Not a compatible device error - Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello all. This is my first post here so I apologize in advance for the Noob question or my failure to find it buried in the available topics if it has already been answered. I am new to modding my nook and though I have done some reading up on it I know I have a lot more to learn.
I recently followed the following Link found on this site to do an SD card boot of my nook HD+ tablet:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2583952
I am glad to say that I was able to perform this without a hitch and even loaded the GAPPS Kitkat 4.4.X stock package file afterward. It was incredibly easy to do as the instructions were very well written for someone making a first time attempt.
So, my question is this. After doing all of this, booting up in the custom format to kitkat 4.4.x I go to the google play store to install a new game (Star Wars Commander) that wouldn't work on my standard Nook interface and I still get an error that my device is not compatible.
Am I correct in assuming that this error is still occuring because the boot is off of the SD card and somehow it is still reading my internal memory (EMMC) directory that is android 2.x or am I way off base? Did I potentially miss something in my steps or is this app simply looking for something non-software related? I was under the impression that most, if not all, apps only care about the version of android, nothing else.
Any help or directions you can give would be great. I am not afraid to dive into a long read to learn more on how to mod and even eventually root my tablet. I figured I would star with the easy to remove SD card format first for my first try.

It has nothing to do with being an SD install. Play Store uses many properties to determine if an app is listed as compatible with any specific device (screen size and density, version of ROM, device name, etc). There is not much you can do to improve how Play Store lists it. And just because Play Store say it is not compatible does not mean it will not run satisfactorily on your device. In fact, most times it will. The solution is to set the unknown sources setting and install the app from another store (like Amazon, 1mobile.com, etc) or sideload the apk file from another device.
Sent from my BN NookHD+ using XDA Premium HD app

Thanks leapinlar. I will try that tonight.

