Hi I have a 16gb Nook Tablet rooted. My issue is when I use a web browser the BN one or dolphin it will work for about 5 minutes then whatever site I am trying to load hangs at about 90% and I can't do anything can't enter a new address or go back nothing. I tried reinstalling the browser and fixing permissions that didn't work I did a search and came up with nothing. I can clear all data and it will work for a few more minutes then same thing. I can't even get on this site to read whats new development wise for the nook.
Any advise would be great please don't bash I'm new at this.
Thanks
Have you tried cm7 or cm9 on a bootable SD Card ?
Well i wanted to update this incase anyone else has the problem. I went to cm7 and haven't had a problem since. But i have 2 questions now I checked all the settings and can't find anyway to use the nook hard home button is it not possible now? Theother thing is wheni am playing angry birds etc their is a menu bar with the name angry birds up top can you get rid of that? I got the top menu to dissapear.
Thanks for the help.
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One of the things my wife uses our Gtab for is Facebook. She plays some of the games (Frontierville & Cafe World) but they don't seem to want to work. I think it is connected to the use of flash on the web site, but not sure. We are using VEGAn BETA 5.1. Has anyone else had any problems with games on Facebook?
I haven't had any problems playing Mafia wars or Castle Age.
iskion1 said:
One of the things my wife uses our Gtab for is Facebook. She plays some of the games (Frontierville & Cafe World) but they don't seem to want to work. I think it is connected to the use of flash on the web site, but not sure. We are using VEGAn BETA 5.1. Has anyone else had any problems with games on Facebook?
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I don't play games on facebook, but the one thing I noticed about it and I don't know if you have this problem is well, is I can't chat with my friends via IM. Does anyone know a way to correct this?
Hi all,
I don't want to commit thread necromancy here, but I figured its better than starting a new one...
Anyone had any further luck with this?
I just recently purchased a G Tab. I rooted it, loaded the latest CM7 ROM (1.2 bootloader), and downloaded the latest Adobe Flash from the marketplace (I think it was 10.3)
I was able to go on facebook, switch it to the "desktop site", and start loading a game (Dragons of Atlantis).
The game loads and opens, and I can maneuver around the map for about 2 minutes, and then the whole tablet just freezes. I have to wait a few more minutes, and then if I push the power button, it turns the tablet off. I then push the power button again, and it turns back on. This happens with both Dolphin Browser HD and Skyfire. Any suggestions?
oresteez said:
Hi all,
I don't want to commit thread necromancy here, but I figured its better than starting a new one...
Anyone had any further luck with this?
I just recently purchased a G Tab. I rooted it, loaded the latest CM7 ROM (1.2 bootloader), and downloaded the latest Adobe Flash from the marketplace (I think it was 10.3)
I was able to go on facebook, switch it to the "desktop site", and start loading a game (Dragons of Atlantis).
The game loads and opens, and I can maneuver around the map for about 2 minutes, and then the whole tablet just freezes. I have to wait a few more minutes, and then if I push the power button, it turns the tablet off. I then push the power button again, and it turns back on. This happens with both Dolphin Browser HD and Skyfire. Any suggestions?
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I have the same issue, with Dungeon Overlord and Cityville -- both memory-hogging games. I figure its the lack of memory, but others don't seem to have this issue. I'm using Vegan tab Gingerbread, and wondering if I should try CM7.
hi,
did anyone got this working on their tab? im currently playing empires and allies and it opens up and i can play it, but it lags pretty bad. It aint that fast as to how you wud play on a pc. Im hav not rooted my tab and i dont plan to. Anyone got any solutions?
I have the Gtab, and am running 3558 ...when it was fresh and stock , I used to be able to save pics from the internet and set them as wallpapers by holding my finger on the pic for a couple seconds until a prompt came up for SAVE ...... now I cannot save any pics to make them wallpapers , and when I DOWNLOAD them, they are not sized properly.... How can I get the gtab to give me the SAVE option on pics like it used to when i held my finger on the screen for a couple seconds ???
i was running stock, then went to TNT LITE 4.4 , and recently went back to stock 3558 TAP TAP to experiment to see if it would help
thanks for any help in this !!
please don't take this the wrong way, but have you scrolled down?
