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As we know, the Nook Color's SD slot will always take first boot priority. I'm in a situation where even booting via SD through known methods are not working.
The purpose of this thread is to:
1) Share with others who are in this similar situation, on methods which may result in the recovery of their own devices
2) Keep this discussion healthy so one day, I will be able to restore my own bricked device which I'm still striving hard to.
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IMPORTANT: If you have a bricked device I need to emphasize on searching and reading very carefully what others have shared here in both General and in Development. This is a fundamental requirement, as with the ability to follow instructions and not panic by creating unnecessary threads. This will only make things harder to find, so thank you in advance for not doing that.
There are many useful guides out there, some of which the most helpful are:
Nook Color Restore to stock by samuelhalff
Dummies Guide to Fixing 'My Nook Won't Boot' by RileyGrant
Stock 1.1.0 Clockwork Recovery Image by brianf21
Nook 1.01 stock dd images by shad0wf0x
[RECOVERY] Monster RootPack 0.7 / Clockwork Recovery 3.0.0.5 SD by thecubed
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Anyway, in severe bricking cases where hardware is not at fault, many of the solutions to restore the NC begins with either:
1) Booting to CWR-SD via uSD
2) Booting to a rom i.e. Nookie Froyo via uSD
3) Having ADB access, if available
Till date I am not sure why the SD-loaded programs do not work for me, and here are the symptoms:
1) Without SD inserted, the standard BN splash appears, 'Welcome to the Future of Reading', then gets stuck there till powered down. Needless to say, the 8-times reset method doesn't work.
2) With SD inserted, the 'LOADING' screen will splash, then screen blacks out with device still powered on . You will know that the device is still running as you need to hold power down for around 20 secs before you're able to power it back up again. I call this the 'Black Screen of Death'.
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To get your device up and running, try the following:
0) Do not panic. As long there's no hardware failure there will always be a solution. Look at me, thing's still a damn brick and yet here I am, still hopeful
1) Perform a search, read the useful threads created by the above members first. This thread is related only to failed SD-booting.
Once you've done that, prepare your recovery options with these in mind. The elimination process is part and parcel of problem-solving. In no particular order:
2) Sometimes, try powering on your device by connecting the USB cable from your PC or A/C source, instead of using the Power button.
3) Use only the original USB cable that came with your device.
4) Use the back USB ports of your PC, instead of the fronts as they may provide more consistent power and connection to your device. Try to avoid using USB hubs as they may not distribute the required power equally/properly.
5) Try switching to different USB ports, some may be hardware-gimped due to wear-and-tear.
6) Try to attempt the recovery on another Win, Mac or Linux computer. At least eliminate further possibilities of environmental hardware error.
7) Try charging the battery full.
8) Or, try discharging the battery completely, by leaving the device in BSOD state overnight until you get a message saying your device can't boot due to insufficient power when switched on. Once you are in this state, keep booting the device up until the screen does not appear. Then, recharge it back to full to see if the OS returns to stock (I am sceptical of this, but this was what others advised).
9) Try different SD cards. The device could be picky. Variety should be by class-type, brand, SDHC or non-SDHC. It's been discussed that faster cards perform better, as with more reknowned brands. Also, 16GB cards reportedly do not run Froyo (do read more by searching).
10) When loading anything via SD (CWR, roms), try different button combinations i.e. power + n + up, power + n, etc.
11) And/or, hold power for various timed-presses i.e. >30 / 45 / 60 seconds. Some members report CWR booting up after these periods, or even longer.
Note: funnily I tried holding power + n + up for > 60 seconds and the 'LOADING' screen just stays frozen. Still doesn't work, and I didn't get any ADB access.
12) Try formatting the card completely with native Win/Linux tools, EASEUS Partition Master or SDFormatter before each burn.
13) Try using both Win32DiskImager and WinImage, or dd-ing in Linux (search for more instructions). If you have Linux, you can check to see if the SD's /boot partition is indeed bootable or not.
14) For ADB access, try to unregister your hardware (go to Start > Run > devmgmt.msc), then unplug-replug device to have your PC detect it again. If a device with VID of 2080 shows up, that's the NC. You should know what this means, by now. If not, read more here.
15) Try different SD card readers, especially when experiencing failure on multiple computers. As opposed to multi-adapters i.e. 6-in-1s, try dedicated microSD readers like this one. Do not use those microSD-to-normalSD converters (usually packed together in the same shipping plastic as your card) just because you only have a reader that reads regular SD cards, they tend to fail a lot.
16) At your own risk, try cleaning the contact points on your SD cards (if you must, use cleaning alcohol and a cottom swap/q-tip - do not use water), to free them of dirt and invisible grime. If you have multiple SDs, try cleaning the least expensive ones first. Don't forget to leave them to dry completely before insertion into the NC. Credit to bonobomidwest, read his experience here.
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17) Use Nooter 0.2 (recommendation from thecubed):
Here's my recommendation: use the stock charger cable (the one with the light-up N in it) when you try Nooter 0.2.
If the light goes from orange to green (or something like that) that means Nooter is booted and working.
My new thought: some file in /rom is missing, which controls the backlight and lcd controller. I can't prove this, but it seems logical haha.
All you need to do is get Nooter 0.2 booted and ssh'd in and you'll be able to dd over a complete 1.0.1 backup.
rawfish: I use Ubuntu, so sorry if I'm not able to provide instructions for Windows
Type:
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sudo ifconfig usb0 192.168.2.1
Then:
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ssh [email protected]
And you should be able to follow the directions for restoring on the wiki... either that or check around on IRC, if you tell them that you've got ssh access and you just need to restore your device, they'll help you out if I'm not around..
rawfish: I typed 'dmesg' in shell to see if the NC connected as a usb-ethernet device, and it doesn't show. If it does for you, then you should have progress and should ask around in IRC.
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All these did not work for me, but hope this is useful to some. I've read testimonies from everyone that this is an unbrickable device, and I certainly hope it's true, and for a kind soul to help suggest more solutions. As I'm overseas, do you think I should call BN up to see if I can arrange to send my device back for fixing/replacement? It's been a month since purchase, and 3 weeks of failed restore attempts.
Disclaimer: I am not responsible if any of these methods get you in deeper trouble. Attempt at your own risk. Credit goes to thecube aka IOMonster, and the #nookcolor channel on irc.freenode.net. Thank you to everyone who created the recovery guides too.
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You sure you just don't have crap or badly burned SD cards? Sounds pretty much what happens if you boot s really slow/junk SD or burn it badly.
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You sure you just don't have crap or badly burned SD cards? Sounds pretty much what happens if you boot s really slow/junk SD or burn it badly.
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I tried on 6 different SD cards:
1. Transcend 8GB Class 6
2. Transcend 4GB Class 2
3. Wintec 16GB Class 10
4. Sandisk 4GB Class 4
5. Sandisk 2GB non-SDHC
6. Sandisk 256MB
I've burned stuffs like Autonooter and Honeycomb on these before, and they worked fine.
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I tried on 6 different SD cards:
1. Transcend 8GB Class 6
2. Transcend 4GB Class 2
3. Wintec 16GB Class 10
4. Sandisk 4GB Class 4
5. Sandisk 2GB non-SDHC
6. Sandisk 256MB
I've burned stuffs like Autonooter and Honeycomb on these before, and they worked fine.
