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[Nook HD, HD+ General] max_frustration:
This thing does not look like it will ever boot to anything except the 6028 recovery.

I tried both of the restore files I saved. Both produce encouraging console messages

indicating the restore was successful. 6028 is not able to boot to either.

As this device (still) refuses to boot from anything found in the sdcard slot, the only thing

left to load a system is the usb wire.

So. 6028 has an "install zip from sideload" option. When I go there, the

console message says

Sideload started ...

Now send the package you want to apply

to the device with "adb sideload <filename>"...

If cwm can listen on a socket, or whatever the usb equivalent is, I should

see one of the Android devices in my Windows Device Manager come alive

as I activate "adb sideload filename" I think, as I did until a day ago, when I

still had NOOK stock running. Yet I do not. Command "adb devices"

is likewise silent. adb sideload somefile fails outright.

Is this menu item implemented? Should I be able to access it via adb?

Can a new system be loaded with it?

Max
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
I have never gotten that sideload option working.

And ADB under CWM uses a different device id under windows than stock did. In order to get it to work you must go to device manager in windows and delete the existing android phone ADB interface and start over (or if you know what you are doing, you can edit the device id in the existing driver to match what CWM uses).

And it is sounding like you are in a recovery bootloop where it will only boot to recovery. The fix is not what you want to do, that is flash stock recovery back so it can repair itself. That will take you back to square one, unrooted.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] max_frustration:
I would happily go back to square one if I only could, but since this nook has never shown the slightest inclination to

boot from an external sdcard, and there is apparently no available method to load anything over the usb wire, it looks to

me like this device is truly bricked. I would like to think otherwise as the hours I have spent so far on this thing total

to a humiliating number. I don't quite understand the recovery process; I thought loading a recovery image from a working

state would restore functionality, that being what the name implies. I also don't understand why loading new systems

via the "install zip from sdcard" option completes without error yet never produces a system 6028 can successfully boot

to. Well, whatever. I am ready to admit defeat and move on unless someone can say why in the present circumstance

there is reason to continue.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
You are in a recovery bootloop for some reason. I recommend you flash my stock recovery and boot to that. It will repair itself and may completely reset to full stock. If it does, I would return it to B&N for an exchange. Something is definitely wrong with it.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] max_frustration:
Uh, if I'm not mistaken, flashing back to something means inserting an sd card into its slot and getting the device to boot from that

sd card. This I was never able to do in scores of attempts. It just wont boot from a card and it won't boot off systems loaded from

cards though cwm will load them without complaint.

So without a way to load bits to the device nor a way to boot from what's there, the device is a brick. Merry Christmas.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
No, I meant to flash the stock recovery zip with the cwm 6028 you have, not a bootable SD. It will replace itself with stock recovery and the next time it boots it will repair itself. If it does not, do the 8 failed boot procedure and it will reset to stock (but only if stock recovery is back on it). To do the 8 failed boot, interrupt the boot 8 times in a row and it will reset the next boot. Then you can exchange it.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] max_frustration:
I interpreted your direction to mean I should use cwm "install zip from sdcard" menu item to load

NookHDplus-emmc-stock-recovery-rev0-(05.16.13).zip which surprisingly to me, it booted from. Lo and behold, the B&N system is back on

its feet. I didn't expect that to work since cwm "install zip from sdcard" has not worked for anything else I have ever loaded via this

mechanism. My mental model of what the f*** happens during these operations is obviously broken, no doubt polluted from 30 years

of programming more computer-like computers.

I can't exchange this thing at B&N.

I have to get on with life though; I can't keep fighting this stoopid box. I may still take it out the the back fence and shoot it.

For now, I will close all 100 simultaneously open xda-developers tabs and sign off. If I don't decide to destroy this thing I may

try again later.

Again, Merry Christmas.

Max
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
Well glad you at least got it unbricked. Maybe you can sell it on eBay. Good luck.

