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I received my new nook and updated it to the new software. Then i tried doing a backup via noogie. I got until the rooted forever screen and then got stuck. I couldn't get my mac to make a backup for me. I panic and gave up after awhile and just removed my SD card and reformatted it.
I am going to try to root it via the touchnooter method without doing a backup as I got too scared after my first experience with the noogie.
What I noticed is that when I wrote my SD card with noogie, I only got some space left to put in my books. My SD card is 8gb.
Is it okay to root my Nook and put books using the same SD? or should i partition my SD card into 2 via disk utility, then use 1gb for rooting and then 7gb for my books?
Or can they co-exist together?
JayneT said:
I am going to try to root it via the touchnooter method without doing a backup as I got too scared after my first experience with the noogie.
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You got it backwards, Noogie doesn't do anything to your NST
What you need to know is when your NST tries to boot it will first try to boot from the SD card, then the internal MMC.
Noogie does nothing but interrupt the boot and expose the internal MMC for you so you can replace files in it
For root with Noogie you need to have downloaded a uRamdisk that you'll use to replace the uRamdisk in the /boot partition.
JayneT said:
Or can they co-exist together?
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No, not at all, when you're done using Noogie you should reformat your sdcard so you can use it as NST storage.
-Roger
Do a backup, don't know on mac, but on windows its easy and very usefull if you screw, just read carefully and follow instructions.
If you root with touchnooter there is no need to use the Noogie image, and as Ros stated, you got it wrong.
Just follow instructions on the touchnooter thread, once you finished with the process format the card with sdformatter (https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_3/eula_mac/)
Good luck.
okay, im officially confused. I am going to root with the touchnooter. But i want to do a backup too.
So i should backup with the noogie image, stop at here: "Mac/Linux:
dd if=/dev/<nook> of=nook_touch_backup.img bs=1M
This will take several minutes, and will create a 2GB file
After it is finished, double check and make sure the file is exactly 1958739968 bytes"
then what should i do from here? take my sd out and reformat it? then go onto the touchnooter?
PS. this was the part i was stuck at. i copied the backup command into my terminal. but my terminal/mac could not read it. Then i panic cos my screen was stuck at rooted forever. How?
Sorry. This is my first time rooting anything.
and i tried
Yes - you have the approach correct now. It is easier if you have extra SD's
Write the Noogie image to the SD
Backup (your nook is not yet rooted)
Take out the SD card - reboot the Nook (power cycle)
Write touchNooter image to the SD card
Follow its instructions and take out the SD card
Reboot the nook (power cycle)
Rooted!
If everything works then
Write the Noogie image to the SD
Boot with it in the Nook
Backup a second time so you have a rooted image.
Take it out and reboot again.
If you want to use the SD in the nook for content then reformat it and all the space will be available.
CV
JayneT said:
PS. this was the part i was stuck at. i copied the backup command into my terminal. but my terminal/mac could not read it. Then i panic cos my screen was stuck at rooted forever. How?
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You should never just copy commands into your shell unless you know what they do
You need to substitute "if=/dev/<nook>" with the correct device path for your Nook. (I.E. if=/dev/sdb)
Boot with Noogie image (rooted forever), plug in usb and do a dmesg in the terminal to see what device name it got, it should be there amongst the last few lines.
And yes, the dd command will take a few minutes.
When it's done you remove the SD card and reboot your Nook.
As said earlier, the Noogie image doesn't do anything to your NST.
If you want to root your NST you need to know what software version you have and choose the appropriate rooting method for it, there are several, but in regards to Google Apps things are still somewhat unreliable when it comes to getting it to work on 1.1.0
Thanks for the help!! Much clearer now about the process. Will try it after my exams next week hopefully nothing goes wrong and the touchnooter will enable google apps to work by then
Hi! im finally rooting my nook now! actually in the process of backing up. but it looks like i'm still unable to do so!
my command is
dd if=/dev/disk3 of=nook_touch_backup.img bs=1M
but it says illegal numeric value. any help/input?
