[Q] At wits end soft brick verizon note 2 - Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II

heres the situation i have a note 2 on verizon service, i was running jellywiz and got the ota firmware update, needless to say they dont like each other and i was stuck in a boot loop. well yesterday i got it working and today i tried to reroot my phone. now today i can still access odin mode and i have been trying to get even stock back and i cant seem to find the right file, i believe its because my firmware got updated to 4.3 . i have tried the following md5 files the i605vraljb, the i605vzwamc3 and the root66_vzw_stock system. all which fail. the root66 gets stuck in a boot loop and the vraljb fails sboot in odin and wamc3 is unsupported version. any help will be appreciated.
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Dave
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d73jester said:
heres the situation i have a note 2 on verizon service, i was running jellywiz and got the ota firmware update, needless to say they dont like each other and i was stuck in a boot loop. well yesterday i got it working and today i tried to reroot my phone. now today i can still access odin mode and i have been trying to get even stock back and i cant seem to find the right file, i believe its because my firmware got updated to 4.3 . i have tried the following md5 files the i605vraljb, the i605vzwamc3 and the root66_vzw_stock system. all which fail. the root66 gets stuck in a boot loop and the vraljb fails sboot in odin and wamc3 is unsupported version. any help will be appreciated.
Thanks
Dave
[email protected]
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If you installed the Ota for 4.3 from Verizon your bootloader is locked and can't downgrade to a previous version. Easiest way to tell if this is the case is when in odin mode it will say something about Knox warranty.
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[Q] Need help note 2 unlock

I tried the casual and everything else, i tried 4 computers, 25+ usb ports and 5 different usb cables, I cant post in the dev forum cuz im new.
I bought a Note 2 it had 4.1.2 on it, i used odin and and root66 file and im bnot on 4.1.1 with baseband I605VRAJLB but casual always fails after it downloads the pit and tries to install it.
HELP anyone, i need to use this phone on tmobile.
What method ate toy using and are you getting any error messages?
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PeteKT said:
I tried the casual and everything else, i tried 4 computers, 25+ usb ports and 5 different usb cables, I cant post in the dev forum cuz im new.
I bought a Note 2 it had 4.1.2 on it, i used odin and and root66 file and im bnot on 4.1.1 with baseband I605VRAJLB but casual always fails after it downloads the pit and tries to install it.
HELP anyone, i need to use this phone on tmobile.
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I might be wrong but to my understanding, if you have OTA 4.1.2, it won't unlock the bootloader. Because I tried doing it on a 4.1.2 after it recieved the OTA, and it wouldn't root/unlock. After going through every step, I got stuck on the samsung boot loop. So i took out a different device and it had 4.1.1 on it. Did the exact same thing and boom..
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I might be wrong but to my understanding, if you have OTA 4.1.2, it won't unlock the bootloader. Because I tried doing it on a 4.1.2 after it recieved the OTA, and it wouldn't root/unlock. After going through every step, I got stuck on the samsung boot loop. So i took out a different device and it had 4.1.1 on it. Did the exact same thing and boom..
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http://www.xda-developers.com/andro...otloader-unlock-achieved-casual-tool-updated/
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http://www.xda-developers.com/andro...otloader-unlock-achieved-casual-tool-updated/
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it does not work for the latest VRAMC3 firmware. adam and crew are currently working on a fix.
wythyntime said:
I might be wrong but to my understanding, if you have OTA 4.1.2, it won't unlock the bootloader. Because I tried doing it on a 4.1.2 after it recieved the OTA, and it wouldn't root/unlock. After going through every step, I got stuck on the samsung boot loop. So i took out a different device and it had 4.1.1 on it. Did the exact same thing and boom..
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droidstyle said:
it does not work for the latest VRAMC3 firmware. adam and crew are currently working on a fix.
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i used that method for 4.1.2 and it worked fine for me.
using the CASUAL jailbreak method and i get the error after it downloads the pit file and tries to write it, I can post the exact message but ill have to brick the phone again.
