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[Nook Color Android Development] jayvan:
You are using a launcher like ADW, Zeam or LauncherPro, right? This will give you a "full" android experience. Search the thread if you missed the discussions as to the relative merits of each...
[Nook Color Android Development] coodkidd:
Market only shows "Top 10"... I know I can search, but how do I browse "ALL"? My android phone's market will browse all in the category...

Thanks!
[Nook Color Android Development] GAPY427:
Reboot Process

How long does the Nook reboot process take after you've plugged it back into the computer? It's been a good 15-20 minutes since I plugged in mine and nothing is happening. The "n" on my USB cable is lit up as green. Did something go wrong?
[Nook Color Android Development] acomiskey:
Install the new market...or turn the nc to landscape.
[Nook Color Android Development] Karine:
How do I install the new Market?
[Nook Color Android Development] Karine:
After opening/closing the door over my SD card slot to remove/reinsert my SD card during nooting, I've noticed that the door won't stay closed anymore. Is anyone else having this problem and does anyone know how to fix it?
[Nook Color Android Development] acomiskey:
Look in the Themes and Apps forum, post is called "New Market works with NC!"
[Nook Color Android Development] Canadoc:
noticed that too then turned it into landscape mode and could gert it all but not in protrait.

Weird
[Nook Color Android Development] tomtbone:
I'm planning on exchanging my NC today because of screen flicker. I did the first step of restting my nook by the 8 step process and it went through the re-flashing. It is now sitting on the animated boot screen for over 10 minutes. Is this normal? I haven't done the 2nd step wipe yet.
[Nook Color Android Development] SunnySon:
Do the second step wipe, otherwise it will keep on looping at the boot screen.
[Nook Color Android Development] tomtbone:
that worked, I just didn't know if I should go forward with the next step if it wasn't booting. Its all stock now. I'm guessing B&N doesn't let you turn it on before exchanging it for a new one though.
[Nook Color Android Development] matrix2004:
Ok i rooted and installed ADB. Now i somehow lost my keyboard. When i go into settings and hit keyboard nothing happens?????????

Nevermind..got it back.
[Nook Color Android Development] GAPY427:
I've tried this method twice and the message "Device software not successfully installed" on my laptop. What did I do incorrectly? I have the 1.0.1 software loaded.
[Nook Color Android Development] GAPY427:
Someone, please? I really don't want to brick my Christmas gift! :(
[Nook Color Android Development] Karine:
Using ADW is it possible to put a shortcut to one of my books directly on my desktop?
[Nook Color Android Development] epakrat75:
Have some patience. Your two posts were 4 minutes apart. Quoting yourself is also somewhat obnoxious. The best way not to ruin your NC is not to root it if you're that afraid. If you want to proceed anyway, you should realize that your warranty is likely void on your device and have hopefully come to terms with the fact that you accept all responsibility for any damage caused by your attempts. READ EVERYTHING you can before proceeding and you should be fine like many who've rooted before you.

Lots of information here: http://nookdevs.com

People like myself have taken the time to post here and elsewhere what to do. You can use the "Search This Thread' / "Search This Forum" buttons or read through the entire thread. Please read what is available before posting any more questions in this thread.

Likely the message you received from Windows appeared because you haven't installed the drivers before plugging in your NC. They can be found here...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=882751

However, this is unnecessary / irrelevant to the NC rooting process. You can ignore it until you want ADB, etc to work. Don't ask what ADB if you don't already know because this thread is not the place for that. Instead, either do a search for it or post a question in the "General" section / forum.

Read this thread. It should work with any launcher / home screen replacement that supports placing widgets.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=872295
[Nook Color Android Development] jazzbass12:
Read Only

I did auto-nooter. I am trying to figure out how to get it out of read-only. I am using Root Explorer and trying to make a change (Change file name on phone.apk) but, I keep getting "Read Only".

