I just got my Nook Color and am looking into how to go about rooting it for CM7. I checked out CM's Wiki page on it here and it mentioned using uNooter. I haven't read about this tool anywhere else and Google searches for it turn up practically nothing. Is this not the right tool to use? The forums mostly seem to mention ManualNooter, Auto-Nooter, etc. Also is it possible to flash CM7 on the internal memory and avoid using an SD card altogether?
Never heard of unooter and I've been reading theses forums since December. Auto mooter was to root the older firmware 1.0 ,1.01,and 1.1. Manualnooter is for the newer froyo firmware.
Rooting stock is not required to install CM7.
You simply need to create a Clockworkmod recovery microSD card and you can then flash CM7 (which is pre-rooted) from Clockworkmod.
martian21 said:
Rooting stock is not required to install CM7.
You simply need to create a Clockworkmod recovery microSD card and you can then flash CM7 (which is pre-rooted) from Clockworkmod.
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Thanks. I figured this would be relatively easy compared to rooting and putting CM7 on my EVO but reading on here there seemed to be a few different approaches. Will that method allow me to flash CM7 to the eMMC, and after that point will I no longer need the SD card to boot? I ask because I don't have a card on hand and am considering backing up the contents from my phone's card and using that.
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Thanks. I figured this would be relatively easy compared to rooting and putting CM7 on my EVO but reading on here there seemed to be a few different approaches. Will that method allow me to flash CM7 to the eMMC, and after that point will I no longer need the SD card to boot? I ask because I don't have a card on hand and am considering backing up the contents from my phone's card and using that.
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Correct.
You only need the SD to install a bootable CWM then you can flash CM7 from that. After words when CM7 is installed to eMMC you are able to use Rom Manager to install CWM to eMMC as well, so everything will be set up on the device's internal memory. SD is needed only for the initial boot of CWM to install CM7.
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Correct.
You only need the SD to install a bootable CWM then you can flash CM7 from that. After words when CM7 is installed to eMMC you are able to use Rom Manager to install CWM to eMMC as well, so everything will be set up on the device's internal memory. SD is needed only for the initial boot of CWM to install CM7.
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Thanks. From reading around it seems you can't use a phone or the Nook to mount the card and write the image, so I'll have to buy a reader and might as well get a card for the Nook at the same time. Since I'll be flashing CM7 to eMMC does it really matter if I get a class 4 or above card like many suggest? I'm not sure what's in my EVO but that is my benchmark. Class 2 seems to be what comes up in searches the most.
The general consensus it's to stick with Sandisk SD cards for the Nook. There are others that work as well but Sandisk it's pretty much a guarantee of zero issues. You can usually score an 8 GB class 4 Sandisk at Wal-mart for a Jackson.
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The general consensus it's to stick with Sandisk SD cards for the Nook. There are others that work as well but Sandisk it's pretty much a guarantee of zero issues. You can usually score an 8 GB class 4 Sandisk at Wal-mart for a Jackson.
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Transcend 8 GBs have worked beautifully on all 3 NC's in my house.
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I just got my Nook Color and am looking into how to go about rooting it for CM7. I checked out CM's Wiki page on it here and it mentioned using uNooter. I haven't read about this tool anywhere else and Google searches for it turn up practically nothing. Is this not the right tool to use? The forums mostly seem to mention ManualNooter, Auto-Nooter, etc. Also is it possible to flash CM7 on the internal memory and avoid using an SD card altogether?
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I was the one that put together uNooter after being contacted by the individual that maintains the CyanogenMod wiki. They wanted a universal Nooter that would only root the device, install Superuser, ADB, RomManger, and work on all versions of the NC software. They asked that it be called uNooter. It is not released anywhere else, so that is why you did not see any mention of it on a Google search.
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The general consensus it's to stick with Sandisk SD cards for the Nook. There are others that work as well but Sandisk it's pretty much a guarantee of zero issues. You can usually score an 8 GB class 4 Sandisk at Wal-mart for a Jackson.
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That information is really only relevant to running a ROM from the SD card. If you're only using the card for storage, or to get CM7 on eMMC, manufacturer and card class don't matter.
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Thanks. From reading around it seems you can't use a phone or the Nook to mount the card and write the image, so I'll have to buy a reader and might as well get a card for the Nook at the same time. Since I'll be flashing CM7 to eMMC does it really matter if I get a class 4 or above card like many suggest? I'm not sure what's in my EVO but that is my benchmark. Class 2 seems to be what comes up in searches the most.
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I wrote my image over USB to a card in the NC without a card reader. I've seen wiki guides saying there's a greater chance of the write getting interrupted, rendering the card unusable at least in the short term, but it worked for me. It was only when I wanted to revert the card to storage that I ended up needing a card reader. The links in my sig have a little more info about using the NC as your card reader, but you're probably better off just grabbing one.
