yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nook Color General] smoothlonghorn:
First and foremost, apologies in advance--I am not only new to the Android/rooting world, but also am (apparently) woefully behind technologically (I didn't think so until I started reading all of the Nook Color/Android forums for instructions on rooting).

That out of the way, I found the page 1 initial walkthrough on CM7 (back when it was 7.0.0 signed, CW 3.0.1.0, and the dalingrin kernel at that time) installation here to be the most concise/easiest to follow of the forums--unfortunately, that means I am coming back here for help. After the initial rooting, videos did not work (at least on Youtube/other sites), but I was not that concerned since I have mainly just been using the Nook Color App/getting used to the Android platform. Now, I would like to update to the latest CM7 nightly or 7.0.2 stable (whichever is recommended), CWM 3.0.2.8, and any other "essential" processes (kernels/etc.). I should also probably note that I used a 2GB card for the process, but reformatted/re-inserted when instructed, so that is currently in my NC for storage (I also have an unformatted 8 GB that I intend to use for storage going forward).

I would be eternally grateful if someone could provide some step-by-step instructions (I am a "list" person if that helps) on upgrading from 7.0.0 and 3.0.1.0 to the newer versions, or direct me to the easiest to follow instructions (since I realize they are probably out there, but directed more towards individuals that have done this more than once). Specifically, I want to make sure that I format my memory cards correctly, wipe/clear the necessary locations, and install the proper files in the right order. I realize that this process is very basic for many of you at this point, but I am hoping that it might be beneficial for more than just me (based on the # of posters indicating that they just recently purchased/rooted their Nook). Much thanks in advance for any help/direction.....
[Nook Color General] eyeballer:
I would politely like to redirect you back to the first post, everything is answered there in the second half.
[Nook Color General] RASTAVIPER:
If they fix the Sleep of Death, battery autonomy will be much better. ;)
[Nook Color General] smoothlonghorn:
Eyeballer, I guess I should have started with a basic question--that is, do you need to re-image an SD card before putting the updated CM/OC files on it? Since your post did not mention this, I forged ahead and downloaded directly to my SD card in the Nook, wiped the cache, and installed the new files. Once rebooted, it also allowed me to update CWM to 3.0.2.8 (which it had not been allowing when I tried previously) = great success! (I think--thank you again, for the walkthrough)

Since I have now accomplished that, I still feel like I should ask--with CM7 installed, can all the updates be done directly to the SD card and without having to "re-image" an SD card? That seems to be the case, I just want to be sure. Also, I only wiped cache--would I need to wipe anything else for any other installs? Lastly, this build seems to be very stable/working great--thanks to all for their efforts!
[Nook Color General] eyeballer:
You never need to re-image the sdcard, just put the updated cm7 rom on the sdcard in the nook.. and flash from recovery. Cache wipe should be all that's needed, until a major revision change or you seem to be experiencing instability issues. If that happens, start fresh by wiping system/data/cache and re-flashing.
[Nook Color General] dmc111:
sorry, I meant I was using my backup root (not the paid version). I know I could pay 5 bucks for the pro version but going through all my games again will be a great way to kill a long plane ride one day...:D
[Nook Color General] greenmky:
Fantastic guide, great links, super useful. You had nice touches like how to navigate in Clockwork, etc - which a lot of people familiar with CWM forget to add. Installed without a hitch last week. Thanks!!!
[Nook Color General] El Queson:
Thank you!!!

Bought my NC on Monday couldn't figure out how to rom it (Android rookie here). Found this guide last night and VOILA!!! done. Thank you very much. This made it easy. :) You guys ROCK!!!
[Nook Color General] bdubs4200:
Thanks again for the perfect guide EB!
[Nook Color General] fingerman12:
thanks for making things easy for me :D
[Nook Color General] fr0zenblood75:
Do i need to root before to do this ?? I have a stock nook with 1.2 and is it neccesary to keep my sd card in there because i just want to use it to boot cmw and flash cm7 then with cm7 flash the recovery into the internal memory and format my sd card and return to phone is that possible ??
[Nook Color General] ziggy34:
No need to root. just follow the steps and you will be fine.
[Nook Color General] fr0zenblood75:
Cool thanks man :) And i can also use it with out the sd card right ?
[Nook Color General] EverythingNook:
no live wallpapers on the latest nightly right?
[Nook Color General] rnp614:
workedfor me!
[Nook Color General] ziggy34:
Not sure about the SD card. Think the OP says you have to use a SD card. If you usethe one you install cm7 with make sure to reformat it before using it other wise it will boot everytime you turn on the nook
[Nook Color General] TooSlo:
Not sure about nightlies, but 7.0.2 has them.
[Nook Color General] zanderman112:
Forgive this noobish question. I know what CyanogenMod is, but what exactly is a CM Nightly? I keep forgetting to ask lol

