Root and Install Custom Rom on Xoom WiFi (Wingray)

[tonycajjo]

Hello, I have a stock XOOM WiFi (Wingray) and have been looking at installing a custom ROM. I am doing it for fun, knowledge, and to hopefully get a little better performance out of my XOOM.

I currently use my xoom for Web Browsing, XBMC, and Sling Player...

I have been searching the Web and this Forum for information on how i can do this, step by step but i am lost. I know that i have to do the following:
1.Unlock Boot loader (Lord AIO Tool, was unsuccessful which is why i started the thread to post useful links after i succeed.)
2.Modify the Recovery Partition.
3.BigPart
4.Install Custom ROM (Based on whatever Android Ver / Kernel)

I am running Mac OSX 10.8, have a windows VM, and access to a windows laptop if needed.

*EDIT*
Results: I used my Windows Laptop and started to have some success with the Lord AIO Tool. i dont see why the VM wouldn't work, but i had given up on the VM thinking it may have cause a problem.

 

[tonycajjo]

Steps Needed:
1. Download Motorola Fastboot Drivers:
https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/88481

2. Download ADP Tool (or Install Android SDK and add appropriate locations to your System Path)
ADP Tool: (Awesome)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979
Android SDK:
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html

3. Download Lord AIO Tools: (also, Awesome)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1468298

4. Download the ROM you need. I used OMNI 4.4.2 (Also needed Big Part, and this too is Awesome)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2593757
Big Part:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2506997

5. Download Super User Root zip file.

6. Format an microSD Card FAT32 and copy over the following files:
TeamWin Recover Partition
TeamWin Recovery Partition Big Part (only needed for ROMs that need larger partition.
Super User
OMNI ROM (or whatever ROM you want)
GApps (one of the Google Apps. I used the gapps-wingray-kk-20131223.zip)

7. Follow Instructions for Lord AIO Tool installation and then do the following:
Run the tool and unlock the boot loader (enter option 03, not 3, but 03)
When done you need to install The recovery partition, i used TeamWin RP. (This is option 09 in the Lord AIO Tool)
Then i rebooted into recovery mode and was in the TeamWin RP menu. From there i Flashed the BigPart, then ROM, then Gapps, and then the Super User to Root.
I think there is an option to Root from the Lord AIO Tool, but i dont think i used it at all.

I was trying stuff all day and when it's all said and done I think that's basically what i did, things didnt always work on the first try and i had some trouble mounting the microSD in the Recovery Partition.

I put this here to hopefully give people new to the game a run down of what to do. i did a lot of searching yesterday and was spinning my wheels. and some of the old threads i found were quite technical and had dead links. (not necessarily from XDA) It's not a Step by Step for the XOOM but will hopefully get people who are late to the game a good start.

 

[cat2115]

Hello, I have a stock XOOM WiFi (Wingray) and have been looking at installing a custom ROM. I am doing it for fun, knowledge, and to hopefully get a little better performance out of my XOOM.

I currently use my xoom for Web Browsing, XBMC, and Sling Player...

I have been searching the Web and this Forum for information on how i can do this, step by step but i am lost. I know that i have to do the following:
1.Unlock Boot loader (Lord AIO Tool, was unsuccessful which is why i started the thread to post useful links after i succeed.)
2.Modify the Recovery Partition.
3.BigPart
4.Install Custom ROM (Based on whatever Android Ver / Kernel)

I am running Mac OSX 10.8, have a windows VM, and access to a windows laptop if needed.

*EDIT*
Results: I used my Windows Laptop and started to have some success with the Lord AIO Tool. i dont see why the VM wouldn't work, but i had given up on the VM thinking it may have cause a problem.

I use the Lord AIO Tool on desktop Windows 8.1 and when I ran the Set_Up.bat as Admin, it say file is missing. Not sure what i did wrong.

 

[tonycajjo]

I use the Lord AIO Tool on desktop Windows 8.1 and when I ran the Set_Up.bat as Admin, it say file is missing. Not sure what i did wrong.

i did not need to run as Admin, possibly cause the user was already admin. i had issues when i ran as admin... that's one thing i forgot to add above. (I ran it on Win7 32-Bit)

2. Download ADP Tool (or Install Android SDK and add appropriate locations to your System Path)
ADP Tool: (Awesome)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2588979
Android SDK:
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html

also, try moving LAIOT to C:\ if not already there.

after you install ADP tool you may have to reinstall LAIOT, delete the files and just start over using the setup.bat

 

[floydme]

Stuck on step seven

I will be very grateful of any help stuck on step seven it says too many parameters

 

[tonycajjo]

I will be very grateful of any help stuck on step seven it says too many parameters

what part of step 7? my step 7 is pretty broad.

 

[floydme]

what part of step 7? my step 7 is pretty broad.

After running setup bat on the second return key hit I I get too many parameters message

 

[kamikazebeats]

Perfect (step by step)

Followed this step by step, utilizing this process as well as the individual threads regarding each part (Big Part Partitioning, LORD AIO Tool-with file folder placed on "C" drive, etc.) and worked like a charm.

This thread should become sticky and placed at the very top for Xoom Rooting guide.

Stingray Xoom

 

[tonycajjo]

Followed this step by step, utilizing this process as well as the individual threads regarding each part (Big Part Partitioning, LORD AIO Tool-with file folder placed on "C" drive, etc.) and worked like a charm.

This thread should become sticky and placed at the very top for Xoom Rooting guide.

Stingray Xoom

good stuff, glad it helped.

 

[tonycajjo]

After running setup bat on the second return key hit I I get too many parameters message

can you write explicitly what the error says, and when you hit "enter" the second time what are you exactly hitting enter to?

also include a bit of info on what OS you are using, where you have stuff installed, and so on.