[Q] Step by step root/Rom install guide for a Noob - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi all,
I have spent the past two weeks rooting my phone, trying to install CM7 and then failing everytime with a permission verification error when flashing clockwork mod.
Could someone please give me a step by step guide to rooting and installing a decent rom on an CPW SGS2 with the following settings:
baseband: i9100xxke7
kernel: 2.6.35.7-i9100xwkf3
buildnumber: gingerbread.xwkf3
I would be eternally grateful as I scoured so many threads but to no avail.
Thanks in advance

I can say Chainfire's rooting process is the Simplest yet effective most out there, not interested in CM or whatever out there, so if you want CF guide, then read his thread,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399.
After rooting you will have Yellow triangle and to remove that you will need Samsung signed kernel and you will find it from here,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278.
The above two threads have more than enough information on rooting, so just go on.
Regards.

Thanks for the information - this is the root method that I did before which worked but I couldn't install CM7 - is it necessary to remove the yellow triangle ? Will this prevent me installing other ROMs?

I don't think so. Some users are using their phone with the YT without any problem afaIk.

I will give it a go and respond with my results. Cheers for the information.

I gave it a go and still ran into problems - had a look round and installed litening ROM. That took literally 5 minutes and didnt involve manual root permission. Definitely a android beginners friend. Fixed the volume problem aswell! happy days

willcass said:
I gave it a go and still ran into problems - had a look round and installed litening ROM. That took literally 5 minutes and didnt involve manual root permission. Definitely a android beginners friend. Fixed the volume problem aswell! happy days
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Hey willcass, did you have to root your phone first than install the Litening Rom?
or did you just follow the step by step instructions?
Cause my phone is not rooted, and I'm wondering if I can just install the rom without having my SCS2 rooted.
Thx!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16296156&postcount=10187

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Rooting. Same method for every firmware?

Hi
This is probably the noobiest question.. I am new to the android scene and am clueless. My GS2 comes in today, so excited!!
So I will root it when i get it. Just wondering, is the rooting method the same for every firmware version or does it change as new firmwares come out?
And can someone PLEASE link me to a detailed root guide for the GS2. Keep i mind i am new to the android scene.
Thanks in advance guys!!
As to date, rooting works the same. You flash a pre-rooted rom, or only a rooted kernel. Until Samsung would suddenly lock their bootloaders nothing will change. Luckily Samsung likes the Android community, so they'll keep it easy for us to root.
Ok. So every time i upgrade to a new firmware.. I just use the same root guide and it will work.?
Can you point me to a detailed step by step GS2 rooting guide please?
Thanks for your help
The most easiest way would be to pick the CF-Root kernel matching your firmware/ROM from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
And just flash that - done.
The kernel takes care of pretty much everything.
Seems complex.. but i will give it a try.

[Q] HELP with rooting s2 (URGENT)

Hi
I just bought a s2 yesterday and i want to root it. i have checked online for hours and i have found many ways to do it. however the insecure kernel which i have, i cant find it anywhere. It is the BVKJ4 one. Can somebody please please help me root my phone by telling me the simplist way to do it. I would appreciate a step by step guide because i am quite new to rooting. Many thanks
turbo94 said:
Hi
I just bought a s2 yesterday and i want to root it. i have checked online for hours and i have found many ways to do it. however the insecure kernel which i have, i cant find it anywhere. It is the BVKJ4 one. Can somebody please please help me root my phone by telling me the simplist way to do it. I would appreciate a step by step guide because i am quite new to rooting. Many thanks
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look over her i did a post of it look it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321538
And why is this urgent?
SuperOneClick is pretty easy to use and fast too
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i suggest you take your time, read and understand before flashing.
If you are in a rush, you will make mistakes.
rooting or any other major changes requires reading and understanding before flashing.

[Q] How do I root my Samsung Galaxy S II running kernelversion XWKJ3?

Hello everybody,
I got myself my very first Android phone yesterday, and I'm really glad with all of it's features, but I'd like to root it, the problem is is that it's running on kernelversion XWKJ3 and I can't find any thread, post, video, etc about if it actually IS possible to root the phone on this kernel, because according to some videos I need a speciffic kernel to root the phone, and I just can't find any, and I'm out of ideas. I don't know if it doesn't matter what kernel you need, or anything, and I can't seem to find it either.
Thanks already for just taking your time to read this,
Mustaron
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1246131
Everything you need to know about rooting is here.
Basically everything you need to do to get root, is to flash a kernel, that has root enabled
It's in the 7th post of this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
Read the 1st few for institutions.
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Thanks for everything guys, it worked. My phone is now rooted and I now can install custom roms, cheers.
Mustaron

[Q]Rooting Help!

