I am not a hacker or anything, but I want to root my NC so I can download Google Apps (Kindle) onto it. I was reading the instructions for ManualNooter and I am totally lost, mainly because it keeps talking about Rom Managers and CWM and stuff. Have the developers developed an AutoNooter for 1.2 yet? I would really love to read all my Kindle and NOOK books in color NOT on my phone's tiny screen...
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Root Any progress on an AutoNooter for 1.2?
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colchiro
Extreme Android User
Nooting your 1.2 isn't all that bad. 
Still a CM7-based rom is much nicer than the stock rom with a button hack for menu and back and I think my directions to flash a rom is easier to follow.
- Follow my instructions to make a bootable CWR card.
- Do steps 1-10 under "Lets Get Started" on ManualNooter page.
- Done!
Still a CM7-based rom is much nicer than the stock rom with a button hack for menu and back and I think my directions to flash a rom is easier to follow.
Podivin
Android Expert
I think the major thing you lose from the reader, when rooted, is B&N's "LendMe" technology where you can lend an ebook to someone else. Basically it makes the book unreadable for you for two weeks, and your friend has to weeks to read it on their device. After two weeks it reverts back to you. Not all ebooks are lendable, I don't know how it's determined which are and which aren't.
What you gain, in my opinion, is much more important. The stock Nook (and the Nook market app) have a really crappy 'library' interface. You can't flag a book as having been read, which is a major misstep as far as I'm concerned. I have several hundred books on my Nook, many of those are series which are best read in order. However I rarely read a series all the way through, I'll go away and read other things and eventually come back to the series. There is no way that I'm going to remember which books I've read and which I haven't, so I need an indicator to show me that. I'm not SURE that the stock reader allows you to read the 'back cover' on a epub book (most of mine are side loaded epubs, not books bought from B&N). That to me is another 'fail'. When I'm looking for my next book I want to read to see what they are about, to see if it matches what I'm in the mood to read.
The READER portion is fine, but I'd say that's true on all of the reader apps I've tested. They all allow you to set font size and color, and background color, most allow different margin settings, swipe to changes pages, etc etc. Some readers are really proud of their page turning animation, which is one of the first things that I turn off. I don't want to see an imaginary page turn, I just want it to flip as quickly as possible to the next page without waiting for any fancy graphics to make their way across the screen.
For me Aldiko is the best reader app currently available (you have to be rooted to use this). The main thing it has going for it in my opinion is the ability to rate a book. I rate a book when I finish it (1 through 5 stars). The rating itself means nothing, the fact that I have rated it indicates that I've read it, which solves the first problem I mentioned above. When looking for the next book in a series, I can tell which ones I've already read.
BTW, yesterday while and B&N I asked about flagging a book as read, the helpful lady suggested adding a new 'shelf' in your library (stock Nook) and moving books you've read to that shelf, as an indicator that they've been read. That would certainly work, but it puts the book on the 'wrong' shelf - IMO.
What you gain, in my opinion, is much more important. The stock Nook (and the Nook market app) have a really crappy 'library' interface. You can't flag a book as having been read, which is a major misstep as far as I'm concerned. I have several hundred books on my Nook, many of those are series which are best read in order. However I rarely read a series all the way through, I'll go away and read other things and eventually come back to the series. There is no way that I'm going to remember which books I've read and which I haven't, so I need an indicator to show me that. I'm not SURE that the stock reader allows you to read the 'back cover' on a epub book (most of mine are side loaded epubs, not books bought from B&N). That to me is another 'fail'. When I'm looking for my next book I want to read to see what they are about, to see if it matches what I'm in the mood to read.
The READER portion is fine, but I'd say that's true on all of the reader apps I've tested. They all allow you to set font size and color, and background color, most allow different margin settings, swipe to changes pages, etc etc. Some readers are really proud of their page turning animation, which is one of the first things that I turn off. I don't want to see an imaginary page turn, I just want it to flip as quickly as possible to the next page without waiting for any fancy graphics to make their way across the screen.
