yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Tripper511:
It doesn't look like you did anything wrong. After you type "su" you see the line "cd /data/local/temp". At that point you then type:

chmod 777 samsung_unlock_n4-fix

chown root.root samsung_unlock_n4-fix

./samsung_unlock_n4-fix
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Tripper511:
If you're still confused I suggest you watch either of the 2 video instructions which are linked at the end of the guide. Both of them have a segment where you can watch them type in the adb codes. Check to see what they are doing to help pin point your mistake. Respond back here if you did or didn't get it working in case anyone in the future has the same issue as you.

Also: Make sure the file "samsung_unlock_n4-fix"is place in the INSTALL DIRECTORY of where minimal adb is located! It's usually under c:/program(x86)

Remember you will be repeating steps 2-6 TWICE. The first time is to change your CID the second is to unlock it.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] jsminnis:
I'm currently on stock 6.0.1, will this take me to rooted 5.11 so I can unlock the bootloader?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Tripper511:
This will bring you back to 5.1.1 but rooted.

Make sure, BEFORE YOU ROOT, that you wipe your phone clean and flash a factory version of 5.1.1.

There is a link to a YouTube vid at the end of the guide that shows you how to revert back to 5.1.1

BEFORE

rooting. There is also a link below to another xda thread with the stock 5.1.1 firmware file OR you can use the same one I included in the .zip file at the top of this guide.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] dfrickxdadev:
No Wifi after root?

Hi,

Root went fine - Fantastic and long awaited solution.... but after, WiFi will not turn on. Kind-of making me panicky, but I'm confident as always in the team!

FYI I downgraded to 511 from 601 first using Odin3, etc.. following those instructions.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Note4N910V:
** EDIT. I traded phone away. It was frustrating and I figured I'd just buy an intl or tmobile version. I really wish I could have made this tut work, i'm sure it does, i'm just not familiar enough with rooting to make it work. I'm gonna leave my post up in case somebody else has the same problem I did. it might help, maybe. Thanks again for the tut!

---------OP---------

First thanks for the amazing tut, I need dumbed-down things to understand. I appreciate all the effort you went to.

Okay, I've follow the instructions, but Kingooroot does not work on my phone (app or pc version). So I used Kingroot, and it DOES root the phone, but about 20 seconds after it does, my phone restarts. Then it continues to restart every 20-30 seconds so I can't finish the tutorial.

Is there an alternative app I can use to temp root my phone without it restarting constantly?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] zfk110:
I was running on 6.0.1 on 910v and I was trying to do rootoking, but it didnt work, so I downgraded to 5.1.1 stock rom ,now Im in the bootloop, I can go back to 6.0.1 but then I wont able to do the rootoking to do adb hack to get my boatloader unlocked. any help? I tried two three different stock rom, but all of them are in loop. Thanks
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] skateguy1234:
Thanks for this complete guide, it worked for me. I did have to format my sd card however using my PC after both times of pushing the fix over, or else it would cause my phone to bootloop. I wouldn't be surprised if that is messing other people up. Also you should really write a step after flashing twrp that tells you to backup your factory rom before rooting or flashing. I forgot to do that and can now only rely on stock roms off the web if I ever need to reset, which kinda sucks, not blaming you though. You also mentioned in an earlier post that you couldn't find a better free cloud site. You should use mediafire next time. Thanks again [MENTION=5868523]Tripper511[/MENTION].
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Tripper511:
First I would make sure you have to correct type of phone. Make sure you SID does indeed start with 15. Also that you have a 910V Verizon Note 4. Once you get back to a non-bootlooping state (by going back to your working default) back up everything on you phone (phone memory and SD card) to your computer. Do a FULL factory wipe AND format your SD card IN THE PHONE. At that point attempt to downgrade back to 5.1.1. You can find the stock rom in the links in this guide along with a video at the bottom of the guide that shows you how to downgrade. Let us know if that help or any problems you had.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Tripper511:
After the second time you are suppose to leave you SD card out (step 12) to prevent the bootloop. It is then placed back in the phone after accessing TWRP Recovery Mode (step 29). You cannot backup your non rooted rom BEFORE rooting or flashing. The point of the flash is that it overwrites what ever is already saved. That is why the very first steps say to backup all data before starting. Any apps you had before (paid and not paid) are saved to your google account and can be downloaded again. Any data accompanied to them will either be on the cloud or should of been in the back that was made in the beginning.

