[HOW] Rookie Rooting, Flashing And UnRooting Under One Roof

[Astrix]

As Everyone Love A Quick, Simple And Straight Forward Guide

Hope This Will Help

Post #1: To Install CWM Recovery And To Root The Official Stock OS (HC & ICS)

Post #2: To Install CWM Recovery And To Install Custom ICS

Post #3: To Return To Official Stock As "Out-Of-The-Box"

Post #4: How To Perform Nandroid & Feel Free To Feedback

Post#5: Rooting Jelly Bean 4.1.1 OTA

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Before We Start


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!!! WHAT EVER YOU GOING TO DO - IS ALL AT YOUR OWN RISK !!!

>>>>> How To Root Using Universal Xoom Root <<<<<
Millions Thanks To Solarnz

Original Universal Xoom Root Thread
>>> HERE <<<

What you need to download and what you need to do?

Let get started!


A. Xoom USB Driver: Download and Install: here
Using original Xoom USB Cable that come with your Xoom is advisable


B. Set Up Easy ADB On Your PC: Need for this process.

1. Download the EasyADB(SDK_tools.zip): here
2. Extract the SDK_tools.zip files
3. Copy the extracted SDK_tools folder
4. Navigate to the root of your PC C: drive
5. Paste SDK_tools folder to the root of your PC C: drive


Note: Ensure USB Debugging is turn "ON/ENABLE" on your Xoom. Settings> Applications> Development> "Tick/Check" USB Debugging


C. Using Universal Xoom Root: You need to have External MicroSD Card
Download this Universal Xoom Root v1.0 File and place it on your External MicroSD Card: here
*Note: DO NOT EXTRACT THIS Root.zip file.

D. Download this recovery image(recovery-Tiamat-R4c-100611-1150-cwm.img) and place it in the "SDK_tools folder" at your PC C:drive: here


E. Once the neccessary file in place: You can start your the process [Installing Recovery and Rooting]


Open command prompt in Windows Start icon (in search textfield type in cmd and press enter)
Once command prompt pop up,type:


cd C:\SDK_tools
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem unlock
fastboot reboot


After reboot ensure your USB debugging is enable. Settings> Applications> Development> "Tick/Check" USB Debugging


Open command prompt in Windows Start icon (in search textfield type in cmd and press enter)
Once command prompt pop up,type:

cd C:\SDK_tools
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash recovery recovery-Tiamat-R4c-100611-1150-cwm.img

Once you have verification on your device that this has been flashed:
- Reboot your device by holding Volume Up + Power.
- Then 3 seconds after you see the "Motorola logo", hit Volume Down.

You should now see "Android Recovery" at the top left corner.

- Hit Volume Up to boot/enter into recovery.

Navigate to "install zip from sdcard"
-> "Choose zip from sdcard",
-> then select the Xoom-Universal-Root.zip file that you had downloaded/placed in External MicroSDcard earlier and flash it.
-> Reboot and Enjoy!

Note: Use the volume buttons to navigate and the power button to select/enter.

VIDEO TUTORIAL
Unlocking Your Xoom

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[Astrix]

>> How Install CWM Recovery And Flash ICS Custom Rom <<
Millions Thanks To The Developers

Great Thanks To ggrant3876
For advise & assistance

!!! WHAT EVER YOU GOING TO DO - IS ALL AT YOUR OWN RISK !!!

What you need to download and what you need to do?

Let get started!


A. Xoom USB Driver: Download and Install: here
Using original Xoom USB Cable that come with your Xoom is advisable


B. Set Up Easy ADB On Your PC: Need for this process.

1. Download the EasyADB(SDK_tools.zip): here
2. Extract the SDK_tools.zip files
3. Copy the extracted SDK_tools folder
4. Navigate to the root of your PC C: drive
5. Paste SDK_tools folder to the root of your PC C: drive


Note: Ensure USB Debugging is turn "ON/ENABLE" on your Xoom. Settings> Applications> Development> "Tick/Check" USB Debugging


C. Download this recovery image(recovery-Tiamat-R4c-100611-1150-cwm.img) and place it in the "SDK_Tools folder" at your PC C:drive: here

D. Download “Custom ICS”and “Gapps” and place it in your External MicroSD Card (DO NOT EXTRACT THESE FILES)
Choose Your Ice Cream Sandwich Flavor here;
>> Team EOSv2.0.0 << >>CM9/Team Rogue<< >> Others <<

E. Once the necessary file in place: You can start the process

Open command prompt in Windows Start icon (in search textfield type in cmd and press enter)
Once command prompt pop up,type:

cd C:\SDK_tools
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem unlock
fastboot reboot


After reboot ensure your USB debugging is enable. Settings> Applications> Development> "Tick/Check" USB Debugging

Open command prompt in Windows Start icon (in search textfield type in cmd and press enter)
Once command prompt pop up,type:

cd C:\SDK_tools
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash recovery recovery-Tiamat-R4c-100611-1150-cwm.img

Once you have verification on your device that this has been flashed:
- Reboot your device by holding Volume Up + Power.
- Then 3 seconds after you see the "Motorola logo", hit Volume Down.

You should now see "Android Recovery" at the top left corner.

- Hit Volume Up to boot/enter into recovery.

In "Android Recovery",
- wipe cache,
- wipe factory data,
- go to advance and wipe dalvik cache all within the recovery.

Once Done

Navigate to "install zip from sdcard"
- "Choose zip from sdcard",
- then select the Custom ICS.zip file that you had downloaded/placed in External MicroSDcard earlier and flash it
- then select the Gapps and flash it
- Reboot and Enjoy!

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[Astrix]

>>>>> How To Unroot And Return To Stock <<<<<
Millions Thanks To The Xoomforums

Great Thanks To ggrant3876
For advise & assistance

!!! WHAT EVER YOU GOING TO DO - IS ALL AT YOUR OWN RISK !!!

What you need to download and what you need to do?

Let get started!


A. Xoom USB Driver: Download and Install: here
Using original Xoom USB Cable that come with your Xoom is advisable


B. Set Up Easy ADB On Your PC: Need for this process.

1. Download the EasyADB(SDK_tools.zip): here
2. Extract the SDK_tools.zip files
3. Copy the extracted SDK_tools folder
4. Navigate to the root of your PC C: drive
5. Paste SDK_tools folder to the root of your PC C: drive


Download the Motorola Xoom Official Stock files/images from the link, Unzip/extract the file and place the contents in the EasyADB/SDK_tools folder:here.


Open command prompt in Windows Start icon (in search textfield type in cmd and press enter)
Once command prompt pop up,type:


cd C:\SDK_tools
adb reboot bootloader
>>>> Xoom will then reboot into bootloader screen
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

Use volume rocker to select ok and then xoom will reboot.


At this point you should be back to a factory state which includes being locked and unrooted.

VIDEO TUTORIAL

Relock Your Xoom & Return To Factory State

Million Thanks to Castorshells for this video
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NANDROID
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Original Nandroid Thread
>>> HERE <<<

Nandroid: Will let anyone with root access make a complete system backup.
It lets you create a backup of every piece of information (whole system back up) on your Android tablet/phone.

How to do that?

Nandroid backup:
- Boot to recovery.
- Navigate to "back up and restore"
- Choose "back up" and proceed.(It will take few minutes to create, depending on your files size)
- Once completed, "reboot system now"
- Done with your Nandroid back up.


To see the back up file. Go to your external microsd card> clockwormod> back up> this is the file(save a copy to your PC just in case)

In case of something go wrong with your OS , restore the back up that you had made.

How to do that?

Nandroid restore:
- Boot to recovery.
- Navigate to "back up and restore"
- Choose "restore" and proceed.
- Once completed, "reboot system now"
- Now you good to go!


Tips: Frequently doing Nandroid back up is advisable to stay back up at the latest.

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[ggrant3876]

Rooting Jellybean 4.1.1 and 4.1.2 OTA

Original Thread and Thanks: Tedster and ggrant3876

What you need to download and what you need to do?

Let get started!


A. Xoom USB Driver: Download and Install: here
Using original Xoom USB Cable that come with your Xoom is advisable.


B. Set Up Easy ADB On Your PC: Need for this process.

1. Download the EasyADB(SDK_tools.zip): here
2. Extract the SDK_tools.zip files
3. Copy the extracted SDK_tools folder
4. Navigate to the root of your PC C: drive
5. Paste SDK_tools folder to the root of your PC C: drive


Note: Ensure USB Debugging is turn "ON/ENABLE" on your Xoom. Settings> Applications> Development> "Tick/Check" USB Debugging


C. Using Universal Xoom Root: You need to have External MicroSD Card
Download this Universal Xoom Root v4.0 File and place it on your External MicroSD Card: here
*Note: DO NOT EXTRACT THIS Root.zip file.

