How To: Root Samsung Galaxy S II (GT-I9100) With SuperOneClick

So here we have a handy guide on how to root your Samsung Galaxy S II with the popular universal rooting application SuperOneClick, read on after the break for the tutorials and the things you will be needing.

The thing you will be needing are:

• A Samsung Galaxy S II (of course)
• A Windows PC since Odin doesn’t work on Macs yet.
• A USB Cable to connect your Galaxy S II to your PC.
• Odin (Download by clicking here)
• SuperOneClick (Download link in this thread)
• XWKDD Firmware, do NOT extract the .tar file (Download by clicking here)

Now onto the rooting procedure itself.

Step 1: Put your Samsung Galaxy S II in debugging mode by going to Settings > Applications > Development > USB Debugging.

Step 2: Turn your Samsung Galaxy S II off, then turn it on by holding down the home, volume down and power button at the same time.

Step 3: Start Odin on your PC and connect your Samsung Galaxy S II. Odin should show a message that a device has been connected.

Step 4: Click on the “Auto Reboot” and “F.Reset Time” boxes, then press on the “PDA” button and select the “XWKDD_insecure.tar” file you downloaded earlier.

Step 5: Click on start and let ODIN flash your Samsung Galaxy S II’s kernel. The phone will reset afterwards.

Step 6: After the device has rebooted start SuperOneClick and click on the “ROOT” button, after it’s done reboot your device.

…And that’s it, your Samsung Galaxy S II is now fully rooted and ready to enjoy all the neat stuff that it brings.

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