Hi,
Just bought a sealed hd+ 32gb and been reading all the threads for a few weeks. I dont want to use the stock nook system but want to run from a 32gb sd card. shall i still run through the stock nook setup where it updates , logsin to b&n account etc??? i though it may help to not allow this as it will update the software to version 2.0.6 automatically , which i understand makes some mods more difficult. I dont want to allow the auto updating of stock b&n software in the future ?
Also can you recommend the easiest instructions to follow to install the most stable CM10 version on an 32gb sandisc 4 sd card?
Any thoughts would be really appreciated Thanks
You probably should go ahead and boot to stock and let it update and register. If you do not want to register, look at my HD/HD+ Tips thread linked in my signature for skipping the OOBE. Then any time it tries to boot to stock, it can complete. Updating to 2.0.6 will have no effect on running things from SD.
As far as installing CM10 on SD, you have two choices, install the Original SD or my Hybrid SD. I have easy install guides for both also linked in my signature.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10 on Hybrid SD
thanks for the quick reply.
Is it possible for b&N to stop the ability to boot from sd card with a software update?
oakman9 said:
thanks for the quick reply.
Is it possible for b&N to stop the ability to boot from sd card with a software update?
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No, unless they change the hardware it will always boot.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10 on Hybrid SD
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So we just bought a nook color and she is still new to it. Obviously, she reads lots of books and I... well, want to make this into a tab and play w/ it. She might want to do web browsing and install some games/apps, but primarily will be used as an e-reader.
What rom (if any) do you suggest I flash? Or will I be better off just rooting the device and leaving it as is (w/ market)? She has no patience for developmental stuff so looking for something stable but also something I can play with
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So we just bought a nook color and she is still new to it. Obviously, she reads lots of books and I... well, want to make this into a tab and play w/ it. She might want to do web browsing and install some games/apps, but primarily will be used as an e-reader.
What rom (if any) do you suggest I flash? Or will I be better off just rooting the device and leaving it as is (w/ market)? She has no patience for developmental stuff so looking for something stable but also something I can play with
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Root the Stock and leave it. its the most stable rom.
Make your own SD card, running Nookie Froyo or CyanogenMod. When you take the card out and reboot, her machine is completely back to normal, or so I'm told. You both get to have what you want.
I can run CM from SD card w/o rooting the device!? if so... sweet, I saw sum tuts but still educating myself. Rooting and leaving stock is also a good idea, however I heard B&N is able to update your device thus losing root... Is this true?
For her, it sounds like just rooting would be the best option, since it has the market, all of the B&N features, and is stable. As mentioned above, running a ROM from the sd card is a good option for you. After rooting it, you could format the sd card used to root, and then load a ROM such as CM7, Froyo, or Honeycomb from the SD card to play with.
This way, she has her mostly stock setup, and you have your tablet setup that you can load by just popping in the sd card and rebooting. When you're done playing with it, power down, pop the sd card out, reboot, and it's back to her setup.
If you do decide to run a ROM from the sd card, make sure to get at least a class 4 (sandisk class 4 4GB works well for me). Then, if you find something that would work for both of you, you could look at flashing to internal EMMC for better speed/performance. Another option is dual-booting between ROMs, which you can find more about in the development section.
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I can run CM from SD card w/o rooting the device!? if so... sweet, I saw sum tuts but still educating myself. Rooting and leaving stock is also a good idea, however I heard B&N is able to update your device thus losing root... Is this true?
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There is a thread in the dev section on how to block the updates. Here's a link to the sd card version of CM7 you asked about. You don't have to root first, but you can.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=989637
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As suggested I'd root the stock software for the wife, and when you want to play choose a ROM that can run from the sdcard and you will be good to go.
Currently I run 4 different setups. Stock rooted on internal mem. Then I setup 3 different sdcards to mess around with Honeycomb, CM7, and Froyo from time to time.
