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[GUIDE] How to Root the Motorola Xoom

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1. Download the Motorola Xoom Root Zip file and unzip it. Download
2. Place the files in the SDK Tools folder.
3. adb reboot bootloader (You can skip the next 3 steps if you’ve unlocked with fastboot previously)
5. fastboot oem unlock (wait for reboot)
6. adb reboot bootloader
7. fastboot flash boot rootboot.img
7. fastboot reboot (wait for reboot)
8. adb remount
9. adb shell push su /system/bin
10. adb shell ln –s /system/bin/su /system/xbin/su
11. adb shell chmod 4755 /system/bin/su
12. adb push Superuser.apk /system/app
Thanks for the hard work Koush! His website

Awesome. Let's get a boot image to make roms
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Are we gonna be able to undo this when we send them back for the upgrade?

Ok I have rooted a few times via ADB and have no idea what steps 5-7 mean. What does fastboot oem unlock mean? And what does number 7 mean,,,in english for us dummys please LOL
5. fastboot oem unlock (wait for reboot)
6. adb reboot bootloader
7. fastboot flash boot rootboot.img
7. fastboot reboot (wait for reboot)

camblue said:
Ok I have rooted a few times via ADB and have no idea what steps 5-7 mean. What does fastboot oem unlock mean? And what does number 7 mean,,,in english for us dummys please LOL
5. fastboot oem unlock (wait for reboot)
6. adb reboot bootloader
7. fastboot flash boot rootboot.img
7. fastboot reboot (wait for reboot)
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You have to type those commands in your adb command window.

yes, fastboot is a tool included with the android sdk just like adb
it has somewhat different functions though

smaskell said:
yes, fastboot is a tool included with the android sdk just like adb
it has somewhat different functions though
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Ok so question,,,, i downloaded the files, should i take them out of the xoomroot folder and place in the sdk tools folder or the folder itself?
also do i unzip the rootboot zip?

camblue said:
Ok so question,,,, i downloaded the files, should i take them out of the xoomroot folder and place in the sdk tools folder or the folder itself?
also do i unzip the rootboot zip?
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put those files with the sdk tools. rootboot shows a disc image to me. i would leave that alone

socomdark said:
put those files with the sdk tools.
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Ok i dont mean to be difficult but does that mean take them out of the xoomroot folder and place all three of them individually into the sdk tools folder? thank you!

everytime i try
adb shell ln –s /system/bin/su /system/xbin/su
i always get a link failed no such file or directory but i just pushed su to the system/bin folder... any ideas on whats going on?

http://www.koushikdutta.com/2011/02/motorola-xoom-rooted.html
It's from Koush!

Update: I dont think that the command shell should be in step 12?
2 things. Fastboot was not included in my fresh download of the 3.0 SDK tools.
I grabbed it here:
http://developer.htc.com/adp.html#s2
And second, with the newest Android 3.0 SDK, at step 12, pushing the su file, I recieve:
push: not found
If I go into adb-shell and type "push" I recieve the same error?

I got the moto dev drivers & 3.0 sdk and can do push / pull.

lasphyxial said:
everytime i try
adb shell ln –s /system/bin/su /system/xbin/su
i always get a link failed no such file or directory but i just pushed su to the system/bin folder... any ideas on whats going on?
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On same step...even looked and su is in the first folder.

camblue said:
Ok i dont mean to be difficult but does that mean take them out of the xoomroot folder and place all three of them individually into the sdk tools folder? thank you!
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oh sorry, yes take them out of xoom root folder and into sdk tools individually.
koush made a mistake on one of the instructions and had fix it so the op wont be entirely accurate. use instructions from koush's site

This is what i did, and i just deleted the 2 games that come with the tablet.
1. # Download the XOOM root zip.
2. # Unzip the package.
3. # Put your junk in the box.
4. adb reboot bootloader (skip the next 3 steps if you have already unlocked via fastboot)
5. fastboot oem unlock
6. # wait for reboot
7. adb reboot bootloader
8. fastboot flash boot rootboot.img
9. fastboot reboot
10. # wait for reboot
11. adb remount
12. adb push su /system/bin
13. adb shell ln –s /system/bin/su /system/xbin/su <<i didnt do this step, instead i did 13. adb push su /system/xbin
14. adb shell chmod 4755 /system/bin/su
15. adb push Superuser.apk /system/app

Here you go

thank you very much! Has anyone did this with success yet?

camblue said:
thank you very much! Has anyone did this with success yet?
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I think the real question is once the bootloader is unlocked and system rooted, will unrooting and re-locking the bootloader be detected by motorola when sending it in for the 4glte upgrade???

camblue said:
thank you very much! Has anyone did this with success yet?
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I did, but i changed one step...look up 2 post.

