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All Q's in one place: How to safely upgrade to official UK ICS ROM and root it?

I am on rooted stock GB LA6 with Abyss kernel 4.2. As I have bricked my phone in the past and have a replaced one now, I am a little caution about ICS.
Could someone answer the following questions?
- What is the safest way to upgrade to the official ICS UK ROM?
- Is the ICS UK ROM wipe or non-wipe?
- If I will lose root after upgrading, what is the safest way to root the official ICS UK ROM?
- Will I be able to flash a new kernel and recovery on the new ICS ROM?
- What are the best (safest) kernel and recovery for ICS?
- And, finally, for safety, how to revert back to stock UK GB ROM if ICS doesn't work out?
I am sure these questions have been answered somewhere else, but again, it would be helpful to have these answers in one place, in an easy-to-follow language. Please be as clear as possible in your responses as these answers will be read by newbies, too. Thanks.
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Its non wipe. I had stock gb la6. Upgraded via kies to lq2 ics. Still had all data. Then I rooted using cwm method. Flashed icstunner.
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+1 to all those questions.
I just flashed the original rooted LC1 , gb rom from here, added CWM and abyss kernel and all is good. However , I am downloading now the stock ICS LQ2 rom and don't know if it is ok to flash it via PC odin, putting the 3 files in PDA, CSC, MODEM, or is it some special procedure I need to follow ?

Doubts, afraid and don't know how to do it safely

Ok, i know this must be here somewhere but i just can't find it. Too much time digging i guess....
I'm tired of waiting for samsung to release a solution and want to try something else.
Currently i'm on ics with lpy (german stock) so i have the famous problem (already checked). Here's the doubt: if i go back to gb with pc odin won't i have a chance to brick my device ?? I'm talking to dload an official gb rom (from dr ketan's thread) and do it as it's supposed to be done.
If i brick it will it be "the one"??
Second doubt: what rom can i flash safely?? I read a lot of threads with a lot of kernels and so far the only ones mentioned to be safe are cm9 and franko...... So basicly i need a rom with one of those??
So i can just do it like this: flash gb with pc odin, dload rom (and kernel) from what i like?? After i tried it out and don't like it and with a supposed safe kernel i can alway flash a new rom ?? No possibilty to superbrick it??
What is currently the best combination regarding battery and performance since they all claim the same............?????
Another (stupid) question: every time i flash an unofficial rom it will increase the counter or with the newer ones this is annulled? I know with a jtag i can clear them.
So basicly i'm confused and afraid to play around with this device. I have flashed other android devices in the past and did a bit of reading, the only thing that still is unclear is the possibility of superbrick........
Thanks for the help,
becosemsaida

Speedmod and Dafuq kernels are safe as well. Basically you are good to go with the knowledge you have.
Flash an older GB rom with PC Odin without the hardbrick risk, root it and flash a CWM kernel and then flash a rom based on CM9 or any safe kernel, just stay clear of roms based on official Samsung roms unless you replace the kernel with a safe one and never wipe data, cache or Dalvik on an official ICS rom.
I've been using the official AOKP rom, build 39 at the moment. It's fast, smooth, great battery life and excellent customization, based on the CM9 kernel so it's safe from the superbrick.
If you use a safe rom you can use CWM to wipe and flash other roms without the risk of superbricking.

same as above, flashed rootable GB then rooted using cfroot... and waiting for samsung to release the fix

I had the same problem I was afraid to be on the official ICS and last week I had solved like previous members said.
- First I flashed GB rom (I preferred KKA because it is directly rootable which dr.ketan mentioned it on his root guide)
- Then I rooted it with zergrush (see dr.ketan's root guide) it is the easiest way to root the device without yellow triangle
- After that I have flashed Paranoid Android ICS rom which is based on CM9 and is totally safe against the superbrick bug. It is also really exciting to use my Galaxy Note on the tablet mode with this rom I can recommend it to you.
Anyway if you really dont want to use any of the custom roms you can also flash ICS but not with its original kernel because it is totally risky.
you can use Mobile Odin and before flashing you can select an ICS stock rom but you have to change the kernel with speedmod or franco kernel. then with this combination you can flash and wipe your data after flash completes.
most of the people says that the bug is in the official ICS kernels and it triggers the emmc bug which superbricks the device. So with the other custom kernels you should be safe.
As final words I still would say that the safest way is to flash a custom ICS rom which is not based on official ICS roms. For example Paranoid is a CM9 based rom and is totally safe.
So decision is yours dude

