Touchpad questions - TouchPad General

I apologize if these have been asked. I will be ordering an Hp TouchPad very soon. I will put Cm9 on it.
What is the best way to do this?
What rom should I use? I am looking for performance, ease of use, features, and battery life over 6 hours with moderate usage if possible.
How do I adjust the bootloader?
And finally what apps or downloads do I need?
Thank you!
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Orange_furball said:
I apologize if these have been asked. I will be ordering an Hp TouchPad very soon. I will put Cm9 on it.
What is the best way to do this?
What rom should I use? I am looking for performance, ease of use, features, and battery life over 6 hours with moderate usage if possible.
How do I adjust the bootloader?
And finally what apps or downloads do I need?
Thank you!
Sent from my Galaxy Note on At&t
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Read the development threads, specially the stickies. You'll find all the information you're looking for there.

chicle_11 said:
Read the development threads, specially the stickies. You'll find all the information you're looking for there.
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read them. Kinda helped a bit... now I have some more questions.
What ROM should I use?
If you suggest a ROM, can you please give instructions so a two year old, who has flashed a few ROMs before, can do this?
How do I install CWM?
Just ordered my touchpad for $167. Also got 5 screen protectors and the HP Fitted Case for $30.
This will be my first tablet, excluding a few windows 95 wacom ones and one MID tabled that i threw out my window.
I need a ROM with WiFi working out of the box, er uh out of the flash.

Personally, if you want the most stable, I'd go with the CM9 Alpha2. It doesn't have a cam or mic, but then again, nothing Android has them.
Other than that, it's really simple. All you'll need is to read the thread at http://rootzwiki.com/topic/18843-releasealpha2-cyanogenmod-9-touchpad/ and follow the instructions - everything is there. Download the files it requests, put them on your touchpad's media folder from WebOS in a folder called "cminstall", then reboot into flash mode (power and vol-up when rebooting), and run the commands it says.
It's super-easy, takes about 5-10 mins, and you're golden. Downloading the ROM will be the slowest part of it.

Orange_furball said:
read them. Kinda helped a bit... now I have some more questions.
What ROM should I use?
If you suggest a ROM, can you please give instructions so a two year old, who has flashed a few ROMs before, can do this?
How do I install CWM?
Just ordered my touchpad for $167. Also got 5 screen protectors and the HP Fitted Case for $30.
This will be my first tablet, excluding a few windows 95 wacom ones and one MID tabled that i threw out my window.
I need a ROM with WiFi working out of the box, er uh out of the flash.
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There are more than a few roms available to the TP's, I use the unofficial cyanogenmod nightlies. Some have more problems than others. Many have wifi issues, but I've never had any.
Go to the unofficial cyanogenmod thread, the directions there are very good and simple and easy to follow. As for the cwm, do the same. The instructions are also easy to follow, a lot easier than if I wrote them.....
If you need a rock solid rom with no issues, you're better off using WebOS. Remember, all the android stuff is Alpha. I use webos about 50% of the time. It's a great os, and has much, much better battery life.

Gonna try cm9 alpha 2.
Should I install this too? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23009531
Seems like a good idea and I understand it. For the cm9 alpha 2, do I use the latest cwm? Thanks!
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It's completely up to you if you want to use that or not. I used the 1.2 myself back when I wasn't on the nightlies. I am going to try the 1.4 on my tablet once it finishes it's encryption and see where I go from there.

Ok ill use it. One more question (for now...)
Can you link me to the Alpha 2 download? I have "update-cm-9.0.0-RC0-Touchpad-alpha2-fullofbugs.zip" but the "update" and "fullofbugs" parts makes me feel like I got the wrong one. and it took about 30 seconds to download.

Orange_furball said:
Ok ill use it. One more question (for now...)
Can you link me to the Alpha 2 download? I have "update-cm-9.0.0-RC0-Touchpad-alpha2-fullofbugs.zip" but the "update" and "fullofbugs" parts makes me feel like I got the wrong one. and it took about 30 seconds to download.
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No that's correct.
Go to Youtube and search for Reverend Kyle, or check him out here. His videos can answer all of your questions, and his forums are also very informative.
Your questions have indeed been asked and answered 1000's of times before, but I'm trying not to be snippy. Try out google though, oh and bookmark the Rev's forums and youtube channel.

Thanks. Will do when my touchpad comes it.
And thanks for helping me instead of flay out saying search. I was just unsure and wanted a second opinion.
thanks again everyone!
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update at the start allows the ACMEInstaller script to use it (all files that it uses require that designation at the start). The fullofbugs part just reminds you that it is an alpha build, and that there will most likely be bugs in it. It is just their way of letting you know this is nowhere near a Final level release.

fyi I'm using this ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1488561
then flash this mods pack:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1519161
and I get speed, stability, fluidity, and everything works (besides the camera), it's pretty awesome, you might try it.

