The question is pretty much in the title, but...
Do I need to root the stock firmware before I can run the burned .img from the SD card to install phiremod? Or can I just insert the prepared SD card and it boots the clockwork recovery straight from the box?
I'm asking because I bought a Nook Color on eBay today, it comes on Thursday but I want to be prepared for it.
You do not need to root the NC if you only want it run form the microSD.
Follow the instructions for phiremod to prepare/build the microSD.
Good luck.
Well, I want to install it on the eMMC instead of the SD card. Just the initial setup uses a win32diskimager'ized SD card, so I want to know if I have to root the nook first.
I assume I don't need to though, since it runs the SD card before booting.
Thank you, bike2002!
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I have searched and wasn't able to find my answer, can someone answer my question? I was wondering when I get my new 32gb sd card how do i setup the card to run on my phone? I am currently rooted running CM6. Do i just copy the files from one card to the new one?
i2ichal2d said:
I have searched and wasn't able to find my answer, can someone answer my question? I was wondering when I get my new 32gb sd card how do i setup the card to run on my phone? I am currently rooted running CM6. Do i just copy the files from one card to the new one?
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that should work fine
First, backup everything from existing card. then format new card thru pc. then install card to phone and reformat on the phone itself and reboot. once that's done, transfer back all your files to new card. all will be good. Android need to format cards thru their OS. when you reboot you'll see folders on your new card that got installed from the format and reboot of OS.
hello everyone, i backed up my files using the CWM recovery, this may seem like a simple question (im a noob) but where do the backed up files go? i do not see them on my sd card or on the nook (built in memory) can i delete the backed up files? or get to them? Also a member here told me to buy 2 sd cards is a good idea, one with all the info and the other empty for apps and music so i can keep the sd card in the nook without it going to CWM everytime i boot, but if i buy a new sd card do i need to format it? or just use it out of the box and into the nook, will my apps still work since the new sd card is empty and my files?
Android311 said:
hello everyone, i backed up my files using the CWM recovery, this may seem like a simple question (im a noob) but where do the backed up files go? i do not see them on my sd card or on the nook (built in memory) can i delete the backed up files? or get to them? Also a member here told me to buy 2 sd cards is a good idea, one with all the info and the other empty for apps and music so i can keep the sd card in the nook without it going to CWM everytime i boot, but if i buy a new sd card do i need to format it? or just use it out of the box and into the nook, will my apps still work since the new sd card is empty and my files?
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Always format new cards. And never use Windows format. Use this. A freebie. Windows format can corrupt uSD.
Your nandroid (CWM) backup will be in the Backup folder in the ClockworkMod folder. It should be on your uSD.
One uSD is enough as long as it's large enough to hold all you want to use. I've always used at least a 16Gb card. Always name brand (SanDisk). You really don't want to swap back and forth. As long as your nandroind is on removable memory you should be safe. Some people copy their nandroind backups to their desktop computers for safe-keeping. A bit OCD but not really a bad idea.
Ok very good info! But I use the nook color and I do not think I need to format the sd card?
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If you use the uSD as flashable CwMR, then you wouldn't want to reformat the card, otherwise, you have to recreate it once again if you want to do a backup or install.
what i mean is my new sd card do i put it in my nook and format it thru cyannogen mod setting? says umount and format sd card, cause if i put the same CWM on the new sd card everytime i boot it will take me to cwm
Android311 said:
what i mean is my new sd card do i put it in my nook and format it thru cyannogen mod setting? says umount and format sd card, cause if i put the same CWM on the new sd card everytime i boot it will take me to cwm
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Others have formatted their uSD cards in their NC's but as a general rule I don't. I know I sound like a one-trick pony but one needs to start with a good formatted card otherwise everything else is for naught.
The reason I ask is because I don't want to keep pulling out my SD card everytime I turn my nook on, so if I were to format the new SD card how would I do it?
HTC Wildfire S (VM) "s-off" "rooted" Stock Rom
Either you confuse about CwM uSD or I (we) do not fully understand your issue.
1. If your uSD is a flashable CwM Recovery then it WILL BOOT into CwM Recover EVERY TIME you boot up with that uSD card plugged in. That's the way it is
2. If your uSD is for normal usage, you should NOT have any problem leaving the uSD card in the NC when booting up.
sorry i should have better explained, ok i get it now, my question in simple form is do i have to format the new sd or just simply pop it in the nook and go
Hello, I'm new to the Nook world. I'm Currently Trying to Root a Stock Nook v1.3.0.
Here's how the about screen looks (Minus User Info)
::Software Version::
1.3.0
::Model Number::
BNRV200
::Serial Number::
2014370085802011
I have a 2G SanDisk MicroSD Card.
I've followed the directions on this thread to the T.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1054027&highlight=1+3
I have my SD Card setup with the Clockwork Image.
http://monster-rootpack.googlecode.com
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So here's the issue.
I turn of my Nook, put in my Micro SD, plug in USB. But the nook boots straight into the Nook 1.3.0. No ClockworkMod Recovery.
I've tried using an 8G, 4G, and a couple of 2G's I have laying around. None of them work.
I'm using my phone as the SD connector, mounted in Clockwork. SD Only, nothing else (Can't do ADB, that's how I know its only the SD connected).
I just wanna get MIUI on my nook. Can somebody please help me, as I'd love to have this Nook Rooted.
Please feel free to PM me any info you have.
Just to make this point clear, you run the risk of damaging your cell phone by using it as a SD connector.
There is no need to root the factory firmware to install MIUI.
First download this bootable CWM image, HERE
If you are using windows, download Win32DiskImager, HERE
Use Win32DiskImager to flash the bootable CWM image to your SD card, this is where it can damage your phone if you don’t select the correct drive
Once the image has been flashed to the SD card, use windows explorer to copy the MIUI zip file onto the SD card.
