[HOW TO] Installing LN14.1 Internally on Nook HD+

[digixmax]

there is not file available named: lnos_ovation-ota-NMF26Q.170104.zip in your shared folder, can I use 02B lnos_ovation-ota-NJH47F.171021?

Yes.

Older builds are available in the folder "obsolete".

 

[SamiRobo]

Yes.

Older builds are available in the folder "obsolete".

Thanks. I had successfully installed android Android Nougat using lnos_ovation-ota-NJH47F.171021 and it works smoothly, excellent. Thank you!

 

[TGC-TECH]

Thanks!

Just wanted to let you know that It works great, and is very easy to install on my nook HD+ 32gb

 

[adorable]

Went from stock HD+ to L14.1 following these steps. Only took a few minutes to download the files. Then used the post on formatting a usb drive to Fat32, primary, active (I used easeus partition tool, but anything else that can do this will work).

Extracted the boot img from the download, opened the img file using 7zip, dropped the MLO file into the empty drive first (so that the nook can boot from this), followed by the rest of the sdcard-reco-ovation.img contents. This was all done to use the entire flashdrive/sd card size - otherwise, it'll work, but you can't use or see the rest of the drive space until you wipe and format. I did this so I could backup the OEM nook partitions to the drive.before installing L.

Dropped the *.zip files for L, twrp, gapps pico in, stuck it in the nook and booted. Followed the first post instructions. In under half an hour, nice "new" tablet! Nice!!

Aside from having to dl nook apk from apkfun, everything's been working great w/o an issue or crash.

 

[violetcu]

I've been wanting to put android on my nook for YEARS because the orginal OS is just awful. Although I am completely a noob at this, I was able to install this perfectly. I am so happy right now. Thank you!

 

[macevanscb]

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I guess I'm back to noobie again.
I'm trying to update a Nook HD+ from B&N stock (Android 4) to ln14.
I've been running CM10 forever on my other Nook HD and have no experience with TWRP 3.0.1. I'm lost.
Following the instructions at the beginning of this thread, I downloaded all the files, unzipped the image file, and since I'm on a Mac, used the Unix dd command to write the image to an empty 16gb micro SD card, which succeeded.
I copied the ROM, gapps, & recovery zips to the card and looked at the results. CM10 cards had four partitions: one for the boot files and another for the zip files I wanted to install. The new card only had one partition which had all the boot files in it plus the three zip files I copied into it.
The card booted fine in the HD+, but appears to have used the GI based recovery from the card itself instead of stock recovery... I assume this is normal.
But, no matter where I look the HD+ shows everything empty. I can't find the zip files to install. Whenever I look at external sd, it comes up empty [0B].
Help!

 

[digixmax]

I guess I'm back to noobie again.
I'm trying to update a Nook HD+ from B&N stock (Android 4) to ln14.
I've been running CM10 forever on my other Nook HD and have no experience with TWRP 3.0.1. I'm lost.
Following the instructions at the beginning of this thread, I downloaded all the files, unzipped the image file, and since I'm on a Mac, used the Unix dd command to write the image to an empty 16gb micro SD card, which succeeded.
I copied the ROM, gapps, & recovery zips to the card and looked at the results. CM10 cards had four partitions: one for the boot files and another for the zip files I wanted to install. The new card only had one partition which had all the boot files in it plus the three zip files I copied into it.
The card booted fine in the HD+, but appears to have used the GI based recovery from the card itself instead of stock recovery... I assume this is normal.
But, no matter where I look the HD+ shows everything empty. I can't find the zip files to install. Whenever I look at external sd, it comes up empty [0B].
Help!

in step #1 if the image file was "written" properly to the SD card there should be only one bootable partition on the card (plus leftover storage space not allocated). In step #2 the zip files should be copied to the boot partition (created in step 1), otherwise you will not be able to find and install them.

 

[macevanscb]

No files found

Here is what I see if I open the OVATION sd card:
kernel
lnos_ovation-ota-NJH47F.171021.zip
MLO
OLD
open_gapps-arm-7.1-mini-20180427.zip
ramdisk
ramdisk.cwm
ramdisk.stock
twrp-3.0.1-0-ovation.zip
u-boot.bin
uImage

The info for the sd card is attached, I think.
I see exactly what you describe. And it boots.
I used dd on the mac to write the image to the card:

dougs-mini-2:MacSSD macevanscb$ diskutil list
/dev/disk0
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: GUID_partition_scheme *128.0 GB disk0
1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk0s1
2: Apple_HFS MacSSD 127.2 GB disk0s2
3: Apple_Boot Recovery HD 650.0 MB disk0s3
. . . . .
/dev/disk4
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: FDisk_partition_scheme *15.8 GB disk4
1: Windows_FAT_32 SD CARD 15.8 GB disk4s1
dougs-mini-2:MacSSD macevanscb$ sudo dd if=sdcard-reco-ovation.img of=/dev/rdisk4 bs=1024
921600+0 records in
921600+0 records out
943718400 bytes transferred in 1491.265899 secs (632830 bytes/sec)
dougs-mini-2:MacSSD macevanscb$ diskutil list
/dev/disk0
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: GUID_partition_scheme *128.0 GB disk0
1: EFI EFI 209.7 MB disk0s1
2: Apple_HFS MacSSD 127.2 GB disk0s2
3: Apple_Boot Recovery HD 650.0 MB disk0s3
. . . . .
/dev/disk4
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: FDisk_partition_scheme *15.8 GB disk4
1: Windows_FAT_32 OVATION 900.0 MB disk4s1

 

[ST Dog]

But, no matter where I look the HD+ shows everything empty. I can't find the zip files to install. Whenever I look at external sd, it comes up empty [0B].

