Hello,
The Nook Color is my first Android device and so far I love it. I am booting .0.6.7 from an sd and I have a couple of questions I hope can be answered.
1. I got the Kindle app, but I cannot find it's menu (to buy from amazon or change font etc.). I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling, but all I can do so far is read the free books it came with.
2. How do I get ebooks onto the Nooks internal memory? I have an epub file in internal memory (under my files) that I could read with the stock reader, but the nook app and the kindle app does not list it.
Thanks in advance, I am trying to read and learn as much as I can, but it is a little overwhelming!
xenuprime said:
1. I got the Kindle app, but I cannot find it's menu (to buy from amazon or change font etc.). I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling, but all I can do so far is read the free books it came with.
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1. Use soft keys to bring up the row of virtual buttons. To bring up soft keys you need to either do a single or double tap on your nook button. It just depends on your configuration.
2. Select the menu button.
3. Select either Archived Items or Kindle Store.
Hope this helps with at least the first part of your issue.
Thanks a lot!
Where are the archived files from? It wants me to connect to the internet when I press it and I don't have a signal right now.
When I plug the nook (or just the sd card) into my computer how do I add books to it?
xenuprime said:
Thanks a lot!
Where are the archived files from? It wants me to connect to the internet when I press it and I don't have a signal right now.
When I plug the nook (or just the sd card) into my computer how do I add books to it?
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Archived files would be books that you've already purchased from Amazon that have not been downloaded to your device. Your nook would need an Internet connection to access those files (if you have any) as they are stored on Amazon's servers.
I'm not sure about the answer to your second question just yet. If I figure it out I'll let you know.
I appreciate the help. I am trying to get used to the menus and the way androis works.
What I did figure out is:
1.Take out the sd card and load files (epub, movies, etc)onto the stock Nook.
2.Put the sd card back in, boot up froyo, then use astro to transfer files back and forth between the internal and sd.
I recommend Aldiko for reading your own EPUBs and PDFs. It has a file browser so you can simply browse to wherever and import them. Also it supports Adobe DRM so you can download Library eBooks straight from their sites.
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That sounds a lot easier than my workaround. I will try it tonight!
Speaking of library access, I heard the Philadelphia library sells memberships to anyone for $15 a year.
xenuprime said:
That sounds a lot easier than my workaround. I will try it tonight!
Speaking of library access, I heard the Philadelphia library sells memberships to anyone for $15 a year.
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WTF??? They make you pay??? My library is free and gives me access to online Audiobook/eBook loaning. Some of the other Libraries in it's network make you pay for things like DVD loans but I can understand that. But $15 for a Membership, that sortof defeats the purpose of a Library. I heard Philly was seriously cutting back on their Library budget (even closing a few) but Paid Membership? What's this world coming too?
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I should have clarrified. If you are out of state you have to pay the $15 fee.
xenuprime said:
I should have clarrified. If you are out of state you have to pay the $15 fee.
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Oohhh... Ok that makes more sense. Sorry about going off the wall a bit.
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So working with the CM7 nightly builds and the nook app for android, I'm struck by how much I'm finding I like the nook app better than the nookcolor home and reader. I can read my bought books, sideload books and everything else. On top of that I get pageturn animations that don't exist on the stock reader. The font selection is a bit more limited and some of the interface doesn't seem as refined, but it really doesn't seem that much of a tradeoff.
Anybody else running CM7? What are your impressions of the nook app?
I use the nook app on my phone, so that is what I was already used to. It did run sluggish on the NC the first time I used it, but I realoaded it and it is fine now.. mainly slow page turns.
does the Nook App have the same features as the Home one - Notes, Look Up, Highlight? what are the real limitations comparing to stock? that's the only thing that stops me from upgrade now, the whole reader integration on stock.
Does the nook app require you to import your sideloaded books like aldiko or is it like the nook home, and uses a file manager to locate books?
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I only did a quick try using the Nook App, but the one major downside I noticed is no support for magazine subscriptions. However, not much of a problem for those of you who don't have them. Also the look up, notes, highlighting etc built into the NC stock aren't available in the app. Everyone is entitiled to their opinion, but the only thing I consider better on the Nook App are the page turn animations and that really doesn't improve the use as much as the additional support and features available on the stock app. That's why I'm waiting for CM7 sd image, guess I'll have to stick with my stock emmc for reading and nookie froyo sd for tablet features until them.
