yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sudermatt:
That's correct...like I said in my post...it has been very civil up to now...but with every device, there are new people to the early-adopt crowd who start to ruin it.

bottom line...be kind
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bphillips09:
I'm scared to try this root until I'm positive it works
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Okay I did that. But still nothing. I need to clarify though something. On step 3 it says "3. Completely turn off your nookColor and install the microSD card. Then plug in your nookColor via USB to your computer. After about 10 seconds, executing 'lsusb | grep 0bb4:cafe' should return an HTC device."

Now it means to turn off the device, insert the microSD and plug in the Nook while its still off or should i power it up first? and then plug in the laptop.??
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beavertank:
It works, but it's not simple to make work, it requires a bit of finagling and troubleshooting. So you may be better off waiting for an automated scripted solution, which is being worked on at the moment.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yerand:
ENGADGET

engadget has news of NC root

http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/29/nook-color-finds-its-roots-angry-birds-say-yes/
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aludal:
Thank you!

Yes, I'm a messenger, a reviewer who tries his best to filter "stuff". Quite a bunch of people don't like the editing I do (I left out all the motorcycle mag pieces, and I don't like Angry Birds, lol). I was also posting some alternative direction of attack on NC, like Nomad's and Zuk's penetration scripts. Was XDA-Devs "outdated" on these? No, I don't think so. The posts simply might get lost in this single long thread, that's all.

Nookdevs must have been liked my paintings, lol, I have no idea why they described XDA-Devs as outdated source.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tsaxon13:
I plugged mine into usb before I booted up the Nook. Nothing ends up coming up on the NC screen, rather, it just stays black. after a few seconds I ran the lsusb command and it returned the device. I was able to follow the rest of the posted instructions to ssh to the NC from my machine.

I'm able to throw some commands at it, but I'm gonna wait for the rest of the instructions to come out before I do much else since I don't want to mount the nook filesystem and screw up any of the config files.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Then I wanna believe that I might have downloaded a wrong sdcard image file because after I dd to /dev/sdd and power the device the logo pops up and everything. Meaning it boots normal. Hmmm. This thing is gonna keep me up all night =)
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tsaxon13:
Here's the md5sum I got from the sdcard image that I used:

# md5sum sdcard_40mb.img

468a8ac08616a3f09dd948960ae34c8a sdcard_40mb.img
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bit1:
WOOT!

Wow. You guys are amazing! I watch this thread all weekend waiting and praying for a root and you wait for to go to work:D:D:D:D Sweet! My poor NC has just been sitting on a shelf in its case barely used or touch waiting for a root. A guy I know with a Galaxy Tab will be mighty pissed once this gets up and running! I don't need no stinking contracts!:cool:
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Yeap I got the same one. Darn it.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Legaleye3000:
Do the devs working on this have a Twitter account to follow? Also, any idea if this will be fully operational by Xmas? If so, I'll put it on Santas list... :)
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dark79:
Totally unnecessary. You don't want to go to his site, fine. Don't. But there's no need to be rude.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clockworx:
I ordered one this morning, and just got shipping notice. So much for my worry about them trying to "close the barn door" before I got mine.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dannyBR:
Does anyone know how the specs on this compare to the Galaxy Tab? I've searched but I can't find a definitive answer on it.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mindstormmaster1:
I knew as soon as they announced this you guys would root it! I cant wait till some custom roms get cook this is going to make an awesome solid yet cheap little android tablet. Way cooler looking then the Tab.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tsaxon13:
What does the partition table on your sdcard look like? Here's the one on mine:

# fdisk /dev/sdb

WARNING: DOS-compatible mode is deprecated. It's strongly recommended to

switch off the mode (command 'c') and change display units to

sectors (command 'u').

Command (m for help): p

Disk /dev/sdb: 1977 MB, 1977614336 bytes

255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 240 cylinders

Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

Disk identifier: 0x1ac3d4ba

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System

/dev/sdb1 * 1 5 40131 c W95 FAT32 (LBA)

Command (m for help):

It'll probably end up being a little different because you'll likely have a different sized sdcard or something, but the important thing should be that it starts on block 1 and should be the same overall size.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Legaleye3000:
Do the devs working on this have a Twitter account ?
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matt4200:
Are you able to load up the kindle app with root?
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
My is this:

root@Hotgates:~/Downloads/Nook# fdisk /dev/sdd

WARNING: DOS-compatible mode is deprecated. It's strongly recommended to

switch off the mode (command 'c') and change display units to

sectors (command 'u').

