

(20) Once you've successfully authenticated to Youtube with your GMail credentials, close Youtube.

(21) Launch GMail.

(22) Tell it to sync your account.

(23) Open Market and accept the terms of service.

(24) You should be done.

In *some* instances, Youtube will now flake out on you when you try to run it. That's no big deal. Simply uninstall/reinstall Youtube. After the re-install of youtube, do NOT try to log into Youtube.

That should do it. You should be all set up now. Install the launcher of your choice (unless you like the crap that B&N has stock!) and go to town with your Auto-nootered NOOKcolor. :D

Hope this helps.

John - your friendly neighborhood e-thug! :eek:
[Nook Color Android Development] johnopsec:
Give Marketplace a while. Mine did that to me too until a reboot or so later. Some people it takes longer.

Do NOT log back into Youtube. I personally uninstalled/reinstalled Youtube after the process and my Youtube is now very stable. Just don't try to use "My Channel" or anything else that requires that you log in to Youtube in the app.

Glad your GMail is working. That is a good sign.
[Nook Color Android Development] docfreed:
OK I Learned My Lesson

Must follow instructions exactly (repeat 500 times). With the help of many of you (including the acerbic johnopsec) I am rooted and happily running Angry Birds, Root Explorer, etc.

Thanks to all of you!

I assume that this is Android 2.1 so no AppstoSD?

How much app space (for installation) is there?

Can app space be increased by using Root Explorer to remove some of the built-in stuff?

Also, I have used Android System Info (market) for a long time - gives very detailed information
[Nook Color Android Development] johnopsec:
Hey! I resemble that comment! :D

You are correct. Android 2.1 is what we've got for now. There is a LOT of space though. I've got over 2G of pics/vids installed on the internal (5G) flash along with all of my apps and a ton of games for my boy and I'm showing 2.72GB free.

I wouldn't worry about removing anything. 2.2 will be here soon enough and you'll have AppstoSD.

Glad you're up and running now. :D
[Nook Color Android Development] NeoOfTheDark:
So, I followed all instructions to the letter. While I'm able to get G-mail access, I'm still getting a "A server error has occured" message from Market, even after a few reboots. Any suggestions on how to fix it would be helpful (or I could just stick to sideloading everything).
[Nook Color Android Development] johnopsec:
Mine did the same thing. I promise you. It just suddenly started working at some point and I haven't had that issue since. I didn't load/modify anything after I got GMail working. Market just "worked" one of the times I tried it.
[Nook Color Android Development] docfreed:
Actually, I just did a quickie Android System Info run and it shows RAM as being 489K max with (in my case) 327K free! Better than my 1st gen Droid phone. Also shows internal memory as 941K max/845K free - I think that this is the space for installing apps (until we get 2.2)

Will the root that we just did block any updates?
[Nook Color Android Development] johnopsec:
I think you're right on the 941 for App install only it's MB and not KB. ;-) The 5G must be for book and "My Files" storage on the internal memory. I pushed all my photos/vids to the internal storage because it's faster than the crappy SD card I'm using right now.

I don't think that anyone has really nailed down update blocking on the NC yet so, I'm gonna lean towards no - it probably won't block updates.
[Nook Color Android Development] Withfeeling:
Has anyone followed up on pokey9000's discovery several days ago that he could use hpusbfw.exe to format the microSD card and then just copy files on instead of starting with a .img file.

It would be great to get WinImage out of the Windows rooting toolset since it is a demo that expires.
[Nook Color Android Development] GabrialDestruir:
Updated with more detailed "How To:"
[Nook Color Android Development] edembowski:
OK, so I'm still having the market problems, for some reason there's an INTERNAL_SERVICE_ERROR when the market launches. Anyone know what causes this?

