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[Rom][Verizon][2.3.4] Official Verizon 2.3.4 Gingerbread Leak

Do it yourself.
Enjoy. See Ya.

Any chance could we get file size? Just downloaded it but want to double check file size and MD5

Fate0n3 said:
Any chance could we get file size? Just downloaded it but want to double check file size and MD5
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215.1mb
funny story, no idea on how to do an MD5. *hides in corner*
Its been up for awhile now, its probably good to go.

Thanks. I've been borrowing a Tab from a friend, and wanted to give it back with GB. I'd use your ROM instead, but he is getting it back tomorrow, so he'll take this one
To install, just follow the Heimdall instructions for your version? Want to make sure before i brick it

gunslingerfyre said:
Thanks. I've been borrowing a Tab from a friend, and wanted to give it back with GB. I'd use your ROM instead, but he is getting it back tomorrow, so he'll take this one
To install, just follow the Heimdall instructions for your version? Want to make sure before i brick it
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Yeah follow directions.
Its always good to do a full wipe in recovery prior to expecting it to actually work.....better safe than sorry.....

oldmacnut said:
215.1mb
funny story, no idea on how to do an MD5. *hides in corner*
Its been up for awhile now, its probably good to go.
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for any file you in linux you can get a md5 by:
Code:
md5sum filename.zip
also just so ya know when making an odin compatible tar you would do it this way:
Code:
md5sum -t filename.tar >> filename.tar
mv filename.tar filename.tar.md5

Thanks for this

İs this a gsm rom?
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cdma
ggursel said:
İs this a gsm rom?
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Sent from my SHW-M180L using XDA App

Link is down :-(

[#10869] You do not have access to this section of the site.

Oditius said:
[#10869] You do not have access to this section of the site.
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That's because you need to register and be a member.

Thanks, I just want to restore my tab. Camera doesn't work thanks to the Verizon Tab bootstrapper. Personally I rather have my tab restored to original condition.

So why not just register and download and flash? I just tried the link and it's working fine.

I did, and downloading... Thanks a million...

I have registered and Im getting the same error.

I had to close the browser, and then open it. Did you get the email? It will let you logon first, but not go there till you click on the link in the email to verify your address..

Verizon Bootstrapper doesn't work with this as of yet. :-(
I hope I can get a recovery on it....

ripjaw27 said:
Verizon Bootstrapper doesn't work with this as of yet. :-(
I hope I can get a recovery on it....
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I've been pretty silent in regards to people asking if boush's voodoo kernel will work, or if the bootstrapped will work, until now.
I'm not trying to come off as a **** right now, but come on.
This is gingerbread, the bootstrapper is for froyo, kernels are different.
I have a kernel+recovery, if you need 3g, stick with stock kernel for now, if you use the tab for wifi only, then my kernel + recovery is perfect for you.
If I may, I suggest people read threads, read instructions, follow instructions, and fully understand what they are doing before they flash a device, as it always comes back onto the devs as our fault. If people do not read the title, read every word of a post, then it is not our fault if the end user is impatient and flashes the wrong thing.
I am 1 person working on 4 builds for the sprint and Verizon tablet, 2 builds per tab, plus working on the kernel and recovery. If you can not read all my updates in the active Verizon better than life gingerbread thread, then you end up wasting your time, and mine as I have to reply to the pm, email, or thread asking for help bailing out of a brick, and in that I lose dev time.
Boush doesn't come to xda anymore, his threads should be closed and considered abandonedware, it only creates confusion when it comes to the new people.
Sorry if I came off harsh, but its true. Dan and I are currently the only cdma devs now, time for people to fully read our detailed instructions.
Jim
Sent from my SCH-I800 using XDA App

Well said. Thanks for your work.

Which is the correct Stock ROM for att GS3?

