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Frequently asked Questions Galaxy Note II SGH-I317

[SIZE=+3]Frequently Asked Questions[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+2]Samsung Galaxy Note II
SGH-I317 (AT&T/Rogers/Telus)[/SIZE]​
[SIZE=+1]This a short list of frequently asked questions in this device forum and the answers often given as a response. It should serve as a starting point for gathering knowledge and finding solutions to many common problems. Please only post in this thread with feedback on how to improve this document. Do not post "Thank you" type responses. If you have additional questions or require more help, try to find an existing thread or create your own. Do not use this as a general help thread.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]Q1: How do I ask a question, so I'm not called a noob?[/SIZE]While you may see many questions asked in the Development section, PLEASE be aware this is not the place for questions.
Remember to use the search found at the top of the forum. There is also a search within each section. Example click on Q&A HERE. In the upper right you will now see two search's. At the top it says Search All Forums and a little further down you will see Search This Forum. Enter your search criteria in the Search This Forum to get info from this section. The search at the top will look through the entire forum.
Please read as much as you can prior to doing anything with your device.
Make sure your question has not been answered in the OP (Opening Post) of each section of Development
Search Q&A for threads that may have been started for a particular rom​
[SIZE=+1]Q2: How do I install a stock update (I'm on a non-rooted phone)?[/SIZE]This link click here will explain the full procedure​
[SIZE=+1]Q3: Where do I find Keis and what is it for?[/SIZE]Kies can be found click here. Kies is used to manage the content on Samsung mobile devices. It is used to move information between your PC/Mac to you phone and vice versa​
[SIZE=+1]Q4: What does Root/Rooting mean?[/SIZE]Put simply, Rooting your device allows you, and/or rooted apps, to access parts of the Linux based Android software that is your OS, and that you would otherwise not be able to access. These tasks can be as simple and beneficial as backing up your system setting, or as complicated as installing custom ROMs, Kernels, etc.​
[SIZE=+1]Q5: What is ADB (Android Debug Bridge) and what is it for?[/SIZE]Please read HERE. There is much to learn, please view everything in the threads OP​
[SIZE=+1]Q6: What is the purpose of rooting my Samsung Galaxy Note II?[/SIZE]Please bear in mind, rooting can be dangerous and if done wrong "brick" your phone.
Rooting the phone is a decision made by individuals looking to improve upon the Android OS. There are many benifits, however it is done to customize the phone to it's full potential​
[SIZE=+1]Q7: How to I enter Download Mode and Recovery?[/SIZE]1) Make sure your phone is unplugged and powered off.
2) To enter Download Mode: Hold Volume down, home, and power until you see the android.
3) To enter Recovery: Hold Volume up, home, and power for about 5 seconds then release all buttons. You may need to try this a few times.​
[SIZE=+1]Q8: What is a "logcat" and how do I create one?[/SIZE]For setting up ADB see What is ADB (above) logcat allows us to log what the OS is doing, and possibly offer information if things are not working. its quite simple to create but may be difficult for most to understand. This is a tool a Developer may ask for in detecting issues your device may be encountering.
To use logcat
Code:
adb shell
logcat
To logcat to a certain file do
Code:
adb shell
logcat -d > /sdcard/whatevertexfileyoulike.txt
For a full explanation follow the link in What is ADB​
[SIZE=+1]Q9: Is there an app that will help me create a logcat from my phone?[/SIZE]Yes, however it does have its limitations. If you're stuck in a "bootloop", the app will not work, you will need to use ADB for this. If you're data is not connecting on a certain Rom, (or something similar) within the already booted OS, an app can be rather handy and and more user friendly, for those who don't understand ADB. Apps for logcat can be found in the marketplace​
[SIZE=+1]Q10: What does odexed and de-odexed mean and what is the difference between the two?[/SIZE]Please read HERE​
[SIZE=+1]Q11: What is CWM Recovery (ClockWorkMod Recovery) and TWRP (TeamWin Recovery Project)?[/SIZE]They are recovery program's that allows you to backup / restore a full or partial system backup of your device. They also allow you to install flashable .zip files; which is one of the primary installation methods for custom ROMs. They also provides other features such as cache and delvik wiping, battery reset, and other processes. If you are thinking about flashing custom ROMs or just want a really good backup program, it's strongly advised that you to install one of these.​
[SIZE=+1]Q12: What is the 'Flash Counter'?[/SIZE]Your phone's "Flash Counter" is triggered when it detects custom firmwares. This is Samsung's way of knowing that your device has been modified. Please read HERE to understand what this does and how to fix it.​
[SIZE=+1]Q13: What is a ROM?[/SIZE]A rom is like a custom firmware image that is made by a Developer either entirely from scratch, or based off of the official firmware package. Some ROMs contain simple changes like changing icons and adding extra options to things, other more complicated ROMs can change the entire Android experience. Which one you will want to flash, will be entirely up to you. Read carefully, and make sure you understand what you are getting into before you flash.​
[SIZE=+1]Q14: What is a Kernel?[/SIZE]A kernel is the heart of the device's OS. In simplest terms it’s a connection between your apps and your device’s hardware; i.e. the processor, RAM, etc. A custom kernel can dramatically change the way your device’s hardware performs… for the better and/or the worse]​
[SIZE=+1]Q15: What is a Bootloader?[/SIZE]The bootloader is a program code that is executed before the device OS starts up, and that instructs that device to boot “normally”. The bootloader can come locked or unlocked from the manufacture. A unlocked bootloader will allow you to install custom ROMs & Kernels (as well as some other neat things) on your device.​
[SIZE=+1]Q16: What is the best rom for my phone?[/SIZE]While you can ask this as many times as you wish, the only answer is: the one that works best for you! A rule of thumb is to visit a several rom thread's and view what is happening within these rom's. Eventually viewing a few roms will cause the urge to try one that looks good to you.​
[SIZE=+1]Q17: What is the MD5, and what does it do?[/SIZE]It ensures that file's are downloaded correct and complete, in order to avoid issues when installing/using it.​
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Nice list! This is bound to really reduce clutter in Q&A. Just one thing, you might want to add the differences between TW/ASOP i get that question all the time.
Edit: Also the whole i317/i317m thing

