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[Nook Touch General] setmeupnow:
Success!

Hot damn, what a difference one little overlooked instruction makes...

I'd been rebooting without disconnecting... This time I omaplinked to get boot in Windows, unplugged the device, THEN rebooted into GParted Live. I plugged in the nook, refreshed the device list, and saw all 8 partitions ready to be manipulated. I was able to manipulate their size, shrinking and moving each one bit by bit until I got them sized as I wanted. I then hit "apply" and got an error.

So, another nugget of wisdom: don't batch all the resize jobs. Queue and then apply each resize operation one at a time. Once it was all complete, I disconnected the device, and rebooted back into windows to share the good news.

I don't want to look at the damn thing for a while, but after some rest, I may try adb to add the new launcher, and install some other stuff.

Thank you all!
[Nook Touch General] Kramar111:
[MENTION=4623892]setmeupnow[/MENTION]

Did you carefully read what i write?
[Nook Touch General] :
I just wanted to let you know that I've been monitoring this thread throughout your trials. Only reason I didn't post was because it looked like [MENTION=5728225]Kramar111[/MENTION] had it under control.

I'm so glad to hear you got it all worked out! I do, however, want to ask you. I have a "customer" who needs to resize his NGL's partitions. His username is [MENTION=271891]JPo_23[/MENTION]. Since you have just successfully repartitioned your NGL, would you mind PMing him and telling him how you did it?

Thank you, and much appreciated. Happy New Year! :)
[Nook Touch General] setmeupnow:
Nothing can be simple...

Plugged the device into windows, and was told that the drive is not formatted and can't be used until it is. I unplugged it and poked around the nook screen and it looks like the menus are there. No files were ever loaded onto this device.

Do I format in windows?

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@ИΘΘK¡€ if I get this thing working, I will take a stab at consolidating the various directions for anyone who comes looking after me. Noob-un did a good job, but I still had to reference some of RenateNST's post, get the updated files, and so on.

Where we are now is: while the nook itself shows the partitions how I want them, Windows wants the device formatted or I won't be able to load files. I don't see much choice here, I probably have to format in windows. I'm just wondering if anyone knows whether or not doing so will break anything.
[Nook Touch General] :
[MENTION=4623892]setmeupnow[/MENTION], yes, go ahead and format in Windows. At this point, nothing can really break, and I know the Windows formatting system process.
[Nook Touch General] setmeupnow:
Thanks for sticking with me @ИΘΘK¡€

Plugged it in, got an error saying "you need to format the disk in drive G: before you can use it. Do you want to format it?" I clicked "format disk". Then I get "there is no disk in drive G: Insert a disk, and then try again. Then "windows can't format G". Check to see that the disk is not read-only, and then try again." Tried on a second machine. I get: "The volume does not contain a recognized file system. Please make sure that all required file system drivers are loaded and that the volume is not corrupted."

Minitool sees the drive as 2.3Gb FAT32, primary, active. I tried reformatting in Minitool. The drive is now showing up as "NOOK". This proved to be a false sense of security.

I ejected, and moved to my wife's machine. Then I see a message on the Nook "restart required. Your NOOK encountered a problem that requires a system restart. If this problem persists, please contact customer service". I rebooted the device and waited with baited breath. As soon as the thing rebooted, the same message came up again. I am now in an endless loop. It isn't being recognized when I plug in USB (though the "battery charging" notice appears on the device.

The original was FAT16. Does that have something to do with it? Should I format it as FAT16? Or should I try booting into noogie and then trying to format the partition? Should I keep trying to format for windows with minitool, or should I be using GParted? What should I be formatting the drive as?
[Nook Touch General] :
Ah, yes - I had this exact issue with a microSD card once. Thankfully, that was easy to fix, unlike a whole Nook. :eek:

Oh, no - not that error! That one is normally only fixable by booting another mode from the SD card, but since you don't have that option... :mad:

Yes, try formatting it as FAT16.

DON'T format any partitions with Noogie - that'll just slim the chances of your Nook coming out if this alive!

Use the Windows system to format. Don't use MiniTool or GParted (yet).
[Nook Touch General] setmeupnow:
Just for "fun" and punishment, I omaplinked into noogie and ran minitool. I do see all 8 volumes. "NOOK" is still there, but now it is "logical" instead of "primary" . Of the 8 volumes shown, only I:\Boot has a status of active. The rest are none.

