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[Q] So I bought this Nook color off Craigslist....

Excited as all outdoors because it was already rooted. Got home, sat down and went to put in my information, hmmmmmm, I got it from a black guy but there's a asian gmail account. :sirens: Maybe he purchased it from the guy just as I've done. I enter my account info and try to remove his, the apps need his so I cant delete him. Nothing a wipe won't fix right? Wrong. So after reading here a very small amount I realize I may need the original owner's B&N account info to resolve this.
Anyone care to chime in on this before I bother this guy for my money back?

Try to do a full wipe and return to original firmware. Then register an account for BN. Flash to cm7 afterwards. Hopefully it will work.
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If you use another rom like cm7 you won't have to worry about it. They don't register anything with Barnes and noble.
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deezndc said:
Excited as all outdoors because it was already rooted. Got home, sat down and went to put in my information, hmmmmmm, I got it from a black guy but there's a asian gmail account. :sirens: Maybe he purchased it from the guy just as I've done. I enter my account info and try to remove his, the apps need his so I cant delete him. Nothing a wipe won't fix right? Wrong. So after reading here a very small amount I realize I may need the original owner's B&N account info to resolve this.
Anyone care to chime in on this before I bother this guy for my money back?
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If you are already at CM7 on the NC, then you will have to delete the old gmail and youtube accounts and sign-in to your own gmail and youtube accounts.

I just did a complete wipe of everything (SD card included) and his information disappeared. Thanks for the replies! Now to really dig into this.
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How can I determine which method was used to root the Nook?

deezndc said:
How can I determine which method was used to root the Nook?
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Try to do the 8 failed boots and you shouldn't have to worry about it...
8 failed = system recovery (will take it back to stock)
update to 1.2 if necessary
register with B&N if not going to CM7 (I do it anyway even using CM7)
Root or CM7
Now its how YOU want it... not some asian girl/guy/whatever.

DizzyDen said:
Try to do the 8 failed boots and you shouldn't have to worry about it...
8 failed = system recovery (will take it back to stock)
update to 1.2 if necessary
register with B&N if not going to CM7 (I do it anyway even using CM7)
Root or CM7
Now its how YOU want it... not some asian girl/guy/whatever.
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What if once I do the system recovery, its already B&N registered? Am I at a lost then?
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deezndc said:
What if once I do the system recovery, its already B&N registered? Am I at a lost then?
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If you are using CM7, the "CyanogenMod 7" logo appears when booted. There is no registration of the NC with CM7. CM7 is not rooting. It is firmware that replaces the B&N firmware.
A rooted NC will initially splash the "Read Forever tm" logo when booted. The older B&N firmware splashed "Touch the Future of Reading" logo, if I remember correctly. A rooted NC is the stock B&N firmware that has been altered to allow (root) access to the Android Market apps and still retain all the original B&N functions/features. A rooted NC does require registering the NC.
If the rooted NC is not registered to your B&N account, then:
1. Touch the "U" with the up-arrow icon, select Settings.
2. In Settings, select Device Info.
3. In Device Info, select Erase & Deregister Device.
4. Touch the Erase & Deregister Device button to start the process.
5. Follow any other instructions to complete the erase and deregister the NC process which may follow.
6. Reboot NC, it should return to stock setup, as when it was new.
7. Follow the instructions and register the device using your own B&N account.
8. Update NC to 1.2.
9. Root NC using ManualNooter 4.6.16. Instructions are here.
10. Enjoy!
I hope this helps.

Thanks for the info Bluepen.....I now have a new issue. Somehow, someway I've managed to be in a boot loop, the funny part is it's flashing between the CM7 splash and ClockworkMod Recovery. I've been searching since last evening to no avail, not one single instance matches this one.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I've tried the 8x boot thing, I can't tell if it's even shutting down. Also tried the three finger deal, may need to do more research on that one. I've also formatted my sdcard so basically I'm in route to stock which I don't mind if I can just get there.

