Son after first installing vegan 5.1 with no problems I tried to install gingerbread edition of vegan rc-1 and could not get past the boot screen. I was not sure how to NVflash but thanks to everyone here!!! Big Thanks!!! I was able to restore the tab and now it is running 1.1-3588.
Now I want to install vegan GE RC1 and was told I need to nvflash because it is a problem with partitioning. So if I go to the instructions on how to install it it says just like any other rom.
I just want to confirm because it seems counter intuitive to me.
I install ClockWork Mod .8 and then partition the tab at 2 and 0. Then copy the update file and install that like I would any other rom through clockwork?
Since I had already had the tab running vegan it was before I flashed it with GE RC1 partitioned in the same way. So why would I need to re-partition or do I simply install the mod and then re-partition??
I am a little confused can someone help me from this step.
I just do not want to be where I was at before.
Thanks again,
Robert
If you really nvflashed You should have no problem flashing to vegan ginger
Just install it as any other Tom's and remember after first reboot turn it off and reboot again
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My question is do I install Clockwork mod and partition first and then install vegan or install vegan and then install clock work afterwards?>
Thanks for the help in advance!!
I got the rebooting part but I just want to be sure about cwm first and then install the vegan GE.
Rob
Just start over which means start by instally cwm 08, then do the whole flashing process, repartition,clear data,cache,delvik. Then install the vegan zip
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Djapatos said:
Just start over which means start by instally cwm 08, then do the whole flashing process, repartition,clear data,cache,delvik. Then install the vegan zip
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What's 'the whole flashing process'?? I keep reding everywhere that I need to run NVFlash on my unit before I can run any Gingerbread based roms, however no one says what exactly I'm supposed to be do with nvflash. What am I flashing with it? Do I need to run a command line on the unit to prep the memory? Do I need to push a different rom image, like the nvflash_gtablet_2010110500.zip? Where can I find this answer?
I can install any of the stock roms without issue but it won't boot with any of the gingerbread based ones and I'm stuck.
The answer lies with this NVFLASH that needs to be done but I don't know what to flash. I'm sure it's easy enough once I figure out where to look.
Can anyone point me the right direction?
-Maj
Read the nvflash thread in development. The partitioning nvflash does to the internal file partition structure. On some tabs there are 2 reversed partitions which wont allow gb roms to boot. The partitioning done by clockwork is to the internal sdcard. 2Gb for the system and 14Gb for user files.
thebadfrog said:
Read the nvflash thread in development. The partitioning nvflash does to the internal file partition structure. On some tabs there are 2 reversed partitions which wont allow gb roms to boot. The partitioning done by clockwork is to the internal sdcard. 2Gb for the system and 14Gb for user files.
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Ahh finally! Someone gives me a strait answer! lol Now if I may ask another to clarify...
My unit is brand new, no updates, no hacks, original out of the box image.
Should I still run the NVFLASH utility to put on the nvflash_gtablet_2010110500.zip image, then try to put the Gingerbread rom on using CWR?
-maj
**UPDATE**
OK here's what I did this time on a brand new, out of box unit:
Removed unit from box and powered on.
Installed CWR using SD method.
Booted to CWR and cleared all caches
Installed G-Harmony-G 2.3.3 rom and rebooted.
Machine powers on to the Viewsonic screen and that's it. So what am I missing here?
I realize ths seems lame but I appear to be missing something in this process.
I assume I have to put the original image back on so should I use the NVFLASH image now, then the above process?
-Maj
If it wont boot gingerbread roms then you will have to nvflash. If you dont care about gingerbread then dont nvflash
nv flash
after you nv flash to stock go to settings security and factory reset! then install clockworkmod through the factory recovery. you do this by simply downloading clockwork .8 extract to a micro sd card u should have 2 files recovery and update! insert the sd into the gtab power up by hold ing volume down and power together for a few seconds and that should flash clockwork. after done boot into recovery again the same way but this time the tab will boot cwm wipe data cache format boot,system,data,cache or download caulkins format all and flash! then install your favorite rom !
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I installed CWM and TNT 4.4.0; and was able to boot once(first time). But once I powered down the gTab, It goes in to boot loop. I am able to boot into CWM and able to connect to my pC via USB Mass storage using CWM; please help me correctly install the TNT app.
thanks in advance,
I hope this helps!
