yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] antique_sonic:
:)

To flash stock rom, u won't need to backup efs. As long as u choose correct file for n7100 (ur device model).

I hardly hear efs corrupted during flashing of stock rom via pc odin.

But if I feel better, u can go ahead and do that.

Best if u flash via pc odin, since u upgrade to 4.3 from 4.1.2, u need to upgrade its bootloader as well, and can only be done by pc odin. MOP I dunno whether have the option to update bootloader or not. AFAIK dun have. Very long never use it.

:)

Lastly...

The guide to flash is being sticked at general forum by dr. Ketan.

Go ahead and see and thanks him credits go to him. I only pass u the link. :)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1896696

Good luck nd cheers.

:)

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[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aboalghool:
hey guys i rooted my note 2 and flashed also the bootloader MJ5 ,, now i want to flash a custom rom, but i have a problem that i can't boot into recovery ,, when i try to boot into recovery the screen flashes and i dont know what to do
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] antique_sonic:
if still can go into download mode, try to flash recovery again ?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jon1011:
I was successfully able to flash 4.3 on my phone. :)

But can you guys help me where to find the developer options on Settings? I want to disable the animations but couldn't find this option. -_-
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mithundperfect:
Tap on about device> build number 6-7 times..
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Androdon:
The developer menu is hidden after installing 4.3 you have to click seven times on the build number to get back the options.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noname159:
Thank you, no idea why they made it hidden.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Androdon:
Cheers:)
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jon1011:
Cool. Thanks bro!
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brkk620:
Hey there!

I quit stock rom and started using Cyanogen Mod a few weeks ago. It's way better then the stock rom but I have some problems;

-Camera stops working and until I reboot the phone, it won't work. Also when it works, autofocus is really bad.

-When the phone is shut down and charging, I can't see how much it charged.

I wonder what can I do about these things, I couldn't find an update to my rom as well.

rom: cm10.2-20140302-Nightly
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cheeseymofodude:
Updating root.

Hi,

Some time ago I rooted my Note 2, no clever ROM. As far as I can remember it was a root of the stock ROM so I'm still on android version 4.1.2.

I would like to be on the latest version of android but still have the phone rooted. I've had a look around the forums (not too extensively ill admit) for something to help with this, but as far as I know I haven't been able to find a guide nor the files needed to do this (I'm not too advanced when it comes to this stuff, I will require an almost step by step guide unfortunately). If at all possible I would like to not have to 'start from scratch' after I have rooted again, if it is possible to restore some kind of backup onto the newer ROM.

Can anyone link me to the right place please?

Just in case these detials are needed;

Model number GT-N7105

Android version 4.1.2

Baseband version N7105XXDMD1

Kernal version 3.0.31-1071214, se.infra@SEP-87 #1, SMP PREEMPT Thu Jul 4 17:28:21 KST 2013

Build number JZO54K.N7105XXDMG1

Thanks.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bazzazz:
Easiest / Safest way to root

Hi Guys , I have a N7105 I am on the Latest 4.3 Firmware from Hong Kong I think its NA1. with Knox bootloader . Knox is 0 and status is official. Dont really care about the Knox counter as I am out of warranty anyway.

1 What is the safest and easiest way to root that will put me at the least amount of risk.

2 Is there any disadvantage to having the Knox thing triggered apart from warranty ?

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] antique_sonic:
1. Cf autoroot.

2. Nope if u never use knox things.

:)

Sent from somewhere under the sky, at the corner of this rounded earth.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jon1011:
2. What do you mean by knox things?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] antique_sonic:
Knox apps nd container

Sent from somewhere under the sky, at the corner of this rounded earth.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noname159:
It's been some time since I used Cyanogen, but I bet some things don't change: nightly build is real test version, remade each day. It gives you latest updates *and* latest bugs. I would recommend more stable versions, I know they have them - or check new nightly, it's quite possible both problems are already fixed. As for camera itself, few weeks ago I tested google Kitkat camera app and frankly, it was *not* good. Focus was much worse then the default one on Phoenix ROM, I was never able to do good screenshot of text on monitor, for example. Text was made almost impossible to read. The only thing I liked better was to swipe right and go right to screenshot gallery.