Slowly but surely this thing will run like my Shift...!!!!! I got it, basically I'm registered with B&N and on the stock ROM, WHEWWWW!
I went to nookdevs.com ( http://mrm3.net/nook-color-recover-any-bricked-device/ ) along with the help perusing around here I was able to fix.
Cyanogen is up and running again.....

deezndc said:
Slowly but surely this thing will run like my Shift...!!!!! I got it, basically I'm registered with B&N and on the stock ROM, WHEWWWW!
I went to nookdevs.com ( http://mrm3.net/nook-color-recover-any-bricked-device/ ) along with the help perusing around here I was able to fix.
Cyanogen is up and running again.....
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It is good that your NC is back running CM7!
Are you dual booting from/on emmc or booting from the micro sdHC memory card or have you applied CM7 to emmc overwriting theB&N firmware?
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I've overwritten the B&N firmware, so I guess out of those three options it would be the latter.
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Congrats. Now overclock the **** out of it =D and install the tegra 2 games.

Sooo....I try to to reboot and I get hung up in Recovery. The only way to reboot is to remove the SD card.
Anyone else experience this?
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So amongst all my stupor I realize (after reading so much more) that I need to remove the SD card to boot back into cm7 or stock once I'm done in CWM. What a difference that makes. Smh.
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deezndc said:
So amongst all my stupor I realize (after reading so much more) that I need to remove the SD card to boot back into cm7 or stock once I'm done in CWM. What a difference that makes. Smh.
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Or format the uSD to remove CWM and make it usable to yourCM7 install.
YCGIYWG

Will that allow me to not have to remove it everytime and what are the chances of getting Nook Stock to boot once its formatted?
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The reason I ask that is because I've been stuck on the "N" screen several times to no avail.

A500 updated to 3.2 somehow, now it barely works!

I don't know how it got updated, but it did. I wasn't running a custom rom or kernel or anything. It was just a stock a500.
Well now most of my apps force close, can't connect to Xda forums, wallpapers don't work, wifi barely works, etc.
Should I go back to bestbuy and exchange it? I've had it for less than a week. I just want one that works! I love this tablet though.
Fyi, order and chaos is pretty damn fun on our big screens, as is Contract killer zombies I miss playing them lol.
Any helpful advice is welcomed and thanked!
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Was it running 3.0 or 3.1 when you got it? If so it should have prompted you and asked you if you wanted to update.
The easiest thing, especially if you are new to the world of android, would be to exchange it at Best Buy. There are ways of fixing it, but that would involve reverting back to an older honeycomb version, rooting it and possibly installing a custom ROM.
Edit - It appears you are not new the the Android world. My bad...... You probably know a lot more than I do!
Was it always giving you errors, or did they all of a sudden just pop up?

It never promoted anything, it just asked me to update acer drivers or whatever so I did. Next thing I know I'm on 3.2
I never got errors until 2 or 3 days ago. I can't even post on the Xda app now!
I'll probably just exchange it. Ducks about my ghost armor though
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Why not just factory reset it?
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Would that take it back to 3.1?
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skatin707 said:
Would that take it back to 3.1?
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No it wouldn't!
Please ignore the man behind the curtain!
I think you got the new magicaly updating Iconia feature I heard about.
You'll have to downgrade before you can do anything.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1276227

kjy2010 said:
No it wouldn't!
Please ignore the man behind the curtain!
I think you got the new magicaly updating Iconia feature I heard about.
You'll have to downgrade before you can do anything.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1276227
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Wonderfully useful post.
I was never promoted for an Android update, just acer updates. I've only had this thing for a week, not to mention i've never "officially" updated an Android devices.
I'm aware I would have to downgrade. How difficult is it? It seems pretty simple, but I've never done it before. Is all data wiped when you downgrade?
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The acer update was the android update.that is how it works with embedded devices.
Ooops.
Downgrade then wipe and install a rooted 3.2 you will be all happy again I promiss