C Dippa said:
There is a thread in the dev section on how to block the updates. Here's a link to the sd card version of CM7 you asked about. You don't have to root first, but you can.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=989637
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You do not have to root it first. All you have to do is create a live SDcard with Clockwork ROM manager put the SDCard in and boot it up holding the n and the power button in > wipe > flash CM7.
With this device reading off the SD first you do not have "antonoot" first.
I've ran CM7, Honeycomb and a few others. My personal choice is stock rooted device is perfect.
stevedawg85 said:
I can run CM from SD card w/o rooting the device!?
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I know! I couldn't believe it was that easy either. I'm going to add a notice to my signature. This kind of great capability should be right in people's faces..
Nookiefroyo runs great off an SD card for me.
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Thanks for everyone's input...
She gonna be using it 75% of the time, so I decided to root and leave it as is. Everything works good. I tried to do nookie froyo off SD card but had too much trouble w/ adb, i'll save it for another week. But for now, stock root works good. Got Zeam and Home switcher to help both of us out
I wanted to point out the only downside of rooted stock is that she cannot use in the in-store B&N features! If she plans on using that (i've heard they have not only the hour of reading free, but also sometimes offer deals and events) then you might wanna not be rooted and use the SD card. I know this is a little late to tell you as you already did it, but I thought I'd let you know anyway.
stevedawg85 said:
Thanks for everyone's input...
She gonna be using it 75% of the time, so I decided to root and leave it as is. Everything works good. I tried to do nookie froyo off SD card but had too much trouble w/ adb, i'll save it for another week. But for now, stock root works good. Got Zeam and Home switcher to help both of us out
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I'll throw this in for whenever you feel like creating a bootable SD CARD to play with. I've found that higher class sd cards make a much bigger difference in how fast/well the rom operates than you might think.
hi all
i am wanting to install android 3.0 on my nook
but i have clockworkmodrecovery installed is there anyway to install honeycomb with that
i have looked and read alot but cant find much on it
please help me install it
thanks
antec100 said:
hi all
i am wanting to install android 3.0 on my nook
but i have clockworkmodrecovery installed is there anyway to install honeycomb with that
i have looked and read alot but cant find much on it
please help me install it
thanks
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The easiest method is to flash the zip file found in the thread below (flash 2nd edition, be sure to follow instructions for that edition, dont format boot.). You will need to have clockworkmod recovery 3.0.1.0 installed for it to work (wont work with 3.0.0.5). Note: this will more than likely erase cwm recovery. If you want to make a change in the future to another Rom, there are threads in which you can burn cwm recovery to an sd card, boot from that card and install cwm and the rom of your choice back internally. I have done all of this myself without any issues. Good luck
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=947071
why don't you just install CM7? it's full featured and much more stable.
eyecrispy said:
why don't you just install CM7? it's full featured and much more stable.
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I tend to agree. 3.0 was really nice, but lacked working flash player among other things. If you want to test drive, may try to run it from an sd card.
bdcrim said:
I tend to agree. 3.0 was really nice, but lacked working flash player among other things. If you want to test drive, may try to run it from an sd card.
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If you do think about running HC off of an SD card, be sure to look for an SD card that runs well. I originally ran HC off of an SD card and the experience was okay, but nothing as good as running off of eMMC. I actually agree with the previous posts: CM7 is definitely the way to go at the moment...just wish the bluetooth was a little more stable.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12148714&postcount=49 if you're looking for a compatible uSD card.
I have CM7 running on my NC, but I find that I'd like to read the magazines that I subscribed to (dumbly, without noting that I'd be unable to read them after the transition). One possible solution would be to use an old MicroSD card as a boot point for the stock ROM. Is that possible? Can I put the stock software on an SD card in such a way that it will boot and save state when it's inserted, but will otherwise boot to CM7? I've looked for this... I've seen similar scenarios, but not quite this one. Many thanks in advance, whatever the answer ends up being.
