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Can someone please identify/resolve my problem?
PROBLEM:
CANNOT BOOT TO STOCK NC 1.2 ROM
Whenever I try to boot, with microSD card inserted, I boot to ClockworkModRecovery. Inside CWM Recovery Console, version states it's 3.0.2.8. In ROM Manager, it says it's 3.2.0.1. (Because at some point in time, I tried to update it through the Rom Manager. It did say that it was updated successfully, but whenever I boot to CWM, it still says 3.0.2.8.
Whenever I try to boot, without microSD card inserted, I boot to CM7 Nightly Build 97. What appears is a green cyanogenmod logo followed by a cyan-colored "loading..." below, then a flash, then straight to the CM7 boot screen (the blue android on skateboard).
FACTS:
[*]I'm currently running CM7 Nighty Build 97 along with Dalingrin's OC Kernel set at 1200MHz (Which made it a lot responsive and faster, thanks to Dalingrin! ) at my NC.
[*]I have to remove the microSD in order to boot to CM7. If I don't remove the microSD, it goes to CWM.
[*]I don't know, I don't have, and I'm not planning to install --- ADB.
[*]My microSD is a SAMSUNG 16GB Class 2 microSD card--at least, that's what it says on the card--which came from a Red Sandisk packaging. Weird, I know. Just putting all the info here, maybe it'll help solve the problem.
[*]My NC came with a green dot on it's packaging. I was told it has something to do with the partitioning of it's internal memory, but from what I can see, my NC has 5GB of internal memory capacity.
THE STORY:
Before, I was running CM7 7.0.3 (Stable) on my nook.
With microSD inserted, I boot to CM7. What happens is there would be a flashing, cyan 'a n d r o i d . . .' text at the left side of the screen. Afterwards, the CM7 logo appears and boots to CM7.
With microSD removed, I boot to STOCK NC 1.2 ROM. What happens is a "Read Forever" logo would appear, then a colored 'n' logo, then 'nook color' logo, then home screen.
Then I found out that there's a way to overclock the NC but it requires installing nightly builds. At first, I was a bit skeptical of installing a non-stable build, but when I tried it out, man was I amazed. My NC got a lot faster. I installed the CM7 Nightly Build 97. But then, I found out that I couldn't boot to the STOCK NC 1.2 ROM anymore.
HOW I DID IT:
I followed this instruction to install CWM:
hxxp://mrm3.net/nook-color-updated-clockwork-recovery-bootable-sd/*
NOTE: I picked the 16GB link under "Clockwork Recovery v3.0.2.8-Old Nook Colors(not blue dot)" category since I have a 16GB microSD card and the other category "Clockwork Recovery v3.2.0.1-For new blue dot Nook Colors and Old Nooks" does not have a link for 16GB, only 1GB.
Then I followed this guide to install CM7 Nightly Build 97:
hxxp://mrm3.net/nook-color-how-to-install-cyanogenmod-nightlies/*
NOTE: I ignored the instruction "Only install if when you boot your nook it DOES NOT SAY READ FOREVER" and proceeded to installing the updated U-Boot 1.2 simply because I overlooked it at that time (could this be causing the problem?)
And this to overclock my NC:
hxxp://mrm3.net/nook-color-overclock-guide/*
NOTE: I ignored the fact that it says "Install 'update-CM7-dalingrin-OC-emmc-060911.zip'. " even though I was a bit skeptical. I did got skeptical a bit because I thought I should install instead the sd update instead of the emmc. But I proceeded anyway. (Could this be it?)
Can someone please identify what I've done wrong? Or can someone please give me a tutorial to fix it? Or at least point me to a tutorial that will fix the problem. I've been trying to find a way to fix it by myself by reading forums and blogs and stuff but I can't seem to find anything. I'm a noob, but I do know how to follow simple instructions. I'd really appreciate it if you can help me. :'(
*replace 'xx' to 'tt' to view the link.
You haven't done anything wrong, but you did get rid of your previous setup. You turned your SD card into a CWR bootable card, then installed CM7 to your internal memory. By doing this, you erased your stock 1.2 and replaced it with CM7. To get your SD card to stop booting to CWR, you can simply format the card. This will remove the boot files and it becomes a standard memory card once again. If you want your stock 1.2 back, there are threads here that explain how to revert back to stock. You might need that bootable SD card, however, so wait until you decide what you want to do before formatting the card.
Unless you have some reason to want your stock 1.2 back, I would suggest you just stick with what you have. It is what most of us are running.
xdajunkman said:
You haven't done anything wrong, but you did get rid of your previous setup. You turned your SD card into a CWR bootable card, then installed CM7 to your internal memory. By doing this, you erased your stock 1.2 and replaced it with CM7. To get your SD card to stop booting to CWR, you can simply format the card. This will remove the boot files and it becomes a standard memory card once again. If you want your stock 1.2 back, there are threads here that explain how to revert back to stock. You might need that bootable SD card, however, so wait until you decide what you want to do before formatting the card.
Unless you have some reason to want your stock 1.2 back, I would suggest you just stick with what you have. It is what most of us are running.
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Thanks for that. I was sure I didn't do anything wrong.
My reason for wanting to get access to my stock ROM is for me to 'Archive' my epubs. I have like a million of them, and I do read a lot. I cant find a good app to view epubs just like the stock B&N NC 1.2 reader... so if I archive those epubs, I'd be able to view them through the nook for android app. And yup, I've tried putting the epubs in the nook directory, it's still not reading it. That's basically it. If you guys can find a better way to view epubs like the stock B&N, I'm happy. Any ideas?
I'm hoping to try Phiremod as well in the near future, just so I can get a feel of which ROMs are the best. I've seen people running a ROM that still has the original 'Nook Color' status bar at the bottom and a dock bar on the side.
See it here: hxxp://w w w.youtube.com/watch?v=8d7ncguNjrE*
I think it's cool. If that build can run all apps in my CM7 nightly (I recently updated to Build 100), and also if that can be overclocked to at least 1.2GHz, I'll be so happy.
Please comment on all your ideas!!!
up up up up up up.
Persistent, aren't you.
There are lots of free apps that can read epub files. I downloaded the free epub of 'Phantom of the Opera' from some random web site, then looked in the Market for an 'epub reader'. One called 'FB Reader' was one of the first results. Opened the book fine, had lots of user-changable options and settings. Lots of other such apps available. Did this all in about 3 minutes using only my Nook with CM7 installed to internal memory. Took me longer to type out this post.
hey guys, i browsed quite a while to see if there was a thread with a similar question but couldn't get a solid answer.
just got a nook color, version 1.3.0. my goal was to get [CM7.2-RC1] MiRaGe - KANG build of CyanogenMod on it, so my first step was putting UNooter on my micro sd.
after rebooting my nook color with the unooted sd, my nook still looked stock, but there was a menu asking me to choose "Home" or "Zeam Launcher." every time i
hit my N button, i get the complete action using Home or Zeam Launcher as well. I took out the sd card, and my options are the same- did i install completely internally? Was i not supposed to UNoot at all, and just put the CM Mod zip on my sd?
not sure where to go from here- maybe make a recovery card and retry? any suggestions would be appreciated.
thanks!
So you got the NC 1.3.0. First step, MAKE SURE it is the NC, not the NT.
You want to get CM7.2-RC1 KANG. OK, next step, where do you intend to run that custom ROM from? eMMC or uSD?
When you decided to run a custom ROM, there is NO NEED to root it first.
Instructions or help will follow when you provide enough info and what you try to accomplish.
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So you got the NC 1.3.0. First step, MAKE SURE it is the NC, not the NT.
You want to get CM7.2-RC1 KANG. OK, next step, where do you intend to run that custom ROM from? eMMC or uSD?
When you decided to run a custom ROM, there is NO NEED to root it first.
Instructions or help will follow when you provide enough info and what you try to accomplish.
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thanks for the quick response! i was trying to get CM7.2-RC1 KANG on my uSD. so i can just put the cm7 file on my sd card and reboot and forget UNooter altogether? eventually i'd like to get eMMC back to stock, but i'm not really concerned about that right now.
ChrisMMcD said:
thanks for the quick response! i was trying to get CM7.2-RC1 KANG on my uSD. so i can just put the cm7 file on my sd card and reboot and forget UNooter altogether? eventually i'd like to get eMMC back to stock, but i'm not really concerned about that right now.
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If you are just looking to run KANG on your SD card, then just follow the directions HERE. You will need to rename the KANG zip file to update-cm- when you put it on your SD card.
That's it.
GMpower has provided the link.
Following it and you should be good to go.
Note:leapinar (spelling?) does have a better (more storage) version of the image. Search in that thread.
I just got a refurbished Nook Color. Seems to work fine but you have to push the power button hard to click it.
Haven't rooted, installed roms, anything yet. But I can't get it to boot from my SD card. I have a 4GB (class-4) microSD card. (I have checked the sdcard for bad blocks using the linux "badblocks" command.) I have followed instructions detailed here:
glasskeys. /2011/06/27/how-to-make-a-bootable-sd-card-running-cyanogenmod-for-the-nook-color/
and here [note - new users are forbidden from posting links here - in the above and below links, I left out the "com" after the dot in the website address]:
nookdevs. /Nookie_Honeycomb:_Burning_a_bootable_SD_card
. I use Ubuntu Linux 10.11 "dd" command to write the .img files to the SD card. However, once I write the SD card and put it into my Nook, the nook won't turn on. Just won't turn on. As soon as I take the card out and try again, I can boot up the nook to the locked-down, walled-garden stock Android on the device.
Help! Is something wrong with my SD card, or with my device? I have a 2GB microSD card somewhere I can find if I need to...
Re:
Can anyone help me find the source of the problem? Is it my SDcard, my card-burning technique (i followed the dd instructions word for word), my computer or is something wrong with my Nook?
What I might suggest is to discard your original source of instructions and start fresh. Search the xda forum for clear information on 1) proper mSD card to use; 2) proper card burning software; 3) the most appropriate rom(s) to use for what you want your Nook to do for you, and 4) if necessary, very explicit instructions to troubleshoot any problems you may encounter with your processes. I'll not point to specific locations here, because I'm not sure what you actually want to do, But the search engine is very thorough and the threads are numerous.
Good luck. I'm sure you'll be quite content with your newly rooted/rommed NC.
yanom said:
Can anyone help me find the source of the problem? Is it my SDcard, my card-burning technique (i followed the dd instructions word for word), my computer or is something wrong with my Nook?
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I have a section in my tips thread linked in my signature that deals with bootable SDs, but I'm not sure it's going to help you. I was helping another user that had the same exact problem where the Nook would not power on with the SD in. One of the things I had him do was fully charge his Nook. I can't remember how he resolved it though, if he did. But I suspect a faulty Nook or SD. Pins bent or something.
Sent from my Nook Color running ICS and Tapatalk
leapinlar said:
I have a section in my tips thread linked in my signature that deals with bootable SDs, but I'm not sure it's going to help you. I was helping another user that had the same exact problem where the Nook would not power on with the SD in. One of the things I had him do was fully charge his Nook. I can't remember how he resolved it though, if he did. But I suspect a faulty Nook or SD. Pins bent or something.
Sent from my Nook Color running ICS and Tapatalk
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Thanks. It's worth noting that, if I get an SD with normal data (photos, etc) on it and put it in while the nook is booted normall, the nook can read the card and see what's on there. So the nook can read cards. That doesn't mean the boot-up bits aren't screwy.... this is refurbished.
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Update: I got it to work. However, it's quite laggy, possibly because it's Honeycomb on a class 2 (low IO speed) card. Can anyone point me to a super-slimed android (don't care what version) .img file I can put on my card?
yanom said:
Update: I got it to work. However, it's quite laggy, possibly because it's Honeycomb on a class 2 (low IO speed) card. Can anyone point me to a super-slimed android (don't care what version) .img file I can put on my card?
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Oh, do not use Honeycomb. It is terrible. Use CM 7.2. They just this weekend came out with a stable version. Cyanogenmod.com. Look for encore stable. And your class 2 should work great.
Sent from my NookColor using Tapatalk
leapinlar said:
Oh, do not use Honeycomb. It is terrible. Use CM 7.2. They just this weekend came out with a stable version. Cyanogenmod.com. Look for encore stable. And your class 2 should work great.
Sent from my NookColor using Tapatalk
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Let me +1 the latest and greatest CM 7.2. I was using a supposedly faster card with 7.1 on an NC and I also experienced a lot of lagging.
Switching to a class 4 SanDisk card and going to 7.2 fixed the problem. Since I did both at the same time, I can't tell you what exactly made the difference but if installing 7.2 does not fix the issue, try changing your card.
I followed these instructions which installs CM7 on your SD card so you can dual boot if necessary. Also, this has the same exact info written in a slightly less techie language. (I am not sure why he is trying to use the hardware keys to reboot into the recovery mode when it can be done easily from within CM7.)
Good luck!
I know this is a super old thread, but it seems like an appropriate place to post. I've got three Nook Color tablets from my niece and nephews. I flashed them with Mirage Cyanogenmod 7.2 via CWM on an SD card. Once I got the SD setup, I went through two of them in 10 minutes total. No sweat. I installed two fresh, out-of-the-box SD cards in each tablet, which left the modded, CWM SD card untouched after flashing the first two. The third one was missing for several weeks. They just found that one. They dropped off the third tablet along with the modded SD card, which was sealed in a ziplock bag, to me. I installed the card into the third Nook Color, which was untouched after flashing the first two, and the third Nook Color booted right past the SD card and into the stock OS. I've reflashed the same .img file and others, including verygreen's onto this SD card. It simply refuses to boot from the SD. I've tried writing the .img file from WinImage, and WinImage32 through the SD slot on my laptop, an SD card adapter via USB, and through the nook itself as a mass storage drive. I'm stumped. Any thoughts?
On a side note, I don't have access to the first two to confirm the SD card is still on track, nor do I, at this point, have a spare SD card to troubleshoot with. Those are my next steps to take, but I am curious what the experts might have to suggest in the mean time. Thanks in advance, and I'll post my solution, if I solve this.
Are you sure the third one is a Nook Color? It could be a Nook Tablet. They look the same, but the Tablet has a silver bezel instead of black. Those cards will not boot on a Tablet.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10 on Hybrid SD
leapinlar said:
Are you sure the third one is a Nook Color? It could be a Nook Tablet. They look the same, but the Tablet has a silver bezel instead of black. Those cards will not boot on a Tablet.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10 on Hybrid SD
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My first thought was "that's a ridiculous question. Of course it's a Color!", but then I peeled the cover off, and the bezel is indeed silver. Looks like I have some more reading to do. Thanks for saving me a TON of grief and frustration.
Just to follow up, I followed the instructions for flashing Cyanogenmon on the Nook TABLET, thank you Leapinlar, and everything is good. Thanks again.
okay..... i am running CM7 on Micro SDcard and i want to update my nook color mod from CM7 to CM9.. i would like to override the thing.. in other words "a fresh install'.... i have found a few was to make it work but i still have probs getting gapps on it and its really temperamental
so i was wanting to know if there are some really noob-friendly ways to make my nook color run CM9 on Micro SDCard, cuz alot of things just go over my head lol but im willing to try and i am
thanks!
