[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] AlpineMan:
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ):

Q: Where do I get the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 USB drivers?

A: http://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/product/SPH-L900TSASPR#software (then click on the "Manuals & Downloads" tab, then click on "Software" tab and click on EXE button).

Q: How do I put my Sprint phone in Diag mode? See post #4 for Verizon phones.

A: Do the following:

1) Launch the phone app.

2) Dial ##3424#

3) Choose PDA

4) Click on "Qualcomm USB Setting"

5) Choose "DM+MODEM+ADB"

*** Note to yourself ***

Do not forget to put it back to "MTP+ADB" after you have successful flashed your Note 2!

6) Done

Q: How do I configure DFS to add the serial port where your phone is connected?

A: Do the following:

1) Install the Note II USB drivers.

2) Put the Note II in Diag mode.

3) Connect the Note II to your PC via USB cable.

4) Launch DFS.

5) Click on Ports. The DFS Port Manager window shows up.

6) Double click on the COM port where it says "SAMSUNG Mobile USB Serial Port".

7) Close the DFS Port Manager window.

8) Done.

Q: How do I get my MSL from my Sprint phone? Verizon phone MSL is 6 zeros.

A: Use "Get My MSL" app from the Play Store

1) Download and install the app.

2) Launch the phone app and dial ##3282#

3) Choose edit.

4) Enter any 6 digits and hit OK.

5) Launch the "Get My MSL" app

6) Click on "Get My MSL" button.

7) Done.

Q: How do I get my MSL if the above method doesn't work (especially applies to Sprint Galaxy S4 & Note 3)

A: Download "Android MSL Reader" from here: http://tools.flashingtools.com/

Q: Is there any other way to get MSL on ANY Sprint phone with clean ESN?

A: The answer is obvious, and sometimes it's so obvious that we forget we can get the MSL by calling Sprint if you have a Sprint account. Tell them you want to donate your (insert your phone make/model here) to someone, but you want to completely factory reset the phone first, ie. run ##786# so you need to get the MSL in order to do so. I've never tried this with a bad ESN phone...who knows, they may give it to you, too. But I don't want to risk getting red flagged for owning and asking about a bad ESN phone.

Q: What is the Samsung password? (thanks to sedds89 and trim81: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=41478328&postcount=711)

A: Sprint Samsung Galaxy phones: 01F2030F5F678FF9 or 2012112120131219

A: Verizon Samsung Galaxy phones: 2009031920090615

A: US Cellular Samsung Galaxy phones: 2010031619780721

Q: Neither one of the Sprint Samsung Galaxy passwords worked on the Sprint Note 2. Now what?

A: Downgrade your Sprint Note 2's radio/baseband to LJC. The LJC radio works fine with newer ROMs. Put the current radio back after successful flash if so desired.

Q: Where can I download the different radio/basebands for my phone?

A: Sprint Note 2: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2139889

A: Sprint Note 3: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=50963265

Q: Where do I enter my phone's MSL and Samsung password in DFS?

A: At the upper left hand corner of DFS, look for "SPC" and enter your MSL here, then press the SPC button. Enter the password in the "Pwd" field and press Pwd button.

Q: How do I backup my Sprint Galaxy phone's NV Item 1192 (Profile 0's 32 character AAA password)? You may be able to get your "other phone's" NV Item 1192 (AAA key) using this method as well (I have not tried).

A: Use DFS v4.6.4.1 (or newer):

1) Click on EFS tab.

2) Click on Read EFS2.

3) Expand the folder tree.

4) Look for "nvm" and expand that branch.

5) Right click on "num" and choose "Save as..."

6) Choose a folder on your PC to save it to.

7) Once saved, go to that folder and look for 1192 to verify it.

8) Use a hex editor/viewer such as "HxD Hex Editor" to view it.

9) Done.

Q: I forgot to backup my Sprint Galaxy phone's AAA key, how do I put the original key back in the phone?

A: Use DFS v4.6.4.1 (or newer):

1) Put original MEID back.

2) Reboot the phone.

3) Dial ##786#

4) Put in your MSL

5) Confirm the reset

6) This wipes everything on the phone and puts your original AAA key (NV Item 1192) back.

Q: How do I get my Profile 0's 32 character AAA key (NV Item 1192) from my "other" phone using CDMA Workshop 2.7?

A: Do the following:

1. You can google where you can get CDMA Workshop 2.7

2. Put your phone in diagnostic mode. Typically, dial ##3424# (and you may need to choose a menu item to put the phone in DIAG mode).

