yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Scourge1024:
That's not necessarily true. My PC can no longer detect my Xoom in any way whether or not it says "Starting Fastboot protocol support" or "Starting RSD mode 2". I can't get it to say anything else.

I used to be able to get into fastboot. That's how I bricked my Xoom... By trying to oem lock it with what I was hoping to be clean boot, system and recovery image files for the wifi.

Now, I can't even get back in to oem unlock or flash. RSD lite doesn't pick it up in RSD mode 2, but does pick up my old RAZR phone.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Scourge1024:
What sort of computer do you have? Can you copy and paste what you see when you type "fastboot devices"?

Copy and paste from your command prompt (or Linux terminal) and let's see what you've got.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omnia1994:
ok. will report once tried. thx very much =)
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Scourge1024:
Okay. If you can get into fastboot (check by "fastboot devices"), all you should need to do are these two commands if you're connected:

fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash boot system.img
fastboot reboot

That should get you close to stock first.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omnia1994:
wth, i cant install the android SDK, it said it needs java to be installed. i ve installed that but still cant install the android sdk. =(
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kas206:
Where error messages are you getting? Are you running 64bit?
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jpfx:
if you don't have moto usb drivers, (you will need to create an account) get them here:

http://developer.motorola.com/docstools/USB_Drivers/

get the android SDK here:

http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html

you need to see adb interface listed in your windows device manager.

you shouldn't need the java jdk for adb/fastboot to work but that's here:

https://cds.sun.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/CDS-CDS_Developer-Site/en_US/-/USD/ViewProductDetail-Start?ProductRef=jdk-6u24-oth-JPR@CDS-CDS_Developer
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Scourge1024:
You need to make sure you've downloaded the Java JDK (not JRE). http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html

There's a possibility you may not need it if you just find fastboot.exe and adb.exe somewhere. You might be able to use fastboot off of here too:

http://developer.htc.com/adp.html#s2 (not sure if you need any DLL's for it to work).

Do you have the boot.img and system.img from BeagleBoy's thread in the developer section?
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dubar:
FYI everyone in this thread is awesome. When I saw how many pages this was I was expecting a flamewar, but every single post in this thread is helpful and positive.

To the OP: I hope you get your device working! From what I've read, you've got reason to be hopeful. You just need to get adb/fastboot up and running and listen to these helpful people. I think you'll get it!

That screen that says "starting fastboot protocol support" isnt stuck: thats what its supposed to do, its just waiting for you to send it some commands. :)
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omnia1994:
ta Dubar i agree with ur words, really have to give them a big thanks for helping me , as i m a noob with this

well, now my big problem is, i ve installed the java jdk but when i m trying to install android sdk in still show something like " need java jdk installed to install this program"

i tried remove n reinstall few times but still same =(
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omnia1994:
i have then fastboot n the dll for it to run, so wat can i do now?
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kas206:
Download the 2 files below and extract them to the same folder as fastboot

System IMG: http://db.tt/TiBwYwF

Boot IMG: http://db.tt/71FemtS

Then enter these commands (press enter after each line)

fastboot flash boot boot.img

fastboot flash system system.img

fastboot erase cache

fastboot reboot
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omnia1994:
now downloading them . after putting in same folder, what i need to do?

plug in my pc n run fast boot or?

note that i cant install android sdk

thx
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kas206:
Can you tell me what directory you have fastboot in.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omnia1994:
D:\boot

erm... so?
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kas206:
Right click on an emty space in the folder you have fastboot in

Select New > shortcut

Enter "cmd.exe" click next and then click finish.

You should have a new icon that says "cmd"

Right click the cmd icon and select properties

Select the shortcut tab and enter "D:\boot" where it says "start in"

Press OK then enter the commands in my last post
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omnia1994:
i should enter "D:\boot" on "shortcut- target or start in?
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dubar:
lol I'm so used to doing things the hard way that I never even thought to do that

thats much easier than changing directories every time
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kas206:
In "start in"
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kas206:
I used to do the same. Its all in the learning process. I have learnt so much from XDA :)
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omnia1994:
i typed "fastboot flash boot boot.img" then it shows "waiting the device".. and stop there for few minutes

note that i double click "cmd.ece" that created just now, and my xoom is with bootscreen with top right corner shows "starting fastboot protocol support"

any else? y is it stop there?
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kas206:
Try typing fastboot "reboot-bootloader" then try again
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omnia1994:
i press power + vol down, the xoom is in booting screen, n its right corner shows "starting fastboot protocol support"

i m not sure it this in fastboot mode but dubar said it is already in fastboot in post #23
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kas206:
Do you have the xoom drivers installed?

Get them from here if you havent

http://www.motorola.com/staticfiles/Support/Experiences/Global_Drivers/MotoHelper_2.0.40_Driver_4.9.0.exe
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omnia1994:
do u mean "D:\boot>fastboot "reboot-bootloader"?

same, stuck there with "waiting for device =(
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kas206:
No, Just "fastboot reboot-bootloader"

Does the xoom reboot when you do that?
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omnia1994:
now it works, but my xoom appear "device still locked. Device must be unlocked first. failed to process command error"
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kas206:
Looks like your bootloader is still locked

Enter these commands first

fastboot oem unlock

fastboot reboot-bootloader
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omnia1994:
man when i enter second command it show "waiting for devices" again.. m trying again
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Scourge1024:
Heh, he's not the only one to brick his Xoom. I feel for him. But unlike me, I think his can be saved!
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kas206:
I bricked mine 3 times and saved it everytime.;)
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omnia1994:
thx for your words. ya, i think quite lot of ppl brick their xoom, from wat i read in this forum
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omnia1994:
man it works now!!! thanks everyone that help me, really thx! Kas206 i owe u one!!!!
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kas206:
No problem. Glad I was able to help.

Has it booted up fully now?
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Scourge1024:
If "fastboot oem unlock" worked, I think you're on your way to saving it.

I don't think he needed to reboot from there though. I think if he just flashed it using the following commands, he'd be good...

fastboot oem unlock [B](already done)[/B]
fastboot flash boot boot.ini
fastboot flash system system.ini
fastboot reboot

That alone should get him back to stock. Forget about rooting it for the time being. Let's just make sure it's running first. :D
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Scourge1024:
Damn, I was a little late on my post. Glad to hear it's all running again! :D But I think you've got enough experience now to root your Xoom manually now.

I prefer doing it manually to understand what's going on. I pretty much force myself to learn what each command does.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omnia1994:
yup i m now playing with it! super thx to everyone =)
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kas206:
In future, Try rooting with ADB instead of one-click options.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Scourge1024:
One more thing... NEVER do a fastboot oem lock... That's how I messed mine up. :( Keep it unlocked. Us wi-fi guys don't have a hardware upgrade to worry about. And when new firmware comes out, we can flash it the old fashioned way.

Glad you're enjoying yours. I'm returning mine right now. I'm not as lucky as you... :(
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omnia1994:
lol. cheer up. u may get the better one soon
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ejwsoeters:
Man these kind of topics are freaking me out. i want to unlock mine to, but do not have balls yet to do. I live in the netherlands and returning to the states is not an option for me.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Scourge1024:
The problem with me was I attempted to OEM lock. Unlocking by itself is not an issue. An unlock by itself doesn't even give you RW access to system partition if you do "adb remount" if I recall. Not until you replace the boot partition with one with a new kernel. Also, at this stage, wifi won't work until you put the needed .ko (driver) files into system.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qubz:
get friendly with the terminal/cmd line, it's really the best way to go

man you knew the risk yet you still did it, you got balls o steel. thank you for sacrificing your baby in the name of science

just get friendly with the guides, its really quite easy. As sourge says, just dont go trying to RE-lock your xoom

I guess we all love that rush of being the naughty school kid having a smoke behind the fence as the adrenaline rushes through our arteries and we sit as we watch the screen for some activity over a potential $600 paper weight. Such a pure high, who can resist...

Nah dont mean to freak you out. As long as you follow the commands, its actually quite hard to brick the thing.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ejwsoeters:
i am giving it a go later this week.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Scourge1024:
My curiosity gets the better of me sometimes. :) If I had more money, I'd try it again. :) If only I had two virgin Xooms to play with, I'm sure I can extract proper image files. Well, 85% sure anyway. Lol. Right now, I'm hoping others figure out how to rip their partitions and post up MD5's for them.

I learned the hard way, doing even a simple "adb remount" can taint your stock system partition. This second time, I managed to get as clean an image as possible. :)
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vicky300374:
Starting RSD Mode 3 Stuck

Hi All, I tried searching the entire forum, didnt find a valid answer.

I was playing around with it for upgrade to 3.1 and i ended up with "Starting RSD Mode 3"

someone help me get it out of this brick.

I am on 64 bit Win 7, all Java and ADB and Fastboot working, but device not detecting because its not in Fastboot mode.

yes i have tried all combinations of Volume up/down power and it always comes to RSD Mode 3, only if i get the Fastboot once i will be able to get it back to stock or 3.1 but someone help me out of this first.

Thanks in Advance and BOW down to the GURUS I follow.

Regards,

Vic
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] okantomi:
;) If I can do it (57 yr. old/non-techie mom) you can do it...JUST FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS...get prepared in advance, get all your files together...read the instructions 3 times and then again, and go for it.

I got myself in a pickle with crashing my market by integrating the MyApps update into the kernel in Titanium Backup...Don't do it with a custom kernel, LOL!

Anyway, I tried to get myself out of that mess and instead got deeper in--soft brick--but was able to use fastboot and adb and recovered through CWM. I've learned a lot (unlocked, rooted, custom kernels, custom recoveries, 3.1 update and now Tiamat 1.4.2 OC (1.4GH). My daughter calls me a geek...I'm a proud geek, thanks to xda.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goldiefish:
Yikes. I'm in similar situation. Can get to what appears to be fastboot, but fastboot devices just returns to the prompt, listing nothing. Any other fastboot command results in waiting for device. I just can't find it, although it looks like I should. :confused:
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vladtdr:
tnx guys...you saved my xoom 2
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] P0yraz:
Hey guys,

I have same problem no just after getting my Tablet for one hour :D

I did exactly same as you said I installed USB drivers and also MotoHelper_2.0.40_Driver_4.9.0 my Xoom stocked in first boot logo with "Starting Fastboot protocol support" on the top and my PC fully recognizes it when I connect it to PC.

I downloaded boot.img and system.img and I put them both in same folder by the name "boot" and as "Kas206" said in thirtieth post

I made a shortcut to cmd I clicked and I entered the first command "fastboot flash boot boot.img" but it shows this to me:

C:\Users\Amir Honarmand\Downloads\Compressed\boot>fastboot flash boot boot.img

'fastboot' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

operable program or batch file.

what should I do now any suggestion?
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mcallejas:
I tried this and it works. Now the problem is, I'm unable to install superuser. Is there another way to do it?
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Joe Knobbe:
Recover Xoom

I'm stuck in a similar situation and can't seem to get my Xoom working again.

I unlocked my Xoom and my intention was to install KitKat. After I unlocked then I did a wipe all data without installing a recovery and now I can't get anything to work.

Here's what I've done-

Downloaded system.img and boot.img

put them in the same folder

Installed the moto drivers

plug my Xoom into my computer and boot it to fastboot

Open a command prompt from inside the folder where system.img and boot.img are

type fastboot flash boot boot.img

the message i get is - "fastboot" is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

I just don't know what to try next? Any help greatly appreciated.
[General Questions and Answers] G1-Amateur:
Hi guys,

since Google Wave is retiring, even though it's a very interesting service, I had to search a similar service:

- One that is forum-like (make a topic, invite the right people, discuss)

- is easy to use (you can access on PC, phone, etc...)

- not in beta

- and kinda easy to work with (not necessarely "real time collaboration" just the main features)

So I found this so called Google Wave simulator called "Shareflow", I don't know if you guys heard about this one:

http://www.zenbe.com/shareflow

But apperently they have an iphone app:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/zenbe-shareflow/id377973788?mt=8

On another note I read about "porting", so I was wondering if someone tried to port this app from iOS to Android? Or an even important question: Does anybody found a similar service like Google Waves (preferably with an Android app).