[Q] Flash custom ICS rom over unrooted GB stock

Hi,
well ICS has finally landed in my corner of the globe.
Unfortunately, the Samsung idiots have decided to roll it out even if it still bricks phones, sometimes even at startup...
So, my phone hasn't yet heard Samsung's call for an upgrade and I'd prefer not to do anything stupid.
Formerly, I was on a GB rooted rom that I updated to the last GB (unroot, then update via KIES).
The fact is, I want to know if there is any possibility for me to flash to an ICS rom directly ?
So far I understood that I can possibly make it even with an unrootable GB thanks to Odin. But I'd prefer not to mess up with my precious...
Thanks in advance for you help.

You have to go back to a rooted GB...i prefer KL3 and only then flash the custom ICS roms..its the safest method...you can know more in the videos. ..links are in ky sig.

Yes you can flash directly with odin
Here is thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997
You may find installation and rooting guide link at starting of ICS listing.
Just to add, if you want best performance then take backup(there is limited scope on non rooted) and wipe cache and wipe data from recovery before flashing ICS.
Edit : oh sorry just i read header you need custom ics, i wrote above is for stock ics.

Thanks a lot for your quick answers!
Actually I wanted to switch directly to RocketRom, but it seems that I need first to have a stock rooted phone. :/
So if I get it well:
If unrootable GB ROM:
1/ Flash to stock ICS using Odin
2/ Flash safe custom kernel such as speedmod
My question there is, can I do both at once using Odin?
1/ Flash to stock ICS using Odin
(Still with the french one? It's deemed as being unsafe, any particular recommendation?)
2/ Root the phone with the third post on dr.ketan's amazing thread :laugh:
3/ Flash to safe custom kernel such as speedmod using CWM
Right?
So if I understand well, the issue is because of the "erase rom" method present on ICS stock kernel is not supported properly by the faulty emmcs ?
So unless on a "safe" kernel: No wipe/full wipe/reset. right?
Sorry for my messy post...

Newbie wants to flash a custom ROM, Got some questions!!!

Hello,
I've being reading a lot this forums and I really wish to Flash a custom Rom.
My steps so far:
I updated my Galaxy Note N7000 throught Odin to version 4.0.4.
Then I rooted the phone using CWM folling the instructions from dr.ketan.
Can I just simply flash a rom using CWM or should I downgrade the phone to GB? Do I have to flash a custom Kernel or no? BTW mine is stock.
I really wish to flash a rom but i dont want to brick my phone.
Sorry for my English, is not my main language.
Thanks

If you're familiar with using Odin and flashing ROMs like that, then I mostly recommend reverting to GB, getting root + CWM also according to dr. Ketan's guide. You'll find stock GB and how to root them in the Development Section Stickies
So far, the only 100% safe way to flash custom ROMs (ICS or others) through CWM is with a working Gingerbread CWM. Some would recommend flashing through Abyss Kernel, or flashing through mobile Odin.
Again, and this is coming from one of our top-notch devs... The only 100% safe way is to flash from a rooted GB.
Also, while we're on it, may I also recommend Cyanogen Mod 9 (you'll find it in the General section of the forum) and CM9 - based ROMs. They have a safe kernel, that means you can flash and full-wipe as much as you want from CM, without reverting back to GB. CM9 also gave me the best performance and battery consumption so far. Only disadvantage would be if you don't like the stock Android look and would rather have an S3 - feel or TouchWiz or whatever.
Also VERY IMPORTANT!!! DO NOT FULL-WIPE (Factory Reset) from your ICS!!! That's how phones get bricked, that's why you shouldn't flash from stock rooted ICS!
Best of luck and let me know if you need anything else!
Cheers and welcome to XDA
Helpful Links:
- Stock ROMs
- Rooting and CWM
- Cyanogen Mod 9 (If you decide to use it)

