Tuesday, May 17, 2011

I upgraded to the new 3.1 with root and SD card support

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Thanks to BigRushDog for my upgrade to Android 3.1 from the Tiamat Kernel. It was pretty painless. All I had to do was:


  • Download 4 files
  • Flash the new Recovery (Flash meaning install the recovery ZIP file from the Recovery menu)
  • Reboot back in to Recovery (an option in the recovery menu)
  • Flash the next 3 files, in order
  • Wipe the data partition (factory reset - again an option in the recovery menu)
  • Done!

Downside: I did lose all my user apps and am having an issue restoring my programs via Titanium backup. Something has changed and it gets into a search loop when trying to track down all the known directories. This is also true for Root Explorer so it must be something new to 3.1. I have a note out to the developers of the two programs.

On the flip side I still have
root and access to my Micro SD card so all and all I am pretty happy. I am sure once I correct the Titanium Backup issue I will be able to restore all my applications.

If you are still on Tiamat or any other version of the Xoom tablet
this will get you to 3.1

5 comments:

  1. I rooted mine from stock 3.1. I was able to use the micro sd during the process but now there's nothing in the folder when I browse there. Any suggestion?

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  2. Upgrade to the new Tiamat kernel http://bit.ly/gRuqEF

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  3. Thanks!! going to try tonight. Any idea if upgrading to Tiamat will clear my xoom? I just got ad-hoc wifi and hulu to work ..haha.

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  4. I just loaded it and kept my apps ;)

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  5. SWEET! Thanks dood!!! works without factory reset!! USB, SD CARD, HULU, FLASH!!! Perfect

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