Classic Help for softroot

uniextra · 05-20-2011, 05:22 AM

Hi, Im new here... i been reading a few pages now but I got a bit confused in the nookdev page....

My nook is refub serial 10009.. so its old hardware, but it came with 1.4 firm and I upgraded last night to 1.5

I like to root it, but can figure out what is the best way to do this, can anyone point me in the write direction?¿

Thank you!

uniextra · 05-20-2011, 05:33 AM

I think that i need to follow this tutorial http://nookdevs.com/Softroot but i dont know if the firm 1.5 already installed is ok?

sjkevin · 05-20-2011, 05:19 PM

The only thing you really need to worry about is the hardware version, and it sounds like you're good. The currently installed firmware doesn't matter, since it will be over-written. The nookdevs softroot ROM is just a copy of the same B&N 1.5 firmware you're running now, but with some customizations and additions.

When you follow the softroot instructions, what you're doing is you're rolling back to the old 1.0 firmware (wiping out your existing 1.5 firmware), then upgrading back up to a rooted version of 1.5.

chas0039 · 06-12-2011, 08:21 AM

You will probably want to remove the Nook firmware updater file after you do your root. This will stop the new (and last) defective 1.6 firmware from downloading and trashing your root. See here and here.

05-20-2011, 05:22 AM	#1
uniextra Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2011 Device: Nook Classic	Help for softroot Hi, Im new here... i been reading a few pages now but I got a bit confused in the nookdev page.... My nook is refub serial 10009.. so its old hardware, but it came with 1.4 firm and I upgraded last night to 1.5 I like to root it, but can figure out what is the best way to do this, can anyone point me in the write direction?¿ Thank you!

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05-20-2011, 05:33 AM	#2
uniextra Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2011 Device: Nook Classic	I think that i need to follow this tutorial http://nookdevs.com/Softroot but i dont know if the firm 1.5 already installed is ok?

05-20-2011, 05:19 PM	#3
sjkevin Connoisseur Posts: 68 Karma: 66 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: nook	The only thing you really need to worry about is the hardware version, and it sounds like you're good. The currently installed firmware doesn't matter, since it will be over-written. The nookdevs softroot ROM is just a copy of the same B&N 1.5 firmware you're running now, but with some customizations and additions. When you follow the softroot instructions, what you're doing is you're rolling back to the old 1.0 firmware (wiping out your existing 1.5 firmware), then upgrading back up to a rooted version of 1.5.

06-12-2011, 08:21 AM	#4
chas0039 Sceptic Posts: 573 Karma: 73436 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: The Lake Device: rooted Nooks, retired. JetBook Lite, Kindle 3, 4, Kobo Nia, Libra H2O.	You will probably want to remove the Nook firmware updater file after you do your root. This will stop the new (and last) defective 1.6 firmware from downloading and trashing your root. See here and here.

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