I picked up a phone used online for a good deal as is. When I turned it on it was in a loop on magldr 1.1 I eventually got it to boot after wipping the data on the phone. I've never owned or rooted a phone, but i'm an old school pc guy who has been rooting things like SNES, psx 1,2,3, DC, wii, xbox etc. I know some linux, unix, and of course dos and windows so I'm sure it's not hard to figure this thing out.
I did a search and found out what MGLDR is and found out how that I have hardspl 2.08 already setup.
My question is can I upgrade the MAGLDR and now that the phone does boot I noticed it's saying i'm almost out of drive space?? I also can't get it to connect to my xp computer because it never finds all the drivers so I can't mount a drive.
Can someone point me to a guide that walks me through what was already done and what I need to do to get more space on the phone? I already put in a 2gb sd card, but not sure how to move or remove apps so I don't get the error about low disk space? I would also like to use win 7 if possible and not droid.
LGHT said:
I picked up a phone used online for a good deal as is. When I turned it on it was in a loop on magldr 1.1 I eventually got it to boot after wipping the data on the phone. I've never owned or rooted a phone, but i'm an old school pc guy who has been rooting things like SNES, psx 1,2,3, DC, wii, xbox etc. I know some linux, unix, and of course dos and windows so I'm sure it's not hard to figure this thing out.
I did a search and found out what MGLDR is and found out how that I have hardspl 2.08 already setup.
My question is can I upgrade the MAGLDR and now that the phone does boot I noticed it's saying i'm almost out of drive space?? I also can't get it to connect to my xp computer because it never finds all the drivers so I can't mount a drive.
Can someone point me to a guide that walks me through what was already done and what I need to do to get more space on the phone? I already put in a 2gb sd card, but not sure how to move or remove apps so I don't get the error about low disk space? I would also like to use win 7 if possible and not droid.
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Well firstly, use task29 to wipe your internal memory. This will erase magldr, your rom, partition etc. Your phones internal memory will be clean. However, it doesnt wipe hspl or radio so your good.
Flash the latest Magldr. And flash CWM. And then your desired rom. If u want to ask something or steps or if there is something you dont understand. Feel free to pm me
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try this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25781675#post25781675
Thanks for the tips. adil1508 great suggestion to simply wipe everything and start fresh. Seems like the phone hasn't been used in at least a year, but hey for $50 I can't complain.
What do I need so I can connect the phone to the PC? I have xp and it installed a bunch of drivers, but it still gives me one last prompt for a driver and says can't find driver so I can't see the sd card on my pc.
Also is a 2gb micro sd card big enough or should I plan ahead and pick up a bigger card? What's the biggest card I can use?
mengfei: I looked over your guide quickly and noticed some instructions to upgrading my radio. How do I find out what radio i'm using now?? I would really like to upgrade my radio and loved that post about not bricking so thanks again.
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Is there anyway I can do the whole android installation process without using usb? Not sure why but I keep getting "usb device not recognized". I installed activesync and windows mobile device center but no luck.
I do have a bluetooth connection and have access to the sd card.
By a card reader perhaps...
While in windows mobile, you need to have your device in mass storage or disk drive mode to access the sd via usb. Your issue sounds like a usb driver issue with your computer.
An alternative is to put your microSD into a sd adapter. You can then place the sd into a multi-card reader or sd to usb adapter.
So if I have access to my sd card where I can put and take out files, then it would be possible? But the problem is not being able to do a HSPL3, right? Thanks all
I seriously think someone needs to read the idiots guide to installing android!
You don't need the USB at all to install android on the HD2. The only reason you'd need USB is to change radios or the base Winmo ROM.
creed said:
I seriously think someone needs to read the idiots guide to installing android!
You don't need the USB at all to install android on the HD2. The only reason you'd need USB is to change radios or the base Winmo ROM.
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But isn't changing the radio/roms essential in the process of getting android on this phone? I am reading one set of instructions on how to get android and it talks about getting the 2.10 shipped rom and then HSPL3. So, yeah I'm trying to follow the instructions.
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But isn't changing the radio/roms essential in the process of getting android on this phone? I am reading one set of instructions on how to get android and it talks about getting the 2.10 shipped rom and then HSPL3. So, yeah I'm trying to follow the instructions.
