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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] brewer00psd:
I took the OTA accidentally by hitting the wrong tab when asked and did not realize.

Like some of the new features in the lock screen, but for the most part do not like it. Battery use seems higher, GPS lock is sluggish at best, lock screen freezes about every 8-10 times unlocking requiring pulling bat, reception is down (hardly ever used to see 3g now live there 40-50% of the time.

See quite a few saying there is no way to revert back, root, and Rom.

Is this true? Am I stuck with this OTA?

Thanks

Matt

rather be at the field
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] akellar:
Yup your stuck
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] donnyp1:
Flashable zip from imnuts and latest devil kernel. Very smooth and stable
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kkemp31:
Do you know of any? I've got the uodate but I don't want to do it. I'm waiting on one that will not lock my bootloader
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] subiboost:
Sitting her woundering why everyone talked down when they get the stock 4.3 my signal is better the phone runs better have not had one problem with it . For some reason it charges faster and the battery last about a hour or two longer . BT is way better along with wifi and gps . 4.3 was just a all around fix for everything and if your having a problem its prob because you were not completely stock when you took the ota. Besides that point though I would like to thank all the developers who have made everything better for the people that do love to flash keep up the good work
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Deeked:
Well, I'm running this and absolutely love it. You need to be rooted with a custom recovery installed.

[ROM][4.3][MJ9] Sophisticated Rom v1.0 | Stable | DeOdex | Zipaliged | Bloat Free | Fast
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] ramiss:
I'm not judging, Just trying to understand....

Why would anyone in this community accept an OTA or official update of any kind?? It boggles my mind!

Since the early days of smart phones, the cardinal rule is that you could lose root with an official update, and that you should wait for the rom to be released by a developer.

What an I missing that every other post mentions someone taking an OTA?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] y8s:
I have searched the web and this thread pretty thoroughly but did not find a definitive answer to the question:

*** Will SuperSU's OTA survival mode allow me to regain root after taking the OTA? ***

My gut says that it's possible since the S4 has had success. I don't need to flash roms, just want root to run root apps.

The follow-up question is: What's the process to make this happen?

I am on a stock, rooted 4.1.2 (Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper got me here from Exynos Abuse rooted 4.1.1 but Voodoo says it doesn't work on the 4.3 update)

Obvious steps:

1. get SuperSU Pro installed (1.86)

2. check the survival mode box

3. disable SuperSU

4. OTA to 4.3

5. reload SuperSU Pro and try to enable.

Hopefully that is all. Will it work?

Winner?

Merry xmas?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] monkeyass408:
you arent gonna get an answer unless someone risks it... and judging from the lack of info no one wants to risk it, especially when they can easily get 4.3 with an unlocked bootloader. Why not just stay on 4.1.2 and keep your bootloader open? root it and flash the OTA 4.3 that was pulled? Dont complicate things and regret it. Up to you. Your poison.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] sandstorm77:
So im rooted and want to maintain my root access. What file(s) do download and flash? i see three links on beanstown post. Odex, Deodex and one for wifi radios.

What would the process be step by step?

Sorry im a noob!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] zeus_r6:
Seems to be a battery hog compared to 4.1.2

Wish I could go back :(
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] ramiss:
Something I don't understand. ROMs such as Sophisticated seem to be built on the leaked 4.3 and yet are stable. So what did they change and why aren't we able to quickly identify what is wrong with this rom?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] RomsWell:
Its built on the ota. And its not really just our phones having issues. Its the 4.3 update overall. Google (samsung galaxy issues) the the first handful of pages will be articles covering most all the galaxy devices and the slew of issues that 4.3 brought. Im sure they will work it out. To many people requesting new devices and whatnot for them to ignore it. Its not the developers. Its sammy and verizon. This is not a custom rom issue its poor testing and a rush delivery. Just hope we get a update sooner then later.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nbock01:
No issues with ota on 2 stock phones... Just the ones that are out there with apps removed (knox etc)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] y8s:
I get what you're saying, and you seem to understand exactly what I'm looking for (the person who has risked it and knows the truth), but I'd rather have a simple way to get/keep root that doesn't involve flashing stuff. It's not that I can't flash a phone with ODIN, it's that I just don't feel it's necessary or as easy as checking a box and letting the phone update on its own terms.

And still, isn't the answer to my question useful to people who don't want to play around with flashing roms? It's not a foolproof type operation. There are more risks involved that could render my precious phablet inert. Maybe if I had two...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] tfly212:
You need the firmware file (radios, WiFi, etc), which must be flashed via Odin in the PDA slot (Samsung device utility...Google it and you will see the install instructions and screenshots) and then you must do a factory reset and flash the ROM in TWRP. As for deodex versus odex, use deodex if you want to do any further mods via xposed, etc.

