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noob here, HELP can't boot into Recovery Mode

I have reviewed several threads and tips on here to help me with this issue to no avail.
I am running CM7 from SD card. I used verygreen's Size Agnostic installer to get everything running on my NK.
Now I'm trying to install Dalingrin's OC Kernel to overclock my NK, but can't get into recovery mode so that the size agnostic installer runs the zip file.
Am I doing something wrong??
I've tried some of Power & N button suggestions on forums, tried selecting reboot into recovery mode from CM7 desktop, and tried selecting reboot into recovery mode from ROM manager. It reboots without entering recovery mode.
HELP!! any suggestions are truly appreciated.

atrociousNK said:
I have reviewed several threads and tips on here to help me with this issue to no avail.
I am running CM7 from SD card. I used verygreen's Size Agnostic installer to get everything running on my NK.
Now I'm trying to install Dalingrin's OC Kernel to overclock my NK, but can't get into recovery mode so that the size agnostic installer runs the zip file.
Am I doing something wrong??
I've tried some of Power & N button suggestions on forums, tried selecting reboot into recovery mode from CM7 desktop, and tried selecting reboot into recovery mode from ROM manager. It reboots without entering recovery mode.
HELP!! any suggestions are truly appreciated.
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You can burn cwr to another sd card for getting into recovery and switch the two once you are in. Maybe not the best option, but an option.

atrociousNK said:
I have reviewed several threads and tips on here to help me with this issue to no avail.
I am running CM7 from SD card. I used verygreen's Size Agnostic installer to get everything running on my NK.
Now I'm trying to install Dalingrin's OC Kernel to overclock my NK, but can't get into recovery mode so that the size agnostic installer runs the zip file.
Am I doing something wrong??
I've tried some of Power & N button suggestions on forums, tried selecting reboot into recovery mode from CM7 desktop, and tried selecting reboot into recovery mode from ROM manager. It reboots without entering recovery mode.
HELP!! any suggestions are truly appreciated.
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I don't know verygreen's size agnostic installer - where is CWM installed? Was CWM installed via Rom Manager?

bdcrim said:
You can burn cwr to another sd card for getting into recovery and switch the two once you are in. Maybe not the best option, but an option.
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how would CWR work if I want to make sure it doesn't flash emmc and installs on SD card?
Thanks for reply!

MickMcGeough said:
I don't know verygreen's size agnostic installer - where is CWM installed? Was CWM installed via Rom Manager?
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I'm running CM7 of my SD card using verygreen's size agnostic installer. I'm not using CWM, used the installer to install CM7 and Google Apps.
I'm trying to install Dalingrin's OC Kerner to SD card to overclock my NK, but for somereason I can't get my NK into Recovery mode to get SAI to install zip file.
Is CWM for EMMC roots?

there are OC kernels for internal and SD. You`ll need to use the search function to ensure you find the right one.

TainT said:
there are OC kernels for internal and SD. You`ll need to use the search function to ensure you find the right one.
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I found and downloaded the correct kernel, but now I can't figure out how to install it.
Any guidance is truly appreciated. THANKS!!!

atrociousNK said:
I found and downloaded the correct kernel, but now I can't figure out how to install it.
Any guidance is truly appreciated. THANKS!!!
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Problem solved, could finally get into recovery mode.
I just went back and performed clean install using the nightly build 102 and was able to get into recovery mode with no problems.
The stable build was not working for me. I was able to now install gapps and Dalingrin's OC Kernel on my NK.
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED. THANKS FOR ALL THE TIPS!!

[Q] Recovery installed to EMMC instead of SD

I did a search for 'boot recovery' and read a few thread going back to May, but none of them seem to quite fit what happened to me. If I have missed the instructions, please link to them and I'll check it out.
First the setup:
My NC is stock 1.2 on the EMMC. I then followed the instructions in the Size-agnostic SD Card image and CM7 installer for SD Cards. The only step I cheated on was copying both update-cm-7.0.3-encore-signed.zip and gapps-gb-20110613-signed.zip to the SD card after the card was imaged. The rom and gapps installed and work as intended.
Next it was my intent to install update-CM7-dalingrin-OC-sd-063011.zip for a little speed boost. But I couldn't get it to boot into recovery with the various hold this button timings and choosing reboot from the power button options. I then went into ROM Manager and Flash ClockworkMod recovery, which flashed 3.2.01 to the EMMC. I have confirmed that by removing my CM7 SD card and successfully booting to recovery.
So now what? I would have thought the Rom Manager should have flashed the CWM recovery to the SD card, as that is what I had booted from. How can I uninstall the CWM from EMMC and force it to installed to the SD card?
Thanks,
Zhin

