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[Q] Can you help a brother out?

I will post the long version here, mainly because I have nothing better to do.
Here is the situation. I bought a NC about 6 months ago. I rooted it using Auto Nooter. I have no idea what ROM I installed to be honest. I'm very much a novice at this. And I'm quite stupid to boot, I might add. It has worked relatively ok since then. The ROM seemed a bit buggy and I had some initial troubles with constant reboots, in addition to some basic things not working and way bogging the thing down, but in general it was ok. I haven't used it much since unless I was traveling.
Today....I was traveling. Traveling to BFE. As such, I decided to bust out my trusty NC and download a new book while I was waiting for my flight. I did so, and something went a bit haywire. It seems that somehow, without prompting, the device has restored itself to the stock B&N ROM (1.1 maybe?). Yet - the Android OS is still there. For example I can click on my task manager app in the lower left corner of the homescreen and it shows that all of my apps are running and I can even switch to them. But my homescreen is defaulted to the B&N one showing my eBooks and I can't figure out how to get my Android launcher back. I have tried to reboot and it does the Droid boot up but reverts to the same B&N home screen.
I was thinking about trying to update to a new ROM since it had been awhile and I figured there must be something better/more stable out there now - Honeycomb or whatever. I guess this is the kick in the ass that I needed.
So now here I sit in a hotel room in BFE. There are no restaurants open past 9. There are no bars. There IS a Super Wal Mart but I think I'm gonna pass on that.
I figured I would look into this. Where to start? Should I re-set this thing to stock and then just pick a new ROM and re-root? Can I do any of this without having a SD card slot in my laptop - just using a USB cable? Will I lose any eBooks that I downloaded?
I await your sage advice.

rooting actually means gaining super user access to the current android rom. B&N, i believe is Froyo, so you did not install any rom so to speak. you were probably just rooted.
I think the issue is with the launcher and not that it is back to stock. What happens when you long press on the home screen?
If you plan to do anything, you will definitely need an sd card reader.

If you autonootered, then you were running stock, but rooted. With a custom launcher replacing the stock launcher, it sounds like.
At any rate, you were probably hit with the automatic update to B&N 1.2 (which is Android 2.2, iirc.) You almost certainly aren't rooted anymore, but it may allow you to run any apps that you already had downloaded, just from the stock app launcher.
When you get an SD card reader, you can check out Manual Nootering. It's basically the same as the old Auto Nooter, but for B&N 1.2. If you change the rom entirely (install CM7) or just run a different rom from an SD card, you'll avoid having B&N overwrite your root access in the future.

Thanks for the responses. I believe that you are correct. I actually was running 1.0.0. I used auto-nooter to root the thing and had it working with a custom launcher. I don't think it updated to 1.2. In fact I know that it didn't update to 1.2. I am trying to get it to do that right now.
I would like to install a new ROM or root or do something after it updates to 1.2 so that I have access to the Android market. What is my best way to do this? Should I just root again from 1.2? Should I install this CM7?
Can you help me understand the differences? Thanks again.
I could Super Wal Mart tonight for a SD card reader if I'm feeling frisky.

I've got all kinds of problems.
I went to update to 1.2 from 1.0. I removed my SD card and erased and deregistered device. I booted it back up and it thinks it's a phone. I put the 1.2 file in the root drive via USB, as I have read over and over that the thing should recognize the 1.2 file and reboot itself. It's not working. I erased and deregistered again. same deal.
Any advice?

I'd do a full factory reset, then try the update to 1.2 again.
A couple of things about the 1.2 update -- do not unzip the update file or rename it. Just drop it as-is into the nook. And make sure to eject the nook from your computer and unplug it.

