[How-to][NEW VERSION] Run Nookie Froyo off SD card

[jsthrower]

Unfortunately your ADB link takes you to a website that has been moved and once you join the new website..it is so full of crap advertisements you can't get the info you are looking for even if you thanks him it pops up to the info but won't return if you leave the post. Is it necessary to make things so complicated, either you are going to be helpful or not..

 

[ndinfla]

Did you enter the command line right before that? That one mounts the SD Nookie's system partition as read/write.

Also, you don't need to enter apk's individually in this case, just push the whole system folder. If you follow the instructions from the OP to a T, you should be good to go. Let us know if you run into any more issues.

I am runnig into the same issues with adb push. It pops up you tube.apk as a read only file then stops. Do i need to partion the card before attempting to install Gapps or is there a newer version avaliable. I am currently using the one from the OP.
Froyo from Sd 8gb class 6 transcend

 

[artcwolf]

Does the calendar sync with exchange with this version?

I bought the NC partly for that reason to have my calendar with me and easy to get to without digging through my phone while on a phone call. I'm using HC eMMC internally at the moment, but as we all know it's not complete.

Thanks.

 

[djkleric]

I keep getting the protocol fault (no status) error. anyone know what that is?

 

[ndinfla]

Finally

I am not exactly sure why it worked this time but it did. All the aps loaded as written Thanks.

Now. i went to make a back up of the image and win32diskimager keeps giving an error that wont let it write. any suggestions.

 

[sweaner]

Forgive me if this has been mentioned before. I am running Froyo from an SD that I purchased having the OS already on it. It usually works well, but in the last 2 days, while downloading files from the browser, the device shut down and re-booted into the stock Nook OS. I was able to shut down and re-boot into Froyo. Any idea why this would happen?

 

[owlpond]

I am running Froyo from SD but the card only shows I have 843mb of free space and it's an 8g card. Should I have partitioned the card first or did I do something else wrong? Thanks,

 

[pceasar]

eaasus buddy look up froyo tips and tricks

 

[framistat]

OP sb system/app/ ?

Updated 2/8 new version - 0.6.7! SD card mount fixed etc..

ADB Installation of Google Apps:

4. Now, with your NOOKcolor connected to your computer's USB port, type the following (of course, hit enter after each line):

adb shell mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk1p2 /system
adb push [here, enter the path to your SDK tools folder]\system system/
adb reboot

Um, the adb push should end with system/app/ , yes?

 

[Tobii1]

FYI for all those Protocol Fault message:

I had this problem and all I did was unlock my Android and re-run ADB and it worked fine.

 

[sprevio]

I just purchased my color nook. I did the steps to run froyo. Nook says "SD card blank or has unsupported file system". What'd I do wrong?

 

[anon(220176)]

Will,

Your instruction is excellent. However, for the Google Apps installation, the links you provided is only for WINDOWS and NOT MAC. Even the ADB is in .exe, which Mac OSX cannot execute.

Do you have any links on this specifically for MAC?

 

[anon(220176)]

I kept getting error that say:

"The process .... has stopped unexpectedly".

The processes are:
com.android.phone
com.android.media
com.android.launcher
............. and a bunch more.

This makes my Nook UNUSABLE because the error KEEP POPPING UP...

Is this because I have not installed the Google apps?

 

[Buckmiller]

Please help,

I go to write the .img file and i get a window saying "An error occurred attempting to write data from handle. Error 8:

Any suggestions?

 

[Buckmiller]

lol my bad....it was write protected at the time...

 

[Nimh27]

Another thanks to the OP - I appreciate it. Up and running last night.

 

[Arupaeo]

OK, adb does read my device. I have the gapps unzipped and installed here:
C:\Android SDK\android-sdk-windows\tools
I start off by entering:
adb shell mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk1p2 /system
adb push C:\Android SDK\android-sdk-windows\tools\system system/
adb reboot

and I still get all the giberish listed above. What am I doing wrong? Do I have to add the "system" subfolder to my path for the push (ex. C:\Android SDK\android-sdk-windows\tools\system) making the push:
adb push C:\Android SDK\android-sdk-windows\tools\system\system system/

I am totally at a loss....

I had the same problem, and have determined that adb doesn't like long directory paths.

Move the "system" folder from
C:\Android SDK\android-sdk-windows\tools\system
to
C:\system

Then do the push like this:
adb push c:\system system/

Then adb reboot, and you are golden!

You can delete the "c:\system" folder afterward, or move it somewhere else or whatever you want. The thing to remember is that there is no "magic" location on a computer from which files should be pushed to your nook - you can push right from the c drive or a spare hard drive or wherever.

 

[kynwal]

So does anyone have any idea why this may be happening?

I burned Nookie Froyo to a class 6 8gb card. It boots up fine and then I have maybe a minute possibly two where it seems to work fine. Than it stops accepting any input until I reboot. Where it does the same thing.

If I leave it plugged into a windows laptop via usb (not even as a connected device on the laptop) everything works fine on the Nook. I can tap away at anything, load up the internet etc. Unplug it and within a minute or two total lock down.

 

[bbasiaga]

Today I tried to install this on an SD card. Everything booted fine. Did the screen sleep to improve response time, it works. However, the first thing it asks me is to select whether to complete the action with the Launcher, or soft keys, and no matter which option I choose, I get stuck into a loop of applications forcing closed (the launcher, soft keys, and keyboard all give forced closed messages). I have to power off the device. All I've done at this time is burn the image in the main post to the card and try and boot.

Any help?


Thanks,
Brian

 

[cass_ie89]

Totally having a hard time with this ADB stuff. I've put the tools folder in the c drive, and put the google apps in the tools folder.

I'm not good with cmd prompts and I've watched like every single video and read every thread. Ugh, I feel so dumb.

So please any help?

EDIT
Ok I got everything connected and recognized, but I'm having a hard time with the commands. I get the first one on and then I press ENTER and it won't let me write anything else or paste the next line.

What next?


EDIT 2
I'm not sure of the cmd syntax. I have everything in the right place but I keep getting a "not recognized as an internal or external command"