Tutorial to Root Galaxy S2 on XWLPD 4.0.3 Firmware:
- Download the XWLPD Rooting Package & Odin from here to your computer. Once downloaded, you now need to open Odin in your computer and turn Off your phone so that it can be then 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.
- Up next, connect Galaxy S2 to the computer using the USB cable which you got at the time of purchase.
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 and select the file “CF-Root-SGS2_XX_NEE_LPD-v5.4-CWM5” which you can find from extracted files and click on “Start”. It will take around 1 – 2 minutes to root the device. Once the device is rooted, it will be rebooted and home screen will be shown.
- Disconnect the phone from the computer and turn off the same so that it can be then entered in the recovery mode.
- 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 XWLPD firmware.
