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[Q] How do I safely revert to GB from ICS without bricking

Hi there,
The recent rash of hard bricks and fried eMMC chips experienced in ICS roms based on leaked ICS binaries has got me spooked. I want to revert to Gingerbread in a safe way.
Current rom setup is: LP5 base, LP5 kernel, LP6 baseband and imilka's CM9 v3.
Current options at my disposal:
Nandroid backup Gingerbread 2.3.6 DarkyROM v3.3 accessible through CWM
Mobile Odin, for flashing stock .tar's
Other? Open to suggestions
Various users have reported hard bricks after invoking the full wipe command in CWM on leaked binary kernels. I believe my options displayed above are fairly safe but can someone confirm this, has anyone succesfully reverted to GB after flashing a .tar in Odin or using a nandroid backup?
Many thanks,
mcmaddcatt

Here you go - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1613691
Follow the guide, it is quite simple and cohesive.

install abyss kernel 4.2 and then restore your backup
worked many times for me

Richy99 said:
install abyss kernel 4.2 and then restore your backup
worked many times for me
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That's all fine. But what do we do if we are on ICS and want to go back to Gingerbread when we don't have a Gingerbread backup from earlier?

Tom-Helge said:
That's all fine. But what do we do if we are on ICS and want to go back to Gingerbread when we don't have a Gingerbread backup from earlier?
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flash a stock rom via odin should do it

Thanks guys,
Will try this tommorow and report my results.
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Reverted succesfully to Gingerbread with root intact and no bricks whatsoever thanks everyone!

Tom-Helge said:
That's all fine. But what do we do if we are on ICS and want to go back to Gingerbread when we don't have a Gingerbread backup from earlier?
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1. Download any custom GB Rom (Darky, Cassie, whatever)
2. Flash Abyss 4.2
3. Reload recovery
4. Do your wipes
5. Flash your custom GB

The safe way would be to flash a stock ROM with PC Odin, or flash a safe kernel with PC Odin and do your flashing with that. The methods outlined above don't sound very safe to me, but maybe I'm wrong.

pboesboes said:
The safe way would be to flash a stock ROM with PC Odin, or flash a safe kernel with PC Odin and do your flashing with that. The methods outlined above don't sound very safe to me, but maybe I'm wrong.
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They are very safe.
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chadrick.7 said:
They are very safe.
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From what I understand, flashing anything with the leaked kernels is not safe.

pboesboes said:
From what I understand, flashing anything with the leaked kernels is not safe.
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It is safe to use chasmodo steps to go back to gb it is what I am saying.
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chadrick.7 said:
It is safe to use chasmodo steps to go back to gb it is what I am saying.
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I thought the problem was flashing anything with the leaked repack ICS kernels was where the risk of frying your emmc came from, so wouldn't flashing abysskernel from an ICS recovery carry that same risk, hence the recommendations to flash a GB ROM via PC Odin?
Or have I missed a step somewhere ...
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Galaxy note n7000 How to go back custom ROM cm 10 to stock ginger bread

Hi all
I am using cm10 nightly with 4.1.2 gapp
Now I want to go back to stock firmware 2.3.6
Plz guide me how ? Plz mention step by step
Thanks in advance
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Download the gb rom.
put the phone in download mode
open pc odin and connect the phone to pc
put the rom file in the pda tab
flash
once successful
boot in recovery mode
factory reset
boot normally

You can find all stock roms here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424997

First of all thank u
Here I am face 1 problem now my PC Odin is not detect USB (I'd:com)
I already rinstall drivers
Plz tell me what I do?
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in the above mentioned thread...
There are drivers in the first post. Try installing that

maqsoodsaifi said:
First of all thank u
Here I am face 1 problem now my PC Odin is not detect USB (I'd:com)
I already rinstall drivers
Plz tell me what I do?
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Your drivers are not installed properly. If you are on cm10 rooted you could always flash stock tar with.mobile odin

guitarplayerone said:
Your drivers are not installed properly. If you are on cm10 rooted you could always flash stock tar with.mobile odin
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Thanks Bro
mobile odin is safe?
if yes then how to flash kindly guide me steb by step .

maqsoodsaifi said:
mobile odin is safe?
if yes then how to flash kindly guide me steb by step .
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Yes mobile odin is safe to flash
Copy the rom into your sdcard
Install mobile odin pro and select "open file" option
Then select the rom,if you need to be rooted,then select "ever root" option
If you were about to flash a gb rom,then select both the wipes and select "flash firmware"
And you are done:good:

null TYPINING PROBLEM FACE AFTER SUCCESS FULLY FLASING VIA MOBILE
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Now I succsess fully flash with gingerbread stock firmware but when I officially update for ics its fails
What I do flash with pc odin or what ?
Thanks
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its best to flash with pc odin

maqsoodsaifi said:
Now I succsess fully flash with gingerbread stock firmware but when I officially update for ics its fails
What I do flash with pc odin or what ?
Thanks
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What do you mean it fails?
Are you trying to update it through ota or odin??
And what was the error you got???

[Q] Downgrade

Hello guys.I have a noob Question.If i want to downgrade from cm10.1 to gingerbread custom rom,i must use odin to flash stock gingerbread firmware?

hello, yes simply flash with ODIN but clear all cache before!

