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[Q] What's in the box?

Would someone please tell me what is supposed to be included in the Elocity 7 box when purchased?
Is it supposed to include a USB to USB cable? If not, how is it supposed to be connected to our computer (if necessary)?
I saw the following and wonder if if is correct (it doesn't mention a USB cable):
What is in the box:
eLocity™ 7-Inch Internet, Tablet with 4GB internal memory, rechargeable lithium polymer battery, user manual and safety guide, warranty card and AC adaptor with power cord.
Thank you.
Bobby

That's all folks!!!
Yup, that was all that was in the box. I actually had a screen protector in my box, but it got ruined when I tried to remove the tape from it. It was taped to the A7 to hold it.
I bought 5 bluetooth dongles from eBay - only 2 bucks each - and plugged them into my computers. I can easily transfer files now between all computers and the A7 - and my phones now - and each other.
Really there was nothing else in there.
I did buy a case....the USAGear neoprene black one. Bought it on Amazon. On sale now for about 13 bucks. Fits almost perfect. It could be just a touch longer, but looks good.
Make sure you do the upgrade to latest firmware from website, then Dexters mod 1.41 - makes it a great machine!
I have a bluetooth gps receiver coming - have heard they work with the A7.

mrpete2u said:
Make sure you do the upgrade to latest firmware from website, then Dexters mod 1.41 - makes it a great machine!
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Thanks.
What firmware update are you referring to?
I already have PBJ8000.2.0.0133.
(I'm personally not too 'fond' of the updates because they keep replacing apps I previous removed. And I understand every future update will do the same.)

The A7 need a dedicated dev to work on it, thanks Dexter but your legion is to motorola, was using Dexter mod but went back to the stock rom, have less issue with stock than with Dexter mod..don't have to reinsert SD or USB and It show the correct SD card size ..

Firmware update
I believe the latest firmware update is 2.2
It was out in February - i think the 24th, but not sure.
Anyway, i did install the latest firmware, then in order to get the Market place app, I "upgraded" to Dexters mod 1.41 so I could install almost any app from marketplace.

tumpy said:
have less issue with stock than with Dexter mod..don't have to reinsert SD or USB and It show the correct SD card size ..
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i never seen sdcard (external) reported in stock rom reported correctly or even found? i know it mounts it at /storage/sdcard-disk0 but thats it, for previous releases.. can you tell me how you see it better or do you actually mean internal storage, because "correct sdcard size" is fine here too?
btw(little OT),
for those using stock and want all the new gameloft HD games running, you cannot use stock, as /storage is not supported, it reports "no free space".
if you want to use the usb cable, you still need to be able to switch between host/device, which is not working in our firmware...
you can manually switch but the OS do not acknowledge it correctly.

mrpete2u said:
I believe the latest firmware update is 2.2
It was out in February - i think the 24th, but not sure.
Anyway, i did install the latest firmware, then in order to get the Market place app, I "upgraded" to Dexters mod 1.41 so I could install almost any app from marketplace.
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Thanks.
I believe you might be mistaken. I have gone to the following site and it states latest firmware update is PBJ8000.2.0.0133, which is what I have.
http://www.elocitynow.com/support_downloads.shtml
(I don't know what the other posters are talking about as I am a beginner and it seems their posts are not answering my original question or are way "over my head.")

The newbie on his grandmothers account is right.
He is naming the fw version
2.2 is the android OS version.
Not directly related.

Guess with dextermod were running android 1.41 ? Lol

Ya im looking forward to dexterbread 2.3 and maybe if were lucky even
dextercomb 3.0 LOL!
And in back to the topic,you only received the other accessories if you ordered
your tablet off of Amazon back when it first came out.It was a bonus package,
the only items in the box now are tablet with battery,power cord screen protector
and the paper work.

droidflix said:
Ya im looking forward to dexterbread 2.3 and maybe if were lucky even
dextercomb 3.0 LOL!
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as no folio owners read here, i can tell you i seen 3.0 on my toshiba folio, very bad for now(soft egl), but its work in progress. but of course, its because we had part of the kernel source available, and im not alone on this at all. but kernel source helps when board changes are needed...

