Tried Nook Tablet zip too with no success. The color one was just for trial.

Maybe I need just a plain all stock.zip customized for installation via CWM. Here is the message I get when I tried to flash the nook tablet update zip

Found links for Stock Nook Tablet zip, but none were downloadable.

E:Can't open /sdcard/nooktablet_1_4_2_update.zip
(bad)
Installation Aborted.

First of all is you friend's nook tablet 8GB or 16GB model?

Second you haven't read my FAQ, so you haven't read enough and you're confused in the way a custom rom and B&N stock update.zips are flashed.

A custom rom you can install from cwm > install .zip from sdcard or if it's a backup folder a.k.a recovery rom (as Albert call it) you can restore it from backup & restore option in cwm; but if it's a B&N stock update.zip you flash it "as is" in a different way, you have to format a sdcard with fat32 file system and set primary partition to "active" then you can flash the .zip from the sdcard. There is no need of cwm BUT there is need of stock original recovery as their update.zip requires their stock recovery to work.

Read my thread how-to restore internal partitions with 'dd' command for more information about flash stock/custom recovery and flash B&N stock update.zip for an out-of-the-box nook which means start from scratch: rooting, bla bla bla.

If you dont want to start from scratch then grab a custom stock rom from development section and flash it in cwm. Albert, cobrato and i have posted them.

Third this is not Q&A, wrong section to post. There is a sticky about it.

~ Veronica

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Well that's the problem. I flashed Nook CM7 and CM9. Than when I start it loads B&N factory reset instead. Than I flashed B&N Stock in CWM. Still when I start it shows a screen saying Nook must be reset. Than right after account log in it shows the contact customer support screen.

It's a Nook Tablet 16GB versioj

Originally Posted by AirplaneCrazy

Well that's the problem. I flashed Nook CM7 and CM9. Than when I start it loads B&N factory reset instead. Than I flashed B&N Stock in CWM. Still when I start it shows a screen saying Nook must be reset. Than right after account log in it shows the contact customer support screen.

It's a Nook Tablet 16GB version

okay it sounds like you have "tried" to get your NT back into happy mode... but its still a sick puppy. sometimes you have to do the fix two times in a row. . and did you do a 'wipe / reset, wipe / reset" before and after ? . . .umm, take it back to the store and tell them you gotta turkey ?

Originally Posted by AirplaneCrazy

Well that's the problem. I flashed Nook CM7 and CM9. Than when I start it loads B&N factory reset instead. Than I flashed B&N Stock in CWM. Still when I start it shows a screen saying Nook must be reset. Than right after account log in it shows the contact customer support screen.

It's a Nook Tablet 16GB versioj

Hmmm ok , then something got corrupted , I think I have read about other user having this same problem but I don't recall for a resolution. You will have to try restoring the partitions referred to the boot process first as I'm not sure if it's the factory partition that got corrupted.

I'll post useful links for you to read to know how to proceed later

~ Veronica

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Okay so I had been messing with the Nook Tablet for months now and I haven't been able to make any progress. Basically same issue. I can flash zip through CWM, but than I get pass no where beyond register B&N page and of course the registration fails.

Can anyone help?

Originally Posted by AirplaneCrazy

Okay so I had been messing with the Nook Tablet for months now and I haven't been able to make any progress. Basically same issue. I can flash zip through CWM, but than I get pass no where beyond register B&N page and of course the registration fails.

Can anyone help?

Try the un-brick method that @so****e posted in development section. Its in page #2.

~ Veronica

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