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Hello All,
I have a Nook Tablet 16gb unrooted and I am looking to do a full backup (Nandriod backup). As I understand it I can do this with a SD card and Clockwork Mod (CM7 I have currently downloaded). I am not looking to root it at the moment, just a full complete backup. I did download a SD version of CM7 and I have the windows imager but I see two files boot.img and flashing_boot.img. Do I just flash the boot.img to the SD card?
Sorry for the noobie questions but I haven't found the right thread with this info. Also when I do the backup so I *need* to swap out the card I used to boot CM7 with a blank card? Or can I use the same card? It is a 16gb card so should have enough room (I think)?
I did find instructions for making a CM7 boot SD cad with linux but is there a way with Windows?
Thanks in advance
Darth Newton said:
Hello All,
I have a Nook Tablet 16gb unrooted and I am looking to do a full backup (Nandriod backup). As I understand it I can do this with a SD card and Clockwork Mod (CM7 I have currently downloaded). I am not looking to root it at the moment, just a full complete backup. I did download a SD version of CM7 and I have the windows imager but I see two files boot.img and flashing_boot.img. Do I just flash the boot.img to the SD card?
Sorry for the noobie questions but I haven't found the right thread with this info. Also when I do the backup so I *need* to swap out the card I used to boot CM7 with a blank card? Or can I use the same card? It is a 16gb card so should have enough room (I think)?
I did find instructions for making a CM7 boot SD cad with linux but is there a way with Windows?
Thanks in advance
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i assume you don't have anything installed internally? as in no internal custom rom and no internal custom recovery?
if thats the case then the only thing you would be backing up is your Stock ROM?
ShinnAsuka said:
i assume you don't have anything installed internally? as in no internal custom rom and no internal custom recovery?
if thats the case then the only thing you would be backing up is your Stock ROM?
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Correct. I am looking at modding it, but I would like to do a full backup of the system as is before I "play" with it (and I may wait until after the warranty...not sure on that either way a full backup is always a good thing to have handy). Also I believe nandriod backup (CM7) backs up all data as well as the ROM, or am I in error about what it backs up?
*BUMP*
Darth Newton said:
Correct. I am looking at modding it, but I would like to do a full backup of the system as is before I "play" with it (and I may wait until after the warranty...not sure on that either way a full backup is always a good thing to have handy). Also I believe nandriod backup (CM7) backs up all data as well as the ROM, or am I in error about what it backs up?
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yea a nandroid backup should backup everything. just make sure you use a compatible recovery to back it up like cwm 5.0 or cwm 5.5.
ShinnAsuka said:
yea a nandroid backup should backup everything. just make sure you use a compatible recovery to back it up like cwm 5.0 or cwm 5.5.
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Ok thought so. And I was planning on using a SDcard only version of it to do the backup. Which one do you recommend? I have seen a lot of types versions etc and I am a bit at aloss which one. I am looking for a version that can put on a card easily with windows, so far I am only finding CWM to build that require Linux.
Also one other question...when I boot CWM from the SDcard, do I need to swap cards or can I do the backup to the same card. It would be a 16gig card.
Darth Newton said:
Ok thought so. And I was planning on using a SDcard only version of it to do the backup. Which one do you recommend? I have seen a lot of types versions etc and I am a bit at aloss which one. I am looking for a version that can put on a card easily with windows, so far I am only finding CWM to build that require Linux.
Also one other question...when I boot CWM from the SDcard, do I need to swap cards or can I do the backup to the same card. It would be a 16gig card.
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You can use the same SD card to store the ROM as you booted into CWM with. Keep in mind you'll have to repartition your SD card after writing the CWM image.
Darth Newton said:
Ok thought so. And I was planning on using a SDcard only version of it to do the backup. Which one do you recommend? I have seen a lot of types versions etc and I am a bit at aloss which one. I am looking for a version that can put on a card easily with windows, so far I am only finding CWM to build that require Linux.
Also one other question...when I boot CWM from the SDcard, do I need to swap cards or can I do the backup to the same card. It would be a 16gig card.
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You should be able to back up your ROM (including its apps' data) to the same card. Just make sure that the partition holding CWM is big enough to store the backup archive (around 500-600MB per backup); if it's not you can use a tool like MiniTool Partition Wizard to resize the partition to as large as you wish.
I never did get around to doing this (which I regret although the tablet is thankfully, working ok other than a battery issue) and now that I have rooted and using my tablet more I am really wanting to do this Originally I was thinking of installing to a SDCard and doing it that way. Which I am still thinking that is best in my case. However is there a advantage to having CWM installed interally such as http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1458630 ? Apparently the flash recovery app was included with the root method I used http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1439630 but not installed. Other than taking up space on the internal storage is there any other disadvantage to having CWM installed internally?
And finally I can only use CWM 5? I had no idea that the newer versions were incompatible with Nook NT. I will have to see if I can find that older version.
Darth Newton said:
I never did get around to doing this (which I regret although the tablet is thankfully, working ok other than a battery issue) and now that I have rooted and using my tablet more I am really wanting to do this Originally I was thinking of installing to a SDCard and doing it that way. Which I am still thinking that is best in my case. However is there a advantage to having CWM installed interally such as http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1458630 ? Apparently the flash recovery app was included with the root method I used http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1439630 but not installed. Other than taking up space on the internal storage is there any other disadvantage to having CWM installed internally?
And finally I can only use CWM 5? I had no idea that the newer versions were incompatible with Nook NT. I will have to see if I can find that older version.
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If you're running rooted stock ROM (as opposed to custom ROMs such as CyanogenMod), you should keep stock recovery and not install CWM recovery internally.
