[How To] Root the Motorola Xoom

[Droid-Xer]

You need the motodev4.9.0 driver for the pc to see the phone. I have it on my pc somewhere so I'll find it and post it. That's probably all you're missing. I set up adb on ubuntu though cuz I couldn't get it on win 7 64. There's a site for the driver but you have to sign up. The link is dead on Motorolas site.

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[TheKing]

Ah! Nice! So using this driver you have, I'll be able to do this via Ubuntu or can I do it from Windows too? I don't mind either, but Windows would be easiest since I already have adb installed.

[Droid-Xer]

That should be all you need is the driver since you already have adb.

[Droid-Xer]

Actually the link seems to be up again. Try it USB and PC Charging Drivers - Motorola Mobility, Inc. USA

[TheKing]

Installed the drivers, rebooted, than ran "adb reboot bootloader." Here is my new response:

*daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
error: device not found

Not sure what I did wrong =\

[Droid-Xer]

Hmm. Did you install the motoconnect driver also?

[keepnitreel]

Please forgive me ignorance but do y'all plan to send your rooted Xoom to Motorola for the 4g upgrade? Or will y'all just unroot before sending? Is there any instructions on how to unroot the Xoom yet?

Sent from my D1! But would rather send from a Xoom using Tapatalk!!!

[Droid-Xer]

Well I don't plan on sending my xoom to anyone. I don't need the 4g. If I do then I'll update. As far as rooting you can always unroot using adb.

[keepnitreel]

Well I don't plan on sending my xoom to anyone. I don't need the 4g. If I do then I'll update. As far as rooting you can always unroot using adb.

Thank you for the clarification.

Why would you not get the 4g that you paid for? Why would you date your device? Would it hold more value with the upgrade?



Sent from my D1! But would rather send from a Xoom using Tapatalk!!!

[TheKing]

Is that on Moto's site? I searched for it but came up with nothing.

Keepnitreel: I'm not bothering with the 4G upgrade because I have no desire to use Verizon's services. I bought it pretty much exclusively for the WiFi since a WiFi model is yet to be dated, but with the 4G program, I'd say at earliest of late summer. It just doesn't interest me.