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CM7 to SD Card Update Issues

I followed [ROM][CM7] [v1.3] Size-agnostic SD Card image and CM7 installer for SD Cards and got to the installation of GApps. When I reboot the nook into recovery, it doesn't work(both through the key button combos and through the reboot into recovery option once its booted up)
Has anyone else had this issue? I've tried it several times and even with the OC kernels I can never get it into recovery.
Sorry i would have posted this in the dev section but I am fairly new.
Thanks,
extremepizza

If all else fails add a boot menu. It couldn't hurt anything.
Open the attached file and copy the uboot.bin onto the boot partition of your sd card AFTER BACKING UP THE UBOOT FILE THAT YOU FIND THERE. You will now have a boot menu that will let you choose to boot sd to recovery. It will be overwritten any time you flash but you can always reinstall it AFTER BACKING UP THE FILE ALREADY ON THE CARD. After you're done installing you can either leave the menu uboot in place or replace it with the original file that you backed up. So far it hasn't caused me any problems during installations.
Thanks j4mm3r for the super handy piece of code.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11512863&postcount=1

I frequently have the same issue. The combination and timing that I found to work most of the time is below. This is when first using the CM7 SDCard image. If your device already boots with the green CM logo then this doesn't apply.
Press and hold the 'n' key
Press and hold the power key
Wait for Loading... to appear (or whatever it says in your version)
Count to 3 and release the power key
Count to 3 and release the 'n' key
Wait for the Linux Penguin to appear
toddz

irisclara said:
If all else fails add a boot menu. It couldn't hurt anything.
Open the attached file and copy the uboot.bin onto the boot partition of your sd card AFTER BACKING UP THE UBOOT FILE THAT YOU FIND THERE. You will now have a boot menu that will let you choose to boot sd to recovery. It will be overwritten any time you flash but you can always reinstall it AFTER BACKING UP THE FILE ALREADY ON THE CARD. After you're done installing you can either leave the menu uboot in place or replace it with the original file that you backed up. So far it hasn't caused me any problems during installations.
Thanks j4mm3r for the super handy piece of code.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11512863&postcount=1
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Maybe you can help me out with this:
I am using the boot menu program.
My NC currently has 7.0.3-encore-signed and I tried to do an update to one of the newer nightlies.
I placed the cm zip file in the boot directory on the sd card and then on the boot menu selected sd and recovery but all it does is hang. Am I doing something wrong? I really would like to update to the new 7.1.0-RC1-encore-signed.

What i found out was that the installer v1.3 has an issue when using the 7.0.3 stable release. I instead restarted the process but installed the latest nightly and now i can use recovery fine to install gapps and newer nightlies.
Thanks for the help though.

If you need to install gapps, just put the gapps file with the Rom image and it will be install at the same time. you don't need to boot into recovery again. Btw, Im using the installer v1.3 and 7.0.3 stable release after a long time playing with nightly builds. Since 136 build, it can't boot from sdcard anymore.

Can't boot into recovery AT all

I installed Kang's CM9 using this tutorial:
http://www.informationweek.com/byte/howto/231002060
Everything was working fine. I could boot into recovery after removing the SD card and even used recovery to format a SD card for storage. Even after that I could reboot into recovery with no problems.
Today when I see there's an update on CM9 I downloaded it and when I go to reboot into recovery it doesn't. It sends me into the boot screen that you would hold the "n" button down for a menu rather than sending me straight to CWR. When I choose recovery from that menu it asks me if I want to return to factory.
Confused, I reboot and try to go to CWR through CWM and it does the same thing. I try to flash recovery through CWM and it doesn't.
I'm confused. What happened to recovery? How can I get it back?

lunchboxofomni said:
I installed Kang's CM9 using this tutorial:
http://www.informationweek.com/byte/howto/231002060
Everything was working fine. I could boot into recovery after removing the SD card and even used recovery to format a SD card for storage. Even after that I could reboot into recovery with no problems.
Today when I see there's an update on CM9 I downloaded it and when I go to reboot into recovery it doesn't. It sends me into the boot screen that you would hold the "n" button down for a menu rather than sending me straight to CWR. When I choose recovery from that menu it asks me if I want to return to factory.
Confused, I reboot and try to go to CWR through CWM and it does the same thing. I try to flash recovery through CWM and it doesn't.
I'm confused. What happened to recovery? How can I get it back?
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If you have followed exactly what describing in the link you provided there, no more no less, then I would strongly say that what you said in your thread makes absolutely no sense.
Here is the point.
You downloaded and created a flashable CwMR uSD and place those zip files in there. NOTE: the ClockworkMod Recovery is ON your uSD. With the card inserted, yes, it would boot into CwMR. That means with the card removed, there is NO CHANCE that it could boot into CwMR just simply because it isn't there. Again, with the card removed, and you were able to boot into CwMR, then you must have flashed it, CwMR, into eMMC somehow, which not what the instructions shown.
Conclusion:
If CwMR has NOT been flashed into eMMC and only resides on the external uSD card, without it inserted, your NC could never boot into CwMR.

To the letter. But I found and image of recovery, put it on the SD card. Went to Rom Manager and flashed it. All is well.

Nook color boot loop

Specs:
Nook Color Tablet bought off of ebay with CM10 on the internal memory (that "didn't work") and ClockworkMod Recovery v3.2.0.1
2gb bootable CM10 card
What i've done:
wiped the 2gb CM10 sd card.
Flashed internal memory (via the youtube tutorial) and put cm10 nightly from 03132013 and gapps
Installed netflix and hulu plus
Installed a blank 8gb sd card for apps and storage
So here's the problem. Last weekend I was watching a tv series on netflix. Drained the battery completely. Plugged it up for about two hours to recharge. Apparently When I plugged it up it decided to boot. >at this point it should be noted that the properly formated 8gb sdcard was in it, and not the bootable recovery sd card that was at the house<. When it booted it went straight into the ClockworkMod Recovery v3.2.0.1 menu. When I got back from the run we were on I tried rebooting it. It came up with the cyanoboot universal bootloader main screen, screen flashed and it went straight into the ClockworkMod Recovery v3.2.0.1 menu again. I tried rebooting several times. Same thing.
So tonight I got online, did a search, didn't find the answers i was looking for and settled on installing [ROM][JB 4.1.2][04MAR13 v1.20] SCHIZOID all-in-one (CM10+AOKP M1+PA 2.55). I flashed the /system, /data and /cache. Installed the new rom. Used the nook button + power to power it down, removed the boot card, and rebooted. Can you guess what it did? (see above).
So now i'm stuck. I DO NOT want to use a sd card to boot my nook. I want the OS in the main memory. Suggestions?

it should be noted, as i left this out of my OP, that I had tried to reflash CM10 back onto it. after that didn't work I tried the other rom. I've now tried reflashing CM10 and NOTHING is working.

vikingmedic said:
Specs:
Nook Color Tablet bought off of ebay with CM10 on the internal memory (that "didn't work") and ClockworkMod Recovery v3.2.0.1
2gb bootable CM10 card
What i've done:
wiped the 2gb CM10 sd card.
Flashed internal memory (via the youtube tutorial) and put cm10 nightly from 03132013 and gapps
Installed netflix and hulu plus
Installed a blank 8gb sd card for apps and storage
So here's the problem. Last weekend I was watching a tv series on netflix. Drained the battery completely. Plugged it up for about two hours to recharge. Apparently When I plugged it up it decided to boot. >at this point it should be noted that the properly formated 8gb sdcard was in it, and not the bootable recovery sd card that was at the house<. When it booted it went straight into the ClockworkMod Recovery v3.2.0.1 menu. When I got back from the run we were on I tried rebooting it. It came up with the cyanoboot universal bootloader main screen, screen flashed and it went straight into the ClockworkMod Recovery v3.2.0.1 menu again. I tried rebooting several times. Same thing.
So tonight I got online, did a search, didn't find the answers i was looking for and settled on installing [ROM][JB 4.1.2][04MAR13 v1.20] SCHIZOID all-in-one (CM10+AOKP M1+PA 2.55). I flashed the /system, /data and /cache. Installed the new rom. Used the nook button + power to power it down, removed the boot card, and rebooted. Can you guess what it did? (see above).
So now i'm stuck. I DO NOT want to use a sd card to boot my nook. I want the OS in the main memory. Suggestions?
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You are in a recovery bootloop. Look at my NC Tips thread linked in my signature. See item A8 and A12. I suspect given your symptoms, you need to flash the romsrestore.zip file. It is trying to boot to stock recovery and repair itself.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10 on Hybrid SD

leapinlar said:
You are in a recovery bootloop. Look at my NC Tips thread linked in my signature. See item A8 and A12. I suspect given your symptoms, you need to flash the romsrestore.zip file. It is trying to boot to stock recovery and repair itself.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10 on Hybrid SD
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flashed [romrestore-CWMflashable.zip - ] rebooted. same thing. straight back to the clockworkmod recovery menu.
created the CWM-5.5.0.4 bootable sd card and tried it that way. all that did was change the CWM menu blue instead of orange.