You can use a newer version of CWM, beware though that you might not be able to use one version to restore backup copy made with another version.
digixmax said:
If you're running rooted stock ROM (as opposed to custom ROMs such as CyanogenMod), you should keep stock recovery and not install CWM recovery internally.
You can use a newer version of CWM, beware though that you might not be able to use one version to restore backup copy made with another version.
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Ok I didn't like the idea of installing CWM internally anyway. I figured why install it and take up space when I can just run from a SD card.
And that is what I originally thought, data between versions might be a problem, but I couldn't imagine why older versions would be necesary for a Nook NT (unless there was some odd quirk with the NT that the newer versions of CWM didn't take into account).
And thanks!
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And that is what I originally thought, data between versions might be a problem, but I couldn't imagine why older versions would be necesary for a Nook NT (unless there was some odd quirk with the NT that the newer versions of CWM didn't take into account).
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I think you should be able to use CWM versions v6.0.3 and older to backup the NT stock ROM (FWIW I recall using v6.0.3.7).
CWM changed its backup archive format between release 5.x and 6.x -- from tar/zip to BLOb, so I think it would be prudent to save a copy of the recovery program together with the backup data it generated if you plan to switch to a newer CWM version.
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I think you should be able to use CWM versions v6.0.3 and older to backup the NT stock ROM (FWIW I recall using v6.0.3.7).
CWM changed its backup archive format between release 5.x and 6.x -- from tar/zip to BLOb, so I think it would be prudent to save a copy of the recovery program together with the backup data it generated if you plan to switch to a newer CWM version.
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I quite agree and was planning on doing so as well. The version I am using is 5.0.2 if I recall correctly (I know it is not 5.5). I tried to resize the partition with mini tool partition master but then the card wouldn't boot. Apparently I need to do it in unbuntu with gparted, while some people seemed to have luck with it or eraseus, I didn't. Anyway I write the image image again, booted CMW, then swapped cards (16gig freashly formatted card with SD formatter) and let it do the backup. Took about 20 minutes or so. All seemed to go well, does it have error checking or do I just need to hope the backup went well?
And is there any problems with 5.0.2? Should I look around for a copy of 5.5?
Thanks again for all your help.
Darth Newton said:
I quite agree and was planning on doing so as well. The version I am using is 5.0.2 if I recall correctly (I know it is not 5.5). I tried to resize the partition with mini tool partition master but then the card wouldn't boot. Apparently I need to do it in unbuntu with gparted, while some people seemed to have luck with it or eraseus, I didn't.
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I rarely had any luck with resizing the (SD card's) boot partition without ruining its bootability -- using either Mini-Partition Tool or Easeus.
Anyway I write the image image again, booted CMW, then swapped cards (16gig freashly formatted card with SD formatter) and let it do the backup. Took about 20 minutes or so. All seemed to go well, does it have error checking or do I just need to hope the backup went well?
And is there any problems with 5.0.2? Should I look around for a copy of 5.5?
Thanks again for all your help.
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I don't have any experience with 5.0.2, as the oldest I ever used is 5.5 (from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1640958).
FWIW, early versions of CWM v6 (e.g., 6.0.1.2 up through 6.0.2.8) use compatible backup archive (tar/zip) format with v5.
i rooted my NT about a year ago when i got it (i don't recall the specific method used), and have been clunking along with it for months, but now i want to install CM 7, 9, or 10.
most of the guides start with "Stock 1.4.3" but my software version says "9.9.9" after root (iirc, it was 1.4.1 when i received it).
can i use these guides with the rooted 9.9.9 version i have?
or are there special instructions for 9.9.9 (maybe an abbreviated version since i am already rooted?)
or do i somehow have to go from 9.9.9 back to 1.4.1 or 1.4.3?
thanks for any assistance, and if you need more information from me, i'll see if i can provide it.
That 9.9.9 just means that you've blocked ota update and it doesn't matter at all.
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zeiss74 said:
i rooted my NT about a year ago when i got it (i don't recall the specific method used), and have been clunking along with it for months, but now i want to install CM 7, 9, or 10.
most of the guides start with "Stock 1.4.3" but my software version says "9.9.9" after root (iirc, it was 1.4.1 when i received it).
can i use these guides with the rooted 9.9.9 version i have?
or are there special instructions for 9.9.9 (maybe an abbreviated version since i am already rooted?)
or do i somehow have to go from 9.9.9 back to 1.4.1 or 1.4.3?
thanks for any assistance, and if you need more information from me, i'll see if i can provide it.
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See this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2056626 for how to install CM10; if you'd like to use a different CM10 build just substitute in the zip file for that ROM build in step 2(c).
asawi said:
That 9.9.9 just means that you've blocked ota update and it doesn't matter at all.
Sent from my NookColor using Tapatalk 2
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thanks!! now that you say that, that definitely rings a bell! i remember blocking OTAs after having major issues with them on my phone.
digixmax said:
See this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2056626 for how to install CM10; if you'd like to use a different CM10 build just just substitute in the zip file for that ROM build in step 2(c).
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thanks!! i'll follow your guide (there are so many floating around that i never quite know which are still considered applicable. yours looks great.). is that applicable to both rooted and stock? i have a buddy who got a NT recently, so i am trying to test out CM10 before recommending it, but mine is rooted stock and his is unrooted stock.
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thanks!! i'll follow your guide (there are so many floating around that i never quite know which are still considered applicable. yours looks great.). is that applicable to both rooted and stock? i have a buddy who got a NT recently, so i am trying to test out CM10 before recommending it, but mine is rooted stock and his is unrooted stock.
