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This thread is for noobs by noobs , a place to talk about the app so that we don't clutter the ROM threads .
I hope this works out and helps anyone including myself with using this app.
Here is another GUIDE by JJsax posted on The Root Of All EVO that is a lot more detailed then this one.
The Official forum for BootManager is Init2winit if you would like to learn even more about the app.
As I learn about this app ,as to how and what works with it I'll update this and maybe it will help everyone out that is trying to use BootManager.
This app also works with EVO 3D's with hboot 1.50 s-on
Thank XDA member mnomaanw for that information.
If you use this app and have the time to reply to this post , please share what ROMs you've got to work and a little info on how you installed it. This way I can add it to the op to make it easier and faster for everyone to find.
This is what I've learned so far.
How to install* ROMs via Boot Manager...
Thank seraph863 for filling me in and writing this up. I just changed a few details cause his was for a specific ROM.
MAKE SURE THE ROM IS ON THE ROOT OF YOUR SD CARD NOT IN ANY FOLDERS
1.)* PURCHASE Boot Manager. It does a License check upon boot, so your jacked version will just give you a headache. Seriously, I tried it. Doesn't work.
Here is a Market link to Boot Manager if you didn't already purchase it.
1.a) IF you didn't purchase it... WIPE ALL Boot Manager data and files, including the folder on your SD Card. Then buy it and let it setup again.
2.) Open SuperUser. Hit Menu -> Settings -> Disable Logging.
3. Open BootManager. If you're at work and on Wi-Fi, you may not pass the License check due to firewall issues. If you get a black screen, or license failures, switch to 3/4G and try again.
4.) If all is good, you're asked to Setup the Phone. Do so now. [ You will need to set up your Phone ROM any time you flash a new ROM or kernel to your phone ROM.]
5.) Once installed, hit Menu -> Settings -> Force Large Boot.img
6.) Swipe right to Slot 1. Hit Install .zip and browse to your downloaded ROM.zip file. Make sure to check the Wipe System, Data, and Cache boxes so that it will wipe before it flashes the ROM. Select EXT4 as the file structure.
[This is the important part. This build will take a LONG time. Do NOT use your phone while it is running.]
8.) Once the install has been successful if you need to flash a kernel , theme gapps etc..., go back to Slot 1 and select Install .zip (again). Choose the .zip file. Do NOT wipe system, data or cache. It will ask you to over write it just hit OK.
9.) You should now be ready to boot to your new ROM! Celebrate!
Since this is for the EVO 3D I recommend to always use ext4 as your file structure.
If you get any error messages start over.
Known working ROMs to my knowledge.
These are ROMs that I've set up.
Infected Eternity Phone ROM and sd ROM
KMyers CM7 beta 7.4* with gapps ext4 sd ROM
MeanROM ext4 sd ROM
TrevE Zone v2.3.12 ext4 phone and sd ROM
Mikrunny ext4 phone ROM and sd ROM
XDA members setups
JJsax setup
CDMA Evo3D
hboot 1.50 s-on
TWRP 2.0 touch recovery
Phone ROM SteeleROM 2.73
ROM1 CM9 (The latest version couple days old)
ROM2 Evervolve ICS
mnomaanw's set up
PhoneROM: ViperROM Redline v2.5 RC2
ROM1:CyanogenMOD9
ROM2:MIUI v2.1.6
I've found it to work better to flash and set up my ROM on the phone ROM and then back it up and restore it to a slot.
If your having problems restoring backups and your using TWRP recovery try using CWM. I was having issues with TWRP and since I went back to CWM (touch and 5.0.2.0 both work great but there is no usb mount on the touch version) and I haven't had a single issue restoring a backup to a ROM slot.
My setup will be changing all the time.
CDMA EVO 3D
Eng Hboot s-off
Radio 1.06.00.1216
Phone ROM Infected Eternity Sense 3.0
ROM1 Mikrunny
ROM2 EVOZone
ROM3 SteelROM
ROM4 MeanROM Aria51
Thank you for putting this here. I know I'm to blame for going off topic in some threads about Boot Manager.
I too am having issues getting a ROM to load into slot 1.
Here's my setup...
SteeleROM 2.73
Anthrax #2 kernel
Over 5GB of storage space available.
HBOOT 1.50
TWRP 2.0 recovery (the newest touch one)
I load steele just fine as the phone ROM then try to load CM9, or whatever other ROM into slot 1 it goes through everything then it get's killed at mounting img's. I have it setup for screen on, to load large files, and I even have SU logging turned off. This happens everytime I try to load a ROM into slot 1 it just kills it and never finishes 100%
JJsax said:
Thank you for putting this here. I know I'm to blame for going off topic in some threads about Boot Manager.
I too am having issues getting a ROM to load into slot 1.
Here's my setup...
SteeleROM 2.73
Anthrax #2 kernel
Over 5GB of storage space available.
HBOOT 1.50
TWRP 2.0 recovery (the newest touch one)
I load steele just fine as the phone ROM then try to load CM9, or whatever other ROM into slot 1 it goes through everything then it get's killed at mounting img's. I have it setup for screen on, to load large files, and I even have SU logging turned off. This happens everytime I try to load a ROM into slot 1 it just kills it and never finishes 100%
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Mine say they install fine and they finish but when I hit boot to the slot it just gets stuck on the splash screen.
