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How to Root Galaxy Note 8.0 GT-N5100, GT-N5110 and GT-N5120 4.4.2 update

Root your Samsung Galaxy Note either it is the 3G version (GT-N5100) or the WiFi version (GT-N5110) and the LTE (GT-N5120) that has been updated official 4.4.2 software updates. You can easily root the 4.4.2 update using the CF-Root that has been already tested and confirmed that it worked out on the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0's 4.4.2 )KitKat) updates. Using Chainfire's CF-Root root method is easy to apply and can be done in less than a few minutes.

Important Note: Rooting your Galaxy Note 8.0 will void its warranty. Use of this guide is solely at your own risk!

To begin with rooting you must have your Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 running and has been updated on the following 4.4.2 software updates build numbers:

Galaxy Note 8.0 WiFi GT-N5100 4.4.2 Software Updates

• N5100XXDNE2 - KOT49H.N5100XXDNE2
• N5100XWDNF1 - KOT49H.N5100XWDNF1
• N5100XXDNG2 - KOT49H.N5100XXDNG2
• N5100XXDNH3 - KOT49H.N5100XXDNH3
• N5100UBDNH1 - KOT49H.N5100UBDNH1

Galaxy Note 8.0 WiFi GT-N5110 4.4.2 Software Updates

• N5110XXDNE1 - KOT49H.N5110XXDNE1
• N5110XXDNF1 - KOT49H.N5110XXDNF1

Galaxy Note 8.0 LTE GT-N5120 4.4.2 Software Updates

• N5120XXDNE4 - KOT49H.N5120XXDNE4
• N5120XWDNE3 - KOT49H.N5120XWDNE3

Getting Started To Root the Galaxy Note 8.0

To begin with, you need to grab one of these files that match your Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 model version. You may tap on Menu>>Settings>>About Device to know what your device model number is.

GT-N5100 - http://download.chainfire.eu/317/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-kona3g-kona3gxx-gtn5100.zip
GT-N5110 - http://download.chainfire.eu/318/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-konawifi-konawifixx-gtn5110.zip
GT-N5120 - http://download.chainfire.eu/330/CF-Root/CF-Auto-Root/CF-Auto-Root-konalte-konaltexx-gtn5120.zip

Tools: 
Odin3_v3.09 (link)
USB Driver - (link)

Enable USB Debugging Mode: 

Enabling the USB on 4.4.2 Go to  Settings>>About device then tap the build number for around 7-times until a pop-up messages appears that says something "You are now a developer". While if you are running on 4.3 firmware from your Galaxy Note 8.0  just tap Settings >> Developer Options>>Enable USB.

Also ensure that your Galaxy Note 8.0 has enough battery battery power or at-least 40% re-charge. You might also back up all important files stored from the device. This Rooting process will not actually wipe your device stored data, but just in-case if anything goes wrong, just for safety precautions. Then lastly, use a Windows based computer or laptop, Odin will not work on MAC.

Step 1. 
Extract the downloaded  CF-Auto-Root-konawifi-konawifixx-gtn5110.zip (for GT-N5110) so that you’ll get the CF-Auto-Root-konawifi-konawifixx-gtn5110.tar.md5 Odin flashable file. You can use Winzip, 7zip or any extracting tool you have in your computer.

Step 2. 
Run Odin3_v3.09.exe in your computer

- Make sure NOT TO CHECK this option “Re-Partition”. Leave others checked.

Step 3. 
Click on the AP button the browse and select the CF-Auto Root tar file.

AP button: “CF-Auto-Root-konawifi-konawifixx-gtn5110.tar.md5"


Step 4.
Reboot your  Galaxy Note 8.0 into download mode (Turn off phone, then hold Volume Down+Home+Power button simultaneously) Then it ask you to press a Volume Up button to continue.

Step 5.
Connect the phone to your computer via USB cable. You will then see an ID:COM number which is being highlighted in color blue and a word “Added!” in Odin, it indicates that your device is recognized with Odin. If you can’t see such indications, make sure to re-install the driver correctly and check your USB cable and your computer’s USB port for possible issues.

Step 6.
Hit the “START” button to begin installing root on your Galaxy Note 8.0.

Step 7.
Wait until it finishes flashing the root file, you can see a word “PASS” once it’s successfully completes.
This process will only takes around 30 seconds to complete or just wait until the phone completely reboots.


Step 8: Once the installation process is completed, your phone will restart and soon you will see a PASS message with green background in the left-most box at the very top of the Odin. You can now unplug the USB cable to disconnect your device from the computer.

If you encounter an that says something  "SuperSU has stopped" on the first reboot, you may simply update or re-install the SuperSU apk. You can grab it here: http://download.chainfire.eu/396/SuperSU/

(Optional): To check that you have successfully rooted you may download the root checker apps from Play Store.

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