I still quite new to the NC and Android world, so please forgive me if this is a really stupid question.
Is it possible to have a "Dual Boot" NC? Example: With no SD card installed, it boots and runs the 'stock' B&N 1.1.0 out of the box version. Then have a bootable SD card that runs the NC such as it would if you rooted it?
I guess what I'm actually asking is can you have a different operating system on an SD card, and have the NC boot up that system when the card is installed?
Jim
.managed to get auto nooter running on stock NC and boots when i have no sd card installed i also have Honeycomb installed on my SD Card that boots to that when i put the Sd card in ..
Can you tell me what you had to do in order to get this to work?
http://nookdevs.com/Portal:NookColor
is where i got all my information ..
specifically :Enable Root with Nooter Instructions. with the auto nooter to whatever version your nook is
then i installed Honeycomb on a SD card and then installed GaPPS
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=937752
So, a few days ago verygreen uploaded his emmc cyanogenmod install for Nook HD+. I was ecstatic but only got around to installing it today. Install went great up until after flashing the rom.The nook threw an error when trying to unmount the sd card (as per verygreen's instructions) "no problem, I'll just shut down the tablet" I thought. So I do so, remove the SD card, turn the tablet back on, and insert a seperate SD card for storage. The rom loaded up just fine and everything seemed normal. I downloaded and ran a benchmark to see that everything was up to par then went to take a screenshot (to compare to other versions later). A second later I looked at my notifications bar to see a message that the screenshot could not be taken because there is no SD card. After a short investigation I realized that the SD card wasn't showing up in my storage section. It showed up just fine in my computer and I've used the card in this nook before. Just to be sure I plugged the CWM card from earlier, sure enough it didn't show up either. As I'm not a complete novice I figured I should try reflashing before coming here. I did so and the nook seemed to recognize that the card was there! Wait, it now says the card is blank or in an unsupported filesystem. Checking the SD on the computer shows it to be in Fat32, which worked in all previous Roms just fine and clicking the notification to try and format also does nothing. Anyone have any advice?
Additionally I should probably mention that I am using the 05/05 Rom, which I thought was supposed to fix mounting issues
Same issue here :/
tehkingo said:
Same issue here :/
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Yours was on Hybrid and easily solved. His is on emmc.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.
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Nookuser19 said:
So, a few days ago verygreen uploaded his emmc cyanogenmod install for Nook HD+. I was ecstatic but only got around to installing it today. Install went great up until after flashing the rom.The nook threw an error when trying to unmount the sd card (as per verygreen's instructions) "no problem, I'll just shut down the tablet" I thought. So I do so, remove the SD card, turn the tablet back on, and insert a seperate SD card for storage. The rom loaded up just fine and everything seemed normal. I downloaded and ran a benchmark to see that everything was up to par then went to take a screenshot (to compare to other versions later). A second later I looked at my notifications bar to see a message that the screenshot could not be taken because there is no SD card. After a short investigation I realized that the SD card wasn't showing up in my storage section. It showed up just fine in my computer and I've used the card in this nook before. Just to be sure I plugged the CWM card from earlier, sure enough it didn't show up either. As I'm not a complete novice I figured I should try reflashing before coming here. I did so and the nook seemed to recognize that the card was there! Wait, it now says the card is blank or in an unsupported filesystem. Checking the SD on the computer shows it to be in Fat32, which worked in all previous Roms just fine and clicking the notification to try and format also does nothing. Anyone have any advice?
Additionally I should probably mention that I am using the 05/05 Rom, which I thought was supposed to fix mounting issues
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You make it sound like you are trying to insert the SD after you have booted to CM10.1. That won't work. You must boot with the SD already inserted so that it is recognized while CM10.1 starts up.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.
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Yours was on Hybrid and easily solved. His is on emmc.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.
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You make it sound like you are trying to insert the SD after you have booted to CM10.1. That won't work. You must boot with the SD already inserted so that it is recognized while CM10.1 starts up.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.
