I followed this thread to create a CM7 bootable SD:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000957
Is there a way to dual boot to the stock rom without removing the SD card?
Thanks.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=947698
remember to read all the instructions before attempting, but it's fairly easy to do.
and also, remember to use the search button.
Very nice, thanks!
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I can't seem to find a step-by-step procedure to get my NC to dual boot w/CM7 on SD card & ManualNootered 4.5.18 (1.2) on eMMC. Can someone please point me in the right direction?
I am currently using CM7 via size-agnostic SD card setup. Can I use this existing image & add the dual boot capability, or do I have to start from scratch with a new image?
Thanks for your understanding. I really did search for this answer.
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I want to put CM7 on my nook color. I am VERY confused by everything that is out there because I did the same with my G Tab in a very straightforward manner. I didn't root my G Tab because as it was explained ClockWorkMod (CWM) did the rooting for me. I think that a lot of my confusion is due to the fact that people here are creating bootable SD cards, and I really don't want to do that at this point.
Basically, all I did with my G Tab was to install CWM and copy the ROM file over via USB and installed it with CWM. And that's it. I had CM7 up and running. I did no rooting beforehand - CWM took care of all of this. I did no flashing or writing of image files.
People here are mentioning ROM manager apps, and rooting and downloading apps from the market for this, and all sorts of things. No apps were involved when I installed CM7 in the G Tab. And I could use CWM to select ROMS if I had more than one.
So, basically CWM did all the work. Is there such a simple procedure for the nook color? Where can I get clockworkmod for the nook?
Thanks in advance.
Follow the post in the first link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1030227
super simple guide. just download the files to bootable SD card. Process takes maybe 20 minutes.
GSUBass05 said:
Follow the post in the first link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1030227
super simple guide. just download the files to bootable SD card. Process takes maybe 20 minutes.
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Thanks for the link. But this still involves playing around with bootable SD cards, and if I do that, I might as well install CM7 to a bootable SD card.
Is there no way to avoid SD cards?
JowBe said:
Is there no way to avoid SD cards?
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I looked into this when I installed CM7 on my NC. I think the answer, basically, is no. You can pick up the latest clockwork recovery from the official site here:
http://www.koushikdutta.com/2010/02/clockwork-recovery-image.html
You may be able to install it with ADB, or maybe you could install ROM manager on the rooted stock Android OS and go from there.
I just decided to go with the flow: make a bootable CM7 SD card, install CM7 on internal memory with ROM Manager, remove card, reboot, install CWM Recovery on internal memory with ROM Manager, reformat SD card using my phone.
A few weeks back I installed Honeycomb to boot off an SD Card. I'd like to format the SD card and start over. Is there anything specific I need to do to the card? Can I format the card using Terminal or Disk Utility?
As for starting new, I'd like to try to boot CM7 from the SD Card. Can someone point me to some recent instructions?
Not sure if you have to do any special steps for formatting the SD card. I would say that a simple format (using your PC) would suffice to get it working again. After all you are gonna write an image on it, which will change the partitions and do all kind of changes.
For the second part follow this
http://quinxy.com/2011/04/01/comple...c4-android-2-3-gingerbread-on-the-nook-color/
and/or
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000957
Instructions on how to write an image are here
http://nookdevs.com/Nookie_FroYo:_Burning_a_bootable_SD_card
All guides can be found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=872003
One word of advise, look carefully at the version of CM7 that you'll be installing and make sure to choose the correct gaps (market) version. Today I was reading that if you're flashing to the latest nighties also flash the latest 6/13 gapps.
I'm looking for some help with my nook color. I have read multiple threads and I'm looking for the best solution for my situation. I'm currently running version 1.2 on my unmodified nook. When I boot my nook I would like to have two options, the primary option would to boot an unmodified standard version of the nook OS. The second option would boot CM7. I have a 2GB sd card I can modify in any way, however I do not want to modify the nook OS at all. I'm looking for simple instructions on how to do this without modifying/erasing the current nook OS. Could someone reply with the xda link that would work best with my situation? Thanks!
