Samsung Galaxy S2 T989



Samsung Galaxy S2 T989
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 to desktop. 
  • Download CWM Recovery into RootFiles folder/directory.
  • Download SuperSU zip file and place in RootFiles folder/directory.
  • Download and extract Odin software into RootFiles folder/directory.
  • 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 RootFiles 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.
  • Copy SuperSU zip file to phone by typing: adb push supersu.zip /sdcard/ 
  • 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 Down and Home and Power buttons while plugging in the USB cable.
  • When Caution screen is displayed, press Volume Up to continue. 
  • Use Volume button to navigate to 'Download Mode' and press Power Button to select. 
  • Start/Run Odin Software extracted in earlier step. Screen below will be displayed:
  • If phone is detected, phone will appear in bottom left pane.
  • Ensure Re-Partition is disabled. 
  • Ensure 'Auto Reboot' and 'F-Reset Time' are enabled (Should already be checked by default). 
  • Click the PDA button. Navigate to the Recovery CWM Hercules file downloaded in earlier step. 
  • Click 'Start' button and Odin will flash the recovery. Once Odin has completed the flashing a green 'PASS' will be displayed and phone will be rebooted. NOTE: Do not press or use any of the phone's hardware buttons during this process. 
  • 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 Up + Home + Power buttons at same time. In a few seconds you should be in the recovery menu. 
  • Using Volume Buttons, navigate to SuperSU zip file by going to Install zip from SDCard --> Choose Zip from SDCard --> Yes, install SuperSU.

  • When flash is completed, click Go Back --> Reboot System Now from Main Menu.
  • Phone is rooted!

 Key Combinations:

Booting into Recovery Mode:
Volume Up + Home + Power 

 Booting into Download Mode: 
Volume Down + Home + Power Button Press and hold for about five seconds until Download Mode Screen is displayed. 

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