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[Nook Color Android Development] Taosaur:
I'm sticking by my original recommendation: flash the latest CWM to eMMC using ROM Manager, then flash a stock restore image from there. In theory, if your SD CWM flashed MIUI to EMMC, it would do the same for stock, but I don't know what it would format if you wipe system, cache and DATA--SD or eMMC?

As long as your other SD isn't bootable and has room, it will work fine and CMW won't do a thing to it. As far as switching OSes, IMO SD installs are a great first step, but as you're seeing, they add unnecessary layers of complication. Maybe consider a dual boot from eMMC, with CMW likewise on eMMC.
[Nook Color Android Development] carhauler1969:
I'm in the same ballpark with your opinion on the SD install unnecessarily complicating things. I'm so use to the EVO & how really easy it is to mod, the nook having the capability to boot from the SD can be a lot more complicated because I'm not sure which partitions I'm wiping & or flashing. This is how I ended up with MIUI on the eMMC. But making & restoring a nandroid it seems to backup & restore what's on the bootable SD, which is weird.

This brings to mind one question, if I never actually rooted the nook, as in gained root access to the eMMC, then will this method still work?

Stuck on an AOSP bootloop VaelPak-MIUI-Deck-VaelPak-MIUI-Deck.....
[Nook Color Android Development] Taosaur:
I'm not sure what you're saying... you have root on eMMC now, if you're running MIUI. What OS you have on eMMC and whether or not it has root access has no impact on how CWM will behave.

If you're able to make nandroid backups of your existing SD install of Phiremod, you could migrate to eMMC quite easily. Either make yourself a proper CWM card or install CWM to eMMC, use it to install Phiremod, then gapps, then do an Advanced Restore of /data only from your nandroid backup--voila, your old setup is now on eMMC. If neither of you are using stock for anything, just nuke it. Otherwise, you could set up a dual boot like the one linked in my sig, though it will only work with Phiremod/MIUI builds based on CM7.1. You've already popped your eMMC cherry with MIUI, and can revert to stock at any time with CWM and the zips I linked further up (you would also need an undo-dualboot zip in the event you set up a dual boot).
[Nook Color Android Development] carhauler1969:
That's the thing, I never rooted the nook itself, just setup the dual-boot SD with PhireMod/Honeycomb. The eMMC has always been stock until yesterday when I mistakenly flashed MIUI 1.9.16 on it. MIUI was on eMMC, but had some IME fatal errors. I was getting constant FC's on android.acore & android.media, so often that I couldn't even set up a google account. Also, even after flashing the latest version of CWM through ROM Manager I had no recovery on eMMC, it would just boot the ROM. So I was stuck. :(

What I ended up doing was booting the SD recovery, wiped cache, dalvik cache, & all user data. Flashed the update-nc-stock-1.2-signed.zip, that you so kindly linked me to last night, & rebooted. Voila! eMMC is now back to the stock B&N ROM. And, my dual boot SD setup is still intact, bonus! :)

So, how do I gain full root access to eMMC to allow flashing CWM to eMMC? I.e what's the easiest & most reliable way to root it?

I'd be happy with a single boot stable setup of MIUI on eMMC. The dual boot is cool & all, but the wife has no patience for the whole rooting/ROM thing, as long as all of her stuff is there when she goes to use the nook, that's all she cares about.

Stuck on an AOSP bootloop VaelPak-MIUI-Deck-VaelPak-MIUI-Deck.....
[Nook Color Android Development] Taosaur:
Glad you got 'er done ;)

You don't need root to install CWM, and I would be surprised if ROM Manager in your Phiremod install didn't in fact flash CWM to your internal recovery.

Were you using the "rhythm method" to boot into recovery?

