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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Android.Ninja:
Being a developer myself, I tend to believe that the majority of the XDA community does in fact "respect the developers" however I do at sometimes feel strongly that written communication as in forums like this can sometimes get off topic, be misunderstood, miscommunicated, or just have flame wars mostly due to ego's, ones own opinions, etc, etc, etc. Adhering to the rules of the forums and placing correct text in the appropriate forums would greatly increase productivity for us developers. When we have to go thru a "Development Forum" and filter out the hundreds of comments not associated with the proper forum, then you add in all the flame wars, rants, off topic discussion, etc. It makes it nearly impossible to track if somethings working correctly or not.

My comments are only my personal opinion not meant to offend or upset anyone. I myself now too, are taking the thread off topic by placing my own personal views at this time.

End of off topic;

Back ok topic;

On another note, there's a bounty on root located at the below provided thread. I believe that it's already accumulated around $7000 for the VZW variant & almost the same for the AT&T variant. While it may not be approved thru the guidelines of the forums, I do have to say that $14,000 is a lot of incentive to achieve root.

Now, once after root is achieved, and if the promise's are met and the donations are made as promised. I would have to say that's "Showing some Respect" to the developers. Don't get me wrong, you don't have to make donations to give respect. I'm just pointing out that whoever started the idea for the bounty, and if everyone follows thru with it. That to me is showing "Gratitude" to the developers who use their own time, to develop for this wonderful community we are all a part of.

http://xdaforums.com/note-4-verizon/general/bounty-verizon-note-4-root-whos-t2916685.

Developers don't need no stinkin' signature!

If I've been able to help you, please hit the "Thanks" button. ;)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] pr0cl1v1ty:
I started it however had to pass the torch off. Amen to your second part list above.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Genesis730:
I wouldn't mind testing a few ideas to see if I can come up with anything. For those of you that are already testing thank you :), also are you testing in a virtual environment or on your actual device? If it is virtual, what are you using? My Note is a daily driver with info I can't constantly be wiping :(
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] derekctnguyen:
does vroot work?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] jerrycoffman45:
no
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] xiria7:
Sad but true.

What's sad is the T-Mobile Galaxy S6 will be rooted before the AT&T Note 4. The truth...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] howellcp:
That's great feedback, Troll.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] freddy0872:
I don't really think he's trolling (course I can't answer for him) but stating that it will be rooted very easily. At least looking at how t-mobile devices have been in the past. If the S6 comes out before we obtain root on note 4 vzw/att they may see root first. It's almost just a given. No trolling. Just a statement. (from my point of view)

Tensions are high.... We all start to raise anticipation seeing notifications popping up from here! And it's building! It'll come! Let's relax and enjoy the ride! We're all in this together!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Android.Ninja:
Stay focused, stay on topic, most of all stay positive. Root, will, come. There's been many before you, in the same shoes, anticipating salvation by notice of an unread "Root" thread for a device that's been locked up tighter than Pandora's Box.

Only to look upon open it in despair...

Top dogs are working on it & gonna let them know, there's always someone smarter...

Developers don't need no stinkin' signature!

If I've been able to help you, please hit the "Thanks" button. ;)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] DutchDogg54:
Let's stay on topic round here all - mention of other devices on different carriers really doesn't belong and will only lead to trouble. Report any posts that breach either of these barriers, please.

Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Gods Son:
Oh my God I love my note 4 but I miss root so much! I've disabled as much of this at&t bloat ware as possible but for some strange reason not only has it re-enabled itself but its updated too. I'm starting to become desperate for root to the point where I'm going to pull out my galaxy s2 and use it instead of my note 4.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] zxz0O0:
An integer overflow happens when you add two numbers together and the result exceeds the maximum value (e.g. 0xFFFFFFFF + 1 = 0). The code allocates memory using malloc(), i.e. from the heap.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Mocha_Bean:
Verizon Moto X 2014 here. Running Lollipop. Says I'm vulnerable to GraphicsBuffer. Will pass this on to our root thread.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] ZPaul2Fresh8:
You sir are probably able to use geifroot (might be spelled gieroot). Ask [MENTION=3975929]zxz0O0[/MENTION]
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] loonbg:
sharp aquos 306sh is also vulnerable with GraphicsBuffer Overflow :D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] rrjskj:
Same ones as vzw note 4
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] lamarwallace:


Root didn't work.it says my kernel/device is not supported
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Enzopreme:
Gentlemen I didn't mean that with any disrespect at all. With Jcase abd the other great devs on it I'm sure there's been progress made. I'm just saying that without root, I almost don't know what to do with a phone, besides the obvious, lol. I can't wait and hope this is cracked soon. Unfortunately the only contribution I'll be able to make is a monetary one as I stated in the bounty thread. But good luck to those on it, and sorry to anyone offended by what I posted, I meant no harm.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] jcase:
I'm not working on this phone
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] terpin32:
It's good to see ppl so passionate about this stuff you guys rock and hope we can get this dam awesome phone unleashed from the ropes keep up the good work guys
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Mocha_Bean:
Not just this phone. Based on the nature of the exploit, it seems like it would work on any device running up to 5.0. Hell, I don't even have a Note 4; I'm just here because you guys are the most active.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] TechBSwift:
Dude... If you don't have anything to contribute to obtaining root, please stop posting.... That goes for everyone who doesn't have a clue how to code, exploit, or contribute information to helps us obtain root.

I'm sorry I'm not trying to be rude but it's so frustrating when users drop in and make pointless comments. Some of us are trying our best to obtain root behind the scenes. It drives me crazy having to go through pointless post. For those providing pertinent information, please keep it coming. I believe you guys are on the right track, and I'm following along behind the scenes. I'm trying my best to beat you guys to the finish line. If I successfully obtain root first, I will donate half my donations to XDA, since it was XDA and developers are the ones who motivated me to get my degree in CS. I want to be known for development, not the man who got the bounty.

Thanks again for everything. I've also started reviewing the code for giefroot since it appears the note edge for Verizon & AT&T maybe vulnerable to those exploits. Although it says our Kernel is not compatible when you attempt to you that method, the check is coded in to that program and I'm trying to update that program to allow the kernel. More to come
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] heXacode:
Just bought the Note 4 yesterday and what a beast it is. It'll be even more godly once we obtain root. I got faith in you guys and am following and learning how you guys do this stuff. Keep up the good work. Patience is a virtue. That means people shouldn't expect something to fall in their lap right away if you aren't contributing. Be patient and even jump in to read and learn a thing or 2 what these guys do.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] DutchDogg54:
Ok - I've gotten a number of reports about this thread in the last couple days - this needs to stop...and the way it's going to stop is by setting the rules. Please report FUTURE posts that break any of these rules:

Talks about another device other than the Note 4.

Talks about other carriers than AT&T, except where DIRECTLY applicable to root progress.

Talks about the Note 4 in any way other than to CONTRIBUTE to root progress. This includes "gush posts" about how great the device is, or "sob posts" about how horrible things are without root.

Click report on any post that meets the above criteria & I'll nuke it - otherwise keep it civil & keep your focus on obtaining root.

Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Stryke_the_Orc:
This thread has been nothing but trouble for some time now. We moderators spend far more time here than necessary to clean up ridiculous posts and petty bickering, well enough is enough. This thread is closed and shall remain that way until someone with verifiable proof of progress comes forward with it. Be warned, if the drama and trouble moves from this thread to any of the others, they too will follow suit.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] KennyG123:
Hi,

We understand the frustration of not having root...but no thread on XDA should require daily moderation..none. If people cannot follow the member conduct rules on this private development site then these things will happen.

