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[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yrch21:
Hi All,

I screwed up my nook HD+ while trying to install CM11 without fully understanding the instruction. So I'm up here consulting all the wise people to help me save my Nook HD+Now it's only able to run the stock Nook OS and unable to install any zip file.

Basic info of my tablet:

Nook HD+ 32 Gb.

EMMC CWM-based recovery v6.0.4.6​

Here's what I did wrong:

- wipe cache partition

Mounts and Storage Menu

- format /system

- format /data

- format /cache

- format /bootdata

Advanced Menu

- wipe dalvik cache
​

Current Condition:

Unable to install any zip file; it shows the android guy lying flat on the ground with a red "!".

As of now, it can only run the factory Nook OS.

What do I need to do save this mess so I can get it to run CM11?

I did try to put zips into EMMC through file managers (ran from Nook OS) but the recovery wouldn't install those zips either.

Thank you guys for look at this thread, and any tips/pointers will be greatly appreciated!
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deleted member 2092952:
You must be using the cwm for cm11 version. Flashing without the correct recovery will cause cm11 flash to fail. Since cm11 does not incude the recovery in its zip you have to flash it manually.

So I will assume your attempting to flash cm11 to the recovery built against an earlier cm version.

Update your recovery to the one specified for cm11.

Its listed on verygreen's cm11 thread here.
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yrch21:
Hi sandsofmyst,

I had CM 10.1.3 installed prior to trying to upgrade to CM11.

My Nook HD won't install any zip file right now; every time I try to install a .zip, it just show the android robot laying on the ground. Please let me know if there's a procedure I can follow to get new recovery installed.

Thanks!
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leapinlar:
Besides the robot laying down, it must give a message. What is it?
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yrch21:
HI leapinlar,

Thank you for responding. I've attached a screenshot of the error message. It pretty much went from "Installing update..." to "Installation aborted." right away.

and before I reboot my device, the following message also shows up:

"ROM may flash stock recovery on boot. Fix?"

"Root access is missing. Root device?"

Thank you again.
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leapinlar:
Since you wiped /bootdata (which you should not have done), you need to go to my HD/HD+ CWM thread linked in my signature and make a new bootable CWM SD per item 1a there. Then use that to flash a plain stock zip from item 6 there. That should repair everything and let you start over.
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yrch21:
Hi leapinlar,

What .img file do I use to create the CWM SD per instruction 1a?

I've downloaded "the plain stock 2.2.0 for HD+" per instruction 6 and it's a zip file. I tried using "dd" command on Mac and WinD32Disk Imager on Win7 but I can't get them to use zip as image.

I tried the SDFormatter method for 1a, and extracted the files zip file from instruction 6 into the SD card but my Nook can't recognize it during start up.

Once again, than you for all your help.
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leapinlar:
You have it wrong, do not extract the stock zip. That is what you flash after you have made the CWM SD. You unzip the image zip, the one for your device. It becomes an .img file when unzipped. Use the 4GB version for your device (HD or HD+).
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yrch21:
HI leapinlar,

Thank you for your instructions. I was able to flash "NookHDplus-factory-2.2.0-plain-stock" on to my Nook HD+. After rebooting my HD+ with another SD card I created for verygreen's EMMC CM11 install I was able to flash the ovation recovery image (CWM) device still wouldn't flash the CM 11 zip. Also, when I try to reboot with the SD card for CM 11, it's still prompting that "Root access is missing. Root device?" message. What other things do I need to do?

Once again, thank you guys so much for all your help!
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leapinlar:
That root request message is normal. Just always say no.

After you flashed the plain stock, were you able to boot to stock without the SD inserted?

And you should not be flashing that ovation-6 a second time using 6046.

Try redownloading a different CM11 zip and flashing that. The one you were trying might be corrupt.
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yrch21:
Hi leapinlar,

I was able to boot to stock after flashing plain stock.