Check out this thread and make sure you read the comments because you installed CWM.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=842000
Also, if you decide to upgrade to a custom ROM, you don't have to install CWM. You can do it in standard recovery, but there is another thread it in both:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=842004
Good luck!
i would try re-flashing the rom. maybe even re-download it to ensure that the file isn't incomplete or corrupt.
can I just install tntlite 4.3 or something that is older and upgrade to 4.4? Since I have the CWM installed already?
At this point I do get the Bootloader and mount error E: can't mount /dev/block/mmcblk3p2
Perhaps a good course of action would be:
1> Boot into CWM then partition the sdcard to 2048/0.
2> Follow direction in the second post to return to stock rom, then re-flash the rom using standard recovery (not with CWM).
If that does not work, then use nvflash method to return to stock and start over again http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=861950. I had to do this several times to get my gtablet functions the way it should.
Hope this helps.
tboneuncw said:
. . .
Also, if you decide to upgrade to a custom ROM, you don't have to install CWM. You can do it in standard recovery, but there is another thread it in both:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=842004
Good luck!
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yes, I preferred the standard recovery method to install rom too. However, I have not been able to search for a method to install latest kernel without the use of CWM. Do you have a method?
mydave1 said:
Perhaps a good course of action would be:
1> Boot into CWM then partition the sdcard to 2048/0.
2> Follow direction in the second post to return to stock rom, then re-flash the rom using standard recovery (not with CWM).
If that does not work, then use nvflash method to return to stock and start over again http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=861950. I had to do this several times to get my gtablet functions the way it should.
Hope this helps.
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What does partitioning of 2048/0 do?
use4all,
To answer your question, it may fix it.
When I hear boot loop, I think partition problem because partitioning often
does fix it.
1. Flash the tablet back to stock. Use the files in the instructions:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=861950
2. Install ClockWorkMod (CWM)
3. Reboot into CWM and go to the Advanced Menu -- Repartition to 2048 and 0, Fix Permissions
and Wipe Dalvik Cache. Return to Main Menu and Wipe Cache
and Wipe Factory Data.
4. Shut down and repeat Step 1.
5. At this point if all has gone well, you should have a "stock" working
tablet with "Bekit 1105" (AKA Stock Version 2638 on it.
6. Set up the wifi and almost immediately you should get an OTA (over the air)
Update notice. Do it and when you finish you should have a Stock 3588
tablet.
From there, you can move carefully to where you want to go and hopefully
won't have any more boot loops. I know this is a long process -- and once
in a while it doesn't work -- but I've done it with folks a pile of times and I
think it is the best procedure for your situation.
Good Luck,
Rev
2048/0 is an SD repartition. Think of it as a troubleshooting task just before having to resort to nvflash. It will wipe both /sdcard and /data, so keep that in mind.
Also, btw, if you have TNT Lite 4.3.0+, you can toggle back and forth between standard and cwm - it's called the "3588 Recovery Pack". Read my first post for details.
Ok, thanks for the help. I got to Stock ROM now.
Before I jump into reinstalling 4.4, let me ask this:
do I just copy the 4.4 into the GTab? and boot? or is there something I need to do before that?
4.4 install is just like the 4.3 install - just read my first post for details.
Thank you all for your help. I am up and running on TNTLite4.4. Love it so far..
I tried flashing Ken's GB ROM today and for some reason it would just load the AT&T screen then restart. I flashed the zips through CWM, what might I have done wrong?
which recovery did you use? did you wipe? and try to re-download it. you may have gotten a damaged file. it happens. this is why we have MD5 sums
I used rom manager, I wiped after (maybe I should have done it before?), and what's an mds sum?
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I just used the new official CWM for Atrix (as opposed to tenfar's custom build) to flash navalynt's CherryBlur1.2 over my old 2.3.4HKTW ROM, which I had modified with navalynt's 1.8 rollup package.
I'm also bootlooping on the Atrix logo (instead of the Motorola logo; I think it was part of the theme included in the update package, and it'd be nice to be able to change it back to the stock somehow). I'd take your advice and try redownloading the .zip of the ROM, but, uh, I don't really know how to access my phone's internal storage without being able to boot it up.
Should I manually try flashing the .img files via fastboot interface, or what? I really picked a bad time to screw with my phone, because I'm expecting a call about a new job...
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I just used the new official CWM for Atrix (as opposed to tenfar's custom build) to flash navalynt's CherryBlur1.2 over my old 2.3.4HKTW ROM, which I had modified with navalynt's 1.8 rollup package.
I'm also bootlooping on the Atrix logo (instead of the Motorola logo; I think it was part of the theme included in the update package, and it'd be nice to be able to change it back to the stock somehow). I'd take your advice and try redownloading the .zip of the ROM, but, uh, I don't really know how to access my phone's internal storage without being able to boot it up.
