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Should I install the wrong rom to the wrong phone?
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Disclaimer: this was a long time ago so things might be different now
I flashed the "international version" of Cyanogenmod on what turned out to be the AT&T version of my first android smartphone (Samsung Galaxy S2) and nearly bricked it.
The install froze but I knew I should never interrupt a flash, so I left it there for about 2 hours until the battery died. However, the flashing process also replaces the battery manager firmware, so it was not possible to charge the phone until I flashed the correct ROM, and I couldn't flash the ROM because the battery was dead.
Thankfully, that phone had swappable batteries so I solved it by buying a second one online (and waiting for shipping). But today's phones' batteries are usually soldered onto the board, so if it happened today I'd be SOL.
I personally wouldn't chance it unless someone with the same device confirmed it was OK