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How to root your brand new Nook Color - For Noobs on windows - I'm sure this will all work from Mac too, but I do not have one so I don't know
-I know there are plenty of threads our there for this - but I figured I would compile my journey to root so that anyone slightly confused with the process of rooting, starting over and re-flashing stock nook, using root explorer is all in one area.
First things First - Without the Cyanogenmod team, everyone who has a hand in this at XDA, Dalingrin's overclock, everyone who compiled the files for recovery, Clockworkmod team, iomonster, everyone! This wouldn't be possible. Drop by their websites and buy them a beer or two.
Secondly - I am not responsible for any damage at all, if you don't follow simple instruction then too bad for you. Also, none of the above mentioned folks are responsible for any damage to your Nook Color (NC).
NOW FOR ROOT!!!
go to http://nookdevs.com/NookColor_Rooting and follow the instructions. Download the appropriate autonooter for your software version. (this can be checked on the nook by going to settings, device info, about nook)
Follow the helpful people at NookDevs instructions and thank them for their help!
After you achieve root you should see Market app in your extras tab in the Original Nook Software, This is good, if you don't go back and try again. Now pull out your card(dont forget to unmount and format) , and turn off your nook .
Let's Begin With CM7
First you will need to make yourself a bootable clockworkmod (CWM) to run your installation from -
download winimage for your PC - http://www.winimage.com/download.htm and install the appropriate file (obviously x86 for 32 bit PC, and x64 for 64 bit)
install it!
next download 7-Zip to extract the files!!! http://www.7-zip.org/
when installed go to tools/options/ and make sure tar is checked and gz is checked. You might as well select all!
Next download bootable clockwork image http://tsunade.net/nookdev/clockwork/0.1-ext4/
I used the 1GB one on my 8GB class 4 card. It burns faster and works just fine!
Burning Process!
First insure that your already formatted card is formatted by formatting again! woot for the word format! Next-
On a computer open win image
click ok!
plug in your microSD card
click on Disk tab
go down to restore virtual Hard Disk Image
Select your microSD
find the place you saved the image after extracting through 7zip (I saved to Desktop)
Click OK and it should start burning
after five minutes or so the image will be written to the microSD card
Now to install CM7!!!!!!!!!! Drop by their page if you want and donate some beer money!!!!
Download these files!
http://mirror.cyanogenmod.com/?device=encore&type=nightly (CM7 Encore ZIP - Get the latest one)
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Latest_Version/Google_Apps (google apps file!!!!)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=925451] (Dalingrins!!!!! OVERCLOCK - even if you don't need this, you WANT THIS (my attempt at a jedi mind trick) just do it).
download the zip files and put them on that 1GB cwm bootable SD card you made!!, and copy the the zip files to the ROOT of the sd card i.e just drag and drop them into the sd card.
Now safely remove and plug the card in to the nook color
it will boot up into CWM - go to this page http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11535969&postcount=151 and start at the installing section number 2!!! Thanks Faceman66 Only follow the install section and first boot section up until 2 if you have a DLINK router!!!! this is very important!!!! Once your done with the installation again, make sure to format the microSD card, do not use cyanogen it will mess everythin up, format it through your computer.
Dlink router connection issue!
The wifi in cyanogen just scans and disconnects constantly without connecting. Skip all of the first boot process like signing in to google, etc. Just get into the main screen of your new ROM. Connect it via USB to computer and "turn on USB storage" in the drop down notification bar.
Now preferably purchase the Root Explorer App on your phone or on your computer (you wont be able to access the nook color CM7 market yet. If you find it by other means I dont want to hear about it. if you download on your phone, download astro file manager as well, open astro file manager and click menu, tools, application backup. Find root explorer, back it up, pull it off your phone to the computer by searching the SD card for the "backups folder" and then drag and drop it onto your nook SD card. Use CM7 file explorer, find the APK and then install. Now using root explorer go to
/system/etc/wifi/ and find the tiwlan.ini file, at the top of the screen youll notice a button that says Mount R/W, click it. now press and hold on tiwlan.ini and open in text editor. go down about half way to find WifiAdhoc = 1 or something to that affect.
