[Caveat emptor: adopt/follow this guide at your own risk].
[Important Note: this process is applicable for CM11 builds that still maintains two separate partitions for /data and /media – as the case with CM10.x and stock ROMs (see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48612997#post48612997 for more info). If/when these two partitions get merged in some future CM11 builds (as being contemplated by our NT CM developers – see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2560827&page=28) this installation process will not be valid for those future builds with merged /data+media partition].
The following is the process using SD-based recovery to install CM11 internally (i.e., on emmc) on a Nook Tablet running stock ROM. [If your NT is already running CM10.x, see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2670589 for a simpler process to update from CM10 to CM11]. This same process can also be used to install CM12.x -- see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=64624390&postcount=21 for needed corresponding versions of CM12 ROM, Android 6.0 GApps, and EMMC-based CWM recovery.
Using a disk partition tool (such as MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition) create on SD card a Primary FAT32 partition, and set the partition ID type for the partition to 0x0C FAT32 LBA and set its Active flag. Once this is done, the partition should appear as a (read/write accessible) drive under Windows
Obtain and copy to the SD card the following files:
first MLO, then next u-boot.bin and flashing_boot.img in succulent_boot.zip obtained from https://www.mediafire.com/folder/xjwc1a482a6ll/Nook_Tablet
TWRP (TeamWin Recovery Project) version 2.6.3.0 or later, e.g., openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.1-acclaim-sdcard.img from http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/acclaim, rename it to recovery.img before copying to SD card.
the flashable_CWM_6.0.4.5_chrmhoffmann.zip zip file from https://www.mediafire.com/folder/xjwc1a482a6ll/Nook_Tablet which contains the CWM recovery v0.2 provided by Chris Hoffmann (in the first post of the XDA Official CM11 thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2560827).
the zip file of CM11 ROM build of your choice from http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=acclaim (see http://www.cyanogenmod.org/blog/cm-11-m4-post-release-items for considerations in choosing nightlies vs. snapshot/stable builds).
the zip file of the Gapps package corresponding to CM11 – e.g., from http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Google_Apps
Put the SD card into the NT, and boot from its power off by inserting a powered USB cable. Press and hold the N button as soon as CyanoBoot comes up to get the boot menu to display.
Select SDC Recovery.
[Optional step but highly recommended] Select Backup to backup your NT current ROM config (/boot, /recovery, /system, and /data).
Select Wipe data & factory reset.
Select install zip from SD card and install flashable CWM recovery zip file.
Select install zip from SD card and install CM11 zip file.
Select install zip from SD card and install Gapps zip file.
Remove SD card and select reboot.
Once the NT boots up, set up the wifi connectivity and your google account info. If you had previously used Google backup service on your NT your apps will be auto-downloaded (but their settings will not be auto-restored).
Notes
If the Nook fails to boot off SD -- the two most common symptoms of failed SD boot and their likely causes are:
The NT boots straight to stock -- most likely the boot partition's type and/or flag are not correctly set, or the NT cannot find the MLO in the boot partition (make sure that MLO is the very first file to be copied to the freshly made /boot partition).
The NT screen stays dark for seemingly a long time then eventually boots to stock -- most likely the MLO or u-boot.bin are corrupted. When in doubt, compare the size of the two copies of the files in bytes.
Installing CM11 ROM and Gapps will override your NT's current boot, recovery, ROM, and Apps, so make sure that you backup all this stuff using recovery backup function, for easy in reverting to previous ROM if desired. See my post at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48612997#post48612997 for more "Info and Tips for Mitigating Risks in Rooting and Flashing Custom-ROM".
Also, I would advise against using any other functions of the recovery without first carefully researching to understand what they really do.
My thanks to all the developers who collective work created the wonderful CM11 ROM for the NT as well as the tools and info I made use of to install it.
bad boot image
I have followed your instructions carefully. But got an error message after selecting SDC recovery option from the boot menu..
booti: bad boot image magic (in memory).
I have tried to seat the card several times, no difference. This is a SanDisk 16GB class 10 card. I have installed CM11 on it, and worked. So the card can work. Now I want to install CM11 internally.
Don't know what else to try at this point. Please help. Thanks!
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gammaworks said:
I have followed your instructions carefully. But got an error message after selecting SDC recovery option from the boot menu..
booti: bad boot image magic (in memory).
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Never mind, I have picked the wrong recovery.img. Ooops.
did not work for me
Installing it internally for the first time. Did not work...
set_metadata_recursive: some changes failed
E:Error executing updater binary in zip '/sdcard/cm-11-... SNAPSHOT-M4-acclaim.zip'
Error flashing zip '/sdcard/cm-11...SNAPSHOT-m4-acclaim.zip'
It appears I have bricked my nook tablet.
gammaworks said:
Installing it internally for the first time. Did not work...
set_metadata_recursive: some changes failed
E:Error executing updater binary in zip '/sdcard/cm-11-... SNAPSHOT-M4-acclaim.zip'
Error flashing zip '/sdcard/cm-11...SNAPSHOT-m4-acclaim.zip'
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Which version of SD based recovery did you use?
Also, you might want to consider to first flash CM10.x (see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=51377882&postcount=163) then later update to CM11.
come back from the dead
digixmax said:
Which version of SD based recovery did you use?
Also, you might want to consider to first flash CM10.x (see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=51377882&postcount=163) then later update to CM11.
