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[Xoom Android Development] ericdabbs:
I have a few questions about the customized boot images that BRD has in his 3rd post on the front page.

From BRD 3rd post on front page

"These modifications apply to all boot images

Enable MicroSD card in Android mounted at "sdcard/external".

Enable USB Host with and OTG cable mounted at "/usbOTG"

New! EXT4 file system mount mod for faster write speeds and killer Quadrant scores. Thanks TDR from AndroidCentral!"

1) What are your experiences with the customized boot images? Is it faster, better quadrant scores?

2) Would you recommend the customized boot images to be flashed along with the kernel?

3) Do the customized boot images have to be reflashed every time a new version of the kernel comes out?

I appreciate anyone who can help me answer these questions.
[Xoom Android Development] xjack:
1 - I did get better quad scores with the new boot img - probably due to the ext4 mod.

2 - dunno if you can use these on their own with other kernels. I haven't tried that way.

3 - I have not needed to reflash the boot I mg when going from 1.4ghz to Riptide.
[Xoom Android Development] malaeus:
thanks, thats what i hoped to hear.

so it should all be fine as long as i have 3.1, and CWR installed.

great :)

ive seen quite a few posts reporting that setCPU can not underclock effectively.

as none of us want this thing burning itself up constantly at 1.6 (i understand interactive mode etc) but can i set it to not go over 1GHz and set it up to 1.6 when i need it myself?
[Xoom Android Development] JaredC01:
Just do the OTA out of the box, then root and flash. That's exactly what I did.

After the initial setup, go into settings, about, software update, check for updates. Its a ~26 meg download, quick install, and you're up to speed with the rest of us.
[Xoom Android Development] dubie76:
Any benefit to flashing the Riptide edition even if I do not overclock?
[Xoom Android Development] phishfi:
oh good god it's fast! Ty for this kernel... insane
[Xoom Android Development] drivebynerf:
Thanks

Ive used every kernel since day one, this riptide is easily the best todate IMHO. So far not a single issue. Sincere thanks to BRD for all the work and speed of updates and new features. My Xoom is now running the way it SHOULD have right out of the box and i use it constantly. Really at a loss as to what you can do to top this with but whatever new release is coming ill give it a shot. (I had riptide running before anyone posted about it lol). Donation ill send in a bit :D
[Xoom Android Development] blackpenny15:
Just wanted all the UK 3G guys this works with your xoom, I followed the thread here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1089695 the 3.1 Rooted for euro in 6 simple steps, during that you have to follow the US Flash guide and assume you have a verison 3g xoom and perform step 3 & 4, then I flashed the bootloader and 1.6ghz special edition and no problems.

I also had a patched tiamat kernel before I did any of this so read the instructions and jump right in, I belive someone is working on a language pack mod as well which is 90% done.
[Xoom Android Development] lilrob29:
i have the 1.5ghz kernal and just wanna know if its ok that its heating up more than it use to?

having it clocked at 1.5 wont mess up the cpu?

sorry if i sound stupid but i really dnt know about cpu's
[Xoom Android Development] rschenck:
Since it is running faster, it stands to reason that the Xoom will get warmer, especially in the area near the CPU.

As for damaging it, sure it is possible that heavy overclocking can lower your devices life expectancy, but remember that even when overclocked your device rarely hits the maximum speed.

Beyond that, you should watch Oprah more. We get endless warnings like that....eating red meat, thinking lustful thoughts about your neighbor and driving too fast can all decrease your lifespan. Do you really care? Then why should your Xoom?

Vado Ocius Diem - Overclock the Day
[Xoom Android Development] Stealyourface:
Ever since flashing Riptide I get occurances where my keyboard won't let me backspace or input numbers, it inputs the symbols that are above them on an actual keyboard...weird.
[Xoom Android Development] Vdubtx:
Sorry to sound like a complete noob, but can you easily go back to stock kernel if you wanted to?? Getting ready to flash the 1.5ghz kernel on my 1 week old Xoom.
[Xoom Android Development] rschenck:
You can, there are numerous threads on returning to stock and the image is readily available from Motorola.

