So I think I messed up somehow. I tried to flash from Aroma to CWM 10.1. I wiped well but CWN failed to install and somehow it seems the bootloader locked and Odin will not see my Verizon Note 2. How the hell am I supposed to fix this, I dont think the Verizon still will help meh.
R u able to get into recovery mode
ajeteja said:
R u able to get into recovery mode
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With down+home+power yes. But not sure what I can do. It just laughs at me with the "downloading"
Droidhsv said:
So I think I messed up somehow. I tried to flash from Aroma to CWM 10.1. I wiped well but CWN failed to install and somehow it seems the bootloader locked and Odin will not see my Verizon Note 2. How the hell am I supposed to fix this, I dont think the Verizon still will help meh.
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If I try to get into my TWRP it get the software message. I cannot start the phone, if I try to I get the boot logo then it shuts off. Really think im screwed here
Let's clarify. You tried to install cwm, it failed and now your phone says unauthorized software take to Verizon? Your post honestly doesn't make sense. Oh and now Odin won't see your phone?
If this is correct then your phone is far from screwed up. Very common it's what happens when you don't unlock the bootloader. So let's get your phone seen by Odin. Are you in download mode? What os is your computer? Have you trired different usb ports? Are drivers installed?
Oh ya Here's A Little reading material for you
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39299305
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Let's clarify. You tried to install cwm, it failed and now your phone says unauthorized software take to Verizon? Your post honestly doesn't make sense. Oh and now Odin won't see your phone?
If this is correct then your phone is far from screwed up. Very common it's what happens when you don't unlock the bootloader. So let's get your phone seen by Odin. Are you in download mode? What os is your computer? Have you trired different usb ports? Are drivers installed?
Oh ya Here's A Little reading material for you
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39299305
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Seeing as when I tried to switch to CWM I was already on Aroma I am confused as to how my bootloader got locked. I have been installing, uninstalling all over the place. in fact im still doing it. to answer your questions: yes,7 and 8,yes,covered.
And believe me I know that article inside and out. If I could get my odin to work Id be in fields of gold. Conveniently I have a new computer arriving today that I will try to get it to work with. It seems that my computer cant figure out how to communicate with it.
It calls it a "Gadget Serial" downloading PC studio didnt seem to help
Droidhsv said:
Seeing as when I tried to switch to CWM I was already on Aroma I am confused as to how my bootloader got locked. I have been installing, uninstalling all over the place. in fact im still doing it. to answer your questions: yes,7 and 8,yes,covered.
And believe me I know that article inside and out. If I could get my odin to work Id be in fields of gold. Conveniently I have a new computer arriving today that I will try to get it to work with. It seems that my computer cant figure out how to communicate with it.
It calls it a "Gadget Serial" downloading PC studio didnt seem to help
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You can't be on aroma. Aroma is a method used by ROM devs to allow the user to select options during install of their ROM. There are two recoveries, CWM and TWRP.
So you are seeing unauthorized software? Then your bootloader is locked, if it was unlocked then we'll figure that out later.
You should see gadget serial. Is it installing the drivers for that? How did you install drivers, Windows update our manually?
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kintwofan said:
Let's clarify. You tried to install cwm, it failed and now your phone says unauthorized software take to Verizon? Your post honestly doesn't make sense. Oh and now Odin won't see your phone?
If this is correct then your phone is far from screwed up. Very common it's what happens when you don't unlock the bootloader. So let's get your phone seen by Odin. Are you in download mode? What os is your computer? Have you trired different usb ports? Are drivers installed?
Oh ya Here's A Little reading material for you
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39299305
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kintwofan said:
You can't be on aroma. Aroma is a method used by ROM devs to allow the user to select options during install of their ROM. There are two recoveries, CWM and TWRP.
So you are seeing unauthorized software? Then your bootloader is locked, if it was unlocked then we'll figure that out later.
You should see gadget serial. Is it installing the drivers for that? How did you install drivers, Windows update our manually?
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Crud I meant CleanRom 4.8, not Aroma. Not sure what I was thinking.Yeah bootloader locked for sure.When I try to access recovery I get the System software not authorized....etc. I let it automatically install then tried manual install, removed kies,added kies. what do you mean by windows update?
