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25 SIMPLE STEPS - INSTALLATION OF CYANOGEN ROM on WILDFIRE!

CYANOGEN v6 / v7 :: INSTALLATION STEPS

25 Steps To Updating Your Phone by Flipmode!​

Download latest version of Cyanogen v6/v7 (in this case, I downloaded v6.1)

On your device, uninstall any unwanted applications (that are junk and you do not use anymore - this will make backups faster).

Download (from Google Searches), copy to your SD card, and install MyBackup Pro, Titanium Backup, SMS Backup+Restore, SMS Backup+, APN Backup, Call Log Backup Restore, Backup Everything, Sprite Backup, Bookmarks SB, etc...

Perform a backup, of each program, setting your SD card as the destination.

Download and install the latest version of the ClockworkMod ROM Mananger, then reboot.

Once all your Call logs, Contacts, Email Contacts, SMS's, Settings, Application Settings, Data, Bookmarks, APN's (internet), system settings and more, have been backed up, you can now start the ROM installation process.

Create a COMPLETE backup of your SD Card to your PC.

Copy the downloaded CyanogenMod 6 or 7 ROM Zip file to your previously backed up SDCard. There is no need to extract the ZIP file.

Make sure there is plenty of free space on the card, if not then move your

/my documents

,

/my downloads

and other folders from the card.

Hold down the power button to display the reboot/power menu.

Select BOOTLOADER from the menu and click OK.

When the menu appears with Green writing at the top, a white background and a green skateboarding alien at the bottom, you have reached the correct menu.

Use the volume buttons to go up and down the menu and the power button to select an option.

Select CLEAR STORAGE (internal) and use VOL UP to confirm (VOL DOWN to cancel).

Reboot the device and then once again reboot the phone but this time select RECOVERY (or select boot loader and then select recovery in the white menu).

When the phone reboots, a black screen will appear with "CLOCKWORK MOD RECOVERY v2..." in the title (white) and then a blue menu below.

NOTE:

* Power button = back a screen.

* Vol Up/Down = Up Down selection.

* Ball/D-Pad = move up down selection and select.

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Select NANDROID - to perform a backup of the current ROM + System to your SD Card (RECOMMENDED!). This may take a few minutes to complete.

Select "Wipe Cache Partition".

Select "Wipe data/factory reset".

NOTE:

If you later experience any problems installing, you can also try wiping the Dalvik Cache (under menu "Advanced").

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Select "Partitions Menu" and select "Format /System".

Once complete, now select "Install ZIP from SD Card" and "Choose ZIP from SD Card" (i.e. browse for the ZIP file copied onto the root of your SD Card previously).

Select "Apply SD Card Update" to install any other downloaded files from the CyanogenMod 6/7 page (addons).

Wait for it to finish and reboot.

The initial boot may take between 10 and 30 minutes. Be patient with the Blue swirling plasma around the skateboarding alien. The phone may vibrate now and then, and eventually show the home screen. If you see other applications there (installed previously) then you have not cleared the storage areas correctly!

Start installing your applications, restoring your SMS's, Contacts, Call Logs, etc etc etc, and getting it ALLLLL set up to how you like it! :D

Cheers!

- Flipmode.

Found a mistake? Found a typo? Feel something should be changed? Have any improvements or updates been made available?

- Please let me know so I can update these steps, to make it easier for other users! Enjoy! ;)