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Disclaimer: As in every case your choice to flash any memory on your phone is YOUR decision and you run the risk of making a expensive Paperweight. Research Flashing and read post about new Rom's or Builds to learn from others mistakes.. There are a lot of risk takers here on XDA that will be glad to bite the bullet to help the community with rom stability and issues. But ultimately you CHOOSE to flash your phone Not us.
I created this thread for new users unfamiliar with Flashing and modding their phone to get technical Support for any technical Issue that comes up regarding the phone. However Please Avoid Posting things such as "I am bricked how do I fix" or "Help my phone doesn't Start up" Because they will not allow the more experienced users to Help you.
Suggestions:
1. List the following in the reply
- What Model Is your Phone (Should Be HTC Dream AKA Tmobile G1)
- What SPL are you using (Boot Holding Power + Camera then first line)
- What Recovery Image are you using(Stock, Jesus Freakes 1.42, 1.43 or HK)
- What Rom is Currently Loaded (Booted up go to Settings-> About Phone)
- What Radio do you have currently (Settings -> About Phone)
2. What are you Trying to do (Ultimate Goal)
3. What steps has you taken (In Detail please)
4. Once you problem has been resolved please Edit your Original Post indicating that it was resolved.
Thanks In advance for Keeping this thread Neat.
Some Reading Material for you:
APN Info Thread
General Questions Thread
G1 Wiki Thread
G1 Tips and Tricks Thread

jf recovery 1.43
doesnt seem like i need it because ive flashed beta 3 using 1.42 but i want it cause it has to have some capability that 1.42 doesnt right? Only problem is I have no idea how to flash it. I tried renaming the 1 in "haykuros hero rom" post to update.zip and it still said 1.42 when i went back 2 recovery. I dont use fastboot or adb or anything because I am a capital "N" noob and nothing seems to ever say how to do any of this stuff using a mac so.... that being said...can you help?
1. tmobile g1
2. haykuros latest spl
3. 1.42
4. ion
5. latest radio
goal: 1.43 recovery
steps taken: saw a lot of people ask the same question. searched. went back to the rooting thread attempted to enter the commands by pressing alt+x in the recovery console the way they were listed and placed the recovery.img file i unzipped from the hero thread on my sdcard. no luck.

build..?
I did my first fastboot recovery, even though I didn't need to. Pretty decent operation. Just wanted to get the feel of it. I think I'll be using nandroid and fastboot a whole lot in the near future
Goal: To either build myself, or at least play a part in the building of one sweetest ROM's. I guess i'll start small, with a theme.
(it's been a 12 pack of Mountain Dew and B movies kinda night.)

CC CEO said:
doesnt seem like i need it because ive flashed beta 3 using 1.42 but i want it cause it has to have some capability that 1.42 doesnt right? Only problem is I have no idea how to flash it. I tried renaming the 1 in "haykuros hero rom" post to update.zip and it still said 1.42 when i went back 2 recovery. I dont use fastboot or adb or anything because I am a capital "N" noob and nothing seems to ever say how to do any of this stuff using a mac so.... that being said...can you help?
1. tmobile g1
2. haykuros latest spl
3. 1.42
4. ion
5. latest radio
goal: 1.43 recovery
steps taken: saw a lot of people ask the same question. searched. went back to the rooting thread attempted to enter the commands by pressing alt+x in the recovery console the way they were listed and placed the recovery.img file i unzipped from the hero thread on my sdcard. no luck.
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Installing JF Recovery 1.43 is just like any flash update for a rom...
You find and download the recovery file. Rename it to update.zip (Keep in mind that windows by default hides the.zip part so if you rename it to update.zip windows actually sees it as update.zip.zip.. This is a common problem.
Then Boot to SPL by powering off your phone and powering up with Home + Power Key.
Once loaded then hit Alt + L (If you don't have a modded Recovery already) and then If you have to wipe(which I usually do) Alt-W then you need to load the new firmware with Alt + S.
If all goes well it will load the new recover image and will reboot back into Recovery mode in which you just Home + Back to Exit and reboot.

