So, I downloaded the nookie-froyo-0.6.8.custom.3.zip file mentioned in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=883175
I assume the next step is to make that zip file available to clockwork on the nook somehow? Is that correct? How do I do that?
Thanks.
custom.3 ? I see only nookie-froyo-flashable-0.6.8.zip on the op.
Anyway thats what I'm on and its what I finally decided on after a week of ROM jumping. It runs on the internal flash memory. emmc.
Two steps:
1)on your pc download a suitable CWM recovery .img file. Write it to your sd card via a sd card read/writer. I'm using the CWM 3.0.0.5 image. Next copy the above froyo image .zip to the sd card.
2)insert the sd card in your nook and boot from the power off state. It will boot off the SD card into CWR recovery. Use the recovery menu (vol+,vol-, nook n) and install the .zip file from the sd card. Next remove the sd card and reboot.
done.
I used the 4GB sdcard CWR .img file from here, can flash/backup/recover HC and froyo.
http://legacyschool.us.to/nookdev/clockwork/0.1-ext4/
britoso said:
custom.3 ? I see only nookie-froyo-flashable-0.6.8.zip on the op.
Anyway thats what I'm on and its what I finally decided on after a week of ROM jumping. It runs on the internal flash memory. emmc.
Two steps:
1)on your pc download a suitable CWM recovery .img file. Write it to your sd card via a sd card read/writer. I'm using the CWM 3.0.0.5 image. Next copy the above froyo image .zip to the sd card.
2)insert the sd card in your nook and boot from the power off state. It will boot off the SD card into CWR recovery. Use the recovery menu (vol+,vol-, nook n) and install the .zip file from the sd card. Next remove the sd card and reboot.
done.
I used the 4GB sdcard CWR .img file from here, can flash/backup/recover HC and froyo.
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When I copy the froyo image to the card where do I place it?
Thanks!
Root directory
I am able to successfully boot from my 2 gb card. I have been using this for a while now and have a ton of saved programs and customizations but am now running out of space. I want to copy this exactly as is to an 8 gb card. How can I do this? I dont mind creating a new image file using my 2gb card aand then extracting it over to my 8gb card but not sure how to do this.
I tried using img burn but that resulted in an img file of just 6M. I also tried to just copy over all the files and as expected that did not work either . Any tips in this regard would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
you can try win32diskimager and "read" the image
that will make an exact copy of your sd card as .img file onto your hard drive.
then use the "Write" functionality to burn that .img file onto a larger sd card and use EASEUS to expand the 4th partition..
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you can try win32diskimager and "read" the image
that will make an exact copy of your sd card as .img file onto your hard drive.
then use the "Write" functionality to burn that .img file onto a larger sd card and use EASEUS to expand the 4th partition..
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Thanks betaboy! That worked!!
Ok - I am attempting to install CM7 on an SD card using verygreen's instructions. I need everyone to pretend I am their grandmother and expect that is the technical knowledge I posess .
I "think" I wrote the image file correctly to the SD Card. I used the Win32 DiskImager thing and wrote it there. However, when I go to put the CM7 zip file it says the card needs to be formatted first. So I format it.....but then doesn't that get rid of the image I jsut wrote to it?
Either way, I can't get the damn thing to boot to anything other than the regular Nook screen.....It is rooted already, but I dont think that should matter. Do I need a setting somewhere to select that it boot from the SD Card?
HELP! I'm stuck at the most trivial of places
I would try the instructions again and not format it before trying to boot the nook from it...when I loaded it onto the SD I didn't need to format it after applying the image (as you said...this erases it)
But when I go to add the zip file I can't because its telling me it needs to be formatted. I've tried formatting it first before doing anything but once I write the image file it wont let me add the zip.....
After you format do you eject the card and then re-insert it?
Otherwise, try another SD card. I find the Nook Color is picky about the SD Card.
Well, apparently I wasn't writing the image correctly. I was writing the .img file not the .gz file (which required me to get some 7zip thing). I extracted it to the SD Card, and then it allowed me to put the .zip file on the card.
But it still won't boot to the SD card. Do I need to do anything other than turn it on with the sd card in the nook? Do I need to change a setting anywhere to allow it to boot to sd? Is it ok that my nook is rooted?
one thing after another
Wait, what? You should be doing:
1) use win32diskimager to write 'generic-sdcard.img' to a card
2) eject the card
3) re-insert card
2) copy the file 'update-cm-7.0.0-encore-signed.zip' to the partition that appears. DO NOT UNZIP
When I used image writer and wrote the .img file, it didn't let me add the .zip file to the card.....said I needed to format it first. Since it was named .img.gz I thought maybe I needed 7zip to extract.
