Hello,
I have owned my Xoom for about 6 months. It came with ICS 4.0.4 stock. I am very much into technical/computer related stuff, but not so much on the programming side of things. I learned about rooting while i was researching which tablet I would purchase, however I never gave it much thought because the Xoom kept me busy and entertained just like it was. Well that is until about a month ago. I was looking into changing some things with the tablet's UI and realized in order to do anything spectacular i would need to root. So i read. And read, and read. After researching rooting my xoom for a month straight, I finally decided it was time to root yesterday. I was successful on the first attempt, and the damn thing hasn't left my hands since!
I downloaded several root apps, but never changed much because I didn't want to screw it up. The app I used the most is Rom Toolbox Pro. The only things I felt comfortable enough to change were the system fonts, the bootscreen animations, and I also freezes a few apps I didn't use. Also. I did complete an "online" nandroid backup.
For some reason a couple of hours ago I changed the boot screen again, however when I rebooted there was no animation at all. No big deal, I tried changing to a different one. Same thing - just a black screen as it was booting. This wasn't really a big deal to me as I rarely even turn the tablet off, it stays home while I am at work during the week.
Sorry for the long winded post, but here is my problem. I installed an app called Android Tweaker and it had an option for automatic customization to increase speed and performance. I did run that. A little later I decided I like ROM Toolbox a lot, so I purchased the Pro version. When I started the app, it said that it required root access which it was not detecting. I Googled for almost an hour on the problem and everyone else seemed to only get this problem after an OTA upgrade. I double checked and made sure I did not receive any updates. I went to my app drawer to check superuser and see if it listed Toolbox. First, superuser was not even in the drawer. I did have an icon on the homescreen though and Toolbox was not listed. Someone on another forum suggested uninstalling the app then reinstalling, and also to check and see if superuser needed to be updated in the market. It did, and I tried both things. No success. I ran bootchecker and it says not rooted. I then checked superuser again, and ALL the apps were now missing. Which was nor the case when I initially checked.
I am very thankful that I can still use the tablet, but I want root back! Anyone have any ideas what went wrong, and how to fix it? That is a relatively rhetoric question as from everything I have read here there are some really smart and knowledgeable members on the board. I hope someone is able to help.
Thanks!
I have owned my Xoom for about 6 months. It came with ICS 4.0.4 stock. I am very much into technical/computer related stuff, but not so much on the programming side of things. I learned about rooting while i was researching which tablet I would purchase, however I never gave it much thought because the Xoom kept me busy and entertained just like it was. Well that is until about a month ago. I was looking into changing some things with the tablet's UI and realized in order to do anything spectacular i would need to root. So i read. And read, and read. After researching rooting my xoom for a month straight, I finally decided it was time to root yesterday. I was successful on the first attempt, and the damn thing hasn't left my hands since!
I downloaded several root apps, but never changed much because I didn't want to screw it up. The app I used the most is Rom Toolbox Pro. The only things I felt comfortable enough to change were the system fonts, the bootscreen animations, and I also freezes a few apps I didn't use. Also. I did complete an "online" nandroid backup.
For some reason a couple of hours ago I changed the boot screen again, however when I rebooted there was no animation at all. No big deal, I tried changing to a different one. Same thing - just a black screen as it was booting. This wasn't really a big deal to me as I rarely even turn the tablet off, it stays home while I am at work during the week.
Sorry for the long winded post, but here is my problem. I installed an app called Android Tweaker and it had an option for automatic customization to increase speed and performance. I did run that. A little later I decided I like ROM Toolbox a lot, so I purchased the Pro version. When I started the app, it said that it required root access which it was not detecting. I Googled for almost an hour on the problem and everyone else seemed to only get this problem after an OTA upgrade. I double checked and made sure I did not receive any updates. I went to my app drawer to check superuser and see if it listed Toolbox. First, superuser was not even in the drawer. I did have an icon on the homescreen though and Toolbox was not listed. Someone on another forum suggested uninstalling the app then reinstalling, and also to check and see if superuser needed to be updated in the market. It did, and I tried both things. No success. I ran bootchecker and it says not rooted. I then checked superuser again, and ALL the apps were now missing. Which was nor the case when I initially checked.
I am very thankful that I can still use the tablet, but I want root back! Anyone have any ideas what went wrong, and how to fix it? That is a relatively rhetoric question as from everything I have read here there are some really smart and knowledgeable members on the board. I hope someone is able to help.
Thanks!