I don't wanna step on anyones toes but I believe to load the new image after wipe it'll be alt + s....

Hero beta's
I've triend to install both Beta 2 & Beta 3 of the Hero build, but evertime it got to the setup screen it would force close. What can I do to get past this problem?

mvanwyk83 said:
I've triend to install both Beta 2 & Beta 3 of the Hero build, but evertime it got to the setup screen it would force close. What can I do to get past this problem?
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With the beta 3 update update on your sdcard boot into recovery and wipe then flash then wipe again then reboot.
If you have a2sd already Use the adb recount Command and then adb shell to delete the system/sd/ folder.

Just a quick question:
I'm currently running
the Android 1.5r2 based Cyanogen build v3.3.1
1.43 recovery img
Hardspl
The latest radio update (the one with the I as the last character)
I would like to update to Haykuro's new bootloader to get more space and to be ready for the upcoming haykuro build, but I'm a bit scared by all the reports of phones getting bricked.
So my question is, if I install it using the update.zip on sd-card method, is there any chance of a brick?
Let me point out that I don't have a microsd card reader available, so I wont be able to flash the build I'm currently using right after updating the SPL. So far it's not entirely clear to me whether this can be a problem.
tia

Curunir said:
Just a quick question:
I'm currently running
the Android 1.5r2 based Cyanogen build v3.3.1
1.43 recovery img
Hardspl
The latest radio update (the one with the I as the last character)
I would like to update to Haykuro's new bootloader to get more space and to be ready for the upcoming haykuro build, but I'm a bit scared by all the reports of phones getting bricked.
So my question is, if I install it using the update.zip on sd-card method, is there any chance of a brick?
Let me point out that I don't have a microsd card reader available, so I wont be able to flash the build I'm currently using right after updating the SPL. So far it's not entirely clear to me whether this can be a problem. Tia
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Before you consider flashing the new spl. Make sure you have a pvt revision board. Power + camera when turning on your phone. It will be at the top. If it says dvt don't flash.
You also need the 26I radio firmware.
If you do not have a memory card reader or a second memory card ten do not flash the new spl. Once you flash the spl, your phone will not boot until you flash a new Rom onto it
I believe this is correct. Anyone with experience care to confirm?

Actually now that I am rested and thinking straight.. Don't you load a recovery image by loading the recovery.img file on your sd card and booting to Bootloader?
Man I was sick and tired last night =)
Go to My Hero Thread and in the first post is the JF 1.43 Zip file you can use to Flash to JF 1.43 in update.zip format.

ubernicholi said:
With the beta 3 update update on your sdcard boot into recovery and wipe then flash then wipe again then reboot.
If you have a2sd already Use the adb recount Command and then adb shell to delete the system/sd/ folder.
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Now is that process the same for Beta 4??

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mvanwyk83 said:
Now is that process the same for Beta 4??
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Should be. Can anyone confirm?

I put some music on beta 4. The album cover is in my pics but doesnt show where it should when playing music, do i need to somehow manually put it there?
Am I asking this in the right place even? thanks

1.
Tmobile G1
SPL: DREA100 PVT 32B
Firmware version: 1.5
Baseband Version: 62.50S.20.17H_2.22.19.26I
Kernel Version: 2.627-00392-g8312baf [email protected]
Build Number: dream_devphone-userdebug 1.5 CRB21147201 test-keys
2. Upgrade to the Dudes Build (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=507151) and backing up all my data and apps
3. Tried to update (by naming his build update.zip and updating) and also tried backing up data using the commands in his post (listed above)

cronin4392 said:
1.
Tmobile G1
SPL: DREA100 PVT 32B
Firmware version: 1.5
Baseband Version: 62.50S.20.17H_2.22.19.26I
Kernel Version: 2.627-00392-g8312baf [email protected]
Build Number: dream_devphone-userdebug 1.5 CRB21147201 test-keys
2. Upgrade to the Dudes Build (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=507151) and backing up all my data and apps
3. Tried to update (by naming his build update.zip and updating) and also tried backing up data using the commands in his post (listed above)
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What errors did you get or what problems are you having?

stuck on android screen
hey guys, this morning i got the OTA cupcake update, and my phones been running fine all day, however, i just restarted it and its stuck on the android logo screen, it shows the shine going through the logo like it is loading but after a few seconds it stops, then does it again, is my phone shot? please, any help will be greatly appreciated

rschuman90 said:
hey guys, this morning i got the OTA cupcake update, and my phones been running fine all day, however, i just restarted it and its stuck on the android logo screen, it shows the shine going through the logo like it is loading but after a few seconds it stops, then does it again, is my phone shot? please, any help will be greatly appreciated
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Wipe your phone. Press and hold home+power. Continue to hold it till youe see a caution triangle. Press alt+l and then alt+w when its done select reboot from the top of the list. Good luck

Quick Question
I am running the newest of everything, currently on Hero BUild 4
What actions should be taken to downgrade to the older SPL. I am getting extremely bad battery with this and can't handle it.

Mast3rmatt said:
Quick Question
I am running the newest of everything, currently on Hero BUild 4
What actions should be taken to downgrade to the older SPL. I am getting extremely bad battery with this and can't handle it.
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From what I know, its a bad idea to downgrade your spl. Check you screen brightness and your screen time out if you are running an overclock program, try setting it to 384 max 128 min. Double check to make sure your screen actually times out. See if your wifi is running, as well as your gps. If you use twidroid change the rate from 5 minutes to 1 hour

i have to wipe my entire phone and loose everything now!!?

How To Backup Radio/Recovery/Etc Images?

Hi all, as above. I'm still quite new to Android, and would appreciate if someone could point me in the right direction as to how I can backup the above. I would like to have a backup of all the stock images for my phone ^^.
I have already done a Nandroid backup for my ROM, and the SPL (.009) at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=529019 is identical to the stock one in my phone. If possible I'd like to backup the recovery image as well as the radio.
Thanks!

all you need to do is the nandroid backup it backs up the following partitions.
boot
cache
data
misc
recovery
system
all of these would be backed up if you do a nandroid.

Ok, thanks! However, when I tried doing a "fastboot boot recovery.img" using the recovery.img from my Nandroid backup, it doesn't boot up? Could it be due to my SPL (I've downgraded it to Crios' modded version)?

Hi all, sorry to bump my own old thread up, but I would like to know how I can make a backup of my current radio (if possible). I'm interested in doing this as haykuro's new root apparently stops us from being able to run 32A ROMS (I've a 32A phone) according to skittleguy, turning it into a 32B in a way. I'd like to be able to revert to stock if the need arises.
Thank you!

it already posted here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=544761

I just found it too! Thanks!

NguyenHuu said:
it already posted here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=544761
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Well thats only the instructions for how to get back from the 32B radio to the 32A radio with the supplied radio image. Doesnt say anything about how to backup the current one in your own phone, if its even possible? I'm another one of those guys that want to learn more and want to know how to backup the radio image (which isnt covered in a nandroid backup).

Same Issue
I have the same question and the same issue for days and I've been googling and have already gone through pretty much every forum sites... But, I could never find the answer on how to create a backup of your own phone's radio image. I could imagine the post is 3 years old and no one shared their knowledge.
I have a motorola spice xt-300 from mobilicity and I wanted to upgrade it to 2.2 or 2.3 from 2.1 eclair.... but there's absolutely no help out there or no on is willling to help
I managed to create a rom dump of my phone.... and it doesn't have something says radio.img I only got the following in the romdump folder:
boot.img
checksum.md5
config.gz
recovery.img
system.info.gz
system.tar.gz
no radio.img..... I'm sure there's either a tool like "Radio Trimmer" which is available for galaxy nexus phone only online or somehow extract or edit these above files and find the radio.img....
and then if luck enough someone will comeup with CMW for this phone and CM7.1 or 7.2
I did update my huawei phone to 2.3.7 android...which was not that hard...
and now I was thinking to update the radio by taking my motorola spice's radio and putting it on my huwaei phone.....But back to square one on how to extract the radio.img from your phone rom
I mean I could even donate also if someone could provide with these issues....
Please guys and those gurus...I know nothing is hard for you developers and gurus when it comes to the custom recovery rom etc....
Please guide this newbie or tell how much u charge for this little work?
And my apology for sounding irritated...

This is complex question. But...
1. No need to backup radio if you are planning to update from official ROM to next official ROM, cause old radio will not work at newest official ROM (generally). Most vendors do not allow to downgrade ROMs.
Cutom ROMs do not have radio.img. Yes, there are some exceptions, but in most cases - no radio.img.
2. Well, you still need backup radio.img. If you have HTC Magic (or other HTC phone) - you are lucky. There are a lot of official ROMs. You need just run RUU and extract radio.img (same as your current)
3. If you have other phone than HTC, so you can dump current radio, but you must have some linux knowledge.
There is linux command "dd"
Examples:
Code:
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p7 of=/sdcard/radio.img bs=4096
dd if=/dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.0/by-name/radio of=/sdcard/radio.img
Different phones have different blocks where radio is.
Parameters - they are different too. And you need to trim radio.img in extra cases.

Just a reminder, the development section is for releasing things that you have developed. Topic moved to general.

Help a Newb -- which Hero ROM?

I have a T-Mobile MyTouch 3G, and I'd like to install a Hero ROM, but I'm confused as to which one to use, and whether I need to upgrade radio, etc.
I have already rooted, installed Cyanogen recovery 1.4, CyanogenROM 4.0.4, and partitioned my SD to FAT32/ext4/swap.
My phone info screen says:
Firmware version: 1.5
Baseband version: 62.50S.20.17U_2.22.19.26I
Kernel version: 2.6.29.6-cm4 / [email protected] )
Mod version: CyanogenMod-4.0.4
Build number: COC10
Can I proceed to flash a Hero ROM?
Or do I need to check something else?
Which Hero version is that 'snappiest' for my configuration?
Will I need to wipe?
Can I do it through the recovery like a Cyanogen flash, or do I need to go into the adb tool?
THANK YOU!

If you've partitioned you sd card correctly and have your swap partition or; you can go ahead and flash the hero rom. Just download which ever hero rom you want and place it on the root of your sd card. You flash it just like you would flash any other rom or theme. To make you hero rom faster, it depends on your swap size and swappiness. You can test out different configs, until you find one that is good for you.

The first Rom I ever tried was a hero rom. You can view a nice tutorial here: www.theunlockr.com
Be sure to follow the steps %100! I used Qteks Hero Rom, and be sure that its for the correct mother board with your phone ( I would assume its 32B, but the tutorial will show you how to check that as well)
Ye' be warned though, Some hero roms work fine on 1 phone and then like crap on the next. Cyanogen with the community hero theme is the best IMO.
cheers.

If I use DAKIDD's method -- do I need to wipe the phone?
Also, does Nandroid backup my entire phone? Or just the ROM?
thanks

d0g said:
If I use DAKIDD's method -- do I need to wipe the phone?
Also, does Nandroid backup my entire phone? Or just the ROM?
thanks
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yes, you may need to wipe if you want to start fresh.
nandroid backs up your messages, settings, everything on your homescreen.. etc
You can search and read up on these things.

Backuping before changing system to 2.3.3

Hi there,
Im new with Wildfire, so I want to change my system to 2.3.3. But before that I would like to make a backup to not loose everything on my phone in the system 2.2.1. Can U please give me a link how can I do that?
Thx.

When your phone is rooted, install clockworkmod recovery. You can there make a nandroid backup of your current ROM (which you can later restore in case something goes wrong).
Apps can be backupped by a program called titanium backup, but again requires root (but works very well!)
Link for s-off and root in case you have not done this yet: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1145035

Thx for the link but as I see there All procedures were done under WINDOWS 7, 32-bit. And me I have win 7 64bit, should not be a problem?

No, the procedure remains the same.

I have indeed done everything on windows7 64bit and am succesfully running CM7

Is the wifi working on this 2.3.3?

you are probably talking about installing a custom ROM right? Then if wifi works depends on which custom ROM you are installing, and there is probably a thread about each custom rom in the dev section, so you can check there

Yes but Im a little bit confuse here. U gave me a link and there I read that CM7 is stable. But what should I do before install it?
I know that first I need to back up my phone and my old 2.2.1 android.
Please tell me what should I do first? step by step. I will apreciate so much. And in this CM7 is everything working fine? I mean wifi - blutooth etc?
Thx

The general steps:
S-off or root your phone (most easy is S-off with the alpharevx tool right now, root is easy then)
Flash clockworkmod recovery
Acess clockworkmod recovery by holding volume down when the phone is off and pressing the power button once
Make nandroid backup with clockworkmod recovery
Wipe cache, dalvik cache, reset to factory settings (in clockworkmod recovery)
Put the .zip file for the custom ROM on your sd card (root of the sd card)
Flash the ROM using clockworkmod recovery
Install google apps (market, youtube, ...) the same way you flashed your ROM. You can do this step afterwards though if you like
Reboot into your new ROM
The details should be in the thread I linked to. I did it myself using another thread (something called "after alpharevx...") but I have looked for it and I cannot find it back anymore sorry... But look at the one I linked to above, I'm sure it holds all the info needed
The first time took a few hours for me aswel and some reflashing because i got bootloops (no worries, you can fix that, the phone will not be bricked ! ), but afterwards it's all very easy
And I'm not sure if everything works perfect. There is a common problem with the GPS which can be solved by reflashing the radio. Wifi works, bluetooth I have no idea as I have never used it yet... I read there are problems but I don't know if there are problems in the current stable version... But trust me, the hours you put in it the first time, and the few flaws there still are are totally worth the result I cannot believe I have been on stock ROM more than a year before finally flashing custom ROMs...

So let me show U what my phone shown when I reboot it by using the volume DOWN and the power:
BUZZ PVT SHIP S-ON
HBOOT-1.01.0001
RADIO-3.35.20.10
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So do I need the Revolutionary to S-OFF it? because I dont need to downgrade my version anymore right?

Right. Go to AlphaRev.nl/x/
Download there the tool to making phone s-off and root it after that.
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using XDA Premium App

I want also to know when do I need to format my SD Card to FAT32? I just read somewhere that I need to format it in order to make a nandroid or something like that??
And please tell me also what is the difference between sense ROM and CM7 ?? I want to be sure to do the right thing because I dont want to destroy my treasure xD.
So after S-Offing my phone I need to root it and then format my SD Card?? Please tell me the step I need to do.
Thx.

No one helps?

Just read the guide!! EVERYTHING is stated there. Your SDCard should be FAT32 already before you start it.
To get an idea of CM7, read a review somewhere of the Nexus S, and most importantly ,check the software review of it. That is, in a nutshell, what CM7 is. Also, the official site should tell you a bit about it:
http://www.cyanogenmod.com/
Sense ROM is what you see at the moment on your Wildfire. All apps, like the camera, dialer, contacts, messages etc. are different in AOSP ROMs like CM7 and Sense ROMs like the stock one.

Dude but I dont need a goldcard but S-OFFing my phone. I have the HBOOT 1.01.0001 already so as I read the goldcard is for the ones who want to downgrade their HBOOT.
So tell me how do I format my sdcard and make a partition for it? I need to format before S-OFFing? So where will be my backup (nandroid?) and where do I put my new and old ROM?
Its quite a little bit confuse for me so can U put me on the right path and help me?

Karthus said:
Dude but I dont need a goldcard but S-OFFing my phone. I have the HBOOT 1.01.0001 already so as I read the goldcard is for the ones who want to downgrade their HBOOT.
So tell me how do I format my sdcard and make a partition for it? I need to format before S-OFFing? So where will be my backup (nandroid?) and where do I put my new and old ROM?
Its quite a little bit confuse for me so can U put me on the right path and help me?
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Just go through this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1029318
No, you need not do anything with your SDcard, if getting S-OFF is all you need.
I'll post the outline for you:
- Download Revolutionary
- Run it, it will S-OFF your phone
- After S-OFF'ing it, it will ask you whether you want to install a Custom Recovery. Select YES.
- This will install Clockworkmod 4.0.1.4
That's it. Once Clockworkmod is installed, you can then take a nandroid backup and then flash custom ROMs. You can read this post for all details for taking Nandroid backups and flashing custom stuff:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8926457&postcount=4
Hope this clears up your doubts

Ok, but if I need to put my new ROM in order to have CM7 in my phone do I need to format my sdcard before do nandroid?
How about the partition of my sdcard? What can U suggest for me? Thx

No. Not necessary. Flashing a ROM is independent of the contents of the SDCard. You can take a Nandroid also without formatting or doing anything to your SDCard, as long as you have sufficient space. (1 Nandroid backup is ~300-350MB)
SDCard partitioning can be done after you S-OFF and root your phone. Then, install an app called ROM Manager, you will have an option within it to partition your SDCard. But, here, make sure you backup your SDCard before partitioning because partitioning will automatically format it.

Ok is ROM manager is an independent program? where can I get it? from android market? or I will get it automaticly after s-offing my device?

Karthus said:
Ok is ROM manager is an independent program? where can I get it? from android market? or I will get it automaticly after s-offing my device?
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- Yes, it is an independent program.
- No, you will not automatically get it after S-OFF
- Yes, it's available on the market (Both free and premium)
- If you decide to install CM7 ROM after S-OFF and installing a Custom recovery, it includes it by default.
Just to get one thing out of the way - We are referring to create an EXT partition on the SDCard after S-OFF'ing/rooting to enable Apps2SD. Not a FAT32 or any other partition.

[Q] HTC HD2, I'm totally lost..

Hi guys,
So, a long time ago a friend of mine put Android on my old HTC HD2, I've never really used it. But now, I need to use it and this ROM and stuffs sucks. I would like to unroot it, root it again, flash a new ROM and stuffs but I don't know how!
I'm totally lost with this HTC HD2. The actual ROM right now is a piece of s**t. I tried to Install an OpenRecoveryScript via GooManager it says that there isn't a recovery available for this device. I tried to reboot into recovery via ROM Manager and GooManager but it just simply boot the phone.
I can't go in recovery, I can't do anything, I've tried. Please help me!
Thank you so much!
ABOUT PHONE:
Android Version: 2.3.4
Kernel Version: 2.6.32.15_tytung_r10-gbdfeaac [email protected] #72
Mod Version: CynanogenMod-7-06072011-NIGHTLY-Desire[TyphooN_v3.3.5-MAGLDR]

MrRaph said:
Hi guys,
So, a long time ago a friend of mine put Android on my old HTC HD2, I've never really used it. But now, I need to use it and this ROM and stuffs sucks. I would like to unroot it, root it again, flash a new ROM and stuffs but I don't know how!
I'm totally lost with this HTC HD2. The actual ROM right now is a piece of s**t. I tried to Install an OpenRecoveryScript via GooManager it says that there isn't a recovery available for this device. I tried to reboot into recovery via ROM Manager and GooManager but it just simply boot the phone.
I can't go in recovery, I can't do anything, I've tried. Please help me!
Thank you so much!
ABOUT PHONE:
Android Version: 2.3.4
Kernel Version: 2.6.32.15_tytung_r10-gbdfeaac [email protected] #72
Mod Version: CynanogenMod-7-06072011-NIGHTLY-Desire[TyphooN_v3.3.5-MAGLDR]
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Maybe you could have tried searching? The HD2 isn't a native Android phone, those things don't work. To get into recovery turn the phone off, long press power then use the volume keys and call button to select 8. AD Recovery in MAGLDR. You may need to change the partition size though, so to do that you can follow the guide in my sig. While I recommend you don't bother doing so, if you insist on wiping and starting afresh then just flash Task29 and again follow the guide in my sig. If you're not sure about what half of these terms mean then check out the guide to the terms in my sig.

Something similar happened to me some time ago. I think the best was is to factory restore the phone by downloading the original Windows 6.5 ROM to the SD card, reflashing it and then to start all over - upgrading radio, installing MAGLDR, etc.