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[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] recDNA:
Thanks, I'm blind.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] skysz21:
Okay...

Fixed my issue, Just going to stop attempting to root/fix things when I have not slept in over 24 hours..
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
:good:
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
Yes...I am on 4.4.2 KK. Do you have retail or Dev Edition?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] abe_cedar:
HI [MENTION=4065904]droidstyle[/MENTION],

ru happy with the network performance on 4.4.2 KK?

I've read some not so good news about the issue.

TIA

Abe
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Hitman3984:
Need some help guys.

I flashed to 4.4 but need to go back to stock. when useing the pit file in the first post and one of the firmware files the flash with odin is failing almost immediately. Any suggestings?

It's never took an OTA update and was originally rooted when the first methon became available BEFORE root de la vega
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
Yea I am getting between 18-30mb/s down but I am still using the MJE modem.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
Start by redownloading files, then try a different usb port and/or usb cable, if all else fails try a different PC.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] docdrejr1:
Maybe a bad download try downloading again.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] giovonniAndroid23:
HELP!!!

I flashed twrp ..now im getting that invalid recovery error...is there a way that i can JUST oden over the stock recovery??? my system is fine. just recovery is what i messed up...is there a stock recovery oden file? and if i do have to flash via oden is it going to wipe my files ?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] airmaxx23:
Pull the recovery.img and convert it to a .tar.md5 file then you can flash it.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] giovonniAndroid23:
I tryed but oden will not reconize .img files when i try to put it in the "AP" field pleaseee save me from myself lol
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] airmaxx23:
Google how to convert it to a .tar.md5 file and you'll be all set.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] giovonniAndroid23:
THANKS!!!!! it worked id buy u a damn beer if i could!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] airmaxx23:
I'm glad you're up and running again....mmmm...beer.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] LillieBennett:
Do I understand that you just flashed stock recovery? Where did you get the recovery.img? I would love this for the vzw developer edition.

SM-N900V DE
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] airmaxx23:
Yes he did, just pull the recovery.img from the .md5 file, then google "convert .img to .md5" and use one of the free programs to convert the file, then flash it with Odin.

Here is the Retail MJE Recovery.img.

Retail MJE Recovery.img

I was bored this morning at work so here is the .tar.md5 file for the MJE recovery.img that you can flash in Odin.

Retail MJE Recovery Odin File

If you need a different recovery let me know.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
The problem is the DE edition did not come with a stock odin file to pull the recovery.img from. I did not realize you could pull the recovery.img from the MJE.tar and flash on the DE edition. If so we are golden. :)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] airmaxx23:
I'm honestly not sure if it will work on the DE, the person just wanted the MJE recovery.img and the ability to flash it. I just pulled the file and converted it for them but please post here if it works.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] LillieBennett:
Yeah we're looking for a de recovery as the twrp guy said he would officially support the device with it.

SM-N900V DE
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] airmaxx23:
Sorry...
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Erdossy:
Need Help BAD!

a friend asked me to flash CM11 on his n900v. I attempted, only to realize after flashing that his device was not rooted. duh!!! my fault. Its now soft bricked... Ive been trying to flash it back to stock for the past 8 hours. no luck. not sure what else to try.

boots into recovery

tried this >> HLTE_USA_VZW_32G.pit

>>ALL_N900VVRUBMI9_N900VVZWMI9_1671014_REV03_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5

im currently downloading the first stock image from the OP.

any suggestions???

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i flashed CWM not cyanogenmod.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] airmaxx23:
You need to flash the recovery.tar.md5 file, that is HERE, with Odin while the phone is in download mode.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Erdossy:
is there any way you could convert the recovery.img t .tar.md5 for me? i have no way or knowledge of doing so at the moment.

