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Hey, I just picked up my Xoom from Futureshop yesterday. I am in Canada and it is the WiFi only version.
I see there are many threads on Rooting and all that good stuff. My issue like always is there is too much information. I can never find what I want, or be 100% sure it's what I need.
So my first question is, is there a point to rooting the Xoom right now? Are there any useful and good ROMs for it yet? What other reason should I do it, I have rooted and installed ROMs on my Desire for ever now and the only benefit I see is the ROMs and a couple apps, yet I think I am missing a point lol
Second, for my North American (Canadian) WiFi only Xoom, which rooting steps and files do I need/follow? Thanks
Thirdly, excluding the Google applications and Games (because I already have them) what are some apps that support tablets currently? Also, what cool things are you doing with your Xoom?
Thanks.
bmancell said:
Hey, I just picked up my Xoom from Futureshop yesterday. I am in Canada and it is the WiFi only version.
I see there are many threads on Rooting and all that good stuff. My issue like always is there is too much information. I can never find what I want, or be 100% sure it's what I need.
So my first question is, is there a point to rooting the Xoom right now? Are there any useful and good ROMs for it yet? What other reason should I do it, I have rooted and installed ROMs on my Desire for ever now and the only benefit I see is the ROMs and a couple apps, yet I think I am missing a point lol
Second, for my North American (Canadian) WiFi only Xoom, which rooting steps and files do I need/follow? Thanks
Thirdly, excluding the Google applications and Games (because I already have them) what are some apps that support tablets currently? Also, what cool things are you doing with your Xoom?
Thanks.
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This thread is definitely in the wrong section!
But I'll answer the first question:
The main reason I rooted was to overclock to 1.5 GHz. I also did it because I know that eventually I'll want to try out a custom ROM or run some other SU apps somewhere down the road. I also wanted USB host capabilities. As far as I know though, there aren't any custom ROMs yet, but there is a custom kernel, Tiamat. I haven't tried it yet, because I've been content with the stock OC kernel.
Oh crap, yea I didn't notice I was still in this section. Sorry, please move MOD.
Thanks for the reply. Overclocking eh? Will that destroy my CPU/device quicker or any other bad side effects?
And link to do that with my version?
Moved to general.
Generally, 1.5 GHz seems to be tolerated very well by the majority of XOOMs. If you notice random pauses, lockups, or restarts, tone it down a little bit.
You will likely notice a little additional battery drain, but as long as you're not on "performance" governor in SetCPU, you'll be fine for the most part.
bmancell said:
So my first question is, is there a point to rooting the Xoom right now?
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Screenshot ER is a good reason Lets you take screenshots (no kidding!) without adb. I also have some other apps that need root like Root explorer.
EDIT: You might also want to ask: Why should I NOT root? Sometimes it helps to see both sides but I haven't found any disadvantage.
Ok, so I found this thread which seems to be my model.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1010568
Instructions aren't exactly clear, I know it takes time but why do people not do step by step, pictures even. Geez.
And where do I get this overclock stuff?
Thanks
One Click Root
The is pretty much the easies way to root your xoom. A one click method, and also unroot it back to stock if anything need to be done, like take it for repair to motorola or the upgrade for lite. It works for both wifi only and 3G. Just make sure you click the correct method for your kind of device.
There is also videos out there on youtube and google with it being done, that's how I got mine done. And more of a visual guy.
Here is the link from here on XDA, good luck. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1011196
Here is a link to the video I use, these guys have videos on both rooting and unrooting, enjoy fellow Xoom. http://theunlockr.com/2011/03/30/how-to-root-the-motorola-xoom-wifi-or-3g-one-click-method/
Well there we go! lol
Thanks a bunch.
I assume once I am rooted I just install that SetCPU app and play with it?
Best reason to root? Ad-blocking hosts file!
same thing here...wifi only in canada. I used one-click root ... click ok like 15 times and you're done!
one click rooting, nice! I'm new to all this rooting stuff........so that might just push me over the edge!
Other than ad blocking, not really. I haven't root'd mine.
