Help HELP. I think I destroyed my HP Touchpad!

[square1]

Hi all:

First time here so please be kind!

I just tried putting cm10.1 on my HP over webOS (first timer). All seemed to be going well. I was installing cminstall and the text was scrolling down the HP. The text stopped for about 5 minutes and I figured it was down. I unplug the USB cord from the PC and expect it to boot but nothing happens. The HP just stays on the DOS screen with all the text. I try to restart using the button but none of the buttons work. I tried to reconnect it to my PC but it isn't reading it. I don't think the charger is working now either so it will be drained pretty soon. I hope I didn't kill my HP.

ARGGGHHH! Any and all help really appreciated!!!!

Thanks

 

[square1]

I tried holding Power+Home+VolUP for 30 seconds. All it did was turn everything off. Now it is really dead.

 

[colchiro]

Try power + home for 45 seconds. Was it fully charged when you started? What guide did you use?

If you can get it to power up, and it doesn't give you a moboot menu and boot into CM10.1, you might want to run the acme uninstaller and try again.

I hope you used the acme 3 installer.

 

[square1]

Thanks colchiro

Well, I am again able to boot in webOS.

I am using the following files/zips, yet I do not get the CM 10 option upon booting up. I get, webOS, webOS Recovery, Clockwork Mod etc.

gapps-jb-20130812-signed
update-CWM6_tenderloin-20121215
moboot_038-tenderloin
cm-10.1-20130808-EXPERIMENTAL-tenderloin-BLUETOOTH_TEST

And yes, ACEMInstaller3

Any help appreciated!

 

[square1]

Bad to worse...


I just installed

moboot_0.3.5
update-cm-10.1-20130808-EXPERIMENTAL-tenderloin-BLUETOOTH_TEST
update-CWM6_tenderloin-20121215
update-gapps-jb-20130812-signed

using ACMEInstaller 3

CM 10 now appears on moboot but I am experiencing a boot loop. My bigger problem is the moboot page is not letting me switch my choice out of CM10! All I can do is shut down the unit. Otherwise it just stays in the loop.

Any help greatly appreciated. Crummy way to spend a Sunday.

 

[square1]

OK, got webOS back up

 

[colchiro]

From moboot, boot into recovery and do a factory reset. See if that helps.

 

[square1]

Thank you. Got it to work:

FYI (in case you couldn't tell) I am a total noob. Here is what I learned to help other noobs.


1. In moboot the Volume button moves the cursor to different options. There is no touch screen (please stop laughing)


2. I need to ONLY include moboot and CMW in the cminstall folder and install


3. After moboot and CMW is installed I now went back to USB and placed the ROM under the HP Touchpad root so it will appear as being in an SD Card


4. I now rebooted HP and chose the Clockwork Mod option (CWM). I chose SD Card zip and finally found the ROM. I activated it


5. I went back to USB mode and now added gApps under the HP Touchpad root. Important! If the file doesn't start with "Update-" it needs to be added or it will not work!


6. Rebooted HP and choose Clockwork Mod>SD Card again and activated the gApps.


All is well.


As an aside, this only loaded about 25 apps and no camera!!!! CM 10.1. Did I still do something wrong?

 

[colchiro]

Ok, I won't laugh. Glad you got it figured out.

This might help with the camera: UNOFFICIAL CM10 with working camera - HP Touchpad Android Development - RootzWiki

I'm not sure what guide you used to install, but Roland's is probably one of the best and he's always updating them: [ROM GUIDE] How to install Jcsullins CM10/CM10.1 Unofficial Builds Edited 9/11/13 - HP Touchpad - RootzWiki

 

[square1]

I actually used Roland's build. If I reinstall the same ROM do I need to ACME Uninstall or would the camera be on gApps (an if so do I need to Uninstall and reinstall that)?

 

[colchiro]

I don't use the camera, but my understanding is it only supports certain apps so all you need to do is install an approved camera app.

The acmeuninstall is a once or twice in a lifetime procedure. Most of us had to do it b/c of corruption in early versions of CWM and TWRP. You can install via acme 3 or just flash from GooManager or recovery.

 

[square1]

I don't use the camera, but my understanding is it only supports certain apps so all you need to do is install an approved camera app.

The acmeuninstall is a once or twice in a lifetime procedure. Most of us had to do it b/c of corruption in early versions of CWM and TWRP. You can install via acme 3 or just flash from GooManager or recovery.

LOL! I used Uninstall about 6 lifetimes worth! In any case, all appears good now and I found a camera that does work. Appreciate all your help!

 

[Deleted User]

LOL! I used Uninstall about 6 lifetimes worth! In any case, all appears good now and I found a camera that does work. Appreciate all your help!

Most have found Nexus 7 camera launcher or Ucam Ultra are a couple of the best camera apps for the TouchPad.

 

[square1]

Nexus 7 works fine