When you restore apps, avoid restoring data as much as possible...that seems to be a source of problems.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] _jfo_:
Thank you! All I needed to do was flash the pit file and it was good to go.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] bigmixxx:
Has a good point. As I understand it, Sophisticated is ROCK SOLID. What is the difference between what the OTA was doing and what this one is doing?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] wheeless:
-----------------------------------

If what you're after is someone who's done the OTA to 4.3 and then gotten root easily (recognizing and accepting that I now have a locked bootloader - which I don't care about since I only use WiFi; never the phone and I don't use custom ROMs) - I've done that. You install the OTA in whatever way you wish and then use Kingo Android Root for the Samsung Galaxy Note II. You have to install Kingo on your desktop/laptop; have the Kies drivers installed on your desktop/laptop; hook your Note II to your desktop/laptop; click on Kingo on your desktop/laptop and let it run. Voila - 4.3 OTA with locked bootloader and root.

Hope this helps if this is what you were asking for.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] y8s:
Actually YES! This is huge-- and lets me know that if my method above fails and leaves me unrooted, I have a backup plan.

Thanks for the response.

y8s
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] pdc419:
I pretty much made the same statement earlier today in the neph rom thread. Been wondering this for awhile.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nightelfdruid:
HUZZAH!

So I got the Gear for a Christmas present. I HAD to get full support for it and spent an entire night trying to get it with root access, but had no luck with the Beans release. I flashed the 4.3 official rom from Sammobile along with the pit file...

The ONLY reason I couldn't stand it was the Move to SD card is a joke. Someone praised it in this thread, but really? It tends to move 5% of the app.

Kept searching for root methods. I came to the assumption that I had to wait... Kingo had no success. I figured I'd wait. BUT I CANT STAND living without Foldermount...

I read this thread and saw that wheeless used Kingo and was able to gain root... So I gave it another try and VOILA! Not sure why it didn't work the first time.

I have to go get to loading my root apps. :3 But I felt the urge to confirm again for those worried about getting root with official stock 4.3

:D:D:D KINGO CAN IN FACT ROOT 4.3!!! :D:D:D

<3
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] refuse2bstopped:
No prob, glad I could help. It turns out that's all I needed also. But I just went ahead the re did the the whole process again (this time correctly) just for the heck of it once the PIT file got me up and running again. Glad I could help.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] MandoesaM:
Help Verizon SCH-I605

plz i choose about phone > software update > Check Now

but no new update

any one can help me
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] y8s:
OK I unlocked everything with CASUAL but I am a little unclear on flashing the stock/rooted 4.3 because it's not obviously documented anywhere that I found. There are instructions for older version but not this one.

The beans post about the rooted/unlocked 4.3 includes the odex/deodex software as well as a firmware he says to "flash with ODIN" to get everything working properly.

Can I use the seciton 1 instructions in ths post? http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2024207

Obvs I don't have a Pit file but rather the new firmware...

(making my earlier point here that your suggestion is not as easy)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] tfly212:
Now that you are unlocked you need to flash the new firmware via Odin and then flash the ROM via custom recovery. The steps/downloads/etc are here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2578458
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jellyhead:
I ran the beans official for a couple of weeks and there are several issues with it. You will most likely get random reboots and many app FCs. I suggest looking into krowley3 's Sophisticated Rom. I.ve been on this for about a week and have had 0 issues. The battery life is awesome and no FCs or reboots at all. I even dirty flashed wiping only cache/dalvik/system leaving all currently installed apps and data alone.

As for the process required to do this 1st you will need an unlocked bootloader which it sounds like you have done. There is a firmware package that needs flashed only once and can be done before or after via PC Odin. I say PC odin because many are having issues with mobile odin. I don't believe the pit file is necessary since you are leaving the existing partitions alone. I haven't used it anyway.

This is what you will need:

1. Unlocked bootloader (DONE)

2. Latest USB drivers http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2038555

3. PC Odin (I've been using v3.07 and it has never let me down) http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=39111722

4. The firmware and ROM file which can be found here for the recommended Sophisticated Rom http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2582313

The ROM file needs to be copied to your phones storage

If you are new to Odin you just leave the default options alone and once started you'll see this

You can start Odin and load the toltevzw_mj9_official_firmware.tar.md5 file into PDA slot before putting the phone into download mode. Once in download mode with the phone connected the com area should look like the image above, if not you can't flash anything. Once the firmware is flashed you don't need to restart, you can go straight into recovery and flash the ROM. It's up to you whether you want to do full wipe/factory reset as suggested or just wipe cache/dalvik/system. It's usually suggested to do the wipe 3 times for some reason but you might as well while you're at it since it only takes a few more seconds. If you do factory reset then a Titanium Backup would be a good idea. After wiping then go to the install button in TWRP and load the ROM .zip. If you did a full reset then you shouldn't have any issues using Titanium Backup to restore your apps. I usually try just wiping cache/dalvik/system first and if there are issues then I repeat the process and factory reset. It only takes a few minutes to try it without FS first.

the odex/deodex options are more of a preference. the deodexed is exactly the same except that the odex files are removed which means you will be able to flash any MOD, most MODs are for deodexed ROMs
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] y8s:
thanks guys.

