Do you care that your rooted NOOKcolor voids the B&N warranty?

SCION · 12-25-2010, 05:26 PM

It appears some non-rooters wish to raise red flags about rooting your device. I guess they assume you aren't intelligent enough to do your research, read the disclaimers on the NOOK Devs website, assess your personal finances (should you need to buy another NOOKcolor), and make an informed personal choice.

To those who rooted their NOOKcolor share your thoughts on this. We're not debating whether we can and should do a factory reset prior to requesting warranty service from B&N.

Did you overlook these red flags on the NOOK Devs website?:

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* Warning: nookDevs.com is not liable if you screw up during the root process. Nookdevs didn't even develop this process, it is a community product of many hands.

* Warning: This will probably (probably = actually) void your warranty, nookDevs.com is not liable for that either in any way shape or form.

* Warning: What you are about to do should only be undertaken by a competent person, not your pet monkey Guenter, even if he has a small hat (Futurama)

* Warning: Make sure you read the FULL page BEFORE starting anything to confirm you know what you are getting into!

* Warning: By following the instructions below you release nookDevs and all related parties from any and all liability and damages as a result of this process. We can help you if you run into problems but we help at OUR discretion. Before you come to IRC asking for help, please make sure you've done every teeny tiny step and you've done the whole thing at least twice.

The Joker · 12-25-2010, 05:30 PM

Not rooted.........yet.....I'm certainly concerned about the warranty issue.....

But from what I've read, it seems easy to do a factory reset...which makes it a moot point doesn't it......

tubemonkey · 12-25-2010, 05:35 PM

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* Warning: What you are about to do should only be undertaken by a competent person, not your pet monkey Guenter, even if he has a small hat (Futurama)

They have besmirched my good name!!!

tubemonkey · 12-25-2010, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by The Joker

But from what I've read, it seems easy to do a factory reset...which makes it a moot point doesn't it......

That's pretty much it; and the Color is supposed to be unbrickable. So, not really sure why all the fuss that some have displayed.

SCION · 12-25-2010, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

They have besmirched my good name!!!

Blasphemous!

Grimm · 12-25-2010, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

That's pretty much it; and the Color is supposed to be unbrickable. So, not really sure why all the fuss that some have displayed.

This. Not worried about it. It can always be reset.

jswinden · 12-25-2010, 06:55 PM

I haven't rooted, but that would not deter me if I decided to. As far as the rooting police goes, they should worry about their own NC and not yours! Like the old Hank williams song says, "Mind your own busines and you want be mindin' mine"!

gtriever · 12-25-2010, 07:02 PM

I read the warnings, reread the warnings, researched the h*** out of it and rooted. The advantages (to me) well outweighed the risk involved.

RockdaMan · 12-25-2010, 07:09 PM

The thread that began it all: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=112846

The money quote (no one has confirmed or denied it though):

"You can certainly revert to stock, but people are saying that not everything is reversed, and that B&N service personnel will be able to tell."

Bookworm_Girl · 12-25-2010, 07:12 PM

Not rooted but the warranty is not a factor in that decision. It's not an issue to me.

Grimm · 12-25-2010, 07:20 PM

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Originally Posted by RockdaMan

The thread that began it all: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=112846

The money quote (no one has confirmed or denied it though):

"You can certainly revert to stock, but people are saying that not everything is reversed, and that B&N service personnel will be able to tell."

The question is where this quote came from. What makes it even remotely credible?

SCION · 12-25-2010, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Grimm

The question is where this quote came from. What makes it even remotely credible?

The fact that it states that B&N service techs will be able to tell make the source questionable. Those techs check for basic functionality of the device and any visible defects.

Seabound · 12-25-2010, 07:25 PM

I don't have a NOOKcolor but I've been following the discussions about rooting. For me, the option to be able to root the NC actually makes the device more appealing to me and makes it a better value. So much so that I'm taking a second look at the device. If I had the money for it right now, I'd probably buy one and root it the first chance I get. If there were no option to root, then I definitely would not buy it.

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RockdaMan · 12-25-2010, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by SCION

The fact that it states that B&N service techs will be able to tell make the source questionable. Those techs check for basic functionality of the device and any visible defects.

Link? Or is this a common sense assertion?

SCION · 12-25-2010, 07:38 PM

No assertion, I've performed IT project management for B&N corporate.

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12-25-2010, 05:30 PM	#2
The Joker Addict Posts: 205 Karma: 882 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: NookColor.........rooted	Not rooted.........yet.....I'm certainly concerned about the warranty issue..... But from what I've read, it seems easy to do a factory reset...which makes it a moot point doesn't it......

12-25-2010, 06:55 PM	#7
jswinden Nameless Being	I haven't rooted, but that would not deter me if I decided to. As far as the rooting police goes, they should worry about their own NC and not yours! Like the old Hank williams song says, "Mind your own busines and you want be mindin' mine"!

12-25-2010, 07:02 PM	#8
gtriever Addict Posts: 286 Karma: 2125576 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kobo Forma	I read the warnings, reread the warnings, researched the h*** out of it and rooted. The advantages (to me) well outweighed the risk involved.

12-25-2010, 07:09 PM	#9
RockdaMan Banned Posts: 1,644 Karma: 213512 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: On the other side of over there Device: Pandigital Novel, Kindle G1 (broken), iPod Touch	The thread that began it all: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=112846 The money quote (no one has confirmed or denied it though): "You can certainly revert to stock, but people are saying that not everything is reversed, and that B&N service personnel will be able to tell."

12-25-2010, 07:12 PM	#10
Bookworm_Girl E-reader Enthusiast Posts: 4,873 Karma: 36536965 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Southwest, USA Device: Kindle Oasis 3; Kobo Aura One; iPad Mini 5	Not rooted but the warranty is not a factor in that decision. It's not an issue to me.

12-25-2010, 07:25 PM	#13
Seabound Steerage Class Posts: 711 Karma: 505995 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Pacific Northwest, USA Device: Won't fit here anymore, see sig for a list of liseuses.	I don't have a NOOKcolor but I've been following the discussions about rooting. For me, the option to be able to root the NC actually makes the device more appealing to me and makes it a better value. So much so that I'm taking a second look at the device. If I had the money for it right now, I'd probably buy one and root it the first chance I get. If there were no option to root, then I definitely would not buy it. .

12-25-2010, 07:38 PM	#15
SCION Séduisant Posts: 4,706 Karma: 2107018 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas, USA Device: Boox Note Air2+; Kobo Libra2; Kindle Scribe, Oasis3; iPad Mini6	No assertion, I've performed IT project management for B&N corporate.