Android 4.4.4 Bootloader - Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello
I'm runing S5 Rc Elite rom on my Note 3 N9005 International version. If I want to make update to a CM11 4.4.4 rom can I go back to my 4.4.2 Rc Elite rom after? I don't know how to check if my bootloader is locked or not. Anyone?
Thank you!

You can go back and forth between TW 4.4.2 and AOSP 4.4.4. I have done it several times.

svbarbosa said:
You can go back and forth between TW 4.4.2 and AOSP 4.4.4. I have done it several times.
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But you know how to check the bootloader?

alexxutzu said:
But you know how to check the bootloader?
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Use [APP] Phone INFO <<SAMSUNG>>.

I see the number of bootloader but where I can see if it's locked?

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svbarbosa said:
You can go back and forth between TW 4.4.2 and AOSP 4.4.4. I have done it several times.
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EDIT: Never mind, I found a link for bootloaders - https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=12697
flashed the latest using Odin.
Old: Hi Can you please tell me if there is a guide on how to flash latest bootloader or can you please guide me? I have been searching and didn't get anything..
Also is there a link to the latest bootloader file?
Please help.

billjobs said:
Hi Can you please tell me if there is a guide on how to flash latest bootloader or can you please guide me? I have been searching and didn't get anything..
Also is there a link to the latest bootloader file?
Please help.
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If you are with KK you have the good BL. No need to flash last one, it's useless; I'm still on NA6.....

billjobs said:
EDIT: Never mind, I found a link for bootloaders - https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=12697
flashed the latest using Odin.
Old: Hi Can you please tell me if there is a guide on how to flash latest bootloader or can you please guide me? I have been searching and didn't get anything..
Also is there a link to the latest bootloader file?
Please help.
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Man...not this is my problem. I want to know if I can see if my bootloader is locked or not.

alexxutzu said:
Man...not this is my problem. I want to know if I can see if my bootloader is locked or not.
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If you have an application (APK on Android device or EXE on computer...), you cannot know if it is unlocked (full functional version) or locked (trial version), until you actually run it.
And the bootloader is also the same. You cannot know if it is locked or not, until you (or someone else) test it.
Isn't it?

As far as I know all N9005 bootloaders are unlocked.
Here is a thread on bootloader/modem update: [GUIDE]For Flashing Baseband/Modem/Bootloader N9005.
Have fun...

svbarbosa said:
As far as I know all N9005 bootloaders are unlocked.
Here is a thread on bootloader/modem update: [GUIDE]For Flashing Baseband/Modem/Bootloader N9005.
Have fun...
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Thank you!

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[Q] Please help - downgrade from 4.4.2 to 4.3

