yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] gbmitchell:
Nah. Craigslist. We met. He said he was on XDA and rattled off some projects he helped out on. I'm pretty sure he used a google voice number because it showed an image in hangouts when we were texting but that pic is gone now.

Anyway. I won't clutter any more of this thread with that.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jpcalhoun:
Sorry man, good luck,
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] yearn2burn:
I just got my Verizon version Note 4 Developers Edition from Samsung. Downloaded openrecovery-twrp-2.8.4.0-trltevzw.img, Flashed via Odin 3.09 and got seemingly the same error. I thought there was a problem, but notice at top is says reset. After it reboots, wait awhile it will eventually show pass in Odin.

To test, reboot to recovery: Turn off device, then turn on by holding down simultaneously volume up, home and power.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] cinserrajr:
Has anyone tried the CF-Auto-Root script recently released?

http://autoroot.chainfire.eu

Search for "trltevzw".
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] manbat:
==========

Developers Edition only......will not work on retail.....has been around almost since DE was released. Requires unlocked bootloader. It will work on DEs with ANI1 or ANJ5...but it installs stock recovery from ANI1. If you have a DE it is easier to flash TWRP with Odin and flash SuperSU with TWRP.....if you want custom recovery.

Sent from my SM-N910V / VZW Note 4 DE / Factory Bootloader Unlocked / Rooted / Custom Kernel-ed / TWRP 2.8.4.0.trltevzw
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] cinserrajr:
I know, that's why I posted it here. I did not realize, though, that it was easier to flash TWRP with Odin and flash SuperSU in TWRP. Thanks for clarifying!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] dirtyjersey856:
Not that it helps in this situation, but my DE is from the unmarked batch and has no indication that its one...even the actual full model # isn't the Developer Edition model #.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jpfulton248:
I have TWRP installed but now I'm having a LOT of difficulty getting root working. I posted in Q&A but if anyone from here can help it'd be greatly appreciated:

http://xdaforums.com/note-4-verizon/help/supersu-installed-twrp-install-dev-t3026364

Edit: problem solved... follow the link if interested in solution.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Sokudoningyou:
I just went through this too, even though I took a step ahead and downloaded the most recent zip (which is 2.45, not 2.40, which on the Play Store) from Chainfire directly. Same problem; root wouldn't work. So I uninstalled it, rebooted, and just downloaded it direct from the Play Store instead, and that worked.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jpcalhoun:
Thanks for the information regarding SuperSU. I have updated the OP.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] radionerd:
The link below will always get you to the latest SuperSU.zip It's version 2.46 today.

http://download.chainfire.eu/supersu
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] neva4self:
Just got my Note 4 DE and it's been a long time since I flashed using odin. Is this method still the best and most current way to root the Note 4 DE? Also, when I read this thread yesterday, Step 7 (Click "Start" to flash openrecovery-twrp-located here:http://www.techerrata.com/browse/twrp2/trltevzw) said to use the 2.8.1.1 tar file. Should I still be using 2.8.1.1 or should I be using the 2.8.5.0 since it is the most current?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] manbat:
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I am on the newest...just flash the newest. When the instructions were first posted....2.8.1.1 was the newest...lol.

Sent from my SM-N910V / VZW Note 4 DE / Factory Bootloader Unlocked / Rooted / Custom Kernel-ed / TWRP 2.8.5.0.trltevzw
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] neva4self:
Thanks. Wasn't sure if they were different other than being newer.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] radionerd:
I'm running the latest TWRP too. No problems so far.

Odin is up to 3.10.6 too. Direct link to download http://odindownload.com/download/Odin3_v3.10.6.zip

Latest versions http://odindownload.com/SamsungOdin/
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] droiddork:
Tethering Verizon

FCC advised Verizon that tethering is an absolute right. I can't post links here, because I haven't posted enough, but Here is a desctiption of a CNET FAQ: "cnet.com/news/what-verizons-fcc-tethering-settlement-means-to-you-faq/" and here is a PC Mag article: "pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2407907,00.asp" That covers the administrative side of things.

