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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] fresnogamer:
OMG!!!

I was searching all day and I could not find a post like this. I found a TORRENT with the stock firmware and use the Toolkit to flash the original ROM. Then used Kies to update to 4.1.2.

Thanks anyways. Strange that when I was searching, I did not find this post.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Revenghost:
Thank you for the post!

Thanks for the detailed instructions! Helped a lot when I needed to replace my phone through AT&T
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] skooby1doo:
Hey kaitagsd

i did the same thing as you.

and the progress bar on the phone didnt finish

and odin still had the fail progress in the messeage window but all the buttons start and exit ect were ready to be used again.

so i had no choice to unplug my phone but i got an error msg saying the update failed and to connect back to keis and try the update again that didnt work

so i went back to odin and installed root66_RWC_I317MVLBMA3.tar.md5 again and that fixed the my phone

SGH-I137M

if your phone is still messed up mabey what i did will work for you. i thought i had bricked my phone
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] shaolin95:
Sorry for the silly Q but before I select the file for PDA, the file extension is showing md5. Should I rename it to leave only the .tar extension?

KIES_HOME_I317UCALJ2_I317ATTALJ2_215287_REV04_user_low_ship.tar.md5

PS I do see .md5 on the list of files Odin can select so logic will tell me it is fine the way it is lol
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] JC_Cali:
Yeap, I wouldn't change any extensions on any custom ROM or apk's you get here unless instructed to do so.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] geeve420:
Anyone know if I can use this to flash back from skynote 4.3?

Thanks

Geeve
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] joedeuce:
Yes sir. From skynote you can. Both the bootloader from the leak and the bootloader downgrade provided by sean z can be reverted to original stock.

EDIT: However, from official 4.3 from ota you cannot use this at this time afaik.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] geeve420:
Awesome thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] texas2alaska:
no file

dont know if its just me but im not seeing KIES_HOME_I317UCALJ2_I317ATTALJ2_215287_REV04_user _low_ship.tar anywhere in the file you have posted
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Jogzi:
ah yes
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] kelpqq:
Help!

Prob: Stuck on white/black screen, can't boot into recovery, can't boot into phone, but I am able to boot into download mode

I was able to successful return my phone to stock following the tread, however, my first OTA update from ATT (4.1.2), after the install finished it stuck at boot up screen. And I can't get into recovery screen at all no matter what I try.

Tried to flash TW recovery

Tried to flash CWM recovery

no success, any help?

Edit, I noted whenever my phone is off, when plug in the charger/usb cable, my phone automatically goes into the black/white letter screen. WITHOUT touching any button what so ever.

On download screen

Current Binary: Custom

Systems Status: Custom

Edit: did some research, sounds like this is a SDS issue, when I turn on the red light blink once.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] rebecca928:
hmm I was about to follow these instructions but after reading about alot of you having trouble I am kinda wondering if I should. I have a rooted phone and want to get the new update, was told I had to unroot in order to do that. Also I tried to download the file and it wont download, says download failed.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] mindmajick:
No need to do all this if your phone is already rooted and has custom recovery. Just flash the zip that zenarcade posted in development

--》Sent from my mind to your screen
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Grrreg:
If I've already been running a custom 4.4.2 ROM (SlimKat) is it still possible to ODIN back to 4.1.1 using the carrier stock image?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] slaydog:
I have followed these instructions like 10 times and never had a problem
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] h2o2h:
help :(

I followed all the steps, got back to 4.1.1, but still have a counter

My screen says

ODIN MODE

Product Name: SGH-I317

Custom Binary Download: Yes (1 Counts)

Current Binary: Custom

Current Status: Custom

Knox Warranty Void: 1

RP SWREV: A2

Now, the steps I do not understand, is step 4, noob wants to know make sure you have root? and custom recovery? on phone.

Root, I guess I have, or maybe not?

Custom Recovery? I am not sure what that is or even if I have it.

