Hi guys, so i got an sgs2 on friday and have just used This method (as i didnt want to mess with kernals and stuff).. to root today, i have superuser app installed and have gave it permissions for ad free and andro SS right away no probs, but as i want to flash a miui rom i need cwm but do i need to mess with kernals just to install cwm? i cant see my kernal on any lists, its 2.6.35.7-i9100PBVK13-CL608158 [email protected]#2 if anyone can help, really much apreciated
What you have now is a "soft root". Yes, you need to use another kernel to get CWM recovery because the recovery is included in the kernel.
Thanks mate, any chance you know which kernal i should use? because i canoot see mine anywhere and dont want to make an expensive mistake
EDIT, did more searching and have CWM recovery installed now
You don't have to look for the kernel version, you have to look for a kernel with included recovery which matches your ROM version (build number in Settings - About phone). CF-Root's kernels are probably your best bet.
K13 cwm and root kernel is what you require .
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I hope no one gets too upset but the only way i think i will find an answer is to ask..... here goes:
I have a vodafone australia i9100t:
kernel 2.6.35.7-i9100tdukf4-cl331615
[email protected]#2
gingerbread.dukf
i flashed a rooted kernel, supercurio_3 so i had root access. now i have the following:
Kernel 2.6.35.7-I9100xwkdd-cl161513
[email protected] #voodoo
So what i am wanting to know is...... If i want to put a rom on, or have keis update {very slow in aussie} or even a newer version of factory via odin - what is the latest.... how do i easily get cwm and why does there appear to be so many versions of how too's on the sgs2 section? theres really nothing wrong with my phone but i would like it to be up to date but mine is clearly not. and if i want to use a rom then i would like to know how to do that easier. using odin isnt the problem dont get me wrong, thats the easy part.... the confusing part is re-flashing factory kernels after rooting? whats that about, and where did the guide go... i was sure there used to be one. if im asking in the wrong place have a mod take it down but thats the state of the forum..... where do you ask?
Oh last of all from what i find the I9100t can be flashed no dramas with a rom... is that correct?
Thanks for all help
Normally rooted moded kernels come with CWM recovery , i don't know if supercurio_3 comes with , you can try power off phne, then Hold Volume up + Power + home, if you boot into CWM recovery you are done , you can flash any rom. If no CWM just flash CF root kernel .
Rooting and flashing mods on SGS2 is super easy.
My first day i got SGS2
1. flashed CF root kernel with odin.
2. Got into CWM recovery flashed ROM. Done.
Use kies only if you want to stay on pure stock, pointless in my opinion.
Supercutio does not come with cwm. What firmware should i use? Mine is old.... Very old for this phone
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hi, sorry for the noobish questions. :L
i have a couple of questions, i have heard about checkrom but i havent been able to really find out what it is, could someone please tell me ?
my other question is would i be able to flash miui on my phone?
my phone's details are:
model number: GT-I9100P
Android version: 2.3.4
baseband version: I9100PBVKI2
kernel version: 2.6.35.7-I9100PBVKI3-CL608158 [email protected] #2
build number: GINGERBREAD.BVKI3
it's the nfc model locked on orange uk.
thanks
You need a P rom to flash as far as we know so far .If you flash a wrong firmware you can brick your phone .
Checkrom is a custom rom if you go to the Checkrom post in the developers thread it wil giver you a descriptions . Same goes for all custom roms page one this rom is and has the following or not .
jje
JJEgan said:
You need a P rom to flash as far as we know so far .If you flash a wrong firmware you can brick your phone .
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does this mean i cant flash miui ?
You can only flash a P rom unless you find evidence to the contrary . Most roms are for i9100 version .
Or be a guinea pig and try .
jje
JJEgan said:
You can only flash a P rom unless you find evidence to the contrary . Most roms are for i9100 version .
Or be a guinea pig and try .
jje
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thanks for the info, i think i'll leave it for now i dont want to brick my phone :L
You can flash 9100 ROM on your 9100P
But 9100 ROMs don't support NFC module (it will be supported natively with ICS).