Dexter_nlb said:
as no folio owners read here, i can tell you i seen 3.0 on my toshiba folio, very bad for now(soft egl), but its work in progress. but of course, its because we had part of the kernel source available, and im not alone on this at all. but kernel source helps when board changes are needed...
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I can remember having some of the same problems with the droid 1 in the beginning but it got worked out and I am still using it as my main phone running gingerbread and can do anything that the newer phones can do and a lot of the things they cant.The ones of us that love this tablet for what it is and can understand even the basics will get a long and happy life out of the A7.

Dexter_nlb said:
as no folio owners read here, i can tell you i seen 3.0 on my toshiba folio, very bad for now(soft egl), but its work in progress. but of course, its because we had part of the kernel source available, and im not alone on this at all. but kernel source helps when board changes are needed...
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Dexter. ASUS has the 3.0 kernel on their site, can you use it to build for the A7?. Its a 97mb file..
Description Eee PAD Kernel Code
Eee PAD Kernel Code for Android OS
2011/04/05 update
File Size 97.49 (MBytes) 2011/04/05 update
http://support-org.asus.com/downloa...anguage=en-us&model=Eee Pad Transformer TF101

tumpy said:
File Size 97.49 (MBytes) 2011/04/05 update
http://support-org.asus.com/downloa...anguage=en-us&model=Eee Pad Transformer TF101
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checked it already and its not complete, for compile.. and no details on how to actually making it compile..
tried to copy it on top of 2.6.36.3 but some scripts were missing, so its nice, but not really useful.
anyways A7 has different hardware, and is similar to the Harmony board (called naz10) where Asus the much newer Whistler board for their kit, which has more video mem and some other functions on the board we dont have here..
similar but not quite the same when you get technical.

alicez said:
Thanks.
I believe you might be mistaken. I have gone to the following site and it states latest firmware update is PBJ8000.2.0.0133, which is what I have.
http://www.elocitynow.com/support_downloads.shtml
(I don't know what the other posters are talking about as I am a beginner and it seems their posts are not answering my original question or are way "over my head.")
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Alicez, you are right about the firmware. I was mistaken on that one. Looks like you have the latest.
By now you are probably trying to find a case to put it in? I found a great one that just barely fits at amazon.com. It is made by USAgear - neoprene black.

Reports coming in that Xoom Wifi owners have received the updates today!

Hey Xoomers! It appears that wifi-only xoom owners are also having the updates pushed to their tabs also! I have not received it yet, but be patient, looks like all Xooms are being updated!
https://supportforums.motorola.com/message/380602#380602

could be an accident. looks like people over there are getting silenced about the update

From the sounds of it, this was meant to go out to their preview members only. I guess someone jumped the gun and didn't bother to let them know they weren't supposed to talk about it.
Which is only a guess, since the corporate rep on the forums has been very vague - only a single post with a "maybe" and then a bunch of posts insisting that people who have stated they got an update check their email.
I wonder if Motorola has really internalized the fact that there are, like, four or five other vendors for these tablets coming out in the next few months - many of them with very, very similar hardware. Not communicating with their tech-savvy audience seems like a poor way to convince people to recommend their tablet over others.

They need to share this ****!!!
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i got the update on my WIFI ONLY xoom i tried installing it it crashed on the android with exclamation mark, so i restarted and its back on 3.0.1 and says its up to date
DAMMIT

not only in usa
also reported in my country
Seems moto launch a experiment

This is pretty disappointing. The update obviously exists and works on the wifi xoom but google won't release it yet probably just to make Verizon happy.
Are people really going to go out and buy 3g xooms just because the update on Verizon came first.

SS2006 said:
i got the update on my WIFI ONLY xoom i tried installing it it crashed on the android with exclamation mark, so i restarted and its back on 3.0.1 and says its up to date
DAMMIT
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Same happened to me...

