I realized after a couple of conversations today that I just "assume" that anyone with an Android device knows to go to the XDA-Developers forums to keep up with the latest going on for their device. Not only do you find the latest kernels (often with instructions on how to root and install your particular device), but quite often developers targeting a particular device or Android version will pre-release on the appropriate forums as well.
In any event, if you have a Xoom as it came from Motorola or Verizon, you are probably still missing out on being able to use your SD Card. You are also unable to overclock your CPU and GPU - which is a pity given what the nVidia Tegra chip in your Xoom is capable of. For those reasons and more, you really need the Tiamat Boot Image and Kernel for the Xoom. I personally recommend the version that has the 1.5 OC and GPU OC, but the more adventurous among you may wish to try the 1.6 OC version. The standard Xoom clocks at an even 1.0, and that allows Motorola to source chips that may be rated at any speed from 1.2 on up. Generally if the chip won't handle at least 1.4 reliably, it won't handle 1.2 reliably either, so the 1.4 OC is the "safest" version.
Saturday, May 28, 2011
If you have a Xoom, you need Tiamat
Posted by Ewan Grantham at 5/28/2011 08:05:00 PM
Labels: Android, Tech Stuff, Xoom
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