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so am I right on this

I love playing around with my Note N700 and trying every rom, but I have become a little worried of late with bricking it. So am I right to think (after reading things said all over these forums) that no rom based on either ICS 4 is safe from bricking?
Also is it true that even if you do it right and have the one rom on it and it runs well your phone can still brick at any time?

belveder69 said:
I love playing around with my Note N700 and trying every rom, but I have become a little worried of late with bricking it. So am I right to think (after reading things said all over these forums) that no rom based on either ICS 4 is safe from bricking?
Also is it true that even if you do it right and have the one rom on it and it runs well your phone can still brick at any time?
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The only safe ICS Roms at the moment are:
1. official CM9
2. Asylum
3. Paranoid
4. MIUI
All other ICS Roms contain LP1, LP5, LP6, LPY or LPF kernels, which are known to be able
to brick phones after doing a wipe/format/flash from CWMR.

So, does that mean if you:
Are like me, never flashed anything other than kies rom updates,
Never used CWM, never wiped, never modded the rom.
Updated to ICS using Kies, then used the cwm method to root
the rom....and I've never wiped after the update, or anything else...
Phone runs fine, NO issues, then I'm "safe"?
I appreciate the cooks for doing what they do, but I pretty much stick
with release roms from the manufacturer. My days of spending all evening
tweaking the computer to get .5% better performance along with modding
build.prop files etc are over. My computer & phones are just "toaster ovens".
I turn them on and use them LOL. At the end of the work day, I"m just too
tired to screw with it.

p51d007 said:
So, does that mean if you:
Are like me, never flashed anything other than kies rom updates,
Never used CWM, never wiped, never modded the rom.
Updated to ICS using Kies, then used the cwm method to root
the rom....and I've never wiped after the update, or anything else...
Phone runs fine, NO issues, then I'm "safe"?
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You should be safe, yes.

LPY ICS ---> ALC1 GB Difficulty

Greetings to all,
I am new to these forums as well as the curious world of rooting, flashing ROMS, etc, it is all very interesting to me. After simply scouring and reading for many months I have chosen to do a bit of tinkering with my new N7000. A few days ago I followed Dr. Ketan's guide here ----> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997 and used Odin to flash LPY (Open Germany). Everything was fine, however after reading a few posts about hardbricking, specifically this one by Entropy512 ----> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1633943 I realized that LPY was unsafe and heeded the warning to switch off of that version. Using the same steps I used before in Dr Ketan's guide I used Odin to go back to GB, specifically version N7000XEULA1 (Europe) which to my knowledge is the version my Note would have come with out of box living in Ireland.
After reverting back to GB I have been getting this warning "The process android.process.acore has stopped unexpectedly" with the option to Force Close. My instincts tell me to do a factory reset but I have read many posts about not doing any factory resets from recovery. Here lies my question: What is my next move if I wish to revert back to the currently available version of GB that would be available to me before I started tinkering? I realize now that maybe I need to do a little bit more research before venturing down the dark path of flashing ROMs as I have no interest in bricking my phone...eeek!
I am in Ireland running on the Meteor network. Current Kernal version is [email protected]#2 I never rooted my phone throughout this process to my knowledge.
Any assistance would be very appreciated and certainly rewarded with a "Thanks"

Good to wipe now you're on GB.

Cheers
Thanks for the response Towserspvm2000, much appriciated. I did as you suggested and all looks fine. I guess it is only dangerous to wipe from recovery while on ICS ROMs then? Are you only at risk of hardbricking if you are rooted and using LPY ICS or is unrooted LPY ICS dangerous as well? I went the unrooted route because I thought it was safer and more simple as I am new to this and trying to learn something. I appreciate what all you guys do. Thanks again.

Justinbuckley said:
Are you only at risk of hardbricking if you are rooted and using LPY ICS or is unrooted LPY ICS dangerous as well?
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That is the 64,000 dollar question. Just don't wipe from any of the ICS roms. If i'm on ICS and something goes wrong, I always PC Odin back to GB before doing anything else. I've always had root too.
I much preferred ICS to GB, but I'm sticking to GB for now, until the delvelopers on here and/or samsung know where the problem lies exactly.

Yeah I much prefer ICS as well. I was on the HTC One X (a beast of a phone when it works, very powerful) which comes with ICS out of box but after having to return 2 of them because of hardware issues I came over to the Note. I love it but the lack of ICS is killing me, it's just a superior OS and the few days I had it on the Note were great but can't risk breaking such an expensive device. I'm with you on waiting until a more stable version is out so I'll cheer from the sidelines until I learn more. The amount of info on these forums is great but for a noobie like me it's a bit overload and no matter how much you read you still have questions (and I even work in IT so I'm not 100% lost)

@Justinbuckley I read somewhere in the forum a signature line which basically inspired me to venture into 'dark world of roms'.. The line was "Its not important which phone you have, what matters is how much you can mod it"
And ya, I think since you are on GB, you should go ahead and do a flashing again for any custom stable rom of GB first. I would suggest Rocket ROM or Check ROM.
This android.process.... Problem should get solved first

Thanks for the encouraging words. I didn't mean to suggest that I was put off of flashing ROMs and learning more about development, I just realized that maybe I bit off a bit more than I can chew initially. I will continue to read and learn from the big guys but maybe stick with GB based ROMs for now as they seem to be more safe. I will do some more scouring and perhaps try Rocket but isn't that also an LPY kernal which is what we have been advised to stay away from? Is it valid to say that ROM flashing while unrooted is generally "safer" than flashing ROMs you need to be rooted for? Or are you limited to what you can flash if you are not rooted? Learning more by the day!

I will reply soon when I wake up.. and its alright. :beer:
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium

Justinbuckley said:
Thanks for the encouraging words. I didn't mean to suggest that I was put off of flashing ROMs and learning more about development, I just realized that maybe I bit off a bit more than I can chew initially. I will continue to read and learn from the big guys but maybe stick with GB based ROMs for now as they seem to be more safe. I will do some more scouring and perhaps try Rocket but isn't that also an LPY kernal which is what we have been advised to stay away from? Is it valid to say that ROM flashing while unrooted is generally "safer" than flashing ROMs you need to be rooted for? Or are you limited to what you can flash if you are not rooted? Learning more by the day!
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Alright. Here is the ROCKETROM GINGERBREAD version(which I was talking about ):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1380284
The GB version is pretty stable and good working. I always keep it as a backup GB ROM whenever I revert from ICS to GB.
Well, I would say that there are two types of ICS ROMs which I found and was quite ambiguous at the first time when I was a beginner. Here are the both:
1. RocketROM ICS V2: Based on LPY ROM. (Recommended*)
Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1654838
2. TeamRocket : which I believe is based on chinese leak.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1507265
*If you want desperately the TouchWIZ based rom then go for RocketROM than TeamRocket.
Aye, RocketROM is ICS based on LPY (Boooo ! ) kernel. And it is risky. All LPY, LPF kernels are risky at the moment.
So if you want to move to ICS safely and also desperate to get the 'so far' best features out of your Note, then go for AOSP based roms. They are not cooked in a kitchen. They are properly developed. I suggest you should go for Asylum ICS or ParanoidAndroid or MIUI 2.0 etc. All these are based on CM9 Build which is safe.
About: Is it valid to say that ROM flashing while unrooted is generally "safer" than flashing ROMs you need to be rooted for?
Ahh, see rooting doesn't have any effect on bricking as far as I believe. Its the bootloader which is acts as the bomb. And that slacky emmc bug in ICS is the trigger to make that bomb go off. So more than rooting and unrooting, the technique of install should be precise to what the Dev has prescribed. They surely know a gazillion more info than what any of us know
About: Or are you limited to what you can flash if you are not rooted?
I guess PC Odin should do its job for flashing phone without root. If you want to know more, refer to Dr. Ketan's Guide on how to flash the firmwares using Odin.
So, this is give you the crux of what's happening in the sea! xD
Always, think twice & read thrice before flashing any ROM.
Also remember, samsung knows how many flashes you have made till now
Good luck!
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badjaguar007 said:
Alright. Here is the ROCKETROM GINGERBREAD version(which I was talking about ):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1380284
The GB version is pretty stable and good working. I always keep it as a backup GB ROM whenever I revert from ICS to GB.
Well, I would say that there are two types of ICS ROMs which I found and was quite ambiguous at the first time when I was a beginner. Here are the both:
1. RocketROM ICS V2: Based on LPY ROM. (Recommended*)
Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1654838
2. TeamRocket : which I believe is based on chinese leak.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1507265
*If you want desperately the TouchWIZ based rom then go for RocketROM than TeamRocket.
Aye, RocketROM is ICS based on LPY (Boooo ! ) kernel. And it is risky. All LPY, LPF kernels are risky at the moment.
So if you want to move to ICS safely and also desperate to get the 'so far' best features out of your Note, then go for AOSP based roms. They are not cooked in a kitchen. They are properly developed. I suggest you should go for Asylum ICS or ParanoidAndroid or MIUI 2.0 etc. All these are based on CM9 Build which is safe.
About: Is it valid to say that ROM flashing while unrooted is generally "safer" than flashing ROMs you need to be rooted for?
Ahh, see rooting doesn't have any effect on bricking as far as I believe. Its the bootloader which is acts as the bomb. And that slacky emmc bug in ICS is the trigger to make that bomb go off. So more than rooting and unrooting, the technique of install should be precise to what the Dev has prescribed. They surely know a gazillion more info than what any of us know
About: Or are you limited to what you can flash if you are not rooted?
I guess PC Odin should do its job for flashing phone without root. If you want to know more, refer to Dr. Ketan's Guide on how to flash the firmwares using Odin.
So, this is give you the crux of what's happening in the sea! xD
Always, think twice & read thrice before flashing any ROM.
Also remember, samsung knows how many flashes you have made till now
Good luck!
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And ya I woke up

