yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy Note 3 General] maumarti2k:
Hi guys, I had the same issue with the 16GB Honk Kong version, and this is how I have finally resolved, trying the methods you suggested and others, and finally got it back to life this way (I'm posting in case this might be useful for any of you as well)

1.- Flash bootloader from N9005XXUENA6_N9005OXXENA5_N9005XXUENA2_OXX (Leaked Kit Kat version)

2.- After reboot, flash bootloader, CP and CSC from the same version (N9005XXUENA6_N9005OXXENA5_N9005XXUENA2_OXX). Flashing bootloader again might not be necessary, but this is how I did it, and how it worked, so I cannot confirm otherwise

3.- Flash AP from N9005ZHUBMI7 (Honk Kong version)

4.- Enter recovery mode and wiped system, cache and dalvik (just in case)

4.- Flash autoroot (n9005-cwm-recovery-6.0.4.6-kitkat(0113).tar)

5.- Flash CWM recovery for KitKat (n9005-cwm-recovery-6.0.4.6-kitkat(0113).tar)

6.- Installed the latest version of SweetRom (SweetROM_V7.00_NA6_4.4.2_N9005.zip) from this thread: http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=2487425

So long it seems to be working correctly, battery consumption has increased, but this seems normal every time I change my ROM. Thanks again for all your help, and hopefully this will help someone else resolve the issue until the official version for the HK 16GB version is available.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] AldrichDSaints:
My friend wants to ask this question ut he is unable to attach photos so he requested me to post it.

Is my N9005 32gb Baseband/Bootloader from Hong Kong also?

Kindly see my ScreenShots beloe please. I just don't know where my Note 3 came from.

Thanks in Advance & God Bless
[Galaxy Note 3 General] filchi756:
What Odin version did you used? Is everything Ok after 24 hours of used? Any FC's?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] FeralFire:
Yup. That is a Hong Kong baseband and bootloader.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] FeralFire:
You can try any custom ROM. Just not official ones.

To fix the slow response problems and all, try this.

Use the leaked ROM from the OP.

In Odin, add BL, CP and CSC. Do NOT add AP.

Install CWM (kitkat).

Install a custom ROM.

Report back after you try this.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] maumarti2k:
I used Odin 3.07. So far everything is fine. Battery consumption is still heavy (will not last more than a day), and that is the only problem I've experienced so far. I will try to download the new Omega ROM version tonight and see if that improves the situation a bit.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] filchi756:
Ok thanks again. Please keep me updated:).By the way any problem on phonecalls?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] maumarti2k:
So far so good, everything works perfectly. Even battery consumption has stabilized a lot
[Galaxy Note 3 General] filchi756:
Thanks again.you mean battery consumption stabilized what rom are you using now?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] filchi756:
I follow your procedures and I'm on Kitkat now.Thanks for the guide and replies.:good:
[Galaxy Note 3 General] maumarti2k:
That's great!. About the ROM I am using, Until last post, when battery consumption was stabilizing, it was SweetROM. Last night I switched to Omega 7, and it works well too. Now I'll have to monitor the battery again, but Omega allows me to remove some bloatware through the AROMA installer, so I am testing. So far no bugs identified
[Galaxy Note 3 General] ooMoo:
1. Download leaked ROM from here: http://x-mirror.cu.cc/Samsung/Note3/UnofficialFW/

2. Extract the 4 files.

in step one the link no longer works? do you possibly have another location?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] FeralFire:
Fixed the link in the OP.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] slpjcool:
You've saved my butt man! I was going to give up after a whole day of messing around with a SoftBricked phone, till I saw your post.

LIFE SAVER MAN!

Now a Happy 4.4.2 user.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] FeralFire:
YAY!! :D
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Journyman16:
I used steps 1 - 6 to overcome the PIT problems of a Hong Kong 32GB version. I used Odin 3.09 and now my PIT accepts a MK2 BTU ROM.

Mind you, I do seem to have a wifi problem...
[Galaxy Note 3 General] ValenteL:
The Pit.file from phones until 16 GB can extracted like this:

On Terminal Emulator type:

su -c 'dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0 of=/sdcard/Note3-16GB.pit bs=8 count=481 skip=2176'

For 32 GB the parameters are note the same.

If someone can make this, attach it here and I make a analyze like this from 32 GB to compare:
[Galaxy Note 3 General] FeralFire:
I don't have a 16GB note 3. But I do have it's pit lying around. I tried doing the same thing.

Anyway. Here you go.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] rajnish_1604@yahoo.com:
Custom ROM for - Alcatel 8000d

Dear Sir,

Good Morning !

I want a Custom rom for Alcatel 8000D
[Galaxy Note 3 General] FeralFire:
Wrong place.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] luanlc:
I have a 32gb n9005 too

So basically, if I do the steps 1 to 6, I can flash any rom, is it right?

After doing this and flashing, for example, a BTU rom, every time I want to change it do I have to repeat these steps or will it be no more needed?

I want to change my rom from tgy to btu and, after that, change de product code so that kyes and samsung OTA think my device is a original BTU one
[Galaxy Note 3 General] FeralFire:
Yes, 1-6, and then any ROM other than TGY.

You only have to do it once.

Flashing the BTU rom will automatically change your CSC and Kies will see it as BTU only.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] blessthefa11:
Ive posted this to the other thread, just to make sure^__^

Correct me if im wrong, ive read your signature and it was hard for me to understand, its not the same as flashing a single 1 md5 file, so please help me.. ive extracted the 4 files just like what you've instructed in Step 2: and where specifically i put these? in the CSC Tab? you said on Step 4 Load ONLY THE CSC, but where? sorry for my ignorance, is just that i dont want to make a mistake.. i have a screen shot for you to see.. and after ive flash the csc file, where should i flash the single 1 md5 file? the MJ7? in what tab? thanks..
[Galaxy Note 3 General] FeralFire:
The 4 individual files go in their respective slots.

CSC will go in CSC.

Put the single MJ7 file in the AP slot.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] king_dragontb:
Thanks a lot, this work for me :laugh:

Anw, you should that we must boot into Download Mode before flashing the CSC file then reboot into Download Mode and flash 4 files :laugh:

4.4.2 now :good:
[Galaxy Note 3 General] HellKaiser:
Just need to clarify:

- From what country does the KitKat v4.4.2 come from?

- With this procedure, can you still get OTA updates?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] FeralFire:
This one is the leaked ROM.

It will not get any OTA updates.

If you want to flash any other country's ROM, follow steps 1-6 from this guide then flash whatever ROM you want.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] HellKaiser:
I see. Alright then, just a few more questions about the process

- When flashing the 4 files, can you do it all at once or one by one?

- When you do flash other country ROM's, are you still able to update OTA/Kies when the country gets the update?

- Do I keep root after I do change it to another country ROM or do I need to reroot?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] FeralFire:
All at once.

Yes, you get OTA after you flash any country's official ROM.

You have to reroot. But that is a 10 second procedure.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Note3m:
Thank you very much Feralfire. Brought my 32gb tgy n9005 back from its coma
[Galaxy Note 3 General] FeralFire:
Congrats. :D
[Galaxy Note 3 General] HellKaiser:
Thanks! :D

Is it safe to assume that the Poland based firmware gets the updates the fastest?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] FeralFire:
No idea.

But OTAs are generally pushed within a day or two in all places, I think.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] HellKaiser:
Well the HK firmware still in 4.3 and it's already Feb 9... Unless my phone has an issue getting the update.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] mfractal:
I also have the HK 32gb unit.

Glad i stumbled upon this thread before making a mess.

I was able to d/l my 32gb pit file using heimdall, not sure it'll help anyone but it's attached.

As a side note, not sure if i should go throught with the OPs directions or wait for HK to release a kitkat official. hehehe
[Galaxy Note 3 General] luanlc:
Very well! worked fine! another device saved from TGY crap rom! :D
[Galaxy Note 3 General] mfractal:
One thing that isn't clear to me yet, if the repartition isn't checked, how does the device get repartitioned ?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] FeralFire:
It doesn't get repartitioned. Only the pit file onboard is changed.

The repartitioning happens in the next step of installing a proper ROM.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] mfractal:
Got it. Cheers.

Tapatalkin' from my Note 3
[Galaxy Note 3 General] HellKaiser:
Btw, if I chose to flash the v4.4.2 stock rom for Poland, I noticed there's several choices in the sammobile website so which is it?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] FeralFire:
http://samsung-updates.com/details/22894/Galaxy_Note_3_Snapdragon/SM-N9005/XEO/N9005XXUENA6.html
[Galaxy Note 3 General] trk_hassan12:
Just a question.

HI FeralFire!

I have a GALAXY NOTE 3 32GB from HK with this firmware: AP:N9005ZHUBMI7 CP:N9005XXUBMI5 CSC: N9005ZZHBMI7.

Could please tell me if having this firmaware, can i use your method? because i didn't make any modification yet to my phone... basically the phone has the default configurations.

Thanks for your help.:good:
[Galaxy Note 3 General] FeralFire:
Yeah, sure. It will work. Mine came with the same software versions.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] trk_hassan12:
Thanks!

Hi FeralFire!

Your process Works Perfectly!!! I'm very Happy with my GNOTE3 on KitKat 4.4.2.

Thanks a lot for your post and your help.

Regards,

TrkHassan:)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] DaOldMan:
Dear FeralFire,

So if I understand correctly the csc will repartition the device ? It's a bit odd as csc files don't have PIT information in them and aren't used to repartion the device. So can our users with Hong Kong devices use the csc trick and then flash the 1 file new Polish rom ? Do you need to use this csc trick every time or just once and then you can flash european roms ?

Many thanx,

Thomas
[Galaxy Note 3 General] FeralFire:
The CSC file has the European pit in it.

It just writes the pit to the device so that when Odin wants to flash new ROMS, it finds the European pit on device.

You only have to do it once. But this will not work for 16gb models.

They will throw up some pit related error when you try to flash the CSC file.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] DaOldMan:
It checks out, there is a european pit inside the csc file. Sounds great, thanks a lot our Hong Kong user will love this.

Thomas

P.S Did you try to use the pit alone with repartition (the pit from the csc extracted)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] FeralFire:
Yeah, I tried that. Odin gives a 'successful' flag but there is no change on the phone.

I tried with Heimdall as well. It gave a 'pit mismatch' error between the pit on the device and the pit I was trying to use.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] DaOldMan:
Just installed the recent Polish 4.4.2 on friends Hong Kong n9005 :). Worked like a charm !

Great find !

Thomas
[Galaxy Note 3 General] gadaga:
Hi FeralFire

I flashed my Hong Kong Note 3 to the Polish 4.2.2 following your procedure... Worked like a charm. Thanks a lot!!!

As I'm in france, is there any befifit in flashing a French international (XEF) ROM over the Polish ROM (as soon as the French XEF 4.2.2 will be available) or are all these euripean ROM's the same?

Thanks a lot for your good work
[Galaxy Note 3 General] FeralFire:
The French ROM would have the localized CSC. That's the only advantage.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] HellKaiser:
After flashing this, will it affect getting OTA updates if I reroot my phone?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] wl3gan:
Hi,

I have use the procedure described in this thread to upgrade the firmware to NA6 (XME) version, the new version (NB4) is out. Can I just flash directly to the new firmware without going through the 6 steps?

By the way, does CF-Root support NB4 yet?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] king_dragontb:
You can update OTA without any problems :)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] wl3gan:
It is rooted, so no more OTA. Unless there is a way to OTA with rooted ROM which is I am not aware there is.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] prasanthkb:
N9005XXUENB4 German ROM Flash Fail on 32GB Hong Kong Note 3 LTE

Hi,

Just flashed the German ROM ( N9005XXUENB4_N9005DBTENB1_DBT ) and ODIN gave a Fail(size) message.

My phone is Hong Kong 32GB flashed to official 4.4.2 Polland ROM ( N9005XXUENB3_N9005OXXENB1_XEO ).

I followed the steps in the post after "Ext4 image " error message appeared in ODIN when i tried to flash the unofficial Poland ROM over the TGY 4.3 ROM.

Now i Reflashed to Poland ROM ( N9005XXUENB3_N9005OXXENB1_XEO) and everything is fine with the phone.

German ROM cannot be flashed on the 32GB Hong Kong Note 3 LTE; my results are negative.

Thanks
[Galaxy Note 3 General] FeralFire:
You can flash it directly.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] CRUZM1SL:
New Hong Kong firmware available

I successfully used the process in the OP to get my N9005 up and running again (after being soft bricked) with the latest Singapore ROM. Thanks.

But I now see that a new Hong Kong firmware is available on SamMobile (am unable to add link).

I wonder if a direct flash of this ROM would have worked 1st try?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] nsnobel2:
FeralFire

You are the man of the day,You save my note 3 as well as my life too :)

many many thanks

good luck
[Galaxy Note 3 General] iamprynce:
Help meee !!!!

For some reason when i boot up odin and open the firmware folder nothing is appearing for me to select except for the AP file. what do i do ????:(
[Galaxy Note 3 General] nsnobel2:
try to extract files again, if same than download file again,
[Galaxy Note 3 General] vbiv:
Hi,

There is the last firmware for Hong Kong on samsung-updates.

So,my question is: are there any advantages in European ROM?

Thanks.

P.S. I have 9005 32GB.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] FreeeMans20:
Thank you!!

Thank you!! This worked perfectly for me. In a matter of minutes! Thanks again!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] marloweloy:
I don't think it will work again since the HK ROM is designed with a different partition.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] pride_kr:
Is there any solution yet for 16gb HK ???

Thanks
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Kamy:
I also have 16gb HK version. To answer your question, that's not possible unless you root your phone and afterward you can enjoy every single custom rom even S5 port without any issue.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] chkenwing:
If you're both talking about using kitkat on the 16gb version, it's already available.

http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=30488 (NE6) I use this one and currently rooted with towelroot and it works fine.

There is a new one here http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=31108 (NF1) which adds stability issues for VoLTE but I haven't updated to it as I don't want to lose root.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Kamy:
My bad I was talking about flashing International firmware on Honk Kong 16 gb phone. I think I missed the point.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] mrfahad45:
what if i try this on veitnam phone??? 32 GB
[Galaxy Note 3 General] FeralFire:
It should.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] JN9:
Guys, anybody flash the stock firmware kit kat 16GB Hong Kong after flash this procedure? Any issues? Please report. I am thinking to flash the stock firmware kit kat Hong kong but I am worried. Thanks
[Galaxy Note 3 General] mrfahad45:
if not work for me

---------- Post added at 01:11 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:21 AM ----------

it not work for me please help me i just enjoyed my phone for one day
[Galaxy Note 3 General] FeralFire:
If you have a 32GB device, don't flash the Hong Kong rom on it.

Just try it, before speculating.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] JN9:
Hi! Thanks for your answer. My phone is a 16 Gb Hong Kong. The doubt is about to flash a stock Hong Kong kit kat rom because previously I got kit kat with the procedure flashing several rom files from another country. The kit kat Hong kong rom was ready to download just months alter another countries. I am worried to flash a kit kat hong kong stock rom because my kit kat rom now is from the another country and I think if I flash the Hong Kong stock rom now could happens any issues. I wish to update the rom base and modem with the stock Hong kong firmware. Sorry for my poor english. Please let me know.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Kamy:
Your English is good enough. You can flash Honk Kong firmware on top of your custom rom which has different build as I did more than 10 times without any single issue. The problem is you cannot flash an international STOCK firmware through odin on Honk Kong 16GB phone as phone pit signatures are different.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] 00sully:
Hi kmokhtar, so once we (hong kong users!) flash the 4.4 official hong kong rom, are we then free to update to some of the custom kit-kat roms posted in the forums? like x-note and the like?

thanks
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Kamy:
Yep, just flash latest Hong Kong firmware to get Kit Kat bootloader, then you are free to flash any custom rom you wish, Echo, Xnote, MultiX.... I even flashed S5 port too and it worked.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] visiovis:
followed and it worked for me too. thanks
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Shiv K:
Hi,One week back i got N-9005 32 GB, Which came with

PDA : N9005ZHUENC1

CSC : N9005ZZHEENC1 (TGY)

Bootloader :N9005ZHUENC1

Baseband : N9005ZHUDMJ4

can I flash N9005XXUFNF4 firmware directly using pc odin without any issues

Please help

Thanks
[Galaxy Note 3 General] shantanil:
NOOB question. I just got a Note 3 TGY 32GB version myself. After rooting it and installing a recovery, tried to flash many Custom ROMs but none would boot. From this thread it seems the problem is with the HK Note 3 pit itself. I just want to know that if I use this method, will I be able to successfully install any custom ROMs on the device? My device details

BL : N9005ZHUENF1

Baseband : N9005XXUBMI6

CSC : N9005ZZHENF1

CSC Country : TGY

Thanks in anticipation of any help.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] shantanil:
HELP HELP HELPMy friend tried this method on his HK Note 3 32 GB which was running the latest KK. After flashing he flashed the UK ROM from Sammobile. Everything went alright except for the fact that there is no network. Everything else is working fine. Baseband and IMEI show 'Unknown'. Tried region lock away but failed. Please help.

@ FeralFire please help.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] akshayarajdayal:
Beware

I am now throwing away my 32 GB Hong Kong Note 3 which after rigorous trying for more than one month still has Baseband UNKNOWN and IMEI null/null.

Beware, use this method with extreme caution. I have lost my baseband/imei using it. It was all perfect while I was on X-Note 4.3 . Also, the need to backup EFS is not emphasized by op.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] toastido:
If you're throwing it away, send it to me instead! ;)

Sent from my leanKernel 3.4 powered stock 4.4.2 (NF1) SM-N900T
[Galaxy Note 3 General] ihwydlive:
help?

Hello,

I've followed the instructions in the OP, but at system.img.ext4, I get "FAIL! (Ext4)". I have a 32GB TGY handset.

Any ideas?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] kadoge:
help

could anyone send me an efs backup ?

To see if my phone is definitely broken ? after i could see to restore my original imei

regards in PM plz
[Galaxy Note 3 General] beakeroo:
Thanks OP, just helped me save a mate's phone with this.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Matrixit:
This link: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2636699&page=3 has instructions on how to do this on Hongkong 16GB Note3
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Matrixit:
Every note3 has its own EFS file. Restoring from other's Note3 EFS Backup file will not help you in anyway resolving IMEI issue.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Matrixit:
[/COLOR]

I followed the following Steps & Screwed my phone.

1. Download leaked ROM from here: Terafile; Google Docs; Torrent; Storage Cow

2. Extract the 4 files.

3. Fire up Odin 3.09 and put the phone in download mode.

4. Load ONLY CSC file in Odin. (It contains the pit we need) [I used only "CSC_OXX_N9005OXXENA5_327209_REV03_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar" file]

5. Make sure Re-partition is unchecked [Only "Auto Reboot" & "F.Reset Time" is selected].

6. Flash it [I am getting error as attached at "https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=3535B5CF630678FC%21140". So, I tried again flashing it with CSC file and this time it seems work but I still see still CSC Code is "TGY" (not set to other) see the screen shot at "https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=3535B5CF630678FC%21141"].

7. Reboot to Download mode.

8. Flash all 4 files normally.

9. Reboot to Kitkat [When I boot my phone its booting really slow (even after hard reset and cache wipe) and when its rebooted I am getting error as "samsung setupwizard isn't responding. do you want to close it"].

10. Enjoy [No enjoy here. My phone is totally screwed, I can't load any other Rom. Its just going to old Vietnamy Rom. Please help me resolve this issue].
[Galaxy Note 3 General] FeralFire:
What was your baseband version before this?

What all ROMs have you tried and what failure do you encounter?

Have you tried flashing a custom ROM?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Matrixit:
FeralFire, I appreciate your help on this matter. Thanks for taking time out for looking in this matter. Read comment 65 at http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2615092&page=7. My baseband version when I got this HongKong Phone was "N9005ZHUMDJ9" & it was rooted with Custom Rom (I think, see "ODIN MODE info" in comment 65 of above page). I screwed up my phone in attempt to connect it to Kies. For now I need this phone desperately to be working with or without Kies.

Until now I tried following Rom including your Rom (From existing to old)

1) N9005XXUEND3_N9005OJVENE1_N9005XXUENC2_HOME.tar.md5

2) N9005XXUENA7_N9005MBMENA2_N9005XXUENA2_HOME.tar.md5 (which failed)

3) N9005XXUENB3_N9005OXXENB1_N9005XXUENB1_HOME.tar.md5

4) N9005XXUENA6_340325_REV03_user_low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5 (Since I install this Rom my phone has become damn slow and rebooting and restarting. Nothing is working no camera, only wifi and some browsing very slow and this is same issue with all Rom I flashed in 1, 2, 3 place)

5) N9005ZHUDMK1_N9005ZZHDMK1_N9005ZHUDMJ9_HOME.tar.md5 (This is the first Stock Rom I tried on my phone and since then I lost IMEI and Baseband Version. However, rest of the functioning with phone was perfect and fast)

Apart from above Roms, I also tried flashing different modems (four flashes in succession for each modem). List of modems tried as below (existing to oldest).

1) SM-N9005XXUBMJ1_MODEM.tar.md5

2) SM-N9005XXUBMI6_MODEM.tar.md5

3) modem.bin from your own file "CP_N9005XXUENA2_REV03_CL1277177.tar".

Nothing is working. I don't mind trying custom Rom if you think that will Fix my problem. But, what shall I try in Custom Roms as I don't know which one is best for my device (given the history of my phone:mad:). If Motherboard needs to be changed to resolve this issue permanently tell me so. I can send this device to Dubai and get it done (though its not in warranty) but that will take very long time. But if I have to change MotherBoard then I don't want TGY anywhere I need this phone to be like normal Note 3 9005 phone. Is it possible. Any suggestions?

Btw, for now (since very long) I lost CP info when I ran *#1234# it just gives me only "AP: N9005XXUEND3" & "CSC: N9005OJVENE1" no CP info whatsoever or whatever different Roms I try.

!!!Please Help!!!

Note: I never choose any other option then "Auto Reboot" and "F. Reset Time" in Odin while Flashing. don't know how come this turn up so bad. Also, I don't have EFS Backup so I can't do much other then trying with different Roms.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] FeralFire:
I am guessing that since you tried newer firmwares first and then the leaked ROM, the older baseband must have caused issues.

Try flashing the newest firmware.

Though if your IMEI information is lost and you don't have an EFS backup, there might be no way to recover it.

IMEI has been a nightmare on the N9005. There are many threads with many suggested solutions. Take a look around.

You can always try a custom ROM to see if it helps, but without IMEI information, the phone part of your phone will never work.