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First of all - great job in pulling all the resources into one place (it's small consolation, but i think you've just helped a whole load of people )
Second, i apologise if I'm telling you stuff that's obvious, but in helping out on these forums often it's the LOGIC of troubleshooting rather than the particulars of the problem that are important... In other words, only vary one thing at a time, and ALWAYS swap out every piece of hardware involved at each stage... if you always rely on one piece of hardware this might be the weak link... so have you tried a different SD drive or adapter? and have you tried burning from a different computer?
Now, I'm not being insulting, because I had a virtually identical problem with my first froyo - it just wouldn't boot (as you describe) despite multiple burns, different cards, all of the standard formatting tricks etc. It wouldn't work in multiple computers - the common element being the SD/microSD adapter. It never occurred to me that such an electrically simple part could be at fault, but you bet it was - in fact i would say in my experience these things consistently fail! (I spent a day kickign myself, because we know ho unreliable they are from using them in other devices). They also all look alike so it's hard to keep track of which one you are dealing with They also fail unexpectedly, so if you used an adapter before there's no guarantee it's working now...
Sooo... Have you tried a dedicated microSD reader (rather than a simple adapter)? I now carry one with me everywhere (it doubles as the world's smallest thumb drive too)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002HGFKR8
Also bear in mind that froyo appears not to work on 16gb cards (i see you tried one)
Also, from my experience with other devices these cards are very sensitive to dirt and oil on the contacts. Certainly with enough frustrated handling you can get enough finger-grease on them to have them fail. Also they seem to be much less tolerant when writing than reading. I have NO idea how you would go about cleaning out the slot in the NC (and as someone who has ruined at least one DVD drive by blowing canned air where you shouldn't I'm not going to advocate for that). I have resurrected 'dead' SD cards before by cleaning the contacts with rubbing alcohol and a q-tip (on the card's contacts) - but again do so with great care (at your own risk!!!) and with your cheapest card, and make sure it si completely dry before you put it in the NC.
I have been generally a little scared that all this plugging and unplugging of the microSD might hurt the NC, so i have done everything i can to avoid that...
I am sure you can find someone local to you willing to help fix your boot issue but I assure you, its damn near impossible to brick a nook without physical damage.
@bonobomidwest:
No offence taken at all, in fact I am very appreciative of your contribution. I forgot to add the fact that I tried on 2 different card readers, plus indeed tried to clean the slot via an air duster VERY GENTLY as a last effort resort (I would not recommend this, it may cause permanent hardware damage). Once I'm free I'll go get a new SD reader (reads uSD only) and a new uSD which I haven't tried before. I'll try cleaning the contact points too.
*Thanks - I've added more checklists to the OP
@combustiblemonkey:
Thanks for the assurance.
I convinced my friend to buy a nook, rooted it for him, and was bricked within 2 days. Here is how I fixed it
EDIT: I tried to post a link, but was unable. If you go to theunlockr(dot)com and search for how to restore nook color to stock, there is a detailed article.
This took me almost 2 days of reboots, black screens, and freezing. I would get into CWR, and it would freeze. Had to reboot, got the black screen of death. Literally, a couple hundred reboots before it said that the OS has successfully installed, and of course, it froze again. Many more reboots, and it was finally at stock. I figure getting it back to stock was enough to return it.
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I convinced my friend to buy a nook, rooted it for him, and was bricked within 2 days. Here is how I fixed it
EDIT: I tried to post a link, but was unable. If you go to theunlockr(dot)com and search for how to restore nook color to stock, there is a detailed article.
This took me almost 2 days of reboots, black screens, and freezing. I would get into CWR, and it would freeze. Had to reboot, got the black screen of death. Literally, a couple hundred reboots before it said that the OS has successfully installed, and of course, it froze again. Many more reboots, and it was finally at stock. I figure getting it back to stock was enough to return it.
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Thanks, this is the direct link:
http://theunlockr.com/2011/02/14/how-to-restore-the-nook-color-to-stock
All instructions were taken from XDA, plus no guarantee it's the most updated
Moving on, great to hear you've gotten it back to stock. Man, you've got GREAT patience, a couple hundred reboots?
1) Was the SD inserted in or not? Curious about the OS successfully installed message, which is the result of 8x unsuccessful reboots without SD inserted.
2) Could you also provide a more detailed account on what you did? Looking forward to hear - thanks.
Hi rawfish
I also have this issue and have been trying many things. My nook did boot nooter 0.2 (the light went green) but I couldn't get Win 7 or Ubuntu to connect to it. My screen never changes at all, no backlight even. Seems this may be a larger issue than most believe it to be, especially for people like us who don't live in the US.
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Hi rawfish
I also have this issue and have been trying many things. My nook did boot nooter 0.2 (the light went green) but I couldn't get Win 7 or Ubuntu to connect to it. My screen never changes at all, no backlight even. Seems this may be a larger issue than most believe it to be, especially for people like us who don't live in the US.
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If you can find a friend or person in your area having the same device, you can try to see if an SD you burned work on theirs. If it works on theirs, it's possible that your SD slot is defective - but then comes the question of it being in working condition before the bricking happened, right?
I still think mine's recoverable, as with yours. Could be a bad SD or reader, or bad contacts. I'm going to try out using another reader plus purchase an el-cheapo branded SD. I'm also going to try formatting it via another PC in a linux environment and messing around with the partitions.
I understand the trouble you may have taken to get the device - and this happens. All the best mate, and do cheer up, don't give up.
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Thanks, this is the direct link:
All instructions were taken from XDA, plus no guarantee it's the most updated
Moving on, great to hear you've gotten it back to stock. Man, you've got GREAT patience, a couple hundred reboots?
1) Was the SD inserted in or not? Curious about the OS successfully installed message, which is the result of 8x unsuccessful reboots without SD inserted.
2) Could you also provide a more detailed account on what you did? Looking forward to hear - thanks.
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When I finally got it to work, the SD card was installed with the 1.0.1 stock OS on it, and CWR. The problem was that that (+) and (-) would only occasionally work. And if they did, it would usually freeze. I would be able to format system, but it would freeze if I tried to format data. Powered off, and I would get the black screen of death (BSoD). Once this happened, I would plug it into my computer so that I could hear the chime indicating a new device was plugged in. I found that ejecting the SD and then rebooting would sometimes help get rid of the BSoD. Then another power down, plug in the SD, and start again. Also, holding the N, +, and Power would sometimes help in launching CWR. I would usually have to hold for 60 seconds, but it would finally launch. It seemed like the nook was trying to run a process that slowing it down and causing it to freeze, but I couldn't figure out what it was. If I would wait an hour, it would boot CWR and allow me to format system and data, but then it would freeze when I would try to install the zip.
The successful install message was in CWR. It said Install From SD Card Complete, or something like that. After that, I still had to do the 8 reboots. It would load up the stock welcome screen and freeze. 8 reboots later, I got the video lady. Good enough to return it to the store.
It really was just persistence. It would usually take an hour of reboots before I was able to try to install the zip, and it probably failed on me 15+ times. The status bar would get half way, and freeze. Then I had to begin again. If it had been my nook instead of my friends, I probably would have given up. I wish I could be more specific, but unfortunately I am new to all of this. My nook rooted just fine, and fixing his is really my only experience with CWR. I just kept going until it worked.
Good luck! It is a pain in the ass, but it can happen.