It would be much appreciated.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] airmaxx23:
I already did, check my previous reply again, I put up a link to the recovery.tar.md5 file. Just flash it with odin in download mode.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Erdossy:
thank you! but no I get the ANDROID.PROCESS.ACORE has stopped. It doesn't stop popping up.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] airmaxx23:
Have you flashed the file in odin?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Erdossy:
Yeah I got it now. But do you need to unlock the boot loader to root and install custom recovery. Or vice versa. I've looked elsewhere but couldn't find a definitive answer.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] airmaxx23:
No you don't and you can't unlock the bootloader on the retail device. You have to use a program to root the current build (prior to KK) then install safestrap, which is a recovery, then you're all set.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Erdossy:
What program do I use? I've tried root de la vega, kingo, vroot. None of them seem to work. I've been working on this for the past 12 hours so I might overlooking something important. Is there an updated method I'm not aware of?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] airmaxx23:
You need Kingo v. 1.1.6. Be sure that you allow the computer access when it pops up on your phone. You can download 1.1.6 from the link below.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/e0sw7yxa7y32bf0/KingoAndroidROOTv116.exe
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] sgerbitz:
IS there a kit kat image for verizon galaxy note 3 yet?

mine updated automaticly and now i lost root, and tried to unroot, and now its soft bricked..
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
You will be stuck on stock now , but look here :

http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SM-N900V
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] G2xUser:
Bricked - cannot enter ODIN/download mode

Was trying to get into ODIN the wrong way found it is power, vol down, home.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] luvpudds:
THANK YOU!!!

You just saved me from a massive heart attack. Everything was going well until I tried to install HyperDrive. Then super scary screen. Now Im back and ready to get this rom on here. Thank you!!! Thank you!!! Thank YOU!!!:good::good::p:p:laugh::laugh::o:D
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] cdavid469:
Is my phone soft bricked or hard bricked

I was on 4.4.2 stock, rooted, with safestrap intalled. Was trading the phone, and in a moment of stupidity went to factory reset from inside the phone UI (instead of from inide of safestrap like I have done 1000 times before. The phone starts up, says booting recovery in blue over the samsung custom lock logo, then powers off and attempts to do this again. I know this is considered a bootloop, but it will not boot into download mode either. Is this a hard brick, if so will the sd card method described possibly be a fix, and if not, is the usb dongle jig an opton. Any input that isn't you're f*cked would be very much appreciated.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Geoffe:
Will this work after taking update via computer?

I took the update yesterday not OTA but via USB and Samsungs updater. So will the roll back work? Thanks
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
Unfortunately No.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] kdizzleh85:
Cannot get root back

I was on Beans 4.3 Rom and went to upgrade to Kitkat and by accident i pulled from odin before drivers updated so I restored back to stock 4.3 from soft brick using the tutorial in this OP. That worked but now I cannot get root with any of the 3 listed root methods. I have followed directions. I have rooted and unlocked etc for a long time. Any tips or ideas would be great.Thanks.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] sgerbitz:
I downloaded the image and now i am getting:

SECURE CHECK FAIL : PIT
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
What firmware did you use to get back to stock?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] K4L3B:
I also tried to install hyperdrive, SS now cannot mount system, I am currently running nc2 on slot 1, it's the only way I can get the phone to boot. I will try this out when. I get home.. I am feeling relieved.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] K4L3B:
I reflashed MJE through odin and then re-rooted, and then proceeded to load deodexed NC2. All good now.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] dubge:
it has been a while since I have been on here or done anything with my phone and I need to get a warranty replacement and need to return the phone back to stock and was wondering what file to use and if it would still show custom on the bootscreen

thanks

Ray
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] mrmark75:
Nope after about 2 reboots your good.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] dubge:
the custom lock goes away after 2 reboots?

thanks
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] mrmark75:
Yes.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] peakcelln:
I posted this on another thread and was forwarded to this thread...

