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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] greekchampion04:
I bought my Galaxy Note II off Swappa and am trying to root, ROM, etc. I can't do anything because I can not find my build number ANYWHERE else on XDA.

Build Number JRO03C.I605VRALI3

Has anybody seen this?

Adam's CASUAL does not work for me, and I don't want to try anything else that may brick my shiny new phone.

Thanks!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] hopesrequiem:
Is yours for Verizon even?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] greekchampion04:
Yes. Well, I hope, ha.

It activated on verizon and makes phone calls. The data connection SUCKS tho. It will not maintain 3G or 4G at all. The kernel also looks suspect.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] hopesrequiem:
I feel like that's most likely not Verizon bro. I could be wrong but I think its another carrier's phone
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] greekchampion04:
actually, everything on my phone matches up with the screenshot here..

http://www.smartkeitai.com/verizon-samsung-galaxy-note-ii-sch-i605-emerges-screenshot/
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Milimbar:
As far as I know that build number was for a pre-release build for VZW.

Does the home button on your phone say Verizon on it? And what date does it say for the kernel?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] greekchampion04:
The home button does have the Verizon logo.

The date is the same for my Kernel as shown in the screenshot. Everything on my phone matches that screenshot.

Thanks!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] greekchampion04:
Sorry for the double post... there is one difference. My hardware version is I605.06
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] greekchampion04:
Im thinking tomorrow I am going to try to use ODIN and get onto (hopefully) the software that should have shipped with the phone. Any advice as to which .tar I should use?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2024207
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] greekchampion04:
triple post!

Also, this comes up when I try to enter recovery (power + volume up + home button)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] shangrila500:
What the Sam hell? This is a new one on me, could you perhaps have gotten a Dev phone ?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] greekchampion04:
i can not, for the life of me get this thing off of the damn software it is on.

Odin hangs on either "Get PIT for mapping" or "Setup Connection" if I do not try to use the PIT file. I have tried it on 3 different laptops, in Windows 7 and in Windows XP.

CASUAL does not work either.

I am at a loss.... anybody have a suggestion?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] joshm.1219:
Try grabbing a new a baseband via a radio zip perhaps?

I thought if you hit that screen you have a hardware problem.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] greekchampion04:
this is the weird part... that screen only comes up when i try to enter recovery mode. the phone functions pretty much without flaw when booted normally, but I am stuck on whatever software was flashed to it. Odin wont flash anything.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] joshm.1219:
And you're trying the right version of casual? You're on old firmware so you should be using casual for VRALI3.

EDIT: If casual even goes back that far, I've only had this phone for a couple months but I think Adam started doing casual in January, and this firmware was updated to VRALL4 in december pretty sure. So you either have to figure out how to root VRALI3 or update your firmware, then maybe casual will work for you.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] greekchampion04:
thanks.

VRALI3 is a pre-release firmware... thats why i cant take an OTA, and i tried all 3 CASUALs
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] greekchampion04:
i am considering following this method http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1840030

but i dont know where to get Note II boot chain files.... anyone?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Luminair:
Hi all,

This was my phone previously which I sold to greekchampion04 via Swappa. I was previously running PA 3.5 on it on Verizon with no issues. Here's the steps that I took to reflash it to stock before I sent it off from memory:

Downloaded Galaxy Note 2 toolkit from here

Opened it, selected Verizon model SCH-I605 (option 121)

Selected option 8 - Download, Extract + Flash Stock Rom via Odin 3.07

Wipe Data/Factory Reset

Install stock ROM

ReFlash stock recovery via Odin

I then successfully noted the phone had booted into stock Touchwiz, checked that it made it through the Welcome intro, boxed it and mailed it off.

greekchampion04 has been VERY patient and receptive to helping this get resolved, and I want to do anything in my power that I can to help. If there's any information I can provide, I'm happy to do so!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] joshm.1219:
Damn, good luck GC.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Luminair:
Question, does that strange Power Reset menu only come up when booting into Recovery, or when booting into Download Mode as well? To me, if it's doing it in only Recovery, that the current recovery is corrupt and needs to be reflashed (duh either way). Have you been trying Odin on that Power Reset screen, or when in Download mode (if it exists), Download Mode being Power Key + Vol Down + Home button. Recovery mode of course being Volume Up + Power + Home (held until Recovery mode comes up).

If so, what does Odin do during both of those respective modes? I'd guess no connection at all during the recovery weirdness, and the freezing during the PIT attempts when in Download mode. Perhaps try using the Galaxy Note 2 toolkit? I'm not sure what value that might have, but it is "automated" to an extent.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] greekchampion04:
that menu only comes up when in recovery. i have been trying to flash with odin in download mode. everything i have described happens in download mode.. i have not even thought about trying anything on that recovery screen.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Luminair:
Does the odd recovery mode accept any commands, like power button + volume up, just volume up, etc? Just trying to stir the pot on the conversation here with everyone else.