Thanks
Just a great post, I think I am going to go for one of the CM9 build ROMs as I think I should stay away from LPY for now. I know many of the ICS roms don't have s-pen capability which is really a deal breaker for me, I'll do some more research now to se if the CM9's do. ICS was promised in Q2 (and in Q1) so that should be by today if I'm not mistaken. What's the deal with Samsung? Sheesh!
Seems that there really is no added danger in rooting your phone and that there is a lot to gain from doing it. I may have to do this.
Glad you woke up from your beer coma! lol

i did the same thing
in my brothers phone we went from LPY TO ALC1
follow these instructions... there are for safely change any rom , go in ICS and back etc
the files you need are in a rar in my public drop box.. you have there ANYTHING you need without reading post after post and getting confused..
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/43609376/Steps for a Rooted GB/Steps for a safe rooted rom.exe
1. i connect the phone to the pc (while i have ticked in my phone
the "usb debuging " option ) you find it in "applications" -> development -> usb debuging
i wait for the pc to install the phone drivers
and i open Odin 1.85
thourgh odin i use the files of the folder
"Rooted_Stock_Odex_N7000XXLC1"
with the order showed in the pic "odin file order"
i press start .
the phone is now rooted and i just need CWM
2.
i choose in the folder
"CF-Root-SGN_XX_OXA_LC1-v5.3-CWM5"
the file "already-rooted.bat"
i follow the pc screen instructions and let the program do it's thing. when it's finished
it will tell me to reboot ...
now i have a safe rooted phone with CWM , (the program i need to have in my boot menu for endless custom roms)
NOW
3. for ANY custom rom .. GB or ICS ,that i want to install
I FOLLOW THESE GOLDEN RULES and i am safe...
Four steps to installing any rom for galaxy note
a. put the file abyss 4.2 into your phone reboot to recovery
choose install zip and then choose the file... now you have Abyss kernel.
b. press reboot to recovery ( just to be sure )
c.chose wipe Data, cache and in advanced the dalvike cache wipe
d. if you want to be extra cool reboot to recovery one more and
chose the custom rom of your choise (the one you have downloaded allready and placed inside the phone waiting
as a zip file..
YOU ARE DONE..
This is the universal instructions for any ics rom installation.
No brick and maintain root.

Justinbuckley said:
Just a great post, I think I am going to go for one of the CM9 build ROMs as I think I should stay away from LPY for now. I know many of the ICS roms don't have s-pen capability which is really a deal breaker for me, I'll do some more research now to se if the CM9's do. ICS was promised in Q2 (and in Q1) so that should be by today if I'm not mistaken. What's the deal with Samsung? Sheesh!
Seems that there really is no added danger in rooting your phone and that there is a lot to gain from doing it. I may have to do this.
Glad you woke up from your beer coma! lol
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Haha. Chuckles! And ya I would say one more thing. Always before wiping and switching to any ICS, I made a policy to revert back to stable GB. Even though I don't expect you to follow that (I know its a tiresome process), but at the times of flashing risky kernel make sure you do go back to a GB

CM9
Must I be rooted to flash a CM9 ROM like Paranoidandroid?
Also, just to be clear, is this installation process different than when I flashed LPY using ODIN because that is the only kind I have done thus far. Haven't done the flash from the sd card yet.

