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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] evegas316:
Did anyone else have the MD5 hash not match? made me a little leery.

UPDATE:

Oops, didnt see how many people already mentioned it.

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Following the steps, it's been a breeze so far but...

I cant boot into recovery, (step 5)

" *Power off phone, unplug USB, Hold Both Vol up + Vol down and Hit power"

when I try this I just get a continual vibrating black screen. any help please.

---------- Post added 27th November 2011 at 12:10 AM ---------- Previous post was 26th November 2011 at 11:59 PM ----------

OK i found it, after you flash with Odin and you need to boot into recovery (Step 5) here is the correct procedure..

Hold all 3 buttons until you see the first splash screen come up.... then let go of the power button but keep holding the vol+/- buttons until CWM comes up.

now you can follow the rest of the steps.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] raulmclariot:
Can the CWM odin file be flashed with sgs kernal flasher to get clock work manager installed after root?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] linkismyhero:
If I'm rooted, is it safe to update to 2.3.6?

Never mind, it's forcing me to. :/

Edit: When it rebooted to run the update, it took me to the CWM Recovery, so I hit "reboot system now." Upon reboot, it said "the update could not be run at this time."
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] netarc:
Funny, I have the opposite question - I'm on 2.3.6, was wondering whether it's 'safe' to root the phone using this method?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Ginther:
I bought my phone last week, the day afterwards the update pushed out. I updated without thinking about future modding plans.

Last night I finally said screw it and tried to root my phone. DoomLord's method would not work. Tried it several times and tried some of the "solutions" mentioned in the thread.

So I gave up on that method and tried this route. Worked the first time. :D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] imtiaz3:
Cool, got my I727R rogers phone rooted. First time with android and first time ever rooting, very easy to follow. As mentioned to go to download mode, only the volume down needs to be pressed, not volume up, however for recovery mode but volume buttons need to be pressed.

Oh and no yellow exclamation mark.

Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] bluerap04:
So I'm getting "can't mount /sdcard" when I try to select "choose zip from sdcard"

Is this because I need an external SDcard? I'm not new to flashing, this never happened to me with my Captivate. Has anyone else ran into this problem?

edit: I noticed that if I click "install from internal card" it shows up everything as it used to under "choose zip from sdcard."

But I guess that until I get an external card, I won't be able to use Nandroid. Is this correct?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] stablerock:
Hi guys, will this method work on my Galaxy S II Skyrocket using android 2.3.6,

just upgraded last week, apparently the Easy Root works with android version 2.3.5,

can someone tell me if it will work with Android Version 2.3.6?

Thanks, I'll like to root this device.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Ginther:
After rooting I was able to use Rom Manager to make a nandroid backup without an external sd card.

The recovery menu looked a little different, like it was defaulted to look for an external card, but with a little navigation I was able to get it to work without an external sd card.

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^^^^^^ Look three posts above yours. ^^^^^^
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] iqits:
Will not flash the Superuser.zip file in CWM. Errors every time I try it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] stablerock:
I'm missing something which route do you meant, I'll like to root my SGH-I727

Galaxy II Skyrocket, att Gingerbread 2.3.6 just updated last week.

Need help in rooting.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] 54ducks:
My SGII Skyrocket stopped recognizing sd cards about a week ago. No matter what SD card I put in it, it doesn't recognize there is one in there.

Can I still root this phone using the internal usb space on the phone instead of an external card?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Diablo2424:
This procedure worked perfectly for me, Thanks!!

I just had to do a factory reset to get Odin to start the flash, but once I did that, it went smoothly. Also, when installing the Superuser in CWM the second try went through for me, first try gave me an error.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Tmullins23:
I used the superoneclick and it worked...

http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/how-to-root-att-galaxy-s-ii-skyrocket-with-superoneclick/
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] earlthepearl:
Same here. I thought I was doing something wrong, but after reading your post I kept trying and it finally took on the 3rd attempt. I don't have an external SD card yet, so I just put the file on the internal SD card (root folder of the phone basically) and I was thinking maybe this was the issue. It wasn't. I just had to keep trying. 3rd time was indeed the charm.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] yousy:
Just bought the phone last week, I don't have the confidence for using odin. To scare to brick my phone i think.

I want to know if the easy way already tested.

thanks...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] 3inst3in:
Is this deodexed? Sorry I'm still fairly new to the scene, and some of the mods I'm looking at require deodexing.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] skizzz:
This worked like a champ.

Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] kiten:
its done but how to unlock it bro...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] dxwilliams40:
I used easy root 1.0

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/23724012/Skyrocket-Easy-Root.zip

I followed the instructions at addictivetips. Made sure that I downloaded the drivers, enabled usb debugging, extracted the zip, connected the phone, ran root.bat. I'm now rooted. I'm on gb 2.3.5. The update was not available for me yet.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] drawde40599:
rommanager

K, this method works perfect on white skyrocket also (I've seen differences with same phone but different color b4) thought I'd mention. Anyways, any1 no what phone to pick in rom manager? This phone is not listed but there is a option for epic4g and T-Mobile gs2? I'm guessing T-Mobile is the phone to choose from but ...... any1 no? (I'm.asking this question here because clock work recovery, root, and rom manager kinda all go together :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] silver03wrx:
Choose the tmobile gs2 its almost the exact same phone as ours
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] eighty1:
Is there a one-click root for Mac? Thanks

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Bought the white Skyrocket and just tried this method. It pushes all the way through until it tries to install busy box and set permissions, then I get device not found several times. It says its done and reboots. I tried manually installing busy box and superuser but it didnt work. Suggestions?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Charles::
Just a note, the main instructions didn't mention to press the vol up button, to "continue", in order to get Odin to recognize your device. Maybe most people knew that, but I didn't and I was wondering what I wasn't doing right. :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] eighty1:
BUMP.......
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Copperhed:
I am not aware of a Mac one-click root method, Odin only works on windows. You can install windows on your Mac using Bootcamp as one solution.

Sounds like you are trying to use Odin to flash the superuser.zip package. This package needs to be flashed in CWM recovery as in the OP. Sometimes it will not flash the first couple times but will work by the third or fourth try.

I will do some updates to the OP with some of the info from users of this thread, thanks all!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] silver03wrx:
What about heimdall?? That like oden but made for mac isnt it?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Copperhed:
Yes Heimdall is compatible with OSX but my understanding is sometimes packages made for Odin do not work well with Heimdall.

I believe an XML has to be included in the package for it to work with Heimdall. The recovery.tar from the OP does not have an XML included. This is my understanding as I am by no means an expert with Heimdall or Odin packages.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] dubeypawan:
Worked out really well for me. I am using 2.3.6.

Superuser.zip got installed 3rd time.

Thanks a lot
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] gotpancit:
ok help. Stuck on the odin isnt pushing anything through to my phone.

2.3.6 version

downloaded everything in the op. installed samsung drivers. superuser file is on my external sd card. remove battery, put back in and hold power vol up and down and release power button after first splash screen saying samsung, hold vol up and down until seeying android system recovery ?<3e>. plug in usb while in recovery, start up odin and odin is recognized. pda->find recovery.tar press start and nothing. odin is stuck on:

<ID:0/003> Added!!

<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..

<ID:0/003> File analysis..

<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..

.....nevermind I just got it

instead of booting into system recovery you have to boot into download mode...phone off, plug in usb, hold down vol up and down, screen pops up and says you sure you want to blow up your phone, vol up to accept. bam, then hit odin and pda and watch it do its thing.

sorry for the jumbling, I'm trying to get this done before i go to sleep :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] cplhornby:
Superuser wont take.

Ive been trying to use this method and superuser wont take. I used ODIN to get CWM on there no problem. Had to try and install superuser.zip a few times but it eventually went through.

Problem is, is that although the Superuser app is in my phone, Im still not a superuser. I tried to open titanium backup but its greyed out and all i can do for it is uninstall it.

I tried using a two different superoneclick methods that did not work.

I have tried restoring using combinations of CWM restore and factory reset but I still cannot get this to work.

I have the Rogers 1727R. PLEASE HELP

--------------------------------------------------------------------FIXED BC I'M A DUMMY-----------------------------------------------------

So I found out that I had been rooting my phone. I was checking the root success by seeing if I could open Titanium Back up. Because I could not open it although it was downloaded, I thought the root was not successful.

The error on my part was that I had outright just bought the pro version and installed it. I found out (through a sheer shot in the dark) that by installing the free version first, I could then switch to the pro version and see that I had root.

I feel dumb, but Im super glad i fixed it. I would have gone nuts stuck with this phone for three years unrooted!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] kornklown69:
could just use superoneclick root and be done with it.... its way easier
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] DoctorQMM:
Try re-downloading Superuser app from Market... by ChainsDD
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] rizzo269:
Used this today and worked perfectly.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] LuvrGirl:
So if I just want to root my skyrocket so that I can tether can I simply follow these instructions and that's it? http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/how-to-root-att-galaxy-s-ii-skyrocket-with-superoneclick

Or do I need to do something else after this? I know I have to use Titanium Backup to force close the tether mgr thing but is that all I need to do?

