[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II] Tiberius Jonez:
Its not difficult. I put this together today for installing note 3 features on T-Mobile Note 2. It's easiest way to do it. You need to learn basics first. So read about what recovery mode is, download mode and what Odin is and how to use it. It's all very easy and if you have TeamSpeak I wouldn't have a problem helping you with it, but you void your warranty and if you brick your phone - oh well, that's the chance you take. I've been doing it for about a month and its fun. Here's my guide. ezKAT rom is fun as hell! Enjoy!

Simplified procedure for installing ezKat custom rom on T-Mobile Note 2 (SGH-T889) ONLY

WHY THIS GUIDE?

#1 – For first time rooters, this is the easiest way to root your phone, period!

#2 - When I followed the original ezKat instructions, things didn’t go smoothly. After some trial and error and quite a bit of searching, this method worked easier, was repeatable, and also added some additional functionality – primarily stability and the ability to install games etc. to external SD Card.

I just put this together to save people time so they don’t have to go through what I did – namely fumbling around and being frustrated. Most of the solutions to problems turned out to be simple if I’d only known where to look the first time around. Unfortunately, it seems information on T-Mobile stuff is always harder to find compared to AT&T or International Note 2’s.

FILES: See the XDA forums ezKat Developer page for links to files and to acknowledge their awesome work. This is the best rom I’ve ever worked with and was well worth a little extra effort to unleash its full potential on my Note 2.

Problems others have reported that this method either avoids or solved for me:

1)	No keyboard working

2)	“no Sim card inserted” error after install

3)	“code 7” error message during rom flashing that “ezKat 2.0 has error” and failed installation, as well as general instability reported by

others in the XDA forums.

4)	Inability to install programs to External Micro SD Card

5)	No sleep/coma problems

6)	Stock browser is included and fully functional.

Last time I’m going to say this – these instructions pertain to the T-MOBILE NOTE 2 SGH-T889 ONLY!! I assume they probably work on the Canadian version too, but I don’t know. Regardless, whatever you choose to do with your phone is your responsibility. Your warranty is void the first time you root your phone regardless – we’re all adults here. Also, this assumes you know what flashing and Odin are… otherwise run away now!! Go read about download mode, recovery mode, and flashing, then come back if you’re not scared away by the prospect of possibly bricking your phone. Still here? Ok then…

Preparation step ONE OF THREE – freshly format your micro sd card (yep, get over it – this solves two major problems up front*)

Preparation step TWO OF THREE – copy these files linked from the ezKat PAGE to your external micro sd card:

-eZKAT_v2.0_n3feat (rom .zip)

-eZKAT_2.0_S5Keyboard (keyboard fix .zip) (do NOT try the “NEW2.0” keyboard file it does not work)

-T889UVUCMK7_Modem-Dec_9_13 (t-mobile modem fix .zip)

-UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.99

Preparation step THREE of THREE: Make sure these are installed to your PC:

-Odin v1.85

-Samsung USB drivers (duh!)

-**Mr. Robinson’s Pre-Rooted Stock 4.3 Rom “root66_TMO_T889UVUCMK7_2.tar” (for flashing with Odin)

-Philz Touchwiz Recovery “philz_touch_6.00.8-t0ltetmo” (Do Not Use TWRP for these steps – I love TWRP, but for some reason – ezKat doesn’t like it)

OK – here we go! Do these in order and you can’t go wrong. Do not skip any steps!!!

1)	FLASH MR. ROBINSON’s PRE-ROOTED 4.3 ROM with Odin 1.85 – phone will auto-reboot.

2)	Setup Wifi-Settings and shut off phone.

3)	Power on phone in Download Mode

4)	Flash Philz Touchwiz 6.00.8 with Odin - phone will auto-reboot.

5)	Shut off phone and restart in recovery mode.

6)	Flash eZKAT_v2.0_n3feat rom in recovery mode (do not reboot yet)

7) Flash Keyboard fix and Modem fix. Reboot phone.

8)	Phone should be working – you’re going to be amazed and want to play around – STOP gawking and shut the

phone down!!

9)	Boot back into recovery mode – Flash SuperSU 1.99

10)	Clear Cache, Clear Dalvik Cache – Reboot phone

11)	Download and install BusyBox from Google Playstore

12) Reboot Phone and ENJOY!!

Congratulations. If you don’t care about installing apps etc. to SD CARD, you’re done!! Enjoy your new Note 3 and S5 features on your Note 2.

Make sure to thank the ezKat team for their amazing work on this rom.

If you do want to install apps to External SD Card, then go to Google Play Store and install “NextApp SD Fix” and “FolderMount Premium” (the free version limits you to a very small number of moveable folders) NextApp SD Fix works automatically with two clicks after installation and there is a simple Youtube video showing how to use FolderMount. Again, it is a VERY simple utility to use. Simple click through – it does everything automatically.

NOTE: Contrary to some posts I’ve seen around stating that you can no longer move programs with FolderMount, I tested it again today while editing this guide and it works perfectly with this ROM. I will not attest to any other roms.

*If you didn’t format your Micro SD Card at the beginning of this process then you may have received the “error 7” code during the flashing of the rom. If so, start over.

**Some experienced rooters will choose not to flash over Mr. Robinson’s rom because they normally prefer to flash over a “clean” install base. If you go this route and experience stability or other issues, then I strongly recommend starting from the top with Mr. Robinson’s as a base. I’ve had a lot less issues since going this route.

Good luck everyone! I hope this helped you out.