[Q] Root SG2 with 4.0.4

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Icefluffy

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Jan 16, 2013 at 3:33 PM
Hello wise masters of the android :fingers-crossed:

Recently got my SG2 wich come with 4.0.3 ofc i'm stupid and flashed it with Odin to Stock 4.0.4 (LQ6) and now i want to root but i read on the forums that i might end up with a suoperbrick or something like that (already have a brick with a PSP label laying around my bedroom, 1 is enough :eek: )
If you could give me a Step by Step guide on how to root my S2 i would be forever grateful
 
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MistahBungle

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Jan 16, 2013 at 3:37 PM
Flash Odin version of Siyah kernel. Root + CWM. Done. As there are already numerous threads on how to root a phone/flash roms, I'm not about to regurgitate a step by step guide here for purely your convenience. Search.

Edit - Guides. I strongly suggest a lot of reading/researching before you do anything. We seem to have had more borked phones in here than normal lately, and almost every single person did so because they hadn't done their homework in the first instance. Many asked what you asked, got brief or incomplete instructions, made a whole bunch of assumptions because the instructions weren't quite there, or were in too much of a hurry and ended up in trouble.

If you do the reading/learning yourself, you understand the processes which makes you less likely to get into trouble in the first place, and even if you do, you can fix it easily yourself without having to wait anything up to a day or more to get answers here in order to recover your phone if it isn't completely borked. Believe me, doing your homework as opposed to being without your phone for a day or more if you stuff up is worth it.
 
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umair241995

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Jan 16, 2013 at 5:56 PM
Icefluffy said:
Hello wise masters of the android :fingers-crossed:

Recently got my SG2 wich come with 4.0.3 ofc i'm stupid and flashed it with Odin to Stock 4.0.4 (LQ6) and now i want to root but i read on the forums that i might end up with a suoperbrick or something like that (already have a brick with a PSP label laying around my bedroom, 1 is enough :eek: )
If you could give me a Step by Step guide on how to root my S2 i would be forever grateful
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First Make Backup of all your contacts and messages in case anything unexpected occurs..
Make sure you have All Galaxy S2 USB drivers installed on your PC before following this and kies disable just in case..

Rooting Procedure:

Step one: First of all make sure that you have download and install all the needed software. Then, Put device in USB debugging mode: Settings ->Applications -> Development -> USB debugging.

Step Two: Reboot your device in the download session mode. To get enter in the download mode of Samsung Galaxy S2, switched off the device and turn it on again by holding Volumedown button + Home button and Power button simultaneously. You will surely reach to the download mode. You can get yourself confirm by identifying same as below mention picture as on your phone screen.

Step Three: Open the ODIN Downloader .

Step Four: Now, with the help of USB Cable connect the device to the computer while keeping the Odin open then wait for the few seconds then odin notified you that the device is connected to the computer(one of its boxes goes yellow). Select the checkboxes next to “Auto reboot” and “F. Reset Time” and kept default else options. After all this, press “PDA” Button and extract and select the CF-Root-SGS2_XX_XEO_LPQ-v5.3-CWM5.tar file(download here) which you have downloaded on your pc. Now Press “Start” button, after this pressing the start button ODIN will flash the kernel and after flashing it phone will reboot. Becareful, don’t dare to disattach the device from computer while rebooting.

DONE..!!!!
Your Phone is Now Rooted...:good:

Idk about your kernel....whichever one it is just download its cf-root and flash that one..


Press Thanx if i helped..:)
 
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