Its peculiar because it did seem to work briefly after formatting. It was only when I disconnected the device that it then got into this boot loop.

So close here... wife and I are taking a trip tomorrow and she would very much love to have use of the device. I'm praying its just one more little thing to do and all will work fine.

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OK I promise not to go rogue again. I sense I've just added a bunch more work to what was almost done.

I'm in disk management. Disks 0 and 1 are my hard drives with their various partitions. Disk 2, removable I is the nook. When I click "properties" it comes up as B&N Nook Glowlight USB device. But I do not see anything I can "do". Format is not an option. When I right-click on one of my hard drives, "format" is an option.

So I sense i somehow obliterated this drives identity, and not just in a way windows can see it, but in a way the nook can see it.

What now?
[Nook Touch General] Kramar111:
[MENTION=4623892]setmeupnow[/MENTION]

When you set size of /media (#6) partition to 2.3Gb, did Gparted promt you to convert partitions to FAT32?

Try to format /media (#6) in GParted
[Nook Touch General] setmeupnow:
Yes, GParted prompted for FAT32, and I obeyed (like the picture on donovan6000's blog). But now that I am stuck in this endless boot loop, if I plug the device in to GParted, I get the error "invalid partition table, unrecursive partition".

I have not tried plugging the device into GParted while in noogie mode, only in normal mode.

I suspect I'm going to need a "healthy" image (I didn't make a backup). If it comes to this, I will buy a second nook purely to make a backup, if I can then load that backup onto the first Nook and start over. I want to win here!
[Nook Touch General] :
As stated in my PM, sadly, you cannot restore a backup made on one Nook to another without multiple serious issues. :eek:
[Nook Touch General] Kramar111:
[MENTION=4623892]setmeupnow[/MENTION]

power off nook

boot it into noogie mode

unplug it

boot Gparted Live

format /media (#6) partition
[Nook Touch General] setmeupnow:
My bad. I posted that before I read your PM.

I can try this, but I was advised that formatting in noogie mode might make things worse. Though it seems at this point, I'm not sure how much more I can lose. Should I format it as FAT32 (as in the images many have posted) or as FAT16 (based on what it was originally?)
[Nook Touch General] Kramar111:
[MENTION=4623892]setmeupnow[/MENTION]

I did it on my own device. Don't be afraid.

FAT32 (but only 6 partition !)
[Nook Touch General] setmeupnow:
Alright, I omaplinked, rebooted into GParted and when all 8 drives came up, there was the yellow triangle exclamation "something is wrong" icon next to /rom.

Fortunately, reformatting 6 as FAT32 made that go away. I seem to have escaped the boot loop. I've got the device, and I'm looking at the settings, and it shows the B&N as 85/240 and the "other" as 2.34/2.34

So now, I suspect we need to plug it in to the computer we will be using it on (wife's) and let it install. Then, I need to use the windows disk manager to format the drive?

Are there any settings I need to be aware of in doing so?
[Nook Touch General] :
Nope, you've got it all down! Do what you wrote, and you should be great!
[Nook Touch General] setmeupnow:
ARGH!!!!

Device is plugged in as drive G. Format came up. I hit "cancel" and entered the disk management utility. I see it as removeable G, no media. But again, I can't "do" anything. The "format" option is not available. And it is only showing up in the bottom part, not in the list of drives in the top part. Properties shows it as a nook, so at least it seems I'v stepped back from the edge of the cliff. Its no longer in boot loop. But windows is not giving me a format option.

I need to step away for a day or so. I'm hoping there is another solution.
[Nook Touch General] Kramar111:
[MENTION=4623892]setmeupnow[/MENTION]

Don't panic

Everything is going according to plan (almost) :)

Can you assign a letter to this disk in Disk Management?

If no, no problem, just another step needed.

But first please answer to question above.
[Nook Touch General] Kramar111:
Resize partitions with GParted Live on USB. Part 1

It's "Google translate" version of my post on 4pda.ru in Russian (posted 04/18/14, edited 05/05/14) link

Sources:

1. [Gparted] Nook Simple Touch resize partitions non-destructive . Thanks to .c0. from the xdaforums.com

2. Barnes & Noble NOOK (The Simple Touch Reader) Thanks to kot28

3. Barnes & Noble NOOK (The Simple Touch Reader) Thanks to artpen

4. Barnes & Noble NOOK GlowLight (2013) (post # 30579093) Thanks to Site.

Special thanks to SpellCaster for their support and advice.

tested it personally on the Nook GlowLight 2013 (NG2, BNRV500) 1.3.1 in conjunction with Windows 7 x86 Ultimate.

