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[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Tom_q2356:
Kitkat just flashed and I got stuck on the orange-colored Verizon screen again! Do I need to boot into safestrap recovery for flash or something? At this point, if I turn off the phone and go into the recovery, that robot lie down flat like a dead robot. I really appreciate your help!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
If you odin back to stock NC4 with pitfile there will be no safestrap recovery. Again reflash the full NC4 firmware that is over 1gb w/ pitfile, uncheck auto reboot, pull and insert battery, three finger into stock recovery, wipe data/factory reset, then reboot. Wait 5-10min the device should boot up.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Tom_q2356:
Everything (including safestrap recovery and reboot) is fine only until kitkat firmware got flashed. Then robot dies, screen freezes... don't know what's wrong. I followed your steps very carefully, each time.

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I will donate if I successfully got Alliance running; I will be soooo thankful you!!! But I really feel like just quitting soon.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
Ok i think i mislead you a bit..bear with as I have a developer edition and flashing is a bit different.

Assuming you are on stock NC4, rooted, with latest kitkat safestrap installed, try this...

Boot into safestrap recovery

Wipe data factory/reset

Flash alliance rom

Reboot into download mode from safestrap

Flash this stock NC2 kernel in the AP/PDA slot of odin. https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23501681358549122

Reboot
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Tom_q2356:
latest kitkat safestrap? I am even more confused. kitkat and safestrap are two different things, right? It looks like kitkat firmware I have no problem seeing "successful" installation, it's just afterwards screen freezes. So that was the real problem, I could not proceed with kitkat. Well, I guess I am going to take a little break, I just need to use my phone now. Maybe will try later when I feel like it. Thanks though!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
All I am saying is you need to use the latest safestrap that is compatible with kitkat.

From safestrap recovery you need to flash alliance in the stock rom slot then boot into download mode from SS. Now flash the NC2 kernel I linked with odin.

Do not use the unified Kitkat firmware pack I posted a couple posts back.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Tom_q2356:
Well, I just want to say that, I had actually given that a try already, by skipping the Kitkat, used latest version of SS (it was the verizon one with kk in its name); anyhow, it looked so unreal because Alliance was such a huge file and the flash took only less than a minute. I remember it reboot into a black screen also. That was my last try for something else other than the stock rom before your newest intruction came out. I think in the process, something is not right or ready for flashing a custom Rom.

I had done everything except the NC2 with odin at the end. But then, the Alliance just did not seem right.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
You got a black screen after you flashed Alliance because you did not flash the NC2 kernel with odin before booting the device.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Tom_q2356:
Okay, I just installed SS3.75 but when I go to the recovery, it shows older version 3.72. I understand that I have TWRP2.7.0.0, how should I change that? Thanks very much!!!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
Did you get things sorted out?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] mt2020:
HELP

I'm trying to follow these directions. When I download Odin it keeps installing all kinds of Crap on my computer. Installs all kinds of Malware and never installs Odin.

Where do I get a clean copy of Odin?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
Downloads fine for me...perhaps your computer already has malware in it causing a redirect?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] kenandmoose:
I had the same problem with the odin site. I found a clean download on here down loaded the files to my phone ext sd the moved them to the computer.

Thanks for the info here! got my phone back up and running. [emoji3]
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] saulvg:
Thanks for this. Really helped me out. Was trying to install objective rom and was getting a black screen after reboot. Followed your instructions and was finally able to get my phone to boot up. THANK YOU!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
No problem!! Glad it worked for you :)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Er. Aditya:
mate how do i get pit file for note 4 910G ?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] radionerd:
You can create a pit file with efsprofessional.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] zlebors:
has anyone update to 4.4.4?

