I've spent a couple days trying, I've searched the forums and Google'd any issue I ran into, but I think I am just doing something wrong here. As a last resort, I'm making this thread to ask for your help.
I am having the hardest time getting my Nook Color (blue dot) to dual boot correctly. I can get it to boot into C7 just fine, but when I try booting to the stock Nook Color (alternate boot?) it just hangs at the screen with the logo and "alternate mode" in text.
I'm following this guide:
The Very Corrected CM7 & Stock 1.2 Dual Boot Guide
I have a CWM SD card with the corrected 1gig image with CWM 3.2.0.1.
I have the two new partition files to correct the blue dot changes on my Nook.
I have Cyanogen Nightly 138.
I have downloaded all the files that the guide mentioned.
I can root it successfully and get rooted Nook Color, and I can install C7 over it and have it run fine. Dual booting is a different story and is giving me a headache
In the guide, I have tried using the included u-boot file, which unfortunately didn't work. I have also tried with and without correcting the blue dot partition change.
I then reinstalled C7 to use the default boot method (the one with the menu) and I was able to get into C7. But holding the volume buttons to boot to stock causes the Nook to hang.
Am I doing something wrong? Any help will be really appreciated.
I know there are many rooting problem things, but this is different. I am stuck in limbo, it is booting up with no way to turn off. I have no idea what to do.
I used TouchNooter, and it failed.
Please, someone help me fix my never used nook.
So pressing the power button for 20+ seconds does nothing?
Update!
I got it! I tried to restore it, and once it was restored it was also rooted. Amazing, huh?
Anyway, now when I change screens it has odd outlines of everything on the last page.
I ran into the same problem rooting with TouchNooter: rooting failed to complete as prescribed in the rooting instruction, then reverting to stock using n2T-Recovery left my NST in a state much like yours including noticeable ghosting image from prior screen displays.
Finally, I used TouchFormatter to revert to stock and then was able to re-root with successfully MinimalTouch. MinimalTouch's rooting process seems more complicated but in practice is straightforward and works just as prescribed in the instruction.
digixmax said:
Finally, I used TouchFormatter to revert to stock and then was able to re-root with successfully MinimalTouch. MinimalTouch's rooting process seems more complicated but in practice is straightforward and works just as prescribed in the instruction.
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I did pretty much the same, but I tried the Touchnooter twice. Ended up using MinimalTouch.
Rooting with Touchnooter 2.1.31 FAIL
I have a new NST. Upgraded firmware to 1.1.2 and am registered with B&N. Also have several books loaded on my NST.
FIRST I backed up my Nook using the winimage tool and saved that file in case I have to restore.
SECOND I followed the directions exactly to get the proper touchnooter image on my 2gig microSD card using winimage. All went well. I checked the card and all files appear to be there.
NEXT I attempted to root my NST. Here's what I did, step by step:
1. I powered off the Nook
2. I inserted the SDcard with TouchNooter 2.1.31
3. I then powered on the Nook
4. Got the TouchNooter screen which says to wait for the black screen flash, remove SDcard, then reboot.
5. About 20 seconds later saw a quick black flash
6. Immediately the next screen (the Nook startup screen) with the 5 dots appeared.
7. The Nook hung at this screen, with the first dot black. I waited about 10 min. just to be safe.
8. Nothing else happened
THEN I:
9. Removed the microSD card
10. Powered off the Nook
11. Powered the Nook back on
AND....
The Nook was NOT rooted, I saw the READ FOREVER startup screen and the Nook started up as normal with no root.
I never saw the "Rooted Forever" screen.
I tried rooting my NST 2 more times.
Same outcome.
Can someone PLEASE explain how to get Touchnooter 2.1.31 to actually work?
My nook still says "Read forever" when I boot up, but I believe it is rooted. Touchnooter, same process as yours.
What happens after it boots up now?
Do you see the button saviour arrow on the right edge close to the middle?
"rooted forever" shows up if you're booting using noogie. I don't think you'll see that screen from TouchNooter. It should boot up looking normal but once you "unlock" the screen after first boot you would see the little android robot that takes you through setup.
First I see the Read Forever screen.
Then after it boots up it flashes then goes to the author screensaver and I have to slide to unlock. I do not see any android symbol or button saviour on the right edge. The screensaver takes up all the real estate.
Once I slide to unlock the screen goes to wherever I was before in my Nook. Usually the home screen.
If there's an android symbol appearing...I'm not seeing it.
cbay said:
My nook still says "Read forever" when I boot up, but I believe it is rooted. Touchnooter, same process as yours.