A customer of mine came in and her Galaxy Note 3 with Verizon is stuck on a weird boot screen with Secure Fail: Kernel in the upper left hand corner, then across the entire center in much larger print is " System Software Not Authorized By Verizon..." then it tells her to return it to a Verizon store, or something to that affect. She told me she didnt try to flash or root at all; this just happened. VZW is going to swap her out, but she has all of her baby pics on her phone from Pregnancy through 2 years old(No she didnt use a micro card). I dont want to do a factory restore for obvious reasons. Is there a way to get her phone out of this boot lock without losing her data? I'm more of a hardware guy than a software guy, but I have done some flashing in the past. Please get back back to me ASAP, this woman was almost in tears in my store. THANX!!!

Oh, I also forgot to mention, my pc wont even pick up anything is connected when trying to connect via USB, so I'm guessing it would have to be a key combination that wont wipe the data.

After reading through a few of the pages, I have a few questions. This sounds like it will erase all content and put it back to factory, is this true? If so, I need to figure out a way the content, particularly the photos, is not erased. Second, I dod not know what software she has, so how do I know what firmware to use?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
Try flashing the stock MJE package...follow directions in the op. There should not be any loss of data but the device may not boot unless you wipe data factory reset from stock recovery. She could very well end up losing data.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] peakcelln:
You don't think this will factory restore everything? VZW sent her a replacement and I guess this is her last ditch effort before she has to send this one back and lose her info forever. I also read somewhere that messing with the FW may trip a "Knox Lock"? Will this happen with this MJE Package. I don't think it will because the FW is just being restored, but figured I'd asked. One thing I don't want is for her to send this one back and have them charge her for the replacement because of something I did.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] s_brethauer:
Delete
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] TheCottonKid:
Download

Is there a way to download the OTA 4.4.2 link faster? A torrent maybe? Thanks.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] thunderbread:
I 2nd the above post. is there any way to get a faster download for the 4.4.2 ota thanks
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] kronikings:
Anyone know if my bootloader version should match my baseband version? my bootloader is N900VOYUBMJ3 and my baseband is N900VVRUBMJE. I have a Developer edition. I read in some other forums that they should match or you could have instability issues but they were referring to T-Mobile version..
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] LillieBennett:
Love your bootloader and never let it change. What you read isn't exactly true. I'm DE too with same mj3/mje as you; you're in the zone and golden! [emoji1]
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
^+1 do not touch the effin bootloader!! :)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] shawn1224:
I would have liked to know as well. I ended paying 13 bucks for the premium membership. Can't wait forever, I need my phone.

Edit - FYI, go with the terrafile premium download. It's only $6.99 and download speeds are in the MBs. The rapidgator is a ripoff. the cheapest option is $12.99 for 30 days and I was only getting up to 200kbs speeds. I'm trying to initiate a refund now.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
What I normally do is download the latest stock package long before I ever need it.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] kvnastn:
I am trying to flash the 4.4.2 stock to recover from a softbrick how do I flash this with Odin since it is a .zip and not a md5.tar?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] milski65:
Extract it first.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] kvnastn:
Ok I'm still waiting for the download to finish I figured it was a regular zip w/ a boot.img META-INF etc.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] milski65:
The tar will be inside it.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] R3define:
Should OP be updated to show that you can now root the 4.4.2 NC4 update? I just did it with towelroot's APK. :)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Juicy92:
Selling the phone in a few hours, I am on a 4.4.2 rom with safestrap. Can I flash the 4.3 stock image and have it all work?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
Did you ever flash the 4.4.2 stock package via odin or OTA update? If so then no you can not flash back to 4.3.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
Yes it should...:good:
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] gerg004:
Edit: Ok I went back and read. Just to be clear, since I was on 4.4.2 I MUST flash the 4.4.2 recovery file and the .pit file in the OP at the same time. From there I must root with towelroot and start over...correct?

Again, sorry for the dumb questions and thanks for the help. I've never soft bricked my phone and am kind of at a standstill right now. Looks like I will be for the most part of the day as the download is going to take 13 hours

Edit#2: I've never taken an OTA from Verizon. Have always updated via a new ROM. Does that have any effect on which recovery can be flashed? Basically I'm trying to get the process finished as soon as possible since I already have the MI9 recovery file. Hoping there's still a root method out there for that as well...
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] gerg004:
Wow... my phone is now a complete brick... will not turn on. On chat with Verizon right now... kind of curious even tho Knox (wasn't at least) isn't tripped if somehow they DO get it to turn on will they charge me for being out of warranty.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Rooster85:
can we get a mirror for those who have successfully downloaded? 4.4 that is
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] krongi:
Can't Flash Roms After Recoving

Hey guys, this is my first time posting as I've never had an issue rooting or flashing roms (no issues I couldn't recover from anyway) but this time I'm pretty stuck.

First off, I wrote over my stock slot a while back with jelly beans and I have not had any issues, when I looked to see if there was an update for that rom I noticed that kit kat had been released and decided to flash that (even though I no longer had the original stock). The flash seemed to work well, I rebooted and everything looked good. After about ten minutes I decided to flash Eclipse to my device, unfortunately it didn't work right (for one thing I couldn't change the notification panel icons) so I tried Hyperdrive but didn't really like it as much as eclipse, so I tried eclipse again (every time I flashed these roms it was to the stock slot) and the issue with my notifications persisted. Finally after literally 10 or 15 times of reflashing Eclipse (2pm - 10pm) I decided I was going to open up a slot in safe strap and flash eclipse to it. When the flash had finished, my device was stuck on the initial splash screen, I couldn't get anywhere at all, it never got to the point where i could tell safe strap to look back at my stock slot, the only way to power off was to remove the battery.

When i got back home last night I fired up odin and downloaded the 4.4.2 stock recovery and ran it with no issues and I'm currently running the odin flashed recovery image.

I've re-rooted the device and installed busybox and safe strap and all is well, except no rom will flash to my device now, if I try to flash any rom (Eclipse, Baja, Hyperdrive and Jasmine) the unit will reboot and go to safe strap and if i elect to continue my device goes to a black screen and does nothing (again I have to remove the battery for a reboot), i've left if for upwards of 20 minutes with no success. I know the device is on because if I plug it into my laptop windows seven generates the alert tone to let me know it detects a device was plugged in. It sucks pretty hard, I always have to go back to odin and reflash the recovery image.

Am I doing something wrong? I have a feeling i've federally f**ked myself on this one and I don't want to be stuck on this crappy stock image. I should have recovered to 4.3, I know, I'm stupid.

Please, help me...I'm completely stuck now
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] gerg004:
Did you flash the nc2 kernel after the rom? Also you MUST reboot to download mode from SS and flash the specific tar (I'll find the link in a man) via odin immediately after the rom.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] DaveDroid662:
Hey, I'm having MASSIVE issues with my GN3 SM-N900V. I do have a decent amount of experience with rooting devices.

I received it from a friend who attempted root of some sort. He DIDN'T install any recovery, so I'm using stock (which in the back, the little android says 'no command'.) I can get into download mode, but I can't flash with Odin since I receive a "Aboot.mbn" error right away. I'm using the .pit file and what I believe to be Stock 4.4.2.md5. I believe he said it was on 4.4.2 before he attempted. When you first start up it has an unlocked padlock and says "custom" so I'm assuming its bootloader was unlocked, than the Samsung Logo appears, and it goes to the Verizon Screen and sits there. I left it overnight for good measure, and it won't go beyond that. It appears Knox has been tripped at some point (not sure if this really matters?)

How can I get this thing back to a stock version, and actually get it to load it? Am I missing something? I'm new to this phone entirely.

Thanks so much for the help!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] DaveDroid662:
I've tried just about every version there is. MJE, NC2, NC4, MJ7. I just can't get this device to load.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
Boot into recovery, wipe data/factory reset.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] DaveDroid662:
Ive done that a bunch of times, still loads with the unlocked padlock, still stops at the verizon screen. Did it again last night let it sit all night, nothing.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Porkshanker:
Has anyone used these files to flash? does it return the phone to factory or do you still get the "custom" with the lock unlocked icon at boot?

Thanks in advance.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Mining_rocks:
Torrent created

Made a torrent, you can include it in the OP if you so wish.

For the stock image:

CRC32: 9AB40F49

MD5: C604F9394578EDE21FE4EC7B5A372BA4

SHA-1: 04AA9CAF1D595EC0319E92353C67456656FBCAAD

For the .pit file:

CRC32: F8BBEE85

MD5: CC7DA3A79307599A34A5492B676BBA0B

SHA-1: 481C1641A1136CC68DBA98BE985A3BC2920B7CB2
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Mining_rocks:
I had rooted by the root de la vega method.

After following these directions, the phone has been completely returned to stock/factory. There is no longer an open lock at boot.

Here's a screenshot from the settings.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
Thanks for the confirmation!

Fyi OP updated...added a directory and android glossary. More to come!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Killerarl:
Thanks [MENTION=4065904]droidstyle[/MENTION] for this information! Very handy ... can't wait to get a custom recovery for the GN3, afraid to do too much customization before I can make a nandroid!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] nutpn:
you can flash and you dont get unlock with the stock files

my status the first time after root de la vega showed custom with the unlock symbol

I reflashed both stock files yesterday and rooted with root de la vega again and now I'm rooted with official status and no unlock symbol and only have xposed installer and call recording, cant figure why but hey I will take that.

Thanks Droidstyle for all you do
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Porkshanker:
Thanks for confirmation.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Rootuser3.0:
With all the odin versions out, which is best for our note 3 when flashing back to stock?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Mining_rocks:
For me, the "Odin3 v3.09.exe" that was included in the Root de la Vega download worked flawlessly.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] hahahi123:
dev edition? So are these limited? Also how different are they from retail? Btw, I read the glossary about fast charge. I didn't know how to search a thread about it or create one but some cable of mine do slow charging on my phone. How do I prevent my phone from detecting other 3rd party USB cables? Thanks
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
they are the same as retail other then the bootloader is unlocked.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] plisskenn:
0x0?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Mining_rocks:
knox is still 0x0 after flashing back to stock.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Tidefan13:
How do u get the dl over to a folder with mega? Can just not drag and drop it? I've never used it. I Trying To Flash Stock So I Can Return This Phone.

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I thought it was done DLn but it's not it won't dl. I gotta get this done can anyone help me out as to why it's not dln
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] nicholi2789:
I am no novice to using Odin (used it on my S3 S4 and Note 3) but The instructions leave a couple questions unanswered for me. One is, So I load the PIT file AND the factory image file into Odin and flash at the same time? And is flashing the PIT file absolutely necessary when returning to stock? Thanks for putting this thread up though, very helpful.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] LillieBennett:
I used the procedure without the PIT, it just guarantees the partitions are also restored. Since I didn't do anything to change the partitions I skipped the pit. The directions are clear. I was prepared to redo with both files but had success and now my n3 is returned. I kinda regret that since I'm now back to waiting, saving $100 no longer seems like a good idea! :)

Lillie via LG Spectrum & tapatalk
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
I believe the guide states to load both files in Odin and hit start? The PIT file is normally only needed when recovering from a soft brick. However it does not hurt anything to use it even if you are returning to stock. Instead of further cluttering the thread to explain this, I left it out because its good practice to use the PIT file anyway to ensure the partitions are correctly mapped out. Glad this thread is helpful for you! If you have any other questions do not hesitate to ask :)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] nicholi2789:
Well I never actually had to flash a PIT file before so I really don't know much about them besides the obvious. It doesn't matter, I posted prematurely anyways. I flashed the image and returned to stock successfully. Thanks.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] streetracer8605:
With the de la Vega root leaving Knox 0x0 and this returning the status to Normal what is the other advantage to you getting a developer edition?