Marketplace won't download

[sbosak]

rooted everything according to directions, Email, other apps working fine, but the Marketplace will not download anything. Logs in fine, select an app to download, then it just hangs there with message "Starting download..." and does nothing. Bar never moves. App isn't hung because I can cancel the download. Like I said, everything else seems to be working fine, but I'd love to get some apps on this thing-- that's why I rooted it. Any tips? Anyone else have this problem?

 

[NDchem2014]

Have you restarted the nook after rooting it?

I had this issue once but it didn't happen more then once. I just stopped the download, closed the market app, reopened the market and downloaded it again. Worked fine after that. Have you updated to the new market or are you still using the old one?

 

[sbosak]

Yep. Shut down the Nook, restarted it, same thing. Exited Marketplace, came back in....same thing. I'm on the old Marketplace, which came with the root, I guess.

 

[NDchem2014]

You could try updating to the new market with the apk that's floating around.

I'm new to this so that's about the end of my advice.

Edit:

Here's the link to the post that has the new market link:

http://forum.androidcentral.com/barnes-noble-nook-color/54221-new-market-nc.html#post532328

 

[sbosak]

Thanks, ND, I'll give it a try...

 

[deparson]

I am having the same issue but it seems that, from time to time, apps that are Starting... will just zip through the DL and install fine from there.

Other times it can sit there for hours.

All in all, the Nook in a totally cool Android tablet. Angry Birds rocks on it

 

[sbosak]

Wish I had that kind of luck. I tried setting up a new Google/marketplace account as well, and NOTHING downloads.

Is there any other way to get apps onto this thing? USB?

 

[NDchem2014]

You can do it via USB with the Android Sideloading Wonder Machine right?

http://forum.androidcentral.com/android-sideload-wonder-machine/

 

[geekvid]

did you ever figure out your problem? I cant seem to get mine to work either

 

[sbosak]

GeekVid - After doing a completely new ROM install from Factory rest the 3rd time, I finally got market to work (kinda). I only get the first page on each tab (Applications, Just in, etc), but cannot get beyond (scroll down) for more apps. But no big deal! It DOES work now, and I can get onto AppBrain as well. Here's what finally worked:

1) Followed Two ste process of restoring Nook Color (first the sw updat, then the Factory Reset)

2) Re-installed root ROM from SD

3) Repeated Latin incantation and magic mumbo-jumbo over device..

Third time was the charm!

 

[NDchem2014]

but cannot get beyond (scroll down) for more apps.

If you get the new market apk and install that, it will fix the scroll issue for you.

 

[sbosak]

Thanks, ND, I'll give it a try.