[Q] HelpUnbricking a NT - Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet

I purchased a NT from a guy on Craigslist who said it was bricked. Since I have installed CM10 on a number of NC and NT I thought I would take a chance and buy it. When you turn it on, after the N is displayed, it momenteriarly displays what looks like the opening the Reading Forever page. Then is goes to a Red exclamation point that says to restart your device and try again.
I have tried booting from a CWM boot disk. It says it can't find E: when I try a data/factory reset, I suspect the partitions are meesed up. What is my best course of action at this point?

Bonnie_Raitt said:
I purchased a NT from a guy on Craigslist who said it was bricked. Since I have installed CM10 on a number of NC and NT I thought I would take a chance and buy it. When you turn it on, after the N is displayed, it momenteriarly displays what looks like the opening the Reading Forever page. Then is goes to a Red exclamation point that says to restart your device and try again.
I have tried booting from a CWM boot disk. It says it can't find E: when I try a data/factory reset, I suspect the partitions are meesed up. What is my best course of action at this point?
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Bad choice on your part because the device information may be gone. But there is a guide to rebuilding the internal partitions here.
Try it out and see if it works. I've never tested any unbricking methods because, well, I've never been bricked. Important to read instructions carefully before doing anything and make sure you're knowledgeable on what you're doing.

It appears that I need to know whether I have an 8 or 16 Gb model. Is there a way to tell if I can't boot it?. TIA

Bonnie_Raitt said:
It appears that I need to know whether I have an 8 or 16 Gb model. Is there a way to tell if I can't boot it?. TIA
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Ask the guy from craigslist or open up the back and look at the hardrive and see what it says.

No way to contact CL guy. Is opening up the device the only way to find out?

Bonnie_Raitt said:
No way to contact CL guy. Is opening up the device the only way to find out?
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You'll have to open it up then. Only difference is the "hard drive" is 16 GB and the ram is 1 GB instead of half a gig.

I was able to contact seller. He says it's a 16 GB model. I'm off to try the fix listed above

I downloaded flash_restore_16gb_partitions_1-4&6.zip, put it on my CWM boot card, and chose it from "install zip from sdcard.. Here's what is says:
Installing flash_restore_16gb_partitions_1-4&6.zip
E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_install
E:failed to open last_install: No such file or directory
Finding update package
Opening update package
Installed update...
Extract xloaded
extract U-boot
extract recovery
extract Boot
Extract Bootdata
Install from sdcard complete
I then powered down NT.
Took a 4 GB SD card that had a single partition marked active with EASEUS Partiton manager. Copied nooktablet_1_4_2_update.zip to it. Inserted it in NT and rebooted
It flashes momentarily to reading fowever screen, then goes to updating software screen. Very quickly a red exclamation point appears asking me to restart to try to install software again. Restarting gives same results.
Should I move on to the ADB process or is there something else I can do at this point

Bonnie_Raitt said:
I downloaded flash_restore_16gb_partitions_1-4&6.zip, put it on my CWM boot card, and chose it from "install zip from sdcard.. Here's what is says:
Installing flash_restore_16gb_partitions_1-4&6.zip
E: Can't mount /cache/recovery/last_install
E:failed to open last_install: No such file or directory
Finding update package
Opening update package
Installed update...
Extract xloaded
extract U-boot
extract recovery
extract Boot
Extract Bootdata
Install from sdcard complete
I then powered down NT.
Took a 4 GB SD card that had a single partition marked active with EASEUS Partiton manager. Copied nooktablet_1_4_2_update.zip to it. Inserted it in NT and rebooted
It flashes momentarily to reading fowever screen, then goes to updating software screen. Very quickly a red exclamation point appears asking me to restart to try to install software again. Restarting gives same results.
Should I move on to the ADB process or is there something else I can do at this point
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Have you tried the repart.img?
http://raywaldo.com/2012/06/how-to-un-brick-a-nook-tablet-8gb-or-16gb/
If you get the red x during that process you can try adb process.
Sent from my NookTablet using xda app-developers app

datallboy said:
Have you tried the repart.img?
http://raywaldo.com/2012/06/how-to-un-brick-a-nook-tablet-8gb-or-16gb/
If you get the red x during that process you can try adb process.
Sent from my NookTablet using xda app-developers app
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Yes,that's actually what I tried at first. It doesn't work.
At this point I'm trying to load the ADB tools and drivers,
In [FAQ] NT Reference Thread | Tips&Tricks | How to's | Videos | NEW USER? PLEASE READ!
it references a link [HOW-TO] Install & Use ADB tool | Android Debug Bridge | Drivers - Videos - Tutorial .
The video for windows doesn't work any more. I went ahead and downloaded the referenced
ADB + Fastboot + Drivers.zip
I made an attempt to load the uSB drivers. I'm not certain if I did it correctly or not. When I run the adb devices command is get nothing returned.
Can someone point me to a current reference for installing the drivers or offer more advice on where to go from here. Thanks

Bonnie_Raitt said:
Yes,that's actually what I tried at first. It doesn't work.
At this point I'm trying to load the ADB tools and drivers,
In [FAQ] NT Reference Thread | Tips&Tricks | How to's | Videos | NEW USER? PLEASE READ!
it references a link [HOW-TO] Install & Use ADB tool | Android Debug Bridge | Drivers - Videos - Tutorial .
The video for windows doesn't work any more. I went ahead and downloaded the referenced
ADB + Fastboot + Drivers.zip
I made an attempt to load the uSB drivers. I'm not certain if I did it correctly or not. When I run the adb devices command is get nothing returned.
Can someone point me to a current reference for installing the drivers or offer more advice on where to go from here. Thanks
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I have no idea how to set up ADB, never done it. So I won't be able to help you there. Sorry.
But since it is a 16GB version you may want to attempt the Adam Outler Ubuntu ReFlash Method. It uses ubuntu to recover your partitions on your device. Since you have nothing to lose with it, give it a try.

If someone else doesn't pipe in, I'll try it this afternoon

OK. I downloaded ADB stuff from
HOW-TO] Install & Use ADB tool | Android Debug Bridge | Drivers - Videos - TutorialLike Tweet +1
I placed everything i c:\adb. I followed instructions and now have an "Othe device" called Barnes and Noble Nook Tablet". It has an exclamation point. I have uninstalled and reinstalled several times to no avail. I am running Windows 7 SP1 64 bit intel.
I'm at a dead end here. Can anyone assist?

Just finished reading
[UnBrick]TOTAL WIPE and reflash back to 1.4.0 via Ubuntu Recovery --Now Easier!!!!
It looks like something I could do, but I'd like some feed back from the experts before I bork my NT worse than It already is. Any thoughts?

Bonnie_Raitt said:
Just finished reading
[UnBrick]TOTAL WIPE and reflash back to 1.4.0 via Ubuntu Recovery --Now Easier!!!!
It looks like something I could do, but I'd like some feed back from the experts before I bork my NT worse than It already is. Any thoughts?
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Well your nook is already borked up. You bought it with the internal partitions deleted most likely. This method writes zeros and rebuild the partitions itself.

Bonnie_Raitt said:
OK. I downloaded ADB stuff from
HOW-TO] Install & Use ADB tool | Android Debug Bridge | Drivers - Videos - TutorialLike Tweet +1
I placed everything i c:\adb. I followed instructions and now have an "Othe device" called Barnes and Noble Nook Tablet". It has an exclamation point. I have uninstalled and reinstalled several times to no avail. I am running Windows 7 SP1 64 bit intel.
I'm at a dead end here. Can anyone assist?
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You might find some helpful info/pointers re: setup for ADB access over USB at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=35971559&postcount=13.

