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[Nook Touch General] budriunas:
Nook is resurected!

Yes, I have managed to revive the Nook Simple Touch who had survived deletion of all partitions and restore of just the boot partition!

You will need for this:

- an micro SD card and card reader;

- Noogie;

- Minitool Partition Wizard (or other partition management software, if you like and it can do partition recovery and copying);

- ClockworkMod (sd_2gb_clockwork-rc2.zip)

- Alpha-FormatTouch-2.zip - to be copied onto ClockworkMod SD card;

The principle is this:

- first of all, do a PROPER backup of your device - backup ENTIRE PHYSICAL DISK (2 GB) into the image file.

- Using Minitool Partition Wizard, do a partition recovery operation - you should find all your deleted partitions - but do not apply changes yet!. However, due to improper restore of logical disk to a physical disk, the disk config info probably became corrupted and disk size appears to be 78MB, so you won't be able really restore the partitions. So, using Minitool Partition Wizard, do a copy of the recovered partitions one by one onto the SD card - and start with the most important rom partition. From Partion Wizard, you should be able, using Explore function, to check if the partition has all necessary files (20) like serial no, public key, mac address etc.

- from SD card, you can create a backup image of each partition on your hard disk.

- after you have copies of all necessary partitions (boot, rom, nook are vital; others are optional), you need to do a wipe on the NOOK disk to delete all partitions and the disk to obtain the original size of 2 GB.

- on an empty disk after wipe, you have to restore the partitions in the order:

1. restore, by copying using Minitool Partition Wizard, the boot partition (78 MB, FAT32, Primary, set it Active)

2. restore, by copying using Minitool Partition Wizard, the rom partition (16 MB, FAT32, Primary)

3. create manually new partition factory (190 MB, Ext2, Primary)

4. create manually new partition (no label) (288 MB, Ext2, Logical)

5. copy from backup partition NOOK (240 MB, FAT32, Logical)

6. create manually new partition cache (Ext3, 240 MB, Logical)

7. create manually new partition data (Ext3, 801 MB, Logical).

Then, boot the Nook from ClockWorkMod SD card, and format /system, /cache, /data partitions;

afterwards, install from zip card - Alpha-FormatTouch-2.zip.

And, hopefully, your Nook will be alive again!

(Now, I'm sure, you won't forget to do a proper backup of your working Nook :fingers-crossed:)
[Nook Touch General] jjinkou2:
Yes, you save my nook. Thanks to your method i could revived my /rom.

but all is not done for me . i have a UK NST Glow and the glow is not working. I would like to update to firmware1.2 and may be this glow will function again. But When i plug the usb, windows cann see the drive but i don't have access to it. i have the message "please insert disc in F: drive"
[Nook Touch General] jjinkou2:
wow wow wow . At last i successed to update to FW 1.2 for my almost bricked UK NSTGL. Now i have a US NSTGL but nevermind. now time to backup correctly.

but i'm not sure your method is fully working. I had to make a partition table with renater script "nookparted.sh" and then use roustabout's comment "dd if=boot.img of=....". and after that i put update 1.2.

In one week i have learn so much with my broken backup.
[Nook Touch General] highrouleur:
Hello, new here so hope it's ok to hijack this thread slightly, seems the original issue has been solved and I think my problem is similar although I'm way out of my depth here... I've managed to brick my nook, and although I took a backup which is AFAIK correctly sized 1.86gb I can't restore it. I've tried putting noogie and cmw on the sd card but it's refusing to boot, I suspect I nonced the partition table up and can't even get the nook to register when I plug it in to the PC now. I suspect is obvious I'm a dumb noob but if anyone could help point me in the right direction it would be much appreciated
[Nook Touch General] jjinkou2:
welcome to the brave new world of the "bricked forever" and endless nights.

Nobody blames you since everybody and their mothers seem to fall into the trap even if they are told to make a good backup.

i had read so much threads to resurect my nook that i don't exactly know how i made it through, but here are some indications:

Here are the objectives:

1) make a correct backup of your bricked nook: -> you can make after all stupid commands and you 'll come back to this point.