D/dalvikvm( 921): GC freed 3164 objects / 179128 bytes in 180ms
I/ActivityManager( 828): Starting activity: Intent { act=android.intent.action.MAIN cat=[android.intent.category.LAUNCHER] flg=0x10200000 cmp=com.android.vending/.AssetBrowserActivity }
W/InputManagerService( 828): Starting input on non-focused client com.android.internal.view.IInputMethodClient$Stub$Proxy@4a0f19f0 (uid=10002 pid=1435)
[B]D/vending ( 970): [36] BaseAction.run(): ApiException: com.android.vending.api.ApiException: Error from backend. Request=com.android.vending.model.AssetRequest, Response=INTERNAL_SERVICE_ERROR[/B]
[/B]I/vending ( 970): [1] BaseAction.displayErrorUi(): Server error in com.android.vending.AssetBrowserActivity$NetworkDataLoadAction: com.android.vending.api.ApiException: Error from backend. Request=com.android.vending.model.AssetRequest, Response=INTERNAL_SERVICE_ERROR
I/ActivityManager( 828): Displayed activity com.android.vending/.AssetBrowserActivity: 1043 ms (total 6680 ms)
[Nook Color Android Development] webvan:
Nice work, unfortunately I can't get Market to work either, I did sign in by error in the first "robot" screens instead of skipping as that was required with autonook.

Will reflash to see if that was the problem and report back.

...oops after a couple of reboots I tried YouTube and it just goes back to the home screen.
[Nook Color Android Development] greenmky:
I went through the steps as dictated. Everything worked. Step 19) didn't produce any network error or anything though. Started with youtube (not gmail as earlier instructions dictated)

Didn't help. Same server error as you got.

BUT - I went and downloaded autonook 0.8, and ran it and followed the instructions. It popped a few errors (due to duplicate work w/ auto-nooter I'm sure) but the Market works!!

So - the autonoot 0.8 is doing something that autonooter isn't.

But it works now. Yay! Thanks for all of your help. Gabriel, thanks for the tool - easier than doing root + z4root + etc. Autonoot 0.8 is doing something this isn't, though.
[Nook Color Android Development] GabrialDestruir:
Well the coding is the same on both just executed at different points in the whole process. It could be possible that packages.xml may need editing after running auto-noot, if anyone is willing to come by the IRC chat maybe we can prove or disprove this.
[Nook Color Android Development] cybergenie35:
dumb question

From reading the 1st post, it says to have market working, I have to use a gmail address to register my nook and then use the same one to registered youtube. If I've already registered my nook using another email address other than gmail and would like to degregister it. Is there anyway to do this without wiping my data? Thanks
[Nook Color Android Development] GabrialDestruir:
No you don't have to deregister... it should say IF you registered with a Gmail account use the same one.
[Nook Color Android Development] webvan:
There has to be a quirk somewhere, because I reflashed and applied the exact steps from http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=9816724&postcount=64 (thanks BTW) and the Market is still erroring out. I had it working yesterday with "SCRIPT: NookColor Auto Config"

Might try applying "NookColor Auto Config" again on top of it to see if it helps.

DONE : and now Market works and YouTube is back, so that's something others with a broken market could try.
[Nook Color Android Development] italiano1964:
Yes, I upgraded to 12.25 from 12.18 by simply writing the new image to the sdcard and booting the NC with the card in it (by plugging the USB cable to the computer and the turned off NC). In other words, I overwrote the previous autonooter in my NC with the new one. It worked, and all my apps and settings were untouched and no need to go through with the activation process for Market either, it stayed activated from the previous rooting.
[Nook Color Android Development] kevinpc:
For some reason i can't format my microsd after doing this, can anyone give me instructions on doing this?

I have plugged in to my pc and gone to the removable drive > right clicked and formatted, but it only formats 39 mb, and acts like that is all that is on the card, but it is a 4gb card.
[Nook Color Android Development] CalsNC:
auto nooter for NookColor

Hi,

Appreciate the auto-nooter. I've never done anything like this before. I understand up to the rooting is completed. I don't understand the part after that. My maun question is: After rooting the NC. Will it answer emails and download attachments in hotmail, and will I be able to load Quickoffice?

Thanks to whoever answers!

