I am a total noob so bear with me please
i have read loads of tutorials of how to root my device but they all use very technical terms
My current thing is bukj3 and i was wondering if i needed to put a certain official firmware before i root because im thinking there are certain roots for certain firmwares also i was hoping someone can give me nooby instructions lol
thanks
I think the most simple guide is probably this one.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
You should find the instructions there, and step by step guide fairly good!
For more detailed knowledge try http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
hope this helps
Rooting is not very difficult at all
The easiest way is to replace the kernel on your device with one that is already rooted.
To do this you install a program called Odin on your desktop computer or mobile Odin on your phone and use this software to flash a kernel to your phone.
You download a kernel that is Odin compatible and flash it.
I'd recommend chainfires cfroot kernel as a first step. Download from this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
Read the first few posts on exactly how to do it. It only takes a few minutes to do.
If you have kies installed on your computer the drivers for Odin will already be installed.
Install kies.
Download odin.
Download cfroot kernel (from link above)
Stop kies.
Run Odin.
Put phone into download mode.
Connect phone.
Select cfroot kernel as per instructions in above link.
Flash kernel using Odin.
Device is rooted.
If you need more help let me know.
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I have kies installed but another problem im having is the samsung mtp drivers fail to install.. ive tried all solutions such as switching usb dwbugging on n off .. reinstalling kies and updating my windows service pack.. im currently using vista
If you put your phone into USB connection mode and connect to computer does the computer recognise the phone as a drive and let you view the files etc?
If so I think Odin will work.
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Thanks alot ill try that
btw once ive done the cf-root is there a certain custom ROM you would recommend, you see for some reason i am having alot of game issues such as the characters and buildings being pure white and many games that are meant to be compatible for my phone send me back to my app list after the title screen plus they are meant to help with battery life etc.
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So I tried to use odin to root my device. I was following a guide on youtube but XDA won't let me post it. I got to where I run odin while my phone is in download mode. Everything goes according to the video, however, when the phone reboots it freezes at the Samsung splash screen with the yellow ! at the bottom. I've tried putting the phone back in download mode and running it through Odin again but the problem is not fixed. Does anyone know how I would go about fixing this?
Try restocking. If you repartitioned you may be in trouble. Go to cm7 website and follow their instructions.
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I made sure the repartition option wasn't selected before I ran odin in both cases. I'm assuming by CM7 you mean cyanogenmod? Sorry for the ignorance, I just want to make sure I'm doing what I need to to get it back in working condition
Dont know why should you go to cm7 website.
Follow this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
use an appropriate kernel for your phone.
Or get a stock kernel and use odin to flash: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
Still not working? Use this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1108499
For Galaxy S 2 GT I9100
Totalrapture said:
I made sure the repartition option wasn't selected before I ran odin in both cases. I'm assuming by CM7 you mean cyanogenmod? Sorry for the ignorance, I just want to make sure I'm doing what I need to to get it back in working condition
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I've got no idea what boxhead72 is going on about, but anyway, to be able to help you, we need to know what you've done. Generally, you need to make sure you're flashing a correct ROM/kernel/modem for your device. You also might need to reset to factory settings. But without knowing what you've done, it's impossible to say.
You can find stock ROMs and a guide for I9100 (if that is your phone's model) in Intratech's thread here: [ROM+Guide]Official i9100 Firmwares KG, KH1/2/3/4, KI1/2/3/4/8, KJ1/2 Download.
On the plus side, if you can get to the boot screen, you are far better off than those who get NOTHING. I know it doesn't make you feel that good right now, but if you can get this far, your chances of recovery (if you follow instructions) are near 100%.
If you told us that you get no response at all from the phone when the power button was pressed, you might have room to worry a bit.
Now, not so much. Just take a minute to breathe and read through your steps as outlined in the above mentioned threads. You'll be fine in all likelihood.
Okay, I did some more searching and realized I was on the completely wrong forum... I have the AT&T U.S. I777 Galaxy S2. So exactly what I did was install kies, close out of it, put my phone into download mode, connect it to my computer, install what I assume was an incorrect .tar file using Odin while it was in download mode, let it reboot and am now seeing it hang at the boots screen with the yellow exclamation mark. I wouldn't mind reformatting it if someone could show me how, but I mainly want to use this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1285894
to root it and install CM7. Could I just run odin again and install the .tar file given in these instructions? Or does it not quite work like that? Thanks for all the help you guys are giving by the way!
