I own HD2 from almost 3 years, i want to try something new with it, so i decided to put Android on the phone. I want to ask here, first, whats the difference between NAND and SD versions, NAND mean its going on the phone memory like the windows? Whats better/faster? Whats easiest to boot/install? I dont want to read all threads all night long, just want some good android rom, or few good android roms to try ... and some advice to be NAND or SD version ... and also, android 2 or 4? i dont know anything about android ... please help. Any advice will be appreciated!
It depends which is easier. I had a problem with partition SD for 4 partitions But with nand there might be problems for novice too. You have to flash HSPL, and then CLK (better than Magldr I think). But then it is easy. SD is on SD, so you have 2 systems at the same time: stock WM6.5 and android which you start by exe in WM. Nand roms fully replaces stock WM. I don't know which is faster, but I prefer NAND. If you are not going to play heavy games, then choose Android 4 with HWA, if just for phone and apps, then 2. And we cannot tell you which rom (system, one of many as you see ) is the best for you - everyone has to try it himself, my experiences might be different than yours If you want to know more, read tutorials or write here - I or someone else will help you.
PS I recommend you tytung's or dorimanx's rom. Or sense rom if you liked it in WM
There's a difference between being new to Android and not being able to read. Use the search tool and every single one of your questions can and have been answered.
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Nigeldg said:
There's a difference between being new to Android and not being able to read. Use the search tool and every single one of your questions can and have been answered.
ya and what are forums for but to look at,,, people repeating the same old **** constantly. It does not help anyone to look at the words people SAY AND THEN TO ridicule other people constantly . GIVE IT A BREAK. ARE YOU THE ONE THATS FRUSTRATED. GET A GRIP. THIS IS LIFE.
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Nigeldg said:
There's a difference between being new to Android and not being able to read. Use the search tool and every single one of your questions can and have been answered.
ya and what are forums for but to look at,,, people repeating the same old **** constantly. It does not help anyone to look at the words people SAY AND THEN TO ridicule other people constantly . GIVE IT A BREAK. ARE YOU THE ONE THATS FRUSTRATED. GET A GRIP. THIS IS LIFE.
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well if people would follow the FORUM RULES AND SEARCH
and mods would be more worried about the 500 threads about the same thing and delete them instead of deleting 4 or 5 offtopic posts
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Stop it moderators
come on man, if u find it frustrating to delete 500 posts quit the job man. Atleast dont ridicule the new people.
Anyways, to the person who asked, The NAND version is a bit difficult to install but as it is on internal memory, it is much faster and stable than the SD version. The sd version can be booted up anytime for your stock WinMo 6.5. so u have two Os at any one time. i wud go for NAND but if u are new to this first try SD versions.
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come on man, if u find it frustrating to delete 500 posts quit the job man. Atleast dont ridicule the new people.
Anyways, to the person who asked, The NAND version is a bit difficult to install but as it is on internal memory, it is much faster and stable than the SD version. The sd version can be booted up anytime for your stock WinMo 6.5. so u have two Os at any one time. i wud go for NAND but if u are new to this first try SD versions.
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He isn't a mod? Plus you're giving incorrect information. The NAND version is NOT difficult to install, if you just READ. Seriously people, this is exactly what I mean. Reading=good, and the internet contains almost anything you could possibly want to know if you look properly. This guide could not be simpler, even for a newbie like I was. I'm 15, and flashed Android on this phone when I was 14 (plus I don't do any computing or IT in school or anything) so as long as you speak English, you can understand this guide with ease.
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ya and what are forums for but to look at,,, people repeating the same old **** constantly. It does not help anyone to look at the words people SAY AND THEN TO ridicule other people constantly . GIVE IT A BREAK. ARE YOU THE ONE THATS FRUSTRATED. GET A GRIP. THIS IS LIFE.
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I couldn't quite understand your first point (three commas doesn't really help me much) as there's a distinction between 'what are forums for but to look at?' and 'what are forums for but to look at people repeating the same old **** constantly'. Both are still wrong, but the first is far more correct. Forums are for sharing information with a wide variety of people. This includes of asking and having your questions answered, but it also includes SEARCHING the forum for your answer. These questions have already been asked and answered a tonne of times. If he searched he could have found the answer. I reckon that theoretically we could fit all of the different non ROM-specific questions which get asked here within just 5 pages at the very most, rather than having the forums span on for ages.
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He isn't a mod? Plus you're giving incorrect information. The NAND version is NOT difficult to install, if you just READ. Seriously people, this is exactly what I mean. Reading=good, and the internet contains almost anything you could possibly want to know if you look properly. This guide could not be simpler, even for a newbie like I was. I'm 15, and flashed Android on this phone when I was 14 (plus I don't do any computing or IT in school or anything) so as long as you speak English, you can understand this guide with ease.
I couldn't quite understand your first point (three commas doesn't really help me much) as there's a distinction between 'what are forums for but to look at?' and 'what are forums for but to look at people repeating the same old **** constantly'. Both are still wrong, but the first is far more correct. Forums are for sharing information with a wide variety of people. This includes of asking and having your questions answered, but it also includes SEARCHING the forum for your answer. These questions have already been asked and answered a tonne of times. If he searched he could have found the answer. I reckon that theoretically we could fit all of the different non ROM-specific questions which get asked here within just 5 pages at the very most, rather than having the forums span on for ages.
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chuckles it wouldnt be pretty if i was a mod lol
HTC + Android = PERFECT MATCH!!
Try starting by READING the guide, it's not that hard to do. Just follow the instruction and READ carefully. Dont skip the sentence if u don't want to Brick your phone.
+1 Vote for NAND Android
Anyway i can't tell what's perfectly right for you. U will have to try it your self.
I tried like 4-5 ROM until i found what's right for me. However if u can do it once, the rest is just a piece of cake.
Like the other guyz said. Nearly all problem that u have, someone had already post the solution for that keep searching if u encounter any trouble.
While you were arguing about my question, and writing long posts, instead of giving your advice ... i installed one NAND rom, Energy one, but i think it installed on the SD ... because it asked me to format 1024mb on the SD card, so it is not really a NAND one i think ... and also, it looks a little bit slow ... freezes from time to time, not so smooth as expected ... and i read many articles, but i just wanted an advice, why to try all roms, when you can tell me 1 - 2- 3 roms that worth the try? This forum is so full with information, that for new people like me its too difficult to see the important threads for our needs, thats why we ask you, the people being long time here, tried more of the roms, and read lall the things, because i dont want to loose mu life in reading here, for thing i can do for 10 min, and then never look back for it ... SO Finally, few people helped me, the rest was arguing ... and who is the smartest of all of you? Instead of writing long posts telling me to read, you can simply write 3 sentences ... I am using this rom, i tried this and this and are also good, NAND means on memory like windows, SD means on card, NAND is faster, read "This" thread it will help you with your problem ... its so simple to help people, do you think i need to read all this forum, to install and use android? and this is forum with live people, not internet book ... so asking is part of forum, so, i am new to android, not to forums and reading ... thats why ... stop telling people to stop asking, be nice, if you dont want to answer, then dont ... if you feel like you want to help, do it ... and you will save you alot of antystress pills! Peace
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While you were arguing about my question, and writing long posts, instead of giving your advice ... i installed one NAND rom, Energy one, but i think it installed on the SD ... because it asked me to format 1024mb on the SD card, so it is not really a NAND one i think ... and also, it looks a little bit slow ... freezes from time to time, not so smooth as expected ... and i read many articles, but i just wanted an advice, why to try all roms, when you can tell me 1 - 2- 3 roms that worth the try? This forum is so full with information, that for new people like me its too difficult to see the important threads for our needs, thats why we ask you, the people being long time here, tried more of the roms, and read lall the things, because i dont want to loose mu life in reading here, for thing i can do for 10 min, and then never look back for it ... SO Finally, few people helped me, the rest was arguing ... and who is the smartest of all of you? Instead of writing long posts telling me to read, you can simply write 3 sentences ... I am using this rom, i tried this and this and are also good, NAND means on memory like windows, SD means on card, NAND is faster, read "This" thread it will help you with your problem ... its so simple to help people, do you think i need to read all this forum, to install and use android? and this is forum with live people, not internet book ... so asking is part of forum, so, i am new to android, not to forums and reading ... thats why ... stop telling people to stop asking, be nice, if you dont want to answer, then dont ... if you feel like you want to help, do it ... and you will save you alot of antystress pills! Peace
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And if you found all of that information on your own, why did you have to bother creating this thread? Also, you just don't want to read do you? When you said 'format 1024mb on my SD card' you mean creating an SD-EXT partition. Again, if you had read carefully you would realise that this is necessary for Sense 3.5 builds on EU HD2s and you would know that that is a NAND ROM. I was confused about this at first as well, so what did I do? I did some READING and figured it out logically. Finally, if you're experiencing lag and stuff, try a lighter ROM such as a CM7/MIUI/CM9/AOKP ROM, Sense is very bloated and (IMO) too slow compared to CM9. Plus, CM9 has full HWA.
