With the 1.4.1 updated looming, I rooted my Nook last week by following the instructions Indirect created. It was extremely easy and I was enjoying root access. Today my Tablet popped up a message stating that it had updated to 1.4.1. I still have Super User access. The only app that is not working so far is Android Market, it crashes when you open it. I am afraid to restart it though. I don't know what will happen. Has anyone else experienced this?
The market crash today is why i came here nosing around to find the bad news. ( it worked last week as i installed the latest vmware VDI client from the market ) Mine was rooted as well, so i can confirm the same exact symptoms.
Some of my other apps no longer work right, such as video playback from esfile explorer, and button savior's "back" button doesn't seem to do anything now. I also had 2 other apps on the home screen that wont even load their icons now.
same issue here.. updated to the last version.. i didn't tried the methods to prevent the update.. in fact i don't follow enough for this
market is uninstalled or hidden at least
button savior shortcuts for "settings" and "previous" doesn't work anymore, but "home" works.. too bad !
I've been to the B&N community website to help .. let's hope for an update in a better way
I sounds like there were be a follow up update to resolve the side-loading issue that got broken, and probably is responsible for the problems you're experiencing. I hope mine doesn't update. I'm rooted, but also followed the sqlite method.
I hope so too. Please let us know, I am interested if the that method does indeed block the updates. Before I go downgrading and starting over I would like a clear view of what I need to do to block future updates. Thanks.
have done it all and recorded it all. Everything posted by the developers work and I prove it on video. Checkit out. Recovery to 1.4.0 is uploading now and will be on my channel in the morning. OTA block using titanium backup works perfectly.
Try the sideload wonder machine. You need the apk file of the app you want to install on your computer.
http://forums.androidcentral.com/an...-central-sideload-wonder-machine-v-1-2-a.html
Rooting won't stop 1.4.1
Unfortunately even with rooting, 1.4.1 self-installed on one of our NTs.
Unfortunately I sold my Dell Streak 7 a week or so ago.
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Unfortunately even with rooting, 1.4.1 self-installed on one of our NTs.
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Rooting won't do anything to stop updates if you rooted before, say, late last night, when the rooting method post was updated to include blocking. So... the title of the thread is not that noteworthy If you did not block bn's update apps, did not do anything to block updates, then yes you will receive updates.
My wife and I both have rooted NT's. I did the fix that Indirect posted where it changes your version to 9.9.9 and my NT did not receive the update so far. My wife on the other was relying on the rumor that having the FOTA.apk would block the update...wrong. She just received the update tonight when she turned the wifi on. So I guess this can confirm that Indirect has a successful method (simplified sqlite) that will block the update.
I got Android Market problem since yesterday though I'm showing firmware 1.40 under device info.
UPDATE:
I did an unroot then root it again, follow Albert's video to block the OTA, ver. shown 9.9.9, everything seems working so far. Thanks Albert & Indirect for their hard work!
My wife's NT updated yesterday despite being rooted as well. I thought the OTA upgrade was supposed to be blocked with the root...Looks like I'm going to try downgrading it right now...
I also saw the link over in the dev forum ( that i cant post in ) for downloading 1.40
Who all has done this and got things back in order? I think that when i got mine i *had* to be on WIFI to set it up, which of course is bad since i will just get the 1.41 update and be back where I'm at now.
If that isn't the case, perhaps a step by step for us borderline newbies to get back to 1.40 + no OTA
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If that isn't the case, perhaps a step by step for us borderline newbies to get back to 1.40 + no OTA
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video posted here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1385552
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video posted here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1385552
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Just found that link about 10 mins ago too.. thanks much. i'm trying it now and crossing my fingers.
Seems i got a reply from B&N about my complaint just now .. but all they wanted to do was tell me i can download the free app for my PC to read books.. wtf .. what happened to reading comprehension in customer service ..
Albert, I followed your instruction and video and all works exactly like your video. even down to the nonfunctional n button. Thankfully, the interrupted boot sequence worked. Now I've just gotta fix this force close issue...
