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[Q] Rooting the Note 2

Hello all
Previously i've only owned HTC devices, and rooted several of them with ease. Now that i've bought the Note 2, i'm faced with a problem.
I've read around a bit, and apparently you use ODIN to flash with, through i haven't downloaded it yet. (But i've read that you can also use a normal recovery like CWM?)
Is there anything like S-ON / S-OFF (for HTC devices) for Samsung?
And my last and final question, specifically for rooting the note 2 and putting custom roms on it:
Can i download ODIN, get the CWM file posted in the Omega rom thread for example, flash it through ODIN and then just go into recovery and flash the rom? Then it'll be rooted with custom recovery, and good to go?
Hope that wasn't too many questions, i simply don't want to mess anything up with my new phone
- Moon

the system is completely unlocked once you have root access, no S-off needed.
your other questions are a bit unclear but i'll try to explain.
you will need odin at least once.
you have to flash cwm or a pre-rooted custom rom packaged in a .tar file using odin first.
if you chose cwm you can then install root or a custom rom packaged in a .zip.
the easest route if you have an N7100 is to install the cwm+root tar from forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1901196 using odin.
you only have to flash 1 file and it will automatically install cwm, reboot into recovery, and then root your phone.
to enter download mode(required for odin) you need to turn on your phone while holding home and volume -
took me a while to figure that out.

thedicemaster said:
the system is completely unlocked once you have root access, no S-off needed.
your other questions are a bit unclear but i'll try to explain.
you will need odin at least once.
you have to flash cwm or a pre-rooted custom rom packaged in a .tar file using odin first.
if you chose cwm you can then install root or a custom rom packaged in a .zip.
the easest route if you have an N7100 is to install the cwm+root tar from forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1901196 using odin.
you only have to flash 1 file and it will automatically install cwm, reboot into recovery, and then root your phone.
to enter download mode(required for odin) you need to turn on your phone while holding home and volume -
took me a while to figure that out.
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Thank you very much for taking the time to explain it
I'm going to try and root my Note 2 once I get home
Sent from my GT-N7100 using xda app-developers app

[Q] MJ9 bootloader and knox

I got a new note 2 in india with latest android 4.3. It apparently has MJ9 bootloader. Is it that I cannot install a custom rom on this at the moment? I tried installing through ODIN but it failed and the phone showed the message "unsupported version". Then I had to recover using Kies.
Please let me know the current solution available.
Thanks!!

nishanta2006 said:
I got a new note 2 in india with latest android 4.3. It apparently has MJ9 bootloader. Is it that I cannot install a custom rom on this at the moment? I tried installing through ODIN but it failed and the phone showed the message "unsupported version". Then I had to recover using Kies.
Please let me know the current solution available.
Thanks!!
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You can do any customization on your phone like a normal phone, but customizing it means that you have triggered the KNOX counter to 1. Thus on a stock rom you can never use KNOX if KNOX reads 1.
FYI the MK4 (bootloader) or MJ9 (babseband version) has blocked installation of any custom roms on our n7100s via odin. You cannot even downgrade to 4.1.2 official via odin, So flashing via recoveries is the only way left.
And also it is recommended that you install custom roms via Philz/TWRP/CWM recoveries to flash custom roms and everything.
Hope the lil knowledge helped.

DeepankarS said:
You can do any customization on your phone like a normal phone, but customizing it means that you have triggered the KNOX counter to 1. Thus on a stock rom you can never use KNOX if KNOX reads 1.
FYI the MK4 (bootloader) or MJ9 (babseband version) has blocked installation of any custom roms on our n7100s via odin. You cannot even downgrade to 4.1.2 official via odin, So flashing via recoveries is the only way left.
And also it is recommended that you install custom roms via Philz/TWRP/CWM recoveries to flash custom roms and everything.
Hope the lil knowledge helped.
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Thanks, but I would need ODIN to install recovery also right (remember its a new phone so dont have a recovery installed)....would that be possible?...considering knox just blocks out odin

Yes ....damn
DeepankarS said:
You can do any customization on your phone like a normal phone, but customizing it means that you have triggered the KNOX counter to 1. Thus on a stock rom you can never use KNOX if KNOX reads 1.
FYI the MK4 (bootloader) or MJ9 (babseband version) has blocked installation of any custom roms on our n7100s via odin. You cannot even downgrade to 4.1.2 official via odin, So flashing via recoveries is the only way left.
And also it is recommended that you install custom roms via Philz/TWRP/CWM recoveries to flash custom roms and everything.
Hope the lil knowledge helped.
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You right here .... i try it all to make the downgrade ...only with custom revovery .... i manage to downgrade ....

The last phils ...
nishanta2006 said:
Thanks, but I would need ODIN to install recovery also right (remember its a new phone so dont have a recovery installed)....would that be possible?...considering knox just blocks out odin
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You can flash the last phils ... i attcheed to this post ....is working without problems on PDA ... odin
or mirror

4.3 question

I may trade some one for this phone. It has the 4.3 update on it already. Can I flash a custom recovery of I don't care if Knox gets tripped or can a recovery not be flashed at all?
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SkizzMcNizz said:
I may trade some one for this phone. It has the 4.3 update on it already. Can I flash a custom recovery of I don't care if Knox gets tripped or can a recovery not be flashed at all?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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Sure you can, you can flash either TWRP or CWM recovery, but you need to ROOT
the phone first. Without root you cannot do much of anything except download/install
apps and games from the google play store.
Good luck!

