[3/31] Fix for KitKat Update Failing - Without ROOTING

[momsshizzle]

Bummer. I was really hoping this would work.

 

[vsnote]

quick question - has anyone been able to root after upgrading to KitKat? just checking if the root process is out for the new OTA.

 

[ryanbmw51]

quick question - has anyone been able to root after upgrading to KitKat? just checking if the root process is out for the new OTA.

That's a big no. Not looking for it to be available any time soon

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[xda14member]

SD Card No More?!

For those of you guys who updated to KitKat, does it really no longer support SD Card storage of transferrable Apps?! Is it then not worth going to KitKat? I'm so confused, guys of the many different "expert" opinions I've read. What's your take on this? :'( :crying:

 

[kay92002]

note 3 kitkat upgrade

will this trip knox on note 3

 

[happydole]

Worked perfectly!! THANK YOU!

 

[Face_Plant]

For those of you guys who updated to KitKat, does it really no longer support SD Card storage of transferrable Apps?! Is it then not worth going to KitKat? I'm so confused, guys of the many different "expert" opinions I've read. What's your take on this? :'( :crying:

Stay on Jelly Bean. KitKat blows.

will this trip knox on note 3

No.

 

[pandegaadam]

Hello there im new here. Btw I had my sm900a but I lived in indonesia. Indonesia doesnt have at&t services so I used local provider. But I cant update to kitkat due update interupted. Should I do that method? Or anybody can give me solutions? Thnks before. Sorry for my bad english

 

[juman097]

Does this work on the leaked kitkat update (MLG)?

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[memtenn]

WARNING: IF YOU ARE NOT GOING TO START FROM STEP 1 AND FOLLOW EACH STEP EXACTLY HOW I HAVE WROTE IT THEN YOU WILL FAIL. THIS METHOD WORKS IF YOU CAN FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS.
It worked. Thank You...

IF YOU DID NOT RESTORE YOUR PHONE AND FOLLOW EACH STEP EXACTLY HOW I LISTED BELOW THEN DO NOT SAY THIS DOESN'T WORK FOR YOU.


Step 1. Follow @evilpotatoman 's guide below to restore your phone to MJ5 FIRST

Guide:

1) Download and install Heimdall from here for windows. You'll need this and this to avoid missing .dll file errors

2) Download the following files:

MI9_fix.img.ext4
sec_csc.zip
2400258.zip

​

Put sec_csc.zip and 2400258.zip on your external SD card

3) Download and install the MJ5 partitions. Use Odin to flash these files (match the file names with the different upload slots)

AP_N900AUCUBMJ5.zip​

BL_N900AUCUBMJ5.zip​

CP_N900AUCUBMJ5.zip​

HLTE_USA_ATT_32G.pit​

4) Now is the time to use Heimdall.

Reboot into Download Mode once Odin finishes.
Install the vcredist packages downloaded from step 1.
unzip the heimdall .zip file to c:/
go to c:/Heimdall Suite/Drivers and click on zadig.exe
click the middle menu button to select "Show All Devices"

from the dropdown, select MSM8960

click the "install driver" button.

you should see a success message

5) Navigate on your computer to c:/Heimdall Suite/ and open heimdall-frontend.exe.

IMPORTANT -- Go to the Utilities tab and click the "Detect" button
Go to the Flash tab on Heimdall, click Browse and select the HLTE_USA_ATT_32G.pit file downloaded from step 3
Click the 'add' button, then next to 'partition name' select system from the dropdown.

click the Browse button underneath the dropdown, and select the MI9_fix.img.ext4 image you downloaded from step 2.

6) Click Start. ***I usually check the 'No Reboot' box to prepare for booting into recovery

7) Heimdall and your Note will report a bad flash at around 95% -- but don't worry -- your system.img got uploaded Reboot directly into recovery mode.

8) Once in recovery, select "Choose update from external" in the recovery, and select the sec_csc.zip you downloaded earlier (did you remember to put that file on your external SD card?). This will install the CSC files and run the preload checkin so you don't FC all over the place

9) IMPORTANT--After flashing the sec_csc, the Note will reboot.
Try to catch it in time to reboot BACK into recovery
Once in recovery, select "Choose update from external" in the recovery, and select the 2400258.zip you downloaded earlier.

END OF MJ5 RESTORE GUIDE - CONTINUE BELOW

Step 2. YOU ARE NOW ON MJ5 BE SURE TO DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL THE NB4 OTA UPDATE BEFORE CONTINUING!!!


Step 3. When you're finished the restore guide to MJ5 and updated to NB4 then delete any other files used from the restore guide so you don't mix them up and download the following 2 files:

1- Miata KitKat Fix v1

2- KitKat Ota Zip
​

Step 4. Extract the Miata_KK_Fix_1.0.zip to the root of your BOTH your phone storage and your sd card. (make sure they are not in any folders!!!)

Step 5. Once both files in the Miata_KK_Fix_1.0.zip are extracted and copied to both your phone and the sd card... then reboot the phone.

VERY IMPORTANT TO REBOOT NOW

Step 6. Pick one of the follow options...

(Option A) - Wipes phone - I recommend this method

1. Rename 2400258.zip to update.zip and copy to EXTERNAL STORAGE (aka sd card)

UNPLUG USB CABLE BEFORE CONTINUING

2. Reboot into RECOVERY MODE (volume up + home) and select "Apply Update from external storage" and select your update.zip

3. It should start the update process and finish successfully! Enjoy!​

If you made it this far and it fails or gives you an error then you did something wrong. Start from step 1 restoring your phone to MJ5

(Option B) - Doesn't wipe phone

1. You are going to need an ADB Side loader and it can be found here.

2. Extract to directory C:\Mini-SDK

3. Rename 2400258.zip to update. (DO NOT NAME UPDATE.ZIP, JUST "update".)

4. Place "UPDATE" into the same folder as your ADB C:\Mini-SDK

5. Hold shift and right click in the folder to "Open command window here"

6. Reboot your phone into RECOVERY MODE (volume up + home)

7. Select "Apply update from ADB"

8. Plug phone into usb on PC

9. In your command window type "adb sideload update" without quotes and enjoy!​

If you made it this far and it fails or gives you an error then you did something wrong. Start from step 1 restoring your phone to MJ5

(Option C) - Untested

1. Settings, General, About, Software Update, Check for updates...

2. Download and install update​

If you made it this far and it fails or gives you an error then you did something wrong. Start from step 1 restoring your phone to MJ5

Thanks @opsmgr3774 for the donation!

Thanks @Ciberious42 and @evilpotatoman and anyone else I forgot.

It worked for me. Thanks

 

[mazdamiata210]

Does this work on the leaked kitkat update (MLG)?

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Just follow the guide from step 1.

It worked for me. Thanks

Don't ever quote an entire post just to say thanks.

 

[memtenn]

Does this work on the leaked kitkat update (MLG)?

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No you have to be on MJ5.

 

[mazdamiata210]

No you have to be on MJ5.

Don't say no... You can revert to MJ5 from the leaked MLG.

 

[memtenn]

icktopm ular

Just follow the guide from step 1.



Don't ever quote an entire post just to say thanks
.

Understood. My apologies

 

[RedGoat]

Sweet Success

I followed the guide verbatim and achieved success on the first try. It took me quite some time to work through it because I spent enough time to understand what each step in the process was actually doing.

The only hangup that I experienced was when I came to the portion about using heimdall to flash the "fix" image. I first tried it using an installation of Windows XP (32 bit) that I have on my dual boot setup, but that got me nowhere. I finally pulled out my newer 64 bit Windows 7 machine and fired it up to perform the heimdall step. After that, the process went smoothly with no further glitches.

I might suggest that at steps 4 and 5 to add in a little bit of explanation about how the reboot will actually run the rldv.sh script automatically. That puzzled me for a bit, but I proceeded as instructed after examining the script, and it worked perfectly. The rldv.sh script ran, updated the mobicore-presetup.sh in the /system/bin/ directory, and when I checked afterward, the copy of the rldv.sh script was deleted from /sdcard/ just as the script indicated would happen.

Bottom line: I started with a rooted MJ5 device and now my Note 3 is happily running 4.4.2 KitKat.

Thanks to mazdamiata210 for putting this guide together, and also to evilpotatoman for putting the original Restore for MJ5 guide together, which provides the basis for this guide.

 

[Slicc98]

??

Are the links to the files that are supposed to be pushed onto the phone from the OP dead?

 

[jeromekobriger]

I followed this post and it worked perfectly; I have been running KK for weeks. Since I used this method to update, can I use the same method again to downgrade?

 

[Face_Plant]

There is no downgrading from the official KitKat. Once you "upgrade" you are stuck in NC2 hell with no way out.

 

[K-alz]

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[carl1961]

Would this work if I'm already on NB4?

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You have to start from the begining to get the MI9 (fixed system image you install with heimdall) to get back to the stock images where all the OTA updates use.