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[HOW-TO] : Restore Nook Color back to stock EASILY!

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://forum.xda-developers.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://forum.xda-developers.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.

very nice. quick and to the point.

Good stuff. Always good to have easy step-by-step instructions.

What is WinImage? Does it accomplish the same thing that "dd" does?

eyecrispy said:
What is WinImage? Does it accomplish the same thing that "dd" does?
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"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

nootered said:
"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
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Thanks. I wonder if there is a Mac equivalent. We don't run Windows at this house.

For Mac you can just use the built-in Disk Utility to do the same thing.

I would elaborate a bit more on step 8 through 11. Just pre-emptive for some question that surely will arise by some users.

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?
Sent from my ADR6300 using XDA App

never used winimage before, several options seem available. could someone add a little detail please & thanks

yeah right said:
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?
Sent from my ADR6300 using XDA App
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Yes, this will work on any firmware currently available.

damngood98 said:
never used winimage before, several options seem available. could someone add a little detail please & thanks
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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

kar_ said:
I would elaborate a bit more on step 8 through 11. Just pre-emptive for some question that surely will arise by some users.
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Updated, thanks for your input.

Nice! Thanks. Ill be getting one soon!
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So after running it a 2nd time, It's now working. Thanks!

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.

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!

MXIIA said:
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!
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Your welcome. Now, install AutoNooter 2.12.25, and then Flash with Decadence's new 1.1.0 Pre-Rooted and you are set.

MXIIA said:
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!
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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

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?

Easiest way to install the Nook Android App?

I'm running CM7, and I'm Canadian. Whenever I try to install the Nook Android App it says requested item not found. Is there some way I can install this?
I got an SD card with honeycomb on it (I hated it) so I wiped it and install CM7 with apps and I cannot for the life of me get the nook android app back on it like he did (he was American) Does anyone have a trick to get this to work?

Probably the easiest way: (Search how for each of these steps)
Make your SD card bootable with Clockwork Mod Recovery
Download to your PC the .zip file of the ROM you want to install
Place the ROM in the root directory of your SD card
Turn off the Nook and put the card in
Turn on the Nook. It will Boot into Clockwork
Once in Clockwork, Wipe the Cache, Dalvik Cache and Data
Flash the ROM (install the .zip file from the SD card)
When it completes, remove the card and re-boot. (The first boot can take quite a while!)
RECOMMENDED: Also download and install the GoogleApps.zip the same way you installed the ROM
(As I mentioned, you'll have to search for the exact directions for these steps, but that's how I'd do it.

gbeardmore said:
Probably the easiest way: (Search how for each of these steps)
Make your SD card bootable with Clockwork Mod Recovery
Download to your PC the .zip file of the ROM you want to install
Place the ROM in the root directory of your SD card
Turn off the Nook and put the card in
Turn on the Nook. It will Boot into Clockwork
Once in Clockwork, Wipe the Cache, Dalvik Cache and Data
Flash the ROM (install the .zip file from the SD card)
When it completes, remove the card and re-boot. (The first boot can take quite a while!)
RECOMMENDED: Also download and install the GoogleApps.zip the same way you installed the ROM
(As I mentioned, you'll have to search for the exact directions for these steps, but that's how I'd do it.
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I have google apps, I can't download the Nook Android app from the market (I think because I'm Canadian) but I will try your first suggestion thanks!

Now I have to find the nook android app in file form

nonpromqueen said:
Now I have to find the nook android app in file form
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You can find it elsewhere in this site. Try here:
cm_encore_full_teamdesire_tt.RC2-20110407-1700.zip
My current favorite ROM by far!

gbeardmore said:
You can find it elsewhere in this site. Try here:
cm_encore_full_teamdesire_tt.RC2-20110407-1700.zip
My current favorite ROM by far!
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If you're gonna use this ROM you may as well Overclock it too. Check here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=925451

gbeardmore said:
You can find it elsewhere in this site. Try here:
cm_encore_full_teamdesire_tt.RC2-20110407-1700.zip
My current favorite ROM by far!
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Nice. Is that google apps + nook app + other apps I assume?

