CyanogenMod Working on Ice Cream Sandwich for HP Touchpad; Coming Soon

[dgstorm]

[video=youtube;-UX0LHg2QlU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=-UX0LHg2QlU[/video]​

In the video above, you can see that the CyanogenMod team are working hard to bring you Ice Cream Sandwich on the HP Touchpad. This early build still has a few kinks to work out, but if their previous success with Gingerbread is any indication, then it won't be long before we are enjoying some ICS tastiness on the tablet. Here's a quick quote from PhoneArena with some details,

Almost every single one of the tablet's features are in a working state at this time, with the camera functionality and video playback being the only major things that need to be made functional. Once that gets taken care of, we should expect a CyanogenMod 9 release for the HP TouchPad to be made available for download. And the guys are saying that it likely won't be long until that happens.

This is pretty awesome news for fans of the "little tab that wouldn't die."

Source: HPTouchPadForums.net via PhoneArena

 

[MdicnMan]

Very exciting indeed. I wonder if voice search will work in CM9.

 

[nikecar]

i knew I should have gotten one when I had the chance. Opted not to while they were still in stock as I didn't want to part with my ever dwindling money (plus wife would be pissed even more than when I first got my phone)

 

[dgstorm]

i knew I should have gotten one when I had the chance. Opted not to while they were still in stock as I didn't want to part with my ever dwindling money (plus wife would be pissed even more than when I first got my phone)

Yeah. I agree. I am kicking myself that I didn't snap one up when I had the chance. Ah well... there are always opportunities for good deals out there. The only constant in life is change! lol

 

[vaeron]

I'm so excited to get my TouchPad loaded up with CM9...I haven't used it in a few weeks because CM7 just isn't stable enough.

 

[smokiedabong]

i knew I should have gotten one when I had the chance. Opted not to while they were still in stock as I didn't want to part with my ever dwindling money (plus wife would be pissed even more than when I first got my phone)

You had a chance to buy one and you didn't? It was a top of the line tablet selling for $99 when the rest were $599. When I saw the offer I immediately ordered 136 of them from all the places I could find, those were selling for $350 on eBay , kept only two of them, needles to say I got them more than free.

 

[akhenax]

Your 136 orders are why it was so hard for the rest of us
Needless to say I got one, and will be getting CM9 on it (stable). However, Im in no hurry considering Webos isnt bad, just lacking developers.

 

[jstafford1]

I've read you can still get them some places for $249. Not a bad deal if you're looking for a tablet. I've had The Alpha builds on mine and they've been pretty stable. No issues at all. But it is hit or miss on these things. Some people have issues and rock solid for others. I am really excited about getting ICS as it's got tablet optimization built in.

 

[vaeron]

I've read you can still get them some places for $249. Not a bad deal if you're looking for a tablet. I've had The Alpha builds on mine and they've been pretty stable. No issues at all. But it is hit or miss on these things. Some people have issues and rock solid for others. I am really excited about getting ICS as it's got tablet optimization built in.

Do you have any links to the ones for $249? I might be interested in picking another one up.

Sent from my HP Touchpad running CM9

 

[Falconone]

ICS alpha got released late Tuesday night:

[Release][Alpha0] CyanogenMod 9 Touchpad - RootzWiki

 

[drew]

ICS alpha got released late Tuesday night:

[Release][Alpha0] CyanogenMod 9 Touchpad - RootzWiki

...and after a minor install hiccup, it works pretty well. Can't wait til the next release so it will do Netflix again. It's like a brand new tablet with ICS. CM7 was pretty good..they got it stable at 3.5, but CM9 is better.

 

[vaeron]

...and after a minor install hiccup, it works pretty well. Can't wait til the next release so it will do Netflix again. It's like a brand new tablet with ICS. CM7 was pretty good..they got it stable at 3.5, but CM9 is better.

I agree... I love CM9 with the exception of no streaming netflix or online video, and no camera support it'll get there

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[jstafford1]

Sorry don't have any links for the $250 TPs. I think there's some on eBay.

As for CM9. Stellar.,definitely an Alpha compared to the CM7 builds, but worth it.
I would use ICS Browser+ and for OCing use no-frills. Also need an older version of titanium backup, if you use it. 4.0.2 is confirmed to work.


sent from my ICS flavored Touchpad

 

[kevind]

Getting the "Boot Failed" error message.

 

[vaeron]

Did you use the acmeinstaller2?

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