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Is anyone good at rooting the nc on a mac? some help please.
I have a Mac and just rooted mine. What do you need to know?
how to setup this memory card so i can root. mind walking me thru it via aim or google chat?
All I did was follow this thread. Step by Step on how to root using Manualnooter 4.5.2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1054027
You do need to burn an image of ClockWork Recovery to a SDHC card. There is a link to the file in the above instructions. Here are the commands you use in Terminal.
For Mac Users:
Open a terminal window.
Find which drive the sd card is mapped to: type in the terminal this:
diskutil list
Be very careful to identify the SD card and not your hard disk. Be VERY careful.
Now unmount that drive typing this:
diskutil unmountDisk /dev/disk#
(My computer was disk2 replace # with your number. Do NOT use the disk#s# )
The computer should say: Unmount of all volumes on disk<#> was successful
Type this to copy the file over to the sdhc card:
dd if=/path/to/4gb_clockwork-3.0.1.0.img of=/dev/rdisk# bs=1m
Everything needed should copy right over to the card.
TIP: drag and drop the image file from your finder into the terminal window, and the file path will fill in
TIP: you must replace "/path/to/" with the path where the auto-nooter image file is located (do not type "/path/to/")
On my 4gb class 4 sd card it took 10 minutes or so to burn the image.
can i do this with my 16 gb card?
also will this run the os off the sd or the internal mem?
Finland_2_Cupertino said:
can i do this with my 16 gb card?
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Yes, but not sure where to find the Clockwork Recovery image file for a 16g SDHC.
ok ill find an old card laying around somewhere. thanks! any other pointers or suggestions?
Finland_2_Cupertino said:
also will this run the os off the sd or the internal mem?
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This way of rooting the Nook Color is just adding to the basic B&N stock set-up. It adds the Android Market, YouTube, email, etc...
There are other ways to root your NC, that all you do is just pop in the SDHC card to run, and when you take it out you are back to normal stock.
if i do it this way can i run a different launcher to change the look?
Bobioden said:
This way of rooting the Nook Color is just adding to the basic B&N stock set-up. It adds the Android Market, YouTube, email, etc...
There are other ways to root your NC, that all you do is just pop in the SDHC card to run, and when you take it out you are back to normal stock.
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Thanks for all your help I was able to find the 16gb image and get my nookie rooted. you were a great help!!! Last question, does the root crank up the speed? seems faster and more responsive.
Where Can I Find Instruction for Dual-Boot SD Card CM7 for MAC OSX
Bobioden said:
This way of rooting the Nook Color is just adding to the basic B&N stock set-up. It adds the Android Market, YouTube, email, etc...
There are other ways to root your NC, that all you do is just pop in the SDHC card to run, and when you take it out you are back to normal stock.
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Where do I find a safe way to root my NC from my MAC where all I have to do is pop in my 8GB SD card so it can dual-boot to Original Nook Color Firmware 1.2.0 or CM7? I've watched the crashtechdummies guys on youtube but they show the PC way. I have a general idea but the forums I've been reading seem to favor installing it directly to the eMMC which I assume alters the original nook color firmware.
Currently I have:
Nook Color with 1.2.0 firmware
Nook Color USB cord
8GB SD card
SD card reader to go in to my Mac
Mac
Downloaded I have:
update-cm-7.0.2-encore-signed.zip stable
gapps-gb-20110307-signed.zip
android-sdk_r10-mac_x86.zip
8gb_clockwork-0.1-ext4.tar.gz
The bottom line is that I'd like to have the benefit of both worlds.
Thanks for reading my babble.
I tried to create a CM7 bootable SD card per the thread entitled "Size-agnostic SD Card image and CM7 installer for SD Cards. with updater."
I used WinImage to create the supposedly bootable SD card with the installer, placed it into my Nook which was fully off, and the Nook booted as usual instead of from the SD card.
Am I missing something? How do you boot from an SD card?
Is there such a thing as a boot choice menu like on my PC or is the default always to boot from the SD card?
Does the Nook have to be rooted for this to work?
