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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] MustangCobraGTMan:
I see. That really sucks.

There's a rom out there that's a rooted 4.4.2 ND7. Would I be able to flash this with Odin to gain root without causing any issues to the bootloader?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] vlx600d:
No. That's for people who never took the 4.3 update and got to unlock their bootloader. If your running mj9 or nd7 your stuck there.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] MustangCobraGTMan:
Ok thank you. Guess I'll wait and see if Verizon has a change of heart. Doubtful.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] vlx600d:
Yeah it sucks. I got mine used, running 4.3. And that's where I'll stay til further notice. Gl
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] MustangCobraGTMan:
Another Question

Anyone care to verify that this is legit and works to root the Verizon Note II 4.4.2? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBP1Ql7wck4 . I see that there is the ability to download the root file for the VZW Note II on 4.4.2. I will do some more research. If anyone tries it please report your findings. Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] loudog3114:
My guess is no. Anything you find on rooting or flashing recovery is highly unlikely to work on the vzw note 2. Thanks for nothing, verizon.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] hardboiledjuice:
I'm in the same situation, and I'd just like to rattle the bars of this jail cell VZW has put us Note II 4.4.2 OTA folks in. The SD card write lock is a ridiculous overreach in the name of "security."
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] MustangCobraGTMan:
I hear that. I don't know about anyone else's phone but after I updated to ND7 my phones been buggy. Fails on sending texts and general locking up. I've factory reset it twice and have 2.7gb available on the internal storage. Come on somebody!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] japaneezy:
In the same boat here. Bought used, already updated. I didn't think there was an [upper class] Android device right now that couldn't be modified, so I didn't know to research first... I just came to the threads right before buying and saw the dev was booming so figured I was good.

Did VZ drop the ball here or are all carriers having this issues with the Note 2?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] XianLen:
Root unavailable?

So basically I can't root the phone? I want to be able to use some apps that require root, is there a way to root without messing with the bootloader or not? Mobilodin maybe? I also have that 4.4.2 OTA nightmare. Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Reilly1812:
There is no root.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] 25yvdgpo06:
There is root now... At least, it works for me. I modified [source code based on] towelroot, fixed a few things for our phone, and called it GhettoRoot. No one has tested it except me.

Feel free to try it, usual warnings apply... Check my thread in the General forum. I can't link anything or post in the development forums.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nikitis:
Its out now. Works like a charm. Just used it. I don't even have a carrier anymore. My note 2 is just an expensive skype phone, and I plan to redesign the looks of this rom.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Vernox701:
Ive been sitting in mj9 with root being apparent is the update worthwhile?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] doctor-cool:
YES, most definitely, IMO, I don't have to upgrade to the note 4 ASAP now.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Vernox701:
Ok thanks I will take the ota and re root on 4.4.2 ....just havent heard anyone praising the upgrading
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] OdinsEyepatch:
Boo-tloader

Anyone devised a way to unlock this god forsaken bootloader? Verizon has overstepped their bounds imho. No 3rd party write access to sd? That's just ridiculous. Also, cyanogenmod would be great, but safestrap doesn't work now. Anyone have anything in the works? I would be willing to test anything available. I'm running I605VRUFND7 on the KOT49H kernel, and have plenty of experience with Odin, so no worries over bricking at the moment. Also, there is still a bounty out for anyone that can unlock it. Not so much a fortune, but imagine the fame? Thanks in advance.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jjones312:
http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-note-2/help/cyanogenmod-samsung-note-2-i605-t2900280

The above link was some troubleshooting I went through to get root on my Galaxy Note 2 i605 w/ ND7 4.4.2. I was hoping to get TWRP or CWM on it but all attempts have failed. From what i'm gather it just not possible at this time.

Has anyone found away to unlock the bootloader so we can load recovery and put on custom ROMs???

please say yes!!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] xelerated:
unlock

Someone at Verizon told me to go to the Samsung guys at bestbuy to unlock it.