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If you can find a friend or person in your area having the same device, you can try to see if an SD you burned work on theirs. If it works on theirs, it's possible that your SD slot is defective - but then comes the question of it being in working condition before the bricking happened, right?
I still think mine's recoverable, as with yours. Could be a bad SD or reader, or bad contacts. I'm going to try out using another reader plus purchase an el-cheapo branded SD. I'm also going to try formatting it via another PC in a linux environment and messing around with the partitions.
I understand the trouble you may have taken to get the device - and this happens. All the best mate, and do cheer up, don't give up.
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My wife has one as well so am able to test using that and the SD works fine in hers. The whole screen not turning on thing is weird though, does your screen turn on?
We bought them when on honeymoon in America so didn't have to pay a shipper or anything
Deleting the partitions manually with Gparted and using dd to burn the SDs and making sure the correct partitions are bootable doesn't seem to work. Last night I retried a lot of the previously attempted options, with no results.
It's weird to think that a working SD slot and a slew of cards will suddenly malfunction, but for now that seems like the most plausible reason why my NC can't boot anything off SD.
To think back how it all started, the device suddenly rebooted from HC preview v0.4 to stock BN 1.01 (rooted + installed CWR on eMMC) while the SD is inserted, then upon another reboot it simply stays dead, this gives me reason to believe that the internal boot partition is corrupted, and SD slot nuked hardware-wise.
Hmmm, really hoping to find someone else who has the same device, in my area.
Right now I am at the Black Screen of Death as well...
I think Barnes should refund me, but I am willing to do some tests for the good of society.
Steelfan555 said:
Right now I am at the Black Screen of Death as well...
I think Barnes should refund me, but I am willing to do some tests for the good of society.
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Sorry to hear that, and don't give up! Hope you took a look at the other threads, and this little pseudo checklist I made in the OP. Do share the outcome
Thank you Rawfish. The first option, the Dummies Guide to Fixing 'My Nook won't boot'
was what I needed to get started on the right track again. Though I'm not sure anyone wants to know how I ended up here, I'm grateful to those that put in the time and effort to find any of these solutions.
Thank you!
FroztIkon said:
Thank you Rawfish. The first option, the Dummies Guide to Fixing 'My Nook won't boot'
was what I needed to get started on the right track again. Though I'm not sure anyone wants to know how I ended up here, I'm grateful to those that put in the time and effort to find any of these solutions.
Thank you!
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Update:
Ok, so after running through it, I ended up getting stuck on the boot screen that shows N. If I powered off, it would restart and get stuck at that screen. I tried the 8 shutdowns (it installed new software), but afterwards, it was still stuck. So, I tried another method I found on the forums. I powered off holding the N button and power, which caused it to boot back up and do a factory reset. I now have a factory fresh Nook.
Okay, it's been a while since I kept this thread updated - I contacted BN and had the device sent back, apparently the SD slot failed so they sent me a new one. I'm just wondering if it's sheer concidence that it happened, as I was tinkering with Nookie Honey preview v0.4, when the hardware suddenly failed.
Oh well, I guess the NC still remains as a 99.99% unbrickable device - with the 0.01% being related to the ambiguous root cause to my case.
I now have 2 NCs (one from the RMA process, another one from the $199 eBay deal.
My wife and I have Nook Colors and I recently decided to root mine using AutoNooter. I went through all the steps, crossed referenced the steps with other sites, and went through the steps again. Here's the problem I run into; upon inserting the microSD card into the NC(while off)and plugging it into the computer using the USB cable the darn thing won't boot up.
Everything I've tried:
-a different SD card(I have now tried a 4GB PNY microSDHC and a 2G Sandisk microSD.....and a generic microSD card from my cellphone)
-I've tried loading the image from different sites and using different browsers
-I've tried different imaging software
-I've tried using BOTH mine and my wifes NC.
-I've tried it from 2 different laptops(a Toshiba and a Gateway)
-I've tried downloading the image from both laptops integrated disk reader using an adapter and I've tried loading it using an external USB card reader that reads/writes a microSD directly without needing an adapter.
-I've tried de-registering the NC and re-registering.
-I've let the NC sit for an hour while plugged in.
NOTHING. The light on the USB cable goes from amber to green....which is where the whole process ends.
-I'm running firmware v1.1.0 therefore I'm using AutoNooter 3.0
-I tried it a while back when running 1.0.1 using AutoNooter 2.12.25 with the same results. I'm getting impatient waiting for B&N's rumored update so I decided to try again.
-I do know how to format the SD card so that is not the problem
It's gotta be something simple. PLEASE HELP! Thanks for taking the time to read this. So frustrated
I used autonooter yesterday on my nc, and it never did reboot. I waited awhile, then just unplugged, turned it on and the android came up.
I did not care for it so I then did the emmc version of custom froyo 6.8 (as I will never use the NC for how it was intended) and am in hog heaven.
Sorry if you already know this but nothing happens when you boot the autonooter image. The screen stays black. All the magic just happens in the background. All the basic nooter does is enable side loading apps. Some of the others to more. Find your favorite apk and try
adb install myApp.apk
If it works then so did nooter. Find a launcher and go nuts.
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I used autonooter yesterday on my nc, and it never did reboot. I waited awhile, then just unplugged, turned it on and the android came up.
I did not care for it so I then did the emmc version of custom froyo 6.8 (as I will never use the NC for how it was intended) and am in hog heaven.
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Same here. I thought I botched the install but the android showed up eventually when it finally booted and I'm running market apps so i know it worked. Very weird though.
I don't think autonooter has any coding in it to prompt the screen to turn on to let you know its installing, but usually (at least in windows) when you plug in your Nook you can hear it mount to the computer...I usually wait for this, leave it on then unplug//remove the uSD card and boot up my Nook.
What are you using to "burn" the .img to the SD card? If you see the same file written to the card after burning, its not imaged properly. I had this problem the night I bought my nook and it drove me nuts. Use WinImage. From the top menu select Disk>> Restore virtual hard disk image to virtual drive>> select SD card>> select file. The burn should take about 10 secs and you should see a file system structure on the card when opened. If you get an error that the file is in use when you go to burn it, log out, log in and try again or reboot. Burning the image is key, the rest is cake.
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What are you using to "burn" the .img to the SD card? If you see the same file written to the card after burning, its not imaged properly. I had this problem the night I bought my nook and it drove me nuts. Use WinImage. From the top menu select Disk>> Restore virtual hard disk image to virtual drive>> select SD card>> select file. The burn should take about 10 secs and you should see a file system structure on the card when opened. If you get an error that the file is in use when you go to burn it, log out, log in and try again or reboot. Burning the image is key, the rest is cake.
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I've used WinImage 8.5 and Win32DiskImager. I know it has to be an issue with the image but the files on the sd card after it's been written look identical to screen shots I've seen of the image on multiple "how to" websites. How long did you wait before the NC booted up?
Taeseong said:
I don't think autonooter has any coding in it to prompt the screen to turn on to let you know its installing, but usually (at least in windows) when you plug in your Nook you can hear it mount to the computer...I usually wait for this, leave it on then unplug//remove the uSD card and boot up my Nook.