I knew the files were there but there weren't any obvious instructions beyond "flash this with Odin" so I came here to ask.

I will try this with the stock rooted rom first and see how it goes. I did a full titanium backup already so I'm good there.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jellyhead:
Sophisticated Rom is basically stock but all the bloatware has been removed. It has been way more stable than the official and it still feels exactly like a stock ROM
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] donnyp1:
I odin'd back to 4.1.2, used casual to root and unlock, made backup of stock, odin'd firmware, wiped All INTERNAL STORAGE, then flashed sophisticated from sd card. Everything is fast and flawless so far.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] oSNooZEo:
I also went back to 4.1.2 this 4.3 sucks, reboot at any time, things always crashing. Pass
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] zeus_r6:
Can anybody put up the links to what needs to be used to get back to 4.1.2?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] babybirdhome:
That's what I've always done in the past with other phones, but for some reason this time I never checked for updates, it just checked and downloaded it all by itself while I was sleeping. And once it had the update, there was no option to reject it, only to postpone it by up to 5 days.

For the record, my solution of disabling all the wireless radios before setting the date ahead by a year and then postponing the update with the wrong date set HAS effectively postponed my update past Verizon's 5 day postponement limit, so that solution did work for anyone who might need or want to use it, or for other devices that have super-controlling carriers that insist on forcing whatever they want down your throat whether it's what you want or need or not.

Now I just have to find the time in the next few weeks to choose a ROM and get my stuff backed up and running again the way I want it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] y8s:
now running sophisticated 2.0... while fixing up my settings, I got my first reboot.

hopefully not the first of many!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] krowley3:
Well what kind of settings were you setting up? Did you install following instructions in the OP? I have been running this build for 2 weeks without a single hiccup. I have made slight changes for performance since public release a week ago. It has been downloaded hundreds of times without a single report of a reboot, so I am just curious.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jellyhead:
Not a single reboot here even during setup. Only a couple app FCs but none after correctly setting up my apps. Everything's running, dare I say.........perfect
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] larry_thagr81:
They definitely didn't rush anything, but I agree with the being throughly tested.

---------- Post added at 04:26 AM ---------- Previous post was at 04:21 AM ----------

This is what I keep reading from others as well, so it must be something that is getting removed for us rooted users. Although sophisticated v2 rom seems to be working fine and it to just like the unstable OTA stock rooted 4.3 roms has Knox security removed.

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Yes, that's the million dollar question right there.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] importunerdj:
Not sure what happened but all my photos and videos disappeared. I was half asleep but the only thing I can remember that could have effected this is an option I remember selecting that said "Device storage -> (Device, Memory Card)" I switched it to memory card. Other than that..took a lot of random pictures before that as well.

Card is a 64gb class 10 sandisk
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] zeus_r6:
Can anybody please outline the steps required to get back to 4.1.2 from the OTA update?

Thanks in advance!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] ZacharyKBurton:
Suggestions ;)

If it was me and I was in your shoes I would either find a new rom to push that you like or wait for someone to develop(unlock bootloader) for the new OTA update before you go accepting new software from Verizon. Once you root your device you are committed to a little bit of patience and personal maintenance that your unrooted buddies don't have to deal with. While on the other hand you can manage the contents of your device and personalize many other options that they cannot. Wait for a few weeks and then look into your options, if you don't see what you are looking for I may suggest unrooting then update to OTA 4.3 but I would not accept any update through verizon while rooted!!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Nefariouss:
You can't.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] zeus_r6:
Dammit... Was just about to move the phone to aio wireless. Tired of paying stupid money for service
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] zeus_r6:
I'll be the first to donate as soon as somebody can figure out a workaround to get the phone running solid back on 4.1.2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] dominick_7:
That sucks. Wonder if you deliberately do a search for the download by perhaps rebooting and then going to About Phone and checking if it won't give you the option. Ah I guess its permanently not able to do so then..? Hate the idea of ROMs, but since I went to 4.2 I wished I could have had an official way to go back to 4.1.