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That didn't work I'm afraid. The message about the blank SD card is gone but it still won't let me save a screenshot. Gives a message about the storage being in use. Also, attempting to move an app to the SD card says there's not enough space... On my freshly formatted 32 gigabyte card that, once again, works and reads just fine on my computer. I will mention there is a header for the SD under my storage tab in settings, and it attempts to calculate the used space of the SD, however it does that whether the card is in or not. For that reason I don't think it means anything. Any other ideas? Because I'm certainly at a loss.
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That didn't work I'm afraid. The message about the blank SD card is gone but it still won't let me save a screenshot. Gives a message about the storage being in use. Also, attempting to move an app to the SD card says there's not enough space... On my freshly formatted 32 gigabyte card that, once again, works and reads just fine on my computer. I will mention there is a header for the SD under my storage tab in settings, and it attempts to calculate the used space of the SD, however it does that whether the card is in or not. For that reason I don't think it means anything. Any other ideas? Because I'm certainly at a loss.
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How did you freshly format the card? With Windows? You need to use a program named SDFormatter free on the web.
If you boot with no card in you will see that it does not show a card under storage, does not attempt to calculate, etc. There is something about your card it does not like. The hardware on the HD+ is notoriously faulty when it comes to SDs. Format it with SDFormatter, clean the contacts, make sure it is seated well in the slot and anything else you can do to improve things.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.
Update
I'm a moron. I failed to notice that the rom that the I downloaded actually was the 05/04 rom, the one with no bluetooth or SD mounting... In my defense verygreen hadn't updated his post (I downloaded from the one he linked in the body of his text, not at the bottom). *Sigh* Still though, I should have been paying more attention and if I had been less lucky I could have bricked my device. Anyways, after flashing the PROPER rom SD mounting works fine (though it was a bit finicky, requiring a reboot before finally working). Anyways thanks for your time, and sorry for giving inaccurate information.
what is the sd format allowed by hd+ in emmc?
I wanted to follow up on this thread by asking a general concluding question-
In order to use the sd cards directly in emmc, will the SD cards have to be in fat32 format only? Or can it be in exfat (or even ntfs)? According to a thread, somebody put a quote from the nook website that it can handle exfat.
The reason is that I wanted my nook to be able to read mkvs. I went through the sdformatter software, and it seems that it only formats in fat32.
TIA.
leapinlar said:
How did you freshly format the card? With Windows? You need to use a program named SDFormatter free on the web.
If you boot with no card in you will see that it does not show a card under storage, does not attempt to calculate, etc. There is something about your card it does not like. The hardware on the HD+ is notoriously faulty when it comes to SDs. Format it with SDFormatter, clean the contacts, make sure it is seated well in the slot and anything else you can do to improve things.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.
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I am having same problems.Inastalled Verygreen's CM10.1 on internal storage this morning.SD card is not being recognized by nook.I go to settings and tap "storage" and settings force closes,Tried to mount sd card thru recoveryand error message comes up.I formatted sd card in windows and then SD Formatter in fat32 format,C
leaned sd slot with compressd air,No go.Tried 3 different cards Samsung.sandisk class 10 32 gb,sandisk class 4 16gb ,Samsung class10 8gb same result.E
nen reinstalled CM 10.1 emc 6/8/13.did not help.
akramarshad said:
I am having same problems.Inastalled Verygreen's CM10.1 on internal storage this morning.SD card is not being recognized by nook.I go to settings and tap "storage" and settings force closes,Tried to mount sd card thru recoveryand error message comes up.I formatted sd card in windows and then SD Formatter in fat32 format,C
leaned sd slot with compressd air,No go.Tried 3 different cards Samsung.sandisk class 10 32 gb,sandisk class 4 16gb ,Samsung class10 8gb same result.E
nen reinstalled CM 10.1 emc 6/8/13.did not help.