The only reason I can see that you can't exchange is if you live outside the USA. You do not need a receipt as long as you have it registered on the B&N site.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] NookBookCook:
Hi,

I was about to start e.mote's CM guide (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2317500), but noticed that it has not been updated since Nooks started allowing Google Play apps, and verygreen broke the file-protection on /system. Is it still valid? Are there better solutions or more updated guides available?

I really only want to enable side-loading, but I'm afraid of accidentally breaking the device. If I use NookHD-HDplus-stock-enable-Unknown-Sources-rev0-(09.08.13).zip or similar, can I still install CM later?

Thanks
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
It is still valid and the best, but only for putting CM on internal memory to replace stock.

Yes, just make the bootable CWM SD and flash that unknown sources zip. You won't break it. Then you can still do CM later if you want.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] avik50:
Problem with boot from emmc (stock)

Hi,

I received my new nook hd+ a couple of days ago and tried to boot via sd card succesfuly (from bokbokan's thread (cm10.2)

but then I've become greedy and tried to update the rom to the latest version of CM10.2 nightly from cyanogenrom's website.

unfortunatley what happen is that after flashing the rom, before reseting the device i was asked in the recovery to allow root and I pressed no...

since then I cannot go into stock rom (emmc) and it direct me to cm10.2 and then it takes ages to boot.

Is it safe to flash the stock 2.1.1 (unrooted) from leapinlar thread and will it restore my nook to the original condition?

I found this thread and I tried to see if I can get into the sd via recovery (install from sd card) but it says can't mount sd card, I've tried to mount manually the sd card but again it says can't mount sd card.

is it safe to flash the stock rom via internal memory?

my nook is from the US but i'm currently not there i've noticed leapinlar's comment regarding outside US users is it relevant to my nook?

Thank you

Avik50
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
Your problem is that bokbokan ROM was for SD installs and that update ROM was for internal install. So it installed it over your stock ROM.

To fix it, just flash that unrooted 2.1.1 zip from my item 6 and you will be good. No issue being non US.

If you want to update bokbokan's SD, you must use the zips from his thread.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] avik50:
Thank you for your help leapinlar,

I've tried to flash the unrooted 2.1.1 zip but it got stuck at 99% (i've done factory reset and tried it with and without the sd card and still nothing)

I also tried to flash the 2,1.0 version and the rooted version and they were both stuck at 99%

I flashed them from the internal memory because the recovery did not let me enter the sd card memory

I've flashed cm10.2 nightly but it got stuck after boot in cyanogenmod setup.

now I can't get any emmc rom to work

what can I do?
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
Since you probably still have the stock recovery installed on internal, try the 8 failed boot procedure. Boot without an SD inserted 8 times in a row, interrupting the boot by powering off. On the last boot, let it proceed and it will reset itself to pure unregistered stock.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] avik50:
It worked!

Thank you so much for the assistance
[Nook HD, HD+ General] chris8428:
Thank you

Leapinlar,

I am a newly registered user so as per your instruction I am posting this here. First, thank you for the instructions in your "HD/HD+ CWM Root Tools" thread. I recently purchased a Nook HD+ as I was looking for an Android tablet and they were on sale at my local Barnes and Nobel. I used your instructions and created an SD card with CWM and booting into it, I was able to make a nandroid backup of my system as well as flash the Enable Unknown Sources zip file. I then removed the card, the system booted back into stock and I was able to install several apk files, to include Flash.

This all went without any problems and I was able to boot the SD card on the first try. Thank you again.

Chris .
[Nook HD, HD+ General] MrPresident:
Leapinlarm,

I used ur zip for Gapps and unkown sources and root etc when I first got my nook hd+. I somehow made the default behaviour of my hd+ go straight to B&N home screen when i press the nook hardware button, it no longer asks me to use the third party program instead. So now I am stuck in the standard B&N interface, even though everything works...

anyway. I wanted to reset my device and try cyanogenmod. I lsot the SD card that i used to do all the CWM stuff last time. Also last time i tried to restore from the back up (nandroid was it called?) it said that there was an error during the process...so it didnt restore the backup... (i buy cheap and nasty sd cards)

so can u tell me what i should do now?

