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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
Editing this as I'm desperate for help and things have moved on since I first posted, below is where I am up to post 11 of this thread.
I flashed Vegacomb b (exe), it restarted but stayed on the warning about paying for vegacomb for 10-15 minutes which didn't seem right so I held power for 6 seconds and it turned off. After that it would never turn on or go into recovery (I know all the methods, none worked).
Today I unhooked the battery, when I plug the battery back in the screen comes on for a second but then it's as it was, unresponsive. HOWEVER, if I plug the mains in with the battery disconnected then it immediately tries booting but still sticks at the warning (left for over 20 minutes). If I plug the battery in while on this screen then remove the mains it stays on. The power button is unresponsive through this so I still cannot get into recovery.
Any more ideas that haven't been mentioned?
I've tried well over 100 times to get into recovery but it's not happening
anyone willing to have a go at fixing (cheaply!) if I send them it?
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Hi guys, just managed to (re?) install Vegacomb (b, from exe), it restarted but stayed on the white screen with the warning text about paying for Vegacomb for over 10 minutes so I held down the power button to turn it off, now I cannot do anything to boot it up (tried holding power button down from 0.5 seconds to 60 seconds!), it also won't boot into recovery. Is there anything at all that can be done to get this going?
cheers
OK, I've tried holding down back while plugging in (fully charged btw), tried all variations of button presses with back and power, with and without USB, with and without power cable.
Only got until 10PM (UK time) to get this sorted (it's now 6PM) so any help/advise would be appreciated
Flash back to modded stock then try again.
From modded stock go app drawer and run recovery
From recovery wipe data, cache then go advance then wipe dalvik
Then press back
Then install zip from SD
Choose vegacomb from whatever directory on your SD you copied it to then confirm
If you ain't Got Vegacombe zip then download it.
Or you could run the .exe again but the above is my preferred method.
Also you might need to download modded stock v2 if you ain't already got it.
Good luck.
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Flash back to modded stock then try again.
From modded stock go app drawer and run recovery
From recovery wipe data, cache then go advance then wipe dalvik
Then press back
Then install zip from SD
Choose vegacomb then confirm
If you ain't Got Vegacombe zip then download it.
Or you could run the .exe again but the above is my preferred method.
Good luck.
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the Vega won't turn on and won't go into recovery, cannot flash anything, nothing comes up on PC, tried all variations of the back and power buttons (inc back, plug in power & usb, press power, leave 2 seconds and release back) over 100 times. it's like it's dead.
the only thing it does is show a blue LED when I plug the power cable in
I've read that if you got less than 50 or 60% battery it wont go into flash mode (back button 2 seconds - power & back 2 seconds)
Have you got enough battery cause mine takes half a day to charge.
intel007 said:
I've read that if you got less than 50 or 60% battery it wont go into flash mode (back button 2 seconds - power & back 2 seconds)
Have you got enough battery cause mine takes half a day to charge.
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100% (solid blue LED), been on charge for over 24 hours
I'm baffled mate, I've had same issue couple of times but after 10mins or so I've always got it to power back on.
Bricked
I've had the same problem and although quite drastic, remove the rear cover and unplug the battery connection (the multipin one with red and brown/black wires).
With the mains plug out,i found that if you press volume up and power with the wires unplugged and leav eit for a few mins then use back + power it will start as you need it to.
It may take a few tries but i have managed to do it following this procedure about 7-8 times.
Hope this helps.
DAve
I had trouble getting into recovery when the Vega was 100% charged (i.e. charge led was solid blue). When I let it discharge a little so it was flashing with the charger plugged in, I managed to get into recovery then.
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I had trouble getting into recovery when the Vega was 100% charged (i.e. charge led was solid blue). When I let it discharge a little so it was flashing with the charger plugged in, I managed to get into recovery then.
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I can't discharge it though as it doesn't turn on, left it 14 hours from last night, back at work again now and it still says fully charged
got the battery disconnected now to give it a try
Disconnected battery for around 10 minutes, put it all back together, still can't boot or get to recovery
EDIT: it works when the battery is disconnected (goes to the Vegacomb warning screen but no further, cannot power off or get to recovery still)
any ideas?
