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.
If you don’t know then Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean comes with various interesting features including multi-user support,
gesture typing, new quick settings option, lock-screen widget,
new camera app, photo sphere, improved Google Now, new daydream feature and
miracast display.
Before flashing this ROM you should know that it’s a custom firmware and still going through
development phase and currently tagged as BETA. That’s why, it’s very likely that it may
comes with some bugs and issues that may look annoying to you. However, we all know most
developer of ROMs are usually proactive and we believe all known issues will be fixed along with the development.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
We hope you already read what we mentioned in previous page which is
indeed very important for you to safely install this custom ROM CM10.1
RC2 on Galaxy S I9000. If you already have any ROM installation
experience then this procedure shouldn’t bother you much. Basically you
required to download ROM zip and Google Apps zip first. Then follow our
below mentioned guide as it is.
We now
have few quick instruction for you before you jump into the tutorial. You should remember the following:
- This ROM only tested on Galaxy S I9000. You shouldn’t flash it in any other Android device.
- This is a carrier locked device, you need to unlock it first before installing this ROM.
- The ROM installation process don’t require any root permission unless explicitly mentioned anywhere in this tutorial.
- You require a custom recovery such as TWRP or CWM recovery to install this custom ROM. We used CWM recovery in our instruction.
- You should always perform a Nandroid backup before flashing any ROM. You can restore everything if this ROM doesn’t satisfy you.
- After flashing this ROM your device may stuck on Boot or may face a boot loop. In such cases perform perform wipe cache partition and wipe dalvik cache 4-5 more times before rebooting.
- It’s always a better idea to give installed ROM 5-10 min after it
boot first time to settle everything for you for a better using
experience.
- If you faced a Status 7 error then its
mean either you flash it on wrong device or you required to install a
related kernel (if it’s a Jelly Bean ROM then you may required to install a Jelly Bean kernel first) before installing the ROM.
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.