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Crud I meant CleanRom 4.8, not Aroma. Not sure what I was thinking.Yeah bootloader locked for sure.When I try to access recovery I get the System software not authorized....etc. I let it automatically install then tried manual install, removed kies,added kies. what do you mean by windows update?
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Okay, thanks for clarifying. That is a little strange then. I mean did you let Windows download the drivers for you, which you answered. You can try to put phone in download mode and keep plugging and unplugging it (give it time to recognize it first). There was a guy that said it eventually just recognized hos phone after 16 times. You did restart your computer correct?
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Yea restarted many times. Ill plug it in and in. not much hope for that though. I dont know what else to try
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Yea restarted many times. Ill plug it in and in. not much hope for that though. I dont know what else to try
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Your new computer that's on the way
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kintwofan said:
Your new computer that's on the way
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-_- na shizz
Well problem solved. Threw a last ditch effort and went to Verizon. BEST SERVICE EVER. no problems free replacement with free overnight shipping. All you win are belong to me naow
Droidhsv said:
So I think I messed up somehow. I tried to flash from Aroma to CWM 10.1. I wiped well but CWN failed to install and somehow it seems the bootloader locked and Odin will not see my Verizon Note 2. How the hell am I supposed to fix this, I dont think the Verizon still will help meh.
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I cant figure out how to get aroma to launch my aosp lockscreen from download mode while sideloading odin. HELP. Im running jellybam cm-7 beans on my galaxy note 1.5. Please... im stuck.. now i cant boot.
Sorry...had to do it.
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I cant figure out how to get aroma to launch my aosp lockscreen from download mode while sideloading odin. HELP. Im running jellybam cm-7 beans on my galaxy note 1.5. Please... im stuck.. now i cant boot.
Sorry...had to do it.
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Someone woke up on the butthurt side of bed this morning
You're most likely not bricked if it will turn on at ALL! Here's what you need to do:
1. Make sure your computer is setup with the proper drivers/ODIN.
2. Go here and download the stock ODIN image
3. Get a different USB cord you know works or try the most rearest USB port and put your phone in ODIN mode as stated above.
4. If ODIN doesn't recognize your phone, restart the computer with it plugged in and unplug it and replug it...
5. Flash ODIn in the PDA, not the Phone section (Follow the directions given by Imnuts).
That should fix you up, if it doesn't, chances are you missed a step. Good luck:victory:
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Droidhsv said:
Well problem solved. Threw a last ditch effort and went to Verizon. BEST SERVICE EVER. no problems free replacement with free overnight shipping. All you win are belong to me naow
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You didn't win, since you don't know what you did wrong. You should read a lot more before you mess up this phone. Give it time and you probably will be in the same place again. Read, read read read read and did I mention read???? Better luck though with your new device
andrewjt19 said:
You're most likely not bricked if it will turn on at ALL! Here's what you need to do:
1. Make sure your computer is setup with the proper drivers/ODIN.
2. Go here and download the stock ODIN image
3. Get a different USB cord you know works or try the most rearest USB port and put your phone in ODIN mode as stated above.
4. If ODIN doesn't recognize your phone, restart the computer with it plugged in and unplug it and replug it...
5. Flash ODIn in the PDA, not the Phone section (Follow the directions given by Imnuts).
That should fix you up, if it doesn't, chances are you missed a step. Good luck:victory:
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You didn't win, since you don't know what you did wrong. You should read a lot more before you mess up this phone. Give it time and you probably will be in the same place again. Read, read read read read and did I mention read???? Better luck though with your new device
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Well did ALL that before. Surprise none of it worked. I'm not going to repeat the same process over and over. I'm pretty sure I know why I couldn't get it to work, and I know what went wrong even though I'm not sure how managed it. And getting a new scratch free phone for no cost sounds pretty good.
Droidhsv said:
Well did ALL that before. Surprise none of it worked. I'm not going to repeat the same process over and over. I'm pretty sure I know why I couldn't get it to work, and I know what went wrong even though I'm not sure how managed it. And getting a new scratch free phone for no cost sounds pretty good.
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Good luck.
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Droidhsv said:
Well did ALL that before. Surprise none of it worked. I'm not going to repeat the same process over and over. I'm pretty sure I know why I couldn't get it to work, and I know what went wrong even though I'm not sure how managed it. And getting a new scratch free phone for no cost sounds pretty good.
