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Pinkie · 10-07-2011, 10:15 AM

My experience might be helpful to you because I am a rank beginner.

I had that problem. Windows will not recognise partitions on an SD card, so you need to go into Administration and delete the partition, if you failed to root it. Or download a commercial partitioner like Partition Magic and use that to restore your card's hidden partition.

During the installation process using the SD card, the NC will partition the card, and unlike your computer, the NC will recognise it. From an 8gb card, I have 6gb usable space, or thereabouts, for data, and I have lots of apps installed.

I had rooted my NC to Froyo, but the Market stopped working, and so I restored to stock. That turned out to be tricky, because I hadn't realised that Clockwork Mod wipes out the restore partition on the Nook. But there is an easy-ish way to restore to stock. Effectively you flash the unit with a new image, restoring it back to 1.1. Then I re-registered, sideloaded the 1.3 update, and I was good to go.

I decided to try the dual-booting technique, that is, putting everything on a micro SD card, so that when I removed the card from the NC, I was back to stock. I like the Nook reader on the NC, and I sometimes do demonstrations on ereaders and ereading (I'm an author, and I write for digital publishers) so it's handy to have a stock rooted NC. But I resented paying for apps that are free on Android, and I wanted a little more versatility for my NC.

All you do is set up the card on the computer as per instructions - and they are dead easy to follow, so thank you everyone who has published instructions - and then insert the card. The Nook does the rest.
Basically, you download four files. an "image writer" program, a generic image, a zipped file with the Operating System on it, and a zipped file for the GAPPS market, which is the Google Android market and some other goodies.
You "write" the image to the card using the image writer program, then copy the zipped files. I found it easiest to copy the Operating System one and the GAPPs one on at the same time, but I understand that because of licensing problems, the instructors can't tell you to do that. But it does work.

I used an 8 gb card which is a class 10 one, which was what I had available. You're supposed to use a class 4, but I didn't have one, and I was just trying it out. Everything is reversible. And to my shock, it worked!

Honestly, better than rooting your device and having to fiddle about getting it back to stock if it stops working. If this baby stops, I'll go through the process again on another card. I did have to have a few tries at getting it right, but that was my fault, as I still had Clockwork Mod installed on my NC from the previous root and didn't realise it.

Hope some of that helps!

10-07-2011, 10:15 AM	#78
Pinkie Connoisseur Posts: 66 Karma: 707918 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: Kindle keyboard, Nook Color, Kobo	My experience might be helpful to you because I am a rank beginner. I had that problem. Windows will not recognise partitions on an SD card, so you need to go into Administration and delete the partition, if you failed to root it. Or download a commercial partitioner like Partition Magic and use that to restore your card's hidden partition. During the installation process using the SD card, the NC will partition the card, and unlike your computer, the NC will recognise it. From an 8gb card, I have 6gb usable space, or thereabouts, for data, and I have lots of apps installed. I had rooted my NC to Froyo, but the Market stopped working, and so I restored to stock. That turned out to be tricky, because I hadn't realised that Clockwork Mod wipes out the restore partition on the Nook. But there is an easy-ish way to restore to stock. Effectively you flash the unit with a new image, restoring it back to 1.1. Then I re-registered, sideloaded the 1.3 update, and I was good to go. I decided to try the dual-booting technique, that is, putting everything on a micro SD card, so that when I removed the card from the NC, I was back to stock. I like the Nook reader on the NC, and I sometimes do demonstrations on ereaders and ereading (I'm an author, and I write for digital publishers) so it's handy to have a stock rooted NC. But I resented paying for apps that are free on Android, and I wanted a little more versatility for my NC. All you do is set up the card on the computer as per instructions - and they are dead easy to follow, so thank you everyone who has published instructions - and then insert the card. The Nook does the rest. Basically, you download four files. an "image writer" program, a generic image, a zipped file with the Operating System on it, and a zipped file for the GAPPS market, which is the Google Android market and some other goodies. You "write" the image to the card using the image writer program, then copy the zipped files. I found it easiest to copy the Operating System one and the GAPPs one on at the same time, but I understand that because of licensing problems, the instructors can't tell you to do that. But it does work. I used an 8 gb card which is a class 10 one, which was what I had available. You're supposed to use a class 4, but I didn't have one, and I was just trying it out. Everything is reversible. And to my shock, it worked! Honestly, better than rooting your device and having to fiddle about getting it back to stock if it stops working. If this baby stops, I'll go through the process again on another card. I did have to have a few tries at getting it right, but that was my fault, as I still had Clockwork Mod installed on my NC from the previous root and didn't realise it. Hope some of that helps!