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Would love this as well. No disrespect intended, but I have never been comfortable with rooting or ROMs with respect to a third party software that has access to all of this in the phone and with respect to security/privacy (on top of the fact that these corporations including Samsung are in bed with NSA) besides the reality of having to deal with whomever is around that offers help with no accountable standards for social interaction or customer service.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] ncwildcat:
Does anybody know if they are shipping asurian replacements with 4.3? Also, If you try and unlock 4.3 will it work and just trip the counter, or is it completely unlockable?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] bigmixxx:
Have you tried Sophisticated Rom? really good stable rom.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] zeus_r6:
More worried about unlocking this phone to get away from vzw
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] zanshin825:
Hi, guys. Okay, so despite clicking "Don't Remind Me" about the update, Verizon pushed it to my phone at 4:30am (which REALLY pissed me off, because the notification ignored my Do Not Disturb settings to prompt me to update). Now that it's on the phone, it's only letting me defer for up to five days, at which point it will automatically install.

So, two things, I guess-- 1) Does Foxfi work yet on the unrooted update (rooting isn't an option for me because a work email limitation)? 2) Is there a way to not get the update once it reaches this point?

Really appreciate any help. I don't care that much about the update, other than losing Foxfi. I need that.

Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] zanshin825:
Well, it prompted me again, so I just bit the bullet and installed it so that they wouldn't wake me up again. I can confirm, however, that Foxfi does work on it after you install the certificate when prompted. I'm using that successfully, at least.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] zeus_r6:
Foxfi works because you aren't on an unlimited plan
[HTC Desire X] omid_ghaumi:
Hi

If you desire x itself can be put back up a system to download

Thank you
[HTC Desire X] dansou901:
We have got Ruus for certain CIDs and nand backups for others, just search for them...
[General Questions and Answers] docykj:
i installed twrp 2.2.1 custom recovery on s plus (i9001) using sgs quick flasher, got stuck in bootloop, but recovered using odin, which was successful, but now i am unable to flash any custom rom or any other recovery (cwm or updated version of twrp). whenever i do, it shows md5 error and installation aborted.

i have tried

cwm recovery for s plus

twrp 2.6.3.0

aokp 4.4.2 2013-08-10_build7 (for s plus)

and its corresponding g apps package (both showed same error)

cm10.2 (for s plus, downloaded from xda, i9001 thread)

any help is appreciated since i am unable to find anything on google OR xda.

i desperately want to move on to jb form the current gingerbread i have.

this is the first time i am posting, any more details, if required, will be provided immediately .
[General Questions and Answers] immortalneo:
Please ask this here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1252697
[General Questions and Answers] docykj:
rply

couldnt find any new thread or questn link so posted in reply section. thanks but kindly reply.
[General Questions and Answers] immortalneo:
That would do. Someone will answer you shortly. :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] itszcharlie:
Okay, so I have a Galaxy S4 from AT&T purchased around September 2013 at a Best Buy. I originally bought this phone off Craigslist, but the guy did not give me any documents besides the box and accessories.So no receipt. I read on XDA people claiming warranty and asking about how to unroot. I'm not rooted or anything, I am basically using this phone like how Samsung and AT&T intended it. My question is, how does one go about getting it repaired or replaced for warranty? I know from Apple you can walk into a store and walk out with a replacement refurbished phone. Am I supposed to just call up Samsung and say I need a second-hand phone repaired? I mean I can't really call AT&T because this phone is technically with a different account, correct? And Best Buy didn't sell the black tie program with this phone, so no use calling them.

Thanks in advance. (btw, my phone isn't broken, I am just asking for future reference.)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Nurmi_CEO:
Very easy, just go to the samsung website and chat with an adviser if you have a problem. They will walk you through general troubleshooting and then if that doesn't fix it, you can send it on for repairs.

I bought a used GS4 off CL and sold it to a guy. Didn't test out the camera but he told me camera did not work. After troubleshooting and researching online, it appeared to be a hardware problem. Logged on, they checked the serial number and saw that it was manufactured in Jun of this year, so still under warranty. They printed a 2 day shipping label for me, repair took about 3-4 days, then they sent it back working UPS 2 day!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] itszcharlie:
awesome. not as convenient as apple, but if its that easy, cool thanks.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] XDA II:
After every softreset the link to the Sim Toolkit is recreated in the startmenu -> programs folder. This is really annoying as I just don't use this program. Is there any way maybe in the registry to prevent it from being created? I am using the newest official T-Mobile GER ROM but i already had this problem with the first ROM that was installed.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] ncwjk:
I have the same problem!

i want to disable the stk menu from WM5

Did anyone tell me how to do?
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] XDA II:
Ok, I got an idea. Might sound stupid and is not the most ellegant solution but it will work: Why don't we put together a little program that deletes the shortcut and we put this program in the startup folder? This way the icon won't reappear after each soft-reset.

Can anybody here do this for me? Just a simple little program to delete the file. The one which needs to be deleted is:

\\Windows\Startmenü\Programme\Special.lnk

Thank you so much!
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] ncwjk:
there is no stk.lnk shortcut in my windows\startup folder

but my stk menu is automatic start! why?