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[Galaxy Note II General] singhpratik87:
when you were "non rooted" and now "rooted" which apps have you installed after being rooted?Un install all those and just run the GSAM battery monitor pro and see what's the pattern and the screenshot you uploaded wont help with anything let your phone discharge and then charge it again to 100 and then when it drops below 20 then check your usage.
[Galaxy Note II General] sukhwinder89:
ok thanx bro ...will report u back 2mrow ......thanx alotttttt bro0o0o ..........bro u r on which rom ??
[Galaxy Note II General] smeet.somaiya:
Thanks buddy[emoji6]
[Galaxy Note II General] sukhwinder89:
also pls tell me how to check MD5 checksums.......iam installing dn3 rom on my sister,s cel
[Galaxy Note II General] KNIGHT97:
OnlineMD5.com or PhilZ recovery displays the MD5 just before you tap yes to flash, and you can compare it with the website.
[Galaxy Note II General] singhpratik87:
there are 3 ways that you can check MD5,first is via es file explorer long press on the file click properties then click on show checksum on the bottom right and then on the next pop up click md5 and select calculate(this takes the longest time).2nd way is calculating it via this website called www.onlinemd5.com and select the file from laptop/mobile where you've downloaded and it will calculate the md5 within seconds.3rd way is calculating it via recovery when you select the ROM zip file before pressing "yes" in philz it will calculate the zip file below on the screen so before proceeding so compare it then (equally quick as method 2).I prefer method 2 since i dont want to wipe my phone completely and wait for the recovery to calculate the MD5 only to find out that md5 is wrong.Then i'd have to restore my back up or flash the previous rom from scratch.
[Galaxy Note II General] sukhwinder89:
im in philz recovery ........selected wipe data and then clean install to flash new rom .....and then isit compulsary to flash intenal sd card ?if yes then which one is to be selected default or vfat or exfat orntfs orext4 or ext3 or ext2 ????? which one
[Galaxy Note II General] singhpratik87:
Default.
[Galaxy Note II General] sukhwinder89:
lol i selected sdcard1 uff al data deleted damn .............sdcard one means memory card ......and which one means internal sd card ???
[Galaxy Note II General] sukhwinder89:
i installed dn3 with full s5 and s5 remapped key ....but wifi issue is coming ....wifi is too slow ......sometimes it connectsometimes not ....................................before iam on stock 4.4.2 ...updated via ota
[Galaxy Note II General] ho3yn89:
Yes he can .just make sure he doesn't mess with odin too :D
[Galaxy Note II General] ho3yn89:
guys i have philz recovery on my phone and my device is rooted, can i flash an official rom without loosing any data ? i mean if i don't wipe anything and just flash the rom through odin, what happens?
[Galaxy Note II General] smeet.somaiya:
You will lose installed apps. Internal sdcard won't be wiped. But have a backup just to be safe
[Galaxy Note II General] ho3yn89:
That's the problem man. I don't have enough space on internal sd for backup and thanks to kitkat I can't backup on external sd card either . And I don't wanna loose apps and their data. Just STUCK!!!!
[Galaxy Note II General] DukeNuggets:
Can't you just simply flash the stock recovery?
[Galaxy Note II General] ho3yn89:
then do what ? i think flashing stock recovery will erase apps too
[Galaxy Note II General] DukeNuggets:
No, with the stock recovery you can update your phone via OTA
[Galaxy Note II General] KNIGHT97:
Search for Handle external storage in Xposed installer download section. I can backup and store apps on ExtSD using that. No hassle to setup, just download enable reboot and enjoy.
[Galaxy Note II General] ho3yn89:
Can u be more specific?

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about that !! i did what you said before , i tried to fake the status with wanam xposed , but after reboot it's still custom !! and i can't do OTA . if faking status work and i would be able to do ota , still i don't know how to flash this ota update file through recovery ,cuz i don't know where it is?!?!
[Galaxy Note II General] KNIGHT97:
Do you use Xposed framework? If yes then open its download section and search for handle external storage and download that.

