Hey guys,
So I picked up and rooted my nook this past weekend. I have some ebooks that I have been transferring to the "library" by using Calibre. But the library was kind of annoying as i have boosted the pixeldepth and the buttons and such looked a little strange. So I tried to install the nook app from the market with the hope that it would work. Unfortunately it didn't work and it crashed right away.
Now the "library" won't update when i transfer books with Calibre, it only shows the original user manuals that it came with. The books can still be read by browsing to them under "my files" but I'd really like to be able to use the shelves and other features. It used to work
Can anybody help point me in the right direction?
Thanks
Sent from my Rooted Nook
Reset, start over?
Sent from my Nooted friend...
Thanks for the reply but I may have found a solution.
It appears that I need to start the default "Home" app before I transfer books in. In fact, once I did and I transferred just one book, all my books appeared.
So... for whatever it is worth, it looks like the you have to have the default Home running in order to get the library to update.
I decided to just go with Aldiko. This is the closest app to "Stanza" I've seen and it does a really nice job. You can even connect wirelessly to your calibre library.
Sent from my Rooted Nook
MOD EDIT: This does not affect the nook color. This is for the monochrome Nook.
What's new in V1.5?
NOOK V1.5 improves performance while adding great new features. Key updates include:
1. NEW! Stay in Sync Across Multiple Devices
Automatically sync the last page you read on your NOOK or NOOK app with another. For instance, if you stop reading on a certain page on your NOOK, you'll automatically open to the same exact place on your iPad, iPhone or Android-based Smartphone using our FREE NOOK apps.
2. NEW! Stay Organized with "My Shelves"
Create, name and organize shelves in "My B&N Library" and "My Documents" in "My Shelves". For instance, you can put all your cookbooks on one shelf, all your spy novels on another shelf, for quick and easy access.
3. NEW! Password Protect Your NOOK
Your NOOK can now be secured in two ways to prevent unauthorized use. First - you can set up your NOOK to lock when it goes into sleep mode, then unlock it with a pass code. Second - you can require a password to purchase content, so others using your NOOK cannot buy anything without your permission.
4. Faster page turns, improved search, and other optimization
How do I get Version 1.5?
The V1.5 update is available immediately as a manual download and, for those NOOKs connected to Wi-Fi®, as an automatic download. To get the software update right now, follow the instructions above for manual download. If your NOOK is registered and has Wi-Fi® connectivity (Airplane mode should be OFF and Wi-Fi® should be turned ON and connected to a hotspot), the device will automatically download the software and install it on your NOOK. If connected to Wi-Fi® and you'd like to get the update, you can tap 'Check for new B&N content' under My Library. However, if the update does not start automatically, please try again in a couple of hours or the next day or follow the instructions above to download the update file manually.
The process takes approximately 5-7 minutes via Wi-Fi® or 4-5 minutes for the manual download (depending on your connection). You should NOT turn your NOOK off while the new software is being downloaded. Once the software update is completed, your NOOK will automatically restart and display the Home screen. The software update will preserve your personal settings, including your registered account information, content, display settings, and Wi-Fi® settings.
This is for original nook, not nook color. This should be deleted.
acomiskey said:
This is for original nook, not nook color. This should be deleted.
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Agreed... This isn't a "Report to mod" incident but it's disinformation at best.
How did the OP not read the information and see that this was for the original Nook?
shame on the OP getting my hopes up like that...
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shame on the OP getting my hopes up like that...
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Hopes up? I was panicking. I had my wifi turned off for 3 days until 1.1 was figured out.
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Hopes up? I was panicking. I had my wifi turned off for 3 days until 1.1 was figured out.
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^^
Exactly what I was thinking. Was about to shut down my nook!
The shelves thing would be nice, though. Why haven't they implemented this on the NC?
Unless they have... Ignorance, my old nemesis!
Mod notified - hopefully they get rid of this soon and stop panicing users.