JayneT said:
my command is
dd if=/dev/disk3 of=nook_touch_backup.img bs=1M
but it says illegal numeric value. any help/input?
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Are you using MacOS? check dd --help, maybe the blocksize parameter cannot use M for megabytes. You can try bs=1048576 instead.
for macos you have to use bs=1m not bs=1M that only for linux use
This was my way of rooting. Is this the best way of doing things these days? It's here for reference because if someone new comes here it's easy to get lost (which rooter to use etc):
0) Backup using noogie from http://code.google.com/p/nst-recovery/downloads/list (whole root partition - should be ~2gb)
1) CWM boot loader:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1360994
2) Format:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1475613
3) Root it with MinimalTouch:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1346748
(skipping sign-in: top left screen touch, top right corner screen touch, bottom right, bottom left... then get youtube via the apps button in the centre bottom then swipe to the right)
I guessed MinimalTouch is a little better than TouchNooter because it allows us to choose USB only adb for better security. I wondered if this is the preferred way now...
If market isn't working then you can install some by adb install, including fdroid, a small alternative FOSS repository. (appbrain apk too?)
4) Then think about multitouch for pinch to zoom. Might as well use the intergrated USB host mode since it's disabled by default it shouldn't fry anything
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1570637
Let me know if I missed anything or got something wrong. Need to disable over the air updates too still?
How to boot noogie from the SD Card?
I have been trying to boot from the SD card but I can't seem to get it to work.
All that is needed is to write the noogie.img file to the SD card, put it into the Nook, and just turn the Nook on right?
Any info would be very appreciated. God Bless ya jago25_98.
I'll let someone else do a better job, but...
1. Acquire SD card, and reader.
2. Write noogie.img (win33diskimager) to the sd card and do the backup thingy. If you did it right, the file should be about 1.9gb in size (an image of the nook's internal storage)
3. Get another SD card (or use the same one) and write the CWM recovery tool (win32diskimager) to the sd card.
4. Place the root zips onto the SD card (anywhere is fine). Do not extract them.
5. Place the SD card in your nook and turn it on. You should get the clockwork boot screen.
6. (Check the CWM post for detailed info) Follow the rooting instructions for the rooting method of your choice.
7. For TouchNooter, wait 24 hours. For MinimalTouch, start playing with your new tablet!
Sorry if these steps are wrong or hard to follow, this is just what I've learned by hanging out here long enough. (someone correct me)
I installed with Nooter. Is it safe to reinstall with another method, like noogie? I want to get multitouch to work but dont know how it works for nooter without cwm.
How to force Nook to boot to noogie.img on SDcard?
brendan10211 said:
I'll let someone else do a better job, but...
1. Acquire SD card, and reader.
2. Write noogie.img (win33diskimager) to the sd card and do the backup thingy. If you did it right, the file should be about 1.9gb in size (an image of the nook's internal storage)
3. Get another SD card (or use the same one) and write the CWM recovery tool (win32diskimager) to the sd card.
4. Place the root zips onto the SD card (anywhere is fine). Do not extract them.
5. Place the SD card in your nook and turn it on. You should get the clockwork boot screen.
6. (Check the CWM post for detailed info) Follow the rooting instructions for the rooting method of your choice.
7. For TouchNooter, wait 24 hours. For MinimalTouch, start playing with your new tablet!
Sorry if these steps are wrong or hard to follow, this is just what I've learned by hanging out here long enough. (someone correct me)
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Thank you for the step by step! That will come in handy! but how to I get the Nook to boot from the SD card when trying to use the noogie.img? I am trying to make a back up (I am on the 1.1.2 firmware version)
I have tried just puting the card in the Nook with the noogie.img written to the card. Then turning it on. But it doesn't boot to the card. I know this because it asks me if I want to format the card so it can be used for storage. And I can cancel that and go to the library and see all my books on the internal storage.
I would really love to turn this into a much more capable tablet by rooting it. But I am at quite an empass with the "booting to noogie.img" issue.