However I don't think you will want to. I flashed this kernel 4 hours after getting the Xoom and have been very happy with it.
[Xoom Android Development] Vdubtx:
Thanks going to try it today.
[Xoom Android Development] siscim23:
Try reflashing the boot img and/or the kernel. Or even a simple reboot may help.
[Xoom Android Development] Stealyourface:
I've did all that already. It only happens on desktop version of sites (and even so, not ALL the time). So it's just whatever.
[Xoom Android Development] Vdubtx:
Flashed the 1.5 kernel and noticed a marked improvement within ezPDF reader when reading magazines. Works great. Thanks BRD.
[Xoom Android Development] s_piccand:
I know there is normaly nothing to do with this great kernel but after installing 3.1 then flashing 1.4.1 my YouTube app has gone. I think this is the 3.1 update responsible but can't be sure.

The youtubetablet.apk is always in my system/app folder but doesn't show as an installed application. Tried to installed it from system/app but at the end the installation failed.

Can someone tell me how to reinstall it, please.

Btw, I bought Riptide, installed 1.4.2 Special Edition ... and now I can't stop playing. I thank the great master of this kernel and my wife hate him ;-)
[Xoom Android Development] rschenck:
Have you tried going into settings > applications > manage applications and clearing the data and cache from the YouTube app? If the option is available for youtube, you may want to uninstall updates too.

Does it show up in titanium backup as an Installed app? If so either reinstall it, or uninstall it first then reinstall using TB
[Xoom Android Development] MrGinger:
Thanks pyrator, that had been bugging me!

So can I assume that answers my other query, 1.4 in both kernels regardless of max speed is identical? Thanks
[Xoom Android Development] troy22:
i installed the riptide se kernal. but i cant find my sdcard? is it disabled or what happened?
[Xoom Android Development] s_piccand:
Thanks a lot, unfortunately YouTube doesn't show up in 'manage applications' either in Titanium. I found an other app with the same problem which is booktablet.apk.

I think I will have to reflash my complete OS :-(
[Xoom Android Development] siscim23:
You flashed 1.4.1 on 3.1? That's your problem...
[Xoom Android Development] s_piccand:
My bad was 1.4.2 first version (thought it was the 1.6Ghz one). The Kernel is working like a charm.
[Xoom Android Development] lilrob29:
lol i love that explanation, thanks
[Xoom Android Development] futuregerald:
Does anyone know how to use usb tethering from another Android phone to the xoom? I'm running tiamat 1.4.2, the version before riptide that first introduced usb tethering. my phone is a nexus one running CM7; i've tried plugging in and enabling usb tethering, the device charges off my xoom. I have the official motorola otg cable.
[Xoom Android Development] cam30era:
I tried with my Incredible running CM7. Same result - nothing. Phone recognizes USB connection to Xoom, but not vice versa. I would like to know how to get this feature to work.
[Xoom Android Development] colbyb25:
I am having an issue seeing the USB mounted SD card from Clock Work Recovery on my Macbook Pro. I have been able to do everything up to this point on my mac...unlocking the bootloader, rooting 3.1 but now I am not sure what to do. The mounted SD card from CWR says it isn't readable on my Mac. Any way around this? If I can't put the boot image and kernal on the mounted SD slot, I don't know what to do.

I just want to be able to Flash Tiamat Riptide Special Edition 1.4.2. Is this possible on a Mac Laptop?
[Xoom Android Development] mikebeatrice:
Put the files on there before you reboot into clockwork.... or power down, pop the SD card and copy the files to it before booting back into clockwork.
[Xoom Android Development] phouse1025:
I'm lovin everything about this kernel series. Super fast. The only issue I'm having is some stability problems when using my browser. With normal browsing my xoom will reboot abruptly. Anyone else experiencing this?
[Xoom Android Development] bloodmut:
Are you clicking Mount SD or Mount USB Storage...cuz I almost clicked Mount SD and had to do a double take before I clicked USB Storage...hope that solves your problem!
[Xoom Android Development] cam30era:
usbOTG not working

Wifi only device, running HC 3.1 and Tiamat 1.4.2 (1.4 ghz).

I have not been able to mount any USB devices using my host cable. In terminal when I try to mount, I get the response, "mount: can't read '/etc/fstab': No such file or directory"

There is a thread in Q&A discussing this issue. User RinTinTigger replied as follows,

"I had the same problem, until bigrushdog shot me a boot.img with some extra package loaded.

i dunno if i can publish the download by now, but i guess BRD will upload soon for Xoom love...cuz it now works!"

BRD, could you post this boot.img?