WiFiAdhoc is set to 1 on the cm7 builds but if you need change it to 0 for wpa/wpa2 will work.
Once that is set to 0, reboot, and connect to your internets.
WHAT IF I MESSED EVERYTHING UP AND MY NOOK COLOR IS BRICKED! IMPOSSIBLE! just follow these instructions!!!! Thanks to HittingSmoke over at addictive tips
This guide is broken and bricks the Nook. The problem is, it tells you to format /boot when you should NOT format boot.
If you have the black screen because of following this guide, here’s how to fix it:
Format your SD card and re burn that 1GB cwm image (It worked perfect for Me)
Next, download:
http://www.etoile-laconnex.com/nook-complete-restore-1.0.1.zip
and
http://www.multiupload.com/VEJFMO05BV
Copy them both to the SD card that you made with winImager.
Put in the SD card and hold the power button until it boots into recovery again.
Under Mounts and Storage, format /boot, /system, /data and /cache
Using the “Install zip from sdcard” option, flash “repartition-boot-with-stock.zip” THEN “nook-complete-restore-1.0.1.zip”
Take out the SD, reboot and you’ll be back to a working stock Nook.
After that, follow this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11535969&postcount=151
and/or go to the top to try again.
Note: Do NOT use your Nook to format the SD card after installing CM7. There’s a bug and it will format /boot instead, returning you to the black screen problem and you’ll have to repeat the process. This is TRUE WITH PHONES AND THE NOOK COLOR
Thanks again to everyone's contribution - I do not own the rights to any of this and am not the original finder/creator/designer of any of these tips and tricks.
Sorry you feel that way about Mac users. I will get the information from somewhere else.
Simply one of the best tutorials out there. So many of the custom roms overlook the documentation.
I am stuck on the boot logo ( the part where the android is being scribbled in directly after i plugged in the nook cable after first loading the sd card with winimage. It never goes past halfway on the scribble animation, and i am wondering if I may have done something wrong. Please reply.
You may need to go through the steps again to get it to work, it shouldnt hurt anything to do. Also try to write a different winimage and a different size download. If you have bigger than a 1gb card, i recommend getting the 1gb image file
first post on nook forum just order one after reading for 2 weeks about development cant wait to get it and use this guide to root it...
I'm guessing when you say format sd card your means fat 32 correct? Also once done with everything do you suggest to parition sd card to allow a2sd or data2ext? Our use titanium back up when updating rom...
I actually dont usually use titanium back up but if you want to partition and use titanium backup, cm 7 will defenitely support it. Format in fat 32 definitely. Luckily now CM7 has fixed the D-Link issue so you should be good on text editing and the whole process should be expedited alot with how hard Cyanogenmod team has worked to make a pretty flawless copy of CM7 for Encore (Nook Color). Im running CM7.02 and it is fast, sleek and sexy!
v/r
Drew
I tried this on my nook color and when it booted it showed the default nook icon with the adobe copyright warning, for a second, then it showed a cyanogen mod logo for a second then a screen that said install failed reboot to try again. I thing that some part of the nook android is still there and is messing up the CM install. Any ideas?
candreasen said:
I tried this on my nook color and when it booted it showed the default nook icon with the adobe copyright warning, for a second, then it showed a cyanogen mod logo for a second then a screen that said install failed reboot to try again. I thing that some part of the nook android is still there and is messing up the CM install. Any ideas?
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First, what version is your Nook Color? These are outdated steps and files. Second, this is rooting (gaining superuser access and installing apps) and not installing CM7 or a custom rom. Can you tell us what exactly you did so we can try and help out more?
It is the BNRV200. I believe it had the latest BN firmware because I got it about 2 weeks ago.
drewbacca said:
Now to install CM7!!!!!!!!!!
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This seems to say otherwise about the installing CM7.
candreasen said:
It is the BNRV200. I believe it had the latest BN firmware because I got it about 2 weeks ago.
This seems to say otherwise about the installing CM7.
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If you're installing CM7, go here and read about the new partition guide since you probably have the new partition on yours.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1030227
If you're rooting, go here. (You can also re-partition, go back to stock then root.)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1054027
Hi,
There are cmods for nook colour and nook hd+, but the nook hd was skipped...
