For the benefit of anyone else who has not used this procedure it is different from the zip file update method.
You will lose everything so make sure you do a backup.
1- With a brand new tablet, nothing saved; no extra apps installed ..I would think there is nothing to back up. Am I correct?
The instructions on Ramos's website are actually pretty good after running them through Google Translate.
The only thing I found is that the Winimage software is VERY fussy. If you even view the vhd file in explorer before opening it in Winimage the extract will fail.
What I did was to boot into Windows 7 and the first thing I did was then open Winimage, select "Disk --> Restore Virtual Hard Disk image on physical drive" and select the drive with the blank formatted FAT32 microSD card (greater than 2Gb). Then open the W42-20130225.VHD file from the downloaded file (I also made sure it wasn't in any folders with weird characters in their name). After a while it will finish writing to the card.
2. All the above is done in the PC ...right?
a. First I need to download Winimage.
b. Open Winimage from a folder with a simple name ...such as Winimage.
c. Select the formatted card to write to with "Disk --> Restore Virtual Hard Disk image on physical drive"
d. Open the W42-20130225.VHD file from within Winimage
e. It writes to the blank card.
Note that the card appears blank but has some space missing occupied by the Ramos system update.
Now put the card in your Ramos TF card slot with the power off. Make sure you have more than 70% power (Ramos say 50% but I am being safe).
Holding the volume + key press the power key and after a few seconds the screen will say "Updating". It will stay like this for about 5 minutes and then reboot when completed.
3. This is clear. Thanks.
Edit: By the way you lose root with this update but ExynosAbuse restores it again quickly.
4. Are these pretty good instruction for ExynosAbuse?
- Firstly on your Samsung Galaxy Note 2 you have to install a file manager app. You can install the ES File Manager from market.
- Download the Exynos Abuse APK app from here directly on your phablet.
- Now open the ES File Manager and search with it the Exynos Abuse APK.
- Now install the Exynos Abuse app and after that launch the same.
- In the Exynos Abuse menu that opens, choose the "Root device" option.
- For SuperSU permission, you need grant it.
- Open SuperSU app and update binary.
- Now your Galaxy Note 2 should be rooted
Got the above from here.
ExnosAbuse
Hope this helps,
Jez