I have edited the title and added a message to the OP so people don't get unduly worried about this.
zstick said:
The shelves thing would be nice, though. Why haven't they implemented this on the NC?
Unless they have... Ignorance, my old nemesis!
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You are correct, it is your nemesis.
Not only that, v1.5 for the e-ink classic Nook (black & white) ereader has been out for months and is hardly news. This thread really has no relevance and should just be deleted.
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Not only that, v1.5 for the e-ink classic Nook (black & white) ereader has been out for months and is hardly news. This thread really has no relevance and should just be deleted.
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Agreed. There is no reason at ALL to keep this thread. Why leave it mods?
Dear sir
i have nook color and I bought to keep my books and to listen (like kindle ebook reader) books , but i have got several problems with my nook color
for pdf books I have to scrol scrol and scrol for hours to reach a specific topic
pdf does not work like original books from barnes and noble as they display so many options when you soft tap on the screen that what topic you need , contents and many other options.
i can not download apk files because so many books need apk support. and bye the way what is apk?
i can not synchronize my NC with my PC
i can not install third party software into my NC.
no flesh also
I have so many other problems as well.
please help me
thanks alot
Riaz
I had 2 Nook Colors I bought Friday. Today I have successfully set up one with 1.1.0 and autonooter'd using 3.0. Followed instructions and everything works as assumed.
On the second nook (wife's), I can load Autonooter, but when I get to the YouTube part, it has a network issue. I then try and go to GMail and it says the account is not set up to sync, but where it wants me to set this up is not a settings option in Nook Color Tools or anywhere I know.
I've had to reset this device twice back to factory settings. Can someone give me an idea on what I can try to do this differently?
I tried a third time by setting up the Google Account at the account setup screen during setup, but still have the problem. Seems that there is some GSM settings popping up on this device.
Wife is not happy that my NC can be rooted and her's cannot. I'm to the point of returning hers and getting a new one.
So, her device works fine as-is before trying to root it? Wireless is fine, connections are okay, browser works, etc?
I'd say double-check that you're actually on 1.1.0 if you're using the noot for 1.1.0, or maybe wait for the real Auto Nooter to see if that works better.. Should be out in a day or two hopefully.
Yeah, her device works fine stock. I have flashed it back to stock 1.0, stock 1.0.1, etc. each time doing a sideload update to 1.1.0. I then used the Autonooter for 1.1.0 and I keep getting some issue with setting up her gmail account on the phone.
If I try and set it up during the Android Setup, it loops and simply makes me set it up again. Otherwise, if I skip...I get asked to set up gmail account when trying the YouTube My Channel portion of the setup. I get the network error there.
What I have noticed is that when setting up the account on the Android Start-up section, it gives me a notification of sync/connections, but the account does not setup to sync. This is the problem - I can't find where to make the account sync or complete setup with the Autonooter I guess.
Like I said, my Nook works fine and was the first one I did. I followed the same procedures on her's and it is the same issue each time.
Disclaimer: She doesn't use the Gmail account much, but I logged into on PC. Not sure if that is a factor.
Thanks for your feedback!
lxadoz104 said:
Wife is not happy that my NC can be rooted and her's cannot. I'm to the point of returning hers and getting a new one.
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Best advice I can give (though it seems one device may have something goin on for sure) is that you earn some brownie points and give her yours and get yourself a new one! Amazing the future favors returned by an action like this, hehe.
Great idea. Where can I adjust the account settings for her account in place of mine? (Google account)...Thanks.
lxadoz104 said:
Great idea. Where can I adjust the account settings for her account in place of mine? (Google account)...Thanks.
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Both my wife and I use same account for the Market (really don't like paying twice for apps...we do the same for purchased books from kindle / B&N)...you can add / remove google mail accounts from inside google mail settings. Just click ADD ACCOUNT, and disable yours (or at least disable sync).
