Apr 9, 2012
As I told Before, I will be Here with ICS 4.0.4 CM9 Beta 7 for Galaxy Ace S5830. Please note that this update of Cyanogen Mod 9 ropes in the goodness of ICS Android 4.0. In a very unfortunate event, Samsung Electronics has refused to come up with any sort of Value update or a compatible ICS build for Galaxy Ace, but all thanks to Cyanogen Mod team who are on their way of building a stable ICS version. Please note that this update can only be applied on the Galaxy Ace which bears the model number as S5830. We are really thankful to developers who has made this ICS firmware port possible.
Note: This is not Official Firmware Update By Samsung Mobile.This is Unofficial Port of Cyanogenmod 9.
In the Due Course of this article We will be checking,
- Whats New in this ROM.
- Essential Prerequisites.
- Procedure to Update Galaxy Ace S5830 with ICS Android 4.0.4 Firmware.
Caution: This update is not recommended for network locked devices.
Disclaimer: At Samsung Galaxy Series, we have made sure in all respects that all the information regarding the firmware update is mentioned correctly in this article. We hold no responsibility in any manner just in case if any damage happens to your Galaxy Ace which is a very unlikely event if you follow the instructions carefully.
Whats New in This Beta 7 Update (Changelog):
- New Adreno 200 libraries for ICS.
- Fast and Smooth System.
- Working Live Wallpapers (won’t slowdown your system, like before or on Gingerbread).
- All time Gallery and Calculator.
- Working Gmail App.
- Smooth And Fast Native Browser.
- All Apps with Graphics Problems are Fixed.
- Updated AOSP/CM9 sources.
- Updated Audio Libriaries.
Essential Prerequisites:
- Enable USB Debugging in your device from the path “Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging”. The USB Debugging option should be ticked in your phone.
- Backup all the data present in your phone so as to ensure that the just in case if the data gets erased or corrupted, the same can be restored easily when you need it.
- Minimum charge left in the device should be 60% so as to ensure that the device doesn’t get turned Off in the process of firmware update.
- Uninstall all the security as well as antivirus suites installed in your computer so as these tools generally tend to interrupt the process of firmware update.
So assuming that you have followed all the instructions mentioned above, you can now proceed further where we will check on how to apply this Cyanogen Mod 9 firmware in your phone.
Tip For The Users Who have Already Installed ICS 4.0.4 Beta 6 Update(Not For All Users):Just Flash Beta 7 Over Beta 6 Using Clockwork Mod Recovery without Wiping Data.(Or You can wipe Data, If Any Problem Persist).
Procedure to Update Galaxy Ace S5830 with ICS Android 4.0.4 Firmware:
Before Proceeding, you need to Install Custom Recovery Image in Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 as without which you cannot apply this update of Cyanogen Mod 9 a.k.a ICS Android 4.0 firmware.
- Download the below mentioned Two files in your computer so that you can then make use of the same in the later part of this article.
- Once you download the above files, you then need to proceed to connect your phone to the computer using the USB cable which you got at the time of purchase. Once you do this, you now need to copy the two zip files which you have downloaded in your computer to your phone.
- After copying, disconnect the phone from the computer and then turn Off the phone so that you can then enter into the recovery mode. The recovery mode can be entered by pressing Volume UP + Center button, and holding both simultaneously press the Power Button.
- In the recovery mode, you need to select the option of “install zip from SD card” and then “choose zip from SD Card” after which you will see the list of files which are there in the phone. From the list of files, select the file which is named as “Clockworkmod.zip”.Install Clockwork Mod Recovery.After Installing CWM Recovery.Restart Your Phone And Again Enter into Recovery Mode.Now Choose Install Zip from SD Card.And Locate “Galaxy-Ace-ICS-CM9-Beta7.zip” which You Have Copied Earlier.Install It.Again Reboot the System & Enter into the Recovery Mode.
- In the recovery mode, select Wipe data/factory reset and also you need to select Wipe Cache partition.
- It will take around 10 minutes for the whole process of update to get completed. Once the update process is done, the device will be landing up in the recovery mode. Now, select “++++ Go Back ++++” > “reboot system now” so that the device is re booted successfully.
- So, As soon as the phone is restarted you will see that the phone will be on the ICS 4.0.4 CM9.
Tip: Restore all the data which you have taken the backup before and also ensure that you have also restored the APN settings which are responsible for accessing the internet. If the device enters in the boot loop mode then you need to again apply the firmware by following the above steps.
So as soon as the firmware updated successfully, the device will be rebooted and there you go you have now successfully updated the latest version of ICS Android 4.0 (beta 7) in the form of Cyanogen Mod 9 update. Do let us know in the comments section just in case if you face any issues in the comments section below, we will try to fix the same at the earliest
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the link for the file is dead. please help me fix it. thanks ^^
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