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[Q]How to duplicate OS from one HD to another HD

I actually have two HD, one of them (HD1) is running Miri's rom which I downloaded in early Sep, and I failed to keep the rom now.
But I'm desperate to have the same rom on my HD 2, if there anyway I can duplicate the OS from one onto another? kind of like copy and paste in dos mode?
I've tried to run spirite backup from HD1 to HD2, but it failed to restore the same OS on HD2, particularly the Touchflo settings.
I've tried to copy and paste one of the OS files into another one with win explorer, but i knew that's not going to work, because those system files are in use and cann't be replaced. I also tried to boot in bootloader mode, but then I couldn't figure out where to copy the files as they don't show and disk in windows.
I'm wondering if there's any tools can do the duplicate, or any tools can recognize the phone in bootloader mode and able to copy the internal disk. and my last hope is if I could make my own rom based on my current OS in HD1?
This is a long question.

freewalker said:
I actually have two HD, one of them (HD1) is running Miri's rom which I downloaded in early Sep, and I failed to keep the rom now.
But I'm desperate to have the same rom on my HD 2, if there anyway I can duplicate the OS from one onto another? kind of like copy and paste in dos mode?
I've tried to run spirite backup from HD1 to HD2, but it failed to restore the same OS on HD2, particularly the Touchflo settings.
I've tried to copy and paste one of the OS files into another one with win explorer, but i knew that's not going to work, because those system files are in use and cann't be replaced. I also tried to boot in bootloader mode, but then I couldn't figure out where to copy the files as they don't show and disk in windows.
I'm wondering if there's any tools can do the duplicate, or any tools can recognize the phone in bootloader mode and able to copy the internal disk. and my last hope is if I could make my own rom based on my current OS in HD1?
This is a long question.
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install the rom which u have on hd1 to hd 2.
take a backup of ur settings of hd1 on ur sd card using sashmi and restore the same on ur hd2.
for cooking ur own roms go thru the threads of the kitchen in the rom development section...

Thanks, guy.
I couldn't get the old rom, the latest version of rom comes with the new icons for touchflo, those colored taps. That's why I'm trying to duplicate the old version OS.
I'm trying Sashimi now, hope it could change the touchflo setting as well.
Otherwise, maybe need to cook the rom.
Will post up if it works.

freewalker said:
Thanks, guy.
I couldn't get the old rom, the latest version of rom comes with the new icons for touchflo, those colored taps. That's why I'm trying to duplicate the old version OS.
I'm trying Sashimi now, hope it could change the touchflo setting as well.
Otherwise, maybe need to cook the rom.
Will post up if it works.
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which rom version do u want??

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Moved to general discussion as not rom development related

cvchetan said:
which rom version do u want??
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the problem is I forgot which version I had, Miri update very fast, and I couldn't find the old rom links he put.
I think it was around early September, ard Sep 2, 3, probably.

Don't SPB have some kind of ghosting software for Windows Mobile? SPB Clone I think it's called. Not sure if that will work for what your after.

Hi Guys,
I found the rom, it's V26.3 Premium, there was a mirror links in middle of the post. I digged it out, and then use Sashimi to copy all of the rest setting from HD1 to HD2. cools.
Thanks a lot for all your reply.
Will try the ghost if need next time.

(ROM) Anyone can help me the correct way to flash my Viva

Hi there, i have some problem regarding flashing the ROM..
Currently i am using WM 6.1 for my HTC VIVA..and i wish to flash it to WM6.5..
But i dont know the correct way...
Anyone can help me up?

whats the issue in it its easy just download it connect ur phone with the pc sync it and run the exe
it will simply guide u through the procedure
please note data will be lost from ur phone memory

me too. im confused. please help

Flashing your Viva
Hey guys, I'm a newbie here also and you are right, it is confusing. But here's what I've been able to figured out.
Go to this thread and download the file Opal_HardSPL_v2_0.zip.
When you uncompress this file you'll find see the file Opal_HardSPL_v2.exe. This program is what you use initially to flash the ROM of your Viva so that it's able to be Flashed with newer ROMs.
Download the ROM of your choosing. Sorry, can't help you much here. There are a lot of different ROMs out there and everyone's tastes are different.
Some of the ROMs that you download come with an installation program and some do not. After un-compressing your downloaded ROM if all you have is the single file RUU_signed.nbh then all you have is a ROM.
If you need an ROM update program there are a few out there to choose from. Here is a link to one that you can use.
If your ROM didn't come with an instalation program then copy it into the directory with the installation program you just downloaded and uncompressed.
You need to have your Viva connected and synced to you computer before continuing. Once this is done Flash your Viva with Opal_HardSPL_v2.exe that you previously downloaded.
Re-sync your Viva to the computer.
Flash your Viva by double clicking the ROM Update utility executable.
It takes about 10 minutes or so, be patient. Your Viva will reboot when the Flash is complete and you then just follow the instruction of the screen.
I think that about covers it. If anyone has any suggestions or updates or knows of something that I forgot to mention then please post a response.
Thanks

thanks for easy and quick steps, but i dont have guts to flash my touch viva.

