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[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Reonar_Dauth:
After finishing all of the steps and getting back to the phone setup I'm getting "Unfortunately KNOX has stopped" messages. Is there something more I need to do?

EDIT: I should probably mention I had to use Kingoroot instead of Kingroot. After 5 failed Kingroot attempts I was able to get Kingoroot to work on the first go.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] sudermatt:
Tried Kingroot, kingoroot....I'm giving up
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] gadget!:
Great Job!

:good:

I have to commend you on this one!

I am definitely not new to rooting phones and unlocking bootloaders but I must say this one was a real pain!

As soon as I found out that you could unlock the bootloader on the Note 4 I hurried and bought one.

I spent 6 hours trying to get this done the first time I tried it, I finally gave up at 3:00am and went to bed.

I got up the next morning and seen this post so I gave it a try and it worked first attempt!

Granted, I learned a lot the night before that made things go quicker but the key for me was the waiting to hit root until the last minute.

I could not get kingroot to work but I did manage to get kingoroot work but very flaky! Every time I would try to run the ADB commands I would either lose root or the phone would reboot itself before the process finished.

Waiting until the last minute to hit root (as per your instructions) let me get the job done.

Thank you for this.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] doctor-cool:
Thanks, And yes waiting until the last second is the key. And definitely do not go into setting with temp root or it will crash.

Interestingly, Kingroot becomes very stable after we install the Kernel Emotion-TW-5.1.1-nightly-r21-RC1-SM-N910P.zip

I have tested it and Kingroot is very stable and will work without a data connection after the new Kernel is installed. This leads me to believe that the stock Kernel is causing most of the grief. Get this, last September 2015 I proposed " [BOUNTY]-Kingroot-Without Data Connection- Who's in " http://xdaforums.com/note-4-verizon/general/bounty-kingroot-data-connection-whos-t3193847 The idea didn't catch on at the time but I made it happen just recently.

Sometimes temp root works but you don't get the notification. Try preforming the next ADB command anyway you may be surprised.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] eskomo:
I too got the reboot at 52%. I haven't tried kingoroot and I'd like to avoid it if possible. You mentioned that the samsung_unlock_n4-fix removes some of the kingroot, does samsung_unlock_n4-2 remove it too? Why would it work fine on some devices and not others? This phone has never had any root before this. no reason for anything to be corrupted. [MENTION=1516013]doctor-cool[/MENTION]
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] doctor-cool:
Anytime root fails you could get corruption.

You said you got to 52% and it rebooted that could have corrupted your phone I would flash stock 5.1 .1 from Sammobile do the clean up as I described in the OP and start over.

Use your own discretion all I can tell you is I have use this process at least 20 times with 3 different phones with no unresolved problems.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] eskomo:
yes I understand that once it failed it could of corrupted it... But what would cause the first attempt to fail? No corruption up to that point. I guess I'll keep flashing 5.1.1 all night.. On my 5th try with clean installs. I usually wipe 4-5 times every time just to be sure.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] doctor-cool:
Sounds like a Google installation block. Try this, After a fresh restore, during the initial phone setup create a new Google account decline ALL Google offers for all updates and security checks. Let the Playstore finish installing , Restart the phone and open Playstore a few times just to be sure it is finish the core updates. Close all recent apps. Google Kingroot and download the app. (Do not use Chrome use the Samsung Internet browser) Reject the Google download warning and download anyway and test Kingroot. If you get this far with temp root. Turn the phone off and go to step 1. of the OP. My thinking is you may have some Google background operations going on that are blocking Kingroot by default.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] onceIwas:
I have a N910v. and N910VVRU2BOG5.....I cannot install any kingroot apk. I get,"Describe error: There is a problem parsing the package".... I hate this phone.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] cmdba:
Piece of cake.. i didnt wipe either. : )
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] doctor-cool:
Way to go

Congratulations
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jtat4eva:
I tried this method I even used Odin to flash 5.1.1 again and I factory reset the phone twice and still it says "root failed no strategy now" what am I doing wrong? I followed every step to the tee ...I am desperate I need to root this phone so I can get rid of the Verizon crap on it so it'll work with my metro PCS sim card. I currently have no phone and I'm using texting apps and my Comcast Infinitiy hotshot just to stay connected . I can't afford another phone right now so any help will be greatly appreciated
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] doctor-cool:
Did you try what I suggested in post # 91 above your post? Thanks for the feedback in advances.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] rod_ol_fo:
so i've downgraded to 5.1.1 firmware in op. kingoroot achieves temp root. my issue is with the adb not finding cd/data/local/tmp/ what am i doing wrong!?! all the files are in 1 single folder with the samsung unlock in the folder it needs to be... im sure i just overlooked something. thanks in advance
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] gadget!:
Looks like a typing error to me.

