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[TouchPad General] deafasheck:
Videos don't help much, I'm deaf as heck.. and getting lost in the steps.. from what I recasll dirty flash is asop I did one as I had in the original install ie placed in twerp flashed from twerp. that worked as far as I know? I'm trying to find the super user link I seen earlier, once I get ROM and SU I'm gonna get the camera app. thanks..
[TouchPad General] dwalk51:
This guide is awesome. I'm following it now to try to update my TP to the latest Evervolv 7.1.2 Android Nougat. One quick note for anyone else that may run into this issue: I accidentally ran the wrong HpTp Universal Optimize Swap Settings (I ran the 8.2 instead of the 7.1.2) this caused the Gapps installation to fail. I then loaded the right file and tried to queue up the correct files, but it STILL was somehow referencing the 8.2 Universal Optimize Swap settings file and failing, so now I'm trying to start from scratch and wipe the Touchpad again.
[TouchPad General] yo_soy_dominicano:
HP Touchpad Driver Download.

I just turned on my Touchpad after 6 years of sitting in my drawer. I thought it was dead but before tossing it started to look online and found that I wasn't the only one that had this problem of not being able to get it on. After some finagling, I was able to get it on. Turning it off overnight brings back the same issue but I managed to get it on again, and I shut it off and experienced the same issue the following time. Needless to say it has been on since. I have a dual boot system with CM9 on it. I would like to upgrade and possibly wipe WebOs off but the PC I had back then is long gone so I don't know where to get the win10 drivers and searches on the net turn up a lot of stuff about actual touchpads(laptop mouse pad) and not what I need. Does anyone have a link of where I can get the latest ones?

Thank you in advance.
[TouchPad General] DoubleStuff:
Hello yo_soy, you will find that the HP TOUCHPAD is "unbrickable, unbreakable and unbelievable"

Below I will give you the links to the latest Novacom drivers 32 bit and 64 bit, and once you install them you could use the method in the original post of this thread to install Android, or you can use another method below that you do not need the Novacom drivers, its your choice.

All we ask is after your done installing Android and using it for a week or two, please report back how its working, or if you experience any issues. We have our top workers ready to help.

Novacom-win-32bit.zip

Novacom-win-64bit.zip

Install Android without Novacom drivers
[TouchPad General] yo_soy_dominicano:
Thank you, I will give the first method a try and update asap.
[TouchPad General] yo_soy_dominicano:
issues downloading ROM

I am unable to download the ROM. Anyone else having this issue? I have registered thinking that maybe that would help but to no avail. Does anyone have any suggestions?
[TouchPad General] HP_TOUCHPAD:
All ROMs are available to download with no problem at:

Click HERE to Download all ROMs.

If there is any broken link, lets us know and it will be fix.
[TouchPad General] yo_soy_dominicano:
inquiry about "Download and extract, and place both files in the same directory as y"

Was is it that you mean when saying "Download and extract, and place both files in the same directory as your working tptb_v42_win.bat on your PC."? Where can I get this file?
[TouchPad General] DoubleStuff:
If you don't want to use the tptb_v42_win.bat there is an 'alternate method' in the link below, otherwise

the OP is self explanatory and it means what it means, but I think what you missed is there is a small link to a video on how to install tptb_v42_win.bat its in red print in the OP and says this:

--- if you don't have TP Toolbox installed on your PC please watch the video in RolandDeschain79's link from 0:00 to 2:15

But like I said, there is an 'alternate method' in link below:

Alternate method
[TouchPad General] Twinfan:
Noob here. I have zero qualifications to be doing this but I've been able to follow the new alternative method and have run into a glitch when flashing these zip files:

du_tenderloin-v13.0-20190328-1316-RC.zip

All_Files_DU_v13_flintman_9_Pie.zip

open_gapps-arm-9.0-pico-20191003.zip

FLINTMAN-TWRP-3.2.1-0-03-15-2018.zip

The flashing process seems to complete and the TP eventually boots up into a very basic home screen. However, before the TP reboots there is this red text just before completing:

Invalid zip file format!

Error installing zip file '/sdcard/TWRP/All_Files_DU_v13_flintman_9_Pie.zip

I've assumed that embedded in this zip file is the code that performs the HpTp Universal Optimize Swap Settings (UOSS) as I've been unable to find any other file by this name. Hopefully, I've just missed something basic as the CyanogenMod 9 I have on another TP is far more functional than this newer Android ROM. Thanks in advance for any help.
[TouchPad General] DoubleStuff:
I think you should unzip the file 'All_Files_DU_v13_flintman_9_Pie.zip' on your computer and that should give you a list of various files you will need for the install, including the UOSS file ( now called HPTP_MAX_1782 ect....), and if you want it gives you the ROM reducer ( optional ).

