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[Q] Note 3 UAE Firmware Updates

Hi Guys,
Im a new user here, but have been using the site for firmwares for ages. This place is awesome.
Can someone help me with this?
I recently got a note3 4G from UAE (Damam) to india. Its really awesome, except for the lack of firmware updates.
Hence, the fiddler in me thought i should just go ahead and try oin a new firmware.
Previously, i was 'fiddling' with the galaxy s3, which seemed easy enough, but with the Note3, there seems to be a massive divide between regions and firmware versions. I wouldn't want tot do anything that might take away features like the 2K video recording and what not.
I am also getting quite sick of the phone heating up because of some process using the camera (mm-camera-daemon).
Hence, i figured, it might have been fixed in the Kitkat update.
Can anyone direct me as to how i can go about finding the right firmware for my phone, and if i will still recieve OTA updates after an Odin flash (Possibly from another regions firmware).
Thanks a lot!
Keep up the great work!

No one? Really?

I am currently running the BTU NB7 Stock Rom from sammobile.com, this would give you region updates from btu, the uk.
Just flash it via odin the same as you would have done on your s3.
Edit: your device is the N9005, correct?
Also, if you update to Kitkat, you cannot downgrade back to JB.
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Thank you very much celderic.
Finally some real answers. Much appreciated.
What are the differences between the various regions by the way? Is it only the language packs? Could you confirm if this update is safe for me, my AP right now ends with MJ7 (UAE).
Also, i've been reading some bad press about the new update. Would you recommend updating anyway? And will the camera still shoot at 2K?
Edit: Been reading a lot about knox. my warranty is already void, so do i need to worry about it? Also, what are the pros and cons of using a custom rom (like omega) and why arent you using them. I want to switch to 4.4 more so for the Ok Google wake up command - will work wonders in my car.
Thanks!!!!

raahilkulshreshtha said:
Thank you very much celderic.
Finally some real answers. Much appreciated.
What are the differences between the various regions by the way? Is it only the language packs? Could you confirm if this update is safe for me, my AP right now ends with MJ7 (UAE).
Also, i've been reading some bad press about the new update. Would you recommend updating anyway? And will the camera still shoot at 2K?
Edit: Been reading a lot about knox. my warranty is already void, so do i need to worry about it? Also, what are the pros and cons of using a custom rom (like omega) and why arent you using them. I want to switch to 4.4 more so for the Ok Google wake up command - will work wonders in my car.
Thanks!!!!
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Aslong as you only flash official packages from samsung via odin, your knox will remain at 0x0, but as soon as you flash a custom recovery for example, it will go to 0x1 like mine has.
Yes the camera is fine at 4k, i rarely use it though thr file size is too big for me
The CSC code mainly determines where it will get the updates from, my phone was bought as a BTU device, when kitkat first came out i flashed the polish XEO firmware, no problems with it
I am using my own modified version of stock instead of other peoples work, i just didnt like the themes some of the other roms had, and i noticed lots of tiny bugs. Just little things that made me want to put together something for my own use. But ofcourse my phone is rooted and i have no warranty, knox 0x1
I hope this helps feel free to ask if you need any more information.
Edit: i didnt realise you said your knox is already void, i would suggest flashing the stock nb7 btu rom, or even nc2 of another region. To update the modem and bootloader, then flash the latest TWRP recovery, then flash alexndrs latest nc2 rom in recovery it is pre rooted. And when installing from recovery you can set your CSC during the install.
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Ok, i get it. You seem very wise on these matters. And kudos on the modified ROM, i would love to do the same if i knew how.
Let me take you though the full story, and then you can advise me on what i should do.
I live in India. A friend of mine bought the note3 for me from the UAE (Damam). He was told that he would have to use it with a uae local sim card for a few days there to 'unlock' it, after which, he could use it anywhere (Seriously, is that the best you can do Samsung?). Anyway, he did so, and all worked perfectly. I am using it just fine (more than just fine, its awesome) here in India. Also, since i am not in the UAE, warranty is void. Thats why i mentioned the knox bit since it seems that it will makes no difference to my life.
Now, there are couple of things which are bugging me with the update.
1) Regional differences - what are the differences. Apart from the CSC, the PDA files also seem to be named differently. Why?
2) Is 4.4 really worth it (Since downgrading is an impossibility after that)? I've heard battery life issues and what not. Are you facing these issues as well? Currently, on 4.3, im not having any battery problems, but some process called mm-camera-daemon keeps heating up the camera area on the phone. I was considering buying a portable mini fire extinguisher a few weeks back, but then i thought i might look silly carrying it around I was also hoping that the "Ok Google" command works, but am not clear if samsung has allowed it over sVoice.
3) If i update, will my phone get Sim locked again?
4) Custom Roms - Will i be able to come back to the official roms later if required and recieve OTA updates?
5) Modem and bootloader - I am in india anyway, so the existing modem doesnt apply to me anyway (even though it works). Still fine?
Thanks again!

there is not any update available for your region ( Dubai )
you can use another region

Also, how do i backup the efs without rooting it first? or is it safe for me to just go ahead with a odin update to official 4.4.2?
EDIT:
Alright! Just to keep you updated, i did it!
used the UK BTU firmware you provided and flashed with odin, whilst holding tightly onto my chair.
Booted up, android is upgrading nonsense... etc etc.All working fine.
However, the "Ok Google" command doesnt work, i've read up everywhere about what to do, but nothing i do will make it work, works when the screen is on the lockscreen though.
Anyway, SVoice is going to end samsung one day.
Is there any point in shifting to a custom rom now? Or am i good with just rooting (will i still get updates)?

