The next thing to do is download the installer to your PC. The file itself is called ACMEInstaller.zip. Once this file is downloaded, unzip it and extract the two files inside to a convenient folder on your PC. The README file in this archive contains more information and instructions for the installation process, but you can work from this feature instead.
The only other thing you need is a tool called Novacom, which is used to control the TouchPad from the Windows command prompt. This doesn’t seem to be available to download on its own anywhere, so it looks like you’ll have to download the entire 273MB webOS SDK to get it.
You’ll find the SDK here (scroll down the page a bit to find it). Don’t bother installing Java or VirtualBox, as recommended on the page – those are only needed for actual application development. When the SDK installer runs, choose a Custom installation and install only the "Command Line Interface Tools”).
Once this is done, I suggest you go into your Program Files directory – or Program Files (x86) on a 64-bit system – browse into the installation folder and copy novacom.exe into the folder where you unzipped the ACME installer. This isn’t necessary but it will save you a bit of typing later on.
Putting the TouchPad into recovery mode
Now just need to put the TouchPad into the right state to receive the Android ROM. To do this, make sure the TouchPad is connected to your PC by USB; then restart it. You do this by pressing the menu button at the bottom right of the screen, swiping right to the Settings tab, opening Device Info, clicking Reset Options and pressing Restart.
Once the screen goes dark, hold down the “volume up” button until the device reboots and you see a large USB logo appear on the TouchPad’s screen. Windows will complain about being unable to install the driver, but that’s normal.
Launching the installer
Open a command prompt and cd to the folder where you saved the installer, typed: cd desktop\your folder
Then, enter this line exactly as it appears here: novacom boot mem:// < ACMEInstaller
If you didn’t copy the novacom tool into this folder you’ll need to provide a full path to it, which on a 64-bit system means you’d type: "C:\Program Files (x86)\HP webOS\SDK\bin\novacom" boot mem:// < ACMEInstaller
If all is well, your TouchPad should spring to life and you’ll see the installer start to unpack and install Android. If not, check that your TouchPad is properly connected and in the right mode, make sure the novacom and ACMEInstaller files are in the right place and try again.
The whole installation should take only a minute or two: you might see the screen pause from time to time, or the odd error message scroll past, but don’t worry about that. Very shortly you should see the CyanogenMod splash screen, and your TouchPad will boot into Android for the first time.
If something goes wrong at this point, you can always reboot the TouchPad back into recovery mode and try again. In the worst case, it should always be possible to restore your TouchPad to its factory settings using webOS Doctor.
<<Before Next>>
For more general information about the CyanogenMod team, visit the official website
Tutorial by PC Pro
Putting the TouchPad into recovery mode
Now just need to put the TouchPad into the right state to receive the Android ROM. To do this, make sure the TouchPad is connected to your PC by USB; then restart it. You do this by pressing the menu button at the bottom right of the screen, swiping right to the Settings tab, opening Device Info, clicking Reset Options and pressing Restart.
Once the screen goes dark, hold down the “volume up” button until the device reboots and you see a large USB logo appear on the TouchPad’s screen. Windows will complain about being unable to install the driver, but that’s normal.
Launching the installer
Open a command prompt and cd to the folder where you saved the installer, typed: cd desktop\your folder
Then, enter this line exactly as it appears here: novacom boot mem:// < ACMEInstaller
If you didn’t copy the novacom tool into this folder you’ll need to provide a full path to it, which on a 64-bit system means you’d type: "C:\Program Files (x86)\HP webOS\SDK\bin\novacom" boot mem:// < ACMEInstaller
If all is well, your TouchPad should spring to life and you’ll see the installer start to unpack and install Android. If not, check that your TouchPad is properly connected and in the right mode, make sure the novacom and ACMEInstaller files are in the right place and try again.The whole installation should take only a minute or two: you might see the screen pause from time to time, or the odd error message scroll past, but don’t worry about that. Very shortly you should see the CyanogenMod splash screen, and your TouchPad will boot into Android for the first time.
If something goes wrong at this point, you can always reboot the TouchPad back into recovery mode and try again. In the worst case, it should always be possible to restore your TouchPad to its factory settings using webOS Doctor.
<<Before Next>>
For more general information about the CyanogenMod team, visit the official website
Tutorial by PC Pro
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