Does anyone know if there are any plans on making one for the Nook hd?
Thanks
also waiting
already bought HD, returning will cost me $24, so I'm hoping someone will develop for HD too...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35757581
Work is in progress
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I have uploaded a video of CM10 (verygreen HD+ version) running in HD with my port of cyanoboot from fattire source.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dil0_aSZnaw
help to install cm10
somebody can help me to install cm10 on my hd+ i am no expert doing this pleaseee
carlos19772001 said:
somebody can help me to install cm10 on my hd+ i am no expert doing this pleaseee
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Try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35087686
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hlp me
carlos19772001 said:
somebody can help me to install cm10 on my hd+ i am no expert doing this pleaseee
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i need format the micro sd card before in the nook?
carlos19772001 said:
i need format the micro sd card before in the nook?
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Try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35854292
Sent from my Barnes & Noble Nook HD using Tapatalk 2
How are you guys copying over the binary files to a different partition?
Im using windows 7 and the only partition that it displays in Computer is the BOOT one..
Any idea on how to copy the zip binary file to a different partition of the SD card within windows 7?
Thanks
EDIT:
When I burn the new sd card image, my sd card partitions look as follows:
img266.imageshack.us/img266/3199/sdcard.png
Just need to figure out how the get that binary zip file onto CM10SDCARD...
I downloaded virtualbox and got an ubuntu vm image. Was able to load the zip image file through that. Install successful
EDIT:
I managed to get it installed. However I have noticed:
- The screen resolution is smaller than stock..
- My screen does not tilt..
bokbokan's mod works a treat, great work on this one!
i have one issue with cm10+gapps however i am not able to bring up in the dev thread due to the low post count. having cm10+gapps (latest or 20121011 version) combined results in the keyboard service being killed right after i boot my hd up and every time i try to use any input field. clearing data method did not fix this for me.
is there anything else i could try to make it work?
tia
zwicken said:
bokbokan's mod works a treat, great work on this one!
i have one issue with cm10+gapps however i am not able to bring up in the dev thread due to the low post count. having cm10+gapps (latest or 20121011 version) combined results in the keyboard service being killed right after i boot my hd up and every time i try to use any input field. clearing data method did not fix this for me.
is there anything else i could try to make it work?
tia
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try reinstall it via cm10 recovery.
Also noticed that the sound controls on my nook hd do not work
zam089 said:
I downloaded virtualbox and got an ubuntu vm image. Was able to load the zip image file through that. Install successful
EDIT:
I managed to get it installed. However I have noticed:
- The screen resolution is smaller than stock..
- My screen does not tilt..
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To tilt the screen, hold it vertical while you rotate it. Screen resolution is the same, it just looks smaller. You can change that by editing /system/build.prop. Look for the line that ends ...density=240. Change to something larger.
Sent from my Nook HD+ Running CM10 on SD
zam089 said:
try reinstall it via cm10 recovery.
Also noticed that the sound controls on my nook hd do not work
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It's fixed in the latest version (12/25)
CM10 copy zip to sdcard
Am very frustrated. Been working on this for 3 days. I have got ADB installed and working. When I copy the ZIP file over to /SDCARD it does not show up in CWM when I go to install from sdcard. When I look in file explorer I see the ZIP file was copied to the internal memory.
If I install the ZIP from internal memory will it work correctly?
Also looking at the Nook HD+ develper documentation it shows the removable sdcard as /ext_sdcard and the internal memory as /sdcard.
What am I doing wrong?
I started Ubuntu on my Dell laptop and it will not show or mount the sdcard no matter what I do.
I really want to get this working. I don't give up easily but after three days I need help.
knotmeter said:
Am very frustrated. Been working on this for 3 days. I have got ADB installed and working. When I copy the ZIP file over to /SDCARD it does not show up in CWM when I go to install from sdcard. When I look in file explorer I see the ZIP file was copied to the internal memory.
If I install the ZIP from internal memory will it work correctly?
Also looking at the Nook HD+ develper documentation it shows the removable sdcard as /ext_sdcard and the internal memory as /sdcard.
What am I doing wrong?
I started Ubuntu on my Dell laptop and it will not show or mount the sdcard no matter what I do.