Any developers working on root should know that XDA provides heavily moderated areas (read non-devs will be infracted or banned) for Developers ONLY to work on truly technical issues such as this. We are trying to bring development discussion back to XDA so people can see and learn from it. So this area has been provided. It is located here: http://xdaforums.com/note-4/galaxy-note-4-developer-discussion-developers-only and we are encouraging any developers working on root to please begin a thread there for other developers ONLY to join in and collaborate. Let's keep the discussions here and not on Hangouts, PMs or IRC where impatient members have drive the developers to.

Now rather than continue bad mouthing XDA and admins in new threads, maybe you can understand why we are getting more strict in handling these things. WE WANT DEVELOPMENT HERE!

So some of you complaining that thread closures are what is driving away development...look in the mirror for the true reason. Non-development comments and trolls are the main reason developers give us for why they do not discuss development here anymore.

Now this thread will remain closed for a while longer for this post to set in. Feel free to make a user group or thread in the Off-Topic section of XDA until this thread is reopened. But also take this as fair warning that once this thread is reopened any violation of the forum rules will be treated severely.

We all want you guys to have root...it brings in development! Let's all get together and do it right and urge the developers to make that thread and get this going where everyone can see it happening!!!

Thank you for your cooperation

Friendly Neighborhood Senior-Mod
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] KennyG123:
I want to thank the supportive PMs I have received regarding our efforts to get this set up right for you!

I had a nibble or two from some that want to start the thread in the Developers ONLY section, but they have not done so yet.

As soon as that happens then this thread will be reopened.

I would also be happy to work with them to copy any development oriented posts from here to there.

Thank you for your patience

Friendly Neighborhood Senior-Mod
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] KennyG123:
Great news!!! http://xdaforums.com/note-4/galaxy-...10v-models-t3042045/post59124895#post59124895

As soon as I get to a computer I will get posts copied over there, this cleaned up and reopened!!

Thanks [MENTION=4558078]ZPaul2Fresh8[/MENTION]!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] KennyG123:
OK...as you seen [MENTION=4558078]ZPaul2Fresh8[/MENTION] has spearheaded a Developers ONLY root thread in the Developers ONLY section. You say "What?" What does that even mean?!!" It means you should watch but not post there unless you have genuine development knowledge and can add to the discussion. It is heavily moderated so posting non-dev posts would be..........bad! (you know what I mean!)

Now THIS thread will be reopened and I am sure the people working on the root over there will pop in occasionally to answer questions here if mentioned. So let them work!

THIS thread will fall under forum rules of course...you are all in the same boat waiting on root...be kind to each other!

Under the circumstances some OT posting will be fine here...but stay out of there.

I moved a pile of posts over to that thread so they don't lose their train of thought.

Let's all thank those guys for trying to get this going!

I would like to thank everyone here for being patient while we worked this out.

Thread reopened....everyone breath!!!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Android.Ninja:
Thank You KennyG123. You truly are "The Amazing Spidermod!"

Now going back to developement!!!

Developers don't need no stinkin' signature!

If I've been able to help you, please hit the "Thanks" button. ;)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] mletchworth:
Here's the 910A rooting thread from the dev section

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3042045

[R&D] Rooting N910A/N910V Models
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] KennyG123:
Which I already linked here as well as posted a reminder to not post in that thread as stated in the sticky it is for Developers ONLY and is heavily moderated. Keep the discussions here about what they are doing.

Thanks :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] grmcrkrs:
Of course you can read it for yourself, but good progress has been made IMO. We have 2 exploits that can in theory be put together to attain root. But more importantly, progress has been made in the fact that zxzo0o has crashed SurfaceFlinger, which is the attack surface that will get us root. In other words, he's reproduced the bug.

:EDIT: he's crashed the process, but not because of the bug. Still, he's actively working on code that SHOULD have the desired effect , namely root access.

Progress. Sweet progress.