For me Aldiko is the best reader app currently available (you have to be rooted to use this). The main thing it has going for it in my opinion is the ability to rate a book. I rate a book when I finish it (1 through 5 stars). The rating itself means nothing, the fact that I have rated it indicates that I've read it, which solves the first problem I mentioned above. When looking for the next book in a series, I can tell which ones I've already read.
BTW, yesterday while and B&N I asked about flagging a book as read, the helpful lady suggested adding a new 'shelf' in your library (stock Nook) and moving books you've read to that shelf, as an indicator that they've been read. That would certainly work, but it puts the book on the 'wrong' shelf - IMO.
Wondering what happens if i update to 1.2 while rooted (i'm still on 1.0.1). Will i just lose root? Will it screw things up if I dont un register first??
Nook is my daughters (shes 13) and i want it to run the best it can. The way I'm looking at it is that it will be better off on 1.2 software in the end(i rooted someone elses 1.2 nook already). But if a custom rom will be worlds better than I'm game.
Downloaded zip file for 1.2 but not messing with it this morning, maybe tomorrow. Interested to hear some opinions
Nook is my daughters (shes 13) and i want it to run the best it can. The way I'm looking at it is that it will be better off on 1.2 software in the end(i rooted someone elses 1.2 nook already). But if a custom rom will be worlds better than I'm game.
Downloaded zip file for 1.2 but not messing with it this morning, maybe tomorrow. Interested to hear some opinions
DoAndroidDream?
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Upgrading to 1.2 does not add much functionality that I recall. It gives you access to the market but B&Ns market is way overpriced and incomplete. Throwing CM7 or Phiremod on it is certainly the way to go if you want more than just an ereader. With a custom ROM on them these guys are awesome tablets.
I had root with 1.1 or whatever the updated version of the B&N Nook was before going to 1.2. If I recall, I used the 8 failed boots to reset it to factory 1.0.1 and then ran the official updates to get it to stock 1.2 and then rooted.
As long as you have the Nook Color Update files already saved to your PC, it shouldn't take any more than 20 minutes or so.
Of course if your daughter has it set up a specific way, you will lose all that, and you know how daughters get when you mess up their stuff
I had root with 1.1 or whatever the updated version of the B&N Nook was before going to 1.2. If I recall, I used the 8 failed boots to reset it to factory 1.0.1 and then ran the official updates to get it to stock 1.2 and then rooted.
As long as you have the Nook Color Update files already saved to your PC, it shouldn't take any more than 20 minutes or so.
Of course if your daughter has it set up a specific way, you will lose all that, and you know how daughters get when you mess up their stuff
true that, already backed up apps she wanted with titanium. tablet been acting weird lately and i figure if im gonna start her fresh might as well update. not sure about custom roms vs just root and leave stock though
Podivin
Android Expert
NA, it is of course a personal preference, but I prefer CM7. I used both rooted stock and Phiremod,neither were bad, they just weren't 'me'.
That said, it may matter most what kind of phone she has. If she's got an android, if you make the Nook look like her phone she'll probably like it. But if she's got some other type of phone she may prefer rooted stock because it's most like what she has now.
Also, if she hangs out at a B&N store then the stock Rom can do some things there that others can't.
That said, it may matter most what kind of phone she has. If she's got an android, if you make the Nook look like her phone she'll probably like it. But if she's got some other type of phone she may prefer rooted stock because it's most like what she has now.
Also, if she hangs out at a B&N store then the stock Rom can do some things there that others can't.
Dont hang out in store hardly ever and no android phone for her(older feature phone). She is semi used to ADW and was happy with it till it started acting screwy. I do love to impress her with new functionality though i dare say she will be quite happy with stock. But if there are substantial performance improvements than i'll go for it.
Honestly I don't really wanna mess with going to stock before upgrading to 1.2, might just manual update while rooted and see what happens
Honestly I don't really wanna mess with going to stock before upgrading to 1.2, might just manual update while rooted and see what happens
I hate to go all technical on you, but stock felt 'clunky' to me.
*I* would say go to CM7 and don't look back. But I don't have to live with her if she doesn't like it...
LOL, I'll keep that in mind
I can still go custom if i upgrade to 1.2 right?