Update Galaxy S GT I9000 with CyanogenMod 10.1 RC2 Firmware – Guide

Samsung Galaxy S GT I9000 smartphone may be a legacy device for some of those but for all those who are using the phone knows that it’s still a brilliant smartphone to have. For all those who are itching to update the same with the Jellybean 4.2.2 firmware version and that too of Cyanogen build can now feel happy as we will be guiding you to update with the same. Before proceeding, you need to make sure that you have followed all the list of quick pre requisites.
Quick Pre Requisites:

• All the data in your Galaxy S GT I9000 should be backed up with the help of below mentioned steps so as to make sure that just in case if the data gets lost or corrupted, the same can be restored with the help of below mentioned steps,

SMS – Use “SMS Backup & Restore app”,
Contacts – Sync with the Gmail application,
Call Log - Call Log and Restore
Images, Songs, Videos, Files – Copy to internal / External SD Card,
APN and MMS Settings – Note down from the path “Applications > Settings > Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names”

• Enable the USB Debugging Mode in your computer from the path “Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging”. Also, the minimum battery life should be a minimum of 40% or else there is a risk of device getting turned Off in the middle of firmware update.

• As this is a custom ROM, you need to make sure that your phone is rooted and installed with the custom recovery image. Just in case if your phone is not rooted, you need to root the same from the below mentioned steps;

Procedure to Update Galaxy S GT I9000 with XXJW4 Firmware
Procedure to Root Galaxy S GT I9000 on XXJW4 Firmware

• Custom Recovery image can be installed from the “ROM Manager” app which you can download from PLAY Store.

Disclaimer: Follow all the instructions mentioned in this article as if there is any damage caused due to not following instructions then we shall not be held liable or responsible. Just in case if you face any issues then we will try our level best to address the same.

As soon as you are done with the above mentioned steps, you can now proceed to the next page where we have mentioned a detailed guide on how to apply this update.