How To Install / Flash CyanogenMod 9 Android 4.0.3 ICS on Galaxy S2
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Think! you already know how you can flash CyanogenMod 9 Alpha on Nexus/Galaxy S, which we already published in our earlier post. Today we are here to cover how to flash CyanogenMod 9 for the Galaxy S II.
Galaxy S2 gets the latest update of Google’s Android OS – 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich – was open-sourced just few days ago. Today the talented folks from the hacking and developers community have already managed to get ICS working on some of the popular handsets with the Android 4.0.3.
This news of custom ROM comes straight from the XDA-Developers – one of the best forums for Android enthusiasts – in the form of a thread posted under the Galaxy S II (S2) sub-forum.
Before you start to get into flashing the ROM on your Galaxy S II, keep in mind that it is highly experimental build with loads of bugs and stability issues. That’s not for daily use and advised to stay away from this unless you’re an Android hacker or developers with advanced knowledge of rooting device, flashing and restoring back in case something wrong happens.
First of all your device must be rooted and ClockworkMod Recovery flashed. Apart this, the developer has asked interested enthusiasts to be running on an Ice Cream Sandwich-based bootloader. You can follow our guide on how to root Galaxy S II and how to flash ClockworkMod Recovery but you will have to search for an ICS-based bootloader on your own, and then flash it using ODIN. Once you’ve met all pre-requisites, follow the full guide after the caution!
DISCLAIMER : We, Grabi is not responsible if any lose of data or your device gets damaged in the following of this tutorial. Proceed at you own, not it now!
Step 1 : Download CWM-flashable build of CyanogenMod 9 Experimental Build for your Galaxy S II [MultiUpload], Google Apps [MultiUpload] and Face Unlock [MultiUpload]
Step 2 : Transfer all important files directly under the /sdcard directory on your Galaxy S II or Galaxy S2.
Step 3 : Reboot into ClockworkMod Recovery. You can either do this from ROM Manager by tapping on Reboot to Recovery or you, if that doesn’t work, shut down your device. Once it is completely turned off, press and hold Volume Up + Home + Power button to boot into ClockworkMod Recovery.
Step 4 : Now take a nandroid backup from the main menu, simply backup & restore > backup. Completed backup, now wipe data/factory reset.
Step 5 : Starting here where we flash CyanogenMod 9 along with Google apps and Face Unlock. Navigate to install zip from sdcard > choose zip from sdcard > [.zip file]. Now you must flash the files in the following order:
1. update-cm-9.0.0-RC0-SGS2-KANG-signed.zip
2. gapps-6.0-IML74K.zip
3. faceunlock-6.0-IML74K.zip
Step 6 : From the main menu, now select reboot system.
Followed the steps correctly, your Samsung Galaxy S II will now reboot into CyanogenMod 9 based on Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich. via
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