Tutorials webOS Activating Touchpad Demo Unit - Revision history

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2011-09-30T07:39:40Z

Category:HP Touchpad

XP1: wikification

2011-09-06T05:43:02Z

wikification

Jack87 at 09:06, 5 September 2011

2011-09-05T09:06:06Z

Jack87 at 09:05, 5 September 2011

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XP1 at 11:16, 4 September 2011

2011-09-04T11:16:44Z

Jack87 at 09:45, 4 September 2011

2011-09-04T09:45:37Z

Jack87 at 07:15, 4 September 2011

2011-09-04T07:15:09Z

Jack87 at 07:11, 4 September 2011

2011-09-04T07:11:03Z

Lisurgec: /* Load Impostah */

2011-08-23T05:46:02Z

Load Impostah

Lisurgec: moved Activating Touchpad Demo Unit to Tutorials webOS Activating Touchpad Demo Unit: Consistancy.

2011-08-23T05:38:03Z

moved Activating Touchpad Demo Unit to Tutorials webOS Activating Touchpad Demo Unit: Consistancy.

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	Congratulations, you just beat the madness by buying the demo unit that no one wanted. ;) Special thanks to Jack87, djhomeboy, and rwhitby for helping make this happen!		Congratulations, you just beat the madness by buying the demo unit that no one wanted. ;) Special thanks to Jack87, djhomeboy, and rwhitby for helping make this happen!
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		+	[[Category:HP Touchpad]]

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 This will allow you to create a WebOS doctor that will forcibly overwrite your tokens for you.
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+== Temporary workaround ==
-'''Everything bellow this line is not an actual fix. It was a temporary work around and will soon be obsolete.
+This section is not an actual fix. It is a temporary workaround that will soon be obsolete.
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+=== Restoring HP WebOS ===
 First, restore the default firmware with WebOS doctor: [http://palm.cdnetworks.net/rom/touchpad/p302r0d08012011/wifip302rod/webosdoctorp302hstnhwifi.jar http://palm.cdnetworks.net/rom/touchpad/p302r0d08012011/wifip302rod/webosdoctorp302hstnhwifi.jar].
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 The update process takes several minutes. This will put the full version of webOS on your TouchPad, but you will find that you cannot get past the first run page.
-== Bypassing activation ==
+=== Bypassing activation ===
 Download this zip file and extract the contents to the desktop: [http://onebluepoint.net/chekz-devicetool.zip http://onebluepoint.net/chekz-devicetool.zip].
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 Allow the program to run for several minutes. Your tablet will reboot a few times in the process. The program will tell you when the device is ready. Once it boots, you'll be able to use WebOS freely, although you still will not have an account.
-== Load Impostah ==
+=== Load Impostah ===
 Now that you're up and running, all you need is a WebOS account. Download Preware from this page: [http://en.m.webos-internals.org/wiki?search=preware http://en.m.webos-internals.org/wiki?search=preware].
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 You will see the app under the downloads tab on your TouchPad when it is ready. Run it.
-== Creating your WebOS account ==
+=== Creating your WebOS account ===
 Once Impostah is open, we need to delete the dummy account that the activation bypass program created in order to add our own.
 # Click Palm Profile, and reset it. Confirm that you want to do this. This will reboot your tablet.
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 # Go to create your account again. This time, instead of saying you cannot create it, the loading tab should spin forever. After a few minutes, you will want to force your tablet to restart by holding the home button and the power button.  Check your email to make sure that you got a welcome message from HP. Once you do, you can either login again or bypass the activation.
-== Updating HP App Catalog ==
+=== Updating HP App Catalog ===
 One more step before you're up and running!

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-Everything bellow this line is not an actual fix. It was a temporary work around and will soon be obsolete.
+'''Everything bellow this line is not an actual fix. It was a temporary work around and will soon be obsolete.
+'''
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	This will allow you to create a WebOS doctor that will forcibly overwrite your tokens for you.		This will allow you to create a WebOS doctor that will forcibly overwrite your tokens for you.
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		+	----
		+	Everything bellow this line is not an actual fix. It was a temporary work around and will soon be obsolete.
		+
		+	----
		+
		+	----
		+