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Thanks. An youtube video helped me out in the end: watch?v=3YYXtGAt6GY
What did I do differently this time? After installed openrecovery-twrp-2.7.0.0-acclaim-sdcard.img onto emmc, I rebooted NT without a SD card. The TWRP boot menu came up. I put the SD card back in. The SD card has CM11 and Gapps zip files. I then selected internal EMMC recovery (that is the key I think):
factory reset
install cm-11-20140405-SNAPSHOT-M5-acclaim.zip
install pa_gapps-modular-mini-4.4.2-20140321a-signed.zip
Now I have Android 4.4.2 running on my NT.
gammaworks said:
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What did I do differently this time? After installed openrecovery-twrp-2.7.0.0-acclaim-sdcard.img onto emmc
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The TWRP openrecovery-twrp-2.7.0.0-acclaim-sdcard.img is for SD card, the corresponding version for emmc openrecovery-twrp-2.7.0.0-acclaim.img.
gammaworks said:
Thanks. An youtube video helped me out in the end: watch?v=3YYXtGAt6GY
What did I do differently this time? After installed openrecovery-twrp-2.7.0.0-acclaim-sdcard.img onto emmc, I rebooted NT without a SD card. The TWRP boot menu came up. I put the SD card back in. The SD card has CM11 and Gapps zip files. I then selected internal EMMC recovery (that is the key I think):
factory reset
install cm-11-20140405-SNAPSHOT-M5-acclaim.zip
install pa_gapps-modular-mini-4.4.2-20140321a-signed.zip
Now I have Android 4.4.2 running on my NT.
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I did the same as you and get stuck at the CM boot screen. Tried 2x reflashing and keep getting stuck at the CM boot screen with the spinning arrow.
nm, 3rd time was the charm for some reason . Going through setup now, thanks!
bobzdar said:
I did the same as you and get stuck at the CM boot screen. Tried 2x reflashing and keep getting stuck at the CM boot screen with the spinning arrow.
nm, 3rd time was the charm for some reason . Going through setup now, thanks!
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How long did you wait for the first-time boot to complete?
FWIW successful first-time boot typically takes 3 to 4 min.
digixmax said:
How long did you wait for the first-time boot to complete?
FWIW successful first-time boot typically takes 3 to 4 min.
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I waited around 15 minutes the first two times. I could tell it was doing something different the 3rd time as the swirling arrow would stop briefly as it presumably loaded things while the first two times it just swirled non-stop.
Great procedures
digixmax said:
[Caveat emptor: adopt/follow this guide at your own risk].
[Important Note: this process is applicable for CM11 builds that still maintains two separate partitions for /data and /media – as the case with CM10.x and stock ROMs (see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48612997#post48612997 for more info). If/when these two partitions get merged in some future CM11 builds (as being contemplated by our NT CM developers – see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2560827&page=28) this installation process will not be valid for those future builds with merged /data+media partition].
The following is the process using SD-based recovery to install CM11 internally (i.e., on emmc) on a Nook Tablet running stock ROM. [If your NT is already running CM10.x, see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2670589 for a simpler process to update from CM10 to CM11].
Using a disk partition tool (such as MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition) create on SD card a Primary FAT32 partition, and set the partition ID type for the partition to 0x0C FAT32 LBA and set its Active flag. Once this is done, the partition should appear as a (read/write accessible) drive under Windows
Obtain and copy to the SD card the following files:
first MLO, then next u-boot.bin and flashing_boot.img in succulent_boot.zip obtained from https://www.mediafire.com/folder/xjwc1a482a6ll/Nook_Tablet
TWRP (TeamWin Recovery Project) version 2.6.3.0 or later, e.g., openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.1-acclaim-sdcard.img from http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/acclaim, rename it to recovery.img before copying to SD card.
the flashable_CWM_6.0.4.5_chrmhoffmann.zip zip file from https://www.mediafire.com/folder/xjwc1a482a6ll/Nook_Tablet which contains the CWM recovery v0.2 provided by Chris Hoffmann (in the first post of the XDA Official CM11 thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2560827).
the zip file of CM11 ROM build of your choice from http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=acclaim (see http://www.cyanogenmod.org/blog/cm-11-m4-post-release-items for considerations in choosing nightlies vs. snapshot/stable builds).
the zip file of the Gapps package corresponding to CM11 – e.g., from http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Google_Apps
Put the SD card into the NT, and boot from its power off by inserting a powered USB cable. Press and hold the N button as soon as CyanoBoot comes up to get the boot menu to display.
Select SDC Recovery.
[Optional step but highly recommended] Select Backup to backup your NT current ROM config (/boot, /recovery, /system, and /data).
Select Wipe data & factory reset.
Select install zip from SD card and install flashable CWM recovery zip file.
Select install zip from SD card and install CM11 zip file.
Select install zip from SD card and install Gapps zip file.
Remove SD card and select reboot.
Once the NT boots up, set up the wifi connectivity and your google account info. If you had previously used Google backup service on your NT your apps will be auto-downloaded (but their settings will not be auto-restored).
Notes
If the Nook fails to boot off SD -- the two most common symptoms of failed SD boot and their likely causes are:
The NT boots straight to stock -- most likely the boot partition's type and/or flag are not correctly set, or the NT cannot find the MLO in the boot partition (make sure that MLO is the very first file to be copied to the freshly made /boot partition).
The NT screen stays dark for seemingly a long time then eventually boots to stock -- most likely the MLO or u-boot.bin are corrupted. When in doubt, compare the size of the two copies of the files in bytes.
