PLEASE READ FIRST IMPORTANT THIS IS ONLY FOR XOOM WIFI MODELS MZ604 DO NOT FLASH ON 3G MODELS AND OR ANY OTHER MODELS BELOW IS THE COMPATIABLE LIST THAT CAN BE FLASHED SUCESFULLLY YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

MZ604 - XOOM with Wi-Fi

Build H.6.2-20 for KDDI Japan 125 MBJun. 2, 2011 MZ604

Build H.6.2-24 for Retail France 118 MB Jun. 2, 2011 MZ604

Build H.6.2-24 for Retail Europe 118 MB Jun. 2, 2011 MZ604

Build H.6.2-24 for Retail Other International 118 MB Jun. 2, 2011 MZ604

Build H.6.2-21 for Canada 119 MB Jun. 1, 2011 MZ604

Build H.6.2-21 for Brazil 119 MB Jun. 1, 2011 MZ604

Build H.6.2-21 for Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America 125 MB Jun. 1, 2011 MZ604

Build HWI69 for US Retail 122 MB N/A MZ604

Build MZ604 (Hong Kong version, 3.0.1) This build has been confirmed working wifi only

IF YOU DECIDE YOU WANT TO GO BACK TO YOUR STOCK COUNTRY FOR WARRANTY PURPOSES EASY JUST DOWNLOAD YOUR CORRESPONDING COUNTRY'S FIRMWARE eg MZ604 Europe retail OR WHICHEVER YOURS IS AND REPEAT THE PROCESS BELOW AND YOU WILL BE BACK THE WAY YOU WAS WHEN YOU SEND BACK FOR WARRENTY LOOK AT THE COMPATIABLE TABLE ABOVE DONT FORGET TO RELOCK YOUR BOOTLOADER THE COMMAND IS (fastboot oem relock).

1) make sure where C:\tools that you have extracted the stock us 3.01.zip in there you will have 4 img files and that fastboot.exe and adb.exe is in there just copy the whole tools folder from android sdk to c:\ so you will end up with C:\tools

2) you'll want this image for the us 3.0.1 image: Build HWI69 for US Retail 122mb MZ604 Product Specs Download Place all the downloaded stock image files into the SDK Tools folder. http://developer.motorola.com/products/software/

3) Make sure you have the latest SDK - adb and fastboot should be in /platform-tools - http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html

Should have the android SDK if you have rooted your Xoom before.

4) Please make sure you are using the original motorola cable that came in the box with your xoom device or it will not work and or dont use any extenshion cables adapters just the lead direct into usb port.You need the Moto Drivers - Read this thread to START you - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=981578

Should have these drivers installed if you have rooted your Xoom before.

REMEMBER IF YOU HAVE ALREADY UNLOCKED YOUR BOOTLOADER IN THE PAST YOU CAN SKIP THIS STEP AS LONG AS YOU HAVE NOT RELOCKED IT

First step If your bootloader is locked To unlock bootloader put xoom in fastboot mode by power off then Hold Vol Down and Power button will boot unit for fastboot mode you will see fastboot mode in top lefthand corner.

open command prompt

ENTER command

cd C:\tools

fastboot oem unlock

Then follow instructions on device to unlock and let it reboot and wipe device.

Then Put xoom in fastboot mode by power off then hold the down volume button and power button at same time you will see fastboot mode in top lefthand corner.

open command prompt

ENTER command

cd C:\tools

fastboot flash boot boot.img

fastboot flash system system.img

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

fastboot flash userdata userdata.img

fastboot erase cache

fastboot erase userdata

(DO NOT fastboot oem lock)

Once done reboot device either by typing fastboot reboot or hold volume button up and power at same time let it do the setup procedure and it will detect a update go ahead and update please plug in the AC adapter and enjoy your 3.2 honeycomb which is the latest as of writing this guide for us wifi model.

So If your tired of waiting for the OTA update from 3.1 to 3.2 the procedure below can be flashed from a usb device like a pen derive but you need the OTG cable that connect the xoom to the usb stick via host cable so here is the procedure and its been tested and proved working.

1. Acquire an OTG Cable and a USB Thumb Drive, Copy the 3.2 stock image to the thumb drive Plug the OTG cable into your Xoom with the thumb drive attatched.

2. Reboot your Xoom.

3. Once the dual core screen comes up, tap the volume down button repeatedly until you get menu options.

4. Select Android Recovery and press the volume up button.

5. At green android, hold the power button and tap the volume up button once, release the power button.

6. Select the Apply Update option, and choose the correct file from the USB Drive. Tap the power button to continue.

7. Let it run through the update process, choose reboot once it is complete, and enjoy!

The 3.2 stock image file can be found below

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Quick guide for all anyone who has installed the US firmware on a UK Xoom and wants it to UK language the link is below

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1167738

Here is a guide to get you rooted on 3.2

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1170760

Here is a great guide to get recovery onto your xoom

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1074979

Thanks!