The error i get is
Downloading device's PIT file...
PIT file downloaded successful.
uploading recovery 100%
ERROR: Failed to confirm end of file transfer sequence!
ERROR: recovery upload failed!
the phone gets the loop mode and loops the samsung text, i have to flash the original .pit file top get the phone to boot up now.
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is there anyway for me to get back to 4.1.2 without an active verizon sim?
What are you on right now? When I tried to flash 4.1.2 and it didn't work, I flashed the pit file and got the phone running at 4.1.2. all without a simcard in the slot.
there was a new CASUAL that was uploaded last night and it worked for me but the thread has been closed now since they are having problems with it. I did get an error the first time i tried it but the second time it was able to root, unlock and add twrp to my phone.
Wheer did you get the new casual from all i see is 465b version
PeteKT said:
Wheer did you get the new casual from all i see is 465b version
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There is a link in the casual thread to the new one but it is now locked. I tried it last night when it was still open. The version was 478B, not sure if you can still download it or not.
Downloaded and it worked, it unlocked my phone i can use my tmobile sim but i cant change the APN settings, any help??

sch-i605 stuck in boot loop, tried everything researchable

I have a sch-i605 verizon note 2. It is stuck in a boot loop. I can not access recovery, only download mode. I have flashed with odin over 20 times and am still stuck. I have tried all stock files, pit, all versions of odin, 3 different oem cables, 3 different pcs (1 win7 premium, 2 winXP), all 10 different USB ports. I have rebooted the pc's several times. I can get the stock samsung file from their site and the root66 stock rooted file to pass in odin but the phone is still in a bootloop. Please help if you can with any ideas, thanks!
heggood said:
I have a sch-i605 verizon note 2. It is stuck in a boot loop. I can not access recovery, only download mode. I have flashed with odin over 20 times and am still stuck. I have tried all stock files, pit, all versions of odin, 3 different oem cables, 3 different pcs (1 win7 premium, 2 winXP), all 10 different USB ports. I have rebooted the pc's several times. I can get the stock samsung file from their site and the root66 stock rooted file to pass in odin but the phone is still in a bootloop. Please help if you can with any ideas, thanks!
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Flash root66 in Odin with the PIT and check the NAND erase option in Odin.
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heggood said:
I have a sch-i605 verizon note 2. It is stuck in a boot loop. I can not access recovery, only download mode. I have flashed with odin over 20 times and am still stuck. I have tried all stock files, pit, all versions of odin, 3 different oem cables, 3 different pcs (1 win7 premium, 2 winXP), all 10 different USB ports. I have rebooted the pc's several times. I can get the stock samsung file from their site and the root66 stock rooted file to pass in odin but the phone is still in a bootloop. Please help if you can with any ideas, thanks!
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What did you do before you started getting the bootloops? Just wondering for background on what happened to better steer you in the right direction.
Dido
BoostedB18C said:
What did you do before you started getting the bootloops? Just wondering for background on what happened to better steer you in the right direction.
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I have the very same problem been without vzw note for about two weeks. What happend to me was i had flashed goodness noteworthy for the sprint/vwz note II i was suppose to flash three files from 3minit in order for the rom to work correctly but i ended up flashing something for the sprint version... Hopefully i can get some help from this too. . . Thank you in advance!
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What did you do before you started getting the bootloops? Just wondering for background on what happened to better steer you in the right direction.
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Not exactly sure what happened with the phone. I bought it from a guy that does lots of flashing to his devices and he said he messed it up and took it to a repair place that tried to reflash it for him and he said the tech said the battery died in the process. I plan to try the idea posted above about checking nand erase in Odin but won't be able to till tomorrow, any other ideas will be much appreciated.
heggood said:
Not exactly sure what happened with the phone. I bought it from a guy that does lots of flashing to his devices and he said he messed it up and took it to a repair place that tried to reflash it for him and he said the tech said the battery died in the process. I plan to try the idea posted above about checking nand erase in Odin but won't be able to till tomorrow, any other ideas will be much appreciated.
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The issue is Root66, and I believe the alternative recovery ROM, doesnt wipe the internal SD so whatever is causing your issue may still be there in some form or fashion. If that doesn't work then you could try the VRALJB or VRALL4 restore Roms and see if they work, if the guy was a flasher then he may have unlocked it before the VRAMC3 update screwed everything up.
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shangrila500 said:
The issue is Root66, and I believe the alternative recovery ROM, doesnt wipe the internal SD so whatever is causing your issue may still be there in some form or fashion. If that doesn't work then you could try the VRALJB or VRALL4 restore Roms and see if they work, if the guy was a flasher then he may have unlocked it before the VRAMC3 update screwed everything up.
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What do you mean by, "the issue is root66?" Are you saying I shouldn't use it to flash? Those other 2 Roms when I have tried normally to flash it only runs for about 30 seconds then Odin says fail (vral4 & vraljb). The vramc3 and root66 actually runs the entire cycle and Odin says pass but phone stays stuck on flashing Samsung note 2 logo.
heggood said:
What do you mean by, "the issue is root66?" Are you saying I shouldn't use it to flash? Those other 2 Roms when I have tried normally to flash it only runs for about 30 seconds then Odin says fail (vral4 & vraljb). The vramc3 and root66 actually runs the entire cycle and Odin says pass but phone stays stuck on flashing Samsung note 2 logo.
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I mean that the Root66 ROM doesn't completely wipe the phone like the VRALJB and VRALL4 Roms do because of the way it was made, like I said earlier though if you check the NAND Erase box in Odin before flashing it should get you back to normal.
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shangrila500 said:
The issue is Root66, and I believe the alternative recovery ROM, doesnt wipe the internal SD so whatever is causing your issue may still be there in some form or fashion. If that doesn't work then you could try the VRALJB or VRALL4 restore Roms and see if they work, if the guy was a flasher then he may have unlocked it before the VRAMC3 update screwed everything up.
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OK, so I have tried the ticking Hand Erase All in Odin 3 times now with root66, did not work either. But now there is a difference, not sure if its good or bad. When I try to power on the phone it goes to the android downloading logo without the Odin mode script in the top left hand corner, instead of bootlooping the note 2 logo.
shangrila500,
I'm up and running now. I tried the vraljb rom after the 4th attempt of root66 failing and vraljb worked. I guess doing the erase in Odin made that work, thanks very much. the phone is now on 4.1.1, should I do a manual update or no?
heggood said:
shangrila500,
I'm up and running now. I tried the vraljb rom after the 4th attempt of root66 failing and vraljb worked. I guess doing the erase in Odin made that work, thanks very much. the phone is now on 4.1.1, should I do a manual update or no?
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Its up to you what you want to do, if you would like to update to VRAMC3 and keep the phone locked then you can go ahead and take the OTA. If you wanna unlock I would go ahead and unlock on VRALJB instead of updating, then flash the ROM of your choosing.
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if your stuck in a boot loop like i was, try the verizon wireless software upgrade assistant and use the repair assistant... worked for me!!
haskatice said:
if your stuck in a boot loop like i was, try the verizon wireless software upgrade assistant and use the repair assistant... worked for me!!
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Do you mind uploading a copy of this program. I cant seem to find it anywhere and I desperately need it!
I can't find that verizon program anywhere either. I've tried most everything suggested. I even tried plugging in my wife's SCH-i605 and it didn't load the verizon program.
try the verizon wireless software upgrade assistant and use the repair assistant
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Me three. Where's that software upgrade assistant at?
ok i got the same problem i took the ota 4.3 and im stuck in boot loop on samsung note 2 screen it just keeps flashing..
