help those who need a nook tablet 8gb/16gb factory restore please post here to help out. THANK YOU.
AdamOutler posted a an acclaim_update.zip around here somewhere.
I'm not even sure I understand what's being asked for here... The ROMs are available here on the site or the current version is available from B&N's website. Download 1.4.2 HERE. Is that what you're looking for?
B&N sell two very different devices under the same name. The HUGE problem is the 8GB Nook Tablet have the different ROM structure than 16Gb version.
In process of experiments it will be broken and I cant find really intact ROM to restore it. B&N site provide only upgrade for 16GB version. Please help me.
If you think that they have different rom structures, you're either dumb or can't read. They sell 2 devices, but starting at 1.4.2, they have the same structure by using conditions based on GPIO's. .__.
Okay, this thread is going to have A TON of info. I recommend that if you are new to Android you read this thread and any questions you have I will attempt to answer to the best of my knowledge or I'm sure someone else will.
It is, in my opinion, imperative that you understand the material of this post prior to playing around with your new Android device. Much of this topic is general purpose, i.e. it could apply to any Android device but I will be making specific references for the Nook Tablet.
Root: The Android OS is a linux based OS. Thus "root access" is a term that signifies full access to the file system of the OS. Consider root access similar to "administrative privileges" on Windows. An even more extreme analogy may be if you were to buy a Windows computer and find that you only had access to "My Documents;" the Android equivalent would be buying a device like the Nook Tablet (or pretty much any other android device) and not having root access.
Root for the Nook Tablet: We have various methods for rooting the Nook Tablet. The best method, IMO, is the sdcard method found here. This method will allow you to create an external microSD card that allows you to boot into a custom recovery (more on this later) and run a script which will get you "root access."
Why do I want root?: Root access allows you to do things you otherwise would not be able to do. Installing google apps is probably the biggest reason, but other reasons include making certain modifications to the device to allow you to do more "stuff." Another big reason is to install indirect's app which will allow you to flash (fancy word for install) a custom recovery to the internal memory of the Nook. He even has an app that will allow you to unroot the device and restore it to stock (I believe as of this post the unroot app only supports the 16GB model).
Custom Recovery? What's that?: A custom recovery is, IMO, the number 1 priority when tinkering with Android. The first instance of a custom recovery you may encounter is the one I mentioned previously, the sdcard version. I actually have a card that I keep imaged with the custom recovery (Clockworkmod Recovery) ready to go should I ever need it.
Within Clockworkmod Recovery or any other custom recovery, you will be able to do a few things: install zip files, make a backup of your current OS (and restore said backups), wipe data/cache. The key here, as with a lot of this stuff, is DO NOT START SELECTING THINGS YOU DO NOT FULLY UNDERSTAND. For some reason a lot of users have a habit of wiping system and other things within CWM thus resulting in broken partitions and other issues. Follow directions. If you are unsure of something, ask a question.
Custom ROM: ROM stands for Read Only Memory. It is the operating system of Android that is on your device. The stock ROM that comes with the device, a modified version of Android by B&N is very restricting. Getting root access on this rom will open up many options for users. However, as Android is open source, we have the ability to create custom ROMs that provide even more freedom and a "pure" Android experience.
These ROMs almost always come "rooted" as well. What I mean by this is that a developer could create a ROM that does not allow the user root access. In fact, the newest policy of Cyanogenmod (a very popular and hard working ROM development team) is that ROMs will no longer come "rooted" by default. Users will have to toggle root access in settings.
Custom roms are flashed (installed) via a custom recovery like Clockworkmod Recovery. Basically, if you have CWM on your external sdcard or flashed internally, you can store the ROM zip file on your internal memory (or the external card should you choose), boot into recovery, flash the ROM and voila you will be ready to boot into a new OS (you should probably wipe data/cache as well if its a new ROM). I must stress here that it is IMPERATIVE that you make a backup of your current OS prior to installing a new ROM. This way, you can restore your previous setup should you not like the new one or if there are any issues with the new one.