3. Install the necessary diagnostic drivers for your phone.

4. You can use QPST to determine the COM port of your phone as described in the first few pages of this thread.

5. Launch CDMA Workshop.

6. In "COM Settings", choose the COM port you got from step 3.

7. Click on the "Connect" button. Then click on the "Read" button.

8. Click on the "Security" tab.

9. Enter your phone's 6 digit MSL, then click on the "SPC" button.

10. Click on the "Memory" tab.

11. On the "NV Items" section, click on the "Read" button.

12. Type in "1192" for both "First NV Item" and "Last NV Item" fields, then click on the "OK" button.

13. Save the resulting text file to a folder in your PC you can remember easily.

The resulting output will look like this:

[NV Items]

[Complete items - 1]

1192 (0x04A8) - OK

10 84 3E 7F F6 B8 13 35 7D 30 E0 CE 78 79 7D 93

E7 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

Your AAA key starts after the "10" and ends right below the "10". In this case, it's:

84 3E 7F F6 B8 13 35 7D 30 E0 CE 78 79 7D 93 E7

When you use this key, make sure you remove the blank spaces, the resulting key is:

843E7FF6B813357D30E0CE78797D93E7

13. Done.

This method of getting Profile 0's 32 character AAA key has been tried and tested on the following:

A) HTC Touch Diamond

B) HTC Touch Pro

C) HTC Touch Pro2

D) Palm Centro

E) Palm Treo Pro

F) Motorola Q9c

You can get AAA key w/o doing steps #8 and #9 above, ie w/o an MSL, if you have an HTC Touch Pro2. I wouldn't be surprised if the same is true for the Touch Diamond and Touch Pro as well.

Q: How do I get my "other" phone's 6 character Profile 1 AAA password?

A: Follow mentioned methods above. Look for NV Item 466 or 466_1.

A: For Windows Mobile phones:

1. Dial ##3282#

2. Choose Edit

3. Enter MSL code

4. Look for "AAA Shared Secret(HEX)". Password should be 6 characters long.

Q: What version of DFS do I need?

A: The free version of DFS v4.6.4.1 (or newer) worked fine. Donate a little something to them, however!!! http://www.cdmatool.com/

Q: What ROM can I use before doing this flashing exercise?

A: Generally speaking, a non rooted or rooted stock ROM will work. For the Sprint Note 2, I used this stock rooted LJC ROM -> SPH-L900_LJC_Root_Restore.exe found here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2032924 I downloaded from Mirror 1 and it matched the MD5. The MD5 in Mirror 2 didn't match...avoid that.

Q: Is root required to do this?

A: No.

Q: On Sprint phones, dialing *2 (launches Sprint Zone app) doesn't show "Activate Device" or "Activate Phone". How do I force a Profile 1 update? How can I activate the phone via WiFi?

A: Do the following:

1) Dial ##yourMSL#

2) Put 10 zeros in the phone/MDN and MSID fields.

3) Save the changes.

4) Reboot phone.

5) Connect to wifi.

6) Dial *2, then activate.

7) Done.

Q: How do I install TWRP on my Galaxy phone? The steps below may be obsolete depending on the ROM version you have. I recommend going to your phone's Development Section here in XDA to find the most current method.

A: This requires a rooted ROM.

1) Install GooManager from the Google Play Store.

2) Once installed, launch GooManager.

3) Grant GooManager root privileges.

4) Press the MENU button on the phone, then choose "Install OpenRecoveryScript"

5) Confirm the installation.

6) Confirm the download.

7) To launch TWRP, do ONE of the following:

a) Launch GooManager. Choose "Reboot recovery"

b) Power down your phone. Press Volume Up, Home, and Power buttons at the same time. When you see the Samsung logo, let go of the buttons.

c) If you have adb command line installed on your PC & USB Debugging enabled on your phone, connect phone via USB cable to PC, then type "adb reboot recovery" on PC.

8) Done.

Q: I have non-rooted or rooted Sprint Note 2 LJC/LK8/MA5/MA7 ROM. I'm getting Hands Free Activation error or Profile Update doesn't work after flashing and rebooting the phone. How do I fix this?

A: Flash this file via TWRP for LK8/MA5/MA7: http://www.mediafire.com/?4fx25prxv2790c6 OR this file for LJC: http://www.mediafire.com/?eyqlje2hclw6jb9

Both files are from http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=36181746&postcount=103 ( Thanks to Mudduq for the heads up. Thanks to garwynn for the fix! )

1) Save the file linked at mediafire or the one attached in that post either in internal or external SD card in your phone.

2) Install the zip file via TWRP.

3) Reboot the phone.

4) Done.

More to come...