raahilkulshreshtha said:
Ok, i get it. You seem very wise on these matters. And kudos on the modified ROM, i would love to do the same if i knew how.
Let me take you though the full story, and then you can advise me on what i should do.
I live in India. A friend of mine bought the note3 for me from the UAE (Damam). He was told that he would have to use it with a uae local sim card for a few days there to 'unlock' it, after which, he could use it anywhere (Seriously, is that the best you can do Samsung?). Anyway, he did so, and all worked perfectly. I am using it just fine (more than just fine, its awesome) here in India. Also, since i am not in the UAE, warranty is void. Thats why i mentioned the knox bit since it seems that it will makes no difference to my life.
Now, there are couple of things which are bugging me with the update.
1) Regional differences - what are the differences. Apart from the CSC, the PDA files also seem to be named differently. Why?
2) Is 4.4 really worth it (Since downgrading is an impossibility after that)? I've heard battery life issues and what not. Are you facing these issues as well? Currently, on 4.3, im not having any battery problems, but some process called mm-camera-daemon keeps heating up the camera area on the phone. I was considering buying a portable mini fire extinguisher a few weeks back, but then i thought i might look silly carrying it around I was also hoping that the "Ok Google" command works, but am not clear if samsung has allowed it over sVoice.
3) If i update, will my phone get Sim locked again?
4) Custom Roms - Will i be able to come back to the official roms later if required and recieve OTA updates?
5) Modem and bootloader - I am in india anyway, so the existing modem doesnt apply to me anyway (even though it works). Still fine?
Thanks again!
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1) There is a region unlock app by chainfire, you need to be rooted though.
2) I am having a very good experience using 4.4 also if i am not mistaken the mm-camera-daemon raises the cou frequency when using the camera, i did see a fix posted online recently that will be included in the next update from google, after 4.4
3/4) To get back to an official rom all you have to do is flash the package via odin. For sim locking, see the app by chainfire.
5)as you are on JB currently it will work on other JB firmwares, im not shre if it will work on KK though i have never tried. Just updated and never had to go back.
raahilkulshreshtha said:
Also, how do i backup the efs without rooting it first? or is it safe for me to just go ahead with a odin update to official 4.4.2?
EDIT:
Alright! Just to keep you updated, i did it!
used the UK BTU firmware you provided and flashed with odin, whilst holding tightly onto my chair.
Booted up, android is upgrading nonsense... etc etc.All working fine.
However, the "Ok Google" command doesnt work, i've read up everywhere about what to do, but nothing i do will make it work, works when the screen is on the lockscreen though.
Anyway, SVoice is going to end samsung one day.
Is there any point in shifting to a custom rom now? Or am i good with just rooting (will i still get updates)?
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If there are certain apps you would like to remove from the system partition i would suggest alexndrs rom as it has everything you have currently.
Also the TWRP 2.7 recovery is working well for me. You will need to flash that in odin to install the other rom on your phone, same button combo to get to recovery and download mode as your s3 was.
As for efs backups i found a good aroma script, let me find it i will edit when when i have it.
Edit: You will meed TWRP Recovery for this, your knox will go to 0x1 as mine has from flashing the recovery though, just make sure you want too. But here is what you need to flash in TWRP and follow the onscreen instructions to backup the efs for your n9005, backup is about 14mb when finished i think, so make sure. I uploaded it because i couldnt find the thread - http://uppit.com/y9fwqktntlei/EFS_Backup_restore_Aroma.zip
Edit: i hope i have answered everything you asked, sort of rushing to cook dinner whilst typing this found the thread for the aroma efs backup tool too - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2611903
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celderic said:
1) There is a region unlock app by chainfire, you need to be rooted though.
2) I am having a very good experience using 4.4 also if i am not mistaken the mm-camera-daemon raises the cou frequency when using the camera, i did see a fix posted online recently that will be included in the next update from google, after 4.4
3/4) To get back to an official rom all you have to do is flash the package via odin. For sim locking, see the app by chainfire.
5)as you are on JB currently it will work on other JB firmwares, im not shre if it will work on KK though i have never tried. Just updated and never had to go back.
If there are certain apps you would like to remove from the system partition i would suggest alexndrs rom as it has everything you have currently.
Also the TWRP 2.7 recovery is working well for me. You will need to flash that in odin to install the other rom on your phone, same button combo to get to recovery and download mode as your s3 was.
As for efs backups i found a good aroma script, let me find it i will edit when when i have it.
Edit: You will meed TWRP Recovery for this, your knox will go to 0x1 as mine has from flashing the recovery though, just make sure you want too. But here is what you need to flash in TWRP and follow the onscreen instructions to backup the efs for your n9005, backup is about 14mb when finished i think, so make sure. I uploaded it because i couldnt find the thread - http://uppit.com/y9fwqktntlei/EFS_Backup_restore_Aroma.zip
Edit: i hope i have answered everything you asked, sort of rushing to cook dinner whilst typing this found the thread for the aroma efs backup tool too - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2611903
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Wow. You are a GOD!
Cant remember the last time someone put time out to help out like this.
All seems well, and im all set to flash TWRP.
Once question though, is it possible that the UK modem is causing connectivity losses here in india? I seem to be loosing my network (have network issues at my workplace, but not sure if this is because of the new modem. Maybe its psychosomatic.) If so, should i flash some other regions firmware before the final alexandr rom?
xdaAdmin - The thanks button disappeared on clicking it once. Please fix this 'bug' to allow upto 100 thanks.
Edit: I installed alexndr rom!!!! Dont see much difference though. How do i make ok google work while the phone is off?

Alright! 3 hours with the new firmware. Everything works. I even managed to uninstall SVoice. But 2 things:
1) Ok Google command is still not working. Do i need a different ROM where samsung apps are not included?
2) The EFS tool you mentioned : Does it do anything different from the TWRP efs backup option?
Also, have you tried http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2472301
Thanks mate!

raahilkulshreshtha said:
Wow. You are a GOD!
Cant remember the last time someone put time out to help out like this.
All seems well, and im all set to flash TWRP.
Once question though, is it possible that the UK modem is causing connectivity losses here in india? I seem to be loosing my network (have network issues at my workplace, but not sure if this is because of the new modem. Maybe its psychosomatic.) If so, should i flash some other regions firmware before the final alexandr rom?
xdaAdmin - The thanks button disappeared on clicking it once. Please fix this 'bug' to allow upto 100 thanks.
Edit: I installed alexndr rom!!!! Dont see much difference though. How do i make ok google work while the phone is off?
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Anytime other people may find this thread useful. Just sharing what i have learnt from this device, i have owned it since christmas.
In the alexndr thread, did you flash the latest nc2 modem via odin? You will have to shut down your phone, do the button combo for download mode then flash it, it is in the first post of his thread, this may help. Also the bootloader if you havent (i dont think this needs to be updated, but i have anyway) flash the modem and bootloader seperately
I will try and look up the ok google command, i have never used it. I try to use just the essentials for best battery life and speed
raahilkulshreshtha said:
Alright! 3 hours with the new firmware. Everything works. I even managed to uninstall SVoice. But 2 things:
1) Ok Google command is still not working. Do i need a different ROM where samsung apps are not included?
2) The EFS tool you mentioned : Does it do anything different from the TWRP efs backup option?
Also, have you tried http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2472301
Thanks mate!
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The reason i gave you that to flash in recovery is because i have had problems restoring backups in twrp, apparently there is an update coming soon to fix this, but better to be safe and have 2. Put them on your pc or somewhere safe.
I did use the last version of x-note a few weeks ago(been updated since) but i did not like it, too many features that are useless for my daily usage. I think other users favour that rom though.
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celderic said:
Anytime other people may find this thread useful. Just sharing what i have learnt from this device, i have owned it since christmas.
In the alexndr thread, did you flash the latest nc2 modem via odin? You will have to shut down your phone, do the button combo for download mode then flash it, it is in the first post of his thread, this may help. Also the bootloader if you havent (i dont think this needs to be updated, but i have anyway) flash the modem and bootloader seperately
I will try and look up the ok google command, i have never used it. I try to use just the essentials for best battery life and speed
The reason i gave you that to flash in recovery is because i have had problems restoring backups in twrp, apparently there is an update coming soon to fix this, but better to be safe and have 2. Put them on your pc or somewhere safe.
I did use the last version of x-note a few weeks ago(been updated since) but i did not like it, too many features that are useless for my daily usage. I think other users favour that rom though.
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The NC2 modem and bootloader is in the UK BTU Official update right? Yup, i did that.
Also, apparently, since there is a core on the phone dedicated to system services, the Ok Google command doesnt take much juice to run. Its quite neat. Svoice apparently does eat up quite a lot of battery, but then again, thats what you get when you name something 'Svoice'... Seems like they are trying very hard to piss off apple.
You should try the Google Experience System (or whatever its called). I was using it on the s3 inside my car/for alarms with voice commands. Quite convenient and accurate (even with our indian names to call here) and i havent really faced any issues with a false startup till now on the s3.
Will do the efs thing tomorrow. Thanks for the warning on TRWP.
Would you know of any other ROM which completely boycotts samsungs propitiatory apps?