It was also ajudicated and the Court said the same. Sorry, I don't have legal citations available to me at the moment, but you will find it if you look long enough. They have to let you tether if you are buying data, with no further charges or restrictions.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] neva4self:
What about Java? If I remember correctly when I rooted my Note 2 I had to have Java installed on my PC for Odin to work, is that still the case? It's been so long that I could be mixing up remembering rooting the Note 2 with something XBox related.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] manbat:
The Java needed for Note 2 was for "Casual"....which was the automated tool for unlocking bootloader, rooting and installing TWRP. Dev just needs Odin to flash TWRP and you flash SuperSU from TWRP.......and you are Rooted. DE already has an unlocked bootloader.

Sent from my SM-N910V / VZW Note 4 DE / Factory Bootloader Unlocked / Rooted / Custom Kernel-ed / TWRP 2.8.5.0.trltevzw
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] neva4self:
Ok thanks again. I'm going to go take a crack at it right now.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jpcalhoun:
OP Updated

Thank you manbat and radionerd for links to the latest ODIN, TWRP and SuperSU. OP has been updated.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] neva4self:
All went well using the most recently updated links.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jpcalhoun:
Good to hear. Enjoy!!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] ir13:
Just got my phone back from Samsung RSI repair and I tried to put TWRP on it and it fails, is there any way for me to check if they put the retail firmware on here and locked my bootloader?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] manbat:
They always do...if you send it in for repair RSI does not know about DEs...

Sent from my SM-N910V / VZW Note 4 DE / Factory Bootloader Unlocked / Rooted / Custom Kernel-ed / TWRP 2.8.5.0.trltevzw
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] ir13:
Ive stressed it when talking with the CSR and they said it was noted but i fear the worst. Is there any way to be 100% positive before i call and complain ?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] manbat:
Boot into Download Mode.....look for ....mode: Developer ......Did you backup your aBoot before you sent it in?

Sent from my SM-N910V / VZW Note 4 DE / Factory Bootloader Unlocked / Rooted / Custom Kernel-ed / TWRP 2.8.5.0.trltevzw
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] ir13:
I did a full TWRP Backup when i first got the phone, but im not sure where to look if i backed up the aboot. I couldn't back it up before i sent it in, as it wouldn't power up at all, there was a short circuit on the main board.

Nothing in download mode says unlocked. I get the below in download mode.

ODIN MODE (High Speed)

Product Name: SM-N910V

Current Binary: Samsung Official

System Status: Official

Reactivation Lock(KK): Off

Qualcomm Secureboot: Enable (CSB)

RP SWREV: S1, T1, R1, A1, P1

Secure Download: Enable

UDC Start
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] manbat:
Sorry...should say Mode : Developer......not unlocked. You would have had to use EFS Pro or similar to back up aBoot.

Sent from my SM-N910V / Factory Bootloader Unlocked / VZW Note 4 DE / Rooted / Custom Kerneled/ TWRP 2.8.4.0 trltevzw
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] masterzoltar:
add infoI need help? Stumped. Not my first phone. I'm on dev phone, rooted, twrp, running definitive rom. Been running over a week. Everything fantastic. Today I went in to twrp to restore a backup and read no sdcard. I pulled it and recovered the data off of corrupt card. I reformatted and reloaded files. Twrp finds the files and after loading a backup or a fresh install Im getting no operating system error. I have tried 4 other working cards and same results. When the cards are put into the pc after being in the phone they are getting a corrupt message and I have to repair with chkdsk. Any help in getting this thing running would be appreciated.

I can connect to odin. I was able to restore a stock rom through twrp.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] downhillvinnie:
Have mine rooted, how do i return to stock unrooted?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] :
Flash one of the Stock Restore tar files in Odin from here. There is a good description in post 2 of what the files are.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] pego99:
Doesn't supersu have a unroot function?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] :
Yes but he wants to go back to stock and unrooted. Just removing root doesn't make it stock and unlocked like you received it from Samsung.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] downhillvinnie:
I guess I am nervous because my baseband is N910VOYU1ANJ5, but I am using Definitive Rom with build N910VVRU1ANJ5, AND I dont want to brick it. And I see a lot of retail only on it
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] :
I hear ya but this file has the stock recovery, system images, modem, etc. Everything stock is there except the bootloader (aboot.mbn). I downloaded it and verified the contents. After flashing it you will need to re-install TWRP and root if desired. Mine came with NJ5 too. Just flash the one I linked to you with Odin and all will be fine. You will need to unzip it with 7zip first. If you haven't already make a backup of aboot just to be safe.

