yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nook Color Android Development] italiano1964:
Could it be that you don't see the .zip file extension after your download because you have your computer set up so as to "Hide extensions for known file types"?

If that's the case, you may want to do as they instruct at the link below to see the file extensions again.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Show-or-hide-file-name-extensions
[Nook Color Android Development] secfincorp:
Rooted My NookColor cant get 3rd party apps to install

Ok I rooted my nook color following the instructions on the first page. Worked great got market working, gmail, youtube. Everything A.O.K. now I have a bunch of 3rd party apps i would like to install and searched around and found out that you could install SQLITE and do what it says on another post. Well I bought the app in the market from the nook and installed it and it keeps force closing. So then I tried to do it the ADB way and keep getting errors in my coding. I then found out that in "nook color tools" it says that you can install 3rd party apps by moving the apk to the system app folder, well i have tried that with astro and es file manager and have not been successful. Any ideas. Thanks.
[Nook Color Android Development] ultra spikey:
It says on the OP "To update to 1.0.1 you must do a complete wipe". I downloaded the 1.0.1 update from the BN website. Do I wipe the NC to install the update?
[Nook Color Android Development] Novarider:
No. You do a factory reset then follow the instructions on the b&n site to update to 1.0.1 then you can do auto nooter
[Nook Color Android Development] f4phantomii:
Found an interesting quirk....

I was not able to get the NC to boot from the SD card even though it was bootable. When I plugged in the NC via USB, my ubuntu laptop would actually mount the SD card (in the NC) and show the files....so I knew I had a good image written to the card.

I tried all sorts of things and never could force the NC to boot from the SD card.

Then I remember that I had just grabbed the USB cable that I use to charge my android phone and not the one that came with the NC. Sure enough....I used the one that came with the NC and it booted off the card and when through the rooting process.
[Nook Color Android Development] ultra spikey:
Do I have to do a factory reset? I can't just update to 1.0.1?
[Nook Color Android Development] italiano1964:
Try this:

go to NookColor Tools and uncheck then recheck 'Allow Non-Market apps'. I've read elsewhere that upon rooting, even though that box is graphically checked, the system doesn't recognize it as such and you have to recheck it to "take". Hope this helps.

Also, if you have ADB already set up on your computer, I believe it comes with sqlite. I used the method outlined in the link below to enable non market apps, plus the uncheck and recheck of box in NookColor Tools. I install non market apps directly from Dropbox on my NC after I put the apk files in there.

http://www.nookdevs.com/NookColor_Enable_App_install_from_on-device_installers
[Nook Color Android Development] ibdilbert:
One thing to remember, when you do a wipe it will revert the system back to 1.0.0 so you'll want to update it back to 1.0.1 before booting with the new auto-nooter image.

I actually forgot, and am running 1.0.0 with auto-nooter 2.12.25, but have a feeling that the nook might grab the 1.0.1 update and cause some issues.
[Nook Color Android Development] xwint3rxmut3x:
soo i'm trying to root this. I thought I had everything ready to go, and it seems like the nook just keeps booting into the regular OS, so my question is, if this is supposed to reboot itself, how long is autonooter supposed to take? Should I wait a half hour, does it happen instantly, is it 10 minutes? I just need to know how patient I need to be, i'm also really disappointed in myself for already asking for help this quickly, but i'd rather not hurl any electronic equipment across my apt. Thanks.
[Nook Color Android Development] mbh87:
Only takes about 45 seconds give or take
[Nook Color Android Development] xwint3rxmut3x:
ok, then something isn't working. Damn. well back to the drawing board.
[Nook Color Android Development] Matrix003:
Good luck with that,... i've have gone down that path to no prevail.
[Nook Color Android Development] timbo1083:
In all honesty it took awhile for mine to work. Took 3-4 resets before it took affect. I almost gave up. Now very happy i didn't. If its not working out just keep trying. I even used mt4g for the nootered disk.