I really want to get this working. I don't give up easily but after three days I need help.
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Try the newly uploaded installer in the thread here
I should get the HD for myself. HD+ is too big....
bokbokan said:
Try the newly uploaded installer in the thread here
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bokbokan, if I install the new image "sdcard-cwm-hummingbirdv3.img.gz" , will I lose everything?
Can't get CM10 Easy SDCard to work
bokbokan said:
Try the newly uploaded installer in the thread here
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I used LeapinLar's stock root by CWM fashable ZIPs. This worked great I have root and Gapps installed. Now I see that bokbokan has a new easy install CM10 sdcard install to do what I originally was tryingto do.
I downloaded the image and wrote it to the sdcard. Poped in the NOOK HD+ and rebooted. It keeps booting to the stock Nook ROM. I tried doing a ADB reboot and it still reboots to stock rom.
I have redonloaded and made the image three times with the same results.
I put Leapinlar's CWM sdcard back in the NOOK and it boots to CWM.
Is the image i'm downloading corrupt? Is there a check sum for this file?
What am I doing wrong? Is the fact that the Nook is already rooted keeping this from booting?
knotmeter said:
I used LeapinLar's stock root by CWM fashable ZIPs. This worked great I have root and Gapps installed. Now I see that bokbokan has a new easy install CM10 sdcard install to do what I originally was tryingto do.
I downloaded the image and wrote it to the sdcard. Poped in the NOOK HD+ and rebooted. It keeps booting to the stock Nook ROM. I tried doing a ADB reboot and it still reboots to stock rom.
I have redonloaded and made the image three times with the same results.
I put Leapinlar's CWM sdcard back in the NOOK and it boots to CWM.
Is the image i'm downloading corrupt? Is there a check sum for this file?
What am I doing wrong? Is the fact that the Nook is already rooted keeping this from booting?
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bokbokan's CM10 is for the 7" HD. You need verygreen's CM10 for the HD+.
:crying: My brain hurts.
I'm trying to figure out how to install CM10 onto an SD card so I can dual boot my nook HD, but each time I read the instructions I get lost in more and more threads to the extent I'm totally and utterly confused.
In the thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2063968 is
CM10 sdcard Installer (For CM10.1 installation additional step in the instructions should be followed)
Due to many problems/issues encountered by users with regards to adb and sdcard not working in Windows, I have combined the two files below and written a short script to automate the installation process. Just insert the sdcard to your device and it will be installed with CM10 automatically. No user intervention is needed.
Instructions
Download the compressed image file cm10-sdcard-installer.img. Posted: 12/28
Unpack and write the image to your sdcard. For more info on how to do it, see this post.
(optional) To install CM10.1 instead of CM10, replace 'CM-10-hummingbird.zip' of the SD card boot folder with any CM10.1 image file you can download here in this page (you need to rename the file exactly as above).
Insert into the device and boot (cold)/reboot (warm).
Wait for it to finish installation.
Enjoy your HD with CM10 (CM10.1)
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which is simple, but does this "install" to the SD Card, or to the nook's internal? All the instructions I've read for making a dual boot say you need to install CM onto the SD card, which I understand, but how do I *know* I'm about to install to the SD card rather than overwrite the Nook?
Helllpppp!!
QuitButton said:
:crying: My brain hurts.
I'm trying to figure out how to install CM10 onto an SD card so I can dual boot my nook HD, but each time I read the instructions I get lost in more and more threads to the extent I'm totally and utterly confused.
In the thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2063968 is
which is simple, but does this "install" to the SD Card, or to the nook's internal? All the instructions I've read for making a dual boot say you need to install CM onto the SD card, which I understand, but how do I *know* I'm about to install to the SD card rather than overwrite the Nook?
Helllpppp!!
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Two things tell you. First the CWM itself will say for SD and second, the name of the zip file says for SD.
