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[Q] NC boots into stock BN software instead of CM7

I am trying to get CM7 to boot on my NC with an sd card, using these instructions:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000957
I get as far as this part
"shutdown your nook and take the SD card out, insert it into your computer.
Copy the gapps-... file to the SD card on the first partition (titled boot) without changing the file name".
When I take the card out of my NC and put it back in my laptop to install market and gapps, it says it needs to be formatted before I can use it. The files that were on it before (the installer image and the nightly build) seem to have been deleted from the card by my nook. Any suggestions?

Remove then reinsert a few more times, if still persists, try to use a usb-sd adapter.

Just to confirm, when you inserted the card with the nightly build into the NC and powered on, you did see messages saying it was installing CM7, correct?
Were you then able to boot into CM7 and set up Wi-Fi before removing the card to copy over gapps?
If the above are not the case, it's very likely your laptop never properly wrote the image to the card in the first place. Even if you did everything right, many people report difficulty with the all-in-1 card readers on their laptops, and need a separate USB reader.
Some things you may not have done right:
Did you unzip the compressed .gz archive of the disk image?
Did you write the resulting .img file to the SD card using a program such as WinImage?
I'm assuming you're using a Windows machine. If not, let us know what OS you're using and what steps you took to write the image, and what results you got when inserting the card in the NC.

Thank you for your replies, but I figured it out. My laptop wasn't recognizing my sd card after I took it out of my nook, but when I put the card in my droid, it saw that the files were there. I added the apps file using my phone and when I went to install them on the nook it worked. Took me five hours to figure this all out but I finally got it. Thanks again.

CWM wont show SD card contents...

So I rooted this stupid tablet and put the custom acer recovery app or whatever it is on it. Installed the proper CWM, and when I boot into recovery and try into install zip from SD card all it shows is "Lost.dir". Nothing else. What am I doing wrong?? The ROM/Kernel I want are on the root of my sd card, why isn't it showing up?

Because the tablet isn't stupid it knows exactly where the files should go but you didn't put them there? You just put your files into a wrong directory namely your internal storage.
/sdcard/ = internal storage which isn't used by CWM
/mnt/external_sd/ = SD card which is accessed by CWM
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And in case you're looking for USB... The tablet mounts it under /mnt/usb_storage

bpivk said:
Because the tablet isn't stupid it knows exactly where the files should go but you didn't put them there? You just put your files into a wrong directory namely your internal storage.
/sdcard/ = internal storage which isn't used by CWM
/mnt/external_sd/ = SD card which is accessed by CWM
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And in case you're looking for USB... The tablet mounts it under /mnt/usb_storage
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Files can also be put on a USB flash drive and CWM will see them there also
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Some SD cards can not be seen bybrecovery.try formatting your card on another android device or a format utility from your PC.use fat file system.if still no luck try a fifteenth SD card
Goodluck

FAT, FAT32, external sd, usb drive, no matter where I put it, or what i do doesn't show it.
I give up.

joe3681 said:
FAT, FAT32, external sd, usb drive, no matter where I put it, or what i do doesn't show it.
I give up.
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Take your time and have patience. I know the feeling. How are you transferring the data to the micro SD card? Can you use a file manager app to access the card, /mnt/external_sd?
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Again over and over ..try another SD card maybe two this is a very common issue.very common
Try diffrent SD cards if you have not

Or use a USB drive and flash from there. I do it all the time if I'm to lazy to copy the files to my SD card.

I am also stumped with the the acer reading the micro sd card. I am able to see it using root explorer. However, I cant see it when it is connected to my computer. I had to place my sd card in my galaxy tab in order to transfer files to it, and then place it in the iconia. That appeared to be the only way to put the rom on the root of my sd card. I want to save my stock back up to my computer in case I damage my sd card, but there seems to be no way to do it with out removing the card and placing it in another device. Am I missing something? Dont want to start another thread, so I'm asking here because it looks like it's been seen by other users.

