Rooting a phone has many advantages, to list a few, you'll be able to run apps that require access to system files, change the default bootscreen, tweak system settings, explore the system files and much more.
This method of rooting, which i've listed, involves installing a custom rom(CyanogenMod) via ClockWorkMod (CWM) recovery. So basically you'll lose the Stock Rom and also lose the warranty of your device. But in return you'll get rooted phone and Android Gingerbread os.
*Perform the following steps carefully i am not responsible for bricked devices.
*Before beginning see that you know how to boot into Cwm Recovery, on your stock rom. If you don't have any idea then see this post.
After booting into CWM recovery see that you make a backup of the stock rom, choose back up option. After that boot your phone normally.
1.Download files from here
2.Extract the content of the above file to the SD card of your phone
3.Now boot your phone into CWM recovery
4.Select Wipe Data
5.Select Wipe Cache Partition
6.Go into advanced and select Wipe Dalvik Cache
7.Also in advanced option select Wipe Battery Stats
8.Then select install zip from SD card
9.Select update-cm-7-20120518-madteam-galaxy5-signed.zip
10.Then Select TouchWiz_3.0_port_v0.7.zip
11.After that select gapps
12.Now select Wipe Data
13.Select Reboot into System
If all is well then you'll boot into CyanogenMod.
**If you experience bootloops then go to this link.
Register there and get the baseband file of your region. Then flash the baseband using Odin.
To flash a baseband refer this.
Over there instead of selecting CWM file, select the baseband file which you've downloaded.
Then repeat all the steps given here starting from step no 3.
If you're not able to go around the problem of bootloop or if you don't like CyanogenMod. Then select the restore option from CWM recovery and select the backup which you've had made earlier. This will make sure that you've at least a working phone.
Post your questions below
This method of rooting, which i've listed, involves installing a custom rom(CyanogenMod) via ClockWorkMod (CWM) recovery. So basically you'll lose the Stock Rom and also lose the warranty of your device. But in return you'll get rooted phone and Android Gingerbread os.
*Perform the following steps carefully i am not responsible for bricked devices.
*Before beginning see that you know how to boot into Cwm Recovery, on your stock rom. If you don't have any idea then see this post.
After booting into CWM recovery see that you make a backup of the stock rom, choose back up option. After that boot your phone normally.
1.Download files from here
2.Extract the content of the above file to the SD card of your phone
3.Now boot your phone into CWM recovery
4.Select Wipe Data
5.Select Wipe Cache Partition
6.Go into advanced and select Wipe Dalvik Cache
7.Also in advanced option select Wipe Battery Stats
8.Then select install zip from SD card
9.Select update-cm-7-20120518-madteam-galaxy5-signed.zip
10.Then Select TouchWiz_3.0_port_v0.7.zip
11.After that select gapps
12.Now select Wipe Data
13.Select Reboot into System
If all is well then you'll boot into CyanogenMod.
**If you experience bootloops then go to this link.
Register there and get the baseband file of your region. Then flash the baseband using Odin.
To flash a baseband refer this.
Over there instead of selecting CWM file, select the baseband file which you've downloaded.
Then repeat all the steps given here starting from step no 3.
If you're not able to go around the problem of bootloop or if you don't like CyanogenMod. Then select the restore option from CWM recovery and select the backup which you've had made earlier. This will make sure that you've at least a working phone.
Post your questions below