[GUIDE][MAC] How to Unlock and Root the Xoom with a Mac

This is a super simple method taken from Arcadia 310 on another thread.
This is assuming you have The Android SDK already installed and updated.
Download these files XoomRoot.zip HERE
and FASTBOOT for MAC - HERE
Unzip both archives into your ~/sdk/platform-tools folder.
I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR YOU SCREWING UP YOUR DEVICE, THIS IS VOIDING YOUR WARRANTY ANYWAYS. HIT ME UP ON TWITTER OR HERE IF YOU NEED HELP OR HAVE QUESTION. ON TO DIRECTIONS.
Follow these steps: (After you have unzipped into your folder)
1. Follow the pre requisites above.
2. Open a terminal (located in the utilities folder)
3. Navigate to your sdk/platform-tools folder
Example: "cd /home/b16/Desktop/sdk/platform-tools" (no quotes)
4. Type "./adb devices" and make sure your Xoom shows up on the list.
This command will show you if your device is connected to the Android Debug Bridge.
5. Now type in "./adb reboot bootloader" (You can skip the next 3 steps if you’ve unlocked with fastboot previously)
This will reboot your device into bootloader mode accepting fastboot commands.
6. I had to type "chmod 755 fastboot" first to get it to execute.
This will change the permissions of the FASTBOOT BINARY so it can execute.
7. Now type in "./fastboot oem unlock" and choose to unlock it. (wait for reboot)
This will make your device "Hackable" and will VOID your warranty, you can re-lock it later if you like using another guide on this forum. Located HERE.
8. Once it has rebooted type "adb reboot bootloader" and hit enter.
Now you are going back into bootloader mode to finish the job.
9. Once in bootloader mode type "./fastboot flash boot rootboot.img"
This is going to flash the boot image needed to have root working properly within the system.
10. Type "./fastboot reboot" (wait for reboot)
command wil now boot you back into Android.
11. Type "./adb remount"
We are now mounting the system partition in order to push the Super User binary.
12. Type "./adb push su /system/bin"
Does what it says. Pushes binary to system folder.
13. Type "./adb shell" You should now see a "#" sign.
This will put you into a root shell to change the permissions of files in the next step.
14. Type "chmod 4755 /system/bin/su"
You just changed the permissions of the super user binary to run properly.
15. Type "exit".
You will now be back in your home terminal ready to push the Super User Apk.
16. Type "./adb push Superuser.apk /system/app"
You should now have root acces! Enjoy!

Thanks for posting this. Another thing I did, because I use ADB quite frequently, was add the SDK tools to my path. For those that need help, it looks something like this:
Open Terminal and type echo 'export PATH=~/Downloads/android-sdk-mac_x86/tools:$PATH' >> ~/.profile
This only works if your SDK folder is in your Downloads folder inside your Home folder.
The next time you open a Terminal window, you can simply type adb remount or whatever you need without having to add the ./
Another bonus is this makes it much easier to keep kernels, ROMs, and modules out of your SDK tools folder, where they do not belong.

First off thanks for doing this... I figured out my n1 and I can do this too... I'm stuck at the chmod 775 line... I enter that command and its like I didn't enter it... after I proceed to fast boot OEM unlock it tells me that it can't be executed .. what am I doing wrong... God I hate being noobed out... I'm so close!!!
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EDIT: got past that with the help of using fastboot-mac from htc's website... but now I'm stuck on getting the rootboot.img over
Morgan-Brants-Mac-minilatform-tools Chongo$ ./fastboot-mac flash boot rootboot.img
sending 'boot' (2902 KB)... OKAY
writing 'boot'... FAILED (remote: (0000000f))
Morgan-Brants-Mac-minilatform-tools Chongo$
EDIT2: Well it was due to my xoom being almost dead (not enough juice to flash)
on the other hand this was a refresher course and I now understand ADB a whole lot more... thank you for this educational piece I am now a tiger blood enfused SUPER USER

