[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] economicist:
Tried again... no hope, apparently.

So, about 7 weeks later I've decided to give this another shot. Apparently there is no hope for rooting this particular phone in my case. I've tried on a Windows PC this time. I went through the trouble of installing Eclipse and the ADT SDK. Still nothing. debug.txt is still full of "no such file or directory" and "not found" errors. I swear I've read this thread from top to bottom and can't find any answers.

I've also tried the GhettoRoot.bat method posted in #27. That doesn't even acknowledge my device's existence.

Any more ideas? Or is this just the end of my relationships with Samsung and Verizon? I've grown weary of their user-hostile philosophies.

Here is the output of GhettoRoot v0.3.2

* Cleaned!
push: C:\Users\blb6667\Downloads\ghettoroot-v0.3.2\scripts\\..\files/UPDATE-SuperSU.zip -> /data/local/tmp/ghetto/UPDATE-SuperSU.zip
push: C:\Users\blb6667\Downloads\ghettoroot-v0.3.2\scripts\\..\files/root.sh -> /data/local/tmp/ghetto/root.sh
push: C:\Users\blb6667\Downloads\ghettoroot-v0.3.2\scripts\\..\files/ghettoroot -> /data/local/tmp/ghetto/ghettoroot
push: C:\Users\blb6667\Downloads\ghettoroot-v0.3.2\scripts\\..\files/busybox -> /data/local/tmp/ghetto/busybox
4 files pushed. 0 files skipped.
3627 KB/s (2429248 bytes in 0.654s)

*** Necessary files pushed and chmod'd.
Give it a brief moment or your device will be overwhelmed.

* Preparation files transferred!

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native ghettoroot, aka cube-towel, aka towelroot
running with pid 9342
Kernel version: Linux version 3.0.31-1496113 (dpi@SWDD5710) (gcc version 4.4.3 (GCC) ) #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu May 8 01:19:38 KST 2014
Found matching device: Linux version 3.0.31-

