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Is a 16g card to big for the nook? On most dl's I see 2g, 4g, 8g, etc but no 16g.
No. 16GB is not too big.
The NC maxxes out at 32GB.
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nookcolor/features/techspecs/index.asp
cool thanks
I'm using a SanDisk 32g Class 4 for mp4 movies (CM7 1.1 OC) and works fine.
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skeeterpro said:
I'm using a SanDisk 32g Class 4 for mp4 movies (CM7 1.1 OC) and works fine.
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Is our CM7 also running off the card? (noobie question). I recently placed the CM7 on a Sandisk card, 16m, Class2 and all my MP4 videos are choppy or out of sync. I've tried several video players.
A related question: Is the SD image of CM7 the same as the stable version of the EMMC version since the video is reported to be working great in that version.
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Is our CM7 also running off the card? (noobie question). I recently placed the CM7 on a Sandisk card, 16m, Class2 and all my MP4 videos are choppy or out of sync. I've tried several video players.
A related question: Is the SD image of CM7 the same as the stable version of the EMMC version since the video is reported to be working great in that version.
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I' only loading movie files from the 32G uSD. Running CM7 from eMMC. I did run CM7 from a uSD a while ago on a Transend 8G Class 6 which the consensus seems to be the card to use. Class 6 seems to be the "sweet spot". Others have run Class 10s with very mixed results. Lower class ditto.
As far as the version of CM....I don't believe so. The stable signed is 7.0 (7.02) and have not personally seen a uSD version but I could be wrong.
(Edit): Try using VitalPlayer. My sotware of choice.
skeeterpro said:
I' only loading movie files from the 32G uSD. Running CM7 from eMMC. I did run CM7 from a uSD a while ago on a Transend 8G Class 6 which the consensus seems to be the card to use. Class 6 seems to be the "sweet spot". Others have run Class 10s with very mixed results. Lower class ditto.
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The "class" of an sdcard measures the sequential read/write speed. The deciding factor for how well an sdcard would run a rom seems to be something else: the small block random read/write speed (which does not seem to be listed on the package); see
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1005633&page=2
for an interesting discussion & data (esp OP and post #19). Speaking for myself, I had a great deal of troubles running nookie froyo on two class 6 cards, but I had no problem using a cheap class 2 sandisk. You guess it: the sandisk's small block r/w speeds is almost 10 ten that of the two class 6. Right now I'm running CM7.02 on a class 4 sandisk and it's running great.
YMMV.
Updating the SD Card
I had used the image from Verygreen's link which is 7.0.0-RC2 but re-reading his original post it appears I can just copy the latest build from
"mirror.teamdouche.net/?device=encore"
and copy into the first partition then reboot in recovery.
Can someone comfirm this will still work? I'm having issues with choppy video and terrible battery life - though I realize the battery life is much less than stock. The stable version, 7.0.2 was suppose to address many issues and from reports is running great.
Thanks!
polarborn said:
I had used the image from Verygreen's link which is 7.0.0-RC2 but re-reading his original post it appears I can just copy the latest build from
"mirror.teamdouche.net/?device=encore"
and copy into the first partition then reboot in recovery.
Can someone comfirm this will still work? I'm having issues with choppy video and terrible battery life - though I realize the battery life is much less than stock. The stable version, 7.0.2 was suppose to address many issues and from reports is running great.
Thanks!
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This will work.
I have a 16 GB card and I'm glad to hear it will work. However, which image should I use? Why isn't there a dedicated image for the 16 GB size? Will I only be able to use half my card?
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ylixir said:
This will work.
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Sounds great - Thanks. I realized that I could just make my own image using Winimage of my current working CM7 SD install and use it to re-flash if things messup. ( slaps head, duh). I am confused about this from Verygreen's post:
OC Kernel installation instructions:
After you have a running CM7 by doing the steps above.
Get CM7 OC kernel from Dalingrin's thread. Unpack the zip file, the result should be a file with the name "kernel" and some other stuff. Rename the kernel file to uImage.
Shutdown your nook and take the uSD card out (make sure the nook is not plugged into USB bus or it'll boot into eMMC then).
Plug the SD Card into the computer, copy uImage file you just created to the first partition (the partition name would be "boot") instead of the existing file with this name (might want to save the original file just in case).
Now you are ready to go again.
You'll need to repeat these steps every time you upgrade to a new nightly build, because they carry their own kernels with them.