Should I manually try flashing the .img files via fastboot interface, or what? I really picked a bad time to screw with my phone, because I'm expecting a call about a new job...
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Yea, if you didn't make a nandroid backup, you need to flash the image files of your previous rom
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Well, this is very strange. I restored the backup I had made, although I got an error from CWM about being unable to wipe /data... nonetheless it booted properly. I loaded a new download of the .zip, flashed it in CWM with no apparent errors, and now instead of bootlooping on the custom Atrix animation, it's bootlooping on the Motorola "dual core technology" screen (not the actual bootloader screen with "unlocked" in the corner, but after that). I'm really confounded by all of this.
Forum is full of similar threads.
Rom Manager doesn't successfully wipe. You need to run a fastboot -w or reinstall tenfar's CWM and wipe, then reinstall your ROM. This will resolve your bootloop.
EDIT: You're seeing the same problem...bootlooping. The ROM's just have different boot animations: Atrix logo vs. Default Moto.
quicklyspent said:
Forum is full of similar threads.
Rom Manager doesn't successfully wipe. You need to run a fastboot -w or reinstall tenfar's CWM and wipe, then reinstall your ROM. This will resolve your bootloop.
EDIT: You're seeing the same problem...bootlooping. The ROM's just have different boot animations: Atrix logo vs. Default Moto.
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Yes, I just used fastboot to reflash the stock HKTW images, and of course it's fine now. I'd just like to be able to get CherryBlur to work properly.
Edit: Got it. The .zip installed properly using tenfar's CWM. Ironically enough, tenfar's custom implementation of CWM works better than ROM Manager's, although obnoxiously it's unable to mount the phone's internal SD storage, so an external SD card must be used for installing .zips. ROM Manager's CWM can mount the internal storage, but has other issues. Lol, so convoluted.
Obscene Topiary said:
Yes, I just used fastboot to reflash the stock HKTW images, and of course it's fine now. I'd just like to be able to get CherryBlur to work properly.
Edit: Got it. The .zip installed properly using tenfar's CWM. Ironically enough, tenfar's custom implementation of CWM works better than ROM Manager's, although obnoxiously it's unable to mount the phone's internal SD storage, so an external SD card must be used for installing .zips. ROM Manager's CWM can mount the internal storage, but has other issues. Lol, so convoluted.
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It's just a matter of time before rom managers cwm works properly
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Hi,
I have a rooted (using Indirect's method, I believe, with help from Albert W.'s video) Nook Tablet 16GB. I'd like to try a custom ROM and installed GooManger (1.2.1). I can download a recovery file (openrecovery-twrp-2.3.1.1 -blaze.img), and it says it installed it, but when I try to boot into recovery ("Reboot recovery" option) it just reboots normally. If I try to browse compatible ROMs, it says "No roms were found".
Googled but could not find an answer. I would appreciate if someone could point me in the right direction!
Thanks,
Pat
miapjp said:
Hi,
I have a rooted (using Indirect's method, I believe, with help from Albert W.'s video) Nook Tablet 16GB. I'd like to try a custom ROM and installed GooManger (1.2.1). I can download a recovery file (openrecovery-twrp-2.3.1.1 -blaze.img), and it says it installed it, but when I try to boot into recovery ("Reboot recovery" option) it just reboots normally. If I try to browse compatible ROMs, it says "No roms were found".
Googled but could not find an answer. I would appreciate if someone could point me in the right direction!
Thanks,
Pat
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I think you're trying to use the wrong recovery file. Try downloading CWM or TWRP from the links listed in the first post of this thread -- I've used both with no problems on my NT.
Saludos,
Steve
Removing CM9
HELP! I installed CM9 on my nook tablet 8gb and I am not happy with it. I want to take it back to stock so I can load CM7. HOWEVER I cannot find a single website with this information. I keep trying to power it off and then hold the power and n to no avail. The cyanoboot menu just loads and I cant load any of the ROMs. Its really pissing me off and I would like to just get rid of this os. Can anyone help?
Mauler85 said:
HELP! I installed CM9 on my nook tablet 8gb and I am not happy with it. I want to take it back to stock so I can load CM7. HOWEVER I cannot find a single website with this information. I keep trying to power it off and then hold the power and n to no avail. The cyanoboot menu just loads and I cant load any of the ROMs. Its really pissing me off and I would like to just get rid of this os. Can anyone help?