mrevankyle said:
Nice list! This is bound to really reduce clutter in Q&A. Just one thing, you might want to add the differences between TW/ASOP i get that question all the time.
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Thanks for the tip. I will add this over the next few days.

Thanks !!:thumbup:
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Just use caution with links that are taking people to threads for other devices. For example the what is a flash counter answer takes you to the gs3 thread.
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Hey Tony, I've been searching for information on Apps2SD for this phone and while I will find it (the information) on my own, I think a mini compendium of sorts would make sense in the FAQ section. Unless of course this is a "Google removed the function, end of story," situation.

abowlby said:
Hey Tony, I've been searching for information on Apps2SD for this phone and while I will find it (the information) on my own, I think a mini compendium of sorts would make sense in the FAQ section. Unless of course this is a "Google removed the function, end of story," situation.
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To an extent I agree, however that would be better suited in a Q&A then a FAQ.

May I suggest adding "what is a modem"
And then laying out the whole dif(or lack there of) between basband/modem/radio. Also in the kies faq I would like to suggest mentioning the kies EFR. Its a very effective and usefull tool.
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May I suggest adding "what is a modem"
And then laying out the whole dif(or lack there of) between basband/modem/radio. Also in the kies faq I would like to suggest mentioning the kies EFR(see my sig ).
Its a very effective and usefull tool.
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Samsung Galaxy Note 2 1317 Network Issue.
Hello friends.. I am new to this forum. My Name is sam and i need help so please help me.
I got an at&t Galaxy note 2 1317 on 4.1.2 firmware. i was trying to unlock it with *#197328640# was not able to do it.
was looking online and some one posted if i downgrade it to 4.1.1 then i would be able to unlock it.
and i did that exactly as it was told. got it kind of unlock for tmobile. but there is always a network problem i am not getting tmobile network everywhere, i did my research for it and people say its modem and i need to flash the rom with tmobile one. but i didnt find any good forum for that. Please help me out.. coz my network default setup shows tmobile, att and 311660 but it never get register on it. only in few place like highways i get good connection otherwise its not register to a network message with a o with a diagonal on the signal bar. please help me out. i got a sim unlock code for it to no help. help me out please.

