How to Root Samsung Galaxy Y S5360

Samsung has finally launched its low end Smartphone in order to compete with Smartphone havingvery low cost and supporting android operating system. This Smartphone by Samsung is named asSamsung Galaxy Y S5360.This Smartphone has 2MP camera, Android 2.3 OS, 832 MHz processor and 3.0 inch TFT capacitive touch screen.

However as this Samsung Galaxy Y S5360 was at low cost it has got some less features as well as low optimization on Operating System all in order to come to its low price. In order to remove the limited functionality of this device the rooting of the Smartphone is necessary. Rooting process is known to be quite risky but yes if followed properly you will be completely safe. Rooting is very compulsory step required for low end Smartphones. So let’s get started. But remember to completely charge your device as this is the starting requirement.

Safety First :

As you are going to do a risky job follow these safety measures before starting.

• Your Smartphone should be fully charged or at least with 60% charged, in order to get ready for rooting else if you try on low battery your Device will crash and hence will get Jammed.

• Backup all your Data like Images, Contacts etc. before rooting because all files will get removed during rooting of the device.
• Close all the background applications, especially antivirus and battery checkup utility.
• If you a newbie, better Pray to god hoping everything would go fine 
• Before Starting, Enable USB Debugging on your mobile. This can be done as follows Settings > Applications > Development

Steps Required in Rooting your Samsung Galaxy Y S5360

1. Download the Required Root Package HERE
2. Connect your Device Samsung Galaxy Y S5360 to the computer only via USB. (Forgot about Bluetooth)
3. No Extraction is required. Copy the Zip file to the root of the SD card and remember not to paste in any folder as it would cause an interruption.
4. Never Unplug your Device Samsung Galaxy Y S5360 while rooting
5. Switch off your Smartphone to enter into recovery mode
6. Keep pressing The Volume Up Key, Home key and Power Button  to enter the recovery mode.
7. Now, as you are in the recovery mode only Volume up and down would work to select the file. So use those  buttons and select Update.zip .
8. The rooting will start taking place after you have selected on Update.zip. It would usually take about 10-15 mins
9. After rooting the device will automatically restart and then normal booting will take place. Therooting of your Phone is now done!

Congratulations! You have successfully rooted your Smartphone Samsung Galaxy Y S5360 and now you can add any applications without any limitation as well as you can even install Custom ROM or Cyanogen Mod, if you wish.

HOW TO ROOT SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 III

INTRODUCING THE SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 TOOLKIT


FUNCTIONS OF SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 TOOLKIT V1.0 [GSM][11TH JUNE 2012]

• Install drivers automatically
• Backup/Restore a single package or all apps, user data and Internal Storage
• Backup your /data/media (virtual SD Card) to your PC for a Full Safe backup of data
• Perform a FULL NANDROID Backup of your system via adb and save in Custom Recovery format on your PC
• Pull /data and /system folders, compress to a .tar file and save to your PC
• Backup/Restore your /efs partition
• Dump selected Phone Partitions, compress to a .zip file with md5 and save to your PC
• Install BusyBox binary on phone
• Root any public build (different options available)
• Flash Stock Recovery or CWM Recovery (thanks to ChainFire for his modified CWM)
• Flash Insecure Boot Image for adb mode
• Install a single apk or multiple apk's to your phone
• Push Files from your PC to your phone
• Pull Files from your phone to your PC
• Set Files Permissions on your phone
• Dump selected LogCat buffers to your PC
• Dump BugReport to your PC (if installed)
• Help, Information Screen for various tasks
• Reboot Phone options in adb mode
• Change background, text colour in ToolKit

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!CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 TOOLKIT V1.0!


Please remember this is the 1st release and there may be some errors. Report anything you find so I can fix them asap.


NOTE: As the ToolKit.exe file isn't Digitally Signed with a Microsoft Certificate it 'may' get picked up as potentially harmful by Antivirus Programs and deleted on first run. If this happens restore the file and exclude it from future scans to use it.


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THE EXTRAS V.I.P. SECTION IS AVAILABLE TO DONATORS AND CONTRIBUTORS OF THE TOOLKIT AS A THANK YOU FROM ME. THIS SECTION CONTAINS BROWSER TIPS, GENERAL TIPS, KEYBOARD TIPS, MARKET TIPS, SCREEN TIPS, SECURITY TIPS AND SETTINGS TIPS AS WELL AS A FEW TRICKS YOU CAN DO WITH YOUR PHONE. I WILL CONTINUE TO ADD TO IT BUT IN NO WAY SHOULD YOU DONATE JUST TO SEE THE EXTRAS SECTION AS IT WAS ONLY MADE AS A THANK YOU. THIS WILL BE AVAILABLE AS SOON AS I KNOW EVERYTHING IN THE TOOLKIT IS RUNNING SMOOTHLY 


(Changelog at the Bottom of Post#1)














PLEASE READ THE *FAQ* IN POST#2 BEFORE ASKING QUESTIONS


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1. INSTALLING GALAXY S3 DRIVERS


The first thing you need to do is to install the drivers. These are needed so that you can communicate with the phone via the PC and perform the tasks that the ToolKit offers.


a. Make sure your phone is booted into Android and the USB cable is unplugged.


b. Select Option 1 in the ToolKit to install the Samsung USB Driver pack. This should install all the neccessary drivers you need.


c. After the drivers have been installed connect the USB cable and the PC should detect the phone and install the correct drivers. This will also happen when you enter Download Mode and Recovery Mode for the first time.


d. If you want to check the drivers then go to your Control Panel on your PC and open the Device Manager. With the USB cable connected you should see a device listed as 'Samsung Android Phone' or something similar and a driver attached to it.


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2. USING MSKIPS' SAMSUNG GALAXY S3 TOOLKIT V1.0


a. Download the Samsung Galaxy S3 ToolKit package and run to install the ToolKit to your PC. The installation will also create a Shortcut on your desktop for easy access. You have the option to include or exclude the drivers files at installation so if you already have your drivers set up and are just updating the ToolKit then you can untick the drivers if you wish.


b. Once the ToolKit is installed make sure your phone is booted and plugged in via USB cable and double click on the 'Samsung GS3 ToolKit v1.0' shortcut on your desktop to run it.


c. When you enter the Main Menu you will see 'Adb Mode' at the top. If you have installed your drivers correctly then you will see your phones serial number under the text. If you see this then your device is connected and you can carry on.


d. Each option has full information on what it is and how to use it.


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3. FLASHING A ROM, RADIO OR KERNEL VIA CWM RECOVERY


a. Download your chosen Rom, Radio or Kernel from the Development Forum, then make sure your phone is booted up as normal and connect your usb cable so it goes into MTP Mode. Copy the .zip file (DO NOT UNZIP IT FIRST) to the 'Internal Storage' part on your phone. Do not copy it to a Sub Directory as it will be harder to find when flashing it.


b. Enter CWM Recovery (shut down the phone then hold down the 'HOME' + 'VOLUME UP' buttons and press the 'POWER' button for about 5 seconds).


c. Scroll down to 'Install zip from sdcard' and select using the HOME button. Then select 'choose zip from sdcard' if the file is on the external Memory Card or 'choose zip from internal sdcard' if the file is on Internal Memory.


d. Scroll to your zip file and select. Then scroll down to 'Yes' in the list and select to start flashing.


e. When flashing is finished press the BACK Button to go back until you get to the Main Menu and then select 'reboot system now' to reboot your phone into Android.


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4. FLASHING A ROM, RADIO OR KERNEL VIA DOWNLOAD MODE USING ODIN


Odin can be used to flash image files or parts of your phone. You can flash something as simple as a boot image or a complete system. Everything is packed in a tar or tar.md5 file on your PC and flashed via Odin which is a Windows OS program.


a. Make sure you have your tar file stored on your PC.


b. Reboot your phone to Download Mode [shut down your phone, then hold down the Home + Volume DOWN Buttons and press the Power Button for about 2 seconds until a Warning screen appears. Press Volume UP to continue to Download Mode.


c. Connect your phone via usb and the first box at the top under ID:COM should turn blue and have some text in it. If you are using Download Mode on your phone for the first time then you will notice drivers being installed to use it.


d. The site or page you downloaded the file from will usually give you instructions to set Odin but if not you want to load boot/recovery/system files to the PDA location and have 'Auto Reboot' and 'F.Reset Time' ticked and nothing else.


e. Click on 'Start' to start the flash. You can see what is happening in the text box in the lower left.


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USEFUL INFORMATION


How to get into Recovery Mode
1. Unplug the USB cable.
2. Shut down the phone.
3. Hold down the 'HOME' + 'VOLUME UP' buttons and press the 'POWER' button for about 5 seconds to enter Recovery Mode.


How to get into Download Mode (For Odin)
1. Unplug the USB cable.
2. Shut down the phone.
3. Hold down the 'HOME' + 'VOLUME DOWN' buttons and press the 'POWER' button for about 2 seconds until a WARNING! Screen appears. Press the 'VOLUME UP' button to enter Download Mode.


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ChangeLog:
ToolKit v1.0 (10th June 2012)
+New release

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thanks to XDA_FORUMS....

orginaly post link followed by....

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1703488

How To Root Samsung Galaxy S2 at &t ICS UPDATE

How To Root Samsung Galaxy S2 at &t ICS

Samsung just recently rolled out to the Samsung Galaxy S2 GT-I9100 a new Ice Cream Sandwich update known to the community as the XWLPD build. For those of you who have just flashed the recent firmware, you may already know that flashing official ROMs such as the XWLPD firmware will mean losing your root privileges.

Luckily for Galaxy S2 owners, XDA Developers member Chainfire has already made an exploit that will allow you to root your phone, as well as install ClockworkMod Recovery using the CF-Root Kernel. The kernel is fully stock and is primarily based on the original firmware, with some added features. The CF-Root Kernel has root access, BusyBox 1.16.2, and ClockworkMod Recovery.

Learn more about rooting and installing this modified kernel by checking our step-by-step guide below.

Warning

• The instructions in this guide are intended for use with the Samsung Galaxy S2, model number GT-I9100. Applying these instructions on another device or model may produce undesired outcomes.
• The information in this guide is provided for instructional and educational purposes only. There is no guarantee that these instructions will work under your specific and unique circumstances.
• Use these instructions at your own risk. We shall not hold any responsibility or liability for whatever happens to you or your device arising from your use of the info in this guide.
• Read and understand the whole guide first before actually performing the instructions.

Requirements

• Samsung Galaxy S2 GT-I9100 running stock Android 4.0.3 ICS build XWLPD
  • If you have not updated yet, check our guide on how to upgrade your Galaxy S2 to firmware XWLPD.
• A Windows PC
• Samsung USB device drivers for the Galaxy S2 installed on your PC. You can use Samsung KIES to obtain the drivers.
• Temporarily disable Samsung KIES, anti-virus tools, and firewall programs as they are known to interrupt the installation process.
• Enable USB Debugging on your phone. You can do this by heading to Settings > Developer Options > USB Debugging. Make sure that there is a check mark beside that option.
• Backup all personal data on your phone to make sure you have a copy of your personal data (e.g., contacts, SMS, MMS, Internet settings, Wi-Fi passwords, and the like) in case the procedure in this guide erases such data.
• • For backup tips, check our guides on how to sync your data to the cloud and how to create local backups of your mobile data.

Instructions

1. Download the CF-Root Kernel (CF-Root-SGS2_XX_NEE_LPD-v5.4-CWM5.zip, 6.2 MB) package to your computer.
2. Download Odin3 1.85 (Odin 1.85.zip, 200 kB) to your computer.
3. Extract the downloaded CF-Root Kernel ZIP file using any extracting software such as WinZIP or 7-Zip. Place the extracted file inside a single folder. Important! Do not extract the TAR file.
4. Extract Odin 1.85.zip and place the contents inside a single folder.
5. On your PC, launch the Odin3 application by double-clicking Odin3 v1.85.exe.
6. Switch off your Samsung Galaxy S2.
7. Boot your phone into Download Mode. You can do this by pressing and holding down the Volume Down, Home, and Power keys together until you are greeted with a Warning!screen. Press the Volume Up key to enter Download Mode.
8. Connect your Galaxy S2 to your PC via USB cable. You should see a message “Added!” under Odin’s message box found on the bottom-left of the application. This should indicate that your phone’s USB drivers have been installed.
9. In Odin3, click the PDA button, then browse for the CF-Root-SGS2_XX_NEE_LPD-v5.4-CWM5.tar file. Make sure that Repartition is not checked.
10. Important! Do not make any changes in Odin aside from the one’s mentioned in this tutorial. Doing so may cause irreversible damage to your device.
11. Select the Start button in Odin to begin flashing the CF-Root Kernel on your Galaxy S2.
12. Once the firmware has been installed, your phone should automatically reboot. A “PASS” message with a green background will be shown on the top-leftmost box of Odin.
13. Disconnect your phone from your PC once you see the Samsung logo.

Congratulations! You have successfully rooted your Samsung Galaxy S2 GT-I9100 using Odin3. Enjoy the benefits of having a rooted device.