[Q] Rooting (Warning: Android Noob) - Nook Color General

So I'm getting a NookColor sent over to the UK in a week or so and wanted some general advice etc. I've got to admit I don't really care for e-readers that much, at least not enough to pay full price. Anyway, I recently got an offer through work to get a NC from Barnes & Noble with 50% off so I figured it might be nice to have another gadget to play with. Then I stumbled across this forum and a few others and I have been really impressed with the potential of the NC as a tablet, so for $125/£75 I'd be a fool to miss out. Anyway, I'm looking for some opinions from your good selves:
Is it worth registering with B&N when I first get the NC? I'd more than likely use the Kindle book store if I was to purchase ebooks so I'm thinking I don't really need to register. How does this affect system updates and the warranty though?
I'm pretty much set on installing CM7 as soon as I get the NC but is it worth replacing the stock OS or just booting from an SD card? I'm guessing that it performs better from the internal memory and the process seems fairly simple, but is there any good reason to keep the stock OS loaded?
Will I need to root the device before attempting to install CM7? I've read mixed things about this so I am a little confused.
Any advice is greatly appreciated, and I apologize in advance for the boring noob questions!

DubiousPig said:
So I'm getting a NookColor sent over to the UK in a week or so and wanted some general advice etc. I've got to admit I don't really care for e-readers that much, at least not enough to pay full price. Anyway, I recently got an offer through work to get a NC from Barnes & Noble with 50% off so I figured it might be nice to have another gadget to play with. Then I stumbled across this forum and a few others and I have been really impressed with the potential of the NC as a tablet, so for $125/£75 I'd be a fool to miss out. Anyway, I'm looking for some opinions from your good selves:
Is it worth registering with B&N when I first get the NC? I'd more than likely use the Kindle book store if I was to purchase ebooks so I'm thinking I don't really need to register. How does this affect system updates and the warranty though?
I'm pretty much set on installing CM7 as soon as I get the NC but is it worth replacing the stock OS or just booting from an SD card? I'm guessing that it performs better from the internal memory and the process seems fairly simple, but is there any good reason to keep the stock OS loaded?
Will I need to root the device before attempting to install CM7? I've read mixed things about this so I am a little confused.
Any advice is greatly appreciated, and I apologize in advance for the boring noob questions!
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Welcome to the NC community!
You seem to have a pretty good handle on things. Nothing on the warranty page (http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook/protectionplan/standard/index.asp) mentions that registration is necessary to be eligible. However, once you install CM7, it's a moot point, as that will certainly void the warranty. But it's near impossible to break the software beyond repair, so you can generally restore to stock if for some reason you need to submit a warranty repair.
Replacing the stock OS is a matter of personal preference. I personally tried running CM7 on the SD card temporarily and decided that since I was never using stock, that I would just get rid of it. Give it a try and see if you like it; it isn't too hard to install internally if you decide to get rid of stock, and as I said, restoring stock isn't too difficult either.
As far as I know, you don't need to root stock to install CM7. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=12801192 is a guide to install it internally without root.

You have a couple of options avaliable to you. If you want to use it as a stock reader for the barnes and noble book store maybe you should consider Cm7. I curently run Cm7 on a class 6 8 gig card and i get very little lag.If you find its still not fast enough you also have the option of using dalingrins over clock kernel which will boost the performance.
Running off the sd card will give you the best of both worlds win/win.

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[Q] New User Help\Guide\StepByStep

