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[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] rand4ll:
After using vroot I was left with some Chinese app as well. I just replaced the root with chain fires supersu then found the Chinese app and uninstalled it and had no problem losing root or anything. Backed up stock rom, restored to rom slot 1 in safestrap and flash baja to stock slot...super easy following this guide...and since I wiped system and cleaned up my SD card I'm really not worried about any remnants of the shady rooting methods...maybe on my windows o's a bit worried but it's only on boot camp on my mac mini and only even installed it for this...lmao

Again, just follow the guide, it's very easy...though I personally recommend vroot over kingo due to my experience of kingo not working.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] millerma1:
I want to upload a ROM in the stock ROM slot to get back the memory. I followed the directions and backed up the current ROM in the stock ROM slot. I'm a little hesitant because it created 2 backups. TWRP said something to the effect of, it's too big. I've never had a ROM do that in CWM or TWRP. is this common? If there is ever a need to flash back to that, how do you select both files for backup?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] almahix:
TWRP often breaks backups into multiple files and always restores them correctly. I have never had it say something is too big or break something up into two different backups, but we all use our devices differently.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Sam Sung:
Got to thinking that it might be worth coming back to mention a few events that weren't noted in the OP:

1. All Knox 'apps' except for Knox Notification Manager were removed (I froze KNM in Titanium after the root). There seems to have been no consequence from this. I post it only because removal of Knox was not mentioned in the OP.

2. (Clarification): Regarding The Installing Chainfire's SuperSU over Kingo' SuperSU segment in the OP

This ^ was not my experience. An older version of SU was installed (seemed to be stock SU). I upgraded to 1.94 at Google Play. Froze the chinese app and all seems well.

I thought it might be worth mentioning.

Edit: Oh, and something I've noticed since rooting is that messaging no longer compresses an image when attached. It sends it through full sized.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] gjimene2:
I hated vRoot. It would install junkware. Kingo 1.1.6 was installed and works like a charm. Same problems as before on vRoot, but at least I can understand the SU app.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Az Biker:
I used 1.1.6 and it worked 1st time, no problems! Never used Vroot...
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] xxperrin:
King 1.1.6 works flawlessly.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] airmaxx23:
It's work fine for me on multiple occasions as well.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] ilpleasu:
Was wondering if you had the link to the version 1.1.6 of Kingoroot, can't seem to find it anywhere. .. Thanks in advance.

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Note: Tried to use the link that's post ed in this thread but it does not work.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Az Biker:
I'll send either the link or the 1.1.6 file to you once I get home

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[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] ilpleasu:
Thanks az_biker
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] icemike557:
do you mind sending it my way as well?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Az Biker:
I'll have a dev host link shortly

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[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Az Biker:
Here ya go

1.1.6 http://d-h.st/cl7
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] brackett5:
I'm having issues with Hyper drive 4.4 using the safe strap. It installs but when I go to boot the system..The screen just stays black. Doesn't even go to splash screen. Anyone know what I'm doing wrong??
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Az Biker:
Read through the How To Update From JB 4.3 To KK 4.4.2 On Verizon RETAIL NOTE 3 link in my sig, see if there is a step there that you might have missed or not completed.

It happens to us all :) My first go at updating to 4.4 I forgot to flash the NC2 leak rom before booting into DOWNLOAD.. Back to Mje , root, and starting over for me. It happens.

Going over the obvious, is the HD rom you flashed a 4.4 KK based rom? Or is it a 4.3 rom with a 4.4 KK look?

I am going to bet that your issue is within the removal of Safestrap 3.65 and Installing SS 3.72. You'd be surprised how many users are doing the process incorrectly or incompletely.

The Update 4.3 to 4.4 link has a section JUST on the Safestrap switch process, which is important as 3.72 is the ONLY SS that works on KK 4.4 Roms.

Check it out, read the steps, see if anything jumps out at you as being as issue, let me know :D
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] brackett5:
OK thank yoy. I never had safestrap 3.65. I only downloaded 3.71. I'll look through that and see. Thanks again
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Az Biker:
Not having 3.65 installed is probably your issue.

3.65 is ONLY for 4.3 and you MUST be running 3.65 in order to start the process to KK 4.4 where you end up on 3.72
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] brackett5:
I see. I will try that. So, if I use that method to get to 4.4 will I lose root??
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Az Biker:
You need to redo the entire process (about 30 mins if you already have the files downloaded)

Start back at MJE in Odin, reroot, flash any 4.3 cust rom, the follow the steps to update the KK NC2.

Both the ROOT link and UPDATE links are in my sig, as well as any links to files you'll need.

Let me know if you have any questions. It sounds a bit overwhelming, but READ the step first, the perform it, IF you have ANY questions, ASK first, then proceed.

These tutorials are here to make the process virtually painless :D No worries, you'll be up and running KK 4.4 in no time!

Don't forget to hit THANKS and RATE my threads if you found them helpful. It's very appreciated :D
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] brackett5:
I'm already rooted and on MJE. Do I flash the custom rom in the stock slot or van I use any of the rom slots??
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Az Biker:
Yes on STOCK slot. Might as well backup or delete everything on slots 1-4 as they are 4.3 and will only cause you grief once you're running 4.4
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] brackett5:
OK ty
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Az Biker:
I'll add clarification to my thread as well :D
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] brackett5:
Sorry again, but I'm clicking in the link to get the 3.72 and I don't see a download for it. It stops at 3.71.

Found one sorry
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] brackett5:
my odin is not reading the kk md5. what should I do?? It doesnt even show as being on the desktop in odin. I see it there but odin doesnt.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Az Biker:
Be sure you're not trying to Odin the ZIP file... Unzip and grab the tar.md5 gile, Odin the tar.md5

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[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] brackett5:
I just had to use the older version I had. Everything worked and I'm now on KK! !! Just wanted to say thank you so much. If it wasn't for you I wouldn't have gotten through it. Thank you very much. Out of curiosity what ROM do you like??
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Az Biker:
I'm running BajaRom KKv1 soon to flash BajaRom 12 beta. Great rom, even better dev and Baja community!

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[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] brackett5:
I'm seeing others with this problem. Would it be OK to send them to your link??
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Az Biker:
Absolutely. The entire reason I created the thread is to help those new to android or just new to the Note 3 like I was.

Add the link to your sig, do whatever you want. The more people that are helped the better everyone is!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] TheLoonyRebel:
I just downloaded the latest VRoot as I'm going to backtrack to 4.3 for now (having some phone reception issues on NC2). Anyways ESET NOD32 is flagging the download as carrying "A variant of Android/Spy.Agent.BN trojan." Is this a false flag and I shouldn't be alarmed or should I use Kingo?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Az Biker:
I think it's a false pos. But I've never used vroot. I know that's not very solid advice, but it's all I got.

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[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] brackett5:
I done it this way and had no issues
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] TheLoonyRebel:
[MENTION=4670411]az_biker[/MENTION] [MENTION=2666666]brackett5[/MENTION] Thank you both for quick replies. VRoot worked fine here after disabiling ESET for a bit. Installed SS and then flashed SuperSU before installing back on a few ROMs. Again thank you very much. :)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] nickhex89:
Guys I really need help...I just got a note 3 and not familiar with it at all I just updated to the latest ota uodate upon unboxing. Its all stock yet and I cant find valid links to the software. I really wanna get this rooted
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] hayze87:
Your out of luck buddy. . There is no way to root Nc4 kk update as of yet, if ever .?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] nickhex89:
Is there any way to revert back to a version that allows me to?

