Seeing as some of the framework needs to be modded for a pre-rooted version of the 1.2 ROM I figured I would throw a little zip together with some stuff to play with. Its nothing special. Instructions:
1. Download the attached zip file to your computer and extract it onto your desktop, your documents, your "taxes 1993" folder, "kittens folder", or wherever you want for that matter.
NOTE: THIS IS NOT CWM FLASHABLE, DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT.
2. Download one of Nemith's ROMs from here.
3. Use winrar, archive manager or any other software you have that can open up zip files and open the rom you downloaded in step 2. Once thats open, click on "system", then "bin".
4. Go back to the files you downloaded and extracted in step 1 and you will see something called 'su' simply drag and drop the 'su' file into that "bin" folder you opened in step 3. It might take a minute to add it to the zip archive so be patient.
5. Once that is done, click the back button in winrar or whatever your using so you will now be in the "system" folder and no longer in /system/bin. You should see a folder called "app", click on it. Once thats open, drag and drop the apks that were included in the zip into there and give them a second to be added in.
6. Once that is done, your free to add any additional apks that you either downloaded or have backed up from a previous setup. (extract some from root explorer before flashing the update if you would like, then copy those on there.)
7. Now that you have all the apks you want added in there, close the zip, put it on your sdcard and flash that bad boy up.
Note: I included 2 launchers in there, VTL and ADW free. You can add both of them if you want and try them out or just pick one or the other. The apk that says something about gojimi is the VTL launcher. Also, feel free to add apps that require root since you have root access thanks to that business with su earlier. This doesnt have the market because BN is gay and their custom framework needs to be hacked, (thank you for the Nook though. ) also, youll need to select one of the custom launchers if you wanna use all of the apps you added. Superuser.apk and the nookcolor tools utility are included in the zip.
I believe this is not considered warez since all the files included are free, mods feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. Once again, this doesnt have market, just a guide to adding apps and being able to use root.
Hit thanks if I helped you.
RileyGrant said:
Seeing as some of the framework needs to be modded for a pre-rooted version of the 1.2 ROM I figured I would throw a little zip together with some stuff to play with. Its nothing special. Instructions:
1. Download the attached zip file to your computer and extract it onto your desktop, your documents, your "taxes 1993" folder, "kittens folder", or wherever you want for that matter.
NOTE: THIS IS NOT CWM FLASHABLE, DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT.
2. Download one of Nemith's ROMs from here.
3. Use winrar, archive manager or any other software you have that can open up zip files and open the rom you downloaded in step 2. Once thats open, click on "system", then "bin".
4. Go back to the files you downloaded and extracted in step 1 and you will see something called 'su' simply drag and drop the 'su' file into that "bin" folder you opened in step 3. It might take a minute to add it to the zip archive so be patient.
5. Once that is done, click the back button in winrar or whatever your using so you will now be in the "system" folder and no longer in /system/bin. You should see a folder called "app", click on it. Once thats open, drag and drop the apks that were included in the zip into there and give them a second to be added in.
6. Once that is done, your free to add any additional apks that you either downloaded or have backed up from a previous setup. (extract some from root explorer before flashing the update if you would like, then copy those on there.)
7. Now that you have all the apks you want added in there, close the zip, put it on your sdcard and flash that bad boy up.
Note: I included 2 launchers in there, VTL and ADW free. You can add both of them if you want and try them out or just pick one or the other. The apk that says something about gojimi is the VTL launcher. Also, feel free to add apps that require root since you have root access thanks to that business with su earlier. This doesnt have the market because BN is gay and their custom framework needs to be hacked, (thank you for the Nook though. ) also, youll need to select one of the custom launchers if you wanna use all of the apps you added. Superuser.apk and the nookcolor tools utility are included in the zip.
I believe this is not considered warez since all the files included are free, mods feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. Once again, this doesnt have market, just a guide to adding apps and being able to use root.
Hit thanks if I helped you.
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awesome!!!
so no market means no gapps either?
what about amazon appstore?
This is great. I already have it up and running with a bunch of other apks and a third party launcher using this same method, but the nook color tools and root will be helpful too (enabling the installation of "unknown apps" will be very good).
