First, a HUGE thanks goes to @garwynn for being my team mate and working with me on all these projects! Another big thanks to @micmars for posting the original NC5 TAR here.
Second, I was asked to make this one-click to help simplify the process of restoring a stock factory build for our Note 3 users. I do not own a Note 3 so I have not been able to test this as I would normally prefer to do before releasing. I do however feel comfortable that it should work as designed. Due to the fact that we do not have a Note 3 to be testing it on, at this time neither myself or Garwynn are planning on releasing a rooted One-Click. There is a lot more risk involved when building the rooted versions and we don't want to take that risk with other people's phones.
This Odin One-Click.exe contains the Stock SM-N900P NC5 Bootloader, Kernel, Modem and ROM for the Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (SM-N900P). Yes, that means this comes with the full Knox Bootloader.
There has been no change to the ROM from the initial build released by Samsung.
This will NOT trigger the Yellow Triangle NOR will it increment the Odin flash count.
This one-click resets your whole phone to the stock NC5 experience, similar to a factory restore and it may wipe all data. It also contains the full bootloader and Knox.
Instructions:
1: Backup anything important and Disable any PINs.
During this process your phone's software will be returned to the Stock setup. All system data will be lost. To be safe, it is best to archive your backup off your phone, ie on your PC or Dropbox.
2: Install Samsung USB/Android drivers (if necessary).
Samsung Drivers Download Link
3: Download the NC5 Stock ROM One-Click.
SM-N900P NC5 Full Restore Unrooted (Compressed Archive).exe (Resets user data)
4: Unzip One-Click ROM using 7zip (this package is a self-extracting exe you should just be able to double-click on it after download and it will do the rest).
5: Start the Odin One-Click.
Navigate to the location where the "SM-N900P NC5 Full Restore Unrooted.exe" was saved upon extract from the 7Zip archive.
Double-click on "SM-N900P NC5 Full Restore Unrooted.exe". *On Vista or newer, you may need to right-click on the file and Run as Administrator.
6: Place phone in Download Mode.
- Power phone completely off.
- Press and hold Volume Down, Home and Power buttons, all at the same time.
- Release the buttons only when the ‘Warning!!’ message appears.
- Press [Volume Up] to enter Download mode.
7: Connect USB cable to PC and phone.
Odin should show a yellow COM port in the second column. If you do not see a yellow COM port, you may need to run the Odin One-Click as Administrator and/or unplug/plugin the USB cable after starting Odin One-Click.
8: Start Odin flash process.
Press [Start].
9: Complete - PASS!
Status should change to green PASS! At this point your phone should automatically reboot.
Android Instructions:
Download and install ZArchiver on your phone. Use it to unpack the Odin One-Click 7zip self-extracting exe file (long press on the 7zip exe. Select "Open As Archive". Select the One-Click.exe and then select Extract). Use Mobile Odin to Open File on the "SM-N900P NC5 Full Restore Unrooted.exe". FYI - Modem will not flash with Mobile Odin.
The boot process will take slightly longer than usual during which time you'll see the Sprint 4G logo screen.
Congratulations! You've flashed the Factory Restore NC5 build!
XDA:DevDB Information
[ROM][ODIN] SM-N900P NC5 (NC5 Modem/Kernel/Bootloader/ROM - Full Restore - Unrooted), ROM for the Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3
Contributors
rwilco12
ROM OS Version: 4.4.x KitKat
Version Information
Status: Stable
Created 2015-02-09
Last Updated 2015-02-09
Download Link: http://www.rwilco12.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=621
rwilco12 said:
Download Link: http://www.rwilco12.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=621
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I will be flashing this in about and hour and will let you know how it goes.
Thanks for all the hard work!
EDIT: Worked like a charm, no issues, no problems.
Question: Is there a root method for NC5? or a stock rooted one?
piizzadude said:
I will be flashing this in about and hour and will let you know how it goes.
Thanks for all the hard work!
EDIT: Worked like a charm, no issues, no problems.
Question: Is there a root method for NC5? or a stock rooted one?
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We won't be doing a rooted one-click due to issues with Knox. You should be able to root it with any of the existing methods for previous builds.
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Haven't jumped to nc5 yet. Guess now that this is here I have no excuse.
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so could this be used to upgrade to NC5 from MJ4? Thanx for all the work and info!
Buslova said:
so could this be used to upgrade to NC5 from MJ4? Thanx for all the work and info!
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Yep. Odin is essentially a drive imaging utility. It takes a pre-built image of a partition and then wipes the existing partition's data and replaces it with the new image. So in theory as long as you have the right partitions setup you could use this to put any device on NC5 (mind you there are no other devices that I know of that share the exact same partition structure with the Sprint N3).
Awesome i was just talking about this yesterday wondering g if there was one in the process of being made
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Anyone have an idea of the easiest way to go from Stock Rooted MJ4 (Knox 0X1) to NC5. I have no problem flashing a custom recovery and Knox is already tripped.
I was thinking of using this full restore to NC5 and then rooting through a more conventional method. Odin a custom recovery, then flash SuperSU through recovery. I think SuperSU will disable Knox.
The other option I was considering was using the instructions in optimummind's thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658315. The only benefit to that is I would not lose my data, but it seems like a lot more work.
Ideas?
I used this and rooted with chainfires method. Pretty easy
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If you have rooted with CF-AUTOROOT and trip Knox to 0x1. Can this method return your rom to factory and erase Knox error reading ?
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JimmyMPR said:
If you have rooted with CF-AUTOROOT and trip Knox to 0x1. Can this method return your rom to factory and erase Knox error reading ?
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OK, I started the process, will keep you updated.....
Unroot process tooks about 15 mins, sweet.
All applications were not erased from the phone, apps and data still intact. :laugh:
Root were removed successfully. :good:
Knox Trip Counter still in 0x1.
Excellent work !
JimmyMPR said:
Unroot process tooks about 15 mins, sweet.
All applications were not erased from the phone, apps and data still intact. :laugh:
Root were removed successfully. :good:
Knox Trip Counter still in 0x1.
Excellent work !
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The only question that I have, is data was not supposed to be erased? Status changed from custom to official and loose root, but Data and downloaded installed apk's still intact on the phone..... Why?
My Software version and Baseband version sill shows NAB. Build number shows NC5 though.
It didn't do a factory reset and all my apps were intact along with my settings.
mrnamster said:
My Software version and Baseband version sill shows NAB. Build number shows NC5 though.
