yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] dicksteele:
No worries. I took us all awhile to figure out what we could and couldn't do with Knox. We know we definitely cannot downgrade to a lower bootloader. But it's been fine.

We can still flash custom roms and recoveries.

You can power down phone then boot into download mode to see if your Knox is tripped. It should not be.

I haven't seen anyone really that has been affected by Knox being tripped. Some have wanted to return for warranty after Knox was tripped but I haven't seen anything from anyone being denied warranty. Does not mean it hasn't happened.

I don't think I've seen why we wanted to downgrade.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] jester12345:
I'm worried about updates. Can I get 4.4 if it comes out to note 2. Being on a tripped knox void
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] dicksteele:
Don't think we're going to know until it gets here. I've done OTA multiple times to 4.3 with tripped Knox.

Is it possible they will f@ck us out of 4.4 because of tripped Knox? Oh absolutely. ...

Is it is possible they will f$ck us out of 4.4 just because. Highly likely....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] kyrotech:
yes, I did this to both my GN2.

I went from OTA 4.3 to 4.1.1 for the free unlock

then I rooted both and running stock 4.3 rooted withour Knox on one and testing roms with the other

my GN2s are i317m, one from Rogers and the other with Bell
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] dicksteele:
Sweet glad it works on more than ATT
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] ITAdmin:
Not sure I understand this thread?

I have read this from top to bottom and back again and I'm not sure I understand this completely. My N2 was upgraded without my permission as it didn't give me any option to defer or to reject!

I believe this is NOT for a Verizon Note 2, correct?

If it's not, is there a version for a Verizon device?

If this is, will it let me either go back to 4.1.1, root and install a custom ROM if I want to?

I was happy with the 4.1.1 as it pretty much did what I needed, but the 4.3 removed my wireless tether and THAT is something I need.

Since the update, my browser doesn't work properly anymore and trying to stream audio is almost impossible. Verizon support told me I needed to do a factory restore, but that means I have to spend hours reinstalling all apps and settings etc and I don't think I should have to spend MY valuable time fixing their screwup?

If I can bring this back to 4.1.1, will it operate like it did before the 4.3 upgrade?

What, if any, are the repercussions of doing this?

I'm not sure what this "Knox" thing is?

Is the Note 3 rootable? If it is, I may just sell my N2 and get an N3.

Is it legal for Verizon to screw with a device that I bought and paid for? I have many friends whe are attorney's and if it's not legal, I will talk with them and see what I can do to get damages from them.

Sorry for all the questions, just want to know what I can and cannot do.

Thanks VERY much for any help!

ITADMIN
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] dicksteele:
So there are too many words to read.

If I am not mistaken, I gather you have a Note 2 on Verizon.

As this was written for ATTs Note 2, it may be beneficial to bounce over to the Verizon thread for assistance.

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Yea. If you have a Verizon N2 there's plenty of info in the Verizon Galaxy Note II areas.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] randyorr:
My N2 charges slooowwww since 4.3 upgrade. I'm going to attempt this downgrade back to 4.1 and hope I don't brick this piece of $#!% phone. This phone has never functioned properly since the day I bought it. Now it is almost unusable. It takes two days to charge the damn thing. Sometimes it charges fine but usually not. Thanks to the XDA fellas for the information in this thread. Here goes nothing...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] randyorr:
I followed the steps carefully and it failed. Now I get the failed upgrade screen when I turn it on. I've tried to do it again but I get the same result. Odin says Unsupported Version. Any thoughts?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Zen Arcade:
When you put the phone in download mode does the model of the phone show up?

If the Odin error is saying you need to run Kies, try flashing something small in Odin to clear the error like a custom recovery - current TWRP or Philz CWM will do. You can also try flashing the 4.3 TZ and param using this:

AT&T i317 ODIN 4.3 UCUBMK6 TZ.IMG & UCUBMJ4 (Leak) PARAM.BIN (AT&T Note 2 ONLY)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] randyorr:
Thanks Zen for the files. I flashed them with Odin and the firmware error failed screen is gone. But it still won't boot. It gets stuck in a loop trying to boot. Some progress is better than no progress. What should I do with it now? Thanks again.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] dicksteele:
Check your private messages
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] randyorr:
I booted into manual mode and did a factory wipe/reset. Seems ok now.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] ahwee123:
I download LJ1 frimware 4.1.1 and also usable. BTW thanks for the guide ya.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] dukenightvision:
Thanks!

