HP Touchpad tips and tricks

Tinie · 26-08-2011 4:29pm

celj wrote: »

Anyone know how to get kindle?
I got pReader but it messed up the books I put onto it with € signs everywhere!!

Firstly update to 3.0.2 via the Software Update then...

You need to figure out how to first enable developer mode, and how to install Preware, which Google can help with. Afterwards in Preware, install Impostah, and then do the following:

Here's what to do on 3.0.2:

- Open Impostah
- Choose Activation
- Choose US, English, a new email address, and a password
- Tap Create Profile (then click yes through everything)
- Tap Login
- Open App Catalog, which will prompt you to choose country. Choose US.

- Open up Impostah again
- Choose App catalog
- enter com.palm.app.kindle
- Get info
- Install

- Open Impostah (again!)
- Choose Activation
- Choose your own country, your preferred language, the email address of your original profile, and the password
- log in to the profile

Done!

Tinie · 26-08-2011 4:33pm

ShaneU wrote: »

Having problems installing preware, java keeps saying

Error: could not load file/URL Specified C:\Users\win7us~1\AppData\Local\Temp\javaws18

Using win7 64bit, the file is there alright.

Turn Developer Mode on in your TouchPad by typing “webos20090606” (without the quotation marks) into the ‘Just type…’ field and press enter. In the next window, tap the ‘off’ slider to switch on Developer Mode. Press ‘submit’ when it asks for the password.

Next, install webOS Quick Install here onto your computer. This Java app will automatically install the requisite Novacom drivers once it loads, and you’ll then need to attach the TouchPad via USB to your computer. Do NOT enable USB mode, hit cancel when the window pops up asking you to go into usb mode.

Press the Globe icon on the right hand side in webOS Quick Install to load all the available files, search for Preware in the list and click the Install button. Remember not to be in USB mode; it will take about a minute to install. Once Preware is installed on the TouchPad, you won’t need to use webOS Quick Install on your computer to sideload apps anymore, you can do it straight on the touchpad.

Worked fine for me. Using Win7 64bit laptop.

celj · 26-08-2011 4:46pm

Tinie wrote: »

Firstly update to 3.0.2 via the Software Update then...

You need to figure out how to first enable developer mode, and how to install Preware, which Google can help with. Afterwards in Preware, install Impostah, and then do the following:

Here's what to do on 3.0.2:

- Open Impostah
- Choose Activation
- Choose US, English, a new email address, and a password
- Tap Create Profile (then click yes through everything)
- Tap Login
- Open App Catalog, which will prompt you to choose country. Choose US.

- Open up Impostah again
- Choose App catalog
- enter com.palm.app.kindle
- Get info
- Install

- Open Impostah (again!)
- Choose Activation
- Choose your own country, your preferred language, the email address of your original profile, and the password
- log in to the profile

Done!

Thanks a lot!!
Will this work for getting the free apps from the us?

Brian · 26-08-2011 4:58pm

I don't think Impostah works with promo codes, unfortunately.

celj · 26-08-2011 5:16pm

Tinie wrote: »

Firstly update to 3.0.2 via the Software Update then...

You need to figure out how to first enable developer mode, and how to install Preware, which Google can help with. Afterwards in Preware, install Impostah, and then do the following:

Here's what to do on 3.0.2:

- Open Impostah
- Choose Activation
- Choose US, English, a new email address, and a password
- Tap Create Profile (then click yes through everything)
- Tap Login
- Open App Catalog, which will prompt you to choose country. Choose US.

- Open up Impostah again
- Choose App catalog
- enter com.palm.app.kindle
- Get info
- Install

- Open Impostah (again!)
- Choose Activation
- Choose your own country, your preferred language, the email address of your original profile, and the password
- log in to the profile

Done!

Its show com.palm.app.kindle not found!

oliver29 · 26-08-2011 5:17pm

Thanks Tinie ... last steps are to change back to your own country - did Ireland show up on your list here?

Inquitus · 26-08-2011 5:21pm

celj wrote: »

Tinie wrote: »

Firstly update to 3.0.2 via the Software Update then...

You need to figure out how to first enable developer mode, and how to install Preware, which Google can help with. Afterwards in Preware, install Impostah, and then do the following:

Here's what to do on 3.0.2:

- Open Impostah
- Choose Activation
- Choose US, English, a new email address, and a password
- Tap Create Profile (then click yes through everything)
- Tap Login
- Open App Catalog, which will prompt you to choose country. Choose US.

- Open up Impostah again
- Choose App catalog
- enter com.palm.app.kindle
- Get info
- Install

- Open Impostah (again!)
- Choose Activation
- Choose your own country, your preferred language, the email address of your original profile, and the password
- log in to the profile

Done!

Its show com.palm.app.kindle not found!

it only works on 3.0.0, the 3.0.2 update fixes the issue.

Tinie · 26-08-2011 5:33pm

celj wrote: »

Its show com.palm.app.kindle not found!

Not sure what's wring there as it worked for me fine. Anyone else have this problem?

Tinie · 26-08-2011 5:35pm

oliver29 wrote: »

Thanks Tinie ... last steps are to change back to your own country - did Ireland show up on your list here?

No, I just selected united kingdom. I dint think it matters, i think it only matters what you selected when creating the account first time.

dloob · 26-08-2011 5:49pm

Tinie wrote: »

Not sure what's wring there as it worked for me fine. Anyone else have this problem?

Didn't work for me either, I'm also on 3.0.2 so looks like you need to do this before you apply the system update.

Tinie · 26-08-2011 5:57pm

I'm updated to latest firmware also and it worked for me. Not sure why its not working for some of you??

ShaneU · 26-08-2011 6:07pm

Tinie wrote: »

Turn Developer Mode on in your TouchPad by typing “webos20090606” (without the quotation marks) into the ‘Just type…’ field and press enter. In the next window, tap the ‘off’ slider to switch on Developer Mode. Press ‘submit’ when it asks for the password.

Next, install webOS Quick Install here onto your computer. This Java app will automatically install the requisite Novacom drivers once it loads, and you’ll then need to attach the TouchPad via USB to your computer. Do NOT enable USB mode, hit cancel when the window pops up asking you to go into usb mode.

Press the Globe icon on the right hand side in webOS Quick Install to load all the available files, search for Preware in the list and click the Install button. Remember not to be in USB mode; it will take about a minute to install. Once Preware is installed on the TouchPad, you won’t need to use webOS Quick Install on your computer to sideload apps anymore, you can do it straight on the touchpad.

Worked fine for me. Using Win7 64bit laptop.

I have everything in the first paragraph done but I can't that .jar file to install properly. Are you just double clicking on it? I've installed the latest java files too. I've tried right clicking it then using javaws.exe to open it but I keep getting a "file too large" exception error

I've tried asking on the precentral forums and they just deleted both my posts, lovely folk over there :rolleyes:

Tinie · 26-08-2011 6:28pm

ShaneU wrote: »

I have everything in the first paragraph done but I can't that .jar file to install properly. Are you just double clicking on it? I've installed the latest java files too. I've tried right clicking it then using javaws.exe to open it but I keep getting a "file too large" exception error

I've tried asking on the precentral forums and they just deleted both my posts, lovely folk over there :rolleyes:

Maybe try right clicking the jar file on your computer, and selecting run as administrator. Im not sure man, sounds like its a computer problem on your end and there could be many different causes for it not working.

Goolay · 26-08-2011 6:30pm

I got the kindle app working grand, but unable to load my previous epub/mobi files. Does anyone know of a method that'd work to copy them over. I tried copying them in to the kindle folder on the Touchpad but it's not picking them up.

54kroc · 26-08-2011 7:04pm

I use goodreader all the time on my ipad, is there something similar for the touchpad?

Tweaky · 26-08-2011 7:05pm

celj wrote: »

Anyone know how to get kindle?
I got pReader but it messed up the books I put onto it with € signs everywhere!!

I have the same problem with preader. Anybody work out how to fix it yet ? I tried changing regional settings but nothing worked.

Brian · 26-08-2011 7:08pm

Try the pReader Native Alpha through Preware, might have improved.

Edit: there is a character encoding setting in the preferences. Change it to UTF-8, under Text Display > CP-1252 (Latin).

ShaneU · 26-08-2011 7:13pm

What a nightmare! If anyone has the same trouble running .jar files as I did, download unassoc.exe, go to .jar and click on the first two options, then uninstall and reinstall java and it should work.

ShaneU · 26-08-2011 7:20pm

Ok I have the webos quick installer running, I have the touchpad connected (not in usb mode) yet it still says there are no devices connected?

edit: got it working, didn't realise you had to stay in developer mode, thought you could just turn it on and that's that.

acalmenvoy · 26-08-2011 7:25pm

Baza210 wrote: »

Try the pReader Native Alpha through Preware, might have improved.

Edit: there is a character encoding setting in the preferences. Change it to UTF-8, under Text Display > CP-1252 (Latin).

Was about to post that, you beat me to it.:)
Works perfect now, good options to tweak in preferences.

Brian · 26-08-2011 7:32pm

ShaneU wrote: »

Ok I have the webos quick installer running, I have the touchpad connected (not in usb mode) yet it still says there are no devices connected?

1. Did you put it in Developer Mode (enter 'webos20090606' in Just Type...)
2. Did WOQI install the Novacom drivers?

celj · 26-08-2011 8:53pm

Have Kindle now but its useless as I can't put my books onto it!

Fiskar · 26-08-2011 10:15pm

Anybody care to check out the free apps indicated in this article and report back?

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-20097584-64/hp-offers-free-apps-to-touchpad-tablet-owners/?tag=TOCmoreStories.0

celj · 26-08-2011 10:18pm

Well it shows how many of got the Touchpad!
I thought this thread would be a lot bigger by now!

I downloaded a game,NFS,from a site thats not deviloid,and managed to put it on the pad.
Sound and everything was ok but everything was in blue and white!

Was meant for a phone but was webos so hope someone has luck finding a few more!:pac:

Kenny Logins · 26-08-2011 10:30pm

Fiskar wrote: »

Anybody care to check out the free apps indicated in this article and report back?

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-20097584-64/hp-offers-free-apps-to-touchpad-tablet-owners/?tag=TOCmoreStories.0

Why don't you?

ShaneU · 26-08-2011 10:33pm

Baza210 wrote: »

1. Did you put it in Developer Mode (enter 'webos20090606' in Just Type...)
2. Did WOQI install the Novacom drivers?

Yeah it's all sorted now

groom · 26-08-2011 11:16pm

Anyone secured their 50gb box.net account. I created an account and the logged into webOS app on it but I've only got 5gb

Kenny Logins · 26-08-2011 11:23pm

groom wrote: »

Anyone secured their 50gb box.net account. I created an account and the logged into webOS app on it but I've only got 5gb

Yeah. Two, first one accidentally with the wrong email address.

blankblank · 27-08-2011 12:09am

Yeah got 50 gbs too, uploading to it as we speak!!! Did you sign up to in on your touchpad first or your computer first?

dloob · 27-08-2011 12:49am

Tinie wrote: »

I'm updated to latest firmware also and it worked for me. Not sure why its not working for some of you??

I missed the open app catalog and select US as country step doh

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