yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] bbeettaa:
Hi

I recently moved from windows 6.5 to Nexus NAND Rom.

I followed these steps:

Update Radio

Run Task 29 and formatted SD card

Install MAGLR

Install Nexus Rom v2.3

The phone works well apart from the Windows button is now volume up and the call button is volume down. This could be an missed from an old ROM.

What this means that I don't have a menu button...which means I can't get my contacts from the similar.

Is there any way to make all buttons default?

Any help appreciated, Cheers
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] atdhe86:
hi

i instald androd on my sd card and startet runing it.

but just keps boting for houers and no androide menu comes up...

sorry my english is bad i cnow.

dos any body cnow whay its just like this?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] drunkenfcuk:
Nice guide, thanks :)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] darkphoinix:
Best radio rom for hd2 europe and android rom in this time?? Leo_RADIO_2.12.50.02_2??
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Grey Area:
*sigh*

Think I'm doomed to never see Android on my T-mobile UK HTC HD2. Downloaded all the files and trying to follow the guides, but it seems I am more of a noob than I thought.

What I've done so far;

downloaded;

MCCM_SE_V3.4_FroyoStone_Sense.zip

Jmz_Android_Dual-Boot.cab

unzipped the mccm file so that the Android file is in the root, installed the jmz dual boot on my phone.

When I reboot the phone, the jmz booter seems to do its job. It will boot into Windows fine, but if I choose Android, I get a prompt about haret.exe (so at least I know it found it) but then a black screen with the following text top left;

HaRET boot

Shutting down hardware

Turning off MMU...

In preloader

PSR=600000df

Tags relocated to 0x11B00100 (size 0x00000f00)

Kernel relocated to 0x11B08000 (size 0x0026f208)

Initrd relocated to 0x12200000 (size 0x001d0137)

Jumping to Kernel (custom)...

But then...nothing.

I've also tried installing HSPL4, but that gives me a critical error.

What I'd really like is a step by step guide that lists;

1. ALL the files I need to download

2. The order I need to run them in

3. whether or not I run them on the PC or the phone

4. If I run them on the PC, whether the phone needs to be connected or not

5. Whether that connection should be ActiveSync or Disk Drive mode.

I'm just off to the local tattooists to have "NOOB" tattooed on my head in big red letters...hope you can give me some replies by the time I get back!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] nsheaffer:
Question

I hate to ask this stupid question but here it is.

If a person has a HD2 from Tmobile with the latest current Stock Rom with CHT 2.0 on it. No other Modifications or unlocking done.

Technical details of Rom:

SPL - 2.10.0000

Rom - 3.14.531.1 wwe

Radio - 2.15.50.14

Say they want to Load up Android on thier HD2 for the first time.

Would these be the steps that are needed?

Install a Dual Boot loader

Format SD card

Copy over an Android build

Disable Sense in WM and close any running programs

Launch Android from within WM's File Exporer

Wait for boot

Done

Do you have to unlock or HSPL before trying to launch Android?

Thanks and sorry for the stupid Qs.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] huggs:
For a first-timer, the best, easiest way to go would be to try out a few SD builds. To get them up and running, all you have to do is drop a folder on your SD card, use WinMo's file explorer to navigate to that folder, tap CLRCAD.exe and HARET.exe, and then sit back and watch the magic happen. No HSPL needed, no flashing, easy peasy.

Once you figure out if Anfroid is for you, if you still need Windows Mobile on your phone or not, and what you want out of an Android rom, then you could read up about HSPL, MAGLDR, CWM, and flash a rom to your HD2's nand memory.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] nsheaffer:
Thank you.

Yes, right now I just wanted to play with Android a bit and see how it functions on the HD2 without heavily modifying the device. Running from the SD card seems like a good idea to me and that ways I dont have to mess with a whole lot. When done with Android simply reboot and go back to WM.

I am one of those that likes to keep things stock as much as possible and just tweak the areas that I want tweaked.

