HOW TO Root Samsung Galaxy Y GT-S5360 running Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread

January 2, 2012 By Lalit Indoria 147 Comments

Samsung Galaxy Y has been announced recently and is obviously a low end Android phone, similar to LG Optimus Me P350. It’s a budget phone which comes with Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread with 3 inch Capacitive Display. It has a faster processor of 823 MHz which you might not get in other phones at this price. In this tutorial I will tell you how to root Samsung Galaxy Y. All you need to do is follow the steps given below. For better understanding I have also included a video at the end of the post. After you have rooted your device, you can install custom ROM and if you’re lucky, you might even be able to install Ice Cream Sandwich on Samsung Galaxy Y at a later stage.

What is Rooting?

Rooting is a process by which you can access system files of your Android OS. After rooting Samsung Galaxy Y, you can install applications which require access to these system files. It becomes necessary if you wish to customize your Android device and also install custom ROMs like CyanogenMod ROMs which are highly customizable and have a better performance than the stock ROMs.

Why Should You Root Your Device?

Rooting has quite a lot of advantages. If you are a tru Geek, you would love rooting your device. A few top advantages of rooting are

Rooting lets you customize your phone in a better way.
Install Custom ROMs to improve the performance.
Remove System apps which you do not need and hence free up space
Convert the file system of current RFS to the faster ext4 file formats
Convert Downloaded apps to system Apps

Why Should You Not Root Your Device?

There are not many reasons for you not to root your device except the fact that your device’s warranty gets void. Usually all manufacturers provide a warranty of one year for the devices and they do not allow one to root the device and access system files. However, Android is an open source OS and hence there exists rooting! Also, you can unroot it later in case you wish to make use of your device’s warranty.

Prerequisites

Before you root your phone, you need to back up your phone’s data. You can back up your contacts to the SD Card and to back up your Applications you can use ASTRO File Manager. In case you need to reset your phone, you can make use of the back up files to restore those applications.

Disclaimer: BlogoTech is not responsible for any damage that might be caused to your device during this process though the possibility of any damage is negligible. Try this at your own risk. Also note, rooting your phone will void your warranty.

Steps to Root Samsung Galaxy Y GT-S5360

Download Update.zip
Copy the downloaded file to the root of your SD Card via USB Cable or any other method according to your convenience.
Turn of your Samsung Galaxy Y
Reboot into recover mode by pressing Home button + Volume up button and Power button for 20 seconds.
When you are in recovery mode, select “Update from SD Card”.
Now select Update.zip (the zip file you downloaded in step 1) and execute it by pressing the home button.
Now your phone will be rooted after which you can select the reboot option.
After this, your phone is rooted. I recommend you to download BusyBox from the Android Market after you have rooted your phone.

Isn’t that quite an easy way to root your phone? Let me know if you face any issues

If you wish to buy Samsung Galaxy Y, you can buy it from Dialaphone.

Filed Under: Featured, Samsung Galaxy Y

Comments

Stephen Mayer says:

January 3, 2012 at 2:24 AM

Thanks. I was looking for root my phone.

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Peter says:

January 3, 2012 at 7:59 PM

Followed your instructions but phone remains non-rooted. I’m on 2.3.6 GINGERBREAD.XXKL3. Any suggestions?

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- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  January 3, 2012 at 9:04 PM
  
  The tutorial is for Android 2.3.5 You can try downloading DooMLoRD’s Easy Rooting Toolkit V3 from here http://bit.ly/rwTmsV and click on run.bat Make sure your phone is connected to the PC and USB Debugging enabled. Just follow the steps on the screen. For unroot download this http://bit.ly/sEV2Tu
- Peter says:
  
  January 4, 2012 at 6:31 PM
  
  Sorry, but that didn’t work either. I also tried SuperOneClick…
- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  January 4, 2012 at 9:38 PM
  
  Here is a link to XDA Forum http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1378660 where it seems to be working!
- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  January 6, 2012 at 11:54 PM
  
  This might help you out http://www.blogotechblog.com/2012/01/root-any-android-device/
michel says:

January 4, 2012 at 6:14 PM

hoe doe je stap 5

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- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  January 4, 2012 at 6:30 PM
  
  In recovery mode you need to navigate using the Volume buttons and select Update from SD Card.
Lisa says:

January 6, 2012 at 11:29 PM

The recovery is not working on my phone, it just turns off and on after pressing the three buttons..

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- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  January 6, 2012 at 11:52 PM
  
  You need to press them simultaneously Lisa!
Lisa says:

January 6, 2012 at 11:38 PM

By the way, you have to press the three buttons at the same time, I discovered. But how would you know if the phone is really rooted??

