Procedure to Root Samsung Galaxy S2 GT I9100 on XWKH4 Firmware:
- First up you will need you will have to download the XWKH4 Rooting package to your computer after which you need to simply unzip the same. Please note that in the process of unzipping, you will be prompted to enter the password, enter the password as “androidadvices.com” without the inverted comas.
- Once the files are successfully extracted, you will now have to match the files which are shown below in the screen shot. If any file is missing then you will have to download the zip file again and need to extract the same.
- Now, up next you will need to open the Odin from the extracted files in your computer after which just turn Off your phone. As soon as you turn Off your phone, you will now need to enter your phone in 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. Just in case if the phone boots up in the normal mode then you will have to try the above combination once again so as to turn the phone On in the download mode. It’s not recommended to proceed if the phone refuses to turn On in the download mode. You can also refer the video below to enter your phone in the download mode.
- Now, keeping the Odin opened in your computer, connect the phone to the computer using the USB cable which is supplied to you at the time of purchase.
- As soon as you connect the same, you will see that many drivers will be installing and after the installation is finished, you will see that the ID:COM block will turn yellow which means that all the required drivers have been successfully installed and you are now ready to proceed to next step.
- After this, just click on the PDA tab and choose the file named “CF-Root-SGS2_XW_XEU_KH4-v4.1-CWM4” and ensure that no other options are changed and also the “Re Partition” option in the odin should be unticked, “Auto Reboot”, “F.Reset Time”, “Flash Lock”, “Phone EFS Clear” and “Phone Bootloader Update” should be un ticked as shown in the below screen shot.
- Now after this double check whether you have selected the correct file or not and then proceed by clicking on the “Start” tab in the Odin and after which the rooting process will be initiated. It hardly takes a minute or two to root the phone, as soon as the rooting process is done, you will see that the phone will be rebooted and then you will see the home screen in your phone.
- Please note that just in case if it takes longer than 3 minutes to reboot the phone then you need to pull off the battery and then reinsert the same to turn ON the phone normally. Once you are done with the rooting procedure, you will need to now enter into the recover mode. To enter into the recovery mode, in the power Off mode press Volume Down Key + Center button, and holding both simultaneously press the Power Button. As soon as you get into the recovery mode, you will have to choose the options of Wipe data/factory reset and after that select Wipe Cache partition. After this you will need to select the option of “reboot system now” and then the device will be starting in the normal mode. You can also refer to the video below to know more on how you can enter into the recovery mode.
- If the phone is successfully rooted then you will find the “Super user” application in your Applications which has the skull shaped icon. If this app is there then it means that the phone has been rooted successfully. If you are unable to see this icon then that means that the phone is not rooted and you will again have to follow the procedure to root the phone by following the above procedure.
So, that’s it you have now successfully rooted your Samsung Galaxy S2 GT I9100 easily which is in the firmware version XWKH4 Gingerbread 2.3.4. Do let us know in the comments section below just in case if you encounter with any issues in the process of rooting your phone so that we can come out the resolution in the least possible time.