I can recommend NAND:
-Dorimanx 3.1.7 CM7 rom (install 3.1.7 and not 3.1.7.1 - broken script)
-Tytung's roms (there are some)
-TouchWiz roms (stable for me)
-And HWA roms, read about them, I use Nightlies and all right
And most roms, like Sense roms (including Energy) needs EXT partitions for additional data.
And better use cLK bootloader.
Thing is, posts with questions that don't have or hard to answer (can't be searched about) don't get any replies. :screwy:
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Thing is, posts with questions that don't have or hard to answer (can't be searched about) don't get any replies. :screwy:
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Yep, that's basically one of the main reasons I dislike it when people post unnecessary threads. Not only does it clutter up the forum but it also shoves other people with genuine problems off the first page, and their questions are unanswered. This most certainly isn't fair in my opinion.
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While you were arguing about my question, and writing long posts, instead of giving your advice ... if you feel like you want to help, do it ... and you will save you alot of antystress pills! Peace
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I posted this a while back and was written like it was going to be your very first attempt at putting android on your phone. You can still follow this guide from step one till the end to make sure your doing everything correctly... Hope this helps and if it does hit up that thanks button at sometime.
(Im attaching most of the files you need at the end of the post. You'll have to find the radio, step 2, yourself because i cant compress it enough to fit under the 8mb attachment limit on xda. This is just in case you dont have them already or your not using the HD2 Toolkit)
THESE STEPS ARE TO BE DONE AFTER THE OP INITIAL PREREQUISITES i.e. windows mobile device center, activesync, proper spl version...
FOR NAND
--------the following steps (1 - 3) are to be preformed while at the tri-color boot screen (easiest way to reach is to turn off your phone while its connected to your PC then immediately hold volume down button till you see it n wait for it to say usb in the white section).
(by the way your device will ALWAYS automatically restart itself after a couple seconds if it is shut down while plugged in via USB to either a wall/car charger or hooked up to a PC this is normal)
1. install hspl3/hspl4
-run the "HSPL3_PKG/HSPL4_PKG" file. should be the only one in there
-make sure you select 2.08.HSPL in the setup and go thru the wizard just like you would any other. It will only take a few moments to execute and once it finishes it will auto reboot your device. MAKE SURE AS SOON AS YOUR DEVICE TURNS OFF YOU HOLD DOWN ON THE VOLUME KEY IMMEDIATELY TO GET BACK TO THE TRI COLOR BOOT SCREEN.
2. install radio
-run the "customRUU" file with the HD2 icon in the radio of your choosing
-it will operate in a similar fashion as the HSPL3/4, automatically turning off device upon completion... make sure you hold down on the vol key again to get yourself back to the tri color boot screen.
3. install magldr113
-make sure your selecting "rom update utility" in the magldr113 file. dont run the "DAF" it wont work properly if you do and youll get errors
-BUT THIS TIME AS IT TURNS ITSELF OFF HOLD DOWN THE POWER BUTTON ON YOUR DEVICE AS IT BOOTS UP UNTIL U GET TO MAGLDR AND CONTINUE TO HOLD IT DOWN UNTIL YOU SEE ABOUT 12 DIFFERENT OPTIONS...
[B4. install CWM recovery [/B]
-go to option 5 "USB Flasher" and hit the green call key. wait a few moments till it shows USB....USB make sure the second usb pops up and your PC recognizes the connection. then when it does sync you get to......
-while still in the usb flasher mode above, simply run you desired CWM recovery which should the one your developer recommends for the builds as the requirements tend to vary from rom to rom.
-this is achieved by selecting the "DAF" file from the clockworkmod recovery your using
-and again this installer will shut off your device upon completion and HOLD DOWN THE POWER KEY LIKE ABOVE TILL YOUR BACK AT THE MAGLDR MAIN MENU (with options 1-12).
5. install rom
-go to option 8 "AD Recovery" and hit the green call button to enter into the CWM recovery u just installed
-after it loads up (GO!GO!GO!) go down to the "mounts and storage" option that is third from the bottom and hit the call key.
-once there go to the last option "mount USB storage" and hit the call key.
-give your PC a few moments to recognize the sd card for your device and choose to open it when your PC prompts with the regular file explorer or just find it and double click on the newly recognized drive (sdcard) if your PC doesnt auto prompt you.
-the new drive (sdcard) should be empty (depending...) then just find the desired rom you chose to use, right click on it and copy.....then over to the new drive (sdcard) and paste. might take a min or two depending on the roms size
-once the copying is complete hit the call button to "unmount" your sdcard then the back button on your device till your back at the CWM main screen
-go to the fifth option down and "install zip from sdcard" and hit the call button
-select the second option "choose zip from sdcard" and select the zip file you just copied to your sdcard. then it will begin to install the rom and all rom install times vary by build. some take a minute, some seem like they take forever.
-once installation is complete hit the back button till your back at CWM main screen and choose the last option which is to "power off"
-then tap the power button(if u unplugged it from usb otherwise it wil reboot by itself) to turn on your device and give it some time for the initial boot and load as it has to set up everything u just installed. subsequent boot wont take as long but again it can all vary from rom to rom.
-after initial load and a successful bootup you should arrive at ether the lockscreen or a startup screen. give the rom a few more mins to settle and dont hit any buttons. then unlock the device or skip through the startup options and get to the home screen. maybe give it another min to settle the launcher and the last bit of data and resist the urge to mess with the features. your gonna hate this but hold down the power button and select power off device from the popup men. i know it sucks but it is best practice when flashing roms and the like. after device shuts off wait a few seconds and turn it back on and let it reboot. should be faster this time and when u get to your lockscreen simply give it a few seconds to settle again, unlock and go to main launcher a wait a couple more seconds for it to finish settling and.....have fun!
Maybe its not so abridged but oh well tried my best to be as clear as possible so people can utilize their HD2 to its fullest potential.
HOPE THIS HELPS and lemme know if i need to edit any information.
Oh yeah and as for ROM selections give these a try:
CM7/gingerbread - Typhoon by Tyween, Dorimanx High End Rom by Dorimanx
Sense 3.x/gingerbread - Team blue Droid by Dansta, Sensation XL stock by carl 1961
CM9/ics - Unofficial AOKP for HD2 by Xylograph, Nexus HD2 ICS by Tytung
There are lots more to choose from, these are just some of the more notable ones that ive used.
DON'T post guides that are incorrect. @OP if you want a proper guide, followthis one. It's actually correct unlike the one posted above.
Check yourself little one
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DON'T post guides that are incorrect. @OP if you want a proper guide, followthis one. It's actually correct unlike the one posted above.
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Well, I did ask (nicely) for corrections. So what part of this is wrong? I use this same procedure for every rom i flash, well plus/minus a few steps. Pretty sure this works as this has helped other people in the past. While Mskip's guide is very useful, to a beginner it can seem lil overwheling with all of the information he provides. Mine was supposed to be a quick run-thru of the steps.