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You don't need to go back to stock to downgrade from CM9 to CM7. All you need to do is boot into recovery and flash the new ROM. With that being said, it would be well worth your time to start by installing Titanium Backup and backing up your system before you do anything else... That will let you restore any apps you've downloaded and want to keep (along with their settings and data), which will eliminate one headache after you flash the new ROM...
Review this thread from Lavero.Burgos about installing a customer recovery on your tablet. You've already got one installed if you're running CM9, but the thread has got lots of really good info, and if you have the Clockwork Mod 6.x recovery installed, you need to replace that with Clockwork Mod 5.x to flash CM7.
Next, check this thread from Celtic Web Solutions. The link to the internal CM7 ROM is in the first thread, along with the instructions for installing this ROM to your emmc (internal) storage.
Now, when you start you tablet, instead of holding Power + n to boot into recovery, wait for the Cyanoboot splash screen to open (the one that says CYANOBOOT, not the animated CM9 splash screen), then press and hold the n button until the boot menu appears. From here you can select to boot normally into CM9, into your internal recovery, or into a recovery.img loaded on your SD card. Select one of the recovery options, and you should be able to do a nandroid backup of your device, then install CM7. Since you're changing to a completely new ROM, I strongly recommend that you do a factory wipe/reset as well as wiping the cache partition and Dalvik cache.
NOTE: There's a big difference between an Titanium Backup backup and a Nandroid backup! You'll want to do both as you go through this. Titanium Backup will take a snapshot of your apps (including the settings and data associated with them) that you can restore after installing the new ROM. Super helpful, since you don't have to re-install everything from the Play Store, nor do you lose data like savegames, etc. Nandroid runs from recovery mode, and will do a complete image of your system, including the ROM. It protects you in case you run into a major problem while flashing a new ROM -- it's saved my life a couple of times...
So my tablet won't get past the Asus start up screen, but I did manage to get CWM working, problem is that I have no roms on my internal SD, because I wiped everything trying to fix stuff with WSG Flasher (didn't work).
I've tried everything, but I'm at a total loss here. adb won't work, even after I installed that dreadful Asus PC Suite, WSG FLasher doesn't work because adb doesn't work and
Code:
fastboot -i 0x0b05 flash somerom.zip
doesn't work either.
I've tried installing dozens of roms and CWM versions through fastboot, but none worked. The only CWM image that did work was called "recover-jb.img" that I got from here, though it's kind of useless if I can't install any roms.
Any suggestions, or should I just throw my tablet out?
Pepe1Vo said:
So my tablet won't get past the Asus start up screen, but I did manage to get CWM working, problem is that I have no roms on my internal SD, because I wiped everything trying to fix stuff with WSG Flasher (didn't work).
I've tried everything, but I'm at a total loss here. adb won't work, even after I installed that dreadful Asus PC Suite, WSG FLasher doesn't work because adb doesn't work and
Code:
fastboot -i 0x0b05 flash somerom.zip
doesn't work either.
I've tried installing dozens of roms and CWM versions through fastboot, but none worked. The only CWM image that did work was called "recover-jb.img" that I got from here, though it's kind of useless if I can't install any roms.
Any suggestions, or should I just throw my tablet out?
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what were you doing when you started having trouble? are you on jb or ics bootloader where is the nvida on your splash screen?
whycali said:
what were you doing when you started having trouble? are you on jb or ics bootloader where is the nvida on your splash screen?
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I was trying to install CM10, initially installing any CM rom would fail because CWM would say "assert failed, model is not tf201" (It is most certainly a transformer prime, I checked double checked) I edited the updater-script file in the .zip to skip the model check, after that installing the rom went just fine, it would just hang indefinitely on the splash screen.
The tablet is on the jb bootloader, the nvidia logo is in the bottom right corner.
Pepe1Vo said:
I was trying to install CM10, initially installing any CM rom would fail because CWM would say "assert failed, model is not tf201" (It is most certainly a transformer prime, I checked double checked) I edited the updater-script file in the .zip to skip the model check, after that installing the rom went just fine, it would just hang indefinitely on the splash screen.
The tablet is on the jb bootloader, the nvidia logo is in the bottom right corner.
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let me get this straight. you can figure out how to change the updater.script but you insist on using cwm? Fastboot twrp to your prime and install a rom zip from your microsd.
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let me get this straight. you can figure out how to change the updater.script but you insist on using cwm? Fastboot twrp to your prime and install a rom zip from your microsd.