dxwilliams40 said:
I am also stumped with the the acer reading the micro sd card. I am able to see it using root explorer. However, I cant see it when it is connected to my computer. I had to place my sd card in my galaxy tab in order to transfer files to it, and then place it in the iconia. That appeared to be the only way to put the rom on the root of my sd card. I want to save my stock back up to my computer in case I damage my sd card, but there seems to be no way to do it with out removing the card and placing it in another device. Am I missing something? Dont want to start another thread, so I'm asking here because it looks like it's been seen by other users.
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FYI ( just in case ) !!!
When fully booted... SD CARD is the internal storage... and the physical card is shown as EXTERNAL SD CARD !
When at CWM recovery... SD CARD is the real physical card !

again KNOWN ISSUE
dxwilliams40 said:
I am also stumped with the the acer reading the micro sd card. I am able to see it using root explorer. However, I cant see it when it is connected to my computer. I had to place my sd card in my galaxy tab in order to transfer files to it, and then place it in the iconia. That appeared to be the only way to put the rom on the root of my sd card. I want to save my stock back up to my computer in case I damage my sd card, but there seems to be no way to do it with out removing the card and placing it in another device. Am I missing something? Dont want to start another thread, so I'm asking here because it looks like it's been seen by other users.
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This Is a flaw.well if its actually a flow its a honeycomb issue.nothing you can do to fix this.unless I have missed it recently
its talked about alot on this forum.

No problem here but I am running the rom listed below. I see it on the tab and when I plug it in the computer. Everything works.
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Can't get CM7.1 working off SD card.... Boot loops

Hey everyone - I need help ....
I have been fighting with this for the past 4 days.... I have followed multiple tutorials online and on You Tube. I am attempting to run CM 7.1 ( the latest stable version) off the SD card so I can still have the stock nook if I want.
So I have formatted the sd card with SD formatter and installed the 1.3 version of the generic sd card boot loader software. I then remove the sd card from my pc and then reinsert it into the pc. I then drop CM 7.1 zip file onto the sd card (leaving it zipped) and again remove the card from the pc. I then insert the card into the NC and turn it on ....in a minute or so I get the Skateboarding Android loader screen for a few seconds and then it flashes black and repeats the Skateboarding Android loader .... It will do this forever.
I keep seeing people say this is sooooo easy to do and I just can't get it .
What am I missing ???
Can someone post a step by step that you did with a link to the files you used ... and with the step by step I mean EVERY step because I must be missing something.
I am using a Sandisk class 4 - 4 gig card .
Thanx in advance
Tinpau

What happens when you boot up with no SD card?
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no SD card .... boots into stock Nook Color . Everything Nook Color works
Tinpau

tinpau60 said:
no SD card .... boots into stock Nook Color . Everything Nook Color works
Tinpau
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Did you unzip verygreens img file before you wrote it? Did you use easeus partition master to make the boot partition large enough to hold the cm7 zip you are using? I am no expert, but I have made cm7, cm7.2, and cm9 cards with verygreens installer and all work fine.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21222830
Check this out.
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OP, did you by any chance rename your CM7 file to something other than the original file name? It should be something like "update-cm-7.1.0-encore-signed.zip".

tinpau60 said:
So I have formatted the sd card with SD formatter and installed the 1.3 version of the generic sd card boot loader software. I then remove the sd card from my pc and then reinsert it into the pc. I then drop CM 7.1 zip file onto the sd card (leaving it zipped) and again remove the card from the pc. I then insert the card into the NC and turn it on ....in a minute or so I get the Skateboarding Android loader screen for a few seconds and then it flashes black and repeats the Skateboarding Android loader .... It will do this forever.
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Definitely something wrong.
I don't believe you should have seen the Skateboarding if you not even install CM7.
After creating a "GOOD" bootable uSD, drop ONLY CM7 ROM into its "boot" partition, which should only having 4 files by then.
Insert it into the NC and power up. It SHOULD boot into Recovery, not showing Skateboarding boot animation.

