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I really like the B&N stock reader and library. I know right now CM7 is only internal and bootable SD cards will come later. So the question is if we can make and SD card to run CM7 can't we do the same thing to the stock ROM? I'd rather run CM7 internal and use my tablet as a tablet and then when I want to use it as a Nook pop in a stock ROM SD and read.
Not yet but soon is what Celtic said, they are looking into it.
~ Veronica
Sent from XDA premium using my Nook Tablet
I know they said they were working on a bootable CM7 from a SD Card and you could pick to boot either stock or CM7. And by all means I am not a programmer or even try to pretend to be but couldnt you take the stock ROM and make an image on an SD and just have it boot that as the operating system?
basically yes but other files are needed in order to do so, Adam found a way and got ubuntu booting from sd, but i think noone has tried to replace those images with stock, it is not that simple though. But if you want to get adventurious try it out and let us know .
~ Veronica
Point me in the right direction of where to even start and I'll give it a go. Like I said not a programmer or anything just computer savoy and learn quickly.
Unfortunately is a bit complex and takes some work to create, you will need a linux distro like Ubuntu too. Its kind of long to explain right now but tell you what i'll look into it myself i have the tools set already but i dont promise anything. This kind of projects is fun for me so i'll take it like that.
~ Veronica
UPDATE: ok i did my tests and first let me explain how i had my sdcard setup:
boot 50mb FAT32 primary partition ACTIVE
system 600mb ext4 primary
data 1.35gb ext4 logical
so obviously on windows only the first partition 50mb will be seen then i placed the files:
boot.img
flashing_boot.img
MLO
u-boot.ini
The above are the necessary files for sdcard to boot into the "boot.img" we put it, apart of the previously important step of make the boot partition ACTIVE.
Now i have played with the boot.img files i have but first i made sure my NT could boot from sdcard by placing the boot.img containing CWM posted by Goncezilla and it worked so i proceed.
* First time i placed the boot.img from the AdamOutler's acclaim_update.zip with no go it booted straight to CM7 (current flashed ROM)
* Second try i placed the boot.img from one of my clean stock backups it booted but all i got was the box with the white background, stayed there for a minute or so and then rebooted, black N screen then the box again (bootloop). Turned off.
That is all my test so far, is bed time now. Nite
ZZZzzzzzZZZ
PS: what im trying to show is that we need a modified boot image capable to boot fine and read the other partitions that have been set.Im not a dev but i use my logic, please correct me if im wrong.
~ Veronica
TASK for Today: Decompile boot.img explore it and make some modifications
Here is a guide i made long time ago about how to extract, rebuild boot.img and more:
[TUTORIAL] Self-Assembly of Android OS Firmware
~ Veronica
sweet just what I was looking for.
This is relevant to my needs, will keep checking back for progress.
-- Sent from my hacked TouchPad using Communities
UPDATE: After search in development forum for tools and guides to work with a boot image for the nook tablet (as i found out the guide i made long time ago won't apply for this device as it is totally different) i have found a thread created by AdamOutler here where he post a "tool", an image to create a bootable sdcard with the basics, he also state you can create your own custom sdcard but for that you need to have some knowledge with Linux-Ubuntu in this case.
Problem: Wifi does not work but i think if a dev would be interested i think this could be worked out and solved.
For now i can't even try this with modifications for my own because i dont have yet a higher size/class sdcard as i use my internal sd partitioned to 11GB and i stream/ftp the rest of my media/files so ...
Cheers
~ Veronica
Maybe post your progress in the Dev forum since it is relevant to that forum now and see if you can get some help with the wifi Awesome job in such short time!
I looked into that the other day as well, however, unfortunately, Adam's link is dead. Perhaps he could rehost it somewhere. Or if someone else has a copy that could make it available.
I posted on his thread requesting for a new link, i think i will make a new thread as a call to devs to help us with this (if any interested )
~ Veronica
I am with a Nook Tablet 16gb that was purchased with 1.4.0 and is now with 1.4.2. I was happy sideloading on 1.4.0, but now understand I have to go rooting...
I have been trying several methods, and just can't get it though. One problem is I am in Africa, and downloading 100MB images takes more than 2h and recurrently fails with size mismatches or other errors before the end
Now, I am sure I should be able get Indirect's methods work, but end up with some nothingness...:
1> Indirect's method one: "make a magic SD card to load up CWM, and root their device"
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21895025&postcount=14
I go through all steps with no problem, run CWM. However, for the last step to install zip from CWM:
- I guess it refers to the CWM_SD_flash_and_exe.zip again? It tells me fail to install, and the log says ""failed to open /sys/class/android_usb/android0/state: no such file or directory""
- I also tried using NT-CWM-SD.zip provided elsewhere by Sprint (forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1466583à), same thing
2> Indirect method two: "How to root 1.4.1 (or any other version) using just an sdcard {easy}"
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1466583
I tried the 1st (non windows) approach, that was creating a partition on the SDcard myself (did with Acronis Disk Director Suite, worked well),
I did the partition, copied the required files on the root of SD card, got CWM running. But then, the tutorial says:
Now you just need to download this zip file:
http://goo-inside.me/apps/Indirect/N...s_and_root.zip
just put onto the /mnt/media/ directory or you can push to /emmc/ while in CWM.
