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[Q] Nook color won't boot?

I just installed update 1.1, then tried to use autonooter, I didn't actually get anywhere using autonooter(The nook wouldn't even turn on?), so I took the SD card out, now I'm stuck at the screen where it shows the nook N, and "contains reader mobile technology by Adobe Systems Inc." at the bottom..
Any help?:/

8 times reboot? CWR for restoring the stock rom? CWR for flashing froyo? There are many options. I did all of them before for fun.
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Here's a couple options for ya'.
Nook Color Restore to stock
Flash back to clean stock ROM
On the plus side, it's almost impossible to brick a nook color, so one of these should work for ya'. Best of luck to you, mate.
~Q

Okay, I got it to boot up again with the 8times reset, and did the power+n.
But for some reason, now it won't let me re-register it? I get an error, and it tells me to reboot.
Anyway, can anyone tell me how to update to 1.01? The B&N site only has a download for update 1.1... I think that's where I went wrong.
Thanks a lot, guys

Fallen41 said:
Okay, I got it to boot up again with the 8times reset, and did the power+n.
But for some reason, now it won't let me re-register it? I get an error, and it tells me to reboot.
Anyway, can anyone tell me how to update to 1.01? The B&N site only has a download for update 1.1... I think that's where I went wrong.
Thanks a lot, guys
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Go ahead and boot it up, then go in to Settings -> Device Info -> Erase & Deregister Device. Let it do it's thing, and after the reboot, you should be at 1.0.0. Go and head and register your device now. =)
After you're all re-registered, head over to here, download the update, then just skip down to "Installing the update" since you'll already be on stock.
Enjoy! =)
~Q

Thank you very much, trying it right now!
I love how helpful the community is. I really want to use autonooter to get android on my nook. I just hate that there wasn't really clear instructions written for people who are noobs at this.
I have another question, if I'm just going to use it as a tablet, do I need to register it with B&N before I use autonooter? I don't plan on using it to actually buy any B&N books, and I'm having trouble regestering it.

Glad to help, bud. =)
If you plan on doing some really advanced stuff like moving Nookie Froyo to take the place of the stock ROM on the eMMC, you really don't need to register. However, if you plan on just using ROMs off the sdcard and keeping the stock ROM on the nook itself (like I do), you probably still want to go ahead and re-register just in case. But, if you just can't get the little fekker to register, don't worry about it. It won't hurt anything.

I suggest you to try out froyo on SD card first see if you like it. When you have time, do read about the cwr in the development forum. It is very easy to flash different rom to NC by using cwr.
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[Q] Market Help

I was messing around and forgot to back up my vending.apk before i deleted it. Now i haven't been able to get any market apks i find to work so i am without a market.
Anyone know how i can get this back?

I've tried using some vending.apks i've download like an ones from this thread:
androidtablets.*net*/forum/nook-color-technical/8512-how-setup-new-market-fix-lack-apps-showing-portrait-mode (remove astriks around .net)
But they either get an error through ADB while installing or when it installs and i try to open it up it opens and says "Loading" and then immediatly closes.

I installation errors and certificate errors when trying to install through ADB. Can't find anything on how to get around it.
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I'm not really sure why you would delete it in the first place *facepalm*. However, the only solution I can seem to find would be to just wipe everything back to stock, re-root it and go about the normal route. Search around for the process to go back to stock and whatnot.

I facepalmed already. It was definitely a stupid point in my career. I hope thats not what i have to do, but i guess i could back up everything i have, go to stock, re-install, then put everything back on.

honestly that's probably the only route at this point. Market is really weird on the nook color. I'd post the link to the requisite threads that talk about similar issues but my post count isn't high enough yet. From what I've gone through, going back to stock, re-rooting, and the whole shebang should only take about an hour. Good luck!

Well i might just go for Honeycomb then. Is honeycomb fast when on internal?

If all you want is the market, you can download the newest market APK from my webserver. The link is:
http://www.r00tyou.com/android/tools/Vending(new).apk
To push it to the device simple connect the device to your computer using ADB and type the following in the console:
adb devices
adb install \path\to\the\downloaded\apk.apk
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Wait for it to successfully transfer over and install.
The viola, you have the newest market APK.
ALSO, if you are wanting a pretty stable ROM I would use the nookie froyo. However, if you are wanting to do some experimentation I suggest loading up the latest CM7 nightly. I am currently running CM7 Nightly 17 with Bluetooth.

