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[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] tropazr:
If you do a clean wipe in SafeStrap when you reboot into KK Safestrap will not be installed. You will need to sideload and install it.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] ast11:
Sorry for the basic question. But will this method trip knox?

Thanks
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] tropazr:
No sir it does not trip Knox.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] tneil:
Thanks for your method;)

I have a question...

I rooted my Note 3 using the de la Vega method,

Then I changed carrier from AT&T to Aio

Will any of my Aio phone settings affect your root method?

Thanks
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] ast11:
Thanks, this procedure worked great!

Quick question though. After I install a rom into a SS slot. The activated rom doesn't see the existing internal sd card files. Instead the "sd card" folder appears to be from a brand new unused installation. However the stock rom and SS recovery still has access to all the old files.

Is this expected behavior or did I mess up somehow?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] tropazr:
I am sorry but I do not understand. Could you clarify? When you say "After I install a rom into a SS slot"....does this mean you have already flashed to KK? If you have ROM Slots are not working correctly in Safestrap while on KK.

It's possible that has nothing to do with what you asked...let me know if I am off the mark.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] pandamoniums:
T-mobile unlock

Will this work if I have an unlocked at&t phone on T-mobile's network?

Thanks
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] ast11:
Yes I followed your guide and ended up with KK stock with safestrap.

And I didn't realize I have to install a custom rom onto the stock slot. I was able to create a new slot and install the rom and boot into it. but lot of things didn't work.

But I installed Dynamic Kat over stock now and it's working well and knox is still 0x0. Thanks again
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] KuRuPtIoN:
I've had my Note 3 for about 2 weeks now, I rooted and installed SS on day one but haven't flashed anything yet. I wanna try this out but do I have to have a custom ROM downloaded besides UrDroid? I'm just asking because thats what the guy above me sounded like he had to do. Thanks!
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] tropazr:
Thanks for asking and I am glad you did. Since UrDroid is basically a stock KK ROM I feel like it is the best ROM to use this method with. This method WILL work with any other 4.4 based ROM....but I like the idea of flashing something that is based off stock to start with and then flashing anything else from there since stock is most likely to give us the fewest errors.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] KuRuPtIoN:
I flashed it successfully, I followed it step by step, word for word. Good write up, been running it now for a couple hours and haven't had any problems. Thanks!
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] :
Some help please?

And yes I have a Rogers version of the Note 3 SM-N900W8 ... thats the issue?

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Yes I do and I think thats the issue right now right?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] posersk8r:
yes it is. you don't need any of this and AFAIK you have an unlocked bootloader lol! go to the note 3 forums you'll get a lot of help there. the note 3 n900w8.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] :
Is there a specific forum for the n900w8?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] SKaustin:
Just want to say thanks to everyone here - I have successfully updated my De La Vega rooted MI9 to NC2. Woot! Since I have simple needs (just want to debloat and wifi tether) I originally planned to update to stock OTA KitKat then use TowelRoot, but my phone refused to cooperate. It wouldn't even complete the OTA MJ5 update, and I couldn't get it to fully unroot using SuperSU Pro - even the Samsung guys at Best Buy couldn't flash the update for me. So I started looking into alternatives and after many hours of reading threads here decided to take the plunge. So glad I did. Everything went smoothly.

Well, except I had the same problem some others have had where on the initial boot the touch screen wouldn't work. But I remembered others saying that the pen worked, so I tried that. Problem disappeared after a second reboot.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] Nikon5400:
Are there kitkat roms with MJ5 or only JBs?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] shane1981:
Mj5 is jb only. Kitkat is mlg and nc2 but read threads carefuly about kitkat roms its a bit confusing sometimes .do your homework before you do any changes .

Sent from my SM-N900A
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] speedr300z:
Goofed

I think I screwed up...

I went from Alliance Rom V6, and did the upgrade as explained to Alliance Rom KitKat, and everything went fine... LOVED it other than the battery drain.

I wasn't thinking and tried to restore my backup from V6/ the other (JB) version, and now SafeStrap is not loading the system.

