yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Tangescence:
Amazing..WTG, XDA!

New user here. Been reading a bunch of posts lately as I finally got around to trying to root my SCH-1605, which I have through VZW. For a long time, my big concern was interference on the VZW side. Finally, warranties expired and the urge peaked... just in time for the ND3 OTA update. I tried a couple of methods I found - no success. Finally stumbled on some threads that basically said - ND3 = Out of Luck.

Then I found this post.. :victory:

Truly awesome. Worked like a charm. Looking up good info on locking down the OTA pushes next.

My observations of the differences between my previous attempts and what was missing:

My first attempts:

I neglected to include the 16GB PIT file referenced in the links above (** Note: a few guides I popped across mentioned making sure that only "Auto Reboot" and "F. Reset Time" are checked. When you include the PIT file, it will auto-check "Re-Partition". I left this checked, and it worked like a charm. Can't speak as to the offset of UNchecking this, as - like I said - I left it checked)

I used a different .md5 file that would flag as a fail despite my efforts (I was using a CF autoroot md5). I'm fairly certain this failed due to the OTA update, though it may have been the lack of a PIT file. If someone could provide some more info there, I'm totally open to listen!

Bottom line - my experience was pretty painless after doing adequate research. Thanks a ton! :highfive:

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I also came across some info stating that the downgrade to the MJ firmware might flag the KNOX (I believe?) or a similar issue. Anyone run across any of those issues using these methods? If someone has a quick link to how I could check this for myself, I'd be very appreciative.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mattnmag:
[MENTION=5881377]Tangescence[/MENTION]

Glad to hear you had success with rooting :). This link should help you check on your knox counter status:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=48758233&highlight=odin#post48758233

If "Knox Warranty Void" is at zero, you didn't trip the counter.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Tangescence:
Knox warranty void: 0

Confirmed. The flashback left KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0

Lists as Samsung Official Binary with a System Status of Custom.

Looks good!

I know this is a bit of a side tangent, but safestrap should work with MJ9 and saferoot to allow custom ROMs despite the locked bootloader - right?

Again, many thanks to the community!

:D
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mattnmag:
Right, safestrap was designed to be used for people with the locked bootloader on a rooted MJ9. Here is the safestrap thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=51616723

I don't know a lot about safestrap, but I believe the ROM slots are not working yet so you'll have to install a custom Rom over the stock ROM if you want to use it. You'll have to do more research to make sure you know how to use it if you want to give it a go. :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Tangescence:
Awesome - I'll be researching it tonight and tomorrow. Will post to the safestrap thread with my results and probably a heads up here to redirect. Again, tons of thanks!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Jpark2479:
Confirmed working

My Verizon Note 2 broke so under warranty I got a replacement device with the latest VRUAND3 build installed. It literally drove me nuts because I was so used to having the advantage of a rooted device with the bootloader unlocked. After doing some research, I came across the information on this thread and it helped me with having at least root access which allows me to take advantage of my Titanium Backup and other apps tailored to rooted devices.

Thank you very much for this post. I hope the devs will one up on Verizon and give the community the ability to have a unlocked bootloader soon. I like the connection speed and coverage with Verizon but their method of controlling how their customers use their devices is just annoying. I paid good money for this phone Verizon! I'm going to do what I wish to do with it to make it unique and personal to me. They just don't seem to understand that. Once again... Thanks. ROOT 4TW!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Tangescence:
I've seen a couple of posts that forecast a no go on the full unlock. But, safestrap worked Beautifully for me. Odin mode shows Knox warranty void is still 0, and the alliance rom lists as stock after the install.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Bosgarage57:
Forgive me for asking, but I've done all this, the Odin step, SafeRoot, Safestap, but can we flash different roms now? I read something about it having to go over stock image, does the boot img need to be changed or anything else? I really appreciate all the walkthrough's, help, and general FAQ on how to go from AND3 back to EMJ9. I'm running a titanium backup now, but would like to try out some different roms if possible. Just not sure how.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Tangescence:
Custom ROMs via Safestrap on rooted i605 w/ EMJ9 Firmware

You can absolutely run custom ROMs once you're safestrapped. I'm running N3bula 3.9 with a KitKat theme - very nice. Lots of options to tweak and fiddle.