I got ADB drivers loaded and started at looking at trying to find out which partition is borked and how to fix. I started with http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1531120,
When I tried somto delete and recreate partitons 10 and 11 I got a number of errors messages. I'm still looking for a "how to" when dealing with partitions. If anyone wants to hold my hand I would be grateful.
BTW, I tried the Ubuntu boot disk but could never get it to boot.

Related

Auto-Nooter 3.0.0 (1.1 only)

*ALL THE USUAL DISCLAIMERS AND WARNINGS*
*THIS IS FOR VERSION 1.1 ONLY, DON’T TRY ON 1.0.0 OR 1.0.1*
Credit goes to: GabrialDestruir for the original auto-nooter, GLa’DOS for the boot animation, pokey9000 for nooter, Mistar Muffin for Market and GTalk Fix, clockworx for the “non-ugly” patch that is used to get androidID, mastapsi for testing and coding of the original auto-nooter, lewellyn for coding, [mbm] for ABI Fix, Hotaru for the Gingerbread keyboard, rpollard00 for DroidX keyboard with bigger font, bpk for Soft Keys, Ben74 for NookColor Tools which enables Non Market Installs and re-enable of ADB , Freenode's #nookcolor chat for code checking. A special thanks to all developers out there, without all of you this community would not be as great as it is.
Please Note: If you are the developer of an app that is included in this work, and would like me to remove it, feel free to contact me.
*I am copying the following step from the original auto-nooter, because they are tried and true, and people are already familiar with seeing them*
What it does:
Installs su and Superuser.apk
Installs Busybox with whoami
Installs Softkeys 3.0.6
Installs NookColor Tools (To Enable Non-Market Installs, and re-enable ADB)
Installs Calendar and Calculator.
Installs Android Market, Gmail, Youtube
Installs Gingerbread Keyboard
Enable ADB
Enable Multi-touch for Android Apps
Enables Live Wallpapers
Enables Android Market and Gmail.
App Auto Install (Open up NooterFiles from sdcard drop in /data/app)
Known Problems:
With the version 1.1 update, ADB will not stay active after a reboot or unplug of the cable. To enable each time you want to use it, you will have to go into NookColor Tools /All Settings/Development/USB debugging, you will have to uncheck the box and then recheck it.
How to Use:
Before you begin:
* To update to 1.1 you must do a complete wipe.
* You must update to 1.1 to use Auto-Nooter 3.0.0 Instructions HERE.
1 You must already have a registered NOOKcolor
2 You must have a Gmail/Youtube linked Account. IF you used a Gmail account for B&N Registration you should use that one for this process.
3 You must either have dd (Linux) or WinImage (Windows) software.
4 You must have an external microSDCard reader or this will not work. Do NOT use the NC.
5 You must have enough intelligence to follow instructions.
Let's get started:
1 Download Auto-Nooter from here: MultiUpload or MediaFire
*MD5 FB74865663B8D797A486A85022FAD9B2*
2 Linux: Unzip and use dd if=auto-nooter-3.0.0.img of=/dev/sdcard
2 Windows: Unzip and use WinImage to "Restore Virtual Hard Disk Image" to your SDcard.
2 Windows Alternative: https://launchpad.net/win32-image-writer/+download
3 Unplug your NOOKcolor from computer. (If Plugged in.)
4 Insert AutoNooter SDcard into your NOOKcolor.
5 Plug the USB cable into your computer and your NOOKcolor. (This will boot up the NOOKcolor.)
6 Your NookColor will reboot when it's done.
That was the hard part, now to the simple stuff.
7 Upon boot unlock your screen.
8 At the Android Welcome Screen skip Sign In.
9 Enable Location Services when given the option.
10 Connect to Wifi and launch Youtube from "Extras".
11 Click the Menu button (The one RIGHT of the Up Arrow).
12 Select "My Channel" and Login using your Gmail Account.
13 Exit Youtube and Launch Gmail from "Extras".
14 Sync your Gmail Account and Exit. (If it fails to sync that is fine.)
15 Open up Market and Accept Terms and Service.
If you made it this far your nook should be successfully Rooted. Go Download an App to make sure.
16 Enable Non-Market Installs by running the NookColor Tools App.
17 If your Youtube fails to launch, download the attached EVO HQ, and follow this code in adb
Code:
adb shell mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system
adb uninstall com.google.android.youtube
adb push YouTube.apk /system/app
adb reboot
18 Go to Settings > Device Info > SdCard > UnMount > Format
Complete Wipe:
1 8 Failed Boots > Wipes /system
2 Factory ResetFactory Reset > Wipes /data
*You must do both of these to completely wipe clean your NOOKcolor.*
*Before anyone starts to say that I took this project away from GabrialDestruir, I posted this file in the original post, and sent the OP a PM asking to update the current project. I have yet to hear back, and the post was not updated. My post can be found HERE, dated February 2, 2011. I felt that this would be of a benefit to the community, so I am posting it now. If I am asked at some point to take it down I will do so at that time.*
Forgive my ignorance here, but I thought you were never supposed to use the NC to format your SD card? (last step)
I thought I read somewhere that it messes up something in the emmc?
Hopefully I'm wrong and just paranoid
danbutter said:
Forgive my ignorance here, but I thought you were never supposed to use the NC to format your SD card? (last step)
I thought I read somewhere that it messes up something in the emmc?
Hopefully I'm wrong and just paranoid
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I have never really seen an explanation as to why you don't format on the NC. I have formated via the NC and the card works fine both in the NC and my PC. When I want to burn an image, I have been able too. Been able to flash other images on it too.
Excellent!
Can you please add an MD5 to the first post?
Homer
danbutter said:
Forgive my ignorance here, but I thought you were never supposed to use the NC to format your SD card? (last step)
I thought I read somewhere that it messes up something in the emmc?
Hopefully I'm wrong and just paranoid
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Formatting the SDcard doesn't touch the onboard storage. It is one of the easier ways to remove bonus partitions to recover the full card. UPDATE: I should clarify this: when running Eclair internally.
Homer
Any benefit of this over the 1.1r2 many of us did from autonootered 1.0.1?
danbutter said:
Forgive my ignorance here, but I thought you were never supposed to use the NC to format your SD card? (last step)
I thought I read somewhere that it messes up something in the emmc?
Hopefully I'm wrong and just paranoid
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You're thinking of Nookie Froyo. The stock B&N system is fine for formatting the card.
I think formatting the SD card is an issue when you use one of the Froyo images and boot from eMMC. When you format the SD card it actually formats the internal boot partition or some such. I remember reading it in one of the threads which led me to only boot the Froyo images from an external card.
I am at 1.1.0. When did 1.1.1 appear & how do I get it?
BTW Is this exactly the same as the interim A-N 2.12.25 modified for 1.1?
k
I'd say it's a typo and should be v1.1?
Canadoc said:
Any benefit of this over the 1.1r2 many of us did from autonootered 1.0.1?
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also interested to know that!
And if there is benefits, can we use the auto nooter?
Just for clarification, in steps 3 & 4 should the NC be turned off? I have never been sure if it matters, but the following statement makes me think that it should be off,
"5 Plug the USB cable into your computer and your NOOKcolor. (This will boot up the NOOKcolor.)"
Thanks,
kev
danbutter said:
Forgive my ignorance here, but I thought you were never supposed to use the NC to format your SD card? (last step)
I thought I read somewhere that it messes up something in the emmc?
Hopefully I'm wrong and just paranoid
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Only with the froyo image.
Canadoc said:
Any benefit of this over the 1.1r2 many of us did from autonootered 1.0.1?
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The main difference I see is that Clockwork recovery is not involved.
johnny054 said:
also interested to know that!
And if there is benefits, can we use the auto nooter?
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I guess it should be the same, but I had a couple of games break after up'ing with 1.1_r2. So I wanted to try stock/clean 1.1 and then root...hoping this would bring them back.
help please
I'm having a problem rooting my nook color. 2 weeks ago I was fully rooted and for some reason I forget why? but I went back to stock. recently I updated to the newest Barnes & noble firmware. seeing the recent developments of honeycomb I wanted to root my nook again. so I tried downgrading to firmware before the most recent update and using that version of auto nooter. I followed the instructions exactly to a tee. the problem is my nook wont load the disk image from the sd card. I made sure to fully format the sd card before writing the img with Win32DiskImager. I made sure the nook was completely off then plugging in the usb to into the pc to wake up the nook. but nothing? the nook boots up like normal then says sd card damaged. I've formatted the sd card again and have used the newest nooter for my current 1.1. but nothing. the only difference is the first time I rooted I was at my mothers and used her pc. it was a windows vista 64 bit. my computer is windows seven 64 bit. anyone have any idea's as to why the nook wont load the sd card with the nooter image? I'm using the same sd card I was able to root from before. so I seriously doubt its the sd card. I am properly formatting it before writing the img. I am having no problem writing the img. any help would be appreciated
danbutter said:
Forgive my ignorance here, but I thought you were never supposed to use the NC to format your SD card? (last step)
I thought I read somewhere that it messes up something in the emmc?
Hopefully I'm wrong and just paranoid
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brianf21 said:
Only with the froyo image.
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Ok thanks for that clarification. I was pretty sure I read it somewhere!!
trentmaynard said:
I'm having a problem rooting my nook color. 2 weeks ago I was fully rooted and for some reason I forget why? but I went back to stock. recently I updated to the newest Barnes & noble firmware. seeing the recent developments of honeycomb I wanted to root my nook again. so I tried downgrading to firmware before the most recent update and using that version of auto nooter. I followed the instructions exactly to a tee. the problem is my nook wont load the disk image from the sd card. I made sure to fully format the sd card before writing the img with Win32DiskImager. I made sure the nook was completely off then plugging in the usb to into the pc to wake up the nook. but nothing? the nook boots up like normal then says sd card damaged. I've formatted the sd card again and have used the newest nooter for my current 1.1. but nothing. the only difference is the first time I rooted I was at my mothers and used her pc. it was a windows vista 64 bit. my computer is windows seven 64 bit. anyone have any idea's as to why the nook wont load the sd card with the nooter image? I'm using the same sd card I was able to root from before. so I seriously doubt its the sd card. I am properly formatting it before writing the img. I am having no problem writing the img. any help would be appreciated
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You probably have a bad burn on the sdcard. Are you writing to the sdcard from the sd card reader or from the nook? Also, if you return to stock, (8 failed boots, then Power+N) You should be on firmware 1.0.0 or 1.0.1. Then root using one of the two original auto nooters, download rom manager from the market and flash the 1.1 pre-rooted firmware.
Thanks buddy, I try doing that. and I don't have an sd card reader so I just put the sd card that I'm going to write into my cell phone. then mount the sd card and write the img to the same storage device that represents the sd card. I'm sure this is the wrong way of doing it but I have gotten root doing the same thing before
Giving this a go now, coming from auto-nootered 1.0.1.

Fix: How to fix "broken recovery" NT's

First, you need to be sure you install the sdcard version of the recovery, otherwise you won't be able to do this. (You need to goto this thread to install the sdcard version and follow instructions.
First of all, make sure your drivers are setup properly as this is a windows script to fix everything since you can only fix it from a computer. (I CANNOT EMPHASIZE THAT ENOUGH!)
Then you just download this zip, it check's md5 sum on the image before flashing so no worries, and then it flashes. It will reboot when it's finished.
I am in NO way responsible should anything happen, it was your fault for not checking the app's md5 in the first place so if this works for you, openly admit that you could have been better with handling the app's flashing. <-- Required.
I'm having a seperate thread so I can actively update this with anything that may arise since it would make my app's thread cluttered.
Read the whole thread or enjoy a broken Ntab, it's your choice.
Just wanted to say thanks for the dedication to those of us not smart enough to figure things out on our own.
Sent from my BNTV250 using Tapatalk
is this for those nt cannot use sd card recovery or 8 times boot break to restore the originally rom?
Dumb Question
Total noob question. What do you mean by drivers set up properly? I want to try this, but I do not want to screw up again, and I just want to be totally sure I understand this properly. Thanks.
Benblanko81 said:
Total noob question. What do you mean by drivers set up properly? I want to try this, but I do not want to screw up again, and I just want to be totally sure I understand this properly. Thanks.
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Means that you must have your nook drivers installed and working, if you ever rooted then you should have your drivers working properly.
~ Veronica
Can't get this to work
I have verified that I have the proper drivers (thanks Veronica). I unzip the fix and run the batch file, but the window closes almost instantly. I am using an XP machine, because of installing the drivers when I rooted. I can not for the life of me figure why it wont run. I am booted into the sd card version of CWM. Do I need to mount it some way or just at the home CWM recovery screen. I have been looking for help without asking and bothering, but can't figure it out. Not a noob but totally confused. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
Oops! I managed to set the wrong error levels on it, I meant to do 0 and 1, I instead did 1 and 2. Anyway, uploading now.
Still no go.
I got the batch file to run but it does not finish. It starts the Deamon successfully, and it just stays at Deamon Started Succesfully. It has been there for about 45 minutes. Should I wait or can I kill it and start over. Thanks again.
Kill it reboot your machine and start over
Sent from XDA premium using my Nook Tablet
No Go
Thanks Veronica, but the reboot still does the same thing. I just started the Nook&Zergy and the device shows up so I know the drivers are proper, it just stays stuck in Deamon Started Successfully for the fix. I am out of ideas, I fear I have just bricked my first device. I have doing this since the G1, this is sad.
No no, just do:
adb push cwm_internal.img /sdcard/cwm_internal.img
adb shell
then type:
dd if=/sdcard/cwm_internal.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3
First off great work Indirect. This is exactly what I was hoping that image creator would be used for, just working on other things and got preoccupied. I think you might have to do some explaining though.
One thing to note though is that CWM should not be used for any other then rooting your device. As it stands right now there is no reason to flash it to an internal partition, you will only risk messing something up, as it has no gains.
Overview:​In the Nook Tablet world there is a locked bootloader, which requires that there be a Secure Chain from u-boot, to the recovery. With the exploit that bauwks discovered and designed, we are able to flash custom recoveries on to the device. However a recovery must be packed.
Packing Structure:​​There are two ways that we have been able to go about getting around the boot loader, the internal method requires that we use the second U-Boot, with a 256k buffer and then attache the recovery after the buffer.
(0-m bytes) ------> (m-256k bytes) ------> (256k-n bytes)
Bauwks ntBoot Buffer nemiths CWM
The trick is that that 256kth byte must contain the header for the CWM, and this is vital. If that is lost, or something on Bauwks didnt get flashed right, you will enter a boot loop.
FAQ:​
What Is a 'broken recovery' NT?
A broken recovery Nook Tablet is one where either the NT's internal recovery structure was not writen correctly or one where the NT's internal recovery structure is missing bauwks boot.
How can I tell if I have a 'broken recovery'?
Assuming you have not messed with any other partitions if you do either the N + pwr method, or the 8 false boots, you should see it open the BN recovery. If your device constantly turns on and off after one of these two methods, then you have a broken recovery partition.
My Nook just continues to boot into the recovery whats this?
Aha now that is not a 'broken recovery' and is actually quite fixable. In the nook Tablet there are two files that relate to the booting structure, aka the selection of where to boot from. These lie on a partition called bootdata, and are named BCB and BootCnt. If you are running stock on your internal partition, just let the stock recovery run, and it will solve your problem. If you are running CWM, you will have to use the following commands,
Code:
adb shell mount -t vfat /dev/block/mmcblk0p6 /data
adb shell dd if=/dev/zero of=/data/BCB bs=1 count=1088
adb shell dd if=/dev/zero of=/data/BootCnt bs=1 count=1
adb reboot
Aaa this is confusing can't I just put the stock recovery on my NT?
Sure. Hopefully indirect will make a script soon, or I will make one tonight that will put the default recovery img back. If you are feeling lucky you can do the following while on CMW.
NOTE: I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES YOU CAUSE TO YOUR DEVICE. One false move and you will brick your device. HIGHLY UNRECOMMENDED
Code:
adb push recovery.img /data (this is the recovery from the 1.4.0 or 1.4.1 update zip)
adb dd if=/data/recovery.img /dev/block/mmcblk0p3 (THIS LINE IS [COLOR="Red"]EXTREMELY DANGEROUS[/COLOR]. It should only be done as a last resort, and you should only do it if you are willing to take full responsibility.)
Dead End.
I am going to start from the beginning. I flashed CWM using this app and the hit reboot into recovery from the app as well. Went to the cardboard box. I can reboot into CWM using the sd card method but can get no further. I have been trying the fix for two days and cant get it to work. Indirect gave me some ADB commands but I cant get ADB to work either. I have been on this for 2 days and cannot get it going. I really do not know what else to do. I am not a Noob and i know I have the proper drivers, the fix gets stuck though, and with the tablet in CWM from the sd card I just cant get ADB to work. I do not know if maybe because of usb debugging not being checked off, but again I can not boot up to Android, just to recovery from sd card. If I take out the sd card with CWM it boots to the cardboard box, then to black screen, and there it stays. I checked the thread for the app and people are still having this problem. I really do not know what to do. I have followed every instruction I have found or has been given to me, to the t, nothing.
