Pre Requisites:
- First up you need to ensure that you have created a backup of all the data which is stored in the computer, as in the due course of this firmware update you will be losing all the data which is stored in your phone memory so that the same can be restored back to the phone just in case if you lose the data. For your simplicity we have also mentioned some of the links below so that you can easily create a backup of all your data.
SMS – Use “SMS Backup & Restore app”,
Contacts – Sync with the Gmail application,
Call Log – Call Log and Restore
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”
- Next up you will have to ensure that the phone is charged to a minimum of 50% plus so as to ensure that the phone is not turned Off in the process of firmware update.
- In your computer there will be many tools like Antivirus / Firewalls and also the KIES software tool, you will have to ensure that all thse tools are completely closed as these tools tend to interrupt he process of firmware update. Most importantly, the laptop / desktop which you will be using should be having a minimum running Windows XP / Windows Vista / Windows 7 along with the open USB 2.0 ports with the Admin privileges so the USB read / write access is enabled.
- So, next up let’s see on what are the instructions to update the phone with this Ginger real custom ROM.
