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[Q] How to get to Recovery

So i bought this rooted int'l note off of craigslist and it had a darkynote rom on it. I tried the power+home+vol down but it just goes to download mode even if its not connected to the pc. I went into Rom Manager and hit reboot into recovery and it worked and i was able to flash the RoMow ICS rom and now it wont let me boot into recovery from there. I tried market apps to boot, but it says that my phone is not rooted. I gave Super user permissions and everything. Last thing i tried was rooting again using the method outlined in the development thread, but it got stuck and i figure that it is because i am running ICS and not gingerbread.
Can anyone give me some help on if i am trying to boot into recovery the right way or if you have a solution?
Thanks alot

Try power button, home and volume up.
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Or use the Terminal application and type;
reboot recovery
Or, plug it into a PC with the SDK installed and type;
adb reboot recovery
Or, what Stoney said.

Thanks! The vol up+Home+Power worked.
Now im having another issue though:
I tried backing up and it got stuck when it was almost done,
same with flashing any roms and restoring from a backup... Any ideas, or should post a new thread?

Look, stop doing anything else with your RoMow ICS, because you didn't install it properly, and have a partial root as a consequence. This is a known issue: you have a semi-functional rom right now, and doing a backup of it is of no use to you.
Do the following:
1. download AbyssNote 3.9 kernel from HERE | MIRROR. It's a flashable zip.
2. put this zip on your SD Card (take out your SD card and paste the zip from your PC via a card reader if no other option is possible)
3. power off your phone
4. boot into recovery (Volume up + Home + Power)
5. chose 'install zip from SD Card'
6. navigate to your Abyss kernel zip and flash it
7. go back to the Recovery start menu
8. go to advanced/reboot recovery <--- this will reboot the phone directly to recovery
9. you will discover that you now have Hyperdroid Redpill Recovery - it comes with the Abyss kernel - it's pretty much the same thing as CWMR
10. wipe cache, dalvik, do your factory reset
11. flash any GB rom you fancy or do a GB restore if you have one

thanks so much fro your help. I had no idea that i had a partial root. I will try this when i get home. Will i have to do this with every rom i flash (flash rom then kernal) or is it just this rom?

Alright so i followed the steps and i got the red recovery and flashed the romow rom again. I went back to recovery to flash the mms fix and it went back to the blue clockworkmod recovery and once again it wont let me flash anything

kkg720 said:
Alright so i followed the steps and i got the red recovery and flashed the romow rom again. I went back to recovery to flash the mms fix and it went back to the blue clockworkmod recovery and once again it wont let me flash anything
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I think said
11. flash any GB rom you fancy or do a GB restore if you have one
didn't I? Emphasis was on GB rom, as in Gingerbread, not ICS.
Every time you want to flash your first ICS rom, you must start from a gingerbread one.
It's no good trying to flash ICS over a botched ICS, it will get you nowhere.

chasmodo said:
I think said
11. flash any GB rom you fancy or do a GB restore if you have one
didn't I? Emphasis was on GB rom, as in Gingerbread, not ICS.
Every time you want to flash your first ICS rom, you must start from a gingerbread one.
It's no good trying to flash ICS over a botched ICS, it will get you nowhere.
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Thanks alot. I reread the post last night and flash the darkynote rom, but the same thing happened with the recovery switching back.
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kkg720 said:
Thanks alot. I reread the post last night and flash the darkynote rom, but the same thing happened with the recovery switching back.
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obviously, there are steps you are not following quite well. the instructions above were quite very specific.
if i were you, i'd reinstall abyss 3.9, and reinstall a stock, rootable rom and start from scratch. or stick with stock.

[Q] Using any Abyss Kernel 4.2 on criskelo v8. HELP!!!