I've done this MANY times. I'll long press on a picture to attempt to save it as wallpaper, then get discouraged when the option doesn't appear. only to find out later that when I'm presented with a menu after long pressing, I needed to scrool down to the bottom to find the "set as wallpaper" option.
it's given me more than a few "duh" moments, I'll admit.
Thanks for the info and tip, but still no luck. .... frustrating cause I know it used to work correctly .... any other ideas??
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Thanks for the info and tip, but still no luck. .... frustrating cause I know it used to work correctly .... any other ideas??
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It seems to work for me on Dolphin HD browser on TNT Lite 4.4, but not on the default browser.
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I can second that. Stock browser has some issues with that. Its good but not the best. Dolphin is the best I have used. I like aspects of others but the newest market version of dolphin makes tablet surfing a dream. Especially with text select that lets you search the word or phrase you just highlighted. Can't wait for the app by them specifically made for tablets.
Oops, rant.
Any way, try another browser
thanks again for the suggestions....tried opera , no luck ...
It USED to work fine, and then i went to TNT LITE .... could something have overwritten that file and not been properly replaced when i went back to 3558 stock ???
Here are my thoughts on the Nook Tablet and my rooting process. I try to write to be as friendly as possible for the newbies to rooting devices. This is really just a reflection of my experience with the device and my rooting effort thus far .
If money is no issue, by all means go with the 16GB. But if you really want the best bang for the buck, go with the new 8GB version over the 16. The main difference is the RAM but since we are not talking about a true multitasking device, the extra RAM does little. Even if you root and hack and upgrade and tweak the hell out of it, you'll never really do more than one thing at a time on the device itself so 512MB is usually plenty. I have found that the Nook is the perfect companion device (for references and reading) to go with my netbook (which is the pefect portable productivity device) and my rooted android cell (universal connectivity device with tether hack). Those three things working in tandum mean that I can get online anytime, anywhere, and work comfortably. Now, if I can just find an Android phone that has a battery that lasts for more than 4 hours with the wi-fi/tethering/mobile hostpot turned on.
I have successfully used jichauan89's Root for Nook Tablet 8GB (w/ Android Market) root method number 1 (the SD image). Thank you jichauan89! It was easy and worked great the first time. His procedure...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1529553
Here was my specific procedure and thoughts.
Prior to the attempt. Make sure that the device has plenty of battery power or is plugged in the wall adapter. This is a good practice for all rooting/hacking attempts on these types of devices, including cell phones and media players. I backed up the data on my SD card by simply copying all the files to a folder on my netbook's desktop.
Used Sandisk 8GB microSDHC card I had in my old Samsung Captivate. I used the SC card adapter it came with orginally to insert it into the built in SD Card reader in my Windows XP netbook.
Downloaded the SD card image from exactly where jichauan89 described.
Used Win32DiskImage.exe to format and write the image to the SD card. Worked without error. I used the safely remove hardware option in Windows to disconnect the hardware before removing the card from the reader.
Powered off the Nook Tablet 8GB.
Inserted the freshly formatted and imaged SD card into the Nook.
Held the power in until it powered on.
Saw a cardboard box. It reminded me of Amazon's frustration-free packaging.
Waited.
Saw the "Read Forever" Nook logo.
Waited exactly 3 minutes.
Held the power button in until the powered off.
Removed the SD card and set it aside. It's mission is complete.
Held the power button in until it powered on.
Routine booting began.
Upon boot completion, I clicked the n button and selected "search". I searched for "market". It found the Android Market. Don't look for "play". The hack itself uses an old version of the market that will upgrade itself to Google Play after you run it (as long as you are connected to WiFi).
At this point, your device is rooted successfully. Anything else you do is really just gravy. I suggest doing the NT Hidden Settings to allow sideloading and I also suggesting doing the hack to stop updates so that you get to keep all your hard (not really) rooting working in tact if and when B&N rolls out 1.4.3 of the Nook's firmware. Here are the additional steps that I took, again, this is all thanks to jichauan89's simple instructions and the feedback given in his thread. Also note, when I did have issues, I kept reading the thread rather than jumping the gun and posting my own questions. All the answers were already there...
I installed NT Hidden Settings from the market.