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According to NookDevs when using the latest autonooter for use with NC firmware v1.1.0 the NC will boot up automatically once it's connected to the usb cable after a few minutes. Not to be confused with the previous autonooter for use with firmware v1.0.1 where you connect, let sit for 10 minutes, then boot after removing from the usb cable and the sd card. Tried that one too with no luck.
donballz said:
Sorry if you already know this but nothing happens when you boot the autonooter image. The screen stays black. All the magic just happens in the background. All the basic nooter does is enable side loading apps. Some of the others to more. Find your favorite apk and try
adb install myApp.apk
If it works then so did nooter. Find a launcher and go nuts.
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I never get to the point of seeing the new boot up process, skipping log-in, logging in to youtube, enabling softkeys, etc. It's funning that I quote the sequence without actually having done it. It's because I've read the steps so many times.. So frustrating!
You have to connect it to a PC to initiate the boot from SD. You should connect it to a pc where its NEVER been connected to before. A few things you can try. Connected to the PC, hold down the nook's power button for up to a minute. Did you hear a chime on the PC as if you connected a device to it? No? Next, open device manager on your PC with the nook connected. From the Action menu >> scan for new hardware. Did it find anything new? Do see anything with the name "gadget" or portable gadget in the device list? Right click, delete it. Again, scan for new hardware. Did windows find new hardware now? Did it boot from SD? Try plugging into a different PC. This is THE ctritical step.
I had this problem when i wiped my device and rerooted. Because the device drivers were already installed, my nook wouldn't boot n root. Chances are you connected it to your PC before attempting to root. You have to get windows to detect as a new device and the PC should fail to load the drivers. If you get that far with no luck, keep deleting the device from device manager and reconnecting it with the cable. Hope this helps...
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I used autonooter yesterday on my nc, and it never did reboot. I waited awhile, then just unplugged, turned it on and the android came up.
I did not care for it so I then did the emmc version of custom froyo 6.8 (as I will never use the NC for how it was intended) and am in hog heaven.
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Went this route and couldn't be happier with the result. Thanks so much for your input!
OP I have the same issues as you, very frustrating!
How did you solve the problem in the end?
edit: NM figured it out.
Just watched the "noob video" and I'll apologize in advance for my ignorance here. I'm pretty tech savvy but not an Android user so please bear with me and feel free to dumb down any (and all, perhaps) responses.
I have a friend who cracked the LCD on her SGH-I897 (the four touch buttons on the bottom seem to respond). She already replaced the phone but now wants her photos/videos off of the internal memory. She literally had never plugged the device into a computer in the two years she owned it (this should give you some idea as to why it was handed off to me...). USB debugging is apparently off as the device connects to the PC, but no drive appears that I can access. It is obviously not rooted either.
I tried some file recovery software hoping that could bypass my inability to mount the drive but to no avail. I have a Macbook running 10.5 and a PC running Win7.
I've been researching for the better part of two days and I found this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=15563295, but after following the link provided it said the kernel was for the Samsung Galaxy S2. It seems there must be a simple way to resolve this. It's just hacking into a photos folder after all...
All I need to do is retrieve and transfer the files, so the simplest means of doing this is the best. The phone is pretty busted up so once the files are off it's getting recycled.
Thanks again, all.
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Just watched the "noob video" and I'll apologize in advance for my ignorance here. I'm pretty tech savvy but not an Android user so please bear with me and feel free to dumb down any (and all, perhaps) responses.
I have a friend who cracked the LCD on her SGH-I897 (the four touch buttons on the bottom seem to respond). She already replaced the phone but now wants her photos/videos off of the internal memory. She literally had never plugged the device into a computer in the two years she owned it (this should give you some idea as to why it was handed off to me...). USB debugging is apparently off as the device connects to the PC, but no drive appears that I can access. It is obviously not rooted either.
I tried some file recovery software hoping that could bypass my inability to mount the drive but to no avail. I have a Macbook running 10.5 and a PC running Win7.
I've been researching for the better part of two days and I found this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=15563295, but after following the link provided it said the kernel was for the Samsung Galaxy S2. It seems there must be a simple way to resolve this. It's just hacking into a photos folder after all...
All I need to do is retrieve and transfer the files, so the simplest means of doing this is the best. The phone is pretty busted up so once the files are off it's getting recycled.
Thanks again, all.
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This might help you: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1474956
Basically, you'd use ADB to mount the SD.
You said the screen is cracked but can you still read and/or see the image? If so, you could get in recovery and mount from there (using the volume and power buttons).
Thanks for the quick response, Wolf!
No link you posted was referencing a Nook Tablet, but I'm trying to access a Galaxy S Captivate. Would the instructions be identical..?
BWolf56 said:
Basically, you'd use ADB to mount the SD.
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So when you say "SD" you're not talking about a removable SD card, that's the term used for the internal memory for Android phones?
BWolf56 said:
You said the screen is cracked but can you still read and/or see the image? If so, you could get in recovery and mount from there (using the volume and power buttons).
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The LCD is actually cracked (not the outer protective glass/touch screen) so the LDC is completely inoperable (blacked out, no backlight, nothing).
CanyonJoe said:
Thanks for the quick response, Wolf!
No link you posted was referencing a Nook Tablet, but I'm trying to access a Galaxy S Captivate. Would the instructions be identical..?
So when you say "SD" you're not talking about a removable SD card, that's the term used for the internal memory for Android phones?
The LCD is actually cracked (not the outer protective glass/touch screen) so the LDC is completely inoperable (blacked out, no backlight, nothing).
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Damn brutal.. What did she do to it lol
ADB can be used on pretty much any androids, it sends command from your pc to your phone. I linked you a easy to follow guide but there are plenty out there, just google/search ADB and you'll find everything you need to know about it.
As for the SD, our phone has a internal SD and a slot for external SD. So yeah, I meant internal SD. (This is true for almost every androids)
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Damn brutal.. What did she do to it lol
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She literally threw it... Don't get me started... :silly:
BWolf56 said:
ADB can be used on pretty much any androids, it sends command from your pc to your phone. I linked you a easy to follow guide but there are plenty out there, just google/search ADB and you'll find everything you need to know about it.
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Alright, so I can install ADB on my PC and the UI will allow me to send a "USB Debug" command to the phone and *BAM* I'm in business?
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As for the SD, our phone has a internal SD and a slot for external SD. So yeah, I meant internal SD. (This is true for almost every androids)
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Wait... there's a Secure Digital card IN the phone acting as internal memory..? So, can I take the phone apart and just plug that card into a card reader? :victory: Or is the data encrypted?
CanyonJoe said:
She literally threw it... Don't get me started... :silly:
Alright, so I can install ADB on my PC and the UI will allow me to send a "USB Debug" command to the phone and *BAM* I'm in business?
Wait... there's a Secure Digital card IN the phone acting as internal memory..? So, can I take the phone apart and just plug that card into a card reader? :victory: Or is the data encrypted?
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It's called a internal SD but I have no idea how hard (or if even possible) it would be to get it. But it's surely something to look into.
As for ADB, as long as you can get it to recognize the phone, you should be in business. You can even use it to mount up
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BWolf56 said:
It's called a internal SD but I have no idea how hard (or if even possible) it would be to get it. But it's surely something to look into.
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I'll try the ADB approach first, then I may do an autopsy.
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As for ADB, as long as you can get it to recognize the phone, you should be in business. You can even use it to mount up
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Thanks for the info, sir. :highfive: I'll report back with my results.
