Hi there
i am planning to take hd2 as i love modding
which version is the best for modding the t-mobile or the leo???
Please help
If you want to mess with NAND i'd recommend tmo as it has a 1gig nand, but if you want to try winmo roms or android sd build i'd recommend leo as it doesn't treat you strictly regarding radio flashin, but it only have abt 480-512 of internal memory.
I want to try android i recently sold my tmobile vibrant
as there was very less development in the forum
little confused wether to take hd2 or international galaxy s but my bugdet is low
i will be trying all with sd initiallly later nand which will you suggest ???
I suggest Tmo as it has 1024 mb but you have to take care when flashing radios or roms ..
Congratulations on your new tmo HD2
Thanks a lot for your suggestion....
I hope there ARE plenty of ANDROID roms and modding to t-mobile hd2 ???
Tmo is the same as leo, so it has the ame roms ad builds (I repeat, Take extreme care when flashing anything, read everything twice )
aarif_ziaee said:
Thanks a lot for your suggestion....
I hope there ARE plenty of ANDROID roms and modding to t-mobile hd2 ???
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=928
that enough ROMs for you?
man you making me scared .... lol
i have previously used win mo htc touchpro .... i am used to installing custom windows rom but android i dont have any idea ....
i have owned an android device and i am used to installing custom rom on android but dont have any idea on htc hd2 will it brick???
You just have to check for everything you want to flash and see whether it's compatible with Tmou or not !
Does the telestra hd2 have the same 1gig nand?
Sent from my Gingerbreaded HTC HD2 using XDA App
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Hey, im a newbie. I just got my HTC HD2 (T-Mobile) USA
Can you tell me whats the difference between Leo and the USA HD2's ? I see there is way more mods/skins/apps for Leo HD2, so any way i can switch the software?
And what are ROM's ? See there threads about roms, flashing and stuff, what does that do?
Thanks.
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Hey, im a newbie. I just got my HTC HD2 (T-Mobile) USA
Can you tell me whats the difference between Leo and the USA HD2's ? I see there is way more mods/skins/apps for Leo HD2, so any way i can switch the software?
And what are ROM's ? See there threads about roms, flashing and stuff, what does that do?
Thanks.
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Welcome newbie,
Lot's of info here, so here are some basics; read the threads and go down a few pages there you will find all your answers.
LEO=HD2
USA HD2= 1024 Memory
EU HD2= 512 Memory
these are sometimes called 1024LEO & 512LEO can you see where the names are coming together?
ROM= the software that is loaded when you turn your phone on, no ROM no phone.... Make sense?
Flashing= Removing old ROM installing new ROM
Please start here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=631
Thanks you have a nice day!
all the themesand apps and such work on both the regular hd2 and the tmous hd2. only when it comes to rom version and ESPECIALLY radio is there a difference.
feel free to try stuff in the regular hd2 themes and apps section, but only get your roms from the tmous section.
(tmous = t mobile us, with 1gb rom and coloured start and end keys)
oh and spend the next few days reading, don't dive straight in like half the pillocks arriving here every few hours, understand what you are doing and you'll see how simple it all is.
I searched and did not find anything on this which suprised me but can i do all of the same stuff on the tmo version of the hd2 as i can on the original hd2? Like same roms, radios, mods dual boot and all that good stuff? Reason i am asking is because im looking to buy an hd2 but the tmo version is 100-150$ cheaper on ebay. Also if you know any good sites to buy the phone from that would be great!
Thanks
Austin021296 said:
I searched and did not find anything on this which suprised me but can i do all of the same stuff on the tmo version of the hd2 as i can on the original hd2? Like same roms, radios, mods dual boot and all that good stuff? Reason i am asking is because im looking to buy an hd2 but the tmo version is 100-150$ cheaper on ebay. Also if you know any good sites to buy the phone from that would be great!
Thanks
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The ROM has to be TMOUS compatible, most chefs are doing this ...
As far as Radios, only x.xx.50.x radios on the TMOUS or it could brick ..
Most of the mods and such will work the same ...
The only exception I see that could cause you an issue, the TMOUS will not get AT&T 3G due to the Radio Difference ...
There is an EU model, and it escapes me now, that will ...