It didn't do a factory reset and all my apps were intact along with my settings.
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Did you factory reset prior to flashing? And did you flash this from a completely powered off state?
Flash it again. It'll stick.
Sent from my SM-N900P using Xparent BlueTapatalk 2
micmars said:
Did you factory reset prior to flashing? And did you flash this from a completely powered off state?
Flash it again. It'll stick.
Sent from my SM-N900P using Xparent BlueTapatalk 2
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My Software version and Baseband version shows NC5, Root dissapeared but I didn't do a factory reset. All my apps, Data and settings were intact too.
JimmyMPR said:
My Software version and Baseband version shows NC5, Root dissapeared but I didn't do a factory reset. All my apps, Data and settings were intact too.
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If you are now all NC5, then enjoy the fact that you didn't lose anything. Root gets nuked due to it but being included.
Now you can remain stock, flash recovery and a pre-rooted rom, or just recovery and the latest root.
Congrats!
Sent from my SM-N900P using Xparent BlueTapatalk 2
micmars said:
Did you factory reset prior to flashing? And did you flash this from a completely powered off state?
Flash it again. It'll stick.
Sent from my SM-N900P using Xparent BlueTapatalk 2
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That did the trick! Thanks!
I did a factory reset/wipe in TWRP, powered down, booted into Download mode, and flashed.
Everything shows NC5 now in About device.
rwilco12 said:
First, a HUGE thanks goes to @garwynn for being my team mate and working with me on all these projects! Another big thanks to @micmars for posting the original NC5 TAR here.
Second, I was asked to make this one-click to help simplify the process of restoring a stock factory build for our Note 3 users. I do not own a Note 3 so I have not been able to test this as I would normally prefer to do before releasing. I do however feel comfortable that it should work as designed. Due to the fact that we do not have a Note 3 to be testing it on, at this time neither myself or Garwynn are planning on releasing a rooted One-Click. There is a lot more risk involved when building the rooted versions and we don't want to take that risk with other people's phones.
This Odin One-Click.exe contains the Stock SM-N900P NC5 Bootloader, Kernel, Modem and ROM for the Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (SM-N900P). Yes, that means this comes with the full Knox Bootloader.
There has been no change to the ROM from the initial build released by Samsung.
This will NOT trigger the Yellow Triangle NOR will it increment the Odin flash count.
This one-click resets your whole phone to the stock NC5 experience, similar to a factory restore and it may wipe all data. It also contains the full bootloader and Knox.
Instructions:
1: Backup anything important and Disable any PINs.
During this process your phone's software will be returned to the Stock setup. All system data will be lost. To be safe, it is best to archive your backup off your phone, ie on your PC or Dropbox.
2: Install Samsung USB/Android drivers (if necessary).
Samsung Drivers Download Link
3: Download the NC5 Stock ROM One-Click.
SM-N900P NC5 Full Restore Unrooted (Compressed Archive).exe (Resets user data)
4: Unzip One-Click ROM using 7zip (this package is a self-extracting exe you should just be able to double-click on it after download and it will do the rest).
5: Start the Odin One-Click.
Navigate to the location where the "SM-N900P NC5 Full Restore Unrooted.exe" was saved upon extract from the 7Zip archive.
Double-click on "SM-N900P NC5 Full Restore Unrooted.exe". *On Vista or newer, you may need to right-click on the file and Run as Administrator.
6: Place phone in Download Mode.
- Power phone completely off.
- Press and hold Volume Down, Home and Power buttons, all at the same time.
- Release the buttons only when the ‘Warning!!’ message appears.
- Press [Volume Up] to enter Download mode.
7: Connect USB cable to PC and phone.
Odin should show a yellow COM port in the second column. If you do not see a yellow COM port, you may need to run the Odin One-Click as Administrator and/or unplug/plugin the USB cable after starting Odin One-Click.
8: Start Odin flash process.
Press [Start].
9: Complete - PASS!
Status should change to green PASS! At this point your phone should automatically reboot.
Android Instructions:
Download and install ZArchiver on your phone. Use it to unpack the Odin One-Click 7zip self-extracting exe file (long press on the 7zip exe. Select "Open As Archive". Select the One-Click.exe and then select Extract). Use Mobile Odin to Open File on the "SM-N900P NC5 Full Restore Unrooted.exe". FYI - Modem will not flash with Mobile Odin.
The boot process will take slightly longer than usual during which time you'll see the Sprint 4G logo screen.
Congratulations! You've flashed the Factory Restore NC5 build!
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rwilco12 great work !!! I have used this twice, with complete success. On the third time, everything seems ok? But, there is no Sprint 4G logo screen. Any ideas as to why? :fingers-crossed:
Related
First, a HUGE thanks goes to @garwynn for being my partner through all of this and then to @sfhub for teaching me how to create an Odin One-Click.exe, @freeza for posting the original TAR this is based off of, @MoHoGalore for helping test and put together so many of these one-clicks and to everyone else in our community who makes this possible!
Second, I was asked to make this one-click to help simplify the process of restoring a stock factory build for our Note 3 users. I do not own a Note 3 so I have not been able to test this as I would normally prefer to do before releasing. I do however feel comfortable that it should work as designed. Due to the fact that we do not have a Note 3 to be testing it on, at this time neither myself or Garwynn are planning on releasing a rooted One-Click. There is a lot more risk involved when building the rooted versions and we don't want to take that risk with other people's phones.
This Odin One-Click.exe contains the Stock SM-N900P NAB Bootloader, Kernel, Modem and ROM for the Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (SM-N900P). Yes, that means this comes with the full Knox Bootloader.
There has been no change to the ROM from the initial build released by Samsung.
This will NOT trigger the Yellow Triangle NOR will it increment the Odin flash count.
This one-click resets your whole phone to the stock NAB experience, similar to a factory restore and it will probably wipe all data. It also contains the full bootloader and Knox.
Instructions:
1: Backup anything important and Disable any PINs.
During this process your phone's software will be returned to the Stock setup. All system data will be lost. To be safe, it is best to archive your backup off your phone, ie on your PC or Dropbox.
2: Install Samsung USB/Android drivers (if necessary).
Samsung Drivers Download Link
3: Download the NAB Stock ROM One-Click.
SM-N900P NAB Full Restore Unrooted (Compressed Archive).exe (Resets user data)
4: Unzip One-Click ROM using 7zip (this package is a self-extracting exe you should just be able to double-click on it after download and it will do the rest).
