yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] kcfong2:
I'm not an expert, but comparing your output with mine, you abort at the point ODIN is trying to flash the cache (see my output below):

<ID:0/009> Odin v.3 engine (ID:9)..

<ID:0/009> File analysis..

<ID:0/009> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/009> Initialzation..

<ID:0/009> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/009> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/009> aboot.mbn

<ID:0/009> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/009> sbl1.mbn

<ID:0/009> rpm.mbn

<ID:0/009> tz.mbn

<ID:0/009> sdi.mbn

<ID:0/009> NON-HLOS.bin

<ID:0/009> boot.img

<ID:0/009> recovery.img

<ID:0/009> system.img.ext4

<ID:0/009> cache.img.ext4 <--- you never get to this point

<ID:0/009> modem.bin

<ID:0/009> RQT_CLOSE !!

<ID:0/009> RES OK !!

<ID:0/009> Removed!!

<ID:0/009> Remain Port .... 0

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 1 / failed 0)

Again, I'm not an expert, but I would suggest you first boot into recovery (Vol Up, Home Button and Power), and then proceed to Wipe Cache. If you don't mind losing your original config, you can also factory reset.

Then I'd try again. If it continues to fail, I would suspect that your NAND (?) is failing, but I doubt it, unless you've been flashing hundreds of times...

Good luck.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] tekkitan:
Thanks for the reply. I'll try that... after I figure out the "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again."
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] kenjiwing:
Odin says

<ID:0/006> Added!!

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> N900TUVUDNF9_N900TTMBDNF9_N900TUVUDNF9_HOME.tar.md5 is valid.

<OSM> Checking MD5 finished Sucessfully..

<OSM> Leave CS..

<ID:0/006> Odin v.3 engine (ID:6)..

<ID:0/006> File analysis..

<ID:0/006> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/006> Initialzation..

<ID:0/006> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/006> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/006> aboot.mbn

<ID:0/006> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/006> sbl1.mbn

<ID:0/006> rpm.mbn

<ID:0/006> tz.mbn

<ID:0/006> sdi.mbn

<ID:0/006> NON-HLOS.bin

<ID:0/006> boot.img

<ID:0/006> recovery.img

<ID:0/006> system.img.ext4

<ID:0/006> cache.img.ext4

<ID:0/006> modem.bin

<ID:0/006> RQT_CLOSE !!

<ID:0/006> RES OK !!

<ID:0/006> Removed!!

<ID:0/006> Remain Port .... 0

<OSM> All threads completed. (succeed 1 / failed 0)

>>

Then my phone trys to boot into recovery and just hangs.. any ideas?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] tekkitan:
OK. Was able to flash the image with Odin. I guess VMWare Fusion doesn't work so well with Odin. I booted up a laptop at work with Windows 8 on it and Odin was able to reflash just fine. Rooted with the custom recovery, then soon I'll probably flash the ROM.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] effortless:
Updated for N900TUVUENK3

I've updated the guide for the latest N900TUVUENK3 update. Let me know if there are any issues along the way.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Jhfreeze:
Success!

Even though there is the new NK3 update, I've been prepping and reading your NF9 guide several times the past week to get the courage to update my phone. As was described, it was effortless. I had NF1 stock rooted with twrp and compulsion kernel running S5 Touchwiz + s5 apps. Went to NF9 and the baseband and build updated without triangle away. The only other thing I had to do that wasn't in the steps was after initial flash I went back into stock recovery and did a factory data reset as it tried to keep all my previous user data/apps. Other than that, it went perfectly. Great job on the guide and I will be hitting thanks for sure. I'll be back soon for your NK3 guide/install. Keep up the great work!!!:D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] FormeriPhoney:
Hey Effortless..

I have moved on from my Note 3 to the note 4 and I wanted to bring the note 3 back to stock for the new owner. Which is the best route to achieve this? Obviously want it wipe clean as well.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] effortless:
Download and flash the full NK3 update in Odin... then wipe the phone from within the settings menu or use the stock recovery (hold up, home button and power button on boot after you flash stock ND3 in Odin).
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] FormeriPhoney:
love you dude. You really made my transition to T-mobile a pleasure. :good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] effortless:
No problem.. glad I could help!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] FormeriPhoney:
Just had a quick question.

