Hello, I just purchased a Nook Simple Touch and I'm looking to find a decent guide for rooting and installing Android onto it. I have found a few guides, but a lot of them seem out-dated and no longer relevant. I would like to be able to play Gameboy emulators on it.
Any links, tips or thoughts would be helpful. Thank you!
unfriendlymoose said:
Hello, I just purchased a Nook Simple Touch and I'm looking to find a decent guide for rooting and installing Android onto it.
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Actually, the Nook already runs Android. Rooting just installs a few more apps and Android components to make it more general purpose device.
I'd suggest updating to 1.2.1 (if you haven't already) then using NookManager and NTGApps Attack from http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1201. Register it with B&N before rooting, then use a Class 6 or slower SD card, make a backup, and verify it.
I have found a few guides, but a lot of them seem out-dated and no longer relevant. I would like to be able to play Gameboy emulators on it.
Any links, tips or thoughts would be helpful. Thank you!
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Don't get your hopes up re. emulators; the NST is quite a low-end device. I'd suggest only using it for ebook-reading-like activities.
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Actually, the Nook already runs Android. Rooting just installs a few more apps and Android components to make it more general purpose device.
I'd suggest updating to 1.2.1 (if you haven't already) then using NookManager and NTGApps Attack from http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1201. Register it with B&N before rooting, then use a Class 6 or slower SD card, make a backup, and verify it.
Don't get your hopes up re. emulators; the NST is quite a low-end device. I'd suggest only using it for ebook-reading-like activities.
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Thanks, I appreciate it. Although why would I use a SD card lower than a Class6 card?
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Thanks, I appreciate it. Although why would I use a SD card lower than a Class6 card?
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The kernel has a bug with Class 10 (and faster) cards to become inaccessible until the next reboot. That would be a bad thing to happen if you were in the middle of backing up/restoring/rooting. You might not trigger it, but if you do, recovery could be a pain.
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First of all, really big KUDOS MUCHACHOS to the CM7 Dev guys! I had already donated a pretty hefty amount due to using CM7 so much on my Evo but I donated again cuz this is awesome! I do have a couple of questions tho, which I can't fine answers to. I did search for them but really had no luck. The NC community is not yet as organized as the EVO one, I am getting conflicting information and in general having a really ***** of a time finding anything so sorry if some of this has been answered(Im sure that's likely the case at least for some of them).
I used the size-agnostic SD card thing to make the SD Card i had into a CM7 install. Running the latest stable(as of 2 days ago). But thing of moving it all to internal memory. So here are my questions.
1: If I do this, will I be able to still access the real NC OS that shipped with the device? The Nook for Android app sucks, it won't play several of the books I already got(says they are invalid format when I try to DL them) so it is imperative to me that I keep access to the NC OS i have now(but I wouldn't care if it were on the SD card as long as it worked for reading books).
2: What will CM7 be like if I do this? I am gonna assume it won't take so long to boot anymore? Will it basically be a giant phone? Full access to the SD card? Still able to use the internal memory as storage(I use it to store music now)? Work exactly like my Evo does now? Except that it won't make calls of course.
3: Rooting. It seems that so many people are running CM7 that the guides/walkthroughs on rooting are hard to find. So a simple question or two pls Which method should I use? What, if any, are the drawbacks? I would still run CM7 most of the time but while in NC OS to read or something it would be nice to have access to android market etc as long as it wont effect my install of CM7.
4: CM7 nightlies. Can I run them from the SD card as well? If so can I just flash them right over my current SD card install without losing everything?
5: Can i run the OC Kernal while running CM7 from the SD card or do I have to run on Internal Memory for that to be possible?
Thanks for taking the time to read this pls answer any questions that you can I'd appreciate it so much!
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First of all, really big KUDOS MUCHACHOS to the CM7 Dev guys! I had already donated a pretty hefty amount due to using CM7 so much on my Evo but I donated again cuz this is awesome! I do have a couple of questions tho, which I can't fine answers to. I did search for them but really had no luck. The NC community is not yet as organized as the EVO one, I am getting conflicting information and in general having a really ***** of a time finding anything so sorry if some of this has been answered(Im sure that's likely the case at least for some of them).
