yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] celyko:
need help lying to verizon

I got a galaxy note 2, and the power button broke. they are sending me a replacement. if i follow the procedure in this thread, will they be able to tell that I ever had unauthorized software on the device? if they find out, they charge me 300$

After the process, I still haven't seen any charges :) incase anyone needs to know
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] BennyJr:
Yes you should be fine.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] lilsaphyre:
sbin

fail

fail

fail

fail

fail

.......this is not a working solution. All I used prior was route66 and not unlocked.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] SamOliver:
I get a fail message right after sboot.bin that says: "All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)". When I try to use the alternate restore, I get the error message "I605_VRALJB_Restore.tar.md5 is invalid" (yes, I extracted it first). I have restarted my computer, re-installed samsung drivers, tried switching USB ports, and tried using different computers. Is there anything else I can do, or did I just make a $700 mistake?

Edit: I'm an idiot, I was using Winzip instead of 7zip to extract the md5. All good now, thanks for the guide!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] ohiwastedmylife:
On this guide it mentions also using a PIT file in Odin to return to stock. Is this required to get back to full and complete stock out of the box software? OR can we just push the 1 file mentioned in this post via odin and be in the same situation? I am running stock but I am currently rooted (locked bootloader)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] thepolishguy:
I am sorry to ask the same question - but if the OP or someone that has successfully done this would chime in it would be great. I know that the OP does not mention a PIT file. But I would also like to confirm that we do NOT actually need a pit file. Sorry if that is lame - but I just don't want to screw this up.

thanks for any input.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] H3Dude:
VRALL4 ODIN Available yet?

Is this possible yet? I have not seen the ODIN anywhere. No issues if not, just waiting patiently.

Thank you.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] diabloking:
Imnuts, thank you so much lol had really messed up my phone and the stock rom wasn't flashing in odin..but the alternate one worked!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Dcar777:
HELP!

I have a rooted Note 2 with stock firmware. I insalled that beats audio crap and it deleted all my bluetooth drivers. I just put my phone into download mode and hooked it up to Odin and tried to load the supplied file. It goes for a min and then fails. My phone is stuck "Firmware Upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies and try again".....

What d I do now!? Please help!

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Fixed it. I reinstalled the Root file t0ltevzw_root.tar.md5 via Odin. When my phone restarted, it was wiped of all data (what I wanted), bluetooth works and it is still rooted! Awesome!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mtran13:
Restored without any issues here. Thank you for putting this together.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] torqtube:
How do you know if the bootloader is locked, once this restore is finished?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jrbxx7:
Re: [ODIN][VRALJB] Restore to Stock

Nice thanks!

sent from unlocked beans NiNe sch-i605
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Laetus1:
Re: [ODIN][VRALJB] Restore to Stock

I had this exact experience, stuck at sbin. Then I found my Note 2 soft-bricked in the midde of the night,. I could not boot into system or recovery, only download mode. But the alternate restore offered by imnuts flashed perfectly for me. I was then able to unlock/root via Adam Outler's newer Galaxy Note 2 method (post exynos exploit update). Thanks to you, rdeckerr, for taking the time to chronicle your experience since it helped me see what I needed to do to flash to stock succesfully. I was then able to unlock/root, then flash CleanRom Inheritance. My Note 2 is even more amazing now. Donation sent to imnuts also.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] draya1986:
Tried all 3 mirrors but I get md5 hash value is invalid, when I try to odin back to stock... any working mirrors?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mindtrust1:
So I have version VRALL4 and I did have my bootloader unlocked anyways long story so im stuck trying to unlock bootloader with new method and when I download certain files in the revised kit this is the message i get as an example Windows cannot open this file BAVBaseline.tar md5.gz WIndows wants to know what program I want to run to open it if any of you have tried the new method it isnt working for me so I may have to go back to stock and unlock the original method that Adam put out based on VRALJB so thanks for this valuable piece of work that I feel is super awesome to have thx!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] bond32:
Re: [ODIN][VRALJB] Restore to Stock

