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Hi guys need help am a sucker at this, can anyone help me install android to my touchpad please. Don't have the skills to work the magic..........
 
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I hardly think u do not have the skills but just lazy. Why? Because the skills needed is just Google and reading ability. People already make flashing android really simple already with step by step fool proof instructions which can make someone who don't understand what they are doing flash android onto their touch pad. Please make the effort to try to read up on how to do it instead of being spoon fed. If you want I can spoon feed you the links to the instructions and the rom pages.
 
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Ratix0 said:
I hardly think u do not have the skills but just lazy. Why? Because the skills needed is just Google and reading ability. People already make flashing android really simple already with step by step fool proof instructions which can make someone who don't understand what they are doing flash android onto their touch pad. Please make the effort to try to read up on how to do it instead of being spoon fed. If you want I can spoon feed you the links to the instructions and the rom pages.
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like this :D

unless you really dont know how to read. never touch computer before.
 
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Vincym said:
Anyone knows where can I get a touchstone dock at bargain price?
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what is your range of bargain ? im actually thinking of getting it also. so far bargain only at US territory.

i noticed that this is the ONLY tablet that support induction charging. even the latest applepad can't do it.
 
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Thank you sir for your kind words. Alas, I am not tech savvy and am not a PC user by any chance. Nevertheless, I appreciate your effort in replying. Well, I guess I will be selling my touchpad 32gb if anybody wants PM me. Hassle-free on my part. Cheers
 
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hishouken said:
You can find one at around US$38.99 with free domestic shipping under featured merchants. Have it shipped to VPOST and they will help you send over for a small fee (estimated > S$20 international shipping).
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is it really worth? if so, i can pick 1 up at nyc.
 
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wuwuoop said:
Thank you sir for your kind words. Alas, I am not tech savvy and am not a PC user by any chance. Nevertheless, I appreciate your effort in replying. Well, I guess I will be selling my touchpad 32gb if anybody wants PM me. Laziness on my part. Cheers
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Thats a pity. But good luck on your sales. Just to add on to what I've written previously, this applies for other users as well, because getting someone to flash for you have its own host of problems, mainly, you would not know how to update the rom, erase it, flash a new different rom, etc etc.

Right now android for touchpad is still in alpha stages, and albeit its pretty much usable in daily usage, it is not perfectly stable. Features, functions are not yet available, bugs unfixed, performance not optimised, minor stability issues but its not common and can easily be fixed by a restart. When that comes, and it will come often, it would be troublesome on your end because you're not able to update it for fixes, features and performance boosts.

And as promised, here are the installation steps if you're interested, or if anyone else is interested:

Step by step guide to install Cyanogen Mod 7
[GUIDE][Update][Android CM Alpha 3] How to Install CM Alpha on Touchpad - xda-developers

So how do you install Cyanogen Mod 9, which runs Ice Cream Sandwich OS, thats much more optimised than the gingerbread running CM7 and is made with tablets in mind?

From the link above...
In step 1, instead of downloading CM Alpha 3, from the stipulated link, you download Alpha 2 CM9 for Touchpad in this link:
[Release][Alpha2] CyanogenMod 9 Touchpad - RootzWiki
You can download the moboot and clockwork manager from the original instructions, or the 2nd link which I just provided. Both are the same files.

Next, in step 2 of the step by step guide, download "New ACMEInstaller(do not use old installer with CM9)" from this link:
[Release][Alpha2] CyanogenMod 9 Touchpad - RootzWiki
instead of the one listed in the guide. Download the remaining files for step 2, and follow the remaining steps of the guide, and you should have CM9 on your touchpad in less than 20 minutes.

Video Guide: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHoQM3KW1sU
Similar to the guide above, when prompted to download Cyanogen Mod 7 (CM7), you download CM9 from the link given, and when prompted to use ACMEInstaller, you go to the link above and download the New ACMEInstaller which is conveniently called ACMEInstaller2.

And even if you are not using PC and you're using a mac, there are idiot proof guides out there.

Mac Guide
[ANDROID] Mac Guide to put some cm goodness on your touchpad - xda-developers
How to Install Android on the HP TouchPad (Mac Version) - YouTube

Similar to the guides listed above, when prompted to download Cyanogen Mod 7 (CM7), you download CM9 from the link given, and when prompted to use ACMEInstaller, you go to the link above and download the New ACMEInstaller which is conveniently called ACMEInstaller2.

If anyone have questions, or encounter problems when flashing android onto your touchpad, post in this forum, XDA, or rootzwiki. I'm pretty sure you'll get help.

Last but not least, from experience, I don't think you can brick the HP touchpad anywhere easily via these means even if you do some things wrong, mainly because you can easily restore back to webOS. Even if you do screw webOS up, there is webOS doctor which you can run on your computer to wipe your webOS and reinstall a fresh slate of webOS.

For further reading on android CM7 and CM9, read the first post of these threads:
[Release][Alpha3.5]Cyanogenmod Touchpad - RootzWiki
[Release][Alpha2] CyanogenMod 9 Touchpad - RootzWiki

That should give you all the information, warning, and important knowledge about the release. There is even a video guide which I believe someone posted a few posts up.
 
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Haha. I can't deny I took 1 hour + to go through everything, with lots of question marks on my head. Zero knowledge on Android platform but managed to get it up luckily. It neither easy nor tough if you go step by step. Yeah, I am an IT Consultant but zero knowledge on Android language. Haha
 
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hi I like to offer $20 for help to dualboot with ics. please contact me. thanks
 
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Lol you serious? Hahahaha $20 for dualbooting to ICS with probably zero support thereafter?
 
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AOKP Milestone 5 for touchpad is released!

personally find it better than CM9 esp with ROM Control
 
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