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[TouchPad General] HP_TOUCHPAD:
You are very welcome !

At any time, any listed ROM on this guide can be flash onto the Tablet, as easy as downloading the *.zip files and flash.

Enjoy it... !
[TouchPad General] jhussain7262:
I have installed Evervolv 7.1.2 with max frequency but imost of the apps open slow and their response is slow.

Also I installed VPN but when I try to connect with vpn it says that my system does not support vpn. Any Idea?

I did use the Rom Reducer.

Thanks.
[TouchPad General] HP_TOUCHPAD:
The HP Touchpad only has 1GB of ram of that 952 is usable if the memory allocation to camera is removed from the Kernel that is 12 MB extra free. Google services will slow down the Tablet as it has many background services running. Apps will work extremely fast install without using the google play store. Kodi ( 19 Matrix compiled 2-18-2021 ), works perfectly with no gapps and has a lot of memory available, over 700 MB.

I do not use VPN and I can not provide a solution, but it seems VPN apps does work on 9, I replied to your vpn on the other thread.
[TouchPad General] HP_TOUCHPAD:
On 7.1.2 ROM_Reducer VpnDialogs is disabled.

To have vpn apps to work restored it by moving it back using the following command in TWRP by adb shell or terminal

mv /system/media/audio/VpnDialogs /system/priv-app

If the Remove_ROM_Apps was flash, then on a PC unzip the ROM extract /system/pri-app and copy to Tablet in the same location.

There is no need to reflash the ROM.

I will update the ROM_Restore as VPN is important.

Thanks to @jhunssain7262 for bringing this up and sorry for the inconvenience.
[TouchPad General] yeahman45:
Is there a way to remove gms after having already installed it? Guess youtube app won't work ?
[TouchPad General] HP_TOUCHPAD:
gms? google media service?

There are many alternative apps for youtube:

The tablet does not need the google services or store to use youtube:

https://newpipe.net/
[TouchPad General] olivi25:
@HP_TOUCHPAD I currently have my touchpad with UNOFFICIAL 7.1.2 LineageOS 14.1 3.4 KERNEL Invisiblek.

do I have to reinstall everything to optimize the tablet and what is the procedure? is there a risk of crashing in android afterwards?

thanks for the help
[TouchPad General] HP_TOUCHPAD:
If the Tablet has WebOS and Android ( dual boot ) then the only thing to do is flash the HpTp kernel for that ROM:

The WebOS swap partition can be use.

(MaXtreme) fastest

https://www.mediafire.com/folder/zadfhdbskoii1/HpTp_MaXtreme_Kernel

Optimize

https://www.mediafire.com/folder/uecjn1dmraxk8/

If the Tablet only has Android and was install using the ToolBox then the swap partition got removed.

The swap partition could be created manually, but there are a lot of steps to take on a Tablet that already has data on it and it could be lost.

The best way is to do a full backup using TWRP and copy the backup files to PC. it is very simple and it can be restore quickly.

Once all the Tablet's data has been backup and files copy to PC, then the Automatic_Wipe_All can be flash.

https://www.mediafire.com/folder/caibu8meh2qbd/Automatic_Wipe_All_and_Create_Android_with_Swap

Backup files from PC can be copy to tablet and it will be like before, then flash the optimize HpTp zip file.

No matter what you do, the Tablet will not get brick, there is always a fix if anything goes wrong.

The Tablet can be flash with any version of the listed ROMS, do a backup and then install another ROM.

The most important is knowing how to backup and restore using ( only ) TWRP, no other App.
[TouchPad General] olivi25:
Hello, Thank you for the feedback, I have WebOS and Android (dual boot). So I have to flash (MaXtreme) fastest and Optimize. one after the other? Under TWRP I think? I have TWRP Recovery 3.1 by Flintman.
[TouchPad General] HP_TOUCHPAD:
You are very welcome!

WebOS has a 400 MB swap partition which Android can also use.

So I have to flash (MaXtreme) fastest and Optimize. one after the other?

You only need to select one and flash only the selected version. ( select the highest CPU your tablet can handle )

All the optimization are incorporated into the Ramdisk and Kernel which is copy into /boot.

Make sure that any optimization App is disable in Android before flashing the HpTp zip file.

Under TWRP I think? I have TWRP Recovery 3.1 by Flintman.

Yes the zip files needs to be flash using TWRP Recovery by @flintman.

