yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Az Biker:
Since I have not performed updating from NC4 OTA. I can not offer any other information than to follow the instructions at bottom of the OP. Several users have followed them without issue. Sorry I can not be of more help.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] wilspeak:
Thank You , I appreciate your time .
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] gr_exclamation:
[MENTION=4178209]wilspeak[/MENTION] You can NOT flash MJE if your phone already has the NC4 KK update. You can only flash 4.4.2 ROMs on your device even if you ODIN the NC2 kernel. Seems like you're trying an awful ton of things on your device and you may end up with a bricked device.

You might want to follow the instructions on this thread (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2784009) to get you started.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] wilspeak:
[MENTION=5909802]gr_exclamation[/MENTION], I flashed The JasmineRom , in settings the kernal version says>>( 3.4.0 dpi@SWDD5521) , I followed the directions to install SS 3.75 so now I have SS 3.75 installed and the app says safe strap system : "not active " , so now I have to go into the app in order to boot into recovery, how do I activate SS ? so that I can go boot into recovery in the shut down menu ? Also I tried to flash a rom in rom slot 2 and the flash failed what did I do wrong ? Will I be able to flash android 4.4.3 & 4.4.4 Roms ? I thank you in advance for your help and advice. P.S thanks for the help I did soft brick the device a couple of times thankfully I got it back :*)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] kbassil:
halp

edit to remove incompetence.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Az Biker:
You're going to need a little more than "halp" if you really want someone to help you :D

What's the problem

what firmware are you running

What Rom are you running

what is your current configuration

Where are you trying to get to

what have you tried so far

Answer these and the help will come :p
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] joey_p1979:
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! I've be searching for instruction on how to run custom ROM with a locked bootloader. I knew about SS but it was so easy to root with this tool.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] s0me guy:
Sorry if this is the wrong place for this question, but searching in a year old forum didn't help me much with my particular question.

I'm getting a Vzw Note3 in a few days and was wondering about if taking any OTA updates will ruin my chances of using current Root methods etc? and what Root method is suggested?

i'm not new to rooting etc but, new to the Note3. Thanks! :)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Az Biker:
If your device is MJE,

DO NOT TAKE KK OTA

if your device is already NC4, there are options.

Notorious 3
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] s0me guy:
Awesome! Glad i asked 1st.

Im assuming you are refering to a build number or somthing of the like?

Thanks for your help.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Az Biker:
I think it's BASEBAND (N900VVRUCNC4 is what I am running with Baja 16.1)...

My BUILD is a custom name so I don't remember what it is stock :D
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] SscoootzZ:
Prepping to try this again

Hi all,

Fresh with some new understanding, some more help from [MENTION=4670411]az_biker[/MENTION], and a delicious cup of press pot coffee...I'm getting ready to try these instructions again. I'll post up in a bit to let you know if I followed instructions correctly. Thanks again for everyone's insights and guidance.

Scott :fingers-crossed:
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] s0me guy:
sweet. thanks again. I'll be back in a few days after the Phone arrives. :good:
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] SscoootzZ:
w00t!!!!!!

Hi all,

I am writing this message as I watch the beautiful Baja boot animation. I am pleased to say that I followed the instructions posted at the bottom of the OP, (almost) exactly as written, for the NC4 OTA. The only variation I made was to sub Baja v16.1 July 4th ed, in place of Baja v15. I made this variation based on discussion with @az_biker, and he suggested that the v16.1 should also work. Well, it did!! :good::victory::good:

I must express my gratitude, as follows, to:

> [MENTION=4854133]bajasur[/MENTION] for his hard work in making this ROM available to (only slightly advanced) endusers like myself,

> @az_biker for his diligence in writing clear instructions and, personally, for taking the time to explain some concepts I wasn't quite grokking,

> [MENTION=4395895]BeansTown106[/MENTION] for his endless and profound coding and baking, which keeps us in control of our devices; specific thanks for the PIT file which saved my bacon when I didn't follow instructions appropriately,

> [MENTION=3280118]geohot[/MENTION] for the lovely Towelroot,

> [MENTION=4243514]Hashcode[/MENTION] for all the lovely SafeStrap,

> to whomever coded the ever-so-helpful Odin packages (sorry I don't know the exact tag),

> [MENTION=1335872]Stericson[/MENTION] for his continued work with BusyBox packages,

> Jack Palevich for the eternally useful Android Terminal Emulator,

> Anyone else whom I've forgotten to add to this Roster Of Excellence, my humblest apologies.

