yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ThC23:
Hmmm, not sure what you're talking about. We already have a root method that doesn't require to flash a rom.

You can root and stay stock.

I don't think anyone has used the method you posted because we got our own.

You can always try it and let us know if it worked! :)

Hercules Hercules!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Babyj303:
That boldly states in the op it worked so try it

Sent from my HercuBEAST!!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jangst123:
You don't need to flash a custom ROM

Odin Recovery, Flash SuperUser, Done!

See [HOWTO] ROOT T-Mobile SGSII via ODIN -- Updated Recovery

Besides out device is not listed ours is different than

Samsung Galaxy S2 [GT-9100/GT-9100P]

Our T-Mobile SGS II model is SGH-T989

---------- Post added at 09:03 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:00 PM ----------

Referring to the computer not the phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] 513263337:
Thank you guys very much. I'm a complete noob... Didn't even notice that "ROOT T-Mobile SGSII via ODIN" doesn't require flashing a ROM.

But anyway, the method I mentioned in OP worked as well on our SGH-T989.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] manekineko:
It still requires flashing via ODIN, though. Every flash via ODIN will increment the number of times flashed counter in Samsung phones if I'm not mistaken.

That makes the method in OP probably the safest way to root.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] chib1panda:
Superoneclick v2.2 root/unroot

http://shortfuse.org/hey guys so i noticed that shortfuse updated his superoneclick with a zerg exploit that supposedly works to root our phones. Has anyone tried it? If it does , we would have a non odin method of rooting/ rooting. I might try to test it out tomorrow as it is late now for me. If this works, allgamer, could you make this a sticky or move to development or even re-write it. Im doing this from my phone.

here is the original thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=803682
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AllGamer:
we'll worry about that, once we have a guinea pig to confirm if it works or not

LOL :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] movieaddict:
id be happy if that worked
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] chib1panda:
No one. Well ill be backing up rom and finding oit what happens in the next few hours. Lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] safeplayer22:
I don't have guts like that.

But it would definitely be cool if it works flawlessly.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] chib1panda:
Well ive ised it before to root vibrant. Im no developer:-X but whats the worst that could happen? It doesnt root?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AllGamer:
i can think of this :p
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] chib1panda:
Lol. Care to explain why?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] manekineko:
I think it's highly likely this works. However, obviously that's no guarantee.

Someone already used the base Zerg Rush exploit on our phones fine:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=18944878
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] chib1panda:
I read through that thread more and found this

got a p.m. from one user:Originally Posted by*bitemark01Just wanted to thank you for your Windows-only zergRush script, it rooted my Samsung Galaxy S II LTE phone on Rogers Canada, feel free to add that to your list**SGH-I727R, Android version 2.3.5, Baseband version I727RUXKJ7. I just got this phone Saturday and there's very little info on it out there, though it seems quite similar to AT&T's Skyrocket."

From this url: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1321582&page=24
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] chib1panda:
Okay guys. Backing up phone now. ...Since I'm already rooted, im going to try and unroot this way and then root again.

Updated OP with original post>>still waiting to backup to finish
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] safeplayer22:
Getting excited...lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
Realized that media scanner didn't complete for some reason. sd card is unmounted. rebooting to check and see if that helps. It would be a bummer if sd card is affected. Okay...rebooted SD card mounted. Everything is there. Scared me a little. I did notice that my apps stored in sd, ONLY Pandora got affected. The icon is grayed out and when i try and open it, it says "not installed". Checked sd card apps, and it is not there. I installed it and moved it to sd successfully. Don't know what that was about. Anyways...don't know the extent of what this could or could not affect. If anyone else with more knowledge about this can confirm this, that would be great.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] noodles2224:
Wish I can try but dumb UPS says by the end of day ill be receiving my phone. Anyways, I'm confident that it'll work, it states on the website that its for all galaxy s ll line.

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] le14:
been looking forward to a one click root option, and hopefully this is it.

Please report back with any findings anyone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
Only problem is unrooting with it. Either the app freezes or phone reboots. Either way we have other methods of unrooting.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] noodles2224:
So good to say when I get my phone today, use this and good to go right? I love keeping my phone stock with root.

