Thursday, May 24, 2012

How to Root Bell or Virgin Mobile Samsung Galaxy S2 ICS

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
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9 comments:

  1. AndrewAugust 16, 2012 at 11:54 AM

    Thanks, this worked perfectly!

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  2. Dima077August 22, 2012 at 6:46 PM

    Whats Exteral sd

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    1. UnknownAugust 22, 2012 at 6:49 PM

      I think you meant, External SD...it's the microSD card that you put in your phone. If you don't have one, borrow one to root your phone.

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  3. UnknownApril 8, 2013 at 12:14 PM

    im not on ics, but its a virgin locked phone on gb, and im trying to unlock so i can use my rogers sim, will this method still work?

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    1. UnknownApril 8, 2013 at 2:42 PM

      If you are on Jelly Bean, then use the updated guide here:
      http://galaxys2root.blogspot.ca/2013/02/how-to-root-samsung-galaxy-s2-gt-i9100_11.html

      To Unlock, you will need to use GalaxSim Unlock. Search for it free on XDA forums.

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  4. UnknownApril 8, 2013 at 12:17 PM

    also for some reason it only shows my internal sd card in recovery mode, not my external sd for some reason

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  5. AnonymousMay 2, 2013 at 9:52 AM

    I'm on Jelly Bean but my model# is SPH-D710MUB virgin mobile not the i90100 could you post a link for virgin mobile jelly bean root guide????
    Thanks

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  6. UnknownMay 16, 2014 at 2:35 AM

    Your post really cool and interesting. Thanks very much.

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