[GUIDE] How to upgrade, root & flash Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830 [DOWNLOAD LINKS | CWM5]

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Hey guys,
in this tutorial I will show you how to upgrade and root your Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830. This method is the simplest way to do it.
Shall not be liable for any resulting damage to your phone! Everything you do at your own risk!
If you want to upgrade to newer version then Gingerbread I suggest you to make full procedure, not only flash recovery.
WARNING
If you don't understand what is root, ROM, phone, flash, CMD etc. watch this movie
You will need these files:

• Brain
• PC with Windows XP SP2 or later
• Samsung Galaxy Ace GT-S5830
• USB to Micro-USB cable
• .Net Framework 2.0 or later
  x86
  x64
• Android Software Development Kit (SDK)
• Samsung Kies or Samsung Android USB Drivers
• ODIN 4.38 + OPS
• SuperOneClick 2.3.3 (for 2.2> firmwares) or Universal Gingerbread Root/Unroot (for 2.3< firmwares)
• ClockworkMod Recovery 5.0.2.6 (Fixed!)
• New firmware (You must be registered on this page and remember to select appropriate region!)
• *Optional Custom ROM

Newest firmware:
Release name: S5830DXKT7
Release date: November 2012
Country: Vietnam
CSC: S5830OLBKT3
Android Version: Gingerbread 2.3.6
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YouTube Tutorial
Thanks to GadgetCheck!

A. Preparing your PC:

1. Install .Net Framework 2.0
2. Install Android SDK
3. Download SDK Tools & Platform-tools in Android SDK
4. Right click on Computer and select Properties
5. Select Advanced System Settings then Advanced and Click the Environment Variables button.
6. Click on the variable called 'Path' and then click on Edit. Now add the target directory to the value of the variable, using a semi-colon as a separator.
7. Add system path to Android SDK and Android SDK Tools folders
   x86

   C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk
   C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools

   x64

   C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk
   C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools

8. Now your PC is ready!

B. Preparing your phone (only for 2.2.x users! If you only want to root your phone, go to step D, if your phone don't have root skip this steps):

1. Install Samsung Kies
2. Turn on your phone
3. Enable Debugging at Apliccations>Programming
4. Connect your phone into PC via cable
5. Launch SuperOneClick
6. Click "Unroot"
7. Wait
8. When the process is complete turn off SOC and unplug your phone
9. Reboot to apply changes
10. Now you have unrooted phone!

C. Flashing the newest firmware:

1. Turn off your phone
2. Remove your SIM Card and SD Card
3. Extract previously downloaded firmware
4. Open ODIN 4.38 on your PC and change OPS file name to

   Cooper_v1.0.ops

   • Select from extracted archive: OPS-OPS, Boot-APBOOT, Phone-MODEM, PDA-CODE, CSC-CSC (leave EFS and One Package empty)
   • If archive contains only <filename>.tar.md5 select it as PDA and OPS as OPS, leave other fields EMPTY
5. Connect your phone via USB into PC
6. When the screen is turned on hold POWER+VOLUME DOWN+HOME and wait until the phone enters the Download Mode
7. If ODIN detected and recognized your phone should light up the first square to the left side
8. Press "Start" button and wait, the process should take ~5 minutes
9. If all goes well your phone should reboot automatically
10. Square should change the color to blue and display "PASS" it means that flashing process was successful and we have the newest firmware
11. Disconnect your phone
12. Turn off your phone
13. Insert your SIM Card and SD Card again
14. Turn on your phone
15. Now you have the newest firmware!

Da. Rooting for 2.2.1:

1. Turn on your phone
2. Enable Debugging at Apliccations>Programming
3. Connect your phone into PC via cable
4. Launch Super One Click 2.3.3
5. Click "Root"
6. Wait until the program will root your phone
7. When the process is complete turn off SOC and unplug your phone
8. Reboot
9. Now you have root!

Db. Rooting for 2.3.x (NEW METHOD!):

1. Download file called universal_gb_root_v25.zip and copy it to your sdcard
2. Turn off your phone
3. Press POWER+HOME BUTTON
4. Select update from sdcard, select the file universal_gb_root_v25.zip
5. After the update completed - reboot
6. Now you have rooted S5830

OPTIONAL Unrooting for 2.3.x:

1. Download file called universal_gb_unroot_v9.zip and copy it to your sdcard
2. Turn off your phone
3. Press POWER+HOME BUTTON
4. Select update from sdcard, select the file universal_gb_unroot_v9.zip
5. After the update completed - reboot
6. Now you have unrooted S5830[/QUOTE]

OLD ROOTING METHOD FOR 2.3.x

Rooting for 2.3.x (Thanks to russian forum-user with nickname may213) (if it doesn't work try D method):

upd_1.zip HotFile

1. Download file called upd_1.zip and copy it to your sdcard
2. Turn off your phone
3. Press POWER+HOME BUTTON
4. Select update from sdcard, select the file upd_1.zip
5. After the update completed - reboot
6. Now you have rooted S5830

Unrooting for 2.3.x (Thanks to ingbrzy) (if it doesn't work try D method):

unroot.zip HotFile

1. Download file called unroot.zip and copy it to your sdcard
2. Turn off your phone
3. Press POWER+HOME BUTTON
4. Select update from sdcard, select the file unroot.zip
5. After the update completed - reboot
6. Now you have unrooted S5830

E. Flash Custom Recovery:

1. Put recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.6-galaxyace.zip into SD Card
2. Turn off your phone
3. Press POWER+HOME BUTTON
4. Select Update Zip From SD-Card option. [If you are on previous version of CWM recovery then you might need to select Install Zip From SD Card and then Choose Zip From SD Card Option simultaneously. ]
5. Select recovery-clockwork-5.0.2.6-galaxyace.zip and flash it
6. Reboot your device

F*. Flash Custom ROM:

1. Select Custom ROM
2. Put Custom ROM .zip into SD Card
3. Turn off your phone
4. Press POWER+HOME BUTTON
5. Wipe All
6. Select "Install zip from sd card"
7. Select "Choose zip"
8. Select .zip with your Custom ROM
9. Select "Yes"
10. Reboot into system
11. That's ALL!!!

Now you have the newest firmware and root and probably Custom ROM!
Please don't send me messages on IM because i don't have much time to read it and reply. I've maded special thread for problems and issues: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...5#post22230605
If I helped you, click "Thanks" also you can vote it into main page, rate this thread or donate me

If you have problems with one of this steps post it in this thread I will try help you!

about to root mine.will let u know wat happens.

Originally Posted by jnrphil

about to root mine.will let u know wat happens.

What do you mean?

it worked!!!thanx

You're welcome

Sent from my GT-S5830 using XDA App

Originally Posted by hubix

You're welcome

Sent from my GT-S5830 using XDA App

Why I cannot find the DXKC1 firmware?

Hello, i need FW DXKC1. Can you help me? I don't find it on samfirmware . Please!!!

P/S: Sorry for my bad english ~.~

Where are you from? I need to know this to tell you the newest available ROM for your phone.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Ace GT-S5830 using XDA App

i'm from Vietnam, my FW is XXKC1 but i need DXKC1
I have found the problem, sometime my ACE freeze
when the phone freezes,and i have to take the battery out to get it work.

hi hubix, do you know where to find this galaxy rom: S5830DXKA9 if you know please post a link. or do you know how to extract a rom from galaxy ace because i want to share my S5830DXKB1 firmware which i currently have now.