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Okay, I did some more searching and realized I was on the completely wrong forum... I have the AT&T U.S. I777 Galaxy S2. So exactly what I did was install kies, close out of it, put my phone into download mode, connect it to my computer, install what I assume was an incorrect .tar file using Odin while it was in download mode, let it reboot and am now seeing it hang at the boots screen with the yellow exclamation mark. I wouldn't mind reformatting it if someone could show me how, but I mainly want to use this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1285894
to root it and install CM7. Could I just run odin again and install the .tar file given in these instructions? Or does it not quite work like that? Thanks for all the help you guys are giving by the way!
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I don't know anything about that phone, but a quick look in those forums shows:
[Heimdall][Odin][Stock][Root]UCKH7 Return/Unbrick to Stock (or Root)
and
[ROM] CyanogenMod 7 for the Samsung Galaxy S II (AT&T) :: V7.1.0 RC1 (9 Oct 2011)
Thanks for those, I was actually reading through them when I noticed you posted them. I have another problem now though, I ran the stock rom through odin in this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1286432
but it failed in Odin and upon reboot it says firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again. I didn't know kies had a recovery mode, but when I connect my phone it always fails to connect. Note that I CAN still get into the download menu, but that's it. At this point is there anything else I can do?
Totalrapture said:
it failed in Odin and upon reboot it says firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again. I didn't know kies had a recovery mode
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I presume Kies recovery mode is in Kies -> Tools -> Emergency firmware recovery.
I noticed that as well but like I said I cannot connect to Kies so any recovery mode isn't very helpful
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At this point is there anything else I can do?
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I guess if you've done everything on [Guide] How to Prepare Your Phone to Return to the Store or for Warranty Replacement (which is linked at the bottom of the thread I linked earlier), then your next port of call should be Recovering an ATT Galaxy S2 after flashing GT-I9100 Firmware.
Hi I rooted my galaxy s2 and then unrooted it as I did'nt know what to do with it as overclockig and changing cpu frequencies did'nt seem to do anything. I read on your forum bit, that samsung can tell if you have rooted the device or not, how do I avoid that.
When I rooted I downloaded the original Kernal and the yellow triangle went away. Then I unrooted via superoneclick.
Then when I went on to samsung kies the firmware was'nt there, so I did a factory reset and now it is back and is up to date the firmware version is there now.
I'm guessing I should've back my phone up before hand but how and should I have done things the way I did?
My appologies for the war and peace but I am nooob and really want to learn.
What I have learned is off youtube and I could'nt get all the info I wanted, like where to download a safe superone click root.
In the video they used cwm I think but where do you get this and what does this do?
Any help you guys can give me please inbox me so I can learn a bit more.
Thanks guys and girls and all the best for the year ahead.
Kind regards Iamaspecialneedscase.
Iamaspecialneedscase said:
Hi I rooted my galaxy s2 and then unrooted it as I did'nt know what to do with it as overclockig and changing cpu frequencies did'nt seem to do anything. I read on your forum bit, that samsung can tell if you have rooted the device or not, how do I avoid that.
By not flashing or by using the>> SEARCH will find it >> USB Recovery Jig .
When I rooted I downloaded the original Kernal and the yellow triangle went away.
Then I unrooted via superoneclick.
Then when I went on to samsung kies the firmware was'nt there, so I did a factory reset and now it is back and is up to date the firmware version is there now.
I'm guessing I should've back my phone up before hand but how and should I have done things the way I did?
You have gone down a different route firmware wise is KIES official firmware once you change part or modify kernel part you may not get KIES upgrades .
download a safe superone click root.Thats a very old method .
In the video they used cwm I think but where do you get this and what does this do?
Any help you guys can give me please inbox me so I can learn a bit more.
Thanks guys and girls and all the best for the year ahead.
You need to start at the beginning and read and learn its not really hard .
start with the basics and take your time .
NEW HERE
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1134290
Guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1125282
Method of rooting and installs CWM recovery
Root + CWM .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
roughly
The process would be root and install CWM choose a custom rom and flash through CWM then backup via CWM .
jje
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Where do I get cwm please
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Well guys and girls, I am even more confused now! What is cwm and where do I get it?
If super one click is outdated then what do I use?
I have read quite a few forums but I'm lost, please somebody help!!!!!
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I wasn't going to this question because 30 seconds of Googling would give you every answer you want and more but hey, it's new years, and I'm in a festive spirit.
So your question, first, "what is CWM?". CWM (Clockwork mod) is replacement for the standard Samsung recovery suite which allows you, in addition to the standard functions, to restore data, backup data, flash new zips and a wealth of other great stuff. Basically its your best friend when flashing new ROMS, Kernels, etc.