Thanks perez6991. Worked like a charm.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] sky007:
Hi, following your steps, unlock phone successfully.

But try to restore to 4.3. The phone does not boot, stuck at the first whit samsung note II logo.

How can I back to 4.3. Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Zen Arcade:
See post #2 here - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2618447

Should do the trick (assuming you have previously been on the 4.3 official MK6 firmware).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] sky007:
Thanks for replay.

Use ODin back to 4.3.

Looks like some bug in TWRP. Flashed the twrp, and made a back up, then wipe all and factory reset, restore from backup I just made. Phone can't boot after restore. I have to Odin again.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] butthurtlocker:
Thanks for this dude, I can confirm this worked on my Telus locked i317m on MJ5.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] perez6991:
Such help, many thanks, much happy

Wow, my thread has really helped some people, unfortunately I'm no longer a Note II user anymore. I sold it last year lol. But its great to see that my tutorial has helped people :3
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Miker1029:
lol

God, fixing to do this for a friend so she can unlock, and after reading nine pages I needed that....
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] dicksteele:
I have this guide over in Q&A section for you to do some more reading

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2618447
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Miker1029:
Thanks I'll check it out.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] aki234:
downgrade my note 2

Hey guys i want to downgrade my note 2 from 4.3 to 4.1.2.

Please send me the link to download firmware 4.1.2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] dicksteele:
I don't think anyone has tried that. Could be wrong. The process that works is this guide and the guide in the post above yours.

If you want to try sammobile.com has our firmware. And I think [MENTION=1840999]Bajanman[/MENTION] has it in his rom/kernel/modem thread in dev
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Zen Arcade:
The official 4.1.2 MA4 package contains a bootloader file. Odin flashing it on top of the official 4.3 MK6 bootloader will cause Odin to barf, and send your phone into "use KIES to recover" status. You can get out of this by successfully flashing anything else in Odin, but that's a hassle...

So ... I took a look at my uploads and realized I had created the package you seek a few weeks back for someone else.. here it is, the UCAMA4 4.1.2 Odin package minus the sboot and tz files... use this instead of the 4.1.1 package, flash and enjoy:

http://d-h.st/t1k

For those who have a Rogers i317m, here's the same thing for VLBMA3:

http://d-h.st/KDX

Queue the Back to the Future theme and....<click>
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] dicksteele:
Sweet. I forgot about that.... I think I have that in my software vault :laugh:

Downloading again in case I don't
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] PassingThruLife:
has anyone actually had 100% success in reverting back to 4.1.2 and not having the 4.3 bootloader remain?

i dont care about the knox counter,worst comes to worst i run the phone over with the lawnmower and use the insurance(can they still tell LOL).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Zen Arcade:
Once you are on the official 4.3 bootloader there is no revert possible of the bootloader. All other aspects of the firmware can be reverted if desired. There are several threads in general and Q&A that detail how to do this.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] equlizer:
I'm still wondering how this blows a fuse when there was none in this phone to begin with. It has to be software written to some chip we cannot access or something. There is a repair center at my local mall and they have removed knox warranty voided on note 3's. I've seen it! but they wont tell me how. They must have a nand write or something?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] sdomfe:
Bricked

Well, Don't try. It seems like everybody bricked. Delete this outdated Post.:laugh::rolleyes:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] urself25:
Did everything yesterday. Back to 4.1.1. KNOX still active. Just have to find a way back to 4.3 with root now. OTA does not work but I assume it's because of CF-root.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] elaraj:
that will avoid the warranty right ?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] dicksteele:
That would be here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2618447

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What would ?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] elaraj:
now my phone show Xnok warranty avoid : 1 doesn't that mean now my phone out of the warranty
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] dicksteele:
Well, that's pretty much the way it works when you modify your phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] mistrchow:
ATT SGH-I317, never rooted.

