Help on installing CM9

[Guest Huaweian]

Hi,

I'm a complete newbie here so sorry for the "dumb" like questions! :wacko:

I just upgraded to B936F over the air on Vodafone and am finding it slow and unresponsive. I have read the forums on here and am thinking about using CM9 for daily use. Is that wise? (i.e is it stable etc.)

Also, how am I to install CM9? I've read on the fantastic website; http://huaweig300.com/ how to root etc.

However, I'm unsure of how to install the Clock Work Mod that Daz has made. Is it installed instead of the Clockwordg300.exe mentioned on http://huaweig300.co...rkmod-recovery/ or is there something else?

In what way should i backup my apps?

Any help would be much appreciated,

Thanks.

Also sorry if I shouldn't have made a topic out of this. Not really sure.

[Guest sashko69]

http://www.modaco.co...with-downloads/

Just skip the instruction untill Section 3: Rooting, CWModing and Unlocking your bootloader on any ICS firmware. after that read this post:

http://www.modaco.co...t-updated-1711/

and that's it! For backuping your apps, one of the best pograms is Go Backup, you can find it on the Play Store.

[Guest kyan31]

First, you need to go to the stickies section and follow the tutorial to install clockworkmod recovery, aka CWM. Once you have done that, you need to download dazzozo's CWM build, and put it onto the root of your external SD card.

After all of that, turn off your phone and turn it back on, but when you turn it on, hold the volume up button at the same time. It should boot into CWM and you will use this to flash roms on your phone.

So, once you are in CWM, use the volume buttons to scroll to 'flash zip from SD card'. Use the home button to select it and then scroll to the file you downloaded from dazzozo's thread. Press the home button to select it, and press yes to install it. Now, press the back button to go back, go to advanced settings, and click 'reboot recovery'. You should now have dazzozos recovery rather than the standard one. The new recovery should be blue so you will know it worked.

The new recovery works slightly different in controls. It should now be:

Volume buttons to scroll

Power button to select

Tap screen to go back

Now that you have CWM, follow the instructions on the CM9 thread and you should be good to go :D

Thread for installing CWM

http://www.modaco.com/index.php?/topic/353860-Help-I'm-New-And-I-Can't-Do...

Skip to number 3

Edited November 22, 2012 by kyan31

[Guest kyan31]

What CWM looks like, just in case you want to know before hand :P

What CWM should look like after you flash Dazzozo's build

[Guest Huaweian]

Ok thanks.

Just a few questions.

1. Do you need to root before installing CWM (Step 2 before step 3)

2. "and put it onto the root of your external SD card" - where?

Sorry,

[Guest kyan31]

Ok thanks.

Just a few questions.

1. Do you need to root before installing CWM (Step 2 before step 3)

2. "and put it onto the root of your external SD card" - where?

Sorry,

The term, 'root of the SD card' means to put it on the start of the SD card. So not in any folders.

And I'm not sure if you need to root, but it is a good idea to do it. I think CM9 relies on root and rooting just makes the phone better in general.

So, yes, I think you should root your phone :D

Edited November 22, 2012 by kyan31

[Guest Huaweian]

Ok Thanks a lot.

Really appreciate your help.

[Guest Huaweian]

If anyone knows if I have to root the phone beforehand to flash CM9 through CWM please tell me!!!!

[Guest kyan31]

If anyone knows if I have to root the phone beforehand to flash CM9 through CWM please tell me!!!!

Yes, you flash CM9 through cwm

[Guest kyan31]

Make sure you do all the necessary wipes before you flash CM9. That means you need to:

Wipe data/factory reset

Wipe cache partition

Go to advanced settings and wipe dalvik cache

Go to mounts and storage, and format system

Also, when you flash CM9, flash google apps a.k.a. gapps too.

If you want to be safe, you should make nandroid backup before you flash anything. Go to backup/restore and click backup. After this is done, you can restore to the backup whenever you want, so if you we're to mess up the phone, you can just restore it :D

Edited November 22, 2012 by kyan31

[Guest Davidoff59]

Titanium backup is another good choice for app backup. Restoring gingerbread apps to ics will likely cause force closures though.

[Guest Huaweian]

Yes, you flash CM9 through cwm

So root? I'm not really familiar with the terminology.

As I undertsand it, you have to:

Root

Install CWM

Install CM9

Or is it just:

Install CWM

Install CM9

Or does installing CWM root the phone?

Edited November 22, 2012 by Huaweian

[Guest Huaweian]

Thanks for all the replies by the way.

[Guest Davidoff59]

Btw, those 2 pics of cwm recovery, cwm will need updating. It isn't flashed along with CM9.

Stock recovery is locked down by the manufacturer.

CWM recovery gives you way more options and doesn't require manufacturer keys to flash roms.

CM9 requires the version of CWM posted in the CM9 thread to have Dazzozo support. While it may flash perfectly fine with earlier versions of cwm, you will receive no support off Dazzozo.

[Guest Davidoff59]

You will need to unlock the boot loader also. Please read the step by step guides or you will make a mistake.

[Guest Huaweian]

Section 3 of http://www.modaco.co...with-downloads/ then

First, you need to go to the stickies section and follow the tutorial to install clockworkmod recovery, aka CWM. Once you have done that, you need to download dazzozo's CWM build, and put it onto the root of your external SD card.

After all of that, turn off your phone and turn it back on, but when you turn it on, hold the volume up button at the same time. It should boot into CWM and you will use this to flash roms on your phone.

So, once you are in CWM, use the volume buttons to scroll to 'flash zip from SD card'. Use the home button to select it and then scroll to the file you downloaded from dazzozo's thread. Press the home button to select it, and press yes to install it. Now, press the back button to go back, go to advanced settings, and click 'reboot recovery'. You should now have dazzozos recovery rather than the standard one. The new recovery should be blue so you will know it worked.

The new recovery works slightly different in controls. It should now be:

Volume buttons to scroll

Power button to select

Tap screen to go back

Now that you have CWM, follow the instructions on the CM9 thread and you should be good to go :D

Thread for installing CWM

http://www.modaco.co...Can't-Do...

Skip to number 3

then install CM9 using Daz instruction

right?

Edited November 22, 2012 by Huaweian

[Guest Davidoff59]

Oops I don't think the bootloader is locked on Gingerbread sorry so don't try it.

[Guest kyan31]

Root your phone, install CWM, install dazzozos CWM build, install CM9.

[Guest Huaweian]

Ok thanks

I'm on ics by the way

Edited November 22, 2012 by Huaweian

[Guest Huaweian]

Just one last question; cm9 or infusion?

Which is better for speed stability and everyday use?

Edited November 22, 2012 by Huaweian

[Guest kyan31]

Just one last question; cm9 or infusion?

Which is better for speed stability and everyday use?

CM9.

[Guest sashko69]

If you don't need FM Radio and decent video recording, then flash CM9. Otherwise, your choice should be Infusion or Stock+. Since I have a four year old kid, I use video camera a lot so my choice (for now) is Stock+.

Edited November 22, 2012 by sashko69

[Guest kyan31]

If you don't need FM Radio and decent video recording, then flash CM9. Otherwise, your choice should be Infusion or Stock+. Since I have a four year old kid, I use video camera a lot so my choice (for now) is Stock+.

What's wrong with the video recording in CM9?

[Guest tcpaulh]

It's slow. Being worked on

[Guest kyan31]

It's slow. Being worked on

That's not a problem with the recording. It's the playback, and if you download MX player, it solves the problem completely.