So I used to have a rooted nook using the DeanGibson method. I learned a lot but it was a lot of hours which I don't really have right now. 1.4.2 removed root & market access so it looks like it's back to square one.
Looking at the options it looks like the albertwertz methods are the quickest, but the problem is now he's got 2 (the original from January and now the R3 method). I can't easily discern the difference between the 2, and since I'm a newbie I can't post in the dev thread to ask. Here are my questions:
1) Can anyone tell me briefly what the difference between the methods is?
2) Has anyone tried both, and if so which is preferable?
3) What is the smallest SD card to use? Looks like 2G is plenty but nowhere is the requirement spelled out.
Thanks xda community for your help!
**Update: I have been all over this forum for the past 3 months and don't know how I missed it; though I had seen all the methods, but was not familiar with the Brian21 SD card method. I gave it a shot since it indicated that I might not have to start from scratch. SUCCESS!!! This worked great, was very fast & simple, kept most of my apps (if not all the settings). Thanx whale2 & brian21.
What about Brianf21 method of rooting?
Kirk_the_jerk said:
So I used to have a rooted nook using the DeanGibson method. I learned a lot but it was a lot of hours which I don't really have right now. 1.4.2 removed root & market access so it looks like it's back to square one.
Looking at the options it looks like the albertwertz methods are the quickest, but
Thanks xda community for your help!
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What about Brian's method? I am a noob too and do not know what would be best for you.
I also lack the ten posts to post on the Dev thread. I am wondering if a totally micro SD based CM7 will be available soon or perhaps is available now? I do not wish to purchase a card from guys like n2a and have a card with software not upgraded fairly often. It was nice having the "nightlies" for my Nook Color.
Are we a the place when the CM7 can be put on a card and kept on the card. When the card is out the Nook Tablet would revert to a stock Nook Tablet? I like so many of the stock attributes that I would like both CM7 and Stock.
Any help would be appreciated.
Brian's Thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1488035
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I can't post in the dev thread to ask
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You shouldn't do this. Ever. Use Q&A like you did. Don't clutter dev section with questions like this.
1) Can anyone tell me briefly what the difference between the methods is?
2) Has anyone tried both, and if so which is preferable?
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I haven't really looked into the R3 method too much but I'm pretty sure that is an all-in-one root access, recovery, and custom rom card that it makes.
The other method is much simpler. All it does is allow you to boot into a custom recovery and push a zip file that then roots the device.
3) What is the smallest SD card to use? Looks like 2G is plenty but nowhere is the requirement spelled out.
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1GB would actually suffice for the second method I discussed as the partition it needs is very small. Use a 2GB just in case.
Here is how I would suggest to do it:
Use the recovery sd method. When you are done, you will have root access. From here, you can boot back into the B&N OS and call it a day.
From here, if you want to play with CM7, you could reformat the card you made and instead make a card that boots into CM7 (look for the thread in development).
I highly suggest that, after rooting, you use Indirect's app to flash an internal recovery, regardless of what you decide to do.
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I also lack the ten posts to post on the Dev thread.
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Good, because this isn't something you should ask there anyway. Always use Q&A. Someone will help you.
I am wondering if a totally micro SD based CM7 will be available soon or perhaps is available now?
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Good god do you people just browse the forums with your eyes closed? It literally says it in the title.
Which totally micro SD based CM7 method do you recommend?
I would like my Nook Tab to remain stock, especially since B&N plans to repartition all the Stock Tabs after March 12.
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Ok I am not a nooby to rooting and have done it on many devices.
I will say this though I have never seen so many different ways to root one device.
So far I like the sd card root method. But any way here are my questions.
1. what is the best way to Root? Possibly the Sd card way?
2. How Do I repartition the Nook To be able to Utilize the 13Gb of space on it
3.Is there a way to sideload the Android Market (Google Play)?
4. How do you put on CWM
5. What is the most stable Rom that gets rid of bloatware and feels the most like Gingerbread. If its CM7 which version.
If you want you can just point me to Thread links. I am not afraid to read or anything. Its just that there seem to be 7 ways to everything I just asked about and its a little confusing to know which direction to go.
So any help would be appreciated. Thanks so much.
