Super Bricked My Galaxy Note (Binary Count =0) - Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

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..

CJSlim79 said:
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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SpyderTracks said:
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??

himanshujdr said:
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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aurator said:
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

himanshujdr said:
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..

himanshujdr said:
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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aurator said:
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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himanshujdr said:
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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Bricked Phone, Help!

Well, here's the history how I got my phone Samsung Galaxy S I9000 bricked.
5 months ago, I rooted my phone with One Click Lag Fix, and recently it's starting to force closing my apps, so I decided to factory reset my phone.
After that, my phone nows only boot into the splash screen, and vibrates once, and then twice ( I think it means force close.)
Any help would be nice. Help! I really need to get my phone fix.
You need to download Odin and any gingerbread or froyo rom you please, and flash with Odin, would you like me to explain how??
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...I'd suggest Clockwork instead w/busy box...
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michaelstigers said:
...I'd suggest Clockwork instead w/busy box...
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That wouldn't do anything, from the sounds of it his bootloader is corrupt, he needs to go back to basics and restart dude
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djice000 said:
That wouldn't do anything, from the sounds of it his bootloader is corrupt, he needs to go back to basics and restart dude
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unbrick with the JIG method !!
Core_Master_ROM said:
unbrick with the JIG method !!
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Its not bricked....his bootloader is corrupt
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djice000 said:
You need to download Odin and any gingerbread or froyo rom you please, and flash with Odin, would you like me to explain how??
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Yes I would love you to help me explain.
I have no experince in odin... So it's going to be a hard time explaining to me.
But if you managed to fix my phone. It'll be HEAVENS!
Bump due to that my phone isn't fixed yet.
HELP!!
OK: Go to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1102881#14273114
Download Odin, pick a stock firmware for your region (for now try to match it to froyo 2.2 (or 2.2.1) or GB 2.3.3 (or 2.3.4).
Follow the guides on the linked thread, reflash (I'd try without repartitioning to start), test.
follow up with any questions or problems once you look and try the stuff linked.
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[Q] Need Help

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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p107r0 said:
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
p107r0 said:
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
Lakshay Sethi said:
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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dr.ketan said:
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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p107r0 said:
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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Unsure about emmc and flashing

Hey folks only had my note about a month now, ive used the app on the playstore and my emmc chip is bad lol it says Insane chip made me laugh, now i updated it through kies and all was good and ive just found out about LRQ, now do i have to go back to gingerbread then LRQ or can i flash LRQ straight over LRK, or wohldmit be best to flash GB rom, root do a full wipe and flash LRQ if I'm totaly honest I'd rather keep my Note stock, i use ,y nexus u for messing about.
Much appreciated for any help.
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E_Goldstein said:
Hey folks only had my note about a month now, ive used the app on the playstore and my emmc chip is bad lol it says Insane chip made me laugh, now i updated it through kies and all was good and ive just found out about LRQ, now do i have to go back to gingerbread then LRQ or can i flash LRQ straight over LRK, or wohldmit be best to flash GB rom, root do a full wipe and flash LRQ if I'm totaly honest I'd rather keep my Note stock, i use ,y nexus u for messing about.
Much appreciated for any help.
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Im assume your devices havent rooted. And wanna go for custom ics rom.
1) root your devices ( dr.ketan thread).
2) flash speedmod or hydracore kernel thru rocovery or mobile odin.
3) reboot recovery and do full wipes.
4). Install rom. Done.
Good luck
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yes u can directly go from lrk to lrq. just flash it using pc odin
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nokiamodeln91 said:
yes u can directly go from lrk to lrq. just flash it using pc odin
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Just what i thought just wanted to make sure thank you
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How do I fully root the Note?

Hey guys, Recently my dad got a Galaxy Note (N7000) and he has been complaining about The Note 2 getting jelly bean and stuff.
I already rooted it for him with Superuser.
I want to install a custom rom for him but I read a lot of topics saying that theres a very high chance on bricking your device using CWM and stuff.
If anyone could post a step by step guide, That would be super-appreciated, Thank you in advance.
Phone info
-Android 4.0.4
Baseband - N7000DXLR1
Kernel - 3.0.15-N7000DXLR5-CL968032
Build Number - IMM76D.DXLR5
Hello, here's a link to a step by step. Follow it perfeclty, and u will not brick ur fone.
http://www.androidauthority.com/galaxy-note-gt-n7000-root-android-4-0-4-ics-xxlrg-102122/
Search for liquidsmooth rom and flash it. It's a great rom and very smooth as it's name.
{Helpful, thank me}
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jgkhalil said:
Hello, here's a link to a step by step. Follow it perfeclty, and u will not brick ur fone.
http://www.androidauthority.com/galaxy-note-gt-n7000-root-android-4-0-4-ics-xxlrg-102122/
Search for liquidsmooth rom and flash it. It's a great rom and very smooth as it's name.
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Thanks for the quick reply, question. Whats XXLRG firmware?
Xxlrg is related to german and liquidsmooth is based on dat firmware
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jgkhalil said:
Hello, here's a link to a step by step. Follow it perfeclty, and u will not brick ur fone.
http://www.androidauthority.com/galaxy-note-gt-n7000-root-android-4-0-4-ics-xxlrg-102122/
Search for liquidsmooth rom and flash it. It's a great rom and very smooth as it's name.
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He's already rooted and on stock kernel, if he tries to flash a ROM using above CWM.zip or does factory reset on it, he will brick his device.
Best advice is to go Here, download PhilZ-cwm6-DXLR5-OLB-2.7-signed.zip (that's the one that is compatible with his ROM) and put it on external SD card. From there, boot into recovery mode, and flash Philz kernel from external storage. (It's the only one that can be flashed from stock recovery). Then phone will be fully rooted with safe stock kernel and safe CWM recovery. Only then should any attempt be made to flash ROMs from recovery.
Re: CWM.zip READ THIS
Easiest for me is to flash ICS of your choice using Odin. Then flash speedmod-kernel-n7000-ics-k3-13-Odin.tar using Odin. Select PDA in Odin to use this file. Google it up. Double check that the file you get is for ICS N7000 and that it is the Odin version.
The end result will be a rooted ICS that you can safely wipe. It also has Clockworkmod installed. This allows you to flash custom JB roms. You may get a yellow triangle upon reboot. Just buy Triangle Away on Google Play store. Reset the counter using the app.
But flashing philz from stock doesn't result in triangle, raised counter and need for triangle away. Surely easier
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If he has to ask what is xxLRG, thr i wont even advice him to flash custom roms.
Sell the Note and get your father a Note2. Chances are, he will complain of so many things "not normal" once in custom rom, etc.
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praetorius said:
If he has to ask what is xxLRG, thr i wont even advice him to flash custom roms....
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Yeah you're right - Noob Alert!
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+1 bro
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Deathsongx3 said:
Hey guys, Recently my dad got a Galaxy Note (N7000) and he has been complaining about The Note 2 getting jelly bean and stuff.
I already rooted it for him with Superuser.
I want to install a custom rom for him but I read a lot of topics saying that theres a very high chance on bricking your device using CWM and stuff.
If anyone could post a step by step guide, That would be super-appreciated, Thank you in advance.
Phone info
-Android 4.0.4
Baseband - N7000DXLR1
Kernel - 3.0.15-N7000DXLR5-CL968032
Build Number - IMM76D.DXLR5
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you read the stickies in forum section, search for dr ketans guide. All your info is already available
btw you cant root with super user alone....
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Is S5839i a fork from S5830i?

Hello all!
I have a pretty basic question to which I didn't find a precise question.
Recently I tried to follow some "How to's" to root my S5839i.
Surprisingly, none if the HT to 30i worked on 39i.
Are these phones substantially different to justify a dedicated developing subforum?
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Those phones are the same
ROMs for S5830I work on S5839i last time i checked
Ok. Then why does this sticky root to S5839i won't work?
There might be some differences that affect this basic hack
I manage to root S5839i following this
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djdelik said:
Ok. Then why does this sticky root to S5839i won't work? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23753099
There might be some differences that affect this basic hack
I manage to root S5839i following this http://blog-en.openalfa.com/how-to-root-a-samsung-galaxy-ace-gt-s5839i/
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It might be just for you..
Some phones are not possible to be rooted with some methods. Don't know why
djdelik said:
Ok. Then why does this sticky root to S5839i won't work?
There might be some differences that affect this basic hack
I manage to root S5839i following this
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I have a GT-S5839i and i installed ROM for GT-S5830i about 4-5 months ago and i have a good root recovery package and it work fine on my phone when i had s5839i or s5830i
Thanks for your quick answer but I strongly doubt that my phone is that unique
There might be another explanation.
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I don't doubt that installing a ROM isn't possible. How about rooting the original ROM?
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djdelik said:
I don't doubt that installing a ROM isn't possible. How about rooting the original ROM?
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1You must reboot your phone into Recovery Mode(Power + Vol Up + Home)
2.Install from sd card(in recovery you can move up and down by volume buttons and accept/select by home button)
3.Choose ClockWorkMode 5.0.2.6 temp Recovery
4.Than Select root.zip
5.After installing root reboot your phone normaly
6.Your phone should be rooted
Here try this maybe it'll help you
Will the phone still be eligible to warranty after this procedure? Can it be reverted?
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Will the phone still be eligible to warranty after this procedure? Can it be reverted?
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If you have a s5839i and you already rooted phone you have lost warranty. To bring back warranty you must reinstall your rom which currently use (for example Czech Rep. Vodafone or Poland T-Mobile).
If you install s5830i rom to your s5839i i think is the same if you rooted your phone BUT i can to wrong about that. But whats a problem to install s5839i rom if you have s5830i rom .
djdelik said:
Will the phone still be eligible to warranty after this procedure? Can it be reverted?
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You need to format every partition and reflash your firmware with odin
djdelik said:
Will the phone still be eligible to warranty after this procedure? Can it be reverted?
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As far as I was aware you loose warranty for the SOFTWARE not the HARDWARE eg: faulty speaker, overheating cpu or pcb faults etc
You can of course re flash with ODIN using the PIT file to repartition. Use the stock rom your phone came with from samfirmware.com. It would be advisable to make a NANDROID backup of your current rom to restore before doing any rooting and/or flashing.
This is what I wish I had done but I learned from experience.

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