Root [Verizon] Rooting and ROMming Guide

[The_Chief]

Awesome!

 

[recDNA]

I prefer to put stock rom in stock rom slot AND in slot 1 then modify the stock rom in slot 1 so if I screw up I still have original stock rom in rom slot. After I make a nandroid of stock rom how do I load that nandroid into slot 1?

 

[artcwolf]

So i need to do all this just so i can use TB to restore apps from my old phone?

 

[recDNA]

How can I install a copy of mje stock rom in slot 1?

 

[artcwolf]

so got it working with vroot, now i've got the Chinese superuser account, thinking about unrooting and trying again with kingo which failed about 15 times.

 

[The_Chief]

If you're using a laptop, Artcwolf, it will fail every time. For some reason, Kingo wants to see a desktop PC for rooting this phone. I don't know why. I tried and tried on my laptop, and then on the second go with the desktop it rooted. Bizarre

 

[recDNA]

More data to peruse on desktops?

 

[artcwolf]

No laptop Chief desktop.

 

[recDNA]

I just rooted with kingo 112 on my old toshiba netbook with no problems. Worked on first try.

 

[gveserat]

What is "VRoot"? Do you have a link?

Will it work with Android Version [4.3]?

I tried Odin with De_La_Vega and soft bricked my phone.

Thank you.

 

[artcwolf]

What is "VRoot"? Do you have a link?

Will it work with Android Version [4.3]?

I tried Odin with De_La_Vega and soft bricked my phone.

Thank you.

I googled it after reading someone used it in this thread. No idea if it'll work on 4.3

I did like you with odin and de_la_vega a nice soft brick.

Vroot worked, but now like i said i've got the chinese superuser and don't like it. one of these days i'm gonna unroot and try Kingo again.

 

[gveserat]

Thank you for your response.

Does anyone have a "ROOT" for a Verizon SM-N900VWE Samsung Note 3, running Android 4.3?

 

[SFWB]

Got the alert this morning for the KitKat 4.4.2 OTA.

I checked the "survival mode" box in SuperSU and installed the update. I still have root.

 

[darkcyber]

Got the alert this morning for the KitKat 4.4.2 OTA.

I checked the "survival mode" box in SuperSU and installed the update. I still have root.

Just curious, were you running a custom ROM or the stock ROM when you got the update notice?

 

[SFWB]

Stock

 

[darkcyber]

Stock

So, you took the OTA update from Verizon to KitKat and didn't loose root? Cool!

 

[SFWB]

So, you took the OTA update from Verizon to KitKat and didn't loose root? Cool!

Yup. Looks like the survival mode option works.