How to upgrade the Nook HD to Kit Kat with Cyanogenmod

Robotech_Master · 06-01-2014, 02:41 AM

After figuring out the somewhat-less-than-user-friendly guides I found elsewhere, I went ahead and wrote up my own that should be a little more helpful. Comments and feedback appreciated, especially if I made a mistake somewhere.

booklover6 · 06-05-2014, 01:19 PM

I love your guide. Trying to do my HD+ but have to start over after it finishes restoring. One of the files wouldn't install.

Robotech_Master · 06-05-2014, 01:26 PM

My guide's mainly meant for the HD. Generally, when you have a file not installing, it means you might not have the correct version.

booklover6 · 06-05-2014, 02:31 PM

It was kind of scary. I don't think I'll try the EMMC install again. (I wasn't using the files you linked to, but I still loved your guide). If I can find something I understand, I'll make a card for dual boot.

Well I made the card and followed all the steps, to be met with an error loop upon reboot. "setup wizard unable to start" or something like that. tried 2 different cards, and 2 different GAPPS packages. I'm done! Maybe I'll try jellybean. Maybe it'll never work.

suedenim · 06-19-2014, 04:26 AM

SD Cards can make a big difference. I had a class 8 32Gb sd card and Cyanogen on my Nook HD+ would run like a slideshow and crash/reboot often.

I bought a 16Gb class4 Kingston for £7 and it now works wonderfully. The only niggle is if I leave it in standby for more than a day it somehow reboots into the stock Nook OS.

xeres · 06-23-2014, 03:28 AM

I'm in the process of reverting back to Jelly Bean after I figured out why Calibre Companion no longer worked for me.<smacking self on forehead> In my case, the upgrade was actually a down grade.

Difflugia · 06-23-2014, 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by suedenim

SD Cards can make a big difference. I had a class 8 32Gb sd card and Cyanogen on my Nook HD+ would run like a slideshow and crash/reboot often.

I bought a 16Gb class4 Kingston for £7 and it now works wonderfully. The only niggle is if I leave it in standby for more than a day it somehow reboots into the stock Nook OS.

The NOOK hardware really seems to be finicky about SD Cards. I'm running an HD from a 32GB class 4 SanDisk card and it works without issue. I have an identical card that I bought at the same time that causes occasional reboots to stock.

06-01-2014, 02:41 AM	#1
Robotech_Master Fanatic Posts: 514 Karma: 2954711 Join Date: May 2006	How to upgrade the Nook HD to Kit Kat with Cyanogenmod After figuring out the somewhat-less-than-user-friendly guides I found elsewhere, I went ahead and wrote up my own that should be a little more helpful. Comments and feedback appreciated, especially if I made a mistake somewhere.

06-05-2014, 02:31 PM	#4
booklover6 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,545 Karma: 14008730 Join Date: May 2008 Location: PA (USA) Device: Kobo Clara, 2E, Libre 1, PW4, PW5, 2022 Kindle, Kobo Libre Colour	It was kind of scary. I don't think I'll try the EMMC install again. (I wasn't using the files you linked to, but I still loved your guide). If I can find something I understand, I'll make a card for dual boot. Well I made the card and followed all the steps, to be met with an error loop upon reboot. "setup wizard unable to start" or something like that. tried 2 different cards, and 2 different GAPPS packages. I'm done! Maybe I'll try jellybean. Maybe it'll never work. Last edited by booklover6; 06-08-2014 at 06:01 PM.

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06-05-2014, 01:19 PM	#2
booklover6 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,545 Karma: 14008730 Join Date: May 2008 Location: PA (USA) Device: Kobo Clara, 2E, Libre 1, PW4, PW5, 2022 Kindle, Kobo Libre Colour	I love your guide. Trying to do my HD+ but have to start over after it finishes restoring. One of the files wouldn't install.

06-05-2014, 01:26 PM	#3
Robotech_Master Fanatic Posts: 514 Karma: 2954711 Join Date: May 2006	My guide's mainly meant for the HD. Generally, when you have a file not installing, it means you might not have the correct version.

06-19-2014, 04:26 AM	#5
suedenim Connoisseur Posts: 51 Karma: 400010 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: BC Device: Kobo Vox	SD Cards can make a big difference. I had a class 8 32Gb sd card and Cyanogen on my Nook HD+ would run like a slideshow and crash/reboot often. I bought a 16Gb class4 Kingston for £7 and it now works wonderfully. The only niggle is if I leave it in standby for more than a day it somehow reboots into the stock Nook OS.

06-23-2014, 03:28 AM	#6
xeres Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: InkBook8/Icarus Illumina	I'm in the process of reverting back to Jelly Bean after I figured out why Calibre Companion no longer worked for me.<smacking self on forehead> In my case, the upgrade was actually a down grade.

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