I immediately used the hack to allow 3rd party apps. There was some confusion and error here. I ran it a few times and it didn't appear to do anything, but then I pressed the n button once and a super user screen appeared asking me to give NT Hidden Settings rights, which I allowed. I tried the 3rd party hack a few more times to no avail. I rebooted the device and tried and tried and it wasn't working and the check mark on the previous screen for allowing Uknown Sources simply seemed to uncheck itself. I was watching the new episode of South Park on TV and at one point I reran the hack for about the 300th time it felt, a message came up that the app had been given SU rights, and I moved my attention to South Park for several minutes. When my eyes came back to the Nook, I checked the Unknown sources setting again, and it was checked, all by itslef. Lesson, I believe that the 3rd party app hack takes a few minutes to actually do anything after it is granted SU rights but doesn't give any notification that it is successful (or I missed it while grandma was trying to make Butters eat a urinal cake). I believe the app checks the Unknown Sources box itself as a part of its script and all the other times I had run the hack, I was just being impatient. After several reboots, the check now stays.
I then ran the NT Hidden Settings hack to keep updates from being installed. I was notified almost immediately that the installation was successful.
I then installed Go Launcher and HomeCatcher. I got Homecatcher from an XDA forum post and not from the Android Market. After running HomeCatcher, I clicked the n button and selected home and I was prompted to choose between a little andorid guy and the stock nook launcher. I made sure that put a check in the box to make this decision default (which i kind of wish i didn't, but it should be easily undone) and then selected the Andorid icon. Now whenever I select home, it goes to the Go Launcher app, awesome.
I also immediately installed File Expert and Titanium Backup and everything seems to work perfectly.
I then installed the Amazon App Market from Amazon.com in the Nook's stock browser. Every app from their seems to fail and says "SD card required" or some such thing. I am assuming that if I put the SD card back in everthing would work fine, but I'm not sure why this is an issue. Shouldn't it be able to use the Nook Tablet's internal memory? I'll keep testing.
The only thing I'm thinking about now is that I want to find the fastest way to switch back and forth between the stock B&N launcher and Go Launcher. I like B&N's ecosystem, even though it is limited, but I enjoy the advantages I get from walking in the store and getting to read books and even though the user interface of their digital store is one of the dumbest things I have ever seen, I find myself wanting to us it because I support Barnes & Noble a lot and wish them the best. I do, however, wish they would listen to all of us who are *****ing about their Market's limitations and ridiculous pricing and either treat the device more like a tablet like the name implies. But I'm preaching to the choir, right?
Try installing adw launcher, it should break the default status of go launcher, I'm not positive if there is a way to disable it other than that.
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You can actually go into the application settings and clear the cache and clear the defaults for HomeCatcher and then do a force stop. Run it again in the app drawer and the next time you click the n button it will ask wich launcher to run again. I made sure I didn't select the default action checkbox this time. Now everytime i hit n, it asks which launcher I want to use. I like it! Quick access to my wonderful root stuff and just as quick access to to an (essentially) stock Nook environment.
I have read it and did not find anything about pre-requisites. So am I totally safe doing this from a stock 8gb 1.4.2 nook tablet with no prior mods installed?
I understand the risks involved of course.
Piercing Heavens said:
I have read it and did not find anything about pre-requisites. So am I totally safe doing this from a stock 8gb 1.4.2 nook tablet with no prior mods installed?
I understand the risks involved of course.
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If you're just looking to root, then yes, use the method linked in this thread.
The "N" button
I rooted mine and everything worked fine.
I installed Button Savior and use that when I wanna be in Android tablet mode for going to the home screen and I just leave the Barnes & Noble 'n' as it is so when I press it I can go straight to the B&N look. It's pretty easy.
But this thread has been a great help to me.
Thanks
I followed a very similar procedure and everything worked great the first time, thanks to this board!
Thanks
I wanted to throw a thanks out to you as well.
I read your post as well as jichuan's post before I even tried anything.
The only issue I have had is the "unknown sources" not staying checked.
Like you, I tried and tried to get it to stick, finally looked away for a bit, and poof! Magically it's checked. Maybe patience is indeed a virtue! However, I can not for the life of me get HomeCatcher to install. I am rooted obviously as I was able to download NT Hidden Settings from the Play store. Any ideas, or did I overlook something?