I had the same problem with noogie when I wrote the image with roadkil's, then I wrote it with winimage and I could have the rooted forever screen and I could create my backup image.
I explained it there:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26262575#post26262575
albertorrent said:
I had the same problem with noogie when I wrote the image with roadkil's, then I wrote it with winimage and I could have the rooted forever screen and I could create my backup image.
I explained it there:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26262575#post26262575
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Thank you, the way its written could very well be my problem. But the only thing is, I only use Linux computers. So a Windows image writing program won't work.
I followed this tutorial for writing the image to the SD card in the terminal: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1142983
It uses an entirely Terminal / Command Line way of writing the image to the SD card for both Mac, and Linux. So I'm not sure what the difference is between that and the Winimage program. But at this point I am at a empass, because I can not boot from the noogie.img to be able to do a full back up.
Are there any other Linux users here that may have a solution?
the trick is that you have to write to the root of the SD card... not the first partition.
also, there are better ways to do this now after noogie. I recently blanked mine to experiment with minimal touch. with that you get a cwm recovery onto sdcard. I didn't even boot to bold power button plus 2 lower buttons either side of the screen to get it to boot. I keep that on a separate card now. with it you can Android backup but you need more than 2gb for that. minimal touch root is more what I'm familiar with than the touchnooter. boogie I did ages ago and cant remember the details now
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
Hello all. I'm in need of a NST restore image (the 1.8gb kind) with the rom partition removed. My NST is completely gone partition-wise. I've tried every method to recover the rom partition with no luck. The hard drive used to back up my original image has gone bad as well. I don't need Wifi or B&N access, so if anyone coudl help, I'd greatly appreciate it.
https://disk.yandex.ru/public/?hash=F7wSi0HuQXd3+D8GY8eqda139T8rlUs/IlWElivZPT0= - for Nook Simople Touch
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1yC4cuCCJ6vNVZOWktMRkxRZHc/edit?pli=1 - for NSTGL
Awesome! Thanks so much.
Hi I think I need to use this as well.
I rooted using clock work 2gb with usb host 176 kernal.
I had not registered with B&N. Now the nook hangs at login (finds wireless, tries to register,
then gives 'error failure to register', then on device info page only options are turn off or reset.
I do not need to be registered to B&N either.
How do I apply this?
Do I write the image on its own to SD card
or do I have to have it on card with clockwork or nook manager?
thx.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15115162&postcount=2
I would advise anybody with a bricked Nook who is going to flash it with a generic image to backup their Nook to their PC first.
Use noogie on an SD card.
I use Win32DiskImager to copy.
Other possibilities are dd or roadkill's stuff.
I'm working on a /rom recovery utility for images.
That will recover the unit-specific files so that you can write them back to your Nook.
Jayman said:
Hi I think I need to use this as well.
I rooted using clock work 2gb with usb host 176 kernal.
I had not registered with B&N. Now the nook hangs at login (finds wireless, tries to register,
then gives 'error failure to register', then on device info page only options are turn off or reset.
I do not need to be registered to B&N either.
How do I apply this?
Do I write the image on its own to SD card
or do I have to have it on card with clockwork or nook manager?
thx.
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if i were u .... i would tried recovery method before doing what u did .... at least u get back ur original rom files
[Caveat emptor: adopt/follow this guide at your own risk].
FWIW, here the process I used to install CM11 internally (on emmc*) on my HD+:
Using a disk partition tool (such as MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition) create on SD card a Primary FAT32 partition, and set the partition ID type for the partition to 0x0C FAT32 LBA and set its Active flag. Once this is done, the partition should appear as a (read/write accessible) drive under Windows.
Use an archive file manager such as 7-zip and extract the .img file from verygreen’s emmc-cwm-early3.1.img.gz (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49192422&postcount=1)
Use the archive file manager to extract the files from the .img file and copy them to the SD card: first MLO, then next u-boot.bin, uImage, kernel, ramdisk.cwm.
