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I've been seeing some posts about the leaked ics roms/kernals messing up the EMMC chip or something like that. Can anyone please explain what exactly this is all about?
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Basically a faulty driver in the leaked Samsung ICS kernels can cause damage to your eMMC chip while flashing, wiping and handling large files. Just about any custom ICS rom currently released is based on the leaks so there is a chance you run into trouble when you're using one of them. It might be a very small chance, it could be the bug will never be triggered but it's a very nasty one if it does get triggered.
It basically means Your Galaxy Note turns into a Galaxy Not. You won't be able to use it and need a motherboard replacement to fix the problem if you're affected by the bug.
Here's the extended version: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1633938
My bad i didn't see that sticky
That's some nasty stuff.
Geez Samsung really needs to step up their game for releasing official 4.0 for us. It's already May
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The cyanogen mod 9 experimental builds are safe and do not use a leaked kernel. Only safe if coming from gingerbread obviously. If on a ics leak then you MUST reflash gingerbread by PC Odin only! If I was on a leaked ics I would get flashing on PC Odin right now. Get outta there guys! Cm9 is awesome.
See here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1627854
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I just got my new galaxy note. International version. Its currently running on stock GB out of the box,unrooted. Kernel version is 2.6.35.7 that is its running on stock GB kernel aswell.
The first thing i did was install the brick bug app and it gave me the result saying my emmc chip is having the brick bug,even when im on stock kernel n FW.
Emmc Chip
Type:VYLOOM
Revision:0x19
Which GB kernel should i install so that im safe? I searched but was not able to find appropiate solution. which thread should i refer to?
Cheers.!!
afair GB is safe, but don't trust anybody ;-), first place to start is sticky in General section by Entropy 512
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afair GB is safe, but don't trust anybody ;-), first place to start is sticky in General section by Entropy 512
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I know that a wipe through cwm may cause the brick bug. But a simple factory reset to the phone can also cause it to occur?
I might be terribly wrong, but my understanding is that both cwm wipe and factory reset done from affected ICS ROMs may result in superbrick, GB is considered safe (does not contain the feral command affecting the emmc), that's why most threads on ICS update suggest changing ICS ROMs via GB
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p107r0 said:
I might be terribly wrong, but my understanding is that both cwm wipe and factory reset done from affected ICS ROMs may result in superbrick, GB is considered safe (does not contain the feral command affecting the emmc), that's why most threads on ICS update suggest changing ICS ROMs via GB
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Yeah maybe they must be safe,but when i installed the superbrick app from chainfire it showed that my phone was prone to bricking.
Since im on stock gb,il root my device and install the PARANOIDANDROID rom to be on the safe side. will that work ?
gotbrick app shows if you have the affected hardware, it does not mean that any operation will result in brick, it means there is a probability that this may happen when you attempt to flash or wipe using ICS kernel (the thread I mentioned is here),
since you plan to go from GB to ICS, there is no direct risk, at least no related to known causes of superbrick,
anyway, to spare yourself unnecessary panic attacks in the middle of flashing - before you attempt to flash anything read instrutions until you feel comfortable
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gotbrick app shows if you have the affected hardware, it does not mean that any operation will result in brick, it means there is a probability that this may happen when you attempt to flash or wipe using ICS kernel (the thread I mentioned is here),
since you plan to go from GB to ICS, there is no direct risk, at least no related to known causes of superbrick,
anyway, to spare yourself unnecessary panic attacks in the middle of flashing - before you attempt to flash anything read instrutions until you feel comfortable
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I already read that thread. It says all GB kernels are safe. Since im on GB,il stay like this till the time any permanent solution comes up or will change to PARANOIDANDROID rom after reading how.! thank you for your help! Since i got the note today only i dont want to mess it up the very next day!
appreciate your help. thank you very much !