**Disclaimer** Sharing apps across multiple devices in the same household is smart, and not a slight to developers at all. We purchase apps and books, and both use them...that's called economical
Oh also.be sure to check out these cases for your new toys! We both have them, and they're perfect!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=934081
Have you tried just doing it from 1.0.1? Is there a specific reason you want to be on 1.1.0?
lxadoz104 said:
.I get asked to set up gmail account when trying the YouTube My Channel portion of the setup. I get the network error there.
Disclaimer: She doesn't use the Gmail account much, but I logged into on PC. Not sure if that is a factor.
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Is her G-Mail account linked to YouTube? This is a pre-requisite. Good Luck!
The easy (but time consuming) fix for this is to downgrade to 1.0.0 or 1.0.1 (make sure the downgrade was successful via settings-device info-about or whatever it is.) Then use one of the older auto-nooters to noot that version. From here, if you still would like to have a rooted 1.1 ROM, install rom manager from the Market and use it to flash the 1.1 pre-rooted ROM from the dev section. This would be the best way in my opinion.
Just picked up a nook HD + yesterday from the father's day sale (can't pass up that price). The stock rom is sluggish and sucky.
EXCEPT, the one thing i really like about it is that every time you turn on the device it gives you the option on which account you want to use. With that I can make an account for my 5 year old, with no password, and determine what he can get to within his account. Just his books, and games.
I want to root and checking out cyanogen, but i don't want to be without that capability so he can use it easily. Do you guys know if that's possible with cyanogenmod? I'm running Paranoid Android on my Nexus, which runs off of cyanogen, and i saw that you can make another user but didn't see a quick and easy way to switch between the two.
Does Cyanogenmod out perform the stock on this device?
Thanks
J
It's very easy to setup another user for the tablet with CM 10.1. I picked up a Nook HD+ a couple days ago, my first Android device. Got CM 10.1 running yesterday and setup an account for my wife to use.
Cm 10.1 is sooooo much better than the stock ROM. Very happy with it so far!
PenduncleSwazzle said:
It's very easy to setup another user for the tablet with CM 10.1. I picked up a Nook HD+ a couple days ago, my first Android device. Got CM 10.1 running yesterday and setup an account for my wife to use.
Cm 10.1 is sooooo much better than the stock ROM. Very happy with it so far!
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once you set up different users though, how easy is it to switch back and forth? do you choose who you are at each lock screen like the stock rom? Have you seen anything so you can lock down a user's account to only let them do certain things?
thanks for the reply
Each user maintains their own applications, so anything installed on your account will not show up on another. This will create some redundancy if you have 5 accounts all with every version of angry birds and whatnot, but pretty much unavoidable. Just put a lock on your own account.
From the lockscreen you can choose which account you want to go into. In the upper right corner where you have access to quick settings there's an icon for your user account that you can touch that will bring you to the lockscreen to choose another account if you wish. It's super easy to switch between accounts. The only thing I haven't tested is performance when one user's used a bunch of apps, then you switch over to another account and start opening a bunch of applications. I'm new to Android and not sure how it handles memory for multiple users.
Multiple users is super easy to manage and one of the big reasons why i wanted an android tablet over an iPad. Just load up Cynogenmod already!
AWESOME, thanks for the response! I'll get on that... once i pry that damn thing away from my wife and kid.
This will be the best father's day present every, it keeps others occupied so i can get my own stuff done without interruptions!
We got two of our boys a pair of Nook HDs for Christmas. They freaking love them, but as they were used to constantly playing on mine and my wife's phones, the NookOS was off-putting.. Plus, most importantly, it seems to be a known issue that Nook HDs cannot host Minecraft Pocket Edition games that other players on the same LAN can join. Thinking I was smart and cool I rooted the Nooks and installed CM10.2. The problem is that while they can see and join games being hosted on any other devices on our home wifi (kindle fire, Razr Ms) the two Nooks cannot host games themselves.
Could this be some sort of a hardware issue? I don't see how, but what the freak do I know? Could it be an internal setting that wasn't overwritten by installing Android?
