[webOS] The HP Touchpad Performance Tweaks Thread

[|Jason8|]

Hey guys! Here's a guide I found that covers going through jumping into dev mode, installing PreWare, and speeding this thing up hardcore!

http://forums.precentral.net/hp-touchpad/293028-new-touchpad-heres-your-get-started-guide.html

Like the guy says, install all the patches he recommends. My TouchPad is quick as hell now. And sooooo much more usable!

On top of those suggestions, I'd also recommend removing the tap ripple since it can slow down some PDK apps and imho the pad feels more responsive without it. Remember - this is your touchpad, and customization has been one of the best features of the webOS platform, so feel free to put things however you like, I'm just suggesting the patches etc that made MY touchpad great.

So if you've followed along your patches should look something like this:

ad blocker (or max block - one or the other NOT both)
remove tap ripple
advanced reset options
faster card animations hyper version
increase touch sensitivity and smoothness 10
muffle system logging
quiet powered messages
remove dropped packet logging
unset cfq io scheduler
unthrottle download manager
private browsing

 

[erick161]

followed that same list, definitely snappy now. Also gonna go from my overclocked 1.5ghz to 1.7ghz

 

[bcpk]

Nice improvement on my Touchpad, thank you.

 

[drunkrob]

Do all these need removing before we can install WebOS updates? Not that we are going to get any.

 

[exhilaration]

How to improve the performance of your new HP TouchPad

Good article: How to improve the performance of your new HP TouchPad

Can somebody sticky this? Lots of good info the above article.

 

[exhilaration]

And here's another one: Overclocking the HP TouchPad cranks up the speed

 

[Christophicus]

Do all these need removing before we can install WebOS updates? Not that we are going to get any.

Good question.

Also, is the overclock really key to the performance improvements? Given the gameing/video capabilities of the tablet, I would imagine there's a lot of power/responsiveness tucked away in the hardware that these software patches will unleash making the overclock somewhat pointless.

 

[mapin0518]

Install the WebOS update from 3.0.0 to 3.0.2 first, then install all these homebrew patches. Otherwise you just gotta install the patches again. It takes 5 min, not a big deal.

And yes overclocking does improve the responsiveness of the OS. I just did it, it is noticeable.

 

[archdemon]

when i plug the tablet into the computer and start webos quickinstall it just sits there doin nothing. Am I having this problem because im on 64bit windows 7

 

[TooSlo]

when i plug the tablet into the computer and start webos quickinstall it just sits there doin nothing. Am I having this problem because im on 64bit windows 7

I just ran this on an win7 64 bit box. The instructions are pretty clear about plugging the USB cable into the device and not the computer, then pressing the volume button(s) and power. It should give you a USB icon, then you can plug the device into your computer and press "next" on the quickinstall.

I can verify that it does indeed work. Maybe making sure that you're running the .jar as admin if your user account doesn't have admin rights?

 

[archdemon]

im not sure about the volume and power button press but if i start webos quickinstall first it doesnt see the tablet and if i plug the tablet in then start quickinstall quickinstall just sits there doing nothing

 

[jlove]

you must get into developer mode

thype: webos20090606 into just thype

 

[wired84]

im not sure about the volume and power button press but if i start webos quickinstall first it doesnt see the tablet and if i plug the tablet in then start quickinstall quickinstall just sits there doing nothing

I've got the same problem - been trying to sort it for ages, I'm in dev mode - uninstalled, reinstalled, redownloaded, restarted twice and just trying the power/thing now and its now in the app but no devices connected - will update if I solve this!

EDIT: Ok I updated the thing using webos doctor. Then went back into quick install and it worked first time!! I would suggest doing the web doctor routwe for this reason!

 

[phistyle]

I thought the tap ripple was cool at first and then I installed the remove tap ripple and have to say it HELPS A LOT! There's no lag when clicking links now.

 

[looktall]

you must get into developer mode

thype: webos20090606 into just thype

and one you have done so, install the patch to unhide the developer icon.

it makes getting into developer mode much easier.

 

[pwnst*r]

Are we sure that there's a download manager on the touchpad? App states for Pre.

 

[Nburnes]

Are we sure that there's a download manager on the touchpad? App states for Pre.

Yes there is a download manager.

 

[htowngator]

I noticed in the description of the CFQ scheduler that it can be an issue if you are using the F15C kernel. So if you plan to OC using that kernel then don't install that patch.

 

[Nburnes]

I noticed in the description of the CFQ scheduler that it can be an issue if you are using the F15C kernel. So if you plan to OC using that kernel then don't install that patch.

CFQ Patch is only for stock kernel me thinks.

 

[maxiv]

guys, how exactly do i overclock this thing?

i installed the UberKernel and Govna. What settings do i have to make in Govna in order to overclock the TouchPad to 1,5ghz?