[Q] Memory Full: Now Phone BRICKED & Won't Turn On - Please Help

[Q] Memory Full: Now Phone BRICKED & Won't Turn On - Please Help - HD2 General

When I try to turn my phone on, it will not get passed the ROM loading screen (Energy blue logo). This is because the internal memory is full.
I really need to get into the file system to delete a file (and fix the problem) or copy certain stuff out - it has pictures of my fiance on to say the least, and I really want them.
But, as Windows won't boot I can't do this in the traditional way. Obviously I can still get into bootloader - so is there a way I can access the file system? A bit of software I can run on my laptop that can somehow access the file system through bootloader mode? All I need to do is identify a c.1mb file and delete it...
The background to all this is the phone was displaying messages about 'memory nearly full' - but it had done this before and just stopped, so I left it again. Except, at some point signal reception dropped and stayed at 0. So I rebooted, and got stuck at the loading screen - which is where we've been for the last few days now.
I really hope someone can help. If you can, I'll buy you a few beers.
Thanks,
David
Phone was running WM6.5 with HSPL (3 I'm fairly sure)

How in the hell did you manage to fill your internal memory up, why not just use a SD card for storage?
If you can get into bootloader, cant you simply connect it via activesync/wmdm and then just copy what you need and delete?

I think I took too many photos! Though I'm not exactly sure tbh... Some bug in the ROM kept changing the save dir from SD card to internal, but I did keep an eye on the space, perhaps just a few too many photos in one night...
Anyway ActiveSync isn't working (for me at least) in bootloader mode - don't I need to have Windows Mobile loaded?
Should activesync work in bootloader mode?

TheATHEiST said:
If you can get into bootloader, cant you simply connect it via activesync/wmdm and then just copy what you need and delete?
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doesnt work. you cant access the live file system from anywhere except within running wm.
You can dump off the rom partition into .raw files, but when you rebuilt it (in a ktchen) you would still only end up with the original rom as it was out of the box, no user data.
@OP, you could possibly go into bootloader, confirm 2.08.hspl, flash magldr, and then boot from an sd android, though i suspect you still wouldn't see the winmo files. (I assume there are now android builds that can be booted to and run from sd without the need for haret/winmo? i'm a nand man meself so unsure. )
It's what i'd try if it really was that critical, otherwise I'd weep for a little while, kick myself and write 'backup' post-its all over my office, then hard reset and move on.

Thanks for the advice - I will definitely try your suggestion before 'moving on', losing a whole bunch of contacts will also be a real pain.
Do you know of any threads/links explaining magldr and how it will help?
Is there no other way to access any part of the internal memory and just delete 1 file?

I found out that magldr has 2 commands:
"Boot WPH" - boots WPH from nand. WPH must be flashed before. NOT AVAILABLE now.
"USB Flasher" - use this item to flash Android or WPH.
Problem is the first one isn't yet available - maybe he would give me a beta though.
I assume WPH is Windows Phone. So if I had a version with 'Boot WPH' command working,
a) Could I flash Windows Phone into the nand (whatever that is)?
b) Once in booted & loaded WP7, could I view the WM6.5 files on the internal RAM?
I think I agree it is unlikely the files would be viewable within Android - surely it must use a different file system. Does WM use FAT32 for the internal memory?
Thanks

Bear in mind WP7 and winmo are two very different OSes.
WP7 has been out btw.
Once you flash the device, with MAGLDR, android or WP7, the internal storage is wiped so it makes no sense to flash it if you still want what is in it.

davenash said:
I found out that magldr has 2 commands:
"Boot WPH" - boots WPH from nand. WPH must be flashed before. NOT AVAILABLE now.
"USB Flasher" - use this item to flash Android or WPH.
Problem is the first one isn't yet available - maybe he would give me a beta though.
I assume WPH is Windows Phone. So if I had a version with 'Boot WPH' command working,
a) Could I flash Windows Phone into the nand (whatever that is)?
b) Once in booted & loaded WP7, could I view the WM6.5 files on the internal RAM?
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any type of flashing (nandroid, wp7 or wm) will destroy whats on there already, thus defeating the object.
There are more than two options in magldr, one of which is 'boot sd ad' for boot sd card android.
I think I agree it is unlikely the files would be viewable within Android - surely it must use a different file system. Does WM use FAT32 for the internal memory?
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its probably not an issue of the file system type, android (linux) can access fat partitions no problem. Its probably more to do with whether the sd builds can mount the internal rom or not.
Im no linux head at all, still fumbling in the dark though, so i could be wrong.

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[Q] Android and WP7 Dual Boot

With the recent developments of Android and WP7 for the HD2, I really can't decide between the two. Will there be an option of dual boot like with WM6.5? I'd love to have this option.

I would definitely love for this to happen, although WP7 is in the lead for me now, booting android once in a while wont be so bad.

i think itz possible in tmobile usa HD2 with itz 1gb ROM ... two partitions using two NAND OS... dual NAND..

I'm very interested in this option. Hopefully this will be available soon.

I hoppe we find a solution for Leo from EU (512Mo).
Like WIN6.5 + Android on SD ?
My favorite way : Android in NAND, WP7 on SD !!

think we should be able to still boot android off sd with magldr... we just need to switch to a different sd card that wasn't used with wp7. I hope its possible. will be trying it soon.

i would love to do this, i have a 124 leo.

F*ck the 512!
Android+WP7 would be sweeeet for 1024!

http://www.darkforcesteam.com.cn/thread-25910-1-1.html

James_Caliber said:
http://www.darkforcesteam.com.cn/thread-25910-1-1.html
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im still running an old build of sd, so is it possible to upgrade radio, magldr, win7 nand and keep android on sd?
im not really wanting to give up android just yet, but i do admit i want to see what win7 is like

James_Caliber said:
http://www.darkforcesteam.com.cn/thread-25910-1-1.html
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based by the link above (with google translate), its possible to dual boot with wp7 nand and android sd

Is it possible to back up a android nand rom, so i don't need to download al apps again and set them all up again?

stephandelaat said:
Is it possible to back up a android nand rom, so i don't need to download al apps again and set them all up again?
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SEARCH!!!
But since your lazy, yes there is. Its called Titanium backup and it saves all your apps and settings into a file. When you install a new build just recover that file from within Titanium backup and all your apps and stuff will be there.

James_Caliber said:
http://www.darkforcesteam.com.cn/thread-25910-1-1.html
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So...does anyone here speak enough Chinese to make more sense of this than Google Translate does? I think some sort of modification needs to be made to init.rc. Possibly system.img too. It's also not clear to me if a NAND or SD ROM is meant to be used. There are some links which I'm trying to make sense of...

Dark Fire said:
So...does anyone here speak enough Chinese to make more sense of this than Google Translate does? I think some sort of modification needs to be made to init.rc. Possibly system.img too. It's also not clear to me if a NAND or SD ROM is meant to be used. There are some links which I'm trying to make sense of...
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Im unsure on how to do this also, if anybody fancys typing it into something we could follow it would be great!
Im in work today and my phone is fully charged ready for win7/android combo

How would you boot android from nand if you can't access the file system of the SD card?
Its an unknown format and magldr surely won't be able to boot anything from it.
Maybe it works the other way round, though?
Or you could use your phone7 without sd card...
hey that may even work.
Limited storage for phone7 - who cares?

domenukk said:
Or you could use your phone7 without sd card...
hey that may even work.
Limited storage for phone7 - who cares?
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That's what I would like to be able to do. WP7 is nice to play with at this stage but I still plan to use Android most of the time.

Ali_Shaikh said:
SEARCH!!!
But since your lazy, yes there is. Its called Titanium backup and it saves all your apps and settings into a file. When you install a new build just recover that file from within Titanium backup and all your apps and stuff will be there.
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Thanks alot, i wasn't able to find it. Google couldn't help me.
Sent from my HTC HD2 using XDA App

domenukk said:
How would you boot android from nand if you can't access the file system of the SD card?
Its an unknown format and magldr surely won't be able to boot anything from it.
Maybe it works the other way round, though?
Or you could use your phone7 without sd card...
hey that may even work.
Limited storage for phone7 - who cares?
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Half of the sdcard is formatted in FAT32. The other in WP7 system file.