Good luck. This is now an amazing device for the price. Hopefully roms will get developed. Merry Christmas all!!
[Nook Color Android Development] xwint3rxmut3x:
Well, I feel like an idiot. I used the DD linux version (i'm using crunchbang, a derivative of Ubuntu) figured the command prompt would be the way to go...so info on the sd card....checked in gparted to make sure the SD card was flagged as bootable... decided to try the windows app, and it worked fine. Weird, I feel dumb, and i'm none to happy windows did something Linux didn't (for me at least) but i'm rooted!!!
[Nook Color Android Development] RChadwick:
I tried writing to an SD card with Winimage, I get an error message that It can't write "Error 5, access denied". Then, it leaves 2 partitions on the card that can't be removed in Windows. There seems to be some files in the first partition, but can't tell what, if anything, is on the second partition. Is this normal?

Also, how can I remove the partitions on all the cards I hosed trying this?
[Nook Color Android Development] prozac4312:
I used Paragon Partition Manager to achieve this.
[Nook Color Android Development] secfincorp:
Thanks for the tip on clearing the check box and then rechecking, that worked. I cant believe how much time I wasting up to that tip. THANKS
[Nook Color Android Development] RidoKilos:
Okay. Attempted to read the whole thread. Got lazy. But I couldn't help notice that SO many people failed to use YOUTUBE to sign in.... (creating market error)

For those of you who are wondering.. Youtube is a partner (or something along those lines) with Google/Gmail. So when you sign into youtube (with your google/gmail username) It automagically recognizes this and allows you to sync your gmail account up. THAT is the dumbed down version of why you need to use the YOUTUBE app. The end.

Also, The download for auto-nooter in the OP is taking FOREVER.. apprx 30 min... WTH.
[Nook Color Android Development] hvuong2:
Sad to say...

Sad to say... I am getting nowhere with this.

I did the interrupt power thing to get the reload to occur...

Then, did the "N" , Power, and + button restart

Set Up device with B&N via Wifi...

Insert autonooter card...

the screen just sits and does nothing... black...

Am I missing something?
[Nook Color Android Development] jvoight:
When rebooting I waited for the n to show then held the power down.

Sent from my nook
[Nook Color Android Development] RidoKilos:
Okay.. Success. Now attempting reboot. Screen is still black. I'm going to assume that is because AutoNooter is running again... -_- Should I remove some of this from the SD card to make sure that it doesn't try and re-nooter?
[Nook Color Android Development] hvuong2:
Hey Guys...

Hey guys... I finally got it to work. So now I am back in the game. Root cause for previous failure... somehow some additional folders got onto the card, even though I had already formatted.

Anyhow... after doing this, how am I supposed to load APK now? I tried the usual:

adb install <package.apk> and it shows success, but going back into the menu "extras", I do not see it there.

Any help would be great!!! Thanks in advanced!!!!
[Nook Color Android Development] Mastiff:
You need to do a power cycle (push the button long enough for the message about turning your Nook off appears, answering yes and pushing the power button again for some seconds when the Nook has turned itself on) before they show.
[Nook Color Android Development] KryptoNyte39:
Yes, you have to get the SD card out of the device or it will re-root the device on any consecutive bootups.

When the device boots for the first time after the automated rooting procedure, I've gotten into the habit of re-formatting the SD card immediately, right in the device.
[Nook Color Android Development] harpua1980:
Re-Image AND Restore to factory using method number one...worked for me

http://www.nookdevs.com/Flash_back_to_clean_stock_ROM
[Nook Color Android Development] sting0387:
So I uninstalled youtube because it kept crashing and I was going to reinstall it, but I could not find the apk anywhere. I checked the 1.0.1 sideload update to see if it may be in there but I cannot find it in there either. How can I restore youtube for my sister? :confused: I searched for it on the market but it doesn't show up (unsupported device i guess..)
[Nook Color Android Development] RidoKilos:
Awesome... Removed left over nooter files and such... Love this NookColor with emulators :D ... Too bad this is my wife's Christmas Present XD .. I might need to get one for myself.
[Nook Color Android Development] here.david:
Seems I was typing to fast..I had no issue...was only pointing out the instructions had "-" whereas the file has "." between the numbers...sorry listed the "zip" in the former and not in the latter...

Bottom line, folks maybe as slow as I am...did not see the "-" vs "." difference for a few tries.
[Nook Color Android Development] RidoKilos:
Oh also,

I bricked the hell out of this poor nookcolor. Bad.