I also wanted to do this and I did but it failed on 4.1.2 because I didn't find this thread until it was too late. I ended up going to 4.1.1, triped knox.

So using what Zen Arcade said there. Will I be able to go from 4.3 (Previously) to 4.1.1 (Current) to 4.1.2 using the "UCAMA4 4.1.2 Odin package minus the sboot and tz files"
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Zen Arcade:
Yes... you are on the MK6 bootloader though... you will get to 4.1.2 firmware, but you will have the 4.3 bootloader, and it will continue to report in DL mode (and perhaps elsewhere) that you have flashed custom firmware.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] urself25:
Thanks! I installed it through Odin instead and rooted it with CF-Root again. But I'll keep that in mind when KitKat arrives.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] angryphoton:
Tried this procedure but in ODIN says FAIL on first window:

<ID:0/004> Added!!

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> KIES_HOME_I317UCALJ2_I317ATTALJ2_215287_REV04_user_low_ship.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/004> Odin v.3 engine (ID:4)..

<ID:0/004> File analysis..

<ID:0/004> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/004> Initialzation..

<ID:0/004> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/004> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/004> boot.img

<ID:0/004> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/004> FAIL!

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

My phone was all stock running 4.3 OTA. The phone bugged out last night on me (stuck on Samsung Logo boot screen), did a Hard Reset/Factory Wipe several times to try and get it running again but it did not work. Phone still gets to Recovery Mode and Download Mode so it is not completely bricked? (Or is it ?). I tried doing this in the hope that I can get my phone working again but did not even get far. Am I doing something wrong or is my phone a goner?

TIA.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] mistrchow:
Thanks on 4.1.2 now. is it possible to flash to the last update before 4.3? Which would be 4.2.2 correct? Is there a 4.2.2 firmware out there that doesnt have a bootloader like 4.1.2. Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Zen Arcade:
Last update before 4.3 for att was still 4.1.2 - ucamh3. Check my sig for a link to a thread that will get you there..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] kenji815:
have anyone tried to roll back to 4.1.2 from 4.3 with knox?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] mindmajick:
You read the OP, RIGHT? Now read the rest of the thread.

NOW you can ask a question.

-》Sent from my mind to your screen.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Miker1029:
Well Said, LOL

Mike
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Gucci.Nexus:
i just bought this phone off someone. haha worst buy ever. the headphone jack doesn't work...and it is not unlocked to my carrier like he said. the good thing is it is still under the 1 year manufactur warrenty until october and he is going to give me the receipt.

if i unlock phone, (which will require downgrading to LJ2 4.1.1 using steps in this thread) :::

is it difficult to eventually return phone back to stock and untripped, for warrenty purposes?

cheers
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] SpiffySelf018@yahoo.com:
it simple download the firm wear from official site and then install the firm wear on your device . But do this on your risk because may your device Dead
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Latindude001:
From 1 out of 10 What are the chances on bricking your phone?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] monkor:
Unless you really botch things up you won't brick your device. I had a couple soft bricks because I personally misinterpreted things. But if you follow instructions everything will be fine.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] pchan1981:
In 4.1.1 - No Wifi, No Connection

It must show that I'm a total noob - so thanks for being patient. I'm good at following directions (or so I thought), and was able to get my note2 into 4.1.1 using this method, and unlocked it! yay!! :victory:

And now for the not so fun things: (1) I cannot connect back to Odin or Kies to revert back to 4.3 because it's not being recognized by my computer. The phone makes a connection noise and charges - but isn't acknowledged by the computer. I tried a different usb port and cable, restarted both my computer and device.

(2) my second problem is now I do not have wifi.

Can anyone help me now that I've unlocked my phone and have semi-working note2?! :crying: Thank you!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Miker1029:
Read this, I believe it will solve your problem..The Odin thing I'd personally try to Uninstall and re-install the USB Drivers for the phone..