Thank you aka. I got it to take. I am now at 1.2. Now back to square 1(.2). Any help on this?
Baboontyme said:
I would like to install a new ROM or root or do something after it updates to 1.2 so that I have access to the Android market. What is my best way to do this? Should I just root again from 1.2? Should I install this CM7?
Can you help me understand the differences? Thanks again.
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Baboontyme said:
I booted it back up and it thinks it's a phone. I put the 1.2 file in the root drive via USB, as I have read over and over that the thing should recognize the 1.2 file and reboot itself. It's not working. I erased and deregistered again. same deal.
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ETA: lol, congratulations! I guess just skip to that link at the end.
I'd agree with akaCat that you should do a factory reset, BUT you can only do that if you still have the stock recovery utility, and it seems possible that you do not. Try to get the NC to reset by interrupting the boot 8 times. If it doesn't work, you may have installed ClockworkMod Recovery on your Nook Color in place of the stock recovery utility. You may have done so while rooting, or later from the ROM Manager app, perhaps even by accident.
Have you attempted to boot to recovery by holding down "n" while you power on the device, and continuing to hold power + n for about six seconds (1-one-thousand, 2-one-thousand, etc), then releasing both? If so, do you get a factory reset dialog (series of yes/no options) or a longer menu including items like "mounting and storage" and "flash zip from sd card?" If you get the longer menu, then that's ClockworkMod Recovery, and neither the 8-failed-boots-reset nor the automatic update are going to work.
If you do have ClockworkMod Recovery, don't do anything yet. Hopefully somewhere on the screen it tells you the version number, in the format 3.0.x.x. Just let us know that version number and power off the NC.
If you still have the stock recovery utility, then do the factory reset, boot into the stock OS, connect USB, drop the update file straight on the Nook (not in any folders), safely remove the NC from your PC, and let it sit. Hopefully it will reboot itself.
If not, the next step is probably going to involve preparing a bootable ClockworkMod SD and manually installing a CWM-compatible version of the update, or of a different ROM. This article may help you wrap your head around the different options: http://quinxy.com/guides/how-to-pick-your-nook-color-operating-system-and-install-options/
ETA: lol, congratulations! I guess just skip to that link at the end.

Thank you, Tao. I seem to be a bit stuck, though.
I'm at 1.2 stock. I was able to reformat and erase my sd card. I went to load the .gz image onto the card (for CM7, per instructions here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000957) and I also loaded the nightly build. Then inserted card into NC and booted. Nothing.
Any idea what I'm doing wrong? Should I unzip either file?
One thing that might/might not matter....when I went to eject the SD card from my PC, I wasn't given that option so I just pulled it.
One more thing.....the instructions at the link above instruct you to "write the image to your SD card" but then go on to say "eject the SD card" and then further "insert the uSD card into your computer"
Huh?? Isn't it all on the same card? Why do I need two different cards? What am I missing?

This blog breaks down the same process a little more step-by-step, with videos: http://www.anamardoll.com/2011/04/ereader-running-cm7-firmware-on-nook.html
You can skip the long preamble down to "Ready? Let's get started."
You do need to unzip the disk image, and write it to the SD using a program like Win32DiskImager or WinImage. It's also definitely a good idea to safely eject the SD card from your PC.

Hi Tao and others. Thanks again for all of your help. I'm almost there!
I followed this Ana chick's directions and I have CM7 booting up. I am now at the stage where I am trying to boot up in recovery mode so I can get the google apps and wifi thing going. I can't get it to work! I am holding down the "n"/home button and then the power button and it keeps booting up with CM7. I've tried it probably 20 times. Any help? Thanks!

Can someone also tell me how to access the book I just purchased and was in the middle of reading? Do I have to go somewhere and re-download?

Baboontyme said:
Hi Tao and others. Thanks again for all of your help. I'm almost there!
I followed this Ana chick's directions and I have CM7 booting up. I am now at the stage where I am trying to boot up in recovery mode so I can get the google apps and wifi thing going. I can't get it to work! I am holding down the "n"/home button and then the power button and it keeps booting up with CM7. I've tried it probably 20 times. Any help? Thanks!
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I should add that though I can get CM7 to boot, I never get "The Power of Reading". It's just kind of a flash.

That's all normal--verygreen had to make a new uboot, which no longer shows "The Power of Reading" and also flies through a recovery boot so fast you could miss it. If gapps didn't install, just make sure the .zip is still in the boot partition and keep trying. I'm pretty sure holding power > reboot > recovery boot works now from within CM7, but I would go into Settings>Accounts and try to sign in to Google before assuming it didn't install.
If the book was a B&N purchase, once you have the market working, just install the Nook app and sign into your account, and you should be able to re-d/l the book, possibly even still synced to where you left off.

Thank you so much Tao and others. Up and running with CM7. Any additional mods I should be messing with?

btw, you can also boot into recovery through rom manager, its easier.

