So I have one of those super special 16GB Nook Tablets that refuses to boot to an SD card no matter what you do (see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1515761). Since I couldn't use the method of flashing recovery I used on my other two NTs (booting to SD recovery and flashing) I tried using Indirect's recovery flasher (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1458630) flashed it, and hit the reboot to recovery button. Now after the initial normal Nook logo on boot a larger one appears and then the screen goes black, I've let it sit for a good 30 minutes and nothing comes up after that (in fact the tablet seems to turn off after a while). I have no access to ADB or fastboot at that point either. Does anyone have any ideas how I can fix this or am I screwed?
Erf, and I made this in the wrong forum... could a mod please move me to the Q&A\Help section?
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So I have one of those super special 16GB Nook Tablets that refuses to boot to an SD card no matter what you do (see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1515761). Since I couldn't use the method of flashing recovery I used on my other two NTs (booting to SD recovery and flashing) I tried using Indirect's recovery flasher (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1458630) flashed it, and hit the reboot to recovery button. Now after the initial normal Nook logo on boot a larger one appears and then the screen goes black, I've let it sit for a good 30 minutes and nothing comes up after that (in fact the tablet seems to turn off after a while). I have no access to ADB or fastboot at that point either. Does anyone have any ideas how I can fix this or am I screwed?
Erf, and I made this in the wrong forum... could a mod please move me to the Q&A\Help section?
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Apparently this tablet is just super super picky about booting to SD cards... Was able to boot and restore to 1.4.2 using repart.img (mind you it took 5 attempts on 5 different SD cards to do so).
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Hi guys,
I installed viperMOD PrimeTime froma guide on Redmond Pie.
Anyway after doing it im stuck in the CWM-Based Recovery v 5.5.0.4 every time it reboots.
Anyway i try restarting it and holding down the volume buttons to get into the standard recovery mode it isnt even there.. I tried installed the loop fix on a SD card but the CWM does not even pick up the card have tried different ones.
Tried Nvflash but a screen flashes quickly and then goes again..
I can get the device in APX mode what can i do from here? Please i dunno what i did wrong but i followed that guide from Redmond and now its stuffed.
Any help pleaseee
Do you have the prime or the regular TF?
cwm5504 doesn't see the external sdcard, you have to use the internal sdcard- either boot into the rom and copy it over, or use adb and push it to the internal card.
I'm not sure what the loop fix is and why you need the sdcard for it, but did you see this thread?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1530337
nvflash will work, but you need the correct sbk. for the tf101, it's serial numbers below b70. I don't know squat about the tf201.
Ok so i followed Dimondblacks guide and managed to stop it from entering the recovery menu. Now i can get to the 3 symbols page (USB,Android,Wipe) I have tried all 3 and still dosnt boot.
If i let the device boot as normal now it just hangs ont he asus logo screen... Now someone said use recovry menu to flash a rom but no SD card i use will make the recovery pick it up. Is there anyway to access the internal memory and place the update there?
What does fast boot do?
Thankyou for the reply!
Its a transformer prime
How do i push it to the internal sd card? what are the commands. i have tried to follow.. So does that mean i can download the update file and just push it onto the internal memory?
DO i have to put the update on the sd card first then adb it to the internal memory?
Never mind it seems to be bricked with unrecoverable bootloader error
ffs
There is a transformer prime forum, did you try posting there?
Good luck
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Hi Guys,
I really hope someone can help me out with this issue. I searched the forum and the internet but did not find any solutions.
My friend successfully rooted the Nook Tablet yesterday using a method that did not require an SD card. Today I was trying to install CM9 with ICS so I downloaded Nook Recovery Flasher.apk and flashed cwm. When I restarted my device got stuck into autorestarting loop. It shows the gray "n", which quickly followed by the clockwork recovery loading splash screen (the picture of the cardboard box). The device then shuts down and starts the cycle over.
I've tried holding the power and n button method but that doesn't work. I've also tried creating a bootable sd card but the device won't pick that up either.
I would appreciate any suggestions!
I've ended up bricking my 8GB NT a similar way. Ended up writing over my mmcblk partition with something I wasn't supposed to. Now stuck in a reboot loop, can't do adb, my phone isn't playing nice enough to where I can make a recovery SD.
BTW OP, from what I've read CM9 is only for 16GBs and will brick 8GBs.
Same thing happened to me a while back. I was able to create a bootable CWM sd card. From there you should be able to restore. If not, use the Ubuntu recovery.
Short answer: You're going to have to create a bootable SD card.
Firstly, it should be noted that I'm a noob.
I just bought this Nook Tablet 8GB today. I tried following Adam's post on downgrading a 16GB NT to 2.1.0. Attempting this on my 8GB seemed to be working as it was seemably installing the "update" with a yellow loading bar. It never booted, and its been a black screen since.
I have an SD card, with Adam's UbuntuTotalReflash image burned on it, to boot from, but I cannot tell if the device is on or off. Is there a way to boot it using a software through USB? Someone please help. Thanks.
I am having the same problem, installed the acclaim 1.4.0 downgrade on a 8 GB 250A nook tablet and now it doesnt power on. The computer recognizes it as an OMAP when its plugged in but it does not boot. please help
do not use Adams total wipe wait a bit that meghd00t is cooking something for the bricked 8gb nook tablets, and i be helping with support.