So my recommendation is to look for more stable Cyanogen version, or look at different ROMs altogether. From personal experience, Phoenix ROM is stable, working and later versions (like v17) have quite a lot of features from Note 3 available.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jon1011:
I have no idea what those are.

Could you give an example of a knox app and container?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ias94:
If you upgraded the Note 2 N7100 model to official 4.3 then there should be an icon in the app drawer named Knox. It's a security/privacy feature being rolled out by Samsung.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FTBLLKiD:
Sup!

just installed and ran Triangle Away with my rooted GT-N7100 running on 4.3 jellybean, just wondered what I should do with Triangle Away now that I finished resetting the flash counter. Should I keep it and it'll cause no harm to my phone or should I uninstall it (and how if there's a proper way to do without doing something bad to my phone).

still a newbie to this rooting thing :)
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] antique_sonic:
U keep or uninstall no difference. :)

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[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hackerh2:
Just a small doubt

My device:- GT-N7100 ( Galaxy Note 2 international Version)

I am currently using Omega 18v (Android 4.1.2)

I would like to upgrade my omega rom to any other custom 4.4.2 kit kat rom..

Now my question is..:confused:

1) Can i flash rom directly from 4.1.2 to new downloaded 4.4.2 rom

{ I believe that first we have to upgrade android to STOCK 4.3 and then i need to install 4.4.2 right.. }

Please correct me if i wrong.

2) If I take my 4.1.2 android nand backup using philz recovery..

and then i will install 4.4.2 rom..

Now after installing 4.4.2 can i able to restore my previous backup ie.. 4.1.2

{ I saw some threads and posts that we cannot downgrade our rom from 4.4.2 to 4.1.2..}

Please solve my Noob questions.. iam waiting for ur response thank you...

sorry for my bad english..:rolleyes:
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mithundperfect:
yeah you can directly flash 4.4.2 roms (no need to flash 4.3 first).. you've to use either philz 6.25 or twrp 2.7 for flashing kitkat roms.. Also check your bootloader is mj5 or not..?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drmodify:
Flashed apps FC

Hi everyone, I hope you can help me.

Just did a full wipe to ground zero of my note 2. Installed a stock rom 4.3 based. My problem is that when I flash an app via recovery, its force closes (e.g. Root.zip with super user even gapps) however installed apks work fine. Already de-knoxed via Dr. Ketan's Multitool. Can anybody tell what can I do to fix this? It never had any problems like this before
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cheeseymofodude:
how do I find out what the latest stock rom i can use?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yakobus:
Visit live.samsung-updates. com and select your exact Note II model from the dropdown list in the upper right corner.

A list of all uploaded firmwares for your device will show up. Just check the build dates and Android versions to find out which one is the newest.

Keep in mind that flashing firmwares that are not intended for your region/country is not recommend (as far as I know) though it should be possible.

Therefore, check the PDA version number to find out which region a special ROM is designed for.

The following page will help you to make sense of Samsung's firmware naming conventions: cpkb. org/wiki/Samsung_firmware_naming_conventions :good:

Be careful with the links, I had to put spaces in between as the forum does not allow me to post links at the moment. I registered a few hours ago ;)

// Edit:

The question of flashing ROMs intended for a different region recently popped up over here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2730839 .

Seems to be possible with the newest 4.4.2 ROM for the N7100 International.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CryptKilla:
Hi

Seems there is also an update on 4.3 rom. See screenshot.

Regarding region I couldnt identify for which regions it is.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yakobus:
The 4.3 update visible in your screenshot is not the latest. It's just the last one uploaded. Build date matters. There are some updates from March, but I don't think they differ despite they were launched in different regions.