It won't boot past safestrap.

I see this when I try to do a wipe:

E: Unable to mount /system

E: Unable to mount /systemorig

Full SELinyux support is present.

Please tell me there is a way to get it reloaded again.

THanks....
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] K-alz:
Try this [emoji117] restore to MJ5 thread. It'll take you back to 4.3 JB. Once you get there, install SS 3.71 and flash ONLY JB ROMs until you decide to make the jump to KK again and start flashing the right ROMs ;)
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] speedr300z:
Thanks

Thank you, I'll give that a try tonight.... :)
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] speedr300z:
Worked, Thank you

That worked, got me back up and running. Happy Camper :laugh:
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] K-alz:
Good. glad it worked for ya bro.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] steveh_131:
Hey guys, need help!

I followed directions but hit a few snags and now I'm having an issue.

I was on JB. Installed SS 3.71, downloaded the odexed version of UrDroid and odin files.

Procedure I followed:

Booted into SS

Factory reset

Install urdroid - deodexed

Installation failed, zip wouldn't open

Booted back up, downloaded urdroid again - odexed version this time

pulled battery, booted to safestrap

factory reset

install new zip, worked this time

tried booting to download mode with vol down key, didn't work for some reason. just went to SS then tried to boot the partition

pulled battery, booted SS again, used the reboot menu to get to download mode

followed steps to set up partitions in ODIN, seemed to work fine

Now when I try to boot it just shows me the SS menu, then when I let it finish booting it powers right off.

Any ideas?

ETA: I thought it was powering off at boot, but it actually seems to stay on with a blue indicator light and a black screen.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] steveh_131:
Well I checked the MD5 on the UrDroid file and it didn't match. So I re-downloaded it, copied to my external SD and checked again. Matched this time.

Wiped, installed, ran the odin stuff again. Same problem.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] InvincibIe:
Thank you, worked great! It was a lot easier than expected.

Time for some dynamic kat..
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] mex2309:
Went throught the Guide. Now I'm on kitkat. However, I've noticed all my Apps and data are still stored in the system and taking up storage space. (even though I dont see any of the apps on kitkat.) How do I do a clean install?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] dtien:
First thank you for this great guide. I am switching from JB xnote 7 to KK. I followed this guide but seems to having issue at the download mode. After installing the rom and boot to download mode from ss menu, plug in phone but windows 7 is not able to recognized the phone..saying driver not found . And after I started ODIN it finished but didn't reboot the phone. I am wondering if I am missing a step or 2 here. Please help. Thanks.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] svenstanton:
please help

guys, i need your help badly. i think i just softbricked my phone. after rebooting from odin it just displays the samsung galaxy note 3 and the custom unlocked logo but goes black afterwards. i tried restoring but i get E: footer is wrong twice and E: signature verification failed after choosing system.ext4.win000.md5. what should i do? please, i really need all your help.. :(
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] svenstanton:
i managed to recover from that awful softbroken state by using different odin files from another thread. I again tried to flash urdroid deodexed but still having the 2 line errors as [MENTION=594529]ashinusa[/MENTION] experienced.

E:error opening ‘/datamedia/media’

E:error: No such file or directory

so didn't push through with the download mode as it might softbrick it again. I followed every step in this guide meticulously. Could anyone please help me out on this please. :crying:
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] sonicthoughts:
Stock root NB4 + Safestrap ->KK keep bootloader?

Ok, forgive me, my head is spinning with all these threads. Have Stock Rooted NB4 (some frozen apps) titanium and SS with no rom slots used. I'd like to get to KK and latest NC2 (or even NJ5 if I that makes sense.) I understand that having the NB4 older bootloader is an advantage to revert, but not sure if that is something I should try to retain. Would like to get to a stockish KK ROM with SS. Can someone please help me avoid screwing up and point me to the recommended solution? Thanks!
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] carl1961:
just go here , everything you need is here to get to NJ5
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] sonicthoughts:
Thanks but that is for NC2. If I go to NC2 from jb and update the bootloader, i can't go back to JB - correct? What is best method to go to NC2 and keep root/bootloader/etc.? Apreciate the help, my N3 is in need of a tune up!
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] carl1961:
you cannot update to NC2 without the bootloader

Ask [MENTION=5575828]Walter.White[/MENTION] he might know a work around
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] abofihmi:
My phone keep rebooting

Hello,

Thank you for the clear and easy to follow instruction, i think i followed but i end up with a bad result.

