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[Q] NooB Question

Firstly I apologize as I have found this being asked before, but not in these circumstances. I am new to android being a long time iphone user. I now have a N7000 that I used PC Odin to flash LPY. I have noticed all of the concerns over bricking and with my lack of knowledge I am thinking I should flash a custom rom to avoid these issues.
My question is which is a good rom to go with, ICS (Such as kingdroid 2.0 or something GB?) More accurately what is the best process? I am currently not rooted. I am ignorant to android and I have noticed a steep learning curve making the transition. I explain this to help understand why I am asking this question.
I have attempted to search, and I have browsed Dr. Ketan's thread, and I still cant find a good answer. I just don't want to have a bricked phone trying to get to a custom rom. Any help or suggestions is highly appreciated.
Should I root it first then use CWM to switch to another rom?
What custom roms are recommended for easy use out of the box?
Another quite simple question is if I saved all of my contacts to google are they currently synced, as in if I switch to another rom they will still be accessible?

fishert16 said:
Firstly I apologize as I have found this being asked before, but not in these circumstances. I am new to android being a long time iphone user. I now have a N7000 that I used PC Odin to flash LPY. I have noticed all of the concerns over bricking and with my lack of knowledge I am thinking I should flash a custom rom to avoid these issues.
My question is which is a good rom to go with, ICS (Such as kingdroid 2.0 or something GB?) More accurately what is the best process? I am currently not rooted. I am ignorant to android and I have noticed a steep learning curve making the transition. I explain this to help understand why I am asking this question.
I have attempted to search, and I have browsed Dr. Ketan's thread, and I still cant find a good answer. I just don't want to have a bricked phone trying to get to a custom rom. Any help or suggestions is highly appreciated.
Should I root it first then use CWM to switch to another rom?
What custom roms are recommended for easy use out of the box?
Another quite simple question is if I saved all of my contacts to google are they currently synced, as in if I switch to another rom they will still be accessible?
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What I would do if I were in your place: I'd revert to rooted GB like this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25285584&postcount=3
then I'd flash one of the CM9-based Roms, because they are the only truly safe ICS Roms ATM, and these are
1. official CM9
2. Asylum
3. Paranoid
4. MIUI
5. KANG
Also, your contacts are safe with Google, and you can restore them in no time at all.

chasmodo said:
What I would do if I were in your place: I'd revert to rooted GB like this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25285584&postcount=3
then I'd flash one of the CM9-based Roms, because they are the only truly safe ICS Roms ATM, and these are
1. official CM9
2. Asylum
3. Paranoid
4. MIUI
5. KANG
Also, your contacts are safe with Google, and you can restore them in no time at all.
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Thanks for your response, when you say revert to a rooted GB is that the process through PC odin? Also does it need to be one of the safe roms? It seems the problem stems from a wiping command?

Hello!
Yes , use pc odin to revert back to gb, i did so, i used an prerooted stock gb .
Then follow chasmodos guides to go to ics again.

One more thing, to back up my apps so they are there on the new rom do I have to be rooted?

fishert16 said:
One more thing, to back up my apps so they are there on the new rom do I have to be rooted?
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yes !! to use app like Titanium Backup !
or since you probably downloaded all apps from Google Play Market
then when u install your new firmware/rom you can simply download all of them from google play(but u lose the data of those apps )

fishert16 said:
One more thing, to back up my apps so they are there on the new rom do I have to be rooted?
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Highly recommend you invest in Titanium Backup.

Thanks guys for the continued responses, I am shocked not to see any flaming as of yet. I am new to all of this but I continue to do my research through reading many many threads on this forum. Thanks for the wealth of knowledge. Any links to good reads are much appreciated.
Cheers

fishert16 said:
Thanks guys for the continued responses, I am shocked not to see any flaming as of yet. I am new to all of this but I continue to do my research through reading many many threads on this forum. Thanks for the wealth of knowledge. Any links to good reads are much appreciated.
Cheers
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You are posting in the right place (Questions and Answers) so no one will flame you here. It's the places people post like in development that get flamed. If you have questions, post here and someone will try to answer.

Flashing speedmod Kernel!!

Can any in expert tell me if i can flash speedmod galaxy note kernel on litening note rom 2.0 and please best way to do it?

Why should they tell you?
Everythings written in the sticky posts and in the specific kernel or rom threads.
The best way to do is reading yourself.

