Installing Android CM7 Alpha 2.1 (Part 1)

Firstly, this version of Android for the HP Touchpad was developed by the Cyanogenmod team and full credit goes to them and the other developers out there who worked very hard to make this happen in such a short amount of time.

Secondly, this version of Android is still VERY BUGGY. It is not the full release and therefore certain things do not work at 100% and some not at all.

Thirdly, if you are not confident with computers DO NOT DO THIS TUTORIAL as you may very well brick your Touchpad. Neither myself or any of the developers at Cyanogenmod take any resposibility for damaged/bricked devices so consider this a warning.

For those of you that want to go ahead I will make this as easy to follow as I possibly can. I recommend that you read every step twice and then another 3 times until you are fully familiar with what needs to be done. This tutorial, once completed successfully, will allow you to have a dual booting Touchpad with WebOS and Cyanogenmod 7 (Android Gingerbread) given as boot options when you turn the device on. This tutorial also shows how to install Clockworkmod Recovery, which will allow us to install the Android Market and other google apps.

1. THINGS YOU WILL NEED BEFORE STARTING!
DO NOT FORGET TO CHECK YOUR MD5 VALUES AFTER DOWNLOAD TO AVOID BRICKING THE DEVICE!!!

1. Read http://rootzwiki.com/topic/3477-releasealpha2discussion-cyanogenmod-team-touchpad-port/ before you start in case I have forgotten to mention something that the original post did. (I will include the download links from that site here)
2. Download MD5 Checker http://www.softpedia.com/dyn-postdownload.php?p=22900&t=4&i=1 (use this to check the integrity of your downloads against the MD5 value provided)
3. Download the ACME installer http://goo.im/devs/jcsullins/cmtouchpad/testing/ACMEInstaller3md5: b28627584691f88eb119697a43822433
4. Download CM7 http://goo-inside.me...-fullofbugs.zip                                                            md5: 2d3a4f1984c025a07f7cff0d43b3aae1
5. Download Clockwork Recovery http://goo-inside.me...erloin-1012.zip md5: 1308300f38685d44afde730efd9132cc
6. Download Moboot http://code.google.c.../downloads/list
7. Download the WebOS SDK from HP

32 bit windows: https://cdn.downloads.palm.com/sdkdownloads/3.0.2.652/sdkBinaries/HP_webOS_SDK-Win-3.0.2-652-x86.exe
64 bit windows: https://cdn.downloads.palm.com/sdkdownloads/3.0.2.652/sdkBinaries/HP_webOS_SDK-Win-3.0.2-652-x64.exe
I do not have a Mac so I cannot make a tutorial that suits Mac. If you have specific questions please google it and you will more than likely find your answer.

Please continue to Part 2 for installation preparation.