But it's okay because it's magic. None of the conventional methods of Unbricking worked actually.. I ended up mashing the power button down thousands of times in rage when the magic happened.
[Nook Color Android Development] robjective:
If you haven't found it yet, try this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=867207
[Nook Color Android Development] kendoori:
Took a bunch of futzing, but I managed to get this to work mostly in spite of lack of marketplace. I eventually gave up on this (which may have to do with my Google Apps account)

Still can't make Marketplace to work; however, You Tube does work as well as everything else. Real trick for me was getting adb working, which has allowed me to easily communicate with the device from my PC. I have a working Nexus One, so I've used Astro as a means of backing up apps and then transferring them to my NC.

Dolphin HD is so much of a better browser than the stock NC browser.
[Nook Color Android Development] ZeroSX:
Google still doesnt recognize apps accounts as "real" google accounts, so they still dont have market access. sorry dude, google problem, and the only fix is to make a dummy gmail account.
[Nook Color Android Development] epakrat75:
You mean the Market doesn't work even after following steps 10-15 from the OP? My market didn't work until I performed these steps and that's just how it is. I skipped the google account signup/ login in the beginning as I was told and then performed these steps. Worked fine.
[Nook Color Android Development] ultra spikey:
Why are the steps to wipe SYTEM and wipe DATA the same? In the instructions, it says you need to wipe both, but the instructions are the same.
[Nook Color Android Development] gadgetrants:
For some reason, I had no luck doing it this way. Used the "sqlite" method and it worked nicely:

http nookdevs dot com/NookColor_Enable_App_install_from_on-device_installers

-Matt
[Nook Color Android Development] Nate Rules:
In Winimage, when I go to Restore virtual hard disc on physical drive, no disc options come up. Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong. I have reinstalled several versions of WinImage.
[Nook Color Android Development] Kelvala:
You are using an external card reader...right?
[Nook Color Android Development] Nate Rules:
Yes and I can open it in winimage
[Nook Color Android Development] thenpaxtongoes:
Alright, so this isn't working. The image only takes up 7.8 MB on my card no matter how many times I write it and the nook just boots normally every time. Does it matter that I'm using an android phone as a card reader?
[Nook Color Android Development] pest789:
Yeah, for the same reason you can't use the NC as the card reader...
[Nook Color Android Development] epakrat75:
Look at this earlier post here...

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=10079466&postcount=620

No, you can't use use a phone or the NC. You need to use an external writer or one that that's built into a computer. I used a MicroSD to SD adapter in my computer and it worked fine. I explain what I did in the linked post above. Also, don't forget to remove the MicroSD from the after it roots successfully or it'll get stuck in a loop.
[Nook Color Android Development] dennisi01:
Problem downloading market apps

Hey all!

I've just ran autonooter and got root/superuser/market.. i can browse apps, but when i attempt to download, it says 'starting download' but nothing happens.. im obviously connected to wifi.. but am i missing something? i signed in thru youtube and gmail also.. any ideas?

Thanks!!
[Nook Color Android Development] Roland_D:
UNROOT IT

Hi all,

I rooted my nook color following the autorooting procedure... Then I decided to UNroot it through the hard reset. It seemed to work well... The device reboots normally and at the end I get again to the ANDROID SETUP WIZARD...

So basically the HARD RESET doesn't give me back the factory firmware wiping out the rooted android...

How do I bring my NC to the FACTORY FIRMWARE then???
[Nook Color Android Development] madrascafe:
Did u go thro the 2 step process as described HERE?
[Nook Color Android Development] madrascafe:
Did u register your device with a gmail address? if so, you must use the SAME email address for gmail/youtube. else it wont work.

ALso try rebooting your NC..
[Nook Color Android Development] Roland_D:
I did... It's possible I messed up... anyways i read

"After this completes, you will need to clear the /data partition"

How do I do this... because I think that's my problem... I can't find the DATA partition...
[Nook Color Android Development] Roland_D:
Ok,

I understand that I didn't understand... lol...

I'm trying to do this:

To do a factory reset on the NC you need to force your reboot counter to hit 8.

You can power off the nook, and then interrupt the boot process by holding down the power button eight times, OR you can do the following...