Visit the Thread of Asylum ICS or ParanoidAndroid. I guess you should use search button. You will get it. And ya make sure you find the ROM under your phone's development section only Else many have wrongly flashed Samsung S2 ROMs

Search
I really have been using the search button, and have scoured that thread, I find the instructions for install to not be very beginner friendly which is why I asked. The fact many have flashed the SGS2 ROM is probably evidence of that I'd say. I'll keep looking though.

What did I do wrong? N7000 bricked.

Good evening!
I've around with Androids for quite some time, and today, I finally got my N7000 to replace my I9100.
I've played around quite a lot with my I9100 and was happy with the CM9 nightlies for it.
I got my N7000 today and did the following:
1. Rooted it with this method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1501719t=1501719
2. Decided to install the latest CM9 nightly. I booted the same CWM from the tutorial above, chose install zip from SD card and... It hang. I left it for about 5 minutes and nada, nothing. I decided to shut if off and...
3. Nada. Black screen, no recovery, no battery charging, no download mode, no nada, nothing. Dead!
I'll take it this week to the nearest Samsung repair center and check how much it's gonna cost to get it fixed (if they can get it fixed at all). I don't intend to use any warranty whatsoever since I know even tough I have not voided the warranty flashing a different kernel, I did messing with it.
I just wish to know what was my mistake, so I do not do it again in the future. AFAIK I did not mess with the bootloader, so I was supposed to be safe, right?
Do I have ANY hope of getting it resurrected?
Any opinion helps!
Thanks!

marcelo.ellmann said:
Good evening!
I've around with Androids for quite some time, and today, I finally got my N7000 to replace my I9100.
I've played around quite a lot with my I9100 and was happy with the CM9 nightlies for it.
I got my N7000 today and did the following:
1. Rooted it with this method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1501719t=1501719
2. Decided to install the latest CM9 nightly. I booted the same CWM from the tutorial above, chose install zip from SD card and... It hang. I left it for about 5 minutes and nada, nothing. I decided to shut if off and...
3. Nada. Black screen, no recovery, no battery charging, no download mode, no nada, nothing. Dead!
I'll take it this week to the nearest Samsung repair center and check how much it's gonna cost to get it fixed (if they can get it fixed at all). I don't intend to use any warranty whatsoever since I know even tough I have not voided the warranty flashing a different kernel, I did messing with it.
I just wish to know what was my mistake, so I do not do it again in the future. AFAIK I did not mess with the bootloader, so I was supposed to be safe, right?
Do I have ANY hope of getting it resurrected?
Any opinion helps!
Thanks!
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ALWAYS flash a GB Kernel or ROM BEFORE flashing a CUSTOM ICS ROM.

Okay. Lesson learned, trust me.
Now here's the part where I feel very stupid: what's a GB kernel? Why is that a requirement for ICS ROMs? Was it not for Gingergread ROMs?
And now here's the second part where I feel even stupidier: doesn't the kernel reside on the ROM/OS part of Android? Why would the kernel, which comes AFTER the bootloader, affect the boot of the Android? Wouldn't it just screw my phone, but wouldn't it still give me the chance of flashing another ROM?
Thanks for the help.

marcelo.ellmann said:
Okay. Lesson learned, trust me.
Now here's the part where I feel very stupid: what's a GB kernel? Why is that a requirement for ICS ROMs? Was it not for Gingergread ROMs?
And now here's the second part where I feel even stupidier: doesn't the kernel reside on the ROM/OS part of Android? Why would the kernel, which comes AFTER the bootloader, affect the boot of the Android? Wouldn't it just screw my phone, but wouldn't it still give me the chance of flashing another ROM?
Thanks for the help.
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Because of an eMMC brick bug!
Anyways to round up, my way of flashing ROMS is flashing a GB Kernel called Abyss 4.2 and then reboot recovery, from then I wipe everything then flash any custom ICS Roms. I've had my Note for almost a week now and found no problems in flashing! But it did take me 2hrs to root doing heavy research but it paid off!
The guide I followed is from here take a few moments to read and understand then you will have no troubles in rooting/flashing again!

