Per the NEW announcement,
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=34819554#post34819554
I redeclare this thread open...
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=34819554#post34819554
I redeclare this thread open...
Nook HD+ Google Play Store. GAPPS, modified 12/04.
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Glad to see these threads open again! Anyway, got brave and tried adding Google Play yesterday after having root access for a week. Everything was going fine, Google Play opened and was beautifully glorious. But I thought I would go ahead and reboot before I got too excited. So I rebooted, and then the device rebooted by itself. x8. At least that was the first time, right?
I think the moral of this story is to manually delete anything you've added to the /system directory and don't rely on the command line (especially if you're like me and don't really understand the commands in the first place). So I'm going to try again today. :good:
I think the moral of this story is to manually delete anything you've added to the /system directory and don't rely on the command line (especially if you're like me and don't really understand the commands in the first place). So I'm going to try again today. :good:
Just got rooted again and got Google Play working with a successful reboot. I used someone0's rooting method with leapinlar's method to install unknown sources. I think my success was due to not touching anything in the /system folder. I would strongly suggest these methods to the struggling newbie to avoid frustration, sleepless nights, and bricking your device (as in utilizing it as a brick to throw through the nearest window). The hardest part of the whole process? Getting Win7 to recognize the ADB! Thanks to everyone again for all of their hard work.
(Edit: Sorry for giving misplaced credit, I misunderstood and didn't mean to offend. I also made some alterations based on leapinlar's clarification)
So, I got this successfully working on the Nook HD rooted with verygreen's root method, using the main set of instructions on the first post. I did so by replacing the busybox and by working around the commands that weren't working with the busybox from verygreen's method. Theoretically either one of these things should work by itself, but for whatever reason it didn't work for me until I did both.
To replace the busybox:
- Download the root.zip file from someone0's root thread
- unzip it, take the busybox file, and replace the current busybox in /data/su with this one. (I avoided adb and did this by putting busybox into the /sdcard (Internal Memory) folder via drag&drop on my computer, then using ES File explorer to move the new busybox from /sdcard to /data/su, replacing the old one)
So that should make the script work, but if it doesn't or you don't want to replace the busybox, this was my workaround for the parts of the script that don't work if you did not use someone0's root method.
- Follow the first three steps of the instructions to get gapps-ics-inst.sh and gapps-ics-system.zip into /data/su
- Manually create the directory /data/su/system, giving it full permissions (I used ES file Explorer for this and the next several steps)
- Manually unzip gapps-ics-system.zip to /data/su/system (I couldn't extract directly to any folder in data/su, so I extracted to /sdcard then moved it back with cut/past)
- Open the gapps-ics-inst.sh file as text with ES Note Editor
- remove the lines "mkdir system" and "unzip ../gapps-ics-system.zip, then save the file and exit
- Follow the rest of the main instructions from post #1 (From #4 on)
Again, this worked for me on Nook HD on verygreen's root method. Try at your own risk.
So, I got this successfully working on the Nook HD rooted with verygreen's root method, using the main set of instructions on the first post. I did so by replacing the busybox and by working around the commands that weren't working with the busybox from verygreen's method. Theoretically either one of these things should work by itself, but for whatever reason it didn't work for me until I did both.
To replace the busybox:
- Download the root.zip file from someone0's root thread
- unzip it, take the busybox file, and replace the current busybox in /data/su with this one. (I avoided adb and did this by putting busybox into the /sdcard (Internal Memory) folder via drag&drop on my computer, then using ES File explorer to move the new busybox from /sdcard to /data/su, replacing the old one)
So that should make the script work, but if it doesn't or you don't want to replace the busybox, this was my workaround for the parts of the script that don't work if you did not use someone0's root method.
- Follow the first three steps of the instructions to get gapps-ics-inst.sh and gapps-ics-system.zip into /data/su
- Manually create the directory /data/su/system, giving it full permissions (I used ES file Explorer for this and the next several steps)
- Manually unzip gapps-ics-system.zip to /data/su/system (I couldn't extract directly to any folder in data/su, so I extracted to /sdcard then moved it back with cut/past)
- Open the gapps-ics-inst.sh file as text with ES Note Editor
- remove the lines "mkdir system" and "unzip ../gapps-ics-system.zip, then save the file and exit
- Follow the rest of the main instructions from post #1 (From #4 on)
Again, this worked for me on Nook HD on verygreen's root method. Try at your own risk.
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The problem in the last post was the mkdir was not working with verygreen's busybox. Since the directory was not made, all of the following commands did not work since there was no /data/su/system. And it could not find the system zip because it was not starting inside that missing folder. So the unzip failed. If you first replaced the busybox and then ran the sh file, it should have worked entirely.