Most likely I won't be flashing custom roms, I just want to be able to tether with my phone... will I also be able to make my skyrocket a wifi hotspot after I do this root and force close?

Thanks! (total noob here on android)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] cplhornby:
The free version of titanium only let's you uninstall. You'll need the premium. Its worth it. To root I'd use the method mentioned in the beginning. This is my first kick using CWM and Odin, and it works so easy I'll never go back
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Indian9990:
Just did this method to root my phone and install a custom Rom..worked flawlessly :)

Thanks for this :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] GeezyF.Ladies:
Do I only need to download the drivers (T-moblie989) or whatever or do I need to download Samsung Kies as well ? Bc I didnt see it in the "what you need before hand'' part.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Copperhed:
You only need the drivers, the T989 and our skyrocket use the same usb drivers.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] GeezyF.Ladies:
I think im most confused by the ''*Install the drivers and make sure the Phone is recognized by your PC.'' and the phone should be recognized by odin like the picture....how is my phone to be recognized by either if I dont have the USB plugged in lol sorry if this is dumb its just I've read it over and over and still stumped.:confused:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] orlandoxpolice:
1. Install Drivers

2. Open Odin as Admin

3. Put phone is download mode (vol up + vol down + power).

4. Plug phone into main USB port on back of computer.

4. It will be recognized.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] GeezyF.Ladies:
ok got into download mode and odin has recognized my phone but I didnt proceed because I still dont know how to put superuser.zip on my sd card from my computer and I already downloaded the Tmoble 989 USB drivers and installed them please someone help this is the last thing holding me back

and is it ok that in odin the yellow box says something different each time ? once it was com2 then com4?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Copperhed:
I just replied to your PM answering this question, I will also answer here for anyone else who may need it.

With your phone is plugged in, you need to select the option from the notification pull down to connect your phone to your computer as a mass storage device. Your phone's SD card and Internal storage will show up in "My Computer" on your Windows PC.

When you use Odin make sure you are in Download Mode as stated in the original post. You should only have one yellow box when in download mode. When your phone is powered up and connected to Odin, you may see 3 or 4 yellow boxes.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] GeezyF.Ladies:
yes thanks again man I was reading a different thread and freaked out I think I've been trying to cram too much info into my brain in a short time. Im going to read a bit more then try this when I get off work today :( its 4 AM here in Texas and I have work at 10 haha I need some sleep but I just want to know more and more anyway that was so off topic . Long story made shortER thanks to Copperhed and a few other great people here I feel like I know enough to stay rooted with a stock rom for now and I will take the leap later on tonight!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] OFWGKTADGAF:
so i just replace the superuser.zip with my rom? dont i need to root it before i put a rom on it?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] GeezyF.Ladies:
^ correcto mundo Mr.Odd Future.:cool:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] ruebarb:
As being a noob to Odin and rooting myself and the numerous questions regarding the install within this thread. I made a video covering the steps. I hope members find this helpful.

[YOUTUBE]V4xGTSrFl1o[/YOUTUBE]
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] GeezyF.Ladies:
^ oh sir you are SO kind! haha this made it so simple I'm mad I over thought this for so long! I will admit though I would have missed the check box in the PDA part of odin.

did the steps and im worried bc I've been at the samsung reboot image for 4 mins ahh!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] ruebarb:
Thanks

I would pull the battery if still stuck and see what happens on the reboot. Not clear which part1 or 2 you are stuck. Getting rooted and CWM with Oden or installing the ROM?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] a2drew:
oops

I left re-partition checked and now I am getting nothing on my screen. When I try to go to download mode and plug into my pc will not recognize the device. I have re-installed the drivers.

Any help is appreciated.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] GeezyF.Ladies:
well I think thats my only problem is that I cant get past the samsung start up image
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] GeezyF.Ladies:
this is what I was looking for bc none of these tar files are working for me unless you need winzip for all of them to be extracted or ?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] ruebarb:
The odin file is

Odin3-v1.85.zip

MD5 414e3af7c4c01e21527aeaab65e68a75

The root & CWM file

recovery.tar

MD5 9ffa2458019af7974ef4820d0cf5992c

You do not need to extract the recovery.tar file. You load it as is.

The odin file is extracted to execute the Odin3 v1.85.exe
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Copperhed:
Pretty good video, however, the "Superuser" that is stated you "don't need" is the ROOT in the OP for some people. It is not a ROM, it is the Busybox, Superuser.apk etc. This allows the user to use their stock factory ROM and have it rooted. Lots of users want this.