Installing CM11 ROM and Gapps will override your NT's current boot, recovery, ROM, and Apps, so make sure that you backup all this stuff using recovery backup function, for easy in reverting to previous ROM if desired. See my post at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48612997#post48612997 for more "Info and Tips for Mitigating Risks in Rooting and Flashing Custom-ROM".
Also, I would advise against using any other functions of the recovery without first carefully researching to understand what they really do.
My thanks to all the developers who collective work created the wonderful CM11 ROM for the NT as well as the tools and info I made use of to install it.
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Your procedures worked out great. I've managed to take a stock Nook Table and have it running KitKat 4.4.4 in 3 day. The 1st 2 days I had only managed to root it and play around a bit. Thanks to every ones great work I'm up and running. 1st boot was a bit interesting as I renamed openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.1-acclaim-sdcard.img to recovery.img.img but after review the SD Card / rebuilding there were no more issues. it it booted and worked great. Thanks again ===
I ran into a problem and am hoping for a hand. My NT boots perfectly form the SD card and loads up the recovery screen while following the instructions, I made a backup, but when I go to do the data wipe and factory reset or start to install the CWM file I get an error of "E: Unable to mount '/BootData' ".
I have tried starting over by resetting up the Nook and registering it again, but same thing. If I pull out the SD card it boots right up into use as a standard NT ready to register and go.
I am going to try again starting over and with a different version of TWRP just in case that is the issue.
Thanks for the help!
Allkair said:
I ran into a problem and am hoping for a hand. My NT boots perfectly form the SD card and loads up the recovery screen while following the instructions, I made a backup, but when I go to do the data wipe and factory reset or start to install the CWM file I get an error of "E: Unable to mount '/BootData' ".
I have tried starting over by resetting up the Nook and registering it again, but same thing. If I pull out the SD card it boots right up into use as a standard NT ready to register and go.
I am going to try again starting over and with a different version of TWRP just in case that is the issue.
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Did you try TWRP v2.6.3.0 (openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.0-acclaim-sdcard.img at http://techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/acclaim)?
Working
Thanks for the help. Along the way I did get it working on the night of 11/10, I just forgot to post that . 9th try is the charm I guess? In any case I tried first with TWRP 2.8.1.0 and then went back to 2.6.3.1 and then on my last attempt tried again with 2.8.1.0 and it worked so I have a NT running the last monthly of 11 and so far no issues. The sad news is that I have no idea what I did different to make it work the final time vs the first couple of try's.
YES YES YES!! It works! I've been struggling for more weeks than I care to admit to install CM 12. I've followed nearly every tutorial I can find and pursued WAY too many paths (bootable SD, fastboot, root) and couldn't get anything to work. Probably my very minimal knowledge of this subject is the culprit, but I've done a ton of research. Finally I decided to give CM 11 a shot and found this post. What a life saver!! Thank you everyone for your contributions to make this possible even for laymen like me!
FWIW, I couldn't get it to work with the "flashable_TWRP_2.6.3.1.zip" included in the mediafire folder provided by digixmax. I deleted that from the SD, downloaded 2.6.3.1 from the TWRP website (note: SD version) and it worked! I also tried the non-SD version of TWRP 2.6.3.1 and it didn't work...required the SD version to work. You guys rock!
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FWIW, I couldn't get it to work with the "flashable_TWRP_2.6.3.1.zip" included in the mediafire folder provided by digixmax. I deleted that from the SD, downloaded 2.6.3.1 from the TWRP website (note: SD version) and it worked! I also tried the non-SD version of TWRP 2.6.3.1 and it didn't work...required the SD version to work. You guys rock!
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You need to use the SD version of CWM or TWRP to flash CM from SD.
flashable_TWRP_2.6.3.1.zip is a flashable zip to flash and install TWRP itself into EMMC.
So if I download the most recent TWRP and CM 12.1 zip, could I simply replace the 2 older TWRP and CM 11 files on my SD? Would that actually work to get 12.1? It seems like the other files are only related to the bootloader and should be universal to work with any recovery and CM zip. Somehow I doubt it's that easy..
coloradonate said:
So if I download the most recent TWRP and CM 12.1 zip, could I simply replace the 2 older TWRP and CM 11 files on my SD? Would that actually work to get 12.1? It seems like the other files are only related to the bootloader and should be universal to work with any recovery and CM zip. Somehow I doubt it's that easy..
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The function of the 2 files MLO and u-boot.bin is to boot the NT and load CyanoBoot (the 3rd file flashing_boot.img) which in turns would enable you to select and load the recovery.img file on the SD card; hence they should be invariant of the CM version you want to flash.
All you need is a copy of SD-based (TWRP) recovery.img version that is compatible with CM12.x and the GApps package.
Wow, it worked with 12.1! I have stumbled upon THE thread that finally helped me get this to work. Countless dead ends and I finally found it.
I took the plunge and tried installing cm12.1. Per post #1 in this thread, I used the same flashing_boot.img, MLO, and u-boot.bin that's in digixmax's mediafire folder. Also used the same flashable_CWM_6.0.4.8_chrmhoffmann.zip per post #1.
The files that are different from post #1 in this thread are: the most recent CM12.1 release (as of tonight: cm-12.1-20151117-SNAPSHOT-YOG7DAO1K6-acclaim.zip), the most recent TWRP for SD (as of tonight: twrp-2.8.6.0-acclaim-sdcard.img; renamed to recovery.img before copying to SD as suggested) and a compatible gapps version. A little google searching led me to the pico gapps from TKruzze that I got from post #1 of this link (http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/tk-gapps-t3116347). I downloaded this from the BasketBuild link under "Proper DPI Play Services" of the Pico Modular Package in post #1 of that link I just mentioned. I followed the same directions that were in post #1 of this thread that originally gave me success with CM11, and sure enough it all worked great with CM12.1. I'm now running CM12.1 and couldn't be happier.
