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[TouchPad Development] OrangeTang:
I saw that it was old, but i could not find any other guide that was newer that told gave me an idea on how to feel the WebOS portion intact while flashing an android rom to it. If there is a newer one I missed I would appreciate if you could share, and if now, could you give me the jist of how a better way to do this would be?
[TouchPad Development] alitech:
Please dont be harsh but can someone please point me in the right direction?

I would like to install the latest most stable build of CM on my touchpad. Please consider my touchpad a virgin. I put on Android on it before but that was over 8 months ago and since then I removed it and I cannot recall how I did it. I know there are a lot of tutorials in the sticky however I am stuck with so many choices and tutorials its all kind of confusing, example, this thread mentions CM3 tutorial which seems to be way outdated and I cannot find a reference saying that the same procedure applies to all other CM builds.

What I want to achieve.

Latest CM stable build

A kernel that is optimised for best battery life and processor optimisation

All mod cons working with hardware acceleration, wifi, camera, BT, netflix, skype etc

And a tutorial to achieve all of this with dual boot but default boot into Web OS.

Not fussed about Jelly bean right now as I can see that its not really working 100%.

Id really appreciate some guidance here
[TouchPad Development] Archangel013:
Unfortunately, not everything is working 100% on ICS, much less JB. The camera isn't working as no driver has been written for it. Wifi, bluetooth, Netflix and anything else that requires hardware acceleration should work fine. As far as stability, the nightlies are all actually quite stable. There aren't really many bugs or issues that have been cropping up lately.

You can follow this guide to installing CM on your Touchpad and it should work fine if you follow the instructions. You may have to rename the latest nightly file, but that's trivial. And if I recall correctly, there's only one kernel available right now that works with the official nightly (I could be wrong on this). There are, of course, other ROMs available that you can install in place of official CM9 nightlies. Just download those zips and rename them accordingly. Their threads can be found in the development section of this forum.

You can download the latest official CM9 nightly from this site.
[TouchPad Development] alitech:
Appreciate your help on this. I think I will have to figure out what renaming is required as you mention. Should I not worry about the kernel in that case it it would already be included in the ROM?
[TouchPad Development] sstar:
If you download the following files which are correctly named :

gapps-ics-20120429-signed

https://www.box.com/s/e0c74c007691a3c642f8

update-cm-9-20120815-NIGHTLY-tenderloin

http://www.mediafire.com/?08vfhh22bq218jh

update-cwm_tenderloin-1012

https://www.box.com/s/0dc8571f09a8f285df59

moboot_0.3.5

https://www.box.com/s/f7a5d996b90b7cf69afa

Put them in a folder named " cminstall " without quotes and copy the folder to your Touchpad .

I would the follow this guide.http://www.webosnation.com/how-install-cyanogenmod-9-android-your-touchpad

The guide given earlier is out of date in some areas ie wrong version of gapps and cloclocwork

I am assuming you have ACMEInstaller2 if not here is a link:https://www.box.com/s/32e48b3b777f2bfc7866

ADDED

ACMEUninstaller : https://www.box.com/s/7864f020cef48470ea91

Novacom installer 32 bit (x86):https://www.box.com/s/66bfb96a44cda0eb26a0

Novacom installer 64 bit :https://www.box.com/s/9fa9a63ffc3c4b5531a6

Novacom.exe :https://www.box.com/s/25aea6e38078d6c1195b This file also needs to be copied to the Palm, Inc folder but it should already be there.

You should have novacom drivers already installed from you previous install If not links are above.You can check this by opening

your c drive then Program Files where you should see a folder called: Palm, Inc this is where ACMEInstaller2

should be placed if it is not already there.

Good luck with your install and let me know if you have any problems

Regards

P.S I would ignore the comment from cdzo72 as his or her last 8 posts have all been to have a go at the poster , must be having a bad day !
[TouchPad Development] alitech:
Nah man, you got it wrong. If there was a one size fits all solution clearly defined and updated for new releases, it would be very easy to do. There is just too much out there. Too many tutorials that are new coupled with out dated ones without cross references to newer versions of code. I am having to download files from multiple locations, get the correct ones for CM9 as some older files in some tutorials dont work any more and broken links on downloads happening absolutely everywhere.

A risk I am taking because of the broken links is that I am having to do a google search to find those files, but cannot tell if they are the correct ones for CM9 or the latest ones either

Sstar

Thanks very much for giving me all that information and where to download these files. I will have to do a reinstall of all the previous stuff as well because I changed by PC recently so will go into some of the older tutorials to get that. Much appreciated.

