Hi,
First THANK YOU for all your hard work.
I have rooted my Nook, its perfect!
But B&N had to reset my web account, so I have to erase and de-register. Then re- register.
What would you recommend as easiest full backup method to get me back to where I am now.
I do have the SDK loaded.
Thank you,
Joe
FACTS:
I got Nook on Friday, registered it and could read and order books. Rooted it, it was terrific, duplicated all the apps on my EVO (non phone apps. ) Then I go to web site, they make me create a new account. I use same Email and password.
Well the accounts are not linked. so I have to erase and de-register.
I tried backed up applications to my PC, and copied my SD card over.
Is that It? or should I use an image back up.
TIA!!
Joe
wowmail said:
Hi,
First THANK YOU for all your hard work.
I have rooted my Nook, its perfect!
But B&N had to reset my web account, so I have to erase and de-register. Then re- register.
What would you recommend as easiest full backup method to get me back to where I am now.
I do have the SDK loaded.
Thank you,
Joe
FACTS:
I got Nook on Friday, registered it and could read and order books. Rooted it, it was terrific, duplicated all the apps on my EVO (non phone apps. ) Then I go to web site, they make me create a new account. I use same Email and password.
Well the accounts are not linked. so I have to erase and de-register.
I tried backed up applications to my PC, and copied my SD card over.
Is that It? or should I use an image back up.
TIA!!
Joe
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Before restoring, try opening NookColor Tools app, go to settings, then at the bottom, there are three links called Wireless, click on the second one, and I think it'll let you register again without restoring anything.
If you don't have NookColorTools yet, it's in an xda thread.
This isn't the Q&A section or general section.
Apply your question(s) in the proper sub-forum, cause you picked the wrong one.
Posting in the wrong forum might result in a temporary vacation
Hi there guys.
First I just want to explain that I am not new to Android in general, but have almost no knowledge of Samsung models specifically. It seems they work much differently than my xperia, and so I am lost.
Anyway,
My niece has a Rogers captivate, stock 2.3.3 that was password protected. She changed the password to something new, and the phone glitched and won't accept the pass now.
Her password was very simple, only one word, so we know it was the phone and not her mistake. We tried different spellings, even typos just in case. Didn't work.
Basically, now she's locked out. I read on multiple sites the phone would ask for her email (we know those details ofc), but instead it just does a 30 second timer, then allows the pass to be put in again..
I'm trying to find out how to disable the password without wiping the phone. She has a lot of games, and some apps that are no longer in the market. Is it possible to install recovery and use an update zip to replace the file where that setting is stored? Or alternately, would we be able to access adb from recovery and do it that way?
The bottom line is that we need this:
A way that allows her to keep the apps and personal data while removing the password.
Thanks in advance.
UPDATE: I couldn't find info on adb password removal (I saw for pattern unlock but not password), or loading adb through recovery, so instead I did this:
-Flashed a cwm kernel with Odin
-mounted storage through cwm
-backed up everything from sd to my computer
-installed cm7
She is now enjoying cyanogen although her contacts hadn't been set to sync for some reason, so they're all gone. But hey, at least the phone is usable again.
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Don't know it this is a setting somewhere or what, but I have a question on using the Kindle app on the Nook Color running cmod 7 (7.20 stable). The app runs okay, but I seem to be missing a navigation bar once I start reading a book. It only shows the title and where I am - no options to go back to the Kindle menu (like if I want to read a different book). The only way I can get back to the Kindle menu is to reboot.
I've searched the forum and the closest thread to this problem talks about changing the settings - I don't seem to have any settings to adjust. Even if I go to settings/applications/manage applications/downloaded/kindle there still aren't any changable options.
Sorry for so many questions - I'm a noob. I've searched the net on this and searched this forum with no luck.
any help is greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance!
Dave
dweaton said:
Don't know it this is a setting somewhere or what, but I have a question on using the Kindle app on the Nook Color running cmod 7 (7.20 stable). The app runs okay, but I seem to be missing a navigation bar once I start reading a book. It only shows the title and where I am - no options to go back to the Kindle menu (like if I want to read a different book). The only way I can get back to the Kindle menu is to reboot.
I've searched the forum and the closest thread to this problem talks about changing the settings - I don't seem to have any settings to adjust. Even if I go to settings/applications/manage applications/downloaded/kindle there still aren't any changable options.
Sorry for so many questions - I'm a noob. I've searched the net on this and searched this forum with no luck.
any help is greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance!
Dave
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On my device I only have to tap the middle of the page and the menus all pop up.
Sent from my Nook Color running ParanoidAndroid and Tapatalk
Still no go......
Tried that - I still only get the title at the top and the how much I've read meter at the bottom - no menu.
Thanks for replying!
