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[Q]Should I use CWM or odin to flash 4.0rom like romow?

I know this is a very stupid question but I just want to make sure flashing with CWM is viable.
For the leaked stock ics 4.0 rom I know I should use odin to flash, but how about custom 4.0 rom like Romow? Should I use CWM to flash the zip file?
Thx~
ps: I am currently running rocketrom v19 with CWM

use CWM n flash zip
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You should read in the post how must it be done, you should start in annual kernel 3.9 then install chainfire.repack and so on
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There are no instructions in romow's thread and that's why i am here to ask for any further instructions. I bet flashing a 4.0custom rom is similar to flashing Gingerbread rom. Am i right?
Also, some ppl claimed that I need to first flash the stock leaked 4.0 rom then have my phone rooted with CWM installed and finally flash custom 4.0 rom with CWM. Is that really necessary?
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kelvin fong said:
There are no instructions in romow's thread and that's why i am here to ask for any further instructions. I bet flashing a 4.0custom rom is similar to flashing Gingerbread rom. Am i right?
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There are better roms now than ROMOW's one i think, try flashing Rocket Rom, or the new AOSP

From the instructions given in [02/24/12][Team Rocket ROM][open beta ICS v4.0.3][v1.5][15Tooglebar] daily ROM now! , it seems I really have to flash the leaked ics rom first before installing the rocketrom 4.0.3 rom, is that true? That means I cannot directly install the ics rocketrom from any gingerbread custom rom?

kelvin fong said:
From the instructions given in [02/24/12][Team Rocket ROM][open beta ICS v4.0.3][v1.5][15Tooglebar] daily ROM now! , it seems I really have to flash the leaked ics rom first before installing the rocketrom 4.0.3 rom, is that true? That means I cannot directly install the ics rocketrom from any gingerbread custom rom?
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Yes youre right, there is a problem with root a cwm in ics, and you need to da that
Follow carefully the instructiones if not you wont hace fullroot

PROBLEMS!
Just have to ask it right here as well...I went to romow yesterday for testing reasons (just flashed the zip in cwm) but I have to go back since there are too many bugs imao atm.
Just tried to go back to my CWM Backup....now I´m stucked at the bootanimation!
Do you guys know what could be the reason here? And what I could do to get my nandroid backup working again?

brooon said:
Just have to ask it right here as well...I went to romow yesterday for testing reasons (just flashed the zip in cwm) but I have to go back since there are too many bugs imao atm.
Just tried to go back to my CWM Backup....now I´m stucked at the bootanimation!
Do you guys know what could be the reason here? And what I could do to get my nandroid backup working again?
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Did you flash 4.0.3 directly from gingerbread rom? BTW I've heard many people say their phones were stuck in the bootscreen(The samsung N7000 with no boot animation) when they tried to go back from ics to gingerbread. Seems this is a common problem....

kelvin fong said:
Did you flash 4.0.3 directly from gingerbread rom? BTW I've heard many people say their phones were stuck in the bootscreen(The samsung N7000 with no boot animation) when they tried to go back from ics to gingerbread. Seems this is a common problem....
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Yes, I came directly from GB!

If you can load the boot animation that means ur phone is not bricked. You should try to download a stock gingerbread rom from dr ketan's post and flash it by odin pc.
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When going back to GB, i kinda 'restart' the whole process by going back to Stock ROM via Odin, and redo the root and CWM.
Else, there are strange quirky issue ex. CWM just hangs while wiping the phone.

Hey Kelvin Fong & J.wong, thank you guys for your support!
Sorry for noobing around from now on...I´m not exactly the newest guy when it comes to these flash-things, but I have to admit that I´m kind of confused now...
I tried to find dr. ketans thread (this one?) but I´m not getting into his post (sorry for that, as I said: I´m confused!):
dr.ketan said:
Now How I can revert back to Stock ROM/Unroot (In case of replacemet may i need)
If You have Root + CWM - then first find out original stock kernel (zImage file)
Now place this file in zImage folder, n repeat procedure(Initial CFRoot Flasher), which you have done at time of pushing CWM by selecting I am rooted already
Now unroot with above said unrooting tool.
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The first thing I´ve made evertime in the past was to read the full-noob tutorials...for some reason, I can´t find something like that for the note!
May I kindly ask you if you know a thread were these things (and perhaps the results after going back to stock) are explained from scratch again? Just want to understand what I have to do and how, it´s getting harder to find some information that are not based on years of flash-training