James_Caliber said:
http://www.darkforcesteam.com.cn/thread-25910-1-1.html
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Here's that thread translated:
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I have already declared in the title dual boot, or have friends do not understand the altar. After the following modifications, select the boot wph start guide wp7, select the boot ad sd sd boot on Android , Android WP7 and dual-boot, the boot options can, without disturbing each other. Start wp7 will not interfere with sd card, wp7 sd card did not even know exist, the question is wp7 little space available, but at least can be used.
Expect experts to address the first time in wp7 can choose to start the occupation of the sd card space, do not fully occupied enough.
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Thank DFT ! Because SD Android running well, I have not brush Nand Android, waiting for the arrival of WP7.
Today, DFT has released long-awaited HD2 users WP7, I finally started to brush. Brush some of the altar before the access to the Friends of the experience, that really exclusive WP7 SD card, which can later how to run Android.
I have access to the information carefully and found that the SD card as WP7 only system expansion space, the first start of the SD card partition to use. Therefore, I decided to removed the SD card so reserved for Android use.
PC: Windows 7
HD2: SHPL 2.08
SD: Sandisk 8G c4 (from the phone in the show)
The following is the process of Brush:
1. Three-color screen brush Magldr 112 (all normal, NES Set )
2.Magldr start to select the USB Flasher, PC-side DWI (all normal)
3. Phone reboots directly into the WP7, simple to use, after all the normal (free space 98M)
4. Handset off
5. Insert SD card
6. boot holding down the hold button, enter the Magldr menu
7. Set always shows the menu (to decide, because I want to dual-boot often, so set the boot menu)
8. Set the boot path SD card Android
9. Guide the SD Android, the show finished HTC interface (kernel, Init after) boot into Andoird animation between the phone restart
Episode: I stupid out, SD card, there are a lot of information not backed up, hands and no card reader, can not enter the Andoird, the backup can not, WP7, when not installed into the SD card, do not expect him to. Fortunately, there are menu items that Magldr USB storage (my first use of Magldr), select this option, the memory card sorting.Remove the SD card all the Android-generated directory (the directory is generated Android, do not also delete a Android), re-boot, the first screen to enter Andoird die.
10. Online access to information, Magldr guide SD card Android, need to modify inti.rc.
11. Will system.img (I use the DHD Android) copied to the Linux modified.
In the service ril-daemon / system / bin / rild-l / system / lib / libhtc_ril_wrapper.so append --d / dev/smd0 nand parameters, to support
Nand boot.
12. Returns Android phone, after a successful boot.
Nagging: WP7 egg really hurt, WIFI without any settings, I have been using a static IP, can not be set.
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He's dual booting, but none of the SD card space is for WP7. It only has around 100megs left. WP7 automatically RAID0's the whole card with internal memory for space. That's why removing the card screws up WP7 and a hard reset has to be done. I think what would be ideal is if the card could be split into 8gb for WP7 and 8GB for Android, but part of the problem is you can't call HARET.exe or CLRCAD.exe because there is no OS to understand those executables.

Confusion on Android NAND installation

hey guys,
i am new to this thing but i have read alot of forums and discussions. i was trying to install the android with nand method but each and every rom that i have downloaded from NAND area has three folders in it
Boot
meta-inf
system.
and the instructions are to copy the zip file on sd card. i am quite confused that why do i need the sd card method when i am using the nand method. ?
after searching alot i have just found on thread which gives me the option of installing the rom using DAF.exe
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=893620=android+2.3
but this is an old rom.
pleaseee hellppppppp

To flash a Android ROM using the .zip file you have to have Clockwork Mod Recovery flashed to your HD2. You place the zip file on the root of your SD card and then use CWM to find the file and flash it. Click on my guide linked in my sig. I have full instructions on how to flash CWM and links to download CWM. I also give a full break down of what each thing in CWM does so you should have no trouble as long as you read.

brother how do i copy the zip file to the sd card ?????????

Do you have MAGLDR and proper Clockwordmod Recovery installed on your HD2?
If yes: turn on your device and hold END key for few seconds so you see MAGLDR menu. Then choose 8. AD Recovery with vol down key and confirm with CALL key. In recovery menu choose Mounts and Storage (again with volume keys and confirm with CALL key), and at the end choose mount usb storage. Remeber to connect phone with PC by USB cable first.
Then you should see new portable drive in your Computer window on your PC. Just copy/paste a .zip file (don't unpack it!) like you copy/paste other files between folders.

thanks for reply
yes brother i do have MAGLDR and i have tried doing the steps that you have mentioned but my computer doesnot detect any usb device
the only device that is detected is the internal memory of the phone

Are you sure it's internal phone memory? I don't think user have access to such things. I think that this is your sd card. May I ask you what files/folders do you see when you open this internal memory?
Other way is to use external card reader.

i dont know what it was but it was showing me that there is only 190 mb of storage space. and my card is of two gb and there is no file in it. anyways. i have used the card reader now. thanks for your help

Hm... just a thought. Have you ever used WP7? Cause it creates 200 mb FAT32 partition and if you don't format your card after flashing other OS you still have access to only 200 mb partition.
And if you want to thank, there is a nice button called "thanks" after each post .

yes i was using WP7 before. formatting the card would delete the partition right ?
WP7 is the most suckiest OS MS could ever think of BTW. there is LITERALLY nothing to do or play with.

Hah, bullseye .
I don't know if Android would handle this weird partition created by WP7, but give it a try and format it by using Android. Windows XP/Vista/7 can't format it properly (there are tools for that ofc but that's for experienced users).
I'm 100% sure that Windows Mobile 6.5 formats sd card the way it should be, I mean it properly detects and deletes WP7 partition. But it would be big trouble to go back to WM, then again flash MAGLDR, CWM and yout build .
Little off topic, WP7 is nice OS IMO, but too closed. It's fluid and Metro interface is great, but that's it. It sucks in 3rd party apps as much as WM 6.5, if not more beacuse of closed environment. But that's a different story for different thread .

[Q]i bought an HTC HD2 now help me what is the best thing to install\do?

ok here is what i got : i cant post link soo write "HTC HD2 T8585 - Black (Unlocked) Smartphone" in ebay and you will get it in sort its New HTC HD2 T8585 4.3" 3G 1GHz 5MP GPS WIFI WINDOWS MOBILE 6.5 SMARTPHONE
US SETTINGS, MONEY BACK, SHIP TO WORLDWIDE, 100% UNLOCK
MEMORY Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records Practically unlimited
Internal 448 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM
Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB
dont look at the price its mach hier in my country soo am heppy...
soo now i got WM 6.5 and i want WM 7.5 + android
and i know **** about bouth... soo help me pliz step by step what do i install first
thanks doron
some one? youtube links , from links , jast tell me what to do in sort...

The Best Thing To Do with a new HD2
..

ok first thanks now i understen more and i have been reading in the form some stuff soo i see what is going in i stell have a few qustions
*can you tell me the steps what do i do first radio? android? and how do i doul boot soo i have bouth OS?
1. why WM 7.5 is not supported? (if you can be more Specific) becouse its not offisel, from i see on youtube its working fast and good all i need on it is skype,facebook, whatapp, waze ...? soo if you can explan more about it
2. why android 2.3.... and not android 4.0? he is officel i think... if you can explan more about it...
3. i have a 8 GB SD card is it good or should i buy 32 GB?

