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ok so i went through the root process. now what? i know what a noob. but how do i know that i am actually rooted. what are the aps that i want? of course any additional info you may like to share is appreciated.
thanks in advance
mark
markkal123 said:
ok so i went through the root process. now what? i know what a noob. but how do i know that i am actually rooted. what are the aps that i want? of course any additional info you may like to share is appreciated.
thanks in advance
mark
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Download Super User and Titanium from the market. Try to freeze some of your bloatware. If it let's you, you are rooted.
when i open superuser should i expect to see apps in the app tab? superuser opens but i see no apps in the app tab.
markkal123 said:
when i open superuser should i expect to see apps in the app tab? superuser opens but i see no apps in the app tab.
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You won't see any till they request permission.
Dead give away to if you're rooted is that when you flashed the second PG05IMG.zip the top of the screen would have said "s-off".
This will tell you if you have root or not:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.joeykrim.rootcheck&feature=search_result
Also, if you download apps like Titanium Backup, it requires root to function properly, so you'd know then too.
Some of the programs that you would want is kernel manager and clockwork manager. Read through dev. Forum and decide which kernel and rom u want to be running. If ur rooted why stay pn stock.
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markkal123 said:
ok so i went through the root process. now what? i know what a noob. but how do i know that i am actually rooted. what are the aps that i want? of course any additional info you may like to share is appreciated.
thanks in advance
mark
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If you power on your phone while holding the volume down button, you will load into the bootloader. At the top it should say "MECHA XD ENG S-OFF" at the top. You are rooted.
As the others said, install ClockworkMod and TitaniumBackup.
TitaniumBackup will allow you to freeze (Or uninstall) bloatware that was put on your phone. I usually just freeze the apps because uninstalling can sometimes cause issues. Look at the app in titanium and tap on it, which will bring up a menu. Hit "Freeze" and it will stop the program, remove it from your app drawer and not load it in the future. TB also allows you to backup your apps (And sync them to your dropbox if you have one).
Clockwork mod is what you use to flash ROMs. ROMs are customized UI's for your phone that can add or take away a number of features. I personally use Das Bamf 1.6, which is amazing. A ROM that retains the "Sense" UI will still look a lot like the native HTC screen, keeping many of the features. A "Desensed" screen removes HTC's UI, causing it to be the more native Andoid phone OS (Think Nexus 1).
ROMs can also add features such as over/underclocking the processor, different animations (Startup, etc) and adding modes like "Hibernate."
To install a ROM, first backup your current ROM.
Open ClockworkMod>Scroll down and hit "Backup Current Rom">Enter backup name (Usually the date, but you can name it whatever)
It will ask you if its ok to restart into CWM recovery. Hit yes. The phone will restart and Clockwork will back up your settings. After that you can restart the phone and it will start up your phone like normal again.
Now that you have a back up (In case you hate the rom you install or something goes wrong) you can install a ROM! To do that we go back to ClockworkMod.
Hit the button labeled "Download ROM." This will bring up a number of ROMs that have been linked into CWM. For this example I will use das BAMF. Hit das BAMF and you will see many different versions. If you hit one of them, it will download the ROM and CWM will flash it. CWM will ask you if you want to clear all data. Adrynalyne says you do not need to, and I have not needed to, but if you have problems, reflash and wipe all data first with the options.
Kind of a quick an dirty. There are much better guides here on the forums for doing all of this. Search the forums. Read carefully.
thanks for the info. with your help i am indeed rooted.
a stickey regarding this would be helpful and appreciated. included would be whether or not a rooted thunderbolt could possibly be "bricked" with any verizon/htc updates. are there issues with manufacture updates of rooted phones?
Congrats on being rooted! I rooted my Thunderbolt within 2 hours of buying it! A little observation I have made is that my Thunderbolt loses 3G more often after updating the Radio. I have tried everything to remedy this situation, ie all different assortments and variations posted here on XDA.