And for the record, those are someone0's instructions entirely, not mine. And he has edited those recently to work very smoothly. All I did was help him update the system zip and sh files to ics.
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And for the record, those are someone0's instructions entirely, not mine. And he has edited those recently to work very smoothly. All I did was help him update the system zip and sh files to ics.
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Likewise - works perfectly - thanks very much someone0 (but where's the thanks button?)
Sorry for not correctly giving credit where credit is due! I didn't mean to downplay someone0's awesome efforts, that was entirely my complete misunderstanding. (Also, thank you so much to someone0 and everyone else who's helped to make these instructions great)
Also thank you for the clarifications. I updated my post to sound a little less ignorant (I hope). I can also delete my post entirely if people think it's unhelpful and/or unnecessary
No don't delete it. It should help those that used verygreen's root and can't get the gapps install to work.
And don't worry, you did not offend me or someone0, just confused me because I thought you were talking about my tips thread steps, not the steps in this thread.
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Then you might want to add to your OP about the verygreen busybox, if you haven't already.
Or maybe you can modify your gapps-ics-inst.sh to automatically put your busybox on /data/su. If you do modify it, attach it to your OP so you can easily modify and keep it up to date and delete my link.
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IDK if verygreen version of busybox work or not. I probably works also. I think it's 2 seperate problems here.
1. His root method never get to fully install, meaning it doesn't make all the symbolic link to all the sub-command of the busybox. The mkdir command that's issue when my root method wasn't use is coming from the nook's own version of MODIFIED busybox. It's call toolbox sitting at /system/bin.
2. The real problem here is that even if it get to install correctly, it would never get call at least not by this script because of the environmental of $PATH which set to /sbin:/vendor/bin:/system/sbin:/system/bin:/system/xbin Since my busybox was put at /system/sbin, it get call b4 /system/bin. There is another issue also. Since his version of root method close the hole which is used to gain root access. If you mess up you may have a problem getting root again unless you do a wipe.
I suppose I have to look at where he put all his stuff in his root method. My root version contain 2 versions of busybox. A newer version with complete symbolic links to all the sub command in the /system/sbin and verygreen busybox in /data/su sitting there as backup. I will take a look at verygreen root method and see what I can do.
I used someone0's tool to root (makeroot.bat). Successful.
Used his tool to Enable Unknown Sources. Successful.
Used his directions to install the Google Play Store. Successful?
All commands I performed in Command Prompt were successful. Nook HD+ rebooted and said it was updating files. No errors whatsoever. But, I don't see the Google Play store anywhere? Nothing was added to my normal Apps shelf, nor do I see another shelf that was created. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Used his tool to Enable Unknown Sources. Successful.
Used his directions to install the Google Play Store. Successful?
All commands I performed in Command Prompt were successful. Nook HD+ rebooted and said it was updating files. No errors whatsoever. But, I don't see the Google Play store anywhere? Nothing was added to my normal Apps shelf, nor do I see another shelf that was created. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
If you do everything under the "Skip OOBE" aka Test mode, then (reboot first or go into shell and kill the app launcher and then) you have to hold down the Vol-Up key and tap the word Apps on the top to see them. After that I recommend installing other launcher, then they can see all the apps.
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Did you install a launcher? You need to to see non-B&N apps.
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After I wrote this, realized someone0 wrote the same thing 2 posts above, but I'm going to leave this because it's probably worth adding as steps 18 and 19 of your process to get everything running since as you say people aren't gonna read past the front page pretty shortly. Feel free to rip it off verbatim. Taken from that useful Nook Developer page section 4.8.
To get access to non-B&N apps once you install Google Play store:
1. Go to Apps screen on Nook HD+ stock, press and hold Volume Up button, tap and hold "Apps" icon at top of screen for 2 seconds. Voila...all apps installed are visible with stock launcher on 'extras' screen.
2. Launch Google Play, download and install your launcher of choice like ADW or such, and you can launch non-B&N apps.
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Will you look at that? Pretty cool that something like that is built in.
Funny, you didn't read the first page, FAQ section. And that was posted about b4 2-3PM. Maybe you should think about that b4 saying this crap. We lose sleep and don't even get pay for doing this. And no we don't recommend a specific launcher because it's always based on personal preference and a new and better launcher get make and discovered very often.
Easy guy. Was trying offer a simple suggestion to save you headaches down the road since many people aren't going to look at the FAQ posted above the process to get things working and/or understand why they aren't seeing an app drawer if they're used to something like CM. Not everyone reading what you write is going to have your knowledge of Linux and Android.
Its your guide, and I appreciate the work you've put in. Do what you want.
