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Questions about CM7...

I have tried looking for these, but it's been a long night of not understanding some of this stuff and I've gotten to that dreaded, "I give up, this isn't worth it" point. Because of this I may simply not be seeing the answers right in front of me. These are the things I don't understand right now.
1. I've followed the steps to the letter about installing CM7 on an SD card. Then I try to follow the steps to get gapps on there and can't boot into recovery. I don't think I actually can boot into recovery from sd but it doesn't say no anywhere. Confused.
2. I don't get why there is a dialer on the ROM. It's so strange that it makes me question whether I did something wrong. Am I the only one that thinks this is wierd or is there some backstory to why it's been left built into the ROM? There's gotta be some reason.
3. Still can't find anything that tells me how I would go about installing apps that I have apk files for on my computer, where I copy them to on my sd card, and where I put other files (pdfs, docs, videos, music) that I want to be able to run.
4. Is an sd card ROM install REALLY the same as booting from the nook itself? Or dual-booting? I feel like it couldn't possibly be the same speed or fluidity. i need to have the ROM but I also need easy access to the actual Nook.
Again, I'm probably wrong in my thinking with some of these things, but very often, even in noob guides, these questions aren't really addressed directly. Anyway, if someone can help me understand these things, I'd really appreciate it. I'm almost at my wit's end fishing for these answers.
Thanks, guys.

1) Just let cm7 load up. Then hold power. A menu comes up. Select reboot. Then select recovery. Then it will do its thing.
2) Cyanogenmod's builds it rom for multiple devices, most of which are phones, so there are items in the rom that pertain to phones ie. dialer.
3) Apks can be placed on any storage area of sd card, or even emmc for that matter, all you need is a file explore like Astro or I believe cm7 rom comes with a file explore. Then just go to the location where you saved the apk and you will be given the option to install the apk.
4)This depends on your sd card. Sandisk cards are the pick of the litter and provide a good user experience. If you use a less worthy sd card then yes there will be lag and it will be less fluid. I myself am on emmc but my friend is on a sandisk card and both perform pretty much the same.

tinpanalley said:
I have tried looking for these, but it's been a long night of not understanding some of this stuff and I've gotten to that dreaded, "I give up, this isn't worth it" point. Because of this I may simply not be seeing the answers right in front of me. These are the things I don't understand right now.
1. I've followed the steps to the letter about installing CM7 on an SD card. Then I try to follow the steps to get gapps on there and can't boot into recovery. I don't think I actually can boot into recovery from sd but it doesn't say no anywhere. Confused.
2. I don't get why there is a dialer on the ROM. It's so strange that it makes me question whether I did something wrong. Am I the only one that thinks this is weird or is there some backstory to why it's been left built into the ROM? There's gotta be some reason.
3. Still can't find anything that tells me how I would go about installing apps that I have apk files for on my computer, where I copy them to on my sd card, and where I put other files (pdfs, docs, videos, music) that I want to be able to run.
4. Is an sd card ROM install REALLY the same as booting from the nook itself? Or dual-booting? I feel like it couldn't possibly be the same speed or fluidity. i need to have the ROM but I also need easy access to the actual Nook.
Again, I'm probably wrong in my thinking with some of these things, but very often, even in noob guides, these questions aren't really addressed directly. Anyway, if someone can help me understand these things, I'd really appreciate it. I'm almost at my wit's end fishing for these answers.
Thanks, guys.
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1. To boot into recovery easily boot into CM7 then on the homescreen hold down the power button until the power off menu appears choose "reboot", in the next menu choose "recovery" and press "OK". The nook would reboot straight into recovery.
2. Those apps are included to allow more apps to show up in the market. You didn't do anything wrong.
3.To install APK applications on your Android phone do the following:
Copy the APK file you want to install to your phone's memory card and insert the card into your Android phone.
Go to Android Market and search for the Apps Installer, App Installer, z-App Installer or Fast Installer application.
Open it and click on the Install button.
After it is installed, just open it. It will show you all the APK files stored directly in the root directory of your memory card.
Just click on the application you want to install and it will be installed.
You could also just install a file manager app like Astro File Manager and then browse to the APK and install it.
4. Depends on the SD card if you using a sandisk card there isn't really any difference but eMMC is always going to be at least a little bit faster and SD cards are more likely to fail quicker but if your using a sandisk you really shouldn't have a problem.
Hope that helps.
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dabiddabird said:
1) Just let cm7 load up. Then hold power. A menu comes up. Select reboot. Then select recovery. Then it will do its thing.
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I've done it half a dozen times. It doesn't root into recovery. I've rooted and flashed my phone several times, so I'm comfortable with the process.
dabiddabird said:
3) Apks can be placed on any storage area of sd card, or even emmc for that matter, all you need is a file explore like Astro or I believe cm7 rom comes with a file explore. Then just go to the location where you saved the apk and you will be given the option to install the apk.
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I only see a really tiny partition to save apks and videos and not enough to save stuff on the card.
dabiddabird said:
4)If you use a less worthy sd card then yes there will be lag and it will be less fluid.
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I'm on a class 4 sandisk 8gb so I should be good.
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Try putting your sd card back into your computer and put the google apps zip in the boot partition again. Then try the steps mentioned above.
That tiny partition is your boot partition there should be others that were created for storage purposes. I think verygreens process creates 4 partitions. You might need partitioning software to see the other partitions if your computer does not recognize them.
Edit: This thread has some info on the partition software http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1187625

I dont know, Im thinking I might not have recovery. Is that even possible?
I had first used the microsd card to try a Honeycomb ROM and then used win32diskimager to place the cm7 rom on there thinking it would completely write over what was there. Should I have formatted instead?
Maybe this is an opportunity to try the rc 7.1?
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Yes I would suggest that you format and start from the beginning using verygreens process http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000957 and CM 7.1 rc.
As far as recovery no you do not have recovery such as clockwork mod per-say. This part of the process doesn't take you to a recovery menu. What it does is initiate the install process of the google apps zip.

I don't see a 7.1. I only see these: ??
http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?type=nightly&device=encore
Is that basically what you mean by 7.1? The newest one of these?

tinpanalley said:
I don't see a 7.1. I only see these: ??
http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?type=nightly&device=encore
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Here you go
http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?type=rc&device=encore
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Hey guys,
Thanks for all the help last night. Really appreciate it.
I still don't get how I'm supposed to copy media to the microsd when I can only access a small part of it. This is all I can see on Windows Explorer.
How do I put a 600MB video file on the card or anything else (music, documents, etc) if I only have room for this much??

tinpanalley said:
Hey guys,
Thanks for all the help last night. Really appreciate it.
I still don't get how I'm supposed to copy media to the microsd when I can only access a small part of it. This is all I can see on Windows Explorer.
How do I put a 600MB video file on the card or anything else (music, documents, etc) if I only have room for this much??
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What you are seeing is the boot partition. Your storage is on the 4th partition. To access your storage space you should transfer it over through the nook via USB.
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Ok, cool. Thanks.

Actually, that is because when you created the image to on the card the software only formatted as much as it needed for the image and left the rest unformatted. Download EaseUS to your PC and you can then stretch the unformatted partition out or create an additional one and get your space back. The app is here and it is free: http://www.partition-tool.com/personal.htm

patruns said:
Actually, that is because when you created the image to on the card the software only formatted as much as it needed for the image and left the rest unformatted. Download EaseUS to your PC and you can then stretch the unformatted partition out or create an additional one and get your space back. The app is here and it is free: http://www.partition-tool.com/personal.htm
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Even so, you can only access it through usb via the NOOK, at least on Windows since it only sees the very first FAT32 partition, which appears to be the boot partition.

You guys are awesome. I've totally come to understand better this whole process. I was at that deep-end point last night where nothing was making sense, everything was coming out wrong, and ai was ready to give up. Now I have a pretty smooth running and sweet cm7 nook color. I wish it could run Honeycomb but alas... maybe in time.
For now, the only thing missing for me is to know what the best video player is for CM7 and whether Flash runs on this ROM or not in browsers.
Thanks, guys.
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Rock Player (Lite version is enough) seems to play everything.
Flash is OK, at least on Dophin HD and Opera Mobile

Good to hear your up and running
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Hmmm... Weird. All of a sudden, I can't move any apps or access the pop-up menu when I tap and hold the home screen. It's almost like the screen is locked.
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tinpanalley said:
Hmmm... Weird. All of a sudden, I can't move any apps or access the pop-up menu when I tap and hold the home screen. It's almost like the screen is locked.
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You may have locked it. Check the menu.

patruns said:
The app is here and it is free: http://www.partition-tool.com/personal.htm
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Thanks, just noticed this.

[Q] Another Older Noob. Just, not as old.

Nook Color 1.2.0 Brand spanking new. I have no intentions of purchasing anything from Barnes & Noble. I basically want to transform this little reader into a mini tablet, for games, reading, web browsing via wifi hotspot, email & movies. And maybe a few other do dads. I'm not a techie and not very familiar with much of the technical language. I don't know it this really matters, but I do not have wifi at home. It would only be used some place where is was offered for free. I have read pages and pages from all sorts of forums, but I am just not getting it. I think I would like to change the ROM so that it runs without the aid of anything on a secure digital card. I'd like to hang on to the card for future storage. I think, what I want can be done, but dont understand the full procedure of doing it.
And if I see something that says the file comes with a built in root, into the rom, does that mean the Nook Color doesn't need to be rooted ? Or, is the beginning of any and all procedures here begin with a rooted Nook Color ?
I hope someone can help, because all this information is beginning to run together and confusing me to no end. I'm looking for some sort of "beginning to end" step text. Starting with the NC right out of the box.

Read through the steps in the link in my sig. It's my attempt at making the process of getting full Andriod on the Nook Color as straightforward as possible. I gotta tell ya though, with no wifi you're gonna miss out on half the fun. For instance, when people have the "Sent from..." line they are using an app to post directly from their device.
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Just follow this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=12797652
Get the ROM here:
http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?device=encore
Select the 7.2 RC3 version. And after you have it installed and running, you can change a setting so it does not need an SD. (Go to settings/cyanogenmod settings/application settings and select 'use internal storage'.)
I'm not sure whether you will want the google applications (gapps) or not. If you have no wifi, you may not need it. But without wifi and the Market that comes with the gapps, you will not have many apps to play with. If you want gapps, get them at goo.im/gapps. Select the newest gb version.
Sent from my Nook Color running ICS and Tapatalk

Rustifier,
The gentlemen on this forum can pretty much give you any info you need. They have given me a substantial amount of help. I too have been looking to find a book or two on Android, but as I found out this afternoon, there doesn't appear to be a whole lot of information available on Android at the library, at least in Springfield, MO. anyway.Going to have a look at Barnes and Noble store later this evening).

So, if I am reading this right, I do not hove to root the nook first, before applying these mods. Correct ?

Rustifer said:
So, if I am reading this right, I do not hove to root the nook first, before applying these mods. Correct ?
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Right.
Sent from my Nook Color running ICS and Tapatalk

no previous rooting is needed for a new nook, however don't forget to boot stock and register the device before flashing to CM7/9.
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What is boot stock ?

Rustifer said:
What is boot stock ?
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He means to start up the original nook into the stock software that came with it. Then register with B&N before doing any flashing of other ROMs.
Sent from my Nook Color running ICS and Tapatalk

OK. Can I get a how to for boot stock ?

Just turn it on.. unless you have modified it. Then register at the start-up/welcome screens.

GrampaBear said:
Rustifier,
The gentlemen on this forum can pretty much give you any info you need. They have given me a substantial amount of help. I too have been looking to find a book or two on Android, but as I found out this afternoon, there doesn't appear to be a whole lot of information available on Android at the library, at least in Springfield, MO. anyway.Going to have a look at Barnes and Noble store later this evening).
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At the risk of hijacking this thread, the links will give you a lot of information on how to use Android as an ereader, whether on a Nook or any other device:
http://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2010/12/24/how-to-install-apps-on-android-ereaders-and-tablets/
http://support.google.com/googleplay/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=188708
Reading and checking out books from your local library requires specialized software. Check out the help page from the Springfield-Greene Library:
http://overdrive.thelibrary.org/87AA465B-5832-4776-B4F6-E5020C92509E/10/490/en/Help.htm

On with the guide:
Download 1gb CWM 3.2.0.1 sdcard image from here. MD5 of .zip: 1319739d33642ed860e8044c3d55aa56. (I made this based on work in this thread. credit: to cmstlist and DizzyDen, and kevank for hosting). You really only need the 1gb image for this guide, no matter what the size of your card is. A smaller image will burn faster, and when you're done with the guide you can reformat the card anyway.
Extract the clockworkmod .img (if you can't open the file use 7zip)and burn to sdcard using win32diskimager (free). These apps will need to be "run as administrator." If you're not sure how to do this see step 3 here. ***Some internal laptop/desktop readers will not work to do this, you may need an external USB reader if you run into problems.***
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These apps will need to be "run as administrator." If you're not sure how to do this see step 3 here. ((went there))
View the contents of the SD card on your computer. You should see contents similar to those in the imge to the right. ((yep, it's all there))
If you don't, you did something wrong... please review the prerequisites and the steps and try again.
Remove the microSD card from your computer. ((OK))
Run the AutoNooter on your Nook Color using the uSD card you just burned.
((Huh ?)) I just burned 1gb CWM 3.2.0.1 - I didn't read anything about AutoNooter in this guide - http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...php?p=12797652
Shut the device down completely. Make sure the USB cable is unplugged hold the power button down until prompted and choose power off.
Insert the microSD card into the NOOKcolor. ((did that))
Plug the USB cable from your NOOKcolor into your computer. ((did that))
The NOOKcolor will boot the microSD although the screen will remain off.
((it came on immediately, but it's not doing anything))))
EssaysExperts.Com is the company which first and main priority was, is and will be customers� satisfaction with the [essays online]. If you still have no idea where to buy your writing tasks, this company is the best option for you.
If you're using the Nook cable, the charge LED may blink. That would be ok, it is not important.
Within a minute, your computer will see a new USB device. ((Nope...Still waiting))
So, am I suppose to have autonooter installed before installing -
1gb CWM 3.2.0.1 ?
Read more: http://nookdevs.com/NookColor/Rooting/Eclair#ixzz1x9Wzbhdw
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Rustifer said:
So, am I suppose to have autonooter installed before installing -
1gb CWM 3.2.0.1 ?
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No. The problem you are having is that the Nook is very particular about how the card is formatted before it will boot from it. Your PC can see the card and read the files, but unless it is just right, the Nook will not boot from it. So you need to experiment with burning software (win32diskimager or winimage) and with different card readers (external usb or internal pc readers). If you use winimage, write to the disk with the menu choice 'Restore Virtual Disk Image to physical drive' instead of 'write disk'. I know it is a pain, but this is what you must do if it is not booting. Experiment.
You can also try the one I have attached to my tips thread in my signature. I have an updated CWM (5.5.0.4) on my version. (Under item A9).
Sent from my Nook Color running ICS and Tapatalk

Okay, I did it. I think. Made a bootable sd card and copied cm7 and gapps to the sd card. A lot of activity on the screen. The linux pinguin resting above a lot of blue data. It finally stopped and powered down. Now, it will not power up. Not with the SD card. Without the sd card, it does. Have I performed the procedure correctly ?

