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In addition to enabling ADB, SuperNooter will also mount the NC /system partition and copy over Superuser.apk and the su binary. This means you do not need z4root! You should see Superuser in your Extras/App Drawer after booting from the SD card.
Tested with WinImage under Windows and dd under Ubuntu.
http://muffinworld.net/android/nookcolor/supernooter0.1.zip
Thanks for making things even easier!
-CC
Do we just write this to the sdcard like nooter? Install it like nooter? Do we need to wipe anything if we are previously rooted with nooter? Any adb commands needed?
A little more info and/or a tutorial would be really helpful
Novarider said:
Do we just write this to the sdcard like nooter? Install it like nooter? Do we need to wipe anything if we are previously rooted with nooter? Any adb commands needed?
A little more info and/or a tutorial would be really helpful
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Yup...do exactly what you did with nooker only use this image. Same steps.
Ok but do we need to wipe anything if we already used nooter? I don't want to brick my NC. Who is going to be the first to try it out? I would but I don't know anything about programing so if I messed it up I would be screwed
You can use supernooter on top of an existing nooter to gain Superuser. I would not try it if you already have Superuser (why would anyone?).
Mistar Muffin...you are the man!!!!
Just picked up a NC today and have been prepping for the past couple days...and pleasantly surprised that the steps have diminished with this.
Thank you!!!
How safe is this? The other utility you created seems to be bricking devices. I'm not saying your a bad guy or anything I just don't want to brick my NC
Novarider said:
How safe is this? The other utility you created seems to be bricking devices. I'm not saying your a bad guy or anything I just don't want to brick my NC
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OK. The other utility Mistar Muffin created does not "brick" devices.
(1) I've yet to see a NC truly bricked. Only people who crap their pants when things don't go perfect.
(2) The script that is having problems is not Mistar Muffin's script. It is one that someone else (rboatright) created for people who run Winblowz and it is only based on Mistar Muffin's script.
Seriously folks... You REALLY need to watch the tone here and at a minimum, get your facts straight.
<under breath>What a bunch of crybabies!</under breath>
I was actually crafting a very similar reply when I saw yours, johnopsec....thanks for setting Novarider straight!
Sent from my Droid using XDA App
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OK. The other utility Mistar Muffin created does not "brick" devices.
(1) I've yet to see a NC truly bricked. Only people who crap their pants when things don't go perfect.
(2) The script that is having problems is not Mistar Muffin's script. It is one that someone else (rboatright) created for people who run Winblowz and it is only based on Mistar Muffin's script.
Seriously folks... You REALLY need to watch the tone here and at a minimum, get your facts straight.
<under breath>What a bunch of crybabies!</under breath>
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What tone? I didn't say a single bad thing about the guy. I just dont want to brick my NC since im not a programmer and probably dont have the skill to fix it if something went wrong
Mistar Muffin said:
I was actually crafting a very similar reply when I saw yours, johnopsec....thanks for setting Novarider straight!
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Setting me straight? LOL I simply asked if it is safe. I didn't need setting straight all you had to do was say yes its safe and that you didn't write the program people are having problems with. The other thread you started has people in it that are getting "bricked" devices. I didn't know you didn't write the particular program that was causing this. I was not implying you were doing anything wrong I just don't want a "bricked" device.
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What tone? I didn't say a single bad thing about the guy.
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Setting me straight? LOL I simply asked if it is safe. I didn't need setting straight all you had to do was say yes its safe and that you didn't write the program people are having problems with.
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Novarider, I think that it's just the frustration of people coming on the forum and making posts with big bold red letters that say "YOU BRICKED MY NC!!!" and the like... As many others (including myself) have already stated, it's very difficult to brick a NC. I've yet to do it and I've done some VERY off-the-wall stuff with mine. My personal frustration comes from those two things.
So, sorry if you felt wrongly persecuted by my post. It wasn't directed only at you but at others who have screamed, yelled and lamented about one thing or another "bricking" their NC.
Friends?
Fair enough.
I have a question about this Utility. If I install this will I be able to gain access to the data folder so I can drop some apks into it with root explorer? I would like to be able to use a different keyboard and I was reading I need to be able to rename a keyboard and drop it there for it to work.
I had used adb to install superuser but it didn't do anything once installed so I deleted it
Novarider said:
How safe is this? The other utility you created seems to be bricking devices. I'm not saying your a bad guy or anything I just don't want to brick my NC
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What are talking about "bricking" devices? Have yet to see anyone claim to have "bricked" a Nookcolor...
That being said, don't think it's possible to brick one with current set of tools..
-CC
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Fair enough.
I have a question about this Utility. If I install this will I be able to gain access to the data folder so I can drop some apks into it with root explorer? I would like to be able to use a different keyboard and I was reading I need to be able to rename a keyboard and drop it there for it to work.
I had used adb to install superuser but it didn't do anything once installed so I deleted it
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This should do it since the script installs Superuser and Root Explorer can perform the functions mentioned (you may need to hit the button on the top of the program for R/W). As with any mod - proceed with caution or find a step by step to guide you.
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This should do it since the script installs Superuser and Root Explorer can perform the functions mentioned (you may need to hit the button on the top of the program for R/W). As with any mod - proceed with caution or find a step by step to guide you.