Baboontyme said:
Thank you so much Tao and others. Up and running with CM7. Any additional mods I should be messing with?
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You can overclock: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=925451
Just make sure you grab the version for SD, and install it just like gapps, then set clock speed via CyanogenMod Settings>Performance>CPU
boxcar8028 said:
btw, you can also boot into recovery through rom manager, its easier.
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Easier than holding power a sec, poking "Reboot," then "Reboot to Recovery?"
Really, it's about the same either way, depending how handy ROM manager is on your system.

[Q] Successfully rooted NC booting to stock interface - Help!

I've suddenly developed a problem with my rooted Nook Color 1.2.
I soft rooted it back in April using ClockWork and apk-enabler-1-1a-signed.zip.
Everything worked as expected.
For the past few weeks I haven't needed any of the andriod apps. I have just been using the Nook as a reader and I have not made any changes to it other than loading and removing books.
Today I realized that it was booting to the stock user interface and pressing the N key did not bring up the menu list of alternate managers that I installed.
I have tried re flashing the NC with apk-enabler zip file. When that didn't give me back access to the andriod apps, I tried flashing with the newer MiniRooter from NookDevs. Now I have a new flyout menu on the right side of the screen, but there really isn't any response to pressing the icons.
I'm sure that I'm leaving out an obvious step or doing something else dumb and I really appreciate it if someone could point it out to me.
Thanks!

katrina.adams said:
I've suddenly developed a problem with my rooted Nook Color 1.2.
I soft rooted it back in April using ClockWork and apk-enabler-1-1a-signed.zip.
Everything worked as expected.
For the past few weeks I haven't needed any of the andriod apps. I have just been using the Nook as a reader and I have not made any changes to it other than loading and removing books.
Today I realized that it was booting to the stock user interface and pressing the N key did not bring up the menu list of alternate managers that I installed.
I have tried re flashing the NC with apk-enabler zip file. When that didn't give me back access to the andriod apps, I tried flashing with the newer MiniRooter from NookDevs. Now I have a new flyout menu on the right side of the screen, but there really isn't any response to pressing the icons.
I'm sure that I'm leaving out an obvious step or doing something else dumb and I really appreciate it if someone could point it out to me.
Thanks!
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Do a clean wipe and install NC 1.2 followed by ManualNooter
and reply with results.
Dont forget to hit thanks if it helps

katrina.adams said:
I've suddenly developed a problem with my rooted Nook Color 1.2.
I soft rooted it back in April using ClockWork and apk-enabler-1-1a-signed.zip.
Everything worked as expected.
For the past few weeks I haven't needed any of the andriod apps. I have just been using the Nook as a reader and I have not made any changes to it other than loading and removing books.
Today I realized that it was booting to the stock user interface and pressing the N key did not bring up the menu list of alternate managers that I installed.
I have tried re flashing the NC with apk-enabler zip file. When that didn't give me back access to the andriod apps, I tried flashing with the newer MiniRooter from NookDevs. Now I have a new flyout menu on the right side of the screen, but there really isn't any response to pressing the icons.
I'm sure that I'm leaving out an obvious step or doing something else dumb and I really appreciate it if someone could point it out to me.
Thanks!
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You can download the attached file and flash it from CWM. It will install Launcher Pro, and upon start-up, you will get the option to choose your launcher again. You can then just delete Launcher Pro once you are done.
The reason for installing Launcher Pro, is that anytime a new launcher is installed or deleted, you will get the launcher selection menu to popup again. The packages that you were installing all had the same version of zeam launcher in them, so that is why you get not get the option to popup.

Thanks to both of you!
Last night I found and installed a newer version of Zeam launcher and got access to the apps back. Not because I realized that Zeam was the problem, I was just going through and trying to update the apps I had installed to manage the device.
I'm going to clip and save the thread - just in case!

Thanks guys! Ill give it a try once I get the Nook away from the wife I gave it too her for her Bday and I use it more then her! She LOVES the thing, but I havent found a tablet with the same capabilities without doubling the price and having half the battery life! I love reading Manga on this thing!