Thanks for any feedback.
[EVO 4G General] iitreatedii:
http://phandroid.com/2011/04/14/analyst-sprint-must-buy-clearwire-or-move-on-without-them/

I agree I've had a 4g device for almost a year now with 4g not even driving distance away...I have to travel about a little over an hour, maybe a little more, to get 4g in the city, they got to do something or have a backup plan...I don't think the kyoceras working...
[EVO 4G General] UCChemE05:
I though it was Sprint's plan to move on without them? I read an article a couple weeks ago that a bunch of Sprint execs had resigned from Clearwire's board. This was just before they announced (or at least rumors began) of moving to LTE.
[EVO 4G General] Batman58:
Doesn't surprise me that Verizon will have their 4g reaching more customers in 1 year than we have now.. I love Sprint, but, they are behind at&t/verizon for a reason.

I have had an EVO since launch and only used 4g on a brief trip out of town. It now looks like I will be upgrading to another phone without ever really using 4g on my EVO. That's sad.
[EVO 4G General] brownhornet:
I guess people thought VZW was lying when they said they'd have their entire 3G network covered with LTE by 2013.
[EVO 4G General] iitreatedii:
Same here. On a trip to pa I used in pa in a certain spot for about 5 minutes
[EVO 4G General] slag02:
its not that big of a deal

Clear has been having LTE tests in AZ and the wimax equipment as I understand it will be super easy to upgrade to LTE - then sprint releases the LTE devices and BOOM LTE is everywhere that WIMax Was..

http://www.clear.com/blog/size-matters/
[EVO 4G General] Dan330:
sprint always tries to bring new tech first...

but always seem to fail in the follow through.
[EVO 4G General] ipatella:
What spectrum was that phoenix testing done on? 2400mhz??

What speeds does Wimax have when there's only 1 user on it?

That video seems very promising considering how those speeds were faster than my Uverse.
[EVO 4G General] abanh:
That's part of the problem - there isn't much coverage and where there is coverage, quite frankly it sucks. I live in Houston and leave 4g off because the coverage is so spotty.
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
What's up with you and the kyocera posts?

Sent from my spaceship!
[EVO 4G General] iitreatedii:
Lol idk I just feel they had a good idea but it wasn't the right hardware to put out with it, you see my point, I will definitely give it a chance but my opinion is no as of right now, I'm just gonna have to wait
[EVO 4G General] BrianDigital:
I would rather have the expanded backend like T-Mobile has, where a normal 3g phone will pull down 5mbps. 21 mbps down is nice but what would I need that bandwidth on a phone. Embedded in a laptop nice, used in the middle of the country where alot of.people don't even have internet access that would be amazing
[EVO 4G General] doh_tee:
After Tmobiles new plan trotting after 2gb of use, I could care less about 4g as long as I'm not throttled. I could eat 2 gigs in a day if there's enough music to download.
[EVO 4G General] lehalter:
It is almost embarrassing how many people have not gotten to use their 4g on their Evo. I went to San Diego from Phoenix and I still wasn't even able to find any 4g connection. I've really enjoyed the rom experience with the Evo, but I was really looking forward to the 4g stuff.
[EVO 4G General] CrippleB:
Luckily bay area has 4g. It is amazing how just a few years ago dsl was screaming fast now my phone can blow it away.
[EVO 4G General] Rob the plumber:
I'll be another upgrading to an evo3d without ever really using 4g on my htc evo......4G!

Sent from my toolbag
[EVO 4G General] ffolkes:
I agree with this, in my area Sprint consistently pulls about 200-400 kbps down on 3G. A friend with VZW showed me his 3G speed test results - routinely around 1500-1700. If I had speeds like that, I wouldn't ever even want or need 4G.

I like Sprint, but man their 3G is very disappointing. During lunch hour on weekdays, I've seen it drop to nearly 50 kbps. It makes me yearn for the days of blazing fast dialup modems... :/
[EVO 4G General] Ryjabo:
This is what I used to say about T-Mobile where I live in Utah. I average what your friend is getting on Verizon with Sprint's 3G network here.