Hi I'm new to the development scene, I am trying to strip down a rom to remove certain programs... actually everything but the web browser, firefox 5 and flash. I would also like to set a default background in the image and preset the wireless settings too. These are going to be put in an environment where we don't want them to be messed with. Is there an easy way of doing this? I was thinking the ASOP rom might be the best candidate to work with, but I don't know for sure. I ill be rolling out about 20 - 25 units in the next week or so. any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
Joe
Your best bet is really probably to use the latest stock ROM so you don't leave root access and google market in there. You could probably acomplish your roll out by setting up any rom the way you want it, then wiping cache and user data, and running a nand backup with CWM. Then use that backup to restore onto the other devices.
To remove system apps in a ROM you can use ADB from a PC, or you can root it with z4root and use Titanium Backup. Then remove root before the backup.
thanks for the info
Thanks a bunch! I will try that when they come in. If I clear out the user data will that wipe out the wifi settings? To remove programs via ADB I still would need to be rooted correct?
Thanks
Joe
Yes clearing data will wipe wifi settings. I have never tried ADB on an unrooted device. You should jsut be able to activate debug usb and have it work jsut fine. But you can root with z4root and then UNroot with z4root when you are done with doing your root things (but befor eyou make a nand image).
Just search for z4root.apk
removing special apps
I'm having trouble removing the facebook app, youtube app and the gmarket app. any tips? I cant find them in the titanium backup app. any tips on removing these? getting rid of these apps is of the up-most importance. - these will be installed in an environment where we do not want people to have access to these apps. an help would be appreciated.
Thanks
Joe
linuxman84 said:
I'm having trouble removing the facebook app, youtube app and the gmarket app. any tips? I cant find them in the titanium backup app. any tips on removing these? getting rid of these apps is of the up-most importance. - these will be installed in an environment where we do not want people to have access to these apps. an help would be appreciated.
Thanks
Joe
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They are installed as system apps. You would need to use something like SystemApp Remover to remove them (it can also backup the system aps incase you want to reinstall and also convert nonsystem apps to system apps). But, you do realize that there are other places for users to get apps to install than Market and you can still reach Facebook & Youtube via the browser once the google apps are removed!!!!
Hmm
I tried the system app remover they do not seem to be listed there It looks like they are short cuts to web pages, at this point I would settle just for hiding them, do you know if it possible to hide those. I am using the factory build on the 1.2 tree.
Thanks
Joe
Use the instructions posted here on the CyanogenMod Wiki to get rid of whatever you want.
And, there's really no need to use things like z4root on the gTablet. You can get root without that. In fact, if you can connect to the tablet using adb, then you're already root. The gTab is not like a locked-down phone.
linuxman84 said:
I tried the system app remover they do not seem to be listed there It looks like they are short cuts to web pages, at this point I would settle just for hiding them, do you know if it possible to hide those. I am using the factory build on the 1.2 tree.
Thanks
Joe
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I do believe you are correct...the stock TapNTap had the ability to save Web Links as Icons on the home screen. Not running stock and don't remember if there is a way to remove them.
z4root is handy to gain root and install busybox/superuser without having to set up adb though.
Is there a way to get HULU plus back working after rooting and debloating with Indirect's method. The app would instantly close. So I downloaded the app from the thread with all the apps from Rforce1 and installed it. It immediately force closes.
Thanks to anyone who can help.
erpman said:
Is there a way to get HULU plus back working after rooting and debloating with Indirect's method. The app would instantly close. So I downloaded the app from the thread with all the apps from Rforce1 and installed it. It immediately force closes.
Thanks to anyone who can help.
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I'm having the same issue..
I just gave up on it
I have a feeling we would need to restore back to 1.4.0 and re-root...
Just a feeling
erpman said:
Is there a way to get HULU plus back working after rooting and debloating with Indirect's method. The app would instantly close. So I downloaded the app from the thread with all the apps from Rforce1 and installed it. It immediately force closes.
Thanks to anyone who can help.
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After rooting and setting up my NT the way I liked (adding ADW Launcher, etc.), the Hulu app still ran, but it wouldn't let me log in (got some error about my device having "connectivity issues"). My solution? I used Titanium Backup to backup the Hulu app, and then I uninstalled it. Then I went onto the Android Market and downloaded/installed it (if it doesn't show up in the Market for you, know that I changed my build.prop to look like the DROID3). After that, everything ran smoothly. Hope this solution helps your slightly-different problem.