The Power menu from either of your SD installs is unlikely to get you there, though Power > Reboot > Recovery from MIUI should have (beside the point now, I know). If you flash CWM through ROM Manager in Phiremod again and use the method above, you should get CWM 3.2.0.1 on internal recovery. If not, back up your data card and flash it with CWM long enough to install MIUI, and you can flash CWM from ROM Manager in MIUI. Rooting stock to install ROM Manager to install CWM to install MIUI is about the most roundabout way you could go at it.
[Nook Color Android Development] carhauler1969:
Can't get this to work for the life of me, & yes I reflashed CWM 3.2.0.1 from ROM Manager within the PhireMod ROM. It will either keep looping in u-boot, or boot the alternate ROM Honeycomb v4. If I take the bootable SD out it will just boot the stock B&N 1.2 ROM. If I put the non bootable SD in it will still boot the stock B&N ROM. :confused: I'm really starting to hate this bootable SD thing, really, really. :mad:

When I had the MIUI ROM installed on eMMC if I selected reboot recovery from the power menu it would just reboot the MIUI ROM, same thing if I selected reboot bootloader. Very :confused:

Coming from the EVO corner of the world it seems like I'm missing something. If I'm not actually rooting stock how am I gaining root access to facilitate installing Superuser & BusyBox to take advantage of root access? Unless you're saying I don't actually need root access to flash a custom recovery & custom ROMs & kernels???
[Nook Color Android Development] Taosaur:
If your goal is rooted stock, by all means root stock. If your goal is to have MIUI and CWM on your NC, rooting stock is unnecessary.

It sounds like your best bet is to backup your data card and make a CWM card like so:

Use that card to install MIUI, which has root by default, to eMMC. If your endgame is to have MIUI and Phiremod with one of them on a less idiosyncratic SD build, you might consider installing Phiremod 7.x to eMMC, Advanced Restoring /data from your old Phiremod, thereby migrating your wife's Phiremod system. Then, wipe your dual boot card and write verygreen's SASD image to it, and install MIUI on there (you may need to add "update-cm-" to the start of the file name).

ETA: In case I wasn't clear above, this:

is correct. As long as CWM recognizes the partitioning on your NC and the contents of an update package, it will install whatever you tell it to install, regardless of what OS or recovery is on the NC presently or whether or not that OS has root. You want to wipe system, data, and cache before installing a fresh ROM, so whatever was there, busybox or no, is getting nuked anyway.
[Nook Color Android Development] tickedoffpda:
Thank you VERY much
[Nook Color Android Development] Taosaur:
FYI, rajendra82 has produced stock 1.3 versions of the the files I linked above. I've personally tested the keepCWM version, but there have been no reports yet on the full restore. Let us know here and in the original thread whether they work for you.

Original thread

update-nc-stock-1.3-keepcwm.zip

update-nc-stock-1.3.zip

If I get a chance to test the full-restore down the road, I'll edit this post, but it would require considerable juggling of SD images on my part.
[Nook Color Android Development] patruns:
I too would like to hear the results of the full restore 1.3 attempt since I will have to exchange mine for one with a working SD card slot.
[Nook Color Android Development] jcarley0830:
Have been out of the Nook Color scene for a while but have a CWM question. I sold my nook color to my mother after I decided to get a tablet. Of course I restored back to factory...or so I thought.

I believe the device is running stock software 1.1 or 1.2 right now. She haS been trying to update to 1.3 put keeps getting update failed errors. Well it turns out that CWM is still installed on the device!! I don't know if this is part of the update problem or not, but either way, I want to remove CWM.

My questions are:

Can I use option #2 here to remove CWM only without affecting the stock rom?

Will using option #2 restore stock boot/recovery?

If this option will work, can I just install the removal zip on sd card and boot into CWM and run it without being rooted? If so, how do I boot into CWM with stock rom installed?

If this won't solve my issue, any thoughts on how to?

Thanks much!!
[Nook Color Android Development] chuckie59:
confused...

I'm sorry, I know I am being dense, and the answer must be here already, but if you could bear with me. I have an unrooted 1.2 nc, using the sd card for cm7. Apparently I somehow installed cwm to the emmc, because I can not update to 1.3. Will the update-nc-stock-1.3.zip uninstall cwm so that I can update? I would'nt mind if it rooted the emmc as well, but that is not necessary if it doesn't. Basically, I just want to get rid of cwm off my emmc.

Thanks for any help.
[Nook Color Android Development] Taosaur:
Yes it will. Use a non-bootable card if you have one (not sure if the file will even fit on a SASD's first partition). I haven't seen anyone report back that they've tested the full restore file yet, but it should work fine. Please, do let us know how it works for you.
[Nook Color Android Development] jcarley0830:
Well I answered my own question!!

