newto nook color

megthered · 06-26-2011, 05:37 PM

I just bought a Nook color and really love it. I had a Nook 1st edition and thought that was the best, but when I tried out the color, I had to have it. I am a complete tech dunce but would love to put CM7 on an sd card and have both stock and CM7. But as I said I am a complete dunce when it comes to tech things. Is there a tutorial that will tell me exactly what to do with my sd card and walk me through the steps, in english please. I have been looking on the web but I have no clue about any of the terms used.

Or maybe I should just be happy with what I have. I have loaded books and movies and searched the web and I am going to download Angry Birds and of course, read.
I really do love this thing.

SCION · 06-26-2011, 05:41 PM

Lots of tips and pointers regarding CM7 at the top of the screen in this forum (NOOK Developer's Corner):

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=231

Eskarina · 06-26-2011, 07:17 PM

I've had my NC since February and rooted two weeks after getting it. There's lots of helpful tips here in MR. I also like this guy's website and check it frequently for news on ereaders and tablets:

http://www.the-ebook-reader.com/nook.html

I was happy with my rooted nook but the fear of the 1.2 update and this post was what finally convinced me to try out CM7 on an sd card:

http://quinxy.com/guides/how-to-pick...stall-options/

I'm currently loving CM7. Enjoy your new nook!

megthered · 06-28-2011, 02:26 PM

I guess I ddn't make myself clear. I am a tech dunce. I have read the forums both here and on the web and I don't understand. My husband is a systems manager and refuses to help me so I am on my own. I have followed the tutorial on youtube from the Crash Tech dummies and now have cm7 on the sd card and on my Nook. My problem is my WiFi does not connect, or stay connected. Google tells me I have no internet connection, when I went into settings I put in my encryption key (my husband did tell me it was the password) and it says secured, then disconnects. The wifi scans again, it connects and disables. What else do I need to do to connect to the internet and get the apps?

wayrad · 06-28-2011, 02:52 PM

Press Menu, then in Settings/Wireless& Networks/Wifi settings, press Menu again, press Advanced, then change Wifi sleep policy to Never. That might help (or at least can't hurt). The Nook has a tendency to drop wifi connections when the screen goes to sleep otherwise.

Are you able to use an unencrypted connection?

megthered · 06-28-2011, 03:17 PM

Tried that. It was a suggestion from another forum. If you mean an unencryped router connection, no. I went back to stock Nook and it works fine. It must be the cm7 on the sd card.

megthered · 06-28-2011, 03:19 PM

I have tried turning off wifi and rebooting and turning wifi back on, turning wifi off, rebooting, turning bluetooth on and turning wifi back on, resetting my router, nothing seems to make a difference. Should I just wipe the card and start over?

wayrad · 06-28-2011, 04:09 PM

Hmm, I am no expert, but if it works with stock but not CM7 on an unsecured connection, I guess the only things that could be wrong are the CM7 installation, or perhaps it doesn't much like the particular card you're using. But I could be wrong.

FWIW I have been having good luck with CM7 nightlies (currently on 114) with either Transcend 8GB class 6 or an unclassed Sandisk 2GB.

megthered · 06-28-2011, 04:37 PM

I have a Sandisk 4G. I have always used Sandisk, but maybe it's a bad one. I am going to try wiping it and reinstalling CM7/
Thanks for the advice.

goldberry · 06-28-2011, 07:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by megthered

I have a Sandisk 4G. I have always used Sandisk, but maybe it's a bad one. I am going to try wiping it and reinstalling CM7/
Thanks for the advice.

You should tell us which cm7 you have loaded on your sd card.

At the current time the most reliable stable version is CM 7.0.3

Many people using the nightlies have wifi problems. Do yourself a favour and try stable cm7.0.3 if you you didn't already

LINK

megthered · 06-28-2011, 10:14 PM

I am using stable cm 7.03. Wiped the card and reinstalled. No problem with the install. get to the "set up wi fi" and it and it sees my network, but it is as if it 's in a loop. It see's it, secures, then disables, over and over again. I have tried everything and nothinhg works. I guess it's just a problem with the cm 7 because the stock OS still works fine.

khalleron · 06-29-2011, 11:54 AM

I'm running CM7.0.3 stable on a Sandisk 8g Class 2 card, and I haven't had a problem with wifi.

What class is your card? Apparently, the lower the class the better for running the OS from. A larger card would probably be better, too. After install, I only have about 5g left, so a 4g card is probably already close to full.

goldberry · 06-29-2011, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by megthered

I am using stable cm 7.03. Wiped the card and reinstalled. No problem with the install. get to the "set up wi fi" and it and it sees my network, but it is as if it 's in a loop. It see's it, secures, then disables, over and over again. I have tried everything and nothinhg works. I guess it's just a problem with the cm 7 because the stock OS still works fine.

I wonder if your NC is having trouble communicating with your router. Job for the hubby to maybe look at the settings. I read some people had problems with AES cipher. They had success switching settings to auto (wpa or wpa2) and changing AES to TKIP

One thing I have noticed recently was my wifi sometimes disconnected and then re connected seconds later when used at a distance from the router. I remembered that I had changed my CM7 cpu settings to conservative so have switched back to performance (I think that is what it is called) I noticed immediately my signal strength went up a tiny bit.

wayrad · 06-30-2011, 07:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by khalleron

After install, I only have about 5g left, so a 4g card is probably already close to full.

I've noticed that my 8GB card reads as almost full, but I have no problem putting the same nightly on a 2GB. I think there's more room than there appears to be, but the partitioning or something about the disk imaging process is somehow messing up the ability to see it.

Megthered, you haven't tried to flash an overclock kernel, have you? If not done correctly, it can cause wifi errors among other problems (as I discovered yesterday, but all is well now).

taosaur · 06-30-2011, 01:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wayrad

I've noticed that my 8GB card reads as almost full, but I have no problem putting the same nightly on a 2GB.

verygreen's installer detects the size of your card and adjusts the size of your /system partition, where most apps will install, accordingly.

06-26-2011, 05:37 PM	#1
megthered Connoisseur Posts: 55 Karma: 498132 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: ohio Device: Galaxy Note 10.1, Galaxy Note 8.0, Nook HD	newto nook color I just bought a Nook color and really love it. I had a Nook 1st edition and thought that was the best, but when I tried out the color, I had to have it. I am a complete tech dunce but would love to put CM7 on an sd card and have both stock and CM7. But as I said I am a complete dunce when it comes to tech things. Is there a tutorial that will tell me exactly what to do with my sd card and walk me through the steps, in english please. I have been looking on the web but I have no clue about any of the terms used. Or maybe I should just be happy with what I have. I have loaded books and movies and searched the web and I am going to download Angry Birds and of course, read. I really do love this thing.

06-28-2011, 02:52 PM	#5
wayrad Fanatic Posts: 551 Karma: 1121392 Join Date: May 2008 Location: USA Device: HTC One M8	Press Menu, then in Settings/Wireless& Networks/Wifi settings, press Menu again, press Advanced, then change Wifi sleep policy to Never. That might help (or at least can't hurt). The Nook has a tendency to drop wifi connections when the screen goes to sleep otherwise. Are you able to use an unencrypted connection? Last edited by wayrad; 06-28-2011 at 02:56 PM.

06-28-2011, 04:09 PM	#8
wayrad Fanatic Posts: 551 Karma: 1121392 Join Date: May 2008 Location: USA Device: HTC One M8	Hmm, I am no expert, but if it works with stock but not CM7 on an unsecured connection, I guess the only things that could be wrong are the CM7 installation, or perhaps it doesn't much like the particular card you're using. But I could be wrong. FWIW I have been having good luck with CM7 nightlies (currently on 114) with either Transcend 8GB class 6 or an unclassed Sandisk 2GB. Last edited by wayrad; 06-28-2011 at 04:12 PM.

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06-26-2011, 05:41 PM	#2
SCION Séduisant Posts: 4,706 Karma: 2107018 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas, USA Device: Boox Note Air2+; Kobo Libra2; Kindle Scribe, Oasis3; iPad Mini6	Lots of tips and pointers regarding CM7 at the top of the screen in this forum (NOOK Developer's Corner): https://www.mobileread.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=231

06-26-2011, 07:17 PM	#3
Eskarina Zealot Posts: 123 Karma: 62782 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Kobo Clara, Kindle 4	I've had my NC since February and rooted two weeks after getting it. There's lots of helpful tips here in MR. I also like this guy's website and check it frequently for news on ereaders and tablets: http://www.the-ebook-reader.com/nook.html I was happy with my rooted nook but the fear of the 1.2 update and this post was what finally convinced me to try out CM7 on an sd card: http://quinxy.com/guides/how-to-pick...stall-options/ I'm currently loving CM7. Enjoy your new nook!

06-28-2011, 02:26 PM	#4
megthered Connoisseur Posts: 55 Karma: 498132 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: ohio Device: Galaxy Note 10.1, Galaxy Note 8.0, Nook HD	I guess I ddn't make myself clear. I am a tech dunce. I have read the forums both here and on the web and I don't understand. My husband is a systems manager and refuses to help me so I am on my own. I have followed the tutorial on youtube from the Crash Tech dummies and now have cm7 on the sd card and on my Nook. My problem is my WiFi does not connect, or stay connected. Google tells me I have no internet connection, when I went into settings I put in my encryption key (my husband did tell me it was the password) and it says secured, then disconnects. The wifi scans again, it connects and disables. What else do I need to do to connect to the internet and get the apps?

06-28-2011, 03:17 PM	#6
megthered Connoisseur Posts: 55 Karma: 498132 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: ohio Device: Galaxy Note 10.1, Galaxy Note 8.0, Nook HD	Tried that. It was a suggestion from another forum. If you mean an unencryped router connection, no. I went back to stock Nook and it works fine. It must be the cm7 on the sd card.

06-28-2011, 03:19 PM	#7
megthered Connoisseur Posts: 55 Karma: 498132 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: ohio Device: Galaxy Note 10.1, Galaxy Note 8.0, Nook HD	I have tried turning off wifi and rebooting and turning wifi back on, turning wifi off, rebooting, turning bluetooth on and turning wifi back on, resetting my router, nothing seems to make a difference. Should I just wipe the card and start over?

06-28-2011, 04:37 PM	#9
megthered Connoisseur Posts: 55 Karma: 498132 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: ohio Device: Galaxy Note 10.1, Galaxy Note 8.0, Nook HD	I have a Sandisk 4G. I have always used Sandisk, but maybe it's a bad one. I am going to try wiping it and reinstalling CM7/ Thanks for the advice.

06-28-2011, 10:14 PM	#11
megthered Connoisseur Posts: 55 Karma: 498132 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: ohio Device: Galaxy Note 10.1, Galaxy Note 8.0, Nook HD	I am using stable cm 7.03. Wiped the card and reinstalled. No problem with the install. get to the "set up wi fi" and it and it sees my network, but it is as if it 's in a loop. It see's it, secures, then disables, over and over again. I have tried everything and nothinhg works. I guess it's just a problem with the cm 7 because the stock OS still works fine.

06-29-2011, 11:54 AM	#12
khalleron Kate Posts: 1,700 Karma: 3605799 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Oregon, United States Device: MeeBook, Kobo Libra Colour	I'm running CM7.0.3 stable on a Sandisk 8g Class 2 card, and I haven't had a problem with wifi. What class is your card? Apparently, the lower the class the better for running the OS from. A larger card would probably be better, too. After install, I only have about 5g left, so a 4g card is probably already close to full.

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