I am just wondering if there is any way to dual boot the nook simple touch from an sd card? I know of dual boot sd cards for the nook color and nook tablet but I havent heard of one for the simple touch, so I thought I would ask the community if they know of one.
Currently, no. You can run CWR from a card, but that's about as far as that's gotten (to my knowledge). There might be some kind of early custom ROM soon though, with all the leaps and bounds this community has been taking lately.
Good to know, thanks for sharing
What else would you boot, other than android?
The idea is to boot into Android off the sd card and then boot into normal nook form the hardware just like the cards do for the nook color and nook tablet
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The idea is to boot into Android off the sd card and then boot into normal nook form the hardware just like the cards do for the nook color and nook tablet
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Are you saying you would use Android as a bootloader?
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Are you saying you would use Android as a bootloader?
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No, he means actually boot a self-contained android from the SD card, like this for the NC.
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No, he means actually boot a self-contained android from the SD card, like this for the NC.
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Exactly, thanks for explaining it
So i have been talking with some developers and they say its possible but that no one has built a boot menu for it yet. I am willing to help build one and test it out on my device if any one that knows what they are doing wants to help out that would be awesome
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I picked up a new Nook Color running software version 1.2.0 and would like to get Honeycomb running off an sd card. I tried deeperblue's approach. The files transferred to the card, I inserted it into the slot and turned on the Nook. The screen stayed black, then said loading for a second. After that the screen was still black and just said 'Android_' down the right side in a small font. I let it sit for a while (10-15 min?) before shutting down the Nook.
Am I doing something wrong? Is there a different approach I should be taking?
Thank you!
I actually did the same thing. I was able to get the Android screen but I have no access to Wifi. I noticed no one answered here but have you since found a solution. I also sent an email to the Developer I purchased the card from. If I get help from there, I will send it on to you.
This will teach me not to try to do this stuff when I should be sleeping... My issue with the blinking 'Android_' on the screen was due to the SD card not being pushed in all the way. Try that... it worked for me.
I am still curious if there is a newer/better honeycomb mod to run off the sd card.
Create one of those bootable Clockworkmod SD cards.
Any 512MB or 1GB micro-sd should work just fine.
Once you create it and boot with Clockworkmod - do a full nandroid backup of your Nook.
Once thats done - copy the nandroid backup dump to your computer and burn a couple copies to CD's or DVD.
That way, you can go ahead and test and flash whatever Rom you want to your Nook,
and you can always restore it back to factory default.
BUT - big BUT - do not flash Clockworkmod to your Nook!
Always clockworkmod boot off the SD card.
That way its always easy to recover back to stock.
I was running nookie froyo off a 16GB - class 6 SD card and it was OK, but still slow.
Running off the internal memory is MUCH faster.
nking79 said:
This will teach me not to try to do this stuff when I should be sleeping... My issue with the blinking 'Android_' on the screen was due to the SD card not being pushed in all the way. Try that... it worked for me.
I am still curious if there is a newer/better honeycomb mod to run off the sd card.
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The source code is not available for Honeycomb so there will never be a newer/better mod. If you really like the look of Honeycomb, run CM7 with a Honeycomb theme.
patruns said:
The source code is not available for Honeycomb so there will never be a newer/better mod. If you really like the look of Honeycomb, run CM7 with a Honeycomb theme.
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^^^^^^^^^^^^
This
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I have a new-to-me Nook Color running the 1.4.2 firmware. I did a factory reset and set up my Barnes and Noble account. Yay me. However I can't FOR THE LIFE OF ME get it to boot off the SD card.
I've tried two 2GB cards (Samsung & SanDisk) and one 8GB SanDisk card. Also used three different card readers to burn the .IMG. What am I missing? I stick them in the Nook and the Nook just boots up as normal without hesitation. I've been rooting cell phones for years but this tablet has me stumped.
Is there another option I can use to flash CWM? Once I get it flashed I'm sure flashing the ROM is a breeze...
EDIT: After more and more digging, it might be an issue with writing to the wrong partition. How can I check to see if I'm installing to the write partition? I've formatted my cards multiple times. This is the stuff I see in a lot of answer posts:
of = /dev/disk# (good)
of = /dev/disk#p# (bad)
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have you wrote an sd card that will boot (ie. Clockwork 4 gig et al). Can you read and write to it from within stock? More data please, what were you writing to what partition?
When I use the uSD card to boot and it is plugged into the computer you should hear three da-da-das.
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have you wrote an sd card that will boot (ie. Clockwork 4 gig et al). Can you read and write to it from within stock? More data please, what were you writing to what partition?
When I use the uSD card to boot and it is plugged into the computer you should hear three da-da-das.