If its your first day, then I'd definitely recommend staying on GB for a few weeks, until you get bored with it, stock roms are not that bad, especially when you disable unnecessary crapware
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p107r0 said:
If its your first day, then I'd definitely recommend staying on GB for a few weeks, until you get bored with it, stock roms are not that bad, especially when you disable unnecessary crapware
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Yeah i haven't even used the stock rom fully for a day. Il stick with it until a fix by samsung comes comes out.
Lakshay Sethi said:
I just got my new galaxy note. International version. Its currently running on stock GB out of the box,unrooted. Kernel version is 2.6.35.7 that is its running on stock GB kernel aswell.
The first thing i did was install the brick bug app and it gave me the result saying my emmc chip is having the brick bug,even when im on stock kernel n FW.
Emmc Chip
Type:VYLOOM
Revision:0x19
Which GB kernel should i install so that im safe? I searched but was not able to find appropiate solution. which thread should i refer to?
Cheers.!!
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Only having that chip is not a issue, but having bad kernel (ICS) with that chip is problem
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I know that a wipe through cwm may cause the brick bug. But a simple factory reset to the phone can also cause it to occur?
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It can occur with wipe cache/wipe data/factory reset/deleting big file, even it is recommended not to use recovery at all.
Lakshay Sethi said:
Yeah i haven't even used the stock rom fully for a day. Il stick with it until a fix by samsung comes comes out.
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Thats nice !
dr.ketan said:
Only having that chip is not a issue, but having bad kernel (ICS) with that chip is problem
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So running stock GB out of the box is will be safe? And does the tip of the s pen move a little.? I think the tip of mine is a little loose is that with all s pens?
you are absolutely safe on GB
tip remains firm not loose.
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you are absolutely safe on GB
tip remains firm not loose.
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Does my warranty cover the s pen as well? Its working alright,but i still feel the nib to be a little loose,as in it moves a little,its just the second day! What could be done?
Lakshay Sethi said:
Does my warranty cover the s pen as well? Its working alright,but i still feel the nib to be a little loose,as in it moves a little,its just the second day! What could be done?
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slight in-and-out movement is ok, side-to-side not, but if it does not does disturb your writing/sketching let it be, impresses you have Samsung service centre nearby
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slight in-and-out movement is ok, side-to-side not, but if it does not does disturb your writing/sketching let it be, impresses you have Samsung service centre nearby
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well it does move side to side..the nib of the s pen and it does effect the writing as the nib i think moves a little on impact,sideways i mean. I do have a Samsung service centre nearby. Will they replace my s pen?
Lakshay Sethi said:
well it does move side to side..the nib of the s pen and it does effect the writing as the nib i think moves a little on impact,sideways i mean. I do have a Samsung service centre nearby. Will they replace my s pen?
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As I'm probably on the other side of the globe, they might be more suitable to answer this question...
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After my fiasco with a bootleg http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1742680, (thanks to everyone for your help in telling me I was "less then smart." ) I now have a genuine N7000. It currently is running Gingerbread, and I would like to flash it to ICS. I am not using it with a provider right now, so the "Software Update" in the "About Phone" section will not work. The question I have, is which ROM should I use. In the "About Phone" section, it states I am running Baseband N7000XXLA4. Any suggestions? Please let me know if you need any more information. Thank you all for your time!
if you want to do an upgrade to ICS with a gingerbread rom you have not any issue.if you want to look the upgrades go here: www.samfirmware.com
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if you want to do an upgrade to ICS with a gingerbread rom you have not any issue.if you want to look the upgrades go here: www.samfirmware.com
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Thank you for the reply. I have gone to that site, and it gives me a wealth of ROMS to choose from, and I am a little confused. The question is, which ROM do I choose for my phone? Sorry if I seem a little dense!
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Thank you for the reply. I have gone to that site, and it gives me a wealth of ROMS to choose from, and I am a little confused. The question is, which ROM do I choose for my phone? Sorry if I seem a little dense!
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If you want ICS look for android 4.03 and choose what country you want but any country will do. WARNING. If running on ics dont do a factory reset, recovery data wife, and nandroid ( back up &restore). If you want to be safe remained in gingerbread.
