CynogenMod 7.1.5 on my Milestone
It was time for another update from https://github.com/nadlabak/android/downloads.
It's so easy with OpenRecovery G.O.T.:
- Download
- Copy to OpenRecovery/updates using the USB connection.
- Reboot into Recovery, if you already have CyanogenMod.
- Run the update from Misc menu.
- Reboot
Nokia E72
During the past week I use a Nokia E72 on duty. I have to admit, the power consumption is really impressing compared to modern smartphones like iPhone or Droid.
I installed Opera for improved browsing and PuTTY for remote administration and also used the pre-installed navigation. Thumbs up.
Nevertheless, if power consumption is no issue, I would prefer an Android phone. Usability using the touchscreen is better, the OVI store is limited (even though better than iTunes) and Symbian is just end-of-life.
Thus the ranking is the following:
- Android 2.x phone
- Nokia E72
- iPhone
And I use every item on that list regularly (private vs. business).
Android 2.3/CyanogenMod 7 for Milestone
Please find the final CM7 release at the usual place: https://github.com/nadlabak/android/downloads
Since power on my Milestone is down to 5%, I first have to wait for appropriate capacity of the battery before I can update my RC4 to the final release.
Done, my Milestone is now running CM7 and since I already did the RC4 installation before, it was easy:
- Putting the ZIP for CM7 in OpenRecovery/Updates.
- Restart Milestone into Recovery.
- Start OpenRecovery G.O.T. by applying update.zip.
- Apply the CM7 zip using the appropriate action of the Miscellaneous menu.
- Reboot and that's it.
Android 2.3 Milestone
Waiting for the upgrade to a newer post-2.1 Android by Motorola, I heard rumours about the Android 2.2 released recently, that were not very positive about the quality.
So I decided to get Android 2.3 (CyanogenMod) on the Milestone with the help of OpenRecovery G.O.T.
Since yesterday I have upgrade to CyanogenMod 7 RC4 (from RC3) on the Milestone with no problems so far. That way my 2nd phone, which is an iPhone 4 will never catch up with the Milestone... the iPhone is Apple's proprietary way to enforce Windows usage on PC hardware 
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Keep in my mind, that I am not responsible for your personal experience, i.e. if you brick your Milestone, it's your own risk, even if I provide some details about the procedure here.
Android 2.2 for Milestone/Droid
Yes, I am still waiting for the official release 2.2 for my Motorola Droid.
Perhaps the Motorola Update Tool will some day find the appropriate update... I promise to start my Windows VM regularly to check that.