Boot from sdcard? Yes we are quite lucky with the Nook such that we can boot from the external sdcard. I have already mentioned booting into CWM from sdcard but we even have the benefit of booting into a custom ROM (CM7 only currently) from external sdcard. What this means is that you leave the internal OS completely intact. This would thus allow "dual booting" i.e. you can boot into internal or boot from external.
Back to stock: Getting back to stock is incredibly easy with the Nook Tablet. I've done it myself a few times on two devices for various reasons. Many people are afraid to root or flash custom ROMs because it voids the warranty. While true, if you are able to return the device to stock conditions, B&N has no way of knowing that the device has been tinkered with and thus the Warranty remains intact.
To wrap this up, I must stress how important it is that you read, read, read and read more when doing this stuff. Follow directions to the T. Ask questions if you aren't sure about something. I know this is a long post as well but I can't stress how important it is that users understand the information I have put forth here when rooting and/or flashing custom ROMs.
Also, if someone wants to add benefits to why rooting the stock OS is useful please feel free to do so (I admittedly have little experience with the B&N stock OS and thus am not 100% positive of the benefits of rooting the B&N stock OS).
Reserved.
The Download link for the Cyanogen Mod 7 Final Image is down?
I would like to download the latest Cyanogen Mod 7 Final Image, so I found this webpage containing the latest version of this Image =
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1481826
and tried to download the SD card for the Nook Tablet..
BUT the link to the SD Card for the Nook Tablet appears to be dead..at the very least, it's not working properly.
Please, can someone direct me to a proper link to download the correct Cyanogen Mod 7 Final Image for the 16 gig Nook Tablet ?
Thanks!
I'd check/ask in the thread for that rom.
I tried to make a similiar comment on that thread, however; I recieved a notice that since I was new here, I'm not allowed to post a comment on that development thread.
That is why I'm making a similiar request on this thread.
All I'm attempting to do at this point is simply download the correct Cyanogen Mod 7 Final Image, so, I'm requesting help in that regard.
Thanks again~
um, i have a request. could you please post your questions in the 'Q&A' section.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1508
thx.
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now having 'asked nice' for that... i have another link. imho, @succulent has a better version of the cm7 internal for 16GB. it is here.
http://iamafanof.wordpress.com/2012/06/12/cm7-2-rc1-build-20120612/#more-739
thank you, "old fart"..
Please, accept my apologies for posting on an incorrect thread.. I honestly thought that I was posting on a thread that might be able to help.
Also, thank you for posting a webpage that contains the correct Cyanogen Mod 7 Image. In regard to this better Build of the Cyanogen Mod 7 for the Nook Tablet..I admit that I'm a real noobie, I'm simply asking because I don't know.
Is the Cyanogen Mod 7 Image in the Mediafire Folder listed on that webpage ?
If so, I've opened that Mediafire folder ..this folder contains a long list of various files.. which is the correct file that I should download, and write to my sd card ?
Thank you much for your help in answering my questions~
Please take it to another thread~
GENERAL CONDUCT REQUEST
@sinatrafan:
please refrain from using CAPS to get your point across, I'm sure people with be able to read a few sentances and respond without you needing to e-yell. Another suggestion, as a new member, maybe read some of the forum guidelines to better understand how we operate. In general, ask as many questions as you'd like, but do not expect an answer every time or on your time table, just hope that you get what you're looking for. Don't forget to search for yourself, I'm sure you could have found current links, just as the link was provided to you, I'm sure they foud that link by searching. Also, you'll likely receive better help if you are polite. Thank you.
I went to that link for you, here's the direct link for both (assuming the newest is the one to get).
ROM > http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?5gw47zw4xx108gc
GAPPS > http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-gb-20110828-signed.zip
@OP and other senior members:
please don't flame people with less than 10 posts, they're new here, remember when you were new? Just try to answer questions and be helpful, or don't post. If somebody is out of line, report the post and I'll get to it soonish. Thank you.
