Home button stops working - TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

My home button has stopped working on my TP. I'm currently stuck on the mobot 0.35 screen. volume rockers work to move cursor up and down to select webos or Android but home button to select wont work. Seems I can only wait for the battery to die and then let it reboot naturally since holding the power button and the volume rocker doesn't seem to reboot in Mobot screen.
Going forward I'd like to restore home button functionality. it stopped working some time ago. Should I open up HP TouchPad and see if I can fix the issue with the contacts of the home button? Don't know if thats easy or if I'm capable of. Or is there another way to install a newer Android version for me without a functional home button? thx!

Older install methods and iFixit guide
leif2 said:
My home button has stopped working on my TP. I'm currently stuck on the mobot 0.35 screen. volume rockers work to move cursor up and down to select webos or Android but home button to select wont work. Seems I can only wait for the battery to die and then let it reboot naturally since holding the power button and the volume rocker doesn't seem to reboot in Mobot screen.
Going forward I'd like to restore home button functionality. it stopped working some time ago. Should I open up HP TouchPad and see if I can fix the issue with the contacts of the home button? Don't know if thats easy or if I'm capable of. Or is there another way to install a newer Android version for me without a functional home button? thx!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Android should be the default boot option for moboot. You could try using the older install methods with the ACMEInstaller5 here if you're desperate to get android working again. Try using a newer rom below.
Download Android 4.4.4 Kitkat install files(Rom, Recovery, Gapps):
Rom:Download the latest Lineage11 build
Recovery:TWRP-jcs-dm-tenderloin-20140612b.zip
Gapps:gapps-base-arm-4.4.4-20170902-1-signed.zip
Note: Do Not unzip the files.
Repairing the actual button could be tricky but there's an iFixit guide here HP TouchPad disassembly guide on youtube here

Related

[Q] screen stuck!! power key!!!

hello everybody,
today i installed the cm7 on my tp and as i rebooted it to install a next rom, the screen is now stuck at the main screen of moboot 0.3.5
the side buttons are moving just fine up and down and down up, but the power button will not work to select the option such as boot clockworkmod, boot cyanogen mod.
the power key does work fine because it was working fine during cm7
im not sure whats going on, so if somebody can help me it would be great thank you
I always use the Home button in Moboot to make the selection.

HP Touchpad Screen Stuck While Installing CM9

I tried to install cm9 on my touchpad and I followed this tutorial: http://www.webosnation.com/how-install-cyanogenmod-9-android-your-touchpad?page=1
I have a problem, I followed each step and everything went great till the double penguins came up. The first time I tried this, the touchpad rebooted itself to WebOS, so I shut it down, hold the power button and volume up button, and I proceeded the whole "cmd" part for the second time. The double penguins appeared and I realised it stopped. I looked and it wrote that the cm9 filename was wrong...it had to begin with update-cm . So I waited for the device to reboot again so that I could change the name of the zip file, however the screen is stuck. There is a black screen and a lot of text. Everytime I push a button, there is a writing on it.
For example, when I push the volume up buttong this comes up:
^[[4~[ 2432.551116] gpio-keys: volume up button pressed
[ 2432.701070] gpio-keys: volume up button released
I tried to reboot it but the device does not shut down. It is stuck, and everytime I push a button, it just writes that I pressed and released the button.
I tried to download WebOS Doctor, but I cannot find a valid download link, and I do not think this will help, because I cannot shut down the device!
HELP!!
SauceBoss7_ said:
I tried to install cm9 on my touchpad and I followed this tutorial: http://www.webosnation.com/how-install-cyanogenmod-9-android-your-touchpad?page=1
I have a problem, I followed each step and everything went great till the double penguins came up. The first time I tried this, the touchpad rebooted itself to WebOS, so I shut it down, hold the power button and volume up button, and I proceeded the whole "cmd" part for the second time. The double penguins appeared and I realised it stopped. I looked and it wrote that the cm9 filename was wrong...it had to begin with update-cm . So I waited for the device to reboot again so that I could change the name of the zip file, however the screen is stuck. There is a black screen and a lot of text. Everytime I push a button, there is a writing on it.
For example, when I push the volume up buttong this comes up:
^[[4~[ 2432.551116] gpio-keys: volume up button pressed
[ 2432.701070] gpio-keys: volume up button released
I tried to reboot it but the device does not shut down. It is stuck, and everytime I push a button, it just writes that I pressed and released the button.
I tried to download WebOS Doctor, but I cannot find a valid download link, and I do not think this will help, because I cannot shut down the device!
HELP!!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Have you tried pushing power and home buttons at the same time for about 15 seconds to hard reboot the device? that may help you go back to web OS and redo the cm9 flash process again...you may have done something wrong and that's why is not installing properly...good luck!
btw...here is a link to install cm9 on the tp....IMO the best guide out there with files and links to everything...http://liliputing.com/2012/01/how-to-install-android-4-0-on-the-hp-touchpad-cyanogenmod-9-alpha.html
You will be fine. If nothing else the tp will die, then you can recharge and doctor back to stock. But like rhidalgo said you should be able to force shutdown. Although I always hold vol up, home, and power for 15 sec. But your not bricked so don't worry too much
Edit. I would just try cm again before you webdoc. That's kind of a hassle, and it sounds like the tp is just in some diag mode or something.

Help - Stuck in moboot 0.3.5!

Sorry for the possibly FAQ nature of the request. I installed CM9 probably over 18mos on my daughter's Touchpad and was going to update it to JCSullins CM11 ROM. I got all the files downloaded and was getting ready to perform the complete uninstall of CM. Once I rebooted into the moboot 0.3.5 menu I was trying to select the 'boot webOS recovery' option, but no combination of power button + vol up or down seems to do anything except move the menu selection up/down. I can't seem to do anything to actually 'select' an option from the menu. I've tried long press power and short press power both with and without the vol up/down held. I'm hoping I can avoid having to open the unit to disconnect the battery but right now I'm not sure what I can do. Again it's been a long time since I did anything with the Touchpad and when I did the initial CM9 install everything went very smoothly once I got Novacom installed and ran the ACMEInstaller script. I'm hoping there's a simple trick I missed that will help get me out of the moboot screen.
-OK - sorry for the idiot post here, I just figured out the select is the 'front' button on the screen. Feel stupid but got it working! Hopefully I'll have the new CM11 up and running for my daughter tomorrow !

Help mode "test"

My zuk z2 pro went into test mode and I can not get out
Help
I have the same problem. I cannot even touch the buttons at the bottom, which is very annoying :/
Please see this post
phoenixrap said:
My zuk z2 pro went into test mode and I can not get out
Help
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I don't enter in the fastboot mode. The phone is blocking in mode FFBM and I can't touch de bottoms on display
Press & hold Vol+ and Vol- - now press (and hold) Power until phone vibrates. Release power key.
If there is a new screen, release Vol keys,
Select ENGLISH and shutdown.
Now restart phone
N2k1 said:
Press & hold Vol+ and Vol- - now press (and hold) Power until phone vibrates. Release power key.
If there is a new screen, release Vol keys,
Select ENGLISH and shutdown.
Now restart phone
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Nope. I have the same situation and am stuck with the test mode screen when attempt to boot the system. Recovery works fine. Tried the hold both volume buttons and plug into PC, and now have tried this. Always the same screen, nothing about selecting English, just the option to access the Options Menu. Selecting Fastboot takes me to menu where Ican select Recovery, Startup, AND "Boot to FFBM". Have wiped all but internal SD, and "Repaired" System, Persist, Cache. Have tried installing an official ROM and Lineage ROM. No combinations of these have fixed the problem.
Problem started when I was updating the official ROM and decided to try out the FFBM boot option. BIG mistake.
Now am stuck with a system that will no longer boot.
John
JBoy53 said:
Nope. I have the same situation and am stuck with the test mode screen when attempt to boot the system. Recovery works fine. Tried the hold both volume buttons and plug into PC, and now have tried this. Always the same screen, nothing about selecting English, just the option to access the Options Menu. Selecting Fastboot takes me to menu where Ican select Recovery, Startup, AND "Boot to FFBM". Have wiped all but internal SD, and "Repaired" System, Persist, Cache. Have tried installing an official ROM and Lineage ROM. No combinations of these have fixed the problem.
Problem started when I was updating the official ROM and decided to try out the FFBM boot option. BIG mistake.
Now am stuck with a system that will no longer boot.
John
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
UPDATE: TWRP 3.0.3-0 saved my ass. It permits selection of booting into EDL (9008) mode, bypassed all the PC based commands that weren't working, and I reloaded Zuk factory ROM again. Got past the test mode screen finally. Discovered that I don't care for the original ROM at all, too many Google things I'm accustomed to (Like Google Play store) missing. Added a few things back in, but wasn't worth the trouble. It took me about 15 minutes to refla sh it using TWRP with the latest nightly version of the Mokee ROM for this device (Android 7.1.2) and it works GREAT. Lineage wasn't ready yet.
The only hold over from all my initial problems is that upon boot it acts of if I'm doing the up Vol button action. It goes to the screen where I can press a Vol button and go into the boot loader or just wait 5 seconds for it to carry on booting normally. I don't know how to correct this, but not really a problem.
Link about TWRP 3.0.3-0 -
HTML:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/zuk-z2-pro/development/twrp-twrp-3-0-3-0-teamwin-recovery-t3529601
N2k1 said:
Press & hold Vol+ and Vol- - now press (and hold) Power until phone vibrates. Release power key.
If there is a new screen, release Vol keys,
Select ENGLISH and shutdown.
Now restart phone
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Works fine.

Power button never works to turn touchpad on.

I have 2 identical 32gb touchpad. Both are running dirty unicorns Oreo. I used the alternate install method for both. One works great and has the tweaked kernel. The other one had an issue from the get go. It wouldn’t reboot system from twrp. I held home and power then it booted up. I also noticed that when holding the power button to shut off or reboot, the menu pops up and if I select either one it never reboots or shuts completely off. Just a black screen. To start back up I have to hold home and power together. It was also unable to boot up with the tweaked kernel. I restored with Webos doctor and reflashed the rom. I used tptoolbox to erase and restore webos partitions and also relflased a6 firmware before the webos doctor flash. Still the same issue? Any ideas?
I should also add that after the webos doctor install it says it is going to reboot and I have to hold power and home to get it to reboot.

Categories

Resources