Samsung Galaxy S2 Skyrocket



Samsung Galaxy S2 Skyrocket
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 unzip RootKit.
  • Enable USB debugging: Menu --> Settings --> Applications --> Development
  • Enable Unknown Sources: Menu --> Security .
  • Connect the phone to the computer through USB in 'Charge Only' Mode.
  • From the RootKit folder/directory created earlier on your desktop, double click on the 'Open-Command-Prompt' file and type adb devices to ensure your phone and computer drivers are installed correctly.
  • Reboot phone into '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.
    • If above adb commands do not reboot phone into 'Download Mode', disconnect USB cable, power off phone and then press and hold the Volume Up and Volume Down buttons while plugging in the USB cable.
  • Use Volume button to navigate to 'Download Mode' and press Power Button to select. 
  • Start/Run Odin Software. Screen below will be displayed:
  • Ensure Re-Partition is disabled. 
  • Ensure 'Auto Reboot' and 'F-Reset Time' are enabled (Should already be checked by default). 
  • Click the PDA button and navigate to the CF Root file located in folder created in earlier step. 
  • Click 'Start' button and Odin will flash the recovery. Once Odin has completed the flashing a green 'PASS' will be displayed.
  • From command prompt, reboot into 'Recovery' mode: adb reboot recovery.
  • The phone can also be manually rebooted into 'Recovery' mode by disconnecting phone from computer and power off phone. 
  • Boot into 'Recovery' mode by holding both volume buttons and the power button at same time. When the phone vibrates, release the power button but keep holding both volume buttons. In a few seconds you should be in the recovery menu. NOTE: the TWRP Recovery is touch based - meaning, the physical buttons on phone are not required to navigate. 
  • Navigate to SuperSU zip file by pressing 'Install' button in TWRP Recovery.

  • Scroll press on the file SuperSU.zip copied to phone in earlier step.
  • After selecting file, 'Swipe to Confirm Flash' at bottom of screen.
  • When flash is 'successful', then press the 'Reboot System' button.
  • Phone is rooted!

 Key Combinations:

Booting into Recovery Mode:
Volume Up + Volume Down while plugging USB cable.


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