This is getting confusing.
Do NOT unzip 'update-cm-7.0.0-encore-signed.zip'
Do unzip 'generic-sdcard-v1.1.img.gz' -> 'generic-sdcard.img'
i'm glad i'm not the only one confused! You totally helped me...I needed to unzip the .gz thing and then write the .img file (I told you to talk to me like a grandma!)
Its booting now.....I see a penguin!!!
thanks everyone
Hi
Please respond to the following. I tried a lot to look the answer to my problem in the forums, but could not find it (or did not get the right forum)
I dual booted my NC with CM7.1.0. It was working fine without any problem, but suddenly stopped entering into the main screen. Whenever i on the nook the Cyanogen loading ... screen comes and then screen flashes and turns lit black.. the NC is not off but it does not reach to the main system. I tried to use update the CM by copying a new file to usd, but it did not let me do so.. computer hanged. I do not want to format it as it has some .xls files in documents folder in the 4th partition of usd. Can someone please tell me how to extract those files using computer's sd car slot ( I can not use nook usb option as it is not booting CM) and how to recover the older working condition.
I assume you have stock working on emmc. I have a flash file that you can temporarily flash to stock to make it read the fourth partition of the SD as 'sdcard'. Go to my tips thread linked in my signature and item B3 in the second post (last paragraph). It tells you how to modify stock to read that partition. If your stock is rooted, you can just edit the file yourself. If not rooted, you need to flash one of the files attached to the post. Instructions are there. After retrieving your files you can revert stock back to normal by re-editing the file or by flashing a second zip, or just keep it that way and use partition four for both systems. Then you can start over with your verygreen SD and reinstall CM7.
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leapinlar said:
I assume you have stock working on emmc. I have a flash file that you can temporarily flash to stock to make it read the fourth partition of the SD as 'sdcard'. Go to my tips thread linked in my signature and item B3 in the second post (last paragraph). It tells you how to modify stock to read that partition. If your stock is rooted, you can just edit the file yourself. If not rooted, you need to flash one of the files attached to the post. Instructions are there. After retrieving your files you can revert stock back to normal by re-editing the file or by flashing a second zip, or just keep it that way and use partition four for both systems. Then you can start over with your verygreen SD and reinstall CM7.
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Dear,
I am new to Android.. .sod could not understand many things that you wrote in your posts... but thanks a lot for finding the time and writing me back..I did not get it how can i solve my problem. I just want to copy one of my files from the sd card and then I will format and install all dual boot files from start... Please let me know if you can give me any simpler way to access and copy my .xls file and restore the cm in previous working condition( this will save me from installing from the start).... rgds
sanshri57 said:
Dear,
I am new to Android.. .sod could not understand many things that you wrote in your posts... but thanks a lot for finding the time and writing me back..I did not get it how can i solve my problem. I just want to copy one of my files from the sd card and then I will format and install all dual boot files from start... Please let me know if you can give me any simpler way to access and copy my .xls file and restore the cm in previous working condition( this will save me from installing from the start).... rgds
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We'll take this one step at a time. Do you have stock nook still on your internal memory? And if you do, is it rooted or just virgin stock?
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leapinlar said:
We'll take this one step at a time. Do you have stock nook still on your internal memory? And if you do, is it rooted or just virgin stock?
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Thanks for being so patient. I dont think it is rooted and the stock nook is touched as i follow a link provided in this forum to boot usd and dual boot nook without losing warranty to install cm7 on a usd.
When i use boot the nc, i see following responses
1. boot without usd: boots to original nc, all files and applications are there and work perfectly fine.
2. boot with usd without going to boot menu: cyanogen loading banner shows up and then screen flashes. .then a lit black screen .. nothing happens after that
3. boot with usd and selecting emmc in boot menu: boots to original nc but hangs at home screen
4. boot with usd and selecting sd (external storage) in boot menu: cyanogen loading banner shows up and then screen flashes. .then a lit black screen .. nothing happens after that
sanshri57 said:
Thanks for being so patient. I dont think it is rooted and the stock nook is touched as i follow a link provided in this forum to boot usd and dual boot nook without losing warranty to install cm7 on a usd.
When i use boot the nc, i see following responses
1. boot without usd: boots to original nc, all files and applications are there and work perfectly fine.