Misterjunky said:
Sure you can, you can flash either TWRP or CWM recovery, but you need to ROOT
the phone first. Without root you cannot do much of anything except download/install
apps and games from the google play store.
Good luck!
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I think you can still direct flash a recovery in Odin on the 4.3 firmware, can't you?
I dont' know for sure as I never tried it. But if you can still flash CF-Auto Root in Odin I'd imagine you could flash TWRP or CWM in Odin too. All CF Auto Root does is install a recovery to flash SuperUser, so I'm pretty sure you can direct flash any other Recovery.
If you are looking to flash custom ROMs this is the faster way because it eliminates a step. If you just want the stock ROM with root access, then you may as well just CF Auto Root it (which will trip the knox flag) and install a recovery later.

I have 4.3 and have tripped KNOX. I downloaded the 4.3 stock tar and tried to flash it with Odin and it just fails. The only way to get my phone to boot again is to flash TWRP with Odin and then it boot up into my 4.3 rom I installed via TWRP.
Any way to get the stock 4.3 onto the phone again?
Thanks

re: recovery/knox
I have been meaning to ask this question for about 4 days now...
Actually I was waiting for someone else to ask this question...
Why is it that on MDL 4.2.2 roms I can see all the options in the screen shot below when long pressing
a contacts names so I can edit their phone numbers and details plus a lot of other options.
Here is a screenshot of MDL 4.2.2 contact screen after long pressing contact name:
When I long press a contact name using the MK2 4.3 stock/semi stock roms I
don't even see "edit", there are only perhaps 4 options to choose from when I
long press contact names.
I have flashed 3-4 of these MK2 4.3 cwm/twrp zip file roms and they also have the
same issue. (perhaps I am really over looking something?)
Thanks!

[Q] T999N Rooting

Okayy ive searched around and looked through ALL the threads and guides on rooting this phone and even followed some but im still stuck. Yes ive read and searched before asking so now im asking, is there any thorough guide or youtube vid maybe that shows how to properly apply full root to the T999N version of the galaxy s3 on metropcs? Im updated to 4.3 btw. Please no sarcasm/smart remarks

Did you try Root66 4.3 version ?
Best if you can flash a Custom Recovery via Odin and then flash SuperSU package through that Recovery.

Perseus71 said:
Did you try Root66 4.3 version ?
Best if you can flash a Custom Recovery via Odin and then flash SuperSU package through that Recovery.
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Ive tried to flash the recovery through odin but even though the box says PASS and reboots my phone, when i go into recovery mode it takes me to stock android recovery. I need help

Make sure that Recovery is compatible with your phone. Second post the complete odin log for that process.

I have it rooted now, just have to figure out a way to update twrp without removing root

Perseus71 said:
Make sure that Recovery is compatible with your phone. Second post the complete odin log for that process.
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I have it rooted now, just have to figure out a way to update twrp without removing root

Take least TWRP and Flash via Odin.

Where can I find the MK7 kernel, that's the only way I can get wifi to work.

[Q] What is the best & safest rooting method

Hi everyone.
Is there any way to root the Note 2 N7100 on Samsung official firmware Kitkat without tripping Knox. ??
My bootloader is ND4
My baseband is ND3
My PDA is ND4
If there is a safe method, what is it ...
I tried TR but got that my device is not supported.
My Knox is 0x0
If there isn't & I must trip Knox to root, so what's the best & safest method for rooting my N7100?? My warranty is gone long time ago anyway.
And if I'm gonna trip Knox so I prefer to have a custom recovery, what should I use? I thought of TWRP but found some complaining that 2.8.6 caused loss of signal... What should I use??
One more question, please.
Will rooting my phone & tripping Knox prevent future OTA update to the long awaited official Samsung Lollipop??
If the answer is yes is there a way around it ?? Will I be able to flash it by Odin after getting it from any where like Sammobile ?
Sorry for being long & Thanks

zoghrob said:
Hi everyone.
Is there any way to root the Note 2 N7100 on Samsung official firmware Kitkat without tripping Knox. ??
My bootloader is ND4
My baseband is ND3
My PDA is ND4
If there is a safe method, what is it ...
I tried TR but got that my device is not supported.
My Knox is 0x0
If there isn't & I must trip Knox to root, so what's the best & safest method for rooting my N7100?? My warranty is gone long time ago anyway.
And if I'm gonna trip Knox so I prefer to have a custom recovery, what should I use? I thought of TWRP but found some complaining that 2.8.6 caused loss of signal... What should I use??
One more question, please.
Will rooting my phone & tripping Knox prevent future OTA update to the long awaited official Samsung Lollipop??
If the answer is yes is there a way around it ?? Will I be able to flash it by Odin after getting it from any where like Sammobile ?
Sorry for being long & Thanks
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Just root it as posted in sticky thread.
You don't have warranty, so just don't bother. Use odin, root and install recovery, then rom.
You can flash stock rom via odin if you want, you can install custom roms via recovery.
I'm using TWRP for 2 years and never had any problem. You can also use Philz. For normal user it doesn't really matter.