Although personally I am not a supporter of "shredding" section, suddenly someone come in handy. In the example section / media (visible when connected to a computer as a removable disk) increased to 2.3 GB.

Important Notes:

1. The following described operations are potentially dangerous in terms of loss of data (refer to the action with the advanced topics according to the user's manual Gparted). Not sure - it is better not to try.

2. Be sure to make a full backup of your device!

3. Be sure to make a copy of the partition /media, visible as a removable drive when connected to your computer.

4. To work with the device it must be loaded into the noogie mode.

Preparation:

Download the image of the stick (about 180 MB) GParted Live . For example, gparted-live-0.18.0-2-i486.zip. Create a flash drive one of the most convenient way for you, I liked this . Starting up with a flash drive.

Confirm the default selection (Gparted Live (Default settings)).

Select the item "Do not touch keymap".

Input 24, thus selecting the Russian language.

Continue to start X to use GParted automatically.

Actions after download Gparted Live; a lot of pictures (even too much :)), traffic

It is recommended to create a full backup of your device, as well as an additional copy the data from the /media ("flash drive").

All the actions you perform on your own risk!

Procedure ​

Choose in the list of drives our device (you can focus on the size).

Initial state

1. Section /data (# 9) is reduced to the desired value (by dragging the left border or entering numbers in the Free space before). The more cut off - the less room there will be for the installation and operation of programs and / sdcard (if you used one of uRamdisk with sdcard). Do not be greedy, too much cut now - to face problems in the future. Cut piece then join the 508 MB and the sum will be the size of our "flash drive" (visible when connected to a computer removable disk). In Example 1 850 MB cut, i.e. size of the "flash drive" is 2.3 GB.

Click Apply (Apply)

Click Apply (Apply)

2. Move to the right partition /reserve (# 8). You can reduce the size, but I do not advise to remove (have to make corresponding changes in uRamdisk) - it's not worth it.

Click Apply (Apply)

Click Apply (Apply)

to be continued (cannot insert more than 20 screenshots to the post)
[Nook Touch General] Kramar111:
Resize partitions with GParted Live on USB. Part 2

3. Move to the right partition /cache (# 7). It is better not to reduce (used to update the firmware and for temporary data), remove definitely not worth it.

Click Apply (Apply)

Click Apply (Apply)

4. Release after claim 1 space attach to the section /media (by dragging the right border or enter 0 in the Free space before and after the free space). Warning! You should reformat the partition in FAT32, all data will be lost; but they can be returned if you make a backup copy of the partition /media. In principle it is possible to do without formatting /media, but will need to download an additional program - see next post.

Click Apply (Apply)

Click Apply (Apply)

After that Gparted closed :(

But we stubbornly run it again by double-clicking on the desktop shortcut.

Further two three versions of events (the first can not perform, see next post):

1. If execute Partition - Check for errors

Click Apply (Apply)

Click Apply (Apply)

Crashed again.

to be continued
[Nook Touch General] Kramar111:
Resize partitions with GParted Live on USB. Part 3

2. In principle it is possible to do without formatting /media, but will need to download an additional program - I got with Paragon Hard Disk Manager. The internet has sfx-assembly of up to 15 MB. There will not spread.

The operation - Change cluster size for the partition /media from 8 KB to 32 KB (if the final size /media does not exceed 2048 MB) or 64K (if greater than). At 64K, not all versions of Windows will see a disk (not tested). Gparted, MiniToolPartition Wizard and Acronis Disk Director does not have coped with it (or I did not succeed).

Right mouse button click on the desired partition - Change Cluster Size

Choose 64 or 128 sectors (respectively 32 KB and 64 KB), click Yes, then Apply. After the operation to perform the following paragraph (№3) is not necessary. Your data from the /media should remain in place, but just in case, better to check.

3. Format the partition /media (# 6) - Right - formatted in FAT32 (or something like that, within the meaning).

Click Apply (Apply)

Click Apply (Apply)

The Result

Restart device.

Return the previously copied data in the partition /media (if needed).
[Nook Touch General] setmeupnow:
Kramar111 if I understand your post correctly, I did almost all the steps of parts 1 and 2. While I naively did not backup /media before I did anything (I didn't know how), I did resize each partition one by one, until I had free space to the right of "6" and then extended 6 to fill the un-allocated space.

