Hello everyone! Due to a crazy busy schedule, I have not posted anything for a really long time. However, I plan to fix this right now!
I finally got the HD2 ( AKA Leo ) quite some time ago and was waiting for the time when I can put Android OS on this beautiful piece of technology so we can utilize its powers, and believe me - the powers are there...
Well thanks to the great developers at xda-developers.com, the solution to install Android OS on our HD2 devices is finally here. The only drawback, if one can say its a drawback, is that the Android OS runs from your SD card. Yes, it is possible and it actually has its benefits over installing Android OS directly to the internal memory of the phone, replacing the current Windows Mobile OS. The NAND development( this is the internal memory of the phone ) so Android can be placed directly onto the memory of the phone, is still work in progress and no ETA has been announced but I will post it here once it is publicly released.
Now a few important things before I start. Installing Android on your SD card should not create any problems due to the fact that it does not touch your internal flash memory. Plain and simple, you download an Android rom from http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=735 ( xda-developers are responsible for all the development and all gratitude and congratulations should go to them as I have no contribution to the development except my posting here to inform you of it). Choose one of the different roms. You can choose a Desire Rom running android 2.1 or a Froyo based rom running Android 2.2 . My personal choice is [BUILD][21.09.2010][mattc Leo + Froyo w/Sense 1.8][Kernel: 2.6.32.15 #5]by spimonkey34 as it has proven to be stable and the Froyo is simply fantastic.
How to install it:
1. Download a build to your computer from http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=735 .
2. Extract the files onto your computer and you should end up with 2 files: one is readme.txt and the other one is a folder Android.
3. Copy the Android folder to the root of your sd card (what this means is that as soon as you open the SD card folder, just paste it there, not in any other folder already made on you SD card.
4. Download this application http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=733752 , which basically will allow you to choose (once you restart the pc) whether you would like to run android or windows mobile. After you choose the Android option, just wait for the funny writings, and then you will see the android screen. It may take a little while when android loads at first, but after that it won`t take as much every time you run it again. To revert back to windows, simply restart the phone and choose windows. Again, none of this is my works. I am simply explaining to you how to run android on your HD2 aka Leo. All development is done by the developers at xda-developers.com, and all appreciations should go to them.
As soon as NAND booting comes out in the public, I will post it here so you guys can be up-to-date with the great achievements of xda-developers.com
