GT-N7102 recovery/rom help

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Jun 25, 2014
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hello everyone, i have a rooted Samsung Galaxy Note II(GT-N7102 Daul sim) that i got from a friend of
mine. im not sure if its a clone or not but im having hard time putting in a custom recovery. the odin
method will not work nor will it go into odin mode and yes ive tried several different ways and it simply
will not work. ive been at this for about a week now.

so my question(s) at this point is:

1. Is there a flash-able recovery zip file that i can install via stock recovery?

2. Is it safe flash a custom recovery using the skipsoft tool kit via sideloader in the stock recovery(ADB)?

or

3. is it safe to install a custom recovery through the Rom Installer App?

morale of the story here folks is i just want put in a custom english rom but i cant do that without a custom recovery. and if anything i just want Gapps to work on my current rom(for now anayways)

also this probably off topic but i would like to know if theres a way to tell if i have a clone or not
your help and wisdom will be greatly appreciated! thanks in advance!!