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CM install instructions
Make sure your tablet it plugged in, and send me a hangouts message if you need help with this.
First, download Ubuntu desktop 64 but from http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop/ here.
Next, follow the instructions https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStickQuick here.
You should have Ubuntu at least running
This may be all you need, but whatever. Let's install Ubuntu. You should devote ~3-5gb to Ubuntu for it to work nicely. Now navigate to the cyanogenmod download page for your nook. Start that download.
Now, hit the Ubuntu button in the top left. Type terminal.
Start the terminal, and run "sudo apt-get install android-tools-adb &&sudo apt-get install android-tools-fastboot"
This will install fast boot and adb to your Ubuntu install. Now plug your tablet into your PC, go into setting on your tablet, and find the USB debugging option. Enable it.
Now on the computer run 'adb devices'.
You should see your nook. Congratulations, we just went around Microsoft's convuloted driver issues.
Type 'adb reboot-bootloader'.
Your tablet should reboot into the boot loader. You the arrow keys to find the fast boot option, or look for the fast boot somewhere on the screen.
Now for some basics of the Linux terminal.
All of these commands are supposed to be in lowercase, unless otherwise specified.
Ls is to see the files and folders in your current directory. Adding the -al argument will show size, and weather or not you can execute it.
CD to change directory. CD ../ will go up.
OK, now that we have that out of the way, grab the .IMG file from here. http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/183
Your nook should be in the boot loader. CD into your downloads folder, and run 'fastboot flash recovery'. And hit tab until you find the twrp image. hit enter, and it should install TWRP as the recovery on your tablet.
now lets move that zip over.
reboot into the system, either by using 'fastboot reboot' or pressing one of the buttons.
once you get to the setup screen, dont fully reconfigure your tablet.
only load up the main OS, and go directly to settings. reenable sub debugging, and go back to your terminal.
you should still be in your downloads directory. run 'adb push' and tab until you find the cyanogenMod zip. now type 'sdcard' hit enter, and wait for the transfer to finish.
run 'adb reboot-recovery'
hit install, and select the cyanogen mod zip. it should install CM. but we arent quite done yet.
go ahead and reboot into the system.
now we install gapps
download the gapps from here directly on your tablet. http://itvends.com/gapps/gapps-kk-20140606-signed.zip
and hold the power button, and reboot to the recovery to install them.
this is a long instructions, so ask me any questions you have on hangouts.
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