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  • Hey @huskermania! I've used your walkthrough before and I know it works perfectly but now most of the links no longer work. Would you mind updating them? Thanks.

  • most of these links are outdated or broken. please fix this!

  • Do you do a video in which you can root the nook color to a sd card and still leave nook os intact?

  • Nook Color restore link says, "Erreur 404 Le document demandé n'existe pas!" Which looks like, error 404, this document doesn't exist!

  • if you get the error formatting data you need to have the latest version of clockwork mod which is 3. 2. 0. 1 currently.. if you get to the install from zip and it says its (bad) then you need to go to the xda developers site and look for Dizzy Dens post on feb 22 and download the appropriate one for your needs. The 1st works for full restore to stock. this video tutorial is handy, he just needs to post the updated links

  • Also, the Win32DiskImager file returns the following:

    Lost something?

    This page does not exist, or you may not have permission to see it.

    That's two of four files missing...is there another way to unroot that doesn't need those two?

  • The "Nook Color Restore File" link is dead. When you click it, you're told that the file/page does not exist. HELP! :)

  • I am having the exact same problem. Help!!!!

  • I did everything correctly then when I got to turning on my Nook and going through the setup, I signed in but it said there was a problem and I had to restart it. please help?

  • Worked perfectly. Great instructions.

  • Thanks bro. GO BIG RED

  • Alex, thank you so much for this video!! It worked so well, thank you for giving us "non-techies" a chance to fix our nooks!

  • thanks, got a error mess. from install cm7. thought it was bricked

  • when i finished it it wont turn off it will to the n but it wont finish

  • just worked for me!!! thanks

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  • Win32 disk imager link is broken.

  • formatting data error!!! what do I do?

  • i followed ur steps verbatim and this isnt working i used all ur links and followed all ur steps and now because my nook is saying error formating data im stuck

  • wtf it still keeps on saying error formatting data

  • Awesome! Worked PERFECTLY!

  • @KittyKatRaar

    my screen gets stuck on the nook video, like the touch screen isn't working

  • Thank you very much. I had troubles with Cyanogen Mod 7 running apps, I think due to newer Android versions required. When I used the powere button technique to revert back to B&N it hung up. This method worked nicely. Next step will be to try to use a newer Android platform running side by side. Thanks again. Nice job. JMK

  • everything worked except im stuck on nook color by barnes and noble it will pretend to load and then blink and start the same thing again! idk what to do i was trying to root it but now i just want it back to normal!

  • Thanks! It worked fine.

  • MINECRAFT

  • awesome tutorial

    

  • I did everything, put my sd card in my nook, followed all the steps, it turns on, but gets stuck on the nook color page and won't go any further! I've tried doing the process again, I've tried turning it on by holding down the power and nook button and nothing. In the clockwork setup I did have an error on formatting the data, but that happened when I was rooting too. Please HELP!!!

  • @sarasteroni

    me too. after trying the orginal rooting cyanogen 7 method, i ended up having to repartition the /data (google search xda dev ) and then run the information in this video.

    still stuck and wondering...

  • The cake was a lie.

  • I have successfully inrooted my Nook Color, thanks for the great video!!

  • Thank you so much, I just unrooted my nook today!

  • my screen is unresponsive to my touch PLEASE HELP ME

  • I was able to finish the download onto the nook...but the screen keeps blinking so I can do anything about it mostly. =( please help me in this situation

  • links wont work

    

  • cool minecraft background

  • This video is a favorite on Asmara

  • mine says it cant mount sd card

  • hey! im trying to do it but there was a step where my computer or better yet the Win32 didnt show me the 3 dots but a folder and i had to do it all over so that i placed the clock work into a folder piont it i did everything and at the end when i was supposed to pick the nook file on the sd card it said it couldnt

    any help would be greatly appreciated....

  • can u do this while charging

  • dude you are super fun awesome guy. I really needed this. and you made it uber simple. Gracias Amigo

  • @xxAtsuyaxx Yeah, i did everything in this video above^^ and ima message you a link to a video of what i did next. the comment box wont let me post the link here.

  • i did this and and cant click anything. the bottons work (except the volume isnt the same as when i first got it) like normal but the screen wont respond to my touch. Help!!

  • HELP! Unrooted successfully, but my computer will not read it! Help!!!

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  • my data wont fromat HELP ME!!!!!!!!

    

  • @TheDabomb777 @tonydraper1992

    Here's a couple things.

    1) Google 1gb_clockwork-3.2.0.1-eyeballe­­r.zip. This is the latest update for Clockwork Mod. The one he has is out of date. It won't matter that it's for 1GB and your SD card is larger than that.

    2) The Nook Color restore file he has in his info is also out of date. It won't work for the 3.0, you'll need to google a restore for your current version.

    It should work if you follow his steps. He just doesn't have the updated software.

  • my data wont format and i serioulsy cant figure out what to read or do?????? HELPPPPP

  • my thing keeps saying error formatting /data !

  • @AshleyCheewah I had the same problem. The mistake I made was I unzipped the nook-complete-restore download and copied that folder onto the SD card. Once I copied the nook-complete-restore zip onto the SD card, it worked fine. Hope this helps

  • Im having problem wit my its saying " Error formatting / data "....! "

  • @chevonsmurf

    you have to repartition the /data folder

    google Repartitioning the NC back to 1GB/data, 5GB/media

    and then following the steps in this video

  • Thank you. worked great. And to everyone that made the software used in this unhack.

  • Was thinking about rooting my nook color, but had some doubts. Now I know if I mess up it can still be saved.

    (A question to anyone out there. If I root my nook color, can I still update the firmware? And if not, how do I prevent it from auto updating? My google searches have not come up with useful things...)

  • i have gone through the steps 5 times and it is getting stuck on the "n" screen. any help is greatly appreciated

  • 12:08 to 12:13 so exactly how much time passed? my nc is just staying at that 1 screen

  • @SmokeyBluntRoach nvm cwm 3.2.0.8 fixed my loading issues.

  • You are the absolute best...Thank you so much

  • Ok. After hours of slaving over this, I finally fixed it. Take these following steps:

    1) Download the Nook Restore File in his info

    2) Google 1gb_clockwork-3.2.0.1-eyeballe­r.zip

    Don't worry about it being 1gb, that won't matter.

    3) Follow the rest of his instructions but use the file from the link I posted here and it should work.

  • dude this is the best how to video ever work perfect for me step by step thanks

  • I can't get the root to remove completely. It won't let me register. It gives me an error message and takes me to an black screen with android at the top. SOMEONE PLEASE HELPPP!!!!!

  • Awesome!! worked perfectly. Thank you soo much!

  • I have no app store for my nook color now? Can you please help me and let me know if i missed a step? the magazines i had originally gotten and apps say "Unable to download, this item is not currently available for download to the product you are using" ?

  • You're not going answer any of us are you? I mean you could at least say "I dont know guys, I'm working on it". This "error/formatting data" issue is obviously pretty prevalent which is caused by software you provided us. So you are responsible for some explanation.

  • how long should the nook be at the grey "n" screen? I followed the video and mine seems to be sitting at the "n" screen and not progressing.

  • I followed your video to a T. I did get the data error but kept on going. I got to the sign in screen and now my keyboard will not stay visible. It pops up every once in awhile. Do you know how to fix this?

  • The software let me format everything except data which I get an error message. What can I do. Thanks

  • OMG your user name is the same as mine!! :D

  • I did this on both my wife's and my own nook. Used the same SD card for both and hers worked fine first time around while mine gets an Error 'We are having trouble setting up your Nook color. Tried the 8 boot and the holding down and reflashing and all that but just gets stuck after entering username and password...Any thoughts?

  • Works like a charm. Thanks again.

  • YESSS FINALLY! Thanks a lot, I've been stuck on the grey N boot screen for three hours. I tried the holding volume up, n button, and power button, didn't work. * interrupted shutdowns, didn't work. this way worked for me. thanksss!!

  • Hi All, I just finished successfully getting my nook back to unrooted status and I am so happy. I also had trouble with the error of formatting data. I follor k9style2k'x directions to the T by doing the eight interrupted boots twice. After I did the first eight interrupted boots, I moved on to method 2 of clearing the data but it still didn't work it got stuck on the nook color rainbow scrolling letters. I had to do the eight interrupted boots twice. Afterwards, it worked! Yay!

  • To fix the format data issue: Google Flash back to clean stock ROM - nookDevs

    the eight interrupted Boots has to be done two times in a row

  • My nook says it has 0% internal memory. What can I do? It also gave me an error formatting data. I followed the video step by step.

  • Can you please answer this question everyone is asking as to what to do when there is an Error formatting /data!

    Please and thank you.

  • Excellent! Many, many thanks. I like my rooted NC but my sister didn't care for it and wanted to go back to stock. This did the job perfectly. You da man!!!

  • PLEASE HELP !!!. When I restore my nook color stuck on the screen "Touch the future .... and  next they show (Nook Color by Barnes & Noble )" I try to reboot few time but its doesn't work . Stuck right there. plese help me . thank you.

  • So I just ignored the formatting error, and now its stuck on an infinite boot loop. Its just the nook color by barnes and noble screen, that the light goes across the letters and back. then the screen goes dark and repeats. I have rebooted it 5 times so far, but its still doing it.

  • I need help my nook wont format data..... How do i fix this or change this or whatever????????

    PLEASE HELP

    THANKS

  • @smili3grrl Mine isnt formatting /data either! it just says "Error formatting /data!"

    Please help Huskermania!

  • Has anyone had a problem rroting their nook color? For some reason I can it will not let me format the data and says that there is an error. When I take the SD card out and reboot I just end up getting stuck at the android on the skateboard(with the arrow cirleing him). I can't get past it. Now I want to just restore my nook and and I am having the same problem.I am unable to format the data. I think thats the problem. Can someone help me?

  • @michaellamarche77 OMG me to i so didnt read your reply until after i commented but yea when i click the format data it says error and when i take out the sd card it gets stuck at the n logo. can i just rooted it again will that work?

  • @michaellamarche77 did you ever find out your problem?

  • I kept having problems with the nook complete restore zip. Every time I tried to install it on the rooted nook it would say it couldn't open it and aborted the install. I determined that the file wasn't downloading all the way to my computer. It would only download 117 mb's. So after downloading about ten or fifteen different times it finally loaded all 159 mb's, like was mentioned in the video. It finally worked!

  • WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHEN THE NOOK WONT TURN ON

  • yah the mod link worked must have been updated.

  • Thank you for the video , it worked perfectly. I found that my computer doesnt show things quite like huskermanias and sometimes you have to search for things in your own computer . But my nook color is back and registered again, Thanks, keep up the great video info. Mitch

  • Ahh, so sorry but I can not get the clock work mod link to cooperate. It says opps can not connect to legacy schools. Not sure if its having maintenance now or just been taken down is there an alternate link i can use to get the 2g file. Thanks

  • I had to update the Win32DiskImager in order to get this to work properly. Other than figuring that out - everything worked perfectly! THANKS!

  • any help with "error formating data" seems like everyone is having this problem and then once it boots up its missing all sorts of stuff and is basically unusable

  • will this work if we installed Honeycomb on it

  • nice, worked like a charm, I REEEAAAAALLLY appreciate it, I tried to flash a mod to overclock my nook but it just screwed up my boot and bricked my system, so this helped so much

  • When trying to install the zip at the very end, it aborts

  • after all steps were followed There is not Nook complete restore at the ens Help please

  • after all steps , There is no NOOK COMPLETE RESTORE  Help please

  • Hi,

    I was able to follow you until about 6 minutes in (go to desktop and click on the clockworkmod), but I have windows 7 and I could find the file when I back track under c:/...users/desktop. My Nook Color has been bricked for 6 months and this was the first good help I found. Do you know where I could find the instructions for using Windows 7, by chance? I would truly appreciate your help!

  • I would like to thank you very much for an easy to follow step by step procedures, you made this too easy.

    Thank you for a educational video....

  • @flexoguyaz can you assist me with the same sd card you use to do this. we can work something out 347 612 2331 i need help. willing to pay

  • @mnrocks1997 you can but you would have to re-root it afterwards

    i didn't know that until after my nook updated itself

  • i will pay anyone who can send me a sd card that is ready to root my nook color

    because i keep getting error 8 when trying to write it. my # 347 6122331

  • When I try to format the data it comes up as error formatting data ..... what should I do ? Please Help

  • when i try to format data it comes up as error formatting data..what should i do?

  • @Prechaun45 you must be using Windows 7, try using a MicroSD adapter with a USB Reader, something about the USB write speed with the card adapter.. dont know what it is, but It works when i use a USB card Reader. Good Luck..

  • why it keeps telling me not enough space on sd card when i try to write the clockwork recovery image.please help

  • @Prechaun45 You have to download the correct one. It asks for the type of memory card you have and you select the one with the amount of memory. remember to delete all the other things on SD card

  • My nook just starts up normally when I start it with the SD card inserted. I think I created it correctly -- is there a way to check? But Windows didn't want to eject it after I wrote it, even though it seemed to be done. Any ideas?

  • What about turning it off and on 8 times?

  • Had the issue with the format data error and tried azncutiemee method and got me to the nook color screen. Its been loading and rebooting iin that screen for a while. hopefully it stops and i can use my nook again. thanks for the video and the comments

  • it keeps saying not enough space on sd card. i try 2,4, even a 8gig same message what should i do

  • I been trying this over and over, i keep getting "error formatting date" can anyone help?

  • I did what you said but it is in "loading" mode for 5 minutes now and no more response! Why so long? What do I do now?

  • @SH1PIT thanks. I appreciate the response. Will let you know too if I find a decent working unrooting method.

  • @SH1PIT re-rooted it again and same as u that's the only way I was able to use it again. I wish I can revert back to the store-NOOK.

  • where you able to fix this? I have the same problem

  • @SH1PIT where you able to fix this? I have the same problem

  • I tried rooting the Nook COlor but when it came to formatting data it kept saying Error....now I am trying to unroot it and put it back to stock and it again gives me the same error. I am not sure what I am doing wrong...need help

  • I tried rooting the Nook COlor but when it came to formatting data it kept saying Error....now I am trying to unroot it and put it back to stock and it again gives me the same error. I am not sure what I am doing wrong...

  • Please help. I can get my NC to work ONLY if I shut it down and restart without the microsd card in the slot. It will not recognize the card even after I insert it. I can only shut it down by holding the power and n buttons. When I try to shut down from menus it locks up. Please help.

  • I'm getting an error formatting/data message, how do I fix this. I'm using 1.2 version. Please help

  • FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE HAVING THE " BARNES AND NOBLE LOADING SCREEN ISSUE " AFTER THE *N* SCREEN... DO A FACTORY RESTORE!!!! THIS ISSUE HAPPENED TO ME AND I FACTORY RESTORED AND IT WORKED. THUMBS UP

  • @Madmanka What do you mean a factory restore? Do you mean turn on and off 8 times?

  • i get a data error and also no file found in android or Google

  • Wait WTF even the nook is rootable???

  • You're the man!!!!

    You unbricked my nook!!!

    Thanks so much!

  • Hello! I have a problem.... >.> i cant access my normal nook cool menu. i tried powering it off and then on but it goes to the ROID. >.>

    Please help me restore all of my books!!!

  • @truedemon18 I don't think you can recover your nooks. * Why?* ( This is all based on my knowledge ) Most *RESTORING/UNROOT* means it deletes almsot everything, and it turns back to *FACTORY SETTING*. Im not sure but correct me if im wrong.... PS: If there is a *BACKUP FEATURE* on nook and you backed up it might save all your books and etc....

  • Hmmmm, GLaDOS? I think that happened once, or twice. I can't remember...

  • I restored my nook to it's factory settings and I wanted to update it to 1.2. The problem is that my nook's internal memory is 0%. How can I fix this and make my computer recognized it when I plug it into my computer? Your videos are very helpful and thanks for the links.

  • Please help! I am still getting formatting system error, then when i select data and cache it says error but it says done after boot. I followed the rest of the video after but it didn't work, what should I do?

  • okay i have figured out the not starting up after unrooting just do the factory reset by holding the nook key while turning it on and hold the nook key till it asks you about factory reset and follow directions

  • I like alot of others am getting the error format/data error when i try to root or when i treid to unroot. Now when i turn it on i get the barnes and noble screen reseting.. can you please help with this? thanks

  • how long do you have to wait for the start up screen to show up????? ive been waiting 3 minutes

  • formatting data error. what should I do?

  • It says "Error Formating Data"

    help. :S

  • You know, it's easier to access the ClockworkModRecovery by going to 7-Zip and then select Documents then go Up A Level and find the folder it's in.

  • Cheers mate - easy to understand and worked a treat. Now I have the confidence to keep playing with roms knowing I can always restore to default.

  • worked like a charm, thanks.

  • Now it says "error Formatting system" what should i do???

  • My nook is still on formatting system. How long should this take since it has been on the screen for a long time

  • @Muggle721 try again!

  • Now that I restored my nook it says I have no internal memory ??? does anyone know what to do I just bought this thing yesterday I don't wanna feel like I just wasted 260$

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  • You are the absolute best, I feel like I should be compensating you for these videos. Do you have a donation site?

  • My nook was rooted with Honeycomb on it. When I restored it to factory it seemed to work fine but when I get to the part where it tells me to login I get an error message that says we are unable to set up you nook color. Then it gives me the option to reset it power it off or get device info. Any idea what I could have done or why it would be doing this?

  • @Titans28Nut Same problem - did you ever figure out the solution?

  • I did everything as Alex did in this video (just like the rooting video), and I got the same error both times with the format data error. When I rooted, I couldn't get off the Cyanogen Mod 7 screen (with the android guy on the skateboard), and now that I'm trying to restore, I get to the Nook Color by Barnes and Noble screen, and it looks like it's about to go to a new screen, but it keeps going back to the Nook Color by Barnes and Noble screen. Anybody know what to do? Thanks! Jack

  • @huskermania just wondering, my issue is that for some reason i had a 1gb sd card and i used the 1 gb download, still it did not fit. so i tried zipping that file (for some reason idk why) and i got it messed up on the data formatiing part. it said error. so i got angry and stayed up until 6 am to try to unroot it. now. i have version 1.01 and 1.2 is not installing for some reason even though i have the file in there. and for some reason i have 0 space on my NookColor drive. can u explain?

  • @huskermania or give me a solution to this problem. why would my nook color drive say 0 when be4 it was 1? i know i shouldn't have touched it in the first place.

  • hey how did you type ur password so quickly :o !!

  • i did everything instructed in the video and when i rebooted my nook the screen goes from the touch in the future of reading to the n screen and then back again and it just keeps doing that....help please? :/

  • fantastic

  • if you boot into 1.0.1 and register everything do you automatically get updates? My NC went into installing updates, and just kept doing that over and over. Trying to unbrick once again....

  • THANK YOU SO MUCH YOU UNBRICKED MINE AND SAVED ME 100$ TO GET MINE UNBRICKED!!

  • Just had to ask, Is that a screenshot of Minecraft as your background?

  • i keep trying to writ 2gb image to my sd card but it says not enough room? the file is on 1.75 gb and my card has 1.83 gb? any suggestions?

  • thanks for the vid, also could you pm me about your desktop background? Its awesome.

  • So i continued as the tutorial said without formatting Data and when the nook animation comes it will start and when its about to end it will start again, again,again and i can do nothing to stop it so i turned it off. and i do not know what to do about it any instant help would be highly accepted Thank you

  • I am unrooting cm7 as i type and it came up with error formatting data what should i do?

  • Hey for those with 1.2 NC with the "format data" problem it{s not a big deal. Well, it probably is, however follow the instructions of this video and when you reset data and the error message appears just ignore it and keep going; everything should work fine.

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  • Huskermania,

    When I rooted my NC, I needed to dload the partition files from xda developer due to the error with the "format data" as I have a newer NC. When I went to unroot the NC, I lost the internal storage on the device when I reverted it. I've tried repartitioning with both the 1Gb and 5Gb zip files with and without the format.

    I am going to keep it rooted, but when if I do decide to unroot it in the event that it needs to be returned, how do I restore the internal storage for the NC?

  • @KipnisJ @KipnisJ Did you figure out how to recover the internal storage? Have you tried returning your NC to B&N. Let me know because I am in the same situation here.

  • Huskermania:

    I did everything you said in this video, step by step. It's STILL not working. Everytime I put everything on my SD card and insert it in my Nook Color, and turn it on, it goes into Cyanogen mode and boots up that way. I don't get a "loading screen with two skulls" to go into recovery. I'm SO confused what I'm doing wrong. I've tried a few different things.. still get the "welcome cyanogen" screen. How do I get it to boot into recovery??

  • Thank you SO much!

    

  • I may have missed something...does this work on 1.2 nook color??