So now, I am supposed to do what I attempted before with Minitool, except I should use Paragon instead? My logic was right (use a tool that sees the drive) but my tool choice was incorrect.

Since your screenshot shows 8 partitions, I am deducing that I should be in Noogie mode?

So the directions:

1) Obtain and install Paragon

2) Power off the nook.

3) Run omaplink, and when I see "waiting for fastboot", connect the powered off nook until I see "boot" come up as a drive in windows (like when I rooted).

4) Run Paragon, I should see all 8 partitions. Select partition 6 (the 2.3Gb one)

5) Right-click partition 6, and choose the "Change Cluster Size" option.

6) I should choose "128" as the clusters from the "cluster size" drop down menu, because my partition is 2.3Gb (greater than 2048Mb) and therefore needs 128 clusters which corresponds to 64K.

7) Proceed to format just partition 6, as FAT32 in Paragon.

8) Restart the device.

9) Power on the device and pray I do not get the boot loop error.

At this point, I should be able to connect it to my wife's machine, where it will hopefully come up as a drive, and she should be able to load books and finally use the device.

Sorry for the exhaustive detail, but as this saga has shown, one tiny assumption or omission can make the difference between success and paperweight.
[Nook Touch General] Kramar111:
[MENTION=4623892]setmeupnow[/MENTION]

All right

P.S. For backup /media just plug device (in normal mode) to computer and copy files and folders from appeared flash drive somewhere (for future). Nothing complicated.
[Nook Touch General] setmeupnow:
YAAAAYYY

I followed the steps as outlined, and I seem to now have a recognized, loadable, working device! I had to improvise a bit, since Paragon has updated quite a bit since the screenshots above. The "cluster size" is not a right-click option (at least not in my trial version). It was accessible as a sub-tab under "format". I also left the default "bytes per sector" as 8. I also needed to remember to give the drive a label (NOOK). I plugged it into wife's computer and it came up, with its folders intact.

I really appreciate all the help. I'm curious why nobody else posted about the problems I had. Did most people root but not resize? Did some people's devices work fine right after resizing in GParted? Did the "cluster size" thing make the difference? Or is it that Minitool is bad, while Paragon is great?

In a twist of irony, we got another Nook (new, but NOT the glow) as a late holiday gift. That one has the SD slot I believe. I'd love to try rooting that one too, but maybe after a nice break!

Thanks again!
[Nook Touch General] :
Yesh! :victory:

Most people don't root their NGLs, and about 90% of the ones who do are too burnt out to even try repartitioning. :laugh:

Minitool is a bit worse than Paragon, though, yes.

Oy. After successfully rooting and repartitioning a NGL, rooting and messing with an NST will be a total walk in the park. If you need assistance with the NST, please let me know - NSTs are my specialty. :p
[Nook Touch General] dr.bose:
pl help repartitioning NGL BNRV500 1.3.1

Hi,

I have a nook glowlight 1.3.1 white no sd card

I have Windows 7 in laptop.

Do not know anything about operating linux or rooting android.

I do not understand adb and all other technical terms that are used. (:(

Can you pl guide me stepwise to successfully do repartitioning in my nook glowlight?

You guyz are my only hope

Pl help.thank you.
[Nook Touch General] :
Try sending a private message to [MENTION=4623892]setmeupnow[/MENTION], he can help you with this.
[Nook Touch General] Tharg0r:
Hi guys Im thinking of buying this:

http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/5011283.htm

Am I in the right thread or is this the other glowlight version? Is there a definitive thread anywhere showing you what to do to root that version in my link there? Really struggling to find answers to this and Im very familiar with rooting. Any help appreciated thanks...
[Nook Touch General] dotancohen:
That is the older Nook. It is a great device, I still have my old one. It was very easy to root, though I no longer have the links you should be able to Google it easily.

This thread is about the newer Nook, which has a better backlight (very slightly red tinged instead of blue tinged), higher res screen, and faster processor. The old Nook (the one you link to) has the advantage of hardware scrolling buttons and a MicroSD card. You will be happy with either device.
[Nook Touch General] :
[MENTION=2898497]Tharg0r[/MENTION],

The device to which you linked is the Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight (NTG), which is the older glowing Nook. The NTG is the device that I have and develop on, and I'd highly recommend it. :svetius:

The best rooter available for that device in my opinion is NookManager by [MENTION=4935755]jeff_kz[/MENTION], which can be found here.

