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Need to get the HD2 back running properly....

I followed all the steps to get my wife's HD2 to run Android, it ran fine but she changed her mine. I loaded 2.10.0 back to the phone and the phone was freezing like crazy. I did a hard reset on the phone, that stopped the freezing for a few days, but it stills freezes up again and it can only be resolved by doing a battery pull.
She was thinking about calling T-Mobile but I know flashing it has voided the warranty. Can someone please help me get this phone back on track.

had the same freezing issue before but only when im running 2.10. after i flashed 2.13 stock t-mo everything runs fine now. but i don't use android tho....

Flash the 2.13 rom using the sd-card method and ur done.

just curious, what is the difference between flashing through sd-card and through the pc?

If you have installed hspl, custom bootscreen, radio... this way it will be all stock.

xmoo said:
Flash the 2.13 rom using the sd-card method and ur done.
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So I'm basically unzipping it to the SD card and running an exe file from there?

padams626 said:
So I'm basically unzipping it to the SD card and running an exe file from there?
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You can only flash from SD by placing the extracted .NBH file from the ROM.exe in the ROOT of your storage card and renaming it to LEOIMG.nbh. Sd has to be formatted to FAT32
Then go into bootloader and fallow the steps on the device.

Thanks for all your help guys!

Scabes24 said:
You can only flash from SD by placing the extracted .NBH file from the ROM.exe in the ROOT of your storage card and renaming it to LEOIMG.nbh. Sd has to be formatted to FAT32
Then go into bootloader and fallow the steps on the device.
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This is the best tutorial of how to flash a ROM from your SD Card I've seen and you did it in two sentences... Simple.

How to go from tnt 2.0 to 2.4 (Update)

I have tnt 2.00 and it works fine but wanted to update to 2.04 have read multiple post and tried to update it using the clockwork mod but have had no luck.
I put the update.zip in the main folder and replaced the update of tnt 2.00. I go the the rom manager and boot in recovery mode and eventually get a triangle with an exclamation point and get a quick boot back to my tnt 2.00.
Where am I going wrong?

darkvette07 said:
I have tnt 2.00 and it works fine but wanted to update to 2.04 have read multiple post and tried to update it using the clockwork mod but have had no luck.
I put the update.zip in the main folder and replaced the update of tnt 2.00. I go the the rom manager and boot in recovery mode and eventually get a triangle with an exclamation point and get a quick boot back to my tnt 2.00.
Where am I going wrong?
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As roebeet pointed out in the first post, if you're flashing with clockwork mod recovery, you need to extract update.zip from his ZIP file and put THAT on your SD card.

So basically your saying that with the clockwork mod you do need an sd card and have to put the update on the card.
I know that you have to unzip it and only put the update.zip file in if you are using the clockwork mod but didn't know you had to put it on an sd card.
When I originally changed the rom to tnt 2.0 I just put it on the internal storage.

darkvette07 said:
So basically your saying that with the clockwork mod you do need an sd card and have to put the update on the card.
I know that you have to unzip it and only put the update.zip file in if you are using the clockwork mod but didn't know you had to put it on an sd card.
When I originally changed the rom to tnt 2.0 I just put it on the internal storage.
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No, /sdcard is the internal storage. Just put the update.zip in the root of the internal storage.

jacindc said:
No, /sdcard is the internal storage. Just put the update.zip in the root of the internal storage.
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Yeah, what he said.
One of the problems for new guys is how things are named. And the fact that they're named different things between TnT (and the Lite variant), CM6 and clockwork. TnT (and Lite) as well as clockwork, all call the internal storage "sdcard". CM6b4 calls internal storage "emmc" cuz apparently that's what it's called on phones that have both internal storage and an SD/MicroSD slot.

short/y said:
...CM6b4 calls internal storage "emmc" cuz apparently that's what it's called on phones that have both internal storage and an SD/MicroSD slot.
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That's actually the industry standard. Why VS decided to setup the device that way is anyone's guess. Same for a lot of the things they did.
Without this great community support, this thing would be a a pile of crap. A pile of crap with potential, but still a pile of crap.

jacindc said:
No, /sdcard is the internal storage. Just put the update.zip in the root of the internal storage.
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I put it in the folder and still get the white triangle with the black exclamation when it tries to reboot and reverts back to the tnt 2.00.
So what is causing this white triangle to appear and not letting me update??
I get the same symbol when I try to backup my current rom using the rom manager.
I get the same white triangle when I use the "Install ROM from SD Card" in rom managment....

I would like to know the exact steps to update from one version to another as well...