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I can follow the root guide on nookdevs site and just replace the program with this one right? I have root explorer now but it doesnt allow access to data since it can't be granted root access
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I can follow the root guide on nookdevs site and just replace the program with this one right? I have root explorer now but it doesnt allow access to data since it can't be granted root access
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Yep. That will do it.
I got the droid-x multi-touch keyboard working a few days ago but that was several resets ago as well. Things didn't go exactly perfect for me and there were several reboots where I didn't have a keyboard at all. I can't remember the exact steps I took but, I eventually side-loaded the droid-x keyboard and it worked. I'll tinker more tonight on that. It's beer-thirty now though!
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Yep. That will do it.
I got the droid-x multi-touch keyboard working a few days ago but that was several resets ago as well. Things didn't go exactly perfect for me and there were several reboots where I didn't have a keyboard at all. I can't remember the exact steps I took but, I eventually side-loaded the droid-x keyboard and it worked. I'll tinker more tonight on that. It's beer-thirty now though!
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If you figure out an easy way to install the keyboard without having to rename files in system or anything like that please let me know. I hate the stock keyboard on the NC
Step-by-Step Needed
Does the script install Root Explorer or do we still have to use ADB to install apps? Is it possible to put APK's on an SD card and install them?
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Does the script install Root Explorer or do we still have to use ADB to install apps? Is it possible to put APK's on an SD card and install them?
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It would be great if this activated it because I can't install apks from the sd card now
Coming soon: Full access to the 2.x market.
Progress is being made to bring the new market to the NC (less the FC permissions or APK signature issues.) Check posts towards the end of this thread for more info.
UPDATE - Version 1.1a - 4/27 - NOW WITH MORE ROOT!
I'm happy to announce that I now have a much improved version of apk-enabler all packaged up and ready to install. This version will work much better than the last one, and should provide much better application compatibility.
Version 1.1a:
Major update...
* Added Edify code to clean up old versions before installing or re-installing (either version)
* Updated su (version 2.3.6.1 - thanks dascud)
* Updated and relocated Superuser.apk (now lives in /data/app so updates will not complian about it being a "system application" anymore.)
* Added Zeam 2.9.2 to /data/app
* Added NookColorTools to /data/app
* Added SoftKeys 3.06 to /data/app (in case anyone needs this - some apps don't display the nook status bar properly.)
* Added latest busybox binary to /system/bin
* Added a crapload of symlinks to busybox functions in /system/xbin. Almost everything works now (grep, mount, etc) without having to run through busybox or toolbox. (thanks RileyGrant)
* I have attempted to perma-enable adb by setting the adb_enabled value in /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db. Unfortunately it appears that this setting is ignored - at least when auto mounting is enabled. See notes below.
Notes:
Now that we have busybox and a current version of su, we now have what resembles a "normal" android shell environment. More apps should work with the updates, and we can now get a shell (then su) via adb. You can also run the Android Termainl app and su from there.
Also, since Zeam and SoftKeys now baked in, the first boot will now ask for your preference of default launchers (Home, SoftKeys, or Zeam.)
To get ADB working, you need to update your drivers, and play with settings in NookColorTools (development section) to enable USB debugging.
I have validated this install via a fresh install and over-top of existing installs. The only requirement is that the Nook has been turned on and registered. You can flash this over older versions, the script cleans up cruft from prior runs before installation.
Original Post:
So I went about fooling around with the stock 1.2 ROM, and like many I was frustrated by the lack of certain apps in the Nook app store. So here's a little work-around until we get a properly rooted solution in place:
What this hack does:
* Updates the SQLite Settings Database (data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db) with a hacked version, enabling the install_non_market_apps and adb_enabled settings.
* Installs a version of "su" in /bin and /xbin.
* Installs busybox to /system/bin and sets symlinks for most shell commands in /system/xbin
* Installs SuperUser.apk, SoftKeys_3.06.apk, NookColorTools_0.2.apk, and zeam-2.9.2.apk to /data/app (you may uninstall any of these if you wish.)
* With these in place, the stock browser (and other Market apps) are fully capable of downloading, launching, and installing .apk files of your choosing.
Is this safe? What if I brick my Nook?
The Nook Color bootloader will boot anything you throw at it. There are no signature checks anywhere, and even their own code is signed using test keys. If you get a bad flash or whatever, you can always boot your Clockwork SD card and restore from there. Remember - this is not a phone - there is no subsidy or baseband to protect. So, no there's no S-ON, locked boot loader, or any of that other silly crap the carriers do to screw their customers. You can flash forwards, backwards, sideways, whatever you want, as long as you can put it on an SD card.
Overall, this is no more dangerous than running a stock android device with the "Unknown Sources" setting enabled. Nothing is happening yet that is uncharacteristic of a "standard", vanilla android device.
That said, you should probably make a backup while you are running Clockwork, just to be on the extra-safe-side.
So, is this a full ROM that I can use to flash the 1.2 update?
No. This is a stand-alone update to 1.2 that overwrites one file and adds two others. You need to have 1.2 up and running in order to use this.
How to install...
First, you must have a microSD card already flashed with ClockworkMod. I'm not getting into that, you can find a good guide in this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=987735
(thanks fpga_guy)
NOTE - THIS WILL ERASE YOUR SD CARD - SO YOU MIGHT WANT TO PICK UP A CHEAP 2GB CARD FOR THIS.
