My phone is not modified at all. All I've done is OTA update to ICS 4.0.3.
The problem is that I feel my phone is buggy and gets hot. My Galaxy S2 was the same at first after the ICS update but a full reset and cache wipe seemed to solve the problem.
From what I've read it is not safe to do factory reset on a stock phone if you have the brick bug (I do).
Of course this is something you should be able to do and if the phone failed I could get a warranty replacement, however I'd rather not go through the hassle.
Question is then, what CAN I do? I'd like to factory reset and wipe internal storage to get back to factory fresh.
Go back to gb wipe data and everything and come back to ics
Or
Flash abyss kernel on your note and wipe data and everything
Or
Give your phone to Samsung service center
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Since your phone is not rooted it's not recommendable to flash abyss. It will raise your flash counter and you will loose warranty. Flash a Gingerbread stock rom (original) instead using pc odin. Afterwards you can update again to ICS, once more using pc odin.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1793665
Same as I did last night.....Now "Factory fresh" and running Stock ICS rooted and SMK3-7 kernel..
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Hello,
I'm back with a new problem
I updated my Note to LPY tonight. After fully rooting it I wanted to flash Abyss kernel in order to do a full wipe and flash Rocketrom V5. After flashing Abyss kernel I restarted the note and it got stuck at boot logo. After a couple of tries I wanted to go back to GB.
I used Odin to reinstall KJ1 and start from scratch. The process ended normally but after entering my pincode I received all kind of error messages like:
google framwork, calendar and so on and couldn't get through the set up.
I tried to reinstall the rom...same problem. I tried to reinstall LPY but get the same kinda messages at setup and can't get through.
I didn't do any wipe
Please help
Thanks
BruXav
Just reinstall gb and make sure it installed fully then go to recovery and do a wipe data the same thing happens to me again make sure u r on gb not ics be carefull
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Go back to stock GB. Boot up once. Switch off. Boot to stock recovery ( power volume up home). Wipe cache and factory reset. Reboot.
Should fix it..
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There is a lot of talk about fried chip sets and dead phones with the note, is that when flashing or is it for rooting as well?
I would love to root as a few apps I want requires superuser privileges, but I want to make sure that I don't kill brick my phone in the process..
the BIGGEST issue is doing a factory reset on a STOCK ICS KERNEL
flash a safe kernel, and you will be fine !
Ok. But if I only need root access, could I not just refrain from doing a factory reset?
Is the problem really that with root access doing a factory reset in 4.0.3 can killbrick the phone?
krankdroid said:
Ok. But if I only need root access, could I not just refrain from doing a factory reset?
Is the problem really that with root access doing a factory reset in 4.0.3 can killbrick the phone?
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In order to root the phone you can do it by several methods. The best method i would reccomend you is to flash a rooted kernel which is safe like the speedmod kernel n7000. The kernel will give you root as well remove the probability of you bricking the phone. It is also a very stable kernel.
Ok. But just so I am sure about this. If i root my phone and down flash another kernel. I cannot do a factory reset on my phone without it going brick?
So far i have not rooted, and I have not yet tried to do a factory reset since my ICS update a week ago. How about factory reset on stock non rooted? Would that kill the chop set?
I just don't see how rooting should make the difference between brick or no brick. If that is all I am doing
rooting does not cause the brick, Doing a factory reset / full wipe ON A STOCK ICS KERNEL causes the brick
If you flash a safe kernel such as abyss or speedmod, you can do a factory reset as much as you like !
I've tried 6-7 different roms, some were tweaked ICS roms and a few were CM9 based. I always flash Abyss kernel 4.2 and then wipe in recovery without any issues. If you go beyond root and decide to start flashing everything under the sun, it helps to have a gingerbread rom backed up that you can flash as a clean and safe starting point. Just read, search and ask as many questions as you need and you'll be fine. Its been said many many times but never perform any wipe without a safe kernel installed, that means wipes from recovery or inside the phones normal menu system. Once you adapt to it, the Note is just like any other Android device and really quite easy to tweak and play with.
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azzledazzle said:
rooting does not cause the brick, Doing a factory reset / full wipe ON A STOCK ICS KERNEL causes the brick
If you flash a safe kernel such as abyss or speedmod, you can do a factory reset as much as you like !
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@azzledazzle Can I just double check? I'm on GB. If I flash ICS, is the consensus recommending a flash of the stock, with a Speedmod kernel afterward using ODIN? Does this setup allow you to do something like a nandroid backup, i.e. do any of the modded kernals install CWM?
yes, use ODIN to flash ICS, One completed, let the phone boot, Then go back to download mode and flash speedmod, or some other safe kernel.
Speedmod will inject CWM and root into the device, So there you can make nandroids and upgrade to a different ICS Custom ROM
Would another way to do it be to follow the dr. K guide here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=18978158&postcount=1
And then get the franco kernel from play store?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...GwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5mcmFuY28ua2VybmVsLm5vdGUiXQ..
I flash my n7000 with odin from ics stock back to gingerbread stock.
Now at about phone i have:
Android version:2.3.6
Baseband:N7000XXLA4
Kernel version:2.6.35.7-N7000XXLA6-CL907341 [email protected] #4
Build number:GINGERBREAD.XXLA6
I have lot of force close now.I can`t open even dialer or contacts and i think i factory reset is what i need but i don`t know if is safe.Thx
Yes. It appears you are on a GB kernel so it is safe to reset back to factory.
You are on Gb ROM And factory reset/wipe cache/wipe data all are completely safe.
Meanwhile i rooted phone with cf root and i install Cm9 and gapps.
My phone is stuck on boot screen animation.What can i do?THX
barosanu820 said:
Meanwhile i rooted phone with cf root and i install Cm9 and gapps.
My phone is stuck on boot screen animation.What can i do?THX
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Reboot into cwm recovery, wipe cache and dalvik cache. If still problems on reboot factory reset also but that usually solves it.
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Since you are on GB ROM it's safe to reset...
Hi
So I have a backup of my stock GB before installing ICS and I want to install the latest ICS rom for my region and I'm thinking of downgrading to GB first then wiping cache,data,dalvik and then flashing the latest ICS.I am on ICS rooted with CF root5.6.Is it safe for me to downgrade with my backup of stock GB(which was also rooted)?I mean restore it from ICS.
You mean you want to do it with CWM isn't?
Thogh 5.6 recovery hav diabled emmc erase cap and safe, But that is not safe as PC Odin.
I do recommend only PC Odin
yes that is correct using restore in cwm.
But a lot of people complain about bootloop and getting stuck at samsung logo after downgrading to GB that is what I am afraid of.
This is common issue and nothing to worry about it
After flashing GB ROM, Go to recovery and wipe cache and data and everything will be fine.
ok then I will use pc odin.
I have the single file GB rom is that enough?just put it in PDA and flash?nothing else?
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yes that is correct using restore in cwm.
But a lot of people complain about bootloop and getting stuck at samsung logo after downgrading to GB that is what I am afraid of.
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Don't you ever do that!!!
My note got bricked last night ... Super Brick.
Just because I used CWM to wipe data and wipe dalvik cache.
I was using ICS 4.0.3 DXLP9 as my region is in Indonesia.
Thank god my note still has guarantee...I just bought it about a month ago.
Then today I brought my note to Samsung Service Center to be replaced it's mainboard.
About 1-2 hours I waited for my note.
And It's alive again...
I won't use CWM or any CF Root again to wipe data and wipe cache no more.
ekache said:
Don't you ever do that!!!
My note got bricked last night ... Super Brick.
Just because I used CWM to wipe data and wipe dalvik cache.
I was using ICS 4.0.3 DXLP9 as my region is in Indonesia.
Thank god my note still has guarantee...I just bought it about a month ago.
Then today I brought my note to Samsung Service Center to be replaced it's mainboard.
About 1-2 hours I waited for my note.
And It's alive again...
I won't use CWM or any CF Root again to wipe data and wipe cache no more.
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thanks for the warning but were you on cf root 5.6?
anyhow I wasn't going to wipe anything just restore that's all.
Hope nothing happens to your Note again
ekache said:
Don't you ever do that!!!
My note got bricked last night ... Super Brick.
Just because I used CWM to wipe data and wipe dalvik cache.
I was using ICS 4.0.3 DXLP9 as my region is in Indonesia.
Thank god my note still has guarantee...I just bought it about a month ago.
Then today I brought my note to Samsung Service Center to be replaced it's mainboard.
About 1-2 hours I waited for my note.
And It's alive again...
I won't use CWM or any CF Root again to wipe data and wipe cache no more.
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Just to make you aware, the same would happen if you perform a normal factory reset or wipe in Stock recovery on unrooted phone. It is the stock ics kernel that is affected, it's not caused by cwm.
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Hi
My phone have freezed a couple of times and the battery drain fast. Have done alot of flashing Stock roms due to problems after restored imei file.
phone is now working.
I am now on Jelly bean rooted With PhilZ-cwm6. After I rooted it I used Kies to restore a full back(made when I was on jelly bean without root). Maybe that is the problem. Maybe I should have restored the backup With Samsung kies before rooting.
Maybe try to reset the phone. which one of the option below should I choose. Does any have any advice?
1) Flash Stock JB With Odin
2) Flash Stock JB With odin + pit files?
3) do a wipe data /factory reset(I am on philz-cwm kernel)?
4) or og into settings/backup and reset/factory data reset , here check the Format USB Storage. (could I do this on rooted phone or should I unroot first)
Help is much appriceated!!
Just do a factory reset from settings or recovery, it's the same operation.
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