Been Deployed, need help on root and update - Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II

Howdy all. Been a long time since I have been on here. I have been Deployed with the military for a few months. I haven't don't the latest update. In fear of messing my phone up while in some god forsaken country. Lol. I was wanting some advice on what I should do. I wanna keep my root, that's for sure. Any suggestions and help is greatly appreciated.
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Depends on what version you're on and even then that's not much of a big deal if you're already rooted.
You can simply make a backup in recovery and flash a newer rom. If for some reason something goes wrong it's as simple as restoring your backup.
What may get a little tricky is whether or not you need to flash an updated radio. That depends on what version you're on now.
In your shoes, I'd go ahead and make a backup of your current rom, flash a newer rom and then see how that runs. If you don't have service/data then look into flashing a newer radio.
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On my system I am running
Model Number
SCH-1605
Android Version
4.1.1
Baseband Version
1605VRALL4
Build Number
JROO3C. 1605VRALL4
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donelam304 said:
Howdy all. Been a long time since I have been on here. I have been Deployed with the military for a few months. I haven't don't the latest update. In fear of messing my phone up while in some god forsaken country. Lol. I was wanting some advice on what I should do. I wanna keep my root, that's for sure. Any suggestions and help is greatly appreciated.
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Did you just gain root, or did you unlock the bootloader with casual? If you used casual you can flash a newer rom.
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There is a very simple root process for any version of the I605. I have had this kraken since it released and done every update then rooted not too far after. Just do some reading on what build you would prefer. In my opinion I would update to the latest then root but that's just one dude. Best of luck and kcco
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I just have root access. I ha e had it since about April or so. I didn't even know the bootloader was unlocked. Sweet. I had the OG Droid and then the Bionic when it came out till this dream came out. I loved having the bootloader unlocked on my OG Droid.
I guess I better start reading up on new ROMs. Lol. Anyone have any preferences. I used liquids on my other phones and a couple others. I tried the slim ROMs and didn't care to much for them.
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donelam304 said:
Howdy all. Been a long time since I have been on here. I have been Deployed with the military for a few months. I haven't don't the latest update. In fear of messing my phone up while in some god forsaken country. Lol. I was wanting some advice on what I should do. I wanna keep my root, that's for sure. Any suggestions and help is greatly appreciated.
Sent from my SCH-I605 using xda app-developers app
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Just dropping by to say thanks for your service.
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