Canadoc said:
awesome!!!
so no market means no gapps either?
what about amazon appstore?
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Amazon App store should work now that you mention it. Just download the apk online and put it in there. Hahah Im working on a full rooted rom but I figured Id give you all something easy to do for now.
do all apk have to into system app as i think amazon installs to data folder
You can sideload the Amazon app (or download it through the browser) after you do the steps in the OP. After it boots, open Nook Color Utils (tools?) and then uncheck and check the unknown apps option at the top. After that you should be able to download and install or sideload anything into data/app.
Canadoc said:
do all apk have to into system app as i think amazon installs to data folder
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You can push to /data/app also.
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elessarelfstar said:
You can sideload the Amazon app (or download it through the browser) after you do the steps in the OP. After it boots, open Nook Color Utils (tools?) and then uncheck and check the unknown apps option at the top. After that you should be able to download and install or sideload anything into data/app.
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doesnt work. won'tinstall from a web download
also titanium backup cant find root so this doesn't work. not sure what value su has
In the stock 1.2 zip thread here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1050520&page=5
I suggested loading one of the one-click root apps into the ROM? Does that work?
I did try installing with z4root in system/apps and it didn't work. Though that may have been because it needs to run from data/app (maybe?). Don't know. Haven't tried it that way yet.
RileyGrant said:
Seeing as some of the framework needs to be modded for a pre-rooted version of the 1.2 ROM I figured I would throw a little zip together with some stuff to play with. Its nothing special. Instructions:
1. Download the attached zip file to your computer and extract it onto your desktop, your documents, your "taxes 1993" folder, "kittens folder", or wherever you want for that matter.
NOTE: THIS IS NOT CWM FLASHABLE, DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT.
2. Download one of Nemith's ROMs from here.
3. Use winrar, archive manager or any other software you have that can open up zip files and open the rom you downloaded in step 2. Once thats open, click on "system", then "bin".
4. Go back to the files you downloaded and extracted in step 1 and you will see something called 'su' simply drag and drop the 'su' file into that "bin" folder you opened in step 3. It might take a minute to add it to the zip archive so be patient.
5. Once that is done, click the back button in winrar or whatever your using so you will now be in the "system" folder and no longer in /system/bin. You should see a folder called "app", click on it. Once thats open, drag and drop the apks that were included in the zip into there and give them a second to be added in.
6. Once that is done, your free to add any additional apks that you either downloaded or have backed up from a previous setup. (extract some from root explorer before flashing the update if you would like, then copy those on there.)
7. Now that you have all the apks you want added in there, close the zip, put it on your sdcard and flash that bad boy up.
Note: I included 2 launchers in there, VTL and ADW free. You can add both of them if you want and try them out or just pick one or the other. The apk that says something about gojimi is the VTL launcher. Also, feel free to add apps that require root since you have root access thanks to that business with su earlier. This doesnt have the market because BN is gay and their custom framework needs to be hacked, (thank you for the Nook though. ) also, youll need to select one of the custom launchers if you wanna use all of the apps you added. Superuser.apk and the nookcolor tools utility are included in the zip.
I believe this is not considered warez since all the files included are free, mods feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. Once again, this doesnt have market, just a guide to adding apps and being able to use root.
Hit thanks if I helped you.
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This is unbelievable! Thanks so much for this.
I use my nook for 70% reading + 30 % for emailing and web browsing.
I installed CM7 on emmc, but the battery sleep issue is killing (goes from 100 to 0% in a day) + I cannot use the stock Nook reading App. The Nook market app sucks compared to the stock nook app.
I was ideally looking for a solution which would allow me to use the stock nook reader + email + good web browser.
So can I sideload apps such as Dolphin HD browser and Any email client, using this method? Is there any limit to sideloading apps in the system/app folder? I do have a bunch of apk's that I would love to use.
Thanks in advance!
Canadoc said:
doesnt work. won'tinstall from a web download
also titanium backup cant find root so this doesn't work. not sure what value su has
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Works for me, try adb shell
Cd /system/app
Chmod su 4755
imjimmy said:
This is unbelievable! Thanks so much for this.