Mine is back to normal now yay.. ( i cant edit posts yet apparently )
I did have a problem where the 'revert' to 1.40 was not actually erasing any user data so i had a complete mess of things. But, i was able to go into settings and deregister to get it back to stock. Then got it back to 1.40 and ran the root/etc.
Still miffed at B&N, but at least i no longer have a borderline worthless shiny object.
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Just wondering if anyone has anything (good/bad) to report about the OTA update. Figure this would be a good place to post those issues for the people who are still hesitant about updating. I have the 2.1 v3 non-root and have yet to update. Thanks.
Having issues with 2.1 I can't find ANY HTC widgets. Tried to reload the digital clock with the weather app at the bottom and realized the phone doesn't have any HTC widgets, only shows the android native widgets. Anybody else having this problem, got any advice how to solve this?
I just manually updated to 2.1 (Official) and now my weather app doesn't work. Widgets are ok, just opening the app causes a force close. Any way to fix this? Might call customer support tomorrow and tell them the OTA got to me and it won't work now.
From what I've seen around a reboot might fix that if you haven't tried that already
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Haha thanks, but I've tried it several times. Also, the recovery doesn't work with the official update.zip. I'm assuming that it's because the versions are the same, but if it says RECOVERY then I'm wondering why it won't RECOVER like I'm trying to do now. Any other ways to reinstall the OTA?
I manually updated my wife's around 10 am today and about 3 hours ago, she started havin no sound issues. couldnt hear through the earpiece, phone vibrates instead of rings, speaker will not play volume. I have tried everything. Making sure all settings are in place like volume TTY. Reboot fixes it for about five minutes then right back to the same thing. Hard resetting now. If it still does it I'll probably take it in and demand a new one i guess...lol
EDIT: Should I have to reprogram on a hard reset after this update? Hmm somethings not right about that...
Ive had no problems with the OTA. I went from stock 1.5 to OTA 2.1
It seems that people with leaked 2.1 v3 won't get the ota. My friend has an Eris with 1.5 and just got
it but I didn't.
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I don't think anyone who is running any leaked version is getting an update right now. There is an issue with the hboot versions it seems.
Don't worry, two things have been confirmed.
First the OTA will not work with the leaked ROMs installed.
Second, the OTA is exactly the same as the 2.1 leak v3.
This was confirmed on Android forum by someone that took the time to compare every single file and CRC the binaries. The only difference was that the leaked ROMs use a different bootloader to install as they did and the actual OS and apps are exactly the same so if you got leak v3 you got the OTA.
The OTA won't install because you are already running it.
if you have rooted 2.1 (test keys) and you downgrade to back to 1.5 any one if this will allow you to get the OTA update? i installed the rooted 2.1 (test keys) but never installed a custom ROM (the second half of the directions on XDA forum) and I still haven't received the update. but I was thinking of downgrading to 1.5 to see if i can get the update.
anyone having problems with live wallpapers on 2.1? or was this not included with the 2.1 for eris?
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anyone having problems with live wallpapers on 2.1? or was this not included with the 2.1 for eris?
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Unfortunately it wasn't included.
just found out about 2.1 this morning...
I'm a verizon rep for an authorized premium retailer, and one of my customers came up to me today with her eris complaining about all her contacts being gone and her album not being there... her exact words: "What happened??? I clicked the update thingy and now half my ****'s gone!" Personally I laughed slightly, then checked the software version, found it updated to 2.1 and figured the deal. Her sound is working fine, she now has a couple more widgets she wont know how to operate, and albums is now "photos", and contacts is now "People". also required a resync to get her contacts back, but now she's golden.
-vzw rep in MS
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thanks for the info
Quick question about TaskBar (process killer) widget. Anybody know how to program it to ignore certain processes? Like sense... I tried using it but it killed sense every time. Along with mail and the weather process, which I don't care so much about, waiting for sense to reboot every time is a serious pita though...
I previously had 1.5 stock eris. I downloaded the official OTA zip and manually installed it. I had a few issues at first.
