Classic Need advice for softroot

[JerseyBiker]

I want to softroot my Nook using the instructions at http://nookdevs.com/Softroot I download all the necessary files and installed a memory card in my Nook. The instructions seem simple enough except Step 3: Getting a root shell with the Android Debug Bridge. Since I'm not familiar with the Android program I installed it first to make sure I could run it properly before I started the other steps. I don't know what I'm doing wrong but when I run the information on the command line as instructed all I get are errors that the command is not a internal command or something to that effect. I'm not even sure if step 3 is necessary since it seems like everything is completed in step 2. Is step 3 an option to add other programs or is it a necessary step. Please advise.

~eddie

[rdfry]

Did you install the Android SDK? If you did you have to set the directory path so that the cmd line knows where to look for the commands.

[mgmueller]

Originally Posted by JerseyBiker

I want to softroot my Nook using the instructions at http://nookdevs.com/Softroot I download all the necessary files and installed a memory card in my Nook. The instructions seem simple enough except Step 3: Getting a root shell with the Android Debug Bridge. Since I'm not familiar with the Android program I installed it first to make sure I could run it properly before I started the other steps. I don't know what I'm doing wrong but when I run the information on the command line as instructed all I get are errors that the command is not a internal command or something to that effect. I'm not even sure if step 3 is necessary since it seems like everything is completed in step 2. Is step 3 an option to add other programs or is it a necessary step. Please advise.

~eddie

You don't need that step 3 anymore.
Just flash to the old 1.0 firmware (step 1).
Then do the update to the modified firmware (step 2).
They've included all the necessary applications directly into the modified firmware. You don't even need ADB anymore to permanently make nookLauncher your preferred (startup) launcher. It's integrated as well.
BTW: If you'd like to play around with ADB (like I said: It's not necessary, you perfectly can do without), you have to open the command line to the folder "tools" in the ADB.

[JerseyBiker]

Originally Posted by rdfry

Did you install the Android SDK? If you did you have to set the directory path so that the cmd line knows where to look for the commands.

I did install Android but I'm not sure if I did it correctly. After I installed Android and ran it, it asked what programs I wanted to download from a list of about 8 or 10 choices. I chose the first one in the list that said SDK which had the higher version number. But when it started downloading I believe it downloaded all of them and it took quite some time doing it. When they say to run the commands in a terminal are they referring to the DOS prompt that's included with Windows or is there a different terminal that comes with Android? Thanks.

~eddie

[nabour]

Originally Posted by mgmueller

You don't need that step 3 anymore.
Just flash to the old 1.0 firmware (step 1).
Then do the update to the modified firmware (step 2).
They've included all the necessary applications directly into the modified firmware. You don't even need ADB anymore to permanently make nookLauncher your preferred (startup) launcher. It's integrated as well.
BTW: If you'd like to play around with ADB (like I said: It's not necessary, you perfectly can do without), you have to open the command line to the folder "tools" in the ADB.

Where in the updated nookLauncher is the option to set the preference for startup? I did steps 1 and 2 but I can't find anywhere to set the preference. Driving me crazy.

[mgmueller]

Originally Posted by nabour

Where in the updated nookLauncher is the option to set the preference for startup? I did steps 1 and 2 but I can't find anywhere to set the preference. Driving me crazy.

When scrolling through your icons in nookLauncher (settings, launcher settings, ...) at the farthest right you should have an icon "make permanent" or something like that (it's been a while, don't remember the label exactly). Push that icon/button, restart - done.
If the button's missing, check "launcher settings", maybe you have to activate that button?
BTW: Do you have to choose between the 2 launchers (standard or nookLauncher) each time you press nook's home button (the "n" on the touchscreen)?

[JerseyBiker]

Originally Posted by mgmueller

You don't need that step 3 anymore.
Just flash to the old 1.0 firmware (step 1).
Then do the update to the modified firmware (step 2).
They've included all the necessary applications directly into the modified firmware. You don't even need ADB anymore to permanently make nookLauncher your preferred (startup) launcher. It's integrated as well.
BTW: If you'd like to play around with ADB (like I said: It's not necessary, you perfectly can do without), you have to open the command line to the folder "tools" in the ADB.

