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[Q] U.S.A HD2 and Android

hay guys sorry id some of you get mad for me posting this here but this is the only place i know my qustion will get answered. OK im new to the windows phone deal. i have a mytouch slide and a g1 rooted so i under that hole part here is my ?.
From what i have read on the forums only build roms work with the hd2. well i would like to put android on it but after looking around most the roms on here and the links on here for putting android on the phone all lead to the LEO forum is the correct or no if not can someone tell me were to get the most resent android rom for the hd2 usa, now there seems to be two ways of installing it one is from sd card and 2 is from boot i would like to do it from boot any help would be grate thanks all and happy modding

Someone correct me if I am wrong...
There are not TWO ways of doing android.
Android is ALWAYS installed on the SD card. The only way to "boot" to it is to have your WM configured to boot the two files from your SD card required to run it, in essence there are a few apps that can do this at WM startup.
You will still need an Android friendly Windows Mobile ROM, so the stock from will not work. You also need a compatible radio.
I would check out the HD2 Android Dev forum for more info though.

JonSolo said:
Someone correct me if I am wrong...
There are not TWO ways of doing android.
Android is ALWAYS installed on the SD card. The only way to "boot" to it is to have your WM configured to boot the two files from your SD card required to run it, in essence there are a few apps that can do this at WM startup.
You will still need an Android friendly Windows Mobile ROM, so the stock from will not work. You also need a compatible radio.
I would check out the HD2 Android Dev forum for more info though.
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The Android port cannot replace the WinMo OS just yet. The only way is to install it to your SD Card and it will run off of that. There are apps that allow you to choose between WinMo and Android on bootup. The LEO Android forum is correct since Android builds do not matter which device it is booted on.
Android is able to run on the Stock ROM, but people have said it runs better with a different ROM/Radio.
The build I recommend is Energy ROM / Radio 2.12.50.02_2 and an Android Build of your choice, but you can always run it on the Stock if you feel like it.

gaarry said:
The build I recommend is Energy ROM / Radio 2.12.50.02_2 and an Android Build of your choice, but you can always run it on the Stock if you feel like it.
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+1 EnergyROM w/ 2.12.50.02 radio works very nicely for me.
pactive73 said:
can someone tell me were to get the most resent android rom for the hd2 usa
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I would look Here (FroyoStone thread) first and see how you like it. Latest release Sep 2nd.

Also when you download the Rom your prob wanna need the rmnt version. Froyostone is the best my far for me and bootloaders are for people with more then one Android Rom on there sdcard
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[Q] Andriod on HD2 without WM?

Hello.
I have a HTC HD2, that I have been changing ROM's on for a while now.
Can't really find what I'm lokking for.
Is it possible to run Android on HTC HD2 without the need of WM ??
Hope that someone have a feedback on this....

tegbakke said:
Hello.
I have a HTC HD2, that I have been changing ROM's on for a while now.
Can't really find what I'm lokking for.
Is it possible to run Android on HTC HD2 without the need of WM ??
Hope that someone have a feedback on this....
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No not at this stage. I can recommend Miri's ROMs for android compatibility but havn't tried many others but there is currently no way to run Android on our HD2s without first booting into WM.
There are also a few ROM builds (see the HD2 android development thread) that have a lot cut out of them for faster operation/boot and there's also the option of using one of the developed Android loaders (boots WM then Android for you).

Not possible right now. The devs are working on a NAND version which will make it possible, but it's not available yet.

Highly recommend Energy's Titanium rom, its very lightweight and is perfect if you reboot your phone and want to get back to android fast.

I use ChuckyDroidROM as Winmo build (very low on all recourses), and put shubCRAFT 1.5 or mattc Froyo 1.7 on top of it.
Using the little boot app in the ROM it runs great now
Almost dont notice its a layer

Its cool to have 2 OS on 1 phone, why not?

Question seems to be answered. Thread closed.

Best Android build for Elegancia_V5.0_FINAL

I've just installed this custom rom on my tmobile and i was wondering what version of Android runs best on it.
I've installed HD2Froyo_V3 on it and it runs pretty well. (Except for once in a blue moon having to reboot because the 3G gets disabled)
Please let me know of any that run very well on your setups as well
Phone: T-MOUS HTC HD2
Rom: Elegancia MaxSense WITH HTC Messaging
Desire ROM, Android 2.2
Radio: Radio_Leo_2.15.50.14
SPL: 2.08.HSPL
SD: 2GB

jedilost1 said:
I've just installed this custom rom on my tmobile and i was wondering what version of Android runs best on it.
I've installed HD2Froyo_V3 on it and it runs pretty well. (Except for once in a blue moon having to reboot because the 3G gets disabled)
Please let me know of any that run very well on your setups as well
Phone: T-MOUS HTC HD2
Rom: Elegancia MaxSense WITH HTC Messaging
Desire ROM, Android 2.2
Radio: Radio_Leo_2.15.50.14
SPL: 2.08.HSPL
SD: 2GB
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Give some of them a shot and see which one works best for you.

