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[Nook Color General] nootered:
What these steps will do:

This will remove anything that you currently have on your system, including CWM. It returns your nook back to a stock 1.0.1 unit and ready for registering. I give credit to both of the OP's of the mentioned threads, I just wanted to compile an easy step-by-step guide for those who may be struggling.

I may sound like a tool, but I am actually quite tech-savvy, and by the looks of it, there are several others suffering a bit too. So I thought I would post a very basic and easy to follow step by step:

1. Shut down NC

2. Remove SD card from NC and insert it in your card reader on the computer

3. Download Bootable Clockwork SD image here : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=922870&highlight=cwm

4. Use WinImage to install the image to your SDcard (Download WinImage here: http://www.winimage.com/download.htm)

To install the .img file to your SDCard using WinImage please follow these steps:

1. Download WinImage from the link above, and install it on your machine.

2. Open WinImage

3. Insert your SDCard into the card reader

4. Select "Restore virtual hard disk image" from the "Disk" menu

5. Select your SDCard

6. Select the Image that you downloaded from the above link

7. Add the Zip file to the computer as well

8. Once complete insert the SDCard into your NC

9. Reboot NC​

5. Also download and save the NC 1.0.1 complete from here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=914690&highlight=cwm

6. Copy the zip file to your SD card as well

7. Insert SD into the NC

8. Turn on NC

It will now boot into the CWM, and you need to format both the system and data on it before your flash. THIS IS IMPERATIVE!

To perform the formats follow these steps:

1. select "mounts and storage"

2. select "format system"

3. Confirm format

4. select "format data"

5. Confirm format

6. Continue with steps below​

Once you have formatted the system and the data under the "mounts and storage" section of CWM continue with:

9. Select "install zip from SD card"

10. Select "choose zip from SD card"

11. Select the nook 1.0.1 file

11. Confirm install and wait for it to continue

This takes about 5 minutes in total. When completed you will have a 1.0.1 stock nook like you bought it from the store. THIS WILL REMOVE CWM as well!

To move in the CWM program you use your Volume +\- keys and the "n" button to confirm. To go back use the Power button.

I don't mean to steal any thunder from the folks who put the aforementioned links together, I just felt like there wasn't a dummy proof way to get your nook back to stock quickly and easily.

DISCLAIMER : You are following these steps at your own risk, and I am not responsible if your nook color explodes and bricks, or turns into a transformer and kills your family.
[Nook Color General] BugsBunny891:
very nice. quick and to the point.
[Nook Color General] Dizmatic:
Good stuff. Always good to have easy step-by-step instructions.
[Nook Color General] eyecrispy:
What is WinImage? Does it accomplish the same thing that "dd" does?
[Nook Color General] nootered:
"WinImage is a fully-fledged disk-imaging suite for easy creation, reading and editing of many image formats and file systems"

It allows you to take an .img and apply it to an SD card for example. As far as "dd" yes you can accomplish the same thing. If you are on Windows using WinImage is much more user friendly, though.

You can download it from here: http://www.winimage.com/download.htm
[Nook Color General] eyecrispy:
Thanks. I wonder if there is a Mac equivalent. We don't run Windows at this house.
[Nook Color General] nootered:
For Mac you can just use the built-in Disk Utility to do the same thing.
[Nook Color General] kar_:
I would elaborate a bit more on step 8 through 11. Just pre-emptive for some question that surely will arise by some users.
[Nook Color General] yeah right:
Will this work on Nooks with the new update? Kind of bummed that I didn't get one before they updated the firmware. If it does that would be how to root,by downgrading?
[Nook Color General] damngood98:
never used winimage before, several options seem available. could someone add a little detail please & thanks :confused:
[Nook Color General] nootered:
Yes, this will work on any firmware currently available.
[Nook Color General] nootered:
1. Download WinImage from the link above, and install it on your machine.

2. Open WinImage

3. Insert your SDCard into the card reader

4. Select "Restore virtual hard disk image" from the "Disk" menu

5. Select your SDCard

6. Select the Image that you downloaded from the above link

7. Add the Zip file to the computer as well

8. Once complete insert the SDCard into your NC

9. Reboot NC
[Nook Color General] nootered:
Updated, thanks for your input.
[Nook Color General] yeah right:
Nice! Thanks. Ill be getting one soon!
[Nook Color General] kuyote:
So after running it a 2nd time, It's now working. Thanks!
[Nook Color General] nootered:
Great, glad it worked out for you!

