How to go from ICS (4.0.1) to Kitkat (4.4.3) in Galaxy SII GT-I9100

[sokratus]

Till few days back I was running and using Kitkat 4.4.3 (SlimRom). But yesterday my phone switched off due to low battery. I didn't realise this and restarted it again. Since then the phone was stuck on 'Samsung Galaxy SII' screen (boot loop I think?). Anyways, so today I formatted it back to stock ICS 4.0.3. I rooted the phone as well. Now I have been trying to install the latest Kitkat roms and I'm unable to do so. I read it somewhere that I require at least CWM 6.0.4.3 to install Kitkat. Then I got CWM 6.0.4.7 on my phone and the phone is stuck again on 'Samsung Galaxy SII' screen. Are there any steps in between that I'm missing? Do I have to go like 4.0 -> 4.3 -> 4.4? Any help would be truly appreciated.

Currently phone is running on ICS 4.0.3 with CWM 5.0.2.7

 

[secc123]

Hi sokratus
Go here:
CyanogenMod 11 Nightly Android 4.4.4 KitKat Arrives for Galaxy S2 I9100 and I9100G

I have done it a few times - works flawlessly.
Good luck.

 

[sokratus]

Hi sokratus
Go here:
CyanogenMod 11 Nightly Android 4.4.4 KitKat Arrives for Galaxy S2 I9100 and I9100G

I have done it a few times - works flawlessly.
Good luck.

Hi, Thanks. Are you sure it will work on the stock rom? Im downloading it right now and its gonna take 3 more hours (damn!) to complete.

 

[secc123]

Hi sokratus,
Yep it will work - i also went from stock to cyanogenmod the first time i did it. I did get the yellow triangle showing at my boot screen but all was well with it. I think there is an app on google play called 'triangle be gone' or something like that which should remove it but i haven't bothered with it yet. It only shows as soon as i switch it on for a second then it all boots fine.
Just follow the instructions and you should be good.
I know the download speed sucks but if you want to get the latest nightly build from Cyanogenmod then go here, the speed is MUCH better!:
CyanogenMod Downloads
and grab todays - i flashed it today and its great (i also repartitioned my drives so i no longer have to worry about the 'insufficient space' warning when downloading google apps

BTW, Make sure you have the GT-I9100 as thats the link i provided for. If you have the GT-I9100G (or other variant) then look on the link i posted for the nightlies for YOUR model.

Best of luck

BTW, make sure you back up your contacts/files first onto your sd card/pc just in case. CWM can create a full image of your phone to your sdcard just in case - so make sure you do this as well.

 

[sokratus]

Hi sokratus,
Yep it will work - i also went from stock to cyanogenmod the first time i did it. I did get the yellow triangle showing at my boot screen but all was well with it. I think there is an app on google play called 'triangle be gone' or something like that which should remove it but i haven't bothered with it yet. It only shows as soon as i switch it on for a second then it all boots fine.
Just follow the instructions and you should be good.
I know the download speed sucks but if you want to get the latest nightly build from Cyanogenmod then go here, the speed is MUCH better!:
CyanogenMod Downloads
and grab todays - i flashed it today and its great (i also repartitioned my drives so i no longer have to worry about the 'insufficient space' warning when downloading google apps

BTW, Make sure you have the GT-I9100 as thats the link i provided for. If you have the GT-I9100G (or other variant) then look on the link i posted for the nightlies for YOUR model.

Best of luck

BTW, make sure you back up your contacts/files first onto your sd card/pc just in case. CWM can create a full image of your phone to your sdcard just in case - so make sure you do this as well.

Hey, thank a lot for that! You're the best!! I'm downloading from the link you gave me its quite fast! 12 minutes! Yes I am on SGS-II GT-I9100. Cheers!

I'll update here once I'm up and running.

 

[sokratus]

Hey, thank a lot for that! You're the best!! I'm downloading from the link you gave me its quite fast! 12 minutes! Yes I am on SGS-II GT-I9100. Cheers!

