{"id":561,"date":"2013-02-03T21:35:09","date_gmt":"2013-02-04T05:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blt.homenet.org\/wordpress\/?p=561"},"modified":"2018-02-09T22:59:40","modified_gmt":"2018-02-10T05:59:40","slug":"new-phone-samsung-note-2-and-already-rooted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bt.beerprojects.com\/wordpress\/?p=561","title":{"rendered":"New phone, Samsung Note 2, and already rooted"},"content":{"rendered":"

I just got a new phone.\u00a0 After working really hard on my Evo shift<\/a> I just couldn’t take the slowness anymore.\u00a0 So I upgraded to a huge phone, the Samsung Note 2 on Sprint.\u00a0 I’m still not too sure this is the phone for me as I’m worried about the size of it.\u00a0 I almost bought the phone from Best Buy, but they were out of the titanium version and would have to mail it in.\u00a0 So I decided to get it through Costco.\u00a0 From Costco they had it as the same price, but covered the $36 upgrade fee and gave an additional car charger, case, and screen protector.\u00a0 The phone was also mailed and it took about a week for it to come in.\u00a0 Once I got the phone I charged the battery to full then went to work transferring phones over.<\/p>\n

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Samsung Note 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Prepare for Transfer<\/h1>\n

In order to do an easy transfer from my old phone I did a Titanium backup of my apps. More specifically:<\/p>\n

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  1. Go into the Titanium Backup * root<\/a> app<\/li>\n
  2. Select Menu -> Batch actions ->Backup all user apps + system data<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    This should backup all the SMS messages too, but just in case it didn’t work is used SMS Backup & Restore<\/a><\/p>\n

    Rooting<\/h1>\n

    I have the root version and really want to keep root on my phone.\u00a0 Though at this time I have no desire to flash any ROMs or add a different recovery, but still want to get the OTA updates from Sprint\/Samsung.\u00a0 So I followed the directions posted on the XDA forums<\/a>.\u00a0 At the time of writing this post the VPALJC<\/span><\/b> was the most current ROM.\u00a0 I’ve copied the steps I followed, pretty much exactly as listed on the forum, so that I can recall what I did in the past.\u00a0 I suggest reading the forum as it has a better chance of being kept up to date, whereas this post will be a simple moment in time.<\/p>\n

    Steps I followed to root and still maintain OTA updates.<\/p>\n

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    1. From your computer do the following\n
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      1. Download Odin<\/a><\/li>\n
      2. Unzip Odin<\/li>\n
      3. Download the SPH-L900 (Samsung note 2) drivers from the Samsung’s<\/a> site. Click on the Manuals & Downloads<\/b> tab at the bottom and then on Software<\/b> for the latest driver.<\/li>\n
      4. Move the driver exe to the ODIN folder<\/li>\n
      5. Download the mrRobinson<\/a>‘s version of the firmware,\u00a0VPALJC<\/span><\/b>, from root66_SPR_L900VPALJC.7z<\/a><\/li>\n
      6. Unzip the file and place into the ODIN folder<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
      7. From the phone\n
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        1. Put the phone into download mode.\n
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          1. Turn it off<\/li>\n
          2. Then hold vol. down + home + power<\/li>\n
          3. Choose accept to go into download mode<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
          4. From the computer\n
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            1. Start the ODIN program<\/li>\n
            2. Then in the PDA field and select the firmware file, root66_SPR_L900VPALJ1.tar.md5<\/li>\n
            3. Leave Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time checked.<\/li>\n
            4. Click start and wait for it to download the files to the phone, below is the message log I saw<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
              Enter CS for MD5..\r\nCheck MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..\r\nPlease wait..\r\nroot66_SPR_L900VPALJC.tar.md5 is valid.\r\nChecking MD5 finished Sucessfully..\r\nLeave CS..All threads completed. (succeed 0 \/ failed 0)\r\nAdded!!\r\nID:0\/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..\r\nFile analysis..\r\nSetupConnection..\r\nInitialzation..\r\nGet PIT for mapping..\r\nFirmware update start..\r\nboot.img\r\nNAND Write Start!!\r\ncache.img\r\nhidden.img\r\nmodem.bin\r\nparam.bin\r\nrecovery.img\r\nsboot.bin\r\nsystem.img\r\ntombstones.img\r\ntz.img\r\nRQT_CLOSE !!\r\nRES OK !!\r\nRemoved!!\r\nRemain Port ....\u00a0 0\r\nAll threads completed. (succeed 1 \/ failed 0)<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
            5. When done let phone reboot and the phone is rooted<\/li>\n
            6. I haven’t used or tested this yet to retain root privileges through an OTA update\n
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              1. ,Get OTA Rootkeeper<\/a> from the Google Play store on your phone<\/li>\n
              2. Open OTA Rootkeeper and click “Protect Root”<\/li>\n
              3. Then after you receive a notification for an OTA update you should go into OTA Rootkeeper and click something to re-enable root.\n
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                1. Since I haven’t had to use this yet I don’t know what I will have to click nor do I know that this will work as the notes in the app say “Useless with: Samsung phones updated with<\/strong> KIES or Odin<\/strong> and older devices using YAFFS filesystems only, and device flashing entiere system partition”<\/li>\n
                2. I suppose I’ll cross this road when I get to it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
                  Well after things rooted successful the phone restarted and everything worked just fine and root was enabled.<\/p>\n
                  Transferring Apps & Data<\/h1>\n
                  Well with things rooted I just needed to get the apps back through Titanium backup.<\/p>\n
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                  1. Move the SD card to the new phone<\/li>\n
                  2. Download the Titanium Backup * root<\/a> app<\/li>\n
                  3. In Titatnium backup do the following:\n
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                    1. Make sure the backup folder points to the folder that all the backups were stored in as the phone may not default to the same folder.\u00a0 Go to Menu -> Preferences -> Backup Folder Location<\/li>\n
                    2. Next restore the apps with Menu -> Batch Actions -> Restore missing apps + all system data\n
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                      1. Becareful to only select the system data that will work with the new phone (SMS, call logs, contacts, etc) especially when switching brands.\u00a0 I don’t know what will happen, but I’m sure it isn’t good<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                      2. Next ensure all the apps are link to the Play Store with Menu -> Market Doctor<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
                        And once that is done things should be back where they are with the exception that I see that the defaults and some passwords didn’t transfer.\u00a0 I may unselected some system data that I wasn’t supposed to, but selecting the default apps in some cases isn’t so bad.<\/p>\n
                        Closing Thoughts<\/h1>\n
                        Well with all that done, I’m nearly back up and running on my new phone.\u00a0 I’m switching back to Launcher Pro, but I really like a the Touchwiz calendar widget.\u00a0 I’ll be searching around the net to see if I can find a way to port it over or if there is an equivalent app.\u00a0 I was using calendar pad, but I really like the Touchwiz widget.<\/p>\n
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