[Galaxy Tab 2 7" Android Development] BigBot96:
How to root VZW Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 LTE

RECOMMENDED METHOD

07/09/2014

Working root method by geohot. This is now the recommended method!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2783157

CAN ALSO WORK ON VRBMI1

It has been said the following root method: saferoot

Has been able to root VRBMI1. Give this a try before using the system image below.​

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!!!!WARNING!!!!

Many of you have been complaining about broken wifi and other issues.

I do not own this tablet anymore, which means I can no longer support it.

Verizon/Samusung released a new update: VRBMI1

Check your firmware version

THE LAST VERSION SUPPORTED BY THIS GUIDE IS VRBLL2.

IF VERIZON/SAMSUNG CHANGED THE KEYS THEY SIGN THEIR FIRMWARE WITH, THAN ANY ATTEMPT TO DOWNGRADE/UNLOCK

MAY POTENTIALLY

BRICK YOUR DEVICE.

This has been seen on the VZW Galaxy S4 and just recently the VZW Galaxy S3 (The VZW Tab 2 is a clone of the S3!)

If you are on the latest build (VRBMI1), then it is entirely possible things will not work.

It is also possible

the bootloader unlock may brick your device.

If the root method doesn't work, flash a stock odin tar for VRBLL2.

AGAIN... IF VERIZON/SAMSUNG CHANGED THEIR KEYS,

YOU MAY BRICK

!

If you are on VRBMI1 and have semi-bricked using this method, flash this stock ODIN image using ODIN 3.04.

DO NOT CHECK RE-PARTITION, FLASH LOCK, OR LED CONTROL

VRBMI1

http://-/android/SCH-I705/ROMs/4.1.2/HOME_I705VRBMI1_1415457_REV02_user_low_ship.tar.md5

The above information is unknown to me. Do all at your own risk!

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED
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READ FIRST

*** *** *** *** Disclaimer *** *** *** ***

I am not responsible if you break your stuff. READ READ READ

If you DO NOT own a

VERIZON

Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 SCH-I705 then DO NOT flash this! If you have not verified and flash this on a p3xxx tab, something

will

break and I

will not

help you!
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Table of Contents

Step 1: Root

Step 2: Bootloader

Step 3: Recovery

OPTIONAL: Return to Stock
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YOU MUST DO ALL STEPS IN ORDER 1-3

This will probably trip your flash counter!

Step 1 - root Make sure to READ! Select the correct method below.

Root ICS 4.0.4 - Use if you are on STOCK Ice Cream Sandwich ONLY

This is a pre-rooted J1 base system image. It has all the latest updates from Verizon.

*Pre-requisites*

A. Reboot into stock recovery and data wipe / factory reset.

B. Reboot directly into Download Mode.

*Flash Pre-Rooted System Image*

1. Install Samsung drivers for SCH-I705 - Download Here

2. Download stock rooted 7zip archive and extract ODIN image sch-i705_4.0.4_VRLJ1_prerooted_ODIN.7z

3. Open ODIN ODIN 3.04

4. Select the system.ext4.tar.md5 file in the PDA section, uncheck f. Reset time

5. Press START. This process can up to 10 minutes. DO NOT UNPLUG YOUR TAB!!! Reboot.

6. Press the Thanks button

7. Go to Step 2
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Root JB 4.1.2 - Use if you are on STOCK Jellybean ONLY

This is a pre-rooted VRBLL2 base Jellybean system image. It has all the latest updates from Verizon.

*Pre-requisites*

A. Reboot into stock recovery and data wipe / factory reset.

B. Reboot directly into Download Mode.

*Flash Pre-Rooted System Image*

1. Install Samsung drivers for SCH-I705 - Download Here

2. Download stock rooted 7zip archive and extract ODIN image jellybean-4.1.2-rooted_sch-i705.tar.md5-COMPRESSED.7z Just extract it

3. Open ODIN ODIN 3.04

4. Select the jellybean-4.1.2-rooted_sch-i705.tar.md5 file in the PDA section, uncheck f. Reset time

5. Press START. This process can up to 10 minutes. DO NOT UNPLUG YOUR TAB!!! Reboot.

6. Press the Thanks button!!

7. Go to Step 2
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Step 2 - Bootloader

Unlock Bootloader

Unlock your bootloader

How to UNLOCK VZW Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 bootloader

Go to Step 3

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Step 3 - Recovery

Custom Recovery

Flash CWM recovery OR TWRP recovery

How to flash unofficial ClockworkMod

How to flash unofficial TWRP​

Once you got custom, NEVER accept an OTA!

Return to Stock

Download stock firmware, ODIN flashable. Extract .md5 from the .zip file. DO NOT EXTRACT ANYTHING OUT FROM THE .md5!

I705VRBLL2_I705VZWBLL2_VZW.zip

Reboot into DOWNLOAD mode.

Connect Device.

Open ODIN, select the .md5 in the PDA section. The ONLY checkboxes that should be checked are Reset Time and Auto Reboot.

Press START and WAIT! DO NOT UNPLUG DEVICE. IT WILL REBOOT ON IT'S OWN!

You are now stock.

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Original root method for VRALG3 (original factory firmware) was achieved using RootDebugFS.bat :)

Thanks to

miloj

Noxious Ninja

sparkym3

joYstick61

Ezgoing2406

Scrosler
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