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[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Nalco:
Just came back to say I fixed my problem.

I was in a bit of a panic as I typed my previous message, and after I calmed down a bit I remembered to the old days of putting files on an SD card and flashing. That is exactly what I did, I placed the kernel on an SD, booted into recovery and installed from the card.

All is well!

Thank you very much for taking time to try and help me!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] neovan:
My Note 4 is on 5.0.1. Will I need to upgrade to 5.1.1 to start this or can this be done on 5.0.1?

Also, if it can't be done on 5.0.1, can I manually upgrade to 5.1.1 since I'm using this on tmobile's network?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Sizzlechest:
I did it on 5.0.1, so yes. The only difference is NOT flashing a kernel along with SuperSU. You might as well upgrade to 5.1.1 trough Odin since leaving it on 5.0.1 and upgrading OTA can prevent you from rolling back if you ever need to. Upgrading to 5.1.1 through Odin is the safe way to upgrade such that you could roll back to an older firmware if desired.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Robots_Never_Die:
Read Step 7. You need to keep the SD card out until you format it with a pc.

Read Step 7. The SD card needs to be kept out until you format it with a pc.

I am glad you figured it out! Welcome to Perm root :)

When you were sideloading the .zips were they located in the folder with adb.exe from step 4?

I have no experience with 5.0.1 and root. Here is what Sizzlechest has to say about it though..

PS: Thank you Sizzlechest for jumping in and assisting other users.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Eighthourblink:
I figured it out last night but Thanks for the help
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] xXdarkspikeXx:
That's the problem though, mine doesn't make it to step 7, the first time I run the commands it does this. Am I supposed to take it out then too and it just doesn't say it?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] neovan:
Thank you to all the developers who worked on this project. I was able to get mine rooted. I followed this guide.

I ended up upgrading my 5.0.1 to BPA1 5.1.1 via odin since I didn't want to run into any issues. I still ran into some issues but it wasn't hard to figure out such as adb sideloading not recognizing my device. I just pushed the emotion kernel to the phone's local storage and ran it from there. (While in TWRP, ADB works just not when I click the sideload option).

Also, who do I send paypal?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Sizzlechest:
When you formatted your microSD card on the computer, did you use this utility? https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_4/

If not, try it and give it another shot.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] dracozny:
You missed it, but it is there.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] xXdarkspikeXx:
My issue is before step 7
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] daxp:
Thanks so much for this guide! I finally get to go back to Cyanogenmod, I've been missing it for so long.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] xXdarkspikeXx:
Do you know of any other reliable ways to format? I used another phone to do it before as I don't have a way to connect the micro usb to my computer.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Sizzlechest:
I don't know. Sorry.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] ssb13:
Thank you for this. I finally got through it. I got caught in the boot loop and realized removing the SD card was key. I also got stuck on stage 2 of Super-Sume, which then I read we didn't 'really need it'...so I went to Odin, disabled AutoReboot, and installed TWRP. Rebooted with a battery pull and booted into Recovery to install the kernel.

It took a while for Root Checker to verify, do don't be too disappointed if you get through it all and it does not verify right away...give the kernel a chance to load fully.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] dayocksta:
Hey guys, wonder if I could get some help. Here's what happened. I got TWRP installed, did a data wipe, and then tried to install CM13. That failed, and when I exited TWRP to try and reboot, like Nalco, I mistakenly hit "flash supersu" and now I'm bootlooped. However, I can not get an ADB sideload as when I type "adb devices" it does not find my device. Also, I tried putting the kernal on a microSD and flash it through TWRP. However, when I try and flash the kernal, the screen goes black and reboots into TWRP. So essentially I can not sideload or flash via SD card.. Any ideas? Thanks!

Edit: Fixed the SD card. What I had to do was reformat it to exFat, and then format it again back to FAT32. Then put the supplied kernal on the SD card and flash it via touchwiz. That should fix the issue of the bootloop if you installed SuperSU through TWRP.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] joealbert5:
stuck on step 10

So I can load into TWRP just fine, I can do "adb devices" and it says my device is in recovery mode. When I click on ADB sideload in TWRP and swipe to start sideload, my computer immediately stops recognizing my phone (it makes the sound when you unplug a usb device). Doing "adb devices" at this point, it won't detect anything. So I cant sideload apparently. After hitting "cancel", I accidently hit "reboot system" and I was prompted with something along the lines of "you do not have root installed, install supersu now?" and I clicked yes. It reboot my device and now it's stuck in a bootloop, ending after the verizon logo. What can I do to get out of the bootloop? (I previously already formatted the sd card on the computer and the phone, so it's usable).