I had TrevE Zone on my phone ROM but just switched to eternity. I got MeanROM to install in slot 2 and it booted up fine and is running great but thats the only one I out of the 3 I tried. I set the boot.img to large or what ever the setting is cause thats what they said to do in the video on the site for the app. My real issue though is that restoring my backup to a slot it installs to my system memory. I would like to be able to install backups cause I've read they run better. Hopefully some that knows more about this will come in here and school us a little, I'll even add it to the op and make this a guide if we get enough info.
Here's my quick and dirty instructable I posted in the CM9 thread.
How to install this via Boot Manager...
1.) PURCHASE Boot Manager. It does a License check upon boot, so your cracked version will just give you a headache. Seriously, I tried it. Doesn't work.
1.a) IF you didn't purchase it... delete ALL Boot Manager files, including the folder on your SD Card. Then buy it and let it setup again.
2.) Open SuperUser. Hit Menu -> Settings -> Disable Logging
3. Open BM. If you're at work and on Wi-Fi, you may not pass the License check due to firewall issues. If you get a black screen, or license failures, uninstall BM and delete the folder. Switch to 3/4G and try again.
4.) If all is good, you're asked to Setup the Phone. Do so now.
5.) Once installed, hit Menu -> Settings -> Force Large Boot.img
6.) Swipe right to Slot 1. Hit Install .zip and browse to your downloaded CM9 .zip file. Wipe System, Data, and Cache. Select EXT4 as the file structure
7.) This is the important part. This build will take a LONG time. Do NOT use your phone while it is running.
8.) Once the install has been successful, go back to Slot 1 and select Install .zip (again). Choose the Google Apps .zip file. Do NOT wipe system, data or cache.
9.) You should now be ready to boot to your new ROM! Celebrate!
Warning: Several users report to NOT use any Backup app such as Titanium to restore your apps and data, since the apps on this ROM are very very different. Your mileage may vary.
FYI I'm doing this by memory, so the minor steps might not be accurate (i.e. disable Superuser logging).
If you get any error messages, start over. I assure you, this process worked for me step by step.
Go to their official forum
Applications-->boot manager
You will find my thread named [REF]working and not working rom list
There are many phones
And if you test a rom that is not listed please report if it is working or not
Thanks
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I saw your guide in the cm9 thread and tried it with no luck I did exactly what you said and everything seemed to go fine but when I hit boot to ROM on slot one where I installed the ROM I'm stuck on the splash screen. Any ideas why? Thanks for the help also.
kylon said:
Go to their official forum
Applications-->boot manager
You will find my thread named [REF]working and not working rom list
There are many phones
And if you test a rom that is not listed please report if it is working or not
Thanks
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I was on there I even posted my issue and my log but haven't gotten any help. I did see your list of ROMs but didn't know if its up to date.
I'll have another look at it cause I really want to get this to work and its driving me crazy cause I can usually figure problems out on my own or by searching but I just can't get this.
Thanks for the replies.
linsalata28 said:
I saw your guide in the cm9 thread and tried it with no luck I did exactly what you said and everything seemed to go fine but when I hit boot to ROM on slot one where I installed the ROM I'm stuck on the splash screen. Any ideas why? Thanks for the help also.
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Which ROM are you using?
I would start over. Use a file manager to delete your ROM from the SD Card and take another image. Make sure you have plenty of storage on your SD card. You could also try clearing the Cache and Dalvik.
You can always get back to your phone ROM manually by booting to Recovery and flashing sdcard\bootmanager\phonerom\update.zip
Edit: Don't forget to check "Use Large boot.img" within Boot Manager
seraph863 said:
Which ROM are you using?
I would start over. Use a file manager to delete your ROM from the SD Card and take another image. Make sure you have plenty of storage on your SD card. You could also try clearing the Cache and Dalvik.
You can always get back to your phone ROM manually by booting to Recovery and flashing sdcard\bootmanager\phonerom\update.zip
Edit: Don't forget to check "Use Large boot.img" within Boot Manager
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Should I just delete the whole bootmanager folder and clear the data for the app also?
another thing is why when I restore a backup to a slot its installing to my internal memory?
Yeah I just had another look at your list and there aren't many ROMs for this phone on there and they look old.
Thanks again for the help.
It up to date
Anyway gflame is busy
What do you do to install the rom
And wich rom?
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I wiped everything out and starting over. I'm going to just try and install viperom in one slot and see if that boots, then I'm going to try and restore a backup to another slot from within a ROM slot to see if that will fix my internal memory issue cause it wont have anywhere to install to . I'll post back with what happens.
kylon said:
It up to date
Anyway gflame is busy
What do you do to install the rom
And wich rom?
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I disabled logging in su checked off larg boot.img then whet to slot one hit install zip choose cm9 ext4 then checked all the wipe opinions, when that finished I flashed the gapps the same way but without wiping . Everything finished with that I didn't get any errors but when I went to boot to that slot it just hung at the splash screen.
I did that 2 times with cm9 , 1 time with the Eternity ROM sense 3.0 r130 , 1 time with Team Nocturnal's Blackened ROM and they all got stuck at the splash screen.
I did get MeanROM to work using those same steps last night.
Now with the restore of my backup I did basically the same thing but it doesn't give any wipe options when you install it but it would get an error saying boot.img something like that and then I would get a low memory popup saying I only had about 30mb left internal memory when I had over 800mb when I started.