Thanks, in advance
[Xoom Android Development] Hexbug:
I believe the YouTube app is in the Market, so you can just download it.
[Xoom Android Development] rschenck:
Look at the last page of this thread, post by xoom scorpio, for a fix for this issue...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1028406&highlight=youtube&page=7
[Xoom Android Development] shmigao:
hi guys,

according to this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1089695 i have successfully updated Euro MZ601 to HC3.1 with working 3G and WIFI

While it appears that several have success in flashing the Tiamat kernels to their devices without issues, i have tried every single one and every time my Xoom ends up unable to connect to WIFI (hangs at "obtaining IP address").

Is there any way to just flash the kernel alone, without all what is around it (e.g. the system/lib/modules files)?

Thanks

Michael
[Xoom Android Development] andr0id23:
I flashed riptide, but my Xoom started feeling a bit sluggish, especially when switching between homescreens. May give it another shot, but I flashed back to 1.6GhZ which runs great for me. Keep it up B-R-Dizzle, these are some great kernels.
[Xoom Android Development] alex2792:
I'm having a lot of stability problems with o/ced kernels and want to go back to stock. Does anyone have a stock kernel for HC 3.1?
[Xoom Android Development] Hexbug:
I have had this happen many times. I usually end up deleting the connection, and then re-entering it manually. After a few tries (and reboots), it finally "sticks", and I have no problems after that. It's a real pain, and a very strange problem, but eventually it does work!
[Xoom Android Development] cam30era:
Have you tried the 1.4 ghz Tiamat 1.4.2? Using no overclock apps, it has been rock solid for me, and many other users.
[Xoom Android Development] nexan21:
I have had to do the same , random crash/reboot in 1.6oc ,1.5oc

back to 1.4 with no oc app IS rock steady for me too!
[Xoom Android Development] Fangs87:
I've seen alot about the google video not working on rooted 3.1. I'm using the 1.6 Ghz version of this kernel on 3.1. What exactly about the google video's isn't working ? I'm able to open the app brows the market and such. i haven't purchased anything yet , I'm was going to try and do that tonight, but wanted to double check what wasn't working before I wasted 3$
[Xoom Android Development] siscim23:
You can't rent movies on rooted Xooms.
[Xoom Android Development] gerald410:
I believe that you can, you just have to rent it thru the web based android market. If your referring to google movies.
[Xoom Android Development] s_piccand:
Based on all the info you gave me, I think I found the real problem. My YouTubeTablet.apk is corrupt (804kb instead of 1.04Mb) and my YouTubeTablet.odex is just missing. I will have to find the original ones.

Many thanks.
[Xoom Android Development] siscim23:
I thought they couldn't be rented or played because there was a copyright issue that couldn't be satisfied on rooted systems.
[Xoom Android Development] Aryantes:
The riptide special edition with the GPU overclock is frickin awesome.

Everything on the dashboard is super smooth. scrolling, widgets, webpages, everything seems a lot faster with the GPU OC.

I'm running 1.6ghz interactive mode and its awesome.
[Xoom Android Development] gerald410:
I rented and played fast and the furious from google movies while rooted. I went thru the web based android market to rent it.
[Xoom Android Development] shmigao:
tried this it didn't work

when staying in DHCP mode on "on obtaining IP address", it eventually freezes up the routers, so that no connected device (e.g. PC, laptop, phone) has connectivity and i have to re-start the routers.

when using static mode, I get immediately connection to the WIFI APs, but no internet connection

really wonder whether there is a way to update the kernel, while retaining the original wifi related system/lib/modules files.

I tried to update and push the original bcm4329.ko back into system/lib/modules, but then i get "error" when trying to enable WIFI, so that means the file is not the right one.
[Xoom Android Development] b0ricua:
Hey folks, I'm on 1.4.2 now (1.6ghz) and am wanting to make the jump to the Riptide sweetness.

I'm assuming I'm good to just flash the kernel itself w/o having to reflash the boot image. Is that a safe assumption?

Thanks.
[Xoom Android Development] okantomi:
yes, worked for me.
[Xoom Android Development] leandroqm:
I would say it worked but that's just an understatement -> it is flying! :)

Awesome work, Thank you VERY much BRD!
[Xoom Android Development] keunhuvac:
I just bough and upgraded form HC3.1 to 1.4.2 1.4 ghz.

So, by default, it Overclocks my xoom to 1.4 ghz, or i need to use setCPU to OC?

Thanks!

