Procedure to update Samsung Galaxy Ace with Cyanogen Mod Gingerbread 2.3.7 ROM:
For your convenience, we have created different steps wherein you can follow individual step easily.
Step 1: Base Firmware Installation & Root
- First up you need to update your phone with the DDKQ5 version of firmware and then you need to root the same. You need to follow the instructions which are mentioned below in the form of Links. Please note that it’s a base firmware and you need to install the same and also root it.
Procedure to Update Samsung Galaxy ACE S5830 to DDKQ5 Firmware
Procedure to Root Samsung Galaxy ACE S5830 to DDKQ5 Firmware
Now, once you updated the device and rooted the same you will need to proceed to install the Clock Work MOD Recovery in your phone which we will see in the next step.
Step 2: Clock Work MOD Installation
- First up you need to download and install the ROM Manager application either from the Android Apps LABS or from an all new Android Market Place. Now, download the Clock Work Mod 5 Zip in your computer and then you need to copy this downloaded zip file in your phone as it is without renaming the file. Ensure that you haven’t modified the file or else it won’t be detecting the file in the recovery mode which we will see in the due course of the article.
- After installation of the ROM Manager, you need to now open the same from the Applications. Once you open the same, you will get to see the image which is mentioned below.
- After this from the list of options, you need to first up select the option of “Flash Clock Work Mod Recovery” which will flash the recovery mode in your phone. Now, after this if your phone restarts, then again open this application called “ROM Manager” and then now you will have to choose the option of “Backup Current ROM” so that the current working ROM is backed up easily and just in case if anything goes wrong then you can restore the same.
- Now, after backing up you need to now select the option of “Reboot into Recovery”. In the recovery mode, choose “install zip from sd card” and “choose zip from sd”. Once you do this, you will get a list of Zip files which are present in your phone where you need to select the file which is named as “recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.6-galaxyace-fix.zip”.
After this you will have to proceed to the next step which is mentioned in the next page.