Check the /boot partition for free space, if Android does not boot is due to the uImage not been able to be copy entirely.

Also wipe Dalvik /Art Cache and cache after flashing the optimized kernel in TWRP

Wipe --> Advanced Wipe
[TouchPad General] olivi25:
thank you.

which one is better?

(MaXtreme) fastest or Optimize?

How to know the highest CPU than my tablet can handle?
[TouchPad General] HP_TOUCHPAD:
Your Welcome!

MaXtreme is fastest, making it the fastest CPU on any mobile device at this moment on the Planet. " by the Mhz numbers display "

Not all Tablets were made by the same vendor and offers the same quality. This will determine by how much the CPU can be overclock. For the first RUN, flash the slowest and use it for a day, if all worked then flash the next up. If the tablet freeze or reboot then it can not handle that frequency.

To force reboot a frozen tablet:

Press and hold at the same time:

Power ( volume Key, closer to Home ) and Home button at the same time, until it re-boots.
[TouchPad General] raz123:
@HP_TOUCHPAD, thanks for your work. Think you could upload ev_tenderloin-7.1.2-nightly-2017.11.03.zip? The original link seems down.
[TouchPad General] HP_TOUCHPAD:
You are very welcome!

I uploaded the ROM to MediaFire and also updated the link on this guide:

Here is the link:

https://www.mediafire.com/file/bgndwh8tywjzy1f/ev_tenderloin-7.1.2-nightly-2017.11.03.zip/file

Thanks for the update of the original ROM source not working.
[TouchPad General] Pixou31:
Hello.

I need some help.

I have installed Easy Automatic process to Wipe All and Create Android partitions with Swap 1GB and I'm trying to install Dirty Unicorns v13 Android PIE by Flintman with TWRP 3.2.1-0 but all I got is the following error :

"Updater process endend with ERROR : 7".

What could I do wrong ?

Thanks.
[TouchPad General] HP_TOUCHPAD:
Error 7 when flashing a ROM could be that there is not enough room in the system partition to completely finish the installation.

My recommendation is to flash the Automatic process to Wipe All one more time to properly partition the internal storage,

It is possible that the process could not completely wipe the device at the first try.

Post back any issues if you get the any errors after the second Automatic Wipe All.

Good luck !
[TouchPad General] yeahman45:
I have flashed evervolv nougat with the optimizations...it is great with only one issue.

Youtube videos and other videos are green with only audio on internet browsers (tried default browser, VIA browser, etc..).

Any fix?
[TouchPad General] Gborg3:
Why is Evervolv 7 being used over Evervolv 9? Also why are you using a browser for YouTube over Newpipe, YouTube Vanced, or just the YouTube app? EV7 and EV9 both do not seem to function correctly when trying YouTube in a browser. It closes the stock browser and OH Browser without a pop-up or anything. Luckily the YouTube apps work with no real issue.
[TouchPad General] yeahman45:
Evevolv 7 is more stable and much faster.

Obviously only using youtube video in browser as an example....I mean all videos in browser are green with only audio. Any fix?
[TouchPad General] Gborg3:
Maybe updating the system webview or chrome can help. I was looking through the thread and saw youtube working for everyone in browser or app so I am not certain enough to say more.
[TouchPad General] HP_TOUCHPAD:
Youtube or using bromite browser works on all ROMs with no green screen.

Make sure you are using the latest youtube App or Browser.

Select the correct open gapps and use the latest:

https://opengapps.org/

Also it can be tested by downloading bromite web browser apk to PC then install on Tablet:

https://www.bromite.org/
[TouchPad General] yeahman45:
Ah ok I am trying not using gapps this time. It seems the tablet is much faster without gapps. I will try bromite.

Thx
[TouchPad General] yeahman45:
Is there a way to update the browser app without installing gapps?
[TouchPad General] dizzymon:
Just download the apk from some of apkmirror or some of the other sites. Yes the tablet runs much faster without the gapps.
[TouchPad General] yeahman45:
Ok thx man.
[TouchPad General] yeahman45:
video plays well on bromite although I don't like the fact it is about 90Mb in size ... I have been trying to use very lightweight apps (like via as browser which is very small)
[TouchPad General] HP_TOUCHPAD:
Thanks for verifying that it works !