ThaiDai said:
Why should they tell you?
Everythings written in the sticky posts and in the specific kernel or rom threads.
The best way to do is reading yourself.
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sorry to tell you this but i searched xda and google and theres no threads about installing speedmod kernel to literom note 2.0 just letting you know this is a preety new released rom and if you cant help better dont post.

compumasterpr said:
sorry to tell you this but i searched xda and google and theres no threads about installing speedmod kernel to literom note 2.0 just letting you know this is a preety new released rom and if you cant help better dont post.
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this link its the developer installation guide but it clearly states that its for ics roms sinse im running litening rom wich its ics based i think it might work for me but ill like to know from an experienced user better explaining my thread in case certain people dont understant what i meant in the beggining.
thanks in advance

compumasterpr said:
sorry to tell you this but i searched xda and google and theres no threads about installing speedmod kernel to literom note 2.0 just letting you know this is a preety new released rom and if you cant help better dont post.
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installing a kernel can be done three ways
1 pc odin
2 moile odin
3 clock work mod recovery
in GB based rom I prefer CWMR
@ics based rom I prefer to use mobile odin
cheers

I used the search with "litening rom speedmod" here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27551903&postcount=433
and many more of this.

mR.fR34ky said:
installing a kernel can be done three ways
1 pc odin
2 moile odin
3 clock work mod recovery
in GB based rom I prefer CWMR
@ics based rom I prefer to use mobile odin
cheers
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Im a noob at this but flashed a couple and i always follow the step by step guides i have done the methods you just posted and personally i like pc odin but the million dollar question for me is since im only flashing the kernel cause i love litening rom and planing to stay on it longer what procedure i have to do if i need to install abyss kernel do a wipe for not bricking or theres another way thanks man.

ThaiDai said:
I used the search with "litening rom speedmod" here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27551903&postcount=433
and many more of this.
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dude really im not answering more your post did you really readed that post? it doesn have nothing its vague and not a single explanation or experience about that fuse so please go to another thread i already found somebody whos interesting in help not joke around like you. and i im sure ill find a speedmod litening rom user whos sharing his experience.

By the way gsII its not the same brick chance as the gsn n7000 wich i have and have the brick bug thanks.

Flashed suuccess and it runs awesomely great booted recovery wiped cache rebooted and flashed using litening rom tool.

Urgent HELP wanted !!!

I just flashed cleanote rom v4 over stock ICS after wiping cache and dalvik. Stuck at boot logo ? how am i supposed to proceed now ? please help !

To be safe, reflash to GB using pc odin.
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Now had to flash abyss and clear data and then installed stock ICS. Now running safe.
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Akilesh said:
I just flashed cleanote rom v4 over stock ICS after wiping cache and dalvik. Stuck at boot logo ? how am i supposed to proceed now ? please help !
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Do the full wipe every flashing custom rom..
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fahrie12 said:
Do the full wipe every flashing custom rom..
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PEOPLE DON'T EVER FOLLOW THIS ADVICE!!
Your advice will add to the many victims of getting the Super brick bug
Before you advice something (like a full wipe on every flash), PLEASE THINK first before you ever suggesting others to fully wipe their device on every flashing of custom ROMS...

letters_to_cleo said:
PEOPLE DON'T EVER FOLLOW THIS ADVICE!!
Your advice will add to the many victims of getting the Super brick bug
Before you advice something (like a full wipe on every flash), PLEASE THINK first before you ever suggesting others to fully wipe their device on every flashing of custom ROMS...
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well it's not entirely incorrect.
correct me if im wrong, but the majority of custom roms out there have cap_erase removed which means people can factory reset safely.
the bricks usually occur if people wipe on a stock samsung rom, where cap_erase ISN'T removed.
so if you're on a custom rom, and you flash another custom rom, assuming both roms had cap_erase removed, it shouldn't be a problem right?

little-vince said:
well it's not entirely incorrect.
correct me if im wrong, but the majority of custom roms out there have mmc_cap_erase removed which means people can factory reset safely.
the bricks usually occur if people wipe on a stock samsung rom, where mmc_cap_erase ISN'T removed.
so if you're on a custom rom, and you flash another custom rom, assuming both roms had mmc_cap_erase removed, it shouldn't be a problem right?
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You haven't done a lot of reading have you? Look for it in the General section, especially topics for eMMC and 'Entrophy'
Wiping be it on custom or stock doesn't guarantee any safeties at all. even using CMW is a no no. If your custom rom has an infected kernel (that comes with it), fully wiping after flashing your phone ensures you a deadweight one after that.
It only takes one single full wipe to brick your phone, and it takes a load of hell to fix it.

