A developer over at XDA Developers has cooked the first ever custom firmware for the Windows Phone 7 running HTC HD7.The HD7 features a 4.3 inch touch display, 16GB of storage, a 5 megapixel camera and powered by a 1GHz processor.
The custom ROM which comes from XDA forums developer ansar.ath.gr brings an experience similar to the stock ROM, but additionally allows you to upgrade to Windows Phone Mango Beta 2 without any additional steps and allows you to sideload apps.
[NOTE] Installing custom ROMs can void the warranty of your device and has the chance of bricking your device leaving it un-usable. Please do not follow this guide unless you are aware of teh consequences of installing custom ROMs
[DISCLAIMER] This site or the developer of the ROM is not responsible for any data loss of malfunctioning of your device which may occur from installing this ROM.
- Download the custom ROM.
- Follow this guide to install RSPL and HSPL on your device.
- Connect your device to your computer.
- Extract the file you downloading in Step 1,
- Open the folder and launch ROMUpdateUtility.exe
- Follow the on-screen instructions
The ability to sideload apps must be retained. If you are using Mango Beta 2 build 7403 use the following steps
- Launch Update_Mango_XBMODDeployer.xap
- Run XMOD.Files.Deployer and uninstall it.
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- Run XMOD.Files.Deployer and uninstall it.
- Launch Unlock_Mango_XBMODDeployer.xap
- Run XMOD.Files.Deployer and uninstall it.
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- Run XMOD.Files.Deployer and uninstall it.
- Install Touch Explorer
- Copy CustClear.provxml from My Documents\ My Ringtoes
- Paste it to \Windows
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- Update to Mango Beta 2 Build 7712. Once update is finished disconnect USB cable and enter your SIM PIN.
- - Uninstall connection Setup
- - Select HTC Apps from the Marketplace. Wait for Connection Setup to appear and Install it.
Your Chevron unlock will be retained.
source - XDADevelopers