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A big thanks and a few questions...

Thank you to everyone busting there butts doing stuff for the nook.
After rooting this thing the first night I got it, I am in love.
Used autonooter for 1.0.1 and installed launchpro.
My questions are about Flash, and updating the market.
I can't dig up much on them. I've tried searching and wow at the threads. Diggin through is rough, so anyone who has done this, could you please help with a simple tutorial. or point me in the right direction.
Thanks again to all.

jonrobertd said:
Thank you to everyone busting there butts doing stuff for the nook.
After rooting this thing the first night I got it, I am in love.
Used autonooter for 1.0.1 and installed launchpro.
My questions are about Flash, and updating the market.
I can't dig up much on them. I've tried searching and wow at the threads. Diggin through is rough, so anyone who has done this, could you please help with a simple tutorial. or point me in the right direction.
Thanks again to all.
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Not sure I understand what your question is...are you asking how to GET Flash and the updated market?

Yeah, I guess I should have been a little more clear.
Is there a way to get flash installed on the nook? (is it as simple as installing flash 10 from the market?)
And how do I update the installed market?
I have Customized Nookie Froyo 0.5.9 Image for SDcard running off the card and like the market on it better.
So basically I am an android noob, a nook noob, and lost in the wonderful world of modding.

jonrobertd said:
Yeah, I guess I should have been a little more clear.
Is there a way to get flash installed on the nook? (is it as simple as installing flash 10 from the market?)
And how do I update the installed market?
I have Customized Nookie Froyo 0.5.9 Image for SDcard running off the card and like the market on it better.
So basically I am an android noob, a nook noob, and lost in the wonderful world of modding.
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Installing flash from the market worked fine for me, so I'd say yes, it really is that simple.
As for updating the installed market, you'll need to find an updated Vending.apk online, and then type
adb push "C:\PathToVending.apk\Vending.apk" /system/app
This required a working android sdk setup, and I've yet to see any reason to update the one from the nookie-froyo wiki page.

Well I installed the autoconfig script, and loving it so far.
Oh I'm wanting to update the market installed on my nook not froyo. Same instructions apply?
And I can't find flash on the market now.
Do I need the one for 2.2 0r the modded one on here for 2.1?

[Q] Questions about Firmware...

Hi wonderful people of XDA!
I just got my Nook Color used on craigslist and now I'm just wondering what to do next. I did a lot of reading up on these forums (and the android development part of the forums) and found out that I could root it with autonooter 3.0 and monster rootpack.
However, is there a benefit of keeping the firmware at 1.0.1 (the way I got it) and rooting it VS updating it to 1.1.0 and rooting it?
What are the pros and cons if any? I see that 1.1 adds a bit of new features to the NC, but I also heard that Clockworkmod Recovery doesn't like 1.1, or something. I remember briefly reading that somewhere on these forums but it could have been old news, or outdated and recently fixed. Regardless, I'm just sort of confused.
And after rooting, what should I do? Is Froyo completely stable and smooth yet?
TIA!

The 1.0.1 version has more support right now but the 1.1.0 support will certainly improve over time. For now i would recommend running nookie froyo off of a bootable sd card and leaving your nook stock. Then if you want to take the next step, do an emmc flash of froyo and never look back...
With that said, the 1.1 version rooted with the scripts on it works really smoothly.
The best thing about the nook color is how easily it can be put back completely stock, so you don't have to worry much about messing it up.
Enjoy

Nice. Thanks for the quick reply!
So I'll update to the 1.1.0 firmware and root. Do you recommend autonooter or monster rootpack? And what scripts are you talking about?
TIA, once again, haha...

I think the autonooter is easier for your first mod. The monster rootpack is a great recovery tool and highly recommended to have on an extra sd card.
Get a few 2-4gb sd cards, class 4 is fine. Should be pretty cheap and easy to find. Then you can make a bunch of bootable cards to play with like honeycomb and froyo.

Alright cool,
autonooter it is. Will I still be able to get CWMRecovery? I still want to overclock and the only way I know how to flash is through cwmrecovery.
Sorry for all these questions!

I've read some folks are having issues getting stuck in CWM on 1.1 but don't remember why. Poke around in the devl threads and see.
Sent from my nootered Nook Color.

