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How to install Nandroid on Captivate

Can someone direct me to a "how to" install nandroid for the captivate... I downloaded it, but it was on a thread for the G1, so I'm not sure if the procedure is the same for the captivate.
Thanks!
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You need to get clockworkmanager, nandroid is the name for backing up your phone and being able to install that backup. Make sure you check the dev section and read up on the thread for clockworkmanager. You will need to be rooted with busybox and superuser access.

Easyist way is find the one click root on here then root your phone. Then get rom manager off the market and then install it and that will allow you to install clockwork then use rom manager to reboot into recovery then select backup and off you go.
I can tell you its a blessing to have that. Was messing around with trying to get froyo rom on and I had major issues so I just said screw it and restored to jh2 then rooted rom manager then clockwork then nandroid backup was back to my stuff in 10 mins.
Oh and its way worth buying rom manager for the little they charge. Its a great program

Cool, thanks for spelling this out for me... From what I have read before I try anything I need to do a nandroid back up incase something goes wrong so this helps a lot.
Thanks again!
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Glad to finally understand what a freakin nandroid is lol...I have been doing it without knowing that was it!

I'm confused...
My captivate is rooted, and I installed ROM manager, but when I get into recovery, there is no option for backup. Any ideas?

tdheff said:
My captivate is rooted, and I installed ROM manager, but when I get into recovery, there is no option for backup. Any ideas?
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reboot into recovery and select reinstall packages
if it reboots back to the recovery screen again, select reinstall packages again. this time you should be in the green clockwork mod screen. select nandroid from the menu and then select backup
done

Pirateghost said:
reboot into recovery and select reinstall packages
if it reboots back to the recovery screen again, select reinstall packages again. this time you should be in the green clockwork mod screen. select nandroid from the menu and then select backup
done
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Any way to do a nandroid backup from the clockwork mod on JI6 (froyo) since the recovery screen won't install the unsigned update.zip that ROM manager uses to enable clockwork mod recovery?

m7ia said:
Any way to do a nandroid backup from the clockwork mod on JI6 (froyo) since the recovery screen won't install the unsigned update.zip that ROM manager uses to enable clockwork mod recovery?
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You need to do this. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=804226 just use the version of Odin that you used to install Froyo. This will enable 2e Recovery needed to run ClockworkMod Recovery.

Thanks for that thread, are there any cons to using that kernel? (reading the thread now)

m7ia said:
Thanks for that thread, are there any cons to using that kernel? (reading the thread now)
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None for me so far. I've been running it about 2 weeks now and I have no problems.

Thanks, I'm in the process of flashing it now

The kernel flash is easy, it takes 30 seconds. Enjoy.

Rhiannon224 said:
The kernel flash is easy, it takes 30 seconds. Enjoy.
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Yup, it was just as simple as you said, thanks! Just made a nandroid backup. And clockwork mod's recovery is great

Im sorry if this is a dumb question...Im brand new to Android. What is Nandroid Backup?
I rooted and did the clockwork/rom manager download and then did this:
How to Install ClockWork Recovery:
1. On the menu there should be an option labeled “FLASH CLOCKWORK RECOVERY.”
Press it.
2. Once a popup says that it has been succesful press “BACKUP CURRENT ROM”
3. Your phone will now restart and backup your ROM
4. If your phone does not start backing up and instead boots into a blue menu use the volume
keys to select reboot now and then press the power button. Try to do all the steps again.
5. Wait for it to finish and then it should restart.
Is this different from a Nandroid backup?

Clockwork, nandroid, both refer to rom manager utilities. Clockwork is the recovery function and nandroid the backup utility.
But you need to select reinstall packages at screen with blue text. Clockwork/nandroid will have green text menu.
Swyped.....you may have to interpret

But im doing both the Clockwork/Nandroid with the Rom manager app correct? I did the reinstall packages and then it showed code scrolling and a status bar that took a minute or two... Is that what you mean? Did I do it right?