I have the same device (orange FR) and you can look my signature for working Radio + ROM...
blubbhome said:
You can flash 9100 ROM on your 9100P
But 9100 ROMs don't support NFC module (it will be supported natively with ICS).
I have the same device (orange FR) and you can look my signature for working Radio + ROM...
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would it be possible for you to explain how you flashed the rom+kernel ?
thanks
snowboarder54321 said:
would it be possible for you to explain how you flashed the rom+kernel ?
thanks
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I dont remember
But if your device is already rooted you can install Rom manager or CWM from the market and make a backup of your config. Then reboot in CWM and install what you want (read the how to install section of the wanted rom).
Don't care about your "P" version!
What you read here for standard device (i9100) is working for your P version.
blubbhome said:
I dont remember
But if your device is already rooted you can install Rom manager or CWM from the market and make a backup of your config. Then reboot in CWM and install what you want (read the how to install section of the wanted rom).
Don't care about your "P" version!
What you read here for standard device (i9100) is working for your P version.
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okay, i'll give that a go later
Don't use Rom Manager, use Clockwork. Rom Manager seems to not work well with the SGS2, this forum is littered with posts from people who used Rom Manager to flash and it broke CW Recovery, put the phone into a bootloop or soft brick, etc, etc.
Best to play it safe IMHO.
MistahBungle said:
Don't use Rom Manager, use Clockwork. Rom Manager seems to not work well with the SGS2, this forum is littered with posts from people who used Rom Manager to flash and it broke CW Recovery, put the phone into a bootloop or soft brick, etc, etc.
Best to play it safe IMHO.
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Oh I didn't know that rom manager was not working fine on our device. I am using clockwork manager and it is working fine.
I've seen a heap of posts in the couple of months I've been visiting this forum from people who ended up with broken CW Recovery & bootloops after using the Manager app.
I used it once to try and flash a kernel & it broke recovery completely.
Obviously any/everyone's mileage may vary, but for me, I'd rather play safe & boot into Recovery whenever I flash or backup.
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Oh I didn't know that rom manager was not working fine on our device. I am using clockwork manager and it is working fine.
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so if i shouldn't use rom manager, what should i use ?
Didn't say you shouldn't use it Just said that plenty of people have had problems using the app, and rather than risk it, since I had that problem with it, every time I've done a backup or flashed a rom/kernel I've rebooted into recovery & used CW Recovery itself to do the business
As I said in my previous post, your mileage may vary & you may not have any problems with it at all.
snowboarder54321 said:
so if i shouldn't use rom manager, what should i use ?
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snowboarder54321 said:
so if i shouldn't use rom manager, what should i use ?
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Read this thread :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
so is rom manager the only way to install cwm without flashing a different kernel ?
MistahBungle said:
I've rebooted into recovery & used CW Recovery itself to do the business
As I said in my previous post, your mileage may vary & you may not have any problems with it at all.
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i just dont understand how you get cw recovery :S :L
Hello guys! I have a GT-I9100P also with the latest BVKL2 2.3.6 firmware. I had it rooted when I was at BVKI3 2.3.4 firmware and now I am looking for a good CF-ROOT kernel for my phone. What would you recommend me? (what if I tell Chainfire to make a CF-ROOT more appropriate to my kernel)?
volod96 said:
Hello guys! I have a GT-I9100P also with the latest BVKL2 2.3.6 firmware. I had it rooted when I was at BVKI3 2.3.4 firmware and now I am looking for a good CF-ROOT kernel for my phone. What would you recommend me? (what if I tell Chainfire to make a CF-ROOT more appropriate to my kernel)?
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Why don't you post in Chainfire's thread to ask him about making an insecure KL2 kernel?