I am not sure I understand these instructions... I got the Gapps_and_root.zip onto my SDcard root, used CWD mode to unzip & install it successfully.
After that I reboot... I think it asks me to reset the tablet (someway like I have no choice), and then opens the Nook wizard and I cant get anything else out of it.
3> CM7 alpha final
I am now trying to use the CM7 method through SD card (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1481826) but dont succeed to download the required 120MB file... (Team-B-CM7SD-Alpha_final.img.zip)
=> So... any help or idea to get out of this?
NB: I am computer savy but not Android expert (though I killesed myself twice to install android market on chinese devices and learnet something), I can use a SDcard reader or USB cable but dont know to run ADB or alike. Again, I have trouble to download huge files!
Thanks a lot to help me... I am pulling my hair here already 3 days
I understand the experts are on this forum, and hope to get some help or I ll get mad and my husband's Xmas present will go useless... (he is Mozambican and we found out B&N has no portuguese books! I need Kindle.. and few other apps!)
Wrong place to post, see the sticky?. Please PM the moderator to move it to Q&A section.
~ Veronica
Sent from XDA premium using my Nook Tablet
Sideloading still with Sideload Wonder Machine on Nook 1.4.2?
Sorry, yes. I have now asked the moderator.
Sideloading still with Sideload Wonder Machine?
In the meantime, I ve found in this great sticky post:
NT Reference Thread | Tips & Tricks | How to's | Videos | NEWBIE?
It talks of this Windows programme to sideload any apps.
http://www.androidcentral.com/sideload-android-apps-all-you-want-sideload-wonder-machine
I wonder if that still can work on Nook 1.4.2 (unrooted)?
Please help understand the instructions
Well, this was originally posted here and then moved to my own thread by some admin I guess....
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[MODS/HACKS/THEMES] Nook Tablet ONE-STOP-SHOP for CM7 | UPDATE! March/12
Hi,
I understand this thread is not supposed to be for newbies, yet I am not an expert, but every other method I tried failed (Indirect's method, etc, see here) and I am having troubles (from Africa) downloading big files, so this one I got and I am willing to try because I really need to get out of Nook rom. Though I'd love some advice
I am with a Nook 16Gb Tablet that I got with 1.4.0 and had sideloaded apps. Now it is on 1.4.2 and I have reset everyting in various previous attemps, so it is quite clean. Unrooted. I have a SD card, a disk partitionning software, and a USB cable, but no ADB.
My goal is, minimum, to be able load few apps (Kindle, a radio I like, etc), and if it is rooted and with access to Market, even better, then I'll do even more.
Luckily, I have been able to download the various files in this post.
My questions:
1> internal or SD ?
Which method you think is simplier and more stable?
2> Stable versions now?
It looks like these versions have started as beta, but been improved; Could they be considered stable now?
I saw there are other ones out there, but I could not succeed download them ("Team-B-CM7SD-Alpha_final.img_001.zip")
4> Requirements
Do I understand well there are no special requirements before starting that? Can be on unrooted device, 1.4.2?
3> reading the instructions...
I am not so expert and may need some help:
1. Download the file of the mod you pick
=> OK
2. Copy the zip file in the root (/) of Internal OR External SDcard (Pick one)
=> OK for external. But if you talk of internal, does it mean the tablet should already be rooted?
3. Verify md5 of the file >> ES File Explorer>Properties let you check md5
=> Is this step compulsory? How do you do that with an unrooted tablet and no ES file explorer in?
4. Boot into CWM
=> This I knew to do with Indirect method. Does it mean I should have done that before? Or the img file provided here will enable me do it ?
4.1 Go to Backup & restore>> Backup your current ROM if you haven't already
=> ok
4.2 Format system, Wipe cache, advanced>> Wipe dalvik cache
=> Is this step compulsory? How do you exactly do that, all from CWM?
4.3 Re-flash CM7 ROM
=> Does that just mean to reboot?
4.4 Flash the mod
=> Does that just mean to reboot? apparently not... then how?
5. Reboot your device. ENJOY!
I am sorry for beeing so basic, but I am sure I ma not the only one...
Thanks for the precious help!
If you are just trying to root the device, try this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1439630
Thanks for the link, I will do!
Does this mean the NT must be rooted BEFORe going for this CM7 procedure?
Team Win Recovery Project 2.2, or twrp2 for short, is a custom recovery built with ease of use and customization in mind. It’s a fully touch driven user interface – no more volume rocker or power buttons to mash. The GUI is also fully XML driven and completely theme-able. You can change just about every aspect of the look and feel.