Then do the install again with the files you get from here, mainly HPTP_MAX_1782....or whatever frequency you want in that folder from your extraction. I have not updated my instructions, because there has been so many changes the last few months....Go Twins they won in 1987 and 1991, could they stir up that same magic again!!!
[TouchPad General] HP_TOUCHPAD:
There is a README file in the Master Files directory, I will update the Guide to make it clear.

The listed *.zip files needs to be unzip before flashing in TWRP Recovery

All_Files (ROM Version and Developer )

Includes:

MAX_Kernel_Ramdisk_build_prop_Settings (Latest HpTp_MAX_Universal_Optimize_Swap)

Stock_Kernel_Changed_Ramdisk_build_prop_Settings (HpTp_Universal_Optimize_Swap)

Original_ROM_Settings (Use the Tablet with phone settings, no swap partition)

ROM_Reducer (Disabled ROM Apps to gain RAM)

Set_Default_Wallpaper_To_Black (Permanently replace the stock ROM wallpaper with a black background)
[TouchPad General] Twinfan:
Thank you for the quick replies! I followed your first suggestion by flashing HpTp_MAX_1782_CPU_Universal_Optimize_Swap_DU_v13_Flintman_Pie.zip. This got Dirty Unicorn booted up to the proper start screen where it locked up in a couple of different places (searching for updates and logging into wifi) but much further than I had gotten before. I will try flashing the additional files. One question, the readme says to pick MAX_Kernel_Ramdisk or Stock_Kernel_Changed_Ramdisk. Do I just flash one or both? Also, does the order matter after flashing the ROM, UOSS, and Gapps? Again, thanks for your help.
[TouchPad General] HP_TOUCHPAD:
Yes the order does matter, it must be flash in an specific sequence.

Read this guide for all the specifics:

https://xdaforums.com/hp-touchpad/general/hp-touchpad-optimize-android-swap-t3901773
[TouchPad General] Twinfan:
HPTouchpad, thanks again for your help. I loaded these files with success:

du_tenderloin-v13.0-20190328-1316-RC.zip

HpTp_MAX_1674_CPU_Universal_Optimize_Swap_DU_v13_Flintman_Pie.zip

ROM_Reducer_DU_v13_Flintman_Pie.zip

Black_default_Wallpaper_DU_v13_Flintman_Pie.zip

open_gapps-arm-9.0-pico-20191003.zip

FLINTMAN-TWRP-3.2.1-0-03-15-2018.zip

I did not flash Original_Settings_DU_v13_flintman_Pie..zip as I guessed by the name that it might conflict with one of the other files.

The TP boots nicely (takes a bit longer than CyanogenMod 9) and plays YouTube fine. Chrome crashed so I loaded FireFox and that seems to work well. Not sure what other fine tuning I can do, maybe battery management or test a higher processor speed?

Thanks again for all your help.
[TouchPad General] HP_TOUCHPAD:
Chrome Browser works, but I strongly suggest using this Web Browser:

Click here for Bromite Web Browser

Also Evervovl Pie 9 is also available and the Home Button works.

I will be posting new HpTp Settings that will greatly improve the performance, specially with streaming and playing videos.
[TouchPad General] Twinfan:
Try flashing a higher frequency HpTp_MAX, just flash the different frequency and reboot. If the Tablet freeze then flash a lower one.

I'm actually starting to have fun with this. Just to be clear, to try a different processor speed do I flash both the ROM and the corresponding HpTp_MAX with the alternative speeds?

This gets easier each time so I may try Evervolv, too.

Edit: I think I've confused myself with the ROM. Only the HpTp_MAX determines the processor speed.

Thank you.
[TouchPad General] HP_TOUCHPAD:
To try a new ROM, make sure to use TWRP Recovery and wipe all the partitions to start clean.

Have FUN there are many ROMs to play with and all works as fast The Universal Settings are applied to ALL.

New settings will be posted today !
[TouchPad General] Twinfan:
Thanks again for all your help. For now, I've settled on Evervolv v9. The apps seem to work just a bit better than with Dirty Unicorns. The only exception is Google Calendar which crashes continually. Thoughts on this? I'm running the 1674 processor speed as anything faster locks up the TP.

I'm amazed how functional this tablet has become again.
[TouchPad General] HP_TOUCHPAD:
Yes the Tablet is completely functional, thanks to all the developers for their amazing job in creating the ROMs.

