so i here is what i did and it actually solved the problem:
system details/programs used:
running Win7 x64 via Parallels on Mac OSX
WebOS doctor 3.0.2
Novaterm x64 (http://www.webos-internals.org/wiki/Portal:Accessing_Linux)
exact steps that i did (some may not be preformed, but this is what i did)
restarted the touchpad: center + power
upon reset, held: power + volume up to enter dev mode
ran webos doctor through the command "java -jar webosdoctorp302hstnhwifi-3.0.2.jar"
went through the normal hoopla and got to the 12% hangup where it goes in an endless loop.
launched novaterm
used the command: "mkfs.msdos /dev/mapper/store-media"
restarted the touchpad: center + power
upon reset, held: power + volume up to enter dev mode
re-ran WebOS doctor
hung at 12% for a minute then the process jumped to 25% and finished installing.
5 min reboot and back to the "select language" screen.
Hope this is of help to someone.
Also, I won't be back to this forum, so I can't answer questions.
Good luck!