Thanks
[Nook Color Android Development] epakrat75:
This is an off-topic post. In the future you should post your query in the "General" forum / section. This thread is for question related to Autonooter specifically, not about how to use "Root Explorer". However, look for the button labeled "Mount R/W" and tap it. Then tap it again after you're done with your changes. FYI, this question has been answered many times over and likely would have shown up when searching. The answer is the same for all android devices that one can run "Root Explorer" on. So, it is not exclusive to AutoNooter or the NC.
[Nook Color Android Development] buttaGoo:
Working Great

I was really worried about turning my bright shinny new Nook into a paperweight, but this entire process has been easy. I am up, running and very happy.

I do have a question and a concern.

Question

I cant figure out how to put icons on the homepage. Help?

Concern

What are the chances a new update will come out and I will still end up with that dreaded paperweight?

Thanks again I appriciate the time you guys have spent on this!

Butta
[Nook Color Android Development] zendrummer74:
AutoNooter on 1.0.1 with new keyboard: can't cut/paste

I think I must be out of my mind, but it seems I can't cut and paste now after I used AutoNooter for 1.0.1. It worked most of the time under a Nootered 1.0.0.

Anyone else having this problem?

Anyone found a cure?
[Nook Color Android Development] kfanciu:
Wondering the same thing... did yours eventually work?
[Nook Color Android Development] aatrek:
I'm having a hell of a time getting this SD card to format correctly. I've used two different cards, two different dedicated card readers, WinImage and Win32DiskImager (both as Administrator and non-Administrator)...

No matter what I try, my card always looks like the image below when the process completes. Help, please!

Edit: Never mind. Looks like NookDevs has a different ZIP file; this one worked.
[Nook Color Android Development] epakrat75:
Wow. :eek: I'm am soooo done with this thread. Too many repeat questions, too few people exercising common sense and posting off topic crap. Too many people can't be bothered to read or search before posting. Thank you to the people that aren't like this and / or have also (tried to) help others. Was PM'ed by a mod to try to help but I'm done. :rolleyes:
[Nook Color Android Development] cjbailey75:
The link will not let me install is there an alternate link.
[Nook Color Android Development] RoboRay:
I'm about ready to just start recommending that anyone unable/unwilling to read the instructions and use a search engine should get an iPad.
[Nook Color Android Development] ericinva:
Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU! Root procedure worked flawlessly and I'm loading up apps like a mad man.

iPad? We don't need no stinkin' iPad!
[Nook Color Android Development] ericinva:
It seems the search function is temporarily unavailable so maybe this has already been asked and answered, but does anyone know how to wipe the SD card so it's usable again? I can format the card I put the image on, but Windows now thinks my 4GB card is a 39MB card. :-\
[Nook Color Android Development] RoboRay:
<sigh>

Format it in your NC.
[Nook Color Android Development] wethegamerz:
Ok, so I followed instructions and it looks like everything went right. The mail failed to sync and then I go to open market allow and it ask me sign into google account so I do. I then have to run market again and it ask me to authorize and I do. The market opens but when I try to download an app it is just stuck on the starting download......and never downloads. I searched couldn't find anything on this.
[Nook Color Android Development] Novarider:
Try syncing your Gmail again. If that doesn't help then I would try clearing data for the market.
[Nook Color Android Development] blackiceuk:
just back from town at two different cafe's with Wifi - on worked perfectly and constantly. The other just like my mac mini with cable modem and wifi on - utter randomly.

so any mac users or others with the prob and what needs to be tweaked in control panels so they play nicely together?

M
[Nook Color Android Development] blackiceuk:
I think there's a business opportunity to sell a working, tested SD card with the auto nooter on it for those who can't figure it out.

M
[Nook Color Android Development] ericinva:
OK, so I searched this thread and can't find any mention of this issue. I've got a video file in .mp4 format which played fine pre-root but now the media player says it can't play the file.

Anyone else seen this issue?
[Nook Color Android Development] ericinva:
Thanks...stupid assumption on my part that the Nook would also only recognize the 39MB partition.
[Nook Color Android Development] GAPY427:
No, it did not work. :(
[Nook Color Android Development] Homer_S_xda:
Thank you for this excellent tool!

Can I make a suggestion on this part?

Change the line above under Let's get started: to this:

I've tried it both ways and this tool is way easier as it really only makes and writes images. FYI the link for the download is on the Ubuntu site.