Thanks
ETA: My PC shows the uSD card as nearly full, but my Nook shows the SD card as nearly empty (1.74 out of 1.84 GB available).
When you bought your Nook, did it have a blue sticker on the box? And does internal storage show 1GB or 5GB for you?
Also, you did drop an update CM7 zip file onto the imaged uSD before you tried booting off it right?
angomy said:
When you bought your Nook, did it have a blue sticker on the box? And does internal storage show 1GB or 5GB for you?
Also, you did drop an update CM7 zip file onto the imaged uSD before you tried booting off it right?
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No blue sticker was on the box. The internal storage shows 5GB.
Yes, I had a CM7 zip file on the imaged card. (The latest encore nightly)
Interestingly, my PC shows the uSD (2 GB) as nearly full. The Nook shows it as nearly empty (1.74 out of 1.84 available).
JowBe said:
No blue sticker was on the box. The internal storage shows 5GB.
Yes, I had a CM7 zip file on the imaged card. (The latest encore nightly)
Interestingly, my PC shows the uSD (2 GB) as nearly full. The Nook shows it as nearly empty (1.74 out of 1.84 available).
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When you burned the installer img, did you run WinImage as administrator? Also, when you put it in your reader it comes up as boot (drive letter in Windows, with files like uImage, uRamdisk, mlo, u-boot.bin, right?
angomy said:
When you burned the installer img, did you run WinImage as administrator? Also, when you put it in your reader it comes up as boot (drive letter in Windows, with files like uImage, uRamdisk, mlo, u-boot.bin, right?
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Yes, I ran WinImage as administrator. And yes, it shows up in Windows explorer as boot and yes those files are there.
Could it be because my Nook operates in "factory mode," in order to skip initial registration?
You should run it and register it and setup wifi and everything first. Get the stock software working fine and dandy (its not half bad actually). Then, checkout this guide for installing CM7 onto an SD card:
http://clubnook.com/forum/showthread.php?953-Rooting-Instructions
It has worked for some rooting rookies so far and includes both windows and mac guides specific to SD cards.
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Could it be because my Nook operates in "factory mode," in order to skip initial registration?
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I'm not sure, because I ran through initial registration on stock prior to running CM7 off SD --- I used the same image (verygreen's agnostic at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000957) as you did without a hitch.
If you decide to run CM7 off internal sometime you're going to need to register the nook anyway.
You could try an alternate bootable SD (e.g., using an image from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13283643&postcount=34) to eliminate one of the two: a) your nook having issues booting from SD or b) your SD install is not set up correctly.
An update: I decided to try to create a bootable SD from another bootable image (MonsterRootPack with CWR). This time the nook wouldn't even turn on. I'm going to try to create a third bootable SD as angomy has suggested to see what happens.
I need to add that when I removed the uSD card, it booted normally.
Also, when I create the bootable SD with winimage, I get a dialog box that tells me that the format of the SD card is not right and asks me if I want to resize the image. But this happened on both the images. I don't know if this has anything to do with it.
angomy said:
You could try an alternate bootable SD (e.g., using an image from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13283643&postcount=34) to eliminate one of the two: a) your nook having issues booting from SD or b) your SD install is not set up correctly.
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Ok, I tried the CWR image in the link you gave. Same problem - no-go. Just sits there dead. I remove the uSD and it boots normally.
FWIW you do not have to boot into stock B&N at all before you setup and install to CM7 SD card. One of my NCs has never ever booted into stock ROM at all, I installed CM7 onto SD card and running off that from the moment it was unboxed.
The NC will always boot off the SD card first, so if it's booting off eMMC instead then there must be something wrong with the img that you wrote to your SD card.
Make sure that you have a freshly formatted SD card, preferably one with good small random block r/w speeds (eg Sandisk class 4 8G). Follow the instructions in verygreen's "Size Agnostic..." OP to the letter. Re-download all the files as you may have a corrupted one. Make sure to check MD5 this time. Try using Win32diskimager instead, the 0.1 version works better.