Rustifer said:
Okay, I did it. I think. Made a bootable sd card and copied cm7 and gapps to the sd card. A lot of activity on the screen. The linux pinguin resting above a lot of blue data. It finally stopped and powered down. Now, it will not power up. Not with the SD card. Without the sd card, it does. Have I performed the procedure correctly ?
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Sounds like you did it right for an installation to SD. But I thought you were trying to install to internal memory. That's what your last post was all about.
When you say it does not power up with the SD in, do you mean it starts to power up, but stops at a blank screen, or it just does not do anything?
Also take the card out and put it in your PC and look to see if the CM7 and gapps zips are gone. If they are gone that means they installed. If they are still there, it means the install failed.

MLO uRecImg uRecRam u-boot uImage uRamdisk are what is left on the sd card.
Sounds like you did it right for an installation to SD. But I thought you were trying to install to internal memory. That's what your last post was all about.
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That's correct.
But keep in mind here. When I say I don't know anything about this technical stuff, I mean, not even a little bit. It's all a different language to me.

When you say it does not power up with the SD in, do you mean it starts to power up, but stops at a blank screen, or it just does not do anything?
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No, once it powered down, it never came back on. And I couldn't power it on. Not with the sd card in. Only after I took the card out, would the NC power up.

Rustifer said:
No, once it powered down, it never came back on. And I couldn't power it on. Not with the sd card in. Only after I took the card out, would the NC power up.
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How are you trying to power it up? You should just hold the power button for a few seconds until a tiny flash happens and let go. If you hold it too long, it turns itself off.

I tried pressing the power button until i saw anything on the screen. .
Press and release. Press and hold a few seconds and release. Press and hold a long while. Still nothing. Just a black screen.

Rustifer said:
I tried pressing the power button until i saw anything on the screen. .
Press and release. Press and hold a few seconds and release. Press and hold a long while. Still nothing. Just a black screen.
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Press and hold power for no more than 3 to 5 seconds and release. If you hold it 10 seconds it powers back off

[Q] Instructions for CM10/JB

OK... I've tried to re-work my install so that I can run Jelly Bean on my NC.
It fails.
I get:
1) System preparing to shutdown (even though is should say "preparing to shut down"); or:
2) system hangs;
or:
1) "Please put on first partition of this SD card
the name should start with update-, cm, or diff_ and end with .zip"
I see CM7 installs, I see CM9 installs, and I see CM7-10 install instructions, but nothing that specifically delineates the exact steps I must follow to boot my NC into Jelly Bean via SD Card. "Well, you can replace this with that in the instructions" doesn't seem to cut it. I keep getting errors. It all seems to meld from one set on instructions to another, and it becomes unclear what direction you must go to get the results you want.
Can someone *please* update the install instructions for CM10/JellyBean for Windows, Mac, and Linux? Working with old CM7 instructions that may or may not work doesn't cut it. You're losing your audience.
Thanks!

collisionbend said:
OK... I've tried to re-work my install so that I can run Jelly Bean on my NC.
It fails.
I get:
1) System preparing to shutdown (even though is should say "preparing to shut down"); or:
2) system hangs;
or:
1) "Please put on first partition of this SD card
the name should start with update-, cm, or diff_ and end with .zip"
I see CM7 installs, I see CM9 installs, and I see CM7-10 install instructions, but nothing that specifically delineates the exact steps I must follow to boot my NC into Jelly Bean via SD Card. "Well, you can replace this with that in the instructions" doesn't seem to cut it. I keep getting errors. It all seems to meld from one set on instructions to another, and it becomes unclear what direction you must go to get the results you want.
Can someone *please* update the install instructions for CM10/JellyBean for Windows, Mac, and Linux? Working with old CM7 instructions that may or may not work doesn't cut it. You're losing your audience.
Thanks!
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I have a new instruction thread for installing CM10 on SD linked in my signature. If you have questions about it, ask there.

Thanks for the cm10 info!

leapinlar said:
I have a new instruction thread for installing CM10 on SD linked in my signature. If you have questions about it, ask there.
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Ahhh, yes. Found it. They helped. Thank you!
I now have Jelly Bean running on CM10 on my Nook Color. It was a bit choppy until I found the processor speed setting and ramped it up to 1000Mhz. Now it is quite sweet, even running off the SD card.
One issue: Google Play won't download the apps to the Nook - or at least I can't tell, because I can't see what's on the emmc: File Manager won't let me see off the SD card ,even in SuperUser mode. So getting apps on this thing might be a bit of a challenge. Any ideas?

collisionbend said:
Ahhh, yes. Found it. They helped. Thank you!
I now have Jelly Bean running on CM10 on my Nook Color. It was a bit choppy until I found the processor speed setting and ramped it up to 1000Mhz. Now it is quite sweet, even running off the SD card.
One issue: Google Play won't download the apps to the Nook - or at least I can't tell, because I can't see what's on the emmc: File Manager won't let me see off the SD card ,even in SuperUser mode. So getting apps on this thing might be a bit of a challenge. Any ideas?
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Google Play Store downloads apps to /cache which is on emmc for the SD install. But they are only temporarily stored there until they are automatically installed on the SD. I'm not sure what your issue is. Are you saying they aren't installing? And on file manager, you went in the app to settings, general, and selected root?
Sent from my NookColor running CM10 on SD using Tapatalk.