letters_to_cleo said:
PEOPLE DON'T EVER FOLLOW THIS ADVICE!!
Your advice will add to the many victims of getting the Super brick bug
Before you advice something (like a full wipe on every flash), PLEASE THINK first before you ever suggesting others to fully wipe their device on every flashing of custom ROMS...
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I'm sorry I often do this and there is no problem...
If u do it with stock kernel of course u will get superbrick..
But if u do it with safe kernel then superbrick can be avoided..
N many people had did my advice n nothing get superbrick..
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fahrie12 said:
I'm sorry I often do this and there is no problem...
If u do it with stock kernel of course u will get superbrick..
But if u do it with safe kernel then superbrick can be avoided..
N many people had did my advice n nothing get superbrick..
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how do you generalize your advice to all the people your giving it? do you ask for their kernel first before telling them to fully wipe their NOTE?
Your playing a russian roulette dude. People would misunderstand your advice generally. There a lot of custom ROMS out there. Most often than not, its carrying an infected kernel. People who just scans and see your advice would tantamount to follow it to a tee (w/o telling you the full details of their kernel) and WHAM!! they get their phone brick!
There are already to many people asking help here... PLEASE don't add it more with your senseless advice!

letters_to_cleo said:
how do you generalize your advice to all the people your giving it? do you ask for their kernel first before telling them to fully wipe their NOTE?
Your playing a russian roulette dude. People would misunderstand your advice generally. There a lot of custom ROMS out there. Most often than not, its carrying an infected kernel. People who just scans and see your advice would tantamount to follow it to a tee (w/o telling you the full details of their kernel) and WHAM!! they get their phone brick!
There are already to many people asking help here... PLEASE don't add it more with your senseless advice!
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did you ever try flashing the custom rom? did you ever see the kernel of what's recommended to do the flashing?
see the link...
n looking for the tutorial his use..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25082204
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fahrie12 said:
did you ever try flashing the custom rom? did you ever see the kernel of what's recommended to do the flashing?
see the link...
n looking for the tutorial his use..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25082204
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For someone who just registered this month, you surely got a lot of nerve!.
I've flash a lot of custom roms before you ever had gone here in Xda-dev dude. Don't divert me into clicking on that link.. been there done that. get it?
My advice to you is, before you try advising people for their problems. READ FIRST in all the stories and forum threads on our beloved Note. You will gain infos on what's causing it, and how to resolve and prevent it from ever happening it again.
So tip of advice, don't go all around the forum in advicing people to fully wipe their phone after flashing any roms. STOCK or CUSTOM.
Person's like you are the causes on why there are still people getting the bricks on their phone. Crappy advice and stuff!
Geez!!

letters_to_cleo said:
For someone who just registered this month, you surely got a lot of nerve!.
I've flash a lot of custom roms before you ever had gone here in Xda-dev dude. Don't divert me into clicking on that link.. been there done that. get it?
My advice to you is, before you try advising people for their problems. READ FIRST in all the stories and forum threads on our beloved Note. You will gain infos on what's causing it, and how to resolve and prevent it from ever happening it again.
So tip of advice, don't go all around the forum in advicing people to fully wipe their phone after flashing any roms. STOCK or CUSTOM.
Person's like you are the causes on why there are still people getting the bricks on their phone. Crappy advice and stuff!
Geez!!
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+1 big time, I've seen a few people like yourselves who are newbies and posting despite warnings given by devs and it annoys me massively. Don't lead people down a dangerous path just because of your laziness!
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letters_to_cleo said:
For someone who just registered this month, you surely got a lot of nerve!.
I've flash a lot of custom roms before you ever had gone here in Xda-dev dude. Don't divert me into clicking on that link.. been there done that. get it?
My advice to you is, before you try advising people for their problems. READ FIRST in all the stories and forum threads on our beloved Note. You will gain infos on what's causing it, and how to resolve and prevent it from ever happening it again.
So tip of advice, don't go all around the forum in advicing people to fully wipe their phone after flashing any roms. STOCK or CUSTOM.
Person's like you are the causes on why there are still people getting the bricks on their phone. Crappy advice and stuff!
Geez!!
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Thanks for the advice john. I'm running back on stock. Any idea on how long will cleanote take to boot ?