Edit: I have about 6gb free on a 16gb class 10 sd card. I believe its a Samsung card I think.
Edit2: I finished flashing viperom and now that to is stuck on the splash screen. Is there a way to wipe caches for that slot and fix permissions like you would for a regular ROM in recovery if something like this happened.
I'm really starting to think I wasted $3 this is very frustrating sorry.
Thanks for your replies and trying to help.
I went into recovery to go to flash the update zip to restore my phone ROM but when I open the bootmanager folder I don't see anything in it. I'm using twrp 2.0 recovery. Could this have something to do with my problems?
linsalata28 said:
I went into recovery to go to flash the update zip to restore my phone ROM but when I open the bootmanager folder I don't see anything in it. I'm using twrp 2.0 recovery. Could this have something to do with my problems?
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The steps in your previous post were all correct, except you said you turned OFF "Use large boot.img" ? Make sure that option is ENABLED (has an X on it)
I'm confused as to why the app is trying to install to your internal memory... Mine installs to my SD Card. Make sure the USB cable is not plugged into the phone, and try increasing your screen timeout so it doesn't sleep during the install.
The fact that you're getting the splash screen means you're getting somewhere. Maybe you're being too impatient on the install? Wait a few minutes even after it says Install Complete before continuing.
seraph863 said:
The steps in your previous post were all correct, except you said you turned OFF "Use large boot.img" ? Make sure that option is ENABLED (has an X on it)
I'm confused as to why the app is trying to install to your internal memory... Mine installs to my SD Card. Make sure the USB cable is not plugged into the phone, and try increasing your screen timeout so it doesn't sleep during the install.
The fact that you're getting the splash screen means you're getting somewhere. Maybe you're being too impatient on the install? Wait a few minutes even after it says Install Complete before continuing.
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I said I checked the larger boot.img off meaning it was enabled sorry for that misunderstanding. I flashed 2 of the slots last night and didn't even test them till today so I don't think that its cause I'm not waiting long enough. Why would none of the folders inside of the bootmanager folder show up in twrp recovery? Could I copy and paste the phone update.zip to the root of my sd card so that I can recover without having to nand restore cause I've already wiped and restored about 10 times trying to get this to work.
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linsalata28 said:
I disabled logging in su checked off larg boot.img then whet to slot one hit install zip choose cm9 ext4 then checked all the wipe opinions, when that finished I flashed the gapps the same way but without wiping . Everything finished with that I didn't get any errors but when I went to boot to that slot it just hung at the splash screen.
I did that 2 times with cm9 , 1 time with the Eternity ROM sense 3.0 r130 , 1 time with Team Nocturnal's Blackened ROM and they all got stuck at the splash screen.
I did get MeanROM to work using those same steps last night.
Now with the restore of my backup I did basically the same thing but it doesn't give any wipe options when you install it but it would get an error saying boot.img something like that and then I would get a low memory popup saying I only had about 30mb left internal memory when I had over 800mb when I started.
Edit: I have about 6gb free on a 16gb class 10 sd card. I believe its a Samsung card I think.
Edit2: I finished flashing viperom and now that to is stuck on the splash screen. Is there a way to wipe caches for that slot and fix permissions like you would for a regular ROM in recovery if something like this happened.
I'm really starting to think I wasted $3 this is very frustrating sorry.
Thanks for your replies and trying to help.
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My phone:
Phone ROM: SteelROM 2.72
Slot 1: AOSP ICS - wifi doesn't work
Slot 2: CM9 - (google talk and books FC)
Slot 3: MIUI
Slot 4: CM7 (kmeyers)
Boot Manager has a problem trying to restore from a NAND backup, it did the same thing to me where it was installing to the phone's internal memory. I was trying to figure out the problem, but I moved on without success.
I've had the best time installing tricking ROM's by this method. I installed CM7 to a slot, booted into CM7 and installed the ICS and CM9 from there. It's been pretty successful.
If you are getting it to freeze with mounting images, I came across this issue because my SD card did not have enough room. You can try to free up some more space to see if this is the same issue.
I had most problems installing due to not enough space on my SD card, I now have a 32gb card, and have had no issues
Also, I've never had to set it to large boot.img to get things to work, and make sure you disable logging in SU, and use EXT4
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linsalata28 said:
I said I checked the larger boot.img off meaning it was enabled sorry for that misunderstanding. I flashed 2 of the slots last night and didn't even test them till today so I don't think that its cause I'm not waiting long enough. Why would none of the folders inside of the bootmanager folder show up in twrp recovery? Could I copy and paste the phone update.zip to the root of my sd card so that I can recover without having to nand restore cause I've already wiped and restored about 10 times trying to get this to work.
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To quickly get back to your phone ROM (make sure you setup your phoneRom in boot manager first to create the update.zip file, you need to recreate this anytime you change the ROM or Kernel for your phoneROM)
Boot into Recovery
Install the update.zip inside the \boot manager\phonerom\update.zip (not sure if location is accurate, but you get the idea)
Reboot system
Phone should boot to phone ROM, or you can install any other update.zip from your slots, to boot to them etc
spookytay said:
My phone:
Phone ROM: SteelROM 2.72
Slot 1: AOSP ICS - wifi doesn't work
Slot 2: CM9 - (google talk and books FC)
Slot 3: MIUI
Slot 4: CM7 (kmeyers)
Boot Manager has a problem trying to restore from a NAND backup, it did the same thing to me where it was installing to the phone's internal memory. I was trying to figure out the problem, but I moved on without success.
