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[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nexomaniac:
I have still trouble with my touchpad. I would be very gratefull if you can help me to get it back.

It almost lays one year in the corner and now I'm motivated to get it working again!

Webos Doctor struggles always at 12 %.

Long time again I also had a thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1734307

Please help me :)
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geomonroe:
OK let me read your post if I don't know someone will.

P.S. I hope you have the stock charger and chord. Always charge pad overnight before attempting fixes
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nexomaniac:
Great!!! Happy to hear so fast from you! But I have to admit I'm a bit out of work. ;)

So which files I have to download again?

The novacom drivers, webosdoctor 3.00 and probably acmeuninstaller.

Stock Charger and Chord are available ;)

Greetings from germany!
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geomonroe:
OK hang tuff I will track down the post I used to square my tp away 100%

---------- Post added at 05:45 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:37 PM ----------

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=20989526

Make sure you have a fully charged pad before you begin. If terminal work is uncomfortable for you, open the web page on one side of your desktop and the terminal on the other and copy and paste, I have followed this guide more than once and it works, so if you have trouble let us know. If you can post any error messages that would be great.

Sent from an Army brat born in Bremen, Germany:D
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nexomaniac:
I tried this procedure a dozen times, but it never works, after repartionating the moboot splash screen appears and then I boot into webos recovery to run webosdoctor 3.00 and webosdoctor 3.00 ALWAYS stucks at 12 % and then it says " your phone cannot be reset"

If you like to you can read the 7000 signs log here:
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geomonroe:
[Q]

http://forums.webosnation.com/webos-internals/295881-webos-doctor-12-issue-fixed-2.html
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hovax615@hotmail.com:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1426244

this method works I just used it yesterday I got the stuck at 12% on webos doctor. Used this method got it back up and running in little less than an hour.

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I want to know step by step what your doing.
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nlra:
Hey all,

I made a post to the WebOS 3.0.0 restore thread yesterday about the read-only NAND/cannot delete 'store' issue. I realize now I probably should have posted it here instead.

If anybody is still suffering from this and hasn't chucked their TP in the garbage yet, could you run the check that I mention at the end of my post, and report your results back here? http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=45309263&postcount=284

-- Nathan
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Manuel1612:
Hi :)

Unfortunately, I'm one of the (un)lucky guys who still have such an read-only TP. I've already tried a lot of things to handle this problem back in past but some day I gave up. However I just have seen

my old friend the TP

(:D)and thought maybe their could be a solution know. Thats the way I came here...

Now I want to try your suggestion but I don't know anymore where I have to type in this code you posted :confused:

perhaps with novaterm?

Thank you for your effort :)

(I'm from Germany, so sorry for my bad english skills ;))

greetings

Manuel
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thecellman:
I'd be very much interested on how to execute those commands. Using novaterm or some other tool?

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Ignore the last post, I figured out from the other thread
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mohsin_160:
read only HP TP

Hi,

I have read all the post in this topic and found it very useful from the participants.

I want to inform that I have the same read only HP TP 32GB and still cannot find any solution for it on the web and this forum.

Did anyone of you came across the solution to this issue. If yes, please do share it here.

With Best Regards

Mohsin
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cychoi75:
No other solution apart from having it replaced by HP for me.

Lucky for me mine was still under warranty so I got a new Touchpad as a replacement for free.
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mohsin_160:
Read Only HP TP

Is there any solution to this issue of "Read Only" HP TP?

I need it otherwise it is a piece of brick.

Regards
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cychoi75:
Like I said, it is a physical problem with the flash memory or its controller. So there is no software solution.

You have to take it back to HP to be fixed or replaced.

But considering how long ago the touchpad has been out for, I'd guess it is out of warranty, which means it would cost a lot to have it fixed.

So my advice is, if you already have Android installed on it (or have kept the WebOS partition) then, just use it for guests to browse internet on or any other internet/social activities.