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Straight mod with no registration
Just bout a Nook HD from the pawn shop. Turn it on and it wants me to register. I have 2 Nook Colors. I registered them. rooted and added Cyanogenmod. Seems as I recall back that it was best to register them right away. I was just thinking, why? Why not just update it with no registration. Pros and cons please. Thank
fxstsb said:
Just bout a Nook HD from the pawn shop. Turn it on and it wants me to register. I have 2 Nook Colors. I registered them. rooted and added Cyanogenmod. Seems as I recall back that it was best to register them right away. I was just thinking, why? Why not just update it with no registration. Pros and cons please. Thank
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The only advantage to registering a new nook is it starts your warranty. But since this is used from a pawn shop, it is probably registered to someone else and you can't register it anyway.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.
Hello fellas, so I followed one of Leapinlar's guides on how to install CM11 onto my Nook HD+ 16gb. Everything went great and my Nook has been performing flawlessly all this time. I happen so have two Nook HD+ devices, and now that I know how much better CyanogenMod is compared to the stock OS, I want to install CM11 on the second one as well. I still have the bootable 2GB SD card I used to install CM11 on the Nook (used same card to backup stock B&N OS). At this stage, I plan on using the Nook until it dies on me, gets broken, or stolen. I don't see why I would go back to the stock OS.
1. Could I use the same bootable SD card to install CM11 onto the second Nook? was the serial # or anything of that sort saved onto the SD card making it unique to the device or something?
2. I have already done a Full baseline backup of my Nook on a FAT32-formatted SD card that isn't bootable. Is this backup better than the original bootable backup SD I made originally? Why would I still need the original stock B&N OS backup?
I couldn't find any threads on the subject, so I'm kind of hesitant to try it myself. Don't want to brick the Nook. Maybe one of you has tried it. Well, Happy Holidays to all of you. Thanks for the great forum.
Portable bootable
Merazomo said:
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1. Could I use the same bootable SD card to install CM11 onto the second Nook? was the serial # or anything of that sort saved onto the SD card making it unique to the device or something?
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My understanding is that even bootable variants of CM11 still go to the Nook's internal storage to get device serial #, MAC address, etc. So, one bootable SD card should be portable between devices.
I originally created a bootable SDcard variant of CM11 and liked it so much, that I decided to install it internally. Before I did that, however, I did back up the entire device (in case I decide to sell it). I then (search for the thread) made a bootable SDcard with B&N's OS v2.20. That way, if there's ever a reason you want to go back to the B&N OS, you can.
Merazomo said:
Hello fellas, so I followed one of Leapinlar's guides on how to install CM11 onto my Nook HD+ 16gb. Everything went great and my Nook has been performing flawlessly all this time. I happen so have two Nook HD+ devices, and now that I know how much better CyanogenMod is compared to the stock OS, I want to install CM11 on the second one as well. I still have the bootable 2GB SD card I used to install CM11 on the Nook (used same card to backup stock B&N OS). At this stage, I plan on using the Nook until it dies on me, gets broken, or stolen. I don't see why I would go back to the stock OS.
1. Could I use the same bootable SD card to install CM11 onto the second Nook? was the serial # or anything of that sort saved onto the SD card making it unique to the device or something?
2. I have already done a Full baseline backup of my Nook on a FAT32-formatted SD card that isn't bootable. Is this backup better than the original bootable backup SD I made originally? Why would I still need the original stock B&N OS backup?
I couldn't find any threads on the subject, so I'm kind of hesitant to try it myself. Don't want to brick the Nook. Maybe one of you has tried it. Well, Happy Holidays to all of you. Thanks for the great forum.
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Yes the same bootable SD can be used on multiple HD+ devices. But the backup files from the first device should be moved somewhere else since there is not room for two different backups on a 2GB card. And that first backup is unique to that device and should not be used on the second device, but the basic CWM is ok to use.
The original stock backup is useful if you want to go back to the way it was before installing CM. But it is not really necessary since you can flash the stock ROM from my HD/HD+ CWM thread linked in my signature (item 6) to get back to original out of the box condition. This might be useful if you need to return the device to B&N under warranty. Having CM installed on it when you return it voids the warranty.
Sent from my BN NookHD+ using XDA Premium HD app
leapinlar said:
Yes the same bootable SD can be used on multiple HD+ devices. But the backup files from the first device should be moved somewhere else since there is not room for two different backups on a 2GB card. And that first backup is unique to that device and should not be used on the second device, but the basic CWM is ok to use.