can I have root access on 4.4.4?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] zlebors:
anyone?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] LillieBennett:
See the Jasmine roms thread, discussions there say do not take the ota.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
If you take the OTA you will be stuck unrooted.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] rhidalgo1973:
Just double checking, I'm presently running Alliance Rom with safestrap 3.72, but I'd like to go back to stock NC4 without safestrap, all I need to do is ODIN these 2 files, the NC4 tar file and the Pit file from step # 2, right?:confused:
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
Yep
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] donaldkbart23:
Returning to stock

I do not see a pit file in step 2 for returning to stock. Is it necessary?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] donaldkbart23:
Anyone? Going to sell this phone and want to make sure I don't screw the next person over. It seems to be working okay following the steps on the first page. Tahnks.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] radionerd:
Shouldn't need pit
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
The pit file is in the OP... you are not looking hard enough.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] jmontalvo248:
this not work am try with the PIT or only AP not working said fail
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] alphamale:
Question I'm rooted with safe strap on custom rom kk. Retail. Will 1a un root and restore me to complete stock or do I have to un root first? Do I need to use pit file
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
yep 1a will take you back to stock...pit file not needed normally unless your softbricked. just remember to boot into stock recovery after going back to stock and wipe data if you are selling the device or what not..
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] nyjumpman:
Hmm, having trouble with Odin

[IMG="Odin fail"]http://s14.postimg.org/g1s2xu98x/Untitled.png[/IMG]

I'm on 4.4 with the NC2 kernel (the leak that should let me go back to 4.3 MJE) but I keep getting a write failure

UPDATE #1 = tried using the 4.4 NC4 stock file, still getting the write failure

UPDATE #2 = kept swapping up USB slots and uninstalled drivers, finally ended up working with 4.4 NC4 (which unfortunately gives me worse signal than 4.3 MJE but too late to go back now). The answer was to NOT use the PIT file apparently.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
I have not had a issue using the pit file...so I do not think that was the problem.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] buschbarber:
The link to the Odin software brings malware down with the Odin software during download. I was able to uninstall it and Odin worked fine after installation..
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] azteka88:
need help! no usb or camera

hello guys! im looking for help! im on stock 4.4.2 rooted whit toweroot after root i cannot get my note 3 to connect to pc via usb also camera wont open up, i did like 20 factory restores to phone and not working, also installed jasmine rom 2.4.4 and i get my phone recognizen once, then no more recognition again, installed latest drivers but noting seems to work, i used another pc to try flashing from, but no luck either. so please helpo meeee!!!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] tplummer27:
Where in the world can I download odin? I keep getting antivirus warnings when I dl from the odindownload page.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] radionerd:
This might help you click on the right site.

http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s3/themes-apps/27-08-2013-odin-3-09-odin-1-85-versions-t2189539
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] musmas:
Help needed

i tried to root my Note 3 SM-N900 with kingo root but this process went wrong and now my phone shows firmware upgrade encountered and issue...... What should I do to return to stock android 4.4.2 ? would be glad if you could help. I am a bit of noob.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] hallevison:
My wife is going to KILL ME!

Hi:

I was trying to flash ClockworkMod recovery on my phone using Rom Manager. It failed and when it rebooted I got the yellow triangle with the ! in it. I managed to get the phone into ODIN mode saying that it is trying to download. I downloaded DevEdition_P900v_MJE_StockRestore.tar.md5, ALL_N900VVRUBMJE_N900VVZWMJE_2106277_REV03_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5, and HLTE_USA_VZW_32G.pit. ODIN3 is installed and running, but it fails during a write. the log file says:

<ID:0/003> Odin engine v(ID:3.1005)..
<ID:0/003> File analysis.
<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..
<ID:0/003> Complete(Write) operation failed.

I have tried both Restore Files and with and without the pit file.

Any suggestions. My wife is going to kill me!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] BladeRunner:
Do you actually have a Dev edition Note III or is it a retail version? What Firmware version were you on prior to trying to flash CWM?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] hallevison:
Safe Strap not working.

Lert me start my thanking everyone for their hard work. I soft bricked my phone and the instructions in this thread got me moving again.

I am trying to install SafeStrap and am running into some problems. What happens depends on which version of safestrap I try.

safestrap-HLTEVSZW-NC2-3.75-B04.apk:

When I tell it to Install Recovery, everything seems to work fine. It says that the installation work, but it is not there. The state is still Not Installed, and when I boot to revoery, I get the original.

safestrap-HLTEVSZW-3.71.apk:

This installs OK, but when I boot to recovery, the phone just goes dark - nothing happens and I have to pull the battery to reboot. That scared the crap out of me.

Any suggestions?

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I was going thorugh a USB hub. I removed that and everything went OK. Thanks!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] radionerd:
Do you have a Retail or Developer device??

Retail devices won't run CM roms, TW only.

Recommend you read the OP carefully, get your device back to a stock working phone.

You will probably need to do a stock restore for your device.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] hallevison:
Sorry, it is a retail phone. I thought that going through

got me back to stock. Is that not correct?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] radionerd:
You point to a developer restore a few posts back.

Is your phone now working ok stock?

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Did you flash the Retail Restore below?

You can use Odin 3.09 or the latest 3.10

From OP:

Step 1: Download and install Odin 3.09 to a Windows based PC- http://odindownload.com/

Step 2: Download a stock Odin image and Pit file to the PC. If Odin does not recognize the file then extract it with a program such as 7zip.

RETAIL Locked N3 Restore Files

Official VRUCNC4 4.4.2- http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=29319
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] hallevison:
I am sorry I was not clear. In my original post to this thread, I was having problems getting odin to work. That turned out to be because I was using a USB hub. I removed that and odin worked fine. My phone now seems to be working fine - running 4.4.2.

But, I still wanted to run custom roms. It is my understanding that the only way to do that on a retail phone is my running safestrap. My second email was about getting that to work.

Again, sorry about the confusion.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] radionerd:
OK, Copy,

Have you continued to root listed in 2B of OP?

You must allow unknown software in device, download towel root to your device, make it rain. There are several bumps that might make it a challenge. Once towel root has rebooted the device, download root checker to confirm root.

Then install SuperSU
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] hallevison:
Thanks, but I am not sure that I understand you. The phone is currently rooted, which I have checked. It has superSU and busybox installed. But neither version of

safestrap is working:
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] radionerd:
Copy,

You want to focus on the latest one. The thread is huge, have you searched through HashCode's safestrap thread?

Did you try booting into download mode then hit cancel and reboot?

Are you sure you flashed the complete retail tar, and PIT? Not the DEV one?

RETAIL Locked N3 Restore Files

Official VRUCNC4 4.4.2- http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=29319

Can you screen capture and post your About phone screen?

Android ver

Baseband ver

Build number

Kernel

hardware ver
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] hallevison:
I believe I have it right. See attachment
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] radionerd:
Did you try the tip of booting in download mode hitting cancel and rebooting?

Next thing I would try is odin the Pit only.

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Do the above from a cold boot, like pull battery start download mode from cold boot.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] knox0x1:
Before you can install safe strap you have to install busy box by going into the app and letting it do its thing until it's done then hit install and it will install then you can install safe strap.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] hallevison:
Duh.. Yes, I forgot to do that. Now it worked.

Thanks.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] knox0x1:
No problem..glad I could help
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] radionerd:
You wrote that busybox was installed, so I didn't ask.

Glad you got it working :)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] thrgk:
If I am on biggins 9.5 nc4 can I just download the stock nc4 in the op odin and return to stock ?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] mattnmag:
Yes. Just follow Section 1 of Droidstyle's Restore guide to restore the phone back to 4.4.2 (including the pit file step).

I also used Chainfire's Triangle Away app to remove the Custom unlock splash that pops up after rooting with Towelroot, as the ODIN restore and stock recovery wipe still didn't remove that. Triangle Away requires root, so you'll need to use that before you ODIN back to stock.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] DavidFlory:
Just remember that returning to stock may well result in a locked bootloader.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] thrgk:
Yea I know. I really don't use much rooted apps so think I'll go 5.0 I know I'll be locked down tighter than a prison lol but oh well

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So once downloaded don't unzip. Just put it in the pda part of odin and flash ? Should auto reboot or reset be checked ?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] exaltedgod:
I just wanted to let future readers know to NOT go to the Odin link provided in Post 1 of this OP. It links to a malware site and the files that are downloaded are associated with hijackware. Several users from my sub in /r/GalaxyNote3 have informed me of infected machines. I have used a sandbox and have confirmed the malware.

A known good location to download Odin from is below. Also a note to keep in mind that is that Odin never installs. It is a standalone application. I am flagging the admins so they are aware of this issue as well.

http://androidcentral.us/2013/11/download-odin/
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
Op updated...
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] llkevoll:
Confirmed ODIN does NOT work with Virtual Machines

So I was ready to redo my phone and wanted the Lollipop update. I've been rooted and couldn't get the OTA so I reset my Verizon Note 3 and ran into issues flashing the tar file. My phone went into soft brick mode and ODIN process kept failing. I use an iMac for regular computing and tried to do all of this in VMFusion. I borrowed a family members pretty basic laptop, reflashed and everything worked like a charm. Thank you all for your time and to the Op for having this neat guide.:good:

KevO
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] dpoverlord:
My new phone came in as a replacement and is not NC4 how do I get it to NC4 adn 4.4.2 instead of 4.4.4

Any ideas or am I SOL?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] christianpeso:
There is no known way at the moment. If you want to be a guinea pig, there is a root exploit that apparently worked for Note 4 Kit Kat by Kingroot. It does not work for Lollipop on our device, but I dont thnk anyone has tried it on 4.4.4 yet on our device. This is the apk. Install and run.

https://sites.google.com/site/androidxdacom/file/kingroot_4.0.0.apk?attredirects=0

And this is the thread where it came from:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=60612907&postcount=183

Wont get you on 4.4.2, but could lead to some more development.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] xm41907:
I'm hoping someone will attempt this exploit on 4.4.4 and let us know what happens. On 5.0 it gets to 53% then reboots the phone and nothing has changed. I don't have the time to downgrade to 4.4.4 just to test it out right now.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] schrochem:
Hey Folks,

I'm trying to restore to stock. I'm using odin 3.09. I've used the pit and the tar for NC4 and MJE. Every time I get md5 error, binary invalid

http://screencast.com/t/cSgzyNt4

Any idea how to resolve this? Thanks for the help!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] bmerrill63:
I'm pretty sure that my friend is screwed but I'll ask anyways. I read through the op and just want to be sure that I'm understanding it correctly.

If an OTA update of lollipop was installed then there is no way to Odin back to kit Kat, correct?

I'm very familiar with Odin, rooting, etc so I'm not nervous but just want to be clear as this is not my phone and I haven't kept up on Samsung devices since moving to an HTC m8.

I appreciate any feedback, TIA.

Sent from my HTC One_M8
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
No he can not odin back to Kit Kat unfortunately.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Heavy Fluid:
I am the friend. Are there any options for me to get this Verizon Note 3 that is unlocked back to KK? I regret taking the OTA and if I could roll back time, I would not take it but since I cannot do that, am I really stuck with 5.x?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] dpoverlord:
I am going to download this now and try

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OK so I went ahead and sued Kingroot and it said it was successful but root checker and SuperSU show it failed.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Woxic:
Given a Note 3

I was given a phone which had taken the OTA update and is now stuck in a boot loop trying to install a system update. I dont know what version of android the phone was running before it bricked. I did exactly what the OP said to and I get the error "SW REV CHECK FAIL : [aboot]Fused 4 > Binary 2". Is there any way at all to save it or should I just give up?

Ive also heard I may be able to use the Verizon Software Repair program but cannot find a link to it.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
I have never heard of that error so I have no idea to be honest.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] donc113:
You are trying to install OLD software (Jelly Bean) on a phone that has been upgraded to 4.4.4 (Kit Kat). Get the latest software from samobile or go to a company owned Verizon store or Best Buy (the Samsung section) and have them reflash it ... it's a free service at either place.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
Ahh yes...I over looked the Aboot in the error. Ya the device will not take the older firmware I have linked in the OP. Will need the latest firmware to restore. I will add it to the OP. Thx
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] --__-- Reeyan --__--:
Verizon note 3

Dear Sir can you please tell me what should i do as i am new to XDA and i do not know exactly the procedure following are my queries>>

1. i have note 3 verizon running on ota 5.0 update can i downgrade it using ODIN.

2. i am currently downloading official firmware of Verizon note 3 android version 4.4.4 can i use this one with odin to downgrade>> please help me
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
If you read the OP it says you can not downgrade to previous firmware versions in bold red letters. Meaning your stuck on 5.0.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] --__-- Reeyan --__--:
Sir i am extremely sorry for wasting your time but can you please tell me one more thing can i use odin to install stock 4.4.4 or its impossible as i,can see you have said its cannot be done is,there any way any way at all to do anything about this device plz
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] knox0x1:
I was wondering if there is anyway to upgrade from nc4 to 5.0 and keep root. Or upgrade to anything and keep root.. thanx
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
Your Not wasting my time! :)

You can not downgrade with odin...the only thing you can do is reflash 5.0
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
You can install multi system by Hasbadr and install his rooted Jasmine 5.0 on a virtual partition.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] knox0x1:
Does it have to be a virtual partition?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] --__-- Reeyan --__--:
Sir can u tell me or refer me to the link??
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
Everything you need can be found in the Developer section.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] --__-- Reeyan --__--:
Hey i just downgraded from 5.0 to 4.4.4 using Odin and the firmware was downloaded from SAMmobile and now i see that there is no root for 4.4.4 verizon note 3 huh again i am stuck with no hope now can you please brief me that using the same method and downloading 4.4.2 from sammobile can i downgrade it further so i can obtain root currently i am downloading 4.4.2 to give it a try what are your opinions about this? or any other method to root 4.4.4??
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] donc113:
4.4.4 and 5.0 can not be rooted. You can not load 4.4.2 via Odin or any other software once you upgrade to 4.4.4 or to 5.0

So the answer to your question is there is NO way for you to get root.

None
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Heavy Fluid:
I resolved my issue with not being able to downgrade my Note 3 after accepting an OTA of Lollipop. I went on Swappa and bought a nice rooted Note 3 on 4.4.2 running Biggins-ROM and just now loaded my first ROM ever after getting a lot of help and understanding from a friend of mine, watching YouTube videos and browsing this forum. Was this a financially ideal solution to my problem? Absolutely not. Am I as happy as a pig in mud that I have a Note 3 on KK again that is running perfect? Hell yes!!! Not a big deal for 99.9% of you but for those of us who don't always understand this stuff, this was pretty huge for me.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] cdkizzle:
Does anyone have a link to the PIT file? The link in the OP is dead.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] mattnmag:
This post should help you - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=61700596
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] cdkizzle:
Thank you sir!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] mkuhl2000:
I have been towel-rooted at 4.4.2 and had the issue where when it went to install the 4.4.4 update, it would fail every time even after removing towel root and SuperSU. Everything I read said that if i wanted it to work that I would have to ODIN it back too stock 4.4.2 and go forward from there. I ended up deciding not to update and stayed where I was and put towelroot back on solely for the purpose of being able to direct apps to write to the SD card. (AppBackup and Camera apps) Well I have decided that I will go ahead and flash it and get to Lollipop 5.0. My question is, Do I need to flash 4.4.2 and then let it upgrade or can I flash 5.0 as I see the image is here?

Thanks!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] {davros}:
meh oh well ... for now..

least the phone was free ;)