Hold off on CM9 RC1

[kjwaugh]

CM9 RC1 is not ready yet. At least for me, all it would do is play the nice boot screen animation for 10 minutes. I had to re-install the .30 update (my tablet noow behaved as if is was out of the box) and then re-install CM recovery then re-root. What a disappointment, but I will wait - I honestly believe it will be worth the wait. I had trouble initially because I had tried using the upgraded CM recovery Touchscreen but it would not proceed with any update - i thought it was the file but after trying a different one - same result. I re-flashed the recovery and re-rooted, then used that CM version which updated me with the sad result mentioned above.

Good luck everyone - I hope it works for you.

 

[kjwaugh]

Took a deep breath

Well I tried it again and it worked - I had not followed the exact procedure before and that will teach me. I followed the correct procedure this time and it worked like a charm. People let me share what I found was very important: Always clear the cache/wipe as instructed - this is what caused me much worry and anguish - I thought for sure I had killed my beautiful tablet.
The instructions clearly state that when you are upgrading from CM9x to CM9y it's probably OK not to clear the Cache and/or Factory wipe the tablet - but this was not an upgrade it was a first install so those steps are vital. I was stuck on my boot animation screen because something remained from the previous install (non CM) which was incompatible. If you have any doubts about the instructions then don't proceed - but once I realized what I had left out I knew I had to try it again.