yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] somdave2005:
A few issues and questions for this Root Method. I already got root installed from this Root SD card method from factory Nook Tablet 1.4.0

1. I cannot add apps to my home screen.

- whenever I press "shortcuts" to add apps to home screen, it doesn't do anything.

2. I cannot get it to boot into CWM.

- tried to turn it off with SD card in, then turn back on with power button (I believe that is the correct method for 1.4.0 devices). Restarts nook tablet like regular without going into CWM

- (tried 1.4.1 method) tried to turn off with SD card in, then long press power button + N button so that the device turns on then off. Then Power button to turn on device, gets Factory Reset screen "Do you want to reset your device to the factory default?"

Thanks in advance!
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] albertwertz:
just drag apps out from app drawer, much easier.

If you are getting the factory restore prompt, you are letting go of the power and the N button too soon or just letting go the power button too soon. hold it 2 seconds longer to make sure it turns completely off before trying to turn back on with root sd card in. If this doesnt work, then use power and N button to turn on and hold until turns off again, then you may have to use usb cable to turn on next instead of power button. Some people have said this worked for them, but the issue still might have been them not holding the buttons right anyway. This process should not require a computer. However, I have gotten it to behave different when a usb cable is used to turn it on instead of pushing the power button. Barnes and noble really made this thing weird...
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] somdave2005:
Thanks, didn't know u could drag apps from app drawer to home screen.

I still couldn't get the nook tablet to boot into CWM from the power/N button method despite how long I pressed down. I had to do the power n/button on/off, then plug in usb to boot into CWM (and only with my boot SD card in. I tried with another SD card and it didn't work).

How do I flash other ROMs if I can only boot into CWM with my boot SD card and that SD card is only 70mb (no space for a ROM file)??
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Land Master:
Once CWM is booted you can take out the 70MB SD card and insert another card with your new ROM on it
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] somdave2005:
Will I always have to boot into CWM from my boot SD first? then switch cards?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] lavero.burgos:
No, you can install CWM internally so you don't have to use your scard. Indirect made an app for it and it's in development section

Sent from XDA premium using my Nook Tablet :P
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] albertwertz:
Last resort instruction updated on OP

also video posted on youtube channel about installing CM7 using browser, but will remake it eventually
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] somdave2005:
Thank you! :D
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Dranakin:
Thanks, just watched your 18-min video tutorial. Very detailed. I just bought my NT yesterday and force updated it to 1.4.2, not planning on rooting. I changed my mind less than a day later. So, my question is: does your file/method work with 1.4.2?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] albertwertz:
Should but I have not had a chance to test. I am taking an exam out of state atm
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Dranakin:
I guess I'll wait until you get a chance to test it, since I'm paranoid about something going wrong if it doesn't work :)
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] albertwertz:
OP Updated with new links

Update: OTA block by Indirect's 9.9.9 Titanium Patch and CWM recovery flash

I believe that 9.9.9 patch prevents the file from every being downloaded and I believe the custom recovery prevents the File from ever installing. Any OTA that comes down from Barnes and Noble Requires STOCK recovery to install.

I also prove my Root SD cards will Root the 1.4.2 updated 16gb Nook Tablet!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8AUMKvxnI9M
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] evolute8:
solved********
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] neomewilson:
Tip: I used this method outlined here and everything worked with the exception of both markets (Google and Amazon) were still not working. To fix these I displayed the application for Google Market and cleared the data to make it force me through the initial setup process where it prompts for your credentials. This fixed the market for me but I had to uninstall and download and install the Amazon market. This fixed this and everything works great with 1.4.2. If you have forcing close issues reboot.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] XluwakX:
My NT was on 1.4.1 with CWM7 rooted, then accidentally updated to 1.4.2, but still working just fine.

Tried to install albert latest SD card image, succeeded, but dual CWM shown.

What I did was factory reset my NT, got 1.4.2, then rooted with SD Card (70Mb, even mine was 8Gb card).