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- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  January 6, 2012 at 11:49 PM
  
  If your phone is rooted, you would have the “Superuser” app installed. If it is not present, you can download it from the market and then download Titanium Backup (recommended) If Titanium Backup asks for Superuser permissions, your phone is rooted
feds says:

January 7, 2012 at 3:30 PM

i have a problem
E:failed to mount /sdcard (No such file or directory)
E: Can’t mount /sdcard

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- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  January 7, 2012 at 4:18 PM
  
  What did you do that you encountered this issue? If this does not work, try Unlock Root which is an easier process!
harrison botterill says:

January 8, 2012 at 11:58 AM

hey, i tried this update thing and did everythng right. but at the end of it it said “installation aborted”
wat can u do
PLEASE HELP

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- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  January 8, 2012 at 3:49 PM
  
  I’ve used this and it did work. Are you on Android 2.3.5 or 2.3.6? If this does not work, check this http://www.blogotechblog.com/2012/01/root-any-android-device/
- harrison botterill says:
  
  January 8, 2012 at 11:23 PM
  
  im om android 2.3.6
- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  January 8, 2012 at 11:32 PM
  
  Okay this does not root 2.3.6. You can check Unlock root http://www.blogotechblog.com/2012/01/root-any-android-device/ If this does not work, check SuperOneClick http://shortfuse.org/
- harrison botterill says:
  
  January 8, 2012 at 11:36 PM
  
  yea it comes up with “failed to get shell access”.
  ive tried superoneclick and didnt work,
  it even went “not responding” a few times through it, but ill try the other link you did, is it for 2,3,6?
- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  January 8, 2012 at 11:49 PM
  
  No, the other link is for Unlock Root which roots 250+ Android devices. If SuperOneClick does not respond, you should wait for it to respond. It happens often!
- harrison botterill says:
  
  January 8, 2012 at 11:52 PM
  
  still not workn. and just saw something.
  i put it in debugging mode but it doesnt come up with the “usb debugging connected”
  what has gone wrong or does my phone not say it,
  “samsung GT-S5360T”
- harrison botterill says:
  
  January 9, 2012 at 12:12 AM
  
  i used superoneclick and this is the whole thing
  
  “* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
  * daemon started successfully *
  $
  
  $ export TEMPRANDOM=15487;export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;getprop ro.build.version.release
  
  2.3.6
  
  END:15487export PS1=”"
  
  export TEMPRANDOM=43967;export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;getprop ro.product.manufacturer
  
  samsung
  
  END:43967export PS1=”"
  
  export TEMPRANDOM=96442;export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;getprop ro.product.model
  
  GT-S5360T
  
  END:96442export PS1=”"
  
  export TEMPRANDOM=11900;export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;getprop ro.build.version.incremental
  
  DOKK3
  
  END:11900export PS1=”"
  
  export TEMPRANDOM=68411;export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;ls -l /system/xbin/su
  
  /system/xbin/su: No such file or directory
  
  END:68411export PS1=”"
  
  export TEMPRANDOM=73868;export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;ls -l /system/bin/su
  
  /system/bin/su: No such file or directory
  
  END:73868export PS1=”"
  
  export TEMPRANDOM=87325;export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/busybox
  
  END:87325export PS1=”"
  
  export TEMPRANDOM=39112;export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;rm /data/local/tmp/boomsh
  
  rm failed for /data/local/tmp/boomsh, No such file or directory
  
  END:39112export PS1=”"
  
  export TEMPRANDOM=33879;export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;rm /data/local/tmp/sh
  
  rm failed for /data/local/tmp/sh, No such file or directory
  
  END:33879export PS1=”"
  
  export TEMPRANDOM=53091;export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;chmod 700 /data/local/tmp/zergRush
  
  END:53091export PS1=”"
  
  export TEMPRANDOM=52562;export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;cd /data/local/tmp/
  
  END:52562export PS1=”"
  
  export TEMPRANDOM=47330;export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;./zergRush
  
  [**] Zerg rush – Android 2.2/2.3 local root
  
  [**] (C) 2011 Revolutionary. All rights reserved.
  
  [**] Parts of code from Gingerbreak, (C) 2010-2011 The Android Exploid Crew.
  
  [+] Found a GingerBread ! 0×00017118
  
  [+] Found a Samsung, running Samsung mode
  
  [*] Scooting …
  
  [*] Sleeping a bit (~40s)…
  
  [*] Waking !
  
  [*] Sending 149 zerglings …
  
  [+] Zerglings found a way to enter ! 0×10
  
  [+] Overseer found a path ! 0×00017188
  
  [*] Sleeping a bit (~40s)…
  
  [*] Waking !
  
