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[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] puiboy:
Root for DXLF2

Hi, just want to know for Samsung Ace 2, if the firmware is on I8160DXLF2, do I use the below method to root the phone ?

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=27610432&postcount=31

After getting the root privilege, do i use this method http://www.teamandroid.com/2012/08/12/update-galaxy-ace-2-i8160-dxlf2-android-236-official-firmware/ to "update " to the original firmware? After which, do i still keep the root privilege?

Or firmware I8160XXLD8 is usable in Asian region?

Regards
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] young111:
Thank u , can't wait to flash it :)
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The Creature:
Is there any custom kerners that allows overlocking?

Please answer.
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Der-Knuffi:
Read the last three pages.
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cathaclac:
there already is a overclocking custom kernel for ace 2, what matters is whether it is usable on your device, and it certainly is not working at all on my phone ~_~
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The Creature:
^ Whete I can download it? If it doesn't work, where I can get the original one?
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] powermetza:
Offtopic

I found a 2680mah high capacity battery on ebay uk, at a cost of 13 £ with free shipping.

The only downside is that the battery has to be completely discharged before charging.

Are these good batteries? The 2680mah capacity is real?

Sorry for my english.
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mcguolo:
IMHO a battery that needs to be completely discharged before charging is not a good battery, cause this expedient seems to cover a memory effect problem. Though, I have not tried it, nor seen on ebay, so I'm just guessing from what you are saying. Is it a lithium battery?
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pfbatista:
This is what he is talking about: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GOLD-2680...960?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2c67a88750

hmmm... if it is real, is a good choice!
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mastermid:
It's not possible that with the same battery size you get more capacity.

Wysyłane z mojego GT-I8160 za pomocą Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kyrillos13:
Its fake. I bought one for my previus phone and i got a refund a week later...

Sent from my Galaxy Ace 2 i8160
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adrian1003y:
help

real racing 2 in galaxy ace 2? not work D:
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] babyyeobo14:
hm search and learn how to root ur phone :)
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nate8:
rooting

Been reading up on how to root, think i understand how to do it, New to the android world. I am hesitant and maybe just lacking knowledge but will the root procedures mentioned in this post work for my phone?

It is the I8160L version

Model number : GT-I8160L

Baseland Version: I8160LUBLH1

Kernel Version :2.6.35.7-I8160LUBLH1-CL1180407 SE.INFRA@SEP-50 #2

Build num: GINGERBREAD.UBLH1

The original firmwares i have come across so far don't seem to match mine, I'm afraid to root with having the original that i know for sure will work with my phone to fall back on

Thanks
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soraxx:
No root for American L . Asian L has root and roms on Chinese forums.
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dhvenus:
This Ebay offer is a fake (as kyrillos13 wrote). There is more than two times is written, that the battery is manufactured in Japan. Its a lie.

According to the item pictures, on the second picture are the certification logos. Also from UL (Underwriters Laboratories) the "RU" sign with the certification Number "E309412". I´m working for UL an was able to check the number. Under this number is the followed company got a certification:

GUANGZHOU TWS ELECTRONICS LTD	E309412

39 NANYUNSAN RD

SCIENCE PARK HI-TECH INDUSTRIAL

DEVELOPMENT ZONE

GUANGZHOU, GUANGDONG 510663 CHINA

Never buy garbage from CHINA! I know what about I´m talking...
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soraxx:
Rooting method doesn't affects 3g bands
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nate8:
Doesn't affect 3g bands?? :confused:
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adrian1003y:
I have a gt1860L and has not affected me at all in the root 3g or other things I also installed cwm and all good
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nate8:
Now seeing this reply did not show up in tapatalk. I'm from the Caribbean, So I assume my version would be the American 'L' that. Accoriding to you has no root. :(

Can anyone else confirm this? ^^^^

Thanks again for any help and understanding my noob-ments
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soraxx:
People on a famous spanish android forum reported that rooting method does not modify modem configuration files, which are not in kernel partition. However this rooting method will void your warranty.
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cbolumar:
I confirm you don't have any problem with 3G rooting you phone if you use the right baseband.
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ruska_shvaba:
Ye but i can understand how to install this kernel please sm1 tell me am new in this

P.S. my telephone is rooted :)
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nate8:
So can you confirm that the rooting method in this thread will work with my model?
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dhvenus:
you have to compare your baseband version with the baseband version which you can load from here for rooting.

This is only the important thing.
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nate8:
Its different... :(
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bikky73:
Well I rooted mine. My first android, and a complete novice with phones. I've used the 1000mhz ROM, and in use its not much faster than it was at stock. IT MAY BE, but to the users experience its not. One of the clock speed apps showed a marked increase in processing power.

Then I removed the majority of the samsung crap that came with it.

I was charging my phone every day, sometimes twice a day, NOW however....