letters_to_cleo said:
PEOPLE DON'T EVER FOLLOW THIS ADVICE!!
Your advice will add to the many victims of getting the Super brick bug
Before you advice something (like a full wipe on every flash), PLEASE THINK first before you ever suggesting others to fully wipe their device on every flashing of custom ROMS...
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What's wrong with the advice...? OP just flashed one of the custom ROM, and he should already read the guide including how to root, to use a safe kernel to flash, and wipe procedures...
The only thing he didn't do yet was just wipe data, and this guy here was just trying to help by reminding him, which is not wrong...
I believe you concern about others, but why should you going mad? If his advice was not perfect why don't you give a better advice rather than bragging yourself and insulting other member just because he is 'younger' than you...?
Again, for his case, a full wipe is necessary and:
Akilesh said:
Now had to flash abyss and clear data and then installed stock ICS. Now running safe.
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He did it anyway...

Akilesh said:
Thanks for the advice john. I'm running back on stock. Any idea on how long will cleanote take to boot ?
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Hi Akilesh,
Yeah, no problem. Regarding your cleanote rom q, hmm that I'm not sure how long it takes to boot though. You may need to address that question my friend to the appropriate Cleanote note thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1716088
I've ended my quest in flashing custom roms already... eversince this brick bug came and wreck some lives off some people.
By the way, always make sure whenever you need to wipe things, it is better you have a safe kernel installed beforehand.
Like I've said getting the Super brick bug is just like playing a russian roulette. You'll never know when and how you got the brick, so take necessary precautions on how to prevent it
.
Cheers!
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TerraBuzz said:
What's wrong with the advice...? OP just flashed one of the custom ROM, and he should already read the guide including how to root, to use a safe kernel to flash, and wipe procedures...
The only thing he didn't do yet was just wipe data, and this guy here was just trying to help by reminding him, which is not wrong...
I believe you concern about others, but why should you going mad? If his advice was not perfect why don't you give a better advice rather than bragging yourself and insulting other member just because he is 'younger' than you...?
Again, for his case, a full wipe is necessary and:
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I am not belittling the guy, It just irks me that he wants to shove on his irrelevant advices, not knowing fully well the full repercussion on his advice. Again, Entropy and a lot of seasoned experts have already made their stand on it. NEVER WIPE your phone in any flashing you do. Lest you get brick. That guy never even asked more than what he had said... WIPE YOUR PHONE AFTER FLASHING CUSTOM ROM!. Seriously can you believe that??
TerraBuzz said:
He did it anyway...
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Yeah he did wipe it but he was already using a safe kernel. My point is, don't just blurt out to people to wipe anythng without asking them some additional necessary infos. It is okay to wipe and I'm not against that (if your using a safe kernel already). What I am against is the wrong notion in giving advices to WIPE your phone PERIOD.. Without even clarifying other infos at hand.

letters_to_cleo said:
Hi Akilesh,
Yeah, no problem. Regarding your cleanote rom q, hmm that I'm not sure how long it takes to boot though. You may need to address that question my friend to the appropriate Cleanote note thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1716088
I've ended my quest in flashing custom roms already... eversince this brick bug came and wreck some lives off some people.
By the way, always make sure whenever you need to wipe things, it is better you have a safe kernel installed beforehand.
Like I've said getting the Super brick bug is just like playing a russian roulette. You'll never know when and how you got the brick, so take necessary precautions on how to prevent it
.
Cheers!
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I am not belittling the guy, It just irks me that he wants to shove on his irrelevant advices, not knowing fully well the full repercussion on his advice. Again, Entropy and a lot of seasoned experts have already made their stand on it. NEVER WIPE your phone in any flashing you do. Lest you get brick. That guy never even asked more than what he had said... WIPE YOUR PHONE AFTER FLASHING CUSTOM ROM!. Seriously can you believe that??
Yeah he did wipe it but he was already using a safe kernel. My point is, don't just blurt out to people to wipe anythng without asking them some additional necessary infos. It is okay to wipe and I'm not against that (if your using a safe kernel already). What I am against is the wrong notion in giving advices to WIPE your phone PERIOD.. Without even clarifying other infos at hand.
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And john i second your point in here. His intention is not bad but he just missed a point der. But anyways since all is fine it is good to go. And cleanote 5 is coming up. So hope it reduces the first boot time. I also had a post in the forum but without of a much help.
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The point is....u should read the correct step bfore playin with ur phone, right? There is a ton of thread out there explain about what can make ur phone dead, read first carefully and u dont need to be an expert to flash safely in any cust rom or stock. Cheers. -=khai81=-
#nyimaklagi
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Akilesh said:
And john i second your point in here. His intention is not bad but he just missed a point der. But anyways since all is fine it is good to go. And cleanote 5 is coming up. So hope it reduces the first boot time. I also had a post in the forum but without of a much help.
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I'm sorry if I can't answer your cleanote question bud. Like I've said. I stopped changing /flashing custom Roms after the onset of this superbrick bug issue. Im all on stock 4.0.4 firmware now.
Anyway, it's all nice and dandy feeling that everything has been fix already in your end.
Let the good times roll.. :good:
John
Cheers!