TaterTot24 said:
I would like to know the exact steps to update from one version to another as well...
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Just follow the steps in this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865245
just replace 2.2 with 2.4
should help ya fine, just skip the clockworkmod steps if you already have it running.

KushyMansbridge said:
Just follow the steps in this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865245
just replace 2.2 with 2.4
should help ya fine, just skip the clockworkmod steps if you already have it running.
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Do you have to wipe all your data everytime to update to a new ROM version... it would seem like it would get tiresome installing all my apps/data everytime

TaterTot24 said:
Do you have to wipe all your data everytime to update to a new ROM version... it would seem like it would get tiresome installing all my apps/data everytime
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I think that, at this point, it's not critical if you're staying on the same mod. Only wipe if you have problems, but of course backup your device before upgrading (just in case).
Flipping between mods, on the other hand, is more risky. I would highly recommend wiping data in that case.

[Q] Help i can't flash roms. Tried several ways

All this on a new vibrant using the stock 2.1
I've rooted the phone with one click. I've used oneclick as admin to run the 3s update.
I have update.zip loaded onto the root of my phone(not sd card)
I have clockwork recovery on my phone and i have done a backup
I have booted to recovery mode from Rom Manager then when i try to install zip from sd it takes me to a directory.
I select zip from sd card
I select sd/ and my nothing is showing there just keeps taking me back to the directory and telling me "no files found"
Sooo then i tried flash rom from sd in rom manager and it starts to flash then give a message "no sd-ext found. skipping backup of sd-ext" then it tells me to reboot.
What am i doing wrong I've been working on this since yesterday morning with no success.

sd-ext is the external sd card not the build in 16gb.
Put one microsd in with the rom you want to flash.

You need to put the rom you want to flash in the internal sd card, not the external sd.

djquick said:
You need to put the rom you want to flash in the internal sd card, not the external sd.
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I had done that in the first place and then when i went to boot the screen was all distorted and i couldn't see what it said so i flashed the stock rom back.
I just tried again and it said to reboot so i did and now my toxic rom seems to be working just fine. Thanks for the input

[Q] nook question

hello, ive asked this question here once before but idk why but im stressing out over this lol ok.....so my nook runing color cyanogen mod 7 has an internal and external memory. the micro sd i have has the CWM and its only 2gb and is full, so i bought another micro sd but 4gb, the sd card with CWM always boots into Recovery so i bought another card. is it safe for the device to use one card and then when i need to update pop the first sd card in? or...do you guys just pop the sd out on boot then put it back in once booted?

Sounds like you've installed CM onto internal memory (eMMC). If so, there's no harm swapping the car out, so long as you unmount it when the unit is powered on.
If, instead, you've got CM on an external (SD) card, then it just won't boot. Again, no harm done.

its on the sd card, but can use another sd card not cwm so i can keep it in there and use it? and if theres a update ill just pop the sd card with cwm on it

Android311 said:
hello, ive asked this question here once before but idk why but im stressing out over this lol ok.....
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Sound like so. I think you still confuse about it.
Anyway, do state your questions again since we don't remember post-to-post
so my nook runing color cyanogen mod 7 has an internal and external memory.
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Yes, we know that, we know the NC has internal memory and an uSD slot for additional storage.
the micro sd i have has the CWM and its only 2gb and is full
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That's ok, it's understandable.
so i bought another micro sd but 4gb
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That's good.
the sd card with CWM always boots into Recovery
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It should ALWAYS boot into CwM Recovery, if not, big problem.
so i bought another card.
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Another one? 3rd one?
is it safe for the device to use one card and then when i need to update pop the first sd card in?
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Yes, use one uSD card for additional storage, leave it in the NC.
Save one uSD as a flashable CwMR card for update/backup ROM.
or...do you guys just pop the sd out on boot then put it back in once booted?
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Leave the "normal" uSD in the NC.
"normal" meaning not the flashable CwMR.

Sorry for so many questions thank u so much ur a genious! But one more before I leave, do I have to update the Rom? The Rom I have is 7.0.3 and there is a newer one 7.1 do I have to install it? Cause I'm happy how it is
HTC Wildfire S (VM) "s-off" "rooted" Stock Rom

7.0.3 is very old
7.1 is the current stable
Latest ROM that has the love of many members is MiRaGe KANG, 7.2.
If you are happy with what you have now, you don't have to update new ROM

Ok and if I want to update I just flash a new one?
Sent from my NookColor using xda premium

ok i put the 7.1 and flashed it then it said installation aborted

Did you tell us where you do install the CM7? On eMMC or uSD?

Usd
HTC Wildfire S (VM) "s-off" "rooted" Stock Rom

Your previous posts indicated that you had actually installed to internal memory not uSD.
There are two ways we can be certain what state you are in.
1) If you leave the card out and it will reboot into CM7 then you have installed on internal.
2) If you started with the eyeballer clockwork recovery image when you installed then you did an internal install. If you started with a VeryGreen size agnostic SD card then you installed onto SD card.
Assuming you have done an internal install then you do not want to leave the installer SD card in as this is a boot SD which will boot into clockwork recovery. Instead you just want a freshly formatted SD which is then used to hold your normal data.
When you want to update an internal install then you don't actually need to remove the SD card at all. Instead get the ROM Manager app from the market. Select the function to flash Clockwork recovery. This put an alternate clockwork boot on the internal memory and only needs to be done once. To do an update put the new ZIP at the top level of the SD card then use ROM Manager to select the zip to install. Select the wipe dalvik option and continue. The Nook will reboot into recovery and install the new ROM and then reboot with the new ROM. You can also manually get into clockwork recovery by powering up with the N key pressed. This will give you a boot slection allowing you to select normal boot or recovery. The latter will give you the full recovery menu.
If your install is actually on the SD card then you do an update by copying the new zip onto the boot partition which is actually what the PC will see if you put the card back into a PC. The new zip must be renamed to start with update-cm- and end with .zip When you reboot with this and hold the N key down then you can enter a simplified recovery which will install the update zip.

Your previous posts indicated that you had actually installed to internal memory not uSD.
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That's the reason why I keep asking askers where they do install CM7 to.
W/o knowing, I don't want to lead them into the wrong direction.

thanks for that great info, you nailed all my questions great

Why is everything force closing?

Just bought the parents some nook colors and I've been trying to rom it up with no luck...
The nook came with 1.3.0
These are the steps i took:
I used Win32DiskImager to write the 1gb_clockwork-3.2.0.1-eyeballer.zip image to the boot SD and booted into CWM.
I removed the SD card and formatted it. Then added the rom zip and gapps zip to the sdcard.
I then reset to factory settings, then installed the rom and the gapps, then i reset factory again.
Then i would remove the sdcard and reboot and the rom would start to load...
I tried 3 different roms, cm7 mirage, phiremod and an ics rom... all 3 do the same thing, extremely slow and practically everything force closes... I cant even reboot to recovery, it seems like it stayed on the sdcard and didnt install to the nook...
Noob questions:
Should I have rooted it first?
Does it have to have an sdcard?
What can I do?
Thanks a million in advance!

I don't think this for the "Android Development" subforum.
Anyways.. unless you have a Sandisk Class 4 MicroSD, or cards with similar performance characteristics, you will see stuff like that if you run from SD card because the card is just too damn slow for small writes.
Look for "4k random write" benchmarks. Get a card that scores high on that. It's important for approximately everything that's not a large video.
You can benchmark yourself under Windows with CrystalDiskMark for example.
Edit: Dedicated topic: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1005633

dammit, you're right - i could've swore i was in the Q&A forum... can a mod please move this thread?
also, regarding the sdcard quality, I actually want it installed on the nook itself, i dont want to have to depend on an sdcard...

You don't need to root first. You also shouldn't be booting to CWM after burning the image or reformatting afterwards. Your description is vague so it sounds like you may be trying to make a bootable SD card instead of installing the ROM internally. Certainly the crashing issues sounds like a slow SD card running a bootable ROM.
To install internally start with a freshly formatted card. Burn the 3.2.01 CWM image to the card. Then copy and paste the ROM zip (CM7, CM9, MIUI or whatever) and the Google apps zip files on the card. Do not unzip the files and do not put them in any folder.
Safely eject the card from the pc, insert it into the Nook and power up. Wipe data/system, clear the cache partition, go to advanced and wipe the dalvik cache. This ensures you are totally clean for the ROM.
Next choose install zip from SD card. Then flash the ROM zip. Choose install zip from SD card again and flash the Gapps zip. Then unmount the card in the menu and remove the card and choose reboot. Or you can hold the power button for a few seconds to power down, remove the card and then power up.
You should now be in your new ROM installed to internal memory. Follow the official thread for the detailed instructions.
JP

nando99 said:
dammit, you're right - i could've swore i was in the Q&A forum... can a mod please move this thread?
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Gotcha covered.

