I just recieved my replacement Note 3 from Verizon yesterday and gained root access/set up safestrap a few hours ago. I have Alliance downloaded and on my sd card, but after I flash alliance in safestrap + reboot, I get nothing but a black screen. I have to pull the battery and go back into SS. I'm on an NC4 model, using SS 3.72, and am using ROM slot 1 to install.
Do I have to use the stock ROM slot?
If so, how do I backup my stock slot so that I may restore if things get messed up?
Any help would be greatly appreciated, and I'm sorry if these are fairly nooby questions, thanks!
You need to get the nc2 kernel and flash it with odin. I found a video on YouTube to help. Look up the nc2 on xda download it get newest version of odin unless you already have it. Odin goes on your pc by the way. go on youtube and look up surg rises. The video is Called how to flash nc4 OVA instead of doing what he is with the nc4 use nc2 like I did and it works like a charm. The video to me is easier than say step by step on forum in my opinion. Hope this helped you. If you need more help just ask.
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Just got my note 3 yesterday and I am no stranger to rooting, roms and everything in between. However I've never owned a Samsung phone before either so I need some help. I've been reading through the forums but things are still a bit fuzzy. I am assuming my phone is on nc4 according to what my settings say. 4.4.2. I rooted using towel root and such is up and running. Safe strap installed. I have also downloaded Odin and a stock 4.4.2 system image file for a restore if need be. Now do I need to flash a nc2 kernel before I flash any roms? How is that done? And my model is smn900v. Which is OK to flash miui for smn900 models right? V just meaning Verizon correct? Thanks for any and all help!
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Just got my note 3 yesterday and I am no stranger to rooting, roms and everything in between. However I've never owned a Samsung phone before either so I need some help. I've been reading through the forums but things are still a bit fuzzy. I am assuming my phone is on nc4 according to what my settings say. 4.4.2. I rooted using towel root and such is up and running. Safe strap installed. I have also downloaded Odin and a stock 4.4.2 system image file for a restore if need be. Now do I need to flash a nc2 kernel before I flash any roms? How is that done? And my model is smn900v. Which is OK to flash miui for smn900 models right? V just meaning Verizon correct? Thanks for any and all help!
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I'm at work now but give me a few hours and I'll give you a detailed answer.
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Thanks man I greatly appreciate it!
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Thanks man I greatly appreciate it!
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Okay, I'm assuming you're on NC4 since you used Towelroot. You can flash roms but since the bootloader is locked no CM, AOSP, AOKP or Miui as far as I know. No custom kernels yet either so don't try to run any apps that change the governor or CPU frequencies. It may happen in time but not yet...:fingers-crossed:
Beans has a guide here and roms in this link read the first two posts : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2787627
Modems, you're on the NC4 modem but we can change modems even though our bootloader is locked. You flash them in Odin. Put your phone in download mode and flash the modem in the ap slot. Modems can be found here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47400062&postcount=1
You may want to stay on the NC4 modem. I took the NC2 leak from 4.3 and that modem didn't work well for me at all. I'm on NC2 with the NC4 modem. Modems depend on your phone and your location. Some people haven't seen a difference in NC2 vs NC4, some people went all the way back to the MJE modem. It's something you have to try for yourself but if your signal is good then leave it.
You put on safestrap so you're good there. Don't even try clockwork mod or rom manager. Safestrap is cool in the fact that you have rom slots. You can put roms in different slots and switch back and forth with wiping and reflashing. Kinda like dual booting your computer with OS X and bootcamp or Windows and Linux. Right now the rom slots work but people have had battery issues using anything but the stock rom slot so for right now use the stock rom slot and it's like old school flashing, there can be only one for now (Highlander reference). As of right I wouldn't dirty flash anything make sure it's a clean wipe.
Next, the rom you chose to use is pure personal preference, they're all good just make sure you read the OP and browse the threads to get an idea. If you get stuck just post a question. The crowd for the Note 3 has been the most courteous and helpful since I've been on XDA.
Welcome to the funhouse!!!
Thank you again. Any more questions I'll post em here.
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Thank you again. Any more questions I'll post em here.
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No problem at all, have fun... ?
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My main concern was bootlooping with flashing roms on nc4. I thought I read that somewhere a few different times.
cconcepts said:
My main concern was bootlooping with flashing roms on nc4. I thought I read that somewhere a few different times.