Charged it yesterday morning. Used it yesterday afternoon/evening for MSN, few texts, a bit of play with Torque over bluetooth and a small amount of web browing with video clips. Used it this morning coming to work, 15 mins with Torque running over blue tooth.

Battery life left...54% when i've just plugged charger in NOW. :good: :D That's good enough for me...

*edit* However with it rooted, I can now use VIBER over my 3g, which I couldnt before
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The Creature:
Is there any custom roms for ace2? I tried to find one but I didn't found anythin. :(
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rimsilva:
No
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reda45:
what custom rom do you use?i cant found one, i only found kernel with OC to 1000 mhz
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] najiy91:
Questions

hi, what about galaxy ace 2 I8160P with NFC? Does NFC function lost? and what other functions lost after rooting?
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Messi10:
yes there is one custom rom (my custom rom)
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tonus76:
Where is your custom rom.
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chris_d_1:
does this method work for I8160NELG2? its on three ireland. for some reason it also comes up as an italian code but the kernal is cl1164437
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Messi10:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=31414399&postcount=128
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Famzz:
Please please please can someone provide the files for me to flash xxld8 via odin? PLEASE:D :fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soraxx:
Look for it on sammobile.
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tonus76:
http://www.samsdroid.com/2012/05/i8160xxld8-android-236-poland-xeo-stock.html
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Famzz:
Ok willdo but need an account first and cant do that on my phone.

Did you update via sammobile? :)
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] antsm:
[KERNEL] I8160XXLI2 kernel with built-in CWM recovery

[KERNEL] I8160XXLI2 kernel with built-in CWM recovery

​

I8160XXLI2 stock kernel

CWM 5.0.2.6 (backup on external SD card is available)

Supports init.d executing during boot (place in /system/etc/init.d/)

Probably, there should be no issues while using this kernel with any of i8160 firmware, known at this moment.

Root can be installed via CWM. Choose the best app for you from below.

Note: Kernel I8160PXXLE6 is for I8160P model (NFC version).
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] loof13:
Here you go
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tonus76:
No difference between 800 and 1200 mhz. I tested with linpack, antutu, quadrant.

For example S Advance 1000mhz is faster in menu.
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adrian1003y:
then it is better to say 800mhz? extends the battery life?
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xXfreshXx:
But how to get this results with 1200 and 800mhz? (my result is 4269)
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Famzz:
Help i downloaded from sammobile but i dont get files. i get files like:

Cache.img.md5

hidden.img.md5

kernel.bin.md5

modem.bin.md5

and system.img.md5

how do i flash these in odin?:confused:
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tonus76:
use my link for XXLD8

http://www.samsdroid.com/2012/05/i8160xxld8-android-236-poland-xeo-stock.html

Download file, unrar and load on PDA in Odin.
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Famzz:
R u sure this will work?
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soraxx:
Chinese custom roms are the secret
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tonus76:
I tested it and it works. This is a stock rom.
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Famzz:
Ok will try it tonight and report if it works :)
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Famzz:
Do i need root to flash?
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tonus76:
No. After flash with that CWM kernel you must root your phone.
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Famzz:
all right thanks :laugh:
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Famzz:
Any 1 know how i can root galaxy ace 2 on XXLF1 please any help is highly appreciated.
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Famzz:
Can any one teach me how to make an overclock kernel? I'll be very devoted and am very eager to learn.
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LoAy87:
Arabic Language

hi , i recently updated my ace 2 with I8160XXLH4 , and i found that is doesn't support Arabic Language

is there any way to make it supported ?? and if not what is the last Version support Arabic ?
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tonus76:
Try Morocco, Iran or UAE:

http://www.samsdroid.com/search/label/GT-I8160
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LoAy87:
thnx

thick for replay, anthor question...

can I root my phone with cwm in this rom ?
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Messi10:
JPLD6 supports arabic ;)
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LoAy87:
thnx , but can i root it with cwm
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tonus76:
Should be able, but let someone more experienced to confirm.
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Messi10:
yes tested by me

i'm from tunisia i live in uae:D
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cbolumar:
JellyCream rom cb

See the development thread.
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Famzz:
Will your jellycream work on xxlf1? Will it brick my phone?
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SSilent:
same question here...

2.6.35.7-I8160NELG2-CL1164437

anyone?
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cbolumar:
I'm using it over the ROM base I8160XXLI2_I8160OXXLI2_NEE.zip and Kernel I8160XXLI2_CWM_5.0.2.6_ANT.tar.zip to have Recovery.
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LoAy87:
Thnx . Ill root it then XD
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rozyid:
Flashing One Package

Dear All

how flashing with odin one package (tar.md5)..???

i download firmware from sammobile or samsung-update file only one package... and i connot extract this file..

