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When I bought this Nook a few months back it was shipped with v 1.2. Now that I have messed it up and recovered it I'm on 1.0.1. Is there a way to get back to 1.2?
Also now my Nook says I have no storage. I have no books downloaded, it's just after the factory reset.
It says there is no storage because you are not on 1.2 or above. Just update manually through BN.
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It says there is no storage because you are not on 1.2 or above. Just update manually through BN.
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Thanks for the reply. My problem is now that when I connect the Nook to the computer (linux Ubuntu), two drives show up both named B&N eReader. Neither can be opened. I suspect it's due to the fact that it shows no storage. How do I go about upgrading through B&N?
Maybe I have to use Windows? The 1.2 version before I started tinkering was recognised by Ubuntu Linux. Any help so I don't get murdered by my 9 year old for breaking her Nook is appreciated.
So are you on 1.2 now? Try making a bootable clockwork card and flashing this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1050520
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So are you on 1.2 now? Try making a bootable clockwork card and flashing this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1050520
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No I'm not on 1.2. I used to be but after "bricking" it and bringing it back I now have 1.0.1. I also have a bootable clockwork sd card. My question was how to get to 1.2 or 1.3 and you answered it by the link. Than you very much. I love you guys
loveubuntu said:
When I bought this Nook a few months back it was shipped with v 1.2. Now that I have messed it up and recovered it I'm on 1.0.1. Is there a way to get back to 1.2?
Also now my Nook says I have no storage. I have no books downloaded, it's just after the factory reset.
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It would help us more if we knew what you did/tried to do when messing it up... was it one of the "restore nook to stock" cwr images you used?
Try using the 8 failed boot attempts.... if you haven't messed up your recovery partition it should restore you to the version that was originally installed on your NC.
To help troubleshoot and fix it is really helpful to tell us what happened... you could also try using the cwr restore to stock 1.2 or the cwr update to 1.2 or 1.3 files.
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It would help us more if we knew what you did/tried to do when messing it up... was it one of the "restore nook to stock" cwr images you used?
Try using the 8 failed boot attempts.... if you haven't messed up your recovery partition it should restore you to the version that was originally installed on your NC.
To help troubleshoot and fix it is really helpful to tell us what happened... you could also try using the cwr restore to stock 1.2 or the cwr update to 1.2 or 1.3 files.
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Thanks for your reply DizzyDen. As I mentioned in the post before yours, I think I'm all OK now. I had made a bootable CM7 sd card to have stock/CM7 (without and with SD) but somehow had CWR installed on the emmc.
Then trying to upgrade to 1.3 from their website, I was not allowed. So what I had to do was to make a bootable CWR sd card, boot from the sd card and remove the CWR from emmc (used a flashable zip found on forums) and then flash a 1.0.1 image. Then I used the 1.2 update from the above link to update to 1.2 and then used the 1.3 from B&N website to upgrade to 1.3. Now I'm where I want to be but thinking about rooting again It's too much excitement but didn't have to be.
I think I must have tried to flash CWR recovery with the ROM Manager app when I had the CM7 bootable sd card in that caused all these problems. It's nice to have the bootable CWR though.
loveubuntu said:
When I bought this Nook a few months back it was shipped with v 1.2. Now that I have messed it up and recovered it I'm on 1.0.1. Is there a way to get back to 1.2?
Also now my Nook says I have no storage. I have no books downloaded, it's just after the factory reset.
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You can get you Nook back to the factory 1.2 by following procedure the it described near the end of the first post at
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1054027
Look for the "Complete Wipe" heading.
BASIC! said:
You can get you Nook back to the factory 1.2 by following procedure the it described near the end of the first post at
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1054027
Look for the "Complete Wipe" heading.
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thanks, i wonder why this isn't included in the guide sticky thread. Also, is there a simpler way to complete wipe than the 8 reboot sequence? a script?
loveubuntu said:
thanks, i wonder why this isn't included in the guide sticky thread. Also, is there a simpler way to complete wipe than the 8 reboot sequence? a script?
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Here's a BootCnt file and a dos batch file that will make it a LOT easier for ya if you have adb running...
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Here's a BootCnt file and a dos batch file that will make it a LOT easier for ya if you have adb running...