Speed test sitting at my desk at work right now (about my average 3G speeds, usually a little higher):

And with a really weak 4G signal:

Further north 4G I can hit up to 6,000-7,000. Not that I ever use it.

EDIT: Interesting that the upload speeds were the same lol
[EVO 4G General] BrianDigital:
Sprint in my area is fine. Holds around 1mpbs so not to bad. However Verizon in this area kinda sucks cause there is so many people on it. Two of my friends had to tether to me while tailgating just to get some.bets off
[EVO 4G General] str8nitro:
They are saying they will have 4g in my area by the end of the year ... I will believe it when I see it lol
[EVO 4G General] animal7296:
I also live in Utah and hit around the same test results. I live in a 4G area and work in a 4G area but have yet to take advantage of it due to the inability to use it inside of buildings and that is the only reason.
[EVO 4G General] Ryjabo:
Right on. I work in Provo, live in southern Utah County.
[EVO 4G General] dirkyd3rk:
Ewww utah that's random. Never been. My kind aren't allowed in Utah lol

~ d3rk
[EVO 4G General] Ryjabo:
I'm not from here, just stuck here. Definitely not "one of them" if you know what I mean. :D
[EVO 4G General] dirkyd3rk:
Definitely know what you mean lol

~ d3rk
[EVO 4G General] 4redstars:
the band approved and being used for wimax is a poor band to use for long haul access...cell towers...

It is very difficult to penetrate buildings with and gets interfered with a lot.
[EVO 4G General] adelmundo:
Well if they can use the freq band for iDen, then the penetration would be better.
[EVO 4G General] Rem3Dy:
That's what she said.
[EVO 4G General] sgt. slaughter:
They would need to get WiMax provisioned to do such a thing first because currently WiMax is NOT provisioned to run on those low freq. For some reason when WiMax came out it was only provisioned to be used on certain(high) freq's while LTE was provisioned to be used on any from what i understand.

Though I wouldn't think it would take much from clear and sprint to get the provisioning done though.
[EVO 4G General] epicslam:
Why buy clearwire. Sprint going LTE.
[EVO 4G General] nFKT:
Not really true if they want to keep wimax around they won't necessarily have the 10 and 20mhz channels around needed to deploy LTE at rates offered in the video. I believe VZW is already at 10mhz on most of their LTE network and should be freeing up additional spectrum in the near future to be in the 300+ mbit range.

Spectrum and time to market. It's a pretty simple equipment swap for Clearwire to go LTE. Sprint doesn't have the necessary spectrum to deploy 4g everywhere either.
[EVO 4G General] sgt. slaughter:
Umm sprint has a boat load of spectrum i thought. And even still once Iden is shut off they will have the 700Mhz band to mess with and put something else on too.
[EVO 4G General] nFKT:
It'll take a while before iDEN is fully decom'd. Its not as easy as flipping a switch. Sprint has plenty of spectrum sure, but obviously most of it is being utilized on CDMA. Either way it would be much easier to acquire sites and spectrum than have to build.
[EVO 4G General] sgt. slaughter:
IDEN will be off in 2013 i think officially and thats when their network upgrades (Sprint Vision) are slated to be 100% complete if im not mistaken too. There isnt the spectrum out there to just buy that easily and be able to deploy tech on it. And swaping out LTE for WiMax solves absolutely nothing as well, as the main issue with WiMax is the freq its put on b/c it has little if any building penetration. Once their network upgrades are done and Iden is off it will be very easy for them to deploy LTE or WiMax(given it gets provisioned on 700MHz first) on the 700MHz freq and get the coverage they need to satisfy about everyone.

In the mean time the only other solution to the current problem is more towers, which is easier said than done. Sprints droping $ to do their upgrades now b/c they are more important for the future, and Clear has no money. So in the end it really needs to be someone investing into Clear to help fund their deployment more imho.

On another note, with the amount of WiFi thats around everywhere I really could care less about the 4G stuff till they get it right. It deff isn't a deal breaker for me in a phone and in no way will i ever go run to big red and pay more there.