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Ok, so my phone is a rooted Droid 2, and all my root required apps seem to be working fine. Well, I wanted to try some new roms, and most definitely backup my phone. So I start Rom manager, flash clockwork recovery, it tells me that was successful, then I try to backup current ROM, and it restarts my phone, and it loads up like nothing has changed. I go to Manage and restore current backups, and there is nothing there. If it makes a difference, the little loading swirl at the bottom is basically always there.
I'm quite confused, I thought this was a straight forward application, but it just seems not to be doing anything. Any help is appreciated.
I'm afraid I won't be much help but the exact same thing happened with my rooted Captivate. According to what I've read on CyanogenMod.com, when you flash Clockwork, it's supposed to put you in recovery. Mine didn't do that, but in ROM Manager, it lists Clockwork as my current recovery. I also tried to backup my current ROM and it did go into recovery and then rebooted and I had the same result as you. I read that you can't flash Clockwork on Froyo and if that's true, it's going to be a pain in the butt to flash back to Eclair, flash Clockwork, reflash Froyo, then try to install Cyanogen. I'm hoping someone will tell me there's either a Clockwork for Froyo or an easier way to do this.
I had same problems when first using ROM Manager. I found out eventually that the little swirls are ads loading.
After upgrading to Premium and getting rid of the ads, ROM Manager has worked fine for me.
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CyanogenMod 6 RC2
I said I would flash cyanogenmod on a friends G1 because he was fed up with 1.6. I've flashed many custom ROM's on several different devices before but I've made a mess of things with this G1 and I can hardly hand back an unusable phone so I would really appreciate your help.
I rooted the phone using Androot, backed up the apps and settings using titanium backup and then the texts using a text backup app. I then downloaded Rom manager and flashed the latest clockworkmod recovery. Next I downloaded the latest official cyanogenmod rom for the dream/g1 and placed it on the phones SD card using my computer. I then re-opened rom manager and used it to select the zip file from the sd (to flash it) on prompt I checked two boxes one to wipe data and one to wipe the dalvik cache and pressed ok.
The phone rebooted into the recovery wiped the stuff, supposedly flashed the rom and rebooted. However it got stuck on the t-mobile g1 boot screen(it never showed anything else first or anything after) I left it for ages with no joy. I then tried wiping from the recovery and flashing again - same thing so i put cm5 on and tried flashing that. Same problem. Then i realised that it probably would not work because I would need to use DangerSPL as the /system partition is too small on the dream/g1. To be honest at this point I can't be bothered with to do that and this guy will be happy with anything above 1.6 to be honest so I thought I would try and flash CM4 because that's based on Eclair I believe (and so it not require I use DangerSPL or any other method to repartition the NAND). However, I tried it twice and still no luck.
At this point I'm somewhat panicking as I cannot seem to make the phone boot and it isn't even mine! Is anyone able to help?
Anyone? Please?
Look, at this stage I will forget custom roms etc. If anyone can tell me the easiest way to get this phone booting android again i would be very grateful.
Even if you could just tell me exactly how to restore it to stock 1.6 from here?
I have flashed roms on phones before - never had a problem but this is driving me crazy - please help!
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Hi I said I would flash cyanogenmod on a friends G1 coz he was pissed off with 1.6 but im having trouble and I can hardly hand back an unusable phone so i really need your help.
I rooted the phone using Androot, backed up the apps and settings using titanium backup and then the texts using a text backup app. I then downloaded Rom manager and flashed the latest clockworkmod recovery. Next I downloaded the latest official cyanogenmod rom for the dream/g1 and placed it on the phones SD card using my computer. I then re-opened rom manager and used it to select the zip file from the sd (to flash it) on prompt I checked two boxes one to wipe data and one to wipe the dalvik cache and pressed ok.
