I was trying to flash the latest CWM recovery using the method from this post by nba1341.
Easiest way to install the latest CWM to internal memory (FOR 16GB USERS! Untested on 8gb):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1640958&page=7
The command was successful but when I tried to Boot into internal emmc recovery using cyanoboot it didn't work. Then I normally booted into CM7 and did a reboot in the recovery from the power button menu.
That's when I got stuck at the silver n screen. I've tried booting from my recovery SD card by holding down the power + "n" key with the USB plugged in. I've remade the recovery card several times. I've used different cards. I'm kind of stuck as to what to do.
Does anyone know any other way I can recover my nook tablet?
Zuul86 said:
I was trying to flash the latest CWM recovery using the method from this post by nba1341.
Easiest way to install the latest CWM to internal memory (FOR 16GB USERS! Untested on 8gb):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1640958&page=7
The command was successful but when I tried to Boot into internal emmc recovery using cyanoboot it didn't work. Then I normally booted into CM7 and did a reboot in the recovery from the power button menu.
That's when I got stuck at the silver n screen. I've tried booting from my recovery SD card by holding down the power + "n" key with the USB plugged in. I've remade the recovery card several times. I've used different cards. I'm kind of stuck as to what to do.
Does anyone know any other way I can recover my nook tablet?
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usually boot from sd is done by having the NT off with the sdcard inside, and then plugging in the usb cable and it should boot from sd.
I did that several times. Nothing happens.
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I got my first nook stuck at the same screen. Silver n, fades to black but the backlight stays on. I never did figure out how to fix it and ended up getting it warranty replaced. It wouldn't boot, so they couldn't see if there was any alternate files on there.
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Zuul86 said:
I was trying to flash the latest CWM recovery using the method from this post by nba1341.
Easiest way to install the latest CWM to internal memory (FOR 16GB USERS! Untested on 8gb):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1640958&page=7
The command was successful but when I tried to Boot into internal emmc recovery using cyanoboot it didn't work. Then I normally booted into CM7 and did a reboot in the recovery from the power button menu.
That's when I got stuck at the silver n screen. I've tried booting from my recovery SD card by holding down the power + "n" key with the USB plugged in. I've remade the recovery card several times. I've used different cards. I'm kind of stuck as to what to do.
Does anyone know any other way I can recover my nook tablet?
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You can try to make a bootable CM7 SD card and see if you can boot into it. Power on from completely off state, with the power cable attached.
RESOLVED
I figured out my issue. I was using my phone as a microSD writer. I got a usb card reader to create my SD card and was able to boot off of the SD card. Thanks for everyone's help.
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I have a Viewsonic GTablet. I have used it very little and know nothing about rooting or ROM's or anything. I picked it up one day and turned it on and it's in a loop while booting...it goes from "viewsonic" to "Gtablet" to "TapNTap" then sticks there for several minutes then turns off. I have tried holding down the power and Vol. + and It comes in the upper left hand corner saying "Detect Recovery Key Pressed" and then "Booting recovery Kernal Image". Then the "unpacking box" appears...nothing happens but when I press the "HOME" button it says "Formatting MISC" and then "Rebooting" then the loop again. Called Tech support they laughed and said send it in...not sure about all that but would rather figure something out before doing that...thanks in advance...remember I am a NOVICE...so simple instructions please LOL
You need a data wipe/factory reset. Can be done from stock recovery. I recommend method I from the following thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1030915
K J Rad said:
You need a data wipe/factory reset. Can be done from stock recovery. I recommend method I from the following thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1030915
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Did that it came up with the first 2 "Detect Recovery Key Pressed" and "Booting Recovery Kernal Image" then to the "upacking box" for about 5 seconds then to the loop again. Still lost...thanks for trying to help any more suggestions?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1008245
Look for the links about installing clockworkmod. Once installed you'll need to try the data wipe and possibly repartition your internal storage. That will cause any data stored there to be lost.
tried all of them and the tablet will not recognize the SD card or being connected to the computer
A little more than tried all of them would be helpful...
Did you get CWM installed?
Were you able to wipe data?
Did you partition?
What was the result of each of those actions?
Is the tablet still looping?
Can you still get into recovery?
If not, what exactly is it doing when you turn it on?
No..I put that on the SD card and put the SD card in the tablet. Booted up and it goes through the same cycle. It will not even boot from the SD card. It never brings up a menu to cycle through with the Vol + or -....if I connect it through the USB it never recognizes it because it never comes out of the boot loop.
Thanks for all your help...I am really a novice with this thing
Well... It doesn't boot from the SD Card. Recovery looks at the SD Card to see if there is anything for it to do. Back to basics...
Install ClockworkMod: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=865245
The first part of that post describes how to do it. Use the MicroSD card version which you will find at the bottom of the first post. You'll need to download it, extract it and put the recovery folder and update.zip at the root of your MicroSD card using your computer. Then put the MicroSD card in your tablet. Turn the tablet on while holding down the Volume Up key. You should boot into recovery and see the little box, arrow and progress bar. When it finishes you want to reboot it while holding down the Volume Up key again. That will get you into ClockworkMod (CWM).
From CWM main menu you can wipe data. Try that and see if it helps. If not then reboot while holding the Volume Up and go into CWM again. Select "Advanced" menu and you'll find the partitioning command. Select it and answer the two questions with 2048 and 0. This will erase everything stored on your tablet in the user storage space but should fix the problem.
Tried it
Tried it and this time it worked like......clockwork LOL...thanks so much...any more advice to have an awesome butt kicking machine?
Glad to hear it. Hang out around here for a bit and read up on the custom ROMs and stuff. You can turn these tablets into some pretty kick butt machines without too much effort. Just take your time and make sure you understand the process before you get started.
Hey all,
My TB (rooted and running VIRUS ROM) froze earlier and would not do anything until i pulled the battery. When I did it booted up but did so as if I did a hard reset and now gets stuck in the ANDROID splash screen and will not boot up at all. I dont know what happend but is this phone bricked?
What did u do to it to cause it bootlooping
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First off, wrong forum.
Second, the answer is:
No. If you can get past the bootloader, then your not bricked.
Reflash the ROM (don't format /data) or just a new kernel and that should fix it.
have you tried to connect to PC and run
adb reboot bootloader
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you can also try to power off and power it on while holding on the volume down button
Boot the phone with power/vol down pressed…. will bootloader run?
Please note: if you have a PG05IMG file in the root of your sd card, recovery will only allow you to run that update. I had to remove my card, insert it into a USB/micro-sd card reader, delete that file, then reboot phone with volume down. From there, you can choose recovery and flash appropriate files. If you don't have a microsd card reader, may need to put in another phone and tehter with USB to gain access to card files. Hope this helps.
I was trying to partition my external SD card through Rom Manager and it said I needed CWM installed, so I did it. The problem is, I had TWRP already installed and now I can't get into recovery. It will just stay at the Asus logo screen. I am having trouble getting into Fastboot as well. It just seems to freeze whenever I press vol up on anything. I am able however to boot normally into android so at least I'm not bricked. What should I do?
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I was trying to partition my external SD card through Rom Manager and it said I needed CWM installed, so I did it. The problem is, I had TWRP already installed and now I can't get into recovery. It will just stay at the Asus logo screen. I am having trouble getting into Fastboot as well. It just seems to freeze whenever I press vol up on anything. I am able however to boot normally into android so at least I'm not bricked. What should I do?
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when you go into fastboot it doesnt do much. try this hold vol down while powering up. then when you have 4 icons let go and push vol down until the usb symbol is highlighted then push vol up. this is fastboot mode. then do this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34359560&postcount=5497
Yeah I saw that earlier. But my project for today was to get HB going with data2sd. Can I flash that one you posted fix it, then flash the regular TWRP to be able to do data2sd?
Edit: Nevermind, got it!
Was attempting a change when I pressed "n" while powering up. Now stuck in a fast boot loop where it gets to N screen then cycles again and again. Help!
nook version (8 or 16)
firmware (rom used before bootloop)
if you have it already rooted, and have installed CWM then re install the rom you were using
if you were using stock, their are instructions on how to fully wipe your device to stock (requires firmware download to SD-->reboot)
Already rooted, 16GB, had cm7 installed and has CWM, but, how do I get CWM up and running when it just keeps continuously cycling thru bootup? Tried holding down "n" and didn't work
Have you tried putting recovery on an SD card and see if it boot to that?
Enter CWM
hold n + Power together until force shut down
after power down,
hold power and QUICKLY hold the n again... (5 secs later, let go of the power but keep on holding the n until the CWM comes up)
format all the stuff, cache dalvic etc. and then reinstall the rom
No go. Pressing power and N together, counting to 5, releasing power, holding n - the "n" logo appears briefly, then the screen goes blank.
Do I have the sequence right?
SORRY
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hold n + Power together until force shut down
after power down,
hold power and hold the n again at the same time... (5 secs later, let go of the power but keep on holding the n until the CWM comes up)
format all the stuff, cache dalvic etc. and then reinstall the rom
What assumption i made--> i am ASSUMING that CWM is installe ON the nook itself and not off some SD
Nope. Tried with and without sd card in (pretty sure I have CWM both internal and on card). All it seems capable of doing is powering on just long enough for "n"logo to come up for 2-3 seconds, then shuts down no matter what I try
Interesting
Reading through the post my question is:
What "change" were you doing?
This can shed light on what the problem might really be caused from
If you have CWM on a bootable SD card, power off the NT. Remove SD card, reinsert SD card. DO NOT POWER ON WITH POWER BUTTON. Plug in wall charger and let NT turn on by itself
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All it does when I plug it in (following your instructions) is continue to cycle through the n logo process over and over again
i dont think your entering CWM correctly in my instructions, because that will ALWAYS work since it is seperate from the main Nook boot
What I'm doing:
(with card IN)
Holding [power and N down (same time), waiting 5 seconds, releasing power - CWM does not come up (screen goes dark)
(without card)
Same as above
What I was doing prior to this issue was - after installing Goo manager and downloading blaze.img file for TWRP),it says it installed correctly but didn't reboot to TWRP screen like supposed to. Followed instructions to boot it up by pressing power and N simultaneously, that's when bootloop started
im out of ideas...maybe try the unbrick method for complete reformat...
OK thanks - anyone else?
Are you sure your SD card is formatted as bootable?
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I shouldn't assume anything anymore although that is how I got to CWM way back when needed. Lets assume it is not. I have me most recent backup on that card. Can I refresh CWM on that same card, keep my backup, and use it to boot up? If so, how?
My card has an clockworkmod folder which contains th backup I did a few days ago. It also has folders for all the apps I've installed. The version is pre 6.0 and I've read you need a later version to work with CM10, but I'm getting ahead of myself.
What should I do to get it to boot up into CWM? If I can get that working I assume I can reinstate from my backup to cm7 (where I was previously)
Make a bootable SD card with a different SD card using http://raywaldo.com/2012/05/root-nook-tablet-with-cwm-sdcard/ as a guide. Just use a newer CWM
Sent from my NT running CM10
wedmiston said:
What I'm doing:
(with card IN)
Holding [power and N down (same time), waiting 5 seconds, releasing power - CWM does not come up (screen goes dark)
(without card)
Same as above
What I was doing prior to this issue was - after installing Goo manager and downloading blaze.img file for TWRP),it says it installed correctly but didn't reboot to TWRP screen like supposed to. Followed instructions to boot it up by pressing power and N simultaneously, that's when bootloop started
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If your NT is like mine, it will only boot off an SDcard from a power-off state and upon insertion of a powered USB cable.
[This of course assumes that your card has a bootable FAT32 partition (LBA and Active flags set) which contains the requisite files (u-boot.bin, MLO, boot.img and/or flashing_boot.img)].
I have a BNTV250A 1.4.3 that I'm trying to get Cyanogenmod on following the steps laid out on the Cyanogenmod wiki.
However, when I get to the part when I'm supposed to turn it on while holding the "n" button, it won't turn on at all. It also won't even boot when I just hit the Power button normally. It just says dead until I take the SD card out. Once, after an attempt, it turned itself on after I took out the SD card.
What is going on???
I don't know that Wiki and what steps are in it, but could it be that you didn't make the sd card the right way?
Try downloading and burning this ready-made image and see if you can boot into that,
It is a fully running CM10, but if you can boot into the card it can also be used as a bootable CWM card, and once in CWM you can load CM10.x
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I have a BNTV250A 1.4.3 that I'm trying to get Cyanogenmod on following the steps laid out on the Cyanogenmod wiki.
However, when I get to the part when I'm supposed to turn it on while holding the "n" button, it won't turn on at all. It also won't even boot when I just hit the Power button normally. It just says dead until I take the SD card out. Once, after an attempt, it turned itself on after I took out the SD card.
What is going on???
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For pointers on making bootable SDcard, see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=37515697&postcount=31, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=36685310&postcount=1, and http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=43326042&postcount=123.