Classic Rerooting a Nook Classic 1.4.3?

Shades · 01-21-2022, 06:02 AM

Nookdevs went down years and years ago unfortunately. I need some guidance if anyone here still remembers.

I have a later revision Nook classic, one that does not have a removable emmc card. It is on 1.4.3 right now.

It was already rooted, but recently when I picked it up and tried to wake it from sleep mode, it decided to reinstall it's own firmware. So it's unrooted as far as I can tell and I don't know where to begin. It's been many years since I looked into this.

I have found this:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/q...ition.2395798/

But I don't know if that is the method I used last time. I do not remember permanently damaging my browser to get root.

JSWolf · 01-21-2022, 08:37 AM

By nook classic, do you mean the the one with the LCD strip?

Shades · 01-21-2022, 06:25 PM

Yes, the original Nook.

Dob43 · 02-09-2023, 10:29 PM

Yep I remember, and I was the one in the thread you liked to. I have done several of these devices (one of them more than once) and never corrupted the browser in it. I am not sure, but I think that happened to earlier versions of the firmware. It has been a while since I have done it tho.

As I said I had to do one device twice. Why twice? Well I tried to power it on after it had been sitting turned all the way off for several months, and there wasn't enough battery to really start it booting. It kept flashing on for a second, then off. It did this about 11 times then it wiped itself as a built in self-saving 'feature'.

In short if you haven't used it in a while, do NOT just try to turn it on. Plug it IN! Then you won't risk a brain wipe if the battery is too low to boot. Normally, it SHOULD just pop up the battery too low message, but if the battery is at the iffy threshold (not enough to boot but just enough to turn it on a few times) you end up with a brain wiped device you will have to re-root and put ALL your books on again.

01-21-2022, 06:02 AM	#1
Shades Zealot Posts: 118 Karma: 1246392 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: OnePlus 5T + @Voice, Nook 1st Ed.	Rerooting a Nook Classic 1.4.3? Nookdevs went down years and years ago unfortunately. I need some guidance if anyone here still remembers. I have a later revision Nook classic, one that does not have a removable emmc card. It is on 1.4.3 right now. It was already rooted, but recently when I picked it up and tried to wake it from sleep mode, it decided to reinstall it's own firmware. So it's unrooted as far as I can tell and I don't know where to begin. It's been many years since I looked into this. I have found this: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/q...ition.2395798/ But I don't know if that is the method I used last time. I do not remember permanently damaging my browser to get root.

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01-21-2022, 08:37 AM	#2
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,987 Karma: 128903378 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	By nook classic, do you mean the the one with the LCD strip?

01-21-2022, 06:25 PM	#3
Shades Zealot Posts: 118 Karma: 1246392 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: OnePlus 5T + @Voice, Nook 1st Ed.	Yes, the original Nook.

02-09-2023, 10:29 PM	#4
Dob43 Member Posts: 24 Karma: 100000 Join Date: Aug 2013 Device: Nook Classic	Yep I remember, and I was the one in the thread you liked to. I have done several of these devices (one of them more than once) and never corrupted the browser in it. I am not sure, but I think that happened to earlier versions of the firmware. It has been a while since I have done it tho. As I said I had to do one device twice. Why twice? Well I tried to power it on after it had been sitting turned all the way off for several months, and there wasn't enough battery to really start it booting. It kept flashing on for a second, then off. It did this about 11 times then it wiped itself as a built in self-saving 'feature'. In short if you haven't used it in a while, do NOT just try to turn it on. Plug it IN! Then you won't risk a brain wipe if the battery is too low to boot. Normally, it SHOULD just pop up the battery too low message, but if the battery is at the iffy threshold (not enough to boot but just enough to turn it on a few times) you end up with a brain wiped device you will have to re-root and put ALL your books on again.

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