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If you went thru VZW and they are shipping you a new phone then it isnt new. They send out refurbished phones as replacements, I think they referr to them as CLN phones.
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I was trying to load CM7 and now I'm tanked. My screen is stuck on the "Red M w/ Dual Core Technology" screen and at the top it says "FAILED TO BOOT 2" then "STARTING RSD MODE".
I pull the battery and put it back in but the same screen comes up and stays there.
Please, any/all advice would be greatly appreciated. I need this phone for work. (I know, I know. Why was I messing with my work phone. Please save that for later. I need this back running.)
Thanks.
Can you boot it into recovery or fastboot?
alright, there's a few things i need to know before we can get to helping you.
what type of Atrix do you have? (International, AT&T, Bell, etc. etc.)
is your device Unlocked? (did you apply the Pudding files and go through the whole 'fastboot oem unlock' process?)
do you have the most up to date Recovery installed? (either Romracer's recovery or CWM Recovery from Rom Manager)
answer those and get back to me asap please, don't want your battery to die before you have a chance to fix your device or you'll have to hack apart a USB cable.
1. AT&T
2. NO clue
3. Yes
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1. AT&T
2. NO clue
3. Yes
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1136261
alright, go here and download the AT&T pudding file.
IF YOU HAVE EVER DID THE OTA UPDATE TO GINGERBREAD THROUGH AT&T, OR YOUR DEVICE CAME WITH GINGERBREAD FROM AT&T, YOU CANNOT DOWNGRADE TO THE FROYO VERSION OR YOU WILL HARD BRICK YOUR DEVICE.
alright, now that we have that over with, grab the pudding file and flash it with RSD Lite. (boot into RSD mode on your phone, plug it into your computer, and flash away!)
after that, let me know how things go.
Really, you have no clue if your bootloader is unlocked and you tried to flash a ROM.... do people even read OPs anymore????
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Now it says "BATTERY IS TOO LOW TO FLASH". I've had my phone plugged in all day but it's not charging.
What now?
P.S. My wife has the same phone so when she comes home I could swap batteries.
phoophan said:
Now it says "BATTERY IS TOO LOW TO FLASH". I've had my phone plugged in all day but it's not charging.
What now?
P.S. My wife has the same phone so when she comes home I could swap batteries.
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Just swap phones.................then in the morning say "what's wrong with your phone darlin'. It's all f***ed up..................What the hell did you do??? LOL
Swiftks said:
Really, you have no clue if your bootloader is unlocked and you tried to flash a ROM.... do people even read OPs anymore????
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If he installed ba2tf it doesn't mention anything about bootloader in the OP.
I did install ba2tf.zip and tried to install it with CWM as instructed and that's what caused all this.
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I did install ba2tf.zip and tried to install it with CWM as instructed and that's what caused all this.
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The install instructions assume you have already unlocked your bootloader. Check the pudding thread for instructions.
Nice........
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I did this exact same thing with one atrix forgetting to unlock the bootloader. I was at least able to fastboot.
Any one else get a flaming mad PM from this guy about how your an intolerant a$$hole, and you don't help anybody, so fourth and so on??
Man, if you can't take something as simple as my nothing of a comment, your never gonna make it in these threads... just wait till you post some stupid thing in a dev thread. You're gonna think someone $hit in your lunch box.
*This is gonna get him fired up... The only person you should be mad at for jacking up your phone, is yourself, b/c your obviously an idiot, who just flashes things without a clue.
Have a nice day... oh, BTW... this thread was posted in the wrong section.
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What a waste of a human being....
phoophan said:
What a waste of a human being....
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Hahaha..... lol, maybe... but at least my phone still works.
Thread reported & hopefully closed.
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You can always report PM's. Thread closed. Please read the stickied posts in the dev lounge. There's a big fat warning thread, and another thread that warns you before unlocking your bootloader.
So my atrix doesnt charge via wall or pc. it doesnt even get recognized by the pc. i have an external battery charger to keep the juice up. I sucessfully unlocked and flashed rom racers recovery but CANNOT get root. during the ADB shell phase of root i get the error no device connected etc. im guessing the charging port is broken, does anyone have a quick fix? thanks.
problem is the root apps wont work and im wary of flashing a custom rom without root permissions. thanks
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So my atrix doesnt charge via wall or pc. it doesnt even get recognized by the pc. i have an external battery charger to keep the juice up. I sucessfully unlocked and flashed rom racers recovery but CANNOT get root. during the ADB shell phase of root i get the error no device connected etc. im guessing the charging port is broken, does anyone have a quick fix? thanks.
problem is the root apps wont work and im wary of flashing a custom rom without root permissions. thanks
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Tell us more of the history of the phone. Any recent drops? Is the phone used or new? Depending on what you say, the more options are there for help.