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Yes, the installation will over-write whatever is currently in emmc (and that's why it's recommended that you back up the current config).
FWIW, your buddy can keep his stock ROM and try running CM10 off an SD card (see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35946501#post35946501), and decide later whether to replace his stock ROM with it.
I have complete stock 1.4.3 and have been running off of a CM7 sd card since the beginning of summer. I'm ready to upgrade to the emmc version of CM10, but do I need to root the BN ROM first? I want to install this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1773362 I would "burn" the recovery.img to my sd card and install the .zip onto the emmc, right? This is my first time flashing an internal ROM and want to be sure.
TechNinja49 said:
I have complete stock 1.4.3 and have been running off of a CM7 sd card since the beginning of summer. I'm ready to upgrade to the emmc version of CM10, but do I need to root the BN ROM first?
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No you don't need to root the BN ROM first.
I want to install this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1773362 I would "burn" the recovery.img to my sd card and install the .zip onto the emmc, right? This is my first time flashing an internal ROM and want to be sure.
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No, you need to first create a “bootable” clockworkmod (CWM) recovery SD, then rename the referenced recovery-0.08.3.img to recovery.img and copy it as well as referenced cm10-acclaim-0.08.3-full-of-bugs.zip and the file gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip from http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip to the card. See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=35669871&postcount=1 for an overview of the process for installing CM10 ROM on the NT internal emmc.
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No, you need to first create a “bootable” clockworkmod (CWM) recovery SD, then rename the referenced recovery-0.08.3.img to recovery.img and copy it as well as referenced cm10-acclaim-0.08.3-full-of-bugs.zip and the file gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip from http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip to the card. See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=35669871&postcount=1 for an overview of the process for installing CM10 ROM on the NT internal emmc.
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Thanks for the help! I'm a little confused though, do I use the SD card or the emmc version of CWM to make the bootable SD? Does the emmc version flash CWM to the nook and from there do I install the files from a SD, or does it boot from the SD and allow me to flash ROMs to the emmc?
Also, if I'm using the CWM .img what's the purpose of the recovery.img on the card if all I'm flashing are the .zips? I would imagine the ROM .zip instructs it to flash the recovery.img but the CM10 thread says you can use an older CM9 recovery.img.
Sorry for all the questions! Thanks again!
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Thanks for the help! I'm a little confused though, do I use the SD card or the emmc version of CWM to make the bootable SD? Does the emmc version flash CWM to the nook and from there do I install the files from a SD, or does it boot from the SD and allow me to flash ROMs to the emmc?
Also, if I'm using the CWM .img what's the purpose of the recovery.img on the card if all I'm flashing are the .zips? I would imagine the ROM .zip instructs it to flash the recovery.img but the CM10 thread says you can use an older CM9 recovery.img.
Sorry for all the questions! Thanks again!
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The recovery version you need to put on the SDcard is the sdcard version (not the emmc version); recovery is the tool that manages the flashing of the ROM/gapps zip files onto the NT, clearing of cache, backing up current ROM & apps, etc.
The emmc version of recovery is for flashing onto the NT and is used presumably for "performing recovery" without external SDcard. Some ROM packages include a recovery.img but not all do (in which case the recovery.img on the NT remains the stock recovery).
I just spent the last hour and a half trying to get a bootable CWM 6 sd card. First I thought I would need to boot into CWM but couldn't get that to work (I vaguely remember doing that to set up my CM7 SD card). Then I realized I can boot into cyanoboot and flash it through that. Using various methods, including the link you provided, I can't find a definite step-by-step guide. In the guide you provided I followed the steps but am stuck on step 5. When I go into SDC Recovery I don't see backup options anywhere, I see a list of recovery options. Here's what I see http://i3.minus.com/inttvFzHpVF88.jpg
Here are the files on the SD card http://i1.minus.com/ibgXFOKRf8DObb.png
Do you have any idea what's going on?
Did you press the Home button "N" to select SDC Recovery? If so, do you have screen-capture of resulting screen?
digixmax said:
Did you press the Home button "N" to select SDC Recovery? If so, do you have screen-capture of resulting screen?
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I tried to get back to the same screen to take a pic when it finally booted into CWM! I guess it takes a few tries to get it to boot. I chose the backup option and it started copying files for a few minutes until it got stuck on a file. It's been stuck on it for the last hour. http://i.minus.com/ivJa6tBF5tl9i.JPG
If I turn it off I have the chance of corrupting the file but since I don't really plan to go back to stock it wouldn't really matter anyway. The card might be full, but I only had like 100 MB of files on there.
If you don't plan to go back to stock, there is no need to back up (worst case you can get the stock ROM from https://github.com/succulent/acclaim_recovery_sdcard).
If you have more problems you might want to check out your sd card (if need be reformatting it with sd formatter https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_3/).
digixmax said:
If you don't plan to go back to stock, there is no need to back up (worst case you can get the stock ROM from https://github.com/succulent/acclaim_recovery_sdcard).
If you have more problems you might want to check out your sd card (if need be reformatting it with sd formatter https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_3/).
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I finally got everything to work! Thanks for helping me!
The CM10 thread says to now install CWM to emmc using fastboot. I know it's optional but I want it just in case. I looked it up and installed fastboot but which recovery should I use? The recovery-0.08.3 from the thread or the CWM recovery?
Yes, although it's probably easier to use your same CWM SD (which you just used to flash CM10 ROM and gapps) to flash one of the two flash_CM9-10_CWM_v6.0.1.2_8-16gb_tools_emmc.zip or flash_CM9-10_TWRP_v2.2.2.0_8-16gb_tools_emmc.zip from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1640958.