I created a cwm bootable sd card and copied the file from option 2 to remove cwm. When I rebooted it was stuck on the "n" screen for quite some time. Couldn't tell if it was in a boot loop or just frozen.

I rebooted the cwm sd card and ran the full update-nc-stock-1.3.zip listed a few threads back.

When I rebooted it said the update failed and to turn off/on again to see if that fixed it. It did reboot but the software was still v 1.2

However, when the device went to sleep the factory update downloaded from bn installed flawlessly since cwm was gone!!
[Nook Color Android Development] Taosaur:
It's possible you jut got a corrupt download of the file--I did the first time I grabbed the keepcwm version, then re-downloaded and it was fine. Glad it got you there one way or another ;)
[Nook Color Android Development] patruns:
I have tested the full restore and it works. Hangs for quite a while on one of the Nook Color screens but just be patient.

Thanks folks! Now on to rooting my replacement..... :)
[Nook Color Android Development] joej:
Does the full restore go to 1.2 or 1.3?
[Nook Color Android Development] Taosaur:
This is the full restore we've been talking about:

I'll give you the benefit of the doubt that you can figure this one out.

If you want 1.2 zips, they were posted somewhere in the last page or two.
[Nook Color Android Development] pacosal:
Thanks a lot!

Doing that it worked!
[Nook Color Android Development] xDaijiro:
hey guys i could use some much appreciated help here. ive looked all over and couldnt find a solution.

i had intsalled cm7 via bootable recovery off of an sd card and had a problem with my internal memory reading 0.00. it wouldnt allow me to download books at all off of bn. i tried reformatting and reflashing cm7 and eventually came back to 1.1 rooted and still had the same problem. flashed again and went to 1.2 from which i got from this thread and now i cant get past the register screen. keeps giving me an error saying "it cant register at this time."

i just want to get my nook back to complete stock and have my internal memory back. any help would be appreciated.
[Nook Color Android Development] patruns:
I see the .zip files are missing from the drop box site now.....
[Nook Color Android Development] Taosaur:
There are fresh links in both the original thread and my dual boot thread (if you're talking about the links I posted).
[Nook Color Android Development] patruns:
Taosaur, I get 404 errors.
[Nook Color Android Development] Taosaur:
It's a Multiupload link - are you maybe somewhere that site is blocked? They're working fine for me.
[Nook Color Android Development] patruns:
The links automatically send me to dropbox. I don't recall that happening in the past. I may be getting the errors because I have not signed up. I am not getting directed to multiupload.com and I am not blocked from dropbox's main pages..

Oh, I see what is happening. Some posts have the dropbox link and others have the multiupload link. Looks like someone changed the locations but the links in the quoted posts are bad.....
[Nook Color Android Development] thenewak:
Help

I got the files and all but when i try to clear data i get an error saying canot clear data. although when i flash the zip it works but i still have some of the android stuff from cm7 is that bc i cant get data to restore?

thanks for any help
[Nook Color Android Development] rubburner:
I know this topic hasn't been touched in awhile, but wondering if there were fresh links for the restore files? I, for some dumb reason, have flashed CWM onto the eMMC and want to get it back to normal before playing with ICS - thanks in advance for the time and possible assistance!
[Nook Color Android Development] -somebody-:
in the thread for returning to 1.2 someone posted a link on the last page for reurning to 1.4.1 stock I think

here: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=22809801&postcount=148
[Nook Color Android Development] rubburner:
Thank you -somebody-! You all are awesome :)
[Nook Color Android Development] eugene.xda:
repartition-boot-with-stock.zip

dusted off my nook hd plus, an apparently i need to work on my partitions. For the life of me can't find repartition-boot-with-stock.zip Can anyone drop it to me or point me to a link?
[Nook Color Android Development] wmuflyer:
Might want to check out the Nook HD thread this is the Nook Color thread.
[Nook Color Android Development] ALinkToTao:
I know this thread is long dead, and it's highly unlikely, but does anyone have the factory.zip or CWM installable zip of stock 1.0.0 or 1.0.1 of the Nook Color (the eclair versions)?

