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The Joker · 01-18-2011, 01:42 PM

Welcome aboard......
I was on the fence as to whether or not I could perform the rooting......Total newbie to Android and Ereaders.....I managed to get thru it....with the help of those here.....

I'm not sure how much I'd actually be able to help you though (I'm still learning), there are much more knowledgeable people here than me.....but I'd try.....

I'm not sure if you can brick the nook......I haven't heard of it actually ever happening (although I don't go over ot the nookdev forum often) From what I've learned it is easy to reset the NC back to factory, if you run into problems. Again, I've never done that either......

Had I been really concerned with what I paid for my NC and bricking it, I might have been more hesitant to root....but I think bricking it is very difficult to do....

If you just got it.....I'd suggest using it for at least a week or so, while in the standard format, to see what you like about it, and see what you don't like....this way you'll know if rooting will fix things that you think could be better.....also lets you be more familiar with what you have now.....This is what I did.....and was actually happy with my standard NC.....but still I'm glad I rooted for the customization it allowed me (not into games and such, so that didn't matter to me)

01-18-2011, 01:42 PM	#2
The Joker Addict Posts: 205 Karma: 882 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: NookColor.........rooted	Welcome aboard...... I was on the fence as to whether or not I could perform the rooting......Total newbie to Android and Ereaders.....I managed to get thru it....with the help of those here..... I'm not sure how much I'd actually be able to help you though (I'm still learning), there are much more knowledgeable people here than me.....but I'd try..... I'm not sure if you can brick the nook......I haven't heard of it actually ever happening (although I don't go over ot the nookdev forum often) From what I've learned it is easy to reset the NC back to factory, if you run into problems. Again, I've never done that either...... Had I been really concerned with what I paid for my NC and bricking it, I might have been more hesitant to root....but I think bricking it is very difficult to do.... If you just got it.....I'd suggest using it for at least a week or so, while in the standard format, to see what you like about it, and see what you don't like....this way you'll know if rooting will fix things that you think could be better.....also lets you be more familiar with what you have now.....This is what I did.....and was actually happy with my standard NC.....but still I'm glad I rooted for the customization it allowed me (not into games and such, so that didn't matter to me) Last edited by The Joker; 01-18-2011 at 01:44 PM.