I'll change it, FC == Force Closes, I thought it was clear
As Salshichanooter allready had the files moded on the first try, it may have worked directly when regenerating the db. So yes, it should be because of that.
[NST]MinimalTouch 1.1beta5 (+Index to manual rooting)
- Thread starter eded333
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I'll change it, FC == Force Closes, I thought it was clear
As Salshichanooter allready had the files moded on the first try, it may have worked directly when regenerating the db. So yes, it should be because of that.
Divided the thread in two, for better organization, posts will be answered here for both threads, index is kept hyperlinking each section.
LastSilmaril
Senior Member
Ok Eded333, im another fan of your root! It works perfect! One little add to your explaination in the first post (since i allmost reverted the whole root) at:
"backups all the necessary files on /data/backup, and is able to delete all traces of its installation and restore this files, by using the Deletebeta5-1.zip, they also have the progress bar fixed. (http://bit.ly/unYfVY) (testing)"
Maybe something like:
beta5 backups all the used files to /data/backup. You can revert the root back to the original state by choosing Deletebeta5-1.zip in CWM, let it run and pull the SD and reboot.
thanks and happy devving!
"backups all the necessary files on /data/backup, and is able to delete all traces of its installation and restore this files, by using the Deletebeta5-1.zip, they also have the progress bar fixed. (http://bit.ly/unYfVY) (testing)"
Maybe something like:
beta5 backups all the used files to /data/backup. You can revert the root back to the original state by choosing Deletebeta5-1.zip in CWM, let it run and pull the SD and reboot.
thanks and happy devving!
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ace7196
Guest
Lol, damn it! I didn't see that line not to post there (figured it would be locked). Sorry about that. I can delete it if you want (although that space will forever be there )
So I reverted to my backup, but not sure what happened. Here's a partial logcat I grabbed before reverting:
http://pastebin.com/qPmAf4V6
It was the weirdest thing. I chmod all system files back to 644, but it remained forever on that 5 dots screen.
EDIT: I used the crashing waves images you posted. I think that's what you mean by image, and not how I rooted it. In that case I rooted with manual rooter (1.1), then flashed the custom wifi ramdisk so I could sideload stuff.
)So I reverted to my backup, but not sure what happened. Here's a partial logcat I grabbed before reverting:
http://pastebin.com/qPmAf4V6
It was the weirdest thing. I chmod all system files back to 644, but it remained forever on that 5 dots screen.
EDIT: I used the crashing waves images you posted. I think that's what you mean by image, and not how I rooted it. In that case I rooted with manual rooter (1.1), then flashed the custom wifi ramdisk so I could sideload stuff.
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ace7196
Guest
Did all that previously, but didn't think to wipe dalvik. That was probably it, as I thought it was a permission problem.Don't worry, it dosnt matter
It totally seems a permission problem, try this:
(flash it through CWM)
Yes, it probably needs to be rephrased, Ill do it tomorrow
And thank you all for the feedback and support.
Just a question, has someone tried yet the Delete zip? I need some feedback on that.
A simpler way to clocking your device may be to use SetCPU if it works.
If SetCPU doesn't work and you already have tasker it will clock the CPU for you without having to go through ADB to do all that. You could probably even set Tasker up to sync your books on a regular basis with Dropbox, increase clock speed if you're doing something that may require more power for whatever reason, etc.
If SetCPU doesn't work and you already have tasker it will clock the CPU for you without having to go through ADB to do all that. You could probably even set Tasker up to sync your books on a regular basis with Dropbox, increase clock speed if you're doing something that may require more power for whatever reason, etc.
Hi Gabrial Destruir and eded333,
I rooted my NST using the minimal touch method and somehow my storage has gone down to 250 mb! I saw on the first page that someone else also had that problem and eded333 has answered them with a linux code. However I apologize I do not have linux on my computer. I am using windows vista home edition and am unfamiliar with hacking generally. However, I have rooted my viewsonic gtab and NST using the instructions on this forum, so I think I should be able to understand instructions. Do help me with my problem!
Thanks !!
I rooted my NST using the minimal touch method and somehow my storage has gone down to 250 mb! I saw on the first page that someone else also had that problem and eded333 has answered them with a linux code. However I apologize I do not have linux on my computer. I am using windows vista home edition and am unfamiliar with hacking generally. However, I have rooted my viewsonic gtab and NST using the instructions on this forum, so I think I should be able to understand instructions. Do help me with my problem!
Thanks !!
You should be clear about what storage it is.
If you meant your internal storage (/media), it is normal.
If you meant your SD card (/sdcard), you can format it using Nook Touch. Go to stock settings -> device -> unmount sdcard, then format sdcard.
I did mean the internal storage.