Using SafeStrap to create a backup of your current image for you to fall back to is recommended - but, if anything botches (I had a couple soft bricks and boot loops in some of my tinkering - but in all of the instances I ran into, I was able to Odin back to MJ9 and recover. From there, re-root, re-safestrap, and can give another go. I did manage to trip my Knox flag, which would have voided my warranty if I had one. That is a risk you have to be willing to undertake. I have a lot of grading to do here at work, but I will try to post some info for you later tonight. I got all the info I needed combing through this thread and a couple related ones - but I don't mind consolidating some of that here for you.

First - Use SafeStrap's recovery feature to do all of your flashing. The only times I've used Odin was to recover from a soft brick that I ended up in by using some rom flashing utility other than SafeStrap [this is just in my experience - I'm not saying that no other utlities can or will work. Just that my experience with Odin and "built in" flashing methods inside of various ROMs caused me issues. SafeStrap has put me in a couple places where I had to Odin out, but the results were far less damaging. I tripped my KNOX counter by using methods other than SafeStrap]

When you boot your device, you should see the SafeStrap recovery screen prompting you to "Recover" (Menu key) or "Continue" (Back key). If you're not getting this, open SafeStrap and install the recovery feature. Once you've got this going, you're pretty well set for the rest of it. You'll want to get the ROM image downloaded onto your phone so it can be accessed inside of SafeStrap's recovery. As I mentioned, I'm running N3bula and am pretty happy with it so far. I used Alliance for a bit before that, which wasn't too bad either. The KitKat based ROM's I've tried didn't seem to wanna take for me.

As I mentioned, you'll probably want to create a backup of your stock image to fall back to inside of SafeStrap. Selecting Recovery during the SafeStrap recovery screen will take you to the menu where you can back up your current stock ROM. After that, I usually mount everything but my SD card and wipe the cache/dalvik/data. From there, go through the Install section of SafeStrap's menu and select the .zips for the ROMs. If you decide to take N3bula for a spin, grab the 3.6 ROM and the 3.9 OTA ROM. I selected the 3.6 first, then added the 3.9 OTA to the zip queue. It installed beautifully and reported itself as running the 3,9 OTA. Other ROMs can be done similarly. Any .zip AddOns you get through whatever custom ROM you run, I advise downloading and flashing through SafeStrap.

Good luck, and happy modding!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Bosgarage57:
Tried installing the Alliance Rom and I received the Verizon error "please take phone to Verizon immediately." Guess that isn't safestrap compatible. I'll try the N3bula Rom as soon as I know for sure I can get my stock backup image restored....doing that now.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] esreveRBackwards:
too much to digest...

is it possible to flash from vruand3 to anything but MJ9? If so, can someone link me?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] glockman4519:
I am happy to see this post. My phone was updated to the 4.3 ND3 update. I thought it was just another account update. Boy was I wrong. It was easy and painless to flash back. Just had to Odin back to the mj9 and a quick run through safe root and I was good to go again. Thanks for the info.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] The_Phone_Expert:
Warrenty

I just wanted to make sure:

1. Downlaod MJ9 and pit file

2. Download Odin 3.07

3. Put in download mode

4. Put pit and MJ9 file in

5. Click start

I ALSO WANTED TO MAKE SURE THIS WILL NOT TRIGGER KNOX RIGHT???
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] GreenRaccoon:
Thank you so much for testing this for us!!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] b0nz:
Also had success flashing back to MJ9 after phone replacement rerooted using saferoot also successful
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] TheBossMan1986:
Help please

Attempted to root using odin on ota 4.4 verizon note 2. Device is not bricked and is not looping startup. Simply shows Samsung Galaxy Note 2 screen once and straight to a black screen. I have attempted on several occasions to flash stocks using odin with no success. Didn't realize 4.3 and up has locked bootloader before first attempt. Any advice just to get the phone to power on completely and operational again is greatly appreciated.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] pur1138:
Woke up yesterday with the message that new software had been downloaded - Install Now?

