Rooting A Nook.

MorganM · 06-03-2011, 04:51 AM

Can someone pls tell me what *rooting* a Nook means? lol

taosaur · 06-03-2011, 05:40 AM

Rooting an Android device refers to gaining "Super-user" privileges and complete access to the filesystem of the device's existing operating system, much like being Administrator on a Windows PC. The usual motivation for doing so is to gain access to apps or app stores that would otherwise be blocked on your device.

The term is sometimes mis-applied to the process of installing custom ROMs, or completely new operating systems, which is popular on the Nook Color. Some processes for getting a custom ROM on a device do involve rooting, but it's not always necessary, and it's a means to an end: the result is not a rooted device, but a device where the original operating system has been completely replaced.

06-03-2011, 04:51 AM	#1
MorganM Fanatic Posts: 563 Karma: 1089963 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Libra H2o	Rooting A Nook. Can someone pls tell me what rooting a Nook means? lol

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06-03-2011, 05:40 AM	#2
taosaur intelligent posterior Posts: 1,562 Karma: 21295618 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ohiopolis Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2, Samsung S8, Lenovo Tab 3 Pro	Rooting an Android device refers to gaining "Super-user" privileges and complete access to the filesystem of the device's existing operating system, much like being Administrator on a Windows PC. The usual motivation for doing so is to gain access to apps or app stores that would otherwise be blocked on your device. The term is sometimes mis-applied to the process of installing custom ROMs, or completely new operating systems, which is popular on the Nook Color. Some processes for getting a custom ROM on a device do involve rooting, but it's not always necessary, and it's a means to an end: the result is not a rooted device, but a device where the original operating system has been completely replaced.

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