I had a lot of problems with unknown sources but it just happened all by itself
1.4.3
Doesn't seem to be working with 1.4.3. I installed NT Hidden settings and some apps from the play store but they are nowhere to be seen.
THANK YOU!!!!!
Thank you!!! I did this to my NOOK Table and it's working fine!! Thanks!! :laugh:
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I'm hoping someone can help me.
I rooted my NT last week (using these tips and tricks) and installed a bunch of stuff on it. And just today I installed the BEATS AUDIO on it and it asked me to reset the device... upon resetting it, it started up like a stock NT and I had to re-register it. Does that mean my device is no longer rooted?
I have an SD card on there and I did a backup using Titanium, but I'm not able to access the apps or get to NT Hidden Settings to download anything. When I navigate the web to the play store I'm able to see that it recognizes some of the apps as installed, but I cannot even download an apk or get anything to download through the play store even though it says a download will begin soon. Also, in the SEARCH option I do not get an option to choose where to search, it's just a general nook search.
I hope this is enough information. I want to try to re-root it but am afraid I might brick it.
PLEASE HELP!
Was your NT running 1.4.2? If so check to see if it's now on 1.4.3 in which case you had an OTA update which un-rooted your tablet.
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Was your NT running 1.4.2? If so check to see if it's now on 1.4.3 in which case you had an OTA update which un-rooted your tablet.
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still on 1.4.2.
I guess somehow it reset itself and I lost the root. I had to reroot it and use titanium to get most of my files back. So glad I had set up a backup right before I downloaded the app. I ended up deleting the beats installer and just installed Volume+.
I'm still not sure what went wrong.
Ok so ive seen a few threads with this problem. My wife is on the nook tablet it updates and she selects B&N instead of go launcher. Ive seen to download the link tgps.apk but that link seems to be dead so i tried the nt hidden link. It tries to download for a long time and never finishs. Ive downloaded a browser thru the nook free browser and wondering if it the problem. Ive got the tgps file on the sd card from when i rooted it the first time, but im getting the message about not being able to open this type of file. So should i try another browser, or how do i get it to allow the use of the already downloaded file?
So the nook updated itself and you lost root and now can't get to your go launcher? If that's the case, you can check to see if go launcher is still installed by clicking on the 'N' button at the bottom and going to search, then search for go. If the app is still installed it should show up and you can run it. If you do not see the go launcher anymore I would suggest re-rooting it the same way you did the last time. Then make sure you have the homecatcher app installed so you can set your home button to the launcher you want.
go launcher updated i think sine i didnt see it. i know when go launcher on my phone updates the first time i i go to the main screen it ask me what i want to use. so im pretty sure its the same on the table. the n button doesnt bring the "old menus" like search up because its removed when it was rooted. i can still get to the tpgs.apk by another route but it wont run like the first post describes.
Let me start by saying that I am completely new to all of this type of technology. I have never rooted or done anything like this before. However, I was successful in putting the CM7 on my 8gb Nook tablet using an SD card...It has worked great for the past few weeks, but all of the sudden whenever I try to open the web browser it causes my tablet to reboot back to the original Nook software every time...Like I said I do not know much about this kind of stuff so I am not even sure how to even start to figure out what the problem is. The nook tablet is running on Android version 2.3.7 and the Kernel version says 2.6.35.7. I apologize if this has been addressed elsewhere but I feel like I have searched high and low for a resolution for this problem and I have not been able to find anything. I have however tried taking the sd card out and putting it back in which didn't change the outcome. If anyone can help me I would be so thankful...Also, if there is anyone who can help me with this please try to explain it to me in simple terms as I am not very fluent in the technical terms for this type of information!
Is there anything else that you can tell that will make your tablet do a random reboot? Or is it ONLY opening up the browser?
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Solar.Plexus said:
Is there anything else that you can tell that will make your tablet do a random reboot? Or is it ONLY opening up the browser?
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As far as I can tell it is only when opening the browser...The first time it happened I went to the settings and was looking around (didn't change anything) and it just randomly rebooted but it only did that once. I have since looked around in settings and it hasn't done it. It just happens when opening the browser...My home page comes up like it's going to work and then it just goes blank and the n screen comes up.