I wish you could tap to turn the page in the app (or am I doing something wrong?).
With the Android Nook App (not the Nook Color Stock Reader/Library) - is there a way to move sideloaded books to the "Library" ?
Or do they just remain as "My Files".
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I wish you could tap to turn the page in the app (or am I doing something wrong?).
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I am able to tap to turn the page.
I like the look and feel of the stock Nook Home but I definitely prefer the performance increases in CM7 vs stock Eclair.
I much prefer the Market Nook app. In fact when I first used the nook my wife commented on how "slow" the stock reader went through pages.
I don't really use the nook app either way myself (prefer Amazon), but I must admit that without the Market Nook app I couldn't tell people I have a tablet because the first thing they ask for (to demonstrate) is page turn animations. iPad set the bar there, and B&N out of the box didn't deliver....
I am having a problem importing epub files into the Nook app I am running phiremod nook V4.1 rom. I copied a epub file into the my files folder but it doesn't show up in the apps my files.
I don't really get the page turn animations? What's the point? Doesn't it slow down page turns?
I used the stock rooted setup for a few days, and then installed rom along with Nook App.
I didnt like the Nook App because of the lack of magazine/newspaper support.
The stock Nook setup is better IMO, it just feels better overall in terms of really getting the most out of your nookcolor. Magazines, newspapers, etc..
Oh and turn page animation? really? LOL c'mon ppl. I'm going to pay an extra $300 for page turn feature??
Is there anyway to use the stock nook setup with a custom rom?
"Also the look up, notes, highlighting etc built into the NC stock aren't available in the app."
I just tried these things and they work fine in the app. It would be nice to have the dictionary built in but hey, I have the dicitonary.com app if I really need to know. (On CM7)
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So working with the CM7 nightly builds and the nook app for android, I'm struck by how much I'm finding I like the nook app better than the nookcolor home and reader. I can read my bought books, sideload books and everything else. On top of that I get pageturn animations that don't exist on the stock reader. The font selection is a bit more limited and some of the interface doesn't seem as refined, but it really doesn't seem that much of a tradeoff.
Anybody else running CM7? What are your impressions of the nook app?
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How are you getting the app to work on the nightly builds? I am able to get in the app click stuff but if i download a book it just says file not supported. Also I had a couple of books on my sd card and moved them to the books folder for the app and it doesnt work either. Would you mins telling me how you got it to work? Thanks
I admit that of the Nook App for Android versus the Nook App for Stock that I much preferred the stock one.
But I really love the Nook as a tablet rather than a simple eReader, so I cancelled my magazine subscriptions this last week rather than having to go back to stock to read them.
b&n, if you actually read these forums, PLEASE give us magazine and newspaper subscriptions with the Nook for Android app, I promise that I will subscribe if you do!!
The Nook app won't download the "Read to me" children's books I bought. Otherwise I'd stop using the ROM on SD.
I too like using the Nook App on CM7 but has anyone figured out how to get the covers to show up for sideloaded content? Most of my stuff is copied over from my Calibre library, all covers show up fine in Aldiko but in the Nook app, no covers. Not a big deal really but just thought I would throw it out there in case someone has a fix.
bobzdar said:
I don't really get the page turn animations? What's the point? Doesn't it slow down page turns?
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It gives you that nostalgic feeling of yonder days I know we are trying to save trees here but some of us still want that feeling of flipping through pages.
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I figured it out..
Hi All,
Devs and Members,
I have recently purchased the NC for my wife as a plain ol' e-reader, but after reading about rooting and all the cool stuff you can do with it I have been testing it out on the NC we have. I have to say I am impressed, not bad for buying the NC for $200 off of Craigslist. SO after reading for days on this awesome forum, I took a leap an jump right into rooting the NC using auto-nooter 3.0.0. After a few days of messing with around with it, I installed Nookie Froyo 6.8 emm 3 last night. WOW what a difference it is now compared to when we just got it. I havent had any issues with it, but if there is any opinions or advice on what apps to install next or what should I try next.....please feel free to leave me some comments. I will happily try it out and post some feed back as well as giving you thanks for your thanks meters!!!
