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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jrloper:
You give me no information to work from. I at least need the log information, from "About" -> "Show Log"
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kizax:
i dont know how, but now my note2 is rooted.

problem :) i have no signal now.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jrloper:
CASUAL (CADI) will not install drivers on Windows XP. You will need to use Zadig and do so manually in order to proceed at that point. When your phone goes into download mode, run zadig, select list all devices from options, select gadget serial from the dropdown, and click on replace driver.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/libwdi/files/zadig/zadig_xp_v2.0.1.160.7z/download

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Perhaps a stock restore from Odin, and then reroot/reunlock? This is the first time anyone has reported such an issue.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kizax:
i am on a mac. odin will not work
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jerseykirby:
Ugh

I keep getting the error adb server out of date killing. Than my phone proceeds to go into download mode and stay there. Any idea what is wrong here? I have searched this thread for this issue but did not turn up anything. I apologize if this issue has been addressed before. Thanks in advance for the help.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jrloper:
I need your log to help, probably a driver install failure.

About -> Show Log

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You can boot Windows from Boot camp, or run Odin via Parallels Desktop
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kizax:
installed VMWARE and win and odin

now i am here :)

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=40555858&postcount=2133

maybe you know which files i should put in the right position. thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] carhauler1969:
If you can still get to download (Odin) mode then you're not bricked... yet. If you're doing a full restore you'll need a full firmware package, not just the ROM or kernel, the whole shootin match. It gets flashed in the PDA slot with Odin, and only the PDA slot.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kizax:
hmmm....:)

can you explain? Can you tell me what files are need? thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jrloper:
Instructions

Download the file below

Put your phone into download mode and connect it to your computer

Open Odin and make sure your phone is selected

Put the downloaded file in the PDA box

Press start

Enjoy a stock phone

http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=9390214368362234374
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kizax:
Ok :) thanks.

only 1 question. is this file only working with a verizon note2?

thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] dakoop:
I tried zadig and no go. Also did Odin restore and still getting stuck half into download mode. I even deleted and reinstalled all the drivers
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jrloper:
How does one get stuck halfway into Download mode? You do realize, "Odin Mode" IS "Download mode"

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Yes everything in this thread is VZW GNote 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Skilover:
For Dev: Are we basically giving up on Mac 64bit solution? I was able to install Heimdall using the zip file posted earlier on the thread, but Casual doesn't see it and proceeds to install it's own. I then end up at bootloader, because the phone doesn't reboot into Android, so Casual cannot send the files to it. I suggested earlier if we made the process more manual, like the WIndows one, we might be able to make it work. Perhaps if we could manually put the phone into Android from Odin, Casual would be able to push the apps to it without any further issues. Also, is there a way to point Casual to the previously installed version of Heimdall--that might resolve the issues as well. I did "which heimdall" and got a path, which says it was installed successfully by the zip file.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kizax:
where can i get this file for a n7100?

thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] dakoop:
If I reboot into download(power home and volume) I get writing in the upper left corner. When I try to use casual it only says downloading with nothing in upper left corner? Best I can explain
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kizax:
i have the file now. still downloading.

where exact to put the files in.

thanks

http://imageshack.us/f/22/3files.jpg/
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jrloper:
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=9390214368362234374
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kizax:
thanks. but it seams like the file for the verizon note2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jrloper:
Yes it is for the Verizon Galaxy Note 2. This hack, is only for the Verizon Galaxy Note 2.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] carhauler1969:
That's because you are looking at two different levels in the bootloader. The one you can access by using vol down + home + power, then volume up is the standard bootloader that will only flash device specific software, i.e. in this case Verizon SCH-I605 firmwares.

The bootloader you see when Casual reboots into download mode is at a much deeper level, it will flash any software on any device. If you're not sure what I mean, please go back and read the OP so you know what you're getting into, and don't brick your phone.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] westlandnick:
Just thought I would share my experience. I have had my GN2 for about 2 months now. The first day I had it, I was so excited and couldn't wait to root, so I just found the how to root thread in the regular development section and rolled with it, used Odin to flash to VRALJB. Then I read this thread, and I was having some driver issues so I just decided I would stick with the stock rom for a while which I have never done before. Of course I can't stay stock forever, and there were a few "verizon" things about the stock rom that bothered me. So i decided to use CASUAL. First off, thanks for all of your work. CASUAL is the ****!!!! It worked great. Now, why I'm posting. I'm no longer scared of bricking my phone. I have had many android devices, and I have recovered a couple bricks. So that being said, I got my driver issue solved, and CASUAL started, rebooted me to download mode, and then I can't remember the error, but it would stick at the "rebooting into android" part. First time, I went to the troubleshooting part of the thread, I think the 2nd or 3rd post, and it said most of the time the issue is the usb cord or port. So reboot your phone and start over. So I did, 3 different cables, all the same hangup. So, I thought, well its waiting to reboot to android, now to clarify I started casual it booted me to download mode, had me install something, and then was stuck at the reboot to android. So I unplugged the usb, pulled the battery, plugged it back in re installed battery and booted the device. As soon as it booted, CASUAL started going again and was 100% successful.

