Flashing Cyanogen Mod 7.2.0 RC0 On Samsung Galaxy Ace GT-S5830 Smartphone.

Cyanogen Mod is one of the most famous custom rom out for android smart phones. And, thanks to amazing developers in xda-forums, this awesome custom cyanogen rom is now available for Samsung Galaxy Ace GT-S5830 smartphone too. In this article, I will guide you through step by step procedure of flashing or installing this latest android 2.3.7 based cyanogen mod rom on your galaxy ace. As, you read through the article, you will also get the opportunity to find out more about this rom.

This cyanogen mod is latest version of the cyanogen mod rom available for galaxy ace and is last updated on 23/01/2011. Below are some of the features of this latest CM7 rom for galaxy ace gt-s5830 smartphone.

• Latest Cyanogen Mod 7.2.0 RC0 with Google Apps Included.
• ketut's kernel with overclocking features.
• New Auto-rotation animation from Ice Cream Sandwich.
• Radio working fine, with volume controlled as per user requirement.
• Support for Live Wallpaper.
• Support for ext partitions, init.d scripts and many more.

So, these are some of the features of this cyanogen mod rom. And, now follow the instructions from below carefully to get this rom installed on your device.

Disclaimer : Do It At Your Own Risk!

Note : Those who have Gingerbread OS and any Custom Recovery installed on their device can skip Step 1 and Step 2.

1. Upgrade your android firmware to Gingerbread using Odin Multidownloader v4.38.

2. Install latest Clockwork Mod Recovery on your galaxy ace.

3. Download Cyanogen Mod 7.2.0 rom (cm-7.2.0-RC0-GalaxyAce-KANG-signed.zip) from Galaxy Ace section in Roms and Utilities page.

4. Copy the downloaded file to the (root directory of) your sd-card.

5. Reboot your device to Custom Recovery (Press Home + Power Button).

6. [Optional but, Recommended] Do a Nandroid Backup of your current rom.

7. Choose Install Zip From Sd Card>>Choose Zip From SD Card option and then select the, cm-7.2.0-RC0-GalaxyAce-KANG-signed.zip, file you downloaded from above.

8. Once the rom is flashed; Wipe Data and Wipe cache from clockwork mod recovery main menu.

9. Reboot your device from your recovery main menu.

Please, note that it might take some time to reboot during the first boot. Wait for few minutes and if it doesn't boots up even after 5-10 minutes then go back to CWM recovery and then wipe data, cache and dalvik cache and reboot again.

Extras :

• frameworkmod_for_vo_1_23_01_odex.zip : Precise Volume Control (for Music, FM-Radio and bluetooth), Smooth scrolling and battery drain fix for CM7.2.0 cooper kang RC0 rom. Flash this in clockwork mod recovery. No need to wipe data and cache after flashing.
• frameworkmod_for_vo_1_23_01_original.zip : Got problems after falshing the above fix for precise volume control, smooth scrolling, etc. If you want to revert back to original settings and framework then flash this in CWM recovery.

That's it. You have successfully upgraded your android smartphone to latest Android 2.3.7 (Cyanogen Mod 7.2.0 RC0) rom. Take some time to explorer through the cool features of this rom. If you are new to cyanogen mod then, you might want to check out Cyanogen Mod Settings in settings; there are many cool options/features for you to try. And, once you have had tasted this rom quite well don't forget to post a short review of this rom here at the comments below. Also, make sure you thank the developers, Lovetz and vo-1, for this amazing rom at this thread post on xda-forums. You can seek for help there or at the comments below.