I've had the best time installing tricking ROM's by this method. I installed CM7 to a slot, booted into CM7 and installed the ICS and CM9 from there. It's been pretty successful.
If you are getting it to freeze with mounting images, I came across this issue because my SD card did not have enough room. You can try to free up some more space to see if this is the same issue.
I had most problems installing due to not enough space on my SD card, I now have a 32gb card, and have had no issues
Also, I've never had to set it to large boot.img to get things to work, and make sure you disable logging in SU, and use EXT4
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To quickly get back to your phone ROM (make sure you setup your phoneRom in boot manager first to create the update.zip file, you need to recreate this anytime you change the ROM or Kernel for your phoneROM)
Boot into Recovery
Install the update.zip inside the \boot manager\phonerom\update.zip (not sure if location is accurate, but you get the idea)
Reboot system
Phone should boot to phone ROM, or you can install any other update.zip from your slots, to boot to them etc
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What cm7 ROM would you recommend ? For some reason I couldn't see files inside of the BootManager folder but I checked and they are there. I have about 5gb free on a 16gb card ,I was looking into getting a 32gb if I get this app working.
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try
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1393613
I upgraded my card, I had about 3-4 gb free and was having problems, but once I upgraded I haven't had many since
I've purchased boot manager and when i run it, it says "application not licenced" Any fix?
spookytay said:
try
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1393613
I upgraded my card, I had about 3-4 gb free and was having problems, but once I upgraded I haven't had many since
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cm7 worked thanks.
[See post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=43326042&postcount=123 for the new version of this post with updated links/pointers to Succulent's recent CM10.1 builds as well as CWM/TWRP recovery tool compilation].
[Caveat emptor: adopt/follow this guide at your own risk].
I've been running CM10 build by XDA Developer Succulent version 12/08 on SD card since its release ten days ago, and its reliable/stable performance has crossed the threshold for me to finally take the plunge and install it internally on emmc.
FWIW, here the process I used to install CM10 internally on my 16GB Nook Tablet (i.e., on its emmc).
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. If you are going to use this card for backing up your NT, keep in mind that each backup will require at least 600MB (for a barebone stock or CM config) and size the partition accordingly.
Obtain and copy to the SD card the following files:
MLO, u-boot.bin, and flashing_boot.img in SD_boot.zip obtained from http://iamafanof.wordpress.com/2012/11/11/how-to-guide-bootable-cm7cm9cm10-sdcard-for-nook-tablet/
either one of the two recovery program image files: cwm_6012_sd.img (ClockworkMod Recovery (aka CWM)) in CM9-10_CWM_v6.0.1.2_8-16gb_tools_sdcard.zip, or twrp_2220_sd.img (TeamWin Recovery Project (aka TWRP)) in CM9-10_TWRP_v2.2.2.0_8-16gb_tools_sdcard.zip from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1640958, rename it to recovery.img. If you want to try out (or use) both, name your alternate choice altboot.img.
the file cm-10-yyyymmdd-UNOFFICIAL-acclaim.zip from http://iamafanof.wordpress.com/2012/11/03/cm10-0-jelly-bean-for-nook-tablet-uploading/
the file gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip from http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip
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 either SDC Recovery (or Alternate Boot depending on which recovery tool you want to use).
Select Backup to backup your current NT config (/boot, /recovery, /system, and /data). Before proceeding to next step, see note (ii) near the end of this post.
Select Wipe data & factory reset.
Select install zip from SD card and install cm-10 zip file.
Select install zip from SD card and install gapps zip file.
Select power of and remove SD card from NT and power NT on again using the power button (alternatively you can just 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 your apps will be auto-downloaded (but their settings will not be auto-restored)
A few additional points worth noting:
Installing CM10 ROM and gapps will override your NT's BN-provided boot, recovery, ROM, and Apps, so make sure that you backup all this stuff using backup process in step #5 above, safekeep the backup data on your PC/Laptop and better yet archive it on CD/DVD. Your media files in the NT media partition BN allocates for user should be intact.
To play it safe you should do the above in 2 phases: steps 1 through 5, then exit recovery and remove and mount SD card on PC to verify that backup data got newly created; then insert SD card and continue steps 6 through 9.
CWM and TWRP use different backup archive formats, so keep this in mind if you decide to switch. Furthermore, CWM has changed its archive format going from release 5.x to 6.x, so I think it would be prudent to save a copy of the recovery program together with the backup data it generated. (FWIW I prefer the tar/zip compatible backup data structure TWRP uses (which CWM 5.x had also used) over the BLOb structure which CWM 6.x use -- but YMMV).
To restore from backup data, boot into SD card and select from boot menu the same recovery program that was used to create the backup data, then select the particular backup dataset (indexed by date/time) you want to reinstall on your NT.
I would advise against blindly using other functions of the CWM and TWRP without looking up info and researching to understand what they really do.
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".
My thanks to all the developers who collective work created this wonderful ROM as well as the tools and info I made use of to install it. IMHO this ROM helps make the Nook Tablet one of the best-value tablets for the money (at least at the moment).
great post...fwiw here's my experience to get two NT16's up and running (I started with an old CM7 on both of them).