CanyonJoe said:
I'll try the ADB approach first, then I may do an autopsy.
Thanks for the info, sir. :highfive: I'll report back with my results.
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Alright, road block... ADB can't be used if USB Debugging isn't enabled.
Can anyone help me enable USB Debugging without the LCD screen being functional?
To save you from reading all the above, my friend cracked the LCD screen on her phone. USB Debugging is off, phone is not rooted, touch screen is not functional. Four buttons on the bottom of the screen do work.
All she wants is the pictures off her internal memory (not an SD card, as a card reader would have solved this by now). Any help would be appreciated.
if she had an app called 'my phone explorer client' installed before the screen broke, then you could install my phone explorer on a pc, connect via usb with phone up and fully booted, then my phone explorer creates a mouse clickable image of the phone's screen. but ugh, this only works with usb debugging - perhaps there is another app can do it.
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CanyonJoe said:
Alright, road block... ADB can't be used if USB Debugging isn't enabled.
Can anyone help me enable USB Debugging without the LCD screen being functional?
To save you from reading all the above, my friend cracked the LCD screen on her phone. USB Debugging is off, phone is not rooted, touch screen is not functional. Four buttons on the bottom of the screen do work.
All she wants is the pictures off her internal memory (not an SD card, as a card reader would have solved this by now). Any help would be appreciated.
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Kinda running outta options here :/ Personally, my storage connects automaticly on my pc, don't need to manually mount it. Then again, I'm using W8 so that might be why (dunno really).
Another option could be to get another screen, connect it (but don't fully install it), get your files, return the screen. Not exatly the best option ever but it would work eh.
CanyonJoe said:
Wait... there's a Secure Digital card IN the phone acting as internal memory..? So, can I take the phone apart and just plug that card into a card reader? :victory: Or is the data encrypted?
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That would be a negative. Its a chip soldered onto the board. Its just habit to refer to it as the internal SD since that's how the android software treats it.
Also if you could get into recovery which of course would be hard to verify with a blank screen... At least with custom kernels I believe ADB is enabled so you could run commands there. But it may not be with stock kernels. Just a thought.
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Alright guys this forum is pretty kickass and I was just wondering if anyone else could give me some insight to these weird quirks my Moto Droid4 is giving me.
Issues:
-Many apps that need to access SD card don't save properly i.e. TB gives insufficient storage error on scheduled backups, sometimes photos don't save correctly
-^^ Also related is sometimes when trying to connect as "Mass Storage Mode" via USB to my computer the device will lock up or when I try to write files to the SD card the transfer will lock up and the phone becomes almost unresonsive
-SD card and writing to the card becomes fickle if I ever mount and unmount, to the point where sometimes it won't mount until I reboot the phone
-Sometimes the phone will just become unresponsive altogether and exhibits periods where it will turn on the softkeys but the screen won't turn on. Hitting the hold button then ends up just toggling the softkeys.
I've tried:
-3 Different Roms now, all JB. Two different 4.2.1 and one 4.1
-Checking the SD Card with windows built-in disk checker and sector fixer. Everything "Passed"
-Turning off all CPU overclocking components and apps.
-Making sure newest Busybox and SU app is up to date and allowing all apps.
I think its the SD card but I don't see how the phone not turning its screen on or becoming sluggish could pertain to that.
Thoughts?
Thanks in advance guys :fingers-crossed:
Have you tried to back up all data of the SD card format the card put data back on and try again... my wife's RAZR did this and that fixed it...
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dbreezy187 said:
Have you tried to back up all data of the SD card format the card put data back on and try again... my wife's RAZR did this and that fixed it...
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I believe I have, but I will do it again as soon as I'm done with the Disk Checking for the 3rd time. Will post results
Completely nuked my internal storage and SD card, by formatting. It still does lockup everyone now and then and by that I mean it will blink a notification, and sometimes turn on the softkeys when I go to hit the hold button but the screen never comes on. sometimes the softkeys respond to me hitting hold and they go on and off but the screen won't it requires a reboot to fix. Is it the phone at this point?
Changed to a different SD card same model same brand and class and since then I have not experienced any of these problems. And I can rule out bad files on the card because I copied over everything from the other card straight to this one. Its been about 5 days with not one problem. I will give it 10 before I call it.
ETA: I've gotten it all figured, I think, and you can read my updates in the comments. I am STILL STUCK on this though:
ANY IDEA WHERE I CAN GET A NEW REPLACEMENT NOOK HD+ CABLE??? This 'unique' style is the STUPIDEST IDEA EVER, because I cannot find one ANYWHERE on Ebay or Amazon, and am NOT paying a crapload of cash to B&N to get this cord plus other stuff I don't want. The cord has a very loose, bent, worn spot on it just before it gets to the plug for the Nook end, and it frequently disconnects itself. (I know how to keep an eye on it though so this wouldn't be the reason for my other problems in this post.)
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I got a new Nook HD+ based on the amazing HD display and that I was looking for an eReader/Tablet closer to 10"
I was NOT happy at ALL with the original Nook OS, so after a while of digging and asking around, and not being able to shell out $60+ for the Amazon.com 'N2A' or 'AFN' cards, I found the thread on here showing how to install it myself. (Cyanogenmod 10.1) Well, it installed clean and easy, but then I tried putting in my formatted (empty) 32gb micro SD card, and then tried sideloading my videos, ebooks, etc. I have tried several different ways to transfer files to this thing, and it WILL NOT WORK! It refuses to show ANY of my files, even though it shows that all this space has been used on the card.
I was just trying to delete all these files and start over with transferring them, but now whenever I open the 'My Nook' window from the 'My Computer' window when my HD+ is connected, it will sit there on a white empty box, and show the top bar loading for like EVER. It shows this green bar S L O W L Y loading up, and it has never done this before! It took a good 20 minutes to do this on the SD card window, and then just showed a blank box, when it still had files on it.
I took out the card and formatted it again in my laptop SD card adapter. I was then trying to access the files in My Nook to delete some of them, and it does the same loading forever BS.
Before I did this clean CM 10.1 install, the Nook would still not show any files sideloaded onto a card. I have tried my 64gb Samsung class 10 SDXC card also, with the same results of not showing any files. I am using Calibre to load the ebooks up, and I see them all in the folder when I check it on my Laptop, but I haven't really installed any apps from the Google store yet, so I don't know for sure if the ebooks will work. I just know that searching the files on the Nook itself show NOTHING...
PLEASE HELP!! I have spent literally a WEEK of SOLID TIME in converting video files, transferring files, and formatting/installing/rooting/whatever my Nook, and I haven't gotten ANYWHERE really. I love the interface on this CM OS, but I am primarily wanting to use this for watching MY MOVIES that I have already on my laptop...
ANY help is much appreciated, because I feel like I wasted a crapload of money and this is just sitting here driving me nuts!!
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE!
Ok
Couple of things to check here.
1. If you put the card into a windows machine, does it show that the card is 32gig? Does it show any files on the card?
If YES to both, then the card is fine. If NO, then you need to reformat the card and get it back to 32gig and showing files. If you need help with that, there are some apps on the web that can help....
2. On your Nook, load up a file viewing app. For ease of comparison, load "File manager HD"from the Play Store. Use the app to navigate to the External SD card and validate that you can see the card, that it is 32gig and you can see files? If yes you are good to go, if no, then if number 1 above is OK, there is something wrong with the CM 10.1 load or with your Nook.
