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[Q] O.K. to flash TWRP over CWM?

I've installed CM 10.1 and CWM on my HD+. Can I flash TWRP over (replacing) CWM? Or do I need to start over again?

tgreenstein said:
I've installed CM 10.1 and CWM on my HD+. Can I flash TWRP over (replacing) CWM? Or do I need to start over again?
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If you meant on emmc, you can flash over it. But be warned, backup and restore does not work on emmc TWRP.
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Seriously?
Does going in the other direction work the same? Clockwork flashed over TWRP?
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leapinlar said:
If you meant on emmc, you can flash over it. But be warned, backup and restore does not work on emmc TWRP.
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Thanks. It doesn't seem like there's any reason to flash TWRP, then.

JeauxAdam said:
Seriously?
Does going in the other direction work the same? Clockwork flashed over TWRP?
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Yes
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tgreenstein said:
Thanks. It doesn't seem like there's any reason to flash TWRP, then.
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If it aint broke...

there is a new TWRP version where backup / restore has been fixed.

sabanook said:
there is a new TWRP version where backup / restore has been fixed.
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Thanks. I'll have to try that.

sabanook said:
there is a new TWRP version where backup / restore has been fixed.
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Know of any TWRP for the HD/Hummingbird?
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CubeCloudOS said:
Know of any TWRP for the HD/Hummingbird?
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He just posted an updated one in his HD emmc thread.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.

Can you flash a recovery within a recovery?
Ex: I have CWM (v. 6.0.2.8) currently and if I flash the TWRP zip file, will it simply overwrite the CWM when it reboots? Is that all there is to it?

JDMpire said:
Can you flash a recovery within a recovery?
Ex: I have CWM (v. 6.0.2.8) currently and if I flash the TWRP zip file, will it simply overwrite the CWM when it reboots? Is that all there is to it?
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Yes.
Sent from my Nook HD+ running CM10.1 on emmc.

Worked like a charm too. Thanks!

[Q] Nook HD - Can't get out of CWM recovery

My Nook HD will only boot to CWM recovery.
A bit of history...
Was happily running CWM 10.2 but decided to upgrade to CWM 11. I couldn't get this to work (status 7 installation aborted). I reinstalled 10.2 and this worked fine. I then stupidly followed some instructions for installing CWM 11 when I was tired and didn't spot they were for the Galaxy Tab 2 and since then my Nook HD just boots into CWM recovery.
I'm pretty sure I have killed my device (I gave up trying to fix it a couple of months ago) but before I throw it in the bin I thought someone on here may have some bright ideas for rescuing it.
Thanks in advance for any advice

Try going to my HD/HD+ CWM thread and flash a plain stock zip from item 6.
What thread and advice did you follow?
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leapinlar said:
Try going to my HD/HD+ CWM thread and flash a plain stock zip from item 6.
What thread and advice did you follow?
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I tried flashing a plain stock zip from item 6, it didn't change anything.
Thread was on the cyanogenmod forum. I don't appear to be able to post a link so this is the bit I stupidly followed...
Hello!
The "error 7" message was in my case coused by an old version of CWM.
There is already a topic about it under Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 p5110.
This is what you could try to do:
- download the newest version of CWM at this link : **link deleted as forum won't let me post links but it was CWM for a Galaxy Tab2 10.1**
- install this package and reboot
- note : this is not the touch version of CWM so you have to use the power and volume buttons to use this type of CWM
- download the newest CM 11 and put it on your EXTERNAL SD CARD
- download if you use it the newest GAPPS for KK to your EXTERNAL SD CARD
- go into recovery mode
- wipe cache
- wipe dalvik cache
- install CM 11
- install the GAPPS if you use it
- reboot
This solved my "error 7" problem and also for some others with this error.
Thanks for looking.

So what did you do? Install the CWM from that thread?
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leapinlar said:
So what did you do? Install the CWM from that thread?
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Yes, I did.

simondbarnes said:
Yes, I did.
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Then you may have bricked it. Did it say it installed correctly?
The problem is the Galaxy Tab 2 uses a different partition for recovery than the Nook HD. Whoever made that zip must have failed to put a safety assert statement in it to prevent users from trying to flash it to the wrong device.
I will try to find the thread to see if the zip was bad and where it tried to install it on your nook. Do you have any more clues for me to the link?
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leapinlar said:
Then you may have bricked it. Did it say it installed correctly?
The problem is the Galaxy Tab 2 uses a different partition for recovery than the Nook HD. Whoever made that zip must have failed to put a safety assert statement in it to prevent users from trying to flash it to the wrong device.
I will try to find the thread to see if the zip was bad and where it tried to install it on your nook. Do you have any more clues for me to the link?
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I can't remember what happened when I installed it, sorry.
The thread is called Unable To Install Cm11 and it's in the Barnes & Noble Nook HD Stable/RC/M-Release section