A HUGE THANK YOU to digixmax and everyone else who contributed to the creation of these seemingly universal files (e.g., flashing_boot.img, MLO, u-boot.bin, etc.) to enable this to work. And of course a THANK YOU to the CWM, TWRP and CM developers. Seriously, you guys rock.
can someone check if my files are correct? especially the first 3 since I cant boot from SD no matter how many time I reformat, redownload, recopy....
ddvche said:
can someone check if my files are correct? especially the first 3 since I cant boot from SD no matter how many time I reformat, redownload, recopy....
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Did you boot from power-off by inserting a powered USB cable?
Also, make sure that MLO is the very first file you copy to the freshly reformatted, empty SD card.
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THE PROBLEM: Can't get TWRP to install cm_acclaim_10.2_12NOV2013_HD.
So I am using the SD boot files (flashingb boot, MLO, u-boot, and recovery) with openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.1-acclaim-sdcard.img renamed to altboot.img to try and install cm_acclaim_10.2_12NOV2013_HD and GAPPS (an October version?) to EMMC on my Nook Tablet. So what I've done:
SD Card:
1. Formatted card with SDFormatter
2. Partitioned 500MB space in FAT32, set to primary, set to active. Named partition "BOOT"
3. Put on the 4 SDBoot img files, cm_acclaim_10.2_12NOV2013_HD, AND GAPPS
Installing
1. Used recovery.img (pretty much stock recovery) to wipe cache/factory reset, wipe cache partition, wipe Dalvik.
2. Rebooted and opened altboot (TWRP), selected install >> external SD >> cm_acclaim_10.2_12NOV2013_HD
3. TWRP says it cannot install cm_acclaim_10.2_12NOV2013_HD (bad file). What gives?
I've tried several different zip ROMS, and I've tried reformatting the card several times. I'm stumped. Would really like to get this done and have 10.2 on eMMc. Any tips?
One more important thing, I am not burning the img onto the card with win32diskimager because I didn't think you could "burn" multiple images into one card. So I've been just dragging them in. Still takes me to boot screen, sooooo...........
I guess I am just stuck on how to get TWRP to accurately flash the ROM to eMMC. Should I move the CM10.2 to internal storage and point TWRP there to flash the system?
Is there a reason why that you opted to use TWRP v2.6.3.1?
I'd suggest that you try using CWM v6.0.2.8 (which should be available at http://goo.im/devs/succulent/acclaim/recovery), it's known to work: I used it successfully to flash 10.0 through 10.2 (see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=43326042&postcount=123 for more info).
Hi I run the booth CM 10.2 boot from SDCARD install from verygreen and would like to upgrade to KITKAT and keep my apps intact without starting over from scratch. Can someone who has actually done the upgrade fill me in on some of the steps and gotchyas.
So glancing at the post below. It looks like there is some info missing for 10.2 sd card users and I would like to preserve my installed apps.
So do I just need to download only the sdcard ovation zip to the original nook build on the stock nook then booth to cwm and update with that zip and reboot. What folder is best to stick zip into for cwm? Again I want to preserve my installation as much as possible. Also if I have to clear the cache what type of data does that cause me to loose exactly?
Im thinking this instruction set is for existing internal installs and not boot from sdcard installs and im a bit confused too which zip is the recovery zip and which file is CM11. I would think cwm would just unpack the ovation sdcard zip and install it you would be done. What is gapps, Is play store hosed or something after the upgrade and where are the links for the gapps if its not via play store for this mod?
What is the difference in a recovery zip and cwm11 I would like to understand more why the recovery is needed, used, what it is in android.
For upgrades from CM10.x (the only tested are 10.2 and 10.1). If you have any problems after upgrade - you'll need to do factory reset to clear /data:
1.Download recovery zip and CM11 install and place it on the nook If hats and existing install what
2.Reboot into recovery you already have installed
3.Flash the recovery zip you just downloaded
4.reboot into recovery again (This is important! Failure to do this will botch your upgrade and you'll need to wipe /data) so that the new recovery is started.
5.Install CM11, install other stuff you need like gapps
6.reboot
7.enjoy
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49192422
Latest CM11 EMMC images are now available as CM11 nightlies at:
For Nook HD+ get ovation builds
For Nook HD get hummingbird builds
There also might be experimental builds available referenced below in the history section.
(Also for completeness, For Nook HD+ sdcard image cm-11-20140118-UNOFFICIAL-ovation-sdcard.zip, | initial sdcard image for ovation )
For new Installs:1.Download the initial sdcard image
2.ungzip and write to sdcard using dd (winimage or whatever for those stuck on Windows)
3.Instert the card into your nook and reboot
4.Flash the recovery image
5.Flash cm11 image
6.Flash whatever other extra things you need like gapps
7.remove the sdcard
8.reboot the nook
For upgrades from CM10.x (the only tested are 10.2 and 10.1). If you have any problems after upgrade - you'll need to do factory reset to clear /data:1.Download recovery zip and CM11 install and place it on the nook
2.Reboot into recovery you already have installed
3.Flash the recovery zip you just downloaded
4.reboot into recovery again (This is important! Failure to do this will botch your upgrade and you'll need to wipe /data) so that the new recovery is started.