My wife's stock US wifi xoom (purchased 1 week ago) got the update last night. My rooted wifi xoom (purchased shortly after launch) hasn't received it yet.

machupo75 said:
My wife's stock US wifi xoom (purchased 1 week ago) got the update last night. My rooted wifi xoom (purchased shortly after launch) hasn't received it yet.
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Hmm Being in Denmark and having purchased a US Xoom Wifi I wonder what to do. (Stock 3.0)
So I did the following ...
Added a VPN tunnel to USA. (had previosly brought VPN access)
Set the date 1 day back, to let the Xoom look for updates.
" no cigar! "
Set the date 1 day forward (today´s date)
Still no luck -
I wonder if the update is really rolling out
Can Anyone confirm Xoom Wifi is really getting 3.1 right now ?
Is there Anyway to "push" it - (besides the date change procedure)
Have a good one
Mike -

mkrogh65 said:
Hmm Being in Denmark and having purchased a US Xoom Wifi I wonder what to do. (Stock 3.0)
So I did the following ...
Added a VPN tunnel to USA. (had previosly brought VPN access)
Set the date 1 day back, to let the Xoom look for updates.
" no cigar! "
Set the date 1 day forward (today´s date)
Still no luck -
I wonder if the update is really rolling out
Can Anyone confirm Xoom Wifi is really getting 3.1 right now ?
Is there Anyway to "push" it - (besides the date change procedure)
Have a good one
Mike -
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I also have a US WIFI only Xoom in Europe and i'm impatient
I downloaded the update from development forum, made a host USB cable and updated my Xoom manually.
I must say that everything that i hoped for is fixed in 3.1, so i'm really pleased with my Xoom now.

poisike said:
I also have a US WIFI only Xoom in Europe and i'm impatient
I downloaded the update from development forum, made a host USB cable and updated my Xoom manually.
I must say that everything that i hoped for is fixed in 3.1, so i'm really pleased with my Xoom now.
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ya - I read about the procedure.
I dont think ill root my Xoom, even though my phone is (SGS I9000)
But is it possible to do without rooting the Xoom ?
Could you please provide link from the post you followed ?
Mike

mkrogh65 said:
ya - I read about the procedure.
I dont think ill root my Xoom, even though my phone is (SGS I9000)
But is it possible to do without rooting the Xoom ?
Could you please provide link from the post you followed ?
Mike
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You don't need root, my Xoom was stock before and is stock now.
Check http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13679173&postcount=110

poisike said:
I also have a US WIFI only Xoom in Europe and i'm impatient
I downloaded the update from development forum, made a host USB cable and updated my Xoom manually.
I must say that everything that i hoped for is fixed in 3.1, so i'm really pleased with my Xoom now.
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I'd also like to hear more about your update experience and see how you made a usb host cable.
Will probably require a new thread.

SnakeManJayd said:
I'd also like to hear more about your update experience and see how you made a usb host cable.
Will probably require a new thread.
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Read the Guide thread, all information is there, including a link to how to make a host cable. If something is still unclear, then just ask.

Not according to my conversation with Motorola today. Can you buy a wi-fi only from Verizon? Just wondering if those are still branded differently and that's why they're getting updates.
For now 32GB is plenty for me so I'm not exactly screaming for the SD card update. But I will be a little disappointed if I have to wait weeks for my update when Verizon got theirs already. There were several items in the list below that I was really hoping to take advantage of. I'm not exactly crying over the update just yet though, because I'd rather do the official OTA update than download directly like others have been doing. However, I will pre-qualify all this with...the rep I spoke with didn't seem to be the most knowlegable and appeared to be reading from a script based on the responses I was given to some other questions I asked. So take this with a grain of salt.
Ann: Motorola XOOM with Wi-Fi tablets and other variants of Motorola XOOM will receive the update within the next several weeks.
frost: will this update include the sd card support?
Ann: It does not.
frost: will that fix be implemented any time in the near future?
Ann: It's enhancements are:
● Enables movie services including Android Market Movie Rental via full HDCP / DRM support
● Enables support for full Adobe Flash 10.2 release
● Picture Transfer Protocol Feature Support
● Bluetooth(R) support in Gtalk
● Bluetooth(R) mouse support along with further Bluetooth(R) headset support
● Adding Proxy support for Wi-Fi network
● Resizable widgets
● Additional shortcut key support for Bluetooth keyboard
Ann: Yes. A future software upgrade will enable the SD card.

So I've changed my Date & Time and still haven't recieved my 3.1 Update for my Wifi Xoom.
Any suggestions....???? (Besides being patient...... just can't do that....)

Coldheat1906 said:
So I've changed my Date & Time and still haven't recieved my 3.1 Update for my Wifi Xoom.
Any suggestions....???? (Besides being patient...... just can't do that....)
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A time machine, it's the only way.

poisike said:
You don't need root, my Xoom was stock before and is stock now.
Check http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13679173&postcount=110
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Hey - Tnx Man XD
Mike -

Elysian893 said:
A time machine, it's the only way.
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Got to be another way....
Has anyone else with a Wifi model got there update today?

Motorola releasing 3.1 update to Wifi users today!!

Hello Xoomers!! Motorola announced that they are releasing Honeycomb 3.1 to Xoom Wifi owners starting today in phases. I believe the updates are based on your MAC addresses on your Xooms, this was what I was told (sources withheld) but I can not confirm this 100%. Anyway, we should start seeing a steady rollout of updates as there have been no issues with the updates with Xoom 3g owners. Please be sure to thank me
Fingers crossed!!
Forgot to mention, the official WIfi only version of 3.1 does NOT contain the Movie tab in the marketplace. No biggie to me, but it will be released sometime later.

I hope this is true bc u have no idea how happy just seeing this post made me lol.

Is ut only the US version of wifi-only that will start to get the update?
How about the European version? Will it start to roll out to us to?
Can only find info that people with the US version have got it. What about we with Eu version,
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vamp6x6x6x said:
I hope this is true bc u have no idea how happy just seeing this post made me lol.
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LOL..I pissed my pants while typing it I was so happy! But yes I have confirmation fro other Wifi owners who have received the update this morning EST. Also there has been official word on the update being released to wifi users. I cant wait to see the popup on my xoom. Remember though, its in phases, so please be patient people. Also, 3.1 does not fix the slowness in auto rotate because this is not a google problem, its an issue with the Xoom models which should be patched soon(again sources withheld) may have something to do with increasing the cache but again Im not 100% sure on this. Good luck!!

bd85 said:
Is ut only the US version of wifi-only that will start to get the update?
How about the European version? Will it start to roll out to us to?
Can only find info that people with the US version have got it. What about we with Eu version,
Sent from my MZ604 using XDA Premium App
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FRom what I was informed, it only appears that the US versions will start receiving updates today, there seems to be some confusion on when the Euro and Canadian models will receive the updates...sorry

Got my OTA this morning on my Wi-Fi Xoom in US.
Kinda ticked off that we Wi-Fi people get snubbed out of the Movie app for no reason. Especially when I have a trip this weekend that I was looking forward to using the movie app.

i got my ota update at around 12:30am last night. did a restore to stock and then used power+volup button to reboot and then check updates.
dantheman8987 said:
Got my OTA this morning on my Wi-Fi Xoom in US.
Kinda ticked off that we Wi-Fi people get snubbed out of the Movie app for no reason. Especially when I have a trip this weekend that I was looking forward to using the movie app.
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what do you mean snubbed out of the movie app? movie editing or movie watching?

great. seems like you have a lot of info from your sources. so i will ask you this, without providing exact info (dates, time, etc.), are we close to an SD fix? Simple yes or no.

dantheman8987 said:
Got my OTA this morning on my Wi-Fi Xoom in US.
Kinda ticked off that we Wi-Fi people get snubbed out of the Movie app for no reason. Especially when I have a trip this weekend that I was looking forward to using the movie app.
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This was not done purposely, looks like their was a "bug" which caused issues with Wifi owners. But I would rather have the update now than to have to wait another few weeks just for the movie tab to be added. Enjoy your 3.1!! I'm told that the auto-rotate issue should be patched also hopefully soon!!

vizir said:
i got my ota update at around 12:30am last night. did a restore to stock and then used power+volup button to reboot and then check updates.
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Congrats, I don't suppose you coulld make a Youtube video underlining all the new features(if many)

timrock said:
great. seems like you have a lot of info from your sources. so i will ask you this, without providing exact info (dates, time, etc.), are we close to an SD fix? Simple yes or no.
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Hey there! yes, the SD issue is NOT Motorola's fault, contrary to what is believed..this is a issue with Honeycomb itself which Google is aware of and will fix. The other tablets that do have the SD card support are using a "work-around" but its not the official fix. From what I "hear" the issue is how Honeycomb sees the SD card, this will be officially fixed soon. I believe that the other tabs will receive an update for the SD card also, as the way it works for them is not "official"

MRCANNADY said:
FRom what I was informed, it only appears that the US versions will start receiving updates today, there seems to be some confusion on when the Euro and Canadian models will receive the updates...sorry
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Thanks.
Just hopes it not will take to long time before they start to send out the update.
Sent from my MZ604 using XDA Premium App

bd85 said:
Thanks.
Just hopes it not will take to long time before they start to send out the update.
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you welcome...hopefully their will be more info no this by next weekend...