Went through the steps as i always have but i have been at the t-mobile 4G LTE screen for about 10 min and the capacitive keys turn on and off periodically. Am i stuck in a bootloop?

Everything flashed ok and I have a PASS on ODIN
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] effortless:
Pull the battery, go into the stock recovery and wipe the phone. Sometimes data from an old install will cause it to hang on boot.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] FormeriPhoney:
K.. giving it a shot. Thanks for the quick response. Ill report back.

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that was it.. your the man.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] alphahere:
Question:

When using odin to install stock NK3 does this wipe the data partition?

Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] effortless:
No, it does not.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Dattack:
where do I find the NK3 kernel?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] effortless:
Inside the EffortLess Rom prep.zip
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] jadeus0831:
Hello once rooted using your how to, my rom and base is NK3, is it OK to flash effortless rom which is NF9? Won't it cause any incompatibility?

Thank you , would like to make this as smooth as possible without bootloops:D finally making the switch to GN3 and I'm ready for custom roms.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] willdoe:
Hello effortless I wanted to thank you for putting this zip together. It is really handy to have everything you need in one zip. Thanks again
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] willdoe:
Sorry for the noob question, but where do I run the EffortLess Odin USB Driver.exe. Should I extract to my desk top or do I put on sd card and install through phone? Thanks for the help it greatly appreciated!!:)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] effortless:
You should run it on your desktop (only if you need it). If Odin doesn't detect your phone connected- run it on your desktop, restart, and then run Odin again. If Odin detects your phone, then you don't need to do anything with it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] willdoe:
Okay got it understood!! Also THANKS a bunch for the speedy reply and all your hard work!!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] effortless:
No problem, glad I can help!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] willdoe:
Sorry to keep bugging you and spamming the board. Do I really need to use cf-auto root? Can I just flash custom recovery with odin and then install your rom? I gain root because your rom is rooted. Thanks again for all the help you have really been a great help:)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] effortless:
Either way it would work the same. It's more or less there for the people that stop and don't install my ROM.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Admiral2145:
NK3 radio/baseband

anyone have the link to the NK3 radio/baseband only?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] NeeceeBabe:
Im just trying to put this back stock to send back to Tmobile, This tripped knox. Its 0x1 nothing else done after odin rom flash.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] ArchangelRenzoku:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2952883
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] NeeceeBabe:
Can Someone please tell me how I get knox back to zero?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] bobbyphoenix:
You can't. It's impossible once it's tripped.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] OvrDriVE:
you don't
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] tygerchylde:
Once it's tripped, only Samsung can reset it. However, unless something has changed recently, T-Mobile doesn't care about knox.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] mamdroid:
hello guys, hey I have a problem I am really hoping someone can help me with. Windows will not recognize my phone anymore. Not sure what I have done but would really appreciate some advise please. Thanks a bunch for any help.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] DataHawg:
Try installing the Samsung mobile phone drivers again

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2038555
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] StaticMaal:
I'm on baseband version ending in NB4 is there any way I can fo go one ending with NK3? So I can use region unlock?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Jonphinguyen7:
has anyone had success flashing this after coming from a TW Lollipop Rom? I'm stuck :(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] MyNarwhalBacon:
Yup. Took me a bit.

1. Follow the instructions with Odin until you get to the Tmobile screen.

2. Pull battery.

3. As you put the battery back in hold the Volume Up and Power and the Home botton. (you are trying to enter recovery)

4. You will then enter the stock recovery (should say something something NK3)

5. Using the volume buttons select Wipe data and then wipe cache.

6. Pull battery

7. Reboot back into the bootloader by following the Odin instructions again.

8. Wait.

9. It may take longer than usual but it will work!

I'm sure there's a better way using Odin but this worked for me.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] 90.rocky:
Came from Dompop using the instructions you provided and everything works perfectly, thanks so much!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] SlickDealHunner:
Stuck on Galaxy Note 3 splash screen

Hey Folks,

I was attempting to flash effortless ROM after having rooted and flashed the TWRP recovery. When I was attempting the wipe step, it would fail i would get some message indicating "E: Unable to mount '/data'" and "E: unable to mount storage". I tried wiping some of the things individually, and only system succeeded (although the unable to mount message still appeared). I attempted to continue through the steps but the others failed as well and I was unable to find the ROM to install.