UPDATE - I deleted the sdk and everything that had to do with Android from my pc. Reinstalled drivers using the method in the root thread that is pinned. I ran NOOK&ZURGY just to see my device appear in list of adb devices, which it did. It gave me my serial and it said recovery. I then redownloaded the sdk and did not download the Drivers from SDK manager. I am not sure but that seems to be the key here, to get rid of google drivers that can be downloaded from SDK manager. I then opened a command prompt, adb devices and bam there it was. I used the commands posted by LogLud above my post under "My nook just continues to boot into the recovery, what is this?". ADB Reboot and ****ing worked. THANKS TO INDIRECT, LOGLUD, and LAVERO.BURGOS. Your patience and help is greatly appreciated. I have never really asked for this much help before on XDA, and you guys were on the money, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You. Please PM me so that I can get you guys and girls beers. I will try to figure out how on my own anyways, but you guys deserve a contribution for taking the time out of your day to help me and others. Anyone with this issue and is having problems fixing, please post here or shoot me a PM and I will gladly give you all I can. Thank you again to all and happy flashing.
Benblanko81 said:
I am going to start from the beginning. I flashed CWM using this app and the hit reboot into recovery from the app as well. Went to the cardboard box. I can reboot into CWM using the sd card method but can get no further. I have been trying the fix for two days and cant get it to work. Indirect gave me some ADB commands but I cant get ADB to work either. I have been on this for 2 days and cannot get it going. I really do not know what else to do. I am not a Noob and i know I have the proper drivers, the fix gets stuck though, and with the tablet in CWM from the sd card I just cant get ADB to work. I do not know if maybe because of usb debugging not being checked off, but again I can not boot up to Android, just to recovery from sd card. If I take out the sd card with CWM it boots to the cardboard box, then to black screen, and there it stays. I checked the thread for the app and people are still having this problem. I really do not know what to do. I have followed every instruction I have found or has been given to me, to the t, nothing.
UPDATE - I deleted the sdk and everything that had to do with Android from my pc. Reinstalled drivers using the method in the root thread that is pinned. I ran NOOK&ZURGY just to see my device appear in list of adb devices, which it did. It gave me my serial and it said recovery. I then redownloaded the sdk and did not download the Drivers from SDK manager. I am not sure but that seems to be the key here, to get rid of google drivers that can be downloaded from SDK manager. I then opened a command prompt, adb devices and bam there it was. I used the commands posted by LogLud above my post under "My nook just continues to boot into the recovery, what is this?". ADB Reboot and ****ing worked. THANKS TO INDIRECT, LOGLUD, and LAVERO.BURGOS. Your patience and help is greatly appreciated. I have never really asked for this much help before on XDA, and you guys were on the money, Thank You, Thank You, Thank You. Please PM me so that I can get you guys and girls beers. I will try to figure out how on my own anyways, but you guys deserve a contribution for taking the time out of your day to help me and others. Anyone with this issue and is having problems fixing, please post here or shoot me a PM and I will gladly give you all I can. Thank you again to all and happy flashing.
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Oh well you should had started your first post by saying im using SDK and you will have it fixed faster. SDK is not needed in windows, leave that for devs all the necessary stuff that you needed to root is provided in indirects permanent root thread including drivers.
Glad it worked!
~ Veronica
Please help
I used Indirects app to install CWM, it seemed to work fine, but when I tried to boot into CWM it flashes the picture of the box, then shuts off. I tried using this method to fix it, but the same thing happens.
What am I doing wrong? Please help. I'd hate to have bricked my nook.
lehite said:
I used Indirects app to install CWM, it seemed to work fine, but when I tried to boot into CWM it flashes the picture of the box, then shuts off. I tried using this method to fix it, but the same thing happens.
What am I doing wrong? Please help. I'd hate to have bricked my nook.
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Did you try the method posted in this thread? you don't mention that , also can you boot normal if you let it or you cant? provide more info.
~ Veronica
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Did you try the method posted in this thread? you don't mention that , also can you boot normal if you let it or you cant? provide more info.
~ Veronica
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Sorry if I was not clear. Here is the entire process:
1. I have a rooted Nook Tablet.
2. I installed Indirect's One Click App to install CWM
3. I used that app to install CWM.
4. I attempted to boot into CWM, but it flashes the box and then shuts off
5. I came to this thread and began following the instructions to fix it, but the fist set of instructions "First, you need to be sure you install the sdcard version of the recovery, otherwise you won't be able to do this.(You need to goto this thread to install the sdcard version and follow instructions.)
6. I followed those instructions, but I still get the box image then shut down.
7. I can't boot normally or into CWM.
Let me know if you need any other information and I greatly appreciate your help.
What I really need to know is how to create the CWM sdcard on a mac. i.e. I don't have a linux machine with gparted and I can't figure out how to get something like Disk Utility to enable boot and lda flags.
Thanks!
bootable sd card with osx
Lehite, I was having the same problem, i.e. disk utility in osx couldn't do the job for me. I ended up using this method.
Download the “size agnostic” CM7 SD card installer image (v1.3 in my case), then write it to your microSD following the instructions on the before mentioned page. The writing takes a little bit without terminal telling you the progress, after 1-2 minutes it should be done.
After succesfully writing the image to your SD card copy the files from Goncezilla's SD Boot thread (here) to your SD card overwriting files if necessary and follow his further instructions.
On a reboot with the boot SD inside your nook you should get to the CWM menu after seeing the cardboard box. good luck!
I myself am also stuck at the black screen after the box and need to figure out how to get the ADB working on osx to be able to do Loglud's commands...
UPDATE: to get ADB working on osx I used this method. Since I'm not a developer I didn't download the whole SDK package from google but rather just the ADB tools from here.
I then connected the Nook to the mac while in CWM, checked if it was properly recognized but typing adb devices, and applied Loglud's adb commands. BAM! worked! Am back in android Many thanks to all for directions, especially Loglud.
Now a question to Indirect, I downloaded your package just today, while using it it verified the MD5 positively and continued flashing. Why did I get the black screen, and not the CWM?
cheers