Now, without further ado...I'm going to dive into Baja v16.1 with unbridled excitement and anticipation! Thanks again, and TTYS :victory:
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Az Biker:
Welcome to BajaROM!

You'll not find a more friendly, helpful, respectful thread anywhere!

Notorious 3
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] SscoootzZ:
Thanks for the warm welcome

Thanks, [MENTION=4670411]az_biker[/MENTION],

I'm sailing smoothly on Baja v16.1 today and I am super impressed with the way things work, and how well they work. I've found that there are modules which I don't fully understand and I hesitate to plunk around with them too much, though I feel less intimidated by the prospect of having to start over. Then, this is only day one. I don't want to mess around and dink things up after I've been involved with this ROM for a few weeks, etc. I fully intend to hit up some donate buttons, though I apologize I'm light in the coffers right now. I know, I know, lip service doesn't mean the same thing as "ka-ching!"

I want to say that I'll be re-stating the previous portion of this reply in the BajaROM thread proper for two reasons: (1) for kudos, (2) I have other questions about Baja which I presume should be asked in that thread. I'm not doing so to be redundant or to spam and I apologize in advance if I step on any toes.

In regard to the instructions, there are a couple of things I'd consider would have made them more clear:

Add a line or clarification that the instructions are applicable to Baja v16.1 as well. More experienced flashaholics may recognize compatibility when they read it. Those like myself are likely to ask the question. Thanks for the PM, btw.

Clarify the line about "Wipe Data, Use Factory Reset Slider." I realize the mistake I made the first time around was to wipe wipe data and then I had to go back and replace the ROM zip on the internal SD (sd0). [I-B-n00b]

That's about it for now, looking forward to learning more about how to flex Baja. Thanks again for everyone's diligence and help.

Scott :victory:
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Az Biker:
Activate/install xposed framework in baja settings, check and update gravity box for kk, use gravity box first for any customization. Wanam has components that have issues with cust roms, kk, etc. So anytime a tweak exists in gravity and Wanam, I choose GB first.

Notorious 3
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Az Biker:
Have you tried Alliance Rom yet? It's Baja Rom old thread...
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Tom_q2356:
Thanks Az-biker for the following information:

Quote from me:

Originally Posted by Tom_q2356 View Post

I am now on this Rom: N900VVRUCNC4_N900VVZWCNC4_N900VVRUCNC4_HOME.tar.md 5; does it conflict with your "RETAIL NOTE 3?" I mean is it Stock rom vs. Retail rom? I am confused with those, sorry. But I will start reading that website a little bit; it looks like a lot of information.

Az-biker:

If you have any further questions about going from NC4 to NC2, hit me up On My NC4 OTA thread rather than tie up Alliance Rom any further.

If you took the NC4 OTA or recently got your Note 3, you need to follow these steps (working links found in NC4 OTA thread above):

**************************

IF YOU ARE ON NC4 (Official VZW OTA) Follow The Below Instructions

(courtesy of barrackobama)

WHAT YOU DO WITH YOUR DEVICE IS COMPLETELY YOUR OWN RESPONSIBILITY

Step- 1 - Root Device with TowelRoot courtesy of geohot

Step- 2 - Install Busybox from play store and install busybox itself

Step- 3 - Install Safestrap 3.75 courtesy of Hashcode

Step- 4 - Boot into Safestrap, Select Stock Slot

Step- 5 - Wipe Data, Use Factory Reset Slider

Step- 6 - Install the latest Alliance ROM courtesy of the Alliance Crew

Step- 7 - Reboot into Download mode From Safestrap

Step- 8 - Unzip & Install In ODIN This NC2 Kernel .tar courtesy of Beanstown106

XDA user barrackOBAMA confirmed these instructions work!