So just in case someone else has this particular issue, its no big deal, just reboot it.

Now another thing that I wanted to clarify for anyone that is wondering. When you use this method, it does NOT mess with your rom at all. it only unlocks your bootloader and installs a new kernel. Your rom is identical to what it was before you started. So if you already have your phone all set up, no worries. this won't hurt it. At least that was my experience.

I want to thank Adam Outler and your team. You guys are awesome and I really appreciate your hard work. Linux/Android are awesome, and although I still have Windows on several of my computers, my server and phone and tablet are all linux powered and I'm hoping in the future I can cut the cord completely from proprietary software. Community built is where its at. If it wasn't for my job, Ford and Hyundai's websites, as well as a couple other I have to use, all FORCE me to use IE. I hate IE. It sucks. I've tried a couple workarounds but nothing that will allow me to ditch it altogether yet.

Anyway sorry for the long rant, just wanted to share and say thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Skilover:
Did you do this DURING the process? I've had the same issue, where it hangs up in the middle and can't seem to find the phone again and get it to boot back to Android. You are saying you unplugged it, pulled the battery, put it back, plugged it in, it rebooted, and then it WORKED?

I've actually suggested a manual pause where we reboot it, but it didn't dawn on me you could force it in that manner. No wonder you've bricked phones :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] ztotherad:
I'm definitely going to have to try that, because I've had the same issue where it'll boot the phone into download mode then freeze up, where I'd unplug the phone, pull the battery, and close out the program then try it all over again. I've even though about trying to reinstall Windows, or fix some of the errors/drivers issues..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] westlandnick:
So it was during the CASUAL process, at the part where it sent the command for my phone to reboot (while it was in download mode) and it was stuck. I let it sit for several minutes with nothing.. So in the troubleshooting, it said if that happens to just do a battery pull, reboot the phone and start over.. So the 3rd try, instead of starting over, I left CASUAL where it was, pulled the battery and plugged the phone back in to the usb, put the battery back and booted the phone. So it was like I rebooted the phone instead of CASUAL. I wouldn't normally have done something like that, but it worked...

And just for the record, I said I have recovered bricked phones, not the other way around.. :)

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Yea it kind of blew my mind that it worked.. Usually when you unplug a device while you are doing something like rooting you are asking for trouble. But since the thread said to do it, and I know with a samsung and odin you can pretty much restore anything you bork flashing I wasn't scared..

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Also CASUAL reboots your phone into download mode automagically. You start with your phone booted normally... You don't put it into download mode yourself...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] chickoid:
This worked great for me! Thanks for all your hard work and time put into this
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] carhauler1969:
Right, that person was asking why download mode looks different, no flash counter, etc, when Casual boots into DL mode vs when you boot download mode on your own.

Sent from another Galaxy on my Note 2 with Tapatalk 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Skilover:
:) My bad.

You are one brave dude, I'll give you that! :)

As I said, I suggested to the developer he allow us to do a manual restart at that point--I guess I didn't think to just try it. You are saying Casual just sat until the phone rebooted into Android, then did it's thing? So, the question is, why does Casual boot into Bootloader in the first place, since it doesn't seem to do anything until it goes back into Android, other than start Heimdall.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] zaptoons:
This went off without a hitch for me. New VZW Note2, latest stock ROM, Windows 7 x64. First, following this thread, I made sure the device drivers were right. Installed drivers from Samsung- it took several times connecting and reconnecting my Note2 to get the device manager to show things correctly.

Then everything went perfectly, no problems.

A question I have (and I've read through the thread, and searched but didn't see an answer to this):

Once finished, is there a quick way to reboot back into recovery?

I installed Goomanager which works fire for this, but I just wondered is there some combination of buttons to push? I tried some of the usual combos to no avail. If not possible, then no biggie but just wondered.

One other question: if I want to do a wipe and reset the OS back to a 'brand new' state (keeping rom and root of course) what options in TWRP would I select? I didn't want to mess with this without some idea of exactly what to do first.

Thanks to all involved!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] carhauler1969:
To get to recovery quickly open a Terminal app, type the following at the prompt:

su

reboot recovery

Or in ADB shell at the prompt just type reboot recovery.

