[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] joecool73:
I could not find a thread on xda for rooting and keeping the boot loader locked on my note 2, so this is how to root your Verizon note 2 running vrall4 4.1.1 vzw note 2. I read through Adams casual thread but really only wanted root, did not want to unlock the boot loader. I found bits and pieces of this on various websites throughout internet land and wanted something straight to the point and concise so here is what I did;

This method will only root your phone. It does not unlock/jailbreak it. If you want to run custom ROMS, use Adams Casual program to unlock your phone. I only wanted root which is why I chose this method. The 2 files you'll need for this are called Odin and the root66 file. I did this root on my windows xp sp3 pc. I had a hard time getting windows xp to recognize my device. It took me a few days to get the pc to sync up to my computer. I believe that problem came from the way android now transfers files through MTP instead of the older usb mass storage mode ever since android 4.x, MTP is the new standard now. I wrote how I did that here on xda at http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=42048511 . You might have to scroll down a little on the page to find my response. Those are the only 2 files you need to make your note 2 sing to your win xp sp3 pc. Now, back to the rooting:

Requirements:

goto settings>about phone to make sure this matches up

sch-i605 (Verizon)

4.1.1

VRALL4

I copied and pasted some of the directions below from the 2 websites sourced at the bottom and updated what worked for me as well.

Step 1: Download and install these 2 files to your pc:

Odin - http://xdaforums.com/atta...2&d=1340993443

Step 2: Download the rooted file below to your pc:

root66vzw - root66_VZW_stock_system.7z - 986.31 MB

Step 3: Power device off, hold the volume down/home/power keys until you see a yellow triangle, then press the volume up key to access "odin or download mode".

Step 4: Open odin and connect the oem usb cable from pc to device. Adb driver should automatically install(atleast it did for me on windows 7). There should be a "comport number" in upper left hand corner of odin indicating communication between the pc & device.

Step 5: Uncheck Auto reboot leave the other box checked

Step 6: Click on the PDA function of Odin. Select the rooted system.img you downloaded in step 2, then select start. This operation should take less than 8 minutes before Odin will say pass/reset. It took me exactly 9:30 total for this process so be patient. Also after about 7 minutes Odin showed RESET in the box. Do not reset the device until Odin says threads completed. I almost removed the cable to the phone because it looked like Odin and my phone were finished installing the root, but it was not. The blue completion bar on the phone also was full but trust me, just wait for Odin to say completed and the box to say PASS. Once the box changes from RESET to PASS, then you can remove the cable and your good to go. See the attached pics at the bottom.

Step 7: Pull and reinstall battery.

Step 8: Press and hold the volume up/home/power buttons until you see a green android. You should boot into ASR(Android Stock Recovery)

Step 9: Wipe cache.(If you experience errors, boot back into ASR and wipe data.)

Step 10 reboot!

Credit goes to MrRobinson and Beanstown101!!

Sources:

http://www.droidforums.net/forum/galaxy-note-2-development/231536-root-vzw-galaxy-note-2-a.html

http://www.proideaclub.in/index.php...y-note-ii-sch-i605-on-android-4-1-1-with-odin