Check out dr ketans thread in the stickies of rom development section. It lists all the roms by region both for ics and gb. You can just select Tue newest one for your region.
There's also further information on rooting, but perhaps leave that for later.
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Check out dr ketans thread in the stickies of rom development section. It lists all the roms by region both for ics and gb. You can just select Tue newest one for your region.
There's also further information on rooting, but perhaps leave that for later.
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Thanks for the reply! Currently my phone is unlocked running Gingerbread, if I update to ICS, will I have to unlock the phone? I bought an unlocked phone because I travel all over the world and got tired of having to get used to a new phone every time I am in a new country. I usually stay 2 months at a time, and it is easier and cheaper to use a carrier in country than using my cell phone from home.
Thanks for all the help and information!
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Thanks for the reply! Currently my phone is unlocked running Gingerbread, if I update to ICS, will I have to unlock the phone? I bought an unlocked phone because I travel all over the world and got tired of having to get used to a new phone every time I am in a new country. I usually stay 2 months at a time, and it is easier and cheaper to use a carrier in country than using my cell phone from home.
Thanks for all the help and information!
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Flashing won't affect unlock. Just make sure you upgrade to correct region and all connection settings and everything will be exactly the same.
If upgrading to ics, read the sticky about the superbrick bug also, basically don't perform any wipes on stock ics roms, danger of brick.
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Flashing won't affect unlock. Just make sure you upgrade to correct region and all connection settings and everything will be exactly the same.
If upgrading to ics, read the sticky about the superbrick bug also, basically don't perform any wipes on stock ics roms, danger of brick.
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To make sure I understand, since I will be spending most of my time in Asia, I should choose a ROM from there? Will those ROM's work if I go to a trip to the US as well? I am sorry for all the questions, but I just want to have as much information as possible before I pull the trigger and update to ICS. Thank you for your patients and help.
linesma said:
To make sure I understand, since I will be spending most of my time in Asia, I should choose a ROM from there? Will those ROM's work if I go to a trip to the US as well? I am sorry for all the questions, but I just want to have as much information as possible before I pull the trigger and update to ICS. Thank you for your patients and help.
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If you're only visiting Asia and have a us sim, or swap out for an Asian sim just for the trip, then stick with a us code rom. Also, if you flash a different region it will perform a full wipe of the device which is dangerous on current stock ics roms, so it probably safest to check your current code and flash the same.
We all start somewhere, I found android flashing quite complicated at first but it starts to make sense quite quickly. Hope it helps. Do ask if you need further help flashing.
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SpyderTracks said:
If you're only visiting Asia and have a us sim, or swap out for an Asian sim just for the trip, then stick with a us code rom. Also, if you flash a different region it will perform a full wipe of the device which is dangerous on current stock ics roms, so it probably safest to check your current code and flash the same.
We all start somewhere, I found android flashing quite complicated at first but it starts to make sense quite quickly. Hope it helps. Do ask if you need further help flashing.
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Thank for the reply. I have flashed Android before, but never on a phone. It have always been on a Tablet. My final question, should I stay with a ROM from the same region that my phone is right now? Also, how do I find out what region it is currently from without having a simcard in it? I will be putting a sim card into it once I get to Japan in a couple of weeks. Thanks for all the information. I greatly appreciate all the help!
Yes, I would stick to your current csc. Dial in the following on the phone dialler:
*272*emeicode*# where imei code is obtainable via *#06# in dialer
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Yes, I would stick to your current csc. Dial in the following on the phone dialler:
*272*emeicode*# where imei code is obtainable via *#06# in dialer
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Thanks for the reply! I will try and do this once I get back to Japan. Will let you know how it goes.
My stay in Thailand ended up being extended so I bought a sim card with a data plan. I plugged the phone into Kies, and it updated to ICS! Everything seems to be working well. Thanks for all the help and advice. It was greatly appreciated.