Nevertheless, I still don't understand why almost all of them got the region code 'XX' ( stands for Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom) within their PDA version numbers :confused:

Maybe it's not a region but a language code which would make it stand for 'de, en, es, fr, hu, it, nl, pt, cs, da, el, fi, no, pl, sl, sv, tr'.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] antique_sonic:
AFAIK, flashing other regions shld be no problem, as long as the same model.

:)

And u can flash csc of ur own region/carrier if u have any problem after that.

Sent from somewhere under the sky, at the corner of this rounded earth.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jbern:
I am now months after my warranty for my device has ended and my N7105 is becoming really laggy. I once took 5 minutes to type finish a text on WhatsApp! Thinking of rooting my device to maybe better manage the processes and remove all bloatwares. Will it help with the lag?

I am running a N7105 on XUEML3. Any advice is much appreciated! :)
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] antique_sonic:
U must have installed an app which run in background and cause ram usage very high.

I never experienced such thing till so laggy while typing a text.

Sent from somewhere under the sky, at the corner of this rounded earth.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RONAKGUNE:
That does happen with touchwiz roms.You go ahead with rooting your phone and get a good stable rom on it.Once you start, you will do it again.

You'll find all the good roms here http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-note-2/development-n7105?nocache=1&z=1976966024376452. Read what other users have to say.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jbern:
What do you mean "you will do it again"? Haha.. Thanks for the link! Will check it out!

My wakelock detector pointed out Yahoo! Mail to be the culprit. 4hrs since unplugged from power source and running on battery, Yahoo drained the most running in the background.. just removed it, will see how it runs in the next few days and let you guys know! :D

Thanks for the replies!
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yakobus:
Easiest way of trying to fix your lag: Factory reset.

No risk, but also no fun - and quite annoying if it does not accomplish what you are looking for, let alone that it is hard to backup every app and setting without root :eek:

Therefore, I would do the following:

Install a custom recovery and root your phone. Then you can have a detailed look at the apps that possibly slow down your device and disable/uninstall them.

If that is not satisfying there will still be the opportunity to install a custom ROM and - thanks to root and custom recovery - also the possibility of any kind of backup you can think of. That enables you to carry over all your apps and data to the new ROM - and even switching back to your former stock version as if nothing has ever happened (if you dont like custom, which is rarely the case ;) ).
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hazin99:
Yes samsung is seedin 4.4 for note 2 on france... anyone tried it..?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ktulu89:
So my sister bought a used note 2 SGH-I317M running on 4.1.2 and its stuck on the reboot loop. I tried using the twrp recovery doing the factory reset but that does not help any. Wiping the cache and dalvik cache dont help either. I wanna install a stock rom but i have no idea which to download, there seems to be a lot of different choices, im not sure which to download. I dont want to be stuck downloading the wrong rom, i have a somewhat crappy internet connection. So if someone would please link to which i need to download. Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yakobus:
Which carrier?

Just in case you want your phone to be unbranded, it should be possible to install a mexican ROM. Tell me whats on your mind and I will provide the link for the corresponding 4.3 ROM.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ktulu89:
Its not any of the big cell phone carriers like AT&T or T-Mobile, its called GCI. I'm up for just about anything, im just about at wits end with this phone. Just as long as the 4.3 rom can be installed via odin and not through the recovery. for some reason when i try to mount /data or do a Internal Wipe it wont mount the /data. Even when i go into the Mount Menu i am unable to check the mound data.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yakobus:
Alright, there you go: http://samsung-updates.com/details/23665/Galaxy_Note_2_Canada/SGH-I317M/TCE/I317MUMUCNA1.html

Originally released for region TCE (Mexico; carrier Telcel), but working for any other SGH-i317M out there. Unbranded.

Extract the zip file and flash the .tar.md5 with Odin. If you end up in another boot loop or if you are getting stucked to boot screen after flashing, enter recovery and do a full wipe.

Remember that you will lose root and custom recovery. Good luck!
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tholcan:
Google Apps Wont download please help!