Yep....that is a nandroid backup
Swyped.....you may have to interpret

a issue no one else seems to have
Hey,
I just rooted my phone a few days ago so i could install the lag fix on my captivate. Got it done and it runs great now. I started looking around at these custom ROMs and i'm interested in trying one out, but not with out backing up my stock/rooted rom first in case i screw something up. Here is the prob that i'm having.
I installed Clockwork Rom manager NP. Got Busy box installed already too. I opened up rom manager and hit back/recover and it asked me my phone type. I told it the captivate. It downloaded recovery-clockwork-2.5.1.2-captivate.zip into a recoveries directory. Next i clicked on the fix permissions and let it do its thing. Now i clicked on backup current ROM clicked ok for the default name. Phone reboots into recover mode and pops up with.
update media, finished
--install from package....
Finding update package...
opening update package...
E:can't open /cache/update.zip
(bad)
Installation aborted.
I hit reinstall packages and it gives me the same error.
The only thing that i have try was renaming the recovery-clockwork-2.5.1.2-captivate.zip to update.zip and dropping it in the main directory but it had the same effect.
Thanks in advance for the help.
Get and update.
I re-dropped the recovery-clockwork-2.5.1.2-captivate.zip as update.zip in the main dir. and hit backup current mod.
I clicked reinstall packages and it went into the manual mode, hit reinstall pages again and it has seemed to work.
I will give and update if it does not. Thanks again.

Guys,
One thing I am not sure of. I got a brand new Captivate with Stock JF6. I have another one running Froyo.
If I take backup of current new phone via CWM (nandroid) and restore it on the other one.
Is there any trouble expected ???
One I know that files in /efs may get screwed up as it has IMEI related entries too ... but I am not sure.
I am listening.

[Q] Infused ROM for Rogers 2.3.3 Infuse 4G?

Sorry guys, did searching all day on google as well as on here and to no avail.
Just got my Infuse 4G on Rogers running on 2.3.3 Gingerbread and I'm wondering if the Infused ROM will work on this? I've heard that it can get tricky when dealing with certain ROMs.
What precautions do I have to take? A lot of the details in the ROM thread confuse the hell out of me since I have no idea what kernels and stuff are.
I've already rooted the phone. I'm pretty much a noob that has crossed over from the iPhone.

hoanger said:
Sorry guys, did searching all day on google as well as on here and to no avail.
Just got my Infuse 4G on Rogers running on 2.3.3 Gingerbread and I'm wondering if the Infused ROM will work on this? I've heard that it can get tricky when dealing with certain ROMs.
What precautions do I have to take? A lot of the details in the ROM thread confuse the hell out of me since I have no idea what kernels and stuff are.
I've already rooted the phone. I'm pretty much a noob that has crossed over from the iPhone.
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Installation procedure coming from Rogers stock may be a little different than the typical procedures, however, Infused will be compatible - in fact Infused 2.x is based on your ROM!

Thank you!
I came across this instruction thread from android forums and it's quite a bit different than the instructions that the dev made on this site in the thread. Should this work even though it says Galaxy S i9000 when my device is the i997?
Infused. (Different versions are availible, but this is the basis to all verisons)
How to perform a full installation from stock: (Downloading Rom Manger per the instructions, is by far the easiest way to install this rom......Mr. Terrigno approves!)
1) First get root and install modded 3e recovery. (modded 3e recovery how-to at the bottem)
2) Install ROM Manager from the Market and launch it.
3) Select "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery" and choose "Galaxy S i9000".
4) If you've booted into CWM recovery since installing it, skip to step 5. If not, select "Reboot into Recovery". When 3e recovery comes up, select reinstall packages by pressing the power button. You will have to select it twice and then CWM recovery will come up. Select "reboot system now".
5) In ROM Manager, go to "Download ROM", select my section (gtg465x), select the latest release, and hit the download button.
6) When you get to the "Installation Type" prompt, select "Full".
7) Select your addons and follow the on screen prompts.
8) When you get to the "ROM Pre-Installation" prompt, select "Wipe Data and Cache". You can uncheck "Wipe Dalvik" as it's included in "Wipe Data and Cache".
9) Press OK and hold your breath. When 3e recovery comes up, just select reinstall packages.

