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[Galaxy S II General] gavinch:
I have followed the prior instructions and flashed the CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXA_LPW-v5.5-CWM5 from the link you provided.

But according to the instructions in the guide:

Flash insecure kernel --> root using SuperOneClick --> flash stock kernel

I've been successful till step 13. Allow it(SuperOneClick) to install everything it prompts you to, i.e. SU, BusyBox

If I already have root access do I need stock kernel?

I didn't exactly understand the guide. It says:

Then it says

This Chainfire thread isn't it referring to CF-Root ?

What do I do next? Please help me out I'm confused.:confused:
[Galaxy S II General] blade30p:
If your rooted then you don't need the stock kernel, just install any Rom you like now :)
[Galaxy S II General] gavinch:
Ok. So what do I lose if I don't complete the rest of the steps of the guide?

Is it that if I have stock kernel my warranty still stands? Or something else?

I read in some other places that the kernel we choose (CF-Root) should match the current kernel version. Mine was XWLP7 but I didn't choose the CF-Root-SGS2_XW_XEN_LP7-v5.4-CWM5.zip

Instead I followed the instructions in the guide which instructed me to choose any of the latest version

So I chose CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXA_LPW-v5.5-CWM5.zip

So did I do wrong?

Also I was supposed to have busybox installed but I see it nowhere.
[Galaxy S II General] blade30p:
Ok, yes stock kernel is just for warranty etc. no the cf root you downloaded will be fine, Busybox is not an app as we know it, its more like an engine in a car, we know it makes the car go, we can't see it but we know its there. If you have root the you also have busybox as they go hand in hand. You will however be able to see either SuperSu, or Superuser. That's it, you can stay on the Cf root kernel or try another, personally I really like Siyah kernel but its up to you.

You can now flash any custom Rom you want. again I use Omega v4 AOKP which you can find in the Dev section. If you want to stay with a Samsung based Rom go for summat like Omega v13, its Upto you. But for now make a nandroid back up thru CWM, that way if you get stuck you can just restore & you will have a nice clean fresh Rom.
[Galaxy S II General] gavinch:
Can I flash the stock kernel without completing the SuperOneClick successfully

I want the warranty so I need to flash the stock kernel back right?

So now without completing SuperOneClick rooting successfully, if I follow the rest of the instructions will I lose root?
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
I am not quite sure what you really want to do?!

If you only want to root your phone, then stick to my suggestion:

Download and flash the corresponding CF-Root kernel for your ROM.

After flashing CF-Root kernel, you will have root, SuperSU, CWM recovery, CWM Manager app and busybox installed automatically.

So, no need to do extra steps of any other rooting guide.

You can check superuser and busybox installation with Check Root app from Google Play store.
[Galaxy S II General] Intensity007:
[B]XWLP7[/B]

Firmware info
PDA:XWLP7
PHONE: XXLPS
Date: 03/04/2012
Android 4.0.3

ARB (Bahrain): Download

CPW (Carphone Warehouse UK): Download

DBT (Germany): Download

FOP (Spain) Multi-CSC (AUT, CMF, COA, COS, CYO, DNF, ERO, EUR, GBL, FOP, MKO, MSR, MTL, ORG, ORS, PAN, PHE, SEB, SMO, TEB, TMS, TOP, TPH, TRA, TRG, TSR, TWO, VDH, VIM, VOM, VVT, XEH, XEO, XSK): Download

INU (India): Download

SER (Russia) Multi-CSC (ALO, CAC, FTD, MBC, MSG, SEK, SER, SKZ, VHC): Download

TUR (Turkey): Download

[COLOR="Red"]XEN (Netherlands): Download[/COLOR]

XEU (UK): Download

South Africa (XFA, XFC, XFE, XFM, XFV): Download

XWLP7 Stock Kernel: Download
Password: intratech@XDA

Service Unavailable Error 505

Can somebody re-upload this :P
[Galaxy S II General] jr866gooner:
Im currently on LP7/LPS (i never know which line reads the actual firmware version!) and as it stands that annoying wifi freeze occurs! Is there and updated firmware that solves this problem? This would be the ONLY reason i would flash a newer official Rom to fix it. I am on UK un branded cpw rom.

Many thanks
[Galaxy S II General] gavinch:
To Summarize

I'm following the guide in the first post of this thread by the genius Intratech himself:

1.Flash insecure Chainfire kernel -- Done (using CF-Root-SGS2_XX_OXA_LPW-v5.5-CWM5.zip)

2.Root using SuperOneClick-- Failed in the middle (but apparently I have root access according to 'Root Checker' app)

3.Flash stock kernel -- Not Done

Now I don't want to void my warranty so will reflashing with the stock kernel(XWLP7) help (besides removing the yellow triangle which can be dealt with later)?.

Since the 2nd step failed in my case can I proceed with the 3rd step?

Will I lose root if so (which I don't want)?

P.S. I used SuperOneClickv1.9.5-ShortFuse.Drivers.rar

Hope I didn't use any wrong version.

If only Intratech himself would enlighten me on this :(

and please reupload XWLP7 stock kernel and Odin both which link to skywanker.net which is down and shows

Service unavailable

I need to root :'(
[Galaxy S II General] egps2:
Hi gavinch, chainfire's cf-root kernels already have root and does not need superonelcik as well! This is why it says you have root and all you need to do is flash cf-root, like you have. Flashing the stock kernel after cf-root will keep root but remove the yellow triangle as well as cwm recovery. You technically will have lost your warranty (after flashing cf-root), even with stock kernel, unless you reset your flash counter using a jig or chainfire's triangle away app available for free for xda members.

Trinagle away for xda members: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1494114

Also, links seem to be working so try again and if not I'll try and find some mirrors.

I hope this helps answer some of your questions and all the best with it :)
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
Just in addition to egps2:

TriangleAway app from Chainfire needs root.

That's why I recommended to flash CF-Root kernel again to your phone.

Then use TriangleAway app to reset the counter.

And then flash the stock kernel to get back to "stock" firmware.
[Galaxy S II General] exynoss:
i just installed LPF from this thread Now question is...............

How to root LPF :confused: :confused:
[Galaxy S II General] gavinch:
Ok Now I'm really confused.:confused::confused:

In Step 1

isn't Chainfire thread referring to CF-Root? Then how come its saying:
[Galaxy S II General] egps2:
Hi gavinch, here is a simplified version of what I do and what should work for you:

1. Flash Cf-root, 2. Flash sock kernel, 3. Install TriangleAway - Don't use superoneclick!

1. Download the cf-root version of your kernel and flash using odin.

2. Flash the stock kernel for your rom (download from this thread). Root is kept.

3. Use TriangleAway or a usb jig to reset the flash counter.

You should now be rooted with no flash count or yellow triangle :)

I hope this makes more sense!
[Galaxy S II General] gavinch:
Ok my kernel version is XWLP7. So which one should I choose?

Latest version 5.5 or LP7 v5.4 one?
[Galaxy S II General] egps2:
It shouldn't really matter but Chainfire recommends using the kernel closest to what you have now.

So that would be 5.4 SGS2_XW_XEN_LP7

Here's the download:

http://download.chainfire.eu/158/CF-Root/SGS2/CF-Root-SGS2_XW_XEN_LP7-v5.4-CWM5.zip

Hope this finally works for you :)

---------- Post added at 07:08 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:25 PM ----------

Hi, just flash cf-root kernel for LPF (with odin) as shown in this post:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=20075898&postcount=8

Here is a download link:

http://download.chainfire.eu/173/CF-Root/SGS2/CF-Root-SGS2_XW_OXI_LPF-v5.5-CWM5.zip

Hope this helps :)
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
Intratech has a Quick Root guide in this thread, which was just quoted by another user.

But there are many ways to root your phone.

For beginners, I recommend to flash Chainfire's CF-Root kernel.

Have a look at CF-Root thread => http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1103399

In Post #8 you will find CF-Root-SGS2_XW_OXI_LPF-v5.5-CWM5.zip.

Download, flash and your phone will be rooted.

To get rid of the yellow triangle and reset the counter, use TriangleAway app from Chainfire.

Good luck !
[Galaxy S II General] itm:
I've tried a few custom ROMS and am getting tired of the reboots, lockups and force closes so want to go back to a stock ROM. I'm on T-Mobile/Orange in the UK, and reading the first post of this thread it seems that XWKE1 is the best stock ROM for me. The trouble is that both of the download links are broken. Can anyone direct me to an alternative link for this ROM, or another stock ROM which is good for UK/T-Mobile/Orange?
[Galaxy S II General] gavinch:
Finally done!

