[Q] Moving to a bigger SD - Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Ladies and Gentlemen, sorry if this was answered before, couldn't find.
I have CM7 stable running off a 2Gb "size-agnostic" SD (perfect), installed to try it out (love it).
How can I move everything to a 16Gb card without having to reinstall?
I am keeping emmc for autorooted 1.1 (with a modified build.prop to pretend to be 1.2). Thank you in advance.

AKross said:
Ladies and Gentlemen, sorry if this was answered before, couldn't find.
I have CM7 stable running off a 2Gb "size-agnostic" SD (perfect), installed to try it out (love it).
How can I move everything to a 16Gb card without having to reinstall?
I am keeping emmc for autorooted 1.1 (with a modified build.prop to pretend to be 1.2). Thank you in advance.
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Assuming you are using windows since you didn't say... if linux or mac... will be different.....
Use something like win32 disk imager or winimage to read your 2 GB card....
use the same program to write the image to your 16 GB card
Use Easeus partition manager or minitools partition wizard to resize the last partition to use all the free space.
Done

Thank you very much, worked like a charm!

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[Q] Migrating SD install to larger card

I am currently running CM7 on a 16gb microSD card and recently bought a 32gb card.
What is the best way to move the install to the new card without doing everything from scratch?
I assume it is possible to write an image of the 16gb card, write that image file to the 32gb card and then extend the last partition to use up the remaining free space but how would I do that exactly?
I tried to create the image using Win32DiskImager but the app froze (maybe because I was using Windows7 64bit OS?).
hramosnook said:
I am currently running CM7 on a 16gb microSD card and recently bought a 32gb card.
What is the best way to move the install to the new card without doing everything from scratch?
I assume it is possible to write an image of the 16gb card, write that image file to the 32gb card and then extend the last partition to use up the remaining free space but how would I do that exactly?
I tried to create the image using Win32DiskImager but the app froze (maybe because I was using Windows7 64bit OS?).
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Its not just windows, cuz i have the same setup. You might try a different version of win32DiskImager, and make sure every windows explorer window is closed.
Also ive heard that it becomes less stable (is that the right word???) What happens is that the random read/write speeds become kinda wonky... but its worth a try
I hope this helps
I have been using USB Image Tool to clone my microSD cards.
http://www.alexpage.de/usb-image-tool/
It seems to be more stable than Win32DiskImager.
In order to grow the 16GB partition to fill the new 32GB card I would use Gparted or Parted Magic.
If you have the capability to load 2 sd cards (since my bult in only accepts one card at a time, I use a USB card reader for the second card) I recommend using easus todo bacup software (free) and just copy from one card to the other.
The advantage to this is that you never run into image sizeing problems and you can extend the extra space to full size right in this application.
Hope this helps.
thanks for that...
martian21 said:
I have been using USB Image Tool to clone my microSD cards.
http://www.alexpage.de/usb-image-tool/
It seems to be more stable than Win32DiskImager.
In order to grow the 16GB partition to fill the new 32GB card I would use Gparted or Parted Magic.
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I've just been searching for a good way to clone for backup, and had found that tool (tab to that page open as I write). So thanks for the confirmation that that tool works. I'll give it a shot.
Win32DiskImager doesn't want to work at all - it reads and writes the image up to a max of 4gb. It says it is still reading and writing, but the image file never goes beyond 4gb. (and no, my file system is not fat32 - it is NTFS).
For backup purposes, it would be nice to have a way of making an img file that is compacted, instead of the full size of the card.
Any ideas?
martian21 said:
I have been using USB Image Tool to clone my microSD cards.
http://www.alexpage.de/usb-image-tool/
It seems to be more stable than Win32DiskImager.
In order to grow the 16GB partition to fill the new 32GB card I would use Gparted or Parted Magic.
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That utility is only seeing the fat32 boot partition
how do I backup/restore all partitions?
note: I can only see the boot partition in Windows but I can see all partitions using Ubuntu
legoverse said:
I've just been searching for a good way to clone for backup, and had found that tool (tab to that page open as I write). So thanks for the confirmation that that tool works. I'll give it a shot.