edit: lol jk got it fixed. In the opening screen of TWRP, where terminal still recognized my device, I adb push the BETA-SuperSU zip and the kernel zip to /data/local/tmp and then went to the install tab and installed root, and then the kernel. bootloop is fixed
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] dayocksta:
Nalco above did the same. He simply put the supplied kernel and SuperSU zip onto the SD card and flashed it from there. I tried that however TWRP will not flash, it simply goes to a black screen and restarts into TWRP recovery. (Fixed it, edited post above. It was an issue with the SD card. Reformatted it a couple times and TWRP was able to flash the kernal from the SD)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jr_718:
Any luck with formatting the external SD card to original size..still trying to format it right tried using SD card formatter but not even responding..if anyone has successfully formatted there's please share how..thanks.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] android-incredible:
what i did was formated in the computer and then reformated in my phone.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Gareee:
Question: Will we still have full S pen functionality, and the other unique Note 4 features with CM13?

Also, is there (or can someone make) a revised guide without super sume pro but with CM13?

I've been waiting for root and cm for SO long, but I don't wanna muck things up. (And when the wife gets home, I'll get to do it all over again with her phone!)

Since the new samsung phones don't have replaceable batteries, we'll stick with our note 4 phones now till they die.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] sportytony:
hi all, I'm excited to do this and almost ready. I've downloaded all files. Have been on this site for lots of rooting and have been waiting for this for my phone. hopefully one and only question as I want to be sure I have this right before I start. what do I do with this torrent magnet link?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] rmc198501:
I used the google drive link and it went just fine
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Nalco:
Yes. The problem I was having was that ADB could not detect my phone at all.

With adb devices, nothing was detected, even after killing and restarting the server.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] TangoDeathClaw:
do we have to get supersume pro or can we get regular supersume

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Step 5: ADB & The Unlocker

Your phone should have been connected already with a usb cable to your computer. We need to verify your phone is found by adb. Open adb.exe located in the folder from Step 4. Once the window (cmd.exe) opens a command line interface saying

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.10586]
(c) 2015 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>

Type in the following command: adb devices

Which should return the following

List of devices attached
123a12ab device

The 123a12ab is made up. Yours will be specific to your device. If you see something listed like the above adb is working. Now on to the next command to move the unlocker to the phone.

Step 5.1: Send Unlocker to Phone with adb

Type the following command: adb push samsung_unlock_n4-fix /data/local/tmp/

If you get an error it’s because you a) typo b) file isn’t in the folder with adb.exe c) your phone is locked/screen is off d) usb debugging isn’t turned on in settings > developer options.

I keep getting a

list of devices

9d98c4f6 unauthorized

then when I try the samsing unlock thing it just gives me an error

error: device unauthorized

this adbd's $ADB.......

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never mind it decided to start working all the sudden

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IT WORKED AND IT SUCCEEDED!!!! (sorry for all caps, just really excited!)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] ssb13:
I used DiskPart on my PC to clean it and create a partition. Then formatted it in my phone.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] xXdarkspikeXx:
So I'm still stuck, my phone boot loops after the FIRST set of ADB commands. Does anyone know what to do?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] TangoDeathClaw:
what roms can I use with this, want to get rid of touchwiz for good?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] xXdarkspikeXx:
Well I'm an idiot... It appears my phone IS in Dev mode now which is odd as I don't remember that working, but alas. Thanks to those who helped me.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Gareee:
I'm looking that over myself.. it looks like if we loose a samsung touchwiz rom, we also loose s note, and possible some of the other samsung added apps like s health and possibly the heart rate monitor.

I kind of REALLY want cm13, but I'm not sure if I want to loose functionality as a tradeoff.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] TangoDeathClaw:
I don't really care if I lose the s pen functionality, so youre saying it is possible to get cm13
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Gareee:
Yes, other people are already running cm13... but the Feb 1st update is the last known stable, and there are supposedly some issues with later versions... and only one poor guy is working on it, and he's out of town for a while.

I don't care as much about s note, but part of the reason we got Notes was for the s pen.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] TangoDeathClaw:
is cm13 android 6.0 only or will it work for our 5.1.1, and if possible, can you send me a link to the guys that have it, if they have a quick guide. I watched a few videos on how to download it, I just want to make sure to get the right file.

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Do we need 6.0 to run it, or will it change our os? im really new to this sorta thing.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] homephysician:
There are spen apps in the play store. They work on cm.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] TangoDeathClaw:
im on the cyanogenmod website, which one do I download, there isnt one for note 4 verizon?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Gareee:
Thats good to know. I can't get anyone to confirm if we loose things like s health, the heartrate monitor, or the fingerprint sensor yet. I'm holding off until I can find out what all I'm loosing moving to CM13.

