[AT&T Galaxy Note 3 General] liquidzgrl:
Problems with the workaround? Help please?

I have ATT Note 3

Model is SAMSUNG-SM- N900A

I downgraded via ODIN to 4.2.2 and rooted using Towel Root installed busy-box and Safe-strap with the twrp recovery

then I used root checker to verify root

Rebooted into recovery and installed N900A_NJ5_100%_Stock_Rooted_ROM then applied the NJ5 kernel (3.4.0-3032228 dpi@SWDD5917 #1) baseband N900AUCUDNJ5

Upon doing so never realizing until too late that with the NJ5 kernel safe-strap recovery would be deemed useless

I attempted to use ODIN both the older version and the newer version and use ODIN to apply the NC2 and NC1 kernels to attempt to access the recovery to run a backup and both failed to reboot to recovery the NC2 gave me a black screen to the boot and i had to reboot manually into Download the NC1 applied update as its similiar to NJ5 and booted the phone straight away with no recovery

I have now reapplied the NJ5 kernel and reupdated it but Im back at square one now and very disappointed

As a side note I have found it very difficult to avoid the att software update from applying automatically and I have found this is easiest anf works best for me at least just to share with others (if you do an OTA u WILL LOSE ROOT)

Use titanium back up in freeze select ONLY i REPEAT ONLY att software update and freeze it (this should help prevent the phone from attempting to run the OTA and if u need to in the future u can unfreeze it)

Ok back to the safestrap recovery lol

Anyone know why I am unable to use the NC2 kernel workaround like described in this thread I saw another user had this problem in the previous posts as well. I have attempted to follow several methods outlined here and elsewhere as well as additional attempts outside the instructions to try to make sure there is no user error on my end in following the instructions. Is it possible it is related to the actual 4.4.4 file used I obtained mine from kevinwithtech. blogspot . com download 5. Factory Stock ROM (Rooted) 4.4.4 androidfilehost com ?fid =95832962473395563 perhaps there is something within it causing the problem???? ALthough he also has a video showing the exact same process of switching out the kernels to do the workaround and has no issues running it himself.

I just dont get it and I desperately want to make a backup with all of my phone setup in case of future accidental OTA or problems that could arise so that I can just downgrade it back to 4.2.2 and apply my nandroid (update.zip)

Any suggestions on how else I can do a backup to take care of the concern or any explanation to assist me in getting the workaround to somehow magically work?

Thanks

For new rooting users kevinwithtech. blogspot. com was the easiest tutorial video to follow step by step that I couldve imagined I highly recommend it but I'm on the fence about the 4.4.4 part since the safestrap recovery wont work with it so if to are new to rooting and don't want to attempt to learn the workaround or wait for an unlikely fix with an updated recovery for use with 900a safestrap I would likely recommend sticking with 4.2.2 until you become more comfortable with learning the process further.