Installing Cyanogenmod - Why is a MicroSD needed ? - Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I've purchased a Nook HD+ and plan to root and rom it straight away. I have a Galaxy Note 2 and putting a new rom on is fairly straight forward and usually involves putting the required files on the internal memory and booting into recovery. Just wondered why most of the tutorials for the Nook involve using a 4Gb+ microSD ?

mug2k said:
I've purchased a Nook HD+ and plan to root and rom it straight away. I have a Galaxy Note 2 and putting a new rom on is fairly straight forward and usually involves putting the required files on the internal memory and booting into recovery. Just wondered why most of the tutorials for the Nook involve using a 4Gb+ microSD ?
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Because the Nook HD+ does not have a recovery that can be used to install new ROMs. The bootable CWM recovery SD is necessary to do that.
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leapinlar said:
Because the Nook HD+ does not have a recovery that can be used to install new ROMs. The bootable CWM SD is necessary to do that.
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Ok thanks for that, if I get an microSD that is larger than 4GB is the rest of the space usable?. Lastly is it still the case that Class 4's work the best?
Sorry for all the questions

mug2k said:
Ok thanks for that, if I get an microSD that is larger than 4GB is the rest of the space usable?. Lastly is it still the case that Class 4's work the best?
Sorry for all the questions
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If you use my new procedure from my HD/HD+ CWM thread linked in my signature (per item 1a), then you can use any size SD you want and it is all usable. But that being said, you want to use a relatively small SD (4-8GB) because you should save it for future CWM use and not use it for other things. You WILL need it again when things go wrong.
Yes, SanDisk class 4 work best.
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on related note: after CWM use, how do i reclaim the microsd? Windows now thinks the card only has 4gb and reformatting it does not help. (If I'd known, i would have gotten a smaller capacity card).

Grab a program called sdformater not home don't have the link. Google will get it for you.
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[Q] Full Android HD+ As Yet???

As an original Nook Color owner from its first day availability, I am now ready to make the leap to the HD+. My primary reason for this is the 8.9 inch screen which emulates "trade paperback" size which has always been my reading goal along with enhanced video.
I have put my NC through numerous iterations over the last two years plus and finally did a full conversion to Android 4.1 a few months ago bidding a permanent farewell to any remaining vestige of the BN software. As the final remaining issue for me was "reading in store" which I no longer need, it was not a difficult decision.
In perusing this forum, I appear to have run afoul of trying to determine if there is a currently viable track for complete conversion of the HD+ eMMc as I simply do not need or want the BN interface. I know full well there are rooted, sdcard, and "hybrid" variations well explained in this forum but simply cannot find or continue to overlook any mention/instruction for full internal conversion as an option.
Am I simply overlooking that info or are we not yet there? If that goal has not yet been obtained, what would be my closest non sdcard option?
I have nothing but accolades and praise for those providing us with the fruits of their efforts. My multiple and varied experiences with my NC provided a truly fascinating experinece and learning curve starting with basic rooting up through several dual boot variations and now in eMMc Jelly Bean and all of its remarkably functional glory! It is clearly continuing with the HD and the "+" and I wish to express my deepest thanks for those continuing efforts in advance.
Any reasoned advice, suggestions, and/or direction would be appreciated.
As yet there is no full replacement of the emmc. The boot loader lock that even checks system makes it very hard.
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Verygreenhas said he believes it is possible but not on his priority list, see his CM10 thread. We don't have many developers working it yet. And being CM working properly, kernels, etc are priorities now.
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I too came from the Nook Color and have enjoyed the versatility of that device. Unfortunately B&N has locked down this device to make it more difficult to modify it. Your only two choices now is to modify stock with my CWM zips or opt for running CM10/CM10.1 from SD. You can get my CWM zips from my HD/HD+ CWM thread linked in my signature.
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Get the HD+ and put cm10 via sdcard on it. If you use the right sdcsard (class 4? someone will correct me if I'm wrong) and dont look back. I came from the nook color 10.1 emmc myself. I know how soul crushing it was on there. Lag, reboots, lag, poor display, lag. Did I mention lag? I'd like an emmc too, but seriously you won't notice any difference. Its an amazing tablet with cm10 on it.
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I have also had the Nook Color and the Nook Tablet.. the Nook HD/HD+ are awesome. I have always choose to ditch the stock B&N expereince. Currently booting CM10.1 from mircoSD on my NookHD, thanks to some awesome work by others, and its honestly great! maybe a few tiny little lags every now and then, but nothing close to a deal breaker. And its still early... so it can only get better from here. Going HD or HD+, you won't be dissapointed.
Actually this is strange that we dont have still bootloader lock hack. All tech things that i seen on xda forum are ulocked. And now some BN can lock it
I want help but i dont have knowledge for this stage. And with other words i need it too (run custom rom from emmc)..
datas0ft said:
Actually this is strange that we dont have still bootloader lock hack. All tech things that i seen on xda forum are ulocked. And now some BN can lock it
I want help but i dont have knowledge for this stage. And with other words i need it too (run custom rom from emmc)..
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Verygreen says he thinks it can eventually be done, but his priority is perfecting CM on SD. He says no real need to run it internally when running on SD works so well.
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Thanks and Update
leapinlar said:
Verygreen says he thinks it can eventually be done, but his priority is perfecting CM on SD. He says no real need to run it internally when running on SD works so well.
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Thanks to all for your comments, updates, and suggestions. I opted to take the "easy way out" this time around and d/l n2a's $19.99 version for the HD+ and installed it on a 32 GB card. Oddly enough, could not get it to run on a new Sandisk Class 10 but it ran on an older class 4 or 6 card that I had used for converted film storage with my NC. Any idea why that happened?
BTW, when formatting a card for the HD+ should we use FAT32 or NTSC?
It is great to have a full JB interface back!
Not at all enamored of the current BN interface which I hope now to leave alone and eventually replace when full eMMc access is achieved. If JB could be made "ready for prime time" on the NC, then I am sure that it is just a matter of time until one of you has a full blown "Eureka" moment and shows the way to a full and total conversion of the HD+.
Will keep you all up-to-date regarding my experiences with the N2A setup.
Rooted Galaxy Nexus Android 4.2.1
Nook Color Android 4.1.2
Nook HD+ N2A SD Card Android 4.1.2
harryzee said:
BTW, when formatting a card for the HD+ should we use FAT32 or NTSC?
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You must to look to this thread. There you find all what you need and step by step.
leapinlar said:
Verygreen says he thinks it can eventually be done, but his priority is perfecting CM on SD. He says no real need to run it internally when running on SD works so well.
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Actually i need run it internally because i have 12 Nook HD+ and clients who use these just may pull out SD (maybe steal SD too). All restrictions which one i made on ROm for user side is not working anymore.
Seems i need directly constact with Verygreen.
Thanks about sharing information.
datas0ft said:
You must to look to this thread. There you find all what you need and step by step.
Not sure what the above direction has to do with which format (FAT32/NTSC) is best for SDcard use in the HD+ for either simple storage or alternate OS.
Did I miss something or was I unclear?
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This quote at this thread is about SD card formating:
For first time install only (you will need 4G or bigger sdcard, smaller ones are not supported and not tested):
gunzip cwm image and write it to your sdcard (entire sdcard not just one partition of it), use either dd on Linux/MacOS or Win32 Image Writer for those impaired by Windows.
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And when you follow this guide step by step, you dont need worry about formating your SD to wrong format.
harryzee said:
Oddly enough, could not get it to run on a new Sandisk Class 10 but it ran on an older class 4 or 6 card that I had used for converted film storage with my NC. Any idea why that happened?
BTW, when formatting a card for the HD+ should we use FAT32 or NTSC?
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Not all cards are created equal. The recommended card for running a ROM is SanDisk class 4. Others may or may not work well.
And it does not matter what format you had on the card originally before you burned the image to the card. It gets overwritten.
But for using an SD with stock, the card should be formatted Fat32 or ExFat. NTSC does not work.
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Aha!
datas0ft said:
This quote at this thread is about SD card formating:
And when you follow this guide step by step, you dont need worry about formating your SD to wrong format.
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Aha! Now I understand!!
leapinlar said:
Not all cards are created equal. The recommended card for running a ROM is SanDisk class 4. Others may or may not work well.
And it does not matter what format you had on the card originally before you burned the image to the card. It gets overwritten.
But for using an SD with stock, the card should be formatted Fat32 or ExFat. NTSC does not work.
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Many thanks for that clear explanation.
BTW, the N2A card (so far) is working well.

[Q] Nook HD+ 32 hangs on "NOOK" Screen

i have a used defect Nook HD+ 32 GB bought. I have the following Problem.
allegedly someone has flasht CM 11.
now the Nook Hd+ does not start any longer
I see "NOOK" in the Screen, thats all.
I can boot with the SD Card and i follow this Steps from leapinlar http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317500
but i see only the NOOK Screen,
i cant start TRWP or CWM , only from the Sd card
i have boot into CWM and go to the advanced options and try to format partitions,
i do this and make than this Step again.. but again and again it is the same
I have try this Plain Stock Rom NookHdplus-factory-2.1.1-plain-stock.zip and the Version 2.22.0
but it is the same
Can anyone help me ?
nooknerd said:
i have a used defect Nook HD+ 32 GB bought. I have the following Problem.
allegedly someone has flasht CM 11.
now the Nook Hd+ does not start any longer
I see "NOOK" in the Screen, thats all.
I can boot with the SD Card and i follow this Steps from leapinlar http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317500
but i see only the NOOK Screen,
i cant start TRWP or CWM , only from the Sd card
i have boot into CWM and go to the advanced options and try to format partitions,
i do this and make than this Step again.. but again and again it is the same
I have try this Plain Stock Rom NookHdplus-factory-2.1.1-plain-stock.zip and the Version 2.22.0
but it is the same
Can anyone help me ?
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What version of CWM do you have on the SD?
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leapinlar said:
What version of CWM do you have on the SD?
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Thanks for your Answer
i have testet:
cwm-recovery-ovation-3.zip
cwm-recovery-ovation-3.1zip
cyanoboot-ovation-2.zip
twrp-recovery-ovation-4.zip
flash_recovery_ovation_TWRP_2.6.3.0_intern.zip
flash_recovery_6.0.4.5_internal.zip
i use win32diskimager and SDformatter
Testtime Fri. 5 Hours, Sat 13 Hours, Sun 12 Hours
nooknerd said:
Thanks for your Answer
i have testet:
cwm-recovery-ovation-3.zip
cwm-recovery-ovation-3.1zip
cyanoboot-ovation-2.zip
twrp-recovery-ovation-4.zip
flash_recovery_ovation_TWRP_2.6.3.0_intern.zip
flash_recovery_6.0.4.5_internal.zip
i use win32diskimager and SDformatter
Testtime Fri. 5 Hours, Sat 13 Hours, Sun 12 Hours
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Try using the version from my HD/HD+ CWM thread linked in my signature. Make it per item 1a. Use that to flash the plain stock 2.2.0 in my item 6 followed by a factory reset with CWM.
PS, and don't be formatting those partitions with CWM, it just gets you into trouble.
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leapinlar said:
Try using the version from my HD/HD+ CWM thread linked in my signature. Make it per item 1a. Use that to flash the plain stock 2.2.0 in my item 6 followed by a factory reset with CWM.
PS, and don't be formatting those partitions with CWM, it just gets you into trouble.
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OK i Have format my SD card with SD formatter, then i
set the Partition active with EasyUS Partition Master
i copy the Bootfiles from Item6. to the Sd Card
now i copy the NookHdPlus-factory-2.2.0_Plain_Stock.zip in the SD card
i put the SD Card in the Nook an push Power and Nook Button
now starts CWM
i copy the NookHdPlus-factory-2.2.0_Plain_Stock.zip in the Nook
than i make Wipe/factory Reset..than the SD Card out
new Start...Stuck directly i see only NOOK
nooknerd said:
OK i Have format my SD card with SD formatter, then i
set the Partition active with EasyUS Partition Master
i copy the Bootfiles from Item6. to the Sd Card
now i copy the NookHdPlus-factory-2.2.0_Plain_Stock.zip in the SD card
i put the SD Card in the Nook an push Power and Nook Button
now starts CWM
i copy the NookHdPlus-factory-2.2.0_Plain_Stock.zip in the Nook
than i make Wipe/factory Reset..than the SD Card out
new Start...Stuck directly i see only NOOK
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Your description does not say you installed the zip with CWM, just that you copied it. You mean you installed it?
If you did, I know nothing else to help you.
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leapinlar said:
Your description does not say you installed the zip with CWM, just that you copied it. You mean you installed it?
If you did, I know nothing else to help you.
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Yes i installed the *.zip
next Test with Plain 2.1.1
on the Screen...
Install from SD Card complete
Random offset: 0xc1
Thank you for your Support :good:
Did it fix the issue? I am also having almost same issue and flashing the Stock 2.2 didn't fix it up for me.
Suryasis said:
Did it fix the issue? I am also having almost same issue and flashing the Stock 2.2 didn't fix it up for me.
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No , i think my Nook is death....forever

New NookHD+ owner here..where to start?!

