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Old 01-21-2011, 02:13 PM   #46
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Rooted.

I'm almost scared that one day I'm going to wake up and find out that a BN update has pushed through. I have 2.2 on my phone so I'm completely aware of what it can do, and I don't care. It can't beat root.
To disable OTA (over the air) updates:
Change the name of this file: otacerts.zip to anything else
Run root explorer
Go to etc/security/otacerts.zip
Hit the little mount button near the top to change r/w to r/o
Rename the file otacerts.zip to otacerts.zip_DISABLED_OTA_UPDATES
Hit the little mount button again to change r/o back to r/w

Not guaranteed 100%, but best / easiest way I've personally seen posted so far.
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Old 01-21-2011, 04:12 PM   #47
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Like others, I rooted the day I got it. Love having Market and being able to add some other apps and readers. One of the first apps I added was a backup program. I back up the Nook internal memory to the card so if a future update erases it and returns it to stock, it will be easy to restore it to its happily rooted state.
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Old 01-22-2011, 09:12 AM   #48
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Love it rooted!!!
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Old 01-22-2011, 09:52 PM   #49
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No rooting for me. I'm happy with what it does, holds the books I'm reading. I already have a smartphone, pc and mp3 player for everything else.
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Old 01-22-2011, 10:43 PM   #50
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Okay, I give up. What's "rooted"? I have a Blackberry, not an Android. So I haven't gotten into the apps thing. I just bought a color Nook so I'm really curious about rooting it!
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Old 01-24-2011, 11:32 AM   #51
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Read my post #40 on this thread it will give you an idea as to what it means.

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Old 01-24-2011, 05:42 PM   #52
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Rooted it day one. It's decent unrooted but rooted, takes it several levels beyond the bone stock reader setup. To those who just say they want a reader: Comics, PDFs, etc, are much more useful on a rooted device. Plus, it opens reader alternatives like Kindle, Aldiko, etc.
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Old 01-31-2011, 09:18 PM   #53
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The option to root is the reason I chose the NC over the Kindle 3. The idea of having an e-reader AND Android tablet for $250 was just too enticing. Another reason I suppose is the fact that I'm too much of a fraidy cat to root my Droid 2. I actually bought a "rooted" microSD card from someone on eBay and ran it on my NC, but I've been able to figure out how to use a home replacement (ADW) and other apps designed for root access. I love it, and people I show it to are quite impressed. By the way, this is my first post, just joined today!!
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Old 02-02-2011, 07:06 PM   #54
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I would like to root mine, but am afraid of bricking it. Would that void my warranty?
same here!
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Old 02-03-2011, 02:26 AM   #55
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Heh I know of people buying the NC specifically as a cheap android tablet and have no intention of reading on it.


dare I say I have a kindle for reading? I like to dip into both territories.
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Old 02-03-2011, 11:12 AM   #56
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Interesting, as time goes by the overwhelming number of rooted verses non-rooted NCs in the poll is becoming less and less overwhelming. And MR is probably geek-centric more than most related forums. I would deduce that in the wild there are probably way fewer than 10% of the NCs rooted, yet the rooting threads here far outnumber theads not related to rooting. So much so, that they have become annoying to some of us non-rooter tooters. Even though the rooters have their own thread area they still keep encroaching on the non-rooting area!
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Old 02-03-2011, 11:22 AM   #57
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Interesting, as time goes by the overwhelming number of rooted verses non-rooted NCs in the poll is becoming less and less overwhelming. And MR is probably geek-centric more than most related forums. I would deduce that in the wild there are probably way fewer than 10% of the NCs rooted, yet the rooting threads here far outnumber theads not related to rooting. So much so, that they have become annoying to some of us non-rooter tooters. Even though the rooters have their own thread area they still keep encroaching on the non-rooting area!
Just as the nonrooted encroach on the rooted area.
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