I feel like a traitor here but I managed to get an Asus Transformer and want to pass on Nook goodness to a deserving friend.What steps do I need to take to prepare it for it's new owner. It's rooted, running Nookie Froyo and he'll want to continue with Froyo to start off. Thanks in advance for your advice.
Geekbabe said:
I feel like a traitor here but I managed to get an Asus Transformer and want to pass on Nook goodness to a deserving friend.What steps do I need to take to prepare it for it's new owner. It's rooted, running Nookie Froyo and he'll want to continue with Froyo to start off. Thanks in advance for your advice.
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Best option is to just do a fresh install off froyo and have him register his gmail account. If you registered your device remember to deregister it from your Barnes and noble account. This is the easiest way and gives him a clean slate to customize it how he wants.
I'm in the same boat here. I'm running CM7 though and trying to prep it for sale...
Same boat here as well. I'm thinking of selling it with a dual boot of CM7 and Froyo. CM7 is great, but the sleep issue is going to scare the new owner. I'd rather leave it with the main boot going to Nookie Froyo so he can have a full and stable tablet experience.
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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
kapurcell said:
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.
Hi all,
Im looking to get a nook color from the states ( i live in the UK) and was wondering/slightly confused, if they are still "rootable"
I was reading the blog entries at nookdevs and it indicates that the latest generation isnt rootable.. .or am I wrong?
What I plan to do is get a friend of mine to order it online, and then bring it over when they come to the UK, hence we cant really check the firmware etc...
is it a safe bet?
Many thanks
Angelo
Currently b&n has done nothing to stop us from rooting the nook color. You may have been confused with the original nook, which they did attempt to prevent rooting.
But anyways long story short, yes all nook colors are rootable as of today.
Just got mu NC thru B&N eBay sale... and just rooted it!
So far nothing has been heard or rumored that they are going to try and prevent rooting on future NCs.
There IS an update coming out for the stock OS which is currently Eclair. The known additions are apparently some form of Froyo, Flash and a B&N App Market.
I do know quite a few people are waiting to see what the updates does before the root and/or install custom roms.
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I do know quite a few people are waiting to see what the updates does before the root and/or install custom roms.
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Count me in there. If it has a good market, then I'm staying stock. If not, rooted stock.
awesome thanks
Hi all - I just got a NC and wonder if I should root it? I read that B&N is releasing an update soon. If I do go ahead and root it, will I be able to get the update when it's release?
Thanks
I just bought a NC myself... rooted and flashed CM7.
I LOVE IT ... in fact my wife and mom now want one and for me to 'hook them up' with some root/rom goodness.
If you want a simple eReader, don't root.
You want a slice of Awesome - root and don't look back
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Basically what Net said....my advice is if you just want basic Android use, wait for update and see what you think, then root if it's not enough. For now, just do the autonooter, it should be enough..if not go all the way with CM7 (which is the best option for full tablet)
Thanks! I ended up rooting the nook with auto nooter 3.0!
My next Qs is, do you guys run froyo off a microSD card?
i think you kind of answered your own question.
i bought my wife an NC last week after her using the Augen for almost 8 months.
like you we were told there was an update coming this weel so i decided to put froyo on her uSD card and leave the nook stock until AFTER the update.
THEN she can look and see if what I was told (on the downlo) about the new FW release is true.
I have a feeiling we will be updating her internal FW to froyo or HC, but this was she can play for a few weeksm and see whats out there!
Personally, so far I've left the internal memory ("eMMC") stock and booted other Androids only off SD card.
And now I'm glad I did it that way. Already I've found several books in my B&N "library" that will not download to the Nook app under CM7 -- they have animations/narration features and rather than degrade gracefully, the Nook app for generic Android refuses to download the book at all. And there are the other "in-store" features you lose.
Meanwhile, when I boot with the card in, CM7 is working very nicely off my old 2 GB microSD card. So I'm liking things this way so far.
I used jtbnet's procedure to do it all with 1 SD card without affecting the eMMC. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1022786
P.S. You could just root the eMMC stock firmware and retain Nook Color book features, but what would be the fun in that?
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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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.
Im not new to loading ROM's for Android devices. I have an HD2 and have loaded about 50 ROMS on it in the last year I have had it! Recently, I got my wife a NC, and want to play around a little bit.