Will flashing official firmware of another country void my warranty
hi I have a n900 from Dubai, and have flashed KSA csc firmware. My KNOX is 0x0. will it be serviced for problems if I send it to Dubai. I have lost my iemi and baseband.

Can I get official update of lollipop on manually installed kitkat?
I have Note 3. I have manually installed Lollipop. Now it restarts automatically once or twice a day. How i can i Solve this problem?
I was thinking of to downgrade back to kitkat, but will i get official update of lollipop on the manually installed kitkat?
Thanks

TOWELROOT

Hi all,
there is a new app for rooting phones, the name is Towelroot and it was made especially for Verizon Glaxaxy s5 but the dev says that every phone with kernel build date < 3 June can be rooted.
With this app you can root Galaxy S4 Mini with kitkat firmware without tripping knox counter. It will stay 0x0 and you will have root access.
First of all you must put a vulnerable kernel with build date <3 june
you can grab one from [INDEX] Official Stock KERNEL collection for Galaxy S4 Mini (Kernel for I9195XXUCNF7 is the one you have to grab to work with towelroot, offcourse if you own an i9195 )
Flash it via odin. Leave everything intact and load the kernel to AP.
After the phone boots, install towelroot, press makeitra1n and you are rooted.
Next step is to install SupserSU from google play.
After all the above steps are done, flash the kernel from your firmware the same way as you did it the first time.
There you go, knox 0x0 and root access.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2783157

Download link?
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96DANGER96 said:
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http://towelroot.com/
click the logo and save as

just tried it.rooted successfully the phone in 15 seconds.the bad thing is that I've already tripped Knox warranty so I cannot tell if it stays 0x0.I'm on latest 4.4.2 stock

vriz27 said:
just tried it.rooted successfully the phone in 15 seconds.the bad thing is that I've already tripped Knox warranty so I cannot tell if it stays 0x0.I'm on latest 4.4.2 stock
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Ooohhh - this is tempting
towelroot did not work for 4.2.2. latest stock for my German device. Can you tell which is your firmeare and if German is a supported language?
I think KNOX should NOT be tripped if you only upgrade to official FW (i.e. kernel and recovery builds have valid checksums) - so how did you get KNOX tripped earlier - for CWM based rooting?

I have latest official stock 4.4.2. which I think is for Belgium,but as far as I know it's the only one that has already came out. German language is fully functional and supported. I live in Greece and Greek language is also supported. I think that official Roms are multilingual

vriz27 said:
I have latest official stock 4.4.2. which I think is for Belgium,but as far as I know it's the only one that has already came out. German language is fully functional and supported. I live in Greece and Greek language is also supported. I think that official Roms are multilingual
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How can you be sure that the root explot worked from towelroot and not from your actions earlier tripping KNOX?
You have already a custom recovery and custom ROM - this would not be possible without bootloader having KNOX triggered. So I guess that with this price paid you have already rooted the "regular" way - didn't you?
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Another thing with upgrade is that you may loose your installed apps.
I remember this from my first steps with Xperia Ray some years ago, but this could also have been due to unlocking the bootloader and installing a custom kernel. Back that time I was not so knowing about what should be done in the process of unlocking bootloader, CWM recovery install and finally rooting. I may have scratched data partition that time without knowing what it actually means - and without it being needed as well.
Is this the case here as well? Non-root means no Nandroid backup and so what happens to the data-partition in this process?
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Finally to all who want to dare testing:
It is highly unlikely that KNOX would be tripped here. As far I understand the process of image integrity that KNOX tries to maintain, the booloader checks if the image checksum of the kernel or recovery partition is intact - at upgrade time (not runtime at boot?). The towelroot exploit is compromising kernel security (aka "exploit") with some instructions (lib\armeabi\libexploit.so) to gain root and retain that state across the re-boot process. I am not aware of the details how this can be achieved (this is real high-tech hackery) - but the towelroot exploit does NOT install SU on system partition yet - this has to happen in a second step - and failed with 4.2.2 stock ROM on my GT-I9195.
So if there is anyone out there with just upgraded 4.4.2 and confirmed non-rooted - please check if you can get root with this method!
EDIT 20140705: Towelroot does NOT make the reboot in case of successful root. It gets you root in the same session immediately after you click "make it ra1n". So there is no reason why/how KNOX could be tripped. I did root my device with this method and still have KNOX intact (I just checked again to be sure). I have in the meantime made some changes to the /system folder, e.g. removed the photo-click sound, freed some space by removing the japanese language files for text-to-speech (gives you 25MB) and inserted all the updated system apps back to the system (did not ODEX them and removed classes.dex from the .apk - so they are all larger than the ODEXed originals). Also I moved out Google+ from System to be regular app.

