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[Galaxy Note II Android Development] AddisG:
Hi Mark,

I believe SLIMC84 is willing to make a FULL nand backup but i think he kind of needs help doing that. I'll PM to contact you. Thanks! =)
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] seamonkey420:
i can help everyone out :)

Hey, I'm on T-Mobile and have root w/CWM. :)

Funny thing was that i was just about to make a nandroid of my setup, then do a complete factory reset and do another nandroid. I'll post the nandroid within the next hour (depending on my upload speeds).
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] AddisG:
AWESOME!! Thanks a lot dude!!
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] mskip:
Im adding TMobile support to the Toolkit now I just need someone to flash the boot files I posted to verify they boot.

Need someone on sprint and uscellular to flash cwm recovery, make a nand backup in tar format and send me the boot.img.

Mark.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] luser01:
I flashed both and they booted. Will let you know if there are any issues.

Thanks for you hard work.

PS. If you get a modem bin :)

Been playing with the insecure boot since I flashed it and it is working just fine.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] mskip:
Thanks for letting me know. What do you need the radio image for?

Can you adb root and remount with the insecure image?

Mark.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] luser01:
I am getting the SDK on this computer and will tell you in a bit.

I was bored.. and flashed an ITL rom that had the modem in it.

I don't hav any cell service at all only wifi and BT.

I basically need a Odin flashable stock image. Or a good custom rom with it all in it.

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Yes, ADB remount works.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] AllanJH:
I rooted the T-Mobile grey variant using option 2,4,1 with no issues. Thanks for the help!
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] mskip:
Can someone with a SPRINT variant who has flashed cwm recovery make a nand backup in tar format and send me the boot.img file.

I can only add TMobile support until I know the boot images are the same.

Mark.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] seamonkey420:
Warning. possible bug in cwm backup

hmm, i think there may be a bug in CWM on backups. i did a nand of my setup the total is under 50mb. i'll upload the zip of the nand backup folder.

i can't guarantee that this will fix anything, however i did restore each item onto my working tmobile note 2 w/o issues except w/an error on the data restore.

link: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/11543813/2012-10-26.09.20.14.zip

i was able to go back from stock to my previous setup via my full titanium backup. just wanted to give a heads up, i'll find the cwm thread and post my errors/concerns. hope these atleast get you what you need. :)
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] djdubd:
boot.img for US Cellular SCH-R950 Galaxy Note 2

Here is the boot.img from my nandroid backup of the US Cellular Galaxy Note 2
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] aramova:
I have the Sprint one with CWM however it's soft bricked due to attempting the toolkit before all the warnings came out early this morning. Waiting to get ahold of a sprint system/boot/etc to flash in and fix the phone.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] brashmadcap:
I also rooted T-Mobile GN2 successfully

T-Mobile grey option 2,4,1; verified root working correctly
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] BlkR:
ok guys considering i bought mine from overseas, and im using it here in Australia (hasnt been released yet) ... what original image do i need? and where? the box came from Saudi Arabia so probably need someone who has it from there right ?

actually i should say i have problem with lost IMEI and all those in About Phone options......
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] mskip:
You need to change the backup format to 'tar' so that it performs a traditional nand backup. The new 'default' method in cwm is to save all the files in a blobs folder which can then be shared between multiple backups to save space.

Mark.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] mskip:
So you already flashed a Rom on it that wasnt designed for your phone? I was going to say look in the about device screen to see what your model is but now you have lost it thats not possible.

Try going into download mode and look at your 'Product Name'. As long as you can find what model it is then you should be able to flash a firmware image back and fix it.

Mark.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] mskip:
Thanks what is the build number of the firmware this is taken from?

Or can anyone tell me the current build that is on the US Cellular model?

Mark.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] mskip:
I really need 2 things to finish updating the Toolkit for the US variants:

1. I still need someone who has flashed (or can flash) cwm recovery to take a nand backup with tar format and send me their boot image. Im certain that all 3 carriers are interchangeable but I would rather include seperate images if possible.

2. I need someone with root with root on either sprint, uscellular or tmobile to put a terminal app on their phone and type mount and post the mount points so I can verify the partitions are in the same place.

Thanks.

TMobile and USCellular now rooted and added to the toolkit just waiting for Sprint to catch up :)

Mark.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] BlkR:
Well product name just says GT-N7100
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] AddisG:
Mark, i rooted and flashed a GT-N7100 Rom on my Sgh-t889 and lost signal and phone reboots randomly. Would it be possible to fix this problem with this tool? I'm on Tmo(US). Thanks in advance.

Addis
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] bhowanidin:
Hey mskip, will this be posted in the T-Mobile GNII forum?
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] hongkongtom:
dear mark, follow-up questions on wiping. Given that rooting/unrooting and flashing cwm don't wipe my phone, I would like to know what would happen if there's an OTA coming to my GSN2? when I was in GN, I could manually flash boot.img/system.img to get clean and apply OTA without wiping and getting the updates, could this happen to GSN2? thx :confused:
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] mskip:
I will post the Toolkit in each variants forum for ease of use.

Mark.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] mskip:
Did you flash a stock rom via odin or a custom rom via recovery? If you flashed a custom rom then you should only have to write the boot and system partitions which can be easily obtained. If you flashed an Odin stock rom then you would have overwritten the radio partition (modem.bin) and will have to wait for a firmware file to be released.

Either way its not hard bricked and can be rescued.

Mark.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] mskip:
I dont know.. The unroot zip file via recovery should get your phone ready for an OTA and I could even put the stock recovery in the unroot file which would do everything. I will look into it more after I finish the update.

Mark.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] antique_sonic:
But I never see N7105 forum.

Is ur toolkit confirm working for all variant, mark?

Sent from N7105, at the corner of this rounded earth.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] AddisG:
Mark, thanks much for the quick response. And yes i flashed a custom Rom via recovery (ARHD Rom). Please help me get this phone running. Can't even take it back to the store. I will buy some beer to whoever comes up with a solution. :) Thanks!!!
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] BlkR:
ok after reading a few more posts, I have the Gt-N7100 version of the phone... not the other variants im seeing ... so and of the stock roms should fix the efs partition i have corrupted? tried flashing alot of them and yet still no go ... any ideas guys ? oh and just notice that everytime it boots up says something about factory mode on and keeps having a screen with yellow writing at the front. I got rid of it once but forgot how ...
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] simplelife:
would be great.thanks
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] seamonkey420:
Ahh! will do. can we change the default action for CWM to not save the blobs and as previous nands in the backup folder? i'm going to play around with my backups today.

Thanks for the info!! +thanks given
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] jpvanpolanen:
Oke, i read every post in the thread. But still not sure. Sorry!!!

I've got a regular Note2. (NLD) For rooting, is this the correct way?

2 (for rooting options)

3 (ALLINONE)??

That's it?

Since i see different posts of bricked phones i feel like a woman :)
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] mediawiz:
OK... So how do I get the manual update (to version 1.1.0)?
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] mskip:
I dont have a N7105 boot image so I cant be sure but the hardware for all Note2 variants is the same so if you can flash the custom recovery and make a nand backup using the tar format then send me the boot.img and I will add it.

Mark.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] mskip:
Well you need to install the drivers first but yep thats all you need to do.

Mark.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] mskip:
SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 2 TOOLKIT UPDATE TO V2.0.0 (27TH OCTOBER 2012)!!

ChangeLog

ToolKit v2.0.0 (27th October 2012)

+Added FULL support for Sprint (SPH-L900)

+Added FULL support for TMobile (SGH-T889)

+Added FULL support for US Cellular (SCH-R950)

+Updated SuperSU Root zip file to V0.96

+Updated CWM Recovery to V6.0.1.5

+Added TWRP Recovery V2.3.1.1

+Added option on all Root procedures to root with Superuser (ChainsDD) or SuperSU (Chainfire)

+Added option in ALLINONE Root routine to flash cwm or twrp Recovery

+Improved Root procedure on all builds

+Made some edits for Toolkit stability

+More tweaks

Download link in the 1st Post.

Enjoy.

Mark.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] micky387:
Fantastic work :good:
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] antique_sonic:
Hi, Mark.

This is the boot.img from my device.

Built# : JRO03C.N7105XXALJ3

Baseband : N7105DXALJ1

My device is rooted with CWM installed.

Sent from the corner of this rounded earth.

Regards,
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] iskuruts:
download link DOES NOT WORK! it kept on refreshing and nothing's happening...
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] jpvanpolanen:
Already did that. After that it all works like a charm!! My Note 2 is rooted! Now looking for good (best) rom and other options of your great tool!

:good::good:
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] hongkongtom:
Mark, really thanks for your help!
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] beejmeister:
+1
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] giciu:
After flash Note always reboot in the Stock Recovery, and I don't write Superuser-3.1.3-Recovery.zip

What I doing wrong ? Odin finish ok, Tool reboot Note, Tool print proprety serial number in the top menu.

Sorry but english is not my language.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] artnada:
Working fine here. I just tried it 1 minute before this post.

@Mark - sent you a PM earlier regarding donation. :good:
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] Jimmy34742:
suddenly can't do backups

On my Note 2, I did a backup-all-system-apk-shared backup without a problem. When I tried the same kind of update again the next day, the backup routine returned the message "adb: unable to connect for backup." But I'm able to do other phone operations (for example, reboot), so I don't know what's not working this time. The phone's serial number shows up when I start the toolkit. What else is there to check on?

One difference since yesterday is that I've now also installed the S3 Toolkit. I did an S3 backup, no problem. Could the Note 2 Toolkit installation

somehow be affected by the S3 Tookit installation? When I installed the S3 Toolkit, the installer said the drivers were already present, so I opted not to install them again. I would think that leaves the N2 Toolkit installation completely unchanged.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] mskip:
I have added support for N7105 and will push an Auto Update as soon as its done (or release a full version for post#1 if I have time to make a full build).

Mark.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] mskip:
Which option did you use exactly (all option numbers)?

Mark.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] antique_sonic:
Thanks, mark.

It will be a good news for all N7105 users.

:)

Sent from N7105, at the corner of this rounded earth.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] Magnus3D:
Great to see this being updated, however i never got a notification through the autoupdater thingy in the application itself. It had to be downloaded and installed manually. Although not a difficult task for me to perform but i assumed that was what the autoupdater should do. :)

Is there a update of some sort which improves the camera, both for stills and video ?

/ Magnus
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] mskip:
I have built the Auto Update from V1.0.0+ to V2.0.0 but the filesize is 76MB which is technically not allowed by my hoster so I am waiting for an email to say whether I can upload it or not as I dont want my site taken down due to breach of rules. I think I will end up having to rent my own virtual server so I can do what I want with it.

V1.1.0 includes a camera mod in the mods section which increases the video bitrate and the camera quality settings.

Mark.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] Magnus3D:
Thanks for your quick reply Mark. Yes i figured hosting was an issue since the file is pretty big and you have lots of downloads of it which increases bandwidth usage beyond the normal users needs. But then again, downloading and installing it manually is not really a big problem. So just having a notification showing up in the application is enough and then the rest can be done manually by the user.

About this camera mod, how do i apply that ? i can't seem to find where and how to install that on my device.

/ Magnus
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] mskip:
I have uploaded the V2.0.0 Auto Updater file, just have to hope that it doesnt get taken down too quickly lol.

To apply the mod you need to have rooted with the insecure boot image method. Select option 15 from the main menu to get into the Phone Mods section, make a nand backup if you want one, select option 3 from the mods menu, backup your media_profiles.xml file and then push the medium or high quality mod depending on what you want. Personally I think the medium quality mod is plenty enough but theres always people who want more which is why the high quality mod is there ;)

Mark.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] Magnus3D:
Great! thanks so much for you help :) your tips are very helpful as this procedure was not that obvious to me at first. It's been ages since i done this stuff on my old device and it was very different back then from what it is today to root and install custom stuff on it.

I assume that getting back to stock rom if anything happens is no big problem.

Edit: After running several tests i still get the same errormessage. It claims i am not using a insecure boot image although i have clearly installed that on my device and verified that it is installed.

/ Magnus
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] mskip:
Where exactly are you getting the error message? What build are you on? How exactly did you root?

Root is very different from an insecure kernel. If you rooted via custom recovery then your kernel will not be insecure.

Mark.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] mskip:
SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 2 TOOLKIT AUTO UPDATE V2.1.0 [29TH OCTOBER] AVAILABLE!!

Changelog:

+Added FULL support for GT-N7105 (with LTE)

+Added Stock Recovery image for GT-N7105

+Added link in Downloads section for GT-N7105 Rom

+Edited some procedures

+Added some text to Main Menu

Enjoy

Mark.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] Magnus3D:
Mark

I got that errormessage when i went down into that menu to install the camera fix you have added, i went for number four on that list. The message appeared when just after the file was sent to the device, it then stopped as it noticed there was no insecure boot image installed.

The build i have is the ALJ1 and i have tried rooting options number 3 and now also number 2 to see which will work. Number two rooted the device but apparently did not install everything since the camera patch complained about it. Or i don't know, something appears to not be correct.

I'm running a new test now to see if i can solve it here.

Edit: Here's the errormessage i get.. cannot stat 'mods\media_profiles_HQ.xml': No such file or directory

When i check the folder the errormessage mentions, it's empty so no wonder it can't find any file to send to my device to perform the patching.

/ Magnus
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] mskip:
Very wierd that they are missing. How did you update the Toolkit as they are from the 1.1.0 Auto Update.

I have attached the mod files here, just unzip, move them to the mods folder and try again.

Mark.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] Magnus3D:
I had the same thought, it is weird that the files are missing and the folder is completly empty. How i installed the 2.0 update might explain it as i did not uninstall the previously installed 1.0 installation, something i probably should have done. But i will perform a clean uninstall and reinstallation tomorrow to see if that installs all files where they should be.

Thanks for attatching those missing mods files, i appreciate it. I'll let you know what happens.

/ Magnus
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] Jimmy34742:
still can't do backups

Any advice on my sudden inability to do backups? As I posted a couple of days ago, backup worked fine when I installed, but now, even with the updated toolkit, I get "adb: unable to connect for backup."
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] CitizenLee:
Just got my phone today and now rooted with custom recovery, thanks! :)
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] mskip:
Do other adb functions work in the Toolkit?

Does the adb serial number show in the main menu?

Mark.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] mskip:
Let me know how it goes. If its a problem with the Toolkit installation in some way then it needs fixing.

Mark.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] manuarh:
I have just checked my "\mods." It is also empty, and I also installed version 2 over version 1, without first uninstalling version 1.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] jpvanpolanen:
Same here!
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] MutantWizard:
same here.

By the way, how do I uninstall it or do I just delete everything in the folder?
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] Jimmy34742:
I'm a little confused here. Do you need different diagnostic information that what I already posted? I only see one serial number, and am not sure if you mean different functions than what I already mentioned at post #262 above:
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] mustasusi:
Hello,

I got the Korean version of SGN2 today. Please tell me how to dump the boot image for this model SHV-E250S(K).
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] ionutzm05:
If I have XXALIJ (Vodafone branded) firmware, can I flash Germany XXALJ3 and then use this toolkit for Root and CWM?

Thanks.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] jpvanpolanen:
Root is gone...

I have an App called RootChecker. It verified that root was there after procedure....

I don't know how or why but now it says i have no root. Is there another way to check you root access??

TIA
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] artnada:
Install something like Superuser or RomManager. It will ask you grant root access. If it asks, then you are rooted.

Sent from my lovely jubbly GT-N7100 Note II
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] jpvanpolanen:
I´ve got Rom Manager installed. In Rom manager when i want to fix permissions i get an error.

I´ve also got SuperSU installed. When i start this app i get the message that the SU binary must be updated, then de message occurs that install has failed...

So no clu if i have root.

Help please...

EDIT: It happend (in my situation) after applying camera mod (HQ).... Maybe anyone can test or verrify? I rooted again with no problem. Will test camera mod myself tommorow. TIA.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] mskip:
SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 2 AUTO UPDATE V2.3.0 AVAILABLE (3RD NOV 2012)

What's New:

+Added FULL support for Rogers, ATT Models (SGH-L317M)

+Added TWRP Recovery Image 2.3.1.1 for TMobile (SGH-T889)

+Added links in Downloads section to Sprint, TMobile Stock Firmware Images

+Added Flash Counter Reset walkthrough

+Edited Internal Storage restore procedure

+Added Stock Recovery image for TMobile SGH-T889

A full version will be built and posted in a few days as soon as I have updated the S3 Toolkits.

Enjoy.

Mark.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] t3chw00di:
model number

Just an FYI, the Canadian version (Telus, Bell, Rogers) is SGH-I317, not SGH-L3l7.

Thanks for all your hard work. :)
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] Jimmy34742:
still can't do another backup

I updated to the latest toolkit. The problem remains exactly the same as I described above in #262 and #283:

1. Toolkit shows serial number under "List of devices attached."

2. I'm able to do Toolkit operations such as push a file, pull a file, and reboot to Android OS.

3. Backup (Tookit option 7) always returns "unable to connect for backup" no matter what backup options I choose.

As I described above two times:

1) I was able to do a backup when I first got the Toolkit.

2) The only difference since then is that I've installed the S3 Toolkit.

3) When I installed the S3 toolkit, I chose not to reinstall the drivers.

Actions I've taken to try to fix this:

1) emailed the dev: no response

2) posted #262 above 6 days ago: no response

3) posted followup #276 above: dev's response didn't make sense, because it simply asked me to re-post the information already posted in #262

4) posted #283 to make sure dev actually required info I hadn't already posted, and referring to info in #262

5) posted this time, repeating all the same info after updating to the latest Toolkit version

Would you please respond to me, either here or via email? The only reason I bothered with the Toolkit was for the backup feature--the rest is gravy. The Note 2backup feature originally worked for me, which is why I donated and then also bought the S3 Toolkit. But suddenly the backup feature on the Note 2 stopped working for no apparent reason. I'd be happy to post any diagnostic information here, or via email.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] Magnus3D:
Edit: Nevermind what i wrote, stupid question. I solved it myself by using the grey matter inside my skullbone. :)

/ Magnus
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] akear:
Hi,

My note 2 has the brandbase N7100BVALI9 and the firmwire JRO03C.N7100XXALIJ. Which model should I use ?

Thanks.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] mskip:
If everything else works and you are able to perform other adb functions such as the reboot options, push/pull files (as you said) then its very confusing as to why the adb backup function wouldnt work. That is a built in function of adb so theres no diagnostics I can do to the toolkit.

Have you tried disabling an AV/Internet security while you preform that function to make sure its no being blocked?

Have you tried a total uninstall of all drivers or programs which may conflict, rebooting and starting fresh with just the samsung drivers from the Note 2 Toolkit (as those are the latest)?

Have you tried using different usb ports or even trying a different cable (sometimes a drivers will not install properly on one port but will work fine on another)?

Mark.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] mskip:
ALIE or ALJ1 should work fine. I would select ALJ1 as its more recent.

Mark.
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] mustasusi:
Any news on the Korean model? Is it root-able at all?
[Galaxy Note II Android Development] jpvanpolanen:
There is an uninstall.bat file in de folder.

---------- Post added at 11:22 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:59 PM ----------

Help please!

I got a few forced closes of Touchwiz en therefore i wanted to fix the permissions with Rommanager. After that you must restart you device.

NOW IT KEEPS REBOOTING!!!

Don't know what to do.