[Q] ICS Root? Want to install Cyanogenmod - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

So i have a Samsung Galaxy S II and earlier today i were thinking about rooting it.
So i were preparing for the root and installed the Samsung drivers.
When it had installed it popped up a message about new firmware(ICS).
So i installed it, and i dident like it.
So i were wondering, is there a root for ICS 4.0.3 yet?And if it is, can i install Clockworkmod and Cyanogenmod 7 (or 9) on it?
Thanks in advance!
(Sorry for my bad english,Im from Norway )
-olawp

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You don't need root to flash a ROM. Just enable usb debbuging and reboot in recovery, then flash whatever rom you want.
Easiest way to root your phone is to flash Siyah kernel (my opinion )
Cm7 is Gingerbread, Cm9, which is still nightly release, is 4.0.4. Cm9 comes rooted (I'm not sure about Cm7 though, but I think it's rooted too).
I personally use Cm9 with Siyah kernel because of the CWM and better recovery menu. Otherwise Cm9 comes with integrated Rom manager, so Siyah is not necessary.
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But dont you need root for clockworkmod?
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Please post in correct area
You would get lot's of help if you post this question here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1148

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In new to forums, sorry
But i dident get an answer
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olawp said:
So i have a Samsung Galaxy S II and earlier today i were thinking about rooting it.
So i were preparing for the root and installed the Samsung drivers.
When it had installed it popped up a message about new firmware(ICS).
So i installed it, and i dident like it.
So i were wondering, is there a root for ICS 4.0.3 yet?
YES CF Root for one
Root + CWM .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
And if it is, can i install Clockworkmod
See above link .
and Cyanogenmod 7 (or 9) on it?
That depends upon the instructions posted for the roms .
jje
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olawp said:
In new to forums, sorry
But i dident get an answer
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It's ok man. You're new. But I can see not a noob. These guys will help you out.

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So cyanogenmod is working on ICS 4.0.3? I thought it only were on gingerbread ?
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Try reading dont expect others to read for you .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1410400
jje

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olawp said:
So cyanogenmod is working on ICS 4.0.3? I thought it only were on gingerbread ?
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CM Stable version only on GB
other versions are called
Experimental Mod & Nightly Builds which you can find in ICS versions also..
http://www.cyanogenmod.com/devices/samsung-galaxy-s2

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olawp said:
But dont you need root for clockworkmod?
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Yes, you need root for CWM.
olawp said:
So cyanogenmod is working on ICS 4.0.3? I thought it only were on gingerbread ?
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Cyanogenmod 7 is based on Gingerbread and it's the only STABLE Cyanogenmod for Galaxy S2 so far.
Cyanogenmod 9 is still in nightly release ("nightly" means beta (or alpha?) release: may contain bugs, crashes, not working/included apps etc.) and it's based on ICS 4.0.4.
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Cyanogenmod 9 comes with integrated ROM Manager which is practically CWM with other name and more functions. With ROM manager you can backup/restore current rom, partition SD card, download and install ROMs AND you can flash latest clockworkmod recovery from where you can flash all kernels/roms/updates that you want (with clockworkmod recovery I mean the volume up-home button-lock button thing It changes the default recovery and gives you more options lol)