[Root] Universal Xoom Root - ANY XOOM ANY UPDATE

scsa20 · Sep 6, 2011

dejavu157 said:
i followed the steps and after everything is done it says i am rooted in clockwerk, but when i restart and install titanium backup, it says i am not rooted?

Sounds like you didn't flash the xoom root zip file. Make sure that the xoom root zip file is on your sd card and boot back into clockwork recovery, choose to install from a zip file and choose that zip file to flash it. After it's done flashing you should be good to go.

banny7000 · Sep 7, 2011

Thank you solarnz,so easy to do....to think I was coming out in sweats thinking about getting it wrong

Sent from my Xoom using Tapatalk

green_link · Sep 7, 2011

MitchRapp said:
is there a pre-rooted 3.1 or even 3.2 (!) update for the Canadian XOOM ? I'm on 3.0.1 and get a popup to update to 3.1 every couple of hours...

i used this on my canadian 3.1 xoom, it worked perfectly. have you already unlocked yours?

tremblingwater · Sep 7, 2011

hello,
Hope this ist too newb like but I've just got my XOOM and would like to root, its from the uk and it is wifi only. Can I use this to root? Ive seen there is a thread for these units but this seems better explained, or is this only for u.s versions?

Thank you

okantomi · Sep 8, 2011

tremblingwater said:
hello,
Hope this ist too newb like but I've just got my XOOM and would like to root, its from the uk and it is wifi only. Can I use this to root? Ive seen there is a thread for these units but this seems better explained, or is this only for u.s versions?

Thank you

Any Xoom, any update, any country...so, yeah, it should work fine.

banny7000 · Sep 8, 2011

tremblingwater said:
hello,
Hope this ist too newb like but I've just got my XOOM and would like to root, its from the uk and it is wifi only. Can I use this to root? Ive seen there is a thread for these units but this seems better explained, or is this only for u.s versions?

Thank you

This works on any xoom like it says,mine was UK wifi 3.1 rooted it with this yesterday,now I'm running tiamat with 3.2.....love it!

Sent from my Xoom using Tapatalk

tremblingwater · Sep 8, 2011

banny7000 said:
This works on any xoom like it says,mine was UK wifi 3.1 rooted it with this yesterday,now I'm running tiamat with 3.2.....love it!

Sent from my Xoom using Tapatalk

Thanks guys, just wanted to be sure

nailmind · Sep 11, 2011

any chance this will work on Linux?

tr4zz0id · Sep 11, 2011

Finally!

I was unsure about all this, because every rooting method had different compatibility issues. Then I saw THIS. I'm now rooted and love it. Thanks so much for making it easy for everyone to get on the train to awesomeness.

da.trute · Sep 12, 2011

instructions could be better to be honest, I am still not winning, when I flash the image it sats writing recovery OKAY but when I boot I get no recovery options, just fast, rsd. What am I doing wrong here.

StrifeSoldierVII · Sep 12, 2011

da.trute said:
instructions could be better to be honest, I am still not winning, when I flash the image it sats writing recovery OKAY but when I boot I get no recovery options, just fast, rsd. What am I doing wrong here.

When you see the dual core logo wait for 1-2 seconds and then hit the volume down key, and then hit the volume up key to select the recovery menu. Give it a few seconds and you will then boot into the recovery menu.

Alternatively: Download the Quick Boot app to access the recovery menu easily while the Xoom is already on. Just select boot into recovery.

okantomi · Sep 12, 2011

da.trute said:
instructions could be better to be honest, I am still not winning, when I flash the image it sats writing recovery OKAY but when I boot I get no recovery options, just fast, rsd. What am I doing wrong here.

I think you are allowing the stock recovery to overwrite your new solarnz recovery.
You have to time it just right. Here's some help (in blue), I hope:

4. Install recovery image (CWM)

If you haven't done it already, download the recovery image file and save it to your computer in the Platform Tools folder.

(Download the recovery image from this link: http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=1074979 only the img file flashed through fastboot Remember, never try to flash a zip file through fastboot!)

4.1 Boot into flash mode with 'adb reboot bootloader.'

4.2 Install your downloaded recovery image: 'fastboot flash recovery recovery-solarnz-100611-1150.img' or whatever is the exact name of the recovery img file you are flashing.

4.3 Restart the device with 'fastboot reboot'. Timing is essential here, so be alert when the device restarts, or you will have to redo section 4.

4.4 Enter CWM recovery with the following procedure.

4.5 Once the Motorola logotype is shown, start counting to 3. At 3, press the Volume Down button. This should result in the text 'Android Recovery' in the top left corner. If it does not work, experiment with the timing (see below).

4.6 When 'Android Recovery' is shown press the Volume Up button. This should invoke the CWM recovery menu. If that works, then congratulations for getting this far!

Here is a potential pitfall. If you are unable to enter CWM *before* the device boots into Honeycomb, then the newly installed recovery image will be overwritten by the system default recovery. Just repeat steps 4.1 through 4.6 if that happens.

rohit3192 · Sep 12, 2011

alternate way to enter recovery:
as you flashed recovery it means you are connected with pc through usb cable.
after fastboot reboot let xoom reboot.
once booted check that usb debugging is on.
in cmd type adb reboot recovery.
...................
to all having problem with android sdk:
fastboot is in "tools" folder and adb is in platform-tools folder.
copy contents of platform-tools to "tools" folder.
Let the location of tools folder,say,C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\tools
in cmd type: cd C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\tools
now you can run adb as well as fastboot commands without switching folders.

da.trute · Sep 13, 2011

are you sure this has been properly tested on UK wifi 3.1, I followed the steps religiously last night and couldn't get recovery to show up on boot, however it did seem to be there as I was able to adb recovery into it. This suggests the boot image didnt take properly maybe, anyway I managed to totally, yes totally brick my xoom last night flashing and reflashing. I managed to get a ROM on at one point and then it stuck at boot loop. I then tried to flash boot image again which is where it finally said enough is enough and stuck and RSM mode 3 which means its dead. Luckily I have only had a day so I can take it back as "faulty". Can anyone else confirm they have rooted their 32 gig uk wifi xoom on 3.1 with no issues - if so did you do anything different to that stated in the instructions?

---------- Post added at 02:12 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:02 PM ----------

okantomi said:
I think you are allowing the stock recovery to overwrite your new solarnz recovery.
You have to time it just right. Here's some help (in blue), I hope:

4. Install recovery image (CWM)

If you haven't done it already, download the recovery image file and save it to your computer in the Platform Tools folder.

(Download the recovery image from this link: http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=1074979 only the img file flashed through fastboot Remember, never try to flash a zip file through fastboot!)

4.1 Boot into flash mode with 'adb reboot bootloader.'

4.2 Install your downloaded recovery image: 'fastboot flash recovery recovery-solarnz-100611-1150.img' or whatever is the exact name of the recovery img file you are flashing.

4.3 Restart the device with 'fastboot reboot'. Timing is essential here, so be alert when the device restarts, or you will have to redo section 4.

4.4 Enter CWM recovery with the following procedure.

4.5 Once the Motorola logotype is shown, start counting to 3. At 3, press the Volume Down button. This should result in the text 'Android Recovery' in the top left corner. If it does not work, experiment with the timing (see below).

4.6 When 'Android Recovery' is shown press the Volume Up button. This should invoke the CWM recovery menu. If that works, then congratulations for getting this far!

Here is a potential pitfall. If you are unable to enter CWM *before* the device boots into Honeycomb, then the newly installed recovery image will be overwritten by the system default recovery. Just repeat steps 4.1 through 4.6 if that happens.

I am picking up a new XOOM tonight and so I will try this method, thanks

rohit3192 · Sep 13, 2011

da.trute said:
are you sure this has been properly tested on UK wifi 3.1, I followed the steps religiously last night and couldn't get recovery to show up on boot, however it did seem to be there as I was able to adb recovery into it. This suggests the boot image didnt take properly maybe, anyway I managed to totally, yes totally brick my xoom last night flashing and reflashing. I managed to get a ROM on at one point and then it stuck at boot loop. I then tried to flash boot image again which is where it finally said enough is enough and stuck and RSM mode 3 which means its dead. Luckily I have only had a day so I can take it back as "faulty". Can anyone else confirm they have rooted their 32 gig uk wifi xoom on 3.1 with no issues - if so did you do anything different to that stated in the instructions?

---------- Post added at 02:12 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:02 PM ----------

I am picking up a new XOOM tonight and so I will try this method, thanks

May I know from where flashing boot image came into picture?
If you were restoring xoom to stock did you double checked that custom recovery image was removed from tools folder?
Seems you messed up files.

da.trute · Sep 13, 2011

rohit3192 said:
May I know from where flashing boot image came into picture?
If you were restoring xoom to stock did you double checked that custom recovery image was removed from tools folder?
Seems you messed up files.

I wasnt restoring stock, it unlocked ok, CMR install said it ran through ok but I couldnt get into CMR at all, nada no matter what I pressed. However I could get into CMR through adb recovery so I flashed Tiamat ROM from there. I then got stuck in a book loop. It was suggested by someone that I should reflash the boot image which totally fecked it, el brickio..! Now stuck at RSD mode 3 with no flash boot and no connection to PC try flash SBF.

rohit3192 · Sep 13, 2011

da.trute said:
I wasnt restoring stock, it unlocked ok, CMR install said it ran through ok but I couldnt get into CMR at all, nada no matter what I pressed. However I could get into CMR through adb recovery so I flashed Tiamat ROM from there. I then got stuck in a book loop. It was suggested by someone that I should reflash the boot image which totally fecked it, el brickio..! Now stuck at RSD mode 3 with no flash boot and no connection to PC try flash SBF.

Do not know who gave you advice to flash boot image.
Flash 4 files(.img files in official motorola) together to get back to stock and do not mix up with any other .img file(eg custom recovery)
Mathematically:
custom recovery+ custom rom+stock boot image=brick(soft or hard depends on your luck)
see what you have done.

da.trute · Sep 13, 2011

no, I reflashed the custom boot image not the stock image, I hadn't downloaded that, unless I did and didn't realise, hard to say what went wrong to be honest, I am going to organise myself better next time. I wish the xoom had something like ODIN, oh lovely ODIN, why doesn't every mobile device have an odin, ummm ODIN love.

rohit3192 · Sep 13, 2011

^^
You need Android sdk(+update to platform tools)
Java DKit
Official moto zip file(containing 4 img files) to get back to stock
or
root zip(for rooting stock rom)
custom recovery in.img format
custom rom
custom kernel
for flashing custom rom/kernel
(of course PC

)
Is it complicated?

okantomi · Sep 13, 2011

rohit3192 said:
^^
You need Android sdk(+update to platform tools)
Java DKit
Official moto zip file(containing 4 img files) to get back to stock
or
root zip(for rooting stock rom)
custom recovery in.img format
custom rom
custom kernel
for flashing custom rom/kernel
(of course PC )
Is it complicated?[/Q

Nevermind.

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