I don't get this...
[Nook Color Android Development] plariers:
you don't find it; it's the soft factory reset

power on + vol up + home button

It'll boot and then you follow instructions

it might just be power plus a volume button; i haven't had to wipe a NC myself yet
[Nook Color Android Development] plariers:
sigh. http://nookdevs.com/Flash_back_to_clean_stock_ROM#Perform_.22Factory_Reset.22_to_clear_.2Fdata

that'll tell you everything you need to know, too

all that the script you omitted does is tell your NC it's failed 8 boots, so you don't have to manually fail the 8 boots.
[Nook Color Android Development] kendoori:
I have a regular gmail account... given that I've associated my device with my google apps email account, how can I go back and associate marketplace etc... with my regular gmail account? I have my regular gmail account as a 2nd account in the gmail app, but I can't see how to go back and change account like on my N1... how does one get to "settings/acounts & sync" like on a regular android device?
[Nook Color Android Development] CPAjim:
Thanks for all the work and interest that goes into this "auto nooter" app. It certainly opens up interesting possibilities and shows some of the potential in these NC devices. There are some sensitive details in the gmail / google talk / you tube apps included here that gave me fits (i.e. google talk must be "signed on" when downloading via Market).

I am curious to find if I am using Android Market correctly since it seems that it "houses" all downloads... i.e. there are no new icons installed in "extras" so the only way to launch a downloaded app that I have found is to open "market", find the downloads, and "open" them.

If this isn't correct, I need to revisit my implementation of auto nooter ;)

Regardless.. thanks to all of you that put this together and all of you that shared your experiences here.
[Nook Color Android Development] echardcore:
So what would be the smallest mem card that would work for this.
[Nook Color Android Development] tnpapadakos:
a 1GB would easily hold the 128MB necessary
[Nook Color Android Development] Milkman Dan:
Anyone else having problems with the book button not doing anything? I'd like to be able to resume reading my books without having to go through Library every time.
[Nook Color Android Development] madrascafe:
I tried the new 2-12-25 autonooter, but the gingerbread keyboard doesn't work. I tried rebooting, et. al. So if someone has trouble with this you have 2 options

1. Re-Install by following THESE INSTRUCTIONS ;)

OR

2. Reinstall the gbkb-2.1.apk using root explorer and it'll work. Here are the steps:

Step 1. Using Root Explorer Navigate to /system/app (enable r/w)
Step 2. Click on your GingerBread keyboard apk: Gingerbread.apk
Step 3. Click install.

Once re-installed long click in a text field untill you get the option to select input method.

Re-select GingerBread keyboard.

In case you get an error message saying "unable to install apps" or something like that you can enable this manually by following these steps: (Thanks NooksDev team)

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[Nook Color Android Development] tnpapadakos:
same here, I'm using ADWLauncher...anything other than stock Home Launcher seems to disable that menu button
[Nook Color Android Development] MattZTexasu:
+1 for not being able to get the gingerbread keyboard to work.

Also, it's cool that auto-nooter copies busybox to the nook. but it would be cooler if it also ran the install ( ./busybox --install -s /system/xbin ) to put the symlinks in place.
[Nook Color Android Development] don_ernesto:
It worked great for me. The only thing is that in my system/app folder, the file is named GingerBread.apk

Sent from my rooted nook color
[Nook Color Android Development] Testcase72:
I got Gingerbread working by following madrascafe's instructions: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=880068 when I couldn't get it working after Auto-nooting. (Mentioned earlier above)
[Nook Color Android Development] saeba:
Got my Nook Color for Christmas and have been having a great time with it. I've been using the Android OS for about 4 months on my Evo 4G phone and think it's great and the Nook Color takes it to the next level.

Thanks so much for this thread and the easy installation instructions. It made for a very easy upgrade to full Android goodness :-)!
[Nook Color Android Development] ibdilbert:
Mirror for 2.12.25.img, hopefully its faster.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12826399/auto-nooter-2.12.25.img
[Nook Color Android Development] axly:
I've got everything working the way I want with one exception: the calendar syncs, but there is a white "entry" bar across the top of every view, which obscures anything underneath it. I cannot click into this bar.

