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Stock nook on sdcard?

Is it possible to run stock nook color Rom off an sdcard while running cm7.2 kang with mirage kernel on emmc?
I know its possible to install and run other Rom off an sdcard, I was just curious. Thanks in advanced if its possible or not.
Sent from my Nook Color on CM 7.2 KANG build

brsingr said:
Is it possible to run stock nook color Rom off an sdcard while running cm7.2 kang with mirage kernel on emmc?
I know its possible to install and run other Rom off an sdcard, I was just curious. Thanks in advanced if its possible or not.
Sent from my Nook Color on CM 7.2 KANG build
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No. I know dizzyden was working on a way to make that happen, but as far as I know, stock only works on emmc.
But you could put stock back on emmc and your Kang on SD.

Ah ok, thanks for the help
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leapinlar said:
No. I know dizzyden was working on a way to make that happen, but as far as I know, stock only works on emmc.
But you could put stock back on emmc and your Kang on SD.
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Would it be possible to just do a cwm backup of my current Rom then restore it onto the sdcard install?
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brsingr said:
Would it be possible to just do a cwm backup of my current Rom then restore it onto the sdcard install?
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No. Apparently there is some code in the ROM that expects it to be on emmc. It fails if on SD.
Sent from my Nook Color running CM10 and Tapatalk.

Ok. Thanks leap
Sent from my Nook Color on CM 7.2 KANG build

Well in answer to the original poster in this thread, I now have a way to get Stock on a verygreen SD. Look at my tips thread linked in my signature and look at item B11 in the second post of that thread. You can even have rooted stock with OC and apps2SD support.

I am still working on a method of having stock on SD while still using data on /dev/block/mmcblk0p2... I have not given up... just gotten side tracked a time or two.

DizzyDen said:
I am still working on a method of having stock on SD while still using data on /dev/block/mmcblk0p2... I have not given up... just gotten side tracked a time or two.
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Mine does that. Just had to modify the ramdisk.

Thanks for all the help and Info leap and dizzy ....ill go try it out and let you know
edit: Its been awhile since i made a sd rom....so far i have made the sdcard from This and i dont exactly understand how to do the rest of it properly, my nook color is on the cm7.2 kang build with mirage kernel and in Leap's instructions it says
leapinlar said:
So the procedure to get this working is to prepare a verygreen SD using the image file attached to my SD installation instructions thread here (generic-sdcard...). Then boot it at least once with the SD installed in the Nook so the SD can partition itself. If you have an existing verygreen SD prepared, you can skip those two steps. Copy the zip files to somewhere that recovery can find them. If you use the newest versions of CWM or TWRP recovery they can read files from emmc media storage. Boot to recovery and insert the prepared verygreen SD into the Nook. Flash the ROM zip to the SD. It will format the system and data partitions on the SD and install the ROM. Boot to the SD and the new stock ROM should load. Follow the directions to register with B&N. Once you have registered you can stop there if you are satisfied with plain stock. But be warned, if B&N decides to update to a new version in the future, it may mess up whatever you have installed on emmc. Therefore I recommend that you flash the Block Updates zip which blocks OTA updates. If you flash Manual Nooter you do not have to flash Block Updates separately since it is included in Manual Nooter. To install Block Updates, Manual Nooter or OC/apps2SD support, flash the zips to the SD with recovery just like you did the ROM. If you flash Manual Nooter, it has gapps and Market with it so you must register them with Google. And you need root if you want to the OC and apps2SD support, plus you will need a program like SetCPU to adjust the processor.
You can get the modified 1.4.3 B&N stock ROM zip here, the modified Manual Nooter zip here, the modified OC/apps2SD zip here, and the modified Block Updates zip here (all four modified for verygreen SD installation).
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I have done the partitioning on the sdcard so it now has the 4 partitions in it....the nook is running CWM 3.2.0.1 emmc recovery. I've downloaded all 4 zip files, but i only plan on putting the stock nook, and manual nooter (leap says it includes the update blocker) on it
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You need to update your emmc recovery to a newer version so that you can flash those zips from internal memory (emmc media). You will run into problems finding the files with 3.2.0.1 since you have to take your normal SD out and put your verygreen SD in.
So flash this zip:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23537853
Then copy the downloaded files to emmc media, boot to the new CWM and select the files from internal memory and flash them to your inserted verygreen SD.
EDIT: I just updated my instructions in my tips to make that clearer. Thanks.

