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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] nicholaschum:
How to check whether your N900W8's KNOX can be tripped!

Good reference post right here for most Canadians.

All 4.3 N900W8 bootloaders are normal bootloaders and will trip when it detects any modification.

All 4.4.2 N900W8 bootloaders are unable to be tripped when doing just rooting and installing custom recovery.

-> The leaked Mexican bootloader allows you to avoid tripping the bootloader even through a downgrade of 4.4.2 to 4.3.

-> Canadian 4.4.2 bootloaders will trip if you attempt any downgrade to 4.3.

This is the only issue.

-> You can flash a different modem, a different ROM base (AOSP and not TW), CSC, Kernel, Recovery and NOT trip KNOX on any devices.

N900W8 4.3 vulnerable bootloaders: MI5, MJ1, MJ4

N900W8 4.4.2 invulnerable bootloaders: MEXICAN NA2

N900W8 4.4.2 semi-invulnerable bootloaders: NB7

Vulnerable: Trippable

Invulnerable: Untrippable under any circumstances while running the bootloader loaded phone.

Semi-invulnerable: Trippable under one condition (can be ignored if you don't plan to downgrade)

For the people running MI5, MJ1 vulnerable bootloaders (excluding MJ4) -> I suggest using URDLV to root without tripping KNOX: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=46818375

For the people running MI5, MJ1 and MJ4 vulnerable bootloaders -> You can (also) use Kingo root to root, however as this is a fondly avoided app, as the first version sent your IMEI to a server in China, this is not recommended, so move down one option, or use URDLV is you are MI5 or MJ1.

For the people running MJ4 vulnerable bootloader -> I suggest following THIS CURRENT GUIDE to get your phone to 4.4.2, so you get the Mexican bootloader to be free of all KNOX and it's dread. (Highly recommended)

For the people running NB7 semi-invulnerable bootloader -> You are free to root, custom ROM flash, replace your kernel, modem updating through Odin, etc. Just do not attempt to downgrade if you want to preserve KNOX.

Q: But but but, what if I.....

A: NA2 bootloader? Nothing you do can touch your bootloader UNLESS you intentionally upgrade your phone through KIES or Odin. These are the only two tools that is able to touch your bootloader. Everything you do will preserve KNOX.

Q: How about.....

A: NA2 bootloader? You are safe. Stop worrying about sh*t.

EDIT: MADE A NEW THREAD: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=53632129
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] lineux:
Going forward

nicholaschum thank you for all the help :) I'm going to flash X-note today.

I still don't know what the decryption key for the link for wifi fix is? I got the fix from another thread too. not sure if its the same one though.

and, which kernel do you recommend? (you guys' opinion)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] force70:
Im really liking colonel x kernel...running rev 19 and all good.

Lean kernel is very good also as is compulsion

sent from Canada via my Note 3 or Note 2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] lineux:
Installed!

I'm happy to report successful installation of X-note.

with the stock kernel, wifi was working fine but the NFC was not.

Flashed CivZ kernel and the NFC fix.

although when I flashed the rom, it wiped all my data (even those which were not system partitions) which is weird.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] nicholaschum:
Known issue. Follow Khizars thread to convert N9005 roms to be able to skip wiping of /preload
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] nicholaschum:
I was put responsible of keeping an up to date guide by both [MENTION=4586193]Oogar[/MENTION] and [MENTION=4363415]polish_pat[/MENTION], so this is my take, with always updating links and pictures for the visual type person.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2792819
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] XxeAgLeAnGeLxX:
please what is the decryption key for wifi/nfc Fix of this download on Mega??
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] nicholaschum:
Go to my thread, linked above. I have everything there.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] thaddeusmak:
It really works. Thanks a lot bro.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] rorijam:
Could not download WIFIFIX because MEGA asks for a Decryption Key : Cannot decrypt metadata without key.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] nicholaschum:
Look at my post to the new, updated guide.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Sani.goku:
PART TWO - ROOT AND CUSTOM RECOVERY[/B]]

Hey! I flashed TWRP for the first time on SM-N900W8 and i did not like it so I wanted to ask can I flash CWM instead. I already have TWRP so

flashing CWM will give any problem or should I just flash CWM over TWRP...

By the way I rooted my phone and it did not trip konx. But got custom status.

please reply... :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] nicholaschum:
Just flash CWM in TWRP.

IMO TWRP is way superior due to more flexibility.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] nabobcoffee:
I know that might be the right place to ask but since this thread is meant for note 3 Canadian i will ask: what would be the best kernel to us to enhance the battery life? i am on xnote v18 and compulision kernel and the max battery is 12 hrs and 4 hrs screen.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] force70:
No such thing really.

Battery life is a very subjective thing...so many variables plus a kernel that works well on my device may not on yours.

That said im partial to compulsion kernel, and ive run EVERY kernel for my device and most versions of each one also.

Take it for what its worth

sent from Canada via my Note 3, Note 2 or One X +
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] nabobcoffee:
does that mean i should try them all and then decide which works? my usage is mainly exchange three email accounts, facebook, forums and some browsing. i dont use any sensors features except the spen stuff. other than that my usage is normal. it seems compulision kerenl is giving better battery life but i am seeing other have 9 hrs screen that said i dont they have any sync activity running.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] force70:
Try the ones you want...run one for a few days and then see how it works. ...flash another and do the same.

At least thats how ive done it thus far.

sent from Canada via my Note 3, Note 2 or One X +
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] nabobcoffee:
Battery Life

Thanks OP

1. I did not follow part one. I just flashed stock KK and then skipped to part 2.

2. Everything seems to be working fine.. GPS, WIFI, Calls ...etc.

The reason I am asking all these questions is because my battery life is not giving more than 4 hrs screen. I can get get 1d battery life but only 4hrs screen. and I read in one of the threads that the battery drain can be an issue with the Modem.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2579075&page=18
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] scotteb:
Anyone tried flashing new TTT bootloader (NC1 i think, released in JULY)? Is there any differences in it than the current NB7
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] dakunclear:
Not really I've been using it for months and no real change
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] slamming_sammy1:
please help. null imei after kies update

I was about to root this phone, then I figured I better grab the stock firmware just in case something goes wrong. so I dialed these numbers that would give me info regarding what region, etc. so I can grab the correct firmware - *#1234#, *#1111#, *#2222#; then before grabbing the stock firmware, I figured I should upgrade to kit kat (was on 4.3) so I did that via kies; then upon rebooting I noticed there was no signal bar at all, now dialing *#06# I get a null imei;

so my question is, did I do something bad by dialing those numbers above? I've done that in the past with a Note 2;

second question is, flashing per the first post, would this fix my problem?

thank you in advance.

just a note, this phone is not blacklisted or anything like that, it was working perfectly fine prior to what I mentioned above. and also, I did not get to the rooting part at all.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] force70:
Kies is unreliable at best..most of us around here update our firmware via odin...and root and install custom recovery as well at the same time.

Id reflash doing just that. Read up on it theres a few guides on here for it and its more or less what's outlined in the OP here.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] slamming_sammy1:
should I try to flash a stock firmware? or root it and install a custom rom?

thanks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] force70:
Well your having issues with it no? Id flash the firmware via odin...make sure everything is working then root and recovery and flash a rom.

Sent from my note 3, note 2 or One X+
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] dakunclear:
Well I flashed the lastest and greatest modem so far my speeds for the internet have seen a nice bump but I could just be imagining things give it a few days and I'll report back my findings on NI1 Modem
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] nabobcoffee:
Quick question, I just flashed CM11 ROM and unfortunately the NFC is not working. Can I still flash the fix posted here to enable any missing sensors?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] tkjeeper:
No, that fix is for TouchWiz only. Nfc is still a touchy thing for aosp roms
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] nabobcoffee:
So all NFC won't work in AOSP ROMs?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] tkjeeper:
Its on the cutting edge right now. Cm is getting close, and are working on it. I think there may be one or two wherein nfc may be working but I'm not clear on which ones or if it actually works for sure.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] nicholaschum:
Of all that I tried that were up to date as if 5 days ago.. None of them work with NFC.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] nabobcoffee:
Yeah it seems there is no fix for the AOSP for this issue.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] nicholaschum:
I would like to also say that I updated the NFC/BT/Wifi patch based on the NI1 source of Videotron TW:

https://mega.co.nz/#!ZNIzFZLQ!J8-EOSXHcPk2-xqIl89TwuIqxFwCXoJ59u85zfq2Imw
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] titusxperia10:
Quick question, so with your modified patch I could be able to get NFC working on 9005 roms? Cause with the existing patches nfc does not work as we know on 9005 roms running on a n900t, n900w8 or other canadian basis phone. Thanks for your work!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] nicholaschum:
Yes that's what it's meant to do.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] AlandEr0301:
There is a possibility to port android 4.4.4 for the sprint note 3 SM-N900P to our version of note 3?...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] sauron82:
NFC is only working on the international N9005 Note 3 on CM11, not sure about other AOSP roms. The Canadian N900W8 and some US variants have a different NFC chip, which is why it doesn't work on CM11. Not sure why they can't just included the drivers for either NFC chip, but I'm not a dev, so there's probably (hopefully) a good reason for not including it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] nabobcoffee:
I dont really use the NFC but when i tried CM11 M10 and tested the benchmark, i got much lower numbers than X note v18 rom. The CM11 M10 is very nice bbut i found it very slow AND i felt it drains battery faster.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] sauron82:
I tried X-Note when I first got my Note 3, but I didn't like it. Stock CM11 for Note 3 kinda sucks; I use Temasek's unofficial CM11 ROM, smoothest rom I've flashed on any device. TW gives a bit better battery life than AOSP, but it's not enough to make it worth having TW for me lol. I don't use NFC very much, but I'd use it more if I could; it'd be nice to get it working. And benchmarks are kinda useless anyway; they don't really tell you how your device runs during normal use. They're nice for selling purposes, but I generally ignore them, especially since running the same benchmark three times in a row can give three different results. There's on 'on paper' and 'real world', and benchmarks are only 'on paper'. To properly compare roms, you should flash and run a rom for a few days, then flash another and run it for a few days to compare. Benchmarks are a bad way to compare roms. Like a car, you really need to test drive it to get a proper feel for it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] nabobcoffee:
Yes i agree i did flashed few roms like w3slim, cm 11, gummy ...etc. But for some reason i always come back to xnote v18. Best performance and battery oh and by the way try it with lean kernel. I am going to try Temasek rom and give it a run. But its sad to loose the 4k, spen features once you are on AOSP. I take a lot of screenshots using my spen. There is a workaround for this but its not efficient as tw.

Cheers
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] sauron82:
Pen functionality should be the least of your worries. The CM Spent add-on and Note Buddy work great. There's several apps to let you take and modify screenshots with the pen, and Papyrus for notes. And Temasek's ROK has great battery life.

Tries Leankernel, went back to Temasek's kernel. I never used 4k recording, not worth the space it takes up considering I don't have a 4k display of any kind. But to each his own.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] tkjeeper:
You need 4+apps to do what tw spen apps do natively. And those aosp apps do it clumsily. Spen functionality, pathetic email apps, no gear compatability, all reasons aosp isn't there yet for the n3
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] nicholaschum:
AOSP will never be up to par to the bloat TW has, but hat's the pure reason why people move to AOSP.

AOSP with 4+ apps to do what TW does "natively", but if you break down what TW is built off of, it's 100-150+ apps of useless background apps + services + thousands of UI changes that cause overall system lag over the 4 that you have to install on AOSP...

Yes, AOSP's 4+ apps still won't be up to par to the native Spen functionality to TW, nor Gear Compatibility....I have to disagree on the "pathetic email apps".....there's absolutely nothing great about "Email" on both TW and on AOSP, they're practically the same. Just use Gmail. Also the fact that NFC is missing from AOSP and works on TW doesn't really add up to things to give TW points. Remember when you install a custom TW ROM, it takes at least 1-2 minutes. When you install AOSP it takes at most 10-20 seconds. That's just to show that AOSP has absolutely nothing compared to TW, hence making it more snappy, reliable and not full of bloat (and by bloat I don't mean apps only, I mean anything unnecessarily skinned on top of something that runs perfectly - TouchWiz UI).

No one's forcing you to move here, we're just asking each other to step beyond one's boundaries. I gave up NFC, Spen and Gear Compatibility for:

ART, 8 hour SOT Battery on KitKat ROMs, Native Theme Engine, Daily updates, Stableness+Smoothness, No need for Multi-DPI apps and much more. But really it depends on the person...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] nabobcoffee:
AOSP looks so nice compared to TW amd especially CM11 where you get an update everyday. TW on the other hand looks so big that makes the phone looks like a seniors phone. But in terms email app, tw is way better because the fact that it supports richtext and other cool features that AOSP email app does not support. But you can always use third party email apps like inomail which gave me what i am looking for.

Finally whats making me always go back to TW is the camera app. i tried one plus one camera app but its not as cool as the note 3. What camera app do you use for AOSP.

Which AOSP are you using? And are experiencing any slowness like i did with CM11 M10?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] nicholaschum:
I totally understand the camera reason. AOSP Camera drivers are very bad...

I'm using temasek, with Google Camera and OnePlus camera. Play Store apps replace base ROM apps easily, just freeze them/uninstall them and all is well - so I could replace the email apps easily.

What kind of slowness were you experiencing? Tema doesn't lag at all for me.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] tkjeeper:
Nah, there's no comparison for email. Not even close. Show me the aosp email app wherein the dates and/or times in a received email are highlighted, when touching them takes you to your calendar app? Right, there isn't one. Gmail? Get real. There is huge bloat, but with 3gig ram, there's no shutter, at least not mine.

Art, is garbage and no one is using it in aosp because there's no difference yet.

Battery isn't better on aosp, not one aosp rom battery is better with the same tweaks as tw, period.

But yes, depends on the person.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] nicholaschum:
Wow, biased much?

Lol, I don't know any person that uses stock email app, really...I don't use it and if I can show you, it just shows Disabled in my Application Manager. But I won't say it's sh*t, people use whatever app they want, whatever man. Yes, Gmail. I use it. Reality is where I am. I'm totally real.

With 3GB ram, there's obviously not much stutter, that's why Samsung built the first phone with 3GB RAM, to cope with it's bloat. But the thing is, you can live with >= 1.4gb RAM used at boot, I'm sitting at 300mb used at boot...that's the difference. That also depicts the differences between iOS and Android, where RAM doesn't matter much on iOS, Android solely relies on VM heaps, dirty background memory, kernel swapping and VFS caching - with less available RAM, Android will be allocated less to do this, causing it to be easily memory filled. Also, yes, unused RAM is wasted RAM, but when you can multitask more heavy based apps at the same time, it isn't wasted.

"Art is garbage and no one is using it in aosp because there's no difference yet." - sounds like typical old guy speech when they say 'Windows XP is garbage no one is using it yet, when Windows 95 isn't the newest thing"....ART is not garbage, used by many Nexus 4-5 users running Android L and dozens of communities are using ART all over G+. Yes, ART doesn't have a better power consumption rate than Dalvik, but there is a noticeable smoother scrolling on ART which wins me over rather than stuttering on my Facebook news feed on immediate scroll.

Yes, it really depends on the person. I personally run Dalvik on my tablets and when I install new ROMs on my backup device (N3) it's Dalvik. My N3 runs Hyperdrive atm, and it's quite nice. Even my die-hard TW-loving friend wants to switch from Tweaked to AOSP, but NFC is pushing him back. TW has it's merits, obviously fully supporting what the N3 is sold as - and the phone is great to a certain extent. There are just many broken things that Samsung fails as a company, rather than saying the device is bad because of its software. A supporting developer would at least schedule for their own flagship device to get the latest and greatest, but it took them so long to move to KK, and it's not getting any higher up in versions anymore, possibly permanently locking N3 users to 4.4.2 max. They should also realize that not everyone would use KNOX, WatchON, Samsung Hub, Samsung account, and 1gb more of bloat apps. When I run TW on my Note 2 LTE, it lags so much now, and doesn't feel as smooth anymore.

But out of pure respect, saying Gmail is bad, and spitting all over ART - this is what XDA is all about nowadays? Can I grab a source for that "Art, is garbage and no one is using it in aosp"?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] nabobcoffee:
Launching apps just take a bit longer than TW. I hate TW not because of lag and what not the whole package doesn't blend together especially when i play with dpi many areas breaks. I would love to go back to CM11 because its much cleaner and i love the theme engine. Has anyone here tried MIUI ROM?

FYI.. I am not going to get any Samsung device until they stop making me feel that i am always outdated and change this TW concept.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] tkjeeper:
I already explained how Gmail sucks. When I have appointments or meetings emailed to me in gmail, I have to remember the date and time of said appointment, leave Gmail, go to calendar, input the information. Stock Sammy email, and I'm using the s5 email because it's even better, the times/dates are highlighted, I touch them, automatically I'm put in my chosen calendar, where date/time is already entered, fill in the details. Not to mention how many other email apps are necessary in aosp to accommodate Hotmail accounts, work email accounts, ALL of which are accommodated easily by one stock Sammy email app. If that's not enough, send a picture through Gmail, which I'm required to do severaltimes a day for work. In Sammy, I'm given the option of what size to shrink the picture to before emailing it to save space and fit more pics per email, Gmail? Yeah right. But as you said, you don't use stock email so how would you know?

I test for slimroms, it's well known that on OUR device, not a nexus device, ART is not there yet,breaks things and provides no noticeable benefits.

You'll get no argument that tw is bloated, but guess what, it works, nfc, spen, multi window, camera, ten times better than aosp crap cameras, the devs are heroic in their efforts to get pure android on the n3 but it falls short for what it was intended.

Who's the fan boy? I'd say the one who bought a Sammy pen device and uses it as a nexus omitting most of the reasons to buy it in tthe first place! Why not buy a nexus 5?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] nicholaschum:
1. I said "whatever man" to the Email reason, stop spamming about it. Anyone can use whatever email app they want man. Chill - I don't use Email so "vigorously" like you on TW to make me stay on TW. I'm not here to compare OS's because of just one email app, let's talk about other reasons please.

2. Oh wow you test for slimroms, big whoop. Most of my friends who have N3 all run on ART. No noticeable broken features at all. Can you elaborate further which feature is broken because of ART? I personally run on temasek, which has absolutely 0 problems on ART vs. Dalvik. Features ocassionally gets FIXED because of ART. If you think it is because Xposed is not compatible with ART, what makes you think everyone uses Xposed? Also not all apps are compatible, but if your app isn't compatible, get that dev to update it, simple as that - apps will have to run on ART sooner or later and people who are running on Dalvik and are dead-Dalvik fans would just be disappointed if they ever move up an OS version/buy a new phone with L.

3. Fanboy of what? If I wanted a phone that is a flagship, with the perfect screen size, nice design, good accessory lineup and relatively good development, I would choose the Note 3 at the time. Do you not know why people buy Macs to purely remove it and put Windows inside? Or even buy an Alienware and Hackintosh it up removing all traces of Windows? This is life man, whatever people want to do on their device doesn't matter. Sometimes it isn't smart to keep stock, sometimes it isn't. I'd rather have a non fully functioning Windows on a Mac just to run Windows - but you know what? That doesn't make me a Windows fanboy, it's how you use the device that matters. That's also one thing, you know that you will be sacrificing all TW stuff when you move over to AOSP, but people still do it because they believe there is a reason for the greater good, whatever that may be in their eyes.

I'm not telling you what to do man, anyone runs anything they want. I ran TW based ROMs since October last year till February, then ran AOSP since then. I used to be like you, kept saying how AOSP loses most of the features that I used/I could use, and that the battery isn't that good. But you know what? It's a person's preference, as most of the extra features are useless to me. What other phone at that time came with 3GB RAM, 5.7" sAMOLED display, Qcomm 800, 3200mAh battery and 32GB stock memory? You can't claim someone's a fanboy for buying hardware and replacing it for the better in his use.......that's just dumb.