[Xoom Android Development] Asphyx:
Again you wouldn't have these issues if you were up on what is going on with your rom and unit.

The last time anyone with a Xoom flashed a full gapps was back in JB4.1 (maybe 4.0)...

I'm sure if you had read the CM thread instead of just the OP and flashed you would have known you needed a Minimalist GApps build to avoid issues!

Too many people take a little info (Like knowing HOW to flash a ROM) and think thats all they need to know and go right on flashing without ever reading the posts and instructions fully for the ROM they are flashing...The result is almost ALWAYS bad!

the Full GApps is not a valid reason to have a RePart performed. Not when there are at least 5-6 versions of Minimalists GApps that fit into your system partition with the rest being loaded into other spaces via the Play Store!

Yes having a bigger partition allows you to flash a full GApps and if your smart enough to get it done no one is saying DON'T!

But your not gaining a thing by flashing a full GApps than you would flashing a Minimal that FITS and then loading the rest from the Play Store. NOT A THING!

The Issue with needing ADB had nothing to do with GApps at all it was about Busybox which isn't baked into Dream"s Rom...It was about ROOT!

If you want to run a ROM that doesn't have Busybox built in or allows it to be run via it's boot.img and root is important you have TWO choices...

KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING in ADB...or...

Sticking with what you have, until such time as someone releases a BigPart Rootable ROM in the flavor you like.

The issues with needing hand holding had nothing to do with GApps it was about getting root back on a system that lost it.

Other than the ability to flash a full gapps repartitioning is not gaining you a thing if all you intend to do is run the rom your running now!

You most likely ALREADY HAVE everything the Full GApps would have given you by now, and if it means you lose ROOT well either accept your device as UNROOTED until such time as you can figure out how to use ADB or someone releases a version of your ROM that has Busybox pre-baked into it!

But to complain that no one is making a Flashable busybox because ADB is too difficult is just ridiculous, Especially to run the same ROM you already have if you just waited until you had a decent reason to need a bigger system partition. ADB is not something you should be using if your not fully comfortable in using it.

As to your CM issues here is what I suggest if you're intent on re-installing from scratch....

If you haven't reparted yet then don't...Just re-install CM and flash a Minimalist GApps...Get the rest in the Playstore and your GApps issues should go away.

If you have reparted feel free to flash a full GApps just make sure it is for the Xoom as it has other issues aside from just Partition size (NEON) that causes it to act badly with any Roms using an OS past JB4.1!

We have NO CLUE if the genius Devs who are here are going to be able to get KitKat or even 4.3 running on our Xoom...It's a damn good bet but there is no guarantee....Google and CM teams both dropped support for damn good reasons...We will see (I have Full Faith in them!)

But if they can't there really is no point to having such a large system partition so this is a classic case of Unless your REAL GOOD with Dev Tools and such, This is not a hack NEWBIES and even LAYMEN should be doing just now.

The Devs needed Public input for informational purposes but this hack was ALWAYS intended for Devs and not so that the general populace should all repartition just because it can be done now.

It was an EXPERIMENT! Until it is a REQUIREMENT....I suggest most people should just wait to use this until such time as it actually gets them some benefit beyond adding a few more K to fit a GApps in...Cause GApps doesn't need twice the partition size of stock!

PATIENCE is a good thing...Just let the Devs work and if you know enough to follow their work good for you feel free to experiment with the rest of us.

This repartitioning experiment was about making room for BIGGER ROMS...Not fuller GApss!

Let it go at that!