I use my nook for 70% reading + 30 % for emailing and web browsing.
I installed CM7 on emmc, but the battery sleep issue is killing (goes from 100 to 0% in a day) + I cannot use the stock Nook reading App. The Nook market app sucks compared to the stock nook app.
I was ideally looking for a solution which would allow me to use the stock nook reader + email + good web browser.
So can I sideload apps such as Dolphin HD browser and Any email client, using this method? Is there any limit to sideloading apps in the system/app folder? I do have a bunch of apk's that I would love to use.
Thanks in advance!
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Yes you can do all of that! And I dot think you'll run into any problems unless you have like 600 Mbs of apps. Hahaha
How to flash this?
Please excuse the Noob questions.
How do I go about flashing this? Do I just insert the sd card and boot? Do I hold the n and power buttons? Some other way?
Also, will this all be wiped out if B&N force-upgrades over wifi?
Thanks in advance.
HI
As a newbie I have gained a good insight on this forum as to the steps required for rooting etc and am looking forward to partly releasing the Fire from Amazons shackles.
I am hoping someone on here can give a quick summary as to the order which should be followed to get to the point of having google play and other android apps running as I am still not 100% sure on what is required.
So far I have my tasks as:
1)Install the ADBs
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1890413
2)Root the kindle
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1891939
3)At the second reboot of the rooting phase, Backup the kindle
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1930656
4)Install Google play
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1893410
5)Download a launcher of some description
Can anyone advise what the best launcher to use for the kindle is? Also have I missed any steps out?
When you get to Google install googleframework then vendor apk. That automatically puts Google play on your device. I have 3 launchers working fine, adw, go launcher hd, and Nova prime.
thanks.... at what point would i need to put on root explore etc
You should have Root Explorer to move Vending.apk to system/apps, and alter its permissions if necessary (they're long tap options btw). So, right before your step 4 I suppose. You'll also need it to move the launcher apk to system/apps too, and also any alternative keyboards you want to install (although this might not be necessary with 7.2.1, I'm not sure).
You can use any file manager with Root Access. I have used ES File Explorer.
If you don't have an US Credit Card you can't download any file managers on your kindle. You have to sideload it via adb
So this is what I did:
1) Google "es file explorer apk". This is not illegal because this software is free. You can get it on trusteed and legal sites like slideme.org or softpedia.com
2) Download it and put it on a desktop folder called android (or whatever). Be sure it has a apk extension. Does not work with a zip or rar file; you must uncompress it if thats the case.
3) In the same folder put the qemu tool because it have the adb executable, you don't have to install it
4) On the Kindle Fire, turn on "ADB" on top menu/settings/security/adb
5) Plug the Kindle Fire on the PC via USB cable
6) Click on the Windows Start menu, then type "cmd" on the run box
7) In the command line, type
cd [folder name] [press enter]
adb kill-server [press enter]
adb devices [press enter]
adb install [name of the ES file manager apk] [press enter]
8) Unplug your Kindle typing
adb kill-server
again then eject it on the windows tray menu.
You can now see the ES File Manager icon on your apps menu.
On the ES File Explorer you have to turn on root access to inject the Google Play files.
- Press the menu button, he Settings/Root Settings and check "Root explorer" and "Up to root"
Now you can complete the file copy and permissions changes.
Does anyone know how to get the google search app on the kindle?
0.1. You will need a type of root file explorer
1.There's an app called universalsearch.apk in the /system/app folder, you will first need to rename it universalsearch.apk.bak
2.Then you will need to download one of the jelly bean Google search apps from the guides floating around. There are some that include lib files and other things, and these will give you the best results (Google is your friend)
3. Don't try flashing zips, but push files from your found guide to their respective location. DON'T FORGET TO CHANGE EVERY FILE'S PERMISSIONS TO rw-r--r-- that go into the system folder.
And voila, Google now.
