yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] oneandroidnut:
Yeah I agree but if you pay for a phone off contract I think it should be unlocked. Don't get why it isn't. I can go to bestbuy and buy any laptop and slap Linux on it when I get home. But phones anymore no can do. Makes zero sense to me

Sent from my N900V Dev Edition
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] TechSavvy2:
I posted this over in the development section, but I'll repost here for a little understanding....

Note, I haven't confirmed this partition table is the same for dev edition, although I'd imagine it is (assuming Sammy really is just using software to create their dev edition devices)

Just to add if you so well please....wrote this up last week as a reference when I was gonna pull system dumps, but then the factory images got posted up for grabs and made them useless.....same sh1t, with small additions, plus partition sizes

major minor #blocks name Label

7 0 21861 loop0
7 1 3150 loop1
7 2 26019 loop2
7 3 9387 loop3
7 4 2111 loop4
7 5 4190 loop5
7 6 26019 loop6
179 0 30535680 mmcblk0
179 1 15360 mmcblk0p1	apnhlos
179 2 58816 mmcblk0p2	modem
179 3 512 mmcblk0p3	sbl1
179 4 32 mmcblk0p4	dbi
179 5 32 mmcblk0p5	ddr
179 6 2048 mmcblk0p6	aboot
179 7 512 mmcblk0p7	rpm
179 8 512 mmcblk0p8	tz
179 9 10240 mmcblk0p9	pad
179 10 10240 mmcblk0p10	param
179 11 14336 mmcblk0p11	efs
179 12 3072 mmcblk0p12	modemst1
179 13 3072 mmcblk0p13	modemst2
179 14 11264 mmcblk0p14	boot
179 15 13312 mmcblk0p15	recovery
179 16 13312 mmcblk0p16	fota
179 17 7159 mmcblk0p17	backup
179 18 3072 mmcblk0p18	fsg
179 19 1 mmcblk0p19	fsc
179 20 8 mmcblk0p20	ssd
179 21 8192 mmcblk0p21	persist
179 22 9216 mmcblk0p22	persdata
179 23 2777088 mmcblk0p23	system
179 24 1048576 mmcblk0p24	cache
179 25 26521583 mmcblk0p25	userdata
179 32 512 mmcblk0rpmb
179 64 30702592 mmcblk1
179 65 30701568 mmcblk1p1
254 0 21861 dm-0
254 1 3150 dm-1
254 2 26019 dm-2
254 3 9387 dm-3
254 4 2110 dm-4
254 5 4189 dm-5
254 6 26019 dm-6

AS A SIDE NOTE:

Now if other people feel like doing the same thing I WAS gonna do before the images got posted, and pull your own stuff for safe-keeping, you can do the following commands in adb:

(Root required for this method)

> adb shell
> su
> dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p15 of=/sdcard/recovery.img

This will pull the factory stock recovery image and place it on your internal sd-card for you to do what you please with. Note for others, you need replace location and file name.

^^^The key here is that you can replace the mount location with the proper ones to get whichever image/file you want (using the table I provided)

This is how the kernel is pulled, how the modems are pulled, how ALL files are pulled (for now)

You can also make Odin flashable packages out of the files you pull, which is what Beans was referring to doing. Its not for the feint of heart as you have to sign things properly etc etc, but its VERY useful for Dev Edition owners once a working one is produced as we don't have stock Odin files.

Problem is that when pulling system.img (most important file), you cannot reflash it through Odin as you typically can. Here is where the problem lies that Beans spoke of (as far as I know).

As with others, I'll be able to confirm much much more once Sammy gets these b1tches back in stock and I can order one....
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] alexp1289:
Wait...^^^... Did he just say we have factory developer edition images as in Odin? I think I'm seeing things. Never mind I was seeing things :(
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] BeansTown106:
me, [MENTION=4243514]Hashcode[/MENTION], and [MENTION=4939386]Surge1223[/MENTION] are looking into it we arleady have [MENTION=3793072]aerichards1977[/MENTION] s files now we need helix's to compare and see if there is still different signatures on each dev editions aboot.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
Appreciate ya!! :good:
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] LillieBennett:
Hope you guys pulled the stock recovery.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] BeansTown106:
thanks :D