I have ATT note 3 rooted by "Kingo Root" and unlock for T-Mobile, the phone has JB stock ROM 4.3.

I installed Safestrap 3.71, and installed this ROM on a new ROM and kept the stock ROM untouched.

I follow all instruction and downloaded the 4 files using oden.

after rebooting the phone has 4.4.2, I went through the initial setup, i just put on my Google account info then unfortunately it starts rebooting and keeps rebooting forever, i cannot make any change these few second, and whatever application i managed to open, the application crashes.

Please Help, Thanks.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] carl1961:
just update your phone to latest NL1 Click Here
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] abofihmi:
Thanks, but i don't have safestrap installed on my new ROM, If i have access to safestarp i will boot back to the stock ROM, and since the phone is rebooting every few seconds there is no chance to install anything, also if I open the security tab to check unknown application, setting crashes.

My ideal situation is using odin only, is there away to do that?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] carl1961:
Yes You odin install AT&T NC2 firmware.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2703006 and the other Link I posted to you
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] abofihmi:
Sorry, I am completely lost, there are too many things in the above link.

Please point me to a clear step by step, thanks.

Fortunately i was able to manage to power up the phone and the phone stopped rebooting, the ROM still not good, i am trying to install Safestrap recovery but not able to do so because whenever i access the security page setting crashes.

is there a way to enable unknown source using terminal program from the phone?

is there a way to install safestrap recovery using Odin or ADb or ...?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] abofihmi:
Finally I was able to install NC2 using the all in one file http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=54803130&postcount=136

I have 4.4.2 and I am back to stock unrooted ROM, with no issue so far.

Thanks for all your help.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] jfuq20:
What Odin files are needed the link is down thanks in advance
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] typedink:
I am looking to update my phone. I rooted I want to say with King Root when I first got it I believe. So it is running stock, etc. It is on 4.3, baseband version N900AUCUBNB4 kernal 3.4.Q-1625098 with build # JSS15J.N900AUCUBNB4.

Will this method work for me? Will it wipe out my internal drive? It's been a long time since I've done anything to my phone and unfortunately I've sort of forgotten what I had learned. Thanks for any help.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] LaE3B:
Following [GUIDE] Making The Jump From Jelly Bean to KitKat On The AT&T Note 3!

Hello.

Can someone help me to find the ODIN.zip (with the needed files) please, the link is broken.

Thank you for your support.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] carl1961:
Look here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2703006

[ROM][Guide][FULL ODIN FILES][ATT][OC1][OTA with KEEP ROOT][Soft Brick FIX]
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] uhsarp:
The goo.gl link is broken and not sure how I can download the associated files for ODIN from that link. Here's a snippet of the instructions

Click on the PIT button and select HLTE_USA_ATT_32G.pit. Now select BL and choose BL_N900AUCECMGL.tar. Now continue to match AP with the AP file and CP with the CP file.
Once all 4 files have been inputted into Odin plug in your phone and click START.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] carl1961:
what is your goal? I gave you a link to the latest Note 3 Firmware files.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] dadymon53:
Thanks for the simple directions, worked like a charm! Now if only the directions going from kit Kat to jb where just as simple!
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] tropazr:
PM me. I've got directions I made for myself and I can email them.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] raclimja:
what does sideload mean?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] tropazr:
It means installing applications without using the Google Play Store. So what you will need to do is use the browser on your phone to download the Safestrap.apk. Once it's downloaded you can just click on the file and it will bring up the android app installer.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] Hasselbeck.todd:
Is KK as bad as I hear it is? I reed stories of it not working well, and apps not being compatible with KK. And is this the OTA update or a leaked one?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] tropazr:
KK is not bad! Devs have mostly had the time to update compatibility to KK so you shouldn't have many issues. UrDroid is the leaked AT&T MLG build. If you follow this method once you update to KK you can install Safestrap and flash whatever KK ROM you'd like to try out!! Give it a try..you won't be disappointed.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] Hasselbeck.todd:
Is it hard to downgrade back to 4.3, I am currently running Fire Note V7 and really like the way it runs I'd hate to not be able to go back.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] tropazr:
I did it last night in 15-20 mins. The longest part is downloading the files. Might want to just start them tonight in case you ever need them! Here is the link to the procedure. I created a custom instruction file that I can send you. PM me if you want it.

