[How To] Root the Motorola Xoom

[nfkoopmann]

I'm not using this guide. In an effort to avoid searching for the newest, most applicable thread for 2 hours, I picked the one that looked fairly new and was subject-matter appropriate. And here I am.

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[GreyBeard]

NOTE: This root method is for the 3G/4G model ONLY!

# Download the XOOM root zip here: http://mirror1.kanged.net/motorola/s...y/xoomroot.zip
# Unzip the package.
# Put your junk in the box.
adb reboot bootloader (skip the next 3 steps if you have already unlocked via fastboot)
fastboot oem unlock
# wait for reboot
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash boot rootboot.img
fastboot reboot
# wait for reboot
adb remount
adb push su /system/bin/
adb shell ln –s /system/bin/su /system/xbin/su
adb shell chmod 4755 /system/bin/su
adb push Superuser.apk /system/app/

Source: My Brain Hurts: Motorola XOOM Rooted


Click here for WiFi root method

Problem: On the two Xooms I'm working on, the command "fastboot oem unlock" does not work! After the command it just sit's there until have have to CtrlC to break the command. (I'm using LInux as my PC).

[ggrant3876]

Problem: On the two Xooms I'm working on, the command "fastboot oem unlock" does not work! After the command it just sit's there until have have to CtrlC to break the command. (I'm using LInux as my PC).

Take a look here.
[Q] Root Xoom with linux ? | Motorola Xoom | XDA Forums

[GreyBeard]

Take a look here.
[Q] Root Xoom with linux ? | Motorola Xoom | XDA Forums

The steps described there are just what I've been doing. Including getinng the device number before I issue the unlock command. But it always hangs looking for the device?