Those instructions are for when coming from AT&T stock Froyo.
If you are on rooted Gingerbread, use gtg's "CWM Installation Instructions" from the ROM thread.

Perfect. Thanks! I'l try it when I get home.
I hope it all goes smooth!

hoanger said:
Perfect. Thanks! I'l try it when I get home.
I hope it all goes smooth!
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Hi... Were you able to get it to work? I have the Rogers Infuse 4G as well and I have followed ALL the proper instructions from the ROM thread and I have bricked my phone TWICE!!! Thank GOD I have the unbrick files for the Rogers ROM but it is getting frustrating.
If you did get it to work can you please forward me to the instructions that YOU used so I can try them?
Thanks in advance...

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Hi... Were you able to get it to work? I have the Rogers Infuse 4G as well and I have followed ALL the proper instructions from the ROM thread and I have bricked my phone TWICE!!! Thank GOD I have the unbrick files for the Rogers ROM but it is getting frustrating.
If you did get it to work can you please forward me to the instructions that YOU used so I can try them?
Thanks in advance...
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This is how I did it on my wife's new Infuse from Rogers. Note that I make no claims as to whether the following is right/correct/most efficient way of doing it - all I know is that I was able to get it installed (previously tried Serendipity VII without success). Also note that I started with the following ODIN stock ROM due to an unsuccessful Serendipity install:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1193927&highlight=uxkg3
a) I installed the following kernel so that I can get to the CWM doesn't check the file signature (I recall the stock rom above is only rooted, but doesn't have the non-checking CWM).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1197248
I tried installing 'recovery' (ie: CWM) manually, but the location of that file is different from where the AT&T Infuses are located (/system/bin?). And for some reason, if I recall, 'recovery' on my Infuse is located in more than one place; the funny thing is that when I rename it and reboot, the original one gets placed in again (tried copying it over and also deleting it). I eventually had to resort to installing the kernel instead. Anyways....
b) I followed the 'CWM Installation Instructions' from the Infused message thread below. The exceptions that I encountered are noted in red:
CWM Installation Instructions:
1) You must be rooted.
2) If you have a /Voodoo folder on your internal SD card, delete it and reboot.
3) If you're already running a custom ROM with Voodoo lagfix FULLY enabled, you can skip to step 7.
I tried to do 4), 5) and 6), but for some reason, it did not convert the filesystem to ext4. Therefore, I converted via the CWM from a) instead.
4) Download CWM-community-kernel-v8.zip if you're on Froyo or CWM-infused-v2.0.1-kernel.zip if you're on Gingerbread and place it on your internal SD card.
5) Install SGS Kernel Flasher from the Market.
6) Open SGS Kernel Flasher, select choose kernel, select the file you downloaded, and select flash kernel. Your phone will reboot and begin to enable Voodoo lagfix. Let it do that and boot all the way up. It will take a while (5-10 minutes) because it's converting all partitions to ext4.
Rest of the steps are the same:
7) Download update-infused-v2.X.X-full.zip and place it on your internal SD card.
8) Power off your phone.
9) With the phone powered off, hold both volume keys and the power button for about 10 seconds and then release. This should boot you into RED CWM.
10) Select "install zip from sdcard" and select update-infused-v2.X.X-full.zip.
11) Once that finishes, select "wipe data/factory reset".
12) Select "reboot system now".
Good luck!