brooon said:
Hey Kelvin Fong & J.wong, thank you guys for your support!
Sorry for noobing around from now on...I´m not exactly the newest guy when it comes to these flash-things, but I have to admit that I´m kind of confused now...
I tried to find dr. ketans thread (this one?) but I´m not getting into his post (sorry for that, as I said: I´m confused!):
The first thing I´ve made evertime in the past was to read the full-noob tutorials...for some reason, I can´t find something like that for the note!
May I kindly ask you if you know a thread were these things (and perhaps the results after going back to stock) are explained from scratch again? Just want to understand what I have to do and how, it´s getting harder to find some information that are not based on years of flash-training
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Should be this one(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997).
Firstly, download one of the roms from [Older ROMs (Directly Rootable)].
Secondly, follow the [Installation Guide For Older ROM ], the one using odin pc.
You may see below another flashing method using mobile odin, but that doesn't suit you since that one requires your phone rooted before and will keep your root after flashing. The one with odin pc will wipe out all your data and apps(of course not your SD card) and also unroot your phone. That means your CWM and root will all be gone and you have to follow another post to root it again(now this one:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1329360)
this one(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997)teaches you how to flash a rootable gingerbread rom, but not rooted. This one(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1329360)shows you how to root your phone and install CWM. I think these two posts are the best tutorials you are looking for.

I think you should download this >>http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=907734&d=1329574136
This one is better organized.

Thanks mate! Saved it to my desktop...but finally i was able to manage the problem by simply flashing a *fresh* RocketRom again (?!). I thought it would be worth a try...
Anyway: Thank you very much for your support, it´s good to still meet that friendly kind of people with patience here on the board (it´s getting less these days) hope i´ll be able to return the favor in future

You are welcome! Please note your binary counter may increase if you flash a rooted rom like rocketrom you've mentioned above directly via odin.

kelvin fong said:
You are welcome! Please note your binary counter may increase if you flash a rooted rom like rocketrom you've mentioned above directly via odin.
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As far as I remember I made my very first steps with odin after I reveived my note (root, cwm)...rocket has been flashed by using cwm. But yes, my binary counter increased definitely...
...I do have a USB Jig, but in some was I am kind of afraid of going trough this! To fumble around in pure darkness...hmmm i don´t know
Have you tried it yourself?

Actually I've got a yellow triangle together with increased binary counter as I followed another tutorial guide(I should follow dr ketan's guide before).
I think removing the counter with a jig is way too dangerous for me so I don't want to risk it. Simply remove the counter only when you really need to bring your phone to samsung because maybe you don't even have to claim the warranty at all.

[Q] plz what ics leak mean ?

plz what ics leak mean ? i am new to android world
what is the difference between ics leak and repack and stock and other expressions?
what is the difference between kernel and firmware expression ?
give me example ( stuuner and canyon and lpy and lpf and gb )...
i asked this noob question as i am noob at flashing and i read alot about bricks and emmc bug for leak and repack ICS
now i am using lpf rooted ics + supersu

Ics leak is when the ice cream in the ice cream sandwich is almost melted and starting to leak. In all seriousness a leak is when a company accidentally loses a firmware version for a phone and it goes public.
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sehooo said:
plz what ics leak mean ? i am new to android world
what is the difference between ics leak and repack and stock and other expressions?
what is the difference between kernel and firmware expression ?
give me example ( stuuner and canyon and lpy and lpf and gb )...
i asked this noob question as i am noob at flashing and i read alot about bricks and emmc bug for leak and repack ICS
now i am using lpf rooted ics + supersu
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The first ICS Roms for Note were buit on a DANGEROUS Kernel which came from a "leak". That kernel was responsible for bricking many devices due to its eMMC bug.
Now all the new ICS Roms are "fixed" by using new Kernels, but the problem continues if you go from an old rom (leak kernel) to a new one. There is a specific way to do it. You can read all about it in many threads.
If you tell me which Rom you want to flash and on which Rom you currently use i can give you more detailes!
Hope i could help!

sotiris20 said:
The first ICS Roms for Note were buit on a DANGEROUS Kernel which came from a "leak". That kernel was responsible for bricking many devices due to its eMMC bug.
Now all the new ICS Roms are "fixed" by using new Kernels, but the problem continues if you go from an old rom (leak kernel) to a new one. There is a specific way to do it. You can read all about it in many threads.
If you tell me which Rom you want to flash and on which Rom you currently use i can give you more detailes!
Hope i could help!
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PLEASE HELP ME TOO! now i am currently on RocketICS rom but my note keep restarting every 30 sec... RocketICS rom was the first rom i flashed after i rooted my new note. Is there anyway to get rid of the bootloop? i really like the rocketICS rom but i cant use it at all if it keeps restarting. Before i flash the rocketics rom, my note was N7000DXLC2.
Please direct me how to remove the bootloop. i really want to use the RocketIcs rom.

