How can you tell if a used Revue is rootable?

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Re: How can you tell if a used Revue is rootable?

Post by resno »

mauricio87 wrote:Hi Everyone

I am trying to watch some hulu in the amazing new 3.1, but not luck. Can someone pm me the HULU workaround?

Thanks in advance.
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Re: How can you tell if a used Revue is rootable?

Post by indyjones »

zenofex wrote:
AZImmortal wrote:Hi all, I know that a Revue has to be a "virgin" (aka: no updates were applied to it) in order to not have the UART1 pins disabled but there are a few postings on craigslist where the owners say that the Revue was "only used once", so I was wondering (1) if it's possible that these Revues have not had any updates applied to them if they were only connected to the internet briefly, and (2) how I can tell if these Revues are actually still "virgins" (like is there a software version or something to look for?). Thanks to all who respond.
If it was really used at all it probably cant be rooted with the UART root. The first time you boot the box you are required to update to proceed. Chances are if you're buying it used the device has at least gone through the initial setup once and is updated.

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The UART root is not possible, but a Software root via 3.1 leaked can be done I think.. Anyone confirm?
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Re: How can you tell if a used Revue is rootable?

Post by loosemoose »

Can someone PM me the Hulu fix as well?
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Re: How can you tell if a used Revue is rootable?

Post by mikeearle »

looking for the hulu workaround for HC as well , can someone PM me with it? Please :)
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Re: How can you tell if a used Revue is rootable?

Post by MatlocK »

I would like to know the workaround as well. I want to watch south park.
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Re: How can you tell if a used Revue is rootable?

Post by MStrawder »

At the risk of angering the mods by feeding the thread hijack, the easiest workaround is using PlayOn on your PC. The video quality is good. There's a slight amount of loss with the transcoding, but it's the simplest way to get Hulu and other video streaming services.
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Re: How can you tell if a used Revue is rootable?

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Hi, I am planning to buy a refurbished Revue. Does anyone know if these can be rooted?
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Re: How can you tell if a used Revue is rootable?

Post by AZImmortal »

I read somewhere that someone who bought a refurbished Revue couldn't root it because it was already updated. I wouldn't take the risk.
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