Ok, here's the deal.
Fiancee got me a NC for my birthday because she read that it can be rooted and made into a formidable tablet. I agree with her and am stoked.
I don't have any dev experience, but I'm very familiar with rooting and flashing ROMs to our EVO 4Gs.
However, after reading through the developmental forum, I'm confused as to what steps I need to follow to turn my NC into a CM7 tablet.
Do I run autonooter? (The B&N store updated my NC to the 1.1.0 software yesterday in-store) Which one? Do I run it first?
After that, how do I flash CM7? Is there a more stable system\ROM\build?
With dealing with SD cards, I know this will be a bit against the grain for me because Rooting\Flashing the EVO is so easy and simple.
Any and all help will be appreciated.
(Side note question: Has anyone used a Steinheil Screen Protector on their nook? I see that SGP makes one for the Galaxy Tab, which has similar dimensions as the NC. Anyone?)
This seems like easiest to follow:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9816724&postcount=64
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This seems like easiest to follow:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9816724&postcount=64
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Awesome.
So that "roots" the nook, like SimpleRoot does to my EVO?
And then I go through the process in the CM7 Phiremod post in the Dev forum?
Also - should I go buy a second MicroSD card to use, leaving the current one in the nook as a clean backup?
It's useful to have multiple microSD. I have a couple 2GB microSD for nootering and flashing new rom. I use a 16GB for main use as backup and data storage.
If you're new to Android, I recommend just nootering your stock 1.1 NC because it's most stable. Froyo, Honeycomb, and Gingerbread built are still in development and are being tested.
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I'm not new to Android, as I've been using various CyanogenMod and MIUI builds on my EVO since I bought it last year.
What I am new to is the use of SD cards for flashing. That's where I'm a bit shaky on the steps.
Before you can get a good answer we need more infromation.
1) do you care about the B&N stuff that your Nook came with?
2) what is your goal?
a) e-reader that can do tablet functions
b) Tablet that can do e-reader functions
Do you want to run the alt OS from the SDcard or from the flash memory?
So far there are 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, and 3.0 ROMS for the Nook. Where do you want to be?
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Before you can get a good answer we need more infromation.
1) do you care about the B&N stuff that your Nook came with? - Not really. As long as I have a way to read books that I get off demonoid.
2) what is your goal?
a) e-reader that can do tablet functions
b) Tablet that can do e-reader functions Preferably this.
Do you want to run the alt OS from the SDcard or from the flash memory?
So far there are 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, and 3.0 ROMS for the Nook. Where do you want to be?Are there advantages\disadvantages? Which is the most stable solution to rooting\flashing? I have CM7 on my EVO now, though I'll probably be switching over to the latest MIUI later tonight. I wouldn't mind something similar to CM7 on my NC.
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Does the above help at all?
Bump for some help. Thanks guys.
I've only been a NC owner for a week. From my experience, you need to play a bit. Usual disclaimers apply:
1. spend time playing with the default B&N config. Enjoy. Ok, for me that got boring after about 1 hour.
2. Autonooter 3.0 (since you are on 1.1.0). Then just play with your rooted NC. Enjoy. I was amazed at what this little guy could do after only a root. Test a bunch of apps. Read a bunch on this website. Test more apps that you read about. Try different backup software. Get comfortable with Eclair. Run Quadrant. Enjoy.
3. Dahlingren's OC kernel. Make sure you get the Eclair kernel. I installed the 1100 MHz one, and monitored for overheating and random reboots/force closes etc. This one worked well for me, and amazed me again at how much faster it was (run Quadrant again). Get comfortable with the procedure to flash a rom with CWR. Enjoy.
4. CM7 with OC kernel. Play, test, enjoy. If the current bugs are deal breakers, revert back to Eclair, or try Froyo or some other flavour. Enjoy.
It seems to be darn near impossible to brick this guy, so I haven't worried too much. Worst case scenario is I have a $250 paper weight, but the best case has been worth the risk to me.
Enjoy.

So, I'm new to rooting and to Nook Color...

