yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[TouchPad General] Steelskinz:
Tried to reinstall 7.1.2 because i had some local librairies error with oreo but as i couldn't find old nightly i decided to give that rom another try (tried it a long time ago and had prob).

I didn't install opengapps and it is working great too on my side. It is snap and responsive and i could use drm apps.. Thanks ! :)
[TouchPad General] Weza18:
how did you install f-droid on your hp touchpad ??
[TouchPad General] anton-:
With the browser go to https://f-droid.org/en/ and download the apk file of Fdroid. Then open it and you will have to allow external app sources permissions. Then you will be able to install it.
[TouchPad General] Steelskinz:
Any news about Invisiblek ? :)
[TouchPad General] SensSensSens:
Is it possible to use this LOS without gapps and install microG? I would like to watch tv shows on the CBC app (installed from Yalp) but the video never loads. I'm guessing it might be because it's trying to verify I am in Canada (which I am). I'm hoping it can somehow verify my location so I'm not sure if microG is necessary or the only way to do this. Not sure if this ROM supports signature spoofing. Any solution would be welcome. I had previously used Evervolv+pico gapps but it was quite slow. Would prefer to go without gapps if possible. Thank you.
[TouchPad General] Geomatic:
You should try to flash widevine:

https://xdaforums.com/hp-touchpad/development/release-widevine-rom-update-android-7-t3582683

Helped me either on this ROM watching TV with the MagineTV app.

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[TouchPad General] SensSensSens:
Thanks for this. I had tried to see if disabling DNS66 would help and it worked but very inconsistently. With Widevine, it seems to work more consistently even with DNS66 on. Much appreciated.
[TouchPad General] captmidnightz:
guys comment on this issue thanks for info.. for the newbies. in working in the pool of knowledge, trying to find ( You need to flash the proper version of gapps after you flash the rom.) is a needle in a haystack. the search engine here is marginal at best...

could you provide the correct recommended info/ link ;) from your input...

Thanks in advance.....
[TouchPad General] shumash:
Asked and answered. Read the OP. Carefully ....
[TouchPad General] blowfish888:
I followed the video instructions by first using TP Toolbox to wipe and then expand the system partition and then installing the old KitKat ROM. Then installing the 7.1 ROM on top of that. Those instructions worked.

Issues that I had:

- Home and recent buttons in navigation bar didn't work

- Trebuchet kept stopping (fixed by opening settings - app - and clearing data for this app)

How to fix both errors:

- Go back into TWRP and do a full wipe (go to advanced wipe and check all the boxes to clear out everything).

- Then re-copy the ROM and GAPPS zips from your PC, the Touchpad will be mounted when in TWRP.

- Then do the install of the 7.1 ROM again.

- Everything will then work (home and recent buttons now work and so does Trebuchet)

The link for getting the latest builds is now offline. Is there another place to get these? For now I'm stuck on the initial version in the OP. Thanks for all that have helped.
[TouchPad General] shumash:
Nope. It means that invisiblek is no longer supporting or building for the HPTP.
[TouchPad General] blowfish888:
I found this link by searching google - https://updater2.invisiblek.org/tenderloin. The latest version here is 2017-12-28. Anybody know if this version is the best version? Or should I just stick with the version in the OP which is 2017-01-12? If anyone knows what's been fixed since 1/12 version that would be helpful too to me and anyone that reads this in the future.
[TouchPad General] mcarosh:
For me it is the best Nougat (2017-12-28)

Root is working

Bluetooth is functional (although I have to pair my headset each time i use, but maybe it is because of my very old MW600-headset)

Watching videos only works if completely downloaded to device. Means no streaming. Best are mp4-files. mkv is too laggy.

Have no experiences with YouTube or similar platforms. I do not use them :eek:

And I use SwiftKey keyboard

In conclusion, for my needs it is the best Nougat Rom

Would be very sad if invisiblek stopped his work for HPTP :crying:

He was the best of all for all roms, that is my opinion!

Hope I could helped a little bit
[TouchPad General] Petitsurfeur:
Hi

I also installed the 2017-12-28 release with Swiftkey keyboard. Everything is fine.

But how did you root it ? which SuperSU did you use ?