Is this still necesssary? The first section instructs to place the newest build .zip image on the 1st partition and recovery boot - the install works like the original install. Also do I need to also re-install Gaaps?
Thanks - I searched Verygreen's long thread but could not find the answer or a link to Dalingrin's thread.
EDIT: Nevermind - I'm learning... so the Kernel is the basic element that is found in the image file. Different beast than placing the .zip image on the sdcard.
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I am not sure about the size of the card, but what matters more IMHO are the real-world sequential read and write speeds. I purchased a 4GB Class 10 Patriot uSD card and loaded CM7 per Evergreen's instructions. The performance is TERRIBLE, slow and market d/l is extremely slow as well. I attribute this to Patriot misrepresenting the sequential write speeds of the card. I would go with Sandisk Class 4 uSD or Transcend Class 6 uSD (on order) as well as other Brand uSD cards reported by XDA users to run CM7 well on NC.
It works great
Flashed the latest CM7 7.0.2 to my Sandisk 16g, Class 2. Movies play great with several different players. Still want a better class sd card and will use suggestions found in this forum. I swear, is it more fun to see movies play great on my nook or just trying different "hacks". Love this forum.
Thanks to all those who help us newbies.
I bought a 16GB Sandisk (class 4) card today to replace a Transcend 8GB class 6 -- unlike the Transcend, which I had *maybe* 1-2 Fcs total in the 3 days I've had it running, I've been getting errors and FCs not infrequently with the new card
I even tried wiping it and installing fresh downloads of CM7 and gapps to see if that was the problem.
Could it be I just had the bad luck to get a not-so-good Sandisk card?
I'm running the CM7 (stable) install w/ multi-boot menu, only OC'ing to 925mhz via Cyanogenmod settings for both cards. No launcher mod, just a bunch of game apps, moboplayer, quickpic (same set of apps on both cards). Can't figure out why I'm getting random FCs otherwise in the Sandisk card...any ideas?
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Ran diagnostics on card, everything (including physical surface check) came back clear. r/w scores were OK (a bit low on the r/w 4ks) but nothing terrible.
When I used a different installer all my FC issues dissapeared. The one I had been using (and still have on my Transcend 8GB card) is the 2GB (extendable 4th partition) + multiboot install. It runs flawlessly on the 8GB card but for some reason caused my 16GB install to crash a lot (FCs and error messages).
When I installed verygreen's agnostic SD card version, the issues I was having on 16GB disappeared. Running very smoothly @ 925Mhz CM7 OC. I've thrown a bunch of movies at it and it looks great, no chop. So YMMV.
SkittlesAreYum said:
I have a 16 GB card and I'm glad to hear it will work. However, which image should I use? Why isn't there a dedicated image for the 16 GB size? Will I only be able to use half my card?
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There is... I put this together and uploaded when there were so many issues with 16GB cards not being formatted.....
Get 16 GB VeryGreen's generic card (preformatted) here
Isn't the point of verygreen's size-agnostic image that you can install it on any size card? I used it on a Sandisk unclassed (so, 2) 16GB from Radioshack, and CM7.0.2 is running great--much smoother than stock 1.2 on the eMMC.
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I am not sure about the size of the card, but what matters more IMHO are the real-world sequential read and write speeds. I purchased a 4GB Class 10 Patriot uSD card and loaded CM7 per Evergreen's instructions. The performance is TERRIBLE, slow and market d/l is extremely slow as well. I attribute this to Patriot misrepresenting the sequential write speeds of the card. I would go with Sandisk Class 4 uSD or Transcend Class 6 uSD (on order) as well as other Brand uSD cards reported by XDA users to run CM7 well on NC.
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As others have said, it's not the sequential r/w but the small-block, random r/w that counts for running an OS, and class ignores this benchmark entirely. Your Patriot was very likely performing exactly as advertised, but what it's advertising is how well it will perform in a 10+megapixel DSLR camera taking rapid-fire photos or a half-hour video. It gains that performance at the expense of small-block r/w, sometimes gaining 5-10x the sequential r/w by sacrificing 100x or greater the small-block speed.
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Isn't the point of verygreen's size-agnostic image that you can install it on any size card?......
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Yes, but there are several posts regarding issues with the mke2fs failing on 16GB cards.... that is why I made the 16 GB version available....
I tried with 3 different 16 GB cards that would fail... so I presented my solution for 16 GB cards.