Any ideas or help will be much appreciated. They're great kids, very grateful for the tablets, and they don't whine or complain. I would just love to make this work for them.
I think you need this:
http://www.pocketmine.net/?lang=en
you can read trough their android manual in GETTING STARTED.
Greetz to your lovely children :fingers-crossed:
riboswitch said:
I think you need this:
http://www.pocketmine.net/?lang=en
you can read trough their android manual in GETTING STARTED.
Greetz to your lovely children :fingers-crossed:
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If pocketmine will allow my boys to play together on the same world then I will get it. I'm looking at the site and it isn't immediately clear what exactly it is? It installs on the PC, is it something that helps create a server accessible to Minecraft PE players on the same network as the PC?
Just like that recent South Park episode I'm a typical adult who has no freaking idea what Minecraft really is. I find it totally inexplicable.
riboswitch said:
I think you need this:
http://www.pocketmine.net/?lang=en
you can read trough their android manual in GETTING STARTED.
Greetz to your lovely children :fingers-crossed:
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OK, I'm reading through the getting started section and it looks like this might be exactly what we need. Ideally someone would have been able to just give me an internal setting that would allow those Nook HDs to host games like any other android device, but in the absence of that this will be awesome. Thanks, man!
Nook HDs CAN Play local multiplayer!
boriquajake said:
OK, I'm reading through the getting started section and it looks like this might be exactly what we need. Ideally someone would have been able to just give me an internal setting that would allow those Nook HDs to host games like any other android device, but in the absence of that this will be awesome. Thanks, man!
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The Nook HD and HD+ certainly can host Minecraft PE (MCPE) multiplayer games on the same LAN! We have been doing this at my house since I outfitted the whole family with Nooks this Christmas. I found that the best way to do this long term is to dedicate a computer that is always on, like a desktop, as a server, but let me tell you how to do it without that:
**Note that the following instructions apply to Minecraft PE version 0.8.1
You have to have "Local server multiplayer" enabled in the MCPE settings screen on the nook that will be the "Host/Server" (you may need this set on every nook, but I'm not certain of that), and you need to know what the IP address is for the Nook that will be the Host.
You can find the IP address to your device (which can change but typically doesn't that often for most home WiFi) from the Nook home page tap on the settings icon in the upper right corner, then choose settings > all settings > Wireless & Bluetooth, and once there tap on "Find other networks" . On the next screen tap on your network's name and a pop-up will appear with information about your network. The last item on that pop-up is the "IP Address". This is what you need to write down.
Start up MCPE on the host Nook, and configure a new game the way you wish or just open an existing game you wish to share. Be sure to change the default name from "My World" to something more meaningful, also change your players name (on the same config page as "Local server multiplayer") from the default "Steve" to an actual name on each Nook or you will see a bunch of "Steve"s in the game and not know who anyone is.
With your game running (ie you can move around the world ) on the host Nook, set up each nook that you want to join your game like this:
After launching MCPE, and taping "Play", tap on the "Edit" button and the "New" button will change to say "External". Tap on the new "External" button and the "Add External Server" page will come up. This is where each player's nook will be set up to talk to the host nook, all you need is that IP address you wrote down, and a unique name for the server like "Shared Game" or "Dad's World". Don't change the port number! Tap on "Add Server" when done and it will show up on the "Play" page as the name you chose, with the IP address and port number.
To test, tap on the new game and it should load just like any other map. If it cannot connect to the host nook, double check all of your settings, make sure both Nooks have WiFi enabled and are on the same network.
That is all there is too it. For some reason the nook, even when rooted and booted in to Cyanogen, never broadcasts itself as an available server. BUT, if you use a different device/computer it will.
I had an older Android tablet that will automatically show up on every nook when it hosts a MCPE game. I configured it just like I described above and instead of having to manually add a server for it on each Nook, the Older tablet (running stock ICE) shows up in every MCPE game list in blue text with a wifi icon flashing! This makes it much easier to let people join in.