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
I would say that from my experience it worked. PLease do note, because I don't want to be blamed later for this, that when the phone said it was rooted and rebooted, the phone did not reboot. It just turned off. At this point, what I did was leave the superoneclick program up and running. Unplugged USB and pulled battery. Placed back in and rebooted. Pluged USB back in and the program finished with the following steps: Busybox is not installed: say yes!. Then it will ask if you want to test it. You can skip because even with other phones this has never worked. You can then check to see if you have super user installed. Then to completely make sure you are rooted. Download terminal emulator and type in "su" and enter and it should say that you are either rooted or not. If you do not feel comfortable with this, since it seems I am the only one who has tried it, then there is a thread in development by Melvin that shows you how to root with ODIN. He has a disclaimer too.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] safeplayer22:
WOW! it's great to read that it's working.

I'm going to be trying this soon.

Thanks a lot for testing.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
No prob. No brick here. I would suggest probably unmounting sd card or taking it out prior to this. Are you not rooted?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] safeplayer22:
^^

I'm not rooted yet. Just got my phone 2 days ago. So i'm playing around with stock right now.

The main thing I want out of rooting is the free wifi tethering.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
Well if you do that please post your results here.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AllGamer:
in the worse case scenario you got Odin to the rescue ;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] 513263337:
The zerg exploit works. I used this method.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] noodles2224:
You used it just now?? Let me know because I get my phone in couple hours if this damn UPS hurries up :)

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AllGamer:
hey this is good news if true

can we get 2 more guinea pig to confirm please? :p
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
Yes. Im glad i stuck to this. Ill re write the op with clearer instructions when i get home tonight. Work sucks today. Allgamer>>lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] safeplayer22:
guys...there's a one click root now and it's been confirmed that it works!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] noodles2224:
great news, got my phone a little early.. i just finished using this, comfirm it works! :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
Great. Im glad. Thanks allgamer for organizing the thread.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
Since the threads got merged. The op links to doomlords version while i linked to shortfuze one click app. Op should reflect that because the two methods are different.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ItsDace:
I used shortfuze's super one click root and everything worked flawlessly :-)

Just debloated my phone with Titanium Backup.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] justice26:
Can u post where u got that
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Reviewers:
^_^ i'l be using this once i get my galaxy S2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
Look at the link in op below the mod edit.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] justice26:
Ok which one is better?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
I used the second: superoneclick. I dont have experience with the first:darklord method. . The first just requires you to download the app on computer and plug and go.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] justice26:
Super one click rocked. Took like 4 min. Extremely easy to use. All bloat is frozen.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AllGamer:
added this topic to the index
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
Thanks allgamer. :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] dominante58:
so i rooted using the ODIN method- will this superoneclick work if i want to unroot?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
well I posted earlier my results for unrooting.. I rooted with Odin and the oneclick method did not work for me as far as unrooting goes. It just kept freezing. Rooting worked great though.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
Can anyone confirm if you root with the oneclick method that you can unroot with it?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] justice26:
I can, i'm on windows XP, it took a couple of times, bottom line leave it alone during the process. I unrooted and then rerooted My phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
Did you root with thismethodbefore any other method? I had already rooted first with Odin method. I tried unrooting 3x with this method and it would[just reboot and I would get a pop up saying, no superuser installed. Btw I am using windows vista QUOTE=justice26;19268044]I can, i'm on windows XP, it took a couple of times, bottom line leave it alone during the process. I unrooted and then rerooted My phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] justice26:
No I have one used the one click version.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
Thank you for confirming that
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] justice26:
No prob all bloat frozen with titanium back up I called Tmobile last night and got my unlock codes today. Now got to get

clockwork recovery
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] justice26:
Clockwork recovery installed :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] movieaddict:
it rooted in like 5 min and it didnt get hung up or nothing like it used to on vibrant! flawless root!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Joey667:
Rooted flawlessly for me.

I have a brand- new TM SG S2. No extra Android Marketplace apps were installed before root. This was the 1st thing I did to it :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] josemedina1983:
Can you unroot with the same program? I want to keep it stock I just wanna delete the damn T-Mo apps and have SetCpu app.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
There are reports that they have. There is an unroot button on the app.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] josemedina1983:
I just rooted my device I didnt install any custom roms i just froze unwanted apps is it still possible to get over the air updates ?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] justice26:
Yes there is an unroot button. I rooted unrooted and then rooted again. I'm under the impression that as long as u stay with the stock ROM u should be ok but if u update to a new update u might lose root.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] 513263337:
I don't have experience but I heard that you need to have stock ROM AND stock recovery to get OTA. Rooted is fine.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ysr84:
Any luck with unlocking?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] le14:
Is the general consensus that this method is easier and on par with the odin method?

