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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nnnnr14:
I don't mind a little hardware work to unlock by bootloader did 2 rezounds easy as pie... But then again I did pay $350 before tax for this phone and only $100 for the rezound.

Sent from my rooted galaxy note 2... U mad?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] G8orDroid:
While I hope that the bootloader does get unlocked, I'm not convinced that is the only way to get a usable recovery. Moto devices have been locked for a while now and pretty much all of them have some kind of hijack. Not sure if this same thing can be done with the Sammy's since I'm not sure what the hardware/firmware differences are, but it could be an option. If any of you are familiar with hashcode0f, you will know what I'm talking about. He has successfully integrated TWRP into his Safestrap recovery for the Bionic, Droid 4, Razr, Razr M and Razr HD. Safestrap is basically a bootstrap recovery method that allows you to keep your stock Rom as is and have up to 4 custom rom slots. You still have to use the stock kernel of course, but he is also working on kexec for those devices, which would theoretically allow custom kernels as well.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] shelooga:
taking it apart to unlock it eh? i am very down for this. never have before, but love to try things that get me in over my head

adam, beans, droidstyle; i salute you
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] delcopa:
Your rewriting the whole os but only really adding two files. You just can't do the two files.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Admiral2145:
Even if the bootloader stays locked I don't really care, I just need twrp with roms/kernel support...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] spiff72:
Correct me if I am wrong, but doesn't a locked bootloader eliminate the possibility of custom ROMs (and maybe custom kernels)?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] LordRalh3:
No the two are not mutually exclusive, all my moto devices were locked bootloaders, all ended up having recoveries (usually through hijacking the charge mode) and tons of roms follow, as it stands we will have to flash in odin

*although kernals are still a problem
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] abe_cedar:
Question ?

First :

adam, beans, droidstyle; i salute you

I am still tired from watching adam til 1.30 AM last night.

He is a trooper.

droidstyle,

Is there a way to compile a correct list of bloat that can be safely removed?

I know that there is a thread but ppl are getting FC's left and rigth.

Is there a way to take the same file in which the su was injected and cleaned it up?

Would be an easy way to get rid of bloat, something like the file posted in the dev thread.

Many thanks for making this device better.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] RaptorMD:
Well I noticed that I forgot to turn on USB Debugging in Developer Options when I rooted last night. Everything seems fine so did I need to do that or should it be turned on?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kauffee:
I rooted the other day (the version right after the mic/status bars were fixed) and that works great, I have root and all of that. However I don't have any tethering capability. Nothing will work. I've tried Foxfi, Barnacle, Portable, Wireless and Wifi tether, none of them will work. I can't even get usb tethering to work. Is anyone else having this issue or know how I might resolve it? I'd search the thread but search is down. Tethering is the primary reason I wanted root in the first place.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jrollette:
Just search this thread for "tether". There is a method that works GREAT!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] droidstyle:
did you wipe data after rooting?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kauffee:
I already tried searching tether in this thread, search is down and it popped back an error.

No, but I did wipe the cache. I can try wiping data, but I'd prefer not to if possible.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Deckoz2302:
Wifi tether treve mod

Set as jb device. Natb master
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kookahdoo:
I used FoxFi to tether yesterday for 4 hours.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] unolax:
Smooth and easy, didn't even have to re-install my apps. Thanks a ton!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nutpn:
thanks

thanks Mr. Robinson, now with the Bootloader Unlock King on this project maybe soon he will break the code,I know he will- he is good.

I stayed up and watched the G+ hangout last night where he started on the process, he pays attention to detail, I am very thankful this is going on, thanks again
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] wmaudio:
I am.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Desertburn:
Can you get Mr . Robinson to friend me on G+? I would like to participate in his working hangout
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] :
I literally just went into the stock recovery and chose update from zip and flashed supersu which was on my SD. It worked! Its installed as a system apk now.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] gideion:
ODIN Flash count

Can someone please verify for me that using this root method will increase the devices ODIN flash count by one, as will restoring the device to stock by this method?

Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] tnngng:
No it will not increase the flash counter. It's still says NO no matter how many times you odin flash this root tar

and if you want to unroot to go back to stock just use SuperSU and click unroot.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Michele31415:
I had rooted my S3 with root66 and just upgraded to the Note 2. This root66 worked just as well. Everything seems to be working, including the signal bars. Good job!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] ronaldheld:
Can you provide more details on root66, and can others verify that it works without any problems?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nnnnr14:
Why use root66 when you can just use this method?

