Android for Sprint HTC TP2 links for an old newbie!
 

Hi,
As a senior( hence the user name) I am truly trying to learn new things and either my grey matter has really become stagnant or I'm really too dumb to get it.

I'm trying to Android my Sprint HTC TP2 by the simplest way possible. I found a tutorial on you tube
YouTube - full tutorial on how to put android on windows mobile touch pro 2
that was easy peasy but the link for the Android OS took me to a page that wouldn't load or no longer works.
http://www.jbpcrepair.com/mackie/TP2...20Development/

Or is there somewhere else I should be looking for two downloads with directions as clear as the you tube tutorial?


Please help?!?!
Thanks so much,
Old Lady

Re: Android for Sprint HTC TP2 links for an old newbie!
 

You must have a microSD card in your phone to do Android, but beyond that, it is really quite simple.

Download this CAB: http://reefermattness.scepterr.info/...oyo.112210.cab

If you download it on your computer, you will have to copy it over to your phone. On your phone, use File Explorer to open the CAB file, and then select Memory Card as the install location. Now you will have a shortcut to Android Launcher in your Start Menu, and you just use that.

Refer to the main post here for more details: http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/tp2-androi...reference.html

Re: Android for Sprint HTC TP2 links for an old newbie!
 

Thank you so very much!! I do have the microSD card and have removed the Sim card. Do I need to download the Gen Y dual boot as well? Would you mind please to explain what I need to do to copy files from PC to phone?
Is this where I will save it to desktop and then do what?

Sorry that I need so much help but thank you so much for your kindness.

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You do not need the GenY boot thing. The only advantage there is being able to boot into Android without waiting for Windows Mobile to fully load. Too complicated for saving 20 seconds ;)

To copy the file to your phone, I'd recommend just downloading the CAB on the phone. Just right click on the link I posted, click copy link, and paste it somewhere lik Word or a notepad. Now type that into the address bar in your browser on the phone. Select the memory card as the save location if possible. Then follow the rest of my recommendations above.

Re: Android for Sprint HTC TP2 links for an old newbie!
 

I tried this link:http://reefermattness.scepterr.info/...oyo.112210.cab
from both my phone and pc and both say 404 error page not found.

Re: Android for Sprint HTC TP2 links for an old newbie!
 

Really? I tried the link on my phone and it has no issues, it let's me download it right away. What browser are you using?

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Works perfect for me, but I guess you can download on the computer, then connect your phone to the computer using USB, browse to the phone from My Computer and copy the file over.

If you can't figure out getting it loaded on your phone, this project may not be for you :p

Re: Android for Sprint HTC TP2 links for an old newbie!
 

Gen.Y is just an "enhancement" - it basically gives you a menu when you start your phone, and you get to choose between Android and WinMo. Normally when you soft reset (little red pin under the battery case, or pulling the battery) it just reboots to WinMo, and you have to wait for it to finish booting WinMo before you can navigate to the start menu, start haret... you see where I'm going there.

Have you installed a cab before? I'm not a big fan of the cab, because it takes forever to install, and it doesn't really help you learn how the files are arranged on the SD card. With that said, the cab makes a nice shortcut :p.

There's a lot to learn about Android on your WinCE phone... Have you read the FAQ or seen this thread?

Looking at sticky threads is always a great place to start, there's a lot of good info in that FAQ - and you're just scratching the surface ;)

Re: Android for Sprint HTC TP2 links for an old newbie!
 

You can also download the rar file and remember were you saved it for later
connect the phone to your PC using the cable that was in the box with your phone.
Once you connect the phone, you will see that you get prompted with 3 choices
Activesync
Disk Drive
Internet sharing

Select disk drive, click done, a box will appear on your pc screen, click cancel but remember the removable disk letter.
find file, right click then select extract files, select the removable disk, wait for the whole process and then you are done.
Diconect the phone from the cable, connect it again, select active sync.
go to start,tools,utilities, file explorer, find haret, click on it.

that's it....

Re: Android for Sprint HTC TP2 links for an old newbie!
 

LOL! You're probably right about it might not be the project for me, but I'm going to try it anyway. Thanks so much for your help.

Re: Android for Sprint HTC TP2 links for an old newbie!
 