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I temporarily had the same issue, but mine was caused by me tampering with /system/etc/vold.fstab to test a new swap I was trying to make. I changed a setting there and it would not recognize the SD and settings/storage crashed. So that tells me that your system is definitely not mounting the SD. It could be a faulty SD slot. Are you sure you are completely clicking the SD into the slot? Did the slot work well when running stock?
Edit: How does it act when you boot with no SD inserted? Does settings crash? And what happens if you insert the SD after it is booted to CM10.1? Does settings crash then?
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.
leapinlar said:
I temporarily had the same issue, but mine was caused by me tampering with /system/etc/vold.fstab to test a new swap I was trying to make. I changed a setting there and it would not recognize the SD and settings/storage crashed. So that tells me that your system is definitely not mounting the SD. It could be a faulty SD slot. Are you sure you are completely clicking the SD into the slot? Did the slot work well when running stock?
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.
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It was working fine with stock as well as hybrids from Verygreen as well as Bokbokan.I will try doing a complete wipe including system.Previusly I wiped data and catch partitions.
akramarshad said:
It was working fine with stock as well as hybrids from Verygreen as well as Bokbokan.I will try doing a complete wipe including system.Previusly I wiped data and catch partitions.
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See the edit above.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.
SD card not reading Nook HD+
Reinstlled after wipingdata,catch and system and now it is working fine.I guess something in system was causing it,Thanks Leapinlar I appreciate you prompt help.
same here with samsung galaxy exhibit 4g
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It was working fine with stock as well as hybrids from Verygreen as well as Bokbokan.I will try doing a complete wipe including system.Previusly I wiped data and catch partitions.
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I have tried all of the things listed on here. My sd card is formatted fat32. it reads just fine on my computer but when inserted into my phone I can't move apps to it, I can't open it to look at my files. I even tried removing everything from the sd and starting over. This has only been since I upgraded to cyanogenmod 10.1. any suggestions? I really want to move some stuff and am in need of my music files at the gym
jmcpheeters said:
I have tried all of the things listed on here. My sd card is formatted fat32. it reads just fine on my computer but when inserted into my phone I can't move apps to it, I can't open it to look at my files. I even tried removing everything from the sd and starting over. This has only been since I upgraded to cyanogenmod 10.1. any suggestions? I really want to move some stuff and am in need of my music files at the gym
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You cannot move apps to SD with CM10.1. Apps2SD is not implemented.
And to access your external SD, you need to look in ext_sdcard. But CM10.1 on emmc uses the internal SD by default for everything. You can change that by flashing my swap SD zip from my HD/HD+ CWM thread linked in my signature. See item 4.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.
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ok thanks. so just to clarify, does the nook hd/hd+ work for my Samsung exhibit 4g?
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You cannot move apps to SD with CM10.1. Apps2SD is not implemented.
And to access your external SD, you need to look in ext_sdcard. But CM10.1 on emmc uses the internal SD by default for everything. You can change that by flashing my swap SD zip from my HD/HD+ CWM thread linked in my signature. See item 4.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.
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nook HD/HD+
it isn't showing up when I go to unzip on my phone.
This has proven to mean this isn't compatible with my phone. is there another version you can suggest for me to try?
jmcpheeters said:
ok thanks. so just to clarify, does the nook hd/hd+ work for my Samsung exhibit 4g?
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jmcpheeters said:
it isn't showing up when I go to unzip on my phone.
This has proven to mean this isn't compatible with my phone. is there another version you can suggest for me to try?
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It is a Nook HD+ rom, and will not work on a non-Nook HD+ device. Try the roms in the Galaxy Exhibit development forum.
If This Helps Anyone...
I spent roughly 4 to 5 days' worth of working hours sitting here at my laptop, trying more and more frustratingly, to get my Nook HD+ to take the new CM Rom, and then dealt with about a dozen full 1080p HD movies I had already spent about 3 hours each to convert to .mp4 and the right size for my Nook, which now was not showing ANY of the content on my 32g SD card. Well, I tried all the formatting (using the SDformatter program), all the re-booting and putting the content directly on it through the Nook, and putting the files on it through my laptop, and I got nothing.