1. I had Spare Parts installed and had set my End key to first goto home screen and then lock. 2.1 did not like that setting and so my end key wouldn't do anything except turn it on from sleep and end a call until I changed the setting to just lock the phone.
2. Couple apps wanted to be updated to a new version after installing 2.1 before they would work.
3. Here is my unresolved issue - All my apps that I had installed before 2.1 no longer have write access to my SD card.
For example Astro File Manager showed my permissions on /sdcard as dr-. Reloading the card, rebooting, etc did not fix the issue. Uninstalling and reinstalling seems to have fixed the issue.
Why did this happen in the first place and is there an easier fix than uninstalling/reinstalling all my apps?
I've had the same disappearing HTC widget issue as was mentioned earlier, but a reboot (with a battery pull) didnt fix the problem. Is a hard reset my only option?
my girlfriend installed the OTA and now only the stock ringtones work when receiving a call- she set up custom ringtones for a few contacts, but if they call, the default ringtone rings.
I was running the leaked 2.1 eris rom on a MyTouch 3g and had the same issue, so i'm guessing it's not an easy fix. anyone else seeing this?
2.1 OTA back to 1.5
Hi everyone, I had many problems with 2.1 I manually installed 2.1 OTA from 1.5. everything went smooth, once running first thing i notice I click on the HTC clock weather, and it force closes, ok great, found a trick to delete the cache for weather provider, boom works, then i find out I do infact have the 50% time without signal issue, well I figured it wasn't too big of a deal, but after basically cutting my time in half going from 2 days no charge, to barely making one day, and I've heard that it would just take time as it did when first getting the phone.. which makes sense as it was the case with 1.5, week later not much improvement, so..
I would just like to comment on my experience. It went so smooth, it was in-fact easier to set back to 1.5 than it was to initially, manual install the OTA 2.1... I downloaded the MR2 file, unzipped the file, went through the computer on screen step-by-step process, Took less than 10 minutes, and of coarse as soon as turning the phone back on with 1.5 I see the OTA msg. I'm, just praying it doesn't get too annoying..
Hello everybody,
this is my first post ever. I've been following XDA developers for many years when I was still using Windows Mobile PDA's and later smartphones. This Forum has helped me with so much.
But now Im facing a problem which I cant find a solution for. Maybe this has been solved in another thread already, then I'm sorry that I must have overlooked it.
I purchased and Xperia X10i about two weeks ago. Everything worked fine out of the box.
Then I updated the software via the PC connection to 2.1
Before I of course backedup everything.
After the update I restored my backup and everything seemed to work proper.
Yesterday when I tried to access the Market place the screen popped up and it showed me the loading message but it simply didn't load. The screen flashed a few times then the app was forced shut.
I searched on several forums and followed the instructions posted by people with similar problems.
1. It was suggested that I perform a Hardreset. This didnt work through the method by pressing the left and right key simultaniously and the pressing and releasing the power button. For whatever reason my phone just boots normally
2. Factory reset through the menu: Settings > SD card & Phone storage: This option is not even present after the software update
3. Deinstalling Market update: I deinstalled the updates for the market application but that didnt change anything
4. Using the update function of the PC software to repair the update:
I performed another update through the repair function this seemed to make matters worse. Now when I go to Settings > Applications > Manage Applications I cant even see the other installed application except one UEFA something.
Funny enough everything else on the phones seems to work well.
Details about the network.
I live in Kenya and use Safaricom as my carrier. There were no issues before I updated
I work in South Sudan and use Vivacell. I dont use Vivacell for data but rather use my wireless connection. Up until the update and even shortly afterwards that worked just fine.
Im really confused. Don't know what else to try.
Should I root the device and install Froyo rather?
Thank you in advance for any suggestions, and again if this has been solved elsewhere then I'm really sorry for overlooking it. Please post a link if so.
Update for point 4.
Point 4. was simply my own stupidity. I had a filter set wrong. never the less the market problem remains
using the application from AppPit instead at the moment. This one works fine and donwloads and installs have no issues.
