[Q] N00b to XOOM moding

[hawkstorm]

Hey guys,

I'm new to modding my Motorola XOOM. I've looked around on the boards and found nothing on the how to's for the XOOM especially since there are so many variants. I currently have a MZ601 and am in Malaysia - I bought it here. I keep seeing MZ601 umts-everest, But I don't know if that is my device.

I'm wondering is there any easy way to unlock and root the XOOM and what are some good ROMs. I've read about TeamEOS and AOKP.

Thanks heaps.

 

[gucio1200]

If u have 3g then yes its everest http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1777987 if u have 4g (lte) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1764861 and its mz602

 

[hawkstorm]

If u have 3g then yes its everest http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1777987 if u have 4g (lte) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1764861 and its mz602

Thanks gucio1200. Do you know how to root? I have looked around but haven't found one that I understand.

 

[d3athsd00r]

Easiest method after you unlock your bootloader.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1936534

Sent from my SGH-I747 using xda premium

 

[hawkstorm]

Does it work with MZ601 Everest?

 

[hawkstorm]

I read through the post. I still don't understand how to unlock and root. How do I access the SDK?

 

[Mjamocha]

I read through the post. I still don't understand how to unlock and root. How do I access the SDK?

Google man.

 

[hawkstorm]

I did. It's all for the wingray and stingray models. And the everest models redirect to xda.

 

[TheStickMan]

Here is the android SDK download:
http://dl.google.com/android/installer_r21.0.1-windows.exe

 

[hawkstorm]

Thanks. I've already installed it. All I do is use the command prompt then? Just type in the commands?

 

[mrmike328]

The link that d3athsd00r posted basically walks you thru the whole process... if you still can't figure it out after reading that thread then maybe you should leave your xoom stock. No offense intended but it doesn't get any easier than that.

 

[Nomad1966]

It looked a bit complicated to me initially but was spurred on by a friend who had done it and saw the benefit. Just take a deep breath, print out the instructions and make sure you download all the required files for your device. Read the instructions carefully and follow exactly. It was a lot easier than I feared and now have the device that I want. Good luck

 

[hawkstorm]

Thanks. I'm going to find out about backing up my data. Right now I have an app which I have done microtransactions that I wanna make sure stays with all the data