Classic Nook 1.5 is out! - Page 11

JeffElkins · 11-26-2010, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Kolfe

Does anybody know if the nook update 2.5.1 works on new hardware? Serial 1033XXX?

If that's the case, which is the best way to install it?

It doesn't for me. It reboots during applying updates. Have you tried it?

Kolfe · 11-26-2010, 07:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JeffElkins

It doesn't for me. It reboots during applying updates. Have you tried it?

No i haven't.... Does this bricked your nook? or you could restore it to your previous state?

What i have read in other post is that if you update from a rooted nook, you can have the 1.5 fw update + the rooted nook fw in version 1.4.1.

Shades · 11-26-2010, 11:02 PM

So you are saying the root carries over? I am a bit sceptical of that. My nook is on 1.4.3 anyway... I am going to wait for someone to confirm that rooting is possible on 1.5 before I go through with it.

sjkevin · 11-26-2010, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Shades

So you are saying the root carries over? I am a bit sceptical of that.

The nookdevs apps carry forward. But I suspect that if they try to install new apps or connect to the nook with adb, they'll find that it's not exactly rooted any more.

Shades · 11-27-2010, 12:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sjkevin

The nookdevs apps carry forward. But I suspect that if they try to install new apps or connect to the nook with adb, they'll find that it's not exactly rooted any more.

Ah, that makes more sense. Still, I wonder if the manual root still works.

glin · 11-27-2010, 12:21 PM

Doesn't interest me : they don't sell it in my country nor plan to sell it.

JeffElkins · 11-27-2010, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kolfe

No i haven't.... Does this bricked your nook? or you could restore it to your previous state?

What i have read in other post is that if you update from a rooted nook, you can have the 1.5 fw update + the rooted nook fw in version 1.4.1.

Nope, no brick. The update failed to complete, but I was left where I was at.

EmVee · 11-27-2010, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glin

Doesn't interest me : they don't sell it in my counrty nor plan to sell it.

So uh... You still felt compelled to state this why, exactly?

rdfry · 11-27-2010, 04:31 PM

How many MB is the rooted update supposed to be?

sjkevin · 11-27-2010, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by rdfry

How many MB is the rooted update supposed to be?

About 66 MB. (The official B&N update is about 62 MB.)

spec · 11-27-2010, 07:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EmVee

So uh... You still felt compelled to state this why, exactly?

Frankly, I'm kind of surprised at expectation that B&N would be interested to sell nook outside of US. 99.9% percent of their ebook business is English, probably American English, the ebooks, I'm sure, are supposed subsidize the cost of nook hardware. So why would they be interested in selling the hardware below its cost without no outlook to get it returned (and make profit) in other ways?

jrosw · 11-28-2010, 12:06 AM

Just a heads up for anyone interested:

The rooting method for 1.4.1 (changing DNS to overwrite wifi_stop.sh & gain adb) won't work if you update to 1.5 - I've looked at the init.rc in the new update and they have changed the permissions in /init.rc to 555 so it can't be written.

Code:

   # Set WLAN Driver Status
    setprop wlan.driver.status ok
    chmod 0555 /etc/wifi_start.sh
    chmod 0555 /etc/wifi_stop.sh

And there are no other files that I can see that are 777.

So if you're already rooted on 1.4.x you might want to stay there for a bit.

Though I see from this thread some that have updated were able to keep their nookdev apps. So I wonder if we could use wifi locker to re-enable adb (at least long enough to modify /init.rc) after the update?

I have one of the new 1003 nooks but I don't have a mSD card so I can't test the softroots in this thread

glin · 11-28-2010, 04:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EmVee

So uh... You still felt compelled to state this why, exactly?

Seems to be an anglo-saxon only product.
So bad.

glin · 11-28-2010, 04:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spec

Frankly, I'm kind of surprised at expectation that B&N would be interested to sell nook outside of US. 99.9% percent of their ebook business is English, probably American English, the ebooks, I'm sure, are supposed subsidize the cost of nook hardware. So why would they be interested in selling the hardware below its cost without no outlook to get it returned (and make profit) in other ways?

Most other ereaders (Kindle, Sony, Bebook and many many other) are available in Europe via Internet, some even displayed in big books stores such as FNAC, why not Nook ???

Kolfe · 11-28-2010, 07:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jrosw

Just a heads up for anyone interested:

The rooting method for 1.4.1 (changing DNS to overwrite wifi_stop.sh & gain adb) won't work if you update to 1.5 - I've looked at the init.rc in the new update and they have changed the permissions in /init.rc to 555 so it can't be written.

Code:

   # Set WLAN Driver Status
    setprop wlan.driver.status ok
    chmod 0555 /etc/wifi_start.sh
    chmod 0555 /etc/wifi_stop.sh

And there are no other files that I can see that are 777.

So if you're already rooted on 1.4.x you might want to stay there for a bit.

Though I see from this thread some that have updated were able to keep their nookdev apps. So I wonder if we could use wifi locker to re-enable adb (at least long enough to modify /init.rc) after the update?

I have one of the new 1003 nooks but I don't have a mSD card so I can't test the softroots in this thread

Thanks for the info...

Guess i'l stay on my rooted 1.4.3 for a while... Maybe this is why nookdevs haven't posted anything on their web site...

11-27-2010, 12:21 PM	#156
glin Groupie Posts: 169 Karma: 1004072 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Carcassonne (France) Device: Kobo Aura H20 / OnePlus 5	Doesn't interest me : they don't sell it in my country nor plan to sell it. Last edited by glin; 11-28-2010 at 04:55 AM.

11-28-2010, 12:06 AM	#162
jrosw Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Newer HW Nook	wifi_stop method won't work with 1.5 Just a heads up for anyone interested: The rooting method for 1.4.1 (changing DNS to overwrite wifi_stop.sh & gain adb) won't work if you update to 1.5 - I've looked at the init.rc in the new update and they have changed the permissions in /init.rc to 555 so it can't be written. Code: # Set WLAN Driver Status setprop wlan.driver.status ok chmod 0555 /etc/wifi_start.sh chmod 0555 /etc/wifi_stop.sh And there are no other files that I can see that are 777. So if you're already rooted on 1.4.x you might want to stay there for a bit. Though I see from this thread some that have updated were able to keep their nookdev apps. So I wonder if we could use wifi locker to re-enable adb (at least long enough to modify /init.rc) after the update? I have one of the new 1003 nooks but I don't have a mSD card so I can't test the softroots in this thread

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