Hi guys,
I was trying to download the att GS3 stock ROM from official Samsung's website. However there are too many choices there whihc has left me a little confused. Anyone know which is the option I should chose? I've attached a screenshot of the page.
Thanks.

pwned101 said:
Hi guys,
I was trying to download the att GS3 stock ROM from official Samsung's website. However there are too many choices there whihc has left me a little confused. Anyone know which is the option I should chose? I've attached a screenshot of the page.
Thanks.
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Just use this thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1737848
The LG1 rom is the latest for AT&T G3. The second one in the thread is stock from initial release I believe. Download and flash. Since it's stock, it won't bump your counter. Will lose root though.

reaganSMASH said:
Just use this thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1737848
The LG1 rom is the latest for AT&T G3. The second one in the thread is stock from initial release I believe. Download and flash. Since it's stock, it won't bump your counter. Will lose root though.
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Ya I saw that thread before posting here. But the links are from samsung-updates.com. I was thinking I'll download it from the official site thats all. I guess you dont have the answer then?

pwned101 said:
Ya I saw that thread before posting here. But the links are from samsung-updates.com. I was thinking I'll download it from the official site thats all. I guess you dont have the answer then?
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Uuuh, those roms are straight from Samsung Kies (their official roms). They are safe. I have used it to ditch root and go back to my stock kernel prior to flashing new custom roms. They are official roms from Samsung. If you want to get them from Samsung directly, install more bloatware on your pc (Kies). Have fun.

I really don't care about a few apps being there (even if I don't use it).. So are u saying that if I install either one of the three (in the green box in the picture) I should be fine? Do u happen to know why they have different numbers in them?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk 2

pwned101 said:
I really don't care about a few apps being there (even if I don't use it).. So are u saying that if I install either one of the three (in the green box in the picture) I should be fine? Do u happen to know why they have different numbers in them?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk 2
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Nope. I got my stock roms from the thread I sent you. Use the thread. Like I said, they are official roms straight from Samsung. It wouldn't be a main sticky on the development forum if it wasn't legit. Or you can just download Kies from the Samsung.com website and use that to flash newer stock roms to your phone. Or you can pull your hair out wondering which one to use until someone who knows their serial scheme to answer it better than I can.. The choice is yours. Chances are, anyone else would just link to that same thread I sent you already anyway. I've used them and they are just fine. I keep the latest stock on my ext_sd for backup just in case, which I downloaded from that thread. Works like a charm every time I have flashed it to go back to stock.
If you are already rooted and just trying to get back to stock to take your phone back for warranty, I also suggest you look into the app Triangle Away. Just do a forum search, it's in the development section. It resets your flash counter to zero. You will want to do that *before* you unroot. Assuming you've already rooted. Since I don't know your situation, I can only offer some suggestions. Hope this all helped.

Hehe.. Thanx for replying so elaborately. I have indeed tried the ROM posted on the thread earlier to go back to stock from CM10. They do wrk fine indeed. I just thought I'd get it from the official Site. That's all. I'm a little new to this but not a uber noob
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk 2

pwned101 said:
Hehe.. Thanx for replying so elaborately. I have indeed tried the ROM posted on the thread earlier to go back to stock from CM10. They do wrk fine indeed. I just thought I'd get it from the official Site. That's all. I'm a little new to this but not a uber noob
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk 2
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No worries, everyone here was new to Android and flashing at some point as well. I completely understand you wanting to make sure what you are about to flash to your $500 phone is clean and safe. I have used the roms linked from that thread from the samsung-updates.com website myself with no problems. Anyone else here on XDA will tell you the same thing, they are safe and straight from Samsung Kies.

Question .
I downloaded one of the original stock rom from the link , currently I'm rooted but if i wanted to go back to stock how would I do it?
Flash the file i just downloaded ? How with CWM? Odin? this part is what's confusing me.
Thanks if anyone can explain , I guess I mainly want to know how to go back to stock and how to unroot.

1st Download the Triangle away app and reset ur flash counter if it's not zero already.
2nd Put ur phone in download mode(volume down+home+power button) and use Odin to flash the Stock ROM from your computer.
3rd This should have removed all root from your phone. But do go into settings-> About device->Status->Device status(in ur phone) . If it still shows 'modified', goto recovery menu(volume up+home+power button) and do a factory wipe.
Ur good to go after that.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk 2

make sure you flash stock kernel or else you get boot loop....

