I have a Chinese tablet that I need help rooting. It's this tablet linked (more like sectioned off) below...
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The reason I'm trying to root this device is because its file structure is similar to some Samsung Galaxy devices where the SD card is shown as a shortcut in the internal storage, named "external_sd". I would like to install the SD files for Gameloft games to my external SD and right now the patcher isnt working properly for me. My last option is the app "GL to SD" and that requires a root. I would appreciate any help I can get. I've already tried a version of gingerbreak and all it did was install superuser yet I still have no root access
Tested procedure found here...
http://www.wopadusa.com/support/our...rum6/root-your-v7-windows-and-linux-thread48/
Watch out for the future ROM here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1421790
DON'T FORGET to hit THANKS button....
***Solved*** I ended up using Albert's 4.5 along with his videos, worked great!!
Thanks again for all the help.
Believe it or not I have searched and read much in attempting to answer these questions without starting another thread. Probably because I am such an android noob I am not able to find answers I understand.
Primary questions:
Using windows SD card flash method from this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21895025&postcount=14
I am able to flash the SD card with the image fine.
Not sure what the note under instruction step 2 means
Instruction 2 "NOTE: Do not extract the .zip with superuser and su."
step 6 says to put "the zip" in the root of the sd card. What zip are we talking about? There was only a single download zip with all the files including the image so I assume it means this complete download zip even though it makes references later to "update.zip" (I do not have a file named "update.zip".
When I reboot after inserting the sd card I get the screens as described but the verbiage is not exactly as listed in the instructions.
Options I receive:
"install zip from sd card"
"choose zip from sdcard"
"apply /sdcard/update.zip"
selecting /sdcard/cwm_sd_flash_and_exe.zip
receive
"finding update package"
"opening update package"
"installing update...
"installation aborted"
Secondary questions:
o Do all of the many rooting options get you to the same end result?
ie same version of android, market access, updates blocked, additional apps, loader options, etc
o Are we close enough to a true dual boot sd option (leaving base device untouched) as referenced in the cm7 release thread that I should just wait for that?
Thanks much for any help for a noob, and I beg forgiveness if I am treading ground that has been explained many times before.
As i see that you can boot into CWM i would suggest to get a more finished ROM for yourself, i have posted one of them. They are in development section you might want to take a look, there are 2 roms for 1.4.0 and one for 1.4.1.
All the root methods are not the same, and it all relies on what you want, for example keep B&N content or debloat B&N content, also there are some methods that don't include all google apps. So take a look at what they offer and pick what best suits you.
As for dualboot sdcard it is possible as everything in life but its not close. First let devs release a beta of CM7 and wait for CM9, eventually we will get there just be patience.
~ Veronica
Noob Root Questions me too!
I haven' t tried this yet but had the same basic questions about the instructions (i.e. which zip is being referred to). I believe you are told not to click on the su, super user zip cause you should install that AFTER you have established the basic root (i.e., get CWM and install Nook/Zergy). I could be wrong, maybe one if the kind people that know more can clarify this. In the meantime I think I am going to use the video AlbertWeitz made on youtube with accompanying links to scripts for root. Check youtube or development threads, he offers videos on rooting NT with an SD card to include or not include access to the Barnes and Noble software for your library. I think having the video will help. This is not really a different root method but based on the work of Indirect (whose post you are following) and many others...Albert did add some apps I think. Indirect also released a Superuser Tool recently (in dev thread) which has root in it but no specific instructions when you select the root process...just what you find in the post you are looking at (no offense to Indirect....you are a god!) Albert's mission has been to help us noobs along with the root already developed by making videos. I think he intends to make one for Indirect's Supertool but why wait? Once you've rooted you will b able to instsll beta ROM theoretically coming this Tuesday internally. External ROM as suggested in previous posts, is sometime off in the future.
I hope this info helps. I've pmed Albert to make sure that OP is up to date as far as the links go, I checked the whole thread and don't see any subsequent changes. Hopefully he will have time to respond and I will repost reply here (if I can figure out how to do that)! Still unsure of how to attach links to posts...how do you do that?
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Checked your suggested ROM and looks great...just too chicken to try it without a video to follow! Noob jitters....