I want to scour it for apk files that will work on the Nook Simple Touch, specifically a settings.apk or settingsservices.apk to see if I can get text-to-speech enabled on the Nook Simple Touch with Ivona. After all the great development and root support of the Nook Simple Touch, they got usb sound to work.

If I can get Ivona to work with the NST, it would make it very easy for someone who wishes to learn a second language through immersion by listening to text to speech while you read the language. It would also be very helpful for seeing/hearing impaired people to be able to read and listen at the same time. It would also be useful for people who just want to speed read or increase the time it takes to read a book and increase comprehension with two sense gates taking in the book instead of just one.

Anyway, please let me know if you do have these files, and PM me or reply to this post. Thank you so much.
[Nook Color Android Development] MK[PCTF]:
Hi, I have some .zip files that may be of some use to you.

nook-complete-restore-1.0.1.zip (stock eclair)

NC_stock-1.2-signed.zip (stock froyo?)

nookcolor_1_4_3_update.zip (update to stock froyo)

I'm not really sure what those two do and whether are they really stock or not. I haven't used my NC in years and don't remember.

I will try to return my NC to stock form tomorrow and report if I'm successful. Do you want me to upload those files somewhere?

edit: ok, so I used CWR to erase /system and /data and installed the NC_stock-1.2-signed.zip and voila, it's back to stock. So the 1.0.1 is probably not needed for anything now
[Nook Color Android Development] samuelhalff:
Great news.
[Nook Color Android Development] swest6602:
Can someone tell me the file size of the 1st file (restore to stock)? I left it to download & when I next looked my Nook had this strange bluury screen. I rebooted and all is fine, but I am not sure if I got the whole file. Thanks.
[Nook Color Android Development] AintSkerd:
The OP instructions require uSD with 178.2 MB free. I think that is the file size.
[Nook Color Android Development] samuelhalff:
Right,

I'll post md5s tonight.
[Nook Color Android Development] swest6602:
Good point. Thanks.
[Nook Color Android Development] paleh0rse:
You, my friend, are a genius! Thank you!

Sent from my Nooted friend...
[Nook Color Android Development] wicked_beav:
It's taking ages to boot, it's been over 10 minutes. I also can no longer boot into CWM now as well. Any suggestions?
[Nook Color Android Development] wicked_beav:
All it does now is just sit at the boot animation... the huge N. Please any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
[Nook Color Android Development] Decad3nce:
You can write the nookie froyo img to sdcard, then while in nookie froyo flash cwm. Then try restoring again.
[Nook Color Android Development] samuelhalff:
Exactly. Use Rom Manager. See clockword recovery thread, attached files. And try 8 failed boots to restore and power+n reset. Search forum for explanations.
[Nook Color Android Development] Cuppeerr:
If i rename the file to update.zip can i use the flash update.zip option? Noob question.......
[Nook Color Android Development] Bugaboo75:
Problem with restore to stock NC

Unfortunately, I'm having problems with the restore to stock file (v.1.0.0). I used ROM Manager to run the file off of the uSD card. It seemed to load okay, but when the Nook restarted, it was not factory state and was still rooted, since the setting up a Google account showed up first.

CWM was removed and I did the 8 times reset to factory, and I got the option to go back to factory, but after I selected and it ran, my Nook was still rooted.

I then loaded the B&N 1.0.1 software and ran Autonooter again, but when I tried to enter in my gmail account into, it failed to recognize it.

Any help to really get my Nook to factory state so I can go through a fresh rooting process?

Unfortunately, my problems started after installing "She's a Screamer." After loading the ROM, it kept on rebooting, trying to get it back to factory state.
[Nook Color Android Development] straby187:
You have to delete /system and /data. The x8 reboot erases /system and hold N while booting erases data.
[Nook Color Android Development] Bugaboo75:
So on the 9th boot, press Power + N to erase the data?
[Nook Color Android Development] straby187:
I would wipe data first but you could wait until factory reset is done power off then wipe data
[Nook Color Android Development] samuelhalff:
Wait, this isn't right.

I must distinguish between the 8 failed boots restore (/system) and and power+n reset (/data).

Both are required, but you must start with 8 failed boots. Both resets are DIFFERENT!

But forget all this!

I've worked on my .zips and realized restore data isn't at all necessary. I've just updated my post with a new file, v. 1.0.1.

