Nook loads blackscreen (partition issues) - Nook Color General

I reverted from the dual poot through internal partitions.
The dualboot was set up via this topic.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1275859
After that I ran the revert dual boot zip and then used the customer partition setup from this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1094371
Suddenly, I could only boot to cwm. No matter what boot option I would choose, cwm would load. It would let me flash roms but I could not boot into them. I eventually got around this by re-installing cwm using rom manager from a rom running on an sd card.
That created a new problem. Every time I tried to boot, it would not mount emmc. I tried installing the rom MiRaGe. This had the strange effect of mounting my sd card as emmc and my internal drive as my sdcard
I found this guide and tried to restore my partitions back to original
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25354258#post25354258
I am using the cwm from that thread as well. I am back to booting into a black screen no matter what rom I use.
Are there any suggestions on what I can do next?

Sounds like you have your partitions pretty messed up. Go to my partition repair thread linked in my signature and follow the guidance there, including doing the partition 2 repair. Do not forget to format the partitions immediately after the repair zip is run.
That swapping of emmc media and sdcard is a setting inside of CM7. It is intended for users who have no SD and want to use emmc media as sdcard.

leapinlar said:
Sounds like you have your partitions pretty messed up. Go to my partition repair thread linked in my signature and follow the guidance there, including doing the partition 2 repair. Do not forget to format the partitions immediately after the repair zip is run.
That swapping of emmc media and sdcard is a setting inside of CM7. It is intended for users who have no SD and want to use emmc media as sdcard.
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Thank you for your help.
Here are the steps as I read it and the order in which I did it
1) Flash sd card with CWM-5.5.0.4-bootable_SD.zip
2) Copy NookColor-emmc-format-partitions-5-6-7-8.zip, NookColor-emmc-repair-partition-2.zip, and NookColor-emmc-repair-partitions-1-4-5-6-7-8.zip, and update-encore-cwm.5.5.0.4-emmc-racks.zip.
3) Boot into cwm from sd card
4) install zip "NookColor-emmc-repair-partitions-1-4-5-6-7-8.zip"
5) reboot system
6) install zip "Copy NookColor-emmc-format-partitions-5-6-7-8.zip"
7) reboot system
8) install "NookColor-emmc-repair-partition-2.zip" (This does report success)
9) reboot system
10) install "update-encore-cwm.5.5.0.4-emmc-racks.zip"
11) reboot into cwm

Now that I am boot into cmw (I took out the sd card before boot to make sure it installed properly,) I follow these steps
1) Install rom and gapps (encore_CM72-MiRaGe-09302012.zip) It reports sucess
2) Boot into black screen.
Can you tell me if I am missing a step or if I am doing one of the previous steps incorrect?
****edit - I seem to be able to install cm9.
I'll report back after testing it out.

JackieBrown said:
Now that I am boot into cmw (I took out the sd card before boot to make sure it installed properly,) I follow these steps
1) Install rom and gapps (encore_CM72-MiRaGe-09302012.zip) It reports sucess
2) Boot into black screen.
Can you tell me if I am missing a step or if I am doing one of the previous steps incorrect?
****edit - I seem to be able to install cm9.
I'll report back after testing it out.
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You did everything right. You may have had a bad download of the mirage zip.

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[Q] Switching SD Cards NO Apps2SD

