yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] 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.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] LvDisturbed1:
Hey Mark, can I flash an international Note 2 ROM safely if I flash tmobile boot img and modem afterwards?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] bhowanidin:
Don't waste your time. Won't work.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] LvDisturbed1:
Damn...should have figured it wouldn't be so easy.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] gordonzhao:
My Note 2 was rooted after 4 hours of having it in my hand, so I wasn't able to test the stability before root.

So with root and stock, YouTube crashes the OS at times, but not FC, just a blank screen with the status bar. And of course mediahub produces a sign in failed. Anyone experience any of this?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] ysr84:
Can i root my SGH-T889V from Wind mobile Canda using the T889 from your Toolkit???
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] mskip:
They are identical models apart from the carrier so yes it should work fine.

Report back with results.

Mark.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] lashsars:
Bell - SGH-I317M Support

Hey Mark, any support for Bell's SGH-I317M forthcoming? You mentioned support for other Canadian carriers in an earlier post which has since been modified. Just wondering if it's still been considered. Excellent work - Much appreciated.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] ysr84:
Yes Sir i tried and it worked fine on SGH-T889V

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Any Idea on how to back up the modem of the phone and make it cmw flashable or odin flashable... If you can help i am a generous donator.. :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] mskip:
SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 2 AUTO UPDATE [V2.3.1 - 3RD NOVEMBER 2012]

Changelog:

+Added Canadian carriers to the supported list:

Bell, Sasktel, Telus (SGH-I317/M)

Mobilicity, Videotron, Wind (SGH-T889/V)

This is mainly a clarification update as I mistakingly named the AT&T model as SGH-L317 instead of SGH-I317.

Also the Canadian carriers have been added to the Model Selection Screen as they use the same kernel as existing models.

Enjoy.

Mark.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] mskip:
As you can see by my previous post the BELL model is the same as Rogers, Sasktel, Telus and AT&T so it has been added to the supported list :)

Mark.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] lashsars:
Appreciate the clarification

Thanks. Donation made.:good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] warlock257:
Hi.

Someone is selling their Note 2 on Kijiji for pretty cheap, but they are saying the modem software isn't right. It's only getting EDGE network.

It's a SGH-T889v (Wind Mobilicity version), and he probably flashed the wrong radio.

With your toolkit restore it back to the way it should be? (AWS bands)

I'll happily make a donation if it can.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] NeoAndroid:
Thank you. This worked flawlessly.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] ysr84:
I tried to help them out but backup up a CMW backup from a sgh-t889v and then restore it on their phone however the baseband woudl not change... please be aware... the phone has issues with texting and calling....

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Please check your account sent you a little present :) much appreciated for all your time and work....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] erootaku123:
Do you have any download links for the new versions? I cant find them.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] mskip:
There is a stock firmware image available for the SGH-T889 (TMobile) which is effectively exactly the same model as the Canadian versions. Flashing the boot.img/modem.bin from that firmware should fix any problems with the network on the phone.

Mark.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] baronsamedi:
Donation sent thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Rockin_Zombie:
Is 2.3.1 available for download yet? Thanks for this awesome tool!

EDIT: NVM found out the way to update, will donate very soon, thanks!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] ysr84:
I tried doing that with this particular phone however, the phone does not run on H+ anymore only EDGE.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] mskip:
Hopefully a firmware image will be released soon which should fix your problems.

Mark.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] ysr84:
Keeping my fingers crossed
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Joe333x:
Quick questiom since this is my first Samsung phone and first time rooting with a tool kit. Since i have never owned a samsung phone i dont already have odin installed, does the kit install odin or do i need to install it first?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] mskip:
EVERYTHING you need is included in the Toolkit installation including drivers, adb and Odin :)

I don't release half assed Toolkits lol.

Mark.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] LvDisturbed1:
If you are feeling particularly daring, you can try messing with the service mode UMTS settings and select the radio band you need. To get there enter *#197328640# in the dialer. If you go down this route click UMTS--COMMON--NV REBUILD and make sure it says Golden-Backup exist. If you f*** something up and your phone gets NO signal, go back to that menu and select Restore Back-up to revert your settings. Good luck!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] mskip:
Nice. If someone can confirm this fixes missing IMEI/lost signal then I will add it to the FAQ.

Mark.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] b3ltazar:
new kit

Mskip will u be releasing toolkit v 2.3.1 soon I see there are many updates inside. Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] brashmadcap:
I can vouch for that; I donated as a result. I've used a a few of your toolkits (Note 2, Galaxy Nexus, and Nexus 7) and they're all solid.