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Thank you. I have adb and will give it a whirl later. I'm still stcuk with trying to have a working ROM on the nook. The Phiremod7.1 which is based on CM7 seems to be working fine now but I can't get any CM7 nightlys to show any soft keys at the bottom, hence no back or notification bars. I'm going to try a stable one to see if that maybe the problem. Funny that I was able to run the nightlies when I was off of SD.
Also while I have your ear, , I'm a bit confused about this wiping and rooting business with the nook. I'd appreciate any help for me to understand it a litlle better. Excuse my ignorance.
Why can't a complete wipe be performed when booted from a CWM sd card? In the numerous phones I have rooted the sequence is easy: root, install custom recovery, nandroid back up, wipe data/system/cache/dalvik and then install a new rom. In the nook,, I still get residual from the last rom (my wifi settings, wallpaper, B&N registration info) unless I do the 8 reboot sequence. What does the 8 reboot wipe that we can't wipe any other way? What does emmc format accomplish then?
Also, how is it that I can install a rom through an SD card without ever rooting the nook?
TIA
loveubuntu said:
Thank you. I have adb and will give it a whirl later. I'm still stcuk with trying to have a working ROM on the nook. The Phiremod7.1 which is based on CM7 seems to be working fine now but I can't get any CM7 nightlys to show any soft keys at the bottom, hence no back or notification bars. I'm going to try a stable one to see if that maybe the problem. Funny that I was able to run the nightlies when I was off of SD.
Also while I have your ear, , I'm a bit confused about this wiping and rooting business with the nook. I'd appreciate any help for me to understand it a litlle better. Excuse my ignorance.
Why can't a complete wipe be performed when booted from a CWM sd card? In the numerous phones I have rooted the sequence is easy: root, install custom recovery, nandroid back up, wipe data/system/cache/dalvik and then install a new rom. In the nook,, I still get residual from the last rom (my wifi settings, wallpaper, B&N registration info) unless I do the 8 reboot sequence. What does the 8 reboot wipe that we can't wipe any other way? What does emmc format accomplish then?
Also, how is it that I can install a rom through an SD card without ever rooting the nook?
TIA
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I have only recently noticed the remnant effect of previous data... I suspect it has something to do with B&N's newest software effecting the ability to wipe the partitions... perhaps formatting the partitions first would assist.
The 8 failed boots completely re-initializes the Nook with the factory backup data stored on mmcblk0p3... there is the complete rom and device specific backup stored in zip files there.
You can install a ROM by booting off the SD because B&N set our nooks up to boot from SD first... so when you do nothing from the Internal storage is loaded upon boot... so its not in use and can easily be manipulated.
Hi,
My nook color seem to be found in an impossible loop boot. I tried many thing like re-installing OS, Bootable Cyanogenmod on SD Card but I can't pass the boot. I currently have Clockworkmod V. 3.0.0.6 and I tried to re-install the cyanogen OS but it ain't working. I know that at a point I had a boot problem and tried the reset to factory option in Clockworkmod but I think this was not a good idea. If anyone out there may think to have an idea to unbrick my nook just bring it on I'm willing to try anything.
Thanks!
mathieu660 said:
Hi,
My nook color seem to be found in an impossible loop boot. I tried many thing like re-installing OS, Bootable Cyanogenmod on SD Card but I can't pass the boot. I currently have Clockworkmod V. 3.0.0.6 and I tried to re-install the cyanogen OS but it ain't working. I know that at a point I had a boot problem and tried the reset to factory option in Clockworkmod but I think this was not a good idea. If anyone out there may think to have an idea to unbrick my nook just bring it on I'm willing to try anything.
Thanks!
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For one thing that is too old of CWM. You should have version 3.2.0.1 or newer. If you go to my tips thread linked in my signature, you will find a newer version. Plus if you read my item A8 you will see you are in a recovery bootloop. I have instructions there how to get out of it.
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For one thing that is too old of CWM. You should have version 3.2.0.1 or newer. If you go to my tips thread linked in my signature, you will find a newer version. Plus if you read my item A8 you will see you are in a recovery bootloop. I have instructions there how to get out of it.
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Hi Leapinlar,
Section A10 of your tips and tricks did it ! Thanks for your post
By the way now I'm booting to your CWM in the bootable SD Card right ? Now I have to re-install CWM right ?
Hi,
So I did some troubleshooting it seems that there are 2 CWM on my nook now. The old one that is broken and the new one that is loaded with the SD card. The new one is able to lunch CyanogenMod on the device's ROM. Hmm ... do I need to apply your partition fix ?
