Root for Nook Tablet 8GB (w/ Android Market)
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Yes, as I said in post #76 this new image should quite a while to boot. This is because it's extracting the stock boot partition image I pulled from my own 8GB tablet and flashing it to yours. Do not turn off your tablet yet; let me know when you get past the box screen.
Well since my last post which was about 4 hours ago its still on the box screen. Should it have moved on by now or is this usual?
No, that is not usual. The box screen is shown when the 2nduboot bootloader loads my boot.img (kernel + ramdisk) into memory; it should take at most a couple of minutes as it does on my tablet. Looks like yours is simply refusing to boot my boot.img, so you should be able to safely power it off. Since I can't replicate this behavior on my tablet where it boots fine I can't really help at this point...
Your the BEST!!!!! I figured I start from the beginning again but this time with a fresh new card. Did exactly what you said in post 76 and soon as I popped in the card and plugged up the cable, 2 mins later I saw the life of my tablet come back alive. AWESOME!!! So if I wanna go ahead and do the root I would just swap back the boot images?
Anyone having trouble getting this to work, try to download the files over. I was having problems even though md5's matched. Deleted all the files, downloaded again, and am now rooted. Thanks for the work put in getting this done!
it worked but now i cant use the n button also i cant use the system restore in the settings menu.
Is it me?
So I got a Nook tonight because I was told it was the easier of the low cost tablets to root. In other words I got it at exactly the wrong time.
After some searching and several Youtube videos, I found this thread and I think all of my problems will soon be solved. Let me get straight to the point.
Step 1 Done.
Step 2 Done. Downloaded it twice now.
Step 3 Everything falls apart. According to the instructions on the Nookie FroYo page, I should be able to extract the files with 7-zip. Can't do it. I keep getting told there's an error with the image and it stops. A fresh download yields the same results.
I'm running Windows 7 if that helps. Is there another place I can try to get the image or should I try using a different extractor? I don't want to brick my new device but my confidence is slowing since I can't seem to get the one file I need to download completely.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
So I got a Nook tonight because I was told it was the easier of the low cost tablets to root. In other words I got it at exactly the wrong time.
After some searching and several Youtube videos, I found this thread and I think all of my problems will soon be solved. Let me get straight to the point.
Step 1 Done.
Step 2 Done. Downloaded it twice now.
Step 3 Everything falls apart. According to the instructions on the Nookie FroYo page, I should be able to extract the files with 7-zip. Can't do it. I keep getting told there's an error with the image and it stops. A fresh download yields the same results.
I'm running Windows 7 if that helps. Is there another place I can try to get the image or should I try using a different extractor? I don't want to brick my new device but my confidence is slowing since I can't seem to get the one file I need to download completely.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
That's unrelated to my restore image. Can't help you there I'm afraid.
Sent from my Nook Tablet using XDA
Why aren't you using option 1, which is the easier of the two? You don't need to extract anything there.
Sent from my Nook Tablet using XDA
Oh, believe me I am. 10 seconds on the video for option 2 made me want to curl up in the corner and sob.
The reason I'm extracting is that's what the instructions for the Nookie FroYo say to do. Am I overthinking this?
Yes. Like I just said, you don't need to extract anything if you're using option 1. Skip to step 3 on the Nookie Froyo page.
after root, will i still be able to access my B&N books that i've purchased? looks as tho all original data on the tablet is lost? also, is there a way to un-root if the need be? TIA
Yes.
No. You will not lose any data.
Yes. All rooting does is install a bunch of files to /system; to unroot you just need to delete those files. AFAIK there isn't a reason to unroot the NT, but if one day there is I could make a bootable SD card for that.
Depends on what you mean by "can't boot". You'd have to describe exactly what your tablet does when you power it on without the SD card. Which screens are you seeing and what happens in the end etc.
i see nothing without the sd card in and the usb cable conected but once it gets to the home screen i can unmount the sd card and reemove the usb cable.
Same here.
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Same here as well.
small SDcard boot issue
Hi
I tried the boot method 1 in your instructions w. a 512M and 256M SDcard I had lying around. Neither one gets to the initial cardboard box boot screen. I just see the n symbol and it boots in as normal. Tried putting the image on Windows and mac with same result. Is it possible that the SDcard density needs to be some specific range for this to work?