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Err, I didn't even know there was an alternative to cwm... At any rate, will twrp allow me to transfer files? My microsd is empty due a hardwipe I did.
Yes. TWRP Allows you to also flash zips from micro sd . Altrough I'm not sure can you install it from the situation you're in.
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Pepe1Vo said:
Err, I didn't even know there was an alternative to cwm... At any rate, will twrp allow me to transfer files? My microsd is empty due a hardwipe I did.
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first you need the drivers for fastboot installed to your pc. you can accomplish this by following the advice given here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34477256&postcount=5703
Next you need a working twrp which will help you install a rom from your external microsd card. get that here. and follow his install istructions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34359560&postcount=5497
then I recommend grabbing this rom to install from your microsd using twrp.
AndroWook Prime Hairy Bean v1.4
www.gamerzxtreme.com/AndroWook_Hairy_Bean_v1.4_FINAL_1.zip
you should only need to follow these instructions from there.
Download AndroWook Prime Hairy Bean v1.4 from one of the links above and copy to either root of internal SD or micro SD.
Boot into recovery (TWRP) and wipe cache, dalvik cache and factory reset. You can wipe system as well if you want a total deep clean but do so at your own risk.
Select to install ROM from SD and follow on screen prompts.
When install completed allow 30-60 mins for the system to cache itself upon which time you should now have a nice smooth TP.
Enjoy!
to try the nvflash it.
I was trying to go from 1.1 to 1.2 and apparently did something wrong along the way. Now when I turn it on, I get the 3 birds screen, followed by G-Tabdevs screen, then Vegan-Tab until it goes black. I do have clockwork mod installed on it. Is there a way to install recovery files directly on a micro SD card and fix it that way back to stock ROM?
Please help! I've been reading forums all day trying to figure out how to fix it and am not having any luck!
Appreciate any suggestions!!!
goblue23 said:
to try the nvflash it.
I was trying to go from 1.1 to 1.2 and apparently did something wrong along the way. Now when I turn it on, I get the 3 birds screen, followed by G-Tabdevs screen, then Vegan-Tab until it goes black. I do have clockwork mod installed on it. Is there a way to install recovery files directly on a micro SD card and fix it that way back to stock ROM?
Please help! I've been reading forums all day trying to figure out how to fix it and am not having any luck!
Appreciate any suggestions!!!
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Try wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache partition, Wipe Dalvik Cache if all else fails try starting over with nvflash
goblue23 said:
to try the nvflash it.
I was trying to go from 1.1 to 1.2 and apparently did something wrong along the way. Now when I turn it on, I get the 3 birds screen, followed by G-Tabdevs screen, then Vegan-Tab until it goes black. I do have clockwork mod installed on it. Is there a way to install recovery files directly on a micro SD card and fix it that way back to stock ROM?
Please help! I've been reading forums all day trying to figure out how to fix it and am not having any luck!
Appreciate any suggestions!!!
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When changing to a custom ROM from the Stock ROM you will need CWM installed so that before installing the custom ROM you can wipe data factory reset which the Stock recovery doesn't have that option. Vegan-Tab also has versions that are also compatible with BL 1.1 as well as 1.2. Make sure that you load up the right one. To fix your issue you will need to install CWM recovery through NVflashing just that in. Using the information on this link should get you that added onto your device and then you can just boot into that and wipe data factory reset then reboot back into the System and be good. Here is that link [RECOVERY - 1.2] ClockworkMod 5.5.0.4 Touch Recovery
nobe1976 said:
When changing to a custom ROM from the Stock ROM you will need CWM installed so that before installing the custom ROM you can wipe data factory reset which the Stock recovery doesn't have that option. Vegan-Tab also has versions that are also compatible with BL 1.1 as well as 1.2. Make sure that you load up the right one. To fix your issue you will need to install CWM recovery through NVflashing just that in. Using the information on this link should get you that added onto your device and then you can just boot into that and wipe data factory reset then reboot back into the System and be good. Here is that link [RECOVERY - 1.2] ClockworkMod 5.5.0.4 Touch Recovery
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is there any link to root this tablet. kind da noob sorry
Why would you want to root just the stock? You don't really need to go through all that mess as long as you understand the NVflash process. NVflash will apply CW recovery with stock allowing you to install the custom ROM that is in that is based on that bootloader. There use to be a site called NVflash for dummies, but I believe that the operator shut it down or sold it. When I get some time I will try to post in the General forum the different NVflash collections and host the links. Even send a message to the administration to sticky it for everyone.
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