5: Start the Odin One-Click.
Navigate to the location where the "SPH-N900 NAB Full Restore (Unrooted).exe" was saved upon extract from the 7Zip archive.
Double-click on "SPH-N900 NAB Full Restore (Unrooted).exe". *On Vista or newer, you may need to right-click on the file and Run as Administrator.
6: Place phone in Download Mode.
- Power phone completely off.
- Press and hold Volume Down, Home and Power buttons, all at the same time.
- Release the buttons only when the ‘Warning!!’ message appears.
- Press [Volume Up] to enter Download mode.
7: Connect USB cable to PC and phone.
Odin should show a yellow COM port in the second column. If you do not see a yellow COM port, you may need to run the Odin One-Click as Administrator and/or unplug/plugin the USB cable after starting Odin One-Click.
8: Start Odin flash process.
Press [Start].
9: Complete - PASS!
Status should change to green PASS! At this point your phone should automatically reboot.
Android Instructions:
Download and install ZArchiver on your phone. Use it to unpack the Odin One-Click 7zip self-extracting exe file (long press on the 7zip exe. Select "Open As Archive". Select the One-Click.exe and then select Extract). Use Mobile Odin to Open File on the "SPH-N900 NAB Full Restore (Unrooted).exe". FYI - Modem will not flash with Mobile Odin.
The boot process will take slightly longer than usual during which time you'll see the Sprint 4G logo screen.
Congratulations! You've flashed the Factory Restore NAB build!
XDA:DevDB Information
[ROM][ODIN] SM-N900P NAB (NAB Modem/Kernel/Bootloader/ROM - Full Restore - Unrooted), ROM for the Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3
Contributors
rwilco12
ROM OS Version: 4.4.x KitKat
Version Information
Status: Stable
Created 2015-02-12
Last Updated 2015-02-12
Download Link: http://www.rwilco12.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=93
Additional Resources:
7-Zip v9.20
Odin3 v3.04
ZArchiver
Mobile Odin Lite
Samsung USB Drivers
Nice, excellent~!! :good:
Hey rwilco12, long time no see. Thanks for this, and all you do for the community
Sent from my SM-N900P
Second! Third! Grabbing now!
rwilco12 said:
First, a HUGE thanks goes to @garwynn for being my partner through all of this and then to @sfhub for teaching me how to create an Odin One-Click.exe, @freeza for posting the original TAR this is based off of, @MoHoGalore for helping test and put together so many of these one-clicks and to everyone else in our community who makes this possible!
Second, I was asked to make this one-click to help simplify the process of restoring a stock factory build for our Note 3 users. I do not own a Note 3 so I have not been able to test this as I would normally prefer to do before releasing. I do however feel comfortable that it should work as designed. Due to the fact that we do not have a Note 3 to be testing it on, at this time neither myself or Garwynn are planning on releasing a rooted One-Click. There is a lot more risk involved when building the rooted versions and we don't want to take that risk with other people's phones.
This Odin One-Click.exe contains the Stock SPH-N900P NAB Bootloader, Kernel, Modem and ROM for the Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (SPH-N900P). Yes, that means this comes with the full Knox Bootloader.
There has been no change to the ROM from the initial build released by Samsung.
This will NOT trigger the Yellow Triangle NOR will it increment the Odin flash count.
This one-click resets your whole phone to the stock NAB experience, similar to a factory restore and it will probably wipe all data. It also contains the full bootloader and Knox.
Instructions:
1: Backup anything important and Disable any PINs.
During this process your phone's software will be returned to the Stock setup. All system data will be lost. To be safe, it is best to archive your backup off your phone, ie on your PC or Dropbox.
2: Install Samsung USB/Android drivers (if necessary).
Samsung Drivers Download Link
3: Download the NAB Stock ROM One-Click.
SPH-N900P NAB Full Restore Unrooted (Compressed Archive).exe (Resets user data)
4: Unzip One-Click ROM using 7zip (this package is a self-extracting exe you should just be able to double-click on it after download and it will do the rest).
5: Start the Odin One-Click.
Navigate to the location where the "SPH-N900 NAB Full Restore (Unrooted).exe" was saved upon extract from the 7Zip archive.
Double-click on "SPH-N900 NAB Full Restore (Unrooted).exe". *On Vista or newer, you may need to right-click on the file and Run as Administrator.
6: Place phone in Download Mode.
- Power phone completely off.
- Press and hold Volume Down, Home and Power buttons, all at the same time.
- Release the buttons only when the ‘Warning!!’ message appears.
- Press [Volume Up] to enter Download mode.
7: Connect USB cable to PC and phone.
Odin should show a yellow COM port in the second column. If you do not see a yellow COM port, you may need to run the Odin One-Click as Administrator and/or unplug/plugin the USB cable after starting Odin One-Click.
8: Start Odin flash process.
Press [Start].
9: Complete - PASS!
Status should change to green PASS! At this point your phone should automatically reboot.
Android Instructions:
Download and install ZArchiver on your phone. Use it to unpack the Odin One-Click 7zip self-extracting exe file (long press on the 7zip exe. Select "Open As Archive". Select the One-Click.exe and then select Extract). Use Mobile Odin to Open File on the "SPH-N900 NAB Full Restore (Unrooted).exe". FYI - Modem will not flash with Mobile Odin.
The boot process will take slightly longer than usual during which time you'll see the Sprint 4G logo screen.
Congratulations! You've flashed the Factory Restore NAB build!
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thanks also does anyone know if i use this to go all the way to stock will the engineer boot loader still intall after this?
xoreactionzox said:
thanks also does anyone know if i use this to go all the way to stock will the engineer boot loader still intall after this?
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It should, I can't think of a reason, why it wouldn't.
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ok just making sure bc im on mj4 now and want to go back to stock an to the new nab my only concern was i know u cant really downgrade the bootloader which both are nab so i figured it should work just fine thank
as usual @rwilco12, you're six kinds of awesome! thanks man!
(also, nice to see you over here!)
rwilco12 said:
Download Link: http://www.rwilco12.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=93
Additional Resources:
7-Zip v9.20
Odin3 v3.04
ZArchiver
Mobile Odin Lite
Samsung USB Drivers
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Any plans to (be an idiot like me)? Certainly hope not!
EDIT: ooops, should have read all the way through! Never mind my garbage! Cleaned!
Sent from my calculator watch.
Can I do this from JellyBomb? Or do I need to be stock first?