I'm going to try it, but if they can't or won't then I'm leaving Verizon and taking all 6 lines with me
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] benfikaman:
Let us know what happens!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Bricks4ck:
Did this work?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Neo2020Marz:
Root ND7

Guaranteed working! Follow my setup and it will work everytime

Ok guys I was finally able to get my ND7 i605 rooted and its perm.

1. Download Ghettoroot v.0.3.2 and extract to C:

2. Download Ghettoroot from here post 27 (http://xdaforums.com/note-2-verizon/general/root-adb-ghettoroot-v0-1-towelroot-port-t2864125/page3)

3. Extract 2nd ghettoroot downloaded to same folder as the first Ghettoroot folder

4. You should now have all folders and files at C:/ghettoroot

5. This is where most are getting no device or its not working

6. Plug in the phone and wait until it enters media mode (30sec)

7. Open INSTALL.cmd in ghettoroot folder, but DO NOT press anything else! (Leave CMD Window Open)

8. After you open INSTALL.cmd the phone will ask for PC Authorization, hit yes on phone

9. At this time open GhettoRoot.bat in the folder and run it. It should see the phone and BAM!! start rooting.

Seems that adb from one ghettoroot will not recognize phone, but run together solves this no device problem.

I take no credit for files or such. Post is my personal setup that works everytime.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] note2junky:
Do I need to download odin or anything else with this instructional u gave or just what is stated
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Neo2020Marz:
No odin, just the 2 ghettoroot files, then extract them and follow writeup. This is for root only.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] note2junky:
Ok please stay handy lol I'm gonna do it now with what u provided

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I just unzipped and move everything into the c drive getting ready to debug phone and try it I'll let u no

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Ok I'm still not getting it everything is in the c drive but there is no ghettoroot.bat file to click
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Neo2020Marz:
Did you download both files? One folder has the INSTALL.cmd & the other has the ghettoroot.bat
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] note2junky:
Yes finally figured it out ..ty very much ...is there a list of what is safe to freeze Uninstaller via titanium pro or other program
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Neo2020Marz:
Yes search the forums for verizon note 2 list to freeze or uninstall the files that fail or FC. I personally uninstalled them. Hit thanks if this helps and glad you got it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] bondra1216:
still no unlock?

is there really still no way to unlock this phone to run custom roms? LITERALLY the only reason i have this in my possession (i dont even have a sim card for it and dont plan to) is to experiment with custom roms... this doesn't make sense to me, with all the knowledge we have out here, that this hasn't been figured out, especially by now.

Rant:

If they want to keep an unlocked device off their networks then they should do that, and find ways to do that... but if i OWN a device, and have no intention of connecting it to the outside world, i should be able to do whatever the f*ck i want with it. period.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] SoulyUndone:
Help?

Hello, i tried doing everything written and it recognized my phone and finishes everything to the reboot, but says something about being unable to find the supersu folder? Would you be willing to do a teamviewer with me so you can troubleshoot yourself?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] iqcomputers:
Geohottroot not working for me on Note2 Verizon i605

I tried this and it said successful in the CMD window. But when I installed SuperSU from Chainfire on the playstore, I get a message that no binary installed.

Running ND7 4.4.2 Verizon. Any suggestions?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] darkknightryders:
I sed the following method

Try this method, worked for me

- Download 2.2 and 3.2

- Place both folders in the root of C:

- Open a CMD window with 'run as admin'

- Type cd C:\ghettoroot-v0.3.2\tools\win\adb and run 'adb devices'

- Type cd ..\..\..

- Type install.cmd and let it run (you should be running 3.2)

- Let the phone reboot and leave install mode

- Run the cleanup and try again until it works

- Navigate to C:\ghettoroot-v0.3.2\tools\win\adb and run 'adb devices'

- Type cd C:\ghettoroot-v0.2.2\ghettoroot

- Type install.cmd

- Let the phone reboot

- Run cleanup again when phone leaves install and you're done with root

- Update SuperSU in the play store and reboot
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] vipsy6:
Use ghetto root.. It works
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] fibertowner:
Trouble Installing CWM/TWRP on Rooted Vz Note 2 SCH-i605 4.4.2

The title of this post summarizes my present challenge ... I have not been able to successfully install CWM or TWRP using any popular method. For example ODIN attempts fail each time, no matter what I try, e.g. swapping USB ports, reloading drivers, removing batteries, sim cards, SD card, changing cables, turning virus protection on/off, battery charge level (50 thru 100%) ... and various combinations of these approaches. ROM Mgr and other Flash apps don't get it done -- well, to be fair, they may be getting it done, but on reboot I receive an error message "System software not authorized by Verizon Wireless has been found...." blah, blah, blah. --SO, does anyone have any thoughts or approaches they might recommend? I'm really stumped. And to make it all the more vexing, I'm a novice or whatever is just before novice. I've enjoyed getting this far and have recovered from a few soft bricks along the way. The first time was worrisome, but now I don't worry so much. I've lucked out and found a lot of great guidance on forums, like this one and others. But so far, I haven't landed on the trick of getting past 'whatever roadblock(s)' are in place on this Note 2 SCH-i605 4.4.2 set-up. I'm stumped.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] supreme83:
If you just read around or google it you would know that recovery (safestrap or any other) is not possible for the 4.4.2 update
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] urphonesux:
Actually, I'm running safestrap on my 4.4.2. However, only the primary slot works and everything else is still iffy BUT, I can flash roms :D
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Trozzul:
Only TW roms? Also is there anything different from using safestrap vs a normal recovery? i have used it before but i mean like anything different?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] urphonesux:
i think i can flash any rom. Safestrap is extremely experimental right now tho. So the only thing that works for certain is flashing roms. Nothing else
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Hellstorm32:
Rooted and tried to flash twrp recovery and soft bricked

I own a SCH-i605 Galaxy Note 2 from Verizon running 4.4.2, and was able to root my device using the above described ghettoroot method. I installed twrp manager from Google play, and attempted to flash recovery to my device using the in app feature. I was notified that the process was successfull, and to reboot. However, after reboot I got stuck with the "We have discovered software on your phone that is not from Verizon Wireless. Contact nearest store." Or something similar to that. My device was soft bricked, and would not boot. I was able to restore the firmware from a stock 4.4.2 ROM for SCH-i605 (Holy cow, that was tough to find without having to sign up for something), so now my device is working fine, but I'm unrooted again. I'm confident to be able to restore the root, but I'm trying to figure out how to unlock the bootloader.

So far my efforts have come up empty handed, like so many on this thread. Is there a step I'm missing to be able to flash a custom recovery and backup my phone completely so if a ROM flash goes wrong, I can restore? Any help would be appreciated, I've read all the messages on this thread, but haven't found anyone saying this is possible until the few last ones. How did you get safestrap to work?:confused:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] stoph8n24:
Stock 4.4.2 has a locked bootloader, only way is to send your phone to company to revert it. You must reroot and install safestrap and then you can install 4.4.2 Roms only, I think. Note 2 was given the okay to receive lollipop update, I believe so soon someone will find a root for that after, hopefully.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Hellstorm32:
Great, thanks for the response. I did re root my phone, and I've heard about the lollipop update, so we'll have to see. I can't see too many devs wanting to keep plucking away at the note 2 hardware when there's note 3 and 4 out, but I like this phone. Not too slow, and best part is its bought and paid for now. Just never really thought about rooting it until last week,so im pretty new to the process.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] virginwidow:
So how'd you do that?!?!?

Cool.... this the first thing I needed to know is if I kill it can I get it back. I can't afford a payment plan fone had to buy this one cash....

So how did you do it? What tools / (LINKS?) method and firmware did you use? Anything with Links to the destructions you followed would help

I gotta know how to ReViVe it before I kill it :laugh:

THANKS

VW
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Hellstorm32:
My brick was soft, meaning I attempted to boot my phone and was met with the "Software has been found on your phone that is not authorized by Verizon..." etc. My phone would not boot, but I was still able to access the download mode. So I obtained the fully stock ROM from stockroms. I used Odin v3.07 odindownload.com to flash the stock ROM and returned my device to stock. Beautiful thing is that I retained all my data, apps, text messages, etc. It was like I never bricked it. I can't say you will have the same results, but hopefully you won't have to worry about it.

