[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] theboxmodder:
A small how to for rafpigna's RAFDROID HD 3.0​

In this how to there are instructions for flashing RAFDROID HD 3.0 to NAND. Assuming you do not have any android versions installed and no other utilities are present i.e. MAGLDR or ClockwordMod Recovery. And your phone meets the requirements.

SPL Versoins:

SPL 1.42.0000

SPL 1.62.0000

SPL 1.66.0000

SPL 2.07.0000

SPL 2.08.0000

SPL 2.10.0000

Radio supporting 576 RAM

If you do not know which one you have please use the forum’s search function as this guide is for people with compatible phones.

I am using Windows 7 so I can access the SD card through the phone. If you are on Windows XP you will have to install >Activesync< from Microsoft and use a Micro SD card adapter.

SD Card preparation.

Tools required:

MiniTool Partition Wizard – Install this first if you do not already have it.

Let’s begin.

With your SD card installed into your HD2, plug the USB cable in and select "Connect as Hard Drive." You should now see your SD card in "My Computer". Or connect via Micro SD adapter.

Take this time to back up and data you wish to save. You will not be able to get it back once it has been deleted.

Open MiniTool Partition Wizard. From now on called MTPW. Remember that anything done in MTPW does not take effect until you select apply on the bottom left of the screen.

Select your SD card and in click DELETE, located at the top of the window. You have “deleted” your file table.

Now click “CREATE”. In this window you will see near the bottom “Partition size” Write that number down.

Create as: Primary

File System: FAT32

Partition Size: Subtract 1030 from the partition size. If it's 3000 then your size will be 1970. The remaining 1030 will be used shortly.

Partition Label: SD Card (That’s what I use.)

Hit “OK”.

Just below your newly created partition you will see “Unallocated”

Right click and select “CREATE” and then select “YES”

Create as: Primary

File System: Ext3

Partition Size: 1024

Partition Label: Ext3 (That’s what I use.)

Click “APPLY” on the bottom left of the window.

Download the following:

RAFDROID HD 3.0 CWR FULL zip

MAGLDR 1.13

ClockworkMod Recovery 1.3 400MB Proper one below.

HSPL3_PKG

7-Zip

Let’s continue.

Install 7-Zip

Make a folder on your desktop. Name it something relevant to what we are doing here.

Extract HSPL3_PKG into that folder using 7-Zip.

Extract MAGLDR 1.13 into that folder using 7-Zip.

Create a folder named "Recovery" and extract ClockworkMod Recovery "Recovery_400M" into that folder using 7-Zip. Or download and extract the file attached below in it's place. I have attached the version I have which has "Recovery" in the zip. I'm not sure what happened but use this one.

Copy BUT DO NOT EXTRACT! RAFDROID HD 3.0 into that folder.

You should now have 2 folders, 1 zip file and 1 executable in that folder.

Move prerequisites onto SD card.

In the folder you created there should be another folder named “Recovery”, open it. In that folder is another folder named “copy_to_sd_root” containing two files. These files “initrd” and “zImage” have to be copied over to your SD card.

Copy “full_rafdroid_hd_ext_3r0.zip” over to the SD card. There should now be three files on your SD card.

Installing HSPL3.

Unplug the USB cable and reconnect it. This time selecting “ActiveSync”.

Run “HSPL3_PKG.exe” following the prompts on the screen. You will be installing SPL 2.08.HSPL.

Once completed your phone will reboot. Ready for MAGLDR.

Installing MAGLDR 1.13.

With the phone in ActiveSync mode, Open the “MAGLDR113_DAF” folder and run “ROMUpdateUtility.exe”

NOTE: ONCE INSTALLED YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET BACK INTO WINDOWS MOBILE!!!!

Your phone should boot into MAGLDR automatically since there is no present NAND installation.

Installing RAFDROID HD 3.0!!!

In MAGLDR, use the volume keys to navigate down and select with the call key “Boot AD Recovery”.

ClockworkMod Recovery will now start.

Navigate to “Install ZIP from SD card”.

Select “full_rafdroid_hd_ext_3r0.zip”

Scroll down to “Yes – Install…….”

Once installed hit the power button to return to ClockworkMod Recovery.

Navigate to and select “Reboot System Now”.

You are now (Hopefully.) up and running. If not then try again with formatting your card. If you cannot access your SD card through MAGLDR’s Mass Storage mode then you have to do it through an adapter/reader. In some cases for me it is that my computer does not have a SD HC reader rather a standard one. So I use a smaller card to install, Shut down the phone, swap my larger (Preformatted) SD card in and reboot. Remember to not select "Reboot". Select "Power off" instead. Also allow your new installation time to sort out and issues and sync up. After extended use the install will smooth out and become more responsive.

Mad props to everyone for developing the software and cooking up roms. Specifically to be mentioned here are the ones involved with providing us with NANDROID, (Cookers, crackers and hackers.) and also the ones conveying the information to install and maintain our beloved phone OSes.

rafpigna

bepe & Cotulla

Poingdk

RaiderX303

Jayce Ooi