[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] plotinus:
EDIT* After trying for so much on learning how to deodex a rom I finally found the way to do it. I take NO credit for what I'm going to post. i Found this tutorial browsing and searching online for a while and thanks to WANAM for telling me he uses dsinxda to deodex his roms. and DSIXDA for making the tool. Im just going to post the steps I did in order to get my stock rom deodexed. If I make a mistake or use wrong any term please forgive me I'm learning as you are. I just want to help you guys to be able to deodex your rom. I'M NOT GOING TO POST DOWNLOAD LINKS, JUST THE THREADS WHERE YOU NEED TO GO AND DOWNLOAD EVERYTHING FOR YOURSELF. :o:D (This to avoid issues with OP of other threads)

DOWNLOAD YOUR STOCK ROM IN A FORMAT TO BE FLASHED BY ODIN. GO TO http://sammobile.com and download your rom. After you have it REMOVE the .md5 at the end. Leave it as .tar

First of all you need to have java, android SDK installed and adb. for this FIRST OF ALL go here and follow the steps

STEP 1 http://www.support-4-you.com/main/i...d-adb-installation&catid=40:how-tos&Itemid=57

http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/downloading-and-installing-the-java-development-ki.html

Afterwards go here and read a little bit. It will give you an overall of what you need http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1939300 (Yeah I now is for the s3 BUT BELIEVE ME IT WORKS) leave it open just in case.

then visit this thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=633246 and READ IT!

-Download the kitchen and afterward go to post number 3 to install it, I used the option number one for windows 7. i downloaded dsixda_cygwin_install.zip. If you have other operating system I honestly don't know how to do it. :o

Also click where it says ''RECOMMENDED: Click here for a pictorial guide to assist you with the Cygwin install (thanks to carl1961).'', it will give you a tutorial on how to install the kitchen. Be patient. sometimes you make the steps and it seems is not doing anything, but its working it's just slow.

follow that pic guide on how to install and when you're setting up your rom when it opens the ext2explore tool you dont see your system.img close the kitchen and delete the working folder and start again setting it up and it will work. (at least for me, the 1st time i had no ext4_system.img, the second time I did)

VERY IMPORTANT. After you extract the system, EXTRACT THE CSC If not your rom WON'T WORK.

(Diskinternals linux reader is found on the kitchen folder, then tools. FYI)

ok. after you have Installed the kitchen and the working folder is ready

go to the working folder and delete ext4_system.img from system folder if there is any. Then

-Choose option 0- Advanced Options

-Then choose option 11 Deodex files in your rom

-Then ''bb'' IF YOU WANT

-Then ''v'' and set android level to 16

-then option ''b'' and sit back and wait.

-Then option ''x'' when it's done

-Choose option 99 and follow the steps. remember to zipalign the apps and sign your rom, then change the name of the rom if you want.

- I did not rooted my rom. i use the method 2 from here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1896696 to root it aftwerwards. :fingers-crossed:

FINAL STEP! MANDATORY! PLEASE PRESS THANKS IF THIS POST HELPED YOU! :good: :victory: :highfive:

Then copy the rom to your external sd and wipe data, cache , dalvik and go to mount and storage and format system.

go back and flash rom from external sd.

:angel: there you go, your deodexed rom! :fingers-crossed:

I hope this have been helpfull