Also, I've seen several installs/apps fail due to components of busybox not being symlinked. Can you modify the script to add the top 20 or so? 'cp' is an example. You might have suggestions on some to leave out that don't fit in the NC enviroment. Details are found here. See especially under Update2. Otherwise, let me know which script on the auto-nootered NC symlinks 'ls' so I can edit it to include the top 20. I'm thinking that this needs to be in a script, so it survives reboots. I could be wrong, as I'm not a Linux guru, just pretty good at following recipes.

Again, Thanks tons! Just trying to help,

Homer
[Nook Color Android Development] starkruzr:
Okay, I think I did my homework on this one and still can't get YouTube reinstalled.

Uninstalled it with Titanium Backup as suggested in step 17 in the OP.

Downloaded the Eclair-ported version of the Froyo YouTube application from here: http://webtrickz.com/how-to-run-youtube-standalone-app-on-android-2-1-eclair/

Tried installing it from SD. Says installing downloaded APKs is blocked. Confirmed that "allow non-market installs" is checked in Nook Color Tools.

Tried putting it in /system/app using Root Explorer, rebooted. Doesn't show up.

Tried removing it from there and doing an adb install. ADB doesn't recognize my NC despite having "USB Debugging" turned on in Development (I am running a Macbook Pro on OSX).

Questions:

1) Does it have to be called "Youtube.apk?" This is called "signed_Youtube.apk," not that I imagine that makes much of a difference.

2) Can I just force the NC to allow APK installs somehow?

TIA.
[Nook Color Android Development] cjbailey75:
help needed

maybe i dont understand winimage but i have it on my sdcard. I followed the directions but it doesnt not read the image file. I am probably doing the winimage portion wrong can you please help.
[Nook Color Android Development] Karine:
For those of us that for whatever reason didn't receive Softkeys 3 and the Gingerbread keyboard with 2.12.25, how can we add them after the fact?
[Nook Color Android Development] jve34:
i installed soft keys and ginger bread after the fact with the apk files. I use dropbox and i just dropped them in there and then i execute them, or open them and then install. and then i use nook color tools to choose keyboard. Soft keys will just upgrade.

i am not scared to use ADB, i use command line all day with my work, but all this "run this command and pipe this through this other command" is for the birds. you just use drop box and run them from there. and that long script on how to remove the phone service thing, when all you need to do is use root explorer and rename the files. I have to wonder if people just try to make things harder just to have a challenge? anyway, love the nook color.
[Nook Color Android Development] gsimonelli:
11 Click the Menu button (The one RIGHT of the Up Arrow).

11 Click the Menu button (The one RIGHT of the Up Arrow). On mine this doesn't seem to respond when its visible. I was unable to use it when in YouTube.
[Nook Color Android Development] RoboRay:
Exactly. Any time someone "new" to Android asks for help and someone else replies with ADB commands, that person is not helping. If there is any way other than ADB to perform that task, ADB is the wrong answer to the question.

Give them the simple solutions first. Then, as they learn more, let them decide if they want to learn the more powerful but also more challenging ways to do things.
[Nook Color Android Development] Karine:
Where do I find the APKs?
[Nook Color Android Development] tnpapadakos:
this worked like a charm for me

(roboray, i promise, i am not stalking you...lol)
[Nook Color Android Development] spikey911:
I tried your Dropbox method, however I got the "Install Blocked" message.

Went and used ADBWireless and did everything manually, Nook Tools did not do me any good..

Now I can use Dropbox.
[Nook Color Android Development] Homer_S_xda:
Forget WinImage, that is old school. NookDevs have moved on to a different, way easier to use, tool recommendation for Windows users. See here for a short discussion.

Homer
[Nook Color Android Development] axly:
Could you please link me the fix for the calendar box? My nook is perfect except for that damm box!