2. boot with usd without going to boot menu: cyanogen loading banner shows up and then screen flashes. .then a lit black screen .. nothing happens after that
3. boot with usd and selecting emmc in boot menu: boots to original nc but hangs at home screen
4. boot with usd and selecting sd (external storage) in boot menu: cyanogen loading banner shows up and then screen flashes. .then a lit black screen .. nothing happens after that
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Your SD is definitely messed up. You will need to reinstall after we get your file saved that you want.
You will need a spare SD card that you can put my bootable CWM recovery on.
Go to my tips thread linked in my signature and download to your PC three files attached there. The one that starts CWM... and the two that start update-stock...
Extract the CWM zip. It will have a 200Mb .img file in it. Burn that to the spare SD just like you did when you made the verygreen SD. Once that is burned and you can see it on your PC, copy the two update-stock... zips to it.
Remove that SD from the PC and put in the nook. Boot. The CWM menu will come up. Select 'install zip from sdcard '. Then select 'choose zip from sdcard'. Scroll through the list and pick 'update-stockemmc-vold-fstab-modified-for-partition4.zip'. Then confirm the selection. It will flash the zip. Remove the CWM card and reboot to stock.
Insert the verygreen SD and you should be able to connect your USB and see partition 4 on the PC as 'sdcard'.
To return your stock to original after retrieving your file, just go through the process of flashing the other update file with CWM. But most people like leaving it modified so that they can always use just one SD for both systems.
leapinlar said:
Your SD is definitely messed up. You will need to reinstall after we get your file saved that you want.
You will need a spare SD card that you can put my bootable CWM recovery on.
Go to my tips thread linked in my signature and download to your PC three files attached there. The one that starts CWM... and the two that start update-stock...
Extract the CWM zip. It will have a 200Mb .img file in it. Burn that to the spare SD just like you did when you made the verygreen SD. Once that is burned and you can see it on your PC, copy the two update-stock... zips to it.
Remove that SD from the PC and put in the nook. Boot. The CWM menu will come up. Select 'install zip from sdcard '. Then select 'choose zip from sdcard'. Scroll through the list and pick 'update-stockemmc-vold-fstab-modified-for-partition4.zip'. Then confirm the selection. It will flash the zip. Remove the CWM card and reboot to stock.
Insert the verygreen SD and you should be able to connect your USB and see partition 4 on the PC as 'sdcard'.
To return your stock to original after retrieving your file, just go through the process of flashing the other update file with CWM. But most people like leaving it modified so that they can always use just one SD for both systems.
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I did exactly same, but could not see partition 4 on the pc as 'sdcard'. I see two drives 1. mynookcolor ( i can access all files in it), and 2. a removable disk drive I:/ ( that i can not access). I do not see my files (see pic below) those are on the 4th partition of sd card.
You need to mount the card in settings. Go to settings, device info, SD card. And choose 'mount SD card'.
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You need to mount the card in settings. Go to settings, device info, SD card. And choose 'mount SD card'.
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It is already mounted. It shows sd card memory (not available), unmount SD card (\unmount the sd card for safe removal), and format sd card (format (erase) the sd card). However, only third option is active others are grey/inactive.
sanshri57 said:
It is already mounted. It shows sd card memory (not available), unmount SD card (\unmount the sd card for safe removal), and format sd card (format (erase) the sd card). However, only third option is active others are grey/inactive.
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If it says unavailable and the first two are greyed out, that means it is not mounted. Pull it out and put it back in... wait you had the cable unplugged when you checked that didn't you? You should have.
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leapinlar said:
If it says unavailable and the first two are greyed out, that means it is not mounted. Pull it out and put it back in... wait you had the cable unplugged when you checked that didn't you? You should have.
Sent from my Nook Color running ParanoidAndroid and Tapatalk
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I tried as told... number of times.. but same result.. I do not see any drive for sdcard. I see a removable drive F:/ (that i cant access) other than mynookcolor e:/ all time.
leapinlar said:
If it says unavailable and the first two are greyed out, that means it is not mounted. Pull it out and put it back in... wait you had the cable unplugged when you checked that didn't you? You should have.
Sent from my Nook Color running ParanoidAndroid and Tapatalk
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I did it number of times.. the results are same. the nc detects a sd card but two areas a re grey..Everytime when i plug usb my nc to laptop, it shows a mynookcolor drive and a removable disk f:\ drive which can not be accessed. I have used another laptop but it is same...
sanshri57 said:
I tried as told... number of times.. but same result.. I do not see any drive for sdcard. I see a removable drive F:/ (that i cant access) other than mynookcolor e:/ all time.
