Procedure to Root Samsung Galaxy S2 GT I9100 on Gingerbread 2.3.5 XWKI8 Firmware:
- Before you proceed you need to download the XWKI8 Firmware Rooting Package for Galaxy S2 in your computer and need to unzip the same. Please note that in the process of the unzipping it will prompt you to enter the password. Enter the password as “androidadvices.com” without the inverted comas.
- Once the password is entered correctly, the files will be selected successfully. In the extracted files there will be two files in all, one is the Odin flash tool and another one will be the tar file which we will see in the due course of the article on how to use the same. If any one of the file is missing then you need to download the same again or else you will not be able to root the phone successfully. Now, open the odin flash tool in your computer.
- Now, you need to now turn off the phone so that then you can enter into the download mode. The download mode can be entered by pressing down on Volume Down Key + OK button, and holding both simultaneously press the Power Button. You can also refer to the video below to know more on how you can enter into the download mode for more information about entering into the download mode.
- Now, upon entering the download mode connect the phone to the computer where the Odin is opened with the help of the USB cable which you got at the time of purchase. Once the phone is connected you will then see that the ID : COM section will turn yellow which will mean that all the required drivers have been successfully updated and now you are ready to proceed to the next step.
- Now click on the “PDA” tab and select the file which is named as “CF-Root-SGS2_XW_NEE_KI8-v4.3-CWM4” which you will find in the extracted files, and also ensure that the “Re Partition” option is not ticked as shown in the screen capture.
- After this, click on the “Start” tab in the Odin and then the rooting process will be started. Please note that once the rooting process is completed you will see that the device will be restarted on its own which will mean that the rooting has been successful.
- Please note that once the firmware is rooted you will see that there will be two applications which will be added in your Applications list which are the “Superuser” and the other app will be the “CWM” Application which will confirm that the device has been rooted successfully.
Note: Please note that after clearing the cache you will have to reconfigure the APN settings after updating the firmware to access the data services and the Internet services as all the Internet APN settings will be reset. You will have to contact your Service provider to get more info on the APN Settings. Not to forget also configure the MMS Settings.
Optional Step if you are facing Force Close Issues:
Just in case if you experience any types of force close errors in your phone then you need to turn off the phone first so that then you can enter into the recovery mode. The recovery mode can be entered by pressing Volume UP on Volume Down Key + OK button, and holding both simultaneously press the Power Button. You can refer the below mentioned video on how you can enter into the recovery mode.
Now, in the 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 option.
So, that’s it there you have now successfully rooted your phone easily. Do let us know just in case if you face any issues in the comments section blow while rooting the phone as we will ensure that your phone is rooted successfully.