After done go to modules section and then enable it and reboot.

No more SD card restriction hassle.

If you don't use or don't know how to use Xposed, unfortunately I can't help you much then.....you'll have to visit the Xposed forums on XDA and read thoroughly to understand.
[Galaxy Note II General] ho3yn89:
yes i do used it before and i got it , tnx :)
[Galaxy Note II General] smeet.somaiya:
Sorry Couldn't Help you out with your issue but hope you resolved it[emoji4]
[Galaxy Note II General] smeet.somaiya:
OP updated. Added UpdateSuperSu v2.0 zip.

Removed the old v1.94 zip file.
[Galaxy Note II General] mirkocon995:
By installing the root will stand up to the counter knox 1?
[Galaxy Note II General] smeet.somaiya:
Yeah [emoji20]
[Galaxy Note II General] supposition:
Is this method safer/better than CF autoroot? Thanks:D
[Galaxy Note II General] smeet.somaiya:
Both methods are safe. This one is better if you want a custom recovery which I think is must to have if you are rooted.
[Galaxy Note II General] zoomr2:
hello, as a noob in the android root process thank you for this guide i used it and everything

went smooth(well allmost) also for me worked the su reinstall trick. so everything good but when

i'm trying to get to phillz recovery console it throws me instead in the classic android console

and i dont know what to do... sorry to bother but as i said im new to all thes and i read a lot before this post but couldnt

find anything. hoping for some help, thank you.
[Galaxy Note II General] smeet.somaiya:
If you don't have philz recovery installed how could you flash supersu zip?

Try to flash recovery again through odin and untick auto reboot on odin this time
[Galaxy Note II General] rajsonic66:
Hello Sumeet,

How can I change custom recovery ( Philz to TWRP)?
[Galaxy Note II General] KNIGHT97:
Smeet*

And you can just go to goo.im and download the latest TWRP in .zip format and flash in recovery to change your recoveries.

This also comes in handy when a certain recovery is giving bootloop for a rom and you are suggested to try another one, so always keep latest PhilZ and TWRP zips in your SD card :)

Sent from my RPG with auto targeting
[Galaxy Note II General] rajsonic66:
Is it safe? Does TWRP have any extra features over Philz?

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Smeet*

And you can just go to goo.im and download the latest TWRP in .zip format and flash in recovery to change your recoveries.

This also comes in handy when a certain recovery is giving bootloop for a rom and you are suggested to try another one, so always keep latest PhilZ and TWRP zips in your SD card ￼

'Flash In Recovery' using PC Odin?
[Galaxy Note II General] KNIGHT97:
Perfectly safe. I do this all the time, comes handy when I want to flash something and a certain recovery refuses to.

And TWRP makes backups quite fast and has easy to use UI, while PhilZ has infinite customization and even TWRP conpatible backup options, so no worry about cross compatibility ;)
[Galaxy Note II General] amit.dhatrak95:
I am going to flash jellykat rom, I am dn3 v5 now

Though I am gona make a backup first by TWRP, i wanna ask,

is there any kind of backup In TWRP which backups our apps and their data ??

means when i restore that backup on my jellykat i should get my apps, (like fb along with their login ) ?

and if yes then How to do that in TWRP

Thank you

Sent by my AWP #Unzoom

Sent by my AWP #Unzoom
[Galaxy Note II General] smeet.somaiya:
Titanium backup is good to restore apps and data.

But there is another way..

Take a full nandroid backup

Flash new rom

Install nandroid manager from playstore

Selectivity restore the apps and data I want. I find this better than Titanium.

However, remember not to compress your nandroid backup. Otherwise this method wont work.
[Galaxy Note II General] KNIGHT97:
No, just like any other flashable zip, go to recovery and select it from the install zip menu and tap yes.

