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Saturday, December 31, 2011

Android ICS 4.0.3 RC2 by Onecosmic Installation Tutorial for SGS GT I9000

Happy New Year to all the readers...

This is the best New Year gift by Onecosmic. He just released the RC2 version of Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.3 for Samsung Galaxy S Phones ( GT I9000 the International Version, I9000b, Captivate as well Vibrant)

Some pre-requisites to be followed are:
  • Taking the back-up: This is a must thing that should be done. Get into Clockworkmod Recovery and select backup. It would take around 10 minutes to complete the backup. Please make sure that the battery is fully charged.
  • Alternatively, you can take the back up of only the apps using Astro File Manager or Titanium Backup which are freely available in the android market.
  • Also, to take up the backup of sms and call logs you may use SMS Backup+ which again is freely available in android market. It syncs your call logs and sms as labels to your gmail account.
  • Now, for the new ICS RC2, the following downloads should be made:
  1. The ROM: ICS_4.0.3_r1-RC2.zip This is a common ROM for all the variants be it I9000, I9000b, Vibrant or Captivate
  2. Kernel for GT I9000: ICS-RC2-Glitch-i9000.zip
  3. Kernel for I9000b: ICS-RC2-Glitch-i9000b.zip
  4. Kernel for Vibrant: ICS-RC2-Glitch-Vibrant.zip
  5. Kernel for Captivate: ICS-RC2-Glitch-Captivate.zip
  6. SuperUser for ICS: Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip
  7. Copy the respective ROM, Kernel as well as the SuperUser to the root folder of your Internal SD Card.
----Make sure the the device has 100% battery so that, there aren't any problems during the flashing----
Some basics for the first timers:
To enter into recovery mode one needs to press the three button combo:

IF YOU ARE FLASHING FOR THE FIRST TIME: (You should be able to flash this on top any ROM, but some people report flashing over CM7 works better)

In case you have already rooted, then you can straight away follow the steps:

  1. Install the respective Kernel according to your phone model. For this enter into the recovery, Move to install zip from sdcard using the Volume Up/Down Keys, and click on the Home key to enter. Then select choose zip from sdcard and in the next screen navigate to the kernel file and select it.
  2. Again go to Recovery, clean Cache and Dalvik Cache and doFactory reset.
  3. Install ROM from sdcard. For this enter into the recovery, Move toinstall zip from sdcard using the Volume Up/Down Keys, and click on the Home key to enter. Then select choose zip from sdcard and in the next screen navigate to the ROM file and select it.
  4. Install ‘SuperUser’ (Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip)
  5. 6.Install ‘Kernel’ again following the steps in point 1.
  6. Reboot

·If you get into a bootloop after these steps, redo the above steps.

· Note that first run may take a couple of minutes!

·If you are stuck in ICS logo animation go to recovery again, wipe dalvik / wipe cache / do a factory reset / install superuser / install kernel

· If you have actually read and tried all these instructions and are still stuck PLEASE POST YOUR PROBLEMS IN IN THE COMMENTS SECTION AND THEY WILL GET ADDRESSED ASAP.

Source:http://phanse.wordpress.com/2012/01/01/android-ics-4-0-3-rc2-by-onecosmic-installation-tutorial-for-sgs-gt-i9000/

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Wifi Fix for Android ICS 4.0.3 RC1 by Onecosmic for SGS GT I9000

There have been some issues with the wifi in the recently released ROM for Samsung Galaxy S GT9000 and a wifi fix patch has been released by Onecosmic.

All those, who are facing this problem can boot into recovery by pressing the three button combo and flash this patch given below:

Also, all those who want to install the ROM can go to the tutorial for the step by step instructions.

Friday, December 23, 2011

Android ICS 4.0.3 RC1 by Onecosmic Installation Tutorial for SGS GT I9000 (100th Post!!!)

ICS 4.0.3 for Samsung Galaxy S GT I9000 Screenshot
Onecosmic recently released the latest port for Samsung Galaxy S GT I9000, I9000b, Captivate & Vibrant from its previous Beta2 build. The following tutorial will guide you step by step to install the latest Android ROM Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.1 Release Candidate 1.

For the installation, you first need to download a few zip files as follows:

Instruction


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Make sure the the device has 100% battery so that, there aren't any problems during the flashing.---s:

ICS 4.0.3 Dial

IF YOU ARE FLASHING FOR THE FIRST TIME: (You should be able to flash this on top any ROM, but some people report flashing over CM7 works better)

1. Install Kernel

2. Go to Recovery (Three button combination Vol Up + Home Key + Power Off)

3. Clean Cache and Dalvik Cache and do Factory reset

4. Install ROM from sdcard using "Install zip from sdcard" option in recovery.

5. Install 'SuperUser'

6. Install 'Kernel' again :)

7. Reboot

· If you get into a bootloop after these steps, redo the above steps. Note that first run may take a couple of minutes!

· If you are stuck in ICS logo animation go to recovery, wipe dalvik / wipe cache / do a factory reset / install superuser / install kernel

IF YOU ARE UPGRADING FROM AN EARLIER BUILD:

1. Flash the newest build in CWM. If you have rebooted and your phone will not go past the kernel screen

2. Boot into CWM and wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache partition.

3. Reflash the appropriate kernel.

4. Reboot.

· If you have actually read and tried all these instructions and are still stuck PLEASE POST YOUR PROBLEMS IN IN THE COMMENTS SECTION AND THEY WILL GET ADDRESSED ASAP.

· If you boot up and you can't get 3G, you did something wrong. Try flashing the JVT modem.

Source: http://phanse.wordpress.com/2011/12/23/android-ics-4-0-3-rc1-by-onecosmic-installation-tutorial-for-sgs-gt-i9000/

Thursday, December 1, 2011

ICS Beta 2 Release for Samsung Galaxy S GT I9000

Update!!!
After the first beta release, xda developers are back with the beta2 release of Ice Cream Sandwich Android 4.0 Beta 2 for Samsung Galaxy S GT i9000.

Warning: This release is only for the International version of SGS GTI9000

Any one interested in installing the beta2 ROM on their devices can download the ROM & Kernel from here.

In case your phone is not rooted, you need to root it first. (Warning: Rooting as well as installing this ICS update will void your warranty)

In order to install theICS you need to first ensure that you have the latest superuser 3.0.6 installed on your rooted device. You can get the superuser from here.


Once you have downloaded the superuser and copied it to the root folder in the sdcard, switch off your device, enter into recovery mode by pressing the Volume Up, Power off and Home key at the same time. Then, navigate to the "Install zip from sdcard" option. In this, navigate to the "Choose zip from sdcard" option and select the Superuser-3.0.6-efgh-signed.zip file and flash it.

Samsung Galaxy S GT I9000 Recovery Mode Screen Capture

Next, copy both the rom and kernel files to the root folder of your phone and do as follows:
If all the above instructions are followed correctly, you should be able to run ICS Beta 2 smoothly on your device.

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