It should work. Good luck.
ebubar said:
You should run it and register it and setup wifi and everything first. Get the stock software working fine and dandy (its not half bad actually). Then, checkout this guide for installing CM7 onto an SD card:
http://clubnook.com/forum/showthread.php?953-Rooting-Instructions
It has worked for some rooting rookies so far and includes both windows and mac guides specific to SD cards.
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Thanks for the link. I have given this some thought, and it doesn't seem reasonable that booting from an SD card should depend upon the state of registration of the device because the whole idea of booting from an SD card means that the content of the SD card is loaded in the place of the stock software.
robot8 said:
FWIW you do not have to boot into stock B&N at all before you setup and install to CM7 SD card. One of my NCs has never ever booted into stock ROM at all, I installed CM7 onto SD card and running off that from the moment it was unboxed.
The NC will always boot off the SD card first, so if it's booting off eMMC instead then there must be something wrong with the img that you wrote to your SD card.
Make sure that you have a freshly formatted SD card, preferably one with good small random block r/w speeds (eg Sandisk class 4 8G). Follow the instructions in verygreen's "Size Agnostic..." OP to the letter. Re-download all the files as you may have a corrupted one. Make sure to check MD5 this time. Try using Win32diskimager instead, the 0.1 version works better.
It should work. Good luck.
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Thanks. Yes, I just replied to another poster that I didn't think that the state of registration of the device should matter since the whole purpose of a bootable SD card is to load the contents of the SD in place of the stock.
I have followed the instructions in verygreen's thread to the letter - several times. Also, I have tried to make other bootable SDs without success. But that's a good idea about trying Win32diskimager. Also, I will try a Sandisk class 4 card SD as soon as I can get to a store.
I do have a question. When I format the SD card what "allocation unit size" should I be using? (formatting through Windows) The default is 32 kb.
PROBLEM SOLVED!
Thanks to everyone for trying to help me figure this out. The winning idea belongs to robot8.
When I switched from using WinImage to using Win32diskimager, it worked immediately. I am now running CM7 on my Nook Color! Took forever and a day to boot though.
Congrats!
Re: allocation unit size, do you mean cluster size? Depends on how big the FAT32 partition is --- larger clusters used means more actual space used but too large a size can reduce access speed. Generally Windows defaults to suggested 4k for up to 8GB, 8GB-16GB = 8k, 16-32GB = 16k, and 32+ = 32kb.
Also the first boot is the longest --- shouldn't take as long after that. Welcome to CM7 - I don't regret installing it over stock after waffling for weeks on whether or not I'd use stock at some point -- CM7 is just too much faster with too many more options and tweaks for my impatience to deal with stock Froyo.
THANK YOU OP!
I had the same issue, tried 20x various ways, 2 different computers, 2 different SD readers, and it was WinImage that wasnt working correctly. Win32DiskImager solved it.
Thanks.
JowBe said:
PROBLEM SOLVED!
Thanks to everyone for trying to help me figure this out. The winning idea belongs to robot8.
When I switched from using WinImage to using Win32diskimager, it worked immediately. I am now running CM7 on my Nook Color! Took forever and a day to boot though.
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Thanks so much! This finally got it to work for me too. Loving my new Android tablet
FWIW, WinImage does not work. Maybe it used to work, but it does not now. I posted about this a few days ago here.
Problem: ClockworkMod not booting from MicroSD card
What I'm trying to do: Dual-boot CyanogenMod 7 with the stock Nook Color with Cyanogen 7 on a MicroSD card, but without rooting the Nook Color.
What I've done so far:
1. Downloaded ClockworkMod 3.2.0.1 from download.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-3.2.0.1-encore.img
2. Downloaded Win32DiskImager from launchpad.net/win32-image-writer/trunk/0.3/+download/win32diskimager-RELEASE-0.3-r27-binary.zip
3. Using Win32DiskImager, flashed ClockworkMod onto the MicroSD card.
4. Ejected MicroSD card.
5. Inserted MicroSD card into Nook Color (which is turned off)
6. Connected Nook Color to PC via USB cable
7. Powered on Nook Color
8. Watched as standard Nook Color boots. Nothing at all displays related to ClockworkMod.
Other troubleshooting thus far
a. I've gone back to step 3, used Windows 7 to just format the SD card to ensure it was blank, and then started with Step 3 again.
b. I've ensured the MicroSD card is set properly into the Nook Color.
c. I've tried holding down the power key on the Nook Color (no effect).
d. Searched these forums via its Search function, and searched via Google (most references use ClockworkMod 3.0.2.8, which a few posts mention does not work on the "blue dot" version of Nook Color.
Misc:
MicroSD card: SanDisk Type-2 4GB
Nook Color (the "blue-dot" version that starts with a 1GB partition for side-loading)
PC: Windows 7 64-bit, built-in SD card reader/writer
Any help or guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Ynglaur said:
Problem: ClockworkMod not booting from MicroSD card
What I'm trying to do: Dual-boot CyanogenMod 7 with the stock Nook Color with Cyanogen 7 on a MicroSD card, but without rooting the Nook Color.
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Any help or guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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If all you're trying to do is setup a bootable SD card with CM7 on it, and retain the ability to also boot to the stock Nook ROM, try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000957
Based on "What I'm trying to do" and "What I've done so far", you are heading to the completely wrong direction.
A good thing is you had not been able to get into CwM Recovery, otherwise, you made a mess of your NC.
Just stop "what you've done so far" and follow the link that shumash provided above.
shumash said:
If all you're trying to do is setup a bootable SD card with CM7 on it, and retain the ability to also boot to the stock Nook ROM, try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000957
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Agreed, you don't need clockwork mod for an SD card install. Follow the directions in my signature (adds some details that verygreen leaves out).
Installing image for CM7
I have a nook color that was purchased just a week ago and had 1.4.0 firmware on it. I had updated it to 1.4.1 before noticing that this particular firmware blocked the nook from being hacked. I had read in one of the threads how to revert back to 1.4.0, adding acclaim.zip file to the sd card would do the trick. I tried this and when my nook went to sleep, nothing. I ended up using the nook-complete-restore-1.0.1.zip with a clockworkmod recovery file and followed steps provided in other threads. Then I was stuck at the "n" screen and could not get any further. With an additional 8 Factory resets and doing the complete restore a second time I was able to get back to what I believe is factory. The difference is, out of the box I had 1.4.0 and now I have 1.3.0. I believe this is fine.
I am wanting to put CM7 with google apps on my nook. I have read a thread that suggested putting an agnostic size image file and when used, my 16gb sd card went down to >200 mb. What is a good image file to use for my card or what am I doing wrong? I am using Win32DiskImager to write my images. I have tried generic-sdcard.img for both 1.1 and 1.3 and the above still happens. I loose over 14gb of space.
I have downloaded the following to use once I have figured out what image to use. update-cm-7.1.0-encore-signed.zip for my CM7 and gapps-gb-20110828-signed.zip for my google apps.
Thanks for all the hard work that is put into making our nook experience the best!!!
dhed73 said:
[...] The difference is, out of the box I had 1.4.0 and now I have 1.3.0. I believe this is fine.
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If you're installing CM anyhow, the version of B&N running is not important, correct.
I am wanting to put CM7 with google apps on my nook. I have read a thread that suggested putting an agnostic size image file and when used, my 16gb sd card went down to >200 mb.
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Going by that name, you were doing a CM install to SD. If you'd completed that process, it would have made use of the rest of your SD card.
What is a good image file to use for my card or what am I doing wrong?
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Are you trying to:
1. Root stock (doesn't sound like it)
2. Install CM to SD for dual boot
3. Install CM to eMMC
I have downloaded the following to use once I have figured out what image to use. update-cm-7.1.0-encore-signed.zip for my CM7 and gapps-gb-20110828-signed.zip for my google apps.
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You might want to check out CM 7.2 RC0 Mirage (search here). It incorporated all of the fixes and some optimizations up through CM n253.
I am wanting to install CM to SD for dual boot. I have completed the process for adding the image to my card. The problem is that, after adding the image I now have 115mb on my 16gb card. If, I go ahead and install to my SD card will the space on the card be opened up or do I have to do something else?
dhed73 said:
I am wanting to install CM to SD for dual boot. I have completed the process for adding the image to my card. The problem is that, after adding the image I now have 115mb on my 16gb card. If, I go ahead and install to my SD card will the space on the card be opened up or do I have to do something else?
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If you're getting that 115mb number from your PC card reader on Windows, that's misleading because that's just the size of the boot partition. There are other partitions on the card that take up space and are formatted to be used by CM7. Boot into CM7 on the SD card and see how much space you've got on the /sdcard partition. It should be many gb.
To see how the card is partitioned and the sizes in Windows, get Easeus Partition Master. It's free. If the last partition (the 4th) isn't fully allocated, use Easeus to do it. Don't resize any of the other partitions until you really know what you're doing.
shumash said:
If you're getting that 115mb number from your PC card reader on Windows, that's misleading because that's just the size of the boot partition. There are other partitions on the card that take up space and are formatted to be used by CM7. Boot into CM7 on the SD card and see how much space you've got on the /sdcard partition. It should be many gb.
To see how the card is partitioned and the sizes in Windows, get Easeus Partition Master. It's free. If the last partition (the 4th) isn't fully allocated, use Easeus to do it. Don't resize any of the other partitions until you really know what you're doing.
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I have a issue with downloading cm7 on a sd card ive followed all the steps and boot it and it downloads and restarts and seems to be working but the touch screen isnt working. My nook is version 1.3 any help would be appreciated.
lesdavid said:
I have a issue with downloading cm7 on a sd card ive followed all the steps and boot it and it downloads and restarts and seems to be working but the touch screen isnt working. My nook is version 1.3 any help would be appreciated.
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I had the same problem when I had to restore my nook color. I ran the program, in my case the nook system restore file, a second time. After I had done this, my touch screen was back working.
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shumash said:
If you're getting that 115mb number from your PC card reader on Windows, that's misleading because that's just the size of the boot partition. There are other partitions on the card that take up space and are formatted to be used by CM7. Boot into CM7 on the SD card and see how much space you've got on the /sdcard partition. It should be many gb.
To see how the card is partitioned and the sizes in Windows, get Easeus Partition Master. It's free. If the last partition (the 4th) isn't fully allocated, use Easeus to do it. Don't resize any of the other partitions until you really know what you're doing.
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shumash,
Thanks..... after downloading the easeus partition file I found that you were correct and I had 14gb left over. I had a hard time booting into recovery for the google app file but, it finally happened. I am up and running and want to thank everyone for the help.
gallahad2000 said:
Agreed, you don't need clockwork mod for an SD card install. Follow the directions in my signature (adds some details that verygreen leaves out).
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Many thanks. The instructions in your signature worked perfectly. Just curious: is there a freeware image-making software app that doesn't expire after 30 days?
I read a number of latest threads about rooting NST 1.2.0 having trouble. I am so new to this process and would like to have a full set of proven steps to do it.
Some suggests tinynoot but I found the thread which is more for Glow. I am not sure if it is right way to go.
Does anyone know if TouchNooter 1.2.0 version is available?
npoon said:
I read a number of latest threads about rooting NST 1.2.0 having trouble. I am so new to this process and would like to have a full set of proven steps to do it.
Some suggests tinynoot but I found the thread which is more for Glow. I am not sure if it is right way to go.
Does anyone know if TouchNooter 1.2.0 version is available?
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this
[Root] NookManager - graphical rooter for 1.2.0 and beyond
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2040351
Does anyone know if TouchNooter 1.2.0 version is available?
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It does not exist.
Tinynoot works for glow and non glow firmware 1.2
It includes minimal apps, so you will need to know how to use adb to install apps.
The latest version of NookManager will allow installation of apps from the Amazon Appstore without using ADB. This is your best bet for rooting FW 1.2.0 right now and it is a very easy, menu driven root method. (See post 2 in this thread for the link.)
Make sure you get a good backup of your Nook first. The easiest way to do this is to write the NookManager image to a 4GB SD card, boot from the card and use the backup option of the tool.