[Q] N00b-danger to myself and others

I have searched this site for a few days trying to find some sort of answer...okay well an answer i can understand. but perhaps my n00banism is getting in the way. I've broken my nookcolor but it's not broken. yep. exactly. Here is my story:
I was able to root my nook thanks to theunlockr.com. I followed those directions and was able to get a nightly of cm7 (which i ran on my device for 3 months or so). when i tried to update to the stable version I kept getting an error message that the file was bad...i forget the exact wording. SOOO enter me, and my awesomeness. I found tipstir.the-talk.net and an option to load honeycomb on my nookcolor (which seems to be running fine btw). Somehow during that my clockwordmod rom manager was missing. I hadn't yet loaded the gap pack so i went online to the android market and downloaded it. yay. I tried to 'reboot into recovery' to load or 'flash'...but it just reboots normally.
I have since found that the kindle app and aldiko (which is the only app i've found that will read my old sony ereader books) just wont run on honeycomb which makes it all but useless to me since i use this primarily as an ereader.
I dont know what to do to fix the situation that i've found myself in. I think i read somewhere that you can load cm7 on an sd card and run it...but how then would I fix the situation that i've gotten myself into?
yhea...i have just enough interest in these sort of things to get myself in trouble, but not enough practical knowledge to get myself out of the pickles. SO please help the lame and powerless!
Thanks so much
Mikaela

The most surefire fix is to make a cwm card, flash back to your stock firmware, then either use cm7 on the card or install it on your nook(emmc). Basically, treat it like you bricked it. There are quite a few threads that can tell you step by step how to do it.
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Edit : go to the stickies tab and look, there's a thread with all the info you need

Have you tried to download Rom manager, and then download clockworkmod from within clockworkmod. Then reboot into recovery from Rom manager. Probally, just trying to help.
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fix!
I went back to theunlockr.com and reset back to factory settings and essentially re-rooted the device from there. =) i dont know why i didn't think of that in the first place but *someone* pointed that option out to me. thanks for the help!

Why is the market different in Honeycomb

I got my NC running on Honeycomb off of the SD card and the market installed. But when I search for apps that I know exist I never find them. For example, Weatherbug. I have it installed on the device when booted on memory, and find it when I search for it. Boot on SD Honeycomb, nothing. Also, when I go to "my apps" all I see are the purchased ones, none of my free ones.
-Jim

Am I the only one with this issue or did I offend somebody

you offended somebody......
not
I have this issue with newer market version, even on CM7. Reason is, newer market version (the Metro UI wannabe) initiates a device check... if app dev utilizes device check, and doesn't enable the NookColor as a supported device, then the market senses the device as "unsupported." Pointless, but true

Thanks.
So is the end result I can't get the apps it doesn't find? I mean via the market, not side loading and such. It isn't worth it to me unless it's seamless.
You know, all I really want is to get flash to run, but I can't find a procedure to do that.
-Jim

jtpryan said:
Thanks.
So is the end result I can't get the apps it doesn't find? I mean via the market, not side loading and such. It isn't worth it to me unless it's seamless.
You know, all I really want is to get flash to run, but I can't find a procedure to do that.
-Jim
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Honeycomb on the NC is nothing more than a tech demo at the moment, if you want to be able to seriously use your Nook you're going to want to use CM7. Since hardware acceleration isn't enabled in any of the Honeycomb builds that we have you'll never get flash working.

I see. Can you point me to the procedure it install CM7? Can I try it on an SD card before installing to memory?
-Jim

jtpryan said:
I see. Can you point me to the procedure it install CM7? Can I try it on an SD card before installing to memory?
-Jim
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The only one you should use if booting off uSD
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000957
And yes, running from uSD first and see if you like it or not.

Nook Color update 1.3 - Rooting question??

Hi everyone!
I am very new to rooting and this website. I have rooted my NC using a You Tube Video to go by. I have rooted doing the CM7 and also rooted using just the autonooter.
I like the autonooter version best because I have access to the market, plus the orginial B and N sites. Now, comes the 1.3 update. I love People magazine, and as of now, everyone is saying that is the only way I can get it. Has anyone come up with how to use the autonooter with the 1.3 update??
Thanks!!

No one has any answers?

Rhonda19 said:
No one has any answers?
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Um...not to be rude, but have you bothered to look much? There's a whole (active) thread right here on the general board about this, not to mention the updated manual nooter thread in the development board.

For your information I have "bothered to look" .. I had some other questions, but I will look for my answers elsewhere!......Not to be rude

I was able to root my wife's Nook Color 1.3 using Manualnooter 4.6.16. Look for the Manualnooter instructions in the Nook Color Android Development section. Since the Nook Color had never been rooted, I just burned a CWM image to an SD card and installed Manualnooter 4.6.16 per the instructions. I ran the Fix Permissions from ROM Manager as suggested. I did have some issues with the New Market not showing all the apps that will run on the Nook Color but there are suggested fixes shown in other posts.
It would be great is someone would post some information (directions) specific to rooting a stock 1.3 with a Manualnooter file with a fully working market but I have not see that.