Nunspa, I think your right about having to unroot and start over again with rooting and not debloating. However, when I originally rooted I was watching the football game and missed a step. So I unrooted. But then my computer wouldn't recognize my NT. I spent days trying to get it to recognize it. I don't know if it was my dinosaur of a notebook. I eventually went to the second computer in my house and rooted it fine. I am afraid to unroot again for fear that that second notebook won't recognize my NT. But I am paying for Hulu Plus on my TV and it sucks that I can't see it on my NT. I was able to before I rooted.
Mattman1983, thank you for your suggestion. I did what you suggested and backed up with TB. But Hulu Plus doesn't show up in the market for me and I don't know how to change the build.prop and don't know the consequences of such a procedure.
I may eventually unroot again and start over if no one suggests a different way.
erpman,
The USB connectivity issue is tied to conflicting drivers, Thus the computer you preformed your root on should be able to re-root without any issues.
I have been considering re-rooting, and besides I'm eyeing the 1.4.1 rooting presented by DeanGibson..
Just have to back up my apps with TBA and I should be good to go, besides It's not like I have any "irreplaceable" items.. ya it's a pain, but may be worth it.
Nunspa, are you saying that I can reroot without unrooting first? I'm thinking that I have to unroot using indirect's unrooter which brings the nt back to stock 1.4 including the huluplus app. Rerooting without unrooting wouldn't bring me back to stock. Sorry if I'm not making sense. What's the benefit of the 1.4.1 root?
One method might be to use the 3 hulu+ titanium backup files from another device and restore them. This is how I got hulu+ to work on my Xoom. If someone wants to try that, here's a guide on how to do it.
erpman said:
Nunspa, are you saying that I can reroot without unrooting first? I'm thinking that I have to unroot using indirect's unrooter which brings the nt back to stock 1.4 including the huluplus app. Rerooting without unrooting wouldn't bring me back to stock. Sorry if I'm not making sense. What's the benefit of the 1.4.1 root?
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Nooo you need to unroot, revert back to 1.4.0 and do it all over again..
you mentioned that you had issues with one of your computers recognizing your NT, that was due to conflicting drivers...
Titanium Backup method
So I used Indirect's method to root my gf's Nook tablet thus Hulu Plus remained. I have hence backed up the app and am attaching the 3 files from the backup. All you would need to do is place these 3 files in your titanium backup folder and then go into titanium backup and restore the app. You may need to restore app + data but I'm not sure.
If someone who used the full debloat root method could try this out and let me know how it goes, I'd appreciate it.
File 1
File 2
File 3
Having issues with attachments so I uploaded the files to mediafire
A huluplus apk fix was just posted that is claimed to work on all android devices.
Link
Just to finish this thread out, I wound up unrooting then rooting without debloat. Hulu Plus is back for me. I did try out the new Huluplus apk listed above by cubanluke on my Samsung fascinate phone and it works perfectly.
I'm also using Buttonsavior which is great except i can't get the power button to work.
erpman said:
Just to finish this thread out, I wound up unrooting then rooting without debloat. Hulu Plus is back for me. I did try out the new Huluplus apk listed above by cubanluke on my Samsung fascinate phone and it works perfectly.
I'm also using Buttonsavior which is great except i can't get the power button to work.
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the power button function in buttonsavior is to lock the screen which for me its better
~Veronica
The lockscreen (which looks like a power button) doesn't work for me. When I try to activate it in the button savior settings, it force closes. I'm not exactly sure what a lockscreen function is. I just know the settings forcecloses when I try to acitvate it. I should probably stop these questions on this thread.
erpman said:
The lockscreen (which looks like a power button) doesn't work for me. When I try to activate it in the button savior settings, it force closes. I'm not exactly sure what a lockscreen function is. I just know the settings forcecloses when I try to acitvate it. I should probably stop these questions on this thread.
