[Xoom General] cam30era:
Below is a slightly modified of Land Master's NOOB guide. I have only updated a couple of links. I followed this guide when I originally rooted my Xoom, and it worked perfectly. But note that I have not tested this with the updates. All credit for this goes to Land Master!

USE THIS, AND ASSUME ALL RISKS. IT HAS NOT BEEN TESTED WITH THE UPDATED LINKS!

WIFI ONLY! WIFI ONLY! WIFI ONLY!

If you use this guide, or any other guide for that matter, make sure that you read it, reread it, (10 times!) and fully understand every step. One hour now, spent studying this, will save you 10 hours of headaches later. Make sure you follow every step EXACTLY!

"This tutorial was written for the NooB’s among us (like me) that are new to this stuff and are having a hard time “piecing together” all of the steps. While I am actually a not quite a beginner, NONE of these steps/methods/files have been developed by me. I have simply compiled the procedure in a document that I hope will be useful. With this in mind all the credit belongs to the many individuals that contribute in the XDA Developers forum. I have reviewed many posts by many people and have used all of the information along the way.

A)*Installing ADB

ADB stands for Android Debug Bridge and simplistically stated will be used to send commands to your XOOM using the keyboard on your PC. In essence your PC will be acting like a terminal. ADB is included in a package known as the Android SDK. The following steps should be taken to insure a successful install of the SDK, therefore giving you access to ADB.

1.*Install Java JDK :*http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/ja...ad-346242.html

a.*Download appropriate Java SE Development Kit (JDK) from link above

b.*Double click to Install JDK

c.*Accept Setup Defaults

2.*Install SDK Starter Package:*http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html

a.*Download SDK Starter Package from link above. There are versions available for Microsoft Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. In case of Windows, both an installer and a zip file are available but there isn’t any need to use the installer as a formal installation is not required. Download the ZIP file.

b.*Once you have downloaded the SDK, simply extract the compressed file to a location on your computer. In our case, we have extracted it to the root of our C drive and that makes*C:\android-sdk-windows*the installation location of the SDK. From here onwards, we shall be referring to this location as the ‘SDK folder’.

3.*Download the SDK Platform Tools using the SDK Mamager.

a.*Browse to the SDK folder and launch SDK Manager.

b.*When launching it for the first time, it will present you with a window to choose packages to install. The first option begins with ‘Android SDK Platform-tools’. Make sure it is checked, and uncheck all the other packages for now. You can check/uncheck a package by simply double clicking on the package. Again, the only package you want to install is the Android SDK Platform-Tools.

c.*Once the process is done, you will have a ‘platform-tools’ folder inside your SDK folder. That folder will include ADB and all its dependencies.

d.*Make a copy of the File “fastboot.exe” which is in the “tools” directory and place it in the “platform-tools” directory.

B)*Install XOOM USB Driver

Just to be sure your XOOM is recognized by your PC it is recommended that you install the latest USB drivers for your system.

1.*Install MotoHelper :*http://www.motorola.com/Support/US-E...arging-Drivers

a.*Download the Driver with MotoHelper from the Link above

b.*Double Click downloaded file and follow on-screen instructions to install.

C)*Unlock Bootloader

Unlocking the bootloader gives you full control over the device so you can flash new Recovery’s, kernels, ROM’s, ETC.*THIS STEP*WILL DELETE ALL DATA AND SETTINGS ON YOUR XOOM.

1.*Put XOOM in Debug mode

a.*On the device, go to home screen, press*Apps*> >Settings>>Applications>>Development, and enable*USB Debugging.

b.*Now connect your XOOM to the PC via USB. New hardware installation should begin and it will start looking for and installing the drivers.

c.*A prompt should appear that states the drivers were installed successfully. On my PC the AutoPlay Device Options also appeared. I clicked “Open Device to View Files” and saw the device Storage with 27.8 GB free of 28.7 GB.

2.*Execute ADB Commands

a.*Open a command prompt by navigating to the ‘SDK Folder’, Holding the shift key, right clicking on the “platform-tools” folder and selecting “Open Command Window Here” from the popup menu.

b.*In the new command window type:*adb reboot bootloader*and press enter.

c.*Wait for the Dual Core screen with “Starting Fastboot protocol support” in the upper left corner to appear and then type:*fastboot oem unlock*in the command window and press enter. You should see: “To continue, follow instructions on the device’s display…”.*

d.*Read the WARNING on you XOOM and either Continue Below or Cancel following the on-screen instructions.

e.*If you decided to continue then on the XOOM Push Volume Down Button to change the selection from “Cancel” to “I accept” and then press the Volume Up to select that choice.

f.*You will be questioned again so Push Volume Down then Volume Up to confirm you want to UNLOCK your device. You will see “Device Unlock operation in progress…” “Formatting UDA”

g.*When the operation completes the device will read”Device unlock operation done – rebooting…” and the device will reboot. The windows new hardware “gong” will sound a couple of times during this procedure. After this step when my XOOM rebooted I also saw an “MTP Device” driver Install dialog box on my PC. Unplug the device, and quickly perform the initial set-up. You can “Skip” any steps that will allow you to (like WiFi setup). Just get back to the home screen and continue below:

h.*Verify that USB debugging is still enabled and if not re-enable it as outlined above.

i.*Re-connect your XOOM to the PC and close any AutoPlay dialog.

D)*Install Custom Recovery

A custom recovery allows you to flash files created by community developers such as ROM’s, Radios, Kernels, Themes, ETC. It also allows you to perform special tasks such as system backup’s, partitioning, cache wiping, ETC. As of 6/19/2011 the generally accepted custom recovery for the XOOM is ClockworkMod Recovery v3.2.2.0

a.*Download Clockwork Mod recovery image (not .zip file) from here:http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=1074979*

CAUTION: Do not install CWM 4.0.0.X from ROM manager!

b.*Place the File “recovery.img” that you just downloaded in the “platform-tools” directory

c.*In the previously open command window (if you closed it then re-open as described above) type:*adb reboot bootloader*and press enter.

d.*The device will reboot into bootloader mode (as described above) and when this completes type:*fastboot flash recovery recovery.img (name must match name of file)

e.*Check the screen of your XOOM and see: “Flashing StorMgr partition recovery STATUS: - done!*

f.*Type:*fastboot reboot*in the command window and press enter.

g.*Wait 3 second after the Moto logo is seen, then pushed Vol Down

h.* Android recovery menu visible, press Vol Up. Go straight into CWM.

i.*Navigate in ClockworkMod Recovery by using the volume up/down to “move” and the power button to “select”. Look for reboot system, highlight it and hit the power button. Your zoom will reboot normally.

OPTIONAL STEPS

l.*At some time later (AFTER YOU ARE ROOTED) to avoid the need to execute ADB commands to enter recovery, I suggest you look for a free application called “Quick Boot”, by Sirius Applications from the market.*

m.*Once Quick Boot is installed run it and simply select “Recovery” to boot into ClockworkMod.*

Next Step: Following Public Animal's guide to rooting >*http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=1075260*

Last step (optional) install Tiamat 1.0 ROM >*http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=1117004