If you want to do anything above and beyond the bog standard tweaking with your phone (basically everything you find here on XDA) you will need to use CWM. It comes with any and every rooted Kernel you flash. Every Kernel which has root will have CWM. So if you had rooted your phone by installing a custom Kernel you would have it. (side note, you get to recovery by holding volume up + home button + power button for a few seconds).
Now down to how to get CWM and to super one click. If you made a timeline of XDA and rooting, super one click would be at the very very start. Its the dinosaur of rooting. I recommend strongly against using it, to be honest I didnt even know you could still use it. Anyway, the best way to root your phone is by flashing a rooted Kernel. I will presume your phone is now unrooted and you are running stock Kernel + stock ROM. You want to download Odin (http://www.mediafire.com/?a54dbk53vhpkjto) and then flash a corresponding rooted Kernel to your ROM (I recommend CF-Root by Chainfire). I'm not going to tell you how to flash stuff with Odin because there are millions of guides out there, just don't tick re-partitioning. What I mean by corresponding is it build of the Kernel should relate to your ROM. If you are running a XWKK5 ROM for example, you would flash a XWKK5 Kernel. It's pretty clear in Chainfire's CF Root thread what the builds of all the Kernels are.
Anyway I hope that helps you, and I hope you're grateful I've just taken 5 minutes to explain to you things that you could have found guides on written by people much more experienced than myself in 2 minutes of googling.
I thanked you because its New Year! (@postfatal)
Good luck with the rooting and make sure you use the search functions of these forums, a wealth of information is to be had and the stickies are well worth a look!!!
BTW rooting will void your warranty.
Thank you postfatal. I have done some googleing and have read up un quite a bit of stuff, but still getting boggled by all the info.
Maybe I will just give this up as abad job.
Thank you and happy new year.
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Iamaspecialneedscase said:
Thank you postfatal. I have done some googleing and have read up un quite a bit of stuff, but still getting boggled by all the info.
Maybe I will just give this up as abad job.
Thank you and happy new year.
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Hi,
Belive me, i was just like you for 3-4 days ago, and by now i almost can everything that's needed to be known about rooting. Almost everyone here make it sound so hard to rooting, that's because they can't eplain things in "noob languages".
If you still don't know how to do this, PM me back and i will help you.
thanks
Actually, Chainfire's CFRoot instructions couldn't be simpler. There's only 10 steps (7 that actually require you to do something)
I don't see what's difficult about:-
*checking your current kernel
*finding the corresponding CFRoot kernel
*downloading same (and downloading Odin if necessary)
*unzipping the tar
*firing up Odin
*putting your phone in download mode (volume down/home button/power button)
*plugging one end of a USB cable into the USB port on your PC/the other into the USB port of your phone
*clicking on PDA in Odin & navigating to where you saved the CFRoot kernel tar file
*clicking "start"
*waiting until the process completes/Odin saying "OK" then unplug the USB cable/wait for your phone to reboot
Or am I missing something ?
Darwichee said:
Hi, Almost everyone here make it sound so hard to rooting, that's because they can't explain things in "noob languages".
thanks
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So I have a stock unbranded i9100 that I'm just starting to play with. I roited it yesterday using Superoneclick, which went fine. I then tried to download a new kernel onto it to install clockworkmod recovery.,The phone goes into download mode just fine, anf yes I do press vol up to confirm. Odin and heimdall even find the phone and start the diwnload pricess, but heimdall doesnt progress beyond 0% and Odin freezes at zImage. Kies also cannot successfully update the firmware. Ive tried in an xp computer, a win 7 computer and a mac, no luck on any if them. The phone still works fine after I take the battery out. Help! What am I doing wrong?
Thanks
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Playing ??? thats the answer you read the faqs and guides before playing .
Your Odin problem sounds like wrong firmware or wrong file or wrong phone .
CWM and Root .
Root + CWM .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
jje
you are not wrong.
maybe firmware or kernel or odim is wrong.
Or one of those isnt for your phone.
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Perhaps playing is the wrong word - I did read the FAQ's/guides before starting and thought I knew what I was doing.
Under About phone, I'm using a GT-I9100 running 2.3.3, Baseband I9100XXKE4, Kernel 2.6.35.7-I9100XWKE7-CL215725 [email protected] #2, Build GINGERBREAD.XWKE7
I used odin 1.83 and 1.85 on several different computers, killing off all mentions of Kies in task manager first. I've tried multiple kernels including CF-Root-SGS2_XW_XEU_KE7-v4.0-CWM4.zip from the link above and get stuck at the same point every time - odin just gets to zImage then freezes. Could somebod be more specific about what I am doing wrong or how I can find the information I need?