Hello friends.
Is it possible? all the info i find doesnt help.
Any way to do this?
cant i flash he old bootloader and then downgrade?
Thanks a million for any input
aoooo said:
Hello friends.
Is it possible? all the info i find doesnt help.
Any way to do this?
cant i flash he old bootloader and then downgrade?
Thanks a million for any input
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Nope you can no longer downgrade to 4.3 after flashing 4.4.2 stock rom.have a nice day.
So if he flashes a 4.3 ROM via Odin, what would happen? Brick?
devilsdouble said:
So if he flashes a 4.3 ROM via Odin, what would happen? Brick?
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yeah.. a soft brick. device won't boot, instead it'll show " software upgrade failed, please connect with kies" something like that.. but yiu can flash the official 4.4.2 again to bring the device alive
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So if he flashes a 4.3 ROM via Odin, what would happen? Brick?
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The new bootloader Knox wont let it downgrade.
Sent from my OCTA CORE I9500
Thank for the replies guys..
no option of flashing an old bootloader or something?
Is this it - stuck with the kitkat??
No option to maybe flash somethimg like CM with 4.3 and then flash the original 4.3 firmware??
nothing no way arround this knox s*** ?
aoooo said:
Thank for the replies guys..
no option of flashing an old bootloader or something?
Is this it - stuck with the kitkat??
No option to maybe flash somethimg like CM with 4.3 and then flash the original 4.3 firmware??
nothing no way arround this knox s*** ?
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Repulsa said:
Nope you can no longer downgrade to 4.3 after flashing 4.4.2 stock rom.have a nice day.
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Once you have flashed 4.4.2 there is no going back to 4.3 as @Repulsa & others have already told you :cyclops:
11calcal said:
Once you have flashed 4.4.2 there is no going back to 4.3 as @Repulsa & others have already told you :cyclops:
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:crying:
:good: Thank you all for the replies and info.
Hope someone will find some sort of way in the future.
found this.. please be patient with me.. i am exploring every possibility.. could help others as well.. :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2539904
any opinions on trying this ? Thanks!
on youtube i saw a person using i9505 having kitkat.he downgraded from 4.4.2 to 4.3 using mobile odin. n it worked well.
as mobile odin is not supported on i9500 we cant do this.
but the important thing is that he downgraded.that means it is possible.
please devs..help us guys.please.i am fed up of kitkat n i am on the same boat to have jellybean back.
one more thing, what if we flash jellybean custom rom over kitkat.will it work ?
ronak.chawla30 said:
on youtube i saw a person using i9505 having kitkat.he downgraded from 4.4.2 to 4.3 using mobile odin. n it worked well.
as mobile odin is not supported on i9500 we cant do this.
but the important thing is that he downgraded.that means it is possible.
please devs..help us guys.please.i am fed up of kitkat n i am on the same boat to have jellybean back.
one more thing, what if we flash jellybean custom rom over kitkat.will it work ?
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post the link to this video
/ I found it - nothing new - familiar things
Sometimes it is possible to downgrade, but for sure my friend, then u won't have wifi and/or sound
tapatalked by an Echoenian on old b/l without knox
What if he installs a custom 4.3 rom?
Would that work? can he install the custom rom in recovery? or that would brick the phone because of the new bootloader?
phoneswolf said:
post the link to this video
/ I found it - nothing new - familiar things
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here is the link : http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-k4lWKOOFhU&fulldescription=1&hl=en&guid=&gl=IN&client=mv-google
ronak.chawla30 said:
here is the link : http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-k4lWKOOFhU&fulldescription=1&hl=en&guid=&gl=IN&client=mv-google
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I watched this video
(this is not new)
phoneswolf said:
I watched this video
(this is not new)
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that means it is possible by hook or crook.is it for i9500 ?
n cant we use 4.3 custom rom ? does it need 4.3 base rom to work fine ?
ronak.chawla30 said:
that means it is possible by hook or crook.is it for i9500 ?
n cant we use 4.3 custom rom ? does it need 4.3 base rom to work fine ?
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downgrade always possible but there are problems
example
sound, calls
can be fixed using a custom kernel, mods, etc.
but this did not benefit
why necessary ? 4.4.2 is better
question is downgrade and reset Knox
it is
everything else is nothing
confirmed for I9500 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2686882
ronak.chawla30 said:
on youtube i saw a person using i9505 having kitkat.he downgraded from 4.4.2 to 4.3 using mobile odin. n it worked well.
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Ah that was me. I got my S4 back so i am going to do a more clear video with voice also. Probably tomorrow
*boy*racer* said:
Ah that was me. I got my S4 back so i am going to do a more clear video with voice also. Probably tomorrow
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thanks for that video.
after downgrading your phone from 4.4.2 to 4.3, is it working fine ? i mean are you facing any issues ? like sound,wifi etc etc...
ronak.chawla30 said:
thanks for that video.
after downgrading your phone from 4.4.2 to 4.3, is it working fine ? i mean are you facing any issues ? like sound,wifi etc etc...
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Only wifi but fixed by flashing a custom kernel. But every time i rebooted, i had to re-connect to my router again.

[Q] CWM downgrading firm possible?

I want to downgrade my sm-N900 to 4.3, is it possible by flashing a 4.3 custom firmware through through custom recovery?
convict_moody said:
I want to downgrade my sm-N900 to 4.3, is it possible by flashing a 4.3 custom firmware through through custom recovery?
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There's a downgrade bootloader available in the Note 3 Developer Discussion's KNOX thread. Go check that out. Look for the guy called RuchRa or something.
nicholaschum said:
There's a downgrade bootloader available in the Note 3 Developer Discussion's KNOX thread. Go check that out. Look for the guy called RuchRa or something.
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Sry for the delay, problem solved already
:victory:
convict_moody said:
Sry for the delay, problem solved already
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Were you able to downgrade it ?
MuhammadZeeshan7 said:
Were you able to downgrade it ?
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Just use the pit and then use any 4.3 firmware and it will downgrade greatly.