...I lucked out and got a brand new one with 1.0.0 firmware, so I stuck with it and used the AutoNooter for that version, then blocked B&N from pushing updates. I have the whole thing running basically how I want it to now and I'm very happy, but I have one burning question:
Is it worthwhile to overclock it and would that really enhance my user experience at this point? I've never overclocked anything before and the last thing I want to do now, after all the tweaking I did and money spent, is to destroy the little guy.
So, experts hereabouts:
Given my hardware, firmware, etc., do you think it's safe and worth the effort to use a kernel to push it to 1.1Ghz or 1.0Ghz? Are these kernels stable or am I going to regret it when something really wacky happens?
I keep mulling it over, so any help is greatly appreciated.
Most people seem to report that 950 Mhz is tops for 2.1 (the android version currently on your nook). It highly unlikely that it will harm the hardware and you will see a modest increase in performance.
For 2.2 and 2.3 (CM7) people are going as high as 1.1 GHz without issue. I'm currently at 1 Ghz and am enjoying it. No problems (knock on wood).
Thanks for the response! I was also concerned that staying at 1.0.0 was unwise or that, perhaps, I should try using Android 2.2, but that all seemed to be fairly experimental/scary to me.
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Thanks for the response! I was also concerned that staying at 1.0.0 was unwise or that, perhaps, I should try using Android 2.2, but that all seemed to be fairly experimental/scary to me.
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I have only had my NC for a little over a week now and have had all the popular roms installed. I have tried CM7, Froyo and Honeycomb. It's all pretty easy just make sure you read all the install instructions and you should be fine. Also I made nandroid backup as well as a titanium pro backup of my apps. So it is pretty easy to revert back to my stock rom if I wanted. My suggestion is to read through the threads for all the different roms in the development section, it will give you a good grasp of how to install and what bugs are still existing. A good start for you is to get titanium backup and rom manager so you can do the backups first then start experimenting to see what you like.
From my limited testing I don't think CM7 and Honeycomb are quite ready yet, they still need a couple things worked out which I am sure will happen soon especially with the SDK released for Honeycomb now. I liked Honeycomb the best but a couple apps I use regularly wouldn't run for me at the present stage(Aldiko and IMDB, I didn't try much else as I really use those apps alot and couldn't live without them). As for CM7, everything I tried worked well but the battery drain seemed rather high for my liking compared to stock. I am now running Froyo customized 0.6.8ver2, I loaded it on last night so haven't had much time to play around with it yet but so far it seems to run pretty well, all apps I have tried work. Not sure on the battery drain yet but will keep an eye on it.
If you need some help let me know, I am not an expert but haven't bricked my NC yet and I don't mind helping out where I can.
kevin
Thanks a ton, Kevin! This seems like a really nice community. I'm going to keep researching and see what I can conclude. I made a back-up with Clockwork the other day just in case something weird happened, so I'm weighing out the pros and cons while sifting through these threads. Honestly, I don't have a problem with how things are running now, but making a little snappier, in the parlance of the boards, would be nice. I wonder if there's a way I can up the performance without overclocking it?
Also, this is the method I used to block B&N updates:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=946969
It seems there was a bit of debate as to if this would actually do the trick, so I'm kind of worried. My NC has been connected to wifi constantly since day one, so I don't know if this is/isnot working. Anyone have any advice in this regard or experience? How do updates get pushed?
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Thanks a ton, Kevin! This seems like a really nice community. I'm going to keep researching and see what I can conclude. I made a back-up with Clockwork the other day just in case something weird happened, so I'm weighing out the pros and cons while sifting through these threads. Honestly, I don't have a problem with how things are running now, but making a little snappier, in the parlance of the boards, would be nice. I wonder if there's a way I can up the performance without overclocking it?
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Hey Junkrobot - Just take your time. It takes a little while to get a feel for things. I have been rooting and installing roms on Android phones since they came out. At first, I would worry a lot but as I gained experience, I felt more comfortable. Now I think I enjoy trying ROMs more than actually using the device like a normal person.
The Nook Color is a great device to get started because it boots from the sd card which means it is nearly impossible to brick. If something gets messed up, you can always boot from a bootable sd card and install a rom or restore a backed up image. That said, if you enjoy the device as it is, there is no rush to upgrade.
I think part of my anxiety is just the sheer amount of time it took me to get things in order since I was so new at it. Day one was pretty stressful, as I'm sure it was for most folks.
Just an FYI, the Nook is really hard to brick since it boots up first from the SD card. You can always make a CWR card which should allow you to flash it back to stock or another ROM.
Does backing up in Clockwork also preserve my apps and settings?
I'd be really stoked if I could also somehow be sure that OTA can't push an update on me. In my mind, B&N is out there, waiting to strike.
No, use Titanium Backup or MyBackUp

[Q] Any ideas how the new partitions will affect new Nook Color buyers?