Restore to MJ5 by [MENTION=2322344]evilpotatoman[/MENTION]: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2559715
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] Hasselbeck.todd:
I have used that thread before didn't realize it would work for this. I wasn't paying attention in SS and wiped stock and didn't load a file tried to boot to stock with nothing. made for a very long night I already have the files. I might give this a try since I know I can get back to 4.3.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] tropazr:
Yup!!! It's easy...just gotta follow the instructions! :) Good luck!!!
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] ucanthang29:
So everything went well up until I installed SS 3.72 I sideloaded the apk , installed recovery, the "state" is "active" however when I restart the device it does not go into the safestrap flash screen upon booting with the option to go into recovery,,, when I go into "about device" SE for android says "enforcing" is this preventing SS from working? I used the Urdroid ROM as instructed...any tips are appreciated
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] tropazr:
Try uninstalling Safestrap through the option inside the app. Reboot. Then reinstall through the app and reboot again. You should see the splash screen now.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] danbear7777:
this may sound stupid... But is a backup of the stock rom required for this?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] tropazr:
I can't say that it is or isn't. To err on the side of caution - do a backup. It may or may not help but at least you have it! If you follow the instructions you shouldnt have any trouble.

Whatever you do....don't flash a backup from Jelly Bean while on KitKat and vice versa!
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] danbear7777:
I'm going to stick with the stock rom that I put on there from the instructions. so is that going to screw things up that I'm running Kit Kat but still have a jelly bean backup
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] tropazr:
As long as you don't restore the backup you will be fine. You can't mix OS versions.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] danbear7777:
Great.... thanks
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] tropazr:
NP! Don't forget to hit the thanks button! ;)
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] danbear7777:
Will do..
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] Elemino:
I had actually come complacent with the idea of forever living with MJ5 (until the next phone upgrade anyway), but then I came across this post. It worked flawlessly for me, and I love how quick and responsive KK is. Thanks guys!

Previously on MJ5 rooted and debloated.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] tropazr:
Awesome! Welcome aboard!
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] danbear7777:
worked amazing.... thanks a lot!! woohoo
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] XiphoneUzer:
Is it quicker and more responsive than JB4.3 and if so, how is it different?

So what is your root and debloat status now?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] Elemino:
Still rooted... Possibly removed too much bloat.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note 3
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] XiphoneUzer:
What's going on that makes u think you removed too much?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] Elemino:
TTS is not working... Everything else is fine. I used one of those debloat packs... And though I removed a lot of the script, I must have missed something I still wanted.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note 3
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] XiphoneUzer:
What is TTS? (im trying to decide on kk)
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] Elemino:
You won't likely have the issue I'm having, I've been tinkering with the system.

TTS is Text to Speech

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note 3
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] XiphoneUzer:
It doesn't sound like you gained anything going to KK, and it is not quicker or more responsive than JB, (so why the glowing recommendation?) :confused:
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] Elemino:
I may have spoken too soon on the TTS. Looks like the ROM may be missing the English files.

Other than this issue, this ROM is the way to go... It is quicker, and they've done some tweaks that I like... Also using Xposed I have FINALLY regained CRT screen off...

Can anyone else confirm the issue with TTS, or is it just me? I checked the ROM, and I don't see a set of files for English.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note 3

---------- Post added at 11:48 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:22 PM ----------

After looking at it more, I'm only having problems with high quality speech now... I did copy some files from my wife's phone.