EDIT: You can always restore your stock/unrooted TWRP backup and then flash the NJ5 recovery file from the stock image thread if you made a backup.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] downhillvinnie:
So I can odin this file and I am back to stock original from Samsung developers edition?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] :
Yes or see my edit. Flashing the stock restore will get you back to unrooted, unlocked stock like out of the box from Samsung.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] downhillvinnie:
Just to make sure...a stock developers edition.... And can route later if I want
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jpcalhoun:
I can confirm everything Misterxtc is telling you. If you ODIN the file he linked you to you will have a Developer Edition Note 4, stock, with NJ5 build. You can reinstall TWRP and root at a later date if that is what you want to do.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] downhillvinnie:
Kinda weird. It basically removed to the root on my phone. It didnt wipe apps, data, all my apps and nova launcher were still in place.....is that normal?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] :
It sounds like it didn't wipe data. Just do a factory data reset from recovery or the settings menu and you will be good to go. It's normal because the retail tar files with the word home in the title do the same and don't wipe data where the downloaded apps are stored. System gets over written and that's where the root files are. It's nothing to be alarmed about, just wipe by factory data reset.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] :
I just created a stock restore that will wipe the phone clean with these instructions if you want to use it. I flashed it on my dev-ed and can confirm it works well. I checked download mode and it set everything to official and developer mode is enabled as it should be. There is no aboot in my update so it won't lock the phone. The only difference I see is the update contains knox like the other one you flashed so you get a disable knox warning when opening superSU for the first time. Again this is the same as the other one you flashed but it wipes everything also. It worked well and I'm happy to say I'm back on my custom ROM, rooted and unlocked. Shoot me a PM if you want the link to download the stock restore file. I don't want to hijack the thread with this.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] downhillvinnie:
Which rom fo you run? Will we get 5.0 when it comes out
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] :
I'm running RicksROM. When the 5.0 tar file become available a flashable update tar should be able to be created with the instructions I linked in my previous post. Custom ROMs can be created from the tar file too.

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I meant to say shoot me a PM for the stock restore I made if you want to flash it.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] downhillvinnie:
I mean will verizon update our DE phones when normal ones get updated
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] :
No and if you ever get a OTA update on your phone don't take it because it will lock your bootloader. Dev-ED owners must wait for the devs for updates or do it themselves. Also after flashing the stock restore tar delete SDM.apk in the system/app folder and SPDClient.apk on the priv-app folder. There might be .odex files with the same name, just delete those too. By deleting the files you will not get any OTA updates.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] julzee:
I rooted original rom that was on the phone. I have auto updates unchecked but I always worry that I'll get surprised with an inadvertent update somehow. Would I delete these files also to insure that no OTA update occurs?

I have the SDM.apk in sys/app folder but don't see SDClient.apk in priv-app folder.

I did backup my aboot so if I ever did take an update and ended up with a locked bootloader I'd still be able to go back to unlocked right?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] downhillvinnie:
So these phones dont get OTA updates?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] dirtyjersey856:
No...Samsung never has released an update to a Dev Edition but that's not saying Verizon with their wicked ways won't..regardless NEVER take one if one pops up.lol It would most definitely lock the boot loader.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] t-mobile_mda:
hi guys..

i am always getting flashing recovery...twrp and cf-auto root same error.. always fail..
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] manbat:
Do you have a VZW Developer Edition Note 4? or a Tmo phone?

Sent from my SM-N910V / VZW Note 4 DE / Factory Bootloader Unlocked / Rooted / Custom Kernel-ed/ TWRP 2.8.5.0.trltevzw
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] t-mobile_mda:
hi.

there is no "developer mode" in flash mode like this device;

http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3043862&d=1417495256

i think my device is tmo..

how can i know that developer or tmo..?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] manbat:
If the device is Tmo you shouldn't have any problem check in Tmo thread.....retail Verizon will not work.