How do I go about getting this stickied? I think it is a good idea, and it would prevent a lot of "I think I bricked my NC" threads from coming up in the future.
[Nook Color General] MXIIA:
I did this, step by step, exactly as you have it described and my Nook is still not booting.

The only difference I had was using a 1.1.0 image. I'm going to try a 1.0.1 image, if that doesn't work... I'm going to be quite angry...

Would you mind telling me what the file system of the SD card should look like?

I'm loading Clockwork fine, and everything appears to be working, it says that it installed the .zip (of 1.1.0) but it still does not boot (with or without the SD card in)

EDIT: I used 1.0.1 and it worked perfectly...

THANK YOU SO MUCH!
[Nook Color General] nootered:
Your welcome. Now, install AutoNooter 2.12.25, and then Flash with Decadence's new 1.1.0 Pre-Rooted and you are set.
[Nook Color General] Arbelzapf:
I still seem to be stuck there. I'll try to redownload the 1.0.1 zip and replace it, but I assume it's the same that was already in the nookie emmc image

Nope, it's still dead
[Nook Color General] eyecrispy:
Ok, I need some help. I am running this on a mac. I dd the CWM image to my SD card and it will boot CWM off the SD just fine. What I can't do is copy the 1.0.1 zip on to the same SD as per your instructions.

What do I do to get that zip on there so I can flash it after going into CWM?
[Nook Color General] rumplestilts:
Updated for those running Parallels on OSX

Found that WinImage didn't recognize my microSD card in Parallels no matter what I did. Looking through some other posts I found mention of Win32DiskImager and that app did the trick. I used the "8gb clockwork 3.0.1.0" image file and, after it was imaged to the card, I dropped in the "nookcolor_1_4_3_signed.zip" file. Then I followed the rest of the instructions.

Do note that the installation of the "nookcolor...zip" file took a while so be patient (and be sure you have the nook plugged into power if it's not completely charged). When it's done and you reboot the unit, be sure to remove the card (of course). I found the reboot command in the clockwork resulted in a "shutdown" (or just a total power off?). I held in the power button for about 5-8 seconds and saw the screen flash and then let go of the button. The rest of the boot process was virgin nook. (I can't believe I can write that in potentially mixed company.)

Bottom line: Thanks to nootered and others who provided guidance in this thread.

By the way: I restored the nook color as I am giving it to a non-techie relative. I bought the HD+ yesterday at a B&N brick/mortar store for $149 (32GB, new). Heck of a sale. They may have more. Can't be found online.
[Nook Color General] amoromete:
To Leapinlar

Hi! I must tell you that I admire your work a lot .

BUT... here is my situation:

I bought a nook color two years ago, but i was very disappointed by the BN reserved partition, which i consider to be too large. SO:

1. I rooted the device using manualnooter-5.08.20.apps2sd.block_updates.zip

2. I flashed encore_CM72-MiRaGe-09302012 and then gapps-gb-20110828-signed.

3. I changed the partitions to 1g-5g instead of 5g-1g.

The device works somehow fine, but it seems to me now that I better return to stock. I found your modified package nookcolor_1_4_3_signed that can be flashed with CWM. Can I use it, or I have to follow http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=931720?

AND... If I return to stock, the partitions will change back to how they were?

PLEASE, if you have some spare time, explain me the best way to return to stock.

THANK YOU!
[Nook Color General] leapinlar:
Just do what I said in the earlier post (item A15 in my thread). Returning to stock does not effect the partition size. They will remain the same as you last had them.
[Nook Color General] BBsAmazon:
Several links broken

Hi,

I'd like to try the steps, and I realize it's 2015 and not 2011, but the links pointing to to.us are broken. They no longer exist. Any help here would be appreciated.

Thanks!

BBsAmazon

Nancy
[Nook Color General] leapinlar:
Go to my NC tips thread linked in my signature and follow item A15.
[Nook Color General] BBsAmazon:
Several Links Broken

Hi,

Well, we found another site with the needed files, and absolutely *nothing* works. But, thank you very kindly for your assistance.