J515OP said:
You don't need to root first. You also shouldn't be booting to CWM after burning the image or reformatting afterwards. Your description is vague so it sounds like you may be trying to make a bootable SD card instead of installing the ROM internally. Certainly the crashing issues sounds like a slow SD card running a bootable ROM.
To install internally start with a freshly formatted card. Burn the 3.2.01 CWM image to the card. Then copy and paste the ROM zip (CM7, CM9, MIUI or whatever) and the Google apps zip files on the card. Do not unzip the files and do not put them in any folder.
Safely eject the card from the pc, insert it into the Nook and power up. Wipe data/system, clear the cache partition, go to advanced and wipe the dalvik cache. This ensures you are totally clean for the ROM.
Next choose install zip from SD card. Then flash the ROM zip. Choose install zip from SD card again and flash the Gapps zip. Then unmount the card in the menu and remove the card and choose reboot. Or you can hold the power button for a few seconds to power down, remove the card and then power up.
You should now be in your new ROM installed to internal memory. Follow the official thread for the detailed instructions.
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thanks, but thats the problem, once i burn the cwm img to the sdcard, i cant add anything else to it... no rom, no gapps... i'm using the Win32DiskImager to burn the cwm img to the sdcard... where am i messing this up? thanks again!

nando99 said:
thanks, but thats the problem, once i burn the cwm img to the sdcard, i cant add anything else to it... no rom, no gapps... i'm using the Win32DiskImager to burn the cwm img to the sdcard... where am i messing this up? thanks again!
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Are you using an internal card reader to burn the image? Use a cheap usb card reader. And be sure to use win32diskimager in administrator mode.
Sent from my NookColor running ICS and Tapatalk

i'm using a laptop with a built in card reader... and i am using win32diskimager in administrator...

nando99 said:
i'm using a laptop with a built in card reader...
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What @leapinlar is saying is that the built in reader is part of the problem. Get a little <$5 reader and use that to make the SD card.

The problem is the OP doesn't provide enough info. Before we offer help, pls do tell us what your intention?
1. Install CM? into eMMC (a.k.a. internal memory) or
2. Run CM? from uSD (a.k.a. external memory card).
Provide solid info then you will get more help that lead you to the right direction.

votinh said:
The problem is the OP doesn't provide enough info. Before we offer help, pls do tell us what your intention?
1. Install CM? into eMMC (a.k.a. internal memory) or
2. Run CM? from uSD (a.k.a. external memory card).
Provide solid info then you will get more help that lead you to the right direction.
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nando99 said:
... I actually want it installed on the nook itself, i dont want to have to depend on an sdcard...
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And at this point I think he just wants whatever CM will work.

MISRy said:
What @leapinlar is saying is that the built in reader is part of the problem. Get a little <$5 reader and use that to make the SD card.
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so the internal card reader is the reason i can't copy files to the sdcard after i write an img to it?
votinh said:
The problem is the OP doesn't provide enough info. Before we offer help, pls do tell us what your intention?
1. Install CM? into eMMC (a.k.a. internal memory) or
2. Run CM? from uSD (a.k.a. external memory card).
Provide solid info then you will get more help that lead you to the right direction.
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I want it installed into eMMC (internal memory)

nando99 said:
so the internal card reader is the reason i can't copy files to the sdcard after i write an img to it?
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Maybe. Others have had problems using an internal reader. Just try a cheap usb card reader and see.
Sent from my NookColor running ICS and Tapatalk

ok... so i'm i just used an external scard reader and the same thing is happening...
once i write the cwm img to the sdcard it makes it a bootable sdcard and i can access it or move files to it...

I have installed phiremod 7.2 on another nook color and it wants to close android.process.media. Force closes. And it doesn't have the status bar either. When I try to go to Play Store, it force closes android.process.media again. Any help?
Sent from my Nook Color running CM7/Phiremod v7.2, using xda premium

yeah same thing happened 2 me... everything would force close and i had no status bar smh...

Hey nando99, try gryphon101's solution. Couldn't hurt.

gryphon101's solution?

gryphon101 said:
...I had the cwm image on my 8gb sd.. correctly. BUT also had the ROM zip and GAPPS zip on the very same card! somehow the clockworkmod would get stuck. I started over with the cwm image on one card, and the zips on another one... worked fine then.
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thats how i did it initially... i'd write the img to the sdcard, boot up in cwm no problem... take out the sdcard, format it, put the roms in the sdcard, then put the sdcard back in the NC... install the zips... installed fine... then massive force closes... i will try again, when i get home...

And we are using CWM 3.2.0.1...