Finally, after noticing a theme among most of the users who were having problems specifically with SanDisk and/or 32gb sized cards, I took the awesome (and expensive) 64gb class 10 SDXC Samsung card out of my Note 2 phone, and formatted that one using the SDF program, and put it on 'exFAT', and after putting the blank card back in my Nook (powering it off fully first), I had to COPY THE FOLDER FROM THE NOOK'S MAIN STORAGE CALLED "MY FILES" AND PASTE IT INTO THE SD CARD STORAGE. Then, I opened it and made folders inside that one for Movies, Music, eBooks, etc... I then loaded the movies onto it via the Nook itself, making sure to paste the files into the SD folder. I also noticed that I needed to keep the Nook from falling asleep, and set it to the highest setting of time before it would go into sleep mode (30 min) and had to keep swiping the screen to reset that time. I also just loaded one large movie file or a few smaller video files at a time, because if the screen went off, or if I had videos loading onto the Nook for more than a couple minutes, then I would get the frequently reported error saying that it 'could not copy'.
After doing all of this, I was finally able to start a couple of my movies with minor problems. I hate how it says in the video player I was using, that you have to use the right side touchscreen to swipe on an invisible volume control up or down, and it was extremely sensitive but also not easy to control.
So, to review:
-Try using a different card other than SanDisk and 32gb
-DL the free SDformatter program and use that to format ANY card you put in your CM rooted Nook! Try to set it at 'exFAT' also.
-Power OFF the Nook before installing the new SD card.
-Then plug the Nook into your computer, and COPY-PASTE the file folder "My Files" in the Nook's MAIN STORAGE and put it into the SD card. Make folders inside this one to sort your movies, music, books, etc.
-Copy-Paste your files that are NOT eBooks from your computer into the new 'My Files' on the SD card. (I suggest using Calibre or another program to load eBooks into your Nook after you have gotten all the metadata correct for each book.) Keep the Nook 'awake' and do not allow the screen to enter sleep mode during loading of files. Make sure to load only about 3 minutes' worth, or no more than one LARGE movie file at a time onto the Nook, to prevent it from disconnecting and giving you an error pop-up.
That should do it, and if you have problems after this, then maybe ask around more. I only know how this works by my own extensive (and exhausting) trial and error...
since i did this on my nook putting files over the sd card is messed up, only lets me use the other 29gb is if its in nook and nook plugged in, i want to not use the cm 10 and use my sd normally but it says 199mb when format, please help!
Whelan189 said:
since i did this on my nook putting files over the sd card is messed up, only lets me use the other 29gb is if its in nook and nook plugged in, i want to not use the cm 10 and use my sd normally but it says 199mb when format, please help!
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Get the free program SDFormatter on the web. Then set the option for size adjustment and format it. Should take it back to full size.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10 on Hybrid SD
simply Put it on the camera and use the format ability of camera to format it. It should be back to normal.
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Get the free program SDFormatter on the web. Then set the option for size adjustment and format it. Should take it back to full size.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10 on Hybrid SD
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hi, worked perfectly thanks very much, people like you make this site so awesome
Once you burn ClockWorkMod (or any other recovery), your SD card becomes partitioned. The other partition can only be accessible by the Nook.
If you no longer want to use this SD card in your Nook, or would prefer just to use this card as a media card; you can use the software SDFormatter. Use this software to format, and your card will be restored back to it's factory settings (unless you decide to change the file system).
You can find this software for Windows here: https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_3/eula_windows or for Mac: https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_3/eula_mac/
All the best.
Whelan189 said:
since i did this on my nook putting files over the sd card is messed up, only lets me use the other 29gb is if its in nook and nook plugged in, i want to not use the cm 10 and use my sd normally but it says 199mb when format, please help!
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