Galaxy S II

How to Root Galaxy S2 I9100 on XWLP7 ICS 4.0.3 Firmware – Tutorial

Procedure to Root Galaxy S2 on XWLP7 Firmware:

  • Download the XWLP7 Rooting Package from here to your computer and unzip the same. After unzipping, you need to match the files with the below mentioned screen capture. Even if single file is missing then you need to download the same again.

XWLP7 Firmware Package

  • Open the Odin in your computer from the extracted file and turn off your Galaxy S2 so that it can be entered in the Download Mode. Download mode can be entered by pressing Volume down Key, Center button, and holding both simultaneously press the Power Button after which a green robot will be shown indicating the Download Mode has been entered.

  • Connect your phone to the computer, after which the ID : COM section will turn yellow which will mean that all the drivers have been successfully installed and you are now ready to proceed to the next step for selecting the files.

XWLP7 Odin

Note: If the ID : COM section doesn’t turn Yellow, you need to check with two things which are mentioned below,

  • Install the USB Drivers in your computer &
  • Go to the Path “Settings > Wireless & Network > USB Settings” and ensure that “Samsung KIES” option is ticked before connecting the phone to the computer.

S2 Connected for Rooting

  • Click on PDA and select the file as “CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXA_LPS-v5.4-CWM5″ to click on Start. It will take less than a minute for rooting the device and once it’s rooted, the phone will be rebooted.

XWLP7 PDA Selected

  • Once you see the home screen, disconnect the phone from the computer and turn off the phone so that it can be then entered in the recovery mode. Recovery mode can be entered by holding the Volume Up button + the Home key button (the middle button). While holding these both buttons, you need to turn ON your device.

  • In recovery mode, select Wipe data/factory reset and also you need to select Wipe Cache partition and then reboot your device by selecting reboot system now with the help of Volume rocker keys. Once it’s done, you then will have to select the option of “reboot system now” for restarting the device.

Do let us know in the comments section just in case if there are any issues faced in the process of rooting. Congratulations, you have now successfully rooted your Samsung Galaxy S2 GT I9100 on XWLP7 firmware.

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