yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] samep:
For the update notification, this post or thread may help. It has rooted and un-rooted solutions.

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=60418534&postcount=8

Your backup to restore MM should work but the Sprint screen may not be stuck but optimizing your apps for MM before booting system. Two things to keep in mind, your backup that you're restoring already had optimized user apps so you should backup once more and factory reset before restoring a TWRP backup. That should help restore without the long optimization process but first boot may be longer so be patient. Maintain your backups by deleting the old ones as you update.

The second thing to remember is that going back and forth between Lollipop and Marshmallow (MM) is going to kill your WiFi and camera focus unless you match your bootloader to each switch of Android version with Odin. You may not find a matching bootloader by update version for MM you have but any MM bootloader should do the trick to restore WiFi and camera focus. In the Sprint Note 4 development forum, you'll find a bootloader and baseband thread by XDA developer [MENTION=309990]freeza[/MENTION] with links to these Odin files in OP. The ones labeled firmware are the bootloaders.

Often times, apps that aren't optimized, will optimize on reboot. Lollipop and Marshmallow optimize differently so factory reset with TWRP backups should save time. You could use titanium backup or Helium to keep your data current for restore after each TWRP restore but if you need WiFi or camera focus each time you flip the OS, you'll need to Odin the equivalent bootloader.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] ssamboy:
Great, thank you. I am currently restoring again. How long could it take? Would 4 hours indicate an issue with the restore? Also, once all is stable, can I just go back and forth using titanium backup temporarily rooting for the sole purpose of backup and restore? Will that take care of the baseband/firmware issue? Also, it appears that I need to flash 2 files in Odin, the baseband/bootloader and firmware? I saw a link for PH4 bootloader/basebands in the thread, but the link wasn't working so I am just going to try PE2. Do you agree? Will the auto software update push the most recent bootloader once I am able to get my restore to go through?
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] samep:
4 hours is too long. I would be concerned with temperature damage. You may need to wipe everything but extSdCard but try wiping internal memory and factory reset first if factory reset alone didn't help. Use some forced air like a fan to keep phone cool during optimization to help prolong life of CPU, eMMC memory, display and battery.

Titanium Backup is app oriented so no OS or bootloader restore possible with it.

The bootloader is the one labeled firmware; only one is needed to go back and forth. For example, OK1 for Lollipop and PE2 to for MM. Flash with Odin loaded in AP slot. Verify it takes by testing WiFi, camera focus or an app like Galaxy Tools or Phone Info for Samsung.

There was also a newer bootloader, I think it was PJ1 in the Sprint development forum. Look for thread for Note7 port by [MENTION=1503720]tx_dbs_tx[/MENTION] on page 2 or so. But maybe PE2 works too; I'd just prefer match bootloader, kernel and ROM to same update. TWRP doesn't restore bootloader either. Sorry but no easy way to do that.

Another option would be just to Odin the MM update if stock is your goal for MM. If you kept your data, MM should optimize it but keep phone cool for that initial boot.

And have fresh and healthy battery with sufficient charge for these flashes with long initial boots. I'd recommend 80% unless battery is new and cycled a couple of times and charged to 60% or more.

The software auto update only works for full stock tar or un-modified state. If you tried it after rooting or even just flashing TWRP, the update zip that the OTA uses to update would fail in recovery for modified state. Best just to disable the update to avoid the redundancy.

Hopefully that helps to make the right choices.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] aaron74:
New QB3 firmware!

SamFirm finally issued another tar file. QB3 is released.

I'm downloading now. I can upload it to my AFH for ya all.

Uploading Now!!

Ok, here it is:

N910PVPS4DQB3_N910PSPT4DQB3_N910PVPS4DQB3_HOME.tar.md5.zip

Enjoy!

[MENTION=1725911]LMMT[/MENTION] you can add link in OP.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] LMMT:
Alrighty, I'll look at it later.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] bigbabo:
Have you noticed anything worthy of an update
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] aaron74:
I actually havent flashed it yet. But getting ready to. Im in process of deodexing it now. Will post!
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] Falco78:
Let me know how that goes I will hold off for that

sent from my Galaxy Note 4 running MOAR 2.1b on Tapatalk
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] aaron74:
Figured I'd let you know, i got the deodexed rom posted in development thread. It isn't much yet. Just stock. I'm no big time Dev. But i do plan on improving on it in time.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] aaron74:
QC1 tar file is available at Sammobile. Figured I'd let you all know.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] Bowknows:
successful restore of Sprint note 4

Got a bricked Sprint Note 4 from swappa as a project , found your software here and it worked first time out.

phone was financed though so using on wifi, lots of that nowadays . seller didnt know of course. ha

thanks

BK. :)
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] jam97:
any other link to download from, plz?
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] jhill110:
Updato :

http://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] aaron74:
Not from me. I haven't downloaded yet. If i get a chance I'll post it.

