How to Install Android SDK on a 1.5 Backflip

1. Navigate to the Android Market and search for the ROM Manager app.

2. Tap on the ROM Manager app and tap 'Install' to install it on your Motorola Backflip.

3. Launch the ROM Manager app, and then tap the 'Flash ClockworkMod Recovery' button.

4. Select the 'Motorola Backflip' option and wait until the 'Successfully flashed ClockworkMod recovery' message displays. Tap 'OK.'

5. Insert the SD card in your SD card reader. Windows detects it as an external storage device and assigns a drive to it.

6. Open your Web browser on your computer and navigate to UploadHere to download the update-cm-7.1.0-BACKFLIP-signed.zip file (link in Resources).

7. Click on the black 'Regular Download' button and save the ZIP file on your SD card drive. Do not save it under any folder on the SD drive and do not unpack it.

8. Disconnect the SD card from the SD card reader and insert the SD card in the Motorola Backflip.

9. Reboot the phone and launch the ROM Manager again.

10. Tap the 'Reboot into Recovery' button to reboot your phone in recovery mode.

11. Select the 'Wipe data/factory reset' option. Confirm that you wish to wipe your Motorola Backflip.

12. Select the 'Wipe cache partition' option. Confirm that you want to wipe the cache partition.

13. Select the 'Install ZIP from SD card' option and select the update-cm-7.1.0-BACKFLIP-signed.zip file on the SD card.

14. Select 'Apply.' Wait until the updated Android OS installs on your device and your Motorola Backflip reboots.