But the TMOUS version has 575mb of Ram and 1024 ROM where the EU version is I think like 480 and 512 ...
Hope that helps
watcher64 said:
The ROM has to be TMOUS compatible, most chefs are doing this ...
As far as Radios, only x.xx.50.x radios on the TMOUS or it could brick ..
Most of the mods and such will work the same ...
The only exception I see that could cause you an issue, the TMOUS will not get AT&T 3G due to the Radio Difference ...
There is an EU model, and it escapes me now, that will ...
But the TMOUS version has 575mb of Ram and 1024 ROM where the EU version is I think like 480 and 512 ...
Hope that helps
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So if i got one to try out dual boot with android and ubuntu it would work the same on either of them?
Austin021296 said:
So if i got one to try out dual boot with android and ubuntu it would work the same on either of them?
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Well there is no working android for hd2 yet, there are some test builds that run as an app, but no ROMs, same for Ubuntu ....
You should read some of the flashing tutorials in the ROMs thread may give you some insight ....
So where do you find themes and icons for tmobile hd2
ive been looking for themes and icons and i cant find any on this site. Where can i find some?
shenca14430 said:
ive been looking for themes and icons and i cant find any on this site. Where can i find some?
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look here, themes and apps section.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=531
Hi.. i am in a dilemma if i should upgrade my hd2 to Android or not..i am having a lot of troubles with the current rom of win mo 6.5 on my phone.. i have the eu version hd2.
can some 1 help
ur long overdue buddy , its a no-brainer ... but , if you have a fast sd card , u should try a sd card build first
There's an excellent guide HERE if you do decide to go down the Android route.
I say go for it!
Get a Class 10 sd card here in the USA they are 35 USD for a 16 gig Then Dual boot into android, you can put 2.21 or 2.3 if you want I have done also Windows7 on my HD2 This is a very nice versatile phone. After you begin to understand the Android platform then I would look into a new phone.
android is the best thing that has ever happened to my phone. I used to hated it with the stock winmo6.5, but now with android....i cannot live a day without my phone
Go for it straight to nand aswell. I waited until near end of contract to do it but should have much earlier
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barc0deguy said:
Hi.. i am in a dilemma if i should upgrade my hd2 to Android or not..i am having a lot of troubles with the current rom of win mo 6.5 on my phone.. i have the eu version hd2.
can some 1 help
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Try the CoreDroid. The thread is here. The installation instructions are in my signature.
Hey all, I just bought myself an HTC HD2, I've read the guide for n00bs but I still have some questions.
What are some basic Dos and Don'ts with the hd2? I want to put Android on it. I see that they can get bricked easily, which is strange coming from an HTC Espresso that is nigh impossible to brick. What are some Dos and Don'ts to avoid a brick?
Are dual boots possible?
What are the most stable Android builds?
I'm really excited to get started with this phone, thanks for reading + answering
Dual boots are possible.. But then you'd have to boot Android from the SD card. If you have a T-Mobile HD2 make sure you never flash a non T-Mobile radio. That'll brick it. Apart from that there aren't many things to brick the phone. Most stable android builds should be the CM7 one's without sense
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Dual boots are possible.. But then you'd have to boot Android from the SD card. If you have a T-Mobile HD2 make sure you never flash a non T-Mobile radio. That'll brick it. Apart from that there aren't many things to brick the phone. Most stable android builds should be the CM7 one's without sense
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Awesome, I'll be sure to remember that.
Sucks that the ones with sense aren't as stable, I love sense and some of the sense 3.0 roms looks mighty nice.
Al radios work on all European/International HD2's, there is no such thing a T-Mobile only radio. Just to be more persise read the following from the guide linked in my sig.
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Warning to all TMOUS HD2 owners you can not flash a 2.04,50.xx, 2.05.50.xx, or any x.xx.51.xx version radio to your HD2.This includes radio ROM verision that are included in a ROM. These radio versions will brick/ KILL a TMOUS HD2!!!!!
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Also never let your HD2 come unpluged or the battery die while flashing anything via USB/RUU.
Hi , I have HD2 and I want to install android OS on it. I found a lot of solutions on this website like booting from SD Card and NAND solutions, but I have one question. Is there any NOR version installation and in general which is better NOR or NAND ? Sorry for this maybe general question but I need help and I would also wanted to consult with you . Thanks , every help is appreciated.
Hi there mate.!
Never heard anything about the NOR version that you are talking sorry
There are 2 ways to install Android OS in your device and they are posted in sub-forums in here and i think you have already saw them
The SD version is if you don't want to leave wm6.5 but wanna give Android a try!
(thats the easiest way to install it)
And the NAND version if you have decided that you want Android OS in your mobile and ofc Android will have much better performance in NAND than SD
PS: my opinion is if you don't want mw6.5 anymore go read some posts and install the NAND version cause you will have much much more performance
I hope i helped
there are no nor versions, you on about running a version in ram ?
Hi and thanks for a quick reply and more than helpful answers. I need to ask you several more things. Since I want to install NAND version, because of the performance, I need the latest version . I saw several instructions for 2.2 and 2.3 android. Can you give me the link to the 2.3 newest installation link. Also is there any known issue after installation (like no wireless network, or some applications doesn't work...)
best off looking in the dev section, depends on whether you want a sense rom or not
Richy99 said:
best off looking in the dev section, depends on whether you want a sense rom or not
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As Richy said there are sooo many roms for you to try
The 2.3.5 rom for me is the most stable if you want your phone to work 100% 24/7 with no battery consume!
Now its up to you if you want Sense 2.2 or 3 if you want MIUI or Gingerbeard or or or or or
For me it goes like this :
1:Go to NAND sub-forum
2: Find a good and updated Rom for your mobile (at the front of each title its the release day) enter it and read the full description the dev gives you and to all the steps!!!!
3: for correct use of your wifi,gps,etc.....find a good kernel (Most devs gives you a kernel of their choise with their ROM)
Thats all you need to know...all you have to do is read the hole post carefully
And just an opoinion..if you want a fast and stable (not a fancy one) ROM go for a MIUI and a good one is this Mwakious
and this is Kefir's Kernel
Good luck and if you need anythink PM me
PS: if you think i helped you hit the THANKS button
Hi I saw some HD2 Tmobile instructions. Can I use them even if I am not on T mobile or not ??
htcfanclub said:
Hi I saw some HD2 Tmobile instructions. Can I use them even if I am not on T mobile or not ??
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When the T-Mobile version is mentioned, it is purely indicating that it is a TMOUS HD2 with 1024 MB ROM and the T-Mobile logo on the top. The carrier doesn't matter
Nigeldg said:
When the T-Mobile version is mentioned, it is purely indicating that it is a TMOUS HD2 with 1024 MB ROM and the T-Mobile logo on the top. The carrier doesn't matter
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Are you sure that carrier doesn't matter , US has different frequencies , and this is T-mobile US (TMOUS). If the carrier doesn't matter ,can I then install in switzerland on orange HD2 according to the procedure for T-Mobile new gignerbread ?
If not can someone give me some links for my HD2 please. I searched NAND 2.3 android but some of the topics are from 2010 and some of them after installation have various types of problems.
Thanks !
Hi there, I was exactly where you were 3 weeks ago. I picked up a second HD2 as my WM HD2 phone is heavily loaded with apps and files etc. and I did not want to risk stuffing it. I played with a couple of versions with HTC Sense but then tried TyphooN CyanogenMod 7 and found it smaller, faster and more stable + much slicker than WM.
After just 3 days and a few new apps like Swype and Wi-Fi tethering, I cut over to droid forever. Next I will do my original HD2 to make it a mirror backup.
htcfanclub said:
Are you sure that carrier doesn't matter , US has different frequencies , and this is T-mobile US (TMOUS). If the carrier doesn't matter ,can I then install in switzerland on orange HD2 according to the procedure for T-Mobile new gignerbread ?
If not can someone give me some links for my HD2 please. I searched NAND 2.3 android but some of the topics are from 2010 and some of them after installation have various types of problems.
Thanks !
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As long as you have a TMOUS phone, you can install the T-Mobile US version. As for the Android ROM, have you even looked in the NAND Development forums? There are tonnes of ROMs, none of them even remotely old, which work perfectly. Take Typhoon CM7 or Hyperdroid, for example.