do I NEED that microSD with all the CMD and nandroid backup stuff? coz I lost that.

how can i make the nook hardware button take me back to the other thing,, instead of the standard B&N home screen....

how do i go about putting CM as the stock OS on my nook?

its too much reading to figure this out myself...

just point me in the right direction please...

and thanks for all ur work. been using my nook for over a year and its been able to do everything thanks to ur zip files that I ran in the begining.

one more thing, what would u recommend I do with the nook? should I put the CM on it? i never used CM before but it sounds more like a proper android sysem...

holla.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
If you want to get rid of the stock launcher as default, just go to play store and install another launcher such as ADW or Nova and the next time you press the n button it will ask which launcher you want as default. Just choose something other than the stock launcher.

And as far as installing CM, that is a personal choice. Some like stock and some like CM. If you do want CM on, follow the dummies guide, including making the bootable CWM SD.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] johnpsing:
nook not booting after software update on 19/12/13

Nook shows green led when plugged in but doest start on power in press, tried home and power together for 20 secondscouple of times but no luck. I had applied the zip to allow outside apmarket apps but not rooted.please help -I haven't blocked auto updates and i think the new version caused the issue. Is it possible to revert to original stock now!?
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
Read here in this thread, it tells you how to back up the partitions.

And go to my HD/HD+ CWM thread linked in my signature and read item 6. It has links to the stock ROMs you can flash to get back to stock.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] int_architect:
Leapinlar, thanks for all the great information. I used your guides to sideload apps and do the swap SD/internal SD and everything worked without any issues. One weird thing is that apps are still going to the swapped "internal" instead of my "external" SD card even though the SD card is shown as internal memory. Did I do something wrong? Thanks again for all the useful information!
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
When you say "apps are still going to", what do you mean? You mean they are installing to internal or their media files go to the internal sdcard? They should install to internal (/data) even if the swap is in place. Only the media sdcards are swapped.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] int_architect:
Not sure how to describe it, but after installing apps, most of the Nook's storage is gone and my 32gb card only has 760MB written to it. I'm trying to locate the apk's of my apps, but no luck so far.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
You do not say which device you are running, an HD or an HD+. And how much memory, 8GB, 16 GB or 32GB. The only things that will be written to the external SD after the swap will be media files, like books, movies, music, downloaded files, etc. All apks will still be installed at /data/app, which is on internal memory.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] int_architect:
Sorry for the lack of info. I have an 8GB Nook HD.

I see. What's baffling me is that I can't seem to get to where the apks are stored. My /data directory is empty

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[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
That is because you are not using a root file manager. /data is empty unless you look at it with a rooted file manager, like root explorer, root browser or ES File Explorer.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] int_architect:
I'm using ES with 'Up To Root' selected in options. Do I need to be rooted?

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[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
Yes, you need to be rooted to see /data. Are you running unrooted stock?
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
I thought you were running rooted CM.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] int_architect:
Yes. Got it. Thanks.

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[Nook HD, HD+ General] kdavidsonx:
my nook hd+ wont boot at all when sd is inserted

Hi im new to xda but i was wondering if any one could help me i am trying to boot cwm on an sd and install the universal root and unknown sources on stock but when i inserted the card the nook doesnt boot at all any ideas could it be that i made the sd card on mac?
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
Yes, it could be that. Sometimes you have to get the SD just right or it will not boot. Did you try both procedures that I have in my CWM thread?
[Nook HD, HD+ General] kdavidsonx:
no i did not try the old procdure but i will

i didnt do the old procedure but i will i mean these things are stubborn it was easier to build my hackintosh
[Nook HD, HD+ General] metropolitans:
Hello leapinlar!