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[Q] CM7 and Nook App

I am having a problem with the Nook app on CM7 (using the 4th nightly and the OC kernel.)
Doing some quick searching and extensive looking hasn't yielded any results directly related to the following issue.
When looking in my library, if I try to download a book it just says "No such file or directory" and my other books that are on my SD card don't show up/can't open them with the app (No Application Found).
So, just wondering if anyone else has got this working, I would really like to use this as an e-reader.
Thanks
Ran into the same problem last night
lycwolf said:
I am having a problem with the Nook app on CM7 (using the 4th nightly and the OC kernel.)
Doing some quick searching and extensive looking hasn't yielded any results directly related to the following issue.
When looking in my library, if I try to download a book it just says "No such file or directory" and my other books that are on my SD card don't show up/can't open them with the app (No Application Found).
So, just wondering if anyone else has got this working, I would really like to use this as an e-reader.
Thanks
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I ran into the same problem last night when my wife was trying to buy a book. I am on v2 though!!!
lycwolf said:
I am having a problem with the Nook app on CM7 (using the 4th nightly and the OC kernel.)
Doing some quick searching and extensive looking hasn't yielded any results directly related to the following issue.
When looking in my library, if I try to download a book it just says "No such file or directory" and my other books that are on my SD card don't show up/can't open them with the app (No Application Found).
So, just wondering if anyone else has got this working, I would really like to use this as an e-reader.
Thanks
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Nook app works okay on nightly #4. I am having wifi issues, so I am not sure about downloading anything.
try the solution from this thread, it worked for me
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=966339
bigtourist said:
try the solution from this thread, it worked for me
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=966339
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Tried that solution and it doesnt work when trying to download books. I always get file type not supported. You?
yes, it does work when downloading books. make sure you follow it exactly.
you have to set the EXTERNAL_STORAGE value to /sdcard like it says and NOT /mnt/sdcard
Tibedabeeto said:
Tried that solution and it doesnt work when trying to download books. I always get file type not supported. You?
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It does work.
bigtourist said:
yes, it does work when downloading books. make sure you follow it exactly.
you have to set the EXTERNAL_STORAGE value to /sdcard like it says and NOT /mnt/sdcard
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Plus 1 for "Yes, it does work."
bigtourist said:
yes, it does work when downloading books. make sure you follow it exactly.
you have to set the EXTERNAL_STORAGE value to /sdcard like it says and NOT /mnt/sdcard
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I did change that but I didnt notice that I had to type out adb shell before typing su for the apk. I get permission denied, does that mean I missed something while rooting my nook?
Edit:
NM adb shell works, just didnt work from terminal emulator. Anyways tried everything from adb and a computer and still no dice. I have no clue why this is not working. The books in my files dont have the cover and when I click on it it looks like it will load then just goes back to my files again.
NM, it seems that the books that were already in my library from when I had the regular nook OS was giving me issues. I went to shop for a new free book to see what happened and it downloaded and worked. So I did it right from the beginning but kept trying the same 2 stupid books. lol Thanks
I'm not sure what's going on here.
I tried following through with the directions posted in the link. But my adb shell seems to be repeating whatever I type after I press enter. It doesn't seem to be working.
Is there something I'm doing wrong?
I'm using phiremod.
Okay, so I found something... I think.
I did export EXTERNAL_STORAGE /sdcard
and I got
export: /sdcard: bad variable name
Any suggestions?
WORKING Nook ereader app on Nook Color running CM7 from sd card
I wanted to be able to have access to 2 barnes and noble libraries on the same device. I looked around and this is what I came up with. You don't need to do any really tricky or invasive mods and it works great. I'm mostly a moron so I wrote this for people who are like me, please don't be offended if you have to say "well duh" alot.
I would read the notes at the bottom of the post after you read this.
1. I prepared a CM7 sd card with google apps!!! using this method:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000957
***(I used the stable CM-7.1.0-RC-1-encore-signed version + current gapps, but it should work with any current CM7 nightly)
2. I powered down my nook completely, inserted the CM7 sd card, powered it back up, and let the CM7 installer routine run. The installer shuts the nook off when complete, then I rebooted into CM7. After registering to my google acct and getting to the home screen, I clicked on the icon in the bottom left corner (3 little horizontal lines) and selected Settings>Applications>Unknown sources...check that box.
