Booting From SD Card On Nook Tablet - Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet

Someone on the Nook Tablet Development was able to successfully boot a Nook Tablet from a microSD card. Does this mean that we should be able to see ICS on the Nook Tablet soon?

Not necessarily. It takes time to port ROMs to new devices. People are working on it, but ETAs are strictly forbidden. In the future, it's likely; but the near future? Here's to wishful thinking. Another group is working on CM7, and that should be at least a little simpler and therefore a little sooner.

At least some are working on CM7 and CM9.
Where can I track progress? I know I am coming across as impatient, but I would love to see what has been done and what remains to be done.
Thanks for your answer anyway!

No I understand. I check on them just about every day.
CM7
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1464535
CM9 (he hasn't updated in a while, but he didn't say he dropped the project, so he's probably just busy)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1440438

Data Injures said:
No I understand. I check on them just about every day.
CM7
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1464535
CM9 (he hasn't updated in a while, but he didn't say he dropped the project, so he's probably just busy)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1440438
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a little update on what he's doing. The video is already 3 days old
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCroE9Q_NX8&context=C3a02eb4ADOEgsToPDskL29t3_lag4ooPyhFQVBQei

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Froyo on Nook (codename: "Nookie Froyo")

Details coming very soon. "Team Nookie" has an early early build of Froyo that is being tested as we speak.
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Edit: We had some good times, but this thread has now been migrated here. Please post your questions/comments/thoughts/reactions/tales of woe there. You will notice there is now a link to more info at the wiki page: "Nookie Froyo". There is NOT yet a full SD image. But if you know what you're doing, you can get a bootable SD. (A full SD is just a matter of someone putting together the pieces...)
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Best news I've heard all day. Willing to beta test if needed.
-Sent from my ROOTED Barnes& Noble NookCOLOR
woo! Cant wait for it!!! I can test if yall will have me!
Also willing to test!!!
fattire said:
Details coming very soon. "Team Nookie" has an early early build of Froyo that is being tested as we speak.
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great news... would love to test if you wish me to..
Guys.
Details will come. We dont want you guys bricking your nooks. We are in the process of doing it our selves. and then we will put it to the masses.
Please understand our intentions here are to help. and we must make sure things are correct before.
here is the vide of it working:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q699qVQqePk
Niiiiceeeee!!!
horns to that action
very nice im willing to test also since i have the 2 yr no questions warrenty
@fattire
You have a nook as well?? SWEEEETTTT!!!!!
Posting this from honest-to-goodness froyo. Some bugs to work out.... but it looks good.
Gotta get adbd up. One button sucks and there are other minor issues...but this is pretty rad.
Best part? Booted entirely off sd w no bn owned proprietary code.
The device rocks, I gotta ask the question though...whisper sweet nothings in my ear about how nice it runs on the NC plz.....ty
Wow...that was quick! Nice work so far guys, I'll be patiently waiting for a finished product, rather than beggin to test, or *****ing that you're going to slow. I'd encourage everyone to do the same.
@fattire
Questions on everyone's (well, mine at least) mind... please answer as much as you can, and a big big thank you!!!
1. Is BT working?
2. Is FM working?
3. Can we still use SoftKeys for hardware key emulation?
4. Can we overclock the processor?
5. How's the video playback?
6. How's the battery life compared to stock?
7. Since you're booting from SD, does that mean the internal memory of the NC remains untouched, should we need to boot stock?
and
8. How does the device feel overall?
That whole boot process was from the sdcard? How much space does all of that take?
Seriously, you got me chomping at the bit. I got a 4GB microSD waiting for a release
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That whole boot process was from the sdcard? How much space does all of that take?
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Just an educated guess, but about the same size as your average nexus one froyo nandroid backup.
Mb
Awesome, is this a beta update from B&N themselves, or a community build? I too am curious about bluetooth, flash, etc..
Very exciting stuff here guys...cannot wait to try an alpha build!
I wonder, if you get a problem, does the 8 reboot trick still fully restore the system to stock?