Win32DiskImager doesn't want to work at all - it reads and writes the image up to a max of 4gb. It says it is still reading and writing, but the image file never goes beyond 4gb. (and no, my file system is not fat32 - it is NTFS).
For backup purposes, it would be nice to have a way of making an img file that is compacted, instead of the full size of the card.
Any ideas?
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you need version 0.1 of win32diskmanager..its only version that i could get to work to restore images. I also used it to make a image of my data partition. Hooked up nook to system used nook color tools USB connection wizard. had both boot partition and data partition visible in win7. Then I made an image o the data partition. Not sure if this is best way to do it but it worked.
martian21 said:
I have been using USB Image Tool to clone my microSD cards.
http://www.alexpage.de/usb-image-tool/
It seems to be more stable than Win32DiskImager.
In order to grow the 16GB partition to fill the new 32GB card I would use Gparted or Parted Magic.
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That was a bit of work...
I did use the USB image tool to clone the drive...
...I did have to close windows explorer to write the data to the new drive (unable to access errors)
Once I wrote the image, I attempted to resize it.
Windows wouldn't do it with native apps or a free partition editor...
Gparted wouldn't do it because the file name "CM7 SDCARD" has a space that gives linux a headache.
So I had to load it up on the windows machine to remove the space from the label...it still wouldn't resize the partition, so back to Ubuntu and Gparted.
That time it worked, and then still in Gparted I made the name CM7 SDCARD again.
Nook is happy, I am happy.
youbecha said:
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So I had to load it up on the windows machine to remove the space from the label...it still wouldn't resize the partition, so back to Ubuntu and Gparted.
That time it worked, and then still in Gparted I made the name CM7 SDCARD again.
Nook is happy, I am happy.
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Linux rocks...I wish Windows would just go away.

Help please...problems with my 8gb internal micro sd card

Hello all, i'm new and noob in the android OS and tablets and stuff, so i'l need a little help from you if you would like...i've got a dell streak 5 and somehow i managed to open it and mount an internal micro sd card 8GB class 10 and i installed a android 2.2 on it with the fast boot and qdl tool. now when i try to install some apps i always receive the following msg: sorry, there's not enough space to install this item. i have a 6.4 gb of free space so...what's the problem here? it is not formatted ? and if is not how should i do this?
please help
try to unmount the external sd and try again
U need to research which card are compatible with the streak... I think it only recognizes 2 or 4gb idr
But anywho, you can't just throw in a big card without even seeing if it'll work first..
cameronmfjay said:
U need to research which card are compatible with the streak... I think it only recognizes 2 or 4gb idr
But anywho, you can't just throw in a big card without even seeing if it'll work first..
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That's not true. I have an 8gb card on mine class 4 and works good.
Hardware Hacking the Streak – thread at MoDaCo, main focus is replacing the internal SD Card with a faster, larger card
How-to Increase streak storage up to 62 GB – an extension/continuation of the hardware hacking thread at MoDaCo
Changing Internal SD - thread here at XDA
copied from dif post
Thx marvin02
What I meant was he cant switch cards without prepping the new one and just expect everything to work..
cameronmfjay said:
What I meant was he cant switch cards without prepping the new one and just expect everything to work..
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I did it and worked. Obviously the internal card is just for apps... is he intents to use it as media, he has to make the hack on the link
well, thanks for your help, but i recall i'm a noob and i'm going to remain a noob until i can understand you language. do stuff like linux hack os not so simple for me. yes, i can do it with a proper tutorial or so...so, if you already did this, please take me step by step like a tutorial.
i'll really appreciate your help
Drakonian said:
well, thanks for your help, but i recall i'm a noob and i'm going to remain a noob until i can understand you language. do stuff like linux hack os not so simple for me. yes, i can do it with a proper tutorial or so...so, if you already did this, please take me step by step like a tutorial.
i'll really appreciate your help
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If you want the internal SD for apps, but open it, change you internal SD, and make a factory reset (NOT from the custom recovery, use the Dell screen).
Or do you mean to open your Dell?
Drakonian said:
Hello all, i'm new and noob in the android OS and tablets and stuff, so i'l need a little help from you if you would like...i've got a dell streak 5 and somehow i managed to open it and mount an internal micro sd card 8GB class 10 and i installed a android 2.2 on it with the fast boot and qdl tool. now when i try to install some apps i always receive the following msg: sorry, there's not enough space to install this item. i have a 6.4 gb of free space so...what's the problem here? it is not formatted ? and if is not how should i do this?
please help
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You didn't format it before inserting the new card? The internal sd should be ext3 like this:
Code:
/dev/block/innersd0p5 /cache ext3 rw,nosuid,noatime,nodiratime,errors=continue,commit=99999,data=writeback 0 0
/dev/block/innersd0p6 /data ext3 rw,nosuid,nodiratime,errors=continue,commit=99999,data=writeback 0 0
I don't know how you could install the rom without having acorrect partition type on your sd card, though. Check to see using 'adb shell mount' on your PC. To format the sd card, you'd need a program like parted.
Hope it didn't misunderstand your problem.
yes, i installed android 2.2 without formatting the micro-sd card. if i'm correct, you'll need ext3 partition for the apps, not for the os. or it's done auto when i did this with the qdltool software.
i'll try something else and i'll post the result here

Used verygreen's Size-agnostic SD on 1g, formated it and now has 116mb

So i used the verygreen's Size-agnostic SD and Cm7 installer on ma 1g, it turned out great. But i got this 4g now so i wanted to clear ma 1g so it cud be free of space. When i formatted my 1g tho, it told me it only has 116mb space in total. In so lost here can someone help me out?
You need to delete all the partitions and create a single one.
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You need to delete all the partitions and create a single one.
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... and use either MiniTools or EASEUS
I have the same problem, except no tool can see the 4 existing partitions. I have tried every tool I could find include EASEUS, SD Formatter, DiskPart, etc. My card has 31MB showing out of 8GB.
Try formatting it with your Nook Color or your cell phone.
LBN1 said:
Try formatting it with your Nook Color or your cell phone.
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I tried my nook, windows XP, windows 7, every digital camera we had....nothing works. Windows 7 claims it is write protected (not possible with uSD).
Are you using an internal SD reader or external? There have been issues reported with internal readers not showing the partitions properly.
- Aerlock
Aerlock said:
Are you using an internal SD reader or external? There have been issues reported with internal readers not showing the partitions properly.
- Aerlock
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I tried it on the laptop that I used to make the card (internal), another laptop (internal) and 2 different multi-card readers.
http://knol.google.com/k/adam-watters/allocate-unallocated-space-on-a-flash/pm2bmdiy9bl9/4
this will fix it
tehmanmuffin said:
http://knol.google.com/k/adam-watters/allocate-unallocated-space-on-a-flash/pm2bmdiy9bl9/4
this will fix it
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Wait, will this work if you're going to be using the microSD to run CM7 off of? In other words, can I reclaim the unallocated space without affecting the boot partition that contains CM7?
I wound up working the other partitions of mine through Ubuntu. Might try downloading a LiveCD, then run it off the CD and start up gparted.
I tried using gparted boot CD and had no luck. I send the card back for RMA.

[Q] Not enough room in boot partition for update?

I installed CM7 on my SD card using the Verygreen method with no problem.
I am currently attempting to install an ICS nightly mentioned in this thread.
As advised, I first installed the sneakpeek1 ROM and booted into restore. Now, when I put the SD card into my reader and attempt to copy over a nightly version of ICS (or even sneakpeek2) I get a message that there is not enough room. I'm showing 108.9 MB left on the boot partition (16 GB Sandisk card). I'm using a Mac FWIW.