Did you just say up there "which flashed 3.2.01 to the EMMC"? why did you expect it "should have flashed the CWM recovery to the SD card"?
Anyway, if you want to run from uSD, then anything related to eMMC or files that have "emmc" on file name, then ignore, discard it.
In your case, after you booted into recovery (using power button, and its options), you should be all set.
I don't now what makes you went into ROM Manager and flashed it

votinh said:
Did you just say up there "which flashed 3.2.01 to the EMMC"? why did you expect it "should have flashed the CWM recovery to the SD card"?
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Because I thought that when you flashed a rom to the SD card and booted off the SD card it was treated the SD card as the 'local disk'. With the EMMC just being seen as additional storage when you where running off the SD. So when I booted from the SD card and opened Rom Manager while running from the SD card, I should think it would have flashed the CWM to the SD card.
votinh said:
Anyway, if you want to run from uSD, then anything related to eMMC or files that have "emmc" on file name, then ignore, discard it.
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I didn't say anything about using files that said emmc in the OP.
votinh said:
In your case, after you booted into recovery (using power button, and its options), you should be all set.
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The only way I can get to recovery is to remove the SD. How can I make sure to install update-CM7-dalingrin-OC-sd-063011.zip to the SD card? Can the SD card be put back in after booting to recovery?
votinh said:
I don't now what makes you went into ROM Manager and flashed it
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When it wouldn't boot into recovery after the clean install from my OP, I started to look for other options. When I launched Rom Manager it said there was no recovery option installed.
-Zhin

Zhindel said:
I then went into ROM Manager and Flash ClockworkMod recovery, which flashed 3.2.01 to the EMMC. I have confirmed that by removing my CM7 SD card and successfully booting to recovery.
So now what? I would have thought the Rom Manager should have flashed the CWM recovery to the SD card, as that is what I had booted from. How can I uninstall the CWM from EMMC and force it to installed to the SD card?
Thanks,
Zhin
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Rom Manager is useless for SD installs; just don't run it. It's not like most Android apps that only look at filesystem names (/sdcard, /emmc, etc), it uses the hardware device names (/dev/block/...) for its manipulations and pretty much assumes an emmc install.
Having CWM on emmc isn't a problem, it won't interfere with running the stock NC software from an emmc boot. I haven't run stock in forever, I don't know what they had for a recovery boot, but there are "restore to stock" threads that will show you how to find the parts if you want to put it back.
What were you intending to do by installing CWM? The recovery that comes with the SD install is what flashes new builds for you, so you don't want to mess with it. You can install CWM on the SD as an alternate boot instead of a recovery (uAltImg and uAltRam instead of uRecImg and uRecRam) and use the u-boot that comes with recent CM7 builds to boot it if you want to play with it.

stolenmoment said:
Rom Manager is useless for SD installs; just don't run it. It's not like most Android apps that only look at filesystem names (/sdcard, /emmc, etc), it uses the hardware device names (/dev/block/...) for its manipulations and pretty much assumes an emmc install.
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Ahhh ha! That makes sense. I never knew that.
stolenmoment said:
Having CWM on emmc isn't a problem, it won't interfere with running the stock NC software from an emmc boot. I haven't run stock in forever, I don't know what they had for a recovery boot, but there are "restore to stock" threads that will show you how to find the parts if you want to put it back.
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I can restore to stock easily enough. I have an image of the stock install for easy recover for just these circumstances.
stolenmoment said:
What were you intending to do by installing CWM? The recovery that comes with the SD install is what flashes new builds for you, so you don't want to mess with it. You can install CWM on the SD as an alternate boot instead of a recovery (uAltImg and uAltRam instead of uRecImg and uRecRam) and use the u-boot that comes with recent CM7 builds to boot it if you want to play with it.
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The install instructions for the dalingrin kernels said they were CWM flashable. I wasn't going to get too fancy, but maybe I should look at some of the alternate boot options.
Thanks!
Zhin

I accidentally did the same exact thing before I realized VG included his own recovery on the SD. From what I've read, to uninstall CMW from the emmc, you need to create a separate CMW SD and do a full restore to stock.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=931720
As for putting CMW on the SD, IDK. VeryGreen's method of just appending "update-" to rom file names and placing them on the root of the SD has worked for me.