Thanks in advance and Happy New Year!
[Nook Color Android Development] yemin88:
hello, i have just rotted my nook and i want to put the azerty instead of the qwerty, i can ? and what i need to do for change the language ? for french

thanks
[Nook Color Android Development] Sonicjet:
Ok, So I got the image on the card, unplugged the NC, put the card in and then plugged it in...nothing happens, help? I do see a menu button and back key on the bottom when plugged in but that is all and I let it sit for an hour, whats up?
[Nook Color Android Development] khaytsus:
The wiki covers this, you might need to reboot and run Softkeys at least once for the menu button to work. I think the menu button is REALLY just an overlay, and the menu icon graphics are just static. Not sure, but it doesn't work unless Softkeys is running.
[Nook Color Android Development] Valace2:
forgive me for not searching first, but I am a tad bit frustrated. Was happily playing with my Rooted Nook when someone suggested rebooting, I have not been able to boot it up since. It has been hard to power up, and when it does power up it gets stuck on the Nook logo screen. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
[Nook Color Android Development] spikey911:
Try removing the SD card.. Worked for me
[Nook Color Android Development] plaidandpanic:
Dropbox?

Hey....something I was wondering.

My current laptop is broke and I'm stuck using this old dell xp. There's no microSD or regular SD port, only a couple of USB drives, none of them USB 2.0

-_-

However I do have an Android phone (Glacier) and a working dropbox. So is it possible that I could download the nooter from my dropbox to a spare microSD from my phone, stick that into my NC and get the process started that way?
[Nook Color Android Development] oldtimercurt:
This question has been answered a number of times in the thread--yeah, I know its long. The consensus seems to be no! Those who have reported 1st time success have "FOLLOWED THE DIRECTIONS".

Sorry to be so harsh but when I saw the same questions being asked over and over again as I read through the thread, I just had to register so I could point out that a little work on the rooter wannabe (reading the thread) doesn't seem to be too much to ask in return for the tremendous efforts that went into making this root possible. Read, THEN enjoy! ;)

Happy NEW YEAR

OTC
[Nook Color Android Development] lcrow0:
Clearing the data worked for me, thank u so much!

So should I never sign back into youtube thru the app then?
[Nook Color Android Development] lcrow0:
I did this...

maybe it will work for you

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=10231520&postcount=15
[Nook Color Android Development] jmoch2:
You might need to un-check and then check the "allow non-market apps" under nook color tools.

Sent from my Nook Color.
[Nook Color Android Development] kfanciu:
I figured mine out. I safely removed cord from computer (stop the Nook in windows then remove cord) then turned off the Nook completely (hold power button for several seconds then choose power off) with the Autonooter SD card in it. Then when it had totally shut down, I plugged the USB cord back into the nook. I guess it takes around 6 mins they say, so leave it be for that time. If it doesn't turn on by itself (mine didn't), use the power button. I found my power button didn't seem to do anything, but if you press it and hold it for a few seconds then let go and do this like 30 times it eventually comes up. It now should be Nootered. Let me know if this helps.

To the guy who couldn't get Gmail to sync -- I had this prob, too. I had NOT put "@gmail.com" on my YouTube login before the Gmail step and that's what the problem was. Go back into YouTube and sign off. Then sign in with your full GMAIL account (user@gmail.com) so it doesn't automatically put @youtube.com. Then go back into Gmail and it should come up. Somewhere in this thread it mentioned this and that's how I figured it out, but it didn't seem to mention you MUST put @gmail.com when logging into YouTube in the original instructions.

To the guy that's tired with the thread -- chill out. You may have been around here a while, but a lot of us are new. We'll all help each other. Thanks everyone for the info & root -- the Nook Color is so much more useful now.
[Nook Color Android Development] rckymtnrfc:
Latest autonooter worked perfectly for me. Only 'bug' I'm seeing is in the Live Wallpapers. Most of the included ones don't work. I don't remember even seeing those when I manually setup Live Wallpapers (before autonooter) and I'm also not seeing the Configure option when you click Wallpapers, that lets you edit the settings for the current Live Wallpaper.

Thanks for everyones work on this...love my Nook with its tablet powers!
[Nook Color Android Development] sjwaste:
Just wanted to say thanks for this. I just got my Nook this evening (surprise extra Christmas present from my wife!) and got it rooted using your tools. I have an Evo where I learned a lot of the noob steps, so I at least came in understanding the basic process, how to use adb, etc.