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I have never successfully created an SD card that will boot on the Nook. Outside of the Nook, I have no way of testing to see if works or not.
You asked what partition, but I only have one partition on the card. If I open up the card in Disk Manager, there's just one allotment of space. When you burn the Image, is that supposed to create a separate partition that's visible in My Computer? If so, that's not happening because all the data is in one spot on the card (from what I can tell)
You need to flash the card. I suggest starting here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=922870
or any of the other dev threads dealing with dual boots or whatever it is you are trying to accomplish.
Does your stock nook format sd cards to write books and such? If not that would be a big clue that it is a hardware issue
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You need to flash the card. I suggest starting here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=922870
or any of the other dev threads dealing with dual boots or whatever it is you are trying to accomplish.
Does your stock nook format sd cards to write books and such? If not that would be a big clue that it is a hardware issue
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Yes, the stock Nook picks up the cards and formats them when installed. I've used these cards for all my smartphone rooting without any issues.
I've also formatted the cards and burned the CWM images using the windiskimager tool. It's just not bootable for some reason
The very first fundamentally step is to check whether it is a NOOKcolor or Nook Tablet.
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The very first fundamentally step is to check whether it is a NOOKcolor or Nook Tablet.
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Holy balls, I feel like an idiot. I had no idea the two were so similar. I am almost certain I have the Color (going by what it says on the case) but I'll look closely when I get home
It's the Nook Tablet. Wow....just...wow
On the bright side, at least my technical experience isn't the problem. My common sense on the other hand...
I believe you still can root the NT or run the pre-alpha ROM from it.
Unsure if it's able to run from uSD yet or not.
I was wondering if anyone could post a link or tell me how to make a bootable card for the nook color with only android 4.0??? i have a dualboot one but i only use the android 4.0
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I was wondering if anyone could post a link or tell me how to make a bootable card for the nook color with only android 4.0??? i have a dualboot one but i only use the android 4.0
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Go here to learn how to make a single boot SD installation. Just sustititue CM9 wherever you see CM7.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=12240928
Also use the generic image modified for the larger CM9 zip files. Get it here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23153010
where do i download CM9???
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where do i download CM9???
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http://techerrata.com/browse/nightly_kangs/encore
which one do i pick???
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which one do i pick???
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The newest one that does not say opengl. The opengl versions are experimental and less stable. You get more features with it, like flash player compatibility, but it is definitely less stable.
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thanks ill try it, but can i use the same card that i already have a dual boot android on??
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thanks ill try it, but can i use the same card that i already have a dual boot android on??
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Yes, once you burn the image file to the SD the old dual boot is erased.
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thanks ill try it
im kinda lost on how to make the card, do i first download the generic sdcard v1.3 img and burn it on but then how do i put CM9??
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im kinda lost on how to make the card, do i first download the generic sdcard v1.3 img and burn it on but then how do i put CM9??
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Put the burned card in your PC. It will show you the boot partition. Copy the CM9 zip there and put ithe card in the nook and boot. It will automatically add the new partitions to the SD and install CM9.
ok ill try it and see what happens
after i burned the image on the sd card and i try to copy the CM9 zip file its says it doesnt have enough space.....
i got android installed but im missing the play store.....
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i got android installed but im missing the play store.....
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You now need to put the card back in the computer and put the gapps flashable zip on it. Put it back in the nook and boot it into recovery on the SD card. It will install the play store.
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where do i get the gapps that work with nook??
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where do i get the gapps that work with nook??
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http://goo.im/gapps
Pick the latest ics version.
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where do i get the gapps that work with nook??
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I used the one here
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Latest_Version or what leapin said up there ^^ lol
i think its the one all the way at the bottom for cm9
Hey guys, when I installed ICS on my nook color, it won't ever let me get an app. I signed into my account, and out a few times. I restarted, I even installed it all over again but same results. It won't let me update an app, hell I think even surfing is going at snail-like pace.
So I bought a 4 gb card from ebay, and that one works perfectly even with a dual boot option. The problem is I cannot replicate that into a 16GB card, sigh. Did I do it wrong?
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So I bought a 4 gb card from ebay, and that one works perfectly even with a dual boot option. The problem is I cannot replicate that into a 16GB card, sigh. Did I do it wrong?
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If you are talking about running CM9 off of an SD card, and the 4GB worked well and the 16 GB card kept giving you problems operating, then you have discovered what many before have found. Not all SD cards are created equal. There is a whole thread here on XDA that talks about how different brand and class cards make a difference in running ROMs on the nook. Size does not really matter, but brand and class do. They have found that SanDisk class 4 cards work the best, and cheap, so called higher class cards are the worst. The nook requires cards that give good performance writing many smaller files and higher class cards like 6, 8, and 10 do not perform well at that task. I bet your 16 GB card is a higher class or some no-name brand.