tobbbie said:
How can you be sure that the root explot worked from towelroot and not from your actions earlier tripping KNOX?
You have already a custom recovery and custom ROM - this would not be possible without bootloader having KNOX triggered. So I guess that with this price paid you have already rooted the "regular" way - didn't you?
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Another thing with upgrade is that you may loose your installed apps.
I remember this from my first steps with Xperia Ray some years ago, but this could also have been due to unlocking the bootloader and installing a custom kernel. Back that time I was not so knowing about what should be done in the process of unlocking bootloader, CWM recovery install and finally rooting. I may have scratched data partition that time without knowing what it actually means - and without it being needed as well.
Is this the case here as well? Non-root means no Nandroid backup and so what happens to the data-partition in this process?
---------- Post added at 06:43 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:29 PM ----------
Finally to all who want to dare testing:
It is highly unlikely that KNOX would be tripped here. As far I understand the process of image integrity that KNOX tries to maintain, the booloader checks if the image checksum of the kernel or recovery partition is intact - at upgrade time (not runtime at boot?). The towelroot exploit is compromising kernel security (aka "exploit") with some instructions (lib\armeabi\libexploit.so) to gain root and retain that state across the re-boot process. I am not aware of the details how this can be achieved (this is real high-tech hackery) - but the towelroot exploit does NOT install SU on system partition yet - this has to happen in a second step - and failed with 4.2.2 stock ROM on my GT-I9195.
So if there is anyone out there with just upgraded 4.4.2 and confirmed non-rooted - please check if you can get root with this method!
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well maybe i wasn't so clear. i was on CM m7 snapshot,then flashed through odin the samsung's 4.4.2 firmware. after that my root privilages were gone(as i presume,flashing the new firmware formats system,and installs new one) and i was left with plain stock firmware. checked with root checker,tried with titanium,tried with ES file explorer to remove anything from system partition but this was a no-go. so NO root after installing 4.4.2. installed towelroot,run the app and after 15 or so seconds,the phone rebooted and root privileges were back on! track!
with ES and Titanium i removed all of the knox related stuff with absolutely no problem. i read in the towelroot app's that SU app is not installed and i manually installed it from chainfire's thread. that's all i did.
the knox warranty 0x1 was triggered loooooooooong ago, and thankfully i haven't need the waranty for the time being...
hope it helps :laugh:

There are several testimonials that this don't trip KNOX on S5.

vriz27 said:
just tried it.rooted successfully the phone in 15 seconds.the bad thing is that I've already tripped Knox warranty so I cannot tell if it stays 0x0.I'm on latest 4.4.2 stock
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4.4.2? ?

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4.4.2? ?
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Here are some screenshots for those who don't believe KNOX is not triggered:

What about Verizon S4 mini, anyone can confirm it.

This doesn't work for me. It just reboots my phone. It's an unbranded european S4 mini LTE.
I'm on 4.2.2 and I read before someone couldn't root with it on 4.2.2, and I'm not sure I can update it to 4.4.2 because
1) I tried flashing it before and it says i have an unofficial rom (or kernel, can't rememebr which) which in the end I don't have... edit "updates are not available because your device had been modified".
2) I'm not sure the update has rolled out for France. Edit : It hasn't, according to Sammobile. Only Belgium. I'll try to update through Odin and get back to you. In the mean time, feel free to make any suggestion to resolve the issue! Thanks

comaX13 said:
This doesn't work for me. It just reboots my phone. It's an unbranded european S4 mini LTE.
I'm on 4.2.2 and I read before someone couldn't root with it on 4.2.2, and I'm not sure I can update it to 4.4.2 because
1) I tried flashing it before and it says i have an unofficial rom (or kernel, can't rememebr which) which in the end I don't have... edit "updates are not available because your device had been modified".
2) I'm not sure the update has rolled out for France. Edit : It hasn't, according to Sammobile. Only Belgium. I'll try to update through Odin and get back to you. In the mean time, feel free to make any suggestion to resolve the issue! Thanks
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You have to upgrade with Odin.
But don't do it if you're in the old bootloader
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comaX13 said:
This doesn't work for me. It just reboots my phone. It's an unbranded european S4 mini LTE.
I'm on 4.2.2 and I read before someone couldn't root with it on 4.2.2, and I'm not sure I can update it to 4.4.2 because
1) I tried flashing it before and it says i have an unofficial rom (or kernel, can't rememebr which) which in the end I don't have... edit "updates are not available because your device had been modified".
2) I'm not sure the update has rolled out for France. Edit : It hasn't, according to Sammobile. Only Belgium. I'll try to update through Odin and get back to you. In the mean time, feel free to make any suggestion to resolve the issue! Thanks
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if it says that the updates are not available because your device has been modified, it means that you are rooted. you have to install supersu separretly.
this exploit was meant for all kernel built before 3 june, so it will work on your device.

Dear friends, now we have learned to put ROOT using TowelROOT without a computer, and that's a great application with which you can easily install and Rekoveri kernel (Kernel and Recovery) in the form *. Img files. You can also do a pre-backup.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.mkrtchyan.recoverytools
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Towelroot with GT-I9192
No go for my i9192 having jdq39.i9192ububnd2 build. :crying:

I have gone back to the stock firmware and this did not work. Baseband - ddu1bml1

[Q] Flashing a SM-G900AZ Galaxy S5 from Cricket Wireless

Can it be done? I want to flash to Samsung stock firmware so that tethering back in the phone's firmware. I rooted the phone with Towel Root successfully.
If this can be done, what firmware works? Any custom ROMS available that work and have been tested on this model? I am currently downloading SM-G900AZ_NA_KK_Opensource.zip from Opensource.samsung.com. Is this a stock firmware or just source code? Otherwise, would the AT&T stock firmware work from the GalaxyS5Root website?

Same question...
mlrosier6179 said:
Can it be done? I want to flash to Samsung stock firmware so that tethering back in the phone's firmware. I rooted the phone with Towel Root successfully.
If this can be done, what firmware works? Any custom ROMS available that work and have been tested on this model? I am currently downloading SM-G900AZ_NA_KK_Opensource.zip from Opensource.samsung.com. Is this a stock firmware or just source code? Otherwise, would the AT&T stock firmware work from the GalaxyS5Root website?
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I have the same phone and have been on the hunt for months now for a rom for this phone. I did read somewhere that the at&t and the cricket rom are one in the same, just cricked rebranded it and changed a few letters at the end of the model number. I did give that at&t rom a shot but didn't get far. I was able to install Safestrap 3.75 (TWRP v2.7.1.0) Recovery and do a back up of my current stock rom, rooted the same way you did yours, and wiped my system and tried pushing that at&t rom on the s5 but it failed. I did a restore and everything was back to normal 100%. So, this is a working recovery but I haven't found that magical cricket rom yet. I'm in the same boat with the tethering thing and it sucks... It's also my understanding that cricket is now at&t just rebranded so the at&t rom should work but i'm not sure.

Same...
poweruser1975 said:
I have the same phone and have been on the hunt for months now for a rom for this phone. I did read somewhere that the at&t and the cricket rom are one in the same, just cricked rebranded it and changed a few letters at the end of the model number. I did give that at&t rom a shot but didn't get far. I was able to install Safestrap 3.75 (TWRP v2.7.1.0) Recovery and do a back up of my current stock rom, rooted the same way you did yours, and wiped my system and tried pushing that at&t rom on the s5 but it failed. I did a restore and everything was back to normal 100%. So, this is a working recovery but I haven't found that magical cricket rom yet. I'm in the same boat with the tethering thing and it sucks... It's also my understanding that cricket is now at&t just rebranded so the at&t rom should work but i'm not sure.
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Update:
I tried installing cm11 that is supposed to be able to be installed on all s5's and it failed out saying this rom is not for "klteaio" and it gave a read out for the one's it is for and the names were similar like "klteuh" "kltetew" "kitewvd" those are just examples cause i don't remember the names but i do remember them being in the structure of "K LTE AIO" K probably for kitkat and LTE for the s5 band and the AIO is probably the identifier cause the aio was the only difference in the name. I'm looking into adding the klteaio string into the cm11 zip file somewhere.

poweruser1975 said:
Update:
I tried installing cm11 that is supposed to be able to be installed on all s5's and it failed out saying this rom is not for "klteaio" and it gave a read out for the one's it is for and the names were similar like "klteuh" "kltetew" "kitewvd" those are just examples cause i don't remember the names but i do remember them being in the structure of "K LTE AIO" K probably for kitkat and LTE for the s5 band and the AIO is probably the identifier cause the aio was the only difference in the name. I'm looking into adding the klteaio string into the cm11 zip file somewhere.
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any luck in getting a custom rom for the cricket s5?:laugh:

no luck...
Nothing yet...

Hey guys any ROM for att s5 will work on our phone as long as its tw-based. I'm almost positive our boot loader is locked(would love to find out otherwise) so any custom kernel or aosp-based ROM will NOT work..
I am running dynamic Kat v4.0,the Dev just put it out yesterday and it has a appealing theme as well as tons of customization options, probably the next best thing behind actual aosp. Find the ROM in the regular development section of the att s5 subforum.
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Make sure you flash it on the stock ROM slot, and re-wipe cache&dalvik after flashing the ROM+GPE theme (you'll find it in the thread)

mlrosier6179 said:
Can it be done? I want to flash to Samsung stock firmware so that tethering back in the phone's firmware. I rooted the phone with Towel Root successfully.
If this can be done, what firmware works? Any custom ROMS available that work and have been tested on this model? I am currently downloading SM-G900AZ_NA_KK_Opensource.zip from Opensource.samsung.com. Is this a stock firmware or just source code? Otherwise, would the AT&T stock firmware work from the GalaxyS5Root website?
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Have you tried installing this APK?
https://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/
Also where did you get towelroot that works? From here https://towelroot.com/ ?

I'm answering my own question for other cricket S5 users:
Towelroot works.
I have not tried any custom roms I doubt any will work but on my older S4 the Golden eye room made it so much faster so I'm hoping someone can confirm that works.
Still not able to get tether. I have installed X Tether module under Xposed but no luck. There is no tethering to enable.
Installed Greenify and hybernated several apps now its much faster.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900AZ using XDA Free mobile app

brooklynite said:
I'm answering my own question for other cricket S5 users:
Towelroot works.
I have not tried any custom roms I doubt any will work but on my older S4 the Golden eye room made it so much faster so I'm hoping someone can confirm that works.
Still not able to get tether. I have installed X Tether module under Xposed but no luck. There is no tethering to enable.
Installed Greenify and hybernated several apps now its much faster.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900AZ using XDA Free mobile app
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It's always a good idea to read a bit so as to avoid putting out misinformation,
EDIT:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3031951
G900az-- bootloader is unlocked!!!

Swimguy14 said:
It's always a good idea to read a bit so as to avoid putting out misinformation,
EDIT:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3031951
G900az-- bootloader is unlocked!!!
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Not sure which part was "misinformation".
I still cant tether on the Cricket ROM. I am not interested in other ROMs. I just want to find the darn shortcut to the tethering module in the stock ROM. I have a feeling Cricket only removed the shortcut from the settings menu, not the entire module from the ROM.
I even tried this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-x/themes-apps/app-hotspot-entitlement-bypass-v1-1-5-9-t2705152
but it didn't work, it says it failed to execute command.

Has anyone tried flashing stock Cricket firmware onto a stock Att branded S5? I'm about to tinker with my ladies S5 since she upgraded to the S6. I would think it can be done since its possible to flash Metro PCS onto a Tmo phone. Thoughts?

mlrosier6179 said:
Can it be done? I want to flash to Samsung stock firmware so that tethering back in the phone's firmware. I rooted the phone with Towel Root successfully.
If this can be done, what firmware works? Any custom ROMS available that work and have been tested on this model? I am currently downloading SM-G900AZ_NA_KK_Opensource.zip from Opensource.samsung.com. Is this a stock firmware or just source code? Otherwise, would the AT&T stock firmware work from the GalaxyS5Root website?
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easy thether app works well , it also has a Bluetooth option to thether and it works greate.. im using it right now

I was able to do it
mlrosier6179 said:
Can it be done? I want to flash to Samsung stock firmware so that tethering back in the phone's firmware. I rooted the phone with Towel Root successfully.
If this can be done, what firmware works? Any custom ROMS available that work and have been tested on this model? I am currently downloading SM-G900AZ_NA_KK_Opensource.zip from Opensource.samsung.com. Is this a stock firmware or just source code? Otherwise, would the AT&T stock firmware work from the GalaxyS5Root website?
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So I found the att Stock Rom . After that i found this site thx to the site i was able to eliminate the checking for tether account from att software. I cant post the site completely so subsitude the >>> for .com
highonandroid.>>> /android-apps/how-to-get-free-wifi-tether-on-rooted-android-att-t-mobile-sprint-verizon

If you just install the latest official cricket rom, (lollipop/released a few weeks ago) the tethering feature is built in /enabled by default, just go into settings and turn it on.
Phobic47 said:
So I found the att Stock Rom . After that i found this site thx to the site i was able to eliminate the checking for tether account from att software. I cant post the site completely so subsitude the >>> for .com
highonandroid.>>> /android-apps/how-to-get-free-wifi-tether-on-rooted-android-att-t-mobile-sprint-verizon
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mlrosier6179 said:
Can it be done? I want to flash to Samsung stock firmware so that tethering back in the phone's firmware. I rooted the phone with Towel Root successfully.
If this can be done, what firmware works? Any custom ROMS available that work and have been tested on this model? I am currently downloading SM-G900AZ_NA_KK_Opensource.zip from Opensource.samsung.com. Is this a stock firmware or just source code? Otherwise, would the AT&T stock firmware work from the GalaxyS5Root website?
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sent from my sm-g900az (cricket) using CRAPatalk

Bought SM-G900AZ with latest lollipop cricket rom, want downgrade (to 4.4.2) for rooting.
Trying with Odin official 4.4.2 rom from Sammobile. Got error fused 2 binary 1.
Any help appreciated.