Doing a lot of reading on the changes that B&N is doing to the partitions of the Nook Color. Wondering now how it will affect those of us who are about to buy them with the intent to root and use a new ROM.
Details on the changes in my post linked below.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13962169&postcount=17
Considering most people probably buy the NC for an actual e-reader, it won't affect them, but for us at XDA, it may stop a few people who are lazy, or people it think it's too much trouble.
If rooted builds don't have access to the 7GB partition for non-B&N content, it will make rooting pretty worthless, but then rooting is already pretty worthless compared to CM7.
A CM7(or whatever ROM) install to eMMC can probably treat most of that 7GB as system space, which could be even more beneficial to CM7 than B&N, given the order of magnitude more apps available for CM7.
A CM7 install to SD is straight up losing 4GB of storage (as well as the flexibility of sharing that storage with whatever OS is on the eMMC), but is otherwise unaffected.
I suppose it could be seen as a sneaky way of making the non-B&N options look less appealing to new owners.
My guess is that this was done in an attempt to keep the ROM installs isolated to just the SD card.
That way B&N can claim that their device isn't being affected by rogue hackers!
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Considering most people probably buy the NC for an actual e-reader, it won't affect them, but for us at XDA, it may stop a few people who are lazy, or people it think it's too much trouble.
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Please clarify your statements! It is Impossible to install a Rom to the EMMC of a newly partitioned NC! Don't generalize all of us with new nooks into a catagory of Lazyness!
Also, 2 days ago you post this--Quote
I'll be honest. The NC confuses me slightly when it comes to how to root, flash ROMs, etc. compared to my Incredible, it feels like day and night.
I made a thread about a month ago about wanting to learn the process but since then it has changed greatly with the 1.2 update.
I would really like if someone could detail out to me the steps I need to root and have CM7 on the NC.
I have questions that are probably answered right in front of me but they get lost in the vast amount of posts.
•Since the eMMC is pretty much canceled out for the time being, I want to run CM7 off the SD card, I've already read a Sandisk Class 2 8 or 16GB is the right card for this, how the hell do I put CWM, CM7, etc on this one SD card or am I supposed to use 2-3 different cards for the process? Then what do I do from there?
•What is the most stable, but feature packed release of CM7 at this point in time, like what build, which kernel, etc.? Market and GAPPS working?
•Assuming the SD card is good, does running off the SD card impact performance or is it as slick as running off the internal?
Pretty much I'm starting from dead scratch when it comes to the NC and I feel the guide threads don't do enough justice to explain certain questions fully enough or at all?
If it helps at all, I just plan to download apps, internet browse, stream music from Mougg, little or no game playing, and overclock.
So someone please help me out? It's not like I know nothing, as I have a rooted and kept up to date phone but for some reason, the NC confuses me and I may be overthinking.
If I remember any more questions, I'll list them. Thanks.
Sounds like to me, you are a Bit Hypocritical!!!!
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Please clarify your statements! It is Impossible to install a Rom to the EMMC of a newly partitioned NC! Don't generalize all of us with new nooks into a catagory of Lazyness!
Also, 2 days ago you post this--Quote
I'll be honest. The NC confuses me slightly when it comes to how to root, flash ROMs, etc. compared to my Incredible, it feels like day and night.
I made a thread about a month ago about wanting to learn the process but since then it has changed greatly with the 1.2 update.
I would really like if someone could detail out to me the steps I need to root and have CM7 on the NC.
I have questions that are probably answered right in front of me but they get lost in the vast amount of posts.
•Since the eMMC is pretty much canceled out for the time being, I want to run CM7 off the SD card, I've already read a Sandisk Class 2 8 or 16GB is the right card for this, how the hell do I put CWM, CM7, etc on this one SD card or am I supposed to use 2-3 different cards for the process? Then what do I do from there?
•What is the most stable, but feature packed release of CM7 at this point in time, like what build, which kernel, etc.? Market and GAPPS working?
•Assuming the SD card is good, does running off the SD card impact performance or is it as slick as running off the internal?
Pretty much I'm starting from dead scratch when it comes to the NC and I feel the guide threads don't do enough justice to explain certain questions fully enough or at all?
If it helps at all, I just plan to download apps, internet browse, stream music from Mougg, little or no game playing, and overclock.
So someone please help me out? It's not like I know nothing, as I have a rooted and kept up to date phone but for some reason, the NC confuses me and I may be overthinking.
If I remember any more questions, I'll list them. Thanks.
Sounds like to me, you are a Bit Hypocritical!!!!
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What did quoting me prove?
Nothing.
I said the new partitioned NCs may lead to people not wanting to root because those people may be scared of going through the trouble to try to learn how to do root stuff otherwise or people too lazy to work around it. Had nothing to do with generalizations, before you try and make me look foolish, stop doing it to yourself.
By no means am I an expert at the content on this website and I'm quite new to the NC scene but that doesn't make me stupid and doesn't give you the right to try and throw me under the bus for some e-cred.
Besides all of the reading, like how hard is it to root a NC really?
Step 1. Put file on SD Card
Step 2. Boot up
Step 3. Um...like thats it!
I've had a harder time opening the front door when I've had a few drinks
*Just to clarify...the above was an attempt to difuse the situation with brevity*
Carry on!
Richard