Or try Samfirm. Search for it here. It downloads roms.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] ankurcshah:
how can i root QB3?
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] j00manji:
i used odin for PK1 and the first thing i got on startup was a systemui fc... how is this happening??

my md5 is verified and everything T_T
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] bigbabo:
After you odin stock you always must boot to stock recovery and wipe cache and dalvik and do factory restore than let it boot and set it up with no issues.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] floykoe:
does anyone know where to get flashable bootloaders and/or modems. tar or zip
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] ianmb:
https://xdaforums.com/note-4-sprint/development/basebandsbootloaders-ok1-pc1-pb5-t3358357

Anything after PE1 you have to use Odin
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] aaron74:
Uploading QC1 now, for anyone still needing.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] aaron74:
QC1 Firmware

If anyone still reads this post here's. QC1

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=529152257862726726

[MENTION=1725911]LMMT[/MENTION] Feel free to update Op.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] Modtronix:
Some of us even fallow you on here! Fathom that! Thank you!
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] aaron74:
:) :good:

Posted it in my rom to.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] tyxavier13:
QB3 not QC1
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] Modtronix:
If you click on his name you will see qc1 as well as all his other stuff
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] aaron74:
What? Lol!

I have them both. Must put wrong link.

Haaahaa!

Thanks for telling!

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Fixed!

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Check this post out, if you like.

QC1 Bootloader / Modem

Please read warning!

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=72341335&postcount=16
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] xxTECRAxx:
aaron74, what kernel are you using?
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] kngdmond:
Many thanks!! Works perfectly!!
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] kngdmond:
I'm using beastmode. Works great. Although I am using the UN7 ROM.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] aaron74:
I've tried and tested various but In my opinion, I don't like messing with kernel settings and such. So I just prefer stock kernels!

Some advice. If your trying N7 ports, just pull the N7 modded stock kernel from UN7 rom to use. Actually it's on thread somewhere.

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Great.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] doubledragon5:
Thanks I'm downloading it now, to use with UN7
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] aaron74:
I also have modem &bootloader files in my QC1 rom thread.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] xxTECRAxx:
you guys affected by the mmc read error? i thought it was just me until i stumbled upon reading others with same issue, even those not rooted. i'm running your QC1 stock deoxed with the beast kernel and wakelock app. assuming the phone isn't powered down, which at this point i don't care anymore and i've got the zero lemon battery, i wait this out until november for upgrade. when i do need to power down or up for that matter after a loss of power, i have to use the freezer but i refuse to put it in there longer than 30 seconds.

you guys encounter any of this nonsense? it sucks, especially after 3 generations of note's and the 4 i absolutely love.....
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] samep:
I've had the Note 4 since launch day. No eMMC failures; no need for wake lock app. I've been careful with heat and replace battery with new one when its health starts declining.

You might get by using it with wake lock app if you don't flash any updates or flash new ROMs or restore backups or force reboots.

Others have considered jumping carrier and getting new carrier to absorb some costs or go cheap and replace motherboard or look for used or refurbished phone. I think the only motherboards available are also used but may be certified. I hope not to be in that position until ready to switch.

But I've given up on Sprint network expansion and don't care to buy another CDMA phone. Tired of slow data. I hope my phone lasts until a phone with bootloader unlock support comes along that actually want on a GSM carrier.

IMO, the Note 4 had more than its share of such failures. Been a lot reported here and elsewhere.

I won't keep mine much longer if I can get a decent trade-in offer on it. Had planned keep it but prone to eMMC failure so I'll try to get some money for it instead.

Sad other OEMs won't just rip off the design and update and release it with the unlock bootloader support! All it really needs is an updated SOC with UFS 2.0 memory.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] jhill110:
Hey T. I'm looking really hard at the HTC U 11. Just waiting for it to hit the shelves next month so I can check it out. Like you I'm done with CDMA.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] m5james:
I've tried this link from two different serves and both say the files are corrupted :-/

Tried OK1 and got the same issue...what am I doing wrong?
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] samep:
Verify the md5 in link against the downloaded zip then use an application like 7zip or winrar to extract the tar.md5 from the zip, just once.

Once Odin verifies the proper md5, it should flash.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] m5james:
Thanks, I waited longer and it finally went through after like 5 min. Now the phone is finally booting onto the Samsung screen, the slowly writing Samsung logo and the Sprint logo itself, but it's sticking on the Sprint logo, made their little pindrop noise but now it's doing nothing else. I'm guessing I should just wait it out but holy crap.

EDIT: One reboot later and it's finally allowing me to set up it. 5hrs later...fingers crossed I've no longer got rebooting issues.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] Sherbon26:
will these wipe my phone? will I lose all data?
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] jam97:
Hello, any link for the new QI5 build?

