Root Is there just a plain one click root?

[chrlswltrs]

Would you be able to flash it back to stock from a backup you took of the original ROM before flashing to a custom one?

You could, but that backup would still be rooted

 

[AndroidGirl143]

You could, but that backup would still be rooted

Would you be able to just "un-root" it and it would be good to go with the stock ROM then? I'm hoping it would be that easy! The reason I ask about doing it this way is because from a few stock ROM's I've seen on the internet, the version is still different than what is stock on my phone now (EG31 as opposed to EG30 which is what I have...not sure if Sprint would see that and think something was fishy at any time)

I'm chomping at the bit to root and customize my phone, but want to make sure I'll be able to put it back the way Sprint wants it for service seeing I have insurance on my phone. :-D

Thanks for your help!

 

[wase4711]

most sprint stores couldn't care less if your phone is rooted, so, don't worry about that if you need to take it in..

 

[SeanFL]

I read above where superoneclick also works. anyone comment on which way would be better to go...the one initially discussed here or superoneclick? Do they both end up with the same result?

I initially want root for the wifi hotspot, but will eventually try some of the CM or other ICS goodies when they solidify.

Thank you. Sean

 

[chrlswltrs]

I read above where superoneclick also works. anyone comment on which way would be better to go...the one initially discussed here or superoneclick? Do they both end up with the same result?

I initially want root for the wifi hotspot, but will eventually try some of the CM or other ICS goodies when they solidify.

Thank you. Sean

I would recommend the one here, just because so many people have confirmed that it works.

I'm also looking forward to CM or ICS!!

 

[Netcat]

I also used the Auto root your existing stock ROM (w/o ODIN/ROM Flash) method and it worked great!

Now I hear that Sprint is pushing out an update. What will happen if I accept the update? Will I loose root? If I do loose root, can I use the same procedure again to re-root it? Sorry for the questions but I really know nothing about rooting and only did it for the wi-fi app. But I would like to learn more and eventually try flashing roms. Anyway right now I'm just wondering about the current update. Thanks in advance.

 

[Javeline4]

Finally got my phone rooted on mac osx using the auto root version found on xda:
[ROOT][NCIQ][EG30/EG31/EK02] Auto root your existing stock ROM (w/o ODIN/ROM Flash) - xda-developers

Had to refresh my memory on terminal and command prompts.
Kept getting stuck on creating an environment variable, but finally figured it out myself
Power of Root !

 

[mem1220]

If you use the root method without odin there is an option to unroot for taking back to the store. It has to be on stock rooted backup though. Just a little info and yes i have confirmed it does work to unroot the phone. It is one of the other options option B.

 

[AndroidGirl143]

If you use the root method without odin there is an option to unroot for taking back to the store. It has to be on stock rooted backup though. Just a little info and yes i have confirmed it does work to unroot the phone. It is one of the other options option B.

Thanks for confirming this! I was wondering if that would work out nicely like that.

 

[revtime]

[ROOT][EG30] Automated root of your existing stock ROM (w/o ODIN or ROM Flash) - xda-developers

I used this as well. Worked great. I must be getting better at this as it took me 6 months to scrounge up the courage to root my EVO. I have only had the E4GT since Saturday. Really if you can read and follow directions there is no need to be afraid to root. Opens up so many useful things.

 

[tooill]

Follow this video and you should be good to go, i did this this morning, full root and then followed the other video in the description for CWM, took me less than 10 minutes downloads and everything

Just in case: I do not own this video.

QBKing77 has a lot of useful videos for our phone.

How to Root the Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch - Latest - YouTube

 

[rickyrazorwire]

Quick question here. I just got a stock 2.3.6 S2 running gingerbread and the guy told me that sprint is pushing through an automated ICS update at the end of September. I get how to root my phone but once I do, how can I make sure that my phone doesn't automatically update. Please save me from this ICS hell

 

[chrlswltrs]

Quick question here. I just got a stock 2.3.6 S2 running gingerbread and the guy told me that sprint is pushing through an automated ICS update at the end of September. I get how to root my phone but once I do, how can I make sure that my phone doesn't automatically update. Please save me from this ICS hell

ICS has been fine for most people, you just hear more from the bad experiences. ICS was great for me and JB is also!

 

[rickyrazorwire]

I know it may not be bad for EVERYONE but it certainly was for me. I posted a topic in the other forum about all the hell I was going through on ICS. I exchanged my phone for a brand new one yesterday and im back on gingerbread and couldn't be happier. I just wanna make sure that my phone stays this way. Is there not a way to disable the automatic updates?!

 

[chrlswltrs]

I don't think there is, I may be wrong though.

 

[invincible_dr]

I don't think there is, I may be wrong though.

There is an obvious way not to update. Just refuse it.

 

[Stricken66]

Will any of these methods work on an Alltel S2? I know this was for Sprint, but was wondering if it might work thanks for the help.

 

[chrlswltrs]

Will any of these methods work on an Alltel S2? I know this was for Sprint, but was wondering if it might work thanks for the help.

I would not Recommend trying it. These methods are designed to be used on Sprints network. Best case scenario, it will work and you won't be able to connect to your network. Worst case scenario, you brick your phone.

 

[fspata]

Do you lose data when u root with this?

 

[DragonSlayer95]

It depends what modem your on, if your in the latest ics (FI27) there's several one clicks.

There should be a method which allows you to choose data (no wipe) and no data (complete wipe) one click root.

DS

 

[fspata]

I do have f127, any suggestions?

 

[fspata]

I found this in the forum, is this something you would recommend; SPH-D710_FI27_CL1127689_Rooted_Nodata.exe

 

[mhannah3333]

Install this app and root your phone. This rooting method takes about ten seconds. Thanks to chainfire for this exploit. Read all about it here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2050297

This method gives you root but does not install a recovery. Once rooted you can mobile odin the recovery of your liking.

 

[fspata]

Install this app and root your phone. This rooting method takes about ten seconds. Thanks to chainfire for this exploit. Read all about it here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2050297

This method gives you root but does not install a recovery. Once rooted you can mobile odin the recovery of your liking.

Being a noob, i have know idea about rooting. Here's my reasoning for rooting. I need to get mass storage capabilty back for a third party recovery software. I deleted some photos by accident and need to get them back. That being said, i would need root capabilities or superuser to enable the mass storage but cant afford to lose the files because of rooting. Will this wipe my data?

 

[DragonSlayer95]

Being a noob, i have know idea about rooting. Here's my reasoning for rooting. I need to get mass storage capabilty back for a third party recovery software. I deleted some photos by accident and need to get them back. That being said, i would need root capabilities or superuser to enable the mass storage but cant afford to lose the files because of rooting. Will this wipe my data?

http://rwilco12.androidfilehost.com...ted/SPH-D710_FI27_CL1127689_Rooted_NoData.exe

Follow that link, download the 1 click utility, that also WON'T delete your data as well.

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=jyEvJ92to64&desktop_uri=/watch?v=jyEvJ92to64

That's a video walk through on how to root from QBKing77 (same method I used and very easy as well).

If haven't managed to root by Thursday, i'll put together a detailed root guide along with ROM list and other goodies I've got planned on doing Thursday if I've got time to

DS