[Q] Verizon Note 2 - Restore to Stock - Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II

Hello guys. I helped my dad a while back to root and flash a custom rom to his Note 2. He's recently been having some trouble with it and wants to restore it to stock. He was running Beans rom I believe the dev goes by Beanstown106 or something like that. Was an older version I think build 21 or 22. Used CASUAL to root. So I have a few questions. Does it matter what version of ODIN I use or should I just get the latest? Do I need to get the app to reset the counter? He might end up sending it in for warranty. All I should need is the PIT and PDA file to flash to stock with ODIN correct?
I found this video guide and seems to be relatively simple. But I just want to make sure I don't screw it up by using wrong ODIN version or anything like that. Safe to just use the links provided in the video for PIT/PDA files? Here's the video link if anyone wants to check it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qtbEevn1VA or if you have a better video guide that I should use instead or have links to share for the files I need I would appreciate it

jcr4990 said:
Hello guys. I helped my dad a while back to root and flash a custom rom to his Note 2. He's recently been having some trouble with it and wants to restore it to stock. He was running Beans rom I believe the dev goes by Beanstown106 or something like that. Was an older version I think build 21 or 22. Used CASUAL to root. So I have a few questions. Does it matter what version of ODIN I use or should I just get the latest? Do I need to get the app to reset the counter? He might end up sending it in for warranty. All I should need is the PIT and PDA file to flash to stock with ODIN correct?
I found this video guide and seems to be relatively simple. But I just want to make sure I don't screw it up by using wrong ODIN version or anything like that. Safe to just use the links provided in the video for PIT/PDA files? Here's the video link if anyone wants to check it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qtbEevn1VA or if you have a better video guide that I should use instead or have links to share for the files I need I would appreciate it
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"Do I need to get the app to reset the counter?" If you're going to return it for warranty... it would be good idea to reset the binary counter. The Triangle Away app from Chainfire is available in the Play store for this. **You'll need to run Triangle away before you restore to stock as you need to have the bootloader unlocked when you run it... or you could hard brick the phone.**
"Does it matter what version of ODIN I use or should I just get the latest?" Either of the Odin versions 3.07, 3.09, or 3.10 should work fine to restore the phone.
"All I should need is the PIT and PDA file to flash to stock with ODIN correct?" Correct. The firmware goes into PDA slot in Odin v. 3.07. In Odin 3.09 and 3.10, AP has replaced the PDA slot... so the firmware would go in AP in newer Odin versions. Pit file goes into Pit slot in either Odin version.
I think that video is a good reference to help restore the phone. I used it myself when first learning to return this phone to stock. I don't know if I would use the download links or not in the YouTube video, as I tend to stick with Xda provided links.
You've probably found Droidstyle's Restore guide already, but if not, check it out here: ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34891181 ). Section 1b has step by step instructions to restore the phone. He has a link for Odin 3.07 on his guide which should work fine. He also has the pit file for download.
Since you are on 4.1.2 bootloader... I would probably restore back to that firmware version. After you restore to stock, you can take the OTA'S to get up to 4.4.2 if you're wanting to return it for warranty (just remember that you can't downgrade back to 4.3 or 4.1.2 if you upgrade to 4.4.2). The one thing I would do after returning the phone to Stock would be to boot into recovery, then wipe cache & do a factory reset... as Odin doesn't seem to fully wipe everything.
Droidstyle's link for 4.1.2 looks to be down.... but recognized XDA Developer imnuts has the 4.1.2 VRAMC3 Odin file on his Android File Host site here: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23159073880932932
Good luck.

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Frustrated...really could use some help unlocking