After that go to power options and reboot recovery.

Sent from my RPG with auto targeting
[Galaxy Note II General] supposition:
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[Galaxy Note II General] Interdit:
Hi,

I know my ways around android, but i'm a total noob when it comes to rooting a device - also, Englisch istn't my mother tongue, so maybe you can clarify some steps of this rooting-process for me.

In the initial post, [procedure, step 4] it says: Now boot into recovery and flash the update superSu v1.94 zip.

What exactely does that mean, can anyone give me a step-by-step on this?

Also, it says in big, red letters: DO NOT RESTART YOUR PHONE AFTER FLASHING THE RECOVERY. BOOT TO RECOVERY FROM DOWNLOAD MODE ITSELF.

Since this seems to be pretty important and I don't fully get it, can someone explain to me what exactely to do and not to do?
[Galaxy Note II General] DukeNuggets:
Surtout sur odin tu coche pas auto reboot, ton phone tu le met en mode download, tu flash le recovery et quand le recovery est flash tu appuis sur le bouton de verrouillage+le bouton home+le volume haut et la tu sera dans le recovery et t'aura plus qu'à chercher ton zip super su(qu'il faut bien sûr transférez avant de toute opération que tu va effectuer, ça évite de te retapez toute les étapes ;) )
[Galaxy Note II General] jools772:
I have a similar problem: how do I know if the rom is 4.42 or 4.2 which is just modded?
[Galaxy Note II General] AbdMah:
succeeded rooting

Ok guys... i have succeeded rooting my note II and i can go into philz recovery mode.. yeaa

Now i dont want f... up my phone (tried that before)...

please explain step by step how to install a new custom rom, I cant seem to find a guide for that (maybe its just me)

Thanks in advance!
[Galaxy Note II General] smeet.somaiya:
First you should make full nandroid backup.

Go to backup and restore menu in philz recovery and select the first or the second option. Let the backup complete.

Now go to wipe data factory reset menu in philz recovery. Select clean to install a new rom. This will wipe your existing stock rom.

Now you can flash a new rom via install zip menu in philz.
[Galaxy Note II General] AbdMah:
I made a backup...

And did this "Now go to wipe data factory reset menu in philz recovery. Select clean to install a new rom. This will wipe your existing stock rom."

and tried to install this (dont know if its compatible) [ROM] [4.4.4][HOVER][HALO][SlimPie][PAPIE][multiwindow][15th July 2014] CM-REMIX-Burst-Kernel-KANG [ver_3.0.0bld2]

but it failed... can you please sugest a good and stable rom
[Galaxy Note II General] smeet.somaiya:
If you want AOSP ROM then i can suggest you LiquidSmooth, C- Rom, CMX roms.

If you want touchwiz Phantom, dn3 and dr.ketans rom are good.

I am saying this based on my personal experience. Your opinion may differ from mine. :)
[Galaxy Note II General] AbdMah:
I tried dn3 but, it stopped in the middle of installation... i tried to re install it many times

so dont know what to do about that, if you could come with suggestions to that would be nice
[Galaxy Note II General] drmpk:
[MENTION=5686657]smeet.somaiya[/MENTION] thanks for providing this easy rooting process. I followed this method and rooted. I have problem now. I have a ota update available. but I am not able to find a way to update other than reflashing the stock rom using pc odin. is there any other way to do it?
[Galaxy Note II General] smeet.somaiya:
Use Wanam Xposed to fake system status to official.
[Galaxy Note II General] drmpk:
OMG, is that so simple?

DO I NEED TO UNROOT FIRST?

DO I NEED TO SWITCH BACK TO STOCK RECOVERY?

can you please elaborate or link me to details?
[Galaxy Note II General] Louisyyyy:
WiFi problem.