Hi, I have a G1 rooted with the SuperD 1.9.3 Rom, I never partitioned my SD card or anything like that. I want to upgrade my SD Card and partition it to get Apps2SD and keep the same Rom. I am not sure what steps to take...
lmt125 said:
Hi, I have a G1 rooted with the SuperD 1.9.3 Rom, I never partitioned my SD card or anything like that. I want to upgrade my SD Card and partition it to get Apps2SD and keep the same Rom. I am not sure what steps to take...
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Which recovery do you have? If you don't yet, make sure to upgrade to Amon_Ra latest. Once you have that, reboot into recovery, select partition card and follow directions on screen. This will wipe your card completely so backup anything you want to save. It will not affect your rom in any way. You may have to move your existing apps manually, not sure.
How do i know what recovery i have? Do I partition my current sd card or the new one?
So I do not need to reflash the Super D?
lmt125 said:
How do i know what recovery i have? Do I partition my current sd card or the new one?
So I do not need to reflash the Super D?
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You would boot into recovery and look to see which one you have, it will say it right on top. You will partition your new card. Absolutely no need to reflash your rom, it will recognize your ext partition and install all future apps in it automatically. As I said, I'm not sure about existing apps, you may need to move them manually.
It says Android Sysem Recovery Utility Build: JFv1.42 There is nothing that says Partition SD or anything like that... Now my rom is on my current sd card if I don't flash it to the new one my phone still knows what rom I have? Sorry about all the questions thanks for your help =)
I was thinking of doing this to install Amon RA's recovery img
I got it from another forum in here....
Copy recovery-RA-dream-v1.7.0.img to the root of your sdcard
Boot into your current custom recovery (boot while holding HOME)
select console from the menu
#mount -a (this can give back an error if you don't have an ext partition, don't worry about it and just proceed)
#flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-dream-v1.7.0.img
JF's recovery does not have that option because it's really, really, really old. We did not even have apps to sd back then.
Flash RA's recovery (directions seem right, I assume you got them out of RA's thread), you'll see the difference: many more options, etc
Good luck.
Ok, so I am going to do the following steps....
1. Flash Amon Ra's recovery image
2. Reboot phone
3. Get into recovery again
4. Back up my sd card on the computer, remove sd card from phone
5. Insert new sd card, partition sd card
6. Transfer files from old sd card including update.zip which is the rom
7. Reboot phone
Let me know if I'm missing something thanks for all your help!
I'm going to do this over the weekend...
Ok, so I got the new Amon RA recovery image but haven't done anything else...lol. So can you tell me if those steps are right? And why don't I need to flash the rom again...I currently have it on my sd card...I'm a bit confused
1. Reboot to recovery. Partition your card (I suggest 512mb for ext partition, rest is fat, follow instructions within recovery).
2. Upgrade ext to ext3.
3. Reboot (your phone will move your existing apps onto sd.) It may take a while to fully boot, just give it 10 min or so.
4. In terminal emulator type
Code:
su
fix_permissions
5. Reboot again.
5. Transfer whatever you had on your old sdcard (music, pics, etc) onto your new card.
As far as flashing the rom again.... why? Your OP says you want to keep your existing rom.
To check if your apps were moved:
In terminal:
Code:
su
ls /system/sd/app
ls /system/sd/app-private
ls /system/sd/dalvik-cache
Should give you print-out of what you have on ext partition of your sdcard (or you can use root explorer or whatever other file manager, I'm a bit old shool so I prefer terminal or adb)
5. Reboot again.
5. Transfer whatever you had on your old sdcard (music, pics, etc) onto your new card.
Okay in step 5. Reboot again do I just type in the terminal emulator reboot or reboot recovery?
Also when you say "transfer whatever you had on your old card..." Do I also transfer the file that says update.zip?
Sorry for all the questions, I should be getting my new sd card today and will try it out tonight.
Thank you.
You just type reboot.
It is up to you what you want to transfer onto your new card. I assume that update.zip is your current rom. If so, it's nice to have just in case but it will not make any difference in how the phone works. It's just an install file that you use once (unless, of course something goes terribly wrong and we all have been there ) but it's nice to have all tools needed on your card so you can quickly recover from any problems.)
BTW, with your new shiny recovery (RA1.7), you don't have to rename your files to update.zip. You can name them whatever you want (i.e Super-D1.9.3.zip, Recovery.zip) and, if you decide to reflash something, at least you will know what it is. Your new recovery will let you choose which file to flash so you can have more then one .zip file on your card if you want.
Ok so I still haven't gotten my new card! It should be here next week...Anyways I tried using switchrom to store my current just in case but I get this error Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 (or /dev/block/mmcblk0) (No such file or directory)
Any clues why I'm getting this do I need to have my phone connected by USB or something to a computer....?
Thanks hopefully I'll stop asking so many questions...I tried this solution but no luck
Originally Posted by siraf View Post
Guys, I just had this problem too .. at first i was so devastated. I'm glad i solved it.
I don't know if my solution is the ultimate solution or not but you guys can give it a try.
problem :
"E:Can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 (or /dev/block/mmcblk0) (No such file or directory)"
In the Android System Recovery, select "USB-MS Toggle". It will enabled/disable the feature. Do it one more round and it will solve the problem.
It's telling you that it can't mount SD card.
Back up all of your stuff from SD card, format it and try again, that's the only thing I can think of.
Actually, I just ended up doing a Nandroid Backup just did Nandroid not Nandroid +ext since I don't have this card partitioned...it is backed up!
Ok buddy its easier if you do the whole process through the sdcard
First you should backup everything on your sdcard and do a BART or NAN+EXT then partion your card and restore your BART or NAN+EXT and your good to go
If this does not work press my name and look at my threads because I ask this same quetion a while ago
Post again if this does not work
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DroidFreek said:
Ok buddy its easier if you do the whole process through the sdcard
First you should backup everything on your sdcard and do a BART or NAN+EXT then partion your card and restore your BART or NAN+EXT and your good to go
If this does not work press my name and look at my threads because I ask this same quetion a while ago
Post again if this does not work
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Hi, I tried doing a Nan+ext backup but I got this error : Run nandroid-mobile.sh via console I also tried doing a Bart backup and it also said Run Bart via console...
So I just did a regular Nan Backup...I don't have my current sd card partitioned...should I partition it so I can do the Nan+ext I currently have a 2gb card and it doesn't have a class number.... Maybe I should format my card?
Thanks!
Ohh ok I see ur problem it won't let u backup nand+ext if you don't have a ext
since you backed up already go ahead and throw the nandriod and any other files on sd card to your pc the format your sd create the app partion and swap partion make sure u formate it ext3 or ext4 depending on what ur rom uses put the nandroid back on sd after format and restore post if it works or not
If this don't work just reverse the process put nad back on pc format card to what is was before then put nand back on sd and restore
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OK so I partitioned my current memory card =) and was able to succesfully do a nandroid +ext...so now when I get my new card I just have to go into recovery and do a nandroid restore and transfer all my files right? Thanks
Remember to partion your sdcard before transfer
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Ok so I tried switching my cards and formatted my new card,paritioned it, transfered the files from my other sd card, and tried to a nandroid restore...that's when I get the same error as before to do it from console.
I tried taking all the files out and repartitioning the sd card doing everything again no luck. Reflashed my rom and turned it on after it boots like normal I get a black screen. So just went back to my old sd card was getting force closes so did nandroid restore it said it did but would boot normal and get force closes.
So I reflashed my rom and reinstalled everything manually...from sd card as my market disappeared got it back after reinstalled it...
Any suggestions as I really want a bigger capacity memory card....=/