Also, while CM7 does not require an SD card, many apps do. Your experience will be somewhat limited without one.
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I was the one that put together uNooter after being contacted by the individual that maintains the CyanogenMod wiki. They wanted a universal Nooter that would only root the device, install Superuser, ADB, RomManger, and work on all versions of the NC software. They asked that it be called uNooter. It is not released anywhere else, so that is why you did not see any mention of it on a Google search.
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Great to hear directly from the source, thanks! I'm surprised more people don't point to your tool on the forums given that it's right on the CM Wiki. At this point I'm a little confused about the various approaches to do this. Does your tool install ROM Manager directly into the stock Nook interface, and then I flash from there, versus booting CWM off the SD as people mentioned earlier in the thread? Sorry if that's completely off-base.
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That information is really only relevant to running a ROM from the SD card. If you're only using the card for storage, or to get CM7 on eMMC, manufacturer and card class don't matter.
I wrote my image over USB to a card in the NC without a card reader. I've seen wiki guides saying there's a greater chance of the write getting interrupted, rendering the card unusable at least in the short term, but it worked for me. It was only when I wanted to revert the card to storage that I ended up needing a card reader. The links in my sig have a little more info about using the NC as your card reader, but you're probably better off just grabbing one.
Also, while CM7 does not require an SD card, many apps do. Your experience will be somewhat limited without one.
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Yeah, I thought about this as well and figured I'd want a full-time card for the device so I ordered a card with SD adapter. I figured the specs didn't matter at all for a data card but picked up a class 4 Sandisk anyway.
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Great to hear directly from the source, thanks! I'm surprised more people don't point to your tool on the forums given that it's right on the CM Wiki. At this point I'm a little confused about the various approaches to do this. Does your tool install ROM Manager directly into the stock Nook interface, and then I flash from there, versus booting CWM off the SD as people mentioned earlier in the thread? Sorry if that's completely off-base.
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I received notice this past Monday that the cleaned up version of the CyanogenMod wiki was online, so not a whole lot of exposure for people to talk about it. I believe the old wiki had listed the different Auto-Nooter and Manual-Nooter that went with each software version, thus taking up a lot of space and confusion. AN and MN are more tailored to people that want to stick with the stock software, but enable full Android Market access. People that want to go from stock to CyanogenMod don’t need all the extra software that is bundled with AN and MN just to be able to flash CyanogenMod. By eliminating all the version specific software I was able to create a version that would work on all current, and hopefully future, software versions.
Yes, my versions will install Rom Manager directly into the interface. You would then allow Rom Manger to install CWM Recovery, and then you can download and install CyanogenMod from the device. You could also take a full backup of your current stock rom. Using uNooter or bootable CWM will both get you to where you want to go, it is really up to you on how you want to get there.
Instructions for installing CM7 to the eMMC using CWM on a SD card (which can later be reformatted for storage) is in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1030227.
GMPOWER and bigbob23: Thanks for the info, that was exactly what I needed to clear everything up. I suppose backing up the stock ROM would be useful in case I ever needed to restore it for warranty purposes or anything. I'm not sure which approach I'll go with, my SD card came today so I'll be reading over both techniques and giving one a shot!
Thanks again.
I went through the process with uNooter as outlined on the CM Wiki and it went perfectly. The only thing was I had to use SD Formatter and the earliest 0.1 version of Win32 Disk Imager to get the image to write to the SD card. Not sure if that problem is specific to Win7 64-bit but maybe I can mention it on the wiki.
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I went through the process with uNooter as outlined on the CM Wiki and it went perfectly. The only thing was I had to use SD Formatter and the earliest 0.1 version of Win32 Disk Imager to get the image to write to the SD card. Not sure if that problem is specific to Win7 64-bit but maybe I can mention it on the wiki.
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I am glad that you got everything to work right. I think the problems that you might have experienced are more associated with win7 x64. My replacement laptop with win7 x64 will not be here for another two weeks for me to test it on, but in the past I have had to use Unlocker almost every time to unlock the usb drive before I could proceed with flashing using Win32 disk imager. On my current windows 7 x86 setup, I have yet had to use Unlocker to be able to flash an image with the win32 program. HERE is a post with people having problems in the past with win32 disk imager on win7 x64, they took the same path that you did with Panasonic SD Card Formatter to fix it.
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I guess this worked for the latest firmware of 1.2.0? (I am about to root one soon!) thanks in advance!)
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I guess this worked for the latest firmware of 1.2.0? (I am about to root one soon!) thanks in advance!)
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I just got my nook last week so I'm assuming I had the latest factory firmware when rooting, but I didn't check.
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I just got my nook last week so I'm assuming I had the latest factory firmware when rooting, but I didn't check.
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If you see "Read Forever" when booting (stock) then "Yes" you have the latest firmware.
ADB after uNooter?