leapinlar said:
You need to update your emmc recovery to a newer version so that you can flash those zips from internal memory (emmc media). You will run into problems finding the files with 3.2.0.1 since you have to take your normal SD out and put your verygreen SD in.
So flash this zip:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23537853
Then copy the downloaded files to emmc media, boot to the new CWM and select the files from internal memory and flash them to your inserted verygreen SD.
EDIT: I just updated my instructions in my tips to make that clearer. Thanks.
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Ok, ive put the bandn 1.4.3 rom zip onto the emmc of the nook color and the manuak nooter in the same place. Im running the cwm you linked and i can now select them, my questionnow is: when it says install zip from sdcard i scroll down and select the choose zip from internal and it finds both zips....after i booted to cwm i inserted the verygreen sdcard, how will i know the stock nook will flash to the sdcard and not the internal?

brsingr said:
Ok, ive put the bandn 1.4.3 rom zip onto the emmc of the nook color and the manuak nooter in the same place. Im running the cwm you linked and i can now select them, my questionnow is: when it says install zip from sdcard i scroll down and select the choose zip from internal and it finds both zips....after i booted to cwm i inserted the verygreen sdcard, how will i know the stock nook will flash to the sdcard and not the internal?
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I have built in safeguards to make sure that won't happen. If no SD is in the slot, it won't flash, if the SD in the slot is not formated with 4 partitions, it won't flash. And when it finally does flash, it is hard coded to go to SD. Flash away. First ROM then a little later after you have registered and let it finish loading books, the manual nooter.
Sent from my Nook Color running CM10 and Tapatalk.

leapinlar said:
I have built in safeguards to make sure that won't happen. If no SD is in the slot, it won't flash, if the SD in the slot is not formated with 4 partitions, it won't flash. And when it finally does flash, it is hard coded to go to SD. Flash away. First ROM then a little later after you have registered and let it finish loading books, the manual nooter.
Sent from my Nook Color running CM10 and Tapatalk.
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Works perfectly
now to go install the manual nooter
Much Thanks to Leap and Dizzy.

brsingr said:
Works perfectly
now to go install the manual nooter
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Congratulations! You are my first user to report it working besides my own testing.

leapinlar said:
Congratulations! You are my first user to report it working besides my own testing.
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cool ....i dont know if its normal or not but it does seem to take forever to download the books, when i wsa using the android app it didnt seem to take as long....maybe they are just have server bugs or something?
i think after the books are done downloading then ill root it.

brsingr said:
cool ....i dont know if its normal or not but it does seem to take forever to download the books, when i wsa using the android app it didnt seem to take as long....maybe they are just have server bugs or something?
i think after the books are done downloading then ill root it.
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It took me a very long time to download the books and I have a fast connection. I think B&N just pushes them out slow for stock. Other stuff downloads fast, like once you are rooted and you download apps from play store.

leapinlar said:
It took me a very long time to download the books and I have a fast connection. I think B&N just pushes them out slow for stock. Other stuff downloads fast, like once you are rooted and you download apps from play store.
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hmm ok, so its not just me then...thats good lol

brsingr said:
hmm ok, so its not just me then...thats good lol
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hmm...now im having problems redownloading some books that started to download, but i turned the nook off when i went out to dinner and now i cant tell if the books that were downloading are actually continuing to download or not...would it be possible to download the books on the cm7.2 android app and then copy them over to the nook sd?

Brah....dang it...I messed up by accidently hitting the erase and deregister button.....it didn't seem to erase anything, but it did deregister it...would I have to remake the SD and then reflash the rom again? (Not that it is a big deal or time consuming to do lol)
Sent from my Nook Color on CM 7.2 KANG build

swap nook internal cm10 external to nook external cm10 internal

kicking around ideas here, how hard would it be to backup and restore a stock nook color to sd, and a cm10 to internal, then change the default boot to internal ??
sorry if this has been covered, i think i remember seeing a piece here and there about it. been searching and reading and trying to be independant.
thanks so much for the time,
Joel
(is internal quicker and smoother than a .89 sd card ?? )

