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I got a new Nook Tablet and it came with 1.4.1 installed, so I downloaded the acclaim_update.zip and put it on a microSD card and successfully downgraded to 1.4.0 but had to do a factory reset and opted out of the "out of box experience".
The problem seems to be that I have a Windows 7 64 bit system and this prevents me from "upgrading" the drivers on my system so that I can root the tablet.
Would it be easier to use the script for rooting the tablet using a Linux system?
I am going to see if I can find that script online in case that is the only way to go.
I do not have a 32 bit Windows system.
thanks
I have Windows 7 x64 bits and i had no problems at all even having my LG GT 540 drivers installed, i have windows update disabled "never check for updates" and before install the drivers u need to run the runmefirst.bat if you are having conflict with drivers there is a step by step guide try that and report back. Also do not run as administrator the .bat scripts. In my FAQ (link in my signature) there are other links to troubleshoot drivers if needed.
~ Veronica
I can't offer you much help, but I rooted my NT (1.4.0 out of the box) twice on two different machines running Win7 x64 without issue...
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lavero.burgos said:
I have Windows 7 x64 bits and i had no problems at all even having my LG GT 540 drivers installed, i have windows update disabled "never check for updates" and before install the drivers u need to run the runmefirst.bat if you are having conflict with drivers there is a step by step guide try that and report back. Also do not run as administrator the .bat scripts.
~ Veronica
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Note also that I had two "runmedirst.bat" files - one packed with the drivers and one with zergrush. The first time I tried I used the wrong one and couldn't root. I *think* you want the one that was packed with zergrush.
lavero.burgos said:
I have Windows 7 x64 bits and i had no problems at all even having my LG GT 540 drivers installed, i have windows update disabled "never check for updates" and before install the drivers u need to run the runmefirst.bat if you are having conflict with drivers there is a step by step guide try that and report back. Also do not run as administrator the .bat scripts. In my FAQ (link in my signature) there are other links to troubleshoot drivers if needed.
~ Veronica
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Thanks for the reply. The problem is that the moment I connect to wifi on the NT, it will be upgraded to 1.4.1, right? Can I download the TGPS_Launcher.apk on a pc and copy the file to MicroSD card and install from there? I am unable to install apk's at the moment since no installer is on the NT and I think I can only install from Market. I don't know how to get around this problem.
LordGibson said:
Note also that I had two "runmedirst.bat" files - one packed with the drivers and one with zergrush. The first time I tried I used the wrong one and couldn't root. I *think* you want the one that was packed with zergrush.
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Thanks for this tip. I will look for the second script. It is likely I used the wrong one. If I do not see it, I will look for a separate Zergrush. I know I have one file or directory by that name with the drivers I downloaded.
spottedtadpole said:
Thanks for the reply. The problem is that the moment I connect to wifi on the NT, it will be upgraded to 1.4.1, right? Can I download the TGPS_Launcher.apk on a pc and copy the file to MicroSD card and install from there? I am unable to install apk's at the moment since no installer is on the NT and I think I can only install from Market. I don't know how to get around this problem.
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You must install the drivers in order to root. LordGibson is right use the runmefirst.bat from Nook&Zergy.zip i too had issues with the runmefirst.bat from the drivers.zip
lavero.burgos said:
I have Windows 7 x64 bits and i had no problems at all even having my LG GT 540 drivers installed, i have windows update disabled "never check for updates" and before install the drivers u need to run the runmefirst.bat if you are having conflict with drivers there is a step by step guide try that and report back. Also do not run as administrator the .bat scripts. In my FAQ (link in my signature) there are other links to troubleshoot drivers if needed.
~ Veronica
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I downloaded the other Zergy and drivers files and had the same problems. I think the problem is the Windows 7 system and I could not get the "new" drivers to install. I will check your FAQ and if that does not work, I will try to get it rooted via Linux, but that approach seems not so easy.
Also, do I need to make a new Google account in order to download an app to the tablet? I tried it and it just sends the app to my phone.
thanks
Windows 7 64-bit here as well. The drivers are a pain but keep trying with usbdeviewer helping you and you will get it.
Also I have rooted three times and each time I had the tablet hooked to WIFI for extended periods and never once did it show any signs of upgrading to 1.4.1
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I downloaded the other Zergy and drivers files and had the same problems. I think the problem is the Windows 7 system and I could not get the "new" drivers to install. I will check your FAQ and if that does not work, I will try to get it rooted via Linux, but that approach seems not so easy.
Also, do I need to make a new Google account in order to download an app to the tablet? I tried it and it just sends the app to my phone.
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for sideload apps like tgps_launcher.apk you dont need a google account, but for download from android market you will need one after you root.