when i choose the file on recovery mode
it says
signature verification failed
how can i do this

Greetings everyone. I have a question. I did a search of the forum and was unable to find an answer, or at least I didn't use specific enough terms.
I see there are a few Kit Kat roms going around but I haven't seen a rooted stock Kit Kat rom. Is there one available?
Note 2 - Model GT-N7105.

ERGENT
Im hoping someone can answer this Question for me as soon as possible, i just purchased a used AT&T Galaxy Note 2, and already Rooted it but i am scared to add recovery to then flash a custom ROM cause i cant find out any where if the BOOTLOADER is locked, can someone PLEASE let me know if the Bootloader is locked or is it unlocked, thanks in advance.
P.S= and if it is locked can you please guide me where to go to unlock it, cause i HONESTLY searched every where and havent found anything, everything that i did find on locked bootloader for Galaxy Note 2 came up on the Verizon version.. Thanks again.. Bless.
DelphinusMinor said:
Greetings everyone. I have a question. I did a search of the forum and was unable to find an answer, or at least I didn't use specific enough terms.
I see there are a few Kit Kat roms going around but I haven't seen a rooted stock Kit Kat rom. Is there one available?
Note 2 - Model GT-N7105.
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[email protected] said:
Im hoping someone can answer this Question for me as soon as possible, i just purchased a used AT&T Galaxy Note 2, and already Rooted it but i am scared to add recovery to then flash a custom ROM cause i cant find out any where if the BOOTLOADER is locked, can someone PLEASE let me know if the Bootloader is locked or is it unlocked, thanks in advance.
P.S= and if it is locked can you please guide me where to go to unlock it, cause i HONESTLY searched every where and havent found anything, everything that i did find on locked bootloader for Galaxy Note 2 came up on the Verizon version.. Thanks again.. Bless.
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You won't lose your unlock. SO yer safe to flash a recovery and them a custom rom. =-}
Oops, just put my glasses on and read your post again. You will also need to unlock it. It's not hard.

thanks for the info

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1980644
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That's the thread I used to root my Note 2
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[email protected] said:
Im hoping someone can answer this Question for me as soon as possible, i just purchased a used AT&T Galaxy Note 2, and already Rooted it but i am scared to add recovery to then flash a custom ROM cause i cant find out any where if the BOOTLOADER is locked, can someone PLEASE let me know if the Bootloader is locked or is it unlocked, thanks in advance.
P.S= and if it is locked can you please guide me where to go to unlock it, cause i HONESTLY searched every where and havent found anything, everything that i did find on locked bootloader for Galaxy Note 2 came up on the Verizon version.. Thanks again.. Bless.
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When you carrier unlock a device it remains unlocked no matter how many roms or recoveries you flash. My note 2 is unlocked and works just fine.
The bootloader is not locked. Flash a recovery using Odin. Twrp is great.
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Another one you can use once you're rooted is ROM Manager from Play Store and flash CWM (ClockWorkMod) that's what I've been using.
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Thanks guys...this info helped me as well.

Can a SGS4 i9505 4.4.2 be rooted?

