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[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bauxite:
Holy crap, installing from a usb stick works! Instructions to follow..
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dean_fx:
About to go back to stock just in case. Mine hasn't checked for an update since 11am lol
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mulletcutter:
wow, when i read this my eyes got really wide hahah
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dean_fx:
Awesome!

Can't wait for this! :)
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SS2006:
ahahah, how unexpected was that :D good work

awaiting
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SS2006:
how do u stick a usb key into the xoom :S

i see the 'apply update form USB Drive'
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bauxite:
I made a new thread as a how-to after rebooting it updates the 'secure' bootloader.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ruvort:
You will have to use an otg cable which converts your micro USB connection to a regular usb
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SS2006:
ah great! one accessory I do not own
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dean_fx:
Oh God so I'm going to have to pick up some new cord to get this working? Lol
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SS2006:
what do you mean by this, the bootloader will be not unlockable?
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ruvort:
Sadly with this particular method you will. I think soon there will be other ways of doing it. Here is a link to an otg cable that usually only takes two or so days to get to you. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00474OYLG
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ruvort:
No it just can be locked/unlocked.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bauxite:
It's just what it says after rebooting. :) It's the bootloader that can be relocked.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dajmeister:
I cannot get this to work, can someone post a mirror :)
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dean_fx:
Creating a fileserve mirror...stand by

EDIT: http://www.fileserve.com/file/FAvJzpV
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dajmeister:
Thanks! Getting it now. Think it was a problem at my end, had to restart my router.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dubie76:
Ok, There are so many conflicting posts floating around.

What is the REAL deal here with this update???

1. Do we need to flash the stock rom back if we have custom one now?

2. If we flash this new update can we get root and unlock back to use custom kernels?
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kev0153:
This makes it sound like you don't need to go back to stock and it looks very easy

http://www.koushikdutta.com/2011/03/manually-updating-your-rooted-xoom.html

can anyone confirm that this works?
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mafiaboy01:
We need a cwm patched version.

Sent from Motorola Atrix on TELUS.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dubie76:
It reads like it will work with clockwork, wipe root, but then you can gain root again. If its true it will be killer! I dont know if I am going to try it. I dont want a $600 paperweight.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SS2006:
i tried that ^ just reboots to the android with exclamation mark

nothing else :S
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scotty1024:
Tried on my Tiamat 1.4.1 with root and doesn't work. Starts doing the update and then you get the ! in a triangle "Thanks for playing but no new Honeycomb for you." icon.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cj10488:
Ok guys here is what I did. Fastboot flash stock boot.img system and recovery. Used otg cable flash update. All updated. When I get back h ome I will flash back clockwork and superuser. Hope all is good. Yes I had tiamat kernel. All I lost was superuser

James.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SS2006:
what if u dont have that cable
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PlinXoom:
^ then you are sol on that.

Bauxite you said you got it to work so what exactly were the steps?
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dubie76:
Same here. Looks like it works, until it starts to load and I get the "!" and nothing.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SS2006:
ahh bs, i cant beleive i had the update notification earlier, i wish it wud come back :(
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iMissLayups:
Change your date to the 9th then back, it will say you can try the update again.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bauxite:
That means you have something that isn't stock and the update won't work. The update patches existing programs, so they must be verified as stock.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dean_fx:
So regardless...going back to stock is step 1 I'm understanding either for ota or not?
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PlinXoom:
Really don't want to flash back to stock...I have otg cable and adapters tho :)
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iMissLayups:
I don't want to go back to stock only for it to still work. I'm hearing that this was an unintentional release and it's not meant to work. Can anyone confirm that it is working with solid proof?
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SS2006:
I went stock and it didnt work

problem is following those instructions (koush's) u have to root (theres a SU command)

and to root the xoom using that one click root it installs some kernel right, so thats the 'non stock' part, , but is there ne other way
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SS2006:
thats what I honestly believe too, i think it was only meant for 3G xooms
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pianoplayer:
Pics or I call BS.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SS2006:
not bs, i thin he just followed this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1073206
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bauxite:
What error do you get? What verify step fails.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] validoption:
+1 to this.....
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SS2006:
no step, no error just goes to the android exclamation mark, starts loading bar, then just sticks there

i used this:

http://www.koushikdutta.com/2011/03/manually-updating-your-rooted-xoom.html

but used the wifi update instead (that i pulled off my xoom)
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SS2006:
I also used the zip he linked, same result
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SS2006:
definately the rooting process is changing something stock which is why it may b failing, if only there was some way to do it from all stock, lack of sd card sucks
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iMissLayups:
But I'm receiving the update OTA, which doesn't require me to do anything other than let it download and install. If I'm stock, wouldn't the OTA update work? Since I wouldn't have to use anything that is required with root?
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] publicanimal:
If you're stock and you are receiving the update OTA then you should be able to update successfully.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ykhehra1:
My wifi xoom don't show any update! My model is MZ604 and it shows 3.0.1 . On checking system update it shows 'your device is up to date'. I am in Canada if it matters.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jland22:
I am going to wait for someone to just modify the OTA to work with Tiamat's kernel or a CWR version. I can be a crack flasher with my phone but not that excited for the OTA where I cant wait a few days or more... A lot of wasted time has gone into trying to get this work when other people smarter than us are already figuring it out.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] publicanimal:
It's definitely going to be possible to install this thing without needing to go back to stock. I was able to get the entire update to install by deleting all of the system verification stuff out of the beginning of the updater script in the META-INF folder. But when I rebooted I got stuck at the Motorola logo. :(

Fortunately I did a Nandroid backup a few hours ago. It's restoring now. :)
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cj10488:
I will post pics when I get back home.

Stock images from MOTO

Fastboot flash recovery, system and boot images. If u have a theme I gotta flash back to stock theme as well. Stock recovery flash update Usb using otg cable. All will get updated. I don't know if I can flash back clockwork or superuser but I will know in an hour or 2 for sure.

James
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SS2006:
so did it work then, are u wifi xoom?
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheGrub:
I'm in canada too and update does not seem to be available yet !
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dubie76:
I flashed the full stock wifi rom from the moto dev site. I have not received any updates or notifications
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yooper:
Agreed. Possible issues (I'm rooted and unlocked) to have it a few days early isn't worth it (to me). I assume even if I did make the attempt I would flash the developers upload anyway, so it only makes sense to wait it out.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kev0153:
My plan as well
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cj10488:
Ok so here is a few issues. Flashing recovery after update = No go. It can flash and work but right after reboot the recovery is back to stock. Flashing superuser also no go. Right after reboot gone as well.

Flash at your own risk.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jiwengang:
You probably need a new boot.img and cmw recovery for this update.

anyway it is like from Froyo to Gingerbread (2.2 -> 2.3)
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dubie76:
ok, how the hell do i get this to flash to my wifi xoom. I have read and tried a few of the methods here on xda and i am getting nothing.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BeagleBoy:
I just got it to work. I flashed to the stock boot.img and recovery.img. From the terminal emulator, I could still use "su" to become root. So I created the command file, etc, like the guide said. Then rebooted into recovery, and it installed perfectly.

-Jim
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dean_fx:
Your running 3.1 using this method?
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LNKNPRKFN:
i think im gunna wait until me more solid results, but thank you everyone for your comments and discussions...keep us posted
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] csscmaster3:
I did the same thing and I am on 3.1.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BeagleBoy:
Yes. Mind you, you lose root in the process. But well worth it to me. Especially for per-AP proxy settings. And the browser is definitely faster. You can actually read this site (with the 2010 theme).

-Jim
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] open1your1eyes0:
Guys please read this:

1. UPDATE ONLY IF YOU ARE ON STOCK EVERYTHING (NO ROOT, NO CLOCKWORKMOD, NO TIAMAT KERNEL)

2. If you follow this guide you cannot go wrong, it is perfect and I just updated my Wifi Xoom

Link to Guide

Link to Android SDK for Windows

Link to Motorola Xoom drivers for Windows

Link to WIFI Update

Link to 3G Update
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dubie76:
Thanks.

10char
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] open1your1eyes0:
Click the link at the end of #2.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dubie76:
Failed to mount /sd card
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] open1your1eyes0:
Make sure there is no space between sd and card, it should be sdcard. Also keep in mind you HAVE to be already stock and no root.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dubie76:
And how do I do that? Its already on the device??/

Already flashed default rom from Motorola.com dev section

1. rebooted into adb reboot recovery

2. plugged in usb

3. pressed up and got into recovery (blue lettering screen)

4. chose install from sd

5. got error

?????
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] publicanimal:
I was able to get Koush's method to work for me as well, and as other reported, I lost root. Any ideas on how to re-root? There is a new bootloader that gets flashed but it stays unlocked.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BeagleBoy:
I've got root again. I grabbed the stock boot.img from the "Need 3.1 boot.img" thread, and hacked it. It worked for me, but there's sure to be a better copy from someone else before the night's through. (I edited my binary with vi, so I'm not comfortable sharing it.)

-Jim
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] publicanimal:
LOL 3.1 Installed on rooted WiFi Xooms and re-rooted in 12 hours or less. I love this forum. I was chomping at the bit to get this update and now I have it. Re-rooting will be icing on the cake.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HooliganBG:
What about "fastboot update" ? I think this is command for update, or i'm wrong?

If my xoom is completely stock, can I update whit this command?
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bellatrixue:
i wasn't able to get past the android logo with !. it did reboot but im still on 3.0.1, care to share what you've done differently? im on us wifi model. grr. help. needed. thanks.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bellatrixue:
i need help. can you share what steps you've taken from koush. I've followed exactly and i'm getting the exclamation mark with the android logo. the next time i did it, rebooted and still on 3.0.1. Im on US Wifi Model btw.

appreciate your help.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Live2Follow:
I've followed those instructions as well, even as far as flashing original boot and system before attempting to flash the update.zip. Oh well, figure something is missing/wrong. Maybe in the morning
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] poisike:
I made my own USB host cable and updated my completely stock WIFI only Xoom (US version) using this guide.

File i used: e379f0b9bcd0.signed-tervigon-HMJ37-from-HWI69.e379f0b9.zip

Worked great! Stock browser is much faster and now i can use XDA 2010 theme! Haven't had time to test other features.

I attached two pictures just to prove it works.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stachre:
I took a more surgical route and commented out any commands dealing with recovery, boot image/kernel, bcm4329.ko (WiFi), and bootloader. Essentially, it was an attempt to install/patch only the /system files without disturbing anything else (root, Tiamat kernel and WiFi module, etc.), via ClockworkMod Recovery and an SDCard.

Like you, though, I got stuck at the Motorola logo, so I'm guessing that there are dependencies on the patched boot image/kernel.

I'll put the boot image patch back into the update and see how that works.

EDIT: I flashed the stock system.img, re-pushed/chmodded su and Superuser.apk, and applied the newer update hack. The system update completed successfully, keeping the existing recovery and bootloader intact.

Since the new bootloader has the much-needed feature of including Recovery in the boot menu, I'm going to add it back to the update and do some more testing.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dubie76:
It seems that Wifi users are left out once again. I know what Google said, but I'll believe it when I get the notification for the update on my Xoom.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sparticuz:
Have you totally ignored the past 11 pages of people with wifi xooms getting 3.1? RTFM dude, RTFM
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wheezzl:
Thanks for the guide, unfortunately, I don't have a USB Host cable... so I'll just have to wait for it to appear on the device... I am in Switzerland but I use a complete stock US wifi only xoom. Until now it sais that there are no updates available... I'll just wait a little longer I guess :)

Is there an option to push the Update check again? It just sais "last checked at 10:09", no date or anything, even after reboot it's still the same time... does it just check periodically?
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trillbo:
I was rooted with Tiamat 1.4.1 on my Wifi only Xoom. This is how I got it to work without a usb host cable:

1. Flash stock system.img and recovery.img from Motorola

2. Reinstall su and Superuser.apk by using the following commands:

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

3. Flash stock boot.img from Motorola

4. Now follow the instructions from My Brain Hurts: http://www.koushikdutta.com/2011/03/manually-updating-your-rooted-xoom.html

As I said this worked for me. I don't know if it will work for everyone. Also, you will lose root after you do this!
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] publicanimal:
Yeah, sorry it was late. It looks like a new thread was started with a different method, but to use the "koush method" I first had to replace a few files that had been modified with the stock versions via ADB. I got those files from the "WiFi System Dump thread".

Two files I personally needed to replace with the stock files that many of you might as well were:

/system/lib/modules/bcm4329.ko

/system/bin/wpa_supplicant (If you did the Ad-hoc WiFi hack).

If you pull out the updater script from the META-INF folder you can see all the files that the updater will look for on your system. Make sure they are all stock.

I still have no root so I'm hoping for that solution soon.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] burden010:
Does anyone have any idea whether this will work on a UK Xoom? I know the software build is slightly different but the model numbers are the same...!
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The_Tech_Ninja:
When this was done you lost all of your data.. correct?
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trillbo:
Correct :)

With Google backup, all my apps were reinstalled within minutes though.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gr3yghost:
Can't Install 3.1

I keep getting a message in System Recovery: "E:failed to mount /sdcard (No such file or directory).

Is this because my sd card is not properly formatted? The file is there...

Thanks in advance for your help.

Phillip
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tuatha:
Anybody know if this update fixed the lag when scrolling through homescreens in portrait mode?
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jvs60:
Is there any chance that the 3.1 can be made into a flashable zip for us rooted users?
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elysian893:
The stock blue recovery doesn't recognize the SD, my guess is it was wishful thinking on Moto/Google's part. The only way to do it through the stock recovery is with a micro USB adapter and a USB mem stick.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dubie76:
Tried that too. Says cant mount sd
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] publicanimal:
Dead wrong. Read back a page or two. I did it with Stock recovery.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dubie76:
Listen pal. I d id read. I read them all. I tried every way that was laid out to force the update. So don't tell me to read anything. I know many people who have the wifi zoom, myself included and there has been no update. So why don't you read this.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] publicanimal:
Gee, that sure flies in the face of my personal experience. Sorry you couldn't figure it out.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djsaad1:
He wasn't talking about forcing the OTA update. He was talking about just flashing the update yourself through either a usb host cable or through a rooted xoom with clockworkmod.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gr3yghost:
Display Reversed (mirror)!!

After trying unsuccessfully several times to load 3.1 manually, now, all of the sudden, my display is completely backwards (a mirror image)! Several restarts have failed to resolve this issue and I'm afraid it may be related to my attempts to install 3.1.

So, a) Has this happened to others? b) What's the fix? and c) anyone besides me still getting stuck on this 3.1?

Thanks.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dbs0026:
Ok, so I am new to the whole rooting thing, adb, etc

I have a xoom wifi only, how in gods green earth do you get into adb reboot recovery?

I have the usb drives downloaded and installed. I have the SDK installed with the platform tools and fastboot.exe in the platform-tools folder.

Is there a guide on how to get into adb recovery or am I just missing it?
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] izzelsizzel:
it's a command you execute from the commandline on your pc once you've got your xoom hooked up properly via usb.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] publicanimal:
BINGO!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1073884
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eaglecomm:
Anyone have a boot.img from the 3.1 update? :) I accidentally fastbooted to an old boot.img. :(
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hdtvpower:
Sorry for being blond, tried ro read everything.

I have an unrooted Wifi US Xoom. From the the Verizon guide I read that you can force a second update attempt by pressing power/volume_up. Does that not mean that i just have to copy the zip file as downloaded, rename it into update.zip, copy it into a selected folder and then press power/volumeup? The only issue is that the folder might need root rights to be written in. Am I completetly out of spec here? If not, any idea what folder I have to copy it in?

Thanks

hdtvpower
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shanechug:
Hello, im new here. =) I have a question. Do i really have to manually install the 3.1 update? Or will it show up in my Xoom?

BTW, i bought my wifi only xoom in best buy, but i am now in the Philippines.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] izzelsizzel:
it will push out automatically, you'll just get the update later (we don't know when yet). You should get the update regardless of location.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aronslusa:
Tried setting the date/ time ahead a couple months............ yeaaaaaa didn't do much, lol.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ronx00:
I did the update for 3.1 in this post:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1074609

Everything went or until it rebooted but now it's stuck on the dual core screen, anyone can help me fix this?

I was rooted with cwm and tiamat 1.4.1
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ronx00:
can someone ask that question for me in that post, i really don't know what to do
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jdclucidly:
Hold VolUp and power to force reboot.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nodnarb:
I was able to "force" the update by moving the date.

I'm surprised it worked and glad that it did but it's pretty lame to have a check for updates button that is worthless. Reminds me of the "windows update" that I had on my old windows mobile phone. That was sooo pointless.

Btw my xoom is and was stock.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ronx00:
I know how to reboot, the problem was that after the 3.1 flash nothing happened it was stuck on that screen.

I re-flashed to stock and reapplied the 3.1 update again and it worked this time, I really don't know what happened!
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaybeewaybee:
That's a good question for us unrooted folks. i wish someone would answer it...
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tritran18518:
damn it. forget to charge my xoom while trying to check update manually :p,
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zaphod777:
Has anyone flashed 3.1 on a non US WIFI Xoom? I have a Japan MZ604 everything is stock on it I haven't modified a thing.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pelly1982:
SO it appears that some WiFi Xoom's are getting the OTA update? I have a US WiFi Xoom, living in Australia. Is there a chance that it might not come through for me becausue I am in Aus?.. maybe I can route through a US proxy for something?
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dubie76:
I just flashed 3.1 to my Wifi xoom last night. I did it via CWM. I will say that it was the easiest way. Before it came out, I tried it this way posted in here but it never worked.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BiGMERF:
I still havent gotten anything on my wifi xoom.. SMH
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikejet:
Same, keeps saying it checked for update and it's current. :(
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spielnicht:
As I reported on another thread, I switched on my Xoom this morning to find the update waiting for me. It installed successfully, rather fast too.

My Xoom was 100% stock.

But, where is the the Movie app...it's not installed.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BiGMERF:
i tiried the move date trick and the power off power on thingy and nothing. grrrrr
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dantheman8987:
Just got my 3.1 update OTA. Stock Wi-Fi Xoom in US.