The phone rebooted into the recovery wiped the stuff, supposedly flashed the rom and rebooted. However it got stuck on the t-mobile g1 boot screen(it never showed anything else first or anything after) I left it for ages with no joy. I then tried wiping from the recovery and flashing again - same thing so i put cm5 on and tried flashing that. Same problem. Then i realised that it probably would not work coz i would need to use DangerSPL coz the /system partition is too small on the dream/g1. Tbh i'm tired so I cba to do that and this guy is not that technical so he will be happy with anything above 1.6 so I thought I do CM4 coz thats 2.0 or 2.1 i seem to remember (and it not require I use DangerSPL) - tried it twice and still not luck.
HOW THE HELL CAN A GET THIS STUPID THING TO WORK AGAIN!??
MAJOR PANIC AS THIS IS NOT MY PHONE - PLEASE HELP!!!
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Try this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803482. I hope it helps.
It's been way too long since I rooted mine to be of any real help but I shall try nonetheless.
Firstly, there is a guide in the G1 forum to unroot and get back to stock firmware: Here (but note that I've never done this).
I must stress though (admittedly from memory) that if you have flashed an SPL or radio image at all, be VERY careful about the order in which you revert back to stock (or go to get a custom ROM depending on which way you decide to go). The G1 is very picky, and flashing things (mostly SPL and radio IIRC) in the wrong order will brick the device. That said, if you follow the instructions you find to the letter you should be OK. But yeah, read twice, flash once.
There is a lot of information in the stickies in the G1 forum. It could take a while to wade through but it should all be there. Failing that, post in the Q&A or General G1 subforums and I'm sure a current user will help you out.
I apologise if I've just posted a bunch of stuff you already know/have read - like I said, I've not used the phone in a while - just trying to offer what I can.
Thanks
No worries now guys i've done it! It was quite complicated but its all sorted now. If anyone is trying this and has the same (or similar) issue then pm me and I will tell you how I sorted it.
Otherwise thanks guys and you can conciser this thread:
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hey guys. Long story short, i had my first captivate for almost more than a year, rooted it and had all the fun with it. Then, the screen cracked, i used my insurance and got a new captivate. But, after 3 months of being super busy... I figured id rather just send the new (unrooted, uncracked) captivate back, get my refund, and go back to using my old captivate, that is already rooted has all my contacts and so on. Now....as i said its been quite a while, so i am definitely rusty. First question is that i remember that since i was rooted i was able to download apk files and install them onto my phone when it waas plugged into my pc. I definitely remember using a program and having to restart the phone and apply changes or something like that. But, i don't remember the name of the program nor how i am actually suppose to do it. Also if someone can point me in the right direction and tell me what update and what not i am supposed to be on. My captivate is just rooted with a lag fix i believe. Yet, its still really slow and laggy, even overclocked... So im hoping that the new updates will be more efficient; in being fast without taking up all my battery. in my "about phone" it reads:
firmware: 2.1 update 1
kernel version 2.6.29
[email protected]#voodoo_lagfix_3.0_v1.10
Build number: ECLAIR
sorry for being so ignorant. Its just that it has been a while, and i don't want to start off my current rooting experience on the wrong foot.
are you referring to "quickboot" for easy rebooting? you may also want to look into Autokiller memory to help kill the junk. I also used ryan's OCLF.
I like you ran a rooted captivate for the longest time. it worked decently but then I tried to go to Gingerbread. MISTAKE. it was laggy bad and very unstable (Used Cezar's ROM). I didnt like it. Flashed back to the 2.2 rom (supposedly stock) and it was terrible compared to how it was. lots of lag and just overall... YUCK.
so yesterday I got the guts to flash a custom rom. I was mad at the phone so I flipped thru several flavors and ended up putting the Phoenix Ultimate (JS7) on it. HOLY S**t Balls mom!!! it was super fast, extremely responsive and worked like a dream. took me a little while to do it, (I had to flash to 2.1 (you are there), root it, cyanogenmod, then Phoenix) but it is SOOOO worth it. super fast now. my wife is asking me to do hers...ugh...