Sent from my Captivate
Yea the part that gets me is the ability to unroot and put back to stock, just in case I need my warranty.
yeah the ability to unroot is the best thing since the xoom. Lol. Cuz you can always go back to original. Just a side note be very careful with that setCPU' it can be useful, and hurtful.the xoom is fast already, but. I mean as other have said, it is safe to an extend, but I would keep it that hight. One becauxe of battery life, and two because it could become an issue. I think if it was totally safe to clock that might, motorola would have been the one to do so, and would have put this device out the as having a 1.5Ghz processor. So just be careful, and as soon as you notice anything not right or normal, head for the door. Lol. (Go back to stock)
A-men.
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bmancell said:
Ok, so I found this thread which seems to be my model.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1010568
Instructions aren't exactly clear, I know it takes time but why do people not do step by step, pictures even. Geez.
And where do I get this overclock stuff?
Thanks
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I also bought my xoom at future shop. I used that link above to root my xoom and now im overclocking as well.
Do rooting enable the "Market Enabler" app?? and if the answer is yes, do this app fix the problem of the missing apps by hacking the market provider to [US] Verizon??????
It needs root and busybox. Basically, it lets you set your carrier to any carrier you like to fool the market.
It is often used by people who's countries don't provide market access.
Since I don't have a XOOM yet I can't vouch for its functionality on there but I don't see why it shouldn't work.
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only 3g
I believe the above comment is correct. And as a side note I think the above app is only going to work with the 3G Xoom, not the Wifi only version. Because of the celluler radio. I have heard that both the wifi and 3g have a radio, because even the wifi version has a sim card slot, due to it being combine with the micro sd card. If this proof to be true, it could be a good deal for use with the wifi only. Cuz that means I pay $200 less. And if it is there, motorola will likely not make it active. But then once the codes are release, folk on XDA will make that dream a reality.
Don't count on that slot working on the wifi model. The important hardware like the radio will likely not he there.
The only reason the slot is there is because its combined with the SD slot and it would be costly and pointless for them to source an alternative socket just for the wifi model.
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Thank you kekinash, I don't post much but this site is and the people in it are the best. I had to take a moment and Thank you all for every thing I have been able to do with my phones and my Acer. The stock rooted 3.2 for the Acer is GREAT, and was so easy to bring up from the first rooted 3.1 I updated from. Please every one read the devs posts take your time and understand what you are doing and the wealth of information from these people will make Android a great experience for newbies like me.
Thanks many thanks again!
I totally agree. Without this site I might have had to jump ship ion my iconia and switched to an iPad!
I kid I kid! I hope nobody kills me for that!
hardslog said:
I totally agree. Without this site I might have had to jump ship ion my iconia and switched to an iPad!
I kid I kid! I hope nobody kills me for that!
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Bang Bang......you're dead!
Has anyone been experiencing force closes with 3.2? I cant play some games like Wind-Up Knight on my tablet.
The only force close I have had is the system settings about, as I have the APK that kills the telephony and phone APKS (my battery lasts for days and days now btw) if I reenable these then it does not force close. havent tried that particular game yet but when I first loaded 3.2 golf wouldnt work, I uninstalled and reinstalled the golf and now it works, Try it what could it hurt? also go into the apps and clear the cache from that particular app, then restart the tab and see if that works? I am no expert but at least here is a place to start...
I just sucked it up, did a backup, wiped, and reflashed. All is well now.
allintrest said:
Thank you kekinash, I don't post much but this site is and the people in it are the best. I had to take a moment and Thank you all for every thing I have been able to do with my phones and my Acer. The stock rooted 3.2 for the Acer is GREAT, and was so easy to bring up from the first rooted 3.1 I updated from. Please every one read the devs posts take your time and understand what you are doing and the wealth of information from these people will make Android a great experience for newbies like me.
Thanks many thanks again!
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Hi,
QUick question. You mentioned that the stock rooted 3.2 from Acer is great? 3.2 stock rooted? Where / how / Help
Bucks_Fizz said:
Hi,
QUick question. You mentioned that the stock rooted 3.2 from Acer is great? 3.2 stock rooted? Where / how / Help
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ezTerry on this forum has a "near stock" rooted rom.. flashed with CWM same as any other I believe .. Jump into the A500 development forum and you'll see it (about 3/4 of the way down first page I think it was last time I looked)
I used this one
and have NO ISSUES!!! everything works including 1.4.1 Netflix
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1290318
Tested Skype, WIFI tether to my Bionic, cameras, everything I could think of and it all works,
Thanks again kekinash !!!
and READ HIS DISCLAIMER!!! he has done this for us as a huge favor!!!