BBsAmazon
[Nook Color General] RockinRita:
Are there any ways to unroot and return to stock without using an SD? I don't have a spare SD and plan to give my NC to a friend's daughter after I return to stock and update it to the latest version. My friend's daughter is special needs and loves her mom's kindle so her mom asked if (since I'm not using it anymore) I would be willing to give my NC to her daughter so she can have her own e-reader.

Thanks in advance for any help!
[Nook Color General] leapinlar:
There is one way, but only if you kept stock recovery on internal memory. Go to my NC Tips thread linked in my signature and look for the 8 failed boot procedure. If you replaced stock recovery with CWM or TWRP you are out of luck and must use an SD.
[Nook Color General] RockinRita:
thanks. I'll check it out
[Nook Color General] laidbackcloud:
can someone help me out? i have a nook color and i want to revert back to stock. the links at first page do not work, can anyone upload the necessary links i need to flash back to stock? i am on cm11 and cwm v6.0.4.8
[Nook Color General] leapinlar:
Go to my NC Tips thread linked in my signature and follow item A15. All the links should work there. But note that you may have to use an older version of cwm,.
[Nook Color General] MXIIA:
Use the exact one that he used in his post, (OP/TC) I trued the prerooted 1.1.0 and it didn't work, you can just restore to 1.0.1, then root, that's what I did.

How big is your SD Card? It's just a simple drag and drop. If you're on Windows, go to My Computer and load the SD card, probably renamed BOOT by the flashing. If you're on a Unix based OS it's a similar process. Places -> Computer -> SD Card
[Nook Color General] eyecrispy:
8gb. it won't let me move the zip over. says not enough space after i do the dd.
[Nook Color General] nootered:
There is something not right there, or you are missing a step.

Are you following exactly as the steps are listed? Are you using WinImage or something else?

Do you have another SD card to try?
[Nook Color General] eyecrispy:
I'm on a mac so not using winimage. i was just using the dd command.
[Nook Color General] nootered:
I would try and format the SD card when in the computer, make sure that it is FAT32, and then start over again. Something isn't being done right. I have tested this on three Nook Colors, and it works perfectly. I am also using a Mac, and a Windows machine.
[Nook Color General] nootered:
And you are following these dd steps exactly:

http://www.nookdevs.com/Nookie_FroYo:_Burning_a_bootable_SD_card

Except of course you are using the 1.0.1 image first. Then moving on to the root, and finally the rooted 1.1.0, correct?
[Nook Color General] eyecrispy:
I've reformatted the sd many times using FAT32. When i dd the image over using "dd if=cwm_128mb.img of=/dev/disk1 bs=1m", it is fine and i can boot CWM but my laptop isn't letting me copy the zip over because not sufficient space.

So then I tried to partition the sd into two partitions. The dd worked and i was able to copy the zip to the second partition, but now my NC won't boot to the sd.
[Nook Color General] Arbelzapf:
Well, as I said, that didn't fix it. I'll try to go the adb route now, though I'd really have preferred restoring with CWM

EDIT: Damn..."adb devices" doesn't show anything when I'm inside CWM. I'm following this guide here:

http://mrm3.net/2011/01/24/113/

Adb was working before. Heck, I was rebooting the nook via adb when it got bricked. What do I do?
[Nook Color General] Quilombo:
How do you access the SD drive after running WinImage? After loading the img file, the disk drive is now longer accessible. Err: Drive is not accessible bec of an I/O error. Any thoughts anyone? thanks in adv
[Nook Color General] nootered:
I don't believe that that you can partition it, and use it for a boot drive, but I could be wrong. The way that the nook "sees" it at least.

Do you have another SD card to try? I just want to rule out all possibilities, as I know this works flawlessly when performed right, and used with working hardware.
[Nook Color General] damngood98:
1st time i tried this i forgot to take out the sdcard and booted back into clockwork. have tried 3 more times. i am following the steps correctly, making sure the system and data are formated prior to flashing the zip file.

it is when trying to register the nook that i am having trouble. my password for my wifi is correct, i see that it connects but it won't connect when registering. i am told to contact customer service and my only options are to look at the device or power off. when i power off, i am still seeing a grey bar at the top of the nook that says "android system" which it was already doing before i tried any of this in the first place.