So please inform me, with all that 15 yr old experience, what is not correct...
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Well, I did ask (nicely) for corrections. So what part of this is wrong? I use this same procedure for every rom i flash, well plus/minus a few steps. Pretty sure this works as this has helped other people in the past. While Mskip's guide is very useful, to a beginner it can seem lil overwheling with all of the information he provides. Mine was supposed to be a quick run-thru of the steps.
So please inform me, with all that 15 yr old experience, what is not correct...
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Sorry about that, didn't see that part. However, there's no need to be patronising, I know a fair amount, and judging by this guide you don't.
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1. run task 29
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Not correct, HSPL is needed first. You only mentioned 'the OP prerequisites e.g. correct SPL version'. SPL isn't the same as HSPL, and the OP often doesn't contain info like this. Devs don't write guides on how to flash in all their ROMs, plus if this is a newbie guide you should mention this as step 1.
As well as this, Task29 is 100% useless in this case. When you unnecessarily suggest Task29s, people get into the habit of doing them every time they flash. This repeated writing of the NAND can eventually lead to bad blocks.
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3. install hspl3/hspl4
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I don't think I need to point out your mistake here, you should easily be able to figure it out.
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5. install CWM recovery
-go to option 5 "USB Flasher" and hit the green call key. wait a few moments till it shows USB....USB make sure the second usb pops up and your PC recognizes the connection. then when it does sync you get to......
-while still in the usb flasher mode above, simply run you desired CWM recovery which should the one your developer recommends for the builds as the requirements tend to vary from rom to rom.
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I would like to stress that you call this a guide for newbies. This isn't clear enough. It implies CWM version (no actual mention of partition sizes, which is key)
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6. install rom
-go to option 8 "AD Recovery" and hit the green call button to enter into the CWM recovery u just installed
-after it loads up (GO!GO!GO!) go down to the "mounts and storage" option that is third from the bottom and hit the call key.
-once there go to the last option "mount USB storage" and hit the call key.
-give your PC a few moments to recognize the sd card for your device and choose to open it when your PC prompts with the regular file explorer or just find it and double click on the newly recognized drive (sdcard) if your PC doesnt auto prompt you.
-the new drive (sdcard) should be empty (depending...) then just find the desired rom you chose to use, right click on it and copy.....then over to the new drive (sdcard) and paste. might take a min or two depending on the roms size
-once the copying is complete hit the call button to "unmount" your sdcard then the back button on your device till your back at the CWM main screen
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There have been many reports of file corruption when using this method to copy over a ROM. Also, why should the new drive be empty? This would imply you would have to delete the contents of your SD card in order to flash a ROM, which you don't.
Also, no mention of partitioning the SD card. You've listed Sense 3.x ROMs as recommended, yet you need an SD card partition to run these. A newbie would not know this of course and would probably end up creating a new thread about 'why isn't my ROM working?? '.
This guide, whilst you're obviously trying to do a good thing by helping people, would just confuse a newbie, not help them. By following it to the letter you'd probably incorrectly/unsuccessfully flash Android.
- I'm using IceCreamTosti v1.1a [AOKP B36][HWA][4.0.4][marc1706s_ics_0.1.1] by Xylograph.
anyway. all the great rom is the most viewed one i think.
but to define which ROM is the BEST is very difficult because TASTE is different hehehe.
Awww snap!, where do i start...
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Sorry about that, didn't see that part. However, there's no need to be patronising, I know a fair amount, and judging by this guide you don't.
Not correct, HSPL is needed first. You only mentioned 'the OP prerequisites e.g. correct SPL version'. SPL isn't the same as HSPL, and the OP often doesn't contain info like this. Devs don't write guides on how to flash in all their ROMs, plus if this is a newbie guide you should mention this as step 1.
As well as this, Task29 is 100% useless in this case. When you unnecessarily suggest Task29s, people get into the habit of doing them every time they flash. This repeated writing of the NAND can eventually lead to bad blocks.
I don't think I need to point out your mistake here, you should easily be able to figure it out.
I would like to stress that you call this a guide for newbies. This isn't clear enough. It implies CWM version (no actual mention of partition sizes, which is key)
There have been many reports of file corruption when using this method to copy over a ROM. Also, why should the new drive be empty? This would imply you would have to delete the contents of your SD card in order to flash a ROM, which you don't.
Also, no mention of partitioning the SD card. You've listed Sense 3.x ROMs as recommended, yet you need an SD card partition to run these. A newbie would not know this of course and would probably end up creating a new thread about 'why isn't my ROM working?? '.
This guide, whilst you're obviously trying to do a good thing by helping people, would just confuse a newbie, not help them. By following it to the letter you'd probably incorrectly/unsuccessfully flash Android.
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First off, I did say that i posted this elsewhere, soooo the OP that was referenced wasnt this threads OP or a devs OP, it posted in a different thread where the OP had a huge long guide that again had a lot of information to sort thru and mine was an attempt to streamline that process.
The spl version i spoke of was in reference to...
IMPORTANT: To install/uninstall this HSPL3 there must be any SPL version from this list on your device:
SPL 1.42.0000, SPL 1.62.0000, SPL 1.66.0000, SPL 2.07.0000, SPL 2.08.0000, SPL 2.10.0000, SPL 3.03.000 - courtesy of mskips guide
I thought a task29 would be good in this case because this OP in this thread said he had tried an sd card version or something or whatever he had done and it wasnt working very well so why not get everything off there he may have done. Also your task 29 causing bad blocks might be true, but its no different from flashing roms that write to nand or installing a bunch of apps n such. If i am not mistaken they all write to nand anyway as well, so by your logic you better be careful installing roms... might lead to bad blocks! OH NO!
If this is one of the first times you flash android to nand you probably dont have much or anything at all on your sdcard. Like i said I POSTED THIS ELSEWHERE for a quick step by step for a beginners. Ive been installing roms this way for a couple years on this device and have never had any problems with file corruption... only spoiled know it all little kids.
The CWM file i included has a 180 system layout which will work with most CM7 & CM9. I figured if it came to it and he need another version he could just edit the cfg file or find the correct one as a good number of devs will just include this in their OPs.
And yes step 3 is a little redundant because you have already (obviously) had to do this. I included it because i found that some people were just choosing the first option to install 2.08 and not 2.08hspl in the HSPL3/4 wizard. The redundancy was to make sure people are clicking the right option. I even did this once a year or so back and didnt catch my mistake right away.
And as for partitioning the sdcard for sense 3.x roms I was pretty sure that Dansta34 and Carl 1961 roms dont require this anymore as they trimmed down the roms and im pretty sure it isnt required for tmoUSA devices because of the increase in internal memory while the EU version did or does because it has half the space. Not sure on this because the last time i was running a sense3.x rom was last fall so there is a chance i was mistaken. Plus if you do need to create a ext3/4 partition im pretty sure its stated in the roms OP.
Next time you flash a rom go ahead and follow the above steps and i bet you it works.
And you started the patronizing by the way you have chosen to respond to sadmind's posts... thats that whole pot calling the kettle black thing...
So quit trolling threads and further clogging them up with your know it all nonsense... a sign of your immaturity. Instead of helping the guy with a post or two YOU clog threads up by being unhelpful and repeating the "its posted elsewhere so look for it" line. Its a quick way to get over a thousand posts thats for sure! And why waste your time posting in this thread anyway if you not gonna help. Just ignore the question and move on already. Damn kids!
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★Useful Links★ Official HSPL Thread - Bepe [The Actual HardSPL] Written Flashing Guide -Mskip [The Best Written Guide Around]
Official Rom Thread -L3v5y[Get All The Offical Roms (And SPL's) Here!] Official Radio Thread -Kholk[Very Useful Collection Of Radios] Custom Rom Mirrors -zzattack[Useful For A Good List Of Roms With Links To The Original Threads+Fast Downloads]MTTY Thread - MysticGenius [Bad Flash? Constant Hard Resets? Check Out This Thread From MG!]