[Nook Color] Cannot return to stock from Cyanogen

So I rooted my Nook with autonooter 3.0.0, I followed all the directions entirely. It worked perfectly, I liked it but wanted to try other stuff. Then I successfully installed Honeycomb v4 on my Nook, I tried it out, but didn't like it, I'll wait until later as its more developed. Then I installed CM7 on my Nook. Its nice, but for some reason a lot of my important apps force close on me. So I thought would just return to stock and then go to autonooter. I tried the method found here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=914690
So I don't know if it matters, but I remember formatting boot, system, and data in CWR during the installations of Honeycomb, and also formatting the system and data in CM7 and also in trying to return to stock. So in each of the installations I followed all of the directions perfectly.
Ok, so here is my problem. After I try to return to stock, I try to boot up my Nook, it goes to the Touch the Future of Reading screen, then to the screen with the 'n' on it and the adobe message at the bottom comes up. However, it will not go passed this. It hangs and I cannot fix it. I have tried the 8 reboots which does reinstall the original firmware, however when its complete and reboots it does not boot, it does the same thing I just described.
Please help, if I have left out any information just ask and I will fill in the details.
There is a recovery zip on the development forum. Boot into cwr and flash... that should do the trick... hopefully.
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ext3 / ext4
Doesnt he need to format the partions with a ext3 cwr before flashing or will the recovery do that?
vtx67 said:
Doesnt he need to format the partions with a ext3 cwr before flashing or will the recovery do that?
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Yeah, I'm beginning to think I do have to fix up the partitions because everything I do is just giving me more hang.
Can anyone help with that?
Get CWR 3.0.5...
Write the SD card image to your uSD...
Copy repartition-boot-with-stock.zip to the root of the SD card...
Decide if you want to restore to 1.0.0 or 1.0.1 and copy the appropriate nook-complete-restore-1.0.x.zip to root of the SD card....
Boot off the SD card in your NC
since you say you have formatted boot... shouldn't ever need to do that btw...
Format Boot... System... Data... and cache...
Install the repartition boot zip file... then the complete system restore from SD card.
yeah.. once you reformat with CWR 3.0.0.5 you should be able to do the re-partition boot flash and then restore the image.
I just got back that way as well.
DizzyDen said:
Get CWR 3.0.5...
Write the SD card image to your uSD...
Copy repartition-boot-with-stock.zip to the root of the SD card...
Decide if you want to restore to 1.0.0 or 1.0.1 and copy the appropriate nook-complete-restore-1.0.x.zip to root of the SD card....
Boot off the SD card in your NC
since you say you have formatted boot... shouldn't ever need to do that btw...
Format Boot... System... Data... and cache...
Install the repartition boot zip file... then the complete system restore from SD card.
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Thanks for all the help! I'm going to try this now. And I'm guessing it is, but will it be ok to use CWR 3.0.0.6 and boot with that from the SD card?
It needs to be CWR 3.0.0.5 in my experience.
3.0.0.6 supports EXT4 partitions and won't format them back to EXT3.. as long as they are EXT4, the nook will not boot into the stock rom.
The stock kernel doesn't support EXT4.. so it hangs just before it loads the system files..
If you wipe the partitions using 3.0.0.5 and install the full recovery image for 1.01 you should be a-ok.
Alright I got it! You guys are the best! Thanks for the help! Now I just need to re-root and I'm good to go! Thanks again!
Oh and yeah I used 3.0.0.5, that may have been the problem all along because I kept trying to fix with 3.0.0.6. Thanks!