I was in the same position as you exactly one week ago. I'm very very happy with my touchpad. I'm running oat's light and tasty rom with supreme mod 1.4, supercharged, and chainfired. Running excellent.

orangekid said:
fyi I'm using this ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1488561
then flash this mods pack:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1519161
and I get speed, stability, fluidity, and everything works (besides the camera), it's pretty awesome, you might try it.
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can you post a screenshot? and do I follow the normal install instructions? (terminal on my desktop to flash it?)
Thanks btw

Personally, I run the latest nightly from Eyeballer's thread. And flashing it is the same as flashing Alpha 2, only you put that update instead of the one called alpha2. And you flash it from the command line using the ACMEInstaller2 script.
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ve6ay said:
Personally, if you want the most stable, I'd go with the CM9 Alpha2. It doesn't have a cam or mic, but then again, nothing Android has them.
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Seconded. The CM9 Nightlies may be better at some point, but since they change every day, it is a bit of pot luck.
Apps are your choice, but I am generally rather disappointed with the tiny number of tablet optimised apps. They are usually marked HD, and often cost (more). Of course phone apps run fine, but they do not really use a tablet to the full potential, and are sometimes a bit clunky to use.

ve6ay said:
Personally, if you want the most stable, I'd go with the CM9 Alpha2. It doesn't have a cam or mic, but then again, nothing Android has them.
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Actually CM7 has working cam and mic, just not CM9.

Boy Oh boy Oh boy. This is an amazing device. Not sure why people diss this so much. Android runs amazingly. Thanks everyone! I'm running cm9 a2 happily!
Though I am having one problem. When I switch to portrait mode the icons and Widgets shift to the left. Can this be fixed by changing my dpi? And what should I be using? 120 or 160
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If you're on 160, that's because of the way that the orientation works it. It puts an extra row on the side when you switch to portrait. Not quite sure why.
However, the latest nightly builds (I noticed it as of 20120402) allow you to set your number of columns / rows on your homescreen (when in landscape - when it goes portrait, it does the same thing).
Don't know how well it looks at 120, but at 160 it isn't too annoying. Especially since my tablet almost never goes portrait, unless I'm reading. I'll let someone more experienced answer this one.

Oh no. I think I broke it already! Went to install the 1.4 mod pack from my Roman manager app and it shut down and now shows this... restart button does nothing... help!?
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ICS on Touchpad