  [*] Sending 149 zerglings …
  
  [+] Zerglings caused crash (good news): 0x40119cf4 0×0064
  
  [*] Researching Metabolic Boost …
  
  [+] Speedlings on the go ! 0xafd251bf 0xafd3930f
  
  [*] Sleeping a bit (~40s)…
  
  [*] Waking !
  
  [*] Popping 8 more zerglings
  
  [*] Sending 157 zerglings …
  
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  [+] Rush did it ! It’s a GG, man !
  
  [-] Failed to set property to restart adb. Not killing.
  
  END:47330export PS1=”"
  
  export TEMPRANDOM=37467;export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;/data/local/tmp/busybox mount -o rw,remount /system
  
  mount: permission denied (are you root?)
  
  END:37467export PS1=”"
  
  export TEMPRANDOM=59070;export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;/data/local/tmp/busybox mount
  
  rootfs on / type rootfs (ro,relatime)
  
  tmpfs on /dev type tmpfs (rw,relatime,mode=755)
  
  devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,relatime,mode=600)
  
  proc on /proc type proc (rw,relatime)
  
  sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,relatime)
  
  tmpfs on /mnt/asec type tmpfs (rw,relatime,mode=755,gid=1000)
  
  tmpfs on /mnt/obb type tmpfs (rw,relatime,mode=755,gid=1000)
  
  /dev/stl9 on /system type rfs (ro,relatime,vfat,log_off,check=no,gid/uid/rwx,iocharset=cp437)
  
  /dev/stl10 on /cache type rfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,vfat,llw,gid/uid/rwx,iocharset=cp437)
  
  /dev/stl6 on /mnt/.lfs type j4fs (rw,relatime)
  
  /dev/stl11 on /data type rfs (rw,relatime,vfat,llw,check=no,gid/uid/rwx,iocharset=cp437)
  
  /dev/block/vold/179:1 on /mnt/sdcard type vfat (rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,uid=1000,gid=1015,fmask=0702,dmask=0702,allow_utime=0020,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro)
  
  /dev/block/vold/179:1 on /mnt/secure/asec type vfat (rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,uid=1000,gid=1015,fmask=0702,dmask=0702,allow_utime=0020,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro)
  
  tmpfs on /mnt/sdcard/.android_secure type tmpfs (ro,relatime,size=0k,mode=000)
  
  /dev/block/dm-0 on /mnt/asec/com.melodis.midomiMusicIdentifier.freemium-1 type vfat (ro,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,relatime,uid=1000,fmask=0222,dmask=0222,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro)
  
  /dev/block/dm-1 on /mnt/asec/com.facebook.orca-1 type vfat (ro,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,relatime,uid=1000,fmask=0222,dmask=0222,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro)
  
  /dev/block/dm-2 on /mnt/asec/dodgeball.dodgeball-1 type vfat (ro,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,relatime,uid=1000,fmask=0222,dmask=0222,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro)
  
  /dev/block/dm-3 on /mnt/asec/ibubble.ibubble-1 type vfat (ro,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,relatime,uid=1000,fmask=0222,dmask=0222,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro)
  
  /dev/block/dm-4 on /mnt/asec/com.fdp.rollajoint-1 type vfat (ro,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,relatime,uid=1000,fmask=0222,dmask=0222,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro)
  
  /dev/block/dm-5 on /mnt/asec/com.progimax.lighter.free-1 type vfat (ro,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,relatime,uid=1000,fmask=0222,dmask=0222,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro)
  
  /dev/block/dm-6 on /mnt/asec/gpsspeed.gpsspeed-1 type vfat (ro,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,relatime,uid=1000,fmask=0222,dmask=0222,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro)
  
  END:59070export PS1=”"
  
  +++ LOG: write failed (errno=14)
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  export TEMPRANDOM=49127;export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;/data/local/tmp/busybox mount -o rw,remount /dev/stl9 /system
  
  mount: permission denied (are you root?)
  