Hi there. My N7100 (Samsung Galaxy Note 2) rooted by this way but I had a problem which is WiFi. It show connected, can go through video,facebook and loading picture. But WiFi won't run for the updating ingame. How do I fix this?
[Galaxy Note II General] itm:
I've just tried this on a stock 4.4.2 Note 2. I got Philz recovery 6.26.6 installed fine, but when I try to flash SuperSU (either v1.94 or v2.00 I get "Failed to verify whole-file signature"). The phone is not rooted.

I've tried re-downloading both SuperSU files but it didn't help.

Any ideas??
[Galaxy Note II General] smeet.somaiya:
This happens only on stock recovery. Try reflashing philz recovery via odin.

Which rom are you using?

Maybe you might have made some settings in your game or it might be a temporary problem with the game server.
[Galaxy Note II General] Louisyyyy:
What is ROM? I don't understand because I just follow step by step of it. Not only the game updates, it occurs at some software updating too. Reboot can fix but it only a short moment, after that still remain.
[Galaxy Note II General] rajsonic66:
Hello smeet! Detail please, about 'Wanam Xposed'
[Galaxy Note II General] smeet.somaiya:
Read its description on Playstore. It is pretty self explanatory.
[Galaxy Note II General] rajsonic66:
Does it work?
[Galaxy Note II General] drmpk:
I have faked system status to official using wanam exposed. now the phone is able to search for official updates ota and if available download too. my doubt is whether the update would install without any glitch, as we have a custom recovery on board now (I can't try it out now as even before you replied I had reflashed stock rom, updated ota and then used your method to root). is there any method to go back to stock recovery and retain root? tried cf auto root, but had issues with supersu stopped working and not able to update supersu. so had to come back to your method for rooting. I want to keep my phone as stock as possible with root.
[Galaxy Note II General] tuan287:
thank bro
[Galaxy Note II General] DraconianGothic:
Safe root method and no risk to IMEI?

Hi

I haven't rooted since 4.1.2 and so would like to ask a question please.

I am currently on KitKat 4.4.2, totally stock via the recent OTA update.

Q- If i follow the procedure as laid out by the OP smeet.somaiya, of flashing a custom recovery (in this case Philz) and the superSU app from within the custom recovery interface,

is there any risk of my phone losing its IMEI etc? I keep reading of people flashing things and their phone losing its IMEI or becoming unregistered from the network. I have EFS backups but these were made when i was running 4.1.2.

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy Note II General] smeet.somaiya:
First thing.. There is nothing in the OTA updates that you should be eager to install them.

And yes you can install them by flashing stock recovery. Dr.ketan has made a flashable zip of stock recovery. I'l give you the link here in sometime.

Flashing recovery doesn't lead to IMEI loss. You can only lose IMEI while flashing roms but there's only a 1% chance.

Flash philz and backup your efs from the recovery itself.
[Galaxy Note II General] singhpratik87:
Stock Recovery by Dr.Ketan [MENTION=5686657]smeet.somaiya[/MENTION]
[Galaxy Note II General] smeet.somaiya:
Ahh..thanks pratik [emoji6]
[Galaxy Note II General] EddieK23:
Does anyone know if this will work on the Verizon Note 2 (SCH-i605 VRUEMJ9)? I'm safe-rooted (bootloader is still locked) on stock Android 4.3 and the update was apparently released according to my friend (I haven't seen the update requested on my phone yet, but I don't want to lose my root functions).

Thanks in advance if I misunderstood something in your original post.
[Galaxy Note II General] smeet.somaiya:
You need to unlock your bootloader to use this method because it involves flashing custom recovery.

Sent from my Galaxy S5 GT-N7100
[Galaxy Note II General] EddieK23:
Do I need a different .tar.md5 file, or is the n7100 the one I need for me i605?
[Galaxy Note II General] smeet.somaiya:
Yes would would need different files

Sent from my Galaxy S5 GT-N7100
[Galaxy Note II General] Armandroide:
Hi, I tried to root but is not possible.