Good news,
@Preludedrew has gotten ICS booted up on the touchpad
This makes the touchpad sale tomorrow that much better.
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Nice nice
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good to see
this looks EXACTLY like the pictures from the CM7A2 thread on rw with fattire...
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/3477-rel...cyanogenmod-team-touchpad-port/page__st__6650
and this was..nearlly a month ago.. lookin at your screen indicates that the same error "still" occurs..which probably means, whoever it is you said "he/she" got ICS running just went ahead and redid fattires whole process just to end up with the same result?
Or he just followed his steps..
Either way.. it's no real progress, is it?
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this looks EXACTLY like the pictures from the CM7A2 thread on rw with fattire...
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/3477-rel...cyanogenmod-team-touchpad-port/page__st__6650
and this was..nearlly a month ago.. lookin at your screen indicates that the same error "still" occurs..which probably means, whoever it is you said "he/she" got ICS running just went ahead and redid fattires whole process just to end up with the same result?
Or he just followed his steps..
Either way.. it's no real progress, is it?
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Was about to say, couple weeks late. Good to see devs outside of CM advancing none the less.
weird, i contacted prelude last week about working on it with me. he said he was waiting for source from CM.
Nburnes said:
Was about to say, couple weeks late. Good to see devs outside of CM advancing none the less.
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sure it is.. just questioned his work
Leoisright said:
weird, i contacted prelude last week about working on it with me. he said he was waiting for source from CM.
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from his tweets it looks to me that he's not that much into cooperating, especially with CM and their work?
"preludedrew :
This is annoying > Coincidence or not, CM pulled the ICS branch for the HP tp kernel, after i tweeted/talked about getting ICS booting"
I highly doubt that they'd just pull because someone else showed he's also working on the same thing.. seems kinda stupid to me..
May I ask for reference regarding prelude? Haven't read anything from him?
and I still believe it's kinda suspicious that both attempts beside CM's show the same error.. wonder what's causing this
also it seems that his way of booting ICS doesnt really differ from fattires?
But I'm no dev after all
Puenos said:
sure it is.. just questioned his work
from his tweets it looks to me that he's not that much into cooperating, especially with CM and their work?
"preludedrew :
This is annoying > Coincidence or not, CM pulled the ICS branch for the HP tp kernel, after i tweeted/talked about getting ICS booting"
I highly doubt that they'd just pull because someone else showed he's also working on the same thing.. seems kinda stupid to me..
May I ask for reference regarding prelude? Haven't read anything from him?
and I still believe it's kinda suspicious that both attempts beside CM's show the same error.. wonder what's causing this
also it seems that his way of booting ICS doesnt really differ from fattires?
But I'm no dev after all
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Gotcha now. I just hit him up. He's good about working with Xron. Maybe he will let me in and help.
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i dont fully know what ics is really..
i know that i will want it and
i know smart ppl when i see em.
im appreciate time / energy / resources you devote.
i will follow this..
if this post is inappropriate.. sorry and please delete..
i dont mean to clutter atall
Leoisright said:
Gotcha now. I just hit him up. He's good about working with Xron. Maybe he will let me in and help.
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Now that's what I call good news!
Good to hear. After your great work on the TouchPad I'm positive you guys could bring something great to the community again
amkaos said:
i dont fully know what ics is really..
i know that i will want it and
i know smart ppl when i see em.
im appreciate time / energy / resources you devote.
i will follow this..
if this post is inappropriate.. sorry and please delete..
i dont mean to clutter atall
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ICS aka Ice Cream Sandwich is the next iteration of Android (4.x) after 3.x Honeycomb which brings together tablet & phone.
not much there left to know besides technological aspects in detail..?
ics will get us running a tablet version of android rather than a phone version. say hello to proper tablet apps!
Shrew said:
Good news,
@Preludedrew has gotten ICS booted up on the touchpad
This makes the touchpad sale tomorrow that much better.
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What sale and where?
arozer said:
What sale and where?
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hp was selling refurbished TPs on ebay today at 7:00 EST. Done deal.
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/10940-to...on™-dalingrin/page__view__findpost__p__274605
dalingrin wrote on 06 December 2011:
Folks that want near perfect Android support and faster updates probably should have gotten a tablet thats actually meant to run Android to begin with.
Oh and I'm posting this from ICS on the Touchpad ;p
Still very buggy. No UI accel, even worse wifi, no market(due to network issues), no video playback, no audio, etc.
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So, the CM team is rocking too. Only thing i don't like is that all of the developers are not working together.
Unrealwolf said:
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/10940-to...on™-dalingrin/page__view__findpost__p__274605
dalingrin wrote on 06 December 2011:
So, the CM team is rocking too. Only thing i don't like is that all of the developers are not working together.
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cyanogen always keeps their work to themselves until they feel comfortable releasing it. It's just how they run. They can do whatever the hell they want to, they pretty much dominate the android development scene.
Great news to hear about all of this development on the touchpad. I am thankful to everyone in the community that has worked so hard to bring us android to the touchpad.
effendi9 said:
Great news to hear about all of this development on the touchpad. I am thankful to everyone in the community that has worked so hard to bring us android to the touchpad.
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Same here. This is exactly what makes Android so great.
puckerth said:
Same here. This is exactly what makes Android so great.
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+1
I love android so much and I am running alpha 3 on my TP. I do love webos to though so I wish we could run android apparently within webos.
More drama... c'mon guys let's be patient... all devs just has half-working ports on native android devices
Running Alpha 3 also but cant figure out the wifi looping thing. Cant stop it. So I really cant wait for this. WebOs is so far good for browsing and email and i like the layers but not enough for me. Thanks a Devs!

Whats up with the notification bar?