..

first of all thank you very mach!!!!! you help me a lot!!!
soo after looking in youtube and in the forum i desiided that
i want to have doul boot WM 7.5 and Android 4.0.4
soo i think i will take this roms:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1534941 TIGER ROM|05 April [v4.5.0 ]
and
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1492488 [12.04.12][MAGLDR][SD][ICS 4.0.4]Unofficial AOKP31 v2 (AKA IceCreamTostidroid)
ok soo let see if i know what im doing soo i need to do my raido
HSPL3 Link: (http://forum.xda-developers.com/atta...5&d=1277138402)
and do http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=611787
with : Leo_RADIO_2.15.50.14**: MultiUpload
after this i do ? i need to doul boot? soo the fouom have a doul boot guid?
from what i understod i need to first install WM 7.5 soo is there a good guid to install it? and after i do it do i jast install the android or do i need to do somesing?
now thet i told you what i want to install can you help me and send me to the reight links and to tell me what i do first you know step by step
like : 1.*link* you do this with radio 7. bla bla
2. *link* you do this dwonload bla bla
thanks alot!!!!! doron
and if you recomend difrent rom pliz say and will my 8 GB can take the android + MW7.5?

doron050 said:
first of all thank you very mach!!!!! you help me a lot!!!
soo after looking in youtube and in the forum i desiided that
i want to have doul boot WM 7.5 and Android 4.0.4
soo i think i will take this roms:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1534941 TIGER ROM|05 April [v4.5.0 ]
and
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1492488 [12.04.12][MAGLDR][SD][ICS 4.0.4]Unofficial AOKP31 v2 (AKA IceCreamTostidroid)
ok soo let see if i know what im doing soo i need to do my raido
HSPL3 Link: (http://forum.xda-developers.com/atta...5&d=1277138402)
and do http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=611787
with : Leo_RADIO_2.15.50.14**: MultiUpload
after this i do ? i need to doul boot? soo the fouom have a doul boot guid?
from what i understod i need to first install WM 7.5 soo is there a good guid to install it? and after i do it do i jast install the android or do i need to do somesing?
now thet i told you what i want to install can you help me and send me to the reight links and to tell me what i do first you know step by step
like : 1.*link* you do this with radio 7. bla bla
2. *link* you do this dwonload bla bla
thanks alot!!!!! doron
and if you recomend difrent rom pliz say and will my 8 GB can take the android + MW7.5?
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You really should download the HD2 NAND Toolkit. You can use the toolkit to flash HSPL, MAGLDR, or clk to your HD2. It has all of these included in the download for the Toolkit. You can also use it to flash an .nbh file to your HD2. This means you can flash Splashscreens and Windows Mobile ROMs with the Toolkit also.
Go to this thread to learn how to dual boot Windows Phone 7.5 and Android. But just so you know Android can only be run from SD card when you have WP 7.5 installed in NAND. You can not however dual boot Android from NAND and WP 7.5from SD card as WP uses your SD card as internal memory.
Last of all for your on good please read the guide in my signature so you can hopefully educate yourself about exactly what the MAGLDR is and what it's function is. Plus it is a load more of info I think would very much help you to read.

thank you very mach i jast seee i need to put the android in SD card will it make it sloer? or its will upload in self to RAM on start up... if its like this maybe i will start with jast android 4.0.4 soo jast for this what do i need?
and in the future i will doul boot whan i buy a 16 GB SD card
and can i use this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1136644
jast for the start untel i read all about RADIO and HL things cause u relly wanna start useing the phone...
i wanna use it on : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1492488

doron050 said:
thank you very mach i jast seee i need to put the android in SD card will it make it sloer? or its will upload in self to RAM on start up... if its like this maybe i will start with jast android 4.0.4 soo jast for this what do i need?
and in the future i will doul boot whan i buy a 16 GB SD card
and can i use this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1136644
jast for the start untel i read all about RADIO and HL things cause u relly wanna start useing the phone...
i wanna use it on : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1492488
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The first thread you linked is a tool used to install Android to NAND widget means Android boots from internal memory. So unless you want to just use Android on your HD2 this is not the guide for you right now.
The second thread you linked is to a SD card buildvthat uses Super RAM which means that part of the main Android system boots into RAM on start up widget makes the build run faster. If this is what you want to use for your Android you just need to download it and extract the contents of the .zip file to the root of your SD card and then either use the file explorer to touch on CLRCAD and then HARET, or you can install a dual boot app for Windows Mobile that you can use to boot your Android from SD card.

I just want to correct a very very wrong statement, WP7.5 is very well supported. The HD2 is often better supported by the dev community than official WP devices, infact the HD2 got Tango before any other WP phone. Also with WP7.5 on NAND you can dual boot so you can have Android and WP7.5, you can't do that the other way around. I would suggest dual booting HD2Owners ROM found HERE along with AmericanAndroid on the SD found HERE. These two are both realy stable and well supported.

ok now i got very very conpused...
ok know the phone better then me soo i will take your seggestion but now lets make order
soo i want :
02.04.12 HD2O© http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=953078
AmeriCanAndroid AOSP HD2 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=957652
ok see first of all i need to take care of my RADIO and SPL and istall WM7.5 soo:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=971478&highlight=install+Windows+Phone+HTC+HD2
and then :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=913815
*this looks very hard... but very hard lots of steps...
and i dont have a android install guid....