Installing/Flashing CWM on Rooted 1.4.0 NT w/ Blocked OTA Updates
Gents,
I stepped away from the world of the Nook Tablet over the last 5-6 months in order to focus on other Android devices.
Last time I was involved with the NT, I rooted my son's NT with Indirect's 'Full Root (v1.4.0) w/ Blocked OTAs w/ ZergRush exploit' Thread.
From what it seems, there have been a few changes, including obtaining root access for NT's that have 1.4.1+ through the SDCard boot method.
Quick question:
I want to load a custom recovery on my son's NT, such as Xionia or CWM. The root via SDCard method includes this as part of the overall root method.
Is there a preferred way that I can install/flash custom recovery on my son's NT, knowing that I have a rooted 1.4.0 NT Blocked OTA updates?
Just curious.
Thank you,
BJ.
Anyone?
b1ggjoe said:
Is there a preferred way that I can install/flash custom recovery on my son's NT, knowing that I have a rooted 1.4.0 NT Blocked OTA updates?
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I have a preference for the internal method. Plug in things are sometimes troublesome for me.
LOL! Well that's not exactly what I was asking however. As I stated, I currently have a rooted Nook Tablet (1.4.0) with Blocked OTA Updates (I used the original method from November 2011).
I am not interested in loading any kind of Custom ROMs at this time, but I do wish to add CWM or some other kind of custom recovery to my son's Nook Tablet.
Is there a recommended method to do this, without going through a re-rooting process with the 'Boot from SDCard method'?
Thanks,
BJ.
Anyone?
Nook RecoveryFlasher.apk
Search on Nook Recovery Flasher.apk and see if that app will meet your need. I believe it was created by Indirect.
Aaah ok will do. Thank you!!!!
Nook won't boot with CWM on card
Guys, am I the only one having this problem or are there others?
I've read and clearly understand the procedure to root my Nook Tablet. The problem is that no matter what I do, any time an SD card with a bootable CWM is inserted, the Nook simply refuses to start. Removing the card or for that matter replacing it with any other card that does NOT have a bootable CWM fixes the problem. It'll even boot and run the pseudo-root ROM that runs off the SDCard without actually rooting the tablet.
I've tested this with many cards and with several different ways to prepare it, and the end result is always the same regardless of what mode the Nook is in. I'm thinking that if somehow I'm not preparing the card correctly, then wouldn't the tablet simply boot up normally as it does with any other card that has no bootable CWM in it?
Since I bought my tablet at about the end of August 2012, I'm thinking B&N put something in the stock ROM to detect any other recovery and stop cold if that's what it finds. I say this because the problem is only with bootable recoveries, any bootable non-recovery works OK.
Any ideas??
humb11 said:
Guys, am I the only one having this problem or are there others?
I've read and clearly understand the procedure to root my Nook Tablet. The problem is that no matter what I do, any time an SD card with a bootable CWM is inserted, the Nook simply refuses to start. Removing the card or for that matter replacing it with any other card that does NOT have a bootable CWM fixes the problem. It'll even boot and run the pseudo-root ROM that runs off the SDCard without actually rooting the tablet.
I've tested this with many cards and with several different ways to prepare it, and the end result is always the same regardless of what mode the Nook is in. I'm thinking that if somehow I'm not preparing the card correctly, then wouldn't the tablet simply boot up normally as it does with any other card that has no bootable CWM in it?
Since I bought my tablet at about the end of August 2012, I'm thinking B&N put something in the stock ROM to detect any other recovery and stop cold if that's what it finds. I say this because the problem is only with bootable recoveries, any bootable non-recovery works OK.
Any ideas??
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Try powering off, inserting your bootable SD card in the tablet, then plugging the B&N USB cable into your tablet. Some tablets (and there doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to it) will only boot from the external card if they detect the USB cable.
Saludos,
Steve
Post to Q&A and someone will sort you out.
The OP mentioned that he only dual boot bootable Cyanogenmod image is CM7. Is there a reason why CM10 is not possible? It seems the N2A people are advertising that capability on their website. I would like to be able to do that myself if possible.
