Update Galaxy S I9000 via Android 4.2.2 CM10.1 RC2 Custom ROM

Want to update your Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000 to the latest Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean? It is now possible to update your device with the Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean, however not using official Jelly Bean firmware but using CM10.1 custom firmware.

 CyanogenMod ROM’s are after market firmware based on the Android Open Source Project with extra contributions from many people within the Android community. The CyanogenMod team recently rolled out the RC2 which is based on the Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. The CM10.1 RC2 is almost the stable version and safe for daily use.  By flashing or installing CM10.1 RC2 ROM on your Galaxy S I9000 you will enjoy a customized experience of latest Android version which is Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean and many attractive features of CyanogenMod. So, If you wish to try out this fantastic and attractive custom ROM CM10.1 RC2 then read through this page to know the step-by-step procedure of installing CM10.1 RC2 custom ROM on your Galaxy S I9000.

Pre Requisites:

As there is always some risk involve while you install anything other than what you have presently. It’s always recommended to follow our pre-requisites to stay safe.

1. Backup your important data such as SMS, Call Log, Contacts, APN and MMS settings. You can follow our Android backup guide for this. Also, it’s good idea to backup your internal memory content to external SD card, specially when during following instruction you have to perform some type of wiping task.
2. If your device turn off during the installation process unless explicitly mentioned on this tutorial then it may experience a hard brick. That’s why always check battery percentage before following this tutorial. Usually, the smartphone should have 60% or more power when you flash a custom ROM or firmware and it will be fine on 30% or more if you going to root it. Learn How to Check Battery Percentage in Android Phones.
3. You should make sure, you have installed proper USB driver for Galaxy S I9000. Visit our USB Driver Download page. If you can access your mobile content in your PC when both are connected the your already have it.
4. USB Debugging mode should be turned on if it’s disabled otherwise you can’t transfer file using USB cable. Learn: How to Enable/Disable USB Transfer on Android Devices.
5. Another thing you should note that nearly all our tutorial is for carrier unlocked and bootloader unlocked devices. You shouldn’t try to install it on a locked device unless explicitly mentioned.

If you already read and followed everything that we mentioned above then you are all set to go the next step of this tutorial which ultimately help you to flash Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean based CM10.1 RC2 ROM for Galaxy S I9000.

Next Step

Installation Instruction of Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean Based CM10.1 RC2 ROM on Galaxy S I9000

Step 1: First of all download CM10.1 RC2 ROM for Galaxy S I9000 [CM10.1 ROM] and Google Apps [Filename: gapps-jb-20130301-signed.zip]

Step 2: Now, connect your Galaxy S I9000 to PC using USB cable and then mount your storage first.

Step 3: Once you manage access of your phone SD card content from your computer, copy downloaded zip files to the SD card of your phone. Important: Don’t extract any file.

Step 4: Once you finish file transfer procedure, disconnect USB and then turn off your phone.

Step 5: Boot into recovery mode. To do so, press and hold Volume Up, Home and the Power button, continue to hold all three until the screen flashes, then release all buttons.[use volume buttons to scroll and Power button to select]. You can also try this: Recovery Mode without Key Combination.

Step 6: As we mentioned earlier, it’s important to perform a Nandroid backup of your existing ROM that you can restore later if this new ROM not work or you want to go back. To perform a Nandroid backup, select Backup and Restore, then on the next screen, select Backup again. Go back to main recovery menu after backup process done.

Step 7: It’s time to perform some wiping task to eliminate clash between new ROM and previous ROM. To do so, first select wipe data/factory reset, then select Yes on next screen to confirm your action. Wait few minutes till the data wiping process done. Now come back to CWM recovery main menu. Select wipe cache partition and after wiping cache partition process completed, select Wipe Dalvik Cache under advance option to perform Dalvik cache wiping. When all done, it’s safe to move into next step.

Step 8: Select install zip from sdcard, then select choose zip from sdcard. Now, locate the CM10.1 ROM zip file that you copied earlier in Step 3 and select it by pressing Power button. Confirm installation on next screen and soon the ROM installation procedure start.

Step 9: Once the ROM installation process end, repeat the step 8 but choose gapps-jb-20130301-signed zip file instead of ROM zip to install the Google apps package.

Step 10: When all done, you should go back to the main recovery menu and select reboot system now to reboot the smartphone. The phone will then boot into this new ROM, however you should note the first boot usually take time usually about 5 minutes.

Returning to Previous ROM: To go back to your previous ROM, boot into recovery, select backup and restore then restore your previous ROM by selecting it from the list.
Congrats! Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean based custom firmware CM10.1 RC2 is now installed and running on your Galaxy S I9000. Go to Settings –> About phone to verify this update. Share your update experience with us below in comment.