Thinking about unrooting Read this first!!!! ALL MODELS

[dirtymindedx]

**********Please Sticky**********


(MOTOROLA HAS RELEASED ALL THE IMAGES FOR ALL COUNTRY VERSIONS OF THE XOOM RECENTLY MAKING THIS A UNIVERSAL TUTORIAL AT THIS POINT)


Listen I notice recently there is a flood of issues with the xoom using different unrooting methods. I personally will say to unroot your device just bring it back to stock images. Its the safest method with the other methods if you do not know what you are doing you will find yourself sending your device to motorola for warranty repairs.

Here is a short and sweet way to unroot your xoom. by doing this you will lose your data and information so start by backing up your stuff to a computer if you have any important things on there.

if starting fastboot is on your xoom screen open up a command prompt:

0. For those who've modified their boot splash graphic with Team Eos' Splash Screen Logo Maker make sure to restore the stock Motorola boot splash FIRST as this process doesn't touch that part of the system. (Posted by Bait-Fish *Thanks for the update*)
1. Goto: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1049485 for stock USA 3G and Wifi Images
2. download the files you need
3. extract all the img's into the tools folder

4. with the command prompt open type: cd "replace with tools directory location"

5. disconnect your xoom from your computer and shut off the xoom

6. at the prompt type: fastboot oem unlock
7. it will say waiting for device
8. now plug it into your computer and reboot into fastboot by holding the down volume button and power on
9. follow the on screen instructions and agree to everything
10. your device will reboot you will get the motorola dual core window
11. force restart device by holding volume up and pressing the power button right after the device shuts off hold the down volume button and press power button
12 you should now be in fastboot mode
13. then copy each line one by one into the command window. This will allow you to go back to factory settings like you bought it from the store

fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot flash userdata userdata.img
fastboot erase cache
fastboot oem lock

Note: If no userdata.img file is present in your download, please issue the command:
fastboot erase userdata

 

[Kcarpenter]

Good write up. +1 for sticky if there's not something already.

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[dirtymindedx]

whats good about this post is that it has been fully tested by me with wifi and 3G versions of the xoom with no problems reported. This method has also fixed some RSD issues. I say some because some people have flashed wrong boot images and ruined fastboot on their xooms from seeing the desktop.

 

[dirtymindedx]

wow you would think with all the issues happening with oneclick root etc you would think this would be a highly read thread. lol.

 

[bwcorvus]

Nice guide man.

 

[Chelseablue]

Good to have a thread like this as I was one of those one-click rooters. Unrooted, semi-bricked and learned ADB. If you're going to play with your Xoom, at least have a general idea of ADB.

 

[deafsheep]

Please add that this instruction (original post) is only appliable to US Xooms. Not EUs

 

[supersurgy]

Thanks!

Thank you so much!

I was also a clueless one-click rooter. I'd tried everything to get rooted again. This was by far the clearest and saved my hanging around waiting for a one-click unroot solution.

Cheers

 

[dirtymindedx]

your welcome enjoy your xoom.

 

[jumphour]

I already upgraded to 3.1, and I unlocked it, but I can't get CWM to work, so I can't root. Can I use this method to go back to the older HC and relock, then go back to 3.1? I bricked mine before, trying to unroot and relock (I know...I know...) I've been adb'ing like crazy trying to get CWM to work, but I feel like giving up and going back to lock, stock, no barrel.

 

[dirtymindedx]

you can if you want it wont hurt the xoom which xoom do you have wifi or 3g?

 

[jumphour]

I have the wifi, running 3.1, build HMJ37

 

[dirtymindedx]

if you go back to 3.0.1 you can root it, install clockwork, then upgrade to 3.1 using clockwork method. its pretty simple. within 25-30 minutes you can be running with clockwork and 3.1 rooted.

 

[jumphour]

I learned my lesson! And the forum saved me.

I did the one-click root back when I got my Xoom a couple months ago, and then when I tried un-rooting and relocking to get the 3.1 update, I bricked it (you're welcome, angel) and sent it back to Motorola. When I got it back, I tried rooting the long way, but couldn't push CWM onto it. I got lots of help and tireless support from a forum member, and finally got it unlocked, rooted, CWM'd with SD support....re-lovin' the Xoom now. And I'm glad the guy that helped me out made me re-check re-download, and redo everything just to make sure we weren't missing any steps.

I love the Xoom NOW, but when I got it back from getting fixed, I was so not happy with it being unrooted! I love to toy with stuff, and this was a real learning experience. Doing all the commands, getting the stock images, re-flashing....it was very rewarding, even though it took so long to figure out how I screwed up. (can you believe it was a usb cable that wasn't working that made it so difficult! Pushed some things, but not others....changed cables, and everything worked fine.)

 

[CiscoVoipDude]

Nice walk through. I don't think I'll be unrooting anytime soon but its good fyi.


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[dirtymindedx]

this tutorial should be more helpful now.

 

[bwcorvus]

this tutorial should be more helpful now.

You could link to my sticky instead of moto if you want. Its the same 20 images but you don't have to login.

Sent from my Xoom

 

[dirtymindedx]

You could link to my sticky instead of moto if you want. Its the same 20 images but you don't have to login.

Sent from my Xoom

how do i go about doing that.

 

[bwcorvus]

how do i go about doing that.

I would just edit line 1 to say you can get from moto at blah blah or download from blah blah so you don't have to log in.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1049485

Sent from my Xoom

 

[dirtymindedx]

nice set of links definitely treasure in my book. Can you post a link on there to this thread since they still haven't stickied this yet?