I was having problems with the 2GB expandable install on my 16GB card (ok on my 8GB). Just wiped and installed verygreen's agnostic and so far no FCs or oddities that I've noticed; if I start having issues I'll try yours thanks for posting it!
CM7 on 16 GB Kingston...slow as molasses!
I finally got everything copied, imaged, written, etc. It's working...except being able to access the SD card to move all my stuff onto it...but SLOW!
Should I just chalk it up to the card or are there other settings or things to check? I was a bit overwhelmed by the CM7 settings/options...lot of things there...
Thanks
My head is aching with the sheer amount of information it is trying to process. I got a Nook Color about a month ago but have been putting off using it because I am still trying to figure out how to do what I want to do.
I've been going over the threads on the dev forum and after reading a lot of the threads, I still can't find exactly what I need (or maybe I've found it but I just haven't realized it yet).
My Nook Color is running latest official update from B&N (meaning 2.2 and B&N apps).
Anyway here's what I need:
1. I need to be able to dual boot into either HC or a rooted gingerbread-based version of android (is this the clockwork 7 thing?) solely from an SD card
2. Should not do anything to the Nooks internal memory (meaning: won't void warranty)
3. The dual boot manager, HC and and gingerbread-based version of android should all run on sd card. nothing will be placed/done on the nook (is this it? i'm so confused i'm not even sure anymore --- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1045018)
4. The dual boot manager will still have the ability to install other custom roms on to the sd card when i put the zip file of the image on to the sd card (something like this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000957)
5. Should have the overclock thingamajig
Anyway, are there any solutions to this? the "Dualboot Phiremod / Honeycomb Image for SDcard" seems the closest so far but I can't figure out if it installs a rom manager into the SD card with which I can install newer versions of the overclock kernel or newer versions of the custom ROMS based on HC preview or newer version of the CM7 nightly image. gaaaah.
Please help >_<. I promise I'm not stupid. This is just like information overload and I seriously am having a real headache (not just figuratively) right now.
Follow the thread below. From it, you can install plain CM7 (the best known gingerbread rom) strictly onto your SD card. If you have multiple cards, you can try out the different flavors of CM7:
CM7 Stable (latest is 7.0.3); OR
CM7 Nightly (latest is 76); OR
Beta CM7 .32 kernel, though this one is still has some bugs.
Phiremod is a themed CM7 which I haven't tried, while the above are more plain vanilla android. Also use a Sandisk card if you have one as they seem to have better overall speed regardless of Class, at least 2gb size or bigger.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000957
Hi LBN1, thanks for the quick reply.
Does this work process allow me to install HoneyComb as well as a separate boot option?
I just realized that I'm actually looking for an SD dual boot of HC and CM7 w/ OC. Does this exist? >.<
Oh, this process is not for a dual booting SD card. It allows a rom on a SD card, and then take out the SD card and you can boot to stock B&N software, so it is a quasi dual boot so to speak. There are some actual dual boot options out there but I don't have any experience with any of them...
Same thing with Honeycomb roms, never tried any of them since from what I read they are still in early, beta stages meaning they really don't work as well as CM7.
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Oh, this process is not for a dual booting SD card. It allows a rom on a SD card, and then take out the SD card and you can boot to stock B&N software, so it is a quasi dual boot so to speak. There are some actual dual boot options out there but I don't have any experience with any of them...
Same thing with Honeycomb roms, never tried any of them since from what I read they are still in early, beta stages meaning they really don't work as well as CM7.
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Hehe... yeah I kinda figured that out What I had in mind was something along the lines of dual booting HC/CM7 via SD card and removing the SD card if I wanted to boot to the stock 1.2 (so it's a quasi triple boot) >_<
But thanks for your help!
I think the easiest thing you can do right now is to try the Phiremod/Honeycomb Dual boot sd image which I see you already found out. It wont change or touch your internal system so you are safe. Also its already prepared for you so you just need to burn the img into the sd.
If inserted, the sd image will boot to either Phiremod (which is really a themed version of CM7 7.02 - with the update provided in the same thread or to Honeycomb). I use it and works quite well!!!! It is fast also (provided you use the recommended Sandisk class 4 sd card) as it is overclocked from the sd which you also want.
When I want to use stock BN I just boot without the sd and thats it! I also rooted the internal BN as well to add overclock to the stock BN 2.2 and it is quite snappy when OC to 1.1 mhz.