I am still running rooted stock on both my HD and HD+. I am beginning to notice moderate lag issues with the HD+ but, interestingly, not the HD which still runs very smoothly. But it's the HD+ I most want to keep stock on. Therefore, putting a new custom ROM on it is not an option right now. So I was wondering if it's safe to run Seeder on the HD+ and whether it might help speed things up. This is the one I would try, version 2.0.0:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1987032&nocache=1

Is there a chance I could brick my HD+? I am running your older universal root without the newer boot image and modification to prevent resetting. If the worst thing that could happen is resetting, that's OK. I don't mind that. I'll do a nandroid backup beforehand. I just don't want to brick my HD+. What is your opinion?

TIA!
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
I don't know anything about seeder, so don't know if it is dangerous to a bad emmc chip.

Others have reported that they start getting lag on stock if they have too much installed in the internal media sdcard. So a backup and restore sometimes helps. Backup your media to an external SD or your PC. Then nandroid backup the device with CWM. Then go to mounts and storage and format 'data and datamedia'. Then restore your nandroid, followed by restoring your media files. Some say this helps.

If you want to prevent the internal SD from filling up in the first place, use my SD swap from my HD/HD+ CWM thread.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] metropolitans:
I left a query on the Seeder thread about the potential for bricking, Even if I don't get a definitive answer, I may go ahead and at least try that out.

If that doesn't work, then I will try a nandroid backup and restoring from it, as you suggested. But I am looking for a more semi-permanent solution, and I don't want to do the SD Swap.

My HD+ is 16gb and is only about 60% full, so I'm not sure why it is significantly more laggy than my HD which has the same storage capacity and amount of used space. The lag on my HD+ is tolerable, though, but I expect over time it will get worse if I don't do something about it.

As usual, thanks for your advice, leapinlar. Have a happy new year!
[Nook HD, HD+ General] GMTN:
# leapinlar , what is too much ? My other wife's new nook HD + , is 32 gb, still running stock 2.1 . The only thing I've done so far is root v3 , enable side loading, both from your thread, plus installed nova launcher prime. I've installed about 25 different apps so far but she thinks it's fine so I've only been reading on the KitKat roms with it trying it yet.

Thanks.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
One reported that if the free space gets below 3 GB, it starts lagging. But I have never experience lag so don't personally know.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] GMTN:
Thanks just one more thing for now. Is it safe to assume that I don't really even need to back up the stock img because you already have them listed in your files so that should anything happen, all I need to do is grab one of those files ?
[Nook HD, HD+ General] catseyenu:
Later you state:

Am I following this correctly... with the Universal Root rev3 that allows system file manipulation can we now modify build.prop on /system to alter the density?

Thanks for any clues offered as well as your efforts in general.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
Yes, you can.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] catseyenu:
This sounds like it has potential.. :good:

To be clear, as I've never mucked around here before.. On my HD+ I can alter "ro.sf.lcd_density=240" to 300 in ES File Explorer, save and be good to go?

Are there any other customizations in here that you might recommend to a user with rooted stock or anything I need to not play with?

I'll assume having a fresh back up in recovery is a given.

Thank you very much again!
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
Yes, you can if you use the Universal Root rev3 or above. It removes the B&N /system file protection. I know of no other build.prop mods that help. And be careful to not mod a line that you shouldn't. And yes, make that nandroid backup.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] catseyenu:
I'm seeing ro.sf.lcd_density=240 listed twice, once under #system.prop for ovation tablet and once again further down under # ADDITIONAL_BUILD_PROPERTIES. Edit both?
[Nook HD, HD+ General] Sherip:
I've found another way of boosting the font size. Its in Settings under Accessibility. Check Large Fonts. Easy and perfect IMO.

Sent from HD+ MAG2GA CM 11 from SD
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
Are you sure one does not have a # in front of it (which tells it to ignore the line). In any case the first one without a # in it is the one used. Once set it cannot be modified with a second one.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] catseyenu:
Thanks, I'll see if that will do the trick.

I tried:

using 280, 300 & 320 and all give me a "Home is not responding. Would you like to close it?"

I tried clearing cache and dalvik cache in between boots with no love... thinking build.prop might do the same.(?)
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
Yes, it would do the same. Are you using an HD or an HD+. I had that issue on an HD, but works on the HD+.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] catseyenu:
Yes sir.

