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[Nook Color Android Development] ruthienu:
It would be nice if the installer would let us set partition sizes depending on a persons usage. Some apps take up much more space than others. I have maybe 10 apps installed and I am down to 700mb. Apps like quickoffice eat alot of space.
[Nook Color Android Development] DizzyDen:
One other thing to consider in the size of the boot partition is that when you dual boot into stock... that is the partition it sees without modification... thus 1.75 GB gives you some usable space for stock as well.
[Nook Color Android Development] cdaters:
This is true, I had not considered that. :)

Everything I would need space for, I do in CM7. In my stock B&N environment, the things I would want available wouldn't ever fill up the user space provided.
[Nook Color Android Development] dasingleton:
This did not work for me. It still sat at the "loading" screen.
[Nook Color Android Development] scamo:
Hi after the link to update the genimage 1.3 zip please . The link on page one isnt working for me Thank you

fixed it thanks
[Nook Color Android Development] tinpanalley:
Can't boot into recovery with either method. Anyone know why that happens?
[Nook Color Android Development] barbo:
Arrgh! I am getting very frustrated trying to get CM7 on my sdcard - I decided I'd like to try 7.1RC so...

I DL'd the generic-sdcard-v1.3.img.gz and extracted generic-sdcard.img then I used Win32DiskImager to put that file on a newly formatted 8gb card. I unmounted and remounted the card on the desktop and moved both update-cm-7.1.0-RC1-encore-signed.zip and gapps-gb-20110613-signed.zip to the card.

Now, when I boot the Nook with the card in I come to a screen that says:

"complete action using...

com.android.provision.DefaultActivity

Setup Wizard"

I have not seen that in the instructions and searching for it didn't help.

I get to a "Welcome to NookColor" screen and I thought it is here that I am supposed to hit menu and turn on wifi BUT I only get a menu for what looks like cell data service.

I am thinking one of the files I DL'd is not for the Nook (?) I went back and redownloaded all three files again but the same thing keeps happening. Where did I go wrong? Thank you for any help!
[Nook Color Android Development] dcharleyultra:
What are your sdcard specifics? Are you using a Sandisk card?

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[Nook Color Android Development] AidenM:
Type in your gmail stuff, without going to the cell-data options. Give it a minute, and it will timeout. Then there will be a button to connect to wifi. And you know what todo from there. Right? :cool:
[Nook Color Android Development] barbo:
Thanks, ikingblack. I waited and it is working now. I guess I need to learn patience.

xda rocks, verygreen rocks and ikingblack rocks :)
[Nook Color Android Development] ComfortEagle:
Sorry if I'm naive - first time attempt at this.

Followed instructions in first post and wrote image on 2G SanDisk SD card using WinImage, then put CM build -143 .zip file on SD card and put in nook. Booted from SD with this error:

Unexpected lack of boot partition on the SDCARD!

Any help would be much appreciated!
[Nook Color Android Development] jacjar1:
What version of winimage you use?..Try windisk32Diskimager Release 0.1 that is the most consistent program i have found to write the image...anything else tends to be hit and miss especially with windoze
[Nook Color Android Development] Ncminn:
Cm7 and market working..how to load apps?

I have the latest stable version of Cm7 running and the market is working also...(sd card, not internal install) The main reason I wanted to run CM7 was to play my emulators with a wiimote and maybe play with BT keyboard or GPS. I see that Nesoid, Gensoid and Snesoid are not on the market anymore. I bought all of them before. I used rootexplorer to copy them and tried to put them on the SD card along with a few roms. When I am booted in CM7 it does not show up on the card in root explorer. I'm probably missing something simple..I have not been keeping up with all the new roots and hacks, still a noob. is this why you need to create partitions? If so, how is that done?

I only had a 2gb card laying around, so I used that. Can I duplicate or image the card to a different card when I get one? I will not have much room for apps or data with only 2gb. I saw 120 plus pages on this thread and did not know where to start. Thanks for any help.

UDDATE-Never mind, figured it out. I did not know you could just access the card while plugging the nook in with usb. I though only the boot portion was visible. Got the emulators and wiimote working. Now onto other BT goodies..
[Nook Color Android Development] sudhirkhanger:
Thank you so much for writing probably the easiest and quickest how to.
[Nook Color Android Development] viskon:
Please help !