Phone look:
Tablet look:
CHANGELOG (for 2.2.0):
- On-screen keyboard in recovery! -- supports long press, backspace repeat, and swipe left deletes everything left of the cursor
- Name new backups and rename existing backups
- Rename files and folders in the file manager
- Pseudo-terminal emulator
- Support decrypting an encrypted data partition on Galaxy Nexus (enter password using keyboard)
- Backup archive splitting -- allows backup and restore of data partitions larger than 2GB
- Simplified XML layout support between resolutions
- Added dual storage selection radio buttons to zip install, backup, and restore pages
- Improved zip install compatibility
- Updated update-binary source code
- Numerous small bug fixes and improvements
DOWNLOAD:
The fastest and easiest way to install TWRP is to use the GooManager app:
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Direct Download
You can find more information and download links on our website!
BUGS:
If you have found a bug, please consider posting it to our github issues log. It's pretty much impossible for us to keep up with the more than 30 threads that we have for the devices that we "directly" support. If you have a significant problem that cannot be answered in this thread, your best bet is to PM me directly, contact us via our website, or find us in our IRC channel below. If you see someone that's struggling, feel free to point it out to us. We need your help to help us keep track of all of our devices! Thanks!
SUPPORT:
Live support is available via #twrp on Freenode with your IRC client or just click this link.
ORIGINAL POST (from May):
This is a work in progress.
TWRP (Team Win Recovery Project) 2.1 by TeamWin is an alternative recovery (instead of ClockworkMod) that is a good companion for Goo Manager. See this video for more info.
This is an experimental, mostly untested build of TWRP2 for entertainment purposes only. USE OR ATTEMPT TO USE ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. It is intended for those who are willing to risk any and all damage, loss, and STD infection to their hardware, data, person, and associates resulting from this software. Do not attempt to use unless you understand and accept these risks.
Please note this is using the still-being-developed 3.x kernel.
I am including the raw .imgs which can be fastbooted or used on an SD (rename recovery.img.sdcard to recovery.img and put on SD in place of the existing version). Which I don't recommend doing of course, given the disclaimer above. Remember I don't have an NT so I haven't run this... ever.
Finally, this has not at all been put through any kind of paces. That's for you, assuming all the risks, to do. And report it back here for everyone's benefit.
Thanks to dees_troy, eyeballer and demetris_I & frustro for testing this. I'm busy the next few days, so I'm volunteering demetris_I, who has it running, to answer anyone's questions per his availability
twrp-2.1-nt-2012-05-17E-fullofbugs.tar.gz
History
6/12/12 - updated first post.. No binaries yet.. Can someone make one?
5/17 -
Updated 3.0 kernel to support new 512GB NTs (untested)
Updated twrp codebase to latest
Newer cm9 stuff as well
5/17B&C
Use cmdline from u-boot.bin to determine max ram size.
fix device showing up as "B" to "NookTablet"
5/17D&E
I can't remember. But it's betterer.
Has anyone successfully flashed this yet? And can anyone offer up the steps in a more-in-depth way?
Sent from my Team A CM9 Alpha 0.03 Nook Tablet
Well... there's always update.zip
I haven't tried it, but I'm guessing if you've installed fastboot to your computer, this should work:
1. boot into cyanoboot and choose Fastboot from the menu.
2. On your computer, navigate to where recovery.img is and enter into the terminal
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Or... maybe someone could whip up a quick update-twrp2-nt-2012-5-14.zip maybe?
I guess that someone might as well be me. This is intended for use with an existing cwm recovery. This will flash to emmc...maybe.
update-twrp-2.1-nt-2012-05-14-fullofbugs-emmc.zip
MD5: 337269fa77017150325d398216a6dd3c
Thoroughly and completely untested. I really don't know if it will even install, and if it does, if it will work. See all disclaimers above, plus make up some additional ones yourself.
Edit: See below about a possible issue with possible difficulties accessing the external SD card. Internal /emmc seems to work consistently. Looking into it, but if you want to help debug this, that would be much appreciated. Just knowing what works or doesn't work and log samples (dmesg via adb) would be great.
Will this completely replace CWM as the recovery? Or will it run alongside. Anything else I should be aware if before I try to flash (do it on a fresh rom install, will I be able to restore from a backup if something goes wrong etc etc...)
Sent from my Team A CM9 Alpha 0.03 Nook Tablet
It will replace cwm.
Rom doesnt matter , they reside in different partitions.
Cyanoboot is all you want if anything goes wrong or/and CWM/TWRP from sd card so you can dd the recovery.
SilentStormer said:
Will this completely replace CWM as the recovery? Or will it run alongside. Anything else I should be aware if before I try to flash (do it on a fresh rom install, will I be able to restore from a backup if something goes wrong etc etc...)
