There’s a new build of CyanogenMod 9 available for the HP TouchPad. The latest version includes a handful of bug fixes and a few new features for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich on HP’s discontinued tablet.
Update: There’s another new build. You can install Alpha 0.6 the same way you installed Alpha 0.5 by following the steps below.
Update 2: Nightly builds of CyanogenMod 9 Alpha for the HP TouchPad are now available. You can find the latest nightlies by following @CM-Tenderloin on Twitter.
Update 3: Official nightly builds are now available from the CyanogenMod website.
This is still unofficial software which is not supported by HP, and it’s still an alpha release — which means that there are still a number of bugs. For instance the camera doesn’t work and there’s no hardware video acceleration.
But here’s what’s new in CyanogenMod 9 Alpha 0.5 for the TouchPad:
- The kernel should crash less often (which means you won’t see as many random reboots).
- A graphics bug that had been affecting some games has been fixed.
- There are touchscreen improvements which should allow you to tap rapidly on the screen.
- The tablet should now charge more quickly.
- You can use the web browser in incognito mode.
- CMStats is now included.
If you’ve already installed CyanogenMod 9 Alpha 0 on the HP TouchPad, upgrading to Alpha 0.5 takes just a few minutes.
- Download the latest build from the links at the RootzWiki forum to your TouchPad.
- Press and hold the power button to shut down your tablet.
- Start it up again by pressing the power button again.
- From the Moboot menu, select the “boot ClockworkMod” option. (Use the volume keys to scroll up and down, and the home button to select).
- In ClockworkMod select “install zip from sdcard.”
- On the following screen select “choose zip from sdcard.”
- Navigate to the folder where you’ve placed update-cm-9.0.0-RC0-Touchpad-alpha0.5-fullofbugs.zip and select it.
- Select “Yes.”
- Once the install is complete, reboot your device and this time choose CyanogenMod from the boot menu.
When that’s done you should be running the latest build of Android 4.0 based on CyanogenMod 9 for the HP TouchPad.
If you haven’t already installed an earlier build of CM9, you can follow our step-by-step instructions — but use the new Alpha 0.5 instead of Alpha 0.
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u r the best, easiest instructions ever 🙂
thanks! I had no idea how to install cyanogenmod but your guidelines are so simple that any dummy could figure it out
Great! Thanks for the straightforward instructions. Hope you’re feeling better.
I was sceptical about installing CM9 A0, thought it would be really buggie, almost unusable, but I was pleasently surprised, ICS is amazing in the TP, I’d hate to admit it but I’m almost tempted to use more then webos! (this is only because of the apps, to be productive and get stuff done, webos is the way to go, to play ICS is great) Can’t wait to get CM0 A0.5 on board, thanks guys for all your hard work 🙂
I’ve been using CM7, just installed CM9 last night and couldn’t disagree with you more. I’m glad you’re having a positive experience, however I cannot get Email to function – neither the native or Gmail – and my attempt to flash the Gapp’s ICS version has not been successful. In fact, I just got a pop up stating the NFC failed to launch. I’m going to have to flash back to CM7 and wait this one out a bit.
make sure you’re using the right gapps. There are several. the one I used was gapps_ics_4.0.3_v8.zip. I haven’t had any email problems with ICS on the touchpad, everything works perfectly.
I’m experiencing same issues with mail 🙁
SO easy. These guys are geniuses !!! Love ICS. TP is a proper tablet, and could well have been a condender in the market….. Oh well, im satisfied !!
Thanks Brad- I have updated from 7 to 9 with little trouble thanks to your instructions. BUT the marketplace does not work for me – I try to open the app and it crashes right away. Any ideas? I did use the updated Gapps link provided in the link. Perhaps I updated it when I did not need to? thanks. UPDATE – I fixed my own problem 🙂 1) download the latest Gapps for ICS 2) reboot to webos to get USB mode back – unless you can do it without. I think there is an app for that …. 3) copy the gapps zip file to a folder where you can find it on the TP 4) reboot into moboot and select the ClockworkMod Recovery option. NOTE: use the volume +/- to navigate and the home button to select 5) select install from zip file on SD card 6) navigate to… Read more »
Same problem. Can someone help?
If you clear your cache before the update you should be fine, if not the re-install seems to work.
ICS on my Touchpad is the bomb and it’s still in Alpha mode. Thank you Cyanogenmod
Nice but waiting for hardware acceleration so I will stick with CM7 for now. Can’t loose my netflix…
And this is an Alpha?? ICS runs better than CM7 for the most part! The touch controls really make a difference. And although no graphics accel… for the most part, even YouTube works well!
I stopped at a staples, and not only does this Alpha look better than all the new tablets on the shelf, it ran faster… with one processor! 3 employees were surfing eBay when I left for their own HP…
HP, if your reading this, you need to wise up and restart production. If they seriously worked on and used ICS from day one, this would be the hot tablet to get. (Well, if listed at $350… and with an open source OS they could)
youtube(nonhd) only works using the app for me. It doesn’t work on the stock or dolphin browsers for some odd reason.
If I upgrade from cm9 alpha 0 alpha 0.5 will my touchpad be refreshed to original android state or will applications/ settings remain the way they were before?
Your apps and settings should remain unchanged as long as you don’t perform a system wipe.