[HOW-TO] Download, Run CM7 off SD Card (Easy to follow! No root!)

[crailberry]

Re: [HOW-TO] Download, Run CM7 off SD Card (Easy to follow! No ro

Hey guys I'm new here and have a question about a step in the instructions. Step 10 says, " Drag your CM7 file onto the SD Card. There will be only one partition".

Well, that's what I did. I dragged the UNzipped CM7 file to the sd card. I somewhat know what a partition is, but don't know how to do it/whatever. The instructions did not say to actually do anything as far as a partition goes, just said it would be that way.

I guess I'm just unsure of myself I'm about to plug it in to the nook. Will let know how it goes. Thanks for the write up

 

[crailberry]

Re: [HOW-TO] Download, Run CM7 off SD Card (Easy to follow! No ro

DANGIT!!!!!

So, I thought all was well. I got the penguin, the blue scrolling text, but eventually it stopped. And here is was it says:

Looking for the install images...
Initial install files not found.
Please download it from nook.linuxhacker.ru
and put on first partition of this SD Card
the name should start with updatei-cm and end with.zip

That's exactly what is says/how it looks. Any idea's? Should I do what it says? Or did I do something wrong in the initial setup. Any help is appreciated. Thanks

Edit: I went to linuxhacker.ru and haven't come across any "updatei-cm" zip files yet. And hopefully it was ok to turn off the nook (held down the power button) while it was in this sort-of...startup mode? Anways....

 

[kcls]

DANGIT!!!!!

So, I thought all was well. I got the penguin, the blue scrolling text, but eventually it stopped. And here is was it says:

Looking for the install images...
Initial install files not found.
Please download it from nook.linuxhacker.ru
and put on first partition of this SD Card
the name should start with updatei-cm and end with.zip

That's exactly what is says/how it looks. Any idea's? Should I do what it says? Or did I do something wrong in the initial setup. Any help is appreciated. Thanks

Edit: I went to linuxhacker.ru and haven't come across any "updatei-cm" zip files yet. And hopefully it was ok to turn off the nook (held down the power button) while it was in this sort-of...startup mode? Anways....

If you got to the blue penguin, you arxe good. You just didn't exactly follow the directions! It says to NOT unzip the cyanogenmod zip file. Follow those links, redownload the version you want, put it on the SD card without the gapps, the put the SD card in the nook and boot it. Tell me if it works.

Tapatalkin it from my IHO CM7.1'd, ICS Themed Optimus V

 

[koopakid08]

Is that the official link, koopakid? Thanks for posting it up, I've been busy lately. I'll try and find a more permanent link after school today.

Tapatalkin it from my IHO CM7.1'd, ICS Themed Optimus V

No, the official link is dead for now. I found this link over at XDA.


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[crailberry]

Re: [HOW-TO] Download, Run CM7 off SD Card (Easy to follow! No ro

Ok well I will try it again. And sorry, I typed it wrong. I actually did not unzip it, to my knowledge. I should've typed "the zipped file". But regardless i'll try it again.

 

[crailberry]

Re: [HOW-TO] Download, Run CM7 off SD Card (Easy to follow! No ro

Ok that's really weird. I downloaded the cm7 file again, did the same exact thing I did before (which was not unzip it), and it appears to have worked! I got the penquin, scrolling text, and then for some reason it shut down. Decided to wait 30 secs and turn it back on, and now I got the cyanogen(mod)7 little blue guy with an arrow going around him. Although it has been stuck on this screen for a good minute....nvm! it works! it works I say! Thank you very much for this write up, and still being proactive about helping people. You are awsome!

 

[crailberry]

Re: [HOW-TO] Download, Run CM7 off SD Card (Easy to follow! No ro

How will I know if Google Apps worked or not? I Reboot>>Recovery, and let it do its thing, and it them shut down. I turned it back on, and nothing was there to indicate something happened. I tried rebooting then, and still don't see anything.

 

[kcls]

How will I know if Google Apps worked or not? I Reboot>>Recovery, and let it do its thing, and it them shut down. I turned it back on, and nothing was there to indicate something happened. I tried rebooting then, and still don't see anything.

Ok, now that you have cm7 working, put the SD card back into your computer, put the Gapps in the partition named BOOT and put the SD card back into the nook. Boot into CM7, hold the power button down until the menu comes up and reboot>>recovery. Let it do its thing, boot, and see if the market is there. The Gapps are the market, so if you have the market, you ate good to go. If you don't, repeat those steps till you do!

Tapatalkin it from my IHO CM7.1'd, ICS Themed Optimus V

 

[kcls]

No, the official link is dead for now. I found this link over at XDA.


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Ok, I have the file sitting on my laptop, think it would be bad to upload it here?

Tapatalkin it from my IHO CM7.1'd, ICS Themed Optimus V

 

[crailberry]

Re: [HOW-TO] Download, Run CM7 off SD Card (Easy to follow! No ro

Edit: Nvm I realized what I did, and I believe it is working. Attempting to create a google account right now.

