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[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] chappatti:
Verizon STOCK MM cannot be rooted. The bootloader unlock and root is only for the original 5.1.1 bootloader (I think, the BOAF one). Flashing Verizon STOCK MM re-locks the boot loader and removes root.

However, if you want to try MM custom ROMs, then you MUST downgrade to 5.1.1 FULL stock - everything stock - and then unlock bootloader and then root, and then flash upgrade to custom MM ROM. No big deal, steps are easy. But some work required.

heeheeheee....... :D:D:D:D [MENTION=3116591]hasb[/MENTION]dr just fixed this . Now you can have rooted MM on Verizon . see here.....: http://xdaforums.com/note-4-verizon/development/howto-bootloader-unlock-upgrade-to-t3398144
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] chappatti:
This is the OFFICIAL Verizon update. You may need to go into settings and enable fast charging. I am using this update and it does fine. Go to "settings>>battery>>"...and tick fast charging.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] SlimMan:
Thanks for the post OP.

I used this as a general guide with some differences of my own to go from non-rooted stock MM back to LP as my battery was not doing good at all on MM.

Again, thanks for the post... it helped me to get things right so I didn't brick / boot-loop my device.

Slim!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] gowronshammer:
I'm in the same boat: I've flash recovery into AP, kernel in AP and full stock. I'm unable to apply OTA via recovery mainly due to the dm-verity error.

Something that isn't clear to me: which is the stock bootloader? I'm on that thread and downloaded everything available: full firmware, kernel, recovery, stock restore, modem. The only thing I can't do is stock restore (probably due to dm-verity).

What I *didn't* do is the full wipe as this wasn't available to me (I was rooted many moons ago, wiped everything and did a stock restore and did OTA to 5.1.1). I can't OTA to 6.0.1 because of the dm-verity.

Any guidance on how to get back to truly stock without the dm-verity issues? Am I looking at rooting 5.1.1, getting TWRP, doing the advanced wipe and going that direction?

FYI: I see the dm-verity error every time I'm in recovery, regardless of what I've just ODIN'd.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] chappatti:
***Sorry, my bad! There is no stock bootloader in that thread, and it is in the stock firmware. So ignore that.***

1. Wipe INTERNAL storage, data, cache, dalvik, system. Everything except external sd.

2. Flash the PA1 FULL FIRMWARE via Odin - dont choose the PD1 firmware since it is MM> Here : Full Firmware: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24411628330026105. I am direct copying this from hsbadr's post.

** Make sure the info box in that thread says 5.1.1" Also, from the same place first flash the stock recovery.

** Unzip the file N910VVRU2BPA1_N910VVZW2BPA1_VZW.zip. Then Odin flash .tar.md5 file in AP slot.

Post back if you have problems.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] gowronshammer:
Oh my, I don't think my phone likes me.

I was following the instructions here to get the bootloader unlocked in order to install TWRP: http://xdaforums.com/note-4-verizon/general/stabilized-process-to-unlock-bootloader-t3375527

In TWRP, I did the advanced wipe (everything except external SD), twice.

Then I flashed the full firmware via ODIN (checked MD5 on that) and now I'm boot looping. (fixed by flashing kernel).

ODIN reports success. I did another flash, just in case and it's still the same.

Honestly, I don't care for custom ROMs or unlocked bootloaders, I just want MM with Android Pay and wasn't able to OTA becuase of dm-verity failures.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Watch dog:
Much thanks. I would make one recommendation. You seem to have written the instructions for those of us who are on the slow side (like moi). Maybe add a line somewhere that the files downloaded have to be unzipped too. I know it's easy to figure out for a lot of us, or we just know it from basic experience, but not everyone might get it right away, and that one line may save them some frustration.

But hey, I'm not complaining. You wrote very, very good instructions :)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] chappatti:
Thanks for the heads up! Much appreciated!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] chappatti:
Sorry, I dont get your post! :o

Are you still having dm-verity issues?

Which firmware did you flash when on TWRP?

Firstly, you cannot be on TWRP and flash anything totally stock. It will complain. You need to have the stock recovery on there to flash to full untouched stock firmware.