skatin707 said:
I don't know how it got updated, but it did. I wasn't running a custom rom or kernel or anything. It was just a stock a500.
Well now most of my apps force close, can't connect to Xda forums, wallpapers don't work, wifi barely works, etc.
Should I go back to bestbuy and exchange it? I've had it for less than a week. I just want one that works! I love this tablet though.
Fyi, order and chaos is pretty damn fun on our big screens, as is Contract killer zombies I miss playing them lol.
Any helpful advice is welcomed and thanked!
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First of all, please remove any task killers or "battery savers" you're using. These are pretty terrible for any android OS newer than 2.1. Try to stay away from them. You can get away with "passive" ones like as an example, Watchdog. But nothing that actively shuts down processes and such.
This isn't supposed to be possible, but do you happen to have any apps auto-moving other apps to the microSD card, or are you using any apps to do this manually? By design I don't think that can even be done inside of Honeycomb, but I'm aware that some apps 'force it'. If you do, move any and all apps on the microSD card back to the internal storage of the A500 - then remove the offending 'mover' app.
Stupid question, but have to tried powering the tablet off and back on? If not, let's try that first, shall we?
Second thing - if it's still force closing when it comes back up, try using the reset on the side of the unit. What I want is basically to have the tablet hard reset (the equivalent of removing the battery for a few seconds).
To do this put something in the little reset hole for 10 seconds or so while the unit is on, so you can see it reboot. Once it turns off you can remove the item from the hole.
Still force closing apps? Alrighty then, moving on:
If you are using a completely stock A500 (and yes, I did read that you said you are), then just factory reset it and you should be alright. It won't downgrade to 3.1, but why would you want it to? 3.2 is working great for many of us.
I'd love to get to the bottom of your force closes. But alas, that may be just a bit much to deal with for a new user so go ahead and do the factory reset.
To do a factory reset, go to Settings and then Privacy and the option is in there. I would remove the microSD if you have one inserted (it's not necessary, but just to rule anything out).
Since it's only a week old hopefully you don't have too many apps or settings invested in the tablet.
So to summarize:
1. Uninstall any and all task killers or battery savers
2a. Make sure you don't have any programs automatically moving apps to the microsd. Move any apps you have installed to the microSD back to the internal storage
2b. Remove the microSD card
3. Power cycle the device (then 4 if 3 doesn't work)
4. Hard reset the device (then 5 if 4 doesn't work)
5. Factory reset the device
If you factory reset and STILL get force closes when you're back up then unfortunately there's something wrong with either the core software (maybe a bad update) or the hardware. Return it in that case.
Good Luck. Please let me know how it goes.

I'm not new to Android, just new to this device.
I never use task killers.
No app2sd stuff.
Rebooted multiple times.
I've removed the SD card and even tried a different one.
Hard resets don't do anything for my problem.
Why would I want 3.1? To root it. 3.2 is useless to me without root. Apps like drive mount make this tablet much more useful, but they require root access.
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I would try to downgrade - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1276227
From there you can install your own custom ROM. If it still gives you issues, factory reset (or load a ROM that looks stock) and exchange it

skatin707 said:
I'm not new to Android, just new to this device.
I never use task killers.
No app2sd stuff.
Rebooted multiple times.
I've removed the SD card and even tried a different one.
Hard resets don't do anything for my problem.
Why would I want 3.1? To root it. 3.2 is useless to me without root. Apps like drive mount make this tablet much more useful, but they require root access.
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Exactly! Currently there is no root for 3.2 on our device. Hence having to downgrade to 3.1, root, and install a pre-rooted 3.2 ROM. IMHO the stock based 3.2 ROMs are the most stable, and trouble free.
If you're not new to Android you should have no problem following the procedure.
Timmydean did a tut that's a little easier to follow here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1307539