The original stock backup is useful if you want to go back to the way it was before installing CM. But it is not really necessary since you can flash the stock ROM from my HD/HD+ CWM thread linked in my signature (item 6) to get back to original out of the box condition. This might be useful if you need to return the device to B&N under warranty. Having CM installed on it when you return it voids the warranty.
Sent from my BN NookHD+ using XDA Premium HD app
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I'm sorry, one last question. Would it be accurate to say that I can drag and drop the original B&N backup file I have in my 2GB sd card to my computer, zip it, save it, delete it from the sd card, and then do the same process for the second Nook HD+? Zip, save, and delete the original backup. Would the sd card still be bootable to install CM if I were to play around with only the backup and nothing else? DeanGibson and you leapinlar have pretty much answered my question completely. At this point I just want to pick my brain, all of this was pretty interesting. I won't bother you guys with any more questions regarding this subject, so thank you very much for the help.
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Merazomo said:
I'm sorry, one last question. ...
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Actually, you had two questions ... However, the answer to both is yes.
Merazomo said:
I'm sorry, one last question. Would it be accurate to say that I can drag and drop the original B&N backup file I have in my 2GB sd card to my computer, zip it, save it, delete it from the sd card, and then do the same process for the second Nook HD+? Zip, save, and delete the original backup. Would the sd card still be bootable to install CM if I were to play around with only the backup and nothing else? DeanGibson and you leapinlar have pretty much answered my question completely. At this point I just want to pick my brain, all of this was pretty interesting. I won't bother you guys with any more questions regarding this subject, so thank you very much for the help.
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Yes you can copy the backup files to your PC and delete the originals, but there is no need to zip them since they are already compressed and it is best to leave them native since they need to retain their md5 sums. The card will still be bootable.
Sent from my BN NookHD+ using XDA Premium HD app
I would like to turn my Nook into a simple android tablet for web surfing etc and have tried to find any coherent install instructions with download links that still work but so far failed. Given how old the Nook hardware is I do not want to spend money on any ready made image.
I do not care so much what flavor of ROM to use as long as Web browser, Youtube and the Android marketplace works so I can install some basic apps.
Anybody that can point me to a good guide?
/Trist
In search of the same thing. I've got the BNRV200A what about yourself?
Same boat here.
Found out factory reset. Power on, let go and (almost?) immediately hold power and "n" for about 6 seconds like I had read elsewhere.
I end up letting them go before the "read anywhere" text disappears.
https://classroom.synonym.com/access-factory-reset-screen-nook-tablet-17130.html
All CyanogenMod seems to be down, in favor of LineageOS?
Not sure if I need ClockworkModRecovery (CWMR) depending on which OS I want.
I see Froyo mentioned a lot, but not sure if those sources are old as well.
That being the android version 2.2 that matches what the Barnes & Noble OS is built on top of.
Found a good guide, old or not, that goes through those and ideas. I'll probably stick to SD card installation when possible and not the eMMC route.
http://androidbiits.com/barnes-nobl...d-7-1-1-nougat-lineageos-14-1-unofficial-rom/
April 8, 2017
Can't seem to find the download off their site which lists devices, but can find the names here: https://stats.lineageos.org/model/encore
Found one here: https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=745425885120722662
Not the latest version is seems: lineage-14.1-0407_1436-DrM-encore-udb.zip
with this being the latest I have found: 14.1-0705_1045-DrM-encore-udb
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=673368273298947780: lineage-14.1-0414_1953-DrM-encore-udb.zip
https://forum.xda-developers.com/nook-color/development/cm-13-0-progress-t3297152/page5
CM-13.0 Work-In-Progress
Has some installation info.
Also possibly useful 1 year old thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/cyanogenmod/comments/69zk30/upgrade_old_nook_color_running_cyanogenmod_710/
May 8, 2017
It seems to get anything started we need adb access to install CWMR in order to install other OSes, and for that, one would need the Windows drivers for the Nook Color: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=882751
So I am out of luck for Macs. adb root responds "Error: no devices found".