1. The SD card way definitely.
2. Easiest thing to do is take it to B&N and have them do it. You can do it yourself though with this thread.
3. If you only root, the sd card way of rooting will automatically add the play store.
4. Indirect has an app here that will allow you to flash CWM or the stock recovery (the latter option is good for if you ever need to return the device to stock conditions). Simple and easy. This app is actually included with the sdcard root method (it'll be on the sdcard after you burn the image to the sdcard). So once you are in the B&N OS with root access, you'll be able to use a file manager to find the apk for this app, install it and then flash CWM.
5. CM7 Final is the basis for the other CM7 roms. CM9 is cool too though, albeit hardware acceleration does not work yet so things like Netflix and higher end games do not work. I've also listed all current roms that are out for the nook tablet here.
It sounds like you have a decent idea of what you're doing and possibly some experience with Android so you know the drill. Read thoroughly and follow directions to the T and you will be fine. Good luck.
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1. The SD card way definitely.
2. Easiest thing to do is take it to B&N and have them do it. You can do it yourself though with this thread.
3. If you only root, the sd card way of rooting will automatically add the play store.
4. Indirect has an app here that will allow you to flash CWM or the stock recovery (the latter option is good for if you ever need to return the device to stock conditions). Simple and easy. This app is actually included with the sdcard root method (it'll be on the sdcard after you burn the image to the sdcard). So once you are in the B&N OS with root access, you'll be able to use a file manager to find the apk for this app, install it and then flash CWM.
5. CM7 Final is the basis for the other CM7 roms. CM9 is cool too though, albeit hardware acceleration does not work yet so things like Netflix and higher end games do not work. I've also listed all current roms that are out for the nook tablet here.
It sounds like you have a decent idea of what you're doing and possibly some experience with Android so you know the drill. Read thoroughly and follow directions to the T and you will be fine. Good luck.
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Holy cow your awesome!! Thank you soooo much. Have y'all considered stickying those threads? You guys have alot of information here. One more thing. If I am understanding you correctly your saying that if I use the sd card root method, it automatically puts on google play? That would be awesome if it does.
Again thanks a million.
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After I put on CM7 will google play still be there?
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Actually looking at the list of apps that is included with the root script, it doesn't seem the play store is listed. Regardless, its trivial to add.
And if you decide to go custom rom, its as simple as flashing gapps after you flash the rom.
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Google mandates that the play store and other google apps cannot be included with roms. However, you can fetch google apps from here and flash them after flashing an AOSP rom like CM7 or CM9. Just make sure you flash the right ones (i.e. cyanogenmod 7 package for CM7).
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Actually looking at the list of apps that is included with the root script, it doesn't seem the play store is listed. Regardless, its trivial to add.
And if you decide to go custom rom, its as simple as flashing gapps after you flash the rom.
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Google mandates that the play store and other google apps cannot be included with roms. However, you can fetch google apps from here and flash them after flashing an AOSP rom like CM7 or CM9. Just make sure you flash the right ones (i.e. cyanogenmod 7 package for CM7).
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Well my friend. You just made my life a ton easier. Sincerely Thank you. Now I can't wait for my Nook Tablet to get here. It will probably be on Wednesday.
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is there any pitfalls if you partition the drive where you have all 13 gigs available to you and none for the B&N section of the tablet?
I called B&N and they said if they partition it they do about half and half and will not give you access to the whole Hard Drive. Boo!!
Basically, if you opt for more "media storage" then you forfeit space for /userdata which is app install storage.
This step:
Give a value between 11.6 and 13.6 that will leave you with>> 11.6GB: 4GB for /userdata | 13.6: 2GB for /userdata
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Basically portrays the min/max potential here. If you opt for 11.6 "media" storage, then you will be left with 4GB for app installation. If you opt for the max, 13.6GB, then you will be left with 2GB app installation.
You could always redo it as well I believe.
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Basically, if you opt for more "media storage" then you forfeit space for /userdata which is app install storage.
This step:
Basically portrays the min/max potential here. If you opt for 11.6 "media" storage, then you will be left with 4GB for app installation. If you opt for the max, 13.6GB, then you will be left with 2GB app installation.
You could always redo it as well I believe.