Typed by Z using the Gingerbread keyboard.
[Nook Color General] EverythingNook:
a nightly is basically the version before a stable release but all they are all stable. they also get new updates, so its just the same rom but updated.

dont know if that helps or not.
[Nook Color General] zanderman112:
Ok. That makes sense.

Typed by Z using the Gingerbread keyboard.
[Nook Color General] aes55:
thanks for the guide. worked great!
[Nook Color General] Jimbo67:
cm7 64 update- terrible result

Hey guys-

I just tried to update from cm7.0.2 emmc stable to the nightly 64, and after flashing it and rebooting my nc is locked. It boots to the word android on the left top side and the it goes to dark screen! I hope someone can help me!

Thanks In Advance,

Jim
[Nook Color General] hockeyfamily737:
Jim,

This topic was discussed a couple of pages back in this very thread, also over in Q&A, as I had the same problem. Check what version of recovery you have and when you overclock make sure to use the proper OC kernel. Here's the thread.....

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1068309
[Nook Color General] GTT1:
Sorry if this is basic but is this guide as outlined in OP doing basically the same as ManualNooter 4.5.6 (For Stock 1.2) except that it installs the CM7 to EMMC?

If someone could explain the difference between the two threads I would be very thankful
[Nook Color General] nuness1988:
I noticed that a stable version of 7.0.3 is out and I currently have one of the recent nightlies installed. Do I need to go through a different process when updating from a nightly to a stable version or is the OP's instructions on how to update from nightly to another nightly the same as a stable release?
[Nook Color General] robstamack:
Big FYI:

If you are black-screening after using the recommended OC kernel, you probably need to use the 'ext4' type:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=13499750&postcount=2382
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seaephpea:
Does anyone know of any apps that display the frequencies supported by the phone's 3G radio? I have a European Dell Venue Pro and I'm interested to see if it has had support for T-Mobile US removed as some were suggesting it would.

Thanks in advance.
[Android Apps and Games] EhdisChris:
Words With Friends Problem: Get a link to browser and can't see games

So the words with friends app is quite easy to get working. The problem is Adfree is messing it up. So all i did was delete a couple lines in the hosts file.

Downside: Ads will be shown in Words with friends

Upside: Game will work and other apps with ads will be gone.

Just paste the attached (using root explorer or some root file management app) host files in the zip to : system/etc

It should be the latest host files minus the words with friends ( so it'll work)

Let me know if it works.

PS: it doesn't fix the FC or lag. That is app developments problem.

It's only temporary until the WWF Devs put out a paid app that is ad Free. For now until then, i'll try my best to keep the hosts updated, Minus the WWF so it works.
[Android Apps and Games] god5337:
Could you post which lines you deleted, so we can mod our own host files? Thank you.
[Android Apps and Games] vampir4997:
Words with freinds is just a horrible app. It force closes constantly on my wife phone which is not rooted so no ad free

shifty root

imapaler's battery mod

adw

mikshift

bcnice kernal

htc ime mod by gimpsta
[Android Apps and Games] EhdisChris:
The lines with "androidsdk.ads" and "mydas.mobi".
[Android Apps and Games] Addonex:
Thanks a bunch mines been like that ever since I put cm7 on my Evo, working now thanks to you!
[Epic 4G General] dutchryan:
I have searched the forum extensively looking for an answer to this, but haven't been able to find one.