Tom_q2356:

I am currently on Step-3, and actually before asking you questions, I had Safestrap 3.72 installed. Now I have just uninstalled that and replaced with version 3.75; however, when I go to the recovery, it still shows 3.72. I understand that I have TWRP2.7.0.0. and I supposed only newer version of TWRP will support the installation of Safestrap 3.75, right? How should I do this without having to go back to Odin NC4 with the pit file, which I had done by now five or six times and eventually failed to flash Alliance. Thanks very much for your help!!!

version 4.42

SM-N900V

Kernel 3.40

dpi@SWDD5020#1

April 28th 2014
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Az Biker:
Did you uninstall 3.72 first, then install the 3.75 apk on your phone (ext sdcard), and then open 3.75 and click 'install recovery'?

Notorious 3
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Tom_q2356:
Well, I finally got that taken care of. So the latest Alliance Rom, is it this one--Hltevzw_AllianceRom_Build1? Also, is nc2kernel.tar.md5 (8.7mb) a correct one I can use? Thanks Az_biker!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
First off if you have a retail version you can not flash twrp or any custom recovery other then safe strap. If you do in fact have a twrp recovery on your device then you have a unlocked developer edition and you should of mentioned that in my thread. The developer edition requires a different method for flashing roms. Can you clarify before you end up with a bricked device?

Second, those are the exact same steps I gave you. At this point I am not sure you should be messing with your device. Do you know somebody more experienced that can assist you? Not trying to be rude or anything, but I just do not want to read that you bricked your device.

GL
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Tom_q2356:
Sorry Droidstyles, I have just flashed Alliance, but it reboot with a message "Unfortunately, the process com.android.systemui has stopped."
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] droidstyle:
No apology needed.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Tom_q2356:
Az_Biker,

When I hit "Create Custom Settings Backup," it says, "error reading the backup.txt, make sure it is in /Alliance folder!!" And when I go to safestrap recovery, I see a dead robot. Everything else looks fine.:good:
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Az Biker:
I'm going to agree with droidstyle.

You've been referred to several resources and are having hiccups at almost every step. I'm not even sure what you're asking in your last post.

At this point, with all the respect in the world, I suggest you reboot into android download (not Safestrap) , do a factory reset/wipe data, returning your device to oem stock.

Reread all the resources you've been provided, make sure you have a basic understanding of each step, then retry rooting your device.

Notorious 3
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Tom_q2356:
I really appreciate both of Az-biker's and Droidstyle's help!!! I guess you are right, I have had too much "hiccups" on flashing this rom. Even right now, I still don't think I have successfully flashed Alliance. 99% of my phone just look no different than before flashing anything. Sorry, I stressed out too much at the beginning, went through some horrified moments. Anyways, I have high respect for both of you, for your knowledge and your big help in doing all these. I probably just need a vocation and more patience in doing this next time. Thanks very much for keeping me here!!!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Az Biker:
Like I said, reread the Rooting threads I mentioned (in my sig), get comfortable with understanding the steps involved, get familiar with the terms involved, then hit me up when you're ready!

Notorious 3
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Tom_q2356:
Az_biker, I appreciate your offer; I'll ask you for help when I am ready.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Ojcanausz:
Thx nice works !
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Azeem00:
Battery Drain Issue!!!

Hey Az_Biker, Can you tell me if installing a custom ROM in safestrap on a custom ROM slot 1 drains your battery a lot? I mean it is operating off of the SD card and that's the only thing that I can think of that changed on my phone recently? If that's not it it do you know what else could be causing my battery drain? :confused:
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Az Biker:
Yes. While rom slots 1-4 are active in 3.75, using anything other than the stock slot will result in poor batt life...

Notorious 3
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] DavidFlory:
I just tried to install an MJE modem and it failed. Using Odin 3.09 and one of Beans modem files. It all looked good, rebooted automatically but did not take. I am on the NC4 modem. Any advice?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Az Biker:
My laptop is down so my cheat notes are unavailable :D if memory serves, the most common error here is not unpacking the tar zip and only flashing the .md5 file...

If that doesn't apply to you, hopefully someone else will jump in :D

Notorious 3
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] smiley62:
I am on OTA NC4 do I have to flash the NC2 kernal via odin? Also can I use any rom that I choose instead of the alliance or baja roms?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Az Biker:
I believe you can flash any cust roms built on the NC2/NC4 base. Flashing back to NC2 only allows you the opportunity to go back to MJE. But this is ONLY good if you are NOT NC4 OTA. I believe once on NC4 OTA there is only the chance to root, but NOT revert to MJE using NC2.

I hope that makes sense :D
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] tpbucs:
Followed your directions and this was by far the easiest process to root. Thank you for these instructions. :)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Az Biker:
Glad you found it easy to follow!

Notorious 3
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] rjacosta:
Easiest process
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] schnieb:
I have a replacement note 3 that has 4.4.4 on it. Will this work for root or am I out of luck?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] caifan:
No root on 4.4.4 yet.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] schnieb:
Is there any hope? If not then I'm going to sell this one and hunt down an older non updated note 3.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Reilly1812:
Hunt down an older phone.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] schnieb:
My thoughts exactly.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] caifan:
[MENTION=4409151]CovXX[/MENTION] is currently working on something...crossing fingers. There's a thread in the Q&A section.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] CovXX:
:good:
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] MaBothell:
need Xposed framework update

Could someone please tell me where to get update for Xposed Framework for this Alliance Rom and how to install it please. Thanks very much!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] pizza_pablo:
I have purchased a NIB Verizon Note 3 on ebay, that is still on 4.3.

I've been googling, reading and searching on xda, for a couple days, in preps of root.

The links to MJE tar file and links for the same, on other threads, are all dead. This worries me greatly. This file is needed to get up to 4.4.2, in order to use Towelroot, it seems. Where can I find that .tar?

Also, I have found a couple sources that claim Towelroot will work on Verizon Note 3 N900v with 4.3. I cannot figure a way to confirm without simply trying Towelroot.

Are there any dangers to simply trying Towelroot on 4.3?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] donc113:
You must be a member (it's free) but firmware is here:

http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-N900V/VZW/
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] pizza_pablo:
Thanks, don!

It was a tricky registration process, but I finally got in. :)

Any thoughts on my other question of simply trying Towelroot first?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] donc113:
It'll probably work...but were it me, I'd wait till I had 4.4.2 installed. Do NOT install 4.4.4 or 5.0 you will lose the ability to root and can not go back to anything lower than 4.4.4!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] pizza_pablo:
Thanks, again!

I am aware to stay away from 4.4.4 & 5.0!

I also have been reading up on SAFEROOT. Which is supposed to root 4.3

Are you familiar with it?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] donc113:
Nope
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Az Biker:
It's been a while since I inventoried my dev-host account, but I believe EVERYTHING you need to root and get up to the latest KK, and some of the newest LP roms , is in my dev-host file (link in my sig)...

Several Note 3 guys are still running the last version of Alliznce build 2 (KK) because it is freakin awesome and there's not much that LP can offer us to make it worth the ONE WAY trip to LP with our Note 3s...
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] pizza_pablo:
Thanks, az!

I was hoping not to have to Odin anything. :o I wasted an MDK S4, by being stupid.

I get the Note 3 tomorrow. I'll just have to wait and see what baseband it is actually on.

I really appreciate the help, here!

I really do try to search a while, before posting questions.

I absolutely hate lollipop! It looks cartoonish!

I can't imagine not having a rooted phone, since I've experienced having one.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] tw1n5nak35:
Where has this thread been? I just noticed this thread recently. Big thank you to AZBiker. There's some really helpful info in this thread. :D
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] milski65:
I have some stuff saved I'll be more than happy to download to Dropbox or whatever if someone is needing anything.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] Az Biker:
It's been right here waiting for someone to send out an SOS :D
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] straykat:
Sure could use some help...

az_biker -

First off thanks so much for this thread... I've read about half the pages from the beginning and am still going through it all. - - I'm presently on 4.3 with my Verizon Note 3... Have only had this phone for about one month or so! btw, it's on JellyBeans b-6 at the moment. I've come to learn that this phone sucks with reception! - I was wondering if you could point me in the right direction to get this phone to be bearable where I live/use it.

There are many areas that my Galaxy S3 and prior Android phone worked well in, that my present Note 3 has trouble handling a signal in, resulting in dropped calls, etc... Is there a "best practice" / "best set-up" that you (or anyone else) could recommend? I haven't come over to 4.4.2 yet as I thought 4.3 w/ JB's b_6 was going to be okay...NOT!!! - - - So, I've read tons of info here thanks to you and some of the others who pitch in to bail users out of their problems/challenges.

I am pretty desperate at the moment and would do anything recommended... is their a particular ROM (Alliance - build 2?, Jamine, anything?) that might produce the best reception. Do I need to flash radios or modems? - If I can't figure this thing out, I'll resell this phonbe and get something much better.... Had I known I would face such reception issues, I would not have bought this one. Thanks for any help!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] donc113:
Take the back off the phone and make sure all the visible screws are tight. You'll need a jeweler's screwdriver.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] straykat:
donc113-

Thanks for your reply. I'll check the screws for sure. After reading another post in one of the many "bad reception" threads, I stumbled onto another possibility. In the car where all this has been happening, the phone usually sits in a custom phone holder that came with the phone. It's a very nice holder, but it's made of light aluminum.... it seems the holder "might be" causing the problem. I hope it's just the holder and/or the screws. I'll report back for sure. Thanks again for your reply!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] jellyhead:
I'm also having an issue with poor reception after moving to this phone from the Note 2. The Note 2 didn't have great signal but it was much better than this phone. I was prepared for the poor signal though because this was my wife's old phone and that's why she upgraded. This phone is locked and not able to be rooted so my options are limited. What I've tried is making sure the screws are tight which made no difference. The phone had a cracked screen when I got it so I bought a used housing from ebay. When installing the board into the replacement housing I pulled/bent the tiny contact terminals up to improve the contact with the antennas. I actually thought this may make a big improvement but there was no change. I've determined that there is no hardware change that is going to improve the reception. currently I'm trying to find a root method for 4.4.4+ but it obviously doesn't exist at this time. I haven't yet discovered a software fix for the issue but I wouldn't help anyway without root.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] straykat:
So, I haven't tightened the screws yet, but I did learn quite a bit about my phone holder in the car. The holder actually is pretty solid Aluminum that covers the entire back and the entire circumference of the phone up to the edge where the screen is. The aluminum is 1/4 " thick!!! - - So, when I take the phone out of that contraption when in marginal areas, I get enough signal to get by... aprox -110 dbm... - I believe slightly worse than that causes calls to drop (aprox -115 dbm)...

I've installed 3 "signal strength" apps to help me monitor what's happening with my phone...haven't fully figured them out yet, but for the most part they're self-explanatory: NetStrength (requires root); Network Signal Info & Real Signal, which don't require root. Eventually I'll try tightening the visible screws in the back of the phone... can't hurt, & might help! I've read that any apps that claim to improve signal strength are probably scams...not 100% sure about this...

The other thing I've read is that sometimes certain cases, even plastic types, might cause signal interference. I'm using a Sigen Neo Hybrid. I'll have to experiment if having it off makes any difference. - - Anyway, I'm thinking the Note 3 (on 4.3 w/ Beans b-6) may work out for me. As long as I can get reception in most places, I'll stick with it.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] jellyhead:
I did notice a slight improvement in signal strength by switching from global to LTE/CDMA. One bar in some areas.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] straykat:
Hmmmm....I'll try that now and see what difference it makes. I know that it's currently on "Global". Thanks for the tip.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General] milski65:
This is just a FYI to people dealing with reception issues. There are a lot of variables involved. Stray mentioned his car phone holder. In my experience phones play a part, carrier plays a part, time of year, weather, ect. The list can be quite long. Just take into consideration that if your phone doesn't work well no matter where you are, then it's probably fair to say it's related to specific phone. But if it's somewhat random or based on just specific locations, your phone is probably NOT the issue. Regardless of what you run. I'm sure there are exceptions to the rule, but probably moot. I'm just throwing that out there. It's also pretty moot comparing it to previous phones you've owned.