3. Opened the Market app. Searched for "appinstaller" and installed AppInstaller by FunTrigger. Then I completely powered down my nook and removed the CM7 sd card.
4. Then I downloaded an older version of the Nook ereader app (ver 2.5) and put it somewhere in my filesystem that was easy to locate (you will be locating it from linux) from here:
http://www.freewarelovers.com/android/app/nook
5. Then on a PC running Linux (ubuntu 11), I plugged the sd card I put CM7 on into my computer. In linux you can see all the partitions...in windows all you can see is boot. I opened the "CM7 SD CARD" partition, and I put the nook.apk file I downloaded from freewarelovers right in there.
6. I reinserted the CM7 sd card into my nook and booted it back up. I went to applications, ran AppInstaller and clicked on the "nook.apk" icon and installed it. Registered my B&N account normally and populated my library.
Notes:
* DO NOT add the nook.apk into the native OS. This is only for CM7. If you try to add this app to an OS with the native nook reader working (unrooted/nootered) the device gets stuck in a boot loop which you will have to use CWM or 8 fail boots to recover from.
* I bear no responsibility for any damage you may do to your device by using this method. That said, it is almost impossible to brick a nook color, especially using a sideload OS. If you think you did just look around the forums, there is lots of information on how to unbrick a nook color.
* If you do not have Linux running on anything to read the CM7 partitions, you can google "reading ext4 filesystems in Windows" and figure out how to do that. Mac is Unix based, so maybe you could use a mac and just hope no one finds out. I highly suggest you just make a live CD by following the directions here:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCD
* Incidentally, you can use this method for sideloading any apps into your sd-based CM7 environment.
Why would you need to sideload the Nook app? Is it hiding in the market these days??
No it's there but you can't download it. Either says invalid device or it won't give you the option to install at all.
EDIT: I updated to a current nightly and it allowed me to download the ver 2.6 Nook reader, but the sign in screen is garbled and it won't communicate with the B&N servers. Had a similar issue with Netflix, which I also sideloaded an older version of and works well.
@ mastigia.
Firstly, very appreciate your effort and post instructions for others.
Secondly, why would you want to go with that route?
At least, there are 2 options installing Nook App with ease.
a. Download and install directly from Market. (see note 1)
b. If for sideloading, just use usb cable to tranfer the .apk over, no need to remove the uSD then insert into Linux just to copy the file.
Note 1: If you can't see Nook App on the Market, then fix your Market first.
Note 2: another option (would be 3rd) is using ADB (either over USB or wireless to push file over)
why oh why
votinh said:
@ mastigia.
Firstly, very appreciate your effort and post instructions for others.
Secondly, why would you want to go with that route?
At least, there are 2 options installing Nook App with ease.
a. Download and install directly from Market. (see note 1)
b. If for sideloading, just use usb cable to tranfer the .apk over, no need to remove the uSD then insert into Linux just to copy the file.
Note 1: If you can't see Nook App on the Market, then fix your Market first.
Note 2: another option (would be 3rd) is using ADB (either over USB or wireless to push file over)
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Ok...
a. I CAN see the app on the market. The app currently available is ver 2.7 which from the previous build of CM7 I was using had "Incompatible Device" where the "Install" button would normally be. So, I updated to CM7 nightly 209 thinking I was an idiot. And hey, whaddya know, that made it possible for me to install the 2.7 reader from the market. But it was garbled and would not communicate with the B&N servers and caused me some really crappy synching issues later which I won't go into here.
b. This is just for getting the nook.apk onto CM7 loaded on an sd card. The prob with just moving the file over usb is that windows (which I started off using) will only pick up my native emmc because the sd card partition I want to move the .apk to is in an ext4 partition. Using adb wireless I was unable to find the mount point, once again probably for the same reason.
So, to clean that up I would say just plug your nook into linux and move the file over usb and that would probably work and thanks for the suggestion, I just did not think of that.
Ya know this is kind of a silly and unique issue. I got my gf a nook color, she wants her own library and an unrooted nook (warranty). She also wants access to MY library (which has alot of books she would like to read) and apps like netflix (which also requires a legacy version). Books are the primary reason we got nooks. So for someone like ME, thats the post I would need.
Anybody having force close issues with the latest Nook app? I'm running 213 and I can download but anytime I try to open anything I get a force close.