Bootloader baseline package needs to be placed in the bootloader section of Odin 3.07. You need to open Odin and do that when casual tells you.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] pd240:
Re: [ODIN][VRALJB] Restore to Stock

I have a verizon note 2 that is currently unlocked, rooted with twrp recovery using the original unlock method on VRALJB . Due to a wifi issue I can't solve, I am planning on going back to stock using Odin. I want to use the restore file that does not change the bootloader so I can keep it unlocked. I am assuming the Odin file will flash stock recovery. HOw do I flash an alternate recovery with an unlocked bootloader and stock recovery?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] ddickenson:
screwed up

Ok,

So I just rooted using the root66 method, then without realizing it bricked by trying to install cwm recovery. Now I'm trying to go back to stock using this tool so I can start over again and make it work but it keeps failing at sbin. I want to either know how to make this work or preferably how to flash ONLY the stock recovery so I can get past this verizon bull**** that isn't letting my phone boot. THen I could actually unlock bootloader. any help?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kintwofan:
Re: [ODIN][VRALJB] Restore to Stock

You need the alternate restore file. It's in imnuts thread... which were already in, got my threads mixed up.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mactechnm:
Windows / Odin / Casual won't see BootMode

I am so frustrated. I had a VZW Note 2. It was running the JLB firmware. I successfully rooted it, but the home button was defective, so I had to have Verizon send replacement, which has VRLL4 firmware. I tried to restore this phone back to stock with odin 3.07 and the root66_VZW_stock_system.tar.md5 firmware. This didn't work, so I went into the stock recovery, and wiped my phone, and cache, multiple times. Now I can't get the phone to boot, it just goes back to stock recovery again and again. I can get into the Download Mode, but now my phone can't be seen by CASUAL-Revision289b.jar at all. I am running a Macbook Pro, with VMWare 4, usb is always set to be seen on the virtual machine. I never had trouble getting Windows 7 to see this phone before. Right now I have a $300 paperweight. I have downloaded the "alternate" bootloader, after much searching on this site, but it doesn';t do me any good if Windows won't recognize the phone. Tried reinstalling and uninstalling Samsung USB drivers mutiple times, tried rebooting virtual machine, nothing works. Any suggestions?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kintwofan:
Re: [ODIN][VRALJB] Restore to Stock

For casual your phone needs to be able to boot up. What you need now is Odin. Just follow section 1b of this guide and you'll be good

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=34891181
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mactechnm:
Trying ODIN again....

I thank you for your help. I assume that when yopu refer to section 1b, you are saying to install the VZW alternate driver, then use Odin to install the Root66 stock VRALJB 4.1.1 12/2/12 firmware? Because I thought that since I'm already on VRLL4, I need to install the Alternate" version of I605_VRALJB_Restore.tar.md5, (the one named with .xz at the end, which I assume I need to rename to .gz?) I do have ODIIN, and I was trying this until 3:30am, but I'm going to keep trying. Right now I uninstalled the Samsung drivers, installed the VZW alternate driver, and I will see what ODIN says...

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Under section 1b, it says.... >>> Official VRALJB 4.1.1 12/9/12- http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=2040264(This will wipe data and return your device to factory stock like the day you purchased the device. Unlocked and Locked devices may use this to return to Factory Stock conditions! Also, folks currently on the latest L4 OTA ONLY use the alternate restore file as it does not contain a bootloader!)..... <<<< So does this mean I 'should" use the I605_VRALJB_Restore.tar.md5.xz file (the alternate file?), ?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kintwofan:
Re: [ODIN][VRALJB] Restore to Stock

Yes use the alternate restore download. Also don't rename them. With the .xz at the end use 7 zip to extract it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] wooties:
Re: [ODIN][VRALJB] Restore to Stock

Is there a way to return to stock through a file? It looks like my USB port died and I need to return to stock before taking it back to Best Buy to be replaced.

Like http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2086769. ??
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kintwofan:
Re: [ODIN][VRALJB] Restore to Stock

Are you unlocked? If so you can use mobile Odin to flash stock, but first use triangle away to reset your flash counter if needed.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] wooties:
Yes, I'm unlocked. This is a good idea, I didn't know of it! -Trying it now. I'll let you know. Thank you for the suggestion.