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Meh , there is no option to activate lockscreen in button savior, by default locks the screen so you don't have press power button or wait 2minutes min to lock it. I moved the app to /system/app and have no problem.
~ Veronica
PS: now on topic
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nunspa said:
I'm having the same issue..
I just gave up on it
I have a feeling we would need to restore back to 1.4.0 and re-root...
Just a feeling
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Hulu plus fix: Try using titanium backup to backup the app then delete it. Then go back into Titanium and restore the app only. This fixed my issue.
Dom_Da_Dude said:
Hulu plus fix: Try using titanium backup to backup the app then delete it. Then go back into Titanium and restore the app only. This fixed my issue.
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OMG you ROCK!
ty!
!!! Help !!! - After rooting my NT & installing the GoLauncher I couldn't access/find B&N's default icons(Library, Web, etc.,...)...I switched back to default launcher and still can't locate them...Seems I now have a "half-baked" system(mixture of B&N and Android Apps)...I downloaded the Nookunrooter.apk in an attempt to re-root my NT later...I got allthe way to the Nook Unroot screen(This application will unroot your NookTablet.....etc....)...I clicked the "NookTablet unroot" window at the bottom and I get "Echo werked" small pop-up in the middle of the screen...
I re-installed the Nookunrooter.apk severaltimes and still get the same error...
I also reset the NT to factory settings(power + n button) severaltimes and still same error...I would greatly appreciate an answwer/resolution tothis...This NT is a christmas gift and obviously cannot be returned...Thank you...
thesal523 said:
!!! Help !!! - After rooting my NT & installing the GoLauncher I couldn't access/find B&N's default icons(Library, Web, etc.,...)...I switched back to default launcher and still can't locate them...Seems I now have a "half-baked" system(mixture of B&N and Android Apps)...I downloaded the Nookunrooter.apk in an attempt to re-root my NT later...I got allthe way to the Nook Unroot screen(This application will unroot your NookTablet.....etc....)...I clicked the "NookTablet unroot" window at the bottom and I get "Echo werked" small pop-up in the middle of the screen...
I re-installed the Nookunrooter.apk severaltimes and still get the same error...
I also reset the NT to factory settings(power + n button) severaltimes and still same error...I would greatly appreciate an answwer/resolution tothis...This NT is a christmas gift and obviously cannot be returned...Thank you...
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Do you have the ability to do adb, or use terminal emulator?
If so re root your device, by runing NookandZergy.bat.
WARNING: This will erase yoru entire device.
Then install Terminal Emulator, or use adb and issue the following command:
Code:
echo -n '0000' > /bootloader/BootCnt
Then restart your device.
Sorry, I'm a nube at this...Don;t know what adb/Terminal Emulator is/are...
How do I know if I have adb/Terminal emulator on my NT?...
How do I go about installing either?...
Do I need to execute NookandZergy.bat on my NT?...
Please explain...Thank you...
Here's some steps I posted on someone elses topic. I know you said you did the reset but give it a shot:
If it comes to it, power down, hold power and 'n' and it'll turn on, then come to the black background with the n logo then power off. Release just the power button and press and hold again for 7 more times.
On the 9th time just use the power button to turn it on and it'll prompt you with some warnings. Follow through with the continue and it will perform the steps.
BE WARNED: this will perform a complete factory restore so any installed apps will be gone but it won't touch your SD card.
Sent from my HTC Glacier using xda premium
dodgepot said:
Here's some steps I posted on someone elses topic. I know you said you did the reset but give it a shot:
If it comes to it, power down, hold power and 'n' and it'll turn on, then come to the black background with the n logo then power off. Release just the power button and press and hold again for 7 more times.
On the 9th time just use the power button to turn it on and it'll prompt you with some warnings. Follow through with the continue and it will perform the steps.
BE WARNED: this will perform a complete factory restore so any installed apps will be gone but it won't touch your SD card.
Sent from my HTC Glacier using xda premium
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Use this method.
Just turn off the nook tablet, and start it by holding the power and N button. Continue to hold and you will note that the tablet turns on then off. Do this 8 times, and you will be promped for a full factory reset.