NC Rooted running Cm7.1 can't read SD card

The other night I got a NC with 3.1 and decided to root it and flash cm7 onto it. This all was going fine until after the rom flashed and I booted up the device I have micro SDCard 2GB in the NC and it isn't able to read the SD card it says I need to put one in. Every time I go to download something off the browser it says I need an SD card to download this so and so file. I used my phone SD card in the NC to see if that will work and same problem persists. I have .apk files on my SD card I would like to run on the NC but can't get them off the SD card. This NC belongs to my brother who I was trying to help out by rooting and putting cm7 on it for him but now there's really nothing he can do with it any and all help is welcome. If someone knows how to fix this please tell me. (When I plug it into the computer it still can't read the files on the NC. Even if I mount SD card or USB storage through recovery) please help
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Try plugging in the SD card by itself to your PC to see if it got corrupted, and if it hasn't you can transfer your files, format it and give it another go. I hope that helps.

Yep. Sounds like a card corruption problem. I had one. Reformat was the only solution. Be prepared to sacrifice your apks. And always drop spare copies onto your computer, just in case.

[Q] Confused N00B - cant install ICS / wont boot

>>> UPDATE: Issue Resolved <<<
I have been working at this for a while and can't figure out why it's not booting. Here's what I am doing:
1) Write the image (generic-sdcard-v1.3-ICS-large.img) to your SD card using WinImage (Windows 7).
SanDisk microSDHC 8GB class4
WinImage error message:
the current image format is not supported by the disk drive E:
it will be resized
disck is not empty, all data on your disk will be lost
do you want to continue?
2) eject and then re-insert the uSD card into computer.
3) Copy the nightly file (update-encore-20120220.zip) to SD card
4) unmount the uSD card and insert it into the nook.
5) press power button (or N button), boots to Nook-OS
trying to follow these instructions...
[UNOFFICIAL][ICS][NIGHTLIES] CM9/ICS Nightly Builds
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22029718&highlight=format#post22029718
[ROM][CM7] [v1.3] Size-agnostic SD Card image and CM7 installer for SD Cards.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000957

I'm not totally sure about the way you are going about it. I did that method once about 9 months ago, and just can't remember the details. However, I would recommend trying racks triple boot sd card method. It burns CM7 and CM9 (ICS) onto the SD card, and leaves EMMC alone. It was pretty simple, and you'll have the ability to choose which to boot into. The CM7 is super stable, and will work as your daily driver. The CM9 has a few things that still need to be worked out, but I've actually been using it more than the CM7. Here's the link to that method;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1448186

andog said:
I have been working at this for a while and can't figure out why it's not booting. Here's what I am doing:
1) Write the image (generic-sdcard-v1.3-ICS-large.img) to your SD card using WinImage (Windows 7).
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I'd use Win32DiskImager for step 1. Plus use a real USB SD card adapter. If you are using an SD card slot built into the computer that is likely to be why you are not getting a bootable card.

I was having the same issue and using win32diskimager did it for me. Thanks!

SD card format required
This memory card is unrecognized and needs to be formatted. [Cancel] [Format Now]

it sure looks like you have been skipping the same step from your two posts. If you're asking, yeah, go ahead and format the disk before burning the image. You will lose whatever is on the disk, that is what the error is saying.
It is a warning and is double checking before it continues. Not really an error, per se.

Thanks crapid, I will try that next.
Thanks bobtidey, I have ordered a Transcend TS-RDP5K USB 2.0 Card Reader and see if that helps next time. But I think Win32DiskImager did the trick. I loaded Win32DiskImager and it wrote to the microSD card. I booted the Nook and it loaded (second time) and installed ICS!
BTW: I think noobs need a Sticky Thread on How To Boot the Nook Color.
And apparently there are restrictions on noobs posting into their own threads. Which is why my last post was incomplete, sorry.
Thanks for all the help.

andog said:
Thanks bobtidey, I have ordered a Transcend TS-RDP5K USB 2.0 Card Reader and see if that helps next time. But I think Win32DiskImager did the trick. I loaded Win32DiskImager and it wrote to the microSD card. I booted the Nook and it loaded (second time) and installed ICS!
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Good to hear your progressing. The advice about using a real USB card reader is because some SD card media slots built into computers seem to have issues creating bootable cards. Some work, some don't. Also applies to writing the SD image via a phone/tablet connected by USB to the computer. Some models will work, others cause problems. Of all the methods vanilla USB readers seem to be problem free in this area.