So via Odin: So re-flash the stock recovery. Re-flash the stock kernel. Then re-flash the full firmware (stock)

FULL STOCK 5.1.1: Go to this thread : http://xdaforums.com/note...overy-t2942937

** Choose N910VVRU2BPA1 section

** Choose FULL FIRMWARE.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] gowronshammer:
Sorry if I wasn't clear.

I only installed TWRP to do the advanced clean, ODIN is used for all flashing.

After I re-flash the stock recovery, it gives me a dm-verity error.

After I re-flash the stock kernel, it still gives me a dm-verity error.

After I re-flash the full firmware (stock), it gives me the dm-verity error.

This prevents me from doing the update.zip (or from doing OTA).

I was hoping this way would work (since it gets me back to stock), but that hasn't been the case for me.

I'll try again. If it fails, I'll just have to wait for either that thread to get updated with the 6.0.1 full firmware or wait for Kies or something.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] chappatti:
Sorry for the late reply !

Re-flash the STOCK 5.1.1 recovery.

Get into recovery and do factory reset, and wipe cache partition (important).

Flash STOCK 5.1.1 kernel. The kernel flash usually should remove the dm-verity error.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] gowronshammer:
The kernel flash should remove it, but it hasn't. Every time I tried it hasn't.

That's ok though, I've upgraded to MM 6.0.1 using the firmware found here: http://xdaforums.com/note-4-verizon/development/firmware-firmware-kernel-modem-recovery-t2942937.

I don't have root, a locked boot loader, complaints about dm-verity and DRK in recovery mode, but I have a working MM with Wifi and Applications manager and Android Pay.

I'm happy at the moment, thanks for the help.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Futtermax:
It still wont let me install update.zip from external storage in default recovery on the device.

What should I do?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] chappatti:
Can you please explain?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] chappatti:
What is the error message.? Can you explain what more you did?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Futtermax:
I just hold down Power, Vol +, and Home, and it boots into the stock recovery (not twrp) and I navigate to install from SD/External or whatever.

When I choose the zip, it says some access denied crap and refuses to do anything. Boot from external bla bla bla not enabled.

I can't remember what the error said and I'm not going to do it again since I'm happy with my stock phone, but someone said it has to do with kernel.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] sogoku_vn:
No luck( tried stock recovery and stock kernel 5.1.1 ). I still dm-verity failed so I cant update zip file from sd card
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] rod_ol_fo:
pretty sure phone is bricked. bootloops after complete wipe incl internal wipe. cannot boot into any recovery, not even stock recovery when i flashed stock via odin. have installed/flashed all stock files w/pass from odin but phone still has custom boot screen.

i can boot into download for odin but nothing seems to work. download screen shows im not in dev mode anymore. current binary samsung official; system status custom; secure download is enabled.

And now usb isnt recognized when i plug the phone in....

any suggestions? or maybe something i foolishly (even more so) missed?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] mkultras260:
Hi! This is my 1st post. I've been heavily reading this site lately and without a doubt it's awesome! So first, let me take a moment to thank all of the developers for their hard work and especially their willingness to share to the world!!! Hats off! :)

Here's a question, I recently purchased a SM-N910V running 5.1.1. It was crashing too often so I thought I'd upgrade it to 6.0.1... That's when it went nuts- something went wrong when upgrading and now it's soft-bricked. I've tried all of the typical recovery procedures to no avail. In fact the only way I could get to the recovery screen was to flash the Verizon PIT file via Odin. Unfortunately, I am unable to flash the stock ROM again. Failures throughout my feeble attempts are all over the place depending on what I've tried so far (which is a lot): Fail flash Write, emmc, dmverity, could not mount, etc.. I came across this post and saw a glimmer of hope. I believe it comes down to the re-boot option. I was always rebooting. I'm at work right now, so I'll have to wait until tonight to try anything.. So my question: If I follow steps 1-8 will I be able to regain stock firmware?

Here is some info you probably need:

This is my 1st Android device

This is my first time troubleshooting an Android device

This is my first time using Odin

AKA total noob

Phone (from what I know):

Purchased from friend at work for $75

Stock ROM - Not Rooted

Retail Version - SKU: SM910VZKE

Data recovery is not a concern

There's the info. What do you think? Again, I'm at work until this evening, so specific information is not available right now.

Thank you,

John
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] chappatti:
Need more explanation of what you did.

Xx How or what did you use to flash 6.0.1? What ROM? Over the air offical upgrade? Etc. Etc.

xx What do you mean rebooting? At what point? Do you get past Samsung logo?

Xx Are uou able to go into download mode? Power down+ jome key+power on...hold all till scrren asks if you want you go to downliad mode?

xxx Can u boot recovery?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] chappatti:
What do you mean dev mode? Do you have dev version of Note 4? Or did you unlock bootloader to get root? Explain details, please.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] mkultras260:
Success!

Hi, Thanks for responding!!

With the help of this forum, I have successfully recovered my phone to stock MM 6.0.1. I used the official firmware files listed in the Note 4 official firmware thread:

http://xdaforums.com/note-4-verizon/development/firmware-firmware-kernel-modem-recovery-t2942937

I believe I was unsuccessful because I was trying to recover using the newest version: N910VVRU2CPF3 (Failed with various errors, emmc, dm-verity, etc.. too many to list or remember)

After trial and error I decided to go with the previous version: N910VVRU2CPD1 (Worked)

At this point, I couldn't even get into the recovery menu... (Home+Volume-Up+Power)

Successful steps:

Using Odin:

--- Battery out/in - go into download mode (Home+Volume-Down+Power)

1. -- Flashed Verizon PIT: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B31...ew?usp=sharing (This allowed me to enter recovery) battery out/in then into recovery

--- Battery out/in - go into download mode (Home+Volume-Down+Power)

2. -- From recovery I performed the usual factory reset wipe and cache wipe

---- Unplugged USB - Battery out/in - go into download mode (Home+Volume-Down+Power)

3. -- Flashed PD1: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24588212152303826

---- Unplugged USB - Battery out/in - go into download mode (Home+Volume-Down+Power)

4. -- Flashed PD1 Bootloader: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24588232905720217

---- Unplugged USB - Battery out/in - go into download mode (Home+Volume-Down+Power)

5. -- Full Firmware: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24588232905720218

-- After Odin verified flash success I didn't touch the phone and let it reboot and allowed the phone to go through update installation on it's own.

-- After about 10min the phone rebooted normally! Mission accomplished! :)
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] chappatti:
Awesome!! Thanks for posting details for other folk.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] rod_ol_fo:
Sorry. i have the retail edition that i rooted & unlocked the bootloader. everything was fine first few days then CM 13 and TW roms kept doing random bootloops so i decided to wipe everything incl system. that is where i made the mistake. after that, it would not even boot into twrp all the time. i would say 1 out 5 i booted into recovery, twrp booted up. the times it would not boot into twrp it would bootloop to samsung screen.

after this post i kept flashing stock files via odin constantly. everything kept "passing" but the phone would only bootloop. then the phone stopped being recognized by usb. i let the phone sit bootlooping connected to the pc and that did "something" and usb was recognized. i attempted flashing BPA1 files again. After that the phone boot into stock recovery and i was able to flash the update zip but it did not work b/c of dmverity.

i kept flashing the files except for i realized the phone would bootloop if i removed it from usb. Finally BPA files worked and i went through set up and i figured that i could just accept the OTA update that i received in notification when the phone booted up. it installed and i thought everything was going to be fine.

nope.

phone still bootloops but it is now on CPF3. also the custom logo is gone from samsung splash screen as well. when i boot into download mode current binary samsung official; system status official; secure download is enabled and obvs dev mode is no longer there.

i keep flashing via odin and only sometimes can i get to set up process but usually bootloops in the middle of the process. i've used PIT files and every available stock file.

dont know what else to do.

thanks
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] chappatti:
Every time you flash stock firmware you will lose root and re-lock bootloader. So you must unlock BL and root everytime. Yes every time.

I think you have completely mixed up combinations of firmwares, recover, kernrl etc. I STRONGLY suggest going back to scratch STOCK 5.1.1. For this you must flashstock revovery first....like in OP.

**Go completely stock and do it slowly step by step.

^** Wiping system is not a big deal . So wipe evetything, the flash stock recovety, kernel, the full firmware.

