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[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
Most Odin package do wipe data however it has been said that the MJ7 restore file linked does not wipe data. I can not test since I have a Developer Edition. Yes you can back your apps up too your google account along with contacts...there are also other ways to do this.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] buiduc_hung:
My Note 3 rooted but deleted some Verizon apps, can I normally update via PC with Verrizon Software Assistant?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
You should be able to use odin and reflash the stock firmware without deleting data.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] sekeirity:
vmware fusion = fail

FWIW,

I attempted this many times through a Win7 VM with a Mac running VMware Fusion failing every time.

I tried on a physical Win7 laptop and it worked the first time.

Hope this helps someone
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
Yea odin only works for windows...i thought this was pretty much a given.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] moin786:
I wanna format my Verizon Note 3...I have MJE firmware...Which pit file i need to download for this firmware so that i can re partition using Odin and flash the MJE firmware...

Will repartitioning format my device??? because i want to wipe all data which is not deleted by Factory reset also...

Note: My device is retail Note 3 not the Developer Edition...
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
The pit file is the same for both...I believe its mentioned in the original post. Repartition should be checked by default in Odin, if not then yes it should be.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] moin786:
Yeah i have downloaded this file...VZW_32gb.pit around 5KB...i was on MI9 firmware and used ODIN to upgrade to MJE firmware...

which stock file i should use withe pit file now for ODIN...MI9 or MJE...

I am checking these options now to continue flashing the Stock MJE firmware again... Repartition, Nand Erase, Auto Reboot & Reset Time...

Will this format all my device data including Internal memory & Internal SD card...
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
once you upgrade to mje you can not revert back to mi9. normally stock restore files wipe data, however a few members reported that these files do not wipe data. all you need to do is wipe data factory reset after flashing the odin file and everything should be back to stock in the box conditions.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] moin786:
do i need to take any EFC backup??

My device is unlocked Verizon...after repartitioning will it Sim lock my device...
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
I am not sure about efc or sim locking your device. you are running the VZW N3 on a different network?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] moin786:
Yes...my device is sim unlocked and i am on different network and region...
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] hyp3nitis:
not sure what build i had

i need to restore my note but the problem is i dont know if it was updated or not.i just purchased phone and soft bricked it before i looked. i never looked to see what build i had. is there any other way to find it? which one should i restore with if i dont kno?

Official VRUBMJE

Official VRUBMJ7

Official VRUBMI9 ?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] moin786:
Download the MJE Stock Firmware 1.3 GB and extract it once...

Download latest ODIN 3.09...

In your device go into Download mode(Vol Down+Home Button+Power Button) and again Volume Up for Download mode...

Right click ODIN and open as administrator...

Now connect your device to PC and check the status in ODIN as Connected...

Make sure that only Auto Reboot and F.Reset Time are checked in ODIN...

Click on AP and select the extracted file from MJE firmware...

After checking the MD5 file...Click on START and wait for the process to get finished...

The device will reboot itself...

Dont unplug the device until the status is PASS in ODIN...

After first Reboot, power off the device and go into Recovery Mode (Volume Up+Home Button+Power Button)

Select Wipe Data/Factory Reset

After wiping reboot the system...

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I did the flash using ODIN and selected Re-partition also using pit file...everything went well and sim was also not locked...

Thanks to all for the support...

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Steps i followed to Re-partition and flash Stock ROM MJE in ODIN 3.09:

1) Download ODIN 3.09, Download pit file and Download MJE Stock Rom

2) Boot into Stock Recovery using Vol Up+Home+Power Button

3) Wipe Factory Reset/Data

4) Wipe Cache Partition

5) Rebooted the device, as soon as screen goes black i pressed Vol Down+Home Button to enter Download mode

6) Open ODIN as administrator in PC

7) Connected Device to PC

8) Selected Pit file and AP file...make sure that only Auto Reboot, Re-partition and F.Reset Time are selected

9) After the MD5 is checked...Click on start and wait till the process is completed.

