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I have a hp touchpad and it is for my wife. We are seriously thinking about installing android. I just want it to be stable, things we want is netflix and all the other basic functions. My question is should i install CM7 or CM9? I want stability over features and i know that there are issues with the mic and camera on CM9. Also i hear the youtube crashes and stuff... Besides some nice UI tweaks is it really worth losing features over? I need netflix and i hear that Alpha 2 isnt very stable. Is there anything broken with CM7? Would i be smart just to install that? Thanks

I'm just going to start off by saying that you will probably get some bad comments for posting this question that a lot of others have already posted. But I will answer your question.
CM9 is stable enough. Mic and camera dont work. Youtube and netflix play fine. I havent ran CM7 but its not hard to try it out and see for yourself if it works better than CM9.

jsgraphicart said:
I'm just going to start off by saying that you will probably get some bad comments for posting this question that a lot of others have already posted. But I will answer your question.
CM9 is stable enough. Mic and camera dont work. Youtube and netflix play fine. I havent ran CM7 but its not hard to try it out and see for yourself if it works better than CM9.
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yeah i plan on it. Just wanted a quick answer, ive been searching all day and its hard to weed through all the posts. Thanks!

Like jsgraphicart said, thats a common question but the best answer that you will see on almost all threads is that you do not lose anything by installing Android to the touchpad. I have run CM7 and CM9 and both have been great. I love how smooth CM9 is and I do not use the camera or mic, I don't get any force closes on the apps I use(Facebook/Draw Something/Netlix/Youtube etc...).
So you gain all the features of android and the Google Play store, and you keep the stability of webOS.

Just to warn you...once you go android you will never go back to WebOS

Most stable ROM for this

Hey guys. I am totally new to this tablet so please bare with me
I have knowledge in flashing android stuff (I have a galaxy S and I reflashed it more times than I can count till I found an ICS version that suits me) so I know what I am dealing with, but just don't seem to get it.
Now I am at the stage of not seeing CyanogenMod in the moboot menu (followed this tut http://liliputing.com/2012/01/how-to-install-android-4-0-on-the-hp-touchpad-cyanogenmod-9-alpha.html ) but I will solve that tomorrow.
Until then, please tell me which ROM is the MOST STABLE and the SMOOTHEST available ( I don't have any preferences. May it be ICS, GB or whichever)
Thanks a bunch

I am also interested in this as I am getting quite bored with my TP on webOS...

the latest nightly of cm9 is your best bet.
Sent from my HTC Vision using xda app-developers app

Not to sound rude or anything, but there's a SEARCH function that works wonders on the section of HP Touchpad.
This question has been asked MANY, MANY times over, and each time people ask the same thing - which is best, which does THIS or THAT.
The only answer anyone can give you is pick one and try it. I suggest you start with the official CM9 nightlies, as they're the most recent and up-to-date. From there, try something else - AoKP perhaps, or CherryKANG, or even stick with WebOS (which is the smoothest and best-working of them all, just not Android).
So please, in the future, SEARCH before asking this oft-asked, always-answered-the-same question. Please. I beg of you.

I like webOS and in android the CM9 official nightlies. I used to use cherry Kang until the dev stopped updating it. The best os, in my opinion, is webOS. Battery life is much, much better than android. Unfortunately, there's not much selection for apps But for just Web browsing, email and music it's hard to beat. And Skype works fully.

[Q] Choice of ROM (stable, cam)

Hello,
I am running 9-20121118-NIGHTLY-tenderloin on my TP and am very satisfied with the stability of this ROM! (Camera not working)
I now bought a second TP which is supposed for my girlfriend's dad.
I am now looking for a ROM which is as stable as mine but has the camera fixed. I think CM10 is still too unstable/experimental, right?
Which CM9-ROM would you chose?
with kind regards
cosy

The camera fixes went into CM9 a week or so before Xmas and so your best bet would be the latest CM9 nightly.

Cosmose said:
Hello,
I am running 9-20121118-NIGHTLY-tenderloin on my TP and am very satisfied with the stability of this ROM! (Camera not working)
I now bought a second TP which is supposed for my girlfriend's dad.
I am now looking for a ROM which is as stable as mine but has the camera fixed. I think CM10 is still too unstable/experimental, right?
Which CM9-ROM would you chose?
with kind regards
cosy
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As the poster above noted, the camera fix is now included with the CM9 nightlies. I use /recommend it.
If you want the camera for skype, it works much better in webOs.

chicle_11 said:
If you want the camera for skype, it works much better in webOs.
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Why is it this way?
Thanks for your answers!!!!!!

