If you are like me you are not happy with the power button placement. I modded a few files that will allow any bluetooth keyboard to wake the screen from sleep. Very handy when the Xoom is docked. Requires Reboot.
Modded Files
Push the files via adb to /system/usr/keylayout/
Example:
adb remount
adb push Generic.kl /system/usr/keylayout/Generic.kl
adb reboot
Apple Keyboard (Vendor_05ac_Product_0239.kl) - Wake with eject key
Generic Keyboard (Generic.kl) - Wake with F1
Motorola Keyboard (Vendor_22b8_Product_093d.kl) - Wake with right ctrl key (Not Tested - Sorry do not have one)
Note:
After the keyboard and the Xoom have been asleep for a while, there may be a delay before the Xoom wakes. Bluetooth devices sleep to save power and it takes about 15-30 seconds to wake and sync again.
Thorough Explanation of Key Remapping:
Better explanation of this is here.
Getting back to default:
If you want to return things to default, download the default files and adb push them back to the Xoom.
Sweet! I'm going to give this a try later. Thanks!
Works great with the Motorola BT Keyboard...
edit: I did remap it back to the default CTRL_RIGHT and instead used the unmapped "reserved" key on the keyboard. It is the 4th key from the top right with 3 lines. Since this key is unused, it seemed more appropriate for now. It is key 226 in the mapping.
@triadX1
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Maybe someone in this thread can help me. I posted in other threads but nobody replied. I bought a generic BT keyboard with Apple keys. To remap the keys I downloaded a program to get the scancodes for each key and modified the Generic.kl. It di not change anything. The question is now, is there a way to name the .kl file like the other 3 already present, i.e. with a manufacturer-specific name? How else will HC know which file to use when the BT keyboard is connected? I hope I got my point across...Thanks everyone!
[sent with Xooming Android technology]
Just a heads-up: I have what must be an older version of the Apple Keyboard (bought in '97); the VID:DID are 05AC:022C :
Code:
apple 0005:05AC:022C.0001: input,hidraw0: BLUETOOTH HID v1.36 Keyboard [Apple Wireless Keyboard] on 40:FC:89:27:62:5C
I just copied your Vendor_05ac_Product_0239.kl to Vendor_05ac_Product_022c.kl and it works fine. Thanks for the mod!
funnycreature said:
is there a way to name the .kl file like the other 3 already present, i.e. with a manufacturer-specific name? How else will HC know which file to use when the BT keyboard is connected?
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Can you get the Vendor ID/Device ID from the Keyboard?
"adb shell dmesg" once it's connected should be able to tell you. After that, it's just a matter of naming the file as such. For example a device with VID:DID 1234:ABCD would be named Vendor_1234_Product_abcd.kl .
HTH!
it was easy i just edited one file one line next to menu i put wake
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system/ust/keylayout/ and vrdb ....093 something then r/w then right click to edit text and scroll to 125 where it says MENU and make it look like this MENU WAKE and reboot and your good menu key is now wake one press wakes and two presses unlocks
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kcrudup said:
Can you get the Vendor ID/Device ID from the Keyboard?
"adb shell dmesg" once it's connected should be able to tell you. After that, it's just a matter of naming the file as such. For example a device with VID:DID 1234:ABCD would be named Vendor_1234_Product_abcd.kl .
HTH!
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I found out that the generic keyboard uses the Apple layout. I want to post a How-to soon but I have very little time lately Thanks for the info though; how would I find the information? I tried connecting the keyboard to my laptop via BT and opened the device manager. Is there any property that shows the VID:DID?
I'm curious as to why the key 226 isn't being used when there's actually no key used to open the app menu. I would have assumed the key used for menu (two keys to the right of the spacebar) would be used for the app menu and the unused key (three horizontal lines) would've been for the menu since most apps I've seen with the on-screen menu looks the same. Plus the icon for the Apps menu actually looks like what is on the Menu key for the keyboard.
What would I need to add to the keyboard file to make a key open the application menu? After looking over the keymaps in the file I couldn't see any key on the keyboard that would open the app menu.
Use 226 for whatever
You can remap 226 to be menu if you want, but i don't know the command to open the app "drawer" on honeycomb.
Just like they said above, the file you want to edit is in
/system/usr/keylayout/
I use root explorer because it lets me edit easily as well. If you want to do it the way i do just follow the steps below:
1- Mount R/W when you get in the folder
2- Long hold on "Vendor_22b8_Product_093d.kl"
3- Select "Open in Text Editor"
4- Scroll all the way to the bottom where it says 226 and edit the line to read
key 226 MENU (3 spaces between 226 and MENU)
if you simply want it to be another Menu key. (Before editing, it says unused or tbd or something, just erase all of that )
Alternatively try:
key 226 MENU WAKEif you also want it to wake up your tablet.
Personally, I edited key 125 to wake up the tablet as described above, and put
key 226 POWERso that i could also lock the screen, thus using the otherwise useless key.
As a sidenote, Root Explorer *should* automatically make a backup for you when you edit the keylayout file, but doing one manually (aka: copy and paste somewhere else on your sdcard) is always a smart move.
Good Luck!
kcrudup said:
Can you get the Vendor ID/Device ID from the Keyboard?
"adb shell dmesg" once it's connected should be able to tell you. After that, it's just a matter of naming the file as such. For example a device with VID:DID 1234:ABCD would be named Vendor_1234_Product_abcd.kl .
HTH!
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I tried this command and I get a "error: device not found" message. I am using my droid 1 and the blueputdroid app to use my hard keyboard as a bluetooth one. The keyboard works... I just would like to map some things out to open the app drawer and such. Thank you in advance for any help
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That error means adb can't find your xoom. Make sure you have USB debugging enabled
sangreal06 said:
That error means adb can't find your xoom. Make sure you have USB debugging enabled
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Hmm I have tried it from the zoom itself with a terminal app as well as from the PC and have made sure debugging is running and have gotten the same result each time :/
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This requires root. I am assuming those having trouble have rooted their phones and have the moto drivers installed on their PC. If adb devices does not show your device then try running the following:
adb kill-sever
adb start-server
adb devices
See if the device shows up now. I am calling these commands from my memory so I could be wrong about the wording. Running adb /? will give you a list of command line switches.
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B Dizzle said:
This requires root. I am assuming those having trouble have rooted their phones and have the moto drivers installed on their PC. If adb devices does not show your device then try running the following:
adb kill-sever
adb start-server
adb devices
See if the device shows up now. I am calling these commands from my memory so I could be wrong about the wording. Running adb /? will give you a list of command line switches.
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Hmm it STILL doesn't see it. I know I am an unlocked and rooted xoom. I am running rooted apps just fine and browsing all my system files just fine on the computer with Droid explorer. I just can't get it to see my device in adb. Any ideas?
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Does anyone here have 3.1? I updated to 3.1 which removed the customized file I replaced for the zoom keyboard, but I read in another thread where a person talked with a rep (i'm thinking from either moto or vzw) about the update stating that the update included "Additional shortcut key support for Bluetooth keyboard".
The file I used was from 3.0 and since I didn't know this at the time, I didn't back it up first. I know...it was stupid not to do so, but whatever lol
If anyone could pull the new 3.1 keyboard layout file for the motorola keyboard and post it, that would be great.
SPIDERTECH said:
Does anyone here have 3.1? I updated to 3.1 which removed the customized file I replaced for the zoom keyboard, but I read in another thread where a person talked with a rep (i'm thinking from either moto or vzw) about the update stating that the update included "Additional shortcut key support for Bluetooth keyboard".
The file I used was from 3.0 and since I didn't know this at the time, I didn't back it up first. I know...it was stupid not to do so, but whatever lol
If anyone could pull the new 3.1 keyboard layout file for the motorola keyboard and post it, that would be great.
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Anyone able to pull this file for me? It's the Vendor_22b8_Product_093d.kl
SPIDERTECH said:
Anyone able to pull this file for me? It's the Vendor_22b8_Product_093d.kl
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Here ya go http://db.tt/9fAD3NS
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ruvort said:
Here ya go http://db.tt/9fAD3NS
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Thanks for that. It looks like the 226 key is STILL not being used. I'm curious now as to what the additional shortcuts were supposed to be.
Related
Here is the guide to remap the Genius button to Google search.
A press will give you text search and long press will give you voice search.
Items needed:
Root access (Perm root required as not having perm root will result in changes being undone on reboot)
Root explorer
MT4G
Fingers
If you misspell the word you will lose button functionality. Your Power button and volume buttons won't work. All is not lost though, pull the battery follow the steps again. I would recommend making a backup of the file before you edit it (Root explorer makes a backup, but you can never make too many. That and Root explorer makes a backup of the file before editing).
Steps:
1. Open Root explorer and navigate /system/usr/keylayout/ (That is scroll down and press the system folder. Scroll down again and press the usr folder. Press the keylayout folder)
2. At the top right corner of the screen press mount r/w
3. Long press "glacier-keypad.kl"
4. A screen will pop up, scroll down to "Open in Text Editor"
5. key 183 will say FUNC_4, change this to SEARCH (all caps)
6. Press the menu button
7. Press "Save Changes"
8. Long press power button
9. Press Restart
10.Try it out, and say thank you after it works.
Sorry but I was always told to explain it as if you were 10yrs old to prevent questions. Wasn't trying to offend anyone's intelligence.
Also while you're in there if you want to add WAKE_DROPPED after HOME, your phone will now wake when you press the home button.
If someone wants to make a guide for how to do this with adb, post it and I will update the op.
Update: The google voice search on this phone sucks balls. Go to the market and download Vlingo. The first time you long press search after this it will give you the option to make it the default voice search. Imo it is superior to the native voice search, at least on this phone.
Update: The latest update for Voice Search has fixed whatever the problem may have been. But Vlingo is still a great app so feel free to give it a try.
Update: Mftek has given you another alternative. Please see this post For instruction on how to get Google search on a short press, and the Genius button on a long press.
Update
Absolutely genius... I will try it soon.
Before I do... we can reverse by simply changing it from SEARCH back to FUNC_4, I assume?
Already tried to change it back and it worked no problem.
You are the man! Thanks
Works perfect
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21productionz said:
Here is the guide to remap the Genius button to Google search.
A press will give you text search and long press will give you voice search.
Items needed:
Root access
Root explorer
MT4G
Fingers
If misspell the word you will lose button functionality. Your Power button and volume buttons won't work. All is not lost though, pull the battery follow the steps again. I would recommend making a backup of the file before you edit it (Root explorer makes a backup, but you can never make too many. That and Root explorer makes a backup of the file before editing).
Steps:
1. Open Root explorer and navigate /system/usr/keylayout/ (That is scroll down and press the system folder. Scroll down again and press the usr folder. Press the keylayout folder)
2. At the top right corner of the screen press mount r/w
3. Long press "glacier-keypad.kl"
4. A screen will pop up, scroll down to "Open in Text Editor"
5. key 183 will say FUNC_4, change this to SEARCH (all caps)
6. Press the menu button
7. Press "Save Changes"
8. Long press power button
9. Press Restart
10.Try it out, and say thank you after it works.
Sorry but I was always told to explain it as if you were 10yrs old to prevent questions. Wasn't trying to offend anyone's intelligence.
Also while you're in there if you want to add WAKE_DROPPED after HOME, your phone will now wake when you press the home button.
If someone wants to make a guide for how to do this with adb, post it and I will update the op.
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OMG this has been bugging me since my first boot! Thank you!!
Tried this while temprooted with visionary and didn't work. Copied the file to sdcard and edited it there, then moved it back to its original location, overwriting the original.
On reboot nothing changed. What'd I do wrong?
Brilliant!
Phateless said:
Tried this while temprooted with visionary and didn't work. Copied the file to sdcard and edited it there, then moved it back to its original location, overwriting the original.
On reboot nothing changed. What'd I do wrong?
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If you only had temproot and have not unlocked then Nand, then when you reboot it likely didn't stick.......
Gr8gorilla said:
If you only had temproot and have not unlocked then Nand, then when you reboot it likely didn't stick.......
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Ah... So is S-OFF required to achieve real permanent root? Or can I just use visionary to temp root --> perm root --> remount system as r/w and then go on my merry way?
Perm root is required, I have updated op to say that. Sorry for the confusion. S-off is required for this to stick, unless someone with S-on figures out a way to make it work.
21productionz said:
Perm root is required, I have updated op to say that. Sorry for the confusion. S-off is required for this to stick, unless someone with S-on figures out a way to make it work.
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Ah ok, this will just have to wait a little then.
Hmm I just noticed something strange when I did this, my text on my lockscreen disappeared after doing this .. along with when I press the power button, the text for each option was gone .. restoring back to stock the text is back .. weird.
Worked perfectly!!! Home button now wakes screen and Genius button does Google search. Thank you so much.
Just did it without any hitches. Added Home_Dropped as well. THANK YOU DUDE!!! This made my day even better. Rooted and key re-mapping sweet.
wow awesome that was fast
Ok problem figured out, it was the font I replaced in my system it started acting weird thanks again!
I actually went back to the genius button, for some reason the voice search function could not get a single command right, it couldnt understand "call home" in a perfectly quiet environment, let alone any other commands, like texts, but thanks for the write up.
PolishDude said:
I actually went back to the genius button, for some reason the voice search function could not get a single command right, it couldnt understand "call home" in a perfectly quiet environment, let alone any other commands, like texts, but thanks for the write up.
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I haven't rooted yet and I've also noticed that voice search performs surprisingly poorly on this phone. Wonder what's up with that?
I'm looking into a solution. It has nothing to do with changing it though. It's hearing it correctly, but not understanding commands. I say "call blah" and the search box comes up with call blah. Not cool.
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21productionz said:
I'm looking into a solution. It has nothing to do with changing it though. It's hearing it correctly, but not understanding commands. I say "call blah" and the search box comes up with call blah. Not cool.
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Mine's blatantly missing words. If I didn't know better I'd say the phone is sassing me for not using the genius button.
My touch screen is not working, it's a new replacement, before I chuck the phone I want to try to reload original Rom or a newer one.
main key to do this is to be able to use adb or HTC Sync, which I cannot do since my toruch screen is unresponsive.
Is there a way to run the phone with the keyboard keys ?
Trackball isn't doing what you need to do? If not, not sure if reassigning your keys would help out. I think there is a tutorial on replacing the digitizer for this phone somewhere in forum. Use the search. Might be easier than trying to restore your phone to trade it in.
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OPTION 1
He can also install the apk from he's PC to he's phone
This app lets you change your keys
http://www.appbrain.com/app/buttonremapper/com.beansoft.buttonremapper
open cmd/command prompt and type
abd install -r NAMEPFAPLICATION.apk
idk how you could go into it.. but if you find a way, this would be much easier.
OPTION 2
Install Droid explorer
You can control your phone with it
go to tools >> screencast
OPTION 3
use both
I have no adb since I cannot change to USB debug
valv507 said:
I have no adb since I cannot change to USB debug
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It was already mentioned, but you should be able to navigate the menus with the trackpad and select things by pressing it. It worked for me on CM7 just now, at least.
Yeah using the trackpad should suffice. Even if you can't push down to select with the trackpad you can use "enter" on the keyboard.
This Thread is outdated!
I will update it soon!
Thanks for your understanding
Hello everybody,
as there is no sub-forum for the new nook simple touch (help to get one),
all information are split on several posts in the nook color forum.
I want to create a central thread which list all the knowledge and work that is already done.
The most solutions are NOT my work!
I will link to the post and add the author,
please thank them for their work.
Basics
Update
There is an update for the nook touch!
(not recommended for now)
Checkout the discussion: Nook STR update 1.0.1
Screen Refresh
To avoid ghosting you can easily refresh the screen by pressing the n button twice (open and close default launcher).
Hidden back "button"
You can easily go back by swiping in the middle of the topbar from right to left.