I have some download links here to help. I have to manually type these and switch between this window and a screenshot from my phone, but I want people to have the same luck as me without having to search for hours like I did.

Stock 4.4.2 firmware for SCH-I605

http://stockroms.net/file/GalaxyNote2/SCH-I605/official/I605VRUFND7_I605VZWFND7_VZW.zip

Ghettoroot download link one

http://www.mediafire.com/?s58bgpzo03idh9e

Ghettoroot download link two

http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2922670

Odin download I received

http://download.chainfire.eu/313/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-t0ltevzw-t0ltevzw-schi605.zip

Follow the instructions in this thread

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=59070170&postcount=426

I hope this helps you!

Sent from my SCH-i605 through space and time

Brought forth to your face by the XDA Developer app

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I forgot to mention, the reason I soft bricked my phone was because of an attempt to install twrp recovery using the app. That set off the security on my locked bootloader, and made it so I couldn't boot my phone without the Verizon warning. Dont do what I did, the bootloader isn't unlocked for 4.4.2 yet, so don't try to flash any recovery unless you use the safestrap method.

Sent from my SCH-i605 through space and time

Brought forth to your face by the XDA Developer app
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] virginwidow:
YAYYYYY!!!!

Yes :D Exactly what I needed.

Having read extensively about this stoopid phone (that I'm stuck with, and should be grateful to have) it appears I bought one that was "raped" by the OTA update... The destructions you posted confirm what MIGHT be a solution if I don't kill it using a method I suspect will work.... exactly what you did, except to use different images...

Not-Raped Stock Firmware....

I am understanding that the bootloader must also be loaded. (mj9?) with the corresponding ROM firmware in order to prevent what happened to you.

Either way, I'll be DL the package that workd to "resurrect" your phone THANK YOU!!

VW
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] JNLopez1987:
How to Root Note2 i605

i just found out how to root verizon note2 nd7 4.4.2...just go to kingroot.net and download it...there will be a green button with chinese writing..just tap on green button and wait a few seconds maybe a minute..then youl get a check mark stating that its rooted..thats what i did with my note2 sch-i605 that was updated with OTA from 4.3 to 4.4.2...just follow the instructions likei said..and youll have a rooted note 2 in no time without any problems....dont forget the thanks button plz...remember to choose the third option on the kingroot website..it says kingroot...just want to help save the trouble for others..i went thru alot of searching to find this out....One more thing..when you root with kingroot it will install kingUser wich is like supersu..when you open it it will tell you that it found Knox wich is the vzw security just clik on deny so it can deny the secuity..and everything will run smooth like if you never rooted it
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] virginwidow:
Which destrctions (link) did you follow for restoring your brick (I've found several but they seem kind of old before our 4.4.2 madness)

At what point in the odin process did this file go in (If it's not already in the original destructions you used)

Thank you so much, the explanations are very clear :D

VW
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Hellstorm32:
I basically just followed the instructions for using Odin in general. Start your phone in download mode (for us it's volume down button, power button and home when your device is powered off), plug your phone into the computer with a USB cable, Make sure the "Auto Reboot" and "F. Reset Time" check boxes are the only ones marked. Place the ND7 stock ROM in the folder with "Odin3-v3.07.exe" file in it, and click the "PDA" button, select the ND7 stock ROM, and off you go. Wait until your device reboots, restarts, and Odin says PASS where your device is indicated and you should be good to go. I haven't had it fail yet on me, so hopefully you have the same luck.

Best wishes, happy rooting!

Sent from my SCH-i605 through space and time

Brought forth to your face by the XDA Developer app
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mryanmarkryan:
I had the same problem with the twrp app. It bricked my phone. I think it's because we are selecting the wrong partition.. I'll try following your method..
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Snake-Plissken:
I had my phone repaired by samsung. It died because of samsungs famous eMMC bug and now I am also stuck with this stupid firmware. For me the phone is not worth anything anymore. just dead paper weight without getting root and unlocked bootloader.

