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Phone stuck in bootloop, drivers won't install

So I can't flash any rom because my phone is stuck in bootloop. I accidentally removed mediaprovider.apk and now the phone is stuck in bootloop. the drivers won't install and it says "device failed to install drivers in windows" Please help.

Capt said:
So I can't flash any rom because my phone is stuck in bootloop. I accidentally removed mediaprovider.apk and now the phone is stuck in bootloop. the drivers won't install and it says "device failed to install drivers in windows" Please help.
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Go get the drivers on the samsung website.

I used the ToolKit for the S3 to install the drivers and you don't need to have your phone plugged in to install them. Here is the link to the ToolKit http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746665.
Are you able to get your phone in download mode at all?

Belive me, I tried all kinds of methods to install the drivers and it's failing to install them. The drivers just don't want to be installed so I can't transfer the rom into the sd card and since I deleted the mediaprovider.apk, I can't download stuff either.

have you tried a factory restore through KIES?

jeeper11 said:
have you tried a factory restore through KIES?
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No, can you please help me?

Download the appropriate Odin to flash it back to stock then re root. Volume down + home + power to put it into download mode. Search s3 android development for the stock .tar file for odin
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1984717
This should help...I hope lol

mar5hal said:
Download the appropriate Odin to flash it back to stock then re root. Volume down + home + power to put it into download mode. Search s3 android development for the stock .tar file for odin
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If I use odin to flash back, will it delete my custom recovery cwm?

You will lose CWM,

Capt said:
If I use odin to flash back, will it delete my custom recovery cwm?
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Yes. But their are several options to re root and install cwm. I personally use twrp but the toolbox is the easiest method in my opinion to do it all for you.
Toolkit- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746665
TWRP- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1793224
Edit: if you have a backup saved onto your SD card then you should be able to restore it once you get cwm on. Your backups from cwm will not work in twrp however unless you move them to the correct folder. Sdcard\twrp\BACKUPS.
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Thanks guys. I managed to get my phone back from the dead.

Thats good news

Capt said:
Thanks guys. I managed to get my phone back from the dead.
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Glad to hear it. Welcome back
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Manually flash the OTA 4.1.2 update

There seems to be quite a good number of folks here that have not yet received the OTA update.
For those that are tired of checking and waiting or playing the date game. See the last post in link below and be sure to thank reinbeau for hosting the file:
AT&T to release OTA update on Dec. 27 to enable Multi-Window on Note II
reinbeau said:
Ok, guys, go blow up my Mediafire account. update.zip. I used the /cache method and stock recovery, didn't wipe my phone but did break root; you are welcome to CWM it in Recovery, but it will wipe. Enjoy it while it lasts
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Note: There are two ways to apply this update. The method I recommend requires that you be rooted.
Method 1:
Download the update zip file from the link that is referenced in above post. Root your phone and use root explorer to copy to /cache. Once copied; do full unroot, reboot into recovery, flash from cache, then reboot and enjoy 4.1.2.
Another note: Just to clarify, this update file is for stock 4.1.2 that is sent via OTA. Also, I suggest to unroot before installing the update because it will break root. You can root again using the exynos exploit after applying the update. Also, this process does require stock recovery!
Method 2:
If you do not want to root your phone. You can save the update.zip on your external sdcard and apply from there but by doing so I believe it will wipe your device. By updating from cache, I was able to update my wife's phone without it being wiped clean.
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thanks! been looking for this for awhile now!

No .tar? Yet?
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Reboot into custom recovery or stock recovery
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didn't work for me. it failed while flashing in TWRP

ok installed update from stock recovery and it worked. thanks for the link man.

jmblaney86 said:
thanks! been looking for this for awhile now!
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Thanks button is appreciated. Also be sure to thank reinbeau for hosting the file.
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CodeMajic said:
ok installed update from stock recovery and it worked. thanks for the link man.
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Glad this helped. Did you install from cache or from sdcard?
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Installed this from the cache. Only problem is that kies doesn't recognize this as official firmware. This kinda bothers me a little.
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CodeMajic said:
Installed this from the cache. Only problem is that kies doesn't recognize this as official firmware. This kinda bothers me a little.
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That's because this has not been released to Kies. If you were on stock rom and recovery, your status should show normal and it should show as official when you boot into download mode.
Also, if this was not official, you wont be able to flash this using stock recovery since it checks the signature for the file and it would have failed signature verification.
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Great Thread.
Hopefully it I'll end the "I haven't gotten the update yet "
And get people to manually update.
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slicingtaco said:
Great Thread.
Hopefully it I'll end the "I haven't gotten the update yet "
And get people to manually update.
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My thoughts exactly!
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dnanj said:
There seems to be quite a good number of folks here that have not yet received the OTA update.
For those that are tired of checking and waiting or playing the date game. See the last post in link below and be sure to thank reinbeau for hosting the file:
AT&T to release OTA update on Dec. 27 to enable Multi-Window on Note II
Note: There are two ways to apply this update. The method I recommend requires that you be rooted.
Method 1:
Download the update zip file from the link that is referenced in above post. Root your phone and use root explorer to copy to /cache. Once copied; do full unroot, reboot into recovery, flash from cache, then reboot and enjoy 4.1.2.
Another note: Just to clarify, this update file is for stock 4.1.2 that is sent via OTA. Also, I suggest to unroot before installing the update because it will break root. You can root again using the exynos exploit after applying the update.
Method 2:
If you do not want to root your phone. You can save the update.zip on your external sdcard and apply from there but by doing so I believe it will wipe your device. By updating from cache, I was able to update my wife's phone without it being wiped clean.
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when I try to copy the zip to /cache uising root explorer I get an error "there was not enough free disk space to complete the paste operation ". Any ideas?

aarrodri said:
when I try to copy the zip to /cache uising root explorer I get an error "there was not enough free disk space to complete the paste operation ". Any ideas?
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Try rebooting into recovery and clearing cache.
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dnanj said:
Try rebooting into recovery and clearing cache.
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I tried recovery (volume up+home+power). I left buttons pressed and it only shows NOTE II splash screen then blanck then the screen again every 10 or so seconds.. never gets into recovery mode. It boot normally if I just press power button, and it goes into odin if I do VOL down +home+power. Any ideas why recovery is not working?

aarrodri said:
I tried recovery (volume up+home+power). I left buttons pressed and it only shows NOTE II splash screen then blanck then the screen again every 10 or so seconds.. never gets into recovery mode. It boot normally if I just press power button, and it goes into odin if I do VOL down +home+power. Any ideas why recovery is not working?
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I think I just bricked my phone. Searching for answers to get into recovery mode I ran into a post mentioning GooManager. I tried recovery boot via that app and I am stuck in endleess loop of Samsung Note II screen . I posted question in new treat but if any have help for me please let me know
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=36364265#post36364265

aarrodri said:
when I try to copy the zip to /cache uising root explorer I get an error "there was not enough free disk space to complete the paste operation ". Any ideas?
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What app are you using to do this?
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aarrodri said:
I tried recovery (volume up+home+power). I left buttons pressed and it only shows NOTE II splash screen then blanck then the screen again every 10 or so seconds.. never gets into recovery mode. It boot normally if I just press power button, and it goes into odin if I do VOL down +home+power. Any ideas why recovery is not working?
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First of all you need to get into recovery mode, not download mode. To get into recovery you hold Volume up+Home button+Power button. You should only hold this three button combo until the screen flashes with the splash screen then immediately let go.
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aarrodri said:
I think I just bricked my phone. Searching for answers to get into recovery mode I ran into a post mentioning GooManager. I tried recovery boot via that app and I am stuck in endleess loop of Samsung Note II screen . I posted question in new treat but if any have help for me please let me know
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=36364265#post36364265
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I was copying the file with root explorer.
I mentioned the "download mode " screen just to give a picture of the phone behavior(what is working vs what was not), did not meant to cause confusion there.
I have a new problem now as mentioned in my last post
I an attempt to get into recovery and clear the cache, I read in a forum that I could get into recovery via GOOMANAGER. I installed it and used "reboot to recovery " and now phone is stuck in ENLESS LOOP of the "samsung NOTE 2" screen.
I cannot make it boot normally now.I think the phone is stuck trynig to get into recovery similar to the manual way described before (when I press UP+HOME+POWER to get into recovery phone only looped samsung screen). HOw can I break the loop ?
The only screen working right now is ODIN (DOWN +HOME+POWER).

