Upgrade Galaxy S Plus to Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean via DoomNEXUS ROM

How-To

The Samsung Galaxy S Plus (Galaxy S 2011 Edition) has received a Jelly Bean build as a custom ROM named DoomNEXUS, it’s Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean based custom ROM that is built from the CyanogenMod but has some extra tweaks, thanks to senior XDA developer member Doomsday94.

However the DoomNEXUS ROM is still being updated, some features aren’t working currently such as the camera app, hopefully developer will bring the camera soon in near future as well as will fix other bugs.

Read on how to install DoomNEXUS ROM for Samsung Galaxy S Plus I9001, make sure your phone is rooted with a custom recovery installed, check out our this guide to install ClockworkMod recovery and check this guide to install TWRP recovery. If your phone isn’t rooted, follow our this guide to root. Be sure to make a backup of your device data such as SMS, internet setting, contacts music files etc because the below procedure may wipe data, you can sync your contacts with Gmail account and for messages use SMS apps, lastly use file expert app to backup apps.

DISCLAIMER: Please proceed the below guide at your own risk, Android Egis will not be held responsible if your device lost data or gets damaged following this guide.

Instructions

Step #1: Download the DoomNEXUS V2 ROM (DoomNEXUS V2 20121012.zip) and GApps (Google Apps) (gapps-jb-20120726-signed.zip).

Step #2: Transfer both .zip files to the SD card of device.

Step #3: Turn the device off.

Step #4: Reboot the device into recovery mode by holding down the volume down and power buttons (Note: If you’re using ClockworkMod mode, use volume keys to navigate and power button to select).

Step #5: In recovery mode, create a nandroid backup of your current ROM, it’s important because if anything not work out that you expect from this ROM, you’ll be able to easily revert back to your current state. To create backup in ClockworkMod, select “Backup and Restore”, and then select “Backup” again, for TWRP select backup and scroll to start it.

Step #6: Perform full wipe, in ClockworkMod recovery first select the wipe data/factory reset, and in TWRP select wipe and then select factory reset.

Step #7: Return to main menu by selecting “Go Back”.

Step #8: If you’re on ClockworkMod, select “Install Zip from SD Card” then “Choose Zip from SD Card” and locate the downloaded ROM .zip file that you’ve transferred in above step and confirm installation, but if you’re TWRP, select “install” and locate the downloaded ROM .zip file.

Step #9: Once the ROM .zip file is installed, repeat the previous step again and install the Gapps .zip file in the same manner.

Step #10: Once the installation is completed, select “Go Back” after that select “Reboot System Now” to reboot your phone.

That’s it, enjoy the newer Android version – Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean, if you faced any issue, do comment below and we’ll help.

Via: XDA

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Tags: android 4.1, android 4.1.2, custom roms, galaxy s plus, how to, jelly bean, samsung

Abdur Rehman

25 comments

saka

October 25th, 2012

After i select reboot system now, and it restart, I get the X of nexus on the screen and then nothing happens.. what can I do
?? please can you help me??
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- Abdur Rehman
  
  October 25th, 2012
  
  the first boot may take time, if nothing happen, reboot into recovery mode perform full wipe, first select the wipe data/factory reset, and confirm on the next screen then select wipe cache and confirm on the next screen. Lastly go to main menu, there select advance and then select wipe delvik. After that install the ROM again.
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rishab

November 25th, 2012

Camera is not working in s plus any solution
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- Abdur Rehman
  
  November 26th, 2012
  
  try any third party camera app from the Play store such as camera360….
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Michael Verrison

December 4th, 2012

I did exactly your instructions sayd and I didn’t get Google play app and Camera app?! I tryed to reinstall the jellybean and Gapps but didn’t help.
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- Abdur Rehman
  
  December 4th, 2012
  
  Unfortunately, the ROM still contains a few bugs, we know the camera isn’t working, however the developer is trying to iron out all bugs, you may check the XDA thread (link is given at the bottom of the post “via”) for latest updates.
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mirec

December 6th, 2012

After “Reboot System Now” my phone is automatically booted to “CWM based recovery”, what to do now?
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- mirec
  
  December 6th, 2012
  
  how to boot phone to normal mode?
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  - Abdur Rehman
    
    December 7th, 2012
    
    turn off phone, and the reboot it as you do in daily routine life……
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- Abdur Rehman
  
  December 7th, 2012
  
  dear, reboot again simply
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Ajay

December 25th, 2012

I have done all this but phone is booting to “CWM based recovery’ how to boot normally
i tried a lot and then recovered to my old version
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- Abdur Rehman
  
  December 26th, 2012
  
  but it should reboot your device into normal mode…however select “reboot system now’ to reboot phone…if your phone still doesn’t reboot into normal mode….restore the backup you taken in step 5 and install the ROM again to taste Jelly Beans…..
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Wietze

December 29th, 2012

Play Store don`t work i try to install it manual but it still don`t work!!!???

Help me!?
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- Abdur Rehman
  
  December 29th, 2012
  
  try the latest version of ROM, simply download the ROM zip file, put it to SD card, install from recovery, don’t wipe anything just do nandroid backup…..to download the latest version, go to XDA thread link is given at the bottom of post….
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Rameez Khan

February 10th, 2013

I can not access all drivers and google services after up gradation to jelly bean..
what to do now ???
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- Abdur Rehman
  
  February 10th, 2013
  
  flash Google apps zip file in recovery mode: http://d-h.st/meX
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Ofir

March 5th, 2013

Any update since ? I’m waiting since I saw here in comments that the camera not working… IS IT FIXED ALREADY ?
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- Abdur Rehman
  
  March 5th, 2013
  
  sadly not yet……
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Sabi

March 19th, 2013

hello I’ve downloadet it step by step but… I can’t download apps now… need help really fast, please.
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- Abdur Rehman
  
  March 20th, 2013
  
  you should try the latest version….don’t wipe anything and install Gapps, simply download ROM zip file from XDA and install using recovery, XDA link is given at the bottom of this post……
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  - Sabi
    
    March 20th, 2013
    
    I installed it but it dosen’t works… I can’t download anything.. maybe another way?
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Sabi

March 20th, 2013

thanks for your help I must correct i can download apps but not all install or open… play store can not open but installed… icq and whatsapp too… can you help me please?

Greetings sabi
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- Abdur Rehman
  
  March 21st, 2013
  
  Dear you may try APK files as alternative……
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Bogun

March 24th, 2013

Sorry for bothering you, just one question…I did everything you said, and everything looks great, but as previous posts said, I can´t access Google play and stuff…i manually installed all the needed applications, with apk. files, but some of them, like Facebook or local newspaper I´m reading just won´t work…tried the solution with http://d-h.st/meX, but it won´t install, it says: Installation aborted…
Thanks for your help..
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- Abdur Rehman
  
  March 24th, 2013
  
  it because of ROM development, hopefully the developer will fix it soon and please don’t say me sorry as your help is my duty…..
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