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You should be fine, alot of the bootloops come from being on Nc2 and hitting reboot to recovery on the power menu. There's a fix for it but I just haven't done it yet. If safestrap is on and working properly just reboot your phone and wait for the safestrap screen and hit the recovery button. If you bootloop hitting reboot to recovery just pull the battery. Reboot to download mode and reboot to system from there.
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I was told on beans thread I need to flash the nc2 kernel before any roms. Now I'm getting confused. Lol
Just tried biggins rom in slot 1 after making a backup and it hung after Safe strap boot screen. Had to pull battery and switch back to stock slot and reboot. Something isn't right....
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Just tried biggins rom in slot 1 after making a backup and it hung after Safe strap boot screen. Had to pull battery and switch back to stock slot and reboot. Something isn't right....
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Did you use the nc2 firmware package in his OP? Also in reading his Op he says flash it in the stock rom slot. Even though Hashcode has working rom slots I still think they're not functioning like they should.
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Did you use the nc2 firmware package in his OP? Also in reading his Op he says flash it in the stock rom slot. Even though Hashcode has working rom slots I still think they're not functioning like they should.
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I figured I didn't need the nc2 firmware. That's what I was wondering about. If I need to flash that after flashing roms.
Never mind I feel like an idiot. ..lol I didn't dl the rom through his post but from another site and it said nothing about nc2 firmware. Lol I just read his post......
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Never mind I feel like an idiot. ..lol I didn't dl the rom through his post but from another site and it said nothing about nc2 firmware. Lol I just read his post......
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It happens, at least it was just a boot problem and not a brick. To be on the safe side always download from the thread... ?. Plus he said try the stock slot instead of slot 1.
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I'm extremely new at rooting and flashing roms, so please excuse my ignorance. I have a Verizon Note 3 SM-900V. I'm running Android 4.4.2 and my Baseband version is NC4. I've rooted it using"TowelRoot" and have installed Safestrap 3.72. I've booted into recovery partitioned slot 1 and wiped it. Then I installed HyperdriveRLS7.zip I hit reboot after it says it's finished installing the rom. Whenever I try to boot into the rom (slot 1), my screen goes black and my blue LED light stays on. I also tried flashing the rom named "hltevzw.Jellybeans.zip" and it does the same thing. Am I doing something wrong or is anything incompatible with the other? Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for your help.
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I'm extremely new at rooting and flashing roms, so please excuse my ignorance. I have a Verizon Note 3 SM-900V. I'm running Android 4.4.2 and my Baseband version is NC4. I've rooted it using"TowelRoot" and have installed Safestrap 3.72. I've booted into recovery partitioned slot 1 and wiped it. Then I installed HyperdriveRLS7.zip I hit reboot after it says it's finished installing the rom. Whenever I try to boot into the rom (slot 1), my screen goes black and my blue LED light stays on. I also tried flashing the rom named "hltevzw.Jellybeans.zip" and it does the same thing. Am I doing something wrong or is anything incompatible with the other? Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for your help.
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First of all you need to know that you cannot use rom slots on NC4 only the stock slot. You can use the stock slot to flash custom roms.
Second you need to update you firmware to the so-called unified firmware which is simply what you currently have and the NC2 kernel which can be found here. Just follow the instructions and you'll be good to go.
Third you should upgrade to Safestrap 3.75 found here.
If you have soft bricked your phone (this will be the case if after pulling the battery you cannot boot into Safestrap, you'll need to flash the stock firmware via odin which can be found here, reroot, and then follow the above directions.
Now once you get all this taken care of you can flash a custom rom. Any rom based on NC2/NC4 will work, however any rom based on any earlier firmware will not work and may softbrick your phone, Jellybeans being one of them. Make sure you read the OP (Original Post) before flashing anything. Know what you are flashing, if you are unsure there are many many forum posts to read through that are full of info.
If you have any other questions just ask.
Many Thanks!
Glad to help.
I have purchased a Moto X. Do you have any knowledge on flashing roms on it? I hate to be a bother.
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I have purchased a Moto X. Do you have any knowledge on flashing roms on it? I hate to be a bother.
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Did you know the new Moto X was just announced and should be out in a couple months? Oh well, check out these forums. I don't know anything about the Moto X so I won't be able to help you sorry.
Just rooted my Verizon note 3 and installed safestrap, It is on nc4. Could someone please explain the next step for installing a custom rom?! Or is there a video out there?!
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Just rooted my Verizon note 3 and installed safestrap, It is on nc4. Could someone please explain the next step for installing a custom rom?! Or is there a video out there?!