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craby1925 said:
0.1. You will need a type of root file explorer
1.There's an app called universalsearch.apk in the /system/app folder, you will first need to rename it universalsearch.apk.bak
2.Then you will need to download one of the jelly bean Google search apps from the guides floating around. There are some that include lib files and other things, and these will give you the best results (Google is your friend)
3. Don't try flashing zips, but push files from your found guide to their respective location. DON'T FORGET TO CHANGE EVERY FILE'S PERMISSIONS TO rw-r--r-- that go into the system folder.
And voila, Google now.
Sent from my Fire HD with root!
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Thanks for the help! Everything is working fine Thought voice search isnt working ): does anyone know how to get it working
Ya, I never got it working. I assumed it was a framework issue with amazon skin. With it on, drivers that control microphone aren't functioning like a normal ICS android device, thus it causes that issue.
Sent from my Fire HD with root!
craby1925 said:
0.1. You will need a type of root file explorer
1.There's an app called universalsearch.apk in the /system/app folder, you will first need to rename it universalsearch.apk.bak
2.Then you will need to download one of the jelly bean Google search apps from the guides floating around. There are some that include lib files and other things, and these will give you the best results (Google is your friend)
3. Don't try flashing zips, but push files from your found guide to their respective location. DON'T FORGET TO CHANGE EVERY FILE'S PERMISSIONS TO rw-r--r-- that go into the system folder.
And voila, Google now.
Sent from my Fire HD with root!
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Nice! P.s. I didn't have a universalsearch.apk but it still works!
Edit: I got dictation working and I don't know how! If you use the goo.I'm gapps dictation works!
Sent from my KFTT
Edit: much easier to use this app from the play store. No root required
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.shenye.android.inputmethod.latin
So I got the keyboard from Android L working.
Here is what I did to easily make it work.
Im Not responsible for borked phones. Make a backup first!
This is not my work.
***root required***
Download flashable zip from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53703171
[APP] GOOGLE KEYBOARD FROM ANDROiD L (5.0) *WORKiNG*
Next go to the play store, find Google Keyboard and click uninstall. This will uninstall updates not the entire app.
***for TWRP***
Navigate to system/app find LatinImeGoogle.apk and rename to LatinImeGoogle.bak
Reboot into recovery and flash the zip
Reboot go to settings....language and input...click on the settings for google keyboard scroll down to advanced settings, go to color scheme, choose material. That's it. You now have the new keyboard!
***For manual install ie Rooted w Safestrap***
Extract contents of the zip you downloaded
Go to system/app find LatinImeGoogle.apk and rename to LatinImeGoogle.bak
Then from the file you extracted move the new LatinImeGoogle.apk to system/app and set permissions to rw-r-r
Next from the file you extracted move libjni_latinimegoogle.so to system/lib and set permissions to rw-r-r.
Reboot go to settings....language and input...click on the settings for google keyboard scroll down to advanced settings, go to color scheme, choose material. That's it. You now have the new keyboard
Sent From My Droid Ultra
Android 5.0 Warning: If you're running a 5.0/5.0.1 ROM, bootanimations longer than 30 frames will cause you to bootloop because of the memory bug in Lollipop.
============================================================Reqirement:1. Rooted Phone
2. Any root browser app (eg: Root explorer, ES File Explorer)
3. WinZip or ZArchiver app (from play store)
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Steps For Installing:1. Download the bootanimation file.
2. Open the zip file using WinZip/ZArchiver app.
3. Now open your root browser app
4. Navigate to system>media folder of your downloaded file
5. Copy the bootanimation.zip file (which you have downloaded )
6. And then manually place that file in the system>media folder of your phone.
7. Give it permission [ rw-r-r ]
8. Now reboot your device and enjoy.
NOTE: Before adding new bootanimation, rename your stock bootanimation as bootanimation.zip.bak .This will backup your stock bootanimation for future use.
Enjoy
Hope that this tutorial will help you all.
Thank You all.
If you have any problem then you can ask me anytime.
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Nubia Z17 Lite boot animation different
The Z17 Lite may be different than most phones in that it uses some more sub directories.
Load you zip file to System/media/theme/bootup instead of system/media.
I also cut all the picture and txt files and moved them to system/media/theme so the media manage would not find them.