Rom Upgrade Help Required

Hello All,
I need your help regarding upgrade my captivate which is running on 2.1. I had hard bricked it once before when I was trying to update it via odin. Just got fixed it back from mobiletechvideos.com. Now I want to upgrade it to gingerbread Can anyone tell me any stable rom which I can upgrade safely and have 0% chance to hard bricked it again. Or any rom which I can flash via any other tool not via odin as I thought last bricked was caused due to odin. Pls help me.
I like the MIUI rom but I saw that it use ODIN so I am a bit afread to try it
Thanks

My understanding of the process.
I'm fairly sure you need to use superoneclick to root, that's step one. Next go to market and dowload ROM manager and install it, that's step two.Step three, flash clockworkmod recovery with ROM manager. Choose captivateMTD and let it flash. Step four, now go to the download ROM and choose an MTD ROM. I reccomend cyanogenmod as its aosp, overclocked and generally awesome. They have a stable build that's a great dd. Step five is to flash it. When the download completes it will promt you to wipe data and cache, clear everything and hit go. Step six would be to dl and flash gapps with ROM manager. Wipe cache and install. After all this you should be on cm7 stable. Pm me if you need help. I have the drivers and all files you could possibly need in my dropbox account.
Good luck and enjoy cyanogenmod.
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where I can get superoneclick to root it ?

imk79 said:
where I can get superoneclick to root it ?
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please, for the love all that is holy, leave your phone alone if you dont know how to use GOOGLE
http://bit.ly/uoGYG7

I tried to download superoneclick via this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
All archive showing me damaged only 8 mb version is working but when I tried to root it via that version it shows me FAILED msg at the end. Any help in this regard ?

You do not need to root your phone to install a custom rom.
If you currently are on 2.1, boot into recovery and flash this zip file.
From here you can go about installing a gingerbread kernel and rom.
If you are unsure of the process, please do lots more research before you go flashing anything. If you brick again it's not my fault.

mikedavis120 said:
My understanding of the process.
I'm fairly sure you need to use superoneclick to root, that's step one. Next go to market and dowload ROM manager and install it, that's step two.Step three, flash clockworkmod recovery with ROM manager. Choose captivateMTD and let it flash. Step four, now go to the download ROM and choose an MTD ROM. I reccomend cyanogenmod as its aosp, overclocked and generally awesome. They have a stable build that's a great dd. Step five is to flash it. When the download completes it will promt you to wipe data and cache, clear everything and hit go. Step six would be to dl and flash gapps with ROM manager. Wipe cache and install. After all this you should be on cm7 stable. Pm me if you need help. I have the drivers and all files you could possibly need in my dropbox account.
Good luck and enjoy cyanogenmod.
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Step One: Root Done
Step Two: ROM manager installation Done
Step Three: flash clockworkmod recovery with ROM manager (When I clicked on it asked me that confirm phone model and when I clicked on samsung captivate MDT it said that clockworkmod not officially supported the captivate MDT and have you installed clockworkmod based recovery manually if I clicked on yes it proceed to the next screen and if I clicked no it said that without it rom manager will not work. If i clicked on yes it proceed to the next screen and asked me the clockworkmod version 2.x or 3.x. I select one of them and click on the install rom from SD card and then browse to my downloaded rom when I clicked on rom and it will ask me to backup exsisiting rom, wipe data and cache and wipe dalvik cache. I had selected last 2 options and clicked ok then it asked me to press ok to reboot into clockworkMod Recovery and continue the installation when I clicked ok and rebooted where it showing me 4 options: rebbot system now, reinstall packages, delete all user data and delete cache data. After that I don't know what to do BTW I downloaded MIUI rom as I wana try it )
Any Help ?

