[Samsung Infuse 4G] g-noob:
maybe I could help someone with my experience

thanks for the link, it was helpful

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I thought I might note down my own experience, maybe it will help someone in the future

A/ Preparation in your computer:

1. Install/Update Java (http://java.com/en/download/index.jsp)

2. Get the driver for the Samsung ready (download and install Kies software at http://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/product/SGH-I997ZKAATT)

3. Download SGH_I997 Entropy 4_4_2012-One-Click-Heimdall.jar (maybe put it right there in the desktop)

4. Download: CM-9-20120620 from here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1601844

5. Download: CWM-community-kernel from here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1119598

6. Download the AvatarROM and Gapps from here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2174227

B/ What I did:

I was very happy with MIUI Scotland 2.3.2b (I think it was Gingerbread) with Go Launcher, very smooth operation, getting 10 hours from the battery, and can do everything with it: Watching movies, taking pictures, reading ...

But people keep talking about Jelly Bean how awesome it is, one day Google play didn't let me install Chrome, and I was bored ... so here came this thread

Before everything else, I backup all my apps via Titanium Backup (Google Play), and my Google account (this is automatic, so there is no explanation)

1/ I go to Google Play and download the ROM Manager app., choose the first option "Recovery Setup" to get that blue CWM

2/ Connect my phone to computer and put the above 5 zip files into my SD card

3/ with phone at normal stage, press the power button and choose reboot, there will be 4 options: choose reboot into recovery

4/ phone reboot and I get to the blue CWM, follow the instruction from XDA, I wipe Data/Factory Reset & Wipe cache, and Davik cache (and carefully do everything 2 times)

5/ install zip from from SD card: I first flash the CM-9 from the above thread

6/ after rebooting I was able to get the ICS running, it seems very smooth and amazing but it was only half way so I updated the ROM Manager came with it (update via enable wifi) install CWM again and choose option 2 (since I didn't know how to get into CWM again with this new ROM) to get the recovery

7/ But the phone got all messed-up when it is in Recovery (i don't know what to call it since I am a noob, blurry color pixels and all that ) and no matter what I do after that the phone can't boot into the ICS again at all

8/ Already have Java and Kies installed, I put the phone into download mode (press both the volume buttons, the plug in the USB to connect to the computer) and then open the jar (SGH_I997 Entropy 4_4_2012-One-Click-Heimdall.jar)

follow the instruction, and then I get the red CWM running on the phone

9/ I wipe the 3 things again, and then install the zip CWM-community-kernel and all of the sudden, I get the blue CWM running again

10/ I then go ahead and install the AvatarRom and its Gapps

11/ The phone successfully boots into the Jelly Bean ROM after a long time running the booting screen

I then enable wifi, use Google Play to get Titanium Back up and reinstall all of my old app again

It takes around 4 hours to get to the Avatar ROM (with lots of panicking and trying this and that) but if you follow my instruction, hopefully you won't. and another hour to reinstall apps and settings . I don't know why it works this way, and can't explain it since I have no ideals of what's in those zip packets....

My impression of Jelly Bean (so far) is it's not all that (it's not like you are jumping from window XP to win 7 with all that snaps and pretty user interface).

1. My old MIUI has a reboot option at the drop down pane, which I use alot instead of the power button - Jelly Bean does NOT

2. The touch and feel in Jelly Bean is kindda strange, it's lighter but sometimes it's not responsive

3. I picked AvatarROM because I read it has lots of themes like MIUI, but then I find out it's not like MIUI, where I can customize to details, from booting screen to fonts, to notification panel, and sounds .... so I assume that other Jelly Bean ROMs will be like that because it's Jelly Bean

4. The battery runs the same taking about 10 percent of battery per hour, give or take

5. My booting time takes longer than MIUI which is under 2 min (which I use ROM tool box to adjust here and there) sometimes it even takes nearly 5 min. I don't know why yet

6. My device => advance, setting gets shut down every time I enter (I will take time to read the ROM thread again and again to see if I miss anything)

Otherwise, it run smoothly and I feel proud that I have a jelly bean running in my beloved Infuse (it was love at first sigh and still going strong for nearly 2 years)

Doesn't it worth it jumping from MIUI to this ROM ? I don't think so, but like I said, I was bored and wanted to learn about Jelly Bean and its ROM

Thanks XDA-developers and particularly eZdubzitmk4, and Entropy who made some awesome jar and zip

G-noob