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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] toa95:
Last night I stopped receiving texts my Note 2 (I was running LiquidSmooth) so I looked into a way to fix it and decided to go back to a stock based rom to fix it. When I went to the Samsung rom I somehow lost root access, I didn't realize that until I went back into TWRP to go back to LiquidSmooth. So I tried to restore a backup and TWRP restarted everytime I tried to flash a rom, do a backup, or basically do anything. I tried to just restart the phone and get back into my rom but it always booted to TWRP. At this point I decided to just try and run the root program again (which looking back now was a stupid idea). When I ran it the phone restarted and I got to a screen saying "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again." So I tried to go into Kies to fix it but it tells me that "SCH-I605 does not support initialising" So I decided to flash VRAMC3 in oden in hopes to at least get back to stock, I got the file from this link: http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=2040264

So after running that a couple times with different boxes checked and unchecked I have nothing. It says it succeeds but it still boots to the firmware upgrade screen. I have been trying to find answers online but nothing has worked so far. Almost forgot to mention I can get into download mode but I can not access recovery mode. Am I just out of luck or is there some way to recover this from near death? Thanks for all the help in advance.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] emack321:
Well i hate to be that noob right now but i am desperate, i recieved a verizon note 2 (sch-i605) from a friend that had been bricked. it gives the firmware update error message, well anywho every "stock firmware'' i have tried to install through odin fails at ''sboot bin'' so i was pleased to come across this thread and see that this is a problem with the verizon version and there is a solution. well i have downloaded every single version available, every different mirror, everything and alot of the files wont unzip with supporting files and the ones that do i get and error on ordin that says bianary is invalid. if anyone can help it would be much appreciated, if anyone has an actual good working files that they could send me or direct me to or something im desperate to get this phone working. thanks in advance for any help.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alex83het:
Hi, I think i've bricked tf101g

I try to install recovery from an app, and when i reset, the tablet arrive only at the Asus image ;(

I can't start at the recovery page.... I only see an android robot :(

Is there a possibility to fix with pc? Like install a new recovery and a new image? my serial is b70ka

Anyone can help me?

Thanks a lot
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kinjal:
i have similar problem few months ago. if you can not conect with adb than only possibility is servis with one is very expensive. lets try with adb connection.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alex83het:
Ok, how can i make adb connection?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] QA Bot:
Q&A for [GUIDE][VZW Edition]How to Root/Rom/Return to Stock the VZW Galaxy Note II!

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] ConvolutedSpeech:
Help! Odin Bootloading Issue on Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II

Used the Odin tool (which I've done in the past without issue) to bootload the 4.4.2 software onto my phone and it now just flashes the start-up banner. Worse, my computer no longer recognizes my phone as a valid device, so attempts to load something else will not work.

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Okay, so, I've managed to get my device recognized by placing it in Odin Mode and reconnecting. I still can't bootload any software, though, it keeps resulting in failures. :crying:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mattnmag:
This previous thread post gives some tips that might help you fix your phone:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=56167850
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] ConvolutedSpeech:
I appreciate your taking the time to reply to my post. I read over the tips you listed and tried those I hadn't already. I've switched my usb cord to every port on my computer. I've switched to different cords, oem and otherwise. I downloaded KIES, as per the last of your suggestions, and can't say how useful that may or may not be, as my device never would connect to the KIES interface. I've had many attempted firmware loads on my phone via ODIN, but all give me the unsuccessful write message. I've tried flashing TWRP, which I was pretty sure I already had on my phone, but still no bueno. It won't let me access TWRP if I do have it, and if I don't . . . well, there's that. I don't really know what else to do. :(

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Oh, I also tried ODIN 3.7, 3.9, and 3.10.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mattnmag:
[MENTION=5581294]ConvolutedSpeech[/MENTION],

You can not install a custom recovery like TRWP on your phone after it got upgraded to 4.4.2 because the bootloader is locked with no current method for you to unlock it.

The only thing you can do right now is to restore the phone back to factory stock 4.4.2. There's a root method called GhettoRoot for 4.4.2, but no bootloader unlock method at present.

If you can post the log from Odin showing the error you're getting when trying to restore your phone, that will help others to help you. (I'm not sure why Kies couldn't see your phone, but I would uninstall it now or make sure it's totally disabled when running Odin again since the 2 programs can conflict).

I won't be able to respond for a while due to my job, but maybe someone else can help out.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] ConvolutedSpeech:
Thank you for all of your time. From looking at the posts on Ghettoroot it looks like it requires being able to send files to your phone and put it in debugging mode . . . which I can't so much do, given my phone won't let me in it. Maybe there's a workaround I'm missing? I uninstalled Kies and reran ODIN. Here's a c/p of the log:

<ID:0/005> Added!!

