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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] simplelife:
should be in matter of time
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] VIIRU§:
The zip root. This only installs cwm recovery still need a rooted rom.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] tuffCookie:
confirming that this method worked on my Note 2. :good:

this should be stickied.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] VIIRU§:
Did the SU zip work for u?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] tuffCookie:
yup
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] VIIRU§:
Can u link me the zip your using cause I flashed and it went thru but just didnt give me root. But I do have a custom recovery.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Double 0 7:
cant root

Please help. I have tmobile note 2 with latest ota update. I have 64gb Micro sd i format on note 2 the reason i want to root is to install custom room..i followed all steps im at step7. I Got green PASS in Odin now when i try to install superuser from cwm recovery i get error message about e file signature.my flash counter is at 5 i installed superuser from market place but my phone still has no root access dont know what im doing wrong. Again i got green Pass on odin and i have reached to step 7 without issues. .
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] simplelife:
Can you confirm you are ready have CUSTOM Recovery ( Chenglu 6.0.1.5 Touch version ) ?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Double 0 7:
Yes i do
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] simplelife:
First uninstall SU you just download on play store then do this

Turn power off / Hold Home + Power + Volume Up to Boot into CWM

Flash this http://www.mediafire.com/?8bul3x38p78l390 ( SuperSU v0.99 latest )

reboot.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Double 0 7:
Uninstalled marketplace Superuser from marketplace.i attempted to install SU .99 same error message about signature not confirmed

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My phone is not rooted yet flash counter is at 5 .
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] nitrouspromonyc:
Im having the same issue:rolleyes:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] nitrouspromonyc:
ugh

well on a brighter note i rooted the phone using "Option 2 Only Root" method but i do not have CWM it still has android recovery when i do volume up home power. i am still on the stock rom and i did the update today, so i did get the multi window which is pretty neat but .... i would love to have custom roms pref. MIUI ...sooo now what?? thanks guys

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ok i figured it out! do the option 2 only root once you are done with that, go to play store and download ClockWorkMod app and through the app you will be able to flash cwm and also get touch option for 2 bucks , i just did it and works great, hope this helps
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Double 0 7:
how to install rom

Ok im rooted option 2 ... now how to install Rom. I have downloaded jedi x7.2 it is a zip file i extracted it but dont see Tar Rom file.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] simplelife:
Sorry, so drunk at my family yesterday.

Most of Custom rom install by CWM , either you retry install CWM at OP ( like I'm said before, I'm on latest TMOUVLAK8 custom rom still using CWM 6.01.5 without any issue ) or do the step like other member mention . If your note ready had CWM then boot into CWM / backup to External Card/full wipe / flash Rom

Regard.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] simplelife:
OP update CWM 6.0.2.5 ( Big thank to Koush & All Credit go to Him )

Down side of this CWM is not support EXFAT card
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] I'M NOT YELLING:
How do you know if your SD card is EXFAT or not?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] simplelife:
Put SD Card to PC /Right Click / Property
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] plasticslug:
I apologize for such ridiculous questions but I am having trouble here... I did update the latest official firmware released last week with multi view.

Option 1: CWM + SuperSU .

1. download cwm6-recovery-n7100-121014.tar : http://www.mediafire.com/?mouxvj4og7azcow

2.download CWM SUPERSU V0.99 installable ZIP: http://www.mediafire.com/?8bul3x38p78l390

Copy both file into Excard So this is saying put both the TAR and superuser on external card? I cant seem to select the TAR in ODIN when I put it on my external SD card

3.Download PC Odin : http://d-h.st/6Er

4.Open Odin and select PDA tab

5.Point to extracted file cwm6-recovery-n7100-121014.tar OR CWM V6.0.2.5 RECOVERY ( Your Choice of CWM ) Do I have to select the TAR from external SD card or can I select from my PC

6.Now switch off device and reboot in download modeby:

press Vol down + Home +Power, And then, press Volume UP button in Warning Page to enter the Download Mode

7.Connect device to PC and wait till device successfully added to com port (it will turn light blue)

