How To Install, Flash CyanogenMod 9 Android 4.0.3 ICS On Galaxy S II (GUIDE)

Install CyanogenMod 9 Android 4.0.3 ICS On Galaxy S II

Install, Flash CyanogenMod 9 Android 4.0.3 ICS On Galaxy S II

The news comes from the well known Android hack forum XDA.

Before you get into flashing the ROM on your Galaxy S II, please note that this is a highly experimental build with loads of bugs and stability issues. It is not at all ready for daily use and you are recommended to stay away from it unless you’re an Android enthusiast with advanced knowledge of rooting, flashing and restoring in case something goes wrong.

Install, Flash CyanogenMod 9 Android 4.0.3 ICS On Galaxy S II

Now you must root your device and have ClockWorckMod Recovery flashed, please follow our simple tutorial posted here to root Galaxy S II and here to Flash ClockWorkMod Recovery.

You will have to search for an ICS-based bootloader on your own, and then flash it using ODIN.

NOTE:

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How To Install, Flash CyanogenMod 9 Android 4.0.3 ICS On Galaxy S II

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 of these files directly under the /sdcard directory on your Galaxy S II.

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: From the main menu, take a nandroid backup from backup & restore > backup. After backup is complete, do a wipe data/factory reset.

Step 5: This is the part where we flash CyanogenMod 9 along with Google Apps and Face Unlock. Navigate to install zip from sdcard > choose zip from sdcard > [.zip file]. You must flash the files in the following order:

update-cm-9.0.0-RC0-SGS2-KANG-signed.zip
gapps-6.0-IML74K.zip
faceunlock-6.0-IML74K.zip

Step 6: Select reboot system now from the main menu.