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[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] chevycam94:
I assume that no matter what, you can't get anything to display on screen?

If you could, I would tell you to try a homemade "Samsung Anywhere" jig. I made 4 for my repair kit at home. Used them a few times. Super handy. It's used to force download mode if your 3-button combo doesn't work. Only works if your bootloader is still intact.

It's worth a try. Would only cost about $1 in supplies, if that.
[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] hometech99:
Ok.

You have links to info,parts, any prebuilt ones I could buy?

ugh...right when the rest of the Edge world gets unlocked, my official de gets bricked...
[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] hometech99:
From XDA about jig

"

If your phone screen is always black, that is it does not display the white Galaxy S/Samsung/AT&T logo when you switch it on, then sorry, this jig will not help you. "

It wont work.
[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] chevycam94:
I was just saying it couldn't hurt. At the very least, you would have a jig for use with the S4, should you ever need it.

It's easy to make. Cut a microUSB cable in half, and solder a 301k resistor between pins 4 and 5. That's it.
[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] NekoShinigami:
I just noticed this post. So yea if you have original dev edition you *should* be able to flash 1ANL1 again if you get to download mode. I see yours is straight up black screen 100% hometech. That's terrible, unfortunately I don't think that's fixable as of right now.
[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] chevycam94:
I know it's a long shot, but why not go through the motions (blind) that would otherwise put it in Download mode, and see if Odin recognizes it. The interface may still work, even if other specific functions don't. The screen might not work, and it might not vibrate, but it's data connection could still be functional.
[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] hometech99:
I wish i could find the n915 repair manual, and the test points. If it has test points ( and it probably does but not labelled like othersome are) maybe I could get it breathing again.

A special file has to go on an 8gig SD card.

I'm reading how to generate that file.

It's possible that the phone will recover with that SD card without shorting test points, when place battery in.
[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] chevycam94:
I've heard of that. Looking time ago. Don't remember exactly how it works though. Worth a shot.
[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] chevycam94:
I'll have an updated version in the next few days. Not huge, but at least its something. I'm still working on bigger updates.
[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] tree.fort:
Thanks so much [MENTION=2545403]chevycam94[/MENTION] for your well-organized, well-documented work on this! I am very excited to try this out. I am running a retail-converted-to-dev N915V but still on 5.1. I really appreciate you bringing this out so I can get more up to date. (plus mine's been running very slow as of late).

Do you think I should go for V2 (downloading now), or wait until you release the next version?

Edit: Trying it now! (will be looking forward to checking out your newer release as well, seeing what's different in it, etc.) Thanks again!!!
[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] chevycam94:
Thanks! Give v2.0 a go. It's a big step up. v2.1 will have some updates, and a little more bloat removed. Hoping to have it available soon.
[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] tree.fort:
Need some help plz... :)

Hey again,

So, I gave things a go last night and I'm stuck at the red Verizon screen. I read on your guide where it states "This ROM may take several minutes to boot. It may appear to hang at the red Verizon screen. Just let it be. It will eventually boot up." I appreciate you put this in as a head's up. Unfortunately for me I have let it site for an hour at the Verizon screen w/o it moving past :(. It gives a slight buzz every 10 seconds or so and the blue light pulses in and out, but it doesn't move past that point. Would you mind giving me some pointers to get it back up and running please? :) :) :)

Here's what I did to get here:

Started with converted-to-dev, stock rooted N915V running 5.1 (BPF1 I believe). TWRP 3.0.2

Put in an SD card containing only the MD5-verified CortexROM_v2.00_915V_6.0.1_CPD1.zip file

Booted to TWRP Recovery, wiped everything [system/data/cache/dalvik] + 'Internal Storage' - I hope this was OK....was this maybe where my problem was?

Rebooted just to see what would happen. It would bootloop (Initial Samung screen over and over again)

Booted back into recovery, flashed the ROM zip from TWRP Install. It said it was successful. The only error shown was "unmount of /system failed: no such volume". A quick Google showed this might not be anything to worry about.

