I searched all over and found some similar threads, but after reading through all of them I'm still stuck and can't figure this out.
I have a 32GB Touchpad that I put CM9 Alpha .5 on, and it was working fine. Installed without a hitch. I went to flash Alpha 2, and it broke moboot - and now I have the android system on there, however I can't boot it, and I can't reflash it, which is the main problem.
When I go into recovery mode (vol up and power), and hook it up to my Windows 7 64 machine (or my 7 64 laptop, or my hackintosh OS X Lion - all with novacom drivers and whatnot) it shows up as Palm Novacom (bootie), but won't mount the USB drive so I can run ACMEInstaller2. I've tried reinstalling all the drivers, usb, novacom, etc, and even reset webOS with webdoctor. It still won't show up.
When I boot into webos and mount as disk drive, it shows up fine. I even took those drivers and replaced the palm bootie drivers with those, but that still didn't solve it. The few threads I found similar to this solved their problems by now, or it worked on another computer. I don't have easy access to other machines aside from those 3, and some friends Mac's that didn't work either. I rarely post when I run into a problem, always try to solve things on my own but I can't figure it out for the life of me. Just want to get CM9 back up and running!
Anyone have any other ideas? Greatly appreciated, thanks!
bone625 said:
I searched all over and found some similar threads, but after reading through all of them I'm still stuck and can't figure this out.
I have a 32GB Touchpad that I put CM9 Alpha .5 on, and it was working fine. Installed without a hitch. I went to flash Alpha 2, and it broke moboot - and now I have the android system on there, however I can't boot it, and I can't reflash it, which is the main problem.
When I go into recovery mode (vol up and power), and hook it up to my Windows 7 64 machine (or my 7 64 laptop, or my hackintosh OS X Lion - all with novacom drivers and whatnot) it shows up as Palm Novacom (bootie), but won't mount the USB drive so I can run ACMEInstaller2. I've tried reinstalling all the drivers, usb, novacom, etc, and even reset webOS with webdoctor. It still won't show up.
When I boot into webos and mount as disk drive, it shows up fine. I even took those drivers and replaced the palm bootie drivers with those, but that still didn't solve it. The few threads I found similar to this solved their problems by now, or it worked on another computer. I don't have easy access to other machines aside from those 3, and some friends Mac's that didn't work either. I rarely post when I run into a problem, always try to solve things on my own but I can't figure it out for the life of me. Just want to get CM9 back up and running!
Anyone have any other ideas? Greatly appreciated, thanks!
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Take a look at this thread. I think it could have information that could maybe help you.
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1508572
Thanks, bah tried all that - the problem is mounting USB recovery, can't get into androidto test anything else. I'll have access to a few other computers this weekend so I"ll see if they can find it. Going to rewipe everything tonight as well, will update... pretty annoying.
I have an idea.
What you can try is to reboot into WebOS, mount the /media drive so you can copy files to it from Windows. On that media drive, there should still be a folder called cminstall. Copy the moboot install zip back into there, and then reboot the tablet into recovery (Power+VolUp). From there, run AcmeInstaller2 again, and you should be good to go - it'll run, and force an install of the contents of that /media/cminstall folder, which'll put Moboot back in place.
At least, that's what SHOULD happen. I'm no expert, but from what I've seen and played with, that should do what you're trying to achieve.
Thanks for trying.. Not exactly what it needed to be fixed though. I have everything ready to go in uninstall, the computer (any computer I've tried so far, and its been quite a few - that all used to read the touchpad in recovery mode) won't register it and mount it as a drive so I can run ACMEInstaller in the first place.
It must have changed something on the touchpad itself, because it used to mount fine before that happened... Now every computer installs it as palm novacom booties and never mounts the actual drive, and acmeinstaller just says no device or something like that. Bah, still can't figure it out, I miss android haha.
Did you enable MTP in the advanced menu under the Storage section?
