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jcsullins You are an awesome genius!!! I'm hoping this will work
sucessfully completed first part of this qpst/drivers install/download . I can confirm this can be done on windows 8 x64 (first part). May have trouble installing qualcomm drivers as it will be blocked as not being signed (see thread re: qpst configuration, download file on that other thread contains drivers). To get around this restart windows 8 using shift key restart thru charms bar and then advanced options, disable driver signature checking. Run QPST configuration tool and add port. Then the emmc download as described, etc, etc.
also completed second part - for the second part, I needed to get a linux PC. Couldn't get it to be detected thru virtualbox. Went over to my fileserver linux pc and completed part2. All went well there!
Unfortuantely, still blank screen on TP. No USB symbol.

Still showing "Palm" in device manager with vol+ and qualcomm with vol -. Could it be the battery needs to be charged??
Edited by cyberprashant, 22 November 2012 - 04:16 AM.