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Bruce Lee said:
Tell us more of the history of the phone. Any recent drops? Is the phone used or new? Depending on what you say, the more options are there for help.
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it was my girlfriends phone it was stock all the way until last night. it was out of warranty and had the wifi error. moto wanted 110 to fix but we didnt want to spend that much $ because she already had a new phone. shes always had a case on it. we bought it new about a year or so ago.
it just doesnt charge it connect. even with many different chargers.
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it was my girlfriends phone it was stock all the way until last night. it was out of warranty and had the wifi error. moto wanted 110 to fix but we didnt want to spend that much $ because she already had a new phone. shes always had a case on it. we bought it new about a year or so ago.
it just doesnt charge it connect. even with many different chargers.
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Have your tried flashing any custom ROMS on it? If I recall, I could be totally wrong, when I put my custom recovery on the phone, it had to be rooted.
Download root checker from the market. That should tell you if you are definitely rooted or not.
If you are you can put your micro sd card in the computer with an adapter, put the custom ROM on that way, put the sd card back in the phone and flash the ROM like that. Post back when you tried root checker.
Bruce Lee said:
Have your tried flashing any custom ROMS on it? If I recall, I could be totally wrong, when I put my custom recovery on the phone, it had to be rooted.
Download root checker from the market. That should tell you if you are definitely rooted or not.
If you are you can put your micro sd card in the computer with an adapter, put the custom ROM on that way, put the sd card back in the phone and flash the ROM like that. Post back when you tried root checker.
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ive tried root checker it says no. it connects via fastboot. i used fastboot to unlock and i fastbooted a recovery. but for the rooting process, it requires the phone to connect via usb and since the charge port/usb doesnt work idk what to do.
thegogetter- said:
ive tried root checker it says no. it connects via fastboot. i used fastboot to unlock and i fastbooted a recovery. but for the rooting process, it requires the phone to connect via usb and since the charge port/usb doesnt work idk what to do.
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Have you looked at the house of pudding sticky or the other stickies rather? I am not familier with pudding but READ first if you do need to root through usb. I might be wrong but pudding might be without usb. Let me know. I have one idea left if this falls through.
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Bruce Lee said:
Have you looked at the house of pudding sticky or the other stickies rather? I am not familier with pudding but READ first if you do need to root through usb. I might be wrong but pudding might be without usb. Let me know. I have one idea left if this falls through.
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I read pudding, clicked on the ROOT link and it linked me to a weird website. its probably old. im on 2.3.6 i believe. if i scroll down some, the instructions say to type in ADB shell, which means connect my phone in the usb right? I do have android debuggin checked as well. whats the solution! please tell me its an easy charge port fix!
thegogetter- said:
I read pudding, clicked on the ROOT link and it linked me to a weird website. its probably old. im on 2.3.6 i believe. if i scroll down some, the instructions say to type in ADB shell, which means connect my phone in the usb right? I do have android debuggin checked as well. whats the solution! please tell me its an easy charge port fix!
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I think you might be able to use terminal emulater as adb on the phone if that makes sense. If that is possible also. I am going to ask someone. So give me a bit.
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Bruce Lee said:
I think you might be able to use terminal emulater as adb on the phone if that makes sense. If that is possible also. I am going to ask someone. So give me a bit.
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Thanks
flashing recovery in fastboot now wont stick. ive erased recovery, flashed recovery then type fastboot reboot and then i power off and power on, still android w the triangle. im getting lost here.
thegogetter- said:
flashing recovery in fastboot now wont stick. ive erased recovery, flashed recovery then type fastboot reboot and then i power off and power on, still android w the triangle. im getting lost here.
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Sorry for the late response. Still waiting a response from someone I thought could help.
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Sorry for the late response. Still waiting a response from someone I thought could help.