Backup nook with titanium backup on existing 32GB card.
Take screenshots for replacements
Reset nook to stock (1.4.2) and update to latest (1.4.3) with a fresh SD Card with repart.img copied to root (my red 2GB card):
http://raywaldo.com/2012/06/make-unbrick-repartition-image/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nu6e4m62tFc
c. 1.4.3 can be downloaded from B&N site directly. (http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/Software-Updates-NOOK-Tablet/379003187/)
Create a CWM SD Card (ideally 4GB SanDisk) as per these instructions - http://raywaldo.com/2012/05/root-nook-tablet-with-cwm-sdcard/
Copy CM7 BETA and compatible GAPPS onto this card or another blank one. You can get the files from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1481826 and http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Latest_Version/Google_Apps
Boot into this CWM Card, wipe data/wipe cache and dalvik cache. Install zip from sdcard (either current or pop in the new one). Choose cm-7 beta first, then gapps. Remove sd card. Reboot. Wait a while for it to set itself up.
Go into settings/applications and clear the cache for google market/play.
You now have CM7 installed and can setup the basics (google, wifi etc..)
Insert your 32GB (or 16 or 8 or whatever) Sandisk SD Card (it should ideally have the Titanium Backup folder from step 1, any media you want in Music and Movies folder and the CM10 and gapps zip in the downloads folder -- and that's it!)
Once mounted, download Goo Manager from the google play store and run it, accepting superuser requests.
Choose settings menu and "Install OpenRecoveryScript" and it should install openrecovery twrp recovery manager. Once it has installed and informed you of success, reboot into recovery (this is important), upon reboot hold the "n" and choose internal emmc recovery from the menu.
You will now find yourself in TWRP. From the install menu, add the CM10 PURE AOSP 4.1.2 JBV06.1-Hashcode and then the gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip and swipe to confirm flash. This is it. Fingers Crossed!
NOTE: On one NT 16 (I have two), step 12 DID NOT WORK. It wouldn't install the CM10...zip -- and simply rebooted itself or hung...so I powered off, and rebooted to the CWM Card in #6..and used CWM to wipe caches etc… and then installed the two zips...and voila.
hope it helps.
digixmax said:
I've been running CM10 build by XDA Developer Succulent version 12/08 on SD card since its release ten days ago, and its reliable/stable performance has crossed the threshold for me to finally take the plunge and install it internally on emmc.
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How do you feel about it now that you've installed it internally? I took the plunge as well today, but I'm not sure it's runs any better internally than it does from the sd card. Having said that, it runs so incredibly well from the card, so it's really hard to beat, but still... I'm actually having more issues with the internal install than the sd version.
I had had enough of the stock reader (that I'm actually pretty fond of) not remembering my place in sideloaded books, so I didn't feel I had anything to loose and am glad I made the install though. Installed once makes it easier to reinstall when an even better build comes along.
I made the switch since the stock ROM was so barebone and clumsy I virtually never use it since I had the NT, and the rooted stock ROM is just marginally better -- I found out there are so many apps I 've been using on CM10 that are simply not available for BN's (Android) Gingerbread. I also like the fact that I can now reboot (if ever needed) untethered.
I think performance-wise it runs about the same as it was running on SD, if it's better then it's not yet noticeable.
What kind of issues are you having with your new setup?
Some apps misbehaved. Didn't install properly or gave error messages. I decided to re flash and this this second install hasn't had any issues at all. Same files from the same card.
It is nice to have it internally and be able to switch sd cards should I want to.
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I ran into a problem with v12/08: when I connect the NT to the PC I do not get the “USB connected” notification with option to “turn on the USB storage”, and thus cannot access neither the emmc media partition nor the sdcard. The problem exists with both CM10 running on emmc and running on sdcard. Furthermore when running on sdcard, hitting “storage” in “settings” results in a force-close of “settings”.
I am curious if anyone else has the same problem, or I am just missing some setup setting somewhere.
In the meantime, I am back to running another ROM off SD.
Those storage setting issue I had with the 1118 build but not with later ones. Connection to PC work fine but I don't think I need to do the turn on USB thing. No PC nearby at the moment
Edit: I am now near a PC, and I do get the "touch to turn on USB" or words to that effect. So it works as it should..
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Thanks, I've tried reinstalling a couple of times (as well as installing a different ROM) without success.
I found the answer to my problem: I was used to getting the full-screen alert “USB mass storage” (upon insertion of tethered USB cable), and didn’t notice the tiny alert “USB connected” on the status bar (which when pulled down would in turn launch the “USB mass storage” alert).
Question: I'm not new to rooting and flashing, but am new to NT. I rooted my wifes NT, installed a launcher to switch back and forth, and loaded a few apps. I did not change the stock recovery and used a boot sdcard to run an older version of CWM. I forgot to hack OTA off so while messing around the darn thing upgraded to 1.4.3. The stock rom is such an old version of GB it is really worthless. So here is my question. Can I use this method to go directly to CM10? Im not too concerned about the issues mentioned in this thread, but more concerned about the method and the type of issues I might encounter. I see some threads say to flash CM 7 first, why I'm not sure. It almost looks to simple. Just looking for confidence. If it were mine I wouldnt care. Thanks for any help.