Sorry for the newb post :facepalm:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] greatg:
I'm on DN4.3.2 and would like to return to stock 4.1.2. My phone is a i317m on Rogers. Can I follow these procedures to downgrade?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] mindmajick:
It's the second sentence in the op.

-> Sent from my mind to your screen.

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Abhilash.H.M:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=49194514

Hey, to check if u have root or not use root checker app.

N custom recovery is the tool that helps u wipe all data n Install custom roms. U can find it by searching, try twrp or cwm or philz recovery for odin, I recommend philz. Flash it using odin. N then turn off ur phone press volume up+home+power button to get into recovery mode. That's what is in step 4.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Vandam500:
Instructions from the OP worked beautifully. Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Nightowl67:
This worked perfectly for me. My phone is now back to stock! Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] smithjohnatpa:
Can I use this instructions to go back to stock from att OTA 4.3 and then I flashed DN3? Would this work?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] mid_life_crisis:
This is exactly what I did, except my phone is SAMSUNG-SGH-I317.

I'm downloading the files now. I'm hoping for a reason to buy the OP a beer.

Really ticks me off that Samsung/AT&T don't provide a path to backtrack to the previous version if the latest breaks something.

Edit: done

[MENTION=2967729]topgun303[/MENTION] You sir are a god. A giant among men. If I could hit thanks multiple times, I would.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] topgun303:
Sorry guys I actually moved to T-Mobile and got Note 3. Also I have been busy with my engineering studies. I will visit the post from time to time.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] John.Spence1:
Really Needing help..

Okay, so here is my issue. I returned to stock, downloaded network update, it rebooted my phone, and did the update. Phone went to reboot again, and was hung up on the "Samsung Galaxy Note II" screen. After about an half an hour I pulled the battery, and tried to reboot. Same thing. I rebooted into Download mode and flashed the stock .tar file as described in this thread. The Odin flash goes great and the phone reboots when it is done. Then it just sits on the Samsung Galaxy Note II" screen. Never goes past it. Does anyone have any ideas on how to get this working? Any help is much appreciated.

John
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] InertiaticFlow:
Try going into Recovery and clearing cache, data and dalvik. Then reboot.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Zen Arcade:
If you were on 4.3 and have the 4.3 (MK6) bootloader, and reverted to LJ2, you probably have a mismatch between bootloader and TZ... try flashing this in Odin:

AT&T i317 ODIN 4.3 UCUBMK6 TZ.IMG & UCUBMJ4 (Leak) PARAM.BIN (AT&T Note 2 ONLY)

This will get your bootloader (sboot.bin) and tz.img sync'ed up, and should allow your phone to boot (at this point you should be running UCAMH3). It should not be necessary to wipe /data, or caches, but not a bad idea before continuing with the triangle away steps if you want to clear counters before taking the next OTA (which will be 4.3 again)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] John.Spence1:
Thanks, this is what it was... As soon as Odin flashed these files, it booted staight into 4.1.1. Thanks for the help.

John
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] whitetiger_0603:
Duuno if this got covered again, but I ran the KIES file in Odin again, and that resolved the Custom Binary status.

Thanks OP for creating this guide. Wish working on my HTC One was this simple. Hitting the Thanks button as well. Cheers!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] tazbo28:
I was thinking of trying this since I keep getting stuck at the Samsung logo screen after reboot from the instructions. It just stays there forever. Im coming from the recent Skynote with the Note 3 mods.

Im a little bit of a newb when it comes to bootloaders and such. If I flash these two files where to I select them in Odin? Bootloader one at a time? Pda?

Help is much appreciated. Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Zen Arcade:
It's a package containing both files. Unzip once to get the tar.md5 file. Point to it from the PDA slot.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] tazbo28:
awesome. After flashing both files I was able to boot to the 3e recovery and wipe data factory reset and wipe cache. then the phone finally booted! However, while connected to the computer the phones internal storage doesnt seem exist.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Zen Arcade:
Doesn't exist or you aren't seeing files you think should be there?

If the latter this is likely due to the difference in mount point between 4.1.x and 4.3. Short version, the files are in /data/media/0 and need to be moved to /data/media ... Unless you are headed back to another 4,3 rom. See post #2 on my mk6 thread for some more detailed information on how to deal with this.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] tazbo28:
Well, so what happened, is the internal storage doesnt seem to be showing. Either on the phone or on my computer. The external sd card shows up on my pc though. In settings/storage on the phone I only see the sd card info. No phone info. Also, my baseband reads as unknown and there is no cell signal. Tried to flash MoonRom via 3e recovery and got "signature verification failure".

Edit: I just flashed a full ATT rom via odin as a tar file. Pretty much worked.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=33954304

Post # 83
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] R1K05@N:
Thx TG Everything worked as expected except for having to flash the KIES file in the end (I as well was left with the modified status until flashing the KIES file again). Also, like someone else posted, moving my date forward 2 days gave me the automatic firmware upgrades from AT&T (just a couple things that can be added to the end of your tutorial). Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] SAMOANBK47:
perfect now my only problem is it wont read my sim card!!

I just wanna say thank you everything is bacc to 4.1.1. My only problem is now it says please insert sim. I know the problem is not my sim card because I tried it in another note 2 i317 and it reads my sim card perfectly. So my question is did I do something wrong or forgot a certain step? Also before I went back to stock I was flashing all kinds of custom roms, so is there a different way for people who are coming from custom roms? Any help would much be appreciated!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] gregsarg:
Does your phone show the baseband version and IMEI number in the "about phone " settings ??

And is your APN setting correct ??

Hopefully all is well in there...g
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] ChokeD:
I'm happy

Stopping in to say thanx. Everything went flawless EXCEPT ODIN kept stopping in the middle of the flash of system.img and I had to pull the battery around 4 times and restart odin and USB?phone in the downloading process but it finally went through and finished. MAN, you talk about sweating bullets when it kept stopping on the downloading though. O_o But, all is good and XDA is the shiz-nizzle. Thanks topgun303 this thread was just what the doctor ordered.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] ajac:
tried this and it took me back to 4.1.1 but cant update to 4.1.2 when I do it always fails on the update
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] jdnyc:
I usually use this sticky but encountered similar issues as you. Try this one. It worked for me:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2618447
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] RewitZer:
Soft Brick?

I used this method to bing my phone back to stock which worked extremely well. Untill I did the first OTA update from at&t now my phone is soft bricked. I tried to reflash firmware and recoveries to no avail the only thing I have available is download mode no recovery mode what so ever. Please help me.:crying: I have the battery out to save power until hopefully there is a solution. I have flashed many phones but the galaxy note 2 evades me lol.

Thanks in advance RewitZer
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] monkor:
The Note 2 was tricky for me too, and I bricked mine before as well more than a couple times. My first question is: can you get ADB to recognize your phone?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] 06SilveradoZ71:
Follow this http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=2618447 .

I followed sections all sections 1 threw 3. At section 2 the link for the I317UCUBMK6-TZ-PARAM.zip did not work. I used this link instead.

http://www56.zippyshare.com/v/16559598/file.html

At section 3 don't be alarmed when it says it's downloading the update but it doesn't show percentages. It is downloading. In fact for me it automatically downloaded the 4.4.2 update instead of 4.3. It skipped it and went straight to kitkat. It took some time but I have Official KItkat 4.4.2.

Hit Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] RewitZer:
Bricked Phone?

Thanks for your response. I actually flashed the TZ zip cannot remember who or where I got it from on XDA and it restored my recovery. Thanks for your guys response. RewitZer
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Shrek77:
You copied and pasted my post that I helped you with. LOL, You should have put a thanks button for my post lol.....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] 06SilveradoZ71:
Had to change the links because they went down but heres a thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] blknsmth:
Can you repost link

I have the lastest AT&T firmware for 4.3 on my rooted phone but wanted to return to stock so i can get the new kitkat update. Will this work? I rad several places that once the bootloader6 is installed it's hard to get back . I've tied almost everything and can't get the kitkat update. Also can you repost the xda forum link. Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Zen Arcade:
Here's one option - http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-note-2-att/development/rom-att-i317-ucucne5-mj4-stock-odex-t2802189

Or you can look at one of the customized, stock-based 4.4 options. See the dev section.