If you ever need to reset the stock rom included with this guide (and on the net) is the same rom that was on your phone. No matter how you do this process there is no way completely restore a non rooted rom at a push of a button. You will always have to start with a blank slate and re-install all your apps and settings. You can only do that with rooted roms using programs like TWRP and titanium backup.

AFTER flashing and rooting you should make a back up, which I will add into the steps.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] droiddude414:
The download link with files no longer works, can someone share them please?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Tripper511:
I will try to reload the files in a new link later today. I'll post a message here when it's complete. In the meantime all the files can be found separately by either going to the other links/videos I posted or googling the files.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] droiddude414:
Well I got through everything, 2 successful root attempts took forever, and had just flashed oscar kernal and SU through TWRP. After a system reboot I was stuck at verizon boot logo so I went and wiped everything and attempted to reinstall the system only tar through ODIN (TWRP still worked) and got a failure during installation. Now I get "Software Update Failed Your device didn't update successfully. Use the Verizon Software Repair Assistant on a computer to repair your device and complete the update." Now I'm stuck, can't get into TWRP. Any ideas?

EDIT 1: Well I can still get into download mode so I guess time to wipe and start over

EDIT 2: Flashed System only again in download mode and can now get back into TWRP. System reboot boots into bootloop.

EDIT 3: Flashed Oscar Kernel, it is recognized during boot up but stays stuck on red verizon boot logo back to where I was before monkeying around. Should I wipe and try another rom like jasmine or paul? Any idea why it's stuck on the Verizon logo?

EDIT 4: Flashed Emotion-TW-5.1.1-nightly-r21-RC1-SM-N910P and it boots correctly. Still unsure why oscar kernel is not working. I'm using verizon R13 which says 6.01 perhaps that's it, I couldn't find a lollipop version. My boatloader and rom version is 5.1.1. I may tri multi if I have time.

Anyone else experience this issue?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] zfk110:
Hi, I got that issue fixed, I was able to flashed the rom and it seems to working fine, but my GSM card isnt recognized by phone anymore, it stayed gray out, I tried to setup APN settings too my wifi works though. Thanks
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] lugnuttz:
I would like to root my note 4 but I tried to downgrade using odin but it will not load the older firmware, it keeps telling me that it failed, so I tried a couple other firmwares and I get the same thing. The only firmware that would reload is PF3 v6.0.1. Can anyone help me get this to downgrade to root, or is there any way to root with the v6.0.1 ??
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Oh_wow:
I'm in the same boat... I've tried multiple firmwares and now I can't keep it out of a bootloop.

I have an original developer edition but I believe I've turned into a retail version.

I can get into odin mode and it will charge just fine. My last backup is BOK3 and is on my pc. but I don't even know how to restore that.

Download links would be helpful and any help would be GREATLY appreciated.

Thanks.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Tripper511:
The safest way to do this is to

FIRST

back everything up on your SD card and phone to your PC. Afterwards, format your SD card and then do a FACTORY RESET on your phone. To reset your phone go into recovery mode by restarting you phone while holding the HOME and VOLUME UP key.

After doing a fresh reset connect your phone to Odin and flash a 5.1.1 ROM. DO NOT FLASH A 6.0 ROM! You can find factory ROMs along with video instructions on how to use Odin at the bottom of the instructions.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Tripper511:
To follow up on my last response to the both of you:

This is the link to the firmwares I used which worked for me: http://xdaforums.com/note...overy-t2942937 REMEMBER TO GET 5.1.1 NOT 6.0+

Link to video showing how to flash (and downgrade) the ROM with Odin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2unAeVRqjoQ

Also I just realized are you guys following steps 11 - 14? The instructions are:

11) Once device is powered down it should go into a boot loop.