Right going to try explain this as full as possible.
I flashed criskelo v8 from cassies xtraliterom x lc1.
I did the following:
went into cwm-based recovery v5.5.0.4
installed abysskernel4.2redtouch
rebooted back into recovery
full wiped (data, cache and delvik)
installed criskelo v8
rebooted sysytem
and wulaaa. It worked with the s note and all.
Then decided to restore apps using titanium back up.
So i went ahead and stupidly "restored all apps with data" instead of "restoring missing apps with data"
this inevitably made chaos and repeated force closes and what not :'(
so now i'm trying flash back to cassies xtralite rom and reinstall/flash back to this same criskelo rom.
Here lies the problem though.
Every time i try installing abyss kernel 4.2 red touch (ps. also tried abyss kernel 4.2 cw original), it stops at "installing update" and my galaxy note reboots the system itself not to the cwm recovery, but back onto the same rom.
This also happens if i try using CWM RECOVERY:
fully wiping all data cache and delvik
try flashing cassies xtralite rom
Stops at "formatting system and cache" for a while and reboots the system back onto the rom.
Ive also tried going on the cwm application
going down to kernel flash,
installing abyss kernel 4.2 red touch
Result >> "Kernal flash failed"... "no zImage was found"
Somebody HELP!!!! and please try explaining in full if you know whats going on.
Thank you for reading!!!.

Salz112 said:
Right going to try explain this as full as possible.
I flashed criskelo v8 from cassies xtraliterom x lc1.
I did the following:
went into cwm-based recovery v5.5.0.4
installed abysskernel4.2redtouch
rebooted back into recovery
full wiped (data, cache and delvik)
installed criskelo v8
rebooted sysytem
and wulaaa. It worked with the s note and all.
Then decided to restore apps using titanium back up.
So i went ahead and stupidly "restored all apps with data" instead of "restoring missing apps with data"
this inevitably made chaos and repeated force closes and what not :'(
so now i'm trying flash back to cassies xtralite rom and reinstall/flash back to this same criskelo rom.
Here lies the problem though.
Every time i try installing abyss kernel 4.2 red touch (ps. also tried abyss kernel 4.2 cw original), it stops at "installing update" and my galaxy note reboots the system itself not to the cwm recovery, but back onto the same rom.
This also happens if i try using CWM RECOVERY:
fully wiping all data cache and delvik
try flashing cassies xtralite rom
Stops at "formatting system and cache" for a while and reboots the system back onto the rom.
Ive also tried going on the cwm application
going down to kernel flash,
installing abyss kernel 4.2 red touch
Result >> "Kernal flash failed"... "no zImage was found"
Somebody HELP!!!! and please try explaining in full if you know whats going on.
Thank you for reading!!!.
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That happened to me once i think the prob is your system back up on titanium is lc1 based. But criskelo is lq3... My advice is without any wipe just flash criskelo again... If success dont restore system apps just user apps...
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Right thanx, Ill be on it straight away.

Waiting for result :thumbup:
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Salz112 said:
Right going to try explain this as full as possible.
I flashed criskelo v8 from cassies xtraliterom x lc1.
I did the following:
went into cwm-based recovery v5.5.0.4
installed abysskernel4.2redtouch
rebooted back into recovery
full wiped (data, cache and delvik)
installed criskelo v8
rebooted sysytem
and wulaaa. It worked with the s note and all.
Then decided to restore apps using titanium back up.
So i went ahead and stupidly "restored all apps with data" instead of "restoring missing apps with data"
this inevitably made chaos and repeated force closes and what not :'(
so now i'm trying flash back to cassies xtralite rom and reinstall/flash back to this same criskelo rom.
Here lies the problem though.
Every time i try installing abyss kernel 4.2 red touch (ps. also tried abyss kernel 4.2 cw original), it stops at "installing update" and my galaxy note reboots the system itself not to the cwm recovery, but back onto the same rom.
This also happens if i try using CWM RECOVERY:
fully wiping all data cache and delvik
try flashing cassies xtralite rom
Stops at "formatting system and cache" for a while and reboots the system back onto the rom.
Ive also tried going on the cwm application
going down to kernel flash,
installing abyss kernel 4.2 red touch
Result >> "Kernal flash failed"... "no zImage was found"
Somebody HELP!!!! and please try explaining in full if you know whats going on.
Thank you for reading!!!.
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Sorry can't explain in full story, since it was 3.17 am at my country. Need take some rest and wake up about 6.30am.
From what I'm reading here, you facing partial root after ugraded from xtralite to criskelo v8.
I won't explain why this will happened. . It was long long story, you gonna search and read yourself.
Solution.
- downgrade to stock gb rom by using pc odin.
- root the stock gb rom by using dr.ketan method ( credit to dr.ketan) thank to him.
- after rooted your stock rom, then flash abyss 4.2 kernel.
-boot into recovery and do full 3 wipes and flash your favourite ics custom rom.
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Right whilst thats happening, whats your opnion on why my abyss kernel may not be installing, i mean only problem i could possibly come up with is because my battery life is under 20% lol or criskelo doesnt like abyss kernel lol.
Right its done the exact same thing, stopped at the note display on cwm and rebooted back onto the phone .
My main target is to get back my s premium suit with the s note and everything, which i had with this rom and lost after i accidentally restored all apps with data instead of the other option and secondly getting this abyss kernel to get working so i can return back to cassie xtralite rom hence return back to this rom and get this s premium suit.