Thanks for your help!
mseth said:
Perhaps playing is the wrong word - I did read the FAQ's/guides before starting and thought I knew what I was doing.
Under About phone, I'm using a GT-I9100 running 2.3.3, Baseband I9100XXKE4, Kernel 2.6.35.7-I9100XWKE7-CL215725 [email protected] #2, Build GINGERBREAD.XWKE7
I used odin 1.83 and 1.85 on several different computers, killing off all mentions of Kies in task manager first. I've tried multiple kernels including CF-Root-SGS2_XW_XEU_KE7-v4.0-CWM4.zip from the link above and get stuck at the same point every time - odin just gets to zImage then freezes. Could somebod be more specific about what I am doing wrong or how I can find the information I need?
Thanks for your help!
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1) uninstall KIES
2) Download drivers (copy in my 4shared, see link in sig, 4icon)
3) install driver
4) try flashing
If that doesnt work try
1) Changing USB ports
2) Changing USB cables
3) Try a different PC.
Thanks for sharing the drivers but still no luck.
I guess I'll order a new USB cable and see if that helps. Is it likely to - the cable transfers data ok otherwise, its just in download mode?
mseth said:
Thanks for sharing the drivers but still no luck.
I guess I'll order a new USB cable and see if that helps. Is it likely to - the cable transfers data ok otherwise, its just in download mode?
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I found the cable that came with the phone to be awful and rather unreliable. YMMV of cause.
And its just a few things that might be causing the problem, no guarantees its the problem.
Could lool at Mobile Odin .
jje
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Mobile Odin worked! Thanks for the suggestion. I know have CWM installed and am in business!
please could someone help before i bounce my phone off the wall lol ...samsung galaxy s2 running gingerbread
i have followed the instructions on here to root my phone, i have successfully used odin to flash and insecure kernal, it gives me the yellow triangle, BUT, when i go to open s2root version 1.5.1 it comes up constantly with usb device IS NOT connected, please connect and try again...i have searched for hours for help but can't seem to find any...what i have found is this...
make sure usb debugging is checked...IT IS
make sure your using a official samsung cable...I AM
make sure no kies software is running...I CLOSED IT ALL DOWN
reboot your computer... I HAVE
try a different usb port on computer.. I HAVE
i am using windows 7 and its a pretty new computer so totally capable of running all apps i throw at it, i have no idea what else i can do to get this up and running, please help, sorry if this is in the wrong section etc, but i have seemed to have been going round in circles for hours
emma129 said:
please could someone help before i bounce my phone off the wall lol ...samsung galaxy s2 running gingerbread
i have followed the instructions on here to root my phone, i have successfully used odin to flash and insecure kernal, it gives me the yellow triangle, BUT, when i go to open s2root version 1.5.1 it comes up constantly with usb device IS NOT connected, please connect and try again...i have searched for hours for help but can't seem to find any...what i have found is this...
make sure usb debugging is checked...IT IS
make sure your using a official samsung cable...I AM
make sure no kies software is running...I CLOSED IT ALL DOWN
reboot your computer... I HAVE
try a different usb port on computer.. I HAVE
i am using windows 7 and its a pretty new computer so totally capable of running all apps i throw at it, i have no idea what else i can do to get this up and running, please help, sorry if this is in the wrong section etc, but i have seemed to have been going round in circles for hours
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Use Odin to flash speed mod kernel. Place it in the PDA and flash. You can download it from his thread here on xda. Just search Google.
Steps:
1. Download the kernel
2. Put phone in download mode (down volume, home and power)
3. Open Odin and click PDA and then find the speedmod kernel found here ( http://vln01.helochat.com/tourist/speedmod-kernel-s2-k2-21-Odin.tar )
4. Flash!!
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ok you've lost me the unsecure kernal i used was the xwkl1, was that the wrong one and i should overwrite it with another, is that what you mean?
ok i have done as you suggested and flashed the file with odin, but it still won't connect to s2root??
emma129 said:
ok you've lost me the unsecure kernal i used was the xwkl1, was that the wrong one and i should overwrite it with another, is that what you mean?
ok i have done as you suggested and flashed the file with odin, but it still won't connect to s2root??