Go to sammobile and download the stock rom then flash via odin.
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Thank for the help. I got this figured out earlier today in another post.. fully recovered and with multi window running. I do however appreciate your attention.
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I'm not understanding how to do this. My device is a Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Bell version 317 which I understand is the same as AT&T. I have unlocked and rooted my device on 4.1.1 and have Root explorer installed. Downloaded the update link and copied that file into the /cache folder....unrooted via superuser. When I try to get in2 recovery it is successful but I don't know what to do from there.....there's an option to format cache which I'm assuming will delete everything in that folder.
Also, I cannot install the zip via external sd card which the update is also on
Any help?
Also using a Mac

[Q] First attempt at custom ROM --> [ROM][JB] All Star Rom v6

Happy New Year
First attempt at custom ROM, heard great things about All Star Rom - going straight for the v6! Unless told not to ... LOL
Have a rooted device,with latest TWRP recovery 2.3.3.1-hercules .tar flashed.
Have v6 and All-Star 4.2 custom gapps downloaded.
Copy of instructions for reference sake:
TWRP recovery recommended!
- wipe data
- wipe system
-(Use Darkside Super wipe if still on cwm 5.0.2.7 or below)
- flash rom
- flash All-Star 4.2 gapps
- wipe cache/ dalvik cache.
- reboot and wait 10 mins
- reboot and wait 1 minute
- Grant Superuser permissions for Switchme
- set up device.
- Initiate the CPU sleeper app
- (Highly Recommended) ENJOY!
Booting into TWRP recovery,
I don't specifically have a "wipe data" option, I want to be very thorough here.
Under "Wipe" I have Cache, Dalvik Cache, Factory Reset, ... and System.
Quick answer? Thanks.

Hey, happy new years justaguy705. Nice to see you asking questions again.
To answer your question, the option where you see "Factory Reset" is the exact same as "Wipe data". Cheers!

FineTalent said:
Hey, happy new years justaguy705. Nice to see you asking questions again.
To answer your question, the option where you see "Factory Reset" is the exact same as "Wipe data". Cheers!
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Thank you once again mate - nice artwork submission btw. :good:

justaguy705 said:
Thank you once again mate - nice artwork submission btw. :good:
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I keep getting "Sorry, you are limited to 8 thanks per day" so thanks! I hope you'll enjoy the All-Star ROM, feel free to ask questions in the Development section, as you'll get quicker responses there. Once again, good luck on your ROM flashing journey, ahaha.

Do I reboot at the first welcome screen?

WoW !!!!!

justaguy705 said:
Do I reboot at the first welcome screen?
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Sorry for the late reply, yes, you will be greeted with the first welcome screen (the one where you have to choose language, enter your Google account, etc...)

Thanks! No sweat at the late reply, was just paranoid at that stage.
Been playing for the past couple hours -- what a difference! Thanks for the "recommendation!"

Is this possible to do completely throu my phone i dont have access to a computer im rooted on stock rom
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schkeet said:
Is this possible to do completely throu my phone i dont have access to a computer im rooted on stock rom
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Unless you have a recovery system already. You will need a computer to install a recovery system such as TWRP 2.3.3.0 to your phone through Odin (PC application).

Yes it is. I rarely use or never use computer now.
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Unless you have a recovery system already. You will need a computer to install a recovery system such as TWRP 2.3.3.0 to your phone through Odin (PC application).
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Doesn't being rooted means he rooted himself via a recovery, unless he flashed stock rom again. In which it would wipe his recovery.

cricketAC said:
Yes it is. I rarely use or never use computer now.
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Hm, interesting... care to elaborate? It would definitely help out schkeet, your answer is rather blunt.
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Doesn't being rooted means he rooted himself via a recovery, unless he flashed stock rom again. In which it would wipe his recovery.
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He may have a custom recovery file, but from what I know to install the latest and recommended TWRP recovery you would need to have a computer to flash it. But you are free to explain to him with your steps to flashing without a computer.

Thank you i have cwm installed not sure what version or how to check thou..i rooted my phone back in the summer
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schkeet said:
Thank you i have cwm installed not sure what version or how to check thou..i rooted my phone back in the summer
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Make sure your phone is off and not connected to a USB cable. Press and hold the "volume up/volume down" keys and then press the power button until you feel a vibrate and the screen turns on. After that you should be in recovery mode and it will say the version you are using. If you have a CWM recovery version greater than 6.0 you should be able to flash a ROM through your phone.