 

[kcls]

Okay wow I am so sorry, but I am so confused with the whole "put the Gapps in the partition named BOOT". I tried dragging the zipped Gapps file, into "u-boot.bin", but there's nothing, out of everything that's on the card, that allows me to put anything into it.

Now, I have a feeling i'm just not understanding how to put something into a partition. And by the way, if you're being literal, there's nothing that's actually named "BOOT". The only boot there is "u-boot.bin".

Ok, so a partition is basically the folder that pops up when you plug in the SD card. So when you plug it in, and go to "My Computer" on windows, there will be a folder called BOOT, with like a letter and a colon in parentheses after it. Drag the GApps file into this folder, not any file within the folder.

I'm off to bed, I'll check up here again in the morning

Tapatalkin it from my IHO CM7.1'd, ICS Themed Optimus V

 

[crailberry]

Re: [HOW-TO] Download, Run CM7 off SD Card (Easy to follow! No ro

I got it! But....I went to download the nook app, and it wont let me! Says "your device is not compatible".

Haha, man I feel high maintenance. With all my questions an all postted this from my nook

 

[crailberry]

Re: [HOW-TO] Download, Run CM7 off SD Card (Easy to follow! No ro

Ok well I'm definitely concerned now. It says my device is not compatible with the nook application, the youtube application, Adobe Flash Player 11, and I'm assuming more (only tried those 3 apps so far). I can download games though. Also, another issue I have is when, for example I try to log on to here, android central. I'll type in my username and password, press log on, and it just doesn't even do anything. Doesn't try to load, nothing. I realize there are going to be bugs, but I don't think these are your average bugs, because this isn't usable. I might as well use the original nookcolor OS if these are issues that 'have to be dealt with'......

I will try googling the issue and see if I come up with anything.

EDIT: Ok I should have just googled it before I posted. My bad. But I figured it out. Seems like it is somewhat of a common issue. Steps to fix the "Device is not compatible" problem can be found here: http://myraroldan.com/wp/2011/09/yo...th-this-item-annoying-android-market-message/

 

[Mooncalled]

No USB mass storage option when I plug in using my Nook cord.

Got everything to boot fine. I got some FC issues,but I can attribute that to my class 6 card.

The issue I am having is that Angry Birds will not load. I just get a black screen when it starts.

Also I get no USB mass storage option on my nook after I connect to my win7 PC. Do I need to dl. Some drivers for that?

 

[kcls]

Re: No USB mass storage option when I plug in using my Nook cord.

Got everything to boot fine. I got some FC issues,but I can attribute that to my class 6 card.

The issue I am having is that Angry Birds will not load. I just get a black screen when it starts.

Also I get no USB mass storage option on my nook after I connect to my win7 PC. Do I need to dl. Some drivers for that?

No, USB mass storage should work stock, no drivers needed. What version of CM7 are you using? If it is newer, you shouldn't have a problem. If you aren't using a newer version, try clearing data, cache, and uninstalling and reinstalling. Then you can restore your data with TB or whatever if you need to.

 

[koopakid08]

Ok, I have the file sitting on my laptop, think it would be bad to upload it here?

Tapatalkin it from my IHO CM7.1'd, ICS Themed Optimus V

Should be fine.


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[Mooncalled]

Re: No USB mass storage option when I plug in using my Nook cord.

No, USB mass storage should work stock, no drivers needed. What version of CM7 are you using? If it is newer, you shouldn't have a problem. If you aren't using a newer version, try clearing data, cache, and uninstalling and reinstalling. Then you can restore your data with TB or whatever if you need to.

Running the latest CM7.

I'm gonna start fresh tonight with an old class 2 16gb card and see if that solves some of the other issues.

 

[kcls]

Running the latest CM7.

I'm gonna start fresh tonight with an old class 2 16gb card and see if that solves some of the other issues.

Sounds good. The lower the class, and the higher the storage, the better it works.

Edit: oops also when I said to wipe data and cache and uninstall and reinstall I meant angry birds, not cm7... sorry for any confusion.
Tapatalkin it from my IHO CM7.1'd, ICS Themed Optimus V

 

[kcls]

Delete

 

[Mooncalled]

Re: [HOW-TO] Download, Run CM7 off SD Card (Easy to follow! No ro

Edit: oops also when I said to wipe data and cache and uninstall and reinstall I meant angry birds, not cm7... sorry for any confusion.

No worries. I had planned on the complete wipe and re-install due to the card speed issue.

I got that done last night and played around and got Angry Birds up and running (My 5 year old daughter will be so pleased!) also a game called Spirit HD. It feels a lot more smooth and stable on that class 2 card. Odd, but understandable.

I still cannot get the USB mass storage to come up on the Nook. Maybe I am looking in the wrong spot or it's just not accepting it. I am running the stable version of CM7 release date 10/10/11.

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Update: Mass Storage now works. Not sure if it was a battery charge issue or something else. My Nook was below 40% charge when I connected to my PC. Now that it's above 70% the mass storage option shows and I can get into my partition as well as MyNook memory.[/COLOR]


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