Command (m for help): p

Disk /dev/sdd: 2002 MB, 2002714112 bytes

255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 243 cylinders

Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

Disk identifier: 0x1ac3d4ba

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System

/dev/sdd1 * 1 5 40131 c W95 FAT32 (LBA)

Command (m for help):

===============

So basically I am not sure what goes wrong. It is very odd! For how long was your screen black when you plugged it in?
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tsaxon13:
Damn... everything looks right. That's all exactly what I have and it works...
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 10equals2:
I'm the one who originally linked the nookdevs wiki to your site. I hope you don't mind, it was pretty good info at the time updated pretty regularly. If I wanted to see if anything really noteworthy happened while i was asleep, I went there. I have no idea why someone claimed that xda was outdated... Perhaps they meant compared to IRC? then yes. XDA is slightly outdated, but discussion here is just as valueable IMO.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PetCar:
Hi,

First off I want to express my gratitude to all of you who've been spending your time cracking this beast open. I know that kind of work can be extremely fun for those who are able, and it's been a blast watching your progress for those of us who are less-able :)

On to the question: Do the steps that have been posted result in booting off the SD card, leaving the nook firmware intact or is the result a permanently-modified NC? I ask only because in my dream world full of rainbows and unicorns I can power off my NC, insert the SD card and have fun, then power off the NC, remove the card and use it as the vanilla e-reader that B&N intended it to be.

Thanks for any clarification!

Peter
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 10equals2:
The method described here, if i understand it correctly, is to gain root privaledges on the Nook, and modify a few things to allow adb to connect. With adb you can then side-load apps onto the nook. If the steps are followed correctly, there is very little chance for damage to your nook. The things that you need to modify are very small, and not important enough to begin to think about bricking your device.

If you follow the directions that is..
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tsaxon13:
The instructions that have been posted so far only allow you to boot a basic linux system from the sdcard. It doesn't (on mine at least) mount any of the Nook filesystems. It also doesn't let you do much on the NC itself, since the screen remains blank. Obviously they've been able to do more with it then just this (based on the screenshots), but that stuff has not been detailed yet.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aludal:
Oh, thank you! Thank you indeed! Those who called XDA-Devs outdated must have seen this on the Nookdevs site:

"...xdaforums.com

This was the launching thread, but has fallen badly out of date."

Sure somebody went "angry birds" on that. And started targeting my "Fine Oils" paintings, LOL.

Anyway, the Nookdevs is a respected community, and if it says XDA-Devs has fallen badly out of date, who am I to object? ROTFL...

Seriously, you guys at the Nookdev might put out, say, another direction of attack http://fineoils.blogspot.com/2010/11/mods-to-cve-2010-1807-exploit.html , I can communicate with Zuk who could elaborate.

Then and especially after B&N FW upgrade closing the hole used, XDA-Devs will be really outdated, lol.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HotShotAzn:
:rolleyes:

Are you serious? If you didn't continually spam you oil painting website, maybe you'd have some credibility. Now you come on here and blast XDA. Are you really that clueless?

Nookdevs may be well respected but they don't have the reputation or history XDA has. Don't turn this into a board war. Know your role around here and learn your place. Respect is earned, not asked for.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] henhun:
And that's ONE of the reasons you don't have one. :D

SO WANT A NOOK NOW
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rckymtnrfc:
I don't understand why they get so offended when I offer to loan them out.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bphillips09:
In case anyone hasn't noticed, http://nookdevs.com/NookColor_Rooting has been updated to include instructions for installing apps onto your NOOKcolor.

This requires a dedicated linux box and some (not too much) knowledge of coding on linux.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bphillips09:
Also, I have another question...

Does anyone here have a hard time plugging in the MiniUSB into the nook?

I find I have to wiggle it around a lot to find the "sweet spot".

(that sounded very sexual...)
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rckymtnrfc:
YES! I ended up somehow bending the end of mine trying to hit that sweet spot. I emailed then today about a replacement but seem to be slow to reply. I do not have any issues plugging in a standard usb cable.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bit1:
2nd this. I feel it will break pretty quickly. It doesn't slide in to the hole as easy as other devices. They usually slide right in... wow...;)
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KCHASE731:
I also got a NC last night. I have played with the other devices on the market. one thing sweet about the nook is its "much" bigger than my evo and not as big as an iPad. its very nice the thing fits in my jacket pocket, yet its makes a great reading device.

I really wanted to browse the web on a bigger screen than the evo, but not pull out my laptop, and not "carry" something else. The fact that it does fit in my back pocket or jacket, lets me take it out when im at starbucks open my pdf for work, read online...and read the books i read.

All that said. I have noticed a few things:

No email client

It would be nice to have an alarm

It would be nice to have a calendar

Great if it solved both of these with exchange connectivity

the sceen seems to "stick" but it seems like software not hardware. I have a feeling the device was rushed for the holiday, and will be receiving software updates soon.

