[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] memin1857:
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STEP BY STEP ANDROID ON HD2 (25 August)

FOR BEGINNERS/NEWBIES/NOOBS:

This is a summary of about two months of peoples work. Some steps may be unneccessary, I KNOW IT, but it is best practice to follow exactly even if you don't need to.

A) WHAT YOU NEED:

1) An HTC HD2, obviously. European, US (TMOUS) or Telstra HD2, etc.

1) HSPL3_PKG.zip from http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=6891358&postcount=1893

2) Leo_RADIO_2.12.50.02_2.rar from http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=611787

3) Leo_CustomRUU.zip from http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=575524

4) An HD2 Android build. Check from http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=735 and CHOOSE a thread that begins with the word [BUILD] (for example, shubcraft, mattc, froyostone, hd2froyo, darkstone etc) I recommend shubcraft from http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=740963

--EXTRACT ALL THOSE FILES with WINRAR or similar program on your PC.

B) HOW TO UPDATE YOUR RADIO. With old radio you will get black/blank screen that slowly disappears/fades away when you boot/run Android. YOU ONLY NEED TO DO THIS ONCE.

1) Connect your phone with usb cable to your pc in activesync mode. Windows Mobile should ask you which mode to connect, select activesync. If it doesn't ask goto windows mobile SETTINGS, OTHER, USB TO PC and select from there. Do NOT connect in DISK DRIVE mode.

2) Install HSLP3. Choose 2.08HSPL when asked. Your phone will reboot into a colorful screen and then it will say WE HACKED IT. Click OK on your pc, your phone will reboot into windows mobile.

3) Use CustomRUU to install Leo_Radio_15.40.50.07U_2.12.50.02_2.nbh file in active sync mode. You must do this AFTER HSPL3 installation. You phone will reboot again. Your battery charge must be at least 50 percent.

You don't actually need new radio if you have at least 2.08 radio. But 2.10 or 2.12 is really recommended. HSPL3 is only required for radio or winmo rom upgrades. It may void your warranty. (But you can load original spl, radio, winmo rom before you send your phone for warranty)

--Now your phone is ready to accept any Android build easily.

C) RUN/BOOT ANDROID

1) Copy the Android folder from Android build of your choice to your sd card. You can do this copying by two ways:

Either connect your hd2 in disk drive mode and just copy the Android folder to the removable drive in "My computer" Or you can insert the sd card to your notebooks card reader (with adapter) and copy the same way.

2) From your windows mobile (winmo) open file manager and goto Android folder in storage card (sd)

3) First tap CLRCAD.EXE NOTHING WILL SHOW UP. DON'T WORRY.

4) Now tap haret.exe and Android will launch.

First boot will take long time. Be patient. If it doesn't work, remove battery, turn on again, format your sd card and try another build.

YOU WON'T LOSE WINMO OR WINMO SETTINGS UP TO THIS POINT.

OPTIONAL BUT RECOMMENDED:

1) Miri HD2 WM6.5 V18.0 WINMO ROM (or newer) from: http://htcpedia.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1666

You install it the same way as radio BUT your phone will be factory reset. If you want your settings migrated to new rom use SPB Backup. (find it elsewhere, google it)

A NEW WINDOWS MOBILE ROM will make Android better and less problematic. You can try Android with your original winmo rom + hspl3 and 2.12 radio. But you may get problems like robotic voice etc.

If you use spbbackup make sure you uninstall interwrite IF you have it. (e.g. Turkish HD2s)

2) Get an Android Launcher for your winmo. This type of app makes it easy to launch clrcad.exe AND haret.exe (thus Android) with single click from winmo home screen. You can use this one: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=733752 or this one: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=753122

3) You can also get dual boot programs that ask you if you want to launch Android while windows is booting. Not recommended. (Makes windows mobile corruption more likely, but still low probability)

NOTES:

- Your winmo will stay. Just turn off/reboot android and you will get winmo back. You are not changing winmo to Android. Android runs from sd card currently. Winmo is NOT active in the background.

- It is possible for windows mobile to become corrupted because of launching android. You can use SPB Backup. (find it elsewhere, google it)

- Android/Linux Kernel for HD2 is NOT COMPLETE yet. There may be problems, missing things. It is normal.

- Currently it is good enough for daily use.

This is all information you need. Please don't ask before searching.

READ THE FIRST POST OF http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=719646 (This is the main thread) and also last 20 pages or so.

If you will upgrade to a newer Android build that has newer date you can just delete Android folder and recopy the new one. If you don't want to lose settings use Titanium Backup for Android. If you want to backup Android build with your settings, just make a copy of the Android folder somewhere.

ANDROID SUGGESTIONS:

-You may need to disable auto rotate from settings - display for getting rid of touchscreen freezes.

-Light sensor does not work yet.

-Add Power Control widget to home screen and disable WIFI GPS BT DATA etc when you don't need them. You will get winmo level battery life.

- You need a gmail account for Android Market to work.

- Usb disk drive mode may not work. You can use DroidExplorer from http://de.codeplex.com for file transfers to Android.

Asking questions that were already answered a hundred times before just makes people angry and clutters the thread. Almost everything is already written in first post or can be found by searching. Don't get scared of thousand pages. You don't need to read them all. First post + last few pages + searching is enough. (If above info is not enough?)