Sent from my Team A CM9 Alpha 0.03 Nook Tablet
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Should replace it completely. I say should because if you do this with the update.zip, you will be the first one to try it.
Oh, Mister_Argent is trying it on IRC...
The Zip seems to work! Android boots fine, and it's entirely possible to get into TWRP via Cyanoboot. This might just be me, but the terminal seems to lock up...
Oh hey argent, so the zip works? And is it worth my time to change from CWM to TWRP?
Sent from my Team A CM9 Alpha 0.03 Nook Tablet
SilentStormer said:
Oh hey argent, so the zip works? And is it worth my time to change from CWM to TWRP?
Sent from my Team A CM9 Alpha 0.03 Nook Tablet
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There may be issues with selecting the external SD card... not sure what the deal is. I believe demetris_I checked this out previously, but you can use the internal (/emmc) one though until this is worked out/confirmed one way or the other.
Note: if anyone is good at verifying/debugging, post any relavent dmesg stuff + what your theory is on the issue
So we can still flash stuff through emmc?
Sent from my Team A CM9 Alpha 0.03 Nook Tablet
Indirect gave me this command to flash recovery via terminal emulator and it worked out nicely
dd if=/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3
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where "/recovery.img" is the file path/file name of the recovery image
Recovery looks nice. I'll do some more playing with it later when I have time.
fattire said:
There may be issues with selecting the external SD card... not sure what the deal is. I believe demetris_I checked this out previously, but you can use the internal (/emmc) one though until this is worked out/confirmed one way or the other.
Note: if anyone is good at verifying/debugging, post any relavent dmesg stuff + what your theory is on the issue
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No issues with external sd it just take some seconds to mount, is not instant but it will mount.
8gb NT. Successfully flashed internally; will test, log and provide feedback on any issues.
The zip file name is overly long and CWM doesn't like it. Renaming to something shorter solves the issue.
In my experience with other android devices, it is normally recommended you wipe 'dalvik cache' whenever changing / updating kernel. Perhaps this step will avoid some issues for people.
Edit: Flashing gapps update via Goo Manager results in failure of rom to load after Cyanoboot screen. I did not choose to wipe dalvik / cache in Goo Manager. Also unable to access Cyanoboot via N. Screen appears but does not seem to respond and automatically boots emmc (blank screen).
Re-download Gapps and press the buttons combo to access twrp/cwm and reflash (power+N)
What rom and what gapps you are using?
Make sure they are downloaded ok before flashing.
demetris_I said:
Re-download Gapps and press the buttons combo to access twrp/cwm and reflash (power+N)
What rom and what gapps you are using?
Make sure they are downloaded ok before flashing.
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I could not access twrp as already stated, because Cyanoboot did not respond to button press. I've managed to get access to CWM via sdcard and reflashed another gapps. CM9 still will not load.
Next, I plan to wipe everything and flash CM9 anew.
Edit: Still won't boot. Looks like I have a brick to fix.
Edit2: Flashing CWM internally got everything working again. Cyanoboot would previously go automatically to loading from emmc; there was no delay / opportunity to press N to access the menu. Now the delay occurs and I have access. CM9 also loads.
Edit3: Reflashed TWRP internally again. It's not working on 8gb NT. It doesn't break Cyanoboot or prevent CM9 from loading, but any attempt to load TWRP results in a black screen.
How do you flash twrp?
If you flash the zip can you please try the fastboot way?
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img, thanks
demetris_I said:
How do you flash twrp?
If you flash the zip can you please try the fastboot way?
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img, thanks
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I flashed the above emmc zip via cwm internal
I have adb working, however fastboot seems to require a separate driver to work in windows. I've searched the forum and have not found a clear answer.
I'm guessing the 3.0 kernel doesn't have support added for the 8gb nts yet. I guess maybe I could look into that...
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA
So to run this I have to be running the new 3.x kernel? Or can I just flash the zip if I'm on the 2.x Cm9
(16gb Tablet)
Sent from my Team A CM9 Alpha 0.03 Nook Tablet
SilentStormer said:
So to run this I have to be running the new 3.x kernel? Or can I just flash the zip if I'm on the 2.x Cm9
(16gb Tablet)
Sent from my Team A CM9 Alpha 0.03 Nook Tablet
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Recovery is separate from the rom. You'll be fine. I have it running on my 16GB.
Okay, this thread is going to have A TON of info. I recommend that if you are new to Android you read this thread and any questions you have I will attempt to answer to the best of my knowledge or I'm sure someone else will.
It is, in my opinion, imperative that you understand the material of this post prior to playing around with your new Android device. Much of this topic is general purpose, i.e. it could apply to any Android device but I will be making specific references for the Nook Tablet.
Root: The Android OS is a linux based OS. Thus "root access" is a term that signifies full access to the file system of the OS. Consider root access similar to "administrative privileges" on Windows. An even more extreme analogy may be if you were to buy a Windows computer and find that you only had access to "My Documents;" the Android equivalent would be buying a device like the Nook Tablet (or pretty much any other android device) and not having root access.
