[Q] Root for XXMS2? - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey I have been searching for hours, I'm not to good at this, I just want to root my phone, nothing fancy, I just installed 4.1.2 earlier, please give me a link or if it doesn't exist yet, please let me know, thanks
Baseband version = I9100XXMS2
Kernel version = 3.0.31 - 1156082
[email protected] #3
SMP PREEMPT Mon Apr 22 16:13:38
KST 2013
Build number = JZO54K.I9100XWLSS

Look here its easy and if you use the signed zip you can root it via stock recovery once the file is on your handware without getting the warning Read full post to understand.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1877270

Nyssa1104 said:
Look here its easy and if you use the signed zip you can root it via stock recovery once the file is on your handware without getting the warning Read full post to understand.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1877270
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Seems to complex for me, I'd rather wait for a legit root.

Get to download mode, kill kies applications, open odin, plug in your device, get philz or siyah v6 tar files, open in pda and hit start?
Does that work for you?
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gastonw said:
Get to download mode, kill kies applications, open odin, plug in your device, get philz or siyah v6 tar files, open in pda and hit start?
Does that work for you?
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I remember you! You helped me a while ago LOL, would you mind posting the link? I don't want to mess anything up, I just want to do this once and be done with it LOL thanks

You got philz thread over there, look for the tar file download link.
For siyah v6 for SII go to gokhanmoral.com
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gastonw said:
You got philz thread over there, look for the tar file download link.
For siyah v6 for SII go to gokhanmoral.com
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Thanks, I'll give it a try.

gastonw said:
Get to download mode, kill kies applications, open odin, plug in your device, get philz or siyah v6 tar files, open in pda and hit start?
Does that work for you?
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Am surprised u didn't say "ExynosAbuse"...
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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He's on Jb
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gastonw said:
He's on Jb
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Exynos Abuse works for jb.
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gastonw said:
He's on Jb
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The exploit was patched in JB 4.1.2?
I didn't know that!
Thanks for the reply!
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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immortalneo said:
The exploit was patched in JB 4.1.2?
I didn't know that!
Thanks for the reply!
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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Actually the patch was recently announced and if you read about it you will understand that if you want to root that vulnerability has to be exposed otherwise the device will be unrootable.
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Yes it was.
King, "works" as in "can open the app" or as in "able to use the exploit"?
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gastonw said:
Yes it was.
King, "works" as in "can open the app" or as in "able to use the exploit"?
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You know according to article I read if the exynos abuse is closed, the device becomes unrootable because of the new security measure , so if we don't want exynos exploitable phone we must deny ourselves root, but as far as I know all roms released for s2 is easily rootable, maybe they might include it in the next possible update?
Edit : I will search around for the article, feel free to correct me though if I am wrong.
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Well, as I said, he's on jb, no exynosabuse for him.
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gastonw said:
Well, as I said, he's on jb, no exynosabuse for him.
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Hmm... I still have my doubts.. No offense... But I can't find anything related to an official fix for s2 international, only the sprint version has an official patch, I would like to confirm this, so have you tried it out in stock kernel? (fix must be kernel level so must be checked out in stock kernel) or could you please give me a link to support your statement.?
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Read it in the jb thread sticked at the general forum.
How about a test run, wanna unroot your device and give it a go?
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gastonw said:
Read it in the jb thread sticked at the general forum.
How about a test run, wanna unroot your device and give it a go?
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I hate stock too much and besides just unrooting won't work, I have philz kernel, I will need to flash stock kernel to actually test it out, well if you say there is a thread about It, I will take your word for it, I will check the thread out though.
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Here's a post by Chainfire on G+:
https://plus.google.com/app/basic/stream/z122fjbrfwejtzfo004cjl1aoor5ezninhc
On reading the comments, he does say that Samsung seems to have patched the exploit on 4.1.2, but he hasn't confirmed it yet.
But the ExynosAbuse app will still report the phone as exploitable, because Samsung has applied a different patch than Chainfire's app does (see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=36189132&postcount=149)
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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immortalneo said:
Here's a post by Chainfire on G+:
https://plus.google.com/app/basic/stream/z122fjbrfwejtzfo004cjl1aoor5ezninhc
On reading the comments, he does say that Samsung seems to have patched the exploit on 4.1.2, but he hasn't confirmed it yet.
But the ExynosAbuse app will still report the phone as exploitable, because Samsung has applied a different patch than Chainfire's app does (see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=36189132&postcount=149)
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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Wtf? I am confused now I really want to test it out. But my damn dsl connection resets with every power cut(yeah its frequent, I am still living in a developing nation) or a phone call and I can never really fully download it now, must make someone else do the downloading for me or the testing.
This is what I get for living in south India. Damn...
Edit ;hey immortalneo you must be familiar with my situation right?
Edit : ah jumped the gun didn't read the xda thread you provided my doubts are cleared. Thanks to gastonw and immortalneo.
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[q] jellybean