5.Install CM11, install other stuff you need like gapps
6.reboot
7.enjoy
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nookhdp said:
Hi I run the booth CM 10.2 boot from SDCARD install from verygreen and would like to upgrade to KITKAT and keep my apps intact without starting over from scratch. Can someone who has actually done the upgrade fill me in on some of the steps and gotchyas.
So glancing at the post below. It looks like there is some info missing for 10.2 sd card users and I would like to preserve my installed apps.
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For upgrades from CM10.x (the only tested are 10.2 and 10.1). If you have any problems after upgrade - you'll need to do factory reset to clear /data:
1.Download recovery zip and CM11 install and place it on the nook
2.Reboot into recovery you already have installed
3.Flash the recovery zip you just downloaded
4.reboot into recovery again (This is important! Failure to do this will botch your upgrade and you'll need to wipe /data) so that the new recovery is started.
5.Install CM11, install other stuff you need like gapps
6.reboot
7.enjoy
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First of, you should post your question in the HD/HD+ forums (rather than this Nook Tablet forum).
The above was written for emmc install. For SD install, in lieu of steps 2-4 above, do the following:
download sdcard-cwm-early9.img.gz (linked as "initial sdcard image for ovation" in the OP at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49192422&postcount=1)
use archive file manager such as 7-zip to open the .gz file and extract the image sdcard-cwm-early9.img
use archive file manager to open the .img file and extract the 3 files: uImage, kernel, and ramdisk.cwm
replace the 3 files uImage, kernel, and ramdisk.cwm on the /boot partition of the SD card with their corresponding version just extracted
boot the SD card and continue with step 5 above
You can try the above install without doing "wipe /data", and if there is any problem you can repeat the install (steps 5+) with a "wipe /data". With a "wipe /data" your current apps most likely will get auto-downloaded ("auto-restored") by Google Backup/Restore service, but you still have to redo the apps' personal settings (if any).
The Gapps for CM11 can be obtained from http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Google_Apps.
This is my first attempt at rooting and flashing a Nook Tablet. I have an 8GB version 1.4.2 Tablet that I've been trying to flash since 9pm last night. I have 3 different SD cards that I've tried in various combinations across using a guide from Sal Yanez on pureandorid with no luck. I'll outline the steps below in how i've tried to do so...
1) Downloaded and burned the NT16or8gbV47SDimagefile.img to an SD card using Win32DiskImager. The partition comes out to 70MB and I then insert it into my powered off NT.
2) Insert the USB cable into the NT and then into my PC which causes it to boot to CWM recovery (version 5.05.5 i believe.)
3) I select "install zip from SD card" and select the Root_8gb-or-16gb-NTV4_7.zip rom. After it has installed, I unplug the cable and select reboot.
4) The reflashed rom boots and I can access a pseudo-version of android with ADW launcher by pressing the 'n' hardkey. From here, I can access the android apps list menu and select ES File Explorer to install the Nook Recovery Flasher apk.
5) With that installed, I select "Flash CWM Recovery" and wait for it to say it's completed, then select "Reboot to Recovery" after ejecting my SD card.
6) I then copy a CWM recovery zip and a CM rom zip to a second SD card. The combinations i've tried are further below...
7) After rebooting into recovery, I insert the second SD card into the NT and then select "install zip from SD card" and select the CWM recovery file. Once it's installed, I reboot again.
8) After booting and getting back to the ADW launcher, I navigated back to Nook Flasher app and select "Reboot to Recovery"
9) After rebooting into recovery again, I now select "wipe data/factory reset" and then "wipe cache partition" before selecting "install from SD card" and selecting the CM rom file.
10) In all cases, i'll get one of two errors, either i get a status 7 error (presumably because my CWM version isn't compatible with the CM rom file) or it begins to install before the screen flashes white a few times, then tries to reboot and gets stuck at the "read forever" screen. I usually wait about a minute or so before powering it down and then restoring back to stock v1.4.2 via a bootable image i have on a third SD card.
Here are the combinations i've tried (CWM 6.0.2.7 + CM 10.2.1, CWM 6.0.2.7 + CM 10.1.1, CWM 6.0.2.7 + CM 10.1.3, CWM 6.0.4.3 + CM 10.2.1, CWM 6.0.4.3 + CM11 snapshot 11/24/2014, CWM 6.0.4.3 + CM11 nightly 1/5/2015)
So my ultimate question is this, am i just an idiot and I just need to wait longer in step 10? I've felt like i've waited upwards of 3 or 4 minutes, but as it was getting late last night, it might've been shorter and just seemed like I waited that long. Is there some issue with getting CM10 or 11 on the 8GB NT? I've read a thread which stated the 8GB does not play well with CM but i've also seen contradictory information from those who've gotten it to flash successfully. Could it be that the stock v1.4.2 needs to be updated to v1.4.3 first before trying to do the above steps?
Any help is very much appreciated as I've spent several hours now trying to do something that seemed to be fairly straightforward and should've been a 30 min job at the most.
If you are aiming to install a custom ROM like CM to replace stock ROM on EMMC, there is no need to first root the stock ROM with your steps 1-4, as it's going to be totally replaced with the custom ROM. See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2575489 for background info.
See http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=51377882&postcount=163 and http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2692403 respectively for how to flash CM10 and CM11 on your NT EMMC.