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The latest version of NookManager will allow installation of apps from the Amazon Appstore without using ADB. This is your best bet for rooting FW 1.2.0 right now and it is a very easy, menu driven root method. (See post 2 in this thread for the link.)
Make sure you get a good backup of your Nook first. The easiest way to do this is to write the NookManager image to a 4GB SD card, boot from the card and use the backup option of the tool.
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I used NookManager and made a backup before rooting, do you know where I can find the backup so I can transfer it to my PC ?.
mug2k said:
I used NookManager and made a backup before rooting, do you know where I can find the backup so I can transfer it to my PC ?.
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it's on the microSD card you used to make the backup.
David0226 said:
Make sure you get a good backup of your Nook first. The easiest way to do this is to write the NookManager image to a 4GB SD card, boot from the card and use the backup option of the tool.
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will a 2gb sd card do? OR a 4gb card is necessary?
2gb card should work. I rooted using nookmanager yesterday and made a backup with a 2gb sd card
Will 10gb work? Sorry if it sounds too silly. :crying:
Thanks guys, you are great.
npoon said:
Will 10gb work? Sorry if it sounds too silly. :crying:
Thanks guys, you are great.
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It will. I used a 16 GB one lol
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I used Win32DiskImager.exe trying to write NookManager.img to my 16gb but didn't know I had to run it as Administrator. After "Write", the SD card became unformated. I went ahead and now the SD card became 64mb.
I have Windows XP Prof and tried Disk Manager and Diskpart without success.
Anyone knows how to get my SD card fix?
XP doesn't have any tools to reformat SD cards.
Try: MiniTool Partition Wizard (Home Edition)
SD Card became 64 mb
npoon said:
I used Win32DiskImager.exe trying to write NookManager.img to my 16gb but didn't know I had to run it as Administrator. After "Write", the SD card became unformated. I went ahead and now the SD card became 64mb.
I have Windows XP Prof and tried Disk Manager and Diskpart without success.
Anyone knows how to get my SD card fix?
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The SD card becomes 64mb because there are now two partitions on it. It is meant to be like this after installing nook manager on it. Windows will only see one though if connected directly to the PC. You need to put it in your nook and connect the nook to the pc with the usb lead. You will then see two drives, one with nook manager on it and one with a back up of your original nook image, if you did one!
To format your sd card you can use SDFormatter. Just search for it. If you do this though it will wipe off anything you have on it, especially any back you have done.
Thanks. I finally found HP USB Manager to reform it back to 16gb.
I found one weird thing is Win Imager really doesn't like my 16gb SD Card as it always does is to make it unformat and then force it becomes 68mb. Anyhow, I used NookManager backed up but can't find a file for the backup. Does anyone know where it is sitting on SD card?
npoon said:
Thanks. I finally found HP USB Manager to reform it back to 16gb.
I found one weird thing is Win Imager really doesn't like my 16gb SD Card as it always does is to make it unformat and then force it becomes 68mb. Anyhow, I used NookManager backed up but can't find a file for the backup. Does anyone know where it is sitting on SD card?
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Win Imager is working properly. The unformat is probably just that Win Imager doesn't properly inform windows of the partition table change on the card. Once Windows manages to get the new partition table loaded (e.g. remove and reinsert the card) it then sees the 64MB partition that was written to the card. See my post on the NookManager development thread for a little more info and how to get your backup off the card.
I've done all the searching, downloading and tried about 4 ways to get a good root on my NST. Nothing seems to work the way I've seen with other devices. I've tried Nooter, Touch Nooter, Nook Manager, and a special SD image for TopHat (an app for Soaring!). Many of the processes seem to be at least 2 years old (I know, I'm a late adopter).
So the question is: What is the generally accepted process for Rooting a Nook, in the new world?
I'd personally recommend NookManager. Used it on my 1.2.1 Glow and it worked like a freaking Charm. Plus there's a thing you can download to add into so after you root you go back a bit in the setup process and install google manager. Takes anywhere from a couple hours to a day but it'll recognize.
NookManager works fine - I'm literally rooting my 1.2.1 NST at the moment with it.
