The Samsung Galaxy Tab is considered by many to be the only Android-based tablet worth considering, but is it really? That question is now up in the air since Barnes and Noble’s $250 NOOKcolor, an Android-based e-reader has recently been rooted. While before the deed it was just an e-reader – it has now taken on a new life of its own. Check out the picture proof below:

The procedure is currently a bit complicated (as you will find out yourself below) but it is definitely a start until the z4Root, SuperOneClick, or some other one-click solution becomes available. This is probably going to be your best bet for now and it will only get better form here, especially once the device starts seeing its first ROMs. Check out the instructions on how to root it below:

[04:00:25] <[mbm]> https://www.multiupload.com/R6U2NEMXHI <- uImage
[04:02:27] <[mbm]> https://www.multiupload.com/MJY8SS8BAB .. there’s the sdcard image
[04:03:10] <[mbm]> dd to an sdcard, wait for fastboot and then run ‘fastboot boot uImage’ with the previous file
[04:04:03] <[mbm]> when the kernel boots there will be a serial and ethernet device on usb
[04:04:29] <[mbm]> ethernet runs telnet and ssh
[04:04:37] <[mbm]> serial is a getty
[04:13:54] <[mbm]> usb ethernet on the nook is 192.168.2.2
So what you get is a new usb interface called usb0 (on both the nook and your linux box)
set the linux box’s usb0 to 192.168.2.1 and you should be able to ssh to the nook on 192.168.2.2. root has no password. takes a long time to generate ssh keys so be patient.

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[Sources: XDA-developers (blog) - 1; XDA-developers (blog) - 2]

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