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Hey brother now that I have the Nook partitoned and have CM7 what's the best way to access the 8 gigabytes for user data via the pc?
ps thank you for all of the help you gave me and for pointing me in the righ direction. You made this pretty simple
Thank you!!
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Check out this post for changes that can be made to the build.prop file: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23487384
I thought these changes were made to the rom but maybe not. If these lines in your build.prop file are different, change them to look how they're shown in this post and you should be able to mount the internal media storage and your sdcard.
Note that if you decide to try cm9, there is no support yet for mounting the internal media on a computer.
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same boat, with additional ? about list item #4
I was able to complete item#1(sd card root method), without a hitch. It looks like the only place to flash cwm (item#4) is internal mem. Is there a way to flash to an sd card, so I can choose to pull out sd and boot to stock rom if I wanted to? Thanks
...or maybe I can already boot to CWM from this sd boot, but I'm just not doing it yet(don't know how)?
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I was able to complete item#1(sd card root method), without a hitch. It looks like the only place to flash cwm (item#4) is internal mem. Is there a way to flash to an sd card, so I can choose to pull out sd and boot to stock rom if I wanted to? Thanks
...or maybe I can already boot to CWM from this sd boot, but I'm just not doing it yet(don't know how)?
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Sounds like you want to make a bootable CWM SD card: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1446987
I will have to check that when I get home. Is there a way to make the Icons bigger kind of like the I-pad? No I wont be using cm9. I need a fully functional Android Tablet.
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Is there a way to make the Icons bigger kind of like the I-pad?
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there is that app 'spare parts' ?
swc2001 said:
No I wont be using cm9. I need a fully functional Android Tablet.
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yes, count me as being the same way. cm7 is 'really' good for being called an alpha. a little bird tells me it never will be fixed up . . . shame . . . ( on the twelfth of never ? )
Im confused...
Edit:Made a new thread, seems i had more questions than i thought...
Just a quick question don't wanna make a new thread for this:
What i want to do is extend my media drive for my own books and videos and also id like to Root via the sd card method as mentioned in the 2nd post here.
I'm wondering in which order to do it all though.
1. should i get adb tools working first doing the first part only in this video (as instructed in this thread i think?)and then use the CWM included in the sd-card method?
Or
2. Start with the sd card method and then install adb tools and extend my media partition?
Also do i need to worry about the Tools part which is the 3rd thing you need for extending your partition, unless something goes wrong?
Hello!
Firstly, I am not a noob, so you don't need to explain things TOO simply to me. I should know most of what you people are talking about.
So I won a Kindle Fire 2 at work, worked with the team to help with getting that rooted, and of course, android is simply amazing and makes the kindle infinitely better. My co-worker is requesting the same for her Nook Tablet. Now, my nook has been the most odd to root, but I also was talking to the dev team WHILE they were getting things to work, so I'm not sure if these tablets are harder to root with the botched OSs, or it was just because the devs were still making a solid method. That said, because it's not mine. I want to get the most stable OS running on it, and I REALLY do not want this to be the first device I brick.
Basically, what I am asking, is for the links to do things properly, and your opinion on the "best" ROM. I know for me, I have been wanting that freaking pie menu since it was announced from paranoid android. However, this is for my COWORKER and not ME, so I have to put my personal tastes aside and just go for stability/battery life.
From browsing the dev section, I found this which I assume is what I will be using to root, 8gb or 16gb model.
If that is correct, I can't seem to find for the LIFE of me find a recovery. I assume you guys use TWRP like the Kindle, or something similar, but I don't see guides for it. Maybe the nook doesn't need it? Maybe my root guide has in included and I couldn't see that?
So is that guide correct to use? I am NOT SURE if it's a 8gb or 16gb model unfortunately. I will be home in....9 hours, and will start working on it then. Assuming it's correct is there another guide to get a recovery? Lastly, favorite/most recommended ROMs?
Thank you much for your help!
Best of luck on your adventures,
-iytrix
To help minimize the risk of bricking while in rooting or flashing your NT: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=37515697&postcount=31.
To root your NT: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31271965&postcount=240.
To flash CyanogenMod 10 onto your NT: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=35669871&postcount=1.
digixmax said:
To help minimize the risk of bricking while in rooting or flashing your NT: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=37515697&postcount=31.