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Yes, although it's probably easier to use your same CWM SD (which you just used to flash CM10 ROM and gapps) to flash one of the two flash_CM9-10_CWM_v6.0.1.2_8-16gb_tools_emmc.zip or flash_CM9-10_TWRP_v2.2.2.0_8-16gb_tools_emmc.zip from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1640958.
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Oh so I can just flash the CWM zip and it won't interfere with cyanoboot?
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Oh so I can just flash the CWM zip and it won't interfere with cyanoboot?
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No it should not.
Works like a charm, thanks again!
I have one last question: Is there a way I can increase the 1GB data partition? I know android needs space for apps and such but I think a 4GB data partition is reasonable. I have a DVD of Ubuntu so I can access GParted if I need to. If you don't know or don't think I should mess with it that's completely fine, I have a 32GB micro SD that I'm going to use (my current CM7 card) but just want the extra internal space.
The data partition is for apps you download, the media content can go to the Nook media partition or SDcard. If you have many apps with large storage footprint you will likely need extra space. There are tools and methods for repartitioning on XDA (I have not needed to use them), just do a Google search I am sure they will turn up.
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The data partition is for apps you download, the media content can go to the Nook media partition or SDcard. If you have many apps with large storage footprint you will likely need extra space. There are tools and methods for repartitioning on XDA (I have not needed to use them), just do a Google search I am sure they will turn up.
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Ok, thanks for the info. On second thought though I think I better not mess around with it as everything is working perfectly right now.
Thank you for all your help!
Hi everyone,
First time poster so be easy! I have poured over these forums for a couple of days to try to find a fix for my problem. So far I've found a lot of things to try but none seem to work.
I have an 8gig Nook Color Tablet that somehow I deleted the EMMC partition during a flash from the SD card. I was running Cyanogenmod 10.1. Now all that happens is it comes up in Clockwork recovery. Here's what I've tried in an attempt to fix it:
Tried the BN_142_recovery.zip file from the SD card. It boots and starts to install, then gives the RED X.
I've plugged the device into my computer and used ADB to check the partitions. I ran parted /dev/block/mmcblk0. It did find errors and fix the partitions.
I've created both a bootable Clockwork mod and TWRP SD card and tried to install every recovery I can think of from the forums here. That includes the Adam's live Ubuntu (doesn't work on 8 gigs it would seem), Brickfix.zip, every partition fixer I could find for tablets (most seem to be for nook color so I didn't try those)
I've tried booting into Cyanogenmod off an SD card, run goo manager to download an internal image and flash it that way.
So far it all comes back with "unable to mount /emmc/". Forgive if the forum answer is there but i have searched since Saturday and either I've over looked it, or I didn't think it applied to me and maybe I'm wrong. Thanks!
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Hi everyone,
First time poster so be easy! I have poured over these forums for a couple of days to try to find a fix for my problem. So far I've found a lot of things to try but none seem to work.
I have an 8gig Nook Color Tablet that somehow I deleted the EMMC partition during a flash from the SD card. I was running Cyanogenmod 10.1. Now all that happens is it comes up in Clockwork recovery. Here's what I've tried in an attempt to fix it:
Tried the BN_142_recovery.zip file from the SD card. It boots and starts to install, then gives the RED X.
I've plugged the device into my computer and used ADB to check the partitions. I ran parted /dev/block/mmcblk0. It did find errors and fix the partitions.
I've created both a bootable Clockwork mod and TWRP SD card and tried to install every recovery I can think of from the forums here. That includes the Adam's live Ubuntu (doesn't work on 8 gigs it would seem), Brickfix.zip, every partition fixer I could find for tablets (most seem to be for nook color so I didn't try those)
I've tried booting into Cyanogenmod off an SD card, run goo manager to download an internal image and flash it that way.
So far it all comes back with "unable to mount /emmc/". Forgive if the forum answer is there but i have searched since Saturday and either I've over looked it, or I didn't think it applied to me and maybe I'm wrong. Thanks!
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Wow you've tried everything I can pretty much think of. Have you just tried using the SDC image file? Write it to an SD and boots cm10. You can check your internal partitions by using the file manager then.
datallboy said:
Wow you've tried everything I can pretty much think of. Have you just tried using the SDC image file? Write it to an SD and boots cm10. You can check your internal partitions by using the file manager then.
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Hi datallboy,
Thanks for the fast reply! Once I run the file manager, is there anything I'm looking for in particular with the internal partitions?
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Hi datallboy,
Thanks for the fast reply! Once I run the file manager, is there anything I'm looking for in particular with the internal partitions?
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Here's a picture of my internal partitions.
You should all of the following partitions (ex ROM, bootdata etc.) Rom /devconf is the location of your device information. Thats serial and MAC address and such.
If you have the partitions then maybe you just have a bad boot image.
datallboy said:
Here's a picture of my internal partitions.
You should all of the following partitions (ex ROM, bootdata etc.) Rom /devconf is the location of your device information. Thats serial and MAC address and such.
If you have the partitions then maybe you just have a bad boot image.
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datallboy,
OK I got Cyanogenmod running from the SD card. I opened file manager and got to the root, and I have the same directories as you so maybe there's hope! What would you suggest the next step be?
MothMonsterMan said:
datallboy,
OK I got Cyanogenmod running from the SD card. I opened file manager and got to the root, and I have the same directories as you so maybe there's hope! What would you suggest the next step be?
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Since you got the SD Boot to work can you connect to the internet? Either check in your internet settings or your rom/devconf folder to check if your MAC Address is there or not( you can also check other device info from rom/devconf.)
datallboy said:
Since you got the SD Boot to work can you connect to the internet? Either check in your internet settings or your rom/devconf folder to check if your MAC Address is there or not( you can also check other device info from rom/devconf.)