It's:

cd /data/local/tmp/

There is a space after cd

cd is an internal command for "change directory"

sent from a Galaxy far far away.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] rod_ol_fo:
You're an angel. Thank you for quick response. trwp is in and cm13 as well. nothing like xda community!:cool:
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Wired4Fun:
Hey Mods,

This should be a Sticky! These are the cleanest instructions anyone has posted!!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] greevedogg:
Please forgive my noobish ignorance here, but is there a way (via Odin or otherwise) for me to make an initial backup of my current setup before I take the plunge?

I'm still on KTU84P.N910VVRU1ANJ5

Android 4.4.4

How do I get from here to there without walking into the street chasing Pokemon?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] greevedogg:
I successfully Odin'ed from 4.4.4. to 5.1.1 and now I'm stuck at 52%... I will try to reflash 5.1.1, but I am unable to format sd card from pc as I don't have a micro-sd adapter here at work. All the links to kingoroot.apk's won't download either. Does anyone have a legit copy of kingoroot? I'll keep trying...
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] foshizil:
You're gonna need to format that SD card to proceed. I sent you a PM with a fresh link.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] greevedogg:
A coworker had a sd card adapter, so I got the card formatted! I'm reflashing 5.1.1 via Odin now and I'll try again. TY
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] greevedogg:
Alright! I'm all sorted out!

Root....check!

Unlocked bootloader....check!

Thanks, everybody!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] YogaSlackers:
Stuck at step 2 in ADB editor

[IMG="How do I get past step 2?"]http://imageshack.com/a/img921/3331/TXc3AN.jpg[/IMG]

I don't know how to complete step 2. I have the Adb program open but can not find the 'samsung_unlock_n4-fix' file when I thry step 2 or the (2) adb push samsung_unlock_n4-fix /data/local/tmp/

any help would be greatly appreciated.

thank you in advance.

Sam
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] doctor-cool:
.In Windows, Copy samsung_unlock_n4-fix to the "Minimal ADB and Fastboot" install folder location.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] mwebb34:
Getting my note 4 wendsday and it's running MM so I gotta down grade back to 5.1.1. I'm just trying to find the easiest way possible lol.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] gcounts:
I have an og DE but had to downgrade and go through the same steps you'll go through because the DE bootloader was lollipop. I used this thread for the process because it was well organized, and all went smooth. Just get all the things you need in one spot, watch the videos a few times, relax and do it! Remember, you can start over if you need to, just don't freak out if it doesn't go through the first time.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] mwebb34:
Thanks for the confidence. I already have all the required files downloaded and ready to go. I however don't have a micro sim card the sim in my v10 is a nano, so I had to order a nano to micro adapter from amazon I will get the adapter and the note 4 delivered in a few days. So I plane on watching some videos and do some reading.

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Just 1 thing about OP I'm having a tough time reading the green writing, I can't make out the words..

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Maybe be better for almost blind people like myself if the green writing were blue instead. Sorry
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] doctor-cool:
You're right about the color. I changed it from lime to dark green.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] mwebb34:
Thank you man
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] mwebb34:
I can not read the green writing my eyes are bad..

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I just got my note 4 today and it's on MM unfortunately..had everybody got root with this method are there any problems that I should be aware of?

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Oh how do i disable encryption?

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Wares everyone at??
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] doctor-cool:
I've never used encryption.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Drcharles24:
thanks for the beautifully detailed guide. i've finished alll of the steps with success. now I'm getting "Unfortunately KNOX has stopped" messages. what does this mean? i had to used kingoroot because kingroot wasnt cutting it.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] doctor-cool:
when you rooted your phone you trip knoxs. It's normal, there are ways to stop the knox notifications.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Drcharles24:
could you provide further detail on that? and also, i'm trying to get this verizon note 4 working on metro pcs. could ya point me in the right direction?? thanks again!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] MrNetwork:
After I do t his successfully, can I load a custom Marshmallow ROM?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] doctor-cool:
no you have to do the bootloader upgrade first. Run the stock ROM until you figure it out.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] MrNetwork:
I am running 5.1.1 with Nova Launcher. Because I'm using Nova launcher, I didn't notice much user experience difference on my other phone after I updated to MM. I'll probably stick with 5.1.1
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] MrNetwork:
This worked great for me, but I can't connect to Netflix afterwards.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] doctor-cool:
Clear Netflix Chase
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] MrNetwork:
Solution http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=67504527&postcount=1477
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Turbogeno:
I used DC’s method to unlock this morning and did so without a factory reset. I’m on 5.0.1 and had the 4/21/16 version of Kingroot. It failed at 52% every time. I downloaded NewKingrootV4.96_C151_B307_en_release_2016_08_12_105203.apk, It got root on the 1st try and a few minutes later I had TWRP loaded. I then did a full TWRP backup and rebooted. After poking around for a while the phone was getting warm and battery % was going down even though it was on the charger. I rebooted a couple times, looked around and tested things but it kept discharging and getting warmer. I did the efs folder rename, partially for the discharge issue but mainly for Kingroot removal. I then shut down and waited for the battery to charge back up. I booted, checked a few things, unplugged the charger and let it sit for 10 minutes with no battery discharge……………………. It’s been a few hours since the efs folder rename procedure and so far so good. I hope not doing a factory reset doesn’t cause any issues and I will do one if there are. I loaded Titanium Backup and backed up all my user apps+data so a reset shouldn’t be too bad.