Hi Garoto! that's good to hear! can you point me to the thread for rooting the internal BN and adding overclock to the stock 2.2? i want to try that as well
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Hi Garoto! that's good to hear! can you point me to the thread for rooting the internal BN and adding overclock to the stock 2.2? i want to try that as well
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Sure no problem:
1. To root the 1.2 version Nook just follow the steps in this thread, it is not as complicated as it sounds:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1054027
2. To install the OC Kernel I used this thread. Pretty simple process. After you root , go to the market and install ROM manager, then do flash clockwork and then reboot to recovery, then do update from zip in sd card and flash the OC Kernel. I used the 1,1 mhz as it is stable and really speed things up:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1064095
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Hi Garoto! that's good to hear! can you point me to the thread for rooting the internal BN and adding overclock to the stock 2.2? i want to try that as well
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Keep in mind, overclocking definitely technically voids the warranty (as does rooting). Since you mentioned it. Just as bad as installing stuff on the internal EMMC.
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Keep in mind, overclocking definitely technically voids the warranty (as does rooting). Since you mentioned it. Just as bad as installing stuff on the internal EMMC.
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Haha yup... just wanted to know as a "just in case I feel brave enough to void my warranty" haha!
Ok My wife bought me a nook color and I'd like to make it into a tablet. I found a video on youtube that has it running cm7 on a micro SD card but then then runs the stock NC software so as to not void the warranty.
I've tried reading the nook devs, and multiple how to's but feel a bit lost. Can someone point me to
1) step by step instructions even an idiot can follow
2) a link to the different mods and how they are different
3) where these mods are found.
I'd like a way to do this using free software. One place i found to just buy the mod on an SD card and just install it. One other place gave some instruction but needed software that had to be bought (unzippers or something along that line).
thanks for any information I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed..
Shaun
I started my NC journey by reading some good, but outdated, guide on how to do root and flash custom ROM to the NC. It took me some time to find the correct program to use.
manualnooter: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1054027
This post has a rather detailed instruction. Note that you will be installing a custom ROM onto NC and will void warranty... but you can also flash the stock ROM back to the NC in case you need to use that warranty so you don't really lose much.
I forgot which ROM the manualnooter procedure would install, but I think the current most popular and stable ROM is cyanogenmod 7.
Unfortunately the entire procedure will take beginners more than 10 hours to have a grasp on how to do things and maybe poking around and see why some things work that way.
Welcome!
I've personally installed CM7 to emmc (internal memory) using these steps:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11452450&postcount=19
I was also using the microSD card method, and the steps below are good to follow:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000957
I would recommend using the latest nightly vs a labeled "stable" release. The nightlies have a lot of improvements and are in fact very stable these days. The only thing you'll need is a microSD card, a card reader, and a little bit of patience. It's really not hard, but just make sure to follow all of the steps. If you have any more questions, feel free to ask or search previous threads
I was considering a nightly build.. the nightly builds I need to find the encore build right? (wonder why we call these units encore). Secondly I was wondering if theres an option out there that allows a plain version of gingerbread without the cm7 markation all over the place. Is there functionality in the CM7 builds that I wouldn't get with a pure gingerbread build?
Yeah - encore is the codename for the Nook Color. I think it came from the initials NC....encore. You can always find them at
http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?device=encore
I'm actually not sure if there is a pure gingerbread rom out there. CM7 is based on the official release of GB, and adds some nice things for the nook -- one big one is the honeycomb style soft keys at the bottom since the NC doesn't have the normal android hardware keys.
For newbie, I strongly recommend installing and running CM7 off the uSD first.
Play with it for a while, get used to it, familiar with it while spending more time reading threads/posts in here then thinking about switching it to eMMC or rooted NC later.
Installing and running off uSD are much more simple and easier.
The requirement is: a good (SanDisk class 4 reported as very good) uSD, 8GB or 16GB.
Then follow this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000957
Cyanogen has this quirky little tradition of naming the software release after the original code name of the device. The Nook Color was code named "Project Encore" (http://www.droiddog.com/android-blog/2010/10/nook-color-likely-dropping-this-week-image-leaked/) by the developers, so the NC is the Encore in CM7. (Similarly, my old Motorola Cliq is called "Morrison" and my T-Mobile G2 is called "Vision")
And Stock Gingerbread doesn't have a number of things which are very useful for Tablets, such as the taskbar "soft buttons" for back, search, home, and menu, as well as the ability to put the taskbar on the bottom, and adjust the lock screen as you see fit. CM7 has all of these, plus the ever popular "much, much more!" The CM7 developers and mods have really outdone themselves and made the Nook Color a massively useful device.