★I Appreciate Comments, So If This Thread Helped You At All, Or If You Have Some Constructive Criticism, Then Post A Reply Letting Me Know★
★Hopefully this compilation of videos
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queries about using HardSPL. Its designed
for complete noobies which dont know the
first thing about flashing.★
★Once you've watched a few, you will begin to
learn the different acronyms and be able to
recognize certain words and phrases in the
flashing process, but for now, heres a short
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LEOIMG.nbh/ruu_signed.nbh/[Randomname.nbh] - These are all the actual roms, the things you need to flash, usually they are called one of the first two names, but some rom chefs give their own names to the roms, but you can always distiguish which file you need as it will always be a "nbh" file and will always be the largest file in the archive/folder
SPL - Secondary Program Loader: Loads the actual OS. (The SPL is what lets you flash the different aspects of your device, however the stock SPL is 'CID Locked' which means only official releases from HTC can be installed.
HSPL - A 'custom' SPL created by the dark forces team (bepe and cotulla), this is CID Unlocked and it lets you install custom roms and flash any radio. The reason it is called 'Hard' is because it stays on your device after a flash, unlike 'Soft' SPL which is removed after a flash.
RUU - The official 'Rom Update Utility' from HTC which is used to do all your flashing from your pc, its essentialy a nice user interface for the SPL
CustomRUU - The custom Rom Update Utility from the dark forces team which is designed to be used with the HSPL
ROM - An operating system build from HTC, updated to bring you the newest functions and fixes
Custom/Cooked ROM - An operating system build built on a stock rom, these are created by 'Chefs or Cooks' who use 'Kitchens' to design their own roms to release to the community, these are usually alot better than stock roms and contain lots of custom tweaks from others in the xda community.
[More knowleadgable members please correct me on things I may have got wrong/ used the wrong termonoligy]
[Disclaimer: I will not be held responsible for any damage that may be caused to your device, and be warned flashing HardSPL WILL void the warranty on your device, however it can be removed, thus unvoiding it]
Ok onto the videos!
[Note/Update: In one or more of my videos I say that this will not work locked phones (as in, bought in a contract) this is wrong, HSPL does allow you to flash new roms on to contract phones (for example: flash a custom rom onto a tmobile phone) However it will not unlock the deivce]
1. How To Install HardSPL
[LINK][Estimated Time:7 Minutes]
[NOTE: PLEASE GO INTO YOUR BOOTLOADER BEFORE INSTALLING HSPL AND MAKE SURE YOUR CURRENT SPL IS 1.42.0000, IF IT IS NOT, THE INSTILLATION WILL FAIL!]
Description: This video is intended to run you through the very simple process of flashing HardSPL to your device.
Useful Links
¬HardSPL Thread
HardSPL
¬Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1 32 Bit
¬Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1 64 Bit
2. How To Flash a Custom Rom Via Active Sync (USB)
[LINK][Estimated Time: 10 Minutes]
Description: This video is supposed to show you the process of flashing a custom rom to your device using the supplied standard mini usb cable.
Useful Links
¬Direct Links For Most Custom Roms
¬Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1 32 Bit
¬Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1 64 Bit
3. How To Flash a Custom Rom Via Micro SD Card
[LINK][Estimated Time: 15 Minutes]
Description: This video is supposed to show you the process of flashing a custom rom to your device using the supplied standard micro SD card.
Useful Links
¬Direct Links For Most Custom Roms
¬Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1 32 Bit
¬Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1 64 Bit
4. How To Flash a Stock Rom
[LINK][Estimated Time: 10 Minutes]
Description: This video will show you how to install a stock rom back to your device, so it is just like the day you got it.
Useful Links
¬Official Roms
[IMPORTANT NOTE: YOU CAN NOT INSTALL STOCK ROMS USING AN SD CARD AS IT WILL REMOVE HSPL]
5. How To Flash a Radio
[LINK][Estimated Time: 7 Minutes]
Description: This video is supposed to show you the process of flashing a stock radio to your device.
Useful Links
¬ Radios
6. How To Uninstall HardSPL (Install a Stock SPL)
[LINK][Estimated Time: 25 Minutes]
Description: This video is the longest and is supposed to show you how to remove HardSPL from your device (usually done when sending the phone in for warranty)
Useful Links
¬Official Roms (For Stock SPL's)
WARNING: THIS WILL REMOVE YOUR CURRENT ROM AND INSTALL A STOCK ROM OVER IT
7. How To Flash(Install) A Custom Splash Screen (Thanks jeckyll for the first splash screen and teaching me how to do it)
[LINK][Estimated Time: 5 Minutes]
Description: This video is very quick and will show you how to install custom splash screens (the initial SS with the htc logo and white background)
Useful Links
¬HD2 Bios Splash Screens
¬How To Create A Custom Splash Screen (Thanks pof)
8. How To Flash(Install) A Stock Splash Screen (Uninstall Custom Spash Screen) (Thanks 6Fg8 For The Stock Splash Screen)
[LINK] [Estimated Time: 5 Minutes]
Description: This video is very quick and will show you how to install the original splash screen (the initial SS with the htc logo and white background) over your custom one (will get back warranty)
Useful Links
¬HTC HD2 Original Splash Screen (Thanks 6Fg8)
9. How To Perform A Task 29 Without MTTY(Thanks Doloop For Making This, and ShaDrac for repacking it into an easier single exe)
[LINK][Estimated Time: 7 Minutes]
Description: This video will teach you how to perform a task 29 on your Leo without having to go through the arduous process of installing all the drivers ect for MTTY. Task 29 formats your phone for a cleaner flash
Useful Links
¬Task 29 Thread
¬MTTY Thread (For Reference)
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Top Tips, Useful Things & F.A.Q's!
For The REALLY Lazy Man - A Folder Which Already Contains The CustomRUU,
Just Drag And Drop Your Rom File (.nbh) In Here And Run The CustomRUU! **Download** (Extract The Folder From The Zip File)
Making any changes to your phone using HSPL WILL void your warranty, and even if you remove HSPL and, for example, you have a custom rom still on your phone, your warranty will be void. However you can revert anything you do with HSPL thus getting back your warranty, I will make sure each method is on this thread, just make sure to revert everything changed with HSPL before you remove it.
Can I flash backwards? as in - From 1.61 to 1.48. Yes you can, you can flash any rom to any other rom with HSPL (thanks mskip for filling me in )
Always back up your phone. I recomend SPB Backup, it can backup not only contacts, but your whole system (programs, reg tweaks ect) however you may encounter problems if you try to restore everything, because the backup may have been made on a different version of manila/windows mobile
Hard resetting after a flash is usually recomended, it will optimize the rom
Always bare in mind the 2 main different manila versions (2.5.XXXX), 1921 and 1922. 1921 is the older one and so has more mods and tweaks designed specifically for it. 1922 is the newest and not yet totally stable version which doesnt support much yet, (however patchs and updates are starting to surface such as one for HDWall and 25 Shortcuts
If you are getting good signal ect with your current rom, make sure you take note of the radio version, it may be a good idea to back your old radio after flashing a rom if signal is not as good
Usually you will not have to reapply HTC hotfixes as most cooked roms include them in the package, however make sure there arent any recent updates which may not have been cooked in.
Side Note: All camera tweaks from xda users are usually pre cooked in aswell. (Talk about instant meals!)
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A Healthy HSPL'ed Bootloader
well done mate this thread will help alot of plp,nice one
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3. How To Flash a Custom Rom Via Micro SD Card
[LINK][Estimated Time: 15 Minutes]
Description: This video is supposed to show you the process of flashing a custom rom to your device using the supplied standard micro SD card.
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Hi,
Nice work, but i dont agree with this video.
you DO NOT have to format the SD card every time you flash.
you just copy it over and and start the flash!