for the record, i bought this used and this is what has happened to me from the get go. i have been unable to connect to wifi to register even though it says there is a good connection. and the grey android bar has always been there when i power it down.

is there any advice someone might have for me?
[Nook Color General] eyecrispy:
It's not the sd card. After I dd the CWM image, it says my 8gb card only has 119mb available. I'm not sure why though. Any ideas?
[Nook Color General] Quilombo:
Well I answered my own question and realized I wasnt unzipping the file all the way down to the .img which is what made the sd card unavail to use. All good now and back to stock. Now, re-register and re-unroot. Thanks for this guide, real ez
[Nook Color General] Quilombo:
Now, I am stuck in a boot loop, install failed, any ideas?
[Nook Color General] queseyo:
I have the same problem, says 114mb free of 118mb (Transend 8gb class6 card) and cannot add the zip file to the sd. I tried formatting the sd and writing the image again but the same happens. Anybody knows a way to make this space bigger when writing the image?
[Nook Color General] Adamantane:
I had this issue at first. Then I noticed I was trying to use the "clm_128mb.img" instead of the "clm_1gb.img" file. Using "clm_128.img" will make your SD card show up with about 129mb of space if I remember correctly, whereas the 1gb version has plenty of room to copy the .zip

Maybe you've tried this, but if it turns out to be the problem, the link to the 1gb is right above the 128mb in the monster root thread. Good Luck.
[Nook Color General] NikolaiT:
Can I flash this over 1.1.0?
[Nook Color General] nootered:
Yes, if you follow each step you can flash it over anything. But take note that everything you currently have is GONE.

As far those who are only getting the smaller sized card readout, I would try formatting the card with HP Format Tool :http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=197

And then try again.
[Nook Color General] NikolaiT:
Thank You. Also, if you have an android phone, you can format your sd card back to its original size.
[Nook Color General] MattG999:
thank you

My Nook was in a boot loop and I tried a few of the posted ways to fix and nothing worked.

THIS did, thank you.

Matt
[Nook Color General] queseyo:
My nook was working fine with autonooter until it decided to re install the 1.0.1 update and now its not B&N registered, can´t access market,etc.

I´ve been using the HP format tool all along, the sdcard goes back to 8gb, the issue arises when writing the image. Would adding the zip file before writing the image be possible?

I can not find the "clm_1gb.img" file, can someone post a link to the file please?
[Nook Color General] Quilombo:
Queseyo, are you extracting the file all the way down to the .img? I remember I had to unzip the file twice to get to the .img and then was able to write it to the sd card. Once you write the .img file to the sd card, you should be able to now add the zip file to it. Adding the zip file and then write the image will do you no good. When writing the img file, the sd card will be formatted. Use winzip and extract to your desktop and make sure the file on your desktop is a img file type.

Btw, this is an excellent post. It helped me to restore my nook to stock and re-root it. All that just to changed the gmail account.
[Nook Color General] queseyo:
Quilombo, yes I am using winzip and extracting all the way to the .img, I even tried it in the nook and clockwork was working.
[Nook Color General] queseyo:
Found the "clm_1gb.img" file in this link http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=922870&highlight=cwm

and it worked.

Now I am back to stock thanks to this thread. I found heliosue post clarifications helpful. Back to rooting I guess.

Thanks everybody.
[Nook Color General] nootered:
Is this the file you are downloading : http://legacyschool.us.to/nookdev/clockwork/clockwork_1gb-0.4.tar.gz

If not, that is the one you should be using.
[Nook Color General] nootered:
Glad you figured it out. Notice that the link you posted in the exact link in my thread at the beginning ... yes? ;)
[Nook Color General] queseyo:
It is, I was blinded by my own stupidity.
[Nook Color General] damngood98:
are you guys still doing the 8 boot reset or anything afterwards? something from android is still being left over when my nook boots down after doing this :confused:
[Nook Color General] nootered:
No, no reboots are needed. If you are formatting both system and data, you shouldn't have to.
[Nook Color General] damngood98:
After doing this and trying to register the nook, I'm unable to do so. Wifi connection is fine but I have to turn the nook off. When I do that there is a grey bar at the top that says "android system". So something is still leftover that I'm not getting rid of. Any suggestions are welcome.
[Nook Color General] nootered:
Please provide a history of what you have performed on your NC, as in what damage of you done? A history will help determine what is currently on there.
[Nook Color General] damngood98:
I bought it used from craigslist. The guy who had it didn't root it properly. When trying to register the nook I get an error message that tells me to contact customer support. I can view"details" or "power down" from here. I've followed instructions from the op, making sure I wipe data & system but the same thing happens regardless. When I power down, I get a black screen with a few icons at the bottom but at the top is a grey bar that says"android system". So it looks like something isn't completely gone from this.
[Nook Color General] samuelhalff:
I'm glad everyone is taking benefit from my work. Just don't forget this post is a duplicate of mine. I'm not sure creating a new thread, thus segregating similar knowledge, is such a good idea. All the info contained here can be found on my thread.

