root 3.2 wifi xoom - preserve data?

[tigerknight]

I'm going to a work conference and wanted to tether my wifi xoom to my epic. So far I have my epic unlocked (without wiping it) and a wifi app installed. I have run into a snag though: the hotspot app is ad-hoc mode and xoom can't talk to it.

This leaves me two choices:
1 - find a hotspot app that runs infrastructure instead of ad-hoc (if possible)
2 - root my xoom and enable ad-hoc support

I'd be fine with option 2, except that the method I found (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1170760 - from stickied post up top) explicitly states it will wipe the tablet and I would really prefer not to lose my data. I am on a completely stock 3.2 xoom and am not after custom roms or any other features like that - only root.

 

[tigerknight]

I was able to locate a wifi tether app (beta, but works great) that does infrastructure mode.

I'm still curious about how to root without wiping my xoom though.

 

[okantomi]

I was able to locate a wifi tether app (beta, but works great) that does infrastructure mode.

I'm still curious about how to root without wiping my xoom though.

It's the unlocking that will wipe your data. After that, flashing a rom will require a wipe, but a new kernel may not.

Why not back up what you can on your pc? Make sure that sync is enabled with your Google account, and your apps from the marketplace will be restored.