When this thread got locked, my hopes of rooting were trashed. Now: hopes restored
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] bobloadmire:
Turns out he didn't crash surfaceflinger
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] xxswagga1xx:
I sooo wanna root my SM-N915A (AT&T) , Happy with the progress :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] edjahman:
I read somewhere that he didn't crash it actually. It didn't sound good nevertheless. I'm also very eager to root etc.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Cormyee00:
Yes two and three whole posts ago. I'm glad the devs have their own space to work now, free of distractions like this.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] asjshenry:
I hear that the lollipop update will hit next week. Do we have a better shot at achieving root of we don't update? I ask because if we think root will come, I want to make sure I am on the right update to be able to get it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Mocha_Bean:
Not updating will certainly be safer.

CVE-2015-1474, as far as we know based on information about the vulnerability, is only present in Android versions up to 5.0. So, 5.0.1 and above are unlikely to be vulnerable.

Also, Lollipop introduced new SELinux policies and various other security features that make root exploits generally more difficult. If anyone wants to back up or refute this, feel free.

If rooting is what you're after, I'd wait.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] brorex:
Where did you hear that @? I haven't seen it anywhere.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] asjshenry:
Check the lollipop due for the note 4 soon thread. It is already rolling out to sprint and tmobile. A guy who works f9r att is claiming next week for us.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Kamau54:
I'd take that with a grain of salt.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Itoshii:
Either way I wouldn't update, because it's easy to update then get root if that happens but harder to roll back to get root.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] turbofirefox:
Dev edition tester...

Anyone have a Note 4 dev edition, and willing to do a test for us? Please look at this tread and respond: http://xdaforums.com/note-4/galaxy-...910a-n910v-models-t3042045/page6#post59261617

We need someone to install the giefroot masterpiece tool apk and then make a backup file (using adb backup).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] terpin32:
Im Willing to help but i got the n910a (att)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] rrjskj:
@ turbofirefox might be helpful to post this on vzw side too. I know a lot of folks over there have developer editions ..
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] turbofirefox:
Thanks, I think we hit a bump... the giefroot process is not an APK... so there 8s nothing to backup. :(
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] rrjskj:
Is there a way to do complete files dump from Dev edition maybe there is something that is being over looked.

Nm I think someone might have suggested that b4 or it might have been done already my bad.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] manbat:
It has been done....only difference is the aBoot....which is device specific....

Sent from my SM-N910V / VZW Note 4 DE / Factory Bootloader Unlocked / Rooted / Custom Kernel-ed/ TWRP 2.8.5.0.trltevzw
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] ODSTZ3RO:
Wtf is this I'm posting it because it mentions root it's probably nothing though sorry if it's irrelevant just wanted to ask
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Deadclown:
How do I make sure my att note 4 won't auto update?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] gatesjunior:
Use Debloater and block the OTA packages. For the Verizon Note 4 the package is SDM.apk.

http://xdaforums.com/android/software/debloater-remove-carrier-bloat-t2998294

Root NOT required and you can block pretty much anything you want.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Mocha_Bean:
"Download CM security to fix this vulnerability"

That's a hoot.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] ODSTZ3RO:
Ok?aww man I won't be able to disable the forced ota updates:,( my computer is messed up good bye root
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Mocha_Bean:
Oh, sorry. Haha. By "that's a hoot," I meant that it made me laugh.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Sizzlechest:
I tried this on my Note 4, but I can't get a COM port assigned to the phone while in Download mode (or any other mode):

http://xdaforums.com/android/help/lg-tribute-development-t2953342/post59291717#post59291717

Is there a special driver I need?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] radionerd:
Edit: read more of the LG thread, don't think that will work on retail note4.

You could also find the com port by starting Odin while in download mode, If you see a com port in Odin screen your drivers are good.