Thanks In Advance
Ray.
Well now that you no longer have any of the NC B&N Apps I suggest getting some eReader Apps.
-Nook App (If you want Nook Books, but Magazines and Kid Books won't work)
-Kindle App (If you have Kindle Books or Mobi books)
-Aldiko App (For Reading PDFs and EPUB, also supports Adobe DRM so you can get Library eBooks)
-Titanium Backup App & Buy the Pro Key (For Batch Backup/Restore of Apps and Settings in case an App update brakes an App or you Switched ROMs)
That's a Good Start.
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HI,
The NC is my first real eBook reader - and one of the most useful/interesting
apps is an opensource PC/MAC program Calibre - and eBook library management
utility. It will download covers, reviews and convert many formats. It will also
d/l to your device etc. See: http://calibre-ebook.com/
There is a (paid) app in the library that can link to Calibre as well: "Calibre Library",
but you can also use other tools with Calibre to get your eBooks onto device.
Not mentioned above is FBreader, another eBook reader app. which has a syncing
tool available on the market: FBSync, to keep bookmarks and books in sync - useful
when you are trying different ROMs.
ROM: Cyanogenmod7 (Gingerbread) nightlies work very well for me.
I use Button Savior as my soft key application, it has worked well for me. The
on screen buttons are quiet reading in bed at night.
I bought Repligo for PDF reading, the text reflow seems to work 'ok' for me, but
NC is not an ideal PDF reader.
Peter
japzone said:
Well now that you no longer have any of the NC B&N Apps I suggest getting some eReader Apps.
-Nook App (If you want Nook Books, but Magazines and Kid Books won't work)
-Kindle App (If you have Kindle Books or Mobi books)
-Aldiko App (For Reading PDFs and EPUB, also supports Adobe DRM so you can get Library eBooks)
-Titanium Backup App & Buy the Pro Key (For Batch Backup/Restore of Apps and Settings in case an App update brakes an App or you Switched ROMs)
That's a Good Start.
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Thanks.....already have the nook app since the wife has purchased a few books from there. Will give the others a try just to see if there is a difference in reading material. I usually download pdf magazines does this aldiko app work well for this? Again thanks for you replies!!
pmilford said:
HI,
The NC is my first real eBook reader - and one of the most useful/interesting
apps is an opensource PC/MAC program Calibre - and eBook library management
utility. It will download covers, reviews and convert many formats. It will also
d/l to your device etc.
There is a (paid) app in the library that can link to Calibre as well: "Calibre Library",
but you can also use other tools with Calibre to get your eBooks onto device.
Not mentioned above is FBreader, another eBook reader app. which has a syncing
tool available on the market: FBSync, to keep bookmarks and books in sync - useful
when you are trying different ROMs.
ROM: Cyanogenmod7 (Gingerbread) nightlies work very well for me.
I use Button Savior as my soft key application, it has worked well for me. The
on screen buttons are quiet reading in bed at night.
I bought Repligo for PDF reading, the text reflow seems to work 'ok' for me, but
NC is not an ideal PDF reader.
Peter
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You know I am pretty interested in this Cyanogenmod7 but does it work well? are the devs still ironing out some wrinkles with this ROM? Gingerbread....so this is android 2.3? Is there a way to speed up the NC......maybe overclock?!?!?
HI,
Yes Cyanogenmod 7 works well, even though they haven't released the stable
final release yet. Weak areas are video playback and battery life. Both sound like
they will improve. The Phiremod version based on CM7 is a bit easier.
There are over-clock kernels for all versions of Nook Android, see:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=925451
Peter
rican199 said:
Thanks.....already have the nook app since the wife has purchased a few books from there. Will give the others a try just to see if there is a difference in reading material. I usually download pdf magazines does this aldiko app work well for this? Again thanks for you replies!!
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Aldiko works fine. It supports Zooming too.