[Q] Just can't root with SalsichaNooter

Hi guys, i'm trying to root my NST with SalsichaNooter but all i got is a loop screen with the blocks rolling after the "rooted forever". I tried several times to re-do the root thing, recovering first with the n2T-Recovery tool. Funny thing is that when i recover the nook to stock (before deregister/erase the device) i can access to android installed software but, obviously, they won't work so well. So i see that the rooting procedure itself it's ok but it just can't boot. So in what am I failing at?
Thanks in advance

Follow this, as it shows what to do when you get stuck with salsicha:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=O05Y7C9a4eU
Or follow my method :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1346748

Thanks for help eded333, i'll try the way in the youtube video (it uses different program both for imaging the SD and for formatting the card). If it won't work i'll use you technique. Can you just give me a hint on what zip folder of yours i may use? beta5 would be ok? Consider that i got a full rom backup before trying (unsuccesfully) to root.

If you have a full backup, use the beta3
I'd recommend the XU, good luck.

I seem to have the same problem. I even tried eded 333's method and still the same. After installing the first part and restarting it just bootloops. When I recover the launcher and apps are, but no gmail, marked and youtube. Opera works fine though.

Meekos said:
I seem to have the same problem. I even tried eded 333's method and still the same. After installing the first part and restarting it just bootloops. When I recover the launcher and apps are, but no gmail, marked and youtube. Opera works fine though.
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You forgot to update to 1.1..... Whe you use nook restore you go back to 1.0

Thank you for your respond.
I noticed the downgrade and upgraded again but with same results.
At the moment it takes a light year or two to power up (button on the back).

Just try this, erase deregister, nook restore, update to 1.1, erase deregister, follow my threads instructions precisely, use the beta3.
¿Have you got a full backup before rooted to restore to?

Well at the moment I'm trying to power up...
It seems it will not power up when the sd card is plugged in??
No I have not done a full backup. I don't have anything to loose.

Connect the nook into the pc, it should power up automatically.
If the sdcard has CWM or Nookrestore, or Noogie etc, get it out.

It's strange. It cannot power up anymore when I put in the sdcard. Neither when I connect nook to my computer. So I cannot follow your "threads instructions precisely".

Meekos said:
It's strange. It cannot power up anymore when I put in the sdcard. Neither when I connect nook to my computer. So I cannot follow your "threads instructions precisely".
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Is the sdcard format clean?

Well no. I have followed your instructions in your thread and therefor it cannot be formated and clean when I put it in the nook. I did as you instructed:
erase deregister, nook restore, update to 1.1, erase deregister, follow my threads instructions precisely, use the beta3.
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Meekos said:
Well no. I have followed your instructions in your thread and therefor it cannot be formated and clean when I put it in the nook. I did as you instructed:
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The Nook Simple Touch before booting from nand tryes from the sdcard, if the sdcard has boot files which dont work, or who nows what, it wont boot.......
Take out the sd card and format it with sd-formatter (https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_3/eula_windows/)
Use this(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1289233), to restore /system.
Once restored, take out the sdcard and format it again.
Force reset, shutting down your nook, then starting it up, and when the screen flickers press right and left bottom buttons, hold for 5+ (it may take some tries) seconds and follow the on screen instructions.
Update to 1.1 (http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/Software-Updates-NOOK-Simple-Touch/379003175/)
You can force reset (shutting down your nook, then starting it up, and when the screen flickers press right and left bottom buttons, hold for 5+ (it may take some tries) seconds and follow the on screen instructions) again if you want, not necessary (not restore /system)
Format the sd card with sd-formatter again and follow my thread by burning CWM on the sd card and copying the zips to it.

The Nook Simple Touch before booting from nand tryes from the sdcard, if the sdcard has boot files which dont work, or who nows what, it wont boot.......
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Ok it makes sense, I noticed nst did power up after I formated the sdcard and had it installed.
sdcard formatter, I used easeus partition master - is there difference?
...now it boots into CWM...yaaa

There shouldnt be any problems.
Glad its working now

wau...it works...market, gmail...wau...
Awesome! Thanks Man!
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But what's the deal with this beta3 versus beta5? Do I miss something out by using beta3?

Meekos said:
wau...it works...market, gmail...wau...
Awesome! Thanks Man!
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But what's the deal with this beta3 versus beta5? Do I miss something out by using beta3?
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Just a small backup, if you have a allready a fullbackup you dont need it.
I haven't tried it throughfully jet, so can't advice to use it.

