Install CyanogenMod or LineageOS on Samsung Galaxy SII GT I9100
There are multiple reasons to install a custom ROM on an older mobile device
- Lack of updates
- The device has gone slow and you are not able to use it at all
- You just want better performance
- You are really tiered of google tracking you
These instructions are specifically for Samsung Galaxy S2 GTI9100
1) Enable USB debugging
2) Install adb, fastboot, heimdall, heimdall-frontend
fastboot devices (may not list the devices so )
The most important point is that you should get recovery working on this phone
3) Download and extract CWM-KitKatCompatible-i9100.tar flash the zImage using heimdall
heimdall flash — KERNEL zImage — verbose
Note: I used this as the recover image CWM-KitKatCompatible-i9100.tar
Below is the output
Initialising connection…
Detecting device…
Manufacturer: “SAMSUNG”
Product: “Gadget Serial”
….
Setting up interface…
Initialising protocol…
Protocol initialisation successful.
Beginning session…
Some devices may take up to 2 minutes to respond.
Please be patient!
Session begun.
Downloading device’s PIT file…
WARNING: Empty bulk transfer after receiving packet failed. Continuing anyway…
PIT file download successful.
Uploading KERNEL
0%
21%
42%
63%
84%
100%
KERNEL upload successful
Ending session…
Rebooting device…
Releasing device interface…
Now you can boot to recovery Press Volume Up + Home + Power
4) Once you are in the recovery image you could use adb to push cm-13.0–20161218-NIGHTLY-i9100.zip to respective storage
adb push cm-13.0–20161218-NIGHTLY-i9100.zip /storage/sdcard1/
5) Install the build by selecting Install zip option in the recovery console
Tips:
On this phone especially on the international edition or on Samsung Galaxy S2 GT-I9100
Press Volume Down + Home + Power for flashing the recovery image
Press Volume Up + Home + Power for booting into the recovery image.
Tips:
On this phone especially on the international edition or on Samsung Galaxy S2 GT-I9100
Press Volume Down + Home + Power for flashing the recovery image
Press Volume Up + Home + Power for booting into the recovery image.
References :
I was able to download cm-13.0–20161218-NIGHTLY-i9100.zip from https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=457095661767133548
The supported list of cyanogenmod’s on this device is here
https://web.archive.org/web/20161224214832/https://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=i9100
How to Install CyanogenMod on the Samsung Galaxy S II (“i9100”)
https://web.archive.org/web/20161224194651/https://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_i9100
There is one change that you have to follow from this article note the “ — kernel” parameter to heimdall is “ — KERNEL”
heimdall flash — KERNEL zImage — verbose
I have not been able to install gaps but you and do it from the below