Does the Nook App not work for your magazines?
No, sadly, it doesn't. From everything I can find, only the Nook Color can read them, not the other forms of software such as iOS, Android and PC.
Just do the dual boot option. I have cm7 on partition 1 and stock rooted on partition 2.
Hmmm.... good thought. One question, though... what method do you use to update the CM image? Thanks for the replies... I'm glad there are people that know all the options.
I apologize in advance if this has been asked before, but I searched and couldn't find anything.
I never rooted my Nook Color (firmware 1.4.3) because I like the simplicity of it and I only really wanted to read books on it.
However now I wanted to install other readers so that I could read other formats without having to convert to epub or pdf.
I tried downgrading to 1.2.0 but it still doesn't let me install other apps.
What would be my best option?
Is there any way to do this without rooting?
I'm not afraid of tweaking, I just prefer the stock firmware to use as an ebook reader.
Best regards,
Rita
Best Option According to me
Rita,
Sincerely the best option for you right now is to run CyanogenMod 7 off an SD Card, a port of Android 2.3 for your device. I have a Nook Color too. I used to love stock but the lack of functionality made me install CM7. There are many easy to follow guides available on the internet. If you would like I can tell you how to install CM7 on an SD Card. That way you can enjoy both stock and CM7. Cheers!
ritibelle said:
I apologize in advance if this has been asked before, but I searched and couldn't find anything.
I never rooted my Nook Color (firmware 1.4.3) because I like the simplicity of it and I only really wanted to read books on it.
However now I wanted to install other readers so that I could read other formats without having to convert to epub or pdf.
I tried downgrading to 1.2.0 but it still doesn't let me install other apps.
What would be my best option?
Is there any way to do this without rooting?
I'm not afraid of tweaking, I just prefer the stock firmware to use as an ebook reader.
Best regards,
Rita
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You can do what the prior user recommended (CM7 on SD) and also go back to the latest stock software on internal memory and root it. Then you can decide which you want to use. If you look in my tips thread linked in my signature you will see how to flash the lastest unrooted stock software with CWM recovery. Look at my item A12. Then you can root it with Manual Nooter 5.08.20. You can add other apps with unrooted stock but only from the B&N app store. If you want more apps than that, you must root.
@satya-1998: I've already tried installing CM7 on a sd card and I liked it, just not for reading. As an ebook reader I really enjoy the simplicity of the stock firmware.
@leapinlar: I've already put the latest firmware on the nook (1.4.3) and I think rooting will be my best option. Will rooting and using manual nooter 5.8.20 keep the B&N functions and allow me to install other apps?
Do you think following this thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494901) would be the way to go?
Thank you both for your help, Rita
ritibelle said:
@leapinlar: I've already put the latest firmware on the nook (1.4.3) and I think rooting will be my best option. Will rooting and using manual nooter 5.8.20 keep the B&N functions and allow me to install other apps?
Do you think following this thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494901) would be the way to go?
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Yes to both.
I did it!!!
And as far as I can tell everythig is working great.
Now I just have to learn how to work with the android part of it.
Thank you very much for the help, Rita
What did you do? Bootable uSD or root?
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What did you do? Bootable uSD or root?
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I followed the instructions in this thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22480277), so rooted and used manual nooter 5.8.20.
Ok, now that you have rooted your nook, you can keep it at stock and also keep CM7 on the SD card. If you like the B&N reading, download the Nook app for android onto cm7. Cheers...
ritibelle said:
I did it!!!
And as far as I can tell everythig is working great.
Now I just have to learn how to work with the android part of it.
Thank you very much for the help, Rita
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Congrats!!!! You will never go back to straight stock!!!!
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satya-1998 said:
Rita,
Sincerely the best option for you right now is to run CyanogenMod 7 off an SD Card, a port of Android 2.3 for your device. I have a Nook Color too. I used to love stock but the lack of functionality made me install CM7. There are many easy to follow guides available on the internet. If you would like I can tell you how to install CM7 on an SD Card. That way you can enjoy both stock and CM7. Cheers!
