How to flash IMaGinary ICS ROM for the Galaxy Ace S5830

Jelly Bean might be on everyone’s mind, but there are people out there who still want to sink their teeth into Ice Cream Sandwich. Though the Samsung Galaxy Ace GT-S5830 will never see Ice Cream Sandwich officially from Samsung, XDA Developers member Ahmed hamouda wants to give your phone the ICS looks.

The IMaGinary ICS ROM is based on Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread and supports 55 languages. It’s also been pre-rooted, pre-deodexed, and has overscroll glow and CRT off effects enabled. You can also get the most out of your battery life, thanks to the Battery Extender kernel and a script to manage RAM Adrenaline Boost 3.0. A 14-toggle mod is also included, as well as an A2SD GUI script, a smooth scroll mod, and a hacked hosts file.

This guide shows you how to flash IMaGinary ICS ROM for the Galaxy Ace S5830.

Warning

• The instructions in this guide are intended for use with the Samsung Galaxy Ace, model number GT-S5830. Applying these instructions on another device or model may produce undesired outcomes.
• The information in this guide is provided for instructional and educational purposes only. There is no guarantee that these instructions will work under your specific and unique circumstances.
• Use these instructions at your own risk. We shall not hold any responsibility or liability for whatever happens to you or your device arising from your use of the info in this guide.
• Read and understand the whole guide first before actually performing the instructions.

Requirements

• Samsung Galaxy Ace GT-S5830 running on any stock Gingerbread ROM and with ClockworkMod Recovery installed. For additional help, check our guide on how to flash ClockworkMod Recovery for the Galaxy Ace S5830.
• Download the IMaGinary ICS ROM (ImaGinaryICS_Final.zip, 105 MB) to your computer.
• OPTIONAL: Download patches you’d like to flash:
  • Beats XLoud (Beats_Xloud.zip, 608.22 kB).
  • Swype Arabic (arabic_swype.zip, 6.53 MB).
  • Swype Europe (Europe_swype.zip, 12.48 MB).
  • Live Wallpapers (Live Wallpapers.zip, 149.04 kB).
  • Samsung Keyboard Arabic (arabic_SamsungKeyboard.zip, 13.14 MB).
  • Samsung Keyboard Europe (Europe_SamsungKeyboard.zip, 4.11 MB).
• Make sure your device’s battery still has at least 70% power. You don’t want the device to shut down in the middle of the procedure.
• Backup all personal data on your phone to make sure you have a copy of your personal data (e.g., contacts, SMS, MMS, Internet settings, Wi-Fi passwords, and the like) in case the procedure in this guide erases such data.

Instructions

1. Copy the IMaGinary ICS ROM to the Galaxy Ace’s SD card.
2. Turn off the Galaxy Ace.
3. Boot the phone into Recovery Mode by holding down the Home and Power buttons. When you see the Samsung logo, release the Power button but still hold down the Home button.
4. Make a NANDroid Backup by selecting Backup and Restore > Backup.
5. Select Wipe Cache Partition > Yes.
6. Select Advanced > Wipe Dalvik Cache > Yes.
7. Select Advanced > Wipe Battery Stats > Yes.
8. Select Wipe Data/Factory Reset > Yes.
9. Select Install ZIP from SD card > Choose ZIP from SD card > select the IMaGinary ICS ROM file > Yes.
10. Select Wipe Cache Partition > Yes.
11. Select Advanced > Wipe Dalvik Cache > Yes.
12. Select Advanced > Wipe Battery Stats > Yes.
13. Select Wipe Data/Factory Reset > Yes.
14. OPTIONAL: If you’d like to flash any of the patches, do the following:
    • Select Mounts and Storage > Mount /system.
    • Select Install ZIP from SD card > Choose ZIP from SD card > select the patch of your choice > Yes.
15. Select Reboot System Now.

Congratulations! Your Samsung Galaxy Ace GT-S5830 is now running on IMaGinary ICS ROM.