hing98 said:
Because ICS has not been officially released on the Galaxy Notes therefore we use a GB Kernel or ROM before we flash any custom ICS ROM.
Yes it was confusing at the start but to avoid bricking you must alwaysfollow the guides given by the Developer!
Anyways to round up, my way of flashing ROMS is flashing a GB Kernel called Abyss 4.2 and then reboot recovery, from then I wipe everything then flash any custom ICS Roms. I've had my Note for almost a week now and found no problems in flashing! But it did take me 2hrs to root doing heavy research but it paid off!
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You may want to recheck your facts....ICS has actually been officially released in many countries......
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium

stoney73 said:
You may want to recheck your facts....ICS has actually been officially released in many countries......
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium
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Sorry was reading from another guide. Your right
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hing98 said:
Sorry was reading from another guide. Your right
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Anyways its a bug that bricks your device,
you can find more information here
Cheers

I had a galaxy S where flashing process was different Wen u flash CM9 roms and if you want to get back to GB roms only way out was PC Odin and moreover you can wipe on ICS roms and install other roms. But wen i got the note the procedure was slightly different Brickin problems and moreover wen you are in ICS you can get back to GB with GB kernel only no need for PC odin. Just keep a copy of Abyss kernel 4.2 in your sd card and be sure to flash it when changing roms.....

Doesn't Franco rev3+ solve the brick bug?
Hi all,
since you're saying we have *always* to flash a GB kernel before having a factory reset, are you talking about those having the CF/Stock kernel?
I'll make it clear: as far as I know, Franco made a kernel that should avoid the brickage since its 3rd version (thread here --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1491428). Who installed this kernel could just wipe from ICS and install any ICS ROM. Am I wrong? If so, please explain the whys.

UNBRICKED!
I too bricked my phone but after reading this guide (ABD wouldn't recognise my device so I couldn't follow it) I understood the partitions had become messed up.
I read somewhere about the PIT files.
I ODINed the ABYSS Kernal and PIT (Q1_20110914_16GB-patched) for my 16gb n7000 ticked the repartition box. It booted into CWM recovery and I used the restore and bingo.

[Q] Is Abyss always safe?

Hey guys:
Ive been doing heaps of reading, and I just want to make sure I have something correct before I go much further.
Im flashing Kings from Paranoid.
From what I understand, certain ICS kernels are no good. So flashing Abyss will ALWAYS make it safe to flash a new, safer kernel, correct? And thats why they recommend doing all of the wipes in Abyss?
The thing that trips me up is Ive heard people say its even safer to go back to GB, but I dont understand why: If the infected kernel is completely gone, it shouldnt matter which Android version, right?
I know Im asking a lot of questions, but I really want to be on the other side of this, being able to help newer people eventually.

Short answer.
If u planning from ics rom go to based cm9 rom, always back to gb and root it then flash thru recovery mode.
If u planning from ics go to ics custom based rom, u cn flash abyss 4.2 kernel, completely reboot into abbyss recovery(touch mode) do full wipe and install your prefer ics custom rom.
For myself, no matter which rom I go, I'm sure will go back gb thru pc odin. Cz I'm prefer clean install. Although the step and time involved will be more and long, But that was the safer way to flashing new rom.
I'm sure you don't want your lovely g.note get hardbrick right?
A lot of flasher able and success without any prob do full wipe with speedmod , cfhain and franco kernel. But this granted for nothing.
Good luck mate.
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium

Oh cool.
Yeah, one of the things that makes this difficult is that people say 'it worked for me' but I know the chance of an emmc brick is quite low.. so what works for 20 people might not necessarily be safe.
But thanks lee yun khong, Ill just bite the bullet and start flashing the prerooted GB rom before I do anything from now on.

A simple two-step instruction on how to flash pre-rooted GB Roms:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25285584&postcount=3

nice guide

[Q] In light of the eMMC bug, is the N7000 still worth getting?