eug3n91 said:
If you're familiar with using Odin and flashing ROMs like that, then I mostly recommend reverting to GB, getting root + CWM also according to dr. Ketan's guide. You'll find stock GB and how to root them in the Development Section Stickies
So far, the only 100% safe way to flash custom ROMs (ICS or others) through CWM is with a working Gingerbread CWM. Some would recommend flashing through Abyss Kernel, or flashing through mobile Odin.
Again, and this is coming from one of our top-notch devs... The only 100% safe way is to flash from a rooted GB.
Also, while we're on it, may I also recommend Cyanogen Mod 9 (you'll find it in the General section of the forum) and CM9 - based ROMs. They have a safe kernel, that means you can flash and full-wipe as much as you want from CM, without reverting back to GB. CM9 also gave me the best performance and battery consumption so far. Only disadvantage would be if you don't like the stock Android look and would rather have an S3 - feel or TouchWiz or whatever.
Also VERY IMPORTANT!!! DO NOT FULL-WIPE (Factory Reset) from your ICS!!! That's how phones get bricked, that's why you shouldn't flash from stock rooted ICS!
Best of luck and let me know if you need anything else!
Cheers and welcome to XDA
Helpful Links:
- Stock ROMs
- Rooting and CWM
- Cyanogen Mod 9 (If you decide to use it)
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^^ This

eug3n91 said:
If you're familiar with using Odin and flashing ROMs like that, then I mostly recommend reverting to GB, getting root + CWM also according to dr. Ketan's guide. You'll find stock GB and how to root them in the Development Section Stickies
So far, the only 100% safe way to flash custom ROMs (ICS or others) through CWM is with a working Gingerbread CWM. Some would recommend flashing through Abyss Kernel, or flashing through mobile Odin.
Again, and this is coming from one of our top-notch devs... The only 100% safe way is to flash from a rooted GB.
Also, while we're on it, may I also recommend Cyanogen Mod 9 (you'll find it in the General section of the forum) and CM9 - based ROMs. They have a safe kernel, that means you can flash and full-wipe as much as you want from CM, without reverting back to GB. CM9 also gave me the best performance and battery consumption so far. Only disadvantage would be if you don't like the stock Android look and would rather have an S3 - feel or TouchWiz or whatever.
Also VERY IMPORTANT!!! DO NOT FULL-WIPE (Factory Reset) from your ICS!!! That's how phones get bricked, that's why you shouldn't flash from stock rooted ICS!
Best of luck and let me know if you need anything else!
Cheers and welcome to XDA
Helpful Links:
- Stock ROMs
- Rooting and CWM
- Cyanogen Mod 9 (If you decide to use it)
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i found this a very good summary and guide of all thats going on here. i too want to try all the custom roms,
suppose one has a certain ics TW rom installed but would like to change the kernel to a another one, then which is the right method please ?pc odin, mobile odin, or CMW that comes with that particular rom installed ?

rraaka said:
i found this a very good summary and guide of all thats going on here. i too want to try all the custom roms,
suppose one has a certain ics TW rom installed but would like to change the kernel to a another one, then which is the right method please ?pc odin, mobile odin, or CMW that comes with that particular rom installed ?
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That mostly depends. Best way would be to either ask in the ROM's thread or in the kernel's thread. Some ROMs might recommend you flashed in the following sequence:
- Reboot into recovery
- Flash Abyss Kernel 4.2 Redpill (Original or custom logo, doesn't matter)
- IMPORTANT! Go to advanced => Reboot recovery
- Flash the kernel of your choice
- Reboot system
Others might recommend you flashed directly from the included CWM. Again, I'm not sure there's really a rule to this...
So far the only totally safe, non-headache kernel + ROM is Cyanogen and all Cyanogen-based, like Paranoid, Asylum and a few others. If you run those you can flash and full-wipe at will. With others, you should either ask or do a little thread-searching.
And also make sure that if you're running a TouchWiz ROM, flash a TouchWiz kernel. That's...really important, for obvious reasons and the type should be specified in the kernel's description or first post

