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cookie1003

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hi,
i'm stuck with updating my nook hd+ to kitkat.
i seem to have lost the backup rom (i think i formatted the micro-sd that it was on by mistake).
i do not seem to be able to update to any rom as i get an error saying...
E: Can't open / external_sd/cm-11-20140606-nightly-ovation (1).zip
(bad)
installation aborted
it says this with all the roms i tried.
i did get the same problem with my S3 until i found the fusion rom, which worked ok.

ps i am on recovery v6.0.4.5

thanks in advance.
 

leapinlar

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Oct 18, 2006
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hi,
i'm stuck with updating my nook hd+ to kitkat.
i seem to have lost the backup rom (i think i formatted the micro-sd that it was on by mistake).
i do not seem to be able to update to any rom as i get an error saying...
E: Can't open / external_sd/cm-11-20140606-nightly-ovation (1).zip
(bad)
installation aborted
it says this with all the roms i tried.
i did get the same problem with my S3 until i found the fusion rom, which worked ok.

ps i am on recovery v6.0.4.5

thanks in advance.
Try downloading the ROM zip directly to the nook rather than your PC. Sometimes the PC antivirus will corrupt the zip.

Sent from my BN NookHD+ using XDA Premium HD app
 
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cookie1003

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Try downloading the ROM zip directly to the nook rather than your PC. Sometimes the PC antivirus will corrupt the zip.

Sent from my BN NookHD+ using XDA Premium HD app

thanks but how do i do that when all i can do is get into recovery ?
thanks
ive gone through about 5 different roms & all have the same results.
 
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leapinlar

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thanks but how do i do that when all i can do is get into recovery ?
thanks
ive gone through about 5 different roms & all have the same results.
You did not say earlier you could only boot to recovery. You need to go to my HD/HD+ CWM thread linked in my signature and make a new CWM bootable SD per item 1a and flash the plain stock ROM per item 6. That will get you back to like it came out of the box and you can start over.

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cookie1003

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Bad downloads as I said earlier. And v6045 will only install CM11and nothing earlier.

Sent from my BN NookHD+ using XDA Premium HD app

hi,
thanks for the help, can you tell me which of the files i need to unrar onto the active sd card.
it just says (the appropriate set of BOOTFILES).
Which im not sure which ones to use.
thanks again.
 

leapinlar

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hi,
thanks for the help, can you tell me which of the files i need to unrar onto the active sd card.
it just says (the appropriate set of BOOTFILES).
Which im not sure which ones to use.
thanks again.
The file that has the word BOOTFILES in the name and is for your device (HD or HD+).

Sent from my SCH-i705 using XDA Premium HD app
 
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cookie1003

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is it possible to go straight to 4.4.2 or even 4.4.3 from stock & which version of them all would you say is the most stable.
& wheres the best guide to do it.
thanks again.:good:
 

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    hi,
    i'm stuck with updating my nook hd+ to kitkat.
    i seem to have lost the backup rom (i think i formatted the micro-sd that it was on by mistake).
    i do not seem to be able to update to any rom as i get an error saying...
    E: Can't open / external_sd/cm-11-20140606-nightly-ovation (1).zip
    (bad)
    installation aborted
    it says this with all the roms i tried.
    i did get the same problem with my S3 until i found the fusion rom, which worked ok.

    ps i am on recovery v6.0.4.5

    thanks in advance.
    Try downloading the ROM zip directly to the nook rather than your PC. Sometimes the PC antivirus will corrupt the zip.

    Sent from my BN NookHD+ using XDA Premium HD app
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    thanks but how do i do that when all i can do is get into recovery ?
    thanks
    ive gone through about 5 different roms & all have the same results.
    You did not say earlier you could only boot to recovery. You need to go to my HD/HD+ CWM thread linked in my signature and make a new CWM bootable SD per item 1a and flash the plain stock ROM per item 6. That will get you back to like it came out of the box and you can start over.

    Sent from my BN NookHD+ using XDA Premium HD app
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    Thanks you're a life saver.
    Any idea why it won't take an roms ?
    Bad downloads as I said earlier. And v6045 will only install CM11and nothing earlier.

    Sent from my BN NookHD+ using XDA Premium HD app
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    hi,
    thanks for the help, can you tell me which of the files i need to unrar onto the active sd card.
    it just says (the appropriate set of BOOTFILES).
    Which im not sure which ones to use.
    thanks again.
    The file that has the word BOOTFILES in the name and is for your device (HD or HD+).

    Sent from my SCH-i705 using XDA Premium HD app