Android Root Step By Step Procedures - HP TouchPad

If you are one of those HP TouchPad users who have previous experience rooting your device or have the intention to root your device but haven't done so, this post contains a few links that might be helpful for you.


First, if you have been doing some online searches, you may have came across the word CyanogenMod. CyanogenMod is an open source replacement firmware for Android based operating system. As of Sept 8, 2013, it is reported that there are over 7 million active installs.

Throughout the Android rooting process, you will come across few terms or softwares like ClockWorkMod, ACMEInstaller, Moboot, Gapps (Google Apps) files. Get a brief understanding of what they are will help you to form a better understanding during the rooting process.

This post at Cyanogen forum has a pretty comprehensive post on installing CM9 and CM10 (CyanogenMod). The steps and links on the post is very clear and pretty updated thanks to original poster.

This link at liliputing also layout updated steps to install CM9 and CM10 on your HP TouchPad.

I hope the links above help you in your HP TouchPad rooting process. Enjoy!