yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] rooted_1:
I haven't tried any of this as of yet, but plan to later today when I have some time. This might just be the best early Christmas present I've ever received. I was on the verge of buying a TMO Note 3 later today just to be able to load a custom ROM... this appears to make that unnecessary. If so, maybe I'll take some of the price difference between my subsidized ATT Note 3 and the TMO Note 3 and add it to the bootloader unlocking bounty.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] drakeymcmb:
the links are down
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] Papas_Con_Chile:
Could you be more specific in your instructions? You are missing so many things, there you change the name of many options, its so confusing that way
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] rooted_1:
If we need space and bandwidth for hosting the files, someone please PM me. I'll be glad to get something set up between later this evening and tomorrow (it will probably be tomorrow). I'm happy to help the effort if I can.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] Musgrove99:
Can someone make a video?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] drakeymcmb:
Can somebody who downloaded this make a mirror. The links for dropbox are down.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] akdale:
I have the AT&T sm-n900a with 4.3 and MJ5

When rooting with this method, Is the stock rom left on the device?

If not, is there anything that does not work properly? ie. (I rooted a device a while back and it removed a lot of options that I was not able to recover. MMS didnt work--apns were changed etc...)

I would like to root, but want to choose what I would like to remove from the rom.

Thanks
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] evilpotatoman:
Basically, the img is stock MI9. Nothing has been added, with the exception of a security hole (think RDLV, but:rolleyes: modded for MJ5). In fact, upgrading to MJ5 is not required, just skip the 240xxxx.zip flash.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] akdale:
Thank you evilpotatoman.

I am not very knowledgeable when it comes to roms and such. Is the MI9 from a different phone and or provider, or just a prior version of the MJ5 from AT&T?

Thanking you in advance.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] appdroid:
I am debating on it but as of now Xnote is my Rom and I have feeling this rom is gonna keep me from making my own. So lets see where it goes.:confused:
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] evilpotatoman:
No problem! The MI9 is the original production software release version shipped on most note3's. MJ5 is the update to MI9
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] helyg:
I'm having a problem stuck at step 4. When i click the tab to show all connected items in hemdall. The MSM8960 choice doesn't show up. I know its reading my phone because it shoes the PTP and storage options. Any suggestions?

NVM. found it. didn't realize I had to stay in ODIN mode.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] SunnyOK:
rm /system/app/KNOXAgent.apk

rm /system/app/ContainerAgent.apk

rm /system/app/ContainerEventsRelayManager.apk

rm /system/app/KLMSAgent.apk

rm /system/app/KnoxAttestationAgent.apk

rm /system/app/KNOXStore.apk

---------- Post added at 04:11 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:04 PM ----------

I got the same. After I changed USB port, MSM8960 shows up.

---------- Post added at 05:00 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:11 PM ----------

Thank you evilpotatoman. Your tutorial and resource are very helpful. I was trying to flash third-party CWM and made modifications on MJ5. However my phone became softbricking. It is your method and resource that rescued my phone.

I would like to share my experience with you and others. The followings are my procedures:

Step 1. I used your MI9_fix.img.ext4 (or MI9 system.img.ext4) to create a tar file and used Odin3 to flash.

Note: When I follow your instruction and steps, I failed at the step #6) for using Heimdall. I then created a tar file and used Odin3 to successfully flash MI9 system.

Step 2. I used your AP/BL/CP files and created another tar file to flash

Step 3. In installing sec_scs.zip and 2400258.zip, I used "Apply update from ADB".

Note: This is convenient, no external SD card is needed, no worry about reboot before installing 2400258.zip.

Step 4. Same as your step #10).

I have tested this procedure 4 times. All are ok.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] evilpotatoman:
Great news!

How were you able to use Odin without entering Emergency Download Mode?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] jktk321:
MJ5 rooted with SS. Tried to flash XNote6.0 and ended up in a bootloop into factory recovery everytime. I used this method to restore my phone. I would like to add a couple of points that may save you from scratching your head:

When you get to the hiemdall step where you choose the msm8960, make sure you are in dowload mode and have usb connected to pc. If it still doesn't show unplug usb and plug it back in.