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Ends up that I didn't have to use Mobile Odin this time. I went to download mode and Odin recognized the phone, despite it not being recognized on the PC or charger, on or off. Sounds like I lucked out.

Thanks again!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] gnex0422:
Re: [ODIN][VRALJB] Restore to Stock

Neither mirrors are working for me...is it just me or is something wrong with them?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] rippedwarrior69:
Thank you so much worked like a charm.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] bond32:
My own stupidity never ceases to amaze me. Bet I have used this restore file 30 times since its release and it has always worked perfect. I started freaking out this morning when my phone kept looping only to find out I insisted on putting the file in the "phone" section rather than the "pda" section.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] gnex0422:
Re: [ODIN][VRALJB] Restore to Stock

So this will return my phone to 100% stock, then i will have to take the ota update? Im running cleanrom 4.5 with stock kernel and want to wipe my phone and sd card clean.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] bond32:
Re: [ODIN][VRALJB] Restore to Stock

Won't wipe your external sd card but internal storage will be wiped. Yes will be 100 percent stock unroot.

Sent from my SCH-I605
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] gnex0422:
Re: [ODIN][VRALJB] Restore to Stock

Thank you sir
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] highwaybandit:
Re: [ODIN][VRALJB] Restore to Stock

If I restore can I get the ll4 update?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] droidstyle:
yes but why do you want it? root, unlock, flash a stock l4 rom from recovery and **** any ota's!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] highwaybandit:
Re: [ODIN][VRALJB] Restore to Stock

My internal shows 2 gb free. Figured would lock and root again to wipe it all clean. And learn to restore from odin.used to my nexus was alot easier.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] highwaybandit:
Re: [ODIN][VRALJB] Restore to Stock

Ok so I flashed in odin and was super easy thanks for the file. Now I need to reroot
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] pd240:
Re: [ODIN][VRALJB] Restore to Stock

Since you can't over write the bootloader if you are on VRALL update, will your bootloader remain unlocked? I want to get back to completely stock VRALL locked bootloader for warranty replacement.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] highwaybandit:
it will put you back on vraljb then u just check for update and dowload. you will be on stock ll4 locked and ready for warranty repair no worries
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kintwofan:
Re: [ODIN][VRALJB] Restore to Stock

If your bootloader is unlocked you can overwrite it. So if you flash the completely stock jb image you will be locked and just as stated let it take the ota.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Klown80:
Hi guys,

Thank you for the alternate restore!! It saved my A@#!!! Thanks again!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Devildog8791:
I did the alternate restore, but I am not getting any OTA notifications. Am I supposed to? I am on VRALJB with an unlocked bootloader (I guess).

Edit: Nevermind, I just got the OTA notification. After the update, will the bootloader be locked again?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kintwofan:
Re: [ODIN][VRALJB] Restore to Stock

Yes
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] th3taman:
I have tried downloading both restore files with bootloader still unlocked. Neither want to be extracted with 7zip? Seen several others post in the thread the same issue, but haven't seen anyone respond to why this error might be occurring?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] MicaRyanSulc:
Re: [ODIN][VRALJB] Restore to Stock

Ph, Odin says md5 invalid. I re downloaded the odin file and it says the same thing. Any suggestions.... Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] th3taman:
I had to go to my laptop and I downloaded 7zip from C-net since 7zip site wasn't working. The version that their site had worked with the tz file with unlocked bootloader...finally. On my desktop was right clicking and trying to use 7zip that way vs. the program which was the way I was successful on laptop.

Not sure if that helps or not.

