[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RolandDeschain79:
How to install Android 4.2 and 4.3 Builds on the HP TouchPad

Hello HP TouchPad users, Great News! Android 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4 Roms are now available. These Roms are almost fully functional except for a few that lack Bluetooth support see the Rom notes. Most builds have h/w video, Camera, WiFi, Bluetooth, Sound & Mic support. Battery drain during sleep is low around (-4mA to -10mA) for most builds, see guide. Below you will find a comparison and overview of all the available Android 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4 Roms. Read the summarized descriptions for important information and notes about the builds. Remember many of these are testing builds, so Please make a nandroid backup and read the information carefully. Please thank and leave our incredible developers some feedback here or in the related threads.

General Unofficial Release Notes:

Working:

-Sound and Mic

-Camera

-H/W Video

-SDcard

-WiFi

-Most builds have a Low to medium battery drain during sleep -4mA to -10mA or -4mA to -30mA(See below)

Known Issues:

-Flashing CM9/CM10 Over CM10.1/Android4.2/4.3 through CWM or TWRP, can cause a boot loop.(use a Backup)

If your HP TouchPad is stuck in a boot loop or not responding Don't Panic! Try the following:

-Hold down the Power and Home buttons together for 30sec to force the TouchPad to Reboot.

-Hold down the Power button and click the Home key 14 times.

-Doing an install with ACMEInstaller can sometimes result in a boot loop.

-To fix the boot loop, Use a backup or flash the Rom and Gapps package through CWM or TWRP.

The usual HP TouchPad battery drain issues:

-If your battery is heavily drained, then you may need to leave it charging for a full day.

-When the battery is fully drained it can take the TP a longtime to reach even the lowest battery level.

-The USB cable that comes with the HP TP is often defective and breaks easily. Try using another USB cable if possible.

-The USB cable does not transfer enough power to effectively charge the tablet. You must use the wall plug when charging the HP TouchPad.

-To be safe don't let your TouchPad run out of Batteries ever!!

-You can add an automatic shutdown Rule

-AutomateIt, Play Store Link- What to do: New Rule/Trigger Battery level(Below 20%)/Action/Shutdown//save. Or

-Llama, Play Store Link- Location Profiles:Event tab choose + (at the bottom of the screen) Addcondition (battery Level Below 20%) Actions (turn off phone)

How to update/install Android 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4 Builds on the HP TouchPad

Disclaimer: Make a backup before installing any of these Roms! Testing builds should only be used by experienced users whom are familiar with recovering their device.

Clean install(Recommended):

When updating your version of Android its recommended to do a clean install of Android. You can do this by using your recovery(CWM or TWRP) to Format/Wipe the system data and the cache partitions. You can also fully Uninstall and Reinstall Android to accomplish a clean install. You will find a full step by step instructional video below. First choose an Android 4.2, 4.3 or 4.4 Rom and Gapps package from the detailed guides. Next transfer the two .zip files to your Android device with the USB or direct download them. Watch the how to update video below for step by step instructions. note that you must have the correct Gapps for your version of Android or you may experience errors with the Keyboard, Play Store or other Google apps.

Note(Important):If you have not installed Android before, then start by using the "Easy Way" guide below and installing one of the prepared install packages. Once you have Android running make a Nandroid backup before trying the large selection of available Roms in this thread. If you are currently using an older version of Android like 2.3 or 4.0.1(CM7/CM9), then you should do a Full uninstall and reinstall. This fixes several problematic issues like increasing the system partition size from 400-600MB to accommodate larger Android 4.2+(CM10+) Roms. If you're currently using a newer Rom like CM10+ and have CWM6+ then you can upgrade with a clean install after increasing your system partition size. You can do this by using the WebOS Preware app Tailor, or by using a flashable 512MB zip located in Gradular's thread, How to guide for changing your system, data, and cache partition sizes to whatever you want.

How to check your Android version and System Partition size:

-Get the free app,Quick System Info PRO, to check the size of your partitions and remaining free space.

-Having a System Partition size of 500-600MB is needed when installing Android 4.2+ Roms.

-Check your version of Android by going to Settings/About Tablet/Android Version.