Yes, I was able to flash CM11 zip by using a re-downloaded version.

Thank you for your help, now my Nook HD+ is back running CM instead of being stuck on stock OS.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] sandman515:
My Sprint S4 received the 4.4 update OTA which moved it to version L720TVPUBNAF. I attempted to flash it back to the L720TVPUAMK5 (4.3) version using Odin and the .tar for the stock firmware for this version. Big mistake. Odin failed and now I get the 'Firmware Upgrade Encountered an Issue' upon boot. First I'm hoping there may be a .tar available for the NAF version and I can flash that with Odin through DL mode since DL mode is the only working mode. I have not used Kies so I do not have an image to fall back to. Any help from anyone would be greatly appreciated.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] chris-allen:
at least your not hard bricked..... find a .tar ver. of the naf rom...might be at samsung websight....then Odin it back... sorry i.dont have links at hand, im kinda busy., but they are there... i have not seen naf roms here on xda yet but i could be wrong... im sure it should be here
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Beezer80:
I believe you want a nae ROM. There in the development section.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Mistertac:
Just saw you had this thread going too lol hey I know how it is having a bricked phone.

Like these guys said you can ( I guess) flash an NAF based ROM via Odin if you can find one. Or try that other method I linked you to before

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=50704719

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I don't see any NAF (tri band) based Roms myself. I don't know IFA NAE ROM would get you very far since it Is different.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] cruise350:
There is no full tar file for NAF and probably won't be for several weeks. You NEVER flash older tars with the S4 anymore. Once Samsung implemented the full knox bootloader it prevents you from going backwards. Your best bet if you want your phone to work is to take it to Sprint and tell them the update to Kit Kat failed and they should be able to flash your phone back to NAF, or they will replace it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Mistertac:
I see you were involved in that thread I linked him. That update zip would not help him since the phone is bricked right? I've never gone that route myself so that's why I'm asking. That'd be my take on it right now, I seem to have over looked that when I linked him that.

Also there was a thread on here for the regular l720 that included a couple files and the use of Odin to get people unbricked and then I think able to use an update zip. Have you seen that? Just throwing that out there that's all. That method is a tad more involved but did work for a few people to unbrick their NAE S4's after they tried downgrading to mk2.

Now since that method wasn't for the tri band s4, I think finding the needed files may be hard. Again I'm just tossing this out there to get your feedback.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] sandman515:
Thanks for everyone's responses and suggestions. I took the phone to Best Buy and they flashed NAF back on using the Samsung SMART firmware tool they have. As far as some of the other questions, I think a .tar of the NAF firmware would have worked using Odin because I could get into download mode. I don't think a zip would have worked because I could not get into any kind of interactive Recovery mode. Regular boot and attempting to boot to Recovery would take me to the same "Firmware Upgrade Encountered an Issue" screen.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] CyberpodS2:
I just wanted to say thank you for posting the followup info after getting your issues squared away. All too often people ask questions and you never know if they got resolved. You also posted HOW your problem was fixed, which can help others in the same boat. Glad to have you here at XDA.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] brianray14:
I'm facing the same ordeal oddly enough. Rooted with cf root, Flashed philz touch. Flashed slimkat and gapps, got everything all set up, went to change the DPI with textdroider, rebooted and the phone booted up however DPI didn't change. Tried a few more times with no success and installed resolution change / Density (without reading reviews) and bam! soft bricked. Spent over an hour looking for the NAF ROM and found it on sammobile. Waiting for DL and that has taken well over an hour. Can't believe this ROM is uploaded NO WHERE ELSE. I'll be posted back about results and also if i'm succesful I'm open to sharing this file here on xda so it doesn't take forever to DL!! If someone has a good solution for hosting, i'm all ears

EDIT: Flashing the NAF stock ROM from sammobile worked a treat. However, still kida burned about having to wait so long to reach a resoluton mainly due to horrendously slow DL
[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 General] rkirmeier:
Well I picked up a Note 12.2 (black/32GB) Friday and well have some mixed feelings considering the cost.