* Once you have Clockwork set up, drop the attached zip in the root directory, and reboot your Nook Color. Once Clockwork is booted:
* Select "install zip from sdcard", then "choose zip from sdcard"
* Select "Yes - Install apk-enabler-1-1a-signed.zip". The install process will begin promptly.
* Once flashed, you will be prompted to Reboot,
* The Nook OS will almost certainly crash on the first reboot - I'm not sure why as of yet... If it does, hold the power button until the Nook powers off completely, then turn it back on. It should continue to boot normally after this point.
* Once you are back up, you can use the browser to download and run .APK files from anywhere. Some apps do not work, others do. Fortunately for us, Superuser.apk is one that does
As for launchers, you will not see your installed apps in the Extras area of the stock launcher - B&N is doing something shady here... Instead, you will need to install another Launcher. Zeam seems to work well, while ADW doesn't.
Once Zeam is installed, you can hit the "Home" button and select it as your Launcher (permanantly, if you like...) This is where you'll see all of your downloaded apps.
I have attached the flashable zip file, plus links to SuperUser.apk and Zeam. Use the built-in Nook browser to install both of these to your device. Once you download an APK file, tap the notificaiton in the lower left corner and select "Package Installer." The usual Android install screen will appear, and you know what to do from there...
What's not working?
Probably lots of things. I know ADW doesn't work, and the open source Terminal emulator doesn't either... Superuser.apk detects SU, which is a good thing. It isn't "full root access" until I hack /etc/fstab to mount /system r/w (probably tomorrow.) B&N hacked up the frameworks pretty bad for this, so there are probably lots of issues with non-market apps. However, this should open the door to someone willing to port Nookie Froyo (or something similar) over to the stock 1.2 ROM.
Credit where credit is due:
First, thanks to everyone on XDA, the official Nook forum, CyanogenMod, NookDevs, some kind folks on IRC who helped me sort out the partition layout, some helpful folks in this thread, and probably 20 others that I'm forgetting. This would not have been possible without your help.
Where do we go from here?
I suspect we will have something more like Autonooter in a day or so... However, this is a fully usable solution for the time being. You have su, busybox, Superuser, SoftKeys, and a Launcher.
Also, someone needs to look into getting side-loaded apps onto the home-screen and/or into the Extras screen. My fear is that B&N is checking signatures there - but hopefully I'm wrong on that one....
Version 1.1a: apk-enabler-1-1a-signed.zip (1.28mb)
md5sum: 65267cf3314d7fae829881970d70b444
http://www.mediafire.com/?bb7o66282bqfp6q
Apps known to work:
Superuser
Zeam
SoftKeys
Amazon App Store for Android (works beautifully)
Amazon Mobile
Collapse (today's free game on Amazon)
Kindle Reader
File Manager
ES file explorer
Pulse (with widgets)
Facebook
Evernote
Remember The Milk
Subsonic
WP Clock - Live Wallpapers are enabled by default - the Google Maps and WP Clock live wallpapers appear in the stock Nook Home settings
Free Dictionary
TV.com
TuneIn Radio
Winamp
LastPass
Xmarks
Dolphin
DocumentsToGo
cVolume
FancyWidget
Google Voice
ReadItLater
Button Savior
Dropbox
Adobe Reader
TerminalEmulator
Apps known not to work:
Any version of GApps. Especially those packaged for Gingerbread. This is a B&N issue.
ADWLauncher
aldiko (via kingsjack)
other Input Method (via kingsjack)
appmonster (via kingsjack)
gscript lite (via kingsjack)
GApps don't work because framework.jar needs to be ported from another release. B&N broke it.
Alternative keyboards and things like that will probably break (again, due to dependancies that have been broken by B&N.)
Fortunately, B&N left enough of the package installer intact to allow us to get this far.
(feel free to add to this list, I'll only test what I personally plan to use.)
Thanks for getting off market working
Sent from my SPH-M910 using XDA App
Zero to sixty in no time flat. Gracias Senor, now I can dual boot this and the incredibly speedy cm7 builds and have the best eReader on the market and a super great 7 inch tablet to boot.
can i use cm gapps-gb-20110307-signed in stock 1.2 after root?
kingsjack said:
can i use cm gapps-gb-20110307-signed in stock 1.2 after root?
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No, that's the Gingerbread version. If you can find one for Froyo - who knows, it might just work
HamNCheese said:
No, that's the Gingerbread version. If you can find one for Froyo - who knows, it might just work
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thank! now i cna install most apk in my nc.
but ... when i use root.explorer, i find superuser isn't work.. didn't root in my nc.
1. install apk.enabler.zip by ClockworkMod, is work. i can install apk by brower
2. install Superuser and zeam & rootexplorer, is work, and i can use rootexplorer to install other apk, but haven't root.
kingsjack said:
thank! now i cna install most apk in my nc.
but ... when i use root.explorer, i find superuser isn't work.. didn't root in my nc.
1. install apk.enabler.zip by ClockworkMod, is work. i can install apk by brower
2. install Superuser and zeam & rootexplorer, is work, and i can use rootexplorer to install other apk, but haven't root.
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You're welcome. I'll look into Root Explorer - I'm not sure if it's a root issue or an issue with that software. Superuser thinks it has root, so I would think other apps would as well.
