After I bought my nook tablet in december 2011, I used the thread over at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1366024 to set it up.
It worked great till around a month back where I did not use the tablet for over a week and then it refused to start up. All I could see was a faint backlight.
I tried multiple things from the XDA forums since then including http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1663836 (unbricking nook tablet) as well as holding down power and nook button for 20 seconds before that. Nothing worked and I finally gave up.
Since I was out of the warranty period anyways and live in India, I thought of finally buying a new tablet and just gave the nook tablet a final shot this morning. Suddenly, I hear the Nook lady with her setup instructions pouring out of the speakers but still just a faint backlight with light banding.
I believe that my Nook tablet is not bricked but cannot verify with certainty whether I have a hardware display problem or a software problem. I searched the forums here but could not find anyone else with a similar problem.
My OS: Windows 8
Any help will be appreciated.:fingers-crossed:
qwerty1982in said:
After I bought my nook tablet in december 2011, I used the thread over at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1366024 to set it up.
It worked great till around a month back where I did not use the tablet for over a week and then it refused to start up. All I could see was a faint backlight.
I tried multiple things from the XDA forums since then including http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1663836 (unbricking nook tablet) as well as holding down power and nook button for 20 seconds before that. Nothing worked and I finally gave up.
Since I was out of the warranty period anyways and live in India, I thought of finally buying a new tablet and just gave the nook tablet a final shot this morning. Suddenly, I hear the Nook lady with her setup instructions pouring out of the speakers but still just a faint backlight with light banding.
I believe that my Nook tablet is not bricked but cannot verify with certainty whether I have a hardware display problem or a software problem. I searched the forums here but could not find anyone else with a similar problem.
My OS: Windows 8
Any help will be appreciated.:fingers-crossed:
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Backlight screen might have just gave up. Its not bricked, just a hardware issue.
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Backlight screen might have just gave up. Its not bricked, just a hardware issue.
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Thanks for your feedback. Does that mean that this will require a full display change? I see some random horizontal light bands through the screen currently and a faint backlight throughout.
qwerty1982in said:
Thanks for your feedback. Does that mean that this will require a full display change? I see some random horizontal light bands through the screen currently and a faint backlight throughout.
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Yeah the screen is probably dead. Not sure what it costs to replace, but if your looking at different tablets to buy I'd recommend a nexus 7.
Make a bootable cwm or cm10 card and try it to see if the screen lights up. I'm guessing its possible some of your system files were corrupted. Lets rule out software issue first.
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satan89 said:
Make a bootable cwm or cm10 card and try it to see if the screen lights up. I'm guessing its possible some of your system files were corrupted. Lets rule out software issue first.
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Thanks satan89:good:. I think it does make sense to rule out software issues fully before I buy a new tablet. Any guidance on where I can learn to make a bootable CWM or CM10 card. Pardon my ignorance on the subject. I do not want to inadvertently exacerbate the situation by following instructions on a wrong thread.
datallboy said:
Yeah the screen is probably dead. Not sure what it costs to replace, but if your looking at different tablets to buy I'd recommend a nexus 7.
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You are a mind reader!! I was actually considering buying the nexus 7 before I decided to give my nook one last shot. I think satan89 has some ideas which I will try out before buying the nexus tablet.
Try this, it's instructions to make a sdcard bootable recovery
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1640958
Are you planning to buy the nexus 7 in India itself or ship it from outside? (is the nexus 7 even available here in India? )
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satan89 said:
Try this, it's instructions to make a sdcard bootable recovery
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1640958
Are you planning to buy the nexus 7 in India itself or ship it from outside? (is the nexus 7 even available here in India? )
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Should I try flashing B&N stock first to check whether it works (ie EMMC version I believe)? Need to state that I have never done this before.:silly:
I am planning to buy it here if what you have suggested doesn't work. The nexus tablet is now available in India for pre-order on the play store for INR 15999 (appx USD 300).
satan89 said:
Try this, it's instructions to make a sdcard bootable recovery
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1640958
Are you planning to buy the nexus 7 in India itself or ship it from outside? (is the nexus 7 even available here in India? )
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Ok. Am being extremely cautious here as I do not want to blow up all chances of recovering the tablet (if at all). I was just researching the procedure suggested by you and want to state that while I had rooted the tablet, I dont recall ever installing CM7 or any other rom on my tablet. Should I still go ahead with your suggestion?
