Hi ALL
I am very new to this forum and very little knowledge about ROM installation or (upgrading Mobile OS). This is a fact that there is no official Operating System update (sandwich or jelly beans OS) for HTC desire HD. However, custom made OS for HTC are available. According to my understanding these custom made mobile OS are called ROMs (consfusing for non-technical person) but every day is a learning day. I come to the point, the purpose of this thread to understand all this process to update my HTC desire HD. I have got few questions to ask which are as follows.
1. My HTC Desire HD is locked on "3" network. Can I still install Rom?
2. I need to know A-Z process in a simple and plain english please. I need step by step guide or in simple words "ROM for Dummies"
3. Which Rom is better? ( I know that this question could not be answered but for your conveniance I am giving these options which were I found from some website
1. MIUI
2. ParanoidAndroid
3. PAC Rom
4. AOKP
5. Cyanogenmod
6. AOSP
Could anyone answer all these question please?
Thanks
Riz
The first two questions have already been answered time and time again on these forums. Start with the Ace Think Tank thread in DHD General. Your third question is not permitted because every person has a different "better" ROM. Each has different features; you'll just need to try it for yourself.
HTC Desire HD - ROM & Network locked mobile phone
bananagranola said:
The first two questions have already been answered time and time again on these forums. Start with the Ace Think Tank thread in DHD General. Your third question is not permitted because every person has a different "better" ROM. Each has different features; you'll just need to try it for yourself.
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Thanks for your reply.
Would you kind enough to post the link of the thread please? I have tried but could not find it.
Thanks
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1824379
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Dear Pros,
Kindly, I would like to ask you some issues about installing Android in HTC Touch Pro 2 ?!!
The questions are:
Android Issue:
1- How to unlock my ROM ?
2- How to backup my Original ROM of Touch Pro2 (Warranty Reasons) ?
3- How to restore my Original ROM of Touch Pro2 (Warranty Reasons) ?
4- How to install Android and uninstall it ?
5- Which is better to install Android ROM or use a Dual-Boot, and if I run the Dual-Boot, so it will affect the battery lifetime ?!!
6- How to setup Dual-Boot ?!
Themes Issue:
1- How to change the whole theme of HTC Touch Pro2 ?
Sorry for asking all these question?
Thanks.
Your Brother,
Mulham
you are in the wrong place for almost all those questions, and they are not all neccessary
and the one question that is be asked in the right place can be found by searching, in fact they all can be
search first next time please
Re: Any Pro Here ?!!
Dear,
I think that you are the wrong person over here, so please let the pro to answer not you.
Thanks.
We don't really have pros here. We all try to help each other with what we know and have experienced.
You want to go to the Rhodium page giving you guidance on the basic rom flashing questions, and try to find answers there (http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=490)
Hopefully, the warranty issues will be addressed there too. To backup your current rom, you may want to use a third party commercial software such as Sprite Backup, or you may still be able to download your original rom at htc.com.
Android on our Rhodium is not a rom you install; and in any case, you only run it from the sd card. It does not change or replace your windows mobile rom.
You can download the projectandroid for the Rhodium and run it on top of your current original rom, without voiding your warranty.
There is a dual boot application most people use called "Gen.Y.DualBOOT" which you can download and install. After configuring it, you can then choose on boot whether you want to boot android or windows.
I notice that you have asked too many questions at once, requiring a lot of work on your part, with all the answers given. My best advice is, do one thing at a time so that you succede in stages.
Lastly, neither I nor anyone takes or will take responsibility for whatever negative effects your device suffers following the advice given here by me or anyone else. You are totally responsible. Remember though, one step at a time!
Mulham82 said:
Dear Pros,
Kindly, I would like to ask you some issues about installing Android in HTC Touch Pro 2 ?!!
The questions are:
Android Issue:
1- How to unlock my ROM ?
2- How to backup my Original ROM of Touch Pro2 (Warranty Reasons) ?
3- How to restore my Original ROM of Touch Pro2 (Warranty Reasons) ?
4- How to install Android and uninstall it ?
5- Which is better to install Android ROM or use a Dual-Boot, and if I run the Dual-Boot, so it will affect the battery lifetime ?!!
6- How to setup Dual-Boot ?!
Themes Issue:
1- How to change the whole theme of HTC Touch Pro2 ?
Sorry for asking all these question?
Thanks.
Your Brother,
Mulham
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First of all You posted a question on a public forum and You are apt to get the views and opinions of whoever has access.
Second, The other member was correct, as to SEARCH for your information.
Third, (1) You do not unlock a ROM, you unlock your device to accept a flash, which is done by hard spl (2&3) Look on your providers website and download the rom that came with your device. (4) Ah, if you already know there is an Android port for The TP2 then you should already know where to get it, with that said there are intructions within that post. (5&6) There is also a complete post on this subject.
Now, as for switching themes, this is the wrong section.
Now I do realize that I may have not implied much insight on your situation, but we all hope that you come away from this with the knowledge of USING THE SEARCH FEATURE......
Thank You for your time and patience
Thanks to all of you, and really appreciate all your efforts, and at the same time I am sorry if I tired you with all of my questions.
Thanks again
Hi guys,
I am a new desire user, coming from the HTC Hero so I'm quite familiar with Android, HTC, rooting and all other stuff.
On the Hero I was running villainROM 12.0 (as far as I remember, that was the last ROM I tested), so now I'm looking for a food, stable ROM to run on my Desire.
Any advice ?
Before you tell me to search the forum: I already did and all my searches didn't come with a clear answer so a little advice would be appreciated.
Thanks a lot
Geeum
If you read the ROM info it very clearly states if it's a stable ROM or not.
Basically any rom that's not a BETA or RC is stable. Even the betas and RCs are often stable.