When the official update of Galaxy S2 I9100 will be released in INDIA??????
in my kies it shows this firmware.....
This is the latest firmware
Current firmware version : PDA:LQ2 / PHONE:LPC / CSC:LPD (INU)
Latest firmware version : PDA:LQ2 / PHONE:LPC / CSC:LPD (INU)
plz help....
1) This is a question. Why not post it in the Q&A-section?
2) How should we know? It's not like we're Samsung. Search for the answer, and if you don't find anything, you can search for other sollutions.
June (i'm from the future).
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gastonw said:
June (i'm from the future).
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Will I be happy with a wife and kids by then..?
Edit: And I want a cat too!
Sorry man, you're gonna be divorced having tequila shots with american girls in cancun on a daily bases, and you'll own one lab and a pug.
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gastonw said:
Sorry man, you're gonna be divorced having tequila shots with american girls in cancun on a daily bases, and you'll own one lab and a pug.
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Hmkay.. But hopefully my S2 sticks with me forever..
rishi74744 said:
When the official update of Galaxy S2 I9100 will be released in INDIA??????
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Or u can always flash the latest Jellybean update from other countries...
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[Q] I need complete guidance on how to root my Sasmung Galaxy S2 I9100 device ....

Help me root my S2 I900 device running android version 4.0.4...
Details:-
Model No.-GT-I9100
Android version-4.0.4
Kernel version-3.0.15-1157945
[email protected]#3
SMP PREEMPT
Build no.-IMM76D.XWL2
search !!!!!!!
Guides/tutorials are stickied in the General section. Third post from the top.
wishmas7er said:
search !!!!!!!
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I am new in this stuff so I dont want to take any risk if it break my phone afterwards , It's been been a month that i brought my phone and i read that it will void my warranty .. so i want safe and quick method to root..and also if i can unroot later if i want to...
anuj777 said:
I am new in this stuff so I dont want to take any risk if it break my phone afterwards
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We will make u a deal. Search first, read a lot, then decide what steps u are gonna take...
Then ask us and we will surely help u..:thumbup:
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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immortalneo said:
We will make u a deal. Search first, read a lot, then decide what steps u are gonna take...
Then ask us and we will surely help u..:thumbup:
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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I am searching for 5 days sir and I did't get complicated process of rooting so pls if you could kindly help me to safely root my device ..
If you're scared/"don't want to take any risks..." don't mess with your phone in the first place.
If you're not prepared to search/learn basic stuff (like rooting) on your own, you run the risk of breaking your phone & voiding your warranty. Which means you'll end up paying to have it repaired.
Ill help because im feeling nice. Download Siyah kernel or CF kernel and put phone in download mode (turn off, hold power, vol - and home) get odin and click PDA and navigate to the kernel you downloaded. On the phone press vol+ and it will say download. Click start and you have a recovery. Then dowoad any rom and put on phone sd or normal memory. Turn phone off and then go into recovery (power + vol up and home) and do wipe data factory reset and then install zip and navigate to the directory where its downloaded. Once done reboot. Cheers.
Also use the search next time.
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Also another crucial tip, until you dont change the kernal to siyaah, do not do any wipe actions in the recovery or you will certainly break your phone. Good luck
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Easiest Root Method?