I'll update here once I'm up and running.

Hey, I ran into this now. Do you know what might be causing this?
(sorry for the hazy image)

 

[sokratus]

Here's the link of the image: imgur: the simple image sharer

 

[secc123]

Hey, I ran into this now. Do you know what might be causing this?
(sorry for the hazy image)

Hi sokratus,
I had the same thing....status 7 error (sorry i completely forgot that i got that error the first time i tried it - must be my age ).
It freaked me out a bit but i think it was the version of cwm mentioned on that site, i downloaded a newer version and it went through fine then.
At the moment i am trying to calibrate my battery so phone is off until fully charged but i am uploading the version i *think* is the newer one i used to multiupload for you. Give me a couple of mins and i will post the link.

 

[secc123]

here you go, its on multiple sites so choose whichever one you want. its about 5mb. Just install it using your cwm (install zip from sdcard) and then retry doing the rom update:

turbobit.nethttp://multiupload.biz/tb_ld87nq7kq3mh
firedrive.comhttp://multiupload.biz/pl_ld87nq7kq3mh
netload.inhttp://multiupload.biz/nl_ld87nq7kq3mh
share-online.bizhttp://multiupload.biz/so_ld87nq7kq3mh
asfile.comhttp://multiupload.biz/as_ld87nq7kq3mh
rapidgator.nethttp://multiupload.biz/ra_ld87nq7kq3mh
bayfiles.comhttp://multiupload.biz/bf_ld87nq7kq3mh
sendmyway.comhttp://multiupload.biz/sw_ld87nq7kq3mh
nosupload.comhttp://multiupload.biz/nu_ld87nq7kq3mh

Any other issues let me know and i will try to help if i can.
Good luck

BTW, check your version of CWM beforehand and after you install my version to make sure its newer, if not then let me know and once my phone is charged in about an hour or two i will check my version.

 

[sokratus]

here you go, its on multiple sites so choose whichever one you want. its about 5mb. Just install it using your cwm (install zip from sdcard) and then retry doing the rom update:

turbobit.netDownload CWM Kit Kat Compatible i9100 Multi Upload biz zip
firedrive.comDownload CWM Kit Kat Compatible i9100 Multi Upload biz zip
netload.inDownload CWM Kit Kat Compatible i9100 Multi Upload biz zip
share-online.bizDownload CWM Kit Kat Compatible i9100 Multi Upload biz zip
asfile.comDownload CWM Kit Kat Compatible i9100 Multi Upload biz zip
rapidgator.netDownload CWM Kit Kat Compatible i9100 Multi Upload biz zip
bayfiles.comDownload CWM Kit Kat Compatible i9100 Multi Upload biz zip
sendmyway.comDownload CWM Kit Kat Compatible i9100 Multi Upload biz zip
nosupload.comDownload CWM Kit Kat Compatible i9100 Multi Upload biz zip

Any other issues let me know and i will try to help if i can.
Good luck

BTW, check your version of CWM beforehand and after you install my version to make sure its newer, if not then let me know and once my phone is charged in about an hour or two i will check my version.

Hey SECC123,

Wow, thanks for all that! Ok, so I'll flash this first and then the rom and update you here.

Again, thanks a lot.

 

[secc123]

Hey SECC123,

Wow, thanks for all that! Ok, so I'll flash this first and then the rom and update you here.

Again, thanks a lot.

Hi sokratus,
Your very welcome - hopefully it will all go smoothly for you now. Its just after midnight here but luckily i'm a night-owl so i will probably be up for a couple of hours yet, if you have any problems let me know. If i don't answer you quite quickly i may have gone to bed but i will definitely reply to you in the morning (my time).

 

[sokratus]

Hi sokratus,
Your very welcome - hopefully it will all go smoothly for you now. Its just after midnight here but luckily i'm a night-owl so i will probably be up for a couple of hours yet, if you have any problems let me know. If i don't answer you quite quickly i may have gone to bed but i will definitely reply to you in the morning (my time).