Thanks
[TouchPad General] anton-:
I used the official su addon of Lineage os web: https://download.lineageos.org/extras
[TouchPad General] Petitsurfeur:
Hi

Thanks for your reply. I installed the addonsu-14.1-arm-signed.zip via TWRP but Root Checker says "Sorry ! Root access is not properly installed on this device". Any idea ?
[TouchPad General] geddy3:
Under Developer options make sure you have Root Access set to Apps and ADB.
[TouchPad General] wolverine5pl:
battery life is just terrible. and cpu usage is always above 40% in IDLE.
[TouchPad General] Petitsurfeur:
It works Thanks :good:
[TouchPad General] catzilla:
Could anyone upload the latest version, 2017-12-28, somewhere please?

Invisiblek's site no longer has these.
[TouchPad General] nattaylor:
invisiblek.org is still online

It's there, but the URL changed - remove the 2 from updater (I'm too new to post links)

I installed yesterday and it's been solid.
[TouchPad General] catzilla:
Thanks.

Pasting link here for future people: https://updater.invisiblek.org/tenderloin
[TouchPad General] jshafer817:
Update to this rom?

So I figured out how to compile this, and put in the many patches required (mainly from evervolv) to get it booting\working, and then got the Snap camera app to work :), added super user and busybox. Added backports wireless from the 4.2 kernel (busybox is needed for insmod). AOSP keyboard works after installing open google apps, I added QCOM_BSP and tweaked build.prop.. stuff.. And added egl vendor blobs from the HTC Zara....

I think the wifi is noticeably faster, but not by a ton. Bluetooth might be better since it is a backport-wireless... but.. maybe not.

Feel free to try, work in progress. I am porting sailfish and decided to give nougat a go instead of kitkat, and when porting sailfish you have to know everything about compiling a rom. I even bugged invisiblek who was moving to a new house. :)

I would install the rom and then tell twrp to install gapps, then boot into the rom.

Bug #1: To take a picture with Snap, I believe you have to rotate the device at least one time since booting or in logcat it throws an invalid rotation id when you take a picture...

Big#2: When setting up Google Apps, at some point it will crash and take you back to asking you about the wifi.. just proceed and then it is fine.... ???

Rom:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1g5DDi022p-53K28UkaYeB-sJ9gslgnnE

Current google apps:

https://github.com/opengapps/arm/releases/download/20180826/open_gapps-arm-7.1-pico-20180826.zip

Thanks to evervolv\dirtyunicorns and invisiblek.. and flintman.. and jcsullins.... etc.
[TouchPad General] RolandDeschain79:
New build testing results

Nice work and thanks for the updated build. I dirty flashed this over invisibleks last build and installed root with this zip here. For the most part everything looks good except the hardware video support which doesn't seem to be implemented properly. It failed to get a result in the Antutut benchmark and when I tried clash of clans it crashed out and was unplayable.

View attachment 4582083

1)The camera worked I took a pic

2)To get around the crashing install the older build in the OP login then flash to the latest build. Play Store will work fine after, I haven't found any other way around it.
[TouchPad General] jshafer817:
So... I was able to install Clash of Clans and it just worked. But I am doing doing a clean install of the rom? I tried Antutut and got the same gpu failure as you, so I did a fresh install of kitkat, which was also able to play Clash of Clans, and also failed a gpu check...

?

Edit: I noticed a lot of benchmark apps don't like the ancient adreno 220...
[TouchPad General] RolandDeschain79:
I did a dirty flash can I clean install this rom and not have the setup crash at start? That was unclear, I'll try that out.

Just double checked and you're right antutu no longer supports the video test on the old adreno 220, it used to work time to find a new test:cowboy:
[TouchPad General] jshafer817:
I would hold up a second.. Going to compile it again, but this time I think I can get the wifi faster.. I took the kernel and stuck it on cm11\kitkat.. and I think I know why it isn't as fast as the kitkat rom.. But feel free to install it anyways.. I got 35mb down on kitkat with the 3.4 kernel.. It's all one line that does it.. I think. Oh and sleeping breaks the wifi, that is now fixed.. so hold up.
[TouchPad General] RolandDeschain79:
Nice thanks I'll wait for the new build and test that out:highfive:
[TouchPad General] jshafer817:
Okay give this a whirl.. although you may have to wipe data and cache to get that game to play.. It played for me..

Wifi is still at 20MB/s and I am still not sure why except something to do with nougat or something.. Odd.. But it is reliable.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1sc9Y2Yp5yHAet9VxmZi7FjNdtfpV2jgT
[TouchPad General] Lister Of Smeg:
Hi Guys,

What's the best LineageOS to use these days?? I picked up my Touchpad again the other day, and reflashed an old LineageOS 7.1.2 rom... (Can't remember the exact build, without looking at my Tablet again.... but was dated sometime in 2017).

I've tried to flash the latest build Sept 2018 (above my post) and the build prior, I think August 2018... But neither of them booted for me, saying some kind of error (again the Tablet is not with me at the moment) along the lines of "not enough area / flash size to big" something like that??? I'm sure I resized my partitions a while ago, but I can re-check that again later.

What size partitions are people using these days anyway, and has anyone else had it fail to boot... or is it just me??

I saw there was a build of Oreo for the Tablet too, although I appreciate it's not final / everyday use yet. I heard when you flash an Oreo build, it resets your partitions back to a smaller size and wipes data on the internal SD (the part that set aside for downloads/photos... not the system area, as I appreciate that gets wiped anyway).

And lastly, I've reverted back to the old 14.1 LineageOS build, dating back to 2017... But Ive yet to find a build of GApps that don't crash on first boot... I've used my old build of GApps, I've downloaded the latest from the official website. And I've downloaded the Pico GApps found in this thread, a couple of posts back... All seem to crash for me?? Any idea's ?? / SOLVED

Thanks, Lister
[TouchPad General] StOrmCatz:
Nice update! I did a clean install of this rom (not dirty flash) and everything worked out of the box. No crashes with the launcher or keyboard. I was also able to configure a Playstore account with no white screen and had no issues installing software.

In case other people might be doing the same as me: I have been in search of the fastest rom that is newer than KitKat, and from my experiences so far the LineageOS 14.1 builds are the fastest of the bunch.
[TouchPad General] Lister Of Smeg:
Hi [MENTION=5601980]StOrmCatz[/MENTION], [MENTION=2735699]jshafer817[/MENTION],

I too can vouch that LineageOS 14.1 roms are the fastest yet for our HP Touchpads. Was mega impressed how smooth it was, over the old KitKat roms, which were the best at the time. Its a wonderful and refreshing experience to user LineageOS 14.1 / Android 7 on our Touchpads...

However, I can only get it to work with the older 2017 build of rom... Everytime I try and flash 14.1 from 2018, I always get the same error message as attached. I've tried clean and dirty flashing, same error each time.

I'm sure I've resized my partitions when I first set the Touchpad up to run Android roms, but I may need to double check that. What partition sizes are you guys using on the Touchpads??

I'm not sure if the uImage.LineageOS file gets replaced when flashing a new rom? It seems fine on older builds, just not on the newer builds?

Do I have to resize my System partition? Can I even resize the /boot volume?? Do I need an alternative uImage.LineageOS file?

Many thanks, Lister
[TouchPad General] StOrmCatz:
Mine is setup as following:

cm-cache: 400 (allocated 200 from cm-data)

cm-system: 1824 (allocated 1024 from cm-data)

What you might be running into could be a different problem. What I noticed is that every time I switched to a different ROM (eg. Milaq's KitKat to LineageOS 14.1) I'd get a similar/same error at first boot. I found that flashing the desired rom again, both ROM and GAPPs consistently fixed the issue

My steps would be as follows starting from Milaq's KitKat

1. Boot to TWRP

2. Advance wipe cache/dalvik, system, data

3. Flash LineageOS 14.1 rom + Gapps

4. Attempt boot, failure with similiar/same error

5. Boot to TWRP again

6. Flash LineageOS 14.1 rom + Gapps again
[TouchPad General] Geomatic:
Great work! Installation runs without any issues. I've found two problems:

1. Bluetooth pairings are not persistent, i.e. after every reboot BT device has to be deleted and new pairing is necessary

2. Background image is set back to default in case of high system load

In general this ROM is fast and stable.

If it doesn't boot, check boot partition with TWRP file manager (mount boot partition first). I was coming from DU Oreo and had to delete the respective PGA file as well as the DU boitfile itself manually.

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[TouchPad General] s2003r:
Hi team, do i need skz with this rom or its pre-built fixes ?

thanks
[TouchPad General] samgu:
The ROM is awesome, thank you so much!
[TouchPad General] samgu:
Does Shumash's kernel work with this ROM? Battery life is the only bad thing I found out until now.
[TouchPad General] shumash:
Probably not, but you can try. You'll have to boot the Android uImage, not the Lineage one, from moboot after flashing the SKZ kernel.
[TouchPad General] samgu:
Should I try with which version? The latest DU compatible kernel, or the latest Nougat compatible version.
[TouchPad General] shumash:
By Nougat, do you mean Evervolv? If you use the EV one, you'll need to boot the Evervolv uImage in moboot.
[TouchPad General] samgu:
I tried the EV one and it gives me a boot error when I select Evervolv uImage in moboot. :(
[TouchPad General] shumash:
Then try the other one ... You'll probably have to delete the uImage.Evervolv file. I doubt it'll work.
[TouchPad General] samgu:
It doesn't work. Same error.
[TouchPad General] StOrmCatz:
I've been using this version of the Rom for a couple of weeks now. I just want to report my findings:

- Rock stable and no crashes

- Fast! Relative to all other post-kitkat roms

- Launcher and keyboard issues fixed

Bugs

- Occasionally the touch screen suddenly stops working while I'm using it. This happens on two different touchpads, so I don't think it's a device issue. This may be an existing issue with the rom, but it's easily fixed by turning the screen off then back on

Summary: I use this as my daily driver. One bug for me that'll be great if it can be fixed, but it's not at all rom crippling
[TouchPad General] darcman5634:
Storage useage

Hi there...

So I've installed the latest build on a 16GB Touchpad... installed the recommended gapps. and storage says 13.22 GB of 14.83 used. I wiped the device completely so no WebOS. And no apps installed. Is this normal??? It says System is taking 12.82 GB. This doesn't seem useable. Any advice?
[TouchPad General] HP_TOUCHPAD:
Use the TPToolbox-2015-01-08-v42 to wipe everything.

Do this to have maximum space.

The basic files you need in the /boot partition

Directories

bin

etc

lib

lost+found

usr

The basic files need it:

android.default.recovery

moboot.default

uImage

uImage.moboot

uImage.TWRP

( It just the basic to boot into TWRP and install anything. )

On PC extract TPToolbox-2015-01-08-v42.bin ( is 11.2MB ) from the zip file. Rename it to uImage.ToolBox connect TP to PC and copy it to External card then mount Boot and copy it there, reboot and select the ToolBox and you can run all the scripts. Wipe all partitions and recreate Androids partitions again. Make sure you create the proper size for each to accommodate the latest system size requirements.
[TouchPad General] darcman5634:
Thanks for the reply.

I followed the instructions for this ROM to the t. I used TPtoolbox to wipe everything. I set up the partitions according to the recommended settings. I've done it twice. Each time it still leaves me with almost no useable space. How much space should be left after a clean wipe and install on a 16GB Touchpad?

I'm thinking I should try the EVO one and see if it makes any difference.

Darcy
[TouchPad General] HP_TOUCHPAD:
The latest Dirty Unicorn built On a 16 gbyte with open Google open apps, full stock 774 MB. Installed , plus

firefox, Opera, Opera mini , Terminal Emulator and You Tube Music. ((Full loaded.))

5.80 GB

Total used of 16. GB

I am using a 1.07 GB size as Virtual USB drive partition.

System 4.2 GB

Other Apps 1.2 GB

Movies & TV apps .33 GB

36 % Used from 16GB

The basic DU ROM

3.70 GB about 23% install with Antutu Benchmark and Terminal Installed.

That should be around the size it will take with 7 to 8.1 ( The basic ROM )

Install DU and see what happens.
[TouchPad General] darcman5634:
I might try Dirty Unicorn again.... going with Evervolv 7.1 for now and seeing how it does. It's too bad because Invisiblek with the fixes seemed quite smooth. But the file system issue for me is an obvious dealbreaker. I'm hoping it's not a problem with the TP.... I just flashed it and waiting for it to finish booting.

Thanks for your advice and responses!

---------- Post added at 11:10 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:49 PM ----------

Ok... So I'm just wondering if you don't use 10GB for the virtual usb, how do you split up the memory exactly when you wipe the partitions. Because based on what the guides said for cm.data, cm.system, and cm.cache, I put the internal storage to 2048MB and 400MB for Cache and 2048MB for system... and the rest is put into what I guess is the Micro SDCard/Virtual USB partition. Which is what didn't work with the Invisiblek Rom. It kept on saying it was corrupted. How do you layout your partitions exactly? Should the internal storage get more? Is that where all the apps get installed?

With the evervolv ROM I have 9602MB of storage available.... I think I'm going to flash the full gapps package as well. I'll have to play and see what I think.

Thanks again!
[TouchPad General] HP_TOUCHPAD:
Internal Storage is the most important and where you need to allocate more space, that is where your data will be store.

200 Cache

2048 System, if you need to install full gapps. ( but is important as well )

SDCard/Virtual USB partition is not even necessary for Android at all, is only a convenience to have. Any size will do, but just enough to safe the ROM to flash. You can wipe all fresh and keep the ROM on USB partition and installed it again from there. Think of it as your CD ROM drive with the OS files to use if need it, back in the days!