Rhonda19 said:
I had some other questions, but I will look for my answers elsewhere!
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If you had other questions, then ask them. The one you asked was answered without even needing to search.
hikersc said:
It would be great is someone would post some information (directions) specific to rooting a stock 1.3 with a Manualnooter file with a fully working market but I have not see that.
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The manual nooter instructions are pretty much as good as it gets. The market not fully working is more a function of the market than it is rooting the nook.

hikersc said:
I was able to root my wife's Nook Color 1.3 using Manualnooter 4.6.16. Look for the Manualnooter instructions in the Nook Color Android Development section. Since the Nook Color had never been rooted, I just burned a CWM image to an SD card and installed Manualnooter 4.6.16 per the instructions. I ran the Fix Permissions from ROM Manager as suggested. I did have some issues with the New Market not showing all the apps that will run on the Nook Color but there are suggested fixes shown in other posts.
It would be great is someone would post some information (directions) specific to rooting a stock 1.3 with a Manualnooter file with a fully working market but I have not see that.
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Thank you for your response! I appreciate it. Can your wife still download the People magazine??

Rhonda19 said:
Thank you for your response! I appreciate it. Can your wife still download the People magazine??
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The "Shopping" feature is working on her rooted 1.3 so I People Magazine should download just fine.
By the way, the repair to the Android Market for me involved the process where you force close the Market and clear cache, then force close Google Framework Services and clear data, then reboot. There are other tablets besides the Nook for which this process works. As a side note, the LCD density change and Market rollback did not work for me as it has for some of the CM7 users.
Let me know how things work out as I have a rooted 1.1 (B&N Updates are blocked) that I would like to get back to a stock 1.3 and then root. On my rooted 1.1 the "Shopping" feature is broken.

I did it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I followed the instructions on here for the manual nooter for the 1.3 update. I followed them " TO THE LETTER" ! and after a few min...and some nail biting (LOL) everything rebooted just fine! Now, it did say that my install had failed before it rebooted and I was still connected to my laptop.
At that point, I decided to just cut my losses, wipe and return to stock. but then it rebooted again, and this time I had the market and I could open my People magazine!!
So far I haven't had to do any "fixing" on it!
Hikersc.... I do recommend it!!

Rhonda19 said:
I did it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I followed the instructions on here for the manual nooter for the 1.3 update. I followed them " TO THE LETTER" ! and after a few min...and some nail biting (LOL) everything rebooted just fine! Now, it did say that my install had failed before it rebooted and I was still connected to my laptop.
At that point, I decided to just cut my losses, wipe and return to stock. but then it rebooted again, and this time I had the market and I could open my People magazine!!
So far I haven't had to do any "fixing" on it!
Hikersc.... I do recommend it!!
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I am still have Market issues with the new Market not showing apps such as Facebook for Androind and Angry Birds (the original). I have tried several fixes but nothing is working. Does your market show these apps?

hikersc said:
I am still have Market issues with the new Market not showing apps such as Facebook for Androind and Angry Birds (the original). I have tried several fixes but nothing is working. Does your market show these apps?
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No, it doesn't show FB yet and I don't like Angry Birds so I've not installed that one. It is showing the other apps I have downloaded. If you would like I can try downloading Angry Birds just to see if it will show.
There is one problem I am having that I don't like. I don't have a back button, so I have to hit the U button at the bottom, the touch Zeam Launcher to go back to home screen and then start over. I may play around with it today, since it's raining!!

Rhonda19 said:
No, it doesn't show FB yet and I don't like Angry Birds so I've not installed that one. It is showing the other apps I have downloaded. If you would like I can try downloading Angry Birds just to see if it will show.
There is one problem I am having that I don't like. I don't have a back button, so I have to hit the U button at the bottom, the touch Zeam Launcher to go back to home screen and then start over. I may play around with it today, since it's raining!!
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If FB is not showing in the Market then it is the same as mine (or my wife's). It is not a big deal as you can always sideload these type apps. Crazy Snowboard is one of my favorites and did not show on my 1.1 rooted so I had to sideload.
You need to use Soft Keys for your back button if no back button is showing (mostly B&N apps) at the bottom. Once you run soft keys, the little soft key icon will bring up a "soft key menu" that will home, menu, back, etc. Give it a shot and see if that works for you.