Hi guys, at first I am sorry for my english :silly:
The problem is that i want to root my S2 but there are too many guides and tutorials and I am really confused. It can be weird but I just want to root it for quite a short time like 10-15 mins (due to some game) and after this period just unroot it. I have been searching many forums for several hours but I could not find something that is easy and fits me. There were people with broken phones in every single rooting tutorial and I am little bit afraid of doing it. That is why i have posted here. So guys, I would like to ask you for your help. I would appreciate some easy guide with step by step tutorial or just a link that perfectly fits me. I do not need something special just quick access to root and then unrooting it as I said. Thanks a lot in advance and also, have a nice day! :victory:
Q: Will be there all my apps, messages, optioms etc. after the rooting?
About phone:
Andriod version: 4.0.4
Baseband version: I1900XXLQ6
Kernel version: 3.0.15-1118136
Build number: IMM76D.XWLPZ
Kenniicek said:
Hi guys, at first I am sorry for my english :silly:
The problem is that i want to root my S2 but there are too many guides and tutorials and I am really confused. It can be weird but I just want to root it for quite a short time like 10-15 mins (due to some game) and after this period just unroot it. I have been searching many forums for several hours but I could not find something that is easy and fits me. There were people with broken phones in every single rooting tutorial and I am little bit afraid of doing it. That is why i have posted here. So guys, I would like to ask you for your help. I would appreciate some easy guide with step by step tutorial or just a link that perfectly fits me. I do not need something special just quick access to root and then unrooting it as I said. Thanks a lot in advance and also, have a nice day! :victory:
Q: Will be there all my apps, messages, optioms etc. after the rooting?
About phone:
Andriod version: 4.0.4
Baseband version: I1900XXLQ6
Kernel version: 3.0.15-1118136
Build number: IMM76D.XWLPZ
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Indeed they will remain...
And don't be scared. I was the first time, but i putted the balls over the desk, and did it (very succesfully an satisfactory for myself)
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This is the way to root your device without flashing. It also includes a method to unroot. VERY easy to follow.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1501719.
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f-r said:
This is the way to root your device without flashing. It also includes a method to unroot. VERY easy to follow.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1501719.
Sent from my digital submersible hovercraft.
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Thank you! I just want to make sure - in this step "Choose CWM.zip and wait until CWM recovery appear." ---> Where can I get this zip file and what exact should I download?
Use "installer" file to root and "uninstaller" to unroot. Read the thread, it's very straight forward.
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Kenniicek said:
Hi guys, at first I am sorry for my english :silly:
The problem is that i want to root my S2 but there are too many guides and tutorials and I am really confused. It can be weird but I just want to root it for quite a short time like 10-15 mins (due to some game) and after this period just unroot it. I have been searching many forums for several hours but I could not find something that is easy and fits me. There were people with broken phones in every single rooting tutorial and I am little bit afraid of doing it. That is why i have posted here. So guys, I would like to ask you for your help. I would appreciate some easy guide with step by step tutorial or just a link that perfectly fits me. I do not need something special just quick access to root and then unrooting it as I said. Thanks a lot in advance and also, have a nice day! :victory:
Q: Will be there all my apps, messages, optioms etc. after the rooting?
About phone:
Andriod version: 4.0.4
Baseband version: I1900XXLQ6
Kernel version: 3.0.15-1118136
Build number: IMM76D.XWLPZ
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If you want only the root access use the above method. But since you are on 4.0.4 which has the brick bug, do not wipe anything in stock recovery or temp recovery.

[Q] Help! Root/Unroot I9200 for Beginner

After a lot of consideration, I finally decided to buy Galaxy Mega 6.3 (I9200).
This is my very first android phone.
I'm interested to install viper4android on my phone, but It required root access.
I read a lot of tutorial about how to root I9200. Since this is my first experience with android, I had a hard time to understand how to root a device.
Finally I got a glimpse of how to do it (still haven't root my device yet).
Since root mean 'kiss goodbye to my warranty', I'm thinking of how to restore it.
Then I discover that you can unroot your phone.
But the question is how?
I'm searching many website and tutorial, but none that give step by step of how to root my I9200.
I only find that to unroot your device you need to flash stock rom. Like I said, this is my first time, so I don't have any clue how to that.
Could anybody give me a link about step by step how to root/unroot my I9200?
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