why stock recovery?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] LillieBennett:
The maintainer of TWRP wants it to support N900V officially, right now we have to use his N900T (tmo). He needs to get asserts spec'd.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] helix139:
Sorry I didn't get to you last night Beans. Will definitely get with you this evening when I get home to do this system dump.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] oneandroidnut:
Think current 4.3 bootloader note 3 de will be able to go over to 4.4 files??
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] alexp1289:
Quick question for everyone that ordered a developer note 3. Since they are in stock will it charge my debit card as soon as I place the order? I hate when places wait to charge my card so it doesn't sneak up on me. I want to order mine tonight.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] helix139:
it should. it charged me right away on my credit card.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] alexp1289:
How quick was the transition from order to carrier pickup? I'm gonna do next day shipping.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] helix139:
I ordered on saturday, it shipped monday, had it tues
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] aerichards1977:
I ordered by 4 pm, overnighted, had it next day by 10 AM.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] helix139:
I have the files dumped [MENTION=4395895]BeansTown106[/MENTION] [MENTION=4939386]Surge1223[/MENTION] [MENTION=4243514]Hashcode[/MENTION]
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] alexp1289:
This is so cool any chance this might help us guys with the locked down phones that are retail?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] stargzrr11:
Doubtful.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] alexp1289:
I figured as much LOL. But hey I can dream (sill going to buy a Dev note 3 eventually). I'm not in much of a hurry so when I do buy it CM should have most if the bugs ironed out.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
Anyword if they can be used?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] helix139:
I haven't gotten a response from any of the mentioned posters, so as if yet they don't have the files.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] oneandroidnut:
I may sell my note 3 de sometime in the near future to clear up funds for note 4
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] LillieBennett:
Rewarded with patience. The longer you wait the cheaper they get. Cliche I know but appropriate because the note 3 hardware will remain competitive for many years.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] alexp1289:
The developer edition still hasn't gone down in price yet :(
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] NeoMorpheus1337:
Doubt it will ever go down in price.

The last S4 DE never went down, it simply was removed from their site and replaced by the S5 DE.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] dhufford81:
Any progress on the new de bootloader?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] alexp1289:
I'd like to know if there's been any progress too :)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
+1
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] helix139:
I have a dump of the boot.img, recovery, etc but have been unable to drum up an interest in it
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] LillieBennett:
Well if you can post the recovery in the cloud and post the link to it here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=46110833

Saying it is the stock recovery for the developer edition vzw then [MENTION=2638973]bigbiff[/MENTION] may be able to officially support the

SM-N900V DE device with TWRP. Cool? I think so!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] cam30era:
Well, it is cool. But I doubt that it will help those of us with 4.3 bootloader DEs.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
Exactly...official recovery is not a big deal when the tmo version works fine. I am more curious about the 4.4 bootloader.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] helix139:
I'll upload both stock 4.4 recovery and bootloader.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] LillieBennett:
Hasn't beanstown et. el. already got the goods?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] helix139:
aboot.bin: https://db.tt/WPe9w44e

boot.img: https://db.tt/duzUNLQr

modem.bin: https://db.tt/bGmeGwcX

nonhlos.bin: https://db.tt/wE0GnYP0

recovery.bin: https://db.tt/dLKU0bAG
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] aerichards1977:
He has had mine for a while. I sent them and we chatted a bit.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
And....
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] LillieBennett:
Would you guys think about doing this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=54535978

and some of us braves with 4.3 bl could think about:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=54534374

Basically, we all create brick recoveries and the 4.3 guys try to use the 4.4 recovery, if we brick there's the fall back? The drawback is that the bl restore requires a brick but we could ask around to see if they couldn't be flashed.

Okay, it won't work directly because by dd of partition 0 it includes all the other partitions which is to much. Things are getting interesting though.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] ryanbg:
Thank you. These will be useful for my research.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] LillieBennett:
I downloaded them no problem thanks.

I wonder if you could make a md5 check sum file for them and add it to the list?