Root for the Nook Tablet: We have various methods for rooting the Nook Tablet. The best method, IMO, is the sdcard method found here. This method will allow you to create an external microSD card that allows you to boot into a custom recovery (more on this later) and run a script which will get you "root access."
Why do I want root?: Root access allows you to do things you otherwise would not be able to do. Installing google apps is probably the biggest reason, but other reasons include making certain modifications to the device to allow you to do more "stuff." Another big reason is to install indirect's app which will allow you to flash (fancy word for install) a custom recovery to the internal memory of the Nook. He even has an app that will allow you to unroot the device and restore it to stock (I believe as of this post the unroot app only supports the 16GB model).
Custom Recovery? What's that?: A custom recovery is, IMO, the number 1 priority when tinkering with Android. The first instance of a custom recovery you may encounter is the one I mentioned previously, the sdcard version. I actually have a card that I keep imaged with the custom recovery (Clockworkmod Recovery) ready to go should I ever need it.
Within Clockworkmod Recovery or any other custom recovery, you will be able to do a few things: install zip files, make a backup of your current OS (and restore said backups), wipe data/cache. The key here, as with a lot of this stuff, is DO NOT START SELECTING THINGS YOU DO NOT FULLY UNDERSTAND. For some reason a lot of users have a habit of wiping system and other things within CWM thus resulting in broken partitions and other issues. Follow directions. If you are unsure of something, ask a question.
Custom ROM: ROM stands for Read Only Memory. It is the operating system of Android that is on your device. The stock ROM that comes with the device, a modified version of Android by B&N is very restricting. Getting root access on this rom will open up many options for users. However, as Android is open source, we have the ability to create custom ROMs that provide even more freedom and a "pure" Android experience.
These ROMs almost always come "rooted" as well. What I mean by this is that a developer could create a ROM that does not allow the user root access. In fact, the newest policy of Cyanogenmod (a very popular and hard working ROM development team) is that ROMs will no longer come "rooted" by default. Users will have to toggle root access in settings.
Custom roms are flashed (installed) via a custom recovery like Clockworkmod Recovery. Basically, if you have CWM on your external sdcard or flashed internally, you can store the ROM zip file on your internal memory (or the external card should you choose), boot into recovery, flash the ROM and voila you will be ready to boot into a new OS (you should probably wipe data/cache as well if its a new ROM). I must stress here that it is IMPERATIVE that you make a backup of your current OS prior to installing a new ROM. This way, you can restore your previous setup should you not like the new one or if there are any issues with the new one.
Boot from sdcard? Yes we are quite lucky with the Nook such that we can boot from the external sdcard. I have already mentioned booting into CWM from sdcard but we even have the benefit of booting into a custom ROM (CM7 only currently) from external sdcard. What this means is that you leave the internal OS completely intact. This would thus allow "dual booting" i.e. you can boot into internal or boot from external.
Back to stock: Getting back to stock is incredibly easy with the Nook Tablet. I've done it myself a few times on two devices for various reasons. Many people are afraid to root or flash custom ROMs because it voids the warranty. While true, if you are able to return the device to stock conditions, B&N has no way of knowing that the device has been tinkered with and thus the Warranty remains intact.
To wrap this up, I must stress how important it is that you read, read, read and read more when doing this stuff. Follow directions to the T. Ask questions if you aren't sure about something. I know this is a long post as well but I can't stress how important it is that users understand the information I have put forth here when rooting and/or flashing custom ROMs.
Also, if someone wants to add benefits to why rooting the stock OS is useful please feel free to do so (I admittedly have little experience with the B&N stock OS and thus am not 100% positive of the benefits of rooting the B&N stock OS).
Reserved.
The Download link for the Cyanogen Mod 7 Final Image is down?
I would like to download the latest Cyanogen Mod 7 Final Image, so I found this webpage containing the latest version of this Image =
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1481826
and tried to download the SD card for the Nook Tablet..
BUT the link to the SD Card for the Nook Tablet appears to be dead..at the very least, it's not working properly.
Please, can someone direct me to a proper link to download the correct Cyanogen Mod 7 Final Image for the 16 gig Nook Tablet ?
Thanks!
I'd check/ask in the thread for that rom.
I tried to make a similiar comment on that thread, however; I recieved a notice that since I was new here, I'm not allowed to post a comment on that development thread.
That is why I'm making a similiar request on this thread.
All I'm attempting to do at this point is simply download the correct Cyanogen Mod 7 Final Image, so, I'm requesting help in that regard.
Thanks again~
um, i have a request. could you please post your questions in the 'Q&A' section.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1508
thx.