On XDA? Type the link with extra spaces in it and I can find it.
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leapinlar said:
On XDA? Type the link with extra spaces in it and I can find it.
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No, not XDA.
forum cyanogenmod com / forum / 965-barnes-noble-nook-hd-stablercm-release/

simondbarnes said:
No, not XDA.
forum cyanogenmod com / forum / 965-barnes-noble-nook-hd-stablercm-release/
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Ok, found the file you flashed and looked at it. It put the recovery image where your bootdata partition is supposed to be and wiped out bootdata. I made a bootdata repair zip and sent you a PM with the link. Try flashing that with your CWM. It may recover your bricked device. Let me know.
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leapinlar said:
Ok, found the file you flashed and looked at it. It put the recovery image where your bootdata partition is supposed to be and wiped out bootdata. I made a bootdata repair zip and sent you a PM with the link. Try flashing that with your CWM. It may recover your bricked device. Let me know.
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You're a genius, that has sorted it. Many, many thanks for your assistance

Switching from emmc ROM to boot from sd

Its been a long while since I rooted my nook and currently have cm10.1.3 loaded on my emmc. I want to try some of the SD booted ROMs and would like to know the best way to go about doing that without bricking my HD+.
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kawaski47 said:
Its been a long while since I rooted my nook and currently have cm10.1.3 loaded on my emmc. I want to try some of the SD booted ROMs and would like to know the best way to go about doing that without bricking my HD+.
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Go to bobokan's threads here CM10.1:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2063968
Or here CM10.2:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2411321
Or here CM11:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2583952
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kawaski47 said:
Its been a long while since I rooted my nook and currently have cm10.1.3 loaded on my emmc. I want to try some of the SD booted ROMs and would like to know the best way to go about doing that without bricking my HD+.
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I hesitate to suggest it but verygreen has an unofficial CM11 install for SD (HD+ only) in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2600572. Its not been updated since January 18, but I've been running it as my daily driver since then and its provided the most stable experience I've ever had on the HD+, as well as the snappiest with ART enabled. I've been running it from a Sandisk 16gb class 4 microsd and I used the Mini PA GAAPs that was current at the time. On EMMC I've previously used various versions of stock, CM 10.1, and CM 10.2. I currently have rooted stock on EMMC. The SD includes Cyanoboot and you can elect to boot from SD or EMMC at boot time without rebuilding the cache.
Sent from HD+ MAG2GA CM 11 from SD

help please lost back up

hi,
i'm stuck with updating my nook hd+ to kitkat.
i seem to have lost the backup rom (i think i formatted the micro-sd that it was on by mistake).
i do not seem to be able to update to any rom as i get an error saying...
E: Can't open / external_sd/cm-11-20140606-nightly-ovation (1).zip
(bad)
installation aborted
it says this with all the roms i tried.
i did get the same problem with my S3 until i found the fusion rom, which worked ok.
ps i am on recovery v6.0.4.5
thanks in advance.

cookie1003 said:
hi,
i'm stuck with updating my nook hd+ to kitkat.
i seem to have lost the backup rom (i think i formatted the micro-sd that it was on by mistake).
i do not seem to be able to update to any rom as i get an error saying...
E: Can't open / external_sd/cm-11-20140606-nightly-ovation (1).zip
(bad)
installation aborted
it says this with all the roms i tried.
i did get the same problem with my S3 until i found the fusion rom, which worked ok.
ps i am on recovery v6.0.4.5
thanks in advance.
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Try downloading the ROM zip directly to the nook rather than your PC. Sometimes the PC antivirus will corrupt the zip.
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leapinlar said:
Try downloading the ROM zip directly to the nook rather than your PC. Sometimes the PC antivirus will corrupt the zip.
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thanks but how do i do that when all i can do is get into recovery ?
thanks
ive gone through about 5 different roms & all have the same results.

cookie1003 said:
thanks but how do i do that when all i can do is get into recovery ?
thanks
ive gone through about 5 different roms & all have the same results.
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You did not say earlier you could only boot to recovery. You need to go to my HD/HD+ CWM thread linked in my signature and make a new CWM bootable SD per item 1a and flash the plain stock ROM per item 6. That will get you back to like it came out of the box and you can start over.
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Thanks you're a life saver.
Any idea why it won't take an roms ?

