Ok so guys I bought a galaxy s2 I9100 last night...
And it is my first experience with android so i dont know anything about android...
I have previously used an ipod touch and jailbreaking was very simple....
But i tried to read about rooting my S2 , but everything bounced over my head....
Can anyone please tell me about rooting, cyanogen mod etc...
It would be really great someone explains me about all this stuff...
Thanks in advance.....
and ya
MODEL NO. GT-I9100
ANDROID version 2.3.3
BASEBAND version-I9100DDKE4
KERNEL [email protected]#2
BUILD NUMBER-GENGERBREAD.XWKF3
hiback said:
Ok so guys I bought a galaxy s2 I9100 last night...
And it is my first experience with android so i dont know anything about android...
I have previously used an ipod touch and jailbreaking was very simple....
But i tried to read about rooting my S2 , but everything bounced over my head....
Can anyone please tell me about rooting, cyanogen mod etc...
It would be really great someone explains me about all this stuff...
Thanks in advance.....
and ya
MODEL NO. GT-I9100
ANDROID version 2.3.3
BASEBAND version-I9100DDKE4
KERNEL [email protected]#2
BUILD NUMBER-GENGERBREAD.XWKF3
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read this first
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1134290
then once you read that go here to root your phone and follow the guide carefully.. you need to cf-kernel to root your phone to be able to enjoy android more...here is the link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
any questions feel free to ask...but i will be honest just enjoy your handset for the time being read upon android and you should be fine..either way welcome aboard..
hiback said:
Ok so guys I bought a galaxy s2 I9100 last night...
And it is my first experience with android so i dont know anything about android...
I have previously used an ipod touch and jailbreaking was very simple....
But i tried to read about rooting my S2 , but everything bounced over my head....
Can anyone please tell me about rooting, cyanogen mod etc...
It would be really great someone explains me about all this stuff...
Thanks in advance.....
and ya
MODEL NO. GT-I9100
ANDROID version 2.3.3
BASEBAND version-I9100DDKE4
KERNEL [email protected]#2
BUILD NUMBER-GENGERBREAD.XWKF3
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There are many different stories to talk about.
As it is very difficult for me to identify your interests and knowledge, I reduce my answer to the IMO most important threads for SGS2:
1. Intratech's Official Firmware thread => http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
Please read the first post. There is a detailed description of how to flash a new Firmware/ROM to your phone, and there is a Quick Root Guide too.
This rooting method is very elegant (as you do not get a yellow triangle and the binary counter will not be increased), but it is a little bit "manual".
For a little bit more "automated" rooting, look at the next thread.
Most important is, that you can find the latest, official and stable Firmware version most as non-wipe together with the corresponding stock kernel, which you might need for getting rid of the yellow triangle after flashing a rooted kernel (such as CF-Root or SpeedMod).
I always prefer flashing Frankenstein ROMs from third post, as you can combine them to any other Firmware parts, such as Modem/Phone/Baseband (for inter-connectivity) and CSC (for region and/or carrier dependent customizations) files.
2. Chainfire's CF-Root thread => http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399&highlight=CF+Root
Everything you need to root your phone is to flash a rooted kernel to your phone (See description in first post).
And if you want to get rid of the yellow triangle, Chainfire has described it in his second post.
The only thing to do is to find the corresponding kernel for your ROM.
So, it is useful to flash a new ROM first, then flash the corresponding CF-Root kernel and you have root access on your phone.
There are many other goodies which come along with CF-Root kernel, such as ClockWorkMod (CWM) recovery mode (an extended recovery mode including features, such as backup&restore, clear Dalvik cache, flash other zip files from sd card, etc.) and CWM Manager app (to have a very user-friendly app to make use of most new CWM recovery features).
But you can use any other rooted kernel, which is compatible with your ROM, to root your phone.
3. Custom ROMs ... such as CyanogenMod ...
There are many, custom ROMs and kernels optimized for different things, such as better performance (higher scores in benchmarks) or longer battery life.
You have to take your time and search on yourself what you really want most and which custom ROM or kernel you want to try.
Stick to the SGS II Official Android Development forum => http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1058
... search, read, test !
Just to be on the "safe" side, do a backup before flashing.
If you have CWM recovery mode (or CWM Manager app), just do a complete system / nandroid backup.
So you will be able to restore this backup, if one of the tested custom ROMs or kernels messed up your phone.
Good luck !
This Thing is really scary....lolz......
