CM9 Alpha for HP Touchpad...

[CZroe]

It seems that the odd screen aspect for an Android tablet causes problems with shortcuts on the far right of the home screen being missing in certain orientations and the YouTube app having some listed videos pushed off the sides of the screen. You'd think these apps would allow for various aspects considering the openness of Android.

 

[bearxor]

It seems that the odd screen aspect for an Android tablet causes problems with shortcuts on the far right of the home screen being missing in certain orientations and the YouTube app having some listed videos pushed off the sides of the screen. You'd think these apps would allow for various aspects considering the openness of Android.

I don't think there are any 4:3 Android devices.

Edit: The Archos 80 G9 and the upcoming LG Vue. I presume they're rocking custom skins designed for 4:3.

 

[CZroe]

I don't think there are any 4:3 Android devices.

Edit: The Archos 80 G9 and the upcoming LG Vue. I presume they're rocking custom skins designed for 4:3.

But those custom skins wouldn't change the apps' behavior and you can install Android on a PC if you want so supporting all aspect ratios should be a goal.

 

[imported_brandon]

I have an Archos 80 G9, and it's 100% stock Android, albeit a custom media player. Having used 16:10 phones & tablets, I haven't noticed a single difference, aside from a better web-browsing & reading experience on my Archos 80.

 

[sequoia464]

Has anyone figured out yet why Wi-Fi drops the connection occasionally? Not a big deal to reset it, but it would be nice to not have to.

I have the latest daily build as of 3-30

 

[Dulanic]

Has anyone figured out yet why Wi-Fi drops the connection occasionally? Not a big deal to reset it, but it would be nice to not have to.

I have the latest daily build as of 3-30

Mine stopped doing that as of alpha 2. Try setting it so wifi never sleeps.

 

[Robert Munch]

Anyone able to get the camera or netflix to work with CM9? Camera gives an error and Netflix gives audio but blank screen.

 

[SKORPI0]

Anyone able to get the camera or netflix to work with CM9? Camera gives an error and Netflix gives audio but blank screen.

Camera and mike are still not working, yet. IIRC, you'll need at least Alpha2 for Netflix.

http://androidcommunity.com/hp-touchpad-cm9-graduates-to-alpha-2-we-go-hands-on-20120224/

 

[bearxor]

All the Alpha 2 improvements, including HW video acceleration, are in the nightlies now. I did have to wipe the tochpad and reinstall to get things working right.

 

[sequoia464]

Mine stopped doing that as of alpha 2. Try setting it so wifi never sleeps.

Thanks, so far I am not seeing where to set that - can you direct me?

 

[Ig]

Thanks, so far I am not seeing where to set that - can you direct me?

Settings > Wifi > 3 Dots in the upper right > Advanced

 

[sequoia464]

Settings > Wifi > 3 Dots in the upper right > Advanced

Thanks, I would never have found that. Already set to not sleep though.

 

[Dulanic]

Thanks, I would never have found that. Already set to not sleep though.

Try as others recommended. Wipe and reinstall... I think that might have been part of it. I ran ACMEUninstaller then reinstalled CWM, moboot & CM9 alpha2. I just backed up all my apps /w titanium backup and then did that. Wifi has been flawless since that.

It's simple to upgrade between nightlies etc and it works for some things... but sometimes it seems like a wipe and reinstall may be needed /w major changes.

 

[sequoia464]

I'll try that - thanks.

 

[Robert Munch]

Try as others recommended. Wipe and reinstall... I think that might have been part of it. I ran ACMEUninstaller then reinstalled CWM, moboot & CM9 alpha2. I just backed up all my apps /w titanium backup and then did that. Wifi has been flawless since that.

It's simple to upgrade between nightlies etc and it works for some things... but sometimes it seems like a wipe and reinstall may be needed /w major changes.

Insane no matter how many times I uninstall / re-install with those steps above I still have issues connecting to wireless and once I do the connection seems to drop. I've tried this on 3 known good networks in my area

Back to WebOS it is.

I wonder if there's a stable CM build out there with reliable wireless connectivity.

 

[Dulanic]

Insane no matter how many times I uninstall / re-install with those steps above I still have issues connecting to wireless and once I do the connection seems to drop. I've tried this on 3 known good networks in my area

Back to WebOS it is.

I wonder if there's a stable CM build out there with reliable wireless connectivity.

You can try a different wifi driver.

http://rootzwiki.com/topic/18332-new-wifi-driver-ath6kl-from-compat-wireless/

Also, this mod pack helps some things.

http://rootzwiki.com/topic/19405-mo...aster-smoother-wifi-battery-ics-supercharger/

 

[Ichinisan]

Insane no matter how many times I uninstall / re-install with those steps above I still have issues connecting to wireless and once I do the connection seems to drop. I've tried this on 3 known good networks in my area

Back to WebOS it is.

I wonder if there's a stable CM build out there with reliable wireless connectivity.

For the record, I've had similar issues in WebOS. I think it's flaw in the wireless chip or a driver bug that exists in both the WebOS and the Android version.

 

[ChronoReverse]

For the record, I've had similar issues in WebOS. I think it's flaw in the wireless chip or a driver bug that exists in both the WebOS and the Android version.

That's true, the wireless in the Touchpad was pretty offkey even in WebOS for some people. I've been fortunate to avoid most of it but it's sobering to read about the problems people have even in the WebOS forums.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

For the record, I've had similar issues in WebOS. I think it's flaw in the wireless chip or a driver bug that exists in both the WebOS and the Android version.

Ehh? Wifi on Android with custom ROMs is an issue especially when good drivers aren't available. A good tip when you have wireless issues is to delete the wifi_supplicant.conf file in /data/misc/wifi/ or whatever. It lists all your wifi networks and a few scanning parameters along with the passwords. Delete and your phone will work a lot better.

I noticed this on my SGS2. The wifi struggles to connect to my router at home and my gf's router, but at work its fine. I deleted the file and now I'm able to connect effortlessly to all my wifi networks.

CM9 on the TouchPad is no exception. It acts significantly worse. I am not aware of any wifi problems on webOS but in general wifi problems are the biggest problem on ANY device. 95% of the time its the router. Some routers bog down over time and need a power cycle. So I'm not sure if say webOS for the TouchPad has more wireless issues than say a good working iPhone 4S. I hop around enough wifi networks to notice that my SGS2 has issues on custom ROMs (stock is fine), and my TouchPad has issues left and right on Android, but on webOS I haven't had any issue yet.

A new driver could help certainly.

Finally, you guys should just skip Alpha 2 and jump to any of the nightlies. I know people aren't super comfortable with nightlies, but they have newer kernel merges and stuff. There's a lot more things working like battery icon and stuff with the new boot animation. I think its worth trying out at least. I've been on nightlies since HW acceleration was merged in.

 

[Robert Munch]

Ehh? Wifi on Android with custom ROMs is an issue especially when good drivers aren't available. A good tip when you have wireless issues is to delete the wifi_supplicant.conf file in /data/misc/wifi/ or whatever. It lists all your wifi networks and a few scanning parameters along with the passwords. Delete and your phone will work a lot better.

I noticed this on my SGS2. The wifi struggles to connect to my router at home and my gf's router, but at work its fine. I deleted the file and now I'm able to connect effortlessly to all my wifi networks.

CM9 on the TouchPad is no exception. It acts significantly worse. I am not aware of any wifi problems on webOS but in general wifi problems are the biggest problem on ANY device. 95% of the time its the router. Some routers bog down over time and need a power cycle. So I'm not sure if say webOS for the TouchPad has more wireless issues than say a good working iPhone 4S. I hop around enough wifi networks to notice that my SGS2 has issues on custom ROMs (stock is fine), and my TouchPad has issues left and right on Android, but on webOS I haven't had any issue yet.

A new driver could help certainly.

Finally, you guys should just skip Alpha 2 and jump to any of the nightlies. I know people aren't super comfortable with nightlies, but they have newer kernel merges and stuff. There's a lot more things working like battery icon and stuff with the new boot animation. I think its worth trying out at least. I've been on nightlies since HW acceleration was merged in.

Spent a solid 45mins - 1 hr on wifi with WebOS so far and Android's been iffy at best with numerous tab restarts. I read that source code will be released by HP sometime in July which makes it easier dev teams. Running the latest nightly 4/02 build.

I really hope the kinks get ironed out because this is a solid entry tablet for it's price range. Kindle Fire will be catching dust for now.

 

[Spoooon]

Wifi has been pretty solid for me. I had some problems with wifi dropping out at first, seems to have gone away. I can't remember the last time it was a problem.

 

[sequoia464]

Wifi has been pretty solid for me. I had some problems with wifi dropping out at first, seems to have gone away. I can't remember the last time it was a problem.

My Wifi issues seem to be subsiding as well, I just installed CM9 a couple of days ago - initially lost the connection 2 or 3 times in the first couple of hours - no issues since.

Even if I still had issues I wouldn't go back to web OS.

 

[superxero044]

Have you been keeping up with the official nightlies?

Its worth getting if you haven't imo.

I just need to start from scratch to get rid of the bricked item from the moboot

 

[SKORPI0]

Have you been keeping up with the official nightlies?

Its worth getting if you haven't imo.

I just need to start from scratch to get rid of the bricked item from the moboot

I've been keeping up. But at this point I don't see why until camera and microphone are fixed. :|

 

[CZroe]

Very strange. I'm trying to sync some TV episodes onto the Touchpad with CM9.

I plugged it into my PC and it kept failing to install the MTP driver. I checked the USB Conenction Settings and found that neither MTP nor Camera modes were selected, even though I can't deselect one except by selecting the other after having selected one the first time. Even so, I now see "cm_tenderloin" as the name of the MTP device in My Computer and Windows Media Player, but WMP fails to sync and just says "Error" on each file (happens instantly when I tell it to sync). It doesn't say what the error was. I tried switching to Camera mode, which I assume is more like USB Mass Storage, but the same "cm_tenderloin" device shows under "Computer" and under the Device Manager, only now WMP tells me to connect to a compatible device and doesn't seem to see it.

I've resorted to transferring two complete television series-es from one Android device to another via Bluetooth (my phone). This sucks. If it's simply that CM9 doesn't support MTP or USB Mass on the Touchpad yet, then I'm still disappointed that I didn't have the option of using an SD card.