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Kamis, 21 Juni 2012

Samsung Galaxy S to Ice Cream Sandwich Using MIUI ROM







        Android’s latest version, Ice Cream Sandwich, is the hottest and most-craved-for version of Android these days.  Even owners of earlier Android devices such as the Galaxy S crave for it. Unfortunately, it seems that Samsung Galaxy S owners still have to stick to what they have because reports are saying that the official ICS upgrade will not reach the Samsung Galaxy S until 2012.  With this disappointing news, all who want to get some taste of ICS on their Samsung Galaxy S turn their attention to developers.
You don’t have to wait until 2012 to get some Ice Cream Sandwich on your Samsung Galaxy S because the guys at GalnetMIUI have just released a MIUI version built upon the Ice Cream Sandwich framework. If you still don’t know about this development, the ROM for Galaxy S I9000 has already been released.
By following the steps below, you can install the Ice Cream Sandwich build with MIUI for the Galaxy S I9000. Just follow the simple instructions below carefully and make sure you don’t skip any step.
  1. Download the Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread XXJVS firmware first. You can download it here (about 244 MB). The filename is I9000XXJVS.zip.  If it asks for a password upon extracting the files, use “androidauthority.com”.
  2. When you are done with the downloading, extract the contents of the file into a folder on your computer.
  3. Download Odin3 flash tool here.  It’s also a ZIP file.  Extract the contents of the ZIP file to a folder on your computer.
  4. Go to the Odin3 folder and run “Odin3 v1.7.exe” to start the tool.
  5. Reboot your phone to download mode by pressing the Volume Down + OK buttons together, and while holding those two buttons, press the Power button.
  6. Connect your phone to your computer via USB cable.
  7. On the Odin3 window, click the PDA tab, then select CODE_I9000XXJVS_CL565837_REV03_user_low_ship.tar from the folder where you extracted the contents of the Gingerbread update files.
  8. Click the Phone tab, then select MODEM_I9000XXJVS_REV_00_CL1059471.tar from the folder where you extracted the contents of the Gingerbread update files.
  9. Click the CSC tab, then select GT-I9000-CSC-MULTI-OXAJVS.tar from the folder where you extracted the contents of the Gingerbread update files.
  10. Click the PIT tab, then select s1_odin_20100512.pit from the folder where you extracted the contents of the Gingerbread update files.
  11. Click the Start button in Odin3 to start the flashing process.
  12. Reboot your phone into recovery mode.  You can do that as follows: with your phone turned off, press the Volume Up + OK buttons together, then while still pressing those two buttons, press the Power button.  In recovery mode, choose “Wipe data/factory reset”, and then choose “Wipe cache partition” after.  Reboot the phone.
  13. If you’ve rooted your phone before performing the Gingerbread update above, it will be unrooted after the update.  You will need to root it again.  For that, download the rooting file from here. Do not extract the ZIP file.
  14. Open the Odin3 flash tool again.  Click the PDA tab and select CF-Root-XX_OXA_JVS-v4.1-CWM3RFS.zip.  Leave the other tab fields empty.
  15. Click the Start button in Odin3 to start the flashing process.  Your phone ought to reboot automatically afterwards.  If not, reboot it manually.
  16. Download the MIUI ICS ROM for Galaxy S I9000 from here.  Copy the file to the root of your phone’s SD card.
  17. Open the CWM Manager app and from there, choose to reboot to ClockworkMod Recovery.
  18. In recovery mode, choose to wipe the Dalvik cache, wipe data, and wipe partition.
  19. Afterwards, select “Install from SD Card” and then choose the MIUI ICS file that you saved to your SD card.  Start the installation.
  20. Wait for the process to finish.  Reboot your phone into normal mode if it doesn’t automatically reboot after the installation completes.
You can now enjoy Ice Cream Sandwich running on your Samsung Galaxy S I9000, thanks to the guys at GalnetMIUI who made this possible. The installation process is a bit too complicated for those who have no experience in rooting their phones, so the advice is to have someone to do it for you because you might end up bricking your phone, or wait for the for ICS update for your phone.
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Upgrade Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 to Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich with MIUI 4

 