Below is the situation i'm in. Please dont reply with a generic "flash xyz in Odin" post as ive tried if you read.
I got a used Note 2. It has a clean ESN. Works fine. I wanted too root/unlock it to load a custom recovery and then a custom ROM.
It has VRALI3 as both baseband and Build.
I tried to use multiple version of Casual with no luck. I then tried to use different odin files with no luck..i keep getting an error and fails during the nand flash portion. At one point I soft bricked it (only boot logo..no recovery...no boot).
Only way i restored it was via sch-i605-16gb.pit in the pit area, I605VRLI3- verizon.tar for PDA and uncheck re-partition.
So back to where I was.
I tried to then use the pit file with CI605_I605VRLJB_I605VRALJB_CL414933_HWID04_HW_Rev0406_low_ship_user.tar
No luck..fails with nand flash write error.
Tried instructions at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34891181
No luck.
Then I tried to load root66_VZW_stock_system.tar and it worked. It only has a system.img file in it.
With this..I have a baseband of VRALI3 but with a build of VRALJB with ROOT.
So I was supper happy and then tried to repeat everything above with no luck still..nand flash error.
I tried goo manager since i had root and loaded custom recovery..got the yellow triangle.
Back to pit + vrali3..then pit + root66 back to root.
And thats where i sit.
I think VRALI3 was a prelease build???? But i dont know what i need to do to get out of it and unlock the bootloader. I have no idea what version bootloader was/is loaded already....
What can I do??
Thank you for reading...and any help would be appretiated.
guardianali said:
Below is the situation i'm in. Please dont reply with a generic "flash xyz in Odin" post as ive tried if you read.
I got a used Note 2. It has a clean ESN. Works fine. I wanted too root/unlock it to load a custom recovery and then a custom ROM.
It has VRALI3 as both baseband and Build.
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Vrali3 is the pre release which has a different bootloader than the other 3 versions. As far as I know, you are up a creak without a paddle. There is no way to unlock bootloader and root, or change to a different version when you are on that. Probably why the person was selling it. I'm guessing the person was selling it for cheaper than other ones and that's why you bought it. That pre release is known to be attached to that damn toolkit that people think is awesome. Sell it and buy a different one.
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[Q] Unrooting via mobile odin

My note 2 is having connection problems so I would like to unroot and claim my warranty. I have mostly figured it out but could use some help to make sure I am doing it right before I brick it. My plan is to flash a rooted stock rom (if somebody could link me the correct rom that would be helpful, I am not sure if I can use just any stock rom like here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2578458 or if I need the original stock rom 4.1 or whatever), then use triangle away to reset the counter. After that I will go into mobile odin (as I cannot keep a constant connection for unrooting through the computer) to open the .tar.md5 file that will return it to unrooted. The tar file i have is the Official VRAMC3 4.1.2 from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2024207. After that I think I just have to boot into stock recovery to factory data reset/wipe and it should look like it was never rooted. I am not very knowledgable on all this however so I would really appreciate thoughts or concerns about this process from more experienced people, or if this is just going to completely ruin my phone and is totally wrong. I could not find anybody that has done this exact process with a verizon note 2.
Thanks
Edit: If there is an easier way somebody knows of that does not use a computer connection at all that would be cool too.

Verizon Galaxy Note 2

So i have never had so many problems with a phone, but this would be the first one a customer tried doing on their own.
So he downloaded the latest file from sammobile for his SCH-i605. he used odin to flash and was stuck in boot loop. I have tried many different methods to try and get his phone working. I have tried all of the alternate method files to no avail. the current file i have flashed is the VRAMC3 restore out of all the files i have tried this is 1 of very few that make it through the write. All the others fail on sboot. It currently sits on the unauthorized verizon blah blah blah. Its had no recovery since he brought it over and havent been able to get recovery back. All i have access to is download mode, some firmwares give me the kies screen talking about an error but cant get it seen in kies versions 2 and 3.
If you need any other info just ask, if i know the answer i will give it. He has no clue as to what OS he was on or even what the ROM that was on there.
BCityModz said:
So i have never had so many problems with a phone, but this would be the first one a customer tried doing on their own.
So he downloaded the latest file from sammobile for his SCH-i605. he used odin to flash and was stuck in boot loop. I have tried many different methods to try and get his phone working. I have tried all of the alternate method files to no avail. the current file i have flashed is the VRAMC3 restore out of all the files i have tried this is 1 of very few that make it through the write. All the others fail on sboot. It currently sits on the unauthorized verizon blah blah blah. Its had no recovery since he brought it over and havent been able to get recovery back. All i have access to is download mode, some firmwares give me the kies screen talking about an error but cant get it seen in kies versions 2 and 3.
If you need any other info just ask, if i know the answer i will give it. He has no clue as to what OS he was on or even what the ROM that was on there.
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If the person tried to ODIN flash the latest firmware version for the SCH-I605, then it would have been VRUFND7 4.4.2 Kit Kat. (Unfortunately... once you install 4.3 or 4.4.2 on our Note 2's, both of those firmwares lock the bootloader with no current do it yourself method to unlock it. You can't successfully flash a prior Android version onto the phone after you upgrade past 4.1.2 either because of the locked bootloader).
Check out Droidstyle's Restore Guide here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34891181. You will probably need to flash the pit file with the firmware to get it to Odin flash successfully. You can grab the SCH-I605 16gb Pit file from the guide.
Even though Droidstyle's guide is a little old, it is still the same steps for restoring to 4.4.2, so if you follow the guide (section 1b), it should help you fix the phone.
He doesn't have a link for the 4.4.2 firmware, but you can grab it from Sammobile. It looks like the Sammobile site is currently down for maintenance, but the link is here: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/30950/I605VRUFND7_I605VZWFND7_VZW.zip/
If you're using an older ODIN, then I would probably try to use a newer Odin version like 3.0.9 or 3.10.0. Make sure you run it with Administrative privileges and disable antivirus programs.
Good luck!
mattnmag said:
If the person tried to ODIN flash the latest firmware version for the SCH-I605, then it would have been VRUFND7 4.4.2 Kit Kat. (Unfortunately... once you install 4.3 or 4.4.2 on our Note 2's, both of those firmwares lock the bootloader with no current do it yourself method to unlock it. You can't successfully flash a prior Android version onto the phone after you upgrade past 4.1.2 either because of the locked bootloader).
Check out Droidstyle's Restore Guide here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34891181. You will probably need to flash the pit file with the firmware to get it to Odin flash successfully. You can grab the SCH-I605 16gb Pit file from the guide.
Even though Droidstyle's guide is a little old, it is still the same steps for restoring to 4.4.2, so if you follow the guide (section 1b), it should help you fix the phone.
He doesn't have a link for the 4.4.2 firmware, but you can grab it from Sammobile. It looks like the Sammobile site is currently down for maintenance, but the link is here: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/download/30950/I605VRUFND7_I605VZWFND7_VZW.zip/
If you're using an older ODIN, then I would probably try to use a newer Odin version like 3.0.9 or 3.10.0. Make sure you run it with Administrative privileges and disable antivirus programs.
Good luck!
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Ive tried that one as well and almost all the files in that thread. When he flashed the 4.4.2 firmware the phone wouldnt boot all it did was flash the Note 2 screen. Ive used the pit file as well with no luck. Using the top file on the link fails almost instantly, VRAMC3 writes and passes but will not boot, shows the unauthorized firmware screen.
I'm wondering if he flashed a firmware onto the phone that was from a different carrier like ATT or something. If so, he may have messed up the phone so bad that it might need jtag to repair it.
You've probably already tried all the normal Odin tips like using a different usb cable, different ports on the computer (usb 2.0 port is recommended), etc... so I won't go over all those.
I've never tried it and don't know if I'd recommend it, but I recall reading some threads a while back where someone discussed trying the Nand Erase function in Odin.... (again.... I'm not saying to do that... but you may want to research it to see if it might be an option if nothing else works).
I've also read where people say that they've used Cygwin to create custom tar files... then they ODIN installed each of the separate partition files (e.g. recovery, boot, modem, system, etc...), onto their Samsung device.
I'm not knowledgeable enough to offer guidance with Cygwin and I'm not sure if either of these ideas would work, but I just thought I'd throw them out there for the sake of brainstorming for ideas. Maybe someone will respond to your request who has more knowledge and ideas.
I wish you luck with getting it fixed.

Samsung Galaxy S5 soft bricked and not able to use Unified toolkit

Hi all,
I am a newbie and don't know much. So please bear with me.
I was trying to root my Galaxy S5(SM-G900H) by using the tutorial given on http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2696537 but the process did not go as planned as keep struck on recovery.img on odin3.10 so I googled and found that changing USB port will help so I take out the battery changed the port and try again but this time I soft-bricked the phone as odin struck on cache.img and now when i try to start my phone I get Firmware upgrade encountered. So now I again googled and found about unified toolkit and install it on my windows 10 ,now when i choose option 6 (i.e. flash stock boot image to your device) it says waiting for usb debugging to be enabled ,now I remember I turn USB debugging on but it is still struck here. Now what should I do? My parents gave this phone just a week ago and I am in deep trouble.
P.S.-I am only able go into the download mode not recovery mode.
Boot into Download Mode and use Odin to install the original firmware. Might require a factory reset after if still bootlooping. Here is a link to 6.0.1 from Sri Lanka https://mega.nz/#!YMAFhR4a!pZmf7OEWgzDzET1FLGsAOQ5XyVlvE8y4pJfB8KDNbMI . Any region firmware should work for the F model. If you want your specific one then check sammobile.com. I just linked to the other because it is a much faster download.
Problem encountred while installing original firmware
I tried to use Odin to install original firmware , I started the process but Odin got struck on sboot.bin (Also I read somewhere that whole process does not take more than 10 minutes). So please help me.
Which firmware did you try?
You might be able to use Kies to recover your device as well.
es0tericcha0s said:
Which firmware did you try?
You might be able to use Kies to recover your device as well.
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I downloaded it from http://www.teamandroiders.com/samsung-galaxy-s5-sm-g900h-stock-rom-firmware/ with PDA: I9500XXUBOL2. I want to know one more thing as I am in India so should I use INU or INS?
ratcoder said:
I downloaded it from http://www.teamandroiders.com/samsung-galaxy-s5-sm-g900h-stock-rom-firmware/ with PDA: I9500XXUBOL2. I want to know one more thing as I am in India so should I use INU or INS?
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Oh geez...no wonder it isn't working. i9500 = S4. Really gotta be careful with that kind of thing.
INU is for unlocked from the factory
INS is for phones from a carrier
Either one should work. As mentioned, with the G900h, any firmware should work that is for that model, no matter the region. Use the one I posted and change the language or grab the one for India from sammobile.com though it'll take an hour or 2.
Edit: I see that it was just mislabeled as i9500, but the download says g900h after all.
Were you on 5.1.1 or 5.0 before you started this process?
es0tericcha0s said:
Oh geez...no wonder it isn't working. i9500 = S4. Really gotta be careful with that kind of thing.
INU is for unlocked from the factory
INS is for phones from a carrier
Either one should work. As mentioned, with the G900h, any firmware should work that is for that model, no matter the region. Use the one I posted and change the language or grab the one for India from sammobile.com though it'll take an hour or 2.
Edit: I see that it was just mislabeled as i9500, but the download says g900h after all.
Were you on 5.1.1 or 5.0 before you started this process?
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Well I downloaded another one from http://firmwarefile.com/samsung-sm-g900h the second one, before it all started I was on 5.0 and the link you give does not work anymore. Anyway I tried with the firmware with upper link. And Odin is struck with sboot.bin for more than an hour. And have no idea what's going on? So what should I do?
Also someone suggested to use Pit. Should I use it?
No, don't use the pit. Try the newer firmware for 6.0
es0tericcha0s said:
No, don't use the pit. Try the newer firmware for 6.0
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So I downloaded the 3rd link from http://firmwarefile.com/samsung-sm-g900h for newer version and try Odin 11.2 with it. I try two times to flash the firmware first time it struck on sboot.bin and second time it just showed fails(I used Odin with administrative rights this time) .Please see the attached images. Please tell me what should I do now. I want to repair it ASAP.
Not sure. This is pretty standard stuff. Have used Odin 1000 times and haven't had that much trouble with it. Sorry.
es0tericcha0s said:
Not sure. This is pretty standard stuff. Have used Odin 1000 times and haven't had that much trouble with it. Sorry.
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I think I should mention that the firmware I used was INS not INU and if you have a genuine link for version 6 for INU with fast download speed, please share it (different than sammobile because it has only fast speed only for premium users). Should I use PIT or try something else than Odin. Anything that might help please tell me. I have got this phone just a week ago and my parents are not gonna give me a new one so please help me.
I keep encountering sboot.bin error ,maybe there is a way to resolve it?
I'd just try to load TWRP and a custom rom at this point.
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I'd just try to load TWRP and a custom rom at this point.
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Actually I have no idea what TWRP is so any link or anything that can help without ruining the situtation.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/development/rom-t3224562
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5/development/rom-t3224562
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I want to know one more thing on the above link there is a custom firmware and there is a custom ROM with bootloader and all. So should I flash custom firmware or use the instructions given on thread to flash custom ROM?
The custom rom does not include bootloader and modem. You will need to flash via Odin if you were not on the same firmware as the software is based off of. I would flash them anyway, to be safe. You can skip the root part as it is not need. Follow the instruction in post 2 for stock rom users minus the root part. Make sure to boot directly back into TWRP recovery before it attempts to boot. You can load rom on SD card and any additional add-ons you want. Plenty of youtube guides on how to use Odin to flash TWRP and such.
es0tericcha0s said:
The custom rom does not include bootloader and modem. You will need to flash via Odin if you were not on the same firmware as the software is based off of. I would flash them anyway, to be safe. You can skip the root part as it is not need. Follow the instruction in post 2 for stock rom users minus the root part. Make sure to boot directly back into TWRP recovery before it attempts to boot. You can load rom on SD card and any additional add-ons you want. Plenty of youtube guides on how to use Odin to flash TWRP and such.
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Finally seen some progress, thank you very much. I successfully flashed TWRP recovery, but I got a couple of questions. Firstly I should flash ROM from recovery mode and then go to download mode to flash boot-loader and Modem files right? Should I flash ROM from SD card? And if this custom ROM causes problem is there a way to get to stock ROM? And is this custom ROM rooted or I have to root it via CF-Auto root or try anything else?
Rom might work without bootloader and modem. Just depends on your previous firmware. I would try and flash it though as it was recommended. Rom flash from SD card or internal. Either way should work. You will be able to go back to stock if you can find a firmware that works. It is already rooted.
es0tericcha0s said:
Rom might work without bootloader and modem. Just depends on your previous firmware. I would try and flash it though as it was recommended. Rom flash from SD card or internal. Either way should work. You will be able to go back to stock if you can find a firmware that works. It is already rooted.
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Thank you very much.phone is working again with custom ROM.just one more thing if I upgrade from custom ROM what will happen?
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It should work to reflash the original firmware through Odin. Just get the one that matches your baseband version.

Odin ROM of PL1 update

This is the Odin ROM for the PL1 update. Requires the the use of Odin, computer, and USB cable to use. This is the stock ROM pulled from Samsung Kies3. I've flashed it inside Odin, and it upgraded my device without wiping contents, but I cannot promise the same result for everyone.
To (re)root, follow this:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-sprint/general/how-to-root-note-3-lollipop-t3089382/page2
The file:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2iEgzRTFjrQdlhNSlg5bkE4WVE/view?usp=drivesdk
So what does the PL1 update get you? Does it improve the radio modem operations? Is it just so it will work with Nougat?
It's a security update, that's all. Note 3 is done with OS upgrades. 5.0 will be the last official
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Tapatalk
Hya there..
I have been following all your posts about flashing the PL1 update through either Odin or TWRP. I am familiar with both, but wanted to ask for insight on my particular setup.
Model SM 900P (Sprint)
Im still on 4.4.2 Kitkat Killer and has been doing well but looking to upgrade if I can find a good ROM.
I am still on baseband version NC5
Kernel 3.4.0 BeastMode
I figure I would be smart to flash the Baseband and Modem to the PL1 but would of course like to keep root and keep my TWRP recovery.
Ultimately I would like to flash the DarkLord ROM or even Resurrection Remix ROM for the Note 3 on CDMA (Sprint)
This is my daily driver, and cannot afford to frag my phone so I want to be sure I make the best choices.
If I follow your posts I would do best to downlowad your TWRP Stock Pre Root zip file, and simply "recover' the file as if I was doing any normal TWRP recovery. This would then put me back to Stock Lollipop and upgrade my Modem and Baseband and get me the latest security updates (well fairly recent anyways).
In lieu of that, I can ODIN the PL1 file offered by you and this would in effect 'factory reset' my phone as if I just bought it from Sprint (well you know what I mean) and would re install all my apps etc (through Titanium Backup etc).
From there I can try Resurrection or DarkLord Mod's and load them like any ROM install?
Thanks for double checking my train of thought...
Dave
Thanks! This helped me out.
@Unidave199 -
Use ODIN to push Greaper88's PL1 file to your phone. (now you are updated.) (I just used it, it works.)
Use ODIN to push a recovery to your phone like TWRP
Find yourself a ROM you like (Darklord's is good.)
Flash ROM via TWRP (Read the ROM's OP's entire instructions for flashing.)
Final step....Enjoy!
2manyhobbies said:
Thanks! This helped me out.
@Unidave199 -
Use ODIN to push Greaper88's PL1 file to your phone. (now you are updated.) (I just used it, it works.)
Use ODIN to push a recovery to your phone like TWRP
Find yourself a ROM you like (Darklord's is good.)
Flash ROM via TWRP (Read the ROM's OP's entire instructions for flashing.)
Final step....Enjoy!
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I hope this is the right thread for this...
Pardon my ignorance here, it's been a few years since I frequented this forum, or even XDA...
Is this what I want to use to get back to total stock, unrooted for resale?
(I've been rocking the Note 3 since it came out, FINALLY upgraded to something newer, and want to sell this to a sprint user.)
Yes it is
Just use the "CSC" file and not the "HOME_CSC." This should completely reset the device and clear user data.

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