[Q] Asus Prime bricked (Type 3): Donation if you can help me

Welp, after spending over 26 honest-to-God hours researching a "cure" for this, I am still without a solution. I hope a kind soul will be able to guide me to the light, because I have been unable to find it on my own.
I am going to try to be as through as possible, if for nothing else than doing a mental checklist to see if I missed some obvious step along the journey. Also, maybe a keen observer will be able to spot what I'm doing wrong.
So,
My Asus Prime is bricked. I'm stuck on scenario 3 (according to this post:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1514088&)
In chronological order, here's what happened:
1. I'm running Virtuous Prime 1.0
2. I flash ClockworkMod Recovery Touch v5.8.1.8
3. I rebooted into recovery and wiped data/factory reset, cache, dalvik cache
4. I performed a backup of my old ROM
5. I flashed a new ROM, then hit 'reboot system now'
6. I'm stuck at the Asus logo screen; Android won't boot.
I am able to access recovery and activate Fastboot mode; definitely scenario 3.
Then, also in chronological order:
1. I restarted the tablet, pressed the up volume key and accessed the other menu with 3 options
2. I hit the 'wipe data' option
3. Try to boot Android
4. Still stuck at the 3 option screen
From what I read, this situation is likely the result of clockworkMod Recovery flashing a bad kernel. Supposedly, it can fixed by flashing a 'good' kernel via fastboot, which requires both a "stock kernel" and a more recent clockwork mod recovery image.
I downloaded the SDK package and downloaded pretty much everything, including the USB drivers. I downloaded a stock kernel called stock_9.4.2.21_kernel-signed and a CWM recovery image and placed them inside the "tools" folder.
I opened a command window and while having the tablet plugged in, typed 'adb devices'. I get 'List of devices attached' but then a blank space.
Here's what happened next:
1. I re-plugged in the tablet in Recovery mode to my AMD X64 Windows 7 PC and got an "USB device not recognized" message.
2. I went to Device Manager and under "Universal serial bus controllers" I see a yellow triangle mark besides an "unknown device" option.
3. Right click on "unknown device" and try to update the drivers manually using the Universal_Naked_Driver_Beta_0.6.1
4. When I select the folder in which the drivers are located Windows gives me a message of "the best driver software for your device is already installed". Back to step 3.
5. I try "let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer" and hit "have disk option"
6. Upon choosing the android_apxusb file inside the universal naked drivers folder, I get the following error: "the folder you specified doesn't contain a compatible software driver for your device (...) make sure it is designed to work with Windows for x64-based systems."
7. Try again this time choosing file android_apxusb; same error.
I heard that some Windows 7 x64 users are having issues installing drivers; that may be my case too. I, however, don't have access to any other Window or Macs or Linux PCs in my house. Still, if this is the issue, then I might try redoing things in a different PC at a friend's house or something.
Bottom line? I think I know what to do, but I can't install the universal naked (nor the official Asus Prime) drivers. What now? Is there an easy fix for Brick scenario 3?
I have read God knows how many discussions on the subject, but I haven't been able to find a solution to my issue. I got no support from Freenode #asus-transformer; some ops were even downright rude. Any help is greatly appreciated.
For what is worth, I'll be donating $50 to whoever is able to help me navigate through this issue and get my tablet back and running.
Thanks again for reading this far.
TL;DR: I bricked my Prime and I'm stuck in scenario 3. I will donate $50 dollars to whoever can help me unbrick it.
Hey,
try to get a Live CD like Ubuntu.
Get the Linux files from the ViperMOD thread. It includes the "adb" executable.
Try to get ADB running there.
Go to the freenode IRC Channel "#asus-transformer" on Freenode (http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=asus-transformer) and ask for help like described in the unbrick thread!
Greetz
Edit: No need for donate!
hanzo001 said:
3. I rebooted into recovery and wiped data/factory reset, cache, dalvik cache
4. I performed a backup of my old ROM
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In that order? So you backed up an empty rom?
You don't mention; do you have valid nandroid backup? Can you restore it?
Do you have a rom zip on your device? What happens if you wipe and re-flash?
I would suggest a couple of options.
I notice that you have not once (according to what you have written) formatted /System if you still have a good ROM on your memory card that is flashable I would format all partitions in recovery /System, /Cache, /Staging and /Data then reflash the ROM.
You could also try an advanced restore and flash only the boot image from your nandroid.
Also, I have to agree with chrischdi, there is no need for a bounty for this. Your problem is one of the reasons we are all here in the first place.
Thanks for your answer; I'll answer yours
djmcnz said:
In that order? So you backed up an empty rom?
You don't mention; do you have valid nandroid backup? Can you restore it?
Do you have a rom zip on your device? What happens if you wipe and re-flash?
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1. Yes, in that order; I backed an empty ROM
2. No, I don't have a valid nandroid backup (go figure; just this single freaking time I forgot to backup before wiping data/cache/dalvik cache)
3. No other ROM on my device. I had a new ROM when I performed the flashing, but when I got to the point where I hit "deleate data" in the 3-option menu, I lost everything on the SD card
4. When I wipe and reflash I'm stuck on the same loop. Maybe flashing a 'good' ROM will fix it; the issue is, my PC doesn't know what I'm plugging in when I connect the tablet to it.
Thank you for your support
Thank you, I'll try a Live CD. I'm downloading now even as we speak.
When that's finished, I'll grab the Linux files.
I guess that sorts of confirms my hypothesis that my main issue is with Windows... *sigh* WINDOWS!
I tried getting help from freenode's #asus-transformer in the past, but... lets say that on the overall my experience could have been better. I'll try again later tonight, where hopefully I'll be able to talk to RaYmAn, a volunteer in the original Diamonback post who is offering supports to users in my specific situation.
By the way, thanks for pointing me with a clickable link to the IRC chat; I've never used IRC before in my life, and getting it to work, dumb as it may sound, took me quite to figure out. Thank you again for your help and support!
chrischdi said:
try to get a Live CD like Ubuntu.