2) you'll have to resurect your /rom or your rombackup.zip (inside factory).

3) have the correct partition of your nook

4) reinstall the rom

for 2) this thread gives a way to get back your /rom. read carefully even roustabout's comment can really help

for 3) thanks to Renate NST in this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1805936&highlight=to+stock and her script "nookpart.sh" i could have a correct size for my partition. (method with wizard partition gives wrong cylinders alignement). read all of this thread it is really rich.

for 4) if you reach that point that should be easy.
[Nook Touch General] highrouleur:
Thanks for the welcome and the reply jjinkou2.

I'm guessing I need to work on the nook through a PC. I've currently got 2 PCs, one running window 7 and one on vista, I'm mainly working on the W7 machine. When I plug the nook in to it, a device briefly shows up as the h: drive in My computer but then immediately disappears and so I can't actually access it yet. I note that roustabout mentions working in Linux, if I had a Linux machine available would it be easier to get it to recognize the nook?

Edit: Just tried plugging the nook into my vista machine (which it has not been used on before) and the Found New Hardware window briefly pops up but then vanishes and I get a message on the taskbar: Device driver software was not successfully installed - OMAO3630 Device unplugged. Is there a fix for this pelase?
[Nook Touch General] jjinkou2:
Some easy instructions here http://xdaforums.com/wiki/BN_Nook_Simple_Touch/Installing_ADB

you'll need to install android sdk and check usb install in the extra.

Search for a file named "ADB + Fastboot + Drivers.zip" in the forum to easily have the adb.

With windows the usbdriver can be tricky to install. i had to use usbdview (look for it in google) and uninstall all B&N mass storage and OMAP3630.

The driver for usb inside the previous zip might not work also. i found one in the forum but can't find it right now.

Edit

found the usb driver that worked for me

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1125094
[Nook Touch General] highrouleur:
Excellent, thanks very much! Not entirely sure how I managed it but I managed to get to a point where I could use the method shown by budriunas and my nook is now working again, albeit with an older firmware and the glow light isn't working but at least it's not bricked! Now just to get the light working and then root the damn thing without killing it....
[Nook Touch General] gates.dr:
Thank you so much. My nook is back. I described my work in http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=34746242#post34746242.
[Nook Touch General] yeahman45:
how did you do a partition table?? i have run nookpart.sh but i still get the problem : "When i plug the usb, windows cann see the drive but i don't have access to it. i have the message "please insert disc in F: drive"
[Nook Touch General] Renate:
nookpart.sh will partition the internal memory exactly like it was.

This is important if you actually still have valid data but the partition table was destroyed.

If partitions are not looking correctly they may need to be formatted.

Don't be too quick to repartition/reformat until you know what the situation is.
[Nook Touch General] yeahman45:
i have used nookpart.sh but still no good, here is the result when i execute nookpart.sh. Everything works except internal storage not mounted correctly i think, i want to update to 1.2

edit: see my thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=48015536#post48015536 for more details
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Some_dude36:
Is it worth it in your opinions? And are there any good stock roms with carrierIQ and all the spyware crap taken out of the kernel ?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] psn1819:
Simply hella yea...you wont be disappointed!!! Its a little pricey but youll be content ...one question though...do you have small or big hands
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Some_dude36:
Uhmm medium ish . Also what about the carrierIQ issue ? Most roms have the spyware removed? Also im upgrading my plan to get this and 250 more minutes a month for 240 out the door :D cant beat that lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] erickk:
I just upgraded from mt4g and haven't looked back. At first I was concerned about the size of the Note 2, but it turned out to be non-issue. The phone is awesome. Just don't count on one handed operation... Development section has some nice roms with spyware and carrierIQ removed.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] achusaysblessyou:
You can turn it off:

Settings -> Backup and Reset -> Collect Diagnostics

Uncheck Allow Diagnostics

Then you won't need a custom ROM. I don't even have root yet *gasp*, just not worth the pain since the software is excellent.