[Q] Can you add a device id?

I searched the forums and the Nook forums specifically but could not find an answer (not that I would know if I saw one).
I am a pharmacy student and I was trying to install the Lexi-Comp app free trial. The app says that my device ID could not be found. I called their support line and they said only cell-enabled devices for Android were supported at installation because only they have a device ID.
Is there a way to add a device ID to the Nook so I can run this app?
I am running CM 7-080420011-NIGHTLY-encore.
I hope this is something simple. I am stupid about computers and I bought this thing expressly to use Lexi-Comp on rotations (there is no mention of cell-only Android devices anywhere on their website).
Eldric IV said:
I searched the forums and the Nook forums specifically but could not find an answer (not that I would know if I saw one).
I am a pharmacy student and I was trying to install the Lexi-Comp app free trial. The app says that my device ID could not be found. I called their support line and they said only cell-enabled devices for Android were supported at installation because only they have a device ID.
Is there a way to add a device ID to the Nook so I can run this app?
I am running CM 7-080420011-NIGHTLY-encore.
I hope this is something simple. I am stupid about computers and I bought this thing expressly to use Lexi-Comp on rotations (there is no mention of cell-only Android devices anywhere on their website).
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Find the IMEI Generator and ROM patcher thread.... but I'd wait an hour or so... should be an update by then.
No worries about waiting an hour. I think it will take me all weekend to figure out what to do with that.
Eldric IV said:
No worries about waiting an hour. I think it will take me all weekend to figure out what to do with that.
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Actually, its quite simple... just run the app... it will generate an IMEI for your nook.
You can use In Place (updating ROM already installed) or update a dev's ROM before flashing it (useful for nightlies)
DizzyDen said:
Actually, its quite simple... just run the app... it will generate an IMEI for your nook.
You can use In Place (updating ROM already installed) or update a dev's ROM before flashing it (useful for nightlies)
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So, if I am understanding this, I:
1. Download the zip
2. Run the zip
3. Done?
I ran the zip (on my Nook) and it rebooted my Nook but nothing seems to have changed.
I see lots of mention to "adb" but I do not have that. Is it necessary?
Edit: So I managed to get adb(Wifi) established (greatly expedited thanks to the adbWireless app, as I was completely unable to install the Google USB drivers) and then ran the .exe in the zip on my PC instead of my Nook (I told you I was stupid about computers). Lexi-Comp is currently installing its databases on my Nook. The well-being of my patients has profited from your labors. I thank you kindly.

Is rooting easy?