My suggestion, try to find an specific use for the Tablet, music, playing videos or streaming any media. All works just don't overloaded with unnecessary Apps, it will consume extra RAM and more processing.

In my opinion this is the perfect time to use the Tablet, all services are on-line ( cloud base ) even a 16GB model does the job well. The screen size is perfect for videos and portable. At this moment the craze are the double display ( fold-able) smartphones that actually provides a similar screen size of the Tablet, costing thousands or pick up an old device!
[TouchPad General] Twinfan:
Success again after some fiddling in TWRP to understand how to copy/move the file! I've loaded this 32GB TP up just to see what it can do and I've been amazed. It works better than a free Android tablet I obtained through Sprint. Ultimately, one TP will remain a reader (primarily OverDrive for obtaining ebooks and Kindle for reading them) and the other will have YouTube and some games for the grandchild.
[TouchPad General] HP_TOUCHPAD:
The settings are optimized for video playback and YouTube plays well on all ROMs in HD 720.

All the listed ROM from the guide a total of ( 8 ) perform better for a specific purpose, but all have the same Universal Settings to perform at it's best.

Suggestion: Always keep the Tablet charging ( turn ON with Wifi ) when not in use. Activate the screen saver ( clock ) that way just by taking a quick look at the time, the user knows is working.
[TouchPad General] PlebMaster:
No matter what ROM I flash, it either freezes on the setup wizard or when I am turning it on. There are rare times when it works. I currently have flashed CyanogenMod 12.1. Am I doing anything wrong?
[TouchPad General] DoubleStuff:
Well the method in the OP of this thread has been working last time I checked, and also

this method: Method #2 has also been a proven method of success. So lets unpackage your statements:

No matter what ROM I flash? What ROMs have you flashed?

it either freezes on setup wizard or when I am turning it on? This maybe a symptom of overclocking your Touchpad too much, like OP says start with 1674 MHz.

Am I doing anything wrong? Probably you are, but how do we know because you did not even tell us the steps in your method or the files used to flash.
[TouchPad General] bldegle2:
updating android on touchpad

I have a very early CryogenMod android version on my touchpad. For the last couple of years it just sat because it would boot but then give me warnings making it useless. Today I decided to give it another go and got it to work by doing a factory reset, had to click ok, touch, ok, touch I don't know how many times, and finally it reset. and I got it running. Now that I can access the touchpad again can I update to the newest (and I assume the best) available current version without major hassle?

It looks as if I can, just checking to verify.

Thanks to anyone that can help. I just don't want to give up on the touchpad yet, it is still viable in a weird way...
[TouchPad General] DoubleStuff:
Don't assume the newest version is the best, its not, because new versions of Android dont have some of the bells and whistles like Bluetooth and such. You should try the newer versions to see if you like them, but I think the most stable version with all the fixins is JC Sullins KitKat 4.4.

So follow this method in the O.P. or try this Method #2 which is fine too.

Don't give up on the HP TOUCHPAD, although you have come very late in the game, and its on its last leg.

In fact I have not heard if any developer is even trying to upgrade HP TOUCHPAD to Android 10 yet.

So if you like to watch YouTube videos, listen to Podcasts and do a little bit of this and that, you will be fine.
[TouchPad General] dizzymon:
I have a 32GB and a 16GB version. So far nougat is the best one I've found to be working. Flashing to the latest TWRP makes a world of difference to get you off the ground much faster. No toolbox needed which was pretty easy. Unless you need all of your data I usually just wipe it all and start from scratch I've never been good with backups as they always had problems in other OS's I've done them in but maybe android is better.

I've flashed mine after twrp and it works pretty solid. It's not the quickest tablet but Hulu, Pipeworks (alternative to youtube), and bromite on it makes it quite usable. I tried putting on some other apps and they were just bogged down.

Files.

FLINTMAN-TWRP-3.2.1-0-03-15-2018.zip

Automatic_Wipe_All_and_Create_Android_with_1GB_Swap_Partition.zip

ev_tenderloin-7.1.2-nightly-2017.11.03.zip

HpTp_MaXtreme_1836_CPU_Universal_Optimize_Swap_Evervolv_7_1_2_Nougat.zip

ROM_Reducer_Evervolv_7_1_2_Nougat.zip

open_gapps-arm-7.1-pico-20190816.zip

SR5-SuperSU-v2.82-SR5-20171001224502.zip

Flash order:

-Install: ROM

-HpTp_MAX (Match the HPTP optimizer)

-16GB HpTp_MaXtreme_ALL_CPU_Universal_Optimize_Swap_Evervolv_v9_elginsk8r_Pie)

-ROM Reducer

-Gapps (pico ARM64)

-SuperSu

-Recovery TWRP
[TouchPad General] DoubleStuff:
I took alot of journeys please look at this link for annotated pictures of all the journeys last year!!!