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OK I'm online wireless with the nook, running off the SD card still. I do see rom/devconf in file manager and there's a bunch of files in there. There is a MAC Address file and serial number file too. I checked those and they are correct! It's sounding better...
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OK I'm online wireless with the nook, running off the SD card still. I do see rom/devconf in file manager and there's a bunch of files in there. There is a MAC Address file and serial number file too. I checked those and they are correct! It's sounding better...
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I don't understand why you would get the red x during your repaprt.. that's usually caused by bad boot or ROM partition. If you're fine using an SD image everything will work fine for you. There's images for CM10.1 if you'd rather have that. It runs just as fast as internal.
datallboy said:
I don't understand why you would get the red x during your repaprt.. that's usually caused by bad boot or ROM partition. If you're fine using an SD image everything will work fine for you. There's images for CM10.1 if you'd rather have that. It runs just as fast as internal.
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Looks like I spoke to soon! It booted up into the Nook firmware once but now it's back to the red X. Weird! Well I can run it from the SD card for now since that works. Is there anything that can be done to fix the boot or ROM partition?
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Looks like I spoke to soon! It booted up into the Nook firmware once but now it's back to the red X. Weird! Well I can run it from the SD card for now since that works. Is there anything that can be done to fix the boot or ROM partition?
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Ok the plot thickens, but maybe this is helpful. I checked the file manager again and now looking in the ROM directory in root, there's NOTHING in there except a file called MAX17042.bin. What it's doing now is going to the N on the boot screen, you see "Read Forever" for half a second, then it says "A problem has occured. Please restart or contact customer service if it continues". So it's trying to get to the nook firmware now instead of Clockwork, but I'm still stuck
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Ok the plot thickens, but maybe this is helpful. I checked the file manager again and now looking in the ROM directory in root, there's NOTHING in there except a file called MAX17042.bin. What it's doing now is going to the N on the boot screen, you see "Read Forever" for half a second, then it says "A problem has occured. Please restart or contact customer service if it continues". So it's trying to get to the nook firmware now instead of Clockwork, but I'm still stuck
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Odd because your internet still works... if you get the problem occurred error its usually the boot partition not there.
I would just use SDC image. You might mess it up more if you try anything else.
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Odd because your internet still works... if you get the problem occurred error its usually the boot partition not there.
I would just use SDC image. You might mess it up more if you try anything else.
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I agree at this point! A working nook is better than dead Thanks again for your help. If I get feeling brave again I may play around some more to see if I can fix the boot partition.
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Odd because your internet still works... if you get the problem occurred error its usually the boot partition not there.
I would just use SDC image. You might mess it up more if you try anything else.
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Actually I have one other question! If I have a nook here that's rooted internally and working properly, is there any way I can make a backup of its entire contents and dump it onto the dead one? They're both identical.
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Actually I have one other question! If I have a nook here that's rooted internally and working properly, is there any way I can make a backup of its entire contents and dump it onto the dead one? They're both identical.
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Yeah you can make a backup in your recovery program (cwm or twrp) then transfer the backup to the other, boot into recovery and restore.
Hi guys. I am reading that you are having problems still and noticed a small detail in your OP. You state that you have a "Nook Color Tablet". Are you aware that the Nook Color is a different device than the Nook Tablet, and therefore the ROMs etc are different? Are you sure you are on the right forum? This is the Nook TABLET forum, not the Nook COLOR forum. OK so I didn't take the time to follow the thread line by line here, but I did notice this possible discrepancy in your OP. Just making sure you are seeking answers in the right place. Forgive me if I am pointing out something you already know.
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Hi guys. I am reading that you are having problems still and noticed a small detail in your OP. You state that you have a "Nook Color Tablet". Are you aware that the Nook Color is a different device than the Nook Tablet, and therefore the ROMs etc are different? Are you sure you are on the right forum? This is the Nook TABLET forum, not the Nook COLOR forum. OK so I didn't take the time to follow the thread line by line here, but I did notice this possible discrepancy in your OP. Just making sure you are seeking answers in the right place. Forgive me if I am pointing out something you already know.
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Hi Snooch,
Thanks for pointing that out! I didn't even notice. I definitely have the Nook Tablet TABLET. Just a typo on my part. Sorry for any confusion!
So if I'm understanding this correctly about the backup, I can take a Nook tablet that's rooted internally, boot off an SD card with clockworkmod and make a backup of that. Then boot off the card from the dead nook and restore that backup, and that should hopefully correct it? Then from there I should be able to restore the stock Barnes and Noble image. So far it's running fine on flash so I'm not too concerned. My father is using it though so I wanted the stock firmware on there just in case he happens to wander in Barnes and Noble with a technical problem and forgets to take the card out!
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Hi Snooch,
Thanks for pointing that out! I didn't even notice. I definitely have the Nook Tablet TABLET. Just a typo on my part. Sorry for any confusion!
So if I'm understanding this correctly about the backup, I can take a Nook tablet that's rooted internally, boot off an SD card with clockworkmod and make a backup of that. Then boot off the card from the dead nook and restore that backup, and that should hopefully correct it? Then from there I should be able to restore the stock Barnes and Noble image. So far it's running fine on flash so I'm not too concerned. My father is using it though so I wanted the stock firmware on there just in case he happens to wander in Barnes and Noble with a technical problem and forgets to take the card out!
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It may work to sort of repartition your dead nook. However if it is true that it backups all partitions then the serial number and Mac address would be the same. You'd have to have different ones in able to use the internet. But that shouldnt be a problem since the dead nook can run the SD card and use internet.
