So if it works with u8180 can you please explain how to install it step by step? I am a total noob please i really need your help i know nothing about rooting and custom roms, please give me a minute of your time and help me install this custom rom... your help will be a lot appreciated because there are absolutely no guides about u8180 on the whole net.

I rooted my 8180 using SuperOneClick. Google it. Very easy to use. Put your phine in USB debug mode. Settings > Apps > Development.

I then loaded the Amon RA recovery using the ADB method. I can't post linkks here yet but just search for "[RECOVERY] : ClockworkMod Recovery for Vodafone Smart/Huawei U8160" and its on Modaco. That page has links to all the download files you'll need. Pick recovery-RA-u8160-v2.3.img and copy it to your SD card. Also have a copy of the new ROM on your SD card.

When using the ADB method make sure to change the file name in the last couple of steps to match the one you downloaded.

Once that it done make a nand backup of your phone from recovery. Vol Up and Down to change option and Power to select.

Once that is done you use the option to flash from zip on SD card. Select the right file from your SD and let it do its thing and then reboot.

The first boot can take quite a while, but once you see the Cyanogen bootscreen you should be good.

Hopefully that makes sense.

YAY!! I rooted it! thanks very very much! Had an issue with drivers but found this : theunlockr.com/2010/10/11/how-to-root-your-android-phone-superoneclick-method/

Reported Issues:

Issue: It gets stuck on waiting for device…

Solutions: Try these solutions, starting with the first then retry, then the second and retry, and so on until it works.

1. Check to make sure USB debugging is checked on in Settings > Applications > Development.

2. Close the rooting program. Turn off your phone (keeping it still plugged in). Open the rooting program and click root. Then turn on your phone and see if it continues.

3. Close the program and unplug the phone. Download and install PDANet and follow it’s on screen directions to get it to install the drivers manually for your phone. Once it is done installing, plug the phone in and reopen the rooting program.

4. If that still doesn’t work, then go to our How To Setup ADB Procedure, finish it and return here to start over.

Now its rooted, I'll continue and tell you what happens

Originally Posted by subpsyke

This is built entirely from source; SmartLucky's ROM is based on the stock ROM with "hacks" (I don't mean that in a bad way - I just mean that no source compilation / recompilation is involved)

The SmartLucky ROM does feel a bit hacky and comes with too many unnecessary apps preinstalled in my opintion.

Originally Posted by subpsyke

Memory usage will always be higher on a Gingerbread ROM (which CM7.1 is based on) compared to Froyo.

Do you have any recommendations for App management with this ROM? I use Link2SD, can I assume this won't be a problem on the compiled kernel?

Originally Posted by subpsyke

I completed the port in two days, and released just under 2 days ago, so I haven't exhaustively tested everything yet.

That's pretty darn fast! I had been thinking of trying something like this myself, I just hadn't got round to it yet, work is very busy this week, but we've only had the phone a couple of weeks anyway.

Thanks!

WOAHO!!! Installed cyanogen on the huawei gaga u8180!
THANKS VERY MUCH subpsyke AND bradstewart!!! You're the best guys!!!
So, here is what I exactly did:
1 . Disconnected the phone, installed PdaNet for the drivers
2 . Downloaded SuperOneClick, connected the phone, Setting > Apps > Developpers > Enabled usb debugging and rooted it.
3 . Got fastboot.exe AND AdbWinApi.dll from the Android SDK zip, got recover.img from megaupload.com/?d=IK2UYQF9 , put them all in a directory called fastboot and placed it in C:/ (wich makes C:/fastboot) runned CMD and typed:

cd C:/fastboot
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
fastboot reboot

4 . Once recovery installed, picked adb.exe, AdbWinApi.dll and AdbWinUsbApi.dll from SuperOneClick zip file and put them in a folder called adb and put it on C:/ (wich makes C:/adb/). Opened CMD and typed:

cd C:/adb
adb shell reboot recovery

5 . Now, in recovery mode, I backed up the system then rebooted the phone, took the backup directory from the SD card and put it in a safe place.
6 . Placed the "update-cm-7.1.0-RC1-u8160-v0.1-signed" zip file (downloaded from the first post on this thread) on the SD card
7 . Another time, runned CMD and typed

cd C:/adb
adb shell reboot recovery

then installed the ROM
8 . Cyanogen screen is here!
I don't know if I'll have other issues because I think it took 5 minutes until now and still booting... I'll give you updates.
EDIT: I had to wipe my data (something that I forgot) and also installed google apps for the android market
NOW MY PHONE IS BLAZING FAST AND RESPONSIVE, EVERYTHING RUNS SMOOTHLY AND I ALSO GOT THE ARABIC SUPPORT YOU GUYS ARE AMAZING I LOOOOOVVVVVEEEEE YOUUUUUU!!!!!!

U8180

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UPDATE: thanks bradstewart !! U8180 booting cyanogen mod 7 use recover.img from megaupload.com/?d=IK2UYQF9

@ wassgha and subpsyke
sorry for my bad english
rooting and clockwork recovery (android.modaco.com/topic/341329-recovery-clockworkmod-recovery-for-vodafone-smarthuawei-u8160/) works fine.
but i get errors at "update-cm-7.1.0-RC1-u8160-v0.1-signed" zip file

screen output:
Finding update package...
opening update package...
Installing update...
assert failed: getprop/"ro.products.device" == "u8160"
...... etc. etc. ........
Installation aborted.

toggle signature verification and scripts make no difference for me. my noob "hacking" build.prop not working

had to try this on the vodafone smart tested all the functions so far and had no problems at all very good work mate the rom runs smooth and all.

The only thing that is bugging me is that the google apps package does not install gmail, youtube, maps etc maybe i am doing it wrong it just only install the market

the steps i did was
a) create recovery (worked fine)
b) wipe data / cache and install rom (worked fine)
c) same as rom select zip from sd card chose the package for google apps that is compatible with cm7 and installed

i then booted the phone and connected my phone had to choose the packages but it will not install gmail, maps etc it says there not in market any ideas how to fix this problem mate

Originally Posted by jajajim

@ wassgha and subpsyke
sorry for my bad english
rooting and clockwork recovery (android.modaco.com/topic/341329-recovery-clockworkmod-recovery-for-vodafone-smarthuawei-u8160/) works fine.
but i get errors at "update-cm-7.1.0-RC1-u8160-v0.1-signed" zip file

screen output:
Finding update package...
opening update package...
Installing update...
assert failed: getprop/"ro.products.device" == "u8160"
...... etc. etc. ........
Installation aborted.

toggle signature verification and scripts make no difference for me. my noob "hacking" build.prop not working

Try flashing the RA recovery instead of the Clockwork one.

Originally Posted by Kannibalism

had to try this on the vodafone smart tested all the functions so far and had no problems at all very good work mate the rom runs smooth and all.

The only thing that is bugging me is that the google apps package does not install gmail, youtube, maps etc maybe i am doing it wrong it just only install the market

the steps i did was
a) create recovery (worked fine)
b) wipe data / cache and install rom (worked fine)
c) same as rom select zip from sd card chose the package for google apps that is compatible with cm7 and installed

i then booted the phone and connected my phone had to choose the packages but it will not install gmail, maps etc it says there not in market any ideas how to fix this problem mate

I resolved this by installing Market Enabler from then market and then fakin a USA market. That will show the google maps, gmail and youtube apps on the market when you search for them

u8150

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does this rom work on my u8150 phone?thNKS IN ADVANCE!