I planed on using this phone as my dev-device.

Are there any news and updates?

I guess you can achieve root with kingoroot, but can you also install a custom recovery?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jerryspring:
Framaroot and towelroot work
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Mejud:
I'm also trapped on 4.3, tried factory-resetting it, still wont do ota to 4.4.2. Is there ANY way to get it to at least 5? LOTS of apps refuse to run at 4.3...who knew;
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sniderjadam:
i am currently on Sprint and have had it with their service. I live near Chicago, supposedly one of Sprint's maiden Spark cities, and their speeds have either stayed the same or have been worse than in the past. Because I just bought my phone under contract and other reasons, I am looking to jump to T-Mobile.

One thing I am considering is whether or not I should keep my current S5 or trade it into T-Mobile and get a new S5 from them. I know T-Mobile has the Download Booster feature unlocked on their handsets, but I am not sure if this is something deleted from Sprint's handsets before they sold them, or if the device is locked by the SIM or any other reason.

Has anyone else had an experience making this switch? I am curious what others have experienced.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] koolboyztn:
u can not use Sprint S5 on T-Mobile anyway, time for new S5 if u made that switch.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sniderjadam:
In the past, that is true. The S5 actually uses a SIM card and can be used on a GSM carrier.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] koolboyztn:
lookup Sprint S5 (CDMA) and T-Mobile S5 (GSM) then u will know what is the different.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sniderjadam:
I am fully aware the difference between Sprint's CDMA network and T-Mobile's GSM network. If you look at Sprint's S5 specs, it still has a GSM antenna. Here's my reference.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sfhkorea:
I used S5 rom from fahadali's rom and i want tried to use for stock browser which is Sbrowser, but the text encoding shows like below.

i choose correct options for text encoding but still can't fix it?

any help for this issues? :confused::crying:

thanks.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidfreak70:
Hi everyone!

Is THERE ANY WAY to set the flashlight brightness??

Its very low and i want to make it brighter!!

Thanks in advance!

Send form my Xperia™ Z (C6602) using tapatalk?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] St.Jimmy90:
Why do you want to make it brighter?

I think it wouldn't be good to change it as it could damage your led
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidfreak70:
i want to make it brighter because its VERY dim for me! i just impressed with galaxy devices flashlights and i saw how much they are bright...

and yeah its could make the led explode and never work again.... but at least i just want to know if there is any way for that!

Send form my Xperia™ Z (C6602) using tapatalk?
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XDM inc:
I was also looking for a way to brighten up the Torch, This Helped, i just wish i could make that brightness work on Photo snap instead of turning on flashlight mode in camera
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xdax1:
got it working on PureX Z v1.0

I tried the Extreme version on Xperia Z stock based rom (PureX Z v1.0, Android 5.1), and it works, and the torch is much brighter now.

Before, for some reason, the LED on the device is so dim that it's pretty much useless.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] XDM inc:
thing is i like the medium ver but none of them apply to the camera shutter brightness. the only way it applies is if you go to camera and hit flashlight mode then take the picture or video. i would like it to automatically apply when i hit my camera button.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xdax1:
yeah i guess it won't work for the Extreme version as stated, I just want it for Torch, never really used Flash for taking pictures, so Extreme works well for me
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Oisteeeeeve:
Does this require the phone to be rooted?

Does this require the phone to be rooted? I understand the need for the file to be in the root of the sd card for ease but can I do this uprooted? Many thanks.
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] N3RI:
When I touch the screen and hold, I can't keep touching the screen after 20 seconds.

Searching on google, may be this is not a bug, but a "feature" on the motorola defy for preventing long press by mistake (on your pocket).

But it's a problem on some apps like WHATSAPP or telegram, where you can't send audio messages longer than 20 seconds.
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DaFROG526:
My MB526 with CM11 does the same thing