FYI, when a non-Nook Minecraft "host" broadcasts that is is sharing a game it shows the Player name, and not the name of the game. Not sure why that is.
Let me know if I can be of any help, it is incredibly fun to have the whole family playing minecraft together.
mmatrix said:
The Nook HD and HD+ certainly can host Minecraft PE (MCPE) multiplayer games on the same LAN! We have been doing this at my house since I outfitted the whole family with Nooks this Christmas. I found that the best way to do this long term is to dedicate a computer that is always on, like a desktop, as a server, but let me tell you how to do it without that:
**Note that the following instructions apply to Minecraft PE version 0.8.1
You have to have "Local server multiplayer" enabled in the MCPE settings screen on the nook that will be the "Host/Server" (you may need this set on every nook, but I'm not certain of that), and you need to know what the IP address is for the Nook that will be the Host.
You can find the IP address to your device (which can change but typically doesn't that often for most home WiFi) from the Nook home page tap on the settings icon in the upper right corner, then choose settings > all settings > Wireless & Bluetooth, and once there tap on "Find other networks" . On the next screen tap on your network's name and a pop-up will appear with information about your network. The last item on that pop-up is the "IP Address". This is what you need to write down.
Start up MCPE on the host Nook, and configure a new game the way you wish or just open an existing game you wish to share. Be sure to change the default name from "My World" to something more meaningful, also change your players name (on the same config page as "Local server multiplayer") from the default "Steve" to an actual name on each Nook or you will see a bunch of "Steve"s in the game and not know who anyone is.
With your game running (ie you can move around the world ) on the host Nook, set up each nook that you want to join your game like this:
After launching MCPE, and taping "Play", tap on the "Edit" button and the "New" button will change to say "External". Tap on the new "External" button and the "Add External Server" page will come up. This is where each player's nook will be set up to talk to the host nook, all you need is that IP address you wrote down, and a unique name for the server like "Shared Game" or "Dad's World". Don't change the port number! Tap on "Add Server" when done and it will show up on the "Play" page as the name you chose, with the IP address and port number.
To test, tap on the new game and it should load just like any other map. If it cannot connect to the host nook, double check all of your settings, make sure both Nooks have WiFi enabled and are on the same network.
That is all there is too it. For some reason the nook, even when rooted and booted in to Cyanogen, never broadcasts itself as an available server. BUT, if you use a different device/computer it will.
I had an older Android tablet that will automatically show up on every nook when it hosts a MCPE game. I configured it just like I described above and instead of having to manually add a server for it on each Nook, the Older tablet (running stock ICE) shows up in every MCPE game list in blue text with a wifi icon flashing! This makes it much easier to let people join in.
FYI, when a non-Nook Minecraft "host" broadcasts that is is sharing a game it shows the Player name, and not the name of the game. Not sure why that is.
Let me know if I can be of any help, it is incredibly fun to have the whole family playing minecraft together.
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Holy shisse, man!! You are awesome!! I have scoured the internet looking for help and you are the only person I have found who has actually addressed the question. When I get home I will try this out. My boys will be so excited.
Just as a side question, do you know why it is that joining a game hosted on a non-NOOK device is as simple as hitting the play button? Any games being hosted on another Android or Apple device on our LAN just show up in blue at the top of the list.
Regardless I am soooo excited. My boys will think I'm a hero.
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boriquajake said:
Holy shisse, man!! You are awesome!! I have scoured the internet looking for help and you are the only person I have found who has actually addressed the question. When I get home I will try this out. My boys will be so excited.
Just as a side question, do you know why it is that joining a game hosted on a non-NOOK device is as simple as hitting the play button? Any games being hosted on another Android or Apple device on our LAN just show up in blue at the top of the list.
Regardless I am soooo excited. My boys will think I'm a hero.
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Thanks, I am glad I am able to pass on that hard earned information.
