Help please. Cyanogen mod 7 won't install

[usher6360]

So I've been trying to install cyanogen mod 7 and it wont work. Here's what I did
1. Went into recovery screen
2. Wipe cache partition
3. Install zip from SD card
4. Chose CM7 RC1
5. Rebooted
Then the blue android on the skateboard kept repeating...... any solutions.

[Patgt500]

You have to wipe data as well

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[dasanman69]

Try a battery pull.

[usher6360]

Ok I will factory reset but is there anyway to retrieve my stuff?

[dasanman69]

Didn't you back any of it up?

[dasanman69]

Backup everything using titanium backup and then back up your current ROM then in recovery do a data wipe then a cache wipe and then install update zip

[usher6360]

Is there anyway to retrieve it while in cyanogen 7?

[dasanman69]

Well what stuff are you talking about? Your contacts, and paid apps will show up but not much else. Did you backup anything? Call log? SMS msgs? Your apps +data?

[usher6360]

I mean all my apps and data and music

[dasanman69]

Your music is on your SD card so its safe. Your paid apps will show up in the market but not the free ones. None of your data will be saved. You were supposed to back everything up before installing CM7. Did you use ROM Manager?