I mean it is too damn hard to understand....
really jailbreaking is so mch easier.....
And ya What is bricking of device... How can i prevent bricking of my sgs2 while rooting...
hiback said:
How can i prevent bricking of my sgs2 while rooting...
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By reading the threads stated above, multiple times, very carefully.
I can jailbreak a phone in my sleep, but this stuff kinda went over my head too. I got the GS2 (my first android also) a couple of months ago and have been reading up on stuff periodically but still don't understand a lot of it.
It's why I'm glad there are so many helpful people who write clear guides on how to do stuff.
I'm sure by the time the GS3 comes out I'll have a bit of a grasp on things!!
But just read read read.
Good luck.
Yea I was scared too. All I can say is, READ THE STEPS ONCE, TWICE, AND AGAIN BEFORE YOU TOUCH YOUR PHONE.
First off. It's not possible to brick it when flashing a kernel(to root). The only way to brick is replacing the boot loader, only official Samsung ROM's do that and it takes less than a second so the chances are slim. I say you start by downloading CF-ROOT for your current firmware. Just be careful and read the instructions. I also recommend to only flash roms from XDA. Also, never use PIT file in ODIN. Welcome to Android, I was new as well 3 months ago and I've been changing kernels and roms like crazy since then
Your current firmware is KF3. I HIGHLY recommend downloading and installing KJ3 from Intratech's thread. It is very fast. Download the one from Frankenstein firmwares. That will not root, you need to flash cf-root or other rooted kernels to do that.
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hiback said:
This Thing is really scary....lolz......
I mean it is too damn hard to understand....
really jailbreaking is so mch easier.....
And ya What is bricking of device... How can i prevent bricking of my sgs2 while rooting...
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dont worry mate i felt the same as well..but as stated above by the rest of the posts read carefully the steps and you should be fine honestly
People talk about jailbreaking iPhones being easy, i could say the same about rooting and flashing ROM's, simple to do once you get the hang of it (and read up)
Just take it slow, pour a coffee and read. I can't stress it enough. It'll make you more comfortable when you actually do it.
Search for the "litening ROM" has great step by step including links to Odin and all that good stuff.
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So Guys I rooted My SGS 2 using the following method..
First of all, make sure you’re having all these tools mentioned below at the time rooting.
Odin Downloader
XWKDD tar file [don’t extract, leave as it is]
SuperOneClick
USB Data Cable
Samsung’s KIES 2.0 or get it from download page
Install Samsung Kies 2.0,if not installed, as you will need the correct USB driver for software’s to communicate. Turn on USB debugging mode in galaxy s2 from Setting>Applications>Development>USB Debugging
1. Boot device into download mode. For getting into download mode on galaxy s2, first turn off the phone and power it on again by pressing Volumedown button, Home button and Power simultaneously. You’ll see a downloading icon once you go into this mode.
2. Start Odin downloader
3. Connect phone to computer via USB.
4. Odin software will notify you when it detects phone and gets connected.
5. In the software, just select “Auto Reboot” and “Reset Time” checkboxes and leave every other options as default.
6. Press PDA icon and select the XWDD tar file you just downloaded [XWKDD_insecure.tar]
7. Press Start and ODIN will flash the kernel and after that, Galaxy S2 will reboot.
8. Don’t remove the phone from USB and let it reboot.
9. After rebooting, start SuperOneClick and press ROOT.
9. Once again reboot the device.
That’s it, Your Samsung Galaxy S2 is now Rooted!!
Now enjoy all the custom roms and overclocking apps for galaxy without any restrictions.
And I used CWM manager to remove the yellow triangle....
Now what else do i need to do...
It_ler said:
There are many different stories to talk about.
As it is very difficult for me to identify your interests and knowledge, I reduce my answer to the IMO most important threads for SGS2:
1. Intratech's Official Firmware thread => http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
Please read the first post. There is a detailed description of how to flash a new Firmware/ROM to your phone, and there is a Quick Root Guide too.
This rooting method is very elegant (as you do not get a yellow triangle and the binary counter will not be increased), but it is a little bit "manual".
For a little bit more "automated" rooting, look at the next thread.
Most important is, that you can find the latest, official and stable Firmware version most as non-wipe together with the corresponding stock kernel, which you might need for getting rid of the yellow triangle after flashing a rooted kernel (such as CF-Root or SpeedMod).
I always prefer flashing Frankenstein ROMs from third post, as you can combine them to any other Firmware parts, such as Modem/Phone/Baseband (for inter-connectivity) and CSC (for region and/or carrier dependent customizations) files.