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ok ill be checking
I need help with rooting my phone. I have gone to:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1957155
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2043636
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1884#tutorial
I first started out with Samsung Galaxy Note II Kit. But, the update said I needed to do something about unlocking my boot loader, so I went to the Adam Outtler page. But, he says in the first post that this won't work If you do it with an OTA update after January 18, 2012. Well, I didn't notice that first anyways and tried Odin, and all it would do mainly was fail, or setup connection would take forever, and even Casual says:
/system/bin/sh: su: not found
noroot
DEVICE IS NOT ROOTED! ROOT YOUR DEVICE! Install any VRALJB ROM --Adam Outler
What I think I need to do is uninstall the OTA update, but most people I have seen do it through a rooted phone, but I don't have one yet. I have no idea what to do, and I am really confused and don't want to hard brick or screw up my phone. Could anyone help me with this? I am sorry if I am being stupid about this, but the only thing I ever rooted was a NOOK tablet which was simple.
P.S. I am sorry but if anyone respond between the times of 10am-12pm today, and 4pm-12am today, I will not be able to respond due to work arrangements I have for today.
First confirm the baseband: System Settings > About Phone > Baseband. If it shows VRALL4, you have the update and need to use the updated root and unlock method here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2118348
Just go slowly and follow the directions (measure twice and cut once), its pretty easy. Good luck.
start at section 1 of my guide...then if youwant to unlock follow adams thread. make sure to use his latest "jailbreak" method(the one linked in my guide).
If you on the latest software from Verizon, just use Adams guide. That's all I did. Need any help let me know!
Or just follow this dude here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RAnj9DgMKo&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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evolishesh said:
If you on the latest software from Verizon, just use Adams guide. That's all I did. Need any help let me know!
Or just follow this dude here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RAnj9DgMKo&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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the last thing i would recomend is using anything other than adams or my thread. also the op may just want root, which he can simply place root66 in odin and be done. the latest software adds no benifit other than if you like to internet bench race.
tfly212 said:
First confirm the baseband: System Settings > About Phone > Baseband. If it shows VRALL4, you have the update and need to use the updated root and unlock method here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2118348
Just go slowly and follow the directions (measure twice and cut once), its pretty easy. Good luck.
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Okay I'll try this. Thanks guys, I'll tell you all if I have anymore problems.
droidstyle said:
the last thing i would recomend is using anything other than adams or my thread. also the op may just want root, which he can simply place root66 in odin and be done. the latest software adds no benifit other than if you like to internet bench race.
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Well this is what I used on my Note 2, and had no issues. But, the OP can use whatever he wants. I was just suggesting what's the easiest method to me. Thanks for pointing it out
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Ok, well I got everything together, I got TWRP and thus it is rooted. But, now I'm trying to install Cyanogen mod 10, using this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0_j-L2iaP4
But, not using those files because those are for Sprint and I am instead using the files here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2047734
But, once I try to put the roms up, it says I failed in TWRP, I have no idea why to.
jaaajaa102 said:
Ok, well I got everything together, I got TWRP and thus it is rooted. But, now I'm trying to install Cyanogen mod 10, using this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0_j-L2iaP4
But, not using those files because those are for Sprint and I am instead using the files here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2047734
But, once I try to put the roms up, it says I failed in TWRP, I have no idea why to.
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Maybe u got a bad download... Try downloading the rom again.. Make sure u back everything up..and make sure u got the latest recovery from goo manager... Good luck Homie...
!GaNgStA Gn2!!!
jaaajaa102 said:
Ok, well I got everything together, I got TWRP and thus it is rooted. But, now I'm trying to install Cyanogen mod 10, using this video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0_j-L2iaP4
But, not using those files because those are for Sprint and I am instead using the files here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2047734
But, once I try to put the roms up, it says I failed in TWRP, I have no idea why to.
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Use goo manager and update your twrp
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I felt the need to create a thread explaining things a bit better. Lets get started shall we!!
1) As most folks know the I605 Galaxy Note 2 shipped with a locked bootloader. This means you Can Not flash any custom roms/kernels/ or recoveries until you unlock the bootloader!! Failure to comply will result in a yellow triangle stating "unsupported software detected"!
2) If you flashed custom software on your device without unlocking, please refer to Section 1B of my GUIDE in development section. This will bring your device back up and running in stock condition!!
3) Now you can proceed to Adams latest "Jailbreak" thread for for rooting/unlocking/flashing a custom recovery. Make sure to only use the method that applies to the firmware/bootloader version that was previously on your device.