D. Download this recovery image(recovery-Tiamat-R4c-100611-1150-cwm.img) and place it in the "SDK_tools folder" at your PC C:drive: here


E. Once the neccessary file in place: You can start your the process [Installing Recovery and Rooting]


Open command prompt in Windows Start icon (in search textfield type in cmd and press enter)
Once command prompt pop up,type:


cd C:\SDK_tools
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem unlock
fastboot reboot


After reboot ensure your USB debugging is enable. Settings> Applications> Development> "Tick/Check" USB Debugging


Open command prompt in Windows Start icon (in search textfield type in cmd and press enter)
Once command prompt pop up,type:

cd C:\SDK_tools
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash recovery recovery-Tiamat-R4c-100611-1150-cwm.img

Once you have verification on your device that this has been flashed:
- Reboot your device by holding Volume Up + Power.
- Then 3 seconds after you see the "Motorola logo", hit Volume Down.

You should now see "Android Recovery" at the top left corner.

- Hit Volume Up to boot/enter into recovery.

Navigate to "install zip from sdcard"
-> "Choose zip from sdcard",
-> then select the Xoom-Universal-Root.zip file that you had downloaded/placed in External MicroSDcard earlier and flash it.
-> Reboot and Enjoy!

Note: Use the volume buttons to navigate and the power button to select/enter.

[kgoknicks]

OK, can someone help me? I like the rest of 4G XOOM world is frustrated waiting for them to push ICS out that I am seriously considering rooting my xoom. Here is the problem once I get to the Easy ADB step I get confused and worried that I will brick this darn thing. So for those of us that love to play with their xoom but do not have technical knowledge that all of you clearly have how do I go about rooting it.

[Astrix]

EDIT

Reference to post #2

4G XOOM

...Here is the problem once I get to the Easy ADB step I get confused and worried that I will brick this darn thing.

Download “Custom ICS” and “Gapps”: at the links >>>Team EOS Here <<< choose your "US 4G Xoom (stingray / MZ602)roms" and "EOS_GApps_ics_4.0.3_v10.5" place it in your External MicroSD Card (DO NOT EXTRACT THESE FILES)

I believe you already have install:

- Xoom USB drivers: Yes
- EasyADB/SDK_tools Folder Set Up and Paste at PC drive: Yes
- USB Debugging enable: Yes

Do you place the recovery image in the SDK_tools folder already? Yes/No?

If Yes...Ok now

Open command prompt in Windows Start icon (in search textfield type in cmd and press enter)
Once command prompt pop up,type:


cd C:\SDK_tools
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot oem unlock
fastboot reboot

This will unlock your bootloader


After reboot ensure your USB debugging is enable. Settings> Applications> Development> "Tick/Check" USB Debugging


Open command prompt in Windows Start icon (in search textfield type in cmd and press enter)
Once command prompt pop up,type:

cd C:\SDK_tools
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash recovery recovery-Tiamat-R4c-100611-1150-cwm.img

Once you have verification on your device that this has been flashed:
- Reboot your device by holding Volume Up + Power.
- Then 3 seconds after you see the "Motorola logo", hit Volume Down.

You should now see "Android Recovery" at the top left corner.

This will install Custom Recovery.

So for those of us that love to play with their xoom but do not have technical knowledge that all of you clearly have how do I go about rooting it.

- Hit Volume Up to boot/enter into Android Recovery.

In "Android Recovery", Navigate to:
- wipe cache,
- wipe factory data,
- go to advance and wipe dalvik cache all within the recovery.


Once Done


Navigate to "install zip from sdcard"
- "Choose zip from sdcard",
- then select the "US 4G Xoom (stingray / MZ602)roms" that you had downloaded/placed in External MicroSDcard earlier and flash it
- then select the "EOS_GApps_ics_4.0.3_v10.5" and flash it
- Reboot

[kruga]

Good stuff!

[Shartie]

Gonna root tomorrow using these steps.. I will post results later.

[Astrix]

Gonna root tomorrow using these steps.. I will post results later.

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Long time member first post..Awesome!


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