What's the easiest root method for the Galaxy S II.
I'm not looking to flash custom ROM's in the future. Just looking for a basic root.
I have the Sprint Epic 4G Touch, on 4.0.4.
I tried Exynosabuse, it didn't work sadly.
Search for the cf-root thread here.
Then choose ur specific baseband version. (settings>about phone>basisversion)
Then flash this via Odin.
After this ur phone is rooted and u can install zip in CWM (recovery mode)
Much success
CHEERS
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mikenike500 said:
What's the easiest root method for the Galaxy S II.
I'm not looking to flash custom ROM's in the future. Just looking for a basic root.
I have the Sprint Epic 4G Touch, on 4.0.4.
I tried Exynosabuse, it didn't work sadly.
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Have you tried searching this forum? I did, and there are many threads on rooting E4GT.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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immortalneo said:
Have you tried searching this forum? I did, and there are many threads on rooting E4GT.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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I just tried using google and looking for the easiest method (IMO) for around 30 minutes.
I figured XDA would have all the answers, which the users do
This is not the forum for your device anywsy, theres a separate forum for that.
theunderling said:
This is not the forum for your device anywsy, theres a separate forum for that.
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I'm a little new to XDA as you can see
I found this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=gqmKN2ewatk
Going to give it a shot, see how it goes.

confusion rooting/unlocking first time (orange UK GT-I9100P)