I am making my own tutorial as I am going along. Will host all files on my own server for everyone's benefit
[TouchPad Development] sstar:
I have edited my previous post to include:

ACMEUninstaller and novacom installers for windows 32 and 64 bit systems, which should be everything you need apart from Java which is readily available.

Have fun.
[TouchPad Development] alitech:
Thanks Sstar

Another blocker. Just found out that the novacom jar files installation is not working anymore. It still seems to be pointed to the wrong web location to download the files. I have had to download directly from HP for the 64bit version so thats one more step closer.

Have a read of this.

http://code.google.com/p/universal-novacom-installer/issues/detail?id=2
[TouchPad Development] sstar:
That's why I posted novacom installers ,see my previous post
[TouchPad Development] BIGSimon:
For a fix for novacom look here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=29968713
[TouchPad Development] beathookup:
Your link for the ACMEinstaller and ACMEuninstaller are the same? Do you have a correct link for the installer? Or is the first link for the installer and misspelled?
[TouchPad Development] sstar:
Hi link changed for ACMEInstaller2 my apologies I copied the wrong link from my box a/c .
[TouchPad Development] beathookup:
Thanks going to try it out later
[TouchPad Development] beathookup:
Worked like a charm! Now I want to know if there is a way to install Android without setting up WebOS fully with all of my information.
[TouchPad Development] sstar:
Yes there is , are u in the UK or do u have Skype because it would be a lot easier to explain over the phone, rather than miss spell everything
[TouchPad Development] beathookup:
In the US with no access to Skype at the moment, can you link me to somewhere that can explain it?
[TouchPad Development] sstar:
Assuming u have uninstalled Android, in Webos do a factory reset, which will wipe all your data, and will require the new user to to set up there own a/c on boot . Then instal Android as u have done before and explain to your buyer to first boot into Webos and set up an account. After doing that boot into Android and register a Google account.

I believe the set up is user friendly, but obviously u can try it yourself before hand so that u know how to assist your buyer.

I hope this helps, if not pm me .
[TouchPad Development] machhho:
Anyone has the download link for the CM7 Alpha3.5 , please post
[TouchPad Development] BIGSimon:
Don't know if anyone has got that but Classicnerd has still got their XRON 2.9 build on their website at www.classicnerd.net which is a tweaked version of cm7 alpha3.5
[TouchPad Development] Mcintyre94:
I followed all of these instructions, but only Moboot was successfully installed. I assumed it was just dodgy downloads, but I can't get my PC to pick up the touchpad in the special volume up+power mode any more. In the normal USB drive mode Novacom commands are not recognised. Is there any way to make my PC pick up my touchpad again so I can attempt the installation again? WebOS recovery mode brings up the same white USB with no response in the PC when it's plugged in too.

EDIT: I had the recovery (not update-) version of CWM so that's why it didn't flash. My CM9 didn't start with update- either. So I know why they haven't worked, but I can't use Novacom at all now. I've reinstalled novacom too.
[TouchPad Development] sstar:
What exactly are you trying to install?

PM sent
[TouchPad Development] Mcintyre94:
Novacom did work as expected, the issue was with my zip files as mentioned above. My PC just didn't show the driver which made me think the error was there. Cheers, Sstar! :)
[TouchPad Development] KingKwentyne:
How do you get the touchpad to come back on? Mine went to sleep and is now completely unresponsive. Does it need to be plugged via USB?
[TouchPad Development] jackdonogy:
Hold power and home button till the hp logo comes on.
[TouchPad Development] JSmurfy:
still wish i could get back to where i was last night.. i had everything working perfect... now im getting error parsing when i try to download an apk.. thats an error with the market..

obviously i know its an alpha but how did i have everything working last night

apk's and all even had gmail..
[TouchPad Development] krarvind:
try fix permissions in cwm.
[TouchPad Development] shorty87:
Hold power button + home button for 15 seconds.

And if you don't want it to do that again, download SetCPU or some other CPU app and set the minimum frequency to 384. I read that this will prevent random sleeps/shutdowns like that. Been working fine for me for over 24 hours now.
[TouchPad Development] JSmurfy:
which permissions?? not sure i am following
[TouchPad Development] nutcr0cker:
warning about upgrading netflix app

I upgraded the netflix app to the latest from the market and now the picture is gone only voice sucks. anyone else experience this. Is it possible to go back to the older version?
[TouchPad Development] shorty87:
In CWM, there as an option "fix permissions." I think that's what he means.