Bromite is based on chromium, is a full feature web browser.The App installation size does not matter. It needs to have all the resources to make all work. The Android system partition of the Tablet after the Automatic_Wipe_All is 2.2 GB in size which provide enough space for any app to be install, there is nothing to worry about running out of space in system partition. The installation size does not mean it will use the same space in RAM, installation size will be even more, but it provides all the files and resources to make it work. One of the reason the Tablet has survive for so long is due to the use of LVM : Logical volume management.

The size of the internal storage can be set to accommodate any Android installation size requirements.

For example, there were better devices with faster components that the tablet, but the system partition size could not be alter, making it impossible to resize and preventing the use of any ROM after Android 5,6 or 7.

The Tablet survived because the system partition can be change. So even 50 years from now, apps needs a bigger system partition size, it can easy be change to any size to the maximum of about 15 GB for the 16 GB model, so still can be use.

At the moment everything is moving to the cloud and devices are becoming just a terminal with a touch screen, even the operating system will run from a server and not on the devices, it is done now.

Enjoy your forever Tablet !
[TouchPad General] yeahman45:
Thx for the explanation and overall your work on hp touchpad. It is indeed a forever tablet :). What rom do you use btw?
[TouchPad General] HP_TOUCHPAD:
You are very welcome!

To make it clear, the only thing I have done is tweaking some settings and made it easy to be install and use. The real work has been done by the many developers in the past 10 years, those deserve a lot!

I use the ROM that will be best for the specific use of the Tablet. All ROMs offer swap and same overclock CPU speed, so it will be as fast. The ROM that i mostly use is the Evervol 7.1.2, it has Bluetooth, Camera and stable Wifi. But it all depends of the app that will be running and use. The Tablet is fully open and can be setup and use in any possible way, that is what makes this device the " Perfect Forever Tablet".
[TouchPad General] yeahman45:
is there a way to enable 60fps on youtube on evervolv 7.1.2 ?
[TouchPad General] Steelskinz:
molotov player. DRM on 7 doesn't work on 9.
[TouchPad General] HP_TOUCHPAD:
To enable higher frame rate, is part of the individual App not the ROM.

The Tablet will play or stream 1080 HD video with no problem.

The most important is the resolution and 1080 provides exceptional picture quality for the Tablet screen.
[TouchPad General] HP_TOUCHPAD:
YouTube™ Vanced on the HP Touchpad​

Vanced works perfectly on the Tablet, it can be install on 7.1.2, 8 or 9.

The advantage of using 7.1.2 is for the Bluetooth, it can be pair to speakers and the tablet becomes the best music DJ.

Flash the ROM as listed on this guide and use the highest CPU the tablet can handle, all should work.

Do not flash GAPPS ( google play store )

Download Vanced manager and copy on PC or install bromite.org web browser to download it:

https://vancedapp.com/

Install the non-root variant . ( the root version does not work )

The following screenshot are of 9 ,using MaXtreme 1836 Kernel.

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Install MicroG and YouTube music if desire, you will need a google account for it.

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Go to Settings:

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Select Codec override to enable it:

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Go to video settings:

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All the Apps install on the Tablet:

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The Tablet will play 1080 videos crystal clear as if it was playing the video locally ( depends on your internet speed and router settings )

Enjoy the best portable Youtube player there is !
[TouchPad General] HP_TOUCHPAD:
Streaming 720p60 1080p60

@yeahman45, Newpipe https://newpipe.net/ allows to select 60 frames when the video has the option and the Tablet can play it.

Using Evervolv 7.1.2 and Evervolv 9, it should also work with other ROMs, the kernel used MaXtreme.

Attached are screenshots of Evervolv 7.1.2

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[TouchPad General] zangief1977:
I'm currently resurrecting my TP. I can't believe that it actually took a charge and turned on after 5 year of sitting in the garage.

I'm currently running 4.2.1. A couple of questions (need hand holding):

1) I understand there is a different method of running TWRP since I'm on 4.2.1. Could someone tell me the procedure?

2) Is there any benefit of keeping WebOS?

3) How do you choose between 500mb or 1000mb partition?

Thanks.
[TouchPad General] HP_TOUCHPAD:
Congratulations, for reviving the tablet and not send it to a landfill.

You can find all the details on this thread, and there are many ways of doing it. It all depends on your knowledge using the tablet.

It is up to the user, some still using apps that are only available in WebOS.

There are two separate zips files to flash. The 500mb and the 1000mb, it is up to you to select which one to flash.
[TouchPad General] zangief1977:
So my Tp ran out of batteries. It was dead for a few months, but somehow took a charge again. This thing cannot die. Lol.