Anyone got any ideas?
it's meant to be unbrickable from what I've read so there must be a way around it but I'm out of ideas!
its user error. remeber to put it into recovery mode you need the power cable plugged into it too as well as usb.
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its user error. remeber to put it into recovery mode you need the power cable plugged into it too as well as usb.
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Cheers, but its not user error. I'm not that stupid
Hi, this may not help but i had trouble flashing the stock rom because of the battery being fully charged, could only get the screen to light up so left it over night and then went through the normal routine and got into recovery.
Bill
Hi there
Just one question, how do you know for sure it hasn't gone into nvflash mode?
I know what you are going through trying to get the ruddy thing into nvflash, it's a mare if you don't quite get that timing right but seeing as the screen doesn't light up when it's in nvflash what is telling you whether you are actually in it, other than the screen coming on to say you are not or relying on a windows message?
As I said I had the same problems many a time but I use Audi tool now to tell me if nvflash has started, I got it off the Modaco forum, but when you are in nvflash it actually tells you so rather than relying on perhaps windows to tell you it has happened
If you haven't come across the audi tool before then just do a search for it on Modaco, I don't know if they have got it here on XDA.
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Anyone got any ideas?
it's meant to be unbrickable from what I've read so there must be a way around it but I'm out of ideas!
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wow, i'm quite surprised by the number of people who are taking their batteries out when they think there is a problem. You should never need to do this unless it is actually faulty.
Ok yes the Vega is nearly indestructible I have had my in a complete mess many times and have never had to do anything that hard to recover. Some times it will be a pain to get into nvflash mode but this can always be done just have to be patient and know a couple of tricks.
If you have tried the back button and then the power a few times and nothing there is another method.
Instead unplug the power then hold the back button down, whilst holding down the back button plug in the power release the back button after a couple of seconds (I like to count to 5)
I am hoping that you already have the USB cable connected and the right drivers installed on your PC.
Billy..
If you need more help head over to TabletRoms and look in the Vega forum (sorry XDA guys just there is a lot of other useful information there)
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Hi, this may not help but i had trouble flashing the stock rom because of the battery being fully charged, could only get the screen to light up so left it over night and then went through the normal routine and got into recovery.
Bill
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I've tired fully charged and letting the battery drain for 40+ mins after it's been on the "warning" screen
mitt69 said:
Hi there
Just one question, how do you know for sure it hasn't gone into nvflash mode?
I know what you are going through trying to get the ruddy thing into nvflash, it's a mare if you don't quite get that timing right but seeing as the screen doesn't light up when it's in nvflash what is telling you whether you are actually in it, other than the screen coming on to say you are not or relying on a windows message?
As I said I had the same problems many a time but I use Audi tool now to tell me if nvflash has started, I got it off the Modaco forum, but when you are in nvflash it actually tells you so rather than relying on perhaps windows to tell you it has happened
If you haven't come across the audi tool before then just do a search for it on Modaco, I don't know if they have got it here on XDA.
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I have Audi, I also have Device manager open, I know 100% it's never gone into recovery mode sine I started with this problem.
BillyFish said:
wow, i'm quite surprised by the number of people who are taking their batteries out when they think there is a problem. You should never need to do this unless it is actually faulty.
Ok yes the Vega is nearly indestructible I have had my in a complete mess many times and have never had to do anything that hard to recover. Some times it will be a pain to get into nvflash mode but this can always be done just have to be patient and know a couple of tricks.
If you have tried the back button and then the power a few times and nothing there is another method.
Instead unplug the power then hold the back button down, whilst holding down the back button plug in the power release the back button after a couple of seconds (I like to count to 5)
I am hoping that you already have the USB cable connected and the right drivers installed on your PC.
Billy..
If you need more help head over to TabletRoms and look in the Vega forum (sorry XDA guys just there is a lot of other useful information there)
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TabletRoms has been no help for me, there's been no reply at all for my problem but there has here and at MoDaCo. I pulled the battery as a last resort as NOTHING is working, I've tried all the tricks at least 2 dozen times, some a hundred +, including the one you mention
Well I don't want to teach you to suck eggs, but I take it you did use Audi to delete and replace your drivers.
And then when powering on the Vega you held the back button for 2 secs and then the back and power buttons for 6 secs to get the Vega detected?
