ignition problem HELP im NOOB!!!!

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hey, im new. but i have a problem.

i took off my distributer, and when i put it back on and went to start my car.....nothing just a few random misfires, i kept trying till the battery died. i then realized my mistake. i dident fix the timing. so i did. #1 piston to highest firing point, distributer at #1 plug (i took the distributer cap off). i then went to start my car, with confidence........but nothing, it just kept turning till the battery died AGAIN. i recharged it, and kept trying, then after charging the bat. a few times i heard a small pop from the engine bay, i got out and seen a small cloud of white smoke. i dident see where it came from.

can anyone tell me what it was? or possibly why it wouldent start in the first place? maybe trying to start it in the wrong timing messed somthing up? maybe somthing happend when i took the distibuter apart to correct the timing?

i've been told that the pop was the ignition module. could that also be the reason to why it wouldent start in the first place?

please help me get my car running again. thank you.