cookie1003 said:
Thanks you're a life saver.
Any idea why it won't take an roms ?
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Bad downloads as I said earlier. And v6045 will only install CM11and nothing earlier.
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leapinlar said:
Bad downloads as I said earlier. And v6045 will only install CM11and nothing earlier.
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hi,
thanks for the help, can you tell me which of the files i need to unrar onto the active sd card.
it just says (the appropriate set of BOOTFILES).
Which im not sure which ones to use.
thanks again.

cookie1003 said:
hi,
thanks for the help, can you tell me which of the files i need to unrar onto the active sd card.
it just says (the appropriate set of BOOTFILES).
Which im not sure which ones to use.
thanks again.
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The file that has the word BOOTFILES in the name and is for your device (HD or HD+).
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sorry my brain seems to be on a go slow.

leapinlar said:
The file that has the word BOOTFILES in the name and is for your device (HD or HD+).
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hi,
thanks, got back to standard so now to fook it up again
many thanks.

is it possible to go straight to 4.4.2 or even 4.4.3 from stock & which version of them all would you say is the most stable.
& wheres the best guide to do it.
thanks again.:good:

nook seems to be bricked

hey my nook seems to be bricked is there anyway to unbrick it ?

xLuke1999x said:
hey my nook seems to be bricked is there anyway to unbrick it ?
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You need to tell us more than just saying bricked. Like which model, what were you doing when it "bricked", how is it acting now?
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leapinlar said:
You need to tell us more than just saying bricked. Like which model, what were you doing when it "bricked", how is it acting now?
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check your pms mate

xLuke1999x said:
check your pms mate
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I don't help users via PM. Answer here.
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leapinlar said:
I don't help users via PM. Answer here.
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ok well its stuck in a boot loop and ive tried installing stock roms etc but it wont work and whenever i wipe data it dosent go

xLuke1999x said:
ok well its stuck in a boot loop and ive tried installing stock roms etc but it wont work and whenever i wipe data it dosent go
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Getting info from you is like pulling teeth. What device are you running? What operating ROM were you running when it developed the boot loop? And describe the boot loop. What logos show and how far does it get when looping? How did you try to install the stock ROM? Did the install complete successfully? What do you mean it won't go when you wipe data? The data wipe does not complete or it completes but still boot loops?
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leapinlar said:
Getting info from you is like pulling teeth. What device are you running? What operating ROM were you running when it developed the boot loop? And describe the boot loop. What logos show and how far does it get when looping? How did you try to install the stock ROM? Did the install complete successfully? What do you mean it won't go when you wipe data? The data wipe does not complete or it completes but still boot loops?
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ok im running nook hd+ with 11-20140804-SNAPSHOT-M9 and it goes to the cyanogenmod screen then it loads abit then reboots. i got a sd card and put the 4gb boot img on their with 2.1.0 plain stock. when i do data whip it completes but doesnt remove the data so it still boot loops

xLuke1999x said:
ok im running nook hd+ with 11-20140804-SNAPSHOT-M9 and it goes to the cyanogenmod screen then it loads abit then reboots. i got a sd card and put the 4gb boot img on their with 2.1.0 plain stock. when i do data whip it completes but doesnt remove the data so it still boot loops
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Thank you. But I'm afraid I have bad news for you. With some HD+ running CM11 it does truly brick. I suspect it has to do with CM11 running trim automatically on devices with the buggy emmc chip. And your symptoms match that (the device becomes essentially read only). I know of no known fix. You tried the ones I would recommend and it did not help.
Sorry
Edit: you can still use your device running a special version of CM on SD. Search the dev forum for noemmc. Verygreen made a ROM that will run on SD for bricked emmcs. I think succulent even made a CM11 version.
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leapinlar said:
Thank you. But I'm afraid I have bad news for you. With some HD+ running CM11 it does truly brick. I suspect it has to do with CM11 running trim automatically on devices with the buggy emmc chip. And your symptoms match that (the device becomes essentially read only). I know of no known fix. You tried the ones I would recommend and it did not help.
Sorry
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so what can i do with my nook ?

xLuke1999x said:
so what can i do with my nook ?
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See my edit above.
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anyway to replace it through warranty?

xLuke1999x said:
anyway to replace it through warranty?
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Not if it still shows the cyanoboot logo. B&N says that voids the warranty.
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anyway to get rid of that logo ?

xLuke1999x said:
anyway to get rid of that logo ?
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Just by flashing the stock ROM back, which you can't do.
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