Although you will have to adjust to the size coming from a 3.7"
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Coug76:
I'm coming over from the MT4GS as well. Gonna have to get used to this Samsung stuff...

Hastily spouted for your befuddlement
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Some_dude36:
Thanks for the tip .:good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Some_dude36:
Whats up coug . good to see a familiar face. how did you find the transition from the 4gs?? and what samsung stuff?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Atruss12:
Excellent choice, samsungs are the bomb especially this one. Have done my fair share of play ;)

Hit me up with a pm when you wanna ditch the mt4gs ;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Some_dude36:
Unfortunately The MT4GS will be bringing my ma into the world of smartphones. But have no fear after a week or two she may give it back saying " I cant figure this thing out " as alot of old people do xD If she does ill let ya know.

Also on a side not Im orig from providence RI thought that was funny u being from providence utah
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] PsychoSane:
Prepare to be blown away.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Atruss12:
Haha my mom owns a rooted and romed sensation. Lol. Tech moms for the win.

Ya Providence is boss
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] totaldrk62:
I also came from a mt4gs. The biggest reason I kept going back to sliders all these years was my big hands couldn't operate the virtual keyboards well (I'm 6'3 not a small guy). I love my mt4gs but this phone is light years beyond it. I love the size and speed of it. I can get two days of battery life with the stock battery (no anker battery here). Hell I've basically stopped using my tablet because of this phone. It is absolutely worth every penny.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Some_dude36:
That was another question I had . Is 5.5" really big enough for the device to function effectively as a tablet? Or do you feel it works but still undersized?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] achusaysblessyou:
Depends on the tablet. This phone effectively replaces my nexus 7, but I dont think it woukd replace a 10" tablet as they kinda serve different purposes. I'd say a 10" is if you want to replicate a laptop experience and size for content consumption, but a 7" is if u want a bigger size but not as large as a 10" because 9/10" tabs are very unweildy
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Coug76:
I've seen a couple other guys from MT4GS post here.

My transition will have to happen after my wife's backordered S3 in white gets in stock. Retentions screwed up the order and it sat on a desk for 2 days before it got sent to the warehouse.

Samsung stuff is the little differences in flashing and recovery from the HTC devices. It as hard to screw up a MT4GS. I am reading of people jacking their phones up often enough here. There seems to be a learning curve but there is no way of knowing if these guys are like crimedave...

Good thing is the Note 2 already has a notable dev community starting...

Hastily spouted for your befuddlement
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] fix-this!:
Once we get some aosp love this device will be 10x better. Its really just a larger/faster galaxy s 3.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Some_dude36:
Yea I checked the jedi x3 rom thats probly what Im going to go with . Altogether fri I will be dropping round 900 on a massive bundle . I worked a deal with tmobile to get the device for 240.00 case with kickstand and screen protector 17.00 64gb class 10 59.00 ......AR Drone 2.0 300.00 extended runtime battery and charger 99.00 joos orange solar charger with like 5300mAh batt is 149.00 . It's going to be the baddest bundle in town. I'm really ecited to see the AR drone 720 streaming video on the Note II massive 5.5" screen
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Atruss12:
Jedi is pretty sick. One of my favs for any Samsung device
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Some_dude36:
Well this will be my first samsung device since my SGH T539 Beat so I'm pretty excited to see how it's progressed since the days of flip phone.

:good:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MDavisiw:
I am new to data plans and Android so please forgive me. I am trying to find away if possible to turn my data on and off without going through settings then data usage.

Id like to add it to the horizontal scrollbar at the top when you are on the "drop down" page where it has wi-fi, bluetooth gps all of these simple tap to turn on and off. My GF's infuse has a cool feature that when you hold down the power button it will give you a few options plane mode turn off computer and a few others one of them is to turn off data. if these are not possible I wouldn't mind a shortcut to ti on the home page. I use this option very frequently since I'm still getting the hang of having a data plan im very afraid of going over.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dmwitz:
Try Data Easy Pro. It has a widget that lets you switch data or wifi on or off and can even schedule "on line" time.