Get the Linux files from the ViperMOD thread. It includes the "adb" executable.
Try to get ADB running there.
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Thank you for your answer. It is really nice to have a helpful person around; Like I mentioned in my op, my experience on freenodes' #asus-transformer chat was a bit... discouraging. I figured most would want some form of payment for their time, but here you both are, proving that there is kindness in this world.
I'll address your comments:
1. I did wipe /System; after NOTHING I tried on recovery worked, I did manual wiping of everything, trying to boot each time; similar results.
2. I do not have a good ROM on the memory card. Before doing the 'wipe data' from the 3-option menu, re-flashing a good ROM did no good nevertheless. From here is where I started suspecting that it was the fault of CWM not flashing a proper kernel.
3. I tried the advanced restore as well, an like in #1, I tried rebooting each time, just to make sure it would work. But it didn't.
Thank you again for your support. It feels great to know there's someone backing you up out of the goodness of their heart.
Right now I'll try to redo my steps from a Live CD Linux environment; hopefully that'll work. Freaking Windows...
Doktaphex said:
I would suggest a couple of options.
I notice that you have not once (according to what you have written) formatted /System if you still have a good ROM on your memory card that is flashable I would format all partitions in recovery /System, /Cache, /Staging and /Data then reflash the ROM.
You could also try an advanced restore and flash only the boot image from your nandroid.
Also, I have to agree with chrischdi, there is no need for a bounty for this. Your problem is one of the reasons we are all here in the first place.
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Thank for your support, guys
I just wanted to shout out a big thanks to the great people who have offered me suggestions regarding this issue. I'll re-do my steps this time from inside the Live CD version of Ubuntu later tonight, and I will update.
Best regards,
me
hanzo001 said:
I just wanted to shout out a big thanks to the great people who have offered me suggestions regarding this issue. I'll re-do my steps this time from inside the Live CD version of Ubuntu later tonight, and I will update.
Best regards,
me
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Hope it works out for the best, life is better with a little Nix in it.
What if you load a rom like aokp onto an external SD then flash that? That flashes everything you would need. Then if you want to back to virtuous you could restore the stock boot img. Im tired and I'm probably not understanding the issue correctly so forgive me if that is indeed the case.
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CadenH said:
What if you load a rom like aokp onto an external SD then flash that? That flashes everything you would need. Then if you want to back to virtuous you could restore the stock boot img. Im tired and I'm probably not understanding the issue correctly so forgive me if that is indeed the case.
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You cannot use an external SDcard with any version of CWM for the Prime.
CadenH said:
What if you load a rom like aokp onto an external SD then flash that? That flashes everything you would need. Then if you want to back to virtuous you could restore the stock boot img. Im tired and I'm probably not understanding the issue correctly so forgive me if that is indeed the case.
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Thanks for the thought. I tried that too; for some reason, ClockworkMod Recovery won't read the SD card at all!
Linux
[Update]
In general, this could be going better.
I finally got Ubuntu.
I plugged in the tablet while (the tablet is) on recovery mode, and nothing happens.
I was expecting a pop-up menu, or a notification somewhere acknowledging that I connected a device to the PC, but nothing. I'm just going to assume that Linux somehow knows.
I then downloaded the Android SDK for Linux, unziped, and there's no executable file inside. I'm supposed to download the rest of the file via the terminal, apparently, but this one doesn't work like its Windows counterpart either, so I have no clue what to do now.
Jesus...
Bottom line: I'm in Linux, I downloaded the Android SDK, the universal naked drivers and a stock kernel. Now what?
Try to get ADB running in the recovery mode.
In the files of ViperMOD are the executables. Just open up a console / shell and go to the directory via the "cd" command.
Then in the ViperMOD directory execute "sudo ./adb shell" to try the adb connection.
If the adb connection is ok, mount the sdcard via Recovery Menu and then push a file / rom to the sdcard.
For example with the command:
"sudo ./adb push /media/rom.zip /sdcard/"
(I don't know if this are the correct paths.)
Greetz
Thank you, Chris.
While on the terminal, I'm inside the viperMOD folder. Whenever I try execute "sudo ./adb shell" I get this: "sudo ./adb: order not found"
The tablet is plugged in, and in recovery mode.
I haven't installed Java nor the Android SDK because I haven't figured out a way to do it --why can't Linux be double-click action-oriented? *sigh* Anyway, does not having those things installed have something to do with the answer I'm getting from the Terminal?
If so, how in the world do I install them?
I'm never using Touch Recovery again, my word.
Thanks in advance.
Hey,
are you sure that there is "order not found?"
Try the command "ls" to see what files are available. If there is one, called "adb" you are in the right directory. If there is no "adb" then you have to move to the right directory.
Maybe you could try a "chmod +x adb" first and then execute "sudo adb shell" or such if you are in the right directory.
This is going to sound like a stupid question and sorry if it does. but you can access clockwork still right? what happens when you try to flash back your backup? This is important because I had an error sort of like yours that no one could solve here want to make sure its what happened to me. When i tried to restore the original rom it would get to the part where it was restoring data partition and then error on me reading file or something like that. If thats what you see i know the answer. or at least how i fixed mine.
push a rom
Read NIlsonf post about how to adb push a rom to cwm, you get a stock rooted rom
And adb push the blob file, then run the dd command, unmount staging mount data.
This is what fixed mine, and it looks like it fixed nilsonf's also.
Was this ever resolved? I have the same issue and it looks like I've been through many of the same steps as you've gone through. If you were able to do anything to fix it, please let me know.
I would even up the reward to $100.
Just thinking
Why dont you get someone elses CWM backup and adb push it to the device and restore it from that?

