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[Q] Nook Touch Bricked?

Hi XDA,
After creating a TouchNooter 1.6.24 SD card and inserting it into my Nook Touch, the unit appears to be stuck on the "off" screen ("Your NOOK has turned off completely," etc.).
The unit seems to be fully charged, as the LED is green was I plug it into the wall using the supplied usb cable and adapter.
I've removed the SD card and pressed the power button (button on top back side), but nothing happens. I've tried holding the power button in for varying periods of time (5s-60s) to no avail.
It's worth noting that TouchNooter might have nothing to do with the problem, as it never even appeared to load the ram disk (no "Rooted Forever" or anything like that). When I turned the unit off and inserted the SD card, the unit simply did not respond to the power button.
I'm unfortunately outside of the 15 day return period, so any ideas, no matter how crazy they might seem, would be appreciated.
-Joe

joepax said:
I'm unfortunately outside of the 15 day return period
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I think that the 15 day return period is if you just decided you don't want the item. If your Nook is defective, I think they may replace it. Maybe you should go to a B&N store and see if they can repair or replace it

[Q] Help! My Nook is dead?

Hi,
mi n2e only with 1 week and has got frozen in the middle of a book. It doesn't respond. Soft reset doesn't work. Battery was about 50%.
I have disassembled it and try a lot of things, remove battery, connect to supply without battery... but the screen is in the same page of the book. There is no way to turn off screen.
Now with the nook connected to supply the led indicator is off and my computer doesn't detect it. This morning I got the light turned red (charging perhaps???) In this situation when I pushed button to turn off, the red changed to green for 2-3 seconds and then turned red again. And my computer detected it.
But now the light indicator is off again.
This is a gift from a friend in Usa. I live in Spain, so there is no warranty and for this reason I've tried to repair myself.
Any help, please? I'm desperate with it. I can't understand it fails in only 1 week.
Thanks.

> Soft reset doesn't work.
What do you mean by "doesn't work". It happened to me that my touch screen stucked but when I pressed "power off" button for a long time (e.g. 15 s) my nook rebooted and then if was OK.
But in you case whole system is stucked (no menu after pressing "n"), right?

Right. Whole system is out. Anything works... Now when I plug to power, there is no light on (led is off).

Hi Esfinge
Did you find a solution?
Same thing happened to me, I'm in South Africa, so can't take it back to B&N.
Got it brand new, charged it, connected to wi-fi, registered, loaded a book via Caliber (on Mac), switched off wi-fi.
The next time I picked it up it had the message that the unit is switched off and that
you have to power it up by pressing the power button on the back.
Tried removing the battery, did not help at all, also holding power button for 20 sec.
If I plug it into power the light goes green and then orange after a couple of seconds, if I connect it to a computer I can access the files on the nook.

esfinge said:
I have disassembled it and try a lot of things, remove battery, connect to supply without battery... but the screen is in the same page of the book. There is no way to turn off screen.
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Dude, it's a e-ink screen..
When powered down it still retains its last image, it wont go blank unless told to do so.
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Hi Esfinge
If I plug it into power the light goes green and then orange after a couple of seconds, if I connect it to a computer I can access the files on the nook.
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That doesn't make sense, a powered down N2 will not mount the sdcard on your pc when connected via usb.
So if you're able to access the Nook partition while the N2 is still showing its "powered down" screen, you're in some serious trouble, as that would indicate the N2 is powered on and running, but not communicating with the e-Ink screen

So if you're able to access the Nook partition while the N2 is still showing its "powered down" screen, you're in some serious trouble, as that would indicate the N2 is powered on and running, but not communicating with the e-Ink screen [/QUOTE]
This seems to be the case, worked perfectly and then suddenly not, I might be sitting with a 'Friday' model.... anyone know where I can get a new screen?

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So if you're able to access the Nook partition while the N2 is still showing its "powered down" screen, you're in some serious trouble, as that would indicate the N2 is powered on and running, but not communicating with the e-Ink screen
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This seems to be the case, worked perfectly and then suddenly not, I might be sitting with a 'Friday' model.... anyone know where I can get a new screen?[/QUOTE]
Screen is black blank, hasnt came back since it first shut off after the first or second reboot on the first try restoring it to 1.4.3. The Screen was working fine before I used it everyday then i wanted to switch roms from phirmod 7.1 to NookieJoyOS it worked but the wifey didnt like it. She wanted her original nook color back. So I went back to original stock rom and then i started having problems. At first i though i had formatted something wrong in cw3.0.2.8. Above I was stating scenarios in threads i was reading on what possibly happened.

dbole said:
This seems to be the case, worked perfectly and then suddenly not, I might be sitting with a 'Friday' model.... anyone know where I can get a new screen?
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I recently got an NST screen/digitizer for ~$40US on eBay, it took 5minutes to replace it.

[Q] Dead Battery + Major Boot Loop

I am facing two sets of simultaneous issues which I initially thought was unrelated but now it seems they may be related and hence could possibly be a very unique problem. I have searched high and low on several forums and havent found anything which could help me out.
1) Dead Battery: A couple of days back my nook color (was running unrooted stock) abruptly switched off at 50% battery. I charged, it then switched off when it hit 60%. Now it switches off the moment i unplug it from power.
Can I take out the battery/check the connections/leave it out in the sun etc. and could it bring my battery back? Can I replace the battery myself? (btw...this happened on the exact day when my 1 year warranty expired so I think I'm on my own)
2) Infinite Boot loop:
2a)Stock boot-loops on "Read Forever" screen​2b)tried flashing CM7, it boot loops on "Cyanogen Mod, Loading..." screen - doesnt even get to blue andriod bot.​2c) CWM v3.2 eyeballer version (from SD) boot loops on "Loading" screen.​
The good news: I am able to get into CWM 3.0.2.8 from an SD Card but no matter what i wipe and/or re-flash, it goes into boot loop when i reboot.
My hypothesis 1: There is a problem with some part of the nook which is outside of /cache, /system and dalvik which are the things I am wiping when I reflash a ROM.
Can someone help me out with what I need to do to correct that part?
My hypothesis 2: Since my battery is totally dead, there is a small gap of time between the "Loading/Read Forever" screens of CWM3.2/CM7/Stock and the actual start-up during which the NC tries to switch to battery power. The moment this happens the device dies.
Could this be a possibility? If yes, what are my options?

arun_d said:
I am facing two sets of simultaneous issues which I initially thought was unrelated but now it seems they may be related and hence could possibly be a very unique problem. I have searched high and low on several forums and havent found anything which could help me out.
1) Dead Battery: A couple of days back my nook color (was running unrooted stock) abruptly switched off at 50% battery. I charged, it then switched off when it hit 60%. Now it switches off the moment i unplug it from power.
Can I take out the battery/check the connections/leave it out in the sun etc. and could it bring my battery back? Can I replace the battery myself? (btw...this happened on the exact day when my 1 year warranty expired so I think I'm on my own)
2) Infinite Boot loop:
2a)Stock boot-loops on "Read Forever" screen​2b)tried flashing CM7, it boot loops on "Cyanogen Mod, Loading..." screen - doesnt even get to blue andriod bot.​2c) CWM v3.2 eyeballer version (from SD) boot loops on "Loading" screen.​
The good news: I am able to get into CWM 3.0.2.8 from an SD Card but no matter what i wipe and/or re-flash, it goes into boot loop when i reboot.
My hypothesis 1: There is a problem with some part of the nook which is outside of /cache, /system and dalvik which are the things I am wiping when I reflash a ROM.
Can someone help me out with what I need to do to correct that part?
My hypothesis 2: Since my battery is totally dead, there is a small gap of time between the "Loading/Read Forever" screens of CWM3.2/CM7/Stock and the actual start-up during which the NC tries to switch to battery power. The moment this happens the device dies.
Could this be a possibility? If yes, what are my options?
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Go to my tips thread linked in my signature to get an updated CWM boot SD. That 3.0.2.8 is too old. Then try doing a wipe battery stats in the advance menu. If that does not revive the battery, someone took the back off and temporarily disconnected the battery and seemed to fix his. Look here for how to do it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27749712

Still Stuck...maybe for a different reason
Thanks leapinlar..but unfortunately worse has happened, now the NC is not even booting till the "read forever" screen. When plugged in, it just flashes a white screen very briefly every 2-3 seconds. This to me indicates that the battery is now totally dead.
History: About 8 months back my Nook original charging cable partially broke. After that, the nook has never displayed "charging" when plugged in. I presume this is because the "fast charge" connectors in the cable are ruined. Hence, it was always "slow charging" - taking about 8 hours for a full charge.
I have continued using it like this for 8 months now, cause I'm in India and there are no B&N stores or accessories available here. Could it be that continued long term use of the battery with "slow-charging" actually leads to deterioation of the battery till the point when it just dies totally?

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I have continued using it like this for 8 months now, cause I'm in India and there are no B&N stores or accessories available here. Could it be that continued long term use of the battery with "slow-charging" actually leads to deterioation of the battery till the point when it just dies totally?
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While you where still under warranty it would have been a matter of calling tech support to get the cable replaced. Even now why don't you order a replacement over the Interwebs?
I would be more inclined to believe that the battery is not being charged. When mine broke I could get the charge led to come on but I had to position everything just right and leave it that way overnight or it would not charge. Fortunately I only had to do it that way a few times till the replacement came.

You can order a charging kit over the internet. You do not have to get it directly from B&N. Just search for BN-ADP-H01. That's the charging kit for nook color, and includes a BN cable and charging block for about $ 17 US. I am sure there are companies that will ship to India.
Sent from my Nook Color running ICS and Tapatalk

[nevermind...] [Q] Nook STG Bricked: Completely Frozen on NookManager Enable Wireless

EDIT: wow. as soon as I clicked "Post" on this thread, the nook shut off and then gave a low battery warning (hopefully it's good now)! It had been bricked for months... thanks, xda-dev!
I can't figure out how to delete this post (mods?) so instead I'll just take this opportunity to say thanks to all of the awesome people who have posted guides and apps for the NST. You rock!
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Hello,
I used many useful forum posts on this site to root a nook simple touch w/glowlight (1.2.1) a couple months ago. However, while fooling with it later, I managed to get the Nook to freeze at the NookManager startup screen, where it asks if you want to "Enable Wireless?". I have tried everything: removing the SD card, inserting an SD card, holding the power button for minutes at a time, hold random combinations of other buttons, leaving it unplugged for weeks, chants and incantations...
My computer doesn't see it (nothing in diskutil or adb) when I plug it in, but the Nook charging light does turn on (orange). If I hold the power button for about 10 seconds, sometimes the charging light turns green for a few seconds and then it goes back to orange. I've tried everything, and the only indication that the thing functions at all is that the little charging light.
Is there anything I can do to get this to reboot? I guess my alternative is to open it up and disconnect power and see if that does it, but I'd rather not resort to that if I don't have to.
Thanks for any suggestions.

Rooted now frozen in Installing Screen. Cannot restart.

Few weeks ago I found wife's old NST (non-glowlight model) in working order and decided to root it. Rooted it, played around with it. Wasnt too impressed, so just threw some ebooks for my kid to read while on vacation. Left it on my desk for a few weeks as I got busy with work. Today I picked it up as my son's vacation is next week and it's frozen on the "Installing... A new software update is being installed This will take a few minutes" screen.
I mean I googled for several hours, the hold the power button for 20 sec method....the hold the power and the "n" button method, I charged it, indicator light is green. I even opened it up and pulled the battery cable..... NOTHING WORKS...]
Please help. So weird...it was working fine and now frozen.

KEVIN88GT said:
Few weeks ago I found wife's old NST (non-glowlight model) in working order and decided to root it. Rooted it, played around with it. Wasnt too impressed, so just threw some ebooks for my kid to read while on vacation. Left it on my desk for a few weeks as I got busy with work. Today I picked it up as my son's vacation is next week and it's frozen on the "Installing... A new software update is being installed This will take a few minutes" screen.
I mean I googled for several hours, the hold the power button for 20 sec method....the hold the power and the "n" button method, I charged it, indicator light is green. I even opened it up and pulled the battery cable..... NOTHING WORKS...]
Please help. So weird...it was working fine and now frozen.
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The real question is whether it is actually still on or off. What happens when you connect it to a PC via USB?

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The real question is whether it is actually still on or off. What happens when you connect it to a PC via USB?
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Only the green charging light goes on. I do not hear the little sound it should make when making a successful USB connection.

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Only the green charging light goes on. I do not hear the little sound it should make when making a successful USB connection.
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And I guess the drives don't mount successfully. Well, disconnecting the battery should certainly turn it off. If reconnecting makes it start spontaneously (should not), you could prepare a Nook Manager sdcard and insert it before reconnecting the battery. But this sort of sounds like the ability to boot is lost. Hmmm. I'll have to think about it.

unfortunately disconnecting the battery does not appear to do anything... screen continues to show that 'Installing... " screen. Hoping to get this thing figured out with someone's help

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unfortunately disconnecting the battery does not appear to do anything... screen continues to show that 'Installing... " screen. Hoping to get this thing figured out with someone's help
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E-ink screens stay the same unless there is a new powered input so it could simply be off, having run the battery down completely during an update (maybe Wi-Fi was left on? That would run down the battery for sure). So if all of this happened during an OTA update, it could be really messed up
When my NST is off, plugging in the power pack turns it on. Initially the LED is green and then changes to orange as charging begins. I'm assuming nothing happens when you do the same. If the OS is scrambled from losing power during an update it may not be able to boot. You didn't say how you rooted. If you used Nook Manager you could try putting in that card and then connecting to the power pack, hoping for a boot from the SD card. If you got that far you could try a factory reset.
My power button is sometimes really cranky and a few times I've run through my entire stock of words that do not come from children's books trying to get the device to turn on. So you might try, but if it's really off the power pack should turn it on.
Edit: Take a look at this: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1813384

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E-ink screens stay the same unless there is a new powered input so it could simply be off, having run the battery down completely during an update (maybe Wi-Fi was left on? That would run down the battery for sure). So if all of this happened during an OTA update, it could be really messed up
When my NST is off, plugging in the power pack turns it on. Initially the LED is green and then changes to orange as charging begins. I'm assuming nothing happens when you do the same. If the OS is scrambled from losing power during an update it may not be able to boot. You didn't say how you rooted. If you used Nook Manager you could try putting in that card and then connecting to the power pack, hoping for a boot from the SD card. If you got that far you could try a factory reset.
My power button is sometimes really cranky and a few times I've run through my entire stock of words that do not come from children's books trying to get the device to turn on. So you might try, but if it's really off the power pack should turn it on.
Edit: Take a look at this: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1813384
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When I plug in the power cable the light just becomes green it never (not even for a split second) turns orange. Yes, I'm rooted using nook manager. I just suck my Nook Manager SD card in the nook but nothing happens. I'm not sure what you mean by using the power button, in my original post I mentioned I tried the power button with no luck. What do you mean by power pack?

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When I plug in the power cable the light just becomes green it never (not even for a split second) turns orange. Yes, I'm rooted using nook manager. I just suck my Nook Manager SD card in the nook but nothing happens. I'm not sure what you mean by using the power button, in my original post I mentioned I tried the power button with no luck. What do you mean by power pack?
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Power pack = charger.
So if the Nook is actually off, attaching the charger with the NM card inserted should make it boot. Did you try the procedure in the link above?

Just tried the procedure of unplugging the battery, holding the white power button for 30 secs, then connecting battery and connecting to charger. There is a split second orange light and then green the first time i plug it in....subsequent plugging results in always green....the issue with the frozen screen on "Installing" remains. Tried the holding x 20 secs method to promt a restart....nothing.... what else can I do?

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Just tried the procedure of unplugging the battery, holding the white power button for 30 secs, then connecting battery and connecting to charger. There is a split second orange light and then green the first time i plug it in....subsequent plugging results in always green....the issue with the frozen screen on "Installing" remains. Tried the holding x 20 secs method to promt a restart....nothing.... what else can I do?
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If the battery is actually "dead" (not impossible on these old devices), the NST will not start, even if plugged in. Do you have a voltmeter of some sort to check the battery? If it's actually charged, it should show a solid voltage. If not, that may be the issue. If the battery is actually charged then there's a pretty serious issue that can't be fixed without access to the OS by ADB, or the ability to boot from the SD card. Beyond my "pay grade", at any rate, I'm sorry to say. There are batteries available online but the price may not make sense.

I don't think it's a battery issue. I had another NST with a good battery but a bad screen (lines all across screen) . I fully charged it using the bad screen reader and used the battery from it for the frozen nook... no luck.. oh well... I guess this is a paperweight now... thanks for your help everyone.