myemintun said:
PLEASE HELP ME TOO! now i am currently on RocketICS rom but my note keep restarting every 30 sec... RocketICS rom was the first rom i flashed after i rooted my new note. Is there anyway to get rid of the bootloop? i really like the rocketICS rom but i cant use it at all if it keeps restarting. Before i flash the rocketics rom, my note was N7000DXLC2.
Please direct me how to remove the bootloop. i really want to use the RocketIcs rom.
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You have already started a thread about your issue. Posting about the same thing in different threads is called spamming, and is against the XDA rules. So, don't do it.

chasmodo said:
You have already started a thread about your issue. Posting about the same thing in different threads is called spamming, and is against the XDA rules. So, don't do it.
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Okkay sorry i dint know that is called spamming. But i am really nervous and scared now my parents will kill me if my note brick. If u know the soultion or any link please help me. i am really thankful.

myemintun said:
Okkay sorry i dint know that is called spamming. But i am really nervous and scared now my parents will kill me if my note brick. If u know the soultion or any link please help me. i am really thankful.
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You can at least post link to other thread with comment moved comment to seperate thread.
Do a flash back to stock gb throught pc odin, perform data factory reset through dialer, google for code ending something like 3855.
Root it and put cf kernel on it, perform factory reset from recovery, wipe caches and dalvik cache. Then reinstall rocket by flashing the zip in recovery.
After this do not recover apps just redownload from playstore. Do it one by one so you can eliminate which one is responsible. If thats case.
You loose data but also lingering crap from past that can cause fc an reboot. Now you can best disable keep device backup in Google cloud.
Last read all post in rocket thread. Should it return, there areprobably others with same problem. Check their fixes lmao
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baz77 said:
You can at least post link to other thread with comment moved comment to seperate thread.
Do a flash back to stock gb throught pc odin, perform data factory reset through dialer, google for code ending something like 3855.
Root it and put cf kernel on it, perform factory reset from recovery, wipe caches and dalvik cache. Then reinstall rocket by flashing the zip in recovery.
After this do not recover apps just redownload from playstore. Do it one by one so you can eliminate which one is responsible. If thats case.
You loose data but also lingering crap from past that can cause fc an reboot. Now you can best disable keep device backup in Google cloud.
Last read all post in rocket thread. Should it return, there areprobably others with same problem. Check their fixes lmao
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thanks bro.. even though i dont get what u mean ;( can u teach me how to flash a lpy stock rom from my current state?

Ok go to first post in this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997
All should become clear reading this thread. Its a sticky in developement with sceenshots on how to install. From development you can also find cf root.
Recap
Download odin, shut down kies and start it on pc.
Download your rom of choice, unzip it.
Turn phone off, turn on and push volume down, home key and buttun at same time, it should go to download mode, Its tricky, may need couple tries.
dont wait to long, connect to pc, watch added in odin, select extracted tar. Md5 file, the largest, put in pda, no repartition no clear efs.
Press volume button up to initiate download mode and select start on odin, if your download was ok, it should flash and show pass on odin.
If I were you I would dl gb rom, because from gb rom the samsung factory reset I mentioned earlier is safe. Usually this fixes bootloop itself, however on ics rom, custom, leak or official this is not safe. (except cm9 with xplodwild kernel)
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New n7000 needs a little guidance.

I just traded my i717 note for the n7000. After reading random forums on here, i'm a bit flustered but hanging in there.
Just a question, I currently have this set up on my phone:
Android Version: 2.3.6
Baseband Version: N7000XXLP1
Kernel Version: 2.6.35.14-FM-2.0-g399c932 [email protected])
Build: Gingerbread.XXLA6
My questions are:
1) Is XXLP1 an ICS modem?
2) I want to revert this phone back to a good stock image. I was thinking a German image. What do you think? (so I can update to ICS stock/root)
Your help would be appreciated.