And, don't mean to be rude, but nootered seems to be taking a lot of credit for this. I'm not sure this should be.. sorry.

Anyway, what's important is that people can find a way out of their misery.. happy for you..
[Nook Color General] nootered:
I take no credit for the material at all, I just simplified it. There was virtually no EXACT step by step on how to do what is covered here. I linked all of the appropriate information to the appropriate threads. Have I not?

How is helping out the community a bad thing? I couldn't care less about credit, I care about people being able to experience and use their devices. Don't you?

Don't mean to be rude? Too late, you were.

Please show me the thread that is already created that shows the exact step by step guide that I have posted on the first page, and I will be happy to remove the thread.
[Nook Color General] samuelhalff:
Wait a minute. You're way out of line here. You created a thread which totally depends on mine (in the general thread when it's a dev subject) without asking my permission. If you had read the forum rules you would know that permission is required before doing such a thing.

You're right on one thing, credit is really not an issue here. What is, on the other hand, is that people who do not understand my original thread should not be messing with any of this (CWR, etc). And if they really need to, that means they should start reading some threads before messing up their NC anymore than they already have, and if people did take the time to read threads exhaustivly, a lot of harm would be avoided.. Writing something as simple as you did basically sends out the message "go on, try messing with your NC, you can always repair it with this". I do not approve of this. And having created the file that your thread is sending to, I can't understand how it turns out that I wasn't consulted in the first place. When I said that I didn't mean to be rude, I was being very polite. I can't honestly believe that you would have such an attitude in answering to my post. Next time, think twice about using such language towards the guy who apparently helped you recover you NC and from whom you took the work to make your own little thread without asking him. Even if it links to mine. It still dosen't make it right as long as no permission has been granted. Please do not answer to this post.There's no point in making a dump of this thread. Please use PM for any further replies.

If people need information on how to use my file, please post a message in my thread. But before that, READ! All this is out there, if you take the time, everything should become very clear...

All the best, Sam.
[Nook Color General] robedney:
Thanks tons -- it worked. I had to extract the Clockworks file twice (in other words, extract the download, and then extract the resulting file) before it appeared as an image file. You might also add, for those of us plodding along in the dark, that once you plug the usb cable in and it lights up you won't see anything else happening until it reboots. It's a little unnerving to stair at a black screen.

Thanks to all of you who figured this stuff out!!!
[Nook Color General] jackspank:
Had a perfectly fine rooted 1.1.0 NC, installed CWR from appstore and somehow hosed my NC when trying to make a backup. Sine then getting boot loop.

Followed this thread and samuelhaff's. Downloaded samuelhalff's zips and the monster rootpack. Formatted system and data. Samuelhalff's 1.0.1 failed to install. Gets past the intro screen then says error in zip (status 0). Checked the MD5 and it was identical. Tried 1.0.0. And that worked!

Performed the double resets (8 boots first) and power + N. And am back to stock 1.0.0 (fingers crossed). EXCEPT I'm not. First boot says it updated to 1.0.1 in the notification area. Couldn't have happened over wireless, wasn't long enough.

Anyhow, going to update to 1.1.0 anyway and hope for the best.

It should be said that new subscribers can't publish in the dev threads, so this thread is actually quite useful as a place for us to talk newb.

----Updated to 1.1.0 and new root is working fine. thanks to sam and peeps for the tips on how to restore back to stock!
[Nook Color General] beaton3344:
Thank YOU

This worked perfect was going crazy to fix this damn nook.... You saved me from my wife killing me.. LOL....