hello, i am a noob trying to root a samsung galaxy sII GT-i9100.
note: i have read many guides on how to root, and most seem pretty straightforward. however, this phone is my father's. thus i would like to root the phone without increasing the flash counter
i have read this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18576627#post18576627
can anyone provide detailed steps as to which one to use? odin, superoneclick or DooMLoRD's Easy Rooting Toolkit?
*edit*
does superoneclick increase the flash counter?
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hi,
i am a newbie for android. just got myself an s2. would like to root it. but somehow somewhere i follow the guides on the forums, it could not be root. hope that someone in Singapore able to guide or show me how to root.
attached is the info for the phone i currently now having.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1501719
This is the easiest way to root without even using computer. Read it.
Or read about cfroot, that requires PC and Odin.
Hi,
I recently bought a new SG I9100. I have owned, rooted and flashed my old Samsung Galaxy Ace before and now I wanted to root my SG I9100 too. After reading all the guides available, most referred to flashing a custom kernel with odin. Unfortunately flashing with Odin increases the custom binary counter, which then has further implications, which I wanted to avoid.
In the following Post however: [Guide][CWM][Root][ICS] Universal proper rooting for most ICS
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28178105&postcount=1
There is a way to root the device described as method 1, which is similiar to what I did to root my Galaxy Ace. That method adds root to the device without apparently increasing the custom binary download counter, exactly what I was looking for.
Now what I am wondering before I root my device is, why would someone use any other method to root his device than method 1?
If there is a method where you just have to copy two zip files to your SD Card and flash it, why would someone go the long way via Odin and insecure kernels etc. to root it's device with additionally increasing the custom binary download counter?
I am asking because most of the guides describe the complicated procedure via Odin and flashing a Kernel, while the Method 1 described in the post that I have linked to is much easier and has more benefits. But this procedure however is not so public. Most guides describe the Odin method. I was lucky that I have found that post, otherwise I would have rooted via odin and messed with the download counter.
Can anyone please explain why someone would root with Odin while you can do it with the CWM method?
Thanks!
Hi,
I'm trying to see if rooting my phone was successful. I used the method in the sticky of this forum http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1311081 I used 2a Doomlord's method.
So ya... How can I tell if I succesfully rooted the phone? I thought something would show in odin mode but nothing in there seem to indicate whether the root was a success? I just see the flash counter and custom rom indicator
I'm currently running ucmd8 kitkat
d-r0ck said:
Hi,
I'm trying to see if rooting my phone was successful. I used the method in the sticky of this forum http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1311081 I used 2a Doomlord's method.
So ya... How can I tell if I succesfully rooted the phone? I thought something would show in odin mode but nothing in there seem to indicate whether the root was a success? I just see the flash counter and custom rom indicator
I'm currently running ucmd8 kitkat
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A fairly easy way to is to download an app that checks for root privileges, like Titanium Backup. If it fails the root test try Odin again - or use Framaroot (an app), and select the Aragon method.
I'm going to root my GS3 i9300 soon. But before doing that I want to know which of the following ROOT method is better when considering easy unrooting & resetting flash counter, resetting device status and all those stuffs. Precisely saying I don't want to get into much complications for reclaiming my warranty.
Root methods:-
video 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuBuD9aL12o
video 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsGEXy2MDB8
video 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gYjoW22h7c
Thanks in advance
Go read the sticky thread in general forum, it has a guide on returning to stock.
Hello,
What is the easiest way to root a Samsung galaxy S9+ (model) with an apk or a computer?
I've found some one click autoroot but apparently it's not safe to use it? (like king root, kingoroot, cfautoroot)
Also is it possible to root the phone without having any additional icon of the root app (like supersu icon after rooting).
Also can I root without loosing any data?
Thank you for your help
There are lots of guides on this forum which will show you how to root. Different guides use different methods or programs. Read them and pick the one which you feel most confident performing.
Rooting is inherently unsafe. You always risk bricking your phone. You can follow the instructions to a tee but if a download has so much as one bit incorrect, expect problems. Whether you can recover from it depends on what part of the process is corrupted.
Virtually every rooting method results in data loss these days. Sorry.