Scur
Android Expert
I just got my US Cellular Note 2, so the first thing I wanted to do was to root and freeze bloatware, install my favorite apps, etc. A cursory glance through here didn't bring up the root method I used, the Galaxy Note 2 Toolkit so I'm putting up the link.
Mskip's Galazy Note 2 Toolkit on XDA
He lists the ToolKit functions thusly...
"FUNCTIONS OF SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE2 TOOLKIT V3.0.0 [18TH DECEMBER 2012]
* Install drivers automatically
* Backup/Restore a single package or all apps, user data and Internal Storage
* Backup your /data/media (virtual SD Card) to your PC for a Full Safe backup of data
* Root any public build (different options)
* Root with Superuser (ChainsDD) or SuperSU (Chainfire) via CWM (works on ANY build)
* Root+busybox+rename recovery restore files via Custom Recovery
* Unroot (delete root files and busybox)
* Many root/unroot options including adb, recovery and sideload via custom recovery
* Perform a FULL NANDROID Backup of your system via adb and save in Custom Recovery format on your PC
* Pull /data and /system folders, compress to a .tar file and save to your PC
* Auto Update ToolKit to latest push version on startup (donator feature)
* Backup/Restore your /efs partition
* Dump selected Phone Partitions, compress to a .zip file with md5 and save to your PC
* Install BusyBox binary on phone
* Flash Stock Recovery
* Flash CWM Recovery (thanks to Clockworkmod Team) or TWRP Recovery (thanks to Team Win)
* Rename Recovery Restore files if present
* Flash Insecure Boot Image for adb mode
* Flash Stock Boot Image back to your phone
* Create tar file to flash via Odin (from upto 10 image files) with 1-click process
* Download, Extract and Flash Stock Rom (full DETAILED steps) ESSENTIAL FOR WARRANTY RETURNS
* Rip cache.img to zip file in CWM format for editing and flashing (thanks to Adam Lange)
* Install a single apk or multiple apk's to your phone (being worked on)
* Push Files from your PC to your phone
* Pull Files from your phone to your PC
* Set Files Permissions on your phone
* Dump selected LogCat buffers to your PC
* Dump BugReport to your PC (if installed)
* Help, Information Screen for various tasks
* Mods Section to Modify your phone (being worked on)
* Reboot Phone options in adb mode
* Change background, text colour in ToolKit
* Device Information screen which pulls info directly from device
* Activate Donator features from within the ToolKit"
Mskip's Galazy Note 2 Toolkit on XDA
He lists the ToolKit functions thusly...
"FUNCTIONS OF SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE2 TOOLKIT V3.0.0 [18TH DECEMBER 2012]
* Install drivers automatically
* Backup/Restore a single package or all apps, user data and Internal Storage
* Backup your /data/media (virtual SD Card) to your PC for a Full Safe backup of data
* Root any public build (different options)
* Root with Superuser (ChainsDD) or SuperSU (Chainfire) via CWM (works on ANY build)
* Root+busybox+rename recovery restore files via Custom Recovery
* Unroot (delete root files and busybox)
* Many root/unroot options including adb, recovery and sideload via custom recovery
* Perform a FULL NANDROID Backup of your system via adb and save in Custom Recovery format on your PC
* Pull /data and /system folders, compress to a .tar file and save to your PC
* Auto Update ToolKit to latest push version on startup (donator feature)
* Backup/Restore your /efs partition
* Dump selected Phone Partitions, compress to a .zip file with md5 and save to your PC
* Install BusyBox binary on phone
* Flash Stock Recovery
* Flash CWM Recovery (thanks to Clockworkmod Team) or TWRP Recovery (thanks to Team Win)
* Rename Recovery Restore files if present
* Flash Insecure Boot Image for adb mode
* Flash Stock Boot Image back to your phone
* Create tar file to flash via Odin (from upto 10 image files) with 1-click process
* Download, Extract and Flash Stock Rom (full DETAILED steps) ESSENTIAL FOR WARRANTY RETURNS
* Rip cache.img to zip file in CWM format for editing and flashing (thanks to Adam Lange)
* Install a single apk or multiple apk's to your phone (being worked on)
* Push Files from your PC to your phone
* Pull Files from your phone to your PC
* Set Files Permissions on your phone
* Dump selected LogCat buffers to your PC
* Dump BugReport to your PC (if installed)
* Help, Information Screen for various tasks
* Mods Section to Modify your phone (being worked on)
* Reboot Phone options in adb mode
* Change background, text colour in ToolKit
* Device Information screen which pulls info directly from device
* Activate Donator features from within the ToolKit"