[ROM] CyanogenMod 7 for the ZTE Blade,Idea Blade,Dell XCD 35 :: V7.1.0

[shashwat]

CyanogenMod is a free, community built, aftermarket firmware distribution of Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), which is designed to increase performance and reliability over stock Android for your device.

CyanogenMod is based on the Android Open Source Project with extra contributions from many people within the Android community. It can be used without any need to have any Google application installed. Linked below is a package that has come from another Android project that restore the Google parts. CyanogenMod does still include various hardware-specific code, which is also slowly being open-sourced anyway.

All the source code for CyanogenMod is available in the CyanogenMod You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login. And if you would like to contribute to CyanogenMod, please visit out Gerrit Code Review. You can also view the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login for a full list of changes & features.


Instructions:

First time flashing CyanogenMod 7 to the ZTE Blade, or coming from another ROM?


1.Root the device and install ClockworkMod Recovery. Instructions are available here.
2.Perform a NANDroid backup of your current ROM.
3.Format the system, data & cache partitions of your device.
4.Perform a factory reset.
5.Flash CyanogenMod.

Optional: Install the Google Apps addon package.

Upgrading from earlier version of CyanogenMod 7?


1.Perform a NANDroid backup of your current ROM.
2.Flash CyanogenMod (your Google Apps will be backed up & restored automatically).

Download Links:

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CyanogenMod:

Latest version: update-cm-7.1.0-Blade
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MD5sum: 580c9db7463a1d737f9890e4ea488ccf

Google Apps addon:
Version: gapps-gb-20110828
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Verison: Google Talk with video addon
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[Die2mrw007]

Great share

[bhanugoel]

hey this link is showing 404 not found.. please give a valid link... also there is a rc version of cyanogenMod v7.2...  is it safe to install rc versions?

[Die2mrw007]

hey this link is showing 404 not found.. please give a valid link... also there is a rc version of cyanogenMod v7.2...  is it safe to install rc versions?

RC version are always in testing mode and there are chances you may face some bug.

EDIT: Links updated.

[bhanugoel]

thnkz alot man!

[bhanugoel]

permanent root or temporary root? which one do you recommend ?

[Die2mrw007]

permanent root or temporary root? which one do you recommend ?

Either of it
it doesnt really matter. A rooted device can always have additional level of operations and tweaks.
A permanent root means the ROM will be pre rooted
Temporary root means the ROM actually isnt rooted and you need to do this manually. It will last only until you reset your device. Whereas in permanent root, it will stay rooted even after you reset your device.