I have no clue why or who ever in Samsung development messed this up, but when you stream flash videos in full screen the notification does not auto hide. To me this is completely unacceptable as it ruins the possibility of "full screen" and it can actually damage the oled in these phones.
I think this fix should be a MUST for any developer currently making rooms for this phone. The only from currently that I know of that fixes it is Cyanogen.. but I do want a stable ICS and oh boy can't we all dream of a perfect aosp from... dreams of super fast clean friendly user experience...
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They are still beta builds so stop moaning until we get official roms.
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I think this fix should be a MUST for any developer currently making rooms for this phone.
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And you feel that you can issue demands to the devs because...?? Why are you so special?
Why be a dev if your goal is half ass roms? The only thing I'm wondering is why has this not been addressed by the community? Why is this still "OK" and why are trolls immediately the only ones present in this forum?
There's a Q&A for ya..
Its funny how you think my suggestion is un warranted. I just desperately want to ruin my phone with burn in right?
It's not your suggestion, it's your attitude.
airninja6r said:
Why be a dev if your goal is half ass roms? The only thing I'm wondering is why has this not been addressed by the community? Why is this still "OK" and why are trolls immediately the only ones present in this forum?
There's a Q&A for ya..
Its funny how you think my suggestion is un warranted. I just desperately want to ruin my phone with burn in right?
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AS said above, it looks like your are running ICS which is in beta and has not been officially released, you are complaining about an unfinished, unofficially released BETA rom.
You may need some time of reflection and a lot of reading to understand what you are doing......
Why be a dev if your goal is half ass roms?
You answer your question yourself why build a rom based on a half assed buggy beta release .
Put in a very simple way . Why waste time on a buggy beta build that may be very different come release day .
When ICS is released and if a dev thinks its worth fixing your problem i am sure they will .
jje
OK it sounds like no one understood , I will attempt to explain this better. This is NOT an ICS problem this problem is with EVERY rom including stock update strait from Kies. I went as far as contacting Samsung to get a fix, but as you can see in my profile I live in the US and the US Samsung will not help me with my UK phone. Why everything between us is so divided beats me but still the issue remains.
As I stated currently the only rom that fixes it is Cyanogen but just as JJ stated why use a buggy beta when the release will be much different/better. Also I am currently running ICS and have not encountered a single bug. Everything works perfect except for Samsung's stupid attempt to burn in my screen. I don't know about everyone else but I paid $580 for this phone and the last thing I want is a permanent" 3g" on my screen...
airninja6r said:
OK it sounds like no one understood , I will attempt to explain this better. This is NOT an ICS problem this problem is with EVERY rom including stock update strait from Kies. I went as far as contacting Samsung to get a fix, but as you can see in my profile I live in the US and the US Samsung will not help me with my UK phone. Why everything between us is so divided beats me but still the issue remains.
As I stated currently the only rom that fixes it is Cyanogen but just as JJ stated why use a buggy beta when the release will be much different/better. Also I am currently running ICS and have not encountered a single bug. Everything works perfect except for Samsung's stupid attempt to burn in my screen. I don't know about everyone else but I paid $580 for this phone and the last thing I want is a permanent" 3g" on my screen...
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Then give us more information. Saying that streaming videos don't go full screen is no where near enough. What ROM, website, browser etc are you using because the last time I tried this (Not long after the S2 was released) it worked just fine. I tried a 720p video from megaupload and it went full screen just fine. Same with youtube/youtube app. Give more information, not attitude. Also, i'd wager than there is zero chance of your display burning in a 3G icon. Perhaps the full notification bar if you use MIUI/a white or light theme but I highly doubt the majority of people will experience any burn in, never mind such a small specific burn in.
Fair enough.. more info. I usually run completely stock and decided to play around with ics. A main site I stream with is twitch.TV (I am a big starcraft2 player and use the pro streams to get better) while I'm at work I watch for hours sometimes 7 hours straight. This WILL cause burn in.
When the problem occurs:
Watching ANY true flash video online(not YouTube app) while in full screen mode in any browser or Rom besides cyanogen.
If you don't believe me test it yourself. Go to twitch.TV pick a stream let the video load and click the full screen button. If you have a rom that the notification bar disappears let me know and you won't hear.me "moan" anymore.
Or maybe one of you super nice Brits can call UK Samsung and get an official fix. The number is 08702420303.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1197496
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1197496
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Does this work on the new ICS browser? I only see 2.xx on there. It would be a beneficial trade but I just started enjoying the new browser :/
airninja6r said:
Does this work on the new ICS browser? I only see 2.xx on there. It would be a beneficial trade but I just started enjoying the new browser :/
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Download the diff, check for relevant changes (there's not many for fullscreen) and mod your own browser. Before you ask, I'm not going to hold your hand on this one, and am not willing to do it for you either (I don't use an ICS ROM).
Not asking for any hand holding or hand outs for that matter.. one last question can it be done completely from the phone?
Actually nvm that browser mod will not work with ics. Even states in that post "should be comparable with 2.3.x roms.
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Actually nvm that browser mod will not work with ics.
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Sure it will, you just have to be willing to put in some work. Namely, as I already said, downloading the diff, checking for relevant changes (I think there's only two changes relating to full screen) and getting them into your Browser.apk. You're probably going to need to do some reading.
Judging by this part of your post:
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one last question can it be done completely from the phone?
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I'm going to make a guess you won't bother with this.