EDIT - Sorry, [MENTION=4208498]dotancohen[/MENTION], you ninja'd me! :p
[Nook Touch General] Tharg0r:
Excellent picking it up tonight, thanks a million.

Just to clarify one final thing and stop dragging this thread off topic, Ill be able to load books to the microSD in the device with Dropbox from my laptop wont I?
[Nook Touch General] :
Most definitely, yes. And not only books - you'll be able to send any file to/from Dropbox and use them on either side (PC and NTG).

There're also FTP Servers and ADB to look into for file transfer.
[Nook Touch General] Tharg0r:
Perfect thanks.
[Nook Touch General] bigtexan99:
can't resize partition on Nook Glowlight

I followed the instructions on here and successfully rooted my white Nook glowlight. Thanks!!

Now, I'm trying to resize the huge B&N partition and grow the user side load partition.

Again following the instructions I run omaplink omap3_aboot.bin u-boot-ng2-exp-v03.bin uImage-ng2-130-stk uRamdisk-noogie and connect the glowlight. Then restart the PC and boot into Gnome gparted.

All the expected partitions are visible and I tell the system to shrink the B&N partition down to 250mb and apply it. It processes for a while, and then fails with the following error. I restarted everything, went to the terminal in Gparted and ran the suggested e2fsck command and it appeared to process fine. Retried to resize and I get the same error. Any suggestions?

GPARTED Command and Output:

resize2fs -p /dev/sdb9 205808k

resizing the filesystem on /dev/sdb9 to 51452 (4k) blocks

Begin pass 2 (max- 12512)

Relocating blocks xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx........................

resize2fs 1.42.12 (29-Aug-2014)

resize2fs: attempt to read block from filesystem resulted in short read while trying to resize /dev/sdb9

Please run 'e2fsck -fy /dev/sdb9' to fix the filesystem

after the aborted resize operation.
[Nook Touch General] Kramar111:
[MENTION=1381628]bigtexan99[/MENTION]

Try this aboot.bin (omap3_aboot.bin) http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=50740002&postcount=352

Also may be helpful

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=57882995&postcount=505

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=57902601&postcount=526
[Nook Touch General] bigtexan99:
Thanks Kramar. I retried it with the 'newer' aboot.bin but I received the same short read error when trying to shrink the partition.

Any other suggestions?
[Nook Touch General] Kramar111:
[MENTION=1381628]bigtexan99[/MENTION]

Screenshot, please (before and after apply first operation)
[Nook Touch General] bigtexan99:
screenshots

Sure, here are some screenshots. AFter the resize fails, there is no difference in the partition info, so there is not a separate screenshot of that.

I appreciate your help!
[Nook Touch General] Kramar111:
did you see http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=57902601&postcount=526 ?

did you unplug Nook before reboot PC into Gparted? http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=57887354&postcount=509
[Nook Touch General] bigtexan99:
Partial Success

Thanks, yes I had been unplugging and re-plugging the glowlight as recommended.

It turns out I was able to resize the troublesome /dev/sdb9 partition by doing it in much smaller chunks than trying to shrink it all at once. I shrinked it down 200 or so megabytes at a time and it was successful, it just took a while.

Now, I have a unallocated block of 2.0 Gigs. I went to /dev/sdb5 and tried to resize it, but it says the maximum possible is its current size of 508. I'll go review the threads again, but if someone can help me resize /dev/sdb5 to use the unallocated block I'd appreciate it.

Update: Okay, I see now that I have to 'move' them across the block over to the right. Trying that now, but not having any luck. I'm getting errors.
[Nook Touch General] bigtexan99:
I've been able to shrink the B&N partition, but when I try to move the remaining partition to the right I get the attached error.

Any help would be appreciated.
[Nook Touch General] Kramar111:
[MENTION=1381628]bigtexan99[/MENTION]

do you have full backup?

first action with sdb9 must shrink&move to the right at the same time (drag LEFT, not right border of sdb9!)

that's why I asked for a screenshot before the first click "apply"

you may see it on screenshots in my instruction for "Resize partitions with GParted Live on USB."
[Nook Touch General] bigtexan99:
Drag the left border??? I totally missed that!!! Okay, so I restored my Nook Glowlight back to its original state and tried to drag the left border.

Sadly, I just get the same 'short read' error.

I don't know why I'm getting that or what to do.