Above, GMPOWER mentioned ADB as one of the items uNooter installed. I've rooted with uNooter in part because *nothing* *else* I could find would actually boot on my NC and in part because I liked the idea of a relatively minimal root. I figured I could then push any apk's I wanted to add with adb.
Unfortunately, that doesn't seem to be working. I used "NookColor Tools -> All Settings -> Development" to enable USB debugging, but 'adb devices' shows nothing. If I plug in my G2 with CM7, adb finds it just fine, so I'm pretty sure I've got the computer side of things working. Any hints about getting the NC to play nice?
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Alright, so I'm 100% brand new to the Nook. Infact, I don't even have it yet, but I'm buying it tomorrow (3/3)
If I'm going to use honeycomb on it, do I just simply pop in the SD card and it's ready to go?
Do I need to root it before hand or is it already rooted?
How do I get GApps and Market running?
I honestly looked around a bit but I'm terribly confused. Any pointers would be greatly appreciated.
EDIT: Also, I can't even seem to get the IMG burned onto my microSD. Win32 Disk Imager keeps spitting back that the SD card doesn't have enough space, but it's an 8GB card with nothing on it, so it has plenty.
1) No, you don't have to root first - just pop in the uSD card and you are good to go.
2) To install Market and GApps you will have to install ADB on your primary machine first (which can be a PITA). There is all sorts of help around to do that. I downloaded a script (search for HoneyGapps.v2 here) that did the install for me in one step.
3) From what I understand the image is too large for Win32 Disk Imager. I used WinImage and it worked fine.
BTW - I am loving HC - I've adopted it completely. My major problem is that many apps are not showing up in the Market, even though they were installed and ran fine on my rooted 2.1 system. I think it is because the Market does not recognize the device name under HC 0.4.
How do I use WinImage to do that?
Sorry, but that program just confuses me, lol
First you use winImage and click disk then restore image. Make sure you have all files selted when looking for the file to restore. Are you going to install it to internal or on a USB card ?
Trying from SD card first unless it's too slow. If I want to install on internal, how do I backup my original Nook data?
Also, I figured out WinImage, I'm burning it now. I used another program, but that didn't do anything when I powered on the Nook. I shouldn't have to do -anything- before booting from the SD, right? The Nook is brand new, I popped in the SD card and it didn't work. We'll see what happens after WinImage burns it though
The SD version is kinda slow and if you look there is a Honeycomb EEMC V4 install that has the google apps and other goodies Installed. It has all you need already put in it. In the post you will find all the links and info needed to install. You just mount your nook like normal to your computer and copie the files from internal memory.
here is the Link use the version 2 dated 2-21
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=947071
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The SD version is kinda slow and if you look there is a Honeycomb EEMC V4 install that has the google apps and other goodies Installed. It has all you need already put in it. In the post you will find all the links and info needed to install. You just mount your nook like normal to your computer and copie the files from internal memory.
here is the Link use the version 2 dated 2-21
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=947071
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Haha, I had just started reading that a second ago actually. It lists a lot of problems. Are those problems present in the SD card version as well? Also, is Froyo more stable?
I have been running version 2 for a lil while and it runs smooth. I haven't had any real issues from it. I put it on my wife's nook also. It runs smooth and every app I have installed runs with no issues.
OK, I'm gonna try the script for GApps in a second. Where can I find the drivers for the Nook? I already have ADB installed, I've rooted 3 phones before this, so I got ADB usage down...
EDIT: Also, where can I find info on partitioning the SD card so I can still use it?
Honeycomb is built for tablets and sems more fluid. All are really development builds. We will all be waiting on the devs and google for the actual honeycomb
Which are you going to do the Sd or Internal ? If you load the version 2 internal it already has the Google apps included.
I haven't found a way to backup my original Nook data before installing it on internal. SD card works just fine, as long as I can find a way to partition it so I can still use it as an SD card. Either way, I still need the ADB drivers and the one thread I found so far has a broken link. Boo!
If you install it to internal you can then reformat the sd card and use it as normal.
OK, but then how do I back up the current internal memory and I still need a link to the ADB drivers in case I want to run off SD.
Use my USB mass storage utility (see dev). Make .tar files of internal data and system content.
To restore extract content back onto data and system.
Of course, if you get adb working, make dd images of partitions.. more conventionnal backup than above..
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Alternatively, can't I just have someone send me their files?
Bump? Anyone?
EDIT: Also, how do I get ADB working if I do the internal HC?
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Bump? Anyone?
EDIT: Also, how do I get ADB working if I do the internal HC?
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All your questions in this thread can be answered by doing a little work searching around... you shouldn't expect a personal tutor...
If you put a little of your own effort, you will learn much more than following someone's instructions.
Thanks man, that was helpful. I definitely didn't use the search tool before.
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Thanks man, that was helpful. I definitely didn't use the search tool before.