Everyone in this section will work

I just tried the first android rom here on this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=820696
and i would get stuck at the Black with Green Lettering HTC screen, after about 4min of waiting i just decided its not worth the wait..
It seems there are certain roms that work with this WMO rom

jedilost1 said:
I just tried the first android rom here on this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=820696
and i would get stuck at the Black with Green Lettering HTC screen, after about 4min of waiting i just decided its not worth the wait..
It seems there are certain roms that work with this WMO rom
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After 4 minutes? On a fresh install you should wait 10-15 minutes as to builds the data.img file. That concept is written ALL OVER this forum.
And that is one of the better Builds out right now if you use TMOUS.

JonSolo said:
After 4 minutes? On a fresh install you should wait 10-15 minutes as to builds the data.img file. That concept is written ALL OVER this forum.
And that is one of the better Builds out right now if you use TMOUS.
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i see..10-15min
sorry for being such a noob, i had no idea it took so long
i will leave my img file building and post my results
thank you for the info

unfortunately...after about 45min of waiting..it stayed stuck on that HTC screen
i even reformatted sd card and tried once again :0(

Make sure the build is in a folder called Android on the ROOT of your SD card.
In the Android folder it should contain the Haret, zImage, and CLRCAD files as well as a Data folder and the other misc files for startup and images. Make sure you click CLRCAD first and then Haret. Do this as close to booting into WM as possible.
Jon

SD, RAM, NAND Installation

hi all,
what is difference and benefit between RAM, SD, NAND installation ?
please leave your feedback and experience here..
James

Well here is a quick run down. I use a SD build myself.
Ok Andriod from SD card and RAM is kind of one in the same. You have to copy both versions to your SD card and run CLRCAD and HARET to boot them. But the SD builds run strickly from the SD card, were as the RAM versions place certain vitaile parts of the Android system in the RAM of your phone the first time you boot it, there for taking a little less time to boot but to be honest I don't think there is much difference between them as far as speed and usability. They both also have little hiccups with every build, but nothing that can not be lived with though,I mean after all we all have had to tolerate Windows Mobile Also this is the safest method to run Andriod on hour HD2.
Now NAND is a whole nother ball game. A NAND Andriod Rom will wipe Windows Mobile from your phone. This will let it boot straight into Andriod just like it if it would have came on the phone. They say everything works on the NAND builds and that they are super fast. But NAND takes a lot more time to install and to research before installing. You have a process of having to install HSPL 2.08, MAGLDR 1.13, and then flash your Andriod ROM.
A lot of people love NAND and say they will never go back. But others (like myself) like the SD/RAM builds cause it allows you to dual boot wich is awsome. Hope this helps

Just please read the sticky treats. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=931192 and http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=905841
Both at the first post in the treats

Just to add that ram is no longer synonimous with SD builds, many nand builds load parts into ram at boot. The benefits being a somewhat improved load time for apps, but as in post 2 that's fairly negligable, but what does help is that the framework is in ram too so you tend to get smoother menus,transitions and such.
ram isn't a build type in the way nand and SD are, you choose SD or nand, then with ramdisk tweaks or without. Some ram builds go all the way and load everything into ram, some just a few key parts.but they all start on SD or nand.

T-Macgnolia said:
Well here is a quick run down. I use a SD build myself.
But NAND takes a lot more time to install and to research before installing. You have a process of having to install HSPL 2.08, MAGLDR 1.13, and then flash your Andriod ROM.
A lot of people love NAND and say they will never go back. But others (like myself) like the SD/RAM builds cause it allows you to dual boot wich is awsome. Hope this helps
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hi T-Macgnolia,
That is what I worry about... I afraid that i do the wrong thing with NAND and make my htc hd2 became to bricked stone... he he he....
That why i still in SD version, but SD build of htc hd2 alway problem with camera or CamCorder also better also.
Mine is HTC HD Tombile Leo 1024mb running the [18.11.10]|MDJ FroYo Sense Clean v. 2.4 [kernel: MDJ S6.1]
it always problem with battery and camcorder.
James

jame_2d said:
hi T-Macgnolia,
That is what I worry about... I afraid that i do the wrong thing with NAND and make my htc hd2 became to bricked stone... he he he....
That why i still in SD version, but SD build of htc hd2 alway problem with camera or CamCorder also better also.
Mine is HTC HD Tombile Leo 1024mb running the [18.11.10]|MDJ FroYo Sense Clean v. 2.4 [kernel: MDJ S6.1]
it always problem with battery and camcorder.
James
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I understand your fear of bricking your HD2. With the T-Mobile HD2 you have to make sure you do not flash a wrong radio to it. The T-Mobile HD2 is not like the EU HD2 you can not flash just any ole radio to it. A wrong radio flash on a TMOUS HD2 (T-Mobile HD2) will end in a bricked phone everytime. This is a simple way to tell if the radio you want to flash are the radio in a ROM is compatible radio for your TMOUS HD2.
If it has a 50 in the third set of numbers it is a TMOUS radio. Example: 2.15.50.14 notice the 50
If it has a 51 in the third set of numbers it is not a TMOUS radio.
The only exeptions to this rule are radios like this 2.04.50.xx or 2.05.50.xx they will brick your HD2.
Other then that just make sure you have at least 50% battery charge befor you start a flash and that once you start a flash do not so much as touch you HD2 or let the USB cable become disconnected some how as this might result in a bricked phone too.
Hope this helps you out.

jame_2d said:
hi T-Macgnolia,
That is what I worry about... I afraid that i do the wrong thing with NAND and make my htc hd2 became to bricked stone... he he he....
That why i still in SD version, but SD build of htc hd2 alway problem with camera or CamCorder also better also.
Mine is HTC HD Tombile Leo 1024mb running the [18.11.10]|MDJ FroYo Sense Clean v. 2.4 [kernel: MDJ S6.1]
it always problem with battery and camcorder.
James
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That's a pretty old android build you're using, there... that may be why you're having problems with camera. This have progressed quickly with android... newer SD builds work great and have performance and battery life about the same as NAND builds. Try using a newer build... it will probably work a LOT better.

Please
zarathustrax said:
That's a pretty old android build you're using, there... that may be why you're having problems with camera. This have progressed quickly with android... newer SD builds work great and have performance and battery life about the same as NAND builds. Try using a newer build... it will probably work a LOT better.
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hi all friends,
Would you please recommend the good build of SD of T-Mobile HD2 that working
with Real 5MP of camera and Real Camcorder ?
Please feedback me ..
James

[Q] Can't boot any CM roms from SD (others work fine)?

Hi,
Before ICS i tried a few ROMs, but any CM based ones would not boot for me, but I didn't give it much though and went with BoxmaX Sense builds.
Now it seems I have no choice, as all ICS builds are CM based, and none boot for me. Though Ankuchs beta build were working fine up to ICS-Beta7-build14
I tried a few sd cards formatted correctly, but still no go.
I have no clue what's the problem and I'd appreciate if you'd help out with some suggestions.
Using
HARDWARE: HTC HD2
ROM WM6: Energy.Leo.21916.Sense2.5.Cookie.2.0.Jul.04
ROM ANDROID: BoxmaX_KS.6.5.SD.Tyr5
RADIO: Radio_Leo_2.15.50.14

I'm using Haret to boot Android, IDK if that is a problem, but I'm really out of ideas.
AFAIK Magldr won't work with WinMo.

*bump*
Please give me some suggestions?

so you mean to say you are still Booting from WinMo to SD Android? there are a few versions of ICS out threre that you could try & not only CM ones.
http://android.hd2roms.com/
will you consider an ICS on Nand? off course getting rid of w6.5

mengfei said:
so you mean to say you are still Booting from WinMo to SD Android? there are a few versions of ICS out threre that you could try & not only CM ones.
http://android.hd2roms.com/
will you consider an ICS on Nand? off course getting rid of w6.5
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Yes I'm still booting from WM 6.5 using Haret through excelers loader. I want to keep android on the SD card for a billion reasons, the major being easy recovery of all data if the phone dies.
I was gonna try Windows Phone, but it holds no interest for me. I did try a lot of builds, but as I told you CM build just won't boot and I have no frigging idea why and how could I fix it?
Ankuchs was the only ICS build that booted for me.

Oh finally, it was a kernel thing.
Tytung and dormanx kernels don't work for me.
5.3 ultimate does though!

how come none of the ICS 4.0 works but all 2.3 works? did it flash the wrong MAGDLR and HSPL or something? all 2.3 takes 3 minutes to boo. but all ICS are passing 1 hour and it's still not booting 4.0