Hey all, Welcome!!
The sole purpose of this post is to provide the easiest method to root your Bell / Virgin Samsung Galaxy S2 running Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.3. Key Features of this method are:
No need to flash insecure kernel - thus, very safe and newbie friendly!
Not increasing flash counter and having the yellow triangle issue.
Guide:
Step 1
Download the following files.
Step 2
- Put recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.1.5-galaxys2.zip in the external_sd of your device.
- Put SU-Busybox-Installer.zip in the sdcard (inbuilt) of your device.
- Power off your phone.
Step 3
- Boot into Recovery Mode by holding Volume Up+Home Button+Power Button till you see the Android dude and then the list of options.
- Now using the Volume Down button scroll down to 'apply update from external storage' and then press the Power button to select that option.
- Select recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.1.5-galaxys2.zip and let it finish installing.
- Wait for CWM Recovery to appear. From here on you will be able to use the touch screen so don't press the volume keys to scroll.
- Select 'install zip from sdcard' and look for SU-Busybox-Installer.zip on your sdcard and install it.
- Reboot phone.
- Congratulations, your phone is now rooted!!
Step 4 (Additional steps to ensure smooth running after rooting)
- Open Google Play Store.
- Find BusyBox (free) and install it. Open the app and update it to the latest version.
- Find SuperUser and install it. Open the app and update it to the latest version.
- All done!
Disclaimer:
I did not develop nor come up with this root. All credit goes to to
Rachmat3.
Source: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1501719