doron050 said:
ok now i got very very conpused...
ok know the phone better then me soo i will take your seggestion but now lets make order
soo i want :
02.04.12 HD2O© http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=953078
AmeriCanAndroid AOSP HD2 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=957652
ok see first of all i need to take care of my RADIO and SPL and istall WM7.5 soo:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=971478&highlight=install+Windows+Phone+HTC+HD2
and then :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=913815
*this looks very hard... but very hard lots of steps...
and i dont have a android install guid....
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Ok let me see if I can walk you through this some. First download the 02.04.12 HD2O© ROM, the AmeriCanAndroid AOSP HD2 SD card build, the Leo_RADIO_2.15.50.14, the EASEUS ALL-IN-ONE Partition Manager Software mentioned in the guide I linked, and if you do not already have it download the HD2 NAND Toolkit. You will also need to download and install Active Sync or Windows Mobile Device Center (these programs have the USB drivers you will need) depending on what version of Windows you have, you will just have to google for a download as I do not know what version of windows you have, I suggest you put both the WP7 ROM, the Android SD card build, and the 2.15.50.14 Radio in a folder that you can easily remember were they are on your computer. Also go ahead and install both the HD2 Toolkit and the partitioning software on your computer.
Now to make sure you do not have any problems with your SD card I recommend you do a full re-format of your SD card. You will need a USB card reader and a Micro SD card adapter.I linked them just so you will have a visual reference of what you need, but those are the ones I have and they work great. Aslo if your computer has a card reader you like mine does you just need a Micro SD card adapter. Now back to re-formatting your SD card.
Place your SD card in the Micro SD card adapter, then place the Micro SD card adapter in the USB card reader (or the USB card reader on your computer), and then plug the USB card reader into one of the USB ports on your computer. Let your computer install the drivers and go to the windows start menu and click on Computer or My computer depending on which version of Windows you are using. You should see the SD card as a removable drive. Right click the drive and select copy and then create a folder to paste the data that is on the SD card already so you will have a backup. Now right click on the drive again and select format, when the format window pops up make sure to uncheck the the box beside Quick Format and also make sure it says FAT32 under File System. Click Start and then click Ok on the warning window that pops up. Then set back and relax until the card is done being formatted.
Now you need to make sure you have at least 50% or more battery, but I suggest you have a full charge before you start just to be safe. Once you have the proper battery level you need to boot your HD2 into the bootloader by holding the volume down button down while you power on your HD2. When you see the multicolor boot connect it via USB and wait until you see the Serial in the white bar of the bootloader change to USB. Now open the folder with the 2.15.50.14 Radio in it and extract the files from the .rar file, you will need Win RAR to do this. Once you have the files extracted click on the CustomRUU.exe file and follow all of the on screen instructions. Once the RUU is done you will have the 2.15.50.14 Radio installed on your HD2.
Next you need to boot your HD2 back into the bootloader and connect it to your computer via USB again. Open the HD2NAND Toolkit and click on the Install HSPL button under Main Tools. Follow the on screen instructions and when it is done you will have HSPL 2.08 installed on your HD2. Now go back to the HD2 NAND Toolkit and click on the Insatall MAGLDR button under Main Tools. Follow the on screen instructions and when it is done you will have MAGLDR 1.13 installed on your HD2.
Now that you have MAGLDR installed on your HD2 it should only boot up to the MAGLDR 1.13 main menu. Go to option number 5 USB Flasher and then find the HD2O ROM file you downloaded and extract the files drom it. Once the files are extracted click on the DWI.exe and follow the on screen commands. When it is done you will have Windows Phone 7 on your HD2.
Now you need to follow the part of the guide you linked that I have quoted below. I left the link to the video of the method that I have quoted so watch it as it is a very good video. Oh and in case you do not notice it in the video, you need to hold down the power button while your HD2 is booting to boot to the MAGLDR main menu. And the video will show you how to get the Android build to boot on your HD2.
darrengladysz said:
THIRD METHOD - USING A SINGLE SD CARD - HERE IS ANOTHER ALTERNATE METHOD PROPOSED BY XDA MEMBER HYELLOW (UPDATED)
1. Put your sd card inside the hd2 and power on.
2. Go to about screen, in settings, and reset your device. Let it reset and boot to WP7 again. While booting to WP7, it'll create the partitions it needs, so this is important. After you have gone through the setup wizard, go to about screen and reset your device again.
3. When it has booted into magldr screen, remove the sd card and insert into pc. (make sure that magldr is shown and stays there at bootup, otherwise it'll boot straight into wp7 without sd card and that is not what we want.
4. You'll see two partitions. A whopping 200mb of fat16 partition and the other is unformatted. Now right click on the unformatted partition and click delete. After that, click apply. Now you have unallocated space. Right click on the unallocated space and select create. Set parameters to logical and unformatted and size the partition. This will be your WP7 partition, so decide how much you want to allocate to it, this is permanent, no changes afterwards can be made. Also, make sure you move it to the end of the sd card in the same 'create' window. Hit apply. IMPORTANT When using this method make sure that the wp7 "unformatted partition" is larger than the Android partition otherwise the wp7 "unformatted partition" will move in 2nd place and you will not be able to resize the fat 16 / android partition.
5. Sit back and take a break.
break.
6. You now have a green fat16 partition to the left, some unallocated grey portion in the middle and your WP7 partition in modern turqoise colour on the far right. Agreed? Now remove the sd card from PC and insert in HD2.
7. After you have inserted the sd card, let it boot into WP7. Remember what your last action was when you were still in WP7? Yes, you pressed reset, so the device actually thinks he is still resetting the device. He might do it too, but just go through the setup wizard again.
8. Go to about screen and verify your storage. Don't look strange if when the storage has a different of about 1Gb, this is swallowed by WP7 for system stuff etc. Are you happy with the progress so far? Then power down your device and remove the sd card. Allow the HD2 to fully powered down as sometimes the screen is pitch black, but the device is still turning off.
9. Insert the sd card in pc and, using EASUS right click on the green fat 16 partition and select resize/move. Now fill up the rest of the unallocated space and hit apply. This is your android partition.
10. Format the sd android partition (not the whole sd card!) using EASUS to FAT32 using 32 or 64 kb cluster size and put an android build onto it and test.
11. IMPORTANT You need to convert the wp7 unformatted partition to primary for the sd android to see the sd card Use minitool partition wizard to do this. Right click on your WP7 unformatted partition and select modify and then click on set as primary and hit apply. Here is the link for minitool: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10887494&postcount=372
VIDEO INSTRUCTIONS
Here is another video by Geolo for persons with only 1 card and 1 card reader. Here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-cUdB4_5f4
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Hope this is detailed enough for you.

T-Macgnolia did a great job with the walk-through the only thing I would suggest is that you can save yourself a LOT of headache if after you get the HD20 ROM installed use CAB Sender and send one of the partition updates from xboxmod to your phone. This will let you skip all the hard partitioning stuff. The CAB's with various partition sizes can be found HERE. After you send the CAB you will have to go to 'Settings' -> 'about' -> 'reset your phone' -> 'yes' -> 'yes'
From that point on you can finish with installing Android onto the SD card.

ok soo first of all thank you very very very mach enry one! the phone will arrive (i ordered it from ebay) in a week in the meen time i downloaded all the file i need and im reading about RADIO and HSPL and seeing a video in youtube
now i didnt understend the secend post i got a 8GB SD card soo what i do with the program is chosing 8GB after i got WM7.5 install and it is insted of:
Now you need to follow the part of the guide you linked that I have quoted below. I left the link to the video of the method that I have quoted so watch it as it is a very good video. Oh and in case you do not notice it in the video, you need to hold down the power button while your HD2 is booting to boot to the MAGLDR main menu. And the video will show you how to get the Android build to boot on your HD2.
Originally Posted by darrengladysz
THIRD METHOD - USING A SINGLE SD CARD - HERE IS ANOTHER ALTERNATE METHOD PROPOSED BY XDA MEMBER HYELLOW (UPDATED)
1. Put your sd card inside the hd2 and power on.
2. Go to about screen, in settings, and reset your device. Let it reset and boot to WP7 again. While booting to WP7, it'll create the partitions it needs, so this is important. After you have gone through the setup wizard, go to about screen and reset your device again.
3. When it has booted into magldr screen, remove the sd card and insert into pc. (make sure that magldr is shown and stays there at bootup, otherwise it'll boot straight into wp7 without sd card and that is not what we want.
4. You'll see two partitions. A whopping 200mb of fat16 partition and the other is unformatted. Now right click on the unformatted partition and click delete. After that, click apply. Now you have unallocated space. Right click on the unallocated space and select create. Set parameters to logical and unformatted and size the partition. This will be your WP7 partition, so decide how much you want to allocate to it, this is permanent, no changes afterwards can be made. Also, make sure you move it to the end of the sd card in the same 'create' window. Hit apply. IMPORTANT When using this method make sure that the wp7 "unformatted partition" is larger than the Android partition otherwise the wp7 "unformatted partition" will move in 2nd place and you will not be able to resize the fat 16 / android partition.
5. Sit back and take a break.
break.
6. You now have a green fat16 partition to the left, some unallocated grey portion in the middle and your WP7 partition in modern turqoise colour on the far right. Agreed? Now remove the sd card from PC and insert in HD2.
7. After you have inserted the sd card, let it boot into WP7. Remember what your last action was when you were still in WP7? Yes, you pressed reset, so the device actually thinks he is still resetting the device. He might do it too, but just go through the setup wizard again.
8. Go to about screen and verify your storage. Don't look strange if when the storage has a different of about 1Gb, this is swallowed by WP7 for system stuff etc. Are you happy with the progress so far? Then power down your device and remove the sd card. Allow the HD2 to fully powered down as sometimes the screen is pitch black, but the device is still turning off.
9. Insert the sd card in pc and, using EASUS right click on the green fat 16 partition and select resize/move. Now fill up the rest of the unallocated space and hit apply. This is your android partition.
10. Format the sd android partition (not the whole sd card!) using EASUS to FAT32 using 32 or 64 kb cluster size and put an android build onto it and test.
11. IMPORTANT You need to convert the wp7 unformatted partition to primary for the sd android to see the sd card Use minitool partition wizard to do this. Right click on your WP7 unformatted partition and select modify and then click on set as primary and hit apply. Here is the link for minitool: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...&postcount=372
VIDEO INSTRUCTIONS
Here is another video by Geolo for persons with only 1 card and 1 card reader. Here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-cUdB4_5f4
after the program i do part 11? or 10? or i jast install android? what is this program do? make room for the anndroid right?