You can check it out in the development board for the 10.1 here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1685062
[Q] modelnumber changed. Problem?
Works also fine on a P5110.
Only the modelnumber info changed on my Tab from P5110 to P5113. Could that cause any kind of problems?
Since i'm a newbie on tablets, i don't know if there are any model related apps or so that could cause troubles.
Grtz,
John
This condition is common on android phones especially the first Galaxy series ,some of the early roms available for phones like the Epic 4g and Epic touch where derived from European leaked roms early in the development stages, I guess that it was because Samsung had not released official firmware, this would cause a model number change at boot up but I never noticed any kind of ill affect or problems with apps running properly.
Pp.
Transmitted from another galaxy using a "clean" P-5113.
John_Br said:
Works also fine on a P5110.
Only the modelnumber info changed on my Tab from P5110 to P5113. Could that cause any kind of problems?
Since i'm a newbie on tablets, i don't know if there are any model related apps or so that could cause troubles.
Grtz,
John
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As long as it is working I can't see it causing you any problems. I have actually received a few messages from people who have the P5110 and have not seen any issues.
no probs!
sgrant said:
As long as it is working I can't see it causing you any problems. I have actually received a few messages from people who have the P5110 and have not seen any issues.
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since i've flashed it, I also had no problems at all! So far so good
Issu
i'v bought my tab2 10.1 in the Netherlands, its a GT-P5110.
i Flashed the rom on the tab, so it registers as a GT-P5113.
everything runs great, one 1 thing that i encounter,
i have 2 WiFi router in my house, one in the loft. the 1st one was set on channel 5, and the 2end on channel 13.
after i booted my tab a scanned for WiFi access point i only saw the one transmitting on channel 5, after setting the 2end router to channel 7 i worked like a charm.
-- edit --
I discoverd that you get 48Gb extra free space on Dropbox if you login on Dropbox with this ROM
Hello,
I've bought an tablet Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 Wifi (GT-P5110) yesterday.
i'm really happy to thanks all the XDA forums to have help me root my new tablet and install an custom rom :=)
thanks to all.
Aitsounet
John_Br said:
since i've flashed it, I also had no problems at all! So far so good
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No problems here
i am glad this rom exists! i hate all those extra apks samsung installs that come preloaded and cannot be removed. freezing apps annoys me too, i should just be able to uninstall anything i don't want. this is rom removes a lot of them for me.
sgrant said:
You can check it out in the development board for the 10.1 here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1685062
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Will give it a go when I can convinve the wife that this will not break her Tab.
Terry
I'm waiting for more ROMS to be released. I hope there will be some DEVs who would make a sick ROM. Anyone have Infected ROM flashed on there GT-P5113?
I would love to do something similar to what the atrix does with the laptop doc. Is there any company that makes a tablet or laptop setup that would work with other android phones? Or has someone come up with a mod to an old laptop that could be used? Can the atrix doc be modified to work with our phones?
Thank you.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2240291
http://www.trustedreviews.com/asus-padfone-2_Mobile-Phone_review
Nothing to do with S3 though.
rootSU said:
http://www.trustedreviews.com/asus-padfone-2_Mobile-Phone_review
Nothing to do with S3 though.
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Yeah I saw that and the padpfone1 and it appeared the 1 might work but I couldn't get a clear answer. I searched xda and s3 forums without much luck either. I thought someone might have been able to make the atrix work with the s3.
Life is better with root.
Picked up my 10.1 yesterday from best buy...and apparently im the only one? Someone come play with me ?
jinsoku3g said:
Picked up my 10.1 yesterday from best buy...and apparently im the only one? Someone come play with me ?
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I'm here, my friend. Just waiting to see what devs do with this tab. It's lower-end, but it's snappy and feels premium. I hope we can get some CM action on this bad boy. Depends on the popularity, but I think the price point should help a lot.
darthvince said:
I'm here, my friend. Just waiting to see what devs do with this tab. It's lower-end, but it's snappy and feels premium. I hope we can get some CM action on this bad boy. Depends on the popularity, but I think the price point should help a lot.
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The only thing low end is the price this feels nicer than my transformer prime. Does have a small lag from time to time opening apps though.
jinsoku3g said:
The only thing low end is the price this feels nicer than my transformer prime. Does have a small lag from time to time opening apps though.