leapinlar said:
Google Play Store downloads apps to /cache which is on emmc for the SD install. But they are only temporarily stored there until they are automatically installed on the SD. I'm not sure what your issue is. Are you saying they aren't installing? And on file manager, you went in the app to settings, general, and selected root?
Sent from my NookColor running CM10 on SD using Tapatalk.
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They are not installing. Just walked into /root/, and there's virtually nothing in cache - or anywhere else, for that matter - nothing in terms of (non-cm) software or apps, at least. And Google Play didn't download them - but says they're installed. Very weird.

collisionbend said:
They are not installing. Just walked into /root/, and there's virtually nothing in cache - or anywhere else, for that matter - nothing in terms of (non-cm) software or apps, at least. And Google Play didn't download them - but says they're installed. Very weird.
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They are not showing in your launcher? When play store has finished installing, it deletes the temporary download. Did it say 'downloading' within play store?
Can you go to /data with your file manager and create and delete a temporary file? I just want to know if your SD has become temporarily read only.
Sent from my Nook HD+ using Tapatalk

leapinlar said:
They are not showing in your launcher? When play store has finished installing, it deletes the temporary download. Did it say 'downloading' within play store?
Can you go to /data with your file manager and create and delete a temporary file? I just want to know if your SD has become temporarily read only.
Sent from my Nook HD+ using Tapatalk
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They are not showing in launcher. Play store does nothing after purchasing/re-installing an app. It never says "downloading." Nothing happens. Nada.
As a test, reading your post, I tried to create a new file in /data with the name of "testing/txt" - it was completed successfully.
I'm thinking the store has issues with my setup...

collisionbend said:
They are not showing in launcher. Play store does nothing after purchasing/re-installing an app. It never says "downloading." Nothing happens. Nada.
As a test, reading your post, I tried to create a new file in /data with the name of "testing/txt" - it was completed successfully.
I'm thinking the store has issues with my setup...
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Something is definitely messed up. It should be working. I would recommend starting over. If you have media files already on the SD, back them up and reburn the SD and reinstall everything.
Sent from my Nook HD+ using Tapatalk

leapinlar said:
Something is definitely messed up. It should be working. I would recommend starting over. If you have media files already on the SD, back them up and reburn the SD and reinstall everything.
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Reformatted everything. Pulled latest nightly and latest gapps package. Followed step by step, exactly as written. Still won't download new/purchased apps from Google Play. I give. Lake Erie is only 124 yards away...

collisionbend said:
Reformatted everything. Pulled latest nightly and latest gapps package. Followed step by step, exactly as written. Still won't download new/purchased apps from Google Play. I give. Lake Erie is only 124 yards away...
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In CWM select "partition SD card" to allow apps to install. Seems your SD card size is stuck at 300mb. Happened to my 16gb Sandisk. Would not recognize over 300mb until I use CWM to partition SD card. I have full use of SD card now.

[Q] Time for a new step-by-step for Nook SImple Touch.

Hello.
I bought a refurbished Simple Touch from ebay and I would like to hack it to access my Google account and to install a better PDF reader.
http://lifehacker.com/5889158/turn-a-99-nook-into-a-fully-fledged-android-tablet-in-four-easy-steps didn't open my nook and caused it to get stuck in the loading mode, showing a screen that the nook is loading after I restarted it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1469281 didn't work for me either. My Nook was stuck again. I didn't restore it using a special program. Instead, I turned it off six times to reset factory settings.
I used these files to hack my Nook:
Win32DiskImager.exe
touchnooter-1-6-24.img
touchnooter-2-1-31.img
I am stuck with two micro SD cards that used to be 4GB and now their apparent size is down to 75 megabytes and I don't know what to do since formatting doesn't solve the problem. What should I do to restore the micro SD cards?
The Nook Model is BNRv300
The Serial Number is 301413017......
Please help me install a hack on my Nook Simple Touch Reader.
Thank you.

Follow the steps in this thread. For your micro sd card use a partition manager to erase the partition and format the disk.
Tarakan5 said:
Hello.
I bought a refurbished Simple Touch from ebay and I would like to hack it to access my Google account and to install a better PDF reader.
http://lifehacker.com/5889158/turn-a-99-nook-into-a-fully-fledged-android-tablet-in-four-easy-steps didn't open my nook and caused it to get stuck in the loading mode, showing a screen that the nook is loading after I restarted it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1469281 didn't work for me either. My Nook was stuck again. I didn't restore it using a special program. Instead, I turned it off six times to reset factory settings.
I used these files to hack my Nook:
Win32DiskImager.exe
touchnooter-1-6-24.img
touchnooter-2-1-31.img
I am stuck with two micro SD cards that used to be 4GB and now their apparent size is down to 75 megabytes and I don't know what to do since formatting doesn't solve the problem. What should I do to restore the micro SD cards?
The Nook Model is BNRv300
The Serial Number is 301413017......
Please help me install a hack on my Nook Simple Touch Reader.
Thank you.
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rayhan619 said:
Follow the steps in this thread. For your micro sd card use a partition manager to erase the partition and format the disk.
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What steps should I follow?