Basically I just wanted to know if it's safe for me to flash stock rom/kernel without worrying about bricking my device and can I flash traingleway by chainfire to remove yellow triangle and reset counter without bricking my device. Please. Help

Stock is completely fine. Just the recoveries are giving people problems. Also LP modems are ICS

whatsaqazza said:
Stock is completely fine. Just the recoveries are giving people problems. Also LP modems are ICS
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Stock is completely safe my hairy arse. Even large file deletion can cause a hard-brick.
Stick to:
CM9
Asylum
ParanoidAndroid or
MIUI.
These Roms contain a safe kernel. Everything else carries the risk of a hard-brick.
Be warned.

Alright, so if I flash stock rom and kernel, will it flash the baseband back to stock? Also which stock would you recommend?
ps. There is currently CWM on my phone, should I flash a factory recovery or just leave it as is?

chasmodo said:
Stock is completely safe my hairy arse. Even large file deletion can cause a hard-brick.
Stick to:
CM9
Asylum
ParanoidAndroid or
MIUI.
These Roms contain a safe kernel. Everything else carries the risk of a hard-brick.
Be warned.
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So that means I traded for a messed up phone? CRAP!!!
But all that is ICS is the baseband (modem), the kernel and rom are stock gb, right?

adv1sory said:
So that means I traded for a messed up phone? CRAP!!!
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Yep, Sammy did a crap job of official updates. All of them can mess up your EMMC.
However, you have an option to flash any of the CM9-based Roms, and you will be fine (those mentioned in the previous post).

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I chose Asylum, but one of the requirements is that recovery has to be:
on a proper working recovery, (DAFUQ, CM9 or a GB recovery ONLY)
The phone currently has CWM 5.0.2.7.

chasmodo said:
Stock is completely safe my hairy arse. Even large file deletion can cause a hard-brick.
Stick to:
CM9
Asylum
ParanoidAndroid or
MIUI.
These Roms contain a safe kernel. Everything else carries the risk of a hard-brick.
Be warned.
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I thought complete stock, without recovery or anything flashed through odin was. Sorry if I'm wrong

adv1sory said:
I chose Asylum, but one of the requirements is that recovery has to be:
on a proper working recovery, (DAFUQ, CM9 or a GB recovery ONLY)
The phone currently has CWM 5.0.2.7.
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You can flash it directly if you are on any Gingerbread rooted Rom.
whatsaqazza said:
I thought complete stock, without recovery or anything flashed through odin was. Sorry if I'm wrong
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Steer clear of any official ICS Roms for now.

whatsaqazza said:
I thought complete stock, without recovery or anything flashed through odin was. Sorry if I'm wrong
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I'm confused.
If I currently have a gb rom and kernel, shouldnt it be okay to flash stock gb? Or because I have an ICS baseband it makes it a problem?

If I were to follow the instructions posted here,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23052721&postcount=10
Couldn't I be worry free about bricking?

adv1sory said:
I'm confused.
If I currently have a gb rom and kernel, shouldnt it be okay to flash stock gb? Or because I have an ICS baseband it makes it a problem?
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Flashing on GB is completely ok, don't worry about modems. Sorry for the confusion. Just steer clear of any of the ICS roms that weren't mentioned as safe... All GB ROMs are safe as far as I know

whatsaqazza said:
Flashing on GB is completely ok, don't worry about modems. Sorry for the confusion. Just steer clear of any of the ICS roms that weren't mentioned as safe... All GB ROMs are safe as far as I know
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PERFECT! So I didn't buy that much of a crappy phone. All I have to do is flash a stock GB rom and kernel. Then I'm able to install any gb custom rom, but should steer clear of any ICS roms that are deemed unsafe. Cool!

Taking the plunge!
I feel my heart racing ....
UPDATE: ALL FINE!!!! I don't have to worry about hardbricking my device. Currently running Open Europe stock rooted rom.
Can't be happier. Thank you all for your help! I greatly appreciate the quick responses I received on this thread!!

[Q] More lost than ever

Guys need some orientation, I'm more lost than ever.
Last monday (June 11th), I received the upgrade from GB (GT-N7000_TTT_N7000UBKK2_N7000UBKK1_N7000UUBKK2) to ICS (N7000UBLPC_N7000WELP7_N7000UUBLP9). I must admit its running great, only complain is GO Launcher its running a bit laggy (I haven't wipe anything my note has a 0x19 code on eMMC).
Thing is I spected more from the ROM, so I'm thinking about going back to GB or maybe trying a CM9 based ROM, but no matter how much I read I can't find a clear "safe" way to downgrade. If any of you would be so kind as to point me in the right direction as to HOW-TO revert to GB.
I know there are lots of posts about it but apparently there is no settling on which is the safetest way, so... any help would be appreciated.
Another thing is (and this is just me curious about it). When i check my phone region (*#code#IMEI#) my note shows as TTT and I can't find that on the Samsung Letter Codes, any ideas which is it?
Thanks for your help.