VZW DE Note 4 drivers
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] slimc84:
I just tried it on my Verizon Note Edge and it did not work. Everything worked up until the final step.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] DroidBlaze:
I'm guessing that either

1. The g2_root.sh needs to be modified to be note4 specific

Or

2. Samsung doesn't let users interact with the note4 in download mode the same way lg does

Either way this is exciting stuff if our devs can get something out of this method!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] slimc84:
They are already looking through the command.exe file and seeing if they can modify it to work with Samsung's download mode. Would be huge if they could get it to work as it is non-exploit specific. It would take Samsung redoing the way their download mode works for this to not work on future devices.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Mocha_Bean:
Where did you hear that they were fixing it to work in Samsung's download mode? Couldn't find it in the thread.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] slimc84:
I didn't say they were fixing it to work. They are looking at the command.exe and see exactly what it does.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Mocha_Bean:
That's what I meant. :P
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] CBR33ZIFI3D:
So was attempting to look through the code a bit but without any knowledge, is it possible that the method of obtaining root, will also work? If we find a way to push it through, the samsung downloader? Maybe through odin?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] kociubin:
I tried on AT&T Note 4. Stuck on the final step. I get the shell and execute the command but it never returns. No go.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] slimc84:
It appears that it is LG specific unfortunately.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] dany32412:
Yes it appears that with the LG device they are able to open a root shell with the send_command.exe. This however doesn't seem to work for our vzw note 4. The shell script that they use doesn't make use of any exploits. I think the exploit lies within send_command.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Kyuta Syuko:
From the dev thread.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] slimc84:
The send_command isn't exploit driven as it mimics the communication between your device and computer while it is in download mode. If there is a way we can capture the communication between our device and computer to mimic that of ODIN or an ADB restore, there is a possibility that we would be able to do something similar with our device.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] gatesjunior:
Glad we are on the same page :) Lol..

http://xdaforums.com/note-4/galaxy-.../rd-rooting-n910a-n910v-models-t3042045/page7
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] viseversa101:
I found the mocking moderately amusing.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] Kyuta Syuko:
If someone were to figure something like this out would it be safe to say that it would work on most or all Samsung Android based devices like the LG method works on most or all LG Android based devices?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] dany32412:
Has anyone been able to do a system backup for the Verizon note 4? I've been doing some 'usbmon' logs to try to reverse engineer the adb backup/restore protocol. All I've been able to backup is the apps directory. Everytime I use the -system flag, it just fails and never shows the backup dialog on the phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] muppetmaster916:
Just got my att note 4, are devs still actively trying to Crack this thing open? I might hang onto it if there's hope.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] MrPlNK:
Yes.

Read. Research. Google.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] JOSHSKORN:
Yes, there's a R&D thread out there somewhere that I've been keeping track of. The thread itself only does me good in the sense that I can only keep up with what people are trying, but it doesn't make much sense to me, it's really only for devs, which I'm not. It seems to be very heavily moderated to clear out junk posts, as well. I'm sure once the root is found and the method is released, it'll be carried over to this thread. I'm a Verizon Note 4 user, and the R&D thread is actually for AT&T users, but I hear such an exploit will work on both carriers.

My gut basically tells most users to check back every two weeks.. I'm hoping though we'll get root before April 1st. Don't ask me why I pick that particular date, I just randomly picked it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] muppetmaster916:
Good to know someone is trying, do you have a link to the thread ?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] DroidBlaze:
Here is the link http://xdaforums.com/note-4/galaxy-note-4-developer-discussion-developers-only/rd-rooting-n910a-n910v-models-t3042045
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] bobloblaw1:
The link is maybe 10 to 20 posts back.

Please, please, do not post in there unless you are a developer and have an articuable suggestion or solution.The thread was already closed due to users coming in for status updates and hype posts. It was only reopened a week or two back. Please respect the devs so we can continue to follow along.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] ast32:
I'll see if I can get my hands on an extra device. I'd love to help with the testing.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note 4] muppetmaster916:
I'm far from a dev, I only intend to read the thread and watch quietly.