Sorry if this was covered somewhere, but I did not find any links.
Has anyone ever succeeded booting Fire from the SD card? Even if it's any of the official signed boot or recovery images?
It appears that lk.bin has lines related to SD card booting.
Probably, the best testing device would have 5.0.1/5.1.1 bootloaders, this way if things fail, one can always fix it via external TWRP.
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I formatted and re-imaged my nook today from 1.0.1 Rooted to stock.
I then manually updated to 2.1 for flash capability.
Now I want my Root back.
For some reason the NOOK won't boot off of the SD Card anymore, it just ignores it until it's booted and I can see the files on the SD card.
I've imaged my SD Card with multiple versions of CWM, shut off my nook, inserted the SD card and plugged in a USB cable to initiate the process.
Is it possible that it requires the "Nook" USB cable to start the boot off of SD Card process or will the cable for my Droid Incredible work as well?
It's the only thing i can think of at this point that is causing the problem.
I won't get my nook cable till tomorrow so i can't test it.
Thanks,
Turmith
You don't need the cable to boot off the sd card, all the cable does is turn the thing on.
You are probably not flashing your card right, it's not simply a matter of copying files over, there is data that needs to be put on the card that isn't part of the files you can see.
If you are using an old nooter or autonooter card, it's probably corrupted or something. You don't want to use those old rooting processes anyhow.
The rooting process is also different now than in previous releases. You should do some reading on how to make a bootable cwm card and what the new rooting process for 1.2 is.
Thanks,
I believe you are right, the sd card isn't being flashed correctly.
I tried following the instructions here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1054027
Still got the issue where the nook would completely ignore the sdcard yet read it once it was booted.
So i tried formatting the sdcard with my Droid Incredible, then flashed it using windiskimger using the instructions provided in the link above.
Now when i try to boot off the card i get a blank black screen(never gets to "Read Forever" screen.
I have to remove SD Card, hold power button in(10 sec), release and then hold Power button in again(10 Sec) to get the nook to boot back into 1.2
I'm considering doing the 8 failed boot thing and seeing if it will restore 1.0.0 or something at this point.
Any suggestions?
Well that's progress ;-) at least it's trying to boot from the sd card now even if it's not succeeding.
are you using your droid as a uSD adapter for your computer, or do you have a dedicated uSD reader? that might be your problem. I'd try using a separate card reader.
You can get something like this basically anywhere for under $10. Try target/walmart/kmart/staples or like i said basically anywhere ;-)
I don't use windows for flashing but i've noticed some people saying they have luck with some programs for flashing more than others, try reading around, maybe you'll find an alternative to windiskimager that works better for you.
P.S. Formatting before flashing doesn't do anything at all. The flash should erase anything on the card and replace it exactly with the contents of the image you are flashing, regardless of whether it's freshly formatted or filled with 10 years of irreplaceable photographs
I'm not so sure it's the sdcard reader(which is internal to my Dell Laptop)
I switched from a 8gb sd card to a 2gb sd card(to make sure the SD card wasn't causing a problem) and pulled down a SD version of Nookie Froyo 2gb(to make sure CWM wasn't the issue either) just to see if i could get the thing to boot.
Same thing as occurred again.
It's become apparent that Winimage is either not doing it's job or I've somehow miss-configured the thing to not work correctly.
Winimage seems to only be writing one partition to the sdcard. In addition the Nook won't even attempt to boot off the sd card unless it's been formatted by either the nook or my droid prior to imaging. To me this indicates winimage isn't actually writing a image as much as it is copying files(and only the 1st partition at that).
Next step is to Uninstall Winimage, removing an left over configuration files and re-installing. If that doesn't work I'm going to try switching computers.
If that doesn't work then i'm going to look for a new Imaging program.
If anyone has any insight, it'd be welcome.
Well I can officially state my opinion that WinImage sucks...
I downloaded WinDiskImage and within 5 minutes I had my Nook 2.1 Rooted.
Thanks for your help.
I have a new 1.2.0 nook color that is preventing me from booting from sd. Tried multiple manual nooter images. The symptom I face is the system does not boot atall, no display, nothing when I have the microsd that is a boot image in the slot. If I take out the microsd, after a few attempts it powers on. With the sd in place, it just does not power up. Tried pressing power, connecting to pc, connecting to power from the wall, all behave the same. It looks like Barnes and Noble went out of their way to block using nook to its full potential . Anyone work around this issue? I have read some of the other posts already, but it seems this problem is happening with only the most recent versions out there.
I can use the same micro sd fine with regular files. if there is a bootable image it stops booting. It looks like the firmware is checking the sd and if there is a boot image there, just suspending the device. Any help will be appreciated. I want to keep the original os on the nook, but need the flexibility of having another android install on a sd.
Maybe an obvious question, have you tried the latest clockworkmod recovery (3.0.2.8) as a bootable image on your sd card? I would first try if you can boot into recovery from the sd card before adding manual nooter into the mix. Manual Nooter is *not* a bootable image.
If all of this is old news for you, ignore my post.
Good luck with your new Nook Color.
Tried multiple versions including 3.0.2.8.
On your recommendation, tried just a bootable disk. That did not work either. I just cannot turn it on. No display at all.. I can only boot it up again if I remove the micro sd card. I tried the 8 gb image first then trying 1 gb image file nookdev-clockwork-0.7 on an 8 gb card then copying the uImage and uRamdisk files. Any problems with this approach? I am fairly new to nook/android, but tech savvy..
