Friday, February 24, 2012

[Feb-23-2012] How to flash CM7 on your NOOK Tablet

WARNING: I am not responsible for anything if you damage your device while using this guide.  All information in this guide is tested to be working on NOOK Tablet.  This will void your warranty on it as well.

Download the CM7 file here.  Assuming you have already followed this guide (if you haven't done so then please leave this page and go do that) and created a bootable CWM sdcard, follow the instructions below to flash CM7 now: 

1. Mount the sdcard you've been using or plan to use as your everyday storage to the computer and transfer the CM7 file onto it.  Now take it out.

2. Now insert the sdcard you created in this guide into the Nook Tablet and Power the NOOK Tablet off

3. Then power it back on by holding the "n" and the "power" button together until it turns back off again.  (do not let go of the two buttons until your device is fully off)

4. Now power it back on normally with the power button alone. You will see a picture of an "N" on the screen followed by a brown box with a white background.  Lastly you should see "CWM booting up".

5. Once you're in clockwork recovery, switch sdcards back to your everyday one that you put the CM7 file on and then BACK EVERYTHING UP!!!  Go to "backup/restore" and select backup.

6. When the backup finishes, go back to the main menu and follow steps below to flash CM7:

  -Install zip from sdcard
  -choose zip from sdcard (If CWM hasn't recognized your SD card you need to eject it and re insert
   it once or twice, sometimes you need to go to mounts and unmount SD, pop it out and back in then
   select mount sd)
  -choose CM7_NT_alpha12_Public1.zip
  -scroll down and select Yes - Install CM7_NT_alpha12_Public1.zip
  -sit back for a couple of minutes while the installation is carried out

7. That’s CM7 installed, next you need to prepare the rest of the device

   -press your power button once
   -scroll down and select wipe data / factory reset
   -you're ready to roll! scroll up and select reboot system, initial boot can take a while and does pause
   for a short while on the black screen between flash page and CM7 Animation, enjoy CM7 for Nook
   Tablet!


NOTE: To format back to normal the sdcard I burned the recovery onto I just put it into my phone and formatted it in the settings.  I haven't tried using the Nook Tablet itself to format it back to normal but if I do try it I'll update this blog with the results.



 Source: xda



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[Feb-23-2012] How to Root the NOOK Tablet

WARNING: I am not responsible for anything if you damage your device while using this guide.  All information in this guide is tested to be working on NOOK Tablet.  This will void your warranty on it as well.**If anything should go wrong or if you just want to go back to stock click on this link**

NOTE: If you are already rooted and would just like to flash cyanogenmod (CM7) then click here.

Prerequisites:
- Nook Tablet running up to 1.4.1 (no need to downgrade anymore for root)
- An SD-card (any size will do but I suggest you use one other than the one you've been using with your NT, if you were using one)
- SD card media reader (if you don't have one just follow the advice in blue note under step 2 and so forth)
- The ability to follow instructions to the letter


Download the Windows Utility/CWM image package from Indirect's post

Then download the root package from this post (it's the link right above the credits)


Now follow instructions below:
1. Extract the CWM_SD_flash_and_exe.zip anywhere (Do not extract the Gapps_and_root.zip file)

2. Insert the sd-card into the reader slot in your computer


NOTE: If you do not have an sdcard reader on your computer just mount the sdcard from the Nook Tablet to access it on your computer via the image burner program

3. Now double click on the "Win32DiskImager.exe" file and it will open the program you will use to burn the cwm image on to the sd.  Make sure no other storage devices are plugged in to the computer.

4. Now in the program under "device" you should see a letter.  If no other storage devices are plugged in then that single letter is your sdcard. (If you are mounting the sdcard thru the Nook as mentioned in the note then you should see two letters instead of one.  This is because the Nook also has internal storage in addition to the external sdcard you use with it.  You must know what letter your sdcard is.  If you are not sure then take the sdcard out of the Nook and then plug it back in to the computer to see what letter the internal storage appears under.  Then unplug the Nook, put the sdcard back in it and plug the Nook back up to the computer.  The sdcard would be the other letter that appears under "device" in the program that wasn't there before)

5. Now that you have the sdcard visible in the program, click on the blue folder and it should already direct you to the path where the "cwm_sd_flashing_boot.img" file is. 

6. After selecting the cwm image file click on the "write" button.  Wait until it finishes and when it does -congratulations- you should have yourself a fully functional cwm recovery sdcard. 


7. Now transfer the Gapps_and_root.zip file onto the sdcard and put it in the Nook (if it isn't already in it).


8. Power the NOOK Tablet off and then power it back on by holding the "n" and the "power" button together until it turns back off again.  (do not let go of the two buttons until your device is fully off)

9. Now power it back on normally with the power button alone. You will see a picture of an "N" on the screen followed by a brown box with a white background.  Lastly you should see "CWM booting up".

10. Now follow steps below to complete the rooting process:

  -Select install zip from sdcard
  -Choose zip from sdcard
  -Select Gapps_and_root.zip
  -Reboot and remove sdcard immediately

11. You are now ROOTED!




Click here to flash CM7 on to your NOOK Tablet.







 Source: xda


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