Copy to the SD card:
verygreen’s flashable CWM recovery zip file cwm-recovery-ovation-6.zip (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49192422&postcount=1)
the zip file of CM11 ROM build of your choice – e.g., from http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=ovation (see http://www.cyanogenmod.org/blog/cm-11-m4-post-release-items for considerations in choosing nightlies vs. snapshot/stable builds)
the zip file of the Gapps package corresponding to CM11 – e.g., http://opengapps.org/?api=4.4&variant=nano
Put the SD card into the HD+, and boot from its power-off state.
[Optional step but highly recommended] Select Backup to backup your HD+ current ROM config (/boot, /recovery, /system, and /data).
Select Wipe data & factory reset.
Select install zip from SD card and install flashable CWM recovery zip file.
Select install zip from SD card and install CM11 zip file.
Select install zip from SD card and install Gapps zip file.
Remove SD card and select reboot.
Once the HD+ boots up, set up the wifi connectivity and your google account info.
If the Nook fails to boot off SD -- the two most common symptoms of failed SD boot and their likely causes are:
The HD+ boots straight to stock -- most likely the boot partition's type and/or flag are not correctly set, or the HD+ cannot find the MLO in the boot partition (make sure that MLO is the very first file to be copied to the freshly made /boot partition).
If the HD+ consistently boots straight to stock in spite of a valid /boot partition and boot files, it's possible that the tablet is one of those HD+ units that have difficulty booting of SD cards, see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2288688 for more info and potential remedies.
The HD+ screen stays dark for seemingly a long time then eventually boots to stock -- most likely the MLO or u-boot.bin are corrupted. When in doubt, compare the size of the two copies of the files in bytes.
HOW-TO Guides for Installing CyanogenMod on Nook HD+
Installing CM11 Internally on Nook HD+ (this guide)
Building a CM11 SD card with Customized Partition Sizing for HD+
Updating HD+ Internal EMMC to CM11 from CM10.x
What to download?
Hey Guys,
First off I really appreciate the time you take to answer my questions.
I still need some guidance however.
Again I have "Android 2.2" The last stock upgrade they updated.
So with that being said. What files should I download, and what order.
Everyone is giving me different links and i am not sure what to do.
This is my first time every doing something like this on a nook or tablet.
So please be patient with me. I would greatly appreciate it.
Should I download the cyanogenmod software first to my nook folder on my computer desktop, and then what other files do I need?
Once I download them I plan to transfer them over to a card for my usb slot that is on the bottom of my nook I am assuming, correct?
Once I have the software I need, Then I need to know what order should I install what first.
When I am doing this software installs. Do I need to worry about what is on there now.
This is nothing I need to save so I am not afraid of loosing what ever is on the nook at the moment.
All of this stuff can be let go or deleted or refresh install. Don't care.
I just want to get my table to work like a computer basically. So, I can watch the videos that i want to watch on my tablet, and still
be able to surf the net and read internet websites, you tube .com and other websites I like of course.
By doing this process this will still allow me to do this I am assuming. Again, I have never mode so I am not sure what this
cyanogenmod is or what it can do to help. I am game for trying to do it if it gets me what I want it to do.
I did see the other links posted above. I just diidn't know where to start or what to download first do to the fact I have only 2.2 android software on my nook color hd+
Again, I appreciate the advice peeps!
Please elaborate if you can with what links and what to do. Thanks again. Karl
kjames1973 said:
Hey Guys,
First off I really appreciate the time you take to answer my questions.
I still need some guidance however.
Please elaborate if you can with what links and what to do. Thanks again. Karl
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First of all, you need to realize that installing any kind of aftermarket ROM on your android device will void your warranty with no manufacturer support.
Second, installing ROMs is inherently risky, since there is always the possibility of bricking your device.
Thirdly, any kind of ROMs that you see in the Android Development section are not completely stable; they are usable but there will be bugs & glitches. So all ROMs come with a caveat: use at your own risk!
