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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] holycow1:
Ok, so let me get this straight...

I buy and install the GT-N7100 USB Dock Connector Charging Port Flex Cable in the Note II and it will work with the palm pre wireless charger with no side effects?

Is that an accurate summary of the current work done on the wireless charging mod for the Note II?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] elite-fusion:
From the info that I have been reading from the other posts above. YES, but if you have the AT&T version of the phone, you shouldnt have to buy the flex cable/dock connector as the AT&T version already works with the pre/pixi wireless charging mod.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] crazy talk:
if the controller we're missing is the TI BQ51013 it would work with just the QI coil. no additional chips either. using that chip also allows a 5V pass through in situations like using the Touchstone setup where the additional chips are bundled with the coil.

in an ideal world, the N7100 board has that TI chip in it and we can just stick a 5 dollar coil on the cover and be good to go...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] firstflyer:
I have also ordered one of these boards form Gadgetland. Also waiting on a Touchstone and Pre back. Once they are in I will report back on results.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] harpocrates:
Can you post back if everything worked OK when you get them?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] farfromovin:
Sure will. Funny thing is I only plan on using the wireless charging on the nightstand. Plugging in microusb cables in the dark sucks. Plus I've managed to knock my phone off my nightstand half a dozen times in the last month while reaching to shut off its alarm. The touchstone with some magnets fixes that and the n7100 boards is the cleanest implementation, can't wait :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] brazzle:
How do you install the board from GadgetLand? I haven't seen a guide anywhere.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] coffeemade:
I attempted to do this and I guess I left the solder iron on too long and in the end I didn't get it work, so I took everything off and I still don't get any GPS signal. Any clue what I could've done?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] jester450:
Should get the new charging board in a week or so. Also ordered a couple of Qi chargers/pads from China. Will post when it's all completed.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] perryh1:
I got the new charging board and it didnt work. Phone wouldn't even boot. May have got a defective unit. The samsung logo would show up then turn off. Put the stock one back in amd worked fine. Guess ill re solder the wire
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] xamindar:
Aww that sucks. I ordered one as well. Was that guy who said it worked lying?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] farfromovin:
I doubt it, it appeared that he genuinely posted a pic of "his" phone with the wireless charging popup. That only happens if the N7100 board fixes our shortcomings. My guess is he got a dud from China. I'm going to be pissed if I wasted $50 on two of them for my Notes. I'm still waiting for them in the mail.

-edit- I have received my boards. Will install tonight and post pics of success hopefully.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] vinas1:
If you end up having problems with the board as well, I'll remove the solution from the main page. My fingers are crossed that the new board does work and the other board was just a dud. As unfortunate as it is to get bad parts, only time will tell if the new board actually works or not...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] farfromovin:
I'm 0 for 2 here. I installed the new board, booted up, and grabbed the Fluke to measure voltage on the two pins while charging. That should have told me that the framework was good to go. I got 0v on the pins like Tmo versions do and when I looked back at the screen it turned off and wouldn't boot up again. Put original board back in good to go. Tried the second chinese board and this one stayed on but wouldn't recognize a wired charger. I'm going to contact the seller for a return if possible. That's a $50 sandwhich right there. I'm going to solder a wire while I have it open and just rig it. At least that way I KNOW it'll work :good: I just wanted the little "wireless charging" popup on the screen lol.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] farfromovin:
Installed the wire and coil and it works. With stock kernel its charging at usb rates obviously so I flashed perseus and it still says usb. I swear perseus raised rates to 900mah, which would be AC. Thats how my GN was at least. Ill see how the night charge on the touchstone looks in the morning.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] elite-fusion:
Stock T-Mobile phone? or did you order the part to replace the charging port? or is this the international or unlocked version from another carrier?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] farfromovin:
I have a tmo note. Tried the n7100 board and it wouldnt even charge with a cable, let alone wirelessly. Put the tmo board back in and soldered a wire, setup complete.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] xamindar:
Dang that sucks. Now I'm pretty sure the one I receive will be a dud as well.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] vinas1:
As soon as I get back I'll update the main post and remove the solution section, at least until we know more...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] firstflyer:
I too should have one of these what appears to be worthless boards soon. It looks like I will have to try and return it also. Farfromovin, did yours come from China gadget land?

And second observation, I have not seen any posts from aaldere1 since 11/20. If you are still out there, where did your board come from and is it still functioning?

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After a bout of depression, I started to think what may happen if the board was replaced with one from an ATT note2 or even possibly the Sprint version. Would this be a possible solution and if so what are the chances of ordering one from somewhere here in the US (an OEM one from a repair or warranty provider)?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] farfromovin:
Good luck firstflyer! Hopefully I just got 2 duds lol. Not sure about the other versions working or not.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] xamindar:
Aaldere1 joined the forums in late November and only has 7 posts. I wonder if he just posted what he did to get us to buy it and test it for him. I seriously hope not.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] jester450:
This just sucks. Don't have much hope for the new charging board :( when it gets here.

I did manage to order a couple of Qi charging pads and chargers from a Chinese company. I'm hoping that may produce a different outcome on the stock charging board.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] deeznutz1977:
Did anyone try replacing the little board on the bottom

Where the usb port is. Our even the piece where the speaker is ?? Just asking
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] firstflyer:
I am with you on that! It would be extremely rude if that were the case. I hope he replies to my previous inquiry as to the source of his board.

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Thanks for the encouragement. One can always hope. I will post I way or the other and I should receive it within the next couple of days.I guess the best news is that even with the fail there was no damage to the units!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] vinas1:
Main post updated to reflect the questionable micro usb boards.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] elite-fusion:
i was thinking the same, but the only way to check if someone can donate one, preferably locally so it doesnt take a week for a person to be stuck without a phone you know, and just swap out the boards and see if it works, who knows...i think it should work, but I do not know for sure of course.

i hope we can order one from somewhere
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] KittyFae:
Samsung may have changed something with the boards themselves. If you look on the board that was posted on page 7 and the board listed on China Gadget Land, Aliexpress, and others it is a different revision from the one listed in this thread.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] farfromovin:
So after my chinese rom debacle, I ran a wire to the pins and setup the coil the old fashioned way. As others have complained, the phone cuts in and out of charging every second. Im using all Palm equipment here that worked perfect on my last Nexus. I tried stock as well as Perseus kernels, tried both Palm Pre and Pixi coils. Even soldered 30ga wire from the coil to the pins on the phone for perfect continuity. Got so fed up, took the coil out. I'm sad to say the palm route isn't going to cut it for me.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] vinas1:
It's unfortunate that the mod wouldn't work in your phone. Just to be clear, there is one way that we know the wireless charging works: stock kernel, stock ROM, and using the Samsung OEM charger. If each of those things are in place, it should work for you assuming there are no MOD issues present. Most of the time when people have the cut-in cut-out issue, it seems that people either have Perseus kernel (charges too fast), weak charger (not the OEM 2,000mA Samsung), or a problem with the MOD.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] farfromovin:
Vinas- thanks. I was using the Palm charger to power the touchstone, not my sammy. With previous phones, I found other chargers not to work with the Palm. Oh well, I'll stay glued here for updates and may revisit this at a later time. Now I have probably $100 worth of palm gear I don't use lol.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] jester450:
Received the wireless charging pad and charger

The pads are thick. Does add a bit of bulge to the back.

What a pisser. The charging cable is not for the US. I'll have to wait till I'm home to see if this works as is. Here are some pics.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] elite-fusion:
so any news :))))))))
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] jester450:
:( :(

After having to buy a travel adapter since none of the plugs I have met the original power requirements of the plug (19V 1A) very sad to say it does not charge using the stock charging board. Seeing there have been no successful reports of using the N7100 charging board, I believe the only option we have for the T889 version is to solder.

Verified i'm getting power to the charging pad, but absolutely nothing to the phone.

Wondering if there's anything software related that may be stopping us?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] xamindar:
Hey guys I have received my board. It looks exactly like the one that aaledre1 posted pictures of so it looks promising. Same Rev and everything. To the others who received boards that did not work, are your boards exactly the same as well?

I have not tried mine yet as I am to afraid to open up my note ii. Anyone know of any good teardown videos?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] deeznutz1977:
Theres only a few online. Btw one the. Screws. Are. Out don't. Be. Scared to apply pressure.... When your pushing. The. Screen out of the "body" theres 2 "clips" at theTop and Bottom of where the battery sits make sure you pop them loose. http://bit.ly/SOFJL9
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] jester450:
Any luck on your changing board?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] elite-fusion:
ditto....any luck?

---------- Post added at 05:34 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:24 PM ----------

Any thoughts on this....:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-Charger...758?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item337e30ca06
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] xamindar:
Sorry guys, I'm not going to swap out my board until I have some wireless equipment to test it with. I ordered a wireless base and a receiver for my wife's s3 that I will use to test once I receive it.

But I'm curious. Do these wireless coils just send 5vdc to those two pins on the back or is it some sort of unfiltered low voltage ac that the phone then changes to dc?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] farfromovin:
It is coupled inductively between 2 coils as AC. The AC in the coil feeds to a small circuit that acts as the converter/regulator to feed the 5V(5.5V) level into the pins on the phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] elite-fusion:
Anyone? Just curious because maybe that piece feeds something through the ribbon that connects to the board with the 2 pins on it, something that ours might not be feeding and therefore we need to attach a wire from this exact board to the main board that has the two charging pins?