I have tried pulling the battery out i cant get into recovery it doesnt get that far... any ideas?
hayabusa3303 said:
ok i got the same problem i took the ota 4.3 and im stuck in boot loop on samsung note 2 screen it just keeps flashing..
I have tried pulling the battery out i cant get into recovery it doesnt get that far... any ideas?
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I've been at this constantly since my earlier posts. I can't reliably say what's causing it but the only fix that I have is to restore a Nandroid backup of Clean ROM that I have then try again. Sometimes it reboots, sometimes it's bootloop. Weird.
I have same original issue. My i605 is stuck on Samsung boot screen and I cannot access recovery mode. Download works. I've tried root66 with PIT and NAND Erase via Odin 3.09 several times. Odin says PASS but phone never gets past boot screen. I rooted phone about 18 months ago and don't recall steps. I was running CM11 for past 6 months. Any ideas?
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heggood said:
I have a sch-i605 verizon note 2. It is stuck in a boot loop. I can not access recovery, only download mode. I have flashed with odin over 20 times and am still stuck. I have tried all stock files, pit, all versions of odin, 3 different oem cables, 3 different pcs (1 win7 premium, 2 winXP), all 10 different USB ports. I have rebooted the pc's several times. I can get the stock samsung file from their site and the root66 stock rooted file to pass in odin but the phone is still in a bootloop. Please help if you can with any ideas, thanks!
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just simply flash under the "PDA" tab.. i can include the link to it if u want
ive got the same kind of issue
heggood said:
I have a sch-i605 verizon note 2. It is stuck in a boot loop. I can not access recovery, only download mode. I have flashed with odin over 20 times and am still stuck. I have tried all stock files, pit, all versions of odin, 3 different oem cables, 3 different pcs (1 win7 premium, 2 winXP), all 10 different USB ports. I have rebooted the pc's several times. I can get the stock samsung file from their site and the root66 stock rooted file to pass in odin but the phone is still in a bootloop. Please help if you can with any ideas, thanks!
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i get the go to verizon, go directly to verizon, do not pass go and bring 200 bucks for a new chump phone message after installing the new twrp app from the freekin play store. my device is supported as per their list of supported devices and i was trying to install 2.84 like they advised before going to 3.0. i cant even get it to turn off without cracking the case and removing the battery. plz advise... i love that phone so much, ghetto ass cracked screen and all. its rooted and running alliance rom 26 or 30 at the time of this most unfortunate event. send donations in lieu of flowers PLZ HELP

[Q] Unable to Flash to stock Galaxy S4 SCH-I545

Hey guys,
I thought I would come here because I have tried all other options besides going to Bestbuy. My Samsung Galaxy S4 model SCH-I545 is currently without an operating system for it seems in the Odin process to flash it back to stock it failed and now I am in quite the bind. I cannot access the stock recovery mode or boot normally. Whenever I boot my phone I get the message "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again". I'm kinda stuck at this point help would be much appreciated
I can still access Odin mode and the computer still recognizes my phone so that is a plus
Thanks,
Adog115
ADog115 said:
Hey guys,
I thought I would come here because I have tried all other options besides going to Bestbuy. My Samsung Galaxy S4 model SCH-I545 is currently without an operating system for it seems in the Odin process to flash it back to stock it failed and now I am in quite the bind. I cannot access the stock recovery mode or boot normally. Whenever I boot my phone I get the message "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again". I'm kinda stuck at this point help would be much appreciated
I can still access Odin mode and the computer still recognizes my phone so that is a plus
Thanks,
Adog115
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Need more info. What version are you on? MDK? ME7?
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heath2805 said:
Need more info. What version are you on? MDK? ME7?
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I actually followed a different thread and got the correct version ME7 and had a successful flash. All is well right now thanks anyways
What was the correct version of ME7 and where did you get it?
cal0987 said:
What was the correct version of ME7 and where did you get it?
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Theres a copy of the stock me7 imaged posted here on xda, in the development section.
Hit thanks if I helped you out. Doing a little bit of reading goes a long way. Sent via tapatalk.
ADog115 said:
Hey guys,
I thought I would come here because I have tried all other options besides going to Bestbuy. My Samsung Galaxy S4 model SCH-I545 is currently without an operating system for it seems in the Odin process to flash it back to stock it failed and now I am in quite the bind. I cannot access the stock recovery mode or boot normally. Whenever I boot my phone I get the message "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again". I'm kinda stuck at this point help would be much appreciated
I can still access Odin mode and the computer still recognizes my phone so that is a plus
Thanks,
Adog115
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Dog,
What did you do to fix it, specifically?
All, I am having an issue very similar to this, I'm on MJ7 and have the developers unlocked phone. Even thought the bootloader is unlocked the root functionality is not enabled. In trying to achieve root through flashing a file (it failed because of signiture validation error it went into a boot mode where it sounds like it is booting normally but there is no visual indicators and the LED light is a pulsing blue color (don't know what that means). Does anyone know where i can find an original factory firmware file and instructions to flash it successfully? I noticed there are several people in these forums who say they have had luck with a couple of the restore methods yet none have succeeded for me. If this is a developers edition why is the bootloader unlocked but not rooted? Thanks for any help you might be.
ADog115 said:
Hey guys,
I thought I would come here because I have tried all other options besides going to Bestbuy. My Samsung Galaxy S4 model SCH-I545 is currently without an operating system for it seems in the Odin process to flash it back to stock it failed and now I am in quite the bind. I cannot access the stock recovery mode or boot normally. Whenever I boot my phone I get the message "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again". I'm kinda stuck at this point help would be much appreciated
I can still access Odin mode and the computer still recognizes my phone so that is a plus
Thanks,
Adog115
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I used the one from Kies
still not working
****s ****ed.
I have a gs4 was on me7 running hyperdrive 9.1. Hyperdrive had been bugging me to update for months, so I finally did. I had installed 9.1 on my stock rom slot so I wiped and tried to update to rls 15 of hyperdrive. I got a black screen with a pulsing blue led. so I wiped and tried to go to rls 14 same thing. I wiped and created a new rom slot installed rls 15 and got stuck in boot loop. Rls 14 did the same thing here. Then I tried to restore my stock rooted back up and just call it a day, but it didn't work everytime I tried it said failed. So then I went to Odin and tried to flash the stock firmware, being very cautious to pick the verizon one every time. I would say I have downloaded three separate firmware files with no luck even tried a one click stock restore with no luck. Please if you have any thoughts. I just need my phone to work.
Dazac said:
****s ****ed.
I have a gs4 was on me7 running hyperdrive 9.1. Hyperdrive had been bugging me to update for months, so I finally did. I had installed 9.1 on my stock rom slot so I wiped and tried to update to rls 15 of hyperdrive. I got a black screen with a pulsing blue led. so I wiped and tried to go to rls 14 same thing. I wiped and created a new rom slot installed rls 15 and got stuck in boot loop. Rls 14 did the same thing here. Then I tried to restore my stock rooted back up and just call it a day, but it didn't work everytime I tried it said failed. So then I went to Odin and tried to flash the stock firmware, being very cautious to pick the verizon one every time. I would say I have downloaded three separate firmware files with no luck even tried a one click stock restore with no luck. Please if you have any thoughts. I just need my phone to work.
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Follow this but flash hyperdrive 15 instead of 11
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2579278
joshuabg said:
Follow this but flash hyperdrive 15 instead of 11
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2579278
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Thanks for the reply but I have already solved the problem.
It wasn't that I couldn't follow directions. My **** was soft bricked.
After hours (26 to be exact) of scouring the forums, I finally found a combo that worked.
For any one else having this problem I posted steps to fix it here

[Q] Need Help!! 4.3 Update-No Boot other than Odin

Needing some help here guys, I've got a Verizon SCH-i605.
Phone was originally rooted and unlocked with casual when first released. Phone had always been on stock rom with root and custom recovery. Prior to the 4.1.2 OTA Update from Verizon I flashed factory Recovery followed by using Root Keeper to keep root and successfully updated to 4.1.2. Since that time phone had been kept on Stock Rom with root and factory recovery and life was good until today. The phone received the 4.3 update and it was decided to allow the update. During install the phone rebooted but got stuck on the black screen with the words "SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE II" that is first displayed when booting up. The phone will not boot past that point and just sticks to that screen. I attempted to book into factory recovery with no luck, but I've been able to boot into Odin.
Steps I have take:
I downloaded the 4.3 system files"VRUEMJ9" from imnuts http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2040264
I used Odin3 v3.07 and placed the file in PDA and Odin states it was successful but the phone reboots and gets stuck back on the same "SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE II" Screen as mentioned before. At this point i'm at a loss. I flashed the sch-i605-16gb.pit file which was successful flash but no boot. I also tried flashing the system file back to 4.1.2 which failed so I reflashed the VRUEMJ9 File and now back to the same stuck boot screen. Does anyone have any suggestions at this point cause i'm stuck. Thanks in advance.
twofourturbo said:
Needing some help here guys, I've got a Verizon SCH-i605.
Phone was originally rooted and unlocked with casual when first released. Phone had always been on stock rom with root and custom recovery. Prior to the 4.1.2 OTA Update from Verizon I flashed factory Recovery followed by using Root Keeper to keep root and successfully updated to 4.1.2. Since that time phone had been kept on Stock Rom with root and factory recovery and life was good until today. The phone received the 4.3 update and it was decided to allow the update. During install the phone rebooted but got stuck on the black screen with the words "SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE II" that is first displayed when booting up. The phone will not boot past that point and just sticks to that screen. I attempted to book into factory recovery with no luck, but I've been able to boot into Odin.
Steps I have take:
I downloaded the 4.3 system files"VRUEMJ9" from imnuts http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2040264
I used Odin3 v3.07 and placed the file in PDA and Odin states it was successful but the phone reboots and gets stuck back on the same "SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE II" Screen as mentioned before. At this point i'm at a loss. I flashed the sch-i605-16gb.pit file which was successful flash but no boot. I also tried flashing the system file back to 4.1.2 which failed so I reflashed the VRUEMJ9 File and now back to the same stuck boot screen. Does anyone have any suggestions at this point cause i'm stuck. Thanks in advance.
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Try a factory reset in stock recovery if you can get to it.
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akellar said:
Try a factory reset in stock recovery if you can get to it.
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It doesn't even respond to the Vol up + Home + Power button other than going straight to the same "Samsung galaxy Note II" Screen as mentioned before.
I recovered from that
twofourturbo said:
Needing some help here guys, I've got a Verizon SCH-i605.
Phone was originally rooted and unlocked with casual when first released. Phone had always been on stock rom with root and custom recovery. Prior to the 4.1.2 OTA Update from Verizon I flashed factory Recovery followed by using Root Keeper to keep root and successfully updated to 4.1.2. Since that time phone had been kept on Stock Rom with root and factory recovery and life was good until today. The phone received the 4.3 update and it was decided to allow the update. During install the phone rebooted but got stuck on the black screen with the words "SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE II" that is first displayed when booting up. The phone will not boot past that point and just sticks to that screen. I attempted to book into factory recovery with no luck, but I've been able to boot into Odin.
Steps I have take:
I downloaded the 4.3 system files"VRUEMJ9" from imnuts http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2040264
I used Odin3 v3.07 and placed the file in PDA and Odin states it was successful but the phone reboots and gets stuck back on the same "SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE II" Screen as mentioned before. At this point i'm at a loss. I flashed the sch-i605-16gb.pit file which was successful flash but no boot. I also tried flashing the system file back to 4.1.2 which failed so I reflashed the VRUEMJ9 File and now back to the same stuck boot screen. Does anyone have any suggestions at this point cause i'm stuck. Thanks in advance.
