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Question abt rooting

Hi guys,
For the first time I wanna root my Note and would like to do it cleanly. I would like to root my Note, use custom ROMs and be able in the future to come back to a stock ROM which is upgradable via KIES.
My first question is to know if the process of downgrading to an older firmware could corrupt the EFS folder. (using PC odin)
2. Will it wipe my phone? In sammobile they don't specify if the older ROMs are wipe or non-wipe.
Thx
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1- it shouldnt do, i have downgraded using pc odin without an issue
2 - get a non wipe rom fromthe list in the sticky in the dev section

Thx for your reply, I would also like to know:
1. If after rooting the older rom my phone will be upgradable via (recognised by) KIES.
2. If the answer of the question is YES, then what kind of back up should I do in order to be able get my phone at that "state" later on, after having tried other custom ROMs.
I'm trying to be more cautious because with my older i9000, I couldn't get it recognised by KIES after flashing different custom ROMs. My EFS folder was corrupted (empty indeed) and there was unfortunately no way back in my knowledge...
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it might be but if you update via kies you will lose root

Could somebody else give me a more convincing answer?
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Yes you can root your Device. Here
Just make sure you are in rootable ROM, in case if you are not in rootable ROM then u have to downgrade ROM via PC Odin.
Download rootable Stock ROM from Here
In the above Dr. Ketan's Thread he mentioned the rootable and non rootable ROMs
after Downgrading and installing CWM+Root flash any Custom ROM
You can get back to Stock ROM again without worries. Just Flash Stock ROM which is available for your country via PC Odin. (You get warranty too)
If you do everything correctly, then nothing goes wrong.
They are many ROMs available in above thread and Dr.Ketan marked some ROMs as Wipe or Non Wipe.

I've downgraded using this KL3 firmware (india)
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/137391605/31899b9/N7000XXKL3_N7000ODDKL1_INU.zip.html
I don't know why but my phone is no longer upgradable by KIES. It shows "Your device does not support software upgrading via KIES"
Anyway, next step is rooting

Better news, after the downgrade, I rooted the phone using this method:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJjh6gi0Spw
It rooted my phone without any problem.
After, I did a complete backup using Titanium Backup then backed up my EFS Folder using the "root explorer" app (copy and paste the folder) and via the desktop app "ESF Pro" http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308546
After that I upgraded to my original firmware LB1 using Mobile Odin Pro
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997&highlight=root
ROM: http://www.hotfile.com/dl/147259547/5483373/N7000XXLB1_N7000OXALB1_DBT.zip.html which is a non-wipe ROM.
I'm so glad that now the phone is upgradable via KIES, it shows that I've got the latest firmware.

If you upgrade via kies, you'll lose root. so in essence, once you're rooted, whatever kies says doesn't really matter, as you'll most likely always be using mobile odin or cwm from that point onward, assuming you want to keep root of course.

newg said:
so in essence, once you're rooted, whatever kies says doesn't really matter, as you'll most likely always be using mobile odin or cwm from that point onward, assuming you want to keep root of course.
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I cannot agree more with this...Don't bother with Kies now that you're rooted. Why wait for OTA/Kies updates when you can get any new Rom here at XDA a day or two after it is released?
Removing Kies scheisse from zips is the first thing I do before flashing new Roms. Needless to say, it's been removed from my PC ages ago, and replaced by Sammy USB drivers for transferring files etc.
In a word, forget Kies, you're in better hands here at XDA.

rossygnol said:
I'm so glad that now the phone is upgradable via KIES, it shows that I've got the latest firmware.
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But if you update it with kies/OTA, you will lose Root. So update using CWM/Mobile odin only.
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chasmodo said:
I cannot agree more with this...Don't bother with Kies now that you're rooted. Why wait for OTA/Kies updates when you can get any new Rom here at XDA a day or two after it is released?
Removing Kies scheisse from zips is the first thing I do before flashing new Roms. Needless to say, it's been removed from my PC ages ago, and replaced by Sammy USB drivers for transferring files etc.
In a word, forget Kies, you're in better hands here at XDA.
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Exactly.
Even it appears on XDA before OTA, as usually OTA appears few days later to Kies release.

I understand all you're talking abt. I would probably not need to update my phone via KIES anhmore. But it could prove to be important when I want to sell the phone. I would like the new owner to be able to get updates via KIES or OTA.
By the way, after the root I have frozen many Apps which keep my ram free now and I assume that battery life will be better. Everything seems to work fine just HD widget doesn't work, it's my favourite. It says that there is not Internet connection or something like that. Could anyone know what it's about and how to fix it?
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Did a factory reset and now HD widget works just fine.
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[Q] OTA Update question

Hi All,
I rooted my phone and tried a couple of ROMS recently just to play around but then decided to try go back to stock and wait for official updates. The way I did it was just to do a Nandroid restore and so far so good, I have the yellow triangle though and still have cwm installed. My problem now is that a 73.5mb OTA update appeared today which looks like it downloads and installs ok but when it reboots it goes into cwm recovery with an error E:Invalid command argument. If I then restart I get a message saying the update failed and I should try using Kies. If I connect my phone to Kies I get a message saying "Your device does not support software upgrading via Kies"
I don't want to miss out on future updates and I'm not sure I want to carry on using custom ROMS any more so are there any ideas about what I need to do?
Many thanks!

Install Chainfire's ICS Repack via Mobile Odin then install "Triangle Away" App to remove yellow Triangle on Start up. Then flash again the stock firmware using PC Odin. then try OTA updates.

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heloo man.. please can u explain how to do it? i did not get it:s so sorrry

Just letting you know that it worked fine thanks, bit of a scary moment when I first put the stock ROM on and it wouldn't stop crashing enough to get into the phone - a wipe/factory reset sorted this.
Thanks again.

Does OTA take out root?

tbong777 said:
Does OTA take out root?
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In normal cases yes,
But new CF's superSU pro version may keep intact (CF hav said probably, i have not read review some confirming it)

[Q] Galaxy note ics update :-(

galaxy note
Pda:n7000xxla6
phone:n7000xxla4
csc:n7000xeula1
build info:fri jan 20 05:38:08 kst 2012
problem is i check for ics update regularly but it says no software update
but everyone has got there n7000 updated to ics
i havent rooted it nor plan to what should i do....is there a problem with my phone???
p.s:i live in Pakistan.....

Check your csc, then you will see ics is not out for your phone yet.
Dial *#06# that will show hour emei. Write it down, then dial *#272*yourimeinumberhere# that will show your csc, you can change it here, it will wipe your data thought.
Dependant on your rom, you will be able to change it. Then it is still no guarantee update is available thought kies or ota. You can then download rom from sammobile.com. Notice thought all current ics have bug for note, that when you do a factory reset, wipe data or wipe from cwm can brick your phone. So judge if its worth the risk. If I were you I would wait or download cm9, they build a kernel without the bug. Note thought either way you can get warrantee issues
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baz77 said:
Check your csc, then you will see ics is not out for your phone yet.
Dial *#06# that will show hour emei. Write it down, then dial *#272*yourimeinumberhere# that will show your csc, you can change it here, it will wipe your data thought.
Dependant on your rom, you will be able to change it. Then it is still no guarantee update is available thought kies or ota. You can then download rom from sammobile.com. Notice thought all current ics have bug for note, that when you do a factory reset, wipe data or wipe from cwm can brick your phone. So judge if its worth the risk. If I were you I would wait or download cm9, they build a kernel without the bug. Note thought either way you can get warrantee issues
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well he said he`s just using stock, there`s really nothing us stock people can do? mines from saudi arabia, i find the rooting, and stuff kind of confusing for me so i dont wanna risk it

There are stock multicsc. Without root you can flash it throught pc odin. Then you can update after changing csc or flash the rom you want emediately
All at own risk
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try using kies samsung.com/kies

baz77 said:
Check your csc, then you will see ics is not out for your phone yet.
Dial *#06# that will show hour emei. Write it down, then dial *#272*yourimeinumberhere# that will show your csc, you can change it here, it will wipe your data thought.
Dependant on your rom, you will be able to change it. Then it is still no guarantee update is available thought kies or ota. You can then download rom from sammobile.com. Notice thought all current ics have bug for note, that when you do a factory reset, wipe data or wipe from cwm can brick your phone. So judge if its worth the risk. If I were you I would wait or download cm9, they build a kernel without the bug. Note thought either way you can get warrantee issues
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zexco said:
well he said he`s just using stock, there`s really nothing us stock people can do? mines from saudi arabia, i find the rooting, and stuff kind of confusing for me so i dont wanna risk it
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patience people, just follow what the dude above said. I am from the Philippines but my csc is from Poland (xeo).

same issue
I am also from Pakistan. The note that I bought is an Arabian distribution with jpla1 ROM. I am also not receiving the update. Though I got the previous update via it's from 2.3.5 to 2.3.6. What do we do now what do we do???

qazibasit said:
I am also from Pakistan. The note that I bought is an Arabian distribution with jpla1 ROM. I am also not receiving the update. Though I got the previous update via it's from 2.3.5 to 2.3.6. What do we do now what do we do???
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See my post above, only thing you can do is wait for csc arabian ics, or change csc.
Reposted steps, you will lose data.
Download stock gb rom from country which has csc and ics. Flash it throught pc odin. Perform factory reset from dialer. Change csc with steps I posted before. To make sure right one is selected.
Then update throught kies or if available ota. If no update is available, screw it and download ics rom, flash through pc odin, do not select repartition if you dont have pit file. Do not select clear efs.
Extra info:
I cs or gb rom stock roms, unzip them, should be single tar. Md5 file. In pc odin put these in pda. For flashing phone needs to be in download mode. Press volume down, power and home button simultaniously and keep pressed when phone is booting. Then when it shows download mode connect to pc and open odin. Sometimes takes couple tries press volume button up to confirm dowload mode. Now you can start
Flashing. It takes some time, do not disconnect phone. Wait till odin says passed.
Now you have lost warrantee, all at own risk, but upside you could have working ics. Note do not restore backups as they will most likely cause battery drain and errors.
Do not ever perform reset or factory reset from ics, with any app, not even samsung cause it could brick your phone.
If this helped you can donate to my favourife devs neobuddy, xplodwild and hardcore and Imilka
Find their details in stunner rom, cm9 rom and speedmod developers thread. And paranoid android
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I am from Pak too and i have updated two notes on official German ics without rooting the phone
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regards
Thanks for the info..,am still working on it.

im pakistani aswell, upgraded my phone to the official german ICS (LPY) via PC Odin, everything is working great!!!

mirasifbaloch said:
I am from Pak too and i have updated two notes on official German ics without rooting the phone
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Can you link us to the instructions you used to do this maneuver?
thanks.
I'm in the USA and stock international version and dont know the CDC.
thanksagain

arham93 said:
galaxy note
Pda:n7000xxla6
phone:n7000xxla4
csc:n7000xeula1
build info:fri jan 20 05:38:08 kst 2012
problem is i check for ics update regularly but it says no software update
but everyone has got there n7000 updated to ics
i havent rooted it nor plan to what should i do....is there a problem with my phone???
p.s:i live in Pakistan.....
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I am wondering if you update using OTA or kies? This ics needs to be updated using kies pc to phone using usb cable.
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if u are using phone update~u will get no update for ics~pls use kies on pc to update your note to ics,this is working

Guys, Im sorry you find rooting and such hard.
I installed ICS and I love it. Its very nice and havent found anything wrong with it.
Now, this method I am going to show you will put ICS ontop of your Gingerbread, so you will keep your settings, apps and other things. Its easy and only a few things to do, so, lets get started:
Download the ICS rom (hong kong): HERE
Then copy it to your phone
Now for rooting:
Download the Files first and put in your SDCARD CWM, SU-BusyBox
Reboot to recovery (hold vol up, power and home)
Choose and apply the CWM update.
Then do the same with SU.
Choose and Install SU-Busybox-Installer.zip
You are now rooted.
Reboot.
Download and install Mobile Odin.
After installing this, open it and grant it superuser permissions.
Scroll down to open file, select your file and press ok.
Select inject enable everroot, and everything below it, then press flash firmware.
Do a MD5 check if you wish (dont have to, but it is best).
Then after 2-3mins, it should install and reboot.
After reboot, it will take ~5mins to startup as the applications need to be altered for ICS.
So, hopefully, you did that right and now you have ICS!
(Credit for these files go to dr.ketan)
(More information on rooting: Here)

mirasifbaloch said:
I am from Pak too and i have updated two notes on official German ics without rooting the phone
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How did you do that ? My CSC code shows its from Poland. Will changing the CSC code to Germany will make it get the update ?
Or if there is any other way please do tell.

Actually flashing a ROM is not that difficult. Just follow what the senior member's post. Follow step by step and you will lead to success. Try few more times and you will be used to it. Don't worry about the binary count as we can reset the binary count using Triangle away and binary reset.
I flash my SGN more than 15 times, keep flashing till I get the fastest ROM I wanted. From GB, German ICS, CM9, Rocket ROM, Criskelo, Litening ROM..
Now I stick to KingDriod. This ROM is damn fast.. Can give it a try..
Cheers..

No need to apply roms
arham93 said:
galaxy note
Pda:n7000xxla6
phone:n7000xxla4
csc:n7000xeula1
build info:fri jan 20 05:38:08 kst 2012
problem is i check for ics update regularly but it says no software update
but everyone has got there n7000 updated to ics
i havent rooted it nor plan to what should i do....is there a problem with my phone???
p.s:i live in Pakistan.....
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qazibasit said:
I am also from Pakistan. The note that I bought is an Arabian distribution with jpla1 ROM. I am also not receiving the update. Though I got the previous update via it's from 2.3.5 to 2.3.6. What do we do now what do we do???
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guys ..this is what I did....It worked for my friend too....I had a problem....Wifi was not working for me...i gave my note to the service center.....they checked and said...there is no problem with wifi....and he said...I can update to ICS if you want??....my eyes was like ...asked him to update....tats how i got it..i said to my friend...he also got the update.....try that...

i tried using kies but no use....still shows that gingerbread is latest firmware.....i dont want to root my phone.....

