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I cannot seem to get Novacom drivers installed for my Touchpad. I've tried rebooting both machine and touchpad, taken TP in and out of dev mode, tried every command line I could find for running the novacom installer, etc. I am at a loss, cannot get it to work at all. Tried searching but didn't come up with anything for novacom
I'm trying to do this while at work and am on a netbook with windows 7 starter.
Appreciate any help
OK sorry for sounding stupid but have you run the universal novacom installer? If so, what happened?
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dan-fish said:
OK sorry for sounding stupid but have you run the universal novacom installer? If so, what happened?
Sent from my HTC Desire S using xda premium
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Yes, I get a message that says it has been successfully installed, but when I plug in the TP it isn't recognized. Cannot mount as USB either
Doesn't sound like a novacom issue. Maybe someone else can spread some light here
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Would be much appreciated.
FWIW, I did get it to be seen by quick install the very first time I plugged it in but it immediately dropped it and hasn't seen it since.
I got it to see it briefly on a different computer. Now when I put it in recovery mode it comes up as unknown device again. I want to throw this [email protected]#$& thing!
Please, can someone help me out here.
I have gotten it to the point that it is seen until I put it into recovery mode. Once I put it in recovery mode and plug it in, I get device not recognized.
In an effort to remedy that issue, I wiped everything touchpad related on my computer clean to start again. Now I'm back to square one. Device not recognized and cannot mount to USB Mass storage. What the F am I missing here. Why does it work one second and not the next?
In vein, I tried to install using my old iBook but even that didn't work(thanks Steve!)
I've also moved from the netbook I was trying to install from last night, to my normal win7 machine.
Would really appreciate it if anyone is willing to work with me to resolve this
Haha. I had this same issue. i wish it would be added to the tutorial's OP. Anyway, make sure you are putting acmeinstaller in the folder . Crogram Files, Palm, Inc where the actuall Novacom drivers are. Then enter the C prompt and you're good to go. If you don't have x64 put the ACMEInstaller file wherever your computer has Palm Inc and that is the directory you CD to.
i.e. for me it was cd c:/program files/ palm inc
Ended up using an XP machine to install. Took just a few minutes. Drivers were found right away unlike in 7.
blackwrx02 said:
Ended up using an XP machine to install. Took just a few minutes. Drivers were found right away unlike in 7.
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My issue with Win7/64bit were the path/file location.
Even if you download the drivers and install them correctly, you still have to execute the novacom ext.
It's in the prog files\palm folder, as said.
Had a heck of a time myself until I realized this.
dajogejr said:
My issue with Win7/64bit were the path/file location.
Even if you download the drivers and install them correctly, you still have to execute the novacom ext.
It's in the prog files\palm folder, as said.
Had a heck of a time myself until I realized this.
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For people searching for the answer.
I'm on win7 64 bit. The universal novacom install went fine. Plugged in touchpad and ran command, but novacom did not find device.
Moved usb connection to different usb port on my computer, magic.
Novacom commands worked and installed cyanogen 9.
If moving usb ports doesn't work. Disconnect usb cable, uninstall novacom via control panel, software removal. Then, reinstall novacom, and use 2nd usb port.
I seached the web, and none of these questions about novacom not finding device was answered. The above is the answer. Move usb ports.
Hi everyone,
So my TP is getting picked up sometime in the next 7 days for repairs (cracks and all) and I need to remove android. Couldn't find the novacom drivers online, and universal installer isn't working atm, so I got the SDK and now Device Manager (Windows 7) shows it as Palm Novacom (bootie). [Also, just noticed there is another "Unknown device" as well as the "Palm Novacom bootie" ?!?]
The problem is that when I tried to run the "novacom boot mem:// < ACMEUninstaller" command, nothing happens. I tried redownloading ACME, but still the same error. Anyone know what's up or how I can fix this.
Thanks in advance!
vladwt said:
Hi everyone,
So my TP is getting picked up sometime in the next 7 days for repairs (cracks and all) and I need to remove android. Couldn't find the novacom drivers online, and universal installer isn't working atm, so I got the SDK and now Device Manager (Windows 7) shows it as Palm Novacom (bootie). [Also, just noticed there is another "Unknown device" as well as the "Palm Novacom bootie" ?!?]
The problem is that when I tried to run the "novacom boot mem:// < ACMEUninstaller" command, nothing happens. I tried redownloading ACME, but still the same error. Anyone know what's up or how I can fix this.
Thanks in advance!
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where did you put the acmeunistaller file?
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where did you put the acmeunistaller file?
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C:\Program Files\Palm, Inc\ACMEUninstaller
I tried running "novacom" on its own, but still nothing, it just creates a new row and accepts no input afterwards. The TP itself just stays in USB mode even after 10 mins or so...
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C:\Program Files\Palm, Inc\ACMEUninstaller
I tried running "novacom" on its own, but still nothing, it just creates a new row and accepts no input afterwards. The TP itself just stays in USB mode even after 10 mins or so...
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So is the Touchpad in usb mode or recovery mode?
If u have a command window open inthe Palm, Inc directory where novacom application is and u type "novacom" u should at least
see a list of commands.
If not then u arent in the right place.
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So is the Touchpad in usb mode or recovery mode?