I have had my Nook HD for a while now. But now i would like to ask whether rooting is 1. Good for the device and 2. Unlock the full potential of the the tablet.
The reason why i'm asking is i want to sideload apps and be able to install .apk files to it.
Please advice.
Thanks.
gino_76ph said:
I have had my Nook HD for a while now. But now i would like to ask whether rooting is 1. Good for the device and 2. Unlock the full potential of the the tablet.
The reason why i'm asking is i want to sideload apps and be able to install .apk files to it.
Please advice.
Thanks.
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You do not need to Root in order install apks. Go to my HD/HD+ CWM thread linked in my signature and make a bootable CWM SD and flash my extras zip which enables 'unknown sources' and allows installing apks.
You do not want to root unless it is absolutely necessary since there is danger of resetting your device. This is all explained in that thread.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.
I completely agree with leapinlar. It is not necessary to root, if you don't want to. You can still sideload, by installing "Unknown Sources" package compiled by leapinlar in his respective thread.
Downside to setting it up though, you need to have a microSD card. After that, you need to burn CWM (which is no problem), and then install the .zip. It's all easy, if you follow the guide(s).
However, I posted here to suggest to your a different ROM, perhaps CyanogenMod 10 could deliver what you want? Once I installed it, I'm never turning back to the default B&N ROM. It changes the "bar" at the bottom, into a black Android ICS+ one. I also find that more apps are compatible via Google Play too (one example, Sims FreePlay now appears in the Play Store).
It's completely up to you, all the best.
You can also side load apps if you sign up for a (free) Nook developer account. B&N has step by step instructions on their developer web site.
I suspect leapinlar's version is easier, but I haven't tried it.

[Q] Flash Related Question

Just purchased Nook HD+ and let it do it's thing Software Ver 2.1. Realized Flash was an issue so I went to Play Store on my Laptop and accessed version that was loaded to my Droid Bionic. Google said it would load to other devices and it appeared on HD+. However it was not recognized on webpages in Chrome and same unsupported on ur device error occurred. Tried Dolphin and even though it said Flash enabled in settings would not play on sites I visited.
My question is can this be solved through rooting and then loading the Android Flash APK I downloaded from Adobe? And since this is my first time would the Cyanogen Mod 10.1 for Dumies be the way to go or is there a root method that simply unlocks Flash as an unsupported app within the stock OS.
I know I sound like an idiot so apologies for trampling on the lawn and going on the flowers. I really need flash to work on all sites including desktop versions. Thanks for any guidance.
The official Adobe flash plugin from helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/archived-flash-player-versions.html works fine in Firefox and Dolphin on my CM10.1 HD+. Should not be necessary to root, just allow installation from unknown sources.
Sadly Google has completely disabled flash in mobile chrome.
Sent from my HD+ Running CM 10.1 from emmc
CM 10.1 or CWM?
GandalfTheBlack said:
The official Adobe flash plugin from helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/archived-flash-player-versions.html works fine in Firefox and Dolphin on my CM10.1 HD+. Should not be necessary to root, just allow installation from unknown sources.
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Sounds like you're suggesting installing CyanogenMod and maybe the Dummies thread. This would give me an environment to load what I need with the unknown sources option that is available on my phone but not on stock HD+. If I don't have to worry about BN Updates messing things up that would be work.You don't need the SD card to be inserted for every bootup after this process I hope. Didn't think so and wouldn't want to after the card recognition problems with some of the newer units.
Thanks for the reply.
Jimdish255 said:
Sounds like you're suggesting installing CyanogenMod and maybe the Dummies thread. This would give me an environment to load what I need with the unknown sources option that is available on my phone but not on stock HD+. If I don't have to worry about BN Updates messing things up that would be work.You don't need the SD card to be inserted for every bootup after this process I hope. Didn't think so and wouldn't want to after the card recognition problems with some of the newer units.
Thanks for the reply.
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If you go to my HD/HD+ CWM thread linked in my signature, I have a CWM flashable zip there that allows unknown sources in stock without rooting. Then you can install flash.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.
leapinlar said:
If you go to my HD/HD+ CWM thread linked in my signature, I have a CWM flashable zip there that allows unknown sources in stock without rooting. Then you can install flash.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.
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So with the HD+ Bootable CWM6028 just add the extras zip to the sdcard. (one more dumb ques) Does it launch the extras or separate launcher required?
Also found this thread and playing catch-up: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41165076
could not get flash working on cryogen even if i side loaded it.
however i gave carbon a shot and side loaded flash app and Firefox works perfectly.
never tried Firefox on cryogen it may work give it a try.....
Flash works great with stock or the JB CM 10.1. that I use now.
Leapinlar's Extras installs another launcher called Zeam, which you can use if you wish or uninstall. You can access extra apps in the Stock launcher by simultaneously touching "Apps" on the Apps screen and clicking Vol Up.
Sent from my HD+ Running CM 10.1 from emmc
Jimdish255 said:
So with the HD+ Bootable CWM6028 just add the extras zip to the sdcard. (one more dumb ques) Does it launch the extras or separate launcher required?
Also found this thread and playing catch-up: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41165076
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The extras zip is just a collection of extra stuff. But what you are interested in is allowing unknown sources so you can install flash. Once you flash the extras zip with CWM, there is nothing else you need to do to be able to install the flash apk. It should sideload and install with a file manager.
Sent from my Galaxy Tab 2 using XDA Premium
Thanks for the answers. I'm going to give it a go without CM or Root for now. If it doesn't work out then plan b. Must have been tossing old low capacity sd cards because the only one left was 1gb. On hold for a day or 2.
Jimdish255 said:
Thanks for the answers. I'm going to give it a go without CM or Root for now. If it doesn't work out then plan b. Must have been tossing old low capacity sd cards because the only one left was 1gb. On hold for a day or 2.
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The 1GB should work. Use my new procedure in my HD/HD+ CWM thread.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.
Just a couple final newbie questions.
Should there be any partitions on the SD Card where the image or bootfiles are separate from the zip file extras?
It also seems the laptop does not recognize the image file as taking up most of the 4g card when you go to properties it just shows 5 files before adding the extras zip. Is that correct?
Finally does the extras zip just go to the hd+ root or can it be put in a file folder and flashed from there?.
Thanks for all the newbie catching up.
No separate partitions on this card.
You did not say which method you used, the old procedure or the new.
It should have only the five files plus the unzipped extras file if you put it there. No folders.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.
leapinlar said:
No separate partitions on this card.
You did not say which method you used, the old procedure or the new.
It should have only the five files plus the unzipped extras file if you put it there. No folders.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.
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I made both but will try the bootfiles card first. Thanks for confirming the image files. I been working a lot lately will get to it finally today.
First try with bootfiles has gotten me the C and progress to 100% then went to welcome and home screen. On top it said it was checking SD Card. Did it not boot to it or is there an advanced menu I need to access? I have downloaded extras zip and flash apk to the device already and was hoping to just point it to them.
OK Got the 1gig card to boot with bootfiles. Also installed extras zip. Couldn't install flash from internal (nor recognized) file or with zeam. Shut down and added flash file to card. Then after reboot put card back in and searched for file with launcher and it did install.
I can play flash videos in chrome and in dolphin but dolphin has full controls that chrome does not. However I still cannot figure out how to play flash files I link to through sites like wiziwig.tv which I use often. If anyone has any ideas about these streaming videos please advise.
Thanks for getting me through and if I eventually need to go with full root or CGM I feel confident it is not that difficult.