Now whenever it boots, it boots into the selection screen. If I choose Evervolv, it gets stuck at a blue screen. Is the Evervolv corrupt now? What should my next move be? Thanks.
[TouchPad General] HP_TOUCHPAD:
If you are in the Northern Hemisphere, the heat of the summer will make the lithium battery take charge, the opposite applies during winter.

Keep the Tablet all the time charging, make sure it is not very hot in the back area where the battery is place, overheated could cause the CPU to be halted.

If you did the Wipe_All process from this guide, then you can re-flash the ROM, also make sure you have the correct uImage file in the boot partition for the ROM you are using.
[TouchPad General] zangief1977:
Interesting. It has been hot recently. Is the Touchstone not a good charger to use since it covers the back?
[TouchPad General] HP_TOUCHPAD:
The Touchstone is the perfect charger, always leave the tablet on the Touchstone and turn on. The battery could get hot the first time it gets fully charge, but after it will stabilize. Lithium will perform and last longer in the temps of 80's than 50's.

This is the perfect time to resuscitate a hard to wake up Hp Touchpad, the heat wave high temperatures will make the battery easier to charge.
[TouchPad General] zangief1977:
Hi HP,

I cannot copy over "Easy Automatic Process...." from my PC. Once I drag it onto the TP via the PC (it shows it copies over) but I can't see it on the TP. Even when I look for it with my PC in the correct directory, it's not there anymore. It just disappears.

I'm getting a "failed to mount" or "unable to mount" if I try to install anything that was copied over from my initial install. Any thoughts on how to fix this? Thanks.
[TouchPad General] HP_TOUCHPAD:
It will help to know what type of Recovery is currently flash on your Tablet.

The file "Automatic_Wipe_All_and_Create_Android_with_500MB_Swap_Partition.zip" is 20 megabytes, it can be copy to the MicroUSB partition of the Tablet and use a recovery to flash the zip.

Also, it can be loaded to the Tablet's memory using the novacom driver, this method does not require for the file to be copy over to the tablet.

The following Linux Live CD can be use to perform the Automatic_Wipe_All by loading into memory, it can be run on a virtual machine.

https://xdaforums.com/t/hp-touchpad-novacom-repair-android.3960435/

https://xdaforums.com/t/hp-touchpad-debrick-linux-live-cd.4189245/
[TouchPad General] zangief1977:
I'm was using TWRP. I also have WebOS Recovery in Moboot.

I cannot copy anything over. It will not stay. It just disappearss.

I tried novacom option via Webos Recovery, it installs and reboots. However, nothing gets wiped and same "unable to mount".
[TouchPad General] HP_TOUCHPAD:
Sometimes the Automatic_Wipe_All needs to be flash twice or three times. Make sure that when the Automatic_Wipe_All starts, the Tablet is not connected to the PC.
[TouchPad General] zangief1977:
I've done it around 10x now (with and without usb cable connected to PC). Strangely it's just not working for me.

This is the command I used: "novacom boot mem:// <uImage.WIPE". Boot.img was renamed to uImage.wipe. from Automatic Wipe.

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After doing this, it makes no difference. All the previous software is still present the Evervolv rom, Rom Reducer, etc. Nothing is wiped.

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Errors when rebooting.
[TouchPad General] zangief1977:
Errors when trying to re-install Evervolv, after running Novacom uimage.wipe.

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[TouchPad General] HP_TOUCHPAD:
After the Wipe_All is finish, it will reboot to the Moboot 0.3.8 menu. If in that menu, any Android ROM is listed, then it did not wipe and created the partitions.

There is an error somewhere, it could be hardware or software related that is blocking the Wipe all to recreate the partitions.

Try this -- Boot into Recovery

Select Wipe ( Top right corner ) Advance Wipe and select one partition at a time ---> Select Repair or change file system.

If it does not, allow to be repair then:

Load the TPToolBox by jcsullin

The Android partitions can be deleted and recreated, then Load the Wipe_All again.
[TouchPad General] zangief1977:
I just tried it.

TWRP couldn't repair it.

TPToolBox wouldn't work either. "Possible read only failure"

I actually tried the Novacom repair using Linux Live CD but stays on:

Waiting for fastboot mode...

fastboot mode not found

Aborted.

Any thoughts on what else I could try?