I've never made a backup using cwm, so I'm not sure if it backups everything or just data and sdcard. Its worth a try to move the data over to the dead nook.
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I've never made a backup using cwm, so I'm not sure if it backups everything or just data and sdcard.
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The backup function of Recovery typically back up 4 partitions of the NT emmc: /boot, /recovery, /system, and /data. Depending on the particular Recovery program (CWM vs. TWRP) and its specific version the backup function can optionally backup the /cache partition. See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=37515697&postcount=31 for more details.
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The backup function of Recovery typically back up 4 partitions of the NT emmc: /boot, /recovery, /system, and /data. Depending on the particular Recovery program (CWM vs. TWRP) and its specific version the backup function can optionally backup the /cache partition. See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=37515697&postcount=31 for more details.
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Hi everyone!
Sorry to bring up an older thread but I have good news! I had to wait until I ran across another 8 gig tablet. Well, luckily my friend got an 8 gig nook tablet just last week. I took a bootable SD card with clockwork mod on it, and made a backup of it. Then I put that in the dead nook and booted off, restored the backup and PRESTO! The default firmware for the nook tablet has been restored! The only problem now is the serial and MAC address are missing. I'll do some more research on that with these forums.
Thanks for everyone's help so far.
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Hi everyone!
Sorry to bring up an older thread but I have good news! I had to wait until I ran across another 8 gig tablet. Well, luckily my friend got an 8 gig nook tablet just last week. I took a bootable SD card with clockwork mod on it, and made a backup of it. Then I put that in the dead nook and booted off, restored the backup and PRESTO! The default firmware for the nook tablet has been restored! The only problem now is the serial and MAC address are missing. I'll do some more research on that with these forums.
Thanks for everyone's help so far.
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You can't use backups from other nooks, it causes internal info problems. You should have used a repart image if you wanted to restore stock...
Your serial number and Mac address are on your device. S/n in your SD flap if you can read it, Mac address on the inside of your nook (network/WiFi card most likely ). Use a SDC image to load cm10 and start the file manager. First go to ROM/devconf to find device information and enter your serial number and Mac address.
Hi I was running jellybean on my NT and it was awesome.After an update I got the E cant load message long story short. My OS is gone I have tried Adams method I tried Meg's method. I followed Ray Waldo and. Veronica . By the way thank all of you guys for your hard work. Nothing has worked. It is not the first time I have rooted a device I read and read and try to follow directions. I have screwed up my NT .Is there anyway to get a remote session with someone that can help me
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Hi I was running jellybean on my NT and it was awesome.After an update I got the E cant load message long story short. My OS is gone I have tried Adams method I tried Meg's method. I followed Ray Waldo and. Veronica . By the way thank all of you guys for your hard work. Nothing has worked. It is not the first time I have rooted a device I read and read and try to follow directions. I have screwed up my NT .Is there anyway to get a remote session with someone that can help me
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Did you try this thread? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1605664
I will check it out
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Did you try this thread? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1605664
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Have not been online in a minute But I am going to check it out right now Thank you!
done that.
Yea I tried that I must have been doing it wrong though I would get everything built but it would be in my micro sdcard not on my nook. I am sure I am doing something wrong just cant figure out what. Anyway thanx for the thread!!!!
To get help, you need to provide more info: e.g., what error condition/message you got when trying out the various fixes.
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To get help, you need to provide more info: e.g., what error condition/message you got when trying out the various fixes.
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First thanks for taking time to read my post. How I got in my position, cant tell ya . I should of done more research but to tell you the truth I was in love with my crazy cool Nook Tablet running JB and I got careless. Adams Ubuntu sd card it would load a lit black screen and no more left it overnight, nothing .Megd repart .img I would get the red X as soon as it popped up. I never created did the windows version when I tried parted I never got the error just some messed up version of what used to be a partition I had use of adb when in cwm recovery no serial # just 00 Icant mount anything followed Veronicas threads got Ubuntu on virtual box I would be able to do some steps and then I would not be able to load something like sdcard . I thought I had gotten lucky when I found the recovery .img with the tools already loaded. By The way THANK YOU soooo much for taking the time to make cool @SS stuff and let us play!! well I tried loading scripts to sdcard mounts and what not was not getting any thing out of my sdcard. I did the steps were you erase the partitions then remake everything my partitions looked sweet when I reboot nothing sdcard has the partitions and I ast thing I did was used the step to erase that was a few weeks ago I had given up on it .then as a long shot decided to pm Veronica and ask for some help. started trying stuff again loaded cyanoboot from there loaded twrp for some reason I lost my adb I cant load drivers but I can LOad some .img files from cyanoboot so my partitions and mounts are gone adb not working (but I can fix that )I have a sixteen gb nook tablet 1.4.3 rooted with nook and zergy. Is their a rom that I can load from cyanoboots boot menu that will fix everything. wishful thinking
look what i found
I don't know if this helps but I did a cwm back up brfore getting bricked and then I copied my sdcard to my gf's pc I forgot all about it she pointed it out
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I did the steps were you erase the partitions then remake everything my partitions looked sweet when I reboot nothing
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If you erased (without first backing up) the 2 partitions /rom and /factory then you have wiped out your NT's factory-installed individual device data (MAC address, security encryption keys, serial no., etc.) without which the NT will not function. The backup made using CWM only covers the 4 partitions /boot, /recovery, /system, and /data, so you won't be able to restore this data using CWM backup. See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=37515697&postcount=31 for more info.
So trash it.?