Otherwise try Data Widget.

I have the international Note 2 and have the data toggle in the notification menu and on the powder menu. ATT must have had them removed if you don't see them.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bumax:
I have Arc S and I have used Arconium ICS 4.0, 2 months ago without any problems for while.

Now after 2 months without using phone at all I decide to charge phone and when it was fully charged I did factory reset.

After factory reset phone shows 100% battery and after some use (10-20 min) it drops directly to 0% and shutdown. When I connect to charger it goes directly to 100% and works while (10-20 min) and goes again directly to 0% and shutdown.

I tested stock 2.3.4 and some other customs roms (ICS ones), all does same. I never flashed 2.3.2 that might cause 0% issue.

So, is this still 0% issue or might it be just bad battery?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bumax:
Been monitoring battery with Fuel Gauge fix apk without 0% patches to kernel and it shows battery drains normaly but phone just stick in 100%.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheHaso:
Try to wipe battery stats with CWM
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bumax:
I tried that and battery calibration from market, still does same.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheHaso:
Try this

Shut it down

Take battery out

Hold the power button for 30 sec

Reinsert the battery

Dont turn it on

Connect to the AC and leave it for 3 hours

Now disconnect and start the phone
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] sickboyrawrs:
Hey, Im using LCDDensityChanger to set my screen to 120 dpi. But phone.apk is not compatible. My question is if someone can Share a pone.apk compatible with this? :D if is a CMW flashable Zip file would be awesome :D pls help :)
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] sickboyrawrs:
Nobody? please someone help me Modding this :(

Sent from my Pokedex
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] Rubenyz:
Can you share YOUR phone.apk then please??
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] sickboyrawrs:
Hey I'm sorry for taking so long in answer, I was busy :/ ok go here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=34370413

I shared it there but I had no answer after that, thanks you :)

Sent from my Pokedex
[Galaxy Ace S5830i General] sickboyrawrs:
Please help :(

Sent from my Pokedex
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Actionx1:
I don't know much about differences in screen besides what DPI and resolution is, but yesterday I was looking at some pictures and icons on my S3 and iPod 4gen and I noticed that the iPod screen was much much brighter than the S3. And because of that I was able to distinguish gradients and textures better.

So my question is, is the screen on the S3 dimmer than on purpose or is my screen defective.

-- just in case anyone was wondering I had both devices on full brightness.

--something I noticed was that if I put the iPod at half brightness, then that would be about as bright as my S3 on FULL brightness.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] phositadc:
Did you try turning the brightness on your s3 up?

Edit: oops I see that you did. I dunno take it to a store and compare your screen to another s3.

-Sent from my GS3 running CM10.-
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ayeitschris:
Yes. The screen is dimmer. Samsung cut the maximum display power to 1.3 watts allowing for a longer battery life because of how big the screen is. Also has to do with the candelas per sq inch on a screen.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Actionx1:
Ah I see. Is there a way to maybe to make the screen brighter some how by increasing the voltage or something.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] KillaHurtz:
You are comparing apples to oranges. The S3 uses samoled+, which presents blacks much deeper and whites so so. This makes for brighter whites and not so deep whites on the crapples devices giving the illusion of brighter screens. Just like comparing a plasma to an LCD. Yes there is an app to make the screen brighter, and you must be rooted. Just install the app and run it, must be clicked once per boot to work as it runs a command in the interactive shell.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Woody:
Thread cleaned a bit.

Always fond of this saying: "Work the problem, not each other."
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] circuit.007:
Has anybody else used that apk? Does it work? I don't want to mess up my brightness levels using it. I should be able to reboot and go back to normal but still cautious about trying it.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Actionx1:
I just installed it and ran it. I granted it permission but I don't see any difference.