3. If the issue is now installing APK files from the card, you should be able to from File Manger HD, as long as you have turned off "unknonw sources" in the settings menu.
Settings -- Security -- unknonw sources checkmark needs to be checked.
Give those things a shot and report back your results. the HD+ is an awesome unit and it sounds like you may have a tiny issue somewhere.
Thanks for the help, but the card is fine. I've used the card for other things before, and I have formatted it multiple times. My question is, how can you expect to see files on it after it has been formatted? The format wipes all files from the card.
Also, I was not trying to load apps. I thought I had made that clear in my post, that my problem is trying to load videos/movies onto the card. I searched online for hours, and couldn't find anything useful or helpful on why I couldn't load video files, but there was a huge abundance of forums, YouTube videos, and other help on how to load apps to an SD card...
I stayed up the whole night messing with this, and ended up taking the 64gb class 10 card from my phone and using that in my Nook, and after about 12 hours of straight work, I got some movies to load on it. I found a half-decent video player in Gapps that I could watch them on.
My next problem: the battery on this thing is horrendous. I had it sitting, fully charged before hand, and in sleep mode, for about 4 hours, and the battery went down 10%! I notice when I am browsing the Nook, not playing videos or getting online, I discharge about twice that fast. At this rate, I will be darn lucky to watch a 2-hour movie before the battery dies...
Aaron Camp said:
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Couple of things to check here.
1. If you put the card into a windows machine, does it show that the card is 32gig? Does it show any files on the card?
If YES to both, then the card is fine. If NO, then you need to reformat the card and get it back to 32gig and showing files. If you need help with that, there are some apps on the web that can help....
2. On your Nook, load up a file viewing app. For ease of comparison, load "File manager HD"from the Play Store. Use the app to navigate to the External SD card and validate that you can see the card, that it is 32gig and you can see files? If yes you are good to go, if no, then if number 1 above is OK, there is something wrong with the CM 10.1 load or with your Nook.
3. If the issue is now installing APK files from the card, you should be able to from File Manger HD, as long as you have turned off "unknonw sources" in the settings menu.
Settings -- Security -- unknonw sources checkmark needs to be checked.
Give those things a shot and report back your results. the HD+ is an awesome unit and it sounds like you may have a tiny issue somewhere.
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slow_mo_panda said:
I have tried several different ways to transfer files to this thing, and it WILL NOT WORK! It refuses to show ANY of my files, even though it shows that all this space has been used on the card.
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1: What ways did you try exactly? Have you tried Airdroid? That is my go to for transferring files to and from my devices. That way, I don't have to mess about with connecting USB cables and whatnot.
2: What is "it"? You say "it will not work" and "it refuses to show.." and "it shows all this space".
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but now whenever I open the 'My Nook' window from the 'My Computer' window when my HD+ is connected, it will sit there on a white empty box, and show the top bar loading for like EVER. It shows this green bar S L O W L Y loading up, and it has never done this before! It took a good 20 minutes to do this on the SD card window, and then just showed a blank box, when it still had files on it.
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So you have the SD card loaded in the Nook and are browsing it via USB cable on your Windows 7 machine? Just trying to clarify how exactly you are doing this.
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I took out the card and formatted it again in my laptop SD card adapter.
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Did you use the same adapter to load the files? Did that not work?
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I was then trying to access the files in My Nook to delete some of them, and it does the same loading forever BS.
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Does this occur when the SD card is freshly formatted or only when there are files on it?
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Before I did this clean CM 10.1 install, the Nook would still not show any files sideloaded onto a card. I have tried my 64gb Samsung class 10 SDXC card also, with the same results of not showing any files. I am using Calibre to load the ebooks up, and I see them all in the folder when I check it on my Laptop, but I haven't really installed any apps from the Google store yet, so I don't know for sure if the ebooks will work. I just know that searching the files on the Nook itself show NOTHING...
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Odd. What size and format are the movies? Do these cards work fine on other devices?
How did you format the SD cards? Did you put them in the Nook and format them, or did you format them in Windows and then put them in the Nook? Are they formatted with the correct file type? Taken from the user manual:
To format the memory card, do this:
1.
Tap the
Format Now
button to format the memory card.
Your NOOK displays a warning that formatting the memory card will erase its contents.
2.
Tap the
Format Now
button again to confirm that you want to format the memory card.
Your NOOK formats the card with the exFAT file system.
Have you try formating your sdcard to fat32. Try that it should work
SPH-L720_!
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How did you format the SD cards? Did you put them in the Nook and format them, or did you format them in Windows and then put them in the Nook? Are they formatted with the correct file type? Taken from the user manual:
To format the memory card, do this:
1.
Tap the
Format Now
button to format the memory card.
Your NOOK displays a warning that formatting the memory card will erase its contents.
2.
Tap the
Format Now
button again to confirm that you want to format the memory card.
Your NOOK formats the card with the exFAT file system.
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Where is that option is CM 10.1? I have been unsuccessful in finding an in device format method. If it's in the user manual, chances are this operation is in the stock rom and does OP no good.
hooah212002 said:
Where is that option is CM 10.1? I have been unsuccessful in finding an in device format method. If it's in the user manual, chances are this operation is in the stock rom and does OP no good.
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I don't there is one (as far as I can see). My point was that I believe the 64 GB SD has to be formatted with exFat in order to work. I think the 32 GB card can be either exFat or Fat32.
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I don't there is one (as far as I can see). My point was that I believe the 64 GB SD has to be formatted with exFat in order to work. I think the 32 GB card can be either exFat or Fat32.
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Ahh, I see. I did not know that. thanks.
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1: What ways did you try exactly? Have you tried Airdroid? That is my go to for transferring files to and from my devices. That way, I don't have to mess about with connecting USB cables and whatnot.
2: What is "it"? You say "it will not work" and "it refuses to show.." and "it shows all this space".
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>I tried every way. And no, I couldn't try ANY apps because I hadn't gotten that far yet. I always start by just transferring my content and then shop for apps. When I was saying "It" I meant the card.
So you have the SD card loaded in the Nook and are browsing it via USB cable on your Windows 7 machine? Just trying to clarify how exactly you are doing this.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>I had usually accessed the card via my Nook plugged into my laptop, unless I was re-formatting the card or deleting files from it, then I had it in my laptop's SD slot.
Did you use the same adapter to load the files? Did that not work?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>When I said 'adapter' I meant just the regular SD card size adapter I had insterted the micro card into. And this adapter had been working fine for a long time before. I did try other adapters also.
Does this occur when the SD card is freshly formatted or only when there are files on it?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>After I had put some files on it, and was then going back to delete some or all of them, this loading problem occurred. And I hadn't even used a third of the space on my card, so it should not have been so slow to show 3 or 4 files in the window.
Odd. What size and format are the movies? Do these cards work fine on other devices?
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Not sure what size you mean, I had several HD .mp4 movie files, none bigger than 2gb. I used the 32gb card multiple times to transfer movie files between computers, and the 64gb card I finally got to work was in my Note 2 phone since the day I bought it. I am not happy I had to take the card out of my phone, but oddly enough, the 32gb card that the Nook refused to take is working fine with videos in my phone now...
If you didn't see my comment just below my OP, I have it working now, more or less...