It took a few tries to find something that would write the card correctly though - using the Nook itself or my Xperia Mini as an SD writer didn't work, I've had to dig out a MicroSD>SD adapter and this has worked like a charm.
I've used NookManager + dd + Debian laptop with integrated card-reader to root a Nook Simple Touch with 1.2.1.
I'd recommend obtaining a separate small microSD card, 512MB should be enough (that said, 512MB ones seem to have low Class, and i've read that cards with low Class values have problems) - my backup was ~300MB, plus ~60MB for NookManager itself. I haven't found a way to have more than one backup with NookManager, so you'll only need these ~360MB.
If your card is larger, then NM will give that space to the backup partition. AFAIU, it backs up system partitions, not /media, so backup size will stay low (i.e. it will not back up the whole 2GB internal flash).
And i've had problems resizing the primary NookManager partition on my 32GB card (gparted failed to resize it, and after that the partition was unusable), i'm going to try to fix this by formatting the partition myself, making it bootable, and copying the partition from NookManager.img into it, but that's a long shot.
Anyway, just use a separate small microSD card for NookManager, and a big one for running NST normally (as a storage space for apps and books).
Nookmanager hands down. Especially if you're new to the whole process, it walks you through everything once you've made the SD card.
L_R_N said:
I've used NookManager + dd + Debian laptop with integrated card-reader to root a Nook Simple Touch with 1.2.1.
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Same here, pretty much. NookManager worked perfectly for me. The only thing I had to re-do was upgrading from UK 1.2.0 to UK 1.2.1 before using NookManager. Good thing I took my backup of 1.2.0 before rooting!
I'd recommend obtaining a separate small microSD card, 512MB should be enough (that said, 512MB ones seem to have low Class, and i've read that cards with low Class values have problems) - my backup was ~300MB, plus ~60MB for NookManager itself.
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NookManager could, conceivably, need just over 2GB for a backup - but only if the entire onboard memory is full and isn't compressible with gzip. My backups were about the same size as yours, but I'd suggest going with a minimum of a 2GB card to be on the safe side, and verifying the md5 checksum.
I haven't found a way to have more than one backup with NookManager, so you'll only need these ~360MB.
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There's currently no code in NookManager to handle multiple backup files; a new backup will erase any pre-existing backup.
If your card is larger, then NM will give that space to the backup partition. AFAIU, it backs up system partitions, not /media, so backup size will stay low (i.e. it will not back up the whole 2GB internal flash).
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That's incorrect; NookManager does backup the entire 2GB internal flash, but it prepares by zeroing all unallocated space so that it compresses well using gzip.
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Anyway, just use a separate small microSD card for NookManager, and a big one for running NST normally (as a storage space for apps and books).
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32GB Sandisk UHS-I/Class 10 cards are under £17 now, and 16GB cards are under £10, so why bother with less for your main card? Buying larger cards also makes them more likely to still be useful with future devices that you might wish to re-use them in. I went for a 32GB card and loaded all the arddict dictionaries I could find (including 11GB for the complete English Wikipedia) and Wikitravel (~700MB). I'm keeping /media for screensavers (~75MB for all the xkcd strips!)
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32GB Sandisk UHS-I/Class 10 cards are under £17 now, and 16GB cards are under £10, so why bother with less for your main card? Buying larger cards also makes them more likely to still be useful with future devices that you might wish to re-use them in. I went for a 32GB card and loaded all the arddict dictionaries I could find (including 11GB for the complete English Wikipedia) and Wikitravel (~700MB). I'm keeping /media for screensavers (~75MB for all the xkcd strips!)
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My logic here is simple: smaller card -> less time spent on backing it up. One small card for NookManager (which you would only use when rooting or making backups), one large card for data (which you'll always keep in your Nook).
By the way, i did manage to re-size first sdcard partition (where NookManager is), made it much bigger, without breaking NookManager. Now i'm also using it for data.
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My logic here is simple: smaller card -> less time spent on backing it up.
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Only if you fill it, or back it up by imaging the whole card.
To be honest, though, my SD cards are only portable copies of data that I have elsewhere anyway. On multiple devices and media if (vaguely) important or time-consuming to reconstruct.