My SDcard ( I guess you mean my external storage card) seems to be ok.
But before rooting I had about 1.4 gb of storage on the device itself. That seems to have gone. Is that normal?
Thanks a lot.
Edit: I had not put in an SD card so far so a lot of apps (dropbox) werent working properly. I just put it in for the first time today and MAN!! thanks to you devs at xdaforum! this is one of the awesomest devices I have used so far.
I wanted an eink device to do only general reading on ..and does this work! I can even read my textbooks on this.
Thanks a lot.
My SDcard ( I guess you mean my external storage card) seems to be ok.
But before rooting I had about 1.4 gb of storage on the device itself. That seems to have gone. Is that normal?
Thanks a lot.
Edit: I had not put in an SD card so far so a lot of apps (dropbox) werent working properly. I just put it in for the first time today and MAN!! thanks to you devs at xdaforum! this is one of the awesomest devices I have used so far.
I wanted an eink device to do only general reading on ..and does this work! I can even read my textbooks on this.
Thanks a lot.
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The install files are less than 10 MB, so it wouldn't fill up 1GB of storage. And as far as I know, this rooting method does not change any partition tables. I didn't check the storage status before rooting. But my best guess is that it shows the storage of "B&N contents + /media + others" before rooting, and "/media" after rooting. Anyway, the storage you can use for side-loading does not change. Just blame B&N for assigning a lot of space to their own contents.
eded333,
>6. Log in on YouTube, by clicking options, my channel, add acount,
>use a complete Gmail account not just the username,
>accept the messages,
>open Gmail but dont add any account to it,
>just click options and force sync it, force sync it until it fails to syncs and closes (FC),
Stuck right here.
YouTube - signed in with complete Gmail account.
When I open Gmail I got:
"This account is not configured to sync automatically. Press Menu > Refresh to sync mail once. Or press Home and touch Settings > Accounts&Sync and configure this account to sync mail automatically."
What do I do next?
>6. Log in on YouTube, by clicking options, my channel, add acount,
>use a complete Gmail account not just the username,
>accept the messages,
>open Gmail but dont add any account to it,
>just click options and force sync it, force sync it until it fails to syncs and closes (FC),
Stuck right here.
YouTube - signed in with complete Gmail account.
When I open Gmail I got:
"This account is not configured to sync automatically. Press Menu > Refresh to sync mail once. Or press Home and touch Settings > Accounts&Sync and configure this account to sync mail automatically."
What do I do next?
On the top bar, there are two new buttons. One with a back arrow, and the other with three lines. That is the menu button.
Yep. Just figured it out too it – was about to post and saw you reply.
Everything works now!
Thank you
While following your tutorial for changing the shut down image (http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=20069276&postcount=8), I was trying to change the title/notification/bar at the top of the screen. When I push the framework-res.apk to the Nook, it reboots then gets stuck in a boot loop that I can fix with CWM by restoring to a previous backup. I'm using your method of rooting.
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MinimalTouch 1.1beta5
- Information:
- What it does:
- Enables ADB via uRamdisk
- Installs su and Superuser.apk
- Installs Busybox and sqlite3
- All zips install ADW launcher + NookColorTools + MinimalisticBlack theme + Minimalistic Text Widget + Button Savior with eink friendly skins.
- Bugs:
- Two step method (necessary to avoid the 1+ day wait time on market).
- Future updates:(In order of priority)
- Block automatic updates (Accidentally taken off on last update).
- Officially make it compatible with 1.1.2
- Check /system version and proceed install, if not force update to 1.1.2
- Make a 1 step process.
- Automatically backup and zip /factory to SDcard, to avoid having to make a full backup before rooting, and to use in conjunction with Touch-Formatter
- Minimal zips install my stripped down repack of Gapps.
- Fulltouch zips include the complete package of Gapps.
- All W zips install ADB wireless Uramdisk.
- All U zips install ADB USB Uramdisk + ADB widget to enable wireless adb at need.
- All X zips include NookTouchTools + Xorzone's mods, for more details on this, read (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1289894).
- All beta5 in conjunction with Unroot.zip include a way to backup and restore the original files modified by the rooting process, and delete all apps installed after rooting.
- Unroot restores the original files modified and deletes all installed programs after or during the rooting process (only use with beta5).
- Files that get Modified:
- /boot/uRamdisk - enables ADB over wifi or usb
- /system/build.prop - enables google check-in service and fakes signature, to enable protected apps on market
- /data/system/packages.xml - enables Gapps to work correctly once installed
- /system/framework/framework.jar - generates Android ID
- /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db - enables Non-Market Installs
- Also on X files:
- /system/framework/services.jar
- /system/framework/android.policy.jar
- What it does:
- User manual:
- Things you will need before rooting:
- Update your NST to 1.1 (http://nooter.googlecode.com/files/nook_1_1_update.zip)
- CWM: Thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1360994
Direct download links:
http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=806435&d=1323121399
http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=806434&d=1323121315
Download it and burn it to an sd-card, (windows users use this to burn the image https://launchpad.net/win32-image-writer/+download)
(If the last version dosn't work, try the first).