I am glad I could help, I have this tutorial on my website along with many other devices, http://rootzwiki.com if there is any other devices you would like to see

b16a2smith said:
I am glad I could help, I have this tutorial on my website along with many other devices, http://rootzwiki.com if there is any other devices you would like to see
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Thanks.. ill let you know when I get a new phone.. should be soon
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thanks for this. Cant wait to get mine on the 27th

wheeeler said:
Thanks for posting this. Another thing I did, because I use ADB quite frequently, was add the SDK tools to my path. For those that need help, it looks something like this:
Open Terminal and type echo 'export PATH=~/Downloads/android-sdk-mac_x86/tools:$PATH' >> ~/.profile
This only works if your SDK folder is in your Downloads folder inside your Home folder.
The next time you open a Terminal window, you can simply type adb remount or whatever you need without having to add the ./
Another bonus is this makes it much easier to keep kernels, ROMs, and modules out of your SDK tools folder, where they do not belong.
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Well the default shell in a mac is bash so wouldn't be:
Code:
echo "export PATH=$HOME/bin/android-sdk-mac_x86/tools:$HOME/bin/android-sdk-mac_x86/platform-tools:$PATH" > .bash_profile
This is a video walkthru of rooting that happens to be on a Mac but the process is the same for Windows:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YkIw0y_Os4

im not sure if it is just me or not, but i get stuck at step 5 for some reason?
i type ./adb reboot bootloader it shuts down then turns on and i get stuck at "starting fastboot protocal support" it sits forever then i have to hold volume up and power to reboot and its fine, but cant ever get past that.
it no longer shows as attached device at that point either

Magenta you say.

chevyman46933 said:
im not sure if it is just me or not, but i get stuck at step 5 for some reason?
i type ./adb reboot bootloader it shuts down then turns on and i get stuck at "starting fastboot protocal support" it sits forever then i have to hold volume up and power to reboot and its fine, but cant ever get past that.
it no longer shows as attached device at that point either
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OK, thanks for the initial post and outstanding directions. I've updated what you listed based on what I have seen on my mac. I've just been through this process now and everything is working great. I hope this helps.
1. Follow the pre requisites above.
* I also had to download the fastboot-mac file from the HTC site- http://developer.htc.com/adp.html​
2. Open a terminal (located in the utilities folder)
3. Navigate to your sdk/platform-tools folder
Example: "cd /home/b16/Desktop/sdk/platform-tools" (no quotes)
4. Type "./adb devices" and make sure your Xoom shows up on the list.
This command will show you if your device is connected to the Android Debug Bridge.
goonmac-2: platform-tools goon$ ./adb devices
List of devices attached
028040c743e111d7 device​
5. Now type in "./adb reboot bootloader" (You can skip the next 3 steps if you’ve unlocked with fastboot previously)
This will reboot your device into bootloader mode accepting fastboot commands.
FYI - your xoom will just say "Starting..." but it is ready to accept the next step.​
6. I had to type "chmod 755 fastboot" first to get it to execute.
This will change the permissions of the FASTBOOT BINARY so it can execute.
7. Now type in "./fastboot oem unlock" and choose to unlock it. (wait for reboot)
This will make your device "Hackable" and will VOID your warranty, you can re-lock it later if you like using another guide on this forum. Located HERE.
goonmac-2: platform-tools goon$ ./fastboot-mac oem unlock
... INFO To continue, follow instructions on the device's display...
OKAY​
8. Once it has rebooted type "adb reboot bootloader" and hit enter.
Now you are going back into bootloader mode to finish the job.
*after the reboot, initially, I got this error:
goonmac-2: platform-tools goon$ ./adb reboot bootloader
error: device not found
when the reboot completes, you will come to the original setup screen. it is worth noting that you need to select the language and follow the on screen directions. Re-enter your account information etc. When you get to the desktop, your device will then be re-seen by your mac.​
9. Once in bootloader mode type "./fastboot flash boot rootboot.img"
This is going to flash the boot image needed to have root working properly within the system.
* Again, need to use the fastboot-mac:
goonmac-2: platform-tools goon$ ./fastboot-mac flash boot rootboot.img
sending 'boot' (2902 KB)... OKAY
writing 'boot'... OKAY​
10. Type "./fastboot reboot" (wait for reboot)
command wil now boot you back into Android.
* Again, need to use the fastboot-mac:
goonmac-2: platform-tools goon$ ./fastboot-mac reboot
rebooting... ​
11. Type "./adb remount"
We are now mounting the system partition in order to push the Super User binary.
no issues
goonmac-2: platform-tools goon$ ./adb remount
remount succeeded​
12. Type "./adb push su /system/bin"
Does what it says. Pushes binary to system folder.
no issue
goonmac-2: platform-tools goon$ ./adb push su /system/bin
701 KB/s (26336 bytes in 0.036s)​
13. Type "./adb shell" You should now see a "#" sign.
This will put you into a root shell to change the permissions of files in the next step.
no issue
goonmac-2: platform-tools goon$ ./adb shell​
14. Type "chmod 4755 /system/bin/su"
You just changed the permissions of the super user binary to run properly.
no issue
# chmod 4755 /system/bin/su​
15. Type "exit".
You will now be back in your home terminal ready to push the Super User Apk.
16. Type "./adb push Superuser.apk /system/app"
no issue
goonmac-2: platform-tools goon$ ./adb push Superuser.apk /system/app
1137 KB/s (196521 bytes in 0.168s)​

