Murphy's Law

CREDITS:

For getting me started

http://android.doshaska.net/cm7
Droid Developers

Obtain the Recovery and Linux Flasher from above

Helping me further:

XDA Forums

Get the Bootloader update from XDA.

and ofcourse, last and the best:

nadlabak on GIT hub, for making it available for Milestone. (Get the latest build from GIhub)

My apologies for not providing direct links, all pages were HTTPS, also I neither own nor have developed any of the stuff discussed, other than my phone XD :)

First hand noobish experience documentary about hacking a bootloader locked phone and installing CM7 . Under Murphy's law - of everything that CAN go wrong WILL go wrong. So I have tried to make as many mistakes as possible. I hope this helps :)