You must have an external microSDCard reader to burn CWM, not the NST.
- Understand the button layout of CWM:
Both Buttons on the left: BACK
Upper button on the right: UP
Lower button on the right: DOWN
n button: SELECT
Power button: TOGGLE DISPLAY
- Download 2 zips from one of the different releases listed underneath:You can choose what first part to use on each folder, which can be the original MinimalTouch (coreGapps+launcher,etc), or the Fulltouch(fullGapps+launcher,etc).
The second part zip is obligatory.
- Update your NST to 1.1 (http://nooter.googlecode.com/files/nook_1_1_update.zip)
- Select the package version to use:
- NW files include Normal + adb Wifi zips.
(Download one of the "START" zips and the "END" one).
NWFullTouchPART-1-START
NWMinimalTouch-PART-1-START.zip
XWU-NWU-MFTouch-PART-2-END-1.zip
- NU files include Normal + adb Usb zips.
(Download one of the "START" zips and the "END" one).
NUFullTouch-PART-1-START.zip
NUMinimalTouch-PART-1-START.zip
XWU-NWU-MFTouch-PART-2-END-1.zip
- XW files include Normal + Xorzone's mods + adb Wifi zips.
(Download one of the "START" zips and the "END" one).
XWFullTouch-PART-1-START
XWMinimalTouch-PART-1-START
XWU-NWU-MFTouch-PART-2-END-1.zip
- XU files include Normal + Xorzone's mods + adb Usb zips.
(Download one of the "START" zips and the "END" one).
XUFullTouch-PART-1-START
XUMinimalTouch-PART-1-START
XWU-NWU-MFTouch-PART-2-END-1.zip
- beta5 folder has the most popular zips above, with an extra security layer for those who forget to make a backup. Beta5 backups all the used files to /data/backup.
(Download one of the "START" zips and the "END" one).
beta5-2 XUFullTouch-PART-1-START
beta5-2 XWFullTouch-PART-1-START
beta5-1 XWUMFTouch-PART-2-END
- Unroot(only for beta5) You can revert back to the original state by flashing Deletebeta5-1.zip through CWM, let it run then pull the SD and reboot. Beta5 files also have the progress bar fixed.(testing)
beta5-4Unroot
- NW files include Normal + adb Wifi zips.
- Installing instructions:
- Copy the zips onto the root directory of the sdcard you burned the CWM.(Don't extract them)
- Insert the sdcard on your nook, and boot it.
- On CWM select Choose install from zip, choose zip from sdcard, MinimalTouch-PART-1-START.zip, click yes and wait 1+ minute, (or FullTouch-PART-1-START.zip)
- Go back, eject the sd card, and click reboot.
If you selected the extended package with Touchnooter apps:
At the Android Welcome Screen skip Sign In
Enable Location Services when given the option.- Select ADW launcher as default.
- Log in on YouTube, by clicking options, my channel, add acount, use a complete Gmail account not just the username, accept the messages, open Gmail but dont add any account to it, just click options and force sync it, force sync it until it fails to sync and closes (FC), it may take some tryes and time, dont desist, then open market and it will fail to sync, DO IT, dont skip this steps as they are necessary for building correctly the databases.
- Easy steps from here on.
- Shut down your Nook.
- Insert the sdcard on your nook, and boot it.
- On CWM select Choose install from zip, choose zip from sdcard, MinimalTouch-PART-2-END.zip, click yes and wait.
- Go back remove the SD-card, reboot.
- The system will load, open Gmail let it sync, wait a bit, if it dosn't, force it to sync, it will work.
- Open market, accept policies, and you are ready to go .
