When I had my NookColor I found the XDA instructions to be horrible and unreliable too. They often left out steps or important explanations. I don't think I ever got anything done without consulting several different websites then using trial and error to figure out what the hell they were trying to write. You have to be able to read their minds I guess! At any rate the rooted NC was still not very good because the XDA stuff really never addressed many huge issues like battery drain.