Hey Guys, I'm a little bit of a noob here. I have had my captivate for about 6 months now and I started to get a little frustrated with the way the Captivate was set up compared to my old HTC Hero. I didn't have to root the Hero and could do anything with it I wanted. With the captivate it was another story. I rooted the new Captivate and it has been a wild ride. I follow the forums to see what is available after having Super User installed. I have to say I went a little crazy into the exploration of what i can and cant do. I learned what I cant do the hard way and spent almost 3 day's having problems with odin3 one touch flasher. Once i got everything back running to factory settings I decided to just set up the phone the way I like it and updated the config. for example I added the root access and updated the settings.db file to allow 3rd party apk installs. I than also deleted the wealth of useless crap At&T Preloaded onto the OS such as the apps and the 20 AT&T contacts. Fortunately now my phone and layout is exactly to where I want it. Unfortunately now I am afraid to perform other root mods on the phone and have to re flash the original factory settings on it and have to set it up all over again. I am not much of a programmer but do know end user support very well and was hoping that there would be a way to create a backup of the root directory so that in case I brick my phone (happend twice when I tried to replace the launcher program) I can just flash my backup so that I don't have to install apps, configure settings, and adjust the layout all over again? I was thinking of creating an update.zip would do it that i could keep on my sd card and flash it from recovery.
Can Somebody please Help!!!
Thanks,
Jay
Generally speaking, unless you use the same ROM, it is a bad idea to restore system settings.
Check out Titanium Backup from the Market. It works really well at backing up apps, data, and system data. Be sure to get the donate version so you don't have to manually install every single app (huge time/effort saver). It won't give you an update.zip file, but if you reinstall it and point it at it's backup folder, it can restore all of your data with minimal effort.
If you are prone to bricking your phone, back it up to an external SD card by entering "/<external sd>/Titanium Backup" as the backup path, replacing <external sd> with the real path (it's different on 2.1 and 2.2 ROMs).
Good luck.
Thanks, I actually already have Titanium Backup lite and i backed it up using the batch Backup all user apps + System Data but have no idea how to restore these backups if my phone bricks. I dont necessarily want to flash the phone to try it out. Any chance you know of where i can find out a little bit more information on how to restore backups with this app?
I also have the ClockworkMod Recovery where i have backed up my phone to an SD card. It says during the process Backing up system, data, datadata and than generates an md5sum. After this the phone boots back up and I was wondering if recovering using ClockworkMod is the same as flashing an update.zip rom but instead of using the stock version? Also this app seems a lot easier to use at there is an option to reboot into recovery and select roms
Update 09/10/13. This thread is being updated to reflect many new developments with the HD/HD+. Alternate ROMs are now plentiful and B&N has added Google Play Store and gapps to stock. And now the biggest change for stock is verygreen has broken the file protection scheme that B&N implemented that had made it very difficult to modify stock. The complicated methods developers had to implement to root and modify stock are now gone. So I am modifying this thread to reflect that. It still will be focused on stock and the use of CWM to modify it, but will have a few other mods to other ROMs as well.
What verygreen has developed is a new boot.img file that removes the file protection that prevented users from modifying /system. After that modified boot.img is flashed to internal memory, those /system files can be modified without danger of the device resetting. Also, one added benefit is that with the new boot.img installed on your device, any B&N update will fail. So that means once you have installed the boot.img it will stay there until the user flashes a complete new rom themselves.
The only way users can modify the /system files is to be rooted or to use zip files flashed by CWM. This thread provides zips to root using his boot.img and other zips to make other mods, like enabling Unknown Sources so apps can be sideloaded without using Play Store or the B&N Store.
Verygreen has published his boot.img zips that remove the file protection here. If you use his latest versions of recovery to flash his zip, they will ask if you want to root. It does root and it works very well. But that version of root does not include busybox or superuser which some users like.
I have updated my Universal Root zip to rev3 to include his boot.img and adds superuser and busybox. Just flash that zip with either his or my recovery and you will have root. And with this version of root, there is no danger of being reset by B&N. If you used my earlier versions of Universal Root, I recommend you use my Disable Root zip before flashing this new version.
I also have full rooted 2.1.1 stock zips in item 6 below.
WARNINGs. The CWM recovery in this thread is used to install the zips below to internal memory which are mainly to modify stock. But it can also be used to install a Cyanogenmod (CM) ROM on internal memory as described in the Dummies Guide to installing CM to internal memory here, as well as to modify CM once installed.
Be sure to use CWM to nandroid backup your existing ROM before you try to install anything here. That way if something goes wrong and your system messes up, you can boot to the CWM SD and restore your ROM exactly the way it was before you did anything.
Some of the newer HDplus devices are very difficult to get to boot to an SD. They should eventually boot but many users, including me, have had difficulty. Look at this thread (in particular, look at this post within that thread).
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If you have questions or comments on this post, reply to this thread. If you are a new user and cannot post here, post on my HD/HD+ tips thread here. Please do not send me private messages or emails. By posting in the forums others get a chance to help you and if I answer your question in the forum, others can see my response and it may help them too.
1. Clockworkmod (CWM) Recovery - READ THIS SECTION FIRST, IT HAS EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO GET STARTED!
CWM recovery is a tool that you can use to install modifications to your stock that you ordinarily could not do without already being rooted. And it has lots of other features like making an exact backup of your stock so you can restore it later if you want. And you should do that before you ever start installing anything else. But the feature that is most useful here is the ability to install (flash) the zips I have here on this thread.
A summary of the below section for those looking for steps is as follows:
a. Make the CWM SD.
b. Copy the installation zips to the CWM SD.
c. Insert the CWM SD to the device and boot to it.
d. Use the CWM commands to backup your device and install the zips.
e. Remove the CWM SD and boot to your modified device.
a. Make the CWM SD.
Before you can install the modifications here you must make a bootable CWM SD. To make one, you will need a spare SD that you are willing to dedicate to use as a permanent CWM card, a card reader for your PC, and burning software.
