One click root bricked my xoom.

[butters.]

So an hour before returning my xoom to costco, I decided to unroot my xoom. The reason why I wanted to return my xoom in the first place is because I bought the $640 version so my minimum a month to Verizon would be $35 for 3gb. However that only lasted me 2 and a half weeks. So since I'm bumping up to $50 a month for 5gb, I thought I'd return it and get the $590 deal.

I rooted my xoom using the one click root, which worked perfectly fine. So I decided to use the unroot feature included in the one click root, I followed all the instructions and during the final stage it told me to reboot which turned my xoom to a $600 paperweight.

Luckily the costco guys don't know much about the product. I told them that I tried updating OTA and it caused my xoom to brick! Bwuaha!

Just thought I'd share my story and just to remind everyone to be careful with their xoom!

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[Ximmy]

Yep one-click methods are brick makers.

The process is too delicate to automate.

[Kamau]

So an hour before returning my xoom to costco, I decided to unroot my xoom. The reason why I wanted to return my xoom in the first place is because I bought the $640 version so my minimum a month to Verizon would be $35 for 3gb. However that only lasted me 2 and a half weeks. So since I'm bumping up to $50 a month for 5gb, I thought I'd return it and get the $590 deal.

I rooted my xoom using the one click root, which worked perfectly fine. So I decided to use the unroot feature included in the one click root, I followed all the instructions and during the final stage it told me to reboot which turned my xoom to a $600 paperweight.

Luckily the costco guys don't know much about the product. I told them that I tried updating OTA and it caused my xoom to brick! Bwuaha!

Just thought I'd share my story and just to remind everyone to be careful with their xoom!

Now, I could be wrong, but once they return it to Motorola and they thke a look at it, you'll probably be getting a phone call from them.
Also, I've said it before that "it is what it is", but that was just wrong. You certainly have the right to live your life your way. As for me though, when I make a mistake a a man, I take the consequences as one too. Case in point, I have 2 Droid X's. The first one I bricked 5 days after I bought it. It's still in my computer cabinet because instead of trying some slick stuff to return it, I just went and bought another one. But that's just me. I teach my children that life is not fair, and it's hard, that you do what you have to do to survive..........but only as a last resort, when there are no other options left. Until then, the right and honest way are usually the best ways.

I wish you well.

[ggrant3876]

[QUOTE=Kamau;66970]Now, I could be wrong, but once they return it to Motorola and they thke a look at it, you'll probably be getting a phone call from them.
Also, I've said it before that "it is what it is", but that was just wrong. You certainly have the right to live your life your way. As for me though, when I make a mistake a a man, I take the consequences as one too. Case in point, I have 2 Droid X's. The first one I bricked 5 days after I bought it. It's still in my computer cabinet because instead of trying some slick stuff to return it, I just went and bought another one. But that's just me. I teach my children that life is not fair, and it's hard, that you do what you have to do to survive..........but only as a last resort, when there are no other options left. Until then, the right and honest way are usually the best ways.

I wish you well.[/QUOTE


+1, this makes the cost higher for all of the honest buyers. Motorola isn't going to eat that Xoom, they're just going to pass the cost on one way or another.

[moosc]

well Ill say this I see this comment a lot here. hell I said it my xoom is bricked. but I guarantee 99.9% your xoom was fine. if you would have spent an hour you could have restored. the 3g full sbf is out there also fast boot files are on motos websight. there are instructions on here on how to do it. I can restore my xoom back to original in 15 mins.

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[Ximmy]

[QUOTE=ggrant3876;66972]

Now, I could be wrong, but once they return it to Motorola and they thke a look at it, you'll probably be getting a phone call from them.
Also, I've said it before that "it is what it is", but that was just wrong. You certainly have the right to live your life your way. As for me though, when I make a mistake a a man, I take the consequences as one too. Case in point, I have 2 Droid X's. The first one I bricked 5 days after I bought it. It's still in my computer cabinet because instead of trying some slick stuff to return it, I just went and bought another one. But that's just me. I teach my children that life is not fair, and it's hard, that you do what you have to do to survive..........but only as a last resort, when there are no other options left. Until then, the right and honest way are usually the best ways.

I wish you well.[/QUOTE
+1, this makes the cost higher for all of the honest buyers. Motorola isn't going to eat that Xoom, they're just going to pass the cost on one way or another.

I agree with you 100%... but....
Motorola needs to pick up the slack and make this device a little more resilient.

[Kamau]

I can restore my xoom back to original in 15 mins.

Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk

I've got a 13 yr old in his "Terrible Teen" stage.
Can you restore him?
Please!?

[Droid-Xer]

I don't like seeing these posts because it only enforces the reason why companies are locking devices down and making them harder to hack. If you don't know what you're doing then don't do it. Its hard to permanently brick a xoom.

[epakrat75]

Are you a child still? You've got to take responsibility for your actions. This thread should have been titled "I bricked my XOOM after choosing to take a chance running a one click root solution". The instrument of your XOOM's bricking is not to blame. There's warnings a plenty but the choice to ignore them and go forward anyway was always yours. Even considering exploiting CostCo's return policy is disgusting. Maybe you'll better research your next one before recklessly bricking it again. This kind of behavior IMO is why companies feel compelled to install locked bootloaders, etc. Sorry, everyone else. I'm done ranting now.

[bigdave240]

Now, I could be wrong, but once they return it to Motorola and they thke a look at it, you'll probably be getting a phone call from them.
Also, I've said it before that "it is what it is", but that was just wrong. You certainly have the right to live your life your way. As for me though, when I make a mistake a a man, I take the consequences as one too. Case in point, I have 2 Droid X's. The first one I bricked 5 days after I bought it. It's still in my computer cabinet because instead of trying some slick stuff to return it, I just went and bought another one. But that's just me. I teach my children that life is not fair, and it's hard, that you do what you have to do to survive..........but only as a last resort, when there are no other options left. Until then, the right and honest way are usually the best ways.

I wish you well.

I couldn't agree more.