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I have a smal question... I was wondering what will happen to the SD builds now that NAND is out. Are devs gonna disclaim those of us that like to have WM on they'r phone or like me cannot install NAND?
If u think this is not the place for the question feel free to move this
Hopefully die a quick death. By the way, why can't you install mgldr? Also, this is the wrong forum.
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i suspect NAND will work for most 95% of the phones out there
the question is , SD card is old technology but does bring its benefits
backing up, upgrading builds and modifying components were a little easier made from Windows Mobile. Multiple Android boots from different Android Folders as well using Exceller's
well, to me, SD card should perhaps move to the direction of RAM.
and finally NAND only and RAM only builds should conquer.. speed, stability and functionality
Primary Generation : NAND (with some setbacks now)
Secondary Generation : RAM ( with some setbacks now)
Tertiary Generation : SD (with setbacks as well)
they all have their UP and DOWNS, I believe its CHOICE
and if you dont like Android, go with Windows Mobile ! The power to customize is up 2 you
darkstone is working on NAND+RAM, so lets see how that unfolds...
Ahmun_Ra said:
I have a smal question... I was wondering what will happen to the SD builds now that NAND is out. Are devs gonna disclaim those of us that like to have WM on they'r phone or like me cannot install NAND?
If u think this is not the place for the question feel free to move this
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even me would be on the list... as i tried everything possible (combinations of WM ROM/ RADIO /TASK29) to install nand.
magldr does install. but partition send failed is the error on dft installer... and magldr says block 0 , bad crc..
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I'm wondering what's happening to nand roms, not even on first page? just SD builds
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norpan111 said:
I'm wondering what's happening to nand roms, not even on first page? just SD builds
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Probably because there are no or very little problems with the NAND builds so nobody has questions about them.
This is an interesting thread. I am using sd builds too. I'd like to have dual boot too because i need winmo from time to time to use mytinytv. Most recent android builds are now moving to nand. Unless magldr has dual boot options, i'd like to stick with sd builds.
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Do we have the option to run a SD build from mgldr ? Ive had a little go but no boot yet...
norpan111 said:
I'm wondering what's happening to nand roms, not even on first page? just SD builds
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The nand build have their own sub forum. XDA app cannot see that yet. Try to browse in a computer and you'll see.
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norpan111 said:
I'm wondering what's happening to nand roms, not even on first page? just SD builds
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All the nand roms have been moved to its own subforum.
Edit: knew I should've just waited to let somebody else answer
Satyan said:
even me would be on the list... as i tried everything possible (combinations of WM ROM/ RADIO /TASK29) to install nand.
magldr does install. but partition send failed is the error on dft installer... and magldr says block 0 , bad crc..
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I had this problem. After I did the following , flashing nand worked.
1. Flash with task 29
2. Flash stock win mo rom
3. Flash magldr
4. Flash nand rom of choice.
This process has to be done in that order.
I tried different combinations until I found this one to work repeatedly.
Hopefully you figure it out...
Also did you un check allow usb connections in active sync?
Good luck.
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I believe nand is better ,faster and more stable way to have android in our phones but i think that is better to have more than one choises.
personally i do think i NEVER move the build into NAND - as I am still vigorously using the GPS software in the original WM which is too useful to me ... lol
furthermore, backing up all stuff in SD is too easy to me - so I didn't / never think of placing any backup stuff in my android builds... lol
SD RAM will defeat NAND...i guess
I believe that most of the limitation you will incur with NAND have limited chances of been resolved (user space).
I've tested 6 NAND builds, they work fine and they have a lower battery drain compared to SD and SD/RAM release.
Nevertheless most of us want to install apps and unfortunately not all can be moved to SD....so IMHO at the end the most flexible long term solution is SD plus RAM loading (to have the benefits of huge user space and good performance...with a little higher battery consumption)
Well, as much as I love flashing the living crap out of my phones. . . . I quit. . . After I got a perfected WMO and Robot combo running.
My phone runs about 97% perfect. . . Which is just the same if not better then a native Android device.
I currently absolutely want to keep WM on my phone, because I like it but especially because there are a couple of apps for WinMo which I really need. I have bought a HD2 and not an Android phone because I need both systems. Therefore I hope to see that SD Android development goes on, possibly in the RAM direction.
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I currently absolutely want to keep WM on my phone, because I like it but especially because there are a couple of apps for WinMo which I really need. I have bought a HD2 and not an Android phone because I need both systems. Therefore I hope to see that SD Android development goes on, possibly in the RAM direction.
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+1, 100% same case with me.