And if you need a tablet, get another one that is cheap, as I'd guess the cost of fixing the touchpad would be at least half the cost of a decent tablet.
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaipeauu:
Hi nlra,

Thank you for the great post about the CSD read only flag on the NAND. I was myself considering looking in to the NAND IC specs for further clues about this 'Read only' fault. I have spent many days and tried pretty much everything I have found on the Internet for this problem, then I found your post.

I can confirm on my Touchpad 16GB (only webOS, never installed anything else) reports the following from a webOS Doctor and novaterm session:

root@webos-device:/# cat /sys/class/mmc_host/mmc0/mmc0:0001/csd
d00f00320f5903ffffffffff92404010

I guess this indicates your theory about the corrupt read only flags may not hold. I hope others are able to report back to help confirm.

Thanks,

J
[Samsung Infuse 4G] mrchx:
Before I flashed a rom(I forget which rom) by Odin, the first boot srceen was Rogers logo, but now it's not Rogers logo any more. It is a mess! I tried to find the answers and flash again and again, unfortunately, all are helpless. Please help me! Thanks!

here are some pics
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Dani897:
the first boot screen has to do with param.ifs Yu need the Roger uckg3 unbrick to fix it. its the only place that might have param.ifs
[Samsung Infuse 4G] mrchx:
I have already try this one, but it is helpless.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1193927

Odin_UXKG3_rooted_no_bootloaders_v2.zip

I wonder whether the problem is the bootloaders? Anyway, Thanks a lot!:)
[Samsung Infuse 4G] bradman117:
You can probly just flash a diff rom and it would work
[Samsung Infuse 4G] qkster:
Read the last 10-15 posts in the Victory ROM thread in the dev section. I posted a links in there to boot loaders and the user ended up flashing entropy's latest kernel to fix the rainbow effect.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1349297&page=17

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1212795
[Samsung Infuse 4G] mrchx:
How talent you are! ! ! Thank you sooooo much

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1331381

This rom help me solve rainbows effect :D
[HTC Sensation] merwin:
I have the basics down... which files to move over, decompiling them, recompiling them, etc. However, I can't for the life of me figure out where to look to either make my own APM/EQS or fix someone else's.

I'm using the latest stock T-Mobile USA ROM and the text strings are, for the most part, incorrect. I haven't found a good introduction anywhere on which one of the hundreds of files to look in once the APK's are decompiled :)

Any help would be appreciated... I'm lost.
[Galaxy Tab General] Suleeto:
I had posted this thread earlier about trying out my phone's SIM in my Tab:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1482515

And yes, after a few minutes the SIM registered the data connection and worked.

But that's not the end of the story. I put my SIM back into my phone a few minutes later, and didn't give any of this another thought. And then, only a few minutes ago, got this text from the AT&T system:

"AT&T Free Msg: An eligible data plan is required for Laptop, Tablet, or MiFi devices. Call 611 as soon as possible for details and to avoid service interruption."

So does this mean those rat bastards saw the brief IMEI switch and won't allow me to use the Tab with my phone's SIM? Seriously WTF AT&T!

So my question to those of you with ROM'd Tabs: Are any of you using them as phones in AT&T USA? Have you ever been pestered for using an "unapproved" device with a normal SIM and plan?

You know, if I'm paying for the phone service, what the hell should AT&T care what device I use it in. What the hell are they gonna do when the Galaxy Note comes out? "Well, any devices over 5 inches are um not allowed to be phones, yeap, yeap that's it."

Seriously, AT&T is gangster.
[Galaxy Tab General] JoJo2211:
now what if you actually bought the LEGAL GSM UNLOCKED p1000 tablet/smartphone and put AT&T sim card? could they force you to subscribe to tablet dataplan?
[Galaxy Tab General] nightside_eclipse:
If you buy the factory unlocked model, AT&T won't have the IMEI in their database; in their system, they would simply see "unknown device" and wouldn't be able to enforce DER restrictions. But if your'e on an AT&T Tab flashed with the Euro ROM, the IMEI still registers and a red flag comes up when your SIM is registered on the network while inserted in the device, hence that warning message you received.