After attempting to reboot the phone, it is now stuck on the Samansug Galaxy Note 3 splash screen.

After attempting the wipes, I remembered that my phone was encrypted, and wondered if that was preventing the mounting. I wanted to boot it back up normally again, and see if there was a decrypt option to be able to start the process over, but at this point I am unable to boot.

Can anyone provide any pointers on how to boot?

Thanks

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I followed the steps to flash the full stock nk3 and that brought my phone back....

Now that I can boot I can see that there isn't an option to un-encrypt my device...does anyone know if having an encrypted device would cause the problems i was seeing?

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Flashed to factory default to get rid of device encryption, and then was able to complete the process successfully.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Gen00:
Can I update to NK4 and still use a NF9 ROM?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] zounduser:
This looks odd to me. Anyone else? Can this phone be unlocked/rooted? Got it through a friend a rent a center. It is tmobile branded.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] bobbyphoenix:
Yes.

I'd just ODIN to the latest, and then you know there's nothing funky going on.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] total7kaos:
[q] Help tried to Odin back to NK3 and stuck

I tried to odin back to NK3 firmware to try to update to LP. I have run it several times and I always get to the boot screen where the LED goes dim then bright and just sits there. I tried a battery pull and reboot etc. HELP!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] sidneyk:
I did the same without wiping anything and was getting some weird errors since my data persisted which carried over to lollipop. I went ahead and rooted lp and installed twrp so that I could factory reset and get rid of the data that was causing problems. This was with the stock nk3 posted here. Be aware that lollipop will take a long time to boot the first time after lollipop update.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] effortless:
I'm glad it worked well for you. Good advice, thanks!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] lonelime:
super thanks!!!

followed your instruction...

worked perfect!!!!

many thanks!!!!:good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] KittyTeapots:
Hello. Having a slight issue. Tried flashing following instructions. When device reboots its stuck at the T-Mobile 4GLTE screen. Not booting at all and bottom lights keep flashing. Not a noob to flashing ROMs by far but definitely feeling like one right now. Any help would appreciated Considering I have to go to work in 2 hours lol and have been at this for the last 2. By the way this is initial install haven't gotten to first reboot under stock.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] rob419:
effortless:

You definitely rok!

Thanks a ton for compiling all this.

To all others::: READ THE DIRECTIONS! And follow them to the letter. I tried at first to be 'smart' about it, and skipped/rearranged some steps. (mostly the triangle away step as i was rootedbut running stock everything) Bootloop, losing root, etc.. Then took a deep breath, started from step 1 and followed to the letter.

.werd.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] KittyTeapots:
Nevermind
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] peacewarrior:
PLEASE HELP. i used mobile odin to upgrade to ne6 and now phone is stuck in odin mode. UDC START is in red. im on 4.4.2 tmobile. stock kernel, rooted and used triangle away first then went to mobile odin. everything loaded correctly. now stcuk in downloading please dont turn off target screen... dont know what to do?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] effortless:
I noticed your baseband is NB4.. it should also read NE6. You need to run Triangle Away then flash the full stock NE6 in Odin. Your bootloader and baseband need to be updated.

Then proceed to root and install custom recovery.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] effortless:
Find a pc and start at step 1. Don't use mobile Odin.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] peacewarrior:
damn serious? wish i would have know this sooner. there go my freaking weekend...

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Well i learned my lesson. once i get this fixed im done playing around with roms,kernel etc. a phone is a phone **** it...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] effortless:
Mobile Odin can't update the bootloader. It should boot if you flash through Mobile Odin correctly, but you'd still need desktop Odin to update fully.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] rob419:
Hmm.. Rats. I had noticed that, too, but the Wi-Fi booster & kids mode worked, so I thought I just didn't understand.