Oh crap. Defer this noise and start searching.

I've been pretty happy with my NII, so I don't hang out here much. But I knew where to go.

I researched ALL DAY here and elsewhere. Reading. Confirming. Cross checking.

Got to practice my chill-out and deep breathing techniques too. Mostly because of a really crappy tethered connection.

But when all was said and done, droidstyle's post/instructions were 100% for me.

Once all the legwork was finished, my first rom flash was rather anticlimactic.

It worked. No problem.

Sincere thanks droidstyle.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] lacoursiere18:
You need to Download 4.4.2 tar, Sammobile.com, serach Firmwares for your model (SCH-I605), and flash it via Odin..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] b0nz:
You also could have deleted SDM file to stop the update and it's notice
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mattdiehl83:
sorry in advance

Hi guys. As the title states allow me to appoligize in advance for taking up time and space with my noob questions. Im still learning ALOT from all of you guys and its much appreciated. Now with that said, i have a sch i605 in which i took the 4.4.2 update ota. Im wondering if this would be the method to go back to a older version and in effect release my phone of samsungs oppressive security so i can FINALLY root my phone. Any advice is always appreciated and helps me learn a bit more about my phone and development. I thank you in advance.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] lacoursiere18:
No there is not.. unless you swap out the motherboard for a 4.1.2 one.. cost you about $165
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mattdiehl83:
thanks

Ok thankyou...i had just read around xda of people flashing back to stock but i also hear that with the knox 2.0 and the 4.4 update that effectivly locks up the phone as is....is that correct?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] gee1000:
I'm actually considering selling my locked phone on eBay and buying a new one with 4.1.1. I found a guy selling a bunch of new Verizon GN2s and I'm waiting to hear back to see if they are actually untouched and not upgraded. The price differential from what I see won't be more than $100.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BanziBaby:
Hi Folks,

I am selling my GS3 to Mazuma mobile for £90 & need to return the phone to stock samsung rom from the custom rom I'm using at the moment (Fusion 2.0.6)

1 Use philz recovery to do full phone wipe & also the install new rom wipe.

2 Use Odin to flash the last UK BTU stock rom MK6.

3 Possibly use TriangleAway to get rid of the red exclamation mark when phone first boots.

4 Possibly flash stock rom again to be sure.

Are those steps ok or is there anything else I will need to do?

Would really appreciate quick reply as I will be wiping & flashing stock tomorrow before posting to Mazuma the same day.

Cheers.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AlexVat:
Download official stock rom for your region, wipe data/cache from recovery, put phone in Download mode, close Kies from Task Manager, start Odin, connect phone to PC and flash stock rom. After the flashing process is done enter recovery and make wipe data/cache and then reboot. Use triangle away to clear the binary count + the exclamation mark. If it needs root permission flash a custom kernel to gain root and then re-run triangle away. After clearing the binary count and exclamation sign you can re-flash the stock rom. Make another wipe data/cache after flashing it and you should be good to go :D

Goodluck mate !!!:thumbup::thumbup:

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BanziBaby:
Cheers for the reply AlexVat :)

Was kinda hoping it wasn't going to be so complicated lol, I assume when I flash stock rom with Odin that will wipe Philz recovery & just have the stock one?

Could it be possible to run triangle away first then then just flash stock rom?

All replies appreciated :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BanziBaby:
Well triangle away didn't work when I ran that first & it didn't even reboot into it's custom recovery, also thought I borked my Samsung 32gb SD card, used my S3 to erase it after copying everything off it I needed but it then wouldn't mount again. Tried it in PC & kept getting write protected error when trying to format it.