Are you trying to get the device to show up in adb? If you are having troubles with that I found a really nice guide on another website on how to get adb to read the touchpad if nothing else is working. Not sure if I can post the link or not. Send me a pm if this is something you need.
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Problem is I can't boot into android cause the bootloader broke and I can't get it to boot android period, even with cyboot. I know all l I have to do is run ACME again... But I can't run it cause it won't mount haha. Stuck in webOS for now, and every computer I've tried won't boot recovery mode anymore. Drivers check out and register but can't change anything to recognize it as a drive. I think I'm going to try to manually uninstall everything android, then reinstall webOS and see if it mounts then. Blah!
AHHH, just got it to run ACMEInstaller on my original computer. For the hell of it I tried the last thing I could think of and it worked.
In recovery mode, the touchpad still wasn't mounting the USB drive in windows, it was just installing as palm device bootie and not mounting. When I tried to run ACMEInstaller it would just say device not found.
HOWEVER; I started webOS doctor. I got to the screen where it says connect your device with a usb cable and stayed there - the next button was enabled so webosdoctor saw the touchpad. It still didn't mount, but I ran ACMEInstaller for the hell of it without going any further with webosdoctor and it just ran and completed.
Back up and running Alpha 2, whew! Hopefully this can help someone else if this happens to them.
bone625 said:
AHHH, just got it to run ACMEInstaller on my original computer. For the hell of it I tried the last thing I could think of and it worked.
In recovery mode, the touchpad still wasn't mounting the USB drive in windows, it was just installing as palm device bootie and not mounting. When I tried to run ACMEInstaller it would just say device not found.
HOWEVER; I started webOS doctor. I got to the screen where it says connect your device with a usb cable and stayed there - the next button was enabled so webosdoctor saw the touchpad. It still didn't mount, but I ran ACMEInstaller for the hell of it without going any further with webosdoctor and it just ran and completed.
Back up and running Alpha 2, whew! Hopefully this can help someone else if this happens to them.
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This trick with webOS doctor just saved my ass. I couldn't boot past the green cyanogenmod splash screen and needed to boot straight off an image from moboot on my desktop, and taking webOS doctor to that step was the only thing that would let me run the command line entry to make it where my PC would talk to my touchpad. So, thank you
Would this work for a TP that reads both ways on PC as listed by OP but is only stock?
bone625 said:
AHHH, just got it to run ACMEInstaller on my original computer. For the hell of it I tried the last thing I could think of and it worked.
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What do mean by run ACMEInstaller? I only know using the novacom boot mem:// <ACMEInstaller method, though that's getting stuck while on the two penguin screen.
Hp touchpad 32GB converted into Android 4.4.4.KitKat with ROM CM11
Hi My name is Ramadoss.N Recently I have converted my touch pad to Android KITKAT 4.4.4. with Rom CM11 -20140625- Snap Shot- jcsulline. I used TPtoolbox V41d to install. Everything working fine. except few observation.
1. Bottom Menu Button like Home , Return to previous screen are not working in vertical position of touchpad, where as it works in Horizontal position.
2. There are 3 dots on right hand side corner to provide dropdown menu: it works in vertical position, does not work in Horizontal position.
3. search icon ( which looks like a magnifying glass) does not work in both positions.
4.Back space key working in Vertical position, does not work in horizontal position.
5. Could not load Music via computer after installing Android in the Touchpad,
I really appreciate if any one can give me solution for above.
Regards
Ramadoss.N
email : [email protected]
Hi
Long story short - I bricked my 32GB HP Touchpad after running online WebOS Doctor 3.05 which worked and rebooted. But when I went to connect USB to see drive in Windows it wouldn't access it and wanted to format the SD CARD. So I said yes. A reboot later and it sat on HP logo.
So I did another online WebOS Doctor 3.05 and it stuck at 12% for ages. I disconnected the device and it then said ! www.palm.com/ROM screen.
I did a little research and came across http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...6#post20989526 and have followed the novaterm commands for 32 GB device.
