Today we are going to learn how to root our beloved samsung galaxy note 2( n7000).Some of the newbies might be wondering what is root?? and what are the advantages of rooting. So keep reading.
What is root?
In clear words, rooting means to give applications full access of your phone which the manufacturers do not provide. By gaining root access you can modify the device's software on the very deepest level.
Advantage of rooting
■ As mentioned above by giving root acces, you can modify the system install custom roms,add mods and lots more.
■ By giving rooting access, you can make backup of whole(nandroid backup) system or just selective( using titanium backup) apps and restore it without any hassle
■ If you are a heavy user you must root so as to clean "dalvik cache"
■ With root access you can remove pre-installed apps from manufacturers or carriers, generally termed as "bloatwares"
■ and lots more......
NOTE; Many manufacturers note that how many times you have rooted or installed custom roms, so rooting will void your warranty, but it can b brought back.
Pre requisite
■Access to a Windows powered computer is required.
■You will have to connect the device with the PC so the USB cord should be near you.
■First of all, backup the data.
■Then, on the computer and Note deactivate or even uninstall the security programs; antivirus and Firewall protection included (these tools are usually interrupting the root process).
■Your handset should be charged before starting the tutorial, or else it might get turned off in the middle of the operation.
■The USB debugging option should be enabled on your phone. For enabling it, go to settings>More>about device and tap "build number" 5 times. Now go back,and now you will see developer option. Click it and and enable it, then tick mark "usb debugging"and click ok.
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Lets begin
■ First step is to download kies, so drivers for your phone will be installed. So download and install kies from here. Kies
■ Download root package from here,and save it to a location where you will remember.CF auto root
■ Extract the downloaded root zip using Winzip/7zip/winrar or any other extracting tool to get CF-Auto-Root-t03g-t03gxx-gtn7100.tar.md5 file.
■ Download "odin" from here.odin
■ Turn off samsung galaxy note 2
■ Place the phone into Download Mode by pressing and holding Volume Down, Home and Power buttons together until the construction Android robot icon with a warning triangle appears on the phone's screen. Then press the Volume Up button to continue to enter Download Mode.
■ Run odin
■Connect the phone to the computer using USB cable while it is in Download Mode. Wait for some time until Odin detects the device. When the phone is connected successfully, an Added message will appear under Odin message box. Additionally, the ID: COM box in Odin will turn blue with the COM port number indicating successful connection
NOTE:Note: If the Added message does not appear then try another USB port, try the one located at the back side of the computer. In case Odin still fails to recognise the device then reinstall USB driver
■ In Odin, click the PDA button and select CF-Auto-Root-t03g-t03gxx-gtn7100.tar.md5 which was extracted earlier.
■ Verify Auto-Reboot and F.Reset Time checkboxes are selected in Odin.
■ Finally click the Start button in Odin. The installation process should begin now and take few minutes to complete
■ After the installation process is completed, the phone will restart and soon a PASS message with green background in the extreme left box at the very top of Odin. Unplug the USB cable from the phone to disconnect it from computer
As the Galaxy Note 2 boots up, it should be rooted successfully on Android 4.3 firmware. You may install any app that requires root permission. To verify the root status of the device download Root Checker app from Google Play Store.
Note:
Sometimes the device does not boot into Recovery Mode and root the device. If this happens then perform the entire procedure again. If it still does not install root, ensure Auto Reboot checkbox in Odin is not checked. Then after flashing the root package, pull out the battery and boot the phone into Recovery mode by selecting Volume Up, Home and Power buttons together. This will start the install process.
Above method will root you phone. But if you wish to install custom roms and mods, you need to install a custom recovery. Below we will learn hwo to flash cutom recovery.
1) Download this file from here. CWM
2)You do not need to unzip this downloaded file as it is already in .tar.md5 format.
3)Open Odin.
4)Put your phone in download mode and connect it to your computer using the data cable, the ID:COM box should turn now as shown and explained above.
5)Click on PDA tab and select the downloaded .tar.md5 file.
6)Click Start, the process will start and give you a PASS indication above the ID:COM box if it installed the recovery successfully!
Hence you are ready to mod! Good luck
What is root?
In clear words, rooting means to give applications full access of your phone which the manufacturers do not provide. By gaining root access you can modify the device's software on the very deepest level.
Advantage of rooting
■ As mentioned above by giving root acces, you can modify the system install custom roms,add mods and lots more.
■ By giving rooting access, you can make backup of whole(nandroid backup) system or just selective( using titanium backup) apps and restore it without any hassle
■ If you are a heavy user you must root so as to clean "dalvik cache"
■ With root access you can remove pre-installed apps from manufacturers or carriers, generally termed as "bloatwares"
■ and lots more......
NOTE; Many manufacturers note that how many times you have rooted or installed custom roms, so rooting will void your warranty, but it can b brought back.
Pre requisite
■Access to a Windows powered computer is required.
■You will have to connect the device with the PC so the USB cord should be near you.
■First of all, backup the data.
■Then, on the computer and Note deactivate or even uninstall the security programs; antivirus and Firewall protection included (these tools are usually interrupting the root process).
■Your handset should be charged before starting the tutorial, or else it might get turned off in the middle of the operation.
■The USB debugging option should be enabled on your phone. For enabling it, go to settings>More>about device and tap "build number" 5 times. Now go back,and now you will see developer option. Click it and and enable it, then tick mark "usb debugging"and click ok.
http://im.tech2.in.com/gallery/2013/may/enableudbdebugmode_201409583111.jpg
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[code="actionscript3"]Lets begin
■ First step is to download kies, so drivers for your phone will be installed. So download and install kies from here. Kies
■ Download root package from here,and save it to a location where you will remember.CF auto root
■ Extract the downloaded root zip using Winzip/7zip/winrar or any other extracting tool to get CF-Auto-Root-t03g-t03gxx-gtn7100.tar.md5 file.
■ Download "odin" from here.odin
■ Turn off samsung galaxy note 2
■ Place the phone into Download Mode by pressing and holding Volume Down, Home and Power buttons together until the construction Android robot icon with a warning triangle appears on the phone's screen. Then press the Volume Up button to continue to enter Download Mode.
■ Run odin
■Connect the phone to the computer using USB cable while it is in Download Mode. Wait for some time until Odin detects the device. When the phone is connected successfully, an Added message will appear under Odin message box. Additionally, the ID: COM box in Odin will turn blue with the COM port number indicating successful connection
NOTE:Note: If the Added message does not appear then try another USB port, try the one located at the back side of the computer. In case Odin still fails to recognise the device then reinstall USB driver
■ In Odin, click the PDA button and select CF-Auto-Root-t03g-t03gxx-gtn7100.tar.md5 which was extracted earlier.
■ Verify Auto-Reboot and F.Reset Time checkboxes are selected in Odin.
■ Finally click the Start button in Odin. The installation process should begin now and take few minutes to complete
■ After the installation process is completed, the phone will restart and soon a PASS message with green background in the extreme left box at the very top of Odin. Unplug the USB cable from the phone to disconnect it from computer
As the Galaxy Note 2 boots up, it should be rooted successfully on Android 4.3 firmware. You may install any app that requires root permission. To verify the root status of the device download Root Checker app from Google Play Store.
Note:
Sometimes the device does not boot into Recovery Mode and root the device. If this happens then perform the entire procedure again. If it still does not install root, ensure Auto Reboot checkbox in Odin is not checked. Then after flashing the root package, pull out the battery and boot the phone into Recovery mode by selecting Volume Up, Home and Power buttons together. This will start the install process.
Above method will root you phone. But if you wish to install custom roms and mods, you need to install a custom recovery. Below we will learn hwo to flash cutom recovery.
1) Download this file from here. CWM
2)You do not need to unzip this downloaded file as it is already in .tar.md5 format.
3)Open Odin.
4)Put your phone in download mode and connect it to your computer using the data cable, the ID:COM box should turn now as shown and explained above.
5)Click on PDA tab and select the downloaded .tar.md5 file.
6)Click Start, the process will start and give you a PASS indication above the ID:COM box if it installed the recovery successfully!
Hence you are ready to mod! Good luck
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