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Check Beans thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53508270
Go to second post for instructions and you're using the NC4 ota set of instructions. Some of which you've done already since you're rooted and have safestrap installed. You can pretty much flash any NC2 or NC4 rom in the development thread as long as it's a retail rom and not something for the developer edition of the n3. If you decide to play with Jasmine read his instructions multiple times as his rom is a s5 port for the note 3 and it doesn't seem as straight forward as NC2/NC4 roms.
Another point, flashing the nc2 kernel must be done with Odin and you're phone must be put in download mode. There may be some videos too, check the development threads in the first three to four posts of each rom thread.
Edit: Also, if you've never used Odin @az_biker has an instructional thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2576104, it's not hard at all.
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Dear techwizards,
I've been trying to root my phone for a while, I've done it before: both my S II and S III were international variants, and rooting those devices was very simple. But after getting an S IV from America and consensually downloading a samsung issued update -- I had yet to read up on the disadvantages of knox -- my rooting and android experience took a turn for the worse.
Long story short -- I know developers are a proud bunch who value their time -- I tried rooting my phone yesterday after almost smashing my phone on a coffee table. They say it's a well known side effect of Touchwiz, but I'll leave that to you.
I used a towelroot.com root -- a wonderful tool, if I may say so. After that, I visited the CM website and picked out the compatible CM11. I never got to flashing it though, as my problems arose while installing a recovery.
I had downloaded an app, a something recovery or another. They had an option to flash recoveries on there--it would download your recovery for you and do all the work, which seemed plausible as most video tutorials demonstrated. To my astonishment, doing so bricked my phone.
I tracked back, looked for the samsung stock rom, downloaded all 2.2 gb's of it and flashed it. It worked. My phone was functional but I suspect something within it stinks. My device, apparently for security reasons, wont let my wifi or 4g to establish a connection. It's making it impossible for me to fix this problem as I can't root my device or flash a custom rom.
About Device:
Pre problem I was running a:
SGH-I337UCUFNC1 baseband. Build Number ending with: NC1.
Android version: 4.2.2
Post problem:
Baseband: I337UCUFNC1
Build Number: JSS15J.I337UCUEMK2
Android version 4.3.
If I could find my original stock 4.2.2 NC1 version and get simple instructions on how to re-install it back to stock version, I'd be very grateful.
If you know how I could fix the internet issue on the MK2 one, and provide some simple instructions of how to root it, I'd be grateful too.
If you think neither would work, and have something else in mind, Im open to your suggestions.
Much Regards,
Y
You can only use safestrap for the recovery. See in the general forum index, all things at&t....
You can't flash cm, only touch wiz based roms
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You can only use safestrap for the recovery. See in the general forum index, all things at&t....
You can't flash cm, only touch wiz based roms
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I never got to installing or attempting to install CM.
Things took a turn for the unexpected after I tried installing CMW recovery.
Please reread my post
I've read it. You can't install cwm. That's what had messed up your device. The only recovery you can use is safestrap
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I've read it. You can't install cwm. That's what had messed up your device. The only recovery you can use is safestrap
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I see. Thanks for the info. Do you know what could be done to restore my device to stock? As of now I'm running a MK2 Android 4.3 on a NC1 4.2.2 device and the wifi/4g connection aren't working.
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I see. Thanks for the info. Do you know what could be done to restore my device to stock? As of now I'm running a MK2 Android 4.3 on a NC1 4.2.2 device and the wifi/4g connection aren't working.
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Did you look for the thread I pointed you to? In the general forum index, all things at&t... You're going to want to start there. That'll link you to this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=49687770
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Since your bootloader is already locked, you might as well Odin to stock. Odin to NB1 then use stock recovery to flash the NC1 update from a zip file on a microSD.
Part of the problem is that the NC1 is not 4.2.2 like you listed, but 4.4.2. That's the update you applied that started the sordid tale. When you were on 4.2.2, with bootloader MD<something>, you could have flashed CM or whatever, because you would be able to have TWRP or CWM recovery. When Samsung pushed out a 4.3 update (MK2 I believe) all the unlocked bootloader fun was over, probably permanently for this phone.
When you flashed MK2 firmware (4.3) onto the phone, parts of it don't work with the NC1 baseband, causing the problems you've seen. If you Odin NB1, then do the quick zip update from stock recovery to get all the way to NC1, you'll be back to stock and everything should work.
Once that's done, you can go through this process:
1. Root with Towelroot.
2. Install SuperSU to manage root access. (You might have to reboot, it's a 50%/50% shot... sometimes it hangs trying to disable Knox... no worries just reboot)
3. Install SafeStrap... it will create the safestrap recovery. You might need to install SELinux Mode Changer app (from play store) and set to permissive, to get Safestrap installed.
