"TUTORIAL" Installing Android 2.3.7 CyanogenMod 7.1 Alpha 2a on HP Touchpad.
NOTE: PERFORM AT OWN RISK, VOIDS WARRANTY AND COULD BRICK YOUR DEVICE!!!!!
PLEASE OPEN THE BELOW LINK AND READ THROUGH THE COMPLETE POST AS IT HAS USEFUL INFORMATION THAT YOU WILL NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU INSTALL. ALSO, IF YOU FIND THAT THE LINKS IN THIS TUTORIAL ARE DEAD THEN YOU CAN BROWSE TO THIS POST TO DOWNLOAD THE UPDATED FILES:
[RELEASE][ALPHA2][Discussion] CyanogenMod team Touchpad port
Novacom - download and install Novacom on your computer using the file below:
http://universal-novacom-installer.googlecode.com/files/UniversalNovacomInstaller.jar
ACMEInstaller - After Novacom is installed download and unzip the file below and put ACMEInstaller file in the X:/Program Files/Palm, Inc/ directory on your harddrive:
http://goo-inside.me/roms/cmtouchpad/alpha2/ACMEInstaller.zip
Once you have done that then attach your HP Touchpad to your computer via usb and make a folder on the root of your Touchpad called "cminstall".
Download the below files and put them in the cminstall folder:
CyanogenMod 7.1 Alpha 2a for HP TouchPad:
http://goo-inside.me/roms/cmtouchpad/alpha2/update-cm-7.1.0-tenderloin-a2.1-fullofbugs.zip
ClockWorkMod Recovery:
http://goo-inside.me/roms/cmtouchpad/alpha1/update-cwm_tenderloin-1012.zip
Moboot Boot Loader:
http://moboot.googlecode.com/files/moboot_0.3.3.zip
Google Apps:
http://goo-inside.me/gapps/gapps-gb-20110828-signed.zip
Once the above files are on your Touchpad (LEAVE TOUCHPAD CONNECTED TO COMPUTER VIA USB CABLE), within WebOS press menu button go all the way to the right to "Settings", click on "Device Information" then click "Reset Options" (red button at the bottom) then click "Restart" and instantly press and hold the Volume up button down until the device goes to a USB drive screen.
Now run command prompt as administrator on your computer and navigate to X:/Program Files/Palm, Inc/ directory and run command:
novacom boot mem:// < ACMEInstaller
Android will now start to install on the touchpad, wait for it to finnish and it will boot into Cyanogenmod, Congratz!!!! Android is now installed!!!!!
If you already have android installed on your touchpad and you would like to update to the latest version just download the updated install zip and copy to the root of your touchpad, boot into recovery and flash the zip file.
NOTE: USE VOLUME KEY TO NAVIGATE UP AND DOWN IN RECOVERY AND USE THE MENU BUTTON TO SELECT OPTIONS
Enjoy! REMEMBER THIS IS STILL IN ALPHA AND YOU WILL EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS!!!
NOTE: PERFORM AT OWN RISK, VOIDS WARRANTY AND COULD BRICK YOUR DEVICE!!!!!
PLEASE OPEN THE BELOW LINK AND READ THROUGH THE COMPLETE POST AS IT HAS USEFUL INFORMATION THAT YOU WILL NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU INSTALL. ALSO, IF YOU FIND THAT THE LINKS IN THIS TUTORIAL ARE DEAD THEN YOU CAN BROWSE TO THIS POST TO DOWNLOAD THE UPDATED FILES:
[RELEASE][ALPHA2][Discussion] CyanogenMod team Touchpad port
Novacom - download and install Novacom on your computer using the file below:
http://universal-novacom-installer.googlecode.com/files/UniversalNovacomInstaller.jar
ACMEInstaller - After Novacom is installed download and unzip the file below and put ACMEInstaller file in the X:/Program Files/Palm, Inc/ directory on your harddrive:
http://goo-inside.me/roms/cmtouchpad/alpha2/ACMEInstaller.zip
Once you have done that then attach your HP Touchpad to your computer via usb and make a folder on the root of your Touchpad called "cminstall".
Download the below files and put them in the cminstall folder:
CyanogenMod 7.1 Alpha 2a for HP TouchPad:
http://goo-inside.me/roms/cmtouchpad/alpha2/update-cm-7.1.0-tenderloin-a2.1-fullofbugs.zip
ClockWorkMod Recovery:
http://goo-inside.me/roms/cmtouchpad/alpha1/update-cwm_tenderloin-1012.zip
Moboot Boot Loader:
http://moboot.googlecode.com/files/moboot_0.3.3.zip
Google Apps:
http://goo-inside.me/gapps/gapps-gb-20110828-signed.zip
Once the above files are on your Touchpad (LEAVE TOUCHPAD CONNECTED TO COMPUTER VIA USB CABLE), within WebOS press menu button go all the way to the right to "Settings", click on "Device Information" then click "Reset Options" (red button at the bottom) then click "Restart" and instantly press and hold the Volume up button down until the device goes to a USB drive screen.
Now run command prompt as administrator on your computer and navigate to X:/Program Files/Palm, Inc/ directory and run command:
novacom boot mem:// < ACMEInstaller
Android will now start to install on the touchpad, wait for it to finnish and it will boot into Cyanogenmod, Congratz!!!! Android is now installed!!!!!
If you already have android installed on your touchpad and you would like to update to the latest version just download the updated install zip and copy to the root of your touchpad, boot into recovery and flash the zip file.
NOTE: USE VOLUME KEY TO NAVIGATE UP AND DOWN IN RECOVERY AND USE THE MENU BUTTON TO SELECT OPTIONS
Enjoy! REMEMBER THIS IS STILL IN ALPHA AND YOU WILL EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS!!!
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