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For newbie, I strongly recommend installing and running CM7 off the uSD first.
Play with it for a while, get used to it, familiar with it while spending more time reading threads/posts in here then thinking about switching it to eMMC or rooted NC later.
Installing and running off uSD are much more simple and easier.
The requirement is: a good (SanDisk class 4 reported as very good) uSD, 8GB or 16GB.
Then follow this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000957
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+1 This.
Follow the instructions in that link and you should have a working microSD CM7 installation. 3 things to add to those instructions though:
1.) Try using Win32DiskImager instead of WinImage. People have had problems writing the image with WinImage. The only problem I've seen reported with Win32DiskImager is that sometimes you cannot create a good usable image of a disk greater than 4GB.
2.) If you are looking for a good usable card, get this one. It includes a good USB microSD reader to use when writing the image.
3.) This one is optional. The default SD card image writes an approximately 120MB boot partition to the microSD. With the latest nightly releases of CM7 you can run into issues if you are trying to install both CM7 and gapps at the same time. It is recommended to resize the initial partition upwards in size. Some folks put it over a GB but in my mind a few hundred MB should be fine. The most popular tool to do this with is EASUS Partition Master. I haven't personally done this since it is something that has to be done before the initial install and I had mine up and running before running into this problem.
- Aerlock
oI bought a microSD from merit line. Its an ADATA BRAND 16GB CLASS 10. it had good reviews and some places I read to stay with above a class 6 or better. I hope this doesn't cause a problem or my wife will be upset... LOL
I was watching a video on youtube about this process and they mentioned not having all the memory on the microSD available due to the partitions. they used the same partition manager to maximize the storage on the card. Will this be needed or does something happen automatically to use make all the uSD card usable?
With that brand, with that speed, keep all of your fingers crossed and prayed.
And after few weeks of enjoy the CM7, if you start seeing weird things, you then can start blaming the uSD.
does it matter what version software i start with? I've been reading around and see everything from making sure that your on 1.0.1 to 1.3? I'm lost?
Also since I'm wanting to do this all on the MicroSD then this may not be an issue but I've heard some say also to log on first and make sure I sign in with barnes and noble before doing anything. is that important or not?
Lastly. does rooting or anything leave a permanent record in turn voiding warranty or can it be taken back so the factory doesn't know.
Rooting does not leave any records. All you need is to return to factory stock before sending in for warranty
ok I've tried the version 1.3 over and over and each time I get the same problem. after reboot it comes to the blue android on a skateboard it it just keeps running in circles. it will go black occasionally but then right back to the android on the skate board.. what might I have done wrong?
I used the installer in verygreens 1.3 posts and cm_encore_full-209 nightly build
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ok I've tried the version 1.3 over and over and each time I get the same problem. after reboot it comes to the blue android on a skateboard it it just keeps running in circles. it will go black occasionally but then right back to the android on the skate board.. what might I have done wrong?
I used the installer in verygreens 1.3 posts and cm_encore_full-209 nightly build
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Lets test that card and make sure it's gonna work. Go here and get Crystal Disk Mark. Install it and plug your microSD card into your computer. Run the default tests and post them here. We're looking for the 4k read/write speeds in particular. If they aren't around 1.0 then you're likely to have a problem running CM7 off the card.
My suspicion is that since its a Class 10 card it's optimized for large block writes and not small block writes. Card manufacturers will trade off small block write speed to get the higher class ratings instead of going for overall speed. SanDisk seems to be the exception to this in that they do not tweak their cards to get the high speeds which why they're the recommended card for SD install of CM7.
- Aerlock
ok guys, noob here ive got my nook running cm7 off the sd card itself but its super laggy, and i cant stand it is there a better way to root it so i dont have to use the sd card and which method has the best success?
If you are not using a sandisk sdcard, you should give a try:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1005633
Good luck!
any others???
this pny class 4 8 gig card is the only one i have im down to re root the whole thing if that is what it takes... i just wanna have something that works half way decent
I've had bad luck with the PNY cards.. Sandisk made it run really well.. amazing difference..
ok cool ill find one somewhere
Best way to use CM7 is off your internal memory.
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koopakid08 said:
Best way to use CM7 is off your internal memory.
Absolutely, no brainer.
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But the question now is, do you want to upset your stock OS or not?
Or is there a new way to install CM7 on your eMMC without interupting the stock OS?