4. Boot to the SafeStrap recovery. Install any touchwiz rom. Only touchwiz compatible roms will work. I liked GoldenEye.
When installing touchwiz ROMs, typically one flashes the ROM, then SuperSU, then the NC1 modules, then the ATT BuildProp/APN file. Sounds complex but goes quickly. Some roms have some of these things built in.
Good luck! I eventually decided I didn't like the ATT Samsung restrictions of the locked boot loader, and bought a T-Mobile M919 variant of the S4. Unlocked boot loader. Woo hoo. And works fine on ATT.
Marc
As stated above, I have a Note 3, I have rooted it using towelroot. I had downloaded rom manager, titanium backup, Supersu, and busybox.
I want to load on a custom rom but I was getting a little confused, looking for something that I know will work with my phone. I have 4.4.2, 3.4.0 Kernal, and nc4. Any help?
Safestrap not ROM manager
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Safestrap not ROM manager
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So delete rom manager and download safestrap, then what roms will work with my phone? Almost all I find say only NC or 4.2 only
Stay away from roms that say [dev] in the title. Alliance, jasmine, and biggins seem to be most popular right now.
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In "Verizon galaxy note 3 android development" section.
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Also, if you choose to run biggin's rom. says its recommended to downgrade your firmware to NC2. Just read directions and you should be good.
Read up a bit on Safestrap as well.
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Get safestrap and flash nc2 kernel in Odin.
Flash a nc2 kernel and the ROM will boot is what TJF2012 means.
Sorry fell asleep. Yes download and install safestrap 3.75 b04. Flash the nc2/nc4 hybrid kernel via Odin. Download biggins delta jasmine alliance hyperdrive objective or eclipse ROM. Push to your SD card. Reboot to safestrap and wipe the stock slot. Then install your choice of the listed Roms. Reboot and enjoy.
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Sorry fell asleep. Yes download and install safestrap 3.75 b04. Flash the nc2/nc4 hybrid kernel via Odin. Download biggins delta jasmine alliance hyperdrive objective or eclipse ROM. Push to your SD card. Reboot to safestrap and wipe the stock slot. Then install your choice of the listed Roms. Reboot and enjoy.
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ok, just to be sure I got this, flash the nc2/nc4 hybrid Kernal with Odin, (would anyone happens to have a link to that?), download rom of my choice, and put on SD card (dumb question, does it have to be an external SD card or can it be the internal phones?)
Then reboot to safestrap and clear the stock slot (does it have to be stock slot?) And the install rom to that slot?
Safestrap thread. Can use internal if you wish
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2517610
Find the kernel here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2787627
And also which roms will work with the safestrap method?
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And also which roms will work with the safestrap method?
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The ones I listed. Our bootloaders are locked down which is why safestrap is our only option. Unless of course you can get a developer edition n3. Then you're game to play with aosp Roms. Eclipse is still touchwiz but heavily modified to look like aosp. Delta is themed nc4. Biggins (probably my favorite) is themed with some s5 ports. Jasmine is a full s5 ROM ported. Hyperdrive alliance and objective are all good too.
bmwh0r3 said:
The ones I listed. Our bootloaders are locked down which is why safestrap is our only option. Unless of course you can get a developer edition n3. Then you're game to play with aosp Roms. Eclipse is still touchwiz but heavily modified to look like aosp. Delta is themed nc4. Biggins (probably my favorite) is themed with some s5 ports. Jasmine is a full s5 ROM ported. Hyperdrive alliance and objective are all good too.
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I'll try biggins first, so I have safestrap installed on my phone, I have to get the Kernal is the previous post on my computer, flash that to my phone using odin, and download biggins (before I flash?) And push to SD card (any guide on that or is it done on the computer?) Reboot in safe strap, is that just turning phone off and then holding power, home, and volume down? Wipe the stock (could this prevent from ever running stock again?) Then install biggins to stock slot? And just a normal reboot?
Oh man, so I was following the instructions on biggins, after I installed biggins on stock rom, it said to reboot, so i clicked that and my phone shut off, and now will not turn back on, did i totally brick it?
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Oh man, so I was following the instructions on biggins, after I installed biggins on stock rom, it said to reboot, so i clicked that and my phone shut off, and now will not turn back on, did i totally brick it?
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Does your phone still not power on? Does anything happen on the screen when you try to boot up? Have you pulled the battery out of the phone to make sure it is all the way off?