just quickly downloading a custom rom isn't going to work either, because nobody has any roms that support the device. gah. so, i'd have to compile either way, and if i'm going to do that i'd rather do it from scratch.
i've already wasted too much time with this.
shelved. i'll figure it out one day..
note to google: it would be nice if you had vanilla roms to download. this is a ridiculously obtuse process.