Check out Albert's videos:
~ Veronica
I watched the video but was unable to install tgps_launcher.apk due to a parsing error. I do not think this is going to work.
I have never registered this device, I was afraid that if I did that, the device would revert to 1.4.1.
Linux also did not get this thing rooted with the NARS script. Although the Linux netbook mounts the tablet and I can see the files on it, the NARS script can't find the device.
thanks
P.S. I was able to install another package called AppMenu and that allowed me to enable USB debugging. This might be helpful.
blawens said:
Windows 7 64-bit here as well. The drivers are a pain but keep trying with usbdeviewer helping you and you will get it.
Also I have rooted three times and each time I had the tablet hooked to WIFI for extended periods and never once did it show any signs of upgrading to 1.4.1
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It seems as though it will wait to upgrade when one registers the device with B&N and I have not yet done this.
lavero.burgos said:
for sideload apps like tgps_launcher.apk you dont need a google account, but for download from android market you will need one after you root.
Check out Albert's videos:
~ Veronica
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Thanks for all the help. The video showed me what (I think) I might have done wrong. I did not think it was still necessary to reboot the machine after removing a driver. That and the link the video gives for an AppMenu really helped.
I am not certain whether all went well because the window closed abruptly after I selected removal of game apps during the installation process. I only wanted to remove the games and leave everything else. Going to reboot the NT. At least if something went wrong, I know I can restart.
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Thanks for all the help. The video showed me what (I think) I might have done wrong. I did not think it was still necessary to reboot the machine after removing a driver. That and the link the video gives for an AppMenu really helped.
I am not certain whether all went well because the window closed abruptly after I selected removal of game apps during the installation process. I only wanted to remove the games and leave everything else. Going to reboot the NT. At least if something went wrong, I know I can restart.
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You can uninstall the games later manually no need to run the script again, just make sure it rooted your device and you be good to go, also do not forget to block OTA. Indirect has another post for that specifically.
Download this app to uninstall data and system applications...
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/21630798/Apps/root_app_remover_vip_4.4Final.apk
Just in case read this is you ever want to debloat:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21339441&postcount=2
~ Veronica
lavero.burgos said:
Just in case read this is you ever want to full debloat:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21339441&postcount=2
~ Veronica
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I did not full debloat because I thought I would lose all access to B&N. It happens that when I try to access B&N's Nook apps, to look for more apps, I get errors. This is probably not a big deal since I can probably get everything B&N has, from Android Market.
I did not know which launcher to install since I am unfamiliar with them. I just went with the "Go" launcher because it was first on the list; it's okay I am not voting for politicians, just a launcher for my tablet.
BTW, the first thing I did after restarting the tablet was to use Titanium Backup, then I replaced the backup files with three I had downloaded a few days ago, then I did a "restore" to those files. I checked my device information and confirmed that all went well.
I think this is why I can't access more Nook apps from B&N.
Okay so I have literally torn the internetz a new one looking for solutions to my problem.
I just bought a Nextbook premium 7s on sale at big lots for $90. Details about the device are on nextbookusa's website (it's the premium 7 resistive).
Any way my problem is that I am trying to install m****t oh sorry play store and every thing else on it. As you may or may not know cheap tablets like this aren't "google certified" and don't come with Gapps installed.
The only thing is, I need to be able to ADB to it and I cant get the drivers to work for it. Every time I try to use Google usb drivers it tells me there is no driver compatible for you device find one for 64bit blah blah. But it is a 64bit as well as 32bit driver.
Im on win7 64bit btw.
So can anyone help me?
If worse comes to worse I'll try adding values to the .inf file inside the google usb folder for the nextbook 7s. I just don't know what values to add.
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Yeah I even tried screwing with ADB in linux and nothing. I also tried just moving over the .apks that needed to be installed with adb and installing them on the tablet, that of course didn't work.
I just need someone to help me with the drivers.
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I purchased the same device last weekend... I too tried to load the apks with no success. I got the older Google market app to load but it fails when I launch it and says that I need a Google account on the device.
The manufacturer does not even have firmware up on their website for the device.
Found this while searching for the same thing. Co-worker got one & was asking me how to install apps. Found the hard way about these cheap tablets.
How to install Android Market to Nextbook Premium 7
Hi, all.
I setup my 16 Gb Nook Tablet to boot from a Cyanogenmod 7 SD card following directions that I found online somewhere about two weeks ago. It was a great process and I love my new real Android tablet. Thank you, developers!
I've been trying since this weekend to install a hello world app on my Nook. Although I see the Nook and the SD card in Device Manager when the device is plugged into the USB port of my Windows 7 laptop, I do not see it as an Android device anywhere. I would like to debug on the device from Eclipse, but Eclipse does not see the tablet (in Android Device Chooser when the Nook is plugged into the USB port). I also do not see any devices listed when I run adb devices in a cmd tool.