It doesn't matter what Rom you have or had or rooting status, since this method forces the tablet to boot into the sd card. It doesn't touch or effect your device in any other way, and if the card is removed, device will boot into whatever Rom you have..
Don't click anything in the recovery, just use it to check display.
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It doesn't matter what Rom you have or had or rooting status, since this method forces the tablet to boot into the sd card. It doesn't touch or effect your device in any other way, and if the card is removed, device will boot into whatever Rom you have..
Don't click anything in the recovery, just use it to check display.
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Thanks. Will do that and update.
satan89 said:
It doesn't matter what Rom you have or had or rooting status, since this method forces the tablet to boot into the sd card. It doesn't touch or effect your device in any other way, and if the card is removed, device will boot into whatever Rom you have..
Don't click anything in the recovery, just use it to check display.
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Ok. Here's what I did.
1. Took a 2GB Kingston SD card and formatted it using SDFormatter
2. Removed the SD card and then re-inserted after formatting
3. Used win32 disk imager (v0.7 as 0.5 wasnt available) to burn the image found in file CM9-10_CWM_v6.0.1.2_8-16gb_tools_sdcard
4. Removed SD card from card reader
5. Powered off nook tablet by pressing the power button for around 5-10 secs
6. Inserted the SD card in the nook
7. powered on nook by pressing power button
The screen keeps glowing up for a few seconds. Amping down and then again glowing brighter. I powered off the nook after observing this for 4-5 cycles and have now removed the SD card.
Do you suggest trying the restore to 1.4.0 based on instructions here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1402190
or should I just retry with another SD card?
Edit: I tried powering up the Nook now without the SD card and funnily I cant hear the Nook lady anymore. I waited almost 5 minuted for this. Thought about adding this wondering if it would help in identifying the cause.
Well I'm starting to think it's hardware related now. You could try the method above, since theres not much hope of it working anymore.
And if you want the nook lady's speech to come again I think there is a way of resetting the tablet. Holding Power + n button for 8 reboots should reset it.
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Well I'm starting to think it's hardware related now. You could try the method above, since theres not much hope of it working anymore.
And if you want the nook lady's speech to come again I think there is a way of resetting the tablet. Holding Power + n button for 8 reboots should reset it.
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True. I was inclined towards the same conclusion. Will give the "acclaim_update" a try and revert if I am able to get it working. Else it is bye-bye Nook and hello Nexus
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Hi there, I just got my Transformer Prime today and everything went well until it asked me if I wanted to install the newest ICS update. Now, you guys must be thinking that you've seen this before, but I'm not so sure. I have (after several hours of googling) not seen or read about anyone who has encountered the exact, same problem that I have. That kinda worries me =/ Anyway, i think it might be related to the problems people seem to be having with the boot sequence, since it freezes during booting. The way that my copy differs is that it doesnt get as far in the booting sequence as other prime's I've seen with similar problems. You can see in the ATTACHED PICTURE that it freezes before the loading gear screen pops up. Almost as if it freezes during BIOS startup (When the "Inspiring innovation, persistent perfection screen is showing).
I have read that letting the battery drain completely out solves the "Loading Gear Freeze" crash, but do you guys think it will also help for my device? After I've drained the battery, I'll give feedback.
Please excuse my grammar. I'm Norwegian
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I personaly think that there's nothing wrong with trying to drain the battery. I thought of a reason why this may have happened. Did your router get unplugged or did you somehow lose internet connection while the update was installing?
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I personaly think that there's nothing wrong with trying to drain the battery. I thought of a reason why this may have happened. Did your router get unplugged or did you somehow lose internet connection while the update was installing?
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Sadly, it started the update, then rebooted. It has been that way since...
I tried draining the battery today, but it didnt work. My Transformer Prime is officialy bricked... I guess I'll have to send it back to the vendor and wait 'til late FEBRUARY to get a new one :'(
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Sadly, it started the update, then rebooted. It has been that way since...
I tried draining the battery today, but it didnt work. My Transformer Prime is officialy bricked... I guess I'll have to send it back to the vendor and wait 'til late FEBRUARY to get a new one :'(
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download the firmware for your region from HERE (offical Asus download)
You then extract the zip file thats inside the zip youve just downloaded ^^ (zip file inside the zip file) and put it on the root of your MicroSD card
Put the microsd card into the Prime
Power your prime on keeping the power button and the Volume down buttons pressed.
When you see writing at the top of the screen, press Volume up key (as directed)
It should then load recovery and flash the prime again with the update.zip you put on the microsd card.
