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Samsung Galaxy Note II LYN's Official Thread V21, 2nd Gen of the original "Phablet" XXDMC3

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hooh888	Apr 22 2013, 03:47 PM Return to original view \| Post #1
Shinei, bakemono. Senior Member 1,535 posts Joined: Oct 2005	hi guys, this may be stupid but i really don't seem to see any guide on checking for required stuff before flashing custom ROM, not even in the noobie guide. for instance like maybe need to check baseband version or whatnot. also have no idea on what's md5sum check or nandroid backup. really wanna try this but don't know if it is compatible. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1915036 This post has been edited by hooh888: Apr 22 2013, 03:49 PM
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hooh888	Apr 22 2013, 03:56 PM Return to original view \| Post #2
Shinei, bakemono. Senior Member 1,535 posts Joined: Oct 2005	QUOTE(Cynox @ Apr 22 2013, 03:50 PM) most (but i think all if not mistaken) custom ROM is all-in-all. You get baseband, radio, whatever in the ROM package. Just root the Note 2>>flash custom recovery>>flash custom rom. Yes, Omega is compatible. I am (still) using the V14. thanks for your answer. mine is already rooted, as it was as far as i dared to explore into. but i don't know how to flash custom recovery or what it means to begin with, and are the following steps accurate and in correct order? truth be told, i am kinda paranoid as i hard bricked my previous phone long time ago and til this very moment i still have absolutely no idea what went wrong back then. thanks in advance. » Click to show Spoiler - click again to hide... « 1. Download rom. 2. The rom you have downloaded should be in a .zip file ready for you to flash. DO NOT extract the file! 3. Connect your device to the PC (you do not need to turn it into download mode) 4. Copy the zip file into your INTERNAL sdcard (your phone storage), place it some where you can access it easily. 5. At this point make sure that your battery level is higher than 30% (i would recommend that it is fully charged or at least higher than half). 6. Reboot into CWM recovery [How? HOLD POWER+VOLUME UP+HOME] 7. If you are coming from stock rom or any other rom that is not the one that you will be flashing, you will need to make a full wipe! 8. DO A NANDROID BACKUP!=> go to backup and restore=>backup 9. Do a factory reset/data wipe 10. Wipe cache partition 11. advanced->wipe dalvik cache 12. Now it's time to flash the rom, to do this just select "install zip from sdcard" and then choose the .zip (your rom that you have downloaded) from you internal sdcard. *Your rom that you have downloaded might use the aroma installer, just follow what it says and select what you would like to be installed. 13. DONE! * first boot might take around 3-5 minutes, if you get a bootloop, try booting into recovery and do a full wipe and reflash the rom, if it still does not boot, go into recovery and restore from your NANDROID backup
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hooh888	Apr 22 2013, 04:15 PM Return to original view \| Post #3
Shinei, bakemono. Senior Member 1,535 posts Joined: Oct 2005	QUOTE(mazaziman @ Apr 22 2013, 04:13 PM) hahaa, u guys so fast poisoning me getting note 2. btw, is there any chance of price drop after s4 released in malaysia? if i am not mistaken it already drop quite hard the moment s4 was launched on march 14. do correct me if i am wrong though.
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hooh888	Apr 22 2013, 04:16 PM Return to original view \| Post #4
Shinei, bakemono. Senior Member 1,535 posts Joined: Oct 2005	QUOTE(jakgelap @ Apr 22 2013, 04:14 PM) You need more reading then before trying custom ROM . yeah guess so, searching everywhere for info. thanks anyways.
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hooh888	Apr 22 2013, 04:38 PM Return to original view \| Post #5
Shinei, bakemono. Senior Member 1,535 posts Joined: Oct 2005	QUOTE(joytest @ Apr 22 2013, 04:17 PM) Have you read post 6 and 7? Do you have any comments on those 2 posts after having read them? Post 8 too if you've digested enough. QUOTE(jakgelap @ Apr 22 2013, 04:18 PM) You can search at 1st page. There should be link for that stuff or go to xda forum in note 2 sub forum hi guys, thanks for your concerns. i did read those, but i think the real problem is my ability in understanding them. even after reading those materials i still have no idea what goes where and where to start with. in the end i only get more confused. but again it is most probably just me being dumb lol. also i am doubtful with the steps in the noob guide in xda, like whether or not if they're accurate and whatnot.
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hooh888	Apr 22 2013, 04:53 PM Return to original view \| Post #6
Shinei, bakemono. Senior Member 1,535 posts Joined: Oct 2005	QUOTE(PeeEl @ Apr 22 2013, 04:50 PM) Ok, you are totally incorrect. Don't ask what's wrong. Digest your comment thoroughly. i assume u mean the launching on march 14 thing? if so, it is because i thought the launch alone will cause the price to drop, regardless of whether or not the phone is already here. maybe that assumption itself is a mistake or maybe there's some other mistakes i made too lol.
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hooh888	Apr 22 2013, 04:59 PM Return to original view \| Post #7
Shinei, bakemono. Senior Member 1,535 posts Joined: Oct 2005	QUOTE(jakgelap @ Apr 22 2013, 04:57 PM) Have you used odin pc to flash your samsung android phone? How did you root your phone? yes i rooted it using odin, followed the first method mentioned here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2055827 p.s.: that also means no cwmrecovery.
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hooh888	Apr 22 2013, 05:02 PM Return to original view \| Post #8
Shinei, bakemono. Senior Member 1,535 posts Joined: Oct 2005	QUOTE(PeeEl @ Apr 22 2013, 04:59 PM) For starters, S4 is not launched yet. Even if it is, it is in a different category from Note2. So, if there is a drop in price of the latter, it is not due to the announcement/launch of the latest iteration of the Samsung S series. oh i see, thanks for the info and sorry for my blunders. QUOTE(sklchan @ Apr 22 2013, 05:01 PM) why don't use this tool? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1923956 i don't recall seeing a link for this, and also, it looks too complicated. but anyways, i can still use this even if my device is already rooted? This post has been edited by hooh888: Apr 22 2013, 05:04 PM
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hooh888	Apr 22 2013, 05:12 PM Return to original view \| Post #9
Shinei, bakemono. Senior Member 1,535 posts Joined: Oct 2005	QUOTE(benny888 @ Apr 22 2013, 05:06 PM) Use TWRP recovery -it is listed in my link under rooting in post 7 ( update to Dr ketan method) TWRP is faster by 50% in backup n restore n all backupscin a single folder (easy maintenance) vs CWM split into 2 folders n you cannot identify your backup in the obb fokder just downloaded from your link, version 2.5.0.1. now i am wondering what do i do with the file, use the same way i rooted it before? so blur and confused now.
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hooh888	Apr 22 2013, 05:21 PM Return to original view \| Post #10
Shinei, bakemono. Senior Member 1,535 posts Joined: Oct 2005	QUOTE(benny888 @ Apr 22 2013, 05:12 PM) Have you try to read it. Complicated?? It is the simplest tool The toolkit is I always say a no brainier tool You just select n click what you want Seriously any primary school kid can even know how to use it Read it first. As long as you know how to use a PC n know how to type in your selection it is done for you. It is menu driven QUOTE(joytest @ Apr 22 2013, 05:14 PM) The Tool is in post 7 step 2. I think you should digest Dr. Ketan's and/or Uncle Benny's documentation a bit more instead of rushing headlong into things. QUOTE(benny888 @ Apr 22 2013, 05:14 PM) I mentioned already use the app Mobile Odin to flash it. Open the app select recovery n browse to where you keep your recovery image file. Than select flash. QUOTE(antt00 @ Apr 22 2013, 05:18 PM) Please read and ask what u dun understand. Dun say i already read but understand nothing. How is anyone suppose to guide you like this. Otherwise just stick to stock rom. Sorry for the trouble I caused and thanks for helping regardless, will read more while i stick with stock ROM first then.
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hooh888	Apr 22 2013, 10:29 PM Return to original view \| Post #11
Shinei, bakemono. Senior Member 1,535 posts Joined: Oct 2005	i'm using 4.1.2, build dmb4, so in the toolkit which build should i choose? build 14?
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hooh888	Apr 22 2013, 10:36 PM Return to original view \| Post #12
Shinei, bakemono. Senior Member 1,535 posts Joined: Oct 2005	QUOTE(joytest @ Apr 22 2013, 10:32 PM) Any build is not going to brick your phone unless you suffer from PEBKAC. If you read post 6 properly, all those "Y" items can be swapped to whatever you wish. yes i did, i just thought i have to get the exact same version as i am using now. i finally understand, thanks.
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hooh888	Apr 22 2013, 10:47 PM Return to original view \| Post #13
Shinei, bakemono. Senior Member 1,535 posts Joined: Oct 2005	QUOTE(jakgelap @ Apr 22 2013, 10:43 PM) Still trying to install custom recovery cwm?twrp? no, just downloaded toolkit, plan to start slowly, now removing kies installing drivers first, then i want to try stuff like backing up EFS, then flash twrp and try full backup. just want to make sure i successfully backup everything before i try any funny stuff.
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hooh888	Apr 22 2013, 10:52 PM Return to original view \| Post #14
Shinei, bakemono. Senior Member 1,535 posts Joined: Oct 2005	QUOTE(jakgelap @ Apr 22 2013, 10:49 PM) Don't forget nandroid backup . twrp and nandroid backup are 2 different things? i thought they both do full backup? and crap, i have completed the drivers installation, and the serial key is supposed to appear above the main menu of the toolkit but the serial key is still not showing up.
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hooh888	Apr 22 2013, 11:03 PM Return to original view \| Post #15
Shinei, bakemono. Senior Member 1,535 posts Joined: Oct 2005	QUOTE(jakgelap @ Apr 22 2013, 11:00 PM) Do nandroid back up using twrp, like uncle Benny mentioned b4, it more faster doing backup than cwm. yeah he did mention it and i intend to do just that. QUOTE(joytest @ Apr 22 2013, 11:00 PM) They have the same function to backup, but the file format is not compatible. You won't see the serial number unless you made a donation to the dev. yeap, now using odin to flash insecure boot image. was asked to do this when i chose twrp nandroid backup from the menu.
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hooh888	Apr 22 2013, 11:17 PM Return to original view \| Post #16
Shinei, bakemono. Senior Member 1,535 posts Joined: Oct 2005	err i don't know if this is a ridiculous question, but where is the efs backup in the toolkit? can't find it.
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hooh888	Apr 22 2013, 11:29 PM Return to original view \| Post #17
Shinei, bakemono. Senior Member 1,535 posts Joined: Oct 2005	QUOTE(joytest @ Apr 22 2013, 11:24 PM) Seems he removed it. From a forum search: The easiest way to backup your efs partition is using TWRP Recovery and selecting it from the backup options. well i did the twrp nandroid backup via the toolkit, and i assume efs is not included, so i still need to flash the twrp rom to do that?
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hooh888	Apr 22 2013, 11:40 PM Return to original view \| Post #18
Shinei, bakemono. Senior Member 1,535 posts Joined: Oct 2005	QUOTE(joytest @ Apr 22 2013, 11:35 PM) TWRP is a RECOVERY, not a ROM. You can backup EFS via a TWRP option. How about this? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1922473 yeah already thought of using that, thanks. also, i think there should be a more elaborate explanation on nandroid backup, like a sample on approximately how big the backed up files would be, because my total filesize for the backup files is only 16mb. is that normal?
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hooh888	Apr 22 2013, 11:52 PM Return to original view \| Post #19
Shinei, bakemono. Senior Member 1,535 posts Joined: Oct 2005	QUOTE(joytest @ Apr 22 2013, 11:49 PM) A full nandroid on Note 2 is 1gb+++ That size indicates probably an EFS backup. i see, guess i won't be using the toolkit to do twrp nandroid backup then, will do it separately like i did for efs.
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hooh888	Apr 23 2013, 12:20 PM Return to original view \| Post #20
Shinei, bakemono. Senior Member 1,535 posts Joined: Oct 2005	QUOTE(crazyissac @ Apr 23 2013, 12:14 PM) Faster go watch the 1st post on this thread before u get scold my ppl yes i agree, already kena bambu yesterday for not reading. now i already have twrp recovery on my phone, how do i do the nandroid backup? i wasn't able to find any detailed step by step guide for the aforementioned process. either way i got a feeling i will kena bambu from people here again.
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