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HELP!!!

Let me start by saying I have already read homeiss guide for upgrading to 2.2 but when I get to where I have to type in the command line it says cannot load recovery.alt.img: what I'm asking is for full instructions from 2.1 to 2.2 no partial instructions because I've never had this much trouble flashing a rom!
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dkwelton said:
Let me start by saying I have already read homeiss guide for upgrading to 2.2 but when I get to where I have to type in the command line it says cannot load recovery.alt.img: what I'm asking is for full instructions from 2.1 to 2.2 no partial instructions because I've never had this much trouble flashing a rom!
Sent from my Dell Streak using XDA App
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Assuming your ADB and all that is set up...and you already downloaded the Release 1 of Froyo ROM.
Install clockworkMod recovery : Do this by downloading this:
http://loadbalancing.modaco.com/download.php?url=paul/streak/2.5.0.1-streak-clockworkrecovery.zip
and follow this instruction.
Download the recovery image zip file above and extract to a directory
Put your device in bootloader mode (Unplug the device from your PC, remove the device battery, then replace it and turn device on with the camera button pressed. Select the 'fastboot' text on the top right, wait around 10 seconds then plug the device into your PC. The screen display should change to 'FASTBOOT MODE'. If it doesn't, repeat and retry
WINDOWS - double click 'install-recovery-windows.bat'
(I've had instances where I had to literally run this batch file twice to ensure it was picked up by the device.
THEN, place the update-new.zip onto your sd card
Now boot streak into recovery by shutting down and holding vol up and down as you press power, select update from .pkg option and wait for Clockwork to load. Ignore errors regarding Misc...blah, blah...
-select flash zip from sd
-choose select zip from sd and find the update-new.zip and flash it
-Afterwards, press the power button to go back until you see the optiong to reboot. Enjoy your FROYO.

when i press the shutter button to install it gives me two errors: no signature annd verification failed or something like that i never see anything thats says install from zip

dkwelton said:
when i press the shutter button to install it gives me two errors: no signature annd verification failed or something like that i never see anything thats says install from zip
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If youre at that part it should go like this...
1) Keep both volume buttons down and then power on. Sometimes its better to power on, once you see your back, home, and menu button light up, immediately press the 2 volume buttons and keep it pressed. If successful you should be faced with the Stock Recovery Screen. This will give you 4 options, and option 2 is install Update.pkg. Ensuring there is not file on root of SD Card that is labeled Update.pkg, select Option 2.
2) If you do this it will go black and a message saying.."Android....." and then you'll be faced with Koush's custom recovery. You'll know you're in custom recovery because you have to hold the Streak upside down. (3 buttons on top and earpiece at the bottom). If you see this then you're successful and should be straightforward from there. Follow the rest of the instructions provided in my previous post.
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-select flash zip from sd
-choose select zip from sd and find the update-new.zip and flash it
-Afterwards, press the power button to go back until you see the optiong to reboot.

this is frustrating. ... when I did it_it went to the stock recovery and when I press shutter button it doesn't go to the custom recovery and I know I flashed it
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nevermind i finally got it

[Q] update GT540 from 1.6 to 2.1

Hi, I'm a newbie. I want to upgrade the OS of my GT540 phone from Android 1.6 to 2.1 but I'm not sure what to do. I read some posts but some of the technical terms like fastboot and rooting are new to me. I already downloaded the drivers and kdz files. Help please?