Rebooted

Got to red VZ screen but stuck on it for an hour plus

Your help is much, much, much appreciated! This is my daily phone.
[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] chevycam94:
Sounds like a bad flash. Wiping internal storage is fine. Try again, but check the MD5 of the ROM zip first.

Then wipe, and flash in one step, without rebooting.
[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] tree.fort:
No dice :(. Still sits at the Verizon screen indefinitely. I checked the MD5 and it was accurate

Is this message normal on the top of your screen during normal boot after flashing your ROM:

KERNEL IS NOT SEANDROID ENFORCING​

Set Warranty Bit: kernel​

Can you offer any further advice? I'll be at this for the next hour or two

Muchas gracias!
[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] tree.fort:
I think I might be on to something. It looks like the prob may be the bootloader. My bootloader was from 5.1. Would flashing the ROM bring the bootloader with it? Or would I need to be starting from a 6.0 bootloader?

Thanks!
[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] chevycam94:
Yes, that message is normal.

During the unlock method, you end up with a marshmallow bootloader. It's required to boot marshmallow ROMs. That could be your problem.
[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] tree.fort:
Ok, thanks. I had followed a different guide a while back that didn't contain instructions for getting to MM like your guide does...I like your guide! I'm restoring a nandroid backup to see if I can get back up and running at least. (EDIT: crap, the restore didn't work. Now boots straight into download mode)

Since I already have TWRP installed, is there a way to just flash the MM bootloader from your guide and then flash this ROM? I'd like to avoid going through the entire unlock process again if possible.

One more thing, is this the best place for me to be asking these questions? I know they are kind of generic and not really focused on your ROM (yet).

Anyway, thanks again for your work and your help chevy!
[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] chevycam94:
Sure, you can ask here. I havent made a thread for the reworked guide yet. Its on my site, but not here.

Honestly, to make sure you get it all right. Id start over from the beginning.
[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] tree.fort:
Hey again [MENTION=2545403]chevycam94[/MENTION],

I got it working! Hooray! This looks great BTW - thanks so much for all your hard work on this!

I had one suggestion for your CortexROM instructions. I wasn't able to load your ROM the first time because I was still on a Lollipop bootloader. It was unlocked and I already had TWRP on it but it wouldn't boot after flashing the ROM (just got stuck at the red Verizon screen). My suggestion would just be to add a line to the intro/directions that mentions that you need to already be on an unlocked MM bootloader for the ROM to work, that bumping up from Lollipop won't work.

I used your unlock guide and made it through to the unlocked bootloader and re-loading TWRP so I could load CortexROM. Your instructions and the files you provided on your site were extremely helpful and well put together. I made a local copy of your notes and made a few add-on notes of my own as I was going through it. I will PM a link to these to you. I hope you might consider incorporating a few of my adds in your official unlock guide (the best one I've found on the Internet).

Thanks again chevy. I've got Cortex loaded now and I'll be using it as my daily phone. Is there anything I should watch out for/try/things you'd recommend I do next with it?

This process has been a ton of work and taken a lot of time but has also been a lot of fun :)
[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] chevycam94:
Yes, gladly. I actually wrote the guide mostly from my head, from what I could remember of the steps I did. I'm sure it's not perfect, so amendments are helpful.

I'm looking to make an updated version in the next couple days. Finding time to do it has been hard.

Play around with it all you want, just don't touch the bootloader (flash a new one). You should be good.
[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] h00rj:
I was due for a refresh, so I decided to give this a go. So far so good!
[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] abbood.absi:
please

we need screenshots

are there some bugs???
[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] chevycam94:
I'm still working on it, don't worry. Just don't have a lot of time.
[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] JDAHalo:
CPG2 Update S915V

I am running your Dev Unlocked stock rom 6.01 from steel roms website. I had the update request come up on my phone so I clicked to update later so the update downloaded into the FOTA folder as update.zip , if you still want it I can upload it via Mega. Keep up the good work Man! Im looking forward to a Nougat S7 rom for my older S915V Note Edge myself. I thought about custom building one myself just for me. But yeah love your DEv unlocked 6.01 rom man!
[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] chevycam94:
Yes, please. That would be awesome. I'll see what i can do with it. PM me the link
[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] chevycam94:
OK, so now that I have a copy of the update zip for CPG2, I'm trying to figure out how I'm going to flash it without killing the phone. I've removed several asserts, checks, and all bootloader partition files and flashing commands. I'm not sure it will flash in TWRP, but as long as I have my recovery and DevEd bootloader, I should be able to recover it.

