yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[TouchPad Development] woodytrain:
Thanks for the info. The current OP shows a link to Milaq's CWM 6.0.4.6, which is the same version of the recovery I had installed to flash CM11 01-08-14 (Since then the uImage in the CMW zip has been updated to 01-09-14 but version number emains the same). Using Milaq's two most recent recovery version I observed no option to mount external_SD or similar.

Since Milaq has not yet updated his ROM or recoveries to support SE_linux, I'm hesitant to remove Milaq's CMW to install a recovery that is matched to a SE_linux ROM from another builder (e.g. Invisiblek), unless there are enough votes out there think it will work well with Milaq's CM11 3.0 Kernel nightly builds.

And I've been unable to have two recoveries installed in /boot at the same time. Apparently, with the recent size increases of the various recoveries, there is not enough space to have two recoveries (CMW and TWRP) installed at the same time?
[TouchPad Development] graffix31:
For the record the tp was uc to 1.2 the chip is stock at 1.5 so milaq is doing nothing wrong. I could never understand why most of the android ROMs from the beginning where always clocked so low.
[TouchPad Development] marcustaz:
Anyone running ART? Milaq do you recommend it over Dalvik?
[TouchPad Development] graffix31:
i run art on my nexus 5. i really like it. havent tried it on the tp yet. it uses a lot more space than dalvic so just be careful if you short on it.
[TouchPad Development] schultp:
Now that we have a 3.x kernel what will be the remaining hurdles to return to official CM nightly status? Does it require kernel 3.4 or will 3.0 suffice? I ask since it would be a great compliment to Milaq's work (and the work of others) to regain this status. Functionally though it really doesn't change things since Milaq provides his unofficial method for upgrading his great ROM!

It is amazing that this is even in the realm of possibility with the HP TouchPad. Thanks to all developers and especially Milaq for all the great work!
[TouchPad Development] marcustaz:
Thanks for the response. when you say space in which partition, I assume cache & how much would you allocate?
[TouchPad Development] airtower:
Working bluetooth and camera for starters.
[TouchPad Development] schultp:
And since the framework exists from CM10 for both the camera and bluetooth I hope these are not going to be difficult to implement in the future. Perhaps then we'll get official nightly status. Like I said it functionally won't make much difference. It just would validate the astonishing accomplishments of our devs if it were to happen.
[TouchPad Development] ennu:
can I flash milag CM11 over invisiblek CM11?

I have invisiblek's Unofficial datamedia CM11 3.4 kernel ROM installed and the CWM uImage from invisiblek's site: http://invisiblek.org/tenderloin/

my question is can I flash the latest milaq CM11 3.0 kernel ROM directly over invisiblek's ROM? or do I have to Uninstall and start from scratch?
[TouchPad Development] airtower:
I just want updates via cyandelta lol

I did the same thing, you can flash right over. 3.0 is much more stable, I was getting constant reboots on 3.4. 3.0 fixes the black boxes and performs just as well.
[TouchPad Development] drt054:
Installed the 11/25 nightly loads okay but stock browser has just a black screen and need to find a new gapps to try.. But still awesome to have KitKat here!!
[TouchPad Development] googlephone:
The new 3.4 kernel will fix the browser issue.These amazing devs are working on the new kernel and got progress. Waiting....Patiently..... gratefully.......
[TouchPad Development] ericdabbs:
Great work so far. Can't wait until these CM 11 builds are more stable.
[TouchPad Development] lifeisfun:
Will this fix the black boxes in gmail as well?

Thanks
[TouchPad Development] jerryatherton:
The 11/26 doesn't have the new kernel. The black box still occurs in the stock browser. The audio works well. This is really nice ROM. I am running on a 16GB machine and using the PA Full GAPPS (without photosphere). On one of my other HPTP I have Evervolve 4.0 with the new kernel. The black box is gone in that but the audio they say still needs work.

Thanks for your work Milaq, and by the way, the server was awesome today. ( Minnesota, US )
[TouchPad Development] lifeisfun:
Is the gmail app working fine with those gapps you mentioned?

Thanks

Download today nice and fast in Ontario/Canada
[TouchPad Development] jerryatherton:
Gmail works. The Chrome Browser also works.
[TouchPad Development] lifeisfun:
Thanks!

I'll give it a shot :)
[TouchPad Development] milaq:
gapps

the paranoid gapps have some problems with calendar sync (and also carry alot of bloat).

i've updated the gapps link in the op with a new package.

this package is a tad slimmer and put together from pa and Banks gapps.

if you flashed the paranoid android package you need to wipe /system and reapply a (nightly) cm update.zip and the new gapps package zip afterwards.

cheers
[TouchPad Development] lifeisfun:
Strange, still get black box instead of text when i open message in gmail :(
[TouchPad Development] jerryatherton:
Open Gmail in Chrome Browser, it will open, then afterwards I tried it by just opening it in the App and it worked also.
[TouchPad Development] lifeisfun:
Doing clean install right now....

UPDATE:

still no go, black boxes in the gmail app but working in chrome browser.

Tried full bloated gapps and the new slim version uploaded by milaq, no difference :(
[TouchPad Development] jsgraphicart:
The black boxes are not related to gapps, so no matter which ones you use, you will still have them. Its the same problem we had over in the Galaxy Nexus forum. Its recently been fixed though.

[MENTION=1594835]milaq[/MENTION] This is apparently what fixed it for the Galaxy Nexus:

http://review.cyanogenmod.org/#/c/54291/

I posted that in the other 4.4 ROM for the TouchPad as well. I dont know if it can help but if there is a chance, there it is.
[TouchPad Development] lifeisfun:
Strange, since jerryatherton indicated that he doesn't have this problem

He must be using the email client not gmail app.

makes sense tho :o
[TouchPad Development] jsgraphicart:
I think it depends on the email. If its a plain text email, it should show fine. If its an email that has a lot of images and stuff (usually emails from Amazon, Ebay, etc.) you will get black boxes.
[TouchPad Development] lifeisfun:
Not in my case, one line shows as small black box, long emails as bigger one.

I can se the text in preview in any case.
[TouchPad Development] jsgraphicart:
Hmm. Well I'm just going off what the issue was for the Galaxy Nexus and what I noticed. I'm not even 100% sure if its the same issue as the Galaxy Nexus but I'm hoping so. That way its at least fixable without a new kernel. The Galaxy Nexus doesnt have an updated kernel and its fixed.
[TouchPad Development] lifeisfun:
This is the only proplem holding me away from using this as daily driver.

Thanks for all the work milaq !
[TouchPad Development] drt054:
Disregard
[TouchPad Development] Atlasstorm:
Wait, someone is working on kernel 3.4?
[TouchPad Development] allstar319:
Go ahead, I'd probably format /system to be on the safe side.

Who knows what kernel will end up being the official one. It might be better to have a newer one for future builds of Android, though the 3.0 kernel is a little more stable on our devices (since we share a common base with one of Samsungs devices according to Milaq) at least from my experience.
[TouchPad Development] woodytrain:
-

Good info to know. Thanks!
[TouchPad Development] YoshiFtJ:
I'm having issues with NetFlix on this, it gets until the loading screen for the movie but never starts playing. Is this a known issue?
[TouchPad Development] woodytrain:
Indeed netflix is a current known issue. Search this thread on "netflix" and you would know.

This post might assist:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=49316686
[TouchPad Development] sindizzy:
First thanks to milaq and all the developers for bringing us this great ROM. I am still surprised that my seemingly old tablet can do more than other tablets out in the wild. Still love it although I'm looking to get a device with a faster processor (but will probably put CM on it).

Anyway, curious as to what implementation of ActiveSync is included in the CM KitKat ROM. I am asking this because for the longest time I am not able to sync/view multiple calendars from the same Exchange account. As far as I can tell from research there are several implementations of ActiveSync within the Android ecosystem. Some have this functionality and others do not. i don't know all the details but have read reports that the Motorola devices can do this. My S3 and my TP CM10.1 definitely cannot.
[TouchPad Development] harminoff:
Just got to say coming over from 10.2 this is rock solid. With 10.2 chrome and various games would freeze but after two days with this I haven't had it freeze once. Thanks maliq for the great work!
[TouchPad Development] sunny5055:
Has anyone able to mount the external_sd ? It doesnt work. I installed cwm_selinux_6.0.5.4_datamedia on top of this rom. But i get cant mount /external_sd

Do I need to change anything ? Any one know please help
[TouchPad Development] ennu:
did the flash, (without format /system, just followed airtower) and all went ok, the only thing that is a bit strange is at boot into CM, screen shows an "android face" for a couple a seconds that has distorted head, anyone else?
[TouchPad Development] pjdick:
Yes. I have read that it is broken for KitKat in general. Not sure if that is true or not...