still stuck at same step, after ./adb reboot fastboot i cant go any farther, the xoom just isnt connected to recieve and additional commands, heres a copy n paste from my terminal...
Mac-Users-Mac-mini:tools Home$ pwd
/Users/Home/desktop/sdk/platform-tools
Mac-Users-Mac-minilatform-tools Home$ ./adb devices
List of devices attached
161c10c94180d557 device
Mac-Users-Mac-minilatform-tools Home$ ./adb reboot bootloader
Mac-Users-Mac-minilatform-tools Home$ chmod 755 fastboot
Mac-Users-Mac-minilatform-tools Home$ ./fastboot oem unlock
-bash: ./fastboot: cannot execute binary file
Mac-Users-Mac-minilatform-tools Home$ ./adb devices
List of devices attached
Mac-Users-Mac-minilatform-tools Home$
any help/suggestions?

Are you using the Mac fastboot binary? I'm not by my computer right now, but I believe the Mac version is called fastboot-mac by default. Download it, make sure it's executable (chmod 755 fastboot-mac), then try fastboot-mac oem unlock. After you run adb reboot bootloader, you will lose your ADB connection, and your Xoom won't display anything but the boot logo and something about starting fastboot. This is your cue to unlock. Hope this helps.
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wheeeler said:
Are you using the Mac fastboot binary? I'm not by my computer right now, but I believe the Mac version is called fastboot-mac by default. Download it, make sure it's executable (chmod 755 fastboot-mac), then try fastboot-mac oem unlock. After you run adb reboot bootloader, you will lose your ADB connection, and your Xoom won't display anything but the boot logo and something about starting fastboot. This is your cue to unlock. Hope this helps.
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that was exactly it, i was using the fastboot from another post, got the fastboot-mac from the website adn it works perfect!! thanks!!!
xoom unlocked, finally

thats why I amended the steps
1. Follow the pre requisites above.
* I also had to download the fastboot-mac file from the HTC site- http://developer.htc.com/adp.html

goon55 said:
thats why I amended the steps
1. Follow the pre requisites above.
* I also had to download the fastboot-mac file from the HTC site- http://developer.htc.com/adp.html
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For some respason I didnt realize the difference between the two fastboots until he mentioned that and thankfully your ad was right above with the link to htc thanks to you guys im now have rooted and unlocked and overclocked my xoom and its incredible now! Thanks for the patience with me

I did a video that was done on my MAC in the MAC OS. If anyone wants a more visual way to see how this is performed. I follow all these steps exactly. I show how I set my environment PATH, and this actually is what tripped me up, because my user profile wasn't looking at the PATHs I originally setup, but all that is required is entering
echo 'export PATH=xyz:$PATH' >> ~/.bash_profile (this whole line )
Where 'xyz' is your path to the android-sdk/platform-tools/ from the root of your Hard Drive, for most Macs it should be ' /Users/[Ur User Name]/android-sdk/platform-tools '
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26EhGGOGUus
Hope this helps

I also have a WiFi Xoom Video Tutorial available available as well. Check it out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zC6J-hV6SM4
I try to go over common hiccups that I have seen some users have come across as well in the video.

I'm getting the following error:
./fastboot-mac flash boot rootboot.img
sending 'boot' (2902 KB)... ERROR: usb_write failed with status e00002ed
FAILED (data transfer failure (No such file or directory))
fastboot-mac is chmod 755, rootboot.img is there, alongside it, I'm in as root and it's still failing for me.
Edit: Nevermind. Right after pulling the reboot before the rootboot.img - or boot.img for wifi users - immediately go into the aforesaid command and it should work just fine.
Took me a couple of times.