2. Chainfire's CF-Root thread => http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399&highlight=CF+Root
Everything you need to root your phone is to flash a rooted kernel to your phone (See description in first post).
And if you want to get rid of the yellow triangle, Chainfire has described it in his second post.
The only thing to do is to find the corresponding kernel for your ROM.
So, it is useful to flash a new ROM first, then flash the corresponding CF-Root kernel and you have root access on your phone.
There are many other goodies which come along with CF-Root kernel, such as ClockWorkMod (CWM) recovery mode (an extended recovery mode including features, such as backup&restore, clear Dalvik cache, flash other zip files from sd card, etc.) and CWM Manager app (to have a very user-friendly app to make use of most new CWM recovery features).
But you can use any other rooted kernel, which is compatible with your ROM, to root your phone.
3. Custom ROMs ... such as CyanogenMod ...
There are many, custom ROMs and kernels optimized for different things, such as better performance (higher scores in benchmarks) or longer battery life.
You have to take your time and search on yourself what you really want most and which custom ROM or kernel you want to try.
Stick to the SGS II Official Android Development forum => http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1058
... search, read, test !
Just to be on the "safe" side, do a backup before flashing.
If you have CWM recovery mode (or CWM Manager app), just do a complete system / nandroid backup.
So you will be able to restore this backup, if one of the tested custom ROMs or kernels messed up your phone.
Good luck !
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So Guys I rooted My SGS 2 using the following method..
First of all, make sure you’re having all these tools mentioned below at the time rooting.
Odin Downloader
XWKDD tar file [don’t extract, leave as it is]
SuperOneClick
USB Data Cable
Samsung’s KIES 2.0 or get it from download page
Install Samsung Kies 2.0,if not installed, as you will need the correct USB driver for software’s to communicate. Turn on USB debugging mode in galaxy s2 from Setting>Applications>Development>USB Debugging
1. Boot device into download mode. For getting into download mode on galaxy s2, first turn off the phone and power it on again by pressing Volumedown button, Home button and Power simultaneously. You’ll see a downloading icon once you go into this mode.
2. Start Odin downloader
3. Connect phone to computer via USB.
4. Odin software will notify you when it detects phone and gets connected.
5. In the software, just select “Auto Reboot” and “Reset Time” checkboxes and leave every other options as default.
6. Press PDA icon and select the XWDD tar file you just downloaded [XWKDD_insecure.tar]
7. Press Start and ODIN will flash the kernel and after that, Galaxy S2 will reboot.
8. Don’t remove the phone from USB and let it reboot.
9. After rebooting, start SuperOneClick and press ROOT.
9. Once again reboot the device.
That’s it, Your Samsung Galaxy S2 is now Rooted!!
Now enjoy all the custom roms and overclocking apps for galaxy without any restrictions.
And I used CWM manager to remove the yellow triangle....
Now what else do i need to do...
Now what else do i need to do...
hiback said:
Now what else do i need to do...
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For now just enjoy your phone as is probably. Over time you will find out what you really needed root for. For me titanium backup is number 1.
Unlike an iPhone, even without rooting you can do most things you need but yeah some need root.
Personally I would have rooted using cf root/speedmod etc to have cwm recovery for backups.
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Also, to root you could have simply just flashed cf root in Odin as PDA and your done.
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hiback said:
This Thing is really scary....lolz......
I mean it is too damn hard to understand....
really jailbreaking is so mch easier.....
And ya What is bricking of device... How can i prevent bricking of my sgs2 while rooting...
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You shouldnt worry just a new platform. Depending on how patient you have been after updating the new firmware on your iOS toys jailbreaking can be much worse than this. Apple developer fanboys have a tendency to wrap it up with a pretty little gui and a sexy dress but it is really just as many steps. We just like it au naturel over here
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Asgerlund said:
You shouldnt worry just a new platform. Depending on how patient you have been after updating the new firmware on your iOS toys jailbreaking can be much worse than this. Apple developer fanboys have a tendency to wrap it up with a pretty little gui and a sexy dress but it is really just as many steps. We just like it au naturel over here
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Ok so i have installed Cyanogem Mod 7.1.0 ...
But now i want to get back to my stock firmware because i want to use tv out function which is missing from Cyanogen mod 7.1.0 so can u please help me out in getting back to my stock firmware...
Just go to intratech thread that was linked on first page. Then i would recommend to chose the frankenstein version to be able to reset your counter if needed.