modstring: 1337 0 1 0 4 0
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[DEBUG] init_exploit:1153: function start
[DEBUG] send_magicmsg:762: function start
[DEBUG] make_socket:726: function start
[DEBUG] search_goodnum:883: function start
[DEBUG] search_goodnum:886: loop FUTEX_CMP_REQUEUE_PI
[DEBUG] accept_socket:1118: function start
[DEBUG] accept_socket:1140: Socket tastefully accepted.
[DEBUG] make_socket:749: function exit
[DEBUG] wake_actionthread:660: function start
[DEBUG] make_sigaction:614: function start
[DEBUG] wake_actionthread:684: loop while waiting for other thread
[DEBUG] make_sigaction:633: loop while waiting for other thread
[DEBUG] wake_actionthread:712: mutex unlock
[DEBUG] wake_actionthread:715: function exit
[DEBUG] wake_actionthread:660: function start
[DEBUG] make_sigaction:614: function start
[DEBUG] wake_actionthread:684: loop while waiting for other thread
[DEBUG] make_sigaction:633: loop while waiting for other thread
[DEBUG] wake_actionthread:712: mutex unlock
[DEBUG] wake_actionthread:715: function exit
[DEBUG] search_goodnum:902: single FUTEX_CMP_REQUEUE_PI
[DEBUG] search_goodnum:905: loop while waiting for other thread
[DEBUG] send_magicmsg:803: loop while waiting for other thread
[DEBUG] send_magicmsg:812: perform selected method
[INFO] search_goodnum:948: starting the dangerous things
[DEBUG] setup_exploit:858: function start
[DEBUG] setup_exploit:865: function exit
[DEBUG] setup_exploit:858: function start
[DEBUG] setup_exploit:865: function exit
[DEBUG] search_goodnum:952: MAGIC: a0000800
[DEBUG] search_goodnum:953: MAGIC_ALT: 00100800
[DEBUG] search_goodnum:956: magicval: a0000820
[DEBUG] wake_actionthread:660: function start
[DEBUG] make_sigaction:614: function start
[DEBUG] wake_actionthread:684: loop while waiting for other thread
[DEBUG] make_sigaction:633: loop while waiting for other thread
[DEBUG] wake_actionthread:712: mutex unlock
[DEBUG] wake_actionthread:715: function exit
[DEBUG] search_goodnum:961: MAGIC = MAGIC_ALT;
[DEBUG] search_goodnum:965: Entering while loop...
[DEBUG] setup_exploit:858: function start
[DEBUG] setup_exploit:865: function exit
[DEBUG] wake_actionthread:660: function start
[DEBUG] make_sigaction:614: function start
[DEBUG] wake_actionthread:684: loop while waiting for other thread
[DEBUG] make_sigaction:633: loop while waiting for other thread
[DEBUG] wake_actionthread:712: mutex unlock
[DEBUG] wake_actionthread:715: function exit
[DEBUG] search_goodnum:976: 0xc6b4c000 is a good number
[DEBUG] get_root:428: thread ID: 9349
[DEBUG] get_root:440: cpid1 resumed
[DEBUG] get_root:448: HACKS_fdm = 7 [/dev/pts/1]
[DEBUG] setup_exploit:858: function start
[DEBUG] setup_exploit:865: function exit
[DEBUG] wake_actionthread:660: function start
[DEBUG] make_sigaction:614: function start
[DEBUG] wake_actionthread:684: loop while waiting for other thread
[DEBUG] make_sigaction:633: loop while waiting for other thread
[DEBUG] wake_actionthread:712: mutex unlock
[DEBUG] wake_actionthread:715: function exit
[DEBUG] search_goodnum:1078: 0xc6b4fd5c is also a good number
[DEBUG] setup_exploit:858: function start
[DEBUG] setup_exploit:865: function exit
[DEBUG] wake_actionthread:660: function start
[DEBUG] make_sigaction:614: function start
[DEBUG] wake_actionthread:684: loop while waiting for other thread
[DEBUG] make_sigaction:633: loop while waiting for other thread
[DEBUG] wake_actionthread:712: mutex unlock