Would be a whole lot easier if I could get a hold of a FULL factory firmware. Not sure why it isn't available anywhere yet.
[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] DV8:
So if I have all the latest updates am I pretty much screwed getting this to work?
[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] tree.fort:
I don't think so, but it depends how much work you want to do. Are you currently rooted w/ an unlocked MM bootloader (not Lollipop bootloader!) and TWRP recovery?

If not, that's the state you want to be in before you try this ROM. Steps:

Follow [MENTION=2545403]chevycam94[/MENTION]'s guide (http://steelroms.com/guide_vzw_note_edge_mm_bootloader_unlock.html) to get your phone to the state it needs to be in

Follow his instructions for flashing CortexROM on your device. See here for that step: http://steelroms.com/download_vzw_note_edge_rom.html

Does that help?
[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] SPMelly:
Wow nice work. Very fast and responsive. I've been on my phone all day so far and I'm at 60% battery
[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] turbonawd:
Hey guys does the CortexROM provide the best battery life for the Note Edge?

Thanks!
[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] Esre Vinu:
Am I doing some thing wrong?

I flashed the Lollipop with MM bootloader from your site. WiFi is not working. I know, internet isnt needed at this point, just seemed odd.

The issue Im having, is I cant get root to work at all. Ive tried BOTH Kingoroot and KingRoot, BOTH from PC and the APK versions. None of it is working with the Lollipop Modified that I grabbed from your site. What am I doing wrong? Im not exactly new to all this, but Im in no way a pro, and obviously prone to newb like actions now and then haha.

I was able to use the "Developers Edition Conversion" method, installed TWRP 3.0.2.0 and installed "n915v Stock Rooted" using TWRP. This worked flawlessly. Im not sure why I cannot get the steps on your page to complete. Am I missing some thing?

EDIT- forgot to thank you repeatedly for all the work youve put into this,... I didnt think Id have a hope of seeing my Verizon model being cleaned up and modified. You're a hero!
[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] Esre Vinu:
Well, kinda,...

I got the lollipop to accept a root with KingRoot apk on this last pass,... root was confirmed. I proceeded through the ADB steps, and it just bootloops at the power on screen. Doesnt get to the colorful Samsung animation, no verizon. Just keeps rebooting at the Unlocked Android within seconds...

Im rather confused.

EDIT: Ok, I got it working. Took a few attempts, ending up using ODIN to flash the BOF2 official from samsung/verizon that was released in June 2015,... then in Kingo pc version, theres a pop up on my phone for "wish" which is some shopping app.... I had been just closing it on my phone so I could watch the Kingo Link on my phone, but Ive now noticed that every time I just left the advert up, the Root took on the first try lol. Not sure how thats relevant, but I guess not messing with it while its running is always best, eh? Really, after that, it was just matter of how swiftly I yanked the battery. if I waited to long, basically getting to any animations, things would go wrong. If I yanked the battery when the screen first lights up, the whole process went smoothly.

All in all, great work, and thanks a ton for getting us on a MM bootloader. I should be able to get XPosed and play with that for a bit since Im interested, then I plan on flashing your 2.0 Cortex since Ive been hearing such good things about its responsiveness!!

Thanks again! Top notch!
[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] Esre Vinu:
Ok, so, after all the nonsense, I started from scratch, and every thing went smoothly. However,... now I am sitting on a crisp fresh install of this wonderful Cortex 2.0, great work BTW,.... but I have no root? I still have the TWRP, and Cortex is running so I assume the BootLoader is still MM level,... how do I reacquire root permissions? I was under the impression that root was no longer viable on the n915v after hitting MM,...

EDIT-- SuperSU is what is telling me Root is Required and that I dont have root access,... hence the confusion as Cortex2.0 is "pre rooted",.... figured I would clarify that,...

Sorry for any redundancy and newbness,... I know it gets annoying, but after searching and reading hundreds of posts in the past 3 days, my mind is turning to jelly lmao....

Thanks again for this excellent bloat-free excellence of a ROM, and all the hard work you put into it!!!

Esre

UPDATE-- Flashed beta Supersu v2.74 and all is perfect... you're my hero, thanks yet again for such amazing work!!!!
[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] tree.fort:
Way to go Esre! Thanks, also, for coming back and posting the troubleshooting steps you took and what you did to eventually get it working. That will certainly be a help to others!

I'm also totally grateful to [MENTION=2545403]chevycam94[/MENTION]! Thanks again dude!
[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] chevycam94:
Thanks! Work and college have been taking all my time, as well as my MUCH more popular Nexus 6P ROM. I still own the Note Edge, so it's not forgotten, just not at the top of my list.
[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] btstarcher:
Just out of curiosity, did you have the CPG2 update installed? Mine came with the update installed, and I'm debating whether or not to keep it. I love the phone; I just need root access so I can tether.
[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] Esre Vinu:
Im not familiar with the CPG2, are you sure yours is a verizon phone? It could be a more recent update than my files, I guess.

When I started, I had already downloaded and accepted the CPD1 update(MM) over the air on their network when released back in May '016. I used ODIN v3.13.3 to flash back to BOF2 (16 June 016) firmware and began the process of testing different methods. The directions that Chevy has posted in the links, are the best way to go about it by far. The process is pretty minimal considering, and having the modified files they provided made life rather easy when it came to doing this. Obviously I had my share of troubles, but with lack of sleep, 4 kids, inlaws during a holiday and so on, Im sure I wasnt yanking a battery fast enough at least 2 of the times lol,...

KingoRoot and King Root alternatingly worked, never could find a solid method that worked every time, but, I was jumping around between the modified files, and stock BOF2/BPC1/BPF1 while attempting to root each time.

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Got XPosed working as well,... I believe it was Wanam that had posted an UnOfficial XPosed workaround for Samsung devices,...

Now, as for modules in XPosed Ive FOUND that WORK on the n915v? Not many. GravityBox doesnt seem to work, XTouchWiz by Wanam does some stuff,... but Ill be looking around and seeing what modules I can find. My next project is to play around with the Boot Animations and see if I can get something custom in there.
[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] btstarcher:
Yes, it's a more recent update/security patch.
[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] thaydengeo:
Hi, first off thanks for all of your work!!! Really excited to have an unlocked bootloader/rooted device. Just as an FYI which I will also post in the unlocking thread, I was able to come from CPG2 and still successful with unlocking following your guide!

Question about the Cortex Rom - I flashed the rom and for some reason did not have root, I probably missed a step somewhere in the process, but I was wondering how I could have done that. I ended up flashing the rooted kernel from your steel roms guide and then I had root. Though I noticed this was a different kernel, do you feel the cortex kernel is better?

Lastly some issues - the performance of the ROM is miles ahead of stock for me. So much smoother with almost no lag. However, I still occasionally get random reboots with the phone, this is usually preceded by having the screen off and right after turning it on the screen freezes and then the phone crashes. I seem to have been able to fix it by using a wakelock app, but I assume this is less than ideal as the phone will never go into sleep mode. Would you suggest any CPu governor or IO settings to do a better job of preventing the phone from crashing?

Thanks again!
[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] Ciprianpataki:
Hello, how did you installed TWRP for note edge verizon?