Would love to use the marked though because bit has way more apps which I need. AppPit is a bit limited
Emanueldominic said:
using the application from AppPit instead at the moment. This one works fine and donwloads and installs have no issues.
Would love to use the marked though because bit has way more apps which I need. AppPit is a bit limited
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Try removing updates on Market.
I've searched, and I'm pretty sure this is a fairly recent problem. The market fix that sounded like to worked great doesn't anymore since the last week or so. I used arctools to install the market, but most apps I want, the ones I have used on my phone, do not show up.
I've tried the market fix according to what I've read and seen in youtubes. Doesn't work, and then I've seen others saying the same thing.
Any chance of a workaround? I just got an Archos 101, and without the market apps I like, I think it's a dealbreaker. Thanks for any help.
you could try changing the build.prop properties to GALAXY tab, (chulri method)
but first you need to root the archos (chulri method)
If, as you say, you already have them on your phone, then back them up on your phone and copy the .apk's to your Archos - it's the simplest method
Since a few weeks, the market fix on my A70 2.1.8 doesn't work.
I did a reset and downgrade from 2.3.20 to 2.1.8 and reinstalled the market, but still, the fix doesn't work.
But I see apps like Gun Bros without an other fingerprint! And I see Google Maps and Google Earth and Flash.
Very crazy.
Well, if there is no kompatibility for tablets in the market options for apps, then you can not see them on a tablet. but always more apps are marked with that flag for tablets, too. so we see them on our tablets as always more devs are building their apps for tablets and not only for phones. flash is such a thing. a big pusher for this was the galaxy tab...as it is a "big" phone although it´s a tablet....the more tablets are out the more apps will show up in the market....and for those apps are not in the market, take a phone and extract your app from your phone and push it on your tablet....
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I've tried the market fix according to what I've read and seen in youtubes. Doesn't work, and then I've seen others saying the same thing.
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I'm having the same issue, also interested in a fix.
Any updates on this? It sucks that this worked so well early on and now it doesn't work at all...
Since I didn't see any posts about this, I thought it was just my A70. Now I know...and knowing is half the battle.
I actually had this problem, trying to find SimiFolder for my 43IT. I found the following link (blog post). It's pretty old, but I followed the instructions and found that it works.
Market Full Access Fix
NooB here, 1st post, please be gentle
Let me start by saying this forum has been immensely helpful to this lurker.
I'm on info-overload after finding out about the update coming to the NT. NEVER did I plan to root, as I'm the person for whom sideloading was a dicey project. Once I was able to sideload I absolutely LOVED my NT...until now.
What are the odds of bricking if I try to root? What, exactly, happens if you brick? Right now I have my wi-fi off and haven't been updated yet, but I can't keep wi-fi off forever.
What's your best advice for someone who probably shouldn't be playing with root, but is starting to feel cornered?
Extremely low. Watch the videos a few times, print the guide out (if it will help), and have the page loaded. It's not a big deal to do it and once you have you'll laugh at the trepidation that your former self felt.
watch my videos and I will walk you through it. it cant get any simpler. Just make sure everything has power, batteries fully charged and dont disconnect in the middle.
Thanks so much!
Starting to build some confidence here. I will probably have to watch the video 2 or 3 more times before I give it a go. (Yes, I'm lame )
Another Noob question. I have watched the video and feel fairly confident about attempting root. I have however, already sideloaded Go Launcher EX, and a number of other apps. So I already have access to the App menu, Development menu, and Accessibility menu and I can check the USB debugging boxes and un-check the auto mount box. Does this change anything about the order that I do things in the root process?
Great folks on this forum. Thanks for the help.
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Another Noob question. I have watched the video and feel fairly confident about attempting root. I have however, already sideloaded Go Launcher EX, and a number of other apps. So I already have access to the App menu, Development menu, and Accessibility menu and I can check the USB debugging boxes and un-check the auto mount box. Does this change anything about the order that I do things in the root process?
Great folks on this forum. Thanks for the help.
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You still need to do part one for the usb driver walk through. If you have the drivers installed already, just go to part 2
Just to clarify....