Sent from my rooted galaxy note 2... U mad?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] *Madmoose*:
Root66 is the name of the file you use to flash in Odin. I think he's referring to an older file that was before Root66 that had some issues.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] icedventimocha:
Sorry for the noobish question, this is my first Samsung device (was an avid HTC person, until I got a thunderbolt) but reading thru the thread theres a bunch of different comments about the bootloader. Some give the impression we might be able to at least get a recovery on here without unlocking the bootloader, is that correct? The only reason I ask is because I personally think that only stock roms will be worth running on this phone because of all the features integrated with touchwiz. Id be happy with just being able to flash and backup on this phone.

Sent from my Galaxy Note II
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] zombieplanalpha:
Right now it is unclear. I honestly think that Samsung or an employee of theirs will leak something to the community to help. The GS3 took sevral weeks so I am not worried....yet. In a few days there will be bootloader specific threads and you can monitor those. For right now be glad we have root access and be patient.

Sent via quantum entanglement from the far reaches of space...or from my GN2.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] icedventimocha:
Thanks for the answer, and I'm glad these devs got us root already, I wasn't trying to imply impatience, just new to how Samsung devices operate. They can take as much time as they need to do what they gotta do :)

Sent from my Galaxy Note II
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] flascrnwrtr:
Rooted, 4.2 camera and every app I want is now available in my multitask window. The phone isn't even a week old until tomorrow. Well played, my friends... well played. :D

Sent from my Galaxy Note II
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Michele31415:
Huh??? This *is* root66. See the OP.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] ks3rv3rg:
Anyone see the adamoutler post in the general section? In his attempts to unlock he bricked the n2 and needs some files to get back to it. Someone help him out or tell me how >.<
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nnnnr14:
I've seen the post and I wish I knew what he was taking about cause I would help him...

Sent from my rooted galaxy note 2... U mad?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] cubsf4n:
Thanks! Worked perfectly!

Sent from my Super Famicom
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kregstrong:
stupid question, does this root method wipe data?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nnnnr14:
No.

Sent from my rooted galaxy note 2... U mad?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] wroark:
This works great! I did run into a small issue that seems to be something most Sami familiar flashers know (I've been using ADB with my HTC's before my Note2), you have to be pretty quick between the time you go into download mode on the phone and the time you plug the phone into the computer (like, have Odin up and the zip/tar loaded/verified so when you plug it in you can immediately hit "Start"). I flashed 5 or 6 times with a fail every time until I found this little bit of info. I got the comm connection, everything looked fine but would never get past SetupConnection in the status window.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kpkimmel:
Question, doesn't the Sprint Note 2's .bat file for rooting do the exact same thing as this, but wihtout having to odin the entire system?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nnnnr14:
Probably so, but it would probably make our vzw variant sh't bricks...

Sent from my rooted galaxy note 2... U mad?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kpkimmel:
why? I assume the same xploit is still there, maybe i'll take a looke at the file and see exactly whats going on....although testing could be scary since we don't have a stock .tar yet
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nnnnr14:
Cause back when we didn't have root people used the Sprint/at&t/t-mobile method but where ending up with soft little red bricks. So we just had to wait it out till this one came along.

Sent from my rooted galaxy note 2... U mad?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] spiff72:
Wait? Are you saying that you can put any app you want in the multitask? Did I miss the way we can do this now?

Sent from my Galaxy Note 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] tnngng:
Here ya go

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2028535
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] flascrnwrtr:
And now I have onscreen keys. :eek:

Sent from my Galaxy Note II
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nnnnr14:
:confused: but why when you have physical buttons?

Sent from my rooted galaxy note 2... U mad?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] flascrnwrtr:
Annnnnnd... WiFi toggle and black (instead of gray) status bar.

Sent from my Galaxy Note II

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Just prefer the onscreen. Strictly personal. If the loss of screen real estate bothers me, it's a really simple undo.

Sent from my Galaxy Note II
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] sway40:
Much better

tappin from the Nexus 7
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] heavyMGS:
Rooted and running like a dream.

Tasker + Secure Settings a b d AdAway got installed real quick after the phone booted back up!

Thanks!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] dionysos803:
I've rooted my note 2 and so far it s almost flawless. ..The only issue I've come across Is saving videos to the sd card. Saving pics or videos to the phone works jusrlt fine. Saving pics to the sd card works just fine...its just when I take a video that is suppose to be saved to the sd card. Any suggestions?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nnnnr14:
Me and you have all of the same mods (except the onscreen keys) do you have this one yet? I found a really easy 1..2..3.. Tutorial

Sent from my rooted galaxy note 2... U mad?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] chipsa964:
There was a request about 10 pages back about putting up a post in the Themes and Apps forum for the 4.2 camera. If anyone is interested, I just posted it up there, and hopefully we can figure out why it's FCing when we use the flash :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] suXor:
Anyone else having issue with the battery status only showing Android System? Nothing else displays under battery usage.

