Things to know first
- Rooting voids your Gadget's warranty.
- We are not at all responsible for damages caused to you or your Gadget while you follow our instructions.
Requirements
- First download the most recent CyanogenMod 9 nightly build for your respective phone and save the zip file on your computer.
- Click here for the CDMA variant of the Galaxy Nexus.
- Click here for the GSM variant of the Galaxy Nexus.
- A rooted Galaxy Nexus with ClockWorkMod Recovery installed. Here is the guide for rooting the Galaxy Nexus CDMA and installing ClockworkMod Recovery.
- Temporarily close all system tools such as Samsung KIES, antivirus software, and firewall programs before flashing the ROM.
- Make sure that battery is at least 70% or more.
- Create a backup of all your data.
Step by Step Instructions
- First of all, connect the Samsung Galaxy Nexus to the computer using a USB cable.
- Now copy the CyanogenMod 9 package into your Gadget’s SD card.
- Disconnect the phone from the computer.
- Switch off your mobile phone.
- Now reboot your phone into bootloader mode by pressing and holding both the Volume Up and Volume Down keys simultaneously while tapping the Power button.
- Once in bootloader mode, use the Volume keys to navigate to “recovery” and tap the Power button to start recovery mode.
- Next select Backup and restore > Backup to create a backup of your current ROM.
- Go back to the main menu and perform a full wipe by doing the following:
- Select “Wipe data/factory reset” and confirm the action on the next screen.
- Select “Wipe Cache and confirm the action on the next screen.
- Go back to the main menu and select Advanced. From there, select “Wipe Dalvik Cache” and confirm the action on the next screen.
- After performing a full wipe, go back to the main menu and select “install zip from sd card” and browse to “choose zip from sd card” and select the CyanogenMod 9 ROM you have saved on the phone’s SD card. Select Yes to begin flashing the ROM on your phone.
- Return to the main menu and select “Reboot system now.” This will restart your Galaxy Nexus with the new CyanogenMod 9 ROM.
Voila! You have successfully flashed CyanogenMod 9 nightly build on your Samsung Galaxy Nexus.
Good-Luck !
