[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brisinger08:
Agree 100%

Agree 100%

[MENTION=6005577]david199318[/MENTION] the reason you were referred to other threads is that all of this is already outlined in very detailed guides, put together by developers at least in part to help "beginners". Most people just need to be pointed in the right direction (as was done several times) in order to help themselves. Hand holding at this level is far outside the scope of the work the devs do here on xda, but since I'm not a developer and a relative beginner myself I'll give this one more shot...some of the steps below may be extraneous but I don't think that's the point.

[MENTION=5914569]andygev35[/MENTION] [MENTION=1279668]440bro[/MENTION] [MENTION=2312940]Agoattamer[/MENTION] [MENTION=4992322]mrkhigh[/MENTION] I borrowed the links to guides and downloads from several of the posts on this thread, I apologize if I've neglected to credit anyone who has helped out...

1) Download Odin v3.09; extract to desktop.

http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2898964&stc=1&d=1408157772

2) Download All-In-One NC2 install file; save to desktop.

http://bit.ly/1q98wGU

3) Boot phone into download mode by holding down Power + Home + Volume Down buttons simultaneously.

4) When the warning screen comes up press the Volume Up key to enter download mode (also known as Odin mode).

4) Plug your phone into your computer and then run Odin3 v3.09.exe which is in the folder that you extracted to your desktop in

step 1

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5) In Odin, the box directly below "ID:COM" should be shaded blue and say 0:[COM3]

5.1) **If Odin does not show this then it is not recognizing that your phone is plugged in. This is probably because your computer does not have the necessary drivers installed. The drivers should start automatically installing themselves when you plug your phone in so if that is the case just wait it out until Odin sees your phone. If for some reason this does unplug your phone and install the drivers manually.​

http://www.mediafire.com/download/u...Driver_for_Mobile_Phones_v1.5.23.0-retail.zip​

5.2) Pull the battery out of your phone, put it back in, turn on your phone, plug your phone into your computer, wait until you are sure that your computer recognizes your phone, unplug it, and return to

step 3

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6) Click on the box that says "AP", select the NC2_HOME.tar.md5 file that you saved to your desktop in

step 2

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7) Wait while Odin checks the file (it will take a few seconds), and when it's finished just click start.

8) This will take a while and your phone will reboot a couple of times, just let it do what it needs to do until Odin says "PASS!" and you are able to go through the initial setup.

You are now on stock 4.4.2 KitKat.

This is a gross oversimplification of SuperSU, but basically it controls and guards root-level access requests. Without this you have no control, which is kind of like leaving your front door open with a sign outside that says 'Welcome - no one is home and there is no security system. Enjoy!'

If you really want to root I suggest like the others that you wait until you have more experience with Android or at the least read up on what rooting is and what it actually means to have root access first.

I truly hope this is helpful enough.