Hello everyone,
This is my first post within this community and I apologise if, it probably is, my post is in the wrong place. I am very new to forums and cant seem to find excactly what I'm looking for in this sea of information. I have been trying for over a week now to root my Galaxy S4 which is running 4.4.2 I have followed many tutorials but none seem to work. My latest folly, with ODIN 3.09, is fruitless. Before I go any further I'm wondering if it can be rooted in the first place. My main reason for rooting, as this ROM is quite nice, is to rid the phone of a ton of bloatware and try to improve the battery life, not to mention use superior apps. I'm a novice at this stuff but wouldn't bother others if I could manage it myself. Could some kind soul give me advice on where I'm going wrong, if indeed it is able to be rooted. Also, point me in the correct direction of an appropriate thread if this one is wrong?
Many thanks in advance
Craig
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Here are the details of my phone (UK version)
GT-i9505
4.4.2
Baseband version - I9505VJUFNB2
Kernel version - 3.4.0-718801
Build number - KOT49H.I9505VJUFNB2
When I'm using ODIN 3.09 I do not get the COM port light up the appropriate colour (yellow I believe) but I do get the "ADDED" text.
Can someone point me in the right direction please? I will be extremely grateful, thank you ))
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I also have this information on the download screen of my phone, some of which I haven't seen referenced elsewhere, which makes me think it can't be done on this phone or I have missed somnething about the root process.......
PRODUCT NAME: GT-I9505
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Official
KNOX KERNEL LOCK: Ox0
KNOX WARRANTY VOID: 0x0
CSB-CONFIG-LSB: 0x30
WRITE PROTECTION: Enabled
eMMC BURST MODE enabled

[Q&A] [28/06/2012][v3.07][ODIN] All Latest ODIN (Flash program) Versions for Galaxy

[Q&A] [28/06/2012][v3.07][ODIN] All Latest ODIN (Flash program) Versions for Galaxy
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samsung-updates.com portal!
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Tried to download the latest firmware for my device from the samsung-updates.com portal and all I got were redirections to other sites. With such shonky behaviour there is no way I would purchase any so-called premium download service. As far as I can see neither of the download options they are offering is working.

Hi I am trying to flash stock ROM back on to my s4 i9505 but when I connect it to Odin I click the PDA button,select a md5 file and press open nothing comes up in the PDA box

zabest1 said:
Hi I am trying to flash stock ROM back on to my s4 i9505 but when I connect it to Odin I click the PDA button,select a md5 file and press open nothing comes up in the PDA box
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You are in the wrong forum, this is the S3 forum.

Odin 3.09 and 3.10 is now out LoL. Just thought I'd let you all know.

[Q&A] [ROM][T310 & T311] Debloated, Tweaked Stock Firmware

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Hi. I'm going to install this ROM for my mother's SM-T311.
Does it resolve the lag? I use it for studying medicine and viewing slides and I hate that lag feel and too much bloatware inside.
Any known bug?
I'm not a newbie in rooting and modding but I don't want to listen my mother's screams if it crashes or photocamera doesn't work or something like this.
Thank you

luipand said:
Hi. I'm going to install this ROM for my mother's SM-T311.
Does it resolve the lag? I use it for studying medicine and viewing slides and I hate that lag feel and too much bloatware inside.
Any known bug?
I'm not a newbie in rooting and modding but I don't want to listen my mother's screams if it crashes or photocamera doesn't work or something like this.
Thank you
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Everything works but for necessary apps such as, camera, calendar, calculator etc, you must install alternatives from the Play store
NO LAG!!!!

Is it possible to get back the samsung alarm widget somehow?
This has worked good on my sm-t311. But i miss the alarm widget. No widgets from google play is as good as the samsung one.
Is there some apk's i could put back in the system/apps folder to make it work again?
I found an alarmwidget.apk in some other place and got the widgetback, but it just throws an error about alarm closed when i try to click on the widget.

Can I flash this firmware to my device via Odin? My PC is currently unable to load files to the internal SD card.

Last Version Kernel
What's happen if I download the last version of kernel blackhawk-next-kernel-2.7-t311.zip ?

Just wondering does this work with samsung galaxy tab 3 8.0 SM-T310 ? Please reply

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Apps link
Hi! Is there a valid link for the 4 S-apps zip? The Drive link is not working.
Thanks.

Download
The download does not work !! Please can you upload it to another site?

dLOAD NOT WORKING...
Sorry, the file you have requested does not exist.
Make sure that you have the correct URL and that the owner of the file hasn't deleted it.