Dave
dweaton said:
Tried that - I still only get the title at the top and the how much I've read meter at the bottom - no menu.
Thanks for replying!
Dave
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What version of the Kindle app are you using? Try updating to the latest version.
Also try playing with the settings in cm. Go to settings, cyanogenmod settings, tablet tweaks, and play with checking and unchecking disable full screen.
Sent from my NookColor using Tapatalk
uh.....I'm not sure
Thanks for the reply! I downloaded the Kindle app via Amazon, so hopefully it is whatever is their latest. I sure didn't know about the settings, so I'll give the go and see what happens! I do get the drop down from the top stating the title, and the pull-up from the bottom, but the bottom only has how much I've read so far.
Thanks again!
Dave
EDIT: Well, I don't have the tablet options. Everything in there is for a phone! Seems kind of weird on a device that doesn't have a phone.
lost cm settings
I tried the cyanogenmod settings, and while everything there was for a phone, I turned off things like vibrate, etc. - pretty much everything dealing with a phone. Now when I try to go back to cyanogenmod settings, the app aborts.
I also look in the dev settings and see a config file in there that set s default resolutions, etc., and includes an option that looks like it hides the menu bar, so I used terminal (I am familiar with Linux) and checked for such a file for the system but wasn't able to locate one. I'm wondering if there's a setting like that somewhere, as I don't get any back arrows, menu, etc., just on the pages, and was wondering if that was also stopping me from getting the full menu bar in the Kindle app?
So you do NOT see the word Kindle in orange Aa, magnifying glass and three vertical dots and a bookmark icon as well as the blue dot and position in book at the bottom of screen when you touch anywhere that is NOT the far left and far right of the screen?
And you do NOT see the back, home, recent apps and "menu" button in the bar at the bottom of the screen outside of the kindle window?
Dev settings? no such beast in CM7 or CM9
There is a Developer options which has nothing to do with any sort of resolutions..
I suggest you reinstall CM7.2 release from the official site, stay out of ADB, and stay away from all the various "work in progress" roms until you can actually navigate the default device...
I think you probably got a bit happy and broke something .. there is a setting in CM7 settings to disable fullscreen apps from hiding the "menubar" at the far bottom of the screen and that should be under tablet tweaks in the system settings app.
Yep, none of those
Yep - none of those. This was just after getting 7.0 stable installed and loading in the gapps, since the gapps file was dated just slightly after that release. Immediately went and got Kindle and Nook reader apps. Tried them to be sure they looked like they were working and then applied the zip of 7.2 stable. I didn't try the cyanogenmod settings until later when it was posted in this thread. Again, there are no options in there for a tablet - only a phone. I don't mind going back and doing everything over, just as long as I don't end up in that deadly embrace of things aborting and google market not working. I'll let you know what happens.
If I flush out the Kindle cache I can get back to seeing my titles, but that really defeats the purpose of reading on the device.
Something is not right
Okay, I downloaded everything again and made the microSD. I booted the microSD, did the format data/system reset, went to mounts and did the format /system, while there I tried the format /data - it fails. I had noticed before that when the data/system reset is run and completes, I can no longer do anything - I have to manually power off, wait a while, and power back on. Did all that, went to advance and cleared the kelvich or whatever it's call cash. Installed the cmod7.20 stable. Took out the microSD and rebooted. All of my old apps, etc., are still there. I also was looking at settings and see that the settings I changed were under "phone", not using the cyanomod settings app - it still just aborts.
So, what have I got to do to completely clean all this stuff off and then try installing again? As you can imagine, the number of attempts, partial successes, successes (at least I thought it was only the Kindle app that wasn't showing the menu), etc., we're talking all kinds of hours starting Monday night - probably at least 10 hours each day. Now I'm no further than when I started. For now I'm going to load the old 1.4.1 image again for the umpteenth time and hope someone can tell me how to clear this all up, or else recommend a different android that will run on the Nook Color without problems.
I still think if I can clear EVERYTHING (well, not /boot, obviously) so I'm starting with a CLEAN slate again it may help. I just don't have a clue how to do that using cwm recovery.
Still no good
I redownloaded everything again, created the microsd and tried to install 1.4.1 just to get back to a clean starting point. Can't get beyond where it asks for B&N userid/password as the keyboard shows for about 1/2 a second, no matter what I do. So, I tried the format data/system reset again and just loaded in the cmod 7.20 stable. Again, after booting, everything is still there - the google apps and all. How do I get rid of all this stuff so I can try an install from a clean slate? Right now I've been going thru all the data folders I can find and manually removing everything there. I would like to delete a lot of apps, but I never seem to be able to "uninstall".
So, before I start over again, can someone tell me how to clear EVERYTHING (except /boot, /emmc [unless I need to],/sd*) so I have a clean system first?
Thanks!