FYI /system is not mounted as read/write yet - perhaps that is what Root Explorer is complaining about?
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You're welcome. I'll look into Root Explorer - I'm not sure if it's a root issue or an issue with that software. Superuser thinks it has root, so I would think other apps would as well.
FYI /system is not mounted as read/write yet - perhaps that is what Root Explorer is complaining about?
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without this Options
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without this Options
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Right. As I mentioned, I need to fix fstab to mount everything with read/write permissions (which I plan to do tomorrow.) This is really more of a work-around to get apps on the device. We will gain better control of it over time.
HamNCheese said:
Right. As I mentioned, I need to fix fstab to mount everything with read/write permissions (which I plan to do tomorrow.) This is really more of a work-around to get apps on the device. We will gain better control of it over time.
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thank u work
I'm guessing, very much likely, that you didn't include a Superuser.apk into /system/app which allows Root Explorer to request use of su in xbin. I'm going to try and get an AN version going for 1.2 in a day or two.
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I'm guessing, very much likely, that you didn't include a Superuser.apk into /system/app which allows Root Explorer to request use of su in xbin. I'm going to try and get an AN version going for 1.2 in a day or two.
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I didn't include it because it wasn't necessary. su is present, Superuser in apk form works. The only thing missing is to re-mount everything as rwxrwx---. That would satisfy the root explorer requirement without having to go the full autonooter route. For now, anwyay....
What you describe is simply a tweak to /etc/fsatb and possibly some changes here and there in some init scripts. It shouldn't be a difficult update, re-mounting file-systems isn't exactly the hardest thing to do in Linux.
The big headline here is "load apps from untrusted sources" - something that the Nook Color is physically incapable of doing out-of-the-box. In fact, their plan is exactly the opposite. Entangle the user with app purchases that they can't get anywhere else, and cannot transfer in or out of the Nook ecosystem. That problem is solved for now, and it should do what 90% of users want right out of the box.
We can discuss the next phase after evaluating the changes to frameworks and whatnot that will get Gapps and other crucial stuff up and running - that will prove to be a more difficult task than simply breaking in to the stock system. Judging by work that was done for previous iterations of Autonooter, there are enough framework changes that it's going to take some time to work out the details.
BTW, if anyone on that team would like to share information, please contact me and I'll see what I can do to help.
If there's no R/w toggle it means somethings wrong with Root Explorer, you should look into that problem as opposed to just fixing it by remounting system in init.rc this is not a good fix for something like this and shouldn't be acceptable. There's a reason the toggles built in and that's to help protect the /system folder.
GabrialDestruir said:
If there's no R/w toggle it means somethings wrong with Root Explorer, you should look into that problem as opposed to just fixing it by remounting system in init.rc this is not a good fix for something like this and shouldn't be acceptable. There's a reason the toggles built in and that's to help protect the /system folder.
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Hmmmmm.....guess I'll have to spring for root explorer and dig through logcat to see what's going on. It could totally be some goofy B&N thing that's screwey on this one device. More after the break....
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Apps known to work:
Superuser
Zeam
Amazon App Store for Android (works beautifully)
Amazon Mobile
Collapse (today's free game on Amazon)
Kindle Reader
File Manager
Apps known not to work:
ADWLauncher
TerminalEmulator
(feel free to add to this list, I'll only test what I personally plan to use.)
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Please explain how you got amazon appstore on there. I signed in on mazon had it send me the link on the nook to download it which i did. When i clicked on it brought up chice to run with app installer or package installer of which one gave me a parse error and the other did nothing.
Any ideas?
So, is this a full rom that I can flash my 1.1 nook into 1.2?
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BTW, if anyone on that team would like to share information, please contact me and I'll see what I can do to help.
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Hint.. They already have in this thread.
HamNCheese said:
I didn't include it because it wasn't necessary. su is present, Superuser in apk form works. The only thing missing is to re-mount everything as rwxrwx---. That would satisfy the root explorer requirement without having to go the full autonooter route. For now, anwyay....[/B][/B][/I]
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installing rom manager and running fix permissions should set all the right files to rwxrwx--- shouldnt it? i havent installed the update cuz im happy with cm7 so i cant test it..
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Good work Ham. The apps used to show after rebooting under the Extras section(Now called Apps), they are not now after the framework butchering they did. However, I installed Applanet and all I had to do was a search on the device and there it was. It launched fine and downloaded apps no issue.
First of all I am taking no credit for any of this. All I did was combine other people's work and edit scripts to make this tool that I believe works best on my phone. Plus HULU WORKS!!!
Dev's who's material was used:
panamaniac - Perma-Temp Root + HULU FIX
eugene373 - (TOOL) Perma-Temp Root with *R/W* & Stable!
Almighty1 - [Fix] Hulu working + Flash.apk April 22
coolbho3000 - [MOD] EVO 3D Overclocked to 1.8GHz!
agrabren - [GUIDE] Fre3vo / Fre3dom Official Thread
What I Did: I just combined (TOOL) Perma-Temp Root with *R/W* & Stable! with Perma-Temp Root + HULU FIX and [MOD] EVO 3D Overclocked to 1.8GHz!.