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How did you format the SD cards? Did you put them in the Nook and format them, or did you format them in Windows and then put them in the Nook? Are they formatted with the correct file type? Taken from the user manual:
To format the memory card, do this:
1.
Tap the
Format Now
button to format the memory card.
Your NOOK displays a warning that formatting the memory card will erase its contents.
2.
Tap the
Format Now
button again to confirm that you want to format the memory card.
Your NOOK formats the card with the exFAT file system.
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I used the free windows program/app called 'SDFormatter' that was recommended to me in the thread that I used here for the CM 10.1 Rom... And I got the 64gb class 10 card that WAS in my phone to work after it was formatted to exFAT.
FORMAT
To clarify all the other comments/confusion on SD card format...
The 32gb card I had I am not positive what format it was, but I believe it was FAT32, and the Nook did NOT format the card, or make any effort to, and even after I formatted it myself in many ways, it was still FAT32...
The 64gb card was either always exFAT, or was turned into exFAT when I formatted it just prior to inserting into the Nook. I believe this was a big reason the 32gb card wasn't working for me, along with my having to COPY the 'My Files' folder from the Nook Onboard storage, and PASTE the folder into my SD card storage, which I then put all my videos and other content into, and afterwards it worked fine...
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I got a new Nook HD+ based on the amazing HD display and that I was looking for an eReader/Tablet closer to 10"
I was NOT happy at ALL with the original Nook OS, so after a while of digging and asking around, and not being able to shell out $60+ for the Amazon.com 'N2A' or 'AFN' cards, I found the thread on here showing how to install it myself. (Cyanogenmod 10.1) Well, it installed clean and easy, but then I tried putting in my formatted (empty) 32gb micro SD card, and then tried sideloading my videos, ebooks, etc. I have tried several different ways to transfer files to this thing, and it WILL NOT WORK! It refuses to show ANY of my files, even though it shows that all this space has been used on the card.
I was just trying to delete all these files and start over with transferring them, but now whenever I open the 'My Nook' window from the 'My Computer' window when my HD+ is connected, it will sit there on a white empty box, and show the top bar loading for like EVER. It shows this green bar S L O W L Y loading up, and it has never done this before! It took a good 20 minutes to do this on the SD card window, and then just showed a blank box, when it still had files on it.
I took out the card and formatted it again in my laptop SD card adapter. I was then trying to access the files in My Nook to delete some of them, and it does the same loading forever BS.
Before I did this clean CM 10.1 install, the Nook would still not show any files sideloaded onto a card. I have tried my 64gb Samsung class 10 SDXC card also, with the same results of not showing any files. I am using Calibre to load the ebooks up, and I see them all in the folder when I check it on my Laptop, but I haven't really installed any apps from the Google store yet, so I don't know for sure if the ebooks will work. I just know that searching the files on the Nook itself show NOTHING...
PLEASE HELP!! I have spent literally a WEEK of SOLID TIME in converting video files, transferring files, and formatting/installing/rooting/whatever my Nook, and I haven't gotten ANYWHERE really. I love the interface on this CM OS, but I am primarily wanting to use this for watching MY MOVIES that I have already on my laptop...
ANY help is much appreciated, because I feel like I wasted a crapload of money and this is just sitting here driving me nuts!!
PS: ANY IDEA WHERE I CAN GET A NEW REPLACEMENT NOOK HD+ CABLE??? This 'unique' style is the STUPIDEST IDEA EVER, because I cannot find one ANYWHERE on Ebay or Amazon, and am NOT paying a crapload of cash to B&N to get this cord plus other stuff I don't want. The cord has a very loose, bent, worn spot on it just before it gets to the plug for the Nook end, and it frequently disconnects itself. (I know how to keep an eye on it though so this wouldn't be the reason for my other problems in this post.)
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE!
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What apps are you using? Different apps store things in different places, I was trying epub readers and the last one found 3 copies of every book I had scattered all over internal and external storage.
I settled on the Nook Reader app, and it took a while to figure it out. I installed the APK, then I had to reboot the HD+ to get the Nook folder to show up on my pc. I then simply moved the epub files to BN NookHD+/internal storage/Nook/My Documents/ - I used the following - /Author/Book/epub file. They were showing up as they were being pasted, and work fine.
For movies I use MX Player with the mkv codec so I can watch movies with converting them. I would also rather stream with ES File Explorer and MX Player, but I can move the files to my sd card and watch as well.
You can only get the cable from B&N, or search for a used one, yes it's stupid, but it's also covered under the warranty. Take it back and they will replace it, under the 1 year warranty or the extended 2 year one, they replaced my cord/charger (wall part) with no questions ask - it hummed - and annoyed me, I told the gal working "This thing hums and is distracts me while reading, I need another one" the gal said "No problem" grabbed a box and pulled one out and away I went. You can also buy just the cable for $14.95.
My Nook sometimes loads very slowly when connecting it to my Windows 7 desktop, but nothing like you are describing.
When you used SD Formatter, did you enable "Format Size Adjustment"?
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Thanks for the help, but the card is fine. I've used the card for other things before, and I have formatted it multiple times. My question is, how can you expect to see files on it after it has been formatted? The format wipes all files from the card.
Also, I was not trying to load apps. I thought I had made that clear in my post, that my problem is trying to load videos/movies onto the card. I searched online for hours, and couldn't find anything useful or helpful on why I couldn't load video files, but there was a huge abundance of forums, YouTube videos, and other help on how to load apps to an SD card...
I stayed up the whole night messing with this, and ended up taking the 64gb class 10 card from my phone and using that in my Nook, and after about 12 hours of straight work, I got some movies to load on it. I found a half-decent video player in Gapps that I could watch them on.
My next problem: the battery on this thing is horrendous. I had it sitting, fully charged before hand, and in sleep mode, for about 4 hours, and the battery went down 10%! I notice when I am browsing the Nook, not playing videos or getting online, I discharge about twice that fast. At this rate, I will be darn lucky to watch a 2-hour movie before the battery dies...
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Did you mess with the Performance settings in CM10.1? If not, I'd say the battery is dying. That is way to short, I streamed "Lucky Number Slevin" @ 720P for an hour and fifty minutes and didn't use, but 15% of my battery, it was fully charged before starting the movie. So everything was turned on and actually working the whole time.
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Not sure what size you mean, I had several HD .mp4 movie files, none bigger than 2gb. I used the 32gb card multiple times to transfer movie files between computers, and the 64gb card I finally got to work was in my Note 2 phone since the day I bought it. I am not happy I had to take the card out of my phone, but oddly enough, the 32gb card that the Nook refused to take is working fine with videos in my phone now...
If you didn't see my comment just below my OP, I have it working now, more or less...
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To clarify all the other comments/confusion on SD card format...
The 32gb card I had I am not positive what format it was, but I believe it was FAT32, and the Nook did NOT format the card, or make any effort to, and even after I formatted it myself in many ways, it was still FAT32...
The 64gb card was either always exFAT, or was turned into exFAT when I formatted it just prior to inserting into the Nook. I believe this was a big reason the 32gb card wasn't working for me, along with my having to COPY the 'My Files' folder from the Nook Onboard storage, and PASTE the folder into my SD card storage, which I then put all my videos and other content into, and afterwards it worked fine...
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Sorry, I answered your questions out of order, I'm too tired to order things correctly, but I think I answered everything. Oh, I'm using the cheapest Sandisk Class 4 32GB card, I could buy at Staples for $30, and it works fine.