So, like an idiot, I updated to the latest OG3 lollipop on my G900AZ, thinking that I could still root. And I thought I had read everything pertaining to this. Towelroot did not work for the update. Anyone know of a way to root lollipop OG3? or is there a way to downgrade back to what I had with Odin, which was KitKat NK2? Any help would be awesome!
UPDATE: I followed the instructions in this post to get root on OG3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...r-unlocked-t3031951/post61885097#post61885097

raydantheman said:
So, like an idiot, I updated to the latest OG3 lollipop on my G900AZ, thinking that I could still root. And I thought I had read everything pertaining to this. Towelroot did not work for the update. Anyone know of a way to root lollipop OG3? or is there a way to downgrade back to what I had with Odin, which was KitKat NK2? Any help would be awesome!
UPDATE: I followed the instructions in this post to get root on OG3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...r-unlocked-t3031951/post61885097#post61885097
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Is the bootloader still unlocked on BOE2 and BOG3? I still haven't updated from ANE7, as I've been running custom ROMs.

scrawnyb said:
Is the bootloader still unlocked on BOE2 and BOG3? I still haven't updated from ANE7, as I've been running custom ROMs.
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I'm not sure because I'm running AllianceRom v10 which I believe is TouchWiz. I'm somewhat of a moderate noob here. How would I find out if the bootloader is unlocked?

raydantheman said:
I'm not sure because I'm running AllianceRom v10 which I believe is TouchWiz. I'm somewhat of a moderate noob here. How would I find out if the bootloader is unlocked?
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Unlocked bootloader allows you to flash custom ROMs, including those with different kernels. I ended up flashing BOG3 out of desperation to recover my device, so I confirmed/answered my own question. As of BOG3, the Cricket S5 (SM-G900AZ) is still bootloader-unlocked.

scrawnyb said:
Unlocked bootloader allows you to flash custom ROMs, including those with different kernels. I ended up flashing BOG3 out of desperation to recover my device, so I confirmed/answered my own question. As of BOG3, the Cricket S5 (SM-G900AZ) is still bootloader-unlocked.
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Have you already flashed any custom ROMs for BOG3 on this phone? If so, which one do you think is the best and most stable? I might consider trying one if there aren't any major bugs.

[Q] I Hate Lollipop! what are my options??

I thought I would never have to resort to modding or rooting my phone but this latest lollipop update is driving me bonkers.
Data toggling is removed, some of my apps don't work now, and notifications on the lock-screen are annoying vs the nice small icons in the top bar in kitkat.
I am a complete noob to flashing or modding and am trying to figure out my options.
What is rom? what is a kernel? is the same? what is a bootloader?
Can someone recommend me a good rom to use on Wind Note 4 that is currently unrooted? Will I need to root before I install a rom or after?

ttothel said:
I thought I would never have to resort to modding or rooting my phone but this latest lollipop update is driving me bonkers.
Data toggling is removed, some of my apps don't work now, and notifications on the lock-screen are annoying vs the nice small icons in the top bar in kitkat.
I am a complete noob to flashing or modding and am trying to figure out my options.
What is rom? what is a kernel? is the same? what is a bootloader?
Can someone recommend me a good rom to use on Wind Note 4 that is currently unrooted? Will I need to root before I install a rom or after?
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You'll need rooted device to flash a custom rom. A custom rom replaces your devices android operating system. Currently, CyanogenMod is the most popular custom rom. Your only option is either to root the device and enjoy the full control over your phone or downgrade to kitkat.

But crynagen mod is not supported on note 4? It is not listed as a supported device on the website or am I missing something? Does a Rom remove android or just tweak it? Will I lose s pen functions with crynagen mod? Is cryogen mod based on lollipop or kitkat?

ttothel said:
I thought I would never have to resort to modding or rooting my phone but this latest lollipop update is driving me bonkers.
Data toggling is removed, some of my apps don't work now, and notifications on the lock-screen are annoying vs the nice small icons in the top bar in kitkat.
I am a complete noob to flashing or modding and am trying to figure out my options.
What is rom? what is a kernel? is the same? what is a bootloader?
Can someone recommend me a good rom to use on Wind Note 4 that is currently unrooted? Will I need to root before I install a rom or after?
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the only thing you need to do is be able to READ, use the SEARCH BAR, www.google.com , and trust me then everything would make sense and you'll learn, cheers:fingers-crossed:

What is Android ROM (Android Read Only Memory)?
A file containing the executable instructions (a system image) of an Android OS and affiliated apps. The "stock ROM" comes installed on the phone or tablet, while a "custom ROM" comes from a third party. The custom ROM is either a uniquely modified OS, such as Cyanogen, or a stock version made available for older devices or for new devices before the vendor release date (source: pcmag encyclopedia).
What is Kernel?
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What is a bootloader?
Bootloader is a piece of code that runs before any operating system is running. Bootloader are used to boot other operating systems, usually each operating system has a set of bootloaders specific for it.
Finally, in order to flash a different ROM than the Stock ROM already found on your Android device you need root privilege. In order to flash a custom ROM you need to root your device. The most popular custom ROM out there is Cyanogenmod. You can pretty much find how to flash this to your Android device on almost any website (try google and you'll see).
I hope this helped. Let me know if you need anything else.

thank you Nicholas, you are very helpful
as far as I can tell cryogen mod is not supported on note 4 right now, if it is then does anyone have the link?
is there is other rom made specifically for the note 4 that would keep its multiwindow/sylus support?
does a rom have to be for my particular region or my my phone's band/carrier or can any rom be used?

CM 12.1 is available for the Note 4, as long as you don't have a VZW or ATT version. http://galaxynote4root.com/t-mobile-note-4-roms/cm12-1-rom-for-galaxy-note-4-android-5-1-1-root/

If you post your variant name here, then we can redirect you to the appropriate thread for your device.

You can install any stock ROM you like as long as your phone is not carrier locked, but it is preferable to use the one intended for your phone. Cyanogenmod is available for Note 4 devices and also features the Android Lollipop 5.1.1. As for the Note 4 features, any TouchWiz based rom should allow you to continue using those features. Cyanogenmod is based on AOSP therefore removing all the features offered by the stylus.
Hope it helps. For any more details I would be happy to provide them. Just ask for anything you want.
Sent from my SM-N910C using XDA Free mobile app.