What it does: Basically what the title says. It will temporarily root you device, overclock it to 1.8Ghz and swap out the current flash player for one that will allow you to use Hulu on your device.
AFTER DOWNLOADING, FOLLOW THE BASIC INSTRUCTIONS
BASIC INSTRUCTIONS
1. Plug your phone into your PC and select Charge only
2. Make sure HTC Sync is not running
3. Enable USB debugging by going to Menu>Settings>Applications>Development and checking USB Debugging
4. Unzip the folder titled "Unzip This.zip"
5. Open the file titled "Perm-Temp Root with RW + Overclock + Hulu Fix"
6. Run (Double click) the .bat file of your choice.
NOTE: YOU WILL NEED TO HAVE ROOT FIRST BEFORE YOU RUN HULU FIX OR OVERCLOCK
I am not personally responsible for any damage that may occur to you or your phone. Hopefully you are responsible enough to try and not break things and if you do not to cry all about it. That being said, If you are having problems with anything please describe in detail what you did and I will do my best to try and help.
DOWNLOAD
If you have NOT taken the OTA Update:
Pre OTA DOWNLOAD
Hulu app
I thought I would share this link with everyone. I downloaded the hulu app and it looks good. The only thing is that auto rotate was disabled and I couldn't figure out how to go full screen.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=782169
Hulu Plus +
HULU PLUS+ is soon to come. You can download the app and try it out it looks pretty clean. It won't allow you to watch content because our devices are currently not supported but it looks pretty koo.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1136634
macramentonate said:
First of all I am taking no credit for any of this. All I did was combine other people's work and edit scripts to make this tool that I believe works best on my phone. Plus HULU WORKS!!!
Dev's who's material was used:
panamaniac - Perma-Temp Root + HULU FIX
eugene373 - (TOOL) Perma-Temp Root with *R/W* & Stable!
Almighty1 - [Fix] Hulu working + Flash.apk April 22
coolbho3000 - [MOD] EVO 3D Overclocked to 1.8GHz!
agrabren - [GUIDE] Fre3vo / Fre3dom Official Thread
What I Did: I just combined (TOOL) Perma-Temp Root with *R/W* & Stable! with Perma-Temp Root + HULU FIX and [MOD] EVO 3D Overclocked to 1.8GHz!.
What it does: Basically what the title says. It will temporarily root you device, overclock it to 1.8Ghz and swap out the current flash player for one that will allow you to use Hulu on your device.
AFTER DOWNLOADING, FOLLOW THE BASIC INSTRUCTIONS
BASIC INSTRUCTIONS
1. Plug your phone into your PC
2. Make sure HTC Sync is not running
3. Enable USB debugging by going to Menu>Settings>Applications>Development and checking USB Debugging
4. Unzip the folder titled "Unzip This.zip"
5. Open the file titled "Perm-Temp Root with RW + Overclock + Hulu Fix"
6. Run (Double click) the .bat file
I am not personally responsible for any damage that may occur to you or your phone. Hopefully you are responsible enough to try and not break things and if you do not to cry all about it. That being said, If you are having problems with anything please describe in detail what you did and I will do my best to try and help.
DOWNLOAD
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Not working, missing something?
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Which part is not working? Did you get an error message or something? Unable to download? Please explain.
AdbWinApi.dll is in the wrong place with zip extract. put all files in the tools folder and it works
ok everything runs through fine ... only problem is is doesn't grant root access. no apps can get root.
mallman said:
ok everything runs through fine ... only problem is is doesn't grant root access. no apps can get root.
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Were you able to overclock in SetCPU?
Working?
Can anyone confirm this as working?
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Can anyone confirm this as working?
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I've been wanting to do a data reset because I lost ability to connect to wifi a few days ago. I'll try it out. That way everything is scratch except my 32g card
knightwolf123 said:
I've been wanting to do a data reset because I lost ability to connect to wifi a few days ago. I'll try it out. That way everything is scratch except my 32g card
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That would be great. Thank you. When you unzip the folder it should look like the file that I've attached here.
I might be a noob, but I don't understand how anyone is able to change setcpu when it tries to OC the phone before SU permissions. Unless the winrar I have is corrupt and it's skipping it,
havent tried it yet (charging phone) plus im currently reformatting my 4G with MikG for the wifey and redoing my 3D after i get it charged up.
however.
i noticed you have only one overclock (do you need befor and after OTA?)
and only one script to root (no root and reroot. which doesnt really matter because if the file is already there it will skip it in theory)
Onethirtytwo said:
I might be a noob, but I don't understand how anyone is able to change setcpu when it tries to OC the phone before SU permissions. Unless the winrar I have is corrupt and it's skipping it,
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personally what i do (maybe overkill) is keep the .apk for setcpu on sd card and when i know i am going to do a full reboot (not fast reboot) i uninstall setcpu, reboot, reroot, then install setcpu and do my profiles.
again this may be overkill but..... it works for me EVERY TIME ! (and i was using panam script till now)
macramentonate said:
Were you able to overclock in SetCPU?
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No... Like I said I didn't even have root with this. No apps had root and I tried multiple times rebooting each. Regular prema team works fine
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macramentonate said:
That would be great. Thank you. When you unzip the folder it should look like the file that I've attached here.
