Procedure to Root & Install Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 P5113:
- First up you need to download essential files like CWM Recovery Image, Rooting Package and Odin from here to your computer. Connect your device to the computer with the help of USB cable and place the “cwm-root-gtab2.zip” in the device. Once copied, disconnect the device.
- Once you download all the above mentioned files, now need to extract Odin and CWM Recovery image file to get Odin executable file and tar file respectively.
- Turn Off your Galaxy Tab 2 P5113 so that it can be then entered in the download mode. The download Mode in Galaxy Tab 2 can be entered by pressing the Volume Down rocker Key + Power button and then when you see the Yellow triangle, press the Volume Down rocker key to enter the Tab 2 in the download mode. (Volume Down is the left rocker key while the Volume Up button is the right rocker key).
- Connect your Galaxy Tab 2 P5113 to your computer while keeping the odin opened in your computer. Once connected, you will see that the ID : COM section will turn Yellow and it will be shown as “ADDED” which means all the device drivers have been successfully installed and you are ready to go for file selections.
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.
- Click on “PDA” tab in Odin to select “recovery.tar.md5” from the extracted files. Once it’s done, click on “Start” to start the process of rooting.
- The whole process of applying the recovery mode will take around 4 – 6 minutes. Once the process gets done, the device will either land up in the recovery mode screen or will be rebooted.
- Disconnect the device once the process gets over and turn Off the same so as to enter the device in the recovery mode. The recovery mode in Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 P5113 can be entered by pressing the Volume down rocker key + power button at the same time while the device is turned Off. If the device boots up in the normal mode, you need to re try the process of the entering the device into the recovery mode.
- In recovery mode, select “install zip from sdcard” > “choose zip from sdcard” > select “cwm-root-gtab2.zip” which you have placed in the device and select “Yes” with the help of volume rocker keys and power button.
Tip: Just in a rare case due to some reasons if the process of rooting gets stuck in the middle or the device gets into the boot loop mode, then you need to apply the update again by following the steps again from the start. Don’t forget to restore the backup which you have taken in the initial steps.
So, there you go you have now successfully learnt on how you can easily install the latest version of Clock Work Mod Recovery and root your Galaxy Tab 2 P5113 Android tablet. Do share with us in the comments section just in case if you face any issues.