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If you erased (without first backing up) the 2 partitions /rom and /factory then you have wiped out your NT's factory-installed individual device data (MAC address, security encryption keys, serial no., etc.) without which the NT will not function. The backup made using CWM only covers the 4 partitions /boot, /recovery, /system, and /data, so you won't be able to restore this data using CWM backup. See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=37515697&postcount=31 for more info.
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Ok so no Nandroid to the rescue I have the serial# with the original paper work ,mac address I should be able to get from my routers history I am grasping at straws here ! I would hate to throw away it was my source of entertainment .I let my daughter use my laptop. work is slow and I cant afford to get another one. well can it be turned into something else another model tablet a game emulator
Any way I appreciate you getting back to me if its trashed its my fault for not asking for help before I was trying to use what the devs had in the forum and not be the noob that gets told to do a better search. lol. Hopefully I will get some good news. If not well thank all of you
If you have an SD card on hand I'd suggest that you first burn a SD image of Succulent's CM10.1 (http://iamafanof.wordpress.com/2013/02/18/cm10-1-jellybean-android-4-2-2-for-nook-tablet-0218/) or CM10.2 (http://iamafanof.wordpress.com/2013...id-4-3-for-nook-tablet-imgsdc-boot-09aug2013/) and see if your NT would boot and run CM off SD card.
If it does boot and run off SD then the device data is probably intact and you can proceed to flash stock or CM internally (or simply just continue to run CM off SD).
If it doesn't I'd suggest you contact @AdamOutler for help with restoring a copy of romdata.zip to your NT's /factory partition.
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If you have an SD card on hand I'd suggest that you first burn a SD image of Succulent's CM10.1 (http://iamafanof.wordpress.com/2013/02/18/cm10-1-jellybean-android-4-2-2-for-nook-tablet-0218/) or CM10.2 (http://iamafanof.wordpress.com/2013...id-4-3-for-nook-tablet-imgsdc-boot-09aug2013/) and see if your NT would boot and run CM off SD card.
If it does boot and run off SD then the device data is probably intact and you can proceed to flash stock or CM internally (or simply just continue to run CM off SD).
If it doesn't I'd suggest you contact @AdamOutler for help with restoring a copy of romdata.zip to your NT's /factory partition.
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Well I have not been able to t get far this route but here it goes
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Well I have not been able to t get far this route but here it goes
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ok the only thing I have been able to get to work have been recoveries. tried to boot Cm 10.2 sdcard you recommended the sd card did not boot so I used one that loads up CYANOBOOT went into boot menu took that sd card out put in the rom sd go into boot. My nook tablet's screen went black lit internally. Is it loading rom? or am I SOL?
When you boot up the CM10 SDcard it should boot into Cyanoboot which in turn should load SD CM10 ROM (and should indicate that it's "loading SDC ..."), then the screen should black out for up to about 3 min before boot-animation (counter-rotating CM circles) appears.
If Cyanoboot does not appear then the SD card is not bootable (see Notes section of http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=36685310&postcount=1 for some potential causes). Also you might have to boot the NT from its power off by inserting a powered USB cable.
If Cyanoboot loads SDC ROM but the screen goes dark for over 5 min then the CM10 boot has failed.
Tried and tried no luck
Thank you for your time
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replaced nook
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When you boot up the CM10 SDcard it should boot into Cyanoboot which in turn should load SD CM10 ROM (and should indicate that it's "loading SDC ..."), then the screen should black out for up to about 3 min before boot-animation (counter-rotating CM circles) appears.
If Cyanoboot does not appear then the SD card is not bootable (see Notes section of http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=36685310&postcount=1 for some potential causes). Also you might have to boot the NT from its power off by inserting a powered USB cable.
If Cyanoboot loads SDC ROM but the screen goes dark for over 5 min then the CM10 boot has failed.
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hey wantd to thank you for the help you provided, my old nook was possesed wound up breaking charging port frying the battery lol total dissaster... believe it or not all my devices are rooted and rommed that nook just got away from me. long story short bought the same model 1.4.3 16 gb off of craigslist for $ 40 had iy running cm7 10 minutes after i got it home ran for a day installed Succulents cm 10.0 then downloaded cm 10.1.3 from cyanogenmod had to flash gapps twice besides adb being offline everything is groovy!I am not sure if its repartitioned rite I have 5.50 gb internal 7.45.45gb internal my big microsdc are all corrupt so im using a 2gb (work is slow so gonna have to wait for a 16gb). Is there anything cool I can add mods kernel;to make it even better shoot me a message or reply if anything comes to mind
Hi
Am New so have been trying to do my homework before trying to root my Nook Tablet 16GB.
Found "Alternatively you could leave the device alone entirely and flash one of these custom roms to a card, similar to how you flash clockworkmod to a card and use that to boot into a rom, never needing to modify the device internal memory at all." by Cubanluke88 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2037368
As a beginner who has Never Rooted Anything, I like this A Lot!!! Appreciate comments!!!
Also found "“Many NTs (including mine) will only boot off SD card from a power-off state and upon insertion of a powered USB cable” by OrangeTang
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1439630&page=19 Since this was posted 20th May 2013, am wondering if this is necessary for All Nook Tablets?
There is a Lot of Info concerning the Nook Tablets and I have only started so would greatly appreciate any tips!!!
Thanks
Ken
KenithO said:
Hi
Am New so have been trying to do my homework before trying to root my Nook Tablet 16GB.
Found "Alternatively you could leave the device alone entirely and flash one of these custom roms to a card, similar to how you flash clockworkmod to a card and use that to boot into a rom, never needing to modify the device internal memory at all." by Cubanluke88 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2037368
As a beginner who has Never Rooted Anything, I like this A Lot!!! Appreciate comments!!!
