Hi Forum,
I need help. I am following the How to Unlock Your Bootloader by AdamOutler.
At Part3: Install Suck It Verizon Insecure Bootloader+Recovery. I downloaded the file and upzip it. I verified MD5 sum and number matches. But when I opened Odin and click on the Bootloader button, Odin said that file invalid, MD5 does not match.
Any advise would be helpful.
My phone is stock i605VRALJB .
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Instructions dont say to unzip the file. Just use the file you download
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I tried what you suggested, but Odin failed. The file I download is in zip format.
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Romeo20 said:
I tried what you suggested, but Odin failed. The file I download is in zip format.
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Did it fail at sboot? Did you accept the OTA sofrware update? Under settings > about phone what is the baseband version
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Thank you very much for your help. I figured out what I done. At step two, I used a BootloaderBaseline2.tar.md5.gz, but unzip. It was funny how Odin used this unzip file and all went through successfully.
I solved my problem. I went back from step one and started all over. Your suggestion help. I am very gracefully for your assistance. I got recovery now.
Now, it is time for me to thank AdamOutler with a donation.
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Romeo20 said:
Thank you very much for your help. I figured out what I done. At step two, I used a BootloaderBaseline2.tar.md5.gz, but unzip. It was funny how Odin used this unzip file and all went through successfully.
I solved my problem. I went back from step one and started all over. Your suggestion help. I am very gracefully for your assistance. I got recovery now.
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No problem. I'm not the most knowledgeable person about the note2 since I've only had mine a week, but I'll help when I can
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Same here. I just got it 5 hours ago. I has been using Samsung phone for many years, but mostly with ATT and T Mobile. Did not have to deal with lockbootloader.
My wife got a ATT Note 2. I got it rooted with easy. But everyday is a learning opportunity.
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If you are going to stay on stock ROM, im reading that you should uninstall SDM or the update can still come through which will lock the bootloader. Just a heads up...
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I just installed ClearROM. I am not crazy about stock. Thank you for the advise. I thought about I did wrong. I am not familiar with Odin 3.
Romeo20 said:
I just installed ClearROM. I am not crazy about stock. Thank you for the advise. I thought about I did wrong. I am not familiar with Odin 3.
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Check to make sure you don't have sdm 1.0 still. I believe clean ROM 1 still had it
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Can Odin be used more than once? I am getting a message with yellow triangle and can only boot phone into Odin. I cannot seem to find a working valid MD5 file either to restore stock.the one posted here seems invalid when checked by Odin.I was going to reflash beans106 build 1 since that seems to be my only option.i wonder how verizon would like me showing up with a phone to reflash.
Anyone I am stuck
Thanks
NB2A said:
Can Odin be used more than once? I am getting a message with yellow triangle and can only boot phone into Odin. I cannot seem to find a working valid MD5 file either to restore stock.the one posted here seems invalid when checked by Odin.I was going to reflash beans106 build 1 since that seems to be my only option.i wonder how verizon would like me showing up with a phone to reflash.
Anyone I am stuck
Thanks
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You should be able to use Odin multiple times! over and over. If you go to Verizon they will laugh at you
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gowansta said:
You should be able to use Odin multiple times! over and over. If you go to Verizon they will laugh at you
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Thanks I keep reading threads that say only use stock roms for Odin after you loaded a custom rom.
I am screwed at this point now anyway not being able to even load current beanstown verson 1 in phone anyway.
Guess a totally bricked phone is all that is left to do then they can have a real good laugh.
Your phone is soft-bricked??
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Your phone is soft-bricked??
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Yes only can boot into Odin
Which phone you have?
Phone model:
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Which phone you have?
Phone model:
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Note 2 verizon I605 with beanstown 106 build one in it
What were you doing when the phone ended up like this?
tbns said:
What were you doing when the phone ended up like this?
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I was rebooting for the first time from recovery
Im gonna look for you if i can find a solution
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2040264
What have u tried? Have you been able to find stock ROM to flash thru Odin?
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Im gonna look for you if i can find a solution
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Thank you
gowansta said:
What have u tried? Have you been able to find stock ROM to flash thru Odin?
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the few stock roms I have found do not make the check sum in Odin
they seem useless
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the few stock roms I have found do not make the check sum in Odin
they seem useless
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you have a serious problem on your end...either your computers have viruses or your not telling the whole story. the files work fine i have used them all. i would try installing a fresh copy of windows on your pc.
alternative option: send me your device and 20.00 and i will unlock it and put whatever rom you want on it, then send it back.
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you have a serious problem on your end...either your computers have viruses or your not telling the whole story. the files work fine i have used them all. i would try installing a fresh copy of windows on your pc.
alternative option: send me your device and 20.00 and i will unlock it and put whatever rom you want on it, then send it back.
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I need my phone for a sick family member so a trip to Verizon maybe my only option
The files you speak of do not work now for me or they may not need to be unzipped and not specified in directions
The only file Odin sees and does a checksum is is the one that loaded yesterday. The one you said I could not have loaded.
Does Imnuts files for stock recovery need to be unzipped?
NB2A said:
I need my phone for a sick family member so a trip to Verizon maybe my only option
The files you speak of do not work now for me or they may not need to be unzipped and not specified in directions
The only file Odin sees and does a checksum is is the one that loaded yesterday. The one you said I could not have loaded.
Does Imnuts files for stock recovery need to be unzipped?
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Use SirVilhelm's post for the Odin flashable and make sure you are using the Odin exe from Adam's bootloader unlock thread. Or flash Revision 3 instead of the full stock image. I borked my phone slightly and this worked.
Uncheck auto reboot, and after it finishes unplug and pull battery and wait for 10 seconds so it doesnt keep going back to odin.
Report back if it works at all
EDIT: Imnuts file does not need to be unzipped. Use as is.
Link to revision 3:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35245728
Link to Adam's thread to DL Odin3:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35348366
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NB2A said:
I need my phone for a sick family member so a trip to Verizon maybe my only option
The files you speak of do not work now for me or they may not need to be unzipped and not specified in directions
The only file Odin sees and does a checksum is is the one that loaded yesterday. The one you said I could not have loaded.
Does Imnuts files for stock recovery need to be unzipped?
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your getting corrupt downloads because of something on your end...That's the part your failing to understand... you keep saying "oh well that don't work for me"....ok but there must be a reason. All those files and methods that have been provided work for everyone else including myself. Take a step back make sure your doing everything correctly and make sure your pc is clean and no viruses...again its something on your end.
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Rebel908 said:
Use SirVilhelm's post for the Odin flashable and make sure you are using the Odin exe from Adam's bootloader unlock thread. Or flash Revision 3 instead of the full stock image. I borked my phone slightly and this worked.
Uncheck auto reboot, and after it finishes unplug and pull battery and wait for 10 seconds so it doesnt keep going back to odin.
Report back if it works at all
EDIT: Imnuts file does not need to be unzipped. Use as is.
Link to revision 3:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35245728
Link to Adam's thread to DL Odin3:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35348366
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I have been working with the above poster on this issue for a couple days. He has supposedly tried all these files you posted and they don't work for him. there is something going on from his side of the coin...
Very informative response.I thank you a bunch. I ended up using Imnuts stock rom and she booted up fine.I needed to know when those special rooted stock files were there ending in xz format.I could not get Odin to see them.I was not going ti buy this whole brick thing because I was at least able to get into Odin.
I have yet to get Casual to work though even though my machines see my phone in ADB
Happy holidays!
Tom
QUOTE=Rebel908;35850464]Use SirVilhelm's post for the Odin flashable and make sure you are using the Odin exe from Adam's bootloader unlock thread. Or flash Revision 3 instead of the full stock image. I borked my phone slightly and this worked.
Uncheck auto reboot, and after it finishes unplug and pull battery and wait for 10 seconds so it doesnt keep going back to odin.
Report back if it works at all
EDIT: Imnuts file does not need to be unzipped. Use as is.
Link to revision 3:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35245728
Link to Adam's thread to DL Odin3:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35348366
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NB2A said:
Very informative response.I thank you a bunch. I ended up using Imnuts stock rom and she booted up fine.I needed to know when those special rooted stock files were there ending in xz format.I could not get Odin to see them.I was not going ti buy this whole brick thing because I was at least able to get into Odin.
I have yet to get Casual to work though even though my machines see my phone in ADB
Happy holidays!
Tom
QUOTE=Rebel908;35850464]Use SirVilhelm's post for the Odin flashable and make sure you are using the Odin exe from Adam's bootloader unlock thread. Or flash Revision 3 instead of the full stock image. I borked my phone slightly and this worked.
Uncheck auto reboot, and after it finishes unplug and pull battery and wait for 10 seconds so it doesnt keep going back to odin.
Report back if it works at all
EDIT: Imnuts file does not need to be unzipped. Use as is.
Link to revision 3:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35245728
Link to Adam's thread to DL Odin3:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35348366
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I provided you with the same links? Now all of a sudden imuts rom worked?? come on tell the truth what else was the problem?? Im not buying it lol...glad you figured it out tho. :good:
Hey guys, I was trying to root my Note 2 and I ran into a problem. I used the method outlined in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2024207 which uses Odin to install the root66 Odin image. Everything went just fine and I used rootchecker to confirm root. Superuser was good to go. Next I went to install a recovery (CWM) so I could do a backup. I installed ROM manager from google play and installed a custom recovery. When I rebooted into recovery I got a message saying the phone had non authorized software on it and to take it to a verizon store. I did a little searching and found a thread that recommended using Odin to reflash the image. Did that. And got the same thing. Should I restore it to stock image as descriped a little further down in the thread (mentioned above)?
Follow instructions to restore with the LL4 update. Then unlock your boot loader next time before installing cwm.
Also next time post this in the right section (QA). Pretty sure you're not releasing anything. I went ahead and reported this to get it moved
Sent from the dark on a Note 2
Sorry about posting in the wrong area.
Anyhow, I'm a bit confused. Were exactly are the instructions to restore with the LL4 update?
I tried to restore per the instructions and Odin failed. Not sure what to do next.
scheirere said:
Sorry about posting in the wrong area.
Anyhow, I'm a bit confused. Were exactly are the instructions to restore with the LL4 update?
I tried to restore per the instructions and Odin failed. Not sure what to do next.
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He says to use the alternate restore download in the thread you linked. Si Odin alternate route from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35265728
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I tried that but Odin doesn't recognize the alternate file. How do I flash it?
scheirere said:
I tried that but Odin doesn't recognize the alternate file. How do I flash it?
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Extract it before trying to Odin. So right click and choose extract. If it didn't work download 7 zip and use it to extract the file
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Ok, got it this time. I didn't realize I had to extract the alternate file first.
I was able to flash the correct file this time and the phone is back up and running.
Thanks a bunch for the help.......I majorly appreciate it!!
I had tried to root a friends I605 or Verizon Note II yesterday and about 3/4 of the way through Casual's one click method on the VramC3 4.1.2 version it failed. This left my phone in download mode and upon removal of battery and reinsertion, the phone just went into a boot loop. This is an error that is known to Casual and is being worked on, same error can occur if you use the wrong version on the wrong software version. This can just be resolved by flashing the pit only file the schI605-16gb.pit which you can find on this forum, in Odin. Just use Odin to flash this file alone in the PIT section not the pda or phone section. Your phone will boot and work correctly. If you discover you have the corret Casual package just retry the process, it worked for me the second time.
Thank you very much for your post. Much appreciated and know this will help out others. I'll add this to the FAQ board.
Where did casual fail for you and what error did you get?
i'll keep this thread saved just in case something goes wrong during my root
This really helps those who got failure through the CASUAL. Thanks a lot!
darkchild128 said:
i'll keep this thread saved just in case something goes wrong during my root
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I had tried to root a friends I605 or Verizon Note II yesterday and about 3/4 of the way through Casual's one click method on the VramC3 4.1.2 version it failed. This left my phone in download mode and upon removal of battery and reinsertion, the phone just went into a boot loop. This is an error that is known to Casual and is being worked on, same error can occur if you use the wrong version on the wrong software version. This can just be resolved by flashing the pit only file the schI605-16gb.pit which you can find on this forum, in Odin. Just use Odin to flash this file alone in the PIT section not the pda or phone section. Your phone will boot and work correctly. If you discover you have the corret Casual package just retry the process, it worked for me the second time.
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Can I ask you how you were able to just flash the pit only file? I have tried to do that and it says no binary is selected? I have screwed my phone up and am trying everything possible to get it back in working fashion. Thank you
Can I ask you how you were able to just flash the pit only file? I have tried to do that and it says no binary is selected? I have screwed my phone up and am trying everything possible to get it back in working fashion. Thank you
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I have experienced a problem with certain versions of Odin trying to just flash the pit file. I used Odin3 V1.7, try using that version, and if it doesn't work, switch computers.
Thank you very much for your post. Much appreciated and know this will help out others. I'll add this to the FAQ board.
Where did casual fail for you and what error did you get?
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No problem guys, I know how frustrating it was for me to sit for hours trying to figure out what was wrong, not even being able to flash stock to it. It failed for me right as it was pushing files. I know it failed for several people in older versions, not VRAMC3, at the recovery flash portion of it. I finally took one piece of the alternate flash method, which was to flash both pit and stock firmware, but after that didn't work I instead just flashed the pit. Worked flawlessly.
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I have experienced a problem with certain versions of Odin trying to just flash the pit file. I used Odin3 V1.7, try using that version, and if it doesn't work, switch computers.
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Thank you very much I am getting so frustrated with this lol, I appreciate the advise
Thank you very much I am getting so frustrated with this lol, I appreciate the advise
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I can walk you through the repairs if you'd like. PM me and I'll give you my cell number, I help people remotely as well all the time, just let me know!
My note 3 will only boot to the samsung note logo and keeps looping back to it with out anything else. i tried stock rom and reset but nothing works. is the phone bricked and can i get a replacement.
Did you update your firmware before flashing any ROMS?
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nolimit06 said:
Did you update your firmware before flashing any ROMS?
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No i was on the MI3 stock
ruffes21 said:
No i was on the MI3 stock
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Try using ODIN and flashing the stock tar file. That should set you straight. You should be able to find what you need in the Android Dev section. If you are new to ODIN, open the app on your pc, click PDA, find the stock tar file, ensure "repartition" is unchecked and hit start. That should get you back to 100% stock. Do any applicable system updates and attempt the root process again. If you have any troubles look for qbking77's Note 3 root guide. Good luck. If all else fails I'd try a return and hope they don't know how to check for the flash flags.
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nolimit06 said:
Try using ODIN and flashing the stock tar file. That should set you straight. You should be able to find what you need in the Android Dev section. If you are new to ODIN, open the app on your pc, click PDA, find the stock tar file, ensure "repartition" is unchecked and hit start. That should get you back to 100% stock. Do any applicable system updates and attempt the root process again. If you have any troubles look for qbking77's Note 3 root guide. Good luck. If all else fails I'd try a return and hope they don't know how to check for the flash flags.
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Tried flashing stock tar, didn't work. i'm going to end up going to sprint tomorrow and see what happens.
ruffes21 said:
Tried flashing stock tar, didn't work. i'm going to end up going to sprint tomorrow and see what happens.
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Someone found a way to fix the galaxy 3's soft brick problem that was like this over at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1840030 I'm hoping someone creates those files for the Note3 so I can try it.
ruffes21 said:
Tried flashing stock tar, didn't work. i'm going to end up going to sprint tomorrow and see what happens.
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I had the same problem, flash CF-Auto-Root again
this happened on my 2nd day with my new note 3. had to exchange it. There was no way to fix it.
I had the same problem but I was able to get my phone to boot into recovery. I did a wipe data/factory reset and it worked afterwards.
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factory reset and reflash didnt work. exchanged at sprint, rooted new phone and everything is working fine:laugh:
Bricked note 3/help
Tried to root my NOTE 3 through Odin and instructions here and is bricked stuck at the screen below.. Anyone can help or recommend a repair place in NYC?
I had the same problem, except my problem was when I tried to restore nandroid back up....the root, and flashing of the rom went well.
I went to restore my nandroid back up, and it started bootlooping. This was the 2nd time this issue occurred, the first time downloading the tar resolved it. The second time it did not.
Nice dude..glad all worked out!
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krios66 said:
Tried to root my NOTE 3 through Odin and instructions here and is bricked stuck at the screen below.. Anyone can help or recommend a repair place in NYC?
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I can help you if you still need it
solved it by accident
Thanks so much for your reply and availability to help but after some hours of despair I read somewhere that Kies would be help and fiddled with the settings a bit and realized that I could download and restore factory settings through the software... Such a relief not ending up with a $800 paperweight!!! (and tought me a lesson not to trust just about any rooting direction posted here!!!)
krios66 said:
Thanks so much for your reply and availability to help but after some hours of despair I read somewhere that Kies would be help and fiddled with the settings a bit and realized that I could download and restore factory settings through the software... Such a relief not ending up with a $800 paperweight!!! (and tought me a lesson not to trust just about any rooting direction posted here!!!)
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How do i get to this software if im stuck in bootloop...I tried everything and nothing has wurked...Tell me how i can get into Kies and do this if u please...???
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How do i get to this software if im stuck in bootloop...I tried everything and nothing has wurked...Tell me how i can get into Kies and do this if u please...???
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As I'm on a Mac will try to reconstruct the scene
On Kies go to Tools and choose Firmware Upgrade and Initialization
After some prompts for inputing first the Model number and the S/N, Kies will start downloading the software and will prompt you when to connect your phone..
Very easy....
krios66 said:
As I'm on a Mac will try to reconstruct the scene
On Kies go to Tools and choose Firmware Upgrade and Initialization
After some prompts for inputing first the Model number and the S/N, Kies will start downloading the software and will prompt you when to connect your phone..
Very easy....
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Where did you find the serial number? The numbers on the box and under the battery don't work for me so I can't get past that screen.
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Where did you find the serial number? The numbers on the box and under the battery don't work for me so I can't get past that screen.
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Well, that's exactly what I used what was below the battery and the box... without those you can't really move forward... does it give you an error when you log in with those?
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Well, that's exactly what I used what was below the battery and the box... without those you can't really move forward... does it give you an error when you log in with those?
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Yeah says they're invalid serial numbers. I asked a buddy of mine to give me his numbers and I get the same error with his. I did the DEC number as both full XXXXXXXXXXXXX and XXX XXX XXX XXX etc ...
Neither work. Also tried with HEX. Guess I'm just seriously SOL.
So I tried to root my Note 2 today. I had rooted it once before using Casual this past summer, but due to circumstances i had to get a new one.The replacement came in today, and i tried to root it with the same methods. I believe my mistake was using Casual while i had 4.3 installed on my device. I'm not TERRIBLY android savvy, but i knew enough to know that if i ****ed up i should stop while i'm ahead and ask you guys.
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Long story short, while using Casual to root my Note 2 with 4.3 on it, i got this message
ERROR: Failed to confirm end of file transfer sequence!ERROR: recovery upload failed!ERROR: Failed to send end session packet!waiting for device
waited for a good 30 minutes, nothing was changing, turned off phone and now it's bricked, looping at the "Samsung Galaxy Note 2" Splash screen.
