[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jahmadi81:
I order the same thing from 1daysale also... I have the same build and everything.. Do I have to download the Germany build and then go back to stock? then flash again to US?

can i used this to flash back to Germany stock?

I am not sure if we will be able to switch back but to be honest I don't see any point, at least this way you can get updates straight from Google as it will now be classes as a Google Experience Device. Also everything works exactly the same and even Android market shows up in £'s. The only thing is it will be in US language and the keyboard will be a US one and not UK. If you use Swift Key X tablet it wont matter as you can download the English language anyway.

Unfortunately it will wipe everything when you unlock the bootloader. I have only had my Xoom for a month so I didn't mind loosing my game saves (gives me a reason to play again) so backup any documents, photos, music and films to your PC before you start.

You can get Xoot here: [TOOL] XOOT 1.1: Root your XOOM and more! - xda-developers just download the ZIP file at the bottom of the first post.

Unzip Xoot to the main directory of your PC (usually C drive)

I also downloaded and installed the xoom USB drivers from the Moto dev website. I am not 100% sure if these are needed but on my first try my computer had trouble picking up my xoom, but after I installed these it seemed to work (please note I restarted my PC after the install). I downloaded the ones for Windows 7 64bit but just download what ever one is relevant for your computer MOTODEV > Documentation & Tools > USB Drivers

The US stock rom image came from the Moto Dev website but you will have to register before you can download anything. Its a simple registration and wont take you long.

On the Moto Dev page you need go about half way down the page and look for the section MZ604 - XOOM WITH WIFI. At the bottom of that section you will see Build HWI69 for US Retail, which is what you need to download: MOTODEV > Products > Device Software

Once you have downloaded this extract the contents straight into the main Xoot folder on your PC and overwrite any files that may already be there.

Now connect your xoom with USB, make sure USB debugging is selected on your xoom (this should happen automatically but check in settings just in case)

Open up the Xoot folder and click on the Xoot batch file icon (looks like little gears)

A black command box will open up, press S to go into the bootloader settings and type unlock and hit return.

Follow the commands on the command box and then the same on your xoom and it will unlock the bootloader.

Once that has completed close Xoot on your PC and restart your Xoom (you may have to go through the set up screens on your xoom to get back to the home screen) again make sure USB debugging is selected on your xoom

Again open Xoot batch file icon but this time press D which will take you to the Other Tweaks menu.

Press S and you will be given another set of menus

now type ged and hit return and again follow any instructions on screen or on your xoom(this converts your xoom into a google experience device and uses the US image downloaded from moto dev)

After that has finished your Xoom will start up and after going through the first time set up screens you will have Android 3.0 US. You should then get instant notifications that updates are available (I think I had 3 or 4 in total) install them and eventually you will have ICS!!

It sounds like a lot at first but its straight forward really. On my first attempt I was crapping myself because I had not done it before but afterwards I realized how easy it really was, and now I am chuffed to bits playing with ICS

Also note this does not root your xoom, only unlocks the bootloader and converts it to a GED. There is an option to root but I have not played with that yet

Good luck and if you have any problems just let me know. I will try my best to help