How To Install CyanogenMod 6.1 On myTouch 4G

CyanogenMod 6.1 is the most stable built on Froyo aka Android 2.2. Here’s a guide to successfully install CMD for first timers and pros.

First CyanogenMod install Instructions:

Step 1: Download ROM

Step 2: Connect your phone to the computer via USB, mount the microSD card and copy the downloaded ROM to the root of the SD card

Step 3: Your device must be rooted to install ROM. If you haven’t already done so, please root your myTouch 4G

Step 4: Clockwork Recovery must be installed on your device as well. If not done already installed, install it via ROM Manage.

Step 5: Reboot your phone in recovery and perform a NANDROID backup.

Step 6: Wipe your phone using the options given in recovery.

Step 7: From recovery, tap ‘apply zip from sd card’, select the copied ROM to the SD card. Follow the instructions and confirm any displayed prompts.

Step 8: Once the ROM has been flashed, reboot the phone when prompted and CMD is installed successfully

For Google apps, copy the downloaded zip file to your SD card, boot your phone in recovery again, tap ‘apply zip from sd card’, select the zip file that you just copied to the SD card, and follow the instructions, confirming any prompts that you get.

Upgrading from an earlier CyanogenMod installation:

Step 1: Reboot your phone in recovery and perform a NANDROID backup.

Step 2: From recovery, tap ‘apply zip from sd card’> Select the ROM that you copied to the SD card> Follow the instructions, confirm any prompts that you get.

How To Create Nandroid Back Up On Motorola Droid X

Nandroid backup is most critical process prior to installing and flashing new ROMs on the Android phone. Nandroid backs up your settings before an installation and it can be easily recovered if anything goes wrong.   Here is a step by step guide on creating a full Nandroid backup on your Motorola Droid X.

Step 1: Root Motorola Droid X.

Step 2: Now reboot your phone in normal mode and download Koush’s Droid X Bootstrap from Android Market.

Step 3: Once downloaded, launch bootstrap and tap on Bootstrap Recovery.

Step 4: If you get the success pop-up, then prss Reboot Recovery to boot into Clockwork recovery.

Step 5: Once the phone boots in recovery, scroll down to backup, and restore using volume keys and press the camera button to select.

Step 6: Now select the first option Backup and wait for the process to finish.

Step 7: Once completed, go back to recovery and follow onscreen instructions to reboot the system into normal mode.

Viola! You’ve successfully created a full fledge system backup. If anything goes wrong while you are experimenting simply boot into recovery and follow the same instructions to restore from Nandroid backup.