EDIT (5/22/13) - There is a new procedure brought to my attention by another user (thanks fanoush) which lets you make the CWM SD without burning the image. It seems the OMAP4 devices are a little more liberal on the booting requirements than previous OMAP devices. This makes it easier to install on any size SD. Follow this new procedure as the old procedure sometimes is difficult to acheive:
New procedure:
Format (fat32) any size card with SDFormatter (free on web).
Use partitioning software (Mini-Tool Partition Wizard or EaseUS Partition Manager, both free) to set the first (and only) partition as "active". Don't repartition, just set active. I have read that some versions of Windows will let you set the first partition active without having to use partitioning software, but I only use XP and it does not have that feature.
Unarchive the appropriate set of BOOTFILES for your device (HD or HD+) from my .rar file attached below and copy them to the SD. There should be five files. Make sure you copy the MLO file first before you copy the other four. DO NOT INSERT THE SD INTO YOUR NOOK UNTIL TOLD TO DO SO IN SECTION 1c BELOW!
Move on to item b below to copy the installation zips.
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Old procedure: Click on Show Contents.
To make a CWM card you must use a process where software copies (burns) an image file to an SD. I recommend using Win32DiskImager. Download and extract the image file for your device (HD or HD+) attached below and burn that to your SD. For detailed instructions, click on the Show Content button.
Attached at the bottom of this post you can get the CWM image zips that I have modified to work on stock. I have versions for HDplus and for the HD. You must use the version for your device, they are not interchangeable. And you must use the CWM image zips from this thread if you want them to work on stock. Download the appropriate 4GB CWM image zip for your device and extract it. You will end up with an approximate 3.7GB .img file. Burn that image to your 4GB or larger SD using Win32diskimager in Windows or use the dd command in Linux or OSX (Mac).
To use Win32DiskImager, find it on the web (here, it's free) and install it on your Windows PC. Open it (be sure to run it as administrator) and select the drive (device) that has your card reader with your SD inserted. Then in the image file box put the location where you have the extracted img file. Then when everything is set right, click on the write button. A warning will pop up asking if you want to proceed. When you have verified that you are going to write to the correct device, click on Yes. (One user overwrote their external USB hard drive by not verifying first). With this 4GB image it will take a while. If you get an error message about access denied it means you are looking at the drive with Windows Explorer. Close Windows Explorer and try again. In fact, it is a good idea to close all unnecessary windows when burning, even your browser.
When burning is complete, temporarily remove the card and re-insert again so the PC recognizes the new image.
If you do not have a 4GB or larger SD, you can use my small version of the image, also attached below. It only requires 120MB of space on the SD. And it has all the same features as it's bigger 4GB brother, it is just smaller. But there is not room to put backups on the card. If you use a small card, see item 11 below for workarounds on making backups.
You can use partitioning software, like Mini-Tool Partition Wizard or EaseUS Partition Manager (both free), to can expand the partition to the full size of the SD you burned it to. But I recommend you not use a really large SD to put CWM on. Certainly no larger that 8GB. It is a waste of a big card to use it for stock CWM.
To burn using Linux or Mac, you are on your own. A user, (jfever311) just added some Linux instructions here. And recently cdaters just added some Mac instructions here.
b. Copy the installation zips to the CWM SD.
With the card still in the PC, copy to the SD card those zips (keep them as zips) that you want to install to the Nook. I recommend the Enable Unknown Sources zip, and, if you want root, the Universal Root zip as discussed in the sections below.
c. Insert the CWM SD to the device and boot to it
Remove the card from the PC and insert into your POWERED OFF Nook and power back on. CWM should appear. If it does not and boots to stock instead, power off and try again. You can tell when it is going to boot to CWM when the 'cyanoboot' logo shows. If it still does not boot after several retries, first make sure you have the right version of the image/files to match your device (HD or HD+). Some of the newer HD+ devices a very resistant to booting to SD. My new device boots to SD maybe once in ten tries. I think it is hardware related. HD's seem to boot to SD very reliably.
d. Use the CWM commands to backup your device and install the zips.
Once CWM appears, use the volume up/down keys to move the cursor and highlight "backup and restore". Then use the n key to activate it. The power key is the back button. Pick backup and it will take several minutes to backup your system. That way if something messes up you can later restore that backup. Keep the backups for future needs, don't delete them.
Then use the power key to move back to the main screen and select "install zip from SD". Pick the zip you want from the list of zips that you put on the SD earlier and select install. Do them one at a time in any order you want. You do not have to do any wiping.
e. Remove the CWM SD and boot to your modified device.
After you finish, remove the CWM card and tell CWM to reboot. Sometimes you get a message saying that it is set to flash a new recovery and do you want to fix that? It makes no difference what answer you choose, so I just say no. It should boot to stock with your changes installed.
Most of the below zips can be flashed (installed) on any version of stock HD-HDplus ROM as long as you have booted the Nook into stock at least once and registered. All of the zips below can be installed and work without the Universal Root if you don't want to be rooted. Just copy any additional zips to the SD while it is inserted in the PC, remove from the PC, insert into the Nook again and boot to the CWM and install per the previous paragraph.
There is an alternative to downloading on your PC and copying the zip to the SD card for flashing. You can download the zip on your device and store it on internal media memory. Then, when you boot to CWM to flash it, select "install zip from SD/choose zip from internal memory" and install from there.
One additional thing. Since the device is very sensitive to the apps you install later (the device will try to reset itself if you install an app that writes to /system), it is probably a good idea to back up with CWM periodically so that if you do have to restore, you won't have to repeat a lot of the changes you made since the last backup.
If you do get into the 8 failed boot process because something got inadvertently added to /system, you can recover from the reset by turning off the device before the 8th reboot and inserting your CWM card. The next boot will boot to CWM and you can restore your last back up to get back to where you were.
Be sure to keep your CWM SD for future use.
EDIT (9/18/13) I don't like or use TWRP recovery but many users have asked for a bootable SD that uses it. So I extracted the files from verygreen's internal TWRP and made bootable SD versions for each device and added them to the list of attachments below. I have both the BOOTFILES version (which I recommend using) and a burnable 4GB image version. The image version is compressed to 7z format to make it small enough to attach to this post.
You are on your own for how to use TWRP, don't ask me, I don't use it.
2. Universal Root for Stock (rev3 - 09/10/13 )and Disable Root (rev2 - 2/3/2013)
Adding Root to stock is an important step in making your device better. It gives you access to files and locations that you are ordinarily not allowed to see or modify. Many further mods to your device depend on being rooted.
This zip will detect which device you have and will root your stock no matter what version of the software (even 2.1.1). The zip is very small and is attached to this post. I added a couple of small apps to help users. Zeam is an alternate launcher to help you see sideloaded apps and AnyCut lets you put a stock Home shortcut on the zeam screen. If you do not want these apps, just go to settings and uninstall them.
This version of root also changes how the boot sequence looks. It briefly shows the original Nook logo, followed by the Cyanoboot logo, followed by the normal stock boot up sequence. After the first boot when the stock home screen comes up, press the n key and a dialog box pops up asking which launcher you want to use. Click default and select zeam. To put a stock home shortcut on zeam, long press the zeam screen, choose shortcut, choose AnyCut, choose activity and scroll to home and select it Then press OK. There will now be a shortcut installed to get back to the stock home screen. An alternative way to switch back and forth between stock home and zeam is described by natefish here.
I also added another zip to disable root if you already rooted your device. It is only to be used if you rooted using rev2 or older of the Universal Root. It will leave all the other things installed by the zips below, just root will be gone. And you can always add root later again if you want by flashing the Universal Root zip. It will not work on rev3. If you want to remove the rev3 root, just go to item 6 below and flash one of my plain stock ROMs. It will take everything back to plain stock including removing the Cyanoboot loader and the root files (and CWM or TWRP if you installed them to internal memory). This is handy if you need to return it to B&N under warranty. But it will leave the Unknown Sources setting enabled if you had flashed that zip.
If you prefer not to be rooted, all of the other below zips can be installed and work without having root.
If you have a previous version of root and get updated by B&N despite setting OTA to manual per item 7 below, just flash this root zip again and your root should be back. Breaking root will not effect your installed apps unless those apps specifically required root. One of the side benefits of the rev3 root is it causes any B&N update to fail, so the root sticks.
3. Enabling Unknown Sources - (rev0 - 09/08/2013) (formerly the Extras zip)
I have a new stand alone Enable Unknown Sources zip and attached it below. It replaces the former Extras zip that is now obsolete. This zip changes a hidden setting in stock to allow apps to be installed from other sources besides the Nook Store or Play Store. You will need to have booted and set up stock before flashing this zip. But you do not need to be rooted.
And I now have a version of the old Extras zip (which included enabling Unknown Sources) for 'Stock installed on SD' by verygreen. Get it here (WARNING! This version of the extras zip is only for users running stock installed on an SD, NOT for users running original stock installed on internal memory. Do not install it on stock on internal, it will do nothing.)
4. Swapping "sdcard" and "ext_sdcard"
Many users have complained that on the HD/HD+, like many phones, the internal media is named "sdcard" so that apps can store their files there. Some users would like them stored on their external SD. This mod will swap "sdcard" and "ext_sdcard" so that apps will store their files on the external SD. The external SD will show as "sdcard" and the internal media will show as "ext_sdcard". And it shows swapped using MTP also. It can be a little confusing since we cannot control the names, but they are swapped. If you don't have an external SD in the slot, both sdcard and ext_sdcard will display the internal media.
I have two zips attached below, one to install the swap feature and one to remove the feature. Just flash the one you want and on the next boot it will become effective. These are for stock only.
I also now have a version for the official CM10.1/CM10.2 on emmc for the HD+ and HD.
WARNINGs This swap is kind of a kludge, so some things are troublesome. For these swap zips to work, your SD must be formatted to fat32. And the settings, storage option in CM does not provide accurate information. In fact, it may hang your device if you try to view it. If it hangs, just reboot. Also another issue is you cannot install apk files from the new sdcard. You must move the apk to internal media memory before installing.
5. New CWM (v6036) for internal memory (emmc) and Restoring stock recovery to emmc (HD/HD+)
Now that verygreen has made available his native CM10.1 ROM and has matching native CWM and TWRP recoveries that can be put on internal memory (emmc), I have made three more zips. The first two are my versions of a repackaged verygreen CWM (v6036) for internal memory for HD (here or here) and HD+ (here or here) that work on both stock and internally installed CM. If you are already on the newer CWM for CM11 (v6045 or newer) that cannot flash older zips and you want to go back so you can, I have modified this zip (rev2) to be flashable with the newer CWM. That way you can go back to v6036 to be able to flash older zips.
The third is a zip to return the stock recovery to internal memory should users want to return their devices to pure stock. A nandroid restore of an earlier stock backup will restore everything except the stock recovery. So if you have installed verygreen's or my recovery to emmc and you want to go back to pure stock, flash my HD+ zip here or here and my HD zip here or here. Both are also attached below.
6. Plain Stock HD/HDplus 2.1.0/2.1.1/2.2.0/2.2.1, Full 2.1.1 Stock with Root (latest 03/05/15)
Warning! All of the zips in this section must be flashed with CWM v6036 or earlier. v6045 or later will cause the installation to abort with assert errors.