Nice vids though, just abit misleading! and to be honest takes a long time, I have 4Gb of data on an 8Gb card, for me to copy it off, format, flash and copy it back would take the best part of 90 mins!!
SS
SiliconSquirrel said:
Hi,
Nice work, but i dont agree with this video.
you DO NOT have to format the SD card every time you flash.
you just copy it over and and start the flash!
Nice vids though, just abit misleading! and to be honest takes a long time, I have 4Gb of data on an 8Gb card, for me to copy it off, format, flash and copy it back would take the best part of 90 mins!!
SS
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Huh.. It takes me with my 16gb one about 5 seconds to quick format once Ive dragged things off, Ive heard it is a safe bet so Im gonna leave it like that unless loads moer people feel the same way, Thanks though
To the OP,
Well done for putting these videos up. Should help a few people to better visualise what they need to do.
@ Silicon Squirrel,
You may be right re your point on formatting but I see it as good practice as it forces people to double check that the card is formatted in FAT 32 (a common problem).
WB
wacky.banana said:
To the OP,
Well done for putting these videos up. Should help a few people to better visualise what they need to do.
@ Silicon Squirrel,
You may be right re your point on formatting but I see it as good practice as it forces people to double check that the card is formatted in FAT 32 (a common problem).
WB
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Thanks And yeah thats a good point
wacky.banana said:
@ Silicon Squirrel,
You may be right re your point on formatting but I see it as good practice as it forces people to double check that the card is formatted in FAT 32 (a common problem).
WB
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Ok, but once you have done in once you dont need to do it again!! the card doesnt just randomly change file system while in use!!
so yeah i agree format it ONCE the first time you do it, other than that it is a waste of time!
I have never in 15 years of using computers and flash memory EVER heard of that!
SS
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Huh.. It takes me with my 16gb one about 5 seconds to quick format once Ive dragged things off, Ive heard it is a safe bet so Im gonna leave it like that unless loads moer people feel the same way, Thanks though
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Dont get me wrong, it was a constructive criticism.
maybe you could note the fact that they only need to do it once, the first time, to make sure the file system is FAT32. then they would save much time in the future!
Also i wasnt saying the format would be long, i was meaning the copying on and off that is a ball ache!!
SS
SiliconSquirrel said:
Dont get me wrong, it was a constructive criticism.
maybe you could note the fact that they only need to do it once, the first time, to make sure the file system is FAT32. then they would save much time in the future!
Also i wasnt saying the format would be long, i was meaning the copying on and off that is a ball ache!!
SS
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thats true, it IS a ball ache xD
Good vids and just to echo an above post that seeing it being done makes it so very simple and thanks very much, it certainly helps new people like myself get to grips quickly.
I'd just add in a couple of vids you might want to add a bubble of 'connect via active sync'
About the format thing, meh!.. you get a 2gig card with the phone which is useless really except for rom stuff and the like. I wouldn't bother moving stuff around, just swap the card over.
cheers!
R.
humungousfungusamongus said:
Good vids and just to echo an above post that seeing it being done makes it so very simple and thanks very much, it certainly helps new people like myself get to grips quickly.
I'd just add in a couple of vids you might want to add a bubble of 'connect via active sync'
About the format thing, meh!.. you get a 2gig card with the phone which is useless really except for rom stuff and the like. I wouldn't bother moving stuff around, just swap the card over.
cheers!
R.
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Ok I'll get on that soon,
And yeah, I just use the 2gb one that comes with it too
Very helpful and clear videos
Thanks alot you just helped a noob here thanks
I think that this thread deserves a sticky.
Yep i vote for sticky aswell. admins please sticky this extremely helpful thread
gsingh7 said:
Yep i vote for sticky aswell. admins please sticky this extremely helpful thread
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Fatherboard said:
I think that this thread deserves a sticky.
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Thanks
Glad it helped
Most of the thanks should go to mysticgenius and mskip for teaching me though
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Most of the thanks should go to mysticgenius and mskip for teaching me though
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Whoop +1 for MG!!
although, you put the work in on this thread, and the vids are cool so you deserve credit too!!
Peace bro
SS
Thanks man
OK SO .. This is like my 3rd or 4th thread.... Apparently no one answers. Again i have read the noob thread on rom flashing and hdsplpslr or whatever the hell that is. Can someone please step by step tell me what to do to get rid of this horrid slowness and freezing of my htc hd2. Im seriously ready to call up TMO and tell them to take the phone back and go with sprint wait for the evo to come out. I really have no clue how to do this uhh Rom flashing even after reading that noob thread.. Anyone?
I have not flashed a winmo rom in a long time(been using an android phone till I got the hd2).
If you just want to fix the slowness and crashing turn off sense. That is what caused crashing on both of my HD2 phones and the replacement ones I received last week. If you want a nice looking gui install spb shell. It crashes on mine, but not on the other one. Good luck
aeagleboi22 said:
Im seriously ready to call up TMO and tell them to take the phone back
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If you don't want to read/can't understand the instructions/are not willing to spend a couple of weeks tweaking your device, just do that. Will be easier for us all, and you too
wow
thanks for Obvious....
kilrah said:
If you don't want to read/can't understand the instructions/are not willing to spend a couple of weeks tweaking your device, just do that. Will be easier for us all, and you too
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Agreed with Kilrah. Look man, as you can see I just pretty much joined this and didnt even know what flashing was until I got my HD2. If you honestly read the n00b guides you cant go wrong. I dont see what you could be missing? It took me a couple days to line everything up and be confident in what I was doing but the main thing of importance is the HPSL part. After that its honestly just downloading, hooking up and letting the program do itself. So as kilrah said, if n00b guides, youtube videos, etc. arent cutting it for you, I would suggest taking it back.
Im guessing no one has answered due to the fact that: What more can be said that an in depth n00b guide hasnt ?????
Good luck.
I will repost what I posted in your other thread...
"Can you tell what ROM/Radio/Manila version you are currently on?
(Go to settings/about phone/software information)"
If you can't be bothered to answer me, I won't bother trying to help you.
I'll help as best I can: (the links in this thread assume that you are using the European version of the HD2 as you posted this thread in the Euro Version.)
Step 1: Download HSPL2_RUN.zip for the European Leo here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=611433
Step 2: Turn on phone while holding the the volume down key, the phone should boot into an odd looking tri-color screen
Step 3: Plug phone into USB port on computer.
Step 4: Extract the HSPL2_RUN.zip file to a folder.
Step 5: Open the folder you extracted the file to and run HSPL2_RUN.exe.
Step 6: Follow the on screen instructions until finished, it should say something along the lines of "successfully done."
Step 7: If you are immediately going to download and change ROM leave the phone in bootloader and download compatible ROM of choice: from here (note this thread again assumes your using a European or Asian LEO because that is the section you posted this thread in.) http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=534
Step 8: If you need to (note: and only if you need to but you shouldn't) update your radio please go here and download it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=611787
Step 9: Open the folder (if it's a .zip extract it) of the ROM you downloaded and run CustomRUU.exe or whatever similarly named file is present.
Step 10: Follow the onscreen instructions.
Step 11: If administered correctly the phone should automatically restart and presto new ROM.
PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:
I am not responsible for what happens to your phone. BY FOLLOWING THIS GUIDE YOU ADMIT THAT YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN ACTIONS. I have to put this for all of those people who will mess it up by not following it, then blame me. Good luck and enjoy whatever ROM you decide to use.
~Jasecloud4
P.S. If anybody has anything to add to this post please let me know and I will be happy to add it for the OP's sake.
jasecloud4 said:
I'll help as best I can: (the links in this thread assume that you are using the European version of the HD2 as you posted this thread in the Euro Version.)
Step 1: Download HSPL2_RUN.zip for the European Leo here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=611433
Step 2: Turn on phone while holding the the volume down key, the phone should boot into an odd looking tri-color screen
Step 3: Plug phone into USB port on computer.
