I was trying to install the new phiremod, but I messed up somewhere and I was stuck in CWM. Everything I was trying to load up gave me an error, so I go to this thread, grab the file to keep my NC rooted and rebooted it. When it came back it got stuck on the silver "n" with the "Contains Reader Mobile..." text at the bottom of the screen. I'm not quite sure what to do next.
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This worked for me.
Hold 'n' on boot. You'll get an install failed error.
Shut down nook
Hold 'n' on boot again. You'll be asked to reinstall. push 'n' to confirm twice.
Callmeraymon,
That process worked, as I got the failed error and then the reinstall. But even after that, I am still stuck with the 'n". Anything else I can try. I also reinstalled 1.0.1 via clockwork, but still stuck with 'n'. Any help is appreciated. I am thinking about taking into the store for a new one.
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I've had my NC rooted for 3 weeks. No probs. I decided to update to 1.0.1 to see if wifi was better and so I entered the adb command to force system update and all seemed to be well. After that it went into a boot loop.
I forced another "update" by powering down 8x during bootup. It reinstalled and then same problem. I then tried the directions at nookdevs to fix boot loops. I couldn't ssh into the NC, but to my surprise I could use adb, but I can't do the listed commands because I get "permission denied".
I did an adb logcat and I get nonstop info going by, mostly looking for stuff that shouldn't be there anymore, i.e. apps I loaded when it was rooted. Dalvik cache??
So, long story short, I've tried a system wipe 4x now and I'm stuck in an endless boot loop BUT I do have adb access. What now?
Power, +, N button doesn't work either?
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Power, +, N button doesn't work either?
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Haha. Good call. That did work. Bigtime brain fart. Trying all the hard stuff and not the easiest. What's the diff between the two methods?
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Haha. Good call. That did work. Bigtime brain fart. Trying all the hard stuff and not the easiest. What's the diff between the two methods?
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Head over to Nook Devs for the breakdown of the two.. Both methods are requied for using the newest AutoNooter... Glad to hear the device is still in working order.
Stuck in Boot Loop
Noob here with a problem. I’ve had my NC rooted for 5 days and the rooting went well. I had all my favorite android apps up and running. However I was experiencing random reboots (2-3 times per day). So, I decided to unroot and let the 1.0.1 update install and then I was going to use Auto-Nooter 2.12.18 to get everything back.
I did the 8X reboot thing and after reloaded, the NC went into a boot loop. The first thing I tried to do was the n, volume+ and power button. It simply went back to the boot loop.
I immediately put the auto-nooter sdcard in the NC, plugged in the usb to the pc. As opposed to the other times I did this, I got no visual indication that the PC recognized or activated the NC. I waited the full 5 minutes and removed it. The boot animation had changed, but the NC stayed in the boot loop.
I then searched and found this on nookdev.com (nookdevs.com/NookColor_Fix_Boot_Loops ). Following the instructions there, I installed putty.exe in the same folder as adb.exe. Putty would start and the session window would open, but I could not type or paste anything into the ssh screen. I assumed I had a bad download so I redid that and the install – no luck. I then searched and found another site from which I could download putty.exe, same results.
Before I ejected the NC I opened the command line window and I did adb devices and it came back with nothing. So now my NC is not recognized by the PC (and was before all this).
Can anyone point me in the right direction? Any help with the putty ssh screen issue? Any help will be appreciated.
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I then searched and found this on nookdev.com (nookdevs.com/NookColor_Fix_Boot_Loops ). Following the instructions there, I installed putty.exe in the same folder as adb.exe. Putty would start and the session window would open, but I could not type or paste anything into the ssh screen. I assumed I had a bad download so I redid that and the install – no luck. I then searched and found another site from which I could download putty.exe, same results.
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Out of desperation I downloaded putty.exe again and it worked this time. Using the script on the nookdev.com website, the NC booted. I then did the data wipe and the 8X reset. I'm now back to stock (mostly) and I'll see if it updates tonight. If not, I'll force it tomorrow and don the new auto-nooter.
I'm learning!!
Glad you fixed yours too. This device is nearly impossible to brick unless you deliberately try to. Definitely easy to undo hard work, but hard to brick.
I have the same problem. Minutes after rooting with autonooter, my Nook restarted and I didn't even set up ADB access. I tried reseting several times with no luck Please help!!
Mine is currently stuck in a boot loop as well. I did not update to the newer firmware it auto-updated and jacked everything up. Pretty upset right now.
I know I can reset the device but I need to get the data from it first. I have the entire storage full of data that I need. It will not boot at all and if this gets erased i'll more than likely end up returning the device and purchasing something that I won't have this problem with every update.
Unfortunately, there aren't many devices that will automatically backup all your important data to external media without you having to take some action on your own to set that up.
hey guys i'm noob here yesterday i rooted my nook color and everything was going fine until i turned it off when i tried to turn this again i couldn't so i took the sdcard off and tried again it powered but now i'm stuck in the grey 'N' screen, any idea on how can i fix this?
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hey guys i'm noob here yesterday i rooted my nook color and everything was going fine until i turned it off when i tried to turn this again i couldn't so i took the sdcard off and tried again it powered but now i'm stuck in the grey 'N' screen, any idea on how can i fix this?
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Well, I'm not an expert, but I have been through this kind of thing. I would think you have two possibilities. One would be to put the nooter sdcard back in and hook it to the computer again. If it isn't very corrupted, it may automatically reload from the nooter sdcard.
If that won't work, then I think it's time to do the 3 finger data wipe and then the 8X reboot thing. You can then redo the nooter sdcard thing.
Good luck.
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hey guys i'm noob here yesterday i rooted my nook color and everything was going fine until i turned it off when i tried to turn this again i couldn't so i took the sdcard off and tried again it powered but now i'm stuck in the grey 'N' screen, any idea on how can i fix this?
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EXACT Same thing happened to me and a friend when using autonooter and 1.0.1. I think there is a problem with autonooter or 1.0.1 messing up the booting process. I wonder whats wrong So I was able to do the 8X reboot thing and get back to stock 1.0.0 and from here I'll try to attempt to use autonooter for 1.0.1. But I'm staying with 1.0.0 until Froyo next month.
thanks! the 8x thing worked good, I did the whole auto noot process again and it works at all except by this market issue
I'm stuck at the grey N screen and I can't get out. I just got my NC today, updated to 1.0.1, used the latest Autonooter, followed the instructions to a T, everything worked great.
I left the SD Card in (didn't know you were supposed to take it out and reformat it, none of the instructions were specific about that). I was playing with the unit, everything was working great and decided to reboot it because I saw there was a custom animation and I wanted to see it (didn't remember seeing it the first time around). Now the thing won't reboot. It just gets stuck at the grey N screen. I've tried the power + home method and done the factory resets 3 times but when it resets it still hangs on the N-screen and won't boot.
I'm at a loss here. Some one please help.
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I'm stuck at the grey N screen and I can't get out. I just got my NC today, updated to 1.0.1, used the latest Autonooter, followed the instructions to a T, everything worked great.
I left the SD Card in (didn't know you were supposed to take it out and reformat it, none of the instructions were specific about that). I was playing with the unit, everything was working great and decided to reboot it because I saw there was a custom animation and I wanted to see it (didn't remember seeing it the first time around). Now the thing won't reboot. It just gets stuck at the grey N screen. I've tried the power + home method and done the factory resets 3 times but when it resets it still hangs on the N-screen and won't boot.
I'm at a loss here. Some one please help.
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Did you try taking the SD out and then booting? It'll keep trying to boot from it as long as nooter is on there.
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Did you try taking the SD out and then booting? It'll keep trying to boot from it as long as nooter is on there.
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Yes I did. It's doing all of this with the SD card out.
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Yes I did. It's doing all of this with the SD card out.
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I'd say interrupt the boot 8x (powering down will do) to initiate system restore, then re-root.
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I'd say interrupt the boot 8x (powering down will do) to initiate system restore, then re-root.
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Edit. That fixed it. Thanks. Man do I feel stupid. I thought the 8x reset and the 3 button method were the same. Apparently not. I'll try this again a little smarter hopefully this time.
Thank you for this thread. I thought I just bricked my 2 hour old nook. I stupidly restarted it after root with the nooter card still plugged in. Then I couldn't figure out why it was taking so long for the screen to turn on, so I kept pressing the button and then holding it. Then I realized the card was still in. Took the card out and tried to boot it, but it hung at the 'n' screen. The 8 interrupted boot method saved me from my stupidity though. Thanks.
Same here - left the card in...
8x reset and then a home and power reset cleared me up. Then update back to 1.1 and autonooter 3 again.
Loving it ever since.
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im having the same problem i did the factory reset to and nothing
wats the 3 count and wat else can i do
So what to do when factory restores and stock installs fail?!
OK... reviving this thread since it's my exact problem but I've been unable to find resolution. I've been searching everywhere for what to do next but nothing seems to be working.
I'm helping my buddy get his nook working. He said he was updating to 1.4 and when he rebooted it, it froze on the n screen. He plugged it back into his Win 7 machine to try the update again and it wouldn't mount as a USB device.
After a bunch of reading and fiddling, he built an SD card with ClockworkMod and installed in on an SD card. Or so he thought... he hadn't made it bootable. Over the phone, I walked him through restoring the image to his card and then it booted.
CWM comes back with a pile of errors. Specifically,
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/command
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/log
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/log
E:Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_log
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/last_log
When trying to format /data and /system, we also get errors.
We've downloaded various factory restore zips and tried installing them but they install (successfully according to CWM) and we reboot only to get stuck at the dreaded n screen again. We've done the 8 boot interrupt restore and get and error to call support (nobody answers this week) and done the regular power/+/n restore and it completes but leaves us again on the n screen.
Can anyone tell me the significance of these errors in CWM? It's the only thing different from all the tutorials and video walkthroughs we've followed and although we've seen these errors in other posts, there's never been a good explanation of them and how to resolve them if necessary.
Also, what is the latest version of CWM for the Nook Color and where do I find it? Is there an official site for CWM? Seems like people are just linking to older versions and sources all over the place with no common "go to the CWM site and get latest build of CWM." The latest I've found is 3.2.0.1 in a post back in August 2011.
Thanks in advance! Hoping this gets us over this hump and helps anyone else in the in the same situation.
moose
Solved it...
I've managed to solve the problem I outlined above. I'm not at home right now, so I'll post the specifics once I can get back and post the links and images I used to get this working.
Note that I had no concern for the data/books/apps that were on the device originally. I just wanted it working again with stock 1.4.1.
Basically, I noticed that after restoring to 1.1, the initial screen said "welcome to the future of reading" and then when I updated to 1.2, it said "read forever" so I knew the updates were at least doing something. I now needed to get rid of the errors in CWM 3.2.0.1 so started looking for something to blow away corrupt (?) partitions.
I found a post that had two zip files and it said they repartitioned the nook entirely. I hoped they would blow away my corrupted partitions by rewriting the partition table. I ran one, and it forced me to reboot. Then I ran the second and rebooted. It loaded up, got to the n screen and paused just long enough for me to lose some hope and then flipped over to the nook color boot animation. Yah! Progress!
Tried to register the device using my own bn.com account but wasn't successful. Turns out that you need to either use the original registered account on bn.com or unregistered the nook from his account, but since the error shared the same wording as previous failed factory restores (but this time in the nook registration interface), I assumed it was something locally. I came across a post in the searching that mentioned the need to unregister the nook from the original account to register it on another.
While trying to figure out what to do, I found a 1.4.1 signed stock image that also reconfigured the restore on the device and worked through CWM "install zip from SD" rather than using bn.com update zip via usb (i was still having trouble accessing the nook via usb at this point).
I downloaded the stock cwm 1.4.1 zip and installed it through cwm 3.2.0.1. It booted and then I saw the intro video on the nook registration page had a different woman. I got my buddy to send me the email and password he registered the nook with and the registration process was successful. I now have a working stock 1.4.1 nook color to return to my buddy.
I'll post the actual links to the posts/images that I used once I get home.
Hope this helps others!
I'm also getting the E: Can't mount / errors.
Will try this when I get home.
Also i'm just realizing now that i am using an older CWR v3.0.0.5, so that might be my issue also.
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Mooseroo Could you please post links used to fix this issue
Try using this version of CWR. Just remember you can always choose a recovery image smaller than or the same as your SD card but not larger.
http://mrm3.net/blog/2011/03/11/nook-color-updated-clockwork-recovery-bootable-sd/
this is not working. same issue with nook 1.4.1 and CM7...hangs at "N" or goes black with CM7
Have you check the MD5 of all your files to make sure you have good downloads? It is frequently a skipped step but one of the easiest and first things you need to check.
Mooseroo - where are you?
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I've managed to solve the problem I outlined above. I'm not at home right now, so I'll post the specifics once I can get back and post the links and images I used to get this working.
Note that I had no concern for the data/books/apps that were on the device originally. I just wanted it working again with stock 1.4.1.
Basically, I noticed that after restoring to 1.1, the initial screen said "welcome to the future of reading" and then when I updated to 1.2, it said "read forever" so I knew the updates were at least doing something. I now needed to get rid of the errors in CWM 3.2.0.1 so started looking for something to blow away corrupt (?) partitions.
I found a post that had two zip files and it said they repartitioned the nook entirely. I hoped they would blow away my corrupted partitions by rewriting the partition table. I ran one, and it forced me to reboot. Then I ran the second and rebooted. It loaded up, got to the n screen and paused just long enough for me to lose some hope and then flipped over to the nook color boot animation. Yah! Progress!
Tried to register the device using my own bn.com account but wasn't successful. Turns out that you need to either use the original registered account on bn.com or unregistered the nook from his account, but since the error shared the same wording as previous failed factory restores (but this time in the nook registration interface), I assumed it was something locally. I came across a post in the searching that mentioned the need to unregister the nook from the original account to register it on another.
While trying to figure out what to do, I found a 1.4.1 signed stock image that also reconfigured the restore on the device and worked through CWM "install zip from SD" rather than using bn.com update zip via usb (i was still having trouble accessing the nook via usb at this point).
I downloaded the stock cwm 1.4.1 zip and installed it through cwm 3.2.0.1. It booted and then I saw the intro video on the nook registration page had a different woman. I got my buddy to send me the email and password he registered the nook with and the registration process was successful. I now have a working stock 1.4.1 nook color to return to my buddy.
I'll post the actual links to the posts/images that I used once I get home.
Hope this helps others!
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Just found this thread and I have the same issue - can you post the links you reference? Please?
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Just found this thread and I have the same issue - can you post the links you reference? Please?
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I think he's talking about my files in this post.
Ok guys heres the deal, i have been trying to reflash NC stock and to no avail i get the same issue everytime no matter what version i use, i have even tried ADB, and that does not work.
Ok my problem is this everytime i try to boot it it just loops at the barnes and noble nook color screen forever. When i tried ADB my computer would not even find the device but it found 2 which when i tried to uninstall them they install right after so i cannot use ADB(and yes i turned off automatic driver install). So here is where i land and my question. Do i have a 300 dollar paper weight or is their hope, and if so please explain what i am doing wrong. Thank you for your time
First off...
are you trying to flash the stock B&N?
how are you trying to flash it?
do you have CWM or TWRP on eMMC or stock recovery?
if you're trying to use cwm or twrp to flash stock rom... see the customizing rom thread in my signature for modifications required.
ok i am trying to flash to the stock bn, i am using cwm, but when i do that it just loops through, and adb now does not even recognize the device so i can tie them together so to speak.
Ok, i did everything that forum on your sig told me to do got it installed but it still loops at the "barnes and noble Nook Color" flash screen. Any Ideas?
Now that you have stock on the nook color... do the 8 failed boots to cause it to erase data and deregister the device... it should bring it back to factory and resolve the boot loop issue
Finally! thank you so much for your help been working on this issue for 3 or 4 months now, it works just need to get it charged and hopefully it will take a charge.
i am stuck on a boot loop that flashes to a green cyanogen symbol that says loading underneath. it shows this for about 3 secs then cuts off. the screen flashes two or three times then right back to the same screen. Over and over. I cannot cut it off. Cannot get into Clockwork recovery...cant do anything. ive re-formatted my sd card and loaded a bootable image to take it back to stock and try and start over...but it just continues to loop the green cyanogen loading screen loop. Cannot power it on or off. It can run dead and when i plug it in, about ten minutes later it starts right back into this loop. Even if i take the SD card out it does this. I have taken the SD card out and let the battery run dead and plugged it back in to no avail.
seems I cant get it to even look for the SD card.
The nook was running fine with cm7 installed. I went for about 2 months without using it and plugged it up and it loaded to this.
I have searched for several days with no luck. Most everything I find involves getting into clockwork recovery and re-flashing or whiping cache and data...
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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i just formatted my Sd card and loaded a fresh clockwork mod. put it in and low and behold it now booted to a screen with two little skulls and says loading. HOWEVER...it just repeated its stupid loop with no control and instead of showing the cyanogen loading screen it shows the skull loading screen...then just rinse and repeat. No ability to boot into anything...power on /off anything. I removed the sd card and it automatically reverted to the green cyanogen loading bootloop.
using logic here..im guessing it is looking for the sd card or else it wouldnt have went to the cmr loading screen from the sd card.
Im wondering now if it is a hardware issue...
anyone ever seen this?
You probably are in a recovery bootloop. Look at the links in my signature to see how to get out of it. Both the tips thread and maybe the partition repair thread.
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You probably are in a recovery bootloop. Look at the links in my signature to see how to get out of it. Both the tips thread and maybe the partition repair thread.
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thanks, trying it now...
ok..i am getting somewhere. I was able to boot into the cyanboot universal bootloader. I went to the menu and selected "internal emmc normal' it says loading emmc..then just reboots back to the cyanboot bootloader screen. says loading then loops.
i have read your fixing the partition post but want to be sure where to begin or if I need to go there yet..
thanks so much for your help.
Did you use my new CWM SD I had in my tips thread? If you tried that and were not able to clear the flag by exiting with the reboot option, you need to repair partition 2. But be sure to try my CWM first. It is modified to help get out of the loop.
Edit: just reread your posts again. It sounds like you did try my CWM card if it booted to cyanoboot boot loader. But cwm is not coming up? You are not going to be able to flash my partition repair zips without cwm. Let me know, there may be a way to use adb to fix it.
Edit2: Another thing you can try is the eight failed boots reset. The nook has an automatic reset feature where if it cannot boot 8 times in a row, it will revert itself back to stock like it came out of the box. See this post below, it is the best description I've seen on how to make it happen.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25405429
Edit3: I just did a little experimenting and found that the 8 failed boots only works if you still have the stock recovery on emmc.
Edit4: I added a section to my tips thread that discusses the 8 failed boots and provides a stock recovery zip.
I've searched and searched in the forums, but can't find the correct procedural steps to fix this issue.
While attempting to install LN14.1 internally on my Nook HD+, I somehow screwed everything up and now it just repeatedly flashes the "nook" screen and doesn't continue on to the Cyanogen bootloader screen (or anything else for that matter). I've tried to boot to SD, but have been unsuccessful.
Every 2 seconds, the screen goes black, flashes the initial "nook" screen, then does it all over again. I've watched it go on for better than 15 minutes and nothing else happens. I eventually have to hold down the power button and the home button just to shut it down.
I really just need to find the correct procedure for getting back on-track. If I've screwed up the emmc, how do I start from scratch and at least get back to stock?
Can somebody please point me in the right direction? Can you link the thread that addresses this issue? I haven't been able to find it.
Thanks.
I have this problem too, only that I'm stuck at the TWRP recovery screen
You should search for the stock nook proprietary software. You should get a bootable sdcard recovery, install the stock software, let it factory reset, then reboot from sdcard recovery and install twrp 3.0.1 (I found newer versions **** up the internal emmc structure). Then flash whatever rom you want, or alternatively boot from the new recovery and restore a backup