Thanks to imnuts for the files!!! I was able to restore my soft-bricked device. :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] MicaRyanSulc:
Re: [ODIN][VRALJB] Restore to Stock

O i downloaded the mirror and it wasn't zipped, i clicked on the regular download and didnt see the download for the note2, can someone send me a link or something...? And also i have odin3 1.83.. Does that matter? I never had any problems with odin and the s3
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] buhohitr:
"Stock Rom" links are not zipped, "keeping the recovery" links are zipped. You could download any stock rom links (no zipped) and flash with Odin. If you download "keeping recovery rom" you need to unzip it first before you can flash.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] MicaRyanSulc:
Re: [ODIN][VRALJB] Restore to Stock

Im on beans rom build 3 with locked bootloader(haven't had time to mess with phone until now), can someone post a link for the restore odin file i should use, cause this gps will not work, i got new phone today and need to send this one back

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My odin keeps sayin that both the mirror odin restore files "md5 invalid", iv never had a problem with the s3

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I have odin3 1.83.. Do i need a new version or something
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] drew4452862:
does not work, just gives sboot failed
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] highwaybandit:
Re: [ODIN][VRALJB] Restore to Stock

Worked fine for me just open odin put phone in download mode and put file in pda and bam stock phone again used this several times
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] MicaRyanSulc:
Yea i know, odin keeps saying invalid md5, dont know why, never had problems with it before
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] imnuts:
Probably because you don't have a complete download. What's the file size? Does the file MD5 match the MD5 on either of the two mirrors?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] stueycaster:
I use "ExactFile" to verify the md5 before I flash anything. Google it. It's free.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] MicaRyanSulc:
1.6g I think. And im going to double check when I get home. Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] docchaos:
Again a warning, be careful you may brick, explode your phone, etc. I removed the MD5 extension from the file, and used the pit file, and it returned me to stock with no issues. I make no guarantees this will work, but it worked for me. I tried to flash the file with ODIN with the MD5 file extension, but it locked up and failed. Changed it to just the TAR extension and it worked fine. Again, buyer beware.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] imnuts:
DO NOT DO THIS. If it fails the MD5 check, you have a bad download. If the bad portion of the download is in sboot.bin, your phone is a paperweight. If you keep getting bad downloads, use a different browser or internet connection. Downloading via your phone is also likely a bad idea as it is more likely to not download properly.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] snooogins:
Is there any way to do an OTA without having a sim installed? Or will I have to pop my sim back over for the update?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] MicaRyanSulc:
yea thanks man. i finally got it after downloading mirror 2.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] soba49:
Checking the MD5 without Odin

I decided it's better to just have a tool for checking the MD5s in filename.tar.md5

Here's one in written in Python, without any requirements, for head, tail, wc, or any md5sum tools. It's actually my very first Python script.

#!/usr/bin/python

#Copyright 2013 Ainsley McCall V0.11
#
# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
# You may obtain a copy of the License at
#
# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
#
# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
# limitations under the License.

import hashlib	#for md5 library
import sys	#for single character output

tar_md5_file = "stock.tar.md5"
CHUNKSIZE = 2**20 #1,048,576

if(len(sys.argv) > 1):
tar_md5_file = sys.argv[1]
else:
print "usage: "+sys.argv[0]+" <file.tar.md5>"
sys.exit(1)

try:
f = open(tar_md5_file, "rb")
except IOError:
print "File " + tar_md5_file + " was not found!"
sys.exit(1)
else:
print "Analyzing File..."

def file_length(fname):
f = open(fname, "r")
f.seek(0,2)
val = f.tell()
f.close()
return val
def tar_length(fname):
f = open(fname, "rb")
offset = 0
try:
f.seek(-256,2);
offset = f.tell();
null_byte = chr(0)
byteblock = f.read(256)
for i in range(255,0,-1):
b = byteblock[i]
if(b == null_byte):
if(i == 255):
offset = -1
break
i += 1 # set to beginning of tail
offset += i
break;
finally:
f.close()
if offset == -1:
print "Error! No MD5 tail at end of file!"
sys.exit(1)
return offset

def do_md5(fname, flength):
m = hashlib.md5()
try:
CS = min(flength, CHUNKSIZE)
i=0
counter = max(int(flength / CHUNKSIZE / 50),1)
f = open(fname, "rb")
while flength > 0:
byteblock = f.read(CS)
flength -= CS
m.update(byteblock)
i+=1
if(flength < CS):
CS = flength
if(i % counter == 0):
sys.stdout.write(".")
sys.stdout.flush()
finally:
f.close()
return m.hexdigest()
def do_tail(fname,tlength):
with open(fname, "r") as f:
f.seek(tlength,0)
var = f.read()
f.close()
for s1 in (var.split()):
if len(s1) == 32:
return (s1)
return var.split()[0]

fname = tar_md5_file
tlength = tar_length( fname)
flength = file_length(fname)