Has anyone found a way to have Gmail NOT sync? I really want to keep my battery life up and I don't really need this thing to have push email. It's just unnecessary because if I'm at home, I have a computer, and anywhere else I have my phone. I understand that we have to keep Gmail on there because the Google account enables the market and such, but if there's a way to not have it actually check email (or require manual sync), I'm interested.
[Nook Color Android Development] gsimonelli:
I re-started it and it works fine. Everything seems to be working fine. Thanks you guys who did this are awesome:D
[Nook Color Android Development] khaytsus:
Uh, no, you just hold the power button for 2-3 seconds. AFAIK this is default behavior for the Nook, rooted or not. And both times I've nooted a NC (mine and my wifes) using whatever microSD I had on hand, it took about 2 minutes from the time I plugged in the USB to when it rebooted on its own.

Just like it says in the wiki.. :rolleyes: IMO the first post should be edited to point to the wiki, as the wiki gets updated and tweaked.
[Nook Color Android Development] samsanchez88:
Guys, i need some help;

The procedure worked great and i even managed to install market apps but the i restarted the device (without the sd i think) and now the nook goes to the screen with the silver "n" and then i just get an infinite blank screen!

i've tried doing the procedure again but that hasn't worked and i have also done a factory reset to no avail!!

Help please!
[Nook Color Android Development] puppster1:
I think I got it rooted, but I'm unable to turn my NC back on.. had to shut it down because my home button stopped working and I couldn't exit out of anything...

Does that mean I bricked it? Is there a way to fix this? ANY help would be appreciated..
[Nook Color Android Development] samsanchez88:
Ok, i've fixed it by botting and interrupting boot (by holding power button) eight times and that reinstalls factory software so i'm back to the beggining!!

Now, for future reference, after rooting and enbling the market, what more do i have to do??

Are those two last wiping steps necessary??

Must i format my sd card before switching the device off and on again??

How do i get my sd cards size back? After writing the nooter image on the sd card it went down to 39mb, how do i get it back to 1gb?

Thanks for your great work guys!!!
[Nook Color Android Development] RoboRay:
Ok, I think that's the 100th time somebody has asked how to fix their SD card. Can we please get "After rooting is complete, format the SD card in your NookColor to restore the full capacity" added to the end of the instructions as Step 18?
[Nook Color Android Development] applecityfoxes:
Does anyone know how long the re-imaging process takes (for system) if you need to go back to stock?
[Nook Color Android Development] khaytsus:
Read the wiki... http://nookdevs.com/NookColor_Rooting

I've added it to the wiki.
[Nook Color Android Development] samsanchez88:
Is there any way to restore the card without the nook? i've got my nook back to stock and the format sd card is greyed out so i can't get it back to full capacity and there's not enough capacity to do the nootering process!!

EDIT: Ok forget that, downloaded a sd card format program from the sd association web page and it's done!
[Nook Color Android Development] majakat:
The SD card has to be unmounted to get the format option to open up while in the Nook
[Nook Color Android Development] ericinva:
Just wondering if anyone else has tried the Borders book store app for Android on their rooted NC. I've got two titles - one free, one purchased - that the app says it can't open up.
[Nook Color Android Development] christiankk:
Rooted my new NC with these tools - worked like a charm.

Thanks!:D
[Nook Color Android Development] texasaggie1:
cant use a phone to make sd card

You CANNOT use an android phone to make your sd. It wont do the partition correctly. Buy an external reader on ebay. Sorry its the only way.
[Nook Color Android Development] Musicman247:
About 5-6 minutes for the system re-image, and another 5-6 minutes for the data wipe. So in total, 10-15 minutes.
[Nook Color Android Development] italiano1964:
Don't know if this has been answered, but the method outlined in nookdevs worked like a charm for me to export my contacts onto my gmail in the NC,

http://nookdevs.com/NookColor_Making_contacts_work
[Nook Color Android Development] jvrobert:
Worked fine for me... I created the SD card using my Samsung Moment as the reader, I just selected the option to share the card over USB (versus just plain ADB mode).
[Nook Color Android Development] ADHurt:
Thank you!

Just wanted to drop in and give appropriate props.

This was a ridiculously simple root and has made my Nook 1000x better.

I've had some issues with Youtube, but instead of asking right now, I'm going to try and read through everything first.

You guys rock!