I was hoping someone said that. From the instructions it appears that you are done after step 2. It appears step 3 is for programing after you reflash the firmware. I wish they would indicate that on the website. Anyway as always you are a big help. I'll do it in the morning. I'm too tired to tackle it now. I don't want to screw anything up.

One more thing just to be sure I was doing it right. Below is what I got after typing the information as instructed on the DOS command prompt. I'm using my Windows XP laptop instead of my 64bit Win7 desktop to avoid compatibility problems.

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Eddie>cd C:\android\tools

C:\android\tools>./adb connect 192.168.2.8:5555
'.' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\android\tools>

[mgmueller]

Originally Posted by JerseyBiker

I did install Android but I'm not sure if I did it correctly. After I installed Android and ran it, it asked what programs I wanted to download from a list of about 8 or 10 choices. I chose the first one in the list that said SDK which had the higher version number. But when it started downloading I believe it downloaded all of them and it took quite some time doing it. When they say to run the commands in a terminal are they referring to the DOS prompt that's included with Windows or is there a different terminal that comes with Android? Thanks.

~eddie

It's the standard "command prompt" from windows.
In this command prompt, you have to point to the folder "tools".
You should see something like "C:\android-sdk_r04-windows\android-sdk-windows\tools>" in your prompt. Instead of "C....." your respective path. Only with the "...tools>" it will understand the "adb" command and other commands.
But, as I've written before, it's not needed anymore.

[mgmueller]

Originally Posted by JerseyBiker

I was hoping someone said that. From the instructions it appears that you are done after step 2. It appears step 3 is for programing after you reflash the firmware. I wish they would indicate that on the website. Anyway as always you are a big help. I'll do it in the morning. I'm too tired to tackle it now. I don't want to screw anything up.

One more thing just to be sure I was doing it right. Below is what I got after typing the information as instructed on the DOS command prompt. I'm using my Windows XP laptop instead of my 64bit Win7 desktop to avoid compatibility problems.

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Eddie>cd C:\android\tools

C:\android\tools>./adb connect 192.168.2.8:5555
'.' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\android\tools>

Happened to me as well. On Windows, it's "adb connect", not "./adb connect".

[rdfry]

its still needed if you want to push new apks to the nook is it it not?

[mgmueller]

Originally Posted by rdfry

its still needed if you want to push new apks to the nook is it it not?

You can update the existing applications via Trook.
(Usually?) it's the same for new apps.

[primetime34]

How do you update apps with Trook??

[mgmueller]

Originally Posted by primetime34

How do you update apps with Trook??

There's a link to "nookdevs" within Trook (preconfigured, you don't have to do a thing).
You see the available apps. There's a catch though: For some applications, you don't know which version you're using right now. So you don't know, whether there's an update or you already have that version installed.
I forgot one issue: You have to configure Trook to accept installations. This has to be done via ADB. So you need ADB once for the initial configuration.

[hharan]

There is a nookdevs feed in Trook main screen. You can download & install all the available apps from there ( including newer versions of Trook).

[JerseyBiker]

Originally Posted by mgmueller

Happened to me as well. On Windows, it's "adb connect", not "./adb connect".

Thanks. I know I don't need the Android program but I hate when I can't get a program to work correctly. I did run it again as you showed above. I did get a little further. But this time I got a message saying the IP address couldn't be found. I know it's the correct IP address. But I'm done with Andriod and I will uninstall it since it's not needed.

I did the softroot upgrade. It was very easy. When you downgrade to firmware 1.0.0 supposedly you lose all of you data and settings. I did backup everything first. After the upgrade all of my information was gone except the WEP security settings for my router. I thought I would have to re-enter the WEP password but I didn't. I'm glad I didn't have to do it again because it was pain entering all of those digits and I kept hitting the wrong keys and having to start over. I wonder why that information was somehow retained but everything else was gone?

~eddie