Magazine Covers? - Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Anyone able to solve the problem of magazine covers that don't download? Barnes and Noble tech support was no help at all. This is on the stock 1.2 software.

Well, Barnes and Noble had the same problem with this months issue of Cycle World so it appears to be a problem with the file. She is turning in a trouble ticket to have the file fixed.

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Shop works now. Strange!

I'm not sure what happened, but my B&N shop started working seemingly out of the blue. I had TouchNootered and lost Shop. Then factory reset so I could manually load the B&N fitmware update and then TouchNootered again. Shop was still broken at this point.
Fast forward about two weeks to now. I read on another board about B&N sneakily downloading book samples to your Nook without your permission. I went to check my library and saw two new book samples there. Just for the heck of it I pushed my shop button and it worked flawlessly.
The fix seems correlated to the BN update, but darned if I know why there was such a lag between it and the Shop springing back to life. Either way, the N2E is pretty close to perfect now.

[Q] barnes and noble wifi service

I had the nook color, oh i don't know, 2 years ago i think
I'd rooted my nook color and it worked great except that my nook color wasn't able to use barnes and noble wifi service such as free books.
Is it the case for nook simple touch with glow light or there's no problem with rooting it.
Thank you for your time

[Q] Finally got my nook recovered and now the sceen will not respond!

So once upon a time I had a stock nook running cm 7 on a sd card, and it was working fine. I basically screwed up the whole thing and it would never boot correctly. After months of it sitting and collecting dust, today I finally figured out how to install cwm recovery and re-install the stock nook color 1.2 update. This took some work but I got everything to load and made it all the way to the setup screen with the video of the lady. Now all of my buttons work, and I even have sound. But I have not touch screen response. It just sits there. My nook is 100% charged and I have cleaned the screen with an alcohol swap and q-tips around the edge. So the screen is clean! Does anyone have any suggestions has to how to get the screen to respond to touch. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks to everyone :good::good:
Bueller? Anybody? Im gonna create a db sd with cm7 and see if I can get the screen to work using a different OS. Any suggestions though?
Problem solved
Problem solved! Called nook customer service and they are sending me a new refurbished nook in the mail. Btw, I was 16 days past the 1 year warranty. So they extended it to today and replaced it. Cant say anything bad at all about b&n customer service.You guys rock!:good::good::good:

Nvidia Shield TV Pro, a Nightmare !

