CyanoBoot alpha bootloader released for NOOK Tablet

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Now that it’s possible to get around the locked bootloader on the Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet and load custom ROMs and other software on the 7 inch tablet, independent developers are working to make it easier to manipulate the tablet.
A hacker going by the name of fattire has released a new tool calledCyanoBoot which gives the NOOK Tablet a new boot menu that lets you choose the software you want to run when you turn the tablet on.


This could be one of the first steps toward creating a dual-boot system capable of running both the default Barnes & Noble software and a third party ROM such as CyanogenMod.
NOOK Color users can already do something similar on the first tablet from Barnes & Noble by loading CyanogenMod, Ubuntu, or other software on a microSD card while leaving the default B&N software intact in internal storage.
Cyanoboot is still in the very early test stages and it’s a bit difficult to install, so unless you really know what you’re doing you should probably wait until it’s been further tested and refined. But the utility makes it possible to boot normally from internal storage or an SD card or boot into recovery using either storage location.
It’s designed to work with ClockworkMod Recovery, TWRP 2, or other recovery apps.

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Devs load early Android 4.0 build on the NOOK Tablet

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The HP TouchPad isn’t the only tablet that will be able to run an unofficial build of Google Android 4.0 soon. Developer Brandon Bennet (or Nemith) hasposted the first pictures of CyanogenMod 9 based on Android 4.0 running on the NOOK Tablet.
This comes just a few days after developers figured out how to bypass the NOOK Tablet’s locked bootloader.
Barnes & Noble ships the NOOK Tablet with a custom version of Google Android designed for reading books, surfing the web, and downloading and running apps from the B&N shop.
Hackers have been installing apps from third party sources, rooting the tablet, and making other changes since the tablet hit the streets in November. But the secure bootloader has made loading custom ROMs difficult… but not impossible.
Now several developers are working on tools that allow you to install custom software such as CyanogenMod 9 on a microSD card and boot from that card instead of the device’s primary storage. This lets you run Android 4.0 or other software on the NOOK Tablet without erasing the official B&N software.

Nemith isn’t ready to release the tools for running CyanogenMod to the public yet, but he’s making progress with the software and eventually the NOOK Tablet could be an officially supported CyanogenMod-friendly devices.
You’ll still probably void your warranty if you break something while trying to install CM9 though, so proceed with caution if and when tools are released to the public.

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