(You may need this in stock apps / settings, after getting root you get 2 buttons for menu and back on this area)
Hidden Browser
you can access a browser by typing in an url into the searchbox,
but the browser doesn't work well...
liliputing.com nook touch browser (no root)
Backup
Backup/Restore N2E by jocala
Windows HowTo is on the second post
Factory Reset / Recovery
[TOOL] nookRestore { Nook Touch - Factory restore | recovery } by ros87
B&N - nook Support
Rooting:
Please take the time and get a backup of your nook!
nookdevs.com NookTouch Rooting (linux, mac, windows)
JesusFreak of nookdevs make all this possible!
Here you can find his original guide.
TouchNooter (linux, mac, windows)
GabrialDestruir said:
Enables ADB via uRamdisk
Installs su and Superuser.apk
Installs Busybox
Installs Button Savior
Installs Go Launcher
Installs NookColor Tools (To Enable Non-Market Installs)
Installs Gapps (Gmail, Market, Youtube, Others)
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Root & Setup Script Kit (windows only)
xboxexpert said:
Full Superuser Access
Updates are permanently blocked!
Unknown sources Enabled (install non-Market applications)
adb debugging is active [mostly for developers]
Ability to replace the Authors ****ty pictures
Ability to remap the left buttons to Menu & Back
Market Installed & Working! Login to YouTube with your GMAIL!
Software Included:
AdFree (Block those nasty ad's) [Wi-Fi needed]
Button Savior (Displays Softkeys)
gTab simi Clock (really awesome clock for your desktop)
Kindle (read your Kindle books on Nook, lol) [Wi-Fi needed]
LauncherPro (default launcher instead of Nook base launcher)
Superuser (provides a list of applications that use superuser access)
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Advanced:
(need root)
adb
WiFi
by default you can only use wifi to connect to your nook!
Please consider that anyone in your network can connect to your nook!
This is a serious security problem!
mycr0ft modified the uRamdisk to disable adb over wifi by default! (not tested)
Code:
adb connect [I]NOOK-IP[/I]
USB
xor_ uploaded a uramdisk with adb usb enabled
and traycold has found drivers for windows (thanks to cceerrtt)
xboxexpert modified the adb usb driver to work with the n2e. (not tested yet!)
[GUIDE] ADB Workshop and Guide for everyone
Remapping Hardware Buttons
n Button
[MOD+APP][11Oct11] Configurable "n", "reading now", "RecentDialog" + Activity Picker!
XorZone said:
Features of mod
* Will return stock android go to home by short press of "n" button and recent apps dialog on long press (Configurable)
* All B&N quicknav buttons configurable, it even loads apps icons (after reboot)
* Reading now" button configurable
* NOTE: Installation of the jars w/o conf will have stock B&N effect + recent apps
Features of application
* Implements Activity Picker, so any app (i.e. Launcher Pro) can use "Shourtcuts" dialog that B&N removed.
* Configuration UI for above mod
* (In future) Configuration UI for page buttons
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Page-Turn Buttons
The main thread is from xboxexpert,
the user aruangra shows how to map the keys to volume up/down so you can use it for scrolling in some applications
Softbutton
Softbuttons can add little buttons to your user interface which simulate the normal android buttons (Home, Back, etc.),
Button Savior is working very well.
OMGWTF_BBQ modded it for the eInk Display.
Market & gapps
If you have already rooted and want to enable the market by yourself you can use the tutorial on nookdevs from the nook color. GabrialDestruir have tested this and confirmend its working.
Additionally i have written down some steps to activate it by using resources of the touchnooter script.
GabrialDestruir updated his script, i dont know if my tutorial still works
AFTER you get the market working you can
update the market and gapps
or, just update the market.
This will fix the market search too
Language / Locale Settings
If you live outside of the USA and managed to get a nook,
there are a few steps to customize the system to your locale / regional enviroment.
To change the system language and the keyboard you can look here:
customize language
Timezone and 24:00 Clock can be set on the default settings menu
(On first-start-setup you can only choose US-Timezones)
Landscape / Screen Rotation
[APP] Orientation Switch by XorZone
on LauncherPro you have to enable Auto-Rotation (thanks to densets)
AdHoc WiFi
If you want to connect to an AdHoc WiFi you can checkout a fix for the nook color:
[FIX] AdHoc Wifi support on the NC! thanks to markmc87 & jago25_98
Misc:
Wallpapers
OMGWTF_BBQ made some nice wallpapers
The Wallpaper from the Video by OMGWTF_BBQ
Michael.Rose made a pencil sketch of it
Videos
XDA-User OMGWTF_BBQ upload a Nook2 Root Tour on youtube
JesusFreak's proof his working root with Angry Birds on Nook Touch
The Nook Touch has a Web Browser - No Root Required!
Gizmo - Nook Simple Touch Reader
B&N The All-New NOOK Guided Tour
App info
✔ Kindle, Kobo, txtr, Aldiko, Moon+, FBReader
ryanpl write together a list of supported apps
OMGWTF_BBQ Root Tour Video
You can try all other apps for Android 2.1
NOT WORKING:
xda-developers (some threads shows a blank page)
Pulse News (crash after initial screen)
(version from nook color market is working)
Skype (freeze on login screen)
Tricorder (system freeze)
Hardware/Software specs
Icehawk78 posted some system information on request.
stock-kernel:
MystaWright said:
VERSION = 2 | PATCHLEVEL = 66 | SUBLEVEL = 29
(2.6.29-omap1)
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Links:
New Nook 2 eInk Reader Announced! Available for Preorder
Nook Touch Root Guide is OUT.
