How to Install ClockworkMod Recovery on HTC HD2? (Video)

HTC HD2 is getting more like a native Android phone each day. We are able to flash NAND Android through PC. And with ClockworkMod Recovery, we can flash NAND Android on HTC HD2 through SD card without PC. Further more, we can flash ROM in update.zip format, backup and restore ROM using Nandroid. Do read this post for its usage and more information about ClockworkMod Recovery.

Note – by installing ClockworkMod Recovery, your existing NAND Android ROM will be deleted. So everything on your phone is gone…

Prerequisites

  • HSPL3 ~ SPL-2.08.HSPL
  • Radio that support 576 RAM
  • DFT MAGLDR Bootloader

Please make sure that you have all the prerequisites installed. If you don’t have HSPL3, please install it by follow the guide ~ How to Install HSPL3 on HTC HD2? (Video). And install radio ROM 2.15 with this guide ~ How to Install Custom Radio ROM on HTC HD2? (Video). Finally, install DFT MAGLDR Bootloader with this guide ~ How to Install MAGLDR on HTC HD2? (Video).

Step by Step Guide

  1. Power on your phone and don’t let go power button.
  2. DFT MAGLDR Bootloader will be loaded.
  3. Use volume down button to go down to 3. USB MassStg.
  4. Then press call button to enter USB Mass Storage mode.
  5. Connect USB cable from PC to phone.
  6. At PC, open Removable Disk (SD card storage).
  7. Create a temp folder.
  8. Open ClockworkMod-Recovery-v1.0.zip with 7-Zip.
  9. Copy everything to temp folder.
  10. Enter temp folder.
  11. Enter copy_to_sd_root folder.
  12. Copy initrd.gz and zImage files to SD card root level.
  13. Then disconnect USB cable from phone.
  14. Press power button to go back.
  15. Use volume up button to go up to 9. Reset.
  16. Then press call button.
  17. Press power button and don’t let go.
  18. DFT MAGLDR Bootloader will be loaded.
  19. Use volume down button to go down to 4. USB Flasher.
  20. Then press call button to load Android Flasher mode.
  21. Connect USB cable from PC to phone.
  22. At PC, right click on DAF and select ‘Run as administrator’.
  23. Click ‘Yes’ if User Access Control prompt up.
  24. Follow onscreen instructions to install.
  25. Phone will be rebooted after installation finished.
  26. DFT MAGLDR Bootloader will be loaded then.
  27. Disconnect USB cable from phone.
  28. Press call button to load 1. Boot AD SD.
  29. ClockworkMod Recovery will be loaded then.
  30. That’s all.

Note – ClockworkMod Recovery v1.0 was used in the video.

Download ClockworkMod Recovery v1.2 here.

Well done… Continue with this post ~ How to Install NAND Android on HTC HD2 with ClockworkMod Recovery? (Video)