- Copy the zips onto the root directory of the sdcard you burned the CWM.(Don't extract them)
- Things you will need before rooting:
- File list:
All the available files are listed here:
http://code.google.com/p/nooter/downloads/list
or
http://bit.ly/uqxM99
Index- Automatic Methods:
- Manual Tutos:
- Skip registration (OOBE)
- Making the manual process LESS PAINFULL
- Setting up adb manually on the nook touch
- Setting up root access on NST through adb and installing busybox
- Improve battery life(testing)
- Backup bookmarks and annotations(testing)
- Enable non market app installs
- Installing XorZone's B&N button modifier
- Change the powered off screen image
- Blocking OTA updates
- Installing new fonts for your nook (testing)
- Installing Gapps (+launcher, etc)
- Totally uninstall Gapps (my repack), unrooting, erasing and restoring
- Interesting or useful specific apps or hacks for Nook Simple Touch
- nook 1.1 update
- Thanks to:
- GabrialDestruir for his hard work, making easy to root the NST creating the Touchnooter (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1343143) (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1132693)
- ros87 for the update on uramdisk and the how to modify boot/charging images and usb drivers. (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1337653) (http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=17882146&postcount=11) (http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=19342931&postcount=12)
- XorZone for NookTouchTools and his jars, book button menu and the orientation Switch (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1289894)
- nookdevs for noogie and making all this possible (http://nookdevs.com/NookColor_Rooting)
- mali100 for the update on framework. (http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=19201466&postcount=352)
- xboxexpert for the working market. (http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=15084704&postcount=51)
- Kralik for his findings. (http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=156539)
- jerryfan2000 for Button savior (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=865525)
- OMGWTF_BBQ for the Button Savior eink friendly mod (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1250278)
- met67 for the permissions and ownership on Gapps (http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=19658259&postcount=109)
- mali100 for portin CWM to NST (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1360994)
- salsichad2 for pointing out that the X files where corrupt and his adw theme config (http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=19720053&postcount=139)
- kneeldug for sugesting extra steps on the automatic tuto.
- bisbal for helping me beta test.
- dobbing for the copy of the 1.1 update.
7Bye
I've been absent for quite some time as you may have noticed. I won't be updating my work on the NST any more.
If anyone wants to continue updating it or reusing it they are welcome.
Real life dosn't leave me any time to play with this any more and I just sold my Nook.
Thanks and good luck to the community.4
If you still want to resize the Nook partition, here's a Linux way:
As always, make sure you backup your Nook before fiddling with stuff like this
Prerequisites:
1: NST booted with Noogie
2: USB attached and recognized in Linux (usually /dev/sdb)
Make a copy of Nook and Data files (ignore socket warnings)
Code:#mkdir tmpnook tmpdata #mount /dev/sdb6 tmpnook #mount /dev/sdb8 tmpdata #tar cf tmpnook.tar tmpnook #tar cf tmpdata.tar tmpdata #umount tmpnook #umount tmpdata
Delete existing and create new partitions:
Code:# fdisk /dev/sdb Command (m for help): d Partition number (1-8): 8 Command (m for help): d Partition number (1-7): 7 Command (m for help): d Partition number (1-6): 6 Command (m for help): n First cylinder (286-926, default 286): Using default value 286 Last cylinder, +cylinders or +size{K,M,G} (286-926, default 926): +840M Command (m for help): n First cylinder (707-926, default 707): Using default value 707 Last cylinder, +cylinders or +size{K,M,G} (707-926, default 926): +252M Command (m for help): n First cylinder (834-926, default 834): Using default value 834 Last cylinder, +cylinders or +size{K,M,G} (834-926, default 926): Using default value 926 Command (m for help): w The partition table has been altered! Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table. Syncing disks.
Create filesystems:
Code:# mkfs.vfat -F 16 -n Nook /dev/sdb6 # mkfs.ext3 /dev/sdb7 # mkfs.ext3 /dev/sdb8
Write back your data:
Code:# mount /dev/sdb6 tmpnook # mount /dev/sdb8 tmpdata # tar xf tmpdata.tar tmpdata # tar xf tmpnook.tar tmpnook tar: tmpnook: implausibly old time stamp 1970-01-01 01:00:00 (just ignore) # umount tmpnook # umount tmpdata
Remove sdcard and reboot3This also might be helpful: bookmarks and annotations are saved in /data/data/com.bn.nook.reader.activities/databases/ in the dbs there; if you back that up then you'd be able to revert to an earlier image of your nook and then adb push that folder back so that you don't lose your bookmarks, annotations, last page read &c.2
Yeah, sorry, forget this part.
---------- Post added at 12:23 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:20 AM ----------
Just tried again from a "dirty Nook" and got Gmail working, no more FCs but market still refuses to connect.
Tomorrow, when I have some free time, I'll try again but from a fresh install, in the mean time, could you expose a bit more how you managed to get market working?
Until where did you follow my guide? then you followed the other, and what were the following steps in the process?
I'm sure market didnt work for me because of the dirty nook I have been tinkeling with for a long time and needs some cleaning, but it's a good sign that for a fast try got Gmail working, which is the step before market.
Follow the updated guide of eded333, you should have running Gapps and Market.
On your "dirty" nook, try this command and then market.
Code:adb shell echo "ro.config.nocheckin=no" >> /system/build.prop reboot
Search might not work, so try pushing the the Vending.apk available in the guide. - Information:
