[HD2 Android SD Development] mmorisa:
hi everybody and especially to new androider.

please follow these few simple steps in order to get your android running.

a) Download the build that you want ( in this case, download FroyoStone-Sense V3.1)

b) Unpack it.

c) get ready with your sd-card in hand and do whatever necessary so that you PC can access the card, either by;

(i) using winmo and set as disk drive, or

(ii) take out the card and use card reader.

d) Access the card and MAKE SURE there is no "Android" folder in that card. If there is any, please delete it or rename it (just in case you want to have 2 or more android build in your card). I will elaborate further on this later.

e) Copy the whole "Android" folder that you have extracted in step (b) above into your card. Make sure the spelling is correct.

f) Take out the card and put it back into your HD2 and power ON.

g) It will boot into your Winmo (be it stock ROM or customised ROM). It is best to use customised ROM based on TMobile ROM and Radio ROM compatible with TMobile. In my case I use "RADIO_2.14.50.02**: or RADIO_2.12.50.02_2:"; both works OK.

h) after winmo booting, go into file manager and browse through the "Android" folder.

i) Click CLRCAD.EXE first (there will be nothing happened and don't worry about it; this is to enable sound)

j) Click HARET.EXE to boot into android.

k) This is the best part :-)

l) wait for the android boot to process and complete. Be patient as it will take between 5 to 15 minutes for the first boot.

m) you will see the SENSE welcome home screen, go through the configuration steps for WiFI, date and time only, skips the rest.

n) Long press the power key, then reboot.

o) Power ON again and repeat steps (h),(i) and (j);

p) Again, you will see the SENSE home screen. GOOD.

q) Please be informed that all these steps are best done when you have access to WiFi and G/E/3G/H connection.

r) Also at this moment, you won't have data connection as the APN is blank. Please follow the steps below for data connection and APN settings;

(i) press the menu button

(ii) press "Settings"

(iii) press "Wireless & networks"

(iv) scroll down and press "Mobile networks"

(v) press "Access Point Names"; you will see a blank screen, don't worry about it.

(vi) press the menu button and select "New APN"

(vii) Please get ready with your APN details as different TELCO will have different APN.

(viii) Put the data in and press the menu button again and press "Save"

(ix) You might have to do it twice, one for internet data and one for MMS.

(x) go back to home screen and reboot. To get a faster reboot without goint into WINMO is by installing and using "Hot Reboot" app. If you don't have it, just reboot into winmo and follow steps (h),(i) and (j) again.

(xi) By this time you shall be able to have a running android complete with Wifi and data.

(xii) Test your data by updating the weather. If successful then your data is working. if not, please check your APN again.

(xiii) Send MMS to yourself. If you managed to receive it, the your APN setting for MMS is OK for sending and receiving. Stay with it. If not, please check your APN. Google search for a better setting and check with other users with the same telco of yours.

(xiv) take note that camera with premature flashand data inconsistency (data dropping) are well known.

(xv) wish you guuys happy using your android.

Now, I will elaborate about item(d)

These are all based on my case, situation and using and not related to others.

(a) I have 2 android builds in my card namely the latest Froyostone and Core

(b) I never formatted my card from the day I use android

(c) Whenever I when to test core build, I boot into winmo and rename the current "Android" folder to "Froyo-Android" then

(d) rename the "Core-Android" back to "Android".

(e) press clrcad.exe and followed by haret.exe

(f) voila. I on core build now. Doing some testing etc..etc...

(g) Then when I want to use Froyo build. Boot into winmo again, rename the current "Android" folder to "core-Android" and rename back the "Froyo-Android" to "Android"

(h) press clrcad.exe and followed by haret.exe and I am on Froyo again. very simple and effective.

(i) I have the same apps installed in both build as I backup and restore the apps and data using ASTRO. For adroid setting and data setting, I do manually for both builds and for any other builds that I tested.

(ii) In both builds, all apps are working.

please try and post your feedback and comments.

best regards,

morisa