Good morning, all ---
I'm coming to you with the certain knowledge that you can help this newbie resurrect a NC. Assuming you have the time to do so, would you please?
Some background:
In preparation for an overseas trip, I started looking into replacing my dead Sony Reader. I also was dreaming about an Android equivalent to the iPad. About a month ago, I found out about NC's hidden capabilities. As a rabid Droid fan, I knew this was exactly what I was looking for, and at a darn good price, so I bought it. Following the great instructions on the NC Forum, I successfully rooted my NC and installed my favorite apps, resulting in what was basically a big-screen DroidX that didn't make calls. I was thrilled!
The bricking:
Fast-forward to the day we were leaving for our trip. On the shuttle to O'Hare, I used the NC to pass the time solving a Sudoku puzzle, then turned off the screen when we got to the airport. Once at the gate, I pressed the "n" button to wake it up and nothing happened. I tapped the power button, and nothing happened. I did a long-press of the power button - nothing. I plugged it in (even though I knew it was fully charged) and turned on the power - nothing. I decided to leave it plugged in a little while and try again, and I came back to find it had booted up to the "n" screen on its own. Excited, I tried to get it to do more, but it was stuck on the "n" screen. Despite numerous attempts, I got nowhere but frustrated. At our next layover, I worked on it again and realized it wouldn't even turn on without being plugged in. When plugged in, the "n" on the USB cord was a constant green, but if I held the power button in for 10 seconds, it would briefly turn orange. The NC would still not power on properly, regardless of what I did, instead it would sometimes turn itself on later as long as it was still plugged in, stopping on the "n" screen.
The revival attempts:
While overseas, I had a few opportunities to connect my Droid X to WiFi, so I spent what time I could pouring over the NC Forum looking for answers. I did not have my laptop with me, so my options were limited. I continued to fiddle with the NC, which still would only power on randomly and only while plugged in. At some point, I thought I had stumbled onto the solution because it booted to the Android screen. Hooray! Not so fast. Now it just paints the android-symbol-and-name screen over and over. Aargh! The NC will still not turn on unless plugged in, and I can't get it past the android screen loop.
What I need:
I guess the best thing for me is to get the NC back to its factory image and start over. If a re-rooting doesn't work properly after that, I'll revert it and try to exchange it since the micro USB port on the NC is touchy. I read the thread about uninstalling CWR and resetting to stock image, but I never got to the point of installing CWR. I did make a backup at some point (using ?? app), but I don't remember doing a stock backup before I did the root. (I'm not sure it was in the instruction set I followed. Or maybe I just don't remember doing it).
Many thanks in advance for reading all of this. I tried to be as thorough as I could, tho it looks like I wrote a bloomin' novel. Any and all suggestions and help are much appreciated.
melrowgo
I'm coming to you with the certain knowledge that you can help this newbie resurrect a NC. Assuming you have the time to do so, would you please?
Some background:
In preparation for an overseas trip, I started looking into replacing my dead Sony Reader. I also was dreaming about an Android equivalent to the iPad. About a month ago, I found out about NC's hidden capabilities. As a rabid Droid fan, I knew this was exactly what I was looking for, and at a darn good price, so I bought it. Following the great instructions on the NC Forum, I successfully rooted my NC and installed my favorite apps, resulting in what was basically a big-screen DroidX that didn't make calls. I was thrilled!
The bricking:
Fast-forward to the day we were leaving for our trip. On the shuttle to O'Hare, I used the NC to pass the time solving a Sudoku puzzle, then turned off the screen when we got to the airport. Once at the gate, I pressed the "n" button to wake it up and nothing happened. I tapped the power button, and nothing happened. I did a long-press of the power button - nothing. I plugged it in (even though I knew it was fully charged) and turned on the power - nothing. I decided to leave it plugged in a little while and try again, and I came back to find it had booted up to the "n" screen on its own. Excited, I tried to get it to do more, but it was stuck on the "n" screen. Despite numerous attempts, I got nowhere but frustrated. At our next layover, I worked on it again and realized it wouldn't even turn on without being plugged in. When plugged in, the "n" on the USB cord was a constant green, but if I held the power button in for 10 seconds, it would briefly turn orange. The NC would still not power on properly, regardless of what I did, instead it would sometimes turn itself on later as long as it was still plugged in, stopping on the "n" screen.
The revival attempts:
While overseas, I had a few opportunities to connect my Droid X to WiFi, so I spent what time I could pouring over the NC Forum looking for answers. I did not have my laptop with me, so my options were limited. I continued to fiddle with the NC, which still would only power on randomly and only while plugged in. At some point, I thought I had stumbled onto the solution because it booted to the Android screen. Hooray! Not so fast. Now it just paints the android-symbol-and-name screen over and over. Aargh! The NC will still not turn on unless plugged in, and I can't get it past the android screen loop.
What I need:
I guess the best thing for me is to get the NC back to its factory image and start over. If a re-rooting doesn't work properly after that, I'll revert it and try to exchange it since the micro USB port on the NC is touchy. I read the thread about uninstalling CWR and resetting to stock image, but I never got to the point of installing CWR. I did make a backup at some point (using ?? app), but I don't remember doing a stock backup before I did the root. (I'm not sure it was in the instruction set I followed. Or maybe I just don't remember doing it).
Many thanks in advance for reading all of this. I tried to be as thorough as I could, tho it looks like I wrote a bloomin' novel. Any and all suggestions and help are much appreciated.
melrowgo