Have you tried different models/sizes of uSD cards? How about trying different software, card readers, or PCs to write the IMGs to the cards? At the bare minimum those should be attempted before blaming the Nook.
here is why I thought it may be a nook issue. I may be wrong, but here is the logic. I created the boot disk with win32diskimager-RELEASE-0.3-r27-binary. I can put the same card into the nook when it is already booted and can read these files. When i do this, the nook is creating the standard folders in addition to these files. So I am assuming that the card, writing software, etc may not be the issue since the nook is able to read. Is this assumption wrong? I don't have other size cards handy. I will order some and try in a few days. Meanwhile, if anyone else is facing this issue, please weigh in. Experts, please suggest if I can try something else.
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On your recommendation, tried just a bootable disk. That did not work either. I just cannot turn it on. No display at all.. I can only boot it up again if I remove the micro sd card. I tried the 8 gb image first then trying 1 gb image file nookdev-clockwork-0.7 on an 8 gb card then copying the uImage and uRamdisk files. Any problems with this approach? I am fairly new to nook/android, but tech savvy..
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There is an image for a bootable SD with CWM and the correct uImage and uRamdisk files (thanks to DizzyDen). That may be your problem. The SC card you created while it has the correct file structure may not have the correct boot information.
Yeah it's been my experience that the NC is more particular about what it will boot off of vs. what it will read from in normal use. Plenty of posts about this but in general you'll find most Sandisks just work so if you pick one up or borrow a card, try to get a Sandisk just to be on the safe side. Since no one else seems to be having the problem, I suspect it's probably just a card the NC doesn't like or a mostly good card with a bad sector in the wrong place.
Thanks a lot! I used the 2gb image and was able to do it with a 2gb card and 2gb_clockwork-3.0.2.8.rar file.
I've been rooting the Color Nook for a while now, and also my Andy phones. I figured out a trick that might help you'all in the process. I haven't seen it mentioned anywhere, ever, so...
Most of these rooting and what-not procedures have you creating a bootable SD card, as well as installing a zip file on the SD card to install on the Nook. In creating the bootable SD card, however, you often don't have room for the zip file, or you put it on there and it doesn't seem to show up as selectable once you've booted into CWM.
The trick I use all the time is I have a CWM boot SD card - 4GB cheapo card that just has that on it. I put it in and boot up. Then I use the menu to mount the sdcard and then immediately unmount it. Once you do this, you can pop the card out and stick another one in - one with your zip file(s) on it. Then do your install through the menus.
If you don't mount and unmount, it won't like you changing the card and it will fail.
I hope this helps.
I just have CWM installed internally, so reflashing is super simple.
No need for a bootable SD at all.
framitz said:
I just have CWM installed internally, so reflashing is super simple.
No need for a bootable SD at all.
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Sometimes you don't have that option. Like when installing Phiremod to the EMMC...
Hello all,
I've searched the site, but cannot find anyone that has addressed this issue. I have a 8gb patriot class 10 card that is (was) running the Honeycomb Hybrid RC1 and CM7 with Phiremod 6.3 image posted on here. I'm also running the jammr's modified boot menu so I don't have to remove my card to boot stock.
For the second time now, this card has gone from working fine to not being able to boot either OS. Other than rewriting the card, is there any way to repair my ability to boot? I have a good backup, but would like to know if this issue is fixable so I don't have to rewrite my card every single time this happens.
Thank you in advance for the help.
Maybe I've just answered my own question. If I just reload the contents of a clean copy of my boot partition onto this card, that should fix the problem right?
I recently purchased a nook hd+, went through leapinlar's tutorial on how to boot into cwm, root, and modify my stock nook with a custum rom(carbon) on a 1gb sd card. I just purchased a 32db sd card and I want to know the process or is there a process to put twrp recovery on my nook and be able to boot into it without having to put the 1gb sd card in every time I want to get into recovery. I've searched some but get more confused the more I look and I don't feel like bricking my nook. Can I also boot into recovery with carbon rom? I've tried by going through the power menu, reboot and by turning off the nook and hitting power and the "n" key and neither will get me into recovery. From what I've read I think I have to put the "ovation-sdcard-twrp-files.zip" file on the 32gb sd card but not sure on the procedure. So if any one can give me a dumb down version of what I have to do to be able to keep my 32gb sd card in the nook at all times and still get into recovery like any other nexus or android phone would do, I would greatly appreciate it.
P.S. I have formatted the 32gb sd card with sdformatter but was unsure if I was supposed to use partition software or the zip file for sd cards larger than 4gb.
Thanks again.......
bisache said:
I recently purchased a nook hd+, went through leapinlar's tutorial on how to boot into cwm, root, and modify my stock nook with a custum rom(carbon) on a 1gb sd card. I just purchased a 32db sd card and I want to know the process or is there a process to put twrp recovery on my nook and be able to boot into it without having to put the 1gb sd card in every time I want to get into recovery. I've searched some but get more confused the more I look and I don't feel like bricking my nook. Can I also boot into recovery with carbon rom? I've tried by going through the power menu, reboot and by turning off the nook and hitting power and the "n" key and neither will get me into recovery. From what I've read I think I have to put the "ovation-sdcard-twrp-files.zip" file on the 32gb sd card but not sure on the procedure. So if any one can give me a dumb down version of what I have to do to be able to keep my 32gb sd card in the nook at all times and still get into recovery like any other nexus or android phone would do, I would greatly appreciate it.
P.S. I have formatted the 32gb sd card with sdformatter but was unsure if I was supposed to use partition software or the zip file for sd cards larger than 4gb.
Thanks again.......
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Never mind, I figured out that I never added the 6028 internal cwm zip and that was my problem, now I can boot into recovery.