But I am stuck at Step 9
9) Run webOS Doctor 3.0.0 (This is to ensure a repartitioning and no other version will work at this point )
I have downloaded webosdoctorp300hstnhwifi.zip from the Internals site but I am unsure how to start this from the command prompt.
Is it done from the Windows command prompt or the Novaterm command prompt? And what command do I issue to finish Step 9?
Addendum to the thread mentioned above: I'm running Windows 7 64 bit as the host PC...
Regards
Soulace1970
Soulace1970 said:
Hi
Long story short - I bricked my 32GB HP Touchpad after running online WebOS Doctor 3.05 which worked and rebooted. But when I went to connect USB to see drive in Windows it wouldn't access it and wanted to format the SD CARD. So I said yes. A reboot later and it sat on HP logo.
So I did another online WebOS Doctor 3.05 and it stuck at 12% for ages. I disconnected the device and it then said ! www.palm.com/ROM screen.
I did a little research and came across http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...6#post20989526 and have followed the novaterm commands for 32 GB device.
But I am stuck at Step 9
9) Run webOS Doctor 3.0.0 (This is to ensure a repartitioning and no other version will work at this point )
I have downloaded webosdoctorp300hstnhwifi.zip from the Internals site but I am unsure how to start this from the command prompt.
Is it done from the Windows command prompt or the Novaterm command prompt? And what command do I issue to finish Step 9?
Addendum to the thread mentioned above: I'm running Windows 7 64 bit as the host PC...
Regards
Soulace1970
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If you've made it this far after running all of those Novaterm commands, you're in for a treat. Just turn off your HP Touchpad, run the WebOSDoctor 3.0.0 by double clicking it on your desktop (if you can't run it, you need to install java, see java.com) Once the dialog box tells you to connect your Touchpad, make sure to hold the up power button when you plug it in, this will boot you to the USB symbol, which is Webos Recovery. Click next button on the dialog box on your computer. It will do the rest. Make sure to charge the unit for awhile with it off if possible (hold home+power for 10-20 seconds after the HP symbol shows up to force it to turn off), as it's a good idea to have at least 30% battery when you do. I've done this process many times to reset my TP when I tried out Ubuntu.
Edit: By the way, you need to extract that zip file prior to running the .jar file (which is the WebOSDoctor program)
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I got my brothers... tried everything... saw this...
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/38786-tpdebrick-v004/
downloaded ubuntu like it suggested... ran it as a live cd... downloaded the stuff... followed the directions (Spelling is CaSe sensitive in ubuntu) and holy crap... it worked!!!
Hi All,
I'm trying to get Ubuntu installed on my Touchpad... with lots of problems... (anyway, for now most are fixed...)
However, does anyone have a working link for TouchPadBuntuRootfs.tar.gz version: 12.04 LTS edition...??
- all links I found so far are dead!!
Ubuntu 12.10 Final = Screen Corruption, graphics messed up.
Ubuntu 13.04 Final = Does not install, and need to get rid of E17 and restore normal desktop
Ubuntu 12.04 = Cannot find this addition anyone, and Ive been trying...
Many thanks, Lister
I'm downloading mine from here.
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4WUjKii92l2bDRlQ0NTbTZBemM/preview?pli=1 but haven't tried it in the process of installing it.
Took me awhile I had android on my tp so I ran acme uninstaller to do a fresh start because for some reason my WiFi is not working on android.
When I did that it messed up my whole TP then I had to follow directions to factory reset it took me about an hour so now I'm downloading the files to try to run Ubuntu
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Hi Hovax615,
Thanks for the link, but I am after the specific 12.04 LTS edition of that file...
As I have tried 12.10 but that appears to have limited driver support, and both the graphics display drivers are messed up, plus it wont let me join WiFi... Says I do not have permission, even though I'm an Admin user...
And 13.04 version does not install via the method I mentioned in the other post. It says it's installed, but ends up in a Boot-Loop (only in Ubuntu, all other OS's are fine...).
So if anyone has a link to the 12.04 / LTS Edition that would be most welcomed, as all links to that file seem to be dead at the moment...??