BTW: Titanium backup does not show apps under /system/app/. Is this normal?
[Xoom Android Development] shmigao:
hi bigrushdog:

is there a way to PM you? i didn't see it in your xda profile.

as mentioned in my post, while other EU tab users have no problems flashing tiamat kernel after upgrading to HC3.1 with wifi connectivity, I persistently do...

prior to HC3.1 upgrade i had the 1.4.2 kernel with 1.5ghz and no wifi issues, but now after the HC3.1 upgrade i can't make it happen.

i was wondering whether there is another method to just flash the zimage/boot.img so that it can retain the wifi files (e.g. bcm4329.ko).

let me know whether you can help... thanks
[Xoom Android Development] GulMiguel:
Well I attempted to flash the new Riptide kernel. However, when I got to the part where "choose zip file from card" is shown and then chose the new kernel's zip file, the system told me that it couldn't be done. It couldn't open the file (it said that it was bad). I gave it two tries and then I stopped. I'm not forcing anything on here that my XOOM won't take willingly on the first or second try. Every time I try to force that 3rd attempt, something bad happens to my XOOM and then I'm starting over from scratch. Well NOT TODAY!!

Please let me know if and when the problem gets resolved and I'll be glad to try again.

Many thanks.
[Xoom Android Development] rschenck:
Did you try downloading the kernel again? May have just been a bad download.
[Xoom Android Development] krat0s123:
Download the file to your PC, verify the file size and hash, copy it to your micro SD card and load it using CWM. Also, before flashing the Riptide kernel, make sure that you flash the boot image for your device (if you haven't done so yet).
[Xoom Android Development] sleeplessninja:
Works great. I am very pleased, as always with your work.

A video on the installation process and before and after Quadrant Benchmark runs. Yes its very easy to install but a little visual never hurt anyone.

[YOUTUBE]ibdKMynFIjA[/YOUTUBE]

http://youtu.be/ibdKMynFIjA

Also a video that shows the automounting working (This is a huge plus!!!)

[YOUTUBE]aiNmxkkV-VU[/YOUTUBE]

http://youtu.be/aiNmxkkV-VU
[Xoom Android Development] shmigao:
Yeah thought of that, re-downloaded a few times

I found that possibly my DHCP router is part of the problem. I finally managed to connect by static IP address

Thank u for the suggestion
[Xoom Android Development] bigrushdog:
Sleeplessninja thanks for the great videos. I've been meaning to post up a few myself on a few things. I wonder if anyone would be interested in seeing me solve a Rubik's Cube in a minute... That one should probably go in General... :rolleyes:
[Xoom Android Development] ClydeB1:
Finally gotten my OTG cable by snail mail from China and can just plug in a thumb flash drive (FAT32) and it gets picked up immediately and all files display - awesome work. I then plugged a 1TB 2.5in self powered disk drive in (formatted to NTFS) and it lights up and can hear the drive starting up, but it shows up as empty even thought there is a file on it.

PS! Using the awesome Riptide SE kernel. BRD does it not support NTFS yet and do I need to run commands to mount NTFS?
[Xoom Android Development] nebenezer:
had 3 reboots on 1.6 Riptide yesterday, and just had one today on 1.5oc :(

I guess it's time to try 1.4ghz
[Xoom Android Development] MrGinger:
I'm in the same boat nebenezer. Stuck on 1.4 to avoid reboots. Still plenty responsive now though!
[Xoom Android Development] bigrushdog:
This issue is now my primary focus. Seems on some devices, the voltage is not high enough at the higher frequencies. Everybody should be able to run 1.6. That is my goal :)
[Xoom Android Development] Didact74:
No.. no...no....we all know that trick.

You start with a new rubik's cube, scramble it up, then reverse the video to make it look like you solved it real quick. We know how its done...:)
[Xoom Android Development] Hexbug:
Tiamat 1.4.2 Riptide rebooting here too

I am on the wi-fi only Xoom. I've had random reboots on the Riptide edition too. Very disappointing. It happened 3 times just this morning while browsing around the Market, and also in both stock browser and DolphinHD. So I am done w/ Riptide. :confused:

I just flashed back to the 1.4GHz... and if that gives me troubles, I think I will give TDR's Lauchpad kernel a try.
[Xoom Android Development] rschenck:
Fwiw I have had no reboots with Riptide. Everything is running fast and stable.
[Xoom Android Development] kfeltes:
I've had no reboots on riptide. Gaming, web, kids apps and email have all been flawless. What are your setcpu profiles set to? I have a temperature limit and a screen off profile.
[Xoom Android Development] clamknuckle:
I've only had one reboot on Riptide edition. Otherwise it runs like greased owl ****
[Xoom Android Development] bossjeeves:
I am on a wifi xoom, with no reboots running riptide, but things in general seem to be laggier than the previous 1.6 OC (1.4.1 i think) kernel. I am using droid OC and 800min and 1.6 max.
[Xoom Android Development] sleeplessninja:
Your welcome, the pleasure is all mine. If you need videos for anything, just pm me.