whit3gh0szt said:
make sure you flash stock kernel or else you get boot loop....
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I thought when u flashed Stock ROM with Odin, it flashes the kernel and modem too? At least when u flash it with mobile Odin it happens by default.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk 2

pwned101 said:
Hi guys,
I was trying to download the att GS3 stock ROM from official Samsung's website. However there are too many choices there whihc has left me a little confused. Anyone know which is the option I should chose? I've attached a screenshot of the page.
Thanks.
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go to your phone settings "About device" the information you require should be here

pwned101 said:
I thought when u flashed Stock ROM with Odin, it flashes the kernel and modem too? At least when u flash it with mobile Odin it happens by default.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk 2
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Last time i used it, it does. System, modem, kernel, bootloaders, cache, everything.

icedragon24 said:
go to your phone settings "About device" the information you require should be here
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I did check the 'about device' to see if there is anything that'll help me narrow it down(before you even replied). Yes, it helped me narrow it down to the green box in the picture.
Before you type some random **** like this why dont you check it out on your phone and give a reply. Let me know if you find out anything useful.

At the risk of sounding like an ass, did you look under the battery?

pwned101 said:
I did check the 'about device' to see if there is anything that'll help me narrow it down(before you even replied). Yes, it helped me narrow it down to the green box in the picture.
Before you type some random **** like this why dont you check it out on your phone and give a reply. Let me know if you find out anything useful.
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watch what you say around here! we mods are all around here.

mrhaley30705 said:
At the risk of sounding like an ass, did you look under the battery?
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yes i did check under the battery. All it says is SGH-i747.

Only thing left i can think to do would be to call the number listed for further assistance
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Look under your battery again. Notice under the imei barcode. You see 2 letters there? Mine was mb. That might have something to do with it. Might not.

mrhaley30705 said:
Only thing left i can think to do would be to call the number listed for further assistance
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Look under your battery again. Notice under the imei barcode. You see 2 letters there? Mine was mb. That might have something to do with it. Might not.
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Wow..good catch. I thinks that's it. Its just two letters printed just like that not part of anything else. Mine is RW. Dont know what the difference b/w them are though. Thanks again. :good:
Update:
Called them up. Its all the same...the MB,RW and ZR refers to the different colors.
MB refers to Pebble blue
RW refers to Marble White
and ZR refers to Garnet red.

Is there a root method for SGH-l317m yet?

Got my canada rogers note 2 today and i know its kinda soon but has anyone tried any of them other methods for example the sprint root, to root their SGH-l317m?
EDIT: Solved root Acquired
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1970162

turilo said:
Got my canada rogers note 2 today and i know its kinda soon but has anyone tried any of them other methods for example the sprint root, to root their SGH-l317m?
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Hell yea bro!
Heres a root video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6BweCW5ck8&feature=plcp
Heres how to unroot/ unbrick : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaZiO8vfrME&feature=plcp
-All variants by the way. the dude happens to be rooting a sprint one xD

Hmm you try it on the sgh-l317m model?
Sent from my SGH-I317M using Tapatalk 2

Doesn't look like mskip has added i317 model yet.
I flashed CWM 6 for i317 and installed superSU 0.97 via CWM. It seemed to do the trick.
Be wary that the phone not only counts flash attempts, but also has a flag for whether the phone has been modified. If the phone is flagged you will lose the ability to do OTA updates.

Oogar said:
Doesn't look like mskip has added i317 model yet.
I flashed CWM 6 for i317 and installed superSU 0.97 via CWM. It seemed to do the trick.
Be wary that the phone not only counts flash attempts, but also has a flag for whether the phone has been modified. If the phone is flagged you will lose the ability to do OTA updates.
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Ah nice where may I find these? So your fully rooted now? What phone you have and carrier
Sent from my SGH-I317M using Tapatalk 2

could you post your *#1234# ???? i would like to get the firmwares for samsung-updates.com

turilo said:
ah nice where may i find these? So your fully rooted now? What phone you have and carrier
Sent from my sgh-i317m using tapatalk 2
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i'm with Rogers, but from my limited knowledge the big three Canadian carriers are using the i317 model?
You can grab the i317 cwm recovery from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1901196 - scroll down to "first upload(2012/09/23)"
you can grab supersu cwm flash zip from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538053 - third link under download
again i warn you that you can't ota update after this, but getting rid of rogers bloatware through titanium backup was much more worth it for me for the time being :d.
Perhaps you can tell me this, are there any ota updates out of the box? Or is it updated already?
somean said:
could you post your *#1234# ???? I would like to get the firmwares for samsung-updates.com
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ap: I317mvlalj2
cp: I317mvlalj2
csc: I317moyaalj2