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Hi,
So I did some troubleshooting it seems that there are 2 CWM on my nook now. The old one that is broken and the new one that is loaded with the SD card. The new one is able to lunch CyanogenMod on the device's ROM. Hmm ... do I need to apply your partition fix ?
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No you do not need my partition fix. The two versions are expected. The newer one is on the new SD you just made and the older one is on emmc (internal memory). The easiest way to get a newer version internally is to use Rom Manager, an app that comes with CM7. Just go to the app drawer and start it. There is an option in the app to update CWM. It will replace the old one you have on emmc with version 3.2.0.1 which is good enough.
Hi,
So everything seem to work with cyanogen mod now. But I have one big problem now. It seems that if I unplug my nook from the wall charger it shutdown like if my battery were dead. I looked the battery stats and it's at 100 %. I also opened the nook and looked the voltage with an voltmeter and it's OK, I even did a current test with a load and everything seem great. Anyone here had a similar problem ?
Thanks, your help is very welcome this nook is driving me nuts I am about to crash it to the ground
Shuts down after how long?
mathieu660 said:
Hi,
So everything seem to work with cyanogen mod now. But I have one big problem now. It seems that if I unplug my nook from the wall charger it shutdown like if my battery were dead. I looked the battery stats and it's at 100 %. I also opened the nook and looked the voltage with an voltmeter and it's OK, I even did a current test with a load and everything seem great. Anyone here had a similar problem ?
Thanks, your help is very welcome this nook is driving me nuts I am about to crash it to the ground
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What version of CM have you installed? Does your Nook shut down immediately after unplugging, or after some period of disuse? If the latter, perhaps this is the "screen of death" issue wherein the Nook doesn't wake up after sleeping. See leapinlar's excellent user tips thread for details.
ok i got a nook color of my buddy the other day.. it was rooted with an android os? it says droid X on sys info? but i wont recognize my sd card, OR my charging chord to plug it into the pc.. so i want to unroot it back to being an actual kindle. and not this cyanogenmod 7 stuff.. im pretty new to tablets/androids. so talk to me like a grade schooler.. its gonna take me a min to figure it out.. so PLEASE help me! i have no idea what im doing or how to do it.. thanks so much
kyoni89 said:
ok i got a nook color of my buddy the other day.. it was rooted with an android os? it says droid X on sys info? but i wont recognize my sd card, OR my charging chord to plug it into the pc.. so i want to unroot it back to being an actual kindle. and not this cyanogenmod 7 stuff.. im pretty new to tablets/androids. so talk to me like a grade schooler.. its gonna take me a min to figure it out.. so PLEASE help me! i have no idea what im doing or how to do it.. thanks so much
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Well you've certainly got me confused. Your question title says Nook Color CM7, yet you say it says Droid X on system info and you want to return it to a Kindle?
If you really have a Nook Color and you want to return it to stock, look in my tips thread linked in my signature. Look at item A10 to make a CWM bootable SD card and item A15 to flash the stock rom to the Nook.
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Well you've certainly got me confused. Your question title says Nook Color CM7, yet you say it says Droid X on system info and you want to return it to a Kindle?
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I've got a Galaxy Note that's rooted and running CM10. Can you please tell me how to turn it back into an iPhone 5? :laugh:
(I'm assuming he means "Kindle" as "generic e-reader," but it's still funny...)
Hello I've had a Nook HD+ working since August beautifully, I thought to get one for my sister and picked one up over the weekend.
Today I decided make it like mine, ie take off the B&N interface and try for a most vanilla like jelly Bean.
These are the instructions I followed last time....
"1. Download leapinlar's NookHDplus-bootable-CWM-6028-for-stock-4GB-rev4-(05.15.13).zip
2. Extract the zip above and burn the img to a 4GB or larger microSD card
3. After burning, copy cm-10.1-20130512-UNOFFICIAL-ovation-emmc.zip and gapps-20130301-jb-signed.zip back to the microSD card
4. Place the microSD card back to the Nook HD+ and boot it
5. Do a backup for the stock ROM
6. After backup is done, do data wipe/factory reset
7. Flash the cm-10.1-20130512-UNOFFICIAL-ovation-emmc.zip and gapps-20130301-jb-signed.zip"
I made a mistake this time around, I used cm-10.2-20131031-UNOFFICIAL-ovation-sdcard.zip by accident instead of the EMMC version. Now when I power the unit on, with no SD card it keep rebooting at the Nook screen. With a now corrected SD card it gets stuck at the cyanoboot screen, it dims after a minute but then still just stuck there.
