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question about android

hi everyone i'm an android everyday user but i've got some dubts :
when i flash another android rom i need a task 29? if i do it i erase also magldr?
if your answer is yes can you also explain me why ? i'm here to learn
which andorid rom is the best for a daily use?
i've got also a question about wp7 ... is the developtment still running?
thanks so much for the answer and sorry for my bad english

gastrella said:
hi everyone i'm an android everyday user but i've got some dubts :
when i flash another android rom i need a task 29? if i do it i erase also magldr?
if your answer is yes can you also explain me why ? i'm here to learn
which andorid rom is the best for a daily use?
i've got also a question about wp7 ... is the developtment still running?
thanks so much for the answer and sorry for my bad english
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I personally feel that it's a good practice to to a task29 prior to flashing a new rom on the phone. Task 29 erases everything on the nand, including magldr. That's why you have to reinstall magldr after doing a task29.
As to which rom to use, that depends on you & on your phone. Do you prefer Sense or not? Do you want everything to work, or are you okay with some minor issues to get the latest and greatest? Do you need any special language capability built into the rom? Do you have a LEO512 or a LEO1024?
I personally prefer the DesireHD rom. The rom I'm using won't fit on the LEO512.

There is no need to perform a Task29 before reflashing. It does no harm though.
I agree with dipaolnv, it is a matter of choice. But, he is slighly mistaken, I have a LEO512 and am using a totally stock DesireHD ROM. That is where ext partitions come in to play
There is lots of information here to get to grips with, take your time and have some fun

nobnut said:
There is no need to perform a Task29 before reflashing. It does no harm though.
I agree with dipaolnv, it is a matter of choice. But, he is slighly mistaken, I have a LEO512 and am using a totally stock DesireHD ROM. That is where ext partitions come in to play
There is lots of information here to get to grips with, take your time and have some fun
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Yes, there are a few roms that have the ext partition on the SD card to allow you to have a "stock" DesireHD on a LEO512... I was thinking that but never typed it . Thanks for mentioning.

Personally I'd say it's not a good idea to do task29's when you don't have to. Your NAND chips have a certain amount of read/writes i their usable lifetime. It's a very high number, granted, but there is a limit.

i prefer to have sense and that everything work i'have tried cyanogen gingerbread but i love making 720p videos and so i'm returned to mdj froyo version
anyway thank i understand some thing ... another question i didn't understand too much about the ext partition there a guide but it doesn't explain why i have to do it . if you can help me also on this point
and what about wp7?

Now i have got 2 htc hd2 in my hand. the mine is brended my friend's one is no brend .... why with the same android built his hd2 is faster to wake up and ecc ? Is a problem of brand ? How can i fix it ?

Best ROM to install on HD2

Hi
I will be getting an HTC HD2 in a few days and I am planning on loading the Android Froyo OS, and will be using it as my main system.
But looking through all those threads, I am stuck as to where to begin.
I need to find the latest and best NAND ROM for the HD2, since I intend to do all this hopefully just one time.
I would appreciate any guides that would get me rolling in the right direction.
thanks

Personal opinion
Hi,
I have tried many ROM till now, infact mostly all the ROMs. The best for my purpose ( since I am a heavy user ) is HyperDroidGingerbreadV1.2.
Benefits:-
1. Tweeked
2. Super Speed
3. Battery saver
4. Nice UI
5. Very responsive.
PS: Do give it a try.

I suggest you go to the forum and just read. You will find lots of tutorials on how to install and tweak the roms. You will find multiple roms and each has unique features. What I have done, and what I suggest for you, is just tried a bunch of different roms to see what works best for me. Try them all and see what you like the most. Part of the fun of having the HD2 is all the different things you can do with it.

bhagiratha said:
Hi
I will be getting an HTC HD2 in a few days and I am planning on loading the Android Froyo OS, and will be using it as my main system.
But looking through all those threads, I am stuck as to where to begin.
I need to find the latest and best NAND ROM for the HD2, since I intend to do all this hopefully just one time.
I would appreciate any guides that would get me rolling in the right direction.
thanks
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I've tried almost every rom on the board .....so
Heres my top 3... Everything works low battery drain
1. JDMS based on the newest android ginger super fast with lots of options Tmobile ready link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=782301
2. MDJ Froyo revolution ... sense build need to put it in apn settings for internet
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=823491
3. Motoman234 MyTouch3g Glacier build... very unique tmobile ready out of the box
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=919853

This question/topic is frowned upon on XDA simply because its asked over and over again and there is no real answer as its subjective.
What is "best" for one person isnt always "best" for another and you may experience problems that another person didnt on his hardware.
There is no point in just asking what is the best one to install, The best thing you can do is to go read some guides etc, research as much info as you can and then try various roms until you find one that you like best or works best for YOU.