100% Satisfied After Installing CM9, Can't Imagine Upgrading To Note 2 Anytime Soon

Installed the official CM9 two nights ago and I really can't find anything more than nitpicking at this point. Sure the home screen transition is still not quite as smooth as my wife's iPhone 4, but it is smooth enough and all the apps/games I have tried are fast enough, battery life is also incredible as I got over 4 hours screen time on wifi for my first full charge.
I have compared my device against Galaxy S3 and HTC One X, and there is no question the performance difference at this point is not worth the extra screen size to me. It is really amazing what a cohesive (no touchwiz dialer + ICS task manager mesh mash, CM9 is completely refined!) and bloat free experience CM9 is. Even the official ICS ROM after de-bloating still has too many Samsung applications for my taste.
More importantly, mobile phone applications are not desktop programs, you are not going to run Photoshop or Visual Studio on your Galaxy Note, you are not likely to play Crisis. I really believe dual core for mobile phone is very very similar to core 2 duo on desktops, that once you reach a certain level of performance, you just don't need any more upgrades. My wife and I both have 5 year old core 2 duo's and with a very modest Nvidia 9600 GT, I can still play most if not all of the mainstream games. Sure I can't play them at highest graphic details, but I can still enjoy Skyrim or Diablo 3.
I think the exact scenario is happening to mobile devices. All the top apps/games have to cater to the lowest common denominator, unless you are super hardcore, you will be satisfied. In the past people had to upgrade for performance, but I don't think it is the case anymore. I will wait out the full two year contract and pick up Note 2 when it is on sale for a discount, unless there is a hardware failure. And I think manufacturers will also see the same problem, that it will be harder and harder to get existing users to upgrade.
A big thank you to the developers! The Cyanogen team is amazing!
Im gonna be flashing tomorrow cm9 cant wait
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Ya, cm has always been nice. They usually have that extra bit of polish and professionalism. Aokp is decent too.
As far as buying new devices, there will always be people wanting to upgrade to the latest and greatest even if what they have is still completely adequate. Being an EE technology major, I'm one of those people who will buy new stuff just because I love technology. And Moore's law says it will keep getting better lol. If I can ever get a fng job, I'll definitely buy the note 2 if its awesome enough.
Everyone has computers, but most people never upgrade them to keep up with the times, they wait til they've crippled it after a few years then buy a new one. I've gotten so many nice computers that were "broken" from people, only to open them up, clean them out, reinstall whatever os I need and have it be perfectly fine for years. Usually just a fan or seating issue with some hardware.
Sidetracked, sorry.
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I also fell in love with my device again. It is much faster with CM9 and I don't need anything more. The OC kernel makes it fly. I can't make it lag. Transitions are buttery smooth. I can't wait until JB or CM10. A whole new device with touchwiz gone. Don't even miss the s pen
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On every android phone I've had I always ended up putting cm on it, it's just so much better than stock
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mcpranger said:
Here's mine
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What's your brightness level on?
After debloating and installing trebuchet launcher, I think stock runs just as well as cm9
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Upgraded last night after a clean wipe. I like it save for I cannot uninstall ROM manager, and I can't run soft keys. Other than that you couldn't pay me to keep it. I'll be moving to the iPhone 5 and the Note 2 as fast as I can. I absolutely despise the old style hard keys. They are a crime against humanity and must be removed in the Note 2. Full screen or death!!
where is official cm9?
cgibsong002 said:
where is official cm9?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1767889
I saw this thread regarding CM9, but it looks like they only have beta-ish nightlies available. Haven't tried them myself.
I installed h0tw1r3's CM9 based ROM (here) and it is really beautiful.
I wanted to add that I completely agree with OP. This is my first Android phone, and I knew the power of custom ROM's in the past from using Windows Mobile 5/6. I tried several that were all pretty nice, but coming across the CM9 ROM, I feel like it really lives up to the hype. Gorgeous, polished, fast as hell!
Thanks to CM team and XDA, you guys rock.
Yeah I was under the impression that there was nothing official yet.
Scyke said:
I also fell in love with my device again. It is much faster with CM9 and I don't need anything more. The OC kernel makes it fly. I can't make it lag. Transitions are buttery smooth. I can't wait until JB or CM10. A whole new device with touchwiz gone. Don't even miss the s pen
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So is cm9 ics with OC kernel?
They still haven't done audio through USB yet have they?
Sent from the Galaxy!
"I installed h0tw1r3's CM9 ROM and it is beautiful"
I am always amazed at how CM9 has the extra little touches that make a phone really work optimally like wake on volume, put screen to sleep[in notification pull down], included toggles, etc. For some reason unknown to me other ROM developers never include most of these but IMHO they make the Note really useful.
So why is there nothing on their website if this is official? Not a final release?
Also, does the cm team run on donations just like must devs?
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I think CM9 is not ready for prime time on the note. Checking the use internal SD in the storage setting forces it into a boot loop. Definely will have to wait until fixed. This is for the 7-16 nightly.
I love cm9 too.. Very fast and smooth no lag only had one little bump so far.. I run cm9 on my note and my galaxy tab 2
I would love to use cm9 but im an avid user of bell mobile tv. If there is a way to get both, please point me in the right direction.
Thanks
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bmstrong said:
Upgraded last night after a clean wipe. I like it save for I cannot uninstall ROM manager, and I can't run soft keys. Other than that you couldn't pay me to keep it. I'll be moving to the iPhone 5 and the Note 2 as fast as I can. I absolutely despise the old style hard keys. They are a crime against humanity and must be removed in the Note 2. Full screen or death!!
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Just delete the rom manager app inside the zip before flash and there you go, no more ROM manager.. are you kidding?! why waste perfect screen real estate for emulated keys? Sure the screen could go all the way to the bottom without any hard keys but unless they create a screen with a built in speaker there will always be a space at the top of the phone for that and they balanced the look of the phone by centering the screen AND including keys so that 100% of the LCD is usable. Go get in line with the sheep for that iPhone and sell your note to someone more appreciative of a fully customizable phone
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and I can't run soft keys.
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there are other roms that support this....
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On every android phone I've had I always ended up putting cm on it, it's just so much better than stock
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You Sir, just hit the proverbial nail, directly on the head.......g