Tarakan5 said:
What steps should I follow?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2040351

rayhan619 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2040351
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I am not sure where are the steps written here. Everything seems to abstract.
The uRamdisk patching is done with scripts rather than copying pre-compiled binaries
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What does that mean? Where do I get the scripts
Under the hood, this is a minimal linux environment with the nook drivers/binaries and a few core android binaries.
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Is this one Linux-based?
What kind of partition software do I use to restore my SD cards that lost volume after my attempt to nooter my Nook?
I am sorry to post this but it seems like there is very few information available for someone who wants to have a rooted Nook but is not a complete expert on the subject. I cannot post on the developer forum http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2040351 and it seems like developers are a little isolated from the users of their work.
What do I write to my Nook? Do I need to take out an internal memory that contains the default Nook software on it?
May I get something user-friendly for a common combination of Windows 7 x64 and a Nook Simple Touch?
Is there a any step-by-step solution that is up to date that I can apply to do this?
Thank you.

same boat
I'm on the same boat, new nook with FW 1.0.1
I used these files to hack my Nook:
Win32DiskImager.exe
touchnooter-2-1-31.img
After reboot it try to load and showing progress dots. And on the third dot screen would flash and do this in a loop
I tried factory reset by holding down buttons and after I reset to factory.same loop flashing.

The scripts are included in NookManager. What the author means is that he doesn't just blindly replace original Nook files with his own, he modifies them programmatically so that even if NookManager is used on a version of the Nook firmware that it wasn't designed for, there's a good chance it'll work (though this is no reason to go without a backup first!)
I'd be surprised if all the rooting approaches didn't use Linux under the cover, as a) it's free to use and distribute b) it's commonly understood by devs and many users and c) Android itself uses a modified Linux kernel and UNIX-like user environment.
As for getting your SD card space back afterwards, Windows makes this harder than it needs to be for no discernible reason. Essentially, you need to delete the partitions, delete the second and resize the first, or wipe the entire card and repartition. I don't tend to use Windows for that sort of thing, so I can't give clear advice. But googling phrases like "repartition memory card" seems to throw up useful-looking stuff. It all seems to vary from Windows version to Windows version, though. And the .inf file that is associated with each particular brand of memory card and memory stick.

Just a little tip for getting the SD card back to normal (Windows) is to use the Raspbmc installer. Once you have downloaded it just open it and click on the "Restore device for formatting" button and that will sort it out.
http://download.raspbmc.com/downloads/bin/installers/raspbmc-win32.zip

cowbutt said:
The scripts are included in NookManager. What the author means is that he doesn't just blindly replace original Nook files with his own, he modifies them programmatically so that even if NookManager is used on a version of the Nook firmware that it wasn't designed for, there's a good chance it'll work (though this is no reason to go without a backup first!)
I'd be surprised if all the rooting approaches didn't use Linux under the cover, as a) it's free to use and distribute b) it's commonly understood by devs and many users and c) Android itself uses a modified Linux kernel and UNIX-like user environment.
As for getting your SD card space back afterwards, Windows makes this harder than it needs to be for no discernible reason. Essentially, you need to delete the partitions, delete the second and resize the first, or wipe the entire card and repartition. I don't tend to use Windows for that sort of thing, so I can't give clear advice. But googling phrases like "repartition memory card" seems to throw up useful-looking stuff. It all seems to vary from Windows version to Windows version, though. And the .inf file that is associated with each particular brand of memory card and memory stick.
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I have done some programming in my time, but Linux is not something I want to deal with. There is no way I can edit a program that is already compiled.
What are the steps that I need to follow to get NookManager to work?
Folks, if you are trying to teach the masses for free, how to hack their Nooks then please do it so masses would understand, not a small number of people who are obsessed with Linux.
Just a little tip for getting the SD card back to normal (Windows) is to use the Raspbmc installer. Once you have downloaded it just open it and click on the "Restore device for formatting" button and that will sort it out.
download.raspbmc.com/download...pbmc-win32.zip
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Thank you.

The NookManager instructions aren't as apparent as one might like but they are there at the bottom of the first post on the NookManager thread referenced above:
The download must be unzipped and the NookManager.img file must be written to an empty SD card. On windows, you can use disk imager. Linux and mac users can use dd.
To run, shut down your nook, install the SD card and power on. You should see the NookManager boot screen followed within 15 seconds by the welcome screen.
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Once booted into NookManager just take a look at the menu items - they are pretty self explanatory. Make a backup first then root.

Tarakan5 said:
I have done some programming in my time, but Linux is not something I want to deal with. There is no way I can edit a program that is already compiled.
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Why do you think you need to edit anything? You don't see a Linux or UNIX command line at all during the rooting process.

umanuel after
cowbutt said:
Why do you think you need to edit anything? You don't see a Linux or UNIX command line at all during the rooting process.
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Where? Nook? I don't know how to get to the rooting process.

Tarakan5 said:
Where? Nook? I don't know how to get to the rooting process.
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straygecko pointed out the installation instructions from the original post above. You can prepare your NookManager memory card from Windows (or Mac or Linux). So no Linux required there either.

straygecko said:
The NookManager instructions aren't as apparent as one might like but they are there at the bottom of the first post on the NookManager thread referenced above:
Once booted into NookManager just take a look at the menu items - they are pretty self explanatory. Make a backup first then root.
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How would I backup by Nook?

