[How To] Easily Root your SGS2

[smashcz]

what is odin and where can i get it?

 

[creepyncrawly]

what is odin and where can i get it?

Odin is proprietary flashing utility from Samsung for the Galaxy S phones.

Google search either "Odin3 v1.85" or "Odin3 v1.82" and you'll get lots of download links.

 

[nyydynasty]

odin 1.85
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=581913&d=1304094576

this link is the first search result after searching xda for "odin 1.85"

 

[gadget069]

What happens if you choose to install from zip hand it just hangs?

 

[jivy26]

What happens if you choose to install from zip hand it just hangs?

That you hit power button instead on home button to select

 

[sickblutahoe]

just rooted

question is it normal after rooting to see i19000 on the boot screen?

 

[gadget069]

That you hit power button instead on home button to select

I did, and all the lettering disappears and im left with the cwm background.

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[Pirateghost]

I did, and all the lettering disappears and im left with the cwm background.

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USE the HOME button to select instead of the POWER button...

 

[sickblutahoe]

so no one can answer my question.

 

[Pirateghost]

so no one can answer my question.

you could answer it yourself if you would bother reading the FAQs......yes its normal, and yes you can remove it. just take a little initiative and go read.

 

[sickblutahoe]

thanks for the info............

 

[nyydynasty]

question is it normal after rooting to see i19000 on the boot screen?

yes its normal to see this after rooting.

 

[gadget069]

USE the HOME button to select instead of the POWER button...

Thanks it worked. What is the purpose of the yellow triangle on the boot splash screen? *never mind found my answer*

Thanks again for the help, super easy.

 

[the_professor.]

What's the best rom out

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[nyydynasty]

What's the best rom out

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I777 using xda premium

if I had a dime for every time this question was asked.
try one and see if you like it.

 

[hadouken007]

I got my gs2 a week ago rooted it and it worked but the return and search button stopped working, did I flash the wrong kernel?

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[jivy26]

Yes you flashed a i9100 kernel from the International SGS2 Forums. They dont have the 4 keys at the bottom which is why only two work on your phone.

 

[phositadc]

Difference b/t this & Zedomax's root method?

I got an AT&T GS2 a few days ago and am going to root it and install UnNamed (and eventually Cyanogen when they get a fully stable version out!) as soon as I decide for sure that I'm going to keep the phone.

One quick question though. What is the difference between the preferred method in the first post of this thread, and the method posted by zedomax at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1309293?

Seems like they are essentially the same? Any thoughts on which one is preferable?

If the only difference is the kernel that gets installed, then I guess it ultimately doesn't matter to me since installing UnNamed will replace the kernel with Entropy's Daily Driver regardless.

Any advice appreciated!

 

[creepyncrawly]

I got an AT&T GS2 a few days ago and am going to root it and install UnNamed (and eventually Cyanogen when they get a fully stable version out!) as soon as I decide for sure that I'm going to keep the phone.

One quick question though. What is the difference between the preferred method in the first post of this thread, and the method posted by zedomax at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1309293?

Seems like they are essentially the same? Any thoughts on which one is preferable?

If the only difference is the kernel that gets installed, then I guess it ultimately doesn't matter to me since installing UnNamed will replace the kernel with Entropy's Daily Driver regardless.

Any advice appreciated!

I agree that any difference is relatively insignificant. Once you have UnNamed rom installed, you will have Entropy512's latest Daily Driver kernel anyway.

For me, the biggest issue is that with either method, you will increment your flash counter, and therefore, you will need to buy a Jig if you wish to reset it. If you want more info on that, see links in my signature.

 

[phositadc]

I agree that any difference is relatively insignificant. Once you have UnNamed rom installed, you will have Entropy512's latest Daily Driver kernel anyway.

For me, the biggest issue is that with either method, you will increment your flash counter, and therefore, you will need to buy a Jig if you wish to reset it. If you want more info on that, see links in my signature.

Interesting, thanks for the heads up. Say I follow the method in your post to avoid incrementing the flash counter. For Step 3a, suppose I flash Entropy Daily Driver kernel. Then for Step 4, suppose I flash UnNamed 1.0.4, which appears to also have the Entropy Daily Driver kernel. So effectively the Entropy Daily Driver kernel has been flashed twice. Once via your method in step 3a, and once via CWM in Step 4. Is that correct? And this will not cause the flash counter to increment?

You also say to avoid flashing anything non-stock. Does that mean flashing Cyanogen would cause the flash counter to increment? Or is it fine as long as I flash from CWM rather than from Odin/Heimdall?