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Nook Color Only boots into clockwork recovery

Is there a way to get rid of the clockwork mod boot on the nook color
As per onstuctions on this site, I got a 1.1 pre roote version and installed it
from the sd card with the clockwork menu which informed me that the
"NookColor" install complete.
when I reboot, it starts with the welcome message,but then only reboots into the same recovery menu.
At this point I would just like to go back to a stock rom, but cannot boot anything but the recovery.
By the way, I can boot froyo from the sd card
Please help me

I've moved your thread to the correct forum.

So you dont have the CWR sdcard in? Because if you did, you would need to remove that first. Sorry if this dumb, but thats all I can think of right now. Maybe reflash the 1.1 pre rooted rom? Or follow the instructions in Samuelhalff's "Easily restore to stock" thread located here in the Nook forums.

The "Easily restore to stock" saved the day. I am now up and running.
Thanks

How did you do that? I have CWR on mine and I went to buy a book from the shop on the Nook and it downloaded and installed 1.1... Now when I try to go back and restore from backup CWR doesn't respond... All it does is sit there and if I select something from the menu it goes to the background image (the circle with the top hat) and sits there. I would like to remove this so I can reroot my Nook...
Thanks for any help.
Bob

See the other thread or sticky that's labeled "How to Restore to Stock easiliy." I believe you can also use the power down and on 8 times trick to restore to stock as well.

Same thing happened to me. I used Clockwork to flash the CWR-removal.zip on the restore thread mentioned above and it fixed my boot, everything else was OK.

porear said:
Same thing happened to me. I used Clockwork to flash the CWR-removal.zip on the restore thread mentioned above and it fixed my boot, everything else was OK.
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Ditto that. I reinstalled CW and everything seems to be working fine. Has anyone else had issues with using Rom Manager on the NC? I've had to go back to stock twice whenever I've used it.

I had a problem when trying to roll my 1.1 rooted NC back to stock because I futzed it up that I ended up in a CWR loop. 8 resets didn't get me a reflash, it got a recovery. Took me finally getting the NC flashed and rerooted at 1.1 a second time when I reinstalled ROM Manager and ended up with the problem again. Took me this wasted effort to realize that CWR runs in lieu of the reflash if CWR is installed and that's an obvious problem when I wanted a reflash and not restore a different backup.
There is a thread with a zip that CWR can run that blasts CWR off and reflashs stock and getting that done put me back both times I messed up above.
Seems to me that perhaps the whole "can never brick" response when people ask for help needs to have an addendum about how CWR gets in the way of an 8 reboot reflash and provide guidance on how to get that update file and use it instead to get back to square one. (Plus some advice on when to clear caches and data partitions to avoid weirdness later).
Now rerooted on 1.1 with no ROM Manager running but I'm missing the nandroid bacjup capability, so maybe I reinstall but stay away from the recovery option until I need it?

I reinstalled CW after I rerooted 1.1 and have had no problems with it so far, but I also haven't tried to backup or anything since the first time (which initially got me into this mess).
I do think you're right about having some sort of addendum thrown in. I was running circles around the XDA forums for a few hours trying to find some sort of fix the first time my Nook started acting weird. The 8-reboot trick just wouldn't work, and my battery was more or less drained because CW was interfering. Maybe this is just understood by most, but it certainly would have saved me some time (and some gray hairs) if someone had mentioned it earlier.

So what is the conclusion of this thread? I have a new NC, updated to 1.1 and installed AutoNooker 3.0, immediately installed Clockwork and did a NAND backup... bad thing is that it won't boot off the eMMC anymore, only CW.
I can boot roms off of the SD card (ie Honeycomb) but this isn't want I want. I've downloaded and flashed several roms but its looped at CW. So the rom isn't the problem.
If we can't install Clockwork Recovery, then how can we flash new roms to the eMMC?
[UPDATE]
Found a flashable file which removes Clockwork Recovery.
http://www.etoile-laconnex.com/CWR-removal-rootsafe.zip
After I flashed that I am now booting off the eMMC froyo rom. Nice! Saved me from Restoring it, updating it, and reRooting it.
[UPDATE 2]
Well while it worked initially, it loaded the homescreen and reset. Now it is stuck at the "Touch the Future of Reading" screen with no Recovery... which worse off. Now I have to make a CWM bootable SD, flash the restore, and start over. Nice.
[UPDATE 3]
Finally got it back to stock after hours. I found a "MonsterPack" here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=922870
Even this was more complicated then it needed. I had to download the 128mb RootPack image, and get it going so I can grab the needed root files. Then download the right size Clockwork image for my memory card and get it going. The end result ended in a Clockwork SD card. Then I made a "sdcard" folder from where I added the rootpack files and the stock image 1.0.1 flashable zip file.
Format the system and boot partitions, then flash the stock zip.
I just upgraded stock to 1.1, then will proceed to boot off the microsd and root, install GAPPS, etc.
I wish I knew of a great custom rom to flash. I flashed Nookie Froyo 0.6.8 and it powers down immediately (several complaints about this). Maybe CM7?

Ditto
I'm having this problem as well, but I can't seem to do anything to fix it. I was running 1.1, and auto-nootered using v3.0. Everything was hunky dory until I installed CWR. I flashed, shutdown, restarted, then chose to perform a backup which brought me down into CWR and I was never able to get out. I used the Monster pack zip to remove CWR, and now I boot to the "n" screen and sit forever. I tried the 8 hard resets and it said it installed on two different occasions, but still I sit on the "n" screen during boot. I tried the 1.0.1 restore zip as well, but to no avail. What do I need to do to get back up and running?

CW Recovery only
So I flashed my NC with both the pre-dualboot and the dual-honeycomb rom, but every time I reboot with the SD card inserted, it only boots to CW recovery. When I take it out..it boots to NC stock OS.
Am I suppose to remove clockwork recovery with the CW-removal zip? I tried that.. once it rebooted it went right back to CW. Should I be using two different SD cards? One for CW recovery and one to load the eMMc?
So confused...
What I need to know is what should be on the SD card after everything is flashed.

Mw : you could use a bootable cwr sdcard and flash 'emmc recovery repair', then format data and restore your backup.
Ehamonn: you have to remove cwr from the sdcard. Format should do the trick. But you'll loose the data on it..
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Do I need to keep a boot image on the card after I format?

Well, if you only want to boot from internal memory, no.

[Q] keeps booting into recovery

I rooted my NC, installed newest rom manager, flashed latest cwm and rebooted. But my nook kept booting into recovery, so i formated data and system and flashed cm7. It is still only booting into recovery. what can i do to fix this???

Did you take out the micro SD card?

cwm isnt on the sd card, i flashed it using rom manager, so dont think the sd has anything to do with it... does it?

One way to find out... pop out the SD card, reboot, see if you get into your OS/

This happened to me too, you have to remove cwm, there s a file for it somewhere on here. Basically you have to boot with a cwm bootable sd card, then run the remove clockwork zip. After its removed, you can reflash it again via rom manger. The important thing is to reboot the device after flashing it, if you dont - that's what causes it to boot loop into recovery.
Edit: here's the CWM Removal zip, put this on your CWM bootable sd card and run it. That should get you out of the boot loop.
Remember when you flash cwm again, REBOOT before trying to go into recovery. I rebooted a couple times just to be safe.
http://www.etoile-laconnex.com/CWR-removal.zip
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Bawb3 said:
This happened to me too, you have to remove cwm, there s a file for it somewhere on here. Basically you have to boot with a cwm bootable sd card, then run the remove clockwork zip. After its removed, you can reflash it again via rom manger. The important thing is to reboot the device after flashing it, if you dont - that's what causes it to boot loop into recovery.
Edit: here's the CWM Removal zip, put this on your CWM bootable sd card and run it. That should get you out of the boot loop.
Remember when you flash cwm again, REBOOT before trying to go into recovery. I rebooted a couple times just to be safe.
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Same thing happened to me and I followed the same path to boot to CM7 again except that after flashing CWR-removal.zip from my bootable CWR recovery SD I had to flash CM7 on top of it to be able to boot normally again.

thanks, i did that but now i f***ed it up another way... i'll let you guys know if i need any help.

Can't exit out of ClockworkMod Recovery menu

So, I set up ClockwordMod via http://www.androidtablets.net/forum...m-manager-nandroid-backup-custom-kernels.html
I followed all of the instructions & booted into the recovery menu. I selected backup & it finished. I selected "reboot system now" & the Nook Color just rebooted right back into the ClockwordMod Recovery menu. I'm not sure what went wrong. I followed every step of the instructions perfectly. I've used ClockworkMod Recovery on my Droid 2 (via Droid 2 Recovery Bootstrap) without issue before.
FYI: I'm using the stock 1.1.0 Nook Color system. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

celebi23 said:
So, I set up ClockwordMod via http://www.androidtablets.net/forum...m-manager-nandroid-backup-custom-kernels.html
I followed all of the instructions & booted into the recovery menu. I selected backup & it finished. I selected "reboot system now" & the Nook Color just rebooted right back into the ClockwordMod Recovery menu. I'm not sure what went wrong. I followed every step of the instructions perfectly. I've used ClockworkMod Recovery on my Droid 2 (via Droid 2 Recovery Bootstrap) without issue before.
FYI: I'm using the stock 1.1.0 Nook Color system. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Yeah there is a known Issue with Installing CWR to your Nook via Rom Manager while on Rom 1.1..
Which Versions of CWR and Rom Manager are you using? I thought that they fixed this problem in the newest Versions....
From my experiance with this issue you will have to uninstall CWR from the Boot Partition, and possibly completely wipe and restore the Boot, and inturn the whole system will need to be restored.
Check this Thread out. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=949699

therealguppy said:
Yeah there is a known Issue with Installing CWR to your Nook via Rom Manager while on Rom 1.1..
Which Versions of CWR and Rom Manager are you using? I thought that they fixed this problem in the newest Versions....
From my experiance with this issue you will have to uninstall CWR from the Boot Partition, and possibly completely wipe and restore the Boot, and inturn the whole system will need to be restored.
Check this Thread out. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=949699
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Thanks for replying I'm using CWR 3.0.0.5 & whatever the latest version of the Rom Manager is (can't remember off the top of my head). Would I uninstall CWR with adb? Would I then need to restore my Nook Color to the default system? Might you have instructions on how to uninstall CWR?

celebi23 said:
Thanks for replying I'm using CWR 3.0.0.5 & whatever the latest version of the Rom Manager is (can't remember off the top of my head). Would I uninstall CWR with adb? Would I then need to restore my Nook Color to the default system? Might you have instructions on how to uninstall CWR?
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3.0.0.5 is the old one, 3.0.0.6 is the newest CWR, I think they fixed this issue, but Im not sure, I would check around before you install CWR to your boot partition again on your 1.1
Sorry I though that link I gave had that Zip and Instructions on it, but it just had the Link the Thread that has it on there... >_<
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=914690
This link has a Flashable Zip that will restore boot, You will need to burn a CWR SD card and run from there.
if you have further trouble after that you will need to fully restore everything.

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3.0.0.5 is the old one, 3.0.0.6 is the newest CWR, I think they fixed this issue, but Im not sure, I would check around before you install CWR to your boot partition again on your 1.1
Sorry I though that link I gave had that Zip and Instructions on it, but it just had the Link the Thread that has it on there... >_<
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=914690
This link has a Flashable Zip that will restore boot, You will need to burn a CWR SD card and run from there.
if you have further trouble after that you will need to fully restore everything.
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Thanks, I'm the process of restoring it completely. Kinda needed a fresh start anyways.

flashed to 3.0.1.0 and would like to get back to 3005. Anyone have any suggestions?
Custom nookie Froyo .68 emmc

Just wondering why you want to go back ?

[Solved] Boot repair

I attempted to put Phiremod onto my NC, but I formatted the boot partition so it doesn't start up. What's the easiest way to get my Nook going again?

Try using a CWR SD Card, and either flashing a nightly zip, or one of the U-Boot files floating around.

I think I just need to flash a proper boot file, which should I try for either CM7 or Phiremod?

Can anyone help me out? The sticky seems a bit outdated or maybe it's just confusing me.
I have a 2GB uSD card and I just want to try out Phiremod and the stable CM7 to see which I prefer. Do I have really have to restore to stock just to overwrite it again?

I decided to completely restore to stock firmware to see if I could get this thing to work. I downloaded the complete 1.0.1 zip, loaded it on my CWM recovery uSD card, formatted boot, system, data, and cache, flashed the recovery zip and then rebooted.... Didn't boot
I need help, what am I missing?

Follow sticky carefully, it works.
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thereddog said:
I decided to completely restore to stock firmware to see if I could get this thing to work. I downloaded the complete 1.0.1 zip, loaded it on my CWM recovery uSD card, formatted boot, system, data, and cache, flashed the recovery zip and then rebooted.... Didn't boot
I need help, what am I missing?
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Do the 8 re-boot step. There is also a boot fix zip file or recovery zip file you can flash via your CWM SD.

I flashed the 3.2.0.8 recovery zip, but it still doesn't boot

Download this to your CWM sd card. And this. Then put in your CWM sd card, boot it up, flash the update_nc_stock_1.2.zip file, then ManualNooter. Take out the sd card and reboot. Should have stock + root.

Thank you, but I don't even want to use the B&N software. Either CM7 or Phiremod.
Can't I just repair the boot partition?

I went ahead and flashed the update-nc-stock-1.2-signed.zip then manual nooter
Took the card out and rebooted, nothing happens

Did you reboot? What do you see?

Nothing, screen doesn't come on

Help please!

Oh. Have your tried flashing this?

Where did you find that on the CM site? All I found under Nook Color were the 'update' zips
Downloading now

Ahh, it's a nightly CM7 build... I assume that it will completely format the EMMC?

Downloaded and flashed the latest nightly zip, still won't boot.........

Anyone else have any ideas I could try?

Perhaps I missed where you said you did it, but go back and take the Nook completely back to stock. I umderstand that you said you don't want to use to stock software at all, but you need to get it back to factory so you can at least boot the device.
Once you've done that, go ahead and follow the directions TO THE LETTER to load your CM7 or Phiremod.
Cliffs Notes: Trying to repair something when you can't even boot is a bit silly. Just start from square one and root. Enjoy!

AM I bricked?

Rooted with manual nooter and everything worked fine. Then tried dalingrins overclock kernal and it wouldnt go past the N boot screen. Did the factory restore with zip file through Clockwork. Still wont boot passed N screen. I have tried holding power and N button and it wont reset. Tried the 8x failed boot and that wouldnt work either. What other options do I have?

You are not truly "bricked" till it won't boot from an sd card... Have you tried that yet?
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stevenjf88 said:
Rooted with manual nooter and everything worked fine. Then tried dalingrins overclock kernal and it wouldnt go past the N boot screen. Did the factory restore with zip file through Clockwork. Still wont boot passed N screen. I have tried holding power and N button and it wont reset. Tried the 8x failed boot and that wouldnt work either. What other options do I have?
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Remove Clockworkmod, then do the 8x reboot. If it doesn't work, that means you're not doing it correctly. Just keep trying.

Have you tried wiping and reflashing from a bootable sd?
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stevenjf88 said:
Rooted with manual nooter and everything worked fine. Then tried dalingrins overclock kernal and it wouldnt go past the N boot screen. Did the factory restore with zip file through Clockwork. Still wont boot passed N screen. I have tried holding power and N button and it wont reset. Tried the 8x failed boot and that wouldnt work either. What other options do I have?
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Did you get it from here?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1064095#13485473
Because there are other OC kernels which were designed for CM7 mods.....

To boot from SD, how can I do that if I remove Clockwork? Should I remove clockwork, flash the stock IMG on an sd and do a 8x boot?

If you are unable to get to your emmc clockwork recovery you need to make a clockwork recovery bootable SD card. It will boot your nook into CWR from the card. Instructions can be found in the development thread. Its not that hard. You just have to burn the image to a spare SD card.
Once you have that, you can flash whatever you like. If a backup of your prior 1.2 is not readily available you can try flashing an older version first (see "return to stock" thread in development) and then updating to 1.2 using the B&N official update. At least this is how I went about a fresh install several months ago just to clean house. You can proceed to manual nooter again.
OC kernels as mentioned before are specific to which build you are running ie froyo, CM7, stock etc. The link above are just stock 1.2 kernels modified to allow for overclocking and few other tweaks such as a different scheduler. Dal has overclock kernels available for 1.2 as well. That's what I use when running 1.2. Just make sure you grab the latest one that is specific for your setup. Hope this helps.
Edit: Here is the restore to stock thread link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=914690

Two steps before flashing the stock zip is to format data and cache. It has an error when formatting data. I think this is why the stock flash didnt work the first time. Any suggestions?

What version of CWR are you booting to from the SD card? I have heard of this problem when trying to use older versions that don't have the proper extension support.

Figured out the issue. I did a factory reset by holding the power and home button down. Then I went into clockwork and installed the 1.0.1 recovery. I took out the sd and rebooted. That didnt work....
So I did teh factory reset again, installed 1.0.1 recovery, then Instead of removing the sd, I formatted it and rebooted. This worked perfect. For some reason it wouldnt boot without an SD in the slot. Even though it was formatted through CW.
Thanks for all yor help guys!

I would always get the error message on the first reboot after using a bootable SD card. I bet if you had just rebooted again without the card in place it would have fired right up. Glad you got it working!
When you get your rooted 1.2 setup again, make a nandroid backup and save a copy of the folder to your computer/jump drive or something. That way if you get bootlooped/borked again you can load that nandroid onto your bootable SD card and restore. Won't have to start all over again

Actually have one more issue. I'm trying to do the barnes and noble 1.2 update. Both of my computers recognize a drive but say to insert a disk when trying to drag the update file to them. If I go to device info on the nook it says I have 0.00mb of internal storage. I assume these two problems go together. Any ideas?

I believe both SD card and internal memory technically should be recognized. Unmount the SD card and remove it. It may be causing issues or interfering. Reconnect the device and it should mount the internal storage partition (5 GB). You can drop the update onto the root of this drive. This of course is assuming you don't have one of the newer nooks that has different size partitions (1 GB). Not sure how your restore process may have affected this.