Tailor Video:

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Don't forget! First make a Nandroid backup of your current setup! Full CWM and TWRP Video here:

Dirty Flash(Not Recommended):

If you wish to keep your current setup and have made a Nandroid backup, then you can attempt to upgrade using a Dirty flash. Download your selected Rom and gapps zips and flash them through CWM or TWRP recovery. Don't forget to wipe your caches, Click here to see a how to dirty flash your Rom video clip.I would only recommend doing this over similar Roms and only moving upwards version wise. For example CM10 to CM10.1 or Evevolv AOSP 4.3 to 4.4. Flashing CM10.2 to CM10.1 can cause boot loops, so be sure to have a backup before you attempt any Dirty flashing.

Clean Install vs Dirty Install Rom/Updates via Recovery: (After initial install with Acme3) ->Mpgrimm2 Quote

"Clean installing" a rom usually means to format the 3 basic partitions (& sometimes the /boot too depending on the rom/kernel script) and flash the rom as recommended by most devs to avoid issues (some rom installer scripts will handle the formatting for you, but shouldn't be assumed unless stated by the rom's developer. 9-14-13: See Attachment for example).

"Dirty Installing" a rom typically involves formatting the system & cache (sometimes only the cache :thumbdown: ) and flashing a rom to preserve /data partition with user apps & settings.

A cleaner method for this is to format all 3 partitions, flash rom, and restore only /data from a backup.

I've rarely seen dirty installs recommended by devs, but when I have seen them say it was "OK to try", it was done on the same rom/firmware base between incremental rom updates only (vs b/w CM7 - CM9 or CM9 - CM10, etc), and if you had a bug, you needed to go back and do a clean install before reporting it or expecting help. I will add that many people have been successful restoring their CM9 data after flashing CM10 & Gapps.

See Picture here:

http://rootzwiki.com/uploads/monthly_09_2013/post-130675-0-90084800-1379142203.jpg

"Full Install" Installing Android on the HP TouchPad by using the ACMEINstaller5 to flash zips located in the cminstall folder.

"Full Uninstall and Reinstall" Removing Android with the ACMEUninstaller then Fully Installing Android with the ACMEInstaller5.

Read all about using CWM6 in this great thread by Mpgrimm2:

[RECOVERY] JCSullins' Touchpad CWM6 v6.0.1.9 [2012-12-15]

If this if your first time install Android onto the HP Touchpad, then refer to my Full guide in the 2ND post below!

Android 4.4 Kitkat Test Builds Guide and Links:

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[ROM]Evervolv | 4.0.0p1 [AOSP 4.4.2] [3.4 kernel] [TEST] W/UMS,MTP,PTP support

Download 4.4 Kitkat Gapps here:

Notes:Low to Medium battery drain(-4mA to -30mA) Android 3.4 Kernel, h/w video, Audio & Mic, Non Data Media Builds, Automated Updater and Installer, No Camera, No Bluetooth.

Note: Windows users may need to do the following in order to attach the Touchpad with the USB cable.

1. Go into Device manager. You will see "MTP USB Device" under portable devices.

2. Right Click it and select update driver software

3. Select Browse my computer for driver software.

4. Select Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer

5. Select USB Mass Storage Device then click next.

and/or

6.To transfer files to PC, turn on USB mass Storage from the USB connection notification on the Android device.

Note(Important): This build Requires that you use a new version of TWRP Recovery with selinux support.

Download openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.0-tenderloin-selinux.img

[Note(Important): I would recommend increasing the size of your System Partition for this build. After my install I had 398/400MB free, so Flash the 512MB zip below or use Tailor to adjust the size.

Note(Important): This is an Android Open Source Project (AOSP) rom not a CyanogenMod (CM) rom. Dirty flashing an AOSP rom over a CM rom can causes errors and rebooting issues. Always do a clean install when moving from CM to AOSP and vise versa.

Flash through recovery to change the partition size to 512MB(Gradular&codycoyote)

ACMEInstaller4/5 Testing by iMark90 Thread here:

News and Updates Video, ACME4/5 new CWM and TWRP zips by iMarck90:

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[ROM][UNOFFICIAL][4.4.2] CyanogenMod 11.0 Nightlies - 3.4 kernel variant By Invisiblek

Download 4.4 Kitkat Gapps here:

Notes:Low to Medium battery drain(-4mA to -30mA) h/w video, Audio & Mic, Test Build Make a Backup!, No Camera, No Bluetooth.

[Note((Warning)): This is a Data Media build and could cause you major problems if the following instructions are not fully read and understood by the user. Once you've made these changes you'll need to run the ACMEUninstall2 to change them back.

[Note(Important): It is recommended to increase the size of your partition from 400-500/600MB using the ACMEInstaller4/5, Tailor in WebOS, or The_apes Flashable zips

Note(Important): This build also requests that you use a new data media CWM that requires you to change the layout of your partitions. Previously Android and WebOS shared SDcard space in the Media partition (the space you see when transferring data via the USB cable). This build separates the Android and WebOS space by asking you to move free space from the Media partition to the Android Data partition(the place where apps are stored). This new layout will show two SDcards when accessing the tablet from the PC, one for Android and one for WebOS. To make this change you can use either Tailor or a flashable .zip created by XDA member the_ape.

Downloads:

cwm_selinux_6.0.5.4_datamedia

The_apes Flashable zips

Note: Make sure you have enough free space before flashing one of these zips. There are two types of .zips in a variety of different sizes. One changes just the Data/Media partition and another changes both the System and Data/Media partitions. Be sure to choose a zip that best accommodates your TP model 16or32GB.

[ROM] [NIGHTLY] [KitKat] [4.4] CyanogenMod 11.0 nightlies [2.6/3.0 Kernel]By Milaq

Notes: Low battery drain (-4mA to -30mA) h/w video, Audio & Mic, Nightly Builds, Pie Controls, Inverted Volume Controls, No Camera, No Bluetooth.

[Note((Warning)): This is a Data Media build and could cause you major problems if the following instructions are not fully read and understood by the user. Once you've made these changes you'll need to run the ACMEUninstall2 to change them back.

[Note(Important): It is recommended to increase the size of your partition from 400-500/600MB using the ACMEInstaller4/5, Tailor in WebOS, or The_apes Flashable zips

Note(Important): This build also requests that you use a new data media CWM that requires you to change the layout of your partitions. Previously Android and WebOS shared SDcard space in the Media partition (the space you see when transferring data via the USB cable). This build separates the Android and WebOS space by asking you to move free space from the Media partition to the Android Data partition(the place where apps are stored). This new layout will show two SDcards when accessing the tablet from the PC, one for Android and one for WebOS. To make this change you can use either Tailor or a flashable .zip created by XDA member the_ape.

Downloads:

Data Media CWM 6.0.4.6

The_apes Flashable zips

Note: Make sure you have enough free space before flashing one of these zips. There are two types of .zips in a variety of different sizes. One changes just the Data/Media partition and another changes both the System and Data/Media partitions. Be sure to choose a zip that best accommodates your TP model 16or32GB.

Android 4.3 Rom Guide and Links:

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[ROM] Evervolv | 3.3.0p1 [AOSP 4.3.1] [Nightlies] W/UMS supportBy flintman

(Download)Evervolv | 3.3.0p1 [AOSP 4.3.1] [Test Build] W/UMS support:

Notes:low battery drain(-4mA to -10mA) h/w video, Audio & Mic, Nightly Builds, Automated Updates, Camera works, Bluetooth.

Note(Important): This is an Android Open Source Project (AOSP) rom not a CyanogenMod (CM) rom. Dirty flashing an AOSP rom over a CM rom can causes errors and rebooting issues. Always do a clean install when moving from CM to AOSP and vise versa.

Note: Windows users may need to do the following in order to attach the Touchpad with the USB cable.

1. Go into Device manager. You will see "MTP USB Device" under portable devices.

2. Right Click it and select update driver software

3. Select Browse my computer for driver software.

4. Select Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer

5. Select USB Mass Storage Device then click next.

and/or

6.To transfer files to PC, turn on USB mass Storage from the USB connection notification on the Android device.

[ROM] Invisiblek Android 4.3 CyanogenMod 10.2 Nightly Builds By Invisiblek

Notes:Low battery drain(-4mA to -10mA) h/w video, Audio & Mic, Camera, No Bluetooth.

Note This CM build does not use the Data Media CWM and is recommended.

Note: Windows users may need to do the following in order to attach the Touchpad with the USB cable.

1. Go into Device manager. You will see "MTP USB Device" under portable devices.

2. Right Click it and select update driver software

3. Select Browse my computer for driver software.

4. Select Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer

5. Select USB Mass Storage Device then click next.

and/or

6.To transfer files to PC, turn on USB mass Storage from the USB connection notification on the Android device.

[Note(Important): I would recommend increasing the size of your System Partition for this build. Use the ACMEInstaller4/5, Flash the 512MB zip below or use Tailor to adjust the size.

[ROM] [NIGHTLY] [JB] [4.3] CyanogenMod 10.2 nightlieshttp://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2450358http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2450358By Milaq

Notes: Low battery drain (-4mA to -10mA) h/w video, Audio & Mic, Nightly Builds, Pie Controls, Inverted Volume Controls, Camera doesn't fully work, Bluetooth.

Note(Important): It is recommended to increase the size of your partition from 400-500/600MB using the ACMEInstaller4/5, Tailor in WebOS, or The_apes Flashable zips

Note:If wifi turns off in suspend/Sleep mode - uncheck wifi optimisation.

-Settings/Wi-Fi/3 Dots/Advanced/Wi-fI optimization (uncheck)

Note(Important): This build also requests that you use a new data media CWM that requires you to change the layout of your partitions. Previously Android and WebOS shared SDcard space in the Media partition (the space you see when transferring data via the USB cable). This build separates the Android and WebOS space by asking you to move free space from the Media partition to the Android Data partition(the place where apps are stored). This new layout will show two SDcards when accessing the tablet from the PC, one for Android and one for WebOS. To make this change you can use either Tailor or a flashable .zip created by XDA member the_ape.

Downloads:

Data Media CWM 6.0.4.5

The_apes Flashable zips

Note: Make sure you have enough free space before flashing one of these zips. There are two types of .zips in a variety of different sizes. one that changes just the Data/Media partition and another that changes both the System and Data/Media partitions. Be sure to choose a zip that best accommodates your TP model 16or32GB.

Note: Once you've made these changes you'll need to use Tailor if you wish to change them back.

Note(Important): The Evervolv AOSP Android 4.3.1 and Invisibleks Roms doesn't need these changes and recommended for average or inexperienced users. This setup should only be done by expert users!

CM10.2 Nightly Video:

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Android 4.2.2 Rom Guide and Links:

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Jcsullins Full CM10.1 Bluetooth Build [20131210] based on Milaqs Nightly builds:

Notes: Low battery drain (-4mA to -10mA), h/w video, Audio & Mic, Camera, Pie Controls, Bluetooth + Bluetooth tethering.

cm-10.1-20131210-SNAPSHOT-VPN-tenderloin.zip

Drmarbles Post about the new build:

[ROM][4.2.2 CM10.1] <KANG>SCHIZOID 2.11 All-in-One[12DEC2013] By shumash

Notes:Low battery drain(-4mA to -10mA)h/w video, Audio & Mic, Camera works, Pie Controls, AOKP Rom Control, Performance settings(OC), Hybrid Properties, Bluetooth.

Schizoid 2.11 Video:

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[NIGHTLY][ROM][JB][4.2.2] CyanogenMod 10.1 nightlies By milaq

Notes: Low battery drain (-4mA to -10mA), h/w video, Audio & Mic, Nightly Builds, Camera works, Pie Controls, Bluetooth.

CM10.1 Builds Video:

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[ROM] Evervolv | 3.2.0p1 [AOSP 4.2.2] [Nightlies] W/UMS support By flintman

Notes:Low to medium battery drain(-4mA to -10mA) h/w video, Audio & Mic, Nightly Builds, Camera works! No Bluetooth.

Evervolv AOSP 4.2.2 Video:

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[ROM] [4.2] CarbonROM Alpha [7-6-13] By PatrickC

Notes:Low to medium battery drain(-4mA to -10mA)h/w video, Audio & Mic, Camera works, No Bluetooth.

[rom][cm 10.1] |||true tablet ui|| By fahd_freak

Notes:Notes: Low to Medium battery drain (-4mA to -10mA),h/w video, Audio & Mic, Tablet UI(Single navbar at the bottom), No Bluetooth and No Camera.

[ROM] Uncapped 0.5.4.1 (CM10.1) (Android 4.2.2) 7/06/13 *Vanilla Working* By blmvxer

Notes: Low battery drain (-4mA to -10mA),h/w video, Audio & Mic, Pie Controls, Camera works, No Bluetooth.

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