Nook noob here.

I had previously burnt the CM7 image onto a 8 gb, cl4 Kingston card and I am able to boot into CM7 using this card.However, it is too slow to be practically usable.

I decided to use a new Sandisk card, based on what I had read here. I am using a Sandisk Cl 4, 4 gb sdhc card. I have followed the instructions in the OP. I burnt the image to the sd card , loaded the CM7 file, put the card into the Nook and rebooted. I am getting into a boot loop. The Nook boots into the CM7 logo and then reboots itself and the cycle continues. I have tried two different Sandisk 4 gb, cl4 cards with the same result.

Any help is appreciated.
[Nook Color Android Development] dcharleyultra:
Are you using the correct CM7 version?

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[Nook Color Android Development] viskon:
I think so. I am using update-cm-7.0.3-encore-signed which I downloaded from the CM site.
[Nook Color Android Development] dcharleyultra:
If you are using VG's version 1.3, try CM-7.1.0-RC1-encore.

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[Nook Color Android Development] XenaWP:
Sorry, this is my first time trying to create the dual boot card.

When I use Win32 Disk Imager to create a "generic bootable Adroid" microSD card (8GB), the size is now 130 MB for the card and I cannot copy nor image the Cyanogen mod build to it.

What am I missing here?

Thanks for any help you can provide.

XWP
[Nook Color Android Development] tblack:
Trouble booting into recovery

Maybe I'm doing something wrong. Herre's what I got going.

Nook running 1.2

Got CM7 running update-cm-7.0.3-encore-signed

Can't boot into recovery. Tried selecting recovey option at shut down and doing the timing thing. Going to try the newest nightly cm7.
[Nook Color Android Development] viskon:
On both my 4 GB SanDisks, I just get boot loops. I have tried the stable release, the RC1 and the latest two nightlies.

With both my two 8 gb Kingstons however, I am able to boot into CM7 without incident. The speed of response is horrible, though.

I have an 8gb SanDisk in the mail. Let's see how that goes.

Thanks for the tips,dcharleyultra.
[Nook Color Android Development] dcharleyultra:
What version of the VG installer are you using?

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[Nook Color Android Development] DizzyDen:
Use the original VG 1.3... write the image to your card... BEFORE you do anything else, use EASEUS or Mini Tools partition manager to resize the only partition on the card to 500 MB... THEN proceed with the setup.
[Nook Color Android Development] viskon:
I am using the one referenced in the OP, the 1.3 version.
[Nook Color Android Development] ndinfla:
Thanks

Verygreen

Just wanted to say thank you for an awesome way to update. Works flawless everytime.

Ndinfla.
[Nook Color Android Development] jetfxr27:
Worked great thanks for the tool. Used on a 4gb and a 2gb. For some reason the gapps will not install on the 4gb card. Oh well I'll keep trying.
[Nook Color Android Development] XenaWP:
I downloaded the mini tools but it wouldn't let me change a partition size.

But even if I did make it 500MB, the CyanogenMod is like 2GB, isn't it? And if I use the Disk Imager to image that to the microSD, doesn't that overwrite the bootable image?

Is there a simple step-by-step on how to do this? Really, I'm not good at this ... I'm willing to try, but this isn't making sense to me.
[Nook Color Android Development] dcharleyultra:
Just try the instructions in the OP, and see what that does for you.

Swyped from my NookColor using Tapatalk
[Nook Color Android Development] DizzyDen:
The CM7 zip file is just over 100 MB... that is what you put on the boot partition.I you are changing the BOOT partition size... you MUST do it before you do anything else with the card.... i.e. write the SA img file to the card... RESIZE the BOOT partition.... THEN write the cm7 zip... gapps zip etc. and put it in nook to do its thing.
[Nook Color Android Development] fastoy:
I have an SD card that I've been using with daily 139. That update almost filled up the boot partition.

I read the above instructions on how to resize the boot partition before building the SD card but what can I do after I have a running SD card?
[Nook Color Android Development] DizzyDen:
Not much you can do... windows will not let you move/resize the ext partitions.

You could do a backup of the system and data partitions...

adb the backup to your computer (or copy it to your boot partition using adb shell mount commands... later in post)

then do as above regarding writing image, resizing partition... installing... then restore your backup.