JS_racer said:
kicking around ideas here, how hard would it be to backup and restore a stock nook color to sd, and a cm10 to internal, then change the default boot to internal ??
sorry if this has been covered, i think i remember seeing a piece here and there about it. been searching and reading and trying to be independant.
thanks so much for the time,
Joel
(is internal quicker and smoother than a .89 sd card ?? )
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No, internal is not much, if at all, quicker than an SD install if you are using a SanDisk class 4 card.
You cannot backup and restore stock to an SD install. But you can now install the stock ROM fresh on an SD. Look at my tips thread and item B11. Then you can install CM10 to emmc.
And you can change the default boot to internal, but you would have to put fattire's Cyanoboot u-boot loader on the stock SD install and change some settings in /rom. See his thread in the dev forum to see how to change the default. And to install his u-boot loader just copy it to the SD while the SD is in your PC. You may have to put his new MLO file there too.
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leapinlar said:
No, internal is not much, if at all, quicker than an SD install if you are using a SanDisk class 4 card.
>>>snip
And you can change the default boot to internal, but you would have to put fattire's Cyanoboot u-boot loader on the stock SD install and change some settings in /rom.
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wouldn't changing the default boot device from SD remove the safety valve of always being able to get out of a potential "brick" situation by using SD boot?

davidr415 said:
wouldn't changing the default boot device from SD remove the safety valve of always being able to get out of a potential "brick" situation by using SD boot?
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No. You can always manually override the default selection by using the boot menu. And if your card was not using Cyanoboot, it would ignore the default anyway.
Sent from my Nook HD+ using Tapatalk

Thanks much guys, if the speed is comparable then not worth the hastle I think.
My wife seems very pleased so far.

System restrictions delete failed

When I wanted to delete something from my nook color running cm10 night lies I could not delete it and a notification pop out saying system restriction delete failed but when my nook color is running cm7.2 i had no problem deleting files can anybody explain to me for this observation? Thank you for reading and hope you have a nice day!
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If the file is on SD... you may have ran into the occasional SD becoming read only under CM10 that periodically rears its ugly head.

So does it mean that there is no solution? Thanks anyway.
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INEEDHELPPLSHELP said:
So does it mean that there is no solution? Thanks anyway.
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It means you may have to use a different SD. CM10 is real finicky about SD cards.
Sent from my Nook HD+ Running CM10 on SD

I have used sdcard no. 1 to install cm 10 but I use sdcard no. 2 to download additional files and apps and use it as the device's main sdcard meaning I use it. I tried a different sd card also but still can't delete files and using cm10, I realized that there are some hidden files with unknown symbols I don't know what are those I saw them when I use androzip but on other file manager I don't see them and I can't delete them BTW should I use cm7.2 or cm 10.
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INEEDHELPPLSHELP said:
I have used sdcard no. 1 to install cm 10 but I use sdcard no. 2 to download additional files and apps and use it as the device's main sdcard meaning I use it. I tried a different sd card also but still can't delete files and using cm10, I realized that there are some hidden files with unknown symbols I don't know what are those I saw them when I use androzip but on other file manager I don't see them and I can't delete them BTW should I use cm7.2 or cm 10.
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Those unknown symbol files mean that CM10 is sometimes corrupting some files when it writes. That is why it is mounting the SD as read only. It sees that corruption. Try creating a file with your CM10 file manager. If you cannot, it means it is mounted read only.
Try getting the free SDFormatter program and running that on your PC to reformat the no. 2 SD to fix any corruption.
Sent from my Nook HD+ Running CM10 on SD

But I'm also able to delete some files and some files I can't.
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INEEDHELPPLSHELP said:
But I'm also able to delete some files and some files I can't.
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It can't delete those corrupted files. Re-format.
Sent from my Nook HD+ Running CM10 on SD

leapinlar said:
It can't delete those corrupted files. Re-format.
I have reformatted it but it still says system restriction delete failed and unzip operation failed. Another question why cant i unzip it and why is my sd card named sdcard1 instead of thr name i named it. In case you dont know i want to hack glu credits the video is here. this is the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76aczBNLp2Q Another thing is that when i want to format my sd card on sdformatter i cant see my sdcard.
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INEEDHELPPLSHELP said:
leapinlar said:
It can't delete those corrupted files. Re-format.
I have reformatted it but it still says system restriction delete failed and unzip operation failed. Another question why cant i unzip it and why is my sd card named sdcard1 instead of thr name i named it. In case you dont know i want to hack glu credits the video is here. this is the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76aczBNLp2Q Another thing is that when i want to format my sd card on sdformatter i cant see my sdcard.
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You have a bad SD card. Stick with Sandisk as they are more reliable.
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I have just format my sdcard and it worked perfectly until sometimes later that the errors come up again this is annoying man.
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Also tried downloading items from dropbox but it say storage full or unavailable.
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Anyways to avoid getting this messages?
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INEEDHELPPLSHELP said:
Also tried downloading items from dropbox but it say storage full or unavailable.
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Boot into CWM recovery, advanced, select "partition sd card".