Its sad because the hardware is great, it was just crippled by being locked down, and there hasn't been much developement for it as a result. I'm hoping to see things like the circle battery icon return as well. Has anyone found a list of additional programs cm13 has included, like ad blockers n such yet?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] homephysician:
You loose all t wiz apps.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] TangoDeathClaw:
I just want to know which one to download?!?! lol apparently you can find samsung apps on google play. I wonder if you can download the samsung app store?

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http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=trltexx&type=snapshot is this the latest?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] dayocksta:
The Verizon Note 4 is not officially supported by Cyanogenmod. You need to download the ported version by hasbadr here:

http://xdaforums.com/note-4-verizon/development/cyanogenmod-t3253973

I'd recommend the 2/14 bulid as I find it to be the most stable in regards to the camera issues.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Gareee:
Maybe now that we have perm root, we'll see an official version?

I'd think there would be a way for the samsung store to detect the hardware, and not rely on the software, since the developers version was available.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] TangoDeathClaw:
id download cm13 but his guide is really light on the information side, and there is a lot to install, and don't want to brick my phone, if there is a better guide, I'll consider it.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] homephysician:
Cm s-pen add on, Note buddy in play store. There others but you have to have the cm spen add on for s-pen detection.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Tinytox:
My Kingsroot was REALLY difficult, my ADB did not want to sideload. I eventually was able to ADB push by turning MTP off and back on again.

Stuff seems a bit glitchy, but I did do it on 5.0.1, which I know wasn't what it was designed for (I actually had thought I was on 5.1.1, and realized near the end of the process that I was running 5.0.1...

Guess it's time to custom ROM and pony up the $150 bounty! :)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] rmc198501:
It was quite easy to do. Just make to download the right gaps. With it. I created a folder on my SD card and put both in it and went to recover did my backup then wipe then install it was straightforward. Go to YouTube and watch cm13 note 4 install. (High on android) video.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jr_718:
Thanks. .I just popped the SD card unmount format mounted and formatted again..it's all good..sooooo where are the nay sayers who believed this device couldn't be rooted or have unlocked boot loader. ..sure would like to see their faces now...Big thanks to all and developers for the countless efforts.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] ssb13:
I skipped it after mine froze up and just went on to the side loading steps. Kind of bummed I spent the $4 on something useless to me. Oh well, I had plenty of credits saved up from surveys.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] sportytony:
Hi all again. after some bouncing around no dinner and picking up my wife late I believe I'm in a good spot except that installing either the emotion kernal or even the multisys kernal as i'm trying anything it just reboots. I've got twrp and am installing from sd as thru computer was no joy. please help, I know I'm sooo close. I'm on my way to get the ol lady as I don't want to be late two days in a row. on boot though I do see the custom and lock on so I believe I'm on the right path. Got to hit the rooted g4 back up
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] lolwatpear:
so what of the conversion to developer edition? is there any point? it the developer edition literally only a normal verizon note 4 that is bootloaded unlocked, or am I missing something?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] molotovtommy:
I am having the same issue. After finishing the commands in step 6.5 the phone enters a boot loop that will only stop if I take the sd card out. Anyone have ideas on why this is happening?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Tinytox:
Well.. That's kind of a big deal? custom recovery means custom roms, kernals, nandroid backups, etc etc etc.

I mean, it's basically phone hacking godmode.

Did you do all of the SD card stuff as described? Format it before the process started? after doing step 7 substep 6.5, did you take the SD card out and leave it out? At this point you have to put it in a PC and format it, then if it reports the incorrect size, put it back in the phone and format it.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] droidx2.3.3:
I got through everything no problems, but now it is boot looping. It boots to the Verizon logo then starts over again. twrp is installed and i have the unlocked logo on my boot screen. Any ideas?

EDIT: In my haste, I didn't realize that I never sideloaded the kernel. Its all booted up now. I have verified root as well. OP, thank you for this guide. It help tremendously. made things very simple to follow along with, especially since ive been out of this game for over a year.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] xXdarkspikeXx:
For me, I checked in the download mode (Power+volume down+home) and was in dev mode after 6.5, not sure how but I was, so check that.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] mittadam:
adb sideload not working

I have tried everything to get sideload to work and could use some help.

Yes, folders are in the same place

Yes, I have restarted phone and computer

I am stuck on step 10 and I keep getting this repeated error.

View attachment 3726702

any help would be appreciated.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] molotovtommy:
So should I not be in developer mode? I tried the key combination you mentioned and sure enough it does show developer mode. How do I get out of that?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] homephysician:
Pull battery
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] molotovtommy:
I tried pulling the battery, but after putting it back in the same boot loop problem still happens. After checking, again it still shows developer mode. The only way to allow the phone to reboot is to pull the SD card. Step 6.5 specifically states that you should only pull the battery and the usb. Step 7 right after that does say to pull the USB, what is the difference between these two steps since isn't 7 a repeat of 6.5 essentially?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Silven IX:
Im stuck on part 10 where its saying to "verify that your device is there" with the command adb devices . My device doesnt show up in this part.