If so, I'll choose this way, but if there are any downsides, I would like to know to weigh my options. Surprised this is getting more hits.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bhed:
+ 1 for this. Which method is easier/less likely to brick for a noob? What are the tradeoffs?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] safeplayer22:
This method is easiest and so far no downside.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] hyl4me:
Did you install it through Odin or Android Market? In addition, I wonder if you uninstalled CWM, will it go back to stock recovery?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bhed:
As far as CWM and Nandroid, I assume I root first with Superoneclick, then install ROM Manager, then install CWM and make a Nandroid backup with ROM Manager.

Is that correct?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] pterry30:
Did not work on my phone, just caused it to reboot. I could not get any rooted kernel to flash properly. I had to flash recovery by itelf through odin, and once i g0t into clockwork recovery, i had several different backups on my externel sd card. Finally got one to boot and i have root again.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
Yes.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
Did you chose the zerg rush option in that program. Also when it reboots if you plug it in again it continues. Did you have USB debugging on?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] pterry30:
no i used the automatic way, seemed like the super one click was freezing up, i guess may i did not leave it long enough. I may try to root again, thanks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] pterry30:
Thanks, finally got it to work, it took a couple of tries, i think it was a windows 7 driver issue.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] helios.ra11:
Tried this method and it worked, took a little longer than rooting froyo but well worth it. Now on to flash recovery and roms.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] MarDog:
After hours of research, and grief for ignoring my family, I finally pulled the plug on rooting my first smartphone. Downloading SuperOneClick 2.2 was fast and easy. I unmounted my microSDHC card and removed it first just in case.

Everything went smooth and I am relieved to have this done without problems. Definitely worth a $5 donation.

Thanks to all who posted and replied so I felt good taking the plunge.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] expl0it4:
I'm about ready to give this a try but isn't it recommended to do a nandroid backup before you root? I don't see that being possible with this method until after root, unless I'm missing something?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
only thing that happened to me when it doesn't work is the phone will reset. There are other methods on the forum but this is by far the safest.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] retrofred:
Used it yesterday and it worked perfectly without a problem. Probably the easiest root I've ever done.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] qipengart:
How do you install using this method ClockwordMod recovery without using Odin?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] eight_heads:
Just used SuperOneClick to root mine... very simple and worked perfectly.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jordanishere:
Program was very easy to use :)

EDIT: busybox installs to system/xbin
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] expl0it4:
Worked great! I installed cwm first and did a nandroid backup.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] clninja:
Works great
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] xianzai2000:
Zergrush unrooting toolkit also worked for our device without a problem?

I'm currently on stock rooted with zergrush, and all bloats frozen.

Do I have to unroot before applying a new update?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] clninja:
THIS DOES NOT WORK WITH NEW UPDATE.

just wantes to make that clear to all who are planning on rooting with this after new update.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] 513263337:
*** Edit by OP 513263337 ***

This method doesn't work for rooting the new 2.3.6 any more. Apparently they fixed the ZergRush exploit. Please use the traditional ODIN flash superuser method.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Jimbo Droid:
Yep the super one click no longer works with the 2.3.6 update they patched it. Hopefully Shortfuse will update the program soon.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Jimbo Droid:
newer superone click root doesnt work on tmobile galaxy s2

Well after 2.3.6 update even newest superone click 2.2 doesnt work.

Hope he will fix it soon. Dont want to root via odin dont trust myself with other root methods

Afraid ill brick. Plus I want to be able to unroot. Wonder if juggerknot rom works with newer 2.3.6 update and how hard is it to install. And can I unroot if necassery.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Towle:
All of your questions have already been answered, and are very easy to figure out with just a couple clicks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] clninja:
Why not link him to the answers then instead of being completely unhelpful ? This forum has gone to **** because of stuff like this
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sarni84:
Use this I used it for new update....