12) Pull the battery

and SD card.

Then place battery back in.

13) Turn phone back on while holding [Volume Down + Home Button + Power Button].

14) You should enter recover mode, when you see the android guy in the top left of the screen will be some text. The third to last line should be gray and say "MODE: Developer" The following line will be blue and say "SECURE DOWNLOAD : ENABLE".

Also you're mistake might be at steps 28 - 32:

28) You should now see the splash screen for TWRP Recovery Mode. *If it asks you if you want to go into "Read Only Mode" DO NOT SELECT IT!

29) At this point make sure your SD Card is inserted (if not it's okay to put it in while the phone is in this mode).

30) In the TWRP menu tap the "Wipe" button then "Advanced Wipe" and check "Micro SDCard". Then slide the option to wipe the SD Card.

31) After the wipe is complete press the little "Home" button in the middle of the bottom of the screen.

32) Open the back of the phone and remove the SD card.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Tripper511:
Download link has been updated in the tutorial. New link for .zip containing all necessary software is here: https://www.mediafire.com/?1hn5hzmvu3v3iqg
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] lugnuttz:
I got my phone to downgrade to v5.11. It would not work until I used this pit file and followed these instructions given by Bren123 which works perfectly:

ok first make sure you are using this odin https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=312968872162493207

Make sure you use this pit https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95784891001613364

Then make sure you are using this tar https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24411628330026105

Extract odin and put it any where, then extract the tar from the zip, go to the odin I uploaded in the left theirs a tab labeled pit, click that and click pit, in that tab select the pit i gave you, then go to AP and go to where you extracted that tar and select it, wait for it to check MD5 it may stop responding just wait than click start and wait for it to flash than you should be on stock unrooted lollipop.

This can all be found it this thread: http://xdaforums.com/note-4-verizon/help/verizon-note-4-flash-odin-t3470166

Now it's time to root my phone!

Thanks for everyone's help!!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] yousefjpira:
success

very very very very very special thanx for you guy >>>>>> that was unbelievable successful ........ thanx for all xdas
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] joot:
What if I'm still on Android 5.0.1 ? How do I upgrade to 5.1.1 ? My phone said I'm already "up to date. No update is necessary at this time..."
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] defender0802:
Im trying to downgrade to 5.0.1 stock from 6.0.1 and get stuck installing TWRP recovery. ODIN fails every time, as well as KingORoot failing at 90%. And all my security settings are off. I'm so frustrated with this damn phone right now. Barely gets 3hrs battery life since marshmallow. Any suggestions on getting TWRP to work?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] donelam304:
Just got me a note 4 for really good price. I had a note 3 before this since it came out. OMG, this thing looks like a nightmare to root. Lol. I rooted my note 3 and purchased a couple note 3s off swappa when I broke mine. Rooting his is nothing like doing my note 3. I loved the one click "towelroot"
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] zounduser:
Just to confirm I'm upgrading from 5.0.1 0K3, to 5.1.1 0G5, then I can correctly root, and unlock this bad boy. Correct?

---------- Post added at 10:03 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:59 PM ----------

The OP says to start on 5.1.1

---------- Post added at 10:07 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:03 PM ----------

There's instructions in the OP bro. Links to firmwares. Download the 5.1.1 I grabbed OG5, I'm assuming this is correct, since there was no other 5.1.1 firmware file there. Download the firmware, and Odin, put both on your pc, Run Odin from your PC, put your phone in download mode, connect your phone, select from within Odin program the firmware you downloaded, let it do its thing, when it's finished it will boot you up to a fresh 5.1.1 rom. Hope I helped.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] zounduser:
I successfully updated firmware to 5.1.1, and rooted using Kingo, straight from my phone. I'm attempting the rest now.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] zounduser:
Can someone upload the unlock note 4 fix, and the and Oscar kernel? I have everything else I need, and that's a huge zip of stuff I already have
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] dweezle:
First off many thanks. This method worked for me. I won't say it was a smooth ride, but I got there. I have the advantage of not knowing anything about the process. So, when I hit a snag I just assumed it was operator error and kept at it until it worked, and it finally did. I started with stock 6.0.1 N910VVRU2CPF3. I ended up on the system only 5.1.1 N910VVRU2BPA1, rooted and with TWRP installed.

Questions:

1. When I boot in I see the message in red, "Kernel is not SEANDROID ENFORCING" and in yellow, "set warranty bit : Kernel" Is that a problem?

2. There is an open lock icon and the word "CUSTOM" when I boot in. I read somewhere that that can be removed. Any hints on that?

One thing that should probably be added to the OP is a warning that, after the process, the SD card may not be seen in TWRP even after being re-formatted and visible in the phone. Apparently the Master Boot Record of the card gets altered during the unlocking procedure. In order to get it recognized in TWRP, I had to "clean" and "format" it with Windows diskpart, using a USB SD card adapter. Again, I may have bobbled the timing of putting in and taking out of the SD during the unlock process, but I think I probably am not alone.

here is what worked for me: Thanks to Xenon53 for this tip.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] lucascompton:
No calls

Hello all so after root for some reason global mode and apn settings are no longer in my network settings and I really need them because I'm using this phone on t mobile any one know how to get these back can't make calls call app says no SIM or SIM error thanks
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] zounduser:
Thanks for this!! I've been stuck for 2 days! The problem was the system only firmware I had to flash. That was not explained in any of the other threads. So I really do appreciate this. My question now is, how to go about getting 6.0.1 unlocked? Thanks again
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] slashthepainkiller:
Thank you! man you are a life saver, i been trying to root my note 4 with the stock rom but i wasn't been succesful, with other methods it keeps rebooting, and your metod works like a charm!! Thanks again! a question, is it possible to do the same but with the 6.0 rom? many thanks man!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] lingarajug:
i did everything but still have bootloop at the verizon screen, what should do, help needed. thank you.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] guruleenyc:
I may try this, but I'm sure I'll miss version 6.x features and enhancements. Root vs. Older Android firmware.... Mmmmm... Root wins because I miss Titanium and true firewall capabilities.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] slashthepainkiller:
i succesfully installed it, and it boots but it pop ups a message "system don't respond close it" and after a minute it reboots, any idea?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Turbogeno:
Boot Loop

lingarajug, did you pull the SD card?

11) Once device is powered down it should go into a boot loop.

12) Pull the battery and SD card. Then place battery back in.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] lingarajug:
turbogeno,

yes i did, what actually happened was after the first try it changed cid and i did battery pull and rebooted and was stuck in a bootloop and coold not do it the second time so i had to flash stock 5.1.1 again, formatted sdcard and tried again and before trying it checked with cid app and the cid was ending with 1200 so i thought it has changed the last time and tried again and when i rebooted back to download mode it showed mode:developer and i proceeded to installing twrp and then systemonly 5.1.1 firmware and was able to boot into phone but got constant message that sustemui crashed and it hung up and so i went back into twrp did factory reset and ended up bootloop at verizon redscreen at boot.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Tripper511:
The messages you see when you start your phone are standard. It's basically a warning letting you know that your phone is unlocked running "other" software. As far as the unlock symbol, I'm not completely sure if and how to remove it. I would think loading a different ROM could change the splash screen. If I find anything about it I'll post it here.