doron050 said:
ok soo first of all thank you very very very mach enry one! the phone will arrive (i ordered it from ebay) in a week in the meen time i downloaded all the file i need and im reading about RADIO and HSPL and seeing a video in youtube
now i didnt understend the secend post i got a 8GB SD card soo what i do with the program is chosing 8GB after i got WM7.5 install and it is insted of:
Now you need to follow the part of the guide you linked that I have quoted below. I left the link to the video of the method that I have quoted so watch it as it is a very good video. Oh and in case you do not notice it in the video, you need to hold down the power button while your HD2 is booting to boot to the MAGLDR main menu. And the video will show you how to get the Android build to boot on your HD2.
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Well to be very honest to you I have only flashed four WP7 ROMs to my HD2. So my knowledge of the ends and outs of WP7 on the HD2 is somewhat limited. I do remember reading something about Cab Sender. I think you have your HD2 booted into the WP7 ROM and your HD2 connected via USB to your computer to I se the Cab Sender to transfer cab files to your HD2 and install them also. Maybe XDA Seior Member voluptuary can spread some more light on it for you. But if I remember correctly if what voluptuary is telling to do takes out Step 1 to 11 of the guide I qouted and everything in the video up to here he puts te Android build on the SD card as I think it will. Then I say it sounds like you may want to check it out I am willing to bet it is not complicated to figure out.
Now just on a side note, I do still say it would be a very good idea to still do it te other way even if you try the Cab Sender. It is always a very good idea of how to manually do things. This way you understand a little bit better what you are doing to your device. And remember knowledge is power.

doron050 said:
THIRD METHOD - USING A SINGLE SD CARD - HERE IS ANOTHER ALTERNATE METHOD PROPOSED BY XDA MEMBER HYELLOW (UPDATED)
1. Put your sd card inside the hd2 and power on.
2. Go to about screen, in settings, and reset your device. Let it reset and boot to WP7 again. While booting to WP7, it'll create the partitions it needs, so this is important. After you have gone through the setup wizard, go to about screen and reset your device again.
3. When it has booted into magldr screen, remove the sd card and insert into pc. (make sure that magldr is shown and stays there at bootup, otherwise it'll boot straight into wp7 without sd card and that is not what we want.
4. You'll see two partitions. A whopping 200mb of fat16 partition and the other is unformatted. Now right click on the unformatted partition and click delete. After that, click apply. Now you have unallocated space. Right click on the unallocated space and select create. Set parameters to logical and unformatted and size the partition. This will be your WP7 partition, so decide how much you want to allocate to it, this is permanent, no changes afterwards can be made. Also, make sure you move it to the end of the sd card in the same 'create' window. Hit apply. IMPORTANT When using this method make sure that the wp7 "unformatted partition" is larger than the Android partition otherwise the wp7 "unformatted partition" will move in 2nd place and you will not be able to resize the fat 16 / android partition.
5. Sit back and take a break.
break.
6. You now have a green fat16 partition to the left, some unallocated grey portion in the middle and your WP7 partition in modern turqoise colour on the far right. Agreed? Now remove the sd card from PC and insert in HD2.
7. After you have inserted the sd card, let it boot into WP7. Remember what your last action was when you were still in WP7? Yes, you pressed reset, so the device actually thinks he is still resetting the device. He might do it too, but just go through the setup wizard again.
8. Go to about screen and verify your storage. Don't look strange if when the storage has a different of about 1Gb, this is swallowed by WP7 for system stuff etc. Are you happy with the progress so far? Then power down your device and remove the sd card. Allow the HD2 to fully powered down as sometimes the screen is pitch black, but the device is still turning off.
9. Insert the sd card in pc and, using EASUS right click on the green fat 16 partition and select resize/move. Now fill up the rest of the unallocated space and hit apply. This is your android partition.
10. Format the sd android partition (not the whole sd card!) using EASUS to FAT32 using 32 or 64 kb cluster size and put an android build onto it and test.
11. IMPORTANT You need to convert the wp7 unformatted partition to primary for the sd android to see the sd card Use minitool partition wizard to do this. Right click on your WP7 unformatted partition and select modify and then click on set as primary and hit apply. Here is the link for minitool: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...&postcount=372
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^-- This whole part you don't need to do.
after the program i do part 11? or 10? or i jast install android? what is this program do? make room for the anndroid right?
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All you would have to do is after you install the HD20 WP7 ROM send one of the partition CAB's I linked to earlier, so say you want a 2GB partition for Android you would send "DEV_EXTRAPART_2G.cab" with CAB Sender and then do a full reset from within WP7. Then let WP7 reboot and you should be all set to power down the phone take the SD card out and copy the 'Android' folder over to the SD card that you would have taken out of the ZIP from the AmericanAndroid thread. You have to be sure to follow the few instuctions in the AmericanAndroid ZIP readme to get it to boot via MAGLDR.
Then to point MAGLDR to the right place to boot Android you need to, while powering the phone on with the loaded up SD card, press and hold the power button to get into the MAGLDR menu then go to '10. Services' -> '1. BootSettings' -> '3. AD SD Dir' and then select the 'Android' folder you just copied over to your SD card.

all is great!!! one lest Question how do i do a windows live acc ?
the phone will arreive in a faw days...

doron050 said:
all is great!!! one lest Question how do i do a windows live acc ?
the phone will arreive in a faw days...
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Well to get a Windows live account you just have to go to live.com and creat a account or just creat one when you go through the set up when you first boot WP7.
But I think what you are asking is how to get live services working. To do this you will have to contact Microsoft. Check out this thread for more details on it. I got my code over live chat on m computer, I told them it was a HTC HD7.

Or you can use skype and call 1-800-642-7676
its microsft Us support number and its toll free so you can call it on skype for free (from anywehre in world) say you have a technical problem and its user related.
then it will connect you to an operator
he/she will ask for your problem, just say u have a HTC HD7 phone and it wants a 25 digit activation code from u.
Then he/she will ask for your phone number, ur operator, ur email, and your name (don't worry they r not gonna spy on u, they just want it for registration, believe me I know ;-P )
then u have to be on hold for 5-10 mins and he/she will read u the activation code
BUT: if you have a poor connection or bad English language skills then the chat method is far better
PS: my opinion as an ORD? it doesn't worth the hassle. I remember after lots of hours spending online and finding the best rom and the best way to change to WP7 and finally activating it... I couldn't make it through the first day on WP7 (even thou I had SD android, the wake up bug really bugged me). then I just flashed to an ICS rom and then it was happily ever after

ok thanks evrey one soo i see a lot of ppl say thet WM7.5 is not thet good...
but i have 2 more qestion:
ace4cia i saw ICS on HD2 in youtube and i saw it is slow not moving fast do you have thet problam ?
and what rom do you advise?
and whan voluptuary says DEV_EXTRAPART_2G.cab its for the sastem only? if i install apps i can do it only on the 2 G or the all SD card

doron050 said:
i saw ICS on HD2 in youtube and i saw it is slow not moving fast do you have thet problam ?
and what rom do you advise?
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nope, not at all, well it's not like a quadcore phone but it is pretty well for ours, still far better than wp7 though ↖(^▽^)↗
and for the rom if ur looking for beauty and performance together the ics miui.us by smokin is awesome, but if ur looking for stock looks of ics and ofc performance then nexushd or aokp are cool too ㄟ(≧◇≦)ㄏ
Sent from my HTC HD2 using XDA

[Q] MAGLDR not seeing all directories on SD card

I've always booted Android from my SD card using RunDroid under Windows 6.5. But I broke my HD2 so I bought another used HD2.
This "new" HD2 already has Android (NAND) installed and it's using MAGLDR 1.13. The installed Android version runs fine so I don't want to remove it. Instead, I simply want to run the same Android I've been running on my old HD2 from SD.
So I boot into MAGLDR, goto Services -> Boot Settings-> AD-SD Dir to pick the directory I want to boot my Android from.
Problem is, the directory list MAGLDR is showing isn't anywhere near complete. It only shows the first 9 directories on the SD card (there are about 30 directories on the SD card). So I'm unable to choose the right directory to boot from.
This is a 16GB SD card formatted as FAT32. My old HD2 had no problems whatsovere reading from it (not in Win6.5, not in Android).
So does anybody know what's wrong here?
Thanks in advance for your help.

