AT&T Samsung Galaxy S2 SGH-I777 Root and ClockworkMod Recovery

 

Are you seeking to install custom ROMs for in your AT&T Samsung Galaxy S2? Before you are able to do that, you’ll have to root your gadget and most ideally install ClockworkMod Recovery. There are numerous guides for different Galaxy S2 variants, but on this article, we’ll give you methods to root and install ClockworkMod Recovery on AT&T Samsung Galaxy S2 SGH-I777. Read on to know how.

Overview

The Samsung Galaxy S2 had been an enormous hit available in the market since its launch due to the powerful specs that it sported in addition to the Super AMOLED Plus display that differentiated it from the competition. Due to the hype for the gadget, some telecommunications service providers such as T-Mobile and AT&T carried the Galaxy S2 but in different variants. As as result, there was some confusion among the many variants especially when installing custom ROMs as a result of some guides aren’t very specific.

If you wish to install custom ROMs in your AT&T Galaxy S2, you’ll must root and install ClockworkMod Recovery first. Lucky for you, we are able to educate you tips on how to do each on this article. When you follow the information below, your smartphone can be rooted, and can have ClockworkMod Recovery and different additional features like Superuser app 3.0.5, SU 3.0, and custom boot animation support. So, if you’re prepared here are the requirements and instructions.

Requirements

• An AT&T Samsung Galaxy S2 SGH-I777
• A Windows PC
• Download GalaxyS2ATTRootZedomax.zip. (md5sum: 70cf8169f7056e58c2f77bd65a22b913)
• Download and install Samsung KIES on your PC.  This is to ensure that the correct USB drivers are installed.  Make sure that Samsung KIES is not running (even in the background) while you are rooting the phone.
• Disable all security programs on your computer (including antivirus and firewalls).
• Make a back up of all the important data on your phone (i.e. contacts, call logs, files, bookmarks and Internet settings) since the installation process will involve wiping your phone’s data.
• • Check our guide on how to make local backups of your phone data.
  • Check our guide on how to backup your phone to the cloud.
• Enable USB Debugging on your phone. Go to Settings > Applications > Development and check USB debugging.

Disclaimer

We will NOT be held liable for any damage on your phone as a result of using this guide. Use this guide at your own risk.

Instructions

This guide is only applicable to the AT&T Galaxy S2 SGH-I777 and not to any other phone.

1. Extract into a folder on your computer the contents of the ZIP file that you downloaded.  The package contains everything you need.
2. Turn off your phone completely.
3. Put your phone in Download Mode by holding down the Volume Down key, Volume Up key, and the Power buttons at the same time. Once you see “Warning” displayed on the screen, press the Volume Up key.
4. Run Odin3 on your computer.  The program is among the extracted files.
5. Plug your phone into your PC using a USB cable.  Odin3 should be able to recognize your phone once you plug the phone into your PC.  The ID:COM box in Odin3 will light up in yellow if it properly detects your phone.
6. In Odin3, go to the PDA tab and choose SGH-I777-ATTGalaxyS2RootStockZedomaxKernel.tar.
7. Flash the file by clicking the Start button in Odin3 and wait for the process to finish. You will see a PASS message if the process is successful. If you get a FAIL message, remove and reinsert your battery and start over from step 3.
8. Your phone should reboot automatically and you should already have root and ClockworkMod Recovery installed.
9. Verify that you’ve successfully rooted the phone.  Go to Settings > About phone and check whether the Kernel version shows “2.6.35.7_ZedomaxStockKernel”.  If it does, then you’re okay.

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