I got my viewsonic g tablet yesterday and quickly installed tnt lite 4.20 and then tried to upgrade it to 4.25 but this time the tablet had an issue. When I rebooted, it kept looping to the reboot screen :-/. I didnt back up my software on the tablet. I downloaded the recovery folder and the update folder on my micro sd card so that I can downgrade my device but when I press power and volume up the device will not give me a boot from the micro sd card option. Some one PLEASE HELP!!!!
I've been traveling a few days and the Forums have changed while I have been gone, but there is a sticky in the General Forum that I used to explain the
recovery options.
If you don't find it post again and maybe tonight I will have time to write it out again.
Rev
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=842004
about halfway down, there are recovery instructions. You need to change a line to SDCARD2 in the loader file.
I wouldn't try and reinstall the update though - might be best to re-run the full installer.
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I received my G Tab from woot on Friday. Yesterday I went through the process to install VEGAn Gingerbread. NVFlash, CWM, and then the ROM.
All was great until today when I decided to add an external card. The only micro SD I had laying around was a 2GB I used in an old phone. Used windows to format it to FAT32 and then inserted it properly into my G Tab. It wasn't mounting so I removed it formatted it again with Windows and then the G Tab mounted it. Hooked up the USB cable to move over some files and after going though the USB screens the G Tab locked up. All you could see was the spinning wheel. Windows wasn't detecting anything either. I left it for 10 minutes with no change and turned off the G Tab.
I removed the micro SD card and turned the G Tab back on. No joy, The Gingerbread screen was in an infinite loop. Decided to flash back to stock and try again.
After booting into APX mode (BTW, what does APX stand for?) and ran NVFlash, everything appeared to load properly. When the G Tab restarted it was stuck in an infinite reboot loop. First the Viewsonic screen than the GTablet screen and then reboot. I used NVFlash again with the same results.
The G Tab was very nice for about 24 hours.
Any help or suggestions are greatly appreciated. BTW, I am not a programmer but I try to carefully follow directions.
jerirat,
When I see boot loops, I think partition -- you need to repartition the tablet.
To do that you will need to install CWM. You can try and see if you can load
from a microSD card, or you can look at the sticky at the start of the General Forum
and load with nvflash.
When you get CWM loaded, go to the Advanced Menu and Partition (2048 and 0),
Fix Permissions and Wipe Dalvic Cache. Re-partition takes a few minutes.
Then go back to the Main Menu and Wipe Cache and Wipe/Reset Factory Data.
Reboot and see if things are working. If not, shut down and nvflash down to the
bekit 1105 (Version 2638). Then you can OTA up to 3588 or if you want D/L the
.zip version and install it. Getting to 3588 you can go and do what you want.
Rev
I was in a similar situation. Repartitions in CWR as butchconner suggested and it should fix your problem. It did for me.
Had the same thing happen to me only when I tried to repartition, something went wrong and it would not complete. If this happes to you, there is a utility called "format" that is used with NVflash. Do a search on the forums and you will find it. I'd use it only as a last resort as it completely removes everything from the gtab. Then just do a normal nvflash and it should allow you to repartition. Good luck!
So far so good, had to move the bootloader.bin up one directory level for the batch file to work. Repartitioning the SD card right now...
Wiped/reset everything you pointed out and I'm now rebooting. Looks like the stock ROM is loading.... and it's loaded.
Thanks! I'll have to reload the Gingerbread ROM but at least I'm not borked anymore. (I should have my wifi pw memorized by now since I've entered it sooo many times in the last day or so. )
So I am a noob and I may not know enough to be rooted, but I love the custom ROM's they work so much better than stock. Anyway, I started using the new Theory of Ginger Candy ROM and all was going well, until I downloaded the power options download that lets you restart into recovery from the power options. I downloaded it and then rebooted into recovery using ROM manager then I installed the .zip file for the advanced power options. Then, I rebooted and it freezes up at the lightning bolt. I let it sit on there for 20 min thinking maybe it was just going to take a long time then I did a battery pull and rebooted and got stuck again at the lightning bolt. Next I tried to pull the battery and then reboot into recovery by holding the volume down key and power key at the same time. This reboots into bootloader and automatically runs bootloader and then it asks if I want to update. How can I stop it from running bootloader automatically and then be able to scroll down into recovery? Or do I just flash the Radio again and will that take me back to a stock ROM that is with the radio, and then I can restore my backup I made before installing this advance power option .zip. Thanks for your help guys!
