I'd like to be able to flash bootloader and twrp (or other recovery) from download mode (ie soft bricked or not-yet-rooted) without requiring Windows or ODIN. I don't really need it to be bundled into an auto executable but this IS really cool that you've done this. I landed here because I was just searching for anything where anyone used heimdall to flash anything to a note 2 at all. There is almost no examples for note 2, just other devices.
What's a pit file?
The twrp recovery file is just a tar with a recovery.img file in it. I've flashed replacement roms and firmwares and none of the files said pit. Is it one of the components in a flashable zip? Should I unpack a rom .zip to find it?
I figured that since you had this working for other versions of note 2, then this is the closest/best starting place to figure out how to do it for the Sprint version.
I'll try to find a pit file.
Thanks!
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ok man.
1. root needs only for old bootloaders, before version LLA, past it version will flash without problem.
2. for get pit file, you must to turn download mode, connect to pc, enter into terminal heimdall flasher, choose item "download pit", choose name of pit file and push "enter". after this you found got pit in folder of flasher...
Your pit needs for add into item "FULL" parts carrier.img, tombstone.img
3. so you can flash any recovery, choose item "recovery", don't need root
4. heimdall can't flash archives tar or zip, so you must before flashing extract all parts into folder "FLASH"