Thanks for the assistance Digimax, I was finally able to get CM11 successfully flashed by burning a bootable SD image from succulent's blog onto an SD card, and then copying the other files from the guide you linked to onto the nook's emmc. Once booted into the TWRP recovery from card, I wiped and then flashed CWMchrmhoffman, CM11, and gapps all in queue, and that seemed to do the trick! Very pleased with the result and finally relieved to move onto other things after several hours of frustration. Thanks again! :highfive:
Hi, complete noob here, will try to explain as best I can. Trying to get cyanogenmod 12.1 booted from SD. This is my first attempt for flashing any ROM on any device. I followed the acclaim tutorial on CM webpage (wiki.cyanogenmod.com...can't post link because I'm a forum noob). I can boot into CWM (v5.5.0.4) but when I go to install zip from sdcard, I get lots of errors. Without copy/paste, I'll do my best to state the important parts:
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Installing update...
Warning: Nofile_contextscould not detect filesystem for /dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.1/by-name/system, assuming ext4
mount: failed to mount /dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.1/by-name/system at /system: No such file or directory
unmount of /system failed; no such volume
The error continues with nearly the same thing but for .../by-name/userdata at /data.
It again repeats the error with the /system (same as above)
Error ends with:
script succeeded: result was [0.200000]
Install from sdcard complete.
When I reboot the system, it goes back into stock B&N startup as if the ROM was not updated. No surprise considering the errors. I tried again and this time used CWM to enter "mounts and storage" and manually mounted /data and /system. The error for /data went away but the /system errors (x2) remain.
I've now tried cm-12.1-20151007-SNAPSHOT-YOG4PAO331-acclaim.zip and cm-12.1-20150901-SNAPSHOT-YOG4PAO236-acclaim.zip with the same result.
Oddly enough, when I tried older versions (have tried cm-11-20150831-SNAPSHOT-XNG3CAO3FN-acclaim.zip and cm-10.2-20131102-SNAPSHOT-M1-acclaim.zip), those files give me a different error. They say (example for CM v11):
Installing update...
E:Error in /sdcard/cm-11-20150831-SNAPSHOT-XNG3CAO3FN-acclaim.zip
(Status 0)
Installation aborted.
Is something wrong with my SD?!? I am using Linux Mint and Gparted to format the SD. I have the boot and lba flags on. Since I'm getting CWM to boot on the NT, I feel like the SD is OK and the error is in the .zip file or some setting on the NT itself. Does anybody have any ideas??
Potentially related side note: I've alternatively used the dd command and USB Image Writer to copy an img file to the SD (tried twrp-2.8.6.0-acclaim-sdcard.img and cm-12.1-20151007-SNAPSHOT-YOG4PAO331-acclaim-recovery.img) and everytime I get an error when I try to mount it on my laptop. I'd be happy to post the whole error, but the synopsis is "mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sdb1, missing codepage or helper program, or other error". Using sudo fdisk -l /dev/sdb shows that "Disk /dev/sdb doesn't contain a valid partition table". Putting it in the NT and trying to boot does nothing, just black screen after the n logo when it should go to recovery.
So I've tried numerous paths (~20 tries total) and every one seems to have a road block. I hope something in here makes sense to somebody a whole lot smarter than me! Please help!
~Nate
Are you sure that's the right CWM for CM 12.x? To flash 10.2 long ago I used CWM 6.0.2.x
Seems unlikely that an earlier version would be used for CM 12.x
That's a good point, your're on to something. I saw that in the cyanogenmod tutorial it says CWM doesn't support CM > 10.1.3. So your almost certainly right. (Why that's the active link in the beginner tutorial is still confusing to me.) I also see that CWM says it is not in active development for acclaim. So now on to twrp.
I tried the "Bootable SD card" instructions on the twrp acclaim page but can't get that to work. I've copied the img file to the root of the SD and renamed it to recovery.img but I don't know how to "boot TWRP using the cyanoboot menu from your sdcard". There is no cyanoboot menu on the sd card, it's only the img file, so no wonder nothing boots. How do I get the cyanoboot menu on the sd? My initial search led me to a page that has complex instructions on formatting the sd. Is that really the only way to get cyanoboot and ultimately get twrp to run??
Alternatively I've tried to burn the img to the sd using the dd command (thinking that an img file is meant to image an entire sd, not just live as a file on the sd). That gives me the errors that I posted originally (see section "Potentially related side note"). So I think you're right that I need a recovery other than CWM, but how do I get twrp to work?
Being a noob I feel like I'm missing something obvious but have been working for hours (ok, days) with no success.
Yeah, I think it *might* be that CWM is not going to cut it for CM 12.x, but the truth is I have no experience with TWRP so you're asking the wrong guy
I assume you looked at the "official" CM 12 thread here. For me the problem is what it is for you. There's not enough info there for someone who can follow good directions but is not already very familiar with all the ins and outs. What's needed is for digixmax to write a "how-to", but the last one he did was for CM 11. His directions are very clear. I was able to follow them as a noob for CM 10.2 without any trouble.
The hard way to do this is to sneak up on it by starting with CM 10.2, updating to CM 11 following digixmax's directions and then....well there must be a way to go from CM 11 to CM 12....maybe.....
I notice the sparse directions at CyanogenMod for CM 12 on Acclaim do refer to CWM so who knows?
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Hi, complete noob here, will try to explain as best I can. Trying to get cyanogenmod 12.1 booted from SD. This is my first attempt for flashing any ROM on any device. I followed the acclaim tutorial on CM webpage (wiki.cyanogenmod.com...can't post link because I'm a forum noob). I can boot into CWM (v5.5.0.4) but when I go to install zip from sdcard, I get lots of errors. Without copy/paste, I'll do my best to state the important parts:
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Installing update...