Need help, Baseband version unknown

I have a n9005 with knox set. It's running omega rom version 21. I haven't updated modem for a long time and the modem version was XXUENA2. So I thought oh it's about time to upgrade that. Then all hell broke lose.
I flashed to the latest DXUGNH1 and it was ok, but after rebooting the phone, I lost mobile data while voice was still ok. So I flashed again to XXUFNG2. This time the baseband version and IMEI number became unknown.
I then tried to flash to some other version and flash back to the old na2 version but nothing worked. I even tried "Fix Soft Brick Loop_ EFS partition" script thinking it might be an EFS problem but that didn't help either.
Now I'm sitting here trying to download a stock samsung rom to flash. Will that help, I don't know...
If anybody has any idea, please let me know. I'm desperate to get it fixed.
flash last fw NG1 whit odin
Remember Me? said:
flash last fw NG1 whit odin
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you talking about the official rom?
ioneng said:
you talking about the official rom?
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Yes, NG1.
Remember Me? said:
flash last fw NG1 whit odin
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celderic said:
Yes, NG1.
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Thanks for the tip guys. Just before I go and download it, I just want to know whether there is a particular reason for flashing that version? Because I flashed NE3 official just now and the baseband is still unknown. If that's the case, will NG1 work instead? Hell, I'll just do it anyway and see I guess. Thanks again.
Your bootloader is new, and old modems not working on a new bootloader
sorry for bad english
I have the same problem, did you make any progress? ty.
ioneng said:
Thanks for the tip guys. Just before I go and download it, I just want to know whether there is a particular reason for flashing that version? Because I flashed NE3 official just now and the baseband is still unknown. If that's the case, will NG1 work instead? Hell, I'll just do it anyway and see I guess. Thanks again.
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I have the same problem, did you make any progress? ty.
prometheus23 said:
I have the same problem, did you make any progress? ty.
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flash stock fw NH1 whit odin

[C6903] 14.4.A.0.157 Customized_SG 1276-7937

Here's the .ftf file from Singapore.
Download here
Please test it. I downloaded it using Flashtool and I'm not sure if it works. Thanks
Any idea how to root this fw ? Ive downloaded the firmware but still waitin for a way to root it.
Jonathan Hew said:
Any idea how to root this fw ? Ive downloaded the firmware but still waitin for a way to root it.
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On an unlocked bootloader, flashing a kernel would be an option. That's what I did. You probably have a locked bootloader and I don't know how.
Which kernel do u use to flash?, my bootloader is unlocked.
LeParkour012 said:
On an unlocked bootloader, flashing a kernel would be an option. That's what I did. You probably have a locked bootloader and I don't know how.
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Disregard my question, rooted it using the AdvStkKernel for FW108 and it worked.
Jonathan Hew said:
Disregard my question, rooted it using the AdvStkKernel for FW108 and it worked.
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Any kernel with recovery would work as long as you can flash SuperSU. I myself use Doomkernel. Anyway glad you got it working.

Downgrade from 6.0.1 to 4.4.2

Can someone please upload the stock rom, kernel, and modem for 4.4.2 NCG? I have tried atleast five time using what I thought to be the files and keep getting stuck on a black screen with a blue status light after flashing with flashfire from pb1 using the guide on the 'top topics'. Can someone please help me out?
What's the problem to pull it off the stock firmware?
BTW, I'd try BOK3 rather then BPB1.
bbsc said:
What's the problem to pull it off the stock firmware?
BTW, I'd try BOK3 rather then BPB1.
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G900VVRU1ANCG_G900VVZW1ANCG_G900VVRU1ANCG_HOME.zip along with the stock modem and kernel are what I need to use for https://forum.xda-developers.com/ve.../guide-downgrade-to-kk-nk2-ncg-mm-lp-t3686858 ? G900VVRU1ANCG_G900VVZW1ANCG_G900VVRU1ANCG_HOME.zip is the stock firmware file?
(Sorry if I ask stupid questions, I last had a S5 in 2014 before I became an Apple user, I'm extremely rusty. I'm all into blobs and future restore, not this flashing stuff)
Security Researcher said:
G900VVRU1ANCG_G900VVZW1ANCG_G900VVRU1ANCG_HOME.zip along with the stock modem and kernel are what I need to use for https://forum.xda-developers.com/ve.../guide-downgrade-to-kk-nk2-ncg-mm-lp-t3686858 ? G900VVRU1ANCG_G900VVZW1ANCG_G900VVRU1ANCG_HOME.zip is the stock firmware file?
(Sorry if I ask stupid questions, I last had a S5 in 2014 before I became an Apple user, I'm extremely rusty. I'm all into blobs and future restore, not this flashing stuff)
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May I ask why you need KK on your phone?
It's outdated and flashing KK is not an easy process.
As for the file, yes, it looks like a stock firmware file.
You can get it here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/ve...rmware-pit-verizon-samsung-galaxy-s5-t3757416
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May I ask why you need KK on your phone?
It's outdated and flashing KK is not an easy process.
As for the file, yes, it looks like a stock firmware file.
You can get it here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/ve...rmware-pit-verizon-samsung-galaxy-s5-t3757416
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I like the simple design and battery life of this version when I had it in 2014 on a G900A. This Marshmallow and Lollipop stuff is absolute bs. Battery life on Lollipop gives me 4 hours and Marshmallow about 2 hours. I'm hoping that KK would give me better performance and battery life on this G900V.
bbsc said:
May I ask why you need KK on your phone?
It's outdated and flashing KK is not an easy process.
As for the file, yes, it looks like a stock firmware file.
You can get it here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/ve...rmware-pit-verizon-samsung-galaxy-s5-t3757416
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YES! I finally got it working! I had to flash G900V-NCG_MODEM_NON-HLOS.tar.md5 after the normal rom for it to work. Thanks for pointing me to the right direction to get the stock firmware
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YES! I finally got it working! I had to flash G900V-NCG_MODEM_NON-HLOS.tar.md5 after the normal rom for it to work. Thanks for pointing me to the right direction to get the stock firmware
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You are welcome.
My conrats to an Apple user
Modem really consists of two parts.
And now you know where to get the latest firmware when you get tired of KK
bbsc said:
You are welcome.
My conrats to an Apple user
Modem really consists of two parts.
And now you know where to get the latest firmware when you get tired of KK
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Yeah....This was a terrible idea. A auto update managed to install and I'm hard bricked. I'm not sure if it updated to the next update or to 6.0.1. Does you know where to find a debrick image?
(Don't laugh, lol)
Debrick image? Are you sure? Aren't you still able to use Odin mode?
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Debrick image? Are you sure? Aren't you still able to use Odin mode?
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Nope, only showed this 'Qhub' thing in device manager and didn't show in odin. Found a PD1 unbrick img, wrote it to a sd card with win32 disk imager, put in the sd, held the buttons for download mode, and it booted. Yeah, A total hard brick. I'm not gonna do that anymore, lmao. Found a great way to disable a phone though.
I also have a cid 15 g900v, what can that do compared to a cid 11? I know a bootloader unlock but what's that mean? I can install any rom?
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Found a PD1 unbrick img, wrote it to a sd card with win32 disk imager, put in the sd, held the buttons for download mode, and it booted.
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Well done.
Congratulations.
It's interesting because you had BPB1 bootloader before the problem.
I also have a cid 15 g900v, what can that do compared to a cid 11? I know a bootloader unlock but what's that mean? I can install any rom?
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Locked bootloader is called locked because it can only boot a signed, stock kernel (boot.img).
It's locked in SM-G900V by default.
CID15 means that you can unlock the bootloader and use a custom/modified kernel, if you want.
For example, it's necessary for LOS or for rooting on Android 6.0 and above.
bbsc said:
Well done.
Congratulations.
It's interesting because you had BPB1 bootloader before the problem.
Locked bootloader is called locked because it can only boot a signed, stock kernel (boot.img).
It's locked in SM-G900V by default.
CID15 means that you can unlock the bootloader and use a custom/modified kernel, if you want.
For example, it's necessary for LOS or for rooting on Android 6.0 and above.
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So I could build roms if I wanted?
Or you could sell the CID15 phone to me via swappa to make a little $$$? I'm actively looking for one...
I just downgraded from BPB1 and unlocked bootloader and disabled Reactivation lock last night. CID (15) I think it's CID, but 15 none the less. Also I knew the login info for Samsung account. I believe you have to know. I still have all files, but I don't know how I'd get them to you. Also have a paid FlashFire.APK. I can also tell you what you need to fill when it comes time to flash NCG via FlashFire. LET ME KNOW, BUD. Took me months to find all files and the correct method. Now on 6.0.1. Fully rooted. :angel:

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