Everything works fine, but I had to re-partitioned my SD card into 8Gb using ubuntu, then copy everything from supplemental files to SD Card.

Everything is fine now, all works perfect, even got facebook (thanks to albertwertz).

:D
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] isalazarv:
how to restore the keyboard?

Hi guys.

someone else already asked this but I didn't find an answer. Is there a way to reinstall the stock keyboard? I am not fond of autocorrect and haven't found a way to hide the keyboard as with the stock one.

thanks for the root method, albert
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] roadrider953:
easy root for NT !

Thanks for all at XDA for the great work on development/information on rooting and CM7.

Using an NT in the UK, not registered (until B&N go international!) , I just followed Alberts' videos to get rooted and then installed CM7 Alpha12.

First time I have ever rooted an Android device - and well worth it!

Maybe I'll have a go at my HTC Desire next :)
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] zahidsb:
"touch the android" doesn't respond

Thanks for your contributions Albert!

*Each time CM7 boots, it tells me to "touch the android". He glows, but nothing happens. Please help!

==Update: I reinstalled using the CM7_NT_Alpha12_Public1 rom without wiping cache or dalvik cache, and the HomeManager/QuickSwitcher reappeared. That got me back to goLauncher and the nook is working again.

==Update2: sometimes when I reboot i get the same problem again! dang do I have to reinstall CM7 every time i want to shut down the device? please y'all help this issue!

*DO NOT RUN CarMode, returning to normal mode from there will put you back at the non-responsive "touch the android" screen (without HomeManager/QuickSwitcher). Then you have to reinstall the rom AGAIN and hope for the best. Hide that app from the app drawer so that you don't accidentally open it.

*Homecatcher is doing NOTHING on this rom. my N button is useless except to wake up the device.

==Update: I used ButtonRemapper to set button 102 from "home" to "back" so at least the N button will take me back until it reaches home.

******FINAL UPDATE/ PROBLEM SOLVED. Apparently I forgot to wipe data when I installed CM7. Eff. sorry4Noobing.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] bocaccio:
Seems this will fit me best. As I'm on 16gb NT/1.4.1

I have only used this for about 2 days. Wife got it for me while i was away training for a month in the Army. WOW!! This imo blows the iPad2 out of the water. Size/Price...all of the above. Its no powerhouse but i love it. anyways back on track..

So I follow the instructions on page one using a sd card i dont wanna store data on then i can root/boot and put my 8gb that has my books and stuff back in right? Prefer a rom from here or stock rom?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Flash Hider:
Seems to have worked, but . . .

Albert -

First of all, thank you for your voluminous work on rooting the NT, along with the XDA folks.

I have had a problem, though. I used the 4_6 zip. It created the card with no problem, as far as I can see. It DID have an effect on my new 1.4.0 NT, in that it changed everything on my home page, and installed many new apps, including the Amazon app, while leaving the B&N app. However, when I go to the Titanium Backup app to cut out OTA (I certainly have no use for 1.4.1 or 1.4.2), Titanium Backup tells me the Tablet has not been rooted. I followed the process religiously (a few times) and it still appears to have failed root. Has anybody else had this problem?

Again, thanks for your tireless (well, maybe not "tireless", but truly dogged) work on these tablets.

Perplexed
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] albertwertz:
if your card allows you to boot to CWM, then a simple answer may just be to copy the recovery rom and flash it from here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1495869

This will save a ton of troubleshooting time and going back and forth. or just flash cm7 if you want to try that out unless you want to stay on a stock rom.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Flash Hider:
Lost again

I downloaded the file suggested above, unzipped it, and am now totally lost as to how to use it.

I think some of my confusion is a lack of knowledge as to the jargon used. I am used to "copy", "unzip", etc. When you say "flash" the file to someplace, I get kinda lost as to the word "flash" and as to the place I am supposed to flash it to. Is there a difference between the language used by computer guys and Android folks? Or am I just King Noob the First? I am afraid to open the wireless feature of my NT until it is rooted and "1.4.1 proofed." Any help you can give me is appreciated. I really appreciate your patience with us lost souls. Thanks.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] try_and_error:
CM7 installed using the R3 Card

I haven't found a discussion thread for the followig thread "R3 Card for the Nook Tablet [Root, Rom and Recovery] by Albert Wertz".