Has anyone else experienced this?
[Nook Color Android Development] glitch77-2:
I am apparently insane because when I do this method my nook boots up like normal without installing anything.
[Nook Color Android Development] rsptexas:
Great work by all xda-developers that contributed to cracking the secrets of Nook color rooting, but ...

... of course I have a couple of suggestions:

Please keep auto-nooter's changes minimal, simple and basic, or release a pure VANILLA version without all the extras, e.g., custom Boot Animation, Live Wallpapers, alternate Keyboards, Launchers, Calendar, Calculator, SoftKeys and other apps -- if for no other reason so that it still "looks and works like a Nook Color" if we have to take it back to B&N for repair/replacement, etc.

Also, remember that many users still use their Nook Color "first" for reading books, etc., web browsing, media files, etc. and only want the tablet features for selecting "their own favorite" custom apps like email, calendars, tasks. Remember we all like different apps for different purposes. There is no point in having the user have to go back in and remove auto-nooter apps and replace them with his or her favorite.

It would be better to simply better to have a "separate" auto-nooter "Extras" package(s) for changing the basic Nook Color by adding apps, changing home and startup screens, themes, etc.

Also, a must -- add the "ad hock" patch from NookDevs.com -- it is simple and works, allowing Nook Color to tether wireless-ly to PC's, Macs, and most importantly to our cell phones for GSM/Edge/3g/4g access. This patch has allowed me to connect reliably with my Nokia E71 (Symbian S60 OS) cell phone using JoukiSpot software, for over a month.

Again, keep up the good work.
[Nook Color Android Development] :
wow So i have tried doing this but I think I happen to have 2 sd cards that are funky

using the linux method = nook sits at the bootup text forever (and i know it should not show any text or take this long)

using the windows method = nook sits at black screen forever (let it sit while working for about 20 minutes)

I have tried both methods with a sandisk 2GB card and a RiData 8GB card

any ideas?

nook seems OK after all this mussing around I just do a reset on it and it is fine but for some reason autonooter not installing/working for me
[Nook Color Android Development] jvrobert:
I agree - would be nice to have a "bare bones" auto-nooker that just roots it and fixes enough to maybe have market work, but that's about it.

I also agree this is awesome work by the contributors, I got my wife a NC for Christmas and I can't keep my hands off it now.
[Nook Color Android Development] epakrat75:
Not insane. However, you've likely just incorrectly written the image to your SD as many have already and so the NC is ignoring it. The OP mentions that you must use a SD reader/writer that is external to your NC or any mobile phone. In other words, don't use your NC or your phone connected to your computer. If that's not the case, then using a software other than WinImage may work for you.

Look here for a potential solution to both issues...

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=10101750&postcount=691
[Nook Color Android Development] epakrat75:
Aside from not being able to play with "her" present, I'd imagine she wishes she was the NC (even if just for an instant) so you couldn't keep your hands off her? :D
[Nook Color Android Development] smashingtool:
Live Wallpapers

I have a live wallpaper activated and working fine, but where on the device can i change between different live wallpapers?
[Nook Color Android Development] bretzke:
Phone APKs

I don't mind the idea of a vanilla autonooter for those who prefer it, but I'm glad the other stuff is in there...as I couldn't get adb working and gave up since autonooter worked fine for me.

Any chance of adding this script to the next version?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=888216

Thanks for the excellent work!
[Nook Color Android Development] italiano1964:
I can access LW in ADW.Launcher. Don't know if you can or how to do it in B&N stock Home launcher. When in ADW.Launcher screen, long press free area of screen, window will popup, select Wallpapers, another window will popup, select Live wallpapers. Note that not all LWs work. Waveform works well, but Polar Clock doesn't give the right time in my case (5 hours off). Nookdevs have article about this, with what should and should not work:

http://nookdevs.com/NookColor_Enable_Live_Wallpapers
[Nook Color Android Development] tnpapadakos:
its a home launcher issue with the stock B&N launcher

before i added ADWLauncher, I had to open market, go to my downloads, tap on the live wallpaper i downloaded and it had an option for seeing live wallpapers, then it opened up what u usually get when you choose live wallpapers normally, chose it from there

the one i downloaded from market was Christmas tree....:o