VRAMC3 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2272066
VRALL4 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2118348
VRALJB- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2043636 (Unless you purchased this device within the first month of release, and never accepted a OTA, Do Not use this link).
4) And last of all, folks never accept any OTA's!! There is no reason to!! Now that your device has been rooted, unlocked, and running twrp recovery, you can now download any latest update.zip from the dev section and flash in recovery. The Devs here are always fast at packaging up the OTA into a zip format so we can update via cwm or twrp recovery. There are a couple reasons why I prefer this method,
1. Future OTA updates may relock the device permanently! There is no gurantee a unlock method will be achieved for the next OTA.
2. .Zip roms are normally smaller, so they take less time to download and imo are easier to install.
3. OTA's can sometimes fail and soft brick the device.
So please read through this thread thoroughly and remember research twice, flash once! Hopefully this helps...:good:
**Also Note the VRUEMJ9 4.3 OTA update locked the bootloader and there is no current unlock method**
This was way overdue good work droidstyle
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kintwofan said:
This was way overdue good work droidstyle
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now if we can just get it stickied!!
Nicely done. Maybe it will help
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bond32 said:
Nicely done. Maybe it will help
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Thx...yea hope so! figured it couldnt hurt anyway.
droidstyle said:
now if we can just get it stickied!!
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I see no reason why it can't be.
Good job, just be sure to keep up to date with it. :good::highfive:
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I see no reason why it can't be.
Good job, just be sure to keep up to date with it. :good::highfive:
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will do :good:
Nice! Now let's hope people read it.
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Error while using Casual R311b
Noob here. Just got my Note II, on VRALL4
I am trying to unlock using the Adam's instructions to the letter (and viewing the instructional video), but I keep getting
ERROR: Protocol initialisation failed!Your device should be rebooting into Android now.
The phone stays in download mode and never reboots back into Android. I've tried different USB ports, installed the drivers from Samsung Kies (I uninstalled the Kies software after getting the drivers). Tried searching through the instructional thread, but couldn't find any concrete answers. Not sure what to try next.
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Noob here. Just got my Note II, on VRALL4
I am trying to unlock using the Adam's instructions to the letter (and viewing the instructional video), but I keep getting
ERROR: Protocol initialisation failed!Your device should be rebooting into Android now.
The phone stays in download mode and never reboots back into Android. I've tried different USB ports, installed the drivers from Samsung Kies (I uninstalled the Kies software after getting the drivers). Tried searching through the instructional thread, but couldn't find any concrete answers. Not sure what to try next.
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I haven't followed the new instructions yet, but have you tried manually turning your phone back on to see if it will just pick back up in the process?
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kintwofan said:
I haven't followed the new instructions yet, but have you tried manually turning your phone back on to see if it will just pick back up in the process?
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The only way to get my phone to boot back into Android is to disconnect the USB cable, pull the battery, and boot it. After removing the USB cable, Casual still shows "DEVICE CONNECTED".
yeyah said:
The only way to get my phone to boot back into Android is to disconnect the USB cable, pull the battery, and boot it. After removing the USB cable, Casual still shows "DEVICE CONNECTED".
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Thought it might. Did it do Odin for you if not make sure auto reboot is checked before starting.
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kintwofan said:
Thought it might. Did it do Odin for you if not make sure auto reboot is checked before starting.
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No, I don't believe this newest Casual uses Odin. It's just a(n almost) one-click solution. No checkboxes (see initial post in this thread for a link to the thread containing the new Casual).
Is there another way to root/unlock VRALL4? I'd be happy to try out more complex methods, as this doesn't seem to be working.
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No, I don't believe this newest Casual uses Odin. It's just a(n almost) one-click solution. No checkboxes (see initial post in this thread for a link to the thread containing the new Casual).
Is there another way to root/unlock VRALL4? I'd be happy to try out more complex methods, as this doesn't seem to be working.
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I know where the post is but haven't used it yet. No this is the only way, except maybe an older version of casual. Maybe someone who's used it will be by soon to help.