Step 4: Extract the HSPL2_RUN.zip file to a folder.
Step 5: Open the folder you extracted the file to and run HSPL2_RUN.exe.
Step 6: Follow the on screen instructions until finished, it should say something along the lines of "successfully done."
Step 7: If you are immediately going to download and change ROM leave the phone in bootloader and download compatible ROM of choice: from here (note this thread again assumes your using a European or Asian LEO because that is the section you posted this thread in.) http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=534
Step 8: If you need to (note: and only if you need to but you shouldn't) update your radio please go here and download it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=611787
Step 9: Open the folder (if it's a .zip extract it) of the ROM you downloaded and run CustomRUU.exe or whatever similarly named file is present.
Step 10: Follow the onscreen instructions.
Step 11: If administered correctly the phone should automatically restart and presto new ROM.
PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:
I am not responsible for what happens to your phone. BY FOLLOWING THIS GUIDE YOU ADMIT THAT YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN ACTIONS. I have to put this for all of those people who will mess it up by not following it, then blame me. Good luck and enjoy whatever ROM you decide to use.
~Jasecloud4
P.S. If anybody has anything to add to this post please let me know and I will be happy to add it for the OP's sake.
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remember to backup contacts etc
ok lastly
Jase that actually was a little more in depth thanks dude... uhhh, so i guess htis is all i need to stop the slowness speed up performance and crashing of the phone then? About the radio.. is that like a FM AM radio? do i need to worry about that? and how do i get out of the tri color mode screen when its done
aeagleboi22 said:
Jase that actually was a little more in depth thanks dude... uhhh, so i guess htis is all i need to stop the slowness speed up performance and crashing of the phone then? About the radio.. is that like a FM AM radio? do i need to worry about that? and how do i get out of the tri color mode screen when its done
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The radio is a software that's installed on the phone which controls how the antenna operates. This means that you can get better signal/call quality/stability and this all links into battery life aswell.
Different radios will give you different results based on the location you are in.
You need to flash an appropriate radio (specified by the ROM you want to download) as some ROMs have settings which apply only to a specific radio (for example the 576MB RAM patch)
To get out of the tri colour screen just press the little red button just below the battery.
Remember to perform a task 29 before flashing to format your device.
cgrec92 said:
The radio is a software that's installed on the phone which controls how the antenna operates. This means that you can get better signal/call quality/stability and this all links into battery life aswell.
Different radios will give you different results based on the location you are in.
You need to flash an appropriate radio (specified by the ROM you want to download) as some ROMs have settings which apply only to a specific radio (for example the 576MB RAM patch)
To get out of the tri colour screen just press the little red button just below the battery.
Remember to perform a task 29 before flashing to format your device.
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Good catch on the task 29 and radio explanation. Also good call on the contacts. Save your contacts to SIM or back em up. On getting out of the tricolor bootloader, the red button or just pulling and reinserting the battery will work (although the button is easier lol.)
When it comes to radio, the ROM chef will USUALLY tell you what radio he/she is using...hint at the usually part. If the ROM thread doesn't say, ask the dev they'll usually tell ya.
~Jasecloud4
aeagleboi22 said:
OK SO .. This is like my 3rd or 4th thread.... Apparently no one answers. Again i have read the noob thread on rom flashing and hdsplpslr or whatever the hell that is. Can someone please step by step tell me what to do to get rid of this horrid slowness and freezing of my htc hd2. Im seriously ready to call up TMO and tell them to take the phone back and go with sprint wait for the evo to come out. I really have no clue how to do this uhh Rom flashing even after reading that noob thread.. Anyone?
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All the answer info given to your original question is readily accessible from the search function.
And the snappy title "will someone answer" will put more people off than make them interested in assisting.
Theres a learning curve involved in the getting to know the HD2 and its steep at times. You will have to decide whether its too steep for you.
Hey guys - I'm new to this forum, but I figure if anyone can help me, someone here can.
So, my bro got ahold of my phone and rooted it and installed Axura 2.2.5.9.
Since there is a newer version, I would like to throw it on and work out a few glitches and get whatever tweaks were put there.
So, how do I go about updating this thing? If anyone has the time or the patience, I would love to hear this in layman's terms.
Like:
Step 1 - download 'this file'
Step 2 - Plug phone in and drag/drop to 'folder x' on 'internal/external sd'
Etc. I came from an iPhone and all the lingo is different - like jailbreaking vs rooting. And saying "flash" instead of "load" or ROM instead of OS.
I would just like to update, but I'd liek to not be confused by all the different slang.
Thanks, anyone, for putting your 2 cents in to help a brother out.
this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849028
will answer all your questions
After you read the noob guide, feel free to PM me if you need clarification... I would also be curious to know if you think it could be improved. I wrote it trying to cater to the noob.
Just install download the rom you want on the sd (internal memory, dont save it in any folder) then boot into recovery (you should be able to do so by simply holding the power button for a second) now choose install zip from sd or sth like that and pick the rom file. The end.
Sent from my JPJPM V2 powered SGH-T959 using XDA App
full instructions easily available on the d4a site
click the link in my sig go down to vibrant section > roms> read the op
Its exactly like flashing any other rom, only difference being that you have an axuraXXXX.zip instead of ANYOTHERROM.zip
Cheers.
Just remember to backup your apps, since the new rom will wipe your phone.
To be safe, you may want to make a nandroid backup in CWR... always nice to have something to fall back on.
The guide has more detail like these steps, but yes, everyone is right in saying just download it and flash it. I think it's important to backup everything.
The Noob Guide is really well written. My problem now is I cant find the file to download!
A Rom you mean? You can find those in the development forum along with other tools you may need to run/flash it.
Here's a link just in case you don't know where that is
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=711
Yes, the ROM. I went to the daily bible thread and tried to click "Download" on the Axura subsection. It gave me an "Error 404 - file not found".
Just open one of the threads in the form link I just gave you and look for the ROM you wanted, then check the first post there for the download link.
I did that. That's when I get the Error 404.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=949372
They must have pulled that rom of the server or the host did that. Just go for another one, plenty of options out there and quite frankly Axura isn't exactly the most sought after roms around here.
Axura is truly in need of a 2.2.1 update, but seeing as though Master is happy with his Nexus, it will never be getting one. And quite frankly, Eugene's gingerclone roms, trigger, or any of the i9000 ports run much smoother to me.
Ding forget he has also gotten a thunderbolt, I thought about picking up dev on axura but I have no where near enough time to mess with it, but I agree axura is in dire need of an update to 2.2.1
This post Trigger'd by my Vibrant
THANKS GUYS
I just got Trigger and so far so good.
My only issue is that I couldnt figure out how to restore my apps in Ti. Looked like there were 0 files backed up. Oh well. One at a time.
Hi,
I am running a SD rom and want to install a Nand.
How would I do this?
the normal way, , , 2.08.hspl,any radio 2.07.50 or higher (with a .50. in it, higher than 2,07), magldr, cwm of the correct size,then the rom. the fact you have android on sd is completely besides the point.
samsamuel said:
the normal way, , , 2.08.hspl,any radio 2.07.50 or higher (with a .50. in it, higher than 2,07), magldr, cwm of the correct size,then the rom. the fact you have android on sd is completely besides the point.
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I have SD as I was advised by "a XDA expert" so make of that what you will.
sorry, that means nothing unless you clarify why having sd would be an issue, ,, do you mean you have an sd rom you want to dual boot alongside a nand? do you mean you want to move the sd rom onto nand? or just simply flash a new rom onto nand and forget about the sd one??
more detail of what you want to do is needed, please.
samsamuel said:
sorry, that means nothing unless you clarify why having sd would be an issue, ,, do you mean you have an sd rom you want to dual boot alongside a nand? do you mean you want to move the sd rom onto nand? or just simply flash a new rom onto nand and forget about the sd one??
more detail of what you want to do is needed, please.