MRCANNADY said:
Hey there! yes, the SD issue is NOT Motorola's fault, contrary to what is believed..this is a issue with Honeycomb itself which Google is aware of and will fix. The other tablets that do have the SD card support are using a "work-around" but its not the official fix. From what I "hear" the issue is how Honeycomb sees the SD card, this will be officially fixed soon. I believe that the other tabs will receive an update for the SD card also, as the way it works for them is not "official"
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thanks for the response.

Can anyone provide a reliable link for this? People with wifi have been getting updates randomly for the last couple of days, so I'm not sure this is news. Not that I don't trust unsubstantiated conjecture, but... actually, I don't trust unsubstantiated conjecture.

timrock said:
great. seems like you have a lot of info from your sources. so i will ask you this, without providing exact info (dates, time, etc.), are we close to an SD fix? Simple yes or no.
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Another post eslewhere in this forum mentioned that Motorola tech support said that a "fix" (not sure if that means Xoom only temp fix or a permanent fix from Google) for the SD card was finalized and would be pushed at close to the same time as the 3.1 update.

slack04 said:
Can anyone provide a reliable link for this? People with wifi have been getting updates randomly for the last couple of days, so I'm not sure this is news. Not that I don't trust unsubstantiated conjecture, but... actually, I don't trust unsubstantiated conjecture.
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www.twitter.com/motorola

slack04 said:
Can anyone provide a reliable link for this? People with wifi have been getting updates randomly for the last couple of days, so I'm not sure this is news. Not that I don't trust unsubstantiated conjecture, but... actually, I don't trust unsubstantiated conjecture.
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Motorola posted it on their Facebook today

slack04 said:
Can anyone provide a reliable link for this? People with wifi have been getting updates randomly for the last couple of days, so I'm not sure this is news. Not that I don't trust unsubstantiated conjecture, but... actually, I don't trust unsubstantiated conjecture.
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Motorolo's official forum has recently updated this info today as well as on their facebook page (google search) I dont go around spreading false rumors pal ..Plus Moto has employees that visit XDA also

dalythu said:
www.twitter.com/motorola
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OK! That's proof! Of course, means about as much as the 3g OTA updates for those of us still waiting... Gah. Must stop obsessing! Need resizable widgets so badly!!!

Received update .30

Just received my first update, it is build number:
Acer_A500_2.6.36.3_4010.30_COM_GEN1 I had Chinese build on, then I updated
to Acer_A500_1.139.04_4.010.22_COM_GEN1. I updated .22 yesterday and the new update arrived when I started tablet about an hour ago. Can't see any difference. I live in Archbald Pennsylvania if that means anything

Let's make that +2, I also updated from 1.141.01_EMEA_GEN3 (stock, Mexico) to 4.010.22_COM_GEN1 (USA), now I'm getting 4.010.30_COM_GEN1, I'm currently in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
Maybe NOW they're pushing the updates worldwide, at least for COM_GEN1 devices, which is GREAT.
BTW is a 44MB download, I recommend to change the title to 4.010.30_COM_GEN1.

just got the same update. I was also on chinese one and than .22. I don't see any difference at all. I'm from Croatia.

Dito - Leaked 3.1 > .22 >.30
First install failed, then restored saved recovery and took off sd-card: second try = success.
No differences found yet....
Greetz from Switzerland
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What a world
Off topic but when you are sitting with your little tablet you don't realize the number of people from all over the world is doing the same thing. It is a big beautiful world. If you could would you please put where your from if you reply.
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loekis said:
Dito - Leaked 3.1 > .22 >.30
First install failed, then restored saved recovery and took off sd-card: second try = success.
No differences found yet....
Greetz from Switzerland
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Nice, I want to download .22 > .30, mine also failed the first time, unroot and you can update, do it before because if it fails you need to download the whole update again ((arg)), root works once updated sweet! so root.
I'm trying factory reset after my backup to see if it works and if does or doesn't wipe Acer recovery and cwm, 'cuz if it does and enter a boot loop then I'm a little screwed, will waste 20 more min of my life unbricking

same thing. I had the emea stock of mexico, and i updates manualy to the com with the help of the post here at XDA. Got update .30 20 min ago(i was rooted and everything).
I am glad too see that many people are supporting this great product, specially on mexico where the only real competition the xoom and the ipad monopoly.
Anyone knows what does this update fixes?

same here in Thailand.