Thanks in advance :good:
[Galaxy Note II General] nicholes:
I just yesterday got OTA update(kitkat 4.4) just want to know

Is there any hope we ever will be rooting note 2(kitkat) without tripping the knox?
[Galaxy Note II General] smeet.somaiya:
Tell me where did it fail?

Sent from my Galaxy S5 GT-N7100
[Galaxy Note II General] smeet.somaiya:
No it isn't possible for now.

But Knox reset is coming soon. Already Knox can be reset on NOTE3. Hope to see it soon on N7100.

Sent from my Galaxy S5 GT-N7100
[Galaxy Note II General] toocool7610:
[MENTION=2706236]Smeet[/MENTION]

i do not even getting cwm installed , tried 2-3 times but only normal android recovery is there bhai , i am on stock india kitkat rom only ,everything seems fine happening phone reboots but after going for recovery ,old recovery is there ........

when i cannot install custom recovery how can i get root access?

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however my knox counter has gone +1 ............for nothing :( warranty gone without benefit
[Galaxy Note II General] smeet.somaiya:
Just untick auto reboot on odin.

Then flash cwm. Then boot to cwm directly :)

Sent from my Galaxy S5 GT-N7100
[Galaxy Note II General] toocool7610:
I tried same thing on twrp but it doesn't work on twrp recovery file

Also how do I go from download mode to recovery straight?
[Galaxy Note II General] smeet.somaiya:
With key combinations.

Vol down+power+home

Keep them pressed until you see the Galaxy Note 2 boot screen.

Now you phone will directly go to recovery mode.

Sent from my Galaxy S5 GT-N7100
[Galaxy Note II General] smeet.somaiya:
OP updated with the fix for the above issue. :)

Sent from my Galaxy S5 GT-N7100
[Galaxy Note II General] toocool7610:
Finally worked and rooted too

I think directly booting into recovery worked it, I was going to recovery after reboot manually even having unticked the auto reboot in Odin :)

Ohh shoot I badly wanted twrp recovery as in future I wanted to flash S 5 and note 3 features rom........ And twrp recovery is only one which flashes that rom

Can i now try to install twrp recovery? Will it be safe? And will i lose root?

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Can i flash safely the TWRP recovery over philz is the question :)
[Galaxy Note II General] smeet.somaiya:
Even I use that ROM mate. Flash it using latest philz. I did the same.

Don't use TWRP at least for now while you are on the stock rom. Read the 3rd post it can brick your phone. Philz is fine.

You can change your recovery after flashing DN3 :D

See you in that thread ;)

Sent from my Galaxy S5 GT-N7100
[Galaxy Note II General] toocool7610:
your DN 3 has all possible galaxy S 5 features ?

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please link the thread here , i am not sure what thread you are talking about please :D
[Galaxy Note II General] smeet.somaiya:
Yes. And here is the thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=51594063

Sent from my Galaxy S5 GT-N7100
[Galaxy Note II General] deepaksht:
the process of custom recovery stopped halfway in the odin..dont know what the issue is :confused::confused: every time i started the process, the process hangs midway...plzz help bro :rolleyes::eek:
[Galaxy Note II General] smeet.somaiya:
Just check the logs on odin.

Where does it stop? Does it give you a fail message or something?

Sent from my Galaxy S5 GT-N7100
[Galaxy Note II General] toocool7610:
[MENTION=2706236]Smeet[/MENTION]

I have installed titanium backup pro, and I want to factory reset my stock note 2 rooted kitkat as I think battery life is not good as of now.

Kindly suggest me how to go about it and get the phone working in current state with all apps and data intact after hard reset :)

After hard reset root is gone?

How to back up apps and data so that the previous image of the system doesn't come back and so is battery drain?

