Nook HD+ Google Play Store. GAPPS, modified 12/04.

[Divine_Madcat]

Per the NEW announcement,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34819554#post34819554
I redeclare this thread open...

 

[shinjak]

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:

 

[someone0]

I just streamline the guide, I hope you re-read it again.

 

[shinjak]

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.

 

[hanasaseru]

(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.

 

[leapinlar]

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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[drmlyung]

It works on 2.0.4

Just followed the instructions, it works perfectly on a new nook hd+ with update 2.0.4

Thank you, Someone0.

 

[docfreed]

Just followed the instructions, it works perfectly on a new nook hd+ with update 2.0.4

Thank you, Someone0.

Likewise - works perfectly - thanks very much someone0 (but where's the thanks button?)

 

[hanasaseru]

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.

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

 

[leapinlar]

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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[someone0]

I'm pretty sure once this thread have past 10 pages, everything past the first few pages won't be look at.

 

[leapinlar]

I'm pretty sure once this thread have past 10 pages, everything past the first few pages won't be look at.

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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[someone0]

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.

 

[scorbitt]

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.

 

[someone0]

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.

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.

 

[leapinlar]

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.

Did you install a launcher? You need to to see non-B&N apps.

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[old64mb]

Did you install a launcher? You need to to see non-B&N apps.

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.

 

[Taosaur]

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.

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.

Will you look at that? Pretty cool that something like that is built in.

 

[someone0]

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.

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.

 

[old64mb]

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.

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: