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[Q] Help, I've stuffed my nook up

Hi,
My nook has been updated to 1.2 and i was also booting from sd using the BT - CM7 2gb image that i wrote to a 16gb class 6 sd, as this was suppose to be the work around to be able to boot cm7 from a 16gb sd. It was working fine, until i read that you could install phiremod on the sd card. I downloaded the phiremod update file and installed clockwork recovery on sd by replacing 3 file : boot file and 2 others. I managed to get into clockwork recovery and loaded the phiremod update file on the 4th partition and ran the update. once rebooted it just got stuck at ANDROID_ screen. So i then downloaded the latest stable cm7 update file and loaded it into 4th partition of the sd and installed it, hoping to fix my cm7 on the sd card. To my horror i then discovered that it has wiped my original Nook 1.2 software and installed cm7 on the Nook's internal memory EMMC. But when i boot now it from EMMC, it just gets stuck at the cynogen cm7 screen with the arrow going round forever. I have now reflashed my sd card and so i can boot from the sd card on bt cm7 2gb img and also replaced the boot file to get the clockwork recovery from sd. How do i go about restoring my Nook back to 1.2? and also how do i update my sd to the latest cm7 built. I hope i haven't wiped my nook's important files as i haven't backed up, i didn't think i needed to as i was booting from sd card.
Thanks, Any help would be appreciated.

[Q] I think I broke my nook

Hi,
like I said I think I broke my nook. I have been trying to get gapps working for some time and I was told to go to clockworkmod recovery. I did and the recovery menu would only show up when I take my cm7 SD card out and power it on. so then I pressed factory reset and now I can't get back to my regular nook color. It just stays at the N screen. please help me

You can only break your nook if you throw it on the floor.

There's no a lot of information to go with.. It does sounds like you somehow wrote CWM onto the internal memory.. The SD card you have either isn't bootable or it's corrupt. You can either try to return it back to stock Nook or write CM7 to the internal memory again and see.

how do I return it to stock

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=949699
i hope this helps, good luck

yes it should but I can't turn rootpack or clockwork recovery into an image file and thus can't use win32diskimager

if you can provide more info then we might able to help.
Did you boot from uSD or root your NC?
Did you install CwM Recovery in the internal?

I booted with the sd card and I don't think I ever cwm recovery. besides, I just want to know how to write clockwork recovery to the internal memory

[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.
Sent from my Nook Color running ICS and Tapatalk

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.
Sent from my Nook Color running ICS and Tapatalk

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.
Sent from my Nook Color running ICS and Tapatalk

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.

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.

[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.
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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