My phone doesnt show in My Computer on my PC so i guess my phones not being picked up by my PC. Not sure how to fix.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] zander145:
I'm still running BOAF will this work for me?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] LegoFarmer:
Super Sume Pro stuck on "Processing, Please wait..."
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] e-bert:
This partialy worked for me on 5.0.1 OG5:

http://www.w0lfdroid.com/2015/05/How-to-Remove-Replace-KingUser-KingRoot-with-SuperSU.html

Only removed KingUser, but the rest is easy and is included in final steps.

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Hello to all. First off many thanks to the OP for this great guide. I've successfully unlocked and rooted my N910V, but I'm facing a "little" issue now: SHealth and KNOX FC.

I'm on 5.0.1 (BOG5).

The only thing I've changed is that in step 10 I sideloaded "MultiSystem_Kernel_v5.5-RC1-N910V_LP-5.0.1.zip" instead of "Emotion-TW-5.1.1-nightly-r21-RC1-SM-N910P.zip" because this last is for 5.1.1. Could it be the cause? Thanks again.

EDIT: It's not a kernel related issue. I've flashed "MultiSystem-Kernel_N910V_LP-5.1.1.zip" and "Emotion-TW-5.1.1-nightly-r21-RC1-SM-N910P.zip" with same results. I don't care about KNOX but SHealth is important. Any suggestion to fix this?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] xXdarkspikeXx:
No you do want developer mode, that's what this tutorial is for, and it allows you to root. Just continue the tutorial from step 8.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Dominicusx:
im having a similar issue. i have drivers, can get root, folders unzipped and files in the same adb folder. after i enter command line (chmod 777 samsung_unlock_n4-fix) it says "No such file or directory". any advice?

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stuck on 4th command line as well, says no such file or directory. everything right up until this point. files are in specified folder
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] homephysician:
If the first line has any mistakes, it will fail at chmod......I had to put in the space.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Dominicusx:
ok i found what i did wrong. just a typo like a noob.. now i continued but stuck in boot loop with custom logo. shows first boot screen then reboots to same screen. taking the sdcard out seems to fix it.. what am i doing wrong. followed all steps to a t
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] swizard210:
I'm stuck on Step 10 (sideloading part). How did you solve the adb driver issue for sideloading? I cannot figure this out for the life of me. I have restarted the phone and my laptop. I've uninstalled the device from the device manager. I've changed cords and USB ports.

Any help is greatly appreciated! Thank you!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Dominicusx:
Started Over.. Now ADB wont work

reformatted SD card, factory reset.. now i can only get to (su) step in adb. after that it keeps repeating "/data/local/tmp/ #" will not accept any more commands and phone does not freeze when temp rooted.? after this adb no longer recognizes my phone. can anyone tell me what im doing wrong? i checked download mode and phone is in "mode: developer". is there any other steps i can take to fix anything? thank you
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] swizard210:
I want to flash CM13 as well. So Where did you find the new modem file?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] lolwatpear:
I was asking if there was any point to converting a regular Verizon note 4 to the developer version with the guide in the other thread when we can do what is done in this thread. I was thinking that what was done in this guide kept it as a regular note 4 but gave it the custom recovery and ability to use roms. And having followed this guide, I realized that yes, it becomes a 'developer' note 4 as soon as the bootloader is unlocked. It is stated as that in download mode.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] swizard210:
One problem I'm facing is that whenever I am in TWRP, I cannot access my SD Card.

If I got to "Select Storage" it says MicroSD Card (0mb), and USB Storage (0mb).

If I try to go to the folder "external SD" or "usb storage" it's empty, even though I have files on my SD card.

Any suggestions as to how to fix this? I cannot flash a ROM since I can't access the SD.

Thank you in advance.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] JeremySS:
I found it here. Be sure to only flash the newest modern and NOT the bootloader or other files. http://xdaforums.com/note-4-verizon/development/firmware-firmware-kernel-modem-recovery-t2942937
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] zander145:
I got to step 8, during kingroot, my device restarted and when I opened super sume pro it was saying my device is in read only or something and wasn't working. However I did get that far and my SD card will not format for more than like 79mb or something. I had to factory reset my phone and start all over. I was going to start over, but im confused on what step to resume at, or if theres any steps I should or could skip...

I formatted the SD card using my phone, started over, and now I have root and TWRP. =] TYSVM
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] IndyRoadie:
Ugh, I get stuck at Step 9. It won't reboot into TWRP. The first time it rebooted into the stock recovery, now it wont even do that. Any thoughts, or should I do a Factory Reset and just start over?

Thanks.