Pazzu510 said:
same thing. I had the emea stock of mexico, and i updates manualy to the com with the help of the post here at XDA. Got update .30 20 min ago(i was rooted and everything).
I am glad too see that many people are supporting this great product, specially on mexico where the only real competition the xoom and the ipad monopoly.
Anyone knows what does this update fixes?
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No, no one knows but acer, and acer does not publish a change log or changes.
And no, Xoom is not competition for the iconia, almost $ 4,000.00 pesos more expensive, that is freaking $ 340 US dollars +, and no USB!?, only good thing is a better screen (color depth), hell ipad2 is a lot better option than a Xoom, did I mentioned is cheaper.

I also received an update this morning. It was 49 meg and my current release is 4.010.09_com_gen2.
I believe it was 4.010.08 before the update.
I'm in Tucson, AZ

Same here! Was about 117 mb though

jjnewb said:
Off topic but when you are sitting with your little tablet you don't realize the number of people from all over the world is doing the same thing. It is a big beautiful world. If you could would you please put where your from if you reply.
Thanks
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How come you don't?

captfx said:
How come you don't?
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Reading retention fails... let me quote you the VERY FIRST POST
jjnewb said:
I live in Archbald Pennsylvania if that means anything
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Johnny0906 said:
Same here! Was about 117 mb though
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Can you be kind enough to share what version you were then updated to what version, and where are your whereabouts.
Arnieaz said:
I also received an update this morning. It was 49 meg and my current release is 4.010.09_com_gen2.
I believe it was 4.010.08 before the update.
I'm in Tucson, AZ
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Wow, now GEN2 got updates, only 2 more to go (GEN3 and CUS7)

Archbald Pennsylvania
Sorry I did start thread and I put where I am from at start. Used to be coal country now its unemployment country.. But I am retired 32 years US army.

Justray said:
Reading retention fails... let me quote you the VERY FIRST POST
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LMAO !!

Justray said:
Reading retention fails... let me quote you the VERY FIRST POST
Can you be kind enough to share what version you were then updated to what version, and where are your whereabouts.
Wow, now GEN2 got updates, only 2 more to go (GEN3 and CUS7)
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This seems like a pretty dumb question no offense. Read the headline of the thread!
And what flag do you see next to my info?

jjnewb said:
Sorry I did start thread and I put where I am from at start. Used to be coal country now its unemployment country.. But I am retired 32 years US army.
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Why not update your profile and put your location there like a lot of us do? I also like to know where people are from. I'm from beautiful Cape Cod. As you can see on the left of my post.

Way to go!
Way to go OP glad you took my advise and posted your location in your profile.

Got mine today, was about 40 mb. The music off when the tablet sleeps or screen off seems to have gone.
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Got a 44mb update like others. Update went smooth, rebooted and got to 4.010.30_COM_GEN1
Previous rom was from the " Full 3.1 Update (Not OTA) - Acer_A500_4.010.22_COM_GEN1" thread and was rooted.
I'm in Sydney

New to the Motorola Xoom... Very excited!

I just purchased a Motorola Xoom. I figured as everything I have read, it is the best tablet thus far, I should dive in. I started with a dell streak 5" phone/tablet, and then graduated to a Dell Streak 7" tablet, but the random reboots were killing me, not to mention Dells lack of support (if there ever really was some in the first place.
I've read about the new tegra quad core devices coming out soon, but figured it would be a year or so after they are introduced before the capabilities of that tablet could be fully utilized, and seeing the pages upon pages of support for an already well established device, the Xoom, here I am joining your ranks.
Tracking shows it is out for delivery so I'm giddy with excitement! I'm a true tech-hound, so I am pretty sure most of you understand what I'm saying.
Any suggestions right off the bat? I'd hate to dive in like every other tablet I've used and overlook something.
I also ordered the HD speaker dock. any thoughts on that as well?

