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chriswebs23

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Had a look on the forum cant find 100% confirmation hope you guys can help...

1) i have GT-I9100 running 2.3.5 and am looking to root can anyone link me to a good page/site, getting confused with the world wide web!

2) i have doubletwist paid version, will this be lost when i root? and what should i do before rooting...

3) Not overly fussed but can i get ICS on this after rooting? (im with orange, if that makes a difference) 2.6.35.7-i9100bvkj4-cl681297root @dell135 #2
 
chriswebs23 said:
Had a look on the forum cant find 100% confirmation hope you guys can help...

1) i have GT-I9100 running 2.3.5 and am looking to root can anyone link me to a good page/site, getting confused with the world wide web!

2) i have doubletwist paid version, will this be lost when i root? and what should i do before rooting...

3) Not overly fussed but can i get ICS on this after rooting? (im with orange, if that makes a difference) 2.6.35.7-i9100bvkj4-cl681297root @dell135 #2
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Hello and welcome to Android Forums chriswebs23! :)

1. http://androidforums.com/galaxy-s2-...t/482994-rooting-galaxy-s2-dummies-guide.html

2. Nothing is lost in rooting. Only the kernel is replaced.

3. Once your phone is rooted you will not receive the Orange update via Kies as it will not recognise your code. However, you will be able to flash one of the numerous ICS ROM's, both custom and official as well as being able to flash the Orange ICS, when it is released, via Odin.

Hope that helps. :D
 
tried again, fail...

<ID:0/004> Added!!
<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..
<ID:0/004> File analysis..
<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/004> Can't open the serial(COM) port.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
 
It's nothing to do with the dummies guide. Your PC isn't communicating with your phone via the USB cable. Have you got kies working on it yet?
 
chriswebs23 said:
tried again, fail...

<ID:0/004> Added!!
<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..
<ID:0/004> File analysis..
<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/004> Can't open the serial(COM) port.
<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
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Sounds like you are not properly connected to Odin, as per step #3.

Did you check that you could connect to Kies before trying to connect to Odin, as per post #1?

EDIT Nice ninja Hawker!
 
Make sure you connect your phone to your computer with "USB Debugging" on and off prior to trying to root. As it does install different drivers for each way.

If you can't get the COM port open, my guess is it doesn't have one of the sets of drivers. But I'm new to this so take it for what its worth.
 
Still not working, could it be something on my phone? Tried on windows 7, and vista too! Restarted/reinstalled. Kies is rubbish!
 
kies is ****!!!

i have spent all day trying everything repeatidly on my day off from work!!!

cant wait to go back to work for a change!!!

auto play recognises my phone and now kies dosnt!!!
 
For no obvious reason I managed to get it to work...

Any advice for what now?

Any ics available for my phone?

What does changing rom do?
 
chriswebs23 said:
For no obvious reason I managed to get it to work...

Any advice for what now?

Any ics available for my phone?

What does changing rom do?
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For what now see under...

I'm rooted... now what?

What App's should I install

here:-

http://androidforums.com/galaxy-s2-...t/482994-rooting-galaxy-s2-dummies-guide.html

The first thing I would recommend anyone who has just rooted to do is a nandroid and Titanium backups.

There are lots of custom ICS ROM's in this forum if you read through.

Changing a ROM is the same as changing your firmware. If you change from a stock GB ROM to a custom GB ROM. Customised ROM's can give you added features and battery savings as well as a whole host of other goodies, e.g. the Kitchen Pro app that is used in CheckROM.

If you change from a GB ROM to an ICS one then you are moving platforms... a bit like going from Windows Vista to Windows 7.
 
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