[HTC Wildfire S] skng4gf:
HTC Wildfire S hasn’t got a bright future with respect to the HTC official support.But nevermind,XDA developer support at the moment is good for the Wildfire S and you can expect a lot of custom ROMS with additional features developed for the Wildfire S.Now that the HTC Wildfire S won’t be getting an official Android 4.0.4 ICS,XDA developers namely the Cyanogenmod team has releases Android 4.0.4 ICS based Cyanogenmod 9 custom ROM for the HTC Wildfire S.This ROM is getting developed daily and the ROM doesn’t seem much stable at the moment though there is a lot of scope of development remaining.Now we will be covering the detailed method on how to flash / install Cyanogenmod 9 HTC Wildfire S version.

WARNING:

Before beginning with the procedure to Install Android 4.0.4 ICS Cyanogenmod 9 HTC Wildfire S you must know that once the procedure in the tutorial is followed your warranty stands void. The given method is risky and can cause your device to brick. It is therefore recommended that you follow the procedure carefully and perfectly. The processes that you carry out on your device are solely at your risk. We do not take responsibility for any damage to your device.

Lets have a look at the essential Pre Requistes:

1.Firstly you must ensure that you have rooted and installed ClockWork mod (CWM) on HTC Wildfire S

2.Minimum 60% of your phone battery must be charged.

3.Back up your phone data.

4.Make sure that you have installed Samung drivers on your computer.

5.Sync your contacts with gmail

6.Enable USB debugging mode(Settings –> Applications –> Development –> USB Debugging)

Following is the Detailed Method to Install Cyanogenmod 9 HTC Wildfire S :

Step 1:

Now firstly, you need to download the Cyanogenmod 9 HTC Wildfire S nightly file. Following is the Download link-> Cyanogenmod 9 HTC Wildfire S version.Go here for the latest version and downloading according to marvel/marvel c

Step 2:

Now with Cyanogonmod 9 , we don’t get the default Android apps like Google Maps,Google Play pre installed. If you need these apps , you need to flash this Gapps Cyanogemod 9 HTC Wildfire S file. OR you can visit Gapps site for latest gapps .

Step 3:

After having done with downloading of the two above mentioned files , you need to copy those files into you internal SD card.

Step 4:

Now you need to switch of your device HTC Wildfire S. Now the first thing to do after this is boot into the CWM Recovery. We will have to use the 3 button combo.

Now to work around in the CWM recovery , you need to make use of the following keys :

To move Up/down use Volume Up /Volume Down Button respectively

To open a selected option, use Home/Power button.

Now there are series of steps you need to perform before you begin your actual process of installation of Cyanogenmod 9 HTC Wildfire S version.

Step 5:

Select and open the ‘Backup and Restore’ menu from the main menu and do the Nandroid Backup(select yes) to restore your files and previous ROM if something goes wrong with the New ROM. Just to be safe.

Step 6:

In order to have practically no errors or bugs whatsoever , you need to wipe the data and factory reset your device.

So go to the ‘Wipe Data /factory reset’ and ‘Wipe Cache partition’ and then perform these processes

Now go to the Advanced menu , you will see a ‘Wipe Dalvik Cache’ menu , select and click on yes to do it.

Step 7:

Now to Install Cyanogenmod 9 HTC Wildfire S , go to the ‘Install Zip from Sd Card’ menu , now select and open ‘“choose zip from sdcard’ menu , browse for the Cyanogenmod 9 file and then select it and select yes to begin the process to install Android 4.0.4 ICS Cyanogenmod 9 HTC Wildfire S version .

Optionally , if you need those default Gapps like market ,maps etc. , select the .zip [refer step 2] click on yes to install.

Step 8:

Now,repeat the ‘Wipe data/factory reset’, ‘Wipe Dalvik Cache’ and “Wipe Cache partition” to. Now opt for “reboot system now“ option and wait for your phone to get Booted in the Cyanogenmod 9 HTC Wildfire S .Normally it will take 2-3 mins for the first boot.

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