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What I am asking is with the USB cable removed, what does the settings show? If you remove and replace the SD with the settings window open, is there any difference? You say it detects it, how do you know that?
Edit: I have been searching for a solution for you. There are two ways to see those files with your PC. To view it in Windows, you must make several complicated changes to your drivers. I'm sure you do not want to do that. The other way is to use Linux. It has the ability to see and mount multiple partitions on an SD. You can either find someone who has a Linux system to do it for you or you can make yourself a Ubuntu Live CD that you can boot with your PC. None of these options are easy, which is why I was trying to do it the other way on your nook.
I don't know why your system is not mounting that SD properly. Even if those changes I had you make were not there, it should at least mount partition one on the nook.
Sent from my Nook Color running ParanoidAndroid and Tapatalk
leapinlar said:
What I am asking is with the USB cable removed, what does the settings show? If you remove and replace the SD with the settings window open, is there any difference? You say it detects it, how do you know that?
Edit: I have been searching for a solution for you. There are two ways to see those files with your PC. To view it in Windows, you must make several complicated changes to your drivers. I'm sure you do not want to do that. The other way is to use Linux. It has the ability to see and mount multiple partitions on an SD. You can either find someone who has a Linux system to do it for you or you can make yourself a Ubuntu Live CD that you can boot with your PC. None of these options are easy, which is why I was trying to do it the other way on your nook.
I don't know why your system is not mounting that SD properly. Even if those changes I had you make were not there, it should at least mount partition one on the nook.
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without usb cable,
1. sd card removed
sd card memory (not available)
Unmount SD card (unmount the sd card for safe removal)
Format sd card (format (erase) the sd card
All are grey/inactive
2. sd card inserted
sd card memory (not available)
Unmount SD card (unmount the sd card for safe removal)
Format sd card (format (erase) the sd card
Now top 2 are inactive, but the third one (format) is active
whenever i insert a card it shows small box flash that shows sd with tick mark, and when i remove it again shows the sd flash box with cross mark.
sanshri57 said:
without usb cable,
1. sd card removed
sd card memory (not available)
Unmount SD card (unmount the sd card for safe removal)
Format sd card (format (erase) the sd card
All are grey/inactive
2. sd card inserted
sd card memory (not available)
Unmount SD card (unmount the sd card for safe removal)
Format sd card (format (erase) the sd card
Now top 2 are inactive, but the third one (format) is active
whenever i insert a card it shows small box flash that shows sd with tick mark, and when i remove it again shows the sd flash box with cross mark.
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The card is not written correctly... if you format it in the nook... you will see it on your computer... then you can remove it... and try writing the uSDcard image again with win32diskimager
DizzyDen said:
The card is not written correctly... if you format it in the nook... you will see it on your computer... then you can remove it... and try writing the uSDcard image again with win32diskimager
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Dizz, he was trying to figure out how to get his data off of partition 4 before he reformats and starts again. I was hoping he could do it with the nook, but it is not reading it. I had him modify emmc so it can see partition 4, but no luck here. Do you have any ideas?
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I just had another thought. Put the card in the PC and open with your partition software. Delete partition one, two and three. Then maybe windows can see partition 4, since it is now partition one. You may have to move it to the beginning of the SD, but I don't think you have to.
Edit: I was able to test this on my spare SD card with the EaseUS partition program and it works. Be sure to give it a drive letter.
Sent from my Nook Color running ParanoidAndroid and Tapatalk
leapinlar said:
I just had another thought. Put the card in the PC and open with your partition software. Delete partition one, two and three. Then maybe windows can see partition 4, since it is now partition one. You may have to move it to the beginning of the SD, but I don't think you have to.
Edit: I was able to test this on my spare SD card with the EaseUS partition program and it works. Be sure to give it a drive letter.
Sent from my Nook Color running ParanoidAndroid and Tapatalk
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so, if i do that .. will i be able to get all my applications back and running..i have some paid google apps on my usd. i also tried to make an image of the usd and tried to use boot from this new image written usd.. but it is not booting from the new one..
sanshri57 said:
so, if i do that .. will i be able to get all my applications back and running..i have some paid google apps on my usd. i also tried to make an image of the usd and tried to use boot from this new image written usd.. but it is not booting from the new one..
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No, your installed apps are stored on partition 3. But if you bought them, google lets you redownload and install to as many devices as you want, as long as you are logged in to your Google Play account. What you will get back is things you had stored on 'sdcard' (pictures, books, music and other files like your xls files you wanted, what you saw in that screenshot you posted.)
leapinlar said:
I just had another thought. Put the card in the PC and open with your partition software. Delete partition one, two and three. Then maybe windows can see partition 4, since it is now partition one. You may have to move it to the beginning of the SD, but I don't think you have to.
Edit: I was able to test this on my spare SD card with the EaseUS partition program and it works. Be sure to give it a drive letter.
Sent from my Nook Color running ParanoidAndroid and Tapatalk
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I had thought of this before I commented about the SD being not formatted correctly... should only have to delete partition 1 ("boot") since windows should use the first fat partition....
However...
Since the nook doesn't show "unmount" or ""sd card memory" active... it is certainly not reading partition 1 correctly.
He can flash my B&N 1.4.1 with SASD vold.fstab edits to see partition 4 (if it can read it) and transfer everything from that partition.
Hello,
I am trying to use the mods posted Leapinlar in his excellent post here, but I am certainly doing something wrong since the internal and my SD card are not swapped. After installing the appropriate Zip file, I reboot my nook, but it does not see the Sd card anymore, it just shows the internal memory as both sdcard and ext_sdcard as if I do not have any memory card inserted. Once I remove the swap feature, everything works like before so I see both the internal memory as sdcard and my 16GB sd card as ext_sdcard. What I did
1.- I created the CWM 4GB card
2.- I copied both the SDSwap and remove SDSwap ZIP file on the CWM card
3.- Booted my nook with CWM card
4.- Chose to install the SDSwap Zip file
5.- Removed the card, inserted my 16GB sd card and rebooted
After that, with or without any SDcard inserted, the nook only shows the content of the internal memory as sdcard and ext_sdcard.
Thank you for any help for this silly newby here,
Miguel
Matoroa said:
Hello,
I am trying to use the mods posted Leapinlar in his excellent post here, but I am certainly doing something wrong since the internal and my SD card are not swapped. After installing the appropriate Zip file, I reboot my nook, but it does not see the Sd card anymore, it just shows the internal memory as both sdcard and ext_sdcard as if I do not have any memory card inserted. Once I remove the swap feature, everything works like before so I see both the internal memory as sdcard and my 16GB sd card as ext_sdcard. What I did
1.- I created the CWM 4GB card
2.- I copied both the SDSwap and remove SDSwap ZIP file on the CWM card
3.- Booted my nook with CWM card
4.- Chose to install the SDSwap Zip file
5.- Removed the card, inserted my 16GB sd card and rebooted
After that, with or without any SDcard inserted, the nook only shows the content of the internal memory as sdcard and ext_sdcard.
Thank you for any help for this silly newby here,
Miguel
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What are you running, stock or CM10.1? If stock, it may be how you formatted the SD. If you used stock to reformat the card, the swap will not work. Get SDFormatter free on the web and format the SD. Then try the swap.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.
leapinlar said:
What are you running, stock or CM10.1? If stock, it may be how you formatted the SD. If you used stock to reformat the card, the swap will not work. Get SDFormatter free on the web and format the SD. Then try the swap.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.
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That might be it. I am using stock and formated the card with it.
Thank you, I will try your solution.
Worked!!!!!
Matoroa said:
That might be it. I am using stock and formated the card with it.
Thank you, I will try your solution.
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It worked. That was the solution. Thank you very much Leapinlar.
accessing internal memory
Matoroa said:
It worked. That was the solution. Thank you very much Leapinlar.
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Thanks to leapinar and the junior op who started this post, i plucked up the courage to install sdswap. and its worked.
what i really want to know now is how to access my files on the internal memory? i use "es explorer" mainly, but if there
is another app that can access the internal memory that would be great.
I am using nook hd stock 2.1.1 with sideload mod and sdswap installed.
sunnysideup128 said:
Thanks to leapinar and the junior op who started this post, i plucked up the courage to install sdswap. and its worked.
what i really want to know now is how to access my files on the internal memory? i use "es explorer" mainly, but if there
is another app that can access the internal memory that would be great.
I am using nook hd stock 2.1.1 with sideload mod and sdswap installed.
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ES Explorer is fine, but there are other file managers that also work. Root Browser, Root Explorer and many others. Just look in ext_sdcard as that is where internal memory is after the swap.
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