The big issue is this. My wife HATES my HD2 simply because every time she picks it up, its a new ROM! She really LOVES the NC, so there is no way she is going to let me really mod the thing like my phone.
There are a few small issues with the stock ROM, and I have been reading the post's for a few weeks now to see if there is something that fits what im looking for, but there are so many post's its really hard to dig even using the search! So please bare with me for asking questions im sure have been asked many many times.
#1, is there a ROM that will still run B&N books? Or will I just have to stick with stock ROM for that?
#2, can the stock rom be overclocked of the above is true? One of the biggest gripes is youtube playback. Will the OC help that?
#3, Has anyone gotten the Netflix player to play on a stock rooted NC?
Basically I want to let her watch Netflix on the NC and punch up the performance a little, and still keep the B&N software useable.
Any help would be great!
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Im not new to loading ROM's for Android devices. I have an HD2 and have loaded about 50 ROMS on it in the last year I have had it! Recently, I got my wife a NC, and want to play around a little bit.
The big issue is this. My wife HATES my HD2 simply because every time she picks it up, its a new ROM! She really LOVES the NC, so there is no way she is going to let me really mod the thing like my phone.
There are a few small issues with the stock ROM, and I have been reading the post's for a few weeks now to see if there is something that fits what im looking for, but there are so many post's its really hard to dig even using the search! So please bare with me for asking questions im sure have been asked many many times.
#1, is there a ROM that will still run B&N books? Or will I just have to stick with stock ROM for that?
#2, can the stock rom be overclocked of the above is true? One of the biggest gripes is youtube playback. Will the OC help that?
#3, Has anyone gotten the Netflix player to play on a stock rooted NC?
Basically I want to let her watch Netflix on the NC and punch up the performance a little, and still keep the B&N software useable.
Any help would be great!
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1. FroYo and CM7 will run B&N books through the B&N Nook App. Children's books ("Read to me") are stock only (Android 2.1 Eclar).
3. Not sure about stock NC but CM7 works beautifully http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13737296#post13737296
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1. FroYo and CM7 will run B&N books through the B&N Nook App. Children's books ("Read to me") are stock only (Android 2.1 Eclar).
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Actually the latest stock upgrade puts it up to 2.2 - stock 1.1 and below were eclair. The books still work fine after rooting too.
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Can Nook run android apps with the stock nook ui? Not rooted or anything straight out the box?
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Can Nook run android apps with the stock nook ui? Not rooted or anything straight out the box?
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Stock is still Android - the angry birds that b&n sells is Android. But without rooting you can only get whatever b&n sells you.
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#1. Also The stock nook color reader app can only be run on a rooted stock device. I am pretty sure no roms at all support it. ( I don't know why there is no froyo rom that is based on the stock build maybe it is not possible) The BN app in the market is a fairly different reading experience.
#2. stock rom can be overclocked just fine, You can find Kernels Here. I run 1.1Gz some times no problems, 1.2 was too much for my device. Usually though I leave the clock down at 800-900 because the boost is not needed. Also, Youtube works beautifully on my rooted 1.2 right now ( I dont remember if the last time i was watching youtube i was overclocked or not)
#3. I am one of the last people in the universe to not have netflix so can't really try this out.
If CM7 still has sleep issues stock will get better sleep battery life by about 10x so your wife wont have to live next to a power outlet.
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Can Nook run android apps with the stock nook ui? Not rooted or anything straight out the box?
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For pure stock nook colors, Barnes and Noble has their own app store with just under 150 apps I think. Only a small selection of them are free because no ads are allowed. They do have pulse reader though, which is mine and a lot of peoples favorite news aggregator.
Just Install CM7 to a MicroSD. That way whenever your Wife uses the Nook it's Normal Stock, which she's probably fine with, but when you use the Nook you can Pop the Card in and it'll boot into CM7 instead allowing you to do anything you want. When your Wife wants to use the Nook just turn it off and take out the Card, turn it back on and it'll boot to Stock again.
I recommend this Thread for Installing CM7 to MicroSD:
[ROM][CM7] Size-agnostic SD Card image and CM7 installer for SD Cards. with updater
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