Anybody can take these journeys, it really helps improve your HP TOUCHPAD technical skills.

click this link:

ANNOTATED JOURNEYS!!!
[TouchPad General] foxfai:
This is old and I am finally back at this. Had a older android version working but sat for a long long time. Picked it up recently and discover it's stuck on "turning wifi on" issue.

Googling with lots of results but none seems to solve the issue. Updated to CM12 and wifi issue still presents. (CM11 was the same and can't get Evolv to boot and stuck at the booting screen for 10+min)

Is the hardware issue on the last leg? Worth the time to still mess with this?
[TouchPad General] thedino:
I am wondering if I do all steps correctly... I managed to get Android 9.0 (du_tenderloin-v13.0-20190328-1316-RC) and then also 7.1. But all is extremely slow lagging.

I tried to get some games and was not able to play any of them as it is extremely slow... on WebOS I had Angry Birds or Bubble Birds and similar game and it was running smooth. On Android I tried those games also and nothing worked, hardly loaded intro and menu and then nothing.

Any idea If I do something wrong Or could you point me to right place?

I have used this method [ROM GUIDE] How to Install Android 9.0 Pie to 4.4.4 Kitkat on the HP TouchPad | XDA Developers Forums (xda-developers.com)

Thanks a lot

Dino
[TouchPad General] xdause:
It usually is slow for the first few days as it builds up cache and stuff. there is an optimize for all rom thread where you can flash a file to increase cpu and swap but it is an old tablet so there are tradeoffs. 4 posts above you have a more involved install process.
[TouchPad General] HP_TOUCHPAD:
Android 9 ( PIE ) is optimized for a swap partition to have more RAM available, same as WebOS does.

If you have WebOS installed then PIE will use the same swap partition from webOS, if not then follow this guide:

https://xdaforums.com/t/hp-touchpad-optimize-for-all-android-roms-with-swap-partition.3901773/

Make sure to flash the highest CPU frequency your tablet can handle:

Here is a video on how Evervolv ( PIE ) performs:

When it comes to games, the Tablet only has 1GB of RAM and that was sufficient for Angry Birds back in 2011-2012.

All games are constantly been updated to utilize new devices hardware using better graphics, sounds and animations.

Not all games will be able to play on the tablet, but older games version should work perfectly.

I am not a gamer, but used Hearthstone to test the optimized settings but the new game version will not play anymore:

https://xdaforums.com/t/how-to-play-hearthstone-r-by-blizzard-entertainment-on-hp-touchpad.3924170/

Used an older version of a game and should play as an example here are all version of Angry bird for Android going back to 2016:

https://apkpure.com/angry-birds-classic/com.rovio.angrybirds/versions
[TouchPad General] Wocketman60:
Sorry if this has been addressed somewhere, but I haven't found it:

I'm trying to install the .zips from TWRP. However only the recover zip would install; when trying to install either or both the rom or gapps it fails. "updater process fails with ERROR: 7"

what am I doing wrong?
[TouchPad General] dizzymon:
You need to get the correct gapps. Get pico from gapps
[TouchPad General] HP_TOUCHPAD:
You need to be more specific of how your Tablet is setup. There are many ways the HP Touchpad can be use or set up prior to install a different or newer ROM.

New ROMs, 7,8 and 9 requires a larger /system partition. Flashing Android 7,8 and 9 on a Tablet that was partition 10 years ago will not finish the installation. Also the /boot partition could be full, is only 32MB, make sure there is enough space to flash the uImage to boot the ROM.

Basically the error could be due to partition size ( not having enough space in /system or /boot.
[TouchPad General] Wocketman60:
Thanks. Do you have a link?
[TouchPad General] Wocketman60:
Thanks,

I did the partitions as per the most recent instructions I could find. I'm away from the office now, however IIRC it was around 26gb/425mb
[TouchPad General] HP_TOUCHPAD:
You do not mentioned anything in specific. Does the Tablet has WebOS?

How was partition?

26gb/425mb, is not a valid Android partition size as there are /system /data /cache /media and a swap partition.