This is my 1st smart phone and my 1st root. I now have a lot to learn and a lot of people to thank. It took a long time and a lot of work to get root on this phone.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Turbogeno:
It seems my battery discharge and heating issues were not fixed as I’d hoped. I saw a new app after root but I didn’t pay much attention till it started asking for root permissions on every reboot. Synapse was the name and it’s a “universal kernel manager” http://xdaforums.com/android/software/zip-synapse-script-universal-kernel-t2736986 It seems the stock settings were like putting a turbo on my phone with way to much boost. Funny though, I didn’t see any real performance increase. It does look like a useful app but I wouldn’t use it till I get a known good version and learn how to set it up. I froze the app. Battery discharge and heating issues have been gone since. No noticeable change in performance. Where did it come from? None of the other unlock threads mention it. The version of Kingroot I used appears to have been released on 8/12/16, the day before I unlocked. (NewKingrootV4.96_C151_B307_en_release_2016_08_12_105203.apk) That’s the only file which was different than what most others used. Has anyone else used that version yet?

I also noticed in my Gatesjunior debloater program a new blocked app, com.kingroot/kinguser1. It must have happened sometime during the unlock process cause I didn’t block it.

My phone seems to be running fine and with root I was able to get all sorts of backups so I’ll wait for another rainy day, do a factory reset, upgrade to 5.1.1 and unlock again. I need to learn more anyway.

Thanks, Turbogeno

Edit:

I figured out Synapse was loaded with the emotion kernel zip file. I defrosted it and found my profile was set to none. I found the synapse folder and in it was a profiles folder with several .tar files but I couldn’t import one and the process looked quite straight forward. Uninstall/reboot/install and the profiles showed up right like they should have in the 1st place. I selected “balanced.tar” and I’ll see what happens.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] mwebb34:
I have twrp installed but my device is boot looping in the custom Samsung galaxy note 4 splash screen. Any help from anybody would be nice
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] witke:
Have tried this metod on 910P (Sprint) without success and after that get a SIM card locked. Could anybody know how to restore original data from backup made by unlock tool?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] doctor-cool:
This only works on Verizon Note 4 because Verizon had a Developer Edition Sprint never did so it can't work on a Sprint phone. You're in uncharted waters. I think
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] burntrat:
I tried this method, it took me a several tries, but got it working. Thank you.

I do however get a message to format my J: drive whenever I plug in my phone to the pc with usb. Am I supposed to format it cause I'm not sure what it'll do to my internal storage? I get this message with or without a micro sdcard inserted.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] doctor-cool:
Did you resolve the issue?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] burntrat:
No, I haven't. I still get the format J: message. If I cancel it, the folder to access phone and sdcard pops up normally.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] doctor-cool:
Did you use Kingroot, KingOroot or both.

I have seen that message but it went away when I selected USB connection as media device.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] mwebb34:
Does anyone know if it's possible to downgrade from 5.1.1 to 4.4.4 on retail vzw note 4?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] doctor-cool:
I think so but the 4.4.4 file would have to be modified for the correct bootloader. I have never done it but I read about it somewhere.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] burntrat:
I used both. I'm still getting it every single time I connect it to usb. I can access media device, but that message doesn't go away for me.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Turbogeno:
Mine gives me that format message too. I don’t think it started immediately after getting root. I’ve played around with the USB options and it doesn’t help. Hit cancel on the PC and everything seems to work normally. I rooted on 5.0.1 and never did a factory wipe. In general it seems to be running fine. I’m still waiting for that rainy day to go to 5.1.1 and follow the instructions to the letter.

Another anomaly I haven’t read much about that only happens if the phone has been off for a while: When I boot I go to the maintenance menu. It gives 5 options.