Thanks,
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] chumpalunski:
https://xdaforums.com/note-4-sprint/general/firmware-qi5-released-10-11-2017-t3686982/page2
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] jam97:
Thanks

But it is not the full tar.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] chumpalunski:
Look at the last post. There's a link to google drive. I just flashed it.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1blPsoKK5taRk5SZ3NwdmUtTzA
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] jam97:
This link?

https://drive.google.com/open?...d=0B1blPsoKK5taRk5SZ3NwdmUtTzA

it's only about 2Mb!
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] chumpalunski:
I don't know what you are doing. It's a 2 gig file. Look in the other thread I posted. Some other guy found it. Just trying to help out. I flashed it...fixed my issues.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1blPsoKK5taRk5SZ3NwdmUtTzA/view
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] jam97:
My bad, I got it

Thanks
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] chumpalunski:
Good deal.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] mon0theist:
Does anyone have the new QI5?
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] jam97:
https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?ur...share_tid=3686982&share_fid=3793&share_type=t

New Firmware QI5 released 10/11/2017...still lists August 1 Security Update

check the last page
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] pvii:
Are there any additional options to activate in Odin, because flashing with default "auto reboot" and "f. reset time" fails.

Always stucks at aboot.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] tx_dbs_tx:
No. You can try selecting repartion option. If that also fails then you may be on a firmware that isn't allowing the new Sprint firmware to flash. There is a check during the Odin flash procedure and if your phone's current firmware is not supported or is too old, it will fail. Look in settings/about phone and see what your current firmware version is. If it's a few months old you can try Odin the exact same firmware version or the next firmware version in chronological order by release date and it will flash. Once you are on the previous firmware version prior to QB3 it will flash successfully.

Good luck.

Edit: Use Odin v3.11 instead. It looks like your Odin has ads.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] pvii:
Hi!

My firmware seems to be N910PVPU5DQI5, so you mean that roms from this thread won't flash? But how can I restore older firmware?
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] jam97:
Tried many older firmwares, no success!

You could flash some older roms through Twrp recovery though.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] tx_dbs_tx:
You may not be able to Odin older firmware than what your phone currently has installed. Many times it simply will not allow you to flash older firmware and only allows you to flash the exact same version or newer firmware only. You just have to test and see. But use Odin v3.11. It has been the best. Go to updato.com and search for the latest firmware for your model samsung Note 4.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] CLaudioman2009:
Hello, i also have N910PVPU5DQI5 , and i wanted to flash ""[ROM] [AROMA] [ULTIMATE Note 7 Hybrid] [N930PVPU1APGC] [v1.1] [updated 5/12/2017"" from this thread:

https://xdaforums.com/note-4-sprint/development/rom-updated-1-14-2017-t3538051

but it says : """you absolutely MUST be running the latest N910PVPS4DPJ1 firmware for the Sprint Note 4."""

now i don`t know what to do :C . should i flash it and pray it to work? XD. really need help here

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chek my comment above, is about your note 7 note 4 hybrid rom. thank you

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ok i checked here: https://updato.com/firmware-archive-select-model?exact=1&q=SM-N910P

[IMG="check this"]https://i.imgur.com/DfyY6FP.png[/IMG]

now i need a solution. :crying: :crying:
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] j_svas:
Can you please post links to this xposed and wanam working please?
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] dadda:
Is it worth updating to OJ6 from OG5 on rooted OG5
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] jhill110:
Here ya go. Search would have found it for you.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3180960
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] j_svas:
Thanks mate, never imagined one that we will have this odex stock rom...hence could not search.

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Guess only Wanam works or other xposed modules also?
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] countdooku23:
Hopefully this does not double post.

Thank you so much for putting his thread together. It was the only easy answer I found on debricking/de softbricking my NOTE 4 from Sprint.

I tried the Chainfire instructions first and found out that was dated the hard way. It bricked my phone and put into a reboot loop. Not that his work is not outstanding. It was just an old posting for use with older Android versions. Whatever it did, it installed kit kat over my lollipop...... thus the errors. Nothing would work and I was a failure by not installing TWRP. I was unable to load USB via computer..... to move roms over.

That is when I found your post. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Your ODIN ready rom installed without any issues and the phone repaired itself back to new. I booted and it even gave me an update from sprint.

From now on I will learn to read ahead of time instead of jumping in wildly. lol
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] Luigi0777:
i have a question,

does this mean that if i install the OJ6 firmware to my note 4, i will be able to return to kitkat ???

by the way i have the COG5 bootloader installed on my phone :'^(

thanks for your attention.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] ianmb:
You will not be able to return to kitkat since you have the OG5 bootloader. If you still had OB7 you would be able to. Sorry
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] Luigi0777:
Thanks [MENTION=2430742]ianmb[/MENTION] , by any chance, do you know if we will have a solution to this problem soon???