Nicolae-Daniel said:
Hello guys.I have a noob Question.If i want to downgrade from cm10.1 to gingerbread custom rom,i must use odin to flash stock gingerbread firmware?
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You Can use odin but be mindful because you might end up bricking your phone its better to flash first dbdata.rfs....before flashing it to stock gingerbread rom

arnold8mile said:
You Can use odin but be mindful because you might end up bricking your phone its better to flash first dbdata.rfs....before flashing it to stock gingerbread rom
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Actually, no, it doesn't matter in which order you flash it in. You can flash the stock GB rom first- you'll just end up in a bootloop. Then just pull the battery, insert and get into download, flash in dbsdata.rfs.tar.
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So cm 10 then flash custom gb then bootloop then flash .tar and everything ok?
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Nicolae-Daniel said:
So cm 10 then flash custom gb then bootloop then flash .tar and everything ok?
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Not sure about going straight to custom GB- but sice they're just modified stock roms, yes, I believe it should work.
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I have done this few times... just flash CM7 over any JB rom, reboot recovery and then flash CM7 again.. after that you can go to any other rom you want.. :good:

[Q] Note Stock restore

Hello, I'm currently using a G Note on [email protected] ICS, Build Number IMM76D.XXLRK.
I'm thinking about updating to the JB leak for The G Note but im worried about bricking my phone can anyone tell me what the chance of it bricking is? and how id go about changing my firmware from this rom?
Thankyou.

Flash Philz kernel.
Full wipe and flash whichever ROM you want.....
Also, use search as this question has been asked many times in the past

If you have speedmod kernel the chance of bricking its 0... And if you want the ODIN official JB leak just go Odin mode power+home+volume down then flash.. You don't need to wipe going from Ics to JB TW
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msedek said:
If you have speedmod kernel the chance of bricking its 0... And if you want the ODIN official JB leak just go Odin mode power+home+volume down then flash.. You don't need to wipe going from Ics to JB TW
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So its just a case of finding the JB leak i want then, putting it on SD card and flashing using mobile ODIN?

Krypticz123 said:
So its just a case of finding the JB leak i want then, putting it on SD card and flashing using mobile ODIN?
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No, you should allways follow the installation instructions in the specific thread for the JB Custom Rom you want.
If you choose the XXLSA leak from sammobile.com (that was the base leak for all following XXLSA/C Custom Roms) then you can use Mobile Odin - I did this many times without problems.

OK thankyou
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Go here and download the version you want
http://live.samsung-updates.com/index.php?device=GT-N7000
Second download odin from here or you can even use this stock rooted version
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2035127
I went for straight stock then rooted after but everyone has thier own ideas!

Ok thankyou I already have ODIN on my phone. Is it safer too use the PC Odin?
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Krypticz123 said:
Ok thankyou I already have ODIN on my phone. Is it safer too use the PC Odin?
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Mobile odin and pc odin is similar.
The only different from what I know is.... with mobile odin you can keep ur root, and flash custom kernel.
Whereby with pc odin, all will be brand new. No root, stock kernel.
If ur device is rooted alrd, and u have cwm recovery installed, why don't u choose custom rom, and just flash it from cwm recovery?
Easier, fast, no headache.
Custom rom has some tweaks that might improve performance.
But choice is urs. Good luck mate.
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I prefer Mobile odin if already rooted as this way we can change the kernel at the time of flash to be safe

Downgrade from JB to GB

I need to downgrade my Note from stock JB (N7000OXALSZ Germany) to a rooted GB and then upgrade to another version of JB (N7000OJPLSA UAE) to make my phone localized and rooted. I need step by step guide.
My phone is not rooted and doesn't have safe kernel(I've tried to flash a GB rom with pc Odin and got bootloop after that).

Go to dr ketans thread original development section step by step guide there

baz77 said:
Go to dr ketans thread original development section step by step guide there
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I saw that thread but i couldn't find downgrading method(s) there. he just mentioned we should downgrade but didn't specify how to downgrade. and as i said my effort to downgrade was unsuccessful.

Easiest way if you can't figure it out is just use mobile Odin...
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asf58967 said:
Easiest way if you can't figure it out is just use mobile Odin...
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I Can't. because my phone is not rooted and mobile odin need rooted device.

Why don't you flash philz kernel for your current ROM(LSZ),do the wipes,and then move on to UAE?

AW: Downgrade from JB to GB
Than use odin for pc to flash GB.
Oh sorry, I have just seen you have already tried this. But maybe you have taken the wrong file.,. Or simply root your phone with Philz and flash the rom you want. No need to go back to GB in my opinion.
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farzaam said:
I need to downgrade my Note from stock JB (N7000OXALSZ Germany) to a rooted GB and then upgrade to another version of JB (N7000OJPLSA UAE) to make my phone localized and rooted. I need step by step guide.
My phone is not rooted and doesn't have safe kernel(I've tried to flash a GB rom with pc Odin and got bootloop after that).
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Have your flashing to GB was successful?
Anyway reboot to recovery and check how you can make selection of choice, if it is gb recovery then you have to select file using home button while on ics and jb it uses power button.
So if your flash to GB successful and recovery is gb then wipe cache and data. It should boot normally
After this update to jb with odin
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dr.ketan said:
Have your flashing to GB was successful?
Anyway reboot to recovery and check how you can make selection of choice, if it is gb recovery then you have to select file using home button while on ics and jb it uses power button.
So if your flash to GB successful and recovery is gb then wipe cache and data. It should boot normally
After this update to jb with odin
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Thanks for replies,
I've just flash stock GB(from your list), not a safe kernel or anything else and it was unsuccessful(got bootloop). then i re-flash JB(Germany) to make the phone alive again(and it was successful, so i'm on JB right now), after all of this i decide to ask you what should i do for safe and successful downgrading to have rooted device on JB(UAE)?

Successful means odin was successful to flash it. Don't worry about bootloop, it's common after downgrade. So Reflash gb, if it remains successful to flash then reboot to recovery and wipe cache and data (you can confirm gb recovery by trick said in previous msg)
But if you just want to update other gb rom, then no need to go for gb, just flash jb rom of your choice, don't worry for bootloop
Flash safe kernel
Wipe cache and data
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