I only used my Tab as a phone for half a day, before I decided it was awkward and silly to be using such a big phone (and my BT headset wouldn't pair with it), and I never got the aforementioned message. However, I'm not on a contract; I'm not sure if that makes the difference or not.
[Galaxy Tab General] rkmj:
Basically, the OG Galaxy Tab identifies itself as a tablet. The Galaxy Note is technically a phone and will report as such. Their digital signatures are completely different, and AT&T's system will monitor for switches like that. I agree that you are paying for the service and shouldn't be seeing messages like that when switching your SIM from one device to another, but that is the sad reality of the situation over at AT&T right now.
[Galaxy Tab General] jcr81:
I did the same. I've gotten numerous emails and texts. Just waiting to see what they do. I did call the number and found out that I could get a tablet data plan but I would lose my text messaging ability. The Rep just told me to keep my plan as is and couldn't figure out how I was getting data :)
[Galaxy Tab General] Suleeto:
How long have you been using the Tab as a phone device?
[Galaxy Tab General] JoJo2211:
I'm on a family plan with AT&T and have been using smartphones without a data plan or a text plan since 2009 and have never had a data plan, or received a message saying I need a data plan. I've used iPhone 3G, 3GS, 4, 4S, Galaxy S, Galaxy S II, and Galaxy Tab 7 Tmobile unlocked. I've swaped sims with these devices numerous times and I was never forced by AT&T to get a data plan.
[Galaxy Tab General] Suleeto:
Is your Galaxy Tab an AT&T branded Tab or an unbranded model? Mine is branded AT&T, and I only had my phone's SIM in it for all of 15 minutes.... surfed a couple web pages and sent a couple text messages, that was it... and then put the SIM back into my smartphone (HTC Aria, Froyo)... and a few minutes later got that system text message I quoted above.
[Galaxy Tab General] jcr81:
I've been using it about a week. Its an att branded one.
[Galaxy Tab General] Suleeto:
Well you better consider stopping that, because I got an email from AT&T today telling me there were recent changes to my plan. I logged into my account online, downloaded the summary, and saw a change of my phone line from my grandfathered Unlimited data plan to the 30 dollar tablet plan. When I called, the representative told me it hadn't gone through because apparently I had switched the SIM back to my phone soon enough, but if I had left it there, the system would have automatically changed the line over to a Tablet plan, and I wouldn't have been able to return to my current plan ever again. I asked her if I was paying for a service or a device, and she wouldn't answer. The end result is if the system spots the device as one in its database under "Tablet device", they will charge you an *additional* automatic 30 dollars, then eventually drop your previous plan on that line. You would then have to re-add a new line, because it doesn't convert it back automatically once the conversion has taken place.

So maybe this guy above has been ok for now, but it's only a matter of time. Probably when your next billing cycle starts. Who knows.

I really don't know for sure how it is identifying the device... IMEI I would think. I wonder if there is a way to obscure or spoof that. Otherwise I am left with a tablet that I either have to pay an additional 30 bux for, or continue to connect to my rooted Aria's wifi router. Which sux because the Aria's battery drains far quicker than the Tab's does :/

F*ck you, AT&T.
[Galaxy Tab General] rkmj:
You're correct in that it uses the IMEI to identify the device within AT&T's system. Just as a heads up, tampering with the IMEI could have much more drastic consequences than just loosing your unlimited plan. Changing a cellular device's serial number, (ESN, IMEI, MEID) is a federal offense in the US and is illegal in the UK under the Mobile Telephones (Re-programming) Act, so I'd steer clear of that.
[Galaxy Tab General] Suleeto:
That, and it presents technical issues as well. I was mostly venting.

So AT&T wants $30 for a 2GB/month "Tablet" plan that doesn't allow SMS, MMS, or phone calling. Just data.

T-Mobile has a prepaid $30 plan (so no credit check, no contract, month-to-month) that offers "Unlimited Web" (I read that as:

unlimited data

), unlimited text, and 100 phone talk minutes. Basically a fully-functional phone if I so choose.

You tell me.

