yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy Note 3 General] ValenteL:
To create a Bootloader.tar.md5 whit TAR MD5.Packager You must include on Mod. 5 files:

aboot.mbn

rpm.mbn

sbl1.mbn

sdi.mbn

tz.mbn

First option 1 to create .tar, after option 2 to add .md5. You have the result to flash in \packaged.

You have this files in \parts after extract the Rom option 3. Delete all another files.

Before put the Rom of .tar.md5 in \in, this is the root from packager where You have the TAR.MD5_Packager.bat and extract it.

Try... try... try... You see that is easy.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] paul_59:
Agreed , got mine from Tesco on an O2 contract and it came unbranded
[Galaxy Note 3 General] seraphism:
huh?

Hello guys, so i tried to make a bootloader from N9005XXUENA6_N9005H3GENA3_H3G.zip (sammobile) using the tar packager. the file iv ended up with a file N9005XXUENA6_N9005H3GENA3_H3G.tar.md5 which is over 2 gig. am i doing something wrong? my phone is on the three uk mi7 firmware. i havent dared to update it. im having a problem with mhl wakelock which wont let my phone sleep or charge most of the time. im hoping the new NA3 update will sort it and its not the actual usb port that is a problem. could someone please point me in the right direction with the bootloader? is the tar packager even able to make a bootloader from the zip file?

Thanks
[Galaxy Note 3 General] paul_59:
Is it not possible to achieve the same via selecting update bootloader in Odin ?

The files in bootloader referred to above are included in the full rom tar.md5 file .

Please correct if I'm wrong
[Galaxy Note 3 General] ValenteL:
I don't understood this.

Yes, extract the .zip and You have .tar.md5. Put it on root from packager.bat. Click on this .bat and You have the Windows from it. Choice 3 to extract and...... easy ;) :D :good:

PS: If You arrive to flash the Bootloader.tar.md5 use BL in Odin3 v3.09 or Bootloader in another Odin version. Not tick Re-Partition.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] seraphism:
Thanks guys

Thanks a lot for your help paul. i would have thought it was included as well. anyway, iv completed the file, its the right size this time lol. iv uploaded it anyway but its not tested yet. ANYONE WHO DECIDES TO USE THE FILE UPLOADED WITH THIS POST MUST UNDERSTAND THAT THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY NUCLEAR HOLOCAUST OR EXPLOSION OR MALFUNCTIONS THAT MAY ARISE FROM USAGE OF THIS FILE. I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR USAGE BY OTHER USERS OF THE UPLOADED FILE. I will be using the bootloader that i managed to make and ill update you with the results. Thanks to everyone for their help, developers and forum users alike. its ppl here that make life interesting lol :good:
[Galaxy Note 3 General] descb600f:
To add to the battery debate my GF unplugged hers about 6:30 checked messages a few times and played a game for about 1/2hr and had 80% when I got home at 19:00

Mine was unplugged at 4:40 and after checking emails and reading news on the BBC app a few times I had 75% at 19:00

We get 1 bar 4g at work, I'm not sure if this makes a difference.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] djrm:
Well, all went well getting kitkat on my note 3 but had the 'keyboard stopped working' popup.

So I reflashed stock via MOP to get the keyboard working, made sure everroot was ticked, but unticked SU and odin. Now the phone is back up, running fine, but NO ROOT! Now baseband is NB1, am i shafted to keep knox 0x0 if i try and root again?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] seraphism:
erm... guys? whats the latest firmware to be released ota by three uk? are they rolling out the latest N9005XXUENA6_N9005H3GENA3_H3G update across the board? im ready to update using mobile odin but im not sure if that update is available to me. im only asking because of 4g and how its activated. im not in an area where we have 4g yet. but updating my phone to NA3 shouldnt matter should it? iv got a 115 mb ota update that i can download but im sure its not the kitkat one but the one before, MJ6 or something whereas im on MI7. any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks
[Galaxy Note 3 General] gingerdude:
Unrooted unlocked note 3. Batt improved over jellybean, plus best of all my s view case works every time not just most of the time or when it feels like it. Minor upgrade but worth the wait I guess.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] gavinfabl:
The kitkat update is causing more issues than I'm happy with. Memory card issues. Crash es and freezes.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] evoGage:
Yeah I think so, its on samfirware so it must be officially rolling out. I don't think it matters what you're on for three 4G since I picked up 4G with unlocked 4.3 (MK2) before I updated to NB7. I'm wondering if the modem is different for three's firmware? anyone know?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] seraphism:
thanks for that evo. is there problems with the N9005XXUENA6_N9005H3GENA3_H3G update? i know there were sd card issues on some kitkat roms, could anybody please confirm? also, iv been thinking about sim unlocking my note 3, is this a good idea? it wont trip knox will it? what do you guys recommend? regionlock away or the hack that can be used from the dialpad? ( http://guardianlv.com/2013/12/unlock-your-samsung-galaxy-note-3-or-other-devices-free/ ) again, thanks for any input.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] paul_59:
No problems with crashes or freezes so far for me.

Memory card issues ?

If you mean non system apps not able to write to sd card then there is a simple workaround if you're rooted.

Simple one line edit to platform.xml file in system/etc/permissions

1) using file explorer mount root read write

change the following

<permission name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" >

<group gid="sdcard_r" />

<group gid="sdcard_rw" />

</permission>

To

<permission name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" >

<group gid="sdcard_r" />

<group gid="sdcard_rw" />

<group gid="media_rw" />

</permission>

(Rename original platform.xml to platform.old)

Save the edited file as platform.xml

Restart system and you have write access to sd card with all non system apps
[Galaxy Note 3 General] marc.knuckle:
hi guys. i thought as i hadn't had a reply yet i would try one more thing i hadn't and after backing up i factory reset.

i instantly got a small update and after checking the LTE option was available and selected in the settings. great, 1 issue down, 1 to go. i then got another update and surprise, surprise it was 4.4.2.

Now, 2 questions i can hopefully get answers/opinions on.

1) should i be seeing 4g or LTE in the top network symbol when connected to 4g? i ask as the highest/fastest i have seen is still the H+ symbol. however, when i check with speedtest it is faster than if i only have the old setting in the network work so it would seem i am getting the faster speed but i thought i'd see a different symbol.

2) even after the factory reset and updates it still shows the old phone number in 'about phone'. the one that originally came with the sim before my number was ported from vodafone to Three. it was never used and i can make and receive calls on the correct/ported number. it also shows that old number in Kies. no harm from it i dont think but annoying all the same.

thanks
[Galaxy Note 3 General] launton:
I'm on 3 and see the 4G symbol when there's a mast in range.

Can't answer the other question as it's never really bothered me
[Galaxy Note 3 General] marc.knuckle:
thanks. now i am at work, i do see 4g in the notification bar.

strange then that testing the speed with the old, fastest setting (something like 3G/wspa etc) gave about 5mb upload. switching on the LTE setting, even though it still showed H+ in the notification bar i got nearly 10mb.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Rampage Trav:
Software update for UK o2 being downloaded now :). (Well it's nigh on 400mb so I'm gonna be gutted If it's not kitkat ha)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] g0tch:
I changed from Virgin to Tree. Using the Three card, the phone showed the Three number but still works on my old Virgin number. So yes, your phone will only show the number that's on your present sim card but uses the ported number.

Just tried to check it again but for the life of me, cannot find the place where I seen it before. How do I get to it?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] maverick1103:
S View Case

So I did my KitKat update this morning, took a while even on my Infinity 2 speeds! So I've noticed that the home button no longer is pressable with the S View case, before KitKat when the case was closed I could wake the phone up by pressing the home button, just to see if had any notifications etc, now it's not possible....only a small thing but pretty annoying as I always did it that way!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] MarioUK:
HI,

Has anyone else noticed a problem with the Bluetooth icon still showing you connected to a Bluetooth device even when you're not? I connect to the Bluetooth in my car every morning, but once I get into work my Bluetooth icon still is showing in a connected state (i.e. the two arrows pointing inwards towards the B symbol), I check my Bluetooth settings and its definitely not connected to anything. If i switch Bluetooth off then back on again, the symbol returns to normal.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] marc.knuckle:
it's in settings>general>about device>status
[Galaxy Note 3 General] andrewilley:
So, my fellow Brits....

I'm thinking of getting a Note 3 to replace my old S3 (as the upcoming S5 doesn't really thrill me much from the info so far). I mostly use it in the UK, but would also like decent data speed for trips to the USA. I'm finding it hard to decipher which carrier branded versions of the Note 3 support which LTE radio bands though. (Not worried about updating the radio for different markets if that's needed, so it's hardware compatibility I'm looking for)

What I'd love to hear is that the Three variant, with their lovely free roaming deal (which presumably supports 800/1800 for UK use) might also be able to give me 700/1700 (for AT&T USA).

If not, what suggestions do people have - is there a Note 3 variant which would support Three UK and AT&T USA bands, even if I just buy the phone outright and get a SIM-only deal with Three?

Andre
[Galaxy Note 3 General] g0tch:
Pheeew, I knew it was burried in there somewhere. Put it down to old age.

Many thanks,
[Galaxy Note 3 General] dodgebizkit:
Always buy phones outright if you can afford it.

You can't go wrong with a note 3...

I hope also that now you can buy a PAYG sim with 4g in usa... 2 years ago they charged 75dls for a at&t or tmobile sim (I know, right?) and wouldn't even let me use 3g on it...

Too bad I lost that simcard in a hotel in Mexico while changing sim...

Weird thing was that with that sim in my old iPhone 4s it showed up "4G" even though it's not a 4g phone and I had no carrier internet at all lol (some legal loophole meant iPhone have to display their connection as 4g if they have hspda).

I digress, buy the awesome note 3 outright :D

-----------------------------------------------------

My other phone's a Ferrari.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] andrewilley:
I'm quite happy with both of those sentiments, but what Note3 variant would provide me with the LTE band options I need- which I believe would be 800/1800 and 700/1700?

Andre
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Alex Atkin UK:
That could be similar to what happened to me on O2.

When they enabled 4G on my SIM card it also enabled DC-HSDPA, so even 3G got faster.

Also before they upgraded the local mast to 4G I would get 7Mbit, when they upgraded it to 4G (but before they switched over my SIM card) I would get 20Mbit.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] freszu:
O2 received update

O2 received update to KitKat today:)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] AaronUK:
UK SIM Free OTA update out now. You have to go into software update and do a manual search.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] ukshadow:
SERAPHISM

thanks for that evo. is there problems with the N9005XXUENA6_N9005H3GENA3_H3G update? i know there were sd card issues on some kitkat roms, could anybody please confirm? also, iv been thinking about sim unlocking my note 3, is this a good idea? it wont trip knox will it? what do you guys recommend? regionlock away or the hack that can be used from the dialpad? ( http://guardianlv.com/2013/12/unlock...-devices-free/ ) again, thanks for any input.

You can unlock a 3 uk phone for free by contacting them http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2570211

i did this myself then i did a full wipe then flashed BTU via odin then Wiped again and now my note 3 is unlocked and BTU
[Galaxy Note 3 General] evoGage:
I believe we only have N9005 over here no matter what network (carrier) you're on, its not like the US where they have different variants for different network. Not sure if it'll work in US though since it doesn't have 700 / 1900 / 2100. (correct me if I'm wrong)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] andrewilley:
I think you may be right, I did a ton more searching (Google didn't help a lot - it just wanted to find me vendors, or PR spiel that just said the phone supports "LTE"). I finally found http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_note_3-5665.php which seems to list all the variants along with their LTE bands - and it looks like you have to choose between 800/850/900/1800/2100/2600 (N9005) and 700/1900/2100 (N900W8). And none at all seem to support 1700, which seems odd (maybe they make a US carrier-specific version for that?). Curse you Samsung!

I guess I'll have to accept that I can have LTE over here, on any carrier, but only HSDPA+ while in the USA (the 9005 version seems to support all of the UK and US 3G bands).

And it'll be cheaper for me to buy one outright, and only pay for a cheaper SIM-only contract, rather than be locked into a more expensive deal for 24 months - but then that's usually the case if you actually work it out.

Andre
[Galaxy Note 3 General] notbad2:
When I updated it appears that a lot of my music has been deleted anyone else had this issue
[Galaxy Note 3 General] zipper3:
No updates for NA6

I have posted my question here but did not receive the answer.

Is that OK that my n9005 BTU doesn't receive updates and stack on NA6? According to http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SM-N9005 NB7 is already rolled out for BTU region.

Thanks
[Galaxy Note 3 General] dsm52:
Anyone tried latest EC2 baseband modem on UK networks?

Flashable version in this thread for rooted users:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2643572
[Galaxy Note 3 General] st3chn0:
Think that's because you used odin to flash a firmware that wasn't made for BTU you'll need to update using odin again
[Galaxy Note 3 General] jonlewi5:
Just recieved another update. This is on Three, update is just under 30meg, and all the changelog says is "improves Stability"
[Galaxy Note 3 General] st3chn0:
What's the firmware now? Check using *#1234# and it's the first line
[Galaxy Note 3 General] jonlewi5:
ap : N9005xxuenb4
[Galaxy Note 3 General] jonstatt:
I always thought Three made a mistake with Samsung releasing NA6...this must be to correct that mistake with a small upgrade to take it to NB4. Still not NB7, but at least in parity with most other releases.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] jonlewi5:
You seem to be correct.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] st3chn0:
Think samsung will get everyone to be on nb(x) before they make any further rollout now
[Galaxy Note 3 General] seraphism:
Thank u so much for that. Iv done it but am now waiting for the text. Once that's done il go on the btu firmware. Do I need to make my own bootloader again? I made one that I posted a few posts back for the most recent 3 uk firmware. Would it be ok to use that bootloader for the most recent btu firmware? Is there a bootloader around that doesn't condemn me to kitkat?? (fingers crossed)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] jowett69:
Does anyone else have this battery drain 'gsiff_daemon' with BTU
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Mulletmeister:
Not here we haven't. Battery usage is excellent! Getting around 8 more hours on standby with wifi and bluetooth off. Battery doctor also gives some good reports, and is a nice app for those who are or aren't rooted.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] EyeTech:
Yep. Had it with 4.3 and 4.4.2 have just deleted the file from system/bin (I'm rooted). No drain any more.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] pcoulson:
Where's the bloody EE (Orange) update?

Was waiting like a moron for the BTU version and that wasn't any use to me when it came, but will be flashing it next weekend if there's no official release. :cyclops:
[Galaxy Note 3 General] ixon2001:
Just flash it now that is if your Note 3 unlocked if not can get it done via ebay for £8 :cyclops::cyclops:
[Galaxy Note 3 General] thekoRngear:
Hafta agree with this. Have BTU installed and battery is behaving the way it was on JB 4.3. No ugly drainage while using apps and pretty impressive deep sleep.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] poplectic:
I miss that little light effect you used to get on unlocking when you had a live wallpaper on the lock screen.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] ValenteL:
BTU CSC from UK NB7 have 22 CSC then 3 ORANGE UK.

Here You have the Mod.csc to flash by recovery: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2666907
[Galaxy Note 3 General] cornelito:
Noobie question :

What will i gain by installing BTU CSC from link above ?

Im currently on Vodafone UK and my CSC is XXENB1

Thanks
[Galaxy Note 3 General] st3chn0:
Have you done a Google search to find out what it is? If it's related to an app users from other android devices might have the same problem

Tbh you won't gain nothing... However flashing the full firmware you'll lose Vodafone branding if you have any
[Galaxy Note 3 General] jonstatt:
The battery drain I have been having since KitKat is still there on NB4 (Three) that I had on NA6 (Three). I finally bit the bullet, reset the phone and set everything up again. And guess what? Its draining exactly the same so that was a complete waste of time.

The drain is hard to determine because the offending entry in battery stats is Android OS. For 8 hours over night, I accumulated about 3hr50mins of Stay Awake time. For the life of me I am struggling to figure out what is causing it. As battery life with the Note 3 is so good generally, I am more than able to go for 24 hours with regular usage anyway, so its not a disaster.....but I am about half of where I was before KitKat.

There are others reporting the same all over the net, not specifically with the Note 3, but for KitKat in general. Something is stimulating this high Stay Awake scenario but everything from Skype, Tune-in Radio, Location services, Google Now are being blamed yet nobody has found a definitive cure.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] seraphism:
Mr statt, is ur battery charging properly? As in, when u connect the official samsung usb3 lead to ur phone from the charger, does it charge first time, every time?

Sent from my SM-N9005
[Galaxy Note 3 General] jonstatt:
Yes indeed....no problems at all there.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Segamalaga:
Hey guys, when is the next update? :D
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Buckster76:
I seem to be on NB7 - UK Note 3 - not tied to any network

battery life doesn't seem quite as good as 4.3 - Android OS is up there quite high on list of drainers - which I'm sure it wasn't before

still getting excellent battery life though - just not quite as good
[Galaxy Note 3 General] npras42:
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Fully stock BTU NB7. Never rooted. WiFi and 4G signal with EE. More than 48 hours standby plus 5 1/2 hours screen on with brightness set at Auto+1.

This is definitely the best overall battery life I have ever got... I used PowerAmp a fair bit but mainly updating my album art to high res versions and I browsed the web a lot on Chrome Beta (probably 3 or 4 hours of the screen on time was in Chrome Beta). I also have 3 email accounts each with their own calendars syncing and a weather widget. Location stuff is turned on at High accuracy. Blue tooth is always turned on as well but not connected over this time because I have not used my car.

I know this isn't the battery thread but just because some people have been talking about battery problems on this firmware I thought I would share here.

Neil

EDIT: just to note, this was a straight ota flash over the previous official btu firmware (mk2 I think?!). No wipe. I don't use an SD card but my memory is filled with about 8GB of apps, 13GB of music and 2GB of photos... might have to crack open the 32GB SD card I have lying around soon but haven't needed it so far so haven't bothered.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] jakethesnakeuk:
I'm on nb7, factory reset before and after update, battery life average, 4-5 hours screen time, freezes occasionally, hopefully next update will rectify this
[Galaxy Note 3 General] poplectic:
There's always the apps. Juice defender etc...

Sent from my alphanumeric pager
[Galaxy Note 3 General] jonstatt:
Yes, yours is where it should be. You can clearly see Android OS and Cell standby are about the same. This is how mine was on Jellybean. There is "something" that has now caused my Android OS entry to always appear at the top, but I just can't figure out what is causing it.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] dodgebizkit:
Has asnyone managed to get the new TW ui on their N3 with KK?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Buckster76:
does the Note 3 + 4.4 + Netflix have issues ? I can't get it to stream smoothly

I've tried a few videos in HD, they start off in SD, then switch to HD when it realises enough bandwidth

but when complex things going on screen, the video doesn't look as smooth as it should be (periodically), like it hits parts where CPU is running at 100%, you then get a microsecond glitch in the audio, which is annoying

I've tried via 5G Wifi and via 2.4 incase that had anything to do with it to no avail

tried a factory reset to no avail

Same content on my Ipad 4 and 3 (even the slow 3) - is smooth with no glitches

any ideas please ?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] markyboy81:
I'm having the same issues with KitKat, Gsam battery monitor is telling me Android OS is consuming around 50% of all the app battery consumption, and this is after a factory reset.

I've been told to also do a hard reset as that may solve the problems but restoring is such a PITA so I'm not keen. May have to though as have an S4 and it currently can't make it through the day.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] radicalisto:
When you flash make sure you do a full meltdown wipe and clear everything.

In my experience with KK on my Note Android OS sat at around 18% under normal use and rose to about 22% with heavy use.

Turn off all the stuff you don't use or need and keep GPS off when you're not needing it and you should be OK.

The save battery threads are placebo referring to different apps greenifying, super low brightness etc, a good hard wipe and flash generally fixes it along with lower GPS use and get shot of Google plus if you use it as its a hog.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] jonstatt:
I did the full meltdown wipe and clear and it didn't help. Last night I went through app by app by app trying to determine ones that had an affect on the Android OS entry in the battery monitor. I found one that did make a significant difference which was Plex. This reduced the keep awake time from about half of the battery time (e.g. keep awake is 2 hours if time running on battery is 4 hours), to one third. Although it is one third instead of a half, the gain in battery time is more significant than that. This is not too surprising as keep awake just tells you that the phones CPUs were not in lower power standby but it does not tell you how much CPU activity was taking place.

So I found one cause which did NOT happen with Jellybean. But there is still something else at play here. So continuing for more evidence I just happened to visit my parents and connect to their WiFi network. I found that on their WiFi network, the keep awake time dropped to about 25% of the maximum I mentioned! This suggests that router choice (e.g. beacon values etc) may play a part...but once again did NOT happen with Jellybean.

All in all, I get enough battery life anyway with my Note 3. Even in the worst case scenario it lasts over 35 hours with my normal usage. But I just hate one of those unsolved mysteries!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] thekoRngear:
Happy with battery drainage with BTU Kitkat. It has been 1 day and 5 and half hours with 6 hrs 55 mins screen on time. No power saving. It is now at 7%. Played quiz-up a lot with dead trigger 2.:)