How to root Note 3 on Lollipop

[Greaper88]

Pretty easily done with Odin and TWRP.

ALERT! This will void whatever warranty you have. Also, I am not at fault if your phone comes to life..... or dies.

Just need to download Odin (there are forums all over for finding the files.)

Download the TWRP recovery flash file:
http://dl.twrp.me/hltespr/twrp-2.8.6.1-hltespr-4.4.img.tar

Download Chainfire's SuperSU and copy to SD card:
http://download.chainfire.eu/696/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip

Power off phone entirely.
Hold Volume down + home and power the device on, then press Volume up to confirm entering Download Mode.
Open Odin.
Connect Phone to computer.
Wait for drivers to install if not already. May need to obtain Samsung USB drivers (http://androidxda.com/download-samsung-usb-drivers)
When the box shows "COM #", click the PDA button and select the TWRP image file you downloaded. (or other recovery).
Uncheck "Auto Reset"
Click Start.
Once finished, disconnect device.
PULL BATTERY
Power into Recovery first thing first by holding Volume up + Home. (failure to do so will result in the stock recovery being flashed back on boot by the phone)
Recovery will autopatch the ROM to prevent the stock recovery from being rewritten on reboot. (or should)
From inside your recovery, flash the SuperSU update zip.
Reboot and enjoy root!
(I had to try a couple of times through trial and error to get it to stick)

 

[naripsta]

Thank you.

 

[GAPO]

Thank worked like a charm!

 

[emazzy72]

Worked first time. Thanks!

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[rbaucom]

Does doing it this way trip Knox? I read the part about voiding your warranty. I know by having root it voids Samsung warranty.


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[Greaper88]

Does doing it this way trip Knox? I read the part about voiding your warranty. I know by having root it voids Samsung warranty.


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It does from what I can tell. A stock ROM flash should be able to reset Knox, it did for me, but varied results from other threads on these forums.

 

[rbaucom]

It does from what I can tell. A stock ROM flash should be able to reset Knox, it did for me, but varied results from other threads on these forums.

Wow your the first person that I have read that was able to reset a blown an efuse American sprint note 3 Knox that way.
I'm reluctant to try it.


And thinking about it it looks like that yes it would looks like it needs a a non stock recovery.
I'll wait.
Looks like we are about to have a deodexed stock rom with root about to drop. From the other thread post in here.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3104033

Stock rooted ROMs


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[elwood]

Just to clarify. Once KNOX is tripped there is no reseting it unless the insides are swapped out. When you trip KNOX you blow an e-fuse which is non reversible. However there are ways of upgrading and keeping root without tripping knox, but thats has nothing to do with this

May is Motorcycle Awarness Month. Sent from my Galaxy Note 3

 

[agentcelsius]

Just to clarify. Once KNOX is tripped there is no reseting it unless the insides are swapped out. When you trip KNOX you blow an e-fuse which is non reversible. However there are ways of upgrading and keeping root without tripping knox, but thats has nothing to do with this

so tripping KNOX and blowing the e-fuse is bad, right? so what happens after? does the phone self destruct? and is there a way around it?

 

[elwood]

so tripping KNOX and blowing the e-fuse is bad, right? so what happens after? does the phone self destruct? and is there a way around it?

It's only bad if you care about warranty. Once rooted it will show 0x1 in Download Mode. A Samsung repair Tech or Sprint Repair Tech can see that and refuse to fix your phone

By replying to this post, you acknowledge that you have read and understand the OP including all links included in OP.. Sent from my Galaxy Note 3

 

[obade ameer]

very good

 

[kaos420]

Sprint doesn't care. It's more on Samsung go site. Never had a issue with Knox tripped with sprint.

Sent from my 0x1 Note 3...... I love tep

 

[ju5t!n]

Got root

Worked a treat on my Note 3 SM-9005 Lollipop, took 1st time no probs.
Knox is tripped but what the hell, I've been living with the stock build up until the Lollipop update.

 

[samratunlock]

works fine

 

[Greaper88]

I recently upgraded to ok2, and used this same procedure to reroot my phone successfully.

 

[Kompster]

Coming from JellyBean MJ4 firmware would it be safe to flash the pre-rooted OK2 through TWRP?

Flashed fine from NAB and seemed functional enough but I wasn't happy with the Lollipop UI. Reverted to NK4.

 

[Sinyc]

Thanks worked from OK2 Stock.

One question... Can I use another SU application? I was trying to use an old wireless tethering application but it is asking me if I am rooted and won't start.

Titanium backup runs fine and says I have root, as does Root Checker.

If not, does anyone have a working wireless tethering application for their Note 3?

 

[Greaper88]

Thanks worked from OK2 Stock.

One question... Can I use another SU application? I was trying to use an old wireless tethering application but it is asking me if I am rooted and won't start.

Titanium backup runs fine and says I have root, as does Root Checker.

If not, does anyone have a working wireless tethering application for their Note 3?

I use Wi-Fi tether router. It's about $3 and works beautifully. (It does license check I believe)
They haven't updated their language to include lollipop, but as a general rule, whatever it says to do for kitkat will work on lollipop. Under "Configure Router," they have a link to the website with a list of configurations. Just follow that, and you should be good. One thing that I would add is to leave the "lte tether patch" unchecked.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.snclab.wifitetherrouter
You could try finding a newer superuser zip to flash in recovery. I do know that a couple of older ones gave that issue. I personally didn't have any luck with another supersu app, but the last time I tried a different one was on kitKat.