My Note 4 variant is SM N910W8, it is Canadian Wind phone.
Whats the worst that could happen from loading the wrong wrong rom? Cant make calls on my network? Phone bricked? Is it actually possible to completely brick a phone doing this or there is always a back solution to restore back to prior state?
How do I check if my phone is carrier locked?

Cyanogen mod mate. Big difference.

ttothel said:
My Note 4 variant is SM N910W8, it is Canadian Wind phone.
Whats the worst that could happen from loading the wrong wrong rom? Cant make calls on my network? Phone bricked? Is it actually possible to completely brick a phone doing this or there is always a back solution to restore back to prior state?
How do I check if my phone is carrier locked?
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If you are flashing a stock samsung ROM then you should be fine, there is a possibility that flashing fails, you'll then just have to go into download mode again and flash the same ROM or download another stock ROM.About carrier lock...did you buy the phone on contract?

No I am not on a contract I would've gotten the same phone either way from Wind Mobile

ttothel said:
No I am not on a contract I would've gotten the same phone either way from Wind Mobile
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I am pretty sure your phone is not Carrier Locked. If you would like to check for sure, then Galaxsim Unlock allows you to check if your SIM is locked to a carrier and also offers an in-app purchase to unlock it for you if it is (Note: I have not used this app before but seems legit).
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So I tried installing cyanogen mod and although it feels much fast than touchwiz it doesn't have many touchwiz features like spen multiwindow and the camera has bad quality/crashes
also it is lollipop so i have to manually data toggle and not rely on juice defender to toggle data every 15 minutes to save battery
so basically could someone recommend me a KITKAT based rom that would keep some good touchwiz features? also it should work for a Canadian note 4 on wind
is it ok to wipe cyanogen mod which is lollipop and instead install a kitkat rom or do i need to do something first?
thanks

I just had a quick search in the forum and found this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/not...om-rom-4-4-4-note4-canada-rooted-sik-t2987056
I don't know if it's exactly what you're looking for but it's TouchWiz based and 4.4.4 kitkat and runs on Canadian variants of the Note 4.
About the flashing a kitkat ROM on top of a lollipop ROM, I don't really think it matters - it will just flash the new firmware, but it might cause a boot loop.
A boot loop is when your phone keeps booting up continuously. This can be prevented by taking precautionary measures, which is to factory reset before flashing the new ROM and clearing cache. If it still boots into a boot loop then try to factory reset it and clear cache again (after flashing the new ROM). If it still does not boot up correctly try connecting the phone with odin and just flash cf-autoroot and it should fix that.
I've tried the above methods and so far haven't bricked any phones thanks to these steps, so you should be pretty fine.
Hope this helps and take caution when playing with ROMs and different firmware.
NOTE: I do not take responsibility if you brick your phone. By attempting any of the above actions you acknowledge that it is your fault if anything unrecoverable happens to your phone.
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (SM-N910C) using the XDA Free mobile app.
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I want to install Firekat v11 on my WIind mobile Note 4 but I am a little confused
it says to flash the A0A1 base before install firekat
what is A0A1 base? from where do I download it? and how do I odin flash it?
could someone please point me in the right direction ?
thank you

I can't find anything refering to A0A1 on the xda forum. Did you take a look here?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2786666
It just says you need to have a stock kitkat ROM to flash this. And why use v11, if there is v19 which is much more improved? Either way you have to downgrade from Lollipop to Kitkat in order to flash this ROM.
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The not wont to open new topic,so my problem is this:i wont to go back on stock kik kat 4.4.4. i the not like lolipop.All files from samMobile are corupted,i can not extract them,So what is the problem,i used 2 difren zip rar programs,but not working,other tings working with zip ,just this stock rom not working.

I think I figured out what A0A1 base means. I think it means the stock rom version for Wind Mobile
On this website there are all the stock rom images and I see for my carrier there are 4 roms available and you can see the last 4 letters of the rom name have the different "bases" such as AOA1 or ANJ3
http://www.mrcrab.net/stockrom/sm-n910w8.html
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Canada SM-N910W8 2014-09-25 GLW Wind mobile N910W8VLU1ANIH KitKat 4.4.4
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Canada SM-N910W8 2014-10-10 GLW Wind mobile N910W8VLU1ANJ3 KitKat 4.4.4
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Canada SM-N910W8 2015-03-12 GLW Wind mobile N910W8VLU1BOC4 Lollipop 5.0.1
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Canada SM-N910W8 2015-01-12 GLW Wind mobile N910W8VLU1AOA1 KitKat 4.4.4
Now I figure that by Odin flash they mean to flash these stock roms like how I originally got TWRP on my phone which is to go into download mode and flash the .tar.md5 file unlike how I used TWRP to flash cynogenmod and its .zip file.
I hope I am right about all this otherwise I will have a very expensive brick this weekend.
IF anyone could confirm if it sounds like I am on the right track that would be great!
There is no V19 for Note4, latest one for Note 4 is V13 based on this T Mobile based thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/not.../firekatn4v1-4-4-4-tw-anj7-extremely-t2916463

IMEI Lost or Unknown, Service Menu Missing, can't see SIM. One solution for ALL

After following the directions to root a Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Verizon - SM-N910V from this thread: Easy Guide for How to Root Verizon Galaxy Note 4 I noticed I could no longer see my SIM card and also had no cell signal. Then I noticed my IMEI was blank and CSC and other Information in the 'About phone' > Status was missing. I followed the direction in the above thread carefully as I'm not new to all this and know the details are critical when rooting and flashing. I read through many threads here referring to solutions and found many referred to restoring nv_data.bin, .nv_data.bin and so on. None of those existed on my phone. Interestingly none of those files existed on other rooted Samsung phones I have where they were said to be even though those phones had no problems and had good IMEI numbers showing, cell phone working and so on.
In the process of trying to find a solution one involved using the Service Menu which can be accessed on rooted phones by various means - normally using *#0011# in the dialer and following up with some other key input to access it. On my phone all I saw was a big BLANK with no Menu showing up. It seemed everything I tried was a dead end. I tried the Dr. Ketan's IMEI Tool SGN4 with no luck either. Some of the solutions suggested that if you had DOWNGRADED a ROM the fix was to flash a newer Modem firmware. But in my case I had not downgraded - I had upgraded from LL 5.0.1 to 5.1.1. But when I looked closer I realized the directions that helped me root this phone did not upgrade all the firmware. The modem was still 5.0.1. So even though I had upgraded rather than downgraded I decided there was a good chance that upgrading the Modem might be the solution - at least for the IMEI. To my surprise it fixed all the problems.
Note that you should always do backups (preferably a complete backup with TWRP or similar) before flashing anything new.
So if you have any of the above problems the solution was actually fairly simple and easy. Get the updated modem firmware - in my case the BPA1 version (which you can find a lot of Galaxy Note 4 firmware in a thread here on XDA) and flash the newer Modem firmware using the latest Odin into the 'CP' (old term was Phone) slot and upon reboot you should see your Service Menu reappear, your IMEI will show again, you can see your SIM card and your Cell service will work once again.
I got my firmware from links in this post by hsbadr: https://forum.xda-developers.com/no...mware-firmware-kernel-modem-recovery-t2902574
Make sure you know how to use Odin and look around here on XDA for help with that or how to access the Service Menu. You don't need to access the Service Menu to fix the above problems but having access to the Service Menu can be helpful for many purposes.