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It does but that doesn't work. Have to put those files in tools folder and run from there. That's the only way it would run for me
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knightwolf123 said:
personally what i do (maybe overkill) is keep the .apk for setcpu on sd card and when i know i am going to do a full reboot (not fast reboot) i uninstall setcpu, reboot, reroot, then install setcpu and do my profiles.
again this may be overkill but..... it works for me EVERY TIME ! (and i was using panam script till now)
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I simply have no root. Not setcpu not nothin so it doesn't matter what order
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If i may....
I attached to file and it should work now... i just moved the files around so that everything lines out with your script.
here's the link:
Download
Let me know if it works... Cheers!
OP Updated
mallman said:
AdbWinApi.dll is in the wrong place with zip extract. put all files in the tools folder and it works
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First of all thank you for testing this out. I discovered why it wasn't working and have updated the Original Post accordingly. You were correct regarding the .dll files being in the wrong place but just moved the other files to the wrong location. Why it wasn't working on yours or others Windows machines had to do with the environmental variables. On my PC I have adb configured in my PATH. This was allowing adb to run with the .dll files in my android-sdk-windows folder. If you don't have adb in your PATH than it never would have worked the way that it was set up. I believe I have corrected this and it should be working 100%. Please give it another try and let me know if there's any problems.
Great thank you! This should work for everybody now. I've updated the OP.
Can someone please confirm as working?
I recently recieved a Double Power M975 9" tablet as a gift. I have been unable to find any information regarding rooting this tablet.
I am not a total n00b, but rooting is not my forte. I can follow instructions and make logical connections well enough to do a root, but I am honestly at a loss for how to root this thing.
I don't know what all information is required for someone smarter than I to figure it out and relay the steps, but here's the basic info of the Tablet.
Double Power M975 (aka DOPO)
Android Version 4.04
Kernel 3.08+ (also says [email protected] #99, dunno if that's important)
Build Number A9 v01b
Internal Storage is 0.98Gb, with NAND Flash of 5.27Gb, and I have a 32Gb Micro SD card in it.
9" Screen
If anyone knows how to root this thing, or if you need more info, please let me know below.
Thanks in advance.
Im having the same problem man
No123abc said:
Im having the same problem man
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I'm actually surprised there isn't more info or already a guide for this specific tablet, as it's available at Walmart and online, it's cheap and is the best option in its price range for size and the fact that is has Google Play pre installed. It's not a powerhouse, to be sure, but it has been around long enough that I thought someone would know how to root it already. I just wish I knew enough about rooting Android to figure it out myself.
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I'm still not having any luck finding any info on rooting this specific device, or even generic root for 4.04.
blackholepcs said:
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I'm still not having any luck finding any info on rooting this specific device, or even generic root for 4.04.
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Was in the same boat as you, so did some poking around the past few days. Just managed to root my Double Power M-975.
First problem was getting ADB drivers installed for the tablet. I found baudi's pdf that did it for me (attached below). Followed that, until the actual rooting at the end. To root, I used SferaDev's Root Rk29 Toolkit (also attached).
Hope this works for you too!
coldpint said:
Was in the same boat as you, so did some poking around the past few days. Just managed to root my Double Power M-975.
First problem was getting ADB drivers installed for the tablet. I found baudi's pdf that did it for me (attached below). Followed that, until the actual rooting at the end. To root, I used SferaDev's Root Rk29 Toolkit (also attached).
Hope this works for you too!
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DUDE!!! Thank you so much! It totally worked!
For anyone who reads this, know that the linked .pdf is out of date. The majority of it is still valid, however the adb_usb.ini file does not exist. You will have to manually create it in the listed location (make sure to remove the .txt extension and make it an .ini) and the sdk manager file does not exist. You can access the sdk manager through eclipse.exe in the Eclipse folder.
coldpint said:
Was in the same boat as you, so did some poking around the past few days. Just managed to root my Double Power M-975.
First problem was getting ADB drivers installed for the tablet. I found baudi's pdf that did it for me (attached below). Followed that, until the actual rooting at the end. To root, I used SferaDev's Root Rk29 Toolkit (also attached).
Hope this works for you too!
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This worked great! Thank you!! Now I have to figure out how to make a custom rom...
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blackholepcs said:
DUDE!!! Thank you so much! It totally worked!
For anyone who reads this, know that the linked .pdf is out of date. The majority of it is still valid, however the adb_usb.ini file does not exist. You will have to manually create it in the listed location (make sure to remove the .txt extension and make it an .ini) and the sdk manager file does not exist. You can access the sdk manager through eclipse.exe in the Eclipse folder.
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You must have downloaded the ADT Bundle. I did too the first time.
On the Android SDK website if you click "Download for other platforms" then under "SDK tools only" select the zip file for windows you will get the package referred to in the pdf.
I also had to go into device manager and manually update the driver via the method described in the pdf.
The more you know...
Okay so how come I'm the only one not having any luck with this? I'm new to the whole rooting thing BTW...
DanaDizane said:
Okay so how come I'm the only one not having any luck with this? I'm new to the whole rooting thing BTW...
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What exactly are you having issues with? Are you getting errors? Can't download something? Be specific. The more information you give the better we can help you. Write a story if you need to.
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Anyone Know how to get CWM?
Thanks a bunch!
coldpint said:
Was in the same boat as you, so did some poking around the past few days. Just managed to root my Double Power M-975.