Edit: Apparently this problem isn't unique..

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2655733

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note 3
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] danbear7777:
okay... Stupid question here... I'm running the new KitKat odexed. When I reboot my phone it says safestrap is disabled. Reboot in 10 seconds. What exactly does that mean and..... what is the solution? I am running busybox 1.22.1 .......Thanks Dan
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] Elemino:
I believe it means you're not using a ROM slot, but I may be wrong. I've only used SafeStrap to install this and for utilities.

Update: The problem with TTS was because of the debloating. I ran across posts that seem to believe it was related to ChatOn... I couldn't confirm, but I reflashed my phone last night, left all the bloat in tact, and it works fine now. I'm still loving my phone... Now if only Google can give me Wallet support.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note 3
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] tropazr:
No stupid questions here! It will show Safestrap Disabled when you are not using ROM Slots. If you have an active ROM slot it will say Safestrap is working. Basically if you see the splash screen....Safestrap IS working. :) Reminder: ROM Slots are not supported yet on KitKat!!!
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] danbear7777:
thanks I appreciate that. And thank you for the heads up. Just another odd question which rom is better I guess. The odexed or deodexed ROM.... I have the odexed with the bloatware.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] tropazr:
Most custom ROMs are DEodexed. Keep in mind that you can use other ROMs aside from UrDroid...you aren't limited to just one.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] danbear7777:
there again I thought I was limited. I appreciate that thank you. Any others that are debloated?and do they use the same method of instructions
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] Blairware:
Bricked!

Well, I ended up soft bricked anyway. I had been holding out on 4.4.2 because it didn't have a whole lot of "must haves" and whenever I looked through current SafeStrap ROMs I would constantly see: "Must be on KitKat already to install this ROM. That's like entering a job market that demands experience, lol! Anyway, I was aware of Drakeycmb's process, but again, just hanging back for a bit.

Then I saw this "easy" way to get it done, and seriously, I am mot blaming anyone or anything. What I THINK happened is either because Odin was set to repartition storage, or I git a bad download of URDroid. If it was the repartitioning, this should serve as a warning to others, but I can't see what the packaged Odin and files would be set to repartition like that unless it is needed.

I booted into stock MJ5 rom, one that I never used or touched after rooting it, I removed Slot 1 - the only slot I had used (at least I think I did, it was a delete function in Safestrap/Recovery. Then I factory wiped thee stock rom, deleting Data, Dalvik cache etc (whatever the factory wipe does with just a slide of your finger, no "advanced" wiping)

Then I flashed URDroid, and here I saw 2 error lines at the bottom, each line referencing E:\ "unable to format" or something similar. I retrospect, I should have stopped there, but I went ahead and flashed the 4 Odin files, rebooted, got the "Custom" screen with the lock on it, then... nothing. black screen, even though the phone was running (it was not off) Tried re-applying the Odin files, no good. Had no way to reflach the ROM, so I went ot and found the OneClick.exe that Designgears put out in January - That got me onto a working 4.4.2, but of course not rooted and no wat to root from what I have found.

Anything else I can do besides roll back to MJ5 and start over? I am open to idea, but nothing risky. Had too much drama already. Also any theories on what the hell happened?
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] tropazr:
Please send me a PM with your hangouts username and I will do whatever I can to help get to the bottom of this.

I've done this twice now and have never had an issue and the files had over 200 downloads so I know I am not the only one to get it to work.

We will get you back up and running.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] tropazr:
You could check out the AT&T Note 3 All-In-One thread....it has a list of all the currently available KitKat ROMs. If you are already on UrDroid/KitKat you can just download any of these ROM.zips and flash in Safestrap....no Odin required.

Check the 2nd post for links.
[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] slickyv:
KINGO Rooted ATT Note 3 on Tmobile network

What's the best way for me to update to KitKat? I didn't get the MJ5 OTA update since I'm on the Tmobile Network. Thanks.