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Root [Guide] How to make a bootable CWM (ClockWorkMod) or TWRP bootable sd card (06-04-2013)

Ok... so I'm having a weird problem... I think... i was told to write the img to the sdcard and then move the rom i want to flash on it... the thing is, after I write the img to the sdcard I can't move files to the sdcard... it becomes inaccessible... i'm using a 1gb card and I've tried on both internal and external sdcard readers...

any help would be appreciated... thanks in advance...
 
Did you try "safely removing" it, unplugging your usb adapter, then plugging it back in?

If that doesn't work, your img file is corrupt or you're flashing it wrong.

I think w32 is easier to use than winimage. :D
 
i am using w32... i've used the 3.2.0.1 img on ClockworkMod ROM Manager - Recoveries and I've tried the 1gb_clockwork-3.2.0.1-eyeballer.img

after i write the image, i safely eject the card, disconnect the sdcard reader and reconnect the reader and insert the sdcard and right away it asks me if i want to format the sdcard...
 
Have you tried my images?

What else on your computer isn't working?

What version of windows are you running?

Is this a new sdcard? Do you get a warning when you insert it?

When you are done flashing (which should take several minutes), you're supposed to see 4 files on the card. How long does it take for you?

You are extracting the img file from the archive, right?

It sounds like a bad card. Do you have another one you can try?
 
the computer is working fine... running win7... its an older sdcard... i cant even see whats inside of it after i write the img to it... it becomes inaccessible... i just borrowed another micro sdcard from a friend i'm going to try when i get home from work... i'll try ur img files as well...
 
it was the damn sdcard... smh... on the new sdcard, i wrote the img with w32 then i went to check if i could explore the sdcard and it let me... so i copied over the rom, gapps and the flashable cwm and safely ejected it... smooth sailing from there... factory reset, rom, gapps and then cwm... booted up perfectly, no force closes so far... great!!

thanks 4 ur help...

quick question, is there a way to remove or hide apps like the phone, camera etc..?
 
Glad you figured it out, b/c I didn't think it was operator error. :D

Some launchers let you hide apps. You have to be careful what you freeze (with Titanium Backup Pro) or uninstall, because some phone things are required for it to work properly and give good battery life. Camera I would think could go tho. I don't sweat it.
 
So, I have successfully gotten one Nook rooted using CWM, and my boss asked me to do his. For his I used the new TWRP 2.1.1, foolishly, and have run into a major issue. After backing up the stock system, I wiped the system, the cache, and the dalvik cache, and when I went to install the new CM zip file, I couldn't seem to locate it, and the screen seemed to lag a little. Now the screen will not respond to pressure, and it is stuck on the TWRP lock screen saying swipe to unlock, but cannot use the screen. The power button won't turn it off either, so I can't even try to reboot. Any ideas?

Also, after taking out the SD card, it appears that there is no backup data on it at all, just the uboot files, and my CM7 & gapps file. I am feeling like I may have ****ed up badly.
 
Holding down the power button will turn it off, but may take 20-30 secs.

So, copy the CM7 and gapps to the sdcard and boot off of it again.

Why did you wipe system? That's usually not needed and makes your rom unbootable. Wiping caches just makes the next boot take longer, nothing detrimental to booting.
 
Using a 16 gig sd card and followed this guide exactly, but when I put it in my nook color with 1.4.2 it just boots normally. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks!
 
I count 3 threads with 1.4.3 in the title in the root section.

What part doesn't work?

You get errors flashing or it works fine but doesn't boot off the card or what?
 
How do you boot from the SDcard? I followed all of the instructions, bought the recommended Sandisk microSD, bought a USB microSD card reader, tried various images and image writing applications. It seems to write the image correctly and everything, but when I put the sdcard in the nook and boot it up, it just boots normally. What am I missing?
 
If you can see files on it when it's plugged into the computer, the card should be good.

See post #111 above for the solution. :D
 
colchiro said:
If you can see files on it when it's plugged into the computer, the card should be good.

See post #111 above for the solution. :D
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Yep, it's a tablet. Had no idea there was a difference. Doesn't look like the nook tablet has much in the way of development. Time to sell it.
 
I have followed the guides. Which are awesome by the way. But I cannot get the nook to boot to the SD card? I have a HP touch pad running ICS 4.0 and I was hoping I could turn the nook color into a smaller version of that for my sons 3rd birthday. I want to just run ICS I'm not interested at all using stock B&N UI. Can this be done? I have one week until his bday and I am sooooo lost right now please help.
 
SamXp said:
Yep, it's a tablet. Had no idea there was a difference. Doesn't look like the nook tablet has much in the way of development. Time to sell it.
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I just read the other day that with cheap tablets now, there's no reason to pick up a reader and mod it into a tablet. I like my Nexus 7 tablet. :D

jrousselo said:
I have followed the guides. Which are awesome by the way. But I cannot get the nook to boot to the SD card?
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Have you checked post #111 above to make sure you have the Nook Color and not the tablet? :D

FWIW, the NC is a bit too underpowered to run ICS. JB might be do-able, but there's no stable JB builds yet. If you do indeed have a NC, your best bet would be Mirage or CM7 roms.
 
It is for my son. So it will e broken by the end of the year. I guess I will check out mirage. Thanks again I will keep trying
 
By post #111, I meant to make sure it wasn't a Nook Tablet.

If you can see files on the sdcard and copy files to it after flashing, it's probably good.

The presence of a small pin-size hole (microphone) on the top, opposite of the headphone jack, means you're wasting your time b/c it's the wrong device. <-- that's the point I wanted you to check. :D
 
Ok I have a question pertaining to upgrading cwm 1.0.10 to 3.201 on a boot loader? I'm running das u-boot and it has menus that come up to boot into emmc or sd or recovery. The recovery is old cwm, do you know how to update and still have the boot-up menu's?
 
This guide is for a bootable sdcard, not a bootable rom.

You need to check xda for an updated u-boot menu.

Sorry, I won't be much help. My experience is with replacing the stock rom, not booting a rom from the sdcard.
 
hi... i am getting
asset failed: get prop ("ro.product.device") == acclain || getprop ro.build.product == acclain
E:Error in /sdcard/update-cm9-acclaim-alpha0.06.1-fullofbugs.zip
status7
installation aborted

pls help

i am on nook color
8gb
 
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