To root your NT: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31271965&postcount=240.
To flash CyanogenMod 10 onto your NT: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=35669871&postcount=1.
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Perfect and thank you! I assume all the steps work on the 8GB as well? That's pretty neat that you can use the SD card. One issue with the kindle was the difficulty putting things onto the device using fastboot.
So CM is the best choice again it seems, as usual. I MIGHT try the paranoid 3 if it's not too risky just so I can play around with it haha. I should look into porting ROMs so I can get myself that lovely pie menu on my poor kindle.
Thanks for the links!
FWIW, you can install and run Succulent(aka iamafanof)'s CM10.x or PA ROM build on SD to see if you/your friend like it enough to flash it into internal emmc -- see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=36685310&postcount=1.
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FWIW, you can install and run Succulent(aka iamafanof)'s CM10.x or PA ROM build on SD to see if you/your friend like it enough to flash it into internal emmc -- see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=36685310&postcount=1.
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Yeah I REALLY liked the EMMC/SD thing. I love the idea of, put on ROM, pop in SD, boot and test ROM. I wish ALL devices easily could do this. Does the Nook come with an SD card? I have no idea if she has gotten one for it. If it doesn't, and she didn't get one, I know I have a few although I'd not like to give them away haha.
There a lot thread about how to root nook or how flash custom rom but there no any guide for how to install ANDROİD OS to nook tablet ?? How i can convert my nook tablet to android,i cant find any guide..
Wrong section for asking questions! There's a Q&A section. Installing CM10 is the same as making it to an Android Tablet. Lots of guides, just look around in the correct section!
asawi said:
Wrong section for asking questions! There's a Q&A section. Installing CM10 is the same as making it to an Android Tablet. Lots of guides, just look around in the correct section!
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ok buddy dont judge me I was searcing but there a lot thing,i am confussed.
Custom ROMs = convert your proprietary nook tablet to ANDROID open source tablet.
Custom ROMs = pure ANDROID
The latest Android version is jellybean (4.2.2) if you don't want modified ANDROID versions but something more Google Android stock like then flash an AOSP ROM.
Google what AOSP means. Google is your friend.
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Just a little extra to get you on your way:
To make your tablet an "android" tablet, you can either change the device itself, meaning load a custom ROM onto your tablet itself, removing any trace of the original Barnes and Noble Operating System Software, OR, create an SD card upon which you can load and then use to run a custom ROM (i.e., custom android operating system). The benefit of using an SD card ROM is that you do not disturb the original set up of your Nook, do not have to root the device, and therefor your warranty on the device remains intact. When you remove the SD card from your device, you are back to the old Barnes and Noble operating system, undisturbed. If you load a custom ROM onto the device itself, you void the warranty. (Of course, you could always, assuming you did not make a major error, reload the original Barnes and Noble operating system back onto the device at any point, leaving no trace of your shenanigans, and bring it in for warranty service....but there are a lot if "ifs" attached to that.)
So, having said that, if you are a bit hesitant about messing with your device's internal software, until you learn more, I suggested you look for a post on how to make an SD Card ROM. If you make an SD Card ROM, you do not have to root your device or mess with the internal software at all. I use them and thanks to all of the wonderful developers here (tip of the hat to the developers above who were kind enough to respond to you and all the others for their hard work) these work wonderfully!
FYI, this is a great community and very helpful. However, we are all expected to do our homework and should not expect anyone to hold our hand because we are too lazy to read. Don't take offense if you are not hand fed answers. You have to take care also, when you begin, to read entire threads as often issues pop up that may not be addressed in the original post (OP) which usually has a link to the most up too date version of that ROM.
I think I can find a useful thread to get you started but it's late right now and that might take me a few minutes. So, I will try to rememeber to find it tomorrow and post it for you.
Note: I think these days you don't even have to root your device to load a custom ROM directly onto it.....correct me if I am wrong fellow readers. I have no experience with loading internal ROMs, but did root back in the day. So, rooting isn't your biggest issue, it is whether you use an internal (emmc) ROM or an SD Card ROM, and what ROM you choose (each one has it's own benefits...you have to read about them). Do NOT post a question asking which is the best, you will not like the answer you get. They are all great, it's all about what features you want.