I have plain unrooted factory 2.1.0, 2.1.1 and 2.2.0 zips for each device. They will take you back to stock with no root (and with file protection) so you can let B&N update you to the latest ROM version if you want. They also restore the recovery to stock in case you had previously installed CWM or TWRP to internal memory. The plain stock 2.1.0 for HD is here or here, and the HD+ here or here. Plain stock 2.1.1 for HD here or here and HD+ here or here. The plain stock 2.2.0 for HD is here or here and the plain stock 2.2.0 for HD+ is here or here. The plain stock 2.2.1 for HD is here or here and the plain stock 2.2.1 for the HD+ is here and here. If you are flashing these so you can return a device to B&N, be sure to also factory reset/wipe data with recovery (CWM or TWRP). Also an added warning if you are using TWRP and flashing these plain stock zips. After flashing and telling it to reboot, it detects that the plain stock is not rooted and asks if you want to install SuperSU. Tell it to not install as that will cause the plain stock to reset itself.
I also have full stock 2.1.1 rooted ROM zips. They can be flashed with the CWM above and have the verygreen boot.img that removes the /system file protection. They also are rooted and have superuser and busybox. Get the HD version of the rooted stock here or here and the HD+ version here or here. They can be flashed over whatever version you have. You can do it without any wiping so your installed apps and settings will remain intact. This version does not include Enable Unknown Sources, but if you had previously flashed the new Enable Unknown Sources zip, that is a setting and should stick and not need flashing again. The ROM zips will replace your entire /system so any other zips you flashed here like Extras or swaps will be gone. After flashing this ROM, you will need to reflash any mods you want from this thread (except the new Enable Unknown Sources if you had flashed it earlier).
These zips are quite large (over 400MB) so expect long downloads.
7. New OTA (Over the Air) update block
Another user (thanks greenya!) has come up with a new method to block OTA updates from B&N that seems to work. I have tested it with AdAway. I tried to manually update my 2.0.5 system in settings. It says there is an update available but does nothing when I push download. I removed the block and hit download and it began downloading immediately. So it does block them.
If you are rooted, you can do this yourself with AdAway. I have a description in my HD/HD+ Tips thread linked in my signature, here. See item 4.
Another possible block would be to put CWM or TWRP on internal memory per item 5 above. I don't think updates will install without stock recovery installed. They usually fail with CWM or TWRP.
Edit: I just did some testing and if the new boot.img has been installed, the B&N updates fail and abort. See my post here.
8. The Importance of doing Backups
Some users have not made backups because they have installed CWM to a relatively small SD. You need to have backups with these devices because they can and will reset themselves, especially if rooted.
Save your CWM card and the backups because you WILL need them again. I recommend you make a backup of the device before any modifications and another when you think you have it the way you want it. Keep both backups because you may someday need to get back to pure stock so you can update. Some of my mods interfere with updates.
Also, being rooted adds the danger of being reset by some app that modifies /system. So, if you are rooted and you want to install a new app that requires root, make a backup of your device just before installing the app in case it causes a reset.
To restore, go to the backup and restore menu and select restore. That will restore the whole device if you are recovering from a system reset. Or can go to the advanced restore menu to just restore /system if you caught the reset before it completed. There are other times you might want to just restore /data, like just after a clean device update.
9. Modifications to verygreen's New SD Scheme
With bokbokan's help, I modified bokbokan's Cyanoboot to work on verygreen's New SD so the menu works. It is now easy to boot back and forth between stock and CM10.1 with verygreen's New SD Scheme. Just flash the NookHDplus-verygreen-New-SD-add-bokbokan-Cyanoboot zip attached below.
The second zip allows stock to see his emulated media SD partition as ext_sdcard in stock. Just flash the NookHDplus-verygreen-New-SD-fix-stock-to-use-New-SD-Media zip attached below.
Both zips can only be flashed with verygreen's New SD CWM (early 7.1).
10. Recovery Bootloops - (Device boots only to CWM or TWRP recovery)
Occasionally the /rom partition (p5) will get corrupted. That partition contains vital information necessary to operate your device. When that happens it tries to boot to stock recovery so that it can repair itself. But since many users have replaced stock recovery with CWM or TWRP, it boots to one of them and does nothing. Rebooting again does the same thing. So you end up in a recovery bootloop. And restoring your original stock backup does not help since it does not restore the stock recovery nor repair the /rom partition.
To fix it you need to restore the stock recovery by either flashing one of my stock recovery zips attached below or flash a whole plain stock zip from item 6. Then when it reboots, it can repair itself.
Obsolete zips have been moved to the next post.
Current attachments:
XDA:DevDB Information
[CWM/ROOT/UNKNOWN SOURCES] HD/HDplus Stock Root/other Mods - via CWM flashable zips, ROM for the Barnes & Noble Nook HD, HD
Contributors
leapinlar
ROM OS Version: 2.3.x Gingerbread
Version Information
Status: Testing
Created 2014-10-11
Last Updated 2015-03-05
Change Log
Change Log
03/05/15 - added plain stock 2.2.1 zips for both devices to item 6
12/23/13 - added plain stock 2.2.0 zips for both devices to item 6
11/12/13 - added item 10 Recovery Bootloops
09/22/13 - updated internal CWM to v6036
09/15/13 - added bootable SD versions of TWRP recovery for emmc for each device
09/10/13 - reworked entire post for new Universal Root rev3 and full rooted 2.1.1 stock ROMs.
09/08/13 - Created stand alone enable Unknown Sources for stock and added reference to verygreen's new boot file zip
09/04/13 - updated Swap SD for CM10.1/CM10.2 on emmc to rev6 to fix assert error on HD
08/22/13 - updated Swap SD to apply to the official HD/HD+ CM10.1/CM10.2 on emmc
07/29/13 - fixed broken HD/HD+ CM10.1 emmc swap SD zip (rev4 now works properly on HD)
07/21/13 - added HD version of Restore Stock Recovery zip to item 5
06/29/13 - added link to Extras for stock on SD, item 3
06/16/13 - fixed another typo in SD Swap zip to rev2
06/16/13 - revised SD Swap zip for verygreen's emmc CM10.1 to rev1 to fix an issue where the userinit.d folder was not created.
