I got a Nexus 9 tablet from Google I/O, which is really exciting because that means I have a device to install Android M Developer Preview. Google is hosting What's New in Android: Hack@Home this Friday to talk about M, so I want to make sure my device is ready before then.
I took a video of the process:
For those of you who prefer text to video, here are the steps, mostly from https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#instructions:
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Download the volantisimage from https://developer.android.com/preview/download.html.
 Unzip it (tar -zxvf filename.tgzon linux). Navigate to the unzipped image directory (For Nexus 9, it starts withvolantis).
- Become a developer by tapping Build Number 7 times.
- Enable USB debugging.
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Important! Enable OEM unlocking.
  
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Run adb reboot bootloader.
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At this point your device is OEM locked:
   
 Runfastboot oem unlock.
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Press volume up to confirm unlocking the bootloader:
   
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Now your device is OEM unlocked:
   
 Runflash-all.
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Wait for 5 minutes or so.
   
 And voilĂ ! A dialog warning you that this is a preview. Exactly what we want.
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Lock again with adb reboot bootloader, thenfastboot oem lock, then disable OEM unlocking from developer options after reboot.
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