Welcome and good luck!
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OK, here's what I dug up. Go here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=35683307&postcount=6
You can use any SD ROM you like. Once you have this bootabe SD card, "flash" whatever ROM you want onto it. Search for how to flash SD CARD ROM....careful you don't flash it to internal! You will need to read about and learn how to use Clockwork Mod "CWM" to do so, not to be confused with Cyanogen Mod, which you will also need to understand. Cyanogen Mod is the wonderful tool created to get you past the BN boot lock. It's what pops up once you are finished making the Bootable SD Card. It allows you to access all drives of your device and specifically gets you into "recovery=CWM" which you use to flash your ROM. It has an option for SDC BOOT, which lets you boot into your SD card ROM when it is ready!
Good luck!
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I got a NT not long ago and it is now rooted and running CM10, however I still lost in regards the 1gb user partition. CM10 is installed in that partition and I wanted in fact repartition the NT but the process seems to be confuse and risky so I was wondering if I have to stay llimited to work with just 1GB.
How about games and other programs I download? Are they all be installed in that 1gb?
I inserted a 16gb card but I cannot re -direct the apps to install in the external or even move them to the sd ext card. I also cannot see it with a file manager.
Could I use the B&N partition to load movies, apps etc or it will be sitting there useless?
Is there maybe an easier way to re-flash and repartition?
Thank you
BUMP!
You can reaprtition the same way they do in stores if you want to and get an 8GB partition for own storage. The repart.img mentioned in many other topics will do that for you. You will loose everyhting and get right back to out of the box stock firmware if you do it, but it's really easy.
asawi said:
You can reaprtition the same way they do in stores if you want to and get an 8GB partition for own storage. The repart.img mentioned in many other topics will do that for you. You will loose everyhting and get right back to out of the box stock firmware if you do it, but it's really easy.
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Thank you Asawi, yes I really would like to repartition it. I hate to have that wasted space.
I will try find the best thread on how to use the repart.img. or please point me out in case you already know.
Thanks!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1663836
The download link is in the very beginning of this post. If you've got image writing software already you can then jump to step 2. Extract the downlad and burn the reaprt.img to a card. Insert card and boot to it. After a few minutes a green chejmark should appear. (If a red cross appears instead you're in trouble.) Remove card and an update starts and goes on for a few minutes and you can then start over with yout CM10 install again.
asawi said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1663836
The download link is in the very beginning of this post. If you've got image writing software already you can then jump to step 2. Extract the downlad and burn the reaprt.img to a card. Insert card and boot to it. After a few minutes a green chejmark should appear. (If a red cross appears instead you're in trouble.) Remove card and an update starts and goes on for a few minutes and you can then start over with yout CM10 install again.
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So after doing this will I have to reroot or I just have to reinstall cm10? Getting my 16gb card in the mail (hopefully today) should I wait to get the card or can I just copy everything from my 8bg to the 16 and everything remain? Thank you for your help!
It's probably me being stupid, but I don't understand what setup you have and quite what you are talking about. Running the repart .img will completely erase everything on the device and set it back to freshly bought. Whatever you have in internal memory that you want to save you need to save somewhere else.
I don't get your reasoning that CM10 is installed in your 1GB partition, because that is not the norm.
Probably me being stupid, but I can't help you.
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So after doing this will I have to reroot or I just have to reinstall cm10? Getting my 16gb card in the mail (hopefully today) should I wait to get the card or can I just copy everything from my 8bg to the 16 and everything remain? Thank you for your help!
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Never mind I fully read the post and now know I will have to reroot. Glad I bookmarked all the pages I used.
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Never mind I fully read the post and now know I will have to reroot. Glad I bookmarked all the pages I used.
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Well, if you're installing CM10 you don't actually have to root as a separate process. Just install CM10 and rooting will come done at the same time. Itäs only if you plan to run stock you need to root.
If you have to go and get stuff from several pages you are probably not doing the installing in a very efficient way. Possibly things can be done a lot easier now than whe you originally did it.
Ihave made several posts outlining an extremely easy way to install CM. Look for them if you want to.
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Well, if you're installing CM10 you don't actually have to root as a separate process. Just install CM10 and rooting will come done at the same time. Itäs only if you plan to run stock you need to root.