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linesma said:
My stay in Thailand ended up being extended so I bought a sim card with a data plan. I plugged the phone into Kies, and it updated to ICS! Everything seems to be working well. Thanks for all the help and advice. It was greatly appreciated.
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Glad I could help. Just a quick reminder, don't do any wipes on ics, not safe just yet.
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Glad I could help. Just a quick reminder, don't do any wipes on ics, not safe just yet.
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I will definitely not do any wipes while running ICS. Thank you for the reminder.
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I super bricked (no download mode or recovery mode) my Galaxy Note while restoring from CWM backup last night, I had LP8 installed, binary count is 0.
I have already sent it to the Samsung Service Center, question is: what should I expect??
FYI : My motherboard had been replaced 2 times already earlier due to emmc bug.
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himanshujdr said:
I super bricked (no download mode or recovery mode) my Galaxy Note while restoring from CWM backup last night, I had LP8 installed, binary count is 0.
I have already sent it to the Samsung Service Center, question is: what should I expect??
FYI : My motherboard had been replaced 2 times already earlier due to emmc bug.
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Nothing to worry if its 0.. U ll get it replaced soon.
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himanshujdr said:
I super bricked (no download mode or recovery mode) my Galaxy Note while restoring from CWM backup last night, I had LP8 installed, binary count is 0.
I have already sent it to the Samsung Service Center, question is: what should I expect??
FYI : My motherboard had been replaced 2 times already earlier due to emmc bug.
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What on earth are you doing to consistently brick it? If you're under warranty then you should be ok - given that the emmc is a known issue which they're aware of..
On a side note, I'd suggest not being so flash happy and a little more reading before you mess around..
Good luck..
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What on earth are you doing to consistently brick it? If you're under warranty then you should be ok - given that the emmc is a known issue which they're aware of..
On a side note, I'd suggest not being so flash happy and a little more reading before you mess around..
Good luck..
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I was tryin to get navigation bar like that in Nexus, had created a backup if smthin went wrong, I haven't flashed any custom ROM, and ya its under warranty, and I have decided I'll be buying only Nexus series from now on
Good thing you have warranty, but still bricking it 3 times now, I wouldn't want my device on the service center it's inconvenient and really not worth wasting my time, I'd rather be very careful flashing than going to the service center for repairs. But anyways that's my opinion. It's your device and you can do whatever you want with it
Please have a look here, before you transform your note into a brick... for the 4th time
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25637375
paranoid on android - galaxy note n7000
I don't understand how anyone can brick more than once! It's just plain stupidity.
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I don't understand how anyone can brick more than once! It's just plain stupidity.
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Yeah unless he's doing it on purpose who knows
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chickentuna said:
Yeah unless he's doing it on purpose who knows
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No I didn't do it on purpose, I had followed steps for flashing ParanoidAndroid ROM, I flashed a stock GB ROM as asked, but in both attempts I got my phone soft bricked, is there any guide you can suggest for a fool-proof way of flashing without bricking??
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No I didn't do it on purpose, I had followed steps for flashing ParanoidAndroid ROM, I flashed a stock GB ROM as asked, but in both attempts I got my phone soft bricked, is there any guide you can suggest for a fool-proof way of flashing without bricking??
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There is no known method of Flashing without the chances of Bricking the phone.. I suggest you read the instructions thoroughly before attempting to brick your phone... Again!
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There is no known method of Flashing without the chances of Bricking the phone.. I suggest you read the instructions thoroughly before attempting to brick your phone... Again!
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Than I guess I'll have to stick with the stock ROM and wait for next Nexus to be launched, I had GSII previously and flashed ROMs without any worry, and fyi I did follow every instructions, I'm not a noob
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Than I guess I'll have to stick with the stock ROM and wait for next Nexus to be launched, I had GSII previously and flashed ROMs without any worry, and fyi I did follow every instructions, I'm not a noob
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There is a safe way to flash, this is why a lot of people do it successfully...
My thoughts are that you followed instruction to a degree.. If you're on a Stock GB there's no fear of Brickbug at all...