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I should of been more clear.
I am booting from a SD card and now I want to move onto NAND. And I want to flash a new rom and forget about the old one.
I have looked everywhere for videos to move from SD onto NANd but couldn't find any.
The rom is:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1264828
Does it matter what size the SD card is?
xda_apprentice said:
I should of been more clear.
I am booting from a SD card and now I want to move onto NAND. And I want to flash a new rom and forget about the old one.
I have looked everywhere for videos to move from SD onto NANd but couldn't find any.
The rom is:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1264828
Does it matter what size the SD card is?
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Then that is easy, all you need to do is what was previously posted. I would start by visiting this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1090783&highlight=toolkit
Download that program as it will do everything that you need to do to get prepared for a Nand rom. There is a video there of how to use it.
You basically Task 29, then you install MAGLDR 1.13. Once that is done you will install Clockwork recovery (you will need to check that Rom thread you want for the appropriate recovery size).
Once you have your recovery set up you just place your chosen Rom onto the card and flash it from recovery.
And no it doesn't matter what size your card is unless you plan on doing apps2sd.
chrisrj28 said:
Then that is easy, all you need to do is what was previously posted. I would start by visiting this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1090783&highlight=toolkit
Download that program as it will do everything that you need to do to get prepared for a Nand rom. There is a video there of how to use it.
You basically Task 29, then you install MAGLDR 1.13. Once that is done you will install Clockwork recovery (you will need to check that Rom thread you want for the appropriate recovery size).
Once you have your recovery set up you just place your chosen Rom onto the card and flash it from recovery.
And no it doesn't matter what size your card is unless you plan on doing apps2sd.
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I can't check the rom thread. If you clicked on the link I potsed it doesn't tell you anything about installing.
I need to know how install this on my phone and not SD.
Have you thoroughly read his post? he has said everything you need to do, and I will mark them out for you !
chrisrj28 said:
Then that is easy, all you need to do is what was previously posted. I would start by visiting this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1090783&highlight=toolkit
Download that program as it will do everything that you need to do to get prepared for a Nand rom. There is a video there of how to use it.
You basically1- Task 29, then you 2- install MAGLDR 1.13. Once that is done you will 3- install Clockwork recovery (you will need to check that Rom thread you want for the appropriate recovery size).
Once you have your recovery set up you just4- place your chosen Rom onto the card and flash it from recovery.
And no it doesn't matter what size your card is unless you plan on doing apps2sd.
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xda_apprentice said:
I can't check the rom thread. If you clicked on the link I potsed it doesn't tell you anything about installing.
I need to know how install this on my phone and not SD.
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Furthermore, The link you posted assumes you know how to install it. It is only giving you out the partition size :
Download:
V1.1 Magldr:
EU version: MIRROR 1 - MIRROR 2 (5/150/5 + EXT2/3/4)
Tmous version: MIRROR 1 - MIRROR 2 (5/445/5)
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(Cache/System/boot) ---- (you can ignore "boot", you probably won't need it)
Choose the size depending on your device.
Marvlesz said:
Have you thoroughly read his post? he has said everything you need to do, and I will mark them out for you !
Furthermore, The link you posted assumes you know how to install it. It is only giving you out the partition size :
(Cache/System/boot) ---- (you can ignore "boot", you probably won't need it)
Choose the size depending on your device.
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Thank you for clarifying that for him, gosh try to help a guy out
best radio is 2.15.50.14.........NEVER 2.15.51......................nothing with 51 in
there are a lot of threads giving info about this
Marvlesz said:
Have you thoroughly read his post? he has said everything you need to do, and I will mark them out for you !
Furthermore, The link you posted assumes you know how to install it. It is only giving you out the partition size :
(Cache/System/boot) ---- (you can ignore "boot", you probably won't need it)
Choose the size depending on your device.
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Listen Mr 191 Thanks, I can tell how long you been here ! Not everyone is on the same level! I am sure you were as bad, or even worse than people who just STARTED knowing about flashinh!
It maybe easy for you! But have a thought for SOME who HAVE NO IDEA !!
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Marvlesz said:
Have you thoroughly read his post? he has said everything you need to do, and I will mark them out for you !
Furthermore, The link you posted assumes you know how to install it. It is only giving you out the partition size :
(Cache/System/boot) ---- (you can ignore "boot", you probably won't need it)
Choose the size depending on your device.
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I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT PARTION SIZE I HAVE TO DO! It would HELP if the developer TOLD us what size we need!
SOMEONE TELL ME WHAT SIZE DO I NEED TO PARTITION?
Marvlesz said:
Have you thoroughly read his post? he has said everything you need to do, and I will mark them out for you !
Furthermore, The link you posted assumes you know how to install it. It is only giving you out the partition size :
(Cache/System/boot) ---- (you can ignore "boot", you probably won't need it)
Choose the size depending on your device.
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xda_apprentice said:
Listen Mr 191 Thanks, I can tell how long you been here ! Not everyone is on the same level! I am sure you were as bad, or even worse than people who just STARTED knowing about flashinh!
It maybe easy for you! But have a thought for SOME who HAVE NO IDEA !!
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I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT PARTION SIZE I HAVE TO DO! It would HELP if the developer TOLD us what size we need!
SOMEONE TELL ME WHAT SIZE DO I NEED TO PARTITION?
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Ok I don't normally flame people but you are asking for it my friend. We are simply attempting to help you, I listed the steps required in my post and then Marvlesz highlighted the important items and even posted the following:
Download:
V1.1 Magldr:
EU version: MIRROR 1 - MIRROR 2 (5/150/5 + EXT2/3/4)
Tmous version: MIRROR 1 - MIRROR 2 (5/445/5)
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He even gave you an explanation of what each value is, but you thank him by clearly not reading the info we provided and then attempting to flame him.
Every rom thread has the necessary partition listed somewhere in the first few posts. If you can't find it searching the thread will usually do it too as there is always someone asking what partition size to use.
Now we were all noobs at one point and we all have to learn the same lesson, use the search tools and ask questions last. If you do ask, pay attention to the info provided as there are a lot of knowledgeable users here who are willing to help. But by you posting like that it will almost guarantee that you get flamed the next time you asked something.
Be respectful and you will get all the help you need, continue to post like this and you will find yourself shunned.
chrisrj28 said:
Ok I don't normally flame people but you are asking for it my friend. We are simply attempting to help you, I listed the steps required in my post and then Marvlesz highlighted the important items and even posted the following:
He even gave you an explanation of what each value is, but you thank him by clearly not reading the info we provided and then attempting to flame him.
Every rom thread has the necessary partition listed somewhere in the first few posts. If you can't find it searching the thread will usually do it too as there is always someone asking what partition size to use.
Now we were all noobs at one point and we all have to learn the same lesson, use the search tools and ask questions last. If you do ask, pay attention to the info provided as there are a lot of knowledgeable users here who are willing to help. But by you posting like that it will almost guarantee that you get flamed the next time you asked something.
Be respectful and you will get all the help you need, continue to post like this and you will find yourself shunned.
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Hang on, who says I "flamed him" I was asking about something I have no idea about. I am one of those people that goes through every flash knowing what I am doing and knowing the full facts.
I paid full attention to what advice was given and appreciate the time and effort given to me. I have no idea what size I have to partition, that's all I asked.
I do not appreciate people thinking just because they have flashed more than others, they are superior in any way.
That guy posted his comment in a way to suggest people who know less than him are stupid.
I am on here to seek advice and knowledge so that I can pass this to many others who are are on here.
According to the ROM you want, the partition size is 445 and the cache size is 5 if you have a TMOUS phone. If its the European model the you need a 150 with a cache size of 5 and you need to partition your sd card with 3 partitions. The easiest way to partition your phone is to use the HD2 tool kit. And if you need to partition your card, then use a program like EASEUS Partition Master. Hope that helps.