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read this it will tell you exactly how you do it.. it's a requirement that you have a way of transferring data to your microSD card.. Either by a USB cable (through winmo) or a memory card reader.. It would be nice if you can have both, as once you start playing around with different android builds, kernel, radio version etc., you will find it much easier with both..
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But isn't changing the radio/roms essential in the process of getting android on this phone? I am reading one set of instructions on how to get android and it talks about getting the 2.10 shipped rom and then HSPL3. So, yeah I'm trying to follow the instructions.
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If you have a US T-Mobile HD2 then you probably need to change the radio and winmo rom or you will likely have the robot voice problem. You can install android first if you want to see what it is like. If you put the android folder on your SD card and boot into android and there is no robot voice problem, you are good. Might as well try it, you might not need a new HSPL and winmo rom. If android won't boot due to your radio, 2.07 and below I think, then you have to update your radio. Try reading the flashing guides again and going step by step to double check that you aren't skipping anything.
I am new to putting android on my hd2. I've never done it before. I want to do it. But i'm getting confused with everything that needs to be done. I think i want to do the NAND way, from what i've been reading its faster and i'm not going to want to switch back and forth to winmo.
I understand that you need to have the Hard SPL, MAGLDR installed. Then pick a ROM you would like to try. I'm getting confused cause i dont understand the CWM part. It seems like it is better from the comments and posts, i guess. Do I have to use that? Also I would prefer to not mess with my sd card. I will if i have to, though. Paritions and all that worry me. ha.
I guess I just want a fully functioning android build, that is stable and quick. And want all my sd card files to be there when i get the android up and running (pics, music, etc.) I was liking the DL Desire Series ROM by dandiest, is that one good? are there any better suggestions?
Hopefully I can get this all together, i'm probably going to need a very detailed step by step, down to even the minuscule of actions.
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It's just you have twocays to flash. Depending of the ROM.
If in the title of your thread ROM it's written "DFT" then:
1/ Flash HSPL (to do this start your phone by pressing the vol- key (keep it pressed until you see a 3 colors screen).
Plug usb and flash from your computer.
2/ redo the same process to flash MAGLDR
3/ boot in MAGLDR (press "end call" will booting your phone).
Choose the option "USB flash" (something like this)
4/ flash your NAND build (on your comp launch as admin "DFT.exe" or something like this
If You want to flash a CWM:
Do the same 1, 2 and 3 steps above.
4/ flash CWM from your comp (same, DFT.exe as admin)
5/ start your phone while pressing "end key".
Choose the option "AD recovery" (if CWM 1.13)
CWM will load.
6/ choose option to flash build from zip
Your done.
NB for step 6 you need to have the zip of your build on your SD card of course.
Best is to put it via a card reader. Avoid using MAGLDR to transfer the zip as a lot say it can corrupt big files.
For detail info read the thread of:
HSPL, MAGLDR, CWM and the one of the build you want to install.
do i have to format my sd card? i was reading a thread where i needed to download SDFormatter and gparted-live to get my sd card ready.
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do i have to format my sd card? i was reading a thread where i needed to download SDFormatter and gparted-live to get my sd card ready.
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You will most likely need to format the sd card. Most of the people you see complaining about android probably don't do it
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I am new to putting android on my hd2. I've never done it before. I want to do it. But i'm getting confused with everything that needs to be done. I think i want to do the NAND way, from what i've been reading its faster and i'm not going to want to switch back and forth to winmo.
I understand that you need to have the Hard SPL, MAGLDR installed. Then pick a ROM you would like to try. I'm getting confused cause i dont understand the CWM part. It seems like it is better from the comments and posts, i guess. Do I have to use that? Also I would prefer to not mess with my sd card. I will if i have to, though. Paritions and all that worry me. ha.
I guess I just want a fully functioning android build, that is stable and quick. And want all my sd card files to be there when i get the android up and running (pics, music, etc.) I was liking the DL Desire Series ROM by dandiest, is that one good? are there any better suggestions?
Hopefully I can get this all together, i'm probably going to need a very detailed step by step, down to even the minuscule of actions.