Which ROM would you recommend for a first timer?

Hi Guys,
I got my HP touchpad very early but I've only used it a handful number of times because WebOS doesn't offer what I want. I haven't had the time to get around to dual booting it. I'm now looking to breathe some new life into her.
Which would be the best/most stable experience? ICS (4.0+) would be nice
Have look in the development section there are several different roms and the first page will tell you what they offer the rest will offer users comments form where you should be able to make an informed decision.
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Hi Guys,
I got my HP touchpad very early but I've only used it a handful number of times because WebOS doesn't offer what I want. I haven't had the time to get around to dual booting it. I'm now looking to breathe some new life into her.
Which would be the best/most stable experience? ICS (4.0+) would be nice
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I use the cm9 official nightlies, IMO, the best and most stable ROM right now.
The battery life in android can't compare to WebOs. If webos had more / better apps, I would use it all the time. As it is, I use it about 50% of the time.
you could do far worse than "[ROM] UNOFFICIAL CM9 with working camera"
i semi watched for a working cam.. then this rom got everything working..
thats when it spoke to me..
it is totally stable, no gotchas.. seems like batt life is fine..
until this rom wife used webos on it, but that was very limited..
she like this rom so much she bought an N7 loaded w/ JB and i use the hptp.
point being,, use this rom for a complete daily driver..
if you do so, keep in mind that all the devs work for free. if you like their work, they deserve some type of donation..
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I use the cm9 official nightlies, IMO, the best and most stable ROM right now.
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Agreed ^ though I hardly ever boot into WebOS these days, CM9 is about as good as you can get.
Cm9, with pro rom manager, and spb shell you'll love it.
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Troute said:
Agreed ^ though I hardly ever boot into WebOS these days, CM9 is about as good as you can get.
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+1 - as stable as anything nowadays.
herdrichzoo said:
Cm9, with pro rom manager, and spb shell you'll love it.
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I bought SPB Shell and stopped using it in no time. The tablet mode UI is good and the eye candy is great for about 2 seconds showing off to your mates but after that you just feel you've wasted the large cash outlay - and SPB haven't updated it (apart from minor bug fixes) in over a year. For software that costly I expect some decent support and enhancements. TSF is a better choice if you want something a bit different!
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I'd stick with one of the CM9 ROM's. I've tried CM10 up to the most recent preview on my second touchpad and it's not as fully functional, smooth and stable as the CM9 builds. You really can't go wrong with CM9 Nightly builds but I've come to prefer Fat'N Creamy at the moment. I get better battery life, no random reboots and it's a tad bit faster. I do use Juice Defender and also use Set CPU to set up custom profiles to extend battery life and get a little extra boost when gaming though.
DarkShadowAy said:
Hi Guys,
I got my HP touchpad very early but I've only used it a handful number of times because WebOS doesn't offer what I want. I haven't had the time to get around to dual booting it. I'm now looking to breathe some new life into her.
Which would be the best/most stable experience? ICS (4.0+) would be nice
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I got my TP last week to use as an aid to my profession (network engineer)
I needed flash for router configs
I ran a CM9 nightly for one night before discovering Fat'N Creamy.
SGA has it together, great Dev, in all honesty my TP is more stable on his ROM than webos itself
I had a palm pre a few years back so I knew the downsides to webos, but the HPTP hardware is everything a tablet needs to succeed
My tablet is flawless, so I highly recommend Fat'N Creamy
I'm on Fat n Creamy which is based off CM9 but seems more stable in my opinion. Its basically the same procedure to flash any ROM. Since flashing Fat n Creamy and also enabling lock screen sounds, I've been getting no reboots. Apparently the lock sound (or any sound after boot up) helps prevent the sound driver from crashing the system which causes reboots.
i was on cm9 nightlies since the beginning and there had been not issues there. Recently swapped over to Fat n Creamy as i like flashing. All has been running great and smooth.
Can't really go wrong with any ROM as all Dev has done a great job.
Ditto. Also went from the nightlies to F&C. It's been stable, brought the camera to life and seems to really improve on power consumption on my TP.
snisenson said:
I got my TP last week to use as an aid to my profession (network engineer)
I needed flash for router configs
I ran a CM9 nightly for one night before discovering Fat'N Creamy.
SGA has it together, great Dev, in all honesty my TP is more stable on his ROM than webos itself
I had a palm pre a few years back so I knew the downsides to webos, but the HPTP hardware is everything a tablet needs to succeed
My tablet is flawless, so I highly recommend Fat'N Creamy
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My experience with CM9 11/11 Nightly is similarly flawless on my TouchPad. What advantage do you see with FnC over CM9?
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snisenson said:
I got my TP last week to use as an aid to my profession (network engineer)
I needed flash for router configs
I ran a CM9 nightly for one night before discovering Fat'N Creamy.
SGA has it together, great Dev, in all honesty my TP is more stable on his ROM than webos itself
I had a palm pre a few years back so I knew the downsides to webos, but the HPTP hardware is everything a tablet needs to succeed
My tablet is flawless, so I highly recommend Fat'N Creamy
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My experience with CM9 11/11 Nightly is similarly flawless on my TouchPad. What advantage do you see with FnC over CM9?
emuX said:
+1 - as stable as anything nowadays.
I bought SPB Shell and stopped using it in no time. The tablet mode UI is good and the eye candy is great for about 2 seconds showing off to your mates but after that you just feel you've wasted the large cash outlay - and SPB haven't updated it (apart from minor bug fixes) in over a year. For software that costly I expect some decent support and enhancements. TSF is a better choice if you want something a bit different!
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haha best reply EVER!
I'd suggest the AOKP CM10 rom. Working camera and basically everything else. Ive been using it for a day now so not a great amount of experience but it's very smooth.
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Thanks for your input everyone. I got CM9 on yesterday and it's absolutely fantastic!
Does anyone recommend any fixes/packs I should get on? So far it's CM9 nightly with GApps.
I can't seem to find my USB flash drive using otg, any suggestions?
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ronps said:
Ditto. Also went from the nightlies to F&C. It's been stable, brought the camera to life and seems to really improve on power consumption on my TP.
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Likewise. Tried F&C Dec version straight from nightlies. Everything works.

CM9 vs CM10 on the HP Touchpad

For those of you considering whether to put CM9 or CM10 on your HP Touchpad, or those considering upgrading to CM10:
Left CM10, Right CM9
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Advantages of CM9:
-Stable
-Smooth
-Small weekly CyanogenMod updates
-Much higher Anututu score
Advantages of CM10
-Actively be part of the development community by sharing results with the devs JCScullins & Dorreguay who work hard in porting
-Google Now works perfectly
For one, CM10 is much more buggy. It's also very choppy, considering its running 'Project Butter'. Transitions between windows and apps isn't nearly as smooth as the CM9 build. Overall, CM9 is a much better experience on the HP Touchpad, and if you are not willing to put up with the hindrances of CM10, stick to CM9 until a stable-ler alpha release of CM10 hits XDA. In my opinion, Ice Cream Sandwich is better then Jelly Bean. I feel like Jelly Bean is going in the reverse direction, and Google is not thinking about the approach, "Why fix something' that ain't broke".
An example, when opening a link in an email, you get the option on which application/browser to open the link in. In ICS, you can click the app in the list that pops up, and boom! you're there. In JB, you have to click the app, and then click again to open the app. One might say, why don't you select "Always" such that you never see that prompt... well... my reason is the next point:
I like choosing! I like being able to open a link in Firefox over Chrome if the webpage im going to happens to work better in one over the other. Also, flash is the worst possible experience you can have in CM10 for the Touchpad. Browsers all handle embedded videos differently, and you will find yourself fighting with your tablet to get a simple video running, even if it's an embedded YouTube. It sometimes isn't straight forward to launch the video in the native YouTube application.
Well, if you guys have any questions for me, feel free to ask, as I have two Touchpads (gf uses the CM9 one), and have been using CM9 and CM10 consecutively. I wish to thank all devs in making the Android on the Touchpad a challenging and fun experience! If you only have a Touchpad as your main reason for coming to XDA, be thankful, as some devices aren't as clear cut as the community here in the Touchpad section. (The Wildfire S device I have is a complete nightmare)
Cheers for now!
Edit: With jelly bean 4.2.2 (CM10.1), Google seemed to fix the above-mentioned gripe with choosing the appropriate app to open the item. CM10.1 is fantastic, and certainly worth the upgrade. Most 10.1 ROMs work fine, minus the fact that Bluetooth does not work at all. If you rely on Bluetooth connections with your Touchpad, wait until this issue is fixed, before diving into 4.2.2.
I've been using CM9 as my daily driver for a while now. I've tried CM10 ROMs but always end up going back to CM9 as it just seems more stable. I don't really see any reasons for me to upgrade to JB at the moment. I appreciate the work devs are doing to port CM10 to the Touchpad.
Mmm,
1. Which picture is CM10!
2. Man, I looked for battery life, before installing jscullins...
3. It will be great if u did a video, to see the smoothness of both
Thanks
stayfidz said:
1. Which picture is CM10!
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BuffMcBigHuge said:
Left CM10, Right CM9
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Labeled in the OP.
1. ok, coz i get 5637 under jscullins's rom, near galaxy 2
2. My TP is overcloacked.
Mine is too, at 1.7Ghz. Please explain how yours is at such a higher score.
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Definitely appreciate the Devs for trying to port CM10 to H-pads. Hope they continue to get it fully worked out.
I've tried all the CM10 roms, but end up going back to CM9 mainly for stability.
Keep up the great works!
BuffMcBigHuge, since you have 2 Pads, what do you think about battery life on CM9?
Maybe you didn't install all patches for CM10, or your background services hindered the test.
i only see 1 picture
oops nevermind. i didn't notice the scroll bar under the text
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BuffMcBigHuge, since you have 2 Pads, what do you think about battery life on CM9?
Maybe you didn't install all patches for CM10, or your background services hindered the test.
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Cm10 battery is fantastic. Ill post CM9 tomorrow. however not entirely sure why my wifi randomly turned on while the screen was off.
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I've had both the Targus case and an iPad 1 case just like you, and always seem to come back to the official HP case. I like how slim it is compared to the others.
BTW, Nice work comparing ICS and JB.
Flash support in ICS means I always come back to it, not having it in JB really is a downside. I've been wondering what features JB really offers as an advantage over ICS other than maybe a bit more of a polished look. Anyone?
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BuffMcBigHuge, nice to hear it,
2. Sure CM9 is stable, but you don't get the butter
3. Jscullins has some hick-ups but fine with it, since i'm just for reading on it
3. galaxy s2 LTE uses the snapdragon 3 version, the score is near the Tab10 too
4. I wish for a final CM10.
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I've had both the Targus case and an iPad 1 case just like you, and always seem to come back to the official HP case. I like how slim it is compared to the others.
BTW, Nice work comparing ICS and JB.
Flash support in ICS means I always come back to it, not having it in JB really is a downside. I've been wondering what features JB really offers as an advantage over ICS other than maybe a bit more of a polished look. Anyone?
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You can get Flash on JB through the Adobe site link below, though I'm curious what you need it for, don't have it on my phone and have never needed it for anything.
http://forums.adobe.com/message/4675670
My wife likes to watch video recipes on marthastewart.com, (lol) which as you can guess still requires flash. The performance in CM10 is so poor that it is nearly impossible to get to the video after all the advertisements. Leaves me wondering why it works 100% on my phone, with the same chip set.
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My wife likes to watch video recipes on marthastewart.com, (lol) which as you can guess still requires flash. The performance in CM10 is so poor that it is nearly impossible to get to the video after all the advertisements. Leaves me wondering why it works 100% on my phone, with the same chip set.
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Yes, flash is horrible on CM10. The flash area flickers (was going to say flashes, but that would sound wierd lol), and there are heavy graphical artifacts and bugs that tend to show stretching and skewing of the screen.
When HMTL5 takes over several flash videos, the experience isn't any better. For your wife, I would suggest backing up your apps with Titanium Backup, and then flashing CM9. My gf's touchpad uses CM9, and she hates using mine due to the issues with flash.
CM9 battery life. Not many stats due to the battery profile not running on CM9. Here, standby of 13 hours and slight usage caused a 15% battery drop, which is not bad at all.
thanks for the information
Thanks for all the info. I will stick with CM 9 for now and wait for CM10 to be more stable.
i got 4265 on my cm10 touchpad, not overclocked.
I have the jscullins's cm10 rom. It seems pretty stable. Chrome does not function very well but I just use another browser. I just like the layout with cm10 better.
I am running Schizoid's CM10 AIO and it's running pretty well, some applications have issues, but apparently recent updates have fixed them. Probably means I should update soon. Either way it's starting to feel like it's getting closer to a daily driver.

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