yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] freeza:
Here I have with me the engineering bootloader for our Galaxy Note 3. It is version NAB so as long as you're on a KitKat bootloader, you can flash this. I recommend being on software NAB or NABD already, but if you are on NA4 this should also work. Please note I will not handle support or take responsibility for anything you do outside of flashing this bootloader on recommended software versions.

[size=+1]WARNING[/size]:

This has the potential to BRICK your device, so use it at your own risk.

What is the purpose of this bootloader?

Well, I believe that having this bootloader will allow us to easily flash basebands in the future, as long as you don't flash any Odin TAR files, or take any OTAs, you will retain the bootloader. I do not know if you will be able to downgrade again in the future to this bootloader, but for now, you have it. It may also be possible to downgrade with this bootloader back to NA4, then from there back to MJ4. But, who would want to do that?

Who is this for?

Devs, enthusiasts, flashaholics, people that know what they're doing.

Who this is not for?

Average Joes, those who want to take very little risk with their phones, those who don't know what they're doing or what potential an engineering bootloader has outside of basebands, and those who don't like seeing a bunch of engineering text when booting up, into recovery, or into download mode.

Instructions:

Again, make sure you are already on NAB or NABD.

Flash with Odin.

Profit.

Download:

NAB engineering bootloader
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] swiss_knife77:
Fiiiirst!!!!

You are the MAN!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] VeNuMuS:
Nice Freebro.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] mhutton:
Great work as always freeza. I'm following you to your next phone.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] comptonhubbard:
yes first page....!!!!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] xyojimbox:
So I just wanna make sure cause don't wanna mess my phone up... I'm on jellybomb on mj4. Can I Odin this and then flash your 4.4 Rom?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] freeza:
You will want to be on a 4.4 ROM/bootloader already. :)

Check the general forum for leak thread alnog with the odin flashable TAR that is there. That will get you on 4.4.2 stock, then from there you can flash this bootloader and any other 4.4.2 based ROM. Since none exist right now besides AOSP, you'll be stuck on stock until the devs start to push out their 4.4.2 ROMs.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] xyojimbox:
Thank you freeza!. One more question which one Dow the download the first one that says nab?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] wormy987123:
In on nabd and have tried to flash it 2 times with the same version of Odin I've been using but it's like it's not sticking at all. It shows the regular boot up. In Odin it says it was successful
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Epix4G:
Why don't you try flashing it in the one just above pda ..... You know the one that says BOOTLOADER .... That may help:p:p:p

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Wacky2bakky:
If I am already on the NABD leak, i would be considered to already be on this new bootloader correct? Since I can't go back to MJ4?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Epix4G:
No this is the engineering bootloader from the first leak that's totally unlocked .... This is from na4

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Wacky2bakky:
Ok thanks. So I would still need to flash this before flashing either the odex or deodex NABD official TAR correct?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Epix4G:
No if your flashing the nab tar you don't need this ... This is for maybe trying to Downgrade to 4.3

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] freeza:
This is actually from NAB. :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] wormy987123:
Idk what in doing wrong. I've flashed it in the boot loader slot and the PDA slot and it's not taking.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] optimummind:
Did you boot into Download mode from a cold start? For the S4, a cold start reboot often made the modem flash stick (power down completely first then boot into Download mode).
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] wormy987123:
Worked like a charm. Thanks for the tip.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] slow_one:
woot so now we are able to downgrade from NABD 4.4.2 to MJ4 4.3??!!!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] wormy987123:
In trying but so far no luck kept saying sw check fail
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] mike19722:
???

I'm completely stock (no root) so do I flash both 4.4 tar and bootloader tar using Odin...Am I good to go then??

Michael
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] wormy987123:
If you didn't get the update ota then you should be good to go. Just know using this trips Knox if it's not already. I think!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] cameljock:
I updated from MJ4 to NAB, and then to NABD, and flashed TWRP 4.4x compatible recovery, using the directions and links from the leak thread.

When I flashed this Engineering Bootloader tar in Odin, I used "bootloader" button, and it completed and is now stuck in a bootloop.

I cannot boot into Download Mode or Recovery, they both bootloop. Did I just brick my phone?

EDIT: I just removed my SD-card and it booted into TWRP recovery. WHEW.

EDIT 2: I tried to update the recovery to "philz_touch_6.12.9-hltespr" which was supposed to be 4.4x compatible, and it now has a Kernel Panic message, and engaged "Upload Mode", how should I proceed to get back to normal?

EDIT 3: I've tried to flash back to stock MJ4 tar using Odin, while its in the Kernel Panic upload mode, and it fails.

EDIT 4: Now trying to flash into stock NAB tar using Odin + Kernel Panic upload mode, and it fails. I'm out of options. Someone please help me.

EDIT 5: I'm also going to post a help thread in the Help section as well, to get more visibility.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] freeza:
Hold power button to turn off, or battery pull. Then boot into download mode (vol+down+home+power), flash the NAB tar,
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] cameljock:
Download Mode produces a Kernel Panic, and automatically engages Upload Mode, which I think is similar to Download Mode. Flashing the NAB tar you provided in this thread, via Odin, fails.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Epix4G:
Use Odin 3.09 and put it into ap

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] micmars:
OK, I'm really pissed.

I just flashed this in PC Odin. Took all of 30 seconds. I was on TWRP, had root, and just said screw it, why not?

But the dang thing indicates NABD in about phone. How the heck do I know I'm on it?

I'd bet-a-dime® which is 2 nickels, that I'm not on it. It looks the same as it did prior to flashing this tiny file.

But...a scintillating thought entered my small mind, like a Spark®, I saw tiny text trickle across the screen on boot. Why not try that again, so I thought.

And so I did. I powered off, then turned the phone back on. And there's that wonderfully comforting little text, murmuring something that I cannot comprehend, but know that it is useful.

How?

Because freebro® said so.

[Oh, you can't theme this. Just so you know. I figured that outs myself.]

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] jr313:
Do we extract the zip or just flash as is in odin? I've never flashed a bootloader with odin sorry for the beginners question
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] freeza:
extract.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] jr313:
One more question. Just the aboot.mbn file gets flashed?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] micmars:
No Worries..

No worries. It's easy; for this we'll assume that you're already running stock NABD rooted with TWRP recovery. I didn't upgrade anything. Make sure you download that little firmware tar file in the OP.

I used PC Odin 3.07, don't know why, but I like this version, then...

[Preliminary, not needed, but why not Plug in your phone to your PC, just to make sure that it recognizes it, then pull it out of the PC, and power off your phone. We'll assume you have Odin installed.]

Then,

1. Right-click on Odin, select run as administrator,

2. Power on your phone into bootloader from it's off position (home+volume down+power)

3. Plug your phone into the computer, same USB port you just tried, Odin should say "Start" in the ID:COM section

4. From PC Odin Select bootloader slot (no unzipping anything) and load that tar file, leave auto reboot selected

5. Click start on PC Odin

6. Profit

Enjoy the tiny text trickle across the screen on first and every boot henceforth.

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But the firmware file in the OP is already a tar, isn't it?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Wacky2bakky:
I am currently on NABD leak. I want to flash the odex NABD rom. Do I need this bootloader or am I good with the one from the leak?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] micmars:
Nope, but...

Nope, you don't need it, but man, having it is a very cool thing. That is the exact same setup I had, and it took less than a minute to flash it. Benefits are very good, like having a modem that rocks in some future point in time, and being able to use that and still keep your existing setup. But you apparently can flash it before or after you flash the Odex ROM.

I hope this helps.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] jr313:
[MENTION=5244502]micmars[/MENTION] thank you very much I'm up and running. You're awesome man!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Wacky2bakky:
Ok cool. What order should I do? Flash bootloader then the rom?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] freeza:
Woops, my mistake. Disregard the last message. I thought we were in the odin tar thread.

Mike corrected me loool
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] jr313:
I'm up and running with the bootloader and rooted now! Thank you guys. I'm ready for sum Roms now! Lol.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] optimummind:
I have a question for those who are currently on Knox 0x0. With official 4.4.2 installed, what happens when you flash this engineering bootloader? Does it/did it trip Knox?

Also, with this engineering bootloader installed, can one root or flash custom recoveries without tripping the Knox warranty bit?

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@freeza Is there any chance you could post up the official OEM NAB bootloader? I'm thinking about trying out the Mobile Odin Pro + Odin combo to see if I can go from stock rooted and Knox 0x0 MJ4 to stock rooted and Knox 0x0 NAB. :)

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] micmars:
Ever-root not tripping Knox would be sweet.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] optimummind:
Indeed. :) I've been following the progress made by the Intl Note 3 users and many of them have successfully flashed to Kitkat with Root being retained and keeping Knox 0x0 by using Mobile Odin Pro + Odin. If freeza can cook up an official tar-based NAB bootloader, I'd be willing to try. :)

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] micmars:
It May Be Headed Your Way My Man...

Your wish may be granted. Who knows? We'll have to wait and see.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] freeza:
Sure. I've already posted up the NAB tar. You're looking for only the bootloader? I'm not sure if that will trip knox. the official tar shouldn't, but if i were to make one of the bootloader, it wouldn't be official. i'd have to make it on my own.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Wacky2bakky:
with this bootloader, can we downgrade to 4.3?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] freeza:
It's a possibility. Try it at your own risk though.

The downgrade path would have to be from NAB to NA4 to MJ4.

I'll be posting up the NA4 bootloader soon....
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] slow_one:
I can confirm that the engineered boot loader work on NABD firmware but since we are on efuse 3 will downgrading to MJ4 and upgrading back to NAB blow another efuse? How many efuse do we have available to blow? What would happen if we blow all the efuse?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] optimummind:
It'd be great if you could fix one up. :) For your reference, this is the kind of file I'm looking for, as seen in these posts:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=49425513

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=49501057
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] wormy987123:
Has anyone been able to make the journey back to mj4 from nabd?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] oZo:
I don't think I saw a definitive answer here.

I'm on NABD, Knox is 0x0.

If I flash the developer bootloader, will I trip Knox? Or will it remove it (from the bootloader)?

If I don't trip it and I do remove it, can I then flash TWRP for 4.4, and root with no worries about Knox anymore?

Looking at the developer bootloader screenshot from NA4 I don't see anything I recognize as Knox.

Please, yes or no?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] xyojimbox:
Hey freeza should I be rocking this bootloader? I'm rooted rocking your stockish rom.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] micmars:
Yes, if you at all want the promise of an unlocked bootloader.

It's painless and incredibly useful.

I highly recommend reading the OP, and determining for yourself if it's right for you.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] EJerVJerO:
What are the chances we will be able to update also our baseband?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] xyojimbox:
I saw a post when someone was already rooted and stuff when they flashed this it boot looped... just don't want that to happen.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] EJerVJerO:
I have offically been able to flash the bootloader and also the TAR for the stock image and ended up after now going back to CM11 to see if it performs better now that I have 4.4 firmware.

Only thing I see is my baseband is still MJ4
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] slow_one:
Isn't CM11 base on MJ4?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] tonyevo52:
Thanks [MENTION=4693652]optimummind[/MENTION], mine wouldnt take until i did it from a cold start as well...Good to go...Thanks for the work [MENTION=309990]freeza[/MENTION]
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] EJerVJerO:
The baseband is the radio in the phone which should be part of the firmware.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] micmars:
True, but I'm unclear if AOSP roms are even comparable to TouchWiz roms. It seems that running any NABD modem could cause conflict with any AOSP build.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] EJerVJerO:
True but won't know until we try :) Just not sure how we can get it to actually flash it should have done it part of this firmware package I believe I didn't check if it had radio but you would think it would have.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] JonSCSL:
Is there a way to tell if this bootloader stuck after I flashed it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] tonyevo52:
[MENTION=4462164]JonSCSL[/MENTION], When you reboot, you are going to have a about 12 lines or so of engineering text of the Samsung logo.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] JonSCSL:
I don't have that and I thought I flashed the file. I guess I will try it again.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] tonyevo52:
I had to do it a few times.. The time that worked, I shut the phone off completely and booted into the download screen (volume down, home button, and power at the same time) and then flashed it in Odin 3.09 and it stuck. Make sure you put the file in the bl block.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] optimummind:
Anyone here with Knox 0x0, after flashing this, did you keep your Knox at 0x0?

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] slow_one:
Yes the verbose of loading, shut down and more lines/info on download mode. To get it to stick cold boot to download mode VOL up & Home & Power.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] evilvoice:
More than likely, this will trip Knox because it is not an official package. The bootloader is official, but the tar is not. Unless Samsung or Sprint released it, it will trip Knox - has to be signed or something.

The reason the leak works is because it was from Sprint, I believe, correct me if I'm wrong, so it was signed as official and not something someone packaged together.

Do not misunderstand what I am saying. Freeza went to great lengths to get what we have and I am appreciative of his work. He has done a lot of great things since I met him in the EVO3D forum. I'm just saying that he packaged it so we could an engineering bootloader and it isn't signed. Now, if someone could figure out what is needed to sign these things, we could flash anything without tripping Knox.

I use the term sign because I don't have a better word for it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] JonSCSL:
Cold boot did the trick. I mast have flash it 10 times before I did a cold boot. That's the money. Thanks!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] jorgeperales07:
back to mj4

I need to go back to mj4 and when I try to flash with odin the mj4 tar , give me an error , plis help
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] EJerVJerO:
As far as I know currently no way to go back.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] jorgeperales07:
oo ok

the thing is that kitkat 4.4.2 its not letting me update my prl , I tried it with prl helper , and with cdma_workshop , it does like its working but nothing
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] optimummind:
I have good news to report. Tonight, I flashed the NAB tar with Mobile Odin Pro and retained Root~! :D. Knox was not tripped and it's still 0x0. I'll post up a How-to guide tomorrow for those on Knox 0x0 and rooted MJ4 who want to upgrade to NAB. :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] micmars:
Yup, that's what got it for me. Glad to see you're up-and-running.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] kaos420:
LOL I'm so happy I stopped caring about a 0x1.knox can kiss it. I have sprint tep. Lol i need recovery and kernels.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Gack69:
Did your baseband update though? I thought I read somewhere that Mobile Odin wouldn't update the baseband (modem) and that some peeps reported still being on PUBMJ4 Baseband after trying Mobile Odin. I may have misread though.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] optimummind:
MOP didn't flash the baseband but Odin did. Our firmware includes both the bootloader and the modem.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Powerplayer1025:
So if we can downgrade our boot loader can't we get rid of the Knox warranty bit. Might be asking a stupid question but I had to ask the obvious so please don't shoot for being curious
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] micmars:
I don't know of anyone in this OP's thread whom would get upset about a perfectly valid question.

If you have ever installed custom recovery, ever used Chainfire root, Knox is blown. At the time of this writing, I'm unclear if that's reversible, but I think not.

As to flashing this tar via PC Odin, I'm unclear, but folks have mentioned that it does.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] optimummind:
AFAIK, no one has been able to get rid of the Knox part from the bootloader.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] optimummind:
For those who care about NOT triggering the Knox Warranty bit, here is a link to my guide on how to go from stock Rooted MJ4 to stock Rooted NAB while keeping Knox at 0x0. :P

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2658315
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Powerplayer1025:
I personally don't care about the Knox warranty flag but I was just curious if it were to work cause the Knox stuff is in the 4.3 bl and I was thinking if we could flash to the 4.2 bl it wouldn't show that the Knox stuff is tripped even though it might be like as if we were never on the Knox bootloader. Is that a possibility. Once again just curious spinning gears lol
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] jorgeperales07:
back to mj4

somebody tell me how do I go back to mj4 ?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] nolimit06:
The NA4 radios were better on my phone... I'm running NAB note and my cell signal is a lot more unstable. If there anyway to go back to the NA4 radios? And I am running the engineering NAB boot loader
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] blackcanopy:
At one time this file was easy to find. It is either buried deep, or nonexistent on the forum now . However, [MENTION=309990]freeza[/MENTION] gets all credit for this. It is known to work on some phones and not on others. Freeza, If this shouldn't be here just let me know and I'll remove it..

https://www.dropbox.com/s/953k1vyqsk4px5h/modemNA4.tar
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] nolimit06:
Do you push this via the PDA slot in Odin? And this is just the modem correct? If it does not work I can just flash the NAB not loader again right?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] blackcanopy:
PDA slot... Yes

Modem only... Yes

If it doesn't work, you'll still have your NAB modem as if nothing ever happened.

EDIT : It wouldn't hurt to do a backup beforehand... Making the modem part of the backup
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] nolimit06:
Thanks!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] blackcanopy:
Your welcome.

Please read my edit above your last post
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] nolimit06:
Everything worked like a charm! Thanks again for posting the modem.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] mamazboi:
How do I know if the bootloader sticks?

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Is there anyway to get rid of the bootloader once you have it?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] blackcanopy:
1. You will notice about 12 extra lines of text during boot up if the engineering unlocked bootloader "sticks" .

2. To get your current (locked) bootloader back, re-flash the .tar you used to get to your current build (NAB/NABD) it contains your stock locked bootloader.

------>a) reply 2. is the only current way I know of, until someone can post a working stock locked bootloader, of returning to a stock locked bootloader.

------>b) doing reply 2. will wipe internal SD again, so be sure it's backed up to your PC or external SD... Again
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] mamazboi:
For some odd reason I'm unable to unzip the nab tar. Keeps saying invalid or corrupt. I've downloaded it several times and no luck. I got the ota last night. So I downloaded this bootloader and flashed it. Then I tried using cf auto root. It said it passed but when my phone rebooted it went to kernel panic mode. I tried going back to mj4 but that wasn't happening. I found a tar file that i flashed in xda and it got rid of the kernel panic mode. I still have the bootloader. If i can't use cf auto root what other option do i have to root my phone?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] micmars:
You do not unzip the tar. The bootloader is a very small file that is Odin flashable.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] mamazboi:
I didn't unzip the bootloader. I was trying to unzip the nab tar file freeza gave to us but I'm not able to.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] micmars:
You unzip neither tar.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] PJtheKiD:
cold boot

I tried to Odin a few times without it sticking. It was mention earlier in this thread but it bears repeating. Cold booting is key to installing this.

Turn off you device. Press power Down. Not restart. Then boot directly into download mode. Then Odin. All should be well after that. :)

Thank you [MENTION=309990]freeza[/MENTION]
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] GAPO:
I Odined the bootloader using the "bootloader" button, instead of the "PDA" button.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] xyojimbox:
You can use that one click method posted in here too works great
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] rpenrod23:
Cold boot was the only way I was able to get this to stick as well, but thanks for the heads up.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] kaos420:
Need to let it settle.

Sent From My 0x1 Note 3.i love tep....
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] jorgeperales07:
NAB engineering bootloader

I need to take this NAB engineering bootloader off my phone , please if anybody know how to , I need to go back to 4.3 , my phone doesn't have roaming anymore with the 4.4