That being said, here's how it works:
You will need three files; (a) SD Card Image (b) Recovery Image (c) ROM that you want to install.
For this purpose I am using CM11 as the example, the thread is here.
[1] Every Android device has a manufacturer installed recovery program; to install a custom ROM you need to have a custom recovery. This custom recovery is what allows you to make changes to your Android device.
[2] The Nook HD+ has the advantage of being able to boot from its SD card slot (kinda like a computer booting from a CD/DVD drive).
[3] Download the image files and create a bootable SD card. Copy the Recovery Image and the ROM to this SD card. You will need WinImage to create this card in a Windows computer.
[4] Insert this card into the HD+ and reboot your device. Here's the kicker, the HD+ may not boot from the SD card and may simply go to normal boot. If that happens you will have to keep repeating it. Check older threads about this issue.
[5] Once it boots from the SD Card, follow the instructions listed in the first post of that thread.
Brief summary (this is true for most devices): Create a bootable SD card, use this card to boot the device, install Custom recovery into the device, then install the ROM. Once you have a custom recovery installed, you won't ever have to use the bootable card again unless you run into some issues.
Good Luck!
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Hirent,
First off, I want to say thank you so much for the very detailed reply you sent my way.
I will use this with digression of course. I am aware of the warranty issues that it will cause.
The one major question I have before I dive into this project.
I am aware of the possible bugs and how it is not perfected.
Will this enable me to download and install flash player on a updated android that was suggested in this article you posted?
Or will it just work automatically after I do the project of these software installs. Another words I will be able to open chrome or factory
browser and go to NHL.com, MLB.com, NBA.com and other s and play the videos on the Nook HD+ Color after installs or no?
Thanks for the advice, help, and replies.
Karl
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The one major question I have before I dive into this project.
I am aware of the possible bugs and how it is not perfected.
Will this enable me to download and install flash player on a updated android that was suggested in this article you posted?
Or will it just work automatically after I do the project of these software installs. Another words I will be able to open chrome or factory
browser and go to NHL.com, MLB.com, NBA.com and other s and play the videos on the Nook HD+ Color after installs or no?
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FWIW, I am running CM11 (M11 snapshot build: http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=ovation&type=snapshot) on my HD+, and Flash works reasonably well on the Chrome browser.
New Issue with SD Card 8gb, Centon
Hello,
I tried to follow the instructions on deleting partition on SD card. I also did get it wipe. But, the new issue is I am not able to go any further in the process.
I tried to read the card in my computer and now the card is not being recognized by windows on "my computer" It is H Drive.
IT was now its not. I deleted partition then was going to try to create the new partition. That was not highlighted on the partition magic software.
The article I was following was this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLbr1Uyr0sk
Now my SD card is not being recognize by windows 7 ultimate.
I also tried to do the right click trick on my computer then computer management. Then did click storage and then drive then so on.
However when I did that, only that screen recognizes my sd card before and after. But no other screens like my computer screen.
What do I do next with this card to continue. I was trying to follow that tutorial above then go to the windows disc 32 part.
Then drag the software over to start installing it on my nook. But, obviously I never got that far. Can you help me get the SD card to work again and tell me what I did wrong and what to do next so I can move forward to add CW & whatever android software will work well with flash. So I can use the other sites I mentioned in my other post.
If anyone can help I would appreciate it. I am stuck and not sure what to do next.
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Weird.
I just put the sd card in a usb card dongle that inserts the sd card into usb thumb drive and all of the sudden I see the drive on this computer now.
What should I do now?
Do I still have to go and do the windows disc 32 imager part.
Then drag and drop the software I need and drop in the card to my nook then install.
Or just drag software that I need like CM and Android and move forward with that.
Which should I do first. If it is the later part, which CM and Android should I use for the Nook color HD +?????
Thanks again for help and sorry about that first post, I swear it was it seeing it before. Weird.