I was in your shoes last month and it can be very confusing and intimidating to get CM7 up and running. I will try my best to help you out.
First of all, the most important thing is the SD itself. Around 99% people here have had sucess with Sandisk Class 4 SDs in 8 or 16 gig. Other brands, even with higher class ratings do not perform as well due to small block random write speeds being too slow.
Here is the thread regarding this:
SD Strange-results - or - How I learned to love CM7 on SD
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1005633
After you have a suitable SD card, then the instructions on this thread will take you through the steps to creating a CM7 run from SD system:
[ROM][CM7] [v1.3] Size-agnostic SD Card image and CM7 installer for SD Cards.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000957
There are also videos on youtube that will help you through the process.
I used these videos as a reference to help clear up the parts I wasn't sure of.
CM7 Installation to SD Card (Part 1)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Isvtga1Yv0
CM7 Installation to SD Card (Part 2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reHFJUkCELM
CM7 Installation to SD Card (Part 3)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pld-shVw1AE
CM7 Installation to SD Card (Part 4)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAmpFllyC2M
CM7 Installation to SD Card (Part 5)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kps9cWvyzqo
The one part that really gave me trouble was getting the NC to boot into recovery mode.
I would recommend the size-agnostic install thread from the dev section...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000957
This will guide you through installing CM7 onto your microSD card. In the latest CM7 versions, if you press the 'n' button while the boot logo is displayed, you will go into the boot menu where you can select to load from emmc or the sd card, including the options to boot normally or go into recovery mode.
Note that I had toyed with one of the dual boot options previously, but I found out later that they don't seem to be recommended since they use a custom uboot. The basic functionality was rolled into the standard CM7, as described above.
hey guys, i browsed quite a while to see if there was a thread with a similar question but couldn't get a solid answer.
just got a nook color, version 1.3.0. my goal was to get [CM7.2-RC1] MiRaGe - KANG build of CyanogenMod on it, so my first step was putting UNooter on my micro sd.
after rebooting my nook color with the unooted sd, my nook still looked stock, but there was a menu asking me to choose "Home" or "Zeam Launcher." every time i
hit my N button, i get the complete action using Home or Zeam Launcher as well. I took out the sd card, and my options are the same- did i install completely internally? Was i not supposed to UNoot at all, and just put the CM Mod zip on my sd?
not sure where to go from here- maybe make a recovery card and retry? any suggestions would be appreciated.
thanks!
So you got the NC 1.3.0. First step, MAKE SURE it is the NC, not the NT.
You want to get CM7.2-RC1 KANG. OK, next step, where do you intend to run that custom ROM from? eMMC or uSD?
When you decided to run a custom ROM, there is NO NEED to root it first.
Instructions or help will follow when you provide enough info and what you try to accomplish.
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So you got the NC 1.3.0. First step, MAKE SURE it is the NC, not the NT.
You want to get CM7.2-RC1 KANG. OK, next step, where do you intend to run that custom ROM from? eMMC or uSD?
When you decided to run a custom ROM, there is NO NEED to root it first.
Instructions or help will follow when you provide enough info and what you try to accomplish.
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thanks for the quick response! i was trying to get CM7.2-RC1 KANG on my uSD. so i can just put the cm7 file on my sd card and reboot and forget UNooter altogether? eventually i'd like to get eMMC back to stock, but i'm not really concerned about that right now.
ChrisMMcD said:
thanks for the quick response! i was trying to get CM7.2-RC1 KANG on my uSD. so i can just put the cm7 file on my sd card and reboot and forget UNooter altogether? eventually i'd like to get eMMC back to stock, but i'm not really concerned about that right now.
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If you are just looking to run KANG on your SD card, then just follow the directions HERE. You will need to rename the KANG zip file to update-cm- when you put it on your SD card.
That's it.
GMpower has provided the link.
Following it and you should be good to go.
Note:leapinar (spelling?) does have a better (more storage) version of the image. Search in that thread.