[Q] Regarding ICS update! - Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello,
I've had iPhone and other Verizon android phones, but I'm pretty new for unlocked international version phone. (Sorry about the basic questions =[)
so I see my GNote version as "N7000UBKK1"
after some searching, I guess mine is south america version.
Is this right?
If I want to upgrade to ICS only for the stock version,
do I have to install German GB stock first then install ICS German one?
or can I just install ICS German one from N7000UBKK1?
Again, sorry for the basic question. It seems hard to find the information I need from sooo many threads here (from all kinds international versions)
and thank you ahead. =]

Hello,
in order to install the sock ICS on your note, you need to root your phone and seeing the basic questions you are asking you might want to wait for the official rom to come out to you country.
But if you are up for it I guess the easiest would be to check out this thread everything is really clear :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997
and to answer your question, you can just install the german ICS coming from any rom

You can directly flash the LPY or LPF rom using pc odin. LPY is the German release, LPF is for Taiwan/ Hong Kong. Be advised: LPY suffers definitely and LPF probably from a bug that can brick your device for good, making it necessary to get your main board replaced by Samsung (maybe you would have to pay for it).
If you don't need other languages than English I would go for LPF since so far there have clearly been less bricks than with LPY.
Once again: It is dangerous, there is a risk of bricking your device. Because you're a beginner it would probably be wise to stick with Gingerbread until Samsung releases a fixed version of ICS for the N7000.
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glienart said:
Hello,
in order to install the sock ICS on your note, you need to root your phone and seeing the basic questions you are asking you might want to wait for the official rom to come out to you country.
But if you are up for it I guess the easiest would be to check out this thread everything is really clear :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997
and to answer your question, you can just install the german ICS coming from any rom
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Why is it necessary to root the Note to install ICS (LPY or LPF)? I he does not need/ want root access he can simply flash it using pc odin. Root access is definitely not a basic requirement to install ICS on a Note.

altae said:
You can directly flash the LPY or LPF rom using pc odin. LPY is the German release, LPF is for Taiwan/ Hong Kong. Be advised: LPY suffers definitely and LPF probably from a bug that can brick your device for good, making it necessary to get your main board replaced by Samsung (maybe you would have to pay for it).
If you don't need other languages than English I would go for LPF since so far there have clearly been less bricks than with LPY.
Once again: It is dangerous, there is a risk of bricking your device. Because you're a beginner it would probably be wise to stick with Gingerbread until Samsung releases a fixed version of ICS for the N7000.
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Why is it necessary to root the Note to install ICS (LPY or LPF)? I he does not need/ want root access he can simply flash it using pc odin. Root access is definitely not a basic requirement to install ICS on a Note.
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I don't think he will have any issues with bricking since he has a 'stock' device and only wants to upgrade to 'stock' ICS. Just flash the LPF through odin and is totally safe.

lexi250 said:
I don't think he will have any issues with bricking since he has a 'stock' device and only wants to upgrade to 'stock' ICS. Just flash the LPF through odin and is totally safe.
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Since you are that much convinced that there is no bug in LPF and you can tell a person who is new to android flashing LPF is save I assume that you will gladly buy the op a new note if he bricks it because of your advice.
Like I already said I'm against panic and I run the LPY rom with a LPF kernel myself. But telling people it is save? What is your source? Your proof? There is none, LPF cannot be considered save. Ever heard of the I/O problem?
Sent from my Galaxy Note running ICS

Thanks for the replies.
So, I can just odin the stock German ICS from my current stock GB?
and there's possibility that I might brick my phone?
P.S. I'm new to just international version phone so didn't know which country one I should look for or didn't know if I have to stick with my current country version to do anything, AND I've flashed many roms using odin when i had Galaxy Fascinate.
P.S. one more, and this is she not he.

katsymoon said:
P.S. one more, and this is she not he.
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they are used to only have men arround

katsymoon said:
Hello,
I've had iPhone and other Verizon android phones, but I'm pretty new for unlocked international version phone. (Sorry about the basic questions =[)
so I see my GNote version as "N7000UBKK1"
after some searching, I guess mine is south america version.
Is this right?
If I want to upgrade to ICS only for the stock version,
do I have to install German GB stock first then install ICS German one?
or can I just install ICS German one from N7000UBKK1?
Again, sorry for the basic question. It seems hard to find the information I need from sooo many threads here (from all kinds international versions)
and thank you ahead. =]
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Please be extra cautious flashing ICS ROMS. There are tons of threads on this forum with reports of bugs in the German and the Taiwanese ICS ROMs which damage data sectors on your device. I, along with several others, ended up bricking our devices due to the ICS ROMs. If you are new to Android and the flashing ROM scene, I would strongly advise you to wait until a reliable ICS ROM is released.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA

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a Non-Rooted Device updating to Ics Can Gaining Root Access ?

Oki Guys Im New To android (Just Switched From an Iphone) Now im on Gb Official 2.3.6 non-rooted i want to update to ics Germany rom that just came out and gain root So can somone tell me how can i do this thing without bricking my phone and in a simple steps ?
mohabreda said:
Oki Guys Im New To android (Just Switched From an Iphone) Now im on Gb Official 2.3.6 non-rooted i want to update to ics Germany rom that just came out and gain root So can somone tell me how can i do this thing without bricking my phone and in a simple steps ?
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I think that you should go through the threads which are meant for newcomers who want to play with their phone and roms so that you know how to recover your phone if something goes wrong because doing things without proper knowledge can change your phone into a beautiful paper weight.Go through the following thread which can give a clear idea about flashing official ICS for Germany but I strongly advice to think and proceed or probably wait for your country's turn to get official ICS...
Anyways here is the link...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25916135&postcount=1840

Ics upgrade question (changing region csc)

Hi iam a newbie
I have been seeing lots of thread where note users are willing to go back to GB from ICS
And also have seen threads with NOTE BRICKED with OFFICIAL ICS OTA GERMAN rom installed via kies or OTA .. And also about eMMC bug or somethkng i heard which requires the note to be send back to samsung.
I love my note on GB but ics is ics afterall thats why i want it but my question is and i apologise if it annoys anyone as i am a newbie
So if i change my region by the easiest method without any bricking risk of changing SCS TO DBT OPEN GERMAN and then upgrading to OFFICIAL ICS VIA KIES OR OTA so will all these errors, bugs and note getting bricked, eMMc bug etc etc
Are they likely to happen to me as well? ?
Or is ot only happening on those Galaxy note which have installed official ics open germany rom via odin and other risky ways. . Or only to those note who previously had rooted and were using on custom roms. .
So plz can anyone clear my confusion so i can finally decide weather or not to upgrade to ics. ..
tnx in advance
Details regarding my device : bought 3 weeks ago. Never rooted or used a custom rom and No intention of rooting or using custom rom in future.
Plz provide the advice so i can make a decision on weather or not to upgrade.
Sent from my GT-N7000 using Tapatalk 2
hello m8. Like u i'm also a newbie. I can tell you that i've recently bought my note, unlocked version.
Today i've rooted it twice, @ 1st using europe rom and then france rom with portuguese csc.
Rooted it teice because with the first riot in kies started to say that i couldnt upgrade it.
Then aftwr many reading i've decided to upgrade to 4.0.3. Used dr. Ketan guide in the dev section and worked fine on my phone. I've tested alnost everything and till the moment i have not encountered any bug or mal function.
But as they say in the post there are some reports of some bugs or even worst some notes that "died".
I leave here a screenshot after the update.
Cheers
Thnks for the info mate
But i really dont wish to root thats why after seeing the thread which said uograding by just changing region plua widout root thats what made me confident enuf to finally go ahead and upgrade and give it a try..
But still worries me as daily i see threads here created with someeones brick either stuck in odin or recovery etc or either bricked bc Of ics.
So i want ics the easiest way possible widout root and thats only possible by changing region using those codes and selecting DBT and then kies and OTA server treats ur note as a german made note and u can then upgrade to ics... So i wanted to know even those who have uograded this way hav they also the chance of getting these bugs and emmc errors brick etc
If yes then i will wait for a fixed update by samsung
Sent from my GT-N7000 using Tapatalk 2

[Q] moving from (rooted) german ics rom to new uk rom

ok, so i installed the german ics rom on my uk note using this guide.
i want to move back to my "correct" rom, but still keep root if possible. i downloaded the new ics uk rom from here
this may be a stupid question, but can i follow the exact same guide, just substituting the lpy cf root kernel for the lq2 kernel in post 7 from this thread?
my phone was originally the cpw software (even though i didn't actually buy it from carphonewarehouse) and it seems that that rooted kernel is for the unbranded uk version, but i'm guessing that won't be a big deal?
thanks in advance.
Anyone?
Ftb
Postmonkeh said:
ok, so i installed the german ics rom on my uk note using this guide.
i want to move back to my "correct" rom, but still keep root if possible. i downloaded the new ics uk rom from here
this may be a stupid question, but can i follow the exact same guide, just substituting the lpy cf root kernel for the lq2 kernel in post 7 from this thread?
my phone was originally the cpw software (even though i didn't actually buy it from carphonewarehouse) and it seems that that rooted kernel is for the unbranded uk version, but i'm guessing that won't be a big deal?
thanks in advance.
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If you substitute the LPY kernel with the LQ2 kernel you will get exactly this, a new kernel. The rom will still be the same. In theory swapping the kernel should work but there is always a slight risk it doesn't.
Concerning the cpw branding: What matters is the model, not the branding. So if you have got a N7000 it is fine to flash any rom/ kernel intended for the N7000.
Sent from my Galaxy Note running ICS
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Yeah but I'm intending to actually flash the uk ROM as well. What i really mean to ask is, can i flash the uk (cpw) ROM with the uk (unbranded) kernel, with no more risk involved than if i was flashing the unbranded rom and unbranded kernel? I understand that there's always a small risk, but just wanted clarification that flashing a slightly different kernel than the rom's normal one isn't going to completely kill my phone unless I'm very unlucky
Ftb

Noob question upgrade stock 2.3.6 to ICS Australian unlocked note

Hi Guys
I have been waiting patiently now for nearly 2 months for the ICS upgrade from samsung for my unlocked australian Galaxy Note, and patience has run out. So can i use PC Odin and any of the other stock ICS roms from samsung like the HK ICS or the German ICS to upgrade my Note. Is there any risk in doing this and can i still in future put it to the Australian update when it comes out?
Thanks for your help.
attila336 said:
Hi Guys
I have been waiting patiently now for nearly 2 months for the ICS upgrade from samsung for my unlocked australian Galaxy Note, and patience has run out. So can i use PC Odin and any of the other stock ICS roms from samsung like the HK ICS or the German ICS to upgrade my Note. Is there any risk in doing this and can i still in future put it to the Australian update when it comes out?
Thanks for your help.
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The sample there is lp5, you can use any rom and replace it if you want. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997
It is safe if you follow the instruction carefully. Dont wipe data or factory reset while in ics rom. Read the warning in forum about ics and the safety procedure.
jonpaslim said:
The sample there is lp5, you can use any rom and replace it if you want. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997
It is safe if you follow the instruction carefully. Dont wipe data or factory reset while in ics rom. Read the warning in forum about ics and the safety procedure.
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Thanks for that will give it a try.

[Q] I'm confused

Hi guys, i've just bought a Samsung Galaxy S Advance I9070 and I'm a little confused. My previous phone was a Galaxy Ace S5830i, I had that phone rooted (but it was too easy, just flash a .zip file) and with a custom rom.
So I have some questions:
1) For now I just want to root my new phone but the methods that I found here are not too clear to me. I first saw this method, but my firmware is not there. My phone came with I9070UBLI1 (2.3.6 GB). So i can't root my phone? my kernel isn't even in sammobile.com/firmwares
2) I want to make a backup just in case before rooting, so, what recovery should I use with this phone? cwm? this? or which one?
3) What is "binary counter"? In galaxy ace that wasn't present.
4) I saw that in samsungfirmwares site there are some 4.1.2 kernels, but they are for Rusia. I'm from Chile. So can I flash the russian kernel? will I loose my signal, 3G or something? Do you recommend upgrade to JB? with stock russian or a custom rom?
5) Do you recommend a custom kernel? which one? This looks nice
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I hope you can help me with those questions (numering your answers just like i did with my questions), I just want to enjoy a lot my new phone. :good:
rodaven said:
Hi guys, i've just bought a Samsung Galaxy S Advance I9070 and I'm a little confused. My previous phone was a Galaxy Ace S5830i, I had that phone rooted (but it was too easy, just flash a .zip file) and with a custom rom.
So I have some questions:
1) For now I just want to root my new phone but the methods that I found here are not too clear to me. I first saw this method, but my firmware is not there. My phone came with I9070UBLI1 (2.3.6 GB). So i can't root my phone? my kernel isn't even in sammobile.com/firmwares
2) I want to make a backup just in case before rooting, so, what recovery should I use with this phone? cwm? this? or which one?
3) What is "binary counter"? In galaxy ace that wasn't present.
4) I saw that in samsungfirmwares site there are some 4.1.2 kernels, but they are for Rusia. I'm from Chile. So can I flash the russian kernel? will I loose my signal, 3G or something? Do you recommend upgrade to JB? with stock russian or a custom rom?
5) Do you recommend a custom kernel? which one? This looks nice
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I hope you can help me with those questions (numering your answers just like i did with my questions), I just want to enjoy a lot my new phone. :good:
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Since you say that you are used to xda, i don't see any reasonable explanation for the creation of this thread!
Read the forums. All answers are in the stickies..
I do not respond to tech support via PM
Shaaan said:
Since you say that you are used to xda, i don't see any reasonable explanation for the creation of this thread!
Read the forums. All answers are in the stickies..
I do not respond to tech support via PM
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I read the forums, but I'm still confused, for example, for rooting, in the thread that I linked in 1) there isn't the firmware that came with my phone, so I went to here, there isn't neither, then I read this post, but to do that I need dowload my phone's firmware, but the one that came with my phone there isn't in samsungfirmares web page, so I suppose I can flash anyone for Chile (my country), there are 2, but idk if they will work, so, if I'm going to take that risk I need to make a backup first, but idk what recovery I should use.
I have a mental bootloop
rodaven said:
Hi guys, i've just bought a Samsung Galaxy S Advance I9070 and I'm a little confused. My previous phone was a Galaxy Ace S5830i, I had that phone rooted (but it was too easy, just flash a .zip file) and with a custom rom.
So I have some questions:
1) For now I just want to root my new phone but the methods that I found here are not too clear to me. I first saw this method, but my firmware is not there. My phone came with I9070UBLI1 (2.3.6 GB). So i can't root my phone? my kernel isn't even in sammobile.com/firmwares
2) I want to make a backup just in case before rooting, so, what recovery should I use with this phone? cwm? this? or which one?
3) What is "binary counter"? In galaxy ace that wasn't present.
4) I saw that in samsungfirmwares site there are some 4.1.2 kernels, but they are for Rusia. I'm from Chile. So can I flash the russian kernel? will I loose my signal, 3G or something? Do you recommend upgrade to JB? with stock russian or a custom rom?
5) Do you recommend a custom kernel? which one? This looks nice
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I hope you can help me with those questions (numering your answers just like i did with my questions), I just want to enjoy a lot my new phone. :good:
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I bought my phone in January.
Then became member of xda in january.
Flashed russian jb all releases as they released in February.
Rooted my phone in same month.
Started using kernels in same month.
Started tweaking in same month.
And now i am really happy with my phone's performance.
As i was new to android and xda i have done all this because i was not worried about my warranty.
In short, go ahead don't think so much.
Samsung Galaxy S Advance
Rom : Jelly Bean 4.1.2 I9070XXLQ4
Kernel: CoCore E-4.2-TWRP
er.jaldip said:
I bought my phone in January.
Then became member of xda in january.
Flashed russian jb all releases as they released in February.
Rooted my phone in same month.
Started using kernels in same month.
Started tweaking in same month.
And now i am really happy with my phone's performance.
As i was new to android and xda i have done all this because i was not worried about my warranty.
In short, go ahead don't think so much.
Samsung Galaxy S Advance
Rom : Jelly Bean 4.1.2 I9070XXLQ4
Kernel: CoCore E-4.2-TWRP
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And what happened when you flashed russian jb rom? where're u from? my question is if can i flash it because im from south america, and i think that i could loose my signal or something like that. I's that 4.1.2 stable?
rodaven said:
And what happened when you flashed russian jb rom? where're u from? my question is if can i flash it because im from south america, and i think that i could loose my signal or something like that. I's that 4.1.2 stable?
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Everything is working fine with jb rom (even better than gb)
Yes you can flash it via odin and you will not loose singal(my singnal quality is now better than gb, in gb i was facing signal lost problem)
I am from india.
Samsung Galaxy S Advance
Rom : Jelly Bean 4.1.2 I9070XXLQ4
Kernel: CoCore E-4.2-TWRP

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