My 3rd Root & guide for the ultra-noob [WP7/ Android]

[mengfei]

I just got my 3rd HD2 here in HK & it seems like there are a lot more here that are in very good condition. I use 3 SIM cards so i have 3 HD2 but i'll be giving them to the wife & son

I just realized how efficient WinMo6.5 was when it came to battery life, 4 days of continuous standby & there is still 3bars from the 4bars of battery indicator - will we ever have this efficiency in WP7/ Android system?

so if you just got your HTC HD2 & it's running WM6.5 & you want to run WP7 or Android or even Both, here's what I did with mine & for some of my friends. I have made this as close to what the steps I took with pictures & screen caps so that the first timer can also follow it easily. For some steps I really can't explain since some of them just came out of trial & error, please do correct any mistakes I've made, thanks

Many-many thanks to guys, dev's, chefs for making such software's & ROM's for us to continuously enjoy our HD2's. Don't forget to thank them also by hitting the Thanks button

What you will need
- USB cable from HD2 to PC(preferably connected to a UPS)
- a fully charged battery
- a Micro SD with Card reader (16gig if your going to dual boot, Card will be formatted & all files will be deleted during the process)
- MS Active Sync, HD2 Drivers which you might have already, ADB & USB drivers >>>> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23358842&postcount=16
- HD2 NAND Toolkit - A must have!
get it here >>> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1090783

- Radio 2.15.50.14 - I use this & it is mostly recommended [TMOUS user read this to avoid bricking >>> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=669733]
get it here >>> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=611787 or here >>> http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/install-2-15-50-14-radio-on-htc-hd2/

- Your choice of ROM [Android or WP7]
see them here >>> http://www.mojardroid.com/htchd2/index.php or here >>> http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=977

Once you've downloaded the software's & ROM's needed we can proceed to root/ flash our HD2.
here's a peek at the existing spec of WM6.5 I had (most of the HD2's here are in Chinese)

IF IN DOUBT - DO NOT FLASH!

1. So first thing we need to do is to get into HD2's "bootloader mode" or the "Tri-color" screen.
- turn off your HD2 [I assume you got ALL you files/ Data on Backup already]
- hold the volume down button
- while holding the VOL. down then Press the POWER button
this is what you will see, notice the SPL version & the word "Serial" at the bottom. We need to change the SPL-1.42.0000 to SPL-2.08.HSPL

while in this mode, plug in your HD2 to the PC, noticed that the "Serial" has changed to USB.

run HD2 NAND Toolkit & hit Install HSPL 1

a screen will pop-up & noticed the SPL's needed before rooting/ flashing can be done, press Next

select 2.08.HSPL

there you go, your phone now is in SPL-2.08.HSPL

Now go back to the bootloader mode as in 1. & noticed that the SPL-2.08.HSPL is already there & is in USB, unless you've unplug it.

2. run HD2 NAND Toolkit & hit Wipe(Task29) 2

when a series of screen pops up just tick the Boxes & press next & flash

this is what you will see while flashing

& this is what it will be after Task29 - an empty shell

3. Now we need to flash the Radio 2.15.50.14 (you downloaded it right?) TMOUS users read Warnings >>> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=669733
open the Folder [HD2_Leo_Radio_2_15_50_14] where the Radio is & run CustomRUU

Now go back to the bootloader mode as in 1.
when a series of screen pops up just tick the Boxes & press next & update

check out the Radio Version

Alternatively you can flash Radio via HD2 NAND Toolkit
open Toolkit & select browse & point to the location of your Radio

just follow the next steps. Be Careful when flashing RADIO as it can Brick Your Phone

 

[mengfei]

Now we are ready to flash magldr - a versatile bootloader for our HD2's

Now go back to the bootloader mode as in 1.
4. run HD2 NAND Toolkit & hit Install MAGLDR 4

when a series of screen pops up just tick the Boxes & press next & flash

when the phone starts it will show you the magldr bootloader

Now going down to #8 AD recovery (vol. button up/down) we see that CWM is still not there.
No Boot Sources

5. Now "I" repartition my HD2 which also places CWM into the HD2

put the HD2 in USB Flasher mode via magldr #5

now in USB Flasher mode

ticking Magldr Repartition 5 I choose 300mb 45mb cache & click repartition

a warning message will pop-up, press OK

a series of pop-up screen will appear just press next & finish

showing you the instructions w/c we just did

Booting the phone again & going into magldr & Choosing #8 AD Recovery we see CWM, the phone now is ready for either WP7 or Android.

In this Phone I will flash WP7, I choose Pdaimatejam Rom Wp7.5 Tango **This will erase CWM **
- in magldr choose #10 Services

- choose Clear SD MBR press the green key(call key) to confirm
- choose uselast24Nand press the green key(call key) to confirm

Put in USB Flasher mode option #5 in magldr

I then ran the DWI file of Pdaimatejam Rom Wp7.5 Tango

here is what you can see while flashing is going on

& there you have it

common errors that occur when there are problems with the SD card/ partition or forgetting to uselast24nand & clear SD MBR.

How To Dual Boot Windows Phone 7 And Android On HTC HD2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=913815
http://www.jayceooi.com/2011/02/10/...hone-7-and-android-on-htc-hd2-with-1-sd-card/

An In-depth Guide - What is HSPL, MAGLDR, cLK, and CWM, and how to install them.?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1021837

 

[T-Macgnolia]

Good guide, I do have a suggestion though. You should put a warning about not installing a 51 radio or a radio veraion lower than a 2.08.50.?? radio to a TMOUS HD2 as that is a assured way to brick a TMOUS HD2. I know you have to have a TMOUS radio for MAGLDR to even boot. But considering this is s guide for noobs you should still include this info.

Also you can use the HD2 NAND Toolkit to flash the radio if you want to you just have to browse to the location of the .nbh file for the radio and use the custom RUU built into the toolkit.

Last you do not have to flash CWM if you are going to install WP7.

Just some suggestions.

 

[iamjerry123]

I get a [260] Error. Why is this? Was it because mine was x50 ,on the blue green white screen? and yours was x30?
Or what am i doing wrong?

Connection gets lost and I don't get the white HTC screen, rather I get the Stick Together logo by T-mobile.

 

[mengfei]

@T-Macgnolia
thanks for the suggestion, yes I already thought about the TMOUS & radio last night but i was like very sleepy lol I will add that warning - thanks.
as for the HD2 NAND Toolkit to flash the radio, i'll look into that. i'm new to this also & when i first used the HD2 NAND Toolkit, it was really intimidating!

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How to Run Android SD-ROMs

OK, so I wanted to try out an Android ROM but i don't want to go through all that hassle about dual booting with one SD Card & since I just want to try one out & still keep the existing WP7 in NAND I opted to go for another SD Card

what you'll Need to boot to Android SD

- another SD Card, preferably 8gig but 4gig is also OK w/ card reader
- Your Choice of SD ROM, get it Here >>>> http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=735

To Do:
- after downloading the SD ROM (i choose MIUI SD for this) unzip the file on your PC then copy the whole Folder to the Root of your SD card.

my folder name is MIUIICS remember your folder name

- Turn OFF you phone & take out the SD Card that is used by WP7 & insert the SD Card from which you copied the SD ROM Android.

- Press the Power button & don't let go untill it boots into MAGLDR & then scroll down to #10 Service via the up/down Vol. Key

- Press the CALL button to get into the SERVICE MENU then select #1 BootSetting

- Press the CALL button to get into the AutoBoot Menu then scroll down to #3 AD SD Dir

- Press the CALL button to Select Directory then scroll to find your directory & then Press the CALL Button again where the Folder of the Android SD Rom is located.

- which will bring you back to the Boot Menu, scroll down to #2 Boot AD SD then press CALL button

- then you will see the ROM booting

& if all is OK the familiar MIUI GUI will appear

 

[mengfei]

I get a [260] Error. Why is this? Was it because mine was x50 ,on the blue green white screen? and yours was x30?
Or what am i doing wrong?

Connection gets lost and I don't get the white HTC screen, rather I get the Stick Together logo by T-mobile.

hi, what was your OS & is your phone TMOUS?

 

[mengfei]

Android in NAND via CWM

Android in NAND via CWM

OK, so I've decided to have Andy in NAND but at the moment WP7 is in NAND! So before flashing an Android NAND we must wipe the NAND clean so that we can use the full space of the NAND which is only 512mb in our case. Tmous users have 1024mb.

*Remember to get all your Files/ notes/ message/ pictures from WP7/ other OS*
*Repartition/ Format your SD card using minitool partition or eause since WP7 formats the interior SD card with a RAID format. This is wp7 special format that allows WP7 to use and see the SD card as internal memory, not as removable storage.* Thanks T-Macgnolia

put your HD2 in bootlaoder mode (tri-color) by Holding down the Vol. Down button then press the power button.

follow the steps in:
2. run HD2 NAND Toolkit & hit Wipe(Task29) 2
**Again this will wipe/ erase WP7 & Magldr**

4. run HD2 NAND Toolkit & hit Install MAGLDR 4
**We don't need to flash Radio anymore since Task29 leaves it alone**

5. Now "I" repartition my HD2 which also places CWM into the HD2
**I choosed aokp_leo_build-40.zip to be flashed to NAND so we must check what the chefs recommended partition size**

here is the partition size table

misc ya 1M
boot yboot|ro 5M
system ya 150M
cache ya 2M
userdata ya|asize|hr allsize

follow the steps in 5. but this time we will set the partition to 150m & cache to 5m(minimum for toolkit) & since this is the only option we can change in the Toolkit we can disregard the other settings.

Booting the phone again & going into magldr & Choosing #8 AD Recovery we see CWM & now we are ready to Flash "aokp_leo_build-40.zip" which should be in the Root of the SD Card. Just copy aokp_leo_build-40.zip to you SD card & do not decompress it since recovery will look for a zip file.

perform the following
- wipe data/ factory reset
...- Yes delete all user data > press the call button
- wipe cache partition
...- Yes - Wipe Cache
- advanced
... - Wipe Dalvic Cache
.... - Yes - Wipe Dalvic Cache
Press the end call button which brings you back to the main CWM.
- install zip from sdcard
...- choose zip from sdcard
.... scroll down to aokp_leo_build-40.zip > press the call button
..... - Yes - Install aokp_leo_build-40.zip

if all is OK you'll boot into Android NAND
HTH

NOTE:
after flashing this ROM I only have a total space of 256MB & an Available space of 201MB, i guess this is the cons of not having other options in Toolkit to set the desired partition. I used/ set 155MB total when i partitioned it but now i'm missing 101MB which i guess was distributed for the other partitions needed.

Also there are still a lot of options in recovery that you can do like partitioning your SD card for Ap2sd/ LinktoSD functions if the ROM supports it & off course backing up your ROM etc.

 

[acarmon]

After try all steps my htc hd2 leo still on bootscreen may be full bricked?

 

[mengfei]

After try all steps my htc hd2 leo still on bootscreen may be full bricked?

where you coming from wm6.5 when you started?
can you still go into the tri-color SPL screen?
what shows in your bootloader screen?

it is very hard t brick the HD2 unless you flash the wrong radio(TMOUS) or did the wrong steps

 

[acarmon]

I got it for free and the phone dosent leave from the bootloader its stuck on bootloader.

Sent from my SGH-T959V using Tapatalk

 

[acarmon]

where you coming from wm6.5 when you started?
can you still go into the tri-color SPL screen?
what shows in your bootloader screen?

it is very hard t brick the HD2 unless you flash the wrong radio(TMOUS) or did the wrong steps

My screen

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[mengfei]

I got it for free and the phone dosent leave from the bootloader its stuck on bootloader.

Sent from my SGH-T959V using Tapatalk

- was the phone in 2.08 HSPL when it was given to you?
- do you have the HD2 NAND Toolkit, if so try it from the Top
- try to press the RED reset button a couple of times together with the power button.
- I see that it is a Tmous phone - could it be a wrong radio flash?

 

[hengsheng120]

- was the phone in 2.08 HSPL when it was given to you?
- do you have the HD2 NAND Toolkit, if so try it from the Top
- try to press the RED reset button a couple of times together with the power button.
- I see that it is a Tmous phone - could it be a wrong radio flash?

Why is it missing the line "CotullaHSPL" and touchscreen code 0x30/0x50.:what:

 

[mengfei]

^ I was wondering that also since most of the one's I had have that line. Could it be a corrupted SPL?

 

[uglyprince]

TYVM

A gr8 tutorial for all tyvm.

i have a question for experts peoples here,
currently i've clk in my hd2, now i'm going to install another rom via magldr, do i need to uninstall clk first or i can directly install magldr which will replace clk at the same time ?

 

[Crippius]

Very good guide that will help a lot of newbies, good job !

 

[acarmon]

here is a video of my problem.

Edit: after do a task29 my phone still in the problem and not show the empty shell whith the HTC logo on screen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAQnWUBrz80

Other symtoms.
- When i plug my phone via usb to the computer its turn on automatically and tuck on bootloader.

- If the phone are power on i cant turn off... not if i press the power bottom, so if i want to turn off the phone i need to take off the battery.

 

[mengfei]

A gr8 tutorial for all tyvm.

i have a question for experts peoples here,
currently i've clk in my hd2, now i'm going to install another rom via magldr, do i need to uninstall clk first or i can directly install magldr which will replace clk at the same time ?

i'll be experimenting on that, but my guess is once you install magldr - clk will be overwritten, i guess no ned to task29 here unless you have existing OS that you want to clean from nand.

 

[T-Macgnolia]

here is a video of my problem.

Edit: after do a task29 my phone still in the problem and not show the empty shell whith the HTC logo on screen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAQnWUBrz80

Other symtoms.
- When i plug my phone via usb to the computer its turn on automatically and tuck on bootloader.

- If the phone are power on i cant turn off... not if i press the power bottom, so if i want to turn off the phone i need to take off the battery.

Some how your bootloader has become corupted, you should go to this thread and start trying each of the ROMs listed there. Do not try 2.01 as it has a non TMOUS compatible radio and WILL brick your device if you flash it to it. I recommend that you start at 2.02 and work your way down the list. When and if you find a ROM that will flash I suggest that you try flashing the 2.07 or the 2.09 ROM, if that is not the first ROM you got to flash. After you have flashed one of those ROMs you should be able to flash the 3.14.1 ROM and that will have you good to go again.

 

[mengfei]

@T-Macgnolia
thanks for shedding some light on acarmons problem, i do hope he can fix his Tmous HD2.