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View attachment ninphetamine-2.1.3-release.tar
just put that in pda in odin and flash
thats how i did it, its already rooted and has CWM then flash whatever rom or kernel you want if you want (that one's out dated now)
and the kernel the guy above said will be already rooted aswell so no need to use s2root
emma129 said:
ok you've lost me the unsecure kernal i used was the xwkl1, was that the wrong one and i should overwrite it with another, is that what you mean?
ok i have done as you suggested and flashed the file with odin, but it still won't connect to s2root??
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That files you flashed has root in it. Once flashed your all rooted. Speedmod is better than nemphetamine kernel
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alcurtis93 said:
That files you flashed has root in it. Once flashed your all rooted. Speedmod is better than nemphetamine kernel
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Hi, I'm pretty new to this too.
Just wondering, I used "GT-I9100_XWKI8_insecure.tar" to flash my Galaxy SII, then s2root. I get superuser, but I can't find CWM.
Can I use this kernel you guys posted as well? Or is it for his specific phone?
I'm really having problems getting CWM, and I'm scared of trying stuff before getting a backup.
So if installing that kernel installs CWM as well, and works for my model too, then I'm going for it.
Thanks.
hi, i have just recently got another galaxy s2 after nicely cracking the screen on my old one :S the stats are as follows
galaxy s2
4.0.3
i9100xxlps
3.0.1519100xwlp7sl340913
i downloaded and flashed the closes kernal which was xxlp6 (this was the closest) and now it seems stuck in the start up screen, odin flashes it successfully and it starts to reboot but all i have on screen is samsung galaxys11 with yellow triangle and it just hangs there and won't go any further, i followed the instructions to the letter so i don't know whats gone wrong, i found this thread and i have found and downloaded the speedmod kernal and tried to flash that over using odin, again it says successfull but will not go past the loading screen, please help i don't know what to do or what i could have possibly done wrong
thanks in advance, emma
Here is your answer, found in 30 seconds in the stickied threads:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1108499
Also, download the stock ROM required from either sammobile.com or using the PC version of CheckFus.
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themadba said:
Here is your answer, found in 30 seconds in the stickied threads:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1108499
Also, download the stock ROM required from either sammobile.com or using the PC version of CheckFus.
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thank you, im getting myself so frustrated, i know i should have searched first but ya know what it's like when ya all up in the air and just feel like screaming? lol , thanks i'll go read it now
so i keep hearing about rooting my galaxy s3 from people. other than adding these rom things what is so good about rooting my phone? can i do anything to my phone other then adding a rom?
someone told me i could totally customize the phone. what does that mean? i like a custom look and feel to things like my computer. things like colours and text changes will i be able to do this with a rooted phone?
and roms what exactly are they?
evonewb said:
so i keep hearing about rooting my galaxy s3 from people. other than adding these rom things what is so good about rooting my phone? can i do anything to my phone other then adding a rom?
>>>>>>>>>> Yes Nandroid backup wipe cache add themes etc etc
someone told me i could totally customize the phone. what does that mean? i like a custom look and feel to things like my computer. things like colours and text changes will i be able to do this with a rooted phone?
>>>>You will to a certain extent .
and roms what exactly are they?
>>> Rom in the context of SGS3 means a firmware usually modified/customized .
BASICS READ AND LEARN .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1927113
jje
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thanks jjegan. i tried doing what is said in those posts. i'm either doing something wrong or there are steps missing in the posts. i wanted to backup my phone before trying roms or anything else but i cannot even do that.
i guess the world of rooting and customizing phones is too much for me.
evonewb said:
thanks jjegan. i tried doing what is said in those posts. i'm either doing something wrong or there are steps missing in the posts. i wanted to backup my phone before trying roms or anything else but i cannot even do that.
i guess the world of rooting and customizing phones is too much for me.
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No its not hard once you get into it, yes sometimes little things get missed in the instructions I have seen that here when I was a newbie
Download CFRoot.
Extract to a tar file only.
Open Odin .
Place tar to PDA .
Boot to download mode then vol up .
Connect usb cable .
Hit start in odin installs reboot andshould have root and cwm recovery .
Drivers for usb or kiesmust be installed first and kies not running in the task bar when using odin.
jje
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JJEgan said:
Download CFRoot.
Extract to a tar file only.
Open Odin .
Place tar to PDA .
Boot to download mode then vol up .
Connect usb cable .
Hit start in odin installs reboot andshould have root and cwm recovery .
Drivers for usb or kiesmust be installed first and kies not running in the task bar when using odin.
jje
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I second that
.....just to add, if it doesn't boot after the Odin flash then boot into recovery and that triggers the installation of the cf root