alexamuna said:
Hi, I'm a newbie. I want to upgrade the OS of my GT540 phone from Android 1.6 to 2.1 but I'm not sure what to do. I read some posts but some of the technical terms like fastboot and rooting are new to me. I already downloaded the drivers and kdz files. Help please?
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Hi,
UPGRADE
1.backup anything on the phone itself
2.download the updater package and extract to your desktop
3.run LG Driver.exe and install
4.on phone go to settings>applications>development and tick usb debugging
5.right click on windows enabler.exe and click run as administrator
5.do the same for KDZ_FW_UPD.exe
6.at the bottom right of your pc screen click on the windows enabler icon so it will say "on"
7.on the KDZ click the dropdown box at the top and it will enable, then click again and select 3GQCT
8.leave the next one. click the browse button to enable then click the folder icon next to it and find your .kdz file
9.plug in your phone but dont mount sd card
10.click the button under browse to start installing.i suggest that you close all other windows except this and stop any antivirus scans that slow your pc down
11.wait until your phone restarts completely and the lock screen comes up, now you can unplug your phone.
links:
updater package ht*p://www.mediafire.com/?sdy95t16nex2yeo
2.1 original rom ht*p://www.mediafire.com/?y7q20212djy40ap
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That was for android 2.1 with fastboot, if you just want the upgrade to 2.1 then your done.
If not, the next step is to get clockwork recovery
Clockwork Recovery v 2.5.0.5
1.repeat steps 5-11 of UPGRADE with Clockwork recovery rom.kdz file
2.once the Clockwork recovery rom.kdz file has been installed switch off your phone
3.download android sdk off android developers website and extract into your C drive
4.then right-click on My Computer, and select Properties. Under the Advanced tab, hit the Environment Variables button, and in the dialog that comes up, double-click on Path (in System Variables box). Add C:\<androidsdk>\tools\; directory to the path.
5.get your phone and if its on turn it off. hold power button and camera button until the lg logo goes and screen is black
6.plug your phone into your pc while its on the black screen and open cmd
7.download recovery.img and place in C drive
8.in cmd type: fastboot.exe flash recovery C:\recovery.img then press enter. it should say OKAY twice. reply if there is a problem
9.unplug and take out battery then place it back in
links:
Clockwork recovery rom ht*p://www.mediafire.com/?4r5n1cj5v49151p
recover.img ht*p://www.mediafire.com/?zak0q95fgemo8mp
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if you want to have clockwork with original 2.1 rom then repeat steps 5-11 from UPGRADE with the first .kdz file
if you want the black quarx 2.1 then carry on reading.
Black Quarx ROM
1.get your phone and if its on turn it off. hold power button and camera button until the lg logo goes and screen is black
2.download black system.7z and extract to your desktop
3.and run flash.cmd as administrator then plug in your phone whilst its screen is black.
4.it should start executing commands.if it still says "waiting for device" then post a reply.
5.the phone will automatically reboot when finished. it may take long to reboot but its not like that normally, its just got a lot to load.
links:
ht*p://rghost.net/2898235
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how to use clockworks recovery
when phone is off, press and hold power and home button to switch on in clockworks recovery mode.
to scroll up or down use volume buttons.
to select press call button.
to cancel or go back press end call button.

DONT DO THIS
If you follow this, and flash with fastboot rom, you cannot flash anymore with original rom.
For now I suggest that you flash with original rom only.

[SERIOUS HELP] My Nexus One cannot reboot

My Nexus One is rooted (I forgot how I did it).
Last night suddenly my phone went off and could not reboot anymore. It stayed on "X" screen forever. I tried to hard reset (i.e. Pressing volume down and power button). Then I pressed "Recovery" and then it went restart and stayed on "X" screen forever again. What can U do?
Please help, I am a new root user. please teach me step by step to do so. thanks.

Turn it off. Hold the trackball while starting it up. If you have usb debugging on and working fastboot drivers, you can wipe your phone (fastboot -a in cmd) and flash an img file of like a stock ROM.
Sent from my Nexus One using Tapatalk

Thanks Theshawty, donno why my Nexus One can't even boot up now

wingod513 said:
Thanks Theshawty, donno why my Nexus One can't even boot up now
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I had read some other members did some tricks to their phone by remove the SD card and reboot the phone. BTW, is the battery fully charged? Try to pull the battery and then put it back on.