[DEBUG] wake_actionthread:715: function exit
[DEBUG] get_root:428: thread ID: 9351
[DEBUG] search_goodnum:1095: Writing to HACKS_fdm...
[DEBUG] get_root:476: Writing new addr_limit to thread...
[DEBUG] write_pipe:325: dest:c68e0008 src:0001300c count:4
[DEBUG] get_root:486: cpid3 resumed
[DEBUG] read_pipe:299: function start
[DEBUG] read_pipe:303: dest:4133ba44 src:c68e0000 count:16
[DEBUG] read_pipe:316: function exit
[DEBUG] get_root:492: ti.task=e4e72200 .flags=00000200 .preempt_count=1 .addr_limit=ffffffff
[DEBUG] read_pipe:299: function start
[DEBUG] read_pipe:303: dest:4133b644 src:e4e72200 count:1024
[DEBUG] read_pipe:316: function exit
[INFO] get_root:496: Address limit successfully extended, seemingly
[DEBUG] get_root:502: Contents of taskbuf:
00000000 c68e0000 00000002 00400040 00000000 00000000 00000001 00000001 00000082 00000082 00000082 00000000 c065fae0 00000000 0000006e 0253c825 00000001 cd8dc880 00000000 c316b5a0 cd8dc88c 00000001 e1607756 000002ea 00024ff6 00000000 8bfb1049 0000114c 00024ff6 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00559199 00000000 0000000e 00000000 005a027a 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 0002889a 00000000 0002889a 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00006b6c 00000000 0000109a 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000002 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 0000000b 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 0000000b 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 c316b570 00000000 00000000 e4e72368 e4e72368 00000000 000000c8 00000001 00000000 00000000 c316b610 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000001 00000000 00000000 e4e723a4 e4e723a4 00000000 0000000d 00000000 0059c479 00000000 e1607756 000002ea 00000000 00000000 c0acfb40 e4e70a50 0000008c e4e723dc e4e723dc e4e723e4 e4e723e4 ea6f1a00 ea6f1a00 00000001 00000001 00000000 00000001 00000000 00000000 00000000 ffffffff 00000000 00000000 00800000 00000000 00002487 0000247e e4e70880 e4e70880 e4e72434 e4e72434 e4e7243c e4e7243c e3d3c840 e4e72448 e4e72448 e4e72450 e4e72450 00000000 ea34c708 ea34c700 e4e70ae4 e7ae3c4c e7ae3c40 e4e70af0 e7ae3c50 e7ae3c40 e3d3cabc e4e7643c 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000001 0000000b 00000c87 30e8eb99 00000c87 30e8eb99 00000001 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 e4e724e0
[INFO] get_root:512: Supposedly found credential at taskbuf[184]: e5074880
[DEBUG] read_pipe:299: function start
[DEBUG] read_pipe:303: dest:4133b5e8 src:e5074880 count:92
[DEBUG] read_pipe:316: function exit
[DEBUG] read_pipe:299: function start
[DEBUG] read_pipe:303: dest:4133b5d0 src:c50e8b20 count:24
[DEBUG] read_pipe:316: function exit
[DEBUG] get_root:535: YOU ARE A SCARY DEVICE
[DEBUG] write_pipe:325: dest:c50e8b20 src:4133b5d0 count:24
[DEBUG] write_pipe:325: dest:e5074880 src:4133b5e8 count:92
[DEBUG] write_pipe:325: dest:e4e72424 src:00013010 count:4
[DEBUG] postroot:394: Going to execute custom command.
[INFO] postroot:404: chmod 0755 ./root.sh >/dev/null 2>&1 succeeded
[INFO] run_custom_command:382: Going to execute: ./root.sh '--root' '--deknox' '--deota' '--desurveillance'
Remounting filesystems
Setting SE Permissive
Installing SuperSU...
Archive: /data/local/tmp/ghetto/UPDATE-SuperSU.zip
inflating: META-INF/com/google/android/update-binary
inflating: META-INF/com/google/android/updater-script

