Tweaking your HP Touchpad

[Spoooon]

Ran across this: http://www.webos-internals.org/wiki/WebOS3.0_Launcher_Tweaks

Let's you add and rename tabs for your launcher.

 

[SunnyD]

fyi, if lack of a particular I'm app/protocol is getting you down... Trillian Austria's web version works fine on the touchpad.

www.trillian.im

 

[ponyo]

Orb is a must install. It's basically like Air Video for iOS but with more functionality. While Air Video limits you to videos, this will stream your music, pictures, webcam, and even live videos from your capture card. And it's free.

All movies, music, and pictures on my computer is now available anytime on the Touchpad.

Flash web videos, Hulu, Amazon Prime videos, ability to stream my entire media collection. This is the ultimate media tablet. :thumbsup:

 

[SunnyD]

Is there any way to change the cache status on the browser? It seems the have problems particularly with login pages and such.

 

[Spoooon]

Is there any way to change the cache status on the browser? It seems the have problems particularly with login pages and such.

There does not appear to be a fix. I'm hoping homebrew comes up with something. A lot of precentral seems to be rationalizing away flaws though.

 

[JackMDS]

Orb is a must install. It's basically like Air Video for iOS but with more functionality. While Air Video limits you to videos, this will stream your music, pictures, webcam, and even live videos from your capture card. And it's free.

All movies, music, and pictures on my computer is now available anytime on the Touchpad.

A little help for people that try to help but get out of steam.

Here you go for How-to, http://forums.precentral.net/hp-touchpad/294298-orb-media-streaming-awesome.html

 

[SunnyD]

Still missing that killer app though. That app being ANY sort of RDP app. (Not VNC, I mean RDP)

 

[JackMDS]

I think that the only remote that works from the TouchPad is using TeamViewer Web Connector through the Browser.

first_steps_webconnector_en.pdf

 

[jinsaotomex4]

I heard that Splashtop is being made for the Touchpad, not sure if that's the sort of app you are looking for though. It's also been a month since that was posted and no other news about it.

 

[osage]

there is a preware patch to make Hulu work. need to add the testing feeds to get it, works fine for me. Had to clear the browser of cookies etc then reboot before it worked.


Installed preware and OC'ed it installed the various patches, stopped all the logging etc: this thing really flys. I just installed NFS Hot Pursut and is is really good on this thing. Even at $ 9.99 I think is a good deal, who needs Angry Birds.

I was planning on putting this TP away and waiting for a Android port for it, but I'm having way too much fun with it.

 

[JackMDS]

I heard that Splashtop is being made for the Touchpad, not sure if that's the sort of app you are looking for though. It's also been a month since that was posted and no other news about it.

Given the recent demise of the Touch Pad you probably will Not see many of the "Promised" new applications ever making it to market.

Some developers that produce the same applications for other platforms and the app is almost done might be "nice" and release something, others are not going to waste their time on EOL hardware.

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[IndyColtsFan]

fyi, if lack of a particular I'm app/protocol is getting you down... Trillian Austria's web version works fine on the touchpad.

www.trillian.im

I'd love to know how you got this working. I log in and the screen just sits at a blank light blue screen and never goes beyond that.

 

[Red Storm]

I'd love to know how you got this working. I log in and the screen just sits at a blank light blue screen and never goes beyond that.

I just tried it, works for me...

 

[SunnyD]

I'd love to know how you got this working. I log in and the screen just sits at a blank light blue screen and never goes beyond that.

It just works. It's flashed based. If it's not logging in for you, you might be firewalled?

 

[IndyColtsFan]

It just works. It's flashed based. If it's not logging in for you, you might be firewalled?

No, it works fine on my PC. It just won't pull up on the Touchpad for some reason. Hmmmm. Maybe I need to clear my cache.

 

[AkumaX]

Summary (after registering w/ WebOS):

1) Update to the latest FW
2) Minimize Logging by Dialing ##LOGS# (##5647#) in Phone App
3) Enable Developer Mode by searching 'webos20090606' in Just Type
4) Install PreWare by using "WebOSQuickInstall v4.2.3.jar"

From PreWare:
1. Download/Install "Muffle System Logging"
2. Download/Install "Remove Dropped Packet Logging"
3. Downlaod/Install "Increase Touch Sensitivity and Smoothness 10"

To Overclock (it's ok, the CPU was originally designed as 1.5ghz, they just downclocked it to 1.2ghz):
1. Downloading/Installing Govnah
2. Downloading/Installing the UberKernel
3. Use Govnah to overclock to 1.5ghz
4. ???
5. Profit!

Piece of cake...

 

[randomlinh]

3) Enable Developer Mode by searching 'webos20090606' in Just Type

anyone else still use the konami code to get into dev mode? It's more typing, but it always puts a smile on my face when it works, heh

 

[AkumaX]

anyone else still use the konami code to get into dev mode? It's more typing, but it always puts a smile on my face when it works, heh

it was too much typing.. hahaha

 

[IndyColtsFan]

No, it works fine on my PC. It just won't pull up on the Touchpad for some reason. Hmmmm. Maybe I need to clear my cache.

Well, clearing cache, etc didn't solve it. Oh well, no big deal.

 

[MRGOOCH]

How can I download photos from my PC into an album?

 

[MagickMan]

Summary (after registering w/ WebOS):

1) Update to the latest FW
2) Minimize Logging by Dialing ##LOGS# (##5647#) in Phone App
3) Enable Developer Mode by searching 'webos20090606' in Just Type
4) Install PreWare by using "WebOSQuickInstall v4.2.3.jar"

From PreWare:
1. Download/Install "Muffle System Logging"
2. Download/Install "Remove Dropped Packet Logging"
3. Downlaod/Install "Increase Touch Sensitivity and Smoothness 10"

To Overclock (it's ok, the CPU was originally designed as 1.5ghz, they just downclocked it to 1.2ghz):
1. Downloading/Installing Govnah
2. Downloading/Installing the UberKernel
3. Use Govnah to overclock to 1.5ghz
4. ???
5. Profit!

Piece of cake...

Except you should install Warthog kernel and OC to 1.7GHz.

Mine just screams in WebOS, very responsive. I simply wish there were more/better apps. At this speed, with tweaks, if it had a better app store it would be a truly brilliant device.

 

[Red Storm]

Quick question... is it possible to connect your TP to a desktop (in this case, Windows 7 via USB), and then share the desktop's internet connection with the TP?

 

[ViRGE]

Quick question... is it possible to connect your TP to a desktop (in this case, Windows 7 via USB), and then share the desktop's internet connection with the TP?

Not from what I've seen.

 

[hendermd]

How can I download photos from my PC into an album?

Via USB connection, once you connect to your PC the Touchpad is just like any other flash drive. (chap 5 of the user guide)

 

[SunnyD]

Quick question... is it possible to connect your TP to a desktop (in this case, Windows 7 via USB), and then share the desktop's internet connection with the TP?

Via Bluetooth. I believe the Touchpad supports the Bluetooth PAN profile.