8.Hit ‘Start’ to flash

9.Once it flashed successfully, you can see 'PASS' in table above the ID :COM, you can disconnect device from PCMine passed

10.Now reboot into CWM by :Switch off device and press Vol Up + Home +Power hold about 5 second

11.Install SuperSu. At this point I when I get to the recovery menu its not CWM recover but the same menu as before, the SUPERSU ZIP wont install rather it states: "failed to verify whole-file signature"

12.Reboot.Done
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] simplelife:
I apologize for such ridiculous questions but I am having trouble here... I did update the latest official firmware released last week with multi view.

Option 1: CWM + SuperSU .

1. download cwm6-recovery-n7100-121014.tar : http://www.mediafire.com/?mouxvj4og7azcow

2.download CWM SUPERSU V0.99 installable ZIP: http://www.mediafire.com/?8bul3x38p78l390

Copy both file into Excard So this is saying put both the TAR and superuser on external card? I cant seem to select the TAR in ODIN when I put it on my external SD card You can put CWM Tar file into ODIN Folder

3.Download PC Odin : http://d-h.st/6Er

4.Open Odin and select PDA tab

5.Point to extracted file cwm6-recovery-n7100-121014.tar OR CWM V6.0.2.5 RECOVERY ( Your Choice of CWM ) Do I have to select the TAR from external SD card or can I select from my PC Yes ,When open up ODIN you need manual input CWM into PDA from PC

6.Now switch off device and reboot in download modeby:

press Vol down + Home +Power, And then, press Volume UP button in Warning Page to enter the Download Mode

7.Connect device to PC and wait till device successfully added to com port (it will turn light blue)

8.Hit ‘Start’ to flash

9.Once it flashed successfully, you can see 'PASS' in table above the ID :COM, you can disconnect device from PCMine passed

10.Now reboot into CWM by :Switch off device and press Vol Up + Home +Power hold about 5 second

11.Install SuperSu. At this point I when I get to the recovery menu its not CWM recover but the same menu as before, the SUPERSU ZIP wont install rather it states: "failed to verify whole-file signature" Because you still had STOCK RECOVERY

12.Reboot.Done

At time i read your post , i did reflash CWM 6.0.1.5 and everything went through :confused:

I know not only you had this issue ,can you try it again and please report back

Edit : Try this CWM 6.0.1.5 http://www.mediafire.com/?mouxvj4og7azcow . im just tested 10 min ago
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] plasticslug:
Still nothing...

Quick and dirty version.

Installed ODIN, TAR *listed here*

ODIN clicked on PDA-->TAR

Ran program: Pass

Turned off my phone and launched recovery...

Still the same recovery menu.

I am thinking I should format my phone and return to original (non updated) stock rom and try again... Would you recommend this?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] simplelife:
Try root with option 2 first then reflash CWM via PC Odin or don't mind about Exfat go for CWM 6.0.2.5 flash via Mobile Odin ( can get from play store )
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] plasticslug:
Ok Option 2 worked and I have super user.. but a bit confused on this part "reflash CWM via PC Odin" ....

Should I try step 1 (Option1) again?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] nitrouspromonyc:
Well I'm done Thank you for this amazing rom, super fast & very clean , to the people having problems flashing CWM through odin after the OTA Update just flash it through the CWM app in the play store and all your problems are solved. .
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] simplelife:
Now you rooted and want install CUSTOM CWM ? Follow OP option 1 step 1 to 9 ( skip 2 super SU ) to install CWM or flash CWM via Mobile Odin ( can download on play store )
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] plasticslug:
THANK YOU! (and yes I was yelling)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] funktron:
<3

I think I'm in love with Chainfire.

Whoever is behind that handle can simply do NO wrong. :D

His Auto Root did the trick after I couldn't get Mr.Robinson's injected stock rom to work.

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One more question...

I ran Triangle Away, but I'm still showing "modified" in About Phone > Status - is this because of root, or did T-away not do the trick for me?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Coug76:
This is because of root and assigned permissions.