Loglud/dodgepot - Thank you very much for your input...Much appreciated...
I was having difficulty following either method, but I came across the following link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19546639&postcount=13
I followed these instructions which differ slightly, but was able to get a complete factory reset(re-image)...
I will now proceed to re-root my NT & hopefully won't run into any major issues...
Will return if I do and/or have any questions...Thank you again...
thesal523 said:
Loglud/dodgepot - Thank you very much for your input...Much appreciated...
I was having difficulty following either method, but I came across the following link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19546639&postcount=13
I followed these instructions which differ slightly, but was able to get a complete factory reset(re-image)...
I will now proceed to re-root my NT & hopefully won't run into any major issues...
Will return if I do and/or have any questions...Thank you again...
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Good luck in your adventures and don't be a stranger!
I posted the [How-to] Quick Access to Nook Tablet's FACTORY RESET Screen in both the General and Development sections of these forums just for these types of situations... a search would have netted you the link. Following that guide will get you back to stock.
Good luck.
O.K., I'm back to square one...I re-rooted my NT for the 4th time(followed Indirect instr. videos 1 & 2) and installed Honeycomb Launcher...After re-rooting I no longer have access to B&N's launcher...According to the video I should be able to flip-flop between B&N's launcher & Honeycomb Launcher by pressing the"n' button twice...If I open Apps. I can see the Apps. that came with my NT...From time to time I get the following error msg.: "The application Honeycomb Launcher (process mobi.SyndicateApps.HCL) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again"...
Any idea as to what is causing the above msg. and why pressing the "n" button is not allowing me to switch launchers?...I have other questions(e.g.; weather widget not working, how to move files around from-to SD card, etc..,..), but wanted to get past this issue first...Your help is greatly appreciated...
(I'm counting on dodgepot and/or Loglud to come thru again , or anyone for that matter...Again, much appreciate the help)...
thesal523 said:
O.K., I'm back to square one...I re-rooted my NT for the 4th time(followed Indirect instr. videos 1 & 2) and installed Honeycomb Launcher...After re-rooting I no longer have access to B&N's launcher...According to the video I should be able to flip-flop between B&N's launcher & Honeycomb Launcher by pressing the"n' button twice...If I open Apps. I can see the Apps. that came with my NT...From time to time I get the following error msg.: "The application Honeycomb Launcher (process mobi.SyndicateApps.HCL) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again"...
Any idea as to what is causing the above msg. and why pressing the "n" button is not allowing me to switch launchers?...I have other questions(e.g.; weather widget not working, how to move files around from-to SD card, etc..,..), but wanted to get past this issue first...Your help is greatly appreciated...
(I'm counting on dodgepot and/or Loglud to come thru again , or anyone for that matter...Again, much appreciate the help)...
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there have been reports of honeycomb launcher force closing a lot. that is according to reviews from the android market...
the only suggestion i can give you is to move the honeycomb launcher apk to system/app if it is not there already
after that go to the tgps launcher and manage apps, try clearing data and cache for honeycomb launcher and reboot. hopefully after that you won't experience any more force closes for a while.
+1 I tried hcl a little and experienced issues so went to adw launcher ex. Much better, imho.
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thesal523 said:
According to the video I should be able to flip-flop between B&N's launcher & Honeycomb Launcher by pressing the"n' button twice.
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Do you know if you're using a modified SystemUI.apk? It sounds like you might be. There is one (that was not made when those videos were made) that removes the little B&N popup menu entirely. If you want that, you might need to revert to the stock SystemUI.apk.
The Home Switcher app will allow you to change your home button functionality as you like.
ENJOY!
Thank you all for your quick response...Much appreciate it...I apologize, but being a nubie & not that familiar with the terminologies I need some direction...
I recall that the last question during the rooting process had a reference to the
SystemUI.apk & required a Y or N response...I don't recall what I replied(Y or N)...Getting a little confused with the different options...
1- How do u move the HCL apk -> system/app?...
2- Why move the HCL apk -> system/app?...
3- How to access tgps launcher and manage apps, clearing data and cache for
HCL...