Chose the firmware you want (kk5 is pretty good) and flash it with odin.
You can also flash a custom rom that is based on sammy like checkrom. You can do this trough cwm recovery and don't need to use odin for flashing.
If you don't have cwm yet you can install siyah kernel to get it.
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I have an sg2 (sprint) had it flashed to boost, the 3g antenna comes and goes is there a fix for this?...also will I be able to get the facial recognition lock screen on my phone...please let me know thanks
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hiback said:
Ok so i have installed Cyanogem Mod 7.1.0 ...
But now i want to get back to my stock firmware because i want to use tv out function which is missing from Cyanogen mod 7.1.0 so can u please help me out in getting back to my stock firmware...
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There are a lot of ROMs based on the original Galaxy S software, so if you want the added customization, there are many options.
But what you want to do now to return to the original ROM, is to go in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113928
And find the one that was originally on the phone.
If your phone didn't come with a carrier specific ROM, you need to go to this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
Simply download and flash it as a PDA file using Odin.
Hello Everyone,
I'm quite new to android so, please pardon me if I say anything wrong.
Here's my story:
I rooted my Galaxy S2 following this video on Youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3YP5bHo04Y
Rooting was successful, everything went fine. But later in the day, when I connected my phone to my computer, and opened Samsung Kies, it notified me that there's an firmware update. So ofcourse , I updated my firmware.
After updating, I found out that Superuser is gone and I no longer had root access.
So yeah, I tried rooting following the video above again, however, this time it did not work. It says something "permission" errors and It says "Cleaning up" then rebooted my phone.
After my phone rebooted, it says my phone is rooted but when i checked in my phone, it's not. No Superuser, no root access. Tried installing superuser in market, did not work. So here are my current phone details.
Current phone details:
Phone : Samsung Galaxy S2, GT-I9100
Android version : 2.3.6
Baseband Version : I9100DXKL1
Kernel Version: [email protected] #2
Build number : GINGERBREAD.DXKL3
How can I reset this phone completely (unrooted) so that I can root it again ?
i'm new to android os, so yeah, please help !
Thanks,
SotongzXc
Reading the FAQS and GUIDES is a starting point .
ROOT
Root + CWM .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399
jje
The easiest would be to download a custom rom to your SD card (I suggest CheckROM RevoHD v6) and one of Chainfire's insecure kernels.
Step one: make sure you know the location of the custom firmware on your phone (it's in a ZIP file)
Step two: flash Chainfire's kernel with ODIN from your PC (now you will have CWM recovery)
Step three: enter recovery on your phone by holding volume up + home + power button. Do the wipes and install the ZIP update
Step four: uninstall KIES and rather install the drivers only (just google Samsung USB drivers 1.4.8.0)
I hope this helps. PM me if you still have issues.
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You can also retry the method you first used, but do what is called the "RAM crash" method. Load apps on your phone and keep them active (by pressing Home instead of Back) until your phone is using over 500 MB of RAM. (Actual RAM. Not system storage. You may need an app to check this.) Then try that method again.
Hi all,
How can I update my S2 galaxy to the new 4.0.4 ICS which supported the Arabic (JPLPC)? I'll be grateful if you help me in this..
Cheers
JPLPC is 4.03 not 4.04.
read how to use Odin, download the file from sammobile
put csc in csc put boot in boot loader put phone in modem and other largest file in pda.
before and after flash wipe is recommended.
if there is a 4.0.4 arabic version, i wouldnt rush to flash it, but there isnt as the above me said JPLPC is 4.0.3,
there are two ways to flash it, that depends on how your files are
BEFORE ANYTHING CHECK IF YOU HAVE THE BIRCKBUG
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1693704
1. download this file incase you didnt download the rom yet
http://hotfile.com/dl/157253309/75a5bbb/I9100JPLPC_I9100OJPLP9_OJP.rar.html
2. download the odin flasher
http://www.mediafire.com/?zno66bwe89w3k08
3. extract your rom on to the desktop (it doesnt really matter)
DELETE .PIT FILE
shut down your device
press home+power+power
you should now be in download mode, make sure you have your drivers correctly installed
plug your device into your pc, make sure that it finish's its driver installation correctly
open Odin
BOOTLOADER= I9100_APBOOT_I9100JPLPC_CL537255_REV02_user_low_ship.tar
PDA= I9100_CODE_I9100JPLPC_CL537255_REV02_user_low_ship.tar
PHONE= MODEM_I9100XXLPW_REV_02_CL1131641.tar
CSC= GT-I9100-MULTI-CSC-OJPLP9.tar
make sure that you see a yellow rectangle when you plug in your device
THEN PRESS START
this is just a rough guide for a better one search xda forums there are alot
Thanks guys for your feedback, it's worked!
