[Fascinate Android Development] mrjake1970:
hey all...

im new to MIUI as of about a week ago and love it...follow this thread, and every 2 pages or so someone is talking about issues after flash or issues during flash..

i thought i would share exactly what i did to get to MIUI since i have ZERO issues -

no low call volume, no FC's, no bootloops, and no random reboots, my GPS is instant and accurate to 1 meter (it dont get better than that), mms works like a charm, and my signal is outstanding (i am using the EC09 radio) .. this thing runs like butter for me.. my dang gone speaker phone even works..

maybe this will help a few people out.. now, please .. im recommending that you follow this EXACTLY, without skipping anything..apparently its all very important since i have zero glitches :) if you skip something it may not work for you..

total time from start to finish was about 40 minutes .. yes you are thinking CRIPES! thats a long time.. well, think about how many hours of frustration, reflashing, waiting for questions to be answered in forums you spend when an install gets borked :) and i dont mean to say that in a crappy manner.. ive been there.. LOL

here we go..

i came from comm rom 2.0 with 5/31 voodoo

download to your SD card these files..

visit the CM7 thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1116424

download CWM4 Fixed for CM7 ZIP

download CM7 (the 07/04 version ONLY)

go here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1090127 and download the EXT4 formater (NOT RFS!)

download the MIUI rom from the MIUI thread (1.7.22)

i prefer (and remember all my stuff working LOL) the GLITCH HL found here : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1171948 but use whatever kernel you prefer and download that to your SD card..

you should now have in one place on your SD card for flashing ease:

CM7 7/4 version

CWM 4 fixed for CM7 (zip)

MIUI 1.7.22

EXT4 Formatter (zip)

Glitch 1.1 High leakage kernel

I backed everything up using Titanium backup (pro) .. i also did a nandroid backup..

1. I went back to recovery, and DISABLED VOODOO.. did another FULL reboot after it disabled..

2. rebooted to recovery, flashed CWM 4 for CM7 that gave me the 4.0 recovery.. rebooted normally.. then using menu, rebooted into recovery again..

3. now i have the blue CWM 4 for recovery.. i wiped data, cache, dalvik.. then flashed EXT4 Formatter.. it did its thing..

4. from same session, immediately flashed CM7 version 7/4 and let it boot..

5. after it booted and loaded CM7, i rebooted fully again WITHOUT CHANGING ANY SETTINGS (i think this is important)

6. Now at CM7 i long press power key and used menu key to reboot into recovery again, and wipe data, cache, dalvik.. followed immediately by the MIUI 1.7.22 (i used the 1.7.15 version since it was last week - if you want to try that go for it, otherwise i dont see why you couldnt flash the new one) ..

** IMPORTANT after flashing MIUI and rebooting, it went directly back to recovery instead of booting MIUI.. if this happens, simply REFLASH the MIUI you just flashed.. and it should go into the regular boot..

7. after initial MIUI boot, immediately manually rebooted via the menu key before making ANY changes.. phone reboots again..

8. after second reboot (first FULL reboot) i menu reboot into recovery.. and flash the glitch HL kernel and exit to reboot

9. after it boots fully, i manually REBOOT fully again..

10. after full reboot, time to restore.. i go to market (it will have you log into google account) and download titanium backup and go to TB.. i select RESTORE ALL MISSING PROGRAMS and ***IMPORTANT*** choose APP ONLY, not app and data..DO NOT RESTORE DATA WITH IT.. all my missing apps restore..

11. i fully reboot again immediately after the restore..before messing with ANY programs or settings..

12. phone boots... i then dive into settings, apps and other stuff to get it how i want it..

40 minutes total, start to finish.. you might think im over-doing it, adding extra steps, being redundant.. being a complete retard..whatever :) my **** works :) LOL and i dont mean to sound like a jerk when i say that.. but ive done this same process everytime i install a new rom, and i have had NO issues, NONE, other than "known issues" such as light sensors not working right, and rotation being wonky sometimes..

i hope if you follow what i did to the T that you get the same experience i have, which is a perfectly running MIUI :)

ROCK ON!