I thought I was keeping current on Nook Color issues (rooting, ROMs, etc) but this is the first I've heard about changed partitions and how it may effect rooting the device. I'm running CM7 stable on internal memory and love it. I've got a microSD that boots the Nook into clockwork recovery or whatever that's called, I wipe everything and then install CM7 and gapps from the SD card, reboot and I'm done. I've installed the same setup on Nooks for two friends who envied my tablet. A third is about to go buy a Nook so I can do the same. if the Nook she buys has these new partitions will this process NOT work?
If you guys get the new partition, give this a try. I've done it myself since I had the new partition.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13971291&postcount=110
Works perfectly
So I got my refurbed Nook today and it has the changes to the partitions (blue sticker on box). I tried to load CM7 via CWM on the SD card and it won't boot at all. Is this because of the changes to the partitions?
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So I got my refurbed Nook today and it has the changes to the partitions (blue sticker on box). I tried to load CM7 via CWM on the SD card and it won't boot at all. Is this because of the changes to the partitions?
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Yes....and see the post right above yours on how to solve it.
I just bought a nook yesterday; It was an older one still running the 1.1 upgrade. If I upgrade to 1.2, will my nook be repartitioned automatically?
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I just bought a nook yesterday; It was an older one still running the 1.1 upgrade. If I upgrade to 1.2, will my nook be repartitioned automatically?
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As far as I know, No, it will not be.
I don't understand why B&N is putting so much effort into this. Rooting doesn't violate any carrier agreements, since this is a wi-fi only device, and their store is still available for use after a root. If they're worried about book piracy, that can be done without root. Any insights?
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I don't understand why B&N is putting so much effort into this. Rooting doesn't violate any carrier agreements, since this is a wi-fi only device, and their store is still available for use after a root. If they're worried about book piracy, that can be done without root. Any insights?
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B&N discourages rooting for many reasons, including the fact that they only paid Google specific licensing fees and now most of us are running the full OS.
There is also the fear that we will damage the device and return it, which will directly affect their bottom line.
Whether or not WE think rooting is good may have nothing to do with how B&N and its investors thinks this affects their image.
No matter what, rooting is an out of control rogue operation in the eyes of any company. That lack of control scares them.
Secretly they may be fine with us rooting, but they are under a business obligation to their partners to protect the original design specs.
Sent from my rooted Nook Color acting as a Galaxy Tab.
Well for me, I would not have bought the Nook Color unless the root and full android install was an option.
I think there is probably a lot of people in the same boat that bought the device because it was primarily a nice way to get into a tablet with the added bonus it is a very good size for an e-reader.
Bottom line, there probably is a substantial increase in sales because of what people have done here making this a full android tablet.
It would be ill-advised for BN to impact this capability.
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Bottom line, there probably is a substantial increase in sales because of what people have done here making this a full android tablet.
It would be ill-advised for BN to impact this capability.
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I don't know about that.
Remember although like 9/10 of the people here root and mod things, we're still a very small minority, most people probably actually did buy the NC for the e-reader, only as people keep word of mouth going do they figure out more about what they can do.
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I don't know about that.
Remember although like 9/10 of the people here root and mod things, we're still a very small minority, most people probably actually did buy the NC for the e-reader, only as people keep word of mouth going do they figure out more about what they can do.
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Absolutely right. There have been over 3 million sales of the Nook Color so far. We may be a very large community but we are a drop in the profit bucket, and most likely considered a risk in comparison.
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I just got a new blue sticker nook color and am having some issues. I understand that the software for installing images hasn't been modified to reflect these partitions yet but does it make sense that running from sd shouldn't work? I've been following verygreen's guide and using the exact versions and links that he has there but it hangs on "Loading...". If I try to use the nightlies instead I can sometimes make it to the cyanogenmod animation but every one I've tried freezes either there or earlier. Has something changed with the blue sticker nooks that would make us expect either generic-sdcard-v1.2.1 or update-cm-7.1.0-RC0-encore-2.6.32-beta3.1 to no longer work properly? I thought that this might be relevant to post in verygreen's thread but I haven't made enough posts to do that yet.
Help Please
Ok, so I've had a rooted NC since February and have ran most everything at one point or another thanks to the good people at XDA. I currently have CM7 .32 on mine.
My buddy saw my system and decided he liked it and bought one. I ran clockwork mod and flashed CM7 .32 on his NC. There was no notification bar on his and the cyanogen settings were force closing. I think he may have had the partitions on his. I'm trying to create an SD card CM7 for him, but I would like to fix his emmc as well. The adb partition fixes are really above my head as I have never been able to get adb to work.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

