I'm very new and I'm still pretty lost and could use any suggestions or guides or help of any kind! I've had my NC for about a week now and the past couple of days I've been reading up and doing research on how I wanted to go about "Getting Started' with rooting.
So far I've come to the conclusion that I want to start with the rooting & booting from a microSD card and I'll be going out shortly to buy 2 (one for backups and one for booting/storing/using my NC) new SanDisk microSD cards (Class 2 or 4 and probably either - one 4GB & one 8GB or one 8GB & one 16GB). When I get back hopefully I can get started on my first rooting process.
I just had a couple of questions, but if anyone wants to suggest how to go about starting, it's greatly appreciated!
A.) With the new 1.3 on the NC, is there a different process I need to do to start rooting? Can I just pick up on one of the posts that was started during earlier NC releases? Or... Do I have to find a way to downgrade to 1.2 and then start rooting?
B.) Is there a specific version or way or guide that I should follow/go about when I first start and want to back up the original ROM?
C.) What's the best "to-date" ROM I should use after I do the back up process? CM7? And what is a "nightly build"? lol
That's all that I can think of for now... and I'm sorry if these are really stupid questions but like I said earlier... I'm super new to this. Once I actually get started I'll most likely try to follow a guide/step-by-step kinda thing (if I can find one).
Thank you! And if ANYONE has ANYTHING to say on the topic, PLEASE post because I guarantee I'll definitely find it useful and beneficial!
I don't have answers, but you have almost the exact same post I was about to write, so I thought I'd just ask a couple extra questions and add to this "I'm new to nook" post. I read about the Sandisk class 2 or 4 microsd cards being best, but does the size matter at all? In other words, would I be wasting money buying a 4 gb card vs a 32 gb one?
Well I'm glad I'm not alone in this one haha
I'm pretty sure that I read somewhere that size doesn't matter lol... Sorry I couldn't help myself with that one.
But in all seriousness I really do think that while I was reading about which memory cards to get that the gigs doesn't matter, only the Classes do. I could be totally wrong but I hope not because I just bought a 4 and 8 gig. I would have gotten the 16 GB but they were already sold out.
Hopefully someone with knowledge on these questions will come along and give us the right advice.
So after reading the forums for hours upon hours and even more hours I've read/learned a lot more than I did when I posted this but I still have a few questions if anyone would be willing the lend a helping hand.
I read that you don't have to do anything different when installing to an SD (verygreen's guide) card but I still wanted to double check... so if anyone has a definite answer please let me know.
I'm still not entirely sure about how to actually get started, so to say. Yeah I've read the guide quite a few times in quite a few different places, but I'm still a little confused. I'm not sure what exactly "step one" would be or what I exactly need to do at the very start.
I figured out what "nightly" is and everything like that lol. I'm still thinking I'm going to follow verygreen's guide, but I keep seeing people saying that they keep adding nightlys to the SD Card/CM7. Is that something that's a need-to-do or once you've finished verygreen's guide, you can be done with it?
And my last REALLY stupid question would have to be.... what does the "u" stand for in uSD? hahaha I've tried really hard to figure it out but I can't find it out anywhere.
Thanks!!
Edit: Thought of a question I'm really confused about... When I first start, do I need to format the card in my NC first? Like before I put the SD Card into my computer and start on anything, is step one, put the (new-right-out-of-the-box-never-been-used-before) SD Card into my NC and format it and then I can begin the process? Or can I just skip that and go right into writing the image onto the card?
One: a bigger SD card is better. The NC doesn't have too much memory as is, so having an SD card allows you to store a lot more on it.
Also, no you don't need to keep doing nightlies. I just used the stable ROM and that's the last I've done with it.
I just got my new NC and found it is 1.3 version. There are few threads to introduce [how to] for 1.3.
I plan to repartition first and than use CM7 rom. Can anyone help to advise if there is difference to do with 1.3 compare those step by step guides for 1.2 version?
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I just got my new NC and found it is 1.3 version. There are few threads to introduce [how to] for 1.3.
I plan to repartition first and than use CM7 rom. Can anyone help to advise if there is difference to do with 1.3 compare those step by step guides for 1.2 version?
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I followed [ROM][CM7] [v1.3] Size-agnostic SD Card image and CM7 installer for SD Cards on my new NC on 1.3 and there isn't any difference from 1.2.
Following that guide I did everything it said but used 7.0.3 stable version instead of nightlies since this was my first time doing it. I'm really happy with everything and I eventually might just upgrade to the nightlies soon or use a different SD card to try it out.