Whenever i download a rom on my phone for example http://xdaforums.com/show...5168&nocache=1 this rom is the one i currently have. No matter what rom google apps don't download such as the google playstore. Ive tried every rom and im doing exactly what im supposed to but why wont the apps download? Btw i have a note 2 n7100 from at@t im now with tmobile but the phone is AT@T
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ahmed.Amar:
Hi

I have some questions

I want to flash new official kitkat rom

Im now in 4.1.2 xxdmc3 stock unrooted

What are the stepa to do that

And if i flash rom can downgrade to 4.1.2 again and back to stock rom ?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] antique_sonic:
If urs is n7100, yes u can flash kk. Just 1 release for kk for now.

Just grab it from samfirmware.com and flash through odin.

U shld not be able to downgrade, because it comes with a new bootloader.

Even u grab the 4.3, u won't be able yo downgrade to 4.1.2 again fue to its bootloader.

Sent from somewhere under the sky, at the corner of this rounded earth.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yakobus:
How about custom ROMs, e. g. CM 10.2?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] antique_sonic:
I m sorry mate. I never use cm before.

U read its thread, if they need the 4.4.2 bootloader, then u need to upgrade first, and once u flash the new bootloader u can't actually go back to previous one. :)

Sent from somewhere under the sky, at the corner of this rounded earth.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yakobus:
I know that I cannot downgrade my bootloader. My question is rather if I can theoretically flash the new 4.4.2 stock ROM (which would also update my bootloader to ND3) and then flash an older version of Android via custom ROM later (which will unlikely be the case, I guess).

Flashing a previous stock ROM is not possible for sure.

At the moment I am running CM11 (4.4.2) with the MK9 bootloader I got with the 4.3 stock update. Anyways, I am not interested in the latest stock at the moment. Custom is simply better.

Thanks for your reply :)
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] antique_sonic:
:)

with the new bootloader, it is a no way to install older rom (stock or custom), AFAIK.

but, you are able to run newer rom on older bootloader (only sometimes got certain things is not working. eg Wifi).

:D

But my experience is on TW. I never flash CM. Sorry am not a fans of CM/AOSP base rom.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NickBV:
Thank you for info and helpful Pro ^_^
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Arafeh94:
i have android version 4.1.1 rooted;

i can't upgrade my fw bcz of status modified

so can i use odin directly to intsall the new 4.3 with the current status .
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lenana:
For official/stock rom go to settings>general>about phone>system updates...latest official rom upgrades are provided via this channel(OTA) or using PC software

---------- Post added at 10:50 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:45 PM ----------

Yes you can use odin after you download your new firmware to your PC. Use odin version 3.0.9 .
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xjmg:
Hi all. Where can i find some advise for N7100 (european) imei repair? I was at stock 4.3, no efs backup, then some custom roms (4.2) now basband and imei are gone. How to fix it?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ahmed.Amar:
Hi

I want to flash stock kitkat rom and i am in 4.1 stock unrooted rom

I want to know if this steps is right or not

And if i want to downgrade again to 4.1 it is possible ? and knox will trapped or not?

I will flash mj5 bootloader by odin pc 3.9

Then will flash stock kitkat rom by odin pc 3.9

Thanks

Sorry for bad english
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] antique_sonic:
Kk official? It comes with new bootloader mate.

When u flash official it won't trip ur knox.

But with new bootloader u can't downgrade.

:)

Sent from somewhere under the sky, at the corner of this rounded earth.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kondor17:
sync

Hi. Thanks 4 your post. As you probably know, since last november (relase of kitkat) all we suffer (not only note 2 ones, also S3 S4 S5 Note 3 owners) of sync probs with kies. Device and SD card are correcly recognized from win (7) and I can save and see music, photos etc. But no way to sync calendar, tasks and contacts with Outlook anymore. I'm back to my old TimeSystem Dailyplanner and I miss my HTC One. Samsung came out in the last months with tons of new versions of KIES.... but they simply speak different languages and they can't (wont?) find a way to communicate. I don't want to spend 50 USD to purchase (Companion Link for example) a sync program. They should always provide their customers with apps that are able to keep the promises they do in presell! Btw after the new KitKat version of today, even Kies air (that worked till Yesterday) doesn't work. Do you have some competence, ideas or infos about it? thx a lot 4 your time. Tc

Enrico (GMT+1)
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ahmed.Amar:
is there any way to flash new rom with old bootloader ??

i heard that mj9 bootloader can downgrade so how can flash 4.4 with mj9 bootloader

so i can to downgrade ??

thanks
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] antique_sonic:
if I'm not wrong, MJ9 is 4.3 bootloader.

