Procedure to Update Galaxy GIO with Cyanogen Mod 9 ICS Android 4.0 Firmware:
- After downloading ICS CM9 Package for Galaxy GIO (DOWNLOAD “Beta 5 for Samsung Galaxy Gio S5660 (18 Mar 2012) ” )from here to your computer, you need to enable the USB Debugging in your phone.
- You can enable the USB Debugging in Galaxy GIO from the path “Settings > Applications > Development > USB debugging”. The USB Debugging option should be ticked as shown in the below screen capture.
- After this, connect the phone to the computer with the original USB cable and copy the downloaded zip package to your phone. Ensure that you are not placing the file deep into any of the folders.
- Now, disconnect the phone connected from computer and turn Off the phone so as to enter the device in the recovery mode. The recovery mode in the Galaxy GIO S5660 can be entered by Holding Menu Button and then Power ON the device. If the device turns ON in the normal mode then you need to try again to enter into the recovery mode.
- Once you enter the recovery mode, select “install zip from sd card” > “choose zip from sd card” and then choose the Cyanogen Mod 9 Beta 4 Zip file which is placed in the phone.
- Once the file is selected, it will take around 5 – 10 minutes for applying the same. Once the update is applied successfully, the Galaxy GIO will either boot up or the device will be landing up in the recovery mode. If the device lands up in the recovery mode, you need to select “ ++++ Go Back ++++” and select “reboot system now” for restarting the phone.
Tip: Due to some reasons if the update process gets failed or interrupted, then you need to apply the update again by following the steps again from the start. Don’t forget to restore the backup which you have taken in the initial steps.
So there you go, you have now successfully applied the update of ICS Android 4.0 Cyanogen Mod 9 firmware in your phone. Do let us know in the comments section just in case if you face any issues in as we will try to address the same at the earliest.