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2618447
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] pchan1981:
Up & Running

You sir, are a gentleman & a scholar. You saved my sanity and my phone - I'll drink to you tonight! :good:

For anyone finding this with similar problems: I had to uninstall and reinstall my drivers after each flash with odin, when moving from 4.1.1 back to 4.3. And YES - the link above is FANTASTIC and will get you and your phone back to 4.3 after unlocking in 4.1.1. CHEERS!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Miker1029:
No Problem Glad it worked out for you.

Mike

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Thats a Loaded question, lol, AS I understand it if your on any bootloader prior to 4.3 OTA then you can use triangle away, and it will reset it, If you are on the 4.3 Bootloader from the OTA Update when you trip knox it's tripped and no warrenty, SOOOO You could donwgrade to 4.1.1. Unlock then Flash 4.3 Stock rom (Without the 4.3 Bootloader), Then I'd Imagine if you wanted to go back for warrenty you could reflash stock then take it back.... :cowboy:

Mike

P.S. This is info I know for the i317 not the i317m so Might want to look around some.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] zounduser:
Hey guys, my girl just got this for a steal @ 100.00 bucks! Would this b the way to go to unlock get recovery and flash roms? Because I see there is a root method for 4.3

Thanks,

Zound
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Miker1029:
I Believe this should answer your question, If not hollar back, and I'll do better, LOL....

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2618447

Mike
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] zounduser:
OK so I need to downgrade first. Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] 06SilveradoZ71:
Worked perfect i downgraded to 4.1 then went back up to 4.4.2 thru ota it took few updates but it worked perfect fixed my bricked phone
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] bbq9:
Glad I found this, successfully downgraded from 4.4.2 to 4.1.1 and unlocked. Thanks OP
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] xristina0613:
can i try this on my rooted note 2 running stock version 4.4.2? or i have to unroot first? and also do you know how to unlock at&t s4 and s4 mini both not rooted and version 4.4.2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] montecristo1:
Recently bought a Note 2 with the infamous MK6 lock (4.3)-got it very cheap because the guy said AT&T wouldn't unlock it for him although he had fulfilled his contract. Thanks to Perez6961, i downgraded to 4.1.1 and now unlocked it myself.

Thank you.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] yellow01gt:
yes, confirmed working.

downgraded from modified (root, recovery, etc.) 4.4.2 to bone stock 4.1.1 successfully.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] adilkhanashrafi:
Downgrade from kitkat to 4.1.2 in note 2 SGH -i317

Hello I have problem with my note 2 att i317. I was trying to downgrade my android from kitkat to jellybean. I downloaded the official firmware of jelly bean from samsung site and I rooted my android then I tried to install jelly bean firmware using odin after completing 99% it say string magic error. Please help me I cannot use my cell phone now. I think it is because of locked new boot loader. Is there anyway to unlock boot loader to install Jelly bean or if not is it possible to get back to kitkat by just installing the kitkat firmware. I am not able to boot m phone it is just showing to connect mobile to kies to recover. Please help me so I could use my phone. Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] audit13:
Can you boot into download mode? If you can, flash TWRP 2.7.2.0 and install a custom ROM to at least get your phone working.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Zen Arcade:
A successful Odin flash will clear the problem you are having - To recover, flash something small in Odin like a custom recovery - TWRP 2.8 or Philz 6.48.4

This may be the result of trying to flash an older bootloader over one of the newer locked bootloaders. The only factory stock Odin package that is safe to flash is LJ1 - it does not contain a bootloader. MA4 does contain a bootloader.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] adilkhanashrafi:
I used I317UCALJ2 and it works great over MK6 boot loader it works great. Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] skylinegtrvspec:
so if if on MK6 4.3 i cant still intall a custom recovery and a custom rom ? or no i know i can root the phone but what about the rest? my phone is already asking to install another update i dont want to go that path
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] adilkhanashrafi:
Samsung Note 2 I317 updating