1. Need to root for more multiwindow apps

2. Chrome performance is still lacking - Googles fault, not Samsung's but figured raw performance would address it.

3. Really hate the physical home button and cap buttons more then I even thought I would. Why Samsung thinks this is a good idea beats me!

4. Really don't like that everything is scaled up in size for the larger screen. I realize it's the same resolution as my Nexus 10 but a DPI setting would have addressed this. Just makes it feel cheap and like it's for old people or kids. Need to root to change DPI...

5. Seems Samsung took big step backwards on some S Pen apps. The demos I watch for the previous Note devices work much better and more streamlined then on the Note 12.2. Really not sold on the S Pen and think mine is going back for a Tab Pro 12.2 if it's released soon otherwise maybe just a outright return.

6. Seems really stupid they hide the menu button under the multitask button (long press). I know many apps have a menu button but for those that do not this could really throw off a person who is not resourceful. This is the kind of crap that backs up the idea that an iPad is easier to use.

7. Definitely some random lag. Why does Samsung need to over bloat everything. stock Android fits in like 300MB and TW Android is like 8GB!

8. Very limited development activity!

I probably have more to say just not coming to mind yet. If I keep it I simply have to root in order to address the DPI and multi-window apps. It's an expensive device to give up warranty on... Only on day 3, we'll see how the next few go...
[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 General] muzzy996:
Totally understandable. Takes a bit of contemplation when the price is this high before deciding to root.

Having owned a Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the past, I knew going in though that there was no way i'd be satisfied with out of the box Touchwiz. I also knew that I wanted certain applications like Titanium Backup so I basically knew I was going to root from the moment I handed over my credit card to the cashier.

Good luck on your decision.
[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 General] sabre31:
Thanks for the review it's a shame Samsung screwed this up. Had huge potential. Their latest products are not very impressive. I think you just made my mind to get the new Sony z2 tablet.
[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 General] rkirmeier:
Its not bad at all. .. Just a lot of money for something that is not near perfect. I thought about a Z2 buy really wanted a 12 inch tablet. Root will address mammy issues and Google improving Chrome performance will do a lot. I'm pretty sure I'm taking the note 12.2 back and getting a tab pro 12.2 as $100 is to much for the s pen unless you are going use it a lot. .
[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 General] ExtremeRyno:
I feel the same about the bloat. Really, my only problem with the tablet was TouchWiz. I plan to root within the next few days (as long as I'm still enjoying the tablet). I, for one, ONLY got this for drawing and writing.
[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 General] Duly.noted:
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[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 General] muzzy996:
This thread reminded me that I had bought button savior for another android device that I had so thanks for that. Currently using button savior with root and liking it. Nice to have home, back and menu buttons within reach now.
[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 General] rkirmeier:
Well after using my Note Pro 12.2 for week+ then trying my Nexus 10 again you really see how much better this tablet is. Decided to keep it, hopefully I'll find some value out of the S Pen. Just rooted it today so it's getting even better as I apply some tweaks (DPI, Chrome user agent, freezing apps, enable more multiwindow apps).
[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 General] SonicTab:
Had one for a few days...

Really nice screen size, like the larger fonts/UI as they are, easier to read and use compared to an iPad.

Disappointed in poor gallery performance showing 2560+ wide png images very slow render times.

Lag is still seen browsing the Web, eBay seems to bog it down . 8 cores and 3GB ram... Why?

PDF reading with EbookDroid improved but still short of Goodreader on the ipad.

Preferred the older gen of a snote, f (x) input / wolfram now gone.

Price given the issues above seems too high.
[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 General] retrofred:
Too big

So I have had the Note 12.2 for a couple of days and all I can say that it is too big for me as a daily tablet. I will give it few more days of use and than decide if I'm going to keep it or not.
[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 General] Duly.noted:
1. No you don't there is an app for that.