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See? You're learning already then.
so i got CM7 working with gapps and market. no problem there. however, now when i plug in via usb i can't open up the available storage on the SD. my computer sees the drive fine and assigns a letter, but says to insert a disk when i double click to open it up. the space was made available on the 8gb card using easeus.
on the bright side, the computer does recognize the ADB interface just fine which is great because it seems to be a PIA for many people.
last note, if i take out the CM7 bootable card i just have the stock nook color, not rooted. when booted up that way the computer recognizes the nook without any issue.
so what's going on here and how can i access storage while using CM7??
thanks in advance.
Don't have an answer for you but more info would be helpful to figure it out...from the mention of easeus I can figure out you are on winblows...which version? which version of CM? so on and so forth...the more info the better.
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Don't have an answer for you but more info would be helpful to figure it out...from the mention of easeus I can figure out you are on winblows...which version? which version of CM? so on and so forth...the more info the better.
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sorry, little new to all this.
i am using CM7 nightly build 39, yes i'm on windows (XP), used easeus 7.1.1 home edition to repartition which shows ~6 gig unused on the sd.
what other specifics do you need? as i said, i can copy files to the nook's storage, but not the SD card. i used this post here to get CM7 on the SD. no overclocking kernel. the only additional things other than CM7 itself is g-apps and market which i used the instructions from the same thread. that's literally all i've done, without the SD card in the nook boots to complete stock because i haven't even rooted it.
when i tried nookie froyo 0.6.8 before i also had the same issue.
is it a usb driver issue perhaps??
thanks alot.
I am not 100% sure on this, as I also am new. I have only installed to eMMC. I wonder if you need to get and use NookColorUMS. lets you mount any partition on the device.
Maybe one of te devs who ave set up te SD card versions can chime in?
Try the search function as well...really useful for tracking this stuff down.
I have updated my NC to 1.2 and am running CM7.0.3 from an SD card.
I keep seeing CWM mentioned and have some idea of it from reading a thread here on another board.
Questions -
Is there a similar thread on XDA, a search pulls up a lot of threads to go through but I couldn't find a similar explanatory thread.
Most threads I have read refer to using with NC running 1.1 or earlier, can current CWM be used on 1.2 and where to find and make sure you are using latest CWM
Is it best to load CWM in the NC memory or does using it from an SD card give more flexibility, once a good working copy of autonooter is ready I would like to use this and quit with the loading from SD card, so it seems going the NC memory route is probably best but I haven't a clue if that is right.
If you want CWM on the eMMC (internal storage), all you have to do is go to the ROM Manager app in CM7.0.3, and the first option, Flash ClockworkMod Recovery, will install it on your NC, replacing the stock recovery.
The main reason to run it from a SD card instead would be if you wanted to leave the stock recovery (which restores the NC to factory settings after 8 failed boots) intact.
It doesn't sound like you really need CWM for anything you're planning on doing, though, and you're probably going to get better performance from CM7, on SD or eMMC, than a rooted stock OS, anyway.
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I have updated my NC to 1.2 and am running CM7.0.3 from an SD card.
I keep seeing CWM mentioned and have some idea of it from reading a thread here on another board.
Questions -
Is there a similar thread on XDA, a search pulls up a lot of threads to go through but I couldn't find a similar explanatory thread.
Most threads I have read refer to using with NC running 1.1 or earlier, can current CWM be used on 1.2 and where to find and make sure you are using latest CWM
Is it best to load CWM in the NC memory or does using it from an SD card give more flexibility, once a good working copy of autonooter is ready I would like to use this and quit with the loading from SD card, so it seems going the NC memory route is probably best but I haven't a clue if that is right.
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I just posted a link to the XDA Clockwork Page on the Wiki, located in the general discussion sub forum.
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If you want CWM on the eMMC (internal storage), all you have to do is go to the ROM Manager app in CM7.0.3, and the first option, Flash ClockworkMod Recovery, will install it on your NC, replacing the stock recovery.
The main reason to run it from a SD card instead would be if you wanted to leave the stock recovery (which restores the NC to factory settings after 8 failed boots) intact.
It doesn't sound like you really need CWM for anything you're planning on doing, though, and you're probably going to get better performance from CM7, on SD or eMMC, than a rooted stock OS, anyway.
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You are probably right and I should just put it on an SD.
I like CM7 and would prefer it to be on EMMC eventually with a dual boot option to NC1.2 if that is possible. Getting it their is a little daunting. Will autonooter accomplish this when they get the bugs worked out or does that just root the NC.
When CM7 is on EMMC and you are not rooted doesn't that just mean you get wiped out on the next NC update, I would like to avoid that and would also like to be able to flash CM7 stable updates as available.
In the meantime I find 7.0.3 more stable and less forced closes so far for me. My Transcend 8gb class 6 seems quick enough (just as smooth as my laptop but not as fast as EMMC) The only problem I have found so far is I cannot get it overclocked both kernels I have tried 0404 and 0424 give an error on the first line.