P.S. Great forum, I have a Galaxy Nexus and I always find everything I need here :D

I have always understood that my UK MZ604 was WIFI only i.e. wingray so you can imagine my surprise when I used

Smart System Info app from the play store to which tells me the following under DEVICE;

MOTOROLA MZ604

Brand MOTO

Code Name wifi_hubble

CPU ARMv7 Rev 0 (v71)

IMEI/MEID

Hardware Stingray :huh:

1) So if I want to Gedify OR apply a new ROM which do I need Singray or Wingray????

2) Am I not understanding wingray/stingray? :unsure:

3) Is the app in error?

An help would be greatly appreciated,

Thanks in advance

(Or anyone knows where I can find a link to it).

I want to have a go at patching in the locales / fixing the keylayouts (i.e so Moto BT keyboard works without an app for stock 4.1.2.)

I still own and use mine every day. In fact, I prefer it in many ways over my Nexus 7. Even though it's showing its age (perhaps slower by comparison to the N7), it has never really let me down.

Of course you realize this is just a thinly-veiled ploy to ask for a Modaco Custom ROM to support my Xoom and, thereby, extend the life of a perfectly good device for years to come. ;-)

I'm after a power source for my Motorola Xoom tablet that's cheapish but will do the job. Most of the ones I can see are genuine ones that cost £15 and don't even have the right pins for the UK (Travel adapter or something).

Anyone know where I can get these for under a tenner?

Cheers!

I have a Motorola Xoom (android 4.0.4) and a ZTE Blade android (2.3.5.)

I want to tether the phone to the tablet using Bluetooth but am not sure how this is done.

Would really appreciate some help as I am going to Scotland and whilst a 3G signal is available

a WIFI connection is not.

(I tried the Bluedun app but only thing I got was units paired but not connected :wacko: )

Thanks in advance for your help.

after turning the device off last night this moning it wont turn on ..i have tryed to reset but this does not work my battery is fully charged as green light come on with the charger attached

if its any help its stock ics software

thanks in advance

Cheers for all your reply's

Over the last few weeks my xoom randomly drops the wifi connection?

I have not changed any settings etc.

I have no problem with laptops or mobile phone and my sons ipad is fine.

Any advice greatly received. :)

Thank you.

It ssems to protect the device quite nicely but disappointed you cant charge the device or use its stand while charging or using usb.

As you can see its got good access to the camera, power button and speakers... and also a cut out for the 3.5mm jack

May have to get the dremel out to fashion some extra holes!

but if I create a shortcut and save to home screen it always errors with application not installed.

The shortcut contents is just the url file:/// etc etc and I would assume it should initially bring up a dialog box asking for the default app to start it...

edit: forgot to mention... the home screen short cuts work fine for websites (http://www.google.com etc, but not for a local html file, file:///index.html etc

any help appreciated

Steve

edit again: Just found out, the default android browser will not open files, only those served by a web server...

I had the experience to use the Archos 101 G9 and I wasn't impressed at all. Loads of issues and not stable at all.

So now I'm in the market to buy another tablet and I found out that there are more than one version of the moto xoom so I'm a bit confused which is which, the following what I'm considering to buy

h**p://www.carphonewarehouse.ie/Product/strong-Motorola-strong-Xoom-WiFi-Tablet/238307/328.0

some of my questions are....

Is this the moto xoom 2 or just the moto xoom wifi?

Does it read sd cards?

Is the problem of video calling with Skype fixed?

Is it fully compatable with the latest flash (video playing such as BBC iPlayer).

Are there any mayor known problems with this model?

and the last and most imprtant question do you suggest the moto xoom wifi or the Toshiba AT100 or Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1?

Many thanks,

Zeppi

Anyone found a port yet so I can see what all the fuss is about? Failing that, anyone got any rumours about when the tablet version of OnLive might actually go live in the UK?

I am trying to use "Android File Transfer" to transfer files between my Xoom and my Mac PPC running OSX 10.5.

It seems to work and load, but when the page opens, it closes straight away.

My Xoom is a UK version Wifi only, 3.2.1, running [ROM] Team Tiamat Xoom Rom 2.2.2 - Moray [9/10/11].

I followed the instructions given on the Motorola pages.

How do others Mac users transfer their files from Xoom to Mac?

Any restrictions with Tiamat Xoom Rom 2.2.2 - Moray?

Thanks

Thomas

I purchased my Xoom yesterday. I exchanged it from a Advent Vega.

I had a full 16Gb sd-card which I want to use with the Xoom. It does recognize it. But my problem starts when I want to update the sd-card. My Xoom won't mount on my Powerbook using OSX 10.4.

Is there anyway to enable USB slave mode. The Xoom comes with one usb cable.

I know there is an app Tranfer Files, but it requires OSX 10.5, which my Powerbook wont be able to sustain. Only a 1.3 Ghz.

If not, I will have to depart with the Xoom.

I was wondering if the Slave/Host app created by Corvus for the Vega could work. Someone mentioned that it does work with other products like phones. I tried but not working. Maybe the Xoom should be rooted.

Thanks

T.

http://twon23.blogspot.com/2011/07/flashin...-wifi-xoom.html

Suggestions/feed back are welcome.

EDIT: Honeycomb 3.2 is now out! So once you have flashed the US ROM you will receive it.

1. Motorola refuse to answer any questions relating to the update, other than to say "we're working on it" and "check here for updates". No time scale, no reason why the delay, no explanation of why the "Google Experience" means different builds for different countries.

The Motorola support forums are unsupportive, Motorola are burying their heads in the sand with Xoom early adopters returning their Xooms to stores due to the lack of communication by Motorola.

I'm actually happy with my Xoom, but Motorola are showing their "Non-US" customers utter contempt.

I will never buy another Motorola product again and would advise anyone outside the US considering one take a read through the official support forums before deciding.

Got my Xoom WiFI delivered yesterday finally!

When browsing the Web, the content always switches to mobile view which is HIGHLY annoying.

You can change by putting "about:debug" in the URL bar and then you can go to settings and change to Desktop/Android/iPad/iPhone/FroYo

The issue I have is that on Desktop mode; the browser keeps on crashing!! And when it crashes, I can't use it again until I reboot. Anyone else experiencing this? I tried Dolphin HD but I don't like it as much as the native browser... and it also crashes on me a lot!

Otherwise I absolutely love the device. How anyone can say the iPad 2 is superior to this is beyond me. I only have the iPad 1 but it does not compare to this at all.

Plus on the market I noticed that all Android apps are accessible... shame some of my purchased apps haven't been updated to run full screen on the Xoom yet though.

All I can say is I'm not disappointed. No lag, good apps with more to come, feels nicer than the ipad, more sturdy/solid.

Honeycomb is very good. It's replaced my laptop already!

If you're in two minds... BUY ONE! :)

Ipad 2:

Video formats supported: H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second, Main Profile level 3.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format

XOOM:

If you stick with H.264 Baseline Profile, you can achieve up to 1920x1080p at 30 fps at 20Mbps.

Baseline Profile means:

- No CABAC entropy coding.

- No B frames

- No 8x8 transforms (DCT)

- No Weighted Prediction

For 1280x720p at 30 fps, you can go up to 20Mbps and Motorola XOOM should still be able to handle it. More Realistically, depending on the content, you can get away with 4Mbps and up with varying degrees of quality. If you are tight on space, use 4Mbps. If you want something to look good you can use 10/12 Mbps. At some point though the higher the bitrate will only translate to decreasing amounts of quality improvement. In other words, 20Mbps will probably look as good as 15Mbps, but will just use up more space. Ultimately, there is really no one size fits all solution and it may take a little experimentation to find the settings that work best for the content you wish to view.

(Tips: we always use this Blu-ray Ripper to rip Blu-ray DVD movies onto iPad 2 and Xoom)

Additionally your device does not have a limitation on certain types of B frames (Main profile tool). So you can add in B frames and not affect performance that much. If you are using a encoding tool that uses B frames, such as QuickTime Pro, you should be able to achieve main profile encoding.

If you are using a lower resolution that 720p (such as 720x480 resolution size) in order to encode longer length video , you can get away with using more tools (High and Main profile tools). However, encoding become more complex and may require more experimentation to achieve acceptable results.

In general, if you are concern about performance, use baseline tools and possibly b-frames (with no weighted prediction). This will give you the best performance.

Also as side note, if you are upscaling from a DVD to 720p try to use the best upscaling algorithm provided and don't expect to get true 720p quality from upscaled DVD.

Looks like Xoom is a tad bit better in terms of supported Hardware video decode capabilities.

In terms of GPU - it seems that the Ipad 2 may have a bit of an edge with the new power VR 543 - though this is not official as there are no direct comparisons yet.

Are there any fellow pre-orderers for the Xoom on Modaco?

I'm eagerly awaiting mine, which ought to be arriving within the next two weeks... I did consider cancelling and ordering the Eee Transformer, but having played with the Xoom in the states, and compared the specs, I think I'll stick with the Xoom (I don't think Asus's customisations will be good either, so I'd rather have complete stock - but the price is alluring!)

What about people who are considering pre-orders?

Or people who've cancelled their pre-orders?

Would be interested in hearing other people's opinions!

Just wanted to drop in and let you know I just updated my game (see signature) to work on the xoom. It works fullscreen and includes large native graphics.