---------- Post added at 10:01 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:00 PM ----------

Happened for me too. Luckily I had backed up the older version with Titanium Backup so I just had to go in and restore/install that version and it's working fine now. Maybe try searching online for the apk of the older version.
[TouchPad Development] robrob777:
Worked perfect, first try. I'm in 2.1.

Thanks a lot
[TouchPad Development] tinman4124:
How do you do step 5. exactly? HOw do i open cmd? and what is cd.?
[TouchPad Development] robrob777:
Windows:

Put your files in an easy folder like C:\touchpad

Start Menu

click the Run button

Type "CMD" w/o quotes always.

type "cd.." as many times as you need to get to C:\

Then type "cd touchpad"

Then "cd Acmeinstaller" (this is the unziped acmeinstaller)

and now type the command "novacom boot mem:// < ACMEInstaller"

Cd stands for change directory
[TouchPad Development] tinman4124:
hey is novacom within the palm webos sdk?
[TouchPad Development] robrob777:
I think they are, is your touchpad not being detected?

I had them since I installed preware... You can install them with the WebOS quick install

Here is how to install webosquick install.

http://forums.precentral.net/canuck-coding/274461-webos-quick-install-v4-2-3-a.html

I followed all this guide but never opened any of the programs I installed.
[TouchPad Development] stevesteveLA:
Old Netflix apk works

Uninstalled the latest version of Netflix. Googled the previous version (1.4.1), downloaded and installed the apk. Say Cancel when it asks if you want to install a newer version. Everything works again!
[TouchPad Development] ankorez:
nobody for reply me?

i've got HP TouchPad french

can i use this rom on it plz?
[TouchPad Development] nico1375:
yes you can. installed to mine yesterday. For an alpha full of bugs (they say...) it works quite well.

just activate lockscreen and use CPU master free or setcpu to increase min CPU freq to 486, it seems (one or the other, or the combination of both) to solve the infamous sleep of death :)

Some apps don't work though, don't expect it to be perfect.

But for basic usage (mail, browsing, evernote, google reader...) it works perfectly and it is very fast. clocked at orgininal freq it's way faster than overclocked webos...
[TouchPad Development] Caferacer:
I had to put acmeinstaller in the same directory as novacom, which is usually in program files / Palm, Inc / Novacom

Then run novacom from the same folder.
[TouchPad Development] JSmurfy:
somehow i did a clean install re installed 2.1 and market fix.. now my market is working and i have gmail in the market again no more parshing errors
[TouchPad Development] Donmotobike:
updated alpha 2.1 and webos 3.04...

I updated both - so far wifi problem has gone away - but Netflix app not working anymore....black screen only sound from movie(anyone experiencing this?) also minor but random crashes from the web browser(freeze) and re-starts...but overall - so much better than alpha 1 - thanks hard work guys!

Cheers!;)
[TouchPad Development] krarvind:
netflix app, don't update it, there are some issues with, read more at the rootzwiki thread.
[TouchPad Development] Donmotobike:
Older netflix apk file

thanks heads up - cheers!

http://rootzwiki.com/showthread.php?915-KANG-Netflix-APK-for-Gingerbread&

One cool feature is that if you add a movie through WebOS(create a folder) add your favorite mp4 movie - you can access that movie though android as well...awesome..
[TouchPad Development] TheBiles:
Is there a changelog for the latest Alpha out there anywhere?

--

Sent from my Droid Bionic.
[TouchPad Development] krarvind:
CM main thread in rootzwiki
[TouchPad Development] Nburnes:
Yea. That is them sharing the /media folder.
[TouchPad Development] mclarenvj:
in your guide you could add the gapps as something to download and put into the cminstall folder before you run the ACMEInstaller. Saves people having to flash gapps after installing the alpha
[TouchPad Development] Nburnes:
That is not recommended and can lead to headaches. You would want the system actually set up and booted into at least once before installing.
[TouchPad Development] bigblueshock:
GAPPS is not allowed to be included into CM build. That's one of the reasons why CyanogenMod was in a bit of trouble a while back.
[TouchPad Development] BUFUMAN:
how can i completly reset the TP with Android?

i wouldn't never do i but in case of ;)

i recognized that webos doctor is not formating the hole memory. there was still some android files after the Doc work.