yaro666 said:
Just root it as posted in sticky thread.
You don't have warranty, so just don't bother. Use odin, root and install recovery, then rom.
You can flash stock rom via odin if you want, you can install custom roms via recovery.
I'm using TWRP for 2 years and never had any problem. You can also use Philz. For normal user it doesn't really matter.
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Thank you very much for your help.
Actually I found no sticky threads for rooting 4.4.2. Most of the sticky threads are dating since 2012 with 4.1.2 & 4.3.
However by searching I found 2 threads for 4.4.2, one of them is
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2767604
This one uses CF-auto-root... but no mention about any custom recovery. Will I lose root or mess things up if I install TWRP after that??
The other thread is
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2730764
This one uses the typical steps that I know, custom recovery then SuperSU. But it uses Philz recovery. Can I substitute it with TWRP??
Thank you for your help & patience.

The most important question: Why do you want to root?
If you like to flash a custom rom no need for root, any custom recovery - TWRP or CWM - flashed with Odin will do.

Androidwizzard said:
The most important question: Why do you want to root?
If you like to flash a custom rom no need for root, any custom recovery - TWRP or CWM - flashed with Odin will do.
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I'm not planning to flash custom rom right now, may be later.
I want to root to be able to use some apps that require root. Plus, having full control over my phone.

In odin you have option to choose recovery file - AP.
After flashing recovery just install superSU via recovery.
DO a backup of your device and EFS before you flash anything.

yaro666 said:
In odin you have option to choose recovery file - AP.
After flashing recovery just install superSU via recovery.
DO a backup of your device and EFS before you flash anything.
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Thank you for your help.
I don't know how to make a backup without recovery. So I flashed TWRP 2.8.6, took a backup then installed SuperSU via TWRP.
All went well except that I lost the signal and IMEI.
I found that I flashed TWRP t03gup while I should flashed t03g.
I reflashed the correct file then flashed the modem.bin of XXUFND3.
Everything thing is back to normal again except 2 things:
The icon of my service provider shifts place to the last app page after reboot, no matter where I place it...
The phone status shows custom (expected) but stays so even after using Triangle Away.
Is it better if I flash the stock firmware then recovery then SuperSU? ?? Or flashing the modem as I did was enough to straighten things up? ?
Thank you for your patience and help.

zoghrob said:
Thank you for your help.
I don't know how to make a backup without recovery. So I flashed TWRP 2.8.6, took a backup then installed SuperSU via TWRP.
All went well except that I lost the signal and IMEI.
I found that I flashed TWRP t03gup while I should flashed t03g.
I reflashed the correct file then flashed the modem.bin of XXUFND3.
Everything thing is back to normal again except 2 things:
The icon of my service provider shifts place to the last app page after reboot, no matter where I place it...
The phone status shows custom (expected) but stays so even after using Triangle Away.
Is it better if I flash the stock firmware then recovery then SuperSU? ?? Or flashing the modem as I did was enough to straighten things up? ?
Thank you for your patience and help.
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It should be OK just as it is now, but if you have 30min free time, you can flash stock, root, custom rom with full wipe to make sure you have everything straighten up

yaro666 said:
It should be OK just as it is now, but if you have 30min free time, you can flash stock, root, custom rom with full wipe to make sure you have everything straighten up
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30 min or even an hour is ok by me...
I'll do it right away. Flash stock, TWRP recovery then root with SuperSU.
As for the custom rom it'll have to wait as I didn't make up my mind which Lollipop to get... I'm kinda confused about it very much. I can't decide which to get.
I'm open for suggestions. lol
Thanks a million for your support.

If you need your phone for business don't flash lollipop. Still in beta phase, so bugs are occuring often.
I use dr. ketan's V14 and it's the most stable rom I have used

yaro666 said:
If you need your phone for business don't flash lollipop. Still in beta phase, so bugs are occuring often.
I use dr. ketan's V14 and it's the most stable rom I have used
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My phone is for personal use not for business.
But I think I'll follow your advice & give Dr. Ketan's V14 a try.
I did flash stock firmware then flashed TWRP 2.8.6 (correct file this time.. lol) then installed root.
I did backup my phone & EFS by TWRP. All is excellent now.
Now I'll backup my contacts, sms, apps & data using Titanium back up then go for Dr. ketan's rom.
Wish me luck.
Thanks.

you will be positively surprised if youhad stock the whole time.
cheers
salute

yaro666 said:
you will be positively surprised if youhad stock the whole time.
cheers
salute
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Wow... it's awesome. ..
Thumbs up. ..
You are right.
I'm wondering right now how did I stuck to the stock firmware all the past time.
Thanks.