Thanks for the info on the screen by the way
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] KillaHurtz:
You have to have autobrightness disabled and turn the brightness all the way down before running it. I am using it and the results are blinding !
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Crisisx1:
Lol why do you need it brighter? It blinds me on full brightness. I always keep my half way and it's perfect.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Actionx1:
I still can't get it to work. I turn off automatic brightness, then lower it all down and run the app, then increase the brightness back up and still the same.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] sermonth:
I was looking any interesting apps and i just saw that. Highly customizable and free. I think, better than other paid launchers. Take a look.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1999774
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mopo01:
just got a visual land prestige 10 tablet. It had decent reviews and it appears to be well built and started playing with the basics, feel, games etc all seems nice and smooth, but when i went to access the wifi it will not turn on. after doing some digging i see that the ip and wifi mac address is listed as unavailable :crying: not sure what to do next HELP
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saejin2000:
You might want to power it off and on, better yet a battery pull. Wait 10 seconds before powering it back on. If you still can't access the mac info I suspect there is a hardware failure and you should take it back to the store.

Wireless should not unavailable on a new device.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] jamice4u:
Let me start by saying that I believe we have some of the best developers working on our device. These guys work tireless nights to my sure we have the best ROM for our phones. My question do you guys feel we have enough developers developing for our phone? If not what can we do as a community to attract more developers especially the developers that work on the AOSP Roms. Even though touch wiz is great it does have it limitations. I heard that google wallet is working on some of the cyanogenmod builds. The Galaxy S3 a pethera of developers. Just saying. :angel:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] KB112:
To get more Devs you need a more popular phone. The Note II size isn't for everyone. The SIII has been promoted like crazy and is still pushed hard by Samsung and carriers.

I don't see hardly any advertisement for the GNII. This plus the price tag being around the $300 range doesn't put it at the top of most people lists. Hopefully more will be coming on board soon. :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] cherylbaker:
I suspect what we need is to teach rise of us who have the phone how to develop for it. I know I have tried but without help I am not getting very far. I suspect we have a larger number of users here who are capable and interested in doing this than other phones.

Sent from my SPH-L900 using Xparent Purple Tapatalk 2
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] jamice4u:
Most of my friends want the phone but are currently in between upgrades. Some of my friends wasted there upgrade on the epic touch 4g and now have to wait 2 years to upgrade. I was think creating a funded to help a proven developer to get a Galaxy Note 2 preferable a developer who ported the cyanogenmod to the Galaxy S3. That phone is very similar to our phone so it be a matter of time before the developer figures it out and ports it to our phones. What do you guys think? The problem with our phone it is so new. So we are still in the infancy stages of development.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] mditty77:
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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] bxreppa@yahoo.com:
Note 2 not popular... What world u living in. Phone sold millions in its 1st weeks. The International version has a lot of development due to its popularity.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] KB112:
It's a fantastic phone and people I know love it. But they also tend to buy the GSIII over the Note. The GSIII has been around longer and holiday sales will make even more fly off the shelves.

I'm just saying that not as many people have the Sprint device, that's why the development isn't jumping like crazy. Typically the most popular phones are Flagship phones. Sprints advertising of this phone has been non existent. I've never even seen it shown on their home pages before, that's all I'm saying.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Chuck_IV:
You don't watch much TV then. I see the Lebron James Note 2 ad ALL the time. I see it more than all the S3 ads combined these days.

Granted, it's not a Sprint ad, but is is a Note 2 ad. Plus it was a pretty good idea to use him, since his hands make the Note 2 look small :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Silent25r:
I like this idea. I would love to develop for it but I would need help getting started. I just have one little problem and that is there isn't much I wish to change. I don't have any desire for extra battery nor do I wish to make the phone faster. Sure I modded a few things but this is by far the best device I have had out of the box.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] shook187:
No disrespect to the great developers we have on this site but this is one of the few phones that I actually don't need any development for. It's perfect right out the box, if you're a touchwiz person.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Jcossack88:
Won't the S-Pen only work on Tw architecture? Why would you put an AOSP ROM on it?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] finalhit:
also

American Music Awards Goes Paperless, Uses Galaxy Note II to Announce Winners