You were running CM10 from SD, hence the extra partitions. The new one is just for booting and installing recovery to the tablet.

After you boot the SD the zips should be on what it calls internal.

Install the new recovery. Eject the card and boot to the recovery you just installed.

Then insert the SD and install OS zips from it (will now be external SD card as you booted internal)

 

[macevanscb]

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AHHH..... Now I understand.
That made total sense.
My Nook HD+ is now booting LN14.1.
So TWRP made a HUGE change going from Clockwork 2 to Clockwork 3????
Going from absolute to relative disk names????
Close this one out... Thanks ST DOG!!!!!

 

[ST Dog]

So TWRP made a HUGE change going from Clockwork 2 to Clockwork 3????

CWM is totally different than TWRP.

And the version used to run from SD was heavily modified to facilitate SD card installs.

 

[Ladyslayer]

I installed AOSP 7.1 on my nook HD. It installed fine, but I can't get the home or overview button to work. The back button works fine. The play store i installed with microgapps also hangs at download pending when I try to install an app unless I revert the play store back to factory version but then it will automatically update itself. I didn't try uninstalling play store updates with pico gapps but I assume it would have the same problem. Also, in apps that are full screen, I can't swipe up to see the navigation bar. I also can't pull the qs shade down twice unless there is a notification, but I can't read the notification anyway.

[EDIT]: I installed lineage os 14.1 and everything is working fine, except for I still have to install the play store and test if it works.

 

[exhausted2]

@digixmax
Nice work and thank you. I updated my HD+ from CM11 which I thought I would be stuck at forever. Smooth/easy installation using your instructions from page 1.

 

[rufnek2kx]

Thanks for the update. I've updated one of my Nook HD+ to the new Ln14.1. I also updated the TWRP to latest version too.

One thing I was hoping this would fix but hasn't, whenever I turn my nook off, it stays off for a few seconds (say 15-30) then automatically boots up again. It'll do this regardless of if I have it on charge or not, until the battery runs down and then it stays off. Does anyone know what might be causing this issue and how I can fix it? Thanks.

 

[ST Dog]

whenever I turn my nook off, it stays off for a few seconds (say 15-30) then automatically boots up again.

Long standing issue. No one has found a fix yet.

I forgot all the workarounds (mine is never off) but I think one is boot to recovery and turn off from there (maybe with button instead of menu).

Maybe long press the power button (10s) when it tries to reboot. Search the forum here if those don't work. I know workarounds were posted.

 

[bru20]

Thanks for the update. I've updated one of my Nook HD+ to the new Ln14.1. I also updated the TWRP to latest version too.

One thing I was hoping this would fix but hasn't, whenever I turn my nook off, it stays off for a few seconds (say 15-30) then automatically boots up again. It'll do this regardless of if I have it on charge or not, until the battery runs down and then it stays off. Does anyone know what might be causing this issue and how I can fix it? Thanks.

Long standing issue. No one has found a fix yet.

I forgot all the workarounds (mine is never off) but I think one is boot to recovery and turn off from there (maybe with button instead of menu).

Maybe long press the power button (10s) when it tries to reboot. Search the forum here if those don't work. I know workarounds were posted.

Actually the "fix" has been posted for quite a while.

Long press the power button. The normal log off screen will come up as usual but keep pressing and the tablet will shut off. At least thats how we shut ours off after installing LN. Works every time.

 

[ST Dog]

Actually the "fix" has been posted for quite a while.



Long press the power button.

That's not a fix, it's a workaround.

A fix would allow the shutdown function to work as designed, as it did on stock, as it did in CM10 and 11, as it does on other devices.

 

[bru20]

Thanks for the update. I've updated one of my Nook HD+ to the new Ln14.1. I also updated the TWRP to latest version too.

One thing I was hoping this would fix but hasn't, whenever I turn my nook off, it stays off for a few seconds (say 15-30) then automatically boots up again. It'll do this regardless of if I have it on charge or not, until the battery runs down and then it stays off. Does anyone know what might be causing this issue and how I can fix it? Thanks.

Long standing issue. No one has found a fix yet.

I forgot all the workarounds (mine is never off) but I think one is boot to recovery and turn off from there (maybe with button instead of menu).

Maybe long press the power button (10s) when it tries to reboot. Search the forum here if those don't work. I know workarounds were posted.

That's not a fix, it's a workaround.

A fix would allow the shutdown function to work as designed, as it did on stock, as it did in CM10 and 11, as it does on other devices.

Workaround, fix, whatever its called it solves his issue of how to get his Nook to shut off. You couldn't remember, but I did so I answered his question.

 

[rufnek2kx]

Actually the "fix" has been posted for quite a while.

Long press the power button. The normal log off screen will come up as usual but keep pressing and the tablet will shut off. At least thats how we shut ours off after installing LN. Works every time.

Thanks dude. My extended battery life and increased resale value are extremely grateful. :good::good: