Root Samsung Galaxy S2 GT I9100 on XXLQ5 ICS 4.0.4 Firmware

How to Root Samsung Galaxy S2 GT I9100 on XXLQ5 ICS 4.0.4 Firmware

Procedure to Root Samsung Galaxy S2 GT I9100 on XXLQ5 ICS 4.0.4 update:

• Download XXLQ5 ICS 4.0.4 Rooting Package & Odin from here to your computer. Once you download, you need to extract the same and open Odin in your computer.

• Turn Off your phone so that it can be entered in the Download mode. Download mode in Galaxy S2 GT I9100 can be entered by pressing Volume down Key, Center button, and holding both simultaneously press the Power Button after which you will get to see a green robot indicating that the device has entered in the download mode.

• Connect your phone to computer with the help of original USB cable and then you will see that the ID : COM section in odin turning yellow.

Note: If the ID : COM section doesn’t turn Yellow, you need to check with two things which are mentioned below,

• Install the USB Drivers in your computer &
• Go to the Path “Settings > Wireless & Network > USB Settings” and ensure that “Samsung KIES” option is ticked before connecting the phone to the computer.

• Click on “PDA” to select “CF-Root-SGS2_XX_XEN_LQ5-v5.4-CWM5” and click on “Start” to start the process of rooting. As soon as it’s completed, the device will be rebooted. The whole process of rooting will take around 2 – 3 minutes.

• You can check whether the device has been rooted or not with the help of “Root Checker” application which can be downloaded from the Google PLAY Store.

Note: Just in a rare case if the device is not updated and it gets into the boot loop mode, you need to again clear the cache from the recovery mode and retry the whole process from the start.

So there you go, you have now successfully rooted your Galaxy S II GT I9100 on the latest ICS 4.0.4 firmware. Do let us know if you face any issues in the process of applying this firmware update.