What happens after it boots up now?
Do you see the button saviour arrow on the right edge close to the middle?
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When I used TouchNooter it would reset my firmware version back to showing 1.1, so I ended up using MinimalTouch to root. It stayed on the black screen when it "flashed to black" for me, though. You could try restoring back to 1.1 and then using TouchNooter, or give MinimalTouch a try?
lottanookie said:
First I see the Read Forever screen.
Then after it boots up it flashes then goes to the author screensaver and I have to slide to unlock. I do not see any android symbol or button saviour on the right edge. The screensaver takes up all the real estate.
Once I slide to unlock the screen goes to wherever I was before in my Nook. Usually the home screen.
If there's an android symbol appearing...I'm not seeing it.
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I believe your nook is not rooted then. You should try again with touchnooter.
I tried 3 more times.
Same result.
Then I tried using MinimalTouch.
Also the same result with the screen ending up at the Nook login screen with the 5 dots and stopping there, hanging.
I don't know what to do to get this NST rooted.
lottanookie said:
I tried 3 more times.
Same result.
Then I tried using MinimalTouch.
Also the same result with the screen ending up at the Nook login screen with the 5 dots and stopping there, hanging.
I don't know what to do to get this NST rooted.
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Between my 1st and 2nd attempt with TouchNooter, I did do a factory reset using the settings menu,and re register the device to B&N.
Ok. The other day I was trying to run cm7.2 off the sdcard with cm10 nightlies on the emmc. I burned the image through winimage and then powered down my nook color, as standard instructions go. Put in the sdcard, the penguin came on with the text, and then it did the shutdown it normally does. The nook was fully charged, and when I held down the power button, nothing happened. I took out the sdcard after it did not turn and tried to turn it on booting from the emmc. Nothing. It has been like this for days. I have tried everything from plugging it into the computer and a/c power source, letting the nook die and then fully charge, and use a bootable CWR sdcard. No response at all from my Nook Color. I'm scared that it is bricked and wondering if there is anything I can do before I try to get a replacement from B&N.
It is very difficult to brick a Nook Color. Usually when the Nook acts like that it means you corrupted the boot files on emmc. It will not power on unless there are good boot files there. But it should have booted with the CWM card in it. Try making my CWM card from my NC tips thread linked in my signature and booting with that. See item A10. And of course make sure it is charged when you do. If it does, flash a new ROM on emmc and it will replace those corrupt files. If flashing a new ROM does not revive it, look at my partition repair thread also linked in my signature.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on Hybrid SD
In the end, the NOOK would not boot off of any bootable SD card, leading me to think this was a hardware failure. I just ordered an out-of-warranty NOOK Color from B&N for $65. Thanks for helping me anyway.
nvm my nook just started working today before i was about to pay for a replacement. weird!
Hi,
i got B&N nook color from a friend and it came bricked
i have tried everything, pressing on the "N" and power;"N"+Vol up+Power
the nook won't even turn up with microSD that i burned on him CWM to get the nook back to stock and then to install CM7/9/10
the only way that he does turn on is this way:
http://raywaldo.com/2012/06/make-unbrick-repartition-image/
and yeah i know its for nook tablet and not nook color.
Because its nook color insted of green checkmark I get red X, but still this is the only way the screen turns on, gets to the part when it's installing and then i get A red X and the nook turns off again
i really need your help!
( i'm sorry for my english)
Are you sure it is a Nook Color? That Nook Tablet SD should not be booting with a Color, and your CWM SD should.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10 on Hybrid SD
leapinlar said:
Are you sure it is a Nook Color? That Nook Tablet SD should not be booting with a Color, and your CWM SD should.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10 on Hybrid SD
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it came in A nook color box model BNTV250
how i can identify if it's a nook tablet?
im preety sure that its nook color...because if it was nook tablet the ray waldo method would work and i would get a green checkmark
EDIT:
it is nook tablet, thank you! you saved me!!!
Tried Getting Cyanogen Mod 7 I think on my nook color and it started up then there was a error and it reset and now stuck on Cyanoboot universal bootloader loading screen. Help please I've been trying to figure this out for almost a year. I tried the SD card recovery thing and nothing it won't even recognize it and not even be forced into recovery or anything. What should I do to restore or unbrick my nook color?
First you need to verify you really have a Nook Color. You could have a Nook Tablet. The Color has a black bezel and the Tablet has a silver bezel. Which do you have?
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