No problems. Its almost 5am here anyways. If something goes wrong I'll bother you in the morning ^_^.

 

[secc123]

No problems. Its almost 5am here anyways. If something goes wrong I'll bother you in the morning ^_^.

just post anyway, i will be nervous until i know it went OK for you!


Just re-read the instructions for flashing, it states that you need to flash cyanogenmod 10.2 first before v11.....I never bothered with that. I just flashed version 11 straight away so maybe you want to skip that step also?

 

[sokratus]

just post anyway, i will be nervous until i know it went OK for you!


Just re-read the instructions for flashing, it states that you need to flash cyanogenmod 10.2 first before v11.....I never bothered with that. I just flashed version 11 straight away so maybe you want to skip that step also?

Hey, I just successfully installed CyanogenMod. Its CM11, so I guess I did skip a step . The phone has started and its 4.4.4. But I'm getting constant popups saying "unfortunately, the process xyz has stopped". Is it because of the GAPPS? Is there anyway I can just reformat the OS and install different set of GAPPS? The ones I installed were for 4.4.3.

 

[secc123]

PHEW! that's great news - yep you skipped the same step as me (great minds think alike!!!)

Did you install the full GApps? I just grabbed the minimal GApps from here:
[Standard/Minimal GApps][0-Day][4.4.4][7-24-

 

[sokratus]

PHEW! thats great news - yep you skipped the same step as me (great minds think alike!!!)

Did you install the full GApps? I just grabbed the minmal GApps from here:
[Standard/Minimal GApps][0-Day][4.4.4][7-24-… | Nexus 5 | XDA Forum
the one i used was:

GApps Minimal 4.4.4
~23 MB
Google Play Store
Syncing apks and libs, etc.

I hate all the extra google bloatware. try uninstalling your version, reboot and make sure the errors aare gone then try the minimal one and see if it works without errors. I never got any errors with it. If you need the extra Google apps you can add them later.

Yeah I installed the full GAPPS. Got them from here Google Apps - CyanogenMod
I'll try with the ones you've given me.

 

[sokratus]

Wunderbar!! Everything is A-OK now. Without your help it would've been really hard for me. Thanks a million billion times SECC123! Staying up all night paid off. I'm off to bed now, cheers!

 

[secc123]

Hey sokratus,
You are more than welcome, glad i could help. So pleased you got everything sorted

Enjoy cyanogenmod - i find it really fast and smooth running. My eye's are getting heavy as well so i may turn in myself.
Best of luck
Secc

 

[sokratus]

Hey one last query, I am unable to see any links in any app. I think they all are white. I can't see numbers in a message of whatsapp, or links in comments of youtube, etc. Check this screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/hs8muwp.png

Do you have any idea how to change link colours maybe?

 

[secc123]

Hi, I haven't experienced that. Which browser are you using for youtube etc? Did you try switching themes in the settings?

go to settings/themes and then at the top-right you will see 'get more'. There are lots of cheap theme's there but first try switching to one of the free themes then reboot and test. Then you can switch back to the default 'HOLO' theme.
You can also try the same with settings/fonts and see if that makes a difference.

 

[tahir unique]

hey guys i am also hving the same prblm like status 7 error
my samsung s2 is on ics 4.0.3 cwm 5.0.2.7
plzz help guys

 

[tahir unique]

i updated cwm recovery to 6.0.4 like tht but it stucks.on galaxy s screen shuts down afta sm tym
links u hav given are removed...plz.post new one's

 

[tahir unique]

Hi, I haven't experienced that. Which browser are you using for youtube etc? Did you try switching themes in the settings?

go to settings/themes and then at the top-right you will see 'get more'. There are lots of cheap theme's there but first try switching to one of the free themes then reboot and test. Then you can switch back to the default 'HOLO' theme.
You can also try the same with settings/fonts and see if that makes a difference.