[Galaxy Note II Android Development] floykoe:
mk6 Bootloader issues - partial answers

I actually had a lengthy response to this common complain all ready to post....then breakfast diverted my attention. When I returned to press the button...well, lets just all acknowledge that it never made it and call it good. What a waste of my time that was and it would have been so helpful to you all having MK6 bootloader issues.

This will be a lazier version that will require you to do the homework that took me 4+ days to do and finally fix my phone. If you are experienced at fixing your F ups, please proceed. If you are new, take you phone to someone that knows what they are doing (pay if you need to). I only wish I saved all my research; I learn so much on this mad quest and it would simply take too long to retrace my steps. I learned all this from others in XDA and outside of XDA. I wish I could properly credit everyone.

So, I would avoid back-flashing your MK6 bootloader, because it actually permanently disables circuits via shorting them out. In other words, it fries them to a crisp. They made the MK6 to be bullet proof. I am not saying it is bullet proof; I am just saying I would not try back-flashing it. It's just too scary for me. Plus it is unlikely to fix your problem, because your problem is probably your PIT partition (if the below methods have failed). Your PIT partition has nothing to do with your bootloader, but for some reason, a lot of PIT partitions become corrupt after receiving the 4.3 OTA update (MK6 Bootloader).

First try: 1) flashing stock recovery and factory reset from stock recovery. 2) If you use TWRP and include EFS partition in your backups, try restoring EFS partition only using a back up dated before the MK6 upgrade. EFS from any back up is fine (TW or CM; does not matter. Both exactly the same). 3) Odin flash MK6 stock ROM. You will have to find in in the dev forums; there are a few different ones. 4) Try different combination of these three. You know...mess with your phone a little. 5) Have you flashed 4.3 Param_Tz.tar? If not, I have attached it for you. Unzip it and flash this separately with Odin. Put the 4.3 Param_Tz.tar in the PDA slot. You only have to do it once. 6) Present your issue in detail to those awesome people lurking in the help forum and do a ton of keyword searches. Ya, do your home work. It is good for you. You will learn a ton. While you are there in the help forum, you might as well help someone in need. That is what this is all about;) Help, get help, have fun.

Still not getting IMEI or still having other EFS related issues? ~OK~ Here we go...

Proceed at your own risk

, you crazy son of a gun. You are about to repartition your PIT partition. Seriously, only do this if you bricked a few phones, like I have. It happens.

Attached is i317.zip (which becomes i317.pit when unzipped). I got this file from someone on the internet and I cannot find my source to save my life. There is also one for the i317m if you can find it. If you find this guy, he deserves high praise for this file and the procedure below.

Put your phone into download mode, started up Odin on your PC, connect phone to PC via USB...you know the drill. The i317.pit file will only work if you flash it with a stock ROM. Since you have the MK6 bootloader, you are limited to the MK6 stock ROM. Using any other stock ROM with BRICK YOUR PHONE WITH OUT A DOUBT!!! Only use MK6 stock ROM for this procedure.

1) Unzip i317.zip

1) Put the i317.pit file in the PIT slot of Odin

2) Put MK6 stock ROM in PDA slot of Odin

3) Put a checkmark in front of "RePartition" and "Auto Reboot"

4) Make sure there is

no

checkmark in front of "F. Reset Time"

5) Pray to your God to please let this work and not brick your phone and make a promise you will likely forget the moment this works.

6) push the "Start" button:cowboy:

I hope this worked out for you. It worked for me. Let me know.