I wonder, have you tried any other USB cables? My droid 1 cable that I have never talked well with the note 2 for data events.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] shangrila500:
Nothing happens when you use Odin on recovery screens, it has to be download mode or otherwise Odin will not pick it up. Good idea though.

Also Odin hanging on the PIT mapping part is what happened with my friends phone, he could not get it to work and when we used my computer everything went swimmingly. It later turned out to be a driver issue on hide computer, with that in mind have you tried using Casual? If so the driver on your computer is most likely the Casual driver and needs to be uninstalled and the correct one needs to be installed. Also try different cables!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] greekchampion04:
The odd recovery mode does not accept any commands. The only thing I can do is hold down the power button to get it to restart. I have tried different USB cables. I am in the midst of trying the toolkit now.. but it is developed for the JBL build.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] greekchampion04:
I have tried two different cables and three different computers!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Luminair:
I had a huge amount of trouble with drivers as well until I uninstalled everything and used PDA net to install the Samsung drivers. Worked great after that!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] greekchampion04:
trying yet another laptop now... this one has never had a samsung device attched to it. hopefully a clean run of everything will solve the driver issues.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] greekchampion04:
aaaaaaaaaaaand odin via the toolkit sticks at:

"NAND Write Start!!"

"FAIL!"
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Luminair:
Is this with Samsung drivers from their site, Kies package, PDAnet? Have you given the Galaxy Note 2 toolkit a shot? Since that's the last thing that I know interfaced with the phone. Of course, it still uses

Does the phone need to be unlocked in order to do this flash? Perhaps check the lock status using the aforementioned, unlock it if possible/if it isn't. I'd say uninstall all drivers, then use the Note 2 toolkit using drivers installed via PDAnet. That'll give you the exact same environment that I was in, save for the OEM Samsung USB cable that I still have here (my cat attempted to attack it once, so it has some bite indentations). Make sure USB debugging is enabled on the phone of course.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] greekchampion04:
this is drivers installed via the toolkit. as for unlocked, im in a bit of a chicken and egg situation here...

in order to unlock i need to run CASUAL. CASUAL will not run on the build currently on this phone... in order to get to the right build, i need to be unlocked.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Luminair:
That makes sense to me - so, I think the first thing then would be looking deeper to see if there's a root for that version. Let me look into that.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] greekchampion04:
it WILL boot to recovery via the toolkit... i should be able to flash something from there.... but what?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Luminair:
I'm wondering about adb pushing a recovery image over...but that would require root. I see what you mean, here. Have you tried downloading SuperSU or one of the other superuser apps from the Play store on the phone? If it passes the root check then I can see a path there. Instead of focusing on the borked recovery, maybe turn the attention to root. If we can confirm root (or get root via Odin in download mode) it should be a straight shot to getting a custom recovery on (or proper stock).

Here's TWRP for restoration through Odin

I think you said you were having issues with CASUAL, but here's the link for the Verizon Note's latest. Adam would probably be very interested in this.

Edit: I see you involved in that discussion there -- let's see if Adam doesn't drop by.

In fact, let's break it down further - does CASUAL recognize the phone? We've pretty much only focused on Odin at this point.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] no2burner:
Have you recieved a OTA update message at all?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] no2burner:
Sorry didn't see that post. Hmmm
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Luminair:
Went through my history; here is the file that I flashed onto the Note:

http://d-h.st/on1

or

http://hotfile.com/dl/178076571/526c505/I605VRLI3-verizon.tar.md5.html

I -believe- that I got this from either CASUAL or from Note 2 toolkit, as there's no backlinks that show a trail getting there. If a root method for this exists, that'll be the solution to getting a normal recovery path back on the phone.