Thank you guys for all your hard work

Yesterday I was tasked by my gf with the task of seeing if I could "make her tablet work like her other tablet" (ie the Nook HD+ needed to work like the Nexus 7 she had, because she cracked the screen on that one and now had to have access to her calendar).
I got it and my first response was to get to XDA-developers.com. I have an old Nook Color running CM7, and the girls are using Nook Tablets that are rooted and have just a standard generic Android tablet interface now, so I had done this before.
The typical process involves coming here, reading around, trying different things, lots of profanity because things never work right for me the first time, and then finally getting things right by reading a lot of the posts due to the hours of work put in by the developers and moderators contributing to this site.
Then I happily download everything, install it, and run off to put all kinds of things on it using the Google Play app once that is enabled.
It occurred to me I never thanked all the people that spent so much time and effort answering questions, dealing with the frustration, and putting threads together - because people like me read the threads of you helping other people so we never really need to post.
But I really appreciate the hours and days of work the moderators and people like verygreen and leapinlar (did I get the name right?) put into making it possible for people like myself to get all the value out of devices they (or their loved ones) have purchased.
The good news is that I got the tablet rooted and working, though I am still confused as to whether there is a version of Cyanogen that can be flashed to run on the internal ROM as the default OS, or whether we are currently all running that off sdcards for now and you are pretty much stuck using the default Nook HD+ OS with root and GApps enabled as the closest option for now. Is there an easy way to make that transition or do I have to remove root and everything else to go to CM10/equiv?
Thanks again for everything regardless,
Mike
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But I really appreciate the hours and days of work the moderators and people like verygreen and leapinlar (did I get the name right?) put into making it possible for people like myself to get all the value out of devices they (or their loved ones) have purchased.
The good news is that I got the tablet rooted and working, though I am still confused as to whether there is a version of Cyanogen that can be flashed to run on the internal ROM as the default OS, or whether we are currently all running that off sdcards for now and you are pretty much stuck using the default Nook HD+ OS with root and GApps enabled as the closest option for now. Is there an easy way to make that transition or do I have to remove root and everything else to go to CM10/equiv?
Thanks again for everything regardless,
Mike
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You are welcome.
As of yet it is not possible to run a different ROM on internal memory. The system is too locked down for now.
So if you want to run an alternate ROM it has to be by SD. You can run either by the standard verygreen method outlined in his thread or you can run his ROMs on my Hybrid SD which means part of the system is on the SD and part on internal memory. Stock is not effected either way. But using the Hybrid it is easier to boot back and forth between the stock and CM ROMs.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10 on Hybrid SD
I second the OP's sentiments. Sent a little pizza money to verygreen and leapinlar for their hard work on everything. Given what is under the hood in the HD+, the cost of the tablet and a little donation to these guys still makes this the best deal out there to get a great tablet running a rooted non-OEM version of Android.