Thanks, Karl
Google Play
I've followed all of the instructions and downloaded recovery, CM12 (cm-12.1-20160220-NIGHTLY-m7.zip), and gapps for 6.1. The system boots and I an navigate; however, Google play is not loading, when using the browser the content area becomes untouchable (touch screen in areas of the body of the page doesn't work), and there is not choice to set up a google account.
Any advice would be appreciated!
ummhasan said:
I've followed all of the instructions and downloaded recovery, CM12 (cm-12.1-20160220-NIGHTLY-m7.zip), and gapps for 6.1. The system boots and I an navigate; however, Google play is not loading, when using the browser the content area becomes untouchable (touch screen in areas of the body of the page doesn't work), and there is not choice to set up a google account.
Any advice would be appreciated!
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What tablet are you having this issue with?
AFAIK currently there is no CM12 nightly build yet for the Nook HD+ ("ovation") or HD ("hummingbird"). Make sure you pick the CM build specific for your device (e.g., cm-11-20160208-NIGHTLY-ovation.zip for the Nook HD+); using a ROM build for a different device can brick your tablet.
Sent from my BN NookHD+ using XDA Premium HD app
Nook HD+ and Google Play
Thanks for your quick reply. This must be the problem. I originally installed the CM11 and Google Play did not work so I went out and found another 'walk through' via the link given to me last time and thought CM12 was the right choice.
I'll go back and reformat after getting the right gapps for CM11.
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What tablet are you having this issue with?
AFAIK currently there is no CM12 nightly build yet for the Nook HD+ ("ovation") or HD ("hummingbird"). Make sure you pick the CM build specific for your device (e.g., cm-11-20160208-NIGHTLY-ovation.zip for the Nook HD+); using a ROM build for a different device can brick your tablet.
Sent from my BN NookHD+ using XDA Premium HD app
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ummhasan said:
Thanks for your quick reply. This must be the problem. I originally installed the CM11 and Google Play did not work so I went out and found another 'walk through' via the link given to me last time and thought CM12 was the right choice.
I'll go back and reformat after getting the right gapps for CM11.
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For CM11 I'd suggest you use the GApps package http://opengapps.org/?api=4.4&variant=nano.
digixmax said:
For CM11 I'd suggest you use the GApps package http://opengapps.org/?api=4.4&variant=nano.
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Thanks, so what I did go back and reformat the sd card and start over with the early, cm recovery ovation, cm11, gapps 4.4; however, apparently I didn't unzip and copy the early correctly because after I rebooted the hd+ after going through the wipe/install process, I got an error that the setup wizard could not start. I powered off, wiped the sd card and began again following directions very carefully making sure the MLO was copied first.
Now, it seems I have somehow bricked the device because it will not power on and has only a green light when plugged in, instead of the normal amber. Any ideas of how to get it to turn on and boot to the SD again?
EDIT:
Okay, as I stated in my edit, I got it to boot, but I'm still getting the popup "Unfortunately, Setup Wizard has sopped. Any ideas?
Thanks for your time!!!
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EDIT:
Okay, as I stated in my edit, I got it to boot, but I'm still getting the popup "Unfortunately, Setup Wizard has sopped. Any ideas?
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Did you do a "wipe /data & factory reset" before you flash/install the zip files of CM11 ROM and GApps?
Did the installation of the 2 zip files succeed without error messages?
I got it working after I got it to bypass the error by dragging down the menu and connecting to wifi. Once I did that I was able to set up the Google account and everything was fine thereafter. There is a bit of flickering now and then, but everything seems to be working fine now. Thanks so much for your time and help!!!
Recover Data?
Hi,
I've jut reinstalled cm11 onto my nook HD+ & realise I failed to copy a text file over before I formatted the HDD. Is it possible to recover a deleted file off the nook HDD via a PC? I've tried changing the developer option settings - Android debugging on, ADB Over Network on & connecting via USB both MTP & UMS (I think that's what they were) but when I run any of my Data Recovery programs in win7, the drive isn't recognised as an option to recover from.
Any help would be appreciated,
Thanks