Procedure to Update Samsung Galaxy S GT I9000 with RC 3 build of ICS Android 4.0.3:
- Before proceeding, you need to ensure that you are on the rooted firmware. Just in case if you are not on the rooted firmware, then you need to follow the below mentioned links so as to root the same. Its recommended you to be on the latest rooted XXJVU 2.3.6 firmware of which we have mentioned the links below.
Procedure to Update Galaxy S with XXJVU Firmware
Procedure to Root Galaxy S on XXJVU Firmware
- Once you have rooted your device successfully from the above mentioned links, you now need to download the ICS Android 4.0.3 RC 3 Zip package from here to your computer. Once it’s done, you need to connect your phone to the computer using the original USB cable to copy this Zip file as it is in your phone. Ensure that you are not placing the files deep into the memory card or else it won’t be detected in the device. Once you copy the file, disconnect the connected USB cable.
- Enable the USB Debugging from the path “Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging” after which you need to tick on the USB Debugging option as shown in the below screen capture.
- Now turn Off the phone so as to enter the phone in the recovery mode. The recovery mode can be entered by pressing Volume Up Key + OK button, and holding both simultaneously press the Power Button. In recovery mode, select options “Wipe data/factory reset”, “Wipe Cache partition” to clear all the cache present in the device.
- In recovery mode, select “install zip from sd card” > “choose zip from sd card” and then choose the ICS RC 3 Zip file which you have placed in your phone. It will take up to 15 minutes for the update to get applied in the phone. Just in case if it takes longer than 20 minutes then you need to re insert the battery and then re-apply the update by following the steps from the start.
Note: if your device is continuously getting restarted on its own then you need to repeat the whole process which is mentioned above so as to update the phone. Despite following all the instructions properly if it refuses to get updated then you have no other option to get back to XXJVU Firmware version.
- So, once the firmware is updated successfully you need to select “++++ Go Back ++++” and then select “reboot system now” to reboot the phone. Please note that this reboot will take longer time than the normal reboot as it will be applying all the system updates in the first restart.
Congratulations, you are now on the Ice Cream Sandwich Android 4.0.3 firmware of RC 3. Do let us know just in case if you face any issues as we will try our level best to ensure that we address all your issues at the earliest.