Yeah mines only 5.0.2.6 i need a computer to upgrade?

schkeet said:
Yeah mines only 5.0.2.6 i need a computer to upgrade?
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Yes, to flash most of the newer ROMs for our phone it is recommended to use the latest CWM or TWRP recovery for our phones.

schkeet said:
Is this possible to do completely throu my phone i dont have access to a computer im rooted on stock rom
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You could use Mobile Odin to flash TWRP or CWM but Mobile Odin doesn't have all the features that regular Odin does.
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FineTalent said:
Yes, to flash most of the newer ROMs for our phone it is recommended to use the latest CWM or TWRP recovery for our phones.
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Ok perfect how do i upgrade cmw or switch to twrp (whichever is the better choice)

schkeet said:
Ok perfect how do i upgrade cmw or switch to twrp (whichever is the better choice)
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To flash TWRP on to your phone and you still do not have access to a computer, you can try using the Mobile Odin app on the Play store as android88 had mentioned above (however, the app is around $5.00 if you're willing to purchase it). Otherwise, flashing the recovery system through Odin using a computer is the way to do it.

FineTalent said:
To flash TWRP on to your phone and you still do not have access to a computer, you can try using the Mobile Odin app on the Play store as android88 had mentioned above (however, the app is around $5.00 if you're willing to purchase it). Otherwise, flashing the recovery system through Odin using a computer is the way to do it.
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Oh im sorry for the confusion i have access to a friends computer (the same i used to root my phone) for the day just need instructions on how to go about doing it

[q] stuck on downloading mode helppp

HELLO, I WAS DOWNLOADING CWM ONTO MY ROGERS NOTE 2 SGH-317M, BUT I KNOW AT&T IS SGH-317 SO I AM POSTING THIS TROUBLE ON THIS AT&T TROUBLE SHOOTING.
SO WHAT HAPPENED WAS i WAS DOWNLOADING MY CWM FOR MY ROOT MANAGER AND IT WAS SUCCESSFUL, AFTER THAT I TRIED TO INSTALL (I THINK IT WAS CALLED) SIMPLICITY ROM BECAUSE I WANTED TO GO BACK TO 4.1.1 SO CAN UNLOCK MY PHONE FOR FREE, BUT THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN WHEN I TRY TO REBOOT THE DOWNLOADING MODE KEPT ON COMING OUT, I TRIED EVERYTHING SO I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO, WHEN IT STARTS I SEE A SAMSUNG NOTE 2 THEN IT GOES STRAIGHT TO DOWNLOADING MODE.... SO PLEASE HELP
btw my computer recognize my phone but then i cant get into recovery mode, but i can go to download mode

Note2Hunter said:
HELLO, I WAS DOWNLOADING CWM ONTO MY ROGERS NOTE 2 SGH-317M, BUT I KNOW AT&T IS SGH-317 SO I AM POSTING THIS TROUBLE ON THIS AT&T TROUBLE SHOOTING.
SO WHAT HAPPENED WAS i WAS DOWNLOADING MY CWM FOR MY ROOT MANAGER AND IT WAS SUCCESSFUL, AFTER THAT I TRIED TO INSTALL (I THINK IT WAS CALLED) SIMPLICITY ROM BECAUSE I WANTED TO GO BACK TO 4.1.1 SO CAN UNLOCK MY PHONE FOR FREE, BUT THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN WHEN I TRY TO REBOOT THE DOWNLOADING MODE KEPT ON COMING OUT, I TRIED EVERYTHING SO I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO, WHEN IT STARTS I SEE A SAMSUNG NOTE 2 THEN IT GOES STRAIGHT TO DOWNLOADING MODE.... SO PLEASE HELP
btw my computer recognize my phone but then i cant get into recovery mode, but i can go to download mode
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so when you reboot your device it goes back to downloading mode directly???
becasue when i try same thing like you .. my phone was rebooting but it got stuck on the Samsung Logo.
what i know is ... you can you Volume up + home button+on.off button to go to recovery mode
so when you press all 3 together and see Samsung Galaxy on device .. release them... and it will go to recovery mode...
for me it works like that.
i am newbie to Android... so i am telling you this from my personal information.
give it a try if you feel like
thanks

prashant19p said:
so when you reboot your device it goes back to downloading mode directly???
becasue when i try same thing like you .. my phone was rebooting but it got stuck on the Samsung Logo.
what i know is ... you can you Volume up + home button+on.off button to go to recovery mode
so when you press all 3 together and see Samsung Galaxy on device .. release them... and it will go to recovery mode...
for me it works like that.
i am newbie to Android... so i am telling you this from my personal information.
give it a try if you feel like
thanks
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Thanks For replying, But what my phone problem is.that any way Of Starting up my Phone Will make my.phone go straight to Download mode,, i tried the ethod before but it Still Goes To download.mode

something most have happened during the reboot to recovery after the install. best thing to do is to install recovery using odin.