I'm sure that I am missing something obvious...hopefully somebody can point me in the right direction
Thanks
Just expand the first partition to make room.
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beagledave said:
I installed CM7 on my SD card using the Verygreen method with no problem.
I am currently attempting to install an ICS nightly mentioned in this thread.
As advised, I first installed the sneakpeek1 ROM and booted into restore. Now, when I put the SD card into my reader and attempt to copy over a nightly version of ICS (or even sneakpeek2) I get a message that there is not enough room. I'm showing 108.9 MB left on the boot partition (16 GB Sandisk card). I'm using a Mac FWIW.
I'm sure that I am missing something obvious...hopefully somebody can point me in the right direction
Thanks
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1. After first run (installing sneakpeak1), it should gets deleted automatically, if not, before dragging the sneakpeak2 into the boot partition, delete the sneakpeak1 first.
2. Expand the boot partition using MiniTool or EASUS (?)
I'm using Easeus for just that purpose. It's easy, and can do a lot more.

please help me root my nook hd 2.0.6

help please:crying::crying::crying::crying:
mrDAXpax said:
help please:crying::crying::crying::crying:
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If you want to run stock OS, but with Gapps etc. etc., read the first post on this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2062613
If you want to run CM10.1, read the first post on this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2063968
These are pretty easy to follow and should not cause any problems. Just remember, if you're running windows, it might be difficult to view the different folders once you install to SDcard. For that, you will need to setup ADB. It isn't too difficult, but if you run into any trouble, just search the forums, there are plenty of very helpful responses.
Thank you tarthenal, i will try this
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Is dr any easier way to root my nook hd?
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mrDAXpax said:
Is dr any easier way to root my nook hd?
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No, those are the only two ways for 2.0.6. And that first method does root it.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on Hybrid SD
It's actually very easy once you start doing it . Don't be overwhelmed, take it step by step and you'll be fine. The forums here are full of helpful people and most issues have been sorted out. I managed (using leapinlar's excellent thread) to get it done in a short time.
Tarthenal said:
It's actually very easy once you start doing it . Don't be overwhelmed, take it step by step and you'll be fine. The forums here are full of helpful people and most issues have been sorted out. I managed (using leapinlar's excellent thread) to get it done in a short time.
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Thank you very much for the links. I am a total newbie with rooting. Would one of you kindly answer the following questions for me. I have the HD+ w/ 16 GB and 2.0.6 software.
1. What size / class microSD card would you recommend I buy for rooting? Should I have more than one card available?
2. Does the rooted OS get installed to the internal memory, or to the SD card?
2a. If the latter, would it make sense to get a 32 GB card so I could have 16 GB for the Nook stock OS and 32 GB for the rooted OS?
3. When a Nook software update breaks root do I loose all of my data on the rooted OS?
Thank you!
seabrewed said:
Thank you very much for the links. I am a total newbie with rooting. Would one of you kindly answer the following questions for me. I have the HD+ w/ 16 GB and 2.0.6 software.
1. What size / class microSD card would you recommend I buy for rooting? Should I have more than one card available?
2. Does the rooted OS get installed to the internal memory, or to the SD card?
2a. If the latter, would it make sense to get a 32 GB card so I could have 16 GB for the Nook stock OS and 32 GB for the rooted OS?
3. When a Nook software update breaks root do I loose all of my data on the rooted OS?
Thank you!
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1. I am using the 16GB, Class 4 SandDisk card. Generally speaking, the SanDisk Class 4 ones seem to be the most stable and give the best results (most people on the forum use them). Either 16 or 32 GB should be fine.
2. It depends on which method of 'rooting' you use. If you want to 'root' stock B&N OS, you can just use leapinlar's thread here or if you want to run CM10 off the SD card, use verygreen's CM10 instructions here. I've found the 02/20 file he's posted in the first post on the thread to be extremely useful by the way. It's been stable for the past 24 hours and giving very good performance. If you want to run a 'hybrid' install, with CM10 on the internal memory use leapinlar's thread here.