HD+
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
I just tested modding build.prop to 300 and 320 on rooted HD+ v2.2.0. I modded the first one and put a # on the front of the second. No issues.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] catseyenu:
This is weird, when I try to save the modified build.prop it throws "Error occurred when trying to save the file. It will not be saved."

Properties set to "-rw-r-r--"

I'm on software V. 2.1.1 if it matters.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] catseyenu:
Am I missing something in my permissions?

EDIT: I was using the wrong interface to set the file permissions.

After reading How to edit build.prop on any Android device! http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1948558

I managed to find what seems to be the correct way to set permissions to R/W.

Booted back up and Home is not responding.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] catseyenu:
I'm not seeing Accessibility in Settings, this is on stock?
[Nook HD, HD+ General] Sherip:
Yes on stock as well as various CM versions. Look for Accessibility under All Settings.

I have the the latest version of stock on internal memory and run CM from an sdcard, and use the setting on both. In stock its called Extra Large Text.

Sent from HD+ MAG2GA CM 11 from SD
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
That is probably because you are on 2.1.1. I don't remember seeing that option on the older versions. But it is on 2.2.0. [Edit: but my item 8 does the same thing with fonts that the new accessibility setting does.]

And I don't know why your Home is crashing on the build.prop mod. Are you running an alternate launcher, like zeam or ADW? I am.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] catseyenu:
I have zeam from Universal Root for Stock (rev3 - 09/10/13 ) but have checked Nook home as default.. haven't found out how to undo that yet.

I haven't seen a 2.2.0 rooted stock, did I miss it or do I need to go back & start this over somehow in order to update?
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
I don't have a 2.2.0 rooted stock. Just flash the plain 2.2.0 zip and then flash the universal root rev3 again. No need to wipe anything.

To undo the stock home as default, install another launcher from Play Store and on next boot it will ask what you want for default. Select zeam or the new one if you want it. Then uninstall the extra launcher you don't want.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] catseyenu:
Will do Re: "flash the plain 2.2.0 zip"'.

Something is borked here it seems like, I may do a factory reset as as well.

Fingers crossed and really appreciate the tips.

Your dedication in these forums is impressive kind sir.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] leapinlar:
If you do a factory reset no need to install the new launcher after flashing universal root rev3. Just select zeam on first boot.

And I meant my plain 2.2.0 zip from my item 6 from my HD/HD+ CWM thread.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] Taosaur:
No joy on adb for me so far. It took a few plug/unplugs and uninstalls in Device Manager (Win7 x64) to even get a BN device under Other Devices. I was then able to update the drivers with the zip from the OP and get a device under Android Phone>Android Composite ADB Interface, but ADB gives me a blank list of devices (it recognized my phone just fine). The first time I updated drivers, I just selected the folder and hit Next and there were no more steps. After that, whenever I uninstall the ADB drivers and re-plug the Nook HD+ w/ ADB enabled, Windows reinstalls the drivers automatically. I tried updating the resulting composite device using all the steps from B&N's site ("Let me pick from a list of drivers on my computer), but I never get prompted to restart (I tried restarting manually anyway) and ADB still doesn't see a device.

ETA: not sure if it's relevant, but I went ahead and updated my Android SDK before starting the process.

ETA2: my next move is to scrub the SDK off my system w/ Revo Uninstaller and start from scratch w/ the files in the OP.
[Nook HD, HD+ General] Taosaur:
Solved!

Yes, at least in my case. Leapinlar, I suggest you add it as a troubleshooting step in the OP, because it would have saved me a few hours of unnecessary futzing in Device Manager tonight. I finally scrolled down to section 4.4 on B&N's help page and saw mention of the .ini file. After you've run ADB once in Windows 7, navigate to "%USERPROFILE%\.android\adb_usb.ini" and open the file with a text editor. type "0x2080" (without the quote marks) on a new line and save the file. B&N says to use the command line, but that won't work if you don't have Android SDK installed--just manually edit the file.