Note2Hunter said:
HELLO, I WAS DOWNLOADING CWM ONTO MY ROGERS NOTE 2 SGH-317M, BUT I KNOW AT&T IS SGH-317 SO I AM POSTING THIS TROUBLE ON THIS AT&T TROUBLE SHOOTING.
SO WHAT HAPPENED WAS i WAS DOWNLOADING MY CWM FOR MY ROOT MANAGER AND IT WAS SUCCESSFUL, AFTER THAT I TRIED TO INSTALL (I THINK IT WAS CALLED) SIMPLICITY ROM BECAUSE I WANTED TO GO BACK TO 4.1.1 SO CAN UNLOCK MY PHONE FOR FREE, BUT THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN WHEN I TRY TO REBOOT THE DOWNLOADING MODE KEPT ON COMING OUT, I TRIED EVERYTHING SO I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO, WHEN IT STARTS I SEE A SAMSUNG NOTE 2 THEN IT GOES STRAIGHT TO DOWNLOADING MODE.... SO PLEASE HELP
btw my computer recognize my phone but then i cant get into recovery mode, but i can go to download mode
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Try the odin unbrick procedure?
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spawn50ak49 said:
something most have happened during the reboot to recovery after the install. best thing to do is to install recovery using odin
what do you mean by recovery cwm?? because i already have that
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Note2Hunter said:
spawn50ak49 said:
something most have happened during the reboot to recovery after the install. best thing to do is to install recovery using odin
what do you mean by recovery cwm?? because i already have that
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Well you can only get into download mode. So you need to install a custom recovery using odine. CWM is short for clockwork mod recovery. Find a how to and install cwm using odine.
Another custom recovery is TWRP. I like using TWRP. Has a nice touch interface.
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spawn50ak49 said:
Note2Hunter said:
Well you can only get into download mode. So you need to install a custom recovery using odine. CWM is short for clockwork mod recovery. Find a how to and install cwm using odine.
Another custom recovery is TWRP. I like using TWRP. Has a nice touch interface.
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i already have cwm though...
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Note2Hunter said:
spawn50ak49 said:
i already have cwm though...
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If you have a computer download a Rom of your liking then install meaning find the file on your sd card then flash it? I recommend something close to the stock Rom then try new ones btw make a back up of your stock rom!!!!!! P.s. Look at YouTube for tutorials on how to?
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Note2Hunter said:
spawn50ak49 said:
i already have cwm though...
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To be more clear.
You said you can't boot into recovery. You can only boot into download mode. What download mode means is that you have to install cwm from a computer using odine. You connect your phone to a computer using a USB cable. Boot your phone into download mode. Open odine on your PC select the cwm odine file and push it to your phone. Disconnect your phone from your pc. Then you can put a ROM on your exSDcard and boot into recover and install the ROM.
Do a search on xda on how to install cwm using odine. I'm not going to write how to do it here cause you can search and do it your self. Good luck
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[Q] How to root and install a recovery

I cant seem to find an updated guide with files to root and install a custome recovery on the sprint note 2 with 4.3 can someone help me find a link or get me the files etc?
Thanks

Recovery
I went to cyanogenmods website and ran the installer as directed. That installed cyanogenmod and rooted the device automatically, then you can download and flash any of the other custom ROMs on this site.

I rooted 4.3 with allinone toolkit clicking older variation and worked fine
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unknowne said:
I went to cyanogenmods website and ran the installer as directed. That installed cyanogenmod and rooted the device automatically, then you can download and flash any of the other custom ROMs on this site.
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My note 2 is blocking the cyanogenmod installer. It says unartherized access to a secured area on your phone without authorization has been blocked.
I'm stumped just got this phone and it is a pain to root
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supertwin33 said:
I rooted 4.3 with allinone toolkit clicking older variation and worked fine
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Whoo dude that did not work at all boots to the samsung boot screen then black screens. What to do now? I can still get it into the bootloader mode by holding volume down power and home.