If you want to move the backup to your "boot" partition do the following:

adb shell mkdir /sdcard/boot
adb shell mount /dev/block/mmcblk1p1 /sdcard/boot

Then you can copy the backups to /sdcard/boot and it will be copied to the "boot" partition (the one that is visible in windows)
[Nook Color Android Development] Yadah:
Can't get into bleepin' Recovery mode

I have tried holding that stupid N button until the cows have come home.... and they are here and I am still not in the recovery mode. I have tried the solution where I push and hold power for 6 seconds until the Loading screen blanks out and then release and push power again and it still just boots up. A few things I have noticed is that the system no longer says the Future of Reading... it just says loading now. Anyways can one of you guys send some help my way?
[Nook Color Android Development] DizzyDen:
What ROM and what version do you have on the uSD?

What version of SASD image did you use?

That sounds like an older uImage.
[Nook Color Android Development] viskon:
So I got my 8gb SanDisk from Amazon. Flashed it as per OP. And prayed. Booted into Cm7 straightaway! And the speed is very snappy.

Thanks verygreen for this masterpiece!
[Nook Color Android Development] beorn107:
SD card unreadable in Windows once CM7 installed

Has anyone run into the problem with not being able to write to the SD card in Windows after installing CM7? Following the instructions in the first post I have CM7 up and running and want to install Google apps pack. However when I shutdown the NC, remove the SD card and insert into my laptop to copy gapps-gb-20110613-signed.zip on to it windows sees the SD card but I can't copy the file to it.

When I place the SD card in the laptop windows states that I need to format the disk.
[Nook Color Android Development] Yadah:
I am using the one that was linked to at the top of this thread. I am using Cm7 latest stable version. I am not sure how where to look to see the version of the SASD.

I downloaded the genericsdcard-v1.3 and CM7 7.0.3 to make the sd card.
[Nook Color Android Development] dasingleton:
I am having the same problem. I tried what has been suggested in this thread and it has not work.

Any suggestions?
[Nook Color Android Development] ericjwaugh:
I had this same problem (PNY 4GB Class 4 and Windows 7 Home Premium). It seems it's not uncommon.

Nook Color UMS works great.

Good luck!
[Nook Color Android Development] fastoy:
Could I use a gparted live CD to resize the boot partition?

Regarding backing up the system and data partitions, how do I do that?

I don't have adb on my computer so I've been successful to date using terminal, sudo, and busybox directly on the Nook.

Do the commands you mentioned above (mkdir and mount) move the backup or do I still need something to actually move (copy) the backup?

Then after I recreate the SD card, resize, and reinstall, how do I restore the backup?

Sorry but I know pretty much nothing about Linux/Android.
[Nook Color Android Development] Yadah:
Should I have not downloaded the images from the links on the first page? Someone is suggesting that I maybe using the wrong image because I can't login into the recovery mode in order to get the google apps installed.
[Nook Color Android Development] XenaWP:
I'm not getting into Recovery mode either. If I select power button > Reboot > Recovery it just reboots normally, does not extract the gapps file.

Using CM 7.0.3 stable and the indicated gapps file.
[Nook Color Android Development] Yadah:
XenaWp Yeah for some reason when you install the image to Sd card instead of the internal memory for the nook the reboot to recovery does not work. We have to force it into recovery by holding the N button down while we power the device on. The issue is that when i try and do this it just boots normally and still does not take me into a recovery.
[Nook Color Android Development] dcharleyultra:
For those of you having trouble with your NC and VG v1.3, I recommend trying CM-7.1.0-RC1-encore.

For those of you trying to get into CWM, the only way that has worked for me is using the "Boot Mode: Alternate..." from the Boot Menu.

To get into VG's SD recovery:

1. Power down the NC

2. Hold down the N until these instructions say to release it

3. Hold down the Power button until you get the "white flash"

4. Quickly release the Power button and then IMMEDIATELY press and hold it.

5. When you receive the "Booting into Recovery" message, release the Power and N buttons

To get into CWM:

1. Power down the NC

2. Hold down the N until these instructions say to release it

3. Hold down the Power button until you get the "white flash"

4. When you receive the "Entering boot menu" message, release the N button

5. Once in the Boot Menu, change Boot Mode to "Alternate ..."

6. "Boot Now"
[Nook Color Android Development] Yadah:
After the initial white flash I release and re-press and the message "loading" comes up. If I continue to hold the button the nook powers down. If I release it boots up to the regular OS
[Nook Color Android Development] Yadah:
I remember when the nook used to say "The Future of Reading" or something like that and I could get into the recovery system then. But not with this new build. With the new stuff I just put on it says "Loading"
[Nook Color Android Development] Yadah:
The image I am using was from the link on the very first post of this thread:

Android 2.3.3

Kernel Version

2.6.29-omap1

erik@myhost #10

Mod Version

CM 7.0.3-encore

Build Number GRI40
[Nook Color Android Development] dcharleyultra:
What software version is your NC running in "native" mode - 1.2.0?

Swyped from my Evo 4G using Tapatalk
[Nook Color Android Development] ndat:
adding a google account

First, thanks to everyone that has contributed to getting this working. I followed the instructions and got everything working pretty quickly - even got the apps market going.

Now my question - the problem I can't seem to get past is setting up my Google Account. I have an existing account. I've typed and re-typed the credentials so many time I know I'm entering them correctly. What I get though is an error that my username and password don't match. I'm stuck and looking for any assistance.
[Nook Color Android Development] dcharleyultra:
Is the first character in your password lowercase, but being inserted as uppercase?

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[Nook Color Android Development] Yadah:
Nook Native Software Version is 1.1.0

Funny thing is when I took the card out and booted it I got the "Touch the future of Reading" load screen.
[Nook Color Android Development] dcharleyultra:
I believe you need 1.2.0.

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[Nook Color Android Development] Yadah:
Can anyone confirm that? It worked before with that version. This is a rebuild. I thought updating the nookie original OS would halt the ability to put a custom rom on it. Can someone please verify?
[Nook Color Android Development] ndat:
Good call, but no. Just re-checked to be sure.
[Nook Color Android Development] dcharleyultra:
Can you log onto your account on a computer?

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[Nook Color Android Development] ericjwaugh:
I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. I have File Expert (in root mode), but any attempt to mount fails. I used terminal to "mount -o remount,rw /" which seemed to work, and then "mkdir /mnt/nooksys" and "mount -o rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /mnt/nooksys". This all works. Then I go to FE, navigate to /mnt/nooksys/etc, open vold.fstab with File Editor, and "Save" is not an option.

Any ideas? (Also, why isn't FE able to mount? What am I doing wrong there?) This seems so simple, I must be missing something easy.

Thanks!

EDIT -- modifying permissions on vold.fstab prior to opening with File Editor worked. Still can't figure out why I can't mount R/W in File Expert.
[Nook Color Android Development] Yadah:
Any help my way on my boot issue?
[Nook Color Android Development] DizzyDen:
Which version of the SASD did you use? You cannot use 1.3 with 2.6.29 kernel CM7's. You should use SASD 1.2
[Nook Color Android Development] Yadah:
Thanks for clearing that up. I used 1.3 where can I download 1.2? Should I update my nook itself to make it work with 1.3?
[Nook Color Android Development] Yadah:
Never mind got the 1.2 :) working on it now.
[Nook Color Android Development] Yadah:
Done. Got it up and running!
[Nook Color Android Development] droople:
a sily question, do I need to root my nc first then can run this?

Thanks

I got my Nc yesterday, and a 16GB Sandisk class 4 microSD card

I write the generic-sdcard.img to my SD card by WinImage , and there is only on partition boot.

I download cm_encore_full-161.zip and copy into "boot"

I insert the SD card into NC, press power button, it booted into the normal 1.20 firmware. reboot, still no success :(
[Nook Color Android Development] zombieflanders:
No, your NC doesn't need to be rooted.

When you boot up, does a little green "CyanogenMod" logo appear briefly? If so, when that logo comes up, hold down the "n" button until the boot menu comes up and follow the instructions to change the options to "SD" and "Recovery Mode." If you don't get the boot menu, the best I can say is to check that the card is inserted properly.
[Nook Color Android Development] droople:
Thank you.zombieflanders:)

I found that Winimage can't write my SD card properly, which still leave a 16GB size disk after writing. Finally I used win32diskimager, now everything works perfectly, except VPN, it freeze on VPN setup page when I tried to dial a VPN frequently.

Now I'm looking for a dual/mulit boot option. :)
[Nook Color Android Development] youbecha:
I just read the overclocking thread to see how to install it and realized that CM7 (I think anything past 130) has the overclock kernel built in...

Duh

I like the OC, and the nook desperately needed it.
[Nook Color Android Development] inportb:
I had that problem as well, and then I poked around and realized that I had to "restore" the image instead of writing it. D'oh!
[Nook Color Android Development] flaming homer:
Thanks verygreen, new to the CM7 / Nook platform, my first try on a class-4 Kingston 8GB microSDHC was a disaster, the device was barely functional. Now on a class-4 Sandisk 8GB microSDHC and the Nook is a pleasure to use
[Nook Color Android Development] :
Is there anyway to update to BN 1.3 firmware or is a new update required?
[Nook Color Android Development] dasingleton:
I followed this..

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/nookcolor-support-software-update/379002520/#2
[Nook Color Android Development] :
Hrmmm...when I do this my Nook tries to boot and install using Clockwork Recovery Mod and the install fails.

I don't remember installing this as part of the EMMC...did the 1.3SD card update do this or did I just install this myself by accident?
[Nook Color Android Development] dcharleyultra:
Removing CW Recovery

For everyone who has CW Recovery on their NC's internal memory, I just successfully used this thread to remove CW Recovery: http://androidforums.com/nookcolor-...how-return-stock-upgrade-stock-b-n-1-2-a.html:

I did not format Data.

I did not do anything to my 8GB sdcard after I wrote the 1 gb image for CW Recovery v3.2.0.1.

After I restored v1.2.0, I was successful in updating to 1.3.0.

After the update to 1.3.0, all my CM enironment was intact when booting from my VG sdcard.
[Nook Color Android Development] Thoss:
Thanks to verygreen and the posters in this thread my new Nook Color is now running CM7. My question is how do I do a backup? It looks like there is no full CWM recovery like I'm used to on my Incredible. I'm guessing I have to image the SD card but I'm not sure if this is right or how to go about it. Any help would be much appreciated.
[Nook Color Android Development] fastoy:
I just used WinImage and created an image of the SD card. Probably not the smartest thing but it was the only way I knew.

I have restored it to another SD card and tested so I know that I can recover from it.
[Nook Color Android Development] dcharleyultra:
A way to get CW Recovery on the sdcard is in the link in my last post.

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[Nook Color Android Development] Thoss:
Thanks I did not see that. I'm still trying to figure out the process. Basically make a bootable CWM card, backup to that card. Then to restore boot off the CWM sdcard and once in recovery swap my regular CM7 bootable sdcard then restore from the CWM menu that is still on the screen?
[Nook Color Android Development] :
Flashing to the latest nightly with the 1.3BN kernel stuff looks to have resolved my issue (that or I'm retarded and I was doing something wrong before) LOL :)
[Nook Color Android Development] dcharleyultra:
No, your regular CM7 bootable sdcard is not used during the process. It's used after the process is completed.

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[Nook Color Android Development] dcharleyultra:
I had my VG card before I did the process. I didn't use the card again until after the upgrade to 1.3BN.

BTW, I'm using 7.1.0 RC and the 6/30 kernel on my VG card.

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[Nook Color Android Development] Purple Drama Llama:
I'm doing this exactly as instructed on a 100% stock unrooted nook color on 1.2. But, it's not working...

I downloaded the generic image, wrote it to my SD Card (4GB class 4) and then ejected it. I then downloaded a CM7 nightly, loaded it onto the SD Card. Ejected it. Then placed it into my nook as the directions say. But, when I put the SD Card in, my Nook Color does not turn on and even after I take the SD Card out, it still wont turn on for another 20-30 minutes. Help?
[Nook Color Android Development] dcharleyultra:
What brand uSD, and what utility did you use to write the generic image?

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[Nook Color Android Development] Purple Drama Llama:
I think the brand is Micro Center? I used Winimage. I bought the card on eBay already done and it worked (with honeycomb) but I found honeycomb too buggy and wanted to switch it out for CM7. I have formatted the card quite a few times (10-15 times) if that makes a difference due to my failed attempts.
[Nook Color Android Development] dcharleyultra:
It could be your uSD. Most people have the best luck with a Sandisk class 4 uSD.

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