** When you are on full stable BPA1 firmware, you can then flash ota VIA ONLY update.zip.

Strart with advanced wipe....then flash stock recovery, then go from there.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] rod_ol_fo:
well on the BPA i was able to get to bootloader and flash update zip. when i rebooted it kept bootlooping. at that point i went ahead and flashed CPF firmware which worked and passed through odin. at no point did i intend on rooting and unlocking again. i actually wanted to keep it w/o root. however after successfully flashing latest mm firmware i went through set up but then phone kept going through bootloop. i am able to get to stock recovery wipe everything and reboot. sometimes after wiping i get the android installing screen but it is followed with a "no command" screen then bootloops again. i will try and flash back to BPA and see if that makes a difference. i have no intention of rooting and unlocking again at least for a while

***update***

phone still bootoops. however, if it is plugged in to a power source other than pc, it will boot up like there isnt anything wrong... i have wiped after complete set up and run through same steps and still only fully boots when it is plugged in to wall charger. i can make calls and go into apps but only if it is plugged in. as soon as i unplug the phone it turns of then goes into its endless bootloop. i am on BPA1 5.1.1

*** 2nd Update ***

it was my battery. i checked to see what else would cause incessant bootlooping and 4 out of 5 times it was a simple battery replacement. bought an anker replacement and it boots up just fine. coincidence i suppose; or i fried the battery either way, thank you for the help.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] kilolima:
Can downgrade to 5.1.1 from a stock 6.0.1 phone that was not rooted previously?

Thanks for the clear steps! Read through this thread but sorry some newbie questions before undertaking the process..

I have a Note 4 that came with 6.0.1 on it already, screwed up and missed the info about that version of Android not being temporarily root-able by Kingroot. :(

Do I start at the first sequence of steps (flash stock, kernel, and recovery) or the 2nd?

Can I follow these steps to downgrade to 5.1.1 and then gain temporary root using Kingroot? And then from there unlock the bootloader, then gain full root?

So if people want to have a permanently rooted Verizon Note 4, they need to stay on Android 5.1.1? Until maybe one day an exploit for 6.x will be created?

Thanks!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] SirLaughsalot:
If you haven't run kingroot on your phone; or any root tool for that matter, then you can just ODIN the BPA1 full-firmware.

If you HAVE tried to root your phone; whether successful or not, you should start with ODIN flash of the stock recovery, then kernel, and so on.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jwp1299:
So I followed the steps, and when I got to full firmware, it failed in ODIN

I tried to to the recovery again, and it failed too...

What now???

---------- Post added at 09:23 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:50 PM ----------

It gets to system.img.ext4 on full firmware, then says wrote operation failed and fails on me.

This is very worrying :(

---------- Post added at 09:42 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:23 PM ----------

Never mind, all is well.

I had a loose USB cable :P
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] bdlagain:
I have a developer edition sm-n910v baseband version n910voyu1anj5 still on kitkat 4.4.4! that i would like to revert to stock & unroot because i'm having battery issues or upgrade to marshmallow or just do something to it so it works right & I'm sad about my loss of my note7. I have 3 samsung batteries so i think it's the phone & not the batteries. If i go back to stock & unroot maybe they will replace the phone or maybe it will just work right if I do this. Will this work for me? I rooted this so long ago & I just remember the developer edition was different from the retail so you could or couldn't do certain things with it. I have twrp. Thanks for your help!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] nh97103:
Will this work to get back to NJ5? I'm done with these updates that murder my 6 hours of screen time.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] endleesss:
Thank you for your instructions. I was able to downgrade from 6.0.1 to 5.1.1.

I screwed up the 1st time by flashing the firmware only, and got the fix using verizon software asistant screen.