also, all the animations, graphics and just in general. it feels like I got a brand new phone. I could not be happier
thanks for the reply. Haha sounds like you have an iphone status phone now that's what im shooting for; something fast and reliable. Im going to wait and see what the majority of people like on they're captivates. So i am waiting on standby until i know exactly what and how to do it. And no, the program i believe was only on my computer. i would plug in my phone, drop in the apk file.,remove the phone, and do that recovery mode reboot thing on my phone so that the application i just dropped in installs. Sorry if what im saying doesn't make sense like I've said its been a while -.-
the program you are thinking of is the sideload wonder machine
and yes you are on a very outdated version of android, 2.1 (eclair) there has been an official update to 2.2 (froyo) and also many leaks of 2.3.x(gingerbread) but nothing officially from at&t since froyo.
noone can really tell you what you will like best, you will have to do what the rest of us do and read, read, read, then read a bit more, flash a few to try and pick what you like the best....
thank you! it was SWM.
NOW
what is MIUI, cm7 and pinnacle? custom flashes or something? i am also running my current root with launcher pro. Most of everyone on this thread seem happy with their setup as far as smoothness,responsiveness, and battery life go, which is exactly what i want!
MIUI/CM7 are AOSP versions if 2.3.x,aka gingerbread. Pinnacle is a leaked version of Gingerbread, made for the captivate by Samsung.
so gingerbread is the way to go? or rather should i say 2.3.. how hard is it for me to upgrade to 2.3 i noticed that some apps aren't even available to me in the market on 2.1. but still i want the features that 2.3 has. Besides just updating to a version of gingerbread, what are the other common things people do for anti-lag/responsiveness, while still being conservative on the battery aspect.Thanks for all the help so far guys!!!
I wasn't pleased with the gingerbread as of yet. It will get better I'm sure of it. Try out one of the 2.2 based roms as they are the most stable at this point.
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so what do i do? Just get one of the 2.2's that a developer on here made? that way it has pre made fixes and stuff like lagfix already in it correct? how do i go about installing that and from where?
This thread is the best start.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=887525
after looking that over, I followed this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=884364
and had chosen the Phoenix ROM.
thannks but im still comopletly clueless. What exactly is it that i have to do. I know where to find the .zip rom files, but what is a kernel to a ROM? I really dont get it. does the ROM include the build like 2.2 or 2.3 or what not?
just out of curiosity, do you have AT&T captivate or rogers?
what is Rogers?
Yes. I have AT&T samsung captivate
Rogers is a rom version. You are on stock but rooted. The second link has very easy step by step instructions. The rom u get will have all u need including the kernel and modems
1. Back up ur data with titanium backup. If u don't have it, check market.
2. Flash ur phone with Odin
3. One the flash is done to stock do a master clear with Odin (your phone is on, plugged in and USB debugging)
4. Install the root per directions
5. Copy clockwork and the rom. Of ur choice to ur internal zip
6. Install the clockwork recovery (you run it twice back to back)
7. Run the new rom install with clockwork
I. Phone boots to new rom.
First time it takes about an hour. MAKE SURE YOU READ THE DIRCTIONS IN MY PREVIOUS POST.
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^^Rogers isn't a ROM version. It's a Canadian cell service provider...
thanks for clearing that up. Had no idea what Rogers was lol. Ok so, i guess i just download and install a ROM of my liking? that will also update me to froyo or 2.3 as well? any recommedations as for as ROMS go?
I stand corrected. The rom will upgrade you to what it is based on. The one I use is froyo based. There are gingerbread roms too. Mosaic seems to be a popular one as was Phoenix that I am running. Best advice.. go read those threads. Look at screenshots they have and the user feedback
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Personally, I'm a huge fan of DesignGears' roms. I'd suggest you go with something like Cognition 5v2. Its 2.3.3, very stable, very fast, and, since you've only used stocks rom up 'til now, it'll be very familiar (minus all the bloatware). He's also got a step by step guide on how to install the rom. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1127578
i was trying to get to use that ROM^^ buuut i had to go to rooted 2.3 first. used this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1127249&page=31
then i hit a problem, i posted on that thread as well still waiting for a response. idk what happened to my phone...this is my post on that thread "ok so i did this and i hit a problem. I got up to the red fish, i turned off the phone to get it into download mode again. and i did, Placed the kernelKF1.tar file in the pda slot and hit start on odin my phone reboots and right after the AT&t logo my screen goes crazy. it looks as if my screen is tripping on acid... and it just keep looping att logo then that. What should i do? i need the files on my phone atleast its not completly bricked"
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Hello XT720 Users!