PS - Amazon appstore works too now out of the box once rooted. :laugh:
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44ANNOUNCEMENT:
If you have a new Nook HD/HD+ and want to root and get the GAPPS running, you should follow the guide at the All-in-One thread instead. That said, I won't copy all the information here to there, so you should continue to read on.
Proof:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MssQ25bnZnk
Okay this one is more interesting than the root I created. I don't think there will be a simple batch file for this one. I barely get this working and I'm going to try to write instruction for the people. I guess let me start off with the same disclaimer.
Disclaimer:
If something gone wrong, it's all your fault. I take ZERO responsibility for what happen to your device, your life, your wife/husband, your kids, your unborn child and etc. You get the idea.
Background:
I basically taking the installation process from the Kindle Fire HD and apply it it here. The original instruction which I "borrow" from is here. For the most part, the process is the same, but we have to be extra careful for writing into /system partition or we are toast.
What I found:
Well, since we didn't have "UNKNOWN SOURCE" option, we have to adapt and fix that first. You can thanks skyhawk21 for coming up with that idea. Since then, there have been other way to enable Unknown Source. LeapinLar have wrote an excellent here. And I have make it even simpler here. Also, I have found that trying to install Google Play store after some other stuff already installed is kinda pain and brought some error. So I would strongly start this fresh. I mean factory reset and apply root. If you don't know how to gain root on the Nook HD+, I wrote an excellent piece for it here.
Hugh big caution
I did all my stuff based off my root method. I also noticed that verygreen updated his root. While there are some similarlity in our methods, THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENCE ALSO. For example his root doesn't have a working superuser or he have busybox installed and symbolicly linked for all sub command. This mean the instruction I have may not work if you used his method to root.
Addendum 1: 11/19/2012@8:50PM Pacific
I have been told that the first set of instruction is no longer necessary by leapinlar. This mean that if you only want the ability to install app via Google Play, you can do the first set of instruction and be done with it. But this means you won't be able to utilize the rest of Google's services. On the other hand, you can skip the first instruction and purely do 2nd instruction and get most of the stuff working. Well I say most because it doesn't include Google Maps and Chrome.
Addendum 2: 11/19/2012@9PM Pacific
I have added Google Map below so you can download separately But Chrome Browser is like 20MB and over the filesize limit of the xda forum. Since most people don't use it, and there are many good alternative browser already, I won't bother. You can also look up both apk online if you want. they both should work on Nook. You don't have to make symbolic link on these two, but you can't have it on /system either. Either try install it via "adb install" command or open it using your favorite file browser. I forgot which method I use, probably the first.
Addendum 3: 11/30/2012@7:25AM Pacific
I rewrite and hide unnecessary stuff and streamline the guide.
Addendum 4: 12/01/2012@2:25PM Pacific
Adding gapps-ics-inst.sh.img which should be compatible for both my and verygreen root method.
Addendum 5: 12/02/2012@4PM Pacific
Adding troubleshooting tips
Addendum 6: 12/04/2012@9:45PM Pacific
Update with brand new easy to follow instruction.
Addendum 7: 12/07/2012@9AM Pacific
The Google Map will no longer install as part of the script. I think Maps may not function properly if google framework weren't installed correctly first.
So, you will just have to install it manually after the Google Play updated.
EXTREMELY OUTDATED NOT FULLY WORKING Instruction is hidden since it's no longer necessary.
OUTDATED Instruction:
Thanks leapinlar for catching the typo, I have reupload the shell script file now. And thanks to him for hosting the gapps-system.zip
There have been some errors on my initial instruction. Certain things have been point out. I have updated the instruction accordingly. leapinlar have also fixed gapps files and the shell script for that in post #34. So big kudo to him. I haven't have much time to toy with this lately, but since people report that his script work. So here are the new instruction.
If you were using verygreen version of root, try running this first.
FAQ:Code:adb shell su -c "/data/su/busybox chown shell.shell /data/su"
Q: I don't see the Google Play Market on the list of apps.
A: If you use the "Skip OOBE" aka Test mode, then (reboot first or go into shell and kill the app launcher and then) you have to hold down the Vol-Up key and tap the word Apps on the top to see them. After that I recommend installing other launcher, then they can see all the apps.
Q: Some people are saying after they install an adblock app, after reboot it get into bootloop and wipe everything.
A: The way most adblock apps work is that they modify the hosts file which usually located at /system/etc/hosts Well, as we have discussed before this is not a good idea to make change directly to /system folder(directory). The only adblock I know of that work is AdAway with a specific setting.
When installed, first you have to go to menu > preferences > target hosts file > /data/data/hosts, it will then ask to create symbolic link, say yes and then you can reboot.
