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Galaxy note 3 issue

Hey guys,
just got my note 3, i tried to root it but all of a sudden it failed in odin,i restarted then i got a screen saying that "firmware upgrade encountered an issue.please connect to kies....when i connect to kies it says phone not responding, it will come up in odin with a com port and i can try again but obviously it will fail again, any ideas?
i selected allow unknown sources
allow usb debugging etc

mafioso345 said:
Hey guys,
just got my note 3, i tried to root it but all of a sudden it failed in odin,i restarted then i got a screen saying that "firmware upgrade encountered an issue.please connect to kies....when i connect to kies it says phone not responding, it will come up in odin with a com port and i can try again but obviously it will fail again, any ideas?
i selected allow unknown sources
allow usb debugging etc
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What model of Note 3 do you have? Did you follow all the steps indicated in a logical order? Try again!!

archer797 said:
What model of Note 3 do you have? Did you follow all the steps indicated in a logical order? Try again!!
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9005 snapdragon, what method did you use to root urs?

mafioso345 said:
9005 snapdragon, what method did you use to root urs?
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Just out of curiosity, did you have the reactivation lock on?
Shouldn't affect anything until after the phone resets, but...

Did you install samasung USB drivers?
Sent from my SM-N9005 using xda app-developers app

Godrick said:
Did you install samasung USB drivers?
Sent from my SM-N9005 using xda app-developers app
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that a concern for me because i know i do and it did say device successfully instal etc but i remember that after selecting allow usb debugging i saw an error but it looked fine after...

ultramag69 said:
Just out of curiosity, did you have the reactivation lock on?
Shouldn't affect anything until after the phone resets, but...
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i didnt check that one bro but now that im on this screen stuck it says reactivation lock is off

mafioso345 said:
9005 snapdragon, what method did you use to root urs?
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Did you use "CF Method" or "Root De La Vega" method?
I have a N900 and guess KNOX is not active on my phone. I hence used CF Root method.

archer797 said:
Did you use "CF Method" or "Root De La Vega" method?
I have a N900 and guess KNOX is not active on my phone. I hence used CF Root method.
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yeah i used the cf auto root method and now its stuck, kies says its not responding but it picks up in odin, should i try to flash a stock firmware on via odin?

Since Knox is probably triggered, why not try a custom recovery and rom? If the stock firmware isn't working try custom...
Couldn't hurt... The Note 3 seems to be a different beast to most other samsung devices thanks to their new security features...

ultramag69 said:
Since Knox is probably triggered, why not try a custom recovery and rom? If the stock firmware isn't working try custom...
Couldn't hurt... The Note 3 seems to be a different beast to most other samsung devices thanks to their new security features...
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the the screen i have up its says knox is 0x0 so i dont think it got triggered...im still stuck man i dont know what to do.

mafioso345 said:
the the screen i have up its says knox is 0x0 so i dont think it got triggered...im still stuck man i dont know what to do.
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If you know the original firmware and csc try the de la vega root method. It might work and kill two birds with one stone. Make sure you use ODIN 3.09 and have both the firmware, should find on the page for de la vega and the csc, again on the de la vega page.
At this point it can't hurt. It also shouldn't trigger knox but there have been reports mj3 firmware has been triggering knox...

mafioso345 said:
the the screen i have up its says knox is 0x0 so i dont think it got triggered...im still stuck man i dont know what to do.
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got it to work via kies

Help me pls!

Hey XDA-Members! My note 3 is rooted and my knox is 0x1... but in download Mode everything is on original and so.. today I received an ota! Can I download it without any danger?

momo220499 said:
Hey XDA-Members! My note 3 is rooted and my knox is 0x1... but in download Mode everything is on original and so.. today I received an ota! Can I download it without any danger?
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see on your device status, is official or not?
if official you can, but you will lose your root

boyrobbie said:
see on your device status, is official or not?
if official you can, but you will lose your root
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Device Status Is original. Thanks!!

[Q] How to make sure that bootloader is locked?

Hi,
How can I test that bootloader(Download mode) is locked on my Samsung Note 3(N9005) after I installed CyanogenMod?
Fastboot command tool doesn't see my device(I can see device with adb outside the Download Mode).
Is it possible to lock Download mode on Samsung device?
Thanks.

give_me_the_sun said:
Hi,
How can I test that bootloader(Download mode) is locked on my Samsung Note 3(N9005) after I installed CyanogenMod?
Fastboot command tool doesn't see my device(I can see device with adb outside the Download Mode).
Is it possible to lock Download mode on Samsung device?
Thanks.
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Only verizon version(sm-n900v?) is bootloader locked. N9005 is international so it isn't locked.
Sent from my SM-N9200

Rosli59564 said:
Only verizon version(sm-n900v?) is bootloader locked. N9005 is international so it isn't locked.
Sent from my SM-N9200
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Hi, thanks for fast reply.
In this case it there an option to lock bootloader? Or replacing it with the one that I can lock?
Thank you.

give_me_the_sun said:
Hi, thanks for fast reply.
In this case it there an option to lock bootloader? Or replacing it with the one that I can lock?
Thank you.
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Why you need to lock it?. Never see anybody asking how to lock bl. Samsung didn't make it lockable anyway.
Sent from my SM-N9200

Rosli59564 said:
Why you need to lock it?. Never see anybody asking how to lock bl. Samsung didn't make it lockable anyway.
Sent from my SM-N9200
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It's recommended for security purposes. Google shows a lot of reasons to do that(can't post links due to new account, but search for "android bootloader lock security" will give plenty of examples)
So for Samsung it's impossible to lock or to replace it with something that could be locked?

Locking and all other things fastboot is made for is NOT MADE/WORKING for Samsung Devices except the Galaxy Nexus. You have a open bootloader and you can only flash by bootloader if you use ODIN.

An att note 3 900a running kk also has a locked bootloader.

audit13 said:
An att note 3 900a running kk also has a locked bootloader.
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Sure, but he has a N9005 ^^

I know, I was just commenting on the fact that the note 3 from att also has a locked bootloader. The remaining note 3 variants do not have a locked bootloader and they cannot be locked unless the locking is done by Samsung.

Samsung pass saying device is rooted on non rooted device

Hi guys hope you all fine.
I've a weird problem. Samsung pass/secure folder says that my device is rooted. While im on one UI Android 9.0 beta 3 ZSAI and my device status is official. Model#SM-G950F.
I've not rooted my phone after Flashing ZSAI update via adb.
Can't find any helpful thread on internet about my problem. Please help me to solve this.
Thanks in advance.

Have you ever rooted your device before?

sunyakram said:
Hi guys hope you all fine.
I've a weird problem. Samsung pass/secure folder says that my device is rooted. While im on one UI Android 9.0 beta 3 ZSAI and my device status is official. Model#SM-G950F.
I've not rooted my phone after Flashing ZSAI update via adb.
Can't find any helpful thread on internet about my problem. Please help me to solve this.
Thanks in advance.
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What is your Knox status in download(Odin) mode?

YosunPasha said:
Have you ever rooted your device before?
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Yes my device was rooted before.

spawnlives said:
What is your Knox status in download(Odin) mode?
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Warranty void: 1 (0x0000)
No know option is visible in download mode.

Once rooted then no way to go back.

sunyakram said:
Warranty void: 1 (0x0000)
No know option is visible in download mode.
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As the post above say's once you trip your Knox that's it. Flashing ROMs will not fix it. So no more Knox apps/features will work.

Once rooted, knox writes that root and never goes back to its default state. I was having the same problem as you, too. After researching a lot, unfortunately I had to accept :crying:

Any way to flash Android 8.0 back on my Galaxy S8 Snapdragon?

I currently have an unlocked USA Samsung Galaxy s8 on Android Pie (latest patch, bootloader 6) and would like to revert to Android 8.0. I found this guide here on XDA, but I was wondering if there was a way to do this without removing the fingerprint scanner functionality and will I trip Knox? Also, I'd like to install PartCyborg, is that in any way possible, and do I still need bootloader version 1 or 2? Thanks for any and all help.

Did you ever get anywhere with it?

Kaloob said:
I currently have an unlocked USA Samsung Galaxy s8 on Android Pie (latest patch, bootloader 6) and would like to revert to Android 8.0. I found this guide here on XDA, but I was wondering if there was a way to do this without removing the fingerprint scanner functionality and will I trip Knox? Also, I'd like to install PartCyborg, is that in any way possible, and do I still need bootloader version 1 or 2? Thanks for any and all help.
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Aukeba said:
Did you ever get anywhere with it?
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If you are already on bit 6, No you cannot. Anti roll back stops it. As for part cyborg rom if you follow the jrkruse edl method you can have cyborg rom and root on nougat only.

Aukeba said:
Did you ever get anywhere with it?
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TheMadScientist said:
If you are already on bit 6, No you cannot. Anti roll back stops it. As for part cyborg rom if you follow the jrkruse edl method you can have cyborg rom and root on nougat only.
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I decided against doing this anyways, didn't want to loose the fingerprint scanner or trip Knox.

Kaloob said:
I decided against doing this anyways, didn't want to loose the fingerprint scanner or trip Knox.
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You can't trip Knox. And there is a fingerprint fix.

TheMadScientist said:
You can't trip Knox. And there is a fingerprint fix.
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How?

Kaloob said:
How?
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In the jrkruse edl safestrap thread he had a flash able zip for fingerprint

TheMadScientist said:
In the jrkruse edl safestrap thread he had a flash able zip for fingerprint
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Oh okay. Thanks.