Hi fellow XDAers.
Got my self a NookHD+ this morning
Just wondering where to start?!
I want to get rid of the stock OS and get Android on it ideally.
gadgetman04 said:
Hi fellow XDAers.
Got my self a NookHD+ this morning
Just wondering where to start?!
I want to get rid of the stock OS and get Android on it ideally.
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Start at the dummies guide for installing CM10.1/CM10.2 linked in my signature.
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I was going to use this guide?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2602796
That guide worked perfectly for me and I'm running the 0308 snapshot
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gadgetman04 said:
I was going to use this guide?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2602796
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If you want CM11, that is the one to use. If you want CM10.1/CM10.2, use the guide I referenced. They use different tools.
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leapinlar said:
If you want CM11, that is the one to use. If you want CM10.1/CM10.2, use the guide I referenced. They use different tools.
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I'm confused on what files to actually download?!! any help please?
Advice please
kk so last night i had a go at the kit kat tutorial.
Think I got the right files in the end. (see attachment photo)
Managed to get CWM flashed on the 32gb micro SD and insert it into the Nook and reboot it into recovery.
Then i needed to back up stock OS to SD but it goes through the process but at the end it says no EXT SD found.
So it has the back-up on the internal memory which i cannot get off.
Why did it not back up to EXT SD?
gadgetman04 said:
kk so last night i had a go at the kit kat tutorial.
Think I got the right files in the end. (see attachment photo)
Managed to get CWM flashed on the 32gb micro SD and insert it into the Nook and reboot it into recovery.
Then i needed to back up stock OS to SD but it goes through the process but at the end it says no EXT SD found.
So it has the back-up on the internal memory which i cannot get off.
Why did it not back up to EXT SD?
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That EXT SD it says it cannot find is not the external SD you are thinking of. It is looking for an old scheme not used anymore where apps sometimes were stored in an extra partition named that on the external SD. Your backup was probably stored on the external SD. It depends on which option you chose when you made it. If you chose the wrong option it might be stored on the internal memory. In any case it is easy to get it off.
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leapinlar said:
That EXT SD it says it cannot find is not the external SD you are thinking of. It is looking for an old scheme not used anymore where apps sometimes were stored in an extra partition named that on the external SD. Your backup was probably stored on the external SD. It depends on which option you chose when you made it. If you chose the wrong option it might be stored on the internal memory. In any case it is easy to get it off.
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It's ok mate I followed your tutorial and I'm all up an running on CM 10.2
I just copied the back up from the internal memory via USB to my PC so all good!

okay

ive rooted phones before, for a long time but reading this looks much more difficult
Much as i can tell you can root and install from internal memory? I have no sd card to use.
can you do it from internal or am i reading wrong
arknailed7754 said:
ive rooted phones before, for a long time but reading this looks much more difficult
Much as i can tell you can root and install from internal memory? I have no sd card to use.
can you do it from internal or am i reading wrong
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You must use an SD. And by rooting I assume you mean installing Cyanogenmod to replace stock. Rooting normally refers to adding root access to an existing ROM like stock. Both require an SD. That is because you must somehow get past the B&N encryption and a bootable SD is the only current way to do it.
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The best option is flashing CyanogenMod to replace stock on the memory imo. SD cards are cheap so get yourself one and join the club!
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[Q] problems writing to sd card

hi, when i use win32diskimager it wastes most of my 8gb memory card. i then dont have enough room to put my gapps and rom on
after writing the cwn, it says 110mb available from 116mb. but the card was freshly reformatted to almost 8gb
anyone know whats going wrong?
That is the way it is supposed to be if you are using verygreen's original version of the install method. I assume you are trying to install CM to internal memory. If you are go to the Dummies guide linked in my signature it will let you install properly.
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leapinlar said:
That is the way it is supposed to be if you are using verygreen's original version of the install method. I assume you are trying to install CM to internal memory. If you are go to the Dummies guide linked in my signature it will let you install properly.
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thats correct, thanks alot. i'll have a look at it. i did the 10.1 version before but didnt have this problem

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