I cant figure out a way to get books that i put on the device myself on the homescreen. If anyone has an idea how to do this please pass it along.

Things i love:

The size, shape and feel.

The build quality seems top notch

EXCELLENT for reading. no eye fatigue at all after a few hours of reading last night

The screen is excellent

the price, you seem to be getting a lot here for the $. I dont need a 3g device and a bill. I have my evo with tethering if i really need internet on the go with it.

So i guess my conclusion for buying the device was this. I wanted a reading/web browsing device more than i wanted "apps". I also wanted something more portable than my mac book pro. So the iPad was kinda out. I also really like android and the EVO, i love rooting and having the ability to really control all aspects of the device.

This is where we need the communities help. This device in not perfect. However it is very good, very fast, and really a good "fit" in terms of price, size, shape and build. With the ability to install apk's this thing would be THE device to have.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aludal:
Look, I'm a tablet reviewer (fineoils.blogspot.com), and I don't have the NC yet.

Much more knowledgeable hackers at Nookdevs got stuck with the new firmware for the original NOOK, but they could help to root the NC if it is released with the firmware not so closely guarded.

I believe the obfuscating scheme NOOK uses in later (current) firmwares can be penetrated, too.

It will just take some time. And effort. Care to politely ask Nookdevs what they think of the NC rooting? Maybe they did it already, hehe...

--- and finishing by putting Android 2.2 of Droid X origin....

--- and reading any book, I mean, Kindle, Kobo, whatever prohibited by B&N...

--- and playing 1080p movies smooth as butter...

--- and playing Angry Birds, ROTFL!
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KCHASE731:
The device was made available yesterday (for pre orders). and actually wanst scheduled for sale until the 25th. I think the possibility for rooting is very real. especially considering they rooted the nook non-color. This version should be easier as its just a themed version of android 2.1
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dirtygreek:
I understand, but the new revisions of the original nook have been around a while, and that page aludal posted earlier gives dire warnings about the possibility of rooting the ones with the later firmware.

I definitely think it's rootable if for no other reason than the early reviews stating there were developer versions running Angry Birds. I'm just curious how locked down the customer versions are. I have faith it's rootable still.

Also, as far as I can tell, there's no stock way to put non-B&N books on the home screen, which I do find lame. However, I also find the homescreen itself kind of pointless... Give me a list ala the original nook and the nook android app and I'll be happy.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pezhore:
I wonder if the first step would be to determine how to get inside of the case. It seems that the primary method of hacking the old nook was pulling the system microsd card and mounting it in linux.

I've looked a little bit at it, but I'm not sure if I want to start prying at the back.

Anyone out there a bit more brave than me?
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] axe2:
My guess is that the front bezel comes off. If you look around the sdcard slot, the rubberish back curves under it, so I don't think it's just a cover. The front bezel seems like it could pop up, but mine seems pretty solid...
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pezhore:
Looking again by the microsd card, it looks like there's two screw covers, I may try prying them off.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] axe2:
Are you sure those aren't magnets for holding the cover down? It might be worth a try anyway...
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] axe2:
I take that back. They're definitely not magnets.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pezhore:
They may function as magnetic material for the microsd cover, but I just did a little probing and they're actually small stickers that cover a tiny torx bit. I don't have my security bits with me here at work, but when I get home I can take those off.

It gives me a little hope since I don't see any other screws/covers on the back.

EDIT: I'm also noticing a very slim gap between the dark grey back and the light grey accent on the top and sides. I wonder if there's some snaps in there.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deeoh:
Those are just tamper-evidence stickers covering the torx drive screws. Now if only I hadn't left my set at work this weekend...

Edit: That's what I get for not refreshing. Either way, I just unscrewed them and that allows you to take the back off. However, there's nothing directly accessible after this, just a metal plate shielding the electronics and the battery. There are more screws to be taken off, so back to work I go!
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] axe2:
Don't forget to take some pictures! :D
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] forcedfab:
I have pics , but it won't let me link to them with this account . Can't remember my old user id so I had to make a new one to post in this forum . Someone pm me for the links to the pictures .
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aludal:
To Aludal:

Apologies accepted, Doctor:) Nobody reported any Nook bricked yet, but all the Nookdevs scare ppl by warnings it will happen one day.

Which is technically to say, the rooting should be attempted before your 30 days of return/no question asked replacement run out.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] madjsp:
The device was sold on the 19th, but stores received shipments early. Most stores will NOT sell unless you have a reservation.

Most stores are also getting stock in on almost a daily basis to cover the other reservations.