I tried to do this using a regular SDHC card in the dock's SD Card slot, and all that happened was that I was being shown a screen with a "downed" Android. Do you think that using a micro SD card in the Tablet slot makes a difference? In that case, this is a no-brainer
I'm going to the electrics store now to buy a Micro SD card with an adapter Wish me luck!
yeah having a micro SD card in the tablet probably makes a difference. Wish you good luck!
Sorry guys, using a micro SD didnt work... I'll send the Prime back to the vendor tomorrow and hopefully, when I get it back it'll have Ice cream sandwich installed Thx for your time gentlemen!
All, I've gone through many of the forums here and all I am now is confused. Issue: Had CWM and NVFLASH on and Honeycomb on gtab. Some issues, wanted to go back to stock. Followed instructions; however, now it's in a loop. I cannot get to it via PC. Holding power and volume key, see the 3 birds and "recovery key detected, goes to gtablet screen, goes to screen with a box (arrow in it pointing down) and status bar across bottom, goes to w/tap n tap screen, goes to screen with tnt; then reboots through the process again and again. I've spent the past two weeks going through the internet and reading the various methods to unbrick, none work; because I can't get to the internal SD card.
Is there a way to fix this? Is there a way to use the external micro-SD card? Or do I just need to throw this thing away? Any assistance would be appreciated. Oh, I've tried the Code Red and every other unbricking method I came across.
Thank you in advance, Michael
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Since you are only experiencing a cycled boot loop then you are not bricked. There is still hope.
What NVflash file did you use to get back to stock?
Which bootloader do you want to run?
http://viewsonic-gtablet-for-dummie...268582d53a1&fw_sig_social=1&fb_sig_network=fw
This website helped me out allot when I was in a jam.
nobe1976 said:
Since you are only experiencing a cycled boot loop then you are not bricked. There is still hope.
What NVflash file did you use to get back to stock?
Which bootloader do you want to run?
http://viewsonic-gtablet-for-dummie...268582d53a1&fw_sig_social=1&fb_sig_network=fw
This website helped me out allot when I was in a jam.
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I grabbed the latest one. Basically, I'm almost at the "throw it in the trash" stage. If there is a way to boot from the external SD card to load the stock 1.1 version; that's what I would like to do and give this to my niece. Thank you for replying.
Michael
There is a way to "install clockwork from external SD" - search that phrase and you should find it.
BTW- If you plan on trashing it, I'll pay for shipping to my house. I'll 'throw it away' for you
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I grabbed the latest one. Basically, I'm almost at the "throw it in the trash" stage. If there is a way to boot from the external SD card to load the stock 1.1 version; that's what I would like to do and give this to my niece. Thank you for replying.
Michael
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Well all and all I know your fustration. The first link I beleive you are using is the Stock 1.1 from the 3588 branch. That one I used before and had nothing but issues. The best one to use is from the 4349 branch perfered with CWM pre-installed. After flashing that file shut the Tablet off during boot up. Then boot into recovery mode by holding down the volume + while pressing the power button. Do a Wipe Data Factory reset, Clear Cache, and then under advance Wipe Dalvic Cache then go back to main menu of CWM and reboot device. Make sure you don't select reboot recovery since that will not let you boot into anything but CWM. TNT TabUI will then boot up and you chould be good to go.
Thanks...but
Thanks to everyone. I still can't get this darn thing to connect to the PC or CWM to run. I would love to be able to just put it back to stock and be done with it. The more I work with Android devices, the more I'm convinced that I will stick with Windows or Apple. Android is great, but until there is a one size fits all solution; the tweaking and manipulation one has to do just to increase the functionality is what will be Android's downfall. Nothing is "simple" with Android and unless you're a programmer; there isn't much one can do with it. Partially it is the manufacturer's fault (i.e. Viewsonic) for putting out crap that doesn't even work; part of it is Google for not requiring standards for Android (yeah, no standards are great because one can explore/tweak/etc); and it is my fault (for this instance) for thinking that I could tweak and enhance my system. So, I'll put this thing up on Craigslist and see if I can make some change with it and get a newer device or just stick with a laptop and be done with it. Thanks again everyone for all your help.
$$Price?
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new_to-droid said:
Thanks to everyone. I still can't get this darn thing to connect to the PC or CWM to run. I would love to be able to just put it back to stock and be done with it. The more I work with Android devices, the more I'm convinced that I will stick with Windows or Apple. Android is great, but until there is a one size fits all solution; the tweaking and manipulation one has to do just to increase the functionality is what will be Android's downfall. Nothing is "simple" with Android and unless you're a programmer; there isn't much one can do with it. Partially it is the manufacturer's fault (i.e. Viewsonic) for putting out crap that doesn't even work; part of it is Google for not requiring standards for Android (yeah, no standards are great because one can explore/tweak/etc); and it is my fault (for this instance) for thinking that I could tweak and enhance my system. So, I'll put this thing up on Craigslist and see if I can make some change with it and get a newer device or just stick with a laptop and be done with it. Thanks again everyone for all your help.
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Sorry to see that your experience with your newly found failure did not come with a price of knowledge. Truth be sayed I am no programmer, geek or knowledge of script writing either, but what I can pass along to all new-to-android persons is that your best path is to read and follow instructions to the T or you will end up with a expensive paper wait. The web link I posted above is pretty self explained and I give that man credit because I was a newbie too once. Then somewhere in these forums I found that website and was able to recover from just about anything that happened to my poor Gtab. Hell, I even had to drill a hole in the back of the case just because I wanted more and there was ICS from Team DRH. But truth be said that web link is your path and only path to going back to the stock UI and recovery.
Price
50 plus shipping to us only
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50 plus shipping to us only
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I'll buy it. DIBS EVERYONE!
PM me with your info and I'll have the money sent right away.
Even if I couldn't get it to work, I could use it for parts for my current g-tab.
EDIT: Don't mind my post count. I'm very active on SD, just not here.
Just wanted to mention that I have not been PM'd or replied to. Hope this guy got his tab to work.
I rooted this tablet last Christmas with the method that gave it the version of 9.99 (or something like that). Well last night I was using the browser and the battery was getting low. So when I plugged it in it started boot looping over and over again. So after so many boot loops the Nook reinstalled the original settings and OS just like day one. So now I lost root. I updated the sign in section so I can us the Nook again and plugged it in again, the boot loop starts up agin. I did take out the sd card and nothing changes. But my biggest concern is that I can't charge this thing to give me the chance to reroot. What do you think my next steps are? Thanks.
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I rooted this tablet last Christmas with the method that gave it the version of 9.99 (or something like that). Well last night I was using the browser and the battery was getting low. So when I plugged it in it started boot looping over and over again. So after so many boot loops the Nook reinstalled the original settings and OS just like day one. So now I lost root. I updated the sign in section so I can us the Nook again and plugged it in again, the boot loop starts up agin. I did take out the sd card and nothing changes. But my biggest concern is that I can't charge this thing to give me the chance to reroot. What do you think my next steps are? Thanks.
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I had the same problem so I had to get a replacement nook from Barnes and noble. It should be a hardware problem. Have you tried a different USB cable or ac adapter
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ShinnAsuka said:
I had the same problem so I had to get a replacement nook from Barnes and noble. It should be a hardware problem. Have you tried a different USB cable or ac adapter
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I did try a different cord and the actual part that plugs into the wall with the same results. Do I need to do anything to make sure they cant tell I rooted the Nook? I have a different sd card in there now.
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I did try a different cord and the actual part that plugs into the wall with the same results. Do I need to do anything to make sure they cant tell I rooted the Nook? I have a different sd card in there now.
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If you can't find a way to charge the device I don't think Barnes and noble will have any luck either. I think you are okay for a replacement nook. Just call the nook support and they'll authorize it for you.
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ShinnAsuka said:
If you can't find a way to charge the device I don't think Barnes and noble will have any luck either. I think you are okay for a replacement nook. Just call the nook support and they'll authorize it for you.
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Went to the BN store and they swapped it out with no problems.
I have had similar problem. If plug in Nook Charger get boot loop. but if I plug in normal usb, I get power off but it charges.
I have CM10 on it so did not want to bring it in. I may do so now.
I bought mine at target would I have to go there or can go direct to B&N? I know at target I'm going to get little chance of getting someone that knows anything about the nook.
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I have had similar problem. If plug in Nook Charger get boot loop. but if I plug in normal usb, I get power off but it charges.
I have CM10 on it so did not want to bring it in. I may do so now.
I bought mine at target would I have to go there or can go direct to B&N? I know at target I'm going to get little chance of getting someone that knows anything about the nook.
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Directly to Barnes and noble. The one year warranty is for b&n not target.