I wish I knew why the Nooks don't broadcast Minecraft PE games and yet other devices, even other android devices running ICS do it just fine. I can tell you that it seems to be hardware based though as I was testing both under the Nook OS and with an N2A SD card that boots into Android 4.2 and I could never get my Nook HD to broadcast a shared game, even though it shared them just fine if you knew the IP. Rooting made no difference either.
I thought it was a bug with MCPE until I got the broadcast working on my complete POS No Name 2012 Black Friday special 7" Android tablet. That little tablet has been doing nothing but running MCPE for days now and just keeps chugging along. (turn down all graphics settings on the host if you have troubles) I liked the idea so much that I resurrected a similar tablet with a broken screen to do the same thing but it hosts a survival mode game instead of creative. Before I had the two "Servers" up my kids would fight when they wanted to play MCPE, if the Host nook wasn't on or wasn't playing then none of the client nooks could.
ProTip: Install a widget that displays your IP address so that you can quickly give it out if/when it changes. This is helpful if you can't leave your nook on all the time. Look for "Ip Widget" in the play store.
Let me know if I can be of any help
** I am not affiliated with mojang (makers of Minecraft), Barnes & Noble, or Dieter Thiess, developer of the IP Widget I use. I am a software developer and recent Nook enthusiast.
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You could probably host an MCPE game on an old (4th gen or newer) ipod touch, or any phone running Android 3+ or ios 5+, even phones without service. Using something other than your Nooks would make the game show up automagically, and it would be available as long as the host device is plugged in.
I am 90% sure that you could use a Raspberry/Pi device as a minecraft server, but I have never tried. :cyclops:
mmatrix said:
Thanks, I am glad I am able to pass on that hard earned information.
I wish I knew why the Nooks don't broadcast Minecraft PE games and yet other devices, even other android devices running ICS do it just fine. I can tell you that it seems to be hardware based though as I was testing both under the Nook OS and with an N2A SD card that boots into Android 4.2 and I could never get my Nook HD to broadcast a shared game, even though it shared them just fine if you knew the IP. Rooting made no difference either.
I thought it was a bug with MCPE until I got the broadcast working on my complete POS No Name 2012 Black Friday special 7" Android tablet. That little tablet has been doing nothing but running MCPE for days now and just keeps chugging along. (turn down all graphics settings on the host if you have troubles) I liked the idea so much that I resurrected a similar tablet with a broken screen to do the same thing but it hosts a survival mode game instead of creative. Before I had the two "Servers" up my kids would fight when they wanted to play MCPE, if the Host nook wasn't on or wasn't playing then none of the client nooks could.
ProTip: Install a widget that displays your IP address so that you can quickly give it out if/when it changes. This is helpful if you can't leave your nook on all the time. Look for "Ip Widget" in the play store.
Let me know if I can be of any help
** I am not affiliated with mojang (makers of Minecraft), Barnes & Noble, or Dieter Thiess, developer of the IP Widget I use. I am a software developer and recent Nook enthusiast.
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I am especially excited to show my boys how I got the help to get things working. Using sites like this one can be a lifesaver. Hopefully, I can get them interested at a young age so that at least one of them will go on to be someone who contributes hard-earned knowledge like this, not just a grateful parasite like their old man.
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I am especially excited to show my boys how I got the help to get things working. Using sites like this one can be a lifesaver. Hopefully, I can get them interested at a young age so that at least one of them will go on to be someone who contributes hard-earned knowledge like this, not just a grateful parasite like their old man.
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Amen to that, I have been a lurker on this forum for a few weeks, I am happy to give back.
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Amen to that, I have been a lurker on this forum for a few weeks, I am happy to give back.
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wow, thanks so much for your help. i've been up in arms about this for 2 weeks, and i stumbled on your post. thank you for saving me from this headache
Glad I could help, were you able to get it working?
Sent from my BN NookHD+ using xda app-developers app
Holly hell, thanks man!
Thanks, mmatrix.
The multiplayer was working on my kids' Nooks until about 2 weeks ago. Your post did the trick. Put that in a manual. Cut and print. I love you man!!! Anything to keep the kids happy.
as long as we're at it...
