Installing CyanogenMod 7.1 Alpha 3 on my HP TouchPad

I have just finished installing CyanogenMod 7.1 Alpha 3 on my HP TouchPad. Its gorgeous. I cant say I ever become a fan of WebOS, unlike some I've talked to it never grew on me and the rare times when I did want to make use of it the App Market was far too over priced and in my experience limited, but now with Android the device 'sings'

The install was a breeze in the end, all the same here are the steps I went threw. I never needed to do any disaster recovery so I don't list any. How ever I would highly recommend anyone interested in doing this to read the FAQ at rootzwiki.com before going any further it contains all the disclaimers and alpha-software warnings you would expect as well as an in-depth list of disaster recovery options.

1. 1Prepare your PC for the installation by downloading the Palm SDK from the HP website. The site has full easy to follow instructions for Linux, Windows and OS X users so replicating them her seems redundant. Once you have installed the the SDK you can continue with the steps listed bellow.
2. 2 You now need to download the required software. At the end of it you will end up with the four files:
   • ACMEInstaller.zip – RootzWiki Forumi
   • update-cm-7.1.0-tenderloin-a2.1-fullofbugs.zip – RootzWiki Forumi
   • update-cwm_tenderloin-1012.zip – RootzWiki Forumi
   • moboot_0.3.3.zip – Moboot Projecti
3. 3If you wish to have access to the extra Google apps, like Gmail, YouTube or the Android Market you will have to download the latest gApps installer from the CyanogenMod wiki site
4. 4Unzip the ACMEInstaller.zip file. On Linux systems you can leave it where you downloaded it too, but in Windows at least it will make like a little easier if you move the unzipped file to the same directory you installed the Palm Novacom SDK to. On my VirtualBox machine it is “C:\Program Files (x86)\Palm, Inc” but I'm running a 64bit system, in 32bit the directory will probably be “C:\Program Files\Palm, Inc”
5. 5Now connect your TouchPad using its USB cable to your PC. The TouchPad will notifiy you that its detected a new USB connection. Tap the symbol to mount the tables SD card on your computer.
6. 6 Open your file manager and on the root level of the SD card create a new folder called “cminstall”. Into this new folder copy the zip files you downloaded before, do not unzip them and don't copy ACMEInstaller.zip file, just leave this file on the PC for now. Once your done the contents of your new “cminstall” folder should be:
   • update-cm-7.1.0-tenderloin-a2.1-fullofbugs.zip
   • update-cwm_tenderloin-1012.zip
   • moboot_0.3.3.zip
   • gapps-gb-*-signed.zip – You only need this if you'r planning to install the extra Google Apps
7. 7 You now need to reboot the TouchPad. Make sure you eject the TouchPads SD card correctly from your PC, some systems delay writes to external USB devices to speed things up. Once the TouchPad has been removed follow these steps to reboot it, while the USB cable is still connected:
   • Press the Home Button
   • Bring up the Applications List
   • Select the Settings Tab
   • Open Device Info
   • Press the red Reset Options button at the bottom of the screen
   • Press the grey Restart button at the top of the screen
8. 8As the TouchPad reboots the screen will turn off, as soon as this happens press and hold the Volume-Up button. Keep holding it until a USB icon fills the display. After a few second your computer will recognize the TouchPad.
9. 9
   • Under Linux, open a terminal and change directory to the where you unzipped the ACMEInstaller.zip file
   • Under Windows, open a command prompt and change directory to where you installed the Palm SDK:
     • Open the start Menu
     • Type “cmd” (no quotes) hit enter
     • A black and white terminal window should have opened
     • To change directory, type “cd c:\PATH” for me the path is “C:\Program Files (x86)\Palm, Inc” so I typed “cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Palm, Inc” - The path may be different for you, but the principle is the same
10. 10On both systems enter this command “novacom boot mem:// < ACMEInstaller” to start the installation
11. 11Make a cup of tea. That's really all there is to the install. It will take a few minutes but once its done the TouchPad will reboot into Android