      In the light of the latest, more powerful, and heavyweight releases of Xperia phones, the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 would look like it has been overshadowed.  One would think that the Xperia X10 would never see the day when Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich would bless its internals.
The truth, however, is that such a day has come.  Thanks to a modified version of MIUI 4, Ice Cream Sandwich is just a flash away from the Xperia X10.  The ROM, called Oodie Prime ROM, is an alpha version of MIUI 4 for the Xperia X10, so, this is still pretty much unstable.  Oodie Prime is based on the CyanogenMod 9 Free Xperia Project (FXP), and therefore carries all of the issues and bugs that the FXP CM9 code has.
The camera, mobile data, USB tethering, and USB mounting do not work yet, according to the developer.  But, the following do work: GSM, messaging, Music, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi tethering, Superuser permissions, and GPS.
So, if you’ve got what it takes to take your Xperia X10 on an ICS joyride, continue reading our step-by-step guide on how to install Oodie Prime – MIUI 4 (ICS 4.0.3) on your mobile device.

Requirements

These are the things you need before flashing the ROM:
  • A rooted Xperia X10 with a fully charged battery
  • ClockworkMod Recovery installed on your device
  • Flashtool (latest version is 0.6.7) — get the Windows version here, or the Linux version here.  Install Flashtool on your computer.
  • FXP ICS custom kernel for the X10.  Get it here and save it to your computer.  The file has a *.ftf filename extension. You will flash this file to your X10 using Flashtool.
  • Oodie Prime – MIUI 4 ROM for the X10.  Get the update ZIP file from here and save it to your computer.  Then, copy it to the root directory of your phone’s SD card.
  • Perform a full wipe before flashing the kernel and ROM. To that you will need to boot to ClockworkMod Recovery mode and do the following:
    1. Select Wipe Data/Factory Reset, then confirm on the next screen.
    2. Select Wipe Cache, then confirm on the next screen.
    3. In the main menu, go to Advanced > Wipe Dalvik Cache, then confirm on the next screen.

Reminders

  • Backup your phone data or transfer all files on your SD card in case it gets corrupted while flashing the ROM
  • The instructions in this guide are intended only for the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10.  These may or may not work for other Xperia models.
  • Install the ROM at your own risk. We are not held liable for any damage arising from the use of this guide.

Instructions

  1. Run Flashtool on your computer and use it to flash the FXP ICS custom kernel for the X10.  (Check this easy guide on XDA Developers for using Flashtool to flash a kernel to your Xperia X10.)
  2. After flashing the kernel, disconnect your phone from your computer.
  3. Turn off your phone.
  4. Reboot the phone into ClockworkMod Recovery by pressing and holding the Back button when the “Sony Ericsson” logo appears.
  5. Install the ROM by selecting “Install Zip from SD card” and choosing the downloaded MIUI 4 update ZIP file.  (You copied it to your phone, didn’t you?)
  6. Wait for the installation to finish completely.
  7. Reboot your phone. It may take a while for your device to boot after flashing the ROM.
  8. Launch the Superuser app.  Go to its Settings dialog, and make sure Superuser/Root Permissions is turned on.
  9. Enable USB Debugging by going to Settings > Applications > Development Settings > USB Debugging.
  10. Perform a final reboot on your Xperia X10.
Voila! You have successfully installed Oodie Prime – MIUI 4 on your Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 and now runs Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich.
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Upgrade ics sony ericsson X8


Everyone likes Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich running on his/her @ndroid phone.  However, not all phones are given the opportunity to be sweetened by the latest Android OS. For the search for the latest Android OS for our phones, we turn our heads to custom ROMs, which give us hope that the latest Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich could run on our old, forgotten Android phones.
Custom ROM developers are vigilant to the requests of Android phone users. In the case of the Sony Ericsson X8, XDA Developers member paul-xxx created a CyanogenMod 9 ROM for the device.  The ROM is based on Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich. Flashing this ROM will allow you to enjoy the latest and sweetest Android OS right on your Sony Ericsson Xperia X8.
The following features doesn’t work with this ROM:
  • Camera
  • FM Radio
  • Hardware/Software video decoder
  • DHCP in Wi-Fi
If these missing features are not a big problem for you, you can upgrade your Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 to Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich via CyanogenMod 9.