I used the size-agnostic SD card thing to make the SD Card i had into a CM7 install. Running the latest stable(as of 2 days ago). But thing of moving it all to internal memory. So here are my questions.
1: If I do this, will I be able to still access the real NC OS that shipped with the device? The Nook for Android app sucks, it won't play several of the books I already got(says they are invalid format when I try to DL them) so it is imperative to me that I keep access to the NC OS i have now(but I wouldn't care if it were on the SD card as long as it worked for reading books).
2: What will CM7 be like if I do this? I am gonna assume it won't take so long to boot anymore? Will it basically be a giant phone? Full access to the SD card? Still able to use the internal memory as storage(I use it to store music now)? Work exactly like my Evo does now? Except that it won't make calls of course.
3: Rooting. It seems that so many people are running CM7 that the guides/walkthroughs on rooting are hard to find. So a simple question or two pls Which method should I use? What, if any, are the drawbacks? I would still run CM7 most of the time but while in NC OS to read or something it would be nice to have access to android market etc as long as it wont effect my install of CM7.
4: CM7 nightlies. Can I run them from the SD card as well? If so can I just flash them right over my current SD card install without losing everything?
5: Can i run the OC Kernal while running CM7 from the SD card or do I have to run on Internal Memory for that to be possible?
Thanks for taking the time to read this pls answer any questions that you can I'd appreciate it so much!
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I'll answer what I can.
1: Nope, stock ROM is replaced when you install CM7 to emmc. No way around it.
2: I'll have to defer on this one, I've always run from SD card. BTW, you are running from a class 2 card, right? The "faster" cards have serious issues.
3: My understanding is that you have to use ManualNooter for B&N 1.2. I haven't gotten around to rooting it since I upgraded to 1.2, but it was painless on the earlier ROM. There were no drawbacks, besides the fact that it's not CM7. ;-)
4: Yup, they just flash right over just as long as your following verygreen's instructions.
5: Yup, OC from SD works fine.
I don't know the specs on my SD card, it's whatever came with my EVO. I upgraded to a 32gb on the EVO so I used the old one for the Nook. My Evo is only a couple months old if that helps ya.
New here, yes I did look around. Found lots of other good info, but not this. If I missed it, feel free to remove my man card. I just got a nook color for x-mas yay me. I have followed two guides:
Well I tried to post two links but that wont work. I understand. Anyway, one guide is called How to Install CyanogenMod 7 on the Nook Color (PC Version), found it on Youtube. Other is called How to: Root a Nook Color, install CyanogenMod 7, and overclock it off of icrontic.com Hope that helps.
I am using at 8gb version to write to SD card. I copy both files over without un-ziping them. Follow all directions. However nook will not boot into Cyanogen. I just get the normal nook boot up. I have tried several times. I am new to the whole rooting thing and have seen people post different versions of the same file. Not sure if that has anything to do with it.
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Nook firmware: 1.3
Not using a Scan Disk SD card.
I assume you want to enjoy the beauty of CM7.
Before guiding you, a very first basic question needs to be asked: do you want/intend to run CM7 on eMMC or off the uSD?
I assume you want to enjoy the beauty of CM7.
Before guiding you, a very first basic question needs to be asked: do you want/intend to run CM7 on eMMC or off the uSD?
Well I didn't know there were other options other than CM7. I have also been told that is one is the best all around one out there. You will have to excuse my ignorance but what is eMMC and uSD?
Don't worry, we all learn something day to day.
CM7 is a custom ROM (or OS if you want to call it), which replaced the stock OS by many of us. It is one of the most used ROM out there for NC (short cut for NOOKcolor)
In order to run/use CM7 on the NC, there are 2 choices:
1. Installing and running it (CM7) from the internal memory (a.k.a. eMMC) or
2. Booting and running it (CM7) from the external uSD card
You can spend the whole day searching for the difference in details, here, I just give you some quick thinking of the 2.
Running from eMMC = more complicate installation process, smooth performance, a lot less FC's (Force Close = applications hung), easy to backup, more storage. But you will void the B&N warranty since you delete their original stock OS.
Booting off uSD is a quick way to explore the beauty of CM7 or any custom ROM WITHOUT effecting the stock OS, meaning still under warranty. Down side is you need to have a 8GB or 16GB Sandisk class 4, which probably costs about $20 (onsale for 16GB).