But I think you can use the insecure KL1 kernel from Chainfire's thread to use for root. Or you could flash SpeedMod or Siyah, and the rooting will happen for you. You have lots of options.
were to put the rom zip file
I got the exact same phone as the OP im trying to flash a rom in a zip format but clockwork mod recovery cant find the file ive looked in install from sd card and install update.zip. ive also tried installing it through rom manager, no joy there, inside rom manager i chose to boot into recovery to flash it manually and now i got a black screen with a white triangle n a lil green android dude so i see what people are saying about the s2 and rom manager, anyways my question is were do i place the zipped rom? on the internal or external and should i rename the rom file?
Ive had 2yrs experience with a HTC HD2 so im not exactly a noob to flashing roms, but the galaxy s2 is very new to me.
Hi Guys,
This maybe a noob question but I want to understand something. What is the difference between CF root and the other root method (i.e. flashing an insecure kernel and then using Superoneclick and then flashing back a secure kernel). I have never rooted my phone before. I read that CF root is not compatible with ROM manager. Is it bad?
Can someone please explain the difference to a learner
here read the first two lines
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
Yathi said:
Hi Guys,
This maybe a noob question but I want to understand something. What is the difference between CF root and the other root method (i.e. flashing an insecure kernel and then using Superoneclick and then flashing back a secure kernel). I have never rooted my phone before. I read that CF root is not compatible with ROM manager. Is it bad?
Can someone please explain the difference to a learner
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CF root is easy, you just flash the kernel and you are done.
The advantage over the other root methods is that you get CWM recovery as well.
The disadvantage is that its harder to get rid of the yellow triangle (if you care about that sort of thing), easiest method is a USB jib.
CF root comes with its own app that does most of the things rom manager does, so thats not here nor there, just dont use rom manager with it.
I would just go with cf-root, its quick and its easy.
CF-root => KI9 kernel version
Hello everybody,
I updated my firmware version trough Kies today, from KF3 to KI9.
As I wanted to root my S2 in order to install MIUI, i searched for the KI9 kernel at Chainfire's thread, but didn't find the corresponding file.
I searched the forum and came up with this :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278&page=708
Unfortunately I can not reply on an developers section of the forum, so i thought this was the best place to ask it:
Which kernel should I use in order to correctly root my phone ?
Many thanks
EDIT: Question already answered is other thread. Thx anyway
veyka said:
CF root is easy, you just flash the kernel and you are done.
The advantage over the other root methods is that you get CWM recovery as well.
The disadvantage is that its harder to get rid of the yellow triangle (if you care about that sort of thing), easiest method is a USB jib.
CF root comes with its own app that does most of the things rom manager does, so thats not here nor there, just dont use rom manager with it.
I would just go with cf-root, its quick and its easy.
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so if i wanted to get rid of the yellow triangle, whats the best way to root? or if i flash a custom kernel would it go away?
dmo580 said:
so if i wanted to get rid of the yellow triangle, whats the best way to root? or if i flash a custom kernel would it go away?
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triangle disappears after you flash stock kernel, or you can use USB Jig (very cheap on ebay)
veyka said:
CF root is easy, you just flash the kernel and you are done.
The advantage over the other root methods is that you get CWM recovery as well.
The disadvantage is that its harder to get rid of the yellow triangle (if you care about that sort of thing), easiest method is a USB jib.
CF root comes with its own app that does most of the things rom manager does, so thats not here nor there, just dont use rom manager with it.
I would just go with cf-root, its quick and its easy.
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Thanks a lot . And if i wanted to install CM after rooting CF is still good? And does CWM have as many custom ROMs as the ROM manager?
ghlrobin said:
here read the first two lines
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
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I did read it. I understand CF is more noob friendly. But I don't wanna be a noob forever . So considering later on when I wanna change ROMs would the CWM be as good as ROM manager? I know maybe I am thinking ahead without even rooting once. But nothing wrong in knowing stuff, right?
Yathi said:
I did read it. I understand CF is more noob friendly. But I don't wanna be a noob forever . So considering later on when I wanna change ROMs would the CWM be as good as ROM manager? I know maybe I am thinking ahead without even rooting once. But nothing wrong in knowing stuff, right?