Any thoughts?

EDIT: NEVERMIND I JUST NOTICED THAT IT IS THE SAME PIECE THAT IS ON PAGE 7 FROM THAT WEBSITE WHICH PEOPLE REPORTED IT NOT TO WORK, SORRY GUYS :(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] gordonzhao:
I did attached the Palm induction coil to my TMO Note II earlier, didn't work as everyone stated. I have a volt meter and tested the 2 pins on the phone itself, from testing they're not connected. Interesting thing reading your post is that testing the induction coil while on the palm hockey puck is that it also doesn't feed a consistent charge, 'luckily' it didn't work. As the charge is on one second off the next. I don't like the idea of taking the housing off as; 1, if Samsung released the induction backing does this mean it will not work because our pins are useless? 2. If that is the case why did they cover it up. Same goes for the GS3, if they advertise that it supports it (someone is going to say 'the international version' but Samsung didn't specify) and it doesn't actually work, that's false advertisement. I smell a lawsuit coming on.

Assumptions.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] winlinmac001:
Wait-a-sec, this means AT&T's device supports Wireless Charging?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] elite-fusion:
Yes, All Samsung Galaxy Note 2 carrier variants are able to use the wireless charging capability, EXCEPT the T-Mobile version.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] winlinmac001:
Silly question, but why? :confused::crying:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] elite-fusion:
That is a fantastic question, which I would love to find out a legitimate answer to myself lol I guess we just got jew'ed out (no offense to any jewish people on here)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] winlinmac001:
I know this may sound childish, but I thought the T-Mobile version was the best out of all the Note 2 variants, isn't it still is? :p
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] elite-fusion:
i dont think there is much of a difference in the T-Mobile/AT&T versions honestly, besides the wireless charging ability, but AT&T version wins, as for any other carriers, their CDMA, not sure about US Cellular if they are GSM or CDMA, but idk....

Im very disappointed with the lack of wireless charging :(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] loaferkan:
what are you talking about? T-Mobile is the one that can be used with AT&T and T-Mobile....T-Mobile is Finta or however you spell it bands....it also hide the 4G LTE, so if unlocked T-Mobile 4G and 4G LTE as well at&t LTE.....beside that wireless charging is stupid....I always put my phone with my laptop to charge, while I use it flash roms, or synch my music etc....

But if you want the T-Mobile to use the same charging....just open the back, buy a wire....attach it, and you are good to go.....And then you can order the kit from ebay and it will work:)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] xamindar:
Finally installed the new board I had received. No luck for me either. Samsung logo comes up, phone starts to boot showing the usual boot animation, then after a few seconds the screen goes blank and that's it until I pull the battery.

I can get it to go in to cwm though. I flashed a couple of the t-mobile roms I had on the sd card and none of them would finish booting. It's like the kernel or startup scripts are looking for something and not finding it. I even tried that bullet kernel and still no boot. It's strange that one little board would make such a huge difference.

It felt so close but I could never get it to work.

Just noticed after putting it all back together....it seems the exact spot the boot up died every time on the replacement board is when it plays the startup sound.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] farfromovin:
Add the wire yet? THIS seems like the most promising solution to me. No joke 1Ah charging with a QI standard. I guess that depends on how much of a bulge it makes. I wish I could find a 2000mAh QI setup :victory:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] jester450:
zero for i don't know how many on the charging board. gets to the green android and dies.

no wires added yet. after opening it up today, realized how small the resistor is. thinking of buying a replacement T889 charging board just in case i monkey up something.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] b3ltazar:
Has anyone thought ab9ut getting a at&t board or n7105 mayb3 we will have better luck.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] xamindar:
Here is a picture of the board I received. As I stated in my previous post, it seems to lock up my phone when it is booting, possibly a short from the speaker line somewhere.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] CL3P20:
I've been through 16x pages now.. and still cant make heads or tails of this thread.. but I am a willing and able T889 user with a nice Hakko iron ..from what Ive read so far though.. im totally confused on if T889 is possible with 'wire mod' or not... ??!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] wolfpack612:
felt the same way but did it anyways. bought the touchstone and back cover and did the wire mod and it charges.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] CL3P20:
your post was illuminated with heavenly light and the sweet voices of angels :D *thanked !
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] vinas1:
There is awork around, see the first page for the instructions.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] gordonzhao:
Did you do the same as according to the op? I haven't touched it since my attempt, it's trickle charging even before putting it on the phone.