I did have a problem where my app drawer was scrolling REALLY slow and sometimes like freezing up. It drove me absolutely crazyyy and I couldn't find any answers to fix it. I used TB and restored a few things from before it started happening and it still made no difference. I finally changed my wallpaper from a Live WP (Galaxy) to just a standard one from CM wall papers. What would you know, it fixed my slow scrolling/freezing problem and I was kicking myself for backing **** up when I didn't have to, and resetting up my desktop after I already had it set up how I liked it.
Another problem I ran into when I was first installing was that Win32DiskImager it kept saying my brand new SD card didn't have enough space, but I then tried using WinImage and that worked perfectly.
I've read sooooooo many threads for hours upon hours straight but I still can't find an answer to my realllyyyyy stupid question of what the "u" stands for in uSD hahaha So if anyone would be kind enough to tell me I'd greatly appreciate it as it's driving me crazy not knowing what the damn "u" stands for lol.
I will try to assist on a few questions. First the "u" in Usd stands for micro (thank the greeks for the strange lettering). As for rooting, let me clairify some of the terminology here.
Rooting does not change the stock operating system. It mearly gives you access to the core system settings allowing you to make changes to the system other than those allowed by the device manufacturer.
As for sd card size, most folks find either an 8 or 16 gb sd card to be sufficient. The comment made about the nooks storage is a bit misleading. For folks coming from a windoz environment, 8gb may seem to be very little storage space. I run my nook with the internal emmc memory partitioned to 5gb user, 2gb nook storage. The other gig is used for the OS and is not available. I have an 8gb class 4 sandisk sd. That being said, I run 153 apps and have aproximately 53% free storage. YMMV.
Sadly, I cannot offer any better sd card instillation instructions as I run cm7 from internal memory and have never had a need for the stock B&N software.
The debate about stable ROMs vs. Nightly builds is an ongoing one. The "stable" rom for cm7 is 7.0.3. I prefer to run 7.1 release candadate 1. Rc1 for short there have been many improvements in speed and stability with rc1 including support for usb access. The nightly builds add newer improvements and bug fixes. This is cutting edge stuff and can be left for later experimentation. 7.1 is extremly stable and should be your best start for a rom.
Installing a custom rom differs from rooting in that the custom rom is already rooted and gives you complete access to the system from the start. That being said, with great power comes great responsibility. You can really mess the system up if you play with settings before you understand the results.
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Thanks for your reply, I am reading this thread for more infromation than try to do it.
For uSD, like the above mentioned, the 'u' = 'μ', meaning micro, so the uSD is microSD or TF.
Been running nightly 176, close to the latest, on uSD card with no problems since it was first posted. My take after trying about a dozen in all is that the nightlies are generally more stable the later they are listed. TWIW.
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First, many thanks to EVERYONE here. I have a Dash running Windows 6.1 thanks to this site.
Please, move this if it's in the wrong area...
I have ordered a Tmobile G1 and plan on putting on a new ROM. I am still very new to all of this and was wondering...
I like what I see so far the Cyanogen 5.08 and read that I should use a class 6 micro sd card. Is there a specific size that I can not exceed, such as 32 GB? I can not afford to screw this phone up so I want to make sure I get it right!
Any other suggestions or comments? I have been searching this site as well as Android Spin and the internet to find a good, user friendly ROM.
Thanks!
best thing u can do is take some time and read the "Rom Bible" in the stickies
I have been reading it, super informative!
i think 32 gb is the limit, and yeah class 6 or more (i think class 10 may be in microsd now (it is in regular sd for sure)) is highly recommended.
Also, cyanogen always has a nice mix of features and stability. Just wait for 5.0.8 to come out of test form (any day now)
There seems to be a lot of misunderstanding over class rating in SD cards, but the general consensus seems to be "16 GB Class 6 (or highest capacity/class available)." I'm using a 4 GB Class 2 card and CM5 runs smoothly with Apps2SD/Dalvik2SD, so I guess you don't need the best card unless using a Sense ROM as a daily driver. (Sense really does run badly on the Dream, no matter what you do about it.)
Size limits I'm very unsure of. You can definitely use 16 GB cards (everyone here seems to use one), you can most likely use 32 GB cards, and I don't know anything about 64 GB cards other than that's the max size the Nexus One can use.
Battery life is a huge issue on the G1, you should know. I can get two days' worth of battery (576/576MHz wake, 245/245MHz sleep, 0% brightness, sync+GPS, very few apps), but that's because I got that (very fattening) 2600mAh Seidio battery. With the original it wouldn't last an entire day.