Putting $10-25 into a class 2/4 Sandisk would probably get you about as much stability as moving to eMMC. From the SD thread:
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Just a minor addition with a Transcend card. I'd seen many posts that swore by a Transcend Cl 6 8G card through Newegg. I ordered, received, benchmarked and loaded CM7 Nightly 37.
To cut to the chase, the Transcend sucked big hairy monkey balls. Similar small block write speeds as the other crappy cards. And the CM7 performance was predictably bad. Crappy UI response and FCs.
__Test_________Sandisk Cl2 8G___Patriot CL10 8G____Kingston Cl4 4Gig___Transcend Cl6 8G
Sequential Read___10.871 MB/s____20.036 MB/s___________18.700 MB/s___________19.930 MB/s
Sequential Write___6.659 MB/s____13.660 MB/s____________4.277 MB/s___________19.325 MB/s
Rndm Rd 4KB(QD32)__3.077 MB/s_____3.444 MB/s____________2.088 MB/s___________2.968 MB/s
Rndm Wrt 4KB(QD32)_1.791 MB/s_____0.038 MB/s____________0.016 MB/s___________0.029 MB/s
I'm sure any of these would work fine as data cards. But for running off of SD, it makes a huge difference.
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Get CM7 running smooth, and you might change your mind altogether about rooting stock
ETA: I missed your concern about updates. Rooting definitely does not remove the concern about updates--if you make any changes to eMMC, you're going to want to stay off WiFi with stock OS until there's a CWM-compatible ROM of the new stock OS available. You can receive stable updates of CM7 on SD as they become available, you'll just have to manually boot into recovery to finish the installation. There's a setting in Settings>CyanogenMod.
Actually I have a 4gb class 2 Sandisk. I see no difference when I use it. I put CM7.0.3 on to test that build before flashing and updating my CM7.0.1 on my Transcend.
Hi all,
After reading all the great stuff about the NC recently, CM7, Phiremod and the honeycomb releases Ive convinced a mate of mine in California who's visting the UK to bring me one over to tinker with..
Now.. After doing some research Im overwhelmed with info and thought Id ask for "up to date" pointers..
1. Is there a straightforward guide to rooting and installing the NC, as I live in the UK Im not fussed about the original NC rom. I've seen Cyanogenmods wiki entry http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Barnes_&_Noble_Nook_Color:_Full_Update_Guide is this the best approach?
2. Which rom is best? Plain CM7, Phiremod or Honeycomb as posted by deeper blue?
3. Any other pointers?
Sorry for such basic questions, im just overloaded and not 100% sure which is the best process to take.
thanks all in advance
Angelo
Take a look in the stickies, there are comprehensive guides to root....just make sure you're using the correct version. If your mate is buying a brand new one for you, you'll most likely need the version for rooting with partitions. I have used all 3 of the roms you mentioned and my personal preference is CM. Phiremod is just a heavily themed version of CM and the honeycomb build is ok, but it lacks some features and is still a bit buggy because the source code has not been released for honeycomb
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If you decide on CM7 (which I personally recommend), I would look for "How to Install CynaogenMod 7 on the Nook Color" (can't post links) on YouTube. I personally found it very useful. If something seems off, make sure you look at the description and read some user comments. With the way this guy explains it it's practically idiot proof and it's unlikely you'll mess anything up.
thanks
Thanks Guys,
I've been doing more reading and yeah looks straightforward..
Considering Im not interested in the core B&N OS, I was thinking of installing CM7 to the internal memory and then perhaps installing Honeycomb (deeperblue version) on a memory stick to "play with".
From what I can tell the HC port is nice as a toy but not robust enough considering HC hasnt been released to AOSP.
Makes sense?
If you are looking to 'play with' honeycomb on a MicroSD install, check out http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1045018
You get Honeycomb and Phiremod in a dual-boot image tailored for a MicroSD install.
Read through the thread and see if it's to your taste.
For the most usable ROM, go with CM7. Just follow this guide in this post. Very simple.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1030227
The only issue is if you have a "blue dot" with the newer partition. Just read the RED text at the beginning of that post.
After you get this running, you can read up a little more and create a SD card w/ Honeycomb or Phiremod to play around with. But CM7 is the most stable out there (well, I guess Phiremod is good to, because it is a customized CM7).
Good Luck.
Use CM7, it's the best for now.
HC is beauty but still a lot of work to be done.
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For the most usable ROM, go with CM7. Just follow this guide in this post. Very simple.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1030227
The only issue is if you have a "blue dot" with the newer partition. Just read the RED text at the beginning of that post.
After you get this running, you can read up a little more and create a SD card w/ Honeycomb or Phiremod to play around with. But CM7 is the most stable out there (well, I guess Phiremod is good to, because it is a customized CM7).
