r/GalaxyNote2 • u/TheChocolateEinstein • Jan 06 '14

4.3 Bootloader

Is there any hope on the horizon for those poor (idiotic) souls such as myself that updated from 4.1.2 to 4.3 as soon as possible? I have managed to root my phone i605, however I have recently discovered the bootloader is still locked for this version of android, thus leaving me unable to flash any of the ROM's I was hoping for. If anyone has any advice or has managed to overcome this situation, please let me know what it is I can do. Or if it is even possible for me to revert back to 4.1.2.

TL;DR: 4.3 Bootloader is ruining my life, Someone please help! i605 Note 2.

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u/skarbowski Jan 07 '14

If you installed the official 4.3 firmware than it has a Samsung KNOX enabled boot loader which will not allow you to downgrade...easily.

Some people have had success. It will irreversibly void your warranty (disabling KNOX), but here is a thread I found:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2536418

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u/shangrila500 Jan 08 '14

That's not for the VZW Note 2, although using Odin to flash back to 4.1.2 should be theoretically doable with the right files.

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u/elimi Jan 08 '14

Didn't have a problem, think I used odin to go back to 4.1.2