I really should know my limits but nothing beats trying even if I fail. I Thank you all for your time and patience and I'm GOING FOR IT!! lol

For me, knowing that the phone can do so much more than what windows offers makes me want to get the most out of it!

Thanks again everyone for your kindness

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Once you try Android, you will want to run it all the time, but the battery life is pretty poor at this point.

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are you booting using thed statrtup utility or haret? if using the utility, in advanced settings, is overclock enabled? if so, disable it and try to boot android again.

Re: Android for Sprint HTC TP2 links for an old newbie!
 

Start here: http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/tp2-androi...ct-2010-a.html

Its a "Stickie thread" with the tutorial for getting android on your TP2. Worked great for me with easy to follow step by step and links.

Please don't forget to thank teradog.

David

Re: Android for Sprint HTC TP2 links for an old newbie!
 

Tried all that. wifi works on WM but not on Android. Please help!

Re: Android for Sprint HTC TP2 links for an old newbie!
 

When wifi doesn't work, it almost always means you updated the zImage but didn't update the modules that came with that zImage. They are a matched pair. If you did update both at the same time, then try renaming your data.img and let it create a new one and see if that fixes wifi. Sometimes the data.img stops installing new drivers when you've updated it too many times. Seems to be kind of random.

Re: Android for Sprint HTC TP2 links for an old newbie!
 

1. I ran ProjectAndroid2.2Froyo.112210.cab from the SD card.
2. An Android icon was created on WM, I started android from there.
3. During startup, it asked the phone type, I selected
RHOD400
Cdma
HW3D
N AM DIAL

4. The startup also gives you an opportunity to run Update. It automatically downloads all updates and installs.

I do not know if this update is for zImage as well as for Module and data.img. Should I not run this update?

If I'm to manually update,

1. Do I need to run all updates sequentially from FRX01 to FRX03?
2. In order to update, do I just unzip/extract the files and replace the old zImage,Modules and data.img with the new ones?

Thank you once again for your help!

Re: Android for Sprint HTC TP2 links for an old newbie!
 

So that tool updates zImage/modules (kernel) and rootfs. It does initrd too, but that probably isn't going to get anymore updates.

It does not update the system.ext2 (system image) which is basically the build you're running. You can download it from xdandroid.com, and no - you can go straight to FRX03 - just one thing to be wary of, is when you go between system images you sometimes need a new data.img - if you've run Android before, you'll have a data.img file that has all the apps and customizations you've done. You may need to delete this file if you're moving between system images (ie FRX01->03), initial boot will create a new one for you.

I kinda wish the CAB file was never created - this project is for testing, it's not meant to replace WinMo. The compressed RAR/ZIP builds are really simple to use (extract to your SD...grab correct startup...run haret...) and you actually get to see how the file structure looks so you can manually update and at least partially understand how it should look ;)

With that said, again... This project is for testing. It's not meant to be easy, it's not meant to replace WinMo. Have fun with it, enjoy it... but don't dog on it because it's not "easy" enough for you. If it were up to me, it would probably be much harder to install Android - some have taken pity and tried to make it easier for noobs, just to have this kind of reaction from them.

Re: Android for Sprint HTC TP2 links for an old newbie!
 

Oh my, I had no intention of starting a war guys. I'm sorry that I asked but I really had no idea that it was cause hard feelings or words.
I thank you all for taking the time for even answering me. Thanks again and I think that I'll go back to lurking.

Re: Android for Sprint HTC TP2 links for an old newbie!
 

If the link had worked on her phone, it would have been that easy. I'm usually pretty good at explaining things well to non-technical people, but I obviously failed on my response.

I still believe the click-and-go install really is that easy. Using the browser on the phone, download the CAB, click it, select SD card as the install location, it installs everything for you, then use the launcher to set your phone model and click Boot. Only way to make it easier would be to make an actual EXE for WM that downloads and does all the setup for you. But you still have the issue of getting that EXE onto their phone...

Didn't start a war, just some constructive criticism and helpful ideas ;)

Re: Android for Sprint HTC TP2 links for an old newbie!
 

Good for you !!!

Go for it !!!

We support you =D>

We all started somewhere ... and we all get better with help.