I hear the best is to:
run oobe.
turn off wifi
update to 1.0.1 if not already on it (NOT 1.1)
run autonooter 2.3.x
install CWM (or does autonooter do that?)
nandroid restore stock rooted 1.1
then you have working CWM and 1.1 if i am not mistaken? This is my plan, mine is in the box, waiting to open it on my bday!

bandroidx said:
I hear the best is to:
run oobe.
turn off wifi
update to 1.0.1 if not already on it (NOT 1.1)
run autonooter 2.3.x
install CWM (or does autonooter do that?)
nandroid restore stock rooted 1.1
then you have working CWM and 1.1 if i am not mistaken? This is my plan, mine is in the box, waiting to open it on my bday!
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No, Autonooter does not install CWM. You need to download ROM Manager from Market and install CWM from within ROM Manager. Good luck and happy birthday!

Got a Nook but am so confused.....Need help please..

Hey Guys, i am new and not very knowledgeable in the android world i tried searching but the more i search the more confused i get, i finally got my hands on a nook color (got a brand new in box nook from a place called mardens for 156$ taxes in i was stoked) and rooted it but i think i want to go further then just a root because i don't use the nook as an e reader , here are my questions:
1. I would love to install froyo on my device but i can't seem to find a step by step guide on how to do it
2. I also see that there is 2 froyo builds and was wondering which one is better.
3. Also is Froyo stable on the nook or is it really glitchy? Compared to the stock rooted nook?
4. Once you install froyo is it reversible (go back to the stock build?)
Any help would be greatly appreciated!!
Thanks
Gunner

Gunner86 said:
Hey Guys, i am new and not very knowledgeable in the android world i tried searching but the more i search the more confused i get, i finally got my hands on a nook color (got a brand new in box nook from a place called mardens for 156$ taxes in i was stoked) and rooted it but i think i want to go further then just a root because i don't use the nook as an e reader , here are my questions:
1. I would love to install froyo on my device but i can't seem to find a step by step guide on how to do it
2. I also see that there is 2 froyo builds and was wondering which one is better.
3. Also is Froyo stable on the nook or is it really glitchy? Compared to the stock rooted nook?
4. Once you install froyo is it reversible (go back to the stock build?)
Any help would be greatly appreciated!!
Thanks
Gunner
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I have not received my nook yet, but doing some prep for installing nookie froyo, it just takes a bit of time and searching to find the info you're looking for (some of it external to XDA)
1. http://forum.androidcentral.com/barnes-noble-nook-color/ check the stickies for how-tos
2. i believe there is an "official" one and a customized one that someone built from the official 0.6.8 version. I'm going to use the customized one as it comes with the oc kernel
3. From what I read, auto-nooter would be the MOST stable but Nookie Froyo is almost as stable and gives you the benefits of Froyo instead of Eclair. The other ones (HC and CM7) are coming along but aren't quite there yet.
4. Yes you can go back. With the Nook Color being able to boot from SD card, it's unlikely to ever be "stuck" on something.
Again, that's just from what i read i have no experience (yet). hope to get the nook color this week or next.

If you want to use the B&N stock apps, stay on stock eclair and just root that because you will lose all that functionality when you flash NF or CM7 or any other variations. I haven't used NF but from what I read, it's second most stable next to rooted stock eclair.

barrist said:
I have not received my nook yet, but doing some prep for installing nookie froyo, it just takes a bit of time and searching to find the info you're looking for (some of it external to XDA)
1. http://forum.androidcentral.com/barnes-noble-nook-color/ check the stickies for how-tos
2. i believe there is an "official" one and a customized one that someone built from the official 0.6.8 version. I'm going to use the customized one as it comes with the oc kernel
3. From what I read, auto-nooter would be the MOST stable but Nookie Froyo is almost as stable and gives you the benefits of Froyo instead of Eclair. The other ones (HC and CM7) are coming along but aren't quite there yet.
4. Yes you can go back. With the Nook Color being able to boot from SD card, it's unlikely to ever be "stuck" on something.
Again, that's just from what i read i have no experience (yet). hope to get the nook color this week or next.
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Thanks for the link i finally got froyo on my nook, but i can not for the life of me figure out how to get the market and the google apps on it, everytime i try to run the commands i get errors

Im pretty new to it too. got mine about a week ago. some of the stuff is pretty overwhelming at first, especially anything to do with adb. cant figure that out for the life of me.
anyways, the easiest way ive found so far is this thread
[ROM] Customized Nookie Froyo 0.6.8 Image for SDcard Updated (2/25)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=922324
its a custom build of froyo and already has everything needed installed. its fast, and so far, very stable. im running an 8gb class 4 sd card. it does seem to matter what you use.
here is a thread that has a small list of cards known to work and not work
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=946896
pretty much everything you need is in the instructions. use any of the programs they tell you to use for things. it justs makes it easier, even if there are alternatives.
good luck. its not that bad.

