Install Android 2.2 Froyo on an HTC Touch Pro2

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If you are tired of Windows Mobile, in some very easy steps you can put Android 2.2 Froyo on your HTC Touch Pro2.

Steps

  1. Get the ROM: It's at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=904918
  2. On Windows Mobile, navigate to the and boot or the root folder on your SD card and launch haret.exe.
  3. Wait for welcome screen setup.
    • Do not touch.
    • Wait for green light.
    • Skip everything until you are at the "Home" screen.
    • Wait for green light.
    • Open "Spare Parts".
    • Change "End" button behavior to go to "Home".
    • Go to Settings - Call setting.
    • Set up your Voicemail for Sprint, Verizon, etc..
    • Now you can sync your phone.
    • Go to Settings - Setting account & sync.
    • Let the phone sync. Do not touch. Wait for green light.
    • Boot back to Windows Mobile.
    • Open File Explorer.
    • You can now switch to the camera, 1250 or 1253 kernel located in the files folder.
    • Copy the zImage and modules*.tar.gz to the and boot folder level.
    • files\first boot zimage and modules 1232 - camera/kb backlight - (you can use Vignette with this)
    • files\zimage and modules 1250 - official kernel - kb backlight
    • files\zimage and modules 1253 - official kernel - kb backlight/USB headphone
    • Boot haret, always wait for green light
    • Make a test call, send a text, tell someone to call you, and tell someone to send you a text.

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Tips

  • Go to Settings - Sound. Test the volume settings, test phone ringtones, and notification ringtone.
  • Open the market app LAST - allow it to do updates for existing apps.
  • Go to Settings - Call setting, and set up your voicemail for Sprint, Verizon. etc..
  • Go to Settings - Display - Brightness. Make sure you drag the yellow line to the left, but do it really slow. This is to save battery power.
  • Go to Settings - Location & security- Enable use, wireless networks and GPS
  • Go to Settings - Applications - Enable unknown sources.
  • Go to Settings - Language & keyboard - Set your language or use more locale 2 to add language. Press the menu key and follow the screen.
  • Open astro, browser, calculator, calendar, car home, clock, contacts, email, Gmail, Google search, latitude, maps (if you see update occurring, just cancel it), messaging, music, navigation, news and weather, phone, places, search, talk, tapatalk pro, titanium backup.

Warnings

  • First boot will take several minutes for the data.img to be created... Be patient... Enjoy the animation...
  • DO NOT OPEN VIGNETTE UNTIL YOU HAVE SWITCHED TO THE CAMERA KERNEL ON FUTURE BOOTS*

Things You'll Need

  • HTC Touch Pro2
  • 1GB microSD Card
  • Patience
  • Windows Mobile and Android knowledge

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