[Q] Stock Nook HD+ Slowing to a Crawl?

I'll preface this with the fact that I flash my phones regularly (HTC One M8, One and Nexus before that) but have never bothered to mess around with my daughter's Nook HD+ 32GB. So I'm relatively savvy with ADB/Fastboot and flashing, but just not with this particular device.
Issue: My daughter's Nook has become so laggy as to be unusable. I did a little research and saw that there is a "trim" bug that affects certain chips used in the Nook, though mine - with an MBG4GA -11/2012- Rev 6 chip - doesn't seem to be one noted as an issue. However, I'm a bit confused on that front as my understanding is that the trim "issue" has to do with the application of trim to the ROM, which the stock Nook does not have anyway, so the above may be irrelevant. Just trying to figure out what may be causing this.
In any event, I'm trying to get to the bottom of this general slowdown which feel a lot like Windows after its been bogged down for awhile. Is this a known issue? Is there something that can be done short of factory resetting it and watching it progressively slow down again?
I haven't bothered to flash CM on it, because my daughter loves the Barnes and Noble aspects of the Nook - the book library and the ability for it to read the books out loud - and my understanding was that if I flash CM, I'd lose all that. Am I misinformed on this point?
Many, many thanks for any insight you can provide.
It is most likely a trim issue. Trim has to do with the condition of the emmc chip, not which rom it is running. So stock can be effected to. Best solution is to go to Play Store and download the app Lagfix and run it. The trim bug is not that devices need trimming, it is with certain chips the chip will brick when trying to run trim. Since you have the safe chip there should be not issue running it. You may need to go to my HD/HD+ CWM thread linked in my signature and root stock with my universal root. I think Lagfix requires root access.
Edit: and you are right about that last point.
Sent from my BN NookHD+ using XDA Premium HD app
leapinlar, thanks a bunch for that insightful response. I'll follow your instructions and report back. Mighty kind of you to have created and all-in-one root - makes things a whole lot easier!
So everything went smoothly. I'm rooted and applied the Unknown Sources mod and Lagfix works beautifully. However, I cannot, for the life of my remove the existing Adobe AIR - a file which needs to be updated in order to play some of the games my daughter has installed. When trying to update, I get an "application already exists" error, which, apart from getting Lagfix, is what prompted my desire to root in the first place (I've read tons of complaints on the BN board from the less savvy who are pissed at BN for not allowing this app to be updated by the Google Play store). Having root, I have manually renamed the APK, Frozen it through Titanium Backup, and attempted to uninstall it through Titanium Backup. No matter what I do, I still get this error.
On my phone, with root, a simple rename of an APK kills it. Here it seems this is not so simple. Any thoughts on how to successfully update Adobe Air? Or get the damned thing fully off the tablet so I can install it from the Play Store? Thanks a bunch.
godhamba said:
leapinlar, thanks a bunch for that insightful response. I'll follow your instructions and report back. Mighty kind of you to have created and all-in-one root - makes things a whole lot easier!
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leapinlar said:
It is most likely a trim issue. Trim has to do with the condition of the emmc chip, not which rom it is running. So stock can be effected to. Best solution is to go to Play Store and download the app Lagfix and run it. The trim bug is not that devices need trimming, it is with certain chips the chip will brick when trying to run trim. Since you have the safe chip there should be not issue running it. You may need to go to my HD/HD+ CWM thread linked in my signature and root stock with my universal root. I think Lagfix requires root access.
Edit: and you are right about that last point.
Sent from my BN NookHD+ using XDA Premium HD app
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godhamba said:
So everything went smoothly. I'm rooted and applied the Unknown Sources mod and Lagfix works beautifully. However, I cannot, for the life of my remove the existing Adobe AIR - a file which needs to be updated in order to play some of the games my daughter has installed. When trying to update, I get an "application already exists" error, which, apart from getting Lagfix, is what prompted my desire to root in the first place (I've read tons of complaints on the BN board from the less savvy who are pissed at BN for not allowing this app to be updated by the Google Play store). Having root, I have manually renamed the APK, Frozen it through Titanium Backup, and attempted to uninstall it through Titanium Backup. No matter what I do, I still get this error.
On my phone, with root, a simple rename of an APK kills it. Here it seems this is not so simple. Any thoughts on how to successfully update Adobe Air? Or get the damned thing fully off the tablet so I can install it from the Play Store? Thanks a bunch.
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Part of the problems with BN installed apps is they are automatically reinstalled online by BN when you try to remove them. Have heard of no way of defeating that.
Sent from my BN NookHD+ using XDA Premium HD app
leapinlar said:
Part of the problems with BN installed apps is they are automatically reinstalled online by BN when you try to remove them. Have heard of no way of defeating that.
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That's a shame because BN's version of AIR is insufficient to run many different apps.
godhamba said:
That's a shame because BN's version of AIR is insufficient to run many different apps.
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Part of the issue might be that Air is installed as a /system app by BN and Play Store tries to install it as a traditional /data app. Try getting the new version of the Air apk file from another device, renaming the apk exactly like it is named in /system/app on BN, and use your root file manager to replace the existing apk with the new one. You may have to clear the data in /data/data for Air before it operates properly. This may not work and may lock up the system so do a CWM backup of your device first so you can restore it if need be.
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I came back to post that I had replaced the APK with the latest one that I found online, and it worked perfectly, only to see you had already posted the solution! I must have picked up on your brainwaves.
BN should be ashamed of themselves for, in essence, crippling this device by not allowing the update of core apps. Why they made this a system app is beyond me (perhaps to stop unsavvy folks from deleting it).
leapinlar said:
Part of the issue might be that Air is installed as a /system app by BN and Play Store tries to install it as a traditional /data app. Try getting the new version of the Air apk file from another device, renaming the apk exactly like it is named in /system/app on BN, and use your root file manager to replace the existing apk with the new one. You may have to clear the data in /data/data for Air before it operates properly. This may not work and may lock up the system so do a CWM backup of your device first so you can restore it if need be.
Sent from my BN NookHD+ using XDA Premium HD app
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