For now try to boot something else from sdcard like cm7 or the new recovery made by meghd00t that is proven to work fine for the 8gb NT.
If you press power button for 20 minutes or so it may power off. You can tell because of the color screen under the light if is black black with no signs of light in a corner then is off but if you see some blue with some light to the top right corner then is not completely off and if that happens it will for sure overheat your tablet.
Hmmm maybe you can use the method to put it in a fridge for 2-3 hours, check it up.
The goal here is to make it boot up even if it's from sdcard only for now.
~ Veronica
Try USB BOOT?
No matter what I've done to mine in the past, it would always boot by inserting the USB cable (preferably plugged into charger not PC) with a Bootable SD card installed.
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My 8gb nook boots but is stuck on the box screen. the screen has this kind of weird screen like it was broken or something. I just want to know how to fix it before my parents find out. i dont want to get in trouble. help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can you take a picture?
It may be just hung. Press and hold down the "power" and the "N" button for about ten seconds and release. That 'should' un-hang it and power it off.
Nook tablet
this is how it looks like i want it back to normal help! it happend when i installed the nook recovery flasher app. then i got on. then when i turned it off it started doing this forever.
I'm betting its a broken recovery. Can you provide a link to where you got the app from?
There's a few things you can do to fix it. What I would do is create an sdcard with the clockworkmod recovery img on it so you can boot into that from the sdcard. From there I would restore albert's stock rooted recovery via clockworkmod. Then you'll want to flash the internal clockworkmod recovery zip file via the sdcard version of clockworkmod.
I have the same thing but with a working recovery... I REALLY need to figure out how to fix this, any ideas?
If you can get into recovery, try flashing a rom and booting.
The new ROM gets stuck in a CWN bootloop on the white N screen.
Anyone know where I can find a flashable CWM file?
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My 8gb nook boots but is stuck on the box screen. the screen has this kind of weird screen like it was broken or something. I just want to know how to fix it before my parents find out. i dont want to get in trouble. help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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16gig NT recovery installed to 8gig NT. Here's a link to help you recover. Nook Tablet recovery is 16gig only.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25786947&postcount=1
Good Luck!
Lars for tobdaryl
The story began when I decided to install CM10 on my nook tablet using old recovery that goes for CM7 and eventually broke my partition table and lost my ID(./adb devices shows 0000000000000000). Since my nook refused to boot futher than CWM loading screen (box) i decided to recreate my partitions through ADB using this method and then reflash nook with AdamOutler's Ubuntu recovery (he provided his own mmcblk0p5).
So, I succesfully recreate partition table (everything was in order, I checked a few times) and reflash it with Ubuntu recovery. Interesting part starts here. Now i get "bla-bla-bla please restart your device" and picture with exclamation mark. A couple of reboots gave nothing and brought me to the same screen. Reflash with BN factory recovery as well as factory reset did not work. At that point I decided to inspect partitions again. Everything was ok, formating, size, etc. But my ID still was 0000000000000000. This brought me to the conclusion that something is wrong with mmcblk0p5 and i need to flash partitions with dd again using this files (method). So, all went well without errors, at the end i killed adb server, dismount SD and pressed "reboot device" in CWM menu. And... From that time my nook is completely dead.
It didn't respond to any key. I charge it all night. I tried to hold home+power simultaneously. No response. Connecting to a computer or power outlet is also nothing.
Be kind, I'd like to hear your advice. Sorry for my runglish.
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The story began when I decided to install CM10 on my nook tablet using old recovery that goes for CM7 and eventually broke my partition table and lost my ID(./adb devices shows 0000000000000000). Since my nook refused to boot futher than CWM loading screen (box) i decided to recreate my partitions through ADB using this method and then reflash nook with AdamOutler's Ubuntu recovery (he provided his own mmcblk0p5).
So, I succesfully recreate partition table (everything was in order, I checked a few times) and reflash it with Ubuntu recovery. Interesting part starts here. Now i get "bla-bla-bla please restart your device" and picture with exclamation mark. A couple of reboots gave nothing and brought me to the same screen. Reflash with BN factory recovery as well as factory reset did not work. At that point I decided to inspect partitions again. Everything was ok, formating, size, etc. But my ID still was 0000000000000000. This brought me to the conclusion that something is wrong with mmcblk0p5 and i need to flash partitions with dd again using this files (method). So, all went well without errors, at the end i killed adb server, dismount SD and pressed "reboot device" in CWM menu. And... From that time my nook is completely dead.
It didn't respond to any key. I charge it all night. I tried to hold home+power simultaneously. No response. Connecting to a computer or power outlet is also nothing.
Be kind, I'd like to hear your advice. Sorry for my runglish.
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I'm having the same problem. I downgraded from 1.4.3 to 1.4.0. I was able to boot it once and then shut it back down so I could root it. Now it won't start up at all and I have tried everything that I can find to boot it to no avail.
The NT can sometimes get stuck in limbo while booting up, especially with SD-based boot. To get out of it, hold down the power button for 20-30 sec to turn it off then power it on again. Also remove any "bootable" SD card from the card slot; if it boots then the card was not bootable and its non-bootability was the problem.
It's also possible that the NT battery is completely drained (battery readings on some CM builds can be quite off, sometimes as much as 20 points) in which case you'd need to use the BN wall-charger and charge it for 8-12 hours.