Hello, hope you all are doing well. I am using note 2 i317, I had downgraded my note 2 from Kitkat to Jelly Bean. I used "I317ATTALJ2_ATT" and then "I317UCUBMK6-TZ-PARAM.tar" files to downgrade from my Kitkat to Jelly Bean with the help of XDA- developer. Now I want to install Kitkat back and I am not able to update over the Wifi because whenever I am updating my Note 2, after installation when it reboot, it stuck at boot screen showing "Samsung Galaxy Note 2" . So again I need to flash with "I317ATTALJ2_ATT" and "I317UCUBMK6-TZ-PARAM.tar" in order to work. If some one can help me to put Kitkat back to my Note 2 I317, would be really helpful me.

Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] androidflex22:
Hey guys this one works for my bell Note 2-i317 Downgrade from 4.4.2 to 4.1.1 works like a charm,just follow the

instructions,peace up.

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Hey guys this one works for my bell Note 2-i317 Downgrade from 4.4.2 to 4.1.1 works like a charm,just follow the

instructions thanks alot guys peace up!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] audit13:
The Canadian Bell Note 2 does not have a locked bootloader like the ATT Note 2.

Did you get the 4.1.1 ROM from sammobile.com?

[MENTION=7931234]androidflex22[/MENTION], after downgrading, check your the phone to confirm that the bootloader is lj2 for 4.1.1.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Old faithful:
Sorry for bringing this thread back up from the dead, but I need to know this: I just acquired a used but pristine Note 2 on Koodo (Telus value brand) with 4.4.2 installed, it's stock and all, but I need to downgrade it to 4.1.1 and clone my existing Note 2 onto it after unlocking it, so I can use it on Bell. Yes, it's unlocked and works, but I want to remove the lock altogether like I did on my first Notre 2, and I need it to be able to run Jelly Bean. My original Note 2 is rooted and runs CWM recovery, and I have CWM backups on my extrnal sd card, I was going to restore the whole thing from there.

So my question is, is the 4.4.2 Koodo bootloader encrypted or not?

In other words, will I be able to make an exact clone of my phone to this one (except for the IMEI and other hardware specific data)? It's otherwise hardware identical to my original Bell Note 2 (i317m)

Thank you in advance for any help - My old Note 2 is getting quite worn but has been extensively tweaked and works perfectly well as is and I want to keep this way and it was the reason for me to get a replacement Note 2 in the first place!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] audit13:
I'm not sure what you mean by "remove the lock altogether".

You cannot downgrade the bootloader from 4.4.2 to 4.1.1. Attempts to do this may hard brick the phone.

If your old phone is running 4.1.1, you will not be able to clone the phone to the Koodo phone running 4.4.2.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Old faithful:
Thanks for your quick replay, but I was under the impression that even if I could not remove the 4.4.2 bootloader, I could at least build a ROM with the sboot.bin and another file taken out and it would load Jelly Bean using ODIN. What has changed since this thread was started? The whole point getting this phone was to be able to use it when mine would give up the ghost.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] audit13:
This post was about the AT&T version of the note 2 which had the MK6 ROM. The Canadian version had the MK5.

Odin will not allow a 4.1.1 bootloader to be flashed over an existing 4.4.2 bootloader.

You can try and force-flash the 4.1.1 bootloader over the 4.4.2 bootloader using a custom recovery but that may also cause a hard brick.

BTW, the stock Bell/Rogers/Telus 4.1.1 ROM from sammobile.com does not contain a bootloader.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] Old faithful:
Thank you man, your help is much appreciated! Let's see if I understand correctly:

From what you say I should be able to load 4.1.1 from from sammobile.com, but with the more modern bootloader. Once in 4.1.1 I should be able to unlock the phone permanently through the service menu. Also, once in 4.1.1 I should be able to install Super SU and CWM.

I understand that the encrypted bootloader will remain and will trigger the knox warranty void flag as soon as I load CWM, but couldn't care less since the phone is way out of warranty anyway.

From CWM I should then be able to restore my stuff from my CWM backups on my SD card

Is my logic sound, or am I missing something?

Thanks again for your help!