First problem was getting ADB drivers installed for the tablet. I found baudi's pdf that did it for me (attached below). Followed that, until the actual rooting at the end. To root, I used SferaDev's Root Rk29 Toolkit (also attached).
Hope this works for you too!
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Thanks so much for sharing this information! I just got my tablet today and I'm about to try this. My daughter has the 7" inch tablet by dopo and I'd like to find info. on how to root hers too. I've looked for months for this info. since we got hers.
Whew hoo! One thing's for sure, I can always come here to get the best android resources!
for ADB USB drivers for your computer, download: pdanet+
I was having problems with loading Android ADB USB drivers on my computer by way of methods found for this post but found that USB drivers loaded correctly when I installed PDAnet+ for the computer. So if you are having problems installing Android ADB USB drivers give pdanet+ a try
dopo M975 Root!!!!
root unlock software free from web i used it took me about 30 secs to root still having prob with custom rom so if anybody has any ideas that would be great. download free run plug tablet in and hit root. unlockroot.com
another option for root
root rk29 tab toolkit 1.3 google it already on xda
Problem with .ini file
coldpint said:
Was in the same boat as you, so did some poking around the past few days. Just managed to root my Double Power M-975.
First problem was getting ADB drivers installed for the tablet. I found baudi's pdf that did it for me (attached below). Followed that, until the actual rooting at the end. To root, I used SferaDev's Root Rk29 Toolkit (also attached).
Hope this works for you too!
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Hi, I know u posted a while back. I tried this on my M975, but my PC doesn't install the driver; it says incorrect line on INI file . Would u be willing to post your INI so I can see if we got the same format? Also, could u please explain how u used the root kit to actually root? Thnx.
Hey all.
I have a DOPO EM63 7" tab, and I'd like to share how I rooted it. I figure most of the DOPO devices will be the same.
1.) Install JDK, Android SDK (the zip file {choose download for other platforms}) and do everything else in steps 1-12 from the pdf in this thread.
2.) Go here (xda link) and do steps 2-11
3.) Laugh about how easy it was.
If anyone can't look at the pdf and other thread, I can post full steps.
It works. Out of every method I've tried, this one worked.
I have to add, some steps are outdated (ie. Step 7 from the link: just click "Root" on the pc screen)
And yes, the program is in Chinese - but it is easily understood (everything you need is in English)
Also, I don't know if the Moborobo program is necessary (seeing as we have drivers already) but it doesn't hurt to use it anyway.
orangeisnon said:
Hey all.
I have a DOPO EM63 7" tab, and I'd like to share how I rooted it. I figure most of the DOPO devices will be the same.
1.) Install JDK, Android SDK (the zip file {choose download for other platforms}) and do everything else in steps 1-12 from the pdf in this thread.
2.) Go here (xda link) and do steps 2-11
3.) Laugh about how easy it was.
If anyone can't look at the pdf and other thread, I can post full steps.
It works. Out of every method I've tried, this one worked.
I have to add, some steps are outdated (ie. Step 7 from the link: just click "Root" on the pc screen)
And yes, the program is in Chinese - but it is easily understood (everything you need is in English)
Also, I don't know if the Moborobo program is necessary (seeing as we have drivers already) but it doesn't hurt to use it anyway.
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Has anyone found a customs recovery for these dopo tablets or Roms? The 7" I got my Lil one last yr from walmart was rooted out of the box.
i got a m980 model and for some reason every time i turn off and on start with Chinese letter and need be configured again any idea?
orangeisnon said:
Hey all.
I have a DOPO EM63 7" tab, and I'd like to share how I rooted it. I figure most of the DOPO devices will be the same.
1.) Install JDK, Android SDK (the zip file {choose download for other platforms}) and do everything else in steps 1-12 from the pdf in this thread.
2.) Go here (xda link) and do steps 2-11
3.) Laugh about how easy it was.
If anyone can't look at the pdf and other thread, I can post full steps.
It works. Out of every method I've tried, this one worked.
I have to add, some steps are outdated (ie. Step 7 from the link: just click "Root" on the pc screen)
And yes, the program is in Chinese - but it is easily understood (everything you need is in English)
Also, I don't know if the Moborobo program is necessary (seeing as we have drivers already) but it doesn't hurt to use it anyway.
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I get to the step where I press root on the comp while it's open on my computer, an the program crashes and I fail to get root.....any clue?
EDIT: For those of you with a DOPO em63. It took a lot of research and digging, but I found an app called RootGenius. Very simple program, I ran it and it worked.
Here is the post, it's here on xda http://forum.xda-developers.com/gen...uble-power-em63-7-4-2-2-t2811412/post54045765.
Oh happy day!
cstryon said:
EDIT: For those of you with a DOPO em63. It took a lot of research and digging, but I found an app called RootGenius. Very simple program, I ran it and it worked.
Here is the post, it's here on xda http://forum.xda-developers.com/gen...uble-power-em63-7-4-2-2-t2811412/post54045765.
Oh happy day!
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That's awesome! I actually cracked mine (a single tear rolls down my cheek) but a relative gave me hers, which is an identical model (tear dries up instantly), so I'll try this as soon as I can. Will let you all know what happens.
I'll check my build, too.
Thanks for the info!