(and we are not alone... )
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Black Antitoon said:
I currently absolutely want to keep WM on my phone, because I like it but especially because there are a couple of apps for WinMo which I really need. I have bought a HD2 and not an Android phone because I need both systems. Therefore I hope to see that SD Android development goes on, possibly in the RAM direction.
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+10. totaly with you and with SD RAM . So why we have bought HD2 ???
DARKSTONE please continu with SD RAM .
I would be very happy to have some sd/ram build updates in the future. Obviously as we are having the nand boom at the moment, noone should expect sd/ram builds in the next couple of days, I guess.
I love having my energy rom under the android one, especially for my Igo8 navigation. And I still have one of those stupid issues with all the builds when the phone stucks on 60Ma on standby for hours, dont know why. Sd gives the freedom of costumization, great for research, I can save any build in a directory and put it aside.
Thanks for all your hard work and keep up the good work.
Nand has been the holy grail of developement - and so the big, big interest...But in going down the nand route you are losing half the functionality of the phone. So until and unless there is a dual boot option I think I'm going to stick with SD
Hey all its been about 6 months since I was last here, My HD2 currently runs the old Darkstone SD card build, and I love it, But I know since then allot of other developments have been made, I want to now install a Rom directly to my phone (Nand I believe it is?) But I have looked through the roms section and cant find one that is anything like the old darkstone , If anyone can point me out one that is similar and can be used on the Nand I would greatly appreciate it, Thank you.
If you like it clean than try [27.MAR][CWM] NexusHD2-Gingerbread V2.5 [Android2.3.3][Kernel: tytung_r8.3].
A really good Guide how to install NAND ROM you can find here.
Use This..UltimateDroid (Crawlingcity)
I've only had HD2 for a week and I'm a noob, But tried others and this one w/radio rom 2.12.50.02 for battery is the best in my opinion, Very very happy!
DatenThielt said:
Hey all its been about 6 months since I was last here, My HD2 currently runs the old Darkstone SD card build, and I love it, But I know since then allot of other developments have been made, I want to now install a Rom directly to my phone (Nand I believe it is?) But I have looked through the roms section and cant find one that is anything like the old darkstone , If anyone can point me out one that is similar and can be used on the Nand I would greatly appreciate it, Thank you.
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Correct me if I am wrong, but installing to NAND would limit you to the amount of apps that you can install since not all apps support Moving to SD. Wouldn't you rather run a newer build, like American Android off your SD?
Neurotica said:
Correct me if I am wrong, but installing to NAND would limit you to the amount of apps that you can install since not all apps support Moving to SD. Wouldn't you rather run a newer build, like American Android off your SD?
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I'm correcting you, you are wrong!
You can create a partition on your SD which extends your internal memory, All user data is pushed there
Majority of roms come with one of various solutions to extend memory.
Not trying to hijack this thread or anything, but I haven't gone the NAND way just because of that limitation that I believed was there! I AM SO GLAD I WAS WRONG!
I guess my next question is, the maximum size of that partition would be...?
I am currently running American Android off SD, is there anything similar to that for NAND?
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Not trying to hijack this thread or anything, but I haven't gone the NAND way just because of that limitation that I believed was there! I AM SO GLAD I WAS WRONG!
I guess my next question is, the maximum size of that partition would be...?
I am currently running American Android off SD, is there anything similar to that for NAND?
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1GB as far as I know. Thats what is recommended by most devs. To partition all you need to do is go into recovery (Clockworkmod) and use the partition feature.
Apps2SD+ = Apps data is pushed to the partition after install or reboot in some cases I think.
Data2SD/Data2Ext = All user data is stored on partition as internal memory is extended.
data.img = Basicaly same as what data.img does on SD build, ie the .img file is used as internal memory.
(I may not be 100% accurate on the above so if anybody has more detail please add)
PS. You should have done a bit of reading, there has been roms with this functionality for ages.
Ultimate Droid 3.1.1 so good.
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I did plenty of reading, only problem was that I kept playing safe. Right after that reply of yours I flashed HyperDroid GBX 2.3.3 with CWM and boy I couldn't be happier. I also have the SD card fix on. This thing flies!
I will suggest anyone going for NAND to partition to EXT4 through GParted rather than CWM though. Gingerbread is more stable, compatible and faster with EXT4.
Thanks bud!
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Hello everyone,
I have a HTC wildfire, it a low end phone and I am thinking of getting the HD2 as an upgrade. I know that it runs on WP6.5
Is it easy to install other OS on it like WP7, UBUNTU & android ?
Can someone show me some guides to install these three OS from scratch as I got lost while browsing the HD2 forum
If it's easy, you'll see me active on this forum soon
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Another question, is it possible to dual boot between different OS ?