I will go ahead and copy over an Android SD Rom and give it a go. Any other tips that a first timer might be needing?

Nate
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] MonkeyFu:
HTC logo just sits there looking at me :-(

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Almost the same for me, I've formated SD card to Fat32, copied Android files to route, clicked clrdcad then HARET, 30mins have passed still stuck on HTC green logo screen, any clues to what is wrong anyone?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] domchao:
Thank you!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] googsy:
Hi, im 'flustered', been looking for hours... (sooo much to take in!)

i have a Desire, which i easily put Cyanogen rom on it months ago.

Now my m8 wants me to rid his T8585 (PB81100) T-mobile HDII of wm6.5

(seems theres heaps of HDII types out there !)

this particular 1, i cannot see an sdcard slot on it anywhere, has win icon bottom left...

i think i have most of the stuff ready to do the job, what im asking, is in all the posts ive seen, nothing mentions anything about backing up the current state of the phone.

if i fail in this endeavor, am i able to put the phone back to its original state somehow or will i brick it ?

also,

- he's taken his sim/s, do i need a sim in it?

- when i boot with volume down, it says copying from sdcard failed on the RGB screen...

- im in Australia if it helps

thx in advance :)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] T-Macgnolia:
Can you post a picture of the phone as I think they may have a clone, especially if it says HDII on the phone as a real HD2 does not say HD2 or HDII anywhere on the outside of the phone. On a real HD2 the SD card slot is on the left hand side of the phone at the bottom part of where the battery cover stops. This is looking down at the phone with the screen facing down.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] googsy:
oh m8, waited all day for a reply, thx for that, the guy bought it online from hong kong i think he said, so your prolly right! :s

yet still, i havent seen anywhere in all the tutorials about converting them models, about restoring to original, is it possible ?

the guy is about to start a business, and is hoping to use this phone for that business, sounds like im gonna have to tell him he's bought a dud....and he better get a real phone !

(had a few drinks, and its now 5.05am, will be back later whence ive had some sleep)

thanks T-Macgnolia for the reply, i will get onto the photo when i wake but it does say HDII on the front of the phone (bottom) and T-Mobile at the top...

it also has raised buttons, unlike those ive seen in photos with flush buttons, me thinks its oldish, and as u say a clone!! ...no wonder he got it cheap :s
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] googsy:
photo of the phone in question attached...

(thinking thats better so the pic always available)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] huggs:
Yep that ones a fake.

Hey if it's really got Windows Mobile on it, try running Android from the sd card. I'm curious if it will boot, and if so if it would be at all functional.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] googsy:
it has got windows mobile on it, but like i said, there aint no SD card...

is it still possible to put droid into nand without the sdcard, and if so, in case it fails, is there some way of like imaging the nand or backing it up first, for restoring ??
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] raven_raven:
It won't boot anyway. It's not that simple to just copy build from one device and run it on another phone. That way HD Mini users would be happy long ago, but they aren't because they are still having trouble to achieve fully working Sense ROMs.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] googsy:
* It won't boot anyway

- it does atm... so im not sure what u mean there...

(if you know what i asked is not possible, you couldve just said no and i wouldve been happy)

* It's not that simple to just copy build from one device and run it on another phone

- i never asked if i could do that...

plus i dont know what a HD mini is, and i was of the impression i could use a non-sense rom too, maybe i was wrong (i cant recall from when i modded my Desire, which is running an old Cyanogen rom from months ago, and am happy with it)

thx raven_raven for the reply, i dont mean to be rude, but it doesnt answer my question of if im able to mod the phone, with the absense of the sdcard...

im thinking if it can run wm6.5, that some1 put on it without the sd card, so i was hoping there might be a way to put droid on it in a similar fashion...

**new find,

i just put Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1 on and found that explorer reports a root drive that has 271Mb free of 385Mb, and a 'storage card', showing 4.3Gb free of 7.4Gb

i shall google on how to open the shell and look inside...

update-

didnt need google, i got it opened up no worries, found an 8gig Kingston SD card hidden inside it, impossible for any1 to access it without removing the 4 screws and taking it completely apart...

the guy has since informed me that if i fail he dont mind he will destroy it and cut his loss, its no good to him the way it is (hates WM and the keypad has like 5mm square keys, too small for him to txt with)

so thx for your time, im going to go back to the tutorial and give this a go, seeings it dont matter if it gets bricked...

...tommorrow after some rest, i will report back and let yous know how i go :)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] googsy:
heres a pic of it...
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] thehumble1:
Obviously one of those Chinese dual SIM knockoffs. This should be fun. I'm almost sure that... well maybe not sure sure that it will not run Android. Are you sure it's really running Windows 6.5 and not a knock off of that as well? I don't think the chinese are going to use all of the same hardware as the real HD2, so I'm guessing these builds won't boot or run properly because of the device drivers, etc. Usually those screens aren't the same either.

No reason to not try it though, except that it may completely brick his phone and there is probably no way to restore. I'd make sure you can even restore it first before you try to change the HSPL.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Kbybee9:
ringtones and notifications

I used Copenhagens method of creating a root folder then system then media then audio then ringtones, but after reboot the file turns to .root but none of the mp3s are in my menus. Did I miss something? I also made a notifications file with the same result. Help please
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] googsy:
well ive had absolutely no luck, this phone needs the volume up button held instead of the down when powering on, and the only thing i can get on the tricolor screen is :

Error:

Copying file from sdcard failed,

System will shut down.

And i dont know wtf happened, but i cant see the internal memory with the root partition on it anymore...

and wmdc now says ph is disconnected :S it did work properly when i put it on, and i could see the root partition, just have no idea how i lost it...

playin more, i fin that i can see the sdcard in file explorer on the ph, until i plug the usb in, once that goes in i lose the storage card in the ph's file explorer, and can only see the root partition :s

now i see that the sdcard is a folder within the root partition acording to file explorer..

So i cant even begin anything...

unless some1 has any tricks i havent seen...

if i cant get it by tonight, it wont end up a brik, it will end up against a brik wall !!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] so 77:
that's the best guide ever thank's
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] dkephart:
Agreement -- understanding this is where to start...

Once I got that the SPL could be flashed to allow alternative bootloaders (Magldr or cLK), then things began to fall into place. And when I saw that there was a toolchain

1) [H]SPL --> 2) Bootloader --> 3) Recovery

I saw how to get Android running.

Now the only problem is keeping up with it! :)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] theweaponxjamie:
i have a question i booted droid for the 1st time and and everything ran great but when my battery died and the phone shut off of course it went back to wm.my prob is now when i try to boot droid again its saying..."the file `clrcad/haret` cannot be opened.either it is not signed with a trusted certificate,or one of its components cannot be found.if the problem persists,try reinstalling or restoring this file"by any chance can someone please tell me wat is the prob.bt the way i have froyo v3 installed.by the way great work u guys .....thanx in advance.....weapon:confused:
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] iim_89:
Hd2 stuck on booting

HEy i tried running android on my hd2. as soon as i execute haret.exe, the screen turns black with texts written on the left top corner. i need guidance to resolve the issue, please help
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] MonkeyFu:
WORKING:

formated the SD card with the Panasonic software, copied files over and tried again - it works... yipee, will play - if cool will donate!!! NOW, how to get Angry Birds on here :-) ???:D
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] ekerstges:
Looking to get my HD2 android-ed... but i see a lot of problems in this thread... scares me off a little...
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] smuppy:
NAND or SD - which one is preferred?

Ok, noobish question coming.

Am using WP7 at the moment and have done that for the last 6-7 months. Am waiting for Mango to be released (a non-beta release...) and thought I'd try Android.

When visiting the Android forum for HD2 one realizes that there are two "flavours" - NAND and SD. So, being a total noob about that, which one is preferred? What are the differences? Speed, stability... ?

Have an HTC Flyer and am really satisfied with that one and like Android quite alot actually so I think that Android on my dear HD2 might just be the thing ;)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] boysha8:
Multiple android versions on single sd card

Hi, can i install multiple android version on a single sd card. I am using wp7 on magldr and currently have mccmboxmax gs on my sd card. If i want to install another one, and make sure settings and folders do not mix between the two, what do i do? (since some apps like dolphin browser or titanium backup create folders in the root for storage. how do i make sure they dont overlap between the builds)

Thanks
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] shankar10:
Nice guide. Can you guys provide some screenshots of the ROM's discussed above?

Thanks
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] adnaan146:
first time and second time i boot android on my hd2 it worked perfectly but 3rd time i try to boot i tried at least 25 times (all day) in vain. I am not able to boot android 2.2 anymore. i dont know what i did. can somebody help me?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] walts:
I've been trying to do pretty much the same thing. I have CM7 running in NAND and I've tried a variety of SD builds in the /Android folder on the SD card. I set MAGLDR to boot AD from SD, but all I ever get is a boot loop.

Your comment about Titanium Backup makes sense - my backups got clobbered recently and now I have a good idea why. I'm thankful that I keep a copy of the Titanium Backup folder!

Walt
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] thegrinchd:
Telestra HD2/NAND Android 2.2 Extended Battery Patch?

Hi All,

I have been fiddling with different handsets for quite a while, but my younger brother gave me this handset (already tricked out), this has reduced me to a noob because I haven't had to do the surgeries my self.

The details:

The handset is a Telestra HD2 running Nand Boot Android on ATT

I am not sure how to ID the build of Android running so I will just dump what I see from the software info and with luck one of you brilliant folks will be able to determine it.

Software Information

Android Version: 2.2

Baseband version: 15.33.50.07U_2.07.50.27_2

Kernel version: 2.6.32.15-prjv root@ubuntu #2

Build number: 2.29.405.5 CL293415 release keys

Software number: 2.29.405.5

Browser version: Webkit 3.1

Phone Identity

HTC Desire A8181

This build includes HTC Sense (v1.00)

Everything is functional in this build, I don't see a way to coax any more detail about the make/model of the build.

So what brings me here.

I have purchased a HTC Extended Battery (2300ma)

When I place the battery in the handset it gets into a reboot loop, it gets into the OS, and stays on for maybe 15 seconds, then freezes and reboots. I had downloaded (maybe six months ago) a kernel patch for extended battery support. I backed up the system from the bootloader menu, and loaded it up. It failed to boot, so I restored my backup, and abandoned it.

The extended battery has been sitting here in it's package mocking me, so I decided to open my tussle with the phone up again. I commenced to googling and found this topic, which seemed like the correct place to lodge this question.

So if anyone can assist I would muchly appreciate it!

-Gil :D
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] thegrinchd:
This sounds like a Telestra HD2 (like Mine) the SD slot is on the left side of the handset underneath the battery cover. There used to be WM apps that could do a complete backup of OS+Data but I don't know about the availability of these anymore. I would start him off with a switchboot Android that runs off the SD card, if/when he likes it, you can go to a bootable version.

You won't need a sim for this stuff
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] maw5323:
im trying to run boxmax v8.1 i previously had darkstone froyo but deleted ti because it was starting to freeze the phone, now i cat run boxman, I got a new phone because I figured it messed up my cpu.

Ive formated my sdcard 32kb fat 32 and put boxman once trying as an android folder then another litterally unzipping it to the sdcard so the unzip as individual files but nothing works the htc logo jus comes up and sticks for hours.

what am i doing wrong. My radio is upto date, im not using a boot loader, just trying to run it from my sd
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] ketzazu:
go to the V8.1 forum for more insight. Are you using WM6.5 or WP7?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] meatsac:
1. Can anyone direct me to a bullet point comparison or summary of Android vs. 6.5? 2. Also I searched and could not find a summary of the risks and benefits specific to each Android install method. Do the uninitiated this information would be very helpful. 1.a. Android b. 6.5 a1. No radio b1. has radio a2. video doesn't work yet b2. video works a3. faster internet service b3 slow or moderate internet speed a4. frequent lock ups? b4. Infrequent lockups a5. Likely upgrade to more and more advanced Android versions b5. WM 7 and above incompatible with HD2 leo? a6. Can record both side of a phone conversation. b6. Wmobile or Tmobile has locked down record and you can only record your side of the conversation a7 worst battery drain? etc etc etc b7 worst performance, lack of apps, etc etc.

2. The following are all the known Android installation methods: A. SD card B. Nand C. Rom? D. etc. A. This is the method best suited to a noob because its easily reversible? Other reasons. B. This method is best suited to expert because of the many steps involved in intsalling? This is just an example I have know idea if its accurate. C. Rom is most difficult it takes special tools, hardware equipement? x method is the quickest, x method has the fewest number of steps, x method results in the best performance, x method presents the highest risk for damaging your phone or bricking it, x method is the easiest to reverse if you end up not liking Android. This would really send me in the right direction if someone could answer these questions. Thanks in advanced. Also I would like a way to disable 911 service at some point if I give the phone to my child just for playing video games. Thanks in advanced for any help.

BTW I have read gadgets reviews write up about /android-vs-windows-mobile-tattoo-touch but it is not thorough.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] thehumble1:
Android is far far superior to windows. Run HyperDroid 3.0.1 on the hd2 it runs well and everything works. You don't need thorough comparisons because the rough comparisons show enough benefit.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] lynxxx:
is this the short question-short answer thread? At page 1 I read something like this...

What's the name of the android app, to have a better connection between our SD-Card in our HD2 and the PC?

THX. :)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] lynxxx:
I found the tool for myself:

Dual Mount SD Widget

http://www.androlib.com/android.application.com-protocol-usb-jBAw.aspx

thx for help... ;)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] hajjat:
Does anyone know Sprint settings for EDVO? everything works as expected except for my data plan, please help! :\
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] hajjat:
Never mind, got it fixed :), thanks anyways!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] meatsac:
Someone shared their experience with the SD install and it went something like this:

This HTC HD2 is running Windows 6.5 (I think its 6.5) and Android is installed on the 16 gb SD card that came with the phone from T-Mobile. I don't know what version Android is but its running ridiculously slow and clunky. I thought the reason everyone installed Android on this phone (HTC HD2) was because Windows 6.5 sucks and Android is way better?? In fact, the previous owner of this phone installed Android because he hated using Windows and with windows you can't record your phone calls with an on phone application. Apparently T-mobile or all the carriers turned that function off(legal liability?). But when he discovered how much worse Android was he said "screw it" and bought an iPhone, when he should have bought a galaxy II, no? I bought the HTC HD2 because I like the huge display, microsoft bribe to lower the price of the phone to $50.00 and the only carrier that works where I live and work is T-Mobile.

So the questions are please...

1) What is the most standard Android version for this Leo, not the most recent build but the most stable and best performing?

2) Why are you running Android on your HTC HD2 instead of Windows?

3) Is it normal that Android runs slow and clunky on an HTC HD2?

4) I understand that a Class 6 SD card is much faster than the one that comes with this phone. Is that true?

5) Does anyone know what Class the standard SD memory card is that comes with the HTC HD2? What class can the phone or Android handle?

6) Is the how to process posted at the start of the thread the most up to date or do I search the most recent posting on the thread? Thanks.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] BAR6:
Data problem

I have HTC SENSE (DESIRE ROM) Android installed on HD2 , and I am having problems with my data connection when running with android it works for a 2 or 3 days and just stops working, if I just switch it to windows the data connection works fine, but even if i Reboot the android the data connection won't work.

Can anyone help me fix that?