Sunday, January 13, 2013

Rooting your Nook Color Part 2: Flashing ROMS!


Flash the Custom Rom.

There are many ROMS to choose from but I think the best would have to be eather CyanogenMod or Paranoid Android Roms.  Use this guide for ether. 
WARNING this will wipe all data from your Nook Color so what you want back it up.

Step 1.  Download and save a Rom to your computer I like ether Paranoid Rom found here or  CyanogenMod found here for CyanogenMod you can select older builds you can also explore goo.im for more roms.

Step 2. Insert the Bootable Micro SD you made in "Part 1: Making a Bootable Micro SD" into your computer and copy the the Rom Zip file over the the SD card.

Step 3.  Remove your Micro SD and insert it into your Nook Color and turn off and back on the Nook.

Step 4. It will load into Clock Work Mod To navigate in Clock Work Mod Use the volume keys for up and down movement the N key to select and power to go back.

Step 5. Select "Wipe Date/Factory reset"
WARNING: This is where you will WIPE ALL DATA that is on the Nook Color SAVE anything you want to keep or it will be lost forever.

Step 6. Select "yes -- delete all user data"
The screen will go through a lot of stuff wait for it to complete and go back to the main screen.

Step 7.  Select "Wipe cache partition"

Step 8. Select "Yes -Wipe Cache"
The screen will go through a lot of stuff wait for it to complete and go back to the main screen.

 Step 9. Select "install zip from sdcard"

Step 10. Select "choose zip from sdcard"

Step 11. select the rom you downloaded should be like "cm-10-20130107-NIGHTLY-encore.zip"

Step 12. Select "Yes - Install  cm-10-20130107-NIGHTLY-encore.zip"
 This will go through a lot of stuff and when it is done voila you are almost done

Step 13. Use the power button to got to the main screen and remove the Micro SD.

Step 14. select "reboot system now" the Nook will now load into the rom you just loaded it may take a bit since it is the first time but if it takes more then 10 min power down and back up and it should load.  Now you are loaded with a better more free Nook experience.

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