[Q] rom for the nook tablet !?

since the nook tablet and the droid 3 have the same cpu and gpu shouldn't we be ablt to use it's roms?
There was another thread along the same lines started earlier in regards to using kindle fire roms. They may or may not work. Feel free to risk giving them a try.
*EDIT* I tried a KF ROM from modaco. It flashes without any errors, but I am guessing it will need to be reworked for the partitioning on the NT. On reboot, it just shuts off. Doesn't get past the 'n' screen. I didn't try a D3 ROM after that.
Thereare some developers who are working on CM9. Just be patient and wait a few weeks, the devs will post it on xda as soon as they have a wokring rom.
two weeks.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCroE9Q_NX8&feature=g-all-u&context=G2de3f87FAAAAAAAAJAA
The devs are making some progress
Thanks to fattire
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since the nook tablet and the droid 3 have the same cpu and gpu shouldn't we be ablt to use it's roms?
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I dont want to be a ****, but I have to state this.
If it was that easy, if it was really that simple to do, wouldnt someone, ANYONE have tried it in the last 3 months?
I mean, I aint trying to beat you down or insult you, but did the idea really seem that far out of the box?
Its been sugested, KF roms, NC roms, as well as others, but there are a lot of BRILLIANT people on this forum, and its been 3 months that they have been at work on this device. We have had people disassemble their NT and solder a connection from the board of the NT into a printer cable so they could basically re-write the chip, but no one thought of using a kindle fire rom....?
Read. Just read and read and read. You will find SO MUCH info on this forum. So much to learn. Im still learning too. (Slowly)
i don't think it's easy to make roms. i'm just trying to think of logical conclusions based on my limited knowledge. I think the developers here are ****ing awesome and it's great how they've gotten as far as they have already. I'm just anxious and optimistic. I can't wait to really set my nook loose

ROM for CM7 Complete... Whats Next?

Gday guys,
I have a question regarding the short term future of the Nook Tablet. Now, Celtic Solutions have finished making CM7 ROM, I am unsure about what happens next.
I have got the latest CM7 Rom installed on my Tablet when it was released in Early April, if i wanted a more recent update version of CM7, what must i do.
I'm just a bit unclear about what is meant to happen next? Apart from CM9.
Is it possible that someone can shead some light on this topic for me.
Cheers Steve
CM7 is complete enough that it can be used quite well as a daily driver. It was never really meant to be an end all be all for the Nook tablet; more of an interim rom until CM9 was complete/stable. A new developer is being brought in for CM9 so stay tuned for development.
I don't really know if there is being much work done on CM7 but like I said, its fairly complete as is. CM9 is as well, with the exception of the proper kernel and subsequently hardware acceleration (netflix, higher end games).
Ah I see, well I can't wait for the full release of cm9 then. I've seen them talking about the cm7.2, does that relate to the 8GB tablet.
I know I'm not meant to ask this but... Have they put a rough ETA on when cm9 will be released? Loads of guys donated to buy some developers a nook tablet, do we can't be far off. What do ya think?
Sent from my Nook Tablet using XDA
There was a misunderstanding about some gpl issues beetween the NT build config and proper source git sync.
All got clear after original_ganjaman spoke with CelticWebSolutions.
So CelticWebSolutions when find some time may update CM7.
Theres never an ETA.
I'm so happy with CM7 I'm not even looking anymore
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Ah I see, well I can't wait for the full release of cm9 then. I've seen them talking about the cm7.2, does that relate to the 8GB tablet.
I know I'm not meant to ask this but... Have they put a rough ETA on when cm9 will be released? Loads of guys donated to buy some developers a nook tablet, do we can't be far off. What do ya think?
Sent from my Nook Tablet using XDA
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Can't you just play with some themes for CM7 and make it look like ICS?
There is no such thing as ETA on things like these.
(Off topic- I understand why captcha is used, heck I use it on my own websites, but this one in particular is really annoying).
JRam13 said:
Can't you just play with some themes for CM7 and make it look like ICS?
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did you do look over this post ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1512373
JRam13 said:
(Off topic- I understand why captcha is used, heck I use it on my own websites, but this one in particular is really annoying).
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agreed and it goes away after ten ?
steveflack said:
Ah I see, well I can't wait for the full release of cm9 then. I've seen them talking about the cm7.2, does that relate to the 8GB tablet.
I know I'm not meant to ask this but... Have they put a rough ETA on when cm9 will be released? Loads of guys donated to buy some developers a nook tablet, do we can't be far off. What do ya think?
Sent from my Nook Tablet using XDA
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Is there something wrong with the 7.2 build you have now? CyanogenMod's 7.2 branch is the latest release, their fixes are mostly bugfixes related to specific devices now, since they've moved most of their development to the CM9 devices.
As said previously, there is no ETA for cm9. When they get the kernel working, when they finish their respective tweaks, it'll be done. If you have any programming knowledge, they're actively looking for new members to help with the work though!