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Yea well it does have *slightly* better specs than the Prime, but the Prime was released in 2012. The price can't be beat, tho. I hope people flock to it.
I think part of the reason there's no one here is because you can't find this tablet anywhere but a few brick-and-mortar Best Buy stores right now. I can't find a single online retailer that lists it in their stock yet. Once it's widely available, this forum should fill up. For now, it's just you and me, I guess lol.
darthvince said:
I think part of the reason there's no one here is because you can't find this tablet anywhere but a few brick-and-mortar Best Buy stores right now. I can't find a single online retailer that lists it in their stock yet. Once it's widely available, this forum should fill up. For now, it's just you and me, I guess lol.
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True that. Im looking foreard to rooting, and opening up dual window to all apps. How does yours run?
Just picked mine up from BestBuy. Rooted with Towelroot and Xposed. I have found that the G3 tweaks xposed module works, haven't tested all of it but ehat i have so far works.
tony710 said:
Just picked mine up from BestBuy. Rooted with Towelroot and Xposed. I have found that the G3 tweaks xposed module works, haven't tested all of it but ehat i have so far works.
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Wow. Can you post a guide?
Sure thing.
Here is towel root https://towelroot.com
Download the app a day run it, will give you root. After that download supersu from the market and run it.
Download xposed from here http://repo.xposed.info
I think latest stable is 2.6.1.
After that you can download the g3 tweak from the market. The g3 and 10.1 are very similar rom wise, I've been able go use some of the theme tweaks (every one tried has worked, but can't guarantee all of it works since it's for the g3)
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I grabbed a 7" and hoping this picks up. Also a separate forum if necessary
I can confirm that this works. I even picked up an app from the play store that allows you to add any app to the duel windows. Ive wanted that function ever since i got this device! I havnt played with the framwork too much but seems to work.
I guess the only thing missing is a custom recovery. Any insight on that anybody?
BTW, towel root was the easiest root ever. One click app. No hooking up to a computer.
tony710 said:
Sure thing.
Here is towel root https://towelroot.com
Download the app a day run it, will give you root. After that download supersu from the market and run it.
Download xposed from here http://repo.xposed.info
I think latest stable is 2.6.1.
After that you can download the g3 tweak from the market. The g3 and 10.1 are very similar rom wise, I've been able go use some of the theme tweaks (every one tried has worked, but can't guarantee all of it works since it's for the g3)
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imitenotbecrazy said:
I grabbed a 7" and hoping this picks up. Also a separate forum if necessary
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I also ordered one yesterday. I will try to root it with towelroot and post the results.
What app unlocked the dual window
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simpson1190 said:
I can confirm that this works. I even picked up an app from the play store that allows you to add any app to the duel windows. Ive wanted that function ever since i got this device! I havnt played with the framwork too much but seems to work.
I guess the only thing missing is a custom recovery. Any insight on that anybody?
BTW, towel root was the easiest root ever. One click app. No hooking up to a computer.
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I wonder if LG threw in an encrypted boot loader on the tabs. Also I couldn't find any information on this but does the G Pad 10.1 support USB OTG? I plan on picking one up within the week and hopefully get a custom recovery going soon after.
jinsoku3g said:
What app unlocked the dual window
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Flex multi window mod
I got one and i rooted it with towelroot with no problem. Even installed flex multi window app and works fine. The only problem is that it doesn't support NTFS usb sticks. I don't have any FAT32 right now to try but i'll search if it's possible to add NTFS support.
coming soon my 7.0 !!
Can someone please see if you can enable Chromecast's screen mirroring after rooting the 10.1 by using the Mirror Enabler app?
I greatly appreciate it.
I just got the gpad 7.0 from att with the G3 bundle for 99cents. Im trying to decide if I want to keep it or return. The screen quality isn't all that great. I also couldn't root it with towelroot as it says its not supported. I wish there were more activity in the forums for the g pads too.
Update: I was able to successfully root the G Pad 7.0 At&t version using purpledrake. LG-V410
I got my mom a like new g pad 7.0 off ebay for nice price but didn't realize it's the At&T version. We are just going to use it with Wi-Fi. That shouldn't be a problem right?
also, is there a way to stop the pad from asking for sim card besides turning on airplane mode? thank you