.
now having 'asked nice' for that... i have another link. imho, @succulent has a better version of the cm7 internal for 16GB. it is here.
http://iamafanof.wordpress.com/2012/06/12/cm7-2-rc1-build-20120612/#more-739
thank you, "old fart"..
Please, accept my apologies for posting on an incorrect thread.. I honestly thought that I was posting on a thread that might be able to help.
Also, thank you for posting a webpage that contains the correct Cyanogen Mod 7 Image. In regard to this better Build of the Cyanogen Mod 7 for the Nook Tablet..I admit that I'm a real noobie, I'm simply asking because I don't know.
Is the Cyanogen Mod 7 Image in the Mediafire Folder listed on that webpage ?
If so, I've opened that Mediafire folder ..this folder contains a long list of various files.. which is the correct file that I should download, and write to my sd card ?
Thank you much for your help in answering my questions~
Please take it to another thread~
GENERAL CONDUCT REQUEST
@sinatrafan:
please refrain from using CAPS to get your point across, I'm sure people with be able to read a few sentances and respond without you needing to e-yell. Another suggestion, as a new member, maybe read some of the forum guidelines to better understand how we operate. In general, ask as many questions as you'd like, but do not expect an answer every time or on your time table, just hope that you get what you're looking for. Don't forget to search for yourself, I'm sure you could have found current links, just as the link was provided to you, I'm sure they foud that link by searching. Also, you'll likely receive better help if you are polite. Thank you.
I went to that link for you, here's the direct link for both (assuming the newest is the one to get).
ROM > http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?5gw47zw4xx108gc
GAPPS > http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-gb-20110828-signed.zip
@OP and other senior members:
please don't flame people with less than 10 posts, they're new here, remember when you were new? Just try to answer questions and be helpful, or don't post. If somebody is out of line, report the post and I'll get to it soonish. Thank you.
Installing/Flashing CWM on Rooted 1.4.0 NT w/ Blocked OTA Updates
Gents,
I stepped away from the world of the Nook Tablet over the last 5-6 months in order to focus on other Android devices.
Last time I was involved with the NT, I rooted my son's NT with Indirect's 'Full Root (v1.4.0) w/ Blocked OTAs w/ ZergRush exploit' Thread.
From what it seems, there have been a few changes, including obtaining root access for NT's that have 1.4.1+ through the SDCard boot method.
Quick question:
I want to load a custom recovery on my son's NT, such as Xionia or CWM. The root via SDCard method includes this as part of the overall root method.
Is there a preferred way that I can install/flash custom recovery on my son's NT, knowing that I have a rooted 1.4.0 NT Blocked OTA updates?
Just curious.
Thank you,
BJ.
Anyone?
b1ggjoe said:
Is there a preferred way that I can install/flash custom recovery on my son's NT, knowing that I have a rooted 1.4.0 NT Blocked OTA updates?
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I have a preference for the internal method. Plug in things are sometimes troublesome for me.
LOL! Well that's not exactly what I was asking however. As I stated, I currently have a rooted Nook Tablet (1.4.0) with Blocked OTA Updates (I used the original method from November 2011).
I am not interested in loading any kind of Custom ROMs at this time, but I do wish to add CWM or some other kind of custom recovery to my son's Nook Tablet.
Is there a recommended method to do this, without going through a re-rooting process with the 'Boot from SDCard method'?
Thanks,
BJ.
Anyone?
Nook RecoveryFlasher.apk
Search on Nook Recovery Flasher.apk and see if that app will meet your need. I believe it was created by Indirect.
Aaah ok will do. Thank you!!!!
Nook won't boot with CWM on card
Guys, am I the only one having this problem or are there others?
I've read and clearly understand the procedure to root my Nook Tablet. The problem is that no matter what I do, any time an SD card with a bootable CWM is inserted, the Nook simply refuses to start. Removing the card or for that matter replacing it with any other card that does NOT have a bootable CWM fixes the problem. It'll even boot and run the pseudo-root ROM that runs off the SDCard without actually rooting the tablet.
I've tested this with many cards and with several different ways to prepare it, and the end result is always the same regardless of what mode the Nook is in. I'm thinking that if somehow I'm not preparing the card correctly, then wouldn't the tablet simply boot up normally as it does with any other card that has no bootable CWM in it?
Since I bought my tablet at about the end of August 2012, I'm thinking B&N put something in the stock ROM to detect any other recovery and stop cold if that's what it finds. I say this because the problem is only with bootable recoveries, any bootable non-recovery works OK.
Any ideas??
humb11 said:
Guys, am I the only one having this problem or are there others?
I've read and clearly understand the procedure to root my Nook Tablet. The problem is that no matter what I do, any time an SD card with a bootable CWM is inserted, the Nook simply refuses to start. Removing the card or for that matter replacing it with any other card that does NOT have a bootable CWM fixes the problem. It'll even boot and run the pseudo-root ROM that runs off the SDCard without actually rooting the tablet.