After a successful adb, some commands: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1078855
If I get that working, I would continue with the Rec images form the instructions in the CM13 thread, and somehow with LineageOS files. The CyanogenMod (CM) file seems easier to picture without having completed the process yet, as that is simply an image file to write directly to the SD card.
I guess LineageOS would install from zip which I'm guessing is what I need CWMR
A nice vanilla ASOP / Android install might be recommended as well, as that seems to already be ready into a format for burning directly to the SD card, and for the Nook Color to boot off of without any internal modifications or previous PC preparations: https://www.lifewire.com/turn-nook-color-to-android-tablet-2740672
A list of ROMs with possible dead links: https://forum.xda-developers.com/nook-color/development
Some other old guide: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1941858
[GUIDE] Nook Color Installation Guide for CM7/CM9/CM10/CM10.1/CM10.2/CM11 on SD
17th October 2012
tristpost said:
I would like to turn my Nook into a simple android tablet for web surfing etc and have tried to find any coherent install instructions with download links that still work but so far failed. Given how old the Nook hardware is I do not want to spend money on any ready made image.
I do not care so much what flavor of ROM to use as long as Web browser, Youtube and the Android marketplace works so I can install some basic apps.
Anybody that can point me to a good guide?
/Trist
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I've got a rom on my NC right now that I still have i can upload to my Google Drive.
Been messing with this nook since like 2014 just cause.
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tristpost said:
I would like to turn my Nook into a simple android tablet for web surfing etc and have tried to find any coherent install instructions with download links that still work but so far failed. Given how old the Nook hardware is I do not want to spend money on any ready made image.
I do not care so much what flavor of ROM to use as long as Web browser, Youtube and the Android marketplace works so I can install some basic apps.
Anybody that can point me to a good guide?
/Trist
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I've got a rom on my NC right now -
Been messing with this nook since like 2014 just cause.
Right here --
https://archive.org/download/cmarchive_snapshots/cm-11-20150831-SNAPSHOT-XNG3CAO3FN-encore.zip
I found a YouTube video today that included all three links that seemed to be dead everywhere you go in order to put CyanogenMod on nook color. I followed the directions downloaded the links and what do you know? I now have a nook color Android. [email protected] drop me an email if you want me to find out what the YouTube video was and share the link with you
Whybe97814 said:
I found a YouTube video today that included all three links that seemed to be dead everywhere you go in order to put CyanogenMod on nook color. I followed the directions downloaded the links and what do you know? I now have a nook color Android. [email protected] drop me an email if you want me to find out what the YouTube video was and share the link with you
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Why not just post a link here. I've been trying to find everything needed.
I'm looking for CM10 or 11 + the appropriate Gapps. anyone have any luck finding links that aren't dead?
I would really like any information on this as well. I have an early ROM on my Nook Color already, but I think it's an eMMC.
strayofthesun said:
I'm looking for CM10 or 11 + the appropriate Gapps. anyone have any luck finding links that aren't dead?
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cm-11-20160815-NIGHTLY-encore.zip seems to be available at https://archive.org/download/cmarchive_nighlies .
gapps-kk-20150412-minimal-edition-signed.zip seems to be available at https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=95916177934554406 .
What I used, back in 2016...
I've got a NookColor and had successfully rooted the NookColor (Encore) with CM. I haven't really touched it since then, but I wanted to see if I could use it for anything else, or get a small OS on it to use it as a Calendar, Weather and such, or see about using the screen with a Raspberry PI 3b or a MiSTer and such for any other projects.
Here's a link to what I used, I don't remember the process (If I can find the links, I'll post them). However, here are files I have and used.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1N8OitNFWjg6xUbw7z6K9inJFC7zjsCSg
:: UPDATE ::
Found the link I used.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1030227
Heres a link to the encore cyanogenmod page on web archives.
https://web.archive.org/web/20161224225027/https://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=encore
and acclaim if you have a nook tablet
https://web.archive.org/web/20161224225308/https://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=acclaim
BUT! i would not suggest flashing gapps as it basically makes it unusably slow, use apkpure or micro g. i would also suggest enabling stage fright video in the build.prop, less battery drain on youtube/youtube vanced.
Did anyone get this working? I have the BNRV200A running Nook 1.4.3 OS. I haven't found a way to get the SD Card to boot to recovery to install CM. All the CWM .img files don't get it to boot to recovery, only to the normal Nook OS.