That being said, I have one already and love it!
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dirtygreek:
Awesome first start, guys! I'd be less wary of doing this myself, but the one I have now is technically for my grandmother, and I've been asked to load books on it for her etc.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deeoh:
I uploaded pictures to my picasa account: picasaweb . google . com/henxing/NookColorTeardown?authkey=Gv1sRgCMPfkOH5ju7SXQ&feat=directlink. Unfortunately, there's no visible system microSD card. That's not to say that there isn't one, it is just (technically) inaccessible. Well, it could also be a flash chip soldered directly on to the board which would be a real downer. I'm busy for the rest of the night, so I'll check in on this tomorrow to see if anybody has made any more progress.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] axe2:
It looks like there's shields or something over most of the chips. Am I seeing that correctly?
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] derekisthematrix:
Thanks for the opinion guys! It convinced me enough to call B&N (knowing that the first pre-orders were available tonight) and ask if they had any available. I pre-ordered at the store earlier this week but had an availability date of 11/26. In any case, long story short I was able to purchase one over the phone and will pick it up in the way home! :-)

Now I have to convince my wife that she can wait till hers comes in on the 26th....

Review and pics to follow.

-derek
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] txskeets:
I'm just happy to see this get rooted. This is going to turn into an amazing android tablet once everybody gets working on this. And I'll stick to getting my root, right here from xda-developers when they come out with their automated solution. MUCH respect to all of the devs here at xda. I dont post much here (mainly because I finally had to give up my original Droid 1), but started following this thread with great interest once I got my nook color last week. Its gonna be funny to watch the NC start sellling out all over the place in the next few days. Again, MUCH RESPECT to the devs here. You guys are the best.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Facegarden:
Has anyone tried installing gmail, youtube, or the market?

The .apk files are available in the google apps package, which you can get here:

http://android.d3xt3r01.tk/cyanogen/gapps/gapps-hdpi-20101114-signed.zip

or here:

http://cyanogenmod-mirror.local.host.name/gapps/gapps-hdpi-20101114-signed.zip

md5: BD6362E156C374AE8CE1F7B1C3DCD488

EDIT2: Those above are from android 2.2. Try this from CyanogenMod5, which I think was 2.1.

http://android.d3xt3r01.tk/cyanogen/gapps/gapps-passion-EPE54B-signed.zip

though i actually don't see market...

But someone try the google apps!

-Taylor

EDIT: Unzip the files and find the APK you want.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SystemIdleProcess:
Vending.apk is Market.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Facegarden:
Oh thanks! Good to know.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SystemIdleProcess:
How about YouTube (special 2.1 version)?
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cabbieBot:
Just an idea...I see that people are starting to post links to .apk's that would be very desirable about this. These should get consolidated into a single post instead of spread out across a zillion page thread. Its also a reason why this has a legit case for its own subforum. Email the mods, people :)
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Facegarden:
Oh yeah, I linked to the 2.2 versions!

This is from CyanogenMod5, which I think was 2.1?

http://android.d3xt3r01.tk/cyanogen/gapps/gapps-passion-EPE54B-signed.zip
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sudermatt:
Not trying to spam...just trying to help:

Here's a Sharepoint site I built to help us share our ideas:

http://sp.texultant.apps4rent.info/MoSo/NC/SitePages/Home.aspx
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] txskeets:
This has the potential to be an amazingly good Android tablet. I cant wait to see where this goes over the next few days. My dad and I bought our nookColor's at the same time, and it would be halarious to show him my rooted nook when I get on the plane to go to Vegas with him for New Years Eve next month. I will gladley donate to the dev's here for all of there amazing work.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EmilVee:
How do we change or add content?
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChudleyOne:
Incredible! This has been fun to read today as I popped in this morning to see where things stood & read 40+ new pages to see it cracked! Awesome job, all! Now just need to persuade the wife to get a NC so I have a chance to put this to good use! I'm in for a donation for all this work!
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sudermatt:
Yeah...I just noticed that wasn't working....sorry...let me work it out...it should be working..but it's not.

I'm working on it now
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sudermatt:
fixed...try it now
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scratchfury:
The Nook Color uses MicroUSB, so that might be your problem.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bphillips09:
That's what I meant.

I'm using the cable that came with my Nook.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sudermatt:
What I'm wondering is when will we get a windows option.

everything I've read says this is a linux user playground.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rboatright:
For gosh sakes guys, it's a WIKI. Anyone can edit it. Register and edit away....

for the time being, I fixed that reference, and made a link to the rooting progress page on the wiki.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pinesal:
I keep getting a permission denied error. can someone help?

there is what I see

ubuntu@ubuntu:~/Downloads$ sudo su

root@ubuntu:/home/ubuntu/Downloads# ./fastboot boot uImage

bash: ./fastboot: Permission denied
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Novaglarion:
Nook color running the kindle app!