Do I need to still have windows on the phone to be able to install Android, or can it be done on its own?

Depends if you're installing a ROM or NAND.
ROMs install on your media card and require WinMo to boot the phone, NANDS replace WinMo.
Note that ROMs and NANDs are located in different sections of the forum.

xs11e said:
Depends if you're installing a ROM or NAND.
ROMs install on your media card and require WinMo to boot the phone, NANDS replace WinMo.
Note that ROMs and NANDs are located in different sections of the forum.
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???? ????
You can install SD builds or NAND builds. SD builds are just copied to your SD card and you boot them from within Windows, but NAND builds replace Windows. Both types of build are ROMs.

I would prefer the NAND ROMS. I really don't like windows at all.
Can't find the guide to help me do the NAND install.

johncmolyneux said:
Both types of build are ROMs.
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Nay, dear sir. A ROM refers to software flashed to internal memory, whilst a build refers to software installed on an SD card.
Unfortunately a lot of people ignore or are not aware of this convention, but it's a pretty important one to prevent confusion.

StephanV said:
Nay, dear sir. A ROM refers to software flashed to internal memory, whilst a build refers to software installed on an SD card.
Unfortunately a lot of people ignore or are not aware of this convention, but it's a pretty important one to prevent confusion.
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Thanks for the correction, but actually ROM is the chip that the build is flashed onto (in the case of NAND). They're all builds, regardless of location

We could be stuck in an endless debate here, because these terms have different kinds of meanings. ROM is also often used as an abbreviation of ROM image, i.e. a image of the firmware on a read-only memory chip (ROM chip). This means that it would be valid to call NAND firmware ROM, and invalid to call SD firmware ROM since it's not meant for read-only memory.
While strictly speaking it is indeed correct to call NAND firmware a build, there has been made a convention (I suppose this is HD2 specific) to keep them seperated.

casemandan said:
I've tried almost every rom on the board .....so
Heres my top 3... Everything works low battery drain
1. JDMS based on the newest android ginger super fast with lots of options Tmobile ready link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=782301
2. MDJ Froyo revolution ... sense build need to put it in apn settings for internet
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=823491
3. Motoman234 MyTouch3g Glacier build... very unique tmobile ready out of the box
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=919853
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Casemandan, did I miss something? I have been browsing the JDMS thread for a few days, but don't see how it is "T-Mobile ready." In particular, I'm looking for MMS that comes in the same quality as the sense T-Mobile ready builds. Read a few tips but quality is still sacrificed upon receiving for all gingerbread ROMs I've tried.
Sent from my HD2 using XDA App

Hello and thanks to all.
According to title of this thread , I need a NAND ROM which has a file manger and support Persian language.
Any suggestion ?
Best regards.

To my opinion is it to wait for a stabe gingerbread or (maybe) Honeycomb NAND rom, isnt it?

Thank mate...

i think best rom for hd2 is cyanogen mod7 v2.6 that is android 2.3.2

I like the MIUI build. It has a few hiccups, but great. Love this than the other builds.
Sent from my HTC HD2 using XDA App

[Q] Are the builds better for android on hd2

thinking about going back to android on the hd2 have the builds gotten better and faster and better battery life. can anyone link me to the best build out there. used to have froystone by darkstone till he discontinued the build

xxfirerican said:
thinking about going back to android on the hd2 have the builds gotten better and faster and better battery life. can anyone link me to the best build out there. used to have froystone by darkstone till he discontinued the build
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they got better, much better.
and like always there are no "best builds"
i can just recommend u using a nand or even a RAM build
my current one is the Ultimate Droid 3.0 RC, but there is a new version out, i recommend trying that one
or else.. cm7, always a good choice

I´m on typhoons CM7 and it runs like a charm really fast and really good battery life (3-5mA in standby with wifi and gps on). But there are a lot of builds that you can try.

I changed my HTC HD2 to android aswell and its fast and table. So you know that to do. Flash it to android

D4rkSoRRoW said:
they got better, much better.
and like always there are no "best builds"
i can just recommend u using a nand or even a RAM build
my current one is the Ultimate Droid 3.0 RC, but there is a new version out, i recommend trying that one
or else.. cm7, always a good choice
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You should try the Ultimate Droid 3.1 its pretty awesome fast, stable pretty sweet battery life also if you turn off what you don't need/use

I am thinking to flash my hd2 to android too.
Are the android roms in dutch, or only in english ?