Can you help me? I've got a problem with MDJ FroYo HD v.4.6

Hello,
A quick introduce, first I installed Froyo V1.0 then V3.2 and now V4.6.
V1.0 and V3.2 works perfectly all the time!
I installed FroYo HD v.4.6 for my HD2 and evertyhing works perfectly!
But now I want to restart android again and then I only see 'HTC' ???
Windows Mobile works perfectly but (I think) something went wrong in the instalation... So I installed V4.6 for a second time, but when I restart my mobile to windows mobile > file explorer > CLRCAD> Haret > HTC ...... ?
I don't what to do... can anybody help me with this??
Hope you'll understand me

It's possible that your data.img file has got corrupted.
Rename that (in the Android folder) and run Android - it will create a new one. If that works, then your old one was corrupted and has been lost. If it doesn't work then you can rename the old one back because that's not the problem.

Sent from my HTC HD2 using XDA w

Oke, I'll try it!
But Data.img i'll rename in .... ??? give me an example
tnx

timthemaster said:
Oke, I'll try it!
But Data.img i'll rename in .... ??? give me an example
tnx
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to save you from having to rename the file just back up the image on pc first then put a blank data image supplied with the build (link on original thread and try booting up. If successful make a copy of the new data.img file as well then you have your answer - data corruption. . Once done you can then try and replace the new data file with the old backed up on and try a boot.

doesn't work... I go back to V3.2. this version sucks
tnx for the help btw

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Problem
I had the same problem many times, always helped Android deleted from the SD card and reload, I'll try Vass Board by

[q]android to wm again?

hi i know is possible to put android on hd2 from windows mobile ... but i wont to ask after is it possible to put again windows mobile ?

marinos2000 said:
hi i know is possible to put android on hd2 from windows mobile ... but i wont to ask after is it possible to put again windows mobile ?
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HI,
Go to HTC site>support>download>ROM upgrade and choose appropriate ROM upgrade for your phone
Change the .exe to .zip and
Extract with winrar or 7z the RUU_Leo_HTC_****************************_Ship.zip
find the larger *.nbh file and rename it to leoimg.nbh and place this file on an sd card that is 4gb or less
and reboot to bootloader (the one with 4 colors,hold volume down button until you see "SEARCHING")
follow the instructions from there

so is possible , thanks
one more question if i install a sd android ver after can i delete android from my sd?

marinos2000 said:
so is possible , thanks
one more question if i install a sd android ver after can i delete android from my sd?
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Hi
Sd Android runs from the sd card using the HD2 hardware.
Yes you can delete sd android when you have finished with it.

thank you again very very much . eg if i download this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=957652 ( i read is the best right ?) after can i just delete it ? with this i can download and install all android apps ? and also is already root it or i need to do it ?

marinos2000 said:
thank you again very very much . eg if i download this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=957652 ( i read is the best right ?) after can i just delete it ? with this i can download and install all android apps ? and also is already root it or i need to do it ?
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Hi,
I've never run a sd android,so I cannot comment.
The americandroid is a favorite and yes you can install apps ,etc.
When you have finished with it,just delete it.
Read the [OP] carefully.

marinos2000 said:
thank you again very very much . eg if i download this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=957652 ( i read is the best right ?) after can i just delete it ? with this i can download and install all android apps ? and also is already root it or i need to do it ?
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There is no best, it is all a matter of personal taste. Asking for the best is more likely to get you flamed. It is an SD Android, try it, erase it, try another. Repeat until you get one you prefer.
All the SD Androids I've run on the HD2 were rooted.
When it is running Android, it is a fully working Android phone. Before you try the Market get a gmail account (just set one up on the computer) and sign in to the Gmail App, then go to the Market. So any apps you download from the market will work, provided that they would work on a similar Android phone. I've downloaded some games and they either didn't work or the graphics were so poor, but in general the vast amount of downloaded apps I've used worked fine.

[Q] help with htc hd2 andriod

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i have just bought the htc hd2 and want it to run andriod but i dont know which one to download or even where to download from.
i have spend many hours reading and still no closer to what i need is it gingerbread 2.3 , froyo which is the best one to use and help getting the right u.k radio
what software and radio should my phone be??/
i have took a look at the guide on here and dont have a clue where to start as im not to good stuff like this and dont want to brick my phone.
is there a video guide around someone could send me a link to
any help would be great sorry for the silly questions
i know my way around a pc and im willing to have ago.

wolfie1981 said:
i have just bought the htc hd2 and want it to run andriod but i dont know which one to download or even where to download from.
i have spend many hours reading and still no closer to what i need is it gingerbread 2.3 , froyo which is the best one to use and help getting the right u.k radio
what software and radio should my phone be??/
i have took a look at the guide on here and dont have a clue where to start as im not to good stuff like this and dont want to brick my phone.
is there a video guide around someone could send me a link to
any help would be great sorry for the silly questions
i know my way around a pc and im willing to have ago.
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first check the SD builds forum - easier as no flashing required, then pick one (e.g. ACA my personal favorite), read the installation instructions (usually just create Android folder on your SD card, then copy the build there), then run using any file manager clrcad.exe and haret.exe which are the android folder, wait for 10-30 minutes until 1st boot is finished, and done

hi thanks for that do you have direct links on these you could put up
ive been reading about the SPL
MINE IS SPL -3.03.0000 will i need to downgrade???

wolfie1981 said:
hi thanks for that do you have direct links on these you could put up
ive been reading about the SPL
MINE IS SPL -3.03.0000 will i need to downgrade???
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links are marked by brownish font by default, check my previous post,
as for SPL, HSPL etc., you don't need to bother as long as you run Android from SD, that's the beauty of SD builds, enjoy full functionality of android, without the hassle and risk of bricking your device
some general FAQs here and here, but if you want to start fast, you can read those later, installing an SD build is safe

wolfie1981 said:
hi thanks for that do you have direct links on these you could put up
ive been reading about the SPL
MINE IS SPL -3.03.0000 will i need to downgrade???
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That SPL and radio version are fine, just download the ROM, extract it, click on CLRCD, then HARET, then you're running Android.
And ACA is by far the best ROM you're going to find

i cant find the links for what i need to download
can someone post direct links for the rom i need please
this is my phone info..
os version
5.2.21913 (21913.5.0.94
manila version
2.520181527.0
rom version
3.14.405.2 (04666)WWE
ROM DATE 09/29/10
radio 2.15.50.14
protocol version 15.42.50.11u
many thaks to you all for the help

wolfie1981 said:
i cant find the links for what i need to download
can someone post direct links for the rom i need please
many thaks to you all for the help
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d/l ACA from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=957652, post #1, section "Downloads, once you have the file "AmeriCanAndroid 072511(sd).7z" unpack it, and copy the folder Android to the root of your SD Card, then run clrcad, then haret, then ... enjoy

just ran clrcad, then haret, and its sat on a gray screen thats say american andriod been like this for 10mins any clue's on what its doing???

wolfie1981 said:
just ran clrcad, then haret, and its sat on a gray screen thats say american andriod been like this for 10mins any clue's on what its doing???
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first boot can take up to 20-30 minutes, as the data file (default = 2GB) is created, if nothing happens after that time, remove the battery (fastest way of resetting the device) and try again

p107r0 said:
first boot can take up to 20-30 minutes, as the data file (default = 2GB) is created, if nothing happens after that time, remove the battery (fastest way of resetting the device) and try again
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I thought it was a 1gb default

orangekid said:
I thought it was a 1gb default
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you're right

p107r0 said:
you're right
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lol no need for 2, I use 1gb and lots of big apps and still have 400 free.
but yeah, ACA is the best ROM for your money, even better than any NAND rom I've used

got it working well happy!!! is there anythink i need to after its up and running??
also if i power will i have to reinstall
thank you to everyone that helped

got it working thank you all for the help
is there anythink i need to do once up and running???
can i install apps to my sd card and not the phone as i have a 16gb card

wolfie1981 said:
got it working well happy!!! is there anythink i need to after its up and running??
also if i power will i have to reinstall
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what's more to know for the start?
- no need to reinstall from now on, it's just that for now your device will always restart to WinMo, however: find yourself so called "android loader" to automate android loading, there's few of those to choose from, e.g. Android Loader v6.0
- connect android with your google account so your contacts and emails are synced (Settings / Accounts etc...)
- install Battery Monitor Widget, so you always know how much mA your device uses and how much battery is left,
- also search xda for tips on conserving battery power (e.g. disable 3G if not needed, switch off GPS, tweak backlight autobrightness in CM Settings etc.)
- be aware that for now the USB file transfer does not work, to copy files to your HD2 use WinMo or Card Reader or File Expert
- backup often: 1. invest in Titanium Backup, 2. from time to time copy data.img to your PC
- browse through the ACA FAQ and thread (I know it may be hard to read all 14995 messages at once)
wolfie1981 said:
can i install apps to my sd card and not the phone as i have a 16gb card
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All apps are installed on your card, the whole idea of an SD build is that WinMo still sits in ROM, while Android basically consists of two files (sitting in the SD\Android folder) which are mounted at the start: system.ext2 (all system files and apps) and data.img (all user apps and settings). From user point of view you won't notice the difference. Additionally, once you run out of space in your data.img, you can always resize it, there are tools for that, but lets put it aside for now

do you have a link for the andriod bootloader??/
is it easy to install
many thanks

wolfie1981 said:
do you have a link for the andriod bootloader??/
is it easy to install
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all links are in my previous post, click on the brown text "Android Loader v6.0" to open,
installation is standard for WinMo: while in Windows Mobile, copy the .cab file to your SD Card and run from within any file manager, then it will guide you, also when in doubt search its thread for more info

i have downloaded it there is no cab file when i extract it from the zip folder.

wolfie1981 said:
i have downloaded it there is no cab file when i extract it from the zip folder.
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you have this file: File Type: mskip_Android_Loader_V6.0 Final.cab? that's the one, do not try to unpack it on your PC, just copy to SD Card and then run from there

the rar file dont show on the sd card??
do i have to be in winmo for this