[SUGGESTION] NAND with (L)ittle (K)ernel

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First of all i would like to say that i am not Dev, i am just suggesting to start porting (L)ittle (K)ernel in Topaz.

Myself I own an HD2 and a Diamond 2 HTC mobiles, i am looking often into this phone regarding the NAND development but i see it just takes too long.

I don't know how many of you are aware of LK or cLK for HD2 but know that it is an opensource bootloader which is used in various Android devices and actually makes it a native android device. You can use fastboot commands, ClockWorkMod Recovery, ROM Managet etc.
Source code can be found here: http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=kernel/lk.git;a=tree
Currently LK supports Topaz cpu Qualcomm MSM7200A but need to be device specified, that means it needs to be ported.

cLK is LK ported to HD2 by cedesmith and source can be found here

cLK or MAGLDR?
This question has bees discussed numerous times in HD2 forums with many arguments and fights about it.
The basic Pros & Cons are as following:

MAGLDR
+ Boot Android from NAND
+ Boot Android from SD
+ Boot WP7 (in HD2, I don't know if Topaz is strong enough to run it)
+ supports both RMNET and PPP

- Doesn't feel like native android device
- Doesn't use fastboot commands
- Doesn't support ROM Manager
- Not OpenSource
- Can't flash CWM backup if you don't have CWM installed

cLK
+ makes phone Native Android Device
+ ROM Manager Support
+ Fastboot Commands
+ OpenSource
+ Doesn't have a menu like MAGLDR (you don't need it if you have ClockWorkMod)
+ You can flash CWM backup (not zip) without having CWM installed (by fastboot command)

- Supports only PPP (Not RMNET)

I have asked cedesmith if LK or cLK supports Topaz and here is his answer:

Originally Posted by cedesmith

...porting it should not be very complicated, LK has support for 7200A.
If someone starts working on it, he or she can PM and i will help with what i can.

So... If any Dev is willing to start porting LK to Topaz, cedesmith is willing to help sharing his expirience porting LK to HD2.

http://htc-linux.org/wiki/index.php?title=LK_Bootloader

Me and [ACL] have already ported it to Kovsky and Rhodium. Adding Topaz support is easy, just a board file.

But!. For now, only CDMA devices work. GSM devices cannot boot with SD in (and probably without one as well), the ARM9 will crash if SIM card is inserted. The issue has not yet been tracked down, but some tests show it's not related to vregs. So it will probably need a thorough disassembly of wince and diagnostic sd card images

looking forward and willing a lot of patience and success

Originally Posted by sp3dev

http://htc-linux.org/wiki/index.php?title=LK_Bootloader

Me and [ACL] have already ported it to Kovsky and Rhodium. Adding Topaz support is easy, just a board file.

But!. For now, only CDMA devices work. GSM devices cannot boot with SD in (and probably without one as well), the ARM9 will crash if SIM card is inserted. The issue has not yet been tracked down, but some tests show it's not related to vregs. So it will probably need a thorough disassembly of wince and diagnostic sd card images

That is very nice.
HD2 is a GSM device as well and we do not have any of problems you mention.
You can compare your tree with cedesmiths tree and find the solution faster.
As I wrote earlier cedesmith is willing to help anyone who is trying to make LK work on Topaz.

I am not a Dev so I am sorry I can't help in development but i am willing to help in any other way.

topaz is nothing without android,so come on devs

I have one topaz in a drawer waiting for better days (nice android days! )

This sounds good!

Originally Posted by sampainho

I have one topaz in a drawer waiting for better days (nice android days! )

This sounds good!

me too
a better future for d2 is only android

i won't trade it for only 100$ us dollar =..=