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I found a way to flash the mje modem with odin would that work?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] hayze87:
No it wouldn't unless you want a beautiful paper weight. It's a no go bro..
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] nickhex89:
So basically until theres a way to root the nc4 update I'm stuck unrooted?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] hayze87:
Pretty much man..
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] nickhex89:
Dang...all because of an update.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] hayze87:
Yeah man...It sucks. Sammy is trying to lock it down! I F-ed up too by taking the update. .. hopefully someone gets around it soon..
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] nickhex89:
Yeah I hope... Just got it yesterday
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] chefb:
....nvm
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] nickhex89:
Why make a post that all it says is nvm lol
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] chefb:
I fixed the problem...
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] 471405:
My new Note 3 is being delivered today. Did yours try force installing the ota immediately after activation or did you choose to install the ota? If it tries to automatically install the ota, will I be able to stop it so I can root?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] skarrde:
You can stop it. It will ask if you want to dl it.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] scott_65:
Anybody rooted lately? I've rooted all my previous phones. I've had the note3 for several months now but just now hitting the forum to get all the procedures down. I've been trying for a few days with this Kingo app but get constant failures. I read where it says the latest version is known for having issues but linking to the older version still installs the latest for some reason. I tried Vroot and got root but never can get supersu to download its library or whatever it is. And then on reboot, I no longer have root. I assume because supersu disables the chinese stuff in the process. I wasn't too terribly concerned about it since I've waited this long, until now since I'm reading about this update coming out. I'd like to squash it before its too late.

BTW, I'm running MJE
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] herrdrjonz:
Yes, you're lucky to have not taken the OTA so right now go do it. I have Kingo 1.6 and it works on MJE though I did find once that I had to try a couple of times for it to take. There is a link to 1.6 earlier in this thread.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] skarrde:
Yeah I also used the link and for some reason it seems to update. Every time I downloaded it would end up being 1.2.2.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Az Biker:
In OP is a link to my dev host acct with kingo 1.1.5 and 1.1.6. Look for the 'here' link

Every step needed to go from 4.3 rooted to 4.4 rooted is in the NC2 link in my sig.

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[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] nullmem:
Just got my note 3 today. Does this method still work? Also, it keeps trying to download software update, and I have to keep killing it. Is that normal? Also my phone came with MJE. Do I need the step of flashing MJE with odin? coming from note II, so this is all new to me. Thanks in advance for any help.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] milski65:
DO NOT accept the update. You will be screwed. You're okay on mje for now. Just get it rooted and stop the update. Everyone here can walk you through the rest of it.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] herrdrjonz:
If you're on MJE, then you can just root. If you screw things up, you'll learn to Odin to MJE quickly.

I have Kingo 1.1.6 and when it wants to go update, I let it. It's still on 1.1.6 after the update. Once rooted, I don't spend 5 seconds on that MJE. I get SafeStrap going and never come back.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] scott_65:
This is what I'm getting too. Even when downloading the older version in the OP. After uninstalling the 1.2.2 version from the website and then installing the 1.1.5 in the OP's link, it says the version is right back to 1.2.2. Not sure if this is something that Kingo has done on purpose or what. But it seems to have shut the operation down for now. Anyone know a workaround?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Az Biker:
Make sure you uninstall kingo 1.2 from your pc first, then open kingo 1.1.6 app from OP. I ran 1.1.6 to be sure it worked before I added it to d-h...

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[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] scott_65:
I used uninstall from the kingo start menu folder and then verified in the control panel uninstall screen. And also deleted what appeared to be an empty folder left over in program files. Any idea why/where a trace of the 1.2.2 would be and how to get rid of it? Somehow it must be lingering for some of us even though we attempt to uninstall
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Az Biker:
I just uninstalled 1.2.2 (when it stopped working) from control panel, did a virus scan, and had no problems installing and opening 1.1.5 and 1.1.6 both showing their diff versions... Weird

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[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] scott_65:
That is weird. I'll try again tonight when I get home. Thanks for the help!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] hawkeye680:
I am having weird issues as well. No matter what version I download to install it comes up as 1.2.2 and fails. Deleted drivers, removed Kingo, rebooted, reinstalled, still failed.

This just worked for me to unroot the other phone the other night.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Az Biker:
Maybe kingo is forwarding all their older versions to tbe new app when it checks in with their website, which would suck!