Sent from my SM-N900P using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
kingdazy said:
as usual @rwilco12, you're six kinds of awesome! thanks man!
(also, nice to see you over here!)
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What's past is prologue; what to come, in yours and my discharge...
Yeah, this is way awesome for all of the right reasons.
Exciting times for our community.
Sent from my SM-N900P using Xparent BlueTapatalk 2
fatboypup said:
Can I do this from JellyBomb? Or do I need to be stock first?
Sent from my SM-N900P using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
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I don't see why you wouldn't be able to but I'll let some of our N3 owners chime in just in case.
rwilco12 said:
I don't see why you wouldn't be able to but I'll let some of our N3 owners chime in just in case.
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ill let you know in a few minutes im going to take the plunge:victory::victory
kingdazy said:
Any plans to (be an idiot like me)? Certainly hope not!
EDIT: ooops, should have read all the way through! Never mind my garbage! Cleaned!
Sent from my calculator watch.
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Lol someone got caught not reading the OP!
I'm not saying we won't do a rooted one but it's not in the cards right now. There's too many things that could go wrong and we just don't feel comfortable doing them without a device to test it on. We'll see what the future brings though!
worked fine coming from 4.3 Jellybomb rom didnt wipe data either
How to root after I install this? Thanks.
2kmy477 said:
How to root after I install this? Thanks.
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http://download.chainfire.eu/352/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-hlte-hltexx-smn9005.zip
Saved the day.
I don't know what I did wrong, I flashed the engineered bootloader, Freeza's "stockish" NABD and it worked (sorta). Phone was freezing about every 3 minutes, wifi wouldn't remember my connection info, and the baseband was still showing MJ4. I wasn't panicked yet, but I was feeling pretty stupid about my lack of patience. You have no idea how comforting it was to see your thread.
Everything worked fine. Lost root, but it didn't wipe data (a good thing as it turned out). Easily re-rooted and phone hasn't froze or rebooted once since flashing.
Thanks for the effort. Much appreciated. This is a great alternative for anyone that hasn't already flashed, or missed a step somewhere and wasn't totally sure where to start to correct.
Thank You!
fatboypup said:
worked fine coming from 4.3 Jellybomb rom didnt wipe data either
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The OP says that this will probably wipe data. Can anyone else confirm that this DOESN'T wipe data?
[HOW-TO] Update to 4.4.2 NAB & NC5 w/Root from MJ4 Rooted without triggering Knox 0x1
This How-to guide will show you how to update from Jellybean MJ4 Android 4.3 with Root and Knox 0x0 to KitKat NAB Android 4.4.2 with Root without triggering the Knox 0x1 Warranty Bit.
This guide will be useful to those who want to have Root on their phone without triggering the Knox Warranty bit (and losing your warranty) and don't care/mind about flashing custom recoveries, kernels and ROM's. I, for one, only need Root so I can use Root apps like Xposed, Titanium Backup, AdAway, etc.
I also have a Galaxy S4 and a Nexus 5 and I don't use custom kernels and ROM's on those phones either (I just like stock & Root, lol~). And I don't have phone insurance on my Note 3 and S4 so that's why I want to keep Knox at 0x0 just in case. Also, I like the feeling of out-smarting/going around Samsung's ridiculous Knox implementations.
Disclaimer/Heads-Up
You undertake these steps at your own risk to your phone. This method has been used successfully many times by many users to go from Rooted 4.3 to Rooted 4.4.2 without triggering the Knox Warranty bit. Please read the instructions carefully in the entire post and download/install all the files before proceeding.
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Now, onto the steps.
Before beginning the process, make sure you have the following installed on your phone and Windows laptop:
1. Samsung USB driver (PC) (So your Windows PC can detect your Note 3 when you plug it in.)
2. Odin v3.09 (PC) (You'll be using this to flash the NAB bootloader. I modified the .ini file for flashing the bootloader correctly. Clicking on the link will lead you to download Odin v3.09 from my Dropbox account.)
3. Mobile Odin Pro v4.0 (phone) (You'll be using this to flash the NAB tar file to update to Android 4.4.2.)
**Please DO NOT use Mobile Odin Lite. It won't work. If you already have Mobile Odin Lite installed, uninstall it & reboot your phone. Then download & install Mobile Odin Pro.
4. The NAB tar file, transferred over to the root directory of your phone (phone) (Thanks to @freeza for getting this for us~!)
5. The NAB engineering bootloader (PC) or stock NAB bootloader (PC). (Again, thanks to @freeza ~!!)
6. Kingo Android Root (I used v1.1.8.1835 to Root MJ4 4.3) (PC) (You can use this, without triggering Knox 0x1, to Root your stock MJ4 4.3.)
7. Stock NAB 4.4.2 CSC.tar file. (PC) You'll need to flash this with desktop Odin in order for your phone to have the correct CSC information as well as important System apps. If you don't flash this, you'll lose the ability to choose GSM/UMTS in the Mobile Network setting and you'll have S-Pen-related app crashes.
8. Odin v3.04 (for flashing the above CSC.tar file) (PC).
** Optional: If you don't like seeing multiple lines of code every time you reboot your phone (b/c of the engineering bootloader that has been flashed), you can flash the stock NAB bootloader prepared by rwilco12 for us.
His One-Click stock NAB bootloader can be downloaded here.
If you want the stock NAB bootloader in tar format, you can download it from my Dropbox here.
Before I began the process, my Note 3 was as follows:
Stock MJ4 Rooted (achieved with Kingo Android Root)
Stock MJ4 kernel
MJ4 baseband
MJ4 bootloader
Knox Warranty Bit = 0x0
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[1] Backup anything that's important to you first just in case (e.g., app data, pictures, videos, SMS, call log). I like to backup using Helium, MyBackup Pro, Titanium Backup, & SMS Backup & Restore.
[2] Open up Mobile Odin Pro v4.0 and click on "Open file...". Select the NAB tar file. Make sure the following options are checked:
-"Enable EverRoot"
-"Inject Superuser (SuperSU)"
-"Inject Mobile Odin"
[3] Click on "After flash..." and choose "Download Mode."
[4] Finally, click on "Flash firmware." The phone will reboot automatically and MOP will begin flashing the NAB tar. You'll see a screen like this:
(Modile Odin Pro v4.0 flashing the NAB tar)
[5] Once MOP has finished flashing the NAB tar, it'll boot you directly into Download mode.