For future reference "A basic Question" should be posted in Question and Answers post (Q&A). I'll request for it to be moved.
Thanks for the replies. I have read about the battery, that's on my list but the SD card and a case have to come first.
Binary, thanks. It looks like you have the exact setup that I was looking into.
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Thanks for the replies. I have read about the battery, that's on my list but the SD card and a case have to come first.
Binary, thanks. It looks like you have the exact setup that I was looking into.
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You're welcome. And they are all links so you can click on any of them and it'll take you to a page that will help you accomplish it.
I just bought a nook color. I want to run either honeycomb or cyanogen. Can anyone recommend a microsd card? Is it possible to erase the nook os and just install a rom on it? I have heard that one can over clock it up to 1ghz is this worth it or not? If anyone could just enlighten me I would really appreciate it.
Thank you very much!!! And Have a Great Day!!
Suggest you do searches and read the more popular development threads.
If people continue to hand out silver spooned information to every newcomer it just waters down the information on these forums.
The info's there, its not hard to find. I was new to android and the nook just a month ago.
I'll tell you right now if you expect everything to work out of the box on CM7 or Honeycomb you'll be sorely disappointed. Your best bet to get your feet wet is root first and stick with 2.1 and then try nookie froyo on SD. Once you're versed in doing things with ADB and whatnot THEN look to erase your internal memory and use an eMMC ROM.
As for overclocking, it helps but it won't turn the nook into a xoom by a long shot.
First suggestion is try getting a 4gig microSD class 4, and installing nookie froyo SD image on there. Practice with that and then move on if you feel comfortable.
It is indeed possible to replace the NC's OS install. Running from emmc (internal memory) is unnecessary however. You don't have to root / void your warranty / risk bricking your new device. You can try out both Honeycomb and CM7 without endangering your device at all. I recommend Sandisk now and nothing else having tried others. If you decide that you don't like either HC or CM7, just removing the SD card will allow the device to run in it's factory stock state. You'll be able to benefit from and apply B&N updates as well. If you could care less about the OS / functionality that they've provided then I guess there's not much sense keeping it. Later, you can fool around with the internal memory if you dare. I see little performance difference between the sd card I have and the internal storage myself.
Thanks everyone!! I will buy a sandisk class4. What is the max class for a micro sd?
Thanks again!
I have a 2GB microSD card and I want a ROM that I can just burn with win32diskImager and boot up from my Nook.
Any help would be appreciated.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1022786
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=922324
that's just the first two that i saw in dev section...
Sorry i'm not more helpful, i went the emmc route and am not as familiar with the SDcard threads
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1022786
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=922324
that's just the first two that i saw in dev section...
sorry, but i would've thought a 200 count poster would know to check out the devs section for something like this, there are a lot of threads on it i believe
Sorry i'm not more helpful, i went the emmc route and am not as familiar with the SDcard threads
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I've already done searches and read for the past 2 days. I'm not an idiot, that's why I asked a question.
yea, my bad, there was absolutely no need for any extra comments from me, should be just trying to help. Edited my post. (getting off the nicotine patches this week)
anyway, good luck. if you need any help if you decide emmc route, let me know
Here's a good one for CM7
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000957
If I were you I would go with CM7... Its easy, stable if you're SD is class 4, I havn't had one problem whatsoever. I'd say its the best SD Card only ROM for the NC.
I putting forward the Dual Phiremod and HC4 SD card rom.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1045018
- Phiremod has some nice customizations and based off CM7
- Also chance to try HC4 if you feel like it. Although in the end, I just ran with Phiremod.
FYI, was using an 8 Gig Class 6 transcend for these and was quite happy. Have moved to pure CM7 on emmc as of last night and Phiremod is very comparable.
Thank you guys a lot of good suggestions, I went ahead and bought an 8GB microsd but it's a class 10. I put the phiremod/HC dual boot on it and it seems pretty good, but every once in a while the nook will just pause like it's thinking. Is that the ROM or the sd card?
Higher class SD cards tend to suck as boot drives because they've been optimized for large, sequential writes (like taking rapid-fire, high-res photographs), whereas running an OS and apps involves lots of small, random writes. It really depends on the specific model, but Class 6 and above cards are often 50-100x slower than their cheaper brethren in the benchmark we need. This thread breaks it down fairly well, with some card recommendations (mostly Sandisk class 2 + 4):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1005633
CM7 on my 16GB Sandisk class 4 certainly seems to run faster than stock 1.2 on the emmc.