I am wondering if you flashed Abyss in ICS - or did not reboot recovery after installing Abyss....
Which steps did you follow and which ROM, I've flashed PA without issue after downgrading to GB via PC ODIN, Rooting with SpeedMod and then flashing PA..
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Than I guess I'll have to stick with the stock ROM and wait for next Nexus to be launched, I had GSII previously and flashed ROMs without any worry, and fyi I did follow every instructions, I'm not a noob
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I don't think Galaxy Nexus is coming to India ever. You should probably get it imported or ask some relative to get it for you.
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I don't think Galaxy Nexus is coming to India ever. You should probably get it imported or ask some relative to get it for you.
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Nexus 7. Is already available online in India.
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I hve ICS Stock ROM, I flashed GB ROM without flashing Abyss kernel, and soon after rebooting I had problem
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I'm talking about next nexus mobile, which will be launched this year (hopefully)
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I hve ICS Stock ROM, I flashed GB ROM without flashing Abyss kernel, and soon after rebooting I had problem
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You did not follow the steps.
Stock ICS kernel had the bug that will brick your phone.
Always instal a safe kennel, reboot into recovery and then wipe, then instal new ROM
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Restoring in cwm under ics kernel triggers brick bug. This has been documented since the bug was found and is all outlined in the stickies all over the forum. I'm sorry but I have no sympathy for someone bricking for a third time, there's just no excuse for this short sightedness.
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Is it safe to install a custom rom on n7000, because of it's brickbug? (If yes, please help me how to install and which one to install)
I've never installed any custom ROM nor have i rooted till now. And mine has the 'brickbug'.
And i would also like to know what version OS i wil get on my device and whether the S-Pen feature remain intact ( S-note and
stuff). I just want my note to be smooth, fast and battery miser because i am now on official 4.1.2 it lags a lot and is battery hungary.
Looking forward for detailed help.
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Yes it is safe to install all recent custom roms. Probably even safer than staying on stock.
Your s-pen will still work, with every rom i tried. however, if you do not go for a stock-based rom, Samsung apps(including S-note) will not.
Also, consider the age of your battery. Your poor battery life may be related to an old battery. (Still, flashing a different rom should improve it.)
1st you need to root your device safely:
Check this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997
Then check this thread to find different ROMs
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1847786
Also check the android development section and the original android development section for the galaxy note to find many more ROMs.
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What about emmc brickbug
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What about emmc brickbug
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Flash philz kernel in recovery and you will be safe from brickbug, although only few cases of brickbug have been reported in JB, it is there on ICS for sure. So just flash philz kernel and reboot recovery before flashing anything from there, then read the instructions in the custom rom thread of your choice and follow.
If you dont mind, can u explain a bit more on how to flash and what exactly it is
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If you dont mind, can u explain a bit more on how to flash and what exactly it is
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link that kaborayyan mentioned, explains everything to its minute detail, care to read?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1901191
I actually prefer this method of rooting, and installing a custom recovery, and "fixing" emmc brickbug all in one flash.
After that, follow the instructions in the first post of the rom you are flashing.
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Is it safe to install a custom rom on n7000, because of it's brickbug? (If yes, please help me how to install and which one to install)
I've never installed any custom ROM nor have i rooted till now. And mine has the 'brickbug'.
And i would also like to know what version OS i wil get on my device and whether the S-Pen feature remain intact ( S-note and
stuff). I just want my note to be smooth, fast and battery miser because i am now on official 4.1.2 it lags a lot and is battery hungary.
Looking forward for detailed help.
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Why post this stuff instead of just reading the FAQ thread sticky that answers it? Laziness?
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With all that cautions about bricking. And with every thread op that says we are not responsible if you brick your device. People get really scared esp. of they are not fluent in English.
You can't blame them for being extra cautious.
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I appreciate what you're saying, but many (including myself) have put many hours into making guides, of which aren't even looked at... Read the guides then post if you don't understand.
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