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[Q] A beginner that needs help!!

Hello all,
I have got a HTC HD2 phone with WM 6.5 T.Mobile version and the question is: Do I have to remove the current WM 6.5 that is installed on my phone in order to install Android? if yes, is there a way to backup the windows and everything installed on it including the messages and the names stored? If no, is it 100% guranteed that the WM will work perfectly with Android? Which version of Android is most stable with everything working perfectly? Also I need to know the exact tips of installing. You may laugh when I tell you that I need to install Android because there is a game being released for Android and not for WM this game is ANGRY BIRDS you have no idea how I'm glad I will be able to play it as my friend got an iphone and he doesnt want me to play it with his phone
So people, I know these are alot of questions but, all of us began this way. Thank you for understanding.
Michael

Usually these type of questions get the "do some research yourself" treatment, but i'm such a nice guy, so here i go:
No, WM stays. Android boots from SD card.
But, to get Android to boot right you have to upgrade you phone a bit. Well, a lot actually. You have to make your phone able to do other things than just stock WM. (Upgrade SPL). Change the Radio (part of the "bios"), change the WM to something better, and then at last you'll be able to use your Android.
These steps are usually done once, and then you'll be able to change your Android version easily later.
But still, it's all worth it
Good luck

The short answer to your question is 'yes', you will need to 'uninstall' WM 6.5 to use Android.
You will need to 'flash' another ROM, which will replace WM 6.5 as you know it. You can always revert back to the stock version in the future.
You might also need to flash another radio (depending on which version you have already).
There is no single 'best' version of Android right now. There are several, each being updated constantly. In broad terms, you can choose from a HTC Sense version, or a stock Android (Froyo) version.
You are asking too many questions to talk you through the process here. I am using the following:
ROM - Chuckydroid
Radio - 2.12.50.xx
Android - Bangsters V1.3
You will need to search and learn if you wish to progress.
One word of advice - read and follow all instructions carefully!

nobnut said:
The short answer to your question is 'yes', you will need to 'uninstall' WM 6.5 to use Android.
You will need to 'flash' another ROM, which will replace WM 6.5 as you know it. You can always revert back to the stock version in the future.
You might also need to flash another radio (depending on which version you have already).
what the hell..............you dont "uninstall" anything, and no..you dont need to flash any rom...stock is fine...just need radio >2.08.50
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Hey
You are speaking mysteries guys
Here are the details of my OS
OS version: 5.2.21889
ROM version: 2.10.531.1
RADIO version: 2.08.50.08_2
What should I do? Another question: Isn't the OS WM I have a registered version from Microsoft? Or it doesn't matter I can install any version?
Another thing, I did try searching and asking a lot of questions to know the answers I'm asking about it here. But the thing is that people talk about an advanced things and I need to start from the beginning.
Thanks guys for being patience with me, I really appreciate it.
Michael

I will follow this one... I am still trying to get anything. Tried Froyo's on stock by just putting it on the SD card... but it says: Jumping to kernal, so that wont work really well.
Maybe someone could write a clear How-To to just get a Android instal.. I am very curious.

Don't think you guys will get massive amounts if help in here but firstly search for hspl read how to install it, read all steps carefully there is a full step by step guide, then you need to upgrade to latest radio again just search on xda and you will find s step by step guide, then you will need to update the windows mobile Rom process is same as installing a new radio.
Then you will need to download an android build, hyperdroid is very stable,
Android runs purely is your SD card like a virtual machine on your pc,
Spend an hour or two reading,
It's not really a complicated process once you've read around a bit
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Wow all these threads asking the same questions. All these members asking us to break it down Barney style!
Look none of this stuff is hard!
They have done most of the hard work for you. All you have to do is read the instructions on the forums!
You don't need Barney to read it to you. You dont need instructions in the form of a cat in the hat book.
I am challenging you to research for yourself!
Give me a honest effort and if that doesn't work you can private message me! But you had better done your home work!
Even if I don't use the rom I read the threads. I follow dcordes,shu8i, cotulla,cyanogen and anyone else with info on twitter. I read most if not all the threads. I am not smart. So if I can do it you can too.
Forgive me for being candid I just felt it needed to be said!
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hazard99 said:
Wow all these threads asking the same questions. All these members asking us to break it down Barney style!
Look none of this stuff is hard!
They have done most of the hard work for you. All you have to do is read the instructions on the forums!
You don't need Barney to read it to you. You dont need instructions in the form of a cat in the hat book.
I am challenging you to research for yourself!
Give me a honest effort and if that doesn't work you can private message me! But you had better done your home work!
Even if I don't use the rom I read the threads. I follow dcordes,shu8i, cotulla,cyanogen and anyone else with info on twitter. I read most if not all the threads. I am not smart. So if I can do it you can too.
Forgive me for being candid I just felt it needed to be said!
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+1
All the work has been done for us already
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Thanks
Thanks hazard99 and whynot66 I think I need to make more search.
Michael