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xda_apprentice said:
Hang on, who says I "flamed him" I was asking about something I have no idea about. I am one of those people that goes through every flash knowing what I am doing and knowing the full facts.
I paid full attention to what advice was given and appreciate the time and effort given to me. I have no idea what size I have to partition, that's all I asked.
I do not appreciate people thinking just because they have flashed more than others, they are superior in any way.
That guy posted his comment in a way to suggest people who know less than him are stupid.
I am on here to seek advice and knowledge so that I can pass this to many others who are are on here.
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1- You did not flame me, you were just disrespectful.
2- You DID NOT PAY FULL ATTENTION TO WHAT ADVICE WAS GIVEN and it seems that you DID NOT APPRECIATE THE TIME AND EFFORT GIVEN TO YOU. (Sorry had to capitalize).
3- I DO NOT THINK I'M BETTER THAN YOU IN ANYWAY NEITHER DID I POST IT IN A WAY TO SUGGEST PEOPLE WHO KNOW LESS THAN ME ARE STUPID, I was only astonished of how you ignored chrisrj28's advice and re-asked your question. You also ignored/still ignoring my post which had the PARTITION SIZE MENTIONED ON IT (which supports my theory that you don't pay full attention or read thoroughly the information given to you).
4-If you really came here to seek advice and knowledge you wouldn't have made disrespectful comments about those who are providing advice neither would you TOTALLY IGNORE the information given to you and simply re-ask your question . Even if you were able to get the information, your way in which you'll pass it to many others would be the same way.
You call yourself xda-apprentice?
You know what, its not your fault. It is mine, that I entered this thread in the first place and considered help.
Peace,
M.
Marvlesz said:
1- You did not flame me, you were just disrespectful.
2- You DID NOT PAY FULL ATTENTION TO WHAT ADVICE WAS GIVEN and it seems that you DID NOT APPRECIATE THE TIME AND EFFORT GIVEN TO YOU. (Sorry had to capitalize).
3- I DO NOT THINK I'M BETTER THAN YOU IN ANYWAY NEITHER DID I POST IT IN A WAY TO SUGGEST PEOPLE WHO KNOW LESS THAN ME ARE STUPID, I was only astonished of how you ignored chrisrj28's advice and re-asked your question. You also ignored/still ignoring my post which had the PARTITION SIZE MENTIONED ON IT (which supports my theory that you don't pay full attention or read thoroughly the information given to you).
4-If you really came here to seek advice and knowledge you wouldn't have made disrespectful comments about those who are providing advice neither would you TOTALLY IGNORE the information given to you and simply re-ask your question . Even if you were able to get the information, your way in which you'll pass it to many others would be the same way.
You call yourself xda-apprentice?
You know what, its not your fault. It is mine, that I entered this thread in the first place and considered help.
Peace,
M.
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1) Have you considered people on here on different levels? What seems EASY to YOU is NOT easy for OTHERS.
2) There are some really stupid people who BRICK there phone as a result of NOT following instructions.
3) No, you are the best, in fact, you are GOD right?
4) I am TOTAL NOVICE and prefer videos to see what I am doing so you telling me a,b,c with ext 2,3,4 which is bewildering (you might want to look that up)
I guess you are right, you should stick to people who are GOD's not like me.
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Egrier said:
According to the ROM you want, the partition size is 445 and the cache size is 5 if you have a TMOUS phone. If its the European model the you need a 150 with a cache size of 5 and you need to partition your sd card with 3 partitions. The easiest way to partition your phone is to use the HD2 tool kit. And if you need to partition your card, then use a program like EASEUS Partition Master. Hope that helps.
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Thanks for the clear instructions. What does this mean and how would I do this "and you need to partition your sd card with 3 partitions"
xda_apprentice said:
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Thanks for the clear instructions. What does this mean and how would I do this "and you need to partition your sd card with 3 partitions"
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You need only 2 partitions. At first the big FAT32 Partition and a second partition with EXT3 formatted for your user apps (Size: 512MB-1024MB). Only one rom need a third SWAP partition, all other will ignore it or get problems to find the EXT3 partition.
The easiest way to create your second Ext3 Partition is in clockwork mode recovery, described like here.
But why a rom with graphic glitches (fix for that disable the hardware accelaration) and a camcorder with a 320er resolution. The graphic glitches are very annoying in games, unplayable. If you need a stable and fast gingerbread rom with sense look and features, try this one. You need 160MB system size and 5MB caches size for your clockwork partitions in HD2Toolkit for this rom.
Obvious troll is an obvious troll... Right?
Someone gave me an hd2... It took two threads and maybe 30 minutes to know the process... All of which were given/explained to you.
Check post 2 of the hyperdroid ROM in the Dev section. There is a 13 minute video that did an AMAZING job of showing each step. Maybe visual will help better, it does for me.
I prefer cm7/miui so I went with the 150MB version of cwr.
And no... I'm not better than you, but I read a lot more. I knew NOTHING about this phone.
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Nixda99 said:
You need only 2 partitions. At first the big FAT32 Partition and a second partition with EXT3 formatted for your user apps (Size: 512MB-1024MB). Only one rom need a third SWAP partition, all other will ignore it or get problems to find the EXT3 partition.
The easiest way to create your second Ext3 Partition is in clockwork mode recovery, described like here.
But why a rom with graphic glitches (fix for that disable the hardware accelaration) and a camcorder with a 320er resolution. The graphic glitches are very annoying in games, unplayable. If you need a stable and fast gingerbread rom with sense look and features, try this one. You need 160MB system size and 5MB caches size for your clockwork partitions in HD2Toolkit for this rom.
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I looked at this rom and looks really good :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1256423
Any good?
I apologize because I know the answer is posted out there somewhere but my 62 year old brain is exploding trying to figure out what to search on.
I've got a US T-Mobile HD2 WM6.5 with the stock opsys on it. I would LOVE to change to a "cooked" ROM (not WM7 if possible because I'm still running XT on my computer, unless someone tells me that is possible) and some version of Android so I can test Android GPS apps.
I tried looking up the threads and posts but couldn't even figure out whether to search for "dual boot", "boot manager", or any one of a half dozen other alternatives.
I'll search the posts if someone tells me how. Which term? Parenthesis?
or the URL to a step by step procedure
or the URL to a post with clear instructions.
I'd love to hear from someone that is actually running a configuration they are happy with.
Sheez, to think I spent over 30 years in Silicon Valley. I feel old.
GPSGary
The only way to dual boot with Windows 6.5 is using HaRET (sd build). There are some programs which will boot up Android straight away. There are no non-stock bootloaders that support Windows 6.5.
here's what ya need to do mate ...
1 head on over to the the Android section for Leo, the go to the sd development subsection.
2 read the first 3-5 posts (stickies) they usually (always) have easy access to guides, roms, various other things.
READ READ READ!!!
Good Luck!
1. Start with checking your SPL in bootloader - vol-down + power while the device is off.
2. Download HSPL4 from here, not forgetting if your SPL matches those mentioned in that post (it should, but if it doesn't, post it here and we will think about it). Get it and run it (from bootloader or WM), upgrade SPL to HSPL 2.08. It is needed to use the cooked ROMs.
3. Find a ROM that matches your needs here. I can't help you with your choice because I used stock ROM until the day I got an 8gb sd card and installed WP7. That section is rarely updated though, so if you know you will be very careful and install only ROMs which support your version, you can have a look here. Be very careful and install only the ROMs which clearly say "TMOUS compatible".
4. Since it's a TMOUS, you shouldn't need to update the radio (basically software controlling your phone), but if you want to be 100% sure, you can install the recommended radio, 2.15.50. Download it from here and install it by running RUU.exe.
5. Get the Android. Choose a ROM in this section. Since you say it's only for GPS, I'd recommend you getting a fast, efficient CyanogenMod-based ROM like AmeriCan Android.
What have you been doing in Silicon Valley, if you can't find needed information? OK, this might be confusing on the first look, but reading a bit would help you a lot.