hikersc said:
If FB is not showing in the Market then it is the same as mine (or my wife's). It is not a big deal as you can always sideload these type apps. Crazy Snowboard is one of my favorites and did not show on my 1.1 rooted so I had to sideload.
You need to use Soft Keys for your back button if no back button is showing (mostly B&N apps) at the bottom. Once you run soft keys, the little soft key icon will bring up a "soft key menu" that will home, menu, back, etc. Give it a shot and see if that works for you.
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You won't believe what happened! I had been reading this morning, and turned it off afterwards. When I turned it back on, it stuck at the "Nook Color" set up menu. That's the first time I have ever had a root to go bad. I've had them to "not take before" but for something to happen like that?? So I had to unroot, set it back up from the beginning, and now have side loaded the 1.3 update. If I try the root again, I will do it just as the directions are typed!! (LOL)
Everything was working fine, I just don't know what happened??

Wish I knew what to tell you folks...I just went back and shut down my nook and restarted it. It always sorta seems like it takes an uncomfortably long time at the color flashing animation, but it went through just fine. What I did initially was exactly what I documented in my other thread...

Rhonda19 said:
You won't believe what happened! I had been reading this morning, and turned it off afterwards. When I turned it back on, it stuck at the "Nook Color" set up menu. That's the first time I have ever had a root to go bad. I've had them to "not take before" but for something to happen like that?? So I had to unroot, set it back up from the beginning, and now have side loaded the 1.3 update. If I try the root again, I will do it just as the directions are typed!! (LOL)
Everything was working fine, I just don't know what happened??
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Is CWM on emmc or the SD card? I avoid CWM on emmc and also don't use ROM manager.

fpga_guy said:
Is CWM on emmc or the SD card? I avoid CWM on emmc and also don't use ROM manager.
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I'm not sure. (LOL) I made a bootable CWM on an SD card. Then loaded the manual nooter on it.
I rooted it over again.. Putting it back to stock version, then side loading the 1.3 update, and then running the 4-5-18. and I ran the Fix Permissions.
What may be going on is I didn't load the 4-6-16a either time, and that may be the entire problem. If something happens to it this time, I'll just leave it at the 1.3 and wait until something else comes up.
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It happened again! I cut it off, and then cut it back on later, and it stuck at the boot. Guess, I'll just have to unroot.....

Rhonda19 said:
I'm not sure. (LOL) I made a bootable CWM on an SD card. Then loaded the manual nooter on it.
I rooted it over again.. Putting it back to stock version, then side loading the 1.3 update, and then running the 4-5-18. and I ran the Fix Permissions.
What may be going on is I didn't load the 4-6-16a either time, and that may be the entire problem. If something happens to it this time, I'll just leave it at the 1.3 and wait until something else comes up.
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It happened again! I cut it off, and then cut it back on later, and it stuck at the boot. Guess, I'll just have to unroot.....
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If you are going back to stock, then simply apply the B&N 1.3 update like they say on their website (put it on the nook via usb, then unplug the cable, it will apply when it goes dark).
After it's done, don't bother with 4.5.18 - just go straight to 6.16. That's what I did and it should work fine. It seems that 5.18 is only necessary if you are going from rooted 1.2 to 1.3.
See how that works for you...

doncaruana said:
If you are going back to stock, then simply apply the B&N 1.3 update like they say on their website (put it on the nook via usb, then unplug the cable, it will apply when it goes dark).
After it's done, don't bother with 4.5.18 - just go straight to 6.16. That's what I did and it should work fine. It seems that 5.18 is only necessary if you are going from rooted 1.2 to 1.3.
See how that works for you...
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This is what I did except I used 4.6.16a (I also loaded a 1.3 kernal and ran the "Fix Permissions" from ROM Manager). All is well for me except the Market does not show FB and others. I was hoping a fix for the Market was forthcoming as the various fixes used with CM7 Market did nothing for me.

doncaruana said:
If you are going back to stock, then simply apply the B&N 1.3 update like they say on their website (put it on the nook via usb, then unplug the cable, it will apply when it goes dark).
After it's done, don't bother with 4.5.18 - just go straight to 6.16. That's what I did and it should work fine. It seems that 5.18 is only necessary if you are going from rooted 1.2 to 1.3.
See how that works for you...
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"Doncaruana" ... I finally got it rooted, I think!! (LOL) thanks for all your help!! I appreciate it!

Rhonda19 said:
"Doncaruana" ... I finally got it rooted, I think!! (LOL) thanks for all your help!! I appreciate it!
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I know how frustrating this stuff can get, so I'm glad you got that behind you! I'll keep my fingers crossed it sticks!