Can you unroot on mac?

Need a little help flashing radio.img

Ok it's hopefully just something I'm overlooking but haven't gotten it to work so far. I have ADB and Fastboot set up on computer and the phone is T-Mob m8, unlocked, rooted, TWRP, Custom ROM, S-Off, Super CID. I have downloaded the radio zip, extracted the radio.img and put it in the adb folder in my c drive. Now I followed a couple of steps posted:
Fiash via adb:
1. Download the radio.img above
2. Put the radio.img file into your ADB folder
3. Open up command prompt and copy and paste the EXACT lines
4. adb push radio.img /storage/sdcard0/radio.img
5. adb shell
5. su
6. dd if=/storage/sdcard0/radio.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p20
7. adb reboot
I get cannot stat "radio.img" no such file or directory any suggestions? thanks

[Guide] How to get partition table out of any phone using command prompt in windows

Here i can guide you to get the partition table details out of your phone.
Follow my steps seriously (don't ever miss or mess with any step. Just follow blindly. As I've faced same issue.
First of all take a Nandroid backup of your phone for safety.
Before going through any of these steps you need to install latest mi PC suite and MiFlash on your windows PC. As i am a mi [redmi 1s] phone user,i use pc suite and flash tool to install adb and fastboot drivers.
(If you are any other phone user, then you can get your phone compatible adb and fastboot drivers from google or you can use the universal fastboot and adb drivers).
here is the link to get universal adb and fastboot drivers for windows: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979
1) Connect your phone to your pc by using a compatible USB cable.
2) Now install Minimal adb and fastboot from here: (note the installation directory here)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
3) Next navigate to inside of installation directory (minimal adb and fastboot folder in my computer).
4) if you see adb and fastboot applications inside the folder then you are in the right directory.
Now by press and holding shift button make a right click inside the folder. Here you see open command window here, click on it. Or you can navigate to this folder through command prompt.
5) Now reboot your phone into fastboot by pressing volume button (in general down) and power button. if that doesn't work try by googling it.
6) Now in command prompt enter command
Code:
fastboot devices
.
If you see any device serial number <space> fastboot. if not wait a minute or two. for ex:
abbf287 fastboot
then your device is successfully connected in fastboot mode.
7) Now download the twrp recovery image file from twrp website. and select your device from devices and download the file by clicking the link with Recommended.
link: https://twrp.me/
8) And copy this file into the same folder as your adb and fastboot binaries (minimal adb and fastboot folder). Rename the image to twrp.img and type:
Code:
fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
press enter
Code:
fastboot reboot
press enter
9) Now to boot into your latest (twrp) recovery by pressing volume button (in general up) and power button.
10) Now in the same command prompt enter command
Code:
adb devices
.
If you see any device serial number <space> recovery. if not wait a minute or two. for ex:
abbf287 recovery
Then your device is successfullu connected in adb (recovery mode).
11) Now download the parted file from the link below and copy the file to the same directory where twrp.zip was copied.
link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_IeQxB3hZfgbU93NzVOcWd6TjA/view?usp=sharing
12) Now in command prompt enter command:
Code:
adb shell mount -o remount,rw /system
13) Then enter next command
Code:
adb push parted /system/bin/parted
14) You should see some kind of push successful message. Then enter command:
Code:
adb shell
.
15) You should see a new command line host-name with a “#” sign next to it which indicates you’re connected as root user.
16)Now Enter the following command one after the other followed by enter.
Code:
chmod 0755 /system/bin/parted
Code:
parted /dev/block/mmcblk0
Code:
print
17) Now you have got a table. Which is the current partition table on your phone. Take screenshot of this details in maximized mode for future requirements.
Happy coding. And don't forget take Nandroid backup before messing anything.

Where to copy twrp img file in order to root

I have read multiple instructions regarding how to root the Pixel XL (non Verizon) which look pretty straight forward; however, one instruction set said to copy the twrp img file to the adb folder while another set of instructions said to copy the twrp img file to the Partition-Tools sub folder. Wondering which is correct (or does it matter)?
Thanks for your help.

If adb.exe and fastboot.exe are in your path, just open a command prompt in the directory the twrp img file is in and run the commands. If not, copy the img file to the directory with adb and fastboot, open a command prompt there, and run the commands. Another alternative is to open a command prompt in the directory with adb and fastboot, and run the commands with the full path of the img file.