The Ice Cream Sandwich invasion has begun. This time the Google’s Android latest version of operating system reportedly has been successfully installed on Motorola Xoom and the person behind this project is XDA-Developers forum member razorbladex401. This ICS based ROM for Motorola Xoom is still becoming an early release work at the moment and meant for the Xoom Wi-Fi only. Meanwhile, there is a report on the forum saying that this very ROM running on some people’s 3G Xoom. However, due to as per developer this ROM is meant for Xoom Wi-Fi only, we better follows what the developer has suggested to. According to the developer’s report, this ICS based ROM for Motorola Xoom is also bringing some graphical glitches, but this is not a big deal as the Wi-Fi is working, and users are reporting a very snappy and smooth OS. This ROM is not for those who still unfamiliar with installing custom ROMs as there might some bugs come up and you want to revert back. Installing this ROM also risks your root access of the device, but this is not a problem at all since there is method to root it back. In case you wanted to try to install this ROM on your tablet, read on this article to learn how to do it.
Before we move on to the instructions of how to install this ROM on your tablet, first we need to remind you that we are not responsible of the risk that may up in the future that is including bricked or damaged device. Regarding to the risk that may come during the process, please install this ROM at your own risk.
Just like installing a custom ROM on another Android device, installing the ICS ROM on Motorola Xoom Wi-Fi only has requirements that need to be satisfied and below is the list of them.
Requirements to install ICS ROM for Motorola Xoom Wi-Fi only:
• A rooted Motorola Xoom.
• ClockworkMod recovery installed.
• ICS AOSP Xoom Wi-Fi
• Google Apps.
Instructions for installing the ICS ROM on Motorola Xoom Wi-Fi only:
1. The installation process begins with downloading the recovery form the link above and copies it to the root of your SD card.
2. Once you have the required file downloaded, now reboot into recovery and make a Nandroid backup.
3. After this, choose install zip from sdcard and select the ROM.
4. Once the file is flashed, repeat Step 3, but this time choose the Google Apps.
5. Simply reboot the device when flashing has finished
Once you have finished with all of the instructions above, now you should have booted into the new ROM. Get more information and update by visiting the forum thread at XDA-Developers.
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