I also want to flash cleanote rom and i am currently waiting on an updated version of that rom with the latest notecore kernel. I'm on stock 4.0.4 also and will use the PC Odin method to flash notecore kernel to root and then triangle away for binary reset. Then finally go with mobile Odin/PC Odin to flash the rom. After hours of reading threads, this seems to be a safest way to do it.
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letters_to_cleo said:
For someone who just registered this month, you surely got a lot of nerve!.
I've flash a lot of custom roms before you ever had gone here in Xda-dev dude. Don't divert me into clicking on that link.. been there done that. get it?
My advice to you is, before you try advising people for their problems. READ FIRST in all the stories and forum threads on our beloved Note. You will gain infos on what's causing it, and how to resolve and prevent it from ever happening it again.
So tip of advice, don't go all around the forum in advicing people to fully wipe their phone after flashing any roms. STOCK or CUSTOM.
Person's like you are the causes on why there are still people getting the bricks on their phone. Crappy advice and stuff!
Geez!!
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+1 : Things are different from device to device. once I vaguely advised what I did from my device, one member advised me not to give my own advice deviating from safe and standard procedure. I felt sorry for myself and thanked the member.

Can the Samsung I9000 Galaxy S be Permanently bricked?

Hello Everyone
I have read quite a bit about flashing but have not tried it yet. I know that the phone can be soft bricked if there is some problem and can be subsequently recovered as well. I also read about something known as nand corruption and I guess that too is recoverable as well.
What I wanted to know was can this phone be permanently bricked and if yes in what cases can it be possible?
I searched google with the same question and found that there can be emmc chip failure but that affects the S2 and Galaxy Note and that too particularly the ICS roms only.
So I wanted to know what is the status of this phone as far as bricking permanently is concerned.
Regards

till what i have experienced so far that it can only be permanently bricked by throwing it on wall
P.s. till now i have flashed thousands of times...

Thanks! These kind of replies are motivating to start experimenting and trying some roms!

goyal.sanchit said:
Thanks! These kind of replies are motivating to start experimenting and trying some roms!
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i would advice you to read the developer instruction carefully and in any doubt check with experience users/read comment in thread and then only flash anything...

I have expierence with sgs+, sgsII, sg5 (gt-i5500), htc one s & lg optimus x2.. the sgsII didnt worked anymore cuz a friend try'd to flash it but had no knowledge about what he is doing but then i ressurected it and now it works.. i think it is not possible to brick a phone (but i am only sure at samsung smartphones) if you do a mistake there are still ways to ressurect it if you did something wrong.
| SGS+ & HTC One S =] | -RD- DeV [WIP] ©²°¹² |

I was planning to use instructions from the website androidadvices for flashing. It has indepth tutorials. For ex-
http://androidadvices.com/update-galaxy-gt-i9000-stable-jellybean-411-firmware/#.UEe0FSK6Dsk
The tutorial for almost all roms seems to be same!
1.) Update your phone to xxjw4 through odin.
2.) Root your phone.
3.) Apply update via recovery mode.
And if you have to update another rom repeat the procedure above!
But reading few threads on XDA the information here seem very complicated for some roms! :-?

goyal.sanchit said:
I was planning to use instructions from the website androidadvices for flashing. It has indepth tutorials. For ex-
http://androidadvices.com/update-galaxy-gt-i9000-stable-jellybean-411-firmware/#.UEe0FSK6Dsk
The tutorial for almost all roms seems to be same!
1.) Update your phone to xxjw4 through odin.
2.) Root your phone.
3.) Apply update via recovery mode.
And if you have to update another rom repeat the procedure above!
But reading few threads on XDA the information here seem very complicated for some roms! :-?
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yes... few users are complaining about loosing imei and not able to connect to network... so best practice says always flash JB over ICS and ICS over GB... always flash JB over ICS....
If you need more info or links head to remics-jb thread in development section.
Its a nice rom and i am using since a long time..and you will see again me over there also.