To be more precise, I can't find the .tar file here " twrp.me/devices/samsunggalaxynote4edgevzw.html[/url] " for Odin. Does anybody know how to get it or anything useful? thank you :good:
[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] btstarcher:
Did anyone ever get native tethering to work? For me, that's the main (possibly only) reason for rooting. I just need to be able to use my device as a hotspot.
[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] btstarcher:
Or can anyone tell me how to go about tethering without the native app?
[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] PoLoMoTo:
I used the Xposed module X Tether, now native tethering works fine.
[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] btstarcher:
Let's hope I succeed in rooting this thing...still haven't gotten Samsung to remove the lock. It's getting frustrating.
[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] genaire:
Now that we have unlimited data will tethering be baked into the ROM?
[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] unimatrix725:
I use the twrp here: latest 3.0.3.1

https://xdaforums.com/note-edge/development/twrp-915fy-915tmo-moment-t3129459

My phone acts better w/ v3.0.2 (older)

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=67379835&postcount=279
[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] ./Edward.sh:
I successfully flashed your Cortex v2.00 ROM and the kernel provided, it's been a very interesting process but the end result was worth it for sure. All the advantages of root and boosted performance on this full specced machine, just awesome. Just for grins I ran a few Antutu benches, on stock I was getting around 40k to 60k. With this ROM and kernel if I give it a minute after charging and don't have updates in the background I'm getting about 79k-81k. Thanks for your work!

Now for my questions,

This seems minor, but the Samsung Video app was left out, I was a fan of the controls along the edge panel, I'd like to get that app back but have been having a terrible time searching for it on the web. Any help would be very appreciated.

Secondly, has anyone found optimal governer/CPU clock modifications via an app (L speed or Kernel auditor) that improve battery life by any margin? I'd love to get more SOT of course but I'm consistently around 2-3 hrs with a full day on VZW network in my area. Battery isn't an issue as I got the device new last November and I purchase replacement PowerBear batteries from Amazon.

Thanks a bunch for any help on these! I'm really new to this rooting stuff but I'm capable of following directions and using command prompt, hence my presence here.
[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] max366:
I originally converted when the method first came out and left it at that until now! finally built up the courage to up to MM and now I'm going to flash Cortex! Thank you chevy!

On a side note. Does anybody know if I did the original conversion with 5.1 do I still need to follow chevy's portion of instructions on the bootloader unlock? I had trouble and skipped it and just flashed the other stuff (did all steps besides bootloader unlock) and all seems to be fine. I'm still in developer mode with dev cid.

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All I can help with is your battery issue. I bought a powerbear replacement battery and for about 6 months it was awesome then it swan dived off the cliff and its very weak. I'm guessing for some reason the powerbear batteries have a short life :confused:
[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] max366:
No luck on the hotspot or xposed on the cortex rom but wifi worked... however, if i use Marshmallow ROM (without bootloader) from chevy's website hotspot and xposed work just fine.

Anybody got advice on the xposed and tether for the cortex rom? yes, I've read through the previous posts...

Unfortunately I just have to debloat and optimize manually now :(
[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] genaire:
Is their an SD card write fix for marshmallow ROMs or am I the only one having app writing to SD card issues?
[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] PoLoMoTo:
You need to use the Xposed by wanam, once you have that install the Moto Tether module to fix the hotspot.
[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] max366:
I did try Xposed by Wanam, that is the same version I'm using on stock MM now but it would not take for the cortex rom. I tried wipes and clearing cache installing via recovery, and installing via xposed installer apk... the usual and Xposed by Wanam would not stick on the cortex for some reason.

As soon as I switched back to stock MM from Chevy, Xposed by Wanam installs just fine and moto tether works just fine. Not sure what happened :confused:

Did anybody have any issues getting advanced calling to work on the cortex rom? It took me a while to realize it, but advanced calling would not work on the stock MM rom from Chevy. I had to flash an APN update to try different APN setting that finally worked.
[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] PoLoMoTo:
Don't know, that's what I did and its working just fine, must just be some weird quirk somewhere I guess.

And how did you get advanced calling to work? My understanding was that it just wasn't possible
[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] genaire:
Anyone get Google Assistant to work?
[Verizon Note Edge Android Development] btstarcher:
I finally rooted, but now I'm having problems installing Xposed Framework. It just says "error 1." I downloaded the installer, and tried to install the framework for Samsung devices.