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1311194

U have to make sure u put root on internal SD also u might get an installation aborted after flashing don't exit recovery flash it again it will flash it did it for me after the 3rd time trust me. I know it weird but it works wouldn't steer u wrong bud. Also u must flash recovery first I would also make a backup to play it safe before rooting. Don't forget to hit thanx;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Jimbo Droid:
Sorry guys new to the root world and its pretty confusing . Especially when ive read do a back using nanodroid and I cant even find that program. Then theres a bunch of roms but I guess you have too root the phone first. But scared to root via odin. Anyway thanks and sorry for the

Noobness just got on this forum.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sarni84:
All u have to do is flash recovery via Odin that's a must really no other way then just flash the root zip in recovery let me know if u need help
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Jimbo Droid:
Wich root and can it be unrooted back to stock like super one click and will the root work with

new 2.3.6 update. Sry a bit confusing.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sarni84:
yes I did that on the new update read my post again also I am not to sure put I am almost positive there is an unroot method worst case scenario u grab root explorer from market and delete super user files from system and Viola! No root.... u will be fine dude first I would read up on Odin a little bit it is not a hard program to use but if something goes wrong u want to know what to do in that situation. So download the drivers to your phone it is in the thread I posted also. Then download Odin after researching a little. Once Odin is installed and u have ur file downloaded u hit PDA and browse for the tar. File this is for recovery. Then u begin. Now to get into download mode u first plug ur USB into computer have it ready then turn phone off . From there hold volume up and down while holding them down insert USB u should feel a slight vibrate then when the screen tells u to choose. Push volume up to go into download mode. now y are in download mode then u begin Odin after it says your device has access also make sure drivers are installed correctly. And remember u need recovery in order to flash root and so on.....also make sure when your phone is hooked up when u are installing the drivers that it says driver installed successfully before attempting any of this. That way u won't have a problem with Odin. I know this will seem confusing but just take ur time and read carefully
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Jimbo Droid:
Thanks i might try it in a while have you installed a rom like beastmod

After all this.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sarni84:
I've installed them all. It is user preference I use jugs (juggernaut) no bugs at all with qaz's ics theme from themes section and faux123 kernel and my phone is flawless. I don't really need the wifi calling feature I get good service and 2.3.6 there is no major changes from that and 2.3.5 so I am using jugs with the new baseband and that came with the update (better radio) download speeds
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Jimbo Droid:
Cool ill have to give that juggerknot a trial once I figure out the root part. With super one click the rooting was so easy. It does it all for you. Guess ill have to try above methed but battery. removing part of root sure seems odd.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tennandcoz1:
Whats not working for you.i used superoneclick to root after update.It will hang at step 5 for about 10 minutes,this is normal.If it does not work for you at all, its not seeing your phone,this can be a driver issue.I have herd that some phones are not seen by Odin as well.Reinstall your drivers.But superoneclick should work

From a glaxay better than yours.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
Doesnt work. It hung for me for 1 hour. Tried it agaon and the same thing. Drivers are installed and restered everythig more than once. Even tried newere and older versions of soc. This is afyer trying it after the 2.3.6 update. Before the update t worked.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Jimbo Droid:
well tried (super one click 2.2) 2 times and waited up to 20 minutes each time no root. you must have rooted it on older 2.3.5 not update . It does not work after update you can even check his website and see others complayning about.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] v8dreaming:
Rooting is really easy with Odin. Just follow the steps and you're done in about 5 minutes.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1311194

After flashing the new recovery, hold volume up/down and power at the same time until you see the Samsung logo and let go. In the menu, you will see backup/restore. Use the volume keys to highlight it and the power button to select it. Do the same where it says back up.

After that is done, place the superuser zip file on your external sd card. Go back into recovery install the zip file.

It's just as simple to go back to stock.

You would install the stock kernel, if you had changed to a different one, then restore your original backup. I've read that not installing the stock kernel first can cause minor problems. After that, reinstall the stock recovery with Odin.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jerryasher:
Is there a method of rooting and unrooting that "preserves" the warranty?

Sorry for the noob question.

On my Nexus One for a while, there was a root and unroot method that would allow us to root and have fun, knowing that if we needed warranty service we could unroot and send the device in. This method did not involve flashing either a new recovery or a new rom.

Does anything like that exist for the SGS II?

If not, it would seem that rooting with Odin, will flash a new recovery and so likely void the warranty in a permanent, non-un-detectable, reversible way. Is that right?

Also, I note the reference thread on everything root lists at least two threads covering unrooting, but when I go to those threads, I get an invalid thread id.... Where can I find unrooting information?

Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] darkhunter21:
any update?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] xsteven77x:
What update do you need? We can root using Odin.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tennandcoz1:
Well the easiest way to root.flash recovery with Odin than any rooted ROM done.or go back to 2.3.5 then use superoneclick any version.I use 2.2 or 2.3 both work.

From a glaxay better than yours.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Chochiwpg:
Just rooted my Telus SGH-T989D with this method. Super easy and worked like a charm.