#import commands
#var1 = commands.getstatusoutput('tail -c ' + str(flength-tlength) + " " + tar_md5_file)
#s1 = ((var1[1]).split() )[0]

print "Tar is "+str(tlength)+" bytes long. Tail is "+str(flength-tlength) +" bytes long"
s1 = do_tail(fname, tlength)
print "Calculating MD5"
s2 = do_md5(fname, tlength)

print "Done!"

if( s1 == s2 ):
print "Tail ("+s1+") = MD5 (" + s2 + ") OK!"
else:
print "Tail ("+s1+") != MD5 (" + s2 + ") FAIL!"

sys.exit(0)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Longwayii:
can somebody help!!! i have odin and all necessary files but odin is not detected my note 2 crazy this is that my laptop is detected. how can that be and any thoughts on what i can do? i was on ota update verison and tried to boot to recovery and didnt know bootloader wasnt unlocked. so phone says unathorized software on phone return device to verizon. im getting deseparte enough to do just that lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] imnuts:
Did you install drivers?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] soba49:
Does the phone need to be in download mode for Odin to see it? Think I recall that being the case for me, but it's been a while... I switched to a mac. Reboot your phone and hold volume down as it starts up...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Longwayii:
yes drivers are installed and phone is in download mode but it never shows up in odin with a id #

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the drivers needed is samsung note 2 usb drivers correct? does my phone suppose to show up as adb device?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] stueycaster:
When you plug your phone in does it want to install Bootstrap.exe? I had to before it would work.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Longwayii:
Its just says samsung android device connected. Doesnt ask for anything else and odin doesnt detect it. Can I download bootstrap.exc on my laptop? My phone only goes in download mode nothing else
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] denpad2010:
isaw in other tread i need pit file but here i dont see anybody talking about pit file,only odin package nthat i need put in pda field,so do or dont need a pit file??? thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] soba49:
Unless you installed a non-stock ROM, vanilla, etc, you probably don't _need_ to repartition with A PIT file. However, chances are if you're looking to go to stock, you'll want to ensure your partition table is stock also. (I thought mine was untouched then realized the exploit I used to put in TWRP modified it).

Anyway, sch-i605-16gb.pit,

http://db.tt/30lrz5Lo
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] dklimah:
I have been messing around with this **** since this morning. I finally was to get it back to stock. Thank you much!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] denpad2010:
Is running jellybeans build 13 can you tell me if I need the pit file, or I can use the file either way... Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] soba49:
I'm also running beans 13.

If you use the PIT file: You'll be fully back to stock. You'll be able to freely accept OTA updates, send your phone to the manufacturer, whatever.

If you don't use the PIT file: The Odin will still work, and your phone will be 99.9% stock, with a slight deviation in the partition table: you'll have an extra entry for partition ID 82 that points to the same offset and block count as partition ID 80. It'll still work fine for running CASUAL, installing other ROMs, etc. and will act exactly like a fully stock phone.

In the context of using this Odin image to restore to root, I really can't think of a good reason to not use the PIT file as well. I suppose if you were tinkering with the file, and trying to flash without overwriting your data, or more generally if you had modified your system to use custom partitions and wanted to otherwise preserve that data, then you'd use a different PIT or none at all --- but in that scenario you'd know exactly what you were doing and why.

So in short, yeah, generally speaking it probably won't matter either way.

If you're sending your phone out as stock, use the PIT file, it won't hurt anything.

If you are keeping your phone, modifying it soon anyway, or have some reason to care otherwise, don't sweat it, and don't use a PIT.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] denpad2010:
Last question to be clear, which version should I d/l cause in another post I read since this phone is running latest OTA I should use alternative version