I didn't say anything about using files that said emmc in the OP.
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Because you were confusing as indicated in your thread, I was just suggesting eliminating anything about "emmc" if you intended to run off uSD. I did not say you did it, I just recommend it. For instance, Dalingrin OC kernel, there are several versions out there and anything with "emmc", then you should ignore them. That's all
I can restore to stock easily enough. I have an image of the stock install for easy recover for just these circumstances.
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I assume you are all set.
Am I right? or still need help

I did the same thing and am too wondering how to remove it for warranty purposes. My Nook came w/ 1.2...does that mean 'd have to restore to stock 1.0.1 and then upgrade to 1.2?

dna59 said:
I did the same thing and am too wondering how to remove it for warranty purposes. My Nook came w/ 1.2...does that mean 'd have to restore to stock 1.0.1 and then upgrade to 1.2?
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Get one of those 2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1050520

[Q] Installing CWR on nook

I'm trying to find out if there is a way to install clockwork recovery on to the nook itself. I can boot it up with an sd card, but since I want to put muiu on the nook, it seems like a good idea to have recovery on the nook.
There don't seem to be any link to the latest version of cwr in the development thread, and it has been a couple of weeks since someone posted there asking for a link, but never got a reply.
I guess what I'm really looking for is a .zip of the latest clockwork recovery that I can install on the nook through the clockwork recovery I have on my sd card.
Any help, as always, is greatly appreciated!

Go to ROM manager in applications and select Flash CWM Recovery. It'll install to the emmc.

416inversed said:
Go to ROM manager in applications and select Flash CWM Recovery. It'll install to the emmc.
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He's running off an SD card. ROM Manager only works with internal installations.
To the original poster: Once you flash CWR to the eMMC you no longer have a stock Nook for the purposes of warranty. Why not just go all the way and put CM7 on the eMMC? You can follow the directions here: http://mrm3.net/nook-color-how-to-install-cyanogenmod-nightlies/
Make sure you choose the newest version of CWR (v3.2.0.1) when you do this!

patruns said:
He's running off an SD card. ROM Manager only works with internal installations.
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Yeah, but CM7 on SD still has ROM Manager installed. OP wants to put CWM on the emmc. Hitting the "Flash CWM Recovery" selection in ROM Manager will put the latest CWM on their emmc. (I know it does, because I was noob enough to accidentally do it to my own Nook).
But that's what Crwly was asking about, right?

I am dual-booting CWR and CM7, both off the microSD. I used verygreen's installer to put CM7 on the microSD first, then installed racks11479's modified CWR. This does not satisfy ROM Manager, but it does let you backup, restore, and install zip packages off your 4th partition.
EDIT: Oh, and you do need another microSD to boot CWR, before you could use it to "flash" CWM SD Dualboot 0.1 to your current microSD.

Build.prop issue

I deleted my build.prop but forgot to rename backup before rebooting. It starts up with initial cynageon text but it hangs there and never makes it to boot animation. Tried to load SD card on phone to rename but I can't see any system folders. Where to go from here?
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grrmisfit said:
I deleted my build.prop but forgot to rename backup before rebooting. It starts up with initial cynageon text but it hangs there and never makes it to boot animation. Tried to load SD card on phone to rename but I can't see any system folders. Where to go from here?
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re-flash the version of CM7 you were running again.

now im getting bootloop tried booting into recovery but after i confirm recovery it goes thru the some steps then says shutting down . btw this is all on SD the internal memory is untouched

grrmisfit said:
now im getting bootloop tried booting into recovery but after i confirm recovery it goes thru the some steps then says shutting down . btw this is all on SD the internal memory is untouched
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You are using SASD's recovery mode and not CWR... right?

dont know what sasd is i have an sdcard with cwr on it. if my nook isnt rooted will doing a data erase erase nook files or just ones cyna made?

ok did some reading yes i do have a sasd. shouod i do s device reset via cwr? or will thie reset my nooks interal files

Make a bootable cwm sd card and reflash your rom. Instructions are here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=949699

BoomKaput said:
Make a bootable cwm sd card and reflash your rom. Instructions are here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=949699
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He's running from verygreen's SASD... so his stock is still stock.
Do NOT use cwr with that version... you need to use verygreen's built in recovery mode to update the uSD install.

OP, words of advice.
1. Do CLEARLY indicate you are intending to run CM7 off uSD or booting from eMMC.
If you NOT, other members tend to give you advice that not your intention to do.
2. Read the instruction from verygreen. Do make sure you understand what it's for.
Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000957

I went thru all the install steps twice and still get boot loop. I ran cm7 for months fine till i oops on my build.prop

DizzyDen said:
He's running from verygreen's SASD... so his stock is still stock.
Do NOT use cwr with that version... you need to use verygreen's built in recovery mode to update the uSD install.
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Ahhh, sorry did not realize that.

BoomKaput said:
Ahhh, sorry did not realize that.
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NP... I just wanted to make sure I got the info to him about it before he tried CWR is all.

[Q] Update Problems cm7 on sd

Have been running cm7 7.03 for quite some time originally installed using verygreens method with sd card cm7 installer 1.2. Decided I wanted to update to cm7 7.2 so thought I would update verygreens installer to 1.3 before updating to new version of cm7. Put update-genimage-1.3.zip on boot of sd card booted to recovery installed file and it appeared to install correctly rebooted and now I am stuck on Loading ... Any help would be greatly appreciated.

rmckeen said:
Have been running cm7 7.03 for quite some time originally installed using verygreens method with sd card cm7 installer 1.2. Decided I wanted to update to cm7 7.2 so thought I would update verygreens installer to 1.3 before updating to new version of cm7. Put update-genimage-1.3.zip on boot of sd card booted to recovery installed file and it appeared to install correctly rebooted and now I am stuck on Loading ... Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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You do not install that zip that way. You have to unzip it to the .img file and burn to the SD with win32diskimager like you did the first time.
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Thanks for the info. I was following instructions that indicated that I could put the update-genimage-1.3.zip on the boot portion of the sd and apply the update through cwm. I did not want to reimage my sd card as I have allot of information on it.

rmckeen said:
Thanks for the info. I was following instructions that indicated that I could put the update-genimage-1.3.zip on the boot portion of the sd and apply the update through cwm. I did not want to reimage my sd card as I have allot of information on it.
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ok, don't know why it got stuck then. You used CWM recovery on emmc to flash it? The recovery script on SD would not install it properly.

Yes, that's correct. Now when I put the sd card in I just get stuck on screen that says loading and I have to take the card out to boot back into the nook software. I did make a backup of my emmc with cwm before I started this but I am unable to get into recovery at this time. I am not sure what my next steps should be. Start the process over with another sd card and then try and salvage the info on my original sd.

rmckeen said:
Yes, that's correct. Now when I put the sd card in I just get stuck on screen that says loading and I have to take the card out to boot back into the nook software. I did make a backup of my emmc with cwm before I started this but I am unable to get into recovery at this time. I am not sure what my next steps should be. Start the process over with another sd card and then try and salvage the info on my original sd.
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I just read the instructions in thread and you do not use CWM recovery on emmc to flash that file. You are supposed to use the verygreen recovery script that is on the SD. By using CWM on emmc, you flashed the new recovery files to emmc and replaced CWM. That's why you can't get back in it. I think you can recover by putting the update- zip back in the root partition of the SD and trying to boot to the SD recovery. Then when you have got your SD repaired and flashed 7.2, you can reinstall CWM to emmc with ROM Manager.
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I can certainly try that but I am now confused on which update.zip file to put on the boot portion of the sd to hopefully fix my sd card. Thanks for your help.

rmckeen said:
I can certainly try that but I am now confused on which update.zip file to put on the boot portion of the sd to hopefully fix my sd card. Thanks for your help.
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the update-genimg1.3...zip. Be sure to boot to SD recovery and it should be ok.
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Great thanks. Can you review for me how I make sure I boot to sd recovery. Really appreciate your help.

rmckeen said:
Great thanks. Can you review for me how I make sure I boot to sd recovery. Really appreciate your help.
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If you have one of the newer u-boot.bin files... you hit "n" when booting up and select SD card... Recovery... that will be verygreen's recovery mode.
If you still have the original u-boot.bin from genimage 1.2 (not very likely at all... since CM7 has had new u-boot.bin's for a while now) you would have to use the old timing method of power + n for about 5 seconds.

When I try holding the n key the screen comes back with Loading ... but never moves past that screen. Actually the nook will not boot at all when the sd card is in even if I do not hold down the n key it goes right to the Loading ... screen and just hangs there. If I shut it down and remove the card it boots into the nook operating system fine. Any suggestions would be most appreciated.

rmckeen said:
When I try holding the n key the screen comes back with Loading ... but never moves past that screen. Actually the nook will not boot at all when the sd card is in even if I do not hold down the n key it goes right to the Loading ... screen and just hangs there. If I shut it down and remove the card it boots into the nook operating system fine. Any suggestions would be most appreciated.
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I have attached a file to the board. Download and unrar this file. There should be 4 files there. Take your SD card out and put in your PC. Copy these files to the boot partition, overwriting the files that are there. Take the update-geniimg1.3...zip out and put the update- ...7.2 ...zip in. Then put the card back in the nook. Boot and while booting hold the n key. A boot menu should come up. Choose SD and recovery and continue booting. It should install cm7.2 and you are done. When in CM7, use ROM Manager to reinstall CWM to emmc.
EDit: I added a second file. Unrar and add these two files to the boot partition too.
Edit 2: Files removed after user successfully repaired SD

Transferred the files and did the update everything is running great. Thank you so much for your help it is greatly appreciated.