Finally CM9 (stable release) is out and it feels great. We have been testing the RC2 for sometime now and  it beats all expectations. There were some minor bugs in the RC versions, but they have been rectified in the final release. All the necessary links are included in the description.

Rooting your phone:

Prerequisites:

• Odin3
• CF-Root

Basically, you need a CF-Root that matches your Samsung Galaxy S2 kernel version. Then use Odin3 to install it.

Step by Step Guide:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Click on About phone.
3. Find out your SGS2 kernel version.
4. Download the correct CF-Root here.
5. Then power off your phone.
6. Press and hold down Volume Down + Home + Power buttons at the same time.
7. Press Volume Up button when warning prompt.
8. Odin download mode will be loaded.
9. Connect USB cable to your phone.
10. At PC, extract CF-Root .tar file that you downloaded to CF-Root folder.
11. Then bring up Odin3.
12. Click on PDA.
13. Select the .tar at CF-Root folder.
14. Click Start then.
15. Remove USB cable from your phone when you see green PASS! at Odin3.
16. After Android loaded, you should see CWM Manager and Superuser installed.
17. That’s all and enjoy root access.

Download Odin3 v1.85 here.
Download CF-Root here.

If you are new to this, this video will make you feel at home :)

INSTALLING CYANOGENMOD 9.0

CM9 stable rom can be downloaded from here.

Google apps can be downloaded from here.

The video below gives all the essential installation details. The instructions are for CM9 RC1, but the stable version installation is no different. Thanks to the guy who made this video (yes, he is Indian as you can notice from the accent :-P)

Thanks for following. Million thanks to CM team.