Warning: Nofile_contextscould not detect filesystem for /dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.1/by-name/system, assuming ext4
mount: failed to mount /dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.1/by-name/system at /system: No such file or directory
unmount of /system failed; no such volume
The error continues with nearly the same thing but for .../by-name/userdata at /data.
It again repeats the error with the /system (same as above)
Error ends with:
script succeeded: result was [0.200000]
Install from sdcard complete.
When I reboot the system, it goes back into stock B&N startup as if the ROM was not updated. No surprise considering the errors. I tried again and this time used CWM to enter "mounts and storage" and manually mounted /data and /system. The error for /data went away but the /system errors (x2) remain.
I've now tried cm-12.1-20151007-SNAPSHOT-YOG4PAO331-acclaim.zip and cm-12.1-20150901-SNAPSHOT-YOG4PAO236-acclaim.zip with the same result.
Oddly enough, when I tried older versions (have tried cm-11-20150831-SNAPSHOT-XNG3CAO3FN-acclaim.zip and cm-10.2-20131102-SNAPSHOT-M1-acclaim.zip), those files give me a different error. They say (example for CM v11):
Installing update...
E:Error in /sdcard/cm-11-20150831-SNAPSHOT-XNG3CAO3FN-acclaim.zip
(Status 0)
Installation aborted.
Is something wrong with my SD?!? I am using Linux Mint and Gparted to format the SD. I have the boot and lba flags on. Since I'm getting CWM to boot on the NT, I feel like the SD is OK and the error is in the .zip file or some setting on the NT itself. Does anybody have any ideas??
Potentially related side note: I've alternatively used the dd command and USB Image Writer to copy an img file to the SD (tried twrp-2.8.6.0-acclaim-sdcard.img and cm-12.1-20151007-SNAPSHOT-YOG4PAO331-acclaim-recovery.img) and everytime I get an error when I try to mount it on my laptop. I'd be happy to post the whole error, but the synopsis is "mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sdb1, missing codepage or helper program, or other error". Using sudo fdisk -l /dev/sdb shows that "Disk /dev/sdb doesn't contain a valid partition table". Putting it in the NT and trying to boot does nothing, just black screen after the n logo when it should go to recovery.
So I've tried numerous paths (~20 tries total) and every one seems to have a road block. I hope something in here makes sense to somebody a whole lot smarter than me! Please help!
~Nate
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Your description sounds exactly like the SD card was not properly formatted with an MSDOS partition table with a primary partition as FAT32. From the CyanogenMod wiki: "Put the micro SD card (SD card from now on) in the computer. Backup all the information on the SD card. Everything on it will be deleted. Make a new MSDOS partition table and add a FAT32 partition as the first primary partition with a minimum of 300 MB. Then make sure you enable the boot and lba flags. This can be done in Ubuntu using GParted. Formats like EXT2, EXT3, and EXT4 do not work. It is not necessary to allocate the entire card. You can add other partitions to the card, but they need to be manually mounted on your Nook anyway." When you set up the partition table a the primary partition, the format must be written/saved to the SD card. Unmount the SD card and mount it again to ensure that the formatting took. Once that is verified then you can write to files to the SD card, unmout it again, and insert it into the Tablet and go through the install steps.
I'm looking at putting 12.1 on my Tablet, which currently has 10.2 and runs pretty well. But the basic setup instructions for the SD card are the same - MSDOS table with a FAT32 primary partition. You can add 3 more FAT32 partitions, but they must be primary and FAT32.
Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately I did partition just like it asked. It is set as Primary, Fat 32, and the boot and lba flags are on.
I'm still stuck, but I'm understanding a few things. The Cyanogenmod install wiki is obviously out of date (even though it says it was last modified Oct. 25, 2015 when I looked tonight). The wiki has you download CWM 5.0.x, which is a 2012 file intended to work with CM 10.x. Then later in the same wiki it says that CWM no longer supports CM>10.1.3, so obviously it is not up to date for CM 11.x and 12.x. Unfortunately the wiki was not updated to provide a link to a recovery that works...at least not that I've found. I've lost faith in that wiki.
I'm totally fine using Twrp, but I can't even get a version of twrp that works with the latest CWM 12.1 release. Should be simple, but for some reason can't get it to work. If anybody is still willing to try to help me, please point me in the right direction!
And here's a total noob question that may solve my problems: why does the cyanogenmod downloads page have a link for the .zip and a "recovery" .img? Is that img THE recovery that I should be using for that particular version of CM? I tried writing the image to the SD but have the same SD errors as I previously reported.
So...did you try following these directions? They are sketchier than I am comfortable with but it is the "official" thread. And there's certainly a recovery link there.
I'm thinking about upgrading from 10.21 but I just can't find directions that make me feel like I'm not going to trash what I already have
2 things to report: 1) I'll respond to the reply above. 2) got it working with CM 11!
1) Yes I have tried following that and read it more times than I can count, but my extreme noobiness has left me floundering in tutorial after tutorial. I tried fastboot, couldn't get it to install. Finally got it to install, couldn't get it to connect to the NT. I tried bootable SD, couldn't get it. Tried root, couldn't get that. Why couldn't I get any of that to work?? I have absolutely no idea, but I hit dead end after dead end and was left unbelievably frustrated by this whole thing. On to #2...
2) I got CM 11 to work! I don't care one bit that it's not 12.1, what's important is that I got CM finally running on my stock NT! I followed this tutorial (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2692403). It required one *very* slight modification that I posted at the very end of that thread (post #14.) Don't laugh at my excitement, I'm just happy this things is finally over. (For now at least...I'm sure I'll be digging further now that I've gotten this far.)