For manually booting to recovery, with the phone off, press and hold volume up + home then power.

For resetting back to the stock OS keeping root and the ROM *without* your personal settings, and data go to menu> settings> backup & reset> factory data reset. You can do this without having to wipe, or flash anything.

Sent from another Galaxy on my Note 2 with Tapatalk 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Skilover:
OK, trying windows, I installed current Java, and plugged in phone after checking "USB debugging", the PC downloaded the phone driver, and now the phone is connected as a media device per the phone, and not at all per Casual. If I look at the PC, it's got the phone hooked up as a hard drive. What's up?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jrloper:
CASUAL says it not connected?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jrloper:
No problem, you need the Samsung driver pack. Disconnect your phone Install Samsung Kies, reconnect your phone with USB debugging enabled. Windows should install the ADB driver that Kies installed.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jerseykirby:
Finally!!! I've done it!!!!! Thank you to all that helped.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mrxtokki:
So??? why can i not d/l the file on OP?

just got my note 2. realized i had to do this first... toolkit is not able to do anything and led me here
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jrloper:
I

lol. I feel bad for you, everything that can go wrong has gone wrong.

Is this in a VM?

Reply to me in an email, I'll work with you from there. jrloper@gmail.com

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How would I know why you can't download it?

The hyperlink is there, the download site is up.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] carhauler1969:
Don't have a clue, the link is working fine for me

Sent from another Galaxy on my Note 2 with Tapatalk 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mrxtokki:
nvm... the d/l link finally worked.

what do i do when stuck on downloading?

it said it failed to initialize usblib? but then it installed some driver, says wait for android to reboot but didnt for a while
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Skilover:
I did try this--after also bombing out with Windows, and it didn't work. I have no idea how it worked for you.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jrloper:
You pull the battery, reboot and start over.

Also posting your log ("About" -> "Show Log" ) either here or on pastebin.com would help a lot
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] westlandnick:
This is where it stopped on me. First off I already had my back cover off, I unplugged, pulled battery, plugged back in, replaced battery, turned on. As soon as it booted up, the process continued like it was supposed to, and was 100% successful. Also, it was the 3rd try. I tried new usb cables and new usb ports, all with the same result. Which was why I thought screw it, I'll manually reboot it. That is what casual was supposed to do anyway..

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Bummer, I was hoping someone else would get my same experience. I don't know why it worked for me either. Whenever I do something like this it never goes smooth like everyone else reports.. So I was shocked when it worked..

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I thought the same thing. It looked to me like all it did at first was check your drivers, and install something on your computer, boot your phone into dl mode then when it was time to reboot it gets stuck. And from the responses on here a few others are getting the same hangup. But another guy said he tried what I did without success.. And in answer to your question, yes. Casual didn't seem to care that I had unplugged. Its like it was dormant waiting for the phone to reboot. So when I rebooted it, it acted like it had done it and was successful. So I don't know why it worked for me, but it made sense in my head and it got my phone rooted... So thumbs up for me right? :)

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Gotcha, I didn't catch that part..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] ztotherad:
okay, so that i can get this right; on L4 do i need to flash the previous bootloader before i run Casual?

i was reading the other thread and that's what i got from that thread, but before i did it i wanted to check in here. also should i flash a clean VZW stock rom before i do anything?

I'm confused about the steps to get casual to run correctly.

if needed, I'll post my log later tonight or tomorrow. thanks in advance!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jrloper:
CASUAL expects a stock phone, but it will look work on previously rooted phones. I would flash stock, including bootloader.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] ztotherad:
that's what i figured, my phone is bone stock at the moment. I'm also on the newest 4.1.1 build, i just can't seem to get my computer, or another one to see my note 2. I've installed countless drivers, uninstalled them and then reinstalled them but nothing. so i figured it may just be easier to reinstall Windows and start from there.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jrloper:
You can uninstall the driver pack, but Windows will keep any files it needs for installed devices.

Download USBDeview:

x86: http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/usbdeview.zip

x64: http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/usbdeview-x64.zip

Make sure your phone isn't plugged in, and run USBDeview, under options make sure the only things that are checked are "Display Disconnected Devices" and "Mark Connected Devices". Any devices you see in Green, are connected devices. All the others are disconnected devices, select all "Samsung" disconnected devices and right click -> "Uninstall Selected Devices".

Once that completes (make sure you have Kies or the newest Samsung driver pack installed), plug in your phone. Windows should install the , (assuming you have USB debugging enabled) Samsung Mobile USB Composite Device driver, Samsung Mobile USB Modem driver, Samsung Android ADB Interface driver, and the N7100 driver.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] ztotherad:
thank you sir! I'll do that and hopefully I'll be able to unlock this beast.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mrxtokki:
FINALLY!!! it works! got superuser and recovery!

when i first tried casual, it stopped and got stuck on 'downloading'. This happened when it was installing some driver and didnt go through. so i unplugged and the battery, put everything together and it was processing through but failed.