rvbarton said:
I just purchased a Motorola Xoom. I figured as everything I have read, it is the best tablet thus far, I should dive in. I started with a dell streak 5" phone/tablet, and then graduated to a Dell Streak 7" tablet, but the random reboots were killing me, not to mention Dells lack of support (if there ever really was some in the first place.
I've read about the new tegra quad core devices coming out soon, but figured it would be a year or so after they are introduced before the capabilities of that tablet could be fully utilized, and seeing the pages upon pages of support for an already well established device, the Xoom, here I am joining your ranks.
Tracking shows it is out for delivery so I'm giddy with excitement! I'm a true tech-hound, so I am pretty sure most of you understand what I'm saying.
Any suggestions right off the bat? I'd hate to dive in like every other tablet I've used and overlook something.
I also ordered the HD speaker dock. any thoughts on that as well?
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Let us know which Xoom you got. There are several. (Wifi, 3G, 4G, Xoom 2, etc...)
Welcome to our forum, you have come to the right place to learn about one of the best tablets around.

JoTeC said:
Let us know which Xoom you got. There are several. (Wifi, 3G, 4G, Xoom 2, etc...)
Welcome to our forum, you have come to the right place to learn about one of the best tablets around.
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I bought the Wifi only version.

rvbarton said:
I bought the Wifi only version.
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Great choice and welcome! I love the Xoom and recommend you get a Team EOS ROM right away. If you're a flashoholic then grab the nightlies if not I would go with the 1.0. Don't you dare use Honeycomb!
I think the HD dock is awesome and has great quality and volume. Use it to watch movies and listen to music quite a bit.
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omac_ranger said:
Great choice and welcome! I love the Xoom and recommend you get a Team EOS ROM right away. If you're a flashoholic then grab the nightlies if not I would go with the 1.0. Don't you dare use Honeycomb!
I think the HD dock is awesome and has great quality and volume. Use it to watch movies and listen to music quite a bit.
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Question about the dock...
If I plug headphonez into the xoom while its docked, will it ovsrride the speaker out? I do this so I can watch netflix in bed anx not disturb my wife...

rvbarton said:
Question about the dock...
If I plug headphonez into the xoom while its docked, will it ovsrride the speaker out? I do this so I can watch netflix in bed anx not disturb my wife...
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Honestly, I've never tried it. I would imagine so, but i'll test it out tonight and let you know

rvbarton said:
I bought the Wifi only version.
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The first thiing you will do upon opening it and connecting via WiFi will be the Android Honeycomb upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich. Go ahead and update that and then spend a couple of weeks with it, reading about the Xoom and its capabilities and customize it. Everything you need to know can be found right here. Enjoy your new Xoom!

JoTeC said:
Let us know which Xoom you got. There are several. (Wifi, 3G, 4G, Xoom 2, etc...)
Welcome to our forum, you have come to the right place to learn about one of the best tablets around.
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Just got my tablet, and had to apply two different updates to it. after the 2d update & reboot, I'm showing:
Model Number: MZ604
Android version: 3.2
Firmware configuration version: GAS_ASIA_UCAHUBLWFRTIRD_P009
Kernal version: 2.6.36.3-00042-g3cta41e [email protected]#1
Build number: h.6.6-23
So, Amazon sold me an asian tablet that doesn't register for the ICS update? Am I reading this correctly?

rvbarton said:
Just got my tablet, and had to apply two different updates to it. after the 2d update & reboot, I'm showing:
Model Number: MZ604
Android version: 3.2
Firmware configuration version: GAS_ASIA_UCAHUBLWFRTIRD_P009
Kernal version: 2.6.36.3-00042-g3cta41e [email protected]#1
Build number: h.6.6-23
So, Amazon sold me an asian tablet that doesn't register for the ICS update? Am I reading this correctly?
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Wow, I am not sure but rest easy, the people in here will help you out. Let a few hours go by and the forum will read your post and help out. Someone will offer better advise than I can give you. I did find this thread that shows the different models but I don't see any with your build number 6.6-23
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1049485&highlight=mz604

Welcome to the xoom club
Sent from my Xoom using Tapatalk

rvbarton said:
Just got my tablet, and had to apply two different updates to it. after the 2d update & reboot, I'm showing:
Model Number: MZ604
Android version: 3.2
Firmware configuration version: GAS_ASIA_UCAHUBLWFRTIRD_P009
Kernal version: 2.6.36.3-00042-g3cta41e [email protected]#1
Build number: h.6.6-23
So, Amazon sold me an asian tablet that doesn't register for the ICS update? Am I reading this correctly?
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If you plan to root your Xoom, it won't matter what version you have because all wifi-only Xooms have the same hardware. They are all wingray devices as far as I know, and can flash the Team EOS ICS wingray rom.

