This is a simple guide and script from Start to Finish on how to root and install all needed programs to your Nook Touch. Enjoy If you find anything wrong with my script please let me know but I think I ironed out all the bugs during testing.
Disclaimer: Try not to break anything...and if you do its not my fault. If you think its broke hold the POWER button down for 20+ Seconds to Factory Reset the device.
Requirements:
Nook Simple Touch
WinRAR Archiver
512+MB/GB microSD
External USB/Internal USB Memory Card Reader
Dedicated Wifi Connection with Good/Excellent Signal!
Tweaked/Additions:
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 shitty pictures
Ability to remap the left buttons to Menu & Back
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)
Instructions
Step 1:
Run Win32DiskImager provided in this package. Select your 512MB or larger microSD card under Device. Be certain your microSD card drive letter is selected and not one of your hard drives. Click the little blue folder icon and find the img file “noogie.img”.
Once the image is selected click “Write”.
Step1 (MAC USERS):
First we have to figure out which disk the SD card is mapped to so type the following in TERMINAL:
diskutil list
You should see a list of mounts. We have to unmount that drive by typing the following:
diskutil unmountdisk /dev/disk# (Where # you will put your disk number - My computer is was disk2)
You should see “Unmount of all volumes on disk# was successful” You should now type the following:
dd if=noogie.img of=/dev/disk#
It will take a few moments but everything should unpack to the card.
Step 2:
Safely eject your card and insert it in the nook while it’s completely powered off.
Plug in the USB cable and the light next to the USB plug will blink Green/Orange.
Step 3:
At this point you should see a Forever Rooted screen on the nook. Open Windows Explorer and find the drive labeled “boot”. Take note of the drive letter you will need it later on in the process.
Final Step:
Run xe-autonook.bat and follow the instructions
echo off cls echo. :root set /p rooted=Is your Nook touch Rooted yet (yes, no)? if '%rooted%'=='y' goto :rooted if '%rooted%'=='yes' goto :rooted if '%rooted%'=='Y' goto :rooted if '%rooted%'=='YES' goto :rooted if '%rooted%'=='N' goto :driveletter if '%rooted%'=='NO' goto :driveletter if '%rooted%'=='n' goto :driveletter if '%rooted%'=='no' goto :driveletter goto :root :driveletter echo. echo Please make sure your on the Forever Rooted screen! echo What drive letter is your boot drive? echo It is labeled as "boot" in Windows Explorer. set /p bootroot=Please type the Nooks drive letter (ie. d,e,f,g): if '%bootroot%'=='a' goto :bootroot if '%bootroot%'=='b' goto :bootroot if '%bootroot%'=='c' goto :bootroot if '%bootroot%'=='d' goto :bootroot if '%bootroot%'=='e' goto :bootroot if '%bootroot%'=='f' goto :bootroot if '%bootroot%'=='g' goto :bootroot if '%bootroot%'=='h' goto :bootroot if '%bootroot%'=='i' goto :bootroot if '%bootroot%'=='j' goto :bootroot if '%bootroot%'=='k' goto :bootroot if '%bootroot%'=='l' goto :bootroot if '%bootroot%'=='m' goto :bootroot if '%bootroot%'=='n' goto :bootroot if '%bootroot%'=='o' goto :bootroot if '%bootroot%'=='p' goto :bootroot if '%bootroot%'=='q' goto :bootroot if '%bootroot%'=='r' goto :bootroot if '%bootroot%'=='s' goto :bootroot if '%bootroot%'=='t' goto :bootroot if '%bootroot%'=='u' goto :bootroot if '%bootroot%'=='v' goto :bootroot if '%bootroot%'=='w' goto :bootroot if '%bootroot%'=='x' goto :bootroot if '%bootroot%'=='y' goto :bootroot if '%bootroot%'=='z' goto :bootroot if '%bootroot%'=='A' goto :bootroot if '%bootroot%'=='B' goto :bootroot if '%bootroot%'=='C' goto :bootroot if '%bootroot%'=='D' goto :bootroot if '%bootroot%'=='E' goto :bootroot if '%bootroot%'=='F' goto :bootroot if '%bootroot%'=='G' goto :bootroot if '%bootroot%'=='H' goto :bootroot if '%bootroot%'=='I' goto :bootroot if '%bootroot%'=='J' goto :bootroot if '%bootroot%'=='K' goto :bootroot if '%bootroot%'=='L' goto :bootroot if '%bootroot%'=='M' goto :bootroot if '%bootroot%'=='N' goto :bootroot if '%bootroot%'=='O' goto :bootroot if '%bootroot%'=='P' goto :bootroot if '%bootroot%'=='Q' goto :bootroot if '%bootroot%'=='R' goto :bootroot if '%bootroot%'=='S' goto :bootroot if '%bootroot%'=='T' goto :bootroot if '%bootroot%'=='U' goto :bootroot if '%bootroot%'=='V' goto :bootroot if '%bootroot%'=='W' goto :bootroot if '%bootroot%'=='X' goto :bootroot if '%bootroot%'=='Y' goto :bootroot if '%bootroot%'=='Z' goto :bootroot goto :driveletter :bootroot echo. echo We are now copying the uRamdisk ren %bootroot%:\uRamdisk uRamdisk.old copy .\mods\uRamdisk_rooted %bootroot%:\uRamdisk echo. echo ***************************** echo * Unplug you Nook Touch! * echo * Remove the SD Card! * echo * Hold Power for 10-15 sec * echo * Release Power and Turn on * echo * Nook will boot as normal * echo ***************************** pause :rooted adb kill-server echo. echo Please connect the Nook to a Excellent or Good WIFI Signal! echo While on the Nook press "n" and goto Settings then Wireless and... echo Click the Wireless Network your connected to and get the IP address. echo. set /p ip=Enter the Nooks IP address: echo. :start echo ***************************************** echo * We will now connect to the Nook Touch * echo ***************************************** adb connect %ip% echo. set /p choice=Was the connection successful (yes, no)? if '%choice%'=='y' goto :connected if '%choice%'=='yes' goto :connected if '%choice%'=='Y' goto :connected if '%choice%'=='YES' goto :connected if '%choice%'=='N' goto :notconnected if '%choice%'=='NO' goto :notconnected if '%choice%'=='n' goto :notconnected if '%choice%'=='no' goto :notconnected echo. goto :start :connected echo. echo ***************************************** echo * We will create the directory .Android * echo * We will also create the adb_usb.ini * echo * This is for future USB ADB access * echo ***************************************** md "%USERPROFILE%\.Android" echo 0x2080 > "%USERPROFILE%\.Android\adb_usb.ini" echo Success echo. echo ******************************** echo * Enabling non-market installs * echo ******************************** adb shell mount -o rw,remount -t ext2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system adb pull /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db settings.db sqlite3 settings.db "update secure set value=1 where name='install_non_market_apps';" adb push settings.db /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db del settings.db echo Success echo. ping -n 2 127.0.0.1 >NUL echo ********************** echo * Installing SQLite3 * echo ********************** adb shell mount -o rw,remount -t ext2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system adb push ./mods/sqlite3 /system/bin ping -n 2 127.0.0.1 >NUL echo Success echo. echo *********************************** echo * Installing Superuser 2.3.6.1-ef * echo *********************************** adb shell mount -o rw,remount -t ext2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system adb install ./apks/Superuser.apk adb push ./mods/su /system/bin adb shell chmod 6755 /system/bin/su ping -n 2 127.0.0.1 >NUL echo Success echo. echo ************************ echo * Blocking OTA Updates * echo ************************ adb shell mount -o rw,remount -t ext2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system adb pull /data/data/com.bn.devicemanager/databases/devicemanager.db devicemanager.db sqlite3 devicemanager.db "update registry set value='manual' where name='com.bn.device.fota.mode';" adb push devicemanager.db /data/data/com.bn.devicemanager/databases/devicemanager.db del devicemanager.db ping -n 2 127.0.0.1 >NUL echo Success echo. :qbuttons set /p choice2=Convert Left Buttons to Back and Menu (yes, no)? if '%choice2%'=='y' goto :buttons if '%choice2%'=='yes' goto :buttons if '%choice2%'=='Y' goto :buttons if '%choice2%'=='YES' goto :buttons if '%choice2%'=='N' goto :removebooks if '%choice2%'=='NO' goto :removebooks if '%choice2%'=='n' goto :removebooks if '%choice2%'=='no' goto :removebooks goto :qbuttons :buttons echo. echo ******************************************* echo * Converting Left Buttons to (Back, Menu) * echo ******************************************* adb shell mount -o rw,remount -t ext2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system adb push ./mods/TWL4030_Keypad.kl /system/usr/keylayout/TWL4030_Keypad.kl adb shell chmod 644 /system/usr/keylayout/TWL4030_Keypad.kl ping -n 2 127.0.0.1 >NUL echo Success :removebooks echo. set /p choice3=Remove Quickstart Guide and Nook Manual from Library (yes, no)? if '%choice3%'=='y' goto :removeyes if '%choice3%'=='yes' goto :removeyes if '%choice3%'=='Y' goto :removeyes if '%choice3%'=='YES' goto :removeyes if '%choice3%'=='N' goto :wallpapers if '%choice3%'=='NO' goto :wallpapers if '%choice3%'=='n' goto :wallpapers if '%choice3%'=='no' goto :wallpapers goto :removebooks :removeyes echo. echo *************************************** echo * Removing User Guide and Quick Start * echo *************************************** adb shell mount -o rw,remount -t ext2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system adb shell rm /system/media/books/Quick_Start.epub adb shell rm /system/media/books/User_Guide.epub echo Success echo. :wallpapers echo. set /p choice4=Replace Authors wallpapers with better ones (yes, no)? if '%choice4%'=='y' goto :replacepapers if '%choice4%'=='yes' goto :replacepapers if '%choice4%'=='Y' goto :replacepapers if '%choice4%'=='YES' goto :replacepapers if '%choice4%'=='N' goto :keepbooks if '%choice4%'=='NO' goto :keepbooks if '%choice4%'=='n' goto :keepbooks if '%choice4%'=='no' goto :keepbooks goto :wallpapers :replacepapers echo. echo ******************************************************** echo * Replacing Authors wallpapers with AWESOME wallpapers * echo ******************************************************** adb shell mount -o rw,remount -t ext2 /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system adb push ./screensaver/authors /system/media/screensaver/authors echo Success echo. :keepbooks echo. echo ****************************************** echo * Setting application permissions to 644 * echo ****************************************** adb shell chmod 644 /system/app/* ping -n 10 127.0.0.1 >NUL echo. echo *************************** echo * Installing Applications * echo *************************** adb install ./apks/com.amazon.kindle-1.apk adb install ./apks/NookColorTools_0.2.apk adb install ./apks/com.smart.swkey-1.apk adb install ./apks/com.bigtincan.android.adfree-1.apk adb install ./apks/com.rhythm.hexise.uninst-1.apk adb install ./apks/LauncherPro.apk adb install ./apks/com.th.android.widget.gTabsimiClock-1.apk echo. echo ************************** echo * You Nook is rebooting! * echo * Wait until rebooted... * echo * Press the "n" Button * echo * Select the check box * echo * Select Launcher Pro * echo * * echo * Enjoy! * echo ************************** adb reboot adb kill-server exit :notconnected echo. echo *********************************************** echo * There was a problem connecting to the Nook * echo * Your device might not be rooted correctly * echo * Your device might not be connected wireless * echo * You might have typed the IP Address wrong * echo *********************************************** pause exit
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