Perhaps some folders have an attribute set that is hiding them? -h for instance. Personally I'd create a new folder, test if mgldr can see it, and if it can, move the contents of the android folder into it. If itccan't, I'd backup the SD, and do a complete reformat of the card, including rebuilding the partition from scratch.

All directories can be viewed from within Android without problem...
Odd thing is, that MAGLDR is displaying all directory names in 8.3 format. In fact, I think it only shows the directories created from within WM 6.5. The directories it doesn't show are created from within Android.

I've copied the contents of the SD Card to my PC's harddrive, reformatted the SD Card and copied everything back.
It's still only showing the first 9 directories (only this time 9 different directories).
The card was formatted using FAT32 since I want the card to be readable under WM6.5 as well. But that shouldn't be a problem considering Android can read the SD card just fine.

Zippy1970 said:
It's still only showing the first 9 directories (only this time 9 different directories).
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try this just for kicks, if youcan be bothered,,,, empty teh card, put the dirs on in the ordser you want them to appear, one at a time. Im betting the first nine you drag across will appear.
Ive seen harddisks do the 8.3 thing unexpectedly, i'd be looking hard at the sd card. If you have another card available, definitely give it a test to compare.
As for the fat32 formatting, perhaps a non standard block size was used (or at least one magldr wasn't expecting, , remember magldr is a handfull of lines of code compared to androids many hundred thousand lines, , just saying 'well android can read it fine' is a bit like saying 'hey what gives, , my binoculars can't see the horsehead nebula, but the hubble can'
(astronerds, calm yourselves, yes i know you can see it thru a nice set of decent binos with a good lense/filter, it was just the first commonly known astro object i could think of )

Yeah it's showing the first 9 directories only so I did what you said and cleared the SD card and copied the Android folder first, then the rest. MAGLDR now saw the right Android directory and I was able to set it as boot directory. But now I have another weird problem. I've started a new thread since it's (I think) an unrelated problem.

Zippy1970 said:
I've always booted Android from my SD card using RunDroid under Windows 6.5. But I broke my HD2 so I bought another used HD2.
This "new" HD2 already has Android (NAND) installed and it's using MAGLDR 1.13. The installed Android version runs fine so I don't want to remove it. Instead, I simply want to run the same Android I've been running on my old HD2 from SD.
So I boot into MAGLDR, goto Services -> Boot Settings-> AD-SD Dir to pick the directory I want to boot my Android from.
Problem is, the directory list MAGLDR is showing isn't anywhere near complete. It only shows the first 9 directories on the SD card (there are about 30 directories on the SD card). So I'm unable to choose the right directory to boot from.
This is a 16GB SD card formatted as FAT32. My old HD2 had no problems whatsovere reading from it (not in Win6.5, not in Android).
So does anybody know what's wrong here?
Thanks in advance for your help.
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i extremely stuck i was trying to use native sd method so i created a new ext partition but when i tried to create it i am unable to see any folders in the Services -> Boot Settings-> AD-SD Dir to pick the directory I want to boot my Android
why is this please help me asap

That was a problem to me when I started playing with nativesd, seeing only the first few directories, but if you just use the volume rocker to scroll down, you will get another page of the remaining directories and files, simple.

Just great reply - Thanks
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phochiom said:
That was a problem to me when I started playing with nativesd, seeing only the first few directories, but if you just use the volume rocker to scroll down, you will get another page of the remaining directories and files, simple.
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[Q/Troubleshooting] Getting any Android rom to work

Hello all,
My friend wants me to put android on the old HD2. I've followed the guides to install via NAND and installed hspl, magldr, and the latest radio for T-Mobile US. I've gotten as far as flashing a Sense Leo ROM and getting to the step where the phone says "Reset now...!" at which point the phone won't reset. So then I try it all over with Task29, then I get stuck at 96% for flashing radios. I've also encountered bootloops with magldr, vibration patterns while booting, and a bunch of other problems. I think the original ROM is gone due to one of the steps wiping it. Can someone please help me either get any android rom to work or revert back to stock? I've been at this for hours and it's really frustrating me. Thanks in advance.
Edit: It just occurred to me that this might have been an unlocked phone from the factory. I've tried downloading an official ROM from T-Mobile but they don't recognize it. It's a T8585.
Edit #2: Just tried flashing Artemis Rom, went to 100% and rebooted but got stuck on HTC screen. Also tried a shipped WWE ROM, but that quit at 9%. Someone please help me...

I've had similar problems with my previous HD2. Hangs and bootloops on flashing ROMS, and an overheating phone. After 2 weeks of spending evenings trying to get things stable, I finally gave up and sold the phone, got a new one, and flashing succeeded on the first try. On first HD2, it was definately a hardware defect. The guy i sold it to couldn't get it to work either. There are so many defective HD2's around...
Whats your Radio version?
Do you use AD Recovery in MAGLDR for flashing the ROMS? Try playing around with different System Partition sizes on MAGLDR repartition. My current HD2 is very picky about this, a 'wrong' system partition size results in various hanging and bootloop problems.
Using HD2 Toolkit, follow the following steps:
1) Task29 (from bootmenu)
2) Install MAGLDR (from bootmenu)
3) MAGLDR repartition (from MAGLDR USB Flasher)
4) MAGLDR AD Recovery -> install ZIP from SD card
5) Reboot, if problems, go to step 3) with a different system partition size

I don't remember which radio version I tried last. I think it may be the latest tmous one, which I don't think is the correct one seeing as this particular HD2 is an 1100. I've been flashing via USB flash because the installation instructions on the ROM threads tell me to. I have to reflash MAGLDR every time a ROM flash fails because it either goes into a bootloop, or it goes to MAGLDR but without any menu. Nevertheless, I will try out your method and report back.
Edit: Can I still use a European radio even if I'm in the US?

wcstick said:
I don't remember which radio version I tried last. I think it may be the latest tmous one, which I don't think is the correct one seeing as this particular HD2 is an 1100. I've been flashing via USB flash because the installation instructions on the ROM threads tell me to. I have to reflash MAGLDR every time a ROM flash fails because it either goes into a bootloop, or it goes to MAGLDR but without any menu. Nevertheless, I will try out your method and report back.
Edit: Can I still use a European radio even if I'm in the US?
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What I am not seeing here is details which may pinpoint the problem.
You need to pick one rom which works for a fair number of us and detail *exactly* what you are doing.
The radio, once flashed, remains. My signature should point you to a radio known to work in the US.
Beyond that, how are you partitioning you device; what kind of sd card and how is it formatted and setup; how are you flashing the rom; which recovery are you using; are you making any changes to the rom zip file... We could go on but hopefully you understand that, according to Murphy, the 1 piece of information you forget to mention out of the 100+ is the one that would have made one of us go "aha!"
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Okay. I will start completely over and document my actions. I'm switching to cLK since I seem to get more consistent results.
Device: HTC HD2 T8585 1100
SDcard: SanDisk 32GB MicroSDHC formatted to FAT32
Program: HD2 Toolkit 4.3.1
ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2046327
Procedure:
1. Wipe with Task29 loaded from HD2 Toolkit 4.3.1
2. Make cLK Partition of 280 MB and 5 MB cache.
- Final message on phone screen: "fastboot: processing commands"
3. Install cLK Recovery in fastboot option
- Final message on phone screen: "rebooting the device"
4. Device never reboots.

