[Q] Root Access - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Will it be difficult to get root access to the phone?

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doesn't look like it, i heard pre release was rooted using Gingerbreak and they won't have a locked bootloader either.

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I don't know if this is a retail unit, but Gingerbreak 1.10 rooted it.
I can't post links but on YouTube, search for video "9lVft5HoKP8"

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QuboidRC said:
I don't know if this is a retail unit, but Gingerbreak 1.10 rooted it.
I can't post links but on YouTube, search for video "9lVft5HoKP8"
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You can not post links but you can post youtube videos
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[media=youtube]9lVft5HoKP8[/media]

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QuboidRC said:
I don't know if this is a retail unit, but Gingerbreak 1.10 rooted it.
I can't post links but on YouTube, search for video "9lVft5HoKP8"
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that is a pre production model, they usually do not carry final level of protection

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Rooting a device is never difficult, especially known Android versions. I can't imagine a non-rootable Android device.

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EleCtrOx666 said:
Rooting a device is never difficult, especially known Android versions. I can't imagine a non-rootable Android device.
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The HTC Wildfire has recieved an OTA froyo update in the end of december, and at the moment of speaking only temporary root is possible.

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ErwinP said:
The HTC Wildfire has recieved an OTA froyo update in the end of december, and at the moment of speaking only temporary root is possible.
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Bootloader must have been updated and then the exploit must have been fixed(normal HTC procedure).
So yes, this device is rooted, 'temporary' root = Android exploit. 'Permanent' root= bootloader exploit.
Rooting is Android-wise, making it 'permanent root' is saying you changed the kernel to make system partition r/w, so bootloader-wise(changing kernel require bootloader to be unlocked, though there are exceptions).

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Oke wow, thank you for this clarification! Pretty new to android, and never looked at it that way. Good that there are people like you who are willing to (re)explain al this ;-)
Erwin

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Sæll, ávallt gaman að sjá Íslendinga hérna inná spjallinu
veistu hvenar að Galaxy S II kemur til Íslands?.... langar svakalega að sjá virknina á honum við hliðina á mínum ofur tjúnnaða Galaxy S síma

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SAEVARM3 said:
Sæll, ávallt gaman að sjá Íslendinga hérna inná spjallinu
veistu hvenar að Galaxy S II kemur til Íslands?.... langar svakalega að sjá virknina á honum við hliðina á mínum ofur tjúnnaða Galaxy S síma
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mér var sagt að hann kæmi í næsta mánuði, tæknivörur eru komnir með sýningareintak og allt.. það er stutt í þetta

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bambinn said:
mér var sagt að hann kæmi í næsta mánuði, tæknivörur eru komnir með sýningareintak og allt.. það er stutt í þetta
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Enska er aðeins tekið tungumál.

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May I kindly ask for a translation?

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Dextrosan said:
May I kindly ask for a translation?
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I only said (w/ Google Translate ) English is the only accepted language.

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Good job

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EleCtrOx666 said:
Enska er aðeins tekið tungumál.
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sorry, i was telling him about the availability of the phone in iceland and that the dealership already had a working demo.
and also if you want to say that english is the only accepted language you would say:
Enska er einungis leyfileg á spjallborðinu

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bambinn said:
mér var sagt að hann kæmi í næsta mánuði, tæknivörur eru komnir með sýningareintak og allt.. það er stutt í þetta
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Icelandic:
ahhh okey, hlakkar til að sjá hann í búðum hérna.... spennandi að sjá hvað hann muni kosta
English:
ahhh alright, looking forward to seeing him in stores.... will be exciting to see how much it will cost

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bambinn said:
Will it be difficult to get root access to the phone?
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ofcourse not same as usual

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Gingerbreak 1.2 doesn't seem to work on a retail unit. It sits for ever at the "this may take a few minutes" screen.

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QuboidRC said:
Gingerbreak 1.2 doesn't seem to work on a retail unit. It sits for ever at the "this may take a few minutes" screen.
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Doesn't work as Samsung have closed the exploit. I'm sure we'll get root soon though.