Ok does it have to be a Scandisk sd card? I thought loading CM7 via SD card removed the warranty also. A side question I have. I saw on youtube someone was able to "dual boot" the nook OS with the CM7 OS. They could swap back and forth, any idea what this is about? Sorry I don't have much more information on it than that.
If loading through SD card does not void warranty I would prefer that for the time being until I get the hang of this stuff more. Then again a fully rooted nook is basically a android tablet+nook. The only reason I would want the warranty is if something inside were to break.
Would the reason why my attempt didn't work be related to the fact that I didn't have a Scandisk SD card?
K9Shep said:
Ok does it have to be a Scandisk sd card?
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No, it does not have to be a Sandisk but Sandisk (class 4) is the best (have been tested) on the market. You can use any other brands, it might work and might not. Therefore, if you intend to run CM7 off uSD, Sandisk is strongly RECOMMENDED. If you use the uSD as an additional storage, any brand is OK.
I thought loading CM7 via SD card removed the warranty also.
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No, it does not. Running off uSD has zero effect on stock OS.
A side question I have. I saw on youtube someone was able to "dual boot" the nook OS with the CM7 OS. They could swap back and forth, any idea what this is about? Sorry I don't have much more information on it than that.
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A lot of people mistype or mis-use the term "dual-boot"
AFAIK, there is 2 kinds of "dual-boot" (one of them is incorrectedly used)
a. Leaving stock OS on eMMC and booting CM7 off uSD.
b. Installing 2 different ROMs on eMMC.
I personally choose to say b. should be called "dual-boot", not a. but a lot of people calling a. as "dual-boot". I don't mind.
What your question is for item a.
All you have to do is during powering up, press and hold the "N" button then select booting Normal, it will boot into whatever on the eMMC (i.e. stock OS) even having CM7 uSD plugged in.
If loading through SD card does not void warranty I would prefer that for the time being until I get the hang of this stuff more. Then again a fully rooted nook is basically a android tablet+nook. The only reason I would want the warranty is if something inside were to break.
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A very good choice. Go for it.
Note: recommend getting the Sandisk class 4.
Would the reason why my attempt didn't work be related to the fact that I didn't have a Scandisk SD card?
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I don't know what you're doing so can't say.
What have you done?
Ok sorry it took me a little bit to get back to you guys. I work the night shift so it can be a pain and make you seem like a ghost.
So I downloaded a file called 8gb_clockwork-0.7. Used a program called Win32 Diskmanager to write that file to the SD card. I have an 8gb SD card. Not Scandisk.
I then copied over two file that are .zip files. I did not un-zip them. Files are gapps-gb-20110307-signed and update-cm-7.0.3-encore-signed.
I am using my phone as a micro SD card reader. Could that be causing issues?
Everything I read said to do what I just said/did. I then pop in the SD card into the nook. My nook then boots up normally, I.E. standard nook OS.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you.
Again, it goes back to my question in post #2.
Before getting an answer from you, I cannot provide any more help.
In fact, I don't want to guide you through the wrong direction.
I would like to run it off of the USB drive until I get familiar with it. Just in case I do not like it. As this is my first time rooting something I would like to keep my options open.
K9Shep said:
I would like to run it off of the USB drive until I get familiar with it. Just in case I do not like it. As this is my first time rooting something I would like to keep my options open.
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I assume you meant to run CM7 off uSD (you said USB drive???)
Anyway, if that's the case, what you have done was incorrect.
Forget about it, start over again.
With your not Sandisk uSD card, I wouldn't recommend but if you have to use it, then go with it for now.
1. download "win32diskimager" (I hope you already it)
2. download the "Size-agnostic SD" v1.3 imager from this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000957
3. try this ROM (build 12122011) as many others like it from this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1344873
4. download this GApp (20110828) for CM7 from this link: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Latest_Version
5. try to follow verygreen's instructions from the link that I posted in step 2.
If you not able to or hitting issue, get back here for more help
Will do. Thanks again for all the help. Also yes I did mean uSD :/ I will try this Wednesday during the day and get back to you as I am about to start another shift.
I have seen instructions on how to apply CM9/ICS to eMMC and to also set up a dual boot sd card that contains it.