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Did you put your phone in download mode before re-applying VRUEMJ9 with ODIN?
Yes. I got the phone into Odin each time I flashed it.
I had the same issue and this is how I got it working.
I start up the phone in download mode, connected to my pc, opened the verizon upgrade assistant and do a repair flash. That worked. I rooted using Kingo. However the bootloader is locked and you won't be able to use any custom recovery.
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rdeluis said:
I had the same issue and this is how I got it working.
I start up the phone in download mode, connected to my pc, opened the verizon upgrade assistant and do a repair flash. That worked. I rooted using Kingo. However the bootloader is locked and you won't be able to use any custom recovery.
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Amazing.. Thanks for your help. Had a little struggle finding the upgrade assistant so I had to pull it from my note 3 and install it with my note 3 before hooking up the note 2. But once it was installed on my computer it picked up the Note 2 in Odin Mode and worked perfectly.. Thanks again for your help..:good:
This was the solution I was searching for. the 4.3 update bricked my wife's note II. this fixed it. thanks.
mustc said:
This was the solution I was searching for. the 4.3 update bricked my wife's note II. this fixed it. thanks.
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I bricked my note II, and CNNOT:crying: find the the software "VZW upgrade assistant" !!!!! Could you upload the installer or email me? Thank you so much!:crying::crying:
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twofourturbo said:
Amazing.. Thanks for your help. Had a little struggle finding the upgrade assistant so I had to pull it from my note 3 and install it with my note 3 before hooking up the note 2. But once it was installed on my computer it picked up the Note 2 in Odin Mode and worked perfectly.. Thanks again for your help..:good:
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I bricked my note II, and CNNOT find the the software "VZW upgrade assistant" !!!!! Could you upload the installer or email me? Win7 x64
Thank you so much!
Will this work for non-verizon devices ? How we fix this problem ? (device is note 2 )

Need Odin help...

A few months ago i got my note 3 and put my note 2 on the shelf. One of my friends needs it so i was trying to Odin it back to stock using a VRUEMJ9 file i got in the imnuts thread. Well i flashed it with Odin once and it went into a very very fast bootloop, so i figued id try to do it over. Now when I plug the phone in and try and push the file i get an error that says "md5 error! Binary invalid". This happens with any file i download and try to use for the note 2.
What did I do wrong and waht can i do to fix it? IVe never had this problem before.
Btw im using Odin v3.09
:edit: If i remember right the phone was on Jelly Beans build 22 before i quit using it and everything worked just fine my friend just wanted a stock unrooted phone so he could do it all himself and learn.
SS4Luck said:
A few months ago i got my note 3 and put my note 2 on the shelf. One of my friends needs it so i was trying to Odin it back to stock using a VRUEMJ9 file i got in the imnuts thread. Well i flashed it with Odin once and it went into a very very fast bootloop, so i figued id try to do it over. Now when I plug the phone in and try and push the file i get an error that says "md5 error! Binary invalid". This happens with any file i download and try to use for the note 2.
What did I do wrong and waht can i do to fix it? IVe never had this problem before.
Btw im using Odin v3.09
:edit: If i remember right the phone was on Jelly Beans build 22 before i quit using it and everything worked just fine my friend just wanted a stock unrooted phone so he could do it all himself and learn.
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Are you saying he wants to unlock and root it himself? If so don't put mj9 build on the phone. It has a locked bootloader with no current way of unlocking. Can't install custom roms with a locked bootloader. It may be already to late though since you tried to flash it. Best way to tell is go into ODIN mode and see if there is a counter for knox warranty.
As far as the problem you have run into, I don't have the answer for you.
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