Android 3.1 Update on Wifi Only Xoom

[open1your1eyes0]

Failed to mount /sd card

Make sure there is no space between sd and card, it should be sdcard. Also keep in mind you HAVE to be already stock and no root.

 

[dubie76]

Make sure there is no space between sd and card, it should be sdcard. Also keep in mind you HAVE to be already stock and no root.

And how do I do that? Its already on the device??/
Already flashed default rom from Motorola.com dev section

1. rebooted into adb reboot recovery
2. plugged in usb
3. pressed up and got into recovery (blue lettering screen)
4. chose install from sd
5. got error

?????

 

[publicanimal]

I was able to get Koush's method to work for me as well, and as other reported, I lost root. Any ideas on how to re-root? There is a new bootloader that gets flashed but it stays unlocked.

 

[BeagleBoy]

I was able to get Koush's method to work for me as well, and as other reported, I lost root. Any ideas on how to re-root? There is a new bootloader that gets flashed but it stays unlocked.

I've got root again. I grabbed the stock boot.img from the "Need 3.1 boot.img" thread, and hacked it. It worked for me, but there's sure to be a better copy from someone else before the night's through. (I edited my binary with vi, so I'm not comfortable sharing it.)

-Jim

 

[publicanimal]

I've got root again. I grabbed the stock boot.img from the "Need 3.1 boot.img" thread, and hacked it. It worked for me, but there's sure to be a better copy from someone else before the night's through. (I edited my binary with vi, so I'm not comfortable sharing it.)

-Jim

LOL 3.1 Installed on rooted WiFi Xooms and re-rooted in 12 hours or less. I love this forum. I was chomping at the bit to get this update and now I have it. Re-rooting will be icing on the cake.

 

[HooliganBG]

What about "fastboot update" ? I think this is command for update, or i'm wrong?
If my xoom is completely stock, can I update whit this command?

 

[bellatrixue]

i wasn't able to get past the android logo with !. it did reboot but im still on 3.0.1, care to share what you've done differently? im on us wifi model. grr. help. needed. thanks.

 

[bellatrixue]

I was able to get Koush's method to work for me as well, and as other reported, I lost root. Any ideas on how to re-root? There is a new bootloader that gets flashed but it stays unlocked.

i need help. can you share what steps you've taken from koush. I've followed exactly and i'm getting the exclamation mark with the android logo. the next time i did it, rebooted and still on 3.0.1. Im on US Wifi Model btw.

appreciate your help.

 

[Live2Follow]

I've followed those instructions as well, even as far as flashing original boot and system before attempting to flash the update.zip. Oh well, figure something is missing/wrong. Maybe in the morning

 

[poisike]

Guys please read this:

1. UPDATE ONLY IF YOU ARE ON STOCK EVERYTHING (NO ROOT, NO CLOCKWORKMOD, NO TIAMAT KERNEL)
2. If you follow this guide you cannot go wrong, it is perfect and I just updated my Wifi Xoom

Link to Guide

Link to Android SDK for Windows
Link to Motorola Xoom drivers for Windows
Link to WIFI Update
Link to 3G Update

I made my own USB host cable and updated my completely stock WIFI only Xoom (US version) using this guide.
File i used: e379f0b9bcd0.signed-tervigon-HMJ37-from-HWI69.e379f0b9.zip

Worked great! Stock browser is much faster and now i can use XDA 2010 theme! Haven't had time to test other features.

I attached two pictures just to prove it works.

 

[stachre]

I was able to get the entire update to install by deleting all of the system verification stuff out of the beginning of the updater script in the META-INF folder. But when I rebooted I got stuck at the Motorola logo.

I took a more surgical route and commented out any commands dealing with recovery, boot image/kernel, bcm4329.ko (WiFi), and bootloader. Essentially, it was an attempt to install/patch only the /system files without disturbing anything else (root, Tiamat kernel and WiFi module, etc.), via ClockworkMod Recovery and an SDCard.

Like you, though, I got stuck at the Motorola logo, so I'm guessing that there are dependencies on the patched boot image/kernel.

I'll put the boot image patch back into the update and see how that works.

