Root the Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2 from a computer running Linux.
Sources:
- http://www.android-hilfe.de/samsung-galaxy-xcover-2-s7710-forum/402458-aktivierung-des-root-accounts-beim-xcover-2-a.html
- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=50749839&postcount=2
- http://host.sebastianboegl.de/S7710/image/
Requirements:
- Heimdall (Web Upd8)
Step-by-Step:
- Install Heimdall
- Download files
- Double-Unpack Image (XXX.7z, image.tar.md5)
- Start Heimdall
- Start phone into recovery (PowerOff > VolDown + Home + Power > VolUp)
- Connect phone to PC
- Save PIT from phone to PC (Heimdall-Frontend > Utilities)
- Load downloaded PIT (Heimdall-Frontend > Flash)
- Add files from image
- STEboot1 > STE_boot1.img
- STEboot2 > STE_boot2.img
- Kernel > boot.img
- CACHEFS > cache.img
- HIDDEN > hidden.img
- Modem > modem.bin
- SYSTEM > system.img
- Start
- Reboot phone