Why is development dying?

Remember when this came out on fire sale and everyone was so pumped up to root the touchpad and get Cm 9 running? What's happened, it seems like it's slow down so much! I guess Cm 9 was mostly completed no thanks to HP, and they did a great job. what about jelly bean? We got a preview about a month ago and that's pretty much it. I know Oats have done a few things here and there, but compared to what it used to be, it just seems like this tablet is dying in terms of new development. Is that just the way the cookie crumbles? Should I sell my touchpad and get something newer? Like I said, cm 9 works great I'm just a little disappointed that people moved on so quickly, it's still has great specs for what it is, and for what most of us paid for it. In all honesty, I get scared to pay a donation to devs now, because I feel like they use the money to buy the next great thing and move on, when that is not the intention of the donation. The intent is to thank them for developing and improving roms, not to buy another tablet or phone and move on. Does anyone else feel this way, are my thoughts misguided?
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Yes, things do seem a little slow around here. I kind of just figured because the weather is nice outside that people are just not on XDA as much right now.
I imagine it would be hard to think about Developing when the sun is shining outside.
I think the intention of donations is to thank them for this ROM, today, not to guilt them into developing a future ROM. But by the way, I think CM10 is still being actively developed. There are links to the development updates at BBQLog in the CM10 thread.
I think the nexus 7 happened.
muyoso said:
I think the nexus 7 happened.
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^This
They don't make the Touchpad anymore and a new bargain priced Nexus tablet is out. Also there is still work going on with the Touchpad, CM10 is being worked on which is why the CM9 nightlies have slowed up. Most of what could be done on CM9 has been done, the chances of getting working camera is looking pretty low at this point.
spunker88 said:
^This
They don't make the Touchpad anymore and a new bargain priced Nexus tablet is out. Also there is still work going on with the Touchpad, CM10 is being worked on which is why the CM9 nightlies have slowed up. Most of what could be done on CM9 has been done, the chances of getting working camera is looking pretty low at this point.
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Agreed. CM10 has taken focus and CM9 is not being as actively worked on because of it.
reynoben said:
Agreed. CM10 has taken focus and CM9 is not being as actively worked on because of it.
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How come there's no nightlies? I see there's additions on the bbq log, but when I go to cm10 downloads it just takes me to cm9 nightlies
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How come there's no nightlies? I see there's additions on the bbq log, but when I go to cm10 downloads it just takes me to cm9 nightlies
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because it was made clear they would be weeklies instead of nightlife and if there was no significant change directly related to the touchpad there would be no weeklies
nikeman513 said:
How come there's no nightlies? I see there's additions on the bbq log, but when I go to cm10 downloads it just takes me to cm9 nightlies
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CM-10 for the touchpad is not ready for a nightly yet because many things still do not work (sound, video, mic etc). Under the TouchPad Development forum there is some info on a CM-10 build by Light n Tasty. I am a "junior", so no link posting for me, but the title is:
[ROM] OaT's Light n Tasty: CM9 (07/29), CM10 (08/19)
Once I downloaded the ROM I couldn't flash it in TWRP until I renamed the .zip to match the CM naming convention. If I remember correctly I named it to:
cm-10-20120819-unoffical.zip
I'm just as anxious to get JB going on my TP and Droid3, both of which are progressing very slowly. I have to keep reminding myself that it was indeed months before things were up and stable on either of those devices when ICS came. I am hoping for the best and good things will come to those who wait. Not to put pressure on anyone, but I suspect great things will happen in a couple weeks or so.
Along the lines of the Nexus 7, I think that the general price point for Android tablets (7" and 10") has dropped to the point where the TouchPad isn't the crazy deal that it was, even at $200-250 resale prices. Add to that the fact that TouchPad ICS is basically rock solid aside from the camera driver and there's just not a need for the level of activity we saw in the past when GB and then ICS were first being brought to the device. JB is obviously still a work-in-progress, but it's not the significant leap that ICS was relative to GB where it was an actual tablet-oriented OS instead of a handset-oriented OS running on tablet hardware.
Anyway, I'm not knocking it at all because the TP is a fantastic device with ICS installed, but it makes sense to me that it would slow down as the work has become increasingly more complete and newer, higher-end hardware has reached a competitive price point.
ima disagree yet again. i think dropping interest in a device because something new and shiny comes along makes for a bad development community. and these forums are about keeping devices alive as manufacturers and carriers are so quickly dismissive with their out-with-the-old-in-with-the-new money making attitudes. i dont think we should pose a defeatist withdrawl, defending lack of development by saying "welp, this ones good enough, and the next versions not that big a leap anyways". its a real shame dalingrin isnt as interested in this device any more, and that development seems dead. hopefully there will be a regroup and a few brave men with the skills and talent can kick start it up again. ill be looking forward to the day that this device, which still has a very large market share, gets the interest it deserves.
To be fair the craze wasn't that much on development when the fire sale happened. We only had dalingrin working on it. I'm still surprised jelly bean hasn't moved forward on the touchpad. I thought it was a small jump
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Im sure jcsullis is still working on the touchpad but thats it. From the start we just had a few developers working on the touchpad and those few had more problems "fighting" each other, instead of working together. For example the classicnerds, instead of group up with dalingrin and co. and try to improve what already was there (cyanogenmod), they just created something new with the same bugs -> over-all-progress = 0%.
Very interesting discussions. I enjoy reading everyone's opinion. Jack, I hope someone steps up as well. This still has respectable specs for the $$.
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HP Touchpad was my first tablet device. With CyanogenMod, it was my first Andriod device. If developement stopped today, I still have the life that CM Team Touchpad and other Touchpad Developers breathed into the zombie tablet I purchased from the firesale.
I have a viable ICS tablet that performs 98% of what I need/want. Compare that to webOS and it's dwindling offerings of apps. I find I boot to webOS only for Video Skype.
For the whole Andriod Experiment on my tablet, I can only thank those tireless efforts the Devs shared with the community.
I for one am thankful for what I've reveiced for free. I look forward to a tasty Jelly Bean snack, sometime in the future.
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HP Touchpad was my first tablet device. With CyanogenMod, it was my first Andriod device. If developement stopped today, I still have the life that CM Team Touchpad and other Touchpad Developers breathed into the zombie tablet I purchased from the firesale.
I have a viable ICS tablet that performs 98% of what I need/want. Compare that to webOS and it's dwindling offerings of apps. I find I boot to webOS only for Video Skype.
For the whole Andriod Experiment on my tablet, I can only thank those tireless efforts the Devs shared with the community.
I for one am thankful for what I've reveiced for free. I look forward to a tasty Jelly Bean snack, sometime in the future.
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Agree 100%. Love running CM9 on my TP. If JB comes to it, great. If not, no complaints here.
spunker88 said:
^This
They don't make the Touchpad anymore and a new bargain priced Nexus tablet is out. Also there is still work going on with the Touchpad, CM10 is being worked on which is why the CM9 nightlies have slowed up. Most of what could be done on CM9 has been done, the chances of getting working camera is looking pretty low at this point.
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Somebody is working hard on cracking the camera here:
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/16347-dev-ics-camera-hd-video-hw-acceleration-fix/page__st__160
After having a good look around I agree there is a huge gap in development here... with AOKP no longer supporting us and now OaT gone too that has left us with just the CM9 weeklies...
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well, they are supposed to be nightlies. but it doesnt get built every night. not even every week at this point. im thinking it may have official support dropped soon.