From the thread you jsut quoted, it took me a day to figure it out the first time I rooted
I've been keeping up on that forum as much as I can since I got my Nook Tablet two weeks ago. In order to get my install to work, I ended up having to read that entire thread, bouncing between instructional posts, downloading repetative files, and getting confused over some personal issues. So I think I'll toss in my personal version of how to install things using Windose, an SD card, and the file links scattered throughout that thread:
In summary, read the folllowing posts:
Original Thread (Post #1)
Post #14
Post #141
Wach this Youtube as well:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I403bagL9rw
Assuming you have a brand new microSD card, plop it into the cormer or your nook. Don't worry about formatting it, you'll be re-formating it again. Connect your Nook to your PC with the USB, and your PC will recognize two new drives:
MyNOOK, and whatever your new microSD card happens to be factory named.
Stage 1: Mounting the boot image
1. From Post #14, download the linked file "CWM_SD_flash_and_exe.zip"
2. Extract the zip and run "Win32DiskImager.exe"
3. Select the "cwm_sd_flashing_boot.img" and ensure that the Device drive is the correct one (like I: and not your C
**Reading through other threads, there are links (now dead) to other image files, and an appended "update.zip" file. Do not worry about these, as the packaged image is all you need.
4. Your miscroSD card will now be named "boot" and only have a size of about 70MB.
**Your nook will think your SD card is bad at this point. A Warning popup will say, "SD card format required - This memory card is unrecognized and needs to be formatted.
5. Ignore the message to format, and reboot your Nook. Either hold down the power key and power back on, or hold the power+N key.
6. The moment your nook powers back on, hold down the N key until you get a white screen with a cardboard box. This will bring up the boot menu
**You do not need your USB plugged in, despite other posts instructing you as such. As long as you hold down the N key within 3 seconds of it rebooting, you get a box on a white bachground that leads to the boot loader.
7. usign the volume buttons to scroll, select the "update.zip". Use "N" to select and tap the power button to back out of a menu.
After you've finished, you'll boot up with the option of going to "Home" or "ADW.Launcher"
That should be it!
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P.S. I have a brand new Nook Tablet with 1.4.1 preinstalled.
I've rerooted my NT a few times already in the last week, and I now think the best version is actually Albert's 4.5 found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1439630
... at least until CM7 is ready.
**Solved** Thanks much!!
Thanks everyone for the help, I certainly appreciate it!!
I am about to try the process again. Just to confirm:
ZirbMonkey -
1st, I am assuming the recommended method you describe in your post is a more recent recommendation than the one in your sig (Albert's 4.5).
CWM_SD_flash_and_exe.zip is the same file name I have been using. I realize it may be a different version and will check it as I go through the process you detailed so well, but the version I used before didn't have an "update.zip" in it. Am I expecting that there will be an update.zip on the SD card after taking the steps you've detailed, is there already a file with that name on the NT, or something else? Also, am I browsing to an "update.zip" file on the sd card or taking the menu option that has "update.zip" in the name?
Maybe this will all become evident as I go thru the process but I'd like to understand as much as I can before I start so I don't screw up.
Again, thank you for your patience dealing with my lack of knowledge in this area.
If using Albertwertz 4.5 root Update Hidden settings to block OTA updates
I finished root too using Albertwertz's 4.5, very easy with video. If you used this be sure to update your hidden settings app from the market then block OTA updates. This app in the currently uploaded zip is earlier version and does not block OTAs. Check your software version in About Your Nook in settings after your root is complete. If it does not indicate that OTAs are blocked you need to do this by updating hidden settings app already installed with root by downloading the app update from the Android Market......then going in app to choose OTA updates block, otherwise a future update could kill your root! It does not roll it back to V 9.9.9, but stays V1.41 (with note below version number stating OTAs are blocked) when you are done.
There is a separate post by Albert (in dev thread...look for key word OTA updates) indicating he updated the hidden settings app (after uploading Root 4.5 zip). You also need to go into DEVELOPMENT option in updated Hidden Settings app and click on both USB debugging boxes. Don't forget to enable Unknown Sources too!
Geez really need to learn how to embed links in his site!
Thanks to Albert, Indirect and everyone else involved in root and bootloader crack!
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prsa01 said:
**Solved** Thanks much!!
Thanks everyone for the help, I certainly appreciate it!!
I am about to try the process again. Just to confirm:
ZirbMonkey -
1st, I am assuming the recommended method you describe in your post is a more recent recommendation than the one in your sig (Albert's 4.5).
CWM_SD_flash_and_exe.zip is the same file name I have been using. I realize it may be a different version and will check it as I go through the process you detailed so well, but the version I used before didn't have an "update.zip" in it. Am I expecting that there will be an update.zip on the SD card after taking the steps you've detailed, is there already a file with that name on the NT, or something else? Also, am I browsing to an "update.zip" file on the sd card or taking the menu option that has "update.zip" in the name?
Maybe this will all become evident as I go thru the process but I'd like to understand as much as I can before I start so I don't screw up.