Sent from my Samsung Note II
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] zombieplanalpha:
No problems what so ever here. My battery stats look fine. Maybe re-odin?

Sent via quantum entanglement from the far reaches of space...or from my GN2.

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Has anyone looked into the boot animation. ..seems like a small deal but I hate the Verizon boot animation. I would prefer to have Verizon's name no where on my phone. Dont get me started with the home button

Sent via quantum entanglement from the far reaches of space...or from my GN2.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kregstrong:
Anyome know how to get 4.2 camera or 4.2 lockscreen on gnote?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] cdmoore74:
I would rather use the on-screen buttons once the S-Pen is removed. Having to re-orientate my fingers to push the back button is slightly awkward. Would be nice if this can automatically happen when you remove the S-Pen and revert back to full screen when your finished using the Pen.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nnnnr14:
Ahhh now I see

Sent from my rooted galaxy note 2... U mad?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] suXor:
Seems like something caused Android OS to show up being active for 259 days lol. I reset battery stats and all is good.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note II
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] droidstyle:
Guide updated for flashing custom roms such as beans "JellyBeans" with odin.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] blackbass595:
Guide should read "jump off diving board head first insert file and hold on for the ride".

Wait that's just what I did.

Read the guide kids. I am the professional on a closed course circuit. All stunts were monitored for security and training purposes.

Sent from my...your mom knows what sent this.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] minazaki:
This is s phenomenal idea.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] icedventimocha:
If you press the button on the pen you can use gestures for back and menu.

Sent from my Galaxy Note II
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] WishRyder:
This worked for me for changing the boot animation. Just used a simple nexus "X" boot animation. So much happier now.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1971828
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Larry Fortune:
Worked like a charm...

Choose animation file from here: http://rootzwiki.com/topic/12938-boot-animations-for-galaxy-nexus-updated-110512/

Extracted the bootanimation.zip file and used that per the instructions.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kwhodson:
So...the current root in this forum method doesn't screw anything up...correct?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Alice Kaye:
Everything's been working just fine for me. :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kurrupt_1:
Correct!

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Here you go to cover up that home button!

http://www.spigen.com/cell-phone/samsung/galaxy-note-2/aluminum-home-button-for-galaxy-note-2.html
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jmorton10:
That worked super, I used a red flaming skull..

Now, how do I get rid of the retarded boot sound??
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] *Madmoose*:
Rename system/media/audio/ui/ PowerOn.ogg to PowerOn.ogg_bk and PowerOff.ogg to PowerOff.ogg_bk
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jmorton10:
Yea thanks.

I knew that but I couldn't find those two files for some reason.

They where not showing up in root explorer even though I knew where they should be.

Then after I posted that, I did a search in root explorer and both showed up right where I thought they where so go figure...........
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] furrySatan:
oops..

OK, so I must be a dope. I tried to install a boot animation from this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1971828

And got a black screen.

I tried to Odin the route66 stock image again:

<ID:0/005> Added!!

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> root66_VZW_stock_system.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/005> Odin v.3 engine (ID:5)..

<ID:0/005> File analysis..

<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/005> Initialzation..

<ID:0/005> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/005> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/005> system.img

<ID:0/005> NAND Write Start!!

But it's been hanging for about 20 mins. Any suggestions?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] flascrnwrtr:
The only thing is that they are pink, black and brushed aluminum. With my phone being white, I wish they had a white one that would blend cleanly.

Sent from my Galaxy Note II
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] furrySatan:
Had to dig up the pit file in the forums and re-partition before Odining the route66 again and it looks like it unbricked my phone.

Yay for learning something new.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nosit1:
Either that or attempting to push the old animation back through ADB. Worth a shot.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] P2o8wer:
I have a question. ..What happens to all the other files like, the file that adds all the apps to multi Window, the Wifi toggle, and all the other custom mods that need root if you delete the 2 files that rooted ur n2 and go back to complete stock? Im thinkin of returning the white n2 for the grey one before my time is up..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nnnnr14:
Nothing because it's already injected into your system. But it's not wise to return the phone With mods installed.

Sent from my rooted galaxy note 2... U mad?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] neckbonest:
you should be able to do a factory reset or odin and be fine for a return
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nosit1:
Re-restore the root one (will wipe the /system) and uninstall SU.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] bophead:
worked great

Thanks all, worked great!!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] furrySatan:
Any help?

I'm having an issue witih Odin hanging on NAND Write Start. I've tried re-dnlding the tar file but that doesn't seem to get me anywhere. I also re-partitioned with the pit file but Odin still hangs. I can get to recovery after repartitioning but factory reset just ends up bringing me back to recovery. Any suggestions? I hope I'm not hard bricked I wasn't doing anything fancy.

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It never fails that right after I post I manage to get it figured out on my own. I managed to get route66 pushed again, and naturally I'm tempted to try JellyBeans again already. I'm a bit of a noob as far as playing with all of this before the bootloader is unlocked.. Is there any way to get more debugging output from Odin? Seeing a log to at least try and identify issues would make me feel a little better.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] SirVilhelm:
You guys see the latest?

https://plus.google.com/104711040110222472212/posts/SjpMEC8q86k
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] *Madmoose*:
Donation well spent right there!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] flascrnwrtr:
Is there a new thread or will we just keep it flowing through here?

Sent from my Galaxy Note II
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] droidstyle:
delete
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] droidstyle:
this will be a one stop shop thread. methods to unlocking the bootloader will be posted here soon as its ready to be released.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] wmaudio:
I am running the stock rooted ROM from the OP of this thread. I have not installed anything else (no 4.2 camera, no animations, nothing). I wiped cache but did not wipe data. I am having a few issues...

1. I am experiencing a pretty bad delay when I bring the screen up from standby, sometimes over a second.

2. The camera's auto focus is slow.

3. Scrolling apps in the app drawer is choppy.

I also have a few questions...

1. Is there any way to get the enhancements found in Bean's ROM without flashing the Beans ROM? I'd like the prop tweaks, battery tweaks, WiFi/toggles tweaks, etc. but I prefer the TW look and feel over AOSP.

If someone could assist, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Thanks devs for your hard work.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] droidstyle:
try flashing the rebased image by imuts...i just updated the op.

also if you have issues wipe data before posting...specifically stated in the op aswell.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] *Madmoose*:
The issues you describe sound exactly like what happens when you dont wipe data to be honest.

As far as the tweaks in Beans rom...that's extremely difficult to do considering he puts in a lot of framework to make them work.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] imnuts:
Can you link to the thread rather than the download? I also have it posted here on XDA now too.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] droidstyle:
not a prob!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] wmaudio:
I am trying to use CallRecorder to record calls, and if I set Settings / "Record Calls From" to "Kernel with 2-way call recording..." it doesn't even try to record calls. However, if I set it to "Standard Android API" it records, and the remote person's voice is loud and clear, but mine is very faint. I installed Alsa but that had no effect, and I don't know what value to tweak. Any help would be appreciated.

Regarding the issues I listed previously with the ROM...am I to understand that the only way I can avoid screen-on delays when waking the phone up and looking at the screen during a call is to wipe all of my data? That bites! LOL...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] *Madmoose*:
Honestly, in my opinion, you should be wiping every time you flash a rom. Would eliminate most of the issues reported with roms. But it is just my opinion :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] zim2323:
Can you date the line with the download link so we know when something has changed, specifically with a new download?

Also, I'm extremely new to Android and how the system works overall. The old file extracted a *.tar.md5. Do I just remove the .xz off the end of this download?

One more thing. I'm looking for good documentation, Wiki, forum thread here, etc that has a detailed explanation of all the individual systems, libraries, kernals, bootloaders, etc etc etc. I've searched but it's a hard scope to search on and find what I'm looking for. I realize there's a lot more to this then just "here you go, read this and you'll know what you're doing", but I'm sure guys like Adam Outler didn't touch a device and suddenly know how to use it and what and how all those subsystems work together and how they interact, and specifically how VZW and others lock bootloaders. I would like to learn, because ultimately I'd like to understand more about what Adam and the others are doing and why. It's fascinating to me to read what they're doing to get us the best experience here, but I really want to truly understand what all they're talking about. eMMC, PIT's, etc etc. They'll all foreign to me. I feel I'm competant to learn, I just need pointed in the right direction.

Thanks!!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] wmaudio:
I have flashed many times on many phones without wiping data and more often than not, I have not had any issues. The occurrences in which I did have issues were times that it was known to be an issue if you didn't wipe data but it was worth a shot trying. I had hoped that any advice would be based on a data wipe being the last suggestion rather than the first, but I keep forgetting that most people are of the mindset that it's easier to start from scratch than to fix something (i.e., rebuilding a Windows box rather than fixing an issue). That being said, I do appreciate your response to my questions and will try re-flashing Imnuts's build. Failing that, I will wipe data and grumble.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] *Madmoose*:
I didn't mean for my post to be inflammatory and I apologize if it came off that way. It was more of a statement that most of the problems reported with roms come down to people not wiping their data etc and reporting something that comes down to a users discretion of not wiping or restoring apps. It causes the dev's to waste a lot of time tracking down a problem that is specific to the user due to choices that were made while flashing.