wingod513 said:
My Nexus One is rooted (I forgot how I did it).
Last night suddenly my phone went off and could not reboot anymore. It stayed on "X" screen forever. I tried to hard reset (i.e. Pressing volume down and power button). Then I pressed "Recovery" and then it went restart and stayed on "X" screen forever again. What can U do?
Please help, I am a new root user. please teach me step by step to do so. thanks.
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Step by step new ROM for nexus one and restoring....
ADDITIONAL information for people who don't know to use passim.zip and update.zip
1-passimg.zip
a-Download the Passion_Google_WWE_2.16.1700.1_FRG33_MFG_Shipment_ ROM.z
ip link ( 1st link)
b-Rename the file to passimg.zip ( in windows take care of renaming it passimg.zip.zip)
c-copy it into the root of your SD card
d-turn of your phone
e-Press and hold the power button + vol. down button until a white screen showing android buddies skating at the bottom appears
f- the phone will automatically read the passimg.zip ( will load and then check it) after it is check it will ask you to press volume up to confirm the updates
g-the device will reboot then go to the SD card and DELETE THE PASSIMG.IMG file
then it is done
2-update.zip
a- download the corresponding update file from the steps above
b- rename the file to update.zip( again in windows take care of the update.zip.zip rename problem)
c- copy the file to the root of your SD card
d- turn off the phone
e-Press and hold the power button + vol. down button until a white screen showing android buddies skating at the bottom appears
f-wait for 4 sec. the using the volume down and up buttons to go up and down go the RECOVERY and then press the power button to select
g-it will load the nexus logo then will show the android buddy with an exclamation mark .... press power button + volume up button
h-choose using the trackball the apply SD card:update.zip option
the phone will go through some process verifying package... verifying software version and the end the phone will restart to finish the update ( Notice: in some updates it doesn't restart automatically so just choose the "reboot system now" option)
i- AFTER THE PHONE RESTART ALWAYS REMEMBER TO DELETE THE OLD UPDATE.ZIP FILE TO PUT THE NEW ONE FOR THE NEXT UPDATE according to the above steps
Hope this post is helpful for some people and if there is any missing steps or mistakes i would like if someone help me with an advice
Download linksonly the link of the stock rom i had to upload it cause it isn't available anymore on the google servers)
-stock ROM "FRG33"==> http://www.multiupload.com/NTA9DANZGC
-from FRG33 to GRI40 ==> http://android.clients.google.com/p...b119f8.signed-passion-ota-102588.656099b1.zip (thanks to efrant)
-Update FRG33 to FRG83 ==>http://android.clients.google.com/p...01ae02c.signed-passion-ota-60505.766a101a.zip
-Update FRG83 to FRG83D ==> http://android.clients.google.com/p...signed-passion-FRG83D-from-FRG83.ecb21b75.zip
-Update FRG83D to FRG83G ==> http://android.clients.google.com/p...igned-passion-FRG83G-from-FRG83D.2854b06b.zip
-Update FRG83G to GRI40 ==>http://android.clients.google.com/p...signed-passion-GRI40-from-FRG83G.81304b2d.zip