Thanks
Hi
I tried the boot method 1 in your instructions w. a 512M and 256M SDcard I had lying around. Neither one gets to the initial cardboard box boot screen. I just see the n symbol and it boots in as normal. Tried putting the image on Windows and mac with same result. Is it possible that the SDcard density needs to be some specific range for this to work?
Thanks
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Root for Nook Tablet 8GB (w/ Android Market)
So ever since I bought the 8GB Nook Tablet last week I've been checking this forum daily to see whether there's a root method that I could use to sideload apps etc.. But it seems that no current root method for the 8GB tablet existed, and I even came across a video showing that none of the current root methods for the 16GB version works on the 8GB.
So when I saw bauwks's updated 2nduboot that allows booting from an SD card, I started poking around to see if I could use that to root the tablet. While bauwks's kernel and ramdisk cannot boot into the stock Nook userland on the 8GB version (it reboots right after the "READ FOREVER" screen), they do allow me to boot into Android's init process, and that's enough to root the tablet and install Android Market. Basically, what I did was package the files I needed as well as a small installer script into bauwks's boot.img.
The result (root + Android market) is demonstrated in this video.
Compatibility
This method is for rooting the stock firmware version 1.4.2 that is shipped with the Nook Table 8GB when you buy one from B&N. It is not supposed to be used with other ROMs such as CM7, nor the Nook Tablet 16GB.
Included
- Root (su + Superuser.apk)
- Android market
Options
There are two equivalent ways to apply this root method.
1. The first, and easier method is to burn an image to your SD card.
2. The second method is to partition and format your SD card and copy over the files yourself. This latter is more complicated than you think as the SD card must be partitioned and formatted in a very particular (and peculiar) way for it to boot.
Instructions for option 1 - burning a pre-built microSD card image
0. Before you proceed, know that THIS IS EXPERIMENTAL SOFTWARE THAT PROBABLY VOIDS YOUR WARRANTY AND MAY PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY BRICK YOUR TABLET. Even though it worked for me, it may not work for you, and worse, it is quite possible that it could cause your tablet to boot-loop or die. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY POSSIBLE DAMAGES TO YOUR TABLET / ANYTHING ELSE CAUSED BY THIS METHOD. BY USING IT YOU AGREE TO ASSUME ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR ACTIONS.
1. You need a microSD card. The image itself is ~55MB, which means any card above 64MB will work. Backup anything you have on that SD card because THIS WILL ERASE ALL DATA ON YOUR microSD CARD.
2. Download this image. MD5: 1a4f5cb32f09d3003b11aa782fe9566f
3. Burn downloaded image to microSD card. This page explains how to burn an image on Linux, Mac and Windows. Ignore the Nook Color-specific stuff, don't download the Nookie Froyo image, and replace in the instructions the nookie froyo image with the image you've just downloaded. THIS WILL ERASE ALL DATA ON YOUR microSD CARD.
4. Turn off the tablet.
5. Put the microSD card with the burnt image into the tablet.
6. Connect tablet to computer using a USB cable. The tablet should boot up on its own; if not, press the power button to power on.
7. After the initial black screen with the "n" logo, you should see a brown box in the middle of a white screen. (If you do not, your tablet is not booting off the microSD card and you probably did something wrong.) After you hit the "READ FOREVER" screen, WAIT ABOUT TWO MINUTES. Even though nothing changes on the screen, a script is copying over root and Google stuff onto the /system partition.
8. After two minutes, hold down on the power button until the tablet turns off.
9. Take out the microSD card and power on again.
Instructions for option 2 - manual setup
0. Before you proceed, know that THIS IS EXPERIMENTAL SOFTWARE THAT PROBABLY VOIDS YOUR WARRANTY AND MAY PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY BRICK YOUR TABLET. Even though it worked for me, it may not work for you, and worse, it is quite possible that it could cause your tablet to boot-loop or die. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY POSSIBLE DAMAGES TO YOUR TABLET / ANYTHING ELSE CAUSED BY THIS METHOD. BY USING IT YOU AGREE TO ASSUME ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR ACTIONS.