I've tested this with many cards and with several different ways to prepare it, and the end result is always the same regardless of what mode the Nook is in. I'm thinking that if somehow I'm not preparing the card correctly, then wouldn't the tablet simply boot up normally as it does with any other card that has no bootable CWM in it?
Since I bought my tablet at about the end of August 2012, I'm thinking B&N put something in the stock ROM to detect any other recovery and stop cold if that's what it finds. I say this because the problem is only with bootable recoveries, any bootable non-recovery works OK.
Any ideas??
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Try powering off, inserting your bootable SD card in the tablet, then plugging the B&N USB cable into your tablet. Some tablets (and there doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to it) will only boot from the external card if they detect the USB cable.
Saludos,
Steve
Post to Q&A and someone will sort you out.
The OP mentioned that he only dual boot bootable Cyanogenmod image is CM7. Is there a reason why CM10 is not possible? It seems the N2A people are advertising that capability on their website. I would like to be able to do that myself if possible.
Hello,
I've searched many topics but still didn't work
My NT 16GB worked good till today. Today I want to flash a new ROM (CM10.1 rc5).
I though I made a mistake from here: from ROM Manager, I flashed the CWM to 6.0, but I might flash with Nook Color version :crying: and from this time, my NT is ALWAYS boot into recovery mode.
- I tried press Power and N button or 8 times fail reboots but it still boot into recovery
- I tried flash new ROM from sd card, and the status is shown Installing Update.... and then it shown Install from sd card completed!!! There was no any notification more (as usual). And after "completed" by this way, reboot and still went into recovery mode again
- I also tried flash new cwm version 6.0.x, wipe data, format system, data,.... and flash ROM again from sdcard but still didnt work.
- I also tried reset to factory default http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1663836 but it still boot into CWM again and again.
- and follow many topics on google search but still no luck
please anyone can give me a hint, let me see the way to escape the recovery screen :crying::crying: thank you so much!
I want to flash a new ROM, a fresh tablet to make a gift for my dad on father's day, but it is brick :crying::crying::crying:
I think using ROM manager to flash recovery may not work with our device (I may be wrong) but we don't have an official build of CWM.
Regardless.... Do you have adb set up? If so, does it recognize your nt?
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DavDoc said:
I think using ROM manager to flash recovery may not work with our device (I may be wrong) but we don't have an official build of CWM.
Regardless.... Do you have adb set up? If so, does it recognize your nt?
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I have adb set up, but it doesn't recognize my NT , it always boot to recovery mode
Ok, no big deal yet. Lets try the following.
First you are going to need an extra SD card, one greater than 2G. Go to this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21895025&postcount=14 and follow the instructions. This will give you the files and show you how to make a CWM bootable SD card (ignore all the steps about rooting your device in this thread for now). Note that this will repartition your SD card, so you will not be able to use is for much else unless you re-repartition it yourself.
To tell if this is successful or not, note the version of CWM you are now booting into, I am guessing it will be 6.0.3.1 (newest version) since you tried getting this from Rom Manager. If it is booting from SD card it should show up as version 5.0.x.x (I don't remember the exact version but it is older).
If you got it to boot from SD card then lets pull an updated version of CWM from this site http://goo.im/devs/succulent/acclaim/recovery The older version of CWM may not work well with CM10.1. try CWM 6.0.2.9, make sure you download the flashable CWM zip and not the image file.
OK now you will need to put this zip file onto your SD card - there should be just enough room left for it, or you could put it onto a 2nd SD card (easier) Note: while in recovery you can take the bootable SD card out of your NT. Go ahead and flash the CWM zip. You should now have a working recovery. At this point try flashing a ROM of your choice.
Good Luck
DavDoc said:
Ok, no big deal yet. Lets try the following.
First you are going to need an extra SD card, one greater than 2G. Go to this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21895025&postcount=14 and follow the instructions. This will give you the files and show you how to make a CWM bootable SD card (ignore all the steps about rooting your device in this thread for now). Note that this will repartition your SD card, so you will not be able to use is for much else unless you re-repartition it yourself.
To tell if this is successful or not, note the version of CWM you are now booting into, I am guessing it will be 6.0.3.1 (newest version) since you tried getting this from Rom Manager. If it is booting from SD card it should show up as version 5.0.x.x (I don't remember the exact version but it is older).
If you got it to boot from SD card then lets pull an updated version of CWM from this site http://goo.im/devs/succulent/acclaim/recovery The older version of CWM may not work well with CM10.1. try CWM 6.0.2.9, make sure you download the flashable CWM zip and not the image file.
OK now you will need to put this zip file onto your SD card - there should be just enough room left for it, or you could put it onto a 2nd SD card (easier) Note: while in recovery you can take the bootable SD card out of your NT. Go ahead and flash the CWM zip. You should now have a working recovery. At this point try flashing a ROM of your choice.
