Flash back to clean stock ROM. From nookDevs There are two parts to the reset, you must do both in this order Re-imaging the PROGRAM portion of the nook.
On the screen this is called a software update. Re-imaging the data portion of the nook. On the screen this is called the factory reset. Part one: Re-Image the NookColor /system partition (the program part) NookColor Format and partition your SD card back to a usable state. From nookDevs After rooting using Nooter, your SD card is left with a partition that may be less than that of the SD card you're using.
You'll want to fix this so that you can use the full capacity of your SD card again. Installing the 1.1.0 update on a rooted NC. From nookDevs There are conflicting reports on whether it's safe to let a rooted NC install the 1.1.0 update.
(I have a NC rooted using Nooter, and it seemed to work just fine, but IRC reports issues on other nooks.) Best to be careful and paranoid until more testing has been done. As of February 5th, there is a new Auto-nooter 3.0.0 that will Nooter (Root) only Nook Colors running 1.1.0. (Note the ONLY) This process is similar to previous versions of Auto-nooter, so please read the instructions completely before attempting it. Note: If you have rooted your Nook Color but want to start over, I highly recommend Flashing to Stock following this XDA thread by using Clockwork Recovery and their image of a Stock 1.0.1 ROM. As always, read instructions wholly and completely before attempting. Installing the 1.0.1 update on a rooted NC.
From nookDevs The 1.0.1 sideload update from Dec 17, 2010 will not install on a NC while it is rooted.
You have no choice but to restore the system partition to factory fresh in order to install the update. If you don't want to painfully re-install all your apps, you can use an app like Titanium Backup to back up your user installed apps and their data. Before you start the update process, REMOVE your uSD card from the nook and set it aside. Don't mess with it until after the update and restore process is completely done. NookColor Rooting. From nookDevs To start the rooting process please scroll down...
What The Root Is The current rooting process will. NookColor Making contacts work. From nookDevs In order to get your contacts to show up in Gmail, Google Voice, K9, etc follow these instructions: Navigate to (doing this on a desktop is easiest).
Select the contacts you would like to have on your NookColor Choose 'Export' then export these contacts to vcard (vcf) format. Place this file on the root of your microSD card Download 'Import Contacts' by edam from the market. Use this to import your contacts and you're good to go! Now, when you begin typing someone's name, their email or phone number, etc will show up in the programs mentioned above. Enjoy! Note 1: Contacts with multi-line notes in Gmail will error out as a "formatting error" when importing the contacts. Note 2: Contacts with phone numbers with custom labels won't show up in Google Voice (i.e. if you type "Fring Number" for the label, etc.)
Note 3: Instead of deleting notes that span multiple lines, use an editor that allows search and replace of special characters. Set it up as follows.. See the Nook Color hacked into a full Android tablet. Portal:NookColor. NookColor Rooting. Hack turns Nook Color into Kindle. As soon as Barnes & Noble released the Android-powered , one question that many people were asking was would you be able to run the Kindle app for Android on the device.
Of course, Barnes & Noble wasn't going to authorize it, but it was only a matter of time before people started "rooting" the Nook Color to run a customized flavor of Android that would allow you to download Android apps, including the Kindle app. The rooting actually started not long after the $250 Nook Color was released, but the Blog Kindle has now posted step-by-step rooting instructions that a lot of other blogs are linking to. "It's actually quite easy now to get Kindle books on Nook color and have both eBook stores available to you on a single device," the how-to article begins. "This is possible because Nook Color is more of an entry level Android tablet than a dedicated eReader. As it comes out of the box it just happens to start the Nook application by default and not let users run anything else.
Comments? Cracking open the NOOKcolor. In November 2010, Barnes & Noble began shipping the NOOKcolor e-book reader.
The NOOKcolor offers a 7-inch color screen, touch-screen interface, Wi-Fi support, and runs Android 2.1. Follow along as I crack open the NOOKcolor for a look at the hardware inside. Check out the 2010 Amazon Kindle and Kindle DX in these cracking open galleries: Amazon Kindle DX (Graphite) Teardown Amazon Kindle Graphite (3G+Wi-Fi) 2010 Teardown Photo by: Bill Detwiler / TechRepublic Caption by: Bill Detwiler Bill Detwiler is Managing Editor of TechRepublic and Tech Pro Research and the host of Cracking Open, CNET and TechRepublic's popular online show. Nookie Honeycomb: Burning a bootable SD card. Auto-nooter-2.12.25.img.zip - nooter - auto-nooter-2-12-25.img.zip - Project Hosting on Google Code. Nooter - Project Hosting on Google Code. Android Honeycomb 'preview' ported to Nook Color.
Google has an event slated for February 2 to show off its Android 3.0 operating system for tablets, code-named Honeycomb.
Well, in advance of that preview an industrious Android enthusiast, who goes by the handle deeper-blue on the xdadevelopers' forum, has hacked the Nook Color to run a preview version of Honeycomb and has posted a video on YouTube. A custom version of Android firmware is already available for the Nook Color that essentially allows you to turn it into a full-fledged Android tablet (naturally, Barnes & Noble doesn't authorize you "root" your Nook but plenty of people already have). But porting Honeycomb--an operating system truly designed for tablets--to the Nook has a lot of appeal to tech enthusiasts who see the Nook Color as an attractive and affordable tablet at $250.