LKJEFoi234 said:
Did anyone get this working? I have the BNRV200A running Nook 1.4.3 OS. I haven't found a way to get the SD Card to boot to recovery to install CM. All the CWM .img files don't get it to boot to recovery, only to the normal Nook OS.
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Yes I am running kitkat right now.
Bnrv200a? I'm not 100% sure if that's a different model or just a typo, but the nook color eyeballer sd image is here,
SD: http://tinyw.in/0Vw
Emmc: https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2746421&d=1400215845
And the nook tablet here,
SD: (little bit more complicated than the nook color) https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1466583
Emmc: http://www.mediafire.com/download/0f5fjkjvxp1hga0/flashable_CWM_6.0.4.5(2).zip
Make sure to flash the eyeballer image with win32diskimager.
Then here is a link (windows) that will show you how to restore the SD card to its original state after flashing the eyeballer image with win32diskimager
https://www.seagate.com/support/kb/...-a-drive-through-the-command-prompt-005929en/
Also, what sd card are you using?
lividhen99 said:
Bnrv200a?
SD: http://tinyw.in/0Vw
Emmc: https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2746421&d=1400215845
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Yes, BNRV200A. It's a Nook Color. I tried the 1 gb eyeballer and can't get it to recovery boot. Not sure if I tried the Emmc, but I think so. Will look at when I get home. Using a 16 gb SanDisk sd. Thanks so much.
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LKJEFoi234 said:
Yes, BNRV200A. It's a Nook Color. I tried the 1 gb eyeballer and can't get it to recovery boot. Not sure if I tried the Emmc, but I think so. Will look at when I get home. Using a 16 gb SanDisk sd. Thanks so much.
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Oh, it is the BNRV200A, I thought it was just Bnrv200 :silly: I'm not sure why its not working, what speed is it? I was using a class 10. And after you flash the image the computer should that the SD card is smaller than it really is. And you flash the Emmc after you boot into the clockworkmod SD image, it installs on the internal storage.
Edit: sorry, it's been forever since I rooted my nook. The first install you are supposed to flash this, https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2787369&d=1402239353, to the SD card, and put any roms or gapps on the same SD card, the image on the SD card will automatically flash whichever cm rom you put on the SD card plus gapps if you put them on there, which I do not recommend, because it shows down the device a lot
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...flash this, https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2787369&d=1402239353, to the SD card...
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So I tried flashing this and the eyeballer 1gb and neither would boot into recovery or install anything. Just boots to Nook OS again. Were you using Nook OS 1.4.3 when you did the flash/installs?
SD card is actually 16 gb, class 2, Samsung. Only thing that has booted into recovery was the img/zip here, but it was not for Nook Color, and the size limit after flash was 90 mb.
LKJEFoi234 said:
So I tried flashing this and the eyeballer 1gb and neither would boot into recovery or install anything. Just boots to Nook OS again. Were you using Nook OS 1.4.3 when you did the flash/installs?
SD card is actually 16 gb, class 2, Samsung. Only thing that has booted into recovery was the img/zip here, but it was not for Nook Color, and the size limit after flash was 90 mb.
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Oh, ?um, try a class 4 or above.
I always found it funny that to root a Nook Color you need a class 4 or abov but fon a Nook HD you need a class 4 or below?
lividhen99 said:
Oh, um, try a class 4 or above.
I always found it funny that to root a Nook Color you need a class 4 or abov but fon a Nook HD you need a class 4 or below?
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Gosh, I hope that will fix it. I tried this 2 gb SanDisk, but it's from 2004 I think and who knows what class. Didn't work either. Will have to find another one somewhere.
lividhen99 said:
Oh, um, try a class 4 or above.
I always found it funny that to root a Nook Color you need a class 4 or abov but fon a Nook HD you need a class 4 or below?
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Okay, I used a class 10 32 gb sd. Still nothing. Same result. Thank you though. Any other ideas?
So yea, apparently I'm a complete idiot and have a Nook Tablet not a Nook Color after all. Well, there goes 15+ hours of my life I will never get back :highfive: