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First time ROMing, Rogers HTC Magic, Lessons Learned

So, i'm sure there's many posts about this, but I thought I'd drop in my 2 cents. Basically, the purpose of this post is to try and help completely new users get acquainted with the world of Android "ROMing". I know there's beginners tutorials and wiki's and such, and I'm very grateful for all the time put into them by their writers, but the fact remains that they're written by experts, and as such, their expertise shines through and can sometimes confuse new users such as my self.
Up front: I'm an AT&T customer who's using a Rogers branded HTC Magic purchased from ImportGSM. I'm using Rogers cause Rogers has the same 3G bands as AT&T. I am coming from a Sony-Ericsson dumbphone. I use Gmail for my primary email and applied for a Google Voice account a while ago (got the account before getting the phone). I'm a practicing computer engineer so if I lapse into jargon, I apologize.
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OK, so you got an android phone (if you're on this forum, its most likely an HTC Magic/Dream/Hero) and you want to install new ROMs onto it (for whatever reason, just to do it, to get more functionality, to remove the carrier 'branding', whatever). You've done your research. You've read through the wikis (http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Sapphire_Hacking) and you're still a little confused as to where to start, or you're worried you're gonna brick your phone.
First, relax, as long as you follow the instructions, there's little chance of bricking your phone.
Second, some vocab:
SPL: Secondary Program Loader. don't worry too much about this, you shouldn't have to mess with it. I like to think of it as your phones BIOS. There's an off chance that you'll have a "perfected" SPL (.0006 or .0010), which basically means that you have a phone that is hardened against hackers, but as long as you use the one touch root method described below, you won't even notice it. You won't be able to use the Adb/Fastboot/Android SDK method mentioned below, you'll just get a "no access" error when you try to terminal into your phone.
ROM: Catch all term for software to be loaded onto your android. Generally comes in two flavors, a Recovery ROM, and what I call an Operating System ROM. A Recovery ROM is what gives you root access. An Operating System ROM is the user experience (where Amon_Ra or Cyanogen or others mix and match features to make a better user experience). I know that Operating System ROM might be misleading, but its the closest computer analogy I could come up with.
Now, this process will completely refresh your phone, removing all of your contacts, apps, etc. So before you start, if you have stuff on your phone you want to save, best copy them somewhere off your phone now. There's free apps out there to do all of this.
Lets get started.
Now, the first thing you're gonna wanna do is get something called "root" access to your phone. This allows you to install those fancy homebrewed ROMs that people are talking about. To get root, you have to install a recovery ROM. Installing a recovery ROM is is roughly similar to flashing a new BIOS on your computer. Except in this case, its on your phone and it gives you unrestricted access to the phone (like the Root user in Linux). There's two ways of getting Root. The first way is to install the Android SDK onto your computer and image your android with one of the recovery ROMs via your computers command line. I won't get into details on this one because its not the method I chose, and instructions are all over the web on this one. NOTE that this method doesn't work with updated Rogers phones. They installed the 'Perfected' .0010 SPL effectively removing remote command line access thus making this method a non-starter. The other way is to use the "one click root" program, which is a program you install on your Android phone. To do this, go to the one click root website (http://www.ryebrye.com/blog/2009/08/16/android-rooting-in-1-click-in-progress/). Download the .apk file and drop it onto the SD card in the Android phone (you'll have to connect the phone to your computer via USB, and select "Mount SD card". then simply drag and drop the .apk onto the SD card in your computer's file browser). Then, on the android phone, open up your file browser (I suggest Astro or Linda, both free downloads from the market) and open the .apk using the default Android application launcher. It should be a dark screen with a text box and a few buttons. The textbox should have a URL in it pointing to a .img recovery image (This is the cyanogen one). You'll first want to make a backup of your current (factory) ROM by pressing the (i believe) botton button. It'll work for a few seconds. Then you're ready to flash the recovery ROM. You can either accept the default (the cyanogen, which works fine) or specify a different ROM (such as Amon_Ra's which has slightly more capabilities) by entering in a different path (URL or path to SD card if you have a recovery image stored on the SD card). Then hit the first button to begin the flash. Wait for it to finish. DO NOT DISTURB THE PHONE WHILE FLASHING.
Once its finished flashing, congrats, you've rooted your phone. Now power off the phone, and power it back on while while holding power and Home. Hold Power and Home the entire time till you see an 'old computer' style menu come up. Should have some options such as reboot, install update.zip, install other .zip, wipe data/factory reset, etc. you should be able to use the trackball to cycle through the selections. The botton should have something like <cyanogen/Amon_Ra> recovery vX.X.X. If you see this screen, then you've successfully rooted your phone. Congrats.
Now, before you do anything else, IMMEDIATELY perform a nandroid backup. This should be on of the options in the recovery ROM. What this is doing is creating a backup of your current phone configuration so if anything goes wrong with installing the hacked ROM, you can revert to the state the phone is in now.
Next, perform a data wipe. There should be a selection for "wipe data/factory reset" or something similar. Select that. Wait for it to finish wiping your data from the SD card.
Now to install other hacked ROMs, just download whatever ROM you want to install from the xda site. Check the bottom of this page for a listing of the main ones (http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=HTC_Sapphire_Hacking). It should download as a .zip. Copy the .zip file (DON'T UNZIP IT) onto the root of the SD Card (you can do this while in recovery mode by mounting the SD card or by physically removing the SD card from the phone and putting it into a card reader on your computer and copying the files). Once you have the ROM .zip on the SD card, with the SD card in the phone, select "install other .zip" or something similar and select the .zip file of the ROM you want to run. Should be some combination of the creators name (Amon_Ra or CM (for CyanogenMod)), what board the .zip is for (32A, 32B), what version the ROM is (4.1.1 or something). Then select "home" to confirm that you want to do this and wait for the periods to stop appearing. Once it stops, you should be able to select "reboot".
After it reboots (you should see different splash screens than when it was factory configured, except for the very first screen which on mine is "Rogers". Mine goes from Rogers to "Android" spelled out in blue text) you should have a fully functioning phone running a hacked ROM.
If it doesn't boot fully (which mine did a few times), try a different ROM or try wiping your data again. If all else fails, go into your recovery ROM (power and Home) and restore the Nandroid recovery image you made earlier.
Once it boots, it should have a tutorial on how to use Android.
When you get to the google login, I would suggest setting up your APN settings prior to doing that. At the google login screen, hit the menu button and select "APN Settings". Select add new APN (either an on screen choice or brought up by the menu button) and add in the APN details for your provider. You can find these easily by googling "<your provider> APN settings". Log into Google and you should up and running.
I just kinda threw this semi-tutorail together, so it may be a little confusing, but I tried to explain everything as best as I could. I know that i found all of the different ways to get root and the different ROMs and such to be very confusing. Just throwing out how I went about doing it.
Disclaimer: one click root works by exploiting a vulnerability in Android, which was closed by Google on Aug 11 or so. Therefore, if you have a factory Android build from that was released after Aug 11, one click root may not work for you, and you'll have to go the SDK route. I updated my Rogers phone in mid oct 2009, and my build was still prior to Aug 11, so don't just assume cause its after Aug 11 that it won't work on your phone.

thanks alot for the tutorial! you're a saint, i've been looking all over for something exactly like this!
i will test this out and let you know!
Edit:
I was successful! Huzzah! Thanks for the guide again!
What rom did you load onto your phone?
Also,
Could you give a brief tutorial on what exactly changing the radio and spl are?

Beginners GUIDE:Rooting a HTC Dream(T-Mobile G1) and Installing CYANOGENMOD 6 (FROYO)

So I spent about 5-6 hours a few days ago searching for a full tutorial of rooting a T-mobile G1 (HTC Dream) and then installing Android 2.2 Froyo on it (Cyanogenmod 6).
I could not find a full guide anywhere and I ended up using like 5 different sites, going though a million pages, and ended up flashing unstable builds like 4 times so it was a huge headache! So I am creating a full tutorial here for all newbs like me so that all the info is consolidated into one place. =)
I FOUND THIS TO BE THE EASIEST METHOD OF ROOTING A G1 AND INSTALLING A STABLE BUILD OF FROYO.
THIS IS DESIGNED FOR THE COMPLETE BEGINNER!!
I HAVE THIS ON MY G1 WITH NO PROBLEMS AT ALL!!!
Rooting Your Stock T-Mobile G1 (HTC DREAM) AND INSTALLING A STABLE ANDROID 2.2 FROYO BUILD. (CYANOGENMOD 6.0)
**Please make sure your phone is completely charged before doing this**
**I am not responsible for anything that happens to your phone. Do this at your own risk**
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I was pretty worried about bricking my phone, but it is almost impossible if you do this step by step and correctly. Just make sure to follow the steps!
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Prerequisites:
**ALL DATA/APPLICATIONS WILL BE REMOVED FROM YOUR PHONE AND IT WILL BE RETURNED TO FACTORY SETTINGS AFTER THE FOLLOWING STEPS. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SYNC SET UP FOR YOUR DATA SO THAT YOU CAN RECOVER YOUR CONTACTS!** (TO SYNC GO TO SETTING > DATA SYNChronization > make sure AUTO SYNC is checked as well as contacts calendar and gmail)
Here is what you will need:
1) Your Phone
2) A Computer
3) USB Cable
Download the following file onto your computer: (DO NOT UNZIP OR CHANGE ANY FILES!)
ALL THE LINKS TO DOWNLOAD THE FILES ARE HERE: pktos.blogspot.com
Original DREAIMG.nbh
Cupcake Update.zip
FlashRec.apk
Amon Ra’s Recovery Image
G1 Radio
G1 HardSPL
Generic G1 ROM w/ Root
CYANOGENMOD 6 ROM
GAPPS
ALL THE LINKS TO DOWNLOAD THE FILES ARE HERE: pktos.blogspot.com
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I) Formatting the SD Card and Downgrading to RC29(YOU WILL DELETE EVERYTHING OFF YOUR SD CARD!)
1. Plug your USB cable into your computer and then plug your phone in.
2. Mount your SD card by sliding down the notification bar and selecting mount.
3. Go to My Computer and access your SD card.
4. BACKUP ANY FILES THAT YOU WANT ONTO YOUR COMPUTER. VERY IMPORTANT!
5. Go back to my computer and right click on the drive that is your sd card. Click format. Choose FAT32 from the drop down and hit the format button. This removes all data from your memory card.
6. Once the format is complete: drag and drop "DREAIMG.nbh & Update.zip files that you downloaded into the sd card. (DO NOT create a folder or anything, just put it right in the SD card)
7. Unmount your phone by going through the notification bar and then unplug your phone Turn your phone off. from your computer.
8. Press and hold the camera+end key until until you see a screen with colored bars, then let go. This is the bootloader. The screen will turn gray with blue writing on it.
9. Hit the end key to start the update. DON'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL THIS IS DONE!
10. Once it is finished it press the trackball to reboot. (If it goes back the the colored bar screen and doesn't reboot try holding the home+menu+end key, if this doesn't work, just remove the batter and put it back in and turn the phone on)
11. Once the phone is on, just turn it back off.
12. Now press the Home+End Key until you see a triangle with an exclamation point in it (this is recovery mode). Once you see this let go of the buttons.
13. Open the keyboard and press ALT and L, and then Press ALT and S. Now wait until the phone reboots (it will do this automatically once the update is applied) (Don't worry if you see picture of a box and a g1 or a chip with an arrow)
14. Once the phone reboots, go ahead and and go through the welcome guide and get to the home screen.
II) Flashing a Recovery Image
1. Now with your phone at the home screen, go to settings>applications> an turn on unknown sources.
2. Now go to settings>SD card and Phone Storage>Unmount SD Card
3. Now Click format sd card and go ahead and format your sd card. It will automatically remount after.
4. Go back to the home screen and plug and mount the phone to the computer again as you did earlier.
5. Place the following files you downloaded earlier right into the sd card: FlashRec.apk, and Amon Ra's Recovery Image (Again not in any folder or anything, just on the sd card)
6. Once they are transferred go ahead and unmount and unplug your phone from the computer
7. Go and download a file manager from the android market (I suggest LINDA FILE MANAGER)
8. Once downloaded, open the file manager and go to SD card, and click the FlashRec.apk file and then click install. If it asks -> Tell it to use package installer to open it (it probably wont ask but if it does)
9. Once installed click open (it will be on bottom left of screen)
10. Then click the button that says "backup recovery image"
11. Once it says "backup complete" open the keyboard and type the following: /sdcard/recovery.img
12. The click "flash custom recover image" and wit until it says "Flash complete"
13. Go back to the home screen and then turn off the phone.
14. Turn the phone back on into recovery mode by holding down the home and power buttons. You will see a bunch of text on top of a black background with an HTC logo in the middle.
III) Partitioning and Loading the latest radio
1. Scroll down to "Partition SD Card"
2. Click "Partition SD"
3. Press the Home key to confirm
4. Use the trackball to increase the "swap size" to 96MB then press Home key
5. Make sure "EXT2" is set to 512 MB then Click the Home Key
6. Make sure "Fat32 size" is set to remainder and then press the Home Key and then the phone will begin partitioning.
7. Once partitioning is complete scroll down and select to "SD: ext2 to ext3" and then press the Home key. Wait for it to upgrade.
8. Once the Upgrade is complete hit the "back" button to get back to the main menu. Then scroll down and select "USB-MS Toggle" and wait for it to enable.
9. Now plug the phone into the computer again. Now transfer the files downloaded earlier: G1 Radio, G1 HardSPL, Generic G1 Rom w/ root, to the phone. (AGAIN KEEP THE FILES JUST IN THE SD CARD AND NOT IN A FOLDER OR SOMETHING)
10. Once the transfer is complete hit the Home key to disable the USB-MS toggle and return back to the main menu of recovery mode. Unplug your phone.
11. Scroll down and select "Flash .zip from SDcard"
12. Select the G1 Radio file (named OTA Radio or something like that) and hit the Home key to confirm. DO NOT SELECT ANY OTHER FILE, THE RADIO MUST BE DONE FIRST.
13. Once the Radio Flash is complete Press Home+Back to reboot the phone. It will then say "writing radio image" and then reboot back into recover mode (this will take some time)
14. Once back into recovery mode, scroll and select "Flash zip from SDcard" again.
15. This time choose the SPL file (named somthing like "Latest G1 SPL.zip") and then click the HOME KEY to confirm.
16. Once it finishes, hit HOME+Back to reboot once again. It will say "writing boot image" and then reboot
back to recovery mode.
17. Once again scroll to "Flash zip from SDCard" and choose the Generic G1 Rom file (Named something like Generic G1 Root Rom.zip) and click Home to confirm and wait for it to finish.
18. Once finished it should go back to the main menu and say"Install from SD card complete"
19. Now click on the "Reboot System Now" choice. (Home+Back)
20. Wait for the phone to reboot back into Android.
IV)Installing CYANOGENMOD 6 (Android 2.2 Froyo for HTC DREAM)
1. Once back into Android, turn the phone back off.
2. Hold the Home+Back keys to turn the phone on and get it back into recovery mode
3. Select "USB-MS Toggle" and wait for it to enable
4. Once enabled, plug your phone in and transfer the CYANOGENMOD6 and GAPPS file ito your SD card/phone. (again not in any folder, just in the sd card)
5. Once the files are transferred, press the Home key to disable USB-MS Toggle and return to the main menu, and then unplug your phone.
6. Scroll down and select "wipe" and then select "wipe data / factory reset" and then hit the Home key to confirm. Wait for it to finish the wipe. It will say "Data wipe complete"
7. Hit the back key to return to the main menu.
8. Scroll and select "Flash Zip from SDCard"
9. Select the CYANOGENMOD 6 ROM Named something like "update-cm-6.0.0-DS-RC1-signed.zip" and hit Home to confirm and wait for it to finish.
10. Once finished it will go back to the main menu and say "Install from SD Card Complete"
11. Go back to "Flash Zip from SDCard"
12. Select the Gapps File Named something like "gapps-mdpi-FRF91-3-signed.zip" and click home to confirm.
13. Once it is finished you should be back at the main menu. Select "Reboot System Now" and wait for the phone to reboot.
14. The reboot will take some time, (roughly 5-10 minutes) so don't freak out. Just put your phone down and go do something =)
CONGRATS! YOU have successfully rooted your G1 and installed CYANOGENMOD 6 (ANDROID 2.2 Froyo)
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Thanks to:
xda
Cyanogen and company (You are all awesome)
TheUnlockr
addictivetips
Androidandme.com

Its been Flashing...working, do not interrupt for about an hour...probably hosed my system.

Solution to stuck flash
Hey found a solution here for you:
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=555097

Pastro100 said:
Hey found a solution here for you:
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=555097
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Thanks. Yah rebooting the thing didn't brick it. Still trying to understand why you are dropping a default ROM image, prior to going to 2.2 but meh....*shrugs* Got it. =) Thanks for the guide.

Awesome! Glad it worked for you.

Hi,
Thank you for those nice tips.
I just have a problem when I have to reboot in recovery mode. My G1 stays on my provider screen (Orange FR)
My G1 is rooted.
I tried to use flashrec 1.1.2 and download the recovery img from the web, and it works but i don't see all the options required to make the partitions you ask.
Have you any solution for me ? (Another recovery img ?)
Thanks

Hey,
So I did some research on your issue and was not able to find any other fix other than downgrading to RC29 (the Dreaimg.nbh file) and then trying the process over again.
Something must have gone wrong when you were flashing the recovery image.
I will continue to see if I can figure out how this may have happened and provide some feedback.

Awesome tutorial, dood. It took me hours to figure out the whole root thing when I rooted my first G1 and eventually the whole process ended being a combination of multiple tutorials. Took even longer to find a stable ROM I could use as a daily driver. Big-Ups, yo!
Sent from my HTC Dream using XDA App

I think I found the problem ...
I made the all process again and the problem seems to be here:

ViMx said:
I think I found the problem ...
I made the all process again and the problem seems to be here:
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Hey so after looking at the screen shot it looks like you have a Rogers Dream with an EBI1 (3.22.xx) radio. I found some info here: wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=RE-recovery-img
forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=4647751
Looks like you need this recovery image instead:
rapidshare.com/files/387561073/recovery-RA-dream-v1.7.0R.img
Let me know.

Thread moved to G1 General.

Thanks
Worked like a charm. Thanks a lot. I followed all steps in exact order!

Pastro100 said:
Hey,
So I did some research on your issue and was not able to find any other fix other than downgrading to RC29 (the Dreaimg.nbh file) and then trying the process over again.
Something must have gone wrong when you were flashing the recovery image.
I will continue to see if I can figure out how this may have happened and provide some feedback.
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If you look at the CyanogenMod Wiki Page thats one of the first things listed to do.
Nice guide and all but the page has its own guide how to get there fully - http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Full_Update_Guide_-_HTC_Dream

Good guide. I'm sure it will help out a lot of newbies. You should probably post his somewhere like the tmobile forums where more people will be able to use it. Just so you know, a few of the things you list are redundant and it can be shortened quite a bit. For example, with CM6 there is no need to partition the SD (for now), and swap is only ever helpful in Hero Sense UI roms. I'll help you cut some of the fat from it.
Pastro100 said:
Here is what you will need:
1) Your Phone
2) A Computer
3) USB Cable
Download the following file onto your computer: (DO NOT UNZIP OR CHANGE ANY FILES!)
ALL THE LINKS TO DOWNLOAD THE FILES ARE HERE: pktos.blogspot.com
Original DREAIMG.nbh
Cupcake Update.zip
FlashRec.apk
Amon Ra’s Recovery Image
G1 Radio
G1 HardSPL
Generic G1 ROM w/ Root
CYANOGENMOD 6 ROM
GAPPS
ALL THE LINKS TO DOWNLOAD THE FILES ARE HERE: pktos.blogspot.com
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I) Formatting the SD Card and Downgrading to RC29(YOU WILL DELETE EVERYTHING OFF YOUR SD CARD!)
No need to format the SD card before rooting. The sdcard is FAT32 by default.
1. Plug your USB cable into your computer and then plug your phone in.
2. Mount your SD card by sliding down the notification bar and selecting mount.
3. Go to My Computer and access your SD card.
4. drag and drop "DREAIMG.nbh & Update.zip files that you downloaded into the sd card. (DO NOT create a folder or anything, just put it right in the SD card)
7. Unmount your phone by going through the notification bar and then unplug your phone Turn your phone off. from your computer.
8. Press and hold the camera+end key until until you see a screen with colored bars, then let go. This is the bootloader. The screen will turn gray with blue writing on it.
9. Hit the end key to start the update. DON'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL THIS IS DONE!
10. Once it is finished it press the trackball to reboot. (If it goes back the the colored bar screen and doesn't reboot try holding the home+menu+end key, if this doesn't work, just remove the batter and put it back in and turn the phone on)
11. Once the phone is on, just turn it back off.
12. Now press the Home+End Key until you see a triangle with an exclamation point in it (this is recovery mode). Once you see this let go of the buttons.
13. Open the keyboard and press ALT and L, and then Press ALT and S. Now wait until the phone reboots (it will do this automatically once the update is applied) (Don't worry if you see picture of a box and a g1 or a chip with an arrow)
14. Once the phone reboots, go ahead and and go through the welcome guide and get to the home screen.
II) Flashing a Recovery Image
1. Now with your phone at the home screen, go to settings>applications> an turn on unknown sources.
2. Now go to settings>SD card and Phone Storage>Unmount SD Card
4. Go back to the home screen and plug and mount the phone to the computer again as you did earlier.
5. Place the following files you downloaded earlier right into the sd card: FlashRec.apk, and Amon Ra's Recovery Image (Again not in any folder or anything, just on the sd card)
6. Once they are transferred go ahead and unmount and unplug your phone from the computer
7. Go and download a file manager from the android market (I suggest LINDA FILE MANAGER)
8. Once downloaded, open the file manager and go to SD card, and click the FlashRec.apk file and then click install. If it asks -> Tell it to use package installer to open it (it probably wont ask but if it does)
9. Once installed click open (it will be on bottom left of screen)
10. Then click the button that says "backup recovery image"
11. Once it says "backup complete" open the keyboard and type the following: /sdcard/recovery.img
12. The click "flash custom recover image" and wit until it says "Flash complete"
13. Go back to the home screen and then turn off the phone.
14. Turn the phone back on into recovery mode by holding down the home and power buttons. You will see a bunch of text on top of a black background with an HTC logo in the middle.
III) Partitioning and Loading the latest radio
It's redundant tohave an ext partition on CM6. No apps to EXT yet.
8. Once the Upgrade is complete hit the "back" button to get back to the main menu. Then scroll down and select "USB-MS Toggle" and wait for it to enable.
9. Now plug the phone into the computer again. Now transfer the files downloaded earlier: G1 Radio, G1 HardSPL, Generic G1 Rom w/ root, to the phone. (AGAIN KEEP THE FILES JUST IN THE SD CARD AND NOT IN A FOLDER OR SOMETHING)
10. Once the transfer is complete hit the Home key to disable the USB-MS toggle and return back to the main menu of recovery mode. Unplug your phone.
11. Scroll down and select "Flash .zip from SDcard"
12. Select the G1 Radio file (named OTA Radio or something like that) and hit the Home key to confirm. DO NOT SELECT ANY OTHER FILE, THE RADIO MUST BE DONE FIRST.
13. Once the Radio Flash is complete Press Home+Back to reboot the phone. It will then say "writing radio image" and then reboot back into recover mode (this will take some time)
Hard SPL? psssht. After the radio update, you should either install an engineering SPL like 1.33.2003 or 1.33.2005. Note that the .2005 SPL is called danger. If flashed with an incompatible radio img (any 1.x radio), you will brick your phone. The .2003 spl is safe coming from stock 0.95.0000, so you can flash that with or without the radio image. 1.33.2005 is more useful though because it had 89 MB on /system vs 67.5 MB on stock. This should be flashed through fastboot, part of adb (android debug bridge)
IV)Installing CYANOGENMOD 6 (Android 2.2 Froyo for HTC DREAM)
1. Once back into Android, turn the phone back off.
2. Hold the Home+Back keys to turn the phone on and get it back into recovery mode
3. Select "USB-MS Toggle" and wait for it to enable
4. Once enabled, plug your phone in and transfer the CYANOGENMOD6 and GAPPS file ito your SD card/phone. (again not in any folder, just in the sd card)
5. Once the files are transferred, press the Home key to disable USB-MS Toggle and return to the main menu, and then unplug your phone.
6. Scroll down and select "wipe" and then select "wipe data / factory reset" and then hit the Home key to confirm. Wait for it to finish the wipe. It will say "Data wipe complete"
7. Hit the back key to return to the main menu.
8. Scroll and select "Flash Zip from SDCard"
9. Select the CYANOGENMOD 6 ROM Named something like "update-cm-6.0.0-DS-RC1-signed.zip" and hit Home to confirm and wait for it to finish.
10. Once finished it will go back to the main menu and say "Install from SD Card Complete"
11. Go back to "Flash Zip from SDCard"
12. Select the Gapps File Named something like "gapps-mdpi-FRF91-3-signed.zip" and click home to confirm.
13. Once it is finished you should be back at the main menu. Select "Reboot System Now" and wait for the phone to reboot.
14. The reboot will take some time, (roughly 5-10 minutes) so don't freak out. Just put your phone down and go do something =)
From here I suggest navigation to steeings->CM settings and turning on CC, turn off dithering, and lower vm heap size to 12. Also, go to ADW settings->UI settings and check system performance. Reboot the phone.
CONGRATS! YOU have successfully rooted your G1 and installed CYANOGENMOD 6 (ANDROID 2.2 Froyo)
From here I suggest installing ADB on your computer. It gives you access to fastboot to flash dangerous files like DANGER spl and radio's safely, push files to the phone, make backups, run shell commands, and LOGCAT! If you get any FC's, run adb logcat and send the log to the dev! it make's finding bugs so much easier.
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Thanks to:
xda
Cyanogen and company (You are all awesome)
TheUnlockr
addictivetips
Androidandme.com
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I think I removed enough things to make it a little shorter. I am not sure which SPL you are referring to as Hard spl. Can you reboot via camara+power and tell me what your hboot version is? Also you should probably look at firerats custom MTD partitions thread, it means that you don't need danger anymore.

Great write-up, worked perfectly - even for an android newb like me
Thanks for the help
Have a good one

mejorguille said:
For example, with CM6 there is no need to partition the SD (for now), and swap is only ever helpful in Hero Sense UI roms.
Also you should probably look at firerats custom MTD partitions thread, it means that you don't need danger anymore.
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Wait... you mean we don't need to go through all the angst of 'should I / shouldn't I' over DangerSPL any more, if only I'd known that 20 minuters ago, ( didn't brick anything, but I did worry somewhat ).
And I'll just go repartiton my SD card again shall I? Lmao...... Yeah, new(ish) G1, you'd think I'd have learned to search and read more by now huh?
Excellent guide though, as a complete G1 noob it got me though it with a little less confusion than some other guides, ( I mean how do you flash a radio if you never did it before, most other guides assume you know how, or do not explicitly guide you through that step, given DangerSPL's reputation, I'd have considered that almost obligatory).
Happily running my favoured CM5 again, yes I know the guide is for CM6, but I stepped off the guide just a little to go for eclair rather than froyo ( almost feel guilty saying it, but it's just the same as my Nand flashed Kaiser now, perhaps a bit faster).
Thanks and cookies (off to do a little userbar and sig work )

Curious about Hard/Danger
Is that right? CM6 works with HardSPL just as with DangerSPL? Same apps (not neutered at all)?
Gonna try this guide with HardSPL for the first time. I haven't found actual evidence of performance differences, so if I notice anything I'll post back. I had rooted and install CM5.0.8 on another friends G1. We'll see how this goes. Thanks for the guide.

everythingisround said:
Is that right? CM6 works with HardSPL just as with DangerSPL? Same apps (not neutered at all)?
Gonna try this guide with HardSPL for the first time. I haven't found actual evidence of performance differences, so if I notice anything I'll post back. I had rooted and install CM5.0.8 on another friends G1. We'll see how this goes. Thanks for the guide.
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No Hardspl won't work unless you use firerat's mtd hack.

Good guide! Im excieted to see so many positive posts.
I however have run into a problem.
During this step:
8. Press and hold the camera+end key until until you see a screen with colored bars, then let go. This is the bootloader. The screen will turn gray with blue writing on it.
9. Hit the end key to start the update. DON'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL THIS IS DONE!
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The screen does not go grey with blue writing. It stays light blue/white and gives the two options.
Do you want to start update?
<action> yes
<power> no
If I hit the end key it goes back to <send> fast boot mode and does nothing at really. Is this right? I left it for an hour and nothing has happened at all. I have no indication that it is doing anything.

Ok so I had to hit the action button instead. Sorry I'm learning as I go here basically.

[GUIDE] Install ClockworkMod, a ROM, Flash Player, and the Market Fix

This is a step by step guide to install ClockworkMod v08, a ROM of your choosing, Flash, and the Android Market fix. This guide assumes that there is no data on your device that is important to you. Back it up or prepare to lose it.
I do NOT accept responsibility for anything good, bad, or indifferent that may come from following this guide. This includes and is not limited to completely destroying your tablet. I highly recommend leaving your tablet plugged in while doing anything like this with your device. I have no idea what will happen if the battery dies in the middle of flashing a ROM (if anything…but better safe than sorry).
ALL THE FILES NEEDED FOR THIS GUIDE EXCEPT FOR THE ROM ITSELF CAN BE FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS GUIDE.
ROM XDA Pages (Look at these to pick what ROM you want to use.)
TnT Lite
VEGAn-Tab
CyanogenMod 7 (Gingerbread)
Notion Ink Adam ROM Port
You do NOT need to root your tablet to install a ROM on this device using this guide. All the after-market ROMs come pre-rooted so you don't need to root after installing either.
Part One – Install ClockworkMod v08
ClockworkMod is what will ultimately be used for all your flashing of ROMs, backing up, clearing cache, etc.
Step 1.
Download ClockworkMod v08 (This version has been found to work best...the newer version causes some issues with some ROMs.) There are two versions available; one for installing ClockworkMod from the internal memory, one for installing it from external memory (microSD/microSDHC card).
Step 2.
Unzip the file you chose (cwmod_internal.zip OR cwmod_microsd.zip) to the root folder on the storage option of your choice.
So, for example, if the storage option you chose has the drive letter “F:” assigned to it when hooked up to your computer, you would want it to look something like this…
A folder located at “F:\recovery”
A file located at “F:\update.zip”
Step 3.
Turn off your device.
Step 4.
Press the power button and the Volume+ button at the same time and release them when the Viewsonic splash screen pops up. You should see "Detect a recovery key pressed" pop up in the upper left corner of the screen.
Step 5.
Watch ClockworkMod install. This will not take long. Your tablet will reboot when installation is complete.
Step 6.
Enter ClockworkMod:
To get into ClockworkMod you need to shut down your device, then press the Power and Volume+ button (the same way you did to install ClockworkMod).
Navigating ClockworkMod: Vol+ and Vol- are to scroll up and down, the home button selects an option, and the back button backs up.
Step 7.
Re-Partition your Tablet:
In order to make sure the Android Market works correctly after installing any ROM, we must re-partition the device.
Select the advanced option at the bottom of the ClockworkMod menu, then go to “partition SD card”, for the first option select 2048, and for the second option select 0. This erases data on your tablet. Be prepared.
Part Two – Install a ROM.
A ROM (explained in very basic terms) is like Windows on your computer (assuming you’re not running Linux or Mac OS). Each ROM contains a customized version of Android that comes packaged with software, themes, and everything else you actually see when the device powers up. You install any additional apps you would like to use after installing the ROM. Beware, ROMs are device specific. You cannot reliably install ROMs designed for another device.
Step 1.
Now that your device is essentially empty, we need to be able to put files on it. ClockworkMod can do this for us. Connect your tablet’s USB cable from your tablet to your computer. Go to the ClockworkMod main menu, then navigate down to “mounts and storage”, and then select “mount USB storage”. The tablet’s internal storage will then be accessible from your computer. You will want to open it, and create a folder called “ROMs”.
Step 2.
Download whatever ROM you want to use. The links to the ROMs are located above. Click on the link to see what that ROM looks like. The most popular ROMs for this device are TnT Lite and VEGAn Tab.
Step 3.
Copy whatever ROM you wish to install (it should be a .zip file) to the ROMs folder on your tablet. (Leave it zipped, Clockwork will install it from the .zip file as is).
Note: If the ROM you downloaded has multiple files, look for the one named “update.zip” and rename it to whatever you want (something to help you differentiate it from other ROMs), then copy that to the tablet. If an “update.zip” doesn’t exist, and you’re lost…read through that ROM’s thread and see if anybody else asked about it…if not then you probably should (on that ROM’s thread…each one is different).
Step 4.
Turn off your device.
Step 5.
Boot into ClockworkMod. (Press the power button and the volume+ button at the same time until the Viewsonic splash screen pops up, release, then you should see “Detect a recovery key pressed”. After that it will think for a few seconds and then it should boot into ClockworkMod)
Step 6.
Stand up and do a dance. Sitting too long isn't good for you.
Step 7.
Back up to the main menu, then navigate down to “mounts and storage”. When that is highlighted press the home button to select it.
Step 8.
We want to mount “/system” and “/data”.
The goal is to see the following:
“unmount/system”
and,
“unmount/data”
If either one says “mount” instead of “unmount” you need to navigate to that line and press the home button to mount it.
Step 9.
This is the step that we actually flash the ROM in.
From the ClockworkMod main menu, navigate down to “install zip from sdcard” and press the home button to select that option at the menu.
Then, navigate to “choose zip from sdcard” and press the home button to select that option.
Navigate to the line that reads “ROMs” and press the home button to select that option.
Navigate to the line that reads whatever .zip file you wish to install and press the home button to select that option.
Navigate to the line that reads “Yes – Install yourzipfile.zip” and press the home button to select that option.
You will now see it do its thing. When complete you will see something along the lines of “install zip from sdcard complete” at the bottom of the screen.
Press the back arrow over and over again until you get to the Clockwork’s main menu.
Step 10.
Here is where we prepare the system to run the new ROM.
Navigate down to “mounts and storage”, select it, and mount “/system” and “/data” again as in steps 7 and 8.
Back up to Clockwork’s main menu.
Navigate to “wipe data/factory reset”, select it. Navigate down to “Yes – delete all user data”, and select it to wipe out user data and all the cache. (You need to do this for the new ROM to function correctly)
Now, navigate to the top option “reboot system now” and select it. Your tablet will now reboot. It may take up to 15 minutes to start up the first time as it rebuilds the user data and cache for this ROM.
If your tablet boots to UID errors, or has force closes (known to fix a few of them)…
Press and hold the power button to shut the device down. Boot back into Clockwork. Select the advanced option at the bottom, and then go to “Fix Permissions”. Afterwards, back out to the main menu, then select “reboot system now”. If that is unsuccessful then boot back into Clockwork and redo steps 7-10.
Part Three – Install Flash and fix Android Market
This is needed to view websites with Flash based content, and to download apps from the market. (Fairly obvious, I know, but just in case somebody doesn't know.) Log in/set up your Google Account before trying the market fix (steps vary on the ROM you are using…in most cases you can access the web accounts by opening the Contacts app, pressing the menu button (the one above the back button), and selecting accounts).
Step 1.
Download “Adobe Flash Player 10.1.120.1.apk” which you will find attached at the bottom of this post and save it on your tablet (I recommend creating a separate folder to save .apk files in).
Step 2.
On your tablet open up whatever file explorer comes pre-installed with the ROM you’ve selected. In there, open up where you saved your .apk, then select Adobe Flash Player, and follow the on screen instructions to finish installing that.
Step 3.
Open the Market app. Once it loads close it (press the home button).
Step 4.
Go into Settings - Applications - Manage Applications - Market - Clear CACHE - Force Stop
(For TnT/TnT Lite... Settings - Applications - System Applications)
Step 5.
Press back once - Google Services Framework - Clear DATA - Force Stop
Step 6.
Go back to your home screen and open up the market. You should get an error. If not, redo steps 4 and 5 until you do.
Step 7.
Reboot your device. After it starts back up let it sit for a minute or two to let things in the operating system normalize. Open the Market. Reboot your device.
Step 8.
Open the market again and enjoy. You should now have Flash and the Android Market.
This is the Titanium Backup method. Thanks to roebeet, xguntherc, and KorbenD.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=845175
Part Four – Show your appreciation! (First, be sure to play some Angry Birds)
I encourage everybody to take the time to send a kind message, or a small donation, to everybody that helped make this device what it is. This is not me saying "HEY HEY DONATE TO ME!!!!"...like some developers for other devices do. I just feel like the great ROM developers for this device don't get the credit they deserve, so please at least send them a quick thank you note. Keep in mind that ROMs, utilities, and yes (even guides), take a considerable amount of time to plan, compile, test, fix, and distribute.
With the following link you can donate as much or as little as you would like to me (even a dollar helps). Thanks and enjoy your tablet!
Donate Here

Thank You. This is exactly what we need. One thread with all the info consolidated into one will help many new users understand what to do. People otherwise may have come here and just been blown away by the different threads, I sure was when I first decided to Root my Eris.

scsione889 said:
This is a step by step guide to install ClockworkMod v08, TnT Lite 2.2, Flash, and get the Android Market working. This guide assumes that there is no data on your device that is important to you. Back it up or prepare to lose it.
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Part Three – Install Flash and fix Android Market
Step 1.
Create a folder on your SD card called APKs. Download “Adobe Flash Player 10.1.120.1.apk” and "TitaniumBackup_latest.apk" which you will find attached at the bottom of this post and save them in that “APKs” folder on your SD card.
Step 2.
On your tablet open up “ES File Explorer”. In there, open up the “APKs” folder, then select Adobe Flash Player, and follow the on screen instructions to finish installing that. After that, select Titanium Backup in that same folder, and install the same way.
Step 3.
Go into Settings – Applications – Manage Applications - and Force Stop both the Market and Google Services Framework apps.
Step 4.
Open up Titanium Backup, go to Backup/Restore and look for Google Services Framework, select it, then select “Wipe Data”
Step 5.
Go back to your home screen and open up the market. You should get an error. If not, redo steps 3 and 4 until you do.
Step 6.
Reboot your device. After it starts back up let it sit for a minute or two to let things in the operating system normalize. Open the Market. Reboot your device.
Step 7.
Open the market again and enjoy. You now have Flash and the Android Market. (Keep in mind, this is not the FULL market, it just makes around 99% of it available. It is unknown which apps are not available. There is a full market fix, but it is MUCH more complicated).
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Extremely Well Done!
Would be Nice to get this Stickied to keep easy for newbies to find...
Comment on Section 3... I simplified this by removing Steps 4 and 5 and modifying Step 3 to;
Step 3.
Go into Settings – Applications – Manage Applications - and Force Stop both the Market and Google Services Framework apps, [ADD] also 'Clear Data' on 'Google Services Framework' (after stopping it in same screen).
So removes the Need for TB in this proceedure, though TB is always something worth having...
Also I only needed the first reboot in Step 6, wait a few minutes then tried Market and all was fine! No multiple reboots needed for me at least...

Nicely done.
Can you explain in a little more detail why step 8 is needed?
I have already done everything in this post and my tab seems to be working great but never did anything like step 8. I did do the wipes in step 10 so just curious.

LTL11 said:
Nicely done.
Can you explain in a little more detail why step 8 is needed?
I have already done everything in this post and my tab seems to be working great but never did anything like step 8. I did do the wipes in step 10 so just curious.
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This technically isn't needed for TnT Lite...but if people were to use this guide as guidelines for installing other ROMs (as I hope people would do...you know...following directions is good, but learning what your doing is GREAT), step 8 is something that is always good to get in the habit of doing before a flash.
With many other ROMs, on this device and others, not mounting /data and /system before flashing causes headaches.

jtbnet said:
Comment on Section 3... I simplified this by removing Steps 4 and 5 and modifying Step 3 to;
Step 3.
Go into Settings – Applications – Manage Applications - and Force Stop both the Market and Google Services Framework apps, [ADD] also 'Clear Data' on 'Google Services Framework' (after stopping it in same screen).
So removes the Need for TB in this proceedure, though TB is always something worth having...
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I did it using 'Clear Data' as well...but this was my way of getting newbies to use TB (and to get more familiarized with side-loading apps). It's a great utility that I feel Android users should be familiar with.

Great guide, added clarifications
The only complication in following these instructions came when I could not locate my /sdcard2 folder using Clockworkmod. Once clockwork was installed using the removable SD card (as suggested), I moved all of my other files to the internal /sdcard folder, as it was the only one (easily?) discoverable. This guide was the only one useable for this android noob.

Tommunicator said:
The only complication in following these instructions came when I could not locate my /sdcard2 folder using Clockworkmod. Once clockwork was installed using the removable SD card (as suggested), I moved all of my other files to the internal /sdcard folder, as it was the only one (easily?) discoverable. This guide was the only one useable for this android noob.
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Yes, it seems the clockwork version on this guide, does not redirect to SD2 for installs.
You must put them on the internal storage.

omnifox said:
Yes, it seems the clockwork version on this guide, does not redirect to SD2 for installs.
You must put them on the internal storage.
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Sorry about this guys. Editing it now.
FIXED.

After I got tnt and market working I see the apps but I can't get any of them to download they all fail
thanks in advance
Kevin

kevin stone said:
After I got tnt and market working I see the apps but I can't get any of them to download they all fail
thanks in advance
Kevin
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Does it display an error? Please be a little bit more specific. Did you try restarting the tablet (not just putting it into standby and bringing it back up)? Also, were you sure to force close the apps before clearing the data?

I did all these steps last night and everything seemed to work as expected. When I woke up this am and actually started to play with the Market, I realized that even though the Market looked good last night, all the important apps are gone this morning. I followed the instructions on the forms and on youtube videos and got the exact same results that were to be expected. I got all the errors and rebooted when asked and thought I was ok. When I opened Market after the Fix Process, all the same apps I would see on my HTC Evo are there. HOWEVER !! once I try to search or change the category to Apps or Games, or go to the sub catagorys 90% of the apps disappear. My app / game selection is now only 1 page long
When Market first opens up, I see Angry Birds and other apps I want, in the category description, but when I try to navigate to them, the screen simply says "loading" and never come up. It will stay that way for over an hour. The only thing I can do is change another catagory. When I do that, the loading text goes away and apps will show up, but alot are missing. Even the category description like for "Action Games" no longer lists Angry Birds in it. And if I try to search for an app I know is in the market like Advanced Task Killer... it says it can't be found.
I repeat the Market Fix process over and over and over again with the exact same results. Any Idea? Everything else seems to be working fine. Flash and Titanium Back up work perfect. Just can't get Market to show all the content.

I just picked up one of these and I'm trying to get this going, but when I mount it to the computer, it doesn't see my 2gb sd card.. The tab see's it fine, but not windows...
Any suggestions?
edit - Got it working... Although it may be getting returned later on. =\

You guys rock!
Picked up my GTab today @ Staples. 45 minutes later it's ready to go with TnT 2.2, full Market access and Flash using this guide! So far...so good!

Thanks for taking the time to write up this guide. Saved me from the slower-than-molasses-out-of-the-box-os-setup they shipped the tablet with.

Can't access Gtablet VIA USB cable from PC
I installed CWM 8, TNT lite 2.2 and performed market fix. Now my Gtab is working great. Prior to this thread I was stuck in a loop. My gtab is running great thanks a lot for posting this tutorial.
My only issue now is I can't access the internal SD from PC. Nothing shows up on my PC when I connect the USB cable to my Gtab. I have tried unmounting and mounting SD several times in CWM.
Prior to this update I was able to access and sideload APK's on my gtab running stock software with Viewsonic update.
any help would be greatly appreciated.
Wyngnut

Well after booting up a couple of times it just started to work (my Gtab showed showed the SD card option). I have downloaded several programs and they all install automatically and every one of then worked. No sideloading no additional steps for install this is amazing. I was coveting the windows 7 tabs on the horizon but the free programs available through the market are amazing and when they are Combined with the Gtab hardware its amazing.
Thanks again for posting this there is no way I would have tried to put this software on my system if I had not seen this guide.
Wyngnut

sano614 said:
I just picked up one of these and I'm trying to get this going, but when I mount it to the computer, it doesn't see my 2gb sd card.. The tab see's it fine, but not windows...
Any suggestions?
edit - Got it working... Although it may be getting returned later on. =\
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The tablet doesn't seem to like giving the PC access to the microSD card. As far as I know this is a feature that is not available in any ROM. Also, it is my understanding that for this sort of thing to be possible we need to have the device's source code so we can make the hardware/software mesh better.
That is...unless I'm missing something very obvious...which is totally possible.

Thank you so much for taking the time to write this, worked perfectly for me

It's AMAZING!
Thanks to everyone on the site - from Roebeet and pals who pulled it together to scsione889 and others who did the walkthrough. For an absolute newbie (didn't know what "root" meant) to be able in one day to turn an absolute clunker into what I have now is unbelievable.
If you're new like me, and wondering whether you can pull it off, you can. Just make this the one time in your life when you read and follow the instructions exactly, without your usual improvisation!

[FAQ][HOW-TO]Qiuck FAQ for NAND ROMs PROBLEMS

1. I am a complete n00b, but I want Android on my HD2
You should check this splendid tutorial here, if you havent already:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=893948
2. I installed Android, but I cannot root my phone
Go for z4root
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833953
Thanx to teh developers
3. I have robo voice
Turn on speaker while in call, and then end the call immediately, this should help untill next reboot. You might try with a new radio.
4. I have a low volume while in call
Replace the original "htcleo.acdb" existing in the following locations with the one attached.
/etc/firmware/
and
system/etc/firmware/
View attachment LowVolumeFix.rar
Thank you goes to Life Engineer for this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10399494&postcount=433
Alternative link and method for solving the low call volume.
5. I dont have enough space on my phone
1. Before flashing your phone, you can edit the flash.cfg file and change the following line:
cache ya 40M >>to>> cache ya 15M
This reduces the cache by 25M with no discernible impact on the speed of the build (imo).
This should give you in excess of 130MB free after a clean flash. Expect that to drop to around 100MB once Market, Flash and a couple of other apps update themselves.
2. Immediate install Z4root to root your device.
Put it on your SD card and then install a file manager from the Market to browse to it and then install and run. Follow the details on the thread... (Note: it may get stuck on 'Rebooting'. Wait a minute or so and then manually reboot - it will work fine and SuperUser will now work after the reboot)
3. Install Move2SD. You can get it from the Market.You can get it from here.
This allows you to move most (not quite all) apps to SD. It is the best option I have found to move most of those awkward apps.
I have now installed pretty much all of my apps that I used to run on non-NAND builds and have moved about 90%+ of them to the SD card. At time of writing I have loads of apps installed and still have over 70MB free
Thank you goes to Mark5 for this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10239301&postcount=1798
6. I have some battery issues
1. Install Battery Monitor Widget or CurrentWidget from the Market so that you have a way of tracking your current usage.
2. Install Set CPU - free for XDA members from here, but also available on the Market.
After setting your Main Screen to 'OnDemand' and 'Set on Boot', assign SetCPU a couple of profiles. I tend to use:
>> Screen Off: Max/Min 245000, Scaling 'OnDemand', Priority 50%
>> Battery <25% Max 384000/Min 245000, Scaling 'OnDemand', Priority 50%
You can play to your hearts content here, but these give me consistently 7ma in Standby.
Also, you can reduced the sampling rate to 20000 and 'Set on Boot' in Advanced if you like.
3. Avoid power hungry background stuff like animated wallpapers and turn off GPS, Wireless etc. There are LOADS of apps out there that can do this automatically for you free from the market, but I have found that making sure my GPS is off (I have a widget to show me) plus SetCPU is plenty. It may work for you though.
4. Some have reported that Darkstone's suggestion makes a major difference to their power consumption:
"To fix high power drain / usage in standby (60mA or 70mA) disable 'Use wireless networks' in Settings>Location menu. You will now get 7mA or less constantly. I discovered this as the main culprit last night. Also works in other builds."
Thank you goes to Mark5, again.
7. I have no 3G/data, it used to work well with WinMo
You should go
Home Screen>Menu button>Settings>Wireless & Networks>Mobile networks>Access Point Names>Menu Button>New APN
Then you should fill everything needed. If you dont know the right settings for you, you should search for APN settings in this sub-forum. There are thousands of posts with settings in the Cotulla ROM threat alone. Some dedicated TMOUS ROMS come with working APN out of the box
You might look at this blog, too:
http://www.jayceooi.com/2010/09/03/how-to-enable-3g-data-connection-on-android-htc-hd2/
THE GPS threat has moved to the next post
I read these questions thousands of times, that is why I wrote this FAQ. Some of these tips have helped me, some have helped others. I hope this helps as well

8. GPS is not working/gets the fix too slow
A few people mentioned that GPS has not been working. This is what I (always) do with a new build (both NAND and SD), and so far, it's been working.
1. Use file explorer capable of editing system files to edit the file /system/etc/gps.conf (I use Root Explorer but unfortunately this is paid software; not tried with free version of Astro or ES, and it is possible that they can work too.)
2. Make sure that the bit after "NTP_SERVER=" goes with your location. I believe that as provided, it's "north-america.pool.ntp.org". If you live outside North America, as I do, edit to the appropriate server--as listed at the NTP POOL PROJECT (google for that).
3. The very first attempted GPS lock tends to take longer, often in the minutes. But after that, even if I switch off and on the GPS, it only takes a few seconds to acquire a lock.
This is added by me to the original post, taken from the post mentioned...
Code:
# cat /system/etc/gps.conf
NTP_SERVER=europe.pool.ntp.org
XTRA_SERVER_1=http://xtra1.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin
XTRA_SERVER_2=http://xtra2.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin
XTRA_SERVER_3=http://xtra3.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin
SUPL_HOST=supl.google.com
SUPL_PORT=7276
Breakdown of contents:
NTP server is used to get accurate time, without you can't get a correct GPS loc.
XTRA is the GPS Satellite position servers.
SUPL is the Location server uses for A-GPS. in this case Google's own.
Thank you goes to Daelyn for the original post and to Claus72 for pointing this info out.
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The GPS servers are here:http://www.pool.ntp.org/zone/bg
4. Sometimes GPS becomes more responsive after a fresh soft reset.
5. Look for "GPS Status" in Marketplace. This app is able to reset the state of the GPS chip and download A-GPS data. Seems to help a little.
Original posts:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10306513&postcount=166
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10315720&postcount=177
Thank you goes to Theory and lms1407
6. You can try FasterFix, too. Thanx to the developer
7. Some Android voodoo, which seems to help some, I read it originally here
Tried a method which seems to have solved the problem (I hope). Downloaded app "GPS Status" from Android market.
Then followed instructions as found on this site
Originally advice for Nexus One owners:
Take your SIM out of the Nexus One
Power on the device
Turn WiFi on
Turn GPS on
Open application: GPS Status
Go into its Settings menu
Click on GPS and Sensors
Click Manage A-GPS state
Click Reset
Click Manage A-GPS state again
Click Download
Now put your phone on a stable, straight surface in order to enable the phone to get a lock. This time, you’ll see your phone get the lock back way faster than before.
With that done, now it’s time to put your SIM back in and use the network to secure a quick GPS fix as well.
As I said this has worked for me so far. Let me know if it helps any of you
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ADDON: These links are taken from Gingerbread threats. This should work for Gingerbread
I dont know wheather this will work on Froyo builds or not, but if you are still in trouble, you can give it a go...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10636518&postcount=125
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10641904&postcount=11182
Credit goes to Andhrimnir for pointing these out to me, he had tested it and works for him. Of course, to the guys who posted it Diem and shorty1483.

9. The Definite Guide: How to Install NAND Android on HTC HD2 w ClockWorkMod Recovery
After a lot of reading, I collect the following, just for my own aid. I hope it will be proved useful to others.
(A few posts after this one, in the same thread, you can find the following guides, also:
How to Install NAND Android on HTC HD2 WITHOUT ClockWorkMod Recovery
&
FLASHING A NEW NAND ANDROID ROM OVER A PREVIOUS ONE (without clockwork mod))
So here it is:
How to Install NAND Android on HTC HD2 with ClockWorkMod Recovery
(updated 12 March 2011)
Prerequisites
HSPL3 ~ SPL-2.08.HSPL
Radio that support 576 RAM (ex. radio ROM 2.15)
DFT MAGLDR Bootloader
ClockworkMod Recovery
Make sure that you have all the prerequisites installed.
STEPS:
A: Install HSPL3
B: Install radio ROM 2.15
C: Install MAGLDR on HTC HD2
D: ClockworkMod Recovery
E: NAND Android on HTC HD2 with ClockWorkMod Recovery
A: Install HSPL3
Prerequisites
* Windows Mobile Device Center installed on Windows Vista / Windows 7 or
* ActiveSync installed on Windows XP
* You must have any SPL version from this list on your device:
o SPL 1.42.0000
o SPL 1.62.0000
o SPL 1.66.0000
o SPL 2.07.0000
o SPL 2.08.0000
o SPL 2.10.0000
(To check your SPL version, hold the Volume Down button and do a reset)
You should have this SPL version unless you are using the latest 3.14 ROM with SPL 3.03.0000. No worry, just downgrade your Windows Mobile ROM from v3.14 to v1.66 will do. Download HTC HD2 v1.66 ROM. Then downgrade your phone from SPL 3.03.0000 to SPL 1.42.000.
Step by Step Guide
1. Power off your phone.
2. Press volume down button (don’t let go) and power on your phone.
3. It will load into bootloader.
4. You should get ‘Red, Green, Blue and White’ screen with SPL-1.42.
5. Take off the battery.
6. Power on your phone.
7. Connect USB cable from PC to phone after Windows Mobile loaded.
8. Select ‘ActiveSync’ and click ‘Done’.
9. Open HSPL3_PKG.zip with 7-Zip.
10. Copy HSPL3_PKG.exe to desktop.
11. Execute HSPL3_PKG.
12. Follow onscreen instructions to install.
13. Click ‘Yes’ if User Access Control prompt up.
14. Bootloader will be loaded with USB status during starting of installation.
15. Select ’2.08.HSPL’ to install.
16. After installation, you should see ‘We hacked it!’ on your phone.
17. Click on ‘Yes’ and your phone should be rebooted and load into Windows Mobile.
18. Disconnect USB cable from phone.
19. To verify, power off your phone.
20. Press volume down button (don’t let go) and power on your phone.
21. It will load into bootloader.
22. You should get ‘Red, Green, Blue and White’ screen with SPL-2.08.HSPL.
23. That’s all.
B: Install Custom Radio ROM
Prerequisites
* HSPL3 ~ SPL-2.08.HSPL
In order to flash custom radio ROM, you need to have HSPL3 installed on your HTC HD2. By the way, I used Radio Leo 2.15.50.14 on my guide. You can use it or any other HTC HD2 Radio ROM version.
HTC HD2 has 576 MB physical RAM but was reduced by software to 512 MB only. And custom Windows Mobile ROM + radio 2.07 or above can unlock it to be 576 MB again. Certain custom Windows Mobile ROM need higher radio version than your phone. And NAND Android requires it too. So you need to install custom radio ROM (if you don’t have the correct radio version).
Step by Step Guide
1. Power off your phone.
2. Press volume down button (don’t let go) and power on your phone.
3. It will load into bootloader.
4. You should get ‘Red, Green, Blue and White’ screen with SPL-2.08.HSPL.
5. Take off the battery.
6. Power on your phone.
7. I have R 2.06.51.07 at bottom of the screen with green HTC Logo.
8. Connect USB cable from PC to phone after Windows Mobile loaded.
9. Select ‘ActiveSync’ and click ‘Done’.
10. Open Radio Leo 2.15.50.14.rar with 7-Zip.
11. Copy CustomRUU.exe and RUU_signed.nbh to desktop.
12. Execute CustomRUU.
13. Click ‘Yes’ if User Access Control prompt up.
14. Follow onscreen instructions to install.
15. Bootloader will be loaded with USB status during starting of installation. (~10 minutes)
16. Phone will be rebooted after installation finished.
17. You should have R 2.15.50.14 at bottom of the screen with green HTC Logo.
18. Disconnect USB cable from phone.
19. That’s all.
C: Install MAGLDR
In order to install NAND Android on HTC HD2, you must install DFT MAGLDR Bootloader first. And the good news ~ both LEO512 and LEO1024 are supported. This means US T-Mobile HD2, Europe, Asia and the rest of the world’s HTC HD2 are supported.
Note – by installing MAGLDR, you cannot boot into Windows Mobile anymore. So everything on your phone is gone…
Prerequisites
* HSPL3 ~ SPL-2.08.HSPL
* Radio that support 576 RAM
No worry, Android on NAND is working. That’s the reason we install DFT MAGLDR Bootloader on our HTC HD2, right? And we will be able to load the latest Windows Phone version (if we are crazy...) when the ROM comes out. Okay, let’s get started. If you don’t have HSPL3, please install it first. And aslo install radio ROM 2.15.
Step by Step Guide
1. Power off your phone.
2. Press volume down button (don’t let go) and power on your phone.
3. It will load into bootloader.
4. You should get ‘Red, Green, Blue and White’ screen with SPL-2.08.HSPL.
5. Take off the battery.
6. Power on your phone.
7. You should have R 2.15.50.14 at bottom of the screen with green HTC Logo.
8. Connect USB cable from PC to phone after Windows Mobile loaded.
9. Select ‘ActiveSync’ and click ‘Done’.
10. Open DFT_LEO_MAGLDR113.rar with 7-Zip.
11. Copy MAGLDR113 folder to desktop.
12. Enter MAGLDR113 folder.
13. Execute ROMUpdateUtility.
14. Click ‘Yes’ if User Access Control prompt up.
15. Follow onscreen instructions to install.
16. Bootloader will be loaded with USB status during starting of installation.
17. Phone will be rebooted after installation finished.
18. DFT MAGLDR Bootloader will be loaded then.
19. Disconnect USB cable from phone.
20. That’s all.
D: How to Install ClockworkMod Recovery on HTC HD2
Prerequisites
HSPL3 ~ SPL-2.08.HSPL
Radio that support 576 RAM
DFT MAGLDR Bootloader
Please make sure that you have all the prerequisites installed. If you don’t have HSPL3, please install it. Also install radio ROM 2.1. Finally, install DFT MAGLDR Bootloader.
Step by Step Guide
1. Power on your phone and don’t let go power button.
2. DFT MAGLDR Bootloader will be loaded.
3. Use volume down button to go down to 4. USB MassStg.
4. Then press call button to enter USB Mass Storage mode.
5. Connect USB cable from PC to phone.
6. At PC, open Removable Disk (SD card storage).
7. Create a temp folder.
8. Open ClockworkMod-Recovery-v3.0.x.x.zip with 7-Zip.
9. Copy everything to temp folder.
10. Enter temp folder.
11. Enter copy_to_sd_root folder.
12. Copy initrd.gz and zImage files to SD card root level.
13. Then disconnect USB cable from phone.
14. Press power button to go back.
15. Use volume down button to go to 11. Reset.
16. Then press call button.
17. Press power button and don’t let go.
18. DFT MAGLDR Bootloader will be loaded.
19. Use volume down button to go down to 5. USB Flasher.
20. Then press call button to load Android Flasher mode.
21. Connect USB cable from PC to phone.
22. At PC, right click on DAF and select ‘Run as administrator’.
23. Click ‘Yes’ if User Access Control prompt up.
24. Follow onscreen instructions to install.
25. Phone will be rebooted after installation finished.
26. DFT MAGLDR Bootloader will be loaded then.
27. Disconnect USB cable from phone.
28. Press call button to load 2. Boot AD SD.
29. ClockworkMod Recovery will be loaded then.
30. That’s all.
E: Install NAND Android on HTC HD2 with ClockWorkMod Recovery
Install NAND Android on HTC HD2 with ClockworkMod Recovery is the 2nd method to have NAND Android on HTC HD2. And this can be done by using SD card only without PC. Just download the zip ROM to your SD card and you are ready to go. In addition, you can backup and restore ROM using Nandroid. Or you can try the 1st method through DFT MAGLDR Bootloader which requires PC with USB connection.
Prerequisites
HSPL3 ~ SPL-2.08.HSPL
Radio that support 576 RAM
DFT MAGLDR Bootloader
ClockworkMod Recovery
Having NAND Android on HTC HD2 is not a simple task like ABC. But it is not mission impossible too. Just follow these guides to get all the prerequisites installed. Please install HSPL3. Install Custom Radio ROM 2.15. Then, install DFT MAGLDR Bootloader. Finally, install ClockworkMod Recovery. Wow… Lot of steps but worth it. Trust me…
Step by Step Guide
1. Power on your phone and don’t let go power button.
2. DFT MAGLDR Bootloader will be loaded.
3. Use volume down button to go down to 4. USB MassStg.
4. Then press call button to enter USB Mass Storage mode.
5. Connect USB cable from PC to phone.
6. At PC, open Removable Disk (SD card storage).
7. Open your favorite ROM (ex. JawsMIUIrec1.0.7z) with 7-Zip.
8. Copy .data folder and ex. JawsNandRec1.1.zip to SD card root level.
9. There should be config and data files in .data folder.
10. Then disconnect USB cable from phone.
11. Press power button to go back.
12. Use volume up button to go up to 12. PowerDown.
13. Then press call button.
14. Power on phone and don’t let go power button.
15. DFT MAGLDR Bootloader will be loaded.
16. Press call button to load 2. Boot AD SD.
17. ClockworkMod Recovery will be loaded then.
18. Use volume down button to go down to ‘install zip from sdcard’.
19. Then press call button.
20. Use volume down button to go down to ‘choose zip from sdcard’.
21. Then press call button.
22. You should see ex. JawsNandRec1.1.zip.
23. Then press call button to select it.
24. Use volume down button to go down to ‘Yes – ex. JawsNandRec1.1.zip’.
25. Press call button and installation will be started.
26. When you see ‘Install from sdcard complete’, press power button.
27. Press call button to select ‘reboot system now’.
28. Phone will be rebooted and enter NAND Android automatically.
29. Follow onscreen instructions to setup Android settings.
30. That’s all.
Original thread here
Thanx to
gunjahman

Good post thank you for helping the xda community
Mark.

what is NAND ROMs
sorr sir,
whould you like tell me what is NAND ROMs
and
How many size i have on my HTC HD2?(how to see,free,used, total)
thanks

but i lose charge when i attempt to charge my battery!! how do i fix this???

timchang1973 said:
sorr sir,
whould you like tell me what is NAND ROMs
and
How many size i have on my HTC HD2?(how to see,free,used, total)
thanks
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NAND ROM - Android rom, flashed in NANd memory, just like WM6.5 is. It replaces WM. Opposite to SDCARD ROMs which relies on WM to run the ANdroid build, which is located on the SDCARD.
Free size - depends on the ROM you picked, read 1 post of the ROM threat.
Please, read how to flash NAND Android for newbies first, if you want to take this step...
shinmasterx said:
but i lose charge when i attempt to charge my battery!! how do i fix this???
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Do you mean that your phone goes off when you try to charge it??? Never heard of this issue, sorry...

+1 ansver
One more thing to add ... it is quite often a problem ... download apk angry birds, running sd card . I'm not fictional, just pass.
Have god fan.

Legioner79 said:
One more thing to add ... it is quite often a problem ... download apk angry birds, running sd card . I'm not fictional, just pass.
Have god fan.
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I deleted your download link because the file was an ad free version of Angry Birds which I assume is a warez cracked version. If you can prove this is a free download version then you can put the link back up but if its warez then please do not post those kinds of files on xda as they are not allowed and will result with an infraction on your account.
Mark.