I would suggest reading each method carefully and deciding which works best for you. I'm going with booting CM10 off the SD card (2nd method) as I don't want to fiddle with stock/internal memory too much and it's been relatively stable and smooth for me. But some people prefer the first method and some like the third. More knowledgeable posters should be able to tell you the 'best' option (if such a thing exists ).
2a. It really depends on how much data/media files/documents you have. I only use mine for reading ebooks/pdfs and have found 16gb SD card+16 Gb internal storage more than enough. BTW, running CM10 off the SD card does not mean you cannot use the internal memory for storage, similarly for the hybrid option.
3. Not to my knowledge, unless you wipe the whole partition. I think the /data and other folders remain intact (I could be wrong though).
Hope that helps. Enjoy your new found freedom
seabrewed said:
Thank you very much for the links. I am a total newbie with rooting. Would one of you kindly answer the following questions for me. I have the HD+ w/ 16 GB and 2.0.6 software.
1. What size / class microSD card would you recommend I buy for rooting? Should I have more than one card available?
2. Does the rooted OS get installed to the internal memory, or to the SD card?
2a. If the latter, would it make sense to get a 32 GB card so I could have 16 GB for the Nook stock OS and 32 GB for the rooted OS?
3. When a Nook software update breaks root do I loose all of my data on the rooted OS?
Thank you!
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1. Feedback says that best card is Sandisk 16GB class 4. I have Kingston 16GB class 4 and its very good too. Seems that class 4 cards are best.
If you want use Hybrid install (Hybrid SD for CM10/10.1 on the HDplus and Stock Dual Boot) then yes, you need two cards. But i think for starting is good run CM10 alone at SD. Later you can grow up.
2. You have available three choices:
- rooted os with availability install third party applications (for installing have good any class 4 sd card 4GB and bigger): HD/HDplus Stock Root and other Mods - via CWM flashable zips
- stock or rooted os and you go run Nook HD+ CM10 development (sdcard) Any 16GB class 4 sd card is good for it
- rooted os and you go use Hybrid SD for CM10/10.1 on the HDplus and Stock Dual Boot, which runs little bit smoother than sd version
3 If you run CM10 at sd then you dont loose root, because your stock wont be updated still you turn your nook to stock. But yes, new update to stock can brake old root. but if i look back, any change was hacked again by us devs
Hope you got finally your answers.
Sorry Tarthenal
datas0ft said:
1. Feedback says that best card is Sandisk 16GB class 4. I have Kingston 16GB class 4 and its very good too. Seems that class 4 cards are best.
If you want use Hybrid install (Hybrid SD for CM10/10.1 on the HDplus and Stock Dual Boot) then yes, you need two cards. But i think for starting is good run CM10 alone at SD. Later you can grow up.
2. You have available three choices:
- rooted os with availability install third party applications (for installing have good any class 4 sd card 4GB and bigger): HD/HDplus Stock Root and other Mods - via CWM flashable zips
- stock or rooted os and you go run Nook HD+ CM10 development (sdcard) Any 16GB class 4 sd card is good for it
- rooted os and you go use Hybrid SD for CM10/10.1 on the HDplus and Stock Dual Boot, which runs little bit smoother than sd version
3 If you run CM10 at sd then you dont loose root, because your stock wont be updated still you turn your nook to stock. But yes, new update to stock can brake old root. but if i look back, any change was hacked again by us devs
Hope you got finally your answers.
Sorry Tarthenal
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Ha ha, no worries, two heads are better than one
datas0ft said:
1. Feedback says that best card is Sandisk 16GB class 4. I have Kingston 16GB class 4 and its very good too. Seems that class 4 cards are best.
If you want use Hybrid install (Hybrid SD for CM10/10.1 on the HDplus and Stock Dual Boot) then yes, you need two cards. But i think for starting is good run CM10 alone at SD. Later you can grow up.