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yea the one click method seems to be having issues for some...maybe adam can put the other method back up until the kinks are worked out. sorry wish i could be of more help.
stuck on yellow triangle stating firmware problems
Hi all..i recently tried to unlock the bootloader however did not know the file i used was not compatible with the latest OTA. When using ODin the phone fails at the sboot.bin...now i can still get into the ODin menu but thats it. Ive been reading several threads and the only solution Ive seen was that the device would get its data wiped. However I have many sentimental things on the device, would there be a way for me to recover all that data. I thought I had backed all files onto my sd card but not all the files got transferred. Any help or tips would be appreciated thank you
try using root66 from section 1a of my guide it does not wipe data.
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try using root66 from section 1a of my guide it does not wipe data.
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Thanks!:good: Will try this method and will post the results....I downloaded the root66 file but ODin is not recognizing the file so I'm not able to load it...
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RoNStiZz said:
Thanks!:good: Will try this method and will post the results....I downloaded the root66 file but ODin is not recognizing the file so I'm not able to load it...
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Alright so I realized i needed to extract the file, I did so followed directions and YES my phone is working again. Now I just need to run a recovery and hopefully everything will go back to how it was before i soft bricked my phone
RoNStiZz said:
Alright so I realized i needed to extract the file, I did so followed directions and YES my phone is working again. Now I just need to run a recovery and hopefully everything will go back to how it was before i soft bricked my phone
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Make sure you unlock first
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I was trying to install the Kit Kat ROMS on my MK2 phone using the new patches from these threads:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2674280
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2720163
I forgot that I was still on Safestrap 1.71, so I clearly am the one that messed this up. They were giving me some kind of error while I was install the patches, so I tried Restoring back to my old backup. It wouldn't boot, so I erased the Rom Slot, reinstalled it, and restored again.
I can't remember if my phone finished restoring, or if I told it to reboot, either way it shut off and I cannot get it to turn back on. The battery was fully charged, and I've been trying to turn it on with/without the battery and the charger.
I still have no idea how to get it to boot back up, so I can get Odin to find it. Fingers crossed that somebody has an idea for me?
So you tried taking the battery out for about 30 seconds. No charger plugged in. Then put the battery back In and boot into Odin mode using the keypress.
Yeah, what's the key press? Definitely possible I'm doing it wrong?
Narc0lept1cN1nja said:
Yeah, what's the key press? Definitely possible I'm doing it wrong?
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open1your1eyes0 said:
This is the button combinations you need to enter each mode.
ODIN/Download Mode
Make sure your device is completely off
Key(s): Volume Down
While holding this key down simultaneously press the Power button until you see a disclaimer on the screen
Then let go of both buttons and press Volume Up to accept the disclaimer
Once the green robot is visible on the screen this indicates that handset is in now ODIN/Download mode
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No response. No matter what I do.... I can't believe my luck with phones sometimes.
Narc0lept1cN1nja said:
No response. No matter what I do.... I can't believe my luck with phones sometimes.
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moving to 4.4 via the leak is probably to soon as there are numerous issues to be worked out. As long as people don't mind bricking their phones in attempting to do so.....
If you can't get the phone to go into odin mode, probably will have to send to jtag service....and hope they can fix it.
Narc0lept1cN1nja said:
No response. No matter what I do.... I can't believe my luck with phones sometimes.
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So your screen is black and nothing works? Go ahead and plug your phone via USB into a Windows computer. Open Device Manager and tell me if it recognizes a device being plugged in, and what that device's name is. If you get any action on USB, there's hope.
ryanbg said:
So your screen is black and nothing works? Go ahead and plug your phone via USB into a Windows computer. Open Device Manager and tell me if it recognizes a device being plugged in, and what that device's name is. If you get any action on USB, there's hope.
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I have a "QHSUSB_DLOAD" and an "SM Bus Controller" under the Other Devices drivers. I'm pretty sure that qhsusb is my phone. So what's your idea? It's got to be worth a try.
decaturbob said:
moving to 4.4 via the leak is probably to soon as there are numerous issues to be worked out. As long as people don't mind bricking their phones in attempting to do so.....
If you can't get the phone to go into odin mode, probably will have to send to jtag service....and hope they can fix it.
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So there's nobody else that can flash an update to my phone? Like Verizon, or anybody that I don't have to wait weeks for?
Narc0lept1cN1nja said:
I have a "QHSUSB_DLOAD" and an "SM Bus Controller" under the Other Devices drivers. I'm pretty sure that qhsusb is my phone. So what's your idea? It's got to be worth a try.
