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[Galaxy Note II General] dcpathak:
Thanks Dr. Ketan! When I asked the cafe guy to update the phone via his software (he claimed that they have a smart update system provided by sammy), it said the device cannot be recognised and he told me that no update is available. But I downloaded the update there itself using his wi-fi and installed after I came home. The guy also seemed to be a good person. Since I'm in thick of things these days (exams are going on and I still have to set paper for my friday exam :eek:), I find myself unable to do some research or to visit the cafe again.

By the way, of the images I posted for fake and genuine one, mine matches the fake one:crying: Do you people have Samsug sticker and warranty sticker on your device?

I bought it after so much wait...I could have waited a bit more but the EMI offer from sbi credit card was only up to 30th April.

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Hopefully, fingers crossed!
[Galaxy Note II General] dr.ketan:
Just concentrate your exam and forget rest of, if you have updated with SW update of device, it can not be a fake one. You need not to check sticker or compare images with fake one.

Gud luck for exam !
[Galaxy Note II General] dcpathak:
Thanks Dr. Ketan,

If this device turns out to be fake (I believe the chances of it being fake is less than 0.01%), it would be ultimate nemesis. I waited patiently for sds-issue to settle down, I've done my fair share of android fiddling when I was using HTC Desire Z, and most of all, I researched so much about note 2 before buying it. Just never thought that I could also be in such a situation. Still since all sensors are working, I feel that I'm not cheated. Just let me know about the back sticker thing.

Just did Antutu and Quadrant. Antutu in first run gave a score of 17498 while Quadrant gave 6700 something.

It seems my students would make merry this time as I'm in no good state to set very analytical questions.

Thanks to all of you for moral support. This is what the spirit of xda is: all for one and one for all!
[Galaxy Note II General] dr.ketan:
why you still have doubt 0.01% ?

You are not having fake one if you updated your device OTA that's it.

Now still you have anything in your mind then you needs a visit to consultant for anxiolytic :P
[Galaxy Note II General] dcpathak:
:):D:)

all this doubt started with eMMC Check giving me a date: 02/1998 (in 1998, there were no 16 gb eMMC Chips perhaps). I still request you to remove the battery of your device and see if it has sammy sticker and warranty stickers! This is something that is absent in mine.
[Galaxy Note II General] dr.ketan:
I do have a sticker beneath battery that just showing model IMEI and s/r

nothing like warranty sticker OR sticker you can see in image you have posted on previous page.
[Galaxy Note II General] dcpathak:
Thank God! Now I can go and sleep peacefully. Thanks Dr. Ketan, you're such a great help in xda:good:

Good night.

Hey, I entered the Odin Mode on mobile. What is the safe way to come out. haven't attached any cable or anything.

Ohh, just came out by pressing Home+Power+Volume up! This summer vacation, I would learn about this beast called note 2. Have been used to htc so find sammy little bit different!
[Galaxy Note II General] pnsdhrn:
Thank you dr.Got it.Now how can use the apk icons P , C ,g ,Internet ,Camera on the Lock Screen without swiping into the Home screen?
[Galaxy Note II General] dr.ketan:
Setting - lockscreen - lockscreen option - short cut
[Galaxy Note II General] amg009:
Just long pressing power button is enough to get out of download mode... :)
[Galaxy Note II General] kachrukamble:
I am afraid of 4.2.2 update for our device now.

its bugy as hell on S4, so many glitches are present Sammy could have polished it.

No text reflow in stock browser

setting menu has bug, no improvements on laggy contacts tab as well as widget drawer Tab.

hope Sammy should polish it perfectly after the reports from S4:fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy Note II General] tuxonhtc:
Nah, we'll be good. Lag should be fixable and should be more polished with custom ROMs/kernels. Otherwise we'll just switch back to 4.1.2 custom ROMs :)
[Galaxy Note II General] dcpathak:
I've noticed that my phone's battery charges and discharges very fast. Left to charge overnight and used it in morning for sometime and charge dropped from 100% to 96% in about half-an hour. Screen time would be even lesser as I checked my emails and some flipboarding. Is it normal or I can do something to improve it?

Also noticed that free ram is just 1.2 gb even when no app other than system apps, is running. Further 1.2+593 should be around 1.8 gb. Where does the rest 0.2 gb goes? Please let me know if it is normal!
[Galaxy Note II General] tuxonhtc:
Ok nvm, use battery monitor app to see what is draining your battery.
[Galaxy Note II General] iampunX:
Everything's normal. Don't you worry. The sudden drain could've been flipboard running in the background. No issues. Please make yourself used to exiting heavy apps rather than just minimizing them. Plus, charging your phone overnight is not recommended. Although the phone automatically cuts the battery from being charged at 100%, I wouldn't recommend this.

《Samsung Galaxy Note II ★ GT-N7100》
[Galaxy Note II General] saintsinner25:
hey guys..i just had a really weird problem.i was trying to flash TWRP via odin v3.04 from my pc..i had flashed CWM yesterday and it flashed just fine.but now,it all of a sudden gave me an error messaging no pit partition was found =| what could be the problem? my phone is booting up otherwise just fine and its working well im on stock xxdmc3 with neak kernel and xposed installed.any help would be appreciated :)
[Galaxy Note II General] iampunX:
Galaxy Note III Rumored To Have 8-Core CPU And GPU - http://bit.ly/161FYdo :D

《Samsung Galaxy Note II ★ GT-N7100》
[Galaxy Note II General] arunsankar:
Time to start saving! I stopped staring at other phones after getting my Note 2 :D
[Galaxy Note II General] pnsdhrn:
Dear dr,

I downloaded the win rar file for EFS Backup Restore file from your Toolbox and extracted it into a folder.Then connected the phone to Laptop(Windows XP) with USB Data cable after ticking the USB debugging box and double clicked on the Backup tool.A black window opened in which it shows

"Error: Device not connected .Press any key".On pressing any key the same message again appears.What might have gone wrong?
[Galaxy Note II General] dr.ketan:
Have you installed kies OR USB samsung driver on PC/Laptop?
[Galaxy Note II General] pnsdhrn:
Yes dr.Already installed Samsung drivers from your thread.And PC reads files in the phone and SD Card.
[Galaxy Note II General] Ram121:
Try to connect device in unlock condition and check for notification for allowing root access to adb shell
[Galaxy Note II General] pnsdhrn:
I connected the phone in unlocked condition and pulled down the notification bar and pressed on the message "USB connected"Then 2 b oxes showed ,one for Media device(MTP) and other for Camera(PTP).I ticked for Media device.

BTW I found another apk in Playstore namely Hellcat's KTool.This I arrived at by clicking dr's Toolbox inwhich Odin1.85 version was included.Is this tool compatible for N7100?
[Galaxy Note II General] Ram121:
I think ktool is not still compatible (i have read it some days back)

To backup efs

Before connecting device disable antivirus

After connecting device kies may start close it, keep device unlocked

Then run batch file then press any key massage will be there once it is done there will be notification on device to give su access

This way I have tried twice and was successful
[Galaxy Note II General] dcpathak:
Thanks. I exit apps by using the back button on note 2. Is this ok or I should do something else? I also clean apps out of memory by swiping them away after long pressing the home button.
[Galaxy Note II General] pnsdhrn:
First of all I may inform you that my device is not rooted.And no Antivirus is installed in it.Does the this tool run on rooted device?If I uninstall the Samsung drivers and install Kies downloaded directly from Samsung will help the situation?The complete copy of the window appeared when I connected the phone with USB and started the tool is as given below

"Back up EFS

Press any key to continue-----

-------Starting---------------

----WRITING FOR DEVICE

error: write faileure during connection

--------Bac up efs image------

error: write faileure during connection

error: write faileure during connection

Press any key to continue....."

On pressing any key then,the window disappears.

I am waiting for helping advice of fyh or anybody else who are considerate with thanks,
[Galaxy Note II General] kachrukamble:
^^^ IMHO if you haven't rooted your device yet, there is no need to backup your EFS

reasons..

1) as long as you are on stock unrooted official Rom, you are a healthy candidate to claim damage repair to service center. (if unexpectedly it happens)

2) Most of the cases for corrupt EFS found to them who usually do flash custom Rom/Kernel and any of bad flash can corrupt this EFS partition.(It looks you are not interested in those stuffs)

3) I have never tried taking efs backup without Rooting the phone so not sure whether it is possible to take EFS backup without root privilege. (Please correct me if I am wrong)

4) obtaining online driver installation option from Microsoft for the device must be enabled. So that the best drives will be installed automatically when you connect any device.

5) Windows 7 (Regular updates from Microsoft installed would be even better) is best for connecting these modern devices..
[Galaxy Note II General] saintsinner25:
Anybody?
[Galaxy Note II General] dr.ketan:
[MENTION=3206617]pnsdhrn[/MENTION]

You needs rooted device to backup efs.

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You mean you getting this error while flashing with odin?
[Galaxy Note II General] kachrukamble:
Have you flashed correct version of TWRP?? I mean for N7100.
[Galaxy Note II General] saintsinner25:
Yeah. =/ can it be cause my usb is kinda jumpy? I mean it keeps reconnecting on and off while in usb storage mode with my note 2 and my htc explorer.

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Yes im pretty sure..but when i initiated the process it just all of a sudden just gave me this error 'PIT partition not found' could it be because i have a faulty usb? Because otherwise my phone is working perfectly fine i even flashed a rom (wanamlite) today evening via the CWM recovery i had installed yesterday after rooting my note 2.
[Galaxy Note II General] dr.ketan:
Yeah faulty cable can give this error, don't use that.

You can charge device but can't flash, many time I have seen this.
[Galaxy Note II General] saintsinner25:
Hmm..i was using one of those extended usb cables which come with usb modems.maybe il have to get a new one.gratitude dr.ketan and kachrukamble =) thanks alot
[Galaxy Note II General] kachrukamble:
Don't use this kind of faulty USB cable, specially for flashing stuffs.

do you remember while flashing, in Odin, re-partition option was ticked accidentally?

have you tried flashing stock official Rom in PC odin? if not, give it a Try. Also wipe everything after flash.
[Galaxy Note II General] saintsinner25:
Yes everything was ticked just fine and i have flashed a stock rom before (back in January after cm10.1 screwed up the internal sd file system) and it flashed just fine.im pretty sure as you and dr.ketan are saying its just the usb cable acting jumpy.thanks alot for the help =)
[Galaxy Note II General] dr.ketan:
If you have any connection between device and pc, don't do that. Don't use any point to extend cable like usb hub etc

Cable should connect one end to PC other to device without any connector between.
[Galaxy Note II General] jujuburi:
If I connect my phone with my T.V via HDMI with the MHL adapter, then from where the audio will come from, T.V, Phone or do I need have speakers attached to the T.V?
[Galaxy Note II General] saintsinner25:
Well i can confirm that the usb extender i was using is faulty.now to order one from good ol' Flipkart =P

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Btw i dont get it why does everybody recommend TWRP in every rom/kernel/theme thread?
[Galaxy Note II General] sachin6870:
Hey,

Do you know where can I get Spigen case in india?

Thanks,
[Galaxy Note II General] dr.ketan:
Ktool won't work on N7100

either use that tool i have mentioned in root guide thread

OR

Flash Philz CWM, that have inbuilt option to backup EFS (may be also available in other CWM/TWRP, but myself have never tried any other) Again remember CWM will raise flash counter and you have to replace with stock recovery then have to use triangle away to reset counter.
[Galaxy Note II General] pnsdhrn:
Thank you dr.I think I will have to settle with PreRooted ROM till the Expiry of Warranty,ie,Sept.13 and thenafter flash Philz' Recovery.I think only by then we will be able to get a stable Sammy based 4.2.2 Custom ROM.Till then I have to settle with the 4.2 Prerooted Stock ROM which might be available during this MAY.Meanwhile I am going to root with your April PreRooted ROM and trying to make EFS Back up with your Tool as it will become rooted after flashing.Is this a wise decision?Please suggest your opinion.Waiting with thanks once again...
[Galaxy Note II General] saintsinner25:
Ok..got it! thanks!
[Galaxy Note II General] dr.ketan:
of course you can flash prerooted ROM and that won't raise flash counter and so warranty will remain intact, in case of any claim you need, simply unroot fro superSu application settings. I think once you have root access, there shouldn't have any issue with EFS backup
[Galaxy Note II General] pnsdhrn:
Thank you dr.You have given me courage.

PS:I can't see thanks button in your post.

BTW I am also a professional just like you.But exactly not in your line.I am a Chartered Engineer.

Edit:Now seen the button.Pressed it.

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[Galaxy Note II General] pnsdhrn:
Advanced EFS Backup Tool

Dear dr,

I saw an advanced EFS Backup Tool in xda which is a modification of the existing tool developed by an xda member Iskwl posted on xda.Copy of the post is given below.

" Backup & Restore EFS (IMEI) for Samsung Galaxy Note 2 GT-N7100

This is a script to backup and restore the EFS partition / IMEI of the N7100.

It is only tested on N7100, please let me know, if its also working on N7105, S3 or S4 other Samsungs

I was inspired by batch scripts of xda user "as i9000".

But his Windows scripts did not satisfy me, because there where file not found issues, and in my opinion missing checks that made me build up my own scripts from scratch...

See the attachment and let me know if its useful for you

Hit the THANKS if you like it!

SEE ATTACHED FILES"

The Tool is also attached herewith.What is your opinion?Is it better than the existing one?If it is,I shall use it today night after rooting with your PreRooted ROM.

Waiting with thanks....

.
[Galaxy Note II General] jitin02:
Suggestion

I have a skin on my note2 (attached pic) and also got gadget shield. So bit confused should I apply shield or skin looks good!!!
[Galaxy Note II General] dr.ketan:
I dont understand why you are unnecessarily worrying

Just root device then use any of tool, there is nothing like better, basically tool just taking image of efs partition, if you fail with one try second one.

Myself have used only one from as 9000 and never need to restore it.
[Galaxy Note II General] pnsdhrn:
Thank you dr.So I am proceeding now.
[Galaxy Note II General] saintsinner25:
The skin looks hot :thumbup: but its your choice at the end of the day.btw is that a bumper on the sides?
[Galaxy Note II General] jitin02:
Yup that's bumper sides. :D

You can find it at mcbub. Com for. Cheap
[Galaxy Note II General] saintsinner25:
Eh..wish i could buy it from flipkart or something.dont have a credit card =P
[Galaxy Note II General] SacGuru:
Keep your bumpers, they look good. As I have already discussed on this thread a couple of pages ago, gadgetshieldz side skins start coming off in corners after a month or so. And god forbid if you use a cover along with them, they will come off when puting the cover on or off. However they are really cheap and can be brought monthly, they make your note 2 look sleek like no cover would ever be able to and they allow your phone to be kept in your skinny jeans without the additional bulk of the cover,so its your call.

PS: Almost forgot to mention, the screen and the back panel guard gadgetshieldz provides are good, use them without any hesitation. Its only the side skins with the prob.

Sent from my GTN7100 or the Nexus 10, heaven knows.

Those who help noobs go to heaven. True story.
[Galaxy Note II General] jitin02:
You can buy it from mcbub itself they accepted my debit card.

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So I am gone do it tonight or tomorrow

And will see if I can remove the skin without stretching :confused: which I doubt
[Galaxy Note II General] saintsinner25:
The sad part is i don't even have a debit card. =P i'l get a bank account opened on my own name after my bday in 4 months.still 17.
[Galaxy Note II General] dcpathak:
do you also get similar system information?

Hi Dr. Ketan, iampunX, and tuxonhtc,

good morning gentlemen!

Yesterday, I did some benchmarking on my note 2 using Vellamo and Vellamo Metal. It put my device above HTC One X (:cool:) but when I used the system information option there, the results I got are surprising (or may be an indicator of my ignorance). Every where I found the note 2 has ARM Cortex A9 processor but it shows ARMv7. I'm posting three screenshots, two taken of information from Vellamo and one from Quadrant. Please have a look and let me is this is what is expected. I would highly appreciate it if you can install Vellamo (if you don't have it already) and see if our information match. Today, I would go to the Samsung Smart Cafe in afternoon and I want to know things before I go there. Sorry to trouble you people but please do help.

Please also suggest if the getting insurance for the device is good.

Anyone providing some information is heartily thanked in advance.
[Galaxy Note II General] saintsinner25:
Well i matched your quadrant information to mine its showing the same.armv7.probably just false information or something the note 2 certainly doesn't work like a armv7 device.its much faster.
[Galaxy Note II General] dcpathak:
Thanks a lot saintsinner25. I don't know how these apps are giving wrong information about the processor.
[Galaxy Note II General] saintsinner25:
Hmm..well ir doesnt matter.you can chill out =)
[Galaxy Note II General] pnsdhrn:
Rooted with PreRoot

Dear dr,

Today I flashed your April Prerooted ROM through Odin.I think it went successfully.There is Super Su in my application Drawer.Also I downloaded Titanium Backup Pro and installed.It also showed the phone Rooted.

But there is a problem.I can't Backup EFS with the 1900 EFS Backup Tool.When I try by clicking Back up in it's folder The black window shows the following.

"Backup EFS

Press any key to continue...

-----STARTING-------

-----WAITING FOR DEVICE----

error: write faileure during connection

-----Backup efs image------

error: write faileure during connection

error: write faileure during connection

Press any key to contiue..."

On pressing any key the window goes out.I had Firewall and Antivirus disabled in my computer ,Also the phone is connected to the PC with USB data cable and USB Debugging and Unknown sources enabled.How can I backup EFS now?

Another problem.Even after installing Prerooted ROM, my phone is with Insane chip.On dialing code *#12580*369# the result shows "MP1:300".Then I installed eMMc Brickbug Check from Playstore and checked with.It's report is given below.

"Type: VTU00M

Date:08/2012

CID: 15010056545530304DF1DC8B7EE78F19

FwRev :0xf1

Yes,Insane chip"

So what to do to change the chip to sane?Please advise.Waiting with thanks.....

Sasidharan.
[Galaxy Note II General] kkapoorr:
You can't change the chip to the sane one yourself. And rooting by itself will not solve the insane chip problem. Either samsung service center replaces the motherboard, or you flash a kernel that'll overcome the insane chip SDS issue in every boot.

Sent From My Note 2.
[Galaxy Note II General] SacGuru:
I have been having some gps problems, plus my chip is an insane one, so I am contemplating giving back my phone for repairs. I am of course assuming that samsung will provide me with a new set considering these problems. I was wondering if anyone could tell me how much time does samsung normally take to repair/replace a product?

Thanks in advance to anyone who replies :)

Sent from my GTN7100 or the Nexus 10, heaven knows.

Those who help noobs go to heaven. True story.
[Galaxy Note II General] Ram121:
I am having problem of device not going in deep sleep even screen is off. This problem started after updating to dmc3

Anyone else having problem

I am attaching screen shot of cpu spy
[Galaxy Note II General] dr.ketan:
-Have you access superSu permission for adb ?

before taking backup

open superSU - setting -default access- select 'Grant'

after finishing backup, you can change it back to prompt (for security purpose prompt is good option)

- You are engineer and technically just apply logic

does changing SW can change HW ? chip is hardware and emmc brick bug reading your hardware version nothing else. it will remain insane untill you change motherboard. but still you are safe if you have 4.1.2 firmware. as patching in latest ROM stop commands which can cause harm to your insane chip.
[Galaxy Note II General] ABHIII:
Well it depends on the service centre. Some service centres are reluctant to replace your device with a new one. Unless you give a written complain with about your unresolved issues. If they are not willing to replace than email Samsung india. That shall surely work.

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[Galaxy Note II General] dr.ketan:
Check your supersu log, does it have granted permission to adb

As well you need to connect in normal mode (phone in regular stand by) not in download mode.
[Galaxy Note II General] Sharp-Razr:
[MENTION=4998384]SacGuru[/MENTION] - Chip change requires a replacement of the motherboard. And Samsung will replace the motherboard only if there is an issue for example a bricked phone.

Since there had been a software workaround provided in the latest ROMs you need not worry. I too have an Insane chip in my handset it works perfectly.

Don't worry and enjoy using the phone.
[Galaxy Note II General] SacGuru:
My major issue is not an insane chip, its just one of the issues. I do know about the software workaroundsn perseus kernel and alln infact I am using it with the latest omega rom. The gps problem is a a major issue, and I have read comments from people with similar problems who have got the gps fixed only after getting a replacement. Lets see though, I will wait for another month or so and check if the there is any improvement in the gps.

Sent from my GT-N7100 or the Nexus 10, heaven knows.

Those who help noobs go to heaven. True story.

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Hmm, it would a great favor if you could ask your friend about the time samsung takes for the repairs, dont want to be deprived of my cellphone for too long :p

I guess I will anyway wait for a month or so, try a couple of gps fixing apps.

Sent from my GT-N7100 or the Nexus 10, heaven knows.

Those who help noobs go to heaven. True story.
[Galaxy Note II General] dr.ketan:
What exact issue you have with gps? It never gets fixed?

Does you have this since you own or developed later
[Galaxy Note II General] jujuburi:
Purchased a Shure SE215 yesterday, thought it'd be great with my N2, but I regret my decision of buying it. So if any audiophile is here.....you know what I'm saying. PM if interested.

'Swyped' from my GT-N7100