Then your issue was with the over size USB partition, not the Invisiblek ROM, also you can control the speed and how responsive the Android behaves by adjusting the CPU speeds, Governor and other tweaks. You have full control over everything!
[TouchPad General] darcman5634:
I'm re-flashing the Invisiblek ROM per your advice for sizes... I'll let you know how it goes. Thanks again!
[TouchPad General] chris5s:
32GB TP, reset to

Cache 400MB

System 2GB

Media 1GB

Data - The Rest

(All partitions resized thru TPTB)

Loaded temp uImage TWRP as per doublestuff's thread and installed -

FLINTMAN-TWRP-touch-data_media-SELINUX-f2fs-3.1.0-0-5-09-17

lineage-14.1-20171228_220515-UNOFFICIAL-tenderloin

open_gapps-arm-7.1-nano-20181007

Also rooted - as per OP link.

Got to say I'm scratching my head when I hear reports of this ROM being fast and useable. For me on the above setup it's laggy as hell - laggy as in 5 secs average, sometimes longer, to respond to touches, just doing basic operations in, i.e. settings menu, or browsing. Opening apps is slow, the whole system feels unresponsive.

Also tried the alternative build lineage-14.1-20180906-UNOFFICIAL-tenderloin, but to be honest this was even worse.

Had hoped to kickstart some old 'pads with new(er) software but beginning to think times have moved on too much for them to even keep pace a little bit....

Any recommendations, I mean for better, more recent (than CM9) builds? (didn't find DU Oreo any good, at all) Or good tweaks to get these builds running smoothly?

Thanks. Peace...
[TouchPad General] HP_TOUCHPAD:
The latest built of Dirty Unicorns works well you can read my review here:

https://xdaforums.com/hp-touchpad/general/stock-google-apps-du-v12-5-1-09-20-2018-t3850461

For a tablet that is 8 years old and be able to have stock google apps as described above is a challenge.

Is not going to perform as an up to date device, but it does the job. The internet is only 2D and streaming video right now. When the full internet becomes a 3D environment, using a virtual or immerse environment then we do not need the Touchpad, it will be useless then and for that to happen it will take long time!

There is no ROM that will be build perfect for every user, is an open device. The user has full control to optimize it and get the best performance out of it. But it require time and willingness to learn, is not for everyone.
[TouchPad General] darcman5634:
I've tried both the invisiblek and evervolv roms and the USB media is always corrupted. Even reformatting within Android doesn't fix the issue. Is this a problem with the Touchpad or the Rom?? Do I even need that space? If I don't leave any space for the virtual usb drive does that mean I can't copy files to the tablet?

Thanks in advance!
[TouchPad General] HP_TOUCHPAD:
You do not need the USB partition to use or install any ROM. You can always use your SDCARD partition.

When you connect to PC it shows there. Did you formatted the USB partition as vfat in toolbox?

What message are you getting and where it letting you know that the partition is corrupted?

Is a single 16 gigabytes solid media drive, just divided into different partitions.

All ROM should work with no issues, but some do not detect or use the USB partition properly. That does not mean is corrupted but is not setup properly in the ROM itself.

To test your USB partition, boot into TWRP and connect to PC you will see two partitions.
[TouchPad General] nevertells2:
Guys,

How much longer do you think any Android developer is going to keep working on builds for a tablet that is going on 8 years old? Much as we all appreciate the work all the developers have done, at some point we all have to realize it's time to move on and stop expecting these guys to expend their time and energy on this tired old tablet. Put a solid working build on it and enjoy using it until it gives up. Then give it a proper burial (properly recycle your electronic waste) and move on. If you still need your Android tablet fix try this:

https://www.techradar.com/news/mobile-computing/tablets/15-best-android-tablets-in-the-world-1118205

or this:

https://www.lifewire.com/best-android-tablets-4047805

Good luck, NT
[TouchPad General] HP_TOUCHPAD:
Some people like to buy a house, fix it their way, paint it any color they want, plant as many trees as possible and finally call it "HOME".

Some people like to rent, move around when another opportunity comes their way. They just like the fresh smell of new paint and a clean place. Will accept rules and regulations in exchange of less responsibilities.
[TouchPad General] ranjib:
For me its hard to find a proper replacement. With the touchpad I have Bluetooth, wireless charging, 32GB RAM, a camera and a 10'' screen at a reasonable price. What modern pad does this have, too?