(Knox Warranty Bit is still 0x0)
[6] Now, open Desktop Odin v3.09 (download from link above). Click on the "BL" button and select the NAB bootloader you downloaded earlier.
-Be sure the following options are unchecked: "Auto Reboot" and "F. Reset Time."
-Also, the "Phone Bootloader Update" box should be checked.
Now, click on the "Start" button. Wait until it reports "Pass."
[7] Hold down the Power button until the phone reboots. Right when the phone vibrates and begins to restart, press and hold down "VOL UP + HOME + POWER" until the phone enters into this screen:
(The screen looks like this b/c the NAB bootloader is the engineering bootloader version. Note that the Knox Warranty Bit is still 0x0.)
[8] Press the Power button until the phone reboots. Right when the phone vibrates & begins to restart, press and hold down "VOL DOWN + HOME + POWER" until you get to this screen:
[9] Press "Volume down" to cancel and restart the phone.
[10] The phone will reboot and start up normally. Your Note 3 may stay at the yellow Sprint screen for longer than you're used to. Be patient.
Next comes the normal Samsung boot animation.
Then the "Android is upgrading..." pop-up will appear and your apps will be optimized.
Let the phone settle for about 5 to 10 minutes. Upon settling down, reboot your phone once.
[11] Now that your phone has settled down, shut it off completely. Then boot into Download Mode (VOL DOWN + POWER + HOME).
[12] Open desktop Odin v3.04 by right-clicking it & choosing "Run as administrator."
[13] Click on the PDA button and select the csc.tar file. Click Start and let the flash finish and auto-reboot your phone.
And now, everything's finished~!
Some people have experienced unstableness in the NAB 4.4.2 environment after the flash. It could be because of some apps that were installed in the MJ4 4.3 environment that's causing the problem. If that's your case, I recommend booting into stock recovery and performing a factory reset/data wipe. You'll have to reinstall your apps again but at least you'll have a clean start.
**Warning: If you decide to flash the NAB tar file with Desktop Odin instead, you'll lose Root.
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Through this method, I was able to go from Stock Rooted 4.3 to Stock Rooted 4.4.2 while keeping my Knox Warranty bit at 0x0.
You can check on your Knox Warranty Bit status by restarting the phone and going into Download Mode.
Full setting available under Mobile Network
Writing a text message with the S-Pen
Screen write
How to Update from Stock, Rooted NAB 4.4.2 to Stock, Rooted NC5 4.4.2 (Knox stays 0x0)
Files Needed
1. NC5 tar file. You can download the tar file from here:
http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SM-N900P
I placed the NC5 tar into my Internal Storage of the phone (not microSD).
2. NC5 CSC file ( <-- Download from my Dropbox)
3. Odin v3.04
4. NC5 modem file ( <-- Download from my Dropbox) (Credit goes to freeza)
5. NC5 stock Bootloader (optional) ( <-- Download from my Dropbox) (Flash with my modified Odin v3.09 & use the BL button).
Flashing Instructions
1. Make sure your copy of Mobile Odin Pro is at version 4.10.
2. Open MOP v4.10 and select the NC5 tar file. You don't need to set up the phone to boot into Download Mode after the flash. Click on "Open file...". Select the NC5 tar file. Make sure the following options are checked:
-"Enable EverRoot"
-"Inject Superuser (SuperSU)"
-"Inject Mobile Odin"
3. After the flash has completed and phone has rebooted, check Settings. Everything should be NC5 except for the baseband.
4. Shut off the phone completely. Then enter into Download Mode by holding down POWER + VOL DOWN + HOME.
5. Flash the NC5 baseband/modem using Odin v3.04 and using the PDA button. Let the phone reboot.
6. Check Settings. Everything should be NC5 now.
7. Reboot the phone into Download Mode again. Using Odin v3.04 and the PDA button, flash the NC5 CSC file.
8. You're done~!!
9. (Optional step) Steps 1 through 7 will update your phone to NC5, except for the bootloader. The bootloader will remain NAB. Even with the NAB bootloader, the phone will work just fine after updating to NC5 for everything else.
However, if you would like to have the bootloader version to be NC5 as well, then flash the stock NC5 bootloader via Odin v3.09. Be sure to power down the phone completely and reboot into Download Mode from a cold state in order for the bootloader flash to stick.
Can someone with the phone info app and Knox tripped see if it reports 0x1. I was unaware that the app developer found a way to read the actual bit.
Thank you for this guide! Will try it out when I get home
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NAE? Where is this coming from?
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NAE? Where is this coming from?
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LOL fixed the title~
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LOL fixed the title~
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lol I was gonna say
First thank you very much for posting this.
I have just one question. Do we have to flash the engineering bootloader?
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First thank you very much for posting this.
I have just one question. Do we have to flash the engineering bootloader?
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Yes, until @freeza has the time to release the official NAB bootloader for us to flash.
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I'm trying this now, wish me luck! One thing I'd like to mention regarding your step #4. You said, "The NAB tar file, transferred over to the root directory of your phone (phone)". I tried copying the file to the root of my phone and it locked up my phone, probably because it is too big. I had to do a battery pull to get back up. Mobile Odin Pro found the file in a directory on my external card so I would advise copying it there.
Uh-oh, one more thing. I got the NAB tar file flashed with MOP, but in PC Odin 3.09.03 you said, "-Also, the "Phone Bootloader Update" box should be checked." That option is grayed out. How can I enable that? I'll wait for a reply before flashing the engineering bootloader.
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I'm trying this now, wish me luck! One thing I'd like to mention regarding your step #4. You said, "The NAB tar file, transferred over to the root directory of your phone (phone)". I tried copying the file to the root of my phone and it locked up my phone, probably because it is too big. I had to do a battery pull to get back up. Mobile Odin Pro found the file in a directory on my external card so I would advise copying it there.
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That's interesting that a simple file transfer would lock up the phone. Which app did you use to make the transfer? I used ES Explorer.
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That's interesting that a simple file transfer would lock up the phone. Which app did you use to make the transfer? I used ES Explorer.
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I used Root Explorer. I assume that it either can't handle 2.2+GB files or the phone didn't have enough space left for the copy.
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Thought I'd make this a separate post: One more thing. I got the NAB tar file flashed with MOP, but in PC Odin 3.09.03 you said, "-Also, the "Phone Bootloader Update" box should be checked." That option is grayed out. How can I enable that? I'll wait for a reply before flashing the engineering bootloader.
