Procedure to Root & Install Clock Work Mod Recovery in Galaxy Tab 2:
- Download Odin, CWM Recovery Image & Rooting Package from here to your computer. Once downloaded, place the cwm-root-gtab2a.zip file in your device by connecting the Tab 2 to the computer with the help of original USB cable. Extract Odin and open the same while you need to extract the downloaded CWM recovery image to get the tar file.
- After this, disconnect the Tab 2 from computer and turn it Off so that it can be then entered in the Download Mode. The download mode 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)
- Open Odin in your computer and connect your Tab 2 to computer with the help of USB cable. Once you connect, you will see that the ID : COM section will turn Yellow.
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.
- It will take around 2 – 3 minutes to flash the recovery in your device. Once it’s done, the device will either re boot or will land back on the recovery mode screen.
- Now, disconnect the device and turn off the device so that we can now proceed to the next step.
- Now, you need to enter the Tab 2 in the recovery mode. The recovery mode in Tab 2 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-gtab2a.zip” which you have placed in the device and select “Yes” with the help of volume rocker keys and power button. It will take around 3 – 4 minutes to install the recovery and to root.
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 rooted and installed the Clock Work Mod recovery in your Galaxy Tab 2 GT P5110. Do let us know in the comments section just in case if you face any issues as we will ensure that all the issues are sorted out at the earliest.
