Good news: you can root your Roku device! Bad news: you can't really do anything with it once you do. Set top box rooting site GTV Hacker found a vulnerability in specific Roku boxes that allow for rooting. While that doesn't mean much just yet, you might want to root yours now in case Roku patches the vulnerability in a future update.


Right now, rooting only works with the Roku LT, Roku 2, and Roku Streaming Stick. While some other Roku devices can be rooted as well, it results won't stick and you'll likely have to perform the task repeatedly. Furthermore, the only reason you currently have to bother with this is to preserve your rooted Roku for features that don't yet exist. If you root, you can disable software updates and keep things intact for the future. Whether or not anyone will develop anything for the rooted Roku platform remains to be seen, but some are hoping for an official XBMC build.

We'll be keeping an eye on the situation. If rooting a Roku becomes a more worthwhile endeavor, you can expect to see a full guide in the future.


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