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1528625

Therefore, I post my experience in this thread.

Everything worked as it was described by Albert Wertz in his video.

I just had one problem with the first CM7 image I was using. I then got the latest CM7 image from this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1481826 and created a new sdcard. I was not able to just replace the image in the existing card. For some reasons I had to format the old one and flash the image once again.

When I first tried the rooted stock rom, my nook did not boot directly after flashing the rom. I then removed the sdcard and did a hard reset (hold the power button for n seconds). Then my nook booted nicely.

Now, I explore and enjoy CM7. I mainly use it for reading, video and video podcasts. These all works fine for now.

A big thank you to all the developers involved in hacking the nook tablet!
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] homesmd:
Error "Not Enough Space On Disk"

I have followed Albert Wertz's video for making the R3 card and have run into a problem writing to the card. When using Win32 Disk Imager I get a write error " Not enough space on disk". It is a brand new SanDisk 16gig card Class 10. I can transfer files to it and I can format it (which I have). I have tried 2 different computers both are running Vista SP3. Any suggestions?

Larry

**Update** I went out and purchased 2 different card readers, the first one gave me the same message but the second one worked. So problem solved but wow how random a problem and how bizarre of a resolution***
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] albertwertz:
homesmd, there is a problem with drivers usually causing this. try another pc or another way of writing to sd
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] swc2001:
So How Do I check AutoMount? This Root .Img is not working... Also The people at Barnes and Noble cant get the Repartition to work either. So I am wondering if maybe my Auto Mount is Off.

Please Help I really dont want a Stock Nook.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Solar.Plexus:
Auto Mount would be in the Developer Settings menu from the TGPS Launcher app. It's also available in the NT Hidden Settings app available from the Play Store.

Don't know if that helps you or not though.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] LadyPenley:
Troupe writing to SD card in initial step

I keep getting an error message when trying to run Win32DiskImager.exe in the initial step: "An error occurred when attempting to get a handle on the device. Error 5: Access is denied."

I tried original method with card in the Nook, then tried it in an adapter and my laptop's card reader, then with a different reader, then all of above with another card. Same message every time.

Also, it took me a really really long time of reading thread after thread to determine that using Albert's method here apparently did NOT require me to first repartition the SD card into the 50MB Fat32 with boot enabled and IDA Flag. I hope this is correct, as it is not stated explicitly in the directions for us poor inexperienced noobs.

(I feel like I did trying to repair my clutch linkage and install a manual choke in 1973 on my old '68 Valiant with just reading Motor's Manual from the library 'cause I was a poor student with no money. I could figure out the instructions with the diagrams, but kept getting tripped up because I didn't know any of the terminology which any motorhead would have known--but I didn't. The only way I finally got the background info to finish the job was by putting on my shortest skirt while I tried to work under the hood until I got the attention of a nice motorhead around the corner! But I am WAY too old now for that trick!!!) :p
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] old_fart:
i don't think it mentions this but before you start, you really need to initialize the sd card by formatting it with the right software tool ? . it'll make the sd card ( the target ) in a known, good state. . please get the (free) little program off the internet called "SDFormatter". . and you always use 'fat32' . . it ( quick ) formats in just a second or two. . and there are sd card testers too because ( sometimes ) bad people will sell you a crappy card and take your money. . and a working card 'can' go bad on you when you need it the most . . i always buy my cards from amazon ( no, i don't have any affiliation with them at all ! ) . . well, let's first assume you have a good card...

hth.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] LadyPenley:
Thanks for your quick reply! Unfortunately, I did format both sd cards with SDFormatter, and used a fat32 format. So that apparently isn't it. Both cards were brand new, and worked fine in other devices, and in fact could be detected just fine when they were in the Nook Tablet, and connected to my computer.