Hope this helps, don't get too discouraged, when you get it working right, it's a great tablet.
Good Luck!
Thanks for tips, Still hung-up on battery/cord...
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You can only get the cable from B&N, or search for a used one, yes it's stupid, but it's also covered under the warranty. Take it back and they will replace it, under the 1 year warranty or the extended 2 year one, they replaced my cord/charger (wall part) with no questions ask - it hummed - and annoyed me, I told the gal working "This thing hums and is distracts me while reading, I need another one" the gal said "No problem" grabbed a box and pulled one out and away I went. You can also buy just the cable for $14.95.
When you used SD Formatter, did you enable "Format Size Adjustment"?
Did you mess with the Performance settings in CM10.1? If not, I'd say the battery is dying. That is way to short, I streamed "Lucky Number Slevin" @ 720P for an hour and fifty minutes and didn't use, but 15% of my battery, it was fully charged before starting the movie. So everything was turned on and actually working the whole time.
Hope this helps, don't get too discouraged, when you get it working right, it's a great tablet.
Good Luck!
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I found and wrote down the number for B&N, I will try giving them a call tomorrow. Do you know if they would send me one free if I bought the Nook secondhand? Should I just not tell them I got it used?
Yes, my battery seems to be pretty bad off, and the guy who sold it on eBay of course said it was barely used, and had NO problems. I have emailed him thru ebay asking for a partial refund, and I may contact ebay about this if he does not want to be cooperative. I paid $145 for it, which is basically what I could get a new one for now, I just didn't notice that when I got it a couple months ago. Do you think B&N would sell me a cheap battery? Or do you know where I can get one? I had bought a 'Like NEW' Nook First Edition (still my fav. basic eBook Reader) for my mom around Christmas time for $60, and then after I got it, and she used it for all of 15 minutes, turned it on 2 or 3 times, and it ended up freezing on the screensaver. I tried looking up and attempting any 'fixes' and nothing was working. I've powered it down and removed the battery and it's oddly still showing a screen saver pic. :/ So I had to contact the seller after it had been about 4 weeks since I bought it, and he used the excuse of it being over a month, and said I had emailed him and said it was working great before, when all I'd done was send him an update that I did get it and my mom was happy, but this was before she tried turning it on again. After sending eBay a complaint, they made the guy refund my money. I would have even returned the reader to him if he had worked with me in the refund, but I still have it, for all the good it is. Basically a paperweight. lol
Anyway, thanks for the tips, and I REALLY hope I can figure out the battery thing because I love the Android Nook, and I finally have a tablet with HD movie playback which is what I've wanted for a long time!
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I found and wrote down the number for B&N, I will try giving them a call tomorrow. Do you know if they would send me one free if I bought the Nook secondhand? Should I just not tell them I got it used?
Yes, my battery seems to be pretty bad off, and the guy who sold it on eBay of course said it was barely used, and had NO problems. I have emailed him thru ebay asking for a partial refund, and I may contact ebay about this if he does not want to be cooperative. I paid $145 for it, which is basically what I could get a new one for now, I just didn't notice that when I got it a couple months ago. Do you think B&N would sell me a cheap battery? Or do you know where I can get one? I had bought a 'Like NEW' Nook First Edition (still my fav. basic eBook Reader) for my mom around Christmas time for $60, and then after I got it, and she used it for all of 15 minutes, turned it on 2 or 3 times, and it ended up freezing on the screensaver. I tried looking up and attempting any 'fixes' and nothing was working. I've powered it down and removed the battery and it's oddly still showing a screen saver pic. :/ So I had to contact the seller after it had been about 4 weeks since I bought it, and he used the excuse of it being over a month, and said I had emailed him and said it was working great before, when all I'd done was send him an update that I did get it and my mom was happy, but this was before she tried turning it on again. After sending eBay a complaint, they made the guy refund my money. I would have even returned the reader to him if he had worked with me in the refund, but I still have it, for all the good it is. Basically a paperweight. lol
Anyway, thanks for the tips, and I REALLY hope I can figure out the battery thing because I love the Android Nook, and I finally have a tablet with HD movie playback which is what I've wanted for a long time!
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I don't think they will send you one for free, I took mine in and exchanged it, but I was still under my extended 2 year warranty. I also spend a lot of time at my B&N, so that may have helped speed me through the process.
They will not sell you a battery, they claim you have to be a "certified tech" to change them. From the tear-down posted on youtube, it seems quite possible and fairly easy, but don't know where you'd get a battery. It's a risk removing the plastic around the screen, and it seemed like the clips/tabs that hold it on got broken, so you would probably need some two-sided foam tape, kind of like body-side molding tape, made by 3M.
I would try and get eBay to give you a refund or at least enough to cover sending it in for battery replacement and another $15 for the cord replacement as well. "Like new" doesn't have a messed up cord, and a battery that won't hold 30% of it's original charge, offer to send eBay pictures of the damaged cord.
UGH. Ebay!
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I would try and get eBay to give you a refund or at least enough to cover sending it in for battery replacement and another $15 for the cord replacement as well. "Like new" doesn't have a messed up cord, and a battery that won't hold 30% of it's original charge, offer to send eBay pictures of the damaged cord.
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Well, I called B&N and after 30 min. wait, spoke to a barely legible lady who checked my account, and said that she was 'placing the order' after she asked if I wanted them to send me a new one. She never once indicated that it would be charged to my account, or that they were charging me for the cord. But then she said that they were out of cords, and to try calling back Monday. But then she didn't sound like she really knew well enough what she was doing, as I had to explain to her 3 times when she first answered my call, that I needed a NEW CORD, because the one I had had a short in it.
As for eBay, the d-bag I emailed (goldnuggetpawn) about the Nook said, "We tested the product thoroughly, and there were no problems with the battery, and the cord was brand new, and the auction showed pictures of the cord. We only offer a complete refund within 14 days of purchase, and it has been longer than that. We do not offer partial refunds."
So basically I have a Nook that's about to crap out any time, that I have to keep plugged into the wall to use, and that I have to fight with multiple time to transfer files on because the cord is junk. I have to say I am BEYOND DONE with eBay and their BS. I seem to have the WORST luck with them, and I have had enough. They allow people to get away with anything, and I am currently stuck with them trying to charge me $67+ in 'seller fees' because I listed 2 items, one which I actually sold (a netbook for $200) and one which someone did use the 'Buy-Out' for, but then never bothered to pay me, contact me, or respond to my emails. So I get charged a huge fee for selling something that I was never paid for! And they are saying it's too late to file a non-paying buyer report, because I did what they told me to do and tried filing a different report first, then was told I had to wait for the buyer to respond (when they had already not replied to half a dozen messages!) and apparently after all that, it had been too long to file another report. This buyer/scammer who made an account just minutes before buying my DVD lot, lives in Tunisia (allegedly) when I had made the auction to sell to US and Canada ONLY. I am just so tired of being burned, I guess.
It's going to be hard to show in pictures, because the cord is still intact, it's just very loose and 'bendy' on the end, and it shouldn't be, it's in a thick rubberized type coating, and does not bend.
Anyway, thanks for the help, and I will keep working on it. I may be forced to just sell it now as an Android CM10.2 (I think it would sell better that way) and get me something else...