I did it all with my original Galaxy S, but it was 2-3 years ago and things might have changed now :D
[Galaxy Note II General] KNIGHT97:
Now you have to update the OP again[emoji14]

Sent from my RPG with auto targeting
[Galaxy Note II General] F@HIM:
Guys I tried rooting with the method ment at the first page but still em not able to gain root access only the supersu runs but none of the root apps r working....I even tried cf root but no success....plsss help me and reply .....????
[Galaxy Note II General] Ashish Gaur:
Perfect and easy thread to follow !!

Mr. Somaiya,

A Big thanks for such a neat and clean thread to gain access to rooting:good:. Everything works smooth ! Hope to see such wonderfull and easy thdread from you in near future !!

God bless you.

Thanks !!:o
[Galaxy Note II General] smeet.somaiya:
Glad you liked it :)
[Galaxy Note II General] Ashish Gaur:
Its About Rom's and Xposed Modules

Hi Mr. Somaiya,

I loved the way you explained in your thread about rooting. I have few queries regarding Rom's and Xposed Framework Modules !!!

I Use Samsung Galaxy Note 2 GT-N7100 4.4.2 ( Rooted and Also Installed Xposed Framework 2.6 Version )

Q. What are the best Rom's available and from where to get them easily ? Also any Rom which help to get the Note 3 and Galaxy 5 all features including the UI ?

Q. From where to get these Modules and what are the best in your opinion for Note 2

Hope to hear again from you and have a nice a weekend....Cheers !!!!:)
[Galaxy Note II General] smeet.somaiya:
What exactly is your problem? Did you try the Fixes I Hebrew mentioned?
[Galaxy Note II General] shan_pei:
need help

i have updated my note 2 to N7100xxufng4 and i loss the root. i have tried to reflash philz touch but it keeps getting override by the stock recovery.Is there anyway to reroot it?Unticking autoreboot also dont work.yeah you can get into the recovery for the first time but you cant after that.
[Galaxy Note II General] KNIGHT97:
If you untick auto reboot are you able to boot into PhilZ recovery? Even once?

Sent from my RPG with auto targeting
[Galaxy Note II General] smeet.somaiya:
Using any root xplorer search for the file recoveryfromboot.p in /system directory

Delete that file and then flash philz again and then check if it gets overwritten by stock recovery or philz sticks for always.
[Galaxy Note II General] kkapoorr:
Hey man, I'm on the latest for Indian phones 4.4 and want to root my phone again. So I had a question:

If I root using your method, how easy is it to unroot? Can I unroot and make the system show 'Normal'? Will the Knox flag being 1 prevent it showing normal?

I ask this because if I root will flash Philz and trip Knox and flash a custom rom. Then If I sell it in a few months I don't want my potential buyer to see in settings that it's modified.
[Galaxy Note II General] smeet.somaiya:
Knox will be tripped even with other root methods i.e cf autoroot.

Your system status will be official if your recovery is stock. So you can flash back full stock rom whenever u want to sell it and system status will become official. But knox once tripped will remain 1 even after flashing stock rom back
[Galaxy Note II General] kkapoorr:
Thanks man.

Any buyer these days is not smart enough to check the download mode of the phone they want to buy, but the system status saying Modified would've raised a few eyebrows.

I'll root using your method now. ;)
[Galaxy Note II General] smeet.somaiya:
Yes. Go ahead. :)
[Galaxy Note II General] SergiX44:
This work with the lastest version of the philz ?
[Galaxy Note II General] Misisiak:
2. Philz recovery 6.26.6 (.tar.md5 required) from http://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_A...-n7100.tar.md5 -------> MD5 error! Binary is invalid. :eek: :eek: :eek:

What am I doing wrong ? ....

I tried flash CF-Auto-Root [File name: CF-Auto-Root-t03g-t03gxx-gtn7100.zip] but result is ---- Super SU has stopped.....repeatly

I tried unchecked Auto Reboot in ODIN ...unsuccessfully

My device is not rooted properly (Root Checker)

GT-N7100 with 4.4.2

Pls help