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I used Root Explorer. I assume that it either can't handle 2.2+GB files or the phone didn't have enough space left for the copy.
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Thought I'd make this a separate post: One more thing. I got the NAB tar file flashed with MOP, but in PC Odin 3.09.03 you said, "-Also, the "Phone Bootloader Update" box should be checked." That option is grayed out. How can I enable that? I'll wait for a reply before flashing the engineering bootloader.
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Did you download Odin v3.09 from my Dropbox in the 1st post? It's been modified to allow that checkbox to be checked already.
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Did you download Odin v3.09 from my Dropbox in the 1st post? It's been modified to allow that checkbox to be checked already.
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Oh sorry, my bad. I had a newer version and thought newer was better. Okay, everything flashed, and I did the two reboots with volume up and volume down as you said. It rebooted and updated apps, and got to the lock screen with a couple notifications in the notification bar.
However, I got a "waiting for connection" message at the bottom of the screen and the screen went black and I couldn't wake it up with the power button. I have rebooted it several times and was able to boot all the way a few times, but the screen times out whether I am using it or not and it won't wake up. I also get a smartcardservices has stopped message and the phone is running quite hot.
Any ideas?
Thanks for this. Exactly what ive been waiting for!
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JimSmith94 said:
Oh sorry, my bad. I had a newer version and thought newer was better. Okay, everything flashed, and I did the two reboots with volume up and volume down as you said. It rebooted and updated apps, and got to the lock screen with a couple notifications in the notification bar.
However, I got a "waiting for connection" message at the bottom of the screen and the screen went black and I couldn't wake it up with the power button. I have rebooted it several times and was able to boot all the way a few times, but the screen times out whether I am using it or not and it won't wake up. I also get a smartcardservices has stopped message and the phone is running quite hot.
Any ideas?
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The "Waiting for connection" message should disappear once your phone connects to Sprint via 3G or 4G. My phone did something along the line of "Final connection has completed" thing after first boot.
If you keep getting errors, you might want to do a factory reset/data wipe from within the stock recovery (hope you backed up your files).
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Does this works (and keeps 0x0) with OTA 4.4.2 ? I mean can I root 4.4.2, flash kernel and 0x0?
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erik077 said:
Does this works (and keeps 0x0) with OTA 4.4.2 ? I mean can I root 4.4.2, flash kernel and 0x0?
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I don't know whether this engineering bootloader will trip the Knox warranty bit or not when one flashes a custom recovery afterwards. It'd be great if someone could verify for us. It'd be sweet if it didn't so that people can flash custom kernels, recoveries, and ROM's without tripping Knox.
Edit: Sorry for any confusion. I've updated my words in the above paragraph.
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I don't know whether this engineering bootloader will trip Knox or not. It'd be great if someone could verify for us. It'd be sweet if it didn't so that people can flash custom kernels, recoveries, and ROM's without tripping Knox.
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As of this writing, one will never be able to flash custom recovery, flash kernels or any rom in the dev forum without tripping Knox.
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Someone once reported that they had a knox tripped phone they brought in to a sprint store and a guy actually reset his phone to factory, including knox was set back to 0x0. I never heard any other stories like that though so who knows.
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Okay, I'm officially lost. This guide is about not tripping Knox and the OP says the engineering bootloader must be flashed, but then a few posts above this states they don't know if flashing the engineering bootloader will trip Knox. So does it trip Knox or not? Or is this referring to the comment I made about phone info not reporting everything for our phone correctly?
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Okay, I'm officially lost. This guide is about not tripping Knox and the OP says the engineering bootloader must be flashed, but then a few posts above this states they don't know if flashing the engineering bootloader will trip Knox. So does it trip Knox or not? Or is this referring to the comment I made about phone info not reporting everything for our phone correctly?
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I may hedge on the Knox question, likely will in my prior post, but that does not detract one jot from the utility of this thread.
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KEYofR said:
Someone once reported that they had a knox tripped phone they brought in to a sprint store and a guy actually reset his phone to factory, including knox was set back to 0x0. I never heard any other stories like that though so who knows.
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Either urban legend or maybe true. William of Occam would assert the former, I'll not speak in absolutes and simply state that it were true, more would know about it. The latent desire in having this capability is strong enough to believe that, if it is possible at the Sprint store, the good folks here would've published it.
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First, thank you to the anonymous source who provided us with this build and thank you to @garwynn for posting it here.
This Odin One-Click.exe contains the Stock NI3 Bootloader, Kernel, Modem and ROM for the Sprint Samsung Galaxy S5 (SM-G900P). Yes, that means this comes with the full Knox Bootloader.
There has been no change to the ROM from the initial build released by Samsung.
This will NOT trigger the Yellow Triangle NOR will it increment the Odin flash count.
This one-click resets your whole phone to the stock NI3 experience, similar to a factory restore and it may wipe all data. It also contains the full bootloader and Knox.
Instructions:
1: Backup anything important and Disable any PINs.
During this process your phone's software will be returned to the Stock setup. All system data will be lost. To be safe, it is best to archive your backup off your phone, ie on your PC or Dropbox.
2: Install Samsung USB/Android drivers (if necessary).
Samsung Drivers Download Link
3: Download the NI3 Stock ROM One-Click.
http://www.rwilco12.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=938 (Resets user data)
4: Unzip One-Click ROM using 7zip (this package is a self-extracting exe you should just be able to double-click on it after download and it will do the rest).
5: Start the Odin One-Click.
Navigate to the location where the SM-G900P_NI3_Stock_Unrooted.exe was saved upon extract from the 7Zip archive.
Double-click on SM-G900P_NI3_Stock_Unrooted.exe. *On Vista or newer, you may need to right-click on the file and select Run as Administrator.
6: Place phone in Download Mode.
- Power phone completely off.
- Press and hold Volume Down, Home and Power buttons, all at the same time.
- Release the buttons only when the ‘Warning!!’ message appears.
- Press [Volume Up] to enter Download mode.
7: Connect USB cable to PC and phone.
Odin should show a yellow COM port in the second column. If you do not see a yellow COM port, you may need to run the Odin One-Click as Administrator and/or unplug/plugin the USB cable after starting Odin One-Click.
8: Start Odin flash process.
Press [Start].
9: Complete - PASS!
Status should change to green PASS! At this point your phone should automatically reboot.
The boot process will take slightly longer than usual during which time you'll see the Sprint 4G/Spark logo screen.
Congratulations! You've flashed the Factory Restore NI3 build!