Thank you
Thank you
Thank you
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I went thru the process not too long ago and it's a daunting one but worth it. Once you get the HardSPL in place, it's pretty easy to reset everything to the orignal state sans the Hardspl (using Task29) should something goes awry.
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do i have to format my sd card? i was reading a thread where i needed to download SDFormatter and gparted-live to get my sd card ready.
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You can try without, although it may not work. Of course if it doesn't, your phone us not ruined in any way. just save the files you want to keep then format. I know cwm seems daunting at first (i myself was very hesitant to try it) but trust me, once you get the hang of it, it's simple as can be. Also, I've never used g parted. Don't know why that's there, I don't think it had anything to do with cwm.
As far as partitions, you don't need to partition your card unless you're run out of memory for apps. If you have the us t mobile hd2, you don't even need to worry about this.
If you're talking about partitioning your phone, this is super easy and is just party of the process of flashing your dft. Just choose the dev recommended partition size.
keep in mind that there have been very few, if any, instances of people bricking their hd2. Usually, this has to do with flashing the wrong radio. as long as you flash the correct radio, you should be fine.
Good luck!
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I've got a HD2 just to try wp7. After some careful reading manages to install, and it was booting and used the basic features for couple of hours without any issues, until i wanted to try out maps,,,, The HD2 got stuck and went to a boot loop.
After checking so much for the one and a half day (I'm so tired and sleepy) i'm sick of this phone. I ve seen many posts regarding this issue, but no one seem to post a clear answer that rectifies the issue. Yes i've tried task 29 and gone back to wm 6.5 as well. Anything else i'm missing here.
If i keep the battery off for about 10 mins or so then it boots up properly, but not all the time. I cannot use any most of the features, only texting and calling. If anything else is launched (IE, People, A/C config...) goes back to the boot loop. WTF
Pls guys help me. well i'm a complete nOOb for this and sorry for the long post.
I am by no means an expert here, but have you tried a different SD card? When I first flashed my HD2, when WP7 was first available for it, my SD card was incompatible and it was constantly rebooting. Some SD cards are incompatible with WP7, even the ones that originally shipped with the HD2.
I know how you feel... that's exactly what happened to me. OMCA1A's right, Try a new SD Card and you should be good to go.
Which method you use ? Zune or 1 shot install
Did you have wp7 on hd2 before trying to install This rom? Was the sd card working?
Did you unlock/ reformat sd card or install straight over?
as already mentioned it can be the SD card and is most likely the SD card in your case, how you install it, cabs or zune or whatever doesnt make the slightest difference, anyone using any card that is not certified to work with WP7 stands the risk of running in to the restart issue.
it might not happen today, it might not be next month or even year, but potentially the restart issue can rear its head when xx% of storage space free is hit
i say xx because it could be anything from 1 -100.
Peronally i find that dumping a few hundred meg of music on gets past these dodgy areas, like just now, if i remove 12MB of data from my device it will start restarting, i can replicate this, if i do a reflash i have to install at least 200MB of music before doing anything, 600MB on top of that i get more restarts so dumped another 200MB of music, installed navigon, restart issues, install 50MB of music all fine again, that its a pain in the arse but its workable, it just means i have a lot of music i will never listen too on my device
Sorry I seriously gave up on my HD2 and was using my sisters old LG phone (Sucked big time ) Yes OMAC1A I have tried 4 different SD cards, so I doubt it’s the SD card.
Moschino02 What do u mean by Zune or one shot install ? I installed the normal way here are the steps I did.
Did task29
Installed latest radio
Installed MAGLDR
Then the wp7 ROM bu running a DWI.exe
Well after I got tired I did install it over and over and over. Yes the cards were working fine on my x10i
dazza9075 The SD I used was empty.
Also guys like I mentioned I only cannot use any of the smart phone features, if I get in to maps or IE or any other task which consumes a lot of CPU, it happens.
I will try one more SD card cos u guys insist and if it doesn’t I’m seriously gonna sell it off for scrap if u want let me know it’s gonna be dirt cheap I can’t tolerate this anymore.
Also one more thing guys, i've tried android as well, a 2.2 desire ROM and a MIUI ROM. Some times it gets stuck on start up it self or on the initial setup. That to me doesn't sound like a SD card issue.