  END:49127export PS1=”"
  
  export TEMPRANDOM=21096;export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;/data/local/tmp/busybox mount
  
  rootfs on / type rootfs (ro,relatime)
  
  tmpfs on /dev type tmpfs (rw,relatime,mode=755)
  
  devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,relatime,mode=600)
  
  proc on /proc type proc (rw,relatime)
  
  sysfs on /sys type sysfs (rw,relatime)
  
  tmpfs on /mnt/asec type tmpfs (rw,relatime,mode=755,gid=1000)
  
  tmpfs on /mnt/obb type tmpfs (rw,relatime,mode=755,gid=1000)
  
  /dev/stl9 on /system type rfs (ro,relatime,vfat,log_off,check=no,gid/uid/rwx,iocharset=cp437)
  
  /dev/stl10 on /cache type rfs (rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,vfat,llw,gid/uid/rwx,iocharset=cp437)
  
  /dev/stl6 on /mnt/.lfs type j4fs (rw,relatime)
  
  /dev/stl11 on /data type rfs (rw,relatime,vfat,llw,check=no,gid/uid/rwx,iocharset=cp437)
  
  /dev/block/vold/179:1 on /mnt/sdcard type vfat (rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,uid=1000,gid=1015,fmask=0702,dmask=0702,allow_utime=0020,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro)
  
  /dev/block/vold/179:1 on /mnt/secure/asec type vfat (rw,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,noexec,relatime,uid=1000,gid=1015,fmask=0702,dmask=0702,allow_utime=0020,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro)
  
  tmpfs on /mnt/sdcard/.android_secure type tmpfs (ro,relatime,size=0k,mode=000)
  
  /dev/block/dm-0 on /mnt/asec/com.melodis.midomiMusicIdentifier.freemium-1 type vfat (ro,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,relatime,uid=1000,fmask=0222,dmask=0222,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro)
  
  /dev/block/dm-1 on /mnt/asec/com.facebook.orca-1 type vfat (ro,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,relatime,uid=1000,fmask=0222,dmask=0222,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro)
  
  /dev/block/dm-2 on /mnt/asec/dodgeball.dodgeball-1 type vfat (ro,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,relatime,uid=1000,fmask=0222,dmask=0222,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro)
  
  /dev/block/dm-3 on /mnt/asec/ibubble.ibubble-1 type vfat (ro,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,relatime,uid=1000,fmask=0222,dmask=0222,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro)
  
  /dev/block/dm-4 on /mnt/asec/com.fdp.rollajoint-1 type vfat (ro,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,relatime,uid=1000,fmask=0222,dmask=0222,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro)
  
  /dev/block/dm-5 on /mnt/asec/com.progimax.lighter.free-1 type vfat (ro,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,relatime,uid=1000,fmask=0222,dmask=0222,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro)
  
  /dev/block/dm-6 on /mnt/asec/gpsspeed.gpsspeed-1 type vfat (ro,dirsync,nosuid,nodev,relatime,uid=1000,fmask=0222,dmask=0222,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,shortname=mixed,utf8,errors=remount-ro)
  
  END:21096export PS1=”"
  
  +++ LOG: write failed (errno=14)
  
  export TEMPRANDOM=45018;export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;mount -o rw,remount /dev/stl9 /system
  
  mount: Operation not permitted
  
  END:45018export PS1=”"
- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  January 9, 2012 at 12:24 AM
  
  If your phone does not say usb debugginp connected you shouldn’t proceed with any rooting tools as it won’t work. Have you installed the usb drivers?
- harrison botterill says:
  
  January 9, 2012 at 12:33 AM
  
  yea.
- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  January 9, 2012 at 9:06 PM
  
  That seems to be a problem with your phone then. Try to reset factory data after back up and repeat this process. Let me know if it works
Coolrpr says:

January 8, 2012 at 6:41 PM

After Rooting can i unroot again if i want to

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- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  January 8, 2012 at 6:49 PM
  
  To unroot, download update-unroot.zip from here http://www.mediafire.com/?t3hh6ksnn7n26g6 and repeat the same procedure. In recovery mode, Select update-unroot.zip from the list
juan says:

January 9, 2012 at 2:06 PM

bro, wer can i downlod smart openvpn…..

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Mark says:

January 11, 2012 at 6:35 AM

I have an android 2.3.6. The process seems to be complicated. I will try out the tips you gave to the recent commentors.

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preetam says:

January 15, 2012 at 10:50 AM

what is the meaning of root of galaxy y here? please explain…

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- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  January 15, 2012 at 12:04 PM
  
  Rooting is a process allowing users of mobile phones, tablet PCs, and other devices running the Android operating system to attain privileged control (known as “root access”) within Android’s subsystem.
Pradeep says:

January 16, 2012 at 7:23 PM

yesterday i bought dis handset….!!!gd 1 at a low price wid all features…..1 thing abt dis s flash nt der

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asher says:

January 18, 2012 at 8:25 PM

hi.. i cant root with thus method. my phone runs on latest gb version. when i try recovery mode a screen saying odin mode is showing. and a downloading sign. pls help me

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- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  January 18, 2012 at 9:50 PM
  