2. You have available three choices:
- rooted os with availability install third party applications (for installing have good any class 4 sd card 4GB and bigger): HD/HDplus Stock Root and other Mods - via CWM flashable zips
- stock or rooted os and you go run Nook HD+ CM10 development (sdcard) Any 16GB class 4 sd card is good for it
- rooted os and you go use Hybrid SD for CM10/10.1 on the HDplus and Stock Dual Boot, which runs little bit smoother than sd version
3 If you run CM10 at sd then you dont loose root, because your stock wont be updated still you turn your nook to stock. But yes, new update to stock can brake old root. but if i look back, any change was hacked again by us devs
Hope you got finally your answers.
Sorry Tarthenal
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Thank you! I will stick with CM10 on SD for my first go at it. If the speed gets to me, I'll try the hybrid method. Really appreciate the response guys!
Tarthenal said:
1. I am using the 16GB, Class 4 SandDisk card. Generally speaking, the SanDisk Class 4 ones seem to be the most stable and give the best results (most people on the forum use them). Either 16 or 32 GB should be fine.
2. It depends on which method of 'rooting' you use. If you want to 'root' stock B&N OS, you can just use leapinlar's thread here or if you want to run CM10 off the SD card, use verygreen's CM10 instructions here. I've found the 02/20 file he's posted in the first post on the thread to be extremely useful by the way. It's been stable for the past 24 hours and giving very good performance. If you want to run a 'hybrid' install, with CM10 on the internal memory use leapinlar's thread here.
I would suggest reading each method carefully and deciding which works best for you. I'm going with booting CM10 off the SD card (2nd method) as I don't want to fiddle with stock/internal memory too much and it's been relatively stable and smooth for me. But some people prefer the first method and some like the third. More knowledgeable posters should be able to tell you the 'best' option (if such a thing exists ).
2a. It really depends on how much data/media files/documents you have. I only use mine for reading ebooks/pdfs and have found 16gb SD card+16 Gb internal storage more than enough. BTW, running CM10 off the SD card does not mean you cannot use the internal memory for storage, similarly for the hybrid option.
3. Not to my knowledge, unless you wipe the whole partition. I think the /data and other folders remain intact (I could be wrong though).
Hope that helps. Enjoy your new found freedom
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Thank you very much! I just ordered a 32 GB Sandisk class 4.
Ok, I am a bit stuck here. I have the 32 GB Sandisk Class 4 SD card. And the steps I have taken
1. Burned sdcard-cwm-early4.img.gz with Win32 Image Burner from the SD card on my laptop. Windows could only see a 118 MB partition, but nothing else.
2. I booted in a Linux Live CD and was able to see the other partitions on the SD card.
3. I copied over the cm-10-20130220-UNOFFICIAL-ovation.zip and GAPPS to the other partitions that were viewable on the live CD
4. Booted into CWM
5. Mounted /SDCARd
6. Went to install ZIP from /sdcard.
The message I received was the "no files were found".
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Aaron
You should be able to see the files that were installed by the .img. If not then the burn did not occur correctly.
Once you can see them place the ROM file in the same folder that you can see in Windows and rename it to the name of the file that is installed by the .img.
seabrewed said:
Ok, I am a bit stuck here. I have the 32 GB Sandisk Class 4 SD card. And the steps I have taken
1. Burned sdcard-cwm-early4.img.gz with Win32 Image Burner from the SD card on my laptop. Windows could only see a 118 MB partition, but nothing else.
2. I booted in a Linux Live CD and was able to see the other partitions on the SD card.
3. I copied over the cm-10-20130220-UNOFFICIAL-ovation.zip and GAPPS to the other partitions that were viewable on the live CD
4. Booted into CWM
5. Mounted /SDCARd
6. Went to install ZIP from /sdcard.
The message I received was the "no files were found".
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Aaron
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By "other partitions that were viewable on the live CD", what did you mean? Was there a very large partition that was fat32 formatted? It should be named CM10SDCARD. Did you find that one?