If you have to go and get stuff from several pages you are probably not doing the installing in a very efficient way. Possibly things can be done a lot easier now than whe you originally did it.
Ihave made several posts outlining an extremely easy way to install CM. Look for them if you want to.
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I had already done the root from a video I saw on youtube then used your link for cm from the [Q] Noob Alert! Nook Tablet 8GB Rooting Question! post. So just doing the cm from that same post will also root my device? I don't really need anything on the actually nook. I got it as a gift and use the kindle app for all my books. I will defiently look into your other posts. I just got the NT a little less than a month ago.
If you root before installing CM10 you'll just overwrite the root you did, so no point in doing it.
Once CM10 is installed your Tablet should be rooted.
All you need to do is get into CWM 6.x.x an flash the ROM and appropriate gApps zips.
I had to do this. Go to Walmart camera section. Buy yourself a sd card reader
for usb. I bought one that can read 6 different sd cards for 10 bucks. Now just
pop that puppy in the computer and move the files you
need to reflash into your recovery. Now put the sd card back in your
phone and reflash.
metropcsmegauser said:
I had to do this. Go to Walmart camera section. Buy yourself a sd card reader
for usb. I bought one that can read 6 different sd cards for 10 bucks. Now just
pop that puppy in the computer and move the files you
need to reflash into your recovery. Now put the sd card back in your
phone and reflash.
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I'm a little confused...what's the fix? And why rooted only? You can have cwm or twrp or another custom recovery without being rooted, and your ext sd card slot doesn't require root? Is there supposed to be recovery files linked here or something? Either the op heading is a little misleading, or some details need to be added cause I'm Def a little confused...or is this just a post about sd card readers? Thanks
Mega
megalomanic14 said:
I'm a little confused...what's the fix? And why rooted only?
-CUT-
Mega
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Let's consider what means 'root' - as you can read in Wkipedia:
Android rooting is the process of allowing users of smartphones, tablets, and other devices running the Android mobile operating system to attain privileged control (known as "root access") within Android's subsystem.
Rooting is often performed with the goal of overcoming limitations that carriers and hardware manufacturers put on some devices, resulting in the ability to alter or replace system applications and settings, run specialized apps that require administrator-level permissions, or perform other operations that are otherwise inaccessible to a normal Android user.
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(Sorry for long quoting).
That means, without root you can only manage user apps and have not access to /system where are placed most interested things...
So aside of question if this method brings something really new, for successfull meddling in system apps root is a must! And fixing things in Android needs such meddling for sure
metropcsmegauser said:
I had to do this. Go to Walmart camera section. Buy yourself a sd card reader
for usb. I bought one that can read 6 different sd cards for 10 bucks. Now just
pop that puppy in the computer and move the files you
need to reflash into your recovery. Now put the sd card back in your
phone and reflash.
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trurl3 said:
Let's consider what means 'root' - as you can read in Wkipedia:
(Sorry for long quoting).
That means, without root you can only manage user apps and have not access to /system where are placed most interested things...
So aside of question if this method brings something really new, for successfull meddling in system apps root is a must! And fixing things in Android needs such meddling for sure
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Yea I'm well aware of what root access is...I develop roms and kernels, themes and other mods ...my question is about the post...was there suppose to be root packs here or is this just literally about an sd card reader...As the the op is about a fix for all androids which does not exist as they all require different root access files and methods, and most devices other than samsung have no external sd... and response and op have almost no relation to one another? What was the point of the op is what I was asking, not for a quote about root? Thanks:silly:
Mega
Yes, in this point you are right. I think metropcsmegauser a litlle overdone the self advertisements :laugh:
Metromega,
Thanks for posting info. This info could actually be helpful to somebody. The previous posts are probably right about changing title of thread. Current title is an oversell. See you recently joined, welcome aboard and have fun.
Peace
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azpatterson3 said:
Metromega,
Thanks for posting info. This info could actually be helpful to somebody. The previous posts are probably right about changing title of thread. Current title is an oversell. See you recently joined, welcome aboard and have fun.
Peace
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You are right. I hope Metromega and another developer will get good rating here. I am personally see Metromega's all post. He did good..:good: