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Motorola Xoom/Flashing Guide
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Unlock the device
Why you want to do that: To flash a custom recovery.
Prerequisites:
- Android SDK
- USB debugging enabled
- micro USB cable
Steps
Connect your device with the USB cable.
adb reboot bootloader
wait for the device to go into fastboot mode, then run following command:
fastboot oem unlock
Note to linux users: "sudo" needed
follow screen instructions.
Install custom recovery
Why you want to do that: Stock recovery doesn't allow to install custom ROMs.
Prerequisites:
- unlocked device
- Android SDK
- USB debugging enabled
- micro USB cable
- recovery.img - the binary image of the recovery (look inside the zip file)
Custom recoveries
CWM Official
Link: http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager
- Latest Xoom: http://download2.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-4.0.0.4-stingray.img 4.0.0.4 (last updated 11 Feb 2013)
- Latest Xoom Wi-fi only: http://download2.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.3.1-wingray.img (last updated 11 Feb 2013)
ClockworkMod Recovery - Modified for Motorola Xoom
Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1074979
EOS recovery (R6) CWM Based
- Softkey version available
Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24956587
Steps
Reboot your device and enter fastboot mode:
adb reboot bootloader
then flash the recovery:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
Note to linux users: "sudo" needed
And then do a reboot.
fastboot reboot
Note to linux users: "sudo" needed
Go in the newly created recovery (pressing vol down) at boottime.
General How-Tos
- Take Screenshot - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=982468
- Stream 720p/1080p MKV to XOOM with Subtitle - http://www.enolsoft.com/blog/stream-720p1080p-mkv-to-motorola-xoom-with-subtitle/
- Make Movies On Xoom - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=972812
- Root WiFi Xoom - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1010568
- Unlock 3G & WiFi Xoom - http://xoomfaq.com/hacks/index.html
- Tether iPhone To Xoom - http://forum.androidcentral.com/motorola-xoom/66512-guide-how-tether-iphone-unlimited-data-xoom.html
- Tether From Android Phone via Bluetooth - http://forum.androidcentral.com/motorola-xoom/63969-how-bluetooth-tether-android-phone-xoom-no-root-app-required.html
- Tether From Droid To Xoom via Bluetooth - http://www.droid-life.com/2011/03/01/how-to-bluetooth-tether-to-motorola-xoom-using-original-droid/
- Tether From Fascinate To Xoom - http://www.xoomforums.com/forum/motorola-xoom-help/944-help-tethering-my-xoom-unrooted-my-fascinate.html#post10502
- Get TV.com App To Work - http://www.xoomforums.com/forum/motorola-xoom-general-discussion/1618-tv-com-working-now-2.html#post19853
- Rip DVD to Xoom - http://xoomfaq.com/video/index.html
- Make Phone App use Full Screen - http://xoomfaq.com/hacks/FullScreen/index.html
- Do Factory Reset - http://www.xoomforums.com/forum/motorola-xoom-faq/623-how-do-i-reset-motorola-xoom-factory-settings.html
- Get Zinio Magazine - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=870399
- Turn Your Honeycomb Tablet into a Media Powerhouse - http://assortmentofthings.blogspot.de/2011/05/how-to-turn-your-honeycomb-tablet-into.html