I'll run both 1.1.5 and 1.1.6 tonight and see what I get.

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[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] nullmem:
Finally got everything working, but had a few setbacks on the way. First, Kingo 1.2.2 did not work at all for my phone, I finally got root with the older version 1.1.2 (probably the one with malware). The second problem I ran into was during the upgrade to KitKat. When following instructions in this thread I got to the step named: "- Wipe Stock Slot "Swipe To Factory Reset" (I also wiped INT DATA for fresh start)" The link to Safestrap in that thread pointed to 3.65 which only has "Micro SDcard" as an option under advanced wipe, not "INT DATA". ....well I lost 30GB of family photos and music on my external sd card. Why in the world would wiping external sd card be a recovery option?!?!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] hawkeye680:
FYI, thanks to this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2704299&page=2

I was able to get the Kingo 116 and successfully rooted the first try.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] brackett5:
I need help. I accidentally hit the reboot into recovery button running the baja 4.4 and now I'm stuck in bootloop. How can I fix this??? Please help

Update: I somehow figures it out on my own....
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Az Biker:
Sorry I didn't get to this earlier, just got home from work. Glad you figured it out.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Az Biker:
I'm sorry you hit a few snags, for clarification:

The OP does state that Kingo 1.2 is having issues, and suggests to go with with 1.1.5 / 1.1.6 instead...

FOR ROOT PRIVILEGES- Install KINGO/Vroot

***Kingo 1.2 is having issues Rooting MJE Firmware, Google Kingo 1.1.5 or .6 OR see here, OR use Vroot***

The OP does NOT mention anything about wiping Micro SDcard... If EVER in doubt, ASK! It is not worth losing tons of data or bricking a device moving forward if you are not sure.

- Wipe Stock Slot "Swipe To Factory Reset"[/B] (I also wiped INT DATA for fresh start)

Again I'm sorry you lost data.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] scott_65:
This fixed it for me as well. I uninstalled 1.2.2 through control panel, left the samsung drivers intact, and rooted on the first try. Strange! But thanks for posting!

BTW, I'm running Windows 7 Home even though the OP of this linked thread says it didn't work for them on anything other than XP
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] chefb:
I just brought a 64 gb sd card... that has one 57 gb available???? ...but my question Is how do I get ss to recognize the sd card to load rom on it? And make larger partitions?TIA.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Az Biker:
Oooo, Not sure on this one. I know prior to KK 4.4, that SS 3.71 was specifically for 64gb and larger sdcards. Not sure with 4.4. Sorry.

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[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] chefb:
That's cool cuz I'm still stock 4.3... just rooted and want to flash a 4.3 rom .I'm on ss 3.65
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] milski65:
3.65 and 3.71 should both an you how much space you want dedicated to rom slot once you create it ( if I'm understanding you correctly) . I don't think ss can be utilized on ext storage. You can transfer roms to it if you want to try others in same slot, but that's all I know about it.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] chefb:
Now im confused
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] milski65:
With what? SD card or ss partition sizes?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] chefb:
The whole statement.....i looking to create the slots using g my external memory.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] milski65:
Someone correct me if I'm wrong but ss only works on internal storage for everything. You can't create rom slots to external. SS won't recognize it
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] nullmem:
No worries, I was able to find a backup of photos on a Box account I forgot I had. First of all, I do realize this recovery, and most likely the option in question, are a port of an earlier version of TWRP, so I don't blame any developers here for overlooking a retarded option which came from another project. More to the point, I was the one retarded enough to click an option in a menu called "wipe" not knowing exactly what would happen lol...

Thank you guys for your hard work on this phone.

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I ended up taking out the SIM card to prevent the OTA while I worked on rooting the phone, Worked great.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] ilpleasu:
Think i screwed up, in fact from what I've been reading I have! I accidently took the darn update... now I'm stuck on the NC4 and can't do nothing. .. what a mess I'ev gotten myself into just from being to impatient. ...
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Aspl2000:
Hello guys I have been reading non stop on that site and to tell you the truth some of the word you guys used is crazy lol things like mje n stuff like that and anyone would be kind enough to support me to root my note 3 if it can be rooted obviously lol and keep in mind I come from and iPhone and that's my first Android phone so plz be gentle and here is a pic of my device can that be rooted plz
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] skarrde:
Sorry. Can't root this version we are waiting in a work ar I uh ND that will allow it.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Az Biker:
That sucks man! With the talent and experience it shouldn't be too long before one of these wizards figures it out.

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[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] ilpleasu:
Carelessness on my part is all and it cost me big time too. .. all I had to do was wait. ..hell I was on mje with SS 3.65 running smooth as silk. .. an experience I hope no one else has to go through. ... patience is the key trust me.....
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Aspl2000:
Hello mate thanks for your replied so how would I know which version can be rooted plz which do I have to check to see if it can or can't plz thanks
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] skarrde:
Jelly bean which is 4.3. You have 4.4.2 there is a way to retro back to it but not sure how hard or if it ticks Knox which I believe would void the warranty.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] thepolishguy:
double checking

This seems like a pretty friendly thread. I have read through several pages and would just like to get some confirmation for what I think I am reading. So I am really torn between the M8 and the Note3. I have the M8 now and like it. But I really love the screen size of the Note3. I have a few days left to trade in my M8 for the Note3 and am considering it.

But - it looks like 4.3 can be rooted but the latest update to 4.4 cannot be rooted? Is that correct? Thanks.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] mcgrathpatj:
B*tch of a time rooting

Hey guys,

Wondering if anyone can help me out here.... I'm on 4.3 MJE. Have a fresh Win7 install going from just a few weeks ago... no android drivers installed before. Downloaded the samsung 1.5.33.0 drivers and installed.

ODIN'ed to latest MJE again, and went to root... Kingo not working... even found the proper 1.1.6. Vroot tried to install some chinese program and I *think* i killed it... perhaps I shouldn't have?

Tried kingo 8 times and now and same thing... phone reboots and says "failed". Any insight here? Strange that people are reporting this method working just a day ago...

Would appreciate any help.

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Well, gave vroot one more try and picked a different "random" option as I don't read chinese.... it worked. Installed root, then installed safestrap, and then installed chainfires superuser.

Gotta get to 4.4.2 sooner or later.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Az Biker:
4.3 & 4.4 can both be rooted on Note 3. If you do decide to go with Note 3, verify Baeband version: MJE still root-able, and update-able to KK 4.4.2. NC4 not rootable (at the moment)...

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[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] hsbadr:
NC4 is rootable via SafeStrap like NC2 (keeping MJE root), but it's not recommended because NC4 bootloader is incremented and you can't roll back to NC2/MJE (i.e., if you lost the root for some reason, you'll probably wait for a long time). Moreover, the leaked NC2 bootloader has promising features as stated here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2727876.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Az Biker:
If a device comes with NC4 can be rooted, SS installed, and cust 4.4 rom flashed: why are users who took the OTA to NCA being told they're outta luck?

It's late, I had a long weekend, and maybe I'm just confused :D

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[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] hsbadr:
NC4/NC2 can be rooted NOW only when upgrading from MJE. NC2 is downgradable to MJE (thanks to the leaked firmware), and NC4 is not (incremented bootloader). If you're on NC4––either by upgrading from MJE or it comes with NC4––, you're out of luck for now. SS requires ROOT access to install recovery (it's impossible to have SS installed without having root). i.e., to install SS recovery, you should be already rooted and that's why we keep MJE root by flashing a rooted NC2 ROM in SS before upgrading the firmware :laugh:
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] awakener777:
I'm doing this for a friend and after installing safestrap rebooting all we see is the Samsung slash screen and the word custom with an unlock symbol. There are no options. It just reboots after ten seconds on that screen. Help?

Edit: got it working. Uninstalled and reinstalled and it worked.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] hsbadr:
More info is required! are you on MJE, NC2, or NC4?, which version of SS did you install?