[HOW-TO] Install CWM [VERIFIED][Update 1/22/2012]

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I'm working on this thread to show others how I've gotten CWM running off of my NT.

This will be broken out into 2 sections: SDCard Execution and Internal Installation. I've verified that backup and restore works using both of these methods.

First I would like to thank Bauwks and Nemith who have developed the u-boot crack and recovery.img used in this process. Here are some of the threads that I used for this process:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1440645 - Nemith's CWM recovery.img
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1440438 - Next steps and Bauwk's internal image build process

METHOD 1 - SDCARD :

1. Setup SDCard
Using a new SDCard (not one you have info stored on) make a new MSDOS partition table and add a 50 MB FAT32 partition as the first primary partition. Then make sure you enable to boot and lda flags.

Any SDCARD larger than 50 MB should work but I used an extra 2GB laying around. You can add other partitions to the card if you want, but it is not necessary to allocate the entire card. Any added partitions would need to be manually mounted on your Nook anyway.

I used GParted on my Ubuntu machine to do this but any formating tool should work.

2. Copy Files onto SDCard
You can grab the files I used here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?dr6bqau194389te

Just UnZip the files directly to the root of the boot partition you created above (make sure flashing_boot.img, u-boot.bin, and boot.img are on the root not the folder SDCARD)

3. Insert SDCARD into NT
Now, with your NT powered off, eject the SDCARD you just created from your computer and insert it into the tablet. Then just turn it on and VOLA! You should now be in CWM!

You can then insert another (larger, preferably 16 GB +) SDCard and do a full backup.

METHOD 2 - Internal Installation:

ADB REQUIRED!!!!!
Make Sure you have Method 1 working before trying this! It is a good idea to have already backed up your device before proceeding.

Update 1/19/2012: I've modified the internal recovery.img to automatically execute the code in Step 4 which seems to have finally fixed the boot-loop. Now you can use CWM internally without having to be around your computer! Please see Pg 7 for details on how I fixed this issue.

Update 1/22/2012: I'm removing the warnings since this method seem to be verified by a lot of different sources. It looks like Indirect beat me too an APK so please see his thread if you want an easier way to install this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1458630

1. Get Recovery Image
You can use the image I built from Buawks/Nemith source.
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?yodxftopf5qckgo

The original image I created (with boot-loop) can be found here but is considered obsolete. I'm leaving it here while the new image is tested:
http://www.mediafire.com/?k5azwo6modab9j9

2. Copy Recovery Image to SDCard
You can either push using

adb push /path/to/irrecovery2.img /mnt/sdcard/irrecovery.img

or just Copy/Paste from a computer.

I recommend using the SDCard but really you can push this file anywhere you can access it from the Nook.

3. Upload Recovery Image to Recovery Partition
Just follow these adb commands exactly!

adb shell
su
dd if=/mnt/sdcard/irrecovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3

Done! You will get into a boot-loop if/when you go into CWM.

You should now be able to fully backup and restore! To get into CWM either adb

su

reboot recovery

or power on the device while holding down N+Power (you may need to unplug usb and/or let go of the power button after boot if device keeps turning off).

NOTE: If you are getting a "Error mounting /sdcard" when using backup/restore you just need to remove and reinsert your sdcard.

4. Reboot out of CWM - Optional
If you still end up in a boot-loop just run these commands from adb to reset some security checks and get out of the CWM boot-loop. Check out this thread for an explanation of how this works:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1444630

Follow these simple steps to reboot:
1. Go to "mounts and storage" in CWM menu
2. Select "mount /bootdata"
3. Execute the following code (thanks Bauwks!):

dd if=/dev/zero of=/bootdata/BootCnt bs=1 count=4
dd if=/dev/zero of=/bootdata/BCB bs=1 count=1088
reboot

You can also just go to "reboot system now" if the last line of code does not work.

Welcome back! Now get to work on some roms!

is there any easier way, I'm trying to follow but I don't kno how to do step 1, & your directions to eject sdcard card & insert it is very confusing.

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Originally Posted by Swiissjokr

is there any easier way, I'm trying to follow but I don't kno how to do step 1, & your directions to eject sdcard card & insert it is very confusing.

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I can upload an SDImage that you can use. It would be made the same way Nook Color SDcards are made (google around), but this is a much bigger file and it will take me a while to upload.

What issues are you having?

Originally Posted by Swiissjokr

is there any easier way, I'm trying to follow but I don't kno how to do step 1, & your directions to eject sdcard card & insert it is very confusing.

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Originally Posted by dhkr234

MOD Edit: Removed quote for reasons above.

A little harsh but yea... EJECT the sdcard from the computer after you're done partitioning, then INSERT that sdcard into the Nook Tablet's SDcard slot.

It doesn't get any simpler than that

can you post some screenshots or a video or two showing how cwm works on the NT?

Not every user here is at the same level of knowledge. XDA developers is all about sharing and learning, not bashing newbies If you cant respond in a friendly manner, then dont!

Please try to help fellow users, not give them a bashing!

We should all be working together here people!

I have deleted some posts to keep this thread clean!

@OP if you want me to delete more, let me Know

Peace!

Thanks for the steps man. Will give a shot in a minute.

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Since this is the way to do CWM for this device, +1 for sticky imo

Write Image?

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Can't we just write the image to an SD Card using Winimage?

Worked great. Backing up my image now as we speak!

If anyone has any questions doing this from Ubuntu don't hesitate to ask.