2. Chrome sucks on anything. It literally is the worst. Dolphin and others can sync with desktop chrome and dolphin supports flash. You lost all credibility the moment you complained about chrome.

3. Samsung intends for it to be used mostly in portrait they are nice when used with a keyboard. But its ok to dislike it

4 . It's a bigger screen of course they made things bigger. It makes sense. If you want a smaller launcher use a different launcher. Or just root and adjust your dpi. Buy a third party protection plan like square trade and you dont have to worry about your warranty.

5. The spen apps have gotten better. Look around the forums. Many people had the old 10.1 and upon switching hated the new ones but have come to prefer the new apps. And if you "arent sold on the spen" why the #*@% did you pay extra for it?

6. Google has been pushing to get rid of the menu button. Samsung and some chinese oems are the only ones that still have it and samsung is the ONLY one that gives you the apps button and menu button. All apps should have an overflow in kitkat and samsung gives you this. 2 ways to get to a menu!! Dont you feel lucky!!

7. This device does not lag period. Ive only observed very slight jumps in graphics (the drop down bar almost exclusively) it is extremely smooth out of the box even before rooting and disabling apps. Your whining about a minor easily fixed graphical complaint (force gpu rendering and disable some bloat, no root required) which apparently ruins the entire tablet for you. As for bloat everything has bloat. When was thr last time you bought an LG phone or an iphone or hell even a nexus. Just so you know STOCK ANDROID DOESNT COME WITH GAPPS!!! So even nexus is bloat ridden. Samsung adds alot of functional applications. Most of the "bloat" is actually extremely useful if you are a business minded person. And you can disable alot of it. Just root and uninstall!

8. It is a 750 dollar 12 inch tablet with identical specs to a 500 dollar tablet and similar to some 350 dollar tablets. What do you expect devs (most that do this as a hobby) to just go running to best buy and grabbing it up? Also you keep complaining about rooting but you want dev activity which would mostly require root. Are you serious? Your like a bad tech reviewer that just found out rooting exists and cant device to hate or love it. If you want more dev activity buy another one and give it away to your favorite developer.

So in conclusion you dont know why you bought this tablet (Im thinking "ooh its big and shiny!!!" Had something to do with it) you didnt read the forums to see that the spen apps have been improved or that many of your complaints (ui lag and multiwindow apps) could be easily fixed, and your bipolar about rooting. I suggest you return it and purchase an ipad air. It might be a bit closer to your level.
[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 General] Duly.noted:
I make 150 dollars an hour at one job 962 dollars in 8 hours at another (typically ends up around 1500 a day though) and 8.50 an hour at another (keep it for the discounts.) Although I don't work in the tech field. I don't have the attention span for it. Love technology but coding is incredibly boring and tedious to me. I'm only learning it as hobbt to modify my own devices (and potentially release a rom one day) I'm not implying that I know more than you. More just bringing it to your attention that it was kind of a whiny post. It's much better now that you have described in detail your grievances. Also if your pay grade is so good why do you worry about the warranty? And if your tech skills are so good you should be our first Dev :D

Oh and yes I DO have a personality disorder. Kind of. I have aspbergers. A form of high functioning autism that manifests itself in social skills. I am very bad with social cues such as body language lol. I would rather be be alone than with people usually. Sadly my girlfriend doesn't agree. It is often found along side ADD. I also have that. It's OK though. People with ADD are typically very bright (which I am) That being said I intended to be a bit offensive. Your post was written In a way that got it very little attention. You get more responses ( I wouldn't have been a jack*#@) if it had been written just a bit differently a list of a problems will get nothing more than a return it from most people. Especially when you answer your own problems ( Rooting was a great solution) Good luck with the dpi change (I love adjusting apps individually instead of system wide) and I sincerely hope you enjoy the tablet for the next 2 years. I will. :)