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> I605VRUFND7_I605VZWFND7_I605VRUFND7_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/005> Odin v.3 engine (ID:5)..

<ID:0/005> File analysis..

<ID:0/005> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/005> Initialzation..

<ID:0/005> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/005> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/005> SingleDownload.

<ID:0/005> sboot.bin

<ID:0/005> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/005> FAIL!

<ID:0/005>

<ID:0/005> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

If anyone can help it would be much appreciated! Thank you mattnmag, for all of your efforts, so far!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] ConvolutedSpeech:
Crickets, huh?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mattnmag:
[MENTION=5581294]ConvolutedSpeech[/MENTION],

Can you confirm that you do have a Verizon Note 2 model SCH-I605?

Also, did you try to Odin flash any other device's firmware onto your phone (like the international N7100 firmware). If so, that would have overwritten your Verizon bootloader/firmware and you won't be able to use ODIN to restore your phone if that's the case.

If you do have the Verizon Note 2 and didn't accidentally flash another device firmware onto it , then you should be able to restore your phone back to Verizon factory stock 4.4.2.

Droidstyle's restore guide has step by step instructions on how to Odin restore the phone. If you're not flashing the pit file with the firmware tar file... then try that as well.

If it won't work on your computer and you have access to another computer (preferably one with Windows 7), then try the restore on that. Also... make sure you have a good download of the firmware.... you can grab the Verizon 4.4.2 firmware from here if you're not getting it from Sammobile already: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/30950/I605VRUFND7_I605VZWFND7_VZW.zip/
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] ConvolutedSpeech:
Hey mattnmag,

Yes, I do have a Verizon Note 2 SCH-I605. No, I've been trying to flash the Sammobile sourced version of the download you link to, but I suppose I could try redownloading it, for giggles, one never knows. I'll check out the restore guide and see if I'm missing anything. The computer I'm using is running on Windows 7, but I guess I could try my laptop, which also runs on 7. I really do appreciate all the time you've spent trying to help me.

Thanks!

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OIC, haha, that's the guide I used to brick myself. Probably I missed something, but I can't see what, at this point.

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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! Okay, either I'm a dumbass, or you're a genius, but at this point I don't care how you want to label it. Flashing the PIT file WITH THE firmware worked beautifully . . . I think . . . my phone is now starting up and I got a full load and pass in ODIN. OMG, tytytytyty! I love you! Hahahaha, yes, it's definitely starting up! Yayyy! F*** yeah, MY PHONE IS ALIVE!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mattnmag:
LOL. I'm glad to hear you fixed it. Just to be sure you get a totally fresh start with nothing leftover... it may be a good idea to boot into stock recovery and wipe cache and complete a factory reset.

:thumbup: :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] ConvolutedSpeech:
Thanks! Based on the success of taking your previous advice, I'll have to do that! Have an AWESOME Thanksgiving! :D
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] eve.ning_rose:
Returning to stock

So I know that there are different instructions for returning to stock with odin after having taken the MJ9 4.3 OTA update, but I honestly don't remember if I did take the update. I have had this phone for so long, as well as other phones, and I just can't remember if I took it. Is there a way to either be able to tell if I did, or to return to stock safely regardless?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mattnmag:
When you go to your phone's System Settings/About Phone, what does it show under Android Version and Build Number? That may help you determine what you're running.

An easy way to confirm what bootloader you're on would be to boot into Odin Mode (Volume Down+Home Button+Power Button at the same time, then press volume up to continue to Odin Mode). If it looks like the picture I've attached of ODIN mode from my phone (which is running 4.1.2), then your bootloader would not be on 4.3 or 4.4.2 because there's nothing about Knox.

But... if you see anything about Knox when in Odin mode, then it will be on 4.3 or higher bootloader. If it's on 4.3 or higher, then you won't be able to downgrade back to 4.1.2 and would need to restore to stock 4.3 or 4.4.2 (depending on what build version your on).
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] eve.ning_rose:
In Odin mode it says

ODIN MODE

PRODUCT NAME: SCH-I605

CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD (Yes, 1 counts)

CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official

SYSTEM STATUS: Official
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mattnmag:
It looks like you're still on 4.1.1 or 4.1.2 bootloader... since there's no mention of Knox. You should be able to follow section 1b in Droidstyle's Restore guide to restore the phone to factory stock 4.1.2 VRAMC3. This is the bootloader you'll want to stay on if you want to have the option to use Casual to unlock the bootloader and root/run custom ROM's. Your phone would probably be more valuable to others as well if you're going to sell it on Swappa.

Edit: Look into Chainfire's Triangle away app from the Play Store if you want to reset the Binary count back to 0. (And only use Triangle away on rooted 4.1.2 with unlocked bootloader for our phone... if you try it on 4.3 or 4.4.2, it may hard brick the device. Here's the XDA thread on Triangle Away if interested: http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s2/orig-development/2014-01-15-triangleaway-v3-26-t1494114
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] eve.ning_rose:
Thank you! So I was originally restoring to stock unrooted because For some reason my phone stopped allowing me to flash any ROM. I unrooted, then rooted with casual noyou, and I still can't flash any ROM. I have verified that I do have root, and I have tried with both CWM and TWRP, but nothing. Any idea what could be causing this? Or how to fix it? I am stuck on stock 4.1.1 now.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mattnmag:
I'm not sure if any of the custom ROM'S in the development threads will work with a 4.1.1 base... (they might.. but I'm not sure). I would probably use Droidstyle's guide to Odin restore the phone to 4.1.2 VRAMC3, then would boot into stock recovery and wipe cache & complete a factory reset just to make sure you've got a totally clean slate to work from.

Then, I'd run CASUAL again to root and unlock the bootloader.

(Edit)... I'm also wondering if the custom recovery that you were using to try to flash the ROM could have been too old for the newer ROM'S... or the wrong custom recovery. Some ROM'S need a specific version of the custom recovery to work, so make sure you read through the thread of whichever ROM you want to flash and that you're using the recommended version of the recovery for that specific ROM.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] chanelstout:
soft bricked note 2?

i wanted to give my son my note 2 for christmas, but i didnt want him to have a rooted phone. i have unrooted and returned to stock a few note 2 phones with no problem, but ..... this time ive run into trouble. i put the proper files into the pda slot, hit start, i got a pass. but i think im on a bootloop. i cant get into recovery, but i can get back into download mode. i would really appreciate some help. this was gonna be his "big" gift and now im screwed :( thanks so much for all you guys do on this site. ive gotten so much help here.

take care and merry chrismas
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mrcope:
Verizon note 2 Root problems.

I had my Note 2 SCH-I605 rooted before this, I bricked it and now its back to life but I can not get anything to work for root. I have tried odin,casual and kingo root and Ghettoroot. Odin says It has passed etc... and I never have root. Kingo says it works and that it has installed su but its never there. I have even checked with root checker to verify. And no root. I have the stock firmware (4.4.2) back on and I used odin to put the stock firmware back on. Can anyone shed any light on what I might be doing wrong.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mrcope:
I downloaded stock firmware then applied with odin. It was 4.4.2 if I find the link ill post as soon as I can.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mattnmag:
chanelstout,

What firmware version/bootloader were you on before you used Odin (4.1.2, 4.3, or 4.4.2?) ...and what firmware version did you flash onto your phone with ODIN?

I'm guessing you used Droidstyle's Restore guide (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=34891181) to help you restore the phone. If not, then check out section 1b of his guide...and make sure to flash the pit file as well with Odin.

If you were on a 4.1.2 bootloader before you used Odin...then that's the firmware I would have used with Odin to restore back to stock. I would probably try again with flashing the correct stock Verizon firmware back to the device with Odin. (Make sure to run Odin as administrator, make sure Kies is not running in the background, and disable Antivirus software when running Odin). After you get a green Pass in Odin and your phone starts to reboot, disconnect the phone from the computer and pull the battery. Wait about 10 minutes, then put the battery back in. Now at the same time--hold down the Volume Up button, Home button, and Power Button to boot into Recovery mode. I would keep holding the buttons for a few minutes before giving up.

If you can get into Recovery mode, then you need to do a "factory reset", "wipe cache", then reboot the phone to solve the bootloop issue. (Note--If you flashed 4.3 or 4.4.2 with Odin when you tried to restore to stock earlier... then you have permanently locked the phone's bootloader and would now need to use whichever of those firmwares again to try again with Odin).

I've recently been using Odin version 3.10 with my Windows 7 64bit system and it has worked great. Here's a Download link for ODIN 3.10.0 if you want to try it out. **With the newer ODIN versions, they have replaced the "PDA" slot with "AP"--so the .tar firmware file goes into AP in the newer ODIN. (For reference--Here's the XDA Thread where XDA recognized contributor -CALIBAN666- posted the newer ODIN 3.10 version. Hit the thanks button for him and Droidstyle :) :)

I hope you can get it restored so you can give it to your son for Christmas. I'm still loving my Note 2 and I think it's still a great phone.

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mrcope,

Check out this post in the Ghettoroot thread to see if it will help you root on 4.4.2.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=57238246
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mrcope:
ok thanks ill try it now and ill let ya know!