[REQUEST] B&N Nook Simple Touch forum
[N2E] Nook 2nd Edition Touch - Root
[N2E] Nook 2nd Edition Touch - Development
[N2E] TouchNooter 1.6.24
[NST] Root/Market & Setup Script Kit
[N2E] Nook Touch - App Support for Hardware Buttons
[N2E] Recovery & Source for Nook Touch
[N2E] Nook Touch n-button mapping
[N2E] modified framework.jar
Backup/Restore N2E
[NC]/[N2E] Warning!
Nook STR update 1.0.1
[APP] Orientation Switch
[MOD+APP][11Oct11] Configurable "n", "reading now", "RecentDialog" + Activity Picker!
[TOOL] nookRestore { Nook Touch - Factory restore | recovery }
[N2E] Nook ADB over USB on linux.
Nook Touch kernel hacking
[FIX] AdHoc Wifi support on the NC!
[Q] [POLL] Do we need NST specific launcher? If Y - how should it look like?
nookdevs.com NookTouch Rooting
ReviewHorizon.com Root Guide
Mike Cane's xBlog - Nook Touch Rooting: June 27th News
IRC: #nookdevs @freenode
B&N All-New NOOK Porduct Website
B&N nook Support
THANKS TO ALL OF YOU!
If i forget something or got something wrong, please feel free to complete this thread!
... reserved ...
First
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What's the consensus as to the best launcher to use...
I currently use ADW, which seems to work ok. Biggest complaint is I can't see the text on the settings menus...
I prefer a white backgounnd. So ADW seems to be an only option. I am using ADW EX.
updated the fist post,
thanks to DenisTheMenace for the info about adb usb drivers,
the mod/person who made this stickie,
and again all of you
Xhorder said:
What's the consensus as to the best launcher to use...
I currently use ADW, which seems to work ok. Biggest complaint is I can't see the text on the settings menus...
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iam using ADW too,
i like it more than Go Launcher or LauncherPro
but when i tried them i recognized some empty settings menus too,
so i dont think its the launcher that shows the settings menus without text...
rev0l said:
so i dont think its the launcher that shows the settings menus without text...
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It's not without test, the test is white on white background, that's why we don't see anything.
I got pulse to work, I used the pulse from the nook apps shop.
mkenney12 wrote me a pm.
he wants that everybody consider the consequences of using a rooted nook touch.
its definitely a point that everyone has to keep on mind!
rmkenney12 said:
Hi,
I'm not sure who to send this to in the xda-dev
community, but noticed that you were maintaining
the KB articles for the Nook Touch root. I tried
posting to the touchnooter dev thread, but I don't
have the requisite 10 messages, so I couldn't even
thank them.
I've been able to root my N2E with the
touchnooter root: the most recent 1.6.24. I'm
extremely happy with the results, but am having a
major concern that doesn't appear to be getting
proper coverage in that or other roots. (I initially
tried the noogie root with lesser results).
<Rant On>
IE, adb wireless/wifi access.
Nobody seems to be expounding on the fact that
it's an enormous freaking barn-door-size gaping
hole in the security of the N2E(or doing anything
to eliminate it). You yourself mention it in
passing in your KB article, but only give it a single
line.
Essentially, once these things are rooted, they
are -enormously- vulnerable if they are taken out
into the public, either at a Barnes&Noble store,
or at any other hotspot. All it takes is for a hacker
sitting there at that hotspot with a laptop, scanning
all of the IP's in that subnet for IP's that respond
to the adb port, and they can do a simple
#adb install MyFavBotController.apk
or somesuch thing. If adb pukes on them(IE, it's a
non-rooted Nook), then they just keep scanning.
Unless you're sharp and see the notification tab
popping up, you may never notice it. They can
install any freaking thing they want on your Nook.
Evetually you've got hundreds or thousands of
infected Nooks running bots, or some other fun
little thing(s) implanted on them.
Everybody seems to be incredibly happy about how
easy it makes their experimentation, and all of the
root developers seem to be focused on making sure
that adb wireless is enabled, either in the startup
scripting or even in the uRamdisk as with the
touchnooter root.
Sure, you can install the adbWireless app from the
market, and it will turn off adbWireless, but:
a) when you initially run the adbWireless app, it
doesn't even properly report that the adb wifi
function is on. It reports it as off, even though
it's actually still responding to adb connects.
So now you have to remember to turn it on,
and then back off. That does work(for a little
while).
b) it's not permanent with some roots, like the
touchnooter. I disable adb wifi with the
adbWireless app, it's off, and everything is nice
and safe? if I put my N2E through a power
cycle, guess what. It's been turned right back
on again. That's completely whacked.
1) For one thing, as an older person I may
forget to use adbWireless to keep turning
adb wifi off after power-cycles. Over and
over and over again.
2) Even if you remember, there's a window of
access during power-up that's about 30-60
seconds long before you'll be able to run
adbWireless to shut things down. A hacker
could do a lot of damage to your Nook in
that time.
3) I have heard rumors of Nooks turning
turning themselves back on after being
powered off. So now you could be in a
hotspot, your Nook could turn itself on in
your knapsack without you even knowing,
and the hacker sitting there has all the
time in the world to beat on your poor little
Nook.
It's BONEHEADED. adb Wifi should NOT EVER be
automatically turned on by the bootstrap. NEVER.
If developers of these roots want to make it easy for
the users or other devs using them, then simply
bundle the adbWireless application along with
SuperUser, Yahoo, and the other apk's they've
included in their root distro's.
Let the -users- decide when and where it's safe for
them to use adb Wifi. Devels are NOT doing them a
service by forcing adb Wifi on them, or encouraging
them to use it under dangerous circumstances.
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Sorry, but I have a rooted Nook that I'd like to take
outside the confines of my home. Unfortunately,
I don't dare to now. So yah, I'm feeling cranky :-(
rev0l. -please- pass this on to any developers
you might have contacts with.
Thank you!
= Glucosaurus
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i dont know if someone can disable the access over adb by default...
may you can use apps like tasker or automate it to disable wifi when your accesspoint is not in range or start the adbwifi app while connecting to a public wifi.
Xhorder said:
What's the consensus as to the best launcher to use...
I currently use ADW, which seems to work ok. Biggest complaint is I can't see the text on the settings menus...
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I love Zeam.
I think that the best way to avoid the wireless adb security hole would be to enable adb over usb and disable adb wireless if it is possible.
I have read on irc someone (maybe JesusFreke) saying that we just have to do something like modifying adb or doing something else (I don't remember very well)
I'm also trying to find out how to adb with usb. In particular I'm looking to get my N2E to connect to my iPhone running MyWi 4.0. I've read that the nookdevs Ad-Hoc_WiFi wpa_supplicant file for the NC will work with the N2E, but I haven't found a way to connect with USB and I'm too scared to try it over wifi in case it goes wrong and I won't be able to connect with adb over wifi to fix it. Any help would be much appreciated.
Edit :
Managed to get ad-hoc wifi working by pushing the fixed wpa_supplicant.adhocfix file to the /system/bin/ folder with adb over wifi.
Then, I switched the wifi off on the N2E and opened terminal emulator and did the following :
Code:
su
adb shell mount -o rw,remount -t ext2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system
mount
cd /system/bin
mv wpa_supplicant wpa_supplicant.old */make backup of original wpa_supplicant file/*
mv wpa_supplicant.adhocfix wpa_supplicant
chmod 755 /system/bin/wpa_supplicant
exit
I am now able to connect to my iPhone's MyWi hotspot.
For security when connecting to a public hotspot, I have installed the ttxapps wifi adb app from the android market and turned off adb over wifi, meaning I can toggle it on only when I wish to connect on my home network.
does anyone have system restore image?
another pm from a user that cant post
J.Harmon said:
I figured out how to get a full factory "re-image" of my nook touch.
I followed the instructions for the nook color here:
Method two: Set the Boot counter to 8 by typing
http://nookdevs.com/Flash_back_to_clean_stock_ROM
I rooted my nook touch using touchnooter. Loaded up the amazon app store and played around for a while. But I found after I rooted the nook that the nook store didn't work any more. So i wanted to get back to factory state. I then installed the wireless adb app. I logged in to my nook using my linux pc and followed the above directions. After the re-image you have to do a data reset by going in and restoring to factory settings in the nook itself.
As soon as I gave the reboot command it started the re-image as seen in this link:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-p...2E_Restore.JPG
I'm sending you this message because I'm a "noob" and can't post in the developer forums. So if you wouldn't mind reposting for the others to use.
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Was anybody else able to get to "Restoring Factory Image..." dialog?
It happened to me after 20+ resets, I was just searching for bricked N2E solution and kept on pressing the button... I would like to know how to replicate this again
i tried it with the 8 times boot failure method, it brings up the factroy reset screen, but it does not the reall factory reset, root and some other stuff were still n the nook after this "factory reset" don't know..
and don't tried (or even read) the method from the pm...
too busy at the moment :/
Inspired by rmkenney12 (and rev0l), I updated the uRamdisk file from TouchNooter 1.6.24 so that adb over wi-fi does not run at boot.
Disclaimer: Don't try this unless you know how to restore your nook in case it does not work.
To install the new uRamdisk:
Unzip the attached file somewhere, then...
Code:
adb connect <nook>
adb shell mkdir /cache/boot
adb shell mount -o rw -t vfat /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 /cache/boot
adb push <path>/uRamdisk /cache/boot
adb reboot
Cross your fingers and hope it works.
You will also want to download an app to turn adb on and off. Search market for 'wifi adb'.
P.S. Does anyone know specifically what needs to be changed in the uRamdisk to enable adb over usb?
This guide isn't working for me. It says that after you create a noogie sd card, just pop it in, start the nook and it will mount the 7 partitions....
What 7 partitions? They never show for me. When I start the nook with the card inside it mounts the "boot" partition which is 64.8 out of 74.7 megabytes.
That's it. That's all I see. Inside of this partition are the files that were contained in the noogie image.
ibex333 said:
This guide isn't working for me. It says that after you create a noogie sd card, just pop it in, start the nook and it will mount the 7 partitions....
What 7 partitions? They never show for me. When I start the nook with the card inside it mounts the "boot" partition which is 64.8 out of 74.7 megabytes.
That's it. That's all I see. Inside of this partition are the files that were contained in the noogie image.
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wrong thread?
which guide do you mean?
anyway, i don't know if windows can recognize all partitions...
download a live cd linux and try again
Ok... This is on windows 7. I dont know how to use Linux.
I am trying to root the Nook STR and using the guide provided here. It just gets stuck at the rooted forever screen, and the rest is as described in previous post.
DISCLAIMER:
I am not responsible for you bricking your device.
BOTTOM LINE
WHAT IS BACKTRACK?
Ok ladies and gentlemen. I guess I should have started with this. But, as another poster stated, if you don't know what Backtrack is, then you don't need this. But, I have to clarify some misconceptions as well. No one has stated correctly what Backtrack is. Backtrack is more than a tool to crack wifi passwords. Its an entire security distro. It it literally packed with thousands of tools to do everything a security tester or "hacker" needs. It is packed with metasploit (google it), sslstrip, nmap,wireshark, just to name a few. Why would they make an entire linux distro just to hack wifi routers? If you have questions, just ask.
Now with that out of the way. Backtrack runs on an image that is never mounted to your system. Nothing is replaced. It is basically a side load which can be turned on or off whenever you want while the phone is on. There is no flashing involved what-so-ever. It is so easy a caveman can do it.
This is a persistant version.
Finally on our device. Everything is fully functional with the exception of using anything that involves packet injection and setting your adapter to monitor mode (yes, this means you cannot crack WEP/WPA yet). The concept is just that we have to modify the wifi adapter driver to accept monitor mode as well as allowing packet injection. Everything else works perfectly.
NEEDED APPS
7zip PC ONLY
Terminal Emulator (Free)
AndroidVNC (Free)
(Optional)
Tasker (Paid)
NOTE: You will need approximately 3.5GB of free space on your internal SDcard (not the removable SD Card at /sdcard/external_sd/)
FOLLOW THESE DIRECTIONS SPECIFICALLY
INITIAL SETUP (only needs to be completed once)
1. Create a folder called "bt" on the base of your Internal sdcard (directory should look like it does below:
/sdcard/bt
2. Download the following scripts and put them directly to the new "bt" folder you just created. The directory should look like it does below:
bt
installbt.sh
startbt
stopbt
/sdcard/bt/bt
/sdcard/bt/installbt.sh
/sdcard/bt/startbt
/sdcard/bt/stopbt
3. Download this version of busybox for temp use and put it in the following directory shown below (you may need Root Explorer to change permissions to create the directory tree and upload the file):
busybox
/data/local/tmp/bt/busybox
NOTE: /data/local/ should already be there as well as tmp. You will have to create the "bt" folder in that tree. You must have the directory tree and file shown exactally as shown: /data/local/tmp/bt/busybox . If you don't, you can't complain to me why you are getting errors.
4. After you verify that those 5 files are in that directory, then you can proceed to downloading the bt.img file below and put it in the "bt" directory as shown below:
Update
Download each of these and use 7zip to extract the bt.img from them.
bt.7z.001
bt.7z.002
bt.7z.003
bt.7z.004
bt.7z.005
bt.7z.006
bt.7z.007
bt.7z.008
bt.7z.009
bt.7z.010
NOTE: these files total approximately 3.3GB
Extract on your PC and upload to:
/sdcard/bt/bt.img
5. After you have completed the above steps, reboot your phone and re-verify all the above files are in their correct directories:
/sdcard/bt/bt.img
/sdcard/bt/bt
/sdcard/bt/installbt.sh
/sdcard/bt/startbt
/sdcard/bt/stopbt
/data/local/tmp/bt/busybox
6. Open Terminal Emulator and type the following commands. If you recieve any errors then the above steps were not completed correctly, so go back to setp 1.
$ su
# cd sdcard
# cd bt
# sh installbt.sh
# startbt
# bt
7. At this point you have installed Backtrack and have a Backtrack 5 shell.
8. Now the good part. To open the GUI of Backtrack, enter the following command:
# ui
9. Nothing? Be patient. Look at the output and take note of the number "X" located at "localhost:X" from the X desktop line of the output. The VNC server is running at port 5900 so you must add "X" to get the new server port for Backtrack, ie. X=1, then 5900 + 1 would give you 5901 as the new server port.
10. Open AndroidVNC and enter the following info:
Nickname: whatever you want
Password: 12345678
Address: 127.0.0.1
Port: whatever you got from your little math problem above
Username: leave blank
Change Color Format to 24-bit color (4 bpp)
11. Now all you have to do is connect after you have created the connection.
START EACH TIME
1. Open Terminal Emulator and type the following commands.
$ su
# cd sdcard
# cd bt
# startbt
# bt
# ui
2. Open up AndroidVNC and connect to the privously created connection.
SHUTDOWN
1. Tap the settings softkey and tap disconnect (to disconnect you from the VNC server).
2. In Terminal Emulator, type the following commands:
[email protected]: # killui
[email protected]: # exit
# stopbt
# exit
# exit
3. This will close it all out for you, but to ensure a full shutdown, reboot your phone.
Thats all!!!!
Optional Automation
If you have Tasker, then you can add some automation that will automatically execute the Terminal commands and open AndroidVNC.
Download the following file and put it in the following directory which should look like this after it is added:
bt.prj.xml
/sdcard/Tasker/tasks/bt.prj.xml
Then open Tasker. Then go to Settings > Preferences > UI and uncheck "Beginner Mode" and touch the gree checkmark.
