[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qmarchi:
Never thought I'd actually be asking for help here...

ANYWAYS, I believe I have, so to speak, clayed my device. First off, I ran the 3.0.5 doctor in CMD.

Aug 11, 2012 5:24:47 AM com.palm.nova.installer.recoverytool.CardController logP
rint
INFO: SaveLogsBeforeFlash: WARNING:: Issue with saving logs

Aug 11, 2012 5:24:47 AM com.palm.nova.installer.recoverytool.CardController logP
rint
INFO: SaveLogsBeforeFlash: Done with SaveLog stage

Aug 11, 2012 5:24:47 AM com.palm.nova.installer.core.MountUtils umountPart
INFO: Unmounting /dev/mapper/store-media
Aug 11, 2012 5:24:47 AM com.palm.nova.installer.core.MountUtils umountPart
INFO: MountUtils: unmount successful
Aug 11, 2012 5:24:48 AM com.palm.nova.installer.core.MountUtils umountPart
INFO: Unmounting /dev/mapper/store-log
Aug 11, 2012 5:24:48 AM com.palm.nova.installer.core.MountUtils umountPart
WARNING: MountUtils: unmount failed, retrying in 1 second
Aug 11, 2012 5:24:49 AM com.palm.nova.installer.core.MountUtils umountPart
SEVERE: MountUtils: unmount failed: umount: can't umount /dev/mapper/store-log:
No such file or directory

Aug 11, 2012 5:24:49 AM com.palm.nova.installer.recoverytool.CardController post
FlashEvent
WARNING: Flash Failure
err -1 "unmount failed"
at com.palm.nova.installer.core.MountUtils.umountPart(MountUtils.java:32
0)
at com.palm.nova.installer.core.MountUtils.umount(MountUtils.java:335)
at com.palm.nova.installer.core.stages.SaveLogsBeforeFlashStage.run(Save
LogsBeforeFlashStage.java:71)
at com.palm.nova.installer.core.FlasherThread.run(FlasherThread.java:333
)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)

Aug 11, 2012 5:24:49 AM com.palm.nova.installer.recoverytool.CardController post
FlashEvent
INFO: Flash End time (Fail) 1344680689553
Aug 11, 2012 5:24:49 AM com.palm.nova.installer.core.RdxUtils saveLogs
INFO: from C:\Users\qmarchi\AppData\Local\Temp\PalmWebOsRecoveryToolLog0.log.2
Aug 11, 2012 5:24:49 AM com.palm.nova.installer.core.RdxUtils saveLogs
INFO: to C:\Users\qmarchi\AppData\Local\Temp\palmInstallerError0.log
Aug 11, 2012 5:24:49 AM com.palm.nova.installer.core.RdxUtils saveLogs
INFO: from C:\Users\qmarchi\AppData\Local\Temp\PalmWebOsRecoveryToolLog0.log.0.l
ck
Aug 11, 2012 5:24:49 AM com.palm.nova.installer.core.RdxUtils saveLogs
INFO: to C:\Users\qmarchi\AppData\Local\Temp\palmInstallerError1.log
java.io.IOException: The process cannot access the file because another process
has locked a portion of the file
at java.io.FileInputStream.readBytes(Native Method)
at java.io.FileInputStream.read(Unknown Source)
at com.palm.nova.installer.core.RdxUtils.saveLogs(RdxUtils.java:219)
at com.palm.nova.installer.recoverytool.CardController.saveLogs(CardCont
roller.java:166)
at com.palm.nova.installer.recoverytool.CardController.handleFailCase(Ca
rdController.java:686)
at com.palm.nova.installer.recoverytool.CardController.postFlashEvent(Ca
rdController.java:860)
at com.palm.nova.installer.core.FlasherThread.run(FlasherThread.java:675
)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
Aug 11, 2012 5:24:51 AM com.palm.nova.installer.recoverytool.CardController hand
leFailCase
INFO: something failed, query to see if device is plugged in
Aug 11, 2012 5:24:51 AM com.palm.nova.installer.recoverytool.CardController hand
leFailCase
INFO: exiting handleFailCase()
err -1 "unmount failed"
at com.palm.nova.installer.core.MountUtils.umountPart(MountUtils.java:32
0)
at com.palm.nova.installer.core.MountUtils.umount(MountUtils.java:335)
at com.palm.nova.installer.core.stages.SaveLogsBeforeFlashStage.run(Save
LogsBeforeFlashStage.java:71)
at com.palm.nova.installer.core.FlasherThread.run(FlasherThread.java:333
)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
Aug 11, 2012 5:24:52 AM com.palm.nova.installer.recoverytool.runner.DeviceDiscov
eryRunner$DeviceDiscoveryThread run
INFO: got controller
Aug 11, 2012 5:24:52 AM com.palm.nova.installer.recoverytool.runner.DeviceDiscov
eryRunner$DeviceDiscoveryThread run
INFO: got devices 1
Aug 11, 2012 5:24:52 AM com.palm.nova.installer.recoverytool.CardController runn
erFinished
INFO: device runner done
Aug 11, 2012 5:24:52 AM com.palm.nova.installer.recoverytool.CardController runn
erFinished
WARNING: flashing failed, move to failed card

The first thing that tipped me off is that it could not unmount... Now that's strange.

Second of all, it could not open the log due to a pre existing log....

I have reformatted the TP with all of the correct partitions.....

Novatermed and set them active.

You name it I bet you a cookie I've tried it.

Now is there anyone who thinks they have an "out-of-the-box" solution, who could help me?