You mention in your video of doing a backup of your stock factory rooted rom. You did not flash the Superuser files and therefore you are not rooted. Flashing the CWM Recovery in Odin DOES NOT ROOT YOUR PHONE!!! It only loads the custom recovery.

AS the OP states, you can use the Superuser.zip OR the custom rom of your choice. The custom rom will already be rooted from that Developer.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Copperhed:
Yes, do not have "re-partition" checked in Odin. The "re-partition" box being checked is NOT the default setting in Odin.

Did you get your phone into Download mode? It needs to be in Download mode and recognized by Odin.

If you cannot I'm afraid your out of luck until more Development has taken place with this phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] GeezyF.Ladies:
see Odin worked for me twice as far as flashing tars bc the one you put up flashed but kept bootlooping then I tried a stock tar and it switched from CWM to stock recovery so I feel like odin works(my phone shows up ofcourse) but I only downloaded it and installed it then ran it I never ''Extracted'' or ''unziped'' it ?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] ruebarb:
A

Thanks for info, didn't know this. I was hoping those whom are knowledgeable would comment and clarify, much appreciated. I will update the video.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Copperhed:
Are you sure you are trying to flash the recovery.tar in Odin? Also you are sure you are in download mode? If both of those are correct, you could have a bad download, try and download it again.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Copperhed:
Overall it was a good video, just those few things I wanted to point out before someone had problems. Thank you.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] ruebarb:
The corrections have been noted in the video.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] GeezyF.Ladies:
got it rooted bud! thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] ddxv:
Is it possible to do this without an external microSD card?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Midiman57:
It's a legitimate question. How am I supposed to rename a file to superuser.zip without typing .zip?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] ddxv:
Just name it superuser. To make sure it's a .zip you can right click the file > properties to check.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Midiman57:
Thanks for responding. I found another response to the original poster's question... which was the same question that immediately popped into my mind. The other response was:

So... I'm to take it that it doesn't make any difference as long as the filetype is properly set? The original responder could not possibly have "followed the instruction to the letter," because that is not possible.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Copperhed:
Oh it is very possible the original responder followed the instructions to the letter. Rooting is not for everyone, and requires some knowledge with the use of a computer. .ZIP is a file format for a compressed file.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Copperhed:
Some users have reported that they were able to root with this procedure using the internal storage. However I have not tried it myself.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Midiman57:
I understand the difference. I'm just saying that it is impossible to follow these instructions:

*Rename the downloaded "su-3.0.5-efgh-signed.zip" to "Superuser.zip" (Don't type ".zip") and put it on your EXTERNAL SD card.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] ruebarb:
Copperhed

Feel free to link the video in your 1st post if you feel it contributes. May help to reduce the numerous repeat questions.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] daystrom:
I think the whole zip confusion is that Windows hides by default the extensions of known file types. If your extensions are hidden, you would just rename the file to superuser. If your extensions are hidden and you renamed the file to superuser.zip, the file would really be superuser.zip.zip.

The best thing to do is not allow Windows to hide the extensions. Then you can see the file is superuser.zip.

Make sense?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Midiman57:
That makes perfect sense. Turning off hiding extensions is the first thing I do on any Windows install... because I don't have any knowledge of the use of a computer, according to copperhead. A few certifications from Unisys (mainframes) seem to indicate otherwise, but I'll be sure to refresh my memory on what a zip file is.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Copperhed:
It may be "impossible" for some to follow the instructions but many more Skyrocket users have followed them with success. Its a wonderful thing with this forum, its all completely voluntary. There are also many different rooting procedures available.

I will remove the "don't type .zip" just for you. Good luck!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] silver03wrx:
Lol so true ^^^^^^^
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] NIKEstickER:
Hey great job! was scared i would lose my app data and such. Very simple thanks ;P
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Overgloc:
Getting cant mount sdcard error when trying to do the back up or flash Superuser. Any idea why? Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Copperhed:
Are you using an external SD card? If so, it sounds like the card needs formatted.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Copperhed:
Glad to hear it worked for you. Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] silver03wrx:
If it wont mount the internal sd in cwm. Ive had this happen so have several others. You need to first try to odin the stock recovery.tar. tuen boot into it and wipe data/cache 3 times and reboot. If still no dice. Odin the stock tar. Then boot into stock recovery and wipe then reboot
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] tennandcoz1:
Can't you just Odin to get recovery,then flash a rooted ROM.

From a glaxay better than yours.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] ask_j:
Hi,

I have a quick question.. Do I need to have external sd card in order to root Samsung Skyrocket (ATT)? If no then are there any benefits of using external SD card?

Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] silver03wrx:
No you dont, and yes extra storage.