Also it overheats
You tried with Sandisk class 4\6 SD cards, right? Cuz those are the only ones that have a decent chance of working.
Overheating of the HD2 is a common problem, saw many of these phones being sold on ebay with that problem...
I have the same problem... Still trying to fix it... But I know the problem comes when the phone tries to access the SD card (sandisk).
zeus09 said:
Moschino02 What do u mean by Zune or one shot install ? I installed the normal way here are the steps I did.
Did task29
Installed latest radio
Installed MAGLDR
Then the wp7 ROM bu running a DWI.exe
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So after you install wp7 rom by running dwi.exe ( you mean v2native rom, right?)
What did you do? Did zune find updates to mango? Or did you install mango by sending cabs? What version are you on?
Moschino02 - Yes it says,
Name: HTC HD7 T9292
OS Version: 7.0.7392.0
Also i have tried other ROM as well, did not have any luck. Even at this very moment it goes through a boot loop. Just tried accessing HTC hub and it went off.
After installing sometimes it reboots or i have to manually do it by removing the battery or a by a soft reset. Yes zune finds updates but i cant update. When the rebooting point comes it never reboots to the OS just goes to a boot loop. *@#^&%$
I have used the following,
Verbatim 2GB micro SD
Unbranded 8 GB Micro SDHC
Kingmax 2GB Micro SD
Sandisk 4GB Micro SD
and none of them worked.
jinge - I dont think so. Initially i thought the same. And i removed my SD card to see but the problems kept continuing.
IF its a SD card incompatibility issue the HD2 should work fine with android. It boots only up to the initial start up screen doesn't go beyond that. MIUI is the closest i got but that too gave problems.
I'm seriously sick of the hd2 guys and i hate it i wish i could show it to you'll.
This has to be a hardware fault. IS IT ????????
bought htc hd2 with windows 7 booted on it, it runs like crap, is there anyway to uninstall and boot android on it and how do i do this need help!!!
You will need to do Task 29, download radio, magldr, CWM and your ROM, then install them (in that order). It's easy, it may just look scary now.
I will NOT provide you step by step guide.
Protip: Use search tool and read some tutorials about installing Android NAND ROMs.
Have a nice day.
thanks for the help!!
Also you will need to reformat your SD card with a formating tool that can remove the funky format that WP7 fomats the SD card with. It does this because WP7 uses the SD card as the internal storage on the device. I can not remember the name of the format it uses, but I am thinking it is called RAD or something like that. If any one else out there reads this and can remember the name of the format please chime in with it.
Received my first HTC through the post yesterday and joined the site in an attempt to run android. I know nothing and there's an overwhelming amount of information on this site so just need someone to point me in the right direction.
Used this and followed instructions carefully: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=957652
My problem is after running clrcad.exe and haret.exe, the phone reset after a grey screen. Looked like it went well but now the SD card has disappeared from the file explorer and windows when connected through USB.
Any help appreciated, just want to get the SD card back up so I can format it and so on. Thanks.
I take it by the lack of replies that this isn't a common problem. It's kind of put me off trying any new ROM's as a simple procedure like this can't even go straight. Will have to stick with Winmo then
Im not quite sure anymore, but i dont think you are able to mount your sd as long as you use sd builds. I dont know if this is changing with an ext partition on your sd.
Just check out the NAND section. Its installed on your internal memory and not running from sd. WinMob will be fully deleted and replaced with Android, so first do a backup of contacts etc!!!
If you do not need WinMob for any kind of apps for work etc which arent ported to Android yet (which i dont think there are much NAND is the best solution for you.
Started like you with sd build 2years ago, too. But switched to NAND as soon as it was stable.
Now it is almost perfect.
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I have same problem
I had the same problem but now i use magldr and boot-ing goes vith no problem and the card is showing
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I had the same problem but now i use magldr and boot-ing goes vith no problem and the card is showing
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How did you get the card to show again? Or did you buy a new one?
Just a thought,have you tried a soft reset? Switch phone off Take back cover of and press little red button for a few seconds,put cover back on reboot into android
Also make sure your SD card is formatted to 32kb (slow format)
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