Also found "“Many NTs (including mine) will only boot off SD card from a power-off state and upon insertion of a powered USB cable” by OrangeTang
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1439630&page=19 Since this was posted 20th May 2013, am wondering if this is necessary for All Nook Tablets?
There is a Lot of Info concerning the Nook Tablets and I have only started so would greatly appreciate any tips!!!
Thanks
Ken
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I think there is not much to be gained by preserving the stock configuration, unless you just want to do that while you shop around for a ROM. Eventually you will want to flash a CM ROM. That would leave you with a faster performance plus more storage on the SD card.
Here's what I did when I got my 16 GB NT from ebay--and would do again. If you have a local B&N store call and see if they will/still can repartition your device. This unlocks much internal storage. There are guides for doing this yourself, but it's risky for a newbie. Try B&N first if that's an option.
Next take a look here. This is the guide I used to get to CM 10.2.1 from stock (you can back up stock as part of the process in case you have buyer's regret). This would give you a solid Jellybean system.
User digixmax also has a guide for CM 11 or 12 which you can follow on a 10.2.1 system as if it were stock. I just did that to get to CM 12.1 (Lollipop) after a little over a year on 10.2.1. That guide is here. Read through the thread for files that worked for CM 12, or follow directions for CM 11.
But I really would take the internal plunge and start with CM 10. It was "easy" for me as a noob due, in no small part, to the excellent directions.
My tablet is apparently one of the rare ones that does not need to be plugged in to boot from an SD card.
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Found "Alternatively you could leave the device alone entirely and flash one of these custom roms to a card, similar to how you flash clockworkmod to a card and use that to boot into a rom, never needing to modify the device internal memory at all." by Cubanluke88 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2037368
As a beginner who has Never Rooted Anything, I like this A Lot!!! Appreciate comments!!!
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First, you won't get quite the same responsive performance running ROM off SDcard as you'd get running the same ROM natively on internal memory (aka EMMC).
Second, I am not aware of any recent CM build that is compiled to run on SD, so you'd be limited to somewhat dated CM versions. The most recent SD-based CM build I know of is posted at https://iamafanof.wordpress.com/201...droid-4-4-4-for-nook-tablet-sdcimg-xxsep2014/.
Finally, if your NT cannot boot off SD without using a powered-USB cable, you will likely find yourself stranded on stock ROM if your NT reboots for any reason while you're out and about.
Also found "“Many NTs (including mine) will only boot off SD card from a power-off state and upon insertion of a powered USB cable” by OrangeTang
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1439630&page=19 Since this was posted 20th May 2013, am wondering if this is necessary for All Nook Tablets?
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Your NT might be amongst the lucky few which can cold-boot on SD, and there is only one way to find out: try it out yourself .
nmyshkin & digixmax,
Thanks again for your suggestions!
While new to the Nook Tablet have been repairing Windows PCs for a while which is why I was excited to find out that it can boot from a mSD card. Normally I use Hiren's Boot CD on Bootable USB Device but have tried all ones listed at "Top 5 Free Rescue Discs for Your Sys Admin Toolkit" http://www.gfi.com/blog/top-5-free-rescue-discs-for-your-sys-admin-toolkit/
At this time I am not interested in speed differences or preserving the stock configuration, only want to get some experience before deciding on a ROM.
Cubanluke88's statement "Alternatively you could leave the device alone entirely and flash one of these custom roms to a card, similar to how you flash clockworkmod to a card and use that to boot into a rom, never needing to modify the device internal memory at all." was the first I read that you could boot the Nook Tablet using a mSD card.
Since then I have done some searches to find what Android Devices can boot from a SD card but to date have not found a listing. If anyone has any info would be interested!
Also hope someone has made a small version of Android with various recovery or testing tools like Hiren's!
The closest I have found are "UnBrick Tutorials" such as "How To Unbrick You're Phone | Any Android Version" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN2b6Fi9uEo
digixmax,
Clarification: should I follow the newer guide of [HOW-TO] Installing CM10.x Internally on Nook Tablet http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=51377882&postcount=163 or the original http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2056626
I have read the 3 versions but being new to Android (and Linux) am a little apprehensive.
Is there anything prebuilt that I could just copy to a mSD card.
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digixmax,
Clarification: should I follow the newer guide of [HOW-TO] Installing CM10.x Internally on Nook Tablet http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=51377882&postcount=163 or the original http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2056626
I have read the 3 versions but being new to Android (and Linux) am a little apprehensive.
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To install CM11/12 internally, see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2692403.
See also http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2575489 for pointers/tips on mitigating risks in rooting and flashing custom ROMs.
Is there anything prebuilt that I could just copy to a mSD card.
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See https://iamafanof.wordpress.com/201...droid-4-4-4-for-nook-tablet-sdcimg-xxsep2014/.
digixmax,
Thanks again for all the links!
CM11.0 KitKat (Android 4.4.4) for Nook Tablet (SDC/IMG) (01OCT2014)
https://iamafanof.wordpress.com/201...-4-for-nook-tablet-sdcimg-xxsep2014/#comments is the way I will try 1st.
"Create a bootable micro SDCard. Read my previous posts on creating bootable SDCard or look it up on XDA or follow the instructions in the SDCARD IMAGE section." Any recommendations for beginners?
"If you want to install the ROM from your SDCard, you need to create a 250MB BOOT partition to store the ROM."
Had hoped would not need to do this. Any Suggestions as to size etc? Also am thinking it may be easier for me to do this in Windows?
Read the comments and thought would go with CM11.0 KitKat (Android 4.4.4) since Trevor said "It appears your work is done here. The last build has been superb. Very fast and stable."