Some Samsung phones can be bricked by flashing. The SGS is not one of them though - it's safe.
Search 'brick bug' or check http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1693704 for more info on which models can be bricked and how.

erpurohit said:
yes... few users are complaining about loosing imei and not able to connect to network... so best practice says always flash JB over ICS and ICS over GB... never flash JB over ICS....
If you need more info or links head to remics-jb thread in development section.
Its a nice rom and i am using since a long time..and you will see again me over there also.
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You meant always flash JB over gingerbread?
So that basic tutorial would suffice to flash roms?
Sure I would have a look at the remics-jb thread. Its time to do some more research now!

goyal.sanchit said:
You meant always flash JB over gingerbread?
So that basic tutorial would suffice to flash roms?
Sure I would have a look at the remics-jb thread. Its time to do some more research now!
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no, always flash Jb over ICS.

erpurohit said:
no, always flash Jb over ICS.
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Yeah but then you said never flash jb over ICS lol.
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NIMBAH said:
Yeah but then you said never flash jb over ICS lol.
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Didnt got you buddy..

erpurohit said:
yes... few users are complaining about loosing imei and not able to connect to network... so best practice says always flash JB over ICS and ICS over GB... never flash JB over ICS....
If you need more info or links head to remics-jb thread in development section.
Its a nice rom and i am using since a long time..and you will see again me over there also.
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Read your post again
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if you flash another phone's rom like i9100 s2 it will be bricked..Hard brick
But this is only happening if i9100 rom file has a pit file
Long story short flash an i9100 rom that has ext4.pit file,phone won't be alive... No download mode no recovery no charging animation...JTAG will be required.
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NIMBAH said:
Read your post again
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ah...lol on myself... i mean to say flash jb over ics...
Now corrected...

erpurohit said:
yes... few users are complaining about loosing imei and not able to connect to network... so best practice says always flash JB over ICS and ICS over GB... always flash JB over ICS....
If you need more info or links head to remics-jb thread in development section.
Its a nice rom and i am using since a long time..and you will see again me over there also.
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If the imei is lost somehow is it possible to recover it?
capriciousmike said:
Some Samsung phones can be bricked by flashing. The SGS is not one of them though - it's safe.
Search 'brick bug' or check http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1693704 for more info on which models can be bricked and how.
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I had found the same thread when I had searched on Google and knew the issues with these 2 phones. However thanks for posting the link. Makes my belief stronger.

goyal.sanchit said:
If the imei is lost somehow is it possible to recover it?
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yes by flashing the stock version using odin

Kernel Question

good day. To all.
I want to know if all stock kernel are unsafe to wipe / root?
My kernel is DXLR5. tnx in advance.
SORRY im a noob in this matter thanx in advance

You are a member since 2011.
So why do you not use your knowledge about how this forum works and look into the sticky threads with excellent tutorials how to root?
And because of that no answer to your question but the link to the standard thread for this.
Good luck

Sorry for that. But im confused where to start. Thanks in advance.
Btw im still in stock ics 4.0.4
International model. Thx

daveee143 said:
Sorry for that. But im confused where to start. Thanks in advance.
Btw im still in stock ics 4.0.4
International model. Thx
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I gave you the link with the tutorial you should use. If you find this confusing there is only one advice possible:
do not try to root your phone, stay on stock rom and be happy that you did not risk to brick your device because you were too lazy to read and learn.

Sorry for being childsh. Ok i will try to read them first. Thanks in advance

Sir dai. Can i ask another question? Can i flash lt9 jb based kernel in xlr5 ics kernel? Both by phillz. Thanks agin in advance

As explained in Philz thread. Only use kernel that is for your rom. And the whole how to is in that thread.
Does LT8 sounds similiar to DXLR5? There are lots of kernel version in Philz thread. Cant find the DXLR5 kernel?
Edit: you even choose a different Android version for kernel. JB kernel on ICS? You are funny.
Sent from my GT-N7000