XDA:DevDB Information
[ROM][ODIN][OC] SM-G900P NI3 (Modem/Kernel/Bootloader/ROM - Full Restore - Unrooted), ROM for the Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 5
Contributors
rwilco12
ROM OS Version: 4.4.x KitKat
Version Information
Status: Stable
Created 2015-02-10
Last Updated 2015-02-10
Download: http://www.rwilco12.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=938
Could you post just the bootloader tar
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Been doing a lot of reading/research as I'm new to the Samsung game. But I've been every else besides Sony. I read your unpack tutorial on your website, and jumped all over reading unpacking how-to's. Seems to me the recommended an easiest way to create a "no-wipe" package is via SplitFUS2. Most of what I've read is for older devices, and I was wondering if that's the way you recommend doing it, and if you know whether or not it works with S5 packages?
Will normal root process work on it. I'm tempted to do it only cause I want the modem
AOD_Corwin said:
Will normal root process work on it. I'm tempted to do it only cause I want the modem
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AOD_Corwin said:
Will normal root process work on it. I'm tempted to do it only cause I want the modem
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rhyme187 said:
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Chainfire's autoroot does work but I don't believe Towelroot does.
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@rwilco12
Been doing a lot of reading/research as I'm new to the Samsung game. But I've been every else besides Sony. I read your unpack tutorial on your website, and jumped all over reading unpacking how-to's. Seems to me the recommended an easiest way to create a "no-wipe" package is via SplitFUS2. Most of what I've read is for older devices, and I was wondering if that's the way you recommend doing it, and if you know whether or not it works with S5 packages?
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My guess is you're referring to my tutorials on how to build your own flashable TAR?
Honestly I've never used the SplitFUS2 utility so I can't give you a 100% answer there. However, what I can tell you is that Samsung devices use one of two methods to wipe a device when flashing a TAR. Generally the method involves wiping a partition and overwriting it with a partition file included in the TAR. There are several different partitions and each of them governs a different aspect of the device's functionality. There is generally a specific file that governs the data partition, once you extract the TAR you would then recompile it without the data partition file and flash the final resulting TAR.
The other is script based and that area I'm not an expert on. My BFF @garwynn is pretty good though and might be able to walk you through fixing the scripts if necessary.
Now one other thing to keep in mind is that this thread is for a one-click not the actual TAR. There are ways to decompile an Odin one-click but I would recommend just using the original TAR which can be downloaded in @garwynn's original TAR thread at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=2885005
Good luck!
rwilco12 said:
My guess is you're referring to my tutorials on how to build your own flashable TAR?
Honestly I've never used the SplitFUS2 utility so I can't give you a 100% answer there. However, what I can tell you is that Samsung devices use one of two methods to wipe a device when flashing a TAR. Generally the method involves wiping a partition and overwriting it with a partition file included in the TAR. There are several different partitions and each of them governs a different aspect of the device's functionality. There is generally a specific file that governs the data partition, once you extract the TAR you would then recompile it without the data partition file and flash the final resulting TAR.
The other is script based and that area I'm not an expert on. My BFF @garwynn is pretty good though and might be able to walk you through fixing the scripts if necessary.
Now one other thing to keep in mind is that this thread is for a one-click not the actual TAR. There are ways to decompile an Odin one-click but I would recommend just using the original TAR which can be downloaded in @garwynn's original TAR thread at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=2885005
Good luck!
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Thanks for the reply. I was talking about your "How-To" on your site, and I replied there too. It was very helpful and informative. I found Splitfus2 doesn't seem to work with KitKat, only JB and before. After getting everything ready to go to try your method, extracting the files from the TAR, etc. I found the Kitkat file names differ a bit from the JB ones, according to the TAR BALL flashing order you have listed on your site. Which shouldn't matter since all I need to make is a stock system and recovery TAR. Assuming I use the method you have posted, only making a separate system and recovery TAR, a data wipe shouldn't happen......correct? Only other thing I'm not sure of is after extracting the files from the original TAR, the system is in system.ext4.img...... I assume I leave that the way it is, correct? Only time I've seen it that way is when extracting a system.img and converting it to a flashable rom.
When is the script wipe used? I'm pretty good with scripts. Thanks for your time and help, it's greatly appreciated!
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rwilco12 said:
Chainfire's autoroot does work but I don't believe Towelroot does.
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Just wondering if anyone has done this and then rerooted phone WITH NO REPERCUSSIONS ? And how is everything running with the rom?
localpagefirst said:
Just wondering if anyone has done this and then rerooted phone WITH NO REPERCUSSIONS ? And how is everything running with the rom?
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I flashed, then rooted with cfroot. My Knox was already tripped before flashing this. Not sure what you mean by repercussions, but flashing this should not trip Knox, its the cfroot part that would.
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Just wondering if anyone has done this and then rerooted phone WITH NO REPERCUSSIONS ? And how is everything running with the rom?
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When you say "no repercussions" what exactly are you looking for?
"no repercussions"
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When you say "no repercussions" what exactly are you looking for?
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Meaning problems after the rom has settled Like System UI, Context Issues,ECT.
Rwilco12 I fully trust your work and thank you and all whom have helped . I am as one could say very apprehensive about changing complete systems. Roms and modems. I was in no way referencing this to and thing bad.
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Bottom line is I am going for it even though Android "L" will be here first week of November.
Been following you since the Epic Touch days..... anywho, any chance of getting some love for the S5 Sport? Thx!
For anyone that has installed this...Any noticeable difference in the radio?
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Jay5583 said:
For anyone that has installed this...Any noticeable difference in the radio?
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Service at my house literally went from 1 bar to 2, YMMV. I did switch to the bmfr cm11 build a day after flashing this, service has remained the same.
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thanks so much for posting this - been trying to find an easy way to odin back to stock after trying a few ROMs.
Will this also take us back to stock recovery or does it only do the system/rom part? if not, do you know how to get back to stock recovery?
thanks so much!
hi is there a ni3 modem with out system i can flash?
Serious Problem
i downloaded this on my dads new s5, just an hour old.
Flashed in odin, now im getting the "firmware upgrade encountered an issue" error message.
i tried going on to sammobile and downloading sprint stock firmware and flashing that, but odin is rejecting it.
theres also a bunch of versions on sam mobiles site, so im downloading 2 more versions, 1 from april and 1 from june (NCD & NE5)
could it be because im running odin on windows xp vmware thats making odin not take the tar file?
also, i dont know what version im coming from, the only thing i remember seeing when i allowed it into developer mode is that it was on 4.4.2.
please help!!!!