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It's in Recovery Mode (with the USB sign on the black screen); sorry that's what I meant. I'm thinking it could be a problem with the drivers, but Windows recognises it
Never used the sdk but if its like android then the novacom application will be in a folder in the sdk.
so u will have to run the acmeuninstaller fron a window in that folder.
colin_404 said:
Never used the sdk but if its like android then the novacom application will be in a folder in the sdk.
so u will have to run the acmeuninstaller fron a window in that folder.
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Thanks for the suggestion, but it didn't work
Same result as before... even if I run "novacom.exe" from the sdk folder, it just shows a black cmd screen
Is there any other way to wipe it?
Have you tried following the instructions in THIS THREAD ? It talks about how to completely remove everything and put the TP back to factory 3.0.0 settings.
Nope, but thanks for the link. Unfortunately the novaterm link is down and the Universal Novacom Installer always gets stuck on initialising
Edit: I'm trying to get novacom from the webOS download and novaterm from the palm folder... see how that goes I'll post back once I've tried. Thanks again for all the help.
or uninstall the sdk, delete the Palm, Inc folder.
Download any Webosdoctor from webos internals site.
Run the novacom universal installer, choose "select file", choose the webosdoctor download.
The Palm, Inc folder will be created from it and drivers installed.
If you have any copy off Webos doctor on your computer and have Java installed download Universalnovscominstaller and when or if you have it right click on the file then go down to open with and select Java(TM) Platform, the novacom installer will pop up click on install then click on select file then navigate to wherever you have Webos doctor ie desktop etc select it and hey presto the novacom drivers will be installed.
P.S do not download Webos doctor with windows explorer as for some reason it appears to mess it up , use chrome.
Done and done!
Finally managed to get it done, after trying to do it on 2 Win7 PCs, went to an old XP laptop and tried on there.
If anyone gets stuck on this and finds this thread:
I used Universal Novacom Installer and installed Novacom from webOS Doctor 3.0.5, on an XP system. After that put ACMEUninstaller in Palm, Inc folder and ran the "novacom boot....." command and Android was gone! :victory: :crying:
Thank you all for the help, I'm so relieved after slaving away at this for over a day
vladwt said:
Finally managed to get it done, after trying to do it on 2 Win7 PCs, went to an old XP laptop and tried on there.
If anyone gets stuck on this and finds this thread:
I used Universal Novacom Installer and installed Novacom from webOS Doctor 3.0.5, on an XP system. After that put ACMEUninstaller in Palm, Inc folder and ran the "novacom boot....." command and Android was gone! :victory: :crying:
Thank you all for the help, I'm so relieved after slaving away at this for over a day
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Happy you finally got there and thanks for clicking on the thank you box the solution I posted has been given by others so credit to everyone the bit that took me a long time was to click on open with and the fact that for what ever reason windows explorer messes up the download
hence the reason for my post.
All the best.
Just had my TP collected today by UPS. Let's hope when I get it back and try to put android again I won't have to go through this hell again
you can also change the compatibility settings for the app youre trying to run if its not working correctly in windows 7.
Hi, I am trying to install android on my TP, however Novacom wont install. Its stuck at the installing screen. I've tried another laptop same problem, occurs. Any fix around this?
Thanks.
FML, reformatted my TP by D.L WebOsdoctor.
KidTech said:
Hi, I am trying to install android on my TP, however Novacom wont install. Its stuck at the installing screen. I've tried another laptop same problem, occurs. Any fix around this?
Thanks.
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If you have any copy off Webos doctor on your computer and have Java installed download Universalnovscominstaller and when or if you have it right click on the file then go down to open with and select Java(TM) Platform, the novacom installer will pop up click on install then click on select file then navigate to wherever you have Webos doctor ie desktop etc select it and hey presto the novacom drivers will be installed.
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Hi, I am trying to install android on my TP, however Novacom wont install. Its stuck at the installing screen. I've tried another laptop same problem, occurs. Any fix around this?
Thanks.
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Don't know if you got this working or not but I was experiencing the same issue running Windows 7 64 bit, every time I tried to install is would stick on the installing screen. I ended up have to install using the NovacomInstaller_x64.msi to install and it worked with no problems. There is also a NovacomInstaller_x86.msi for 32 bit systems. I did a quick google search to find the file.
Hello all...I have the Android SDK set up on my Dell Dimension 4600 running Windows 7 and ADB IS set up correctly as well as my environment variables. So today I go into my Android SDK to run an update and install API packages that I don't have yet and was getting some weird stuff going on. I go to college full time for computer networking and was installing all the API's just fine on my computer at the college today(actually my removable hard-drive in a computer). I got home and decided to run the same on my home computer to keep things up to date and was getting error messages. Has anybody else ever had this problem? Thought I'd ask the question and seek help from the forums. Any help from anybody is greatly appreciated. I have posted my a docx file to take a look at my screenshots and verify that I have the correct files and all. Thanks be to all!
[EDIT] So I found my answer to my problem. When going into Android SDK Manager you must right click on it and run it as an administrator for it to work and download API's correctly. Don't know if anybody else has this issue but there's your answer! Hope it helps out somebody!
im facing this issue listed here. is anybody else facing this? any fixes yet?
https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=23090