As last resort I fired it into my Sony Z2 & it said it was corrupted, tapped the message & it then fixed what ever was wrong with it & formatted it. Will just flash stock rom tomorrow morning & fire it to them, from what I see online they don't really care if it was rooted.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BanziBaby:
All done, custom binary says no & stock BTU MK6 rom installed, will get posted tomorrow & will have £90 in my bank by Sat :)

Also getting replacement Z2 due to gaps, over heating & camera being off centre, will be checking it fully & using built in diagnostics to make sure screen has no dead pixels etc.

Mods can close this thread if they wish, many thanks to AlexVat for the help :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AlexVat:
I'm glad I could help you, mate. Enjoy your new device ;) Cheers and have a great weekend!
[General Questions and Answers] ffejy462:
Is there any way to change the delay /timing of immersive mode. On every device I have, regardless of rom, I'm counting roughly four seconds from when nav keys and status bar are visible to when they hide. It seems to be independent of the three options in developer options section of settings. I looked through build.prop, but didn't see anything obvious.

This would be a handy feature for an xposed module... Who knows, maybe one already has it (I haven't found one).

Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Willianstein:
Hello,

I am new to the forum and very much a noob. I had bought my SkyRocket in Miami nearly 2 years ago and it came unlocked (i believe the original carrier was AT&T since there was AT&T bloatware, even though there is no ATT logo on top of the screen, it has a Samsung one instead), however i never even had the original carrier's sim chip. It worked fine with two different SIM chips from different carriers until last saturday when I flashed a ROM update (updated to Jelly Bean 4.1.2 Stock) via Odin.

However, whenever i insert my SIM (which was previously working), instead of popping a box/window to request me a code, it forces me to reboot saying there is no valid SIM (print below).

edit: as a new user I cant post the print screen. it basically is a popup where the Title says: "SIM Card Removed", the content says: "The mobile Network will be unavailable until you restart with a valid SIM card inserted", below that there is a button called "Restart", which reboots my system. Whenever i boot my phone with SIM inside this message appearst and I cant close it, the only thing I can do is restart and remove the SIM if I intend to do anything on the phone.

Anyway, I would very much appreciate your help in trying to get that box requesting network unlock code to pop-up, does anybody know how to do it?

ps: service mode runs extremely slow and does not respond to most commands

pps: already tried typing different combinations of the *7465625*638*# codes and the phone does not respond to such commands (i.e., i insert the code but it doesn't display any alert or enter another screen, it just allows me to keep typing)

ppps: I'm also looking for an ICS stock rom to see if I can unlock it using an older firmware, but i can't find an an odin-flashable stock ics for download anywhere

pppps: I've already wiped cache and partition a few times, to no avail.

I know this is a long post, but I really appreciate and thank you in advance for your help.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] vincom:
need to be on stock to enter code, try jb stock

read the 1stop sticky(link in my sig) for all your needs todo so, theres even a free method to unlock sim if ur code fails
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Willianstein:
The problem started exactly when I flashed the update to Jelly Bean 4.1.2 Stock.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] vincom:
if u read the 1stop sticky, i know its long, u wouldve found a rogers ics for odin, a flashable stock att ics for recovery, and a free method to unlock sim.

what do u mean problems started after updating to jb, was it unlocked b4, if so updating shouldnt have reverted the unlock

edit: reread ur 1st post i think the problem is ur radio(jb radio) for the carrier u r trying to connect to, read the radio section in the 1 stop sticky
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Willianstein:
I updated to JB using one of the instructions I found on this forum ([HOWTO] NEWB GUIDES To | RESTORE TO STOCK | USE/T.S. ODIN | INSTALL TWRP/CWM | ROOT - thanks for the response here and the tutorial there, by the way). It was unlocked before, but I assume it had something to do with the previous firmware, because the sim unlock stopped working after I flashed JB through Odin.