Eded I managed to find a spare moment to try the rooting and i'm happy to say that your method is rock solid, worked just flawless, thank you! What i did wrong in the first time was probably the fact that i tried to root the nook with the 1.0.0 instead of 1.1.0 (which it had before the complete restore). Thanks again

Salsichanooter stucked in boot and no application after recovery
Hi Guys,
Please help me. I tried to install the SalsichaNooter 0.4 to my NST but I forgott to upgrade to 1.1. It stucks in the boot after this. I thinked, okay, in this case I am trying to install the Touchnooter 1.6.24 without any recovering. It was no good result, the boot was stuck.
I read lot of forums, and I found the recovery images, and I recover it. At the moment I have two launcher on my NST, one GO and one ADW. If I select the GO I can reach the android desktop, but there is no application on it...
Can somebody tell me what shall I do? I don't want to kill my NST.
Thanks!

nook color bricked please help me

i dont know if im asking for help to the right person but if you can help me tank you very much.
today i tried to restore my nook color by pressing u button and power and he goes to the factory reset asks to press u button and i press then he asks again and i press and after the yellow bar moves too fast only last about 3 seconds and it should take some minutes and after reboots. i think my factory partition in damaged.
;(

Don't get too upset. You can still boot from SD. At worst, you may have to (re)install some firmware. If you want the B&N firmware, you can reinstall B&N 1.3 and update, or stay at 1.3 if you prefer.
It's hard to totally brick a NC.

Take a look at the restoring to stock section of the guide in my sig
Sent from space

Listen to the two people above this post. They are right. It is nearly impossible to completely brick it. Trust me I've tried.:what:
Seems no matter what I do to it, short of kick boxing it, I've always been able to start from a brand new running nook. Just by reading many posts and the great help from everyone on this forum, who have usually, "been there, done that.", folks.
I'm sure this will work out and everything will be fine, but then you'll be able to help someone else too.
Sent from my GT-P7510 using Tapatalk

i just use this command "fdisk /dev/block/mmcblk0 -l"
i think it was to see the partitions and they dissapeared just chek the image ;(

I think what you are looking at there is the partitions on a booted SD card which look correct for an 8GB card.

bobtidey said:
I think what you are looking at there is the partitions on a booted SD card which look correct for an 8GB card.
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Nope... you can see he's looking at /dev/block/mmcblk0... that is internal.
Need to find the thread about the nook color partitions and create partitions 5-8 then dd the images to them.

i already fixed ! its working again
i can´t believe,
i was thinking about doing a tutorial in how to soft unbrick your nook, i´m not an expert but is a lot of people with the same problem as mine
basically when i enter in recovery receive errors in logs and he dont let me mount or format any of mine partitions(except boot and sdcard), a lot of people are having the same issues and i was thinking about doing a tutorial in how to do it.
should i do it??
thanks everybody

More tutorials are always good. One thing to remember though, is that if someone is looking for a tutorial that means they are usually starting with a small knowledge base. You not only need to be clear, you need to be right.
All I am saying is an underinformed/incorrect tutorial is worse than no tutorial at all. The information is out there, but can be hard to find. If you know your stuff, and have a place to present it where it doesn't already exist, then sure, people will benifit from your knowledge.
Just a guess, but problems mounting within CWM tend to come from old and/or incompatible versions of Clockwork. Is that where you had your problem? I definitely wished that had been stressed on the tutorial I first followed. Would have saved me untold hours of pointless reflashing.

you are right but in my case and i think that is the same of a lot of people (who follow this tutorial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szlGSBtWbKY) i tried about 7 to eight diferent versions of clockworkmod and including change of sdcard, i also tried DD the images of the boot and system, when nothing of this works we start get in panic, with no necessity because its only a partition problem, i fixed my 4 partition and he started working

Yeah, I can see where you are coming from. I followed an older tutorial as well, and never saw anything to indicate the link to the CWM image might be outdated.
For sure, that info should be wider spread.
Good luck on your video (?)

hackerse7en said:
i dont know if im asking for help to the right person but if you can help me tank you very much.
today i tried to restore my nook color by pressing u button and power and he goes to the factory reset asks to press u button and i press then he asks again and i press and after the yellow bar moves too fast only last about 3 seconds and it should take some minutes and after reboots. i think my factory partition in damaged.
;(
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I am not sure where to ask for help. I have been updating the CM9 nightly for a while, didn't have any problem. But when I tried to flash 02-17 nightly, I messed up and in the middle of the install, I power off forcing to reboot. Now, it keeps going loop back to the CW recovery screen every time I tried to reboot.
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I tried to reinstall the whole thing with the boot-able sdcard, but didn't work. Am I bricked my nook?? please help! someone?
I tried to wipe, reformatted the system, data, cash, boot. Still stacked at the cw recovery screen. Help...