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do you have a link for loading cm7 on a sd card so you could boot between stock and cm7. my firmware is 1.4.3
hotelbeehive69 said:
do you have a link for loading cm7 on a sd card so you could boot between stock and cm7. my firmware is 1.4.3
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Use this simplified guide.
http://taosaur.blogspot.com/2011/09/running-cyanogenmod-7-from-sd-nook.html
You can try a dual boot from
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=959461&page=1
But I recommend going with booting off an SD card. Much easier, and although it can be a PITA swapping SD cards, you dont run the risk of losing partition space, or having a problem if you have to go to BN for whatever reason.
I've previously ran cm10 on my nook hd+ via an SD card (thought it was safer), after a few days I turn off the nook, turn it on the next morning and voila! It bricked itself, the screen boots to black nook screen then reboots. Didn't matter if there was an SD card in or not. Sucks for me, but before we go blaming me let me just state I did the same thing to a Nook tablet for years without issue and someone know what I'm doing.
Here's my delima, first my new nook hd+ is slow, its annoying. I have all the apps I want thanks to nooks update with google play, but its still slow as hell. Is putting android on it going to make it much faster, or is it just the limited hardware the nook hd+ has? Is it better to root the nook or run from SD (better being safer). Finally is it any safer to just by a N2A card. While I'm no programmer, I worked IT and know how to follow directions, and there is plenty of guides on XDA. I heard that the Nook hd + was pron to bricking when loading android, is it different now?
Ok maybe I can help u out.
Download these two:
Win32DiskImager (tool for writing boot image to SD card)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager
NookHDplus-bootable-CWM-6028-for-stock-4GB-rev4-(05.15.13).zip (boot image for SD card)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2062613
Step to Step -> unzip the "NookHDplus-bootable-CWM-6028-for-stock-4GB-rev4.zip" -> write the image to your sd card with win32DisImager (try to take a 4 gig SDCard (worked best for me) and after that copy your wished rom and gapps onto the SD.
Now ur device should start in Recovery and u should be able to flash a new rom!
Let me know if that helped u.:good:
edit: I recommend u to flash the latest CM 10.2 nightly on your emmc
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Ok maybe I can help u out.
Download these two:
Win32DiskImager (tool for writing boot image to SD card)
http://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager
NookHDplus-bootable-CWM-6028-for-stock-4GB-rev4-(05.15.13).zip (boot image for SD card)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2062613
Step to Step -> unzip the "NookHDplus-bootable-CWM-6028-for-stock-4GB-rev4.zip" -> write the image to your sd card with win32DisImager (try to take a 4 gig SDCard (worked best for me) and after that copy your wished rom and gapps onto the SD.
Now ur device should start in Recovery and u should be able to flash a new rom!
Let me know if that helped u.:good:
edit: I recommend u to flash the latest CM 10.2 nightly on your emmc
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Thank you, I really could have used you six months ago (and will save this post in case a future issue arises), luckily I was able to return my nook under warranty. However, ever since I've been to nervous to try android again and have been running stock. But lets face it stock is slow. My question is, is android noticeably faster on the nook and has it gotten safer (ie less likely to brick) for the nook hd+.
jb0756 said:
However, ever since I've been to nervous to try android again and have been running stock. But lets face it stock is slow. My question is, is android noticeably faster on the nook and has it gotten safer (ie less likely to brick) for the nook hd+.
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Stock is kinda laggy, I tried it some days ago with the lates plain release.
I feel like I have the best experience with the latest CM 10.2 nightly build.
There was a possibility to brick your device with the MAG2GA chip and firmware 05 combination.