Hastily spouted for your befuddlement
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] funktron:
That's what I thought, but wanted to be sure. THX!

New phone, new things to learn about rooting and tweaking! I don't like this latest development with the flash counter, tho!

But I'll take the tradeoff coming from a Sprint Epic 4G and its 2GB internal storage and single-core 1GHz...

:cyclops:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] simplelife:
TA only Reset Counter
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] jmcandrews83:
triangle away doesnt work for me it only says that im not running ics I know im not running ics whats tha deal??
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Coug76:
Which version are you running? TA 2.37 worked like a boss on my SGH-889.

Hastily spouted for your befuddlement
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] fandroid93:
Hey guys, I just had a few questions about the rooting process and didn't want to start a new thread so I figured it would be okay to ask in here, if not just let me know.

I am new to Samsung phones as this is my first one. I have owned dozens of HTC android (G1, Mytouches, Nexus One, and a bunch of others. The latest was the Sensation) but I have realized HTC sucks so I bought a Note II lol. To get to the point, whats best way to root this monster? I am not quite positive on what the counter reset is, I know it has something to do with the binary count but thats about it. Also what exactly is odin? Why is it needed on Samsung phones?

Sorry for the noob questions, I assure you I know a lot more about Android and rooting than I am letting on lol.

Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] simplelife:
You are welcome to ask anything here , if I canT give the right answer then maybe someone will . We all here to help and share knownledge .

1. If you are Android flashoholic like me go for option 1 . Only root & keep stock at possible go for option 2,3 or you can flash stock rom + root via Odin .

2. Triangle Away are utility to reset counter and remove exclamation mark.

3. Odin are basic Require tool to flash ROM/Kernel/Modem. TAR file. Using this to flash custom stuff will raise flash counter.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] plasticslug:
Quick question, on my vibrant each time I tried a new rom I would have to root to sock, then flash a new rom.

Does that rule apply with the Note 2?

Do I have to download a stock image?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] simplelife:
No need .

Recommend backup before you flash anything and make sure follow OP install Instruction.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] fandroid93:
Alright thanks man, I was thinking I'd do option 1 because I like getting down and dirty with my devices lol. Another question I have is what is the flash counter and why is it bad to raise it?

Thanks again!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] simplelife:
Not bat at all if you keep the phone. Only purpose of counter reset for service warranty or return your phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] fandroid93:
Ohh okay that makes sense.

Thanks for all your help, I really appreciate it. I haven't spent too much time here in the Note 2 section because my Note hasn't even been delivered yet, Monday can't come soon enough lol, but everyone seems pretty nice and helpful. I know a couple guys from other phone sub-forums that are just straight up butt holes so its nice to see people helping each other out around here.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] simplelife:
Anytime , enjoy big bad boy note ... .Soon :cowboy:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] slinkygn:
Guessing most of this is from http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=31801060&postcount=2 , right? Just wanted to make sure -- couldn't tell if there was anything added, so I figured I should ask and confirm instead of assuming.

Should this be added as an additional root method? http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1975560 Seems pretty stable/successful...

Also, might not hurt to throw in the scripted tool to do the methods 1-3 in the OP: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1957720 -- seems like that guy threw in the kitchen sink, so might be handy/useful to mention for folks trying to go beyond the basics.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] simplelife:
Yes, most of root method I did learn from Dr.Ketan. So what you try to said ? If you dont like my post then go somewhere else or create your own . Did you ever see the day I create my thread ? Is it the next note 2 release day ?

Remember I was try to help and do this for Free.

Thank for your comment.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Smartassassin:
I've never heard of that.. Why did you have to go to stock each time? I have had my vibrant 2 years now and only had to go to stock maybe 5-10 times. But never to flash a new rom.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] lyinelriche:
Hi Simplelife,

Just about to finally root this, but wanted to get a little clarification when you have a minute. Is there any difference between the 2 choices of .tar downloads/files other than the exfat situation? I checked the property of my external sd, and I don't see exfat anywhere on the pop-up window. So I'm wondering if I'm good to go with either tar file. I can't tell if I'm misunderstanding the last few days of thread posts or not, but I'm reading it like the multi-window ota changed some people's results after following the root instructions.

Thanks~
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] simplelife:
Both CWM work fine with our note . If your EXcard not Exfat & don't mind of Exfat then go for CWM 6.0.2.5 which is make for TMO , i notice this CWM take longer to boot or reboot otherwise it's work fine ( ready test Full wipe , Backup , Restore ...etc )

Honestly , I been reflash stock rom then reroot again to test Option 1 and work fine :confused:

Either you can do like the other ( root by Option 2 First then flash CWM via Odin ) or Root by Option 1
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] lyinelriche:
Ok,

I reboot into CWM, select "apply update from external storage", then select the "CWM Supersu v0.99 zip" and I get

"Failed to verify whole file signature" and "E: signature verification failed"

File size matches downloaded zip, so I don't think it was a bad download??
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] fandroid93:
Check your MD5s. If thats not it you may have to mount your system in recovery. Don't quote me on that as I am not sure if that is the problem but I remember getting errors like that in recovery with other phones and mounting the system did the trick.

Here is a useful thread if you haven't already seen it..

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2061897
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] simplelife:
. Do this :

1st : root by CF-Root ( option 2 )

2nd: flash Custom CWM via PC Odin or Mobile Odin on play store.

EDIT :Sorry , after all hassle . Finally I found the answer from Chainfire about SuperSU .Zip

This what he wrote " ZIP does not work on all devices, needs fix. Note that if you are already rooted, installing through Market is by far the easiest way to install SuperSU ! " More infor here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1538053

So the best way right now for you to root as Option I wrote above.

Im gonna pull off SU downlink until further notice from Chainfire. Thank
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] jaleroca:
Hey I'd like to piggy back onto what fandroid93 said. If I were to compare Samsung to htc, what is a TAR file? The reason I ask is because it seems like were suppose to flash this. Is this the file that contains the rom? I'm like him. I have rooted the G1, Mytouch 4G, and My HTC Amaze but this odin thing and tar files and such are brand new to me. Just want to make sure. Lastly I am pretty sure that I should have my sd card ex formatted. Thanks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] fandroid93:
I can help you out with that one, a TAR file is pretty much a ZIP in a different format without getting too technical. It retains permissions and executables for Linux, which is of of course what Android is built on.

Also DO NOT flash the cwm tar in the thread. Its only to be used in the ODIN application for your computer.

I am not a pro in the Samsung community and what I do know about ODIN is information I have gathered throughout this thread and some help from the OP but from I know ODIN is a flashing utility. Its really used all that often from what I understand, at least not for ROMs anyways.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] jaleroca:
So what do we use Odin for to flash roms or use cwm to do this?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] fandroid93:
Well it seems to me you can use both but in order to get cwm you must flash it with odin. After that I think you are free to use recovery for everything. Or, if you want, you can use odin. I think once you flash your recovery of choice odin no longer has to be used for anything really. Definitely don't quote me on that though as I could be wrong. I do know for a fact though that you don not need odin to flash roms.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] jaleroca:
Ok, I have done everything with Odin and have passed. But when I try to download SU from the play store, I get There is no SU binary installed and Super SU cannot install it. Ok what do I do here
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] simplelife:
Uninstall SU ( you cant get root by direct download from play store ).Follow Option 2 to get root..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] jaleroca:
Do I have to undo what I've already done because I got the pass screen in odin. Or just root again using optiin 2. Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] simplelife:
All you need is remove SuperSu you are download from play store than chose Opton 2 to get root
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] HTC HD2 MAN:
I haven't decided to root my phone until now.

Is it okay to proceed with rooting even if I

DID

the ota update to get multi window?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] simplelife:
As long your device status not Modified , you can OTA .
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] fandroid93:
I think what he was asking is if he already applied the OTA if the rooting process would still work.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] simplelife:
Oh , ofcouse it's work.

Did your note arrive yet ?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] jaleroca:
Yeah you can root after the update. This is what happened to me. Be sure to choose option 2 though. It will apply the su app. Option 1 isn't working. Thanks simple.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] simplelife:
That why I remove SuperSU download link until further notice from ChainFire.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] fandroid93:
Another quick question for you simplelife, can you fastboot flash the recovery image you provided? Once extracted of course. Or is it only flashable through Odin?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] simplelife:
Only flash via Odin.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] fandroid93:
Alright, thanks again!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] scottmog:
cant believe how easy that was compared to my old phones... option 2 all done like 5-10 minutes max...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] fandroid93:
Hey I just tried to root and Odin doesn't recognize my phone when I plug it up. I have the Samsung USB driver installed. When my phone is turned on and hooked up to Odin it recognizes it and gives me the blue COM.

Here are the exact steps I took:

Opened Odin and loaded the extracted CF Autoroot md5 file through PDA

With phone in Download Mode, I plugged it in

I tried Odin 3.07 and 1.85.

What am I doing wrong?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] scottmog:
Did you install Samsung Kies or whatever the programs name is?

Sent from galaxy note 2, tablet in my pocket! ^_^
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] fandroid93:
Yes but it won't recognize my phone, I am on Windows 8 so I think that has something to do with it. And yes, I've ran it in compatibility mode. But even still, I shouldn't need Kies for it to work. The Samsung USB Driver should be enough.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] simplelife:
Try latest Samsung driver

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=11633550#post11633550
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] fandroid93:
Thanks but that didn't help. I actually went and got my official Samsung USB cord and tried it (I was using one for another phone) and it worked. Go figure..

So anyways, I am now rooted. Thanks for the easy write up simplelift :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] lyinelriche:
In the past when I root my phone, CWM and root were sort of a package deal. I just followed the steps blindly , and voila I had both. Now that things have changed a little with the OP, I went with option 2 CF auto. My question is how do I now get CWM. I know I have to flash it through odin, but is there a particular odin file I should use? And is there a link to the particular CWM .tar file that I should place in the PDA? I have the cwm6 and the seperate T-mo recovery saved to my desktop, but when running option 1 none of them worked. Should I flash one of those seperately now that I have root?

Thanks~
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] fandroid93:
Did you unzip the CWM.tar file? If not, do that then point it to the .md5 file in the extracted folder.

BTW, where did you get your stock Tmo recovery?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] lyinelriche:
I meant the CWM 6.0.2.5, which Simplelife said was made for T-mo model as opposed to the Cwm6 which is for the N7100 (page 22 of this thread)

As far as Cwm6(first downnload link in OP), I just downloaded it again from the link provided in OP, and it's not zipped/no option to extract. 7.39mb

Am I missing something?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] fandroid93:
You have the recovery.tar file right? If so, extract it with 7zip (extract it just like you would a .zip file) then point Odin to the extracted recovery.img file. That should work according to the directions.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] lyinelriche:
I appreciate the help, but no luck. Seems silly, but I was able to get the recovery. img ,however I couldn't find it when selecting pda and browsing. I'd have the recovery.img on my desktop, but a no show when digging through the files in pda. I'm not much in a hurry for cwm, I'm good with root stock for now, but I had some time last night so I figured I look into it. I'll keep watching this thread to see how things pan out.

Thanks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] fandroid93:
Sorry it took so long for me to reply back, if you are having trouble finding it with in Odin after selecting PDA all you have to do is go to the directory that holds the .img file and in the little box that says "File Name" type "*.img". Make sure to include the asterisk. After you type *.img in the text field press enter and then you will see it.

That should do it, good luck.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] gaww:
Trying to get back to stock, but resetting the counter is holding me up.

I have latest paid version of triangle away, and it keeps on coming back to 1 on reboot. I have seen the reset on boot option in the past but is nowhere to be found on this version (cannot pull up any settings)? I am on odined rooted stock with stock recovery and wanted to get the count fixed before I odined the unrooted stock firmware and factory reset it to eliminate the custom status in settings.