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my nook just started doing this after I installed CM10.1..3
IT boot loops with the original with a regular it turns of but charges . I can some times fool it by turning it on and after it boots hit power and then connect to pc then hit power and it will still be on .That does not always work.I dont know if related but now I cant download apps from playstore .error 406.
I Think I am going to flash A new rom cant figure out wich one I want a hybrid totally custamizable and i think ill wait for a stable 4.3 rom
Any input oon any of this would be awsome.. I will continue to trouble shot using Google .
THANKS
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I rooted this tablet last Christmas with the method that gave it the version of 9.99 (or something like that). Well last night I was using the browser and the battery was getting low. So when I plugged it in it started boot looping over and over again. So after so many boot loops the Nook reinstalled the original settings and OS just like day one. So now I lost root. I updated the sign in section so I can us the Nook again and plugged it in again, the boot loop starts up agin. I did take out the sd card and nothing changes. But my biggest concern is that I can't charge this thing to give me the chance to reroot. What do you think my next steps are? Thanks.
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OOOOO i got this one ! easy .. had the same simliar thing happen to me , flip tablet over , open sd card , unscrew screws , pop back cover off tablet , unplug battery , count to ten , plug back in , charge !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
yea this has happend to me , the tablet dies then wont charge forevers then when it does it wont boot it just boot loops and loops , unplugging the batter clears it and makes it cold boot ,
if it works , and i KNOW it will , thank me please!?!?!
i recently got a streak 5 unit. its got a stock rom (olleh) and nothing has been modified yet for this unit. in fact it is still locked to at&t and i was still planning on having it unlocked by a professional. the wifi worked so i use it in order to have a 'feel' for the unit. now the other day it just froze up and the power button to shut it down won't respond so i did the next logical thing to do by simply removing the battery and putting it back. unfortunately nothing happened and it won't even charge nor lights lit up for any indications. i already did some time researching and did the fastboot short-cuts, etc, etc.. up to trying to get 3 computers to detect but to no avail. there are claims that this unit is 'unbrickable' by itself but made me really doubt about the claims and as to why dell itself stop its support. i'm guessing that maybe dell cannot replace so many busted units that they too had to give up or lose more money but that is their issue, right? now going back to the problem: i already borrowed a cable and a battery and both are working using a different unit. its just this one that simply refused to be charged nor power up using a different fully-charged battery. i still won't be giving up, not yet. so back to my main question: would it simply just die or conked out?
The problem is the internal card, if you replace the card the dell is going to start and rebuild everything. I help a friend of mine with a death streak, not responding. Replace the internal card and it was like new.
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The problem is the internal card, if you replace the card the dell is going to start and rebuild everything. I help a friend of mine with a death streak, not responding. Replace the internal card and it was like new.
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i really appreciate the reply. currently i do not have any spare 16gb card with me nor the unit, i set it aside for a moment with both the battery and external card removed and was planning to continue to thinker with it as soon as i get over the frustration (he-he!). this i haven't tried yet about replacing the card. would a 2gb card do for the moment? should i reformat it first using a pc? i never thought the unit would be 'boot-dependent' on its external card. i already did tried to boot the said unit without its stock 16gb external card to no avail. i shall try this when i get back home and keep you posted of the development.
hmm... you really missed what the guy said... it is internal card... the card is inside the streak where you need to open the housing of the hardware itself, not just the back cover.. see here...
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Dell-Streak-Teardown/3512/1
good luck on doing it... while you on it, try to get a class 10 microsd card... though you might not see much the improvement of speed but it is there... get a 8gb card or below for max compatibility and detection... anything above 8gb usually needs some extra steps to make it run properly...
so what you have been talking about for external card doesnt have any impact to the streak at all since it is external card.. but internal card does...
i will stop here... any further possible question usually already being answered here on this forum... search for it...
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hmm... you really missed what the guy said... it is internal card... the card is inside the streak where you need to open the housing of the hardware itself, not just the back cover.. see here...
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Dell-Streak-Teardown/3512/1
good luck on doing it... while you on it, try to get a class 10 microsd card... though you might not see much the improvement of speed but it is there... get a 8gb card or below for max compatibility and detection... anything above 8gb usually needs some extra steps to make it run properly...
so what you have been talking about for external card doesnt have any impact to the streak at all since it is external card.. but internal card does...
i will stop here... any further possible question usually already being answered here on this forum... search for it...