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the CyanogenMod 7 (CM7) ROM comes with an overclocked Kernel, once you start it up you can go into their options and up it to 925mhz, which makes this thing run GREAT! Also, battery life isn't bad. If you use it mainly as a reading device (meaning wifi off, bluetooth off, screen fairly bright), it will last you I'd say 8 hours MINIMUM, if you're doing other things, I'd still say it'll last you 6 hours (this, of course, is actual usage time. I only charge mine very other day or every 3 days)
I love Aldiko and it is my preferred reader. The problem is epub is not as popular as it once was. I've actually heard that many amazon books do NOT have DRM and, therefore, can be easily converted to ePub via Calibre. Check out my full post (and ever growing post) about the Nook as an eBook reader in the App's and Themes forum.
Also, B&N has said that they are working on making the Nook app better to include magazine support among other things.
OK, so today I am going to flash the internal memory and install CyanogenMod 7. Is it safe to just overwrite the nookie froyo 0.6.8 I have installed or must I first bring the nook back to system default, then root it again and then install CyanogenMod 7? So any ideas which mod to install, or should I say which one has the least quirks to fix....lol If there is an easy step by step guide anyone can recommend I will go ahead and review before making the jump
Thanks again everyone....truly a great site when your lost in the clouds!!
rican199 said:
OK, so today I am going to flash the internal memory and install CyanogenMod 7. Is it safe to just overwrite the nookie froyo 0.6.8 I have installed or must I first bring the nook back to system default, then root it again and then install CyanogenMod 7? So any ideas which mod to install, or should I say which one has the least quirks to fix....lol If there is an easy step by step guide anyone can recommend I will go ahead and review before making the jump
Thanks again everyone....truly a great site when your lost in the clouds!!
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Flash it right over it, no big deal. Just make sure to follow the directions and do a full system wipe from inside CWM. I also throw my vote in that CM7 is great. I never read mazagines or newspapers from BN so the standard nook app off the market works great. Also, make sure to get the gapps zip because you will need to flash that after the nightly if you want to have the google market.
cyanogen wiki: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Barnes_&_Noble_Nook_Color:_Full_Update_Guide
A really easy way to get this process going is to use the following bootable CWM SD card, load the zips on there and flash away : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=959240
Thanks For the links "very informative" a well written guide. But no instructions for windows install....I mean is it the same as installing nookie froyo 0.6.8? Just burn on the sd card, turn off the nook color, and insert to sd card?
rican199 said:
Thanks For the links "very informative" a well written guide. But no instructions for windows install....I mean is it the same as installing nookie froyo 0.6.8? Just burn on the sd card, turn off the nook color, and insert to sd card?
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If you go the route of using a live CWM sd card, you make it the same way you make the original SD to root the nook, I think it's winimage or something along those lines as the windows program to make it. Just make sure you download the correct CWM for that SD card size.
I'll try and condense the steps as best as possible, but please read all the guides linked to get more information
1. Download the newest Cyanogen nightly from the website I posted, download the newest google apps zip, and download the correct CWM live SD card for the size of the card you're using
2. On windows use Win32DiskImage to create a live CWM mod sd
3. Place the nightly.zip and gapps.zip on the sd card
4.turn off nc, place the sd in nc, when you turn it on it will boot into cwm
5. use CWM to wipe the data on the NC
5. Choose install zip from sd card
6. install nightly zip
7. install gapps zip
turn off nc, when you turn it back on you're on cm7
also this is a link to the gapps
http://go.redirectingat.com/?id=162...installed-cm7-now-i-dont-have-market-app.html
HI,
Another walk through of installing CM7:
Long CM7 install description: (slightly dated now)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...&postcount=151
Peter
Man you guys keep amazing everyday with your help. I will do that today and post my results here.
Thanks again!!
Your help is truly appreciated!
UPDATE!!
Well installed CM7 nightly from 3/26, installed GAPPS, and also installed the updates OC Kernel w/fixed IO Pref. and it works awesome.....overclocked to 1100mhz and its way faster than when I first got it!!! Amazing.
Hey guys,
Did a search and found people with a similar issue but no solution. I bricked my NC last Friday trying to install a kernel. I got it back with recovery but now my Nook library is empty. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling the Nook app multiple times but no dice. When I look at my account from my computer, everything is still there.
Anyone know what might have happened?
66 Views and nobody has an answer???
Come on guys, somebody has to know something. It sucks because I can't read the book in any other reader because of DRM or some bull**** like that. When I try to open the epub file in any other reader I just get symbols.