I just got a refurbished Nook Color. Seems to work fine but you have to push the power button hard to click it.
Haven't rooted, installed roms, anything yet. But I can't get it to boot from my SD card. I have a 4GB (class-4) microSD card. (I have checked the sdcard for bad blocks using the linux "badblocks" command.) I have followed instructions detailed here:
glasskeys. /2011/06/27/how-to-make-a-bootable-sd-card-running-cyanogenmod-for-the-nook-color/
and here [note - new users are forbidden from posting links here - in the above and below links, I left out the "com" after the dot in the website address]:
nookdevs. /Nookie_Honeycomb:_Burning_a_bootable_SD_card
. I use Ubuntu Linux 10.11 "dd" command to write the .img files to the SD card. However, once I write the SD card and put it into my Nook, the nook won't turn on. Just won't turn on. As soon as I take the card out and try again, I can boot up the nook to the locked-down, walled-garden stock Android on the device.
Help! Is something wrong with my SD card, or with my device? I have a 2GB microSD card somewhere I can find if I need to...
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Can anyone help me find the source of the problem? Is it my SDcard, my card-burning technique (i followed the dd instructions word for word), my computer or is something wrong with my Nook?
What I might suggest is to discard your original source of instructions and start fresh. Search the xda forum for clear information on 1) proper mSD card to use; 2) proper card burning software; 3) the most appropriate rom(s) to use for what you want your Nook to do for you, and 4) if necessary, very explicit instructions to troubleshoot any problems you may encounter with your processes. I'll not point to specific locations here, because I'm not sure what you actually want to do, But the search engine is very thorough and the threads are numerous.
Good luck. I'm sure you'll be quite content with your newly rooted/rommed NC.
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Can anyone help me find the source of the problem? Is it my SDcard, my card-burning technique (i followed the dd instructions word for word), my computer or is something wrong with my Nook?
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I have a section in my tips thread linked in my signature that deals with bootable SDs, but I'm not sure it's going to help you. I was helping another user that had the same exact problem where the Nook would not power on with the SD in. One of the things I had him do was fully charge his Nook. I can't remember how he resolved it though, if he did. But I suspect a faulty Nook or SD. Pins bent or something.
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I have a section in my tips thread linked in my signature that deals with bootable SDs, but I'm not sure it's going to help you. I was helping another user that had the same exact problem where the Nook would not power on with the SD in. One of the things I had him do was fully charge his Nook. I can't remember how he resolved it though, if he did. But I suspect a faulty Nook or SD. Pins bent or something.
Sent from my Nook Color running ICS and Tapatalk
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Thanks. It's worth noting that, if I get an SD with normal data (photos, etc) on it and put it in while the nook is booted normall, the nook can read the card and see what's on there. So the nook can read cards. That doesn't mean the boot-up bits aren't screwy.... this is refurbished.
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Update: I got it to work. However, it's quite laggy, possibly because it's Honeycomb on a class 2 (low IO speed) card. Can anyone point me to a super-slimed android (don't care what version) .img file I can put on my card?
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Update: I got it to work. However, it's quite laggy, possibly because it's Honeycomb on a class 2 (low IO speed) card. Can anyone point me to a super-slimed android (don't care what version) .img file I can put on my card?
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Oh, do not use Honeycomb. It is terrible. Use CM 7.2. They just this weekend came out with a stable version. Cyanogenmod.com. Look for encore stable. And your class 2 should work great.
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leapinlar said:
Oh, do not use Honeycomb. It is terrible. Use CM 7.2. They just this weekend came out with a stable version. Cyanogenmod.com. Look for encore stable. And your class 2 should work great.
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Let me +1 the latest and greatest CM 7.2. I was using a supposedly faster card with 7.1 on an NC and I also experienced a lot of lagging.
Switching to a class 4 SanDisk card and going to 7.2 fixed the problem. Since I did both at the same time, I can't tell you what exactly made the difference but if installing 7.2 does not fix the issue, try changing your card.
I followed these instructions which installs CM7 on your SD card so you can dual boot if necessary. Also, this has the same exact info written in a slightly less techie language. (I am not sure why he is trying to use the hardware keys to reboot into the recovery mode when it can be done easily from within CM7.)
Good luck!