any time my brother, always happy to help someone from my country, im happy to help anyone from anywhere, but its just that people in my country dont know much about android (root, flashing roms, kernel, etc.) so i try to support them more, hopefully i can get more people from my country to become dev's, or am i dreaming to far
cheers
Hi,
Please i need to root this JPLPC rom 4.0.4, any solution ?
i have emmc brick bug in my i9100 VYL00M 0x19 i can't flash this JPLPC ???????
Hi my fellow android users,
Been searching for a while on flashing roms. I thought i'll give a go at the cf-auto root http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1957273 . After i installed successfully with root and all I proceeded to get my rom, particularly the liquidsmooth rom 4.1.2.
After a moment of dumbness i realized (i hope i am correct :|) that the developer doesn't want CWM because of the flashing issues etc and I'm very new to the .md5 format stuff. A lot of the roms I like (such as the cm10, akop,) instructions tell me to install via cwm which i am quite familiar with.
Please, if you happen to know, :
1) is it safe to directly install CF-Root 6.4 (non auto version) with odin directly over my samsung sIII (which i already just installed the autoroot)? If i brick this phone I will have a very bad year as i will go back to my HTC desire bravo due to lack of $$
in otherwords, should i just overwrite the non auto root over so that I can have the CWM in my phone? I'm unable to ask in the CF-root thread because of my username rights..
2) I've been searching that through ODIN you can install and flash roms. However, I haven't been able to search successfully of a link or page on flashing custom roms in the md5 format etc... all I could find is flashing the new jellybean from samsung ( which can be updated via kies actually) any of you have any experience in flashing custom roms eg: cm10 etc through odin?
p.s apologies in advance if I created a repeat thread or asked something silly.. go easy on me guys
liquidribs said:
Hi my fellow android users,
Been searching for a while on flashing roms. I thought i'll give a go at the cf-auto root http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1957273 . After i installed successfully with root and all I proceeded to get my rom, particularly the liquidsmooth rom 4.1.2.
After a moment of dumbness i realized (i hope i am correct :|) that the developer doesn't want CWM because of the flashing issues etc and I'm very new to the .md5 format stuff. A lot of the roms I like (such as the cm10, akop,) instructions tell me to install via cwm which i am quite familiar with.
Please, if you happen to know, :
1) is it safe to directly install CF-Root 6.4 (non auto version) with odin directly over my samsung sIII (which i already just installed the autoroot)? If i brick this phone I will have a very bad year as i will go back to my HTC desire bravo due to lack of $$
Should be OK
le to ask in the CF-root thread because of my username rights..
2) I've been searching that through ODIN you can install and flash roms.
most custom roms are not Odin flashable
FAQS and GUIDES .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1927113
jje
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Thank you!
Hello all!
I'm not quite sure if I'm in the right section or not, but here it goes..
Last week my friend gave me a free Samsung galaxy S2 (I9100), but I couldn't manage to download any free apps from the internet.
So I tried rooting it, I tried many posts all over the forum but nothing worked because the location/name of the sd card is wrong.
My sd card is called "Sdcard0" in my file managers, but in recoverymode it's name is "Sdcard". And yes, ofcourse the recovery mode happens to say "Could not locate "Storage/sdcard""
And using a computer is also not an option, because I have to purchase a new adapter.
Any ideas how to fix this?
I would really appreciate it.
With kind regards,
Marnix409
Any ideas?
From what I understood, you seem to have issues rooting your device? If that is the case, here's a tutorial that might help:
1- If you are using stock Gingerbread 2.3.x, download "siyah-2.6.14-CWM.zip", extract the .tar file and flash the file using ODIN 1.85.
2- If you're using stock Ice Cream Sandwich, download siyah-5.0.1.tar and flash it through odin
3- If you're on stock Jelly Bean, download siyah 6.05b.tar and flash through ODIN, or download dorimanx v8.43.tar and flash it through ODIN
Simply, check your Android version in Settings>About Phone and root your device easily with any of the above methods. if you don't know how to use ODIN or boot into Download Mode, simply google these terms and you should get more answers and detailed threads. Good luck