[Q] Cannot boot into anything, including CWR

Well, after a few weeks of reading posts, even opening up the hardware and taking the nook apart, here I am asking a question. I figure I would go to the source rather than those other place I was reading and tryign to get info from (mot os those places link here anyway). I know that everyone says that the nook is "unbrickable;" while I want to believe it, I may be in a place where it may be true.
I do want to add a thanks as well, since the NC "tablet" has been very handy, and my wife and I have really enjoyed it. Wouldn't have happened without you all. I wish I had more time to participate in developing, but working 80+ hours/week in a hospital limits my free time, as you can imagine.
I rooted the NC and installed Cyanogenmod 7 back in July 2011. It was a 1.1 model (if I recall correctly). I installed the mod to EMMC, along with CWM. Things ran fine for 6 months. Literally no issues. Then, one night the battery was dead, so I plugged it into the computer USB to charge while the machine was off. Didn't touch it at all. When I went to turn it on again, I was stuck in a bootloop. It would go to the cyanogenmod screen and say "Loading" then would start over again. So, I naturally made a bootable SD card, and tried going into CWR to fix things. However, the SD card had the bootloop as well. It would get to the two skulls and "Loading", flash blank, then start over again.
That went on for a while. I couldn't boot into anything, not into recovery, alternate images, literally nothing. So, I tried different images --- nothing. Finally, I did the power+n and got into the only screen that wouldn't keep resetting. It has blue text and says "Entering boot menu". The menu says "Encore U-boot Menu by j4mmr. 1.2 port+ extras by fattire." From this screen, I can navigate and change the boot options. However, once again, whatever I try does not actually boot, regardless of what I set it to. The only thing that I got from getting here was no more boot loops. After getting it to this point, I can try loading anything, and it will start, then the screen goes black/blank, and nothing happens. Left it on for hours to test.
Since that point, I have switched cards (SanDisk 2 GB class 4, Patriot 8 GB and a generic 8 GB microSD). I know that cards work correctly because I got a hold of a second nook, and they work fine on it. Below are a list of all the images I have tried to run off the SD. Again, nothing will boot, not even clockwork recovery/clockworkmod.
128 mb rootpack (IOMonster)
clockwork 3.0.2.8
clockwork 3.2.0.1 eyeballer
Nooter
Mirage_CM7_ICS_CM9_DualbootSD (this card works great on the working NC)
TWRP 2.0 RC0
Generic SD
Clockwork 0.7 -> starts boot loops again
I also tried ADB, connecting to the computer and using putty over SSH. Didn't work. 8 interrupted boots with 9th holding power+n. Nope. I even took the nook apart and disconnected the battery. Still no go.
If I recall, I think I had CWM 3.0.0.5 installed to the card and to the emmc.
If anyone has any other ideas, I could really use the help. I consider myself pretty computer literate (build my machines, coded in my spare time in the past, hacked a lot of my electronics). I have read many guides/sites and even tried the outdated stuff. Once again, I cannot get into clockwork recovery, so any guide that says to do that as the first step will not work. I also cannot boot off of the SD on cards that I know function.
Would using an older version of CWM (prior to 3.0.0.5) work? I think I remember reading a bunch of stuff about problems people were having with that version. The thing is, I wasn't installing or flashing anything new. I wish I was, because then I would know what was happening when everything got screwed up.
Thanks a bunch in advance for your guy's (gals?) time. This has been really painful.