Its sounds like you are in the stock recovery still. When you get to the screen with four options click reinstall packages and it should take you to clockwork recovery. The you will have many more options. You will want to go to install zip from SD card then choose zip from SD card and then navigate to your rom of choice and click it. Then it will go through the install process and when it is done hit reboot now and you should be running your custom rom.
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bradleyG said:
Its sounds like you are in the stock recovery still. When you get to the screen with four options click reinstall packages and it should take you to clockwork recovery. The you will have many more options. You will want to go to install zip from SD card then choose zip from SD card and then navigate to your rom of choice and click it. Then it will go through the install process and when it is done hit reboot now and you should be running your custom rom.
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Ok here come the problem again. I install the update.zip from sd card and the phone took me into the clockworkmod recovery a new menu then I install update.zip and after that I click install a zip from SD card. I clicked on it and browse it to the downloaded rom and it asked me to perform the action and I clicked ok after that it shows the installing process again and from after that phone is showing AT&T logo then Cyanogen Mod logo and then showing it is installing something and then restarting again and again. Phone is in the same state and doing this thing again and again. I remove the battery and power on again and its doing same thing any help ?

Get into cwm again via buttons and flash cm7 one more time. Should fix the error you're seeing.

ok I am able to fix it. I removed the SIM card and SD CARD and it will come to the update process and when done its boot to the rom and finally I am in new MIUI look and feel Thanks guys for your help. I will try this rom for few days but can any one pls tell me any proper guide where I can find a proper guide and information that how to update a rom and how to fix a problems if faced during the installation process.

imk79 said:
but can any one pls tell me any proper guide where I can find a proper guide and information that how to update a rom and how to fix a problems if faced during the installation process.
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dude. this website is all the info you freakin need

imk79 said:
ok I am able to fix it. I removed the SIM card and SD CARD and it will come to the update process and when done its boot to the rom and finally I am in new MIUI look and feel Thanks guys for your help. I will try this rom for few days but can any one pls tell me any proper guide where I can find a proper guide and information that how to update a rom and how to fix a problems if faced during the installation process.
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The thanks button is there for a reason. Haha just messing with you but if you feel like saying thanks to someone feel free to press the button that's what it's there for.

Pirateghost said:
dude. this website is all the info you freakin need
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Yeah I know that this for the XDA all about but every time I got help is via starting a topic. Being a beginner I want to have a guide where all problems should listed click if the phone is not going cwm how can you fix it so it would be guide. I got help everytime from XDA when I searched but very distributed. And if you search on google you will got alot info in which you are not sure about which is correct for you. Anyways Thanks alot guys.

[Q] Don't know what to do at root menu

Using following the cyanogen wiki LG G2x Full Update tutorial
I got clockwork and everything else working, but when I download cyanogen 7 and tell it to install it, the directions get a little fuzzy. I don't know exactly what to do in the root menu. I thought I'd just hit the 1st reboot option, but that just loads the phone normally with stock ROM.
I just started experimenting with different options, like factory reset, thinking maybe this would be the option to run cyanogen, but now I think I undid almost everything and I'm back to square one (Except superuser is still installed for some reason)
HELP! I donate

Owens867 said:
Using following the cyanogen wiki LG G2x Full Update tutorial
I got clockwork and everything else working, but when I download cyanogen 7 and tell it to install it, the directions get a little fuzzy. I don't know exactly what to do in the root menu. I thought I'd just hit the 1st reboot option, but that just loads the phone normally with stock ROM.
I just started experimenting with different options, like factory reset, thinking maybe this would be the option to run cyanogen, but now I think I undid almost everything and I'm back to square one (Except superuser is still installed for some reason)
HELP! I donate
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After you dload rom go to recovery, wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache, wipe data, wipe system, select install zip from sd, search for zip (cm7 rom u dloaded) and flash, then reboot.
NVIDIA NEVER AGAIN!