1. Create a 50MB vfat partition with boot and lda flags set, as explained in this video. I followed the instructions on the page referred to by the video at the very beginning.
2. Download this zip file, and extract contents to root of the 50MB microSD card partition.
3. Turn off the tablet.
4. Put the microSD card with the burnt image into the tablet.
5. Connect tablet to computer using a USB cable. The tablet should boot up on its own; if not, press the power button to power on.
6. After the initial black screen with the "n" logo, you should see a brown box in the middle of a white screen. (If you do not, your tablet is not booting off the microSD card and you probably did something wrong.) After you hit the "READ FOREVER" screen, WAIT ABOUT TWO MINUTES. Even though nothing changes on the screen, a script is copying over root and Google stuff onto the /system partition.
7. After two minutes, hold down on the power button until the tablet turns off.
8. Take out the microSD card and power on again.
After Rooting
You will not see any visible difference in the interface when the tablet powers back on, nor will your firmware version change, but you should now be rooted. To launch the Android / Play Market, do the following: "n" -> Search -> hit top-left button on screen -> select "apps" -> type "market" in search bar -> select "Market". For a step-by-step guide on other things you'd probably want to do after you root (e.g., installing 3rd-party .apks, making the "n" button start a custom launcher), check out this thread by RevenantOne.
Common Questions / Problems
Here are some of the common issues people have run into according to this thread. Read this through if you have a question or problem before posting it!
1. Am I rooted? / I did everything correctly, but nothing changed after I reboot!
If you saw a brown box and then the "READ FOREVER" screen, you are already rooted. There will not be any visible differences in the interface / software version. To launch the Android / Play Market, do the following: "n" -> Search -> hit top-left button on screen -> select "apps" -> type "market" in search bar -> select "Market". Check out this thread by RevenantOne for other things you probably want to do after you root.
2. I don't see the brown box screen; instead the tablet just boots up normally.
There are a number of possibilities:
a. Some people have had better luck combining the files from this method with a root image for the 16GB tablet. Theoretically this could work for everyone, so make sure you do try this one out if your tablet refuses to boot (i.e., you don't see the brown box). Instructions can be found in post #131.
b. Your microSD card may be incompatible. As strange as it may seem, people have posted on this thread that certain microSD cards will simply not work. It appears to be somewhat random which cards work and which don't, so you might have to try out several cards from a different brand or with a different size before you find one that does work.
3. How to restore the microSD card back to its normal capacity from 50mb?
Disclaimer
Again, this is experimental software. That it worked for me does not mean it will work for you, or that it won't brick your tablet. I am not responsible for any possible damages resulting from using this method.
Credits
Credit goes to:
- [URL="http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=4426306"]bauwks for his 2nduboot hack (see this thread)
- Indirect for his root + gapps package (see this thread).
- Everyone on this thread for posting amazing feedback and a wealth of information and solutions to common problems, and most of all to those of you who donated! It's really appreciated2
Code:/system/app: CarHomeGoogle.apk GenieWidget.apk GoogleBackupTransport.apk GoogleCalendarSyncAdapter.apk GoogleContactsSyncAdapter.apk GoogleFeedback.apk GooglePartnerSetup.apk GoogleQuickSearchBox.apk GoogleServicesFramework.apk LatinImeTutorial.apk MarketUpdater.apk MediaUploader.apk NetworkLocation.apk OneTimeInitializer.apk PackageInstaller.apk Superuser.apk Talk.apk Vending.apk /system/etc/permissions: com.google.android.maps.xml features.xml /system/framework: com.google.android.maps.jar /system/lib: libvoicesearch.so /system/bin: su /system/xbin: busybox su11new launcher gone again after I hit the "n" button. any way to relink the button?
To get back to your custom launcher, you'd have to use the good-ol' search ("n" button -> Search). To permanently switch to your custom launcher as the default launcher, you can install the HomeCatcher app (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1357175). Before you do that though you'd have to enable the installation of APK files (or installation from "unknown sources" - I recommend using the "NT Hidden Settings" app which is available on the Android Market).1
Sigh... not the first to to get it wrong and won't be the last. If only people took a few seconds to learn the difference.
Sent from my CM 10 nook. Thanks devs.