Hi All,
Just curious how serious the eMMC bug is, and whether the N7000 is still worth getting??
1) Is the bug only present in ICS Roms, with unsafe kernels?
2) Is the phone safe using any of the GB or JB Roms, assuming it is only ICS thats at fault with the chip?
3) I've heard CWM is also dangerous to use, is there a certain one/version to use? (namely, Philz?)
4) How do you prepare the phone from ROM flash? All other Android devices I use to do Factory Reset Wipe in CWM, followed by wiping System and the Cache section. What can I do now, or cant I do... for fear of bricking?
5) Is this App [GalaxSim Unlock, by spocky] ok to unlock, does it work or can it be dangerous in light of eMMC? Or should I get a carrier unlock?
6) If using this phone normally, normal Apps... Is there a risk to bricking if the App write to write to the internal storage?? (such as saving files/settings) or is only if you attempt to wipe it?
7) Whats the absolute do's and DONT's with this device, like to stay away from....
I'm really keen to buy it, but dont want to end up with a BRICK through a silly mistake....
- sorry for all the questions, just really confused by whats ok and whats not...
Thanks, Lister

Emmc brick bug was there in ICS for sure but it is not worth trying on JB as it is no fun to see if the device gets bricked or not.
You can use GB (which has safe kernel) you can do the wipes. ICS and JB there are many custom kernel which are brick bug safe, meaning that it would not brick your phone if you have these kernel (say Philz for example) which also give you CWM and you can do wipes as many times you want without the risk of getting bricked. Philz kernel is available for all the versions.
For how to flash stock rom and list of stock roms use this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997
i dont have any idea about unlock, you may wait for someone to respond to that.
when using the phone normally there is no risk of brick.
Dont wipe the device on stock recovery and you are safe, to be safer always use Philz kernel. if you want to claim warranty at any time you can always flash stock rom again.

Own a note for 5 months now and this device is as good as any for the flashing of ROMs and kernels. So this is surely a safe buy. The PhilZ kernel is not particularly what i am fond of as it caused problems for the flashing of certain ROMs as the recovery is CWM based and not CWM recovery. And i do not have any info about the unlock app

Hi Treacherous_Hawk and Varad297,
Thank you both for your comments and suggestions, all this info I am picking up is very useful for me... As I may of said above, but have certainly said in other places across this board (and other sites). I'm fairly ok/confidant when it comes to Android, and the other Android hardware in my collection. (ZTE Blade, HP Touchpad, and MK802-II) Dont suffer from any kinda serious bug, and are brick free, they will never die... But I must admit, I am a little scared of this eMMC bug in N7000.
So thanks for putting my mind at rest....
If / When I do get this phone (through a mate of a mate), in October when her contract runs out. Will be locked to Vodafone UK, and I am T-Mobile UK, and I believe its currently running on Android 4.1.2 JB Stock.
However I want to flash the P.A.C. Rom to it straight away, as I have this on my ZTE Blade and HP Touchpad and love it...
So whats the best way to do it...??
1) Download Philz Recovery (and which version would I need, being that the rom its on is 4.1.2, and the rom I'll be taking it too is 4.2.2)
- I assume I copy this to SD Card, and flash in Stock Recovery, via going to Download Mode
2) What steps would I follow to clear of current rom? What wipes are safe, or are they all safe with Philz? Normally I do Factory Data wipe, and then System and Cache...
- Are these fine under Philz recovery? As from above two comments... First reply says its safe to do so, second reply says its dangerous... Just really scared about this bug, cant believe Sammy released a device like that...
3) I assume I flash it in Philz CWM, rather than ODIN? Do I need to re-flash a kernel straight after or is the one in P.A.C. (4.2.2) safe from bug?
4) I think the ROM is pre-rooted, but what should I do in case its not? Use ODIN or is there an easier method?
I assume flashing the above rom, via the above method (Philz CWM) will then result in the Yellow Triangle, and bump the count upto 1? So do I just use Triangle Away to clear and reset this, and this is again safe of bricking???
Thanks, Lister