I have a question regarding the gps.conf file. Is it ok if I add multiple NTP servers for example.
NTP_SERVER=0.europe.pool.ntp.org
NTP_SERVER=1.europe.pool.ntp.org
NTP_SERVER=2.europe.pool.ntp.org
XTRA_SERVER_1=http://xtra1.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin
XTRA_SERVER_2=http://xtra2.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin
XTRA_SERVER_3=http://xtra3.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin
SUPL_HOST=supl.google.com
SUPL_PORT=7276
Will doing something like this help. I have tried the editing gps.conf file to my location and it has not helped. Rarely do I get a GPS lock.

thehustler said:
I have a question regarding the gps.conf file. Is it ok if I add multiple NTP servers for example.
NTP_SERVER=0.europe.pool.ntp.org
NTP_SERVER=1.europe.pool.ntp.org
NTP_SERVER=2.europe.pool.ntp.org
XTRA_SERVER_1=http://xtra1.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin
XTRA_SERVER_2=http://xtra2.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin
XTRA_SERVER_3=http://xtra3.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin
SUPL_HOST=supl.google.com
SUPL_PORT=7276
Will doing something like this help. I have tried the editing gps.conf file to my location and it has not helped. Rarely do I get a GPS lock.
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Mine is set to
Code:
NTP_SERVER=bg.ntp.org
I live in Bulgaria, of source Mine fix is faster than the one I get with the HDH.... But a few users report that after doing all of the above still do not get the fix
Why dont you try with the country you are in, or with
Code:
NTP_SERVER=europe.pool.ntp.org
Just delete the numbers at the beginning...

thehustler said:
I have a question regarding the gps.conf file. Is it ok if I add multiple NTP servers for example.
NTP_SERVER=0.europe.pool.ntp.org
NTP_SERVER=1.europe.pool.ntp.org
NTP_SERVER=2.europe.pool.ntp.org
XTRA_SERVER_1=http://xtra1.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin
XTRA_SERVER_2=http://xtra2.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin
XTRA_SERVER_3=http://xtra3.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin
SUPL_HOST=supl.google.com
SUPL_PORT=7276
Will doing something like this help. I have tried the editing gps.conf file to my location and it has not helped. Rarely do I get a GPS lock.
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What build are you using? If it's Gingerbread, this won't help, whatever you do...
Great post!
Bravo!
Just one thing,
3. I have robo voice
Turn on speaker while in call, and then end the call immediately, this should help untill next reboot. You might try with a new radio.
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You should add for Gingerbread users that they should also:
For "fix" robovoice after 1-st boot before call disable "Audible touch tones"

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SD card issue after flashing gingerbread ????
Hello Senior,
Just one question here..I booted my HD2 with windows 7 post doing magldr112 & everything went fine..I removed my SD card as it was needed in the process & after installation inserted it back thinking windows 7 will recognize it..Though it didnt & i realized windows 7 dont yet have any hack through which it can identify an sd card on HTC HD2..So i flashed nand android gingerbread [ Build :- [16 JAN] Pure Gingerbread gpc_hd2_gingerbread_v6 [RMNET][NAND][Kernel: gpc#2] over it through same magldr 112 & sd card was still there in the phone while flashing..Now it flashed successfully & everything is working fine except my sd card is not being recognized..Also when i tried to format it from settings..it says "Damaged sd card"..Is there a way i could get my 8 gig sd card back to life or it wont work now at all..So i should go for a new one in that case !! Also my HD2 is not being synchronized with my pc as i connect it thru a USB..It isnt askinmg for any option like it did earlier

vicky_crispy said:
Hello Senior,
Just one question here..I booted my HD2 with windows 7 post doing magldr112 & everything went fine..I removed my SD card as it was needed in the process & after installation inserted it back thinking windows 7 will recognize it..Though it didnt & i realized windows 7 dont yet have any hack through which it can identify an sd card on HTC HD2..So i flashed nand android gingerbread [ Build :- [16 JAN] Pure Gingerbread gpc_hd2_gingerbread_v6 [RMNET][NAND][Kernel: gpc#2] over it through same magldr 112 & sd card was still there in the phone while flashing..Now it flashed successfully & everything is working fine except my sd card is not being recognized..Also when i tried to format it from settings..it says "Damaged sd card"..Is there a way i could get my 8 gig sd card back to life or it wont work now at all..So i should go for a new one in that case !! Also my HD2 is not being synchronized with my pc as i connect it thru a USB..It isnt askinmg for any option like it did earlier
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Format your sd card using the attached tool which was written especially for removeable media. Go into the options and change FORMAT SIZE ADJUSTMENT to 'ON' and it should format your card with the correct size and bring it back to life. You can then use it in your phone again without any problems.

lms1407 said:
What build are you using? If it's Gingerbread, this won't help, whatever you do...
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At the time of my post I was MDJ's Cyanogen Gingerbread v2.4. Now I have moved on to v2.5. So what you are telling me is that changing this file to my location.pool.ntp.org will not help on gingerbread? It's better to leave the gps.conf file as it it?
Edit: Even with v2.5 which has the gps fix built in my phone takes a long time to get a lock even in an open field. Almost in the range of 3 - 4 minutes.

I'm kinda noob, but how do I get to this \system gps.config file? I mean I can't acces the phone memory or find it on the sd card.

Hi Senior,
I just have 114MB internal memory on my new "android phone"!!
Is this normal? I can't download any apps that you can't move to your SD anymore.
Can you help me?

Roel_HD2 said:
I'm kinda noob, but how do I get to this \system gps.config file? I mean I can't acces the phone memory or find it on the sd card.
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Think I just found it by using Astro file manager.
I searched in the phone root for gps, then I found gps.config and opened it as a text. After that I chanced america for nl.
Is that the right way?
Wait guess it is because I just got a fix

deckoff said:
NAND ROM - Android rom, flashed in NANd memory, just like WM6.5 is. It replaces WM. Opposite to SDCARD ROMs which relies on WM to run the ANdroid build, which is located on the SDCARD.
Free size - depends on the ROM you picked, read 1 post of the ROM threat.
Please, read how to flash NAND Android for newbies first, if you want to take this step...
Do you mean that your phone goes off when you try to charge it??? Never heard of this issue, sorry...
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i meant that my phones charge goes down while im charging it.

[Q] Lost installing Icecream Rojm

Hi, after reading for a long time, finally, this morning I've decided to uninstall wm 6.5 from my htc hd2, replacing it for Icecream Sandwiche.
At this moment I'm in the middle of the way and I can't continue. When I turn on the pda, appears the Magdlr v1.13 menu. Now I should select option 8. Ad Recovery to select the zip, in the sd card, with the rom, but it fails, this message appears: "no boot sources". Can anyone tell me what I have to do, thanks very much.
The step I've followed to arrive here are:
- execute hspl4_run.exe
- execute radio 2.15.50.14
- execute magldr 1.1.3

You didn't flash cwm recovery yet

mblascog said:
Hi, after reading for a long time, finally, this morning I've decided to uninstall wm 6.5 from my htc hd2, replacing it for Icecream Sandwiche.
At this moment I'm in the middle of the way and I can't continue. When I turn on the pda, appears the Magdlr v1.13 menu. Now I should select option 8. Ad Recovery to select the zip, in the sd card, with the rom, but it fails, this message appears: "no boot sources". Can anyone tell me what I have to do, thanks very much.
The step I've followed to arrive here are:
- execute hspl4_run.exe
- execute radio 2.15.50.14
- execute magldr 1.1.3
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You haven't listed 'flash CWM' as one of the things you've done. If you haven't flashed CWM, there is no AD Recovery to be booted into, hence the message 'no boot sources'. Just follow this guide, it makes everything simple and straightforward. You can start by flashing the correct CWM partition size. Also try out the HD2 NAND Toolkit in order to make things even easier. Once you've installed CWM with the right partition size, you just install the zip from your SD card.

I'll try just now, Thanks

Hi,
I've made a mistake in my original post. I've forgot to tell one step, the Clockwordmod. In this folder there is a daf.exe that I executed, but it seems to be not ok
Now I've downloaded the 3 files of the guide and I've executed the last one. I've turned on the pda, it seems to be ok but there is only an animated screen saver and I can't do anything more.
Thanks.

mblascog said:
Hi,
I've made a mistake in my original post. I've forgot to tell one step, the Clockwordmod. In this folder there is a daf.exe that I executed, but it seems to be not ok
Now I've downloaded the 3 files of the guide and I've executed the last one. I've turned on the pda, it seems to be ok but there is only an animated screen saver and I can't do anything more.
Thanks.
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Yeah it takes up to 10 minutes for the first boot. The bootanimation will eventually go away, and then on subsequent reboots it will be fairly fast, around a minute or so

But I'm still with the bootanimation. Should I begin all the steps again?
Thanks

Nah just pull the battery and try again. Have you checked that you used the correct partition size for your desired ROM? If you really can't tell, link me to the ROM thread and I'll tell you which size you should be using. Be aware that your battery can't charge whilst the phone is off, so don't keep it on for too long loading the bootanimation. I'd say after a full 20 minutes has passed, the ROM definitely isn't booting and you have to either pull the battery and reboot or you've done something incorrectly along the way.

Hi,
I've used Recovery_400M_system_4M_cache_v3.0.2.4, and then I rebooted.
Thanks

mblascog said:
Hi,
I've used Recovery_400M_system_4M_cache_v3.0.2.4, and then I rebooted.
Thanks
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In that case your partition size certainly isn't too small, but it's definitely a waste of space. On NexusHD2, a 165Mb partition is required. Every mb over that is simply being wasted, so if you flashed NexusHD2 you'd have wasted 235Mb of internal storage, which is quite a lot. Although this won't help your issue, I'd recommend flashing a smaller partition as per the OP of the ROM you wish to use. To change the size which is flashed, open the folder of the downloaded recovery and navigate to the file 'flash.cfg' (not flash.cfg.txt) and open it with notepad (which it does automatically with Windows 7). Change the value of the system partition from 400 to 165 (or whatever size is recommended) and save the file. From here just boot into USB Flasher in MAGLDR and flash the new partition.

Thanks, thanks, thanks a lot. Is the first time I can't do this and I feel happy. I see the problem was the partition too big.
I've configurated just all, also my own language. Now I'm going to navigate through Icecream.

mblascog said:
Thanks, thanks, thanks a lot. Is the first time I can't do this and I feel happy. I see the problem was the partition too big.
I've configurated just all, also my own language. Now I'm going to navigate through Icecream.
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There's a reason there's a thanks button you know
Yeah, ICS is a great OS, and it's a vast improvement over GB, let alone Windows. WinMo was absolutely ghastly