Take a look at this link:

https://xdaforums.com/t/hp-touchpad-optimize-for-all-android-roms-with-swap-partition.3901773/
[TouchPad General] Wocketman60:
I wiped the WebOS. For the partitions I followed the recommendations in the instructions. I'm going off memory for the numbers, as unfortunately I won't be back to the project until Monday.
[TouchPad General] HP_TOUCHPAD:
If you flash the Wipe_All, and got the error trying to flash the ROM. It is possible that the process did not finish completely.

Flash the Wipe_All again, there is no need to flash TWRP as is already installed. Try flashing the ROM again and all will work. If the problem comes up again, flash the Wipe_All again, make sure the Tablet is not connected to the PC by USB while the process is active.
[TouchPad General] dizzymon:
Here's the link https://opengapps.org/ but make sure your tablet is partitioned correctly as well. That might also be a problem.
[TouchPad General] WLF0X:
hjjh
[TouchPad General] WLF0X:
Absolutely godlike 🙌

Running on Android 9.0 DU with all the bells and whistles

^This. DU took less than 10 mins, but the very first time I tried going from 4.4 to Pie it "apparently" bootlooped in the boot anim (different ROM anyways) so I rolled back to KitKat

I'm doing this several months after for and with all 6 flashable zips so far it's working great! 🤗
[TouchPad General] Twinfan:
About three years ago I installed Evervolv v9 on two TouchPads. One runs a weather widget and the other serves as a digital photo frame. Generally, they work pretty well but I occasionally run into two problems:

1. I'll find that the tablet has restarted for some unknown reason. More often than not, it is the tablet running the digital photo frame app. I've checked to see if it is linked to an app update but there has been none. I also thought I had a flaky wall charger (it was getting quite hot) but a replacement 2A charger yielded the same result.

2. Upon rebooting I'm often left with a blank screen and then maybe eventually a message saying Quickstep didn't start pops up. If I close the Quickstep message (instead of choosing the Wait button) the bootup finishes.

Suggestions on how to solve one or both of these problems?
[TouchPad General] DoubleStuff:
How did you install Android 3 years ago, by which method?

This link points to the most modern method, with swap and maximized settings.....

https://xdaforums.com/t/hp-touchpad-optimize-for-all-android-roms-with-swap-partition.3901773/

But also take a look at when I did the RAM memory stress test on Oct 21 2019, and I was able to reboot the tablet also:

RAM memory stress test click here

When the free memory of the touchpad approaches 40 MB, the tablet will usually reboot ( gives up the ghost ) look at all

my attachments in the RAM memory stress test link above.
[TouchPad General] Twinfan:
I used Evervolv v9 Android PIE by Elginsk8r. Frankly, I was at the limit of my capabilities and it would take some research to figure out again how I did it.

Not sure if this is the same thing but in Settings/System/Advanced/Developer Options/Memory it shows an average of 634MB of 1.00GB used. The only "apps" per se are PhotoCloud Slideshow (87MB), Google Play Store (74MB), and Google Play Services (65MB). I don't know if this can be related to your memory stress test and I couldn't figure out how to bring up a terminal emulator.
[TouchPad General] DoubleStuff:
If you go to this link it will give you all the tools to bring up a terminal emulator ( scrcpy ) using ( adb )

I can't get command "top -s rss | more" to work anymore on Lollipop ( CM11 )

but I found "top -m 20 -s rss" worked, it list the top 20 memory hogs.

One you go to the link look under "Various tools needed for memory stress test visual"

various tools needed for Memory stress test visual:

But if you don't want to go this deep, you might want to reinstall Android 7.1 which is most stable using

the most modern method that I gave in a link a few posts ago. Its pretty straightforward, read instructions

if you like.
[TouchPad General] Twinfan:
Thanks @DoubleStuff. I think it may be easier to start from scratch. Just to be clear, is Android 7.1 the ROM called Evervolv 7.1.2 Android Nougat shown in @HP_TOUCHPAD's post?
[TouchPad General] DoubleStuff:
Yes Evervolv 7.1.2 I have that installed, and camera works, wifi works, and bluetooth. Also one I find good is

JC Sullins CM11 ( Lollipop )
[TouchPad General] Twinfan:
Thank you, I will look at Evervolv 7.1.2. It's still not clear to me why an apparent earlier version works better than a later one.
[TouchPad General] DoubleStuff:
@HP_TOUCHPAD would probably tell you that with his MAX setttings that all ROMs should run the same, but we will wait till he gives his 2 cents.

But this would be a good experiment for you, install 7.1.2, then install a few of your key apps, and get a good sense of how it runs.

Then its easy to install PIE, and do the same. Then you can post your findings on what you think is best for your

purposes. People use the HP tablet for different things, for me, its just for YouTube, Podcasting and radio. For you it might be different.