So there's nobody else that can flash an update to my phone? Like Verizon, or anybody that I don't have to wait weeks for?
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You're in luck. We'll need an unbrick image. You'll want to download the program win32diskimager, and have a blank SD card. @Surge1223 do you have an unbrick image?
If this actually works... I got the program, and the SD card. The only thing is, should I leave my S4 in the PC? I have no idea if it's charging/wasting battery, or if it'll be seen by the computer again.
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You're in luck. We'll need an unbrick image. You'll want to download the program win32diskimager, and have a blank SD card. @Surge1223 do you have an unbrick image?
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Well I think I have 512mb MK2 debrick.img but this users issue may be a tad more complicated as I believe he was one of the users attempting to upgrade to 4.4.2 with root. So he may require a 4.4.2 NC2 debrick.img depending on which of his bootloaders were written over, (considering its in qhsusb_dload we can assume aboot is toast on his device)
Luckily my bootloaders are on the 4.4.2 NC2 build so I'll make a debrick img and that might help.
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Yeah, I was technically on MJ7. I went to NC2. I was way over my head when I was doing this. I'm really lost as to why I was able to restore once, it just got stuck in a boot loop.
I know I used the NC2 to MK2 downgrade patch too. I'm not entirely sure which one I used last. If there's anything else I can do to help, please let me know. Otherwise, thank you so much just for trying.
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Yeah, I was technically on MJ7. I went to NC2. I was way over my head when I was doing this. I'm really lost as to why I was able to restore once, it just got stuck in a boot loop.
I know I used the NC2 to MK2 downgrade patch too. I'm not entirely sure which one I used last. If there's anything else I can do to help, please let me know. Otherwise, thank you so much just for trying.
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You can download the debrick.img here debrick.img you may need to ask @ryanbg for directions after that, I believe he has successfully restored his device using a debrick.img in the past.
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Surge1223 said:
You can download the debrick.img here debrick.img you may need to ask @ryanbg for directions after that, I believe he has successfully restored his device using a debrick.img in the past.
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Is there somewhere I can find mdk debrick.img or can someone give me the rundown on creating my own or link me to directions?
I already had to pay out of pocket for this phone, so yes somebody please give me some instructions on how to do this. Or a link to a forum is fine. I'm usually not an idiot, just want lazy sometimes. I want to be fully aware of what I'm doing with this. I can't stand going back to my old RAZR.
Narc0lept1cN1nja said:
I already had to pay out of pocket for this phone, so yes somebody please give me some instructions on how to do this. Or a link to a forum is fine. I'm usually not an idiot, just want lazy sometimes. I want to be fully aware of what I'm doing with this. I can't stand going back to my old RAZR.
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If you're device shows QHSUSB_anything, you typically can do an SD boot. What I need you to do is download that image, format your SD card in an SD card reader directly into the computer, not through your phone. Use Win32DiskImager and write the image file to your SD card. Pop it in your phone, and try turning it on or going to download mode.
Narc0lept1cN1nja said:
I already had to pay out of pocket for this phone, so yes somebody please give me some instructions on how to do this. Or a link to a forum is fine. I'm usually not an idiot, just want lazy sometimes. I want to be fully aware of what I'm doing with this. I can't stand going back to my old RAZR.
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Awesome. I don't have a card reader here, though. Think I can just use that program running through my old RAZR as an SD card reader, or just better to go pick up a reader? I could use one anyway, just don't want to wait.
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Narc0lept1cN1nja said:
Awesome. I don't have a card reader here, though. Think I can just use that program running through my old RAZR as an SD card reader, or just better to go pick up a reader? I could use one anyway, just don't want to wait.
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You'll need to use an actual card reader. The phone wouldn't really let you write directly to the card.
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Doesn't seem to be working... The phone still isn't turning on with the SD Card in. I plugged it back into the computer; every time I try turning the phone on, it disappears from the Driver Manager for a few seconds but it shows back up.
I can't see anything on the phone change
When I write this image to my SD Card, should it still be seen by my PC? Whenever it Writes Successfully, it disappears from my computer. I can find it in Disk Management, which is good because I can reformat it. However, it makes about 30 different volumes, and most are about 3 MB if that large.
Haven't not done this before, but having created Linux LiveCDs under Windows before this sounds about right. I would imagine the volumes are just a format that Windows doesn't recognize.
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