Basically, you just make a SD card with some files. Turn off nook. Put that into the nook, plug it into your computer it boots into charging mode.... and roots itself. I was like WTF that's it. After this you have access to the Android market with no other changes to the Nook.
Step two for me was to flash a custom ROM which over writes the software on the nook with standard Android 2.3 (gingerbread) using the most popular ROM out today Cyanogen 7.
WARNING: If you plan to use the nook color as a reader most of the time I would stop at step one. If you do flash Cyanogen 7 you can download the Nook app AND the Amazon app from the market BUT the nook app isn't as feature rich as the built in nook UI on the nook color. It's close and reading books is the same but it doesn't have as nice of a UI.
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Instructions:
First time flashing CyanogenMod 7 to the Barnes & Noble Nook Color, or coming from another ROM?
Root the device and install ClockworkMod Recovery. Instructions are available here.
Perform a NANDroid backup of your current ROM.
Format the system, data & cache partitions of your device.
Perform a factory reset.
Flash CyanogenMod.
Optional: Install the Google Apps addon package.
Upgrading from earlier version of CyanogenMod 7?
Perform a NANDroid backup of your current ROM.
Flash CyanogenMod (your Google Apps will be backed up & restored automatically).
Issues?
Experience issues? Please provide the following info:
If the device was hard reboot, please provide the file "/proc/last_kmsg".
If the device was soft reboot or is "bootlooping", please run a logcat and provide the full ourput.
Please use Pastebin when possible.
Download Links:
CyanogenMod:
Latest version: update-cm-7.0.0-RC4-Encore
Download: link
Mirror: link
MD5sum: cb54db554f92ee0706846f8c51362162
Google Apps addon:
Version: gapps-gb-20110307
Mirror: link
Mirror: link
The CyanogenMod team would like to thank everyone involved in helping with testing, coding, debugging & documenting! Enjoy!
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