And this is a development forum. Not questions & answers.
Also: Read the "Desire Index". It's sticked - it's a good read.
Welcome to the Desire community! ;-)
You could use the SuperVillain HD if you want something familiar(?):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=801173
If you need something with Sense, I would go for the most popular ROM ever created for Desire(LeeDroid):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=768703
Or the new iPhone-alike MIUI is very popular as well!
Lots of options really!
Thanks hallydamaster,
that's exactly the type of info I was looking for. I'll try Leedroid at first and will look closely into MIUI.
Geeum
Geeum said:
Hi guys,
I am a new desire user, coming from the HTC Hero so I'm quite familiar with Android, HTC, rooting and all other stuff.
On the Hero I was running villainROM 12.0 (as far as I remember, that was the last ROM I tested), so now I'm looking for a food, stable ROM to run on my Desire.
Any advice ?
Before you tell me to search the forum: I already did and all my searches didn't come with a clear answer so a little advice would be appreciated.
Thanks a lot
Geeum
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How does this belong to the developer section?
If you have been to Android community and xda, you should know better than posting something that irrelevant to the DEVELOPMENT section.
There is General section and there is F&A.
patasenko said:
How does this belong to the developer section?
If you have been to Android community and xda, you should know better than posting something that irrelevant to the DEVELOPMENT section.
There is General section and there is F&A.
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agreed (actually it's Q&A)
Well wrong forum advice aside.
For NonSense - CyanogenMod, OpenDesire (I havent tried Defrost)
For iphone look alike - MIUI, i love how it is fast but iphonish makes me uncomfortable.
For Sense - I used to use NexTSense(now changed name to AuraXtSense), LeeDroid(currently using)
hallydamaster said:
Welcome to the Desire community! ;-)
If you need something with Sense, I would go for the most popular ROM ever created for Desire(LeeDroid):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=768703
Or the new iPhone-alike MIUI is very popular as well!
Lots of options really!
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Leedroid gets my vote too. Welcome from me too.
Dear
What is a ROM and ROOT?
is it possible i have multiple Room or rot on the same time?
What i need to make my HTC desire HD work on many roms
pls realy i need to understand
thanks
every single question you ask was asked before i´d suggest you start reading
here: [REF] Ivo's Introductory Guide to this forum (READ ME FIRST)
thanks tyraei...
Hi all,
Very new to this forum and android. Last december 2010 I got a new Desire HD which I have started using now lol!!! previous phone was a nokia n96!!
This there a voting list for custom roms for the Desire HD to see which rom's are mostly installed by fellow members.
I have had my phone unlocked by t-mobile, I really want to install a custom rom, currently it has 1.72.
not sure which is the best if any rom to install. I have been looking at Android Revolution HD 6.1.5 which seems good to me.
your help and feedback on this topic would greatly be appreciate.
many thanks
install rom
having your phone unlocked won't allow you to install custom roms, your phone has to be rooted with s-off before you can install roms, there are tutorials in this forum on how to do this and what software you need ie aahk, multitool etc. also search is your friend but do read the tutorials then read them again.
[Poll] which rom do you have
Threads like this only lead to flame wars. A search would have showed you this.
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thank you very much for your help
Dear all developers;
1st, I know that xda-developers had everything, but really I become very confused what to use and how.
as ICS and JB ROM incresed, and Desire HD start to become limited resourced for these ROMs, and alot of leader developers start to switch to newer models, I start to feel that this forum become so confused.
1st request, plz, Can any interested developer build an updated comprehensive threat for kernels not like this threat because I spend 3 days of searching the whole net for list of compatible kernels for desire HD and its ROMs.
2nd request, plz, As I mentioned above, regarding limited resourced of DHD. Can any interested developer build and update comprehensive threat for app2sd, link2sd,.... that compatible with Desire HD.
3rd request, how to add international keyboard for stock IME, I read every where and can't find my request.
Finally, sorry to open new threat here but really I'm so confused.
mohazia said:
Dear all developers;
1st, I know that xda-developers had everything, but really I become very confused what to use and how.
as ICS and JB ROM incresed, and Desire HD start to become limited resourced for these ROMs, and alot of leader developers start to switch to newer models, I start to feel that this forum become so confused.
1st request, plz, Can any interested developer build an updated comprehensive threat for kernels not like this threat because I spend 3 days of searching the whole net for list of compatible kernels for desire HD and its ROMs.
2nd request, plz, As I mentioned above, regarding limited resourced of DHD. Can any interested developer build and update comprehensive threat for app2sd, link2sd,.... that compatible with Desire HD.
3rd request, how to add international keyboard for stock IME, I read every where and can't find my request.
Finally, sorry to open new threat here but really I'm so confused.
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1. That index thread is actually pretty updated; it's missing a couple of the newest JB ones and a couple ICS ones, but the maintainer is currently busy with school in real life and will get to it when he can. In the meantime, the currently active ROMs generally crowd around the top of the dev forum, since people comment on those threads the most. Are you looking for kernels in specific, or ROMs? If you are looking for kernels, is there a reason you don't like the kernels that come with the respective ROMs? Those usually work the best.
2. There are many apps in the Play Store that allow you to move apps to the sdcard (Titanium Backup, Rom Toolbox/App Manager, Apps2SD, etc.). Is that what you are asking for?
3. Can't answer that, no idea.
and 4. This is the development forum, for posting ROMs and other contributions. Please put things like this in Q&A in the future.
The questions and answers section exists for a reason...
I spent all last 2 months searching for a soulutions, I tried dta2sd, datalink, EXT4++, native ROM edit for sd-ext but nothing work, some advices was to change kernel, but till now nothing works, if scripts can create sd-ext folder & move all data folder into, the phone stuck in reboot loop.
Advice plz
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