how do i get the hole memory back?

we should pin that info at first side or?

thx ;)
[TouchPad Development] krarvind:
http://www.everythingabouttablets.n...ove-cynogenmod-android-from-your-hp-touchpad/

haven't tried this, so not sure how it works.
[TouchPad Development] Nburnes:
Or just yanno, go download the ACMEUninstaller that came out with Alpha 2.1
[TouchPad Development] ankorez:
thank you man

i go test it ! :)
[TouchPad Development] superkid.net:
I m stuck at 2 penguins screen and nothing happens.!! ( i had a segmentation fault in the process and something like start cluster beyond limit (371052070 > 414106) truncating file. ).Any help is very much appreciated..! :)
[TouchPad Development] UnderZone7:
Is there a way to completely remove webos and just use android?
[TouchPad Development] cubbieswin:
How does someone install only the Novacom drivers in Windows 7? I haven't seen a guide yet that explains that.
[TouchPad Development] krarvind:
from my guide, get theh link to windwos, download windows 7 SDK, choose custom install and select only pdk stuff. that should install only novacomm stuff or alternatively try this ( i haven't)

http://code.google.com/p/universal-novacom-installer/downloads/list
[TouchPad Development] nunjabusiness:
Really appreciate your efforts with this easy-to-follow guide. Though I am an IT professional, I found the thread at rootz damn near impossible to follow. Your step-by-step is what I will follow tonight to get CM7 on my TP.

(Honestly, the only reason I am anxious to get it on there is to play Drag Racing. It is NOT available for the TP but is great fun and horribly addicting. :D If you are a car guy or gal, try it!)

MODS: Please sticky this!
[TouchPad Development] krarvind:
Glad people are finding it useful. I am not into gaming much, if i venture, i will check it out.
[TouchPad Development] skazimi:
alpha 1 to 2.1 ... am i going to lose all my apps?

stupid question, i have alpha 1 installed, if i am to update to 2.1 using this method, am i going to lose any of the apps?

shoudl i do a titanium backup before updating to 2.1?
[TouchPad Development] krarvind:
you won't but might as well do a TiB.
[TouchPad Development] rlee008:
i upgraded to Alpha2 last night but have a question.. what is it suppose to say under "about tablet " ? it seems it shows the same version number for alpha2 as it did for alpha1? 7.1.0-RC1?
[TouchPad Development] krarvind:
Did you read my guide? If so, you should have noticed the following in Step 7: update from alpha 1

5) In the CWM recovery meny, use your volume buttons and select install zip file from sd card, select zip file and select cm alpha 2.1 zip, then scroll down and say yes. When rebooted, to check if you are on 2.1, go to settings, about tablet and build number should be GRJ22.

yes you are on 2.1
[TouchPad Development] hallucinate:
Alpha 2 is pretty solid though I've experienced occasional freeze-reboot cycles while watching Netflix. No o/c. Just FYI really as I don't know how to provide any error logs, if there even are any.

Keep up the great work guys. :D
[TouchPad Development] rlee008:
thanks! just wanted to make sure I did things right. had a hell of a time loading up alpha2. I kept getting the error "can't connect to server" after entering the novacom command. I just deleted the palm, Inc folder on my PC and started over.

thanks again...

rlee
[TouchPad Development] Ylinen:
How did you get Netflix to work. When I install the Netflix app from the app store; It runs, I can log in select movies to stream. But when I stream them; the screen is black and I hear the sound. No picture.
[TouchPad Development] Nburnes:
That is an issue with Netflix 1.5.0. You will need to download and manually install 1.4.0 or 1.4.1.

Edit: Apparently another netflix update was issued and 1.5.1 now works like normal again.
[TouchPad Development] DozeBeatS:
Just wanted to say...bugs? what freaking bugs? This **** runs 1,000 times better than I expected. Great job to all involved!
[TouchPad Development] hydrogenman:
Alpha 2.1 is pretty stable, more beta than alpha for sure

Alpha 1 was almost unusable over long periods of time

nice work CM team
[TouchPad Development] nunjabusiness:
OK, I went ahead and bit the bullet.

Put the moboot, update-cm and update-cwm zips in the cminstall folder and ran the novacom command from inside the Palm, Inc folder and everything happened as advertised.

When it finished installing and rebooted, it defaulted to booting into webOS, which was fine as I wanted to make sure it was still working.