Help!!!1
This is totally just a guess, but you may want to try going to settings/applications/manage applications/ view all and find nook then clear data, clear cache. I read somewhere that this sometimes helps with apps that are acting up. I hope this helps. good luck.
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This is totally just a guess, but you may want to try going to settings/applications/manage applications/ view all and find nook then clear data, clear cache. I read somewhere that this sometimes helps with apps that are acting up. I hope this helps. good luck.
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Thanks dude. I have since given up. I started using the Kindle app and that's working for me so far.
Luckily I can finish reading the book I was in the middle of because I have a Pandigital Novel at home.
I basically had the same issue, but it started a little different.
My library showed all of my books, but when I clicked to download them, it said something about could not download, call 1-800-the-book. Obviously I wasn't about to do that.
I searched around quite a bit and never found an answer that worked. I uninstalled Nook app, re-installed, and updated. That made it worse. Now I don't see any books in my library. I signed out, signed in, refreshed, etc. No luck. I moved the app to sd card, that didn't help.
I never did find an answer, so I just switched everything over to Aldiko. They even have steps on how to import books you bought from B&N.
Interestingly, I have the Nook android app installed on my Evo. Both my Nook and my Evo are on CM7. I have no problems at all with seeing my library or downloading books on my Evo.
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I never did find an answer, so I just switched everything over to Aldiko. They even have steps on how to import books you bought from B&N.
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I tried Aldiko as well. But when I try to open my B&N book it asks for a password. Moon Reader opens the book, but all I get is gibberish I guess due to DRM. Lame.
darien87 said:
I tried Aldiko as well. But when I try to open my B&N book it asks for a password. Moon Reader opens the book, but all I get is gibberish I guess due to DRM. Lame.
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Here are the steps I followed to get B&N content on Aldiko. Found it on Aldiko help page.
I was able to use the SD Card feature in Aldiko to import DRM'd Nook books on my Android Device.
At the Home screen in Aldiko, tap SD Card.
Navigate to the Nook folder on your device
Navigate to the Content folder within the Nook folder
Tap on the book you want to import (not on the check box, just tap the title)
You will be prompted to open or import, tap "open"
you will then be prompted for a username and password. The user name is the name on the credit card associated with your Nook purchase. The password is the credit card number itself, no spaces.
Once you have been able to open the book, go back to the home page and follow steps 1 through 4.
This time, when you are prompted to open or import, choose "import". The book will be imported to your Aldiko Library.
The reason I open before importing is that there is no password prompt when importing. I did find that once I had entered my credit card info for one book, I was able to import all of the rest of my Nook purchases without opening first, the app seemed to just need this information once.
Enjoy!
Im having the same problem. I completely erased and rebuilt my whole nook - most recent CM7, and the most recent nook app, and still no librar. Tried Aldico and it does not work as there is no content on my card. I downloaded off my pc to the card and it would not read it.
This has happened to me before, I posted in the B&N forums how to fix it.
What worked for me after (a lot of headache) is simply this: on your online B&N account on the PC, move every single book to Archive, then move them back to the library. They should then show up in your NC.
It seems to be a server refresh type of issue.
galatians51 said:
This has happened to me before, I posted in the B&N forums how to fix it.
What worked for me after (a lot of headache) is simply this: on your online B&N account on the PC, move every single book to Archive, then move them back to the library. They should then show up in your NC.
It seems to be a server refresh type of issue.
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B&N support had me try moving one book to archive and back and it didn't show up. I guess I can see if moving them all makes a difference.
EDIT: Nope didn't work
UPDATE:
With the Nook app update on the on the market this morning, suddenly my library is back! Not sure what they updated but it seems to have solved my issue, for now.
I'm having this same issue. Nook app one my rooted NC was working fun until one day, poof, library is empty.
I've tried uninstalling, rebooting, re-installing, signing out, moving the app to SD card, etc etc. App is version 2.6.2. Anyone else experiencing this? I tried to engage B&N support but it's pointless.