ps: as I said I already bougght it unlocked and assumed it was from ATT given the bloatware, however my GF just pointed out the rogers logo on the back, therefore i think the hardware is from them instead. I'm downloading their rom and will reflash it and hope it works, i'll update the status here as soon as I make any progress
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Willianstein:
Hi, i just flashed a rogers rom and it worked. I'm sorry for the inconvenience. But wow, it runs much smoother than it did when running the wrong firmware. Idk why but whoever sold this to me had installed at&t firmware (it was always very glithcy, but i just assumed it was down to the hardware), i know that now because i see that rogers has a diferent intro than att app had either on gingerbread or jellybean.

Anyway, thanks for the help and - again - sorry for taking your time needlessly, i should've paid more attention to my own phone.

Moderator, feel free to close/move this thread
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nightfireblaze8:
In webOS, I used cyboot and selected an option to directly boot into CyanogenMod after restarting it. Now I can't figure out how to boot into webOS without running ACMEUninstaller. Any help? :confused:
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sstar:
Yes, using a file manager with root privileges open your boot folder, in there there is a file called moboot.default then edit the text to read webOS(note the OS are upper case. Save reboot into webOS and this time with cyboot when selecting Android make sure that you have a time delay of 5 seconds which should be the last option, save and exit. Reboot and you should see all boot options with whatever Android Rom you are using highlighted and it counting down from 5 till it boots the highlighted option.

Obviously you can change the delay to what ever you are comfortable with.
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nightfireblaze8:
Thank you for the quick reply!
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sstar:
Your welcome, i Trust you have it sorted if not feel free to PM.

All the best and have fun.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dash87:
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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sokky:
I'm no expert in Android stuff but when you carry over computer logic and stuff it would make sense:

If you've got an S3 and it only runs ICS normally and you want better than Jelly Bean, it might be a wee bit difficult if not unpracticle to make KitKat for the S3. Considering its age, KitKat might be too much and be too demanding of the device to be feasibly used. I'm not saying it can't be done, but I'd expect it to be slow and unstable.
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] @pple:
Hello guys..

Thanks for Seeing this thread...

plzzzz help me

Someone create a Gingerbread Rom for my Device, or if tell me the Correct Process of Cooking the Rom

My Device_

Sony Xperia E (Single Sim)

Currently Running - CM10
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] NSDCars5:
I don't think that's even possible...

Why do you want Gingerbread at all? Ice Cream Sandwich is available, which makes the E pretty fast while still having Android 4.x. :)
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] @pple:
I know Its fast But. in ICS rom my phone is acting like it has dual sim.. and appears yellow tower single everywhere , is there some trick to hide the se thing . then plz do tell

Thanks
[Sony Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), J, E] NSDCars5:
A SystemUI mod could possibly remove it... but I don't know how, don't ask me. :P
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Viralvj:
Can someone please make a stock rom which has got kitkat xloud and bravia engine for xperia u. And yes by the way can someone make a whatsapp group for xperia u users and please include me if you do so my number is 09173036505.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CHARGERSANCHEZ:
Hi Guy's

I am running a HTC one M7, Bought outright in Australia unlocked

-When I first got the phone I got rid of sense and rooted it and loaded up Bigxie Google rom 4.3

-I decided today to try upgrade to 4.4, I made a big mistake and went ahead and did it without S-Offing

-Long story short I had to side load 4.3 again after getting the Bootloop with 4.4 I assume due to no S-Off

After getting the phone back up and running again on 4.3 I have spent the last 8 Hours trying to S-Off

So far I have tried RumRunner, Firewater, temproot then firewater and Revone. All seem to fail or just finish with

no error, Rumrunner mentioned something about an Unsecure Kernel I am running kernel "3.4.10-ge22f38b"

Im running HBOOT-1.54

SuperSU v1.94

CWM 6.0.4.8

Anything you can suggest? is it possible to change kernels and if so what to?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nkk71:
post a fastboot getvar all (excluding IMEI and s/n)