[Q] Updating for Dummies (Xoom 4G/LTE) topic

Hi smart people,

Can anyone point me to a thread written in laymen terms, UPDATING FOR DUMMIES with step by step instructions?

I bought an un-rooted Xoom 4G/LTE in great condition off ebay. It has ICS 4.0 and I was told by the seller that it doesn't receive OTA updates, and that I could manually install them. Thinking, hey I am a techy girl, no problem!

Every 10 minutes it is prompting me to do a 4.1.2 update, but it won't work. I'm stuck and wan't updates, AT LEAST Jelly Bean, but of course KitKat would be amazing (however that may be way beyond my abilities). I have spent the past couple weeks on the Android forums, trying to teach myself where to begin. All this rooting/un-rooting, kernel talk has my head spinning and I am a little scared of permanently destroying my tablet.


In case it matters, here is what I know about my tablet:
mz600
Kernal 2.6.39.4-g42a0480
android-build@vpbs1 #1
Build number IMM76l

I am out of contract, but it is connected to Verizon 4G/Lte network


Thank you for your help,
April

Flash mode and Fastboot mode for dummies topic

I have been struggling around a lot with my Xperia T

One thing that struck my attention is that every howto on how to get into flash or fastboot mode states that you just push up or down and plug in the USB to get into Fastboot resp. Flash mode.

On my phone that does not work and never did.

How to get into Fastboot mode
- switch off phone
- push vol up
- plug in USB
- now push on/off too until phone vibrates
- release buttons and off you go into Fastboot (blue led)

How to get into Flash mode
- switch off phone
- push vol down
- plug in USB
- now push on/off too until phone vibrates
- release buttons and off you go into Flash mode (green led)

Hope with this I can save some people a lot of time searching how to get the damned thing into the good mood (mode)