Oogar said:
Doesn't look like mskip has added i317 model yet.
I flashed CWM 6 for i317 and installed superSU 0.97 via CWM. It seemed to do the trick.
Be wary that the phone not only counts flash attempts, but also has a flag for whether the phone has been modified. If the phone is flagged you will lose the ability to do OTA updates.
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nice!! looks like we have root for the sgh-l317m also all went well for me m8! im now rooted!:laugh:

Oogar said:
ap: I317mvlalj2
cp: I317mvlalj2
csc: I317moyaalj2
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thanks, weve added all canadian vatiants to the 'monitored' list, as soon as sammy with carriers will push the firmwares to servers we will report and publish them
thanks

SoMean said:
thanks, weve added all canadian vatiants to the 'monitored' list, as soon as sammy with carriers will push the firmwares to servers we will report and publish them
thanks
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Awesome! That's great to hear . Looking forward to it.

turilo said:
nice!! looks like we have root for the sgh-l317m also all went well for me m8! im now rooted!:laugh:
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Would you recommend this root process, or do you think it best to wait for mskip to post an update to add 317 support to his tools? I have rooted many an android tablet, but have never had to deal with a phone before. Why no OTA updates after achieving root? I noticed people passing their #1234# on, does this mean that we are overwriting our EFI partitions which hold some of our unique identifier number, etc. As I said, I'm not used to the phone partition structure, or the use of odin, but have spent quite a bit of time in adb and cwm.
Cheers
EDIT: Sorry, I just reread your post and noticed the quote about the 'modify flag', and then being denied OTA updates. Stupid me, I then decided to go to the source, Triangle Away, and found out it is related to the counter in a hidden boot block. Ignore basically everything I had asked, I know better than to post without searching first. Sorry.

I just got mine from Rogers today. Am with Virgin, and since Virgin is owned by Bell (or Virgin uses Bell network), I took my sim from iphone and put it in GN2 and it worked instantly.
Let me know if you need any info...
Im an anroid noob, so need to do some research before I root. I dont have ANY bloatware, so thats not an issue.

savethehumans said:
I just got mine from Rogers today. Am with Virgin, and since Virgin is owned by Bell (or Virgin uses Bell network), I took my sim from iphone and put it in GN2 and it worked instantly.
Let me know if you need any info...
Im an anroid noob, so need to do some research before I root. I dont have ANY bloatware, so thats not an issue.
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You SIM unlocked your Rogers unit first....right?

WorldIRC said:
You SIM unlocked your Rogers unit first....right?
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****, I meant BELL, not Rogers. No need for the unlock, because virgin is owned by Bell.
Wow cant believe I said Rogers. Sorry!

savethehumans said:
****, I meant BELL, not Rogers. No need for the unlock, because virgin is owned by Bell.
Wow cant believe I said Rogers. Sorry!
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Hello Everyone i would like to know is it best to wait before rooting that Variant of Note 2 device
I got mine from Telus yesterday, an i try to learn a thing or 2 since i come from an Iphone.
If there's a post for newbies i would love to take a look Thanks
Thank You

OK just so im sure....
-Reboot device to download mode
-Open odin and select downloaded file for PDA tab (cwm6-recovery-i317.tar.md5)
-Connect device to PC, and wait till device successfully added to com port
-Flash
then again
-Reboot device to download mode
-Open odin and select downloaded file for PDA tab (cwm6-root-note2.tar.md5)
-Connect device to PC, and wait till device successfully added to com port
-Flash
Then that should root and install supersu?
LMAO, I looked at 3 different root methods and now am not sure what you guys did in this thread to root your i317...and im a droid noob.

savethehumans said:
OK just so im sure....
-Reboot device to download mode
-Open odin and select downloaded file for PDA tab (cwm6-recovery-i317.tar.md5)
-Connect device to PC, and wait till device successfully added to com port
-Flash
then again
-Reboot device to download mode
-Open odin and select downloaded file for PDA tab (cwm6-root-note2.tar.md5)
-Connect device to PC, and wait till device successfully added to com port
-Flash
Then that should root and install supersu?
LMAO, I looked at 3 different root methods and now am not sure what you guys did in this thread to root your i317...and im a droid noob.
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The second part no! Do the first part you mentioned. But put superuser97.zip in root of phone first! Then reboot into cwm vol up/home and power together then let go at boot screen. Then flash the superuser97.zip via cwm done
I'll post proper instructions tomorrow your right can be confusing for the average noob
Sent from my SGH-I317M using Tapatalk 2

turilo said:
The second part no! Do the first part you mentioned. But put superuser97.zip in root of phone first! Then reboot into cwm vol up/home and power together then let go at boot screen. Then flash the superuser97.zip via cwm done
I'll post proper instructions tomorrow your right can be confusing for the average noob
Sent from my SGH-I317M using Tapatalk 2
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Thanks that worked perfect.
I did actually do the second part (before you replied) but just reflashed with recovery and all is well. ...I think.
Is there a good FAQ somewhere? I have looked at a couple but they seem device specific. My questions are regarding the actual root then ROMs. I would imagine that since a ROM changes the entire OS, it must change the root? Or once the stock rom is rooted, they all are? Stupid noob questions, that im sure a FAQ would answer.
Cheers, and thanks again!

amzi said:
Hell yea bro!
Heres a root video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6BweCW5ck8&feature=plcp
Heres how to unroot/ unbrick : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaZiO8vfrME&feature=plcp
-All variants by the way. the dude happens to be rooting a sprint one xD
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Yea thats mskip great work and tool kit! hes adding our devices into his toolkit as we speak

Hi turilo,
I apologize for the noob questions - I'm new to the Andriod ecosystem and I just got a Note 2 (Rogers) and have a couple of questions.
1. You rooted your device and what exactly did that accomplish? It appears you were able to get rid of the Rogers bloatware. So all the red colored Rogers app icons and software are gone? What else is the benefit of rooting your device in particular? Is it faster and the battery lasts longer? Please be as specific as you can.
2. Did your device retain all the TouchWiz and S-pen funtionality after being rooted? In other words rooting did not make your phone a pure Andriod system? I also have a Google Nexus 7 and can see differences in the OS compared to the Note 2, so I'm assuming the differences are "enhancements" (depending on your perspective ofcourse ) that Samsung put in.
3. As someone else mentioned, now that you will not be able to get updates OTA, does this mean that when Samsung releases the update to allow multi window or any other update for their software, you won't get that automatically? Is this not something to be concerned about? I would want to get any updates to the S-pen or TouchWiz for instance.
4. Does the above also mean that when Android 4.1.2 becomes available, you will have to update your device manually using some archane process? ie, you won't be able to do this simply from the Settings menu and click on update software?
5. Last noob question - for Andriod idiots like me (I'm a little bit techy - I jailbroke my iPhone back in the day, but would rather not root my Andriod phone unless the benefits outweigh the disadvantages - get rid of Rogers bloatware, keep the Touch Wiz and S-Pen functionality, improved battery life, faster processing etc), can you point to a link that explains how to do this for Andriod dummies?
Thanks!

OTA Update.zip - NE2 to NK2 (4.4.2)

Apparently Sprint hasn't completely given up on us yet!
OTA update.zip available for download!
Nothing overly exciting in this release but I'm posting a download for those who would like it.
Details: http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/1...or-ota-update-but-not-until-january-6th-2015/
Download: http://www.rwilco12.com/downloads.p...Samsung Galaxy Note II (SPH-L900)/OTA Updates
Thanks to @BipolarMike for pulling the OTA and uploading it for us.
Enjoy!

Nifty. Thank you. So it's mostly the same, but with a root block? Plus a little better security in our favor as well.
Sent from my SPH-L900 using XDA Free mobile app

Can we just flash?
Im on NE2 4.4.2 PORT /w Verizon OTA DN7....just wondering if it will brick my device?

Got this update ove the air. Unfornately it broke my phone. Now it is stuck when booting. Recovering. I leaned a lesson not to trust any update and I should have done a backup.

treasureking said:
Got this update ove the air. Unfornately it broke my phone. Now it is stuck when booting. Recovering. I leaned a lesson not to trust any update and I should have done a backup.
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Were you rooted with a custom recovery? You should know that you need to be 100% stock to accept updates and as this clearly is made to block root you cannot even be "just rooted."

