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Originally Posted by Sethman

Thanks for the detailed reply. I looked at those sites and I'm still confused.

I see the problem. These steps tell one “HOW-TO” but not really “WHY”.
In short what these steps do is create a bootable micoSD card (like a bootable floppy in the old DOS/Mac days). Once we have a bootable microSD card we now use that card to install CM7 or anything else you wish to install. The one step I noticed is often missing. Is the instruction to place the downloaded zip files in the root of the directory of the bootable microSD card.

Originally Posted by Sethman

Would I start out with CWR 3.0.1.0, since I'm starting from scratch?

I don’t think so, I believe the link takes you to a zip file that has CWR 3.0.0.6. BUT all you have to do to upgrade to CWR 3.0.1.0 is download that file and follow the instructions form here

[RECOVERY] Official CWM 3.0.1.0 Update

. The first post is a Q&A format jump down to the section that says “Q: This manual stuff is hard. Can't CWM just update itself?” That is the step you need to follow to upgrade to CWR 3.0.1.0. It is very easy to do I recommend doing this first.

Originally Posted by Sethman

Also I've read that CWR removes the Nook's programming. What if I want to return to a stock Nook?

Jump to this link and go to the middle of the post in the link I provided below. There is the instructions on how to backup the default OS and how to restore it.
xda-developers - View Single Post - [USER] CM7 General Discussion thread

Originally Posted by Sethman

The 1st site you listed has 14 steps listed in blue.
Then there is another section installing from EMMC,

The 14 steps are a concatenation of the link I provide above, in the first step the author refers you back to the original poster. These steps assume you have no clue what you’re doing and have nothing prepared but the hardware needed. ( PC, nook, microUSB cable, microSD card, and an microSD card reader to format you micorSD card from the PC—going through the nook will not work)
The EMMC steps listed below the 14 steps assume you already have the bootable microSD card or CWR 3.0.1.0 installed on your device.

The post in xda link by “faceman” gives a very detailed step on how to backup, ROM, and restore your nook. Many sites have reposted his steps because they are so good, detailed and well written. However they are also the most intimidating and difficult to understand because of the jaron.

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