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I use Android (CM7/CM9) and it's much better than W6.5 (didn't try W7).
You can switch between different Android OS, if you use SD-Versions and choose the boot source before starting OS.
So I will have one OS on the internal memory and the others on sdcard ?
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lo2ay said:
So I will have one OS on the internal memory and the others on sdcard ?
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yes, this is my setup now
Tango in nand
Miui / ICS on SD
but preparing a single SD for dual boot is kinda tricky, you have to read instructions really carefully also a 16gig or even 32gig is recommended if you go that way since WP7 apps are sometimes huge!
give it some time, and a crucial piece of software will be released that will aid the ability to dual boot greatly
But in short for now
NAND _ SD
WP_ (WP combined storage)
WM_ Storage
Android _ Storage
WM _ Android
Android _ Android
WP _ (WP combined storage) + Android
WP and WM can only work from the phone at the moment, and WP really needs to use the SD card hence the difficulty in getting it dual booting with android. although we have seen WM running Within WP which is very interesting if it should ever see the light of day.
MAGLDR v2 should make it a lot easier!
You'll be very glad you got an HD2 my friend! With this the world is within your hands.
if you want multiboot, just flash an magldr
if you want android only, recovery is suggested
ubuntu's not recommanded as it's sd card based and runs not so good
mengfei said:
yes, this is my setup now
Tango in nand
Miui / ICS on SD
but preparing a single SD for dual boot is kinda tricky, you have to read instructions really carefully also a 16gig or even 32gig is recommended if you go that way since WP7 apps are sometimes huge!
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I have three 8GB SDcards, can I make one for android, another for ububtu and the third for windows mobile data ?
one of them is class 6 the other two are class 4. Will I have to partition the SDcard ?
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Hey lo2ay, I was in the exact same situation as you - I had a HTC Wildfire and it was driving me nuts how slow even CM7 was on it, so I managed to get an HD2 as an upgrade. It was my brother's phone and he was using WP7 on it, so I gave that a go and personally I don't recommend it. You can't use any live services without contacting microsoft and editing registries to make your phone think it's an HD7 which can be annoying. I don't know if you tried the unofficial CM9 ROM for your wildfire but there's one for the HD2 aswell and the difference is amazing - much more stable and much much faster
I'd suggest that you go for this phone if you can get one
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lo2ay said:
I have three 8GB SDcards, can I make one for android, another for ububtu and the third for windows mobile data ?
one of them is class 6 the other two are class 4. Will I have to partition the SDcard ?
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Yes you can store data on those three cards separately, but I don't know if you'll be able to just switch cards to switch OS (sorry, but I use NAND android which is permanent)
Also if you do want to use NAND android you only have to partition an SD card in order to use apps2SD on Sense ROMs
SteelScyther said:
Hey lo2ay, I was in the exact same situation as you - I had a HTC Wildfire and it was driving me nuts how slow even CM7 was on it, so I managed to get an HD2 as an upgrade. It was my brother's phone and he was using WP7 on it, so I gave that a go and personally I don't recommend it. You can't use any live services without contacting microsoft and editing registries to make your phone think it's an HD7 which can be annoying. I don't know if you tried the unofficial CM9 ROM for your wildfire but there's one for the HD2 aswell and the difference is amazing - much more stable and much much faster
I'd suggest that you go for this phone if you can get one
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Yes you can store data on those three cards separately, but I don't know if you'll be able to just switch cards to switch OS (sorry, but I use NAND android which is permanent)
Also if you do want to use NAND android you only have to partition an SD card in order to use apps2SD on Sense ROMs
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A great thanks to you mate, surely you understand my situation
I've tried unofficial CM9 for my wildfire. And CM9 will definitely be faster on any device except mine as the wildlife doesn't have a GPU.
I would really want to install android on internal memory as (I think) it will be faster and more stable than on SDcard.
The problem is, u got your HD2 while it was "ready" for flashing ROMS, you said that your brother were using W7. But I will buy one which is not "ready". I arleady know how to root/S-OFF android devices but the HD2 is not android so it will have a different process which I don't know.
That's why I created this thread. To know if this process is easy or not. If it's not then it will be allot easier for me to buy an android phone and root it. But I want the HD2 because it seems to have a never ending development community
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The process for flashing the required things so you can run Android from NAND is not really hard at all. You just have to make sure you have the correct drivers installed on your computer and that your battery has plenty of charge wo your device does not die in the middle of a flashing essential things like radio or HSPL/SPL. Just take your time and make sure you understand the instructions from the guides.
As for using three SD cards in the manor you suggested. Yes you could use one card for Windows Mobile data, one card for running Android from SD, and you can use one card to run Ubuntu from SD. I have never tried the Ubuntu on my HD2 but I have read up on it and it boots from SD the same way Android boots from SD, by opening CLCAD and the HARET. Also I have used Android from SD before and it was not really sluggish or slow. Matter of fact I have noticed very little difference between Android from SD and Android from NAND. Last when you run Android or Ubuntu from SD your Windows Mobile is still in NAND and the file explorer is what you use to boot either of them. So yes you can just swoop cards at as you want.
These guides are great:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=609477
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=893948
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1044830
Poor thing i found them so late^^
Hi
A friend of mine asked me if I could put Android on his HD2 as he bought one with German language and he doesn't understand anything at all. Now we wan't to completely remove Windows Mobile 6.5.x from the phone and install Android. ICS with HTC sense is prefered but and older version will also do.
I have found multiple tutorials, but I wonder which method is the best. NAND or SD?
At this point in time we don't have any SD-card in the phone, so I asume the Sd method isn't usable. But which method and ROM is the best to use if we want to be able to switch language and want Android experience as close to the HTC android phones as possible.
Are there any bugs with the HD2 in Android? I've heard that there should be problems with the sound when calling people, and the data-connection should be unstable as well. Are these rumors still current or have they been solved?
CTSRP said:
Hi
A friend of mine asked me if I could put Android on his HD2 as he bought one with German language and he doesn't understand anything at all. Now we wan't to completely remove Windows Mobile 6.5.x from the phone and install Android. ICS with HTC sense is prefered but and older version will also do.
I have found multiple tutorials, but I wonder which method is the best. NAND or SD?
At this point in time we don't have any SD-card in the phone, so I asume the Sd method isn't usable. But which method and ROM is the best to use if we want to be able to switch language and want Android experience as close to the HTC android phones as possible.
Are there any bugs with the HD2 in Android? I've heard that there should be problems with the sound when calling people, and the data-connection should be unstable as well. Are these rumors still current or have they been solved?
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Ok. First of all, Nand is the better of the two. As your friend want to COMPLETELY remove winmo6.5 its better to use NAND. Currently there is no ICS sense rom but the sense gingerbread roms work very smoothly with all features working. So you may want to try that. And dont worry you can change language from german to english. You basically select english at the startup setup.
One more thing. Even when installing the NAND version of android you will need a sd-card. The rom is a .zip file which must be copied to the sd card and this rom will be installed on the phones internal memory hence: NAND.
Hope it helps
Feel free to ask but i suggest you search it first and read more, because clearly you are lacking information
adil1508 said:
Ok. First of all, Nand is the better of the two. As your friend want to COMPLETELY remove winmo6.5 its better to use NAND. Currently there is no ICS sense rom but the sense gingerbread roms work very smoothly with all features working. So you may want to try that. And dont worry you can change language from german to english. You basically select english at the startup setup.
One more thing. Even when installing the NAND version of android you will need a sd-card. The rom is a .zip file which must be copied to the sd card and this rom will be installed on the phones internal memory hence: NAND.
Hope it helps
Feel free to ask but i suggest you search it first and read more, because clearly you are lacking information
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Thanks for the quick reply. I will read further on how to install using NAND method. But how big should the SD-card be. As said he doesn't have a SD-card in his phone. I have one but it's only 128MB, so not a whole lot. If the phone was using the MiniSD cards instead of microSD I had a 1GB card. But isn't it possible to get a Gingerbread HTC Sense ROM and then extract and repack it on the PC so it can fit the 128MB card. Or are the packed ROM's small enough to fit on a 128MB card?
Tell your friend to invest in about 4GB or more, once you've got a few apps, video video clips, music files and recovery backups then the 4GB will be eaten fairly fast imo. If you grab a class 6 card you can get one for less then $1/GB (aud).
parker09 said:
Tell your friend to invest in about 4GB or more, once you've got a few apps, video video clips, music files and recovery backups then the 4GB will be eaten fairly fast imo. If you grab a class 6 card you can get one for less then $1/GB (aud).
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Sure I'll tell him that. But will the installationsfiles for Android fit on my 128MB card?
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Sure I'll tell him that. But will the installationsfiles for Android fit on my 128MB card?
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No.
CTSRP said:
Thanks for the quick reply. I will read further on how to install using NAND method. But how big should the SD-card be. As said he doesn't have a SD-card in his phone. I have one but it's only 128MB, so not a whole lot. If the phone was using the MiniSD cards instead of microSD I had a 1GB card. But isn't it possible to get a Gingerbread HTC Sense ROM and then extract and repack it on the PC so it can fit the 128MB card. Or are the packed ROM's small enough to fit on a 128MB card?