[Q] Problem with rooted Nook and ROM Manager

Hi all,
I hope this is the right place to put this - I'm not sure if it's a Nook Color, Cyanogenmod, ROM Manager, or Clockworkmod issue. I just rooted my NC to CM7 using Clockworkmod and it seems to work fine. I tried installing the GoogleApps .zip file at the same time. It said it was successful, but I don't see any of the Google apps in the apps drawer.
So, I went to ROM Manager to try and fix this. When I first opened ROM Manager it said I needed an SD Card installed to use it (I had removed it after the successful flash). So I inserted the card and mounted it in Settings->Storage and tried again. Now when I click on anything it says "You must have ClockworkMod Recovery installed before continuing! Install the recovery through ROM Manager first."
If I click the Install button, the dialog closes and nothing happens. If I click the menu option "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery" the title of the screen (ROM Manager v4.2.0.0) flashes for a split second. That's it. Nothing is installed.
If I reboot while holding the upside-down U button I eventually get an "Update failed!" screen that looks like it comes from the standard Nook UI. If I try to reboot into recovery using the Power button it just reboots as normal.
I've found a large amount of resources online regarding the "unable to reboot into recovery" issue, but I feel like I don't know enough about what I'm actually doing to implement them. I also don't know how the inability to flash ClockworkMod fits into this. It's especially strange how selecting the option to flash it actually does nothing.
Anyone have ideas?
[EDIT]
Since I'm a new user and apparently can't post links, I followed the instructions on the Cyanogenmod site's wiki.

SkittlesAreYum said:
Hi all,
I hope this is the right place to put this - I'm not sure if it's a Nook Color, Cyanogenmod, ROM Manager, or Clockworkmod issue. I just rooted my NC to CM7 using Clockworkmod and it seems to work fine. I tried installing the GoogleApps .zip file at the same time. It said it was successful, but I don't see any of the Google apps in the apps drawer.
So, I went to ROM Manager to try and fix this. When I first opened ROM Manager it said I needed an SD Card installed to use it (I had removed it after the successful flash). So I inserted the card and mounted it in Settings->Storage and tried again. Now when I click on anything it says "You must have ClockworkMod Recovery installed before continuing! Install the recovery through ROM Manager first."
If I click the Install button, the dialog closes and nothing happens. If I click the menu option "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery" the title of the screen (ROM Manager v4.2.0.0) flashes for a split second. That's it. Nothing is installed.
If I reboot while holding the upside-down U button I eventually get an "Update failed!" screen that looks like it comes from the standard Nook UI. If I try to reboot into recovery using the Power button it just reboots as normal.
I've found a large amount of resources online regarding the "unable to reboot into recovery" issue, but I feel like I don't know enough about what I'm actually doing to implement them. I also don't know how the inability to flash ClockworkMod fits into this. It's especially strange how selecting the option to flash it actually does nothing.
Anyone have ideas?
[EDIT]
Since I'm a new user and apparently can't post links, I followed the instructions on the Cyanogenmod site's wiki.
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Question, did you have clockworkmod installed on your sd when you flashed cm7 or was it installed internally? Can you boot into recovery with rom manager? If clockwork is on sd, find the newest clockwork zip and flash it with your card internally. That should allow you to update to the newest version in Rom Manager. Try reflashing gapps.

bdcrim said:
Question, did you have clockworkmod installed on your sd when you flashed cm7 or was it installed internally? Can you boot into recovery with rom manager? If clockwork is on sd, find the newest clockwork zip and flash it with your card internally. That should allow you to update to the newest version in Rom Manager. Try reflashing gapps.
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Clockworkmod was installed on the SD card.
I cannot boot into recovery using ROM Manager. It just restarts the device as normal.
I believe I have the latest CWM because I grabbed it from their website yesterday (4.2.0.0). How do I flash it internally? That's what I was attempting to do with ROM Manager. I followed the steps listed in thread #922870 on this forum (still can't post links) and I believe that results in CWM on internal memory, but ROM Manager still behaves the same way.
I did reflash gapps twice, but there is still no Maps, Market, Gmail, etc.

I just noticed something else. When I mount my SD card on the NC it shows up as empty: /mnt/sdcard has no contents. Does this indicate an error with the SD card and/or partitions? I am using the 8 GB image of CWM on my 16 GB card (because there is no 16 GB version).

