[Milestone 2 General] Ashareth:
Hi, i'm posting this after submitting the idea in the sfc3031's CM9 thread and asking the MS2 forum moderator.

The goal is to create a new, updated, more accurate and complete FAQ/REF/Links Compiling thread than the current one for the MS2 section (this thread : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1049123)

I've starting working on it, and currently i'm mostly trying to list and compile everything that should be put in it.

I'll write down a list there, and will try to keep it "up to date" on status once i start writting the real thread, while keeping this thread for discussion, so the other one stay the most simple/readable possible.

Ok topics i have for now :

- the different types of MS2 (mostly the difference between Froyo/GB kernels, and so on), and what it means, and how you can find out

- listing of all sbf's and how to know which one to use

- the list of available Roms, mostly the 4-6 that are usable to some points, and the state they are in, whith descriptions of what works or not, and if they are still maintained, and to what kernels/updates they are designed for

- list of the various fixes that are available for the MS2/Roms (WiFi fix, GPS lock fix, roaming problems, keyboard problems)

- tutorials to recover/unbrick the MS2 (there is a couple of those around to be linked, on top of the flash sbf from linux one)

- tutorials to install root R0/R1 (Latin America) phones (there is one written in this section, i intend to link it :))

- tutorials to install CM9, with explanation of the difference between GB/China kernels, and probably a listing of what phones should be working normally

- links to various useful tools for MS2 (oc patches that are buried in the CM9 threads, MS2Toolbox, MS2 Baseband switcher)

- link to discussion/explanation about what batteries we can use in our phone, specially if they have been tested successfully (there is, it seems, quite some batteries that "works", as in they charge and power the phone, but whose status/charge level can't be read by the phone from what i read)

- list of the main maintainers/people that are behind the current state of well-being of the MS2 (the ones who came with hardware driver supports, roms, and so on)

- list and quick description of most features of the phones/roms, and what they mean (like what is HW acceleration, why it's good to have it, what is Crystal Talk and so on)

- a quick lexicon of the anagrams we use (honestly, until recently, i was wondering why there was a difference between the GB (as in Great Britain=UK) kernel and the others... before understanding it was GB as in Gingerbread=Android 2.3+ :D), since i'm probably not the only one who had a hard time jumping in the shark pool of Phone Rom Flashing :)

- optionnally (but i would need help for that), a list of the projects that are under developpement and could mean better things for our phones if it gets ported to it (like the Tactile Recovery from TeamWin, or the Kexec project which seems to be a bootloader hijacker that could allow changing more things on our phones, including kernels and so on)

- explanation of what 2nd-init and the other inits options in boot recovery are (i'll need help on this one, since i don't know what they mean :D).

It's all i have for now, feel free to suggests anything i missed, or anything you think should be there.

- maybe a list of useful aps/tools/windows-linux-whatever tools for flashing, getting infos, debugs, logs and so on ?

If you know/stumble upon threads you feel/think should be in the FAQ, just post them here (with a quick text to tell me what they are about and why they are relevant if possible), i'll try to keep reading there and update it.