Wow, that must be frustrating. First make sure you didn't change the boot settings to something other than the SD card when you were in the boot menu. As long as the Nook is powering on and doing something you can probably save it from being a brick.
I would start with a newer version of ClockWork Mod Recovery here: http://mrm3.net/blog/2011/03/11/nook-color-updated-clockwork-recovery-bootable-sd/
There is a contradiction in the file names but the actual version should be 3.2.0.8. If that doesn't work then you may want to go back to an older version. In that case I would still load a newer version's zip file onto that card, so that if you do get the older version to boot you can use it to flash the newer version.
Before going back to older CWM versions though give this a try if the new CWM above doesn't work http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=958748
JP

Yeah, it has been frustrating, especially not knowing what happened in the first place. I actually did try the version from that first link (where I put 3.0.2.8). Again, the big issue I am having is that I cannot even get into the CWM. If I could, I could fix it. I also saw and read through that xda thread you kinked to (open right now in my browser), but the problem remains that I cannot even get to the point where I can flash something.
Thanks at least for responding. I'll try a few more things and see if it works, but I am running out of ideas.

In theory creating a bootable CWM card will get you into recovery even though you can't access the Recovery on the internal. Once you reach Recovery from the SD card you can flash whatever you need. It is just a matter of making a bootable recovery card that boots far enough to get you there.

In theory, yes, but as I said in my first post, I tried all the bootable cards without any luck. When I try to set the SD card as primary boot from that one screen from fattire, it locks and never restarts.

J515OP said:
Wow, that must be frustrating. First make sure you didn't change the boot settings to something other than the SD card when you were in the boot menu. As long as the Nook is powering on and doing something you can probably save it from being a brick.
I would start with a newer version of ClockWork Mod Recovery here: http://mrm3.net/blog/2011/03/11/nook-color-updated-clockwork-recovery-bootable-sd/
There is a contradiction in the file names but the actual version should be 3.2.0.8. If that doesn't work then you may want to go back to an older version. In that case I would still load a newer version's zip file onto that card, so that if you do get the older version to boot you can use it to flash the newer version.
Before going back to older CWM versions though give this a try if the new CWM above doesn't work http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=958748
JP
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This happened to me a couple of times on CM7. Don't know why, but I believe I used the last method listed to repair it. There was an older version of CWM that would cause this sometimes. When you get it going again, you must update CMW to the new one.

DigitalMD said:
This happened to me a couple of times on CM7. Don't know why, but I believe I used the last method listed to repair it. There was an older version of CWM that would cause this sometimes. When you get it going again, you must update CMW to the new one.
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How did you get it to boot into CWM in the first place in order to flash? That is my current problem. Any method of fixing relies on the ability to boot into CWM from the SD card, which (for whatever reason) isn't working at the moment.
Well, tried to use the native Nook u-boot. Get the "Touch the Future of Reading" screen, then black, just like with any of the other cards. On the good nook, it boots into a linux file and runs the recovery script, so it is not the card reader or the SD card.

Well, still doesn't work. I guess I officially bricked it without even knowing what happened. Bummer.

czarofthefrozentundra said:
Well, still doesn't work. I guess I officially bricked it without even knowing what happened. Bummer.
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You said you tried eyeballers 3.2.0.1 CWM. Did you mean the 1GB image file he posted on his thread? And how did you burn the image to the card? You should be using win32diskimager running in administrator mode on Windows. And it is best to use a cheap card reader rather than any card reader built into your PC. The nook can be really finicky about how the card is written.

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You said you tried eyeballers 3.2.0.1 CWM. Did you mean the 1GB image file he posted on his thread? And how did you burn the image to the card? You should be using win32diskimager running in administrator mode on Windows. And it is best to use a cheap card reader rather than any card reader built into your PC. The nook can be really finicky about how the card is written.
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Yes, I tried that image from his thread. I always use win32diskimager and use a card reader. I have working cards (I have a second NC that runs fine); there is just something wrong with the boot process, and I cannot get into CWR to fix it. It starts, but then never makes it in or reboots. Only time I can keep it from rebooting is by holding "n" and going into the boot option menu.