EDIT: Please make that your signature ("Oh happy day!"). That would make me very happy.
Hello XDA, I'm new here and I haven't found any info regarding root on the aforementioned tablet. I know its only been out a short while and isn't anything to shake a stick at, however I believe that the ability to root and install custom ROMs on this device would allow it to run much smoother even with the low grade hardware.
Anyhow if anyone is willing to look into rooting I would be appreciative. I did find something where a fella tried kingoroot, towelroot, and one other method which apparently worked on the ellipsis 7, but had no success. If anyone else is in favor reply and let's get some attention. Thanks XDA.
stealth_sli said:
Hello XDA, I'm new here and I haven't found any info regarding root on the aforementioned tablet. I know its only been out a short while and isn't anything to shake a stick at, however I believe that the ability to root and install custom ROMs on this device would allow it to run much smoother even with the low grade hardware.
Anyhow if anyone is willing to look into rooting I would be appreciative. I did find something where a fella tried kingoroot, towelroot, and one other method which apparently worked on the ellipsis 7, but had no success. If anyone else is in favor reply and let's get some attention. Thanks XDA.
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It's a real shame that no one's done this. There are guys, here, that write whole ROMs for tablets they don't even own and no one's taken a shot at a root. Not being a coder, i can't but there are so many talented guys here i'm just really surprised someone didn't lean over, fart, and put out a root. lol.
Just no real demand for it for these tablets.
Verizon is charging more for these than what you would pay for a MUCH better tablet like a Nexus 7, or Gpad 8.3, etc...
The only people that are "buying" them, are the ones that VZW is giving away for free with you upgrade your phone and add the tablet to your data plan for $10 a month. If not for them giving them away for free, nobody would have one.
I'm stuck with a nexus 8 and require root.
the latest update was forced and now hundreds of my apps will not work due to not being allowed to change sd card files. Root for me is not cool or optional.
zerothis said:
I'm stuck with a nexus 8 and require root.
the latest update was forced and now hundreds of my apps will not work due to not being allowed to change sd card files. Root for me is not cool or optional.
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Hundreds of apps don't work with the small and incremental update? Like which ones?
For 1, I cannot imagine even having hundreds of apps... But the update was a small one, nothing significant, and I don't see why they would have stopped working?
Disabling writing to the SD is hardly incremental!
can't add new accounts
about half my created files on SD were deleted (save games, notes, configurations)
since existing files on SD cannot be changed, and new SD files cannot be created, the following apps will not function as I need them too, or fail to do anything:
roguelike classics
angband variants
angband
humble bundle app
es file manager
astro file manager
retro arch
and bible
hacker's keyboard
teamviewer for remote
teamviewer quicksupport
android VNC
scummvm
gdosbox
unipatcher
andftp
nesemu
snes9x
gbaemu
androgens
freeciv
That's just a few of the top of my head. Since some of those are emus, each adds hundreds more games and software that will not work (I own over 8000).
zerothis said:
Disabling writing to the SD is hardly incremental!
can't add new accounts
about half my created files on SD were deleted (save games, notes, configurations)
since existing files on SD cannot be changed, and new SD files cannot be created, the following apps will not function as I need them too, or fail to do anything:
roguelike classics
angband variants
angband
humble bundle app
es file manager
astro file manager
retro arch
and bible
hacker's keyboard
teamviewer for remote
teamviewer quicksupport
android VNC
scummvm
gdosbox
unipatcher
andftp
nesemu
snes9x
gbaemu
androgens
freeciv
That's just a few of the top of my head. Since some of those are emus, each adds hundreds more games and software that will not work (I own over 8000).
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What format is your SD card formatted in? Maybe something changed with the update... like the Shield Tablet cannot write to the SD card if it is over 32GB and formatted with exFAT... it needs to be in NTFS for anything higher than 32GB...
Maybe the same case here? Try copying the files to your PC, format the SD card with your PC(and specify NTFS and defaults for everything else), not the tablet because the tablet will format in exFAT even if it is larger than 32GB...
Try that and see if it works.
My Ellipsis 8 is on the latest update, and I can read and write to the SD card just fine... Not sure what the issues are that you are having.
What size SD card do you have?
I have this tab, and rooted. It took me a while to get the right combination though. Go here (it's in Chinese): http://www.kingroot.net and click on the download button with the Android icon to download the kingroot apk. Find a way to install the downloaded apk to your tab. You are rooted. I didn't like the kinguser root manager so I used this Replace_Kingroot_With_SuperSU.zip to change to SuperSU for root managing. The zip is attached. Just unzip, copy the "mrw" folder to your tab and use adb as root (either terminal emulator or adb shell from your computer) to run this command:
sh /sdcard/mrw/root.sh
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. Ignore the errors that may appear. After a while SuperSU will open and ask you to update binary. Do so and reboot. you are still rooted, but with SuperSU as root manager.
Now if only there were any custom ROMs...
immortalsoule said:
It's a real shame that no one's done this. There are guys, here, that write whole ROMs for tablets they don't even own and no one's taken a shot at a root. Not being a coder, i can't but there are so many talented guys here i'm just really surprised someone didn't lean over, fart, and put out a root. lol.
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Rooted using Kingroot just download and open click root let it do its thing if it fails select try again.... After root is established install suoerSUme let it do its thing.. Viola Root