Troubleshooting Tips:
I had a little problem today, unrelated to the GAPPS install mod here. But the problem involved Google Play not working correctly. I kept getting Google Play error pop up. So, I use Titanium Backup ROOT to wipe the data and then uninstall all the apps which names start with Google. I'm not sure if this is enough, it might but I didn't want to take any chance. This maybe unnecessary but I did it anyway; I delete all the files that I created in the /data/su/system that have anything to do with google. Basically anything that was unzip there. Rebooted, then re-apply the same google mod here. And problem solved. I did have to re-login again, but yes I clear up that Google Play error.
Pre-Requisite:
ADB + ROOT + Enable Unknown Source.
1. ADB: leapinlar wrote a post to help you getting ADB to work here.
2. ROOT: I wrote a guide on how to get root the easy way here.
3. Enable Unknown Source: Again, I make an easy little tool for you here.
Brand New and Improve Instructions:
- Download these three files. New.zip GoogleMaps.apk and gapps-ics-system.zip
- Unzip New.zip (don't unzip gapps-ics-system.zip)
- run install.bat
6If any of you are interested in still using someone0's method of installing gapps, I modified them to ics, which is the correct version for the Nook HD. His were Jellybean and the file was much larger than necessary. Plus I had problems since I had used his earlier method for Play Store and I got the two versions very tangled up. So I reset the device and started over.
I rooted using his root tool, pushed SQLeditor so I could edit the "unknown sources" and block OTA databases. (See my Nook HD+ tip thread linked in my signature for directions how to do that). Then I installed my ics gapps using his method and all is well. If you use his directions in the first post of this thread, be sure to substitute the new file names with the -ics- in the middle. Play Store works great.
Here are the links to my modified files:
gapps-ics-inst.sh.img
gapps-ics-system.zip
The zip is much smaller (20MB).
EDIT:Wait a problem temporarily removing links.OK, Fixed now.4Alright guys if you want to skip the installing gapps part via "someone0"'s more complex method to get google apps to sync correctly, I have a way to make it work via a more easier way to do this!
Download the files at the end of this message, get them copied over to the Nook HD or HD+. Remember you need root and you need a file manager with root capabilities and lastly you need to be able to install non market apps. Install both of them and overwrite the older googleservices framework with this newer one which is built for ICS anyways. After installing the GoogleLoginService.apk your going to need to go into settings menu, the settings icon at top of homescreen in top right corner. In there, goto All Settings, then navigate to applications, scroll down to My apps and select it, If you have any of these installed your going to have to manually click the app, make sure you force stop it, clear data and cache and force stop each one:
Gmail
Google Account Manager
Google Play services
Google Services Framework
Play Store - this one you will have to use ES FILE EXPLORER click app manager icon in top menu, click all apps, click google play store, details, then in there force stop and clear data
So after installing the two new .apk files, go force stop then clear data and cache for all listed apps the way i described...
Then reboot..
should have no boot loops, run your sideloaded home launcher and app drawer, open youtube (in here goto settings, my channel and add account if a google account is not listed at all) or open the play store which will ask you to add a google account and walk you through the process, once you do this and get play store working again, youtube, gmail and all other google apps should auto sync up in background!
*** Syncing for now only works though if the Nook HD or HD+ is active and on, then it will it sync in background... When screen is off for some reason its not actively syncing and notifying you got email through gmail... (could be wifi is going to sleep or power saving mode) trying to figure it out.
****** It does sync in the background with the screen off for at least a couple of minutes(syncs slowly with screen off not instant), you just dont get a notification sound everytime like when the screen is on and active and the screen does not auto wake up when off and you receive an email!
***************** You should be able to now also install google talk find the .apk and make sure its an ICS version, Also you should be able to install Google Voice, if you cant install these through the market find the .apks for them and make sure they are ICS builds!2
I'm thinking about that right now but as I suggested, putting the google lib in other place and make symbolic link in the appropriate /system sub. I won't be able to test that theory of mine until I get home later tonight. I will have to research where all the files suppose to go and their permission. Unless you want to do it, you are welcome to.
I agree, getting authentication would be tha last missing link to make this device fully enjoyable as day-to-day usage. And the we can wait for custom ROM from real developers. That is definitely out of my knowledge.2
I used the instructions for Google Play in the original post, usually the OP updates the original post to ensure they're up to date.
I ran leapinar's updated ICS files, and now it's working!
Someone0, you might want to update your original post to include 2 things that stumped me:
1) you might want to add that you need to do "adb shell" and "su" between step 6 and 7 in the first block of instructions
2) you might want to incorporate leapinar's fixed google services and such in your first block of instructions. Or just add that you have to do his gapps fix.
Thanks everybody!