Edit: As I tested the voltage on the induction coil and it was trickling I put it on the phone and it didn't recognize it. Also tested the voltage on the pins of the Note without the induction coil connected and there isn't a charge on it so I think it is missing hardware or a connection.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] wolfpack612:
I used the work around from the op.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] TeamHackura:
i followed post and got 5.56 volts coming from pins on touchstone coil but cant seem to get that power to charge phone through charging pins. i ran the cable as specified (workaround). tried a couple different kernels too. what gives?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] kevintran3000:
Anyone having a problem where phone display charging, has red led light, says charging from USB, but does not actually charge? Voltage from coil leads when disconnected from phone is 5.6V. Voltage when it's "charging" is ~5.35V. Charging voltage is supposed to be 4.8V according to Ryan_G. Don't know why phone is not pulling more voltage. Is it possibly 30awg too thin? When I first did this mod, it did charge properly for a day. After that, it haven't worked since.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] TeamHackura:
anybody? i took phone back apart and checked for continuity between contact points and it looks good, however when i apply voltage from touchstone charger its a no go. i have tried all custom kernels but couldnt find a stock. is it worth a shot to try flashing a stock rom? currently running jedi master 7
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] kevintran3000:
Are you doing the copper tape method? Try putting some pressure (pinching the phone) around the + pin while charging w/ touchstone. For some reason, I can only get the phone to recognize its charging while pinching. Have to figure out what's wrong. Even if I add more copper tape, its still not charging w/o pinching it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] TeamHackura:
I actually put touchstone coil on phone case and ran copper tape around phone to charging pins.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/abmj53ds3q3c92t/2013-01-15 13.58.09.jpg

https://www.dropbox.com/s/ew3cnndxeckq8lu/2013-01-15 13.58.38.jpg

I ran wires from charging points on coil directly to charging pins on phone but no luck either. havent tried running current from any other source to pins
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] vinas1:
Make sure to use the OEM charger and stock kernel.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] TeamHackura:
I used a two Amp charger and tried all custom kernels. I have a stock charger on the watt in the mail. Can't find a stock kernel anywhere... Guess I could flash stock ROM. I hacked up a .5a charger and applies power to charging pins-shows as wired charging.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] TeamHackura:
Update: ended up ditching the tape and ran wires from contact points. Drilled through back cover and attached leads to pad in case of phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] jpeps3:
Does it change ? And who fast does change
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] TeamHackura:
charges at 469ma. just under what usb charge does. no popup for wireless charging- just acts as regular charging through cable.only problem is hard to get phone to stay on charger. anyone have recommendations for better magnets?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] CL3P20:
why is stock kernel needed if there is still no notification..? Is this just for charge rate settings etc? - Thanks

*glad more folks are testing this mod .. and with some success too
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] TeamHackura:
Just flashed neak kernel. Will see if it charges tomorrow
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] pcorlatan:
I just got my Note 2 today and this mod is pretty much essential for me since it worked great on my GS3 for months and now I'm used to using my Touchstones in my car and at home. I followed the workaround instructions to set everything up, including soldering, and it wouldn't start charging. I know all the parts work because I used the same parts I used with my GS3. I gave up for now and have one different idea I want to try.

Would it be possible for me to install the palm coil in the back cover like normal, but use two wires to connect each of the pins on the coil to the end of a microUSB cable that I can plug into the bottom of the phone? (This would be the end of a microUSB cable cut off, exposing the cables inside) I tried it with an older phone but it didn't start charging. Again I know all the parts work because I used them with my GS3. Does anyone have any advice about this idea?

UPDATE: I went ahead and tested it again with a right-angle micro-USB cable and it works great. I have the palm coil from a Pre taped inside the back cover and I ripped apart a USB cable to get red and black wires to connect the coil leads to the red and black wires from the micro-USB cable. I twisted the ends of the wires together and used a little electric tape on each for extra hold. Being plugged into the microUSB port it stick out of the bottom of the phone about half an inch but the "wireless" charging now works great with my Touchstones.

Now I'd love if there were a simple fix for us to be able to use the pins next to the battery like the S3 supports. I'm crossing my fingers.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] xamindar:
You gotta post some pictures. That sounds hilarious.

I'd like to mention I soldered inside my note ii just like the op states and I am able to use the internal charging pins with a qi receiver pad. So it is possible.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] pcorlatan:
Thanks for mentioning your experience. I guess I'm just unlucky because I tried soldering a few times and I'm sure everything was connected properly, but I did try with the Touchstone instead of qi so I dunno.

Here are some pics of my phone fully assembled. I have a clear white TPU case installed and cut a round hole out of the back for it to sit more securely on the Touchstone. Note that the wires are routed through the speaker holes in the back cover. Also the microUSB connector fits through the bottom hole in the case for whenever I want to take off the case.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] TeamHackura:
Looks like I'm out of this forum for a bit.after thirty days my eBay note two got blacklisted will probably get another one after I recoup my loss