4- Should the HCL be uninstalled after performing the above followed by the
ADW Launcher EX install?...
5- Can I download(install) the ADW Launcher EX from the Android market?...
6. Once the ADW Launcher EX is installed how do I flip-flop between B&N
& ADW launcher?...
I read somewhere that to get rid of Honeycomb Launcher u can go to the Android Market > My Apps and click on HCL Launcher and then Uninstall...
And something about moving it 1st to /system/app rather than /data/app(???)...With all the choices getting confused with the proper course of action...Again, I would appreciate instructions for the best/quickest(safest) approach to correct this issue...
I really appreciate your willingness to help, not to mention that this is a learning experience for me and(hopefully) I will be able to help others as a result...
Many thanks...
thesal523 said:
Thank you all for your quick response...Much appreciate it...I apologize, but being a nubie & not that familiar with the terminologies I need some direction...
I recall that the last question during the rooting process had a reference to the
SystemUI.apk & required a Y or N response...I don't recall what I replied(Y or N)...
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Sounds like you entered Y. If you want to be able to switch between the B&N launcher and a custom launcher, you are going to need the stock SystemUI.apk.
thesal523 said:
Getting a little confused with the different options...
1- How do u move the HCL apk -> system/app?...
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You should be able to find it in /data/app. Move it to /system/app, and reinstall (and maybe reboot).
thesal523 said:
2- Why move the HCL apk -> system/app?...
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I think some believe this improves stability. However it prevents the market from updating the app. I use ADW EX and have not moved it and don't have any issues. I think HCL is pretty buggy (as has been stated above).
thesal523 said:
3- How to access tgps launcher and manage apps, clearing data and cache for
HCL...
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Use NT Hidden settings (look in dev forum) to manage applications. Select HCL from the application list and clear data/cache.
thesal523 said:
4- Should the HCL be uninstalled after performing the above followed by the
ADW Launcher EX install?...
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You don't have to, but you can if you want to.
thesal523 said:
5- Can I download(install) the ADW Launcher EX from the Android market?...
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Yes. EX is the paid version (well worth it IMO). There is a free version, but it hasn't been updated in a LONG time (in internet time).
thesal523 said:
6. Once the ADW Launcher EX is installed how do I flip-flop between B&N
& ADW launcher?...
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Again, you're going to need the stock SystemUI.apk
thesal523 said:
I read somewhere that to get rid of Honeycomb Launcher u can go to the Android Market > My Apps and click on HCL Launcher and then Uninstall...
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Yes, you can do that.
Hit the THANKS button for those that have helped you [there are a few here] and to be honest, you're making this whole thing way more complicated than it needs to be. You really should learn how to use the XDA Forum SEARCH function more effectively so that you get better results for what it is that you're trying to do. As well, don't just hop on the first thing you find and try it without reading as much as possible about what it is that you're attempting to do. Also try to find corroborating information for that which you are attempting before attempting. Since you're new here, it can be a bit daunting but if you put a little effort into it, you'll find a lot of info and many people that will help you accordingly.
And Welcome to XDA Forums!
ckevinwelch - Many thanks for the quick & detailed response...
I've decided that I will unroot/re-root my NT & select ADW from the list of launchers...I will also pay closer attention to the question regarding SystemUI.apk at the end of the rooting process...If I understood u correctly, my response should enable the install of the SystemUI.apk, correct?...
After rebooting I should be able to switch between launchers(B&N - ADW) since the SystemUI.apk would have been installed, correct?...(I'm assuming this is done by double-clicking the "n" button)...
I'll also head over to the DEV Forum to read about accessing NT's hidden settings in order to access tgps launcher and manage apps, clearing data and cache, etc...
I'll post back here with the results...Thank you very much for your time and all the help...
thesal523 said:
ckevinwelch - Many thanks for the quick & detailed response...
I've decided that I will unroot/re-root my NT & select ADW from the list of launchers...I will also pay closer attention to the question regarding SystemUI.apk at the end of the rooting process...If I understood u correctly, my response should enable the install of the SystemUI.apk, correct?...