10) The device will start, but do not unplug the device until the status in ODIN is passed

11) After the First boot, power off the device and boot into Stock Recovery using Vol Up+Home+Power Button.

12) Wipe Factory Reset/Data

13) Wipe Cache Partition & Reboot the device.

14) All steps are done...Thank You...
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
No problem glad you got it figured out.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] evolishesh:
I did the restore! It worked great. Thank you so much for this!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
No prob...glad it worked for you :)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
Updated section 2A, replaced TWRP with CWM recovery being its officially supported for our device.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] DavidFlory:
I own SuperSU Pro. Can I just download that from Google Play or should I use the specific version linked in the OP?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] cam30era:
Question for you:

I've been using twrp tmo version since getting my DE early November with zero problems.

I understand why you've updated the OP.

Are you aware of any specific advantages with cwm, or issues with use of tmo twrp on our device?

Thanks in advance.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
No advantages really...just more of a preference. I prefer CWM mainly because its what I started with before there ever was TWRP. Either will work fine, no issues I am aware of.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
Use the OP then upgrade from google play.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] LillieBennett:
So you don't think people can handle "download cwm or twrp"? It's your post but some will like twrp and others cwm. Heck, why not both? Some will have old backups and as long as both zips are handy they can switch back and forth at will!

SM-N900V DE
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] cam30era:
Delete
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
First, Those that have TWRP already can continue to use it. Its not like you have to switch and delete the TWRP.tar from your computer because I removed it from my guide lol.

Second, I would of never used TWRP if CWM was available.

Third, anybody that is using my guide is most likely slightly green behind the ears and I prefer they stick with flashing stuff specifically for our device.

Fourth, more times then not CWM is preferred when flashing AOSP...example ,the first builds of CM11 on the N2 could only be flashed with CWM for data to work. On this device both may work fine, but CWM has always been rock solid.

Fifth, I would rather folks support and use the recovery that philz took the time to build and support for our device.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] LillieBennett:
Very sorry, I didn't know that philz merged and/or took over CWM, brings up memories of rom manager and og Droid :) twrp was the latest in recoveries afaik, but If the new CWM can do OTG exFat I'll be all over it, will need the zip installs though as I do have an investment in twrp backups. I am not a noob but still appreciate the guides when my memory isn't worth squat.

SM-N900V DE
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] TSman74:
CWM has TWRP backups restore support.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] cam30era:
FWIW, there is also an "Official" CWM recovery for hltevzw on the clockworkmod web site.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] DavidFlory:
OK, now I am confused. Is philz a fork of CWM? Is his different from "Official"?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] LillieBennett:
Thanks for all the info on Philz CWM and I have been reading up on it. I'll take my new questions to the Philz hltevzw thread.

SM-N900V DE
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
No worries...I didnt mean for that to come off harsh so I hope you did not take it that way.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] DavidFlory:
I just go my Verizon Developer Edition. Just getting the feel of it. Haven't tried anything yet. But I have a question.

My Broadband Version is N900VOYUBMJ3. Reading the OP and comments it seems as though it should end in MJE (latest) or MJ7 or MI9. Am I looking at the right code? Should I expect an OTA update? I checked the "Software update" in About Phone and it says no updates available. However, I suspect that this is not really a "software" update.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
Developer editions do not get carrier updates. Yes MJ3 is the dev version firmware...I would make a back up then upgrade to MJE by flashing the Dev_MJE.tar in odin.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] LillieBennett:
Hey, I'll take all kinds of jabs to get a 5 point, detailed explanation like that! I actually have heard of the Philz recovery awhile back but never had a supported device until now, so I am interested. ;)

SM-N900V DE
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] creatlovex:
Thank you so much for this! tks
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] DavidFlory:
I have the N900V Developer Edition. I sucessfully intalled CWM and rooted with SuperSU under the stock MJ3 system. No problems.