I know this is a super old thread, but it seems like an appropriate place to post. I've got three Nook Color tablets from my niece and nephews. I flashed them with Mirage Cyanogenmod 7.2 via CWM on an SD card. Once I got the SD setup, I went through two of them in 10 minutes total. No sweat. I installed two fresh, out-of-the-box SD cards in each tablet, which left the modded, CWM SD card untouched after flashing the first two. The third one was missing for several weeks. They just found that one. They dropped off the third tablet along with the modded SD card, which was sealed in a ziplock bag, to me. I installed the card into the third Nook Color, which was untouched after flashing the first two, and the third Nook Color booted right past the SD card and into the stock OS. I've reflashed the same .img file and others, including verygreen's onto this SD card. It simply refuses to boot from the SD. I've tried writing the .img file from WinImage, and WinImage32 through the SD slot on my laptop, an SD card adapter via USB, and through the nook itself as a mass storage drive. I'm stumped. Any thoughts?
On a side note, I don't have access to the first two to confirm the SD card is still on track, nor do I, at this point, have a spare SD card to troubleshoot with. Those are my next steps to take, but I am curious what the experts might have to suggest in the mean time. Thanks in advance, and I'll post my solution, if I solve this.
Are you sure the third one is a Nook Color? It could be a Nook Tablet. They look the same, but the Tablet has a silver bezel instead of black. Those cards will not boot on a Tablet.
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leapinlar said:
Are you sure the third one is a Nook Color? It could be a Nook Tablet. They look the same, but the Tablet has a silver bezel instead of black. Those cards will not boot on a Tablet.
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My first thought was "that's a ridiculous question. Of course it's a Color!", but then I peeled the cover off, and the bezel is indeed silver. Looks like I have some more reading to do. Thanks for saving me a TON of grief and frustration.
Just to follow up, I followed the instructions for flashing Cyanogenmon on the Nook TABLET, thank you Leapinlar, and everything is good. Thanks again.
Hopefully won't get in trouble for making the same topic, but I was told I posted in the wrong section, so...
Anyway, without fully reading or knowing my girlfriends Nook was a color, I tried to downgrade it with the information from the topic '
[Stock Firmware]Restore Barnes & Nobel Nook Tablet 16G 1.4.0 from SDCard'
Like I said, didn't realize she had a color, and it's a 8GB, rather than 16GB.
Now the problem is that it charges but it won't turn on, at all.
I've been searching off and on today looking for ways to fix it but even when I find something links to things I need are dead. Can someone tell me exactly how to fix the Nook so that it can power on, link to me working links of what will fix it? I've hacked my Wii, PSP, so I'm not completely new to rooting.
I was also told I should make a bootable CWM card flash a CM7 ROM, but I'm not quite sure what that means... so if someone could explain?
Much appreciated, thanks.
Leapinjar knows a lot of about the Color and has made a very extensive post about it here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1621301
I would start with item A10 on that list
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Hopefully won't get in trouble for making the same topic, but I was told I posted in the wrong section, so...
Anyway, without fully reading or knowing my girlfriends Nook was a color, I tried to downgrade it with the information from the topic '
[Stock Firmware]Restore Barnes & Nobel Nook Tablet 16G 1.4.0 from SDCard'
Like I said, didn't realize she had a color, and it's a 8GB, rather than 16GB.
Now the problem is that it charges but it won't turn on, at all.
I've been searching off and on today looking for ways to fix it but even when I find something links to things I need are dead. Can someone tell me exactly how to fix the Nook so that it can power on, link to me working links of what will fix it? I've hacked my Wii, PSP, so I'm not completely new to rooting.
I was also told I should make a bootable CWM card flash a CM7 ROM, but I'm not quite sure what that means... so if someone could explain?
Much appreciated, thanks.
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It won't turn on because the boot files are corrupted. As the prior user said go to my tips thread and make a bootable CWM SD per item A10 and then flash the stock ROM from A15.
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It won't turn on because the boot files are corrupted. As the prior user said go to my tips thread and make a bootable CWM SD per item A10 and then flash the stock ROM from A15.
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I still can't get anything to work. I'm using a 8GB micro sd card.
I burned the CWM Recovery SD v5.5.0.4 to the sd card using win32 disk imager. I had to expand it, which I used the mini tool like you said too.
I downloaded the stock version 1.4.3 zip and moved it to the sd card. Tried to turn the nook on but nothing.
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I still can't get anything to work. I'm using a 8GB micro sd card.
I burned the CWM Recovery SD v5.5.0.4 to the sd card using win32 disk imager. I had to expand it, which I used the mini tool like you said too.
I downloaded the stock version 1.4.3 zip and moved it to the sd card. Tried to turn the nook on but nothing.
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And you are sure it is charged? Put my card in and plug the device into the PC via the charge cable. Let it sit there for quite a while and see if you get any life.
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And you are sure it is charged? Put my card in and plug the device into the PC via the charge cable. Let it sit there for quite a while and see if you get any life.
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As far as I know it is. The light is green on the cable, and it was fully charged before I messed it up.