XP under VMware. Yeah, probably asking for trouble.
I was able to downgrade from the NG6 update released a few days ago back to NC5.
Knox Warranty Void: 0x0
I used the info and tut from this post
I used the full wipe method, I'm unsure if the no wipe one works
Information:
1. ROOT METHOD can be found here
2. Otherwise, Download Odin 3.09 here (Note: Bootloader = BL , PDA = AP , Phone = CP)
Download: VRUFNC5 No-Wipe SCH-I545_VZW_1_20140330160240_yni63xq6zh.zip
MD5: 71d1c7ea58d2ba81ccadd965b54a2215
Download: VRUFNC5 Full-Wipe SCH-I545_VZW_1_20140330160240_8il17ls9o2_fac.zip
MD5: 8a22dd4a47c2c5f890227fd952657d38
Directions:
No-Wipe
1. Unzip the file and you should have a tar.md5
2. Select the tar.md5 in Odin under PDA (or AP if using Odin 3.09) and keep Odin's default settings
3. Click start and wait for it to say Pass!
Full Wipe ( AKA Emeregency Repair)
1. Unzip the file and you should have a ALL_VZW_I545VRUFNC5_I545VZWFNC5_1151670_REV06_user _low_ship_MULTI_CERT.tar.md5
2. Select the tar.md5 in Odin under PDA (or AP if using Odin 3.09) and keep Odin's default settings
3. Extract the PIT file from your phone or Odin tar, also I've uploaded it here just in case.
4. Put the PIT file in PIT and load the the Odin tar.md5 in PDA (or AP if using Odin 3.09) then click start.
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Just confirming that this downgrade from ng6 worked for me too. im back to nc5 and yet to see if there will be no more reboots that everyone is having issues with on ng6.
Is there a way to do this with out using odin on a computer?
Im trying this right now via odin..... wish me luck.
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Im trying this right now via odin..... wish me luck.
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Good Luck!!
Let everyone know how it went. I don't intend to take this update, but others will and will, undoubtedly, need to take the path you are now on...
snickerzz said:
I was able to downgrade from the NG6 update released a few days ago back to NC5.
Knox Warranty Void: 0x0
I used the info and tut from this post
I used the full wipe method, I'm unsure if the no wipe one works
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No-Wipe works fine.
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Good Luck!!
Let everyone know how it went. I don't intend to take this update, but others will and will, undoubtedly, need to take the path you are now on...
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Worked like a charm. I did the full wipe and repartion(PIT). Took me a 1st timer using odin maybe 30mins to do.
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No-Wipe works fine.
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I am having a hellish time with no-wipe. Constant errors prevent input of even the lockscreen PIN. I've tried different cables, ports, running Odin as administrator and not... Ideas?
posaune76 said:
I am having a hellish time with no-wipe. Constant errors prevent input of even the lockscreen PIN. I've tried different cables, ports, running Odin as administrator and not... Ideas?
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turn on usb debugging in the settings and turn off the lock code
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turn on usb debugging in the settings and turn off the lock code
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Damn. That probably was the thing that was killing me. After the first attempt, though, I could barely fight through the errors to a home screen, let alone change settings (delete corporate account to get rid of PIN, turn on dev mode, etc.). Ended up doing full wipe. Thanks for the thought. Lesson learned in case there's a next time.
Using Odin 3.09 for the no-wipe method, I load the NC5 .md5 file, and select it as instructed, but once I hit start, I get message stating "All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 0) " instantaneously without anything actually happening. I have both developer mode and USB Debugging enabled.
Am I missing something?
Ignore all of that. I loaded the .md5 file up before the phone was connected in Download Mode. Re-loading it fixed everything.
I flashed NC5 over NG6. constant ERROR!! process.acore HELP
It flashed successfully via ODIN. MD5 checker matched. So no corrupt rom. After booting, i keep getting non-stop android.process.acore & android.process.media stopped working every 1 sec, and hitting ok keeps bringing it back and I cannot do anything !!! This is so frustrating. I specifically wanted no wipe. Please tell me i dont have to Full Wipe it. How did it work for you, tell me the step by step. My NG6 was rooted, should I have unrooted first. Tell me what to do!!!
I tried to do this method,but I have had no luck. My phone returned the error "fused 6 binary 5" - What is it that I'm missing?
i keep getting errors
Going to try it.
fyi, after error upon error I tried a different cable using a different USB port. Worked like a charm!
I did the no-wipe method and got the android.process.acore & android.process.media errors. I ended up doing a full wipe and it worked fine. Unfortunately my Titanium Backup I ran the night before didn't run quite right ><. Live, learn and check backups!
NG6
Was NG6 released with a new update from VZ, or was this ported from the S5?
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Good Luck!!
Let everyone know how it went. I don't intend to take this update, but others will and will, undoubtedly, need to take the path you are now on...
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Is there a way unrooted to stop the update??
I had to take the wipe method but no biggie.
rfd177 said:
Is there a way unrooted to stop the update??
I had to take the wipe method but no biggie.
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Are the problems with NG6 isolated to rooted phone, custom roms, or both at the same time?
Nothing fancy, just the Boost/VM variant of 4.4.4 Kit Kat tar, captured from Kies.
NOTE: For those Boost/VM users who flashed the Sprint version, this SHOULD flash successfully over the Sprint version's bootloader.
- This will (should) not wipe your data.
- As with everything, you are responsible for what you do to your device.
Download Link
Instructions:
1. Download file to your PC(somewhere you can find it!)
2. Put your phone into Download/Odin mode
3. Start Odin(I suggest the latest, but I used 3.07)
4. Click on PDA, find tar file, click it to put it into PDA slot
5. Click Start
6. Takes a good 15 minutes, so sit back and chill. It will reboot on it's own, and you now have Kit Kat 4.4.4.
Oh, and because I know someone will ask, YES, this does have the Knox bootloader on it.
Im confused
Im already on the nk4 modem its a sprint s5. I was trying to find the tar for restore for sprint, are they the same?
allrockedout said:
Im already on the nk4 modem its a sprint s5. I was trying to find the tar for restore for sprint, are they the same?
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Yes, but @tdunham has the actual Sprint OTA here. About a third of the way down the OP.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-galaxy-s5/development/stock-rom-ni3-kitkat-rom-t2886171
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