droidzer1 said:
After following the directions to root a Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Verizon - SM-N910V from this thread: Easy Guide for How to Root Verizon Galaxy Note 4 I noticed I could no longer see my SIM card and also had no cell signal. Then I noticed my IMEI was blank and CSC and other Information in the 'About phone' > Status was missing. I followed the direction in the above thread carefully as I'm not new to all this and know the details are critical when rooting and flashing. I read through many threads here referring to solutions and found many referred to restoring nv_data.bin, .nv_data.bin and so on. None of those existed on my phone. Interestingly none of those files existed on other rooted Samsung phones I have where they were said to be even though those phones had no problems and had good IMEI numbers showing, cell phone working and so on.
In the process of trying to find a solution one involved using the Service Menu which can be accessed on rooted phones by various means - normally using *#0011# in the dialer and following up with some other key input to access it. On my phone all I saw was a big BLANK with no Menu showing up. It seemed everything I tried was a dead end. I tried the Dr. Ketan's IMEI Tool SGN4 with no luck either. Some of the solutions suggested that if you had DOWNGRADED a ROM the fix was to flash a newer Modem firmware. But in my case I had not downgraded - I had upgraded from LL 5.0.1 to 5.1.1. But when I looked closer I realized the directions that helped me root this phone did not upgrade all the firmware. The modem was still 5.0.1. So even though I had upgraded rather than downgraded I decided there was a good chance that upgrading the Modem might be the solution - at least for the IMEI. To my surprise it fixed all the problems.
Note that you should always do backups (preferably a complete backup with TWRP or similar) before flashing anything new.
So if you have any of the above problems the solution was actually fairly simple and easy. Get the updated modem firmware - in my case the BPA1 version (which you can find a lot of Galaxy Note 4 firmware in a thread here on XDA) and flash the newer Modem firmware using the latest Odin into the 'CP' (old term was Phone) slot and upon reboot you should see your Service Menu reappear, your IMEI will show again, you can see your SIM card and your Cell service will work once again.
I got my firmware from links in this post by hsbadr: https://forum.xda-developers.com/no...mware-firmware-kernel-modem-recovery-t2902574
Make sure you know how to use Odin and look around here on XDA for help with that or how to access the Service Menu. You don't need to access the Service Menu to fix the above problems but having access to the Service Menu can be helpful for many purposes.
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so wait.....you had a note 4/with the original KitKat firmware on it still? i don't understand why you were attempting at 5.0.1 the root method was intended for 5.1.1 bpa1 but it would probably work at a lower api. but that still doesn't explain why u were rooting at that point unless this is way old and your just now posting thread .

mojoswagger1980 said:
so wait.....you had a note 4/with the original KitKat firmware on it still? i don't understand why you were attempting at 5.0.1 the root method was intended for 5.1.1 bpa1 but it would probably work at a lower api. but that still doesn't explain why u were rooting at that point unless this is way old and your just now posting thread .
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No this did not have KitKat on it. It had Lollipop 5.0.1. This is what I did just in the last week or so - not old. I followed directions by Tripper511 as that was the only way you could root this verizon Note 4. Do you know of some root method for 5.0.1 - I couldn't find any anywhere and Tripper said you HAD to be on 5.1.1 for his method to work. It did work so all was good. You aren't confusing versions are you ? Kitkat = 4.4.2 and 4.4.4. Lollipop = 5.0, 5.0.1, 5.1.1 and so on.

droidzer1 said:
No this did not have KitKat on it. It had Lollipop 5.0.1. This is what I did just in the last week or so - not old. I followed directions by Tripper511 as that was the only way you could root this verizon Note 4. Do you know of some root method for 5.0.1 - I couldn't find any anywhere and Tripper said you HAD to be on 5.1.1 for his method to work. It did work so all was good. You aren't confusing versions are you ? Kitkat = 4.4.2 and 4.4.4. Lollipop = 5.0, 5.0.1, 5.1.1 and so on.
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incredible bud ... I bought this device new and it came with that firmware . 4.4.4 was never released to the general public due to stagefright exploit but if preorder u got it (I work for Verizon BTW) that was almost 4 yrs ago . you managed to find a note 4 with original firmware .... did you just buy it ? I remember we had them new for 149 now (new was thinking i should get another) but I didnt realize the firmware was still what it rolled out with. I would have thought they would update . but maybe they need activation becuz vzw only ota and Sammie NVR messed with it long note 4 really similar to note 3

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incredible bud ... I bought this device new and it came with that firmware . 4.4.4 was never released to the general public due to stagefright exploit but if preorder u got it (I work for Verizon BTW) that was almost 4 yrs ago . you managed to find a note 4 with original firmware .... did you just buy it ? I remember we had them new for 149 now (new was thinking i should get another) but I didnt realize the firmware was still what it rolled out with. I would have thought they would update . but maybe they need activation becuz vzw only ota and Sammie NVR messed with it long note 4 really similar to note 3
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Not sure of the history of the phone - it had broken S-pen sensor but other than that looked totally new - no wear at all - no screen burn, no nicks or wear anywhere. Bought it used from a guy on CL. I was surprised also that it only had 5.0.1 on it.

I followed Easy Guide for How to Root Verizon Galaxy Note 4 as well but I already had root. That allowed me to skip the root process and get full TWRP and TB backups. It all went smoothly except I had no IMEI, wouldn’t see the SIM card, same symptoms as OP when finished. I restored EFS and then modem from TWRP but it didn’t help. I went back to 5.0.1 and everything worked but got a backup of 5.1.1 first.
Droidzer, the modem firmware you link to is for T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (N910T) and I don’t see 5.1.1 anywhere. Is this a mistake? I’d like to do the same as you and restore the modem.
Edit; I found the sm910v modem firmware. I'll give the upgrade another try soon.