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I have no idea...... saying alota files dont exist.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mrcope:
WORKING!!!! Had to install su. Thank you so much!!!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mattnmag:
Good deal!! Make sure to hit the thanks button for the people in the Ghettoroot thread who made it possible to root 4.4.2 :) :thumbup:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] GaryAlpusa1:
I hard bricked my verizon note 2 after trying to flash a custom rom with the stock recovery. (dumb attack) Screen was blank with no response to anything. I sent it out and had it repaired for $40 at mobiletechvideo. It came back with 4.1.2, vramc3.

I downloaded the noyouverizon casual for vramc3 and ran the script. Everything went fine until the phone rebooted out of the download mode. Then casual reported a bunch of failures and exited. I rebooted my vista laptop and the phone, and tried it again. No joy. Any ideas how to proceed with this problem? The last time I rooted this phone I used Odin and manually flashed the tar and pit files. I have forgotten the proper sequence to try it again and Im not sure I have the proper files anyway. Any ideas how to proceed with this problem?

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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mattnmag:
Without details of the error you're getting when you run Casual... it's hard for anyone to really help you. It could be that you have an anti virus program running in the background that's killing the exploit needed to root and unlock the bootloader. I had trouble with Windows Defender running silently and killing the exploit...and I had to go into the Windows task manager and kill the Windows Defender process to get Casual to work properly. Also, make sure you are using a good quality usb cable (preferably the original Note 2 cable if you have it), try different usb ports, make sure you don't have KIES running in the background or any other antivirus/firewalls running when you run Casual. If you are following the instructions in the Casual thread and not having success, those are my best guesses.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] GaryAlpusa1:
OK thanks. I loaded the log file in one of the threads. It fails at the exynos exploit. Shows a critical error followed by java Lang out of bounds msg. Is it possible the exynos exploit is patched in the software mobile tech videos loaded?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mattnmag:
I don't believe that what Mobile Tech Videos did has anything to do with CASUAL not working for you. I'm pretty sure you've got something on the computer (an antivirus program, anti malware, etc...) that's stopping the exploit from getting pushed.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Shabonkerz:
Does anyone have a mirror to the Official VRAMC3 Stock Rom? I'm getting a 'SW REV: Invalid magic string' error when I use the links from http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=35265728#post35265728
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mattnmag:
You've probably already done this, but if not, make sure to check the MD5 checksum to ensure that you didn't get a corrupted download.

If you can't get a good download from imnuts link, then you should be able to grab the file from Sammobile here: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/15014/I605VRAMC3_I605VZWAMC3_VZW.zip/

I believe that Sammobile will make you complete a free registration, but I don't think it costs anything to download the firmware.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] yazalsaidi:
Thanks a million for this ... very helpful.. great work.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] PhillyD77:
Trying to update to 4.3

I have an i605 note 2 currently running on 4.1.2 and I am trying to update to 4.3. I was rooted but to get the ota I had to fully unroot. I also used odin to flash the stock 4.1.2 rom and I cleared all my caches, but every time I try the ota it fails during instillation. I have never had 4.3 on this phone and I was wondering if I was able to flash a 4.3 stock rom using odin. Can someone please help me with this? thanks :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] HeroCC:
One of the links is dead, any mirror?

It is the Official VRAMC3 4.1.2 5/5/13 one
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] JonFleming:
All apps think I don't have root access

Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Verizon SCH 1605. Currently Shift-LP-5.4 kernel, TWRP Manager 2.8.6.0, CyanogenMod 12.1 nightly as of 12 May. In the last few go-arounds of flashing this and that all applications that need root access, including CheckRoot, think I don't have root privileges. But I can reboot into recovery or download, or wipe and/or flash with TWRP.

What could be missing?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] C023M:
I can't seem to un-softbrick my Note 2 using Odin as per Section 1.b. None of the Stock images link there will take. It started at 4.4.2 but I tried flash CWM after rooting successfully and wound up with the yellow triangle "unauthorized software" screen. No OS or bootloader access. I can get into ODIN mode but the upload/flash keeps failing. Any suggestions? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

This went a lot better with my old Note 2 but I got a refurb after cracking my screen.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] bingo6104:
I need some help, i am very frustrated. I had a rooted phone and something got corrupted with alliance rom v26. I figured i would wipe it all and install 26 again .Well the file got corrupted as well and bricked my phone. I loaded up odin and ran I605VRUEMJ9_I605VZWEMJ9_I605VRUEMJ9_HOME.tar.md5.

Nothing is working now, root wont work,casual wont work, i cant install a recovery. Every time i try any of this stuff it bricks. I have so many of the files downloaded i am lost. Can i get pointed in the right direction, i cant remember if my phone was locked or unlocked. I just want the phone rooted and my old rom back on.

i605 4.3 android i6055vruemj9

When I try casual, it goes through every thing and then fails. Says version not supported at the top of screen in download mode. Then it bricks the phone.

I never took the ota so I shouldn't have a locked bootloader. Every guide I have tried has failed.