I realize that I have been away for a while, but due to popular demand, I have returned with a new video. This will walk you through the process of installing Cyanogenmod 6.3 Android on your Milestone XT720! This tutorial video is assuming that your phone is stock 2.1.
You will need the following files:
update-cm-6.3.0-RC3-MilestoneXT720-signed.zip
http://www.multiupload.com/G5U1YWCG1K
gapps-hdpi-20101114-signed.zip
http://cmw.22aaf3.com/gapps/gapps-hdpi-20101114-signed.zip
OpenRecovery-XT720-01.zip
http://www.multiupload.com/J8Q15SHP4S
And if you don't already have it, Dexter's Original v1.3 build:
http://dext3r.komodin.org/xt720/xt720v13.ZIP
Normal disclaimers apply.
Happy Flashing!
Welcome back Rev. Some people have been wondering where you went for so long. Saw you changed your avatar some time ago. Working on Tabs now? Or just life been happening?
Woodrube said:
Welcome back Rev. Some people have been wondering where you went for so long. Saw you changed your avatar some time ago. Working on Tabs now? Or just life been happening?
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A little of both. I got a promotion at work that ate up a lot of my free time, plus I fell into a sweet deal on the HP Touchpad. It has been a lot of fun putting Android on a device like that. For the last few months, I've been using my phone as... well, a phone. I just got soooo many emails and requests for me to make some new videos for the XT720 that I felt a level of obligation to return. I really enjoyed this group of people and I am glad to be back into the mix of things. I talked to Mioze about a few things that are coming down the tubes, so hopefully there is more to come!
Thanks , an awesome video for me ! So you are not going to make a video for swap ? Anyway , this is really helpful !
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Thanks , an awesome video for me ! So you are not going to make a video for swap ? Anyway , this is really helpful !
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You don't need swap. I have yet to find a value to having it. At first, I did it, along with everyone else, but never saw an increase that was worth the trouble. I don't like having to use a computer every time I need to reboot.
Trust me, the phone is more stable and easier to use without swap. It's much better on battery life too, IMHO.
I agree. I have never used swap on a regular basis. Also I have ditched App2ext as well and just use native Froyo app2sd. I just don't have that many apps that I use regularly to take up space on a partition that I realy don't need. Would rather fill that up with music or videos. IMHO if you have an EXT partition greater than 350mb, you are just wasting space.
My current SD card is 100% FAT32. Works great.
What do you do with the apps? How many installed and how much space left?
I am just doing the same-no partitions and it is okay. Just trying a bit with ho!no!, Miui and the other ROMs ...
Ho!No! CM7.1.0.6 ICS Edtion - Milestone XT720
Welcome back Rev..!
Sent from my *Glitched CM7 Captivate
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You don't need swap. I have yet to find a value to having it. At first, I did it, along with everyone else, but never saw an increase that was worth the trouble. I don't like having to use a computer every time I need to reboot.
Trust me, the phone is more stable and easier to use without swap. It's much better on battery life too, IMHO.
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Ok , I will consider about your advice , battery life is very important for me
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Ok , I will consider about your advice , battery life is very important for me
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If rev says so, then you better believe it.. he's been here long enough and has helped noobs like me turn out okay.. lol..
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If rev says so, then you better believe it.. he's been here long enough and has helped noobs like me turn out okay.. lol..
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Thanks. I'm flattered.
Yeah, in terms of apps and the space they take up, you can still use the native "Move to SD Card" option. It works fine with just a FAT partition.
There is also an app called Move2sd enabler that will move those apps that aren't set up with native. Nit sure if still in market or not but ill upload later on when I get home. Obviously though, no Widgets go on SD bc they wont work right, unless they have a widget pack designed for app2sd.
Edit::: Don't have the apk on my phone for some reason but here is the market link. https://market.android.com/details?...mNvbS5sZWluYXJkaS5zZXRpbnN0YWxsbG9jYXRpb24iXQ..
I will prefer link2sd because I always installed new apps into my phone and to save more space , i need to link lib file and dalvik-cache as well
The video is excellent, and your work Wow! really excellent, i want know all about your work, few days ago i buy a milestone xt720 and now upgrade 2.2, follow the cincinnati bell froyo´s update, but now i want to install the cyanogemmod that you show.I hope that you show at all you fans, the last videos about your milestone XT720, updates, roms, the best form to improve the mobile, and improve the memory to aplications because the internal memory is to little. I wait excyting one video about to improve de memory of the xt720. You are the best!
Sorry but my english, but my native languaje is the spanish and learn.
Eres Grandioso reverendkjr tu trabajo me ha ayudado mucho y a todos los hispanohablantes que quieren realizar estos procesos pero poco entienden ingles para seguirlo, nuevamente mil GRAcias!!
I made the process to install de cyanogenmod, but my TX720 have the upgrade 2.2 froyo´s cincinnati bell, then i flash my phone whit the RDS lite(only works in my windows XP:reconigze the file .sbf) the rdslite no works in my windows7(i do not why). I follow the video of the master reverendkjr to do the flash, then my mobile downgrade the 2.1update, now i realize the process to install cyanogenmod 6.3, and work wonderful, thank for your videos,again are the best!!!
Hi there, thank you very much for your video tutorial Reverend, it helped me greatly last night with installing my new rom. However, I stopped short of putting the rom you list here, instead I installed Bravo.
I'm really missing alot of the features of CM that I got fond of on my old LG, tho, so am considering going to CM.
One thing that I really like about Bravo's rom is his LED Notification thing. Does CM 6.3 as listed in this thread have a similar LED notification for messages calls etc?
Also...if I did decide to go to CM 6.3, given that I followed your Open Recovery method..theoretically I should just be able to nandroid restore my 2.1, wipes etc, do a factory reset, and then continue on from where I departed from your tutorial, ie updating to 6.3...correct?
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Hi there, thank you very much for your video tutorial Reverend, it helped me greatly last night with installing my new rom. However, I stopped short of putting the rom you list here, instead I installed Bravo.
I'm really missing alot of the features of CM that I got fond of on my old LG, tho, so am considering going to CM.
One thing that I really like about Bravo's rom is his LED Notification thing. Does CM 6.3 as listed in this thread have a similar LED notification for messages calls etc?
Also...if I did decide to go to CM 6.3, given that I followed your Open Recovery method..theoretically I should just be able to nandroid restore my 2.1, wipes etc, do a factory reset, and then continue on from where I departed from your tutorial, ie updating to 6.3...correct?
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LED notifications aren't working yet in 6.3, but molohov's been working on it so we'll probably have it working in the next weeks. To install other ROMs, you don't reflash back to your 2.1--just (1) make a backup of your current ROM (2) install the new ROM and (3) factory reset.
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LED notifications aren't working yet in 6.3, but molohov's been working on it so we'll probably have it working in the next weeks. To install other ROMs, you don't reflash back to your 2.1--just (1) make a backup of your current ROM (2) install the new ROM and (3) factory reset.
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Ok, sounds like a great development, really cool feature of Bravo`s.
I wish I had waited...I went back to my stock 2.1. Doing so highlighted a couple of things I guess I had second guessed: The icons for Ultimate Androot and System Recovery disappeared. Ok, so I just copied them back over and reinstalled their apks.
But..before I did that, once I had flashed back the stock...everything went back to how it was as I originally got it from Wind..if I used Androots `unroot` function, even the SuperUser app was removed and it looked like the phone was back to OEM...except...when I try to power down, there is that option to Reboot into Recovery. This says to me that Open Recovery wasn`t really removed just because I formatted my SD card, wiped everything imaginable and unrooted the phone...so how would I go about completely getting rid of Open Recovery if I absolutely had to..the flash back to stock brought everything even the logo and all back, so it looked good to go to warranty on the surface..