HELP!! Signature verification failed w/ non-official Cyanogenmod 10 ROM for Sanei N10

Hello everyone. Let's see if anybody can help me, because I'm pretty stuck with this.
Note: I've already searched high and low for solutions to the "Signature verification failed", but they either don't work or don't apply here.
I've tried to install the following ROM from xda-developers in a Sanei N10:
Unofficial CyanogenMod 10 for many AllWinner A10 tablets
I've installed it following the usual procedure:
- Press Vol+ and Power to get the Recovery menu
- Select Wipe data/factory reset
- Select Wipe cache
- Install the three ZIP files: "cm10_a10_20120913.zip", "gapps-jb-20120726-signed.zip" & "n10_compatibility_1.2.1.zip"
The problem is, even though the first ZIP with the ROM installs successfully, the second one (the one with Google's apps) refuses to install, showing instead the message "signature verification failed". The same happens with the third ZIP (N10 compatibility).
So the installation doesn't actually finish. If I reboot the tablet, it runs Cyanogenmod 10, but the touchscreen doesn't work (I have to plug a USB mouse to interact with the operating system).
So what do I do to avoid the dreaded "signature verification failed" message? Just in case if it's of any help to identify the problem, I'll mention that I can see the Android bot laying down with a red triangle with an exclamation when entering the Recovery menu.
I've tried to use the ROM Manager which is preinstalled with Cyanogenmod 10, but when choosing "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery" it says that "The SD Card needs to be mounted to use ROM Manager". Of course my MicroSD is properly mounted (I can see its files in the card from console, from the "Terminal Emulator"). I think this happens because the MicroSD is mounted in /storage/sdcard1 instead of in /storage/sdcard0, but I can't change that. I can't download APKs from the browser, either, because it also says something similar about not being able to access the SD (even though it's correctly mounted and can see it mounted from Settings > Storage).
I've also tried the CyanogenMod A10 ROM available in this page, which is more recent (October instead of September):
http://www.slatedroid.com/topic/3870...mod-10-tweaks/
But the same happens.
I've even tried installing the CWM Recovery ROM, but it doesn't let me installing that from the Recovery either (same message about the "signature"), and with Odin3 it doesn't work either because I don't know how to reach the "download mode", which is needed for Odin3. Pressing Vol+ and Power I get the Recovery, but not the Download mode. Does anyone know how do I get to the download mode in the Sanei N10?
Any idea about how to solve this? Right now I have a tablet with no touchscreen and not even Google applications (so I don't even have the Play Store), so it's practically worthless (at least the WiFi works). How can I get this tablet back to being usable?
Did you fix this? I want to get this tablet and most likely want to root and rom it but if this is the case...
benny6812 said:
Did you fix this? I want to get this tablet and most likely want to root and rom it but if this is the case...
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No, unfortunately I still couldn't fix it
There's nobody here in xda-developers who can help me? Surely somebody must know enough to help me find a solution.
I've tried creating a symbolic link from /storage/sdcard1 to /storage/sdcard (it doesn't exist right now), but it just says "link failed Read-only file system" (I was root, by typing "su" and clicking "Allow" in the Superuser window). So, I can't create symbolic links even while being root user? I need this link so ROM Manager can detect my SD Card (it says it's not mounted but it really is, but in "/storage/sdcard1").
Also, the gapps package linked in the ROM page above seems not to be properly signed, even though it has that "-signed" suffix in its name. I always get that "signature verification failed" error message. But now I've tried downloading a more recent gapps package (gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip) and that package finally worked! BUT, even though it apparently installed successfully, I still can't see any Play Store icon, nor any other Google app (Gmail, etc.). Why? Those icons should appear after installing gapps, shouldn't they? Maybe this newer "gapps" package is somehow incompatible with this tablet? (is this even possible?).
Also, even though I can now install the newer "gapps" package, I still can't install the "n10_compatibility_1.2.1.zip" file (I still get "signature verification failed" for that ZIP), which, I guess, contains the drivers needed for the N10 so the touchscreen works (currently it doesn't, and I have to use a USB mouse to use Android in this tablet). Any ideas? I'm getting tired of trying 9485738489754935627 things with no good result . I guess Android is showing here its Linux roots...
I think the key here is managing to install a new Recovery ROM that doesn't care about signing, but how do I do that? I can't install through ROM Manager because I get that error about the SDCard needing to be mounted to use it (and it's really mounted), and then I can't create the /storage/sdcard symbolic link because I get that "link failed Read-only file system" error. Also, I can't use Odin3 because I can't manage to put this tablet in Download Mode. Aaaargh! There's no good solution
Any ideas?
Bump!
I have same problem, i think that we need a different compatibility file, or perhaps if we could open install any app like Novo7 we could fix it... hope that anyone have the solution.
Yojimbojpr said:
I have same problem, i think that we need a different compatibility file, or perhaps if we could open install any app like Novo7 we could fix it... hope that anyone have the solution.
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Thanks for replying. If we could find some way to install a new Recovery, then we'd probably by able to get the N10 Compatibility file working. This can't be that hard to do, but I've tried lots of things, and none of them worked...
Anyone?
Please, someone help!
Bump!
No ideas?
Please, I'm getting desperate
sanei
OMA2k said:
No ideas?
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same problem here....
jamjamjan said:
same problem here....
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Please let me know if you find a solution to this. Thanks!
I'm having the same issue with [ROM][CM10/10.1][21 Dec] Codename Lungo
Well, at last I could finally solve the problem thanks to chris5s from this forum.
These are the steps that worked for me:
1. Download the latest ClockWorkMod for Allwinner A10 tablets from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1802268
2. Put all three files in the ZIP inside the root of a MicroSD card and insert it in the tablet
3. Check from the Terminal app inside the tablet to see if the MicroSD card is mounted in /sdcard (just type "ls /sdcard").
4. If the "ls" command doesn't show anything (that's what happened in my case), then you must modify the "install-recovery.sh" file and replace all instances of "/sdcard" with "/mnt/extsd".
5. With the proper "install-recovery.sh" file, run the commands specified in the above xda link (in my case the card is in "/mnt/extsd" instead of "/mnt/sdcard" as the original example shows):
su
cd /mnt/extsd
sh install-recovery.sh
sh reboot-recovery.sh
6. The tablet will then reboot to CWM recovery. Then follow the regular steps to install Cyanogenmod (wipe plus install ROM + GApps + Compatibility). This time the Recovery menu won't care about the files being unsigned and will install them right away!
I hope this helps somebody else!
hey i just registered because i have been having the same exact problem i read that you fixed it but how can i get in to the tablet if im not able to do any movements after it boots ???
please any help would be appreciated
Download the file again, and try again
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Thatgrass said:
Download the file again, and try again
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda app-developers app
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i did i just dont know how to get in to the terminal app
ok so im in the terminal app but what do you mean by modify the install sh file ???
Hello "lesanei"
I just noticed your posts. Let's see if I can help you...
The touchscreen doesn't work because the appropriate drivers were not installed (because of the "signature verification failed" issue). So you need to connect a USB mouse (and preferably a keyboard too) to the tablet. The Sanei N10 should come with a USB to micro-USB adapter. If you don't have it, you can buy it for cheap here.
Since there is only the one USB input in the tablet, you can't connect two USB devices at the same time. What I did use is a wireless mouse+keyboard combo which only needed one USB dongle for reception. If you don't have that, you can just connect a USB mouse and type with the on-screen-keyboard using the mouse. It's annoying, but it works
When I say "modify the install-recovery.sh file", I mean the file inside "cwm_recovery_6.0.1.2_a10.zip". You can modify it from your PC if you prefer. You don't have to do it in the tablet if you don't know how to use the "vi" editor (command line editor). Just open the "install-recovery.sh" file in Wordpad (do not use the Notepad, because it doesn't support Unix line endings so it shows the file incorrectly) and replace all instances of "/sdcard" with "/mnt/extsd". So the file contents should look like this:
#!/system/bin/sh
if busybox test ! -f /mnt/extsd/recovery.img; then
echo no /mnt/extsd/recovery.img
exit 1
fi
cat /mnt/extsd/recovery.img > /dev/block/nandg
sync; sync; sync
echo done
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Then place all three files ("recovery.img", "install-recovery.sh" and "reboot-recovery.sh") into your MicroSD card. Then safely extract it from your PC, insert it in the tablet and type this from the Terminal:
su
cd /mnt/extsd
sh install-recovery.sh
sh reboot-recovery.sh
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Then follow the regular steps to install Cyanogenmod and this time all files should install sucessfully, so when rebooting, touchscreen and everything else will work.
Let me know if it works for you.

