Unlocking Galaxy S2

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Hi All,

I am a newbie...I would appreciate if someone could help me.

I am planning to root my phone using following,

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...1309293&page=3

If I use that root can I use following to unlock?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1289395

much appreciate your help

Rooting and unlocking the phone will not conflict. You can do both.

If you try the rooting method you posted, assuming you are still straight stock, it will not work for you. I suggest you either use the rooting method in the sticky post in the general forum, or if you are concerned about incrementing the flash counter, use the stock + root method posted by Entropy512. See the Guide "How to flash custom binaries..." linked in my signature for that.

creepyncrawly...

what are the disadvantages of incrementing the flash counter? I would like to follow an easy method since I am new to this whole thing....used to be iphone customer for long.

appreciate your help.

There is quite a bit of information in the discussion portion of the first two guides. Some people are very cautious about possibly having their warranty voided, since in the agreement with the carrier, flashing custom binaries voids the warranty. On the other hand, many people are very cavalier about it, even returning their phones with custom software still installed. I have not seen anyone post that they actually had their warranty denied. I have been reading both the captivate forums and these forums for about a year and a half.

Originally Posted by creepyncrawly

There is quite a bit of information in the discussion portion of the first two guides. Some people are very cautious about possibly having their warranty voided, since in the agreement with the carrier, flashing custom binaries voids the warranty. On the other hand, many people are very cavalier about it, even returning their phones with custom software still installed. I have not seen anyone post that they actually had their warranty denied. I have been reading both the captivate forums and these forums for about a year and a half.

Thanks. So could I use the second method of not increasing the counter and use the kernel from this below?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1309293

Thanks in advance

Thanks I successfully rooted without increasing flash counter and also flashed the CWM....Yeeee....first timer here so happy. Now I have to unlock but I am really scared it will mess things up. Creepy could you please let me know if I could use the unlock method I mentioned will work?

Thanks.

Originally Posted by woow14610

Thanks I successfully rooted without increasing flash counter and also flashed the CWM....Yeeee....first timer here so happy. Now I have to unlock but I am really scared it will mess things up. Creepy could you please let me know if I could use the unlock method I mentioned will work?

Thanks.

Congrats on rooting, that method in your post works for unlocking. On step 2, just remember to wait. Your phone will be unlocked after it reboots. So if it says the application is not responding, click "wait"

Originally Posted by HTC Chris

Congrats on rooting, that method in your post works for unlocking. On step 2, just remember to wait. Your phone will be unlocked after it reboots. So if it says the application is not responding, click "wait"

Thanks all....

I did unlock it and also....flashed the unnammed. Very cool. I read everything like 5 times and followed everything to a letter.

Only difference was in the Android SDK...adb.exe is not in the tools anymore it is moved to platform-tools. That is where now you have to copy the zImage as the commands in the instruction assumes that adb is in the same dir.

Thanks.

Originally Posted by woow14610

Thanks all....

I did unlock it and also....flashed the unnammed. Very cool. I read everything like 5 times and followed everything to a letter.

Only difference was in the Android SDK...adb.exe is not in the tools anymore it is moved to platform-tools. That is where now you have to copy the zImage as the commands in the instruction assumes that adb is in the same dir.

Thanks.

Changed the wording in the Guide to make it clear. Thanks.

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