I've had a similar problem with Terraria multiplayer.
Has anyone had any experience with setting that up as well?
Nook HDs
It seems to be a common problem that Nook HDs have a problem host LAN apps
doesn't work
mmatrix said:
The Nook HD and HD+ certainly can host Minecraft PE (MCPE) multiplayer games on the same LAN! We have been doing this at my house since I outfitted the whole family with Nooks this Christmas. I found that the best way to do this long term is to dedicate a computer that is always on, like a desktop, as a server, but let me tell you how to do it without that:
**Note that the following instructions apply to Minecraft PE version 0.8.1
You have to have "Local server multiplayer" enabled in the MCPE settings screen on the nook that will be the "Host/Server" (you may need this set on every nook, but I'm not certain of that), and you need to know what the IP address is for the Nook that will be the Host.
You can find the IP address to your device (which can change but typically doesn't that often for most home WiFi) from the Nook home page tap on the settings icon in the upper right corner, then choose settings > all settings > Wireless & Bluetooth, and once there tap on "Find other networks" . On the next screen tap on your network's name and a pop-up will appear with information about your network. The last item on that pop-up is the "IP Address". This is what you need to write down.
Start up MCPE on the host Nook, and configure a new game the way you wish or just open an existing game you wish to share. Be sure to change the default name from "My World" to something more meaningful, also change your players name (on the same config page as "Local server multiplayer") from the default "Steve" to an actual name on each Nook or you will see a bunch of "Steve"s in the game and not know who anyone is.
With your game running (ie you can move around the world ) on the host Nook, set up each nook that you want to join your game like this:
After launching MCPE, and taping "Play", tap on the "Edit" button and the "New" button will change to say "External". Tap on the new "External" button and the "Add External Server" page will come up. This is where each player's nook will be set up to talk to the host nook, all you need is that IP address you wrote down, and a unique name for the server like "Shared Game" or "Dad's World". Don't change the port number! Tap on "Add Server" when done and it will show up on the "Play" page as the name you chose, with the IP address and port number.
To test, tap on the new game and it should load just like any other map. If it cannot connect to the host nook, double check all of your settings, make sure both Nooks have WiFi enabled and are on the same network.
That is all there is too it. For some reason the nook, even when rooted and booted in to Cyanogen, never broadcasts itself as an available server. BUT, if you use a different device/computer it will.
I had an older Android tablet that will automatically show up on every nook when it hosts a MCPE game. I configured it just like I described above and instead of having to manually add a server for it on each Nook, the Older tablet (running stock ICE) shows up in every MCPE game list in blue text with a wifi icon flashing! This makes it much easier to let people join in.
FYI, when a non-Nook Minecraft "host" broadcasts that is is sharing a game it shows the Player name, and not the name of the game. Not sure why that is.
Let me know if I can be of any help, it is incredibly fun to have the whole family playing minecraft together.
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I did all this and it still won't work for me
What exactly is happening? Maybe I can help.
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mmatrix said:
What exactly is happening? Maybe I can help.
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It keeps saying it can't locate the server
Ok, lets check a few things:
1. Make sure that both nooks have hosting checked.
2. Check that you have the correct IP address for the host Nook.
3. Make sure that Minecraft is actually running on the host, and that it has a "world" loaded. (It must be actively playing)
4. Make sure that all nooks are on the same network; it wont work across the Internet.
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mmatrix said:
Ok, lets check a few things:
1. Make sure that both nooks have hosting checked.
2. Check that you have the correct IP address for the host Nook.
3. Make sure that Minecraft is actually running on the host, and that it has a "world" loaded. (It must be actively playing)
4. Make sure that all nooks are on the same network; it wont work across the Internet.
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What if someone on a regular tablet wants to join me while I'm on my nook? That's where my trouble lies.
If you are hosting a world from your nook, you need to know your IP address, and the other tablet uses that to join the game.
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