AACThaKid said:
okay..... i am running CM7 on Micro SDcard and i want to update my nook color mod from CM7 to CM9.. i would like to override the thing.. in other words "a fresh install'.... i have found a few was to make it work but i still have probs getting gapps on it and its really temperamental
so i was wanting to know if there are some really noob-friendly ways to make my nook color run CM9 on Micro SDCard, cuz alot of things just go over my head lol but im willing to try and i am
thanks!
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In order to install CM9 on SD you need to make sure you have the newer image file so that the zip will fit on the boot partition and the duplicate gapps issue is resolved. You can get the latest image by going to my tip thread linked in my signature.
thank you!
Want to have the option to test CM9 in a separate sd card and use it whenever you like?
Grab yourself a new sd card and install the Dual Boot Rom from Racks. Then you can install his Script and put to each boot whichever Cm7 or CM9 you want.
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Hi there
I am new to the tablet world and recently got a nook color. I decided I would like to make it more like a tablet and have been trying to root it but to no avail. I've tried everything, even the guides posted in the forums right here. Most recently I extracted the clockwork mod 3.2.1 to my 4g microsd plus moved a cyanogenmod zip to it as well. Every time I boot up my nook however, it goes straight into the normal OS welcome screen. My version is 1.4.3 and would like to find a guide that deals specifically with this version. I have been successful in the past getting into the microsd boot menu but the zip files that I install never show up. Thanks in advance for any pointers anyone can give me on this and I hope I am posting in the correct forum.
chanratt said:
Hi there
I am new to the tablet world and recently got a nook color. I decided I would like to make it more like a tablet and have been trying to root it but to no avail. I've tried everything, even the guides posted in the forums right here. Most recently I extracted the clockwork mod 3.2.1 to my 4g microsd plus moved a cyanogenmod zip to it as well. Every time I boot up my nook however, it goes straight into the normal OS welcome screen. My version is 1.4.3 and would like to find a guide that deals specifically with this version. I have been successful in the past getting into the microsd boot menu but the zip files that I install never show up. Thanks in advance for any pointers anyone can give me on this and I hope I am posting in the correct forum.
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Looks like you are having two issues.
One is getting the CWM card to boot to CWM instead of stock. There can be several factors that determine whether the card will boot. Look at my Nook Color Tips thread linked in my signature and read item A9, bootable SDs. It talks about the issue. Rereading what you said, you say you "extracted to the SD", you mean you burned the .img file to the SD with burning software? Followed by copying the zips to the card?
The second issue is why your zip files don't show up. I am not sure what is causing that. When it boots to stock, can you see the files with the stock file manager? In the CWM menu when you do get it to boot to CWM, are you choosing the option that says "install zip from SD, followed by "choose zip from SD "?
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10 on Hybrid SD
While I'm not the OP, I am having the same problem. NookColor 1.4.3
I burned the SD agnostic image to a SD card. Then copied a CM7.zip build to the card. Placed that into the nook, powered on. It just boots stock.
The card shows up in stock OS, has the 5 files(MLO, u-boot.bin, uImage, uRamdisk, cm-7.2.0-encore.zip) that it had when in the PC and 3 added directories from the nook upon boot(B&N Downloads, LOST.DIR, My Files)
Have tried lots of other files on the SD card. It always boots stock. Tried different SD cards(SanDisk 8GB Class 4, Generic 1GB)
Have EVO rooting skills so I understand what I'm doing. This is my first Nook.
This thing is crap with locked app store. Need to root to either install my apps on stock or run full blown android. Dual boot would be ok too, but I don't care about warranty. I just want something to work.
Are you sure you have a Nook Color? You could have a Nook Tablet, they look just like a Color but have a silver bezel instead of black. The model number on the Tablet is BNTV-250. These cards will not boot on a Tablet.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10 on Hybrid SD