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.
Here you go...step by step.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1030227
The link above is for emmc installs; if you want to install to the sd card, and it's your first time, I highly recommend Verygreen's install here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000957
I was able to get my SD card up in running in under a half hour with Google apps market! Verygreen really does a great job explaining how to do this.
From my experience, a Sandisk Class 4 8 gig card works VERY well...very responsive, it will run as well or possibly better than stock 1.2. I know that CM7 is up to 7.0.3 stable, but I'm sticking with 7.0.2 until 7.1.0 comes out stable; everything is running fine, I have Netflix up and running with the boot.prop mod, and the only issue is battery life, which is a bit less than stock 1.2. Once 7.1.x is stable, I expect that to be fixed, and I'll be looking to flash to emmc, but for now this gives me all I need.
Plus one for the size agnostic method in Goferbroke's post. Simple and stable.
I'm running 7.0.3 stable without any major problems. For battery life, I installed Auto WiFi Toggle, free in the Android Market.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.appspot.eikatou0.autowifionoff
Still looking for answers.
Sent from my Incredible with the XDA Premium App.
I agree with Goferbroke and brucemcl and recommend Verygreen's method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000957. I am fairly technical, but not at this level. I have never worked with a card reader, SD Card, Win32DiskImager, etc., and everything went fine.
A couple things I would recommend are: read through the entire thread - you will find some steps clarified and some issues others have run into, and; when rebooting to install the Market and Gapps, hold the 'n' button down, even after you release the power button.
The process just requires one SD card and a card reader. I personally chose the most recent Release Candidate for stability (update-cm-7.0.0-RC4-encore-signed.zip). However, I believe that I am in the minority - I have read where most people use a recent 'stable' release, which is newer than the latest RC.
The research I did does not indicate that running off the SD Card is any faster or slower than running off the eMMC. But, I have not run CM7 on the eMMC, so I have no performance benchmarks to share.
I have since installed a number of applications, a boot menu (u-boot_v0.4.bin) and am currently looking at ways to disable the 'Phone idle' and 'Cell standby' applications, which I don't think can be used on the NC, but are two of the highest battery consumers.
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I have since installed a number of applications, a boot menu (u-boot_v0.4.bin) and am currently looking at ways to disable the 'Phone idle' and 'Cell standby' applications, which I don't think can be used on the NC, but are two of the highest battery consumers.
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To my understanding, the 'phone idle' & 'cell standby' are the equivalent of 'system idle' & 'system processes' on a PC. I don't think these can be disabled and still have a workable tablet.
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Still looking for answers.
Sent from my Incredible with the XDA Premium App.
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Be patient. I spent three weeks reading through all the posts and I'm still confused.
I just put CM7 on an SD card this morning. So far, so good.
First, I read the post < Barnes & Noble Nook Color - Nook Color Android Development - [Ref] Nook Color Links |Guides|How To|Utilities| Etc. 12/26 Read FIRST =) > (sorry, don't know how to put links in a quick reply yet). Read the 4th post, starting at the top of the post, pick the first link, then the second, then the third. This guide is really good. That is what you need to understand it. Then read the 3rd post and pick the link.
This is the generic image you will burn to your SDcard using WinImager (if you are using a Windows PC). After burning your SDcard, unmount it from the PC and then remount it, Then you will be able to see the boot partition. COPY the CM7 ...-encore.zip you wish to use to the card, DO NOT UNZIP it, just copy it to the SDcard. Then unmount the SDcard from your PC and put it into the NC and power the NC.
I used verygreen's method but I'm on 7.02. Having said that I think you mean Sandisk Class 4 8gb, not class 2. FYI.
For a more detailed look at Verygreen's method I found the below link helpful:
http://quinxy.com/2011/04/01/comple...c4-android-2-3-gingerbread-on-the-nook-color/
Hope that helps.
It's pretty easy and people will help you here if you have any problems.
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I used verygreen's method but I'm on 7.02. Having said that I think you mean Sandisk Class 4 8gb, not class 2. FYI.
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The class only applies to the sequential speed. The random read/write speed seems to depend on.... I dunno, pixie dust? Differences in how clean the clean rooms are? Either way, some of the class 2 Sandisks have outperformed the class 4s in the random benchmark.
I'd go with either a class 2 or class 4 Sandisk, whichever one you find at a reasonable price. I've had good luck with both an 8GB class 2 and a 16GB class 4.
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?
schaan383 said:
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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Deegan87 said:
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.
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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.
tbXDA said:
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.