Extra info:
1) After downgraded to stock gb rom you might having some fc close prob or bootloop issue in 1st reboot. Don't panic, just boot into stock recovery and do full wipe, then reboot again.
2) still have few methods can let you regain the full root. You can try to look into dr.ketan thread which you can update the supersu. Or flash the bsy box installer and super user 0.93.
3. I'm not the expertise, I'm just to give some little help only. You can always wait for a while and let see what the expertise saying. Don't rush. Don't do any factory reset in unsafe kernel. Don't do any nandroid restore as well.
Good luck mate.
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Lol thanks lee, yea your right ill take a day to think about what to do next but you guys are angels on here, life savers lol. Mate go get your sleep and have a gud night, thanks for all the help you and adamskok are amazing people.

Salz112 said:
Right whilst thats happening, whats your opnion on why my abyss kernel may not be installing, i mean only problem i could possibly come up with is because my battery life is under 20% lol or criskelo doesnt like abyss kernel lol.
Right its done the exact same thing, stopped at the note display on cwm and rebooted back onto the phone .
My main target is to get back my s premium suit with the s note and everything, which i had with this rom and lost after i accidentally restored all apps with data instead of the other option and secondly getting this abyss kernel to get working so i can return back to cassie xtralite rom hence return back to this rom and get this s premium suit.
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You can restore your snote thru titanium backup ( if you hv backup before) even under partial root).
The fastest way you can get your phone back to normal is flash hardcore kernel thru pc odin ( don't care about the binary count) and clear partition cache and wipe dalvik cahce ONLY. Then install xtralite rom. Done.
But keep in mind, the above said method won't give you full root.
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cheers, im thinking to follow dr ketans method, seems like the safest way.

I have the same problem, I'm on Charck ice v8. I a little confused as what I need to do, any help apreciated.
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vfragos said:
I have the same problem, I'm on Charck ice v8. I a little confused as what I need to do, any help apreciated.
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Go back to stock gb and start from there
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msedek said:
Go back to stock gb and start from there
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I managed to flash it with mobile odin.
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[SOLVED] Am I bricked? PLEASE help me :(

Hi guys. I'm quite a noob, but have a good experience on flashing without be bricked (CM9, CM10, Crash, Paranoid...), but I have a problem.
I will explain to you step-by-step what I've done with my Note, so I wish some of you could help me.
1) I was running JB Crash ROM with PhilZ kernel.
2) Some apps got Force Close too often, so I went on Rom Manager and, after a look into the "Fix permissions" description ("It will fix some force closes" or something like that), I decided to give it a try and I tapped on it.
3) After that, my homescreen became unusable, because "TouchWiz Home" got EVERY TIME force closed without reason. Everything else worked fine, so I deciced to boot into CWM recovery to restore a nandroid backup of the same ROM.
4) Instead of tapping "restore", I tapped "backup" (my fault) and it started without possibility of get back. I got something like 200 Mb of free space, so in every case it will never have had success. My Note stucked at this point, so I decided to reboot manually (vol up+home+power) into recovery. Finally I tried to "restore" but I get this message: "ERROR WHILE RESTORING /SYSTEM".
5) I tried to reboot my Note, but it stucks at "Samsung Galaxy Note GT-N7000" screen without going on.
The good news is that it can go without problems into recovery and into download mode. What can I do? Flashing from CWM, for example, CM9 can fix this?
Please help me thanks!