Cal
[Nook Color Android Development] italiano1964:
Yes, it's a well-known phenomenon happening randomly. Some people experience it when they access the shop from their NC. Others when they disable OTA upgrades. I experienced three of those two weeks ago in the matter of days and not because of the reasons I gave above, but rather randomly when I was browsing, or when I awoke the NC from sleepmode. Since then I've been lucky and they have not happened. But here what I've done different after my last spontaneous reset: I stopped using TitaniumBackup (the first reset happened after I downloaded this app and did a backup of the system, and was using that backup to reset my NC after the spontaneous resets); now I use Astro to backup my apps. Also, before I re-registered my NC, I went on BN and changed my default email to the gmail account I was using to activate Market, and then registered the NC with this gmail account. Not sure which of the two fixed the problem (so far, but it's been more than a week without resets, whereas before they were happening every day or couple of days), not having TB or changing my B&N email account to the gmail I used for Market. Keeping my fingers crossed.
[Nook Color Android Development] wendellc:
curious about this also, do we just flash 12.25 oaver 12.18?
[Nook Color Android Development] italiano1964:
Unfortunately hotmail doesn't work very well on Android 2.1

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/microsoft...port-for-ipad-iphone-but-not-yet-android/7251

But things may improve when NC is upgraded to Android 2.2

http://www.droidforums.net/forum/dr...s/76104-hotmail-android-finally-good-way.html

I tried accessing the regular site for hotmail and the mobile site (I'm not sure I'm finding the right one though, can anyone post the url for that?), and they are oftne buggy and unresponsive.

If anyone knows of any solution, please let us know.
[Nook Color Android Development] italiano1964:
Yes, that's how I did it. You keep all the apps you have now and no need to activate Market doing the YouTube steps, it'll stay activated from the previous 12.18 nooter.
[Nook Color Android Development] RMHisCOOL:
I'm having an issue with this. I was rooted until the forced software upgrade Sunday. I had previously rooted with Windows and Winimage. This time, I'm on Ubuntu 10.10 and wrote the image using dd, using an external card reader, of course. However, after writing the image, my computer won't recognize the card so I can verify its contents. When I put it in the NC, it just boots up regularly. Upon boot, it goes into USB mode, and instead of having two drives (one for the NC's internal memory and one for the sd card) I have three, MyNOOKcolor (internal memory of NC), AutoNooter2 (which has the proper four image files), and NooterFiles (which has three folders: data, system and tmp, and seem to have everything this script is supposed to install, apps, framework, etc). I can't get it to boot off the card. The Nook itself doesn't recognize the SD card, either. Any thoughts or suggestions? I've tried writing the image multiple times, I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong.

edit: I had previously rooted with the original nooter when it first came out, and I did a factory reset and 8 failed boots then a manual upgrade to 1.0.1
[Nook Color Android Development] italiano1964:
The easiest way is to let the NC itself format the card.

With the NC turned ON, insert the SD card in it.

Go to Settings>Device Info>SD Card>Unmount SD card>Format SD card

Unmount SD card (in case you want to remove it from the NC) and then take it out.

After this, your card will go back to its original size.

Be mindful of the first step, you want to insert the card in the NC when it is already ON, otherwise the NC will reboot again from the SD card.
[Nook Color Android Development] Karine:
I had the same problem with my sound before ever rooting it. I took it back to B&N and they replaced it. Now, even after rooting it, I'm having no trouble with my sound.
[Nook Color Android Development] Karine:
I originally rooted my Nook on 12/24 with auto-nooter with what I believe was version 2.12.18. Today I re-ran the auto-nooter process with 2.12.25. The process completed successfully, but despite the original post in this thread stating that 2.12.25 includes Softkeys 3.0.0 and the Gingerbread keyboard, when I open Softkeys it still shows the version as 2.0.0 and if I enable the Gingerbread keyboard through NookColor Tools, I end up with no keyboard at all. Why do I not have Softkeys 3.0.0 and not have the Gingerbread keyboard?

Also, how do I pick a live wallpaper?

Lastly, when I completed the initial root and pushed the hard N key on my Nook I was prompted to make a home choice, which I did and set as the default. How do I now change that default to whatever the other possible choice was?
[Nook Color Android Development] wendellc:
download homeswitcher from market or clear data in application settings for whatever launcher you are using.