Once rooted, the OTA update is blocked by an app that comes with the root? OR, is there a separate procedure after rooting? (Read so much, it's all meshing together.)
Also, how long do I have once I turn the wi-fi back on before the OTA starts? Meaning, how fast does this bumbling NooB have to work the process before BN tries to take it over?
I'm gathering that rooting blocks the ota, but I went ahead and did the sqlite method anyway in addition. It's posted somewhere else in here, just install and open Root Explorer, follow the path that's in the post, and follow the instructions. Like rooting, it only looks intimidating, but most of this is quite easy as long as you follow instructions.
Fotakill doesn't work to block as someone confirmed so I released a proper method to do it and all you need to do is use titanium backup to restore the files.
OK, thanks!
Will I have enough time to root and do the OTA block before BN comes crashing in with the update? I *think* I read there's about 20 mins once you turn on wi-fi, but I know how slow I am.
Only use wiring to download the tgps launcher to be able to install it then disconnect, root, install ota block, reconnect and enjoy.
Sent by breaking the sound barrier
That makes sense now. Shouldn't be a problem.
THX!
Trying not to panic here:
Got as far as plugging the nook back into the computer to start installing the drivers, but the Nook with broken icon is not showing up. The instructions say to move to another computer....but I don't have one.
What now? What happens if I unplug now?
NM. I *think* I got through it. Waiting for reboot to tell for sure!
Never got a message saying the root was successful.
Hi Everybody,
the update for the DE SKU is now being pushed. Just installing it...
Cheers,
stb
UPDATE: Install went smooth. Build number is IML74K.DE_epad-9.4.2.15-20120221. No issues so far (bootloop, ...)
don't forget to use voodoo OTA rootkeeper to back up n save your root file. so you can easily restore root afterwards. slot of people be forgetting. even if you forget, there's a new root in developement section that's a simple apk. install. no linking up to computers or adb. just install app, follow directions n you're rooted. its called SparkyRoot.apk
I'm currently updating... The animation is cool
EDIT: Smooth as butter. No issues updating and since I had my daily reboots with .11 I'm curious if those are gone now.
Im still having issues with GMail and E-Mail app.
Theyre forceclosing hell a lot and only a reboot does fix it for a while...
I think im going to return my prime
One thing I noticed: With .11 the manual brightness didn't work correctly. Neither the slider in the notification window nor the keyboard hotkeys enabled me to set the brightness exactly the way I wanted to.
While sliding brightness was ok, but after releasing the slider it went brighter on it's own. With the keys on every stroke brightness flashed up and got down again to a lower level.
With .15 this is gone, everything now works as expected.
Some kind of release notes or fix notes would be fine, Asus!
Just upgraded to .15 and even Voodoo OTA Root Keeper has worked.
It seems that WiFi has been improved, I get a better reception now here at my work-place.
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don't forget to use voodoo OTA rootkeeper to back up n save your root file. so you can easily restore root afterwards. slot of people be forgetting. even if you forget, there's a new root in developement section that's a simple apk. install. no linking up to computers or adb. just install app, follow directions n you're rooted. its called SparkyRoot.apk
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Should I also unroot befor updating?
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Should I also unroot befor updating?
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No, you don't need to unroot before updating.
Hi I have mine changed from DE to WW and running WW15
Has anybody og you still with DE firmware 15 seen any improvement with WiFi/BT issue?
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Hi I have mine changed from DE to WW and running WW15
Has anybody og you still with DE firmware 15 seen any improvement with WiFi/BT issue?
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What exactly is this issue?
KBanause said:
What exactly is this issue?
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For some people the WiFi speed is significantly reduced if they are using WiFi and BT at the same time.
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For some people the WiFi speed is significantly reduced if they are using WiFi and BT at the same time.
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I will check this evening.
Just a quick note, that the DE .15 firmware is also available as a complete zip file on Asus Homepage. Downloading right now.
Updated and restored root without problems. GPS still nonexistant. Everything else works fine as before.
I dont see any changes. Wifi didnt change at all. Still same