my hp touchpad will not turn on

[WyreNut]

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@GMMan wrote:

According to someone else with a bunch of prototype webOS hardware, there is a small reset button, but only inside the case.

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Pictures?  Links?  Does this actually resurrect dead TouchPads?

WyreNut

[GMMan]

I don't think there were any pictures. I also don't remember who exactly posted that. Try searching webOS Nation forums. I doubt it'll be useful if firmware somewhere is messed up.

[WyreNut]

I found nothing about a reset button, but I was able to resurrect my recently failed TouchPad by using "TPDebrick-v004"!

NOTE TO OTHER USERS: this is a difficult, though do-able solution.  There are many caveats associated with performing this trick, and HP does not in any way support radical fixes like this.  It involves loading Ubuntu onto a PC, then running the program provided by the developer.  Please try all the other suggestions in this thread first - button combinations that force a reset, a different charging cable, checking the condition of your charging transformer, lower mA chargers, etc.

http://rootzwiki.com/topic/38786-tpdebrick-v004/

WyreNut

[GMMan]

Just a quick note, please make sure you understand all the instructions before starting, and that you are comfortable working on command lines and is willing to risk a further bricked device. If you have any problems, be sure to ask.

[erykah013]

What was the situation with your TP?  I've tried all of the button combinations that everyone has talked about.  I have the touchstone charger and both the circular adaptor and the back of my TP get slightly warm but nothing happens after days of charging.  I know that my TP has unfortunately sometimes gone to significantly low battery due to the fact that it is in a case which makes it sensitive to positioning on the touchstone.

I just want to make sure this is the correct situation to try the solution you gave.

[HDCC]

I am having the same issue -- none of the combinations worked.  I have the circular adapter - charger and a touchstone.    Absolutely nothing when trying all the combinations of buttons.

[WyreNut]

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@erykah013 wrote:

What was the situation with your TP?  I've tried all of the button combinations that everyone has talked about.  I have the touchstone charger and both the circular adaptor and the back of my TP get slightly warm but nothing happens after days of charging.  I know that my TP has unfortunately sometimes gone to significantly low battery due to the fact that it is in a case which makes it sensitive to positioning on the touchstone.

I just want to make sure this is the correct situation to try the solution you gave.

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My situation - 32gig TouchPad, CM9 installed and used daily.  Powered device off completely for a plane trip, device never came back to life. It was fully charged prior to powering down. No button combinations, chargers, or cables would awaken it. I tried for days everything I read in various forums.

Others in that thread have revived their devices from the battery symbol question mark of Death.

WyreNut

[jd0430]

I try to hard reset and still wont turn on I can I do next

[smkranz]

If none of the other suggestions in this thread help you re-start your TouchPad, please refer to the post from WyreNut (which is 5 posts above yours), which includes a link to an outside web site with a possible solution to your problem.

[pranathi1811]

Did anything worked for fixing your TP? Mine is left a sidea nd its been an year now...let me know how its fixed?