The SD card issue could also be a result of your specific SD card. In the past I had issues with knock off SD card brands but have never had an issue with brand name cards. But if I remember correctly the steps leading up to that did require having good timing as there are moments in this process that you have a small window of time before the phone runs the next process. So it is possible that occured. But thanks for bringing it up in case someone else had the same issue!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Tripper511:
I'm actually rather shocked you got as far as you did. This tutorial and the accompanied programs are for the

VERIZON NOTE 4

. The 5.1.1 kernal that is included to load for this tutorial is built to work on the Verizon system. I would highly suggested you search the forums for the T-MOBILE NOTE 4 guide to rooting. Even if you get it working with my method, there is a good chance you will have more problems down the road.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] smb1966:
When I boot in I see the message in red, "Kernel is not SEANDROID ENFORCING" and in yellow, "set warranty bit : Kernel" Is that a problem?

What is crazy after I had successfully rooted and completely finished the entire process the phone booted up no problem. Because the suggestion at the end of the process was to go back into TWRP and back up your phone was made, I did exactly that. now I can not get the phone to boot at all. It will boot into TWRP but only returns to the same error?

"Kernel is not SEANDROID ENFORCING" and in yellow, "set warranty bit : Kernel"
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] Tripper511:
THIS IS GOOD! If you are seeing this than that mean you SUCCESSFULLY rooted!:good: It is basically a warning message letting you know that your phone is more vulnerable because it has its security features taken down (knox). Along with warning you that the kernel (internal operating system) is changed. That there is nothing in this new kernel (which you installed by following the steps) that allows it to keep track if you voided your warranty or not (ie: "set warranty bit : Kernel"). This is exactly what we are trying to achieve when rooting. Yes you are technically more "vulnerable" but that is also the only way for you to now be able to run, remove and change anything you want on your phone.

So do not worry, seeing that message is a sign that you are rooted. You most likely also see it above a boot up screen with an unlocked lock symbol. If you DO NOT see the message "Kernel is not SEANDROID ENFORCING" then you should check to make sure you didn't accidentally unroot due to an update.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] smb1966:
The error was not the big concern, the phone would not boot up. I removed the sd card and boom, it boots up fine now. However, my camera does not work and I have no wifi. Any idea what my next step should be? It sucks not having wifi but the camera is nonnegotiable lol.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] chugs:
failed to achieve 2rd root

so after a few attemps i got temp root successfully but it rebooted while i was entering the adb commands the seconded time now i i cant interact with the phone though adb and get this responce

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.10240]

(c) 2015 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

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

List of devices attached

* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *

* daemon started successfully *

657e54fc unauthorized

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

List of devices attached

657e54fc unauthorized

C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>adb push samsung_unlock_n4-fix /data/local/tmp/

adb: error: connect failed: device unauthorized.

This adb server's $ADB_VENDOR_KEYS is not set

Try 'adb kill-server' if that seems wrong.

Otherwise check for a confirmation dialog on your device.

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

C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>adb kill-server

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

List of devices attached

* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *

* daemon started successfully *

657e54fc unauthorized

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

error: device unauthorized.

This adb server's $ADB_VENDOR_KEYS is not set

Try 'adb kill-server' if that seems wrong.

Otherwise check for a confirmation dialog on your device.

C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>adb kill-server

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

im still flashed at 5.1.1 so just factory wipe and try over? or is there a way to command my way around the unauthorization?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] chugs:
YAYAYAY

so i figured out my last problem stemmed from an unsolicited usb cord exchange, after i got god cable bac,k it was a hop and a skip to successful n910v root, this post was so well put together Tripper your the man.!!! mulitple reboots and root check to confirm, and backup to be safe
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] bigjoncoop3:
Can not obtain root

Hey fellaz

I am unable to obtain root. I down graded to 5.1.1 "pa1" and also tried the other version of 5.1.1. Tried kingroot and kingoroot. Multiple times. Apk and windows versions.

Any ideas? Thx
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 General] steven61510:
Help..

Needing some help..

mine will not allow me to flash any file. I wanted to unlock the boot loader but I was told I needed to root first. Now the phone

says it won't accept anything because it is secure? What do I do..?