wcstick said:
Okay. I will start completely over and document my actions. I'm switching to cLK since I seem to get more consistent results.
Device: HTC HD2 T8585 1100
SDcard: SanDisk 32GB MicroSDHC formatted to FAT32
Program: HD2 Toolkit 4.3.1
ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2046327
Procedure:
1. Wipe with Task29 loaded from HD2 Toolkit 4.3.1
2. Make cLK Partition of 280 MB and 5 MB cache.
- Final message on phone screen: "fastboot: processing commands"
3. Install cLK Recovery in fastboot option
- Final message on phone screen: "rebooting the device"
4. Device never reboots.
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I will be only a little help with CLK since I don't know it but..
If this is your first Android install perhaps you should try a stable rom, not an alpha one. Anyway, you don't seem to get to the rom install at all.
Is this a US or EU device? The latter has less space..
Are you SURE CLK requires 280 MB? If this us not a typo how much space is given to system and data?
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It seems to be an EU device since it doesn't have any of the indications that it's the tmous device. But it will be used in the US.
I don't think cLK itself requires 280 MB, I set it to a higher value than what was mentioned in the ROM thread. I'm probably wrong in assuming that, when the thread says "System partition size 275," it means the cLK partition. I apologize for selecting an unstable ROM, I just picked one that I'm vaguely familiar with (i.e. CM). Should I lower the cLK partition?

wcstick said:
It seems to be an EU device since it doesn't have any of the indications that it's the tmous device. But it will be used in the US.
I don't think cLK itself requires 280 MB, I set it to a higher value than what was mentioned in the ROM thread. I'm probably wrong in assuming that, when the thread says "System partition size 275," it means the cLK partition. I apologize for selecting an unstable ROM, I just picked one that I'm vaguely familiar with (i.e. CM). Should I lower the cLK partition?
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Look at it this way: once you get one rom to boot the rest will be much easier to try.
Okay, let's backup a little and get on common ground. It may not seem so but we're making progress.
Please keep in mind I have never installed cLK so am not sure about it. However, cLK, like Magldr, is a bootloader. As such I suspect it. Does not use a traditional partition.
I am guessing that the 280 is intended for system. The EU Leo has 512 MB if NAND space. The US (tmobile) version has 1 gb. They have, essentially the same RAM.
Your NAND memory needs to be devided into partitions: boot, system, data and, possibly cache and misc. How these are created is likely specific to your bootloader (cLK or Magldr). The file systems often are dictated by those as well - Magldr uses different formatting for the boot partition than cLK.
Anyway, you will need someone cLK knowledgeable to help if you cannot spot the problem. BTW, which version of cLK are you using? I *think* v1.5.x black is one of the preferred versions.
Once you are able to load the bootloader you can start dealing with the rom. If your device is a 512 MB EU model start with a smaller rom or one that offers DataOnEXT installation.
I will check back to see what progress you will make but first a few hours of sleep (it is 3 am here).
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Thanks for the help. I'll look into it tomorrow as I need to sleep as well. I've been thinking of trying Magdlr again since you're familiar with it. I know how to flash ROMs on Android devices (CWM) so yes, once I get any rom flashed, the rest should be fairly straightforward. It's just not going to that critical step...

I can really recommend you to try flashing the ROM through MAGLDR instead. I have CLK issues myself, repartitioning CLK on my HD2 also leads to hanging phone. Try repartition MAGLDR instead and then flash the ROM by using AD Recovery from MAGLDR menu.
Also, repartitioning with too large system size gives hanging problems on my phone. I think due to bad memory blocks and lack of space for the rest of the programs. Try different partitioning sizes.
Try THIS rom, it is in my opinion the most stable: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1434860
Go for DataOnExt. The rom then needs 175MB, so go for 180MB system partition size when repartitioning MAGLDR.
Please create a FAT32 primary partition with 32KB cluster size, then an EXT4 primary partition with default cluster size on your SD card.
The EXT4 should be about 1GB - 2GB.
So:
1) Task29 (from phone bootmenu)
2) Install Magldr (from phone bootmenu)
3) Repartition Magldr 180 MB (from MAGLDR USB Flasher)
4) Format SD card with 2 partitions (MiniTool Partition Wizard Home Edition)
5) Place the ROM ZIP on the FAT32 partition
6) Insert SD card in phone
7) install ZIP from SD card (from MAGLDR AD Recovery)
8) Choose ROM ZIP
9) choose DataOnExt (in Aroma installer)
10) Choose Davik Cache Wipe (in Aroma installer)
11) Reboot when done
12) Have fun with Android

make sure the HD2 is not fake, there was one here before & he showed a photo of it & it really looked like the real thing, also use the HD2 Toolkit to make it easier for you.
& since it's a T-mobile there are certain Radios that can brick that model if it is such (1g version) so better do a little more reading & there are lot of reference here in XDA.

Thanks for the help. I will try it when I get home later and report back.

I think I've bricked the phone...I tried flashing Magdlr again but got only the header when it booted. So I task29'd it again and attempted reflashing. It got stuck at 96% for a super long time so I did a battery pull. Then I tried booting it into recovery and it does nothing but vibrate...recovery, hard reset, nothing works...looks like the end of the road for this phone.

wcstick said:
I think I've bricked the phone...I tried flashing Magdlr again but got only the header when it booted. So I task29'd it again and attempted reflashing. It got stuck at 96% for a super long time so I did a battery pull. Then I tried booting it into recovery and it does nothing but vibrate...recovery, hard reset, nothing works...looks like the end of the road for this phone.
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If you truly bricked it the phone would not do anything - would not go to 96% or anything.
If Magldr did not finish you certainly would not have a recovery installed yet.
Task29 is over-rated and, in most cases, simply unnecessary. You are wearing out your NAND memory if you keep doing it.
OK, so having said all that.. Did you try a different USB cable, a different USB port, re-installing the Windows side of the software (ActiveSync?)
Look for MSKIP's guide to flashing the HD2 - it should get you past the MAGLDR install.

Er, I meant to say I think I've bricked it after I tried reflashing Magdlr. It does nothing but vibrate when I attempt to turn it on now.

wcstick said:
Er, I meant to say I think I've bricked it after I tried reflashing Magdlr. It does nothing but vibrate when I attempt to turn it on now.
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You cannot even get to the tri-color bootloader??
You didn't overwrite HSPL somehow, did you?
Before you try anything else make sure your battery has a decent charge (at least 50%).
The last thing you want is to die in the middle of these steps.
If HSPL is (or should be) OK, disconnect the device from any external power source. Remove the battery and place it back after a short while. Remove the HD2's back cover and press (and hold) the volume_down key. Press in the red reset button under the back cover to the bottom left of the SIM (you will need a sharp object for this) and release the soft reset button but continue to hold the volume down key in until you are presented with the tri colour bootloader screen.
If you get to the boot loader, make sure you have HSPL in tact. You can use this mode, with the tri-color screen, to flash Magldr later.
If you made it this far try the following steps.
Make sure you are using the correct radio - this can create serious problems! YOU NEED A RADIO WHICH SUPPORTS 576 RAM (2.08.50 or later should be fine but the Radio NEEDS to be 2.**.50.**). I recommend the 2.15.50.14 radio
The Original MAGLDR thread by Cotulla is here if you need it. MAGLDR doesn't replace OSPL/HSPL. It runs in the chain after. So it's safe to install and remove it Once you are in the tri-color bootloader mode:
Synch Phone with PC in Windows Mobile!!! It has to be connected to activesync or WMDC via USB cable. As an alternative method to activesync you can restart your phone in Bootloader Mode, then connect the usb cable and wait until 'usb' appears in the bottom half of your phones screen
Browse to the folder you extracted your Magldr Package files to on your pc, right click on ROMUpdateUtility.exe and select Run as Administrator (Win7 or later)
Tick the box to confirm you are aware of the risks and select 'Next'
Tick the box to confirm you have followed the preperation steps and select 'Next'. The program will check the usb connection.
Select 'Update'
Verify the image you will flash (it should say 2.00.000.0) and Select 'Next'
Read the process list and Select 'Next'
Your phone will enter BootLoader Mode and the progress will (hopefully) goto 100%
Your phone will Reboot. You should now have MGLDR installed.
To Enter MAGLDR Menu Screen after installation, Long Hold the Power Button when resetting the phone and the menu will appear
If you make it this far I suggest you now run DAF.EX to repartition and update your recovery software. We can talk about this step next - let's ee if you can make it this far!