What you need to do: Go to CWR, format /data and /system. Then flash v.1.0.1 file.

Then reboot, no need to go through 8 failed reset and power+n anymore.

Tell me if it works. Thank you.

Sam
[Nook Color Android Development] samuelhalff:
Yes. You could. But you can also go to "choose zip file from sdcard.."
[Nook Color Android Development] Bugaboo75:
Thanks Sam & Straby. My Nook is back to factory settings! Now back to re-rooting...
[Nook Color Android Development] MissKristine:
We have 2 nooks in the house, both running 1.0.1 and both rooted the same way, but they act differently in certain situations.... so im not sure exactly how yours will respond, but here is what my husbands did:

Do the 8 failed boots. My husbands reinstalled instantly upon inturrupting the 8th boot (my nook had to be powered back on after the 8th failed boot and upon restart went into reinstall)

Either way, your nook should boot back into the rooted state with all your books and stuff still in the memory.

Then i went into erase and deregister. It wiped the memory and flashed back to factory everything. Was like the day he took it out of the box. If you can't get to the erase and deregister screen, power the device off and then do the power+n button combo. Should do the same thing

You can find the instructions i used at nookdevs
[Nook Color Android Development] samuelhalff:
That's correct. Your husband did a /system restore first (8 failed boots) and then a /data format by resetting the NC. The books were saved on the uSD, that's why there were unharmed.
[Nook Color Android Development] straby187:
Every time I click on 1.0.1 it is a different size?!?
[Nook Color Android Development] samuelhalff:
HOLY COW. Something went wrong here, so sorry. Somehow I'm uploading 1.0.1 again. Please wait 10-15 minutes for it to finish. Don't know how that happened...

Thanks straby for pointing that out. Removed the link temporarily. Will be up in a 7 minutes.
[Nook Color Android Development] MissKristine:
Technically, i did it all. Im the nerd in the family :) he just wants to play angry birds
[Nook Color Android Development] 10equals2:
So... any time frame on the 1.0.1? I need to restore and was wondering If I should wait for 1.0.1 or if I should just go all the way back to stock and start completely over.

I appreciate all of your work! Thank you!
[Nook Color Android Development] samuelhalff:
v. 1.0.1 should work now.
[Nook Color Android Development] 10equals2:
Oh, sweet thanks. Now i just have to fix my computer or try to let this thing download 165mb on my book.
[Nook Color Android Development] philburkhardt:
I am currently boot looping at the "Touch the future of reading" screen, and can't boot into recovery.

I can't get it to completely power down, it just keeps looping and won't respond to the power button.

Any ideas what I can do?
[Nook Color Android Development] heiff:
I can boot into recovery...but I can't mount the SD card. Is there something I'm missing here?

I just get:

E:failed to mount /sdcard (No such file or directory)

Error mounting /sdcard!

Trying any option that involves the SD card gives similar results.

I'm at a loss as to what to do from here...help!

EDIT: I reformatted the SD card from the nook "settings" menu...and now CWR works as it should! Thank you for this, it's a big help for me to be able to start over like this!
[Nook Color Android Development] chrismoo:
Are there any serial/license/config issues or are these images for restoring from the recovery?

Good to know there are some ways back from the dead!
[Nook Color Android Development] philburkhardt:
I worked it out.

I just installed Nookie FroYo. Now I am restoring my backup from this morning. Whew!!!
[Nook Color Android Development] gtkansan:
You installed nookie Froyo, or you are running it from the SD?

I can't get into recovery, land running nookie froyo from SD gives me an error in rom manager that it won't work without SD.

Is there a restore zip somewhere that I can just image onto a card, shove in, and it'll wipe everything? I'm sovused to the ruu. From HTC devices that all of this is soooo much more complicated.
[Nook Color Android Development] philburkhardt:
I have it running from the SD card. Which ultimately did nothing for me. I can't install ROM manager either, and I can't get ADB to see my nook.

Nookie Froyo from the SD card is all I can do right now. Anyone know how to get Clockwork recovery to boot off the SD card?
[Nook Color Android Development] philburkhardt:
Do you know how I would go about flashing CWM in Nookie Froyo? Don't I need to already have a working recovery to flash something?