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Dont forget the thanks button
Anyways, basically the sd card is used to put the rom in and all music, pics, apps etc. will be stored on the sd card. plus, the 128 mb card will not hold the rom. Some files of the rom are installed on the sd card as well(some) so yeah, like the above user said, invest in a class 4 sd card with a fairly high amount of memory.
try the link below, it could give you an idea
You will need an SD card anyhow as mentioned before. Not only for flashing it to Nand, also some ROMs needs an ext(2 or 3) partition on the SD card. Specially when it's an EU device as yours might seems.
F.e.: I got an EU model and the great Energy ROM running - this needs a 1Gb ext(2 or 3) partition on the SD card!
-> It depends on the ROM of your choice.
Right now, I guess there is now ICS ROM with sense out there - or an I wrong?
I can definetly recommend the NRG ROM as this one runs really great. There is also a very good lashing instruction in its thread.
Good luck :good:
Ooh, ooh, me too!!
adil1508 said:
Ok. First of all, Nand is the better of the two. As your friend want to COMPLETELY remove winmo6.5 its better to use NAND. Currently there is no ICS sense rom but the sense gingerbread roms work very smoothly with all features working. So you may want to try that. And dont worry you can change language from german to english. You basically select english at the startup setup.
One more thing. Even when installing the NAND version of android you will need a sd-card. The rom is a .zip file which must be copied to the sd card and this rom will be installed on the phones internal memory hence: NAND.
Hope it helps
Feel free to ask but i suggest you search it first and read more, because clearly you are lacking information
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I also want to completely remove winmo6.5 from my wife's stock UK HTC HD2 and put some form of Android OS on it so I can then get her Ovivo Mobile mobile connection to work (I'm not bothered about dual boot functionality). Could you quickly link to a guide you would recommend to do this ("Thanks" will always be given :good: ).
(Note: I had an HD2 once, and bricked it after 9 months of ownership with a dodgy radio, so I'm a bit once-bitten-twice-shy about doing it).
shaggydabbydo said:
I also want to completely remove winmo6.5 from my wife's stock UK HTC HD2 and put some form of Android OS on it so I can then get her Ovivo Mobile mobile connection to work (I'm not bothered about dual boot functionality). Could you quickly link to a guide you would recommend to do this ("Thanks" will always be given :good: ).
(Note: I had an HD2 once, and bricked it after 9 months of ownership with a dodgy radio, so I'm a bit once-bitten-twice-shy about doing it).
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Here is my favourite guide. It's incredibly simple. You should really search before posting though, it isn't difficult to find.
Thanks
Nigeldg said:
Here is my favourite guide. It's incredibly simple. You should really search before posting though, it isn't difficult to find.
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Thanks (and "thanks" added). I did search [and read the "sticky") but there were lots and I got confused as to which one. I'll give the one you recommend a go (which incidentaly did not come up in my [brief] search. :good:
shaggydabbydo said:
(which incidentaly did not come up in my [brief] search. :good:
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Ah, you see, it shouldn't be [brief] but [thorough]
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Ah, you see, it shouldn't be [brief] but [thorough]
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Ah, but I would have been thoroughly confused with a thorough search, fortunatly I was only briefly confused .
Hi Guys
I am in a really deep problem so I will explain as much as I can
I have the EU htc hd2 and I tried so many roms from xda threads
first I was happy that my phone can run android (it was froyo 2.2 by the way)
I had big internal memory fast performance everything
Now I have a huge problem I want to install the new roms like 4.0 , 4.1 and 4.2
But I can't install it on nand as I must make a partition like 250 mb or 300 mb so there is too small memory for me to install apps
So I read other threads that talked about this problems and they recommended to use the [email protected] method
But the problem that they said that solution for sd cards that have class 6 or above and Mine IS 4 :crying:
So I appreciate any help from you guys cause you are the best on the internet and the hd2 is a legend
sorry for my bad English I am from the middle east "Egypt"
No, your SD card doesn't need to be any specific class. Class 4 will do just fine.
I think you're talking about NativeSD? Well, even if you are, class 4 is actually good for NativeSD.
Either way, your sd card will do the job. Happy flashing.
Marvlesz said:
No, your SD card doesn't need to be any specific class. Class 4 will do just fine.
I think you're talking about NativeSD? Well, even if you are, class 4 is actually good for NativeSD.
Either way, your sd card will do the job. Happy flashing.
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:good: Thanks Marvlesz For your help I really glad that my sd can do the job
Do you recommend me any rom 4.1 or 4.2 to flash as I have too many and don't know which to flash