Sorry Bad English

Thanks
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kyrillos13:
Flash it in PDA.
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cathaclac:
sorry about this but have anyone of you get the "scary" blue screen when you plug in your phone to your computer????

my pc is running win 7 and i have install every drivers need to flash using odin but when i plug my phone in the pc (using the method on page 4 to root) it start to search for driver again and a blue screen pop up and then my pc just restart and working again like nothing happened and i do it again and again and again but it happened everytime...

but when i borrow my friend's laptop it working normally and nothing is wrong.

i already reinstall a fresh win 7 but the problem is still the same. is it time for me to upgrade my pc hardware? or is it because of the drivers?
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rikxzdjz:
Yes i got small blue screen on My Windows 7 Home Premium.. :banghead:
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adrian1003y:
help

There is a kernel with ClockworkMod recovery and overclock?
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rozyid:
Flashing One Package

try to change windows 7 version... ultimate 32 bit or prefesional 32 bit ...?

how its setting odin..??? under Option and Files [Download]
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tonus76:
Only with CWM.
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Messi10:
[/COLOR]port Supressed ROM - v2.2 + Update v2.5 for galaxy ace 2 http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=32991843
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WiCiO_MeDi:
Rooted XXLI2 for Germany (http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=8&view=7208):

https://www.dropbox.com/s/yllnfpa9xe18h3y/I8160XXLI2_I8160DBTLJ1_DBT_rooted.7z

Made thanks to the guide by Szaby59 (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1881964) so the Rom Counter doesn't change and if you had official ROM you still get official after flashing this one.

Procedure:

1. Download

2. Unpack (7zip format)

3. Open Odin and put apropriate files in PDA and CSC.

4. Flash

5. Wait for reboot.

6. VOILE!

It's better to flash stock ROM before this procedure since it contains only system.img
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xXfreshXx:
Danke :D

I have Stock li2 (update via Samsung Kies) and Counter is "0".

So can i root, and restore to Stock li2 and Counter is still "0"?
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WiCiO_MeDi:
I had old ROM for Poland, I flashed with ODIN the full German XXLI2 and then I flashed the rooted ROM.

My download mode says:

Custom rom binary: NO

Current binary: Samsung official

So.. :good:
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ahac85:
is it possible to flash a differnet csc when thru odin? or do i have to use the one zipped with this firmware?
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WiCiO_MeDi:
it was made from cache.img so i woudn't change it if I were you..

why do you need different csc?
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xXfreshXx:
So i can go back to Stock without increasing Counter?

So i want to know, what is the thing, that increase the Counter?
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WiCiO_MeDi:
supposedly it's the kernel, as was stated in Szaby59's post.

but then again someone said that he flashed custom kernel and had the counter at '0'.

so.. dunno :(

as for backing to stock without touching the counter: YES!

forgot to add:

if you're currently on DBT you wont loose any apps after flashing the rooted package

it was weird to me that upgrading the ROM didn't format the system but whatever.. it works ;)
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dhvenus:
Hi antsm,

Thanks again for your work!

just a question :)

I flashed this kernel but after restart the phone in info is showed the XXLD8 baseband version, but not XXLI2.

Is it right?

Greets

PS: The CWM Recovery works fine!
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rozyid:
Kernel Cwm

just sharing

flashed kernel just kernel only ... do you wont change baseband...?? download file baseband *.tar Here
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dhvenus:
No, I just thought, that it will change the baseband version. It may a mistake from myside... sorry.

I ask this because there is no changes to see. Not in Baseband version, and not in Buildversion.
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The Creature:
Does everone knows when jellybean comes to ace 2? I have only heard that it will come later this year..
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Der-Knuffi:
We all know the same as you.
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ghostbusted:
Please vote here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1660354

For our SGA 2 official development ..

Taptaptapatalkerz dari GT-i8160 saya.
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Der-Knuffi:
[wrong answer]
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ghostbusted:
If we already have our official development i believe we can have many jellybean rom .. Not just wait the ota from samsung, if u get what i mean ..

Taptaptapatalkerz dari GT-i8160 saya.
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dhvenus:
Hi,

At first thank you for the great work!

I followed your procedure. It works fine... except the root function. :rolleyes:

Something is wrong with Superuser App. I could fixed it with antsm his kernel (XXLI2 with CWM). After flashing this kernel I put the SuperSU on SD card, restarted the phone in recovery mode and istalled it. Rebooted, and through the SuperSU I could remove the Superuser App, and now it works fine. Sadly the counter jumps one because of flash the Kernel from antsm.

Can you probably fix this?

PS: the same failure have a guy in the german ACE2 forum too. That means, the failure was not a "single occurance" ;)
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arroyo:
The counter jumps because you flashed ANTSM kernel after you made device rootable, but you did it in ODIN. Did you? Did you checked "USB Debugging" in the rom?