I would prefer at this point to set up an sd card with the most recent and/or stable nightly CM9/ICS only to see what it is all about and what the state of development is.
Could someone provide me with that info, please?
FYI: I am running my original NC having updated my v 1.3 with 5.12.20 instead of going the 1.4.1 route. It pretty much works in terms of my usage and I got the added benefit of having HBO Go work! Still not willing to give up my ability to "read in store".
Thanks in advance for any/all help with this
All the info is here. You just have to read, read some more, and then just read some more.
It all gets so much easier if you do this. Plus you'll find the threads you want to keep an eye on for new info.
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Use the size-agnostic procedure that discusses putting CM7 on an SD card.. just rename the zip file to be compatible for flash. It is in the Dev section
Benzoman said:
All the info is here. You just have to read, read some more, and then just read some more.
It all gets so much easier if you do this. Plus you'll find the threads you want to keep an eye on for new info.
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Having done numerous iterations of various CM and others both internally and on sd cards, I was able to do all of that because I do read this website rather thoroughly!
However, doing this specific task (as a standalone) just did not appear to come up.
I had assumed I could do it the same way I had done CM7 but was not certain due to apps and other issues at this stage.
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Use the size-agnostic procedure that discusses putting CM7 on an SD card.. just rename the zip file to be compatible for flash. It is in the Dev section
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Thanks...any suggestions for which version to try?
Just get the latest nightly on the samiam303 post. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1444943At this point there is nothing that is "stable". Make sure you use the large ics image or you'll need to expand boot. Finally I found I had to load the update and gaaps at the same time without a recovery boot in between to get the google calendar to sync. Runs real nice.
If I may suggest, try Racks triple boot of CM7 and CM9 from SD card -- see his thread
elsewhere on XDA -- I've been running it for several weeks, including latest update fro OC, and everything works fine. ICS is of course still "in process" but you might be surprised at how well it runs. And the CM7 is stable as a rock and swift, especially with the supercharger script installed. And you will still have your original B&N stock in emcc.
Thanks...I saw that and since I had already used CM7 off and on both internally and via an sdcard just didn't want to get into another dual boot scenario.
This time around, I just wanted a simple ICS steup on a dedicated sdcard that I would install when wanting to try it out and replace with my storage sdcard when operating normally with my rooted (5.12.20) 1.3.
I rooted this NC as a dual boot with honeycomb and it loaded the market app which is no longer valid.
I am looking to root this NC for my wife so she is able to use market apps as well as use her NC as a reader. I have android sdk installed, usb drivers installed, adb ready to go and a 8g class 4 sd card. What is my plan of attack on this? I am not a rooting noob, just a noob to the NC. We want it to run smooth but be able to install words with friends, angry birds and things of that nature. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
By the way the method I followed was at butterscotch webpage and while it did work it is definitely outdated. Honeycomb did work, slightly choppy but not horrible but no play store.
KNG SNKE said:
I rooted this NC as a dual boot with honeycomb and it loaded the market app which is no longer valid.
I am looking to root this NC for my wife so she is able to use market apps as well as use her NC as a reader. I have android sdk installed, usb drivers installed, adb ready to go and a 8g class 4 sd card. What is my plan of attack on this? I am not a rooting noob, just a noob to the NC. We want it to run smooth but be able to install words with friends, angry birds and things of that nature. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
By the way the method I followed was at butterscotch webpage and while it did work it is definitely outdated. Honeycomb did work, slightly choppy but not horrible but no play store.
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Thanks for the feedback.
KNG SNKE said:
I rooted this NC as a dual boot with honeycomb and it loaded the market app which is no longer valid.
I am looking to root this NC for my wife so she is able to use market apps as well as use her NC as a reader. I have android sdk installed, usb drivers installed, adb ready to go and a 8g class 4 sd card. What is my plan of attack on this? I am not a rooting noob, just a noob to the NC. We want it to run smooth but be able to install words with friends, angry birds and things of that nature. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
By the way the method I followed was at butterscotch webpage and while it did work it is definitely outdated. Honeycomb did work, slightly choppy but not horrible but no play store.
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You have to tell us more what you want. Do you want to root stock? Or do you want to put another system on SD, leaving stock virgin? You can very easily do either, we just need to know what you want.
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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
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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
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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?
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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)_
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