taodan said:
I had read some other members did some tricks to their phone by remove the SD card and reboot the phone. BTW, is the battery fully charged? Try to pull the battery and then put it back on.
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I tried this already but still not work, I had brought my phone to some third party mobile repair centre, they said my N1 is CPU broken and will cost around US$96 to replace with a new CPU (HTC need around US$190 for mother board). I paid US$96 anyways. not sure if it worth.
cnalbant said:
Step by step new ROM for nexus one and restoring....
ADDITIONAL information for people who don't know to use passim.zip and update.zip
1-passimg.zip
a-Download the Passion_Google_WWE_2.16.1700.1_FRG33_MFG_Shipment_ ROM.z
ip link ( 1st link)
b-Rename the file to passimg.zip ( in windows take care of renaming it passimg.zip.zip)
c-copy it into the root of your SD card
d-turn of your phone
e-Press and hold the power button + vol. down button until a white screen showing android buddies skating at the bottom appears
f- the phone will automatically read the passimg.zip ( will load and then check it) after it is check it will ask you to press volume up to confirm the updates
g-the device will reboot then go to the SD card and DELETE THE PASSIMG.IMG file
then it is done
2-update.zip
a- download the corresponding update file from the steps above
b- rename the file to update.zip( again in windows take care of the update.zip.zip rename problem)
c- copy the file to the root of your SD card
d- turn off the phone
e-Press and hold the power button + vol. down button until a white screen showing android buddies skating at the bottom appears
f-wait for 4 sec. the using the volume down and up buttons to go up and down go the RECOVERY and then press the power button to select
g-it will load the nexus logo then will show the android buddy with an exclamation mark .... press power button + volume up button
h-choose using the trackball the apply SD card:update.zip option
the phone will go through some process verifying package... verifying software version and the end the phone will restart to finish the update ( Notice: in some updates it doesn't restart automatically so just choose the "reboot system now" option)
i- AFTER THE PHONE RESTART ALWAYS REMEMBER TO DELETE THE OLD UPDATE.ZIP FILE TO PUT THE NEW ONE FOR THE NEXT UPDATE according to the above steps
Hope this post is helpful for some people and if there is any missing steps or mistakes i would like if someone help me with an advice
Download linksonly the link of the stock rom i had to upload it cause it isn't available anymore on the google servers)
-stock ROM "FRG33"==> http://www.multiupload.com/NTA9DANZGC
-from FRG33 to GRI40 ==> http://android.clients.google.com/p...b119f8.signed-passion-ota-102588.656099b1.zip (thanks to efrant)
-Update FRG33 to FRG83 ==>http://android.clients.google.com/p...01ae02c.signed-passion-ota-60505.766a101a.zip
-Update FRG83 to FRG83D ==> http://android.clients.google.com/p...signed-passion-FRG83D-from-FRG83.ecb21b75.zip
-Update FRG83D to FRG83G ==> http://android.clients.google.com/p...igned-passion-FRG83G-from-FRG83D.2854b06b.zip
-Update FRG83G to GRI40 ==>http://android.clients.google.com/p...signed-passion-GRI40-from-FRG83G.81304b2d.zip
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Thanks, I will try this after my phone get fixed.

cnalbant said:
-stock ROM "FRG33"==> http://www.multiupload.com/NTA9DANZGC
-Update FRG33 to FRG83 ==>http://android.clients.google.com/p...01ae02c.signed-passion-ota-60505.766a101a.zip
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These links not working, please help me update. thanks

are you sure you just didn't lose your recovery

rugmankc said:
are you sure you just didn't lose your recovery
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Sorry, what do you mean?
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium

wingod513 said:
Sorry, what do you mean?
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium
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If your bootloader is unlocked, just flash a new recovery from fastboot Otherwise unlick it anyway.
Sent from my Hypersensed Nexus One using xda.

race55 said:
If your bootloader is unlocked, just flash a new recovery from fastboot Otherwise unlick it anyway.
Sent from my Hypersensed Nexus One using xda.
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The bootloader of my N1 is unlocked, I am not familiar with fastboot thing. My friend helped mine root and he is out of my country now. Gotta follow cnalbant's steps and see.

Install ClockworkMod Recovery on Nexus One Manually
Step 1: Download ClockworkMod Recovery: recovery-clockwork-2.5.1.1-passion.img (there are more current, look at the xda)
Step 2: Set up ADB for Nexus One
Step 3: Put the downloaded recovery-clockwork-2.5.1.1-passion.img in C: drive
Step 4: Turn Nexus One off and connect it to PC via USB
Step 5: Hold the Power button + Trackball together to start Nexus One in fastboot mode
Step 6: Once in fastboot mode, open Terminal / Command Prompt and run following command:
fastboot devices
This command will check if your device is connected in fastboot mode or not.
Step 7: Now run following command (place the file recovery in the same folder where the fastboot):
fastboot flash recovery recovery-clockwork-2.5.1.1-passion.img
This will install Clockwork recovery on your Nexus One.
That’s it, enjoy!

