How To Install Android Gingerbread 2.3.5 on the T-Mobile HTC HD2

Posted August 6, 2011 at 6:27 pm by Odai Jaber in Android

UPGRADE TO 2.3.7 FROM HERE!!

Windows Mobile may be horrible to those who prefer choices. Well the HD2 gives us many choices. You install Windows Phone 7, MeeGo, Android, Windows DOS, Windows 95, and Ubuntu all on ONE phone!

In this tutorial, I will teach you how to install Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread to your HD2.

If you already have Android Installed and want to upgrade or if you have Windows Phone 7 and you want to upgrade, Click Here.

First please go to THIS ARTICLE and follow the steps so your HD2 can accept custom software. IF YOU DO NOT FOLLOW THIS, IT WILL NOT WORK!

After you installed the HSPL3, then continue.
HD2 ToolKit, which can be downloaded Here.
Cyanogen MOD 7 Gingerbread 2.3.5, which can be downloaded Here.

After everything is download and your HD2 is ready to accept custom installations, you may proceed.

NOTE: THIS ONLY WORKS ON THE T-MOBILE HD2 AND NOT EUROPEAN MODELS.

We do not accept any responsibility if anything happens to your phone. It can become bricked, non-functional or anything. You assume all risks and will proceed without any warranties or guarantees.

You can use the old 2.3.2 article here or the old 2.3.4 here if you want. This new way is A LOT BETTER though!

*** RUN EVERYTHING AS ADMINISTRATOR! ***

Reformat your memory card to a FAT32 file system2.
Copy the Gingerbread Zip file to your memory card. DO NOT EXTRACT THE FILES!
Extract the HD2 Toolkit to your desktop like how I have it in the video. Open The HD2 Toolkit AS ADMINISTRATOR! (For Windows Vista and 7 only)
Flash the Magloader. Turn the phone off and put the phone in bootloader by holding the Volume Down button and the Power button together. In the HD2 toolkit, press the Install Magldr and follow the steps.
Flash the Radio. Put the phone in bootloader again and where it says “Install Custom NBH/NB RUU File”, click browse. Browse to the HD2 toolkit folder and you will see a folder called “Radio”. Select the 2.12.50.02.nbh and press Install RUU.
After the phone restarts Mag Loader, press the Volume Down button until you get to #5 (USB Flasher) and press the Call button (Green button) and it will be in USB Flasher Mode. It will say Wait for USB…USB.
In the HD2 toolkit, select MagLdr repartition and choose the 150MB File size. Leave the Cache size the same (45). Then press Repartition.
After it is done, the phone will restart into Magldr. Go to AD Recovery. Go to “Install Zip From SD Card. Then “Choose Zip from SD Card”. Select the ROM and Press Yes. After it is done, press the back button and then press Reboot System.
Let the phone load up and enjoy your new Android phone!

You can Install Wired/Wireless Tethering from Here. This is 2.3.4 video but it is the SAME EXACT STEPS!

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Odai Jaber

Odai has a passion for technology and cell phones. He's been repairing computers since he was 12 years old, and has been selling cell phones since the 7th grade. Odai has been doing cell phone unlocking for about 5 years and currently attends the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) in pursuit of a bachelor's degree in Business Management and a certificate in Entrepreneurship. He's worked at T-Mobile for a little over 2 years and is fluent in English, Arabic, and Spanish. Odai is a Symbian/Nokia lover, and has a lot of knowledge in technology. Join us on our FaceBook Fan Page to learn more about us!

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26 comments

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Tamal Chowdhuri

hi there mate..i really liked your post.but only prob is my storage says almost full & I cant empty any spaces.if u kno any trick ll help a lot..cheers.

Mohammadreza Khanban

I love you.

does this rom unlockes aditional 128mb ram that tmobile HD2 has?

Jeffcruz4

I need to hard reset this phone. It wont sign off my google account even after i deleted it on the pc. The Rooting thing worked out great just need help with clearing everything off it...

Chen

Hey how do you perform a hard reset to clear everything out and have the phone as new. I want to keep android on there, but delete everything else. how can i do that?

Charpe11

I have downloaded the toolkit and did the necessary steps but I CAN'T find the "radio" folder when I browse the toolkit to install the RUU. PLEASE HELP.

It is there. I just redownloaded it and tested it myself.

Sachin Gupta

hi... superbly descibed steps and a detailed video.. really helpful.. however I am stuck at the step where AD recovery is run to install the zip from SD card.. on selecting the zip, the installation terminates saying unable to mount SD card.. can some one please help?

Patrick Spellman

can you post a link for the gingerbread zip file needed on the memory card, I cannot find this zipfile, thanks!

Mirwan Bugti

thanks buddy u the best.

eps

HELP!!!! Just upgraded my HD2 from 2.3.2 to 2.3.5 now the wireless tether doesnt work. it keeps saying theres an error.

usenobong benjamin akpan

hi odai (OD J). i already installed gingerbread 2.3.2 os which i bought from you in ebay on my htc hd2 t-mobile branded phone but i want to upgrade to the 2.3.5 version. pls what is/are the advantage(s) of this new version 2.3.5 over the 2.3.2? does this new version install the fm radio which was lacking in the 2.3.2 version? what about these complaints made? have you tested the device in android market after upgrading from 2.3.2 to 2.3.5 ?will be happy to read from you. thank you.

Leon

I received this message "Rapitool Application has stopped working" when trying to install HD2_Installer.Exe as "Run as Administratror" .... Could you help plz? thanks

Trying to install HD2_Installer.exe "Run As Administrator" but still can't work. NEED HELP

ken

I installed this updated version and the market still does not work. It says force close. Can you help me

manjeet kaswa

sucksssss??? i installed 2.3.4 but , some function not work properly like i cant download any thing through market (show media.process force stop) any one help to figure out this prob..help me plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Charlie Pryor

Install 2.3.5 instead then, as this article demonstrates.

Sergio

This comes with HTC sense UI? If not, you have some roms that comes with HTC sense UI for the HTC HD2?

Adam

Thanks for the reply Charlie. Do you know where I can get the U.K. version?

We have never used any U.K. Devices, and can therefore not provide much help for doing this process with a U.K. Device. We'd be more than happy to assist with other questions, but I'm afraid we are limited by our resources at the moment, and cannot help with your issue at this time. Sorry! :(

Hi, Can this work on the U.K. T mobile?

No. This is US model only

jgaulf

HELP!! I am trying to install Android 2.3 using MAGLDR 1.13 using a Windows 7 pc and am running into; " Error Description: USB init failed Info: .\RSPL\RSPL.cpp (723)" inside the DAF when trying to flash. The display on the phone just says USB Flasher mode "Wait USB...." Clearly the phone and pc are not communicating. I haven been into the Windows mobile device center and unchecked the Allow USB connections option and have had no luck. Also, the rapitool and enterbootloader files are in the same directory as DAF.exe Can someone offer some assistance here??