Bro
I am also from Pakistan.
Had flashed german rom on my note and wiping data/factory reset has bricked my phone.
Teletec the official distributor and service provider of samsung in Pakistan has no clue how to restore my phone!
So dont risk your phone.

[Q] [P7300] How to find and install stock firmware?

Hi,
I've just got my P7300 repaired by an official Samsung repairer. I have the feeling, though, that they installed a non-stock firmware on the tablet as I cannot update anymore. When trying to update OTA, I get an error message that suggest using Kies. When I use Kies, I get this message:
"Your device does not support upgrading via Kies"
Before sending it out for repair, I was able to update to Android 3.2. Now I'm stuck with 3.1 and the device performance is really poor. Going through Samsung support, at least here in Italy, is hell and takes forever (like two months...).
Therefore, I would like to flash a stock firmware on this device so as to fix the issue myself. I've read the guide in the forum (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1406137) but I must say I'm quite lost...
I don't understand where to find stock firmware for the P7300 nor do I understand how to flash it... Is Odin the way to go? What if the flashing doesn't work? Will I be able to revert to the crappy firmware I have now?
Sorry for the long post and thanks for any help.
Alessandro.

alessandrocattelan said:
Hi,
I've just got my P7300 repaired by an official Samsung repairer. I have the feeling, though, that they installed a non-stock firmware on the tablet as I cannot update anymore. When trying to update OTA, I get an error message that suggest using Kies. When I use Kies, I get this message:
"Your device does not support upgrading via Kies"
Before sending it out for repair, I was able to update to Android 3.2. Now I'm stuck with 3.1 and the device performance is really poor. Going through Samsung support, at least here in Italy, is hell and takes forever (like two months...).
Therefore, I would like to flash a stock firmware on this device so as to fix the issue myself. I've read the guide in the forum (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1406137) but I must say I'm quite lost...
I don't understand where to find stock firmware for the P7300 nor do I understand how to flash it... Is Odin the way to go? What if the flashing doesn't work? Will I be able to revert to the crappy firmware I have now?
Sorry for the long post and thanks for any help.
Alessandro.
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Lost? That guide's as clear as day. Are you sure you read it? Make sure you read carefully, because I do address your issue in the guide in a very short and easy to understand way. Also yes, you need to use ODIN. Read the FAQ and then the How-To. You will find the link to download your preferred firmware (which in fact is mentioned twice) and tools.

nirogu325 said:
Lost? That guide's as clear as day.
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Must be kind of a cloudy day, then. I mean, you've certainly done a great work with the guide and following up with all your replies, but I guess I need to look for more info. Thanks anyway.

[Q] note from 2.3.5 to ics

I bought this note in Singapore about a year ago and I have not been able to upgrade the OS via kies or another way. When I try to upgrade via kies it says something like "this handset is compatible for upgrades" Everything else with Kies works fine. About 6 months ago I found some info on upgrading to ics and even downloaded some software for the task. But my other phone (HD2 )wasn't working at the time and I was a bit scared to flash that software just in case I ended up with two phone not working. But I have recently fixed my HD2 so now I would likie to undertake this upgrade. The problem is I can't find the website with the info or the bit of software I downloaded. Can any one help? Thanks.

slamdunk58 said:
I bought this note in Singapore about a year ago and I have not been able to upgrade the OS via kies or another way. When I try to upgrade via kies it says something like "this handset is compatible for upgrades" Everything else with Kies works fine. About 6 months ago I found some info on upgrading to ics and even downloaded some software for the task. But my other phone (HD2 )wasn't working at the time and I was a bit scared to flash that software just in case I ended up with two phone not working. But I have recently fixed my HD2 so now I would likie to undertake this upgrade. The problem is I can't find the website with the info or the bit of software I downloaded. Can any one help? Thanks.
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Its strange that you are unable to update ICS via Kies, since in next couple of months JB will be out..use Dr.Ketan's guide & flash any stock/custom rom via PC Odin..be carefull about the emmc brick-bug, if you are flashing a Stock ICS rom..
Go through these links till you understand completely..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1329360
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1633938
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1857556
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1633943

Shyam said:
Its strange that you are unable to update ICS via Kies, since in next couple of months JB will be out..use Dr.Ketan's guide & flash any stock/custom rom via PC Odin..be carefull about the emmc brick-bug, if you are flashing a Stock ICS rom..
Go through these links till you understand completely..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1329360
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1633938
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1857556
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1633943
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I really don't like that word "brick". I'll have a look at those links you posted but I think I might be stuckbwith the Rom I have. Thanks again.

slamdunk58 said:
I really don't like that word "brick". I'll have a look at those links you posted but I think I might be stuckbwith the Rom I have. Thanks again.
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I have just had a look at that 1st link. Totally Greek to me. Thanks for for time but that is way beyond me. If I took that on I might just as well set my note on fire as turn it into an ice cream sandwich. Thanks again.