[Q] What is the most stable CM?

I am looking into getting a tablet for a 5 year old and wanted to put android on specifically for just games.
What is the best and most stable rom for this? Thanks
As of 12-13-2012 CM7 is considered (tested) to be the most stable and complete CM that has been made for the nook tablet
Unfortunately this is an opinion thread and the mods hate it. With that said CM7 is (was) the most stable however CM10 has come a LONG way. I'm using the 11-26 and 11-28 SD card CM10 versions provided by Succulent at iamafanof.WordPress. com. Other than battery life not as good as stock I have no issues.
Prior to that I was using his CM7 SD card builds with no problems.
The EMMC versions are preferred by many I happen to like SD for ease of reverting to stock if needed.
Sent from my CM 10 SD nook tablet. Thanks devs.
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Unfortunately this is an opinion thread and the mods hate it. With that said CM7 is (was) the most stable however CM10 has come a LONG way. I'm using the 11-26 and 11-28 SD card CM10 versions provided by Succulent at iamafanof.WordPress. com. Other than battery life not as good as stock I have no issues.
Prior to that I was using his CM7 SD card builds with no problems.
The EMMC versions are preferred by many I happen to like SD for ease of reverting to stock if needed.
Sent from my CM 10 SD nook tablet. Thanks devs.
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How bad is the battery life on cm10?
shags72 said:
How bad is the battery life on cm10?
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I've had fantastic battery life (on standby) on the AOKP release I'm using. When my kids are playing games on it, even, it still lasts all day (8+ hours of Where's My Perry?). I think that's pretty good.
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I've had fantastic battery life (on standby) on the AOKP release I'm using. When my kids are playing games on it, even, it still lasts all day (8+ hours of Where's My Perry?). I think that's pretty good.
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I would say. I am not trying to hijack as I think this might be pertinent to the op's question if he is as much of a noob at this as I am. For a noob is it really advisable to go with these or should a newer Rooter stay with just like the 4.7 root? Because if he is like me I won't know how to maintain if something goes wrong. Thanks
If you run a couple of diffrent ROMS from sd you can get a feel for them. How they work, stability, battery life...
I'm having great battery life from the CM10 version I'm running from sd at the moment. Tomorrow I might change to another one just for fun. Maybe it's better, maybe it's worse. But because it's on sd I can experiment to my heart's content without taking any risks at all!
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I would say. I am not trying to hijack as I think this might be pertinent to the op's question if he is as much of a noob at this as I am. For a noob is it really advisable to go with these or should a newer Rooter stay with just like the 4.7 root? Because if he is like me I won't know how to maintain if something goes wrong. Thanks
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4.7 root?
I advise anyone to do a LOT of reading before trying to root any Android device for the first time. There is a lot to understand and even more that could go wrong if you're not careful.
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4.7 root?
I advise anyone to do a LOT of reading before trying to root any Android device for the first time. There is a lot to understand and even more that could go wrong if you're not careful.
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I would agree but with the imense size of this forum where do I start? I figured I would start with the moding threads and alot of them sound simple at the beginning and then the replies speak of problems and fixes that when you get done you wonder if the problems got fixed or not. Also is there like an acronym list? Myself and probably alot of other noobs don't know them and what they mean. Let me know OP if you want me to start a different thread on this.
Pm me if you run into acronyms you don't get. Easiest place to start would be the How To Root threads, and those about returning to stock. If there's something you don't understand right away, open another browser window and search for the term(s).
It is definitely recommended to read any beginners guides out there. Preferably those relating to the device you have, as they'll be the most relevant to you, but there are some general guides in the overall Android forum and subforums that will still be useful.
From there, ask yourself what you want to accomplish with your device. Are you content with the appearance as is, or do you want to change that? Are you just looking to install additional programs or do you want to write them? Any questions you can think of, make a list and prioritize that. Then start from the top and search for your answers or direction, asking questions where needed (especially if the info you find seems out of date, though lots of questions you'll find have already been asked and answered). Don't be afraid to say you don't understand something or to ask for additional info. Those who are willing to help will gladly do so if you seem like you've done some research beforehand.
Feel free to PM me any time, or hit me up on gchat. I'm always willing to help out if I can.
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As already stated, 4.7 root? Huh? If I am not mistaken I believe that is something for a Nook COLOR not a Nook TABLET Many people have been on here lately misstating what they have. Verify the actual device you have before doing ANYTHING! Then go to the correct forum. Color and Tablet look the same but are 2 different animals with different methods to get things done.
I have a Google Nexus Galaxy NOOK Color Tablet HD + running the Windows 3.11 version of the Linux iOS. I'm trying to put the CyanogenmodKindleAppleWindowsPlay Store on the Skydrive in my device. My problem is that my laser disc won't fit into the 5 1/4 inch floppy disk drive on my device. This is the right forum for this, right?
EDIT: Sorry, just felt is was necessary for a laugh.
Sent from my NT running CM10
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4.7 root?
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I suspect the poster refers to the 4_7 version of the root zip in the "Albert Wertz method". That is indeed for the Tablet. I have used it myself a couple of times. Whether it is the latest/best/whatever I do not know. But I'm sure a couple of days of reading up can help any new Tablet owners (and I suspect there are MANY after the recent great deals from BN!) make informed decisions on what route to choose.
(And I did laugh at the post above mine! )
Honestly, the SG7 rom is nice, I haven't tried either 4.2 ROMS yet, but they should be reasonably stable for games
Although battery life would be better from SG7
Also, use a file browser to remove the OTA Updater because the updates wipe GApps...

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