Cartoonman
Newbie
For the boot anim not stopping, I found going into cwm and clearing cache and dalvik is a quick fix also. I had to get my phone back up while at work and tried it and it worked. Don't know if it was a fluke, or if it is something stored in either cache or dalvik making the boot anim not go off.
Well..
All I do to get out of the stuck boot animation is I hold the power button till the screen flashes dark, then I repower the phone and all works well.