did you try flashing v0.8 because if i remeber correctly .9 had issues and i personally ran .8 and had no issue
is it working other then the contacts issue
OK try this, go into recovery, restore your stock rooted back up, assuming you made one, verify contacts, then export to sd, then reflash ROM and if contacts aren't there hit menu while on contacts page and import from sd, I know its a work around but it will get contacts there