Dude dont panic.
P.A.C. Rom is rooted and does not trigger the emmc bug.
Safe way from stock is as follows:
1.
!DO NOT WIPE ANYTHING ON STOCK!
2.
Get philz kernel for your stock version.
there are packages for flashing with either ODIN which involves connectiong a Computer or with Stock Recovery, which does not involve a computer.
The latter, which is simpler is simply a file on SD you can flash through stock recovery (when off press power+home+volup), it wont even void your warranty.
That provides you with a CWM like recovery from which you can wipe or flash other roms WITHOUT triggering the brickbug.
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Get your favourite Rom and flash it through cwm recovery.
BTW: Almost everyone who releases for N7000 puts something in the description that says if the rom is bricksafe.
All newer AOSP/CM based roms should be bricksafe.
Most of the customized Touchwiz Roms are also bricksafe, but watch their thread to be sure.
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EDIT:
IMO if you get the Note 1 for free or cheap its well worth getting. If you plan to buy one rather look for the Note 2 because I feel that it is better supported and has better customisation diversity.
Or if I ask myself what my next phone will be... dunno. Maybe a Nexus or Xperia Z or HTC? I cant seem to find the perfectly blended device. Might go with Jolla Sailfish device if it proves usable.
EDIT 2:
I think someone should sticky this as a simple guide for this. Also the existing stickies really need a cleanup to not confuse people with too much information out of differing times.
Does XDA pay moderators? I'd happily clean stickies and test stuff all day. (I'd also assume a neutral persona/state of mind for such activity.)

Hi Illidan Pornrage,
Thank you so much for going into great detail of the steps I need to follow, I'm starting to feel more comfortable at doing and using this now... So any ROM that says they are Brick free means there is no way to trigger it?? Not that I have ever done this, maybe when I first got my Android back in 2010 just to see what it was like... If I did Factory Data Reset in P.A.C. Rom it wont trigger the eMMC bug? (not that Im likely to ever use it... just making sure).
And with Philz CWM Recovery, I can use the Wipe Data/Factory Reset and then goto other screen and wipe the System partition, and the Cache and Davlik Cache with it all being ok... its 100% safe in Philz Recovery to not brick it??
I am so use to CWM on other devices, I am scared of using the wrong selection on the famous N7000 eMMC brick bug... lol
But with the other steps, thank you so much, such a HUGE HELP!!! and I am sure that will put other new (to N7000) users minds at rest...
-- So useful that ya know the above ROM too, as it makes it even easier/safer for me knowing all is gonna be ok with it...
Cant wait to get ROMing now... Just gotta wait till October... b*gger!! lol
Cheers, Lister

If I did Factory Data Reset in P.A.C. Rom it wont trigger the eMMC bug? Yes as often as you like. I flash cm nightlies, so I wipe very often.
And my window manager somehow always loses focus of the textbox. So I write half posts and have to edit 346243 times. Sorry.
And with Philz CWM Recovery, I can use the Wipe Data/Factory Reset and then goto other screen and wipe the System partition, and the Cache and Davlik Cache with it all being ok... its 100% safe in Philz Recovery to not brick it??
Also yes.
As for 100%. I cant assure you that nothing obscure that only happens 1 in a million times happens. But the menchanism that triggers the great evil bug is removed from philz and the mentioned roms.

Phewwww..... so this eMMC bug is no big deal then....
Only an issue if you stay on stock firmwares really, esp that of ICS??
Well thats made me feel a whole lot safer and more determined to want to get it. Had my hopes set on getting it, and then when I heard about the eMMC bug, thought is this gonna be a wise purchase or will I be spending the best part of £150 (dont know the final price yet) on a very large and heavy paper weight!! lol
Thanks so much for putting my mind at rest, great help...

Hi Illidan Pornrage,
I've only just seen/noticed your updates to my original questions, thanks for the updates.... Re: Why am I going for just the Note 1 rather than the Note 2. Is that someone a know (mate of a mate) will be upgrading her phone (she prolly gonna go back to Apple... boooo) and so hopefully she will be parting with her Note (and cheaply I hope, esp re the bug... a-haaaa)
- and couldnt agree more about tidying up the Stickies, as yes a lot of it is out of date, hence my asking and checking... To which you fully re-assured me of the steps, so think this would be useful to all...
Just to add to this, which Philz Kernel would I need??
Phone: Galaxy Note 1 / N7000
Network: Vodafone UK
Current OS: Android 4.1.2 JB Stock
Planned OS to update Too: P.A.C. 22:30 (Android 4.2.2)
So not sure what Kernel I would need from the below link, and if so, can you explain why I need THIS one? What do I need to look for in a kernel?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1901191
Also, can anyone confirm if they have a UK Note 1 on contract (esp Vodafone) as I am hearing the contract ones are unlocked by default. Its only PAYG that are locked down....
thanks, Lister

Hi Illidan Pornrage / Guys,
As per my above post, any idea what Kernel I need based on the above details...??
Thanks, Lister