At wits end with bricked 16gb Tablet

I hope someone can help me. I have a 16gb nook tablet that I rooted using the method described here http://liliputing.com/2012/03/how-to-dual-boot-cyanogenmod-7-nook-tablet-os-with-a-microsd-card.html over a year ago and I've never had an issue until last weekend. My daughter was playing a game and the nook started acting up. The touch screen became unresponsive and the screen started to flash. I let the Nook charge overnight and when I turned it on the next day the screen became stuck at the white Nook welcome screen. After 20 minutes I tried the holding down power and N button to see if I could get it to restart, but unfortunately that may have made it worse. Now my Nook won't start at all. I've read many many threads here on how to fix it, but I am not tech savvy in the slightest. The first thing I tried was Rays method http://raywaldo.com/2012/06/how-to-un-brick-a-nook-tablet-8gb-or-16gb/ but instead of getting the green checkmark I got the red X and the "nook is shutting down" message. I tried so many things that I cannot remember them all but I do know that one of the methods I tried I got this message.
E:Can’t mount / cache/recovery/command/
E:Can’t mount / cache/recovery/log/
E:Can’t open / cache/recovery/log/
E:Can’t mount / cache/recovery/last_log/
E:Can’t open / cache/recovery/last_log
After that I tried to use the method described here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24995518&postcount=1 and I did make the booktable cwm-sd and I went to lavero.burgos' thread to download the mmcblk files, but they weren't there.
Also I don't understand what adb is but I'm desperate, when I found the thread that explained it and tried to download the ADB + Fastboot + Drivers.zip that was in said thread (I'm sorry I can't remember which thread it was) the zip file didn't work.
I'm really sorry for posting yet another, "please help my nook is borked" thread but after all the reading I've done this past week the only thing I've become is very confused and frustrated. Thank you in advance to anyone who can help.
Notice on the link you posted
Ray Waldo; said:
If this procedure fails, try one of these:
Celtic has a possible solution on XDA here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1513583
Succulent has more info on his Github page: https://github.com/succulent/acclaim_recovery_sdcard.
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I can see how you got lost. There aren’t really any detailed instructions there.
I got the following zip from 2nd link
Flash the zip with CWM then try the bn_142_factory_recovery.zip SD card again and you should get a green checkmark this time.
udownwitopp said:
Notice on the link you posted
I can see how you got lost. There aren’t really any detailed instructions there.
I got the following zip from 2nd link
Flash the zip with CWM then try the bn_142_factory_recovery.zip SD card again and you should get a green checkmark this time.
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Thank you for your reply. I will try this tonight and hopefully it will work.
Well I tried, and I hate asking but how exactly does someone add a zip file to an sd card after an image has been flashed to it? I've tried numerous times with sd cards of various sizes and I'm pretty sure I should have been able to do this with a 16gb card, but every time I try to drag and drop the flashstock zip over onto the card it says that there is no room available. Now I have been doing a lot of reading on here and I'm pretty sure I did not set the card up right, I did format it correctly with the sdformatter program, but I'm guessing I have to do something with the partitions on the card. I am not familiar with the programs because I've never had cause to use them before so I am not entirely sure how to do that. I tried following the directions found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24995518&postcount=1 but I couldn't figure out how to enable boot, and lba flags. I realize that this has probably all been answered already, but again, there programs are so foreign to me that I'm not even sure what to look up first. Thank you again for any help that any one can give me.
evm22 said:
Well I tried, and I hate asking but how exactly does someone add a zip file to an sd card after an image has been flashed to it? I've tried numerous times with sd cards of various sizes and I'm pretty sure I should have been able to do this with a 16gb card, but every time I try to drag and drop the flashstock zip over onto the card it says that there is no room available. Now I have been doing a lot of reading on here and I'm pretty sure I did not set the card up right, I did format it correctly with the sdformatter program, but I'm guessing I have to do something with the partitions on the card. I am not familiar with the programs because I've never had cause to use them before so I am not entirely sure how to do that. I tried following the directions found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24995518&postcount=1 but I couldn't figure out how to enable boot, and lba flags. I realize that this has probably all been answered already, but again, there programs are so foreign to me that I'm not even sure what to look up first. Thank you again for any help that any one can give me.
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I'll try to explain the process for you. "The Red X" is a very common issue that people have with their devices. It's usually caused by digging into something that you don't fully understand. It's VERY important to understand the process of flashing custom ROMs because it could screw up your tablet, delete ROM partitions and such.
The first issue you need to attend to is "The Red X." First download the bn_142_factory_recovery.zip from the ray waldo site found here:
http://raywaldo.com/2012/06/how-to-un-brick-a-nook-tablet-8gb-or-16gb/
Unzip the zip file and you should have a repart.img. Use win32diskimager to write this to an SD card. Once it's done writing, put the SD card in your device and it should boot from SD card and flash stock B&N 1.4.2 to your nook (if you have problems booting from SD card plug in the USB to your computer).
If you still get "The Red X" during this process please use the following method:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1513583
If you have further problems please post or PM me. Once you have the issue fixed I HIGHLY recommend using the SDC version. It's a lot easier than the Internal Version and will prevent mistakes from happening.
Thank you for responding. I retried the method described on Ray's site, but sadly it's still a no go. I have downloaded the parted binary and I know how to get it onto the sd card, but what I don't know is how to ADB into my device. I'm not even sure I understand what ADB is.
evm22 said:
Thank you for responding. I retried the method described on Ray's site, but sadly it's still a no go. I have downloaded the parted binary and I know how to get it onto the sd card, but what I don't know is how to ADB into my device. I'm not even sure I understand what ADB is.
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I'm not extremely knowledgeable with the ADB tool, but it's setting up your computer so you can write commands into your command prompt that will execute actions on your device. The link for setting it up is here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1474956
Once you get it set up just follow the rest of the directions in the parted binary post.
datallboy said:
I'm not extremely knowledgeable with the ADB tool, but it's setting up your computer so you can write commands into your command prompt that will execute actions on your device. The link for setting it up is here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1474956
Once you get it set up just follow the rest of the directions in the parted binary post.
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Thank you for a link to the post with a working zip file for adb, I've downloaded and I've tried to follow the video, but unfortunately my laptop will not read my nook at all. Every time I connect it with a usb my device manager tries to find it, but it blinks, makes an error sound and I see
OMAP4330 under other devices. I' did a search for that error and came across this thread, but again the instructions call for installing an apk on the nook and since I can't get mine to turn on, it's a no go
evm22 said:
Thank you for a link to the post with a working zip file for adb, I've downloaded and I've tried to follow the video, but unfortunately my laptop will not read my nook at all. Every time I connect it with a usb my device manager tries to find it, but it blinks, makes an error sound and I see
OMAP4330 under other devices. I' did a search for that error and came across this thread, but again the instructions call for installing an apk on the nook and since I can't get mine to turn on, it's a no go
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There is a possibility you could have deleted some partitions important to the nook then. Have you tried making an sdc version of cm10 to see if it could boot at all? You could see if you still have the device information to backup, recreate the partitions and flash back to stock.
Use this to make a bootable cm10 card:
http://iamafanof.wordpress.com/2012/11/18/cm10-0-jellybean-sdcard-img-for-nook-tablet/
Just write the image file to an SD card and put it in your nook. It will boot into cm10. Once there go into your file manager and turn on root access. Go to your root drive/ROM/devconf to access all your device information. Make a backup of all them. There is a picture of my devices root drive. If you do not have the various partitions you will have to recreate them. There is a method on the Nook General Thread for doing this named "Unbrick Internal Partitions On NT" or something similar. You can use that recreate the internal partitions essential for your nook.
If you deleted the ROM partition with the Nook's product information you may be out of luck. The serial number and Mac address are the most essential, and can be found on your device hardware. The SN is under the SD slot (if readable) and Mac address is located inside your device. Not sure where I've never opened my nook to look, but probably on the WiFi chip.
Slight chance you may be able to fix it with this information and the rest of the device information you can use from a different nook since it doesn't have to do with internet and registration. There may be a way to fix that, but I don't know of any.
Best of luck. If you have problems just post a reply or send me an email.
I can get the Nook to turn on with the bootable cm10 card in it. I get the cyanoboot screen and see the boot menu, but honestly I don't know where to go from there. I think it's time for me to try and find someone who understands all of the programs involved in trying to fix this because I know I'm going to end up making things worse, if that's even possible. Thank you for trying to help me though. I do appreciate it
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I can get the Nook to turn on with the bootable cm10 card in it. I get the cyanoboot screen and see the boot menu, but honestly I don't know where to go from there. I think it's time for me to try and find someone who understands all of the programs involved in trying to fix this because I know I'm going to end up making things worse, if that's even possible. Thank you for trying to help me though. I do appreciate it
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Hello! Did you ever figure out how to resurrect your Nook? I had trouble signing in Gmail and wanted to just unbrick and have the plain Nook again. I've been struggling getting the device to boot from the sd card with the repart imaged. I'm trying to get back to the ClockworkMod recovery screen but I can't at that moment. Someone suggested that I "flash" the B&N zip to the card but I'm trying to figure out how to do that.
Would love help!

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