Got a problem!!!
I flashed a Stock GB rom and the phone is giving me the next problem:
"Unfortunately, the process com.android.phone has stopped"
What should I do?????

darielsantana said:
I flashed a Stock GB rom and the phone is giving me the next problem:
"Unfortunately, the process com.android.phone has stopped"
What should I do?????
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Just go into recovery and do a full-wipe. If the problem persists, try another ROM.
Full-wipe should do the trick, though.

eug3n91 said:
Just go into recovery and do a full-wipe. If the problem persists, try another ROM.
Full-wipe should do the trick, though.
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I think i bricked my phone . I did the full-wipe and i cant get to recovery and when i try to flash a rom it stops at "FACTORYFS"

darielsantana said:
I think i bricked my phone . I did the full-wipe and i cant get to recovery and when i try to flash a rom it stops at "FACTORYFS"
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I flash a Kernel and now can get to Recovery, what should i do?

darielsantana said:
I think i bricked my phone . I did the full-wipe and i cant get to recovery and when i try to flash a rom it stops at "FACTORYFS"
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Uhm...I think you full - wiped from ICS... maybe accidentally flashed an ICS stock ROM instead of GB?
GB stock kernels don't do that...
First of all you should consider reading a few threads of people that have already been through this and gotten out ok.
Chances are you'll be able to flash a new ROM from there, but a little research is in order. I don't really know your exact situation (what ROM you have on and what kernel),and I haven't been in this pickle myself, so I may not be the best to advise you on this.
However, it is VERY unlikely that you're on GB... The emmc bug that you've described is typical for early ICS builds.

Note kernel DDLPA, ICS 4.0.3 help

Hey guys,
So a friend of mine asked me to upgrade the ROM on his note which is running stock sammy ICS 4.0.3 and also running or crawling like ****e to 4.2.2 so first thing that comes to my mind.... easy. Root it flash CWM, backup ROM, flash slim bean build 6.
But after reading about in the note section for an hour the notion of easy went out of the window, this note is running kernel version 3.0.15-N7000DDLPA-CL711285 BasebandN7000DDLP4 Build NoIML74k.DDLPA checked out Phil3759's thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1901191 but could not find my kernel on the list.
Guys kindly guide me as how I should go about flashing CWM so I can install custom ROM's without placing the phone in a situation that might lead to it getting bricked
Thanks in advance

abirjin said:
Hey guys,
So a friend of mine asked me to upgrade the ROM on his note which is running stock sammy ICS 4.0.3 and also running or crawling like ****e to 4.2.2 so first thing that comes to my mind.... easy. Root it flash CWM, backup ROM, flash slim bean build 6.
But after reading about in the note section for an hour the notion of easy went out of the window, this note is running kernel version 3.0.15-N7000DDLPA-CL711285 BasebandN7000DDLP4 Build NoIML74k.DDLPA checked out Phil3759's thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1901191 but could not find my kernel on the list.
Guys kindly guide me as how I should go about flashing CWM so I can install custom ROM's without placing the phone in a situation that might lead to it getting bricked
Thanks in advance
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I am in the same situation bro(same Kernel). did you get a solution. My phone circuit board conked off and hence I installed a new PBA however I liked kk4 and want to install on this. couldnt get the kernel

4.0.3 is the most susceptible to brick bug. So either move to a safe kernel or upgrade to a newer version like 4.0.4 or JB. Check in Philz thread for your build number kernel. If you can't find the same, any 4.0.3 kernel should do. Else upgrade the rom to a newer stock.
Or if you just want to install a custom rom, then flash any kernel and get into cwm recovery and go about the rom flashing instructions.