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ROM manager is not compatible with SGS2, because the recovery and kernel partitions are the same. Do not use it, else you will have problems.
As suggested, flash a CWM root kernel such as Chainfire CF-root or siyahkernel. This will give root and custom CWM recovery to flash.zip custom ROMs, kernels, themes, mods, modems etc, and ROM (nandroid) backup and restore.
Edit: as previously posted, CF-root will also instal CWM Manager app.
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UpInTheAir said:
ROM manager is not compatible with SGS2, because the recovery and kernel partitions are the same. Do not use it, else you will have problems.
As suggested, flash a CWM root kernel such as Chainfire CF-root or siyahkernel. This will give root and custom CWM recovery to flash.zip custom ROMs, kernels, themes, mods, modems etc, and ROM (nandroid) backup and restore.
Edit: as previously posted, CF-root will also instal CWM Manager app.
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Ok. Then I'll go with CF Root itself. Thanks a lot to all you guys.
Don't muck around just by a jig off eBay for about 3 bucks.
Triangle and flash counter can be reset and any kernel or Rom can be flashed and then concealed.
For warranty it's not just then triangle the look for its also the flash counter. Jig is the go.
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Hi! Im a little confused (new to rooting),
I would like to root my 9305, and my idea is to use the "http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1914394"- guide
And then go on to flash this rom(?) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1931255.
The things that makes me unsure is that in the thread above he mentions that:
*You need custom recovery to flash this rom. It wont work with stock rooted rom with stock recovery
*The flashable zip contain only rom. No kernel , no baseband no any other files.
Will CWM give me "custom recovery"?
I read some about the the kernel **** and baseband, but i dont frigging get it. Does the CWM come with a kernel and baseband?
Ive rooted a device before, HTC Desire HD, and when i did that i had to make it S-OFF and do some **** with radios and crap, i see anything about that here, dont you have to do any of those things anymore?
*New in the game, feels like ive gotten it all wrong*
Thanks for your understanding(?), would love some help, dont want to brick my device by doing something wrong.
axxen80 said:
Hi! Im a little confused (new to rooting),
I would like to root my 9305, and my idea is to use the "http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1914394"- guide
And then go on to flash this rom(?) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1931255.
The things that makes me unsure is that in the thread above he mentions that:
*You need custom recovery to flash this rom. It wont work with stock rooted rom with stock recovery
*The flashable zip contain only rom. No kernel , no baseband no any other files.
Will CWM give me "custom recovery"?
>>> YES
I read some about the the kernel **** and baseband, but i dont frigging get it. Does the CWM come with a kernel and baseband?
>>> NO
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BASICS read first .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1927113
jje
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Ok...Yep im a newbie and yep ive looked in the forums but im getting confused..
Phone :Samsung Galaxy s2 i9100 running 4,0.4 kernal version XWLPT.
Ive rooted the phone using the method 1 on this guide.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746794
Now im looking to install cyanogenmod but i dont want a bricked phone so was wondering if anyone cleverer then me can give me a quick guide of how to install as all of the guides are getting confusing lol
Cheers for you help in advance...
Now that you have rooted your phone, you can install CWM. CWM (short for ClockworkMod) is a custom recovery menu which allows you to install any custom ROM packaged as a zip file. Refer to part 2 in the tutorial you followed to install CWM. I'd also flash another kernel such as Siyah (thanks to gokhanmoral) to make sure you can't brick your phone. That stock kernel you have is dangerous and you must get rid of it before doing the data wipe required to install CM.
Once you've done that, grab a CyanogenMod build and install it from the CWM recovery. You should of course place the zip file on your internal storage first. Make sure to follow the instructions here.
By the way, there's a "Q&A" section for this device, so please try to ask your questions there, they should get answered faster and by more people if you do that.
Cheers tydem..i thought the kernel in mine was prone to bricking...ill flash the one that you recommeded and see how it goes
just to add to that.. do we have to update Modems as well? can we update them?
No.
Yes.
xD3S1x said:
just to add to that.. do we have to update Modems as well? can we update them?
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