But at least I`m back to square 1, ready to try out these other versions 6.5, 7.1, etc
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Ok, sounds like a great development, really cool feature of Bravo`s.
I wish I had waited...I went back to my stock 2.1. Doing so highlighted a couple of things I guess I had second guessed: The icons for Ultimate Androot and System Recovery disappeared. Ok, so I just copied them back over and reinstalled their apks.
But..before I did that, once I had flashed back the stock...everything went back to how it was as I originally got it from Wind..if I used Androots `unroot` function, even the SuperUser app was removed and it looked like the phone was back to OEM...except...when I try to power down, there is that option to Reboot into Recovery. This says to me that Open Recovery wasn`t really removed just because I formatted my SD card, wiped everything imaginable and unrooted the phone...so how would I go about completely getting rid of Open Recovery if I absolutely had to..the flash back to stock brought everything even the logo and all back, so it looked good to go to warranty on the surface..
But at least I`m back to square 1, ready to try out these other versions 6.5, 7.1, etc
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I'm not sure why you're seeing that menu in the shutdown--AFAIK it's hard to put it there in the first place on stock. The only way to truely get back to stock is by flashing a sbf and for all we know Motorola could be able to detect that too. Supposedly they haven't been too big of jerks about it. Unfortunately, we don't have the Wind sbf. Someone (S7ticky, I think) gave me a nandroid of a nearly-prestine Wind ROM. http://www.multiupload.com/ST9FEG833N I'm pretty sure it's rooted and has the OpenRecovery bootstrap, though. The other problem is that OpenRecovery automatically reinstalls the bootstrap after restoring a nandroid. See the discussion here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1079714
You can also unroot/unbootstrap manually using adb from openrecovery or someone could make an update/script that does it if necessary.
Good info to know, thanks! :up:
I have a nandroid that I did immediately out of the box, also..but of course, I had used Open Recovery to do it lol..so yeah..
I`m probably pushing it with all these questions but I got really interested in SuperCharger and the related discussion...and my eyes started to water reading zepplinrox op..I`d like to overclock, I think, to at least a point of normal stability..will SuperCharger help with RAM I dont want to get clogged up, and is there a slightly less confusing guide for usage with say CM6.3 or 7.1...how to install etc..do I have to do partitions with SuperCharger
I know wayyy less than I thought
Hi, I used to think i was pretty smart when it came to technology but this stuff is a little different. I sell cell phones as a "living" if that's what you call it and I tell people don't root unless you know what you are doing. Well seems as though I ****ed up. I have the 1.5 hboot. I successfully rooted with the S-on. I saw on here about the flash image gui thing and decided to try it out instead of using the sdk manager that I had been using. The first thing that I flashed was the clockwork recovery. I downloaded it and put it on my sd card then went into the gui app and followed the directions. So far so good as of then. I then went and researched a little bit and found a kernel I liked and downloaded it and put it on my sd card then went into the gui program and flashed the kernel on. I should have done the Rom and Kernel at the same time but didn't realize that til it was too late. I downloaded (CDMA-AOSP-AnthraX-2.6.38.6-REV_005.zip) kernel btw. Everything went very well and flashed the kernel on and ran fine. I then found a rom that said was compatible and that I liked (infectedrom-eternity-evo3d-35-r117-signed-122611_174844) and used the gui also. It went through everything fine and then asked if I wanted to reboot. I said no because I know that I have to go back into recovery and finish it there. I went and powered down then held the vol down + power button. This is where I Have my problem. When it came on it went and read the sd card and the quick time that it stays on the screen it mentioned about missing PG86 and like 10 lines of things like PG86diag missing etc. My thought is to get a sd card reader and check out what exactly i have on the sd card and possible just add the PG86 info on it. But I am lost and without a phone that works. Some help would be great. I apologize for it being long but wanted to give all the details
Mark
I am not sure what happened but I went and downloaded the stock boot and went into the android sdk and got it to work. flashed everything in recovery mode but now it just sits at the beats audio screen