Look here and follow the instructions. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1274998 If you flashed cwm via nvflash then go straight here. http://theunlockr.com/2011/05/03/how-to-load-a-custom-rom-on-the-t-mobile-g2x
Let us know if this is enough.
p.s. you navigate cwm via the volume keys and confirm via the power button.
edit: if you want google apps (gapps) get it here and flash immediately after flashing cm7. http://goo-inside.me/gapps/

Wow thanks for the nvflash link. I was able to flash cm7 with it no problem! Now when you say flash immediately after cm7, do you mean right after it installs cm7 while still in the root?
After my prior troubles, I am no longer assuming anything :|

Owens867 said:
Wow thanks for the nvflash link. I was able to flash cm7 with it no problem! Now when you say flash immediately after cm7, do you mean right after it installs cm7 while still in the root?
After my prior troubles, I am no longer assuming anything :|
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Yes, I did mine via CWM though so I'm not as familiar with the way you're going about it. The main "trick" is that you have to flash CWM via nvflash not ROM manager, I learned that one the hard way. On the bright side it's nearly impossible to permanently brick this phone.
Sorry about the delay in reply, I'm at work so I'm not able to pay tons of attention to the forum.

You are not at a "root" menu. It is Clockworkmod Recovery menu. There is no such thing as a root menu.

[Q] Cyanogen Install Method for Visually Impaired?

Hello,
Just got the Rogers version on stock ICS. I'd like to know if one of the following is possible, please:
Get an Odin flashable CWM with OpenRecoveryScript so I can dump CM and GApps, use Goo-Manager and have it wipe etc. for me as sadly recovery doesn't talk?
Some other method that doesn't involve trying to navigate recovery with no sight, something like Rom Manager or a full odin flashable CM?
Failing that, get a recent version of CWM/TWRP with button navigation and info on button presses to go from stock ICS to CM?
Don't have anyone trusty around with working eyes, so I've got to do it myself if possible. The default install method is great, but the odin version of CWM linked to doesn't support OpenRecoveryScript nor the updator script without manual work on the device in recovery as far as I understand it.
If these already exist I do apologize. I didn't come across them in the searches I've done. Any help is appreciated.

If you're visually impaired, then TWRP isn't the right recovery for you . "OpenRecoveryScript" is another name for TWRP. CWM can be navigated by the volume buttons (even the latest touch ones can) but TWRP cannot. To flash the custom recovery, all you have to do to your device is boot it into download mode. The rest you can do on Odin.
Once you're in CWM, the chooser thing will be on the top option, "reboot system". Under that (one click down) is "install .zip from SD". After that is "wipe data/factory reset". Under that is "wipe cache", then "mounts and storage", and last but not least, "advanced".
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android88 said:
If you're visually impaired, then TWRP isn't the right recovery for you . "OpenRecoveryScript" is another name for TWRP. CWM can be navigated by the volume buttons (even the latest touch ones can) but TWRP cannot. To flash the custom recovery, all you have to do to your device is boot it into download mode. The rest you can do on Odin.
Once you're in CWM, the chooser thing will be on the top option, "reboot system". Under that (one click down) is "install .zip from SD". After that is "wipe data/factory reset". Under that is "wipe cache", then "mounts and storage", and last but not least, "advanced".
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Thanks for the description of CWM's interface. I think that'll be useful.
The ORS I was looking at was this. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31093552&postcount=344
I was thinking if I could get a version 14.2.1 or greater flashable in Odin, I could then use Goo-Manager in ICS, create a script that would wipe the caches, install CM and the Gapps. But I should also be able to do that with the older existing Odin flashable CWM now that I have the description of how it works.
Again, thanks.

Wow, if everyone were as self sufficient and ready to learn as you, this forum would be a much better place. I hope you've gotten everything worked out, if not, let me know if you have any more questions and I'll see if I can't help answer them for you.
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bps119 said:
Wow, if everyone were as self sufficient and ready to learn as you, this forum would be a much better place. I hope you've gotten everything worked out, if not, let me know if you have any more questions and I'll see if I can't help answer them for you.
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I did get it to work, after I figured out CWM has a whole lot more "no" options than "yes", and then having to ADB force update Talkback.
But in the end, I've got Cyanogen 10 up and running.
Thanks for the help and resources.