Dave
dweaton said:
I redownloaded everything again, created the microsd and tried to install 1.4.1 just to get back to a clean starting point. Can't get beyond where it asks for B&N userid/password as the keyboard shows for about 1/2 a second, no matter what I do. So, I tried the format data/system reset again and just loaded in the cmod 7.20 stable. Again, after booting, everything is still there - the google apps and all. How do I get rid of all this stuff so I can try an install from a clean slate? Right now I've been going thru all the data folders I can find and manually removing everything there. I would like to delete a lot of apps, but I never seem to be able to "uninstall".
So, before I start over again, can someone tell me how to clear EVERYTHING (except /boot, /emmc [unless I need to],/sd*) so I have a clean system first?
Thanks!
Dave
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Boot to CWM and do a factory reset. If you don't have CWM on emmc, make a bootable CWM SD. You can get one on my tips thread linked in my signature. A factory reset clears /data, /cache and clears any apps you may have installed to SD. It does not touch boot, system or emmc media.
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leapinlar said:
Boot to CWM and do a factory reset. If you don't have CWM on emmc, make a bootable CWM SD. You can get one on my tips thread linked in my signature. A factory reset clears /data, /cache and clears any apps you may have installed to SD. It does not touch boot, system or emmc media.
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That's what I've been doing - format data/factory reset option from cwm. Before rebuilding the entire microSD on my Windows PC I have also done a complete format of the media. I then boot CWM from the microSD and install the cmod7 7.20 stable zip - I always assumed this was going straight to the device since when I remove the microSD and boot cmod7 is there. However, none of the pre-existing apps are gone - everything is still there.
I've tried using CWM, advanced options, and format /data - it always fails. So I'm wondering if perhaps the format of /data the is part of the factory reset also fails but the script doesn't error out. Right now I'm going through an extremely time consuming task of manually removing the files and folders in /data via the terminal and su so I get the permissions. If there is another quicker way to clear /data I'd sure appreciate knowing. I've tried some of the treed removes from my Linux experience but they don't seem to work.
Thanks!
Dave
EDIT: forgot to mention - I'm trying your partition restores from the link in your signature - only the "safe" ones - I don't to do that partition 2 stuff and really mess up. Perhaps this will clean everything off.
Thank you thank you thank you!!!!!
leapinlar said:
Boot to CWM and do a factory reset. If you don't have CWM on emmc, make a bootable CWM SD. You can get one on my tips thread linked in my signature. A factory reset clears /data, /cache and clears any apps you may have installed to SD. It does not touch boot, system or emmc media.
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I followed the link and did the repartitioning and formating with the first 2 scripts (left partition 2 alone!). Installed 7.20 stable - I now have the bar at the bottom of my screens. I'm waiting to format a 16gb microSD then I'm going to try the Kindle app out again, but I'd say this looks REALLY promising! Your scripts did what I wanted to do - they cleared everything out!
Thank you SO much!!!!!
Dave
Thank to everyone!
I just wanted to post a big THANK YOU to all the people who made cwm and cmod 7 so this whole thing would even be possible. Thanks to everyone here who helped me! Now "all" I have to do is just try to learn this! Maybe some place down the road I might try some programming, but I don't know how different it will be from my C using GTK++ on Linux. But first, to learn!
Thank you everyone SO much!
Dave
dweaton said:
That's what I've been doing - format data/factory reset option from cwm. Before rebuilding the entire microSD on my Windows PC I have also done a complete format of the media. I then boot CWM from the microSD and install the cmod7 7.20 stable zip - I always assumed this was going straight to the device since when I remove the microSD and boot cmod7 is there. However, none of the pre-existing apps are gone - everything is still there.
I've tried using CWM, advanced options, and format /data - it always fails. So I'm wondering if perhaps the format of /data the is part of the factory reset also fails but the script doesn't error out.
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I know you got it all working and I am glad, but just for future reference, the problem you were having probably stemmed from using an old version of CWM. You have to use version 3.2.0.1 or newer or the format of data will fail on the newer nooks. The one in my tips thread is the newest version.
Thanks!
leapinlar said:
I know you got it all working and I am glad, but just for future reference, the problem you were having probably stemmed from using an old version of CWM. You have to use version 3.2.0.1 or newer or the format of data will fail on the newer nooks. The one in my tips thread is the newest version.
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I did look at the the tar file I downloaded when I was trying to install from a 4gb microSD - it does say only 3.0.2.8, so I'm sure the 16gb I ended up installing from was probably the same, so I'll go grab what you recommended!
Since I don't want to have the problem again, I'm DEFINITELY going to follow your advise!
I had another suspicion for what may have happened, and why I had so much problem from the get-go with cmod 7 - I tried someone else's "put android on your nook" thing, which I know tried to root the nook and then dump some stuff in, and that didn't end up working.
I'm just glad your posts have gotten me going correctly!! BTW - the Kindle app works fine now, too!
Again, thank you SO much!!
Dave
Want to make sure I get this all right
You've been such a great help - I hope you don't mind a couple of more questions:
- The new CWM you recommend is the 5.x.x.x that's on the link, correct?
- Are there any newer releases of Android for the Nook Color? Right now I don't know anything about Android (complete noob [LOVE the movie on the registration page!] ). I know someone who is quite versed in all of this he mentioned that I'm running some name (honeycomb or something like that) and that there are newer ones out there (maybe that was honeycomb). At any rate, are there some updates I could run to make this any "better"? I know the version I'm running also seems to think it's a phone - is there one where it actually thinks it's a tablet?
Again, thank you SO much!
Dave :good:
dweaton said:
You've been such a great help - I hope you don't mind a couple of more questions:
- The new CWM you recommend is the 5.x.x.x that's on the link, correct?
- Are there any newer releases of Android for the Nook Color? Right now I don't know anything about Android (complete noob [LOVE the movie on the registration page!] ). I know someone who is quite versed in all of this he mentioned that I'm running some name (honeycomb or something like that) and that there are newer ones out there (maybe that was honeycomb). At any rate, are there some updates I could run to make this any "better"? I know the version I'm running also seems to think it's a phone - is there one where it actually thinks it's a tablet?
Again, thank you SO much!
Dave :good:
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Yes that CWM is attached to my tips thread linked in my signature.
You can try CM9 which is tablet based, but it is still in alpha and not as stable as CM7. Don't use honeycomb, it is old and very buggy.
Thanks!
Thanks again for the info! I'll get that copy of cwm right away. Since CM9 is still early, I'll wait on any updates. I really don't know anything yet, but I am having fun with the Nook Color being all Android now. It's nice having the Kindle app and the Nook app - this way have all my books on 1 device, and that works great!
Thanks again!
Dave :good:
Hi Guys,
I have an issue accessing my P20 pro, that I PRAY someone can help me with!
So, the story goes as such. I recently updated my P20 using Hurupdate, and as part of the process i disabled Screen lock in Developer options (i didnt delete the actual PINs, fingerprints etc from the phone) in order that i can get access to the data partition in decrypted format in TWRP and update the phone.
Upgrade appeared to go fine and phone worked no problems...until I tried to re-enable and re-implement fingerprint unlock. It asked me to set up a 6 digit PIN first, which i tried, but it seemed to go around in circles. Eventually it took a PIN, and then BOOM! I was unable to use that PIN to access the phone.
I've tried the old school method of deleting the locksettings.db file from /data/system (didnt seem to be any .key files for some odd reason), and now i dont get prompted for a pin, but i get a blank desktop. This is clearly because the data partition is still encrypted and the phone cannot access the data to start up my desktop etc.
My question, is there a way to remove the PINs/Fingerprints and security setting via TWRP on the P20, in order that the data partition mounts in decrypted format?
This is really important guys, so any help would be amazing. I have photos on the phone of a family member that recently passed away very suddenly, and I would be devastated if i couldnt get them back.
Cheers all.
Have you deleted ALL locksettings files and all files with .key ending? (Oh there were no key files)
password.key
pattern.key
locksettings.db
locksettings.db-shm
locksettings.db-wal
Something like that.
Yeah they are all gone. When i reboot the phone into the OS, i just get a blank desktop and no launcher.
crstephenson said:
Hi Guys,
I have an issue accessing my P20 pro, that I PRAY someone can help me with!
So, the story goes as such. I recently updated my P20 using Hurupdate, and as part of the process i disabled Screen lock in Developer options (i didnt delete the actual PINs, fingerprints etc from the phone) in order that i can get access to the data partition in decrypted format in TWRP and update the phone.
Upgrade appeared to go fine and phone worked no problems...until I tried to re-enable and re-implement fingerprint unlock. It asked me to set up a 6 digit PIN first, which i tried, but it seemed to go around in circles. Eventually it took a PIN, and then BOOM! I was unable to use that PIN to access the phone.
I've tried the old school method of deleting the locksettings.db file from /data/system (didnt seem to be any .key files for some odd reason), and now i dont get prompted for a pin, but i get a blank desktop. This is clearly because the data partition is still encrypted and the phone cannot access the data to start up my desktop etc.
My question, is there a way to remove the PINs/Fingerprints and security setting via TWRP on the P20, in order that the data partition mounts in decrypted format?
This is really important guys, so any help would be amazing. I have photos on the phone of a family member that recently passed away very suddenly, and I would be devastated if i couldnt get them back.
Cheers all.
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Hey man,
I have got a similar situation. Did you manage to solve the issue?
You may have to go into the boot-loader and do a factory reset