Rooting a S2 on 2.3.5 without wiping/losing data - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey,
I'm looking for the best way to root my Samsung S2 phone without wiping it so that I can use TitaniumBackup and create backups of certain files/apps...etc
I've found the following thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399 but I can't work out if it's correct for me it does mention "K**"
My phone's "about" information is:
Android Version: 2.3.5
Kernel: 2.6.35.7-I9100XWKI8-CL616395
Build Number: Gingerbread.XWKI8
Baseband: I9100NEKI2
Any help would be much appreciated.

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I think you can use siyah 2.6.14.tar with odin.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1641264

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theunderling said:
I think you can use siyah 2.6.14.tar with odin.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1641264
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Hmm, I can't find any instructional thread for it, I did find the following file in the CF-Root post: CF-Root-SGS2_XW_NEE_KI8-v4.3-CWM4.zip which is XW_NEE_KI8: 2.3.5, CF-Root v4.3, SU 3.0.2, "insecure" it looks like it's for my ROM on my phone but not sure :S

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Have you used odin before?
You just stick that file I said in PDA and hit start.

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theunderling said:
Have you used odin before?
You just stick that file I said in PDA and hit start.
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No, I haven't use ODIN before. Would the CF-Root zip in the last reply work for rooting this phone?

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Yes.

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Hyflex said:
Hey,
I'm looking for the best way to root my Samsung S2 phone without wiping it so that I can use TitaniumBackup and create backups of certain files/apps...etc
I've found the following thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399 but I can't work out if it's correct for me it does mention "K**"
My phone's "about" information is:
Android Version: 2.3.5
Kernel: 2.6.35.7-I9100XWKI8-CL616395
Build Number: Gingerbread.XWKI8
Baseband: I9100NEKI2
Any help would be much appreciated.
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Simple and easy just install Framaroot from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2130276 I use the 1.8.1 it roots JB as well in a split second. Update supersu and binary, install busybox installer to install latest busybox and thats it. Fully rooted without hassle. I must have done it a million times these 2 days trying to fix my imei missing, rooting and unrooting:crying:

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ndmuni said:
Simple and easy just install Framaroot from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2130276 I use the 1.8.1 it roots JB as well in a split second. Update supersu and binary, install busybox installer to install latest busybox and thats it. Fully rooted without hassle. I must have done it a million times these 2 days trying to fix my imei missing, rooting and unrooting:crying:
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Three options, now I've got to work out what's best for me.

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Hyflex said:
Three options, now I've got to work out what's best for me.
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Best part of using Framaroot is that you dun even need a pc as its an apk. I also use TB to remove and freeze bloatwares, those that keeps running in the background, eating up ram, data and battery.

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.......and the best part of using odin methods is that odin/phone are setup to bail you out if something goes wrong.
So just pick one and do it, and cydia impactor is a 4th way......lol
S4 victim

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theunderling said:
.......and the best part of using odin methods is that odin/phone are setup to bail you out if something goes wrong.
So just pick one and do it, and cydia impactor is a 4th way......lol
S4 victim
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Ahaha, another way I don't understand why if one ways been found why people look for other ways?

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I just tried to use ODIN and CF-Root but it does nothing, I'm in download mode and ODIN says:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Yet it's still stuck on the bootloader (download mode) and doesn't reboot or anything