[Bravo General] Kilbert:
Pardon the novel....

EDIT: This is the step by step that worked for me, a totally novice user. Compiled from all over these forums, and this thread. Thanks to Dr. Orange and Skeevy420 for helping me when I was totally stuck. I also suggest using directory Aa as suggested in skeevy420's post below, & having a full charge battery.

First, thanks for helping me. Pardon the wall of text, here is my plan (compiled from many places), I have completed up to and including step 14. I want to make sure I am on the correct path. I feel good until 18. I browsed the .zip archive of the kang download, I do not see the " gapp. file. "Where do I get it from? Thanks.

1) Factory reformat phone:

From the main home screen

tap menu

tap Settings

tap Privacy

tap Factory data reset

tap Reset phone

tap Erase everything. Confirm

2) On boot disable Motoblur by:

Press menu key (4 squares in lower left corner) and hold until keyboard pops up.

tap ?123

* tap ALT

* tap ABC

* tap e

* tap 123

* tap ALT

* tap ABC

* tap e

* tap b

* tap l

* tap u

* tap r

* tap o

* tap f

* tap f

3) Turn on USB debug

From the main home screen

* * * tap Applications

* * * tap Development

* * * tap USB Debugging (make green check)

4) Download/install Bravo drivers

http://www.motorola.com

5) Download/install superoneclick:

http://shortfuse.org/?page_id=2

6) Next connect phone via USB port with the computer

7) From Notifications pane on phone, change USB mode from Motorla Phone Portal (default) to USB mass storage.

8) In superoneclick:

Click Root button.

Phone will reboot twice.

You need wait for a while while the process completes.

9) Click Allow Non Market Apps:

Success is when you see a "1" value after checking NMA #1 & 2? (I assume - as this is where mine stopped for 1 1/2 hrs)

10) Verify @ Froyo (2.2.x):

Tap Settings

Tap About Phone

Want to see: Android Version 2.2.x

11) Download 2init & Gingerbread apps

http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=1032212

http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-gb-20110828-signed.zip

12) Download Kang

http://www.mediafire.com/?s531o2ikkbquakd

13) Place files on SD card. [CM-7.2-Kang-2012-07-13.zip] [gapps-gb-20110828-signed] & [SndinitDefy 2.3.apk]

Use windows explorer/Dolphin to copy (I made a directory called ROM with kang/gapps & another 2init)

Connect via usb

Put the .apk & .zip on the SD card in correct directories,

Disconnect USB

14) Install 2 init:

Check that "allow applications from unknown sources" is on in settings.

Use phone file manager to browse where you put sndinint (in 13 above) and select sndinit to install the app.

Find app in phones installed apps list

read instructions, install

Green light will be on, but will turn off after a while.

15) (Re)boot into 2ndInit recovery by

make sure the usb unplugged from computer .

Shut-down/reboot.

While booting watch for blue led to flash during boot, hit volume down once it flashes blue.(about 8-10 seconds in)

If done properly, you will see 2ndinit menu.

16) From 2ndinit menu:

Select Recovery

Select Custom Recovery

Select Wipe Data and Factory Reset

Select Yes -- delete all user data

Go to "Install zip from sdcard"

Choose zip from sdcard

Locate the zip and select it*

Select Yes

Go to "Install zip from sdcard"

Locate Gapps and select it

Select Yes

Select Go Back

Select Reboot -- You're done and using a custom rom

reboot takes a while- do not give up.