Hi All,
First post! I just got a Nook Color from the Overstock sale and bought two as gifts for my mom and gf. I figured I'll learn all the tricks and how-to's on mine and be able to help them Christmas day. So far, I got myself a SanDisk 16GB Class 4, followed koopakid's awesome tutorial and have successfully installed the latest RC version of CM7. I ran into a bit of trouble getting the Google Apps to install, (just wound up manually adding Gmail from marketplace), and am really happy. But I have a few questions from where to go from here...
After getting CM7 off the SD card, how can I add files to the additional 15GB or so of unused data? And is it possible to do so without constantly removing my card?
I thought I read somewhere to "lock your screen" or something to prevent lag, but what does that mean?
Is it possible to download an app on my PC and install it to the Nook?
What's the best app/settings to tweak a rooted Nook?
I don't mean to be "that guy", but I didn't see a general help thing and don't understand some of the stuff I was reading earlier. Any help and advice is appreciated!
DlickSeals said:
After getting CM7 off the SD card, how can I add files to the additional 15GB or so of unused data? And is it possible to do so without constantly removing my card?
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Yes, just plug your Nook into your computer via USB and then select the option in your status bar to mount as USB. It should pop up on your computer as 2 different drives one for your SD card and one for EEMC.
[*]I thought I read somewhere to "lock your screen" or something to prevent lag, but what does that mean?
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Hmm, never heard of this and I have no idea what it means.
[*]Is it possible to download an app on my PC and install it to the Nook?
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Yes, just download the apk file and then either transfer it over and use a file explorer to install or just email it to yourself/use dropbox.
[*]What's the best app/settings to tweak a rooted Nook?
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I'm not really sure what you want here but I would suggest getting a new browser such as Opera or Dolphin first. Another good app to have is Nook Screen Recalibrate for when your screen get a little wonky.
For reading I use Aldiko.
For watch videos I use Mobo Player
And if you haven't yet download tge Amazon Appstore for a free app every day.
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Thank you KK! I'm definitely going to trying moving stuff on there once I get home! So far, the only thing I did was go through the Android Marketplace to get the Dolphin Browser earlier, but was hesitant on any of the other apps like e-Reader stuff, (heard great things about Aldiko), music, and videos.
As far as that lock screen, I have to find that post. It know it mentioned something about the screen behaving laggy or something if not locked when putting it down. That or I could be way off and misread it.
One last question: I got 2 more Nooks as presents and don't want to open them, but would it be possible to follow the same basic install using SD on my Nook and simply including those pre-made cards in the unopened Nooks or does this stuff have to be done Nook by Nook so to speak?
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Thank you KK! I'm definitely going to trying moving stuff on there once I get home! So far, the only thing I did was go through the Android Marketplace to get the Dolphin Browser earlier, but was hesitant on any of the other apps like e-Reader stuff, (heard great things about Aldiko), music, and videos.
As far as that lock screen, I have to find that post. It know it mentioned something about the screen behaving laggy or something if not locked when putting it down. That or I could be way off and misread it.
One last question: I got 2 more Nooks as presents and don't want to open them, but would it be possible to follow the same basic install using SD on my Nook and simply including those pre-made cards in the unopened Nooks or does this stuff have to be done Nook by Nook so to speak?
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Yes, the cards are not specific to one Nook so you can go ahead and make them before.
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So… I went ahead and tried some tweaking. And now I think my stupid is showing.
I was browsing some apps and figured I’d give the Nook Color Tweak one a go since it’s specifically made for rooted NC’s. After I downloaded & installed it, I noticed I can’t overclock the CPU, (heard it’s stable even at 1GHz) or enable USB Host Mode (so I can drag-n-drop eBooks and app files while the NC is connected to a PC). Apparently I need the “Dalingrin's OC kernel”. And that’s where I got intimidated.
I was thinking about this and I think I’m having two “issues”: 1) I’m not sure how to continue tweaking the NC and 2) since this is my first introduction to Android, I think I need to bang through some tutorials and guides for the OS itself before getting myself overwhelmed with the NC stuff. Time to research…
DlickSeals said:
So… I went ahead and tried some tweaking. And now I think my stupid is showing.