Bricked

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:
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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.
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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.

Weird problem going back to stock.

I'm using a CM9 rom on my nook color and I wanted to go back to stock, so I created a cwr sd card. I can boot into recovery, so I format data/system/cache/dalvik and load nookcolor_1_4_1_update-signed.zip, then reboot the nook, it booted up to the Nook Color screen, then would do some weird boot loop is what I'm thinking I was getting. So I tried again, format everything, install the image .After rebooting it looks like its going to work, but then it hangs at the gray n screen. So I used a new sd card and a different cwr image and redid everything, same problem. So I went back to CM9 and it works fine, but why can't I go back to stock? I've read tutorials all over this place and even a few different ones from other websites. I'm following the instructions exactly.
jimmylee7706 said:
I'm using a CM9 rom on my nook color and I wanted to go back to stock, so I created a cwr sd card. I can boot into recovery, so I format data/system/cache/dalvik and load nookcolor_1_4_1_update-signed.zip, then reboot the nook, it booted up to the Nook Color screen, then would do some weird boot loop is what I'm thinking I was getting. So I tried again, format everything, install the image .After rebooting it looks like its going to work, but then it hangs at the gray n screen. So I used a new sd card and a different cwr image and redid everything, same problem. So I went back to CM9 and it works fine, but why can't I go back to stock? I've read tutorials all over this place and even a few different ones from other websites. I'm following the instructions exactly.
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I had the same exact problem when I was experimenting that process for my tips thread. For some reason, CWM is not clearing the partitions with the wipe commands like it should. The only way I could get it to work properly was to use my partition format zip to format them. You can get that zip at my tips thread linked in my signature. That zip version (5-6-7) formats /system, /data and /cache. That thread also has a link to my 1.4.3 stock zip.
thanks!
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I had the same exact problem when I was experimenting that process for my tips thread. For some reason, CWM is not clearing the partitions with the wipe commands like it should. The only way I could get it to work properly was to use my partition format zip to format them. You can get that zip at my tips thread linked in my signature. That zip version (5-6-7) formats /system, /data and /cache. That thread also has a link to my 1.4.3 stock zip.
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That did that trick ! Thanks so much. I just ran the 5-6-7 zip, and then installed 1.4.1, and was back to stock, updating now.

Nook HD Plus - Only boots to SD recovery

My EMMC became corrupt I think after it tried to do an internal recovery.
Now the only thing that boots is a CWM recovery SD card. However I can not install any zips as it does not mount ext SD, nor internal SD cards. It does not mount Data, or System.
Not sure how to solve as it will also not boot a full SD Card image.
What are the next steps to solve? I assume getting the EMMC partitioned and recovery and boot put back on the device?
Saw a similar thread about the HD, but it only had a hard coded link for a hummingbird downloadable:
flashable_fix_bootdata-hummingbird.zip
Does someone have a link to the ovation equivalent?
Thanks,
Rick
i was having a problem installing cm13 as it kept rebooting to the recovery screen.
i wiped all the cache's and reinstalled everything multiple times.
Then i found out that the emmc was not the image that i needed and grabbed the newest nightly image.
i copied it to my sdcard as a zip and installed it as a zip along with my other zips from the recovery screen.
it now runs fine.
i hope this helps you.
Please give details
Ophrial said:
i was having a problem installing cm13 as it kept rebooting to the recovery screen.
i wiped all the cache's and reinstalled everything multiple times.
Then i found out that the emmc was not the image that i needed and grabbed the newest nightly image.
i copied it to my sdcard as a zip and installed it as a zip along with my other zips from the recovery screen.
it now runs fine.
i hope this helps you.
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Please tell or give link for what you installed step wise as I am also facing same problem, please see my post in this regard.
thank you

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