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leapinlar said:
By "other partitions that were viewable on the live CD", what did you mean? Was there a very large partition that was fat32 formatted? It should be named CM10SDCARD. Did you find that one?
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10 on Hybrid SD
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Hi Leapinlar,
After burning the .img with Win32 IB, I could only see the 118 MB paritition as a drive letter. The remaining space was together in an unrecognized partition.
Here's what I can see from the respective OSes.
From Puppy Linux Live SD
mm0p1 vfat 117MB
mm0p2 vfat 770MB
mm0p3 ext4 2.0 GB
mm0p5 vfat 26.9 GB
From Windows
118 MB Fat32
Remaining space is in an unrecognized partition
What else should I try? Is it better to use linux to flash the SD card?
seabrewed said:
Hi Leapinlar,
After burning the .img with Win32 IB, I could only see the 118 MB paritition as a drive letter. The remaining space was together in an unrecognized partition.
Here's what I can see from the respective OSes.
From Puppy Linux Live SD
mm0p1 vfat 117MB
mm0p2 vfat 770MB
mm0p3 ext4 2.0 GB
mm0p5 vfat 26.9 GB
From Windows
118 MB Fat32
Remaining space is in an unrecognized partition
What else should I try? Is it better to use linux to flash the SD card?
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That is the way it is supposed to be in Windows. One drive. That is why you need to use the live CD.
The mm0p5 vfat 26.9 GB is the partition you want. Mount that with the file manager and copy those files to it.
Sent from my Nook HD running CM10.1 on Hybrid SD
leapinlar said:
That is the way it is supposed to be in Windows. One drive. That is why you need to use the live CD.
The mm0p5 vfat 26.9 GB is the partition you want. Mount that with the file manager and copy those files to it.
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I am sorry everyone, I have spent over ten hours on this and am no closer to getting the CM10 and GAPPS copied over to the SD card. No matter what I do, the first VFAT/FAT32 partition is 115-118 MB, which I believe is by design. The free space on this drive is 4 MB, so not enough room to move the .zip files over. As I understand there are three other partitions created, with the last paritiion being the remaining space in a VFAT/FAT32 parition. I can never access this last partition, so I can't copy over the ZIP files to load CM10 and GAPPS.
I have tried dozens of times burning with Win 32 Image Burner, and using dd from both Puppy Linux and an Ubunutu Live CD. I purchased a USB Micro SD HC reader because I read that the built-in SD card readers in laptops aren’t very well supported in Linux.
I have both a 32 and 16 GB Sandisk Class 4 card that I am using. Both cards have the same issue. In Windows, I made sure to run the SDFormatter tool before burning. I once attempted to to manually create the partitions in Mini Partition Tool and burn the image, but that partition information is overridden whenever applying the image to SD card.
In Windows I can “sometimes” see the remaining space on the 4th VFAT/FAT32 partition using the Mini Partition Tool. Windows is not able to read more than the first partition for removable media, so no luck in accessing the contents there.
Note that I was only able to see these additional partitions once in Puppy Linux and never on Ubuntu. Using gparted on the two Live CDs was not successful at distinguishing anything other than the first 118 MB partition. The remaining space in gparted for the SD card has a “Warning” icon saying that it can’t be accessed.
I am using a Dell Latitude 6320 to burn the SD card. I am so frustrated and really want to get this working. Any suggestions would be much appreciated. I feel so foolish!
seabrewed said:
I am sorry everyone, I have spent over ten hours on this and am no closer to getting the CM10 and GAPPS copied over to the SD card. No matter what I do, the first VFAT/FAT32 partition is 115-118 MB, which I believe is by design. The free space on this drive is 4 MB, so not enough room to move the .zip files over. As I understand there are three other partitions created, with the last paritiion being the remaining space in a VFAT/FAT32 parition. I can never access this last partition, so I can't copy over the ZIP files to load CM10 and GAPPS.