How do I go about fixing this? Thank you in Advance....
Ok so I rebuilt the SD card and it looks like it's kinda back to normal. I did a wipe and then wrote....
cwm-recovery-ovation-3.zip
cm-10.2-20131031-UNOFFICIAL-ovation-emmc.zip
gapps-jb-20130301-signed.zip
Rebooted and now it gets stuck at that spinning logo, the logo never goes to the correct aspect ration. Screw it I'm done for today.
Tomorrow I'll try doing a restore to factory defaults and try the same steps again, if it should fail again, then I'll restore, wipe, and try the exact same files I used on mine. Unless someone has a better guide/method to use....
Any insight would be appreciated. Thank you!
You need to get back to pure stock so that everything can be done over. Go to my HD/HD+ CWM thread linked in my signature and use your already burned CWM SD to flash a plain stock ROM from item 6. Also do a factory wipe with it.
Then start over, but use the dummies guide for CM10.1.
Edit: I did not see your second post when I wrote this. But I think the advice still holds.
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OK go tit all settle! I used your stock image, booted up to normal, then went back, wiped, and did the usual files. The latest file cm-10.2-20131031-UNOFFICIAL-ovation-emmc Gave me keyboard errors, so I went back to the old file I used previously on mine, cm-10.1-20130615-UNOFFICIAL-ovation-emmc, and everything seems perfect.
Thank you for your help! You are a man among men!
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You need to get back to pure stock so that everything can be done over. Go to my HD/HD+ CWM thread linked in my signature and use your already burned CWM SD to flash a plain stock ROM from item 6. Also do a factory wipe with it.
Then start over, but use the dummies guide for CM10.1.
Edit: I did not see your second post when I wrote this. But I think the advice still holds.
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I'm trying to follow your method of going back to stock on emmc, but I can't get my nook into recovery. I have re-made my SD card multiple times and the times my HD+ boots off the sd card (mine is one of those thats hit or miss), it will stay stuck on the Cyanoboot screen. If I can't get into recovery somehow, I'm hosed. Any ideas? I want to avoid having to bring it in for 1 year warranty replacement.
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I'm trying to follow your method of going back to stock on emmc, but I can't get my nook into recovery. I have re-made my SD card multiple times and the times my HD+ boots off the sd card (mine is one of those thats hit or miss), it will stay stuck on the Cyanoboot screen. If I can't get into recovery somehow, I'm hosed. Any ideas? I want to avoid having to bring it in for 1 year warranty replacement.
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Sounds similar to my situation. Can't get the tab into recovery.
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Sounds similar to my situation. Can't get the tab into recovery.
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i find it hard to believe we are both just screwed. Maybe I'll try and find a different sd card and give that a try. Ugh. This is most bogus.
Hello everybody,
I have even worse problem with cyanoboot - I've bought used NOOK HD+ after someone tried to install cyanogenmod on it, and except holding cyanoboot at screen with an SD card (that I've prepared accordingly leapinlar's page), it has next issues:
1) there is absolutely no response, when I try to turn it on without an SD card;
2) when the SD was untouched by me, it had some other cyanoboot installed on it but with this version nothing in the cyanoboot menu worked: there was a menu and errors in the console every time I've done everything. But, at least, it loaded.
And I have no SD card bigger than 1 GB.
And, question ahead - is it some easy way to figure out whether my B&N is bricked?
Regards
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i find it hard to believe we are both just screwed. Maybe I'll try and find a different sd card and give that a try. Ugh. This is most bogus.
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Good luck to you, sir.
Do you mean you are going to try another SD card by making it bootable with CWM? Or are you going to try verygreen's no-emmc build and run your tab directly off the SD? Because I have tried more than a few SD cards for the former to no effect.
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Good luck to you, sir.
Do you mean you are going to try another SD card by making it bootable with CWM? Or are you going to try verygreen's no-emmc build and run your tab directly off the SD? Because I have tried more than a few SD cards for the former to no effect.
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I cried uncle and got it swapped out for a refurb. Hope you find a fix, this problem is a little nightmare, first time I've never been able to save a device.
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I cried uncle and got it swapped out for a refurb. Hope you find a fix, this problem is a little nightmare, first time I've never been able to save a device.
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Glad you got it exchanged. Nook, after the drop in prices has been extremely good value for money.
I'm in Afghanistan, so an exchange is not happening until my next R&R. I'll probably be able to save enough for a Note 10.1 or Nexus 10 atleast by then.
Yes I was wondering if theres a way to perm root the nook hd plus it has the 2.2 software on it. I see theres bootable sd cards for a dual mode boot. I would like to be able to have perm root if possible where I could still use my sd card which is 32gb
whitetiger2429 said:
Yes I was wondering if theres a way to perm root the nook hd plus it has the 2.2 software on it. I see theres bootable sd cards for a dual mode boot. I would like to be able to have perm root if possible where I could still use my sd card which is 32gb
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This is possible Verygreen created a way to do this and Leapinar has added it to his system which may be more to your liking. I am at work right now and can't get the links for you.
ger2429 said:
Yes I was wondering if theres a way to perm root the nook hd plus it has the 2.2 software on it. I see theres bootable sd cards for a dual mode boot. I would like to be able to have perm root if possible where I could still use my sd card which is 32gb
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I did it on the HD+ with software version 2.2. I am currently running verygreen CM 10.2.1 with Android 4.3.1. It is very stable and responsive. I had a the screen flash a few times at first but as soon as I got the gapps installed and updated that went away. I am a noon at doing this but I eventually figured it out within a day. If you want the nook app you have to Google it and download it from the web because it is not available on the Google play store. I hope this helps some.
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Yes I was wondering if theres a way to perm root the nook hd plus it has the 2.2 software on it. I see theres bootable sd cards for a dual mode boot. I would like to be able to have perm root if possible where I could still use my sd card which is 32gb
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It depends on what you mean by root. People use that term loosely to mean two different things. Rooting really just means adding root access to an existing ROM. If that is what you mean, go to my HD/HD+ CWM thread linked in my signature and follow that for adding root access to stock. Some people mistakenly call replacing stock with a different rooted ROM as 'rooting'. It is not, it is replacing your stock ROM with one that happens to be rooted. If that is what you meant, go to e.mote's dummies guide for installing CM10.1/CM10.2 (also linked in my signature) to replace stock on internal memory. Either will be 'permanent'.
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It depends on what you mean by root. People use that term loosely to mean two different things. Rooting really just means adding root access to an existing ROM. If that is what you mean, go to my HD/HD+ CWM thread linked in my signature and follow that for adding root access to stock. Some people mistakenly call replacing stock with a different rooted ROM as 'rooting'. It is not, it is replacing your stock ROM with one that happens to be rooted. If that is what you meant, go to e.mote's dummies guide for installing CM10.1/CM10.2 (also linked in my signature) to replace stock on internal memory. Either will be 'permanent'.
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what I mean is I want to be able to run just android on the nook and get rid of the nook software if possible. You know run 4.3, 4.4. I have a rooted htc one using twrp as a recovery . Im just new to nook development
whitetiger2429 said:
what I mean is I want to be able to run just android on the nook and get rid of the nook software if possible. You know run 4.3, 4.4. I have a rooted htc one using twrp as a recovery . Im just new to nook development
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That is not rooting, but replacing the Rom, as leapinlar said. To do so, go to the guide leapinlar mentioned, and follow the instructions. Here is the link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317500
N0he said:
That is not rooting, but replacing the Rom, as leapinlar said. To do so, go to the guide leapinlar mentioned, and follow the instructions. Here is the link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317500
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dp you know if cm11 for kit kat is stable
CM11 is not stable on any device yet, so I would really recommend CM10.2.1
N0he said:
That is not rooting, but replacing the Rom, as leapinlar said. To do so, go to the guide leapinlar mentioned, and follow the instructions. Here is the link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317500
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ok im trying to download the 3rd file and not sure which one that is. theres a bunch of them on that page. I got all the other ones downloaded
whitetiger2429 said:
ok im trying to download the 3rd file and not sure which one that is. theres a bunch of them on that page. I got all the other ones downloaded
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I found it
Good job! Tell me if everything went fine
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Good job! Tell me if everything went fine
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Everything seems to be good so far. Install went well. Thanks for your help.