It looks like this is an early leak build or something along those lines. Again, I'm not really sure how I got the build, but hopefully there's a root process available for it. Here is a thread with some discussion about that build being rooted:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=34840503
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] greekchampion04:
thanks.. ill look into it tomorrow [MENTION=3682533]AdamOutler[/MENTION] and [MENTION=4065904]droidstyle[/MENTION] do either of you have any advice? i am willing to write up a guide about how i got out of this mess once i finally do get out of it.... im sure somebody else will eventually be on this build and need to get off of it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Luminair:
I also wrote [MENTION=3682533]AdamOutler[/MENTION] because I'm just as curious as you. Naturally, if you're unable to fix it I'd be leading the charge as well to do the same. I want to figure this out!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] no2burner:
Are you able to use the exynosabuse app for root? http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1576221&d=1355926774
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Luminair:
That was a thought; sideload a superuser apk - if it works and you have root, install goo app perhaps and flash TWRP? Just spitballing.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] greekchampion04:
rooted using that link, and loaded up clockworkMod's superuser apk... progress at least.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] no2burner:
That's good news

I605 Rooted and Unlocked! XDA Mobile
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Luminair:
That's really fantastic to hear. Id assume you can use either goo manager or cwm to push a real custom recovery, or at the very least start by flashing a real ROM with a proper baseband and whatnot. Not out of the woods completely but it sounds like we are close!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] greekchampion04:
can you give me a a bit more direction on that? i just tried to flash CWM via Odin, but that didnt work. how else do i get it on?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] shangrila500:
Download Goo Manager and hit menu when inside the app and select install open recovery script.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Luminair:
There should be a version that flashes right through the recovery - the clockwordmod app from the app store should do this. Additionally, I believe the gooim app from the Play store should do TWRP - TWRPs website should have some info. I'll grab an actual guide and post it when I get back from breakfast.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] greekchampion04:
cwm app from the store said it flashed cwm... but now when i try to start up the phone i get that "unauthorized software, bring your phone to verizon" screen.

great.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] no2burner:
Because, you weren’t unlocked before you did this. You should be able to odin flash your stock recovery from the note 2 toolkit it has a stock recovery inside the recovery folder. I was stuck like this too. Then try running the newest version of casual.

I605 Rooted and Unlocked! XDA Mobile
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] droidstyle:
Im not sure where folks are getting his I3 firmware but back in the early days of this devices release it was causing issues. Who ever flashed your device back to stock before selling it to you made a huge mistake. VRALJB firmware linked in my guide is the only thing that should be used for flashing back to stock. And no you cant flash CWM until you are unlocked...the guide stickied at the top of this section explains this.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] greekchampion04:
Thanks. Learned my lesson about flashing CWM... ugh.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Luminair:
So did CWM ask you for root, and it failed? Or did CWM ask for root, succeed, then stop booting?

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So, safe to assume the phone is hard bricked, then?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] greekchampion04:
CWM asked for root, succeded. Then I rebooted and I got the VZW "**** you, we locked the bootloader" screen.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Luminair:
Okay! Good to know.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] no2burner:
Mine was in your situation. I did as I put earlier about the tool kit odin recovery then casual will fix your non genuine vzw message. Even if it doesn't finish mine stoped about half way but it successfully flashed something and I was able to fully boot into my stock rom.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] greekchampion04:
Thanks for your help.

I really appreciate everybody helping out. This is why I love XDA!

I give up however.... I seem to have hit a dead end and don't have the time to put into this phone. It is [MENTION=3784480]Luminair[/MENTION]'s problem now, ha.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Luminair:
Looking forward to continuing the charge in a few days! You've done good work!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] droidstyle:
I didnt read thru the whole thread...can the device be put into download mode?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] shangrila500:
Yes, it seems the guy with the phone didn't really want to listen to anyone's suggestions aside from Luminairs, in not saying that's the way it was but that's the general impression I got when trying to help and asking questions for more info.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] no2burner:
Oh well, I guess we'll see if the search for root/unlock continues. I hope so ;)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] no2burner:
Usb debugging needs to be enabled.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Luminair:
No can do as the phone is stuck at the Note logo/bootloops. Unless there's some magical command I can push to enable it, or a ROM that'll allow me to flash it through Odin.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] no2burner:
Dang, I would say you have a problem then lol. Hmm..

Unlocked and Rooted sch-I605. 4.1.2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Luminair:
Crazy, huh? I believe I still have the bad ROM that started this on my computer, so perhaps I can flash that. But without developer mode enabled, I believe I'm pretty much boned. Oh, and I have no recovery mode, so I can't flash a fresh copy of my ROM.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Luminair:
So, what do you guys think? Anything else to try, or should I send it off for JTAG?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] no2burner:
What do you think they would do if you took it to a verizon store?

Unlocked and Rooted sch-I605. 4.1.2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Luminair:
Probably tell me that they can't help me, as I'm no longer a customer ;)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Luminair:
Any thoughts [MENTION=3682533]AdamOutler[/MENTION] and [MENTION=4065904]droidstyle[/MENTION], or are you of the same opinion about just sending it off for JTAG?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] shangrila500:
There was another thread recently that we were talking about JTAGing a VZW N2 and the guys from MobileTechVideos said they couldn't. I find that hard to believe seeing as to how it is advertised but....

What all have you done since getting it back?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Luminair:
Pretty much everything that I've done is outline here. At a standstill since there's a roadblock at nearly every area.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] shangrila500:
I realize what has happened thus far, I've been following the thread since day 1. I'm asking what you have done since you have gotten it back.

You are able to reach download mode, correct? I know its probably pointless to ask and do, but you have tried different cords right?

I really think if greekchamp would have used the Goo app to install a recovery when he finally got it rooted you wouldn't be in this situation. I don't know why the hell he was ignoring everyone's suggestions except for yours.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] subiboost:
I believe you can just update the phone under settings /about phone it should fix your issue then do the 4.1.2 root/ unlock

:D
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] shangrila500:
Nope, he is on a pre-release firmware that doesn't allow OTA updates. Also I believe he is still in a bootloop.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Luminair:
Correct on both counts. Otherwise I'd just get in and flash using Goo manager and be on my way. Sounds like the phone was working fine, but the guy I sold it to must have botched the install somehow trying to flash something through ROM Manager. Bit peeved at that.

That said, yes, I've tried several cables (including OEM), but not multiple computers (yet). Seeing as how the phone successfully flashed with the previous conditions on the computer I'm using now, not sure what would have changed in a weeks time. If I could recover from bootloop I'd be okay, or if I could even get near the broken recovery I might be able to discern something. However, any time I try to boot to it the phone just flashes a red LED briefly before powering off - I get nothing onscreen. Can still go to download mode, however Developer Mode is not enabled. Derp.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] no2burner:
He tried flashing a custom recovery while just having root and not being unlocked. :thumbdown:

Unlocked and Rooted sch-I605. 4.1.2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Luminair:
Yuck. Well, I'll contact MobileTechVideos.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jmacvean:
My phone has been in the exact same condition as yours. It had the weird version on it and I installed TWRP and got the yellow verizon error during boot. I then reflashed the bad version and got the phone back working, but still on the bad version. Here is a link to that version if you need to try and get the phone at least working somewhat:

dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/24410/I605VRLI3-verizon.tar

Has anyone figured out how to get off of this version and onto a current one?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Luminair:
I sent mine to MobileTechVideos and they JTAG'd it successfully, so that fixed my problem. I'd suggest just doing that.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jmacvean:
Can I ask how much that cost?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] shangrila500:
$60
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jmacvean:
Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jmacvean:
Thanks

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Oops wrong thread
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jmacvean:
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The 10 post rule sucks

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[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ria__x:
hello all

i've had my phone since april and it's never disappointed me. i think everything works great on this phone and have had no problems

but recently the only way i can check me email is by going into the native email app itself and refreshing it.. same goes for gmail app and htc weather.. i've checked all the settings and there all set to push even when not at peak time but still doesn't make a difference.

could an app i've installed perhaps messed with the settings? is anyone else having 'syncing' problems and knows a solution?

please help if possible

had a look on google and doesn't seem to be a resolution (that i could find, anyway..)

:highfive:
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[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Abrego39:
Have you made sure that you have auto sync on? Go into sync & accounts and make sure that the accounts are set to sync
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] biffsmash:
This annoyed me back when I have a Nexus 4, and I assumed it was the Nexus, or android 4.2.2 but it occurs on the Gmail app in android 4.1.2 as well.

If you test the gmail app, by sending emails to gmail account, and waiting for it to notify you of the emails, it'll take an age, unless you go into the app and update it manually.

I have auto sync on and all my accounts are set to sync, it even shows that it syncs the gmail account regularly, but the app just doesn't push the mail to you.

Not sure what can be done about it, but simple tests will show it happens regardless of auto sync settings. I am considering using the Email app and pulling mail every 15 minutes.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] friendlyfires7:
I have the exact same problem, it seems to me it only occurs with Sense-apps, for me it was the mail first, then I noticed the weather as well so I checked Blinkfeed and all have the same behavior, they won't update automatically. On my homescreen the date and weather is still the one from yesterday.. Quite upsetting. Surely you can use 3rd party apps for all this if you depend on that updating by itself or you could do it manually, but it's still very much an issue for me so I've written to HTC yesterday, curious if they can help with this.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ria__x:
Ah thankyou for the suggestions all! So I had a fiddle round with everything, went into the Gmail app turned auto sync on.. But also realised I have the Trust Security app and it was measuring my data. I turned that off and ta da.. My push is working again! Anyway got a better suggestion for a security app!? Haha.

Honestly love this phone and HTC seem really great to me so far! So hope they reply to you.

Thanks again everyone hope it doesn't do this again I was getting really worried haha :eek:

sent from my glacier white HTC One ^.^