Cosmose said:
Why is it this way?
Thanks for your answers!!!!!!
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Because the tablet was made for webos. That's why the battery works/lasts much longer in webOs. It's a great operating system (better than android and apple), but the lack of apps, among other things (HP's handling of it), make android so attractive. We have the best of both worlds. The only good dual booting tablet.......... :good:, as far as I know.

Jelly Bean all the way.
:good::good:
I went from CM7 to the flavours of Classic Nerd over the past year+. None of them come close to jcsullins + dorregaray, (cm-10-20121216-EXPERIMENTAL-tenderloin-FOR_LIMITED_TESTING_ONLY_CAM with moboot 0.38, cm10-jcsullins-camera-config1and today cm10-gyroscope).
I have not had a single FC. Skype with video works. The camera works, Overclocking likewise.I now have it running on three machines in my family. Look at the number of posters to each of the dev streams and you will get an idea where the money is. I cannot understand why they keep calling it a pre-alpha. Seems to be ready for prime time and then some.
Adobe Flash may also work.
My .02

[Q] CM11 Nightly: InCall volume question

Hello everybody,
so now this is my first posting.
I took an advantage on ebay to get me a near new I9000 for a low price. I was interested to see how Android smartphones
work, what is inside and how to customize.
In between time and after reading much about ROM's and Kernels and so on i decided to go for the CyanogenMod ROM by pawitp.
When i finally got my I9000 to my surprise it was already rooted and had a CM11 flavor onboard.
So i took the chance and made a backup and did a full wipe etc.. and got the latest Nightly (2014_04_22) and the gaaps up
and running quite nicely.
No problems so far.
Everything is fine except the in-call volume on the handset.
Speaker volume and headset volume seem quite o.k. and are manageable through DSP Manager .
However, the earpiece volume is maxed-out but still much lower than on my stock S3 mini, which was given to me by my employer.
Stock and beyond any rooting or so...understandable?
So i read a lot and tried various apps (one after the other) (Voodoo sound, Volume+ to name two) as recommended here.
No avail. Volume of the earpiece seems to be quite a different beast.
What i did not try, and hopefully will not have to, are Meltus Volume hacks or manipulating values by the service codes.
So, does anybody have an idea if the CM11 will get around this problem one day or the other?
I do not want to use another ROM nor do i feel i want another Kernel to mix with.
Perhaps this thread is obsolete, so please put me into the right direction if so.
Or, maybe someone who is allowed to do so can transport this Q into the ROM thread of pawitp.
Thank you all for you attention and have a nice day.

fa-schmidt said:
Hello everybody,
so now this is my first posting.
I took an advantage on ebay to get me a near new I9000 for a low price. I was interested to see how Android smartphones
work, what is inside and how to customize.
In between time and after reading much about ROM's and Kernels and so on i decided to go for the CyanogenMod ROM by pawitp.
When i finally got my I9000 to my surprise it was already rooted and had a CM11 flavor onboard.
So i took the chance and made a backup and did a full wipe etc.. and got the latest Nightly (2014_04_22) and the gaaps up
and running quite nicely.
No problems so far.
Everything is fine except the in-call volume on the handset.
Speaker volume and headset volume seem quite o.k. and are manageable through DSP Manager .
However, the earpiece volume is maxed-out but still much lower than on my stock S3 mini, which was given to me by my employer.
Stock and beyond any rooting or so...understandable?
So i read a lot and tried various apps (one after the other) (Voodoo sound, Volume+ to name two) as recommended here.
No avail. Volume of the earpiece seems to be quite a different beast.
What i did not try, and hopefully will not have to, are Meltus Volume hacks or manipulating values by the service codes.
So, does anybody have an idea if the CM11 will get around this problem one day or the other?
I do not want to use another ROM nor do i feel i want another Kernel to mix with.
Perhaps this thread is obsolete, so please put me into the right direction if so.
Or, maybe someone who is allowed to do so can transport this Q into the ROM thread of pawitp.
Thank you all for you attention and have a nice day.
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It might be the highest limit to the i9000 (It's an old phone, at least appreciate it for even running). However, I suggest you do change your ROM once, just to check if it is a problem with your ROM. If you do change, I suggest trying Paranoid Android or OmniROM. At times, the Kernel might also make a change. If again you do want to change your Kernel, I suggest Semaphore 3.4.3 or Mackay Kernel
Hit Thanks if I helped!