I got this thinking I am buying the best machine available for streaming and from day once , have been plagued by problems.
First on opening the unit, the AC adapter was faulty. It turned out to be a piece of plastic stuck between the contacts.
Anyway I solved that problem on my own as shipper refused to entertain any claims outside the USA.
Then when it finally got going, I noticed most apps had loading circles going around, and were waiting to download. Tried everything possible and they would not move ahead . Finally cleared cache and data on the Google Play Store app and the app started downloading for precisely one application then it stopped and again same circling. I had to clear data on the Play store app every time to update each and every app on the machine.
Then i couldnt find my favorite apps in the app store. Turns out , Shield does not support. Ok, no problem, i said lets compromise and move on.
Downloaded MX Player Pro from the Play Store and sat down to watch a 1080p movie on the USB drive and again the loading circle popped up on the screen. Buffering on a 1080p file from a usb 3.0 flash drive !!! I copied the file onto the HDD and again the same problem. I had no idea how to watch this movie, BTW had watched it a night before perfectly on my Alphawise H96 Pro+.
Then one by one all the apps started crashing.
I decided to do a factory restore which lasted 2,5 hours. After restore, same problem, all apps crashing.
I do not have anything connected to the Shield , no usb drive. no air mouse, nothing. Both ports are empty.
The surprising thing is even Google play store crashes , also the Lean back Launcher and the system crashes.
I called up Nvida support and they say we do not support the Shield as you are not in the USA. Guys, even the chinese from Aliexpress support you and give a replacement if item is faulty. All they ask is a video showing the problem. In todays times, there are going to be non us customers buying from the Usa, you need to support them also.
Stuck with a Lemon.
Cannot even sell it off as whoever buys it from me will throw it back in my face. The dam thing is just a few days old.
Havent slept three nights, trying to solve the problem, got finally tired and have connected the Alphawise to the TV and Shield goes back into the box
There are lots of other people complaining about similar issues but no fixes from Nvidia ?
If someone can please suggest something which I can try, I will be highly obliged. Else I am stuck with a $300 paper weight.
I did a Full Reset (2.5 hours) once and a Fast reset , hoping it would solve the problem. But no luck.
Please help, someone, please.
Wow, that sounds like a whole lotta suck.
Sorry to hear you had such hardship.
My Pro model had the blurry Recommendations section, which was a symptom of the faulty harddisk, for ages (before I knew about the mass RMA they had) and, one day, the Shield stopped responding to input, even from the capacitive power button on the device itself.
So I pulled the plug but it wouldn't turn back on afterwards.
I applied for a replacement here:
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/home
Where'd you get yours?
I'd purchased mine as soon as it was released through the US Amazon - I couldn't wait the extra month or so for it to be released in Europe
Despite this, they processed the replacement. I sent it off to the Netherlands, if I recall correctly, and they returned the refurbished unit shortly afterwards, which has been working fine ever since; all the useless recommendations load quickly and there's no slow down or stuttering like I'd experienced before. I also got a new controller in the box with it and an EU plug. :good:
Anyways, my point is that it shouldn't matter where it was purchased. Try that link and see if you can't get it sorted.
I wish you the best!
DreadfulDrummer said:
Wow, that sounds like a whole lotta suck.
Sorry to hear you had such hardship.
My Pro model had the blurry Recommendations section, which was a symptom of the faulty harddisk, for ages (before I knew about the mass RMA they had) and, one day, the Shield stopped responding to input, even from the capacitive power button on the device itself.
So I pulled the plug but it wouldn't turn back on afterwards.
I applied for a replacement here:
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/home
Where'd you get yours?
I'd purchased mine as soon as it was released through the US Amazon - I couldn't wait the extra month or so for it to be released in Europe
Despite this, they processed the replacement. I sent it off to the Netherlands, if I recall correctly, and they returned the refurbished unit shortly afterwards, which has been working fine ever since; all the useless recommendations load quickly and there's no slow down or stuttering like I'd experienced before. I also got a new controller in the box with it and an EU plug. :good:
Anyways, my point is that it shouldn't matter where it was purchased. Try that link and see if you can't get it sorted.
I wish you the best!
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I have the 2017 shield pro. and all though I wouldn't say it has been a nightmare, it hasn't been without its problems; such as apps randomly not responding with a message saying close the app or wait...slow down of apps opening at all to include settings not opening...streaming apps to include Netflix not playing or simply force closing...even Leanback Launcher stopping with the message Leanback Launcher has stopped...close or wait....I finally bit the bullet after posting on this forum and getting no response and did a wipe of data and dalvic from TWRP and re-flashed the 6.1 or 6.2 firmware. It seems to be running smooth so far. Got my shield from amazon. wouldn't expect this many problems from a $300 device that claims to be the best on the market. When it works without problems it is a great device!
Hope you get it sorted out. If nothing else works, it may be worth it to fastboot boot TWRP if you have an unlocked bootloader...wipe data and dalvic and install the 6.1 firmware update.
Real sorry to here you had so many problems Mate. Hope they sort it for you ....But if they fail to deliver (which they really should not, Take no excuses from them ,Polite but firm)
You have the option to get a Donner clone from a thread based in these forums ,along with further help in the threads below.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/shield-tv/development/nvidia-shield-tv-ssd-t3402580
https://forum.xda-developers.com/shield-tv/general/guide-migrate-to-ssd-hdd-size-satv-pro-t3440195
I would almost Guarantee that it is your Hard drive at fault ...as your descriptive clearly points to this as the culprit.
I have read a number of post and comments in them threads ,and it is invaluable ... I am Dam sure many will bend over backwards to help you out.
Real shame the same can not be said concerning NVIDIA ...Hopefully they see your Dilemmas and respond dutifully.
Good Luck!
Best Regards,

Advice on updating Nook Color

Hi guys,
I’m looking some advice please re my Nook Color which I’ve dug out of retirement !
The last time I did any work on it was back in 2011, and it’s currently on B & N Software version 1.1.0.
It was rooted way back then, but I’ve now no idea what version of Android (CMod) is on it and was wondering how I could check this please ? (ROM Manager 3.0.0.7 is installed if that’s any help ?)
I reason I’m revisiting the forum is that I’ve recently “purchased” a load of free Kindle books from Amazon, but as the version of the app on the Nook Color is “Kindle for Android 2.0.4.103870164” they won’t sync/connect .
Is it perhaps possible for me to somehow download these ebooks onto a PC (or phone) and copy them to the “/sdcard/Kindle” directory on the SD Card in the Nook ?
Or should I try and put a more recent CM version on the nook, and if so which one, and which guide would you suggest ?
Grateful for any assistance please.
Best regards,
Ric
When you’re in the software try going to Settings and look for About.
I believe you can see what o/s you’re running in there.
I have a Nook Color that I bought the first day it came out. I rooted it and installed CM on it. I believe it was something like CM5.6. But, that’s off the top of my head.
Unfortunately that horrendously designed charging cable busted once too many do I can’t even use mi e anymore. (I’ve moved on to a stock Asus Zenpad z8).
You might want to keep an eye on B&N to see if they have another trade—in promo nearer to the holidays. They were giving $100 off at one time AND the local shop was even letting people keep their old tablets!!
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