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Oh and do ignore my typos and horribly punctuation/grammar. I'm in the middle of something.
[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 General] rkirmeier:
LOL! Speechless!!!
[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 General] Duly.noted:
Man when you get 400 off a tv minimum don't look so bad ;)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Slypnslyde:
So say if I Sim unlocked to T-Mobile would l be able to use their roms and not have to worry about updating bootloader to use kit kat. I'm new to Sprint all this changing this and that is too much, I miss just being able to flash everything in recovery.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Swappage:
Hello,

i have a stock samsung galaxy S3 i9300 running android 4.1.2, i'm interested in obtaining a dump of the bootloader area and eventually of all the internal flash, taking a quick look in ADB it looks like it's based on EMMC.

Do you have any suggestion/guideline to help me accomplishing this?

i think "cleanest" way is by flashing a recovery via heimdall/odin with a custom recovery providing root adb access?

heimdall once had dumping capabilities but the devs decided to remove that, and in ODIN the dump feature seems to be grayed out...

thanks in advance for the help
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] TillmanFam2007:
I am curious if anyone knows how to use the Note 3 with a Sony Double Din.

I can use BT of course but I would like to transfer movies to the head unit via files on my phone. I know I could just use a flash drive but I am trying to eliminate that. The head unit does not recognize my phone and is not compatible with the USB. Assuming this is because my Note 3 does not have the correct driver.

My phone is rooted and I would think there is a work around, I have searched for Sony Drivers just don't find a definite solution to download to my phone.

Thx
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] XxLostSoulxX:
Does your head unit support android? Probably not, it's not a driver issue on the phone its your head unit not being compatible with Android/USB etc...

My KDC x395 supports iPhone but not android properly.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] TillmanFam2007:
Thx

I would think there is a solution...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] noobtoob:
If your phone supported usb mas storage it may work. Doubt it though. Tried that before.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] TillmanFam2007:
If I was a skilled developer I could figure it out...

Guess I am stuck with flash drives, fail...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] TillmanFam2007:
The head unit supports USB, just not mine. Guess I am stuck with Sony flash drives.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] pkimkpop:
If your head unit supports USB then it should work. Originally the note 3 couldn't enable USB mass storage mode but now the compulsion kernel supports it. If u are rooted u can install the compulsion kernel and then download the sg USB mass storage enabler app. Then once u connect it to your Sony head unit with a cable it will read it as if it's a flash drive.:good:
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] harut9161:
I REALLY NEED HELP...

i was updating the rom to 2.21 and i guess i accidently closed the program.. sooo now my phone turns on to this screen.. it shows 3 colors.. i can not do anything..

i really need help.. what can i do to go back?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] Cardcaptor_RLH85:
Ok, there's a chance that you just turned your phone into a nice little paperweight however, I recommend trying two things. First, try to perform a hard reset by following these steps:

1: Press and hold both the Comm Mannager Button and the Voice Command Button

2: While keeping those two buttons pressed, press the Reset Button with your stylus

3: After about a second you will be prompted for confirmation. Press the Talk Button to confirm

If that fails, try performing the ROM upgrade again. If THAT fails...well either my assumption is correct or you're gonna need someone more proficient than me to help you ^_^
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] harut9161:
i tried doing that.. that didnt work..

when you try to install the rom again.. the phone has to be connected with active sync.. and right now its not.. but if u look at the screen on the phone.. it says usb.. but it doesnt connect..

so idk what to do now..

i have another mda..

this one has the original ROM and it works.. is there anything i can do?

please help
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario Software Upgrading] meschle:
If you have the bootloader screen(rainbow) it should be retrievable.

Just to be sure you enter the bootloader screen hold camera button and turn on.

The device should be able to connect to your pc, but not by activesync.

If it wont try disabling any firewalls or antiviral on the pc and try again.

Once the pc recognizes your device - run the rom upgrade again.