A flashable zip is now available for the latest update. I haven't tested this personally, but most people seem to be having success with it. Instructions for an adb installation are posted as well - take your pick!
Developer deeper-blue, who ported Honeycomb to the Nook Color, has a thread here.
Note that YOU WILL BE ERASING EVERYTHING on the internal memory of your Nook. Yes, all your data will be gone. Again, turn back now if you aren't comfortable with that.
If you're already rooted or are running Nookie Froyo on internal memory, you might want to do a Titanium Backup first, as this could help get your data back if you restore back to that state later. Just be aware that some apps will cause the system to crash on Honeycomb (it is still an early build) so be careful doing mass restores with Titanium. One app at a time, and only the apps that are most important is what I'd suggest. If something crashes, just repeat the instructions to start fresh with HC.
If you want to go back to stock, refer to our stickied Restore NC to stock thread. Please read over all of those instructions beforehand and decide if that's something you're comfortable with doing if things go south. If not, please refrain and wait for a 100% stable Honeycomb ROM.
Flashable zip instructions:
Credit to samuelhalff for the zip, whose thread can be found here:
[ZIP][DEV][ROM] HoneyComb (HC) v4 on eMMC - Flashable ZIP - xda-developers
* Note that the flashable zip uses the 1.1GHz overclock kernel by default.
1. Download the zip
here.
2. Download this
ClockworkMod recovery image and burn it to an SD card. Please refer to threads on rooting or on installing Honeycomb to SD if you haven't yet learned how to burn an image to an SD card.
3. Drag/drop the zip file onto the newly-burned SD card.
-
if there isn't enough room on the card, or if it isn't responding, you can a) use a seconds card that you switch out after Clockwork boots, or b) reformat the Clockwork card and put the file on it then (after it boots into CW)
4. Power down your Nook, insert the SD, and power on. You're now in ClockworkMod Recovery.
5. Under mounts/storage, choose
format system, then
format data, then
format boot.
6. Use the power button to go back, then choose 'Install zip from SD card,' then 'choose zip from SD card,' then choose the file.
7. Wait for the process to complete - it will take a while.
You should now have Honeycomb installed on your Nook - including Market/Google apps.
* If you have problems downloading from the Market, under Settings, go to Applications>Manage Applications>Google Services Framework - and choose wipe data and force stop. Still under Manage Applications, choose Market, and force stop. Then reboot and see if it works.
* If it isn't reading your SD card, power down, insert your SD
before powering on, then boot up.
* If you have other problems, I can vouch for the installation method below.
ADB installation instructions:
Indirect credit goes to the authors of various methods from different (Nookie-related) tutorials, including those by
samuelhalff,
fattire, and
theyownus.
This is some advanced command line stuff, so please only proceed if you're comfortable taking risks with your device (we aren't responsible if it becomes a $250 windshield scraper).
This image of deeper-blue's v04 Honeycomb port is already rooted. To make everything 100% root-ready, install Titanium Backup, and hit the 'Problems?' button (after installing HC of course).
Still here? Okay, here we go . . .[/I]
1. Download the following 2 files, and extract them using WinRAR (on PC), or Stuffit Expander (on Mac):
hc4system.img.gz
hc4data.img.gz
* if you'd prefer, here is a torrent link to the data file:
hc4data.img.gz
- then download one of the following two files--one is overclocked to 1.1GHz, the other is the stock 800MHz kernel. The OC'd one runs very fast.
hc4boot.img.gz (800 MHz)
hc4bootOC.img.gz (overclocked - 1.1GHz)
* if you'd prefer, here's a torrent link to the overclocked boot file:
hc4bootOC.img.gz
3. Download this ClockworkMod recovery image and burn it to an SD card. Please refer to threads on rooting or on installing Honeycomb to SD if you haven't yet learned how to burn an image to an SD card.
- If your card is big enough, drag the files onto the card now.
4. If you didn't have enough room for the files, then you can either use a second SD card (which you'll switch out after the Nook has booted into Clockwork), or you can actually reformat the Clockwork card after it's booted, put the files on it and then put it into the Nook (which is still sitting there in Clockwork).
Boot your nook with the SD inserted to enter clockwork.
5. Connect the Nook to your computer with whichever SD card has the 3 files on it inserted.
At this point, hit wipe cache.
Then select mounts/storage, and mount sdcard.
6. Now open a command/terminal prompt in your adb folder, and enter the following commands (NOTE THAT THE COMMANDS THAT START WITH DD WILL TAKE TIME--WAIT FOR THE BLINKING CURSOR TO GO AWAY) :
adb shell
dd if=/sdcard/hc4boot.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p1 (replace the hc4boot.img part with hc4bootOC.img if you're using the overclock kernel)
dd if=/sdcard/hc4system.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p5
dd if=/sdcard/hc4data.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p6
Now you can power down. Power back on (without a bootable SD inserted) and it should boot into Honeycomb.
Installing the Android Market on the Nook Color running Honeycomb internally:
1. Download this version of the Market (2.2.11).
2. Download GoogleServicesFramework.apk.
3. Place the files in your adb tools folder (or platform-tools on the newer version - wherever adb.exe is)
4. Open a command prompt in that folder, and issue the following commands:
adb shell mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system
adb push Vending.apk system/app/Vending.apk
adb push GoogleServicesFramework.apk system/app/GoogleServicesFramework.apk
adb shell
cd system/app
chmod 6755 Vending.apk
chmod 6755 GoogleServicesFramework.apk
exit
adb reboot
Then go to apps, open the market, sign in. If the Market won't open at first, reboot and try again.
***note that you may (or may not) need to turn your screen off/on once after every reboot to avoid touchscreen lag (much like w/Nookie Froyo). I haven't had to do this with the recent updates, but be aware, in case you find it not very responsive.
****While running Honeycomb from Internal Memory NEVER choose the option to format your SD Card from within Honeycomb. The files that were altered to let HC run internally will lead the OS to actually format your boot partition instead of your SD. If you need to format an SD, do it on your computer or in an Android phone, etc.*****
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram