The option to format my SD Card is GONE from the recovery menu, here's what happened.
1. i9000M running Froyo JPM approx. 3 days, no lagfix, rooted, lots of apps, SD card almost full.
2. Took phone out of pocket - Black screen of death, bottom buttons light up on touch.
3. Reboot into ClockWorkMod Recovery - unmount and remount everything. Reboot, and nothing. Wipe cache, reboot, nothing. Wipe data/restore to factory, reboot, AHA!, see 4.
4. Phone starts, immediately starts force closing like none other.. so, reboot into recovery.
5. Try restoring a Nandroid backup.. everything is swell, but it finds an error: can not restore android_system.img ... oh boy
6. Go back into recovery.. can NOT get to ClockworkMod Recovery, when I try to apply the update.zip, ERROR: no such file exists
Note: at this point I am not getting any errors when I enter recovery mode related to mounting, sdcard - nothing.
7. Try wiping/resetting again. Nothing.
8. Try flashing back to UGJH2 (stock Bell), nothing.
In the end, I still have no errors in recovery, and the option to format my SD card is gone..
Is this the same SD card issue as everyone else, or did I unmount my SD card somehow in step 3?
you sound like this case
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=822580
so when you re-flashed back to JH2
did you get any error message?
which method did you use to flash back to JH2 ?
I got my nookcolor yesterday and love it
I immediately updated to 1.1 and rooted it
Today I installed ClockworkMod Recovery in order to back up my nook onto my sd card
I booted into ClockworkMod Recovery, did a backup, went to "reboot system now" and the sytem just keeps booting into ClockworkMod Recovery.
I attempted a restore thinking something was screwed up from the backup I just made and it says it went well but still it just boots into ClockworkMod.
Do I just not know how to reboot my nook? It makes no sense that it would be corrupt given that all I did at first was backup to sd. HELP PLEASE this tiny text recovery screen is starting to look old.
What I did was find the thread about removing CWR (I think its in the dev forum)
It basically entails setting up a bootable CWR image on your SD card, and then adding a CWR removal zip into the root of the sd card...
Put it in your NC and boot to the SD card, install zip from SD card, let it run
After it is complete, reboot from CWR and when it says 'rebooting' pop out the SD card so your system can boot normally.
After that, go back into ROM Manager, flash CWR and then it should work fine.
I had this same problem last night (running 1.1 autonooter 3.0) and made a backup in CWR this afternoon and it worked flawlessly...
I don't know what happens with the initial CWR flash from ROM Manager on 1.1 systems, but removing it and reflashing seems to do the trick.
I am running rooted 1.1, and want to create a backup before I take the plunge on CM7. I reboot using Clockwork Recovery via ROM Manager, and access the backup menu.
This is what always happens:
Reboot into recovery
Choose Backup and Restore
Choose Backup
......
ClockworkMod Recovery v3.0.1.0
SD Card space free: 949MB
Backing up boot...
Backing up system...
Can't mount /system!
I then go back out and choose 'Mounts and Storage' to try to manually mount the volumes. From here I can see that /cache and /sdcard is mounted, but I cannot mount /system or /data.
Any ideas??? I really want to back up my my stock unit before trying CM7...
clouser said:
I am running rooted 1.1, and want to create a backup before I take the plunge on CM7. I reboot using Clockwork Recovery via ROM Manager, and access the backup menu.
This is what always happens:
Reboot into recovery
Choose Backup and Restore
Choose Backup
......
ClockworkMod Recovery v3.0.1.0
SD Card space free: 949MB
Backing up boot...
Backing up system...
Can't mount /system!
I then go back out and choose 'Mounts and Storage' to try to manually mount the volumes. From here I can see that /cache and /sdcard is mounted, but I cannot mount /system or /data.
Any ideas??? I really want to back up my my stock unit before trying CM7...
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1.1 functions with clockwork 3.0.0.5. I don't think you will get a backup with 3.0.1.0 because it writes to a different partition. You may need to burn 0.5 to an sd card or revert to 0.5 do your backup and then reload 1.0.
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1.1 functions with clockwork 3.0.0.5. I don't think you will get a backup with 3.0.1.0 because it writes to a different partition. You may need to burn 0.5 to an sd card or revert to 0.5 do your backup and then reload 1.0.
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The oldest version I could find in ROM Manager was 3.0.0.6. I reverted to that version, but it did not work any better. Now when I tell it to reboot, it will only reboot back into recovery, I cannot get it to reboot back into Eclair. I never had a problem rebooting out of recovery mode on 3.0.1.0. What the heck is going on? I did make sure no SD cards were in during the reboots.
I did go download an offline copy of 3.0.0.5 to try from SD, but I need to get back into Eclair so I can update my Nook to use the older CWR via ADB...
Here's your answer!
Hey, I had this exact problem. Here is the solution:
1) Download the .zip update for ClockworkMod 3.0.1.0 and put it on your SD
2) Flash CWM from ROM Manager (NOT the "old" one, just the regular one)
3) Reboot to CWM
4) From CWM, install the .zip CWM update file
Reboot to android, then reboot to recovery (using ROM Manager or whatever other means you like, doesn't matter) and you'll be able to do a backup.
Hope this helps!
Josh H. said:
Hey, I had this exact problem. Here is the solution:
1) Download the .zip update for ClockworkMod 3.0.1.0 and put it on your SD
2) Flash CWM from ROM Manager (NOT the "old" one, just the regular one)
3) Reboot to CWM
4) From CWM, install the .zip CWM update file
Reboot to android, then reboot to recovery (using ROM Manager or whatever other means you like, doesn't matter) and you'll be able to do a backup.
Hope this helps!
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i found an sd bootable versionof CWM, it as 3.0.0.5, but said it was 1.1 compatable. I booted off SD, and this copy worked. I backed up, formatted, and flashed the new ROM. However, as soon as I removed the SD and rebooted, it took me right back to the CWM that is on my eMMC! What gives???
I still cannot reboot back into android
I found some similar threads but I'm a total noob with all of this. I'm hoping someone could help me out here using laymen terms (not even really sure what you guys mean when you say to "flash the zip").
I used autonooter 3.0 awhile back without knowing that clockwork recovery was also included with it. I wanted to restore back to stock and just have it back to factory settings. I foolishly tried to reboot 8 times thinking that it would revert back to factory settings, however now it gets stuck in the ClockworkMod Recovery v.3.0.0.5 everytime I boot up the nook. I saw one of the threads mention to use CWR removal zip, so I placed that on my sdcard, inserted it into my nook and tried to "install zip from sdcard" from CWR, but it keeps saying "Can't mount /sdcard/update.zip". I'm at the point where I'm completely stuck and frustrated as I can't use my nook and having trouble deciphering some of the threads here. Could someone please help with a walkthrough? Thank you so much!
Flash the zip refers to the option available on CWR (or using ADB, but nevermind that for now). You use the sound keys to go up and down, the N for enter and the power for back (if memory serves me correctly).
Also in CWR you have different options to format /data /system /cache and a bit more.
All you need is here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=914690
You can start by doing only part 2, which is to put the zip file in a uSD (root is fine, as you have to navigate to it), boot up your nook, flash that zip, and format chache partition and dalvik cache (have a look on the options of each menu in CWR). Then do the 8 times and see if it works. If not, move to doing part 1 also.
Also, read this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=943956
and use the search feature of the forums. Keep reading, everything will start to make sense soon!
Thanks so much for your help. I tried adding the zip file to my sdcard, but trying to install that part is where I'm getting stuck. I'm selecting "install zip from sdcard, choose zip from sdcard" from CWM, but it keeps saying that it "failed to mount /sdcard, can't mount sdcard". I assumed that I needed to go to mounts and storage and select "mount /sdcard" but it just gives me an error mounting sdcard message. Same with selecting "format sdcard". Any other suggestions?
Unless you got the AN 3.0 image from a source other than the original thread in this forum, clockworks recovery was not installed from using AN 3.0. You, or someone else, had to go into the “ROM Manager” app and manually select to install it.
To fix the problem, go HERE and make yourself a bootable ClockworkMod SD card. Once you have made the card, put the CWM remover zip on the SD card. Turn off your NC, and then boot the device with the bootable CWM card. Then you need to install the CWM remover zip.
This worked like a charm. Thank you GM and Gun! Totally made my day.
Here is my latest attempt to get working again.
I tried about a month go to unbrick and put aside to let my mind get fresh. A month ago DizzyDen sent me all the memory partitions and I "dd" all of them, but could not get the boot menu below to go away.
Nook is using Encore U-Boot Menu by j4mm3r. 1.2 port + extras by fattire.
From an earlier xda nookcolor post with some modifications:
"1a. Download http://www.mediafire.com/?5vbw33ue7pvod0g
1b. Download http://www.mediafire.com/?1zfj4334krqhs48
1c. Extract the .img files from the above, set aside for now."
2. Here I tried verygreen 1.3 sdcard with latest CM7, internal CWM recovery and SDcard CWM recovery. I used the latest CWM recovery. On the SDcard CWM recovery I used both the latest and the one for the original nook ROM, which mine is.
"3. Install ADB. From what I read there is limited success in installing it in 64-bit Windows. It didn't work for me. This may be the most difficult step." I got it to work on my 64-bit machine.
"4. If you can see the /sdcard partition on the Froyo SD copy the two .img files there.
4a. Insert the Froyo SD Card into the Nook and boot. When it's ready start ADB and verify that it can communicate with the Nookie. (Type "ADB devices" in DOS window)" Here I tried CM7 SDcard, CWM Recovery SDcard and internal and CWM Recovery. CWM Recovery
"4b. If the .img files are on the sdcard already, go to step 5.
4c. Type "ADB push (path)/boot.img /sdcard/boot.img" without quotes and with appropriate source path. Wait until it's done.
4d. Type "ADB push (path)/system.img /sdcard/system.img" without quotes and with appropriate source path. Wait until it's done." Here I copied with windows 7 and tried the adb push commands as well. In either situation I was able to get the boot and system image successfully copied over.
"5. Type "ADB shell" without the quotes.
5a. Type "dd if=/sdcard/boot.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p1" without quotes. Wait until finished.
5b. Type "dd if=/sdcard/system.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p5" without quotes. Wait until finished." It completed successfully.
"6. Once done, turn off Nook and remove SD Card. Save it for another rainy day or put it back into circulation. I saved mine. Cheap insurance for $15.
7. Follow procedure at http://nookdevs.com/Flash_back_to_clean_stock_ROM to restore firmware and reset data." Never able to get here since my boot menu came back up.
Any suggestion as to what I should do next?
1. Don't know what you are trying to do.
2. Don't know what problem you hit.
3. Don't know what your current system is.
Can't help, m8.
I have screwed up my nook to the point that when you turn it on the screen would just be all black, nothing would come up on the screen, and I was able to get back to a fully working system in no time. I would say that it is 99.9% impossible to brick it without really trying too.
Your post is a little hard to understand, so let me see if I have this right,
- You were running a modified version of the stock 1.2 firmware
- You were also using the modified boot menu created by j4mm3r from HERE
- The rest is all a little fuzzy
- You are now trying to return to stock, but can’t because you can’t remove the modified boot menu
If this is somewhat correct, then this should be able to help you.
- Download the stock 1.2 update.zip found HERE, get the “update-nc-stock-1.2-signed.zip” file
- Now download the file to make a bootable CWM card found HERE
- Follow the directions in that post to make your bootable CWM card, then place the “update-nc-stock-1.2-signed.zip” file onto that card
- With your NC off, put the bootable CWM card into your NC, and turn it on
- When CWM starts up, select “wipe cache partition,” followed by “wipe cache partition”
- Now scroll down to and select “mounts and storage”
- Now scroll down to and select “format /boot”
- When that has completed, you will then select “install zip from sdcard”
- Then select “choose zip from sdcard,” and select the “update-nc-stock-1.2-signed.zip” file
- When that has completed, remove the card, and select reboot the device
Your device should now boot just like stock. You can then follow the steps outlined in your step 7 procedure, just follow part one method one, and then part two. At this point you should be back to a completely stock NC.
@GMPOWER
I have the update-nc-stock-1.3.zip on my SDcard ClockworkMod Recovery v3.0.2.8. I have the original nookcolor.
I used my SDcard CWM v3.0.2.8 disk with the update-nc-stock-1.3.zip and followed your instructions.
- With your NC off, put the bootable CWM card into your NC, and turn it on
- When CWM starts up, select “wipe cache partition,” followed by “wipe cache partition”
- Now scroll down to and select “mounts and storage”
- Now scroll down to and select “format /boot”
- When that has completed, you will then select “install zip from sdcard”
- Then select “choose zip from sdcard,” and select the “update-nc-stock-1.3.zip” file
- When that has completed, remove the card, and select reboot the device
My nookcolor rebooted back to green Cyanogen bootup screen followed by the Cyanogen mod skater. Then I get force closes with dspmanager. It is running Mod version 7-08192011-NIGHTLYencore. It did not boot back to stock.
@votinh
What I was trying to do was install update-cm-7.1.0-encore-signed.zip over the last nightly 8-19-2011 that installed correctly. Note: when I attempt from Mounts and Storage to -format /system it hangs and and I have to force restart the nookcolor.
If I attempt to install without format/system the update-cm-7.1.0-encore-signed.zip from the CWM Recovery SDcard v3.0.2.8, it finds, opens, installs, saying Install from sdcard complete. Rebooting and looking at system about says it is still nightly 8-19-2011.
That is why I have tried everything I can to restore the emmc to stock. Everything I tried failed.
I've messed my nook up a couple of time tonight . Have you tried downloading the twrp 2.0 SD card image from here and burning it to a SD card? That will get you a bootable sd card assuming your sd slot isn't broken. Then download the 1.01 Restore from here. Copy that to the bootable sd card and put it in your nook. Power up and you should be in TWRP 2.0 (touchscreen). Wipe system and do a factory reset. After that, flash the nook-complete-restore-1.0.1.zip and reboot to system (after removing sd card). It completely restored me to a stock version, including /boot, etc. One time I did it, I had to hold down the N and power button and do a factory reset for it to boot into the B&N nook ROM.
You could use the clockworkmod bootable sd image as well.
lschroeder said:
@GMPOWER
I have the update-nc-stock-1.3.zip on my SDcard ClockworkMod Recovery v3.0.2.8. I have the original nookcolor.
I used my SDcard CWM v3.0.2.8 disk with the update-nc-stock-1.3.zip and followed your instructions.
- With your NC off, put the bootable CWM card into your NC, and turn it on
- When CWM starts up, select “wipe cache partition,” followed by “wipe cache partition”
- Now scroll down to and select “mounts and storage”
- Now scroll down to and select “format /boot”
- When that has completed, you will then select “install zip from sdcard”
- Then select “choose zip from sdcard,” and select the “update-nc-stock-1.3.zip” file
- When that has completed, remove the card, and select reboot the device
My nookcolor rebooted back to green Cyanogen bootup screen followed by the Cyanogen mod skater. Then I get force closes with dspmanager. It is running Mod version 7-08192011-NIGHTLYencore. It did not boot back to stock.
@votinh
What I was trying to do was install update-cm-7.1.0-encore-signed.zip over the last nightly 8-19-2011 that installed correctly. Note: when I attempt from Mounts and Storage to -format /system it hangs and and I have to force restart the nookcolor.
If I attempt to install without format/system the update-cm-7.1.0-encore-signed.zip from the CWM Recovery SDcard v3.0.2.8, it finds, opens, installs, saying Install from sdcard complete. Rebooting and looking at system about says it is still nightly 8-19-2011.
That is why I have tried everything I can to restore the emmc to stock. Everything I tried failed.
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You are not using the latest Clockwork. Try the newest version here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=971197
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mwalt2 said:
I've messed my nook up a couple of time tonight . Have you tried downloading the twrp 2.0 SD card image from here and burning it to a SD card? That will get you a bootable sd card assuming your sd slot isn't broken. Then download the 1.01 Restore from here. Copy that to the bootable sd card and put it in your nook. Power up and you should be in TWRP 2.0 (touchscreen). Wipe system and do a factory reset. After that, flash the nook-complete-restore-1.0.1.zip and reboot to system (after removing sd card). It completely restored me to a stock version, including /boot, etc. One time I did it, I had to hold down the N and power button and do a factory reset for it to boot into the B&N nook ROM.
You could use the clockworkmod bootable sd image as well.
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Tried using clockworkmod bootable sd image. It gave me Error formatting /data! and Formatting /system... hangs.
koopakid08 said:
You are not using the latest Clockwork. Try the newest version here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=971197
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I have tried with v3.2.0.1 emmc and v3.2.0.1 from SDcard as well. Both fail in exact same way as earlier version.
lschroeder said:
Tried using clockworkmod bootable sd image. It gave me Error formatting /data! and Formatting /system... hangs.
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Did you try TWRP 2.0? If it also gives an error, maybe you have a hardware problem.
I think the problem is that you're trying to flash a B&N update, when what's on your device is fubar and/or not a B&N rom.
Try flashing a complete B&N restore, instead. There's a link to a complete 1.0.1 restore in this post. (There's also a complete 1.2 restore floating around, but darned if I can find a link to it just now.)
akaCat said:
I think the problem is that you're trying to flash a B&N update, when what's on your device is fubar and/or not a B&N rom.
Try flashing a complete B&N restore, instead. There's a link to a complete 1.0.1 restore in this post. (There's also a complete 1.2 restore floating around, but darned if I can find a link to it just now.)
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I tried both nook-complete-restore-1.0.1.zip and nook-complete-restore-1.3.zip.
Restore-1.01.zip gives me when I try to complete the instructions it generates
Formatting /data...
Error formatting/data!
Formatting /system...
hangs
Restore-1.3.zip has no additional instruction
Both upon rebooting load the last nightly I was able to install, CyanogenMod-7-08182011-NIGHTLY-encore.
mwalt2 said:
Did you try TWRP 2.0? If it also gives an error, maybe you have a hardware problem.
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Just tried TWRP 2.0 from a modified CWM Recovery card, latest verstion.
nook-complete-restore-1.0.1.zip gives me
E:Error in /tmp/sideload/package.zip
E:Can't open /cache/recovery/log
E:Cannot load volume /misc!
Got same errors when I tried to install nook-complete-restore-1.3.zip
Install /sdcard/update-cm-7.1.0-encore-signed.zip stops at
Installing update... doe not actually install when I reboot. Returns to August Nightly I previously installed in emmc.
Must have hardware problem. Anyway to zero out nookcolor so I can return for repair since I can not reset to stock.
As others have said it is virtually impossible to fully brick a Nook and hardware failures are less likely than problems with your procedures.
How are you creating your SD boot card? The method used can determine whether you get a real usable boot SD card. For example, it is most important that you use a real USB card adapter. Do not use a memory card reader slot on a PC or laptop. Do not use a Nook or other phone via USB as a card adapter. For best results use a Sandisk card. Use Win32DiskImager to create the card.
If you do that then I'd suggest you start with the VeryGreen CM7 install method onto the same SD card to prove that all is working independently of the emmc.
If you get to that point then you should be good to proceed to either a return to stock or an emmc CM7 install.
Of course it is possible your hardware is screwed (e.g. emmc not working anymore), but it sounds like you should try a few more things first.
I nearly did this. Follow these instructions:
Step 1) Download and boot and use the contents of repartition-boot-with-stock.zip with an SD Card.
Step 2) Take out SD Card.
Step 3) Manual Restore (Rom flash back)
Step 4) Factory Reset - Scroll down to Part Two on the above page.
Doing this in order is very important.
When you're done you should be greeted by the first-time boot tutorial video and this message:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
bobtidey said:
As others have said it is virtually impossible to fully brick a Nook and hardware failures are less likely than problems with your procedures.
How are you creating your SD boot card? The method used can determine whether you get a real usable boot SD card. For example, it is most important that you use a real USB card adapter. Do not use a memory card reader slot on a PC or laptop. Do not use a Nook or other phone via USB as a card adapter. For best results use a Sandisk card. Use Win32DiskImager to create the card.
If you do that then I'd suggest you start with the VeryGreen CM7 install method onto the same SD card to prove that all is working independently of the emmc.
If you get to that point then you should be good to proceed to either a return to stock or an emmc CM7 install.
Of course it is possible your hardware is screwed (e.g. emmc not working anymore), but it sounds like you should try a few more things first.
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Using a real USB card adapter, using Sandisk card class 4, using Win32DiskImager to create the cards. Using VeryGreen CM7 with CyanogenMod-7.2.0-RC0-encore-KANG (added prefix update-) and have in the past used update-cm-7.1.0-encore-signed.zip with VeryGreen CM7. All is working independently of the emmc.
Been to this point many a time, return to stock does not work, nor does CM7 install to emmc when booting from latest CWM Recovery on a SDcard. The new TWRP 2.0 from external SDcard does not work either. This is why I am concluding that my emmc has a hardware failure, stuck with my August nightly of CM7 so I can not return.
Any suggestions on how to completely trash the emmc so that I can return it before my 1-year warranty runs out. Everything I do including dd command to the boot and system partitions leave the emmc running the August nightly, usually with force closes when it starts.
trancerobot said:
I nearly did this. Follow these instructions:
Step 1) Download and boot and use the contents of repartition-boot-with-stock.zip with an SD Card.
Step 2) Take out SD Card.
Step 3) Manual Restore (Rom flash back)
Step 4) Factory Reset - Scroll down to Part Two on the above page.
Doing this in order is very important.
When you're done you should be greeted by the first-time boot tutorial video and this message:
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I did everything in the order that you said. repartition-boot-with-stock.zip from an SDcard said that it completed successfully for 1.0.1. Went to Part Two. Powered off and rebooted, was greeted with green cyganmod label followed by U-boot Mem with 1.2 port extras by fattite boot loader.
Looks to me like my only options are to run from SDcard or somehow trash emmc so that nothing loads including cyganmod's boot loader so I can claim emmc memory failed and return for warranty replacement.
Any thoughts on how to trash the cyganmod's boot loader and my August nightly installed in the emmc? All attempts to restore to various stock OS's seemed to fail at trashing the green boot loader and August nightly installed in emmc.
Maybe your partitions on the emmc are so screwed up that the previous techniques aren't working.
Check out post #166 in
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=949699&page=17
That shows what the partition table should look like and also how to manually put it right.