I need to add the 4g bands to this device, and as far as I know, the only "possible" solution is to downgrade the firmware. I am living near el paso Tx, to be exact in Juarez city, Mx.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] ianmb:
There hasn't been much if any developments to revert back to kitkat due to the majority having to update to run the latest ROMS which are lollipop based. Honestly I don't see anyone who will be working on this. Sorry brother ?
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] Luigi0777:
I appreciate your time [MENTION=2430742]ianmb[/MENTION] ,thanks for that honest answer. :^ )
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] bigbabo:
Why it wont let me flash anything with odin i tried og5 stock tried to update to oj6 stock it fails after boot.img im using latest odin 3.10.7 im on 5.1.1
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] yo0123yo:
LMAO some of these posts...some people should be banned from flashing any ROM in general

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We need more info if you want help, dude. What's happening? Is it soft bricked?
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] bigbabo:
Whats soft brick if u talking about can i boot to dload mode yes but not always i have to pull battery out wait 30 min than boot to dload mode i tried kies i tried odin any version possible i tried 4 downloads of og5 and oj6 and they all fail in odin with message pit file missing i can boot to recovery also not always and flash roms and restore my backups but once im up and running if i go to restart phobe shuts off and never comes back up ithan have to take battery out wait 30 min than try to boot bk up besides the odin message the message thats on the phone is in red and it reads emmc_read failed amd on top where it says odin mode above it says mmc:read_failed its sprint note 4 5.1.1 i flashed og5 once trough odin that was few weeks ago when everything was normal than i tested some other roms i didnt like them so i went back to my backups and my phone kept freezing up on me for 15 sec in duration so i thought if i update to latest oj6 it will rid of issues ....welll i cant get there since whatever i tried it failed
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] samep:
But you can Odin recovery, correct?

If so, what about OJ6 modem in Odin- from freeza?

If all true, I'm thinking you could Odin Philz CWM recovery for Note 4 and Odin the modem, boot to recovery, factory reset and wipe system (read full reply first) and try to recover with KIES or OJ6 stock tar. Just pull the battery after wipe before plugging in USB for KIES or Odin. If using Odin, try first with no auto reboot, reboot to recovery and factory reset, power down, pull battery, and Odin again with with latest Odin and Odin defaults only, letting it boot to setup wizard. If you get that far...

http://downloadandroidrom.com/file/GalaxyNote4/CWM/philz_touch_6.59.0-trlte.tar

But before you wipe system, you can still TWRP restore a backup, right? Make sure your backups are safely backed up before wiping. I would hesitate to wipe system if you can't restore backups. I would ask Sprint or Best Buy Samsung Experience kiosk to flash if TWRP restore isn't possible. If it doesn't work, you should still be able to restore TWRP and restore your backup. But consider this at your own risk. Wasn't it already suggested that take it back to Sprint to have them flash it?

The method described above is a similar method used to recover soft bricked devices from the OE1 OTA fiasco when the bootloader with reactivation lock was introduced and TWRP couldn't flash after forcing issue. These methods also avoid the use of riskier methods of repartition or repartition with PIT which are not recommended for general users, AFAIK.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] samep:
FYI, Sammobile has OK1 tar. Who's going to get it to compare md5? I'm on slow download; 7%.
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] bigbabo:
Amyone got stock og5 kernel unrooted in zip format...that wasnt meant to be quoted i dont know why i did it it should have been reg reply
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] samep:
That's OK. So you're trying to get to OTA happiness? Don't you still need stock recovery as well?

I might be able to assist; the kernel is fairly easy. The issue might and still could be your modified system though? Do you have a stock TWRP backup of OG5 or later (that should only stock recovery)? Or are you thinking un-root, flash stock-ish ROM flash and then OTA?

How is your progress going? Did you try the OJ6 tar in general with its md5 to compare? What's worked? And have used an application like PhoneInfo or galaxy tools to verify your bootloader and modem?
[Sprint  Galaxy Note 4 General] bigbabo:
I unrooted using universal unroot app i paid for it it still shows custom so i figured i flash stock og5 kernel than try to take ota since odin and kies dpbt work for me something with emmc read failed error and pit file missing error i dont have stock unrooted backup wish i do i flashed unrooted ok1 kernel provided by tx dbs tx i get to sprint yellow screen staus there for a min or two than it shuts off so i gota pull batter and try again and it fails every time to boot so im thinking if im on og5 which i am i should flash og5 stock kernel and try ota i also feel like i fried something inside since im having trouble rebooting the phone in general wether is recovery or reg reboot it just turns off and staus that way i have to do 3 button boot to recovery or dload mode and also if i do it back to back 3 or 4 times after that it wont boot period i have to wait 30 min to try again im like exausted from trying to fix this dam thing if i cant find og5 kernel ill just give up and sell the phone for parts