For me I can only see that there can only be 3 other possible causes
1./ the back button is broken on the vega
2./ The USB port on your PC or on the Vega has gone up the swanee
3./ The USB lead is no good
The Vega may be unbrickable but if the back button or the USB port has had it then .....
Yeah, tried it, cheers.
Hi, I am currently having a problem with my brand new Nook Simple Touch Glow. After I got it I went ahead and tried rooting it, but something went wrong and I was stuck on the booting screen (first the Read forever and then Barnes and nobles with 5 dots beneath) since my Glowlight was still on it quickly ran out of power (which I thought wasnt a bad thing since it might boot afterwards right?) but unfortunately it keeps saying the power is too low (no matter if plugged in or plugged out) and I should let it charge for 15 minutes. Well even after 30 minutes it still shows the same screen, holding the power button while its plugged in will force it too restart (at least it looks like it does) but it instantly goes back to the too low power screen. Can anybody help me?
PS: I hope you can understand my english, I am not a native speaker
After keeping it plugged in for multiple hours it suddenly booted(but was still stuck in the process), so I restarted it 8 times to get it back to factory settings.
Now I can use it normally again, but it ignores my Noogie SD to create a backup while booting (it just boots normally) any ideas?
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but it ignores my Noogie SD to create a backup while booting (it just boots normally) any ideas?
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Check your sdcard -
Is the sdcard inserted all the way in to the slot?
Or try making the noogie.img again.
Hello everybody. I'm new here, I came seeking desperately for help.
This morning, my NST have fallen from the table. In the past 3 years, I have dropped it a couple of times before. But today, when I picked it up, the screen was frozen, but it was displaying a page in the left 2/3 of the screen, while the remaining 1/3 displayed a different page. The screen was frozen.
I turned the device off (with the upper back button) and the screen went white, but I couldn't turn it on again. I plugged it to charge the battery. The orange light was on, and then turned to green, but still couldn't get any response by pressing any of the 2 buttons. When I plug it to the computer, I can acces the micro sd and the Nook's memory.
I've readed similar posts in this forum and I'm afraid it's simply broken, but I wanted to ask anyway.
Any suggestions?
Thanks.
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Hello everybody. I'm new here, I came seeking desperately for help.
This morning, my NST have fallen from the table. In the past 3 years, I have dropped it a couple of times before. But today, when I picked it up, the screen was frozen, but it was displaying a page in the left 2/3 of the screen, while the remaining 1/3 displayed a different page. The screen was frozen.
I turned the device off (with the upper back button) and the screen went white, but I couldn't turn it on again. I plugged it to charge the battery. The orange light was on, and then turned to green, but still couldn't get any response by pressing any of the 2 buttons. When I plug it to the computer, I can acces the micro sd and the Nook's memory.
I've readed similar posts in this forum and I'm afraid it's simply broken, but I wanted to ask anyway.
Any suggestions?
Thanks.
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Your first description makes it sound like something in the display is broken
You say you turned it off with the back button, but what you really mean, I guess, is that the screen cleared completely? In other words did you get the little window that asks whether you want to shut down, or did the screen just blank?
If it really is shut down, plugging in the power supply should cause it to boot. If you plug in the power supply and nothing happens (no window saying it's charging?) then it may be on already or the display is simply broken and there's no telling what's going on.
When you say you can access the Nook's memory, do you mean you can see the internal storage? So the "drive" is mounting when USB is connected? If you have ADB access you could try to reboot that way.
I'm at a lost and the only other thing I can think of is to open it up, disconnect the battery for a bit, and then reconnect. But dropping repeatedly is not a good practice.
Thank you very much for answering, nmyshkin.
Now that you mentioned it, the display never asked if I wanted to turn the system off. It just went blank when I pressed the button... It shows no message when charging neither.
I can access the internal storage. I have no idea what ADB is (I'm quite illiterate in this matter) but I could search in the forum.
I wanted to open it, but I don't have the screwdriver for that weird screw the Nook has. Maybe I'll try it later, if I can find the tools, but I'm afraid it's gone... u_u
I know it's just a $70 reader, but I cannot buy it in my country and it was also a gift, so I'm very found to it.
Thank you again.
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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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
nmyshkin said:
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.