Good Luck.
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+1 for this guide!
"The only issue is if you have a "blue dot" with the newer partition. Just read the RED text at the beginning of that post."
For some reason I thought that statement was obsoleted, am I wrong?
It was valid if you have v1.2 NC and flashing with CwM Recovery prior to v3.2.xx.
But since the instructions do indicate using v3.2.0.1 CwM, then why care about blue-dot or not since it has been taken care off unless v3.2.x.x not properly does the job.
Maybe because you have a choice in partition schemes?
You really will want to repartition the new nook. 1 gb is a very small partition for your programs. 5gb works much better and the change is fairly painless.
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Maybe because you have a choice in partition schemes?
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That's a reasonable reason but again, it shouldn't be highlighted in RED, ORANGE at best
In fact, since it's a choice of good, it should be in GREEN.
thanks guys
Thanks guys, Im in awe with all the feedback and comments this thread is getting..
yes, Ive received the NC today and its charging Also doing loads and loads of reading
My nook does have a bluedot so my partitions are 5gb Data/1Gb Media.
I'll probably leave it like so, considering CWM supports this now its ok, and put most of my media on an external 16gb microsd card..
If Im right I can still install apps into the 5gb partition right?
Also , if I understand it correctly I can actually install CM7 onto a microSD and simply boot from this right ,without rooting/installing CWM... ?
Angelo
asantaga said:
If Im right I can still install apps into the 5gb partition right?
Also , if I understand it correctly I can actually install CM7 onto a microSD and simply boot from this right ,without rooting/installing CWM... ?
Angelo
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You can still install apps into the /data partition but pls note: if your NC isn't rooted, you can only install apps that offered by B&N. You do not have full access of Android Market.
About CM7, yes, you can run CM7 off uSD and not touching the eMMC (aka internal memory) at all. Be considered getting a Sandisk (class 2 or class 4)
B-i-g thanks
All,
BIG Thanks to everyone,
I've successfully (actually flawlessly), repartitioned my nook to the old standard and installed CM7 into the internal memory..
All flawlessly. Also ordered a sandisk 16gb memory card from amazon.co.uk, so that will hold most of the media..
I was considering making the main partition >1Gb (1.9Gb) but decided to leave it as it is for now.. It was so easy yo tweak I thought Id try it vanilla and then grow if I need to..
Awesome-ness
ok wheres my 5gb?
ok got one question now..
/media is supposed to have 5gb available..
CM7 doesnt appear to allow me to use it as a SD card.. but ive found it mounted as /mnt/emmc
How does one use it ??? I tried downloading pdfs and I was told that an SD card was required for this... :-( when i get home I was going to try mounting it via usb to a computer but is that the only way?
There are 2 things you need to know
1. If you're running CM7, you MUST have a uSD. "MUST" does seem to be a strong word but for some reason, that I still try to figure out, an external uSD is required. W/o it, you can still using it but there's some apps won't run if no uSD plugged. It means the NC works 99.9% w/o uSD. I guess I should take the "MUST" back, ehhh
2. If you're running the recently nightly-build CM7, the USB storage utitlity should already be implemented within the ROM. All you need to do is
1. Connect NC and PC via USB cable
2. by this time, the usb indicator should be appeared on the NC, tab on it
3. Tab on Connect USB to transfer .......
4. Turn USB Mass Storage on
5. by this time, PC should recognize the /media on the NOOK
6. do what you want to do
votinh said:
There are 2 things you need to know
1. If you're running CM7, you MUST have a uSD. "MUST" does seem to be a strong word but for some reason, that I still try to figure out, an external uSD is required. W/o it, you can still using it but there's some apps won't run if no uSD plugged. It means the NC works 99.9% w/o uSD. I guess I should take the "MUST" back, ehhh
2. If you're running the recently nightly-build CM7, the USB storage utitlity should already be implemented within the ROM. All you need to do is
1. Connect NC and PC via USB cable
2. by this time, the usb indicator should be appeared on the NC, tab on it
3. Tab on Connect USB to transfer .......
4. Turn USB Mass Storage on
5. by this time, PC should recognize the /media on the NOOK
6. do what you want to do
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Wicked, yeah didnt see the little icon down below
thanks
Hey Angelo, I just wanted to share my experience.
I love gadgets, and tinkering with gadgets. I am an IT manager/minor programmer/webmaster, etc. etc... so no surprise that I feel right at home here BUT, I also love to read and I think that the Nook app for Android is bunk (e.g. "poor") compared to the stock NC experience.
I decided pretty early on that I wanted to keep the NC stock (partially due to warranty) and have a dual boot option for CM7. I had initially installed CM7 on my NC, replacing the stock rom all together. I ended up putting the stock ROM back on.
Here is a post from another thread where I outline that experience...and the guides that I use.
I talk about partitions in that post, since you have a new NC, don't even bother yourself with that...just note the guides there that will get you where you want to go, either way....
asantaga said:
ok got one question now..
/media is supposed to have 5gb available..
CM7 doesnt appear to allow me to use it as a SD card.. but ive found it mounted as /mnt/emmc
How does one use it ??? I tried downloading pdfs and I was told that an SD card was required for this... :-( when i get home I was going to try mounting it via usb to a computer but is that the only way?
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Many (older) apps in on Android are designed to ONLY look for storage called "sdcard". So your 5gb of internal (emmc) called "Media" will not be able to be utilized by those Apps.
Apps that are better programmed and designed can access the memory called "Media".
Hey all,
I got a Nook HD+ a few days ago and started doing some of the things listed here on the forums. One of the issues that myself and others have in the Android Development forum (which, because I am a new user, I cannot post to) is that the ROM will randomly reboot. The file /proc/last_kmsg was requested, so I'm posting it here in the hopes that it helps track down the issue (attached).
The best I can tell from that is that it seems to be freaking out about an I/O error and then losing track of the filesystem.
The SD card I'm using is the SanDisk Ultra 32GB Class 10 card.
Let me know if I need to add any other information.
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Hey all,
I got a Nook HD+ a few days ago and started doing some of the things listed here on the forums. One of the issues that myself and others have in the Android Development forum (which, because I am a new user, I cannot post to) is that the ROM will randomly reboot. The file /proc/last_kmsg was requested, so I'm posting it here in the hopes that it helps track down the issue (attached).
The best I can tell from that is that it seems to be freaking out about an I/O error and then losing track of the filesystem.
The SD card I'm using is the SanDisk Ultra 32GB Class 10 card.
Let me know if I need to add any other information.
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That is good info. I will pass on to that thread.
Sent with XDA Premium from my Nook HD+ running CM10 on SD
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The SD card I'm using is the SanDisk Ultra 32GB Class 10 card.
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Thanks for the report.
Unfortunately this is kind of a known problem, which is Sandisk class 10 cards (U1 really I think?) do not work stably, I have one myself that's like this. (actually they are hit and miss, works great for some, does not work for others including myself).
Class4 is what bullet proof.
I get these io errors on my U1 sandisk card even in stock, seems to be something hw-related.
GameSageZB said:
The file /proc/last_kmsg was requested, so I'm posting it here in the hopes that it helps track down the issue (attached).
The best I can tell from that is that it seems to be freaking out about an I/O error and then losing track of the filesystem.
Let me know if I need to add any other information.
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Apparently I got the same issue. However mine occurs usually after device wake up. It reboots to stock.
Got 64gb Sandisk class 10 ultra, cm10 build 20130108.
Checked kmsg file did not find any io errors..
verygreen said:
Thanks for the report.
Unfortunately this is kind of a known problem, which is Sandisk class 10 cards (U1 really I think?) do not work stably, I have one myself that's like this. (actually they are hit and miss, works great for some, does not work for others including myself).
Class4 is what bullet proof.
I get these io errors on my U1 sandisk card even in stock, seems to be something hw-related.
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Hello verygreen, I have a sandisk micro-sd same as yours (IIRC) and what I did was to replace it with another. The newer sandisk u1 that I got doesn't throw any I/O errors but still occassionally reboots with all your kernels except than with the 12/31 one (even though I haven't checked it as extensively as the others).
So what's with that? Do you think the instability isssues we're encountering are at least partly due to the kernel?
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Hello verygreen, I have a sandisk micro-sd same as yours (IIRC) and what I did was to replace it with another. The newer sandisk u1 that I got doesn't throw any I/O errors but still occassionally reboots with all your kernels except than with the 12/31 one (even though I haven't checked it as extensively as the others).
So what's with that? Do you think the instability isssues we're encountering are at least partly due to the kernel?
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What SD card image do you use with that? Is it version 4 or 3? I want to give it a try as well
greenya said:
What SD card image do you use with that? Is it version 4 or 3? I want to give it a try as well
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Ver 4
verygreen said:
Thanks for the report.
Unfortunately this is kind of a known problem, which is Sandisk class 10 cards (U1 really I think?) do not work stably, I have one myself that's like this. (actually they are hit and miss, works great for some, does not work for others including myself).
Class4 is what bullet proof.
I get these io errors on my U1 sandisk card even in stock, seems to be something hw-related.
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Thanks for responding. I'll look into getting a different SD card. I mainly got this one because it was on sale at Best-Buy and with the ~30 minutes of research (I really, really wanted to do some toying with my Nook that night), seemed to be the best one.
I'll also take a look at the "working SD card" thread and respond if I have any extra info.
Hi, I might have found a reason why HD+ reboots when using CM10.
The reason is WiFi (or its driver),
when WiFi goes to sleep it sometimes cannot reactivate the driver, well Android tries to load this driver, but fails for some reason and this results in kernel panic.
So workaroud for it is to disable WiFi sleep in Wifi advanced settings (make it always on or something), and turn off manually if needed.
However after the tablet wakes up there is a chance it still fails to load a driver and fail miserably when you try to activate WiFi manually.
But until wifi is off, it will not reboot.
I am using:
-0108 build of CM10
-sd boot image ver 3
-SanDisk 64gb class-10 (UHS1)
This has nothing to do with sd card though, cause people with Class 4 getting reboots as well.
I think removing Wifi driver from CM10 kernel and re-building it from the stable source should fix this problem. Sorry don't have kmsg logs, will attach later.
p.s cannot post to dev, so posting here.
Thanks!
SD Card Install Setup
I'm trying to get CM10 on my Nook HD+. I downloaded and installed the img file (#3) fine and put in in the Nook and CWM came up and followed the instruction for the install. 16 gig Sandisk class 4. It created the 4 partitions. I then poped out the card and put it in my Windows machine. The boot partition came up with 100+ meg and couldn't see the other partition unless I used the Partition software. In the notes it says to copy the cm*.zip into the SD10CARD partition..I CAN'T SEE IT IN WINDOWS? I tried to install Andriod tool kit (adb) with no luck.. Says it can't find the Android devices.... Would this work any better with Apple or Ubunto. Ideas?
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I'm trying to get CM10 on my Nook HD+. I downloaded and installed the img file (#3) fine and put in in the Nook and CWM came up and followed the instruction for the install. 16 gig Sandisk class 4. It created the 4 partitions. I then poped out the card and put it in my Windows machine. The boot partition came up with 100+ meg and couldn't see the other partition unless I used the Partition software. In the notes it says to copy the cm*.zip into the SD10CARD partition..I CAN'T SEE IT IN WINDOWS? I tried to install Andriod tool kit (adb) with no luck.. Says it can't find the Android devices.... Would this work any better with Apple or Ubunto. Ideas?
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Yup, a Windows limitation. You can use mini-tools partition app for windows to see them, or better yet, Ubuntu, which will identify all partitions and allow you to transfer zips to the CM10SDCARD partition.
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greenya said:
Hi, I might have found a reason why HD+ reboots when using CM10.
The reason is WiFi (or its driver),
when WiFi goes to sleep it sometimes cannot reactivate the driver, well Android tries to load this driver, but fails for some reason and this results in kernel panic.
So workaroud for it is to disable WiFi sleep in Wifi advanced settings (make it always on or something), and turn off manually if needed.
However after the tablet wakes up there is a chance it still fails to load a driver and fail miserably when you try to activate WiFi manually.
But until wifi is off, it will not reboot.
I am using:
-0108 build of CM10
-sd boot image ver 3
-SanDisk 64gb class-10 (UHS1)
This has nothing to do with sd card though, cause people with Class 4 getting reboots as well.
I think removing Wifi driver from CM10 kernel and re-building it from the stable source should fix this problem. Sorry don't have kmsg logs, will attach later.
p.s cannot post to dev, so posting here.
Thanks!
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Hope you're onto something. I will copy this to dev thread
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Yup, a Windows limitation. You can use mini-tools partition app for windows to see them, or better yet, Ubuntu, which will identify all partitions and allow you to transfer zips to the CM10SDCARD partition.
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Hope you're onto something. I will copy this to dev thread
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I actually just registered to make this same observation. I'll keep tracking on my own nook, but wanted to add my experience as well. Nook HD+' sandisk ultra 16gb uhs1. Used cwm early 3 and 12/31/12 build. Takes three or four reboots to get back in after crash.
Thanks!
Replied to wrong post... was supposed to be the post about the WiFi... sorry for confusion...
Rpimcguirk said:
I'm trying to get CM10 on my Nook HD+. I downloaded and installed the img file (#3) fine and put in in the Nook and CWM came up and followed the instruction for the install. 16 gig Sandisk class 4. It created the 4 partitions. I then poped out the card and put it in my Windows machine. The boot partition came up with 100+ meg and couldn't see the other partition unless I used the Partition software. In the notes it says to copy the cm*.zip into the SD10CARD partition..I CAN'T SEE IT IN WINDOWS? I tried to install Andriod tool kit (adb) with no luck.. Says it can't find the Android devices.... Would this work any better with Apple or Ubunto. Ideas?
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No no no. For copying CM10 zip to SD you must do it over adb and your nook connected to PC (win, mac, linux). I seen that many guides here lacks this info and this confuse users. Basically you do it this way:
Make SD card for CWM
Boot up you nook to cwm
On cwm mount SD card
Attach with usb cable nook to pc
Copy CM10 zip to sd (look to command example). You can copy additional zips on this step too (GAPPS or other needed stuff) After copy you can remove cable
Reboot command on CWM
You Boot to fresh CWM