The one thing I have not done that I think I need to is to install an updated USB driver for the Nook. I have not had any luck finding a driver with an install script.
Can anyone point me to the drivers or a page with clear instuctions on how to get and install them? Is there anything else I need to do to see the Nook as an Android device in the adb device command and in Eclipse?
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Robert
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1474956
This thread has a video on how to install ADB drivers.
Thanks. I had seen that video, but I did not carefully follow through with the directions because I wasn't sure it was what I needed. It points you to detailed instructions on how to get the drivers installed including troubleshooting if there are problems. I am now able to debug my eclipse apps. on my Nook tablet.
I'm working on installing Ubuntu to my prime using the thread i linked below, but for part of that i need to go into my prime via desktop Ubuntu command line. The issue i'm having is that when i plug into my desktop using the USB cable, Ubuntu won't recognize my Prime and i can't move files back and forth.
The thread says to install the naked drivers (which i downloaded), but the instructions were only for windows machines. From what I can tell Ubuntu doesn't have a "Device Manager" where I could use to manually install drivers.
I've done Google searches, and searched XDA for the past week or so and I haven't come across anyone having this similar issue while using Ubuntu. If anyone can shed some light on my situation I'd greatly appreciate it.
Thanks!
How to install Ubuntu on transformer prime: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1603921
RailsRanger said:
I'm working on installing Ubuntu to my prime using the thread i linked below, but for part of that i need to go into my prime via desktop Ubuntu command line. The issue i'm having is that when i plug into my desktop using the USB cable, Ubuntu won't recognize my Prime and i can't move files back and forth.
The thread says to install the naked drivers (which i downloaded), but the instructions were only for windows machines. From what I can tell Ubuntu doesn't have a "Device Manager" where I could use to manually install drivers.
I've done Google searches, and searched XDA for the past week or so and I haven't come across anyone having this similar issue while using Ubuntu. If anyone can shed some light on my situation I'd greatly appreciate it.
Thanks!
How to install Ubuntu on transformer prime: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1603921
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Try uninstalling the drivers from your machine then reinstalling the basic Asus drivers by plugging the Prime in. If that doesn't do it then I'll have to load up my Ubuntu parition and see if I can debug with you that way.
RailsRanger said:
I'm working on installing Ubuntu to my prime using the thread i linked below, but for part of that i need to go into my prime via desktop Ubuntu command line. The issue i'm having is that when i plug into my desktop using the USB cable, Ubuntu won't recognize my Prime and i can't move files back and forth.
The thread says to install the naked drivers (which i downloaded), but the instructions were only for windows machines. From what I can tell Ubuntu doesn't have a "Device Manager" where I could use to manually install drivers.
I've done Google searches, and searched XDA for the past week or so and I haven't come across anyone having this similar issue while using Ubuntu. If anyone can shed some light on my situation I'd greatly appreciate it.
Thanks!
How to install Ubuntu on transformer prime: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1603921
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In my experience, you do not need to download any drivers to access your Prime from an Ubuntu PC -- the naked drivers are strictly a Windows thing from what I remember. You need to set up the 51-android.rules file in the /etc/udev/rules folder. And, you may or may not need to make an entry in adb_usb.ini (I believe this file is in a hidden folder) -- try it without first. If you do a little research on 51-android.rules, you will see that this is quite easy. And, the vendor and device numbers you need to plug into 51-android.rules can be obtained by typing lsusb at the terminal command line, with your Prime plugged into the PC. You also need to have debugging turn on under Developer Options in Settings. After you change the 51-android.rules file, you need to log off and log back on, so it gets run (there is another way to run it, but I do not remember how). I am away from my Prime and Ubuntu machine, but can get you further details later, if you cannot figure it out from the above information.
(P.S.) Giving you the path and file names from my memory. They are probably correct ... at least they are very close to being correct.
So, I wrote the 51-android.rules file like you suggested but I still can't access most files on my prime. When I tell it to connect as a camera i can view picutres, but when it connects as MTP I still get nothing.I looked in the /dev directory to see if i could find my SD card to continue on with the Ubuntu installation, but no luck there either.Your suggestions have been helping though, i'm getting closer. Thanks to both of you who replied so far.
RailsRanger said:
So, I wrote the 51-android.rules file like you suggested but I still can't access most files on my prime. When I tell it to connect as a camera i can view pictures, but when it connects as MTP I still get nothing.I looked in the /dev directory to see if i could find my SD card to continue on with the Ubuntu installation, but no luck there either.Your suggestions have been helping though, i'm getting closer. Thanks to both of you who replied so far.
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51-android.rules is really for giving you access to your TFP with adb and other Linux commands in Terminal (Android Debugging must be enabled under Developer Options for this to work). 51-android.rules has nothing to do with PTP (camera) or MTP, as far as I know. I really do not know what you are trying to do, or at least how you are trying to do it, so it is difficult to suggest anything. If you are just trying to copy files to the TFP, you may have better luck with Windows than Linux. I'm pretty sure that most of the TFP's file system does not show up in the Linux File Browser, when plugged in to a USB port (only PTP & MTP work, as far as I know ... both are limited).
There are many users on this site who can help you, if you explain exactly what you are trying to do.
Hi
I would like to connect my Yamaha digital piano to my Nook HD (I currently connect the paino to a PC via Midi IN/OUT to USB cable which works fine). I thought that rooting the Nook and running USB Host Check would provide the answer but the apps I have tried (Perfect Piano being the most appropriate) don't recognise a device as being connected.
I am sure there must be a way and would very much appreciate any help. Running a cable to my PC each time I want to record something is driving me crazy.
Maybe this could help: http://www.musicalandroid.com/1/pos...o-record-sound-with-your-audio-interface.html ?
According to this: http://www.mikrosonic.com/rd4-midi-android These kinds of things work best at least 4.1.x but 4.2+ would be better. Might need to try a custom rom as well then.
I've not had any experience with this stuff, just found some info for you. Hope it helps!
Connect Nook HD to Digital Piano
es0tericcha0s said:
Maybe this could help: ?
According to this:These kinds of things work best at least 4.1.x but 4.2+ would be better. Might need to try a custom rom as well then.
I've not had any experience with this stuff, just found some info for you. Hope it helps!
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Thank you very much for the info - it all looked very promising.
USB Audio Recorder won't detect the piano when connected using the midi IN/OUT cable, it is looking for a sound card.
I am thinking that it may work if I connect it via the headphone socket.
Strangely enough if I don't have a Jack to USB cable to hand - but I have ordered one as it must be worth a try!!
Many thanks again for your help
No problem. Let us know if you figure it out in case someone else is looking for a similar solution.
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es0tericcha0s said:
No problem. Let us know if you figure it out in case someone else is looking for a similar solution.
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Just to let you know that the cable didn't work! damn!
I have found USBHostSwitcher.apk on one of the forums here, which looked like it would do the trick.
I have downloaded it from a couple of locations but APK Installer comes back with an 'unable to parse' error message.
It either doesn't like my Nook, or the Android version, or ME!
The quest continues.
Thanks again for your help
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/9903887/Apps/USBHostSwitcher.apk
Found this on a Nook HD site and uploaded to my Dropbox and tested it. Installed fine for me. I don't have any use for the app, just tested to see if it installed correctly. If it still fails again, then you need to switch browsers or download on PC and transfer over.
Connect Nook HD to a digital piano
Found this on a Nook HD site and uploaded to my Dropbox and tested it. Installed fine for me. I don't have any use for the app, just tested to see if it installed correctly. If it still fails again, then you need to switch browsers or download on PC and transfer over.[/QUOTE]
Many thanks for your very quick reply.
I have downloaded the file from dropbox to my PC and copied it across to the Nook.
Unfortunately I still get an error message 'There is a problem parsing the package'.
I think it must be me that it doesn't like
Do you have adb set up so you can side load it?
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es0tericcha0s said:
Do you have adb set up so you can side load it?
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I will find this and install.
I'll try the USBHostSwitcher again.
Thanks a lot
MiddleC said:
I will find this and install.
I'll try the USBHostSwitcher again.
Thanks a lot
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
Make sure you have the right drivers installed.
Plug in Nook with USB Debugging enabled
Put USBHostSwitcher.apk into the folder you unzipped with the files for adb.
Open CMD Prompt and change directories to the adb folder
Run:
adb install USBHostSwitcher.apk <enter>
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es0tericcha0s said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
Make sure you have the right drivers installed.
Plug in Nook with USB Debugging enabled
Put USBHostSwitcher.apk into the folder you unzipped with the files for adb.
Open CMD Prompt and change directories to the adb folder
Run:
adb install USBHostSwitcher.apk <enter>
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Installed Minimal ADB and Fastboot version 1.1.3.
Whilst I can access the Nook from the PC no problem, ADB can't find the device.
Other people seem to have had the same problem - none of the solutions seem to work.
In fact at least one of them caused problems with Windows reporting that there was a problem with the Nook connection.
I have had to restore my PC to a position a couple of days ago to undo the problem.
I have installed Minimal ADB and Fastboot again but it still can't find my device.
Are you running a custom rom like CM or just whatever comes on the Nook?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2336088
This thread has a few different posts with what people had to do to get adb running.