Yeah, restoring a Touchpad can be scary times... My first go at that, and I thought my Tablet had proper died... as even WebOS Doctor didnt want to know it... But thankfully, its alive and well... And now I know how to fix that again easily, its not so scary now... lol
Many thanks, Lister
[email protected] said:
I'm downloading mine from here.
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4WUjKii92l2bDRlQ0NTbTZBemM/preview?pli=1 but haven't tried it in the process of installing it.
Took me awhile I had android on my tp so I ran acme uninstaller to do a fresh start because for some reason my WiFi is not working on android.
When I did that it messed up my whole TP then I had to follow directions to factory reset it took me about an hour so now I'm downloading the files to try to run Ubuntu
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using xda app-developers app
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Yeah I got it to run pretty easily via smackme2. From clean install all you have to do is make a folder “sminstall" put the files in it should be
UImage,
the kexec which on Ubuntu 13.04 it comes with it already.
Moboot
You have to have the smackme2 in the folder that you have acmeinstaller in when you loaded android. I have windows so mine would be in
Program files/palm, in
Okay so let me run it down for you.
Download the files you need it should be 4 files total depending if your going to run the 12.04 which should be 4
UIMAGE SMACKME2
KEXEC.TAR(OR WHATEVER IT IS)
MOBOOT
UBUNTU
MAKE “SMINSTALL" FOLDER IN TOUCHPAD COPY KEXEC.TAR, MOBOOT, UBUNTU TO SMINSTALL FOLDER.
THAN YOU WANT TO PUT THE UIMAGE SMACKME2 IN THE PALM, INC FOLDER.
NOW TO GET THE PALM, INC FOLDER YOU'LL HAVE TO DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL THE NOVACOM DRIVER. WHICH I ASSUME YOU ALREADY DO.
UNMOUNT YOUR TP RESTART IT AND PUT IT INTO RECOVER (WHEN RESTARTED HOLD UP VOLUME)
NEXT YOU WANT TO OPEN UP “FIND" OR “SEARCH" ON YOUR LAPTOP OR COMPUTER AND OPEN EITHER CMD OR COMMAND PROMPT.
NEXT AS FOLLOWS FOR COMMAND PROMPT.
CD /PROGRAM FILES/PALM, INC
novacom boot mem:// < uImage.SmackMe2
You can copy and paste that last one.
After that it should show the two penguins and start extracting.
It'll reboot the boot into kexec then toggle with volume button to Ubuntu and to select it press/hold the power button at the top.
I'm going to try to find Ubuntu 12.04 for you but its 1am here in California and I'm about to go to bed.
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Hi there, so I saw that you do a lot of videos about the HP touchpad, Basically I decided to delete android off my touchpad and I did but in the process I also deleted webos. Only thing that comes up is the webOS logo and that's it...I've tried to use webOS doctor and WebOS quick installer but for some reason these programs refuse to pick up the device. All my computers are seeing my device as "palm" and "unidentified" I tried looking for the drivers but because it's such a out dated I couldn't find anything...please help me get webOS back!!
coolzab123 said:
Hi there, so I saw that you do a lot of videos about the HP touchpad, Basically I decided to delete android off my touchpad and I did but in the process I also deleted webos. Only thing that comes up is the webOS logo and that's it...I've tried to use webOS doctor and WebOS quick installer but for some reason these programs refuse to pick up the device. All my computers are seeing my device as "palm" and "unidentified" I tried looking for the drivers but because it's such a out dated I couldn't find anything...please help me get webOS back!!
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Do you have novacom and novaterm installed, including Java Runtime Environment? hope it helps
http://forum.xda-developers.com/hp-...roid-4-4-x-t2912820/post56167358#post56167358
A)You must have the novacom software installed on your PC before running Jcsullins Touchpad Toolbox.
Download and run the Universal Novacom Installer 1.4.1. Click here:
Note:You will need to have Java installed to run the Universal installer. Click here:
Note: You may need to reboot after installing this software.
Or
Download, extract and install the appropriate version of Novacom for your OS. Click here:
Note: Under Linux the Novacom driver is installed at /opt/Palm run it from this location.
ashTP88 said:
Do you have novacom and novaterm installed, including Java Runtime Environment? hope it helps
http://forum.xda-developers.com/hp-...roid-4-4-x-t2912820/post56167358#post56167358
A)You must have the novacom software installed on your PC before running Jcsullins Touchpad Toolbox.
Download and run the Universal Novacom Installer 1.4.1. Click here:
Note:You will need to have Java installed to run the Universal installer. Click here:
Note: You may need to reboot after installing this software.
Or
Download, extract and install the appropriate version of Novacom for your OS. Click here:
Note: Under Linux the Novacom driver is installed at /opt/Palm run it from this location.
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Err I'm confused Sorry, I'm so new to all this. So I have Novcom, Novaterm and JRE(Java Run time environment) Do I now just run the WebOS Doctor?
EDIT: I tried that and still it WebOS Doctor does not work.
Read my Super Easy way thread for full details on everything
coolzab123 said:
Hi there, so I saw that you do a lot of videos about the HP touchpad, Basically I decided to delete android off my touchpad and I did but in the process I also deleted webos. Only thing that comes up is the webOS logo and that's it...I've tried to use webOS doctor and WebOS quick installer but for some reason these programs refuse to pick up the device. All my computers are seeing my device as "palm" and "unidentified" I tried looking for the drivers but because it's such a out dated I couldn't find anything...please help me get webOS back!!
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So you did a complete data reset and you want to reininstall WebOS. You've already run the TPtoolbox from your PC so you must already have the novacom software installed. You just need to read the last two lines in my thread info to find the detailed instructions you'll need.
A)(Optional) Complete Data Reset, Completely Removes WebOS and Android
-The procedure will completely remove WebOS and Android from the device. The partitions/volumes will be rebuilt new and boot will be remade with a minimal amount of programs provided by the TPToolbox.
-Scroll down to Complete Data Reset and select it with the home button and choose yes to begin the process.
-If you previously did step number 3 then skip this step and proceed to step B.
-If you previously removed WebOS but want to add it back use Jcsullins instructions click here:
-If you need to bypass the WebOS activation get the tool and instructions click here:
Read this thread.
[ROM GUIDE]How to install Android 5.x.x/4.4.x with Jcsullins TPtoolbox Super Easy Way
RolandDeschain79 said:
So you did a complete data reset and you want to reininstall WebOS. You've already run the TPtoolbox from your PC so you must already have the novacom software installed. You just need to read the last two lines in my thread info to find the detailed instructions you'll need.
A)(Optional) Complete Data Reset, Completely Removes WebOS and Android
-The procedure will completely remove WebOS and Android from the device. The partitions/volumes will be rebuilt new and boot will be remade with a minimal amount of programs provided by the TPToolbox.
-Scroll down to Complete Data Reset and select it with the home button and choose yes to begin the process.
-If you previously did step number 3 then skip this step and proceed to step B.
-If you previously removed WebOS but want to add it back use Jcsullins instructions click here:
-If you need to bypass the WebOS activation get the tool and instructions click here:
Read this thread.
[ROM GUIDE]How to install Android 5.x.x/4.4.x with Jcsullins TPtoolbox Super Easy Way
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Hey thanks! Everything has been fixed
I'm attempting to install an older version of Ubuntu on my HP Touchpad following the instructions from WebOS Internals for UbuntuChroot and I get stuck at the part where I'm supposed to install the novacom drivers. I've tried all sorts of tools, file downloads, etc. to get it to work, and nothing will. Any ideas?
Alternatively, if there's a way to get a Linux distro on the Touchpad using Windows 10, directions to instructions for that would be appreciated as well. I'm able to connect it to my Win10 PC (though novaterm doesn't seem to want to work properly) but the instructions I'm following specify that Linux is needed.