Tarakan5 said:
How would I backup by Nook?
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Its one of the NookManager menus. Its really all very simple so I suggest you make your NookManager SD card, boot it up and look through the menus before asking more questions.

rayhan619 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2040351
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Alright, finally got a chance to do follow instructions, Thanks so much
I'll have to admit i panicked with what stuff Tarakan5 was posting but it is really that simple.
Download any free partition software for XP and delete partition on SD card to leave just one partition,. reformat with SDFormater
Extract image file to PC, and use Win32DiskImager as before.
Voala, it boots to NookManager with a nice menu,
Select option for factory reset.
Nook back ALIVE.
Get latest firmware from B&N
Upgrade from 1.0.1 to 1.2.1
Stick SD card again to boot into Nookmanager again
Select backup (Wait 20 mins)
Boot again and select Root
And I think I'm rooted now.
Thanks
Just gotta find out how to use the rooted nook.

wild03 said:
Alright, finally got a chance to do follow instructions, Thanks so much
I'll have to admit i panicked with what stuff Tarakan5 was posting but it is really that simple.
Download any free partition software for XP and delete partition on SD card to leave just one partition,. reformat with SDFormater
Extract image file to PC, and use Win32DiskImager as before.
Voala, it boots to NookManager with a nice menu,
Select option for factory reset.
Nook back ALIVE.
Get latest firmware from B&N
Upgrade from 1.0.1 to 1.2.1
Stick SD card again to boot into Nookmanager again
Select backup (Wait 20 mins)
Boot again and select Root
And I think I'm rooted now.
Thanks
Just gotta find out how to use the rooted nook.
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I finally figured it out. I installed Nook Manager and it worked.
Is there any way I can browse internet with my Nook on any basic level? I want to be able to see an online dictionary.
Is it possible to disable automatic updates on the Nook? I really don't want to hear from the Barns and Noble capitalists ever again. I have my own books on it and that stupid update that cannot install (for known reasons) interrupts my reading.
Thank you.

Tarakan5 said:
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Is there any way I can browse internet with my Nook on any basic level? I want to be able to see an online dictionary.
Thank you.
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FWIW I use Opera Mobile browser on my NST.

digixmax said:
FWIW I use Opera Mobile browser on my NST.
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It can be installed on to Nook Simple Touch?

Tarakan5 said:
It can be installed on to Nook Simple Touch?
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Yes (NST = Nook Simple Touch)_
Sent from my NookTablet using XDA Premium HD app

[Q] SD Somehow transferred cyanogenmod to Nook Color

I've tried to do a search for this but can't find it. I'm such a complete novice I may have run across it and not even known I did. I tried to make a bootable SD to be able to use the google app store. I've seen so many instructions now I don't even know where the first one I used is. I think I used CM7 (my Nook Color is version 1.4.1...don't know if that matters). So far, nothing I've done has added the shopping cart but first things first.
Evidently I must have really screwed things up because the cyanogenmod is now on my nook instead of the SD card (which explains why I had so many problems when I tried to redo it). The first thread I found doing a google search was this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=931720&highlight=restore+to+stock.
After reading through it on the last page someone posted that it was a very old thread and to go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25354258#post25354258 and go down to 15A. But, having the technical skills of a pencil eraser, I can't even figure out which software to download, let alone how to accomplish the restoration. I actually managed to jailbreak my iphone but that was just a matter of downloading software and running it. This doesn't appear to be as simple.
I did manage to find all the files required by the first thread to do the restore, but then I got to this: Select "Restore virtual hard disk image" from the "Disk" menu. My winimage doesn't say that. I am using a new SD card so perhaps that's why. It's at that point that I read all the way through the thread to discover that method? or the firmware? was obsolete.
All I really want is to know which file(s) to download and, if possible, a link to instructions a 5 year old could follow. If I knew a 6th grader I'd just ask them because I'm pretty sure this is hard wired into their DNA. I'm 53 so that's probably half my problem. I can usually figure these things out but this has me completely stumped.
Thanks so much for your time.

You probably used ROM Manager and told it to install CWM and update to a new ROM. The problem is, ROM Manager only works on internal memory installations, not SD installations, so it installed CM to internal memory.
Don't use that old thread to flash stock back on to internal memory, even if you did find the files.
And age is not an excuse for not learning, I'm 68.
Go to my thread referenced above and download the stock 1.4.3 zip file from A15. It is linked in the text of A15.
Make a bootable CWM SD. Use that to flash the stock ROM. Download the file CWM-6.0.1.2-bootable_SD.zip and extract it somewhere on your PC. You should end up with approximately a 300MB .img file. Burn that image to your SD using Win32diskimager per the directions quoted here:
To use Win32DiskImager, find it on the web (here, it's free) and install it on your Windows PC. Open it (be sure to run it as administrator) and select the drive (device) that has your card reader with your SD inserted. Then in the image file box put the location where you have the extracted img file. Then when everything is set right, click on the write button. A warning will pop up asking if you want to proceed. When you have verified that you are going to write to the correct device, click on Yes. (One user overwrote their external USB hard drive by not verifying first). If you get an error message about access denied, it means you are looking at the drive with Windows Explorer. Close Windows Explorer and try again. In fact, it is a good idea to close all unnecessary windows when burning, even your browser.
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Once the SD is burned, temporarily remove the SD from the PC and then reinsert in your PC. Then copy the Stock zip you downloaded earlier to the SD. Insert the SD into your Nook and boot. Once CWM appears, use the volume up/down keys to move the cursor and highlight "Install zip from SD". Then use the n key to activate it. Select the zip you copied to the SD. Go ahead and flash it.
When it is complete, take the SD out and boot. It should boot to stock.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.