kingfish600 said:
My note 2 is blocking the cyanogenmod installer. It says unartherized access to a secured area on your phone without authorization has been blocked.
I'm stumped just got this phone and it is a pain to root
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Whoo dude that did not work at all boots to the samsung boot screen then black screens. What to do now? I can still get it into the bootloader mode by holding volume down power and home.
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Do this
1. Boot into download/bootloader mode.
2. Connect to pc and use odin to flash twrp. Make sure you uncheck reboot and flash twrp in the pda slot.
3. Once flashed pull battery and disconnect from pc.
4. Press vol+ menu power buttons while inserting battery (yes it is difficult but can be done)
5. Now in recovery perform factory reset.
6. Flash this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=36388145
7. Now reboot it will act/look weird but dont worry this is normal. It will reboot and take a long time to boot.
Now you are on stock mc2 (no knox anymore). Root using cf autoroot http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33278464
Now use odin once again and flash your recovery again. Now you are rooted and have a custom recovery. Oh and you have a working phone again.
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jlmancuso said:
Do this
1. Boot into download/bootloader mode.
2. Connect to pc and use odin to flash twrp. Make sure you uncheck reboot and flash twrp in the pda slot.
3. Once flashed pull battery and disconnect from pc.
4. Press vol+ menu power buttons while inserting battery (yes it is difficult but can be done)
5. Now in recovery perform factory reset.
6. Flash this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=36388145
7. Now reboot it will act/look weird but dont worry this is normal. It will reboot and take a long time to boot.
Now you are on stock mc2 (no knox anymore). Root using cf autoroot http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33278464
Now use odin once again and flash your recovery again. Now you are rooted and have a custom recovery. Oh and you have a working phone again.
Before I do all of that...I discovered I can boot into TWRP and updated it to the newest version. Then I installed the cyanogen nightly onto the phone. Everything seemed to be working ok except I couldn't get any phone signal but wifi worked. I tried loading the dirty unicornes rom and the same thing happened . I then flashed cm 10.1 and the phone worked for calls but the asop keyboard kept crashing and couldn't login to the wifi network. I tried several installs with factory resets with the same results. If I follow the directions you listed will I be able to install these roms and the phone work for calls or am I missing another piece of the puzzle?
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kingfish600 said:
jlmancuso said:
Do this
1. Boot into download/bootloader mode.
2. Connect to pc and use odin to flash twrp. Make sure you uncheck reboot and flash twrp in the pda slot.
3. Once flashed pull battery and disconnect from pc.
4. Press vol+ menu power buttons while inserting battery (yes it is difficult but can be done)
5. Now in recovery perform factory reset.
6. Flash this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=36388145
7. Now reboot it will act/look weird but dont worry this is normal. It will reboot and take a long time to boot.
Now you are on stock mc2 (no knox anymore). Root using cf autoroot http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33278464
Now use odin once again and flash your recovery again. Now you are rooted and have a custom recovery. Oh and you have a working phone again.
Before I do all of that...I discovered I can boot into TWRP and updated it to the newest version. Then I installed the cyanogen nightly onto the phone. Everything seemed to be working ok except I couldn't get any phone signal but wifi worked. I tried loading the dirty unicornes rom and the same thing happened . I then flashed cm 10.1 and the phone worked for calls but the asop keyboard kept crashing and couldn't login to the wifi network. I tried several installs with factory resets with the same results. If I follow the directions you listed will I be able to install these roms and the phone work for calls or am I missing another piece of the puzzle?
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Twrp does not work for 4.4
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jlmancuso said:
kingfish600 said:
Twrp does not work for 4.4
Can I use CWM? ie flash it with TWRP?
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Cwm or philz (I recommend the latter)
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jlmancuso said:
Cwm or philz (I recommend the latter)
can you link to where i can dl a copy of philz as a zip i can flash with twrp?
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Look for it in the development thread. The op will have a link. Use 6.07.9 version and make sure it has a zip extension not md5.
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jlmancuso said:
Look for it in the development thread. The op will have a link. Use 6.07.9 version and make sure it has a zip extension not md5.
There is a newer one philz_touch_6.15.4-l900.zip would it be better?
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kingfish600 said:
jlmancuso said:
Look for it in the development thread. The op will have a link. Use 6.07.9 version and make sure it has a zip extension not md5.
There is a newer one philz_touch_6.15.4-l900.zip would it be better?
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Use 6.07.9 if you want to know why read the last few pages of the thread.
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jlmancuso said:
kingfish600 said:
Use 6.07.9 if you want to know why read the last few pages of the thread.
Thankx for the help i'll flash in the morning,
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kingfish600 said:
jlmancuso said:
kingfish600 said:
Use 6.07.9 if you want to know why read the last few pages of the thread.
It worked great! I put FTW Annihilation MK4 1.0.0 on it and have been very happy with it.
Thanks for the help again!
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i rooted via Kingo..
then download ROM manager and flash CWM touch....
backed up my ota 4.3....
and was all set...
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