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Question: I'm not new to rooting and flashing, but am new to NT. I rooted my wifes NT, installed a launcher to switch back and forth, and loaded a few apps. I did not change the stock recovery and used a boot sdcard to run an older version of CWM. I forgot to hack OTA off so while messing around the darn thing upgraded to 1.4.3. The stock rom is such an old version of GB it is really worthless. So here is my question. Can I use this method to go directly to CM10? Im not too concerned about the issues mentioned in this thread, but more concerned about the method and the type of issues I might encounter. I see some threads say to flash CM 7 first, why I'm not sure. It almost looks to simple. Just looking for confidence. If it were mine I wouldnt care. Thanks for any help.
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Cm7 is a gingerbread rom, it can be flashed by cwm 5 and 6 both. But cm10 is jellybean and must be flashed with cwm 6 only (or twrp) . And once you have cm7, you get cyanoboot (2nd bootloader) which is necessary to load cwm6, whether its internally flashed recovery or SD card recovery.
If you still have your bootable SD card, boot into recovery and check the version (cwm 5 most likely) , then do the longer, but simpler method - stock > cm7 > flash cwm6 internal and boot into it from cyanoboot > cm10.
I see the difference between the 2 methods..a few more questions. I dont see where or how recovery gets flashed in the first method. Looks like either/both are used but not flashed. In both methods, I dont see any sdcard additional partition requirements so can I assume everything can get copied to the boot partition? Haven't looked at the card I made yet, but if CWM is current enough for CM7 it should work fine. I appreciate this thread. It has cleared up a lot of questions.
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I forgot to hack OTA off so while messing around the darn thing upgraded to 1.4.3. The stock rom is such an old version of GB it is really worthless. So here is my question. Can I use this method to go directly to CM10? Im not too concerned about the issues mentioned in this thread, but more concerned about the method and the type of issues I might encounter. I see some threads say to flash CM 7 first, why I'm not sure. It almost looks to simple. Just looking for confidence. If it were mine I wouldnt care. Thanks for any help.
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Yes, you can use this process to go directly from stock or rooted stock to CM10 -- I used it to go from rooted 1.4.3 directly to CM10. With SD-based flash, there is no need to go the circuitous multi-stage flashing process.
And if you use Succulent's CM10 builds from http://iamafanof.wordpress.com/2012/11/03/cm10-0-jelly-bean-for-nook-tablet-uploading/ his ROM zip files all include emmc recovery so you don't even have to separately flash recovery as you would have with other ROMs. I think his approach, in addition to being convenient, has the benefit of avoiding intermediate states where there is potential incompatibility between ROM and recovery versions (which I think is conducive to causing bootloop).
Of course if for some reason you later prefer a different version of recovery than the one he includes (CWM 6.0.2.5) you can always reflash your particular choice of recovery by itself.
FWIW I am running Succulent's cm-10-20121225-acclaim-HD.zip (GCC 4.6) at the moment and it works great.
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I see the difference between the 2 methods..a few more questions. I dont see where or how recovery gets flashed in the first method. Looks like either/both are used but not flashed. In both methods, I dont see any sdcard additional partition requirements so can I assume everything can get copied to the boot partition? Haven't looked at the card I made yet, but if CWM is current enough for CM7 it should work fine. I appreciate this thread. It has cleared up a lot of questions.
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Everything that gets flashed via recovery (either CWM or TWRP) comes in zip archive form, and this applies to ROM, gapps, as well as recovery itself. (If you ever want to flash recovery, the simplest way is to get a recovery zip file, such as one of those with keyword emmc from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1640958, and flash it from SD using the process in the first post, just as you would flash a ROM build or gapps).
If you are curious about what gets installed and where, just open (but don't extract) the to-be-flashed zip file (e.g., using winrar/winzip/7-zip): everything except the META-INF folder is what get installed, and the updater-script file in META-INF\com\google\android\ (which you can open using a text editor like notepad) contains installation script detailing where (i.e., which partition on the NT) various components of the zip file get installed.
Typical ROM builds zip contain boot.img which gets installed on /boot partition, and a bunch of system files and apps to be installed on /system partition. Succulent's ROM builds also include recovery which gets installed on /recovery partition. Finally gapps apps get installed on /system as well.
Really, really appreciate this OP, the replies, and the knowledge. VERY helpful. Wont do this til the 1st and will let you know the results... Again, THANKs
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Well your method worked flawlessly. I had a few minor operator errors but it went just as you explained. I did, however, have a fatal bug in the rom. Not sure who to report it to, but while messing around in settings I tried to change the color of the clock in the status bar. It totally blew away systemui. I tried everything I knew of to restart and recover but had to resort to wipe/factory reset. Could not figure out what data file got corrupted. That in turn made me have to flash the gapps again because none of the Google apps worked including play store. The net result is to add 1 more step to your method. BEFORE messsing with settings, and after the initial setup is complete, boot to recovery and do another backup..I forgot to mention I flashed 20121231, which is the latest release. Thank you so much for your knowledge and reseach. STOCK ROOTED TO CM10 RELEASED.
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Stuck on backup in CWM 6.0.1.2
My 16gbNT is currently running Team_B CM7. I'm trying to install Kuzma30's CM10.1 from a SD card. Following the instructions from this OP. While trying to perform my backup the process gets about 3/4 of the way through and then sticks at the file named "generic11.lda". It doesn't continue after that and I have left it alone for a considerable amount of time. Any idea what's causing the stick? I've tried it about three or four times with occasionally sticking at different files but it is still about 3/4 of the way through. Backup will not finish.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
I'd suggest trying a version of CWM that is considered compatible with CM7, e.g., CM7-9_CWM_v5.5.x_8gb-16gb_tools_sdcard.zip from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1640958 (but then remember to flash CM10.1 with 6.0.1.2).