Requirements

You’ll need the following to be able to perform the upgrade:
  • A rooted Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 with unlocked bootloader and running MiniCM7 or any recent source-based Gingerbread custom ROM
  • A computer running Windows
  • FlashTool — Get the latest version for Windows here.  Set it up on your computer.
  • Install the appropriate USB drivers for your phone.  Try the drivers provided by the FlashTool package.  The installer is inside the “drivers” folder inside the “Flashtool” folder.
  • s1tool — This is used for determining whether your Xperia X8′s bootloader can be safely unlocked.  Get s1tool from here and unzip it to your computer.
  • nAa kernel — You’ll be flashing this kernel using FlashTool.  Get the kernel (FTF file) from here.
  • CyanogenMod 9 for the Xperia X8 — Get the flashable ROM file  here. DO NOT extract the ZIP file.
  • GApps (Google Apps) package — Get the archive here  DO NOT extract the ZIP file.
  • Back up your personal phone data.
  • Charge your phone to at least 70% battery power (full charge recommended).
  • Disable system utilities such as antivirus and firewall programs so they won’t interfere with the procedure.

Disclaimer

You alone will be held responsible for any damage arising from your use of this guide. Make sure you know what you are doing before flashing the ROM.

Instructions

  1. Run FlashTool on your computer.
  2. Plug in your phone to your computer via USB cable.  Wait for FlashTool to recognize your phone.
  3. Click the padlock icon.  This will set off the rooting process, at the end of which, your phone will reboot.
  4. After successful rebooting, FlashTool’s message log will say “Root Access Allowed.”  To verify, check for the Superuser app on your phone.  If it’s installed, the phone’s rooted.
  5. Turn off your Sony Ericsson Xperia X8.
  6. Run s1tool.exe.
  7. Hold down the Back button on your phone as you plug in your phone into the computer using a USB cable.
  8. Click the “Identify” button in s1tool.
  9. The message window (left pane) in s1tool will either show “SEMC SIMLOCK CERTIFICATE” or “SETOOL2 SIMLOCK SERTIFICATE”.  That means you can safely unlock the bootloader.  If the message says “NOT RECOGNIZED SIMLOCK CERTIFICATE”, style=”text-decoration: underline;”>do not proceed with the rest of this guide.
  10. Close s1tool.
  11. Run FlashTool on your computer.  It will automatically detect your phone.
  12. Click on Plugins > X10 Unlock > run on the FlashTool menu.
  13. You will be asked to put the device in flash mode.  Follow the onscreen instructions.
  14. Towards the end of the bootloader unlocking, the phone will automatically reboot.  Once it reboots, FlashTool will try to detect it.  If FlashTool detects it successfully, the bootloader unlocking has been successful.
  15. Close FlashTool.
  16. Copy the nAa kernel file (E15_nAa-11_2.6.29.6-nAa-11.ftf) into the “firmwares” folder inside the “Flashtool” folder.
  17. Run FlashTool.
  18. Click the lightning icon in FlashTool.
  19. You will see a list of available flashable firmware files.  Select the kernel file.  Press the OK button.
  20. An instruction screen will appear.  Follow the instructions onscreen.
  21. FlashTool will begin flashing the nAa kernel to your phone, at the end of which you will receive instructions to unplug your phone and turn it on.
  22. On your phone, go to Settings > Applications and enable “Unknown sources.”  Go to Settings > Applications > Development and enable “USB debugging.”
  23. The nAa kernel is now installed.  It also includes ClockworkMod Recovery 5.0.2.7.
  24. Copy the CyanogenMod 9 ROM update package and the GApps update package to the /sdcard directory (root directory) of your phone.
  25. Turn off your phone.
  26. As soon as you see the Sony Ericsson logo during bootup, press the Back button several times.  This will bring the phone into ClockworkMod Recovery mode.
  27. In recovery mode, go to Backup and Restore > Backup and create a Nandroid backup of your existing ROM.
  28. Go back to the main recovery menu.
  29. Perform a full wipe of your phone from the following menus:
    1. Wipe data/factory reset
    2. Wipe cache
    3. Advanced > Wipe Dalvik cache
  30. Select Install ZIP from SDcard > Choose ZIP from SDcard.  Choose the CyanogenMod 9 package that you copied to the phone.  Confirm that you want to flash the file.
  31. Repeat the previous step for the GApps update package.
  32. Go back to the main recovery menu.
  33. Select “Reboot system now”.
If you followed the steps correctly, your Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 should now be running Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich via the CyanogenMod 9 ROM.

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