Guys, is it alright if i ask a question?
Why is it not right if we run stock rom with froyostone and radio 12?

Some say it causes problems with the audio. I say bull but I am not running stock winmo. I've always used energy roms. And haven't had a problem!
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what are the good things using energy roms?

Well it. Use to be I liked the look and speed and stability. I don't use winmo at all anymore!
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superjjskate said:
Guys, is it alright if i ask a question?
Why is it not right if we run stock rom with froyostone and radio 12?
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I am using Froyostone builds on my stock 1.66 WWE ROM.
All i did to get android running is a new HSPL and a compatible radio.
I have never flashed any custom/cooked ROM on my device.
It runs smoothly on the stock rom and have had no major issues at all..!!
All the best!

[DISCUSSION] PS3 Downgrade via HTC HD2

MOD EDIT (LP):
PS3 Downgrade via HTC HD2
Now available at PSFAndroid Thread
now we have the master key and files will it gonna be ported just like ps freedom

Wait, what!? They figure out how to downgrade firmware 3.5 to 3.41?
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How is this thread relevant to Android on the HD2?
Please elaborate else I will be forced to close this thread.
dharvey4651
(LEO Forum MOD)

dharvey4651 said:
How is this thread relevant to Android on the HD2?
Please elaborate else I will be forced to close this thread.
dharvey4651
(LEO Forum MOD)
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You need android to downgrade. The hd2 running winmo can't do it. I think he wants somebody to port it to the android hd2.

Maybe this will help?
http://psfreedom.com/wiki/HTC_HD2

No pr0x2, that just allows you to jailbreak the PS3 if you have firmware 3.41. This allows you to downgrade the firmware from 3.50 to 3.41.
Really good for anyone who has upgraded their firmware either by accident or had no choice as the upgrade was mandatory and didn't give you that choice.

its been done
psgroove.com/content.php?503-KaKaRoTo-Reverses-Jig-Master-Key-Added-to-PSFreedom

As much as I want this on the hd2, I just went ahead and ordered a e3 card reader for 15 shipped. I hated how I needed to boot into the patched android version everytime I wanted to play. Either way I hope it gets ported.
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Ok so you guys are using Android as a tool to downgrade the firmware on a Playstation3?

Yes, if you are on v3.5 you can now download to v3.41. You however need to do it by using specific type of usb dongle sticks. Or by hopefully having some one port the code to an android built. Use google for more info...

_ps3news.com/forums/ps3-hacks/psgrade-free-ps3-downgrade-hex-released-master-key-found-115800.html
how compile this hex to hd2?

Sony have just released the 3.55 firmware upgrade in Australia to counter this... ROFL...

ultramag69 said:
Sony have just released the 3.55 firmware upgrade in Australia to counter this... ROFL...
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Yeah sony is really advent about anti piracy rofl

i think only need to compile the new psfreedom to htc hd 2 but how

so is there a working downgrader for the HD2 for now ??
i've been searching or hours and couldn't find anything !!
check this out

Why did you make a new thread for this there is already one about it a couple a devs are already working on getting the downgrade working on the hd2.. I believe the thread is called psfandroid just search
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dan1j3l says that he has succesfully compiled it and he waits for a help from Axm9 regarding some kernel config

Is no one afraid for getting banned in the future by sony?