As an independent third party, I highly recommend the toolkit.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Joe333x:
Awesome! Cant wait to get home and try it out. Does it matter that i already have adb setup for previous phones?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] jtkun:
Hi, can you please post instructions for how to unroot our phone? I tried Option 6 under Rooting Options, went through the process including stoping SuperSU, but my phone is still rooted. Thanks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] badpanda:
can anyone help...

when I try to wipe dalvik cache on twrp i get "failed" how can i fix that??
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] harpocrates:
I've had issues where i lost signal but not the imei.tried the Tno boot.iMG,tried flashing cmenard modem.. nothing

I think this might be it, if it happens again
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] madcapmagician:
I am a little confused...

I have a UK T-mobile GT-N7105 with a build number ending ALIJ.

Which phone model do I pick from the list when rooting?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] heart_crafter:
I just got a my T-Mobile Note II in mail... let me know if anyone needs any files from stock rom.

Thanks!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] raw321:
hey can someone help me on my 0/00 imei and searching while inserting tmobile sim card

i tried flashing orignal stock, flashing modem

im really pissed about the phone rite now

thanks in advance
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] kdkinc:
Ok I'm stumped...It's the simple things.

I just want to "root" my TMO GN2.

ODIN seems to get stuck at <ID:0/004> recovery.img

The phone is in Downloading mode.

I have done battery pulls just to get the phone to reboot and have tried several times.

Is this a Win 8 issue ?

Drivers loaded fine and debugging is checked.

Thank You
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] harpocrates:
When Odin has issues its often a driver issue. I saw a thread about fixing driver issues on win 8. Search for that.

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There is thread on here for that called something like " t mobile boot. IMG for lost signal / imei after root" put the while thing in quotes plus xda in Google and you will find the thread. i think the op is called slimc something... I'm on phone so not east to find this for you...

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Twrp is not ready for note. I have same issue and even though I like it better but using cwm for now

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Found it : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1954597

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Op did at first but now he has the stock images included in toolkit

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I think the international model
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] kdkinc:
Well that sort of sucked.

The issue seemed to be a combination of drivers and switching usb ports.

Alls well in rootsville.

I don't want to run any Roms yet but.... having a phone that's not rooted is just unnatural.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] madcapmagician:
Sorted.

I had to donate to get the correct build.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] ERK808:
TWRP Has Now Been Updated!

TWRP 2.3.1.2 has been released, and has fixed the "bugginess" of partition mounts and other things. This is the Tmo USA specific version. It definitely fixed my issues.

I'm sure mskip will have an update to the toolkit donate version soon. ;)

For now, check bigbiff's TWRP post to get the low-down.

Cheers!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] THS1989:
Hello.

Will this work with the Canadian SGH-T889v ????

Baseband: T889VVLALJ4

I will be glad to donate if it does !

Thanks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] mskip:
I looked on the TWRP site and cant find a link to the 2.3.1.2 update..

Mark.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] mskip:
MOBILICITY, VIDEOTRON, WIND, TMOBILE MODELS (SGH-T889/V) are supported.

Mark.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Rhiannon224:
Hey Mark, I love the toolkit but I may have a corrupt download, is there an md5 so I can verify? I did the update today and I am missing the counter reset option, I also had a problem trying to flash a custom recovery last night. It moved the boot.img from the root folder so Odin couldn't find it. I have verified it isn't a driver issue. It also didn't see my device when I tried to use it to perform a Nandroid backup, but I had no problem using adb on my pc. It's got to be a bad download.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Yossarian33:
Alright, I rooted using Chainfire's autoroot on my i317M since it was much faster.

I needed root to restore a Titanium Backup from my previous phone.

However, now OTA's are broken and I'm pretty pissed off.

I was aware that OTA's would wipe root, but I wasn't aware that on the Note 2, rooting breaks OTA updates.

This should be plastered all over Note 2 root guides.

Does your software contain a factory image, and will it reset my flash counter to zero and restore OTA updates?

I don't care if I lose all my data, whatever, I sold my Nexus and got a Note 2 to get away from all this flashing stuff.

I'd love to "donate" but really all I want to do is "buy" your software: i.e., I don't mind giving you money, whatever you feel is a fair price, but I want access to 2.3.1 right now!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Rhiannon224:
You can unroot, flash back to a stock recovery stock recovery, and reset the counter, problem solved. Also, it's common knowledge that you can't flash ota on modded or rooted devices. There's an app on the market to reset the counter, I think it's called triangle away, I used it, it works.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] ERK808:
I've asked bigbiff about it, checking to see if the update can get added to the official site.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Yossarian33:
I wasn't aware, and the existence of apps like "OTA Rootkeeper" lead me to believe that OTA's installed fine with root, but doing so would wipe root. Oh well.

So do I need to run triangle away before running MSkip's toolkit? I bought the app but then **** my pants when it said it could easily brick my phone. I'm too much of a noob to be toying with these non-nexus devices, I just want to go back to stock and never mess with it again.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Rhiannon224:
Just go to the thread I am posting and download the stock t mobile tar zip package and unzip it. Then flash the md5.tar with Odin. This will remove root and restore your phone back to it's original state like it was out of box. It can then receive ota, it will not show modified anymore. Then open market and re download your apps manually, titanium Backup will no longer work without root. Flashing anything can brick your phone. I used the t mobile stock.md5.tar with odin and it works like a charm.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1969551

Good luck. Just place the tar file in the pda slot in odin with your phone in download mode, plug it into your pc and odin should show your phone as added, press start and let odin do its thing. When your phone reboot s you will be bavk to stock.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] ERK808:
Looks like the TWRP update is live on the official page now, even with a .3 to boot!

Please feel free to add it at your leisure sir.

http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/123

Cheers!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] gaww:
I have been having trouble getting connected in media mode to be able to access files when connected with the factory USB cable since I first installed the drivers with the tool.. It seems to have problems recognizing the card as a device, so it does not show the N 2 at all.

I downgraded to an earlier Samsung driver package, and no longer have that issue.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] fix-this!:
with the drivers i can transfer files to my sd or internal but cannot pull them off the phone. advice? im using windows 8.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Vince211:
Kies update

Hi

Mark not sure you have seen this . but Kies was updated last night for me and it installed new phone drivers .. will they work with toolkit or do I need to reinstall the ones in the toolkit.

Thx )
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] gaww:
Try them. First, see if when you plug in to your computer if you do not get an install error message and you can access your device to upload or download files. In download mode, plug it in and see if you get any error messages, If not - it is probably OK.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] WorldWide60:
Never mind, fixed.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] erkme73:
I'm getting stuck in the very early stages of the process. I'm following the video in post #4 showing how to root. The script seems to work just as the poster shows, but when I choose Root Options, and ALLINONE, after the phone initial boots into the "Downloading..." screen, the script reads,

Unfortunately, I have NO boxes populated with any value - and they're all white. The prior steps of the script went off without any error - and obviously the PC is communicating, since it's sending reboot and boot into download mode commands.

I've tried to search the posts here for this error, but it's so nondescript, I'm unable to find anything helpful...

FWIW, if I yank the battery, I can get the phone back up to normal operation.

BTW, I have not downloaded or installed ANY other apps or scripts to root this phone... My PC and phone are both virgin...

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Looks like my problem was with a USB cable that was too long - I had an extension in line. Worked for everything up until Odin. Went to a direct cable, and all is well.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Bluphx:
Unkown Basband

Hey i fallowd this tutorial too root my note 2, now it is unable to see mobile network, under settings baseband is unknown. Thanx for help rooting and hopefully help getting mobile network back ^^
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] hkfan:
You are with which provider ? and what's your model number ?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] unoo:
Just confirming. I have the wind t889v phone so I use the tmobile packages correct? also is there anything I have to do after I root it or everything should still be working after it is rooted. Sorry for being such a noob but I don't want a $700 paper weight :p.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] hkfan:
How can I get toolkit version 2.3.1 as it has full support for Canadian carriers.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] harpocrates:
Donate ;) that's what i did.. auto updates after donate and dev deserves it
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] hkfan:
How much donation is required for upgrade key
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] wwjoshdew:
I can answer this on mskips behalf...

There is no required amount. Whatever you feel is right, for all of the hard work and countless hours that he's spent perfecting this awesome toolkit! :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] unoo:
my note 2 doesn't even get detected by my pc. I have tried on my laptop running windows 8 and my other laptop running windows 7. I have installed the usb drivers but still get nothing. Any suggesstions? I have tried rebooting the phone and both pc's

Edit** I tried using the samsung cable that it came with and it worked. I am not sure if you need to use it or my old one was broken. It was charging fine but anyway if anyone has that issue try using a different cable. I feel really stupid typing that out..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] hkfan:
Thanks I got donated version now
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] hkfan:
UPDATE : Finally I was able to root/TWRP this phone using a different computer...but still not sure why its not working on my first computer.

I am tired of this error now. Please help. I have tried reinstalling drivers 2-3 times. Even deleted adb and Samsung stuff from device manager

View attachment 1502554

Update

1) Tried changing to all the 6 USB ports

2) Tried offline drivers install.

3) Tried rebooting phone while phone plugged in

I was able to get advice by putting phone in camera mode... But now it hangs my system while boot image transfer.. Check screen shot
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] one80oneday:
Thanks for this toolkit, helps so much! After "All in one" install I have root, superuser, etc and some apps like titanium backup work but some apps like AdAway give errors. Can someone help me out?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] hkfan:
Try adfree...it works fine and does same job
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] one80oneday:
Never mind. I had SuperUser set to automatically Allow access which doesn't seem to work on this phone. Just set it to prompt and now everything works.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] heart_crafter:
I got a question. .

On stock room. ..(not rooted)

When you set alarm with briefing on. .. And when alarm goes off. ...

The time she announces is a bit off about 9 Min behind.

Can someone verify this with the phone?

Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] hkfan:
Mine is fine...I have weather and briefings enabled.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] hkfan:
Yes. Please add latest TWRP ...it has support for 64 GB external SD card in exfat.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Denkai:
My wife has a SGH-T889 (tmobile) unrooted is it possible to pull a factory image off of it for use with the toolkit?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] ERK808:
mskip will add it eventually. In the meantime, add the new TWRP via GooManager from the Play Store. Here> http://market.android.com/search?q=pname:com.s0up.goomanager

Cheers!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Gman65:
EDIT: Posted too quick, I was clicking on dev host, not the huge click here to download... sorry folks.

New link to download tool kit? server has been down last days days. Hope I did not miss it, I looked for new link.

Thanks in advance
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Uncle K:
Galaxy Note 2 (T mobile) SGH -T889

I install custom ROM and after that it not detect my sim card. I found IMEI number , base band is shows unknown. I didn't had back up of the EPS files as I am new on android. Now I don't know how to fix EPS files. Anyone can help me will be highly appreciated.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] harpocrates:
Flash back to stock for your version and start over
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] deadman96385:
I rooted with to toolkit, using the opinion which does everything for me, and now when i boot into recovery it wont mount anything to do a factory reset? But they still mount when i plug in my computer.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] hkfan:
Try TWRP 2.3.2.3 from Goomanager
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] serveme:
help

hi i have galaxy note 2 t-mobile i root the phone how can i use multi window and what to do with the root im new to this thank you.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Rhiannon224:
Root dosen't give you multi window function, now you install a custom Rom or wait for T Mobile to release an update.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] 3one7:
What rom has the multi Window function?

Rooted Galaxy Note 2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Rhiannon224:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1987634
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] deadman96385:
Nothing shows up in goomanager for twrp never used it before

Sent from my Galaxy Note 2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] ottoman1384:
OK, I want to backup my EFS before I start messing with my phone too much.

I am stock rooted. Only thing I have done is add CWM recovery and rooted.

When I get to the option to back up EFS, it asks me the following:

"Are you using a Custom Rom with insecure boot image or an insecure bott image flashed via odin or recovery?"

I don't know if to reply yes or no. I did use Odin and the file cwm6-recovery-n7100-121014.tar to root. Then flashed CWM-SuperSU-v0.96.zip

Also a separate question. I want to flash TWRP and get rid of CWM recovery. Is there anyway to do that? Thanks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Byangmang:
Canadian AWS Carrier

Hey thanks for the great toolkit! I know the SGHT889 is identical hardware wise to the Canadian T889V, but will this toolkit work with the T889V? Thanks in advance.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] acideater:
I love this toolkit. I wish I caught on sooner! Thanks a million!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] nodicaL:
This ToolKit supports SGH-T889V with the current updates.

You will need to get the updates via donation feature.

Happy Rooting :D

***EDIT***

Just finished Rooting my Wind Mobile SGH-T889V, and everything is working perfectly!

Thank you mskip!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] rycelover:
hangs at odin

I've followed the instructions but am stuck now. I'm trying to root with "all in one" option but my computer is stuck at pushing the boot.img file. Nothing happens unless I close odin and pull the battery from the phone. All the prior steps worked without any problems. Any suggestions or thoughts?

<ID:0/004> Added!!

<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..

<ID:0/004> File analysis..

<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/004> Initialzation..

<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/004> boot.img

Nevermind, used a different (shorter) usb cable. Weird, there was another poster that had a similar problem with not seeing the "blue" rectangle under ID:COM, which was also fixed using a shorter USB cable.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] sapienta:
The official CWM Touch recovery is out does anyone have a flashable zip for it ?

http://download2.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-touch-6.0.1.9-n7100.img

http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] dcdgoth:
mskip. any luck on unlocking bootloader on VW version?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] tigerz0202:
Can someone please tell me what im doing wrong. Trying to odin my Note 2 back to stock and it keeps failing in odin. Tried through tool kit and still fails. I downloaded the .tar file twice to make sure i did not get a bad download. The MD5 checks out but it keeps failing in odin ...WTF .