As for your video. Funny you mention, I was in your neck of the woods the other day and drove by you, snagged myself an epic picture of you doing just that.
[Xoom Android Development] basilbrush68:
root after doing the kernel upgrade?

Please accept my apologies if this post is in the wrong place, its a follow-on question about rooting after applying the overclocking custom kernels, and I can't find anywhere where the question is already answered.

I've successfully applied the Tiamat_Xoom-v1.4.2_1.5Ghz and WIFI_Light_OFF_Speed ZIP files using clockwork recovery and my Xoom is running Android 3.1 like lightening! :)

I now want to root my Xoom so I can use a CPU manager and apply WIFI patches to use the ad-hoc WIFI network on my mobile phone for internet access on the move.

My only hesitation is that RootMyXoom and other rooting instructions seem to have a boot image included, and I can see that WIFI_Light_OFF_Speed already installed a new boot image as part of the custom kernel install. Has anyone done rooting after applying the overclocked kernels (on Android 3.1), and did you have a problem overwriting the boot image from the custom kernel?
[Xoom Android Development] Sodikop:
ROFL

Nicely done!

BTW: Is there a good rubiks cube app for Xoom?
[Xoom Android Development] phouse1025:
I've also been having the reboots on Riptide. I switched back to the 1.5 with the gpu oc and everything seems to be better. So far no more reboots
[Xoom Android Development] leandroqm:
I did not have any reboot problem @ 1.6ghz but flash was running quite oddly.

I could not watch justin.tv anymore because it was fickering a lot.

Then I flashed the 1.5 version with oc'ed GPU and it's running smothly! :)

Thanks BIG TIME once again BRD!!! :)
[Xoom Android Development] kbluebig:
Just finally rooted my Xoom Wifi version and decided to load the 1.5ghz tiamat kernel and I am loving this. Its noticably faster, microsd card slot works and I even love the fact the charge LED light is now on when the unit is powered on as well.

But really wish usb mass storage support is added back. I did have it when I first rooted it but now gone after loading the kernel and I do see in the change history where it was removed...

That's ok though, I like the benfits of the kernel and will wait for mass storage support to come back.

Just want to thank the developer or developers !!!
[Xoom Android Development] antiochasylum:
1.6 stable for me. New quadrant best of 4513, it ran 4517 first, however wasnt able to grab the screenshot fast enough.

Was only able to grab the 4513 screen sadly.
[Xoom Android Development] drivebynerf:
reboots

I had reboots alot on 1.5, then i lightened up on the o/c so it adapted more they went right down. Since riptide ive had two reboots, but ive kicked the CRAP out of this xoom for days now gaming and remote work and its been far stabler than i hoped (it runs to 0 battery, rechagred and somene grabs it and runs it down again). Its even running cooler, no heat i can notice at all though i did in 1.5. The irony is most noticebale thing i see as improvement? screen to screen animations are glass smooth, no hesitations whatsoever, that used to drive me up a wall...suppose its the small things...

anyone know how to increase the scanning speed on the glass or increase its priority? (kinda a dumb question i know) ive been messing with drawing apps, stylus etc. I had an Asus win 7 ep 121 and loved the digitizer. Obviously you cant have that same precision on this devie but would be alot better if fine lines and tracing were far closer to action made with finger or stylus
[Xoom Android Development] nswenson:
What about 1.4GHz with O/C GPU?

Some of us can't run 1.5 stable. I don't want to miss out on the overclocked gpu goodness.
[Xoom Android Development] Namheul:
No cifs.ko

I just rooted my stock 3.1 Xoom and flashed the 1.4Ghz kernel and it all went smoothly.

I have now installed cifsmanager to try and access my shares on my windows 7 PC, but cifsmanager says "no such device".

I then installed a "terminal emulator" app, and went to /system/lib/modules but there was only one module listed when i did an ls command.

I then grabbed the cifs.ko from the 1.4GHz zip and pushed it to my Xoom, and now it shows up in /system/lib/modules, but cifsmanager still shows the same error. I have ticked the "Load cifs module" box in cifsmanager too.

Any ideas as to what im doing wrong?

This is my first android device, and im not at all familiar with linux.

Thanks.