[UPDATE] Stock Update Files - Slightly Modified - Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II

Some people like sticking with stock, and there isn't a huge issue with that as the stock ROM is pretty good on the Note 2. However, if you want to be stock and remained unlocked, it's quite difficult to do as every new OTA re-locks the bootloader. It's also difficult to stay stock and keep a custom recovery as it will be over-written on every boot.
Now, users that want to stay unlocked and have custom recovery have an option available. This will require you to be fully stock, if you've modified anything in /system, it won't work. The only change you can have is root, but if you've modified build.prop, the kernel, or removed any files, you need to restore. If you have any doubts, flash the alternate restore file (after extracting it) from here.
There is one other requirement for this, and that is you need a custom recovery installed. If you've unlocked, you'll already have one. If not, you'll need to be rooted and you can use ROM manager or GooManager to flash a custom recovery (after going back to stock of course).
Now you have the pre-requisites down, stock rom and custom recovery, so all you need are the files. There are two updates available, so there are currently two files to flash to be on the latest OTA. You can download them below, and installation is as simple as downloading them to your phone and installing them via recovery. If you went back to stock VRALJB, you'll start with the VRALJB to VRALL4 file, then flash VRALL4 to VRAMC3 to get to the latest system. It should be fairly easy to figure out.
If you have any errors when flashing, odds are, you did something to files in /system and caused a problem. If that is the case, start over and flash the alternate restore file and proceed from there. I'll continue to update this as new OTAs are released then as well.

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VRALJB to VRALL4
VRALL4 to VRAMC3

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Will this update baseband also?
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Digbob said:
Will this update baseband also?
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It updates everything except for sboot.bin, tz.img (both bootloader files), and recovery.

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hey thanks for this!

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I'm on VRALJB stock, rooted and unlocked with CWM.
But I added Google Wallet working, and using a different kernel for overclock.
I tried the first update to LL4 just to see what it would say, and errored when applying the NFC.apk file, which is from the Wallet patch.
Not sure if it's easier for me to try and get the phone back to stock by restoring the original NFC files and kernel, and then try the LL4 update again, or just flash the phone with the rooted C3 ROM, but then would have to reinstall all my apps and settings.

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FAUguy said:
I'm on VRALJB stock, rooted and unlocked with CWM.
But I added Google Wallet working, and using a different kernel for overclock.
I tried the first update to LL4 just to see what it would say, and errored when applying the NFC.apk file, which is from the Wallet patch.
Not sure if it's easier for me to try and get the phone back to stock by restoring the original NFC files and kernel, and then try the LL4 update again, or just flash the phone with the rooted C3 ROM, but then would have to reinstall all my apps and settings.
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it says you must be on completely stock rooted with a custom recovery. being you have a custom kernel is most likely the problem. anything modified in /system will cause a fail. flash back to vraljb alternate restore file, then upgrade...or boot into recovery and flash beans mc3 stock rooted .zip rom
either way you will most likely need to wipe data to upgrade...atleast thats normallya prerequisite when changing bases.

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FAUguy said:
I'm on VRALJB stock, rooted and unlocked with CWM.
But I added Google Wallet working, and using a different kernel for overclock.
I tried the first update to LL4 just to see what it would say, and errored when applying the NFC.apk file, which is from the Wallet patch.
Not sure if it's easier for me to try and get the phone back to stock by restoring the original NFC files and kernel, and then try the LL4 update again, or just flash the phone with the rooted C3 ROM, but then would have to reinstall all my apps and settings.
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I said completely stock, and if you modified anything on /system it would fail, and you're surprised that it failed? You installed the Google Wallet hack, which modifies files on /system, and then you have a custom kernel as well, both of which will cause this to fail (as I already stated). Just be happy that the file checks were left in place and your phone still works at this point.

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imnuts said:
I said completely stock, and if you modified anything on /system it would fail, and you're surprised that it failed? You installed the Google Wallet hack, which modifies files on /system, and then you have a custom kernel as well, both of which will cause this to fail (as I already stated). Just be happy that the file checks were left in place and your phone still works at this point.
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I knew that it wouldn't work, but have tried it just to see which error message it would show, which it stopped when it got to the NFC.apk. I know it needed to be fully stock with nothing changed in the /system.
I was just asking, at this point, would it be easier (or better) to try and get it back to stock by replacing the modified files with the original ones and try again.....or flash the modified C3 rooted ROM. I think Adam is still trying the get his root/unlock for C3 to work right for everyone.

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Hey thanks for this! This'll make my wife very happy. I thought I'd have to clean install beans stock rom. She just loves stock.
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If you have to go all the way back to stock, why not just take all of the OTA updates and then root/unlock your phone?

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I am unlocked with recovery running beans stock vramc3. I flashed the new modem afterwards. How is this different?

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radio five said:
If you have to go all the way back to stock, why not just take all of the OTA updates and then root/unlock your phone?
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OTA fails if you have a custom recovery.
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If I deleted a couple of apps that were pre installed after rooting, will it fail? Its all stock otherwise, rooted, custom recovery.

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FAUguy said:
I knew that it wouldn't work, but have tried it just to see which error message it would show, which it stopped when it got to the NFC.apk. I know it needed to be fully stock with nothing changed in the /system.
I was just asking, at this point, would it be easier (or better) to try and get it back to stock by replacing the modified files with the original ones and try again.....or flash the modified C3 rooted ROM. I think Adam is still trying the get his root/unlock for C3 to work right for everyone.
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You're setting your phone up again either way.
radio five said:
If you have to go all the way back to stock, why not just take all of the OTA updates and then root/unlock your phone?
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Not everyone is running a custom ROM. Some people are unlocked and on stock rooted with custom recovery and that's it. This is meant so they can stay up to date and remain on stock, rooted, and custom recovery.
TonikJDK said:
I am unlocked with recovery running beans stock vramc3. I flashed the new modem afterwards. How is this different?
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This will be fully stock (minus recovery over-write). Beans did some other stuff to his ROM package from what I saw the last time I looked at the thread. Nothing major or groundbreaking, but it isn't as close to stock as this is.
pmazz850 said:
If I deleted a couple of apps that were pre installed after rooting, will it fail? Its all stock otherwise, rooted, custom recovery.
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Really?

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VRALL4 to VRAMC3
Update fails, verified hash matches;
E: Error in /sdcard/Download/vrall4_to_ramc3.zip
(status 7)
I don't think I changed anything on this phone...all I did was unlock bootloader/flash custom recovery TWRP 2.3.2.3, just to NAND & Wifi Tether, completely stock.

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Systom said:
VRALL4 to VRAMC3
Update fails, verified hash matches;
E: Error in /sdcard/Download/vrall4_to_ramc3.zip
(status 7)
I don't think I changed anything on this phone...all I did was unlock bootloader/flash custom recovery TWRP 2.3.2.3, just to NAND & Wifi Tether, completely stock.
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It did it to me too. I'm just going to clean flash beans stock.
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Mac of York said:
It did it to me too. I'm just going to clean flash beans stock.
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Yah, I think I'm gonna wipe/flash beans odex rom VRAMC3 & radio/restore data from NAND backup from VRALL4, hopefully it should be fine. Unless anyone would know otherwise?

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Systom said:
VRALL4 to VRAMC3
Update fails, verified hash matches;
E: Error in /sdcard/Download/vrall4_to_ramc3.zip
(status 7)
I don't think I changed anything on this phone...all I did was unlock bootloader/flash custom recovery TWRP 2.3.2.3, just to NAND & Wifi Tether, completely stock.
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What change for Wifi Tether?

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imnuts said:
What change for Wifi Tether?
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WifiTether_TrevE_Mod_11_22_2012.apk