06/15/13 - added SD Swap zip for verygreen's emmc CM10.1
06/06/13 - added two zips to help with verygreen's New SD scheme (item 9)
05/24/13 - added zip to install my custom CWM (v6028) to internal memory to item 5
05/24/13 - rearranged and renumbered sections to move obsolete items to bottom and added warning about newer HDplus booting from SD
05/22/13 - added alternate procedure for making bootable CWM SDs
05/16/13 - removed item 5, Voice Search and added new item 5, Restore Stock Recovery
05/15/13 - updated HD+ CWM images to rev4, which adds recovery partition backup (v6028)
05/06/13 - modified Extras zip to remove old OTA block (which no longer worked) and add GPS permissions to improve Play Store compatiblity
05/03/13 - added full plain unrooted ROM version 2.1.0 for both devices to section 9 (now 6) and edited other sections accordingly
03/29/13 - added Section 11 (now 8), The Importance of doing Backups, and updated OTA to rev2
03/25/13 - added rev1 of location services to add gps permissions to allow more apps to show as compatible in Play Store
03/17/13 - even further editing to make it look less intimidating
03/04/13 - general editing of text to improve readability
02/24/13 - minor change to new OTA block (rev1)
02/23/13 - added new OTA block method and zips
02/18/13 - added revised HD+ stock CWM compatible with new HD+ Hybrid CM SD
02/04/13 - added modified Update to 2.06 zips for all ROM versions. Numbered sections and put dates on revisions and files
02/03/13 - revised CWM images - HD+ with larger fonts and HD made compatible with the new HD Hybrid CM SD.
02/02/13 - added rev2 of Universal Root, Disable Root, Extras and Gapps + Extras
01/31/13 - added white-on-white repair for version 2.0.6 and plain stock 2.0.0 zips so your system can update to the latest stock version
01/12/13 - added rev1 of Gapps + Extras to correct minor issues and to add zeam and AnyCut for those not wanting to root
01/10/13 - added Location Services
01/06/13 - added SDSwap
01/05/13 - added HD versions of 2.0.0 rooted ROM and white-on-white repair zips
01/04/13 - restored HD+ 2.0.0 rooted ROM link
01/03/13 - added warnings about Voice Search and about the danger of being rooted on these devices, added disable root zip and rev1 of Universal Root
01/02/13 - added small CWM image files and instructions
01/01/13 - added tip about doing periodic backups, interrupting 8 failed boot reset, added Voice Search and updated the HD CWM image to rev2
12/31/12 - re-arranged post and reworked instructions
12/30/12 - temporarily disabled HD+ 2.0.0 rooted ROM link
12/27/12 - added HD CWM and re-labeled zips that work on HD
12/25/12 - added Universal Root and other zips.
12/23/12 - original post for HD+ CWM and HD+ 2.0.0 rooted stock ROM
Obsolete Zips
If you want to see these items, click on Show Content below
a. Gapps/Play Store + Extras (rev2 - 2/3/2013) - No longer necessary for version 2.1.0.
This zip adds Play Store and a few other extras. This is the zip that most will want to install since it gives you a lot of flexibility to install new apps. And if you install it without the Universal Root there is no danger of getting reset.
You can download my NookHD-HDplus-Gapps+Extras-for-stock-rev2.zip here. Rev1 included a few minor fixes and added zeam and AnyCut. Rev 2 adds Terminal Emulator, Root Browser and Userinit. It is approximately 24MB. It can be flashed as long as you have booted and set up (registered) the Nook first. After you install the zip, remove the SD and reboot. You will see "Updating Apps" during boot. That is the system setting up the gapps. Then you should see Play Store in the zeam launcher and you can open it and register with Google. Warning! This version of the gapps zip is for stock only. Do not try to install this version to CM10 on SD.
If you did not install the Universal Root and set up zeam as described in the Universal Root section, you need to do it now.
Many users complain that Play Store lists many common apps as incompatible with your device. Just because Play Store says it is incompatible does not mean it will not run on your device. It just means Play Store will not let you install it. The solution is to find and install the app from somewhere else like the Amazon Store, the 1Mobile Store or from another device. I have found most apps that Play Store says is incompatible actually do work.
b. White-on-White repair for HD/HDplus (latest - 1/31/2013) - No longer necessary for version 2.1.0.
This mod changes some text colors so that most third party apps no longer display white text on a white background. The choice of the text colors was a compromise since the same text colors are used on white backgrounds and grey backgrounds. If too dark they will not show on grey and if too light they will not show on white. Thanks to someone0 for help in selecting the colors and making this mod.
Some people do not like the effect of this mod, so be sure you have made a backup of your system as I recommended earlier before you install this mod so you can easily revert back to stock colors.
Also be sure to install the correct version for your device and software version. If you install the wrong version for your device, it will either not install or get stuck at 99% when it boots. If it does not install or gets stuck, just install the correct version or restore your backup.
You can get the version for HDplus 2.0.0 here and HDplus 2.0.2/2.0.4/2.0.5 here. And the version for HD 2.0.0 here and HD 2.0.2/2.0.4/2.0.5 here. I just added versions for 2.0.6 for both devices. HDplus here and HD here. Since this mod interferes with future updates, I have included two zips to take them back to the 2.0.6 stock settings so that it can update without failing. Get the rev1 of revert to stock settings for HDplus here and HD here.
Leapinlar, shouldn't this thread be in the Nook Hd+ forum?
Yes, I will see if I can get it moved. Thank you for catching that.
Thx so much. I will try it.
Moved.
Wow, thank you very much for this. Flashable CWM? Another road to custom ROMs. Thank you.
Once I get my new setup, I'll see if I can get back on Android development. I've only worked on the Samsung Galaxy 5/Europa for Android development before.
Sorry for the bother, please may I ask; after installing the ROM, will it keep the 8-bootup-failure-reset intact? I know it sounds like a stupid question, haha but I'm curious; since it is overwriting the default ROM. Thank you.
TYVM, I was told I was going to get on HD+ for Christmas and wanted to use it stock for ebooks (I have a BN account and a dieing nook 3G with bought books I want to keep) but the new 2.0.5 update would leave me to choose no tablet stuff (until CM10/cyanoboot gets up) or no BN access.
Does this have the White on White Text fix in or will I need to do that myself?
I don't think he did.
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TYVM, I was told I was going to get on HD+ for Christmas and wanted to use it stock for ebooks (I have a BN account and a dieing nook 3G with bought books I want to keep) but the new 2.0.5 update would leave me to choose no tablet stuff (until CM10/cyanoboot gets up) or no BN access.
Does this have the White on White Text fix in or will I need to do that myself?
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I'm working on it. Soon. Ok, see OP for links, one for 2.0.0 and one for 2.0.2/2.0.4.
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I believe there is a fault with my dad's HD+, would it be possible to get any version of the stock ROM back? Sorry for the bother.
The pre-rooted ROM (modified 2.0.0 in this thread) loads up sideways, and freezes at 99% upon second boot.
Just checking, you will have the ability to use your B&N account with this, right? You aren't skipping OOBE and becoming "test", right?
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Just checking, you will have the ability to use your B&N account with this, right? You aren't skipping OOBE and becoming "test", right?
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That's exactly what I'm thinking. I can't seem to register, that could be my device fault though. I'm going to test with version 2.0.5, and see if I can register. I'll edit with the result.
EDIT: I can't seem to register with version 2.0.5 either, must be a tablet fault. I'll have to get it replaced. So, I'm assuming you can register the modified ROM in this htread, since leapinlar did state it can be activated right?
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Just checking, you will have the ability to use your B&N account with this, right? You aren't skipping OOBE and becoming "test", right?
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Right, go ahead and register. It is just like when it came out of the box, except it is rooted. But you can skip it if you want.
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HiddenG said:
I believe there is a fault with my dad's HD+, would it be possible to get any version of the stock ROM back? Sorry for the bother.
The pre-rooted ROM (modified 2.0.0 in this thread) loads up sideways, and freezes at 99% upon second boot.
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How did you flash it? And what files did you use? Did you wipe /data first? It will freeze at 99% if you flashed the wrong white-on-white file.
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leapinlar said:
How did you flash it? And what files did you use? Did you wipe /data first? It will freeze at 99% if you flashed the wrong white-on-white file.
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Thank you for your response.
I'm using CWM on a SanDisk 4GB Class 4 SD Card, I went into "Mounts and storage" > format /data > Yes. Then, "install zip from SD" and selected "NookHD+factory-2.0.0-rooted.zip". After that I waited, rebooted the device, took the SD card out before reboot, and it all worked fine. I'm currently having problems with registration, probably a device fault, therefore I rebooted to solve the issue, then the loading loaded sideways (i.e. landscape mode) even when the tablet is held straight. It also gets stuck/freezes at 99%. I have not installed GAPPS yet, or even downloaded/installed the white-on-white file yet. This problem only occurs on a second reboot, and if you reboot it again after the second time, the same problem occurs.
To get out of the problem, I flashed the ROM again. Now I'm back to stock ROM after 8 failed boots.
Thank you for your response once again. I hope I'm the only one with this problem, and no one else, haha.
HiddenG said:
Thank you for your response.
I'm using CWM on a SanDisk 4GB Class 4 SD Card, I went into "Mounts and storage" > format /data > Yes. Then, "install zip from SD" and selected "NookHD+factory-2.0.0-rooted.zip". After that I waited, rebooted the device, took the SD card out before reboot, and it all worked fine. I'm currently having problems with registration, probably a device fault, therefore I rebooted to solve the issue, then the loading loaded sideways (i.e. landscape mode) even when the tablet is held straight. It also gets stuck/freezes at 99%. I have not installed GAPPS yet, or even downloaded/installed the white-on-white file yet. This problem only occurs on a second reboot, and if you reboot it again after the second time, the same problem occurs.
To get out of the problem, I flashed the ROM again. Now I'm back to stock ROM after 8 failed boots.
Thank you for your response once again. I hope I'm the only one with this problem, and no one else, haha.
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When you rebooted again after interupting registration, you probably messed up /data again. You probably should have wiped it again and reflashed. You could have a problem with registration if you have a corrupt /rom partition. Stock will automatically repair that if it can. But one of the things I did to help prevent automatic updates was to interfer with that process. Were you able to register once you did the 8 failed boot reset?
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I'm an experienced flasher of many Android devices and I have followed all of the instructions in this thread.
I have:
-- in CWM wiped /data /system
-- then also did the 8 time failed boot to restore stock
... and this ROM will *not* register. After typing in a valid user name and password, registration fails with a "contact customer support".
Ideas guys?
scoopman said:
I'm an experienced flasher of many Android devices and I have followed all of the instructions in this thread.
I have:
-- in CWM wiped /data /system
-- then also did the 8 time failed boot to restore stock
... and this ROM will *not* register. After typing in a valid user name and password, registration fails with a "contact customer support".
Ideas guys?
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Was that a brand new registration or just reusing the same screenname/ password you used before? I had not problem resigning in with the same credentials as before. I wonder if there was something in my factory zip that identified that rom for my device? I will follow up that with my second device.
EDIT: I was able to flash and B&N register my second device which is on a completely different account. And I could see nothing in my zip that identified anything other than saying it was a US device. It did take what I considered a long time to respond to putting in my credentials. It churned for a while, but eventually responded.
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Was that a brand new registration or just reusing the same screenname/ password you used before? I had not problem resigning in with the same credentials as before. I wonder if there was something in my factory zip that identified that rom for my device? I will follow up that with my second device.
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Interesting you ask as I've now tried both using an account that was on 2.05 as well as formatting stuff again, reflashing, then trying a new account.
BOTH fail with the same message.
I'm hypothesizing that there could be something on their server that's identifying your ROM as something that should be rejected...
[Thread in wrong area! Mods please move to AT&T S4 under Q/A!]
I recently rooted/installed CleanROM for my S4, but now I have some basic questions regarding what actually happened in the process and how I could improve it. (First smartphone, first Android).
1. Is flashing the exact equivalent of installing a kernel/ROM/app in a recovery like TeamWin that is zipped in an SD card? All I did was select my zipped file and install--the guide says to use GooManager but I never used it. Also, does updating TWRP, kernel, or ROM (same application/kernel/ROM, but newer version) require that you delete the old ZIP, copy over the new ZIP, then install it? Is there a cleaner method (I feel that since we have to wipe to prevent old files from interfering with new ROM that maybe parts of the old version of a ROM may be redundant or may interfere with the new ROM?
2. Is there a way I can save the phone settings when dealing with one ROM and transferring these settings to another ROM? I really don't want to spend 20 minutes to go through all the settings and change it to my liking every time I install a new ROM.
3. With TWRP I could backup the entire ROM and also be able to install that backup ROM if I don't like the new ROM installed? What does Titanium Backup offer in regards to this aside from backing up app data and the ability freeze/uninstall system apps?
4. Does Titanium Backup leave any residual files? I see other apps designed to uninstall system apps and Titanium Backup seems like an all-in-one jack of all trades.
5. I thought I wiped everything and to me, that sounds like reformatting the entire drive. I only wiped system, boot, and data though (good enough for ROMs, according to what I've read). I was surprised when I saw my videos that I had already backed up to my PC accessible on the phone. Should I just wipe literally everything (I assume it would be cleaner) like cache, preload, EFS, modem, recovery, etc.? Will wiping literally everything be like reformatting my phone (since my phone was not reformatted because my personal videos was still there when I installed my custom ROM? If I were to install completely different ROMs cleanly and wanted to keep my personal files, I would only need to wipe system, data, and boot?
4. Do I have to use CASUAL again to install an updated TWRP?
5. Does backing up a ROM also backup its root? I'm going to assume this is a dumb question and the answer is no. I'm also guessing I have to block OTA updates from AT&T to ensure I keep my root. How would I go about doing this? Also, would my phone be "safe" if I stick to my ROM (no updates or anything) for 4+ years? I'm asking this as an extreme case because I feel like I'm missing out on AT&T security updates that could protect my phone and also I don't think the developer my ROM (CleanROM) will do frequent updates).
6. I had problems with my computer not being able to recognize my phone and my SD card in the phone after I wiped everything and before I installed a ROM. I literally had to take the SD card from the phone and use an SD card reader to transfer my custom ROM/loki then put it back into the phone. Was I missing a driver?
7. What are some must-have apps a newly rooted user would want?
8. I read that you only need 1 EFS backup and you don't need to back it up every time you are going to install a custom ROM. Can I get a confirmation?
9. What does Goo Manager do and would I want it?
10. Is it essential that I keep up to date with news about my custom ROM/phone to ensure my phone is secured?
**Not Root/ROM related--Is swiping an app away from the Recent Apps List (long-press home button) the equivalent of killing an app? I use the Recent Apps List often but I don't want to go about swiping apps away if means it is killing it, since I read that killing apps are bad and actually drains battery life. Also, is there a mod that lets you access the Recent Apps List by long-pressing the menu one? I only see a mod that kills the app if you long-press it.
Thanks. I'm hoping for many responses as I have more questions to ask but not a lot of free time (I will check back on this thread every several hours until there are no more responses on the thread.
I think you are in the wrong forum.
@work said:
I think you are in the wrong forum.
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I know, I clicked the edit/delete thread but can't find the delete button. Under reason for editing I told the mods to move it to AT&T S4 under Q/A. I'm new to XDA, what should I do?
otumsel and
just wait,someone will be along and move it.
I've become a bit of a purist lately and don't really want to root my device (currently a Nexus 7 2013 running stock 6.0) and keep it as close to stock as possible. The only exception I've made to this is custom recoveries (because so far I haven't noticed any changes in OS behavior when a custom recovery is loaded).
So, my question is, how can I backup apps from a custom recovery? (with the ability to recover them individually - my recovery of choice is CWM, but I've used TWRP as well)
A little background on what makes me ask this and what I've tried so far ...
Lately I was tinkering with framework-res.apk and managed to get the system into an unusable state and was unable to fix it even by flashing the stick system image back to the device. Apparently my tinkering had messed up some bit of the user data that the system uses, but I couldn't figure out what bit to reset.
So, I went into recovery and used ADB to shell into the system and tar/gz'd the entire data partition up and then wiped everything other than the sdcard data (/data/media/0 on my device). The device booted back up normally and everything worked again (after resetting things up).
So, next I thought that if I just reinstalled some of my usual apps, start them up to let the basic structure get created, and then go into recovery and replace their data (/data/data/com.whatever.something/) with the backup I made, and reset the ownerships to the ownerships configured under the new install, that they should be back to the way they were before all this started.
But, no dice. Restoring /data/data/whatever is at best ignored by the apps I tried, and at worst causes the app to crash on startup (tried BeyondPod, Chrome, and Google Authenticator).
I've seen this process documented as working on the web. So, what gives? Did whatever framework-res.apk corruption I had actually mess up my other apps also (so that I essentially backed up a crashing/corrupted app), or does this process not work anymore?
Thanks in advance for any assistance or tips.
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I've become a bit of a purist lately and don't really want to root my device (currently a Nexus 7 2013 running stock 6.0) and keep it as close to stock as possible. The only exception I've made to this is custom recoveries (because so far I haven't noticed any changes in OS behavior when a custom recovery is loaded).
So, my question is, how can I backup apps from a custom recovery? (with the ability to recover them individually - my recovery of choice is CWM, but I've used TWRP as well)
A little background on what makes me ask this and what I've tried so far ...
Lately I was tinkering with framework-res.apk and managed to get the system into an unusable state and was unable to fix it even by flashing the stick system image back to the device. Apparently my tinkering had messed up some bit of the user data that the system uses, but I couldn't figure out what bit to reset.
So, I went into recovery and used ADB to shell into the system and tar/gz'd the entire data partition up and then wiped everything other than the sdcard data (/data/media/0 on my device). The device booted back up normally and everything worked again (after resetting things up).
So, next I thought that if I just reinstalled some of my usual apps, start them up to let the basic structure get created, and then go into recovery and replace their data (/data/data/com.whatever.something/) with the backup I made, and reset the ownerships to the ownerships configured under the new install, that they should be back to the way they were before all this started.
But, no dice. Restoring /data/data/whatever is at best ignored by the apps I tried, and at worst causes the app to crash on startup (tried BeyondPod, Chrome, and Google Authenticator).
I've seen this process documented as working on the web. So, what gives? Did whatever framework-res.apk corruption I had actually mess up my other apps also (so that I essentially backed up a crashing/corrupted app), or does this process not work anymore?
Thanks in advance for any assistance or tips.
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Greetings,
Thank you for using XDA Assist. Here is the Nexus 7 (2013) homepage:
Google Nexus 7 (2013)
Here is where you can ask your questions:
Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A
Good luck!
I'm really looking for a generic solution that would work across devices (not just the Nexus 7). I've been using adb to backup apps for a while just for this reason. I can recover those backups on pretty much any device as long as it has debugging available in the developer options.
TechDude said:
I'm really looking for a generic solution that would work across devices (not just the Nexus 7). I've been using adb to backup apps for a while just for this reason. I can recover those backups on pretty much any device as long as it has debugging available in the developer options.
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Hello again,
Then you will want to ask for help here:
Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
Good luck!
Dear community, I am facing several troubles with my OP7pro which I think can be quite easily handled but my knowledge is just too little.
I am running OOS 10.0.2 with Renovate ICE, rooted with Magisk and on TWRP 3.3.1-70 - stock kernel and normally encrypted. I am facing various troubles that started after upgrading from 9.5.13 tot Android 10. I do not know if they are directly related. I do have Nandroids, BUT the phone is my daily driver, also for work, and a factory reset will just take too much time.
What are the troubles you ask?
- I am not able to enter the menu Buttons&Gestures/navigation/set up navigation bar. The screen blinks and I am back in the upper menu. If I press this menu again I get a "Settings stopped". This sucks, because I want to set up my on-screen buttons
- I used to use Plus Beat in combination with RICE on Android 9. Worked perfect. Whatever I set up, Plus Beat just does not work. That sucks big time.
- I am not able to set on screen buttons to for example switch between recent apps or get anything else but horizontal recents (which is slow and to me sucks). QuickSwitch via Magisk doesn't bring anything.
NOW TO THE QUESTIONS:
I GUESS (! but am not sure!) that a factoryreset could and should solve these problems. I could and would do that, but, I need to be up and running and have my settings back quickly. Internal memory (root) I could copy to PC and paste back afterwords. But is there some way I could put my settings (in the menu) and all my apps (250+) back via Nandroid data?
I have the following things backed up in TWRP:
- Boot
- System Image
- Vendor Image
- Data
- Modem
- EFS
If I do a complete new factory set-up (for example via Maurefranio's tool), to refresh my system (I guess the failure is in there), can I put back other parts of the Nandroid to have all the rest back? Also in the menu-settings, color-setting etc. etc. etc.?
I know it sounds rooky, but I hope someone takes time to help me a little. I do use Titaninium etc. but I can't spend hours and hours on a recovery. In that case I'd probably decide to keep using the OP7pro as I do, but it's frustrating that RICE and Plus Beat don't work fully and some other errors. The usability to me is 4 out of 10 - where in Android 9 it was surely 9 out of 10.
Greetings,
existenz
Are you running a substratum theme? That could be the settings issue. But that's about all I could help with. Never restored anything using twrp on this phone. Most I've done is backup my apps with swift backup, factory reset, or MSM tool, and restore my apps.
How quickly do you need your phone up and running? You could backup with swift backup, factory reset and only restore what you need for now then do the rest when you have time.
@GeekMcLeod: no, Substratum not even installed. All this trouble started after the regular update to Android 10.
But more my question is: IF I flash the whole phone back to factory setting (not a reset because the errors might still be there so a complete whipe and re-flash) - which part of Nandroid is usefull to get SETTINGS and APPS back? Just that. The internal memory I can copy and paste back.
I really hope someone can give me a quick instruction of how this works. Much appreciated!
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@GeekMcLeod: no, Substratum not even installed. All this trouble started after the regular update to Android 10.
But more my question is: IF I flash the whole phone back to factory setting (not a reset because the errors might still be there so a complete whipe and re-flash) - which part of Nandroid is usefull to get SETTINGS and APPS back? Just that. The internal memory I can copy and paste back.
I really hope someone can give me a quick instruction of how this works. Much appreciated!
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In that case, I would just use swift backup, backup to your device. Transfer SD card contents to your computer, factory reset. Transfer SD card files back. Swift backup can backup all apps and data. I believe that would work for what you want.
I, however, do not know what parts of the nandroid do what as I usually just don't bother with it.
GeekMcLeod: appreciate your advise, but Nandroid is there for a reason.
Is there anyone who can please help me what to do best? I mean, one of those Nandroid-partitions holds the clue, right?
I am also facing overnight Batterydrain of about 30% (from 80 to 50 in about 7-7,5 hours).
No Nandroid specialists in the house?
You need to wipe your data. Use Swift to backup apps, messages and call logs. Google will do it's best to restore settings upon setup. Your problem is almost guaranteed to be in data. If you need that data, I would recommend going back to whatever version of pie you were on before. Swift won't restore app permissions, as far as I know so be sure to double check if you restore apps with Swift.