When I flash a ROM, everything works perfectly. However, when I flash a kernel, it does not update the kernel in the 'about phone' section. I have tried it with numerous kernels on bonsai, midnight, and ACS. I also tried it with the Phoenix kernel on CM7, still no luck.

I odin'ed my phone back to stock and noticed that the kernel was slightly different than the current 2.6.32.9 one. I updated to EC05 and it returned my kernel to the aforementioned. Tried flashing a custom kernel, and still nothing.

Has anyone had this issue or have any ideas as to what I can do to fix it? My phone used to show the updated kernel, I believe, as I remember it listing the bonsai kernel when I flashed my first ROM (midnight 4.0).

Thanks in advance. This site has been a godsend for my phone, my fiancee's, my brother's, etc.
[Epic 4G General] dchawk81:
Not all kernels are coded to reflect the change in phone info.
[Epic 4G General] DroidApprentice:
Don't the rooting tools actually mod the kernel somehow? But they never appear functionally changed after the fact to me.
[Epic 4G General] MysteryEmotionz:
The build number is what changes with the different kernels
[Epic 4G General] dutchryan:
I thought the build number changed with the ROM. Thanks for the clarification.
[Venue Pro General] roytellect:
Dear all,

I have used dvp both in US and China

What make me confusing is that location service does not work. According to MSFT. It should use MAC, GPS, what ever available to give the result. So how can it failed with GPS, all even wi-fi on? Thank you all in advance

regards
[Venue Pro General] frazell:
You might need to provide more details... As the service works fine for me.
[Droid 2 General] evilteam00:
I installed Gingerbread that was recently released by team black hat, it was working perfectly for a few days, then all of a sudden.....im stuck at M logo. So i followed P3Droid's instructions , down loaded all the necessary files and tried to flash the 2.3.20 sbf file and nothing happens. When i connect my phone to RSD Lite (tried 4.7, 4.9) it does not recognize my phone, it says my phone model is sflash, not droid 2 or a955. I went ahead and tried to flash but when it hits 100% it says please manually power up phone and i do....still stuck at M logo. Im ****ed, my phone is a brick, this suck! Everyone elses phone I root works perfect, except mine.....please help me if u can!!
[Droid 2 General] jerseyh22accord:
make sure you have the correct moto drivers on your computer and make sure they are for the correct bit of your OS also. whenever i sbf the phone reboots itself.
[Droid 2 General] evilteam00:
I got all the updated files...i found it weird that my phone dosnt power up on its own. In rsd lite does it show ur phone model or show it as sflash? Mine shows as sflash, thats what i think the prob is.
[Droid 2 General] orkillakilla:
Mine shows up as sflash, but the SBF has always worked correctly, even when flashing back from 2.3

Have you ever SBF'd before, and if so, has it worked?

Also, have to tried getting into the stock recovery? Try to, and wipe data and cache and see if that helps any.

Also, you may try uninstalling the moto drivers, rsd, redownload and reinstall them, and also try redownloading the SBF file.
[Droid 2 General] evilteam00:
Ive flashed SBF'd SPrecovery a long time ago with my droid 1, it worked fine. Tried uninstalling the drivers sbf file and rsd, then reinsalled them. When I hold X and power my phone just stays stuck on the M logo. Im not sure what im dokng wrong...i followed the steps from here...http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=770224
[Droid 2 General] orkillakilla:
What sbf are you using? I use the full system sbf from here:

h t t p://www.mydroidworld.com/forums/droid-2-discussion/5323-tbh-mydroidworld-present-droid-2-2-3-20-triple-threat.html

Try that if you aren't using that one.

Also, what bootloader version do you have? Mine is 2.37

Sent from my Liberated DROID 2
[Droid 2 General] AKSurprise:
This happened to me, and I almost **** a brick. You need to hold down the power, and X buttons simultaneously, until the exclimation point in the triangle comes up. Then hit the Search button on the keyboard, which is directly below the X. If it's not working flash And again, and make sure you have the correect drivers from Motorola on your PC.
[Droid 2 General] orkillakilla:
He already said that he cannot get into stock recovery.