  You can try SuperOneClick
tarun chauhan says:

January 24, 2012 at 12:43 AM

i use internet on my samsung galaxy y gt-s5360 and it is working….
but when i click on MARKET it ask for google acc. i try to sign in but i’m not able to…
plz help me…

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- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  January 24, 2012 at 12:45 AM
  
  What is the error you get?
- tarun chauhan says:
  
  January 24, 2012 at 12:48 AM
  
  connection error
- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  January 24, 2012 at 12:49 AM
  
  But you said your internet is working so how can you get connection error? Did you clear the cache?
- tarun chauhan says:
  
  January 24, 2012 at 12:50 AM
  
  no i don’t…
  what do i do???
- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  January 24, 2012 at 12:52 AM
  
  Go to Settings>Applications>Manage Applications>Market>Clear data
- tarun chauhan says:
  
  January 24, 2012 at 12:53 AM
  
  yes internet is working….
  n i don’t clear cache…
  what do i do???
- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  January 24, 2012 at 12:56 AM
  
  If nothing works out, uninstall market using Titanium Backup and then install market from here http://www.blogotechblog.com/2011/12/download-android-market-3-4-4/
- tarun chauhan says:
  
  January 24, 2012 at 12:55 AM
  
  k….
  den
- tarun chauhan says:
  
  January 24, 2012 at 12:59 AM
  
  is there any setting for android in this phone
- tarun chauhan says:
  
  January 24, 2012 at 1:05 AM
  
  where i can change android settings ???
- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  January 24, 2012 at 7:46 PM
  
  Go to Menu>Settings!
Noorani says:

January 27, 2012 at 8:18 AM

I was looking for how to root my phone but just now I discovered that warranty gets void through this process. May be I should wait for few more months to root my sweet Samsung Galaxy y because it is only 2 days old. . Thanks for this tut. Bookmarked for future use.

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- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  January 27, 2012 at 11:00 AM
  
  You can unroot it to get warranty back Noorani!
Rabi ZAman KHanjee says:

February 4, 2012 at 10:27 AM

Prnc: how you can update your GaLaxy Y without rooting…?? please tell me.

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- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  February 4, 2012 at 5:49 PM
  
  You can download the Update.zip file and use Odin to flash it!
faiz says:

February 6, 2012 at 9:24 PM

goods realy interesting

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Satyajb says:

February 9, 2012 at 5:38 PM

There is already a zip file named as update.zip in memory card which has a size of 1.3 mb. Now what should i do?? please help..
(I have samsung galaxy Y GT-5360, android version 2.3.5)

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- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  February 9, 2012 at 5:40 PM
  
  Sorry, I have no idea how did you get a zip file on your Memory card. Please use a fresh one!
Satyajb says:

February 9, 2012 at 6:38 PM

how to uninstall android market ??

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- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  February 9, 2012 at 6:52 PM
  
  Use Titanium Backup to uninstall Android market and other system apps!
sandeep says:

February 9, 2012 at 11:43 PM

Hello sir
I have root my samsung galaxy y according to ur process
but still i can’t use firewall on my device. i’m using droidwall on my device when i clicking for enabling firewall it show an error
error:-
applying iptables rules
exit code 11
iptables v1.4.10
iptables:no chain/target/match by name

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- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  February 9, 2012 at 11:58 PM
  
  Hi Sandeeep, can you please post your question on the forum here. We’ll possibly get you a solution.
sandeep says:

February 9, 2012 at 11:55 PM

hello sir
I’m using samsung galaxy y I have root my device according to u but still i can’t use firewall on my device. I’m using droidwall but when i click enable firewall it shows an error message:-
appling iptables rules
exit code 11
iptables v1.4.10
iptables:no chain/target/matchby name

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nayyer says:

February 19, 2012 at 11:20 PM

what is rooting n why we do this

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- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  February 19, 2012 at 11:21 PM
  
  The answer is in the post itself!
raz says:

February 20, 2012 at 12:26 AM

i did root but after sometime my samsung galaxy y GT S5360 started restarting itself again and again…..so i unroot it but the problem is still there….how can i solve this??

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- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  February 20, 2012 at 6:48 PM
  
  You may try to reset factory data and try again!
renj says:

February 20, 2012 at 8:45 PM

hi, great tutorial and very simple, easy to understand.. by the way, can i upgrade my galaxy y to android 3.0?or up to what platform? thanks!!

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- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  February 20, 2012 at 9:24 PM
  
  You can upgrade it to 2.3.6
keithbads says:

February 21, 2012 at 6:56 PM

E:failed to mount /sdcard.
(No such file or directory).
E:Cant mount /sdcard.