You can either follow the above guide or this amon ra recovery guide
forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/HTC_Nexus_One/Recovery_Images
Amon ra is another recovery just like clock workmod
B4 using adb download the drivers of adb and fastboot
www.mediafire.com/?bhxmn903d6cz9eg
When you connect ur phone use device manager to locate the connection on win 7 and select install drivers frm folder and install frm the extracted folder of adb driver
Sent from my HTC Nexus One using XDA

[GUIDE] Upgrade stock 4.0.3 ICS to CyanogenMod 10.2 JB 4.3

I have decided to upgrade my Huawei U8800Pro stock ICS 4.0.3 to CyanogenMod 10.2 JB 4.3.
Quickly I realized that this is easily said than done. Tutorials I have found on the Internet are not good. They lead me to brick my phone twice during this process, so I've decided to share my experience with community. Here are step by step instructions:
Prerequisites:
I didn't bother to write any hyper-links, because they will probably be dead by the time you read this. Instead I wrote name of the files you can search in google.
Root_u8800pro.zip containing unlockbootloader_u8800pro.exe
AndroidHandsetUsbDriver_v1.zip containing DriverSetup.exe
gapps-jb-20130813-signed.zip
cm-10.2-20130929-U8800pro-VIDEOPLAYBACK.zip (here the ROM thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2409681)
recovery6.0.3.3.img (I recomend non touch version)
HUAWEI_U8800P_Android_2.3_V100R001C00B521_Oversea_Normal_05010TXB.zip, containing dload folder (link)
404029_4.0_BasebandCWM.zip
When you have all those in place, you can start with procedure:
Install USB drivers for your phone. Run DriverSetup.exe
Connect your phone to USB and wait to get detected. Then run unlockbootloader_u8800pro.exe (chose first button and wait).
Optionaly download Root Checker from Google Play to see if your phone was rooted. You can skip this step.
Copy dload folder to root of your SD card
Unplug USB cable and turn phone off
Press Volume up + Volume down + Power on at the same time. Hold them till you see that your phone started with firmware update procedure. Wait for procedure to finish. Now you should have stock GB 2.3 rom on your phone.
Turn off your phone
Press Volume up + Volume down + Power on at the same time, and wait till you see pink screen
Connect USB cable and wait till Windows detect your phone and show you image folder. Go to that folder and backup original recovery.img.
Copy recovery6.0.3.3.img to image folder and rename it to recovery.img
Turn off your phone
Press Volume up + Power on at the same time and hold till you see recovery console
Chose factory reset
Chose clear cache
Chose advanced/clear dalvik cache
Flash 404029_4.0_BasebandCWM.zip
Flash cm-10.2-20130929-U8800pro-VIDEOPLAYBACK.zip
Flash gapps-jb-20130813-signed.zip
Reboot your phone
Wait till setup wizard of CynogenMod apears
If all went well you should have CyanogenMod upp and running on your phone.
I'm not responsible If you brick your phone. I did it twice before I finally succeeded :laugh:.
How to unbrick u8800pro:
You can always get back to good old Android 2.3 folowing this procedure:
Copy dload folder from HUAWEI_U8800P_Android_2.3_V100R001C00B521_Oversea_ Normal_05010TXB.zip to the root of your SD card
Turn off your phone
Hold down Volume up + Volume down + Power on and let firmware update do it's job
List of useful key combinations:
Assuming your phone is turned off.
Go to pink screen Volume up + Volume down + Power on
Go to recovery console Volume up + Power on

thanks, dude!
but no link found for cm-10.2-20130929-U8800pro-VIDEOPLAYBACK.zip
sad?!!!

mayank88288 said:
thanks, dude!
but no link found for cm-10.2-20130929-U8800pro-VIDEOPLAYBACK.zip
sad?!!!
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You can find link in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2409681