Hello -
New to this forum and just recently acquired a Nook Tablet 16gb. I want to root it and install Android and was following this helpful thread,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2037368
but the image file 'SD_ROOT_NT16or8gbV4_7 ' is no longer available from the destination on http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1439630.
Is there a new location where I can get a copy of that file?
Thanks,
-Jim
I'd suggest you try the rooting method posted at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31271965&postcount=240, which is relatively the simplest routing method using CWM recovery running on a bootable SDcard and which contains relatively the most current rooting content package.
See also http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=37515697&postcount=31 for more pointers/tips.
This is a program I made because i just rooted for the first time this weekend and even though it is really easy I almost bricked my nook. This program I have made I hope will try to prevent any bricking. If you cant understand the tool/tutorial you shouldn't be rooting. How it works is i have downloaded most of the applications needed to root a nook. I am not responsible for anything that happens to your nook from this tool. There is one application i was not able to add in and that is Minitool partition wizard, however I did include the setup in the application. This tool is for 8 and 16gb nook tablets running 1.4.3. IT MUST BE A NOOK TABLET NOT COLOR OR HD. This shows you step by step on how to get CMW(clockworkmod recovery) and a basic custom rom. It does not have cyanogenmod in the image file. And once more I am not responsible for anything that may happen to your nook or any trouble that can come from it. If by any chance you nook does get bricked look up a video on how to unbrick your nook tablet. This is my first post and public application so if you can tell me if it worked for you and what I can change about the program. I did not make any of the applications in the program other than the program itself. Please give me feed back on this tool.
Application Release
I will be releasing the application asap. It is still in development.
Its the last week of development for the application. It does not have an icon so sorry. Im not good with image making.
I am still working on having it run as smooth as possible. I will try to have the application up soon.
Hi Nooktabletrooter,
Recently inherited a Nook Tablet with 1.4.3 and am new to this so am Very Interested in your project!
What is status of Nook Tablet root tool/tutorial 1.4.3 VERY EASY FOR BEGINNERS?
Ken
I actually stopped making this program but if you want i can keep making it
"I actually stopped making this program but if you want i can keep making it" Since you have a lot more experience on the Nook Tablet, would like to 1st mention that I want to use it for reading DOC and PDF files and as a Audio and Video Player.
Since I have Never Rooted any Android device I would like to keep things as simple as possible. The closest I have done with Windows is making a Hiren's BootCD From USB Flash Drive. http://www.hiren.info/pages/bootcd-on-usb-disk Which had easy to follow instructions.
Also would like to ask your advice as to the cyanogenmod version you would recommend for the Nook Tablet to do the things I mentioned?
Did some checking and the Android Audio Video Players I will be using (MX or VLC) do not list a min ver only "varies with device" so makes this a little more difficult?
Thanks
Ken
I've tried numerous threads and they all have a missing or broken link for the files needed to do this. Was just given one by my mom, and I'd like to use it more as a tablet for my shop.
If anyone has any current, correct and up to date info or files on how to root the 8gb nook tablet, please let me know (I also understand this thing is ancient and I may be out of luck).
J
jgro1976 said:
I've tried numerous threads and they all have a missing or broken link for the files needed to do this. Was just given one by my mom, and I'd like to use it more as a tablet for my shop.
If anyone has any current, correct and up to date info or files on how to root the 8gb nook tablet, please let me know (I also understand this thing is ancient and I may be out of luck).
J
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Your best bet is not to simply root. That leaves you with a Gingerbread system hobbled with the B&N overlay--unless that's what you actually want.
The 8 GB model presents some challenges due to the smaller RAM and internal storage, but a CM 11 ROM runs great.
I have an extended post on the subject here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/nook-tablet/general/how-to-cm-11-8-gb-nook-tablet-bntv250a-t3667555
All the files referenced are available.
You are my hero sir, thank you so much!
Yeah, I tried to follow that and got lost instantly. Anything easier out there? Sorry I am uneducated.