About to run SuperSU install script
ui_print *********************
ui_print
ui_print SuperSU installer ZIP
ui_print
ui_print *********************
ui_print
ui_print - Mounting /system, /data and rootfs
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Usage: mount [-r] [-w] [-o options] [-t type] device directory
Usage: mount [-r] [-w] [-o options] [-t type] device directory
skip reached end of input
skip reached end of input
2+0 records in
2+0 records out
2 bytes transferred in 0.001 secs (2000 bytes/sec)
ui_print - Extracting files
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/data/local/tmp/ghetto/META-INF/com/google/android/update-binary-2[64]: unzip: not found
ui_print - Disabling OTA survival
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Unable to chmod /tmp/supersu/arm/chattr: No such file or directory
Unable to chmod /tmp/supersu/arm/chattr.pie: No such file or directory
/data/local/tmp/ghetto/META-INF/com/google/android/update-binary-2[72]: /tmp/supersu/arm/chattr: not found
/data/local/tmp/ghetto/META-INF/com/google/android/update-binary-2[73]: /tmp/supersu/arm/chattr.pie: not found
/data/local/tmp/ghetto/META-INF/com/google/android/update-binary-2[74]: /tmp/supersu/arm/chattr: not found
/data/local/tmp/ghetto/META-INF/com/google/android/update-binary-2[75]: /tmp/supersu/arm/chattr.pie: not found
/data/local/tmp/ghetto/META-INF/com/google/android/update-binary-2[76]: /tmp/supersu/arm/chattr: not found
/data/local/tmp/ghetto/META-INF/com/google/android/update-binary-2[77]: /tmp/supersu/arm/chattr.pie: not found
/data/local/tmp/ghetto/META-INF/com/google/android/update-binary-2[78]: /tmp/supersu/arm/chattr: not found
/data/local/tmp/ghetto/META-INF/com/google/android/update-binary-2[79]: /tmp/supersu/arm/chattr.pie: not found
ui_print - Removing old files
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ui_print - Creating space
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ui_print - Placing files
ui_print
mkdir failed for /system/bin/.ext, File exists
cp: /tmp/supersu/arm/su: No such file or directory
cp: /tmp/supersu/arm/su: No such file or directory
cp: /tmp/supersu/arm/su: No such file or directory
cp: /tmp/supersu/arm/su: No such file or directory
cp: /tmp/supersu/common/Superuser.apk: No such file or directory
cp: /tmp/supersu/common/install-recovery.sh: No such file or directory
cp: /tmp/supersu/common/99SuperSUDaemon: No such file or directory
ui_print - Restoring files
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ui_print - Setting permissions
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Unable to chown /system/bin/.ext/.su: No such file or directory
Unable to chown /system/bin/.ext/.su: No such file or directory
Unable to chmod /system/bin/.ext/.su: No such file or directory
Unable to chown /system/xbin/su: No such file or directory
Unable to chown /system/xbin/su: No such file or directory
Unable to chmod /system/xbin/su: No such file or directory
Unable to chown /system/xbin/sugote: No such file or directory
Unable to chown /system/xbin/sugote: No such file or directory
Unable to chmod /system/xbin/sugote: No such file or directory
Unable to chown /system/xbin/daemonsu: No such file or directory
Unable to chown /system/xbin/daemonsu: No such file or directory
Unable to chmod /system/xbin/daemonsu: No such file or directory
Unable to chown /system/etc/install-recovery.sh: No such file or directory
Unable to chown /system/etc/install-recovery.sh: No such file or directory
Unable to chmod /system/etc/install-recovery.sh: No such file or directory
Unable to chown /system/etc/init.d/99SuperSUDaemon: No such file or directory
Unable to chown /system/etc/init.d/99SuperSUDaemon: No such file or directory
Unable to chmod /system/etc/init.d/99SuperSUDaemon: No such file or directory
Unable to chown /system/app/Superuser.apk: No such file or directory
Unable to chown /system/app/Superuser.apk: No such file or directory
Unable to chmod /system/app/Superuser.apk: No such file or directory
chcon: Could not label /system/bin/.ext/.su with u:object_r:system_file:s0: No such file or directory
chcon: Could not label /system/bin/.ext/.su with u:object_r:system_file:s0: No such file or directory
chcon: Could not label /system/xbin/su with u:object_r:system_file:s0: No such file or directory
chcon: Could not label /system/xbin/su with u:object_r:system_file:s0: No such file or directory
chcon: Could not label /system/xbin/sugote with u:object_r:zygote_exec:s0: No such file or directory
chcon: Could not label /system/xbin/sugote with u:object_r:zygote_exec:s0: No such file or directory
chcon: Could not label /system/xbin/daemonsu with u:object_r:system_file:s0: No such file or directory
chcon: Could not label /system/xbin/daemonsu with u:object_r:system_file:s0: No such file or directory
chcon: Could not label /system/etc/install-recovery.sh with u:object_r:system_file:s0: No such file or directory
chcon: Could not label /system/etc/install-recovery.sh with u:object_r:system_file:s0: No such file or directory
chcon: Could not label /system/etc/init.d/99SuperSUDaemon with u:object_r:system_file:s0: No such file or directory
chcon: Could not label /system/etc/init.d/99SuperSUDaemon with u:object_r:system_file:s0: No such file or directory
chcon: Could not label /system/app/Superuser.apk with u:object_r:system_file:s0: No such file or directory
chcon: Could not label /system/app/Superuser.apk with u:object_r:system_file:s0: No such file or directory
ui_print - Post-installation script
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/data/local/tmp/ghetto/META-INF/com/google/android/update-binary-2[166]: /system/xbin/su: not found
ui_print - Unmounting /system and /data
ui_print
failed: Device or resource busy
failed: Device or resource busy
ui_print - Done !
ui_print
Removing Knox...
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Remove some surveillance...
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Completion summary:
Successful tasks: Install SuperSU, Deknox, De-OTA, Remove some surveillance
[INFO] postroot:407: Executing ./root.sh succeeded

*** Thank you for choosing ghettoroot. Please enjoy your stay.

Your device will reboot in 10 seconds.
This is normal. Thanks for waiting.
Please make sure all programs are closed to avoid losing data.

10 seconds...

5 seconds...

Rebooting...

GhettoRoot.bat output:

Welcome to GhettoRoot for the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 - 4.4.2 ND7
Please confirm you have turned on USB debugging and authorized your device.

- Press any key to continue -

Press any key to continue . . .
The rooting process is about to begin. Please do not interrupt the process once
it has started.

Removing old root files.
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
error: device not found
error: device not found

Pushing necessary files to your phone.
error: device not found
error: device not found

Starting root exploit.
error: device not found
error: device not found

Your phone should now be rooted. Press any key to exit.
Press any key to continue . . .