1. Boot into CWM
2. Wipe data, dalvik and cache
3. Format system
4. Reflash your ROM
Don't use rom manager it's not compatible ....

friedje said:
1. Boot into CWM
2. Wipe data, dalvik and cache
3. Format system
4. Reflash your ROM
Don't use rom manager it's not compatible ....
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After formatting /system, can I try to restore my nandroid backup? Or I have to necessary reflash my ROM? In that case, it's the same thing make it via CWM or via ODIN PC? I'm still on PhilZ recovery, which is safe I guess!
Anyway, thanks for your help

Via CWM or Odin, depends if you have your rom in the zip or the md5.tar format.
I would reflash to be clean. It's a bit more work in restoring your apps and data
afterwards, but at least you don't restore any messed up files.

if you can still access CMW and Download Mode then you probably are not brick... try fresh install through pc odin.. safe method no need to worry about bricking by fullwiping on unsafe kernel or raising triagle or binary counter whatsoever.. if you wanna play safe then PC ODIN and after that you can root your rom

Thank you guys, now I'm on stock ICS flashed via PC Odin and everything works fine I knew I was 99% not-bricked (still recovery and download mode avaiable), but I was a little scared too.
Thank you again!

glad you solved it.. :good:

[Q] CWM boot loop?

Hi i have the i9001, I rooted the phone earlier and all was fine, I then went to install cwm via odin using the 2 files and it flashed them and the phone rebooted back into android where it then said pass on odin even though it timed out? i tried booting into cwm and was succesful so thought nothing of it and backed up my rom and then flashed real rom.
and now my phone will only boot into cwm and thats it and after while will turn off and reboot into cwm and it will keep doing this.
I have no sd card installed. and i still have the problem when i restore the stock rom.
Any help guys as this isnt my phone?

This happened to me on my I9000 so might work. My solution was to wipe data/cache partition/dalvik again in cwm, re flash new ROM and reboot, if back into cwm then repeat. Took me 3 repeats then booted fine. Happened as I upgraded from stock GB 2.3.6 to CM10.
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Yes that normal if you want to upgrade from GB zu JB. Because of first the change of the kernel respectivly the change to new CWM, and then for the new partitionlayout, you have to flash 2 or sometimes even 3 times the rom of your choice and then it should boot....!

Flashing failure

Cheers,
I'm in a bit of a bind here. I'm trying to flash Ultimate Rom, im coming from Kingdroid 5.1 an old ICS Rom.
Anyways, while I was preparing to flash I did a nandroid backup, however, I noticed that whenever it's trying to backup /system, the phone restarts.
So I decided to just bite the bullet and proceed without a nandroid backup. So what I did next is flashed Philz kernel, again after waiting for sometime the phone restarted and went into Kingdroid's boot animation, thinking that Philz may not work with KD I just hit on the VolUp + Power + Menu to get into recovery, to my surprise, I was greeted with Philz recovery. So I now tried to do Factory data/reset and seems to have worked. Next I went into Mounts and Storage hoping to format /cache, /system, /data. Went to format /cache, went fine so far so good, next format /system, uh oh, after sometime, again, the phone restarted and went into KD boot animation, again, I just went into recovery. Again I tried to format /system and again the phone restarted.
After that I gave up scared that my phone is now bricked, but to my surprise it booted into KD as if it was newly flashed. What gives? What's happening here? Seems that I still have root too because Titanium Backup works and am able to restore ES File Explorer.
I hope somebody can shed light to this issue, thanks in advanced.
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Are you able to access download mode? Volume down + home + power button of zes flash a stock ROM p. Ex N7000XXLRK with odin
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I haven't tried that and honestly I'm dead scared to give it a try until I know what is going on.
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Might be a bad flash.

give odin a try it's the oasis for you if you think nothing can't be done to make your phone good as stock..! goodluck and happy flashing
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I remember now why I stayed with KingDroid5 and not upgrade to the later versions, its because of this same issue. So when I flash through odin, ill be back on stock right?

Yes if you flash rom using odin.. it will be stock., ICS stock kernels are not safe so.,. you will need to immediately flash a custom kernel like philz.

Thanks for the help. I will probably wait till I get the courage to do all over again, or maybe I could wait till samsung officially releases JB.
Thanks again.