leapinlar said:
You probably used ROM Manager and told it to install CWM and update to a new ROM. The problem is, ROM Manager only works on internal memory installations, not SD installations.
Don't use that old thread to flash stock back on to internal memory, even if you did find the files.
And age is not an excuse for not learning, I'm 68.
Go to my thread referenced above and download the zip file from A15. It is linked in the text of A15.
Make a bootable CWM SD. Use that to flash the stock ROM. Download the file CWM-5.5.0.4-bootable_SD.zip and extract it somewhere on your PC. You should end up with approximately a 200MB .img file. Burn that image to your SD using Win32diskimager per the directions quoted here:
Once the SD is burned, temporarily remove the SD from the PC and then reinsert in your PC. Then copy the Stock zip you downloaded earlier to the SD. Insert the SD into your Nook and boot. Once CWM appears, use the volume up/down keys to move the cursor and highlight "Install zip from SD". Then use the n key to activate it. Select the zip you copied to the SD. Go ahead and flash it.
When it is complete, take the SD out and boot. It should boot to stock.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.
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Thank you, I'll try again! It's not that I don't want to learn. I'm asking because I trying to learn. I think I've probably confused myself by reading too much on too many websites and it takes me a little while to figure out technical things. I do appreciate the help. I probably just need to take some deep breaths and clear my brain so I can start over. I just want to make sure I don't really mess it up to the point it's completely unrepairable.

DelilahM said:
Thank you, I'll try again! It's not that I don't want to learn. I'm asking because I trying to learn. I think I've probably confused myself by reading too much on too many websites and it takes me a little while to figure out technical things. I do appreciate the help. I probably just need to take some deep breaths and clear my brain so I can start over. I just want to make sure I don't really mess it up to the point it's completely unrepairable.
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Notice I changed which CWM you should download. Use 6.0.1.2, it works better for stock.

leapinlar said:
Notice I changed which CWM you should download. Use 6.0.1.2, it works better for stock.
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Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you!!! It works perfectly!

Sorry to be a bother, I don't know whether this is related. Everything loaded perfectly and it looks just as it did when I first turned it on but now every time I try to use the keyboard, it pops up for probably less than a second and then goes back down. I've tried to "catch" it to see if I could get a letter/digit each time to try and put in but it just goes up and down, up and down. I tried doing the set up with the boot disk in because I know nook reads the sd card first but that didn't help.
However, the version I originally had on the nook color was 1.4.1. Would it make a difference if I used the 1.4.3 instead?
Thanks

DelilahM said:
Sorry to be a bother, I don't know whether this is related. Everything loaded perfectly and it looks just as it did when I first turned it on but now every time I try to use the keyboard, it pops up for probably less than a second and then goes back down. I've tried to "catch" it to see if I could get a letter/digit each time to try and put in but it just goes up and down, up and down. I tried doing the set up with the boot disk in because I know nook reads the sd card first but that didn't help.
However, the version I originally had on the nook color was 1.4.1. Would it make a difference if I used the 1.4.3 instead?
Thanks
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Did you follow the instructions in the thread where you were supposed to flash a format zip? I forgot to add that in the above instructions. It is not to late to do it. Boot to CWM and flash the format zip and boot back to stock and re-register again. That may be the cause of the keyboard problem.
And being 1.4.3 should make no difference.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.

leapinlar said:
Did you follow the instructions in the thread where you were supposed to flash a format zip? I forgot to add that in the above instructions. It is not to late to do it. Boot to CWM and flash the format zip and boot back to stock and re-register again. That may be the cause of the keyboard problem.
And being 1.4.3 should make no difference.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.
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Yes. Installed that as well. However, I did notice when I put the sd card in my computer a few times windows said "disk might be corrupt do you want to continue?" So that might be the problem. I'll go into town tomorrow and get a new one to see if that makes a difference.

Well, I got a new SD card and it's still doing the same thing, the keyboard just goes up and down, up and down so I don't know what to do now.
Cindie

fix it?
Did you ever get it fixed? I did (probably) the exact same thing as you did (installed flashable ROM in eMMC), and it took me hours to get it straightened out
Although I can't say for sure... since I wasn't really taking notes with what I was trying... I think what eventually got me going was using a different bootable (step 1), b/c my microsd card was an off brand (lexar 8gb).
What I did was...
1) made bootable SD card with [generic-sdcard-v1.3-CM7-9-10-larger-Rev5.zip] rather than "so&so size gb card CWR.img"
2) added [nookcolor_1_4_3_signed.zip]
Before I got it to work properly, I had various types of failures-
stuck at "n" screen,
wifi wouldnt work (so I didnt get past nook first start-up process),
appeared to work ok but screen would flash all the time (your keyboard problem)
Eventually I got it sorted, and through all this trial and error, was able to properly put CM10 on sd card whilst leaving nook "original". Lol.
*I'm a newbie at this stuff so please make corrections if I jacked my post up! This was a few days ago and I'm at work... so I can't reference my home 'puter