Again, thank you for your patience dealing with my lack of knowledge in this area.
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The "update.zip" is for the original method, where there was a file with that name in the base directory of the flashed card. I believe this is/was the second option on the rooting menu.
But the new (4.5) method uses a different zip file, so you have to "update from a .zip" (first menu option?) and select the zip that shows up at the bottom of the next menu. Sorry, but I'm working from memory as I reset my memory card after I flash it to get full use of it back again.
It's still not working for me - Like prsa01, I found no such "update.zip" file, so I tried "CWM_SD_flash_and_exe.zip" (the only "zip" file on the SDcard).
It starts to install, then aborts:
Code:
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
Installing update...
Installation aborted.
what am I doing wrong?
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I couldn't get this method to work (is it because I didn't enable debugging first? Enabling debuggin is not mentioned in the instructions. CWM loads, but I get an "Installing update... Installation aborted." message - see prev post)
This method says you have to enable USB debugging first, but the instructions for doing so don't work for me. You're supposed to download and install an apk, then click "settings" when you see the "install blocked" message - trouble is, my installs are NOT blocked - not since the first time I sideloaded an app. Is there another way to get to the hidden settings menu? or do I need to do a factory reset and start over?
KyleK...
Perhaps you have this taken care of this issue by now. I just rooted my Nook and used the Hidden Settings apk I think you are referring too. I see that others on the forum have reference the Play Store as the source for the apk.
here is the link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brianf21.nthiddensettings&hl=en
Once installed you can use your file manager to locate the app. Going into settings/development where you find the selectable states for USB debugging (on) and Auto Mount (off).
There are notes in the forum about keeping track of these settings to make sure they stay set. I noticed before I rooted the setting would change on every re-start.
In my case I use ES explorer to look at my files. I launch it from the search tab, the Hidden Settings app icon is sitting on my home directory. Every time I use this application it says it will re-install and retain all previous data. You may find that a bit odd.
Hi. I am relatively new to unlocking, rooting etc. with devices like these. I was recentlt attempting to root my Nook Tablet on 1.4.3, and came acroas a thread on this site with step-by-step instructions on how to do so. Well, to get to the point, I had already formatted the card and everything, but when I went to download the actual file for the root to the card, it said the file was not found. Does anybody know anywhere else I could find the file? Im really tired of this tablet sucking ****.
If you're looking for ALbert's root image someone may have it mirrored. Check out the last page of the topic
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1439630&page=19
There are other root images available as well and tehre is also the option to install CM10. No root required prior to the install.
aerialstoner said:
Hi. I am relatively new to unlocking, rooting etc. with devices like these. I was recentlt attempting to root my Nook Tablet on 1.4.3, and came acroas a thread on this site with step-by-step instructions on how to do so. Well, to get to the point, I had already formatted the card and everything, but when I went to download the actual file for the root to the card, it said the file was not found. Does anybody know anywhere else I could find the file? Im really tired of this tablet sucking ****.
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See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31271965&postcount=240.
Thanks a ton.
See also http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=37515697&postcount=31 for some pointers/tips on risk mitigation in rooting and flashing custom ROM.
I would like to be able to download apps directly to my SD card. I found some instructions online on how to set this up without "rooting". If you are familiar with the process I would appreciate some help. I got to the part where you are supposed to type the command "adb devices" but my phone does not come up. Why is this and what can I do? I would appreciate if you had a link to a troubleshooting page that already addressed this as well.
root it
it is the best way to move app to sd
u can use l2sd, a2sd
or u can edit your vold.fstab(system/etc)
If you have a Samsung it simply can't be done. I have a feeling it's the same with other manufacturers if they aren't already set up for "app to sd". Even rooting won't get it done with a Samsung. There are ROMs that give app to sd functions and there is flashable software that gets the job done. Still no root, no app2sd unless the manufacturer has included it in the firmware.
Hi
I have an ASUS MEMOPAD HD7 DUALSIM ME175KG .. which seems to only be available in some countries
I keep on getting messages that say I have insufficient storage for installing apps. I want to install a 2GB+ game on my sd card but I can't because I can't choose the default installation to be the sd card.
So I decided to root my device. I finally found the only existing way to root it which is vROOT 1.7.8.7753 thanks to this topic:
Code:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2696155
I got my device rooted today. Checked it in the terminal by running the "su" command. Now I want to be able to choose where to install my apks.
Any help?
any ideas? anyone?
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anyone???
wow! #1 forum in support .. not even one reply to this topic and searching through the forum i see that lots of people can help me