I was browsing some apps and figured I’d give the Nook Color Tweak one a go since it’s specifically made for rooted NC’s. After I downloaded & installed it, I noticed I can’t overclock the CPU, (heard it’s stable even at 1GHz) or enable USB Host Mode (so I can drag-n-drop eBooks and app files while the NC is connected to a PC). Apparently I need the “Dalingrin's OC kernel”. And that’s where I got intimidated.
I was thinking about this and I think I’m having two “issues”: 1) I’m not sure how to continue tweaking the NC and 2) since this is my first introduction to Android, I think I need to bang through some tutorials and guides for the OS itself before getting myself overwhelmed with the NC stuff. Time to research…
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First off what CM version are you using? Dal's overclock kernel is included in the latest 7.1 stable.
Also, USB host mode is not dragging and dropping enabling its for connecting USB devices like flash drives to the Nook. To enable dragging and dropping on your computer just plug it in via USB and then select the option to mount as USB.
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Where is the icon for me slamming my head agains the wall? Or wearing a dunce cap? That's not at all what I was thinking the USB mount thing meant. I.D.I.O.T.
As far as the Kernel, I'm actually using the RC 7.1 from the instructions. Everything I read mentioned that it was included which is a large part of why I'm a bit confused on that stuff.
DlickSeals said:
Where is the icon for me slamming my head agains the wall? Or wearing a dunce cap? That's not at all what I was thinking the USB mount thing meant. I.D.I.O.T.
As far as the Kernel, I'm actually using the RC 7.1 from the instructions. Everything I read mentioned that it was included which is a large part of why I'm a bit confused on that stuff.
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I'm pretty certain that the kernel was added around nightly 150 whitch is after the RC release. Updating is a pretty simple procedure.
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Thanks KK! I did some searching for a nightly and how to flash, but I'm actually thinking about just starting from scratch if only for reference. Since I'm giving 2 as gifts this Christmas, I'd like to have a little handy document & files on a thumbdrive I can follow and get this going. I'm thinking about starting from scratch with a nightly in place of a RC and going from there.
Now I just need to figure a PDF reader that allows me to pinch-zoom.
DlickSeals said:
Thanks KK! I did some searching for a nightly and how to flash, but I'm actually thinking about just starting from scratch if only for reference. Since I'm giving 2 as gifts this Christmas, I'd like to have a little handy document & files on a thumbdrive I can follow and get this going. I'm thinking about starting from scratch with a nightly in place of a RC and going from there.
Now I just need to figure a PDF reader that allows me to pinch-zoom.
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EZ PDF reader is what I use.
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I apologize if these questions have already been answered but I didn't see them in any Nook HD+ forum/thread.
1) I downloaded some books from B&N prior to rooting the Nook. I then rooted the Nook HD+ and I can still read the books thru the default reader but I can't seem to locate them in any folder. I tried two different file viewers from Google Play and can't seem to find them anywhere. Does anybody have an idea of where they could be stored? I know they are stored locally somewhere since I have WiFi turned off. My reason for asking is I would like to access them from the new launcher (using another reader) rather then going to the B&N home page.
2) My next question involves connecting to my desktop. I use openSUSE and run WinXP in an Openbox VM. Whether in Linux or using WinXP in VM I can't access the folders on Nook. I was able to get the drivers working to use ADB (in the WinXP VM only), but I can't get any folders to show up in a file manager. Well, I actually get one folder to show up, called "NOOK", but it has very limited storage. I tried this with both developer mode on Nook turned on and off. I can transfer files to Nook (and see personal folders) when using Win Media player and Nook set to MTP, but I can't see any folders with a file manager. Any idea on what is going on? BTW, it would be nice if I could see everything from Linux without having to use WinXP.
Thanks for any help. Also, many, many thanks to Someone0 for the simple root instructions. Much better use of the Nook HD with general Android apps available.
Rich
B&N books are stored at /data/nookmedia/B&N Downloads/Books
Thanks
lkmiller said:
B&N books are stored at /data/nookmedia/B&N Downloads/Books
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Thanks...that helps. Wonder what the purpose of the /sdcard/B&N Downloads directory is. Very confusing.
rfmhunt1 said:
Thanks...that helps. Wonder what the purpose of the /sdcard/B&N Downloads directory is. Very confusing.
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No clue...the external sd card also gets a B&N Downloads folder.