Anyway, here is a link to some customized Netflix Apps that will work:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2305091

I installed one of the 2.41 versions and I get an error message saying it is no longer supported. I then downloaded version 3 (there is a link on that page) and it works fine for me...

---------- Post added at 02:14 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:13 PM ----------

Same thing here. I am not sure why that happens, but I am not showing any other adverse effects at this point....
[TouchPad Development] woodytrain:
Distorted head?

Do you mean, immediately after choosing CM in moboot, the quick flash of a "scaled down" android head, then black screen for a few seconds, then the normal CM boot-up animation displays?

Or during the normal CM bootup animation, the android eyes are wide open for a few moments, then close 1/4 (to about 3/4's open) and slanted a bit deviously for the remainder of the animation?

Wondering what others are observing for boot time. With the 01-12-14 nightly, after choosing CM in moboot, it takes one minute and a few seconds for the launcher lock screen to display (using Nova Launcher if that makes any diff).

What are others seeing for boot times with current/recent builds?
[TouchPad Development] YoshiFtJ:
I am having an issue installing this on a different TouchPad.

I have the latest CMW recovery (on the first post) and I cannot find any zips to install. It only accesses a partition I cannot access from CM9 nor WebOS.

What do I need to do?

I should mention that I already resized all of the partitions to the correct sizes with Tailor.

Figured it out, just used AcmeInstaller again.
[TouchPad Development] woodytrain:
After installing the 01-12-14 nightly, I went back into WebOS to attempt to further reduce the /media (USB) partition. Previously, using Tailor, I was only able to reduce it to 1.6GB. But this time using Tailor I was able to get it down to 500MiB

(first went down to 1000Mib, then second attempt to 500MiB. Then third attempt in Tailor to get it down to 400MiB appeared to work. But then when Tailor showed it completed resizing the partition, Tailor showed it remained at 500MiB).

Then successfully added all the available free space to the /data partition. The extra space is nice to have. Now i can drive 55, once again ;)

Thanks to zoser42 for his tips.
[TouchPad Development] allstar319:
42 seconds once I hit CM on moboot. Using stock launcher. Same nightly you're on.
[TouchPad Development] sibeans:
I tried ART out and it unfortunately doesn't work just yet, and hopefully in the future it will.

At first I was a little lazy/reluctant to use tailor to adjust partition sizes but after doing so (which didn't take too long) I'm thoroughly enjoying KitKat on the TouchPad!

A many many thanks to everyone working on these builds! Keep it up!
[TouchPad Development] jerryatherton:
That is how figured it out too. Then when you run CWM you will see your downloads.
[TouchPad Development] crhylove:
Anybody get stock browser working yet (with account sync)?
[TouchPad Development] FaberfoX:
Well, I must say this is an amazing ROM. I've been messing up with this for a few hours, made the mistake of not wiping data and installing on top of the latest schizoid and to my surprise, it worked :P

I had issues at first with the gapps I used, finally settled on the latest pa_gapps_modular_mini, it's a tight fit on the 512mb system partition but works great and there's still about 10mb left.

Once the system settled I went ahead and switched to ART and to my surprise, IT WORKS! First boot took a long time (about 30 minutes) to optimize the 178 apps I have installed but since then it's been amazingly smooth with 0 force closes.

If you need to access the files on the now not automounted old sdcard, running this on a root shell will work to move files using a root filemanager (I use ghost commander)

mount /dev/mapper/store-media /data/media/legacy
[TouchPad Development] valery.m:
Yes, stock browser is working fine.
[TouchPad Development] ericdabbs:
How is the kernel 3.0 nightly builds so far. I haven't upgraded my 4.4 build since early December and am looking to see how the kernel 3.0 helps with fixing some of the bugs that I have seen thus far with the black boxes.

Can someone give a brief summary of the good and bad about the kernel 3.0 builds thus far?
[TouchPad Development] Free4ever2:
How did you get ART to work with Google Apps? Get multiple force close of Google processes with ART. ART seems to work fine without Google Apps though.
[TouchPad Development] potatohead:
no joy for me using the command above on a root shell.

upon pressing enter, i will get this msg - Usage: mount [-r] [-w] [-o options] [-t type] device directory

using root file manager, i realize there is no 'store-media' inside mapper dir, instead I have a '20:42 store-media' file that is 0B in size

any idea what went wrong and how i can rectify to mount the 'sd-card'?

am on milaq's 0113 build btw.

many thanks.
[TouchPad Development] woodytrain:
Regards attempt to access /external_sd within a recovery some recent posts have suggested invisiblek's recovery can access /external_sd

However that is not my experience...

From invisiblek.org/tenderloin/ I downloaded cwm_selinux_6.0.5.4_datamedia.zip

Using Milaq's CWM 6.0.4.6 installed (and Milaq's CM11 01-12-14 ROM build) I installed invisiblek's recovery, rebooted into CM11, and then rebooted into the newly installed recovery.

First off, the title and footer in the newly installed recovery home screen shows CWM 6.0.4.5, NOT 6.0.5.4, as is in the downloaded filename.

Then in the "install zip" menu when I select "choose zip from /external_sd" I observe:

E: can't mount /external_sd

So not sure what to make of any of this.

I do see another recovery on invisiblek's site: openrecovery-twrp-2.6.3.0-tenderloin.zip

Anyone have experience with that recovery version, ability to access /external_sd or "compatibility" with Milaq's newer CM11 ROM builds?

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Don't mean to continue off topic...Just a FYI follow-up, that Flintman has generated a new recovery (TWRP v2.6.3.0 DM-SE) which provides access to /external_sd

I just installed and once again I have a recovery with access to /external_sd.

Keep in mind that installing this TWRP version removes (or overrides) CMW from /boot

Shortly will be testing the backup and restore functionality.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2601360
[TouchPad Development] FaberfoX:
I'm not sure ;), as I said, I initially made the mistake of not wiping anything and installed on top of the last schizoid 4.2.2, that got me a lot of force closes. I remembered reading on G+ that pa_gapps were the only ones working with ART on maguro, so at first I got the full one (278MB) but installing those filled the system partition, so I wiped system and reinstalled this rom with pa_gapps-modular-mini-4.4.2-20140111-signed (124MB) and haven't had any issues after enabling ART. I deleted apollo and videoeditor from /system/app before installing them just to make sure I would have enough space, but seeing I have now 10MB free that shouldn't be needed. The gapps I used are here: http://goo.im/devs/paranoidandroid/roms/gapps-mini/

Are you typing it exactly as quoted? store-media is not a dir, it's a device file so the 0B size is correct, you can't access it as a regular file, you need to mount it. Maybe me having /data/media/legacy is a consequence of not having done a full wipe, in that case, try mkdir /data/media/legacy before doing the mount.
[TouchPad Development] rg2:
Google Now was working on 1.13 but seems broken again on 1.14...does anyone know what could be causing this? 1.13 was the first I'd seen it working in quite some time.

By GN I mean the cards and not search; search has always worked okay, although I can't search my tablet.
[TouchPad Development] potatohead:
yes, i typed it as exactly quoted

problem is, there is no file named store-media in my mapper dir, instead i have a file named 20:42 store-media (in fact, all the files inside my mapper dir starts with 20:42).

even if i replace store-media with 20:42 store media in the mount command, nothing is mounted, and terminal will just displace a line that seemingly teaches me how to use the mount command

i have root access on the command shell and /data/media/legacy dir already exists (empty though)
[TouchPad Development] daedric:
mount comand in android requires explicit fs type

mount -t vfat /dev/mapper/store-media /data/media/legacy
[TouchPad Development] potatohead:
thanks, still no joy though :(

with -t vfat, terminal accepts the command without error or help line, however, the sd-card is still not mounted, /data/media/legacy is still an empty folder
[TouchPad Development] captainmorris:
Try going into Settings/Apps/Google Search, and then click on uninstall updates, if available, then clear cache for that app, then press the home key. This worked for me. Hope it helps!
[TouchPad Development] woodytrain:
Just tested flashing Milaq's CWM version if needing to go back his recovery or CWM for some reason.

When flashing Milaq's CWM using Flintman's TWRP, TWRP displayed "successful" at the bottom of the screen but then froze. Reboot System, Home and other on screen buttons in TWRP were unresponsive. And pressing the TouchPad power button did nothing. But pressing the power and home buttons at same time rebooted the system in the newly flashed Milaq's CWM version (but of course no access to /external_sd). And I was able to reboot into CM11 (3.0.101 kernel) fine.

Just a FYI if you observe similar issue and want to change recoveries (due to directory size limitations, the newer TWRP and CWM cannot co-exist in /boot at the same time).

Anyway I have my media directory down to a small size and access to /external_sd in a recovery when needed, which is what I was shooting for.

So next on my CM11 (3.x kernel) wishlist is bluetooth and camera enabled :p
[TouchPad Development] crhylove:
How do you get bookmarks synced?
[TouchPad Development] jerryatherton:
So did flintmans TWRP with SELinux work or not? I have it on my Evervolv machine and it works there, and have been thinking about trying it on this ROM.
[TouchPad Development] graffix31:
+1 to this question. would be nice to use the touchscreen instead of the hard keys when flashing on this beast.
[TouchPad Development] airtower:
Works great (although I haven't flashed a ROM with it yet). It works the same as the old selinux TWRP except that you don't have to mount /data every time. Touch sensitivity seems lower than the old TWRP but oh well.
[TouchPad Development] nevertells2:
Just an FYI, if you use ACMEInstaller5, that sets the /system to 600mb.
[TouchPad Development] cllo:
I am trying to restore my nandroid back up from CWM 6.0.4.6. I have a few slightly older nandroid backup and they all fail.

The massage would be "Error while restoring /data!"

Is this a know problem with 6.0.4.6 recovery. I tried to flash the other two recovery on Milaq but both wont flash.
[TouchPad Development] as107375:
My experience

Decided to try this new ROM out after all of the positive comments in this thread. I decided to use Flintmans new TWRP that supports SELINUX and datamedia. After taking the requisite nandroid backup, I downloaded the the latest ROM and the appropriate GAPPS, after installing the aforementioned version of TWRP. I then simply used TWRP to clear the caches and flash the new ROM and GAPPS over my current Milaq 10.2. I did have a minor issue that was reported as an invalid length in the new uimage. I needed to clear some room in the /boot directory to correct that. After that smooth sailing. A couple of apps failed to start, but a reinstallation corrected those. Other than the issues already reported I am seeing a very smooth and stable device. Thanks to all the developers that put in so much effort to make this available to the HP touchpad community?
[TouchPad Development] woodytrain:
A link to Dorregaray post(s) discussing the difficulties in getting camera to work on 3.x kernels

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2591848

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2611497
[TouchPad Development] nstirton:
Agreed, lots of activity and people seem to be getting mixed results using different recoveries, kernels, etc. Would be good to know the state of play. I flashed KK before but went back to 4.3 due to black boxes etc. Thanks to anyone who can take a moment and help
[TouchPad Development] woodytrain:
"Would be good to know the state of play." ?

Do you have a specific question? I observe many posts regarding Milaq's CM11 3.x kernel based ROM functionality in this thread, including fixes for the "black box" issue, but no camera or bluetooth yet, ART not ready, inability to directly access /external_sd...but you know all this already because you have read the thread. No?

Why not flash a recent CM11 yourself and test yourself and then report your findings.

Besides CM upstream changes, nothing has changed in Milaq's CM11 ROM nightlies since 1-10-14. So I'm holding off flashing any new nightliy builds until the next round of device/kernel updates.

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My main goal for testing TWRP was to determine if I could access the filesystem in /external_sd within a recovery environment.

I flashed the CWM recovery with TWRP but yet to test flashing Milaq's CM11 ROM or performing a nandoid backup or restore.

Will do when the next significant device/kernel update to Milaq's CM11 ROM nightly occurs.

Wondering what the current blockers might be in getting bluetooth to work on kernel 3.x ? Hopefully enabling bluetooth won't be as difficult as enabling the camera. Otherwise lovin' CM11 on my TP. Thanks devs.
[TouchPad Development] Revilo62:
Mounting Storage

So I see there is a problem mounting the storage on this ROM. I've skimmed the thread and couldn't find a fix.

Right now When I'm in Android I plug it into my computer and MTP has been toggled and mixed with USB debugging toggling and it never shows up in Windows File Explorer.

Is there anyway to transfer files onto this or do I just need to re download/send things over wifi for any files I want on the device?

Edit: Also Netflix just clocks when I try to load a video, and idea?
[TouchPad Development] valery.m:
You mean - sync with stock browser on other android device? Sorry, I haven't tried to sync bookmarks, because touchpad is my only device with CM ROM on board and separate google account. It is used by my daughter mostly for playing games and watching youtube.