Besides, GB stock recovery is different from froyo. Instead of hitting the search button, you have to hit vol up and vol down at the same time. Then use the volume keys to go up and down, and the power button to select.
[Droid 2 General] evilteam00:
I think i may need a working droid 2 to make sure the drivers all installed correctly.....a guy was helping me out and he thinks thats the prob. I had 2.37 bootloader and the full system sbf file, that didnt work so I went to bootloader 2.35 with full sbf, and still stuck at M logo. I hope its the drivers cuz before my phone bricked i diddnt have the latest drivers...Gotta wait a few hours till i get another droid 2 to see if that was the prob. Thanks for the suggestions.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] junebug85:
Does anyone know where I can look into creating one of these?
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] Stoney 666:
There's a tut in the desire hd themes forum. Don't have the link but should come up in a search there....
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] junebug85:
Sweet. Thanks!
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] NCX Designs:
Its no longer there, SopL87 pulled it for control reasons.

OP, get with Gadget!, he can help you get one made with his tut, just as he has helped me

It basically involves decompiling an APK, changing string values in the xml and recompiling, then when you want to replace the graphics, you use 7zip, once done with that stuff, you sign using APK manager.

4 tools you need first before even atempting:

APK Tool (download from Google)

APK Manager (google it)

7zip (its like Win RAR but better and free without the annoying trial message)

and lets not forget a good graphics editor like Photoshop or Gimp
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] sammyboy405:
Where is this Gadget Tutorial at? Im also wanting to do some custom skinning.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hroberts89436:
Hey guys,

Is it possible in our current sense based roms to have colored icons such as in the roms for the HD2 that are shown here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=926507. This is an android HTC rom will it work on the thunderbolt, with minor adjustments?
[Droid X Themes and Apps] Explodee:
Every time I hold the red bullseye thing to text zoom, I get a force close error. I use the Swype keyboard but it also does this on the stock one and on the Vlingo one. Anybody else experiencing this?
[Droid X Themes and Apps] Explodee:
Anyone? This is really annoying.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] zanix:
Might be helpful if you post what ROM you are using
[Droid X Themes and Apps] Explodee:
Stock 2.2.240 rooted and deodexed
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] wascapsfan:
I am now rooted on my new Verizon T-bolt. My internet connection went down so I turned on my icon for Mobile Hot Spot. Will I get charged anything extra for using this feature??

I am loaded with The Perfect Storm 1.2 so I'm curious if I will see a larger bill this month.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] evilkorn:
No, but they can know and send you a warning like AT&T does.
[XPERIA X10 General] Lion3494:
Hey guys I am a fluent user of Tue Xperia and the only bad thing about it is the battery life. I take it off the charger at 5 am and go to school then u get back at about 9 pm and its on 18 percent. How can I make my battery last for two or more days?
[XPERIA X10 General] milkit18:
download green power from market. might help.
[XPERIA X10 General] Bruce Lee:
What is running on your phone at the moment, se firmware or ROMS? Let us know thanks. That will helps us here figure out ur problem better.

Sent from XDA Premium from my X10a rooted running 2.2.1 CM Rom from Rendeiro2005
[XPERIA X10 General] Lion3494:
Wolfbreaks rom
[XPERIA X10 General] Lion3494:
V054
[XPERIA X10 General] obiwong:
from Wolfbreak's thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=945264

i actually tried this today

i'm at 75% at 8 hours and 30 min
[XPERIA X10 General] Lion3494:
Nice but can u ask you are you using it. Like playing games, YouTube, or anything like this or are you just letting it sit there?
[XPERIA X10 General] tdiddy1987:
games eat battery pretty fast

even with a custom rom that has great battery efficiency i dont think that u can beat that.. if ur gaming for a few hours and youtubeing, calling, etc then the best youu can do is make sure that ur screens brightness isnt too high, and every time u exit an app/game make sure that the program stops ( u could use a task killer but i jus pop a shortcut to manage applicattions on my homescreen and force stop it myself)

with reaallyyy heavy use if u make it to the end of the day ur lucky.. just charge it every night
[XPERIA X10 General] Lion3494:
Lol yeah. I play a lot of 3d games and YouTube whenever I can and I'm always texting so Lol. I guess that's good
[XPERIA X10 General] obiwong:
ya i was using it a bit today

some google maps when i was out earlier, light surfing, lots of sms, twitter, downloaded a couple apps
[XPERIA X10 General] Lion3494:
O ok. Cuz I'm a heavy user but I suppose if it lasts that long while playing games like gangstar,al avatar, and modern combat it's not so bad lol. But I will definitely give your suggestion a go. I mean what can go wrong
[Epic 4G General] zanderman112:
http://www.androidcentral.com/sometimes-root-isn’t-answer

This should be stickied in every android forum here. Im not rooted, and i totally agree with this post.

