Installing Android CyanogenMod 7.1 Android Alpha 3 on the HP TouchPad!

Did you mange to score yourself one of the few HP TouchPads which Harvery Norman decided to clear out earlier this year?

If you did you’ve probably found out by now that, for a well polished piece of technology, the HP TouchPad and it’s WebOS software is fairly useless for anything other than browsing the web.

That is… until now!

After several months of hard work from these developers, the HP TouchPad can now install/port Android CyanogenMod onto it, through the Android CyanogenMod 7.1 Alpha 3!

If this is the one you’ve been waiting for, simply following the steps outlined below and get your HP Android Tablet up and running with Android CyanogenMod in no time!

Source: http://liliputing.com/2011/11/how-to-install-cyanogenmod-7-1-android-alpha-3-on-the-hp-touchpad.html

1. Download update-cm-7.1.0-tenderloin-a3-fullofbugs-signed.zip from the RootzWiki forum. You can either download it directly on your tablet or on your computer and then copy it to your tablet.
2. Make sure the ZIP file is located on your SD card.
3. While running Android on your TouchPad, press and hold the power button and then select the “reboot” option.
4. Tap the option to “Reboot to Recovery.”
5. Your tablet should reboot to ClockworkMod Recovery.
6. Use the volume buttons to navigate to the option that says “install zip from sdcard.”
7. Press the home button to select.
8. Use the home button to select “choose zip from sdcard.”
9. Use the volume keys to navigate to the file you want. If it’s in the root directory of your SD card, just scroll down until you find it and then press the home button. If not, navigate to the folder you want, press home to enter the folder, and then press home to select the update-cm-7.1.0-tenderloin-a3-fullofbugs-signed.zip file.
10. Once you’ve selected the ZIP file, scroll down with the volume buttons until you get to “Yes.”
11. Press the home button to apply the update.
12. After Alpha 3 is finished installing, you can use the volume buttons to scroll down to “Go Back” and keep pressing it until you see the option to “reboot system now” and press the home button to reboot.

You should also be able to set the HP TouchPad up as a dual boot tablet, allowing you to select the Android or WebOS features at start-up.

Expect some changes and improvements over the coming months but as of right now, us lucky few have scored an Android touchpad for only $99.

Stay tuned for a video of the install, which we will be doing shortly.

Enjoy!
Adam.

We’re excited to announce a new initiative we’re trialing here at Warcom.

Introducing The Warcom Wizards!

Over the last few years, we’ve kept tabs on certain Warcom customers, who we consider to be the early adopter, super geek, bleeding edge, trail blazers.

As such, we’ve been busily building a new system which imports all sorts of data, metrics, maths equations and generates a graph based on what it believes, to be the best products based on the category they reside in.

For example, we’ll display the best over all ADSL  Modem from best -> worst, in the ADSL Modem category.

What do we need from you?

In order to actually make this system work successful, we actually need to sign up around 200 customers so we can get a decent data segment that we can use.

So, over the coming week’s we will be scouring our client database and inviting people to become Warcom Wizard’s.

What do I get for being a Warcom Wizard?

• Bragging right’s: You can tell your mates that you’re part of the exclusive Warcom Wizard team.
• Exclusive pricing: To be considered a Warcom Wizard, you need to be a frequent purchaser. Frequent purchases get better pricing, so we’ll make sure we look after you.
• You will receive an honorary Warcom Wizard Number, which you can stick on your Facebook, Twitter, Blog, Website. etc.

Hello!

FREE Shipping on all DrayTek ADSL Modems for the last week of September!

From midday today, until next Friday (September 30th), all DrayTek Modems include free shipping Australia-wide.

This is of course in conjunction with our DrayTek price match policy

So in conclusion, Warcom are offering the best prices in Australia, free shipping Australia-wide and same day dispatch (while stocks last) on all DrayTek modems.

This is the time to buy! Please see below for a list of modems available under this promotion:

• DrayTek Vigor 120
• DrayTek Vigor 2710e
• DrayTek Vigor 2710ne
• DrayTek Vigor 2710
• DrayTek Vigor 2710n
• DrayTek Vigor 2710Vn
• DrayTek Vigor 2820
• DrayTek Vigor 2820n
• DrayTek Vigor 2820Vn
• DrayTek Vigor 2830
• DrayTek Vigor 2830n
• DrayTek Vigor 2830n+
• DrayTek Vigor 2830Vn
• DrayTek Vigor 2830Vn+

Wireless modem/routers with upgraded antennas are also available for free shipping!

If you have any queries regarding this or any other Warcom products, please don’t hesitate to contact us

Cheers,
Adam

So I was one of the 4800 people lucky enough to rush down to Harveys this afternoon and pickup a HP TouchPad! .. A 32GB HP TouchPad that is!

Actually, Adrian and Adam from our office also picked one up.

I must admit at first glance I guess I was in the same boat as most other people……. “I’ll buy this thing, and flog it on eBay for $100 more” … But after playing with it for an hour of so I’m some what surprised why they’ve decided to ditch this device and the WebOS.

It’s actually pretty damn impressive.

Pros:

• It’s Fast.
• It’s ace for YouTube, RedTube, and the various other Tubes.
• It’s funky looking.
• Hopefully someone hacks it, and put’s android on it!
• The app store looks awesome (much better than Apple Store)

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