Any other ideas out there?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] old_fart:
why is the card 'read only' instead of being 'read/write' ? . in the windoze file manager, if you right click on it and go to 'properties'... does it say its read only ?

.

( cough, the senior people around here ( not me ) all use unbuntu )
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] LadyPenley:
Solved problem--stupid mistake

OK, solved problem--it is so stupid I am embarrassed to reveal what I failed to do: I forgot to right-click and run as administrator

(We had ubuntu on an old computer to run as a server--installed by my son after he graduated in the summer before he got a job. I looked at messing with it, but thought better of it--I really try to not use my son for tech support.)
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] canufrank:
I downloaded SD_ROOT_NT16gbV4_6 from the medialink site. Although the instruction thread does not provide the MD5 checksum, the zipped "Important Instructions.txt" does.

(I hate the fact that the checksum is not published separately from the very file that it is supposed to allow validation of, as anybody who compromises the download could easily embed the 'corrected' MD5 within their new file. This however, is not my immediate issue...)

Microsoft's fciv gives me a completely different checksum from the one provided? Can one of the publishers (not just a downloader) provide the correct checksum? Perhaps in the original thread where it says "MD5 Sums: soon"
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] albertwertz:
those are old check sums, i have not gotten around to posting the new ones. sorry
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] canufrank:
Could you possibly just post it here? I'm loath to begin without it.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] canufrank:
MD5 Checksum

Hi Albert, thanks for updating the checksum in the OP. However, the MD5 generated by FCIV does not match the one posted.

I re-downloaded the file just in case any changes had been made. Same checksum as previously downloaded file and different from yours. :(

I installed hashcheck in case there were problems with fciv.

I ran it against every file in the zip just to be sure I wasn't meant to be looking elsewhere.

Has this download been compromised?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] albertwertz:
will look into it when I have time. it is being downloaded and used 30 times a day. if there was a major issue, you would have flocks of people posting such.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] benjaminajacobs:
I've imaged my SD card, the files show up on it just fine. I insert the card into my NT and power + n til the black n disappears. I then turn the power on. It boots, but not into CWM, it prompts me for a factory reset. If I reset, when it completes I'm still in stock.

This is a 16 GB NT 1.4.2. I recently took it to B&N to have them repartition the internal disk if that might have anything to do with it.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] albertwertz:
turn off, put sd in, plug usb cable in and wait for it to turn itself on.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] kwii626:
OTA not showing up

Hey Albert tyvm for the tutorial followed it to the T and everything is flashed. Only problem i'm having is that I don't see OTA on NT hidden settings and Titanium Backup only shows over view and it doesn't let me back up anything. I have the NT on Debug but it seems nothings working atm. Any advice would be appreciated ty in advance.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Leathermn1:
For some Reason it is not booting to card

So I downloaded the zip and extracted it without issue. I ran Win32DiskImager.exe and the burn to the sdcard went over without issue. I have checked the card and it is good, files are there, but I can't seem to get into CWM. I've tried both turning the power on after holding the Power and 'N' button in until the black N turns on and off, and tried plugging in the USB cable. In both cases I get to a factory reset screen, not into CWM. I have tried two different SD cards, 2gb and 8gb. Any thoughts as to what I'm missing?

As an FYI, I'm not a complete novice, I've had an EVO 4G for a couple of years now and I have wiped and reloaded ROM's almost weekly.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

---------- Post added 19th May 2012 at 12:01 AM ---------- Previous post was 18th May 2012 at 11:03 PM ----------

Ok, so I figured it out so please ignore my first post. I think I had a bad image file. I re-downloaded the zip and went through all the steps again and this time it worked, I got successfully into CWM. Thank you, your root rocks!
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] old_fart:
try making the card 'active'. dnld / use EASEUS Partition Master to do it.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] georgia boy:
Making a bootable SD

Albert, first of all, thanks a lot for the time spend making the video's, not to mention all your help on this thread.

I followed the video and made the SD. It worked. But then I tired of having to make several presses to get out of the B&N home to the Go launcher, so I just went for the Cyanogenmod 9.03. I got that working (except for gapps, which keep giving me errors after I flashed what I thought was the current .zip).

My question is how do you make a bootable SD with more than the 70 MB or so that the Win32diskImager.exe provides? There's not enough room for the C9 rom, so I wound up booting into CWM using the first SD created from your instructions, then swapping in another SD when it's time to choose the .zip file to flash.

I tried using gparted (I dual boot win and ubuntu), and copied all the files over, but that didn't work. Is there something I need to do with the .img file rather than just copy it to the SD?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] wbickler007:
First off, Albert, all your videos and step-by-step instructions, you're every noob's dream!

So, I'm not a complete noob, but pretty darn close, I took a little bit of programming "just for fun" in college, and I've rooted my HTC Incredible.

So here it goes: I am attempting to root my 16GB NT (1.4.2) using Albert's R3 SD card (4.6 I think) method, and it will not boot to SD by *any* method. Neither Power, nor Power+N work, and when I try USB method, it will boot to stock after about 2-3 minutes of doing absolutely nothing, whether I've left the cable plugged in or not. Ideas?

Downloads and instructions I'm using came from http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1528625
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] chamnv:
i flash it to my sdcard but when done, it show 80MB. My sdcard have 8G.

I want flash it to 8G sdcard and show free space. How i do?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] albertwertz:
put it back in your nook, unmount and erase. will be restored
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] albertwertz:
I will be changing this soon. I am changing my file hosting and am going to try and make the image downloadable. I am spending some cashe each month to host these files though. so this is costing me money.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Nice Tablet:
OTA Blocker

When I go to Titanium Backup>Backup/Restore>Batch> And Restore App Data, I have a 0 parallel to it rather than your "1". I believe because of this I cannot block updates. Help?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] Solar.Plexus:
^Buddy, easy. This isn't Albert's fault. Connect your microSD card to a computer with an SD reader of any kind. Then write the .img file to your SD card using the DiskImager tool provided.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] glove0001:
yes, it's a mess...

I have spent some time flipping back and forth through various pages of this thread. I am now to the point where I need to reformat using gparted, the settings of which I cannot remember. I have a chip I labeled CWM from one of my first attempts. I get about an hour into this and then have to walk away. Does anybody have clear instructions on how to properly format the SD card 128MB. It doesn't say which brand it is, all it says is micro SD and the letter "D" looks a lot like SANDISK brand.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] rkleinhenz:
I hope this thread is still active. I have a new NT, it came with 1,4,2. I updated to 1.4.3 and then rooted using SD_ROOT_NT16or8gbV4_7.zip. All went well, I thought, I blocked OTA. Then I tried to restore apps that I had backed up on another nook (color). Brought the backups over, let titanium backup update itself, and told it where the backup directory was. Any app I try to restore app+data seems to get stuck. Is that a known issue, and what's the solution? Looks like the apps get restored, but not the data. I sort of suspect it may have to do with the directory structure they use. Any help is appreciated.

Also... is 1.4.3 perhaps a less than ideal version for rooting?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] digixmax:
I had the problem you encountered even with Titanium backup/restore (in my case backup from my NT then subsequently restored back to my NT) with some of the apps -- and the only solution I've found is to uninstall those apps and re-install them from GooglePlay.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] pureline:
App install problem

Dear. Albert

I succeed rooting on my NT

Thank you very much for your posting

But I have one serious problem

Many app can't install when I try to install app from play store with below message

"Your device isn't compatible with this versio"

But beggining of your rooting method can install normally

Can you help about it?
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] digixmax:
Those apps are most likely newer apps and not backward compatible with the 2+ year-old Android version of the BN stock ROM (Gingerbread 2.3.x). To run those apps you'll need to use a custom ROM like Cyanogenmod CM10.