I'm not sure if 4.4 can be flashed over on 4.3 bootloader. Might be a way, because custom ROM 4.3 can be installed on 4.1.2 bootloader. But sammy might have changed its role on the 4.4.2 update. I don't know about this, since my device N7105 still haven't come yet with 4.4.2. So i can't test yet.

Maybe someone on n7100 might be able to help you with this. :)
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XsTyLe69:
hello guys,

i got a n7105 (note 2 lte) smartphone.

i am on a new bootleader (4.3 MK9)

here is a link for a miui rom which should work on my smartphone XXX://en.miui.com/download-180.html (xxx= http)

can i flash that rom without getting a soft/hardbrick?

i think that miui version based on 4.2.2 android, but i got the 4.3 bootloader.

someone tried that rom and can confirm that i can flash that rom without any problems?

thank you for your help
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blackbluemonkey:
My phone suddenly went soft brick!

my GT-N7105 was on CM10.1.3 (IIRC) stable, and i noticed it suddenly rebooted while using waze in the past few days.

it soft bricked yesterday so i'm trying to use this link http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2032849

but i cant find my build:

baseband: N7105XXALIK

ver: 4.1.1

Build number: JRO03C.N7105XXALIJ

is it fine if i just flash another ROM now? like maybe omniROM, and hope it overwrites everything?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CliffordKT:
I have a pos laptop, it seems there's no operating system.. I'm in "Phoenixbios" setup utility is this where to load op's into this hardware from the bios? Can I "side load" an op, any suggestions as to an op, Linux, links to... Vs windows Vista
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Androidwizzard:
I may assure that anyone can run 4.3 custom roms on new 4.4.2 bootloader! We have tested it the last days on different CRs :highfive:
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] antique_sonic:
:)

Good to know that.

As it is no way to do that on Note 3 (my other device), and for my Note 2 (N7105), I haven't got any update for 4.4.2, so can't try it yet.

:)
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Androidwizzard:
Thinking about it quite a while I can't find any reason why it doesn't/shouldn't work an N3? Is there any explanation for that? Thx
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Arafeh94:
I have a signed error when i flash twrp recovery from the stock one to flash omni rom is there any way to fix it
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shahid Kalim:
Not Registered on Network Problem after 4.4.2 Upgrade

I upgraded my Note 2 from 4.1.2 to 4.4.2 (Official French Rom downloaded from sammobile) yesterday and facing Not Registered on Network Error when I try to make call. My phone is already modified before I buy. This originally came from UAE and modified in Pakistan. I faced same problem when I upgrade to 4.3 which I could not resolve myself after trying so hard. I got it fixed by moving back to 4.1.2 with help of a technician (spent money).

Now again, I tried this latest firmware out of my curiosity. But same problem again? Please help me what to do?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lgil25:
Anybody know how to disable spen detection on NON Touchwiz Roms? Something like build.prop or some scrips like that.

By battery is draining too fast because of the screen...

I'm running CM11 nightlies if that helps.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] antique_sonic:
To be frank, I have no idea mate.

I only know it is different bootloader. But n3 is different beast whereby u have to forget what u have known on ur previous device, because ur knowledge might not be applied on those note 3.

Different device might act differently.

I have tried on mine, even from ND3 base downgrade to NC2 base cause a bootloop. :)

Sent from somewhere under the sky, at the corner of this rounded earth.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maelfilk:
When i switch on pocket mode in any rom (RR for example) i can see in the dark that proximity sensor is always on when screen is turned off. Does this drain a lot of battery and is it overall bad to have it working all the time?