SIM unlock, Overcome, T-Mobile, Tab as a convenient third line and independent unlimited data plan.
[Galaxy Tab General] rkmj:
I understand, I was just putting it out there for others. You'd be surprised how many threads start like this and end with a Moderator banning someone because they start posting links about how to change an IMEI/ESN/MEID.

I would go with the T-Mobile plan, if they're willing to put your tablet on there. Although I'm not sure if they will. They'd probably end up offering the plan with a phone and you could run into the same issue as with AT&T. If they are willing to offer it for your tablet, that is a great option provided that the "Unlimited" is; 1. Truly unlimited and not capped at some arbitrary and low number

or​

2. The cap is lower than the amount of data you would use in a month.

Hopefully this was helpful instead of just being a re-statement of the obvious. Good Luck!
[Galaxy Tab General] Suleeto:
I don't see how T-Mobile could know that I have a tablet, because this device is branded as an AT&T device (thus the IMEI would probably be unknown to T-mo). That, and the AT&T plan is $30 for a capped plan (2GB).

http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/monthly-4g-plans
[Galaxy Tab General] ffarber:
Suleeto-

Here is my history with this, it may be enlightening:

1) I had an unlimited data plan with AT&T through my employer that I have had for years. I was able to switch and use any phone that worked on the network no problem at all.

2) About six month's ago I loaded the euro ROM onto an AT&T branded GT and put the SIM card that I had been using forever into it and everything worked like a charm for the next three months. No hassles, no nasty messages, and all services were working.

3) I then decided to bail from my company but they were willing to let me keep my phone number, all I had to do was call AT&T and take financial responsibility for it, etc. Remember the data plan was an unlimited phone data plan.

4) I called and AT&T was happy to port the phone number and the grandfathered unlimited data plan ($30/month) over to my family plan I had for everyone else, so far so good. At this point I had been using the GT as my daily driver for three months.

5) Within fifteen minutes of the phone call I got the dreaded text message as you describe.

6) I immediately called the person back and told her I wanted to save $5 a month could she please change the plan to a $25/month 2GB plan (I routinely use between 600MB and 800MB a month as I don't stream anything large). After warning me I could never go back to an unlimited plan as they are no longer offered, she made the change.

7) That was in October and I haven't heard a peep from them since and phone/text/data all work.

I will say that it is a good thing I am self-supporting because the service people would have no idea how to deal with the phone if I had any kind of problem. Also, I think they are sorry they ever had unlimited data plans.

Hope that helps,

Fred
[Galaxy Tab General] Suleeto:
So let me see if I am making sense of what you're suggesting here... the system recognized the AT&T branded Tab 7, warned you, and you called and switched from the unlimited plan to the more current tiered 2GB plan which is indeed $5 less like you said. In doing so, it seems to have circumvented whatever automatic process was starting to happen.

Yes?

I'm not sure that will help me tho... see, I wanted to be able to switch back and forth between the phone and the Tab. I go to school full time, and some of the classes are 3 hours long. I want to be able to send text messages and surf while in class. But I want to be able to use my phone once I'm out of class for the day (like evenings, weekends, etc.).

My concern is that switching back and forth might keep triggering the situation in the system, and your trick might only work one time. Eventually a human being is going to figure it out, if not immediately the second time. That's assuming that since you did it, they haven't figured out the loophole in the system's process and fixed it to recheck periodically. Who knows, they may even catch up with you, too.
[Galaxy Tab General] rkmj:
The IMEI is an international identifier. It is like a car's VIN. They are industry standard numbers that any system can decode. If you had the right information, you could tell exactly what type of device someone was using just from the IMEI. TMobile will be able to read it as a tablet just as easily as AT&T. Unfortunately, IMEI's and their data are not carrier-specific. Sorry.
[Galaxy Tab General] Suleeto:
So the real question is... do they care?
[Galaxy Tab General] jcr81:
So what happens to my 9.99 per month additional phone line charge (still under contract by the way) if they switch that line to a "tablet" line with the $15 or $30 dollar tablet data plan? Wonder if they will still charge me the 9.99?
[Galaxy Tab General] rkmj:
I don't think so, but it's more of a question of how their system is set up. If their network controllers are set up to trigger the message and auto-adjust your account based on a change in device type in the IMEI. You could try going to a T-mobile store and asking if there are restrictions on which type of devices can go on a prepaid plan. If they say no, then you're probably in the clear. If they have a "sim-only" prepaid option, you're probably in the clear. Hope this helps. Good luck!
[Galaxy Tab General] rangercaptain:
You pay 9.99 + $25.