Sent from my always stock, EC05 Epic 4G
[Epic 4G General] murso74:
just being able to run ad blocker for games is enough reason for me
[Epic 4G General] DroidApprentice:
I think this all boils down to 2 things:

1) patience

2) intentions

You have to read up and study about rooting. Even though geniuses here and in other places have made it so relatively easy, no amount of relative ease will help someone who isn't detail-oriented, logical and methodical.

But the 2nd bit, intentions, is even more important. Rooting for its own sake is just stupid. In my case, I needed it for a reason never necessary for my old Touch Pro: roaming. On the TP, all I needed to do was install a CAB file. On Android and Sprint, root access was needed. All the other things I can do while rooted are just gravy. Mighty delicious and addicting gravy, but nevertheless gravy. ^_^
[Epic 4G General] 063_XOBX:
While I agree with the post, I am not sure you read it, it doesn't exactly agree with what you, it just talks about why people who aren't tech-savvy shouldn't do something that could potentially brick their phone just to do it.
[Epic 4G General] zanderman112:
I did read it. And I payed attention. Lol. What I meant to say was, that this is one of the reasons I haven't rooted, I'm not good enough with pc's to do it. And even if I did manage to root succesfully, I wouldn't dare try flashing things and such. I'm all for making this phone better, but only with the things I'm comfortable with. When I upgrade to another phone in the future, I might start messin with this one for the experience, then I might do it on my current phone, whatever it may be.

Sent from my always stock, EC05 Epic 4G
[Epic 4G General] JMMusic:
I personally don't *need* root. It does make a few things possible that I find useful, such as a permanent minfree mod, being able to store a few pictures in the system space for use as homescreen icons that don't take forever to show up after the phone boots, and actually replacing system apps with upgrades rather than taking up space on my data partition. I could easily survive without those things.

I completely agree that there are people that should not root, should not run custom roms, etc., and I see them regularly here and elsewhere. Much like that article says, they are not (necessarily) stupid, they just don't have the proper mindset.

When I see people posting things like "I don't see update.zip, I just see update" I cringe and start thinking that there should be a computer competency exam necessary to allow even the minimal "hacking" involved in things like rooting and roms.
[Epic 4G General] zanderman112:
Make it happen lol

Sent from my always stock, EC05 Epic 4G
[Epic 4G General] TWO515TY:
+1 on the part about benchmarks. Maybe my usage is just minimal and simplistic compared to those who do it, but I just cannot understand why people benchmark phones (except maybe for graphical benchmarks to see what gaming performance might be like) or try to overclock from 1ghz to 1.2 or even 1.4 ghz. I just don't understand exactly what the point is, when the phone is (generally) fast enough to begin with.
[Epic 4G General] SAShady:
Because you can.........
[Epic 4G General] 063_XOBX:
Why buy a sports car? I mean a Corolla is fast enough for most use. Why get a 6 core desktop with 32gigabytes of RAM?

The real question is: If you want it then why not?

Texted while driving
[Epic 4G General] musclehead84:
I agree with the post. My wife is perfectly happy with her phone stock. Not me. I like to try new stuff and play around.

Sent From My Evo Killer!!!
[Epic 4G General] dreamsforgotten:
I've helped plenty of people out who had no idea what they were doing now they edit xmls and smali on the regular. What some people need is a one on one in something like an irc so they can be reassured after each step and after the first round of flashing their comfort level and confidence greatly improve. To most people with these phones this is the first time they ever did any computer related mods in their life but they don't necessarily need to wrote off as to dumb to root