If you really want to run the OTA process, meaning you will get the latest bootloader - which you can't revert to an earlier version and which will report and hold a warranty void counter in download mode, you can flash my 4.3 MK6 stock package then flash the stock recovery then take the OTA... not recommended but it is an option:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2589891
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] blknsmth:
thanks

when you state hold a warranty void...what do you mean? I already have a one listed under knox so i'm not too concerned with that, just would like to get the new 4.4
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Zen Arcade:
Same thing.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] blknsmth:
Thanks Zenith Arcade. Worked perfectly
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] patdeg:
Thanks, this worked well.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] mobidutch:
Still showing custom/modified status

Thanks to the OP and other contributors for instructions!

I flashed my Note 2 to the 4.4.2 KitKat ROM with CWM Recovery a few weeks ago using instructions found here on XDA (I was already rooted and my phone would not take OTA). I have since decided to sell my Note (it is already deactivated) and would like to return it to stock.

I followed the steps in the OP to the letter, but at the end of the process my phone still shows status "Modified" in my setting. When I go to download mode, it still shows:

CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: Yes (1 count)

CURRENT BINARY: Custom

SYSTEM STATUS: Custom

KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 1

EDIT: I also tried the instructions by ZenArcade in post #109, but the end result is the same.

Is there some kind of mismatch between modem and kernel? Phone status info shows this:

Android version 4.1.1

Baseband version I317UCALJ2

Kernel version 3.0.31-215287

Build number JRO03C.I317UCALJ2

Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] mobidutch:
Re-tried OP instructions. No matter what I do, I can't get rid of the "Custom" ROM status. Currently back on 4.4.2 UCUCNE5 coming from UCALJ2 (used ODIN flash to keep stock recovery). Frustrating :mad:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] oneofthemoment:
Did you try the method posted in post #9 of flashing a cùstom rom like CM and then using triangle away before flashing back to stock with odin?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] mobidutch:
No...so far only the OP and post #109. I suppose I can give that a shot as well. Thx for the suggestion.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] dmxsoulja3:
Ok guys hopefully an easy question.

Phone setup:

ATT Gn2

Stock Recovery

Stock 4.4.2

Rooted using CF-Autoroot

Knox disabled

I want to wipe the phone completely, to start from scratch, back to just plain ATT ROM and go from there. I don't care about flash counter, or KNOX counter im way past the warranty. Can someone guide me through what I need to do? Do I just go into SuperSU and Unroot, then boot into recovery and factory reset? Will I still be on 4.4.2? Or should I use something like the GN2 tools from MSKIP and flash the stock firmware and everything again, I noticed it only has a 4.3 rom and not a 4.4.2 image. Is there no 4.4.2 complete/clean install to flash?

Thanks for the help guys.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] mobidutch:
I think you answered your own question :D. Unroot, then boot into recovery, then wipe cache and data. Then you'll be on stock 4.4.2. I'm no expert, but I'm pretty sure that will do it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] dmxsoulja3:
Yeah, just make sure you Unroot first, damn this has been a mess. SuperSu is system app so you lose root but the app wont delete, its turning into a mess. Does anyone know in TWRP how I wipe EVERYTHING except where the stock ROM is located?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] briskmojo:
This worked well except for a little thing about no longer having a keyboard.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] lanza21:
Can anybody give more detailed instructions? I used the cyanogenmod tool and have no experience with any of the concepts here. Odin just gave me:

<ID:0/003> File analysis..

<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/003> Initialzation..

<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/003> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] lalit1:
worked Perfect

Worked Perfect for me.

Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] nooton:
Thanks for posting this! Awesome.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] hispanomlz:
[4.4.4][t0lte][Aug14] W03 Slim V24 to STOCK!!!

Yippeee!!! Thanks for this post, needed to return my at&t Note 2 back to stock (from 4.4.4) so that I could use the subsidy unlock. This worked like charm. I spent more time worrying that this might brick my phone than it actually took to return it to stock! I am one very happy user!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] zxcvbnmn:
Having trouble installing custom ROM after this

I was previously running OmniRom 4.4.?, when I managed to completely mess up updating, soft bricking my phone.

I followed these steps, except the unroot device step (I don't want stock). I'm trying to install a custom 4.4 ROM, but all of them get stuck in bootloop. Do I need a more recent bootloader (I checked before installing, and it is UCAMH3) for these ROMs? Is going directly from this to a custom 4.4 not possible? I've tried OmniROM (4.4.4), CM11 (4.4.4), SlimBean (4.3) with CWM and TWRP, and all of them get stuck at the boot animation. I've tried wiping data/factory reset after installing a ROM, but that doesn't work.

The only ROM I got to successfully boot was UCUBMK6 via ODIN, but I don't remember what thread I found it on here. I tried installing a custom ROM from there, but it got stuck as well. Thank you.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Doom878:
So I'm trying to flash the stock ROM via Odin 3.10 while in Download mode. First time it failed. Then the next few times I would hit start on Odin and nothing happened. It would just sit there. Stuck at setup connection
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Doom878:
Well after trying Odin with 2 different stock ROMs, 2 differnt USB cables, Kies not connecting to it, I'm officially calling my Note 2 DOA. Any help would be appreciated before I call AT&T tomorrow to claim my insurance.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] oneofthemoment:
Hi,

Are you positive that your USB driver is installed correctly and working? I have had issues with the driver being a little funky and I had to reboot the computer and phone both, several times before the phone and computer both recognized and connected to each other. From what you are saying is happening, this sounds like a possible problem. Hope this helps.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Doom878:
Yeah I rebooted the computer and the phone had the battery taken out a million times. Thanks for the suggestion but I went ahead and called AT&T and filed a claim. They're sending me a Note 4 later today :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Deafz1:
What if my phone will not go into custom recovery mode but can still enter download mode? Will this work the same?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] CJG560:
Almost

Followed directions several times and everything works except as soon as I boot back into stock recovery at the end to wipe data and cache everything goes back to reading custom in Odin mode and if I accept the ota update the phone hangs and I have to reflash everything and the cycle repeats. I have also tried flashing cyanogenmod then following steps with same outcome.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] CJG560:
Update

Combined the steps in this post with the steps in this other post and everything worked.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2618447
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] GreatGrizzwald:
Can I ask why do I need to have custom recovery on my device before using this package?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] GreatGrizzwald:
My phone is still showing the knox counter at 1 (it was at 14 before running triangle away). when I enter download mode my binary status is still listed as custom after following the post's instructions. any help would be appreciated.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] bassyov:
Hope this fix the signal/network issue..

BTW, I did a "FREE NETWORK UNLOCK" on my i317, will this back to stock method revert the settings to ATT network sim lock?

TIA!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] travissand:
Stock is the most Stable.

Thank you Thank you Thankyou. For some reason every custom rom I try would not work right. I even tried prerooted mostly stock roms. This back to stock even let me do the ota updates but only after I finished every instruction in the 1st post. Now I will root and tweek the hell out of it to make it nice. so far 10 hours and only down to 87% battery. I wish the custom roms where this stable they could have saved me lots of time.

I was confused about the final instruction "Find the latest ODIN firmware file and flash that after you are done with all my steps." I was trying to ota update without unrooting and it was failing so I thought this may be why but I could not figure out where the ODIN firmware was so I finished unrooting and now the OTA is working. Was this link the firmware you where talking about? http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SGH-I317/