For anyone considering running an at&t tab on T-Mobile network - - you will not get 3g data speed. The radios are not compatible.
[Galaxy Tab General] Suleeto:
Ugh! Forgot about the radio frequency differences. CURSES, AT&T! I HATE THEE MORE, DAILY!

Suddenly this AT&T-branded Tab feels more like a boat anchor.

Edit for more collected conclusion: So then based on what has been put forth in this thread...

IF you have an AT&T-branded Galaxy Tab, you can't (or soon won't be able to) use it as a fully-functional mobile telephony and data device, because:

- AT&T won't allow you phone functions (voice, SMS, or MMS)

- T-Mobile won't give you anything faster than Edge due to 3G frequency differences.

Like I said. AT&T branded Tabs are proving themselves to be no better than a damn factory-spec Nook or Kindle.
[Galaxy Tab General] priyana:
correct me if I am wrong.

I assume that an AT&T tab can be flashed with T-mobile modem and get 3G speed.

But then you lose the voice function, unless you want to go to EDGE speed.

There used to be a rotohammer script that let you switch modem, albeit not on the fly.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=871021

It allow you to use your tab with voice+EDGE at a time, and let you quickly switch modem to go to data only mode with 3G.

Not sure if anyone tested with Overcome rom or other GB rom.
[Galaxy Tab General] Suleeto:
You know, it wouldn't be so bad if stupid ass AT&T at least allowed SMS/MMS. Even the damn Verizon version of the Tab can do that.
[Galaxy Tab General] Treemann:
It seems to me that US network providers are counting on huge new revenue streams by trying to force tab users to pay through the nose "for all that extra bandwidth" we will be using. (And let's be honest, we will, won't we?) Or do they intend to make us carry no-voice tabs and separate phones to boot. Which will also pad the providers' pockets.

The real advantage of the 7 inch tab is that it can function as one device for data and voice. I find it extremely convenient to have one gadget in my pocket that does it all. Not everyone agrees, I know, but it seems those of us who want it that way (future Galaxy Note owners) will be having to pay a lot more going forward. That's because "cell providers" and "customer needs" are mutually exclusive terms in the current industry environment.

It makes me wonder when or if "we the smartphone people" might be able to bring our collective vision for a friendlier mobile world to bear politically. How many votes we got here, friends? (Or do we have rules against using the forum to encourage regulatory revisions on an industry gone mad with greed? )

Just wonderin'
[Galaxy Tab General] Suleeto:
Meh... most the carriers aren't horrible, just imperfect. AT&T, however... they're a special kind of jacked-up company, that gives their customers the shaft as often as possible.

Don't some of you wish you could "Like" this post? :P
[Galaxy Tab General] ffarber:
Suleeto-

Sorry I have taken so long to get back to you, life is what happens while you are busy watching forums (sorry for the mixed metaphor).

Your summary in the first paragraph is correct and I have seen posts in other places by people that have had the same experience (I think they were also on xda, but I don't remember where as it was six months ago).

Anyway, I don't believe they will catch up with me as their stated goal is to get rid of all the unlimited data plans but if they do I will take my entire family and move. I will feel better but they won't care.

In any event, they don't like 'SIM swapping' but I doubt they actually go looking for it as I haven't bought a phone from them in 10 years and they don't seem to care. I bought the Tab used off someone at work who drank the Kool-Ade and went over to the dark side (no names). However, I don't have any direct experience with actually switching on a scheduled basis as you are describing.

Fred
[Galaxy Tab General] NovaChief:
I regularly switch my sim from my SGS to my SGT that I purchased in Vietnam. I've never gotten a message from AT$T, so it may be just the branded tabs that they detect.