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yeah, in my early excitement i did missed to notice that he mentioned internal, not external. it's alright, no further questions for me. i've been on board since 2009 and usually i just quitely search for answers for windows mobile units, not android. i just brought out my old htc tytn ii and restored it back to wm 6.1 with my favorite bloat-free applications. i will just hold back until the first few months next year before i purchase a new unit but definitely a non-dell product. i also appreciate the 'take-down' links. in return i might send you a link where you can watch me blow up the dell streak 5 with a powerful firecracker during the upcoming end-of-the-year celebration. i'll make sure that no one will be troubled by its parts should it would be used somewhere. my lousy experience with a dell unit ends with me..
if you really wont use the streak anymore, how bout considering this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1992263
deysmacro said:
if you really wont use the streak anymore, how bout considering this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1992263
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hmm, this is an option too...:good:
needless said:
hmm, this is an option too...:good:
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i disassembled my unit (it was relatively easy after all) and tried to replace its internal memory to no avail.
this just happened 10 minutes ago. a slightly critic friend of mine whose got a same unit earlier tried to disclaim what i did before my unit died (i did nothing remember?). anyways, he demonstrated that even by removing the back cover a few times won't brick the streak 5. which he did and as of typing time, he could not charge nor boot his unit anymore. after witnessing the unfortunate event i really am stumped even more.
for your streak, how bout trying qdl tool? some member did report a success in making the device boot up like normal again...
read here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34694550&postcount=28
So you change the internal card and is still not working. Wath kind of card did you use.
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So you change the internal card and is still not working. Wath kind of card did you use.
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4 GB class 10. Please note that a friend of mine suffered the same thing when he just removed the cover and just like that his unit simply 'died'.
deysmacro said:
for your streak, how bout trying qdl tool? some member did report a success in making the device boot up like normal again...
read here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34694550&postcount=28
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hmm, already did that. besides it won't do much good if the unit won't even power up (normal, fastboot, etc..)
QDL mode actually doesn't boot your device, it activates a small modem-like fw.
To check -
Remove battery, hold volume up, connect Streak to PC, holding the volume up.
If any new device if shown in computer management, there's a chance to restore device.
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QDL mode actually doesn't boot your device, it activates a small modem-like fw.
To check -
Remove battery, hold volume up, connect Streak to PC, holding the volume up.
If any new device if shown in computer management, there's a chance to restore device.
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i already went through that process too before i started my initial post to no avail...
I received a Nook Tablet 8GB from a friend that has it messed up pretty badly.
I have tried option 1 on the thread below and was able to boot into CWR and install the partition zip, then i used MiniTool Partition wizard to setup microsd as described, then place the update zip onto microsd.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=36492731
Once i put back into nook and boot up it goes to call customer service.
I also tried the following method here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1663836
I get the green check mark and after reboot i get call customer service.
Again, im not sure what was done to this device before. Just trying to fix it for a friend. Is there anything else i can do?
Should i be using this method?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1570022
So im assuming there is no hope since there is no response? I see many threads of bricked NT's so im assuming this sort of this is quite common and thats the reason for the lack of response to this thread.
I have worked with android for 2 years now and never bricked a device. I just find it hard to believe this nook tablet cannot be repaired. But again, i have no idea what was done to it.
"Bricked" is a very loose term: without knowing more what's wrong and/or what was done with a tablet it's hard to suggest how to really fix it. Applying a wrong fix often makes the problem worse rather than better.
But it's not necessarily a total loss: until you can figure how to fix it you might try to run CM10 off an SDcard: see http://iamafanof.wordpress.com/2012/11/18/cm10-0-jellybean-sdcard-img-for-nook-tablet/, or http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2061536.
Not sure how i missed that thread but that worked great!
i was about to throw in the towel and you blessed me with that great info. Thank you so much!
I do have one question. got everything setup but when i start the tablet without usb cable plugged in it won't boot. gives me the call customer service msg. Do i have to have usb plugged in everytime i want to boot up now?
Try holding the "n" button when you power up. Press power and at that very first flicker after a few seconds, press and hold n.
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I do have one question. got everything setup but when i start the tablet without usb cable plugged in it won't boot. gives me the call customer service msg. Do i have to have usb plugged in everytime i want to boot up now?
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Try what Asa suggested above, if it doesn't work then your friend's NT is like mine and many others' -- they only boot into SD with a cold boot and using a powered USB cable. Some people deem this "USB-tethered boot" behavior a manufacturing defect, but it might very well be by design by B&N to discourage people from venturing outside their content wall-garden with easy-to-use 3rd-party ROMs.