if so, alot of us here would be banned for the amount of things we do especially, Microsoft, HTC, Samsung, Application Developers, Google, Apple, LG, etc...
Adding Sony to the list issnt that hard, especially Sony Erikson phones get "xda'ed" too

hmmmm.....interesting

New Droid Owner, Questions

Hello Everyone!!
I recieved my DX last Friday and am quickly becoming acustomed to it. I do, however, have a few questions and was hoping that you could point me to the right threads or answers I seek.
First off, Rooting and deodex. If I understand things correctly, I need to do this before I can make any changes/mods. I did read here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=940986
It sounds pretty straight-foward and I'm not shy when it comes to doing this.
Second, start-up/running apps/battery life. I hear some people wishing for better battery life and others saying it's ok. I also read somewhere about disabling apps with a start-up mgr to improve battery life. Like a dummy I didn't bookmark the thread and can't find the info again. I'm curious about how to do this. Which apps can I safely disable without causing problems or making a brick. I really would like to get rid of CityID, amazon MP3, Blockbuster, and maybe a few others. There are many apps listed in the "running" section under manage apps, are all of these necessary?
And, Third, App Killers/Pgm Mgr's. Are they required/helpful? If so, any suggestions for a good one? I read about them in the post mentioned in Q2 and am curious. I'm not positive, but the thread I didn't bookmark may be elsewhere.
Thanks in Advance for any and all help and suggestions.
Mike

Heres a list some quick googling turned up on safe to remove apps in Gingerbread, nothing official, just what someone removed successfully
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-x-hacks/137295-gingerbread-apps-safe-freeze-rename.html
Here is a list I found for Froyo
http://androidforums.com/droid-x-al...vable-non-removable-root-pre-gingerbread.html
There are a few ways to freeze/remove apps, but the method I use is using Root Explorer, rename the .apk file of the app you wish to remove, for instance, in the folder system/app/ you can find "CityID.apk", I would rename it to "bak.CityID.bak", where the first "bak" is to change the alphabetical order to group frozen apps, and the second "bak" is to remove the .apk file extension.
Everyone has their own opinions on Task Killers, but heres two articles that make sense to me
http://geekfor.me/faq/you-shouldnt-be-using-a-task-killer-with-android/
http://lifehacker.com/5650894/andro...ed-what-they-do-and-why-you-shouldnt-use-them

Ok, this brings me to another, maybe dumb, question. When you say Gingerbread and Froyo, are they names for stock ROM's? If so, how do I know which one I have. I'm still learning about the DX and Android OS. I come from a Win6.x smartphone. The learning curve there was much shorter before I decided to flash a custom ROM to it (ookba's work is excellent, btw). Thanks for the first two posts, I'll read up and enlighten myself.

Android versions
They are android versions. Go to settings>about phoneand look for android version.
3.0.x is honeycomb
2.3.x is gingerbread
2.2.x is froyo
2.1.x is eclair
2.0.x is donut (i think)
Notice a pattern? I also came from windows mobile 6 so thats as far back as I know for versio.n names

SharkBaitDave said:
They are android versions. Go to settings>about phoneand look for android version.
3.0.x is honeycomb
2.3.x is gingerbread
2.2.x is froyo
2.1.x is eclair
2.0.x is donut (i think)
Notice a pattern? I also came from windows mobile 6 so thats as far back as I know for versio.n names
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Pretty good. Donut actually started at 1.6 and Cupcake was 1.5. That's all I got lol
Fern, if you haven't modified your phone then you have FroYo.
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Right- 2.0 was also eclair.

SharkBaitDave said:
They are android versions. Go to settings>about phoneand look for android version.
3.0.x is honeycomb
2.3.x is gingerbread
2.2.x is froyo
2.1.x is eclair
2.0.x is donut (i think)
Notice a pattern? I also came from windows mobile 6 so thats as far back as I know for versio.n names
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Thanks for the info! I'm 2.2.1 aka Froyo. Now this gets me started. Anyone recommend a rooting and/or deodex pgm?

[Q] Carrier IQ concerns and also I want to replace my Stock Gingerbread 2.3.4 to CM7

hello as the past few days we've know and where shown in the news about this carrier iq, i want to remove that little application but appearently is not possible and i think the only way to do it is by taking off stock gingerbread and putting CM7. i have been wanting to move into cyanogenmod bc it seems a better ROM for my tastings and i have tried many instructions on how to put CM7 but it all seems too complicated. Can i get any help on this subject?
T-Mobile G2
Gingerbread 2.3.4 official.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1370158

COA4178 said:
hello as the past few days we've know and where shown in the news about this carrier iq, i want to remove that little application but appearently is not possible and i think the only way to do it is by taking off stock gingerbread and putting CM7. i have been wanting to move into cyanogenmod bc it seems a better ROM for my tastings and i have tried many instructions on how to put CM7 but it all seems too complicated. Can i get any help on this subject?
T-Mobile G2
Gingerbread 2.3.4 official.
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A good place to start is the wiki for the htc vision,read that through first,I see you are on Gingerbread so you have to downgrade first,all necessary information and links are on the wiki page,best of luck,plenty of help in these forums as well
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/HTC_Vision
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/HTC_Vision
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1242480
Second one is basically the same over at the cyanogenmod site and the third is a good rom which I use,its based on cm but with some pretty cool tweaks have a look after you have rooted your phone

Well, first check if you got Carrier IQ because like they said some of the phones have it and some don't . Like me,I don't have Carrier IQ. To easily check download this new app in the market called Carrier IQ by lookout labs it will let you know if you do or do not have it. Than look for a thread rmk40 posted about it showing how to remove it.
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thanks for the reply
I checked the wiki link there is no info tht helps me to restore bak to froyo and root it

COA4178 said:
I checked the wiki link there is no info tht helps me to restore bak to froyo and root it
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Oh yes there is
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1178912

G-lite 1.07 has the best battery life AND high performance AND no CIQ and no glitches or force closes!
and you can remove the HTC logging with TrevE's paid app supplement to his famous Logging Test app

[Q] How do I perform an upgrade or changed the actual installed Android

Hi developers,
I'm new to this world and got alot of questions looking to find their answers.
I bought recently a new Galaxy S4 GT-I9505 (comes with customised android provided by the french operator Orange), I really need to know how to replace the actual system with the official one!
2nd demand is, should I need to upgrade my phone to Android 4,3? I've seen 2 versions the Android-4.3-I9505GUEUBMFP-Odexed-I9505 and Android-4.3-I9505GUEUBMFP-Deodexed-I9505, what is the difference between those 2 versions ?
Looking forward to hear from you soon.
Cheers

You can google the difference between odexed and deodexed. It helped me too when I have no idea the difference between the two. In other words, use search if you have questions but if you were not able to search for an answer that is the time to start a new thread.
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aichakandicha said:
Hi developers,
I'm new to this world and got alot of questions looking to find their answers.
I bought recently a new Galaxy S4 GT-I9505 (comes with customised android provided by the french operator Orange), I really need to know how to replace the actual system with the official one!
2nd demand is, should I need to upgrade my phone to Android 4,3? I've seen 2 versions the Android-4.3-I9505GUEUBMFP-Odexed-I9505 and Android-4.3-I9505GUEUBMFP-Deodexed-I9505, what is the difference between those 2 versions ?
Looking forward to hear from you soon.
Cheers
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4.3 was only released on the Google play edition gs4. With that said this must be a ROM you are talking about. You have to be rooted and custom recovery installed. Odex and deodex are confusing things but odex is mainly for performance and other mods may fail. Deodex is a stable ROM that can have more variety of mods installed but may lag. Do some research if you never flashed a ROM because, and trust me when I say this, you don't want to be reading post like crazy at 4am rushing to get the process done so you can get sleep.
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aichakandicha said:
Hi developers,
I'm new to this world and got alot of questions looking to find their answers.
I bought recently a new Galaxy S4 GT-I9505 (comes with customised android provided by the french operator Orange), I really need to know how to replace the actual system with the official one!
2nd demand is, should I need to upgrade my phone to Android 4,3? I've seen 2 versions the Android-4.3-I9505GUEUBMFP-Odexed-I9505 and Android-4.3-I9505GUEUBMFP-Deodexed-I9505, what is the difference between those 2 versions ?
Looking forward to hear from you soon.
Cheers
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The best suggestion is to read up first and use the search function, start here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2149990
then have a look at the stickies in each forum for instructions.

First, let me tell you a few things:
1) Unless your question is really specific and noteworthy, ask it here.
2) Try to find the answer for your question before you post it. Chances are that your question has been answered before.
As for your questions:
1) What do you mean by official? Do you mean touchwiz not modified by your carrier? If yes, then check this thread.
2) The non google edition s4s haven't been updated to 4.3, So that's probably a custom rom. ( btw thanks robogoflow for explaining the difference. I didn't know it myself. )

Oh another thing to remember, respect, in other words don't go around making demands, it's not nice nor polite... people are more likely to genuinely WANT to help you rather than scald you :thumbup:
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