Rooted OR Stock Update Procedure For Lollipop 5.0 AT&T Not 3

by **vitha** Mon May 11, 2015 6:14 am

OC1 Stock Rooted Very Easy Procedure
1. Download this .zip and save it on external sd:- here
2. Reboot into Safestrap.
3. Wipe everything expect external-sd.
4. Flash the .zip you download above called, "SM-N900A_OC1_Lollipop_Rooted_Rom.zip"
5. Reboot.
6. Enjoy Rooted Lollipop

To access Safestrap (only works if you followed "Very Easy Procedure"
1. Bring up Power Menu.
2. And select "Safestrap Recovery" from the Reboot Menu.
3. Flash/Backup anything you need to do in SS.
4. Once you are done with that....
5. Flash the file called "SM-N900A_OC1_Kernel_Safestrap_Installer.zip" which is located under /sdcard/OC1_Kernel/

Odin: 3.10 download here

1.Restore your device to NC2 or NL1 firmware. Download the single file NC2 or NL1 firmware file N900AUCUDNL1
2.After flashed restored Go to Settings> Developer options and enable USB Debugging on your Note 3.
3.Download the Towelroot app, install it and root your device .
4.Install BusyBox, launch the app and tap the Install button.
5.Download and install SafeStrap recovery on your Note 3
6.Download the pre-rooted Lollipop and copy it to the external storage of your Note 3: SM-N900A_OC1_Lollipop_Rooted_Rom.zip
7.Launch Safestrap and perform an Advanced Wipe. Wipe everything except ext-sdcard.
8.Now go back to the main menu in Safestrap and select Install option.
9.Navigate to SM-N900A_OC1_Lollipop_Rooted_Rom.zip and install it.
10.Now return to the main menu again, tap Reboot option.

How to Access Safestrap Recovery

Since Safestrap Recovery does not support Lollipop officially, here is a workaround to access it after updating your AT&T Note 3 using the Safestrap method from above.
1.Long press the the Power button to bring up Power Menu.
2.Select Safestrap Recovery from the Reboot Menu.
3.Now you can use Safestrap for purposes like backing up, restoring and flashing ROMs.
4.When you are done with using Safestrap, return to main menu and tap the Install option.
5.Navigate to /sdcard/OC1_Kernel/, select SM-N900A_OC1_Kernel_Safestrap_Installer.zip and flash this file.
6.Having flashed the file, you can exit Safestrap by selecting Reboot> System option.