SkittlesAreYum said:
I just noticed something else. When I mount my SD card on the NC it shows up as empty: /mnt/sdcard has no contents. Does this indicate an error with the SD card and/or partitions? I am using the 8 GB image of CWM on my 16 GB card (because there is no 16 GB version).
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Your SD card has clockwork burned as an image which the nook cannot read. You can format the card later for use (go to nookdevs website). I am attaching a zip file for clockworkmod 3.0.1.0 (credit goes to Mistar Muffin). Put that on your SD card, insert it into the nook and boot it up. It should take you into recovery. You can then flash the zip file and get Clockworkmod on your emmc. You should be able to update to the new version 3.0.2.8 from Rom Manager at that point. I think the nook is confused with the absence of Clockwork internally. As far as your rom goes, I would boot into recovery when the Clockworkmod issue is resolved and reflash the CM7 build, reboot, go back into recovery and flash the gapps. You can repeat the process with an overclocked kernel if you choose. This zip is a file that floated around the forum for awhile. It was removed when Clockworkmod got an update. I have used it on my nook. It should be safe. Good luck

bdcrim said:
Your SD card has clockwork burned as an image which the nook cannot read. You can format the card later for use (go to nookdevs website). I am attaching a zip file for clockworkmod 3.0.1.0 (credit goes to Mistar Muffin). Put that on your SD card, insert it into the nook and boot it up. It should take you into recovery. You can then flash the zip file and get Clockworkmod on your emmc. You should be able to update to the new version 3.0.2.8 from Rom Manager at that point. I think the nook is confused with the absence of Clockwork internally. As far as your rom goes, I would boot into recovery when the Clockworkmod issue is resolved and reflash the CM7 build, reboot, go back into recovery and flash the gapps. You can repeat the process with an overclocked kernel if you choose. This zip is a file that floated around the forum for awhile. It was removed when Clockworkmod got an update. I have used it on my nook. It should be safe. Good luck
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Thanks for your help; unfortunately this did not work. Nothing has changed. I placed the zip file in my SD card that already has CWM imaged. I went to "Install zip from SD card" and installed the zip. It completely successfully. Then I rebooted and entered ROM Manager, which told me I needed the SD card back in. I mounted the SD card and am encountering the same issues as before.
What could I have possibly done to mess this up? I followed all the steps listed on the Cyanogenmod website and they never mention anything about flashing CWM internally. Another question - why do I need the SD card for ROM Manager if that app is downloading things from the internet?
Thanks!

SkittlesAreYum said:
Thanks for your help; unfortunately this did not work. Nothing has changed. I placed the zip file in my SD card that already has CWM imaged. I went to "Install zip from SD card" and installed the zip. It completely successfully. Then I rebooted and entered ROM Manager, which told me I needed the SD card back in. I mounted the SD card and am encountering the same issues as before.
What could I have possibly done to mess this up? I followed all the steps listed on the Cyanogenmod website and they never mention anything about flashing CWM internally. Another question - why do I need the SD card for ROM Manager if that app is downloading things from the internet?
Thanks!
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Try uninstalling and reinstalling Rom Manager. Dont know if that will help or not.

bdcrim said:
Try uninstalling and reinstalling Rom Manager. Dont know if that will help or not.
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How would I reinstall ROM manager? I don't have any sort of Market on the device.

Best best bet is going back to stock and trying from scratch

SkittlesAreYum said:
How would I reinstall ROM manager? I don't have any sort of Market on the device.
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Sorry, my bad. I forget that Rom Manager is part of the CM7 package. You should not need the sd card for Rom Manager to work properly. I am not sure why it is calling for it. Can you reboot into recovery with the power+n method, not the SD card? If you can do that, it tells me clockwork installed correctly. If you can get there, I would do your formats (data, system) and reflash the rom. Another option, if Titanium Backup is part of the rom package try to wipe data in rom manager and give it another try. You may can do that in manage applications (I don't have my nook with me). The link below may or may not help. Look at option 3. The 3.0.1.0 zip it is calling for is the one I sent you prior. I am about out of options. Good luck.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12674682&postcount=355

AHA! I solved it, and it wasn't directly an issue with anything except my stupidity. I was connecting to my company's guest wireless, which as it turns out requires a username/password before you get anything other than the login screen. That is why the ROM manager was failing to flash itself - it had a worthless wifi connection. When I switched to another wireless access point it works just fine.
Thanks for your assistance bdcrim! Sorry it wasn't a more satisfying conclusion.

SkittlesAreYum said:
AHA! I solved it, and it wasn't directly an issue with anything except my stupidity. I was connecting to my company's guest wireless, which as it turns out requires a username/password before you get anything other than the login screen. That is why the ROM manager was failing to flash itself - it had a worthless wifi connection. When I switched to another wireless access point it works just fine.
Thanks for your assistance bdcrim! Sorry it wasn't a more satisfying conclusion.
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Thats okay, glad you got it going. Made me dig a bit, which probably helped both of us be a little more educated for future issues. Have a great day.

[Q] CM7 on SD/CWR issue - cannot enter into recovery mode

hi guys,
1st time poster here.
Managed to get a Nook Color and followed VG's guide to doing the CM7 on SD card install.
Works fine (went with CM7 build 113), established wifi connection, installed CWR 3.2 (the one built within RM) then used ROM manager to download GAPP. Went to install it via ROM Manager...reboots, looks like its going into recovery mode but this is what I get (see attached pic). It just shuts itself down and I can't do anything...
I've tried manually going into recovery mode, and I still get the same thing.
What gives? If someone could give me a pointer on how to fix this so I can install GAPP and Dalingrin's OC kernels that'd be much appreciated!

If you're using VG's method, you need to manually copy the gapps file into the /boot partition of the sdcard. Easiest way is to shutdown the NC, pull the card and stick it back into your computer and copy gapps do the partition that auto-mounts in Windows (assuming that's your pc's OS).
VG's recovery boot is telling you that it didn't find any files to install, so it shuts down. That's normal behavior.

Is it possible to do this on the nook?
I've got the files on the nook but I can't seem to access the boot partition.
I tried putting the SDcard into my PC but Windows doesn't recognise the partition and keeps wanting to format it...

OK, I tried booting into recovery mode WITHOUT the SD card in. Well it went into CWR...
Seems like CWR has flashed itself onto the internal storage of the NC. That's no good since I don't want to disturb the stock BN install!
I need to figure out how to move the gapp zip file into the root path or boot partition of the SD card as file manager will not let me do it....sigh...

Finally worked it out.
Not sure why I couldn't use the SD card in my laptop. Anyway I booted into CWR, inserted SD card into Nook, then mounted USB storage...from there I copied the zip files I needed onto the boot partition and voila! sweeet

[Q] CM7.1 on SD...CWM on eMMC...wanna update to 1.3

Well from following some instructions on here for running CM7 off an sd card I ended up installing CWM that I did not know would go to the eMMC. So I have stock nook 1.2 software and CWM on the eMMC (by mistake), and CM7.1 on SD. I want to remove CWM off the eMMC so I can update to 1.3 and to unvoid my 2 year extended warranty. I have read through threads about returning to stock, but I haven't seen anyone with my same problem using those methods to confirm if it would work in this situation. Everyone seems to have been running some kind of root on eMMC and want to keep cwm. Also with my CM7.1 sd card out I can't get into cwm even though its on the eMMC and I have tried many ways. Do I need to have an update file on an sd card in order to get cwm to run?

Might want to post to the thread for the SD card install.

Use the second file in the first post of the link below. It will restore 1.2 stock and remove CWM from the eMMC. You will have to re-register your Nook.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1050520
Dave

1. Do I need to de-register my Nook first?
2. Will CWM 3.2.0.1 work for this?
2. If I put the file on a SD card and power on the Nook will it automatically go to CWM?
3. Is the factory reset and option in the CWM menu?

dna59 said:
1. Do I need to de-register my Nook first?
2. Will CWM 3.2.0.1 work for this?
2. If I put the file on a SD card and power on the Nook will it automatically go to CWM?
3. Is the factory reset and option in the CWM menu?
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1. Nope.
2. Yes.
2b. No. Turn off your Nook. Then press power & the N button together and hold for 5 seconds.
3. Yes.
I had the same issue and followed the directions in the other thread with success.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13200403&postcount=4

Thanks will give it a try as soon as the file finish downloading.

dna59 said:
2. Will CWM 3.2.0.1 work for this?
2. If I put the file on a SD card and power on the Nook will it automatically go to CWM?
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416inversed said:
2. Yes.
2b. No. Turn off your Nook. Then press power & the N button together and hold for 5 seconds.
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Actually if you have a separate bootable CWM microSD card (3.2.0.1 should be fine as 416 said) the Nook will default to booting from the SD card when you power on. No need to hold the N button. If the update file (zip format) I pointed to is on the SD card then you can pick it and install from the CWM menu that will come up. (I would make a backup of your current state onto the bootable CWM SD card first and copy the files to your PC just in case.)
Dave

EDIT* Ok guys here is my problem now. For the life of me it would not boot into recovery, so I tricked it by trying to install the 1.3 update which goes in CWM but fails. Once in the CwM menu after 1.3 failing I mounted the sd card and tried installing the zip that was on it. When trying to install it says installation failed and something else about verification failed similar to the 1.3 failed. Any help guys?
Would my next option be to create a CWM bootable SD? Anyone have the appropriate link?

dna59 said:
EDIT* Ok guys here is my problem now. For the life of me it would not boot into recovery, so I tricked it by trying to install the 1.3 update which goes in CWM but fails. Once in the CwM menu after 1.3 failing I mounted the sd card and tried installing the zip that was on it. When trying to install it says installation failed and something else about verification failed similar to the 1.3 failed. Any help guys?
Would my next option be to create a CWM bootable SD? Anyone have the appropriate link?
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Hrm.. seems like that may be beyond my paygrade...
Just to clarify (and sorry I can't be more specific as I just removed CWM, so I can't repeat my steps), when I did it:
1. I downloaded the aforementioned zip onto a spare sd.
2. I booted into CWM (it seems like your trick should be fine, after it gets you back to the main menu).
3. I selected "choose zip from SD" or something like that.
4. I selected choose zip from sd again (ignoring the "update.zip" option).
5. It did it's thing.
6. I selected back several times, to get main menu again.
7. I selected "factory reset" (wipe data & cache)
8. It did it's thing.
9. Reboot and I was good to go.
If that doesn't work, this thread has the instructions on taking it back to stock by creating a CWM card.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=931720
Hope it helps.

This is what I did
1. placed the zip file on a sd card
2. insert into the nook
3. power on
4. cant boot into recovery so placed the 1.3 update on emmc to fool it into going into recovery
5. 1.3 update failed but just used it to get into recovery
6. mounted sd card
7. select install zip from sd card
8. chose the file from sd card
9. yes install file from sd card
10. did not get a progress bar like the 1.3 update b4 failing
11. install failed...verification error (similar to 1.3 update error)
The problem with the thread you linked is that its using CWM 3.0.0.5 when the thread about restoring NC 1.2 says it need at least CWM 3.0.1.0

Hrmm... maybe the zip is a bad file? Have you tried downloading it again?
Beyond that, someone with more expertise may need to chime in.
Sorry about the out-of-date thread. It's just the one I bookmarked after I realized I had accidentally installed CWM to my emmc instead of my SD. I never got around to it; dtbrewer's post today seemed like an easier fix.

I got it guys. I used this site to make a bootable sd...http://mrm3.net/nook-color-updated-clockwork-recovery-bootable-sd/
Wrote the image to the sd installed the zip file and now I'm updated to 1.3 on the stock software and my 2 year extended warranty isn't voided anymore. THANKS GUYS!

dna59 said:
I got it guys. I used this site to make a bootable sd...
Wrote the image to the sd installed the zip file and now I'm updated to 1.3 on the stock software and my 2 year extended warranty isn't voided anymore. THANKS GUYS!
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Posted this in another thread, but thought I'd ask here as well. If you follow the fix listed in this thread, can you use the dual boot sd card and still have B&N 1.3? Or does updating to 1.3 mean you can no longer use the dual boot sd card. What I'd ideally like to have is dual boot from SD, but when I choose to boot to emmc, it will run the 1.3 B&N firmware. Is that even possible?