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Self-dangerous noob here. NC 1.2, theoretically returned to stock
History:
Got NC 1.2
Rooted w/ManualNooter 4.5.25. Everything seemed to go great. So...
Downloaded, backed up, and flashed CM7 in ROM Manager
Wouldn't boot...hung on n COLOR screen
Same results w/ Phirerom (CM7 based - doh)
Able to restore MN4.5.25 from CWM - BUT noticed "Error formatting /data!" during nandroid restore. Didn't seem to matter...restore successful
Get "Error formatting /data!" no matter what
Able to boot into CM7 from SD, but it has "problems". For instance, there are no "back" or "return" softkeys. So there is no way to navigate around any app! Only the hard "n" home key works
Reflashed stock 1.2
Seemed to work, began to ask me to reregister. BUT, it won't display the keyboard, so I'm stuck at the "Login with your existing B&N...." screen! Keyboard flashes up and then immediately disappears!
As an noob, it occurs to me that all my problems are related to my inability to format the /data partition (if it's even called a partition).
Can any of you awesome people help me? And, if I'm in the wrong forum, any directions would also help. Thanks.
Same error here
If anyone can help with this it would be much appreciated.
have you tried removing CWR then do the 8-boot reset?
No, every time I've done it, it boots into CWR. Maybe REMOVING it will help. lol. Sorry to be so inept. I can flash the 1.2 stock that will remove CWR. Is that the way to do it?
Worked like a charm
Removing CWR and 8-boot-interrupts did the trick. I'm now back to a fully stock NC 1.2.0. Ready to roll up my sleeves and re-brick!
This is the most amazing community. The closest thing I have to any technical knowledge is speaking a little Klingon. VERY little. But, I have learned more here by reading these threads for a couple hours...OK, several hours... than my wife has learned in a dozen trips to the apple store. I feel more empowered every day. You are all great. Can't thank you enough.
Goldie, I wasted a bunch of time on this last night. I'm guessing you have a new nook. If you do, slap cwr on your SD (3.0.2.8 or something) and look for the thread that tells you how to repartition your nook. Follow instructions to set it to the old way. After that run manualroot zip through cwr. Reboot to cwr and wipe data, system, cache. Finally install your rom of choice from your SD card through cwr. That's what I did to finally get it to work.
Thanks. I'll give this a try. As you probably guessed, I DO have a new NC, and while I was able to get it back to 100% stock, and easily reregister it, I had the same results. The ONLY way I can get CM7 running is off the SD card. So, I'll try the partitioning trick. Why do I get the feeling this is going to work? Unfortunately, I'm not on dev's time... I'm at work by 7:30am EDT, but in bed pretty early. I REALLY appreciate the response. Later this week I'll install SDK, and all my tools at home so I'll be able to stay up all night with you awesome folks.
still looking for the thread on re-partitioning. I found the thread on restoring, but I get the error every time I try to reformat the /data.
No luck. I can restore to stock 1.2, reregister, and MN 4.5.25, all easily. BUT, once I flash CM7 (or Phiremod 6.3, etc.) it hangs at the "n C O L O R" screen (C O L O R flashing at various speeds just to fool you into thinking it's actually going to work). Here's what I've noticed...after flashing CM7, the ADOBE screen no longer flashes up at boot. Once it fails to boot the Adobe software, it won't boot at all. So, for now, I guess I'm running CM off my SD unless anyone can suggest anything.
Goldie u have to repartition to get it working. Ill go look for the thread. Also maybe you should try out the cm7 mod over the phiremod Tom. I'm on phiremod now and the lag is killing me
Wow that was painful to find. Needs a sticky.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1094371
Edit: I take that back about the lag, set your cpu to 1200 in the ROM and change yourgovernator to interactive for an amazingly smooth experience
I've been going nuts trying to figure this out. I too ran into the "error format /data" message but I powered through it only to end up at at the Android logo--nothing. Out of frustration, I returned to CWR and wiped everything--like on my Evo (did not go through to mounts option). That seemed to go through /data but I don't know the difference between a wipe and a format (I'm looking...). Still got bootloops. I tried to return to stock but the 8 interrupts wouldn't work.
Pressing START and N worked though and that got through to CM7 and it's working great now but I'm afraid to do anything else because I still get the "error formatting /data" message.
I've heard horror stories (bricking beyond repair--if that's possible) of users repartitioning their drives though so... I hope there's another solution out there.
I love this community!!
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Thanks a million!! Everything perfect!! I just can't say enough about this awesome community, all the amazing devs.
heh you're more than welcome . i hope this helps anyone else that stumbles on your thread as well. Ive been having fun with my nook but i think its time to trade it out for something a little bigger. Maybe ill just wait till att gets its flavor of gs2 idk. So many choices out there!
thanks guys!
i just had the same problem and falshes all kinds
of zips until i found this post.now i've launched cm with status bar
really really thanks
this worked great for me too! i had a nookcolor bought in december and it had a messed up chargerand 6 really bright white spots that were really noticiable. went to b&n store and the guy just gave me a new one. it came with 1.2 and i had the cwm sd from the old one. so tried restoring my cm7 backup from the old one and error formatting data came up. flashed this zip, and im wondering, since these are too different nookcolors, should i restore the cm7 backup or flash it brand new. because i had a ton of stuff on the old one and i dont want to lose it. so can i ust do advanced restore and restore data, or can i restore the whole thing or just flash and slowly get my stuff back?
update cwm
ok not sure if you fixed it or not yet, but i had the same problem for awhile too until i found a post
your probably using cwm 3.0.0.28 just updated it to 3.2.0.1
bl3achcrazy said:
ok not sure if you fixed it or not yet, but i had the same problem for awhile too until i found a post
your probably using cwm 3.0.0.28 just updated it to 3.2.0.1
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i have tried 3.2.0.1 but get same error message
3.2.0.1 on the bootable card or already on the eMMC? It has to be on the bootable card.
Thanks
It works after getting my nook color around 2pm today and taking it home. I was working on this thing all day I tried several ways and this one worked!!! Having issues with wifi that's all
So I've been using my NC for a while flashing roms no problem. I tried honeycomb emmc and it works but I want to go back to cm7. Didn't make a nandroid backup (wanted to start from scratch on purpose) . I can reflash honeycomb fine. I can also always boot to cwr from my recovery SD I made. What am I doing wrong to prevent cm7 from booting after flashed? I want to continue loading cm7 from emmc, not the SD card. Any ideas?
Should add I've tried cm7 nightly 114 and another 103 I believe, which was working perfectly before I flashed honeycomb. It displays the cm7 boot logo then just an all black but still powered on screen. Never makes it to the boot animation.
Kinda at a loss for ideas here. I'm sure it is something simple that I missed, but I'm not finding anything like this on XDA. Right now my nook is either booting to recovery and sitting there, or just a totally useless paperweight. I know it isn't bricked, I just don't know what else to try to get back to CM7.
shamless bump. I have spare time today to play with this.
Did you wipe /system and /data before you flashed CM7?
Absolutely.
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Are there additional steps I'm missing? This is the first issue I've had flashing the nook or any android device.
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I seem to recall CM7 not booting for me after one of my play sessions. Although I hadn't loaded Honeycomb. The only way I could get back was to flash Nook 1.2 from a CWR sdcard and start over.
I just flashed nook froyo 1.2 that keeps CWR and still am unable to boot. If it wasn't for booting to my CWR SD, I'd be scared I bricked it.
What are some known good ways to get back to 100% stock? I don't mind re-rooting. Is there a RUU file or something?
I also recall having to remove the emmc CWR that ROMmanager installed (without really asking or making clear what it was doing).
In the DEV section there's a zip that removes the CWR boot and returns to stock boot. I'd try that.
I'm surprised there are no experts on hand to offer more guidance - it's a bit like sleepy hollow here!
I did try that zip if we are thinking of the same thing. IDK what is going on. I can't get it to boot on 1.0.1 BN, 1.2 BN, CM7....I'm really worried now.
Sorry this is not an answer to your question, but I wondered why you didn't like honeycomb and want to go back to cm7?
kat3k said:
Sorry this is not an answer to your question, but I wondered why you didn't like honeycomb and want to go back to cm7?
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Honeycomb isn't a complete port... it has no hardware acceleration and doesn't do a lot of things that CM7 can, probably due to the nonavailability of the source code.
Also, OP, try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=914690&highlight=stock
If you can't get that to work, PM me on here and i'll try to help you out
I purchased my NC used and with CM7 installed. I loved it the way it was except for the outdated flash player.
I forgot it in my car at work and it was all of 7* that night. Once I got home it took an hour to start up and now its just a regular NC, no Android. When I try to do the introduction registration, it connects to WiFi but tells me it cannot register at this time and gives a number to call.
I didnt mod the Nook what so ever but with the help of this site I did mod my HTC Incredible with excellent results. Id like to have Android on my NC like before but Id like to run a updated verison with Flash 11 if possible.
Please help a Nook Newbie !!! I know there is a TON of info on this device here but it gets pretty confusing pretty fast.
Was CM running on eMMC? I don't know why it wouldn't connect, but maybe something cold related caused the device to boot and continuously fail, doing the 8 failed boot restore?
You can't register it probably because the person you bought it from never de-registered it. Time to do a full reinstall of CM7. There are a ton of posts that describe how to do it in detail. Just use the search function.
LOL
You left your NC running CM7 (just to make fun, I assume it's installed in eMMC) in the car with temp. around 7 and after a nite, it automatically reverses back to bone stock, LOL
Man, if it's true, it gotta be an EASIEST way to restore stock ROM, crackinggg
Back to your case, for some reason, I do think your NC running CM7 off uSD and when it booted up, couldn't get into uSD so it booted directly to eMMC. Hope that's the case.
I bought it without an SD card so the mod was already installed on the NC internal memory. V
Ive read thru alot of info on here but still a bit confused. Im also wondering if having CM7 previously installed will cause me any problems trying to flash a different ROM.
pwrshft99 said:
Im also wondering if having CM7 previously installed will cause me any problems trying to flash a different ROM.
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It won't if you wipe the caches for a full reload. Keep in mind that if you are the least bit hesitant you could just as easily make a bootable SD card and have no worries.
pwrshft99 said:
I bought it without an SD card so the mod was already installed on the NC internal memory.
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For real???
How can that be possible?
I don't mean to not believing in you but it's too odd.
Hey guys,
Since I've had my Nook Color (installed CM7 as soon as I got it), I've never been able to connect to my wifi, I always thought it was my router's fault. The other day I got my girlfriend one, and installed cm9 on it for her. It connected to wifi straight away and browsed the internet with no problem. I thought maybe CM9 thus had a fix for wifi and installed it on mine, but alas, still no internet Has anyone had problems with their wifi on the Nook and been able to fix it? I REALLY want to connect, I just don't know what else I can do. Would messing with the partitions possibly cause this? It's definitely my Nook that is the problem, cause I did the EXACT same installation of CM9 on both of them, and only my wifi isn't working properly. Also, mine tends to freeze quite often on CM9, and hers does not?
ANY help will be really appreciated!!
Thanks,
Rudi
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Guit4eva said:
Hey guys,
Since I've had my Nook Color (installed CM7 as soon as I got it), I've never been able to connect to my wifi, I always thought it was my router's fault. The other day I got my girlfriend one, and installed cm9 on it for her. It connected to wifi straight away and browsed the internet with no problem. I thought maybe CM9 thus had a fix for wifi and installed it on mine, but alas, still no internet Has anyone had problems with their wifi on the Nook and been able to fix it? I REALLY want to connect, I just don't know what else I can do. Would messing with the partitions possibly cause this? It's definitely my Nook that is the problem, cause I did the EXACT same installation of CM9 on both of them, and only my wifi isn't working properly. Also, mine tends to freeze quite often on CM9, and hers does not?
ANY help will be really appreciated!!
Thanks,
Rudi
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See if you can go back to stock and set up wifi first, then install CM.
Look here for how to do it easily:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25405429
Sent from my Nook Color running ICS and Tapatalk
I've got some new information:
1) If I triple boot using this method:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1448186
Then my wifi works.
2) If I revert back to stock, then my wifi works.
3) BUT if I try to install to emmc using this method:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1030227
Then it doesn't work??
Does that give any clues to why it isn't working? I really want to install Cm7 internally than on the SD card. Also, my girlfriend's nook runs CM9 smoothly, mine keeps freezing
Thanks for the help so far, really appreciate it!
Guit4eva said:
I've got some new information:
1) If I triple boot using this method:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1448186
Then my wifi works.
2) If I revert back to stock, then my wifi works.
3) BUT if I try to install to emmc using this method:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1030227
Then it doesn't work??
Does that give any clues to why it isn't working? I really want to install Cm7 internally than on the SD card. Also, my girlfriend's nook runs CM9 smoothly, mine keeps freezing
Thanks for the help so far, really appreciate it!
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Are you doing a factory reset with your CWM card before you flash CM to emmc? The freezing makes it sound like your old data is carrying over.
Yea, I've done a few factory resets by holding in the n key when powering on. I've also cleared the Dalvik cache, /data and /system in Recovery.
Guit4eva said:
Yea, I've done a few factory resets by holding in the n key when powering on. I've also cleared the Dalvik cache, /data and /system in Recovery.
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What version of CWM are you using to do the clearing of /data? You must use version 3.2.0.1 or newer or /data will not clear properly on the newer Nooks.
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I'm using 3.2.0.1
Guit4eva said:
I'm using 3.2.0.1
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The reason the bootable cards are working is because they start with a clean /data. The reason stock works is because the /data is setup properly to run with stock. I still believe there is stuff carrying over in the /data on emmc. I don't know more to tell you other than to keep trying to clear /data on emmc with CWM. Watch for error messages when you do.
You are using the CWM on the bootable SD from the eyeballer thread aren't you? Not the one on the dual boot card or emmc?
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It's weird though, because I've been clearing it constantly for like 3 days trying to fix it. Maybe I need a later version of CWM? Where can one find the latest version?
The filename of the one I'm using at the moment is: "1gb_clockwork-3.2.0.1-eyeballer.img"
Guit4eva said:
It's weird though, because I've been clearing it constantly for like 3 days trying to fix it. Maybe I need a later version of CWM? Where can one find the latest version?
The filename of the one I'm using at the moment is: "1gb_clockwork-3.2.0.1-eyeballer.img"
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Look at my tips thread in my signature. There is a link to version 5+ in there. Flash it to emmc and use that.
Thank you I'm going to download that now and try it, I will report back what happens
I'm still on the triple boot on SD (on which the wifi was working), but now when I turned the screen on from sleeping, the wifi isn't working anymore! It just goes "scanning....connectng...disconnected" and loops like that. I've tried forgetting the connection, and turning my wifi off and back on again, but it's still not working. What on earth is going on with my Nook??
Guit4eva said:
I'm still on the triple boot on SD (on which the wifi was working), but now when I turned the screen on from sleeping, the wifi isn't working anymore! It just goes "scanning....connectng...disconnected" and loops like that. I've tried forgetting the connection, and turning my wifi off and back on again, but it's still not working. What on earth is going on with my Nook??
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CM9 tends to do that. Try CM7.... You know it may be your nook is defective somehow.
That IS with CM7 Flip, I hope it's not a problem with the actual Nook, cause there's 0% chance of getting another any time in the near future. It also often freaks out, as if it is getting many ghost touches. I have to turn off the screen fror a while to fix that. This is such a downer
ps, I can't seem to figure out how to use that new CWM. I'm used to making a bootable SD with the eyeballer IMG file, but this one is just a zip. How do I use it to make the bootable SD? Sorry if it's a dumb question, but I really don't understand
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ps, I can't seem to figure out how to use that new CWM. I'm used to making a bootable SD with the eyeballer IMG file, but this one is just a zip. How do I use it to make the bootable SD? Sorry if it's a dumb question, but I really don't understand
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OK, that zip was meant for flashing to your emmc. If you want to use it in a bootable SD follow these instuctions. Put eyeballers SD in your PC. Unzip the downloaded racks CWM zip. There will be two files in the root, uRecImg and uRecRam. Copy those to the SD. On the SD will be two other files, uImage and uRamdisk. Rename those to .bak. Then rename uRecImg to uImage and uRecRam to uRamdisk. Now you can remove the SD and put in the nook and boot. You should now have the new 5+ CWM.
Thanks I'm still a bit confused though, don't you make a bootable CWM SD so that you can boot into CWM from the sd card and THEN flash CM7 or CM9 to your Nook? How would I flash CWM to emmc?
Guit4eva said:
Thanks I'm still a bit confused though, don't you make a bootable CWM SD so that you can boot into CWM from the sd card and THEN flash CM7 or CM9 to your Nook? How would I flash CWM to emmc?
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Use the 3.2.0.1 card to flash the new Racks CWM. It will put it on emmc for use later. Then you can boot to it directly using the keys at boot time. It's been so long since I have used stock I can't remember the key combinations. Or you can flash CM7 to emmc with 3.2.0.1 and use the boot menu that comes with CM7 to boot to emmc recovery, which is now 5+. Then you can use that to wipe /data or flash new ROMs.
Hey again Last night I tried for quite a while to get that CWM5 to work, by making an eyeballer boot sd, then putting those two files in the CWM5 zip in place of the existing ones. But when I turn the Nook on, it just hangs at the CWM loading screen (with the 2 skulls)?
Alright, sorry guys I know you probably see this a lot but can you help me out?
I cant get adb up and running everything has a parental lock on it windows 32bit
I'm pretty sure I formatted the boot partition after installing phiremod and getting
stuck in an boot-loop into recovery everytime any help is appreciated and thanks in advance.
Nookiefool said:
Alright, sorry guys I know you probably see this a lot but can you help me out?
I cant get adb up and running everything has a parental lock on it windows 32bit
I'm pretty sure I formatted the boot partition after installing phiremod and getting
stuck in an boot-loop into recovery everytime any help is appreciated and thanks in advance.
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Look in my tips thread linked in my signature. Look at item A8, bootloops. It tells you how to repair it.
Sent from my Nook HD+ using Tapatalk
Thanks I'll Take a look
Thanks Leapinlar See if I can solve the problem!