Nook Simple Touch -> Nook Multi Touch [Screensaver Locking Issue Explanation Added]

[sugaray]

Hello guys,

I'm a Newbie here.
My first time to use ADB command line

Okay, I tried the command procedure of arkusuma in changing the uImage, and I did it, but I don't know how to add the permission code (as shown below) in ADB command?

can anybody show me please commands, same as what arkusuma did in uImage...



Adding Permission node:
| in "/etc/permissions/required_hardware.xml", add
|
Code:

<feature name="android.hardware.touchscreen" />
<feature name="android.hardware.touchscreen.multitouch" />

|

 

[Renate]

If you don't have a text editor on your Nook the easiest way is:

adb pull /etc/permissions/required_hardware.xml

Edit the file on your desktop.

adb push required_hardware.xml /etc/permissions/

 

[sugaray]

Thanks Renate, i was able to add the permission. But still the ghosting still there.

Do I have to install the NoRefreshToggle.apk package?

 

[Renate]

Sorry, I don't know where/how you are getting ghosting.
I don't use any system-wide EPD "no refresh".

Two of my apps use EpdController internally.

 

[sugaray]

Okay I got it working now as in the sample video. I just installed the NoRefreshToggle.apk. I was thinking before that replacing the uImage alone will install the noRefresh application, so I'm wrong...hehehe.

Thanks again Renate for your response.
I now enjoy my new nook, specially in reading PDF documents.

Thanks also to all who contributed to make this mod successful. Thumbs up..

 

[sugaray]

Sorry, I don't know where/how you are getting ghosting.
I don't use any system-wide EPD "no refresh".

Two of my apps use EpdController internally.

I'm just curious about your apps, I'm not familiar with this EPD Controller. Can you share your apps with us? Just want to test it with my rooted NST.

 

[Renate]

Well some of the things that I use are subtle, similar to the way the stock apps use it.
The stock Reader uses direct control.
The lock screen with the animated arrow uses it just for the arrows.
In another thread I posted a demo app:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24099907#post24099907

 

[sugaray]

Well some of the things that I use are subtle, similar to the way the stock apps use it.
The stock Reader uses direct control.
The lock screen with the animated arrow uses it just for the arrows.
In another thread I posted a demo app:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24099907#post24099907

okay, i got your point now.
I downloaded and run your demo app. it was nice, you implement it directly on the application program. and not on the system wide EPD no-refresh.

 

[Sun_Cat]

If you don't have a text editor on your Nook the easiest way is:

adb pull /etc/permissions/required_hardware.xml

Edit the file on your desktop.

adb push required_hardware.xml /etc/permissions/

This looked easy until I tried it. First two steps, no problem. Then this:

adb push required_hardware.xml /etc/permissions/
failed to copy 'required_hardware.xml' to '/etc/permissions//required_hardware.xml': Read-only file system

I'm using adb wireless, and on the Nook device it does say that it has superuser permissions. What am I missing?

 

[Renate]

/etc is actually a link to /system/etc
You have to remount /system r/w to write to it.

mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system

 

[eded333]

This looked easy until I tried it. First two steps, no problem. Then this:

adb push required_hardware.xml /etc/permissions/
failed to copy 'required_hardware.xml' to '/etc/permissions//required_hardware.xml': Read-only file system

I'm using adb wireless, and on the Nook device it does say that it has superuser permissions. What am I missing?

Read-only file system is the key, you need to make the system writable.
To make /system writable, you do:

mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system

Renate NST got it first

 

[Sun_Cat]

That did it. Thanks a lot!

 

[imachine]

Sup....

So I rooted my nook simple touch using touchnooter (the latest)

It worked fine I registered, ran your little escpade (opened adb, pushed the uImage to /media, mounted /boot, copied the uImage, edited the /etc/permissions file, rebooted).

Only thing is, I had the touchnooter sd back in the device.

So when it rebooted, the touchnooter started, and now the device bootloops every time

Any ideas how to fix it?

It pops up the Read forever screen, then the nook screen with the five dots comes up and then it just keeps flashing black.

 

[Schneicw]

You need to restore either with the 8 failed boots method or the n2t recovery and use the uimage in this thread.

 

[Martin-Doc]

Is there a way to install multitouch via usb cable or wifi? I don't have any SD card reader to use. If the answer was already mentioned, I appologize, but I could not find it anywhere in this thread.

 

[dr_diem]

Is there a way to install multitouch via usb cable or wifi?

Yes, using ADB (for USB access) or ADB Wireless (for wifi) on the Nook and installing the Android SDK on your computer then configuring the ADB tool there. I recently posted a bunch of relevant links in this post.

 

[sm151058]

What about NOOK Simple Touch with GlowLight?

 

[qetuR]

What about NOOK Simple Touch with GlowLight?

I tried this multitouch mod and ended up with a broken glowlight, but the multitouch sure worked fine.

I, however, rather choose light.

 

[sm151058]

Is it possible to save glowlight and get multitouch?

 

[dr_diem]

Is it possible to save glowlight and get multitouch?

One would imagine so - it'd be a matter of re-implementing the multi-touch mods from the Glow base fileset. Any takers?