[Q] Couple of questions before I go through with it

Good morning everyone!
I haven't had much time to read through every single thread so I thought I should ask a couple of quick questions from work. I'm thinking of getting my self a Nook HD soon since it's on sale here in Miami and I heard they have been discontinued but I am in need of some advice.
Since you guys have probably heard a lot more rumors and tips, should I go for it or should I look for something else? I am asking because by the looks of it, it's not going to be supported soon and I don't know how I should feel about that. Is there another device I should consider around the same price range?
Something I did notice is that there is not much development around this tablet other than Carbon. Are there other roms I missed that I should take into consideration and also, should I stick to the default kernel or is there others that excel?
I know the specific differences in specs but in your hands, which one feels better in regards to the system, and physically - the HD or HD+? And lastly, if I do decide to purchase it, anywhere I can get it for cheaper than at B&N?
If you guys can help me with this, I would really appreciate it!
Thank you beforehand.
valdesr11 said:
Good morning everyone!
I haven't had much time to read through every single thread so I thought I should ask a couple of quick questions from work. I'm thinking of getting my self a Nook HD soon since it's on sale here in Miami and I heard they have been discontinued but I am in need of some advice.
Since you guys have probably heard a lot more rumors and tips, should I go for it or should I look for something else? I am asking because by the looks of it, it's not going to be supported soon and I don't know how I should feel about that. Is there another device I should consider around the same price range?
Something I did notice is that there is not much development around this tablet other than Carbon. Are there other roms I missed that I should take into consideration and also, should I stick to the default kernel or is there others that excel?
I know the specific differences in specs but in your hands, which one feels better in regards to the system, and physically - the HD or HD+? And lastly, if I do decide to purchase it, anywhere I can get it for cheaper than at B&N?
If you guys can help me with this, I would really appreciate it!
Thank you beforehand.
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As far as which size is best, that's completely a personal decision. If you can handle them at B&N, do similar things on each, and see what feels best for you. For me, I went with the HD+ after a prolonged session in the store to compare them. In my comparing the 2, HD+ is better for videos, and I tend to watch stuff on XBMC fairly often, so that was my deciding factor. My wife on the other hand doesn't watch many videos, and liked the feel and size of the HD. I thought I would be rooting hers, and adding a new ROM but she's satisfied with Stock, and an alternate launcher, so I haven't pressed the issue.
As far as support goes, I think they'll still be supporting them at least as long as your warranty lasts, they just won't be creating new models. So, if you're going to be rooting and adding Modded ROMs anyway, I don't think that should be much of a concern to you. You'll still be able to access your library through the Nook APP (or a number of other reader Apps, not specifically for B&N content), so you're not going to lose your books (if you even use it as a reader).
The screen is what really makes this such an awesome deal, and for the price, you won't find an alternative that comes anywhere near it.
There are a couple different versions of straight CM10.1 in addition to the Carbon, and a couple others got posted, but aren't maintained. So yeah, for right now, those are your choices. Doesn't mean somebody else won't come along and start maintaining some other ROMs in the future.
valdesr11 said:
Good morning everyone!
I haven't had much time to read through every single thread so I thought I should ask a couple of quick questions from work. I'm thinking of getting my self a Nook HD soon since it's on sale here in Miami and I heard they have been discontinued but I am in need of some advice.
Since you guys have probably heard a lot more rumors and tips, should I go for it or should I look for something else? I am asking because by the looks of it, it's not going to be supported soon and I don't know how I should feel about that. Is there another device I should consider around the same price range?
Something I did notice is that there is not much development around this tablet other than Carbon. Are there other roms I missed that I should take into consideration and also, should I stick to the default kernel or is there others that excel?
I know the specific differences in specs but in your hands, which one feels better in regards to the system, and physically - the HD or HD+? And lastly, if I do decide to purchase it, anywhere I can get it for cheaper than at B&N?
If you guys can help me with this, I would really appreciate it!
Thank you beforehand.
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When I got mine, they told me the Nook HD & HD+, will still be around, they are simply using a third party to make them, and my Extend Protection plan would be honored until the end. I figure it will probably with refurbished units toward the end, since this was my first tablet (HD+) I wasn't sure if looking at 1920x1280 @ 9 inches was going to work, so I bought both and then returned the HD, the screen was fine for my aging eyes.
I'm using CM 10.1 EMMC following the great instruction here. It works much better than stock, but there is a stock thread here, by leapinlar, that includes great tips as well as zips you can install to allow sideloading and other cool stuff. A MUST read if you want to keep stock only.
There are several threads about SD only installs as well as Hybrid installs that allow dual booting for the best of both worlds. Here, started by bokbokan.
I've yet to try Carbon or TweakedCarbon, but will probably do so just to see which one I like better.
I flashed both the HD & HD+ when I had them and they both felt nice and, tested them using different apps opened at the same time. The HD+ won almost every test, and the screen looks really good for watching movies and surfing. I ended up keeping the HD+, but I got a 10% coupon for another Nook, so I may grab the HD for my daughter.
Hope this helps!

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