Also check and make sure that you have enough space on your SDcard (you can/should remove backup data associated with failed partial backup attempts).
Backup success, Install failure
digixmax said:
I'd suggest trying a version of CWM that is considered compatible with CM7, e.g., CM7-9_CWM_v5.5.x_8gb-16gb_tools_sdcard.zip from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1640958 (but then remember to flash CM10.1 with 6.0.1.2).
Also check and make sure that you have enough space on your SDcard (you can/should remove backup data associated with failed partial backup attempts).
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Backup successful! Thanks button pressed. Now on the install I used CWM 6.0.1.2 and I'm not allowed to complete the install. It aborts installation and gives the following error:
"Installing update...
set_perm: some changes failed
E:Error in /sdcard/cm-10.1-20130102-UNOFFICIAL-acclaim.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted."
Any ideas?
Your guide is quite clear but somehow it is not working for me. I have a fresh NT 8GB with stock 1.2 on it.
I obtained the 6 files you mention:
- u-boot.bin
- MLO
- flashing_boot.img
- recovery.img (= cwm_6012_sd.img)
- gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip
- cm-10-20121231-NOOKTABLET-acclaim-HD.zip (from: http://iamafanof.wordpress.com/2012/11/03/cm10-0-jelly-bean-for-nook-tablet-uploading/)
I copied them to a 16GB 10x SD card and placed the SD card in my NT.
The problem is that whatever I do, it always boots the stock os and never into Cyanoboot. I know I have to connect the NT to my computer with USB and wait for it to boot, but even then it only load the stock OS.
Am I doing something wrong here?
Help much appreciated!
So here's my problem. I recently bought a Nook Tablet (hardly used) at a garage sale. The owner had rooted it when she got it, and she said she simply "no longer needed it", but I think she simply just screwed it up beyond her ability to repair. She factory reset it (which obviously did not get rid of root) before she sold it, and now that I have it I cannot download any apps. However, I can download books. Also, whenever I turn it off and then back on, I get this error message: "The application DownloadAdmin (process com.bn.nook.dadmin) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again." I took it to a Barne's and Noble a few days ago and explained the situation, and the lady there said that what the problem is is that when they rooted it they turned off automatic updates, so now the only way to fix it is to reroot it and turn auto-updates back on.
I attempted to reroot it, but so far I have not gotten any luck. I tried installing CWM by reformatting an SD card and using that, but instead of automatically booting into recovery mode it just booted like normal, presenting the files on the card simply as unreadable, useless files. I don't really know what to do, as it seems that no matter what I do I am unable to complete the process because of whatever problem my Nook is having. Any advice, leads on what I should do, etc?
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So here's my problem. I recently bought a Nook Tablet (hardly used) at a garage sale. The owner had rooted it when she got it, and she said she simply "no longer needed it", but I think she simply just screwed it up beyond her ability to repair. She factory reset it (which obviously did not get rid of root) before she sold it, and now that I have it I cannot download any apps. However, I can download books. Also, whenever I turn it off and then back on, I get this error message: "The application DownloadAdmin (process com.bn.nook.dadmin) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again." I took it to a Barne's and Noble a few days ago and explained the situation, and the lady there said that what the problem is is that when they rooted it they turned off automatic updates, so now the only way to fix it is to reroot it and turn auto-updates back on.
I attempted to reroot it, but so far I have not gotten any luck. I tried installing CWM by reformatting an SD card and using that, but instead of automatically booting into recovery mode it just booted like normal, presenting the files on the card simply as unreadable, useless files. I don't really know what to do, as it seems that no matter what I do I am unable to complete the process because of whatever problem my Nook is having. Any advice, leads on what I should do, etc?
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Well before doing anything else I recommend just using the repart image which will take your Tablet back to stock 1.4.2. Write this image file to a SD card (using win32diskimager) and put it in your NT. Once you get the green checkmark take the SD card out and it will start to restore your NT to stock.
http://raywaldo.com/2012/06/make-unbrick-repartition-image/
If you have any problems just shout them out.
Whether you...
go back to stock and then root, and just use the device like that (which is not really what I think most might consider the best option), or
just go straight to a full Android ROM (which is already rooted "out of the, errr, 'box'")
My recommendation would be focus on the second option.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2056626 is the way to go, just use the latest versions of files as follows:
The newest version of cwm_6.0.*.*_acclaim_recovery_sdcard.img from here instead of the others in step 2b.
The newest or the stable version (your choice) of CyanogenMod from here instead of the one in step 2c.
The newest gapps-jb-2013* from here for step 2d.
If you have any problems, describe the steps you took and we'll help you out.
Good luck!
Don't confuse the eMMC and SDC versions of the ROMs. The SDC image isn't the same as the .zip files. You write the .img files to an SD card and it creates the 4 partitions (boot, system, data, sdcard) for the SDC version of the ROM. You can use the .img file to create the partitions then install the zip, or manually create the partitions and install the zip.
If you want to internally install CM then follow the instruction InUrKitchen gave and use a non SDC file.
After many weeks finding all the possible means to fix my Vibrant with a non-mountable internal SD, here some hints for future users do not waste too much time, as I did, trying to fix it.
Of course there are many "PHD"Threads, regarding this topic, in the forum, but many are kinda confusing or not for this specific mobile model.
If your recovery keeps saying that it "cannot mount internal SDcard"or Cannot mount mmcblk0p2, means your internal SD is gone and you have lost all the data on it (Blame Samsung, and its cheap hardware, for that).
First of all, DO NOT WASTE TIME TRYING TO RECOVER IT.
I have seen many people that have wasted precious time trying to Lagfix, Repartition, Flashing it to stock over and over, popping out batteries and so on, and nothing worked. You can give it a try (other posts have many outcomes). But for me it was only worries and no fun.
here`s how I definitely figured it out:
- If you`re acessing the recovery (CWR, Semaphore, Overstock, or whatever kernel), you`re good to skip the flashing process. If not, Back up all your data (oops, there`s no data to back-up :silly: - So why many posts keep saying that, regarding this issue??) and flash it ODIN back to stock (links and files of how to do it can be found within the forum). I used the SGH-T959.tar and 802.pit file. No need to check any of the options (repartition, reboot,...), but no problem if you do.
- If you have stock or not, remove your external SD card from the phone and plug it into your computer DIRECTLY (do not do it remotely via USB-Phone connections). Download your preferred partitioning software (I use Mini Tool Partition) and reparation your SD card in 2 blocks (one FAT32-Primary and the other EXT(4 or 2)) - Do not need to warn you`ll lose all the data in the SDCard - Doesn`t matter the sizes, but be sure you`ll have, at least, 1gb at each side (otherwise you may not have enought memory for apps and midias). To learn how to do that, please rely on specific posts on this subject.
- Copy your preferred ROM and GApps ZIP file on your FAT32 SDCard partition. Copy also this very handy zip file from this genius guy:laugh: (It will spare you from the annoying task reedit the vold.fstab file and also the risk of screwing-up the installation process and have to start all over, and over - for me was like 200 times). Plug back the SD into the phone and turn it on recovery mode.
- Once you`re in recovery mode (see how to do it over the forum as well), choose the specific ROM for your kernell. I suggest always to use the CWM 5.2 because it handles most of the android versions. And also prefer the Cyanogen Mods, since the SlimBean rom has caused this whole issue with my phone (Yes! The ROM can ruin your device, so choose it wisely).
- Chose install from SD card and then install zip from SDcard. Install your ROM, GApps and the linked vold.fstab.zip file, in a row. If you have an error message during the installation (with a warning sign over the robot), it means you`re under an incompatible kernell and must switch to the one compatible with your Android version (see details about that in the forum as well). If everything installed correctly, reboot the phone and have fun.
- "Voilá", you now may have a fully operating phone again. The bigger the SD card capacity you choose the better.
Hope to have a simple clear summary of how to fix this not-cool-at-all Samsung bug on Vibrants.
This is what I did and it worked for me.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=44794712
And 2 posts down I explain what I did
Hello everyone,
I need your help. Sorry for the long post.
I have a OnePlus One. It was running on CM 13.0 (Android 6.0.1). I had TWRP and MultiROM installed.
I have had an issue where whenever I flash a zip file in TWRP, the phone will show an error after installing the zip: "Unable to mount storage". This appeared in red color on the screen right after showing the progress of the zip installation. The phone worked fine and all the flashed zips worked great as well. However, the error that appeared every single time when I flash a zip file bothered me. So I tried to fix it. (I know, if it's not broken don't fix it, but sadly I tired).
I followed this video to get rid of the error => (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7yDPszoQ5s). However, instead of getting rid of the error, I ended up with a huge problem. My phone couldn't recognize the data in the internal storage. It showed that the internal storage was empty. When I tired to reboot in TWRP, It said: "No OS installed are you sure you wish to reboot". I realized that the video I followed was for a different problem and that I ended up with the same issue the video was trying to fix! I tried every single option the video suggested to fix the problem and nothing helped.
I connected my phone to my laptop and downloaded the latest CyanogenMod zip for my phone and I flashed it. when I rebooted my phone I got a screen that asked for my password. I typed a random password (I discovered later that the phone will accept any password and say it's correct). I got the following error: "Decryption Unsuccessful... The password you entered is correct, but unfortunately your data is corrupt... To resume using your phone, you need to perform a factory reset. When you set up your phone after the reset, you'll have an opportunity to restore any data that was backed up to your google account...Then the only thing I can select is "reset phone." ". I pressed the reset button on the screen, the phone rebooted and showed the same error. Then I tired flashing PAC ROM and I got the same error again. Then I flashed OmniROM and the phone worked! It didn't show the error.
I have a Titanium backup for all my apps and I also have a nandroid backup for my previous ROM (in my memory stick using an OTG cable). However, I don't have any backups for my internal storage (photos, videos, documents... etc). I am guessing that these files are still in my internal storage. I didn't copy any new files to my phone because I think if I do, then the phone will keep replacing my old files (that I can't see) with the new ones.
My question is: Is there a way to get back these old photos and videos from the internal storage? Note that I didn't delete these files, but the phone can't read them. Also, I checked the nandroid backup that I have and the file system type of the previous ROM was EXT4. My current file system type is the same, EXT4.
Thank you for the help!