JDM_HD2 said:
You should try the Ultimate Droid 3.1 its pretty awesome fast, stable pretty sweet battery life also if you turn off what you don't need/use
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is it really that much better than the 3.0 RC one?

Some of MIUI roms are better for battery. I used miui-star and miui-jaws

JDM_HD2 said:
You should try the Ultimate Droid 3.1 its pretty awesome fast, stable pretty sweet battery life also if you turn off what you don't need/use
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is process still the same run off sd card and hit clarett? or something like that are they still on gamesquareuk or where can i find that build?

You have the option of running it off the SD card like the good old days along side winmo. Or you can flash it to the nand memory which is how native android devices run android.
I personally use nand builds and in my experiences they are more stable and battery efficient. Check my sig for the build I use.
Go to the nand android threads and read the stickies to get the lowdown. Since you do need madglr and cwm.
Sent from my HD2 using XDA App

olde_shrimp said:
You have the option of running it off the SD card like the good old days along side winmo. Or you can flash it to the nand memory which is how native android devices run android.
I personally use nand builds and in my experiences they are more stable and battery efficient. Check my sig for the build I use.
Go to the nand android threads and read the stickies to get the lowdown. Since you do need madglr and cwm.
Sent from my HD2 using XDA App
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wow more advanced will check it out is it a hard process/

xxfirerican said:
wow more advanced will check it out is it a hard process/
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Nope it's fairly straightforward, I did it last night:
1. Install MAGLDR 1.13,
2. Install Clockwork Recovery,
3. Download the rom, renamed to update.zip, stick on SD card
4. Run Clockwork Recovery and install update.zip
5. done
I'm using this one. Seems good so far

i will be securing an htc hd2 tomorrow untouched with windows still on i will definitetly chime in tomorrow as im not that advanced as far as modding phones and am a little nervous. i dont want to brick my phone

pm me old shrimp
olde_shrimp said:
You have the option of running it off the SD card like the good old days along side winmo. Or you can flash it to the nand memory which is how native android devices run android.
I personally use nand builds and in my experiences they are more stable and battery efficient. Check my sig for the build I use.
Go to the nand android threads and read the stickies to get the lowdown. Since you do need madglr and cwm.
Sent from my HD2 using XDA App
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can you pm me and help me out anyone im nervous to do it just installed a super ram and still run off sd card cause i dont want to brick my phone

xxfirerican said:
can you pm me and help me out anyone im nervous to do it just installed a super ram and still run off sd card cause i dont want to brick my phone
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dont be that scared, its much easier than u think
just flash magldr as described
then flash cwm as described
and the rom over cwm

get on it asap dude. DFT has really good nand android builds. i rocked a hd2 with their gingerbread and it was brilliant. very stable and didnt crash at all. the process is so easy to

If you used to use FroyoStone by DarkStone, then you should use SuperRam Froyo by Darkstone!
Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=870518

gonna flash soon what in you guys experience is the best full featured nand version are the gingerbread versions fully up and running or still missing certain things

Gingerbread is cool with AWD Launcher Plus and some other widgets.
Unfortunately camera quality in my case was poor so I dropped this rom.

Speedy_129 said:
I am thinking to flash my hd2 to android too.
Are the android roms in dutch, or only in english ?
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Most of them are multilanguage so yes.
I've tried 2 so far and both of them are in Dutch.

Easiest upgrade from original HD2 Android?

I need a simple upgrade from the original HD2 Android 2.2 to a stable 2.3.x version.
Can anyone suggest one? (This is not a "which is the best ROM" request.)
I just want one that is the simplest and working out of the box to flash from the original MGLDR 2.2 Android on a TMOUS HD2. I'm flashing for an older friend for whom I installed the original some time ago, and he asked me to help him get Gingerbread, and I'm a little 'out of the loop' on the HD2 Android developments and particulars, so a simple flash is best. Is there a simple CWM flashable version for TMOUS that doesn't need to manually mess with partition prep, etc.?
Stability is more important than bleeding edge in this case, so any 2.3.x build is fine.
Thanks for any suggestions you might have.

donalgodon said:
I need a simple upgrade from the original HD2 Android 2.2 to a stable 2.3.x version.
Can anyone suggest one? (This is not a "which is the best ROM" request.)
I just want one that is the simplest and working out of the box to flash from the original MGLDR 2.2 Android on a TMOUS HD2. I'm flashing for an older friend for whom I installed the original some time ago, and he asked me to help him get Gingerbread, and I'm a little 'out of the loop' on the HD2 Android developments and particulars, so a simple flash is best. Is there a simple CWM flashable version for TMOUS that doesn't need to manually mess with partition prep, etc.?
Stability is more important than bleeding edge in this case, so any 2.3.x build is fine.
Thanks for any suggestions you might have.
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If you're looking for a sense rom, I'd suggest going with one of the dhd roms (You'll have to use usb flasher to get the partition on), otherwise the simplest would be either:
This -> NexusHD2
This -> Typhoon CM7
or This -> HyperDroid CM7
These three roms need less system space than sense roms, so if you don't mind having a lot of empty space in your system partition, all you need to do is flash the zip using cwr.
My personal recommendation is the Typhoon Rom (2nd rom), it's very stable and up to date. Also, you can use either Titanium Backup/MyBackup apps to backup the phone's current apps.

I would recommend HyperDroidCM7v3.1. It's android 2.3.5 for both cwm and magldr. When I found it I stopped searching, and I am never gonna try anything else! (well, maybe. But you know what I mean hehe )
Sent from my HD2 HyperDroidCM7v3.1 using XDA Premium

se1988 said:
I would recommend HyperDroidCM7v3.1. It's android 2.3.5 for both cwm and magldr. When I found it I stopped searching, and I am never gonna try anything else! (well, maybe. But you know what I mean hehe )
Sent from my HD2 HyperDroidCM7v3.1 using XDA Premium
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Does it require manual partition setup?

donalgodon said:
Does it require manual partition setup?
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Only if you need apps2sd...
Use gParted, its no hassle

Thanks very much for your help, guys.
All finished. Everything running great.

Thanks too, i´m learning.

donalgodon said:
Thanks very much for your help, guys.
All finished. Everything running great.
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_Mephisto_ said:
Thanks too, i´m learning.
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Then hit the "Thanks" button

convert hd2 to android

hi guys got one of these phones and looking to convert it to android.
i used to have a zte blade which i used custom roms on.
having looked around on the net there appears to be a lot of threads and ways of doing it, through sd card and through the nand.
just a quick question what is the best way to convert ?
thanks in advance

nand.
you just need to install hspl, and magldr.
then, flash over clockwork mod to flash roms.
you can see it done on youtube.

cappyandroid said:
nand.
you just need to install hspl, and magldr.
then, flash over clockwork mod to flash roms.
you can see it done on youtube.
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thanks bud
looking at the beta 5 ice cream rom is this one ok or is there a more stable rom out there ?

watercooled223 said:
thanks bud
looking at the beta 5 ice cream rom is this one ok or is there a more stable rom out there ?
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'Is there a more stable ROM out there'
Read the ROM title, it's a BETA!! Of course there are more stable ROMs out there, this one isn't even for daily use (in my opinion). Firstly see this guide for how to flash, then as for ROMs you may want to try a CM7 ROM, these are fast and stable.

if you want safety (keep a warranty if you have one), ability to go back to winmo in a snap, and ease youre safest bet is SD rom!
if you are wanting to turn this bad boy into more of a NATIVE android/WP7 device get to flashing that NAND!
there are plenty of ROCK solid android roms available, however, ANY droid 4.x (ICS) roms at this point arent quite your solid everyday drivers. they (the AMAZING devs here) are still working out bugs with usb storage and camera conflicts. so if neither one of those are needed then go for it lol :-D
whatever method you choose (SD/NAND) I wish you good luck and a simple reminder ... READ, READ, READ!!!

ok all flashed and running this rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=769026
i have it overclocked to 1.19ghz
i would like to overclock it more
how do i do that ?

watercooled223 said:
ok all flashed and running this rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=769026
i have it overclocked to 1.19ghz
i would like to overclock it more
how do i do that ?
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Good choice of rom
You would have to flash a new Kernel which supports higher O/C frequencies. I personally haven't found much difference after doing this, but Dorimanx's Kernel supports up to 1.61GHz overclock
To flash, just enter CWM and flash .zip folder

thanks bud.
just installed the AmeriCanAndroid and all is well its a very snappy rom
but i cant get into cwm to do a backup ?
says its not there in ad recovery ?

watercooled223 said:
thanks bud.
just installed the AmeriCanAndroid and all is well its a very snappy rom
but i cant get into cwm to do a backup ?
says its not there in ad recovery ?
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u need to flash a proper recovery using usb flasher n wen u go into adrecovery you will b able to enjoy cwm

Flash compatible radi => run task29 => flash MAGLDR => flash CWM => flash rom

MarioWaza said:
Flash compatible radi => run task29 => flash MAGLDR => flash CWM => flash rom
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I would recommend not doing that, as you may get into the habit of Task29ing too much. this could cause problems (search bad blocks on NAND) in future. You could probably get away with just reflashing CWM if you followed the rest of the steps correctly