With the Nook Color off, put that SD card into your NC, and turn it on
Now it should boot into recovery, and you can flash the MIUI zip to the device
Don't use your phone as your SD reader and make sure to run Win32 as admin.
Sent from space
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Don't use your phone as your SD reader and make sure to run Win32 as admin.
Sent from space
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Thanks, I'm going to try and find my R4 Card Micro SD Adpator.
Sent from my MIUI.us Sensation 4G using Tapatalk
Thank you ahead of time for reading,
I have finally gotten my NC to run CyanogenMod 7.2.0-RC1-encore-KANG without any bugs, but I have one problem. Everything works fine and dandy, but when I reboot or power on my NC, it will go straight to recovery. In recovery, I press the first option to reboot, and it usually reboots into recovery again a few times. After anywhere from 1-7 times, it will boot normally into the rom.
Before this, I tried many different methods of rooting, and all of them left me with a buggy rom that would freeze a lot. This time, I simply wrote 8 GB CWR onto my 8 GB class 4 sd card using windiskimager and then installed the zip file for the rom in CWR. I feel like I skipped some steps, but the rom itself works flawlessly, the only problem I have is the minor one where I have to boot several times to get to the rom. How can I make it so that my NC boots directly into the rom, rather than recovery?
Thank you so much for your help and if you need any more details, let me know.
Since the NC looks at the SD card first, it will always boot from any boot files on it. If you don't want to mess with the SD card, simply remove it during boot (assuming that your CM is on the nook itself (aka EMMC)), and it will boot into CM 7. Then push the card in after the loading screen starts, and it will find the card without problems.
So, I guess we would need to know where you installed the rom, and what steps did you skip in the install process.
I am not really sure where I installed the rom. These are the steps that I took:
1. Wrote 8 gb CWR onto my blank 8 gb sd card.
2. Put the card into my nook, booting it into recovery.
3. Connected the nook to my computer and put the CM7 zip file on the sd card.
4. Unmounted the nook and then "installed zip from sd card"
5. Installed the rom and the rom started up after the reboot.
Now I have the problem described above. I don't really want to reinstall the rom in any way because everything works great, but it is a minor inconvenience whenever I need to reboot.
Thanks for your help.
You need to remove the SD card. You wrote CWR to it and it will always boot to recovery if that card is inserted. Once in recovery it is actually take a shortcut boot to boot the ROM which is why it seems like it works. As soon as you try and reboot or boot from power off though it is going to the SD card first.
Just remove the SD card and you should be fine.
Thanks for your reply,
Your method works, but is there any way I can leave the sd card in during boot? This is just for convenience because I have a lot of files on the sd card and my NC is in a case so I don't like removing the sd card. If not, then it is all good.
Thank you!
You should just be able to delete the boot files from the card and be fine.
MLO
u-boot.bin
uImage
uRamdisk
I think alternatively, you can use one of the bootloaders to set it to boot from the nook rather than the SD card (or from alternate images or recovery images for that matter).
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whoisanhd said:
Thanks for your reply,
Your method works, but is there any way I can leave the sd card in during boot? This is just for convenience because I have a lot of files on the sd card and my NC is in a case so I don't like removing the sd card. If not, then it is all good.
Thank you!
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You don't actually have to remove the card. You can just pop it out for a sec (still seated but not engaged) and then push it back in. You don't have to physically remove it. You might also want to check to see if the things are being installed to your portable SD card versus the internal memory. Sometimes it says SD, but the files are on the internal card not your external.
(Oh, and be sure to leave thanks with the thanks meter if it helped).
whoisanhd said:
Thanks for your reply,
Your method works, but is there any way I can leave the sd card in during boot? This is just for convenience because I have a lot of files on the sd card and my NC is in a case so I don't like removing the sd card. If not, then it is all good.
Thank you!
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Once you have used the bootable SD card you don't need it anymore (except possibly for recovery) and you can always create it again in the future.
Ideally you will add recovery to internal memory through ROM Manager or flashing it from a zip before formatting your bootable SD card back to normal. Then copy any data files you have off of the card and onto the pc. Format the bootable SD card back to normal to recover all of the space. After formatting add your files back onto the card and then put it back in your Nook and use as a normal SD card. No more worries about rebooting into recovery.
nookdevsDOTcom /NookColor:_CyanogenMod_Internal_Installation#ixzz21UtixX6U[/url]
Newbies beware if you are formatting the sdcard with the nook..you might end up formatting the boot partition and your Nook will get into a bootloop...While it is fixable, for a newbie it is an avoidable trap.
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All right. I went into clockworkmod recovery one day and I did the above mistake, I wiped the EMMC of my nook color, which had the stock OS/ROM. I had CM7 on an SD card.
I don't know whether or not the SD card is ruined, and how to fix my nook color, since it will not connect/read data through usb to any computer now. I cant even charge it like normally, It wont show the normal charging screen. if I plug it into the power adepter, it simply turns on and constntly re-boots.
I'm thinking of buying a new micro SD card and follow the instructions at the above link. will that fix my problem (if I properly set up a new card and pop it in the nook, etc.)?
if I cant fix this I might go to a website and buy one of their pre loaded recovery cards so that I can fix my nook. but I am destitute, (sadly) and I dont think I could risk that right now..
I dont have a mini SD card reader right now, so I cant test out the old 8GB SanDisk I used for CM7 (which I bought preloaded on amazon). I'm going to buy a card reader along with the new 16GB SD card, if I do decide to purchase one.
My apologies if I am sound confusing, I have some language/context issues. Thank you for any help.