vikingmedic said:
flashed [romrestore-CWMflashable.zip - ] rebooted. same thing. straight back to the clockworkmod recovery menu.
created the CWM-5.5.0.4 bootable sd card and tried it that way. all that did was change the CWM menu blue instead of orange.
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so here's a new one for you. I was going through the three finger salute method and screwed it up. low and behold I actually got to the cyanogenmod circle screen. Think we might be good to go.

vikingmedic said:
flashed [romrestore-CWMflashable.zip - ] rebooted. same thing. straight back to the clockworkmod recovery menu.
created the CWM-5.5.0.4 bootable sd card and tried it that way. all that did was change the CWM menu blue instead of orange.
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I suggest you flash my zip for putting stock recovery back on the system. Then boot and let it do what it had been trying to do, whatever that is. It could be trying to do the 8 failed boot reset.Then when it has finished, put a new rom on it.
Either that or put stock on it (A15) and it will put everything back to virgin. Then you can put your own rom on it.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10 on Hybrid SD

[Q] NC: Newbie Information Overload - Needs Direction

Hello,
I used to have a NC successfully running CM7 until it crashed a few weeks ago.
After the crash, in my enthusiasm to fix it, I MUCKED IT UP royally. It tried to boot showing the CWM logo for a moment, then went to black screen.
I tried following the forums to fix the issue, but I only made it worse. Long story short, I may have deleted all my partitions, including partition 3; but, with Leapinlar's help (thanks so much to you for your patience) I was able to flash partitions 1,4,5,6,7,8. Then partition2 with a specially written zip file (again, thanks Leapinlar). At this point, my NC boots directly to CWM 5.5.0.4 on the emmc.
I am ready to try and rebuild, but I am on information overload. I want to know:
1. Which set of files (boot, cwm, cm10 and gapps) works together for a relatively seamless install?
2. Can these files be loaded on a blank NC. Meaning, do I need to get it back up to factory settings before I can modify it again?
3. Should I donate it to one of you to use as a tester and just buy a Google 10 or ASUS Infinity?
I plan on deleting all files except the latest ones I got from Leapinlar's post. I am not asking to reinvent the wheel at this post, just that I be directed to where the best option rests.
Thanks for you help,
Gilligan's sister - Ms. Y

OK, I recommend the 04/21 version of CM10 which you can get here. And for gapps, you need the 20121011 version here. And for emmc CWM, I recommend the 5.5.0.4 version you can get here. Just flash all of these with the 5.5.0.4 you currently have on emmc. Do all three before you reboot. No need to do any wiping or anything else. Hopefully our partition repairs did everything right and it boots to the new CM10.
As far as getting another device, I would wait until you see how you like this repaired one. If it does not work or you are not happy with it, then consider another device. As far as another device, I like the new Nook HD+, but I don't know how it compares with the others you mentioned.

Flash Order
leapinlar said:
OK, I recommend the 04/21 version of CM10 which you can get here. And for gapps, you need the 20121011 version here. And for emmc CWM, I recommend the 5.5.0.4 version you can get here. Just flash all of these with the 5.5.0.4 you currently have on emmc. Do all three before you reboot. No need to do any wiping or anything else. Hopefully our partition repairs did everything right and it boots to the new CM10.
As far as getting another device, I would wait until you see how you like this repaired one. If it does not work or you are not happy with it, then consider another device. As far as another device, I like the new Nook HD+, but I don't know how it compares with the others you mentioned.
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Does flashing order matter?
CM10 -> GApps -> 5.5.0.4

msy4moment said:
Does flashing order matter?
CM10 -> GApps -> 5.5.0.4
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No, but do it in that order.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10 on Hybrid SD

Files Flashed Successfully - BUT - NC Won't Boot Correctly
leapinlar said:
No, but do it in that order.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10 on Hybrid SD
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Flashed files in order suggested (all files flashed successfully.)
Removed SDCard
Rebooted System
NC starts to boot
Gets to Cyanoboot - Universal Bootloader
Attempts automatic reboot three(3) times
Stalls at black screen

msy4moment said:
Flashed files in order suggested (all files flashed successfully.)
Removed SDCard
Rebooted System
NC starts to boot
Gets to Cyanoboot - Universal Bootloader
Attempts automatic reboot three(3) times
Stalls at black screen
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Any messages during the three reboots? Or does it just say loading... and reboots to cyanoboot? And the last time when it goes to black screen, does it say loading... first?
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10 on Hybrid SD

Messages during auto reboot
leapinlar said:
Any messages during the three reboots? Or does it just say loading... and reboots to cyanoboot? And the last time when it goes to black screen, does it say loading... first?
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10 on Hybrid SD
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* There are no messages during the reboots
* Just says loading before reboots to cyanoboot
* Yes, does say loading before it goes to black screen
(Screen Shot)
EMMC 01 (Upper Left Hand Corner)
cyanoboot
universal bootloader (middle of screen)
Loading...(middle of screen)

msy4moment said:
* There are no messages during the reboots
* Just says loading before reboots to cyanoboot
* Yes, does say loading before it goes to black screen
(Screen Shot)
EMMC 01 (Upper Left Hand Corner)
cyanoboot
universal bootloader (middle of screen)
Loading...(middle of screen)
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Did you try holding the n button during the first time the cyanoboot logo showed? That should bring up the boot menu. Then select emmc recovery and see if CWM comes up. If it does try doing a "wipe data/factory reset". The reboot and see what you get. If it still hangs, boot back to CWM and reflash CM10 and boot again.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10 on Hybrid SD

Boot in NC Boot Menu
leapinlar said:
Did you try holding the n button during the first time the cyanoboot logo showed? That should bring up the boot menu. Then select emmc recovery and see if CWM comes up. If it does try doing a "wipe data/factory reset". The reboot and see what you get. If it still hangs, boot back to CWM and reflash CM10 and boot again.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10 on Hybrid SD
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* Held "n" to boot into Boot Menu
* Selected EMMC Recovery
NC rebooted into CWM
* Selected Wipe Data/Factory reset
(Start Screen Shot)
CWM-based Recovery v5.5.0.4
-- Wiping data...
Formatting /data...
Formatting /cache...
Formatting /sd-ext...
E:format_volume: make_extf4fs failed on /dev/block/mmcblk1p2
Formatting /sdcard/.android_secure...
Error mounting /sdcard/.android_secure!
Skipping format...
Data wipe complete.
(End Screen Shot)
* Selected reboot system now
Attempted to boot
loading...
black screen
* Booted into CWM
* Flashed CM10
Rebooted System
Tries to load multiple times
Stuck on black screen
** Tried the steps again and the NC booted back in to CWM Recovery after multiple reboots**

Try redownloading the CM10 zip and reflashing. Maybe even the 4/14 version.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10 on Hybrid SD

Download CM10 again and Reflash
leapinlar said:
Try redownloading the CM10 zip and reflashing. Maybe even the 4/14 version.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10 on Hybrid SD
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I downloaded cm-10-20130421-Nightly-encore.zip again
Did wipe data/factory reset
Flashed file
RESULT: Boot loops, then Black screen
I downloaded cm-10-20130414-Nightly-encore.zip
Did wipe data/factory reset
Flashed file
Result: Boot loops, then Black Screen
Does the fact that I am using two (2) 16g SanDisk SDCards make a difference? I could not load the zip files on SDCard 1 because there was not enough space.
SDCard 1 -
boot files
cwm 5.5.0.4 zip
SDCard 2 -
cm-10-20130421-Nightly-encore.zip
cm-10-20130421-Nightly-encore.zip
gapps-lb-20121011-signed.zip
update-encore-cwm.5.5.0.4-emmc-racks.zip

msy4moment said:
I downloaded cm-10-20130421-Nightly-encore.zip again
Did wipe data/factory reset
Flashed file
RESULT: Boot loops, then Black screen
I downloaded cm-10-20130414-Nightly-encore.zip
Did wipe data/factory reset
Flashed file
Result: Boot loops, then Black Screen
Does the fact that I am using two (2) 16g SanDisk SDCards make a difference? I could not load the zip files on SDCard 1 because there was not enough space.
SDCard 1 -
boot files
cwm 5.5.0.4 zip
SDCard 2 -
cm-10-20130421-Nightly-encore.zip
cm-10-20130421-Nightly-encore.zip
gapps-lb-20121011-signed.zip
update-encore-cwm.5.5.0.4-emmc-racks.zip
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There still may be something wrong with your emmc partitions. Why don't you try an NC SD install per my thread linked in my signature.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10 on Hybrid SD

[Q] Installing Cyanoid v11 on LG Optimus L3 E400

Hi. I attempted this installation this morning. I was able to install CWM Recovery using ROM Manager. I then installed the latest Build found in this forum http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2459171. The installation proceeded as shown in the video, but when I reboot the phone after installation, I see the LG logo, and then the word ANDROID on the screen and nothing further. I can still get into CWM recovery by pressing Menu, Vol - and the power button, but the phone does not boot past the ANDROID screen. I ran the installation a second time, but the same result. Can anyone help?

JWinAus1969 said:
Hi. I attempted this installation this morning. I was able to install CWM Recovery using ROM Manager. I then installed the latest Build found in this forum http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2459171. The installation proceeded as shown in the video, but when I reboot the phone after installation, I see the LG logo, and then the word ANDROID on the screen and nothing further. I can still get into CWM recovery by pressing Menu, Vol - and the power button, but the phone does not boot past the ANDROID screen. I ran the installation a second time, but the same result. Can anyone help?
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I assume you are coming from stock rom as you just installed CWM, so make sure you are using the STANDARD version,from the cyanoid page and follow this :
boot to recovery
go to mounts and storage
mount usb
this will allow you to move the correct version of the rom to the sd card, if it is not already,
when finished putting the rom on the sd card, unmount usb
now go back to the main menu
wipe data factory reset
wipe cache
go to advanced
wipe dalvik
go back
go to mounts and storage
format system
go back to main menu
install zip from sd card
choose zip from sd card
go to the rom you put on the card
select yes to continue
wait for finish
reboot
If it gets stuck again pull out the battery,wait a few seconds, put it back in, boot to recovery and do everything from install zip from sd card again and see what happens
let me know if it works or not or if your cwm recovery options vary from those i listed and i can help further

JWinAus1969 said:
Hi. I attempted this installation this morning. I was able to install CWM Recovery using ROM Manager. I then installed the latest Build found in this forum http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2459171. The installation proceeded as shown in the video, but when I reboot the phone after installation, I see the LG logo, and then the word ANDROID on the screen and nothing further. I can still get into CWM recovery by pressing Menu, Vol - and the power button, but the phone does not boot past the ANDROID screen. I ran the installation a second time, but the same result. Can anyone help?
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next time pm or post in the therad

bluerichblue said:
I assume you are coming from stock rom as you just installed CWM, so make sure you are using the STANDARD version,from the cyanoid page and follow this :
boot to recovery
go to mounts and storage
mount usb
this will allow you to move the correct version of the rom to the sd card, if it is not already,
when finished putting the rom on the sd card, unmount usb
now go back to the main menu
wipe data factory reset
wipe cache
go to advanced
wipe dalvik
go back
go to mounts and storage
format system
go back to main menu
install zip from sd card
choose zip from sd card
go to the rom you put on the card
select yes to continue
wait for finish
reboot
If it gets stuck again pull out the battery,wait a few seconds, put it back in, boot to recovery and do everything from install zip from sd card again and see what happens
let me know if it works or not or if your cwm recovery options vary from those i listed and i can help further
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Hi. And thanks, your suggestions worked and I now have Cyanoid Rom installed and working. Much appreciate your assistance.

linuxxxx said:
next time pm or post in the therad
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Hi linuxxxx
Sorry, I can't post in the Cyanoid ROM thread, I don't have enough posts on this site, so it is not allowed. I was able to get this to work though following bluerichblue's advice above. There is one remaining issue. I cannot enter any APN settings. When I enter those, and select the save option, nothing is saved and the system returns to a blank APN list screen. You previously suggested that this may be a problem with the SIM? However, I have used different SIMs with the same result. Also, while my LG Optimus L3 was running on the Stock Rom, this function worked and I was able to setup APNs. Can you help?