But after reading your post, I flashed the 5.1.1 recovery first, then full firmware and i was good =)

Here are the simplified steps that might help others:

1. download 5.1.1 recovery N910VVRU2BPA1 & download 5.1.1 full firmware N910VVRU2BPA1 from: http://xdaforums.com/note-4-verizon/development/firmware-firmware-kernel-modem-recovery-t2942937

2. odin - no auto reboot

3. phone in download mode

4. odin AP flash recovery

5. remove battery - unplug

6. phone in download mode

7. odin reset

8. odin AP flash full firmware

9. remove battery - unplug

10. phone in recovery mode

11. factory reset in recovery mode

12. delete cache in recovery mode

13. Complete

seo keywords:

Verizon Note 4 downgrade from 6.0.1 to 5.1.1"

Verizon Note 4 downgrade from marshmallow to lollipop before root and unlock bootloader
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] striker661:
this isnt working for me and nothing seems to get rid the lock and custom on the boot screen. i was going to 5.1.1 from 6.0.1 following flash steps for root
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] rast4man:
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[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Hotdizzle:
Is there a way to re-lock bootloader and return to stock recovery without Odin? My USB port is broken and I have to send the phone back? I tried flashing the update.zip but it fails in TWRP. I just need to get rid of the custom [emoji356] symbol.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] pmjj:
Thanks so much for this thread! It truly helped me, once I woke up enough to read the directions correctly and remembered to hit start on odin argg ... I am now back to stock and not lock nor root info during boot process! Thanks again!
[LG Optimus L90] omar2005:
i need to install viper4android soundmod on my d405 i am running on AOKP ROM [6.0.1]
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] padcomking:
I am new to rooting and stuff, but I need help on rooting my new phone because none of the one click root programs work for me. My phone is a Moto E 2nd Gen Verizon 4G LTE and is running Android Lollipop 5.1.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xtermmin:
The Verizon XT1528 does not have full, permanent root, nor can it be bootloader unlocked.
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] padcomking:
Will it ever be able to be rooted permanently?
[E 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xtermmin:
Sorry, I accidentally left my time machine in the past :p
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] Olif:
Hello.

I have a problem with my Qtek 9100. One day I was listening music on my phone when it suddenly turns off. I thought it was odd so I tried too update the library but nothing happen.

So I looked at Start/Settings/System/Memory/Storage card.

And all that was writhen there was - Total storage card memory: Not installed

I already tried too update the ROM to get new storage card drivers, but it did´t work.

So I beg you guys, help me.

P.S. I’m not so good in English, but I hope you understand me:)
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] xeno1:
It's more likely the card than the phone or the drivers. If you have a card reader for your PC then try reformatting it and see if that works. If you don't have a card reader, sticking the card in a digital camera and using it to format the card will probably work also.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] Olif:
Thanks for the quick respond.

//Olif
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] Olif:
I think the key to my problem is that the storage card is broken.

I´m will buy a new one tomorow and see if it works.

//Olif
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] carnivalrejectq:
My G4 was sold to me as "unlocked". There was no mention of US Cellular and the battery door nor boot screen shows any US Cellular logo. Model number is LGUS991 and software version is us99111a. To my understanding this is not the US Cellular model, but rather an unlocked model different from the US Cellular one. Upon emailing LG about why I can't receive an ota update for MM they told me its because I am not using US Cellular service which got me thinking that maybe this is the US Cellular phone. A Google search just yieleded me a result about root that said "LG G4 carrier models can now be unlocked like the unlocked model"......I could've sworn with all my reading that the damned unlocked model was the one that had trouble being rooted yet searching google it appears to be the other way around as if the unlocked model already had easy root for a while and yet looking around the sub forums here at XDA I see no root method for my model or any roms.

Again I'm pretty sure this is the straight unlocked model I have and NOT the US Cellular one........so WHAT can I do with it? And why would the ota for MM not be appearing? (i don't want it anyway with all the issue people have had but am just wondering). Sorry to make these posts but the info is all over the place. Can't seem to find the correct answers.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raptorddd:
(

Model number is LGUS991 and software version is us99111a.)

isnt that us cellular? as unlocked it means carrier unlock not bootloader unlock..

and yes theres is a way to use root . i have unlockable phone TMOBILE but i dont want to void my warranty due to thte bootlooping issue... and i have root and xposed installed. to roo its called low sffort root . search.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] carnivalrejectq:
I dont know that that is US Cellular. The answer seems unclear. Like i said my battery door contains no logo nor do i have any bloat from them or a boot screen from them. Also, i understand the difference between an unlocked phone and an unlocked bootkoader lol.