[Q] Noob question

I am a noob to rooting a nook color and was wondering which image would be recommended at this time? It is my wife's nook color and she is got 1.1.0 update on it and we are running windows xp on the desktop right now so any input would be greatly appreciated. Oh and she has a 32gb microsdcard in the nook that is blank.

If by image, you mean Andrioid version, I'd stick with rooted stock Eclair, if I were you. It's all well and good to expermient, but it can be rather time-consuming.
Personally, I'd say to use AutoNooter and follow the instructions on NookDevs. Make sure to use the right version (1.1.0 in your case) and good luck!

Thanks for the input

FYI, it was completely non-obvious to me until I asked here, but apparently you can root (or not root) the stock OS and alternately boot off an SD card at your whim.

Is it recommended to update to 1.1 before rooting? or It doesn't matter? Any advantages?

I am really liking the Monster Root Pack from thecubed:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=922870
Rooted one of the NCs I have from 1.1.0 and have found it extremely stable and all facets working beautifully! Have some minor issues with Dolphin ND but prefer Opera anyway. Burnt the image to a 2GB Class 2 mSDHC only installing the root and GApps. Installed CWM later. thecubed did some sweet work on this. Almost foolproof IMO.
Give it a whirl.

I'll tell you I read through these forums for 4 days before I finally rooted my nook. Used Auto nooter and then realized that I bought this thing for full use as an Android tab and the next day I looked into CyanogenMod 7. After 2 days of trying to do the dual boot (sd card boot), I gave up and finally just flashed CM7 to the internal
Yesterday a friend of mine brought his nook to me. Saw how much I could do that he could not, and had me root and flash CM7. It is so easy if you follow the instructions on the CM nook wiki page! Including time to format the SD card (which takes the longest) and install, it was less than a half hour before he was up and running as a full tablet. THe instructions, although they seem brief, are great there. Follow it to a key and remember to ask questions if needed.

Currently auto-nootered

Currently I'm running just basic auto-nooter on my NC and on my friends. I haven't upgraded either of them to the new B&N update. Should I factory reset and do the update and then run Froyo or CM7? I'm not technologically proficient but was able to get the auto-nooter running from following the steps. Any ideas?
Thanks

Get a CWM bootable image and you can just do the manual nooter. Honestly, there is so little to do that auto nooter isn't a big deal.
I flashed back to stock 1.01 first and then used the B&N update to go to 1.2, then used manual nooter 4.5.6. Everything seems to be working great, just follow the instructions in the main post.

So this is basically auto-nooter for 1.2? Will I have flash capabilities or is just with froyo and cm7 still?

WitheredHand said:
Currently I'm running just basic auto-nooter on my NC and on my friends. I haven't upgraded either of them to the new B&N update. Should I factory reset and do the update and then run Froyo or CM7? I'm not technologically proficient but was able to get the auto-nooter running from following the steps. Any ideas?
Thanks
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What you should do is.......read, read, read. Only then will you know what you want to do with your Nook. Learn the limitations of the roms (factory & custom) and make your own opion. I happen to like running CM7 on my Nook, my wife absolutely hates it. She's still on rooted 1.1 stock B&N firmware. There is a wealth of information on XDA. Once you know what you want out of your Nook..... Somewhere in here, there is a guide to do it LOL.

WitheredHand said:
So this is basically auto-nooter for 1.2? Will I have flash capabilities or is just with froyo and cm7 still?
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Yes, it's the same as auto-nooter. And, yes, flash is included with the B&N 1.2 update.

Will there be an actual auto nootered coming out soon??

Hockey,
I have read, read, and read. When it gets to the technical jargon I get a little lost, that's why I came to the forums. I even did a search on here but then I had to wade through more jargon. doncuarana, thanks for the info, looks like that's what I will be doing.

WitheredHand said:
Hockey,
I have read, read, and read. When it gets to the technical jargon I get a little lost, that's why I came to the forums. I even did a search on here but then I had to wade through more jargon. doncuarana, thanks for the info, looks like that's what I will be doing.
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Hope I didn't come across wrong & I agree at times the more you read the more confusing it can be. I just meant everyone likes something different and that's why we've got so much variety. Once you find what you want though....Some fine folks around here have posted guides for making it work.