That's exactly right. My phone was "just rooted". Lesson learned. The bright part is I got another chance to refresh my experience to use odin to unblock it.

treasureking said:
That's exactly right. My phone was "just rooted". Lesson learned. The bright part is I got another chance to refresh my experience to use odin to unblock it.
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Glad you got it working. Always wise to wait and see what others say about the OTA's first. It is safe to assume that security will only get tighter going forward. Wait for developers to pull bootloader and baseband out as a flashable, then also update the ROMs to be able to get on the latest. Most of the time someone will post a pure stock rooted ROM.

How do you use odin to unblock this OTA? What do you load?
treasureking said:
That's exactly right. My phone was "just rooted". Lesson learned. The bright part is I got another chance to refresh my experience to use odin to unblock it.
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I am having the same problem...this is my wife's phone and I rooted it some time ago. This OTA was pushed and now she is in a boot cycle. What do I load through ODIN that will correct it?

rwilco12 said:
Apparently Sprint hasn't completely given up on us yet!
OTA update.zip available for download!
Nothing overly exciting in this release but I'm posting a download for those who would like it.
Details: http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/1...or-ota-update-but-not-until-january-6th-2015/
Download: http://www.rwilco12.com/downloads.p...Samsung Galaxy Note II (SPH-L900)/OTA Updates
Thanks to @BipolarMike for pulling the OTA and uploading it for us.
Enjoy!
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I saw this this morning on my phone. When I went to update it asked if I wanted to install this untrusted file. I declined. So there's nothing special about this but a number change?
Edit: Now that I read the details I'm glad I didn't update and lose root.

kscarabin said:
I am having the same problem...this is my wife's phone and I rooted it some time ago. This OTA was pushed and now she is in a boot cycle. What do I load through ODIN that will correct it?
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Um ya. I've rooted a number of phones. I was hitting my alarm and wasn't thinking when I hit update...
Is the best way to fix this brick to just flash new stock ROM from odin? I would def be appriciative if someone cud lay down the play by play for best way forward before I start mucking around.
- dohhh

itsspencer said:
Um ya. I've rooted a number of phones. I was hitting my alarm and wasn't thinking when I hit update...
Is the best way to fix this brick to just flash new stock ROM from odin? I would def be appriciative if someone cud lay down the play by play for best way forward before I start mucking around.
- dohhh
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Yep. Best method would be to flash a stock ROM. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2780984 Direction and downloads are both in that thread. Enjoy and good luck!

The stock keyboard is killing me when choosing words from the suggested list with this update. It always double spaces when selecting a word! That and with swipe not being totally accurate it's a headache. Guess I'll download kii and make it my default.. It's also crazy how this phone never gets updated with new kernels. My mom's S3 went up to 3.4.0 after kitkat and this phone did not. Why?

treasureking said:
Got this update ove the air. Unfornately it broke my phone. Now it is stuck when booting. Recovering. I leaned a lesson not to trust any update and I should have done a backup.
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It's easy to root NK2 or recover from from the issue you're having. See the topic I just posted HOW TO ROOT NK2 / Fix boot loop after NE2 to NK2 update
Hope it helps. Good luck!

rwilco12 said:
Apparently Sprint hasn't completely given up on us yet!
OTA update.zip available for download!
Nothing overly exciting in this release but I'm posting a download for those who would like it.
Details: http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/1...or-ota-update-but-not-until-january-6th-2015/
Download: http://www.rwilco12.com/downloads.p...Samsung Galaxy Note II (SPH-L900)/OTA Updates
Thanks to @BipolarMike for pulling the OTA and uploading it for us.
Enjoy!
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will i lose data if i redownload this

Rooted tar file available?

As posted by @maheshwar, there is a rooted tar file available for $50 on this website... Anyone else see this or attempt it? It's tempting to me if it is legit..
http://easy-firmware.com/index.php?a=browse&b=category&id=7391

well, looks like some people are paying for it...hopefully someone here

jellybear456 said:
As posted by @maheshwar, there is a rooted tar file available for $50 on this website... Anyone else see this or attempt it? It's tempting to me if it is legit..
http://easy-firmware.com/index.php?a=browse&b=category&id=7391
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I found the files for them to be downloaded, but they are pass protected.
https://mega.nz/#!1lFSXKJB!eh6SwZgFhJC5VW2hEEx2v5SZl5dB58aceNdrxDXiHGo

If I was able to risk the possible bricking of my phone I would try it but I unfortunately can't. Really curious about this though. Hoping someone can weigh in on this.

jellybear456 said:
If I was able to risk the possible bricking of my phone I would try it but I unfortunately can't. Really curious about this though. Hoping someone can weigh in on this.
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check out this guys channel, he seems to have used the z3x method and it worked.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqc0lv6bETwYE4Z0N3lBrKA/videos?shelf_id=0&view=0&sort=dd

maheshwar said:
check out this guys channel, he seems to have used the z3x method and it worked.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqc0lv6bETwYE4Z0N3lBrKA/videos?shelf_id=0&view=0&sort=dd
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That's really interesting... I Mean he's using the N920A.. And the Samsung Tool box(I think) he's using says it granted super user rights..I just wish I knew what he was saying and how to get root since it seems, at least from the video I watched, the device was already rooted it and he was unlocking it.

jellybear456 said:
That's really interesting... I Mean he's using the N920A.. And the Samsung Tool box(I think) he's using says it granted super user rights..I just wish I knew what he was saying and how to get root since it seems, at least from the video I watched, the device was already rooted it and he was unlocking it.
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Im preety sure that the Samsung tool box roots it as its unlocking the phone,
assuming from : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX-8VsK7NDE

maheshwar said:
Im preety sure that the Samsung tool box roots it as its unlocking the phone,
assuming from : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX-8VsK7NDE
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That's sure what it looks like? Hmm.. Is the Samsung Tool box an "official" tool from Samsung? I know very little about it.
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jellybear456 said:
That's sure what it looks like? Hmm.. Is the Samsung Tool box an "official" tool from Samsung? I know very little about it.
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Samsung would never give out such a powerful tool do the public.
Apparently this website (https://chimeratool.com/) (paid) now added support for the ATT note 5 aswell.
here is the download link for the tool : https://chimeratool.com/downloads/latest

maheshwar said:
Samsung would never give out such a powerful tool do the public.
Apparently this website (https://chimeratool.com/) (paid) now added support for the ATT note 5 aswell.
here is the download link for the tool : https://chimeratool.com/downloads/latest
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Haha I'm dumb. That makes sense. But wow man you are finding a ton of info on this. This is pretty awesome we finally might have root on the note 5. Just waiting for someone to confirm one of them works with proof and I would gladly pay for it.
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maheshwar said:
Samsung would never give out such a powerful tool do the public.
Apparently this website (https://chimeratool.com/) (paid) now added support for the ATT note 5 aswell.
here is the download link for the tool : https://chimeratool.com/downloads/latest
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Check this thread out, some people have tried chimera. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3328294
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jellybear456 said:
Check this thread out, some people have tried chimera. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3328294
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Yea i've seen them, many are having problems because almost everyone is on the new A0J1 firmware (OTA) samsung pushed mid september. And seems that chimera tool uses a custom boot IMG that was built on AOGG firmware the (factory default)[Theorizing], not 100% sure. But, i think downgrading and then running through the tool might resolve some problems.

maheshwar said:
Yea i've seen them, many are having problems because almost everyone is on the new A0J1 firmware (OTA) samsung pushed mid september. And seems that chimera tool uses a custom boot IMG that was built on AOGG firmware the (factory default)[Theorizing], not 100% sure. But, i think downgrading and then running through the tool might resolve some problems.
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It still doesn't work, I actually used Odin to downgrade to COGG and then tried to root using the tool, So it successfully "roots" but in the process I lost my IMEI and according to another person on here the tool is useless as it's not the "root" the end user is looking for. I verified this using root checker and it comes back without root. Ended up Going back to the latest firmware with ODIN.

sultan.of.swing said:
It still doesn't work, I actually used Odin to downgrade to COGG and then tried to root using the tool, So it successfully "roots" but in the process I lost my IMEI and according to another person on here the tool is useless as it's not the "root" the end user is looking for. I verified this using root checker and it comes back without root. Ended up Going back to the latest firmware with ODIN.
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Well damn that kind of sucks. Thanks for trying though man and keeping us updated.
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