[LIST] Quick & useful links to Kernels / ROMs / Great apps topic

Hi,

I recently (re)started to play with my NSTG, and I did some digging in theses forums so I made a list with all the useful information I found here.
All of this helped me to make my Nook like it's brand new :D

I hope that I'll avoid some time-consuming dig to people here and think that it'll be useful to any newcomer !
Please let me know if there's any problems (links, translation, ...)

For information, I also published it on my blog, here.
Pour les français, vous pouvez trouver la version originale ici !

CWM Recovery
Differents version : on the SD Card (128 Mb or 2 Gb), or integrated in the system, see here - XDA.
For launching it, just power on the Nook and press the two lower buttons (left & right) when the screen change for "Read Forever", and wait for the recovery

Kernels
Kernel installer via CWM : Download this archive file here and place the uImage and uRamdisk files in the /boot directory, then flash it.

Compatible with the 1.2.x system :

• v166 : Wifi, GlowLight, NoRefresh2, 1 Ghz - XDA Link


• v174 : Wifi, (GlowLight) sans on/off, NoRefresh2, 1 Ghz - XDA Link


• v174mod : Wifi, GlowLight, NoRefresh2, 1 Ghz- XDA Link


• Not tested : Kernel with USB-Host : original version and version with the SD10 patch.


• Just in case, the original NSTG kernel

FastMode application: GitHub and FastMode2 : XDA : very useful to switch refreshing mode !
Finally, you'll find some useful scripts here.

Roms
Base 1.1.x (NST) :

• TouchNooter 2.1.31 : not tested

Base 1.2.x (NST et NSTG) :

• GlowNooter 1.12.25 : 1.2.0


• pinguy1982 Tweaked Modded ROM


• 1337 ROM


• Original 1.2.1 - B&N USA : English only, no dictionaries


• Original 1.2.1 - B&N UK : Multi-lingual, dictionaries
  • Install via CWM : check Install zip > Toggle Signature Verification before installer
  
  
  • If the checking process doesn't work, try a repack with the 1337 ROM (take the modded update.zip from it and replace all the files with the official one). The verification isn't needed with this method.
  
  
  • Root with Nook Manager
  
  

Some useful applications

• Nook Clear Screen-ST/GlowLight


• Amazon Kindle for Nook


• ADW Launcher : I used this version (google it !) : (ADW.Launcher_v1.3.6_Standalone) with this eInk theme.


• Calibre Sync : sync Nook with a Calibre PC, see the author site


• Scan Media to refresh the list of books in the B&N Reader app.


• Book button menu, to customize the book button.


• LinkPush : send links to the Nook. The android application is not mandatory, just save this bookmark : http://http://linkpush.appspot.com/go.


• APK-Info, to check the proprieties of an APK on Windows

Notes

• Extended power menu : doesn't work with me !
  


• Best Android non-PDF Reader Apps for NST


• Some RAM ameliorations
  

Usefuls ADB commands

• Remount the system with Read-Write rights : mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/stl12 /system


• See the actual CPU speed (BogoMIPS) : cat /proc/cpuinfo