Frustrated with the whole process...What process?
I have spent WAY too many hours this weekend reading through threads here and elsewhere, with the goal of converting my T-Mobile WMo HD2 to Ice Cream Sandwich.
I have seen three for four different message thread that seem to contradict each other on what the process is.
Here is what I have done.
Changed to 2.08.HSPL. It was 2.10.000 .
Flased MAGLDR and it is working.
So I currently have a useless phone, although not bricked.
I had to use an old WinXP Laptop, since my Win8-64 Laptop would not see the phone.
Downloaded a ROM, NexusHD2-ICS-CM9-HWA_v2.9a .
Apparently there should be an Installer or a Daf included, but there is not.
I tried running Daf from the directory on the PC where the MAGLDR installer and other utilities are, like others have. Now I know that that will not work.
The current NAND Toolkit will not work on 32 bit windows. This is according to bzdemes here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19931919&postcount=501 . It certainly does not work on my Windows XP, "hd2toolkit.exe is not a valid win32 application" .
If my Windows 8 Laptop would see the phone, then I suppose that I could try it there, but once again, that does not work. I do not have access to any more Windows 7 PCs.
I have since seen messages indicating that I should have done Task29 before flashing MAGLDR. I have seen other messages indicating that it is not necessary. Of course, no usable toolkit, so here we go back into the loop of failure again...
I have wasted an entire weekend on this and have nothing to show for it, other than a non-usable phone.
I know that you guys put a lot of effort into playing with this stuff, but I really hope that someone here can provide a clear concise process for those of us who do not have play time.
FWIW, I am a noob at converting phones to Android, but I am very technical otherwise, with nearly thirty years in IT and Telcom / Data. Clearly this is not rocket science, but for those of us who do not have this specific experience, and generally have all of our time consumed by our non-Android jobs, this is a challenge.
Thanks
Dean

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Here is what I have done.
Changed to 2.08.HSPL. It was 2.10.000 .
Flased MAGLDR and it is working.
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Excellent start! Before long you shall be looking back at this, smiling.
The next question you have to answer is if you wish to install all to NAND or place your apps and data on an SD Card. If you have an EU HD2 the SD card method is strongly recommended. I have the larger (1 GB) US version but prefer to use the SD Card method for a number of reasons (we can cover those another time if you wish).
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I had to use an old WinXP Laptop, since my Win8-64 Laptop would not see the phone. Downloaded a ROM, NexusHD2-ICS-CM9-HWA_v2.9a .
The current NAND Toolkit will not work on 32 bit windows. This is according to bzdemes here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19931919&postcount=501 . It certainly does not work on my Windows XP, "hd2toolkit.exe is not a valid win32 application" .
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I have not used the Toolkit myself but one would think it would run OK on XP..
Having said that, try this - should be relatively quick and painless (I hope):
Download dafexe_399.zip - 5.17 MB to your PC and unzip it into an empty folder of your choice.
If you wish to use install option #2 (DataOnExt, placing only your boot, recovery and system partition on the device itself (NAND) use the setup as is. See notes on partitioning your SD Card before attempting to install the ROM! If you wish to install everything to NAND you must modify the file called FLASH.CFG which you shall find in the folder you extracted the zip file to - reduce the size of the system partition (the fourth line in the cfg file) to something like:
Code:
system ya 200M
I suggest setting it to 200M (200 MB) to start but you may have to redo this and make it larger if your device has bad blocks. A large system partition will, in turn, make for a smaller data partition - as a result you may be limited on the number of apps and data you can have on the device. This is why I personally prefer install option 2, placing the data partition on an SD card.
Once ready, boot your device to MAGLDR
Select USB Flasher from the MAGLDR menu (you can replace steps 3 & 4 with entering the tri color boot loader, if you wish)
Connect your device to the PC via USB
Make sure you are in the folder you created in step 1 and run DAF.EXE on your PC. This will partition your device according to the specifications in FLASH.CFG and also install ClockworkMod Recovery v5.x into the recovery partition.
If you decided on install option 2 - DataOnEXT - make sure your SD card is correctly partitioned before going on from here! You must have a FAT32 partition and an EXT4 partition (in that order), both set as PRIMARY. The EXT4 partition should be at least 1 GB, you can make it bigger if you have a larger card. If you need more info on partitioning and setting up the card please read post # 3 in this thread.
Copy the ROM of your choice to the FAT32 partition of your SD card.
Reboot your device while holding the END key to enter the MAGLDR menu.
Select menu option # 8 - AD Recovery. This will load Clockworkmod Recovery you flashed in step 6.
Select install from ZIP menu option and locate the ROM zip file you placed on the SD card earlier.
After the device reboots you should be running the new ROM. Now, you may still experience some problems - such as bootloops or getting stuck at the logo screen if you made the system partition too small for your device or if you have too many bad blocks on your device and you selected install option # 1. In this case you will have to return to step 2 and increase the system partition size and do it all again.
Does any of this help thus far?

Yesterday I had a chance at work to try another Windows XP PC that is pretty much just used for testing. It has a fairly fresh image on it. I had the same Win32 error on it with the NAND toolkit.
I also was able to get my hands on a Win7 32 bit PC, with the same result.
Then I was able to “commandeer” a PC that was going to be re-imaged anyway. I put a Win 7 64 image on it, and sure enough the toolkit worked.
So it appears that the NAND Toolkit works on Win 7 64, and possibly Win 8 64, but support for 32 bit Windows appears is over, unless the program gets fixed.
The problems that I was having with synching the phone on my Win 8 64 PC may have been due to using a USB3 port. Last night I was able to see the phone on that PC with a USB2 port. I should have tried that this last weekend.
So I ended up using the Toolkit yesterday, before I saw your reply. I did look through the partitioning guide that you referenced. I opted not to go with the Data on EXT option. It is a 1Gb T-Mobile HD2, so I am in good shape there. I did not want the operation of the phone to be dependent on a relatively slow SD card. I will just keep optional data there, such as music, pictures, and documents. I will keep anything important, such as programs and notes that I use for reference in the main memory. I do not have all that many extra programs or data.
So I am up with the ICS-CM9-HWA_v2.9a build and it is pretty good. So far I like it. Previously I was doing a dual boot, using Haret and a Gingerbread build, basically as a test, and while I was waiting for some Android apps to mature, that initially were not a good replacement for some specialized WinMo apps that I had. I finally have all of the functionality that I need on the Android platform.
For me, the biggest challenge in this was the variety of documented procedures that are out of synch, and mostly out of date. For instance Mr Skip’s guide is well written, but out of date to the point that it sent me down the wrong road. I am not picking on Mr Skip, in fact his guide was the best written of the bunch, so that is why I mention it.
If I am the last guy on this particular planet to make the switch on an HD2, then it is probably is not worth updating the docs out there. However there might still be a few holdouts in the wings yet.
If I can get my wife to stop using my T-mobile upgrade credits, then maybe I can get a newer hardware platform someday! Although I am very impressed with the longevity and durability of the HD2. That is a rare thing anymore.
Thanks for the help.

Glad you got it to work. I only have a couple of brief comments to add.
warpedspeed said:
I opted not to go with the Data on EXT option. It is a 1Gb T-Mobile HD2, so I am in good shape there. I did not want the operation of the phone to be dependent on a relatively slow SD card.
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Going with option 1 is fine. You may or may not encounter limitations and you can always change later if need be. However, it should be noted that the HD2 NAND operates at roughly the same speed as a Class 4 card, hence you could not slow it much by using a card.
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For me, the biggest challenge in this was the variety of documented procedures that are out of synch, and mostly out of date. For instance Mr Skip’s guide is well written, but out of date to the point that it sent me down the wrong road. I am not picking on Mr Skip, in fact his guide was the best written of the bunch, so that is why I mention it.
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Mark's guides are indeed excellent and as you noted, somewhat dated since they were written early in the HD2 / Android days. A number of things have changed and I think Mark has moved on to Samsung or Nexus devices since that time. For good or evil his guides survived the test of time.
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