Samsung Galaxy S



Samsung Galaxy S
Rooting Instructions

  • Modifying / replacing your phone's software may void the phone's warranty and may render phone to 'brick' status - meaning your phone will not be worth much more than a brick. 
  • Rooting a phone is entirely at your own risk. No one affiliated with ROMWarez is responsible for your decision to root your phone.
  • Unlocking the bootloader on most phones will automatically wipe all data.
  • Always backup your current Apps/Data/SMS Messages before performing any type of rooting procedure. Find these backup apps on Google Play. If you have a Google account, then backing up your contacts is unnecessary as these are on Google servers. 
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Rooting the Phone
  • Download and install the phone's USB drivers for computer.
  • Download and extract RootFiles.zip into a folder on computer desktop. 
  • Download and extract Odin Software into RootFiles folder/directory.
  • Download and extract Samsung firmware into RootFiles folder/directory.
  • Enable USB debugging on the phone (Settings --> Developer Options)
  • Ensure phone is in 'Charge Only' mode.
  • Connect the phone to the computer through USB.
  • From the RootFiles folder/directory created earlier on computer desktop, double click on the 'Open-Command-Prompt' file and type adb devices to ensure phone and computer drivers are installed correctly.
  • Reboot Galaxy S in 'Download Mode' by typing the following ADB commands:
    • adb shell then press Enter key (prompt will be a '$' sign).
    • su then press Enter key (prompt will change to '#' sign).
    • reboot download then press Enter key.
  • Start Odin software, select the PDA tab and then select the extracted CF-Root-XX_OXA_JVU_2.3.6-v4.3-CWM3RFS.tar file.
  • Ensure 'Re-Partition' is disabled as this will brick phone. 
  • Ensure that the 'Auto Reboot' and 'F. Reset Time' checkboxes are enabled.
  • Click the start button in Odin to start the flash of the CF Root File.
  • Process could take up to ten minutes. Phone should restart automatically when the CF Root file is installed. When Odin displays the Pass in green you can unplug the phone from the USB cable.
  • You are rooted and Clockworkmod based recovery is installed.
  • Note: Some ROMs overwrite recovery at boot time so if you do not plan to immediately boot into recovery to install CyanogenMod, please be aware that this may overwrite your custom recovery with the stock.
Key Combinations:

 Booting into Recovery Mode:
Volume Up + Volume Down + Power to boot into fastboot mode. While at the fastboot screen, use Volume Up or Volume Down to select Recovery mode, then press Power to confirm your selection.
If you decide you would rather have an expert root your phone or you want to install a custom ROM like CyanogenMod, feel free to click on the 'Schedule' button below to schedule a remote session with ROMWarez.com.