Hello There
if you are using ics you can instantly got to stock GB by flashing through odin.

Flash GB with Odin (PC), root it and flash CM9. That's safe.

Ok. Then there is no need for any previous steps? Just PC-Odin and flash any stock GB? Its that right?
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rupalazzi said:
Ok. Then there is no need for any previous steps? Just PC-Odin and flash any stock GB? Its that right?
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that is so right! ive done it myself. its obviously the safest way.

Thank you guys!

LordManhattan said:
Flash GB with Odin (PC), root it and flash CM9. That's safe.
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that is so right! ive done it myself. its obviously the safest way.
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I'm in a similar position. I'd like to know if it's possible to go from stock ICS back to GB without wiping?
I don't want to lose my saved data (well, Angry Birds progress really) and I don't have root, so Titanium Backup is out. That way I could then get root, save my data then go nuts with updates.

[Q] official XXLPY ICS ROM...help

i own a galaxy note GT-N7000..my first sammy device. i have been waiting for what seems like an eternity for an official update here in SOUTH AFRICA. so i looked around the web for ways of updating safely and easily cause im a noob at this really. well, i found this http://www.theandroidsoul.com/xxlpy/
but then i also found a warning about flashing this ROM...
my question now is: how can i get ICS without rooting my phone and without bricking it? has the soultion been found to this eMMC bug?
and if i follow instructions on the link provided, will i be prompted to updated when sammy finally gets around to giving me an OTA?
how do i enjoy ICS without worrying about something being slowly corroded in my phone...
help

blacque said:
i own a galaxy note GT-N7000..my first sammy device. i have been waiting for what seems like an eternity for an official update here in SOUTH AFRICA. so i looked around the web for ways of updating safely and easily cause im a noob at this really. well, i found this http://www.theandroidsoul.com/xxlpy/
but then i also found a warning about flashing this ROM...
my question now is: how can i get ICS without rooting my phone and without bricking it? has the soultion been found to this eMMC bug?
and if i follow instructions on the link provided, will i be prompted to updated when sammy finally gets around to giving me an OTA?
how do i enjoy ICS without worrying about something being slowly corroded in my phone...
help
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If you follow that instructions you will be fine as long after flashing dont factory reset or recovery data wipe. The only solution to be safe is to have safe ics kernel like speedmod k3-3 or franco r3,r4,r5& r6.

jonpaslim said:
If you follow that instructions you will be fine as long after flashing dont factory reset or recovery data wipe. The only solution to be safe is to have safe ics kernel like speedmod k3-3 or franco r3,r4,r5& r6.
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will flashing that kernel mean i will no longer be able to get updates from samsung?
and how do i flash that kernel whilst following the instructions on the link and staying un rooted

blacque said:
will flashing that kernel mean i will no longer be able to get updates from samsung?
and how do i flash that kernel whilst following the instructions on the link and staying rooted...
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Yes you will no longer get an update. You can always use the pc odin to update dont worry.
If you follow those instruction you will loose your root but you can always get rooted if you flash speedmod k3-3.
Sorry, if you follow those instruction you will remain unrooted.

if i flash the xxlpy rom and then after i get ics flash the lc1 gingerbread, will that be fine? will i get to keep ics while running it on the gingerbread firmware?

blacque said:
if i flash the xxlpy rom and then after i get ics flash the lc1 gingerbread, will that be fine? will i get to keep ics while running it on the gingerbread firmware?
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If you flash ics your in ics. If flash gb your in gb. There is no dual boot.
Sorry going to bed. Just follow the instruction you'll be fine. If your not sure, just remain in gb, you will get better batery life compare to ics.

ok thanks...battery life is important...oh well i just thought maybe i could run the ics rom but have a safe firmware...
one more question , kies asks me to update my firmware, will updating to the latest firmware which i assume is lc1 , will updating delete all my game data files?

All stock ics is no wipe, it will not delete your data.
If an update im sure it is ice cream sandwich android, if its not then i dont know its a wipe or no wipe but if its a wipe then it will delete all your data better back it up if i were you.

if its not then i dont know its a wipe or no wipe but if its a wipe then it will delete all your data better back it up if i were you.[/QUOTE said:
How do I back it up...lies does not back apps...and I'm not rooted, can't use titanium back up...any other app that will do a good job?
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