Gokulbalram said:
It might be the highest limit to the i9000 (It's an old phone, at least appreciate it for even running). However, I suggest you do change your ROM once, just to check if it is a problem with your ROM. If you do change, I suggest trying Paranoid Android or OmniROM. At times, the Kernel might also make a change. If again you do want to change your Kernel, I suggest Semaphore 3.4.3 or Mackay Kernel
Hit Thanks if I helped!
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Thank you for the answer.
Sure: You are right it is an "old" phone.
And i appreciate the work of the volunteers to keep it up and running.
Hopefully i will find the time during the next days to follow your advice.
Maybe i will even try to go back to stock and check how the phone behaves in it's original environment.
At the moment i am puzzled by another problem. I miss FM radio so much.
Seems as if this feature is missing in a whole lot of ROMs because of massive changes of the "ekosystem" to put it in my words.
But this is not the thread for that. I have to read and learn a lot.
Again, thank you.
Regards,
Frank

fa-schmidt said:
Thank you for the answer.
Sure: You are right it is an "old" phone.
And i appreciate the work of the volunteers to keep it up and running.
Hopefully i will find the time during the next days to follow your advice.
Maybe i will even try to go back to stock and check how the phone behaves in it's original environment.
At the moment i am puzzled by another problem. I miss FM radio so much.
Seems as if this feature is missing in a whole lot of ROMs because of massive changes of the "ekosystem" to put it in my words.
But this is not the thread for that. I have to read and learn a lot.
Again, thank you.
Regards,
Frank
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About the Radio thing, I think you can download another Radio app like this one. If that doesn't work, I'm guessing then Radio might be disabled in your ROM. Semaphore has the option of enabling or disabling FM Radio.

Gokulbalram said:
About the Radio thing, I think you can download another Radio app like this one. If that doesn't work, I'm guessing then Radio might be disabled in your ROM. Semaphore has the option of enabling or disabling FM Radio.
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Ah, yes. I see. Thank you. Looks like Spirit2 from the play store.
I'll have a look into the reviews.
Regards,
Frank

fa-schmidt said:
Ah, yes. I see. Thank you. Looks like Spirit2 from the play store.
I'll have a look into the reviews.
Regards,
Frank
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You. Must. Try. OmniROM. You. Will. Love. It.

fa-schmidt said:
Ah, yes. I see. Thank you. Looks like Spirit2 from the play store.
I'll have a look into the reviews.
Regards,
Frank
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Any news yet?

Gokulbalram said:
Any news yet?
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Yes.
I went back to the stable release CM10.2 .
Somewhere on the internet i found a free beta from Spirit2 and installed it just for a test.
It did not run smooth but i could grab FM and listen by speaker and headphones.
What made me nervous is the "speaker damage" disclaimer...
As for the in-call volume: With 10.2 it seems to be louder.
Headphones and speaker are fine but earpiece (or handset?) still is a bit quiet for to use in noisy environments.
But anyway. Before taking further action i test a while.
I want to use this phone as a private phone when i am on commissioning jobs. I often work at industrial sites and since i am not allowed
to make any private calls off my companies' S3 mini i thought it was a good idea to carry a relatively cheap and reliable smartphone
with me.
Besides the academical aspect to know what makes a smartphone work i want a useful and stable operating system without any bloatware.
I will keep in touch with the CM11 thread and from time to time check if they finally achieve a stable release.
Maybe a shoot a second SGS off ebay just to look after OMNI ROM as you suggested. :laugh:
By now i will stay with the CM10.2 and see if it is stable.
And yes, i am going to root my wifes's Xperia Pro
Thanks again for your attention!
Regards,
Frank

fa-schmidt said:
Yes.
I went back to the stable release CM10.2 .
Somewhere on the internet i found a free beta from Spirit2 and installed it just for a test.
It did not run smooth but i could grab FM and listen by speaker and headphones.
What made me nervous is the "speaker damage" disclaimer...
As for the in-call volume: With 10.2 it seems to be louder.
Headphones and speaker are fine but earpiece (or handset?) still is a bit quiet for to use in noisy environments.
But anyway. Before taking further action i test a while.
I want to use this phone as a private phone when i am on commissioning jobs. I often work at industrial sites and since i am not allowed
to make any private calls off my companies' S3 mini i thought it was a good idea to carry a relatively cheap and reliable smartphone
with me.
Besides the academical aspect to know what makes a smartphone work i want a useful and stable operating system without any bloatware.
I will keep in touch with the CM11 thread and from time to time check if they finally achieve a stable release.
Maybe a shoot a second SGS off ebay just to look after OMNI ROM as you suggested. :laugh:
By now i will stay with the CM10.2 and see if it is stable.
And yes, i am going to root my wifes's Xperia Pro
Thanks again for your attention!
Regards,
Frank
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Xperias are a tough nut to crack. But, you will have fun rooting it. It took me 3 days (Spent 4 hours each) to get root and Install CM on an Xperia Arc S!

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Gokulbalram said:
Xperias are a tough nut to crack. But, you will have fun rooting it. It took me 3 days (Spent 4 hours each) to get root and Install CM on an Xperia Arc S!
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I got me another i9000 for cheap.
Running OMNI KitKat for now with nightly build.
That is a really nice ROM with a smooth feel and just as customizable as a an average user with passion for android can manage.
So thank you, Gokulbalram for the hint.

fa-schmidt said:
I got me another i9000 for cheap.
Running OMNI KitKat for now with nightly build.
That is a really nice ROM with a smooth feel and just as customizable as a an average user with passion for android can manage.
So thank you, Gokulbalram for the hint.
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Try Neo Kernel along with it! (Why'd you get two? *Starts laughing*)

Gokulbalram said:
Try Neo Kernel along with it! (Why'd you get two? *Starts laughing*)
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I need one cellphone for "productive use". Means that is has to work.
So to try something, and run the risk of having software or hardware problems for a few days, i need another device.
Plus it is nice to see how official CM11 and official OMNI CM11 compete.
At the moment i would say that OMNI is a little bit upfront. I am going to ask my son to put his SIM card to
it and try out and see if it is stable.

fa-schmidt said:
I need one cellphone for "productive use". Means that is has to work.
So to try something, and run the risk of having software or hardware problems for a few days, i need another device.
Plus it is nice to see how official CM11 and official OMNI CM11 compete.
At the moment i would say that OMNI is a little bit upfront. I am going to ask my son to put his SIM card to
it and try out and see if it is stable.
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At the moment, my i9000 runs Omni's latest nightlies. Also, I've flashed Neo Kernel. It's very smooth without much noticeable lag.

Anyone still using the TouchPad? If so what roms ?

I was over at the dev deparment and found most rom threads dead, however, I did find one activew. Going to try the CM 11 nightly, I havent updated mine TouchPad in years

I second your question. I still find the TouchPad to be a capable tablet.

HP TP Going Strong
TrueYears said:
I was over at the dev deparment and found most rom threads dead, however, I did find one activew. Going to try the CM 11 nightly, I havent updated mine TouchPad in years
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ThePublisher said:
I second your question. I still find the TouchPad to be a capable tablet.
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Android 5.1.x development is still happening, thanks to our talented developers However Kitkat Roms will give you the most stable and fully functional experience. Jcsullins and Milaqs CM11 builds are both great choices. I'm personally using Sumashs 4.4.4 PAC Man Rom, overclocked with Kernel Adiutor (ROOT) Increasing the default clock speed from 1.2Ghz to either 1.5Ghz or 1.7Ghz will give you a little extra performance boost. Everything you need to know and a list of the Roms is available in my full thread below, happy flashing.
[ROM GUIDE]How to install Android 5.x.x/4.4.x with Jcsullins TPtoolbox Super Easy Way

Thank you!

Evervolv
Even though Flintman is moving onto M which will be dropping next week or so, I gave this 5.1.1 rom a shot and was eternally grateful for his most recent update expanding bluetooth connectivity and the front camera to work. It does not do video as it will lock up, but stills are just fine in either orientation (landscape/portrait)

rfoster2009 said:
Even though Flintman is moving onto M which will be dropping next week or so, I gave this 5.1.1 rom a shot and was eternally grateful for his most recent update expanding bluetooth connectivity and the front camera to work. It does not do video as it will lock up, but stills are just fine in either orientation (landscape/portrait)
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Nice thanks for the info, I didn't know Flintman had the camera working or decent BT support. Looking forward to seeing Android M on the HP TP:highfive:

RolandDeschain79 said:
Nice thanks for the info, I didn't know Flintman had the camera working or decent BT support. Looking forward to seeing Android M on the HP TP:highfive:
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Same here! I'm very excited to see what unfolds development wise.

rfoster2009 said:
Same here! I'm very excited to see what unfolds development wise.
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I am surprised too! Still using TP few years. Bought it in China for funny 100 USD and it is some prototype with 3G module, Memory eMMC: Samsung 64Gb and LPDDR2: 8GB Samsung.
Using with ev_tenderloin-5.1.1-testing-2015.10.02 and absolutely satisfied.
Waiting for Marshmallow!

I have TPs running CM9, CM12.1 and Evervolv's AOSP Marshmallow 6.0.1.
I've been using CM12.1 (Lollipop 5.1) for about as long as anybody here, and from my experience, it's pretty rock-solid. I've had fewer problems on that than I've had on my CM9 (Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0) TP.
The TP running Evervolv's Marshmallow is still my "testing" tablet. If you don't need Bluetooth or the camera, it could be a daily driver for basic tablet use, but if I were a heavy user of Netflix and Skype (which I'm not), I would probably have a few more concerns about this early Alpha build. That said, this is getting really close. It's probably closer to a finished product than the first releases of Windows 95 were.

Thanks, xda!
Just a quick shout out to jcsullins and Roland Deschain for their collective works. I've successfully updated my old HP TP with Android 4.4.4 (CM11)! I'm not a dev guy, so the TP Toolbox was awesome and easy to use.
Thanks guys!

Just wanted everyone's updated opinion: Anyone have a list of stable Lollipop(v5.1+) roms that have both camera AND Bluetooth working?
thanks

MethodMan said:
Just wanted everyone's updated opinion: Anyone have a list of stable Lollipop(v5.1+) roms that have both camera AND Bluetooth working?
thanks
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check this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=63120982&postcount=5
Evervolv! The last update on their 5.1.1 had a working camera and bluetooth. I'll warn you that the bluetooth is not 'perfect' in that it will pair w/ just about everything, but won't move data necessary, example, doing file transfers won't work, but the audio works w/ no issues.

rfoster2009 said:
check this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=63120982&postcount=5
Evervolv! The last update on their 5.1.1 had a working camera and bluetooth. I'll warn you that the bluetooth is not 'perfect' in that it will pair w/ just about everything, but won't move data necessary, example, doing file transfers won't work, but the audio works w/ no issues.
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Thanks. Now I will have to decide whether I need to do Bluetooth file transfers or not.
So I gather JCScullin's(or Milaq's) 4.4.x releases are the only ones that have a fully functioning Bluetooth with Camera. Decisions, decisions.....

MethodMan said:
Just wanted everyone's updated opinion: Anyone have a list of stable Lollipop(v5.1+) roms that have both camera AND Bluetooth working?
thanks
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MethodMan said:
Thanks. Now I will have to decide whether I need to do Bluetooth file transfers or not.
So I gather JCScullin's(or Milaq's) 4.4.x releases are the only ones that have a fully functioning Bluetooth with Camera. Decisions, decisions.....
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You'd be right in saying that. I would say that if you can hold on a little, Flintman has been working really hard on the Marshmallow version of Evervolv w/ working bluetooth, but no camera. The bluetooth stack he's trying to work in will be, in my opinion, even better than the existing HP one.
I'm not sure if he'll be able to get the camera working though, so you may have to stay with lollipop if you really need or want it.

rfoster2009 said:
You'd be right in saying that. I would say that if you can hold on a little, Flintman has been working really hard on the Marshmallow version of Evervolv w/ working bluetooth, but no camera. The bluetooth stack he's trying to work in will be, in my opinion, even better than the existing HP one.
I'm not sure if he'll be able to get the camera working though, so you may have to stay with lollipop if you really need or want it.
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Did some reading. I think I'll go with Evervolv v5.1. You mentioned in an earlier post you had issues with video working on this rom. Has the video been fixed? Would love to do video chats in Hangouts.

MethodMan said:
Did some reading. I think I'll go with Evervolv v5.1. You mentioned in an earlier post you had issues with video working on this rom. Has the video been fixed? Would love to do video chats in Hangouts.
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Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get video to work and I think that was in part due to a lack of hardware libraries that are compatible with lollipop and newer. While the convenience of that camera is pretty neat, most feel it's not justified to get it working versus something like Bluetooth. It's really hard from a dev perspective to get that camera working. So kudos to Flintman for even getting it to do still pics.