I believe i have to use Odin for something but i could really use some help and reassurance before i continue.
Needless to say i will be jamming f5 on my thread until everything is resolved!
Thanks in advance!
mzaric said:
So I tried to root my Note 2 today. I had rooted it once before using Casual this past summer, but due to circumstances i had to get a new one.The replacement came in today, and i tried to root it with the same methods. I believe my mistake was using Casual while i had 4.3 installed on my device. I'm not TERRIBLY android savvy, but i knew enough to know that if i ****ed up i should stop while i'm ahead and ask you guys.
tl;dr
Long story short, while using Casual to root my Note 2 with 4.3 on it, i got this message
ERROR: Failed to confirm end of file transfer sequence!ERROR: recovery upload failed!ERROR: Failed to send end session packet!waiting for device
waited for a good 30 minutes, nothing was changing, turned off phone and now it's bricked, looping at the "Samsung Galaxy Note 2" Splash screen.
I believe i have to use Odin for something but i could really use some help and reassurance before i continue.
Needless to say i will be jamming f5 on my thread until everything is resolved!
Thanks in advance!
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UPDATE: Since i posted this, i tried to flash a stock firmware on Odin (4.1.2 i believe) and it failed halfway through the procedure. with nothing more to be done, i reset my phone, and where before it was just bootlooping, it now shows me an entirely different screen reading "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again."
Since then i have tried a different firmware file, still 4.1.2, Odin get's to the very end of the procedure, and crashes at what i assume is the reboot portion. Desperately need assistance!
You can't flash anything other than 4.3 if you have the 4.3 bootloader.
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You can't flash anything other than 4.3 if you have the 4.3 bootloader.
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OH. That makes a lot of sense....
I will try to flash a 4.3 firmware right now. Will i need some sort of .pit file or something to fix the initial bootloop? Or is that problem just totally blown out of the water at this point?
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OH. That makes a lot of sense....
I will try to flash a 4.3 firmware right now. Will i need some sort of .pit file or something to fix the initial bootloop? Or is that problem just totally blown out of the water at this point?
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I cant seem to find the file anywhere. Only on terafile via SamMobile, but the download link doesn't seem to work.
What are my options as far as this bootloader go?
Did you look in the general section at the unbricker thread?
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Did you look in the general section at the unbricker thread?
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I did a bunch of searches on the site as i was f****ing my phone up, systematically. Im really sorry if this thread doesn't go here, i just didn't know who else to ask
YES!
Found the proper 4.3 file, flashed it via Odin. Everything is stock and ready. If anybody wishes to help me root it from here or point me in the right direction that'd be great but other than that, thanks for letting me post here and thanks to those who helped me out!
mzaric said:
YES!
Found the proper 4.3 file, flashed it via Odin. Everything is stock and ready. If anybody wishes to help me root it from here or point me in the right direction that'd be great but other than that, thanks for letting me post here and thanks to those who helped me out!
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Currently the only way to root your OTA 4.3 Note 2 is to use saferoot, read this thread carefully
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48392009&postcount=1
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I found myself in the same situation. Where might I find the PIT file? I can't reboot the phone to get the PIT file because it's soft bricked like mzaric's phone was. I'm using Mac OS X so I'm having to use JOdin3 to flash the stock 4.3 firmware back, but without the PIT file I can't continue and I've searched endlessly to find the PIT file. Also a somewhat related question, I heard JOdin isn't good for flashing big files, but I have no alternative, is the stock firmware which is 1.1gb too big to flash?
EDIT: I sadly didn't search hard enough thank you droidstyle for the guide. But my next question is I'm unsure of what version the phone is because when I originally tried to do the CASUAL unlock I believe it was on 4.1.2, but I think it softbricked to begin with because it was 4.3. Should I just try doing the 4.1.2 and if it doesn't take, retry with the 4.3?
If you flashed n7100 firmware you are screwed. If not just Odin back to stock. You were on 4.1.2 if you were unlocked using casual. Don't go to 4.3
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