	== Restoring HP WebOS ==		== Restoring HP WebOS ==

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-When the TouchPad went on clearance, many stores were sold out immediately after opening.  In many cases, the demo unit was sold as is.  The demo unit is a fully functional unit, but has a modified version of WebOS on it.  In order to restore it to a standard model, you must go through this process:
+When the TouchPad went on clearance, many stores were sold out immediately after opening. In many cases, the demo unit was sold as is. The demo unit is a fully functional unit, but it has a modified version of WebOS on it. In order to restore it to a standard model, you must go through this process:
-==Permanent Solution==
+== Permanent solution ==
-Best thing to do is change your Demo Unit PN and ProductSKU tokens to match with a 32gig Touchpad (I believe most demo units are 32 gigs if yours is 16gigs make it match one of a 16gig touchpad).
+The best thing to do is change your demo unit <code>PN</code> and <code>ProductSKU</code> tokens to match with a 32 GiB TouchPad's (I believe that most demo units are 32 GiB. If yours is 16 GiB, make the tokens match another 16 GiB TouchPad's).
-On a demo unit the tokens are
+On a demo unit, the tokens are:
 <pre>
      <Val name="PN" value="180-10928-00"/>
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 </pre>
-On a normal Unit they are
+On a normal unit, they are:
 <pre>
      <Val name="PN" value="180-10871-00"/>
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 </pre>
-For now you can make a WebOS doctor using meta doctor to change the topaz.xml file there are instructions to do this found at http://www.webos-internals.org/wiki/Sprint_Pre_Plus#Step_2:_Setup_meta-doctor  alternatively the file will be called topaz.xml not castle.xml
+For now, you can make a WebOS doctor using meta doctor to change the <code>topaz.xml</code> file. There are instructions here on how to do this: [http://www.webos-internals.org/wiki/Sprint_Pre_Plus#Step_2:_Setup_meta-doctor]. Alternatively, the file will be called <code>topaz.xml</code>, not <code>castle.xml</code>.
-This will allow you to create a WebOS doctor that will force overwrite your tokens for you.
+This will allow you to create a WebOS doctor that will forcibly overwrite your tokens for you.
-==Restoring HP WebOS==
+== Restoring HP WebOS ==
-First, restore the default firmware with WebOS doctor.
+First, restore the default firmware with WebOS doctor: [http://palm.cdnetworks.net/rom/touchpad/p302r0d08012011/wifip302rod/webosdoctorp302hstnhwifi.jar http://palm.cdnetworks.net/rom/touchpad/p302r0d08012011/wifip302rod/webosdoctorp302hstnhwifi.jar].
-==Bypassing activation==
+You must put the TouchPad into recovery mode by powering it off and pressing the power button and the volume up button at the same time. You will see a large USB logo to confirm that this is successful.
-==Load Impostah==
+Run the Doctor, and connect the TouchPad via USB.
-==Creating your WebOS account==
+The update process takes several minutes. This will put the full version of webOS on your TouchPad, but you will find that you cannot get past the first run page.
-==Updating HP App Catalog==
+== Bypassing activation ==
-One more step before you're up and running!  It seems that the version of HP App Catalog included is out of date and only shows a blank page.  However, you can use the menu to get into software manager and update it.  Congratulations, you just beat the madness by buying the demo unit no one wanted ;) Special thanks to Jack87, djhomeboy, and rwhitby for helping make this happen!
+Download this zip file and extract the contents to the desktop: [http://onebluepoint.net/chekz-devicetool.zip http://onebluepoint.net/chekz-devicetool.zip].

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	For now you can make a WebOS doctor using meta doctor to change the topaz.xml file there are instructions to do this found at http://www.webos-internals.org/wiki/Sprint_Pre_Plus#Step_2:_Setup_meta-doctor alternatively the file will be called topaz.xml not castle.xml		For now you can make a WebOS doctor using meta doctor to change the topaz.xml file there are instructions to do this found at http://www.webos-internals.org/wiki/Sprint_Pre_Plus#Step_2:_Setup_meta-doctor alternatively the file will be called topaz.xml not castle.xml
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		+	This will allow you to create a WebOS doctor that will force overwrite your tokens for you.

	==Restoring HP WebOS==		==Restoring HP WebOS==

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	When the TouchPad went on clearance, many stores were sold out immediately after opening. In many cases, the demo unit was sold as is. The demo unit is a fully functional unit, but has a modified version of WebOS on it. In order to restore it to a standard model, you must go through this process:		When the TouchPad went on clearance, many stores were sold out immediately after opening. In many cases, the demo unit was sold as is. The demo unit is a fully functional unit, but has a modified version of WebOS on it. In order to restore it to a standard model, you must go through this process:

		+	==Permanently Solution==
		+	Best thing to do is change your Demo Unit PN and ProductSKU tokens to match with a 32gig Touchpad (I believe most demo units are 32 gigs if yours is 16gigs make it match one of a 16gig touchpad).
		+
		+	On a demo unit the tokens are
		+	<pre>
		+	<Val name="PN" value="180-10928-00"/>
		+	<Val name="ProductSKU" value="FB359UA#ABA"/>
		+	</pre>
		+
		+	On a normal Unit they are
		+	<pre>
		+	<Val name="PN" value="180-10871-00"/>
		+	<Val name="ProductSKU" value="FB464UA#ABA"/>
		+	</pre>
		+
		+	For now you can make a WebOS doctor using meta doctor to change the topaz.xml file there are instructions to do this found at http://www.webos-internals.org/wiki/Sprint_Pre_Plus#Step_2:_Setup_meta-doctor alternatively the file will be called topaz.xml not castle.xml

	==Restoring HP WebOS==		==Restoring HP WebOS==

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 ==Load Impostah==
-Now that you're up and running, all you need is a WebOS account.  Download WebOS Quick Install from this thread: http://forums.precentral.net/canuck-coding/274461-webos-quick-install-v4-0-a.html
+Now that you're up and running, all you need is a WebOS account.  Download Preware from this page: http://en.m.webos-internals.org/wiki?search=preware
 Once this program is loaded, simply type "Impostah" into the bar and click install.  You'll see the app under the downloads tab on your pad when it's ready.  Run it.

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