Tried this, but I can't even get clock work mod to install. I keep getting an error message saying device is still locked... looks like I have alot of reading to do to figure this out. I",m very familiar with fastboot & CWM, but a new device is a.always a news device. Any advice would be greatly appreciated...

rvbarton said:
Tried this, but I can't even get clock work mod to install. I keep getting an error message saying device is still locked... looks like I have alot of reading to do to figure this out. I",m very familiar with fastboot & CWM, but a new device is a.always a news device. Any advice would be greatly appreciated...
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You would have to do unlock first...
To do this you would need the fastboot drivers from motodev (don't just install drivers from moto, you need the motodev ones).
After you have the drivers and adb setup, then you can boot your device to the bootloader using adb reboot bootloader
then after your device entered the bootloader and your computer registered it, then type fastboot oem unlock on the adb
then follow on screen instructions on your tablet to get it unlocked.
Once unlocked you are ready to flash the trivial stuff.

I unlocked, installed CWM and rooted my WiFi Xoom using this tutorial. Can highly recommend it.

that´s true,
i unlocked my new xoom with universal root -> dev section
flashed CWM - and then flashed a lot of nightly´s
now i am on EOS 1.0 and it rocks!

Hooray! I found a post that explains how to change the OS to a US version here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1166106&highlight=mz604+unlock
I researched how to unlock the bootloader, and once done, I followed these instructions. It put me back to the original honeycomb, and then after 4 updates, I am now on the stock version of ICS.
I'm very excited!
I'm going to play with this to get used to it, but everywhere i read it seems that the ROM Team Eos ICS 1.0.0, is the way to go.
Can anyone tell me why?

rvbarton said:
Hooray! I found a post that explains how to change the OS to a US version here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1166106&highlight=mz604+unlock
I researched how to unlock the bootloader, and once done, I followed these instructions. It put me back to the original honeycomb, and then after 4 updates, I am now on the stock version of ICS.
I'm very excited!
I'm going to play with this to get used to it, but everywhere i read it seems that the ROM Team Eos ICS 1.0.0, is the way to go.
Can anyone tell me why?
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Good job my friend! I knew you would find what you needed here. Congrats!

rvbarton said:
Tried this, but I can't even get clock work mod to install. I keep getting an error message saying device is still locked... looks like I have alot of reading to do to figure this out. I",m very familiar with fastboot & CWM, but a new device is a.always a news device. Any advice would be greatly appreciated...
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Try this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1249798
Maybe it will help you.
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rvbarton said:
Hooray! I found a post that explains how to change the OS to a US version here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1166106&highlight=mz604+unlock
I researched how to unlock the bootloader, and once done, I followed these instructions. It put me back to the original honeycomb, and then after 4 updates, I am now on the stock version of ICS.
I'm very excited!
I'm going to play with this to get used to it, but everywhere i read it seems that the ROM Team Eos ICS 1.0.0, is the way to go.
Can anyone tell me why?
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EOS ICS Rom 1.0.0 is very stable and very full-featured. You will be blown away.

guys one question but it´s a little off topic:
would you recommend to buy the xoom or wait for the new quadcore tablets ( like asus or huawei ).
I mean the xoom is already one year old and costs about 380€ for the 3g version...
thanks in advance!

murderdollpf said:
guys one question but it´s a little off topic:
would you recommend to buy the xoom or wait for the new quadcore tablets ( like asus or huawei ).
I mean the xoom is already one year old and costs about 380€ for the 3g version...
thanks in advance!
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I thought about this exact situation extensively before I bought my Xoom (wingray) two weeks ago. My final selling point is that the Xoom is a year old, so all of the bugs have been worked out, multiple stable working ROM's are available, and it is updated with ICS! I realize there are newer tablets out there, with quad core processors, and I'm sure they are fantastic! But the Xoom is fantastic in & of itself! I may upgrade in another year or two, but the Xoom is an incredible device and I've tried multiple tablets, from the dell streak 5, 7 & iPad 2 to the kindle fire, and I love my xoom the most!