[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JWBug:
Okay So As I mentioned I went back and wiped everything I had downloaded and restarted (again).

Current status is it's working BUT:

suspiciously too easy this time, worked first shot

- (having said that, I've had looking stupid and asking suddenly means it all starts working - so if it's that I'm good with this)

I've only rebooted into CM7, not back to stock at any time

Have not removed the SD card

I've not had time to load up the apps I like, just the kids games

- (sometimes I think it's the more wanted, the less reliable)

Obviously because I haven't removed the SD card, i haven't been able to retry things enough to recreate the other problems of boots right, yet can't find the partition when it really counts.

Changes (listing stupid things too, just because):

-Went back to my sandisk class 4 16gb HC card

-changed USB adapter back to sandisk one, using a sandisk micro to SD adapter that specifically says sdhc (although I think that is really just marketing

-Formatted the SD in the Nook x2, and did not use SDformatter

-Looked at the partition on the card with MiniTool not Easeus partition manager

-There is a step in verygreen's where you pop the card out and reconnect to the PC BEFORE adding the cm zip, made sure to do that - but could swear I had done it before.

Full painful boring steps that SO far has gotten it past the first stage of creation (again the full test is when I boot into stock a few times, or remove the SDcard for anything, or load my really wanted apps on the android side):

--Also note my lack of class 4 Sandisk cards, I only had one after all. BUT I have had this all work to this point with the 16gb only to have it go south.--

Painful details is so I can catch what is really worthwhile different as even WHEN I get it to work, I'm going back to try all the other cards because it worked so oddly and failed so oddly and differently - but that's just me.

> The 2GBs are:

6 Sandisk SD, don't see any class Rating

2 no brand SD, don't see any class Rating

1 Kingston SD, don't see any class Rating

> The 8gb are SDHC "Adata" Class 4 SDHC

> The 16gb is a Sandisk Class 4 SDHC

Using the 16GB Sandisk Class 4

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> Nook booted to stock

Inserted SD Card

Unmounted

Formatted sucessfully

unmounted and removed

> Put in Red SD / SDHC Adapter

Put in Sandisk MicroMate SDHC to USB Adapter

Put in Front USB spot

> Mounted as E Drive

E Drive shows standard Nook Folders:

.amdroid_secure

B&N Downloads

LOST.DIR

My files

> MiniTool Partition Wizard

Surface test = all good.

>Write the image on your SD card

Used Win 32 Disk Imager

After done with writing, eject and then re-insert the uSD card into your computer.

Two Partitions - 118 and 14.72gb

>Copied to card:

update-cm-7.1.0-encore-signed.zip

Installed correctly

configured wireless

Rebooted = OK

Rebooted = OK

>Turned off

Removed SD Card

Put in Red SD / SDHC Adapter

Put in Sandisk MicroMate SDHC to USB Adapter

Put in Front USB spot

copied gapps

>Boot into Recovery

Gapps installed

> boot

all good

did all set ups like before

added apps (7 games for kids)

rebooted twice

started using

added one app I really like (newshog)

Listening for drumming... nothing so far (Dr. Who reference)

I'm going to go the weekend before rebooting to stock as I can do some adding, and rebooting to android.

Maybe backup the droid side this time around.

THEN the death tests on Monday

-thanks for listening_

p.s. - Yes, I still suspect the card reader somewhat as REMOVING may be where it breaks down.

However, once or twice when I had the Unexpected lack of boot partition error - I was able to bring it back by doing a CM7 update via recovery, despite it refusing to find the boot partiton immediately previously - of course that means the SDcard was removed and reinserted. Most time reinsertion = no help.