Nook Torn Open, Hacked, and Rooted(wired.com)
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Nook Torn Open, Hacked, and Rooted
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/12/nook-torn-open-hacked-and-rooted/
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That looks very nice and easy to hack on. As long as all the drivers are open-source. The lack of open drivers for the eInk displays used to be a serious problem. Not sure what the current status is.
A brief summary of the /.'d http://www.nookdevs.com/Rooting :
take off the plastic casing, remove the embedded microSD card, mount it as ext3 fs, `sed -i -e 's/^\(.\+\)adbd\(.\+\)disabled\(.\+\)$/\1adbd\2enabled\3/g' init.rc`, umount, put sd card back into nook, use android dev toolkit to connect to port 5555 and start a shell
This is kind of amazing to me. An open android device with free cellular internet access? If it has a mic this could replace my phone...
take off the plastic casing, remove the embedded microSD card, mount it as ext3 fs, `sed -i -e 's/^\(.\+\)adbd\(.\+\)disabled\(.\+\)$/\1adbd\2enabled\3/g' init.rc`, umount, put sd card back into nook, use android dev toolkit to connect to port 5555 and start a shell
This is kind of amazing to me. An open android device with free cellular internet access? If it has a mic this could replace my phone...
I think you'll find this is not true.
In particular, in the Nook FAQ:
Your nook can connect to B&N Fast & Free Wireless networks in the United States. These networks are cellular data networks that are widely available. In areas without B&N Fast & Free Wireless coverage, you can rely on Wi-Fi to access network services. … Your nook CANNOT connect to other cellular data networks in the United States. It cannot connect to any international cellular data networks, including those in Canada and Mexico. …
I'd say they have created their own private cellular enclave and are in control of what comes and goes.
Regardless of their technical filtering, you should read your license carefully. I don't have a copy, but phrases like there is no charge for you nook's wireless capabilities do not imply that you can implement your own features and use their cellular service free of charge.