Apparently I didn't understand even more....

Bummer.

.Ufff. Another deep breath, then.

Incidentally, what does that mean for functionality that my BL and baseband are not updated? I say this only because everything ~seems~ fine. Or is that too far off-topic?

.werd.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] effortless:
Certain things won't work.. for example, try to set a 4 digit pin lock code. Also the modem update made switching through different networks seemless.. before one might have to turn the phone off and on again to get a 4g signal back. It also is needed for proper voLTE (the HD voice over LTE that's still in the process of deploying to different regions).

There were a lot of behind the scenes code changes that might help with battery life and overall performance as well.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] rob419:
Grrrrr.

Sorry. Just frustration. I still get just a touch nervous when I climb into my phone to mess with the BL.

Thanks a lot, though, for the heads-up.

I'm located near Pittsburgh, Pa (almost East coast) so voLTE will be a ways off. But knowing about the other stuff is useful, too.

Thanks.

.werd.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] effortless:
It's actually pretty hard to completely brick the Note 3. There is even a SD card recovery method if you somehow do. Odin is great for recovering from a soft brick or just getting back to stock. You shouldn't be nervous.

I grew up in Philly, graduated from Penn State... have lots of friends that I met there from Pittsburgh. I miss the east coast food and having seasons.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] rob419:
Hehheh.. Seasons. Yup. You've got to love 'em; otherwise, you'd always be miserable...

(and the food ~does~ keep getting better and better)

Anyway, thanks for the heads up and the info. $700 is a lot to brick. Makes me feel a little better knowing I'd really have to try hard to do it.

And thanks again for the slick work!

So,,, chekkit:

.werd.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] tarikakleh:
Root not taking

Hey, followed the steps in the OP.

Verified NE6 on phone.

Ran Odin for CF Auto Root (twice), but phone didn't take root.

I am new to this, so I stopped at this step.

Am I supposed to be able to verify root at this point, if so, can someone help?

Thank you!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] effortless:
What do you mean by "didn't take"?

Did Odin finish? You can let the phone boot and look for a SuperSU app. If it's there you're good. Usually no need to verify though. If Odin went through and phone did its thing, than you should have root and you move to next step.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] tarikakleh:
Scratch this... downloaded SuperSU and working! Thank you OP!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] effortless:
It should have automatically put SuperSU on your phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] chipis:
Yall just to let yal know iam on NE6 Bootloader yay!!

Now Let the flashing begin !!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] tarikakleh:
Strange that it didn't. The icon was still there from my previous setup, but I had to re-install it to work. Nova Launcher sometimes does that with me.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] docfreed:
Carrier IQ

I plan on getting a Note 3 tomorrow. Is the Full Stock NE6 zip in the OP free of Carrier IQ??? I notice that the clowns at TMO have been sneaking* Carrier IQ into many of their android phones. If not, I assume that we can remove the Carrier IQ apps once we're rooted.

*Carrier IQ is showing in the new TMO HTC One M8, Samsung Galaxy S3 (probably S4 and S5 also) and I found it in my Samsung Galaxy Light.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] effortless:
The full stock is not... Effortless ROM is Carrier IQ Free :victory:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] weltwon:
Great ROM but Messaging App FCing

I've had many ROMs on this Note 3 since last October but never run into a situation where it won't run the stock messaging or even let me run any other messaging app!

Anybody have any suggestions?

FYI: I followed all Op steps perfectly, did have to reinstall the ROM a 2nd time before it would boot. Rooting, recovery and all my prior 442 apps working perfectly ... all except this messaging issue!

UPDATE: Problem Solved: Went into Custom recovery, wiped cache, davlik cache, data, system and then reinstalled ROM via ODIN for the 3rd time. This meant having to manually restore a bunch of stuff BUT, messaging and all other apps now working perfectly under this new ROM.