Hi,
Recently bought SGS2 from orange (UK) I9100p locked.
I want to root and unlock my phone. read so many threads but didnt find proper steps because mine is a new build version.
So I am little scared and this is my first time android flash! (before I used to flash symbian phones).
here is my phone details.
GT-I9100P
android: 4.0.4
baseband: I9100PBVLPB
kernel:3.0.15-I9100PBVLPC-CL-1020445
build number:IMM76D.BVLPC
I came across so many tools which can root this phone.. like Odin,unlockroot,cf-root.etc.. but
which is the best & safe tool to root and unlock this phone.?
any guidance greatly appreciated..
Am not an owner of I9100P, but I did look up ur problem.
AFAIK, you can use two methods:
1. Using Philz rooted kernel. In the first post of his thread, he has included a kernel for I9100P (BVLPC build).
2. Use Method 1 of the Universal Rooting Method, which doesn't involve flashing any kernels.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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And I suggest you read both threads properly before you proceed, because that will avoid unnecessary confusion and errors. Also read through the first 10-20 posts also.
Good luck! :thumbup:
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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What you really mean is you want to sit back and let some mug tell you what to do and post links to save you the bother.
Your "new" model as you call it has had loads of posts about rooting, as I have read them.....so you can also.
Just read about philz or siyah kernel, and use which one caters for your phone, then see how to use recovery or odin to flash the same.
Start reading the q+a forum and see problems people have flashing stuff (I.e phone asking for sim/network lock) and hope you dont get the same.
Oh and welcome to forum......LOL
theunderling said:
What you really mean is you want to sit back and let some mug tell you what to do and post links to save you the bother.
Your "new" model as you call it has had loads of posts about rooting, as I have read them.....so you can also.
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Thanks for clearing that up!
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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Erm......noticed you said you're running 4.0.4........do a forum search with the terms "brick bug" before you do ANYTHING else.....this may or may not affect you, but better to find out for sure before risking turning your phone into an expensive fancy paperweight.......
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Thanks guys...
Thanks guys for the information.
Before i read your replies I tried with Siyah-s2-v5.0.1 kernel with Odin it got rooted successfully but was unable to unlock the phone!.
after rooting the phone boots up with yellow triangle. and I tried to unlock with "GalaxySim" and "galaxy_s_unlock" app, but both didnt work.
I even tried with root explorer and used hex editor to edit nv_data.bin file and replaced. still didn't work.
The links posted by @immortalneo has BVLPC build version of kernel.
So can I re root the kernel in this stage..?
what you guys suggest ?
khmadhu said:
The links posted by @immortalneo has BVLPC build version of kernel.
So can I re root the kernel in this stage..?
what you guys suggest ?
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You do not need to re-root if you are already rooted, right? Use Root Checker app from the Playstore to see if root was succesful.
If yes, use this app:
GalaxSim Unlock
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immortalneo said:
You do not need to re-root if you are already rooted, right? Use Root Checker app from the Playstore to see if root was succesful.
If yes, use this app:
GalaxSim Unlock
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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^ Thanks for suggesting, using "GalaxSim Unlock" unlocked the phone for just Rs 180 INR.
And now to get rid of the yellow triangle, flashing the stock firmware will do I guess!
khmadhu said:
^ Thanks for suggesting, using "GalaxSim Unlock" unlocked the phone for just Rs 180 INR.
To get rid of the yellow triangle flashing the stock firmware will do I guess!
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Ur welcome!
U can flash stock firmware to do that.
Or since ur rooted, use 'Triangle Away' app to remove the yellow triangle and reset ur binary counter.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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Is there any free app to do this and work? I used chainfires but it didnt find a code and another one which didnt either provide a good code... (I have I9100)
Also does that the yellow triangle appear matter?
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Scatrix said:
Is there any free app to do this and work? I used chainfires but it didnt find a code and another one which didnt either provide a good code... (I have I9100)
Also does that the yellow triangle appear matter?
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chainfires are the most famous one, try "GalaxySim" and "galaxy_s_unlock" but some of them wont work on new devices.
if nothing works then try GalaxSim Unlock by spocky, u may have to pay a small ammount
yellow triangle at boot up indicates you are using unofficial kernel. you should be worried only when u take u r phone to service center,
because they don't accept if they see yellow triangle!
khmadhu said:
chainfires are the most famous one, try "GalaxySim" and "galaxy_s_unlock" but some of them wont work on new devices.
if nothing works then try GalaxSim Unlock by spocky, u may have to pay a small ammount
yellow triangle at boot up indicates you are using unofficial kernel. you should be worried only when u take u r phone to service center,
because they don't accept if they see yellow triangle!
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Dude I don't use a new version of phone... I bought it almost 2 years ago. Thing that you saw if you did read thepost as I also said I have no credit card or bank account so I can't pay it...
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Scatrix said:
Dude I don't use a new version of phone... I bought it almost 2 years ago. Thing that you saw if you did read thepost as I also said I have no credit card or bank account so I can't pay it...
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If you had searched this forum better, you would have found that GalaxSim Unlock is free here for members.
Just don't forget to thank the dev for his hard work!
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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immortalneo said:
If you had searched this forum better, you would have found that GalaxSim Unlock is free here for members.
Just don't forget to thank the dev for his hard work!
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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I did and it said it unlocked. Where can I see if it really is unlocked. I'm subscribed to orange
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Scatrix said:
I did and it said it unlocked. Where can I see if it really is unlocked. I'm subscribed to orange
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If its unlocked, it should work with SIM of any carrier...
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immortalneo said:
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If its unlocked, it should work with SIM of any carrier...
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Mye well I have no other sim around so is there an application or something I should do to see?
Also where is located the stock firmware? I would like to remove the triangle for any situation (without paying).
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Scatrix said:
Mye well I have no other sim around so is there an application or something I should do to see?
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Since its working now for u, why bother?
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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Scatrix said:
Also where is located the stock firmware? I would like to remove the triangle for any situation (without paying).
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The answer to the 'mother of all questions':
www.sammobile.com
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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immortalneo said:
Since its working now for u, why bother?
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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The answer to the 'mother of all questions':
www.sammobile.com
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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I forgot I have a sim from the internet provider. I tried even to call with it. It totally works
So can you tell me where can I flash the stock firmware from?
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Scatrix said:
I forgot I have a sim from the internet provider. I tried even to call with it. It totally works
So can you tell me where can I flash the stock firmware from?
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I have already answered that. Read previous post.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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immortalneo said:
I have already answered that. Read previous post.
"To err is human, to forgive is divine"
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Oh sorry didnt see
What is your username to add refferer?
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[solved] Rooting Australia I19100T

So basically I'm a big noob at this. After some intense research, I'm still confused about how to root my phone; with all the kernal stuff and rom...
basically, what do I need to do with my current phone specs to root it cause apparently my kernal version is hard to find.
Edit: apparently I cannot upload links until 10 posts, please see attachment. ty =)
ExynosAbuse.
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gastonw said:
ExynosAbuse.
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thanks! worked so easy!
anarkyz said:
thanks! worked so easy!
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Then please add [SOLVED] to the title of ur post.
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