After rebooting I should be able to switch between launchers(B&N - ADW) since the SystemUI.apk would have been installed, correct?...(I'm assuming this is done by double-clicking the "n" button)...
I'll also head over to the DEV Forum to read about accessing NT's hidden settings in order to access tgps launcher and manage apps, clearing data and cache, etc...
I'll post back here with the results...Thank you very much for your time and all the help...
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If you want to keep the stock behavior (i.e. the little popup menu that would allow you to access the stock home), DO NOT let N&Z install a new SystemUI.apk. You want the stock one.
sounds like you are on barnes and noble home screen and cant change back. you can install anycut to access menu again to force change between launcher, or download a new launcher from the internet and this will force the choice again... or download the hijack adb app and use it to patch with nook zergy to install a new launcher... or download my sd card image file and it has all the apps there to install from... got videos on many of these things on my you tube channel... however, if you have removed the N menu and set barnes and noble home screen to your default launcher, you may not have access to a method to install another launcher except to manualy push it over using ADB and a usb cable. If you ar at this point and not comfortable with command prompts, then I would just do 8 factory restore and start over with the SD card I made... I even made a video of how to recover a failed root process with the sd card. it has all the files you need so you dont have to go all over looking for them.
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Thank you albertwertz for the feedback...I decided to unroot/re-root and followed ckevinwelch' suggestion, i.e., did *NOT* let N&Z install a new SystemUI.apk. & keep the stock behavior...After rebooting my NT & selecting HomeCatcher & ADW launcher as default I can now bring up B&N's stock menu...I also got the weather widget to work properly(failing when running with HoneyComb launcher)...I really appreciate the time+patience you've put into helping me along...
I've also launched tgps_launcher to familiarize myself with the settings...One thing I noticed is that Auto Mount is flagged under Development, should it be(I recall I had to un-check it during the rooting process)?...
I did some navigating to familiarize myself with the settings, options,etc.,..
I also downloaded/installed/opened a game(Solitaire) to gauge the size of mem/storage utilized...I went back to tgps_launcher to get a list of the running Apps...I noticed that the Solitaire game was listed under the "On SD card" tab, however I didn't have an SD card installed at the time(box to the right was unchecked)?????????...
I stopped Solitaire, went back to my list of Apps & noticed that the Solitaire icon switched to the android icon...I tried opening it, but got some sort of error stating that it couldn't be opened so I ended up un-installing/re-installing...How do I determine if an Apps. is closed(not running) and what's the correct way to stop it and re-claim used memory/storage?...How do I move stuff around between data <-> system files?...
Again, many thanks(trying to get all my questions in as I learn more about this conversion)...
I rooted my wife's nook a year ago and she has been using it daily with the GO Launcher, if I remember correctly. A couple days ago she backed out of something and ended up on the B&N stock launcher. The N button does nothing, I can't access any of the apps unless a notification pops up about the app, I can then open that app by clicking on the notification, otherwise I have no access to apps or settings.
I would like to safely wipe and revert the nook back to factory settings then re root from that point. I don't need to save any data, just get back to factory nook.
How do I do this?
Thank you.
If indeed it is all right to completly wipe it, use the "repart.img". It will get you back to 1.4.0, You can then put 1.4.3 back before you root if you want to run stock. Google to find the image and instructions. It's fully automatic, but you need to know that when the green check mark appears it's safe to take out the sd-card ad reboot.
I think there is a key press combination you can try first if you prefer that. "Think" being the operative word here... It could be something like power, volume up and "n" at the same time while booting... Could be... Give it a go!
Edit: I just thought of something even simpler. if you're not on 1.4.3... Maybe... Try just downloading the firmware update from BN and drop it in the root and then maybe it will update itself and by doing so also break root. If you're already on 1.4.3 it won't work, and maybe not at all, but I would at least give it a go!
Thank you for the reply. I will search that first option you mentioned.
My goal is not to end up with the B&N launcher, just to start from scratch and go from there. I am not up to date with what people are doing with the Nook, but I want as close to an Android experience from it as I can get.
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