I then used Odin to install the DE_VRUBMJE 4.3 restore file and that seems to have worked. I then reinstalled philz CWM and that is working. However, I cannot get SuperSU to install. CWM reports sucess but SuperSU is not installed as an app nor do I have root when I reboot.

Any suggestions? Do I have to reroot with Kingo?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
You need to reflash the superuser.zip in cwm.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] DavidFlory:
I have done that several times with the same result. Cleared cache and dalvik. No joy.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
That is strange...it worked for me. Try going back to TWRP recovery and flash the superuser.zip
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] DavidFlory:
Are you suggesting UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.65.zip as in the OP or superuser.zip by Koush Dutta?

I could also try [2014.01.20] SuperSU v1.91 from Chainfire,

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Edit: I fixed it by installing the latest SuperSU from PlayStore and then installing from the app. It asked if it should disable Knox and I said yes. I then rebooted and it was ok.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
Good deal. :)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
Even better!! Thx for that info :good:
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] sdaelr:
I followed the op weeks ago when I got my DE. So I have TWRP. However I would much prefer CWM l, just more comfortable with it. Anyway is there a zip of CWM or do I need to flash this with odin?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] LillieBennett:
Zip is available on goo, I had to get it with goo manager because the md5 wouldn't match the browser download.

SM-N900V DE
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] sdaelr:
I have downloaded the zip from goo. Any recommendations before flashing CWM through TWRP?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] LillieBennett:
If you also downloaded the md5sum file you're good to go. I'm interested in your review and why not post to the device thread PhilZ will monitor?

SM-N900V DE

---------- Post added at 07:00 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:58 PM ----------

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=49729833

PhilZ thread for note 3.

SM-N900V DE
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
No just flash and be merry. :)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] renee613:
this is good info. thx 4 putting this thread 2gether.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] helminaida:
i have a question here. Can i use this method to other Note 3 version?i already softbrick my note 3. I donno what my samsung stock rom. Can anyone help me?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] DavidFlory:
You have quoted the entire OP. Which method? What phone do you have? Is it the Developer's Edition? It makes a tremendous difference.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] helminaida:
Sorry. I'm new here. I want to try method on Section 1 : How to return to stock android 4.3.

My phone : Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (n9005). What do u mean by Developer's Edition?

First of all my problem started when i was trying to flash to Malaysia android kitkat update using odin. In the progress somehow i softbrick my phone. I tried to find at sammobile my sam stock rom but not get. I have no idea what my note 3 stock rom is. Can u help me?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] DavidFlory:
If you do not have a Verizon Note 3 then you are in the wrong place. The files and instructions in this thread are specific to Verizon phones. Find a forum/thread that is specific to your phone.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
This!

Helminaida, you have a T-Mobile Note 3. Click on the link below to navigate to the appropiate forum for your device.

http://xdaforums.com/note-3-tmobile

To answer your question further...Developer Edition is a limited device offered by Samsung strictly for Verizon. It comes with a unlocked bootloader like your T-Mo Note 3 does. ATT and Verizon now lock thier device bootloaders which keeps us from flashing custom recoveries, roms, kernels...etc. If you can find a stock odin file over in the T-mobile section, then you can use this guides steps to restore.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] yearn2burn:
I am trying to root my MJE Note 3 with Universal Root de La Vega. I soft bricked which is why I came here. Back up and running, thank you very much. But I notice the Odin image here is a little different size than the one from SamMobile that the URDLV site points you to. That got me wondering if I might succeed by hacking this image instead of the SamsMobile image. Any thoughts? Someone on the URDLV site suggested the current bootloader will detect the exploit and if so cannot work period.

Addendum: OK, so I tried the Odin image from this site. Generates file the same size as the one generated by SamMobile image, but with a different calculated md5. Tried and again failed.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] camaroqqq:
OK, I need some help. Here is my devices state.

-Verizon Note 3 SM-N900V

-Rooted when the device first came out

-Did first OTA and kept root with SU

-Have held off on second OTA but just accidentally installed it

-Currenlty open padlock shows when booting but the phone is not rooted

Return to stock would be fine for me, I just need to get rid of the lock because I may warranty this due to proximity light, Can I just odin the original even though I have the latest update and am not rooted? Thanks!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] yearn2burn:
Do you still have Safestrap? If so, this is my understanding of what you need to do. Again assuming you have stock unrooted ROM in the stock slot, boot to android recovery (not Safestrap recovery) and do factory reset. That will get rid of Safestrap and allow you to directly boot to your stock ROM. You will need to setup your phone from scratch. You might search around a little more to make sure above is exactly right.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] camaroqqq:
Not sure about safestrap or if i ever had it. I did the original root de la vega, it stayed rooted after the first OTA, but since I accidentally took the latest OTA, its not rooted anymore. Apps are still disabled through titanium.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] yearn2burn:
Have you tried to use Odin to flash an official ROM tar? See section one of the original post. Just back up your data first. I don't know that will solve the problem, but I have a feeling it will.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] camaroqqq:
hhmm I'm worried about the "take note" part of section one. I am not sure if i technically had a retail locked N3. I rooted it, the unlock logo shows up at boot, but I never installed any other roms or anything. Hhmm, wonder how I could get a certain answer. Any other thread I should be asking this? Thanks again!

Edit: Never mind that just means I have to odin back to the version I am currently using, instead of factory 4.3

Actually, since I was rooted when I took the OTA do I have to odin the latest version or can I do stock?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] yearn2burn:
You can't go backwards. I assume you're now up to latest version, MJE, and that's what you should flash. Not the version before ota.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] jackdubl:
So am I correct in reading the Developer Note 3 has full Odin recovery files? I am asking because I am thinking about getting a Developer S5 when it is available, but have been dismayed by Samsung's lack of support for their developer phones. I want to make sure there will be restore files for it, as I have never had an unlocked phone that didn't require a restore to fix a soft brick at some point.

https://copy.com?r=cScoov
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] pjohnsonnnn:
help with stock Odin image and Pit file

im not good with this stuff... but my phone has been a soft brick for 2 days and i finally downloaded the stock sm 900v md5 file and i already have odin. i have no clue what the stock Odin image and Pit file is though or where to get it. some one PLEASE HELP
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] cam30era:
Go here. If you follow this guide and do exactly as it says, you'll be OK. > http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2576104
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] AleighS:
PIT file?

You say to select the pit function and use the pit file downloaded in step two...but all I get from those links are md5 files that do not show up through the pit function of odin...what am I doing wrong?...
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] yearn2burn:
I didn't find a pit file either but it worked anyway just flashing the one md5 file. Recovered from soft brick in failed root dela Vega attempt.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
The pit file is right in the op with link...i just downloaded it lol.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
Friendly bump...was just accepted for RC!!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Clamhost:
Assistance please

Hello my uncle came to me for help. He has a Verizon Note 3, it was running MJE, but he rooted and did safestrap. I watched him and he did it correctly. He told me he was flashing a Cyangonmod ROM for his note 3, but I believe he may have put my S4's GE ROM on his SD card and flashed it in safestrap. The phone cannot boot and is a brick. He tried using odin, but it keep failing at Get PIT for mapping. He has the correct pit and correct PDA firmware. He can use the stock recovery and download mode that's it.

Did he do irreversible damage?

I feel bad as I was supposed to supervise him, but I assumed he had the right ROM on his phone.

Forgot to mention he's using Odin 3.0.7
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] bajasur:
Can he get into download mode?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Clamhost:
Yes he's in odin, his phone is in front of me in download mode. Fran went to church.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] bajasur:
<br />

<br />

Yes he's in odin[/QUOTE]

Well that's good news

if he can get into odin mode (download mode) he should be able to odin flash stock MJE firmware and return to stock :thumbup:
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Clamhost:
Well that's good news

if he can get into odin mode (download mode) he should be able to odin flash stock MJE firmware and return to stock :thumbup:

that's what we're trying to do. it won't work it keeps failing.

<ID:0/007> Added!!

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> ALL_N900VVRUBMJE_N900VVZWMJE_2106277_REV03_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/007> Odin v.3 engine (ID:7)..

<ID:0/007> File analysis..

<ID:0/007> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/007> Initialzation..

<ID:0/007> Set PIT file..

<ID:0/007> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!

<ID:0/007> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/007> Complete(Write) operation failed.

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1)

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Please help, been working on this for hours. :/

I'm about to tell Fran to take it to Verizon.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] TSman74:
Have you tried rebooting your pc and using a different usb port? Worth a shot. Also, CM11 is only for Dev edition on Verizon. Needs an unlocked bootloader to flash the kernel.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Clamhost:
Tried rebooting PC and using different ports. Still not working.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Surge1223:
Uninstall all Samsung/Kies drivers, also uninstall kies/verizon upgrade assistant if they're installed. Reboot and reinstall just the drivers then try again (make sure you launch Odin as admin). If that doesnt work look into using Heimdall.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] bajasur:
Clamhost did you get it?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Clamhost:
I went to my uncle's house and managed to get it working. I believe the PC I was on had USB 1.1, while Fran's PC had USB 2.

Managed to get it back to stock, but Kingo couldn't download the drivers, and said "Downloading device driver software 0bytes of 0bytes".

Fran was just happy that I got his Note 3 working. I told him not to do ANYTHING else without me present lol.

Thanks for everyone's help.

-Thomas
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
PC driver, usb ports, and usb cable issues are probably the most common cause of Odin failures...glad u got it figured out.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] dougha:
Thanks. Saved my ass.

Scenario:

Got a Note 3 today. Soft bricked it trying to run the Root_de_la_Vega.tar.md5 with Odin v3.09. Tried 2 different computers, couldn't get Kies to connect to phone (I'm guessing jacked up USB problem). Ready to give up and then did your suggestion, and got it booting back to stock.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] clintsin2deep:
Help Please!!!!

I have softbricked my Verizon Note 3 trying to flash a rom in Odin/Download mode. It failed to write. I then ended up with only seeing firmware failed to install on my phone, saying to use VZW recovery. I don't have that on my PC. Long story short. I flashed the PIT file from this thread and now I can turn the phone on, but it freezes at the splash screen. My phone has never been rooted. I was just trying to flash back to stock. I have no clue which baseband was on here, as I notice that you cant go backward on the baseband, I can get into download mode just fine. But everytime I try to flash stock firmware, it stops about 1/4 of the way and says write failed. Not sure what else to do. I have tried to flash the MI9 file and the MJE file. I am now downloading the MJ7 file and see if that works. Whenever the flash fails. I can only boot up the device to Odin mode saying firmware failed to install. But I can flash the pit fileand that fixes that issue, but then back to splash screen it stays. After flashing the pit file I can boot to recovery, and select factory wipe, but it still freezes at the splash screen. Also, I am doing this on a windows 8 machine, using Windows 7 in VMware Workstation. any suggestions would be very helpful...Thanks
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] recDNA:
I see the stock mje rom file and I downloaded it. I know sometimes you need the pit file to restore a soft brick. Where is the mje pit file? Thanks
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
The pit file is the same for all N3 builds.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] recDNA:
Terrific, where do I get the download?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] radionerd:
OP's first post in this thread

VZW_32gb.pit- http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23159073880936457 works for both DE and Retail devices)

Eur

MD5 5065e6bd18c4d8e1663438a2c2c9d900

USA

MD5 cc7da3a79307599a34a5492b676bba0b