murzz
Android Enthusiast
Before you start, make sure your contacts are google contacts, open your gmail account via a PC, then select Contacts. You should see a list of the numbers on your phone. If not, this will import your contacts into google. Your apps etc will have been backed up with Titanium.
Download Links
Update-cm-7.1.0-DesireHD-signed
gapps-gb-20110828-signed (It's the top link in the table)
LorDmod Kernel (For the sake of simplicity, just take the Cyanogen, CFS Kernel, file name: lordmodUEvX.X-CFS.zip)
This looks a lot by the way, but it's pretty straightforward.
1. Open Titanium, hit Menu -> More -> Create Update.zip
2. You want Edify, User Application & Call it Titanium XXX.zip, then hit create
3. Place the main the on the root of your SD Card.
4. Place the LordmodUE zip attachment on the root of your SD Card.
5. Open ROM Manager, look at the top option, if the current recovery isn't ClockworkMod 5.0.2.0, hit Flash Clockwork Mod Recovery. If you get a prompt to chose your handset, it should hopefully be an easy choice. Let it do its thing.
6. Still in ROM Manager, press "Reboot into Recovery", after a 30 seconds or so, your phone will boot into clockwork.
7. You'll need to use the Volume Keys to navigate the different menus, and the power button to select, scroll down to Backup & Restore and take a backup of your current ROM (I cannot stress how important this is). It may take anything up to 10 minutes.
8. Once completed, head to the "Mounts and Storage" menu and from there, individually format the system, data & cache partitions. You'll need to confirm each one which can be annoying, but it will hopefully stop mistakes. Don't format the boot partition. Don't reboot.
9. Head back into the main menu in clockwork and select Wipe Data/Factory Reset (Again, you'll need to confirm).
10. Once completed, select "Install Zip from SD Card"
11. Scroll down to the update-cm-7.1.0-RC1-DesireHD zip and select, again confirm. This will install CM7 on your device.
12. Once complete, head back to the main menu, then select "Install Zip from SD Card" again, this time selecting the gapps-gb-20110828 zip.
13. Once that's done, select install from SD Card again and select the TB update zip you created at the start of the process.
14. Once finished, head back into the main menu, select "Reboot Now". First boot might take somewhere in the region of 10 minutes. If you get stuck on the loading animation for longer than that, pull the battery, then head back into CWM by powering the handset back on whilst holding volume down, then selecting Recovery in HBOOT. You can either try the above again, or restore the backup you made and start from step 6.
15. If it boots properly, read Xyro's post below to see about the skipping google sign in etc.
Disclaimer: I'm slightly hazy on this side of the process as it's been a while since I've done it. It might be easier if you just sign into the google account now, let the apps reinstall themselves, then restore the data with TB. If anyone reading this wants to confirm what I'm typing is correct, feel free.
16. Titanium should have appeared in your app drawer, Open it, hit menu, batch, "Restore All apps with Data". You'll be presented with a list of apps you previously had installed on the handset, deselect anything that looks like it was remotely related to HTC/Sense and don't restore it. To be sure you don't, see Xyro's post below. Let it run its course, it might take a while.
17. Once finished, sign in to your gmail account and access the market, if you see your apps in the My Apps section, good. If not, head back into Titanium, then hit menu, market tools, market doctor. Select all the apps you believe you've downloaded via the market, then hit "restore market links"
The next steps are optional, you're flashing a new kernel. I find what you're about to flash gives you pretty good battery/performance improvements over the standard CM7 kernel though so it's worth it
18. Once you're confident all your apps are restored, open the app drawer, then ROM Manager. Ensure the current recovery is still 5.0.2.0, then reboot in to clockwork.
19. Take another backup, then select "Install Zip from SD Card" and select the lordmodUEvX.X-CFS.zip file. Once done reboot.
20. Download Battery Calibration. Charge your phone for at least an hour after it reports it's at 100% then open the Calibration app. If it reports the current charge as 4200mV, hit calibrate, then unplug. Do not recharge again until the battery is fully depleted.
That's it!
It looks a lot, but it's not really and shouldn't take more than half an hour. If it doesn't make sense (It might not, I am mega tired), or you get stuck, post and someone will be able to assist/correct me.
Getting the bug for this rooting thing now and fancy trying out another ROM. Would these instructions do for any other ROM i would like to try?
Cheers