czarofthefrozentundra said:
Yes, I tried that image from his thread. I always use win32diskimager and use a card reader. I have working cards (I have a second NC that runs fine); there is just something wrong with the boot process, and I cannot get into CWR to fix it. It starts, but then never makes it in or reboots. Only time I can keep it from rebooting is by holding "n" and going into the boot option menu.
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It goes to the boot menu when you hold n with eyeballers image burned to SD? What happens when you select SD and normal? Just a hang? With 'loading' showing?
Edit: I just thought of another reason that could be causing this. There is a flag set in /rom that tells the system to try to boot into recovery. It tries no matter what you tell it to do in the boot menu. ROM Manager uses that flag to boot to recovery when you tell it to. Then after you successfully get into recovery and exit it by telling CWM to reboot, CWM clears that flag. If your recovery is borked up, you never get that flag cleared and it's an endless loop.
There are two solutions I can think of. First, use racks dual boot SD that you already have and go into the boot menu with that. Tell it to go to SD and recovery. Hopefully his recovery will load. Then immediately exit by the menu. That should clear the flag. If that fixes it and it boots to CM7, go to ROM Manager and flash a new CWM to emmc.
If that does not fix it search xda for 'fix recovery'. There is a nook thread telling how to fix the recovery on emmc.
Edit2: I just thought of a third way to try to get it to boot. Take eyeballers 3.2.0.1 CWM SD and put it in your PC. There should be two files there named uImage and uRamdisk. Make a copy of them on the SD and rename the copies to uRecImg and uRecRam. Then put back in nook and reboot to see what you get.

Hmm. Thanks. I'll definitely give it a shot (got nothing to lose at this point). I'll get back and let you know if it worked or not.

czarofthefrozentundra said:
Hmm. Thanks. I'll definitely give it a shot (got nothing to lose at this point). I'll get back and let you know if it worked or not.
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See my edit2 above for a third way to try to clear the flag.
Sent from my NookColor running ICS and Tapatalk

czarofthefrozentundra said:
Hmm. Thanks. I'll definitely give it a shot (got nothing to lose at this point). I'll get back and let you know if it worked or not.
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Hello? Feedback?
Sent from my Nook Color running ICS and Tapatalk

Ha, I tried the quick reply function, and it didn't work. Here is what I wrote yesterday (verbatim, since I still had the window open):
"Well, so far no luck. Here is what I have tried, and the new information that I learned.
Used dual boot SD that I know works and booted into bootloader menu. Tried all different options on the SD card. What happens is that it thinks for a bit, then turns the screen black, but the boot screen never comes up (i.e. the Cyanogenmod logo that usually starts before things boot). So there must be some problem there.
If I hold down power, it will restart. Again, the screen turns black after the loading screen is on for a while (happens no matter which image I burned to the card).
I still need to try the other method (eyeballer one). I don't think the EMMC reset will work with my particular issue, as I had read that thread earlier."

czarofthefrozentundra said:
I still need to try the other method (eyeballer one).
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If the problem is the recovery flag, the mods to the eyeballer CWM SD should work. If it does not work, it may be something else. If it does work you can flash a new CWM to emmc using another eyeballer zip. Get it here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21932561
You would want the first choice.
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Cool. Will give it a try tonight and report back. Just have to find my spare SD card.

So, tried with the eyeballer, and I couldn't get it to work. One thing I did notice, though (actually by chance) is that even though the screen is black, the nook is on. I saw this because it all of the sudden started flashing the low battery screen and then turned off.
Anyhow, still looks like I am in the same position. The EMMC fix doesn't work for me because I cannot even boot of an SD card.
EDIT: Actually, I just reread your post. I didn't do it right. I am going to try again and report back.
EIDT 2: Nope, didn't work. Do I need to hold all the buttons down while booting or do something else special?

czarofthefrozentundra said:
So, tried with the eyeballer, and I couldn't get it to work. One thing I did notice, though (actually by chance) is that even though the screen is black, the nook is on. I saw this because it all of the sudden started flashing the low battery screen and then turned off.
Anyhow, still looks like I am in the same position. The EMMC fix doesn't work for me because I cannot even boot of an SD card.
EDIT: Actually, I just reread your post. I didn't do it right. I am going to try again and report back.
EIDT 2: Nope, didn't work. Do I need to hold all the buttons down while booting or do something else special?
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I'm not sure what to tell you to do next. I guess I am going to send you to a post that tells pretty plainly how to do the 8 failed boots. I know you tried that, but timing is very critical with that procedure. Worth a try to me.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25405429

How do you do the 8 failed boot deal with the cyanogenmod screen running. I am not sure about the timing of things. Also, which buttons? I have seen people do it with just the power button. Other places say with the power+n+vol up.