Good guide
Sent from my U8800Pro using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

sajmons said:
I have decided to upgrade my Huawei U8800Pro stock ICS 4.0.3 to CyanogenMod 10.2 JB 4.3.
Quickly I realized that this is easily said than done. Tutorials I have found on the Internet are not good. They lead me to brick my phone twice during this process, so I've decided to share my experience with community. Here are step by step instructions:
Prerequisites:
I didn't bother to write any hyper-links, because they will probably be dead by the time you read this. Instead I wrote name of the files you can search in google.
Root_u8800pro.zip containing unlockbootloader_u8800pro.exe
AndroidHandsetUsbDriver_v1.zip containing DriverSetup.exe
gapps-jb-20130813-signed.zip
cm-10.2-20130929-U8800pro-VIDEOPLAYBACK.zip (here the ROM thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2409681)
recovery6.0.3.3.img (I recomend non touch version)
HUAWEI_U8800P_Android_2.3_V100R001C00B521_Oversea_Normal_05010TXB.zip, containing dload folder (link)
404029_4.0_BasebandCWM.zip
When you have all those in place, you can start with procedure:
Install USB drivers for your phone. Run DriverSetup.exe
Connect your phone to USB and wait to get detected. Then run unlockbootloader_u8800pro.exe (chose first button and wait).
Optionaly download Root Checker from Google Play to see if your phone was rooted. You can skip this step.
Copy dload folder to root of your SD card
Unplug USB cable and turn phone off
Press Volume up + Volume down + Power on at the same time. Hold them till you see that your phone started with firmware update procedure. Wait for procedure to finish. Now you should have stock GB 2.3 rom on your phone.
Turn off your phone
Press Volume up + Volume down + Power on at the same time, and wait till you see pink screen
Connect USB cable and wait till Windows detect your phone and show you image folder. Go to that folder and backup original recovery.img.
Copy recovery6.0.3.3.img to image folder and rename it to recovery.img
Turn off your phone
Press Volume up + Power on at the same time and hold till you see recovery console
Chose factory reset
Chose clear cache
Chose advanced/clear dalvik cache
Flash 404029_4.0_BasebandCWM.zip
Flash cm-10.2-20130929-U8800pro-VIDEOPLAYBACK.zip
Flash gapps-jb-20130813-signed.zip
Reboot your phone
Wait till setup wizard of CynogenMod apears
If all went well you should have CyanogenMod upp and running on your phone.
I'm not responsible If you brick your phone. I did it twice before I finally succeeded :laugh:.
How to unbrick u8800pro:
You can always get back to good old Android 2.3 folowing this procedure:
Copy dload folder from HUAWEI_U8800P_Android_2.3_V100R001C00B521_Oversea_ Normal_05010TXB.zip to the root of your SD card
Turn off your phone
Hold down Volume up + Volume down + Power on and let firmware update do it's job
List of useful key combinations:
Assuming your phone is turned off.
Go to pink screen Volume up + Volume down + Power on
Go to recovery console Volume up + Power on
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i'm using u8800 pro.i installed CM10.2.but wifi is not working on my phone and gapps also not working.....pls help.....

Q.Clockwork mod - Issues

Hello guys and galls ,
i`m trying to flash adnroid on my HTC HD2 phone, using this method :
well it is soo nice to prevent the spam by linking ... So i have to write the whole method or spam for 10 msg ? ;everything goes fine until we came to Final phase , I`m going on menu 8.Ad recovery pushing to go it says : Loading android Raw - Go GO Go - and the phones stuck in that moment . So any suggestions are welcomed !

Krokotam_ said:
Hello guys and galls ,
i`m trying to flash adnroid on my HTC HD2 phone, using this method :
well it is soo nice to prevent the spam by linking ... So i have to write the whole method or spam for 10 msg ? ;everything goes fine until we came to Final phase , I`m going on menu 8.Ad recovery pushing to go it says : Loading android Raw - Go GO Go - and the phones stuck in that moment . So any suggestions are welcomed !
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This is the whole method :
Lets get started!
HTC HD2 - Phase 1
The first thing we need to do is get you HTC HD2 running with the latest HSPL4. This is what will allow us to install the modified Android ROMs, or even Windows Phone 7.
Download: HSPL4.zip
Once downloaded, extraxt the HS4PL.exe file somewhere accessible. You’ll be running it shortly.
Step by Step Guide to Install HS4PL:
With phone powered off, press and hold the volume down button (don’t let go) and power on your phone (while holding down the volume down button)
Your HD2 will load into a “Red, Green, Blue and White” screen bootloader. This is normal.
There you’ll see your current HTC HD2 SPL version displayed on the red bar.
Connect USB cable from PC to phone.
Serial status will be turned into USB.
On your PC, right click on HSPL4.exe and select “Run as administrator“. If you have Windows XP simply double-click the icon, as there’s no “Run as Admin” option.
Click ‘Yes’ if your “User Access Control” comes up.
Follow on-screen instructions to install.
Do make sure that you select 2.08.HSPL. This is very important, as the new ROM requires it to work properly.
After installation, you should see “We hacked it!” displayed on your phone, as well as on your PC.
HTC HD2 - Phase 2
We now have to install a custom radio on your beloved HD2. This is required for your Android Install, or even Windows Phone 7 install to function properly. The only prerequisite is that you have SPL-2.08.HSPL installed on your HD2 (which we already did in Phase 1). We’ll be using the latest 2.15.50.14 Radio ROM version, but you can try others as well, as different ones may work better with your mobile carrier/service provider. To change the Radio ROM simply just repeat the process with a different one. HERE is the Radio ROM list.
Download Radio ROM: Leo_Radio_2.15.50.14europe.rar
(You will need WinRAR to extract it)
Download CustomRUU: CustomRUU.zip – (Short Survey Required)
Extract CustomRUU to the desktop. Once you download the Radio ROM, follow these steps. Again, very similar to Phase 1.
Step by Step Guide to Install Radio ROM
With phone powered off, press and hold the volume down button (don’t let go) and power on your phone (while holding down the volume down button)
Your HD2 will load into a “Red, Green, Blue and White” screen bootloader once again.
There you’ll see your current HTC HD2 SPL version displayed on the red bar.
Connect USB cable from PC to phone.
Serial status will be turned into USB.
On your PC, right click on the CustomRUU.exe and select “Run as administrator“. Again, if using Windows XP just double-click the icon.
Click ‘Yes’ if your “User Access Control” comes up.
Follow onscreen instructions to install.
Phone will be rebooted after installation finished.
HTC HD2 - Phase 3
Unlike Phases 1 and 2, Phase 3 will erase everything on the phone, so it is advised to back everything up before proceeding.
Now we need to install our custom bootloader – MAGLDR v1.13 – which will allow us to boot off a custom Android or Windows Phone 7 ROM. Shall we continue? Lets start by downloading the latest version of MAGLDR.
Download: MAGLDR V1.13.zip – (Short Survey Required)
Once downloaded, place the file somewhere easy to access – like your desktop. Now follow the steps.
Step by Step Guide to Install MAGLDR V1.13 Bootloader
Verify that you have the correct radio ROM (Done in previous phase).
With phone powered off, press and hold the volume down button (don’t let go) and power on your phone (while holding down the volume down button)
Your HD2 will load into a “Red, Green, Blue and White” screen bootloader once again.
There you’ll see your current HTC HD2 SPL version displayed on the red bar.
Connect USB cable from PC to phone.
Serial status will be turned into USB.
On your PC, right click on ROMUpdateUtility.exe and select ‘Run as administrator’. You XP Guys can just double click.
Click ‘Yes’ if your “User Access Control” comes up.
Follow onscreen instructions to install.
Phone will be rebooted after installation finished.
DFT MAGLDR Bootloader will be loaded then.
HTC HD2 - Phase 4
For this Phase we’ll be installing ClockworkMod Recovery (CWM for short) on you HTC HD2. This is definitely a “must-have” tool, as most of the NAND Android ROMs are in CWM zip format. You’ll need to use ClockworkMod Recovery to install these zip ROMs from an SD card. Not only that, but ClockworkMod Recovery can also make full system backups and restore using Nandroid. Isn’t that awesome!?
Now, CWM comes in 3 different flavors – 150MB, 250MB, and 400MB – the one to choose depends on the requirements of the ROM we’ll be using. For this guide we’ll be using the 250MB partition, as it’s pretty sufficient for the majority of the ROMS out there. The bigger the partition size, the less space you’ll have to store files. Technically it’s best to choose a size that’s just enough for the ROM – Which is why ROM authors will specify the exact partition size needed. If you want a custom sized partition you’ll have to manually edit the flash.cfg file – but that’s not recommended unless you know what you’re doing. Lets stick with the 250MB flavor for now.
Lets begin!
Download: ClockworkMod Recovery v1.3 – 250MB
Once downloaded, extract the files to your desktop and follow these steps.
Power on your phone and don’t let go of the power button. Keep it pressed.
DFT MAGLDR Bootloader will be loaded. Once it’s loaded you may let go of the power button.
Use the “Volume Down” button to scroll down to option, “5. USB Flasher.”
Then press the “Call” button to load ‘USB Flasher mode.’
Connect the USB cable from PC to phone.
You should see “Wait USB…USB” on your phone’s screen.
On your PC, find the extracted folder, right click on “DAF.exe” and select ‘Run as administrator’. Again, you XP ladies and gents just double click.
Click ‘Yes’ if your “User Access Control” bothers you once again.
Follow onscreen instructions to install.
Phone will be rebooted after installation is finished.
DFT MAGLDR Bootloader will then be loaded.
Disconnect USB cable from phone.
Use “Volume Down” button to scroll down to option “8. AD Recovery.”
Then press the “Call” button.
ClockworkMod Recovery will now start loading.
HTC HD2 - Final Phase
Whew! Congratulations, you’ve made it to the Final Phase! You should be very proud of yourself.
Now we’ll need to download the final piece of the puzzle – our ROM! If you want more in-depth information in regards to the ROM or it’s author, I invite you to check out it’s thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1434860
Download ROM: NexusHD2-ICS-CM9-HWA V2.8.zip – (Make sure you download V1.3)
There’s no need to extract it, as MADLDR will do that for us. Just place the .Zip file on your desktop for easy access, and follow these steps.
Copy the NexusHD2-ICS-CM9-HWA V2.8.zip file you just downloaded directly onto the SD card (use an SD card reader or MassStg in MAGLDR).
Power on your phone and don’t let go of the power button. Keep it pressed.
DFT MAGLDR Bootloader will be loaded. Once it’s loaded you may let go of the power button.
Use “Volume Down” button to scroll down to option “8. AD Recovery.”
Then press the “Call” button. STUCK IN THIS OPERATION
ClockworkMod Recovery will then be loaded.
Select the “Wipe data/Factory Reset” option. (You can skip this step if upgrading from same ROM)
Then select the “Yes — Delete All User Data” option.
Select the “Wipe Cache Partition” option. (You can skip this step if upgrade from same ROM)
Then select “Yes — Wipe Cache.”
Go to install zip from sdcard.
Then select “Choose zip from sdcard.”
Select your zip file (NexusHD2-ICS-CM9-HWA V2.8.zip).
Select “Yes – Install your zip file.”
Wait for installation – Be patient, it may take a while. DO NOT press buttons or power the phone during this step.
Once the installation has finished, press the “Power” button to go back.
Reboot your phone.
NexusHD2-ICS-CM9-HWA V2.8 will then be loaded.
Success!! You now have a working HTC HD2 running Android 4.0.3
And that’s if. If you run into any problems during your install, I highly recommend going over to http://forum.xda-developers.com/ for support. This guide is basically a puny, simple compilation compared to what you’ll find on there.
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