[HOW TO] Root the Galaxy Note 3

[brejzek]

nc5 root kitkat 4.4.2

who has used the chainfire method and been successful on kitkat 4.4.2 nc5 version?
I want to root but I don't need a brick and if anyone has had problems what were they and did you do to fix it.

 

[jdelano]

who has used the chainfire method and been successful on kitkat 4.4.2 nc5 version?
I want to root but I don't need a brick and if anyone has had problems what were they and did you do to fix it.

I used this method just this past weekend.

What I did was, odin the chainfire tar. let the phone reboot. you'll see a red android guy which does the rooting process
when that finished it rebooted and I waited for the samsung boot animation
then pulled the battery
put the phone back in download mode
and then odin'd Philz Recovery

then let it boot and everything was fine.
I immediately turned my phone off and restarted into recovery and ran a backup.

I didn't bother with the engineering bootloader.

I'm playing with XPosed and Wanam now

 

[Dshook1979]

Hi everyone. I'm new to the note 3. I'm looking for a quick nd easy root. I'm on the Sprint variant. N900PVPUCNC5. I'm seeing a few different methods to root in the threads. Which is the best? Also can anyone recommend a good stock based rom that's fast and easy on the bettery. Even aosp will work as long as I can install the s-pen apps. Thank you everyone for your time and answers.

Sent from my SM-N900P using Tapatalk

 

[BambiTyler]

Blue box?

I used this method just this past weekend.

What I did was, odin the chainfire tar. let the phone reboot. you'll see a red android guy which does the rooting process
when that finished it rebooted and I waited for the samsung boot animation
then pulled the battery
put the phone back in download mode
and then odin'd Philz Recovery

then let it boot and everything was fine.
I immediately turned my phone off and restarted into recovery and ran a backup.

I didn't bother with the engineering bootloader.

I'm playing with XPosed and Wanam now

Trying to root right now, except when I plug the phone in and go into download mode it comes up with a blue ID:COMM10 not a yellow ID:COMM6...did this happen to you? If not is this still fine to proceed?

 

[jdelano]

Trying to root right now, except when I plug the phone in and go into download mode it comes up with a blue ID:COMM10 not a yellow ID:COMM6...did this happen to you? If not is this still fine to proceed?

I'll reply here as well.

The color is not a factor at all, you're just using a different version of Odin than the video did. The important thing is that Odin sees your phone and is ready to push the tar file.

 

[TraderHank]

Note 3 SM-N900V with KitKat OTA

Hello - My Note 3 installed the KitKat update OTA. I use Bluetooth hearing aids in order to use the phone and after the update certain Bluetooth functions no longer work. I have never rooted a phone before and would like to know if anyone can point me in the right direction. I would either like to go back to my previous version or root the OTA KitKat version. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Note 3 SM-N900V - Build Number KOT49H.N900VVRUCNC4 Thank You!

 

[srandroid]

qbking77 site is down

Ummmmm.........i think qbking77 site is down, tried going to just his main url for his homepage and can't access it, please help me find another link to download to root, need to root today

 

[irel37]

How's everyone doing I been searching but can't find how to root sprint note 3 I'm on nc5 KitKat. Thanks in advance

Sent from my SM-N900P using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

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Can someone help me get the correct files for rooting sprint note 3 nc5 please

Sent from my SM-N900P using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

 

[jdelano]

How's everyone doing I been searching but can't find how to root sprint note 3 I'm on nc5 KitKat. Thanks in advance

Sent from my SM-N900P using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

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Can someone help me get the correct files for rooting sprint note 3 nc5 please

Sent from my SM-N900P using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

check out post 162 above, I used the method outlined by QBKing77 and it worked for me.
Good luck.

EDIT: check out this thread as well
How to Root from 4.4.2 KitKat/ Install TWRP

 

[jhhertel]

followed instructions on brand new spring note 3 4.4.2, but no root

I odin'd in the CF-Auto-Root-hltespr-hltespr-smn900p.tar.md5, and when i boot into the download mode of the phone, i see under current binary: Custom, System Status Custom, knox kernel lock 0x0, Knox warranty void 0x1,

but i have no root, and when i run root checker or any app that asks for root, i get a long pause, followed by a failure.

i have tried it several times, no change.

I tried the method from post #162 above, where you odin in the cf-auto-root, then pull the battery after it reboots and odin'd in phils recovery, and then still no change at all.

anyone else having these kinds of troubles? any recommendations?

EDIT: Success!! i booted into the phils recovery with the up-vol,power,home key and enabled root from there, and it worked like a champ.

 

[dallinski]

towelroot.com

Just successfully rooted my phone (one click, nonetheless) and didn't trip Knox!!! I'm so excited!

 

[JimSmith94]

towelroot.com

Just successfully rooted my phone (one click, nonetheless) and didn't trip Knox!!! I'm so excited!

Congratulations! Just to confirm, you are on a Sprint Note 3, right? If so, now I wish I had waited to root without the tripping Knox counter. :crying:

 

[jdelano]

glad you got it working

I odin'd in the CF-Auto-Root-hltespr-hltespr-smn900p.tar.md5, and when i boot into the download mode of the phone, i see under current binary: Custom, System Status Custom, knox kernel lock 0x0, Knox warranty void 0x1,

but i have no root, and when i run root checker or any app that asks for root, i get a long pause, followed by a failure.

i have tried it several times, no ch

I tried the method from post #162 above, where you odin in the cf-auto-root, then pull the battery after it reboots and odin'd in phils recovery, and then still no change at all.

anyone else having these kinds of troubles? any recommendations?

EDIT: Success!! i booted into the phils recovery with the up-vol,power,home key and enabled root from there, and it worked like a champ.

 

[dallinski]

Congratulations! Just to confirm, you are on a Sprint Note 3, right? If so, now I wish I had waited to root without the tripping Knox counter. :crying:

Yep, Sprint Note 3. I had to exercise all the patience I could to wait for a rooting solution that didn't trip knox.

 

[kosmo42o]

towelroot.com

Just successfully rooted my phone (one click, nonetheless) and didn't trip Knox!!! I'm so excited!

Same here used geohot method and working root on stock NC5 knox 0x0 .. was missing out but back in game now

 

[JimSmith94]

Yep, Sprint Note 3. I had to exercise all the patience I could to wait for a rooting solution that didn't trip knox.

Thanks! This would be perfect if we could re-root our phones with this and reset the Knox counter. :fingers-crossed: Does anybody dare to try it?

 

[dallinski]

Thanks! This would be perfect if we could re-root our phones with this and reset the Knox counter. :fingers-crossed: Does anybody dare to try it?

If you've already tripped knox, there's not much to lose. Geohot seems to know what he's doing, so I'm pretty sure there's very little chance you could do any damage to your phone.

 

[supra2121]

Confirmed. Just tried it on my Note 3 with baseband NC5. Took about 4 seconds and now have root access and Knox is 0x0

 

[JimSmith94]

If you've already tripped knox, there's not much to lose. Geohot seems to know what he's doing, so I'm pretty sure there's very little chance you could do any damage to your phone.

I read part of the towelroot thread. It looks like even if it did reset the Knox counter, installing a custom recovery would trip it again. I don't think it's worth taking the chance.

 

[surg3d]

Confirmed. Just tried it on my Note 3 with baseband NC5. Took about 4 seconds and now have root access and Knox is 0x0

Good to know! Any downside to doing it this way rather than using the old method? Sounds awesome but I'm hesitant to pull the trigger...