[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] dovesong:
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Hi everyone! I was recently given an N915V and am trying to get it rooted and customized to my satisfaction. (I have been using a G900T - the Galaxy S5 for t-mobile - running xtrestolite kitkat.)

I can usually figure out these complex techie things, but it doesn't come easily as I'm not immersed in tech everyday. Here are some helpful thoughts, links, and pointers for others in my position:

@chevycam94 has written a very clear guide based on the steps at the beginning of this thread, with download links, here: http://steelroms.com/guide_vzw_note_edge_mm_bootloader_unlock.html

The bootloader you have installed at the VERY beginning of this process seems to be the one you're going to unlock, and the one you're going to keep (be stuck with). Ideally, it will match the android version of the ROM you eventually want to install.

During the actual unlocking and rooting steps in the middle of the process, you will be using a lollipop ROM (it has the exploitable bits which allow the unlocking and rooting process to be successful). Because of the above point, during the process your lollipop ROM may *not* match the android version of your bootloader (which could be a marshmallow bootloader, if such is your end goal). If they don't match, your wifi will be broken during the middle steps of the process.

When I used the instructions for unlocking the lollipop bootloader ( https://xdaforums.com/note-edge/ver...nt/official-verizon-galaxy-note-edge-t3386407 ), I could NOT gain root with kingoroot (desktop OR apk), or kingroot desktop. I was successful with kingroot 5.1.2 apk running on my phone. It required wifi, and took several passes, but eventually I had a fully unlocked and rooted phone running a custom stock lollipop ROM.

Now, though, I want to use marshmallow! I want to try out CortexROM ( https://xdaforums.com/note-edge/ver...-development/cortexrom-vzw-note-edge-t3476248 )!! However, if I'm unlocking the MM bootloader, then I don't have wifi while I am working with the lollipop ROM, so kingroot can't run locally on my phone, as it requires wifi. [MENTION=394120]zidemizar[/MENTION] posted a very helpful guide, which advises running kingoroot multiple times from my pc. This worked for me! See: https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=72094754&postcount=228

Note: after kingoroot indicated success, I needed to reboot my phone before moving on to the next step with the adb script.

When I ran the adb script, I discovered my phone was STILL a developer edition from the earlier run through with the lollipop bootloader. So, the CID conversion already done, it proceeded to unlock the bootloader.

After running the adb script, the phone restarted itself and I had to pull the SD card to escape the bootloop. (Backup this info, then format the SD card from your PC.) I used Root Checker to confirm I was still rooted, and didn't do a second pass with the adb script, since I had essentially already done that.

Fast forward a bit into the future, following instructions from the helpful guides, and I now have a fully unlocked, rooted, developer edition N915V running a custom marshmallow-based ROM! Good luck!

PS: I initially tried a chainfire unlock on top of the CQC1 marshmallow 6.0.1 build, but that didn't work for me. Save yourself the trouble of tracking down the CQC1 install and follow these admittedly more complicated sets of instructions, instead!