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[TouchPad General] HP_TOUCHPAD:
You have tried all the easiest way to deleted all the partitions and format the internal storage. But those options are script base and won't detect any possible errors.

The next step is to manually enter the commands for LVM (Logical Volume Manager). Using the LVM commands will give you the errors that are not been display now.

Do not worry about any mistakes, the Tablet will always boot. The internal storage is separate from the /boot partition, so anything you do will not damage the boot process.

Here is my guide on how to use LVM, to make it easier, boot into TWRP and connect the tablet to PC and control it using Android Debug Bridge ( adb ). There are a lot of commands and options, and using the PC monitor with a keyboard will be a breeze. Open adb shell terminal on PC, copy the commands from the guide and paste it on the terminal.

https://xdaforums.com/t/the-most-powerful-feature-of-the-hp-touchpad-lvm.3889068/
[TouchPad General] zangief1977:
Hi HP, this is getting quite complicated.

Are there a particular few commands that I should try? That page you linked has a lot of commands.
[TouchPad General] HP_TOUCHPAD:
It sure does look very complicated, but trust me is way too easy. Is the same as creating a partition and formatting a hard drive on a PC using a command prompt or terminal. If you know how to get ADB working using TWRP, then anything else is easy.

This is all done loading TWRP mounting /boot and adb shell.

The working directory for lvm.static is:

/boot/usr/sbin

to execute ./lvm.static plus command

Show all the partitions on the internal storage:

./lvm.static lvmdiskscan

In the terminal window looks like this:

/boot/usr/sbin # ./lvm.static lvmdiskscan
[TouchPad General] zangief1977:
I'll give it a shot. Thanks.
[TouchPad General] zangief1977:
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Not sure what to do after this. Thanks
[TouchPad General] zangief1977:
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A lot of permission denied
[TouchPad General] zangief1977:
Any thoughts on this?
[TouchPad General] HP_TOUCHPAD:
You got it !

Those are the partitions managed by LVM, the Tablet is a 32GB.

I will provide you with the codes to manually wipe out everything.

You will only need to copy the codes from here and paste into the command prompt, that is all.
[TouchPad General] HP_TOUCHPAD:
I will provide you with the code, good job!
[TouchPad General] zangief1977:
Hi, HP_TOUCHPAD,

I will be waiting for the code. Thanks.
[TouchPad General] HP_TOUCHPAD:
I replicated this process on my Tablet, and it works if the process is exactly done as listed.

To begin, make sure the Tablet is 100% charge.

Boot into TWRP Recovery

Go to Mount

Select /boot (mount)

unselect the rest (unmount) very important /boot is the only one that should be mounted

Open a terminal on PC and start ADB.

Important: Enter one line at a time and wait until the process finish.

cd /boot/usr/sbin

./lvm.static vgscan --ignorelockingfailure

./lvm.static vgchange -ay --ignorelockingfailure

./lvm.static vgremove -ff /dev/store

./lvm.static pvremove -ff -y /dev/block/mmcblk0p14

./lvm.static vgscan --ignorelockingfailure

./lvm.static vgchange -ay --ignorelockingfailure

This is the final result, it should look like this:

If it does not look like this or shows errors, then take a screenshot of the error message of the terminal and DO NOT follow the next step.

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Reboot the tablet and select WebOS recovery to load the WiPE_All.

After the WIPE_ALL is loaded, immediately disconnect the USB cable from PC.

The Tablet should reboot into TWRP Recovery, connect Tablet to PC.

Open Terminal and start ADB

Enter code:

mount -a
cd /boot/usr/sbin
./lvm.static lvmdiskscan

It has to look like this:

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You should be able to flash any ROM.
[TouchPad General] zangief1977:
Wow thank you! I'll try it tonight.
[TouchPad General] zangief1977:
Seems like "store" cannot be wiped?

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[TouchPad General] HP_TOUCHPAD:
Enter the command

./lvm.static lvmdiskscan

Post the results
[TouchPad General] zangief1977:
./lvm.static lvmdiskscan (after using your process):

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[TouchPad General] zangief1977:
I tried your process again. Same results:

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[TouchPad General] HP_TOUCHPAD:
The volume group store is not getting deleted.

Type this code and post the result

./lvm.static vgs
[TouchPad General] HP_TOUCHPAD:
The volume store is not getting deleted.

Try this code and post the results

./lvm.static vgs