the rightful order has been restored

[solarbird]

This is Housemate Paul’s old first generation Nook e-reader. It's been dead for a while. The battery was bad, it still wouldn't boot with a new battery (though with the new battery, it would try again), and it still had Paul's old account data, and B&N dropped support for this device like a year and a half ago. That matters because it won’t factory reset if it can’t deregister itself, and it can’t deregister itself if it can’t talk to the servers, which aren’t up anymore.

BUT it turns out the internal SD card is NOT soldered down and (with an adaptor) mounts under linux so a few fscks and a lot of searching directories (and grep) and a bunch of hexedit and some SQLite later... ready for sideloads!

Also, it’s probably the only eInk web browsing device ever. Because WHY WOULD YOU? Because Barnes & Noble is why.

Anyway, it works again. VICTORY FOR GAZ! （⌒▽⌒）

Comments

[conuly]

Kindles also have an "experimental web browser". It's pretty crappy, but....

[solarbird]

I'm being told that over on Facebook, too! Hilariously terrible all around, apparently.

[conuly]

Yes, that really sums it up.

[rmd]

It really does. I have an old kindle and the 'experimental' web browser is some crap. Although, in a few high-necessity situations, I did manage to use it a few times.

Off-topic, but : Overwatch Lego

[davidcook]

I don't know if you've already seen this, but : Overwatch Lego sets available for pre-order.

Congratulations!

[kathmandu]

Sounds like that was really something to pull off.

Re: Off-topic, but : Overwatch Lego

[solarbird]

Somehow, I've never been a Lego person. Can't even tell you why. Thanks for thinking of it, though!

(But I am amused that they've got a Widowtracer set because they have a Widowtracer set.

(ﾟДﾟ；≡；ﾟдﾟ)

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Re: Congratulations!

[solarbird]

It tasked me! It tasked me, and I would fix it. （⌒▽⌒）

[armiphlage]

Some Kobo eink readers claim to have a browser, but in my experience that is a practical joke.

[conuly]

Of course, if your goal is to minimize online time - say, if you're giving it to a child - that's a selling point.