Also, once you copy the rldv.zip to your internal sd card and reboot, delete the two unzipped rldv files and reboot. You can then open SU to update binary. Once you do that you're done.

P.S I had made a backup in SS recovery before trying to flash XNOTE6.0, so after I used this method to restore phone, I reinstalled SS and flashed my original backup. Phone is back to state before bootloop.

Thanks a million to the OP!!!!
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] SunnyOK:
All operations with download mode are normal. No Emergency Download Mode was got.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] evilpotatoman:
Good! Did you use my MI9_fix.img, designgears img, or stock img?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] lyndone58:
So.. To root MJ5, just extract rdlv.zip to the internal sd card, then reboot?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] jktk321:
No. You will brick your phone. Rdlv is for MI9. The only way to use rdlv is to do a complete restore using OP instructions
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] marcbsmoove:
I just got a replacement phone today with mj5 already installed. Can I just go ahead and use this method to root as well? Thanks to all who reply! ;)
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] Cojam1:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=48579466
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] Revenghost:
Just wanted to say thanks! Worked perfectly. I had a stock ATT GN3 with MJ5 - I installed everything and started from step 5 and it worked perfectly. I am now rooted!
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] archie87:
Quick question. How big is the HLTE_USA_ATT_32G.pit file? I downloaded it multiple times but it's only 5kb. Is this correct? Thanks.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] jedi623:
can you help ?

this is my device version.

AP : N900KKKUBMJA

CP : N900KKKUBMJ8

CSC : N900KKTTBMJA

could i root this device when i follow the method of this post, without tripping knox warranty?

i just have downloaded all the files required.. but i feel no assuarance to do it.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] Rob_Wing:
I am running into the same problem where I am stuck in a bootloop to the factory recovery. I restored once this way after an issue but now when I try to run Hemidall it gives me an I/O error 87(The Parameter is incorrect). Anyone able to give me any advice on where to try next or how to resolve this issue. Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] Revenghost:
The HLTE_USA_ATT_32G.pit file is about 5kb - the MI9_fix.img.ext4 is about 2gb
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] jktk321:
Rob, did you try starting back at step#1
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] akdale:
Are you saying to remove these files, or have they already been removed?

Thanks
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] Rob_Wing:
Yep.... I tried multiple times different computers. Couldn't get it working. Took it back to BBY and I will have a refurb exchange in a few days.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] archie87:
I had to download the file four times before it finished at the right size. It kept "finishing" at 900MB and 1.4GB.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] evilpotatoman:
hmmm -- I think I understand where the download issue is stemming from -- What browser/OS are you using and are you using any specific download programs?

I believe that since I modded the file signature of the image, among other bits, any program which checks file integrity on the fly will cause the operation to complete prematurely. I'll try tarring the file to see if that helps...
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] akdale:
Did you try the international rom?

Are you trying it on at&t?

Did it trip Knox?

Is everything working correctly?

Thanks
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] clothednblack:
I did try it

Yes I'm on AT&T

Some things were buggy

Did not trip knox

I'm back on xnote again but used SS to flash it and no issues at all.

Stickied with my post-it-note 3
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] akdale:
Thanks alot for the quick reply--

Do you remember what was buggy?

I had a Galaxy s2 that was an international version that I left un-rooted.

It worked great on at&t.

I kind of liked the fact that it did not report some info to at&t.

I did not need at&t tethering program to be able to wirelessly tether.

The Int. version did not have any bloatware at all.

Just wondering what I am going to break when I start getting rid of at&t garbage...etc...
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] clothednblack:
Nfc and something else, can't recall, but I have frozen almost all Samsung and at&t bloat, issue free.

Stickied with my post-it-note 3
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] Cojam1:
Took your advice on uninstalling Samsung drivers and then Samsung kies after that didn't work and I'm still getting libusb error: -12.:(
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] itmaster85:
Uninstall all Samsung Drivers, boot into download mode, plug into a new USB port and you should be able to. I had the same issue for a minute or so...
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] Cojam1:
Thanks, but it's still not cooperating. Been at this for 2 days now.Off to Kingo I guess. :confused: Thanks anyway OP.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] archie87:
I've had this problem before with large files. I'm using Chrome and sometimes it decides to finish a download early. Sometimes pausing then resuming the download every 10 minutes will get it to finish.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] markovianmind:
is there a way to not trip knox and root
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] carl1961:
I used Kingo Android ROOT with no issues, You have to google for it, links to it not aloud on xda yet
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] itmaster85:
Have you run a malware scan on your device yet? If so, did it detect anything?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] pham818:
thanks bro. i refused to use kingo.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] carl1961:
I just did after your question. thanks for your consern. scanner runniing in realtime
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] n00b1269:
I have used three malware scanners after using Kingo. ..nothing shows on any of them
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] itmaster85:
Do you know if anyone is/has decompiled the apk to see if it "calls home" at all or data mines?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] carlospr21:
I did all of the steps and skipped step number 3 and everything works great
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] imesg:
Just got a note 3 today it has mj5. I am not sure about the premise of the OP but it looks to me I can start at step #10 to root. Is my assumption true?

Thanks to all.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] lyndone58:
Start at 5.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] carl1961:
I Agree with lyndone58 post above:

reason is the MI9_fix.img.ext4 file is hex edited I think to read the script in step 10 ( correct me anyone if I am wrong;) )

your new phone will not auto read the script
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] itmaster85:
Root

I used your rldv script to root and it did not trip Knox as stated in the OP. I now have 3 ROMS installed on my Note 3 and love it!
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] SchecterRocker:
After using this method for root, will it be safe to upgrade to the presumable 4.4 update later next year, or any OTA updates that may come? My concern is that I don't want to confine myself to 4.3, but I'll probably do it either way. Thanks for any help! Thanks for this root method!

Disclaimer: I read the entire thread, but due to my complete lack of Android dev and programming experience, I was not able to find/understand the answer. So please excuse me if the question sounds ignorant.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] drakeymcmb:
Yes.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] nettech_gt:
Is the video ready? I would greatly appreciate if you could post a link. THANX!
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] SchecterRocker:
Successfully rooted stock MJ5 ATT, no Knox trippage!

Thanks so much!
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] tkeitat:
Hi Hi

I am newbie for Android Phone. I recently got the At&t Note 3 Ver Mj5 from present.

If I use this method to root it, and install Regionlock Away. Am i available to use other carrier rather than At&t?

Many thanks!
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] itmaster85:
Yes
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] vividblu2020:
Can't we just use kingo? I've been reading and is this whole process just root your phone ?I'm a little lost
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] clothednblack:
Just to clarify, it doesn't say it trips knox, it removes the knox apps. If you used Tibu before to freeze knox, now you don't have to because the knox apk doesn't even show up anymore... Win win!

Stickied with my post-it-note 3
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] itmaster85:
My bad...I took this (NOTE **my script knocks out knox) as it trips knox.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] carl1961:
I did also at first, when I read the script I realized he meant remove knox apps
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] m0hamad_reza:
n9002 wifi

hi

i have note 3 9002 dial sim

my note 3 find ke wifi station

i enter the wifi password

nothing happen

not conneced to wifi

plz help me
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] Zugshad:
Ok so wondering if this is an option for me. Here is my issue. So I had the phone stock with mi9 and used the rdlv to root. I then did the trick to ota to mj5 and keep root and all was fine. Installed wanam and all all was good. The other day my phone has stopped detecting the touch as if the calibration stops working. To fix I have to turn the screen off then back on.

So wondering if this is a solution or is there a way I can wipe and start back over? Trying to find out my best option.

Thanks

Sent from my rooted Note 3
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] CorleReeFer:
Can I just use the original rdlv? Or download the one in the op and use it in the same manner that I used the previous one?

I had to get a replacement phone and it came with mj5 installed.. my old one has mi9. .. so I'm a little unclear there
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] Luceid:
Heimdall keeps crashing

Heimdall keeps crashing whenever it tries to detect my phone. W7 64 bit drivers installed via zadig.exe precisely as described. Not sure what I'm doing wrong. Any help??
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] Gman65:
I also rooted MJ5 but used kingo then install SS all went well. I backed up stock rom, factory wipe phone, installed azurerom to slot 1. So far everything was going to plan... once I rebooted phone stuck in bootloop at bootscreen. I started following the steps here to un softbrick phone. When I get to step three install driver, I can see and selected MSM8960, and all of the info matches the screen shot. When I click install I get driver installation canceled by user everytime. I have tried it without kies and samsung usb drivers uninstalled... same results. Any new suggestions out there? I have been flashing since my tmo wing, but this is confusing the hell out of me.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] cucumbersmell:
Are you running Windows 8?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] Gman65:
Yes 8.1, Don't tell me I missed that is a bad thing somewhere?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] cucumbersmell:
Try disabling driver signature verification and see what happens.

Disable driver signature verification
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] Gman65:
Thanks, that worked. driver installed... but now getting "ERROR:Failed to begin session! Releasing device interface..." Then below status box it looks like M1_01#6&384C31&0&0001 is no longer connected! assertation failed: device address collision with root hub.

Got past that by using the libusbk drv made it to 2% twice then 95% then ends in flash write error. will cont to update :)

Rebooted into recovery and flashed last two files, phone finally booted up... My beast is working again. I did not attempt to re root at this time. lol
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] evilpotatoman:
Great news! I'm glad it helped!
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] Gman65:
Thanks for all of your hard work Evilpotatoman, and also Cucumbersmell for that bit of info I missed.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] sfam1973:
Perfect

Thank u so much I was about headed to att to see if they can resolve my issue after I follow ur tutorial steps I am now up and running without boot stuck or any thing
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] royal1262:
Back up and running!!!! Yes!! :D Thanks for the hard work!! You saved my life!

Here's a little something for your efforts. Confirmation number: 96853928X0730574M
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] Zugshad:
I am runing through the steps now.. i am running into a few issues.

atm, i am doing it on a win 8.1 machine so i went in and did the disable driver verification thing and restarting the process.. couple of questions

When i go into the zadig... mine does not show a MSM8960, instead mine comes up as SAMSUNG_ANDROID... is this an issue?

I proceeded the steps using that name, and when i go into heimdall, i got the error message that some have posted.. cant remember,.. something about not finding the device i think??

anyone got some ideas?

thanks

edit: tried agian, and still comes up with the "ERROR: failed to access device. libusb error: -12"

edt2: ok.. so was able to fix the MSM thing by having the phone n download mode when doing the zadig and i had to do a few of hte drivers and now it is running.. post again if issues..

Edit3: Ok.. t wet through and i am back to stock.. leaving it wthout root to test and see if my issues are resovled.. thanks a ton

one last question and really hate to ask.. but for hte life of me, i cant seem to find the usb debugging option.. TiBu constantly ones me to check it, but cant seem to locate it anymore like all my other phones and roms.. is it not available till we have a true rom?? like said.. cant believe have to ask this one :(
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] xfaega:
To get into USB debug you need to go into setting.. General.. About device.. And go down to build number tap several time on the build number and you get a message saying Developer Options enabled. Now your good to go.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] pham818:
is there a way to downgrade mj5 to mi9? i need to to use region unlock away.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] Zugshad:
ncie.. glad to learn that as no way i woulda thought that :highfive:

as for downgrading from mj5 to mi9.. not that i know of.. this restore is probably the closest to do it..

the new phone (restore didnt work for my issue) came with mi9 ...shud i freeze OTA and keep it or is it with the update to mj5.. thought i read it is supposedly a bit snappier and since can root it no prob and use SS,, shud i just do it?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] pham818:
I paid for an unlock code, currently waiting for the code.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] carl1961:
Might be best.

N900AUCUBMJ5 Update Change log
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] pham818:
can anyone help me get back to MI9? i remember this thread was meant to do that, then it changed to MJ5 only.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] Reefkpr:
Files from step 10

Quick question. I successfully restored my phone and rooted MJ5 using this method. After Rooting are the two files copied to internal Sd,from step 10 supposed to remain? Is it safe to delete them?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] clothednblack:
You can delete them now

Stickied with my post-it-note 3
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] ZishanMalik:
I am on step 7 and Heimdall doesn't seem to be doing anything after I click start.

Heimdall v1.4.0

Copyright (c) 2010-2013, Benjamin Dobell, Glass Echidna

http://www.glassechidna.com.au/

This software is provided free of charge. Copying and redistribution is

encouraged.

If you appreciate this software and you would like to support future

development please consider donating:

http://www.glassechidna.com.au/donate/

Initialising connection...

Detecting device...

Claiming interface...

Setting up interface...

Beginning session...

Releasing device interface...

Any ideas? Everything else appears to have gone smoothly until this. I click start, it runs this above in seconds, and then after about 15 seconds, its stop with Releasing device interface...

I have flashed dozen of roms on dozens of phones, usually don't have any trouble following instructions.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] clothednblack:
Are you using Windows 8,if so someone posted a couple back on what to do

Stickied with my post-it-note 3
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] Gman65:
Quote:

Originally Posted by cucumbersmell View Post

Try disabling driver signature verification and see what happens.

Disable driver signature verification http://www.howtogeek.com/167723/how...8.1-so-that-you-can-install-unsigned-drivers/

Thanks, that worked. driver installed... but now getting "ERROR:Failed to begin session! Releasing device interface..." Then below status box it looks like M1_01#6&384C31&0&0001 is no longer connected! assertation failed: device address collision with root hub.

Got past that by using the libusbk drv made it to 2% twice then 95% then ends in flash write error. will cont to update

Rebooted into recovery and flashed last two files, phone finally booted up... My beast is working again. I did not attempt to re root at this time. lol

I have since re rooted and put safestrap back on with no issues. Good luck.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] lyndone58:
My phone came with MI9 then it "auto update" to MJ5. If I follow the OP instructions starting with step 5, will I lose all my data? Thanks in advance.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] xfaega:
From what I have read yes. So backup your stuff.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] thunderkiss65:
Bad Flash from safestrap

My phone would boot but had major force closes and was slow as heck, This procedure works great it has got me back to stock and working great !
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] 39FarmallM:
All done!

Seemed like it took forever to back everything up.

Mine was already MJ5.

I started at Step # 4 because I did not have all of the software on my 'puter.

Running Vista, yeah... Vista

Anyway, no heart stoppers. Works great!

Thanks OP!
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] lehighkid:
I just wanted to report success as well - even starting from the beginning with a hybrid of MI9 and MJ5!

Thanks OP & XDA!
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] ncwildcat:
IF the External SD card slot is broken, can I just use the internal SD card to get this to work?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] evilpotatoman:
No, I'll need to make a new cache.img for you. Hang tight
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] evilpotatoman:
Sorry man - easiest method would be to use the ADB SIDELOAD option in recovery.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] majesticpark:
Back to stock!

This method worked brilliantly. I was originally rooted and had frozen/uninstalled a lot of system apps. Didn't remember to restore from TiBu before factory resetting. Due to hardware issues, this device is being replaced. I had to get it back to stock and official status.

The whole process took me around an hour (including download time) and now the device is as official as it can get.

Current Binary: Samsung Official

System Status - Official

Knox Kernel Lock - 0x0

Know Warranty/Void - 0x0

Thanks to the OP. You are a lifesaver
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] skynetz:
Updated my note3 to MJ5 without knowing it, so I rooted with Kingo. Deleted some of the apps with Titanium and didn't back it up so my device kinda messed up and this guide is working perfectly to restore back to stock MJ5, but I choose to continue to root my device so I'm back in the game now. Thanks !!:laugh:
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] atinder:
I am sorry if it is not right place to ask this but I rooted my note 3 sm-n900a and i was reading people having imei problem. I tried to backup using this command " adb reboot nvbackup " and since then phone bootloops. Any help greatly appreciated, I am on MJ5 but now unable to boot to system.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] evilpotatoman:
Follow the instructions in the op, that'll fix you up