Since I have the firmware 06 combination I flashed ontop of my CM 10.2 this little kernel -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2562499
It made my screen more touch sensitive and trim enabled (not sure if 10.2 is trimed by default!) -> Better speed.
If i helped u hit the little thanks button :highfive:
first of all, stock nook is also some kind of android( and is a sucky android!!!!). CM 10.2 is now the most stable android version for NOOK hd +.
second, nook is not born to brick, Not matter it is on stock or CM. ONLY if your nook hd plus is using a faulty chip, AND you run CM 10.2, AND you turn of trim using a trim-enable kernel, then you may have the CHANCE to brick your nook.
You want to know about faulty chip (MAG2GA chip and firmware 05) ? Go to develop section and find a threat talking about TRIM and chip.
Last, go intall CM 10.2 from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2389813 and follow instructions from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317500
just use CM 10.2 and 4.3 gapps you are good to go!
laofan said:
first of all, stock nook is also some kind of android( and is a sucky android!!!!). CM 10.2 is now the most stable android version for NOOK hd +.
second, nook is not born to brick, Not matter it is on stock or CM. ONLY if your nook hd plus is using a faulty chip, AND you run CM 10.2, AND you turn of trim using a trim-enable kernel, then you may have the CHANCE to brick your nook.
You want to know about faulty chip (MAG2GA chip and firmware 05) ? Go to develop section and find a threat talking about TRIM and chip.
Last, go intall CM 10.2 from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2389813 and follow instructions from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317500
just use CM 10.2 and 4.3 gapps you are good to go!
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Thanks, I am going to make sure I chip is not faulty and I think i'm going to load cm10.2 on it. Is there a major benefit to replacing stock vs just running cm10.2 from an SD? Also do i download the nightly build or ovation?
Running CM on emmc is generally smoother than running it from an SD card. Of course, you lose the ability to dual boot, but the smoothness and stability makes it worth it IMO
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM11
run from an GOOD SD card could prevent brick due to faulty chip and you may go back to stock anytime you want. But the performance would be highly depend on your SD card quality. Lots of people use a class 4 or higher class sandisk SD card.
be aware that is you run cm rather than stock, the nook app could not be download from play store. But you could download the app online ( any other resources) and install it by yourself.
If stock is not important to you, you could go ahead and install CM 10.2( no need for cm10.1, cm 10.2 is very stable now) on internal SD card, which is also call "EMMC"
And because the official cm 10.2 is not trim-enable( trim may cause brick), so you are always good to install cm.
To sum up
1. there is not harmful at all to install cm10.2 if you follow instructions.
2. you could chose to install in EMMC (which would lose stock rom), or install in SD card ( you could still keep stock rom and use it at anytime)
I personally back up stock rom to my pc and install cm10.2 to EMMC. It is the most responsive rom for my nook
Just wanted to say I've been running CM 10.2 from a 16gb Sandisk class 4 sdcard for months and been very happy with it.
Sent from HD+ MAG2GA CM 10.2 from SD
Just as a follow up in case anyone was wondering, I checked my nook's chip set and found it ran firmware 06, which If i read right was a good thing. That being said I went and installed cm10.2 on my emmc, and obviously runs a lot better. I used an android app "watchdog" to monitor the cpu usage. Nook os, running idol, used 60% of the cpu, CM10.2 used .5%.
Only issue I have notice so far is that the nook does not charge when powered off. I turned it off and left it plugged in all night and the charge light never even came on, and batter was at 40%. Turned the nook on and put it to sleep, the charge light came on and it was at 100% within a few hours. Not sure if there is a fix to this?
Also I heard that stock os was able to go into Deep Sleep to save battery life, and cm10.2 doesn't go into Deep Sleep, meaning the battery drains faster. Has there been a fix to this at all?
Finally, it is better to leave Cryogen auto updates off? or on? Just worried and update would go through and mess everything up, kinda like Windows likes to do
Thanks again for everyone's help! Thumbs up for everyone so far!!!!!!