Now under the buttons across the top (Profiles, Tasks, Scenes, Variables), you will see a very faint arrow pointing down. Touch and drag down and a tab(s) will be seen across the top. touch and hole the tab with the house. Touch "Import". A "Project File Select" window will pop up. If the file does not show up, then touch the back arrow, and click on the "tasks" folder. Then click on the file "bt". Then a tab at the top will be created that is labled "bt". At the bottom right of the app, make sure that the button says "on". Now exit out of the app. Go to your favorite screen and long click the screen. Next, add a widget, the touch tasker. A window will pop up with alot of entries. Go to the bottom and find "bt on" and touch it. After that, another window will pop up. At this point you could just click the green checkmark and be done. But another thing you can do (optional) is touch the button to add an icon, then check the green checkmark.
Now you will have an icon on your screen that will automatically boot up backtrack and bring you straight to the UI. The next step you want to do is have an icon that will turn it off. To do this, Go to your favorite screen and long click the screen. Next, add a widget, the touch tasker. A window will pop up with alot of entries. Go to the bottom and find "bt off" and touch it. After that, another window will pop up. At this point you could just click the green checkmark and be done. But another thing you can do (optional) is touch the button to add an icon, then check the green checkmark.
Now you will have an on and off button for Backtrack!!!
Please thank me if you like this and donate if it helped you!!!
If you are also a DEV that would like to help on modifying the wifi drivers to allow injection and adding monitoring, please contact me ASAP.
Very awesome !! Can't wait for monitor mode working !
Ty and im following this thread intently
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No problem. Im trying to work on it but honestly. I may need some serious DEV helpers to mod the drivers.
Good work man thank u
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Could this essentially help me in helping my neighbor remember his wifi password
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im rly sry but what is this for something for wifi?
Sorry I know this is going to sound noobish, what is this used for? Why would I want it?
Dfjcisnv
If you don't know what this is for then you don't need it lol
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Thank you, both of you. I admit after I hit submit I went and googled backtrack. While I guess its a cool party trick, in my opinion of course, I wouldn't have any use for this. Its cool that it is working and the effort the OP put into this, so I apologize if this is taken in the wrong context.
On the other hand, im looking to run Ubuntu on this phone and hook it up to my TV, using a Bluetooth keyboard and utilize the full functionality of this device.
Dfjcisnv
slightly off topic but I have Back Track 5 and a wireless router capable of packet injection. I have no idea how to install the drivers for it on my computer. I read through the instructions but its very complicated anyone familiar with doing this could you pm me?
This is something I can use and appreciate your work. Unfortunately, the links are down.
Thanks in advance
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I just a notification from the host saying that I violated their bandwidth restriction and disabled the link permanently. Can anyone help me out with a host that will allow a 3.26GB file for hosting?
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OP updated!!!!
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When someone gets it running on their device, please let me know what you think. Also add anything that you would think is benefitial.
Could this methods be used loosely to "flash" other Linux distros?
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Yes if that distro offered an ARM version of their distro. Then you just need to write a couple scripts to launch the .img file.
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Some of you are PM'img me questions about something now working and they are all due to file downloads. Not to sound like an a$$hole, but go back to the directions and follow the directions specifically. Re-download the files and try it again.
YES! you rock!
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YES! you rock!
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Thanks. Just need a little help with the drivers to complete my mission.
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Very very awesome!
hi,im new here,i just wanna seek some help regarding to my xplay multifunctional key button(the third key beside home button.)its always stock when i wanna use that key.sometimes working and sometimes most of the time not functioning.you need to push it a lot of times until it works again.any idea why its happening in xplays or only just for me?thank for any help
I think you mean the Menu key. Perhaps its broken. If you have root, you can edit the file "/system/usr/keylayout/keypad-zeus.kl" to change the function of each physical buttons. You could for example remap the Search button to Menu.
eksasol said:
I think you mean the Menu key. Perhaps its broken. If you have root, you can edit the file "/system/usr/keylayout/keypad-zeus.kl" to change the function of each physical buttons. You could for example remap the Search button to Menu.
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thanks buddy i have a root but problem is i dont know how to remap each button.im noob and only basic knowledge iknow regarding that.can you help me how to do that step by step.i check system/usr/keylayout/keypad-zeus.kl using es file xplorer.i dont know what to type and to do.a big help from you is much appreciated.
please i need help.now my home bu
tton stuck also when i try to tap on it.but when my play are open i mean the gamepad is visible,the home button works fine and the menu button also working.is this some kind of hardware issues/malfunction?please any help would be appreciate
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By malfunctioning you mean your buttons are broken then yes. Of you want to avoid this issue in the future, buy a Nexus.
Enable root permission for ES File Explorer, copy the file to your sdcard, tap and hold on the file and choose Open As -> Text -> Es text editor. Edit the file to remap the button to how you like it. Copy it back to its original location. Tap and hold on the file again and choose Permission. Set the permission to rw-r-r.
Also if you know how to install custom roms, with Slim Bean rom you can enable onscreen button.
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eksasol said:
By malfunctioning you mean your buttons are broken then yes. Of you want to avoid this issue in the future, buy a Nexus.
Enable root permission for ES File Explorer, copy the file to your sdcard, tap and hold on the file and choose Open As -> Text -> Es text editor. Edit the file to remap the button to how you like it. Copy it back to its original location. Tap and hold on the file again and choose Permission. Set the permission to rw-r-r.
Also if you know how to install custom roms, with Slim Bean rom you can enable onscreen button.
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I DO WHAT YOU TUTORIAL.but it seems its the same thing happened.still doesnt workwhen you slide up the play i mean gaming buttons are visible,the home button is working even i used it for CWM.but also the search menu.but when i close the lid,agin it doesnt work.