Rooting Nook Color using SD card

Well I am starting a small post on how to root nook color for noobs.... Being a noob myself (got the nook yesterday only and I know Android is something which has Angry Birds apart from Iphone), I will be mentioning few links and steps on soft rooting nook and will also explain the terms as far as I can understand.

Few explanations:

1. Soft rooting nook means, creating a android OS image on a SD card and then booting the nook with that SD card, just like you do a boot of a PC using floppy or a CD/DVD. The real NOOK OS is not removed.

2. There are many OSes available on different forums. You can choose any. I chose something called CM7 (Donno what it actually means). More on that later

Steps to Soft Root a nook color:

1. First and foremost register your nook before even thinking abt rooting. If you thought about rooting before registering, Prof X will blow your mind away.

2. You reached here, that means you survived the assault. Now get a Micro SD card. I would suggest at least 2 GB. Preferably Class 6 or above. In worst case scenario, Class 2 will also work, but will be considerably slow. I am doing this with a 4GB Class 4 card.

3. You will need a MicroSD adapter card to format this card and burn the image.

4. You can find steps to burn the image on the card from here--->

http://nookdevs.com/NookColor_Rooting

Just follow the steps of burning a image on the SD card. if you understand other stuff there good enough. If not, then just burn the SD card.

5. You must be wondering burn the SD card with the image mentioned there. Well, you can use that image or the one I am using, the image mentioned in the first post on this thread:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=989637

6. Once you have burned the image onto the SD card. You are almost done. Switch off the nook by keeping the power button pressed for sometime.

7. INsert the SD card. In case you are wondering where, I am tempted to say something but leave it :D. Check on youtube how to insert a SD card on nook color and u will get the idea. Its simple and no danger

8. Just start the nook and wait. and wait and wait... at least 3-4 mins. Once the nook starts, voila you are in a new world... Congrats.. U just softrooted a nook. If you didn't reach till here, follow the nookdevs link posted above. If still any issues. Post it as a comment here and I will try to get you the answer.

Now you must be thinking. What next ?

You need to get Android Market.

So to get android market you may have to get something called Android SDK and use adb to push it onto your nook. Hehehe.... I am just shitting jargon here. Don't worry. I will be simpler in words from now on.

Here are some easier steps for Windows guys: (For Linux and Mac users, you are 'brilliant' enough, isn't it :D)

1. Follow this blog to get the small custom Android SDK. ---> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=910008

2. Once you have the easy ADB or SDK, follow this blog:

http://nookdevs.com/Honeycomb_Google_Apps_and_Market

In case you are wondering what are those commands in the nookdevs blog, just copy paste them on Windows Command Prompt and run. Make sure there is something called adb command is reachable from where you are typing the command. adb is just a command name.

Voila. You have the android market now.

Now from here onwards, its a regular android tablet.

What SUCKS:

1. Wifi is pathetic on soft rooted nook. I am yet to find a solution. But it sucks.

2. Youtube is screwed up too bcos of that.

3. Need to get flash and all to make things work.

Have been suggested a book reader called Aldiko. I am yet to try that.

More laterz. Comment for reply :)

PS: An interesting link: http://www.androidtablets.net/forum/nook/3458-nookcolor-useful-links-frequently-asked-questions-read-first.html