If you would made all Szaby59 tutorial, you would have working ROOT. Then you could use DD rommand to change kernel to the ANTSM one. And at the end you would have a device with custom recovery and flash counter untouched.
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WiCiO_MeDi:
have you tried to tick the 'USB debugging' and 'Unknown sources' in 'Application' settings?

you could also try fix the superuser.apk with ADB:

adb shell
su
mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 /system
chmod 644 /system/app/superuser.apk
exit
exit

Mine is working fine, weird :/

ADB: https://www.dropbox.com/s/uyawn22iw0gh88e/adb.7z

just extract it on C: drive

run (from start menu) cmd.exe

cd c:\adb
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dhvenus:
I know, why the counter jumps ;) But I did not seen the tutorial from Szabi59, because I just concentrated to the tutorial from WiCiO_MeDi. Where could be find this?

No, I didn´t. But as I can remember the option "unknown sources" was activated and the USB debugging I´m not sure.
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kyrillos13:
I had root problems with SuperUser app when i didnt had the USB debugging option activated.. :p
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Carpe-Dimi:
Hi all, I am planning to buy this phone, but before doing so, i was wondering a few things.

f I use this thread (--> http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1881964) to root the phone, then use this method (--> http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=33041789&postcount=620) to flash a custom kernel (with recovery ofcourse) so I keep my flash counter at zero.

1. Will i get updates to the phone from samsung at all and will I continue to get them if I rooted the phone and changed kernel? (assuming counter stays at zero)

2. Will i keep my custom kernel regardless of any updates to the phone I get from samsung (or samsung official roms I flash to it via odin)?

3. Can i flash other (future) kernel's using TWRP or CWM, or do i have to do it via terminal every time I update?

4. Will i be able to simply root roms by flashing zips with su binaries via TWRP or CWM to get my root back (in case I do install rom updates that take my root away?)

5. How harmfull is it exactly to let the flash counter go up?

My main issue here is that I wanna keep installing and use the newest samsung official roms for this, but i'd use root and root explorer to remove bloatware and other stuff i don't need, and also to remove/replace apps in system if they get updated via market to fight duplicity. So i'd wanna be able to easily root these roms then.

Also wondering about overclocking, I've read that there are kernels for changed clock speeds (thanks antsm), but nothing really changes in terms of performance by antutu and linpack then, so is this still being worked on, or will I just have to accept a 800 mhz clock? and if so, is 800 mhz really detrimental to performance?

lots of questions, i know, but really curious, so thanks in advance
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wpg1964:
:good:
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seriko:
Hi,

thanks for guide.

I am kinda newbie in this and have few questions.

I already rooted my SGA2 with antsm guide, my PDA version is I8160XXLD8, but few days later I got firmware( PDA:LI2 / PHONE:LI2 / CSC:LJ1 (DBT) upgrade but didnt installed it yet.

Question is if I follow this guide will it root and install new(LI2) offical firmware on my SGA2. without touched any of my apps/docs?

And is it safe to do it?

thanks a lot.
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WiCiO_MeDi:
can't promise since I didn't see the update script but it didn't erase my apps from phone so :good:

you should flash the original DBT first, and then the modified one.

remember to tick the USB debugging after flashing the rooted package.

offtopic:

does any one know a way to format the system partition without the custom recovery?

i created lited version of DBT but it wont work without the format.
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xXfreshXx:
German customer support dont know when the update comes, but it will Come, they said
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The Creature:
Hope that the jelly bean will come to christmas! As a gift from Samsung. :)
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cathaclac:
Hope so... Maybe they asked Santa to give them a hand at developing roms for us :)):laugh:
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Carpe-Dimi:
Ok, so since no one replied to my questions (tho not sure if I were better off posting them in the dev thread) I just went ahead and experimented a bit with my phone.

I'm still curious as to what the harm is of letting flash counter go up, so I chose not to go that way yet. I'd still be grateful if anyone knew the answer to this one as well :)

Instead I flashed a pre-rooted rom from thisththread (first one from second post) and that rooted my phone just fine without getting counter up.

Then I used this method of flashing the TWRP kernel (bin file only) from hafidzduddin and that too worked perfect without getting counter up :)

After that, flashing any of the other stock roms listed on the samsung website, i found out that I keep my TWRP kernel thruout all trials AND all roms were then rootable by flashing a zip containing the su binary and superuser app.

All my meddling has not taken away the option (and it's functionality) to check for and receive updates from samsung in the settings, so that's a go as well.

Hoping now that this info will be helpful to others as well :)

Also must say, I LOVE this phone so far! I was initially worried about the 800 mhz clock of this one vs the 1 ghz of s advance, but I'm not noticing any drawbacks from it (yet) and battery life is a nice improvement over my previous phone as well :D

Now on to hunt for removable bloatwares :p
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WiCiO_MeDi:
thnx fo the info!

as for bloatware check my post since I've done some of the research before ;)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1952880