Sent from my SM-N910V / VZW Note 4 DE / Factory Bootloader Unlocked / Rooted / Custom Kernel-ed/ TWRP 2.8.5.0.trltevzw
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] t-mobile_mda:
tmo means Tmobile..? if it is i think my device is retail verzion s5..

how can i check it..?

tia..
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] manbat:
You are in a Note 4 thread.....check in S5 thread.

Sent from my SM-N910V / VZW Note 4 DE / Factory Bootloader Unlocked / Rooted / Custom Kernel-ed/ TWRP 2.8.5.0.trltevzw
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] t-mobile_mda:
soory my mistake.. it is note 4 verizon...
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] manbat:
If you did not buy it directly from Samsung...it is not a Developers Device. ....so currently no root or recovery.

Sent from my SM-N910V / VZW Note 4 DE / Factory Bootloader Unlocked / Rooted / Custom Kernel-ed/ TWRP 2.8.5.0.trltevzw
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] dukins:
Is there a way to return to stock developer edition? My camera glass shattered within my purchase a week ago and I have to return it. I don't want the root on there. :confused:
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] t-mobile_mda:
isnt there another way to control it is retail verizon or developer edition..?

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i need to install custom rom for multi language.. pls inform me if u have done it.. if u convert retial verizon to developer editon or tmo edition..
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] dukins:
Yes I bought mine directly from Samsung. You can't root retail edition for Verizon.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jpcalhoun:
Yes, go here: http://xdaforums.com/note-4-verizon/development/firmware-firmware-kernel-modem-recovery-t2942937. Read post 1 and post 2 thoroughly. You can flash stock restore to return your phone back to stock configuration as long as you haven't flash anything other than TWRP and root since you've owned your phone. You don't need to flash the modem or kernel in that case. Make sure you select the right build, NI1 or NJ1 whichever your phone came with.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] dukins:
Thanks. I did see this, but I was worried that I would be restoring retail stock and not developer stock. But I see the difference thanks again.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] oneandroidnut:
Flash the stock restore tar for your firmware. Works like a charm
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Aashiqmunda:
Guys,

I have paid full price for my note 4 from Verizon. How do I confirm if I got the developer edition? I see that i have model # SM-N910V

Thanks,
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] pego99:
if you bought it from verizon it is not a de. de's are only sold by samsung.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Aashiqmunda:
I bought it from Amazon when it was released on first date. I suppose that doesn't fall under developer edition then?

Thanks,
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] manbat:
Only from Samsung.....

Sent from my SM-N910V / VZW Note 4 DE / Factory Bootloader Unlocked / Rooted / Custom Kernel-ed/ TWRP 2.8.5.0.trltevzw
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] stueycaster:
Thanks for this guide. I now have a rooted stock lightly debloated Galaxy Note 4 DE. I'll hang out in here a lot and will probably find a good custom rom to install soon. I gotta admit this phone is way faster and the display is way clearer than my old Note 2.

Update: I just finished backing up the aboot partition. I sure feel good about that.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] dirtyjersey856:
If you want TW I liked definitive, if you want something CM12 based check out Mod57's stuff in General side under unofficial CM12. Mine is on his Beanstalk 5.0
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] chumboy:
Came from Note 2 running Noteworthy Goodness.

Now on Definitive rom and loving it. Very fast, feature/tweak rich, etc. OP Pilot will be coming out with 5.0 base.

Our days of having 10 great roms to choose from are almost in the past. Luckily we have definitive.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] stueycaster:
I can't see how our days of having lots of roms are ending. They haven't started yet. They still haven't rooted the Verizon Note 4 retail phones. Once they do that development will take off.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] izgil82:
Hello folks,

does rooting the developer edition give unlimited hotspot option? If not, is there a way to enable that? I'm still on the unlimited data plan and I just broke my GS4 and am looking into getting the Note 4 Dev Edition. I used to have unlimited hotspot on my GS4 and it was very convenient.