Assuming the files are segregated into their own folder, then from terminal cd to that folder i.e. cd /sdcard/myfolder

then the command

md5sum *.* >md5sums.md5

will create the file md5sums.md5 whose contents should look like this:

e8080362fe31a221b59b92b66f3e0cd5 aboot.bin

fe3d5a471b5a587f3255d841c7032447 boot.img

81f5a246014a9d05bcb4ed6eaf9f41ba modem.bin

e7d3e5f8637110d35e774ed7787486ac nonhlos.bin

971411029b7c9756df81efbbcf3ddc0e recovery.bin

That way we can check the integrity of the files with this command:

md5sum -c md5sums.md5

Thanks!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] helix139:
e8080362fe31a221b59b92b66f3e0cd5 aboot.bin

fe3d5a471b5a587f3255d841c7032447 boot.img

81f5a246014a9d05bcb4ed6eaf9f41ba modem.bin

e7d3e5f8637110d35e774ed7787486ac nonhlos.bin

971411029b7c9756df81efbbcf3ddc0e recovery.bin
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] LillieBennett:
Hey they all match! Now I need to prepare to buy a new DE. ? Actually I better wait for a clear and definite reason to upgrade the bl, there's a really good chance it will not be necessary. However, I like having these files. Thanks ☺
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] helix139:
Well the note 4 ought to be coming out soon ;)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] ryanbg:
Can I get a few dumps and some other stuff from any DE owner?

It requires you to know how to use some basic command line utilities and viewmem.

viewmem

Instructions for using viewmem (adb shell or terminal emulator):

# universally means as root. When you open a shell, you will see $(localhost). As long as you are rooted, type su and hit enter, than hit accept or grant if it needs root permissions.

Copy viewmem to /data/local/tmp (make the folder tmp if needed)

# mkdir -p /data/local/tmp

# cp -p /(location of viewmem like /sdcard)/viewmem /data/local/tmp

# cd /data/local/tmp

Give proper permissions to viewmem

# chmod 755 viewmem

Use ./viewmem to execute viewmem from /data/local/tmp

./viewmem using the parameters from below

If possible, I need the following:

-

viewmem 0xF8F087E 0x1000000 | strings -n 8 > /sdcard/bootlog.txt

-

viewmem 0xF9269EC 0x1000 | hexdump -C > /sdcard/devflag.bin

-

viewmem 0xF91CF90 0x1000 | hexdump -C > /sdcard/flags.bin

-If you feel comfortable with me researching it, a copy of your EFS

dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p11 of=/sdcard/efsbak.img

-CID/CSD/extCSD if you know how to get those. CID would be most preferable.

Please be advised that some of this information is sensitive and contains device-specific identification numbers. These dumps will not leave my personal computer, and will be disposed of (securely) immediately after I've gotten the information I needed to see. The odds of the information being exploited is very rare. It's mainly your eMMC unique identifier and EFS information. This will help me understand what checks and information are being processed during boot and other information.

I certainly appreciate it, and you can zip all of them together and PM me a link if you'd like. FOR SCIENCE!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] helix139:
I'll be happy to provide any of the above ryan. I flashed over to Alliance with the modified kernel and dev edition system fixes today but have a nandroid backup of my stock 4.4.2 ROM/Kernel/Etc after root and with a few minor tweaks. I'll flash back over to that and can get you any of the above tonight. I would need more specific instructions to get you CID/CSD/extCSD though.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] LillieBennett:
There's a cid getter in the play store but the only way to get the results to a file would be with screen shots.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] ryanbg:
Thanks!

Sure, when you get the chance, send me a PM when you are getting this stuff and I'll send you some instructions. It's very easy.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] dhufford81:
Are you only interested in getting this info from 4.4.2 bl dev ed? I got a 4.3 bl dev ed that I would share for science :)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] ryanbg:
I'm interested!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] dhufford81:
I'll get to it as soon as I can, I am a pretty busy guy though. I'll pm a link in the next 3 to 5 days.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] dhufford81:
Did anyone else read about Dan Rosenberg unlocking the Moto x bootloader? Says all snapdragon devices are vulnerable except the s5 and m8 which have been patched!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] oneandroidnut:
G3 unlockable too?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] dhufford81:
http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/2csyiq/
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
LG and Samsung devices can not be unlocked via the trust zone exploit found in the Moto X bootloader.

https://mobile.twitter.com/djrbliss/status/497552086171533312
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] kronikings:
The journey continues
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] alexp1289:
The problem with that is you'll be waiting a while for a stable dd CM.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] alexp1289:
Is anyone having any signal issues with there developer edition note 3? Verizon just gave me a replacement note 3 that already had nc4 Ota installed. It's still dropping calls with full signals of 4G and is just a pain!!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] stargzrr11:
Yep. Signal is actually worse than my old gnexus. Doesn't matter what modem firmware I use.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] alexp1289:
But does it actually drop calls constantly? Signal usually varies by manufacturer. I just don't want it dropping calls when I install cm since I'll be voiding my warranty.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] stargzrr11:
No CM is no better or worse than stock jellybean firmware. If you drop calls on stock you'll probably drop calls in CM.

I've only had two issues with CM, otherwise it is solid.

NFC doesn't work.

Seems to have sync issues with android wear.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] alexp1289:
Have you been up to date with the latest verizon nc4 Ota radio problems? Either way I'll explain it... so basically the Verizon kit Kat update has a new radio that doesn't agree with some note 3 phones (I'm on the latest Ota-nc4). So since I don't have an unlocked bootloader I can't flash a different radio. I never had so many dropped calls in my life until verizon ****ed up this Ota kit Kat update (nc4).

Maybe someone else can tell my if cyanogenmod 11 has a stable radio compared to retail note 3's (IE- signal going in and out, dropping calls whilst having full bars... etc...).
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] cam30era:
Two points:

1) Even though your bootloader is locked, you can Odin flash any radio you want. See Beans thread in Development section.

2) The DE ( and hence CM11) uses the same radios as the Verizon Retail version. So performance, as it relates to reception and calls is no better or worse.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] alexp1289:
I appreciate the suggestion but I'm not asking what I can do right this second I am asking because I plan on buying a developer Note 3 and want to make sure that you guys are not experiencing any issues with reception and dropped calls on CyanogenMod.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] cam30era:
My DE has no reception problems running CM11, with MJE radio.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] stargzrr11:
Also with noting that CM doesn't work correctly with NC2 and NC4 modems.

I've actually had the best luck with the NC4 modem (I'm on Eclipse ROM right now).
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] alexp1289:
Yeah I hear you I'm just at my wits end with Verizon and there's really no point for me to keep getting replacement phones when I can get a developer phone and just install CyanogenMod.

One other thing, I know the new developer edition note 3 come with a new 4.3 bootloader will that affect my ability to flash CyanogenMod and a recovery or is it not relevant.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] cam30era:
It's not relevant. CM11 works with 4.3 or 4.4 bootloader.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] alexp1289:
Ok so another question for you does cyanogenmod 11 come with a radio file for the Verizon developer edition or do I need to flash that manually when I get the phone after I've installed CyanogenMod 11? Sorry for so many questions and I appreciate your answers and input :) also if you have a link to how to setup my developer note 3 when I receive it that would be great I know there is a thread for it I just haven't had any luck locating it.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] cam30era:
Custom ROMs (including CM11) do not include radio. CM11 works with the same radio(s) as Touchwiz. So there's no reason to flash a different radio unless you want to experiment.

---------- Post added at 05:21 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:19 PM ----------

And to OP of this thread is a good guide on setting up your new DE.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] alexp1289:
So after I flash CyanogenMod 11 I will need to flash a radio file as well for the Verizon developer edition note 3? And also flash gaps? Correct?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] cam30era:
No need to flash a radio. The shipping radio on your phone will work fine with CM11. There is no relationship between custom ROMs and radio files.

When you flash CM11 from recovery, you will also flash gapps file, available at goo.im
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] alexp1289:
Oh I thought that when you wipe the phone with cwm recovery it wipes all files besides the bootloader and recovery so therefore I thought I would need a radio file.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] cam30era:
Nope.

If your primary reason for wanting a new device is dropped calls and reception problems, you should think about flashing the MJE radio on your retail device. You may be able to save yourself $700.

The DE and CM11 is really no better than retail with Touchwiz for this.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] alexp1289:
I love cyanogenmod and haven't had it since the very first Motorola Droid. Plus I'm used to being in control of my phone and being able to fix things in custom recovery if I need to and on my retail note 3 I'm not able to tether with my unlimited data and I'm at the mercy of verizon and it's getting me really frustrated but I can't do anything because Verizon wants to be a giant ****.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] cam30era:
Regarding your question on Clockworkmod recovery go here >http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2201860
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] alexp1289:
When I go to Philz download page I just choose "hltevzw" right?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] cam30era:
Correct. Only for DE though. You can't use this on retail version.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] helix139:
It won't work on 4.4 dev editions
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] alexp1289:
Why not? Does Phil need to update it? Or are you talking about cm 11?

---------- Post added at 06:39 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:38 PM ----------

I know. Thanks :)

Are the developer edition coming with a 4.4 bootloader now? Last I heard they had a 4.3 bootloader...
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] cam30era:
Philztouch only works on 4.3 bootloader. He needs to release a 4.4 version. One can use TWRP in the meantime.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] alexp1289:
Oh I didn't know you could use TWRP for CyanogenMod 11 I was under the impression that only Philz and clockworkmod were compatible.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] cam30era:
There is no relationship between recovery and ROM.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
TWRP was the first recovery we used to root the DE and flash roms. ;)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] TSman74:
Hey guys, there is an UNOFFICIAL Dirty Unicorn hlte 4.4.4 build on their G+ community. I don't want to link it because they usually don't like test builds being linked to XDA. But it's in unofficial builds. Don't know if it's compatible with VZW or 4.3 bootloader. Anyone feeling adventurous? :)

I'm running DU on my Nexus 7. It is GREAT! Wish I still had my DE... sad.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] alexp1289:
I don't see an official twrp recovery for our developer phones on the twrp website am I missing something or are we supposed to flash the T Mobile variant? I thought that there was an official version coming out for our phones but I guess it hasn't been done yet.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] cam30era:
T-Mobile version works without problems
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] alexp1289:
I'm guessing I just choose 4.x for my bootloader and then the latest version.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] stargzrr11:
T-Mobile TWRP works fine, but use the 4.3 version of TWRP. The 4.4 version will make your kernel not boot.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] alexp1289:
Even if my developer note 3 comes with a 4.4 bootloader? I haven't ordered it yet I'm just trying to get my information straight so I'm prepared when I do order it.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] stargzrr11:
Not sure on that one. My guess is that you need the 4.3 but it's an interesting experiment.

You can try flashing the 4.4 TWRP and see what happens. Worst case your phone freezes, you do a battery pull, and flash the other TWRP.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] alexp1289:
Have people been using the TWRP 4.3 with the 4.4 bootloader on the verizon developer edition note 3?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] aerichards1977:
No, 4.4 BL here with 4.4.twrp build.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] alexp1289:
The T Mobile version and it runs flawlessly? :)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] cam30era:
You have it right. Use the version that matches your bootloader, and the latest one.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] alexp1289:
Thanks for the help guys! Sorry for the noob questions lol.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] stargzrr11:
Gotta learn somehow! Glad to help.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] alexp1289:
I just ordered my developer note 3. They send a tracking number right? They already charged my debit card for the full amount. I can't wait to get it (I did next day shipping)! Also did you guys have to sign for it when you got it?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] alexp1289:
So just to be clear I will be downloading and flashing the tmobile twrp recovery for my bootloader? Just getting antsy because ups has my developer note 3 currently on the plane and being delivered tomorrow...eeeeeekkkkk :D want to do it right the first time!!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
there are guides floating around here that have detailed instructions. :good:
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] cam30era:
Yes. 1st thing you want to do is confirm your bootloader version. Should be 4.4, but you want to check and be sure. Build N900VOYUCNC4
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] helix139:
Actually, first thing you should do is towelroot, install a terminal app, and dd everything including your stock recovery.

Then flash TWRP and back up everything, then flash SuperSU or the ROM of your choice
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] alexp1289:
How do I "dd" everything?