Sounds like you still have a PG05IMG.zip on your sdcard. Can you pop the card out and remove it manually on your computer? Dunno if ADB's active during recovery, but you might also be able to get a shell via USB and delete the file that way and reboot.
Otherwise, you might be able to flash the file that currently exists, but I don't know what that's going to do; depends on which version is on your sdcard.
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So I am a noob and I may not know enough to be rooted, but I love the custom ROM's they work so much better than stock. Anyway, I started using the new Theory of Ginger Candy ROM and all was going well, until I downloaded the power options download that lets you restart into recovery from the power options. I downloaded it and then rebooted into recovery using ROM manager then I installed the .zip file for the advanced power options. Then, I rebooted and it freezes up at the lightning bolt. I let it sit on there for 20 min thinking maybe it was just going to take a long time then I did a battery pull and rebooted and got stuck again at the lightning bolt. Next I tried to pull the battery and then reboot into recovery by holding the volume down key and power key at the same time. This reboots into bootloader and automatically runs bootloader and then it asks if I want to update. How can I stop it from running bootloader automatically and then be able to scroll down into recovery? Or do I just flash the Radio again and will that take me back to a stock ROM that is with the radio, and then I can restore my backup I made before installing this advance power option .zip. Thanks for your help guys!
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Go to Frys or Radio Shack or best buy and buy yourself an SD card reader. Dont buy the most expensive one, just buy the cheapest one you can find. Take it home, slap the SD card in there and put it in the first USB slot you find. Open up the SD card on your computer and delete the PG05IMG.zip file. Youll see it at the bottom of the list if you organize by type.
Sorry buddy, I know I am the one that directed you to that post about the advanced power menu. It worked for me, I am really sorry this messed things up for you. In the past I have had a similar problem and as mentioned, getting that image file off the root of your sdcard is key. I too would recommend a microsd reader for your computer and making sure you rename or delete the image file. This will allow you to get back into CWM.
Props to you too for being a noob and still knowing enough to make a backup!
Thanks for you help everyone. I did make a back-up but I couldn't log into CWM recovery with the PGOIMG file on my SD card, and I didn't have a microsd card reader or anyway to plug the sd card into my computer to get the file off, so I found a tricky little way to do it. I pulled the SD card just barley out and held the battery in at an angle so that it didn't push the sd card back in. Then with the sd card out I was able to get into recovery. Then came the tricky part of getting the sd card back in without loosing a conection with the battery. I ended up using a bent paper clip to push the sd card into place. After a few attempts I was able to get the sd card in place and the battery back in place while staying in cwm. The next problem was that it sitll wouldn't recognize my sd card. I went into mounts and tried to unmount and remount the sd card with no luck, but then I noticed in the advanced options there is the option to reboot recovery. This allowed me to reboot back into recovery and then it saw my sd card. So after all that I was able to restore my back-up version of B1.7. I now promptly remove the PGOIMG file after flashing a radio.
I posted this question in the general forum but now I am posting it here because I think this is probably the more appropriate forum. So I am a noob and I may not know enough to be rooted, but I love the custom ROM's they work so much better than stock. Anyway, I started using the new Theory of Ginger Candy ROM and all was going well, until I downloaded the power options download that lets you restart into recovery from the power options. I downloaded it and then rebooted into recovery using ROM manager then I installed the .zip file for the advanced power options. Then, I rebooted and it freezes up at the lightning bolt. I let it sit on there for 20 min thinking maybe it was just going to take a long time then I did a battery pull and rebooted and got stuck again at the lightning bolt. Next I tried to pull the battery and then reboot into recovery by holding the volume down key and power key at the same time. This reboots into bootloader and automatically runs bootloader and then it asks if I want to update. How can I stop it from running bootloader automatically and then be able to scroll down into recovery? Or do I just flash the Radio again and will that take me back to a stock ROM that is with the radio, and then I can restore my backup I made before installing this advance power option .zip. Thanks for your help guys!
Delete PGO5IMG.zip from your SD card.
feedhead said:
Delete PGO5IMG.zip from your SD card.
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Uh... Yep! I think that we've found the problem! Ha!
If you don't have a SD card reader there is a trick over in the General forum for how to get around that!
Thanks for you help everyone. I now know to delete the PGOIMG file from my sd card promptly after flashing a radio. I couldn't find the way around not having an sd card reader but I did find a way around it. I did make a back-up but I couldn't log into CWM recovery with the PGOIMG file on my SD card, and I didn't have a microsd card reader or anyway to plug the sd card into my computer to get the file off, so I found a tricky little way to do it. I pulled the SD card just barley out and held the battery in at an angle so that it didn't push the sd card back in. Then with the sd card out I was able to get into recovery. Then came the tricky part of getting the sd card back in without loosing a conection with the battery. I ended up using a bent paper clip to push the sd card into place. After a few attempts I was able to get the sd card in place and the battery back in place while staying in cwm. The next problem was that it sitll wouldn't recognize my sd card. I went into mounts and tried to unmount and remount the sd card with no luck, but then I noticed in the advanced options there is the option to reboot recovery. This allowed me to reboot back into recovery and then it saw my sd card. So after all that I was able to restore my back-up version of B1.7. I now promptly remove the PGOIMG file after flashing a radio.
Hello,
I installed cyangenmod awhile back on my nook. Now I need to get back to the Nook stock android. I tried the procedure listed here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1663836 (It has worked in the pass on my tablet on the same SD cards.) When I try it I shut my nook completely off and I put the SD card in power it on using both the button method and the USB cable method to the same results, The Nook logo then directly to the cyanoboot menu. I used to be able to boot from the SD card just fine before cyangenmod.
Any help or tips would be very appreciated!
Thank you,
Adrian.
aand... It is fixed!!
after trying lots of things this turned out to work:
1) flash B&N_Stock from: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1640958
2) copy acclaim_update.zip to sd card (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1402190)
3)Use Eight interrupted Boots method (power down nook 8 times while you seee the Nook logo)
4)It might ask if you want to do a factory restore say yes.
5)Done!
Adrian1029 said:
aand... It is fixed!!
after trying lots of things this turned out to work:
1) flash B&N_Stock from: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1640958
2) copy acclaim_update.zip to sd card (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1402190)
3)Use Eight interrupted Boots method (power down nook 8 times while you seee the Nook logo)
4)It might ask if you want to do a factory restore say yes.
5)Done!
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wut he said. thats pretty much a done deal unless u fragged ur NT. otherwise more research is needed. as well as steps u took to get it to where u got it.
hello guys,
i am a new android user and it is second time for me to root/flash room, my nook tablet was rooted and when i tried to flash cm 10.2, tablet won't boot from sd card, so i press n + power bottom(as someone said it can help tablet go to cwm recovery 6.0) i believe i hold 10-15 second, and i accidentally replease one of the bottom, n or power, i am not sure.. so my nook become as brick. every time i turn it on, it says i need to reboot again, if doesn't work i need to contact to nook customer service.
now, i have used two method so far, ubantu and cwm recovery, they seem not working at all(the tablet won't let me in to cmw v6.x when it was not bricked),and i tried the last one and only one that was use repary.img to recover(which is newest method in 2012,i am not sure if there a way way other than this) repart.img won't unzipped on my computer, my computer is win7 64 bit,the zip said,"unexpected ending of this archive"
what that mean?it means i am only one cannot unzipped the file in that thread.
by the way, i can still go to cwm 5.0 for my root-format sd card, but not the recovery sd card or anything else, HELP!!! it has been whole day!
kelloco said:
hello guys,
i am a new android user and it is second time for me to root/flash room, my nook tablet was rooted and when i tried to flash cm 10.2, tablet won't boot from sd card, so i press n + power bottom(as someone said it can help tablet go to cwm recovery 6.0) i believe i hold 10-15 second, and i accidentally replease one of the bottom, n or power, i am not sure.. so my nook become as brick. every time i turn it on, it says i need to reboot again, if doesn't work i need to contact to nook customer service.
now, i have used two method so far, ubantu and cwm recovery, they seem not working at all(the tablet won't let me in to cmw v6.x when it was not bricked),and i tried the last one and only one that was use repary.img to recover(which is newest method in 2012,i am not sure if there a way way other than this) repart.img won't unzipped on my computer, my computer is win7 64 bit,the zip said,"unexpected ending of this archive"
what that mean?it means i am only one cannot unzipped the file in that thread.
by the way, i can still go to cwm 5.0 for my root-format sd card, but not the recovery sd card or anything else, HELP!!! it has been whole day!
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Hi,
you need a clean copy of the repart.image.
http://d-h.st/5vJ
instruction thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1663836
the repart.img sd card has been the most dependable way for me to reset any nook tablet , 8 or 16gb to stock.
I'd say get the latest copy of the img file, and burn it to a CLASS 4 Sandisk card
my experience is higher or lower class cards are often not as good for booting from NOOK tablets
if you erased the /system folder accidentally and di not reinstall an operating system, then the tablet will try to boot into recovery
if you erased the /factory partition accidentally, then even with a good recovery partition, the recovery will fail
mikeataol said:
Hi,
you need a clean copy of the repart.image.
http://d-h.st/5vJ
instruction thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1663836
the repart.img sd card has been the most dependable way for me to reset any nook tablet , 8 or 16gb to stock.
I'd say get the latest copy of the img file, and burn it to a CLASS 4 Sandisk card
my experience is higher or lower class cards are often not as good for booting from NOOK tablets
if you erased the /system folder accidentally and di not reinstall an operating system, then the tablet will try to boot into recovery
if you erased the /factory partition accidentally, then even with a good recovery partition, the recovery will fail
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i have no idea which situation i am now..i hope not second one,yesterday i just could not unzip the repart.img... the winrar keeping saying the archeive has expect ending. i downloaded several times with ie firefox chrom.i think the .zip has something wrong with the win 7 64bit .i finally download and unzipped it on my cell phon(thank you google phone),i will try to move the img to my computer and burn it..see you latter
kelloco said:
i have no idea which situation i am now..i hope not second one,yesterday i just could not unzip the repart.img... the winrar keeping saying the archeive has expect ending. i downloaded several times with ie firefox chrom.i think the .zip has something wrong with the win 7 64bit .i finally download and unzipped it on my cell phon(thank you google phone),i will try to move the img to my computer and burn it..see you latter
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i just tried to use the repart.img. it says the software is install successfully(green mark on the top) i remove the sd, but failed in rebooting .screen says contact the nook...thank you any way..
mikeataol said:
Hi,
you need a clean copy of the repart.image.
http://d-h.st/5vJ
instruction thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1663836
the repart.img sd card has been the most dependable way for me to reset any nook tablet , 8 or 16gb to stock.
I'd say get the latest copy of the img file, and burn it to a CLASS 4 Sandisk card
my experience is higher or lower class cards are often not as good for booting from NOOK tablets
if you erased the /system folder accidentally and di not reinstall an operating system, then the tablet will try to boot into recovery
if you erased the /factory partition accidentally, then even with a good recovery partition, the recovery will fail
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i just tried to use the repart.img. it says the software is install successfully(green mark on the top) i remove the sd, but failed in rebooting .screen says contact the nook...thank you any way..
kelloco said:
i just tried to use the repart.img. it says the software is install successfully(green mark on the top) i remove the sd, but failed in rebooting .screen says contact the nook...thank you any way..
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sorry to hear that.
I have a similiar tablet, something has triggered the flash ram to not accept any writes
see: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2663470
I have seen the problem on other devices (gps's) , but only once on 100 NOOK tablets