Thank you.

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Do you know if any developer is working on that? I'm thinking of getting the dev edition since there's no root for the retail one. If the root for retail is in works I might just get the retail model and wait out.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] stueycaster:
There's some discussion here about rooting the GN4. They talked a little about current development on the last couple pages. Check it out. Maybe there's some info that will help there.

Sent from my SM-N910V Dev Ed using the XDA free app
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] stueycaster:
Check this out. They got root.

Sent from my SM-N910V DE using the XDA free app
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] stueycaster:
Imagine that. The same day we get root Lollipop drops. What are the chances it will try to update our developer edition phones? And how do we stop it?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] pego99:
I don't think root is fully ready yet but close I guess. I prefer the unlocked bootloader though.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] manbat:
DEs do not OTA....

Sent from my SM-N910V / VZW Note 4 DE / Factory Bootloader Unlocked / Rooted / Custom Kernel-ed/ TWRP 2.8.5.0.trltevzw
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] stueycaster:
Thank you. I saw some debate about it a while back but I never really figured out what the final verdict was. I tried a couple Lollipop roms on my GN2 and it was pretty cool but they weren't TW roms. I went back to Alliance 4.4.2. I can't be without s-pen support. I have uses for it.

Sent from my SM-N910V DE using the XDA free app
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] wooddale:
You can't OTA on a custom recovery even if you try.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] krishaun27:
Will this work on a Developer Edition running 5.0.1? I just got my DE and it came with Lolipop.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jpcalhoun:
The process is exactly the same with Lollipop. Download the latest versions of ODIN, SuperSU and TWRP and follow the instructions/steps.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] armyofsquirrels:
Awesome, is there any risk to the aboot following this step by step? Also for the openrecovery there are 3 different files all with the same dates, does it matter which one I need? .img/.tar/.zip... The .tar is the most downloaded and I think I remember that is the one I need for Odin but I want to make sure before I screw up my DE. lol I'm so paranoid about that its got its own insurance policy under my property insurance lol.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jpcalhoun:
No risk to aboot. In fact you should backup your aboot as discussed in the OP. Use the. tar file and ODIN for recovery.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] armyofsquirrels:
Thanks. I plan on doing the aboot backup as well just trying to start with a fresh DE backup before I get to lost or screw up something.

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okay so since this is my first time ever getting to use TWRP (had a locked S4 before this) ummm how do I do this lol. In the write up it just says make a back up. Is this in the recovery menu of the phone on boot up? I think its Vol Up instead of down, or is there an App?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] krishaun27:
Whats the best method to root without using TWRP? I want to back up my aboot using EFS Pro.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jpcalhoun:
You do the backup in recovery (TWRP), press Vol up, menu, power and hold until the phone boots into TWRP recovery. Select backup from the menu.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jpcalhoun:
Unless you have a Developer Edition NOte 4 you cannot root. If you have a Developer Edition the only method I have ever used is to flash SuperSU in TWRP recovery.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] armyofsquirrels:
Thank you, I was able to do a back up twrp and an aboot backup using the easy method point point click click click lol. I use to play around with HTML code and thats the extent of my knowledge. Does CM daily mod work on the DE without messing with the Bootloader?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jpcalhoun:
What exactly are you referring to when you ask about CM daily? Are you referring to Clockwork MOD or Cyanogen MOD?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] armyofsquirrels:
I believe it is the Cyanogen, the one with the square robot face lol

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http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3046965

This one. I don't know what Roms I can safely use with the DE since my model number is N910V
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jpcalhoun:
There is a thread about that ROM in this forum, you've probably seen it. I haven't been following CM for the Note 4 the past few weeks so I'm not sure how its going. If you're interested in flashing CM I recommend you read through that thread (at least the last 2-3 weeks of post) before flashing so you have a good understanding of what works, what doesn't work and what the "work arounds" may be. Remember, just because everything works on someone else's phone doesn't mean everything will work on your phone. Also, don't confuse CM with AICP ROM that is also discussed in that thread. Two totally different ROMS and two totally different install instructions...don't get them confused.