How To Update Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 P3110 AOKP 4.0.3 ICS Custom ROM

This is the second time that Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 P3110 got an AOKP 4.0.3 Custom ROM firmware. While it is not the official firmware, the first AOKP was actually working perfect for this device and so is this. Thus, if you have already got your device rooted and installed the first AOKP, there is no reason for you now not to install this version. While the tutorial below is straightforward, you still need to read the pre-requisites as there are information you need to know before you update your device.

Pre-Requisites 
A. First of all, make sure that you Galaxy Tab 2 P3110 has already been rooted and that you have installed the custom recovery image because this firmware cannot be directly on the stock ROM.
B. Although it is just optional, we recommend you do a backup of your important data as we can never be sure what happens to your device during the process. There are apps you can use in Google Play Store that would backup your SMS, Contacts, Call Logs and Files. After all, it would take just a very short while to do it. While more often we recommend using KIES in backing up data inside your Samsung device, this time around we won’t as KIES won’t recognize devices using custom ROMs.
C. Make sure your Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 P3110 has at least 60% of battery left. Process like this should not be interrupted as it may cause damage to your phone. It would even be better if you fully-charge your device before you follow the tutorial below.
D. Turn off the security suites in your device including antivirus apps to make sure there will be no interruption during the process.
E. Since you will be connecting your device to your computer, you need to enable USB Debugging by going to Settings => Applications => Development => USB Debugging.

Tutorial 

Assuming you have done the abovementioned pre-requisites, then you are ready to proceed to the steps below.
Step 1: Download the AOKP 4.0.3 Custom ROM and save it to your computer. Also download Google Apps and do the same.
Step 2: Connect your Galaxy Tab 2 P3110 to your computer and copy the packages you just downloaded to your phone’s internal memory.
Step 3: Disconnect your slate from your computer and turn it off to make it ready for the next step.
Step 4: Put your Samsung galaxy Tab 2 P3110 into Recovery Mode by holding down Volume Down and Power buttons simultaneously.
Step 5: When you’re inside the Recovery Mode choose install zip from sdcard followed with choose zip from sdcard then browse through the directory where you’ve saved those packages and select aokp-gt3113-b35-gs.zip then gs-gapps-v3.zip. That means that you will select the custom ROM first followed by Google Apps.
Step 6: Of course you have to confirm your actions by tapping on Yes and wait until the update and installation is finished.
Step 7: You will be brought back to the Recovery Mode once the update is done, just reboot your system and you’re good to go.
That’s it. Let me know if you have questions by leaving comments below.