[ILUG] IPad type tablets Experiences?

[Gary Pigott]

On 11 December 2010 19:46, Rick Moen <rick at linuxmafia.com> wrote:

> Quoting Gary Pigott (ilug at garypigott.net):
>
> > If you're mainly looking for a eBook reader (i.e. with an e-ink screen
> > rather than an LCD) there's always the B&N Nook, which is easily rooted
> so
> > you can get at the Android OS.
> >
> > http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/12/nook-torn-open-hacked-and-rooted/
> > http://nookdevs.com/Softroot
>
> I have done exactly that to an older black and white Nook (that I got
> cheaply as a trade), and it's quite easy.  Fortunately, the unit's
> firmware checks the microSD slot for a bootable image, and branches to
> that if it's present.  So, the nookdevs.com developers simply made a
> non-locked-down Android 1.4.0 where the user has root.  Very easy -- and
> then you can install arbitrary Nook/Android software of your choosing.
>
> By the way, they've more recently also managed that trick with the new
> NookColour.  http://nookdevs.com/Portal:NookColor
>

I've a Kindle 3 on the way (xmas present) and it's only a matter of time
before someone hacks it to run Ubuntu like the 2nd gen one was.