I'll give it a go. Will I need a pc? I just sent my laptop to dell for warranty repairs /facepalm
I was about to install a custom rom when I found out I lost root anyway lol.
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skatin707 said:
I'll give it a go. Will I need a pc? I just sent my laptop to dell for warranty repairs /facepalm
I was about to install a custom rom when I found out I lost root anyway lol.
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Althought it is easier to do it with a computer (to get the files). You can download them straight to your tab, transfer the files over to your external SD card and away you go! I've installed a few ROMS without the help of my computer. Afterall, that's part of the reason why I got a Honeycomb tab, so I wouldn't have to rely on a computer unlike other "tablets" on the market LOL!

skatin707 said:
I'm not new to Android, just new to this device.
I never use task killers.
No app2sd stuff.
Rebooted multiple times.
I've removed the SD card and even tried a different one.
Hard resets don't do anything for my problem.
Why would I want 3.1? To root it. 3.2 is useless to me without root. Apps like drive mount make this tablet much more useful, but they require root access.
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Ah, sorry about that. You said you were running completely stock. Didn't know you had any interest in rooting.
Good luck.

skatin707 said:
I'm not new to Android, just new to this device.
I never use task killers.
No app2sd stuff.
Rebooted multiple times.
I've removed the SD card and even tried a different one.
Hard resets don't do anything for my problem.
Why would I want 3.1? To root it. 3.2 is useless to me without root. Apps like drive mount make this tablet much more useful, but they require root access.
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Maybe it would help if you remove all apps that require root access, FCs may be caused by them since you don't have root anymore. Actually you don't need root anymore to mount NTFS hdds - 3.2 took care for that. The one thing I need root now is to map the keys of my USB keyboard to my liking. Probably I'll flash a custom kernel when I feel the need for OC but still it runs everything I throw at it.
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I uninstalled them, or most of them at least. I'll continue looking for root apps.
I've got my hdd formatted to fat32 but my tablet still doesn't see it. I really wish it could, that's why I want drive mount to work so badly. I'm not sure why it's not working though. It did before, but now that there are files on it won't. If I can fix that, I'm fine waiting for ICS.
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so are you stuck with the stock bootloader? or can you download CWM and flash an alternate recovery? if you can do that (does that apk require root access??? I honestly do not know???) then there are all the stock and rooted OS's here on XDA somewere? if CWM does then cant you still get one of the older OS's (rename it update.zip) and flash it with the stock recovery image? if any of this is simplistic I appologize just trying to help, I should probably stay out of it and let the experts help...

I'm stuck with the stock bootloader. I never got a chance to flash a recovery.
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[Q] MN5 - Help! No wireless network to be found after rooting

I get stuck trying to find any network. The pic I draw below might show you. It just keeping show 'Error' every time I tapped on the on/off button, nothing appears... I have made some efforts to find a solution, but none can help.

chetlaxong said:
I get stuck trying to find any network. The pic I draw below might show you. It just keeping show 'Error' every time I tapped on the on/off button, nothing appears... I have made some efforts to find a solution, but none can help.
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When you go to settings and device information, does it show a MAC Address?
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MacWIFI is unavailable, even when I use Power + Home(N) + Volume Up buttons or sd card to get Factory Reset the Wifi still doesn't come back:cyclops:

chetlaxong said:
MacWIFI is unavailable, even when I use Power + Home(N) + Volume Up buttons or sd card to get Factory Reset the Wifi still doesn't come back:cyclops:
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Go to my partition repair thread linked in my signature and flash the repair partition 2 zip. Something may be wrong with partition 2 so it cannot read your MAC Address.
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leapinlar said:
Go to my partition repair thread linked in my signature and flash the repair partition 2 zip. Something may be wrong with partition 2 so it cannot read your MAC Address.
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After using your "NookColor-emmc-repair-partition-2.zip", no effect... so I tried "NookColor-emmc-repair-partitions-1-4-5-6-7-8.zip" too. And now I get Cyanoboot everytime I power on... The Factory Reset dosen't work anymore, I can't even know how to turn my Nook Color off. I guess I just made another mess... Could you please help me get back to normal state.
PS: Sorry if I just keep disturbing you.

chetlaxong said:
After using your "NookColor-emmc-repair-partition-2.zip", no effect... so I tried "NookColor-emmc-repair-partitions-1-4-5-6-7-8.zip" too. And now I get Cyanoboot everytime I power on... The Factory Reset dosen't work anymore, I can't even know how to turn my Nook Color off. I guess I just made another mess... Could you please help me get back to normal state.
PS: Sorry if I just keep disturbing you.
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I don't know what you mean by factory reset. Do you mean the the 8 failed boot reset? That would be gone because you just wiped your device of everything completely. You were only supposed to do the partition 2 repair. Now you need to finish the process and reinstall stock.
Flash the format zip and go to my tips thread linked in my signature and look at item A15. It tells you how to put stock back on the nook.
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I did it Thank you, true savior! :fingers-crossed:

Galaxy Note 3 Stuck at Verizon logo!

Help! My Galaxy Note 3 is stuck on the Verizon logo! I downloaded this app:"font installer root" to install the default Roboto font on my phone and now it is stuck on the verizon logo after I rebooted to install it! I rooted my phone with kingo a while ago. Also the light on the top is blue.

jordan1776 said:
Help! My Galaxy Note 3 is stuck on the Verizon logo! I downloaded this app:"font installer root" to install the default Roboto font on my phone and now it is stuck on the verizon logo after I rebooted to install it! I rooted my phone with kingo a while ago. Also the light on the top is blue.
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Yikes. Sounds like a locked bootloader. Verizon likes to throw in as many security checks as possible in their ****ed bootloaders I am so sick of their shet. Sorry I have a Note 2 on Verizon and I can't get a recovery on here I've bricked it 3 times now and just gave up trying. I am still on 4.1.2 yet Triangleaway never actually solved the problem. I can't wait to get off their stupid contract I am never using them again.
Sorry that I can't really answer your question atm but I can look into it here after I calm down. :thumbup:
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no need to panic.
jordan1776 said:
Help! My Galaxy Note 3 is stuck on the Verizon logo! I downloaded this app:"font installer root" to install the default Roboto font on my phone and now it is stuck on the verizon logo after I rebooted to install it! I rooted my phone with kingo a while ago. Also the light on the top is blue.
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No need to panic. There are several ways to return back to normal. Did you install safe strap once you rooted? If so, pull battery out, replace and reboot into safestrap. Click the wipe setting and then you wipe settings to an operable state of operation.
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jordan1776 said:
Help! My Galaxy Note 3 is stuck on the Verizon logo! I downloaded this app:"font installer root" to install the default Roboto font on my phone and now it is stuck on the verizon logo after I rebooted to install it! I rooted my phone with kingo a while ago. Also the light on the top is blue.
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Or if you haven't installed safestrap, here is a step by step on how to recover from a soft brick: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2483380
Saved my @$$ and note 3 many of times.

DavidChitownNexus said:
No need to panic. There are several ways to return back to normal. Did you install safe strap once you rooted? If so, pull battery out, replace and reboot into safestrap. Click the wipe setting and then you wipe settings to an operable state of operation.
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Or if you haven't installed safestrap, here is a step by step on how to recover from a soft brick: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2483380
Saved my @$$ and note 3 many of times.
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Will I lose my apps if I follow the tutorial to recover from the soft brick? and which restore file do I download?

jordan1776 said:
Will I lose my apps if I follow the tutorial to recover from the soft brick? and which restore file do I download?
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Actually, thought of something easier. Before you power phone up... hold the menu button, volume up button and then push power button together while still holding the other 2 buttons. This will start the phone up in recovery mode. Do a factory reset from this screen. You will lose your app data however you can recover the apps via Google play store. This way you'll also keep root. Doing the Odin recovery will lose root and restore to fresh out of box condition.

DavidChitownNexus said:
Actually, thought of something easier. Before you power phone up... hold the menu button, volume up button and then push power button together while still holding the other 2 buttons. This will start the phone up in recovery mode. Do a factory reset from this screen. You will lose your app data however you can recover the apps via Google play store. This way you'll also keep root. Doing the Odin recovery will lose root and restore to fresh out of box condition.
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But I don't want to lose my apps. I got some of them from other app stores and i have screenshots on my phone(my pictures are on my SD card), is there any way I can at least get some data of my phone?

did you try to just reboot and wait it out?
jordan1776 said:
But I don't want to lose my apps. I got some of them from other app stores and i have screenshots on my phone(my pictures are on my SD card), is there any way I can at least get some data of my phone?
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Question for you. Before you do any of this, did you try and reboot again and see what happens? Sometimes the phone does certain system checks via boot and may require a couple of minutes to do its thing. I would do this before you factory reset. Maybe it needs a moment or two. Give that a try before you do anything that will compromise your data and apps.

DavidChitownNexus said:
Question for you. Before you do any of this, did you try and reboot again and see what happens? Sometimes the phone does certain system checks via boot and may require a couple of minutes to do its thing. I would do this before you factory reset. Maybe it needs a moment or two. Give that a try before you do anything that will compromise your data and apps.
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I turned it on with and without the sd card and no luck. let it run for 20 minutes to an hour on the verizon screen and nothing works. I just want to get at least some data off it. When I plug it in It detects it as SAMSUNG_Android and I can't access it. I only made one data backup back on 1/1/2014.

jordan1776 said:
I turned it on with and without the sd card and no luck. let it run for 20 minutes to an hour on the verizon screen and nothing works. I just want to get at least some data off it. When I plug it in It detects it as SAMSUNG_Android and I can't access it. I only made one data backup back on 1/1/2014.
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Looks like you may need to do a reset. Then, once you are reset install backup. This way you'll have some of those apps. Also, factory wipe will not delete SD card.

Yo, even *IF* you accidentally wipe your data, you're not completely out of luck. Once you get your device up and running again, I saw a guide on here once on how to mount your phone's internal nand as a harddrive on Windows and use one of those data forensic tools to recover all the deleted data. This may not work for some of your apps but you *will* get all of your screenshots/pictures/whatever files back! If ya want a can go back and look for this.
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aarongillion63 said:
Yo, even *IF* you accidentally wipe your data, you're not completely out of luck. Once you get your device up and running again, I saw a guide on here once on how to mount your phone's internal nand as a harddrive on Windows and use one of those data forensic tools to recover all the deleted data. This may not work for some of your apps but you *will* get all of your screenshots/pictures/whatever files back! If ya want a can go back and look for this.
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I can't find that guide anywhere. can you post a link?

jordan1776 said:
I can't find that guide anywhere. can you post a link?
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You're in luck, I found a boatload of forums you can look at! The popular choice among these is using Recuva, but all are different ways to go about it. Check these out:
Root app methods/Recuva Basics (NOOB FRIENDLY): http://www.alliance-rom.com/wiki/recover-deleted-files/
XDA Method (Windows): http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...de-internal-memory-data-recovery-yes-t1994705
MuhammadAG method (Linux): http://mohammadag.xceleo.org/mounting-your-android-devices-internal-storage/
My suggestion (Try this first with Recuva): Flash your phone back to stock, reroot (using Framaroot or other non-invasive method), get terminal emulator (*NOT* through Play Store, don't even set up Google accounts, this will potentially overwrite data), in emulator get su and type "setprop persist.sys.usb.config mass_storage" and see if that pops the cap. Samsung is stubborn tho and will not usually let this one fly. It might fly if you happen to install some other than stock rom.
Sorry that this is a lot of info... weigh your options!!
Best of luck,
Please do say thanks!
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1.4 OTA Update

Has anyone received the 1.4 update. I read it was supposed to have started yesterday. I tried updating but no joy. ?

They pulled it because some 500GB model users got soft-bricked, and the device would only boot into fastboot (which is easily fixable by unlocking bootloader and flashing factory images).
If anyone captured the OTA url before they pulled it it would be appreciated

Got an update today
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I think my unit got soft bricked.. How do I boot into fast boot?

dunemessiah said:
I think my unit got soft bricked.. How do I boot into fast boot?
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you can try HW solution by press the power manytimes when you connect power cable
HW method:
- Disconnect power cable
- Insert USB OTG cable and make sure to connect other end to a host PC
- Connect power cable to SHIELD
- Quickly start pressing power button for ~3 seconds
- Do not hold the button and connect power supply afterwards
- HDMI TV should be always connected to SHIELD

I got the update seems to be running OK...

Nice update. Now es can write to external storage devices. :thumbup:
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Anybody else's notice the device is sluggish here an there even before the update.I got the pro version just doesn't as snappy like it was first couple weeks I had it..

Since you have a working 1.4 update, could you boot up TWRP recovery, you don't need to install it, and backup system, then upload it where people can access it please? Proferably with the boot partition in case something changed there. As for speed, your drive needs trimmed. They claim it's done automatically, but I'm calling BS. When I trim twice a day, the drive is much much faster. I suggest fstrim. There are ways to do it from the command line, but may as well get it automated since it helps. I do it on my SSD's also, and there is little to no life degen as some think. It has to trim before adding files anyways, just gets it done all at once.

kdb424 said:
Since you have a working 1.4 update, could you boot up TWRP recovery, you don't need to install it, and backup system, then upload it where people can access it please? Proferably with the boot partition in case something changed there. As for speed, your drive needs trimmed. They claim it's done automatically, but I'm calling BS. When I trim twice a day, the drive is much much faster. I suggest fstrim. There are ways to do it from the command line, but may as well get it automated since it helps. I do it on my SSD's also, and there is little to no life degen as some think. It has to trim before adding files anyways, just gets it done all at once.
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Thanks for the tip about "fstrim". There are several in the play store. Could you please clarify which one you are using?
- Trimmer (fstrim)
- LagFix (fstrim) Free
- Lagfix (fstrim) Premium
Many thanks.
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dzeek said:
Thanks for the tip about "fstrim". There are several in the play store. Could you please clarify which one you are using?
- Trimmer (fstrim)
- LagFix (fstrim) Free
- Lagfix (fstrim) Premium
Many thanks.
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All of them work. I personally use option 1,but they all run the name command. Some devices prefer one or the other. Trimmer seems to be the most up to date.

after 1.4 anyone have issue using fastboot boot command to boot into twrp?
I tried it and it says it sending the image and finishes but the SATV just freezes on fastboot menu and you have to pull plug.

Nekromantik said:
after 1.4 anyone have issue using fastboot boot command to boot into twrp?
I tried it and it says it sending the image and finishes but the SATV just freezes on fastboot menu and you have to pull plug.
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Also having the same issue on Shield Pro.

new update made everything sluggish. Almost made the system unbearable to use
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I did the 1.4 update but still can't write to my SD card. Am I missing something?

Shakes The AssClown said:
I did the 1.4 update but still can't write to my SD card. Am I missing something?
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1.4 dont add support for that.
Android 6.0 will enable that by stock.
At the moment you need root access.

Nekromantik said:
1.4 dont add support for that.
Android 6.0 will enable that by stock.
At the moment you need root access.
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Oh OK...somebody earlier in the thread said ES File Explorer could now write to external storage.

toanau said:
new update made everything sluggish. Almost made the system unbearable to use
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Mine was a little sluggish before update now after update a little worse.The whole system just seems very buggy

I guess I'll wait for the next update. Seems it's breaking things. Nothing wrong with 1.3
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I used the kitkat SD card fix application in the play store and that seemed to fix the SD write issues. I was on 1.3. I don't run stock these days, so I haven't tested 1.4, but should work.