Thanks to all !! I've finally done it and now I have Cyanogenmod up and running.

But only one thing I noticed. Even though I did a wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache partition I still have the remants of previous installations all over the internal storage. How come? I wanted to do a fresh install. What can I do now?
[Galaxy S II General] atilla88:
Any news about stock 4.0.4???

Does someone know when it will be out for the s2??
[Galaxy S II General] egps2:
+1 I would also like to know if anyone knows about a 4.0.4 version but there has been a leak for the US variant S2 "Skyrocket" and the build is a 4.0.4 version:

http://briefmobile.com/download-build-ucle2-for-att-samsung-galaxy-s-ii-skyrocket

Hopefully this means we should expect a newer version but I would prefer a stable/fast 4.0.3 over buggy newer versions.
[Galaxy S II General] Intensity007:
Are the download links fixed yet?
[Galaxy S II General] atilla88:
You are totally right my friend,i hope for 4.0.4 because of the fixed bugs but when it comes with more it will be useless for ms
[Galaxy S II General] gate7swan:
Thanks to all who responded to my questions. Everything works now. The FAIL message was because I downloaded by mistake an I900 instead of I9100 rom.
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
Try to make a hard reset by dialing the numbers *2767*3855# into your phone.

This will wipe your internal SDCard.

So be sure to backup everything.
[Galaxy S II General] Intensity007:
How can you backup your internal SD and which folders should you backup

I got a problem that my SD doesn't get recognized by CMW recovery (vol up + home + power up)

Will it make it work?
[Galaxy S II General] E_Goldstein:
hey folks anyone got GB bootloader handy the links are still down pretty please ..??
[Galaxy S II General] bored_stupid:
There you go

Old gb bootloader

http://db.tt/Jq43Qpgf

New gb bootloader

http://db.tt/qovrZDGx

ICS bootloader

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/34590193/Bootloaders/GT-I9100_ICS_BOOTLOADER.7z

Sent from my GT-I9100 using Xparent ICS Blue Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S II General] pawmadsen:
the skywanker.net links should now redirect to androidfirmwares.net once a again.

sorry for the error 503.
[Galaxy S II General] cool1007:
The links are redirecting to http://androidfirmwares.net/. Would you mind please tell me where the ics bootloader that would allow jib reset is? I checked this link http://androidfirmwares.net/Tools

Basically the "old bootloader", "new bootloader" and the "ics bootloader" links, are these now?

20/04/2012	ICS Bootloader GT-I9100	Intratech

16/02/2012	"new" GB Bootloader GT-I9100	Intratech

16/02/2012	"Old" GB Bootloader GT-I9100	Intratech

I'm running hydra-h2o, which is Android 4.0.4 and I want to remove the triangle and reset the counter with a jib *inserting the jib alone won't do*.

I have the impression that one ics bootloader is missing, either the one I need to flash before using the jib, or the one you flash after the reset counter process is done.

Any help is appreciated, I'm sorry if I ask a lot of questions, I want to be sure I don't screw up.

Thanks,
[Galaxy S II General] yugisop:
KE1 is quite old not sure if you'll still find it. Try http://androidfirmwares.net/PhoneFirmware for XWKE2, maybe that might work for you.
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
I don't know what is important to you.

If you are not sure either, connect your phone to your PC via USB cable and make a copy of the whole sd card content.

As I backup my apps + app data by using Titanium Backup app, contacts and calendar entries via Google account, system files with EFS and nandroid backup, I only backup my "own" files manually, such as picutures, videos, texts, etc.

If you have issues with your sd card, try another CWM recovery version (flash a kernel containing another CWM version).
[Galaxy S II General] octiva:
new NORDIC firmware Unbranded

i9100XWLPQ_I9100XXLPX_I9100NEELP4

kies 400mb :-(

OTA 14mb :-)
[Galaxy S II General] pawmadsen:
I dont think you reset the counter with any ics bootloader. Only the "old" GB bootloader works with a USB JIG. But you can find the triangle away app from chainfire, that will reset the counter for you in ICS.
[Galaxy S II General] MeX_DK:
I thougth there was a risk of superbricking you phone with TriangleAway. As in bricking it so hard that you had to send it in for repairs?
[Galaxy S II General] mrcreativity:
afaik triangle away removes the triangle but doesn't reset the counter.

What i usually do is flash the old GB bootloader, reset the counter and remove the triangle with the jig then flash the ICS boot loader.
[Galaxy S II General] pawmadsen:
wrong, it reset the counter to 0, just like the USB JIG

done it many times my friend.
[Galaxy S II General] Brendo:
Do any of the ics versions have 'turn to mute' for SMS? Works for incoming phone... (lpf)
[Galaxy S II General] mbevc1:
XWLPQ? is is newer that already released XWLPG?
[Galaxy S II General] kerpz:
I'm having trouble downloading any firmwares from androidfirmwares.net. Everytime i download it will abort half way through.... Anybody has any other links where i can download it from?
[Galaxy S II General] cool1007:
Is this safe to do? Flash an old GB bootloader, turn off, turn it on in download mode with the jig, turn off, then turn it on in download mode again to flash the ICS bootloader?

I assume you never actually run the phone OS during this operation, right?

Just making sure the process to follow.

Thanks,
[Galaxy S II General] emilcioran99:
Yes, it's ok to do this.

I'm doing this method all the way since Intratech posted the old and the new bootloaders.

And since now nothing bad was happened. :)
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
No risk => no fun ...

Just kidding ... I also read the warning/disclaimer from Chainfire.

Then I read that a lot of people had no problems to remove the yellow triangle and reset the counter on their SGS2 by using TriangleAway app.

So I was confident enough to test it.

I used this app several times and had no bricking or any other issue.

That's why I have no problem to recommend it to others.

And I am sure that Chainfire will remove his app as soon as there are massive superbricking reports.
[Galaxy S II General] octiva:
yes

---------- Post added at 03:51 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:49 PM ----------

Yes - Realease date 30 may 12
[Galaxy S II General] mbevc1:
hm, missed that one. Where is it avaliable? sammy does not have it online? Intra will you release it?
[Galaxy S II General] Tungstwenty:
Where did you get this information from? CheckFUS still shows XWLPG as the latest NEE, even with test mode on.
[Galaxy S II General] R3Y:
Yes, it keeps on aborting midway for me too. I download from samfirmware.com
[Galaxy S II General] :
Me as well, but I am interrupted on all sites that do not allow re-establishing at interrupt position. So I need to stick to CHeckFus at the moment to download.

But, I do not have this problem when downloading via landline from my company, only when downloading via 3G (as I do at home), independent of provider.
[Galaxy S II General] Murshad007:
No LPQ from samfirmware?

M on LPG now. And it's the latest..

Where to download LPQ?
[Galaxy S II General] milu_m:
I think it's a mistake. The I9100XWLPG/I9100NEELP4/I9100XXLPX/I9100XWLPG was released 30.05.2012. Using small font or different font you might have a problem to see the diff between letter G and Q at first sight.
[Galaxy S II General] 1981ts:
Hi all,

I am a newbie in here. I would like to get some info from you guys regarding ROOTING and FLASHING. I have never done both these procedures till now on my SGS2, afraid about the warranty issue and also read about the chances of bricking it too.

I am using an unlocked O2 firmware. it says;

-PDA- I9100XWLP3

-PHONE- I9100XXLPR(this showed 'unknown' when I CHECKED YESTERDAY. random error??)

-CSC- I91OOO2ULP4

-BUILD INFO- FRI MAR 23 2012

but now I am thinking about experimenting with FLASHING, especially after the last KIES ICS update, which has screwed my battery somewhat. I would like to flash the latest and best ICS update so far, but at the same time want to keep alive, the chance of validating my warranty again, if its needed, in the future.

plz tell me the difference between OFFICIAL firmware and STOCK firmware and CARRIER BRANDED firmware.

can i download any firmware from SAMFIRMWARE and FLASH via Odin and be able to get back the warranty anytime later by reflashing the O2 firmware currently installed or any other O2 firmware for my CSC code??

once ROOTING is done, is it possible to revert back to the current state without a trace?

thank you. appreciate your advise. cheers.
[Galaxy S II General] SONIVIPUL:
first of all you should know how to enter recovery mode and download mode.

always first switch off and follow below :

enter recovery with the key combination of Vol Up + Home + Power

enter download with the key combination of Vol Down + Home + Power

for rooting, before entering recovery or download mode, download latest touch CWM from clockworkmode for your phone .i.e. SGS2 and save it on ur sdcard / external storage. also download some kernal like siyah, NEAK, etc. i use siyah

now when u enter recovery, select update from zip and select the downloaded CWM zip file. now u will be in cwm mode and select install zip from sdcard and select downloaded kernal. once done your phone is rooted now.

i personally dont trust samfirmware and blindly trust Intratech. else you can also try some other rom this forum.

if you flash any rom via recovery or flash intratech rom via odin, nothing will happen to your warranty.
[Galaxy S II General] Donaghy:
- Difference between official and stock: none. Stock is what comes from the factory, and as a result is always official. What people often mean by 'official' is the actual firmware, and not a modified ROM. Carrier Branded is firmware that comes specifically from your carrier (in your case: O2). The only difference between Carrier Branded and Unbranded is that the first one comes with bloatware (like carrier wallpapers, carrier apps, and all kinds of nonsense you probably don't need). If you flash something new, I recommend Unbranded, as it saves you space and hassle of deleting the bloatware apps.

- Yes, you can always revert back to what you had. Once you want to revert, just download the exact same firmware as you now have on your phone and flash that through Odin. If you only flash the firmware (without the insecure kernel -like CF-Root- required to root a device) and wipe, your device will lose root and be 'normal' again.

- CSC codes are not carrier bound, by the way. From what you're saying, I get that you think you need to flash an O2 firmware to get the right CSC. This may not be the case. Also, I've never had any warranty issues with handing my phone in with (for instance) a Korean CSC on it. But that probably varies per country or per store (they're not that difficult over here :) )

If this is all new to you, I recommend you check out the Mobile Odin Pro app by ChainFire in the Google Play Store. It costs only a couple of bucks, and it will be the best money you'll ever spend on an app. I bought the app shortly after getting my phone, and flashing/rooting was never easier. If you're worried about flashing, or doing something wrong while flashing: go get that app. It will do everything for you.

Latest firmware is Nordic LPG (unbranded). Works splendidly on my phone. You can get it from Intratech (this thread), the other official thread, or by downloading CheckFus, which will download the firmware in high speed from Samsung's own servers. Good luck!
[Galaxy S II General] 1981ts:
thank you for the explanation,

-so basically official=stock=unbranded firmware?? all are the same for a particular firmware?

-just flashing a firmware(without rooting) other than the one meant for my device CSC, could possibly null the warranty?(depending on the service centre, as you said). if at all so, reflashing via Odin, my current O2 firmware, reverts to warranty active again, rite.

-my S2 is unlocked, so does it actually void warranty too?

-checked out the app Mobile Odin Pro. ROOT is required for that?? what did you mean by 'it will do everything for you'. is it more safer and different procedure than via flashing through PC Odin?? also checked out the mobile Checkfus app. is it good too.

-Nordic LPG 'UNBRANDED' means that its the official or stock one rite. all the three links you mentioned for download are exactly the same?

-checked out ur link to 'Checkfus' now. have to download an app from inside that link to download the needed software? few versions are given. pro--lite--ver 2.1 GUI--VER 0.5 NON GUI. which one among those?

cheers
[Galaxy S II General] Tungstwenty:
Official is whatever comes from Samsung, not by someone which took that as a base and changed things like included apps, kernels, etc.

It can be either branded or unbranded. ROMs branded to O2, for instance, are also officially distributed by Samsung's servers. Just use CheckFUSDowloader and you can see it.

Provided you don't brick your phone (e.g. by using repartition in Odin and something going wrong in between - NEVER use it), as long as you can start the device in download mode you'll always be able to flash through Odin an official version you want, e.g. the one expected by your provider.

If you mean SIM-unlocked, I don't think this has anything to do with warranty. Either officially or through the available apps, if you entered another network's sim card and inserted the code, it's now unlocked to any network but should be in warranty. Of course you can re-lock it to the network with whatever code you want, including the original one (I don't know the dial sequence for that, but just search the forum).

Both Odin and MobileOdin are safe, but MobileOdin is more convenient if you already have root, since it will allow you to flash a new ROM and automatically be rooted, or to combine a ROM with an alternate modem, CSC or kernel, etc.

The best way to download ROMs is CheckFUSDownloader, go get it ;)

Version 2.1 GUI. Lite version is sufficient, Pro adds automatic check for updates which you probably don't need. But you should consider donating to support the developer.
[Galaxy S II General] jenskristian:
Intratech: Any chance you'll be uploading LPG NEE? Thanks.