Touch Nook STR Rooted - well that didn't take long

[linux_author]

Originally Posted by stockhomer

could someone please give us a precise and simple (for newbies) guide how to back up and restore safely the nook before rooting and installing something

ty

newbies should be careful - don't mess w/your nook unless you're confident in your command-line skills

that said,

1. create a noogie.img microsd

http://nookdevs.com/NookTouch_Rooting

2. boot your nook w/the card

3. on your Linux-OS computer:

dd if=/dev/<your nook's device> of=nook_touch_backup.img bs=1M

4. to restore, again boot w/your noogie microsd, then:

dd if=nook_touch_backup.img of=/dev/<your nook's device> bs=1M

(/dev/XXX usually takes the form of /dev/sdc or /dev/sdb, etc.)

hth

there are other incantations for OS X or utilities for Winblows, YMMV

[ATimson]

Originally Posted by linux_author

i see no problem with returning a unit that cannot be restored to out-of-the-box - if B&N wants to transition to something more than just a bookstore, this is the price of that transition - either that or hire better contract programmers

Why should they have to invest time & money into undoing customers breaking the machine? Whether it's with software or a hammer, it's not something the manufacturer should have to pay for.

[linux_author]

Originally Posted by ATimson

Why should they have to invest time & money into undoing customers breaking the machine? Whether it's with software or a hammer, it's not something the manufacturer should have to pay for.

the point is that the machine is not 'broken'

B&N could simply provide a link on its Touch support page with a restore image... very little time, effort and money to provide this service

this may all be moot anyway - B&N could be out of business unless it successfully transitions out of or supplants brick-and-mortar hard copy sales