This new stock ROM appears to be faster and smoother than any other ROMS I've run on my Note 3. Kudos to Samsung, Tmo and Effortless for jobs well done!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] RizzoPro:
Failure with the process

Hi All,

I followed this guide to the letter and when I odin the .tar file it fails when starting to write the system.img.ext4 file. I have tried this several times to no avail. My recovery file is gone as well and always takes me to a screen about doing a Kies recovery and Kies doesn't evan see my phone. Is there anyway I can fix this? My phone is stuck at this point. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!!!

Thanks!

Seems to always fail at NAND Write Start no matter what I try to install via Odin
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] RizzoPro:
SOLVED!

I was doing this from a VM and it always worked in the past but for some strange reason would not work this time. I used a windows machine and it worked flawlessly! Thankls for a great job and tutorial on this!!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] SICKMADE:
I love how you included everything you need to update and also reroot all in one package...and also provide the tar for twrp latest recovery which is always a pain in the ass for me to find a link for some reason... nice work brother
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] effortless:
Thanks! I wanted to make it as effortless as possible for everyone. I would have included triangle away for those who needed it, but you're not allowed to share that app (so a link had to do).

I'm glad it was of use to you!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] cr1130:
Definitely easy... Thanks However I'm having issues with my notification drop down.. Nothing appears except Download booster.. When I go into setting and click on notification panel it FCs settings.. I have yet to download a custom rom. was gonna go with your latest but before doing so I just wanted to see if anyone had any idea as to what the deal was with the notification panel.. I did follow step by step in OP. Baseband and build show NE6.. flashed custom recovery as well..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] effortless:
You might need to perform a full wipe. Odin doesn't wipe anything and some people have issues when their system updates to NE6 with out wiping.

Do a factory data reset from within the settings- under setting, then the general tab, backup and reset.

That should fix it, but you won't regret using my ROM either.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] cr1130:
Thanks bro.. factory resetting now.. as well as downloading effortless REV5.2 :good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] sidneyk:
Just booted up your Rev. 5.2 ROM after following your most excellently written guide and using the provided files and tools. Great job. Will let you know in the ROM thread how it goes from here. Thanks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] akuma1281:
Sorry maybe I don't know enough, but could I do this to a SM-N9005? and if I can, will the phone recieve LTE ?

Thanks for your attention.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] effortless:
No, don't use this on the N9005. Use an international note 3 rom for the N9005.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] Lawful123:
This worked great. Now on new baseband and running cm11. Thanks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] NeoAndroid:
Thank you for the write up. I was able to save my Recovery-loop Note 3. I am even using your ROM as my daily driver now.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] fd2ap2e92:
Thanks for such a great guide everything was so easy to do!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] kboogi:
While performing the step: Rooting NE6 (CF-Auto-Root), I had a power surge! :(

I now have a screen stating:

Recovery Booting... <=== in blue

Recovery is not seandroid Enforicing <==== in red

Set Warranty Bit: recovery <=== in yellow

I searched around other forums, but still not clear on how to proceed.

Any advise would be greatly appreciated.

*Update*

I was able to figure it out with the help from admrial2145- thanks again!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] TheNewGuy:
prep question

Quick question,

my phone broke, and I have an old rom/data I wanted to install, will installing this upgrade cause a problem restoring with the old rom backup?

if so, then hopefully I can just restore the data backup, and get what I need?

in fact this stock note 3 is already running newer firmware then what my broke note 3 (backup) had, it was running wicked rom(4.2or4.3? cant remember...and original firmware..

will this work? I really need that data...

Thanks!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] effortless:
There's no way to know for sure, but it's not a good idea to restore a backup from a different ROM as it will generally have issues. Try it and see if you can get the data you need. You'll still have the backup in case it doesn't work as long as you don't format the area you have the backup on. I hope it works out for you.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] PowerMan572:
Awesome guide! I'm now running your EffortLess 5.2 ROM which is superior! Now that T-Mobile enabled VoLTE in Minneapolis, I'm golden!

Thanks again!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 3] jpeps:
New update has a new kernel ??