[Q] Nook Color Root?

devis · Nov 30, 2010

I got the SD card to write just fine but when I try to follow the directions for the rooting portion I get nowhere. When I press/hold the power button for the furst 15 seconds WinXP wants a driver. I can only assume that driver is useful for the rooting procedure to take place.

I think a little clearer explanation is needed in this case. Windows asks for drivers, what do we feed it? I tried the edited ini file with the info above inside the SDK folder, no go.

P.S. Brand new to Android... as you can see from my siggy it's been WM since 05

chopsui · Nov 30, 2010

scoutcamper said:
The pid I used is 0002 per online lists of Vendor id's.

Thanks, that did the trick.

<Searches for Angry Birds apk>

gormly · Nov 30, 2010

axe2 said:
Also add 0x2080 to ~/.android/adb_usb.ini

where is that file? I do not see it anywhere??

HotShotAzn · Nov 30, 2010

gormly said:
where is that file? I do not see it anywhere??

its in this thread. multiple people have uploaded it.

EDIT:

dirtygreek said:
I had the same problem. Someone in the IRC channel suggested this one, and it worked
mediafire dot com /?f9x81z8i4n7u17p

plink212 · Nov 30, 2010

gormly said:
where is that file? I do not see it anywhere??

if your a windows user, try looking in the root of your profile
C:\Documents & Settings\%USERNAME% or c:\Users\%USERNAME%
also make sure you have turned on show hidden files and folders in explorer under tools\Folder options\Show Hidden File and Folders

brazimus · Dec 1, 2010

A Big Thanks!

Just wanted to give a quick "thank you" to all the devs who've worked to enable me to install apps on my nook color. This forum is why I bought a nook color on launch day: I knew that the fantastic devs on XDA would have this done in no time.

Thanks for making my nook color awesome.

robnix · Dec 1, 2010

brazimus said:
Just wanted to give a quick "thank you" to all the devs who've worked to enable me to install apps on my nook color. This forum is why I bought a nook color on launch day: I knew that the fantastic devs on XDA would have this done in no time.

Thanks for making my nook color awesome.

YES. Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!

I installed K-9 mail on my nook color. Works GREAT!

robnix · Dec 1, 2010

also - I don't know if anyone knows this, but there's an accelerometer. I moved Asphalt from my Epic over to my nook color and other than it not scaling properly to the screen, it works just fine. Tilt forward to accelerate, side to side to steer.

chopsui · Dec 1, 2010

FYI I got impaled angry birds and pocket legends working.

You can get the pocket legends apk from here:

http://www.spacetimestudios.com/sho...now-available-for-those-without-market-access

vmx128 · Dec 1, 2010

Launcher Pro/Browser

Hi! First, I'd like to thank Pokey9000 and other contributors for making this possible. I bought my NC a couple of days before launch in anticipation of this day, and thanks to your efforts, that day has arrived!

A couple of questions for those who have rooted and installed apps on their Nook:

1. Have you been able to replace BN's default launcher/desktop with Launcher Pro (or some other launcher) successfully? It would be great to be able to launch apps directly from the desktop instead of going to the "extras" folder. Do the back/menu buttons appear on the bar at the bottom automatically?

2. Can the built in browser be replaced with the one that allows pinch to zoon (Dolphin HD)? If so, does the browser work well? How is the performance compared to the stock browser (which is very sluggish, imho).

Thanks!

bphillips09 · Dec 1, 2010

So, I've tried on Windows XP, Windows 7, and Ubuntu, but I get as far as using ADB. Every time, it never finds my nook.

I've installed all the drivers, tried both disk images, inserted the VID, etc. But, ADB can NEVER find my Nook!

Any help is appreciated...

scoutcamper · Dec 1, 2010

bphillips09 said:
So, I've tried on Windows XP, Windows 7, and Ubuntu, but I get as far as using ADB. Every time, it never finds my nook.

I've installed all the drivers, tried both disk images, inserted the VID, etc. But, ADB can NEVER find my Nook!

Any help is appreciated...

need more details, go over exactly what you did, what is the nook doing when you put in sd card, does win7 see a new hardware device etc.

Spookymonster · Dec 1, 2010

vmx128 said:
1. Have you been able to replace BN's default launcher/desktop with Launcher Pro (or some other launcher) successfully?

2. Can the built in browser be replaced with the one that allows pinch to zoon (Dolphin HD)?

Yes and yes. For further details, search this thread.

bphillips09 · Dec 1, 2010

scoutcamper said:
need more details, go over exactly what you did, what is the nook doing when you put in sd card, does win7 see a new hardware device etc.

Well right now I'm using Windows XP.

I have the image on the SD Card, when I power off my nook, unplug it, put the card in, and plug it in, Windows XP recognizes it, then I take the card out and restart the nook, (i think) the ADB drivers work, then I do the "lsusb" command in linux (when I used linux the first time) and it comes back with the device, but none of the adb commands have any effect.

"adb devices" lists no devices

If I try "adb install Package.apk" it says "error: device not found"

modembug · Dec 1, 2010

anyone having any issues with Dolphin HD running? I get it to run through the wizard, but then i have to skip because it saus i cannot register. After that it will not start...

Roachman3700 · Dec 1, 2010

Hello,

First off I have had the nook since the 20th and love it, second thank you to everyone who has been working on rooting this device.

I am having problems and wanted to see if someone could help

Details:
I have created the sd card, I can have the nook boot from it but I am unable to get windows 7 x64 to install the driver when the nook boots off of the device manager shows a cdc composite gadget but when I edit the android_winusb file with the following item it still will not install the driver

%SingleAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_2080&PID_0002
%CompositeAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_2080&PID_0002&MI_01

any ideas on what I am doing wrong?

scoutcamper · Dec 1, 2010

did you edit the ~./android/adb_device.ini file?

oakleyrdc · Dec 1, 2010

Having trouble installing drivers on windows 7. After plugging in, it tries to find drivers. I tried installing usb drivers from sdk, but it tells me there are not any drivers in the folder. I'm very inexperienced in this. A little help would be greatly appreciated.

jerrygon · Dec 1, 2010

I know this is prob a stupid question but I don't know how to add the nook vendor ID to my adb setup. I am on windows 7 64bit and at a command prompt at this directory...C:\android-sdk-windows\tools>

Any help would be appreciated...

scoutcamper · Dec 1, 2010

did you edit the ini file in the usb_driver folder you are selecting?

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