Process just to get root? Can 10.1 be flashed and install apps to internal storage?

I have discovered an apparent reason for sporadic lag issues is the random library syncing. I want to freeze the app with Titanium.
What is the process just to get permanent root so I can use Titanium? I have the image card I used to install the Extras.zip to allow unknown sources. Can I use that for the process?
Update: After reading more, it is maybe too easy when rooted with 2.1 stock to alter the system and cause a stock reset. I wonder if something as simple as using Titanium to freeze the Library and other apps is enough to cause this? Perhaps just installing Titanium alone could as well....
Perhaps another option would be to start from scratch and install 10.1. Is there a way to install 10.1 and still let apps install to the internal storage?

The answer to the rooting question I think you figured out. It is possible to root, then make some changes while rooted, then disable root when finished. Then there is not a danger of inadvertently resetting later.
But I think that TB needs root to be able to freeze apps. Actually some system apps can be disabled in settings/applications without being rooted. It is the same as freezing in TB. And just freezing an app does not cause a reset.
If you want to install CM10.1 so that you use internal storage to store installed apps, use the Hybrid SD. You do not say whether you have an HD or HD+. There are different threads for each.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.

HD+. I would like to use 10.1 as my installed internal OS, but keep app storage internal. Prefer using the sd for media only. Easy to use different cards then.

rushless said:
HD+. I would like to use 10.1 as my installed internal OS, but keep app storage internal. Prefer using the sd for media only. Easy to use different cards then.
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Then follow this procedure I just wrote for another user. It will install CM10.1 on internal memory and you can use an ordinary SD to store your media files.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41933495
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.

leapinlar said:
Then follow this procedure I just wrote for another user. It will install CM10.1 on internal memory and you can use an ordinary SD to store your media files.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41933495
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.
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Excellent! I was looking for a sure fire way to have a custom recovery & flash roms ala my phones or other tablets. Thanks!

Ok, so I didn't realize this was just an HD+ only method. I tried flashing the native EMMC & it failed on the assertion that it was Ovation (I guess code name for the HD+? New to the nooks).
Is there a pure overwrite stock with CM10 for HD? I've made a stock back up, familiar with CWM/TWRP, but now I want to flash CM for HD!

LAYGO said:
Ok, so I didn't realize this was just an HD+ only method. I tried flashing the native EMMC & it failed on the assertion that it was Ovation (I guess code name for the HD+? New to the nooks).
Is there a pure overwrite stock with CM10 for HD? I've made a stock back up, familiar with CWM/TWRP, but now I want to flash CM for HD!
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Nope. HD+ only for both CM10.1 and CWM on emmc.
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LAYGO said:
Ok, so I didn't realize this was just an HD+ only method. I tried flashing the native EMMC & it failed on the assertion that it was Ovation (I guess code name for the HD+? New to the nooks).
Is there a pure overwrite stock with CM10 for HD? I've made a stock back up, familiar with CWM/TWRP, but now I want to flash CM for HD!
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Verygreen did just release his HD version of CM10.1 for emmc.
See here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42441106
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.

leapinlar said:
Verygreen did just release his HD version of CM10.1 for emmc.
See here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42441106
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.
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AWESOME! I'll be sure to check it out! Thanks for the heads up & all your help thus far.

Nook App does not work in any rom

Is there a way to get the nook reader app from B&N to work on any rooted mod? I need it in order to read the book I had previously purchased and I don't want to dual boot. I just want the app to work. I keep getting an error say "SD Card Not Detected. The NOOK application needs an sdcard to function properly. Please verify that an sdcard is installed and mounted" even when I have an sdcard installed. Thanks in advance for any insight to this problem.

Dreroman said:
Is there a way to get the nook reader app from B&N to work on any rooted mod? I need it in order to read the book I had previously purchased and I don't want to dual boot. I just want the app to work. I keep getting an error say "SD Card Not Detected. The NOOK application needs an sdcard to function properly. Please verify that an sdcard is installed and mounted" even when I have an sdcard installed. Thanks in advance for any insight to this problem.
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You can either use a SD card, or edit /system/etc/vold.fstab to use the second partition in the Nook internal memory as a SD card. To do the later, edit the file (e.g. using Root Browser, or doing sdb remount && sdb shell vi /system/etc/vold.fstab), then change sdcard0 to sdcard1, and sdcard1 to sdcard0, save the file, and reboot your Nook to get the second internal partition mounted as if it was the SD card.
I hope this helps

Dreroman said:
Is there a way to get the nook reader app from B&N to work on any rooted mod? I need it in order to read the book I had previously purchased and I don't want to dual boot. I just want the app to work. I keep getting an error say "SD Card Not Detected. The NOOK application needs an sdcard to function properly. Please verify that an sdcard is installed and mounted" even when I have an sdcard installed. Thanks in advance for any insight to this problem.
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The error message makes it sound like you do not have your SD formatted properly. If it is not, then the app would not read it properly. Try formatting it in your PC using SDFormatter which you can get free on the web.
However, you are confusing me. That error message comes from the Android version of the nook app, not the stock version. Are you running something besides stock? If you are running something else, try CM7. It has a setting to allow the apps to use internal memory for those users that do not have a working SD.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.

leapinlar said:
The error message makes it sound like you do not have your SD formatted properly. If it is not, then the app would not read it properly. Try formatting it in your PC using SDFormatter which you can get free on the web.
However, you are confusing me. That error message comes from the Android version of the nook app, not the stock version. Are you running something besides stock? If you are running something else, try CM7. It has a setting to allow the apps to use internal memory for those users that do not have a working SD.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.
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I have tried using several different mods in CM7 even though I would prefer CM10. I want to be able to use the nook app without inserting a sd card if at all possible. I am a teacher and I am trying to create a class set of rooted NOOK so I can have better control over the using app from Google Play but they have books they need to access using the NOOK app.

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aperezdc said:
You can either use a SD card, or edit /system/etc/vold.fstab to use the second partition in the Nook internal memory as a SD card. To do the later, edit the file (e.g. using Root Browser, or doing sdb remount && sdb shell vi /system/etc/vold.fstab), then change sdcard0 to sdcard1, and sdcard1 to sdcard0, save the file, and reboot your Nook to get the second internal partition mounted as if it was the SD card.
I hope this helps
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Is there a option in TWRP that will do that before I install the rom?

Dreroman said:
Is there a option in TWRP that will do that before I install the rom?
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No. But if you install CM7, there is a setting for it.
Edit: if you want to use apps without an SD, CM7 is your best bet. While you can hack CM10.1 to do the same thing, it is flacky. CM removed the setting in CM10.1 just because of that.
The setting is in cyanogenmod settings, something about allowing apps to use internal memory.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.

leapinlar said:
No. But if you install CM7, there is a setting for it.
Edit: if you want to use apps without an SD, CM7 is your best bet. While you can hack CM10.1 to do the same thing, it is flacky. CM removed the setting in CM10.1 just because of that.
The setting is in cyanogenmod settings, something about allowing apps to use internal memory.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.
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I got it working on CM7 but I really need it to work on CM10.1 in order for the other apps I need to work for my students.

Dreroman said:
I got it working on CM7 but I really need it to work on CM10.1 in order for the other apps I need to work for my students.
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Then do the edit the first responder told you to do. Edit vold.fstab.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.

leapinlar said:
Then do the edit the first responder told you to do. Edit vold.fstab.
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It may be considered as flaky, but at least for me editing vold.fstab has been working fine consistently from CM9 onwards. And it works fine for me not just with CM, but also with mateorod's AOSP and ParanoidAndroid builds. Something I try to do every 2-3 months is to run FSTrim to balance the wear-leveling of the EMMC — not sure whether it really helps making things a bit snappier or it's just placebo effect

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It may be considered as flaky, but at least for me editing vold.fstab has been working fine consistently from CM9 onwards. And it works fine for me not just with CM, but also with mateorod's AOSP and ParanoidAndroid builds. Something I try to do every 2-3 months is to run FSTrim to balance the wear-leveling of the EMMC — not sure whether it really helps making things a bit snappier or it's just placebo effect
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leapinlar said:
Then do the edit the first responder told you to do. Edit vold.fstab.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.
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Thanks guys! I worked! :good: