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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] evilvoice:
What I did with the one for MI5 was to go into framework and delete the odex and overwrite the framework file, set permissions, reboot. Android always says it's upgrading, but a small annoyance.

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If you could point me to the hotspot mod, I can take a look, but I believe that is all that needs to be done
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] leond:
I guess then I can use in the same ways even the one for deodexed NABD ROM from here http://kitkatkiller.eu/index.php?dir=SPRINT+GALAXY+NOTE+3%2FTW+ANDROID+4.4.2%2FNABD

have anyone tried?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] evilvoice:
You can always try yourself by making a backup of the files replaced. I would name the odex file as something.xedo and the file replaced as something.kpa or something.raj that way you can always undo it
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] JFay22:
I'm using wifi tether router app from play store and it works
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] jdr227:
Tripped My Knox

I followed the directions and I ended up with a tripped Knox. I'm not sure what went wrong, but that's the price you pay for playing with your phone. I just wanted others to know it's possible to trip Knox, but not likely.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] optimummind:
Did you begin with stock Rooted MJ4 at Knox 0x0? At which stage did you notice the Knox being tripped? (At Mobile Odin stage or Odin stage?)

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] leond:
Just tried that now my phone is stuck after reboot on yellow sprint logo. how can i recover with only engineering bootloder not custom recovery?

can i still flash tar file from it?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] evilvoice:
Wow, really? That usually comes from messing with a needed file. I did that trying to add toggles like WiFi Hotspot or mobile data. Can you access adb while at the yellow Sprint logo (I doubt it, I couldn't, but some people have said they can)? If not, you will probably have to boot into recovery and factory wipe. Was the hotspot made for a different base?

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The op said that factory wipe will not lose root or trip Knox, so I would do that instead of flashing the tar
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] leond:
yes, i have adb shell access from yellow sprint screen, will try to undo the changes, thank you!

factory wipe does not do anything with system partition, which is the one that is now has been changed. Factory reset formats data partition, so it wouldn't help

P.S. restored files from backup using shell - it did not like not having odex files at all. The moment I've renamed odex files in framework folder back to the correct extention, it finished booting.

thank you for the adb idea!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] jdr227:
I was running Stock MJ4, rooted, it was tripped at the Mobile Odin stage. The only thing I can think of was I had the Mobile Odin Lite installed first, but could not find the addition files to load, so I just bought the Mobile Odin Pro, and NEVER uninstalled the old one. I also installed the engineered bootloader, now I get a lot of technical looking text, when I start the phone during the Samsung Blue circle splash screen.

Thanks,

Jay
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] optimummind:
I think you're right about the Mobile Odin Lite and Pro situation causing Knox to be tripped. That sucks. :(

If the technical lines during boot bother you, you can always flash Rwilco12's regular, stock NAB bootloader over the engineering one.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] evilvoice:
No problem, sorry it didn't work...totally correct about the factory reset. Just glad you got back without having to flash the tar (which is what I had to do and lost a bunch of stuff on my phone...2nd time I've lost my stuff on this phone)

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I've been waiting to hear how to do the stock bootloader. Can we use the one click or does it have to be tar as you used? Do you have the tar for the rest of us?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] optimummind:
You can use the one-click as well. I tested it out & it worked great, all the thanks to rwilco12. :) But if you want the tar file, LMK via PM and I'll send it to you via my Dropbox.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] aFoodStampBaby:
Is it possible to downgrade back to mj4 if I already took the nab ota?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] JimSmith94:
Supposedly it is possible to go from NAB to NA4 and then to MJ4. I have asked if this is possible or if anyone has done it in a couple posts and PMs but nobody has replied either way yet.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] aFoodStampBaby:
I'm willing to try. If I could find the NA4 tar.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] JimSmith94:
Micmars supplied the link for NA4 to me, but please PM him for it yourself.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] cencom14:
Another successful update! Knox not tripped and phone is running great. Thanks for the instructions!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] tonyrance:
I actually attempted to revert to mj4 before we got the eng. bootloader-didn't work though.

It failed when I tried to go from nab to na4 every time.

I haven't tried it since, my baby is running smooth and i guess you could say I punked out a lil...Lol

I've been thinking bout trying it just for the heck of it :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] aFoodStampBaby:
Did u trip knox?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] tonyrance:
Lol! Within the first hour of getting home with my Note 3.

Wasn't worried about it :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] JimSmith94:
The NA4 zip I got from micmars has the tar, pit, and recovery files. Did you try Odin them all or just the tar? Do you know which files are needed? I'm rather upset that I screwed up and lost root, so I'm willing to give it a shot if I know the proper files to flash. Directions or a link to them would help too.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] micmars:
I'm unclear how to revert back to MJ4 from NAB, but you might be able to go from open bootloader NAB to NA4 (don't know if you need the partition/PIT file, since that was to create the right partitions for KitKat, but since you're already running it, seems to me that NAB + open NAB bootloader to NA4 would be straight Odin tar flash with no PIT needed, then once NA4 you'd go straight to MJ4, and no TWRP needed (it's all there in case you need recovery)

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] JimSmith94:
Thanks again micmars, I'll give it a shot this weekend when I have more time. What's the worst that could happen? I doubt that will brick bad enough that I can't get back to stock NAB.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] kstephens98:
Fwiw, I attempted to go from nab to na4 and was unsuccessful. Started from nab Engineering bootloader. I did not try with the pit, however.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] DCLocal:
Mobile Odin pro or not

This brings up the question if we should use the pro version of Mobile Odin or not. Or if it makes any difference. (Though it looks like the pro version is required to preserve root). I ask because when I opened Mobile Odin Pro the first message I saw said the app would trip Knox so I exited. Is that just a standard disclaimer or does the pro version do something that will trip Knox regardless even following the OP's steps to KitKat? My present setup is exactly like the OP's phone before it was upgraded.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] optimummind:
You're correct, it's just a standard disclaimer. :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] JFay22:
[MENTION=4693652]optimummind[/MENTION] man I can't tell you how happy I am rooted with 4.4.2 with knox 0x0. For those who had knox tripped, I'm not bragging (in truth I am considering installing a custom recovery so I can nandroid and stop stressing about the knox bit) I just like that this method works so well. It's so smart how you came up with a mix of mobile Odin and Odin on pc and separated the steps for the bootloader so that root is preserved. This is the only thread where I've seen it done...everywhere else I read people flashing back to unrooted MJ4, taking OTA, then using CF Autoroot on 4.4.2 thus tripping knox. Anyway, thanks again. For now I'm happy stock rooted with Wanam for some customizing and to set my device status back to official!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] optimummind:
Thx for your kind words. I appreciate it. Although I did write up this guide with many pics to make the steps as easy as possible to follow, I cant take full credit for the MOP + Odin idea. The idea to try this on our US Sprint Note 3 came from reading about the experiences of those brave international Note 3 users who tried it first & succeeded. :) I'm happy I could be of help for those who does care about not tripping the Knox warranty bit. :D

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] leond:
New trouble today - i saw that bunch of programs where forsclosing on me so i decided to do factory reset from recovery, now it boots shows welcome screen and on top of it never ending "unfortunately, SAE has stopped" message" I am stuck there. This time no ADB :(

I guess i need to flash the tar and loose the root. which, btw, means no titanium restore unless I root and trip knox
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] evilvoice:
So it is getting past the yellow screen? And no adb? Did you set permissions when you renamed the backup files? Or is this something new? Sorry I have so many questions. Trying to find out if there is any way to keep root and not trip Knox. Please don't flash the tar yet and maybe I or someone else can get you back.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] leond:
i think this mainly came as a result of of messing with files in /system trying to get hotspot working. I've reflashed tar with odin now and lost root. tried kingo root and vroot, both no go. I'll eiher wait for kingo to support kitkat on note 3 or will give up and root tripping knox
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] kstephens98:
Not to try and sway you, but I said f it when I screwed up and tripped it. So glad I did. Now the phone is wide open and I can stop holding my breath every time I try something.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] micmars:
Agreed. This route carries risk, just like all others. Rooting your device whilst preserving it's Knox integrity is awesome.

That stated, can't some folks just reflash the stock tar and give up root? That would seem to be the other direction to go if problems persist.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] kstephens98:
Absolutely. The stock tar will get you up and running. I can't live without root but if you can, just hold out and wait for kingo or someone to figure out how to root without tripping knox.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] leond:
I am up and running, stock no root. I really want to root but I'm just afraid Sprint will decide not to service phones with tripped knox, like Samsung already actively doing now.

on a different device Samsung refused to repair broken headset jack on a brand new but rooted phone.

P.S. gave up, rooted & twrp :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] kstephens98:
Well, it's a risk. Although a low one in my opinion. Enjoy your new Note 3 experience!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] micmars:
I don't see it this way, but then I don't have corporate protocols with which to deal.

First, I will never be without a phone, period. I refuse to buy fake insurance from a carrier or retailer (they call it protection for a reason folks, because if they called it insurance, they'd have to file with state insurance regulators, and have consumer rights in place, not much, but better than zero oversight).

I buy my own insurance policy, I get my phone repaired locally, and if I'm bricked, I get a check cut within one week).

My phone, my insurance, my property.

I've posted this before, but it bears repeating.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] JFay22:
Where do you buy your own policy? I'm interested...
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] micmars:
From These Folks...

I've checked with moderators on this topic, and since I have no affiliation with them, and gain zero from referring them, I buy a policy (a real insurance policy, with policy forms filed with state regulators, and rated by at least one of the big 4...Fitch, Moody's, AM Best and S&P). There are a few from which to choose, but I go with Worth Ave Group. The premium is less than 10% of the price of the phone, the limit of liability is the price of the phone, the deductible is $50, and you have no limit on the number of times you can file. As of this writing, they use CPR Cell Phone Repair, a franchise chain that typically has multiple locations in most US Metros. Choose wisely and make the best choice for you.

Compare the metrics above with the carrier or retailer offerings, the prices they charge for protection add-ons, ask yourself if the deductible to value of product ratio is akin to your car or house, and see if sending it off to a factory for repair is part of the plan. Then ask yourself why the add-on protection sold by retailers and carriers is the single most profitable thing they offer. Filled with gotchas and little to like, in my opinion.

Again, real insurance doesn't work like that.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] JFay22:
So if note 3 retail is $699 you said premium is 10% how does it break out monthly?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] micmars:
Uhm...

Uhm...get a quote, but there are discount codes out there, and your premium will work out to a one-time payment per year of about $55-$65. I have two policies with them, and have filed two claims thus far on my son's Note 2.

Read the fineprint, ask questions, shop around.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] kstephens98:
Very interesting. I had no idea there was such a thing. I never get the extra protection from the carrier either. I just accept the risk. However, when my children become old enough to get phones, I will remember that I can purchase actual insurance and probably get them covered. Thanks for enlightening me.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] micmars:
No problem my friend. I bought the phone outright to stay off contract, and with the insurance and 7 locations in the Tampa Bay Area, I'm covered and cannot imagine being without a phone for days or weeks. With this, that ain't happening.

Complete freedom.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] ogretech:
Many thanks for the steps outlined here. Worked perfectly for me. (I was on MJ4 rooted with Kingo 1.1.7)

Happy to report 4.4 NAB, Root in tact and Knox 0x0.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] JimSmith94:
If I remember right, it was on your recommendation that I got Worth Ave insurance when I bought my Note 3 in November. Thankfully I haven't had to use it yet, but I agree that it has the best bang for the buck. Thanks again for all you do for our community!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] micmars:
Thanks for your kind words.

That's correct, I recommended them in November, but I also encourage others to research and choose their own. I can recommend them because I've used them for more than 16 months.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] rukin1:
So I'm having a problem lol. I did just as the instructions are and now every time my phone reboots. On the Samsung boot screen it shows something like this:

Except different wording

It says

reboot mode = 0x77665501

and a bunch of other stuff.. Any ideas? After a while, the phone freezes and has to be restarted.

It also wont save my wifi password..
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] optimummind:
I see you're using my pic from the 1st post. You say when you simply Reboot your phone, your phone automatically enters into Download mode without holding down any buttons? That's weird...

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] rukin1:
It shows lines like that on the reboot every time on the samsung boot screen,Not the download mode screen area. Gosh, just got the note 3 and already messed up. But i just came from the GS3.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] optimummind:
I see what you mean now. :) The lines appearing on reboot is normal b/c an engineering bootloader was flashed. If you don't want to see those lines, simply flash the stock, OEM NAB bootloader. Rwilco12, in the Android Development section, has one available for download.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] rukin1:
Ohhhh, But my phone keeps freezing :/ within 5 minutes every time :/
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Lukaslukasm:
I have a question about this comment. So after you flash the engineering bootloader and have the note 3 rooted you're able to flash the stock bootloader and still be knox 0x0?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] rukin1:
it says 0x1 >.>
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Lukaslukasm:
If you read the first post he is still 0x0 after rooting and getting on 4.4.2.....
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] rukin1:
Wait,SO what did I do wrong?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] jajuan:
Can this method be used if I'm already on 4.4.2? Will I still be able to root without tripping knox?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] optimummind:
If you don't mind losing your data, try booting into stock recovery and performing a factory reset/data wipe. Starting fresh will fix most issues.

It could be that an app or apps from your 4.3 state might be causing problems on the 4.4.2 rom.

Yes. You can use the same Odin 3.09 downloaded from the 1st post to flash the stock NAB bootloader.

Unfortunately, no. There is no method available at the moment to Root stock 4.4.2 without setting off the Knox warranty bit.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] optimummind:
In the beginning, were you on stock & Rooted MJ4 with Knox already at 0x0? What method did you use to Root your phone when you were on MJ4?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] wmichladiesman:
What insurance do you buy?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Lukaslukasm:
He said it's called Worth Ave Group. He hyperlinked it several comments up
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] DCLocal:
My phone is the same as the OPs, stock rooted with Kingo. However, I have since modified the in /system for native hotspot and have also applied some changes with Wanam Xposed. Will these changes case issues using optimummind's 4.4.2 update method?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] leond:
not by itself, you will loose hotspot however. you can buy 2$ app from the play store that does it for you or wait for deodexed version oh hotspot fix for 4.4.2.

I was trying to installed deodexed mods in to odexed ROM and that's what caused my troubles
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] stelo76:
nab bootloader

is there any way to reverse the nab bootloader?? i used odin to root my phone,and by flashing the nab bootloader,i cant access twrp...it says kernel panic mode.it also says "recovery is not seandroid enforcing"....i dont want the nab bootloader anymore.how to i revert back?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] micmars:
Are you referring to the engineering bootloader? If yes, [MENTION=4513677]rwilco12[/MENTION] has posted the stock version in the dev forum. You can swap with ease.

If you're referring to a Jellybean bootloader, some have mentioned that it works with KitKat, but I wouldn't recommend it, as I have not done it.

Choose wisely and good luck!

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] optimummind:
When I flashed my phone to 4.4.2 with MOP, I already had Xposed installed along with several modules. When I booted into 4.4.2, the Xposed modules were all intact but deactivated, as well as the Xposed installer itself. To get them back on, I first reinstalled the Xposed driver & rebooted the phone. Then I reactivated the modules and rebooted the phone again. Then all was good.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] stelo76:
I got the bootloader from this link.....

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=50489993&postcount=1

Just wanna know if maybe you can post the link for the stock bootloader... Thank you man :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] optimummind:
Check the 1st post. I have 2 links there now. One for the one-click stock NAB bootloader and I just added the link for the stock NAB bootloader in tar format. :)

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] stelo76:
Can you copy the link, if that's cool wit you, Im Sorry to ask for so much :) thanks

can't wait to try it out.......

Thanks a lot :)
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] rukin1:
this one lol
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] optimummind:
So you used the Kingo root method? Do you remember at which step the Knox warranty bit was tripped?

Since your Knox is tripped now, at least you have the freedom to use all that is available to you (custom ROM's, kernels, recoveries). Still sucks, though, that your Knox got tripped. :(

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] optimummind:
You mean like this?

https://www.dropbox.com/s/af4g4sgfa3v1sv1/SM-N900P_NAB_Stock_Bootloader.tar.md5

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] rukin1:
What do you mean? My screen freezes every 5 minutes and I have to pull out the battery.. Isn't that a knox thing??
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] kstephens98:
No. That is not normal behavior
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] rukin1:
Weird.. I took it to best buy and they told me they can't fix it... and Won't because at boot, in the samsung note 3 page on first begin. It has columns of numbers and letter and words. I tried hard resetting the phone and IT STILL does it..
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] micmars:
Have you flashed the stock bootloader? Rwilco12 has the one-click in the dev forum.

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[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] kstephens98:
It sounds like you have the engineering bootloader. As micmars mentioned, there is a thread in development with both stock and engineering bootloaders that can be flashed through odin. If your freezing issues persist, you can always try to odin the stock tar, although you will lose root. I would imagine that is what best buy would do though.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] rukin1:
Where is that odin stoick .tar at?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3] micmars:
Here, near the middle of the dev forum...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=50539329

[ODIN]SM-N900P NAB Bootloaders (Stock & Engineering)(One-Clicks)

Thank freeza for providing the base, and Rwilco12 for preparing the one-click. The thread has stock and engineering bootloaders...

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[AT&T LG Optimus G] optimusv45:
Anyone having issues with whatsapp ? Mine doesn't seem to be able to use the internet at all: can't send , no last seen info, uninstalled, reinstalled and can't verify phone number saying no internet connection
[AT&T LG Optimus G] dandrumheller:
They are reporting server issues or some such

Edit: http://techcrunch.com/2014/02/22/whatsapp-is-down-facebooks-new-acquisition-confirms/
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] solaris11:
So I updated to stock 4.3(I747M) via Odin, then flashed TWRP with Odin, then Flashed a 4.4 ROM with TWRP.

The Super SU app is failing to update the binary. And it's not giving root access to apps. Does this have anything to do with the MK5 bootloader?

I can't seem to find a fix? If someone could point me in the right direction, that'd be great.

Thanks!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] audit13:
Try flashing a another ROM such a Validus or CM11 as ROMs are pre-rooted.

Also, I prefer Philz Touch over TWRP. Maybe the recovery program makes a difference?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jmppe3:
I did this procedure with the same bootloader on a Koodo phone, no problem. I I rooted and installed TWRP 2.6.3.1 and then I flashed Quantum ROM. Which ROM did you flash? (Oh, I see now you tried OmniRom.) Only difference with how I did it is I had already taken the stock OTA from Koodo.