I'm really glad that worked for you I still remember how I felt when I got CM 10.21 working starting from stock on an ebay special.
You've given me a little push to get serious about upgrading to CM 11 or perhaps CM 12. I need to read (and reread) those posts until I feel like I've got it down. Your discovery will help, I'm sure.
Just to wrap up this thread, I got CM12.1 to work! Please refer to my last post (post #18) in the following thread for somewhat detailed instructions for how I did it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2692403&page=2#post63932363
I hope that explains it all to anyone interested, or anyone else who was floundering around like I was. Now I'm happily running CM12.1 and loving it. Thanks to all the developers, especially Digixmax for the post that finally helped me through this!
Hi
I'll try to make it brief. Some time ago, my stock Nook slowed down like a mule so I decided to root it, then applied Trimmer to enable trim. Beforehand I'd checked the eMMc with a Brickbug app and it popped up with "sane chip", as I'd read some Nooks had a faulty Samsung eMMc.
It went into a bootloop, and only started showing shredded Nook letters on an abstract background during boot. Then I tried various bootable SD cards to try to flash various stuff, as per available XDA threads, especially - leapinlar's, verygreen's and amaces'. First it would not complete the flashing of a ROM, just froze towards the end, then eventually wouldn't boot up at all.
Here's the weird part. Without an SD card, it doesn't boot up at all.
When I make a bootable SD, it only boots to TWRP 2.6.0.0 (some other versions [amaces] it won't boot to), but doesn't see any zips on the card and won't let me flash anything, even though it previously did, but wouldn't complete the flash.
Whatever else I burn on the card, it either doesn't boot up at all, or boots to whatever it is you can see on the attached printscreens, and won't mount anything. So if I'm guessing right, the eMMc is not borked, as it seems the device boots to some remnants of something that's there, and not on the SD.
Is there a way of fixing that mess? I'd appreciate any ideas.
Best
W.
You can try to flash this flashable_fix_bootdata-ovation.zip which typically should cure corrupted or missing bootdata issues.
Hi, thanks but how? The only thing I tried so far that the Nook boots to is a TWRP 2.6.0.0. bottable card and it won't see the zips on it. So how can I flash the fix bootdata zip?
wojtasys said:
Hi, thanks but how? The only thing I tried so far that the Nook boots to is a TWRP 2.6.0.0. bottable card and it w on't see the zips on it. So how can I flash the fix bootdata zip?
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Have you tried the verygreen's old SD-based CWM recovery?
If you mean the one from that thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2600572
I have. The download links for the initial card image don't work. I looked elsewhere - nowhere to be found.
Sorry about the trouble, guys, forgot to update the dns when the server moved. I just updated it, but it'll take some time to propagate. The actual new ip address is now 178.34.187.142 - you can place it into your hosts file if you don't want to wait.
Nook HD+ Bootloop error
OK, I tried the succulentboot.zip from your folder:
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/6a4rivb8kkdfu/Nook HD+):
Now the zips on the sd are accessible, so I tried flashing the flashable_fix_bootdata-ovation and the screen shows the result.
I tried flashing stock recovery too and it says it's done that, but I guess without the fixed bootfiles it won't work anyway.
wojtasys said:
OK, I tried the succulentboot.zip from your folder:
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/6a4rivb8kkdfu/Nook HD+):
Now the zips on the sd are accessible, so I tried flashing the flashable_fix_bootdata-ovation and the screen shows the result.
I tried flashing stock recovery too and it says it's done that, but I guess without the fixed bootfiles it won't work anyway.
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Assuming that your flashing of stock recovery was successful (recovery's reports of successful completion can sometimes be erroneous) and also your factory backup partition is still intact, you can try to initiate a factory reset by using the "8 failed boots" method: with the Nook in the power-off state, power it on, then as soon as the boot screen appears hold down the power button until it powers off, do this 8 times, and the Nook should go into stock recovery to revert to factory-fresh state.
Flashing your flashable_restore_stock-recovery-ovation zip ends with the screen I'm attaching.
Then I tried "8 failed boots" but it only boots to CWM SD, without the card - it doesn't power up at all.
Eventually, nothing changes.
Tried putting the stock ROM on the card and flashing that, but the partition size is too small, even though its a 16GB card.
wojtasys said:
Now the zips on the sd are accessible, so I tried flashing the flashable_fix_bootdata-ovation and the screen shows the result.
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If the issue is about the two files, you could mount /bootdata and copy them manually (ADB shell should be functional with any of these recoveries). You'd extract BCB and BootCnt from ZIP, and copy them onto SD card, then do something like:
Code:
mkdir -p /bootdata
mount -t vfat /dev/block/mmcblk0p6 /bootdata
cd /external_sd or /sdcard or /emmc (wherever SD card root is mounted)
cp BCB BootCnt /bootdata/
Or, you could edit the updater-script inside ZIP to remove the device assert line like in the attachment here. By the way, are the updated images here also failing?
Flashing your flashable_fix_bootdata-ovation-no-assert.zip shows "install from sd card complete" but the device still won't power up without the card.
Trying to mount bootdata results in "error mounting bootdata".
There's no adb command line in that sd recovery, just adb sideload. TWRP 2.6 had it but it didn't access the files on the sd.
Then, I'm not sure I'll know how to edit the updater-script inside ZIP to remove the device assert line.
Chances are your EMMC is hosed, in which case you can try running CM entirely off SD card using the succulent special build available at https://iamafanof.wordpress.com/201...-4-4-4-for-bricked-no-emmc-nook-hd-04nov2014/.