I have tried dozens of times burning with Win 32 Image Burner, and using dd from both Puppy Linux and an Ubunutu Live CD. I purchased a USB Micro SD HC reader because I read that the built-in SD card readers in laptops aren’t very well supported in Linux.
I have both a 32 and 16 GB Sandisk Class 4 card that I am using. Both cards have the same issue. In Windows, I made sure to run the SDFormatter tool before burning. I once attempted to to manually create the partitions in Mini Partition Tool and burn the image, but that partition information is overridden whenever applying the image to SD card.
In Windows I can “sometimes” see the remaining space on the 4th VFAT/FAT32 partition using the Mini Partition Tool. Windows is not able to read more than the first partition for removable media, so no luck in accessing the contents there.
Note that I was only able to see these additional partitions once in Puppy Linux and never on Ubuntu. Using gparted on the two Live CDs was not successful at distinguishing anything other than the first 118 MB partition. The remaining space in gparted for the SD card has a “Warning” icon saying that it can’t be accessed.
I am using a Dell Latitude 6320 to burn the SD card. I am so frustrated and really want to get this working. Any suggestions would be much appreciated. I feel so foolish!
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You will never see it in Windows no matter how many times you burn it. So stop trying.
You did see the partitions in Linux because you posted the output here. What you are failing to do is "mount" the partition so it becomes a drive letter in Linux. I do not know enough about Linux to tell you the specific commands to mount it, but I have done it somehow. If you look in gparted, it will tell you if the partition is mounted or not. If not, you must figure out how to mount it. If it is mounted, note the drive letter and look for that in your file manager. When you open the Linux file manager, do you see some drives in the upper left corner?
By the way, did you boot with your card in the nook once so those partitions get created? You have to. I know you did it earlier since you posted the Linux output. But every time you reburn it, you have to do it again as reburning destroys the partitions.
Edit: If you don't get it going soon, I recommend you abandon any more attempts at installing the standard SD method and go to my Hybrid approach. You do not have to do any of this ADB or Linux nonsense with my set up. Just copy the CM and gapps zips to internal memory and install with CWM from there.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10 on Hybrid SD
leapinlar said:
You will never see it in Windows no matter how many times you burn it. So stop trying
You did see the partitions in Linux because you posted the output here. What you are failing to do is "mount" the partition so it becomes a drive letter in Linux. I do not know enough about Linux to tell you the specific commands to mount it, but I have done it somehow. If you look in gparted, it will tell you if the partition is mounted or not. If not, you must figure out how to mount it. If it is mounted, note the drive letter and look for that in your file manager. When you open the Linux file manager, do you see some drives in the upper left corner?
By the way, did you boot with your card in the nook once so those partitions get created? You have to. I know you did it earlier since you posted the Linux output. But every time you reburn it, you have to do it again as reburning destroys the partitions.
Edit: If you don't get it going soon, I recommend you abandon any more attempts at installing the standard SD method and go to my Hybrid approach. You do not have to do any of this ADB or Linux nonsense with my set up. Just copy the CM and gapps zips to internal memory and install with CWM from there.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10 on Hybrid SD
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Thanks Leapinlar, I don't remember putting the SD card in the Nook after burning and then returning it to the computer to over the CM and gapps. I didn't realize that was a requirement (was that in the instructions from verygreen?). I'll try that once more and if it doesn't work, I'm giving up on that and trying your Hybrid route!
I'll let you know how it goes. I can't believe how limited the Nook store is and can't wait to get some more apps installed.
seabrewed said:
Thanks Leapinlar, I don't remember putting the SD card in the Nook after burning and then returning it to the computer to over the CM and gapps. I didn't realize that was a requirement (was that in the instructions from verygreen?)
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His instructions said to use ADB so you boot and connect the cable instead of remove and put back in the PC. Many people had trouble getting ADB to work so other users started to say to use Linux.
And you don't have to install CM10 to enjoy more apps. Just go to my HD/HD+ CWM thread and flash the gapps + extras zip and you can get all the apps you want on stock.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10 on Hybrid SD

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