My NC is still under warranty so I don't want to take the stock OS off yet, although I am very tempted to trade places, putting my stock OS on the SD card and CM7 (as I use it so much more) on the eMMC.
If you don't want to touch the stock OS yet, the sandisk is optimal for these units.
In fact, if you will dig around in posts about SD cards and CM on AD cards, you will find opinions and actual performance tests showing that CM from an SD card can be as fast as CM from eMMC... if you use the correct card.. which is a Sandisk class 2 or 4 of any size.. 2gb and up.
Don't ask me to point you to the posts.. I can't. I only remember reading these things when I was doing similar research.
For $10-20 you can give it a try and do something else if you are not happy.
.. or if you are sure you don't need easy access to stock, go for an eMMC install..
Neither solution is irreversible..
There's nothing the stock Nook can do that Android can't and there's probably a list somewhere of the things Android can do that the stock NC ROM can't but it probably wouldn't fit in this post. Search for 8+1, you can always fall back to "so clean the video wants to play".
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But the question now is, do you want to upset your stock OS or not?
Or is there a new way to install CM7 on your eMMC without interupting the stock OS?
My NC is still under warranty so I don't want to take the stock OS off yet, although I am very tempted to trade places, putting my stock OS on the SD card and CM7 (as I use it so much more) on the eMMC.
If you don't want to touch the stock OS yet, the sandisk is optimal for these units.
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Thats not an issue as you can always restore to stock if there is a problem. That is Part of the greatness of SD boot priority. You can restore no matter how screwed up your internal memory is.
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Hangman_ said:
But the question now is, do you want to upset your stock OS or not?
Or is there a new way to install CM7 on your eMMC without interupting the stock OS?
My NC is still under warranty so I don't want to take the stock OS off yet, although I am very tempted to trade places, putting my stock OS on the SD card and CM7 (as I use it so much more) on the eMMC.
If you don't want to touch the stock OS yet, the sandisk is optimal for these units.
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The warranty is not really an issue as I found when I had to have mine replaced. You just restore it so stock. When you create your install image SD card save it in case you have to return your Nook. If that happens, just place the stock ROM .zip on the card and boot from it and wipe everything like you were installing CM7 all over again but instead just flash the stock ROM. It can be found here: http://www.multiupload.com/BW8FIEJ2GH (With thanks to Taosaur.)
ok so now ive got the sandisk card in it it benchmarked 1888 i was way supprised but now it doesnt show up on my computer when i connect the nook via usb i want to still put books on it but it wont boot if i put the books directly on the sd card itself
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ok so now ive got the sandisk card in it it benchmarked 1888 i was way supprised but now it doesnt show up on my computer when i connect the nook via usb i want to still put books on it but it wont boot if i put the books directly on the sd card itself
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I didn't follow all posts from the beginning so I just make assumption that you're booting CM7 off the Sandisk uSD.
No personal stuff should be placed in the boot partition. Place them in the left-over (/media) storage.
Just install it on the internal memory there are many great Tutorials on it.
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i tried to get to the internal memory but it doesnt recognize it could i partition it and use the second partition for books?
babycarrot said:
i tried to get to the internal memory but it doesnt recognize it could i partition it and use the second partition for books?
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He's not referring to your issue. Just follow what votinh said.
Will the 16GB Sandisk work well or is their a size limit?
dejavecu said:
Will the 16GB Sandisk work well or is their a size limit?
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16 GB works just fine.
Hangman_ said:
But the question now is, do you want to upset your stock OS or not?
Or is there a new way to install CM7 on your eMMC without interupting the stock OS?
My NC is still under warranty so I don't want to take the stock OS off yet, although I am very tempted to trade places, putting my stock OS on the SD card and CM7 (as I use it so much more) on the eMMC.
If you don't want to touch the stock OS yet, the sandisk is optimal for these units.
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I can tell you that I have been running CM7 with nightlies off the uSD card since I got it (3/11). Using an 8gb Sandisk is indistinguishable in speed from the stock system, but SUBSTANTIALLY more useful. Since my NC is still under warranty, all I have to do to "restore" it to stock is take out the uSD card. I love it, and it doesn't take you into the "restore to stock" mess that, while it works fine, is still pretty stressful.
Try a good Sandisk uSD; you probably won't need or want to flash your internal memory.
help please:crying::crying::crying::crying:
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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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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.
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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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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!
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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
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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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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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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.
Sent from my Nook HD running CM10.1 on Hybrid SD
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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