Procedure to Root Samsung Galaxy SL I9003 on XXKPM Gingerbread 2.3.5 Firmware:
- Before proceeding, download the XXKPM Galaxy SL i9003 Rooting Package from here and unzip the same in your computer preferably to the desktop so that you can easily identify the same. In the process of unzipping, it will prompt you to enter the password, enter the password as “androidadvices.com”.
- As soon as you extract the files, you will then have to match with the screen capture which is shown below so as to ensure that all the required files are successfully downloaded and extracted.
- After this you need to open the Odin flash tool in your computer from the extracted files and then simply turn Off the phone so that you can then 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.
- Now once entered into the download mode, connect the phone with the USB cable which you got at the time of purchase to the computer while keeping the Odin opened in your computer. After connecting, you will see that the ID : COM section will turn yellow which will mean that all the drivers have been successfully installed and you are now ready to proceed to the next step.
- Now, you will have to click on the “PDA” tab and then simply click on the file which is named as “CF-ROOT-XXKPM-20.10.2011”. This file will be there in the extracted files. Once you select the file you will now need to click on the “Start” tab in the Odin after which the rooting process will be done in just less than 2 minutes.
- So, as soon as the firmware update is done, the phone will be restarted and then you will need to proceed to remove the connected USB cable and turn Off the device so that you can then 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.
- 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. Clearing this will ensure that the data which is there in the phone will be wiped off completely and then you will not face any issues like force close errors.
So, in this way you have now successfully rooted your Samsung Galaxy SL I9003 which is on the XXKPM version of firmware. Do let us know in the comments section just in case if you face any issues while rooting the device.