EDIT: I flashed the stock system.img, re-pushed/chmodded su and Superuser.apk, and applied the newer update hack. The system update completed successfully, keeping the existing recovery and bootloader intact.

Since the new bootloader has the much-needed feature of including Recovery in the boot menu, I'm going to add it back to the update and do some more testing.

 

[dubie76]

It seems that Wifi users are left out once again. I know what Google said, but I'll believe it when I get the notification for the update on my Xoom.

 

[Sparticuz]

It seems that Wifi users are left out once again. I know what Google said, but I'll believe it when I get the notification for the update on my Xoom.

Have you totally ignored the past 11 pages of people with wifi xooms getting 3.1? RTFM dude, RTFM

 

[wheezzl]

Thanks for the guide, unfortunately, I don't have a USB Host cable... so I'll just have to wait for it to appear on the device... I am in Switzerland but I use a complete stock US wifi only xoom. Until now it sais that there are no updates available... I'll just wait a little longer I guess

Is there an option to push the Update check again? It just sais "last checked at 10:09", no date or anything, even after reboot it's still the same time... does it just check periodically?

 

[trillbo]

I was rooted with Tiamat 1.4.1 on my Wifi only Xoom. This is how I got it to work without a usb host cable:

1. Flash stock system.img and recovery.img from Motorola
2. Reinstall su and Superuser.apk by using the following commands:

adb remount
adb push su /system/bin
adb shell ln -s /system/bin/su /system/xbin/su
adb shell chmod 4755 /system/bin/su
adb push Superuser.apk /system/app

3. Flash stock boot.img from Motorola

4. Now follow the instructions from My Brain Hurts: http://www.koushikdutta.com/2011/03/manually-updating-your-rooted-xoom.html


As I said this worked for me. I don't know if it will work for everyone. Also, you will lose root after you do this!

 

[publicanimal]

i need help. can you share what steps you've taken from koush. I've followed exactly and i'm getting the exclamation mark with the android logo. the next time i did it, rebooted and still on 3.0.1. Im on US Wifi Model btw.

appreciate your help.

Yeah, sorry it was late. It looks like a new thread was started with a different method, but to use the "koush method" I first had to replace a few files that had been modified with the stock versions via ADB. I got those files from the "WiFi System Dump thread".

Two files I personally needed to replace with the stock files that many of you might as well were:
/system/lib/modules/bcm4329.ko
/system/bin/wpa_supplicant (If you did the Ad-hoc WiFi hack).

If you pull out the updater script from the META-INF folder you can see all the files that the updater will look for on your system. Make sure they are all stock.

I still have no root so I'm hoping for that solution soon.

 

[burden010]

I made my own USB host cable and updated my completely stock WIFI only Xoom (US version) using this guide.
File i used: e379f0b9bcd0.signed-tervigon-HMJ37-from-HWI69.e379f0b9.zip

Worked great! Stock browser is much faster and now i can use XDA 2010 theme! Haven't had time to test other features.

I attached two pictures just to prove it works.

Does anyone have any idea whether this will work on a UK Xoom? I know the software build is slightly different but the model numbers are the same...!

 

[The_Tech_Ninja]

I was rooted with Tiamat 1.4.1 on my Wifi only Xoom. This is how I got it to work without a usb host cable:

1. Flash stock system.img and recovery.img from Motorola
2. Reinstall su and Superuser.apk by using the following commands:

adb remount
adb push su /system/bin
adb shell ln -s /system/bin/su /system/xbin/su
adb shell chmod 4755 /system/bin/su
adb push Superuser.apk /system/app

3. Flash stock boot.img from Motorola

4. Now follow the instructions from My Brain Hurts: http://www.koushikdutta.com/2011/03/manually-updating-your-rooted-xoom.html


As I said this worked for me. I don't know if it will work for everyone. Also, you will lose root after you do this!

When this was done you lost all of your data.. correct?

 

[trillbo]

When this was done you lost all of your data.. correct?

Correct

With Google backup, all my apps were reinstalled within minutes though.

 

[Gr3yghost]

Can't Install 3.1

I keep getting a message in System Recovery: "E:failed to mount /sdcard (No such file or directory).

Is this because my sd card is not properly formatted? The file is there...

Thanks in advance for your help.

Phillip