So i tried it once more knowing every driver is installed and it actually booted on its own and flashed everything without a flaw!

Thank you for the support and I am so happy and relieved i got it unlocked and rooted!

This is BEAST!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] ztotherad:
damn, lucky! I'm still fighting mine. im in the process of attempting to reinstall Windows 7 since its being such a finicky *****, lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] AdamOutler:
Just as a reminder, guys... if you're having problems, use CTRL-L and hit the pastebin button, then paste the link here. This will give us the log in a readable format.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Skilover:
JR.

OK, I got Casual to run on Windows. It's all about the drivers. My IT guy told me Kies is a terrible program, so I uninstalled it, and then uninstalled the drivers. I then found the Samsung link to the drivers for this phone, and installed them. I tried to find the ADB drivers separately, but without installing the entire Android SDK couldn't, so figured I'd just try what I had. As it turns out, when Casual runs, it will cause the drivers it needs to be installed from the Samsung installer, and it worked flawlessly!!! So, after a long and twisting road, I got Casual to work, and it did the job perfectly!

Thanks for your help. The key, so far as I'm concerned, is to be sure everyone installs the Windows drivers from the Samsung installer, prior to beginning. I think it also helps to follow your suggestion above, and use USBDeview to inspect the phone drivers already on the system, and clean out any Samsung drivers there are, before installing them fresh.

Regarding the Mac, which I tried first, I have no idea what's wrong, but it appears to be related to ADB. I'd be willing to test it if you can make any improvement, and I'll just unplug the phone if it gets going, since it's already jailbroken. I have no idea what the issue might be between a 32 bit and 64 bit Mac, but I do know any Mac less than 5 years old is 64bit.

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] axtn95:
libusb error: -12

My phone kept running the libusb error: -12 driver error constantly over and over again with cmd popping up infinitely. So i fixed it by following jrloper (credits below).

Follow below

Make sure you are in the download mode (after constant error, you can close Casual and follow below)

Make sure virus protection and firewall is off, just to make sure.

Download Zadig: http://sourceforge.net/projects/libwdi/files/zadig/zadig_v2.0.1.160.7z/download

Select "Options" -> "List All Devices"

Then from the dropdown Select "Gadget Serial", then click "Replace Driver".

After it is done take out the battery then back in, and power on the phone.

Once on homescreen, Run Casual again and it should work.

Just for reference:

I had these drivers installed prior to running Casual and running into the constant error

http://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/product/SCH-I605ZWAVZW

(Straight from Samsung VZW Note 2 drivers)

Credits to:

carhauler1969

and

jrloper

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=40343968&postcount=10
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] ztotherad:
yeah I've had problems getting with adb not seeing my note 2, but prior to that it's see my fascinate so idk what went wrong there
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] themanwithcoke:
I think I'm ready to try this, but I just want to be smart about this before I jump into this:

-I've rooted my phone with this method, http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2024207, but I haven't touched any custom recovery, any custom rom or kernel yet, and according to some posts I'm reading here, it shouldn't matter if I've rooted the phone; as long as it's VRALJB or VRALL4, correct?

-As I watch the tutorial for Win users, I'm a bit perplexed at the end; what do I do with TWRP when that pops up? It's a type of custom recovery, OK, but I honestly have no clue as to what it is, what to do with it, etc. Does it replace the bootloader and that will come up everytime I reboot the device? (Let me just put on my flame suit, gimme a sec...)

-Does this disable any possible chance of receiving future VZW OTA updates? Even if I were to manually select "check for software updates"?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] carhauler1969:
Yes Casual will root & unlock all known firmwares on the Verizon Galaxy Note 2 SCH-I605.

Yes it completely disables OTA updates from Verizon.

You can do whatever you want when recovery comes up, reboot the device, make a nandroid backup, flash a custom ROM, or kernel. The only time recovery will come up is if you specifically boot to recovery. Otherwise the boot process is the same as it is now on your rooted stock device, or a stock phone for that matter.

The custom recovery just allows you to make backups, restore backups, or flash custom software and other tweaks on your phone painlessly.

Before doing any of that I'd really suggest you read up on what root actually is, the power it gives you over your device, and the pitfalls of running custom highly modified software on your phone. If you don't know what you're doing you can easily turn your phone into a $600 "brick" i.e. paperweight.

Sent from another Galaxy on my Note 2 with Tapatalk 2