How to Install Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread on the Samsung Galaxy 5 (i5500 / i5503) + Cyanogen Mod 7.1

Did you think it was possible?, we didn’t either!. But following various guides and tweaks we were able to get Cyanogen mod 7.1 running on the Samsung Galaxy 5, Yes the 1.5 year old device from Samsung.

The big differences we saw:

• Tremendous improvement in battery life, almost fixes any battery leaks.
• Fast and responsive OS Android 2.3, no lag and no jitters.
• Clean looking UI + Cyanogen mod tweaks
• Best Part : Nexus S style : CRT TV lock animation

This Guide was put together using our own experience, and its here to help you out.

Note: Like any other unofficial guide, there is a high chance that you might brick your phone.  This Blog is in no way responsible for that and you are following this at your own risk.

Okay so lets begin!

Here is what you need 

1. The Galaxy 5 Pack : Download Here
2. A Galaxy 5 : Duh!
3. Widows PC
4. USB – Micro USB data cable
5. Patience and Humility.
6. A MicroSD card with over 1GB free space.

Step 1 (Important)

• Backup all your contacts and files.
• Sync your device to your Gmail Accounts

Step 2 (Device Prep)

• Time to put your Galaxy 5 in download mode
• Power off your Galaxy 5
• Hold Volume Down + Home + Power Button 
• You should see the Download Screen

Step 3 (Install Recovery)

• Fire up ODIN (found in the  Galaxy 5 pack)
• Select the EUROPA_v1.0.ops  in the OPS field ( also in the Pack)
• Select One Package and ClockworkMod-Galaxy5-v0.4.tar in the one package Field
  (Also in the Package downloaded earlier.)
• Connect your phone to your pc via usb cable, wait for it to show up in ODIN
• Once it shows up click START ( follow the images below)

 

IMPORTANT 

Your Device Should now boot up in Clockwork Recovery like the image below.

WARNING : DONT UNPLUG OR REBOOT your PHONE HERE.

Step 4 (Copy files)

• Using the D pad or Volume +/- buttons browse to Mounts and storage
• Once in mounts and storage select “Mount USB Storage”
• Your memory card will show up on your PC
• Copy the “update-cm-7.1.0-RC1-MADTEAM-v1.0-signed.zip” to the memory card ( found in the iGyaan package)
• Once copied, Safely remove /eject the memory card mount from your PC
  (Do not remove it from the phone and do not reboot the phone) 
• Press the  back button several times, till you reach the main screen as the image above.

Step 5 (Backups)

• Browse to Backup and Restore
• and select backup ( let the device backup your existing rom on the memory card)
• Once done press the back button to come back to the main recovery screen.

Step 6  (Install Prep)

• Browse to Wipe date /factory reset and initiate it by selecting “yes”
• Browse to wipe cache / initiate it by selecting “yes.”
• Browse to advanced : Wipe dalvik cache.

Step 7 (Install the Rom)

• Browse to “Install zip from SD card”
• Choose “Select zip from SD card”
• Select the “update-cm-7.1.0-RC1-MADTEAM-v1.0-signed.zip” we copied to the memory card earlier.
• Initiate it by selecting “yes”

Step 8 (One more thing!)

• Once its done Reboot by selecting reboot system now from the main menu
• At this moment your device will boot in Cyanogen Mod 7.1 for Galaxy 5. on Android 2.3.4
• Its not over yet!

You will still need the Google Apps package to get the Market , Gmail, etc

Step 9 (Install Google Apps)

• Once your phone is booted press the power button
• Select “reboot”
• Select “recovery” 
• You will boot back into Clockwork Recovery
• Go to Mounts and Storage and select “Mount USB storage”
• Connect your device to a PC
• Download and copy the following file to the memory card of your phone :Google Apps.zip
• Once copied  : come back to main recovery screen and select “Install zip from SD car”
• Select the “select zip from sd card” and choose “google apps.zip” : install by selecting “Yes”

Step 10 ( Final Steps)

• Once all the above is done : reboot your phone
• You will be boot into Cyanogen Mod 7.1 , but this time you will get the “Tap Android to Start” screen.
• Follow the directions on the screen.

Enjoy your newly revamped Galaxy 5.!

