[Nook Color General] insz:
Unfortunately, still not working, but there are some differences in the log output

Here's with the newest patched kernel and the new idc file:

D/EventHub( 1166): No input device configuration file found for device 'kxtf9_accel'.
E/EventHub( 1166): could not get driver version for /dev/input/mice, Not a typewriter
D/EventHub( 1166): No input device configuration file found for device 'gpio-keys'.
I/EventHub( 1166): New device: id=2, fd=110, path='/dev/input/event0', name='gpio-keys', classes=0x1, configuration='', keyLayout='/system/usr/keylayout/gpio-keys.kl', keyCharacterMap='/system/usr/keychars/Generic.kcm', builtinKeyboard=false
I/EventHub( 1166): New device: id=3, fd=111, path='/dev/input/event2', name='ft5x06-i2c', classes=0x155, configuration='/system/usr/idc/ft5x06-i2c.idc', keyLayout='/system/usr/keylayout/Generic.kl',keyCharacterMap='/system/usr/keychars/Generic.kcm', builtinKeyboard=false
E/EventHub( 1166): could not get driver version for /dev/input/mouse0, Not a typewriter
D/EventHub( 1166): No input device configuration file found for device 'twl4030-keypad'.
I/BluetoothProfileState( 1166): Message:Entering Stable State
I/EventHub( 1166): New device: id=4, fd=112, path='/dev/input/event1', name='twl4030-keypad', classes=0x1, configuration='', keyLayout='/syste/usr/keylayout/Generic.kl', keyCharacterMap='/system/usr/keychars/Generic.kcm', builtinKeyboard=true
I/InputReader( 1166): Device added: id=0, name='twl4030-keypad', sources=0x00000101
I/InputReader( 1166): Touch device 'ft5x06-i2c' could not query the properties of its associated display 0. The device will be inoperable until the display size becomes available.
I/InputReader( 1166): Device added: id=3, name='ft5x06-i2c', sources=0x01001513
I/InputReader( 1166): Device added: id=2, name='gpio-keys', sources=0x00000101
I/BluetoothProfileState( 1166): Message:Entering Stable State
I/BluetoothProfileState( 1166): Message:Entering Stable State
D/BluetoothAdapterStateMachine( 1166): PowerOff process message: 5
I/SystemServer( 1166): Input Method Service
I/bluedroid( 1166): Starting hciattach daemon
W/InputManagerService( 1166): Couldn't create dir.: /data/system/inputmethod
W/ResourceType( 1166): Failure getting entry for 0x7f060000 (t=5 e=0) in package 0 (error -75)
I/SystemServer( 1166): Accessibility Manager
I/InputReader( 1166): Reconfiguring input devices. changes=0x00000004
I/InputReader( 1166): Device reconfigured: id=3, name='ft5x06-i2c', surface size is now 1024x600, mode is 1
I/ActivityManager( 1166): Config changed: {1.0 0mcc0mnc en_US layoutdir=0 sw600dp w1024dp h552dp lrg land ?uimode ?night finger -keyb/v/h -nav/h s.2}
D/PermissionCache( 1074): checking android.permission.ACCESS_SURFACE_FLINGER for uid=1000 => granted (1007 us)

and here's the first patched kernel:

D/EventHub( 1167): No input device configuration file found for device 'kxtf9_accel'.
E/EventHub( 1167): could not get driver version for /dev/input/mice, Not a typewriter
D/EventHub( 1167): No input device configuration file found for device 'gpio-keys'.
I/EventHub( 1167): New device: id=2, fd=110, path='/dev/input/event0', name='gpio-keys', classes=0x1, configuration='', keyLayout='/system/usr/keylayout/gpio-keys.kl', keyCharacterMap='/system/usr/keychars/Generic.kcm', builtinKeyboard=false
I/BluetoothProfileState( 1167): Message:Entering Stable State
I/EventHub( 1167): New device: id=3, fd=114, path='/dev/input/event2', name='ft5x06-i2c', classes=0x155, configuration='/system/usr/idc/ft5x06-i2c.idc', keyLayout='/system/usr/keylayout/Generic.kl', keyCharacterMap='/system/usr/keychars/Generic.kcm', builtinKeyboard=false
E/EventHub( 1167): could not get driver version for /dev/input/mouse0, Not a typewriter
D/EventHub( 1167): No input device configuration file found for device 'twl4030-keypad'.
I/EventHub( 1167): New device: id=4, fd=116, path='/dev/input/event1', name='twl4030-keypad', classes=0x1, configuration='', keyLayout='/system/usr/keylayout/Generic.kl', keyCharacterMap='/system/usr/keychars/Generic.kcm', builtinKeyboard=true
I/InputReader( 1167): Device added: id=0, name='twl4030-keypad', sources=0x00000101
I/InputReader( 1167): Touch device 'ft5x06-i2c' could not query the properties of its associated display 0. The device will be inoperable until the display size becomes available.
I/InputReader( 1167): Device added: id=3, name='ft5x06-i2c', sources=0x01001513
I/InputReader( 1167): Device added: id=2, name='gpio-keys', sources=0x00000101
I/BluetoothProfileState( 1167): Message:Entering Stable State
I/BluetoothProfileState( 1167): Message:Entering Stable State
D/BluetoothAdapterStateMachine( 1167): PowerOff process message: 5
I/SystemServer( 1167): Input Method Service
W/InputManagerService( 1167): Couldn't create dir.: /data/system/inputmethod
I/bluedroid( 1167): Starting hciattach daemon
W/ResourceType( 1167): Failure getting entry for 0x7f060000 (t=5 e=0) in package 0 (error -75)
I/SystemServer( 1167): Accessibility Manager
I/InputReader( 1167): Reconfiguring input devices. changes=0x00000004
I/InputReader( 1167): Device reconfigured: id=3, name='ft5x06-i2c', surface size is now 1024x600, mode is 1
I/ActivityManager( 1167): Config changed: {1.0 0mcc0mnc en_US layoutdir=0 sw600dp w1024dp h552dp lrg land ?uimode ?night finger -keyb/v/h -nav/h s.2}
D/PermissionCache( 1074): checking android.permission.ACCESS_SURFACE_FLINGER for uid=1000 => granted (488 us)

The new idc file seems to have changed the mode from 3 to 1, and in the reconfig line it has gone from "-touch" to "finger". The source also seems to have moved from 0x01002513 to 0x01001513

no config file:

{1.0 0mcc0mnc en_US layoutdir=0 sw600dp w1024dp h552dp lrg land ?uimode ?night -touch -keyb/v/h -nav/h s.2}

with config file:

{1.0 0mcc0mnc en_US layoutdir=0 sw600dp w1024dp h552dp lrg land ?uimode ?night finger -keyb/v/h -nav/h s.2}