Good Luck
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Hello DavDic,
Thank you for your help,
I follow your link and I success to boot from SD card, and CWM version is 5.0.5, then I success install the update.zip too, unfortunately after removing the sd card and reboot, it still boot to CWM version 6.0.2.9 - this is the version that I flash from ROM Manager before my NT is bricked (I flashed wrong device when I choose Nook Color in Rom Manager)
So I try to reboot again from sdcard, cwm version 5.0.5, then flash new CM10.1 ROM, and reboot and still go to CWM 6.0.2.9
and again, I boot from sdcard, cwm version 5.0.5, flash to new cwm version 6.0.2.9, flash new ROM and still boot to CWM screen
So, I can create and boot from a Sdcard, But can not boot to OS, always go to cwm 6.0.2.9 screen (that I think the wrong file since I flash from Nook Color file ). Thank you!
h a l t said:
Hello,
I've searched many topics but still didn't work
My NT 16GB worked good till today. Today I want to flash a new ROM (CM10.1 rc5).
I though I made a mistake from here: from ROM Manager, I flashed the CWM to 6.0, but I might flash with Nook Color version :crying: and from this time, my NT is ALWAYS boot into recovery mode.
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please anyone can give me a hint, let me see the way to escape the recovery screen :crying::crying: thank you so much!
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I think your problem most likely has to do with BCB/BootCnt not getting reset properly, as described at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21381141&postcount=1.
If so, the easiest way of resetting these files is to flash Succulent's flashable_fix_bootloop.zip at his repo http://goo.im/devs/succulent/acclaim/recovery.
digixmax said:
I think your problem most likely has to do with BCB/BootCnt not getting reset properly, as described at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21381141&postcount=1.
If so, the easiest way of resetting these files is to flash Succulent's flashable_fix_bootloop.zip at his repo http://goo.im/devs/succulent/acclaim/recovery.
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Thank you, I did but no luck still boot to recovery mode
You need to try and get an adb connection. I assume you are running Windows, if not............
But, what happens when you plug your NT into your computer. Do either of your drives (Internal/external SD) show up in my computer?
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You need to try and get an adb connection. I assume you are running Windows, if not............
But, what happens when you plug your NT into your computer. Do either of your drives (Internal/external SD) show up in my computer?
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Both drives show up in my windows computer, but I can't read, "please insert a disk" error when I double click on drive,
I am trying this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1470910 and hope...
h a l t said:
Both drives show up in my windows computer, but I can't read, "please insert a disk" error when I double click on drive,
I am trying this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1470910 and hope...
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You should have an adb connection then. Before you jump into the total wipe attempt, try getting an adb connection. Use this first and see if it works http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=36650082&postcount=171
You will need the driver files for this though, let me know if you don't have them.
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You should have an adb connection then. Before you jump into the total wipe attempt, try getting an adb connection. Use this first and see if it works http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=36650082&postcount=171
You will need the driver files for this though, let me know if you don't have them.
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Yes I have the driver files, on device manager it shown Android Phone ADB interface, something like this, and what is the next step please...
h a l t said:
Yes I have the driver files, on device manager it shown Android Phone ADB interface, something like this, and what is the next step please...
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You should have adb access given what you just said.
Are you familiar with command prompts and adb commands?
DavDoc said:
You should have adb access given what you just said.
Are you familiar with command prompts and adb commands?
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yes I have adb access from Dos, but don't know which command to fix my problem. Thanks so much for your patience, still googling
h a l t said:
yes I have adb access from Dos, but don't know which command to fix my problem. Thanks so much for your patience, still googling
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Well this is a start at least.
I think Digixmax may be on to something though.
@digixmax, I am at work and don't have an NT in front of me, do you remember which partition the recovery is in. I wanted OP to see if those two files were even there. He may have gotten rid of them completely inadvertently.
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Well this is a start at least.
I think Digixmax may be on to something though.
@digixmax, I am at work and don't have an NT in front of me, do you remember which partition the recovery is in. I wanted OP to see if those two files were even there. He may have gotten rid of them completely inadvertently.
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F5, F5, ..... I see the light at the end of the tunnel,... God, what is the adb, shell command to help me escape this trouble :angel::angel:
DavDoc said:
Well this is a start at least.
I think Digixmax may be on to something though.
@digixmax, I am at work and don't have an NT in front of me, do you remember which partition the recovery is in. I wanted OP to see if those two files were even there. He may have gotten rid of them completely inadvertently.
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These two files are in the /bootdata partition (see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=37515697&postcount=31 for a list of the NT partitions and their content).
But if OP's flashing Succulent's flashable_fix_bootloop.zip (which basically re-install a fresh copy of these two files) didn't fix the problem then he might have wiped out some other critical components of the system.
I follow Adam's guide, unbrick my NT, and then flash new CM10.1 ROM perfectly.
Thank you again DavDoc and digixmax for helping me so much! :good:
Glad you got it working again
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