This rom comes highly recommended, we installed it on our Galaxy 5 and its almost like a new phone, its much faster cleaner and much more stable than the Samsung Official Rom. this rom also improves the battery life by more than three times.

Leave your feedback below, and if you were able to do it properly

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How To Root Your Android Phone With SuperOneClick

Since I first bought my Motorola Droid over a year ago, I’ve done everything with it. I’ve gone on GPS-based geo-caching adventures, I’ve transformed my phone into a media center remote control, and I’ve installed some of the coolest surveillance apps available. However, the one single thing that I could not let myself do is root my Android phone.

The fear of “bricking” my expensive mobile device was too much, even for a guy that prides himself on his moderate hacking abilities. What convinced me to take the plunge and learn how to root my Android phone? Well, the first thing was seeing how easily my iPhone-toting MUO colleagues could jailbreak their phones. The second thing that convinced me was my need to take screenshots on the go, not only when I’m attached to my PC via a USB cable. The final thing was seeing how many cool apps on the Android Market require root.

Root Options Available To Android Users

In the early days of Android ownership, the process of “rooting” your brand-spanking-new and expensive Android device involved a fairly complicated 10 to 15 step process that involved the very real and present danger of “bricking” your Android phone and making it a worthless block of metal and glass.

If you’re in the same boat and you’ve been fearfully avoiding the complicated rooting process like the plague, I’ve got some good news for you. There are now a fair number of one-click applications out there that will root your phone for you. These apps work on the large majority of Android devices. Don’t get me wrong ““ the danger of “bricking” is always there, but if you check to see that the app has been tested with your phone and version of Android, you should be safe enough.

Just to give you some options to look at, some of the top one-click root apps for Android include Universal Androot, the Recovery Flasher,  Easy Root, Unrevoked, and last but certainly not least ““ Super One-Click from XDA Developers. SuperOneClick is the app that I went with, and I believe it’s the app that will work for the majority of people reading this. But before you get started, don’t forget to enable USB debugging on your phone by going to Settings->Applications->Development and enabling “USB Debugging“.

Also, SDK is required. Just follow my instructions in the taking Screenshots article that I wrote a while back to install the SDK developers kit. Nothing else below will work until this is done. Take the time to do it, because it’ll also open up a lot of cool features like high-resolution screenshots, file exploring and easy file transfers. Once you’ve set it up, you’re ready to roll.

Download Super One Click, make sure you have the Android debugger (SDK developer kit) running, expand the Super One Click zip file and click the SuperOneClick icon to run it. When SuperOneClick launches, you’ll see several large buttons at the top of the screen. Make sure your phone is connected to the computer via USB and that the debugger can “see” it (activity will start logging). Make sure your SD card is not mounted, and go ahead and click “Root” in SuperOneClick.

You’ll see the scrolling activity as SuperOneClick does it’s job, with “OK” appearing after each task. You may see warnings, but so long as it doesn’t “hang” on waiting for device, things should keep scrolling until it finally returns the “Success!” message.

At this point, check out the installed apps on your phone and you should see a “Superuser” icon that looks like a Droid skull and crossbones. If you see it, you’re rooted. If you don’t see it, reboot the Droid. In fact, I’d suggest rebooting even if you do see it, as I had some issues getting rooted apps to work until I actually rebooted my own device.

When you open up SuperUser, you’ll see that you can configure notifications so that no app can actually run with root access unless you give it permission. Also, according to the folks at Nexus One Forum, SuperOneClick doesn’t actually unlock the Bootloader, so you still retain your warranty. I haven’t confirmed if that’s true or not, but if true it’s a pretty good plus to using SuperOneClick with the SDK approach.

Whenever you run an app that requires root (superuser), you’ll see a notification requesting permission. I like this because it also means that if an app gets installed and tries to utilize superuser access without your knowledge, it can’t.

If you check off “Remember”, the program gets added to the list of “approved” apps with superuser access. You can see the ones on your list when you click on the “Apps” tab.

As you can see, once you have SDK installed and connected to your phone, the process is as simple as installing and running SuperOneClick. The program takes care of rooting your phone from the PC. Finally, you can enjoy a rooted Android phone, and all of the fun and excitement that offers!

Did you give any of the one-click Android root apps a try? How was your experience? Share your rooting adventures in the comments section below

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