Boot Normally

Factory Reset

Safe Mode: Disable 3rd party apps

Power Down

USB Debug Mode

Use the volume up/down to select and home to apply. I’ve never done anything other than boot normally.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] BeckPC:
Since it's been over a month since the last post, this thread is probably dead, but unfortunately, this does not work on n910vvru2cpf3. None of the root apps will work.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] doctor-cool:
It still works . You have to downgrade to N910VVRU2BPA1 first ,unlock the boot-loader, then upgrade back up to 2cpf3. It's a long process but it's all in the threads if you look long and hard.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] striker661:
i have a weird issue where the phone will only boot when there is a charger/usb plugged in. not sure whta i did wrong...should I reflash and start again ?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] rod_ol_fo:
I had the same issue. I couldn't do anything w/o the phone being plugged in. The moment I unplugged the phone, it would shut off. I ended up replacing my battery and that fixed it.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] sorka95032:
I started out last night with 5.0.1 and when I ran KingRoot 4.8.5 I get a blue screen with a key hole that says at the bottom "Root auth" "Protect privacy via Root". It doesn't give me any option to try and root.

So I flashed stock retail 5.1.1 bpa1 and I get the same thing. KingRoot doesn't appear to actually do anything unless I'm missing something. I tried King O Root and it worked just once but I rebooted because the SD card I installed wasn't mounting(turns out I didn't need it at the time). I tried two dozen more times after that and twice it said it succeeded but check root said no and just to be sure I attempted to su in after starting a shell and it didn't work.

Any ideas?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] striker661:
I obviously had a feeling it may be the batterybut didn't want to believe it as I just got the phone. It's new to me but not new lol. I'll give that a shot. Thx boss.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Oh_wow:
Kingroot has 3 screens...scroll through the first 2 until you see "Try it" on the 3rd.

Another thing I learned was start with the firmware for a clean install, factory reset from the settings screen, then factory reset from recovery, and THEN follow this awesome tutorial word for word. I always seemed to miss the part about the sim card or some other small thing and until I did...no good.

Dr. Cool, this tutorial is so fantastic!! Where is your donate button??? Thank you for this.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] striker661:
thanks brotha. i literally was about to buy a new phone. how could i be so stupid ~_~ .
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] sorka95032:
Figured that out last night right after posting. Ran it 40 or 50 times with multiple data wipes inbetween. It even rooted once successfully and long enough for me to run su and execute the samsung unlock command.

But the phone rebooted before it finished. Tried until 4am this morning and finally gave up.

Sometimes when it reboots while running kingroot, it tries to continue from where it left off before. Other times it just starts over from scratch.

Have everything queued up and clipboard ready to run the command as fast as possible, but the one time KingRoot even said it succeeded, the phone rebooted about 10 seconds later after I sued in and started the command.

Question, what does "wait until last second mean"?

All except for one try in many attempts, it always reboots around 51% to 54% with 9 out of 10 of those being at 51 or 52%.

It's too bad there isn't away to get temp root.

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OK, I installed 4.9.7 instead and tried that. It worked the very first time and the status wheel didn't keep freezing every few seconds.

So now I'm in download mode and it says "mode: developer" !!! Off to the next steps.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] rod_ol_fo:
Haha I thought the same when it happened to me. Luckily I had a spare to use cuz there was no using the phone until I got the battery. No problems since!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] striker661:
Really fixed it and I honestly thing it may have boosted the performance(maybe the old battery was that bad before it died). I only had the phone for 2 weeks and the sheer timing of the battery taking its last breath while in the middle of flashing was enough to lead me to believe I flashed something wrong. Thanks again . I gave you some thanks.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] 1Xfan:
The GOTO thread for the N910V!

Oh wow! You're post on rooting and unlocking the note 4 is the best!!! All the others should be deleted! I hope you will update the links to the latest kingOroot, chainfires SU, and TWRP tar.s :) And maybe even include the next step(s) for upgrading safely. Not naming names, and though I love their work, their instructions leave much to be desired.

Thank you!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] doctor-cool:
3-7-18 this still works, just used it today

Thanks!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] tachikoma805:
How/where to get N910VVRU2BPA1

Hi all, I know it's an old post, but where can I get N910VVRU2BPA1 any longer? Sammobile requires premium account for this version download. I need to downgrade my Note4 from 6 to 5.1.1 in order to root in this method, correct? The only reason I am rooting is to install the Japanese language pack for the system on this phone for my wife. PITA but cheaper than buying a new device.

Thanks in advance!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] newmy51:
what does this mean? where is 'Download'? "Downloading... Do not turn off target !!" mode? Where should MODE: Developer be displayed?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] tripLr:
Where are you in the process?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] tekweezle:
i am trying to follow this process as well. I succeeded i think in unlocking the bootloader but when i go to flash twrp, it fails with a secure check failed : recovery
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] tekweezle:
i think i figured it out, i had the retail image installed BPA1-i think maybe there's no recovery image in that. i installed the developer image cpd1 and i think it let me flash twrp correctly.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] TheRock40359:
have you figured out a way to do this on 6.0. i also am in the same boat