Then I rebooted again and the moboot menu came up but the choices I had were:

boot webOS

boot ClockworkMod

boot webOS Recovery

reboot

shutdown

In other words, no CM7 choice. I had to actually boot into CWM and choose install from zip and browse to where the CM install zip was and install it. Then it got added to the moboot menu.

The steps in the OP really do NOT lead you in this direction the way it is written and I think it should be updated.

The second to last sentence in Step 6 says:

"and wait for it to install and boot into CyanogenMod."

but SHOULD say "and wait for it to install and boot into ClockWorkMod Recovery." Especially since the last sentence refers to CWM.

This should be followed by: "Then skip to number 5 in Step 7."

That's what I did and it worked perfectly for me. Playing with CM7 now and digging it. :D
[TouchPad Development] trebb:
So I messed up and didn't name the file "cminstall" ...while in ACMEinstaller, the device tells me to power down (since it didn't find the file). However, I have NO clue how to power down so I can boot into webOS and rename the folder...

SOmeone help!! Touchpad only has like 30% battery left

Edit: Nvm, searched and figured it out
[TouchPad Development] segadc:
Netflix actually updated their app to work with CM7 devices!

So yeah plays great on my TouchPad and u can do captions too for some movies/shows!
[TouchPad Development] thajacka:
just installed, everything went pretty smooth....great help in this thread. now to test it out, install apps and see if its worth using over webos.

has anyone been able to get any video player to work with all files yet? is yes what are yall using
[TouchPad Development] dynasty77:
I installed 2.1 and all went well but then I installed gapps and WiFi no longer connects. Any help would be appreciated
[TouchPad Development] Nburnes:
Moboplayer is one of my favorites, although idk what you consider "all files".

https://market.android.com/details?...GwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5jbG92NHIuYW5kcm9pZC5uaWwiXQ..
[TouchPad Development] krarvind:
That's weird, that didn't happen to me, nor did I hear from anybody else. Once acme is done it usually boots into cm7. you were able to access the cminstall folder from cwm? acme must have somehow missed it, normal scenario it doesn't.
[TouchPad Development] danrodz:
Instructions were spot on. Perfect install. Seriously, this is an alpha build? Haven't had a single issue yet.
[TouchPad Development] krarvind:
Yes, this looks more of RC than alpha.
[TouchPad Development] the_rogue:
And Swype working with mine makes me happy!
[TouchPad Development] Donmotobike:
new netflix update works well with cm7alpha 2.1

There is a new Netflix update that works with alpha 2 check it out. Just go to my apps in your Google market update.
[TouchPad Development] lysolflow:
I just can't see how you guys are gettin it to wake back up...

I'm going to do another clean install and see bc I've raised my Set CPU up to 1000 and it stop won't wake up out of sleep
[TouchPad Development] nunjabusiness:
Yeah, can't imagine why, but it happened exactly as I described. I assume it was just an isolated glitch. If I ever have to wipe the thing or webOS Doctor it, I will be interested to see if it behaves the same.

My TP is a standard 16GB unit and started with webOS 3.0.4. The installing PC is a Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit monster with Quad-core Phenom III, 16GB of extremely high-end RAM and a top-level video card. I don't have any other weirdness in any program operations on the machine and I run a lot of resource-intensive stuff, pretty much all the time.

Oh well, no biggie! - I did get it installed and the thing is humming along and I have only had problems with Zinio refusing to work (I think it is known issue) and a few minor glitches.
[TouchPad Development] krarvind:
Weird, my min CPU is 192 Mhz and wakes up just fine
[TouchPad Development] Donmotobike:
Update webos to 3.04 then do acmeuninstall...then do cm7 alpha2.1..add cputuner helps nosleepy mode..good luck
[TouchPad Development] blakjak220:
Alpha 1 has been so good for me I don't think I'm going to update after reading all the "new" problems... my wifi always connects without any problems, no random re-boots, netflix works great.... I apparently got real lucky so I'm gonna stick with it...
[TouchPad Development] krarvind:
One reason to upgrade to2.1 is batterylasts much longer.
[TouchPad Development] itsallsubliminal:
Amen to that! and it seems that the screen is more responsive and fluid to the touch.

I have not experienced problems with the new build, not even a sleep of death yet (i'm sure there will be one eventually).
[TouchPad Development] Donmotobike:
Plus new netflix upate works well cm 2.1 and wifi problem alpha one is gone...nice work on cm2.1 cheers:D