Flash S20 Tactical Edition

Does anyone know how I can flash an updated OS and security updates to my S20 Tactical Version. The phone works great but won't update. Last OS/security update shown 12/20. Really need some help, thanks.

very hard to find informations for this device
Galaxy XCover6 Pro and Galaxy S23 Tactical Edition | Samsung Business | undefined US
Learn about the Galaxy XCover6 Pro Tactical Edition and Galaxy S23 Tactical Edition with Knox security, a mission-ready military phone proven by operators for deployment in tactical environments.
www.samsung.com
please
go to :
setting/about phone/software information/Service provider SW ver
and post the result
maybe i'll can find something

Here is the screenshot I took:
Have tried odin several times and first 3 it said failed and then last time it di nothing just stayed on writing for 30 mins or more before I stopped it. Gonna try some more. Stuck at abl.elf on the odin prg.
Since it appears that getting it to flash is not going to happen is there anyway to make/flash knox updates, thanks.
Couldn't get it to work so decided to restore my backup from pc to phone using smart switch but nothing is happening, says preparing the restore process for .5 hour and nothing. How long does it take and is there another tool that can restore the data I backed up. Progress 0

Can the S20 be jailbroke and what program do I need. If it gets jail broke can I then put in new os, thanks.

New question since no one answered previous one. If I got the bootloader unlocked and loaded a new android 12 version on it, would it then resume normal updates or just stay on stuck on 12 like it is now on 10. Would it make it a non tactical version or remain same.

NEVER SEEN A FORUM WITH SO MANY HELPING PEOPLE.

How did you get this device? These are generally government/military only, and are destroyed when retired. If you happen to be government and/or military, modifying your device without explicit approval is forbidden and could result in severe legal consequences.
csmdew said:
Does anyone know how I can flash an updated OS and security updates to my S20 Tactical Version. The phone works great but won't update. Last OS/security update shown 12/20. Really need some help, thanks.
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Are you sure a software update is available for your device? If not, your options are limited without unlocking the bootloader.
csmdew said:
Can the S20 be jailbroke and what program do I need. If it gets jail broke can I then put in new os, thanks.
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Jailbreaking applies only to Apple devices. Android phones by default allow installing apps from sources other than the Google Store; rooting depends on the device. Have you enabled Developer Options? If so, do you see an OEM Unlocking toggle?
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New question since no one answered previous one. If I got the bootloader unlocked and loaded a new android 12 version on it, would it then resume normal updates or just stay on stuck on 12 like it is now on 10. Would it make it a non tactical version or remain same.
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Per my first answer, if there were an official update for your device, then you should be able to update without unlocking the bootloader. If not, then no - installing a different Android version will not be able to use normal updates, outside of GSIs such as LineageOS.
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NEVER SEEN A FORUM WITH SO MANY HELPING PEOPLE.
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This is unnecessary. You have a device that simply isn't very popular, so there isn't very much support for it. Further, you posted in the wrong section - as a Galaxy S20, you should have posted this in the Galaxy S20 Questions and Answers section. Posting in the right area gives you better chances of getting help with your issue.

V0latyle said:
Further, you posted in the wrong section - as a Galaxy S20, you should have posted this in the Galaxy S20 Questions and Answers section. Posting in the right area gives you better chances of getting help with your issue.
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@csmdew As suggested by my esteemed teammate @V0latyle I've moved the thread into the Galaxy S20 forum.
regards
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I thought SURE THAT I posted in the right place but if not I apologize and I thought I answered the questions about how I got it and if it has updates available. I know the TE mdl has been updated to A 11 os but don't know if any further. Also what I was asking is if it was flashed with A 13 os would it get updates like a normal S20 mdl would. This was not issued to me but rather purchased online from a seller who sold around 20 of them and the box does not indicate its a Tactical Edition; when I tried to get money back he closed his/her account, so stuck with it.

sorry but i have not find any firmware for your special device

Thanks, that must be why odin won't write to stock firmware. I'm thinking that u must have to have the stock bl firmware to get it to write the rest of the os, not sure of anything. except won't update on it's own.