Do I need to unroot to update to Ke8

steslatt · Jul 1, 2011

No, when you flash to KE8 it will unroot automatically.

Shotgun84 · Jul 1, 2011

steslatt said:
No, when you flash to KE8 it will unroot automatically.

Do I then just press root in Super One Click to re-root my phone, or will it now have a secure kernel? Sorry if that's a dumb question but I'm new to rooting.

steslatt · Jul 1, 2011

Not sure, I have never used the on click root I just re rooted with CF Root.

Shotgun84 · Jul 1, 2011

I've had a read up on doing this with CF Root and it looks a bit more complicated than the other method but it looks doable. If the worst comes to the worst atleast I have a nice paperweight.

steslatt · Jul 1, 2011

Its quite simple when you have done it once

Flash one file with odin and your done...

Shotgun84 · Jul 1, 2011

"Put the zImage file on the root folder of Internal SD Card. ( do not put it inside any folder of Internal SD Card. ) "

Thats the bit that confusing me. How do you put the file on the root folder without putting it in a folder.

steslatt · Jul 1, 2011

It just means put it on your phone memory but not in a folder if you get me. All though im pretty sure I put mine in the usb storage folder, I dont think it matters.

steslatt · Jul 1, 2011

I just checked and I did put the zImage in the usb storage folder and it worked fine for me.

lotus49 · Jul 1, 2011

Shotgun84 said:
"Put the zImage file on the root folder of Internal SD Card. ( do not put it inside any folder of Internal SD Card. ) "

Thats the bit that confusing me. How do you put the file on the root folder without putting it in a folder.

This was badly written by someone who doesn't know their Unix properly. It should say "Put the zImage file in the root directory (not a sub-directory) of...".

Shotgun84 · Jul 1, 2011

Thanks guys. Will give it a go 2moro as had a few beers 2nite so probably not wise to do it now. Will post back if I ain't bricked my phone.

Shotgun84 · Jul 1, 2011

Just had a thought, if they got that wrong did they mess anything else up?

Rooting Samsung Galaxy S2 with Latest Original KE8 Firmware & Kernel-Step by Step guide

steslatt · Jul 2, 2011

This is an old guide I suggest folllwing the CF root method on xda. I will post a link in a second...

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103399

Shotgun84 · Jul 3, 2011

Just flashed. Evenings ok

Elst · Jul 4, 2011

I did the same using CF root method and seems ok in the main. I didnt re-flash the origional kernel yet as I do not have an SD card but i dont get the yellow warning triangle on start up either. Is this becasue i flashed the the same KE2 firmware on my device? Do i need to re-flash teh stock firmware?

Soory I am also a noob at this and although I now have super user access and CWM v1.80 I feel as if i should be doing something else. My Kernel firmware version still reads exactly the same as before i flashed is this right?

Additionally my wireless connection keeps dropping out and some applications saying no data recieved intermitantly. Is there a fix for this...?

Grrrrrr. What have i done! :mad:

lol

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