Install from sdcard complete…

how to solve this?..pls help..

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- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  February 21, 2012 at 7:18 PM
  
  Enable USB Debugging and then try the same procedure!
- keithbads@yahoo.com says:
  
  March 3, 2012 at 10:56 AM
  
  failed…even if i already enable USB debugging..huhu..pls help..
sandeep says:

February 25, 2012 at 7:25 PM

i have galaxy y of version 2.3.6. i want to root my mobile. please email me the detailed procedure of rooting please also attach the fiiles req.

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- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  February 25, 2012 at 7:37 PM
  
  Sorry, we do not provide rooting service! we just provide you the tutorials on this blog. If you have any doubt, you can ask here. Your email id has been removed due to security reasons!
keithbads says:

February 29, 2012 at 7:29 PM

can u suggest any…i already update my sgy to 2.3.6…so what should i do know?..do i need to root it?
tnx u…

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- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  February 29, 2012 at 9:00 PM
  
  Use Superoneclick from shortfuse.org
keithbads says:

March 1, 2012 at 6:57 AM

whats the use of superoneclick sir?…

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keithbads says:

March 1, 2012 at 7:21 AM

what version sir?..2.3.3v..does it root my sgy 2.3.6?…

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- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  March 1, 2012 at 5:35 PM
  
  For 2.3.6 you can use Superoneclick!
- keithbads says:
  
  March 3, 2012 at 5:44 AM
  
  thnk u sir..my sgy is root already…tnks to u..i download avast and chainfire3d..what else do i have to download sir…
- keithbads@yahoo.com says:
  
  March 3, 2012 at 9:43 AM
  
  amm..i’d tried enable USB dubugging but it’s the same…
  
  E:failed to mount /sdcard.
  (No such file or directory).
  E:Cant mount /sdcard.
  
  is there any way to solve this?..im installing CREED Custom Rom..hpe there’s another way to install this app..
  
  pls help me…
rohini kumar d says:

March 10, 2012 at 11:57 PM

thank you ver very much!!
i got the solution!!
i well tell to my brother, he is looking for this from last 2 days!!
ha ha!!!

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Usman says:

March 12, 2012 at 12:15 AM

hey. I tried to root my samsung galaxy y but when I select the option”update from sd card” an error uccurs sayin”E:failed to mount /sdcard(no such file or directory)”. plz help me. i even copied update.zip on sd card.

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- Usman says:
  
  March 12, 2012 at 12:18 AM
  
  i hve android versiopn 2.3.6
- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  March 12, 2012 at 1:38 AM
  
  Use Superoneclick and try!
- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  March 12, 2012 at 1:37 AM
  
  Please enable USB Debugging and try!
renj says:

March 12, 2012 at 4:40 PM

Hi Lalit. I had been able to root my samsung galaxy y but then i encountered an error from superuser..now it doesn’t work anymore..tried to unroot then re-root but not successful. also tried using apps like “unroot”, “superoneclick”, and “gingerbreak” but could not root any more.what’s would be the problem?don’t know what to do anymore..pls help.
thanks, thanks, thanks… )

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- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  March 13, 2012 at 8:59 PM
  
  Did you root it using this method? Your phone runs 2.3.5 or 2.3.6?
- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  March 13, 2012 at 8:59 PM
  
  Did you root it using this method? Your phone runs 2.3.5 or 2.3.6?
- renj says:
  
  March 14, 2012 at 7:08 AM
  
  yep, i had it rooted using this method and was successful and running fine. after a while i tried to install busybox then got an error running superuser. i guess it was after i installed busybox i have a 2.3.6 phone. now it says my phone is not rooted.
Maloy Red says:

March 12, 2012 at 10:25 PM

cool.. thanks lalit

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Mario Brazil says:

March 14, 2012 at 12:13 PM

if root my sgy can it support adobe flash player version 11?

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- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  March 14, 2012 at 6:02 PM
  
  No, you must flash custom ROMs for that!
Ashish says:

March 29, 2012 at 6:54 PM

hey i can’t use android market after rooting my phone, when i click on any download a notification appears and it says that ‘cannot proceed with valid purchase’

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- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  March 29, 2012 at 8:56 PM
  
  RE-install market or reset factory data and try!
Warly Carcer says:

March 29, 2012 at 9:21 PM

I Have SAMSUNG Galaxy y (DXKL2 2.3.6) do i need to ROOT it? to play NFS… And also do I need to install CREED ROM??

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Steven Salcedo says:

March 31, 2012 at 9:42 PM

Hello! i just want to ask why my android market app gone? How can i get it back? Thanks in advance..

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- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  March 31, 2012 at 10:34 PM
  
  Just download the APK and install it!
April says:

April 5, 2012 at 6:38 PM

My galaxy Y, won`t turn on. I`m been searching for the possible reason why it wont. It only shows start up screen and that’s it. Does it need rebooting or whatever it is?

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- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  April 5, 2012 at 8:02 PM
  
  Reboot into recovery, wipe cache and reboot again!
heerish says:

April 13, 2012 at 11:09 PM

what can i do when my phone crash?

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- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  April 14, 2012 at 8:40 AM
  
  Phone will not crash!
maureen sustal says:

April 16, 2012 at 8:41 PM

how can i activate my phone using smart

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samputh says:

April 21, 2012 at 5:11 PM

hi lalit, i have a problem on my Galaxy S5360, the problem is that when i switch on my mobile remains on the samsung logo and it does not go to its menu….
So what is the problem…Please help me to resolve that problem……

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- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  April 21, 2012 at 6:10 PM
  
  If you can boot into recovery, please wipe cache and reboot again!
Keerthi Priyan says:

April 22, 2012 at 2:20 PM

Hi thanks for app this is perfectly working . I would like to know am I able to use application avill for general Linx to Andriod , if not what i need to do for that ?

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Tony says:

April 25, 2012 at 8:15 PM

Hi! I have rooted my phone according to your recommandation, thanks for that. But I have a big issue, I cant get app’s from Google Play, when i click ‘Download’, it shows up a msg ” This item can not be installed in your country”. This msg shows up for all applications and I cant get non of them. I would be happy if you help me.

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- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  April 25, 2012 at 10:29 PM
  
  Try to clear Market data and reinstall it!
samputh says:

April 25, 2012 at 9:27 PM

i have try..but it do the same things,it stays on the logo…
what can i do to solve this problems….please help me!!!!lalit….

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leon kennedy says:

April 26, 2012 at 1:18 PM

hey can u help me i have installed Creed’s rom v2.1 on my galaxy y but i want to remove it and restore my gingerbread operating system again so can u help me in this probilem…..

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- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  April 26, 2012 at 1:26 PM
  
  CHeck this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1465800
Arsie says:

May 6, 2012 at 1:17 PM

Thank you for bringing up this complete tutorial on how to root samsung galaxy y.

More power!

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Prem popatia says:

May 20, 2012 at 4:10 PM

hey thanks….
i want to root my phone…
in this tutorial ,i rooted my phone…
very thnksssss

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Carlo Vallejo says:

May 26, 2012 at 7:16 AM

How can i unroot it ?

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- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  May 28, 2012 at 12:06 AM
  
  You can use SUperoneclick for that!
Rafael Albano says:

July 12, 2012 at 7:52 AM

how can i unlock my galaxy y?

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Hernan says:

July 20, 2012 at 5:38 AM

mientras lo instala… aborta… que hago…???

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michael says:

July 22, 2012 at 4:45 AM

HEY,, I TRY THIS,,!!! BUT THE PROBLEM IS WHEN I TRY TO OPEN AGAIN MY PHONE IT SAYS SAMSUNG GALAXY Y THEN AFTER THAT IT SAYS HARDWARE FAILURE THEN IT TURN OFF AGAIN WHAT WILL I DO!!! HUIHUHUHUHUHUH

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tryp says:

July 23, 2012 at 3:57 PM

i tried to rooted my gt-s5360t phone it wouldnt let me it say
ice”) == “gt-b7510″
getprop(“ro.product
.product”)) == “gt-b7510″
e.error in /tmp/sideload
/package.zip
(status 7

so what wrong? is cos over my baseband version dokk3?? BASEBAND VERSION; S5360TDOKK3
BUILD NUMBER IS GINGERBREAD.DOKK3

im in new zealand and on telecom network but i fucking wana root my phone so help me man!!!!!!!!!!!

please write back and sort my phone outtttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt

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- Tanmay Mukim says:
  
  December 11, 2012 at 2:11 AM
  
  download the “update.zip” file from the description & try again.
Mubeen Noor says:

July 25, 2012 at 3:05 AM

How we can unroot our mobile becuause I want to unroot my galaxy young please give me every information with each detail on my this email and please also attach adress of each file which are require for to unroot our phone…………………………..

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- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  July 26, 2012 at 1:55 AM
  
  You can use Superoneclick
jeovan says:

August 5, 2012 at 11:26 PM

isso traz algum problema futuro?

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- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  August 7, 2012 at 11:10 PM
  
  Não, não haverá qualquer problema
mr.yoso says:

August 20, 2012 at 2:12 PM

how about on SAMSUNG GALAXY Y GT-S5360 ANDROID version 2.3.6 Gingerbread.DXKL2 was it just the same?

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mr.yoso says:

August 20, 2012 at 2:16 PM

how about on SAMSUNG GALAXY Y GT-S5360 ANDROID version 2.3.6 Gingerbread.DXKL2 was it just the same? kernel version 2.6.35.7 root@DELL152#1 or is it already rooted? because of the word root@DELL…

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- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  August 20, 2012 at 2:41 PM
  
  I’m not sure about 2.3.6 But you can try this as it is harmless. You can use Superoneclick if this doesn’t work!
andres says:

August 26, 2012 at 7:55 AM

the file update.zip works on gt-s5360L?

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- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  August 26, 2012 at 2:10 PM
  
  If it is not locked to a network and if it runs Android 2.3.5, then yes!
mukesh agrawall says:

October 6, 2012 at 3:46 PM

but how to knw dat our fone is rooted

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mukesh agrawall says:

October 6, 2012 at 4:15 PM

and please lalit tell me wats d use of super user???when ever i open it jst says application list z empty..and even v cant uninstall that super user..whats d use of super user plzzzz tell me bro

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- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  October 7, 2012 at 6:01 PM
  
  Superuser has binaries that are required by apps that need root access to your phone. Learn more about it here http://www.blogotechblog.com/2012/04/a-noobs-guide-to-rooting-benefits-of-rooting/
mahmoud says:

October 18, 2012 at 8:45 AM

my mobile start and stay at the first screen with the word ” Galaxy Y ” and doesn’t start the system
i tried to change its system which caused this problem

please help me

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- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  October 18, 2012 at 5:04 PM
  
  Wipe cache from recovery mode!
Megusta says:

October 24, 2012 at 3:34 PM

I have a error : ,,E:Error in /tmp/sideload/package.zip (status 7) Installation aborted.”
Please help i want to root my phone )):

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- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  October 24, 2012 at 11:20 PM
  
  The zip file might be corrupted. You may try to download it from some other source
john says:

November 21, 2012 at 2:11 PM

dude i did exectly wat is mention bt during instalation it is aborted!wat 2 do please help me!!!!!

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- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  December 8, 2012 at 12:22 AM
  
  The zip might be corrupted. Try Superoneclick
kueruvin says:

November 24, 2012 at 2:28 PM

how can i install gingerbread 2.3.5 to galaxy y? and please give me a link where i could download it. thanks

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- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  November 25, 2012 at 12:27 AM
  
  Here it is http://www.hackmyandroid.com/unbrickflash-stock-rom-on-samsung-galaxy-y-s5360/254
- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  December 8, 2012 at 12:21 AM
  
  http://www.hackmyandroid.com/unbrickflash-stock-rom-on-samsung-galaxy-y-s5360/254
jefferson says:

November 30, 2012 at 6:03 PM

someone help me? was in the final process of rooting my galaxy y appeared in installation aborted appears another type of device GT-B7510, what do I do? I did something wrong?

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- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  December 8, 2012 at 12:19 AM
  
  The zip file seems to be corrupted
quackster458 says:

January 1, 2013 at 6:16 PM

That made easy:
Download the zipfile and place the whole thing onto your phone(you dont have to put it anywhere special just leave it there).

take the usb cable off then turn off your phone,

then turn it on by holding the power button, home button, volume + button together for a few seconds

then when it comes up press the volume – (to update from sdcar)button

then go down the list and look for update.zip

then press the home button

then when it goes to the reboot press the home button agian

then wait for it to turn on

you have rooted your phone.

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imran says:

January 14, 2013 at 8:00 PM

it said cannot mount sd card when in recovery mode

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JazperPorti says:

January 23, 2013 at 6:17 PM

What might happen if your phone didn’t rooted properly ?

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ismail says:

March 25, 2013 at 12:03 PM

can i root in android 2.3.6 version?

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emmanuel Macias L says:

April 4, 2013 at 8:54 AM

Good afternoon. well I follow all steps buy when aI apply the